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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1888.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.).

FRANCE.

LONDON, December 9th. A Cabinet Council is discussing a scheme to provide funds for the completion of the Isthmus of Panama Canal.

THE NATIONAL-RIELIASSOCIATION="-

Brookwood, Surrey, replaces Wimbledon.

(From Straits Times.) THE IRISH LAND PURCHASE BILL, LONDON, December 2nd. Mr. Balfour's Irish Land" Purchase Bill has been read a third time in the House of Commons.

THE PENANG LIBEL CASE. Mr. Koh Seang Tat has retired from the Municipal Commission, and has resigned his Commission as a Justice of the Peace.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AN application was made by the Attorney General this morning before Mr. A. J. Leach, Acting Chief Justice, for an order admitting Mr. Arthur B. Rodyk to practice as a Solicitor in this Colony. The order was made. Mr. Rodyk is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and is a son of the late senior partner of the firm of Messrs. Rodyk and Davidson, Solicitors, of Singapore. We hope he may attain here that professional reputation which his father earned for himself in Singapore, and we wish him all

success.

PETER Marsh, third officer of the steamship Venetia, got into trouble last night. He was out with his colleagues about midnight, in Wellington Street, when Peter playfully tapped

a door with his stick. An Indian watchman with the ghastly name of 'Gharoo Doss remon strated, by car, and Peter wasn't a man to stand

il, so he smote the heathen on his scent-bottle, and broke it Then he ran away; which was injudicious, for a Sikh was waiting for him when he got to the corner, and Mr. Pollock was also in attendance this morning. Three dollars.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1889.

WE are informed by the agents (Messta, Adafi. son, Bell & Co.) That the steamship Agus left Kobe yesterday for this port.

WE would remind our readers of the perform- ance of "Fun on the Bristol" by the American. Opern and Comedy Company to-night.

A DESPATCH from Zanzibar reached London a month ago stating that couriers have arrived from Taborn bringing direct news of Mr. H. M. Stanley's expedition, a portion of which was encountered at the end of November last year by detachments of Arabs carrying on trade and barter in the interior of Africa in the region between Lakes Albert Nyanza, and Muta-Nzige and Tabora, but this has been contradicted. Mr. W. Mackinnon, chairman of the Emin Relief Committee, writes that Mr. Stanley rejected the cast coast route to Wadelai in favour of the Congo, of his own free-will, and no personal pressure of any kind was used. Hopes are still

entertained that Stanley is alive,

Ir great astonishment, says the Berlin correspond- ent of the Z. &C Espress, was caused in that city about a week ago by the words of admonition and reproof which the Emperor administered to the Burgomaster of the capital and some of his colleagues, a still greater sensation has been created by the further development of the incident. In spite of its unequivocal clearness, the Emperor's reply has given rise to equally nonsensical and malicious perversions of its menning in a portion ofthe Berlin Press, especially in the organs of the so-called Liberalist and Ultramoniane parties. Seeing that it looks as if these parties had made a concerted attempt to pervert the meaping of the Imperial words, his Majesty the Emperor-King has commanded an express declaration to be made in the Reich- sanseiger to the effect that the tone and contents of the Liberalist prints of Berlin had wounded bis feelings. Considering the relations in which the municipal authorities of Berlin stand to this very section of the Berlin Press, his Majesty assumed that they were in a position to help in putting a stop to the state of things complained

of.

Ar the Police: Court this afternoon, an ex-boy on a Canton steamer, and a sampan woman, were charged on remand before Mr. Pallock with being illegally in possession of 1,4co taels of prepared opium, worth $8co.Mr Johnsen pro- secuted on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. Caldwell defended. Inspector Quincey said :--- On the 6th inst. at 7 pm. I went with two Chinese sergeants and a constable to the Praya at West Point, where we boarded a small sampan near the shore; I saw in it four packages, con- taining 27 tins of raw opium. The female defendant gave me six certificates and said the opium belonged to a man living in Queen's Road Central. On the way to the Station she saw him, and I arrested him. He said that the opium was his, as he had bought it from the Opium Farmer. He repeated this after being cautioned. By Mr.. Caldwell I told him also that if it was raw

opium he could

Two householders in Jubilee Street were fined so this morning for neglecting to register the fact that they lived there.

THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Sydney, with malls, &c., from San Francisco to the 17th ulto,, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow,

AT a meeting of the Committee appointed for the formation of the Chinese Zoological Gardens held in Shanghai on the sed insi, it was decided to proceed with the formation of the Company with a capital of Taels 150,000 in shares of Tacis .00 each.

The Shanghai Mercury reports a fracas which occurred on the night of the and inst. in the Globe Hotel, Hongkew, between several coloured teamen belonging to the American Squadron; during the fray one or two policemen got a rather severe handling. A few captures were made and the prisoners will be brought up at the American Consulate on the morning of the 4th. THE Band will play at the Officers Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, commencing at 7.45 o'clock. The following will be the pro- gramme :-

Trymm Schubert Waldtrufel.

March.....Farewell "

·Overture... "Raamunde Valse Das Kiene Fischermäckben".. Waldman.

Les Pailneu Song Selection..." Betisarta " Fai...Galders Legend"

Daniresti, .Sulliva Jones MOTAM, Bandmaster.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, November 7th. At a banquet given to him st Warsaw, General Gourko, the Commander-in-Chief ofthe Russian army in Poland, delivered a speech upon the present situation, of affairs in Europe. He refer red in a very warlike spirit to the attitude of Germany and Austria, and, warned them not to discount the possibility of defeat by Russia. If taunted too far, the Car, he declared, would order.the Russian troops to cross the frontier in 24 hours. No troops could compare with the Russians except the Turks, and when the right time came their deeds would prove them worthy of their country. The troops, on the frontier already knew the roads to Vienna and Berlin.

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has sailed for New York, in order to marry Miss Endicott, an American heiress, daughter of the Minister for War in the United States Government:

November 9th

Admiral Krantz, the French Minister for Marine, declares that if Germany expends 250,000,000 marks in increasing her naval armament, France will do likewise.

It is stated that the Admiralty is arming three fast trading steamers and six steam barges, carrying rapid-firing guns, for the defence of Melbourne. The Admiralty offer that if the

dents of a British port provide a vessel and defray the cost which would be incurred thereby, except as to guns and material, the vessel will be retained for the sole defence of the port.

The death is announced of Admiral Byron Drury. The deccased officer was made a captain in August, 1857. was promoted to be Rear Admiral in April, 1875, and a full Admiral in August, 1879 He retired froin active service on 7th April, 1885.

November rath."

Later.

The Standardon semi-official authority states that the Government has virtually cancelled the appointment of Blake as Governor of Queens-

land.

In the House of Lords yesterday the Oaths Bill was read for the second time, the Bishop of Carlisle supporting it in a splendid speech and Salisbury bitterly opposing it,"

Pat Sheehan, M.P. has been sentenced to a

1 November 20th.

3000 Egyptian troops have been ordered to proceed from Cairo to the relief of Suakim.

mons that the Queensland Governor question

Baron de Worms denied in the House of Com bad been suspended during the absence of Lord Knutsford.

22nd November..

The condition of Mr. Bright and Mr. Balfour is improving.

Yesterday a woman was attacked by a man in a lodging-house in Whitechapel, with the object of murdering her, but owing to the resistance she made, he only succorded in slightly cutting her throat. The would-be murderer then escaped, his appearance is known, but it is thought improbable that he is connected with the former Whitechapel murders.

Sir James Hannan has fined Edward Harring. ton, Proprietor of the Kerry Sentinel, £500 declaring that Farnell is a creature of the for Contempt of Court, in publishing an article Government and the Times Newspaper. Mr. apologise. Harrington declined the advice of his counsel to

November 23rd.

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A Bill for the extension of the Land Purchase Act was read a secon! time in the House of Commons last night by a majority of seventy- five. Mr. Parnell spoke in opposition to the Bill, owing, he said. to the absence of any provision for the relief of backwand tenants, and an inadequate réduction in judicial rents.

The German navy has been voted 6000,000 crowns for increasing its'size and efficiency.

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The Chinese who committed the assault was brought up at the Mixed Court on the 4th insi, The injured man' gave evidence which agreed Chinese first denied the charge but after. with the statement published above. The wards admitted it, so that the charge sheet was marked "proved guilty on evidence and his own confession. As the affair is a serious one, the Magistrate has to refer the matter to the Taotni, and the "boy" has been remanded till nex Tuesday N. C. Daily News.

are generally so clumsy, that they certainly: cannot be considered a credit to their inventors. When we receive our mails, we are amused, but Even some Shanghai publications are as absurd never surprised, by what we read about Korea.

in their nonsense about Korea as the most ridiculous Japanese papers. I shall continue, lo try my utmost to keep you well posted about this so-called "tributary" or "vassal" state of China. In the meantime I cannot help wonder- ing what twaddle the next mails may bring from, China and Japan about this little kingdom, as NOTES FROM Chinese papERS, | published in some specimens of the China and

Japan Press?

The Nui-wu Fu (Comptroller of the House- bold), has applied to the Shang Sz Yüz (Keeper of the Palace Stud) for about to ponies. richly caparisoned, for presents to the bride and her parents.

The dock at Port Arthur will be probably completed this month. Li Hung-chang is said to be so satisfied with the way M. Theveget has executed the work committed to his charge, that he will apply for the button of a Mandarin for him.

The sellers of board-ducks" (dried ducks. put up like hams) at Nanking, who are prin- cipally Mahometans, are losing nearly all their ducks by a kind of epidemic. The ducks shake their heads a little, and then die. hence the malady, is called yao-fow-win (shake-head sickness).

Chemulpo, 25th November, 1888. So much has been written, and even tele-- getting Indifferent about what may be sung or graphed, about our little kingdom, that we are. said about us, or even "pamphleteered; "excuse the pun; I fear, it is not a good one.

There is a discussion, (or shall I call it a disquisition ?) amongst people interested in this rapidly rising port, about who has done most to forward the progress of Chemulpa; the question is, is it von Möllendorff, or Mr. Merrill, or Judge, Denny. The question raised is irrelevant. Von Möllendorff was sent to Korea to gain a certain object, which he did; for instance, besides being the King's foreign adviser, to also institute & Korean Customs Service. Von Möllendorff has done it. The pioneer Möllendorff har "hard lines" of it, while, comparatively speaking, his successor, Mr. Merrill, an able and amiable gentleman, found a rervice mounted in the saddle, able to ride. Mollendorff had a most difficult task in Korea when he arrived, and what has been accomplished since, here, is all sugar and honey.

A Newchwang the Chinese man- f-war Vei yuen, after spending Tis. 450 in digging a dock for herself in which to pass the winter, could not

I fear very much that occasionally, your Soul get in, as there was not water enough, and the as somebody on the spot here, like myself who correspondent cannot keep you so well informed had to clear out for the open sea. It was uncer-pondent is living nearly thirty miles away from river becoming covered with floating "Ice-rafts," tain what her acxt movements were going to be, Chemulpo, Your Setul correspondent's com is actually living here, while your Soul corres

plaints, for instance, about the landing jetty and elect with two beautiful mirrors for her attiring-sketch of hoth for your inspection. The bund H.M. the Emperor has presented his bride- bunding are entirely unfounded. I enclose a room; they are of massive foreign glass, over is not quite finished, but the jetty certainly is, (wa-lim), with frames nine feet high, with six feet long and five broad, set in rosewood and in that respect it is most unreasonable to carved flowers in relief; and pedestals to fix ward of the Bluff projecting into the inner har

now bring forward any complaints whatever.

The original jetty was proposed to be north- them in, also beautifully adorned, with foliage. animals, and birds. Each mirror and each .bour, and turned out a failure; the new jetty is frame took eight men to carry it, and on 23rd situated to the sonthward of the same Bluff, and November they were carried out of the Tung-hwa must be considered a success. The new band Gate, along the great street, through the Tung-line includes the two rocky reefs, which formerly an Gate, thence to the Chao-yang Gate, near which live the parents of the future Empress.

Last month a person petitioned the Viceroy of Canton for leave to bund the river shore from, breadth of 200 feet, on which to build godowns, from Tung-sha Ki to Si-sha Ki, reclaiming a jettie", and a jinriesha road, and offering to pay defence fund. The Viceroy directed the Ai- hereafter from the profits Tia. 3.000,000 to the yuch Tang, a Benevolent Society, to report on the project, which they have done favourably. The Viceroy has sent Deputies to consult with the gentry and merchants on the proposed reclaiming of the mad-banks, and we hear that this winter or next spring the work may be commenced.

were such a danger to cargo boats and other small craft; now they are one of the hest foundations of the new bund, solid as rocks," which in fact they are. Your Fusan correspondent does not appear to be so well informed about the neighbourhood of Fusan as might be expected. What, does he Has he never heard of the Naktong river, near know about Massampa? Nothing, apparently. Fusan, with-its-splendid-carriage way never-

mind the bar at its entrance? The wenther has been changeable from fina. to bad, worse and "worster;" kindly excuse that Irish pan. Next mail day I will try and produce a better one. On the 24th Nov. we had the first snow; during the night the barometer is now generally a few degrees below freezing point, and during the day a few degrees above. Talking about Fusan, does your correspondent know anything about the fine river Syem-kang, in the close vicinity of that place? If not, I can inform him that it is a most useful water-way, to communicate with the interior.t I am just called away; but, wind and weather permitting, I will continue to-

morrow.

Atand about Chinklang, owing to the prolonged droughts in summer, the harvest was so bad, that sight or nine hsiens out of to are full of distressed People. The Governor of Kiangsu, Sung, con cerned on their account, has not only obtained

budget for their relief, and has sent the Taotai of mining undertaking injour vicinity turns out to

suspension of land-tax collection, but has appropriated Tis. 20,000 from the Provincial

Fusan, Dec. 1st, 1888. As I advised you before, the so-called gold Chinkiang, Mr. Tien, to establish n board at that city for its genuine distribution. In addition "rhino" turns up" per next steamer." Rut con

be a perfect farce neither machinery nor ready to this H.E. the Governor has headed a subscripsidering that the foreign adviser of the King of Treasurer Huang has donated TIs. 2,000, the perhaps you are in a position to knew more tion list with Tis. 2,000 of his own, the Provincial Kores, Mr. Judge Denny, has gone to Shanghal, in proportion. The Skin Par praises the address spondent. There are certainly gold mines in written by the Governor on this occasion,-in this fair country, but it takes better men than Provincial Judge, Tien, Tis. 1,000, and others about our gold mines than your bumble corre

which he, with touching humility, ascribes the drought to the judgment of Heaven for his bad government of the people, as an effusion worthy of the virtuous officials of antiquity.

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A FOREIGNER IN SHANGHAI. Between four and five on the morning of the 3rd inst, a desperate and deliberate attempt was made to murder. Mr. Peter Sys at his residence in Miller Road, by a China boy formerly in his employment. The first intimation of the out- rage which the police at Hongkew Station had was given by the object of the attack whe presented a terrible appearance as he reached the Station door. He was but partly dressed and his face, throat, hands and arms were cut and sinshed to a terrible degree, while he was literally bathed in blood. He was hardly able to relate his story, from excitement and weakness owing to loss of blood. Mr. Sys, it appears, returned to his residence which is a terrace off the road named at about 0.15, a.m. on Monday, and went to bed almost immediately. He had been asleep some three hours, when he was awakened by feeling several stabs with a sharp instrument in his face and throat, and he instandy found that the bed was swimming in blood, the warm clammy feeling of which disclosed its nature, but he could not see his assailant, the apartment being in almost total darkness. The assassin was thus somewhat at a disadvantage not being able to see to use his weapon, or French Peter's," that being Mr. Sys' familiar cognomen, chance of saving him- self would have been very small. He was too weak from loss of blood to defend himself as he would otherwise have done-Sys is a man of very powerful physique, and is an old soldier to boot-but he managed to seize the miscreant, Chinaman. In the brief struggle, the villain whom he at once, by his clothing, knew to be a continued to inflict several fresh wounds about his victim's face and neck, but his weapon. In the House of Commons to-day, Baron De as was afterwards found, was an awkward Worms said in reply to Mr. Childers, Govern-one to use, Mr. Sys managed to catch hold of ment had asked Sir Thomas Mellwraith in the knife, but in doing so received a deep gash specify the grounds of his objection to the across his hand and another on his thigh, the appointment of Blake as Governor,

To-morrow the Liberals will move the adjourn drawers. The would-be murderer finally effected

knife cutting through his heavy woollen under ment of debate in the Commons with the view his escape from the zoom by a door, which was ment as to whether or not they will confirm the by the Chinese for his escape. As the man ran of eliciting a distinct answer from the Govern- generally locked, but which had been prepared appointment of Blake as Governor of Queens-out of the room and over the verandah rails he land.

threw a quantity of fine lime into Peter's face, with the obvious intention of blinding him, but fortunately none of the stuff got into his eyes. Sys then found that one of his hands had been slightly burned with some liquid, evidently acid, but he does not know at what stage of the struggle it was used. He attempted, to follow the escaping assassin, but had to give up after a second or two, and turned bis steps towards the Police Station, when some of the officers on duty went back with him to the house, and they found the room looked like a shambles, blood bed was saturated with the same fluid. It was was,spattered all over the furniture, while the found that the bolt had been taken off the folding door and fixed so that it would easily push open from the inside. The tracks of the it was correctly surmised tha: he had turned Chinese were plainly visible to the street, and

supposed that he had entered the house through towards the English Settlement. It was also the hall door by a duplicate key, and this has not sure who his assailant was, but described to the police the appearance of a boy whom he had lately dismissed for thieving, and whom he at robbery was the motive of the outrage, but this once suspected. It was believed at first that theory was quickly dispelled by the sight of $90 untouched on the table, and also by the fact that the attempt to murder was commenced first. Sys was quickly removed to the General Hospital where his injuries were attended to by Dr. Dun- can Reid who pronounced them serious, but not likely to be fatal. The wound across his chin, extending from one side of his face to the other, stitched. The patient le still very weak and low, was found to be the worst, and it had to be having lost a great quantity of blood. He told Detective Jones that the police could recognize his assailant by tooth marks on his fingers, Sys having got the man's hand into his mouth and clinched his teeth on the fingers.

The first place which the police went to proved missed house-buy, who had on the previous to be the right quarter, the residence of the dis night followed his late master home and asked for a sum of $1 which he claimed was owing to him to come at the end of the month. In this him, and which Sys refused to pay then, telling house, which is situated on the Nanking Road, the police discovered a blood-stained knife and a pile of clothing covered with blood, which had apparently just been taken off. The people in the house said that the owner of the clothing had just left to go to some low resort near Smith's Market, whither the officer at once learnt that the boy, whose name is Ah Nee, had went. On arriving at the place indicated they only a short time gone, they believed, to Foo. tives arrived at the river they saw a sampan tung. It was about 8 a.m., and when the detec❘ November.

It is generally known here, and elsewhere top, coming from the Pootung side which turned out I dare say, that the Judge and the Chinese to be the very one which had taken the boy over Minister are not "chummy"; and it is generally in the sampan, and on going to a foreigner's the wall" Most people on the spot think that it and was then returning. The police went across supposed that one of the two will have to go "to house found the man concealed there in the is not Yuan, the Chinese Minister, who will have servants'

pockets,

was found adhering to one of his inside puiting it.

He admitted that he had been to Peter's house the previous night to ask for his money, and said that his master "licked" him with a stick. The prisoner was fully identified by the marks on his hand and by blood stains Station, where he remains pending-an-investigar on his clothing, and he was taken to the Police tion at the Mized Court, Be

month's imprisonment for abusing the Police.

The Captain and 17 of the crew belonging to the Ruger were drowned, when that vessel collided with the steamer Nanterin the Channel. it has been decided by Chief Justice Kay, that the promoters of bogus companies are responsi. the faith of respectable names on the pro- ble to the shareholders who take up shares on

spectuses.

In the province of Canton are occasionally dug up ancient copper gongs or drums, which some say were made by the aboriginal Laos tribes; der who invaded Tongking in A.D. 4t and others say by Ma Yuan, the renowned comman. quelled the rising of the rebellious tribes against the Chinese, erecting a pillar of bronze on the The Nan-hai Miao Temple at Canton possesses extreme southern border of the "hill-country."

one sinali; the characters are mostly indecipher. two of these curious monuments, one large and able owing to the length of time they have been from the tomb of a barbarian (man) chief 1,000 years ago, during the Tang dynasty, at Kno-chow, the smaller one at Sun-chow, bath being very rarities by the Canton people. A very fine narrow. in form. They are much valued as sounding one was dug up lately, and presented very light, weighing only about 20 Catties, by the finder to the Temple of Confucius It Is although in breadth it is a (oat and a half; and in height about 14 inches.

THE following are the Orders of the Day for the of the talented members of the troupe, for it can assuring cing the attitude of Italy, and since been found correct. At the time, Sys was under the ground. The larger one was obtained

meeting of the Legislative Council, to be held to-morrow the 12th inst., at 4 p.m.

1. Financial Minutes, 2. First reading of a "Bill to amend The

Reformatory Schools Ordinance, 1886, 3. Second reading of the Bill entitled "The Merchant Shipping Ordinance Amend- ment Ordinance, 1888." 4. Second reading of the "Bill to amend The

powers of the Police Magistrates."

on the "Bill to amend Or- dinance 6 of IF87.*

have it back. The interpreter said that the first certificate stated that 560 tnels of boiled oplum had been sold on the 6th inst, to Tin Kee; of Sui Hok Street. There was no such taels, sold to the same man, and the third to street in Ilongkong. The next referred. to 160

40 facts. The export permits appeared to have been given at the same time, and referred to the amounts mentioned in the certificates. Sergeant Bullin stated that the defendants were cautioned when charged. Aching, the interpreter on duty at the time, said the male defendant replied that they bought it from the Opiunt Farm. He also said he did not know whether it was raw or prepared opium. The case was adjourned. FOR a couple of hours agreeable pastime after dinner, commend us to Chinrini's Circus and Zoological Aggregation. Habitual play-goers and those who are accustomed to spend a sedentary evening after the sedentary occupa tions of the day in a climate where ipaction is little short of suicide, will find in the evening drive to and from the Circus, and in the amuse- ments found therein, sufficient inducements for much required exercise and exhilaration. A lounge about the menagerie is in itself a pleasant change. Admirers of Zoological beauties eyes on the lions, tigers, clephants and bears will find ample amusement in feasting their who represent a strong portion of Signor Chiarini's staff, and who help the show precisely as the "supers" add lustre to a performance on the stage. As the Circus' company has been lately reinforced by fresh artistes, we extension of the menagerie: A more variegated think there is also ample room for an Zool gical collection would greatly enhance Signor Chiarini's show and render it more The British R.C. Bishops have memorialised attractive to the public and more profitable to the the Pope, sympathizing with his heavenly aspira owner. Let not this be taken in disparagement 'tion,

His Holiness that they will unite in an hardly be denied that they are, one and all, endeavour to restore the temporal power of the highly proficient in their respective roles of Pope in Italy. equestrians, acrobata and 'clowns. The equine collection must also come in for their meed of Times in the Parnell case, has received threa. Sir James Hannan, Commissioner for the praise. We have not seen better trained horses in tening. letters from Leaguers, and Sir Charles any Circus Company in this part of the world than Russell declares that he also has been threatened those under the direct management of Signor in several letters, with personal injury by Chiarini. The pony Midget is a Jewel of an Leaguers and Fenians, Two witnesses who animals the horses which were ridden bare

were once Moonlighters declare on oath that backed by Mlle. Le Blonde Harassion and Mr. they were forced into a conclave for the purpose George Harmston were exquisitely trained; while of outraging the landlords by destroying stock a nobler quadruped than Monte Cristo will hardly belonging to the Non-League farmers and that be found on the arena of the Circus. Last night's they would have committed murder if ordered programme commenced with the Sports of by their Committee. Parnell declares that those Apollo, a very lively exhibition of the eques witnesses are Fenians sworn to a secret society trian art in its serio-comic aspect this was which compelled them to swear such lies as Jollowed by the Magnetic Barrels, an acrobatic being asked to swear fealty to the Irish Republic, feat in which the Japanese Kawamura and and that his case should not be influenced by Chojiro highly distinguished themsels. After the evidence of men with whom he had never the pony Midget had displayed its splendid any direct sympathy, training before an applauding audience, Miss Jennie exhibited her refined act of equestrianism, on the completion of which she was deservedly called to the arena for further marks of public approval. Mddle, Le Blonde Harmiton and Mr. George Harmaton then regaled the spectators with their high-class powers of Circus riding, and were followed by the sedate, society-like exhibition of high school riding by Miss SAYS the N. C. Daily News-The Tsung- Victoria Blanche. The whole company joined Yamen's resources of delay are absolutely in some very lively gymnastic exercises at the unequalled, and quite beyond any powers that commencement of the second part, after which Sir John Walsham may possess to baffle. When the ponderous elephants were put through their Mr. A. J. Little left Peking some two months amusing drill. Mddie. Le Blonde Harmston and ago, he was assured by the British Minister Mr. Godfrey came out strong in their difficult that the permit for the Kuling to ascend the feats of equestrianism upon two bare-backed river to Chungking was all ready, and that horses, and elicited repeated applauses. The if he went up to Ichang, he would probably ladder feat was then performed to perfection find it waiting for him there, as there was by the Japanese Kawamura and Jamekiche, only one small point unsettled, which would the young acrobat showing bis usual pluck not involve any material delay. Mr. Little and courage whilst balancing himself has gone up the river, and the Kuling is remaining bamboo of the broken ladder, forty ready to start. But at Hankow he is informed feet above the ground. Mr. George Harmaton by the British Consul there that a despatch bas varied the entertainment by a splendid act come, from the Taolai, to the effect that the Viceroy of the Hukuang has received instructions and this brought us to one of the most specta of horsemanship upon a bare-backed horse, from the Taungli Yamên to send an official to cular portions of the programme-the balancing confer with Mr. Gregory, the British dummy on a pyramid of chairs by Mr. H. Benin,an representative at Ichang, to draw up fules extraordinary feat of agility and strength com, for the regulation of the steamer's progress. bined. The fox-hunting upon two Mongolian These rules, when drawn up and the ponies concluded the show, to the undivided Tsungli Yamen must have laughed in its amusement of the audience, which though Aleese at the idea of Gregory's over arriving not numerous, was well represented, The Lions at the momentous decision involved in the task and tigers have not yet had their dout this are to be approved by the Hukuang Viceroy season, but will soon be trotted out under the

5. Committee

THE following Civil List appointments are recorded by the . & C. Express of the 9th ulto, The Earl of Onslow, K.C.M.G, to be Governor of New Zealand, on the retirement of Lieut-General Sir W. Jervols, R.E., K.C.M.G., E.B., Sir Henry Arthur Blake, K.C.M.G., Governor of Newfoundland, to be Governor of Queensland; Sir Terence O'Brien, K.C.M.G., Governor of Heligoland, to be Governor of Newfoundland Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkley, Esq. Chief Commissioner of the Seychelles Islands, to he Governor of Heligoland; William Frederick Haynes Smith, Esq., CM.G., Attorney General of British Guians, to be Governor of the Leeward Islands.

on the

cipal loan to-day amounted to 30,000, and The amount tendered for the Ashfield Muni- £16,000 being the maximum of loan, the deben: tures will be distributed pro rata.

yesterday that the European Situation required M. Goblett told the Chamber of Deputies watchfulness, but that France was now strong snough to protect itself without allies, and the Government would never provoke war for revenge. France would prove to the world that it was economising its patience as well as its power.

November 14th. is reported to have fought a great battle and The White Pasha (who still may be Stanicy signally defeated the Arab slave traffickers. towards Suakim with a victorious army of The White Pasha is reported to be marching natives.

November 15th. guet to Lords Salisbury and Hartington, at which The Irish Nonconformists have given a ban Lord Salisbury ridiculed the idea of Imperial federation.

KOREA.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Soul, November 18th, 1888. there are on a regular verge of excitement. May From Chemulpo I bear that the good people be you know, presumably you don't; but since some members of the press, especially the Japanese quill drivers, claim the privilege of not deal more, I give you credit for slso knowing, only knowing everything about Korea, but a great in your heathen Chinaland, that hitherto the Municipal Council affairs at Chemulpo, our seaport, the seaport of Seul, I mean, have been I now hear that on the 5th December the con- carried on in a provisional and unsatisfactory way. stitution of a definitive Municipal Council will take place at Chemulpo, thanks to the valuable. assistance of the foreign Ministers.

Denny, left us quite suddenly. Some people The foreign adviser of H. M. the King, Judge say he went to Japan, or may be to Shanghai, me, so I am not in a position to let you know to publish a new pamphlet. He did not tell He left per Tauruga Haru, ou, the zoth

clowns to work them.

There is a rumour here that Russia had con- cluded a very intimate treaty with this country; why not? Russian rule cannot be much worse than Korean. Ifthe Russian protectorate should be declared, very well then, we will have nihi

sis, anarchists, and dynamiters introduced too, and railway accidents; but we must have rail- we are bound to sport later on. Ways first, or at least tramways; electric railways

recently, to buy short-horned cattle, for which A gentleman from Vladivostock has been here

tended the buying of the cattle, is a former resi Korea is lamed. The gentleman who superin- dent of Shanghai, Mr. Sonnenblick.-Mercury.

Our Crémalpa correspondent evidently means Maasampo, car Chemp, while our Fissan correspondent wrote of Massim po, near his port

If appears to us that the different names given by our Chemulps correspondent, to the important rivers referred to, simply apply to the diffrent binches of a river delta, the m bouchure of which jaat the hand of the Sir Harry Packer Sound, near Fusan, in south Kor

NINGPO.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Ningpo, rat December, 1888. We in Ningpo often wonder how it is that no Shanghailanders ever come down here on a. shooting trip. Considering the nearness of this to Shangbai, the fine country in the immediate vicinity of Ningpo, and the ease with which good boats are obtainable, it does seem rather

Ningpo native house-boat, in which two or even enthusiasts ever favour us with a visit. A strange that none of the Shanghai sporting

three men could make themselves very com fortable for a week or ten days can be hired for 800 (eight hundred) cash per day with Lawdahs, is another recommendation. The chief expense so that the cheapness of an up-country trip here to a Shanghai man would be the $15 steamer ticket. This price for a sixteen bours retura trip certainly does seem exorbitant, but I sup companies (China Merchants Company and pese we must bear with it as long as the two China Navigation Company) have the monopoly of the trade without opposition.

One of our local Nimrode has announced his editor of the Shanghat Mercury as a slight Intention of sending his next good bag to the recognition of the interest taken by that gentle. strongly recommend the editor not to make any man in Ningpo sport. I would, however, alteration in existing arrangements, either with of this. his butcher or game purveyor, on the strength

Mission left on 28th ultimo for home on a well Miss Warner of the American Presbyterian

best wishes of the community. earned holiday. She takes with her the very

The Austrian Emperor refuses to meet the of im quarters. On being searched a quantity to "get," as our Yankee cousins are fond of #Ningpo: Public Garden." Some months ago

Czar until he withdraws the Russian troops from the Austrian frontier.

been lost aff Cape Negio.

The Maggie M., from London to Sydney, has

November, 16th.

I dare say you have not yet heard of the A subscription was raised for the purpose of Belore 1 forget all about it, I may just as well repting the piece of land adjoining the race Inform you that I received news from Chemulpo course and known as "Davidson's Garden," that no voting by proxy will be allowed, as is and for turfing it and laying it out in tennis being done in Shanghai, I believe; every land courts, etc, etc. This work is being pro- owner in Chemulpo is to have one vote only, I ceeded with, and we hope by, next spring to have Ceptata. Mortel, il going on..a low months) also proposed to spend some money on repairing: am told. I hear the Harbour Master in Chemulpo, the tennis courts in 'onder for playing on. It lo leave of absence during the winter to take and widening the stone path leading from the The knife with which the attack was made Mrs. Monsel, who is in delicate health, to a was an old, very much worn table knife, sharp more genial climate. By what I learn the

club to the race-course so that we may have a accounts, with the darkness, for the clumsy greatly missed, during his absence, by all who getting along rapidly, and should soon be ready work of the assailant,

be The new Customs buildings at Chinhal, are Mr. Sys states that when he put the boy out You must in no way be surprised to hearing improvement ps, and contrast to, the serl. on Sunday night, he did not bolt the door, which standing news occasionally from the Japanese Chinese building which now does duty as the have business dealings with his department. for occupation, The new house will be a strike was then metely fastened by the keylatch Prose condemning this country. The fabrications) Custom Hosso si Chinhal

and his colleague of Szechuan, They will then | fash of theit able trainer, Mr. Frame,'. The having a voice, in his selection, otherwise he | on both edges, and without handle, which energetic and obliging Harbour Master will good road by which to get to our garden.

be published for general information, and then a clowns acquilted themselves of their respective

pass will be issued to the Kuling. This obviously tasks tolerably well, and they give promise of mains a delay of several months, or practically of aycar, as the favourable season is thus frre ievably lost this year,"

affording ampler entertainment to the public. We would remind our readers that the show opens to-night at the usual hour of nine,

reiterates the statement made to Queensland as

• Lord Knutsford's despatch to Sir Arthur Blyth Tag appointment of Colonial Governors and position which precludes the local ministry from adds that the Governor of a colony occupies a

would inevitably be suspected of partiality to wards the ministry favoring the selection, and It would therefore be impossible to get a high- minded man to accepts position that was subject to the approval of the colony,