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CANTON

JEKOM A CORRESPONDENT.]-

A Canton correspondent sent us the following letter which arrived too late for publication in our issue of yesterday (the 11th inst.)

CANTON, Monday, 8.30 p.m.

I am writing this letter after a day's hard and exciting work so you must excuse my flying all over the place, as I have to go on tounds at 9

o'clock.

attended and were divided into three watches.

1st watch. Captain Von Pustau, 7 to 9 p.m.,

and 4 to 6 a.mn.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 18835

pots are still in the front of the verandahs, and singularly enough the window curtains are unin- jured.

down the foreigners houses on the Shamien, and the excited rabble immediately rushed toward the foreign concession. Meeting no op position worthy of the name the mob quickly It is generally believed here that the affair was forced the bridge and shortly after 8 o'clock were premeditated, and I have heard it stated that Dr. Van Mollendarf is in possession reliable evittence in full possession of the upper end of Shamien. It is stated that several kerosene stores, were to that effect. With this point I may deal at looted on the way from the wharf to the bridge, another time. There can be little doubt that, if but at all events a number of the rioters had the Europeans had been armed (it is very singu- kerosene, gunpowder with fuses attacked, and lar that there were scarcely any arms in the con- other combustibles to aid them in their designs. cession) when the riot first broke out and had The foreign community were taken by surprise shown a bold front at the gate, the affair would some were out walking, some in their baths, and have been quelled almost at the commencement. all without effective arms, so that practically the Still it was perhaps, under all circumstances, Shamien was defenccicas. The Europeans the better plan to follow the advice of on hearing how matters were, scem at first the Consuls and get everybody on board ship, to have been slightly demoralised. A bold leaving the Viceroy, to make arrangements to front shown by a score of men might at protect foreign property. The presence of a first have checked the rioters before the Territish or other foreign gunboat would have minus" was reached; but that bold front was not rendered the attempt of the mob quite abortive, shown until it was too late. The safety of the and it is much to be regretted that the naval au women and children appears to have been the thorities have disregarded the warnings so often first object thought of, and no time was lost in given them in the Telegraph. The absence of conveying them on board the steamship Ningpo, naval protection has led to iminense destruction where they were hospitably received by Captain of property and to deplorable loss of life. From Cass, who got ap-steam and made every pre-ten to fifteen Chinese were killed--several bodies- were still lying unburied this afternoon-and one. German gentleman was wounded in four places by lead pellets fired from some old blunderbuss. For tunately the wounds are not of a serious character, most of the pellets having been safely extracted, Great indignationis expressed about the tar diness of the Viceroy in sending the troops, and I understand that a very strong protest, signed by all the Consuls excepting Mr. Seymour, the U. S. Consul, was forwartled to him to-day. It is rumoured that His Excellency refused to allow telegrams to be sent to Hongkong; but whether this be tree or otherwise I am not in a position to say..

A great scare" was got up by the report

any foreign men-of-war to pass the Bogue Forts. As this was equivalent to a defiance to the foreign powers, the Chinese rabble who are strongly anti-foreign were jubilant, whilst even foreigners began to feel uneasy, even although the Shamien was held by the troops. The appearance of the Swift quickly dispelled this delusion, and pre- vented the possibility of any recurrence of the rioting. The Swift had a terrible job from Lin. tin to the Bogue, fighting against a tremendous sca and a strong wind Blowing directly against her. The sea broke continuously over her, and the Chinese pilot was anxious to stop several times. However, Lieut. Tisdall was determined to get ahead and the great power and fine sea-going qualities of the Stift served kim in good stead. At 4 pm. Whampoa was reached, and after a delay of between two and three hours waiting for the side, she arrived at the Shamien about 8 o'clock. The Espoir was compelled to seek shelter-and-only arrived about noon to-day The French gunboat Enfin made her appearance during the afternoon, and I met lots of her officers and men shore during my travels.

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British schooner Willi for Russia, Weather fine and cool,

All the wells in Chefoo have been medically tested, and many of them condemned as being unit to drink.

There are two very good walls; ene outside the settlement and the other a newly dugone, inside the settlement. These two wells have been tested by medical men, and pronounced to contain excellent water. From these two welis both schools in Cheloo are supplied.---/

spirits will be well off, and be able to pay all their expenses in handsome style.

called on Li Hung-cbang at the request of Mr. Tricou, insulted Mr. Flesch, who called for an One cannot help pitying the poor Chinese, and apology, which it is said Ma Kien-tsung refused looking forward to the day when all their super to give, nor has given yet. On account of this, suiting and darkness will be remored; and theylix Juriser Each lends hete pay very little If this is so, it is 'strange' shall worship not dead relations but a living attention to him. Saviour

that you don't know anything about it, nor have reported it.

The weather is very dull, with slight Yain; we have had rain enough., Thermometer, 800 Fahr-Mercury.

The paper vendors will be profiting targely at this season, for the quantity consumed should cause quite a dearth in the market, and paper should realise a premium. Tonight, the 15th (7th moon), will end the season for combustion.

In. Tientsin they have been having fearful weather of late. The tain was pouring from Monday night till Wednesday" at noon, with a The new Viceroy arrived on the 14th inst., and gale of wind, so that again there was a strong took over the scals of office on the 15th. We freshet running down. The water has risen hope his term of office will prove more auspicious again two feet and the plains are all flooded. It than that of his predecessor; and that we may be is true that the King of Korea tore up the Chi- free from all the troubles which have character hese flag, which was sent to him by Li Hung-ised the period of office of the late Viceroy, chang to be the future flag of Korea-Mercury,

NINGPO.

The summer is passing away nicely, and day by day the heat scents to become less to-day, however, has proved an exception, and the thermometer once more registers 91°, We are, however, nearing the limit of heat ac cording to the Chinese Almanack, and we can. not except to have many more hot days.

The summer though, on the whole, has prove ed an exceptionally cool one, yet it has robbed us of several from our midst. To-day, another death occurred. Mrs. Kindblad, wife of one is the Customs service; she was only ill a day or two, died this morning, and was buried in the evening, at 6 o'clock.

An item of news reached me last week from Yannan with reference to the Roman Catholic outrage there.. On the way from Yunnan to Ta-li our friends saw twelve men in chains going to the capital, including the alleged murderer and accomplices in the murder of M. Terrasse. They expected to meet several in cages, as they were informed several were being transported in that

seeing them. I am glad to add that our friends are enjoying good health, and kept in perfect peace, though removed so far from the nearest, port.-Star in the East,

CHINKIANG."

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

August 31st, 1883. The repart of the victory at Huć has excited the Chinese here; they want to know if France. will move on to China; as according to them, she has finished her task with. Annam; or will she move on to Korea. In fact,, all sorts of questions are asked.

To-day the ferry boat at the Grand Canal, abreast of the French Cathedral, where it falls into the l'eiho, owing to the freshet came into collision with a tribule boat, having on board about 100 Chinese. This made the boat heel

over, and those on board were also brought to the wrong side of the boat; the boat capsized and out of the 100 about go were drowned.

By the Haean, which is expected to arrive here on the 4th inst., the Annamese Envoy, body will leave with the coffin. They seem to say that it is not the senior envoy, but his secretary. LI Hung-chang has at last made up his mind to let them go or it may be through pressure brought to bear, since the death of the supposed secretary of the ligation, they have been permitted to com- municate by telegram..

3rd September, 1883. Chang Pei Lan, the famous Censor, has been sent to Shensi, to investigate a case brought

The water in the river is higher than ever. - Chen Shu-tang Icaves for Shapghai per Pautak, thence he goes to Korea,

To-morrow at rol am: the Annamese envoy |will have an interview with ILE. Li Hung- -chang.—Mercury:

At 6 this morning the watchman on the Hankow wharf kicked Chinaman into the water and that started the row. The mob burnt the wharf and then charged on Shamien. They reached the settlement, where little was known about any row, about 9 a.m. and first looted Thomas, Rowe, and Smith's Junior mess and then set fire to it--in succession Sander's bangalow, de liritto's bangalow, Reed's bungalow, Dr. Wales, Rev. Grundy, Fustan & Co.'s, Recd & Co's, The Ice House, Concordia Hall Club,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Mrs. Lamont's, Condition House, Police Station,

August 23rd, 1883. Holwill's and Rocha's--were burnt to the ground, Lepinier's, Gunther's, the two housesparation for any emergency, During this time

Yesterday morning the weather looked threaten- of the London Mission completely looted, the work of destruction had been rapidly pro-

ing, During the day the wind increased and the Russell's partly looted. A few foreigners made gressing; the "Terminus" (Messrs. Thomas,

barometer gradually fell. Messrs. Butterfield a stand, Messrs. Von Keller, Von Mollendorf, Kowe and Smith's junior messy Mr. Saunder's

and Swire's agents again thought it prudent to Price, Butler, Lapentz, Muller, Von. Pustau, bungalow and the one adjoining occupied by Mr.

detain, the Tunsin, which should have left for Lindberg, Laub, Raven, and some tide waiters de Britto, the residences of Dr. Wales and the

Shanghai at pm. During the night the wind helt the mob in check and certainly saved Rus-Rev. Mr. Grundy, Messrs. Pustan & Co.'s and

increased and the barometer fell, all through the sell's, for they drove the mob off and captured 4 Messrs. Reed & Co.'s premises, the new ice flouse,

night. The wind blew in heavy gusts from N. to prisoners. The first lot of troops arrived about the Concordia Club and Theatre, Mrs. Lamont's

N.W.; and towards the morning it gradually 72 but did nothing; stronger detachments arrived bungalow, the Shainien police station, and the

yeered round to the El, blowing with terrific force. at 1.30 and the mob were cleared off. A meet houses of Messrs. Holwill and Rocha were

Between Gand 8 o'clock the barometer fell to 28.77 ing of the consuls at Seymour's (American Con burned to the ground, or totally demolished

The Tunsin, Yung-ning, and the Powar had sul) was held at 3 p.m., but I don't know what almost without opposition. In addition to these

steam up all night. During the heaviest of the transpired. At 5 p.m. at the Club, Duval, Chairman Mr. Gunther's residence was looted, as were

blow, the barque Citanilla and the Chinese of the Municipal Council, presided over a general also the houses of Mr. Lepissier, and the Lon

gunboat Yangkni dragged their anchors, and inceting, and the foreigners to the number of 60 don Mission, and an attempt was being made that the Viceroy' had given orders,not to permit went on shore; both vessels, I am pleased way, but they arrived at their destination with against the Governor there.

to loot and demolish Mesurs, Russell & Co.'s

to say, received no damage, and got off at establishment when the rabble received a final

high water. The tide rose four feet above its check. A number of soldiers had arrived on

usual level, flooding the Bund and Main the scene shortly after the riot commenced, but

Street and the floors of many houses. The they were driven away by the mob and it is

casualties among the Chinese_shipping_in alleged that several of them fraternised with the

harbour are very great. Quite a number of junks!? rioters A few Germans, notwithstanding the re-

have gone ashore, and are badly damaged; others: fusal of the Consul to undertake the responsibility

collided and lost their masts, bulwarks, &c., and of their actions, had armed themselves with rifes

not a few have been sunk among the smaller and for a time held the mob in check and attually

fry, sampans, &c. Itis impossible to estimate the

August 25th, 1883. compelled them to retreat to the bridge, but of

loss. The Tunsin and Fung-ning had a narrow course they could not offer any lengthened resist-

escape; a large Fokien junk parted her cable and Yesterday-we-experienced a terrific galo of: ance to the overpowering numbers of the Chinese,

drifted between the steainers, as they were moored wind, ranging from N.E., E.N.E. and S.E. with although a number of the latter were shot down.

at their respective pontoons; several other large low barometer, 29.20. The damage done is con- Urgent demands had been made for assistance

junks that had dragged their anchors were also siderable, especially to the Concession bunding.! to the Viceroy, but it was not until about two

nearly fouling the same steamers. Ato the Below the Customs a good part of native bund o'clock in the afternoon-long after the Consuls

barometer gan to-tise #ptly, and the gale! ing is carried away and no roadway is left. had bauled down their flags that the troops made

abated. On shore the loss of property is very Most of the trees are blown down, and the loss their appearance, and then the riot was at an

great, as quite a number of Chinese houses were of life amongst boatmen is, as might be ex- end. The mob fied in all directions, and their

blown down; the roofs and wails of many others pected, very large. It is to be regretted that the escape would seem to have been facilitated

have been very much damaged. The roofs, Chinese authorities do not take some little inter- by the soldiers as only some half dozen were

ceilings, and gutterings of all the foreign houses, est in preventing the damage done by the river. captured and they fell into the hands of the

together with their gardens are more or less da It seems more than cruel-to-think-how-the-poor foreigners. Early in the day it was thought that

maged. Three or four foreign house-boats have peopleandeven well-to-do suffer from the mandar an attempt would be made to burn the British

also been greatly injured. The Bridge of ins' neglect. Sometimes an expenditure of Tis 1,000 in staying a hole in the river bank would Consulate and obtain possession of Logan, who The Consuls all acted most creditably through- Boats is niso destroyed. A number of ice houses

save millions of property from desolation, but it was confined there pending his trial for shooting out the emergency, Dr. Hance, after conveying-havo-been-blown-down.........

is never done, nor ever will be under this several Chinese two or three weeks ago, 30 Dr. his wife and family on board the Ninggo, re Hance thought it advisable to have his prisoner turned to the British Consulate and would not -conveyed on board the Ningbo Immediately leave until-he-hauled-down-his-flag, al

the Viceroy's troops were in possession the though the mob were howling around the British Consul despatched the King-chow to place for hours. One very laughable

The oldest residents state they have never ex Hongkong with a request to Commodore Cuming incident came under my observation. Captain perienced such a heavy gale before. Nearly all to send up gunboats without delay for the protec-Cass of the Ningpo, having only a limited supply the bund has been washed away, and two larchas tion of British subjects. After anchoring during of arms on board, sent à request to the British the worst of the blow on Tuesday morning, the Consul for the loan of some rifles to arm hisare piled up on its remains.. A report lias just Kiung-chowreached Hongkong before six o'clock, and Captain Goggin immediately interviewed

has foundered at Chinhal. the Commodore on board the Victor Emmanuel, At 8 o'clock the Swift and Espoir, the only available craft in the barbour, were steaming at full speed towards Canton.

and watch. Captain Dent, 9 p.m. to 12.30a.m. 3rd watch.-Captain — (7) 12.30 to 4 2M. The whole force is under the command of Jaron Von Kettler of the German Consulate, and the German Consulate is our rendezvous.

All the ladies are on board the Honam and Ningpo. The affair must have been organized -the-telegraph-wire-was-cut quite early in the

morning,

The Klung Chow left about 3 p.m. and I expect she will take the first news to Hongkong. Of the houses burnt the inmates only have 'what they stand up in, and I am sorry to say I

am one of the unfortunates.

No Europeans have been killed that I hear of, Mr. Schroeter was wounded in the head and stomach. Will write again by first opportunity.

THE RIOTS AT CANTON..

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, 12th September, 1883. After an anything but agreeable trip, lasting about 20 hours, in the Kyung-chow we safely reached our destination at noon-to-day. A brief account of the voyage may not be without in terest. We left the Steamboat Company's wharf at 10.45 1.m. the sea gradually increasing in strength and rain falling heavily. An unusually large number of European passengers were on board, including four special correspondents,' also one or two local celebrities who, with warlike ardour, were anxious to participate in anything that might be going on in the City of Rams. The passenger accommodation on the Hongkong built King-chow is exceedingly limited, so com fort was out of the question, but as we expected to make the passage in tea or eleven hours very scant attention was paid to prospective personal discomfort. We could not then foresee the treat that was in store for us; however, by the time we had got well clear of the wharf a strong gale of wind was blowing, which gradually increased into a hurricane. For a couple of hours the little craft struggled desperately to make the throat-gates at the Capsingmoon, but it seemed a hopeless case, and Captain Gog gin and his chief officer, a weather-beaten veteran, at last held... a brief consultation as to what was the beat course to pursue. I overheard a part of the conversation, and gathered that it had been unanimously decided that as it was hardly worth while to risk the ship and perhaps the lives of all on board by vainly struggling against the elements, we should run for shelter inside Stonecutters Island. Shortly commodation, and he was ably seconded in his *before 1 o'clock we were safely riding at anchor hospitable efforts by his chief officer (with about a couple of hundred yards off the island; whose name I am not acquainted) and Mr. T the Powan, which had left for Canton at 6 n.m. Clark, chief engineer. Shortly after dinner the and had also been compelled to return, lay be- red lights of a steamer were seen approaching tween us and the Chinese mainland, and-the-from the direction of Hongkong, and although we White Cloud, which we had left at the wharf, could not obtain a glirse of the yessel we sur

"It was a

It is reported that quite a number of people have lest their lives by the falling in of roofs of dynasty, houses, capsizing of boats, etc., but no reliable information can at present be obtained.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.):

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crew and the foreigners on board in the event of reached me that a large junk loaded with sugar much damage was done to the piles and facing, Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

an emergency arising. Dr. Hance promptly responded by forwarding eleven old fashioned muzzle-leading Enfields with an assortment of Snider ammunition.

I hear that Mr. Seymour, the U.S. Consul has drawn out an estimate of the damage done, which he places at two hundred thousand dollars. The other Consuls estimate it at from one million to fifteen hundred thousand. Although the city is still greatly excited, there are no fears of any fur ther disturbances. The troops on the Shamien numbering about 1,500 under command of a colonel, can hardly be called soldiers; they are

Cholera is very prevalent of late in the city and suburbs, and a few cases have lately been reported in the Settlement. The Chinese preg nosticate a very sick season after the storm. Courier.

August 25th, 1883. The gale was one of the severest ever ex- perienced at this part. The storm raged during the whole day and was at its worst about 8p.m. The bund was some three feet under water, and

The main drain was much injured and is now blocked up with earth; jetties have been destroyed, and the bulks belonging to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire and Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co. were nearly overturned by the force of the wind. Numerous trees have been cut in half by the wind, and the roads are strewed with

branches.

At Wen-yu-tao,'above Chinklang, we regret to hear the embankments have been broken in many places; the fields have been inundated to a considerable depth, and many people have been drowned. Wind moderated to-day Courier

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This short narrative from enlookers, of nearly, all that took place, gives a very clear notion of the whole affair, and gave me a very strong desire to be on the scene of action without loss of time. About three o'clock-in-the-afternoon the gale moderated slightly, so our gallant skipper determined to make another attempt to get inside the Capsirgmoon." hard, struggle as the sea was very heavy, but at last we got inside; however, we were just what Lord Wolseley would term men with musketz late typhoon. Owing to this, it is feared that as badly off in the river as we had been in the barbour. Between Lintin and the Bogue the river was simply impassable for a vessel like the Kiung-chow, so there was nothing for it but to anchor again and to exercise our patience as best we could. Captain, Goggin was abiquitous in providing for the comfort of his passengers, even throwing open his own cabin for our ac doubtless be captured, and decapitation whole- settlement of Kiang-peban during the last twenty5.30 a.m, in a room-occupied by the deceased. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878--1k percent.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

3rd September, 1883. Since lost writing, a report has reached us that in the districts of Hangchow, Shoashing, Yuyau and Fungwa the cotton and rice crops are nearly all destroyed by the inundations caused by the and such muskets, ye gods! A number ofthem there will be a great deal of poverty this winter, are simply armed with three pronged forks, and that bands of robbers will be prowling about: weapons that would only excite laughter amongst seeking for prey. Although your contemporary's foreign-troops. However, their presence-is-a-correspondent of this port states that the report guarantee of safety, and they must in justice be credited with having stopped the riot.

tough only a few prisoners are in custody at present, a number of the ringleaders will sale will be the order of the day. I had almost forgotten to say that the Europeans organised patrol parties on Tuesday night after most of the residents had again taken up their abode on the Shamien. This step was entirely unnecessary. So long as the gunboats are here there is no danger, and I should think that

be stationed at Canton.

Al.

shortly afterwards came over and took up a berth mised that it was the French gunboat Lutin, henceforward a British man-of-war will always has happened among Board of Public Works service of the Church of England being read

SHANGHAI,

The steamship Kerlung reports as follows: Broke down near Harren Islands on the 30th ult, and had to put in here for repairs. We were bound to Swatow at the time."

a few hundred yards to the westward.

surmise which proved correct. The barometer As we were, now in comparative comfort, the gradually fell until 1:15 am, this morning when 4 vessel behaving very well indeed in a nasty sea, we again got under weigh, the sea by this time I thought it as well to obtain all the particulars having gone down, although a nasty drizzling available concerning the riots in Canion, as ráin still fell, making an outside berth anything owing to my having to leave at almosta moment's but comfortable. We sighted the Lufin, lying notice I was not well posted up in the details. at anchor on the opposite side of the river, shortly The statements made to me by Captain Goggin after starting, and just before reaching Whampoa, and the officers of the Kiungchow were substanti where we heard, that the Swift had passed the ally as follows: On Monday, morning' some- preceding evening at 4 o'clock, the Riang-ping where between 5 and 6 cm. a Chinese runner | bound for Macao and the Hankow an route to ****from one of the boarding houses wanted to get Hongkong passed us. The appearance of on board the Hankow, which was as usual the latter vessel was taken to indicate lying alongside the wharf. Ar it is the that the troubles in Canton had all passed. rule not to admit Chinese on board until A few minutes before, noon WC were We hear from Newvchwang that the heat there after 6, the Portuguese Watchman refused to Allow the Chinaman to pass, and, it is said, that in trying to forcibly eject him, he pushed his antagonist over the side of the vessel into. the water. It is also stated that the China

H. E. Yu San, the newly appointed Judge for Szechuan Province, arrived in Shanghai on Saturday afternoon, and will soon proceed on his journey to take up his position.

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has been intense, the thermometer having had maximum range of 104 degrees for several days. Cholera prevails there, and several deaths occur daily amongst the natives.

Wang Chin Nian, the Chief of the pirates who,

The funeral took place at 5.30p.m., the British by the British Consul. A large number of the foreign community attended.—Mercury.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

4th September, 1883- Mr. Lawrence Brandon, a British-bject; of cholera has, in his opinion, been much exagger- employed by a Shanghai firm to superintend the ated and whatever may have been, the extent work at the Western part of the Chinklang Bund, of the malady it is now rapidly abating, I regret was found dead by his servant this morning at that I am of a different opinion, as in our small

on the Hulk of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. days seventy-three deaths have occurred, which The boy went to call his master at the usual are all atributed to cholera, In the city and time, but failed to get any answer. Dr. White suburbs, it is impossible to state any de was sent for at once, who went immediately, but finite number, but I should say from the found it too late to render any professional ser- different reports that reach_in_the_maximum vice. A post mortem examination was held at of deaths have been at least fifty per day, but a.m. I hear that the deceased died from a 1 am happy to state that no case of cholera disordered liver, etc.

the foreign community. Great praise is due to the for the means they are adopting to prevent the spread of an epidemic of cholera. Our medical officer also deserves great praise for the good. advice that he has given the Chinese, and for the pains he has taken in furnishing them with his own experience, and that of other foreign medical men, incases of cholera, which has been published for general information; a-translation of the same has been made and several thousand copies have beep distributed throughout the district, On account of so much sickness prevailing, the Chehsien has prohibited the selling of pork for a period. The natives are in great fear of an epidemic and are continually chin-chinning the Josses. Great preparations are being made for a grand procession, which is stated will consist of fifty thousand people who will march round.) the city, town, villages, &c., for the purpose of chin-chinning the foss on pccount of the great sickness that is prevailing,"

Our missionary: friends have not yet returde from their suburban retreat, therefore all the chapels, churches and schools are still closed is feared that not a few of their flock (or sheep) Their return will be hailed with gladness, as it have gone astray during their shepherd's ab sence; they doubtless will find plenty of work to do on their return in bringing back the flock (or sheep) to the fold, Curr

HANKOW.

TIENTSIN.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

August 20th, 1883. To-night the Customs Tantal entertains his a few select foreigners are invited. Taotal Ma Chinese friends at the Admiralty Building, and Kien-tsung, as superintendent of H.-E. Li Hong- chang's military band, has given permission for it to play, and it is said that he has also issued an order that this band is to play each Saturday

there.

of

it

H.E. Fung, the senior Annamese envoy here,

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OPIUM MARKET. THIS DAY.

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per picul, $535 (Allowance, Tasis 60.) OLD MALWA Zijinirim

per picul, $575 (Allowance, Taels 88) NEW PATNA bigh touch (without choice)

duper chest

NEW PATNA, high touch (first cliojce) per

chest NEW FATNA, high touch (bottom) per

f grief for His Majesty Tu Duc of Annam, H.E. is said, died to day; the Chinese say, that out Li Hung-chang would not receive him, but that

the through the Customs Taotai, who will commun cate it to him, through whom he would send after a few days sickness he expired to day his reply: "All this much affected Fung, and The Customs Total is said to be very sorry, and has ordered a splendid coffin.- The junior envoy bewails very much the death of the chief and refuses to partake of food.

You have, it acems, an old saying that it never rains but it pours; it'appears to be the same chest. with our Chinese friend or twice)

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On Saturday the Senior Annamese Envoy, NEW PATNA, low touch Fung, died, and the Chinese say also that the Dai NEW PATNA, In Kun has died at Pao-ting Foot so that at one

threading our way up to the buoy, directly op posite the Custom House. The wharf used by the Haskow is completely demolished, and as we passed, the street from thence to the Custom House was densely packed by thousands of We have reason to believe that a few Chinese man missed his footing and accidentally fell Chinese.

Opposito Shainien the two British gun-aheemakers, tailors, maloos, sampan men, car into the river, however, be that as it may, it boats Swift and Espoir, and some half dozen penters, blacksmiths, builders, bakers, store. is certain that the unfortunate man fell into the of the Viceroy's gun vesels are anchored, and keepers, and gardeners would find an opportunity river by some means or other, and was drowned the whole of the concession is encircled by the of making a good living in the new port of His body was quickly picked up, and put on tents of the Viceroy's braves who, in their gaudy | Jenchuan (Seoul), Korea. board the Hankow. The report soon spresi | uniforms, are lolling about all over the place. We hearthat the new port of Seoul (Jenchuan) Amongst the Chinese in the neighbourhood that

Canton, Wednesday night. is developing rapidly. New huts of natives are a foreigner bad raurdered a Chinaman and a crowd assembled at the wharf. The ma- i have been through the whole of the Shamien, springing up daily near the Custon House, and Japanese houses along the Southern beach, in- gistrate of the district when informed of carefully inspected the demolished properties, cluding one hotel. The merchants, and store the circumstances went on board the steamer heard the different versions of the rict from many keepers are mostly Japanese, and it is very de- and wished to have the watchman handed various standpoints, and formed my own conclu-

sirable to start some foreign and Chinese oppori- over into his custody, but as this was re-signs of the entire business. There is litle to don. fused he disappeared from the scene altogether, add to the substantially accurate account furnished The crowd soon began to assume gigantic pro- me by Captain' Goggin and his officers, briefly bad given great trouble in Chekiang, and who portions, and to display rowdy proclivities. A detalled above. Practically speaking the half of

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.],

Po 17th August, 1883 shower of stones, brickbats and other missiles the Shamien, stretching from the house adjoin. lately surrendered himself to the Mandarins, his were aimed at the Hankow and this was the ing the British Consulate to the bridge across ernor gave him a position to take command of again escaped, After he surrendered the Gov-

lift China has got rid of two that were in her care. "Nothing of note has taken place:

Similar news has reached us here from Chefood actual. commencement of the riot. Captain the Canal, is in ruins. The rioters certainly did Ogston, seeing that matters were assuming a their work effectually, the bare walls alone some 40 or 50 soldiers, but as the number was and, if I must supply you with intelligence, I will

dead fitted M dangerous aspect, hauled away from the wharf, standing in most cases, whilst in others the entire so small he was discontented with his position have recourse to the good did plan of making The question comes thence, is the Dal: Kun

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The Korean and Japan Trading Treaty is help feeling, vicious.on surveying the blackened. ruins of the pretty little Concordia Theatre, a feel-

An occasional correspondent, writing under bourhood, has been enveloped in fog every night, 5 percent. It appears that all will pay the same. ing that was somewhat intensified after I had got date of Chefoo, 30th August, says: The salving not from a natural but an, artificial cause

The new road from the Settlement to the OLD balf suffocated in exploring all that remains of operations at the wreck of the Foochow had Chinese have been buming large quantities of Viceroy's yaimen is finished, and lamps are to be Mr. Raven's new ice factory. The ruin of this been completed, and consisted of all the main paper money, de on the streets, hills, and every erected to light up the street. That the useful latter building is also most complete, although deck angle-iron fittings, anchors, chains, spars, high place. Every evening the bonfires on the work has been done, and so well, is due to our the machinery does not appear to have aus- &c. The hull, with the remaining contents, hills present quite gunpowder night, ap- present Customs Total; any other Taolai would tained any damage, even the gunge glass were sold the same afternoon, and disposed of pearance, and remind one of the 5th of Novemos not have contributed T1.15,000, as it is said, remaining uninjured. The police station and to a Chinaman for $3000 Messrs. Craseman ber. The smoke' is so dense that the city seems towards it, and defied the opposition he met withe the houses adjoining are now mass of Hagen, & Co. were the auctioneers.

to be enveloped in fog, and it is impossible to When fit finished, and those, who opposed it charred bricks and stones, Outside Mr. Hol- Our Chefeocorrespondent writes to us underdate see very far off That is not all, the smoke see that the raising of the roads and the bund will's residence 1. picked up a curio that 30th August: Arrivals-24th-British schooner enters our dwellings gets into the eyes, and along the bank of the riven saved the stuburb ad evidently belonged to that. gentleman's Beld from Australia, 65 days passage; barque makes one almost is sleepy as sitting, by a from being flooded, as that on the other side of choice collection; it was the figure of an M. A Dixon from Shanghai; 29th-barque, charcoal fire. Fragments of burnt paper 300, the river was they all now sayo and for- animal bearing some resemblance to the sandrokios from Amoy; schooner Alins from By all over the place and the greatest wander eigners and Chinese alike say that he is a good cred Benares bull, which, although lightly Hongkong; agth-German barque Livingstone is why there are so few fires and man; even H.El Hung-chang himself joins damaged, I would have kept had it not been from Hongkong; 30th-schooners Benedicta and All this combustion is in honour of our anin saying news chan for my scruples about "footing. Although Mr. Peter, both from Taiwanfoo. Of men of war: cestors, and if the paper burnt: realises its sup- in. It is spread about here that Taotol Ma Kien Holwill's house is completely gutted, the flower 20th, H.M.S. Foxhound. Departures-29th posed value in the next world, the disembodied | trung, when the Consul General Mr. E. Fiesch

and after a while dropped down over Honar structures are level with the ground. I could not in a post in which he was only looked upop Since the 1st of the seventh moon our neigh-arranged." Japan' pays an ad valorem:duty of:||

"spit." Meanwhile the rioters, of whom about a dozen only took an active part in the work of destruction, had taken entire possession of the wharf, and after burning the wooden house, which was used as a sort of store for ropes, &c., and a small steam launch, the property of Captain Ogaton, proceeded to the demolition of the wharf itself. With the aid of kerosene and other inflammable materials the structure was 2003 in a blast, and eventually was burned to the water's edge. A rush was then made for the Steamboat Company's whart, and a cry was raised to fire the Custom House. The Custom officials closed the doors and windows of their establishment, the crowd jeering all the while and assuring them that they would burn down the place by and bye. The attempt on the Steamboat Company's wharf not proving sue Fessful, the cry was suddenly raised, to burn

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