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NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1888.

THE German cruiser Carola left Shanghai for Nagasaki on the 24th inst.

M. CONSTANS, the Governor-General of French Indo China, Icit Touron on the morning of the 22nd inst. for Saigon.

Tuk-Russian paper rouble, when the last mail A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. left home, was quoted at the lowest rate ever recorded, being exchangeable at 18. 74d., instead

HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR ANNUAL SUPPLY

AWNGR`A 5.5

and

SWEET CORN,

for immediate sowing,

of the 35. 3d, it was once worth.

THIS morning the skipper of a licensed cargo boat was fined $10, by Mr. Wise, for making fast to the French mall steamer Melbourne while said vessel was underweigh and approaching SEED her anchorage on the goth inst

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, and March, 1888..

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THE Courrier ¿'Haiphong is informed that on the 4th ulto, a bill was presented at the Chamber of Deputies approving the additional commercial Convention between France and China, which was signed at Peking on the 26th June, 1887. WE would remind our readers of the entertain- ment to be given at the Theatre Royal, City Hail, this evening, by the Fify-Eighth Lily to be an unusually successful one, will commence at 9 o'clock..

We are requested to state that the Band of the 58th Regiment will not play in the Public Gardens to-morrow afternoon, "OUR learned friend," Mr Jnn J. Erancis, QC, arrived here yesterday from Marseilles by the fudging from a back view, at a considerable Messageries Maritimes steamer Melbourns, distance off, the learned counsel looks about twenty years younger as in result of his short telp home. There will be "ructions" in the Supreme Court shortly. THE Tientsin, correspondent, of the Shanghai Mercury writes on March 20th-There is to further news about the Yellow River. The missionaries lately returned from Shan- lang say that the water flowing hy. Wu-ting fu has very little force and is not much lower than is usual in the winter months. This goes to prove that up to a few days since, when they crossed the Yellow River, nothing can have been done in regard to closing the gaps, Another fortnight will bring down the spring freshets..

the Caroline Islands. The natives were gradually

Li HUNG-CHANG returned to Tientsin from We note the arrival by the Messageries Maritimes Pau-ting-fu an the 20th March.

steamship Melbourne from Marseilles, en route We are informed by the agent of the Austro General for France at that port, and family. for Shanghai, of Monsieur Wagner, Consul. Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the steamer Monsieur L. Dejardin who was formerly Consul Poseidon, from Trieste, lefi Singapore for Hong-in Hongkong and lately Acting Consul General THE Amoy Gazelle states. that Don Tomas kong this morning..

Ortuño, consul-general for Spain at that port, will shortly proceed home of furlough. Mr. Fernando Gomez de Bonilla, consul at Shanghai, Amoy during Señor Ortuñio's absence will assume charge of the consulate-general at A HAMBURG correspondent says that the Norddeutsche Lloyd at Bremen intends to have subsidised lines to the Far East. The Vulcan a large and fast steamer constructed for the Company at Stettin is said to have got the order for building the new vessel, which will probably be the first of several.

THE Foochow Echo states, in reference to the forthcoming race meeting at that port, that "Dunkeld has arrived in the pink of condition," is so quickly shaken off the effects of the We are glad to learn that the famous sprinter

manner there has long been told opinion in Hongkong that such Governnts and such.

There is surely not much greater difficulty in Councillors were incompetent to fulfil their plain,

keeping a city in order, in cleanliness, and its

•matter of fact and easily understand, duties.

habitanta in comfort and in health, this it doing the same thing by a large dwelling house. in which so many ladies of very mediocre capacities so eminently succeed.]

[ Minstrels. The performance, which promises be as much at sea on the back of a horse as troublesome lameness which prevented Mr. Ten the first issue is £300,000 in 60,000 shajes. Or further than that of exchanging-a bale of Man-

The Hongkong Telegraph

Hongkong, Saturday, March 31, 1888,

TELEGRAM S.

"BERLIN, March 19th/

Ture. Calcutta Statesman says that a curious and interesting discovery is reported to have been made in Columba which, if confirmed, will be voluable to surgeons....This is a shrub which is 30 powerful a hemostatic, that when a knife is smeared with it, and used for operating purposes. the largest vessels may be severed without any

hemorrhage.

(From Straits Times.) The Emperor Frederick is sleeping well; the SAYS the Foochow Echo of the 24th inst.:-We can now confirm the statement made in our last enid-weather prevents him taking exercise.

squé referring to the settlement of the Fockoan missionary trouble, on the terms as stated in that paragraph. It remains, however, to be seen In the House of Commons last night. Mr. if the people of Fockoan are willing to allow the Ritchie introduced a Bill for Local Self-Govern-te-building of all the churches burnt, as settled

by the Viceroy,

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL

LONDON, March 20th.

ment.

It provides for the creation of elective County

Councils with the fullest local powers, including licensing.

the large towns are to have separate Councils,

in all respects like the counties."

London is to be erected into a county, with a Lord-Lieutenant, and the Board of Works is to be abolished.

March 21st... The Conservative Press condemns Mr. Ritchie's Local Government Bill.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS. In the Upper House, Lord Rosebery's motion for a Committee to consider the reform of the House of Lords was rejected by 96 votes against

50.

Lord Salisbury approved the creation of life Peers, but deprecated the abolition of hereditary

ights.

THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

Lord Randolph Churchill has been appointed Chairman of the Committee on the Army

Estimates.

DISASTROUS FIRE IN PORTUGAL. ...

March 22nd,

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Broeck's big, chesnut from winning the Hong kong Champions,

PRINCE Henry of Battenberg would appear to when he made`an ass of himself at Balmoral by xposing his skinny shanks, in a kilt to oblige his august mother-in-law. "Bat" was out hunting with the Isle of Wight hounds on Feb. THE Courrier d'Haipling reports the arrival 19th-Beatrice had given him a day's leave--, when from some cause or other not ascertained. Chinese Imperial Commissioner Toing, who had at and subsequent departure from Hanoi, of the he fell off his steed and had to be removed in been on a tour of inspection, of the Chinese pieces to Osborne. After being carefully put communities at Point de Galle, Singapore, Java together it was found that "Prince Beatrice" and Saigon. The Commissiner is said to have had severely injured his collar-bone and shoulder-highly praised the manner in which the Chinese Blade. "No more 'unting, 'Eary; not if I knows subjects were treated by the Government of the it," was the loving response of " Bat's spouse, Protectorate. when Nimrod recovered consciousness and howled for a dish of saur-kraut,

FOR maritime circles it may be interesting to know that investigations have been ordered by the commander-in-chief of the German Navy, to -find-out-the-practicability of putting the alde"""cular, has had its thunder storm now with some lights of steamers so as to form an angle of seventy-five degrees forward with the top-lantern, proposed by a member of the Meteorological Such putting of the signal-lights has been

Office, as by such a position of the lights in future it would be quite easy to make out the course of

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these £155,000 in 51,000 shares of £5 each have been offered for public subscription. The

where he has been appointed Consul for France. in Shanghai, is now on his way to Melbourne,

THE Manila Comercio publishes good news from raceday last by introducing a measure which n But although Sir William D's Vœuxdid wellon becoming friendly with the Spaniards, and trade think he should even have taken a more man nearly blind might have seen was necessary was increasing at Ponape. The Morning Star decided and sweeping advance against this the island of Truk, where a missionary had died. quarter. I suppose, there are few people who arrived at that port and conveyed Mr. Doan to

black tile of stinks and abominations which have

The Kanakas who work in the settlement gel-looking at Hongkong from tharbour from domes been for so long closing in around the European

Pepitatiom Manila, 1z0days out, had not arrived, Genoa, Naples, blessina, Palermo, etc., who do an average of so cents per day. The barquefieamer just anived in the harbour from home, and fears were entertained for her safely. She not experience a feeling of disappointment at the and who may possibly have seen something of

had on board 950 tons of coal for the navy. The shabby and dirty condition of the face of the thermometer marked 24 degrees Centigrade in city, that is to say, of the line of houses along December, and from 26 to 29 in February.

the Praya. From the City Hall to about the Victoria Hotel it is passable, but further westward THE prospectus has been issued in London of the condition of the town is filthy in the extreme, the Naval Construction and Armaments Company it might have been so different had Hongkong ind its appearance i + completely ruined; whereas

£600,000, in 120,000 shares of £5 each, of which Council, who had an idea in bad of Ma (Limited), a new undertaking with a capital of tany late time possessed men in the Legislative

cocelet cotton for a chest of ten, at the highest possible profit-whose minds have been too much engrossed with the selfish and intellectually low pectus, states that the principal objects ideas of petty traders, and in which the possible of this Company, are to build ships of war profits of a case of Hennessy's brandy was moro fully equipped and armed; to develop new in England. and Spain, and to deliver them in accordance with their "first wakings, last thoughts, desires and affections," &c, &c. It is inventions connected with coast defence; urove that all the houses and shops of the not necessary to go into a long argument.in and to carry on ship repairing and mer Chinese-especially along the water frontage- cantile shipbuilding in all its branches, including night easily have been constructed on a large, mail and passenger steamers of great speed. what after the fashion of the Peabody huildings an airy, and a handsome scale of design,-same- Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons are the and other handsome structures lately built at -Company's bankers. The subscription lists home, for very poor people. But these sapient WE note that the Board of the Deutsche opened on the 21st and closed on the 23rd Feb.egislators of curs do not appear to have had Dampfschiff's Rhederie (Kingsin Line), whose As soon as the lists closed shares were quoted filthy city kept clean, as proof of which, take a either the zeal or the ordinary ability to have their steamers are well known in the Far East, hasat 1 per cent, premium. The Company have walk along the east end of Queen's. Road- resolved not to distribute a dividend for 1887, secured, on exceedingly advantageous terms, native quarter-or along Benliam Stran: and but to apply the whole net earnings of the year to The Spanish Government having decided to condition of filth and ruggedness the places e extensive shipbuilding yards, & at Barrow. contiguous thoroughfares, and see whata festering writings off. The Company is campelled to do reconstruct the Spanish navy at a very large in. With the loose and foolish idea that highly so in order to be able to compete with the expenditure, the Company proposes to erect as subsidised steamers of the Asiatic and Australian a branch establishment a shipbuilding yard into the decencies of city life, would be an necessary sanitary regulations, and attention

line of the Norddeutsche Lloyd

Spain, with a view to obtain a preference being interference with the advance of irade and Spanish Government orders for ships to be built permitted what did at one time look like being a promised by that Government to local ship commerce, a few weak-headed and highly building yards—a considerable proportion of the incompetent members of the Council have in Spain, in conjunction with the yard at Barrow. fine and handsome city, to become little better For this purpose the directors have secured the

than a great festering sore of native growth, suitable piece of land on the river at Bilbao. because, forsooth, men with superior brains to co-operation of Messrs C. de Murrieta and Co., Ignorantly and contemptibly in the minds of who have offered to place at their disposal asome-calling the town a "model colony" Lord Hartington and Lord Brassey are both on the present brandy selling and adulterated-tea-- the directorate.

buying generation, had laid the original city out in linca of beautiful design, and which theireminently maintain. On the great question of "more space," beauty and prosperity of the city-it depends so an enterprising scheme is on foot for reclaiming from the sea, which may or may not enhance the much on the style of buildings which are constructed on that reclaimed ground and hero- again the matter of carelessness or incompetence of the legislature comes strongly into view. From known as East Point, there has been constructed,. the east end of the military barracks to what is at grest expense, a very fine water frontage, which has been given up apparently to the owners of coal-godowns and other businessus) settle down so close to the eyes and eare of the which never should have been permitted to city, while so much available land was to be had in a very much more sheltered part of the harbour, to wit: Hunghom Bay, and that threq Kowloon Point to Sam-shui-po, beyond the long miles of coast line stretching from Cosmopolitan Docks, affording plenty of rooin for double the amount of trade at present affecting water frontage in the colony i and what is of from typhoon winds; whereas, along the Eastera far greater importance, giving complete shelter.

WHAT Hongkong and Nagasaki have been doing for the last ten days that they should receive so much more attention than other places from the "demon of the storm" we are not in a position to say; but certain it is that during the period named they appear to have been the two entral foci of gloopy, suicidal weather and heavy rain, Hongkong, it pomThe Shanghai Mercury publishes the following regularity for about a week, and on Friday Chinese telegram from Chinkiang4th day, morning."Good Friday at that the electric and Moon. The repair of the gap' at Ching-chow descended to mother earth in the vicinity of Spring. The water has risen in Wei-sic and fluid,' which previously had passed off harmlessly, is impossible. It cannot be completed by the

Kowloon, taking away during its passage some

Chung-lo, and the water in the city is several of the gable ends or tops of the coal-sheds at a

fect deep. There is great consternation in the

serious, though it might have been, if such mer Astronomer's flagstaff. The damage was not

rises considerably, and the distress of the in- habitants will be great. chantable commodity as paraffin had been stored there anyhow we recommend the bwners of the sheds to look out for their lightning

another steamer at night. For instance, head place just immediately under the Government city, as in the third moah the water alwaysA CORRESPONDENT of our Foochow contemporary unworthy successors have utterly failed to

would indicate a course of 75 degrees to the left light and red light perpendicularly together

of the observing vessel..

A FRENCH journalist, M. Lérins, submits the following pertinent judgment of the present strength of the German Navy to his seafaring readers, whether of the mercantile or armed navy of his own nationality-In 1870, the German Federation could not claim a navy worthy of rank, but she will be able to show a formidable floating furce ready for the next European disturbance. Her vessels, if scant in number, are at least fully equipped and suitably are ed for the purpose of by all accounts, is immensely superior in destruc- their several ratings. The German torpedo fleet, tive efficiency and trained manning to the tiny "destructors" of the British Navy,

conductors after this effective warning.

We note the arrival from Singapore by, the Occan Co's steamer Jason of Captain Horace Hayes (late of "The Bulls a well known authority on sporting matters and author of Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners," "A Guide" to Training and Horse Management in India," "Riding on the Flat and across Country," and other popular treatises dealing with horses and racing Captain Hayes has Intely been lecturing on and giving instruction in horse management, etc., at Singapore, and we understand that on proceed to-morrow, he may probably give a his return from Shanghai, to which port he will

lecture or two in this colony. We trust that this thorough judge of horse flesh and shrewd, practical man of the world, will, as the result of his experiences in Shanghai give us his views on that wonderful animal the Mongolian race-

the Shanghai racing world.

gives the following account of a recent visit he

Canton-It is situated a little way beyond the paid to the Governor-General's new College at

suburbs to the northwest of the city, in the midst of rice fields. A beautiful brick wall on a granite foundation 18 feet high endloses a square with one thousand feet frontage cast and west, and, over eight hundred feet from south to north. A central series of spacious halls, open courts, and side colonnades extend from front to back. The buildings are ali of substantial character, walls of hard brick on granite foundations, and with massive teak work columns, placed on neatly cut stone bases, supporting the high temple like roofs, Confucian temples found la ali large cities. To The design is very much after the pattern of the the cast and on the west of this are two other scries of fine buildings, with ten suites of rooms in each building A colonnade and porch in opening to each front room; and with open brick front, with doorways and broad glass windows

The following letter has been received by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce on the subject of the export duly on China tea" Foreign Office, Feb. 15, 1898-Sir, I am directed by the Marquis of Salisbury to acknowledge the the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst. relative to the amount of the export duty on tea from made to the Chinese Government for a revision China, and the advisability of an application being of the tariff established under the treaties with China of 1842 and 1858. I am to request that Ar the Supreme Court, sitting in Original You will inform the council of the Liver Jurisdiction, to day, before Mr. J. Russell, Acting which they have drawn Lord Salisbury's atten

pool Chamber of Commerce that the subject to Mr, Parnell's Arrears Bill has been rejected Chief Justice, Mr. E. J. Ackroyd moved forestation shall be taken into consideration, but that pony, and that still more wonderful institution, work venetians in the rear or bed-rooms,: Bróad | Praya,it isndead Ice.shore on which no boals can

The Theatre at Oporto has been burnt during a crowded performance. Eighty bodies have been found, mostly in the galleries. Many persons jumped from the windows.

IRISH AFFAIRS,"

by a majority of 85.

"HER GRACIOUS."

The Queen has started for Northern Italy.

THE MEMBER FOR BIRMINGHAM.

Mr-Chamberlain-has-refused the honors offered him by the Government for his services 4 Commissioner in the Canadian Fisheries Dispute.

ROUMANIA AND BULGARIA.

VIENNA, March 23rd.'

The King and Queen of Roumania bave murived at Vienna. The object of their visit is political...

The Bulgarian Government has decided not to reply to the Porte's "message.

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong). GENERAL-BOULANGER.

"PARIS, March 19th.

General Boulanger's candidature has been rejected at the banquets held in celebration of the Commune, and by all the members of the cxtreme left of the Chamber of Deputies.

March 20th.

on behalf of his clients, Messrs. J. H. Garrels inasmuch as the treaty of June 26, 1858, was not and E. L, Reuter, in the auit lately instituted by ratified until the signature of the convention of U-iz-Wan, against them for damages arising Oct. 24, 1860, the tariff under the former Instru- verdict was returned in favor of defendants, linked at the last-named date only, and it will out of a false and malicious prosecution. As a ment must be considered as having been estab- his lordship reserved the question of costs basing his decision on some legal points and therefore not be open to Her Majesty's Govers. ment to demand a revision of the tariff until the precedents. The Attorney General, who appeared for the plaintiff, asked his lordship to stay the

year 1890.-1 am, &c., P. W. CURRIE." decision about costs until his client moved for a VICE-ADMIRAL SIR NOWELL SALMION, V. C., his lordship ruled that the costs should follow Station, arrived here yesterday morning from new trial, which measure he contemplated, but the new Commander-in-Chief on the, China the verdict, and he accordingly granted them Manila in the ironclad. Audacious, which was accompanied by the cruisers Constance and

to the defendants.

Balkan territory should fall into the possession of England or Russia, and that Turkey in Europe should belong to the Austrians, Germans,

open courts separate one series of rooms from remain in stormy weather. If that stretch of fine are provided, intended for one student each-that been made the most of, there could have been the others. Two hundred sules of rooms Praya from the Blue Buildings to East Point had is, 150 students from Kwang-tung, and so from built along its face accommodation for hundreds the Kwang-al province. Various ather buildings European families, in fine tetraces, something

of

THE sudden death of the Rev. Dr. Jellett, Provost Heroine, and the sloop Muline, the despate and French. After declaring that, in order to schools are to be opened, one for Science and the Naval Hospital gate, there is, 100m enough"

of Trinity College, reported in our columns some time since, is said to have caused a very painful sensation-In-Dublin. He died from blood poisoning, caused by escape of sewerigas into his house. It appears that on the 15th February Dr. Jellett was attacked with a sore throat, being the fourth member of the household who had 'been so attacked, and Dr. Head was called in and prescribed for him. The following day the M. Paul de Cassagnac bas interpellated the symptoms were more alarming, and it was then Government with regard to General Boulanger evident that the Provost was suffering from The President of the Cabinet Council stated in blood poisoning. On the 18th his arm had reply that he would cause the General to undergo become swollen to four times its ordinary size, unded by an order of the day accepted by the medical science could do for him was done, but customary visit of ceremony to His Excellency

The interpellation was but he had no sense of pain in it. All that was in attendance; and proceeded to pay the the year 1857. An intrepid and energetic Chinese merchants and traders who shall have places are quite close enough for coal godowns Government, and obtained by 349 votes against his case was hopeless almost from the first. It the Governor. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH TONQUIN

SAIGON, March 22nd.

a Court of Inquiry.

THE Paris Gaulois has published an article declaring that it has reason to believe that the Comte de Saint Vallier, at that time French Prince Bismarck in 1880, in conversation with

for boarding halls, teachers' residences, &c. &c, after the style of the Blue Buildings, and in such are all rapidly approaching completion, many of manner as the cities on the shores of the Medi.. Ambassador to Germany, proposed an alliance them now under substantial roofs. Marvelous terranean Sea have nveiled themselves of as between Germany, Austria, and France, remark-in itself, it is the more marvelous when also many towns in England, such as Brighton, ing that war between any of these three States it is remembered that it is only six or eight Hastings, Southport, Scarbro: In fact, Sir, had we had no other result than serving the interests of this work. It is encouraging to see such the interests of this colony in its young days, the months ago since the ground was first broken for had such public men lately as those who guided England and Russia. This alliance was to have signs of vitality and activity in conservative whole of Queen's Road, from the Sailor's Home been based on the principle that not an inch of China. While this work is going on to Happy Valley, might have presented that fair. towards completion at a cost of some $200,000, and healthy appearance" which it at present we are told by its managers that this is but enjoys only in the neighbourhood of the City part of the Viceroy's cheme for promoting Hall. Going back to that valuable stretch of level education, and that at Whampoa two other ground reaching from the Military barracks to vessel Alacrity having shown her consorts a clean pair of heels on the run, across from the convince the French Ambassador of his good Mathematics and one. Folytechnic School, there for all the dwelling houses of Europeans Philippines and being snugly at her buoy when faith, Prince Bismarck even hinted at the partial Every lover of progress in China will rejoice to and respectable Chinamen that may carry on their the squadron slowly loomed through the mist article concludes by asking what would happen

restoration to Emance of Alsace-Lorrains; the know of these evidences of new life in old Ching business here for generations to come. Sweep which enveloped the Ly-ee-moon Pass. Not to-morrow if England and Russia, taking as

away, the whele, of, that malodorous next of withstanding the depressing influences of fog, their cue the wise admonitions of the Imperial

native paraiftes and native-crowding, and we rain, thunder and lightning, the customary the sole result of their dispute was to lavour

· CORRESPONDENCE.

have space enough; and to: spare without any

salutes were Indulged in, the Victor Emanuel Prince Bismarck's game by leaving him entire Chancellor, were to end by understanding that

highly expensive and doubtfully beneficial- (We do not necessarily endorse the 'opinicis expressed by reclamation of frontage-further than that of

· Correspondents in this'colutan.) leading the way, followed by the shore battery, freedom to exercise a dictatorship.

getting into deeper, water and keeping down bad and then the Russian corvette Koreysts paid the THE Governor of Honan reports in the Peking

THE EUROPEAN RESERVATION

Adours. The ground is wasted by, small tens- usual compliment to the British Admiral, the Gasstis of March 6th the recent deaths of Yang

AN ORDINANCES ARTS

menise. Put your offices on the ground fleurs, flagship responding to each la torn, Admiral Kuei-fang, General of the Nan-yang Brigade: cordial thanks of all Europeans in the colony, cargo and coal boats beyond such limits-clic

and your two or three stories of dwelling houses TO THE EDITOR OF THE Hoxakong TELEGRAFI above them, and continue this system of hand- Salmon landed this morning at Murray Pier, The late General was a native of Human and will, if I am not greatly mistaken, also receive over to Kowloon, to Stone-cutters Island,

SIR,Sir William des Vaux deserves the some terraces right up to East Point. Send the where a guard of honour of the 58th Regiment and Entered the army as a private soldier in the commendations of a future generation of Caseway Bay or to Belcher's Day coal godowns man, he fought with much distinction throughout on the Island, for the highly necessary and, and discaso breeding existence that great nest of established themselves and made their fortunes to approach the city, and thus sweep out of a filthy the whole of the Taiping Rebellion, serving much too long deferred measure of stopping ative abominations which has at prosent the full of sanitary science that last year a sum of ago In the Peking Gassits of March 8th we find to many campaigns in Hupel, Anhui, Kiangst, the objectionable tide of Chinese Invasion possession of the foest part of Hongkong. I was expended upon the sanitary arrangements the following-Ting-an, the newly appointed Klangsu, and Cheklang. When promoted and which now sweeping through the city mean this game level ground existing from the of the Provost's house.".!.

Commander-in-Chief for Manchuria, has recently proved himself a good disciplinarian, and permitted to go so would assuredly have at this present moment a hundred litls

entrusted with the command of troops, he with irresistible movement and which, if barracks to East Foint, where you can find arrived in Moulden and has reviewed ten cool and collected in the moment of danger, converted battalions of the troops known as the Sheng-trd A Loping in Kiangel he was attacked by a

kong into the fliby and shopkeepers, barely existing in a condition of of a Chinese Jown The Wretchedocsson the profits which would only keep Ying. The men kept good order, moved with vastly superior force and was only saved from Governor deserves the more credit for this one decent trader in independence. At present that regularity, and performed their evolutions skil. Though thot through the foot, he charged the has been so short

destruction by the brilliant courage he displayed. proposed restrictive measure of his, because be highly iable space in entirely given up to fully The Krupp field pieces wers also handled enemy on horseback and completely routed them. qulle long enough to see plainly enough that if domestic life, so comunen in all Chinese cities,

time in the colony, and yet 3bo-Chinese and to that fearful conditionz of with ease and rapidity The Commander in When peace was restored he was appointed some carbing-bit warh *fairly and, justly" and which disgraceful state of things is actually! permitted out under the aegis of the British flagan Chief considers that with regular drill the force will Brigadier-General at Fu-ning in Fukien, and applied, the beauty and heal reviewed the decision of the Court of Admiralty He has also had the contents of the military to raise a regiment in his native province of Colony, and much for he a collision case and detention for repairs, certainly prove a most valuable body of troops. Chuchau in Chéiciang. He was then ordered the perception of previous Coys afterwards acted in the sime capacity at were on the high-road to rule.” It

The conditions of life for Europeans in Hongkong in the Black Prince action (Vol. 1, Dr Lushing chests, the stores of weapons and the horses Hosan, and join the army of Tse Tsung-tang zeal, and ball Tay thangnesty

fre different to those common in England, but: sameras you find prevailing in places ton's Report), where fourpence per register ton of the force all inspected and counted. The in Kangau. He thus took part in the campaign members of the Council

fine pleco que awarded. Mr. Justice Snowden considered money in hand with the mussle-loaders and against the Mohammedans, where he again was not proposed by some u that per-centage was too small for the China breach-londers furnished by the Admiralty have greatly distinguished himself. In styg he was ten years ago, for it ima THERE will be no issue of The Hongkong per ton, and he gave the owners of the Lydia, a

seas. He said that an ordioary rate was sixpence provinces, and the muzzle loading rifles beloning and did good service by the care he took in Individual who had wor been distributed among the three Manchurian made Brigadier General at Nan-yang in Honaf Bave been foremost in

Telegraph on Easter Monday- 7,

to the force itself have been ained to the repressing brigandage Lately It became neces-condition and well-being c barque of 374 tons, $33 per ton per day, men for ordinary- uso. The Mauser rifles and sary to give special attention to the preservation there are few people haceting of the Folkien Race Club estimated loss of ten days' employment There the ammunition corresponding to them have of order in Honao; and he patrolled the country trades, trip or two will take place on May 1st and two following o ding rule; not, does the scale of been placed in store and not made use of at the head of a troop of horeca. While thus on senger ship, the days, - Batiles close on Saturday ocx).

deniurrage fluctuate with the rise and fall;"

Thate and the other rifles, and the carbines and the march be caught cold, and an old wound opinion, they revolgers in stock have been counted and the broke out afreak. He returned to his head-nificers, Dalahon freights. The Lydia received 138 44 per ton numbers found to be correct. The cavalry and quarters, and put himself under medical care; grand ship Managers per day; but if the app

precisely artillery homes werd in good condition, aud), but the treatment was of no avail, and he died, dimically none of them missing. The memòriallat, bas sin January last. The memoralist requests that ad

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A land line has been completed between Cachin-China and Tonquin through Annam. The present, rates which are provisional and subject to alterations by the Government, are six cents per word between Cochin-China and Cambodia through Annam, and ten cents between Cochin-China and Cambodia through Tonquin, without a minimum Honit; the words to be counted according to the system at press

in force in the interior. sav.

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