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SUPREME COURT

IN BANKRUPTCY.

August 28th, 1890.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1890.

SOCIETE FRAncaise des CHAR- BONNAGES DU TONKIN.

her to return quickly, and with this the soldiers threw one of them also into the river. But as she too was long returning be sent, one

Then the Prefect said: the same result.

An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of PIRUS and bring up food, etc., and more coolies by one, three of them after the old witch, with assaults of the Wuch'eng men. the latter were theory sasumos a certain plausibility.

{Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief the above Company was held at noon yesterday,

Justice).

at the offices, for the purpose of passing several special resolutions Mr. Bavier-Chauffour pro

ided, and the Hon. C. P: Chater, Hon. J. J. Keswick, Mesars. T. Whitehead, H. N. Mody, A. G. Morris, D. Nowrojee, M. Grote, T. I. Rose, J. Ezekiel, E. Solomon, and C. Georg (secretary) were present.

RK J. F. WEBKER,

In this matter Mr, Fraser-Smith appeared to oppose the petition for the debtor's adjudication. His lordship-I don't think you have any right to appear here as an advocate.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-I'am here as the debtor's attorney..

His lordship-Yes, you may appear as his attorney, but you can't appear as his advocate. If you want to do anything on his behalf you must appear through a solicitor.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-I think it is permitted by

the Ordinaner,

His lordship-Oh, if it is I will hear you. Mr. Ho Wysen-appear for the petitioning

creditor.

Mr. Fraser-Staith-I don't want to take up the time of the Courts of your lordship says I must instruct a solicitor 1 will ask you to adjourn the mebr. I cannot put my hand.on the section, but I certainly think I have a right to appear His lordship-You don't appear as a creditor?

actually the largest creditor of the estate.

as the debtor's attorney..

oppose the petition.

calion.

His lordship-I think I had better adjourn this, so that you can engage a solicitor.

Mr. Ho Wyson objected, as some of the pro- perty might be lost, and the petitioner had no means of ascertaining the amounts of the book dchts.

The Deputy Registrar-1 understand that there are some fees due to Mr. Webber and they want to collect then.

His lordship-Your proper course is to apply for an order for the books to be given up,

The Chairman, according to French form, announced that the shareholders present represented 6,100 shares, value 3,095,000 francs, and equal to 205 votes. The two principal shareholders--Mr. Chater and Mr. Mody-Wero invited to act as scrutineers, and Mr. Grote as secretary. He then said.—

The reason this meeting has been convened is to submit to your approval a scheme to authorise the issue of debentures to the amount of $600,0:0, in 6,000 debentures of one hundred dollars each,, Haiphong currency, which loan will bear interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum and be secured by the hypothecation of the property of the Company. At our last meeting on the 31st May, we drew your atten- tion to the fact of our capital having been exhausted, and we informed you that your Directors were already considering the means of meeting the requirements of the Company for

upon the Company a liability which will only be temporary. The extreme limit for the reim.

your board to anticipate such reimbursements and to such amount as they may think fit from the 30th September 1891. I now have the pleasure to submit to your approval the following resolution:-

This extraordinary general meeting of shareholders authorises the issue of 6,000 Debentures of 100 dollars each, Haiphong currency, at par, bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, to be paid off within six years from the 30th September, 1890. The meeting leaves it to the discretion of the Board of Directors to fix the dates of such issues and their respective amounts. The Board of Directors to have the option of paying off part or whole of the above loan at any time His lordship thought that in that case an

between the 30th September 1891 and the 30th ander was not necessary, and adjourned the September 1896 by giving three months notice matter for a week.

in the local press of Haiphong and Hongkong of their intention so to do by way of drawings."

Mr. Fraser-Smith said that he had the books, but would readily follow his lordship's direction as to giving them up.

September 2nd.

A BUSTED CONTRACTOR,

Mr. Hastings applied, on behalf of Su Chee, for an adjudication order. He said that the debtor was in partnership with others, in the Wing Hing Loong shop, 35 Hollywood Road. His schedule showed debts amounting to $6,447, nearly all due from the partnership, and his assets included, debts $4,10g-nearly all of which were good-and $100 worth of bricks and mortar. Probably the creditors would get so per

cent.

There was no opposition; and the order was granted.

A BANKRUPT BROKER.

Mr. Reece, on behalf of a creditor, applied for the adjudication of Leung Po, a broker, as bankrupt. The debt amounted to $376, and the act of bankruptcy was in the debtor "cutting his lucky" in July.

Mr. Chaler seconded, and it was agreed to. The Chairman next proposed "That this extraordinary general meeting of shareholders authorises the hypothecation of the mines and the property belonging to the Company as guarantee of the loan agreed upon, and gives full power to M. Bavier Chauffour, managing director of the Company, to pass and sign any acts or deeds necessary to that effect,"

Mr. Keswick seconded, and the motion was carried.

The Chainman then proposed a number of modifications of the Articles of Association, as recommended by the directors. The first was to transfer the registered head office from Haiphong to Hongay; the next altered the status of delegate directors; the third reduced the time for sending a copy of the Commissioners' report to France from forty days before the meeting to twenty. for convenience, and a similar change was made in the length of public notice of such meeting, The changes were all agreed to unanimously, and the proceedings then termi- nated.

of my shirt, and keeping our head tracker, Suntul, a most excellent man and sportsman, with us, I despatched the other three to find

to carry F. into camp This was about 12.45, we had each had a cup of rocca in the monir g. These are women and cannot speak properly. but nothing sold since the night before; we May I trouble the Superintendent of Police to had no biscuits with us; there was no water

go into the river and explain matters clearly to and I had nearly half a bottle of whiskey in my the Earl." When this officer was about to

rain flask. About a Suntul, sald it was going to and made a shelter of palm leaves, under which make excuses the Prefect sternly said: "Go at once and come back to let us know what the we made a move and sat down to wait for the Earl says. Immediately the soldiers on the coolics, whom I expected about 4. We had a right and the left, without letting him speak, heavy thunderstorm, which was most lucky, at P. threw him also into the river. had a raging thirst and we were able to get him

All the onlookers put out their tongues in terror. The Prefect stood looking at the river water. It did not last long, and there was nothing for him to drink. The coolies did not

most earnestly for about two hours without say appear till to a.m. the following morning. The ing a word. Then he turned round and said: horrors of that night in jungle without water,

"The Superintendent of Police is too old; we and P. asking for it all the time, are more than

must get his sub-officer and the country chiefs." I can attempt to describe, to you. About 7 a.m.

These were so frightened their faces became Suntal found water, and we were able to keep P.

black with fear, perspiration ran down their well supplied after that. Coolies brought food, cheeks and ahoulders. They all fell down on their knees, and knocked their heads but nothing P. could touch except a little cold gravy and some brandy. We made a litter and against the ground so that the blood covered started at 11 to carry hima 6 miles to the river their faces, and would not get up from their Four men in front cut the way and we got knees. The Govenor then said: "Wait a little," through well, considering all things, in 4 houAll the people trembled with tear. After a Then down stream for of an hour till I found a suitable spot for a camp and was able, about pause he said: "The water flows along and never returns. Where is the Earl, who destroys 29 hours after the accident, to wash P.'s

the people's daughters? Your sin is great, wounds. Following morning at daylight I sent and

you should give life for life." Then one prau up stream with letter to Lister there, all the people fell on their knees, knocked and another down to Hall at Tamplia, asking their heads against the ground and said: who deceived us, not these men." The Pre-

RIVER.

the wards of the old witch to them for wives. Thus ended witchcraft there. The people have made the Prefect immortal by their songs of praise, to him.-Chinese Times.

THE FLOODS IN WESTERN SHANTUNG.

KOREAN NOTES.

Seoul, August 18th.' H.B.M's Consul-General, Mr. W. C. Hillier, turned on the 4th inst. from a trip to Port Hamilton and Fusan, caused evidently by the senseless rumeurs of Russian, and American Interference in the affairs of the peninsular Kingdom.

We are advised by telegraph of the appoint- ment by the Holy See of Monseigneur Mutel as Charles Matel. born in 1854, came to Koren as years in the Far East, returned to France to fill the position of Director of the Seminary des Missions Entrangeres at Paris, a post, he now quits to take up more important functions in

The intensity of the summer heat has caused much fllness this year amongst foreigners rest- lent in Korea.

A few days ago Mr. O. N. Denny hauled down his Korean flag the cause of so much comment --and removed his flagstaff in obedience to the command of the Korean Governments

The continued ill-health of U.S. Minister, Mr. A. Heard, causes him to leave to-day on a short trip to Chefon. During his absence the Legation will be in charge of the missionary- medico-diplomat and hospital and palace cham- Pan, H. N. Allen. Great Korea seems rather an unhealthy place for Americans just at present. -Chinese Times.

NAGASAKI,

27th August, 1890.

The Norwegiansteamer Norden, Capt. Neilsen, well known on this casst, arrived from Wladi vostock yesterday, under charter, we believe, to the Mitsul Bassan Kaisha, to again run between Kuchinoisu and Hongkong.

A new road to Tomachi, which will be travers- able by jinribika, will shortly be commenced, the expense of making which will be partly defrayed by the inhabitants of Tomachi village, and partly by a subsidy from the local Govera ment. The route to be taken by the new rond has already been surveyed by the Government

surveyor, 16, WA

When intelligence was given this year of the fiver, and of the larger escape pipes of the threatened gap, the Enhsien men rushed in Grand Canal. As there are fish several inchos thousands to protect their bank against the long in the lakes outsite our large gate, this The effect of all this upon the average of too few to une force, but they tried guile, with what must have seemed to them signal success. the crops, can not yet be foreseen, but the It is reported that when the Enbsien men arrived, | special result in limited districts must be great there was among them no organisation of misery. It is remembered with dismay that any kind, each caring for his own interests. in the great flood of 1813, the region under The Wuch'eng party hired eight men, all the bank was flooded more or less for six years, practiced in athletics, and therefore able and most of the population became refugees to to defend themselves if attacked. These eight more favoured districts. The floods are generally. men were hired to go over the bank and mingle followed in the succeeding season by a plague of grasshoppers, which it is firmly believed, are with the Enbsien villagers, watching for an opportunity to serve the interests of their own developed from the spawn of the fish1 The tide. During the forenoon they worked with Chinese are never logical, and are frequently the Enhsien men to strengthen the bank, but at incurious and stolld, but when they do under- noon, when the latter retired to cat their lunch, take to give reasons for phenomenn the causes these eight mea remarked that they would stay of which are unknown, it will go hard hat they and work a little longer, while the others ate will succeed in the attempt.-N. C. Daily News. their meal. (This, of Itself, ought to have excited immediate suspicion, as it is believed that their is no record of any such bond fide action in any part of Chinese history). As soon 4s the Enhsien men were gone, the eight spies proceeded to cut the bank which they had just been mending, and the first that was known by the Eabsien party was a stream of water pouring through the gap. Perceiving, too late, the trap into which they had fallen, the thousands of En. hsien labourers rushed to seize the eight, who all escaped, however, through the waters, to their own side, with the exception of one man, who' the continuation of the work. We have since i ar doctors.. I had a house built over P., the True O Prefect, but it was the Witch wounded by a gun. He was taken to the Apostolic Vicar of Korea. Monseigneur Gustave

was captured, and according to report was arrived at the conclusion that the most suitable kajang ahed in which we were, and waited for

magistrate of Enhsien, and is at present in jail. Mr. Friser-Smith-Net to-day, but I am and practical way to meet our wants would besistance. Washed wounds twice daily and fect said: "The Witch is dead. If here- For this service, it is said that the Wuch'eng missionary in 1877, and after spending eight

the eight men fifty thousand to raise the money required by way of a loan, and His lordship-I think that as a creditor you mortgage the property, which will gradually kept P. going with soup, eggs, and lime juice after one says that the Earl wants a wife he party agreed to

had to about seventeen, tacks, with us, and when 3 days after the accident we river to consult with the Earl." He commanded with the characteristic Chinese proviso, "no got our stores up from our head-quarters, plenty the officers and country, chiefs to refund all the responsibility whether death resulted or not " Mr. Fraser-Smith-Well, I will not do that at {bursement has been fixed at six years, from 30th of carbolic acid, with which i wasked the wounds. money falsely appropriated to the people, and (þú kúan'ssu kuo). As soon as it was seen that Seoul.. present, but I think this is a most unfair appli-

waiting days and bearing nothing about doctor, we decided to go up stream

to repair the mischtel (which, however, may and make our way here. Left camp at 5

have been impossible) or even consulting about the matter, the Eatsien villagers straggled off The 13th inst. H.E. Yuen celebrated the Chi. Pm. 2nd August in large covered prau, and

to their homes to see what would be the eff:ct

nese Emperor's birthday in the usual manner, there. As soon as they were all gone, the breach and in the evening entertained the corps travelled four hours. Tied up for the night and started again at daylight. At 2.30 p.m. met

would doubtless be expanded to the utmost diplomatique at dinner, all the Chinese mer- apothecary from Tamplin coming down stream to meet us, who, after examining P. said he

by the Wuch'eng villagers, and the resultants in Seoul brilliantly illuminating their is that a vast torrent of water has been steadily s'iops and residences in the evening. considered him in a wonderfully good state,

pouring in upon the great flat, which contains a considering. He dressed wounds again, using

hundred and eight villages. There is good iodoform, which I had, but had not used. We

16th July, 1890, travelled till dark and after some difficulty

evidence that nothing effectual has been done go on when Mention was made in these columns some toward stopping the river breach at Wuch'eng arranged with Malays to moon role. Left 1.30 am. and arrived

days ago, of two breaks in the Grand Canal the south gate of which is so awry that its in Jumpol, to miles from here, at 6 am. 4th. After which took place during the second week in danger of falling. A few days after the events keeping us waiting some hours police corporal July, one of them being just at the south suburb mentioned, the district magistrate of Enbsien reported that we could not procure coolies, and of the city of Wuch'eng, and the other below went to Wuch'eng to see his neighbour of that we had to stay all day in the police station, Techou. They were remarkable for the season district, and various rumours are afloat as to a fairly comfortable house, sending on to Lister of the year in which they took place, the time what was said at the interview. It is reported to warn him of our arrival and ask for men. being within the fifth moon, when such catas- that the former cited the proverbial philosophy About 3.30 Dr. Hand from Malacca turned up, trophes are almost wholly unknowa. It is also of his country in the phrase, "When water and his arrival had a very good effect, P. having

a strange and thus far an unexplained circum- comes, stop it with earth; when rebels conie, stop known him at home. For the first time the

stadce, that these breaks took place when the them with troops; " to which the other replied wounds were properly, washed out and syringed, Canal was only half full of water, an occurrence with the equally conclusive aphorism, "Let water and found in a very good condition, and free which, so far as we can learn, is wholly unpre-take its course," (jen shui tau liu). Each of from smell Left Jumpol 8 am. yesterday and cedented. This fact has given rise to all sorts these principles is at different times acted upon took 3 hours to do the to miles; blazing sun and

of rumours that the breaks were made by by the Chinese authorities, so that cach may can explain to whose claim to have law and precedent on its side. rough track Kept P. up with champagne, eggs, design, though no one and brandy. From here we are making our way interest it could be to have them occur. The The result is the chaos of confleting interests facts connected with the break near Wuch'eng which we now witness whenever a flood threatens. down to Singapore, via Malacca.

when apprehended in all their bearings, are n The great flat is subdivided by leaser banks, kind of window which lets in a great deal of light which in past times have been thrown up in | MARRIAGE OF THE EARL OF THE upon the relation of the local government to the different directions to prevent a partial inunda people of China and upon the relation of these tion from becoming a general one. Whenever people to one another. In order to understand the use of such division banks becomes apparent, the circumstances, a few words of explanation the same phenomena exhibited at the main bank A few centuries before Christ, at Yeh, there are necessary with regard to the topography are exhibited also at the lesser ones. Those was a Prefect whose name was Pao Shi-men, the country. The Grand Canal is an artificial who live on the side which is higher are deter- When he arrived at his post he found the place water-way extending from Hangchow in the mined to raise the bank, those on the opposite desolate and almost deserted. He called the Chekiang province, to the city of Linch'ingchon side are resolved to cut it, and the invariable Elders and asked what was the cause of this. in Shantung, At this point the canal enters the issue is a series of fights, in which the bank is The cause is the marriage of the Earl of the Wei river, although the latter is ordinarily called ultimately cut, as it is always easier to destroy, Eati of the River. The Prefect said: "This by the Chinese the Imperial river (Yi ho), or the than to preserve. Ifdue measures had been taken is a strange thing indeed. How does the Earl Grain Transporting river (Yin-liang ho), through-by the district magistrates in advance, proclama get married? You may tell all freely to me," out all its course to Tientsin. The general course tions posted, and a small body of sdy fifty soldiers They then said: "The River Chang comes of this stream to the sea, through the province of camped at the bank, by the Enhsien official, it from Ku Yen and passes Sha Chieng towards Shantung" and Chibli, is from south-south-west is thought that all this irregular and wasteful the cast. Where it passes our place it is called to north-north-east. On the right bank of the skirmishing might have been wholly prevented, river Chang. The Earl of the River is the river, beginning at a point near Techou in north and the ill will also, which is certain to reauit in

Whilst getting under weigh, about 3 p.m. on God of the river. The God is fond of beautiful western Shantung, runs a bank having a general similar fights and disasters in generations to women, and requires a new wife every year. If direction parallel to that of the river bank, vary. come. But each efficial thinks that he has Friday last, the Norddeutscher Lloyd's steamship one is chosen for him then he will protect and ing from a few fi, to a width of sixty It, or even enough to do to attend to the countless de fadto the reef which runs out some distance into the

General Werder had "the misfortune to get on- grant them an abundant harvest and suitable more. This bank crosses the real Canal at ills which are forced upon his attention, without

bay, just below the Mitsu Bishi Co.'s Dock at rains. If not, the God becomes angry, floods Linching, and runs south-westerly parallel with going out of his way to prevent others which the land and drowns the people," The Prefect the river, being lost sight of in a distant part of may not come until he has been transferred to Tatogami. She was scarcely moving through asked: "Who are the leaders in this matter ?" Honan. The land between the river and this some better post. Thus in all departments of the the water at the time, and was, we believe, not The Elders replied: "The witch of this city, bank is much lower than that to the right of the government, "laissez faire" is the real ruler of damaged'; but as the tide was falling she could and being afraid of Asods we dare not disobey, bank, and forms indeed a depression as if it had China. To increase the miseries of the poor not be got off again until about 9 p.m. the same Every year the country chiefs and Super- once been the bed of a great lake. The bank people, victims of circumstances, and of such an night, when she at once proceeded on her intendent of Police and the witch raise is evidently very ancient, and all trustworthy absence of system, there have been again many

MACHI-NAN FU. fabulous sums of money. They spend hun- traditions as to its origin are lost. One unusually heavy rains, which, added to all that dreds of thousands of twels on the marriage of the tales in popular currency is that want before, have made this part of the province of the Earl of the River and the rest, they this is a relic of the late Chin Shih-huang, a wilderness of water. The village in which

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT), divide among themselve." The Prefect asked the same who abolished the feudal system, these lines are written is at this moment sur-

August 11th, 1890. "Do the people allow tbir to go on without unified China, burnt the books, pitted the rounded with an unbroken sheet of water, flowing

The excellent Leader that appeared in 'yeur For this suicidal policy of owners, the Chair

protest!" The Elders replied: "The witch scholars, (Fen thu Kang ju) and built the with a strong current, and for the past two days man said, the officers should not coatings to

attends to prayers to the Earl. The Superin- Great Wall. These several achievements are steadily rising, a part of the time at the rate of suffer any longer, and therefore, taking all the

tendent of Police and the sub-officers go about enough for any one emperor, without aspiring to an inch an hour. Thick earthen ramparts and columns some weeks lace on the missionary circumstances into consideration, the officers

to get money, and as it is for the public good construct a bank the uses of which are difficult heavy gates are melted down by its destructive troubles at this place represented the situation had no other course open to them but that

they do it gladly. There is another trouble. to comprehend. To the modern and non- coarse, and the foreign hospital is in danger of very well at that time. We understand, however, which they had adopted-a general strike.

In the spring at sowing time the witch goes inquisitive Chinese it is sufficient to remark in a being put in soak. Yet, all this might at any that the Americans are not to be left to them As to the demands of the shipowners that

round the country everywhere in search of a nonchalant way that it was built to keep out the time be stopped at once, by letting the unwonted selves, but that the Home Government has taken 'the officers should sever their connection

floods down into the "under-the-bank region, up the matter, and that in all probability there bride. If there be any ane that looks at all Yellow River on the south, and the Tartars on with the Federal Trades Union, it was arbitrary.

well then she says she should become the wife the north. However this may be, the region which is already flooded, as above described. But will soon be vigorous action by the U.S.Minister, in the extreme, and an insult not only to the

Those unwilling have to buy enclosed constitutes a great depression, thickly such a disposition of, the waters would not fult and some desirable result here. How to stir ap Officers' Association but also to all the trades

their freedom by mach money and get her sown with villages, and in case of a break of the villages on the edge of the bank, although the dilatory Chinese officials is a problem for unions throughout Australasia, There could

to go elsewhere. But the poor have no help the Yunliang river, is Hlable to destructive their land is certain in any event to be faintly, every one of the Legations, in these modera therefore be little wonder that the other unions

bot to give up their daughters. The witch sets inundation. The variations of level within this swamped within forty-eight hours, and a little days of peace; to consider, ne sale of hout han The Governor returned to the city yesterday, had full sympathy with the officers who had

up a great Palace on the backs of the river,

district (which is locally known as Under-the-more water would make no difference. They gone out" on strike and thereby paralyzed trade.

spreads it with carpets and hangs it with Bank) are so great, that some of the villages have closed all the avenues of escape, acting hot and is complaining of not feeling well. The two The Chairman then announced that during

curtains. The Bride is bathed and dressed in may be wholly drowned out, while those soon the maxim, "let water take i's course," but officials of the rank of Tantal in special charge the current month there would be a conference Taking a different direction we had only gone bridal array and lives in the Palace. Then a lucky fortunate as to be a little higher suffer no upen the rival aphorisa,when water comes of sections of the river have bean degraded at Liverpool between the representatives of the a few bundred yards when we found we were day is chosen. A boat of reeds is made, and on damage. In every year of more than the stop it with earth! Their village is a large temporarily, while the status of the Governor is Union of Ship-masters and Officers of Great right on the top of the elephant, P. took the four-

that day she enters this boat, and after floating average rainfall, this unfortunate region is liable one, and ours is small. There is a vivid recolles regarded as Recertala. There are rumours that 'Britain and the Shipowners Association, bore, and I a double twelve, and in a few

for some few miles sinks. The people deplore to flood. Those villages which are situated "antion of a similar state of things thirty years ago, the river has broken in other places in the when reforms in the condition of those minutes we were in sight of him feeding AWAY

this expense, and are in dread of their daughters the bank" when the water is high, with the when our village cut the dyke, and was prose northers embankment, but nothing definite can to the sea in ships," from us; P, was to have the first shot. The being chosen for the Earl of the River, therefore floods to drain down to the flats below. This cuted at law, lost its case, and had to apologise be teamed here. For a while the report has prevailed that the river had broken a great gap who "go down including the establishment of a system of three beast went zigzaging about, pulling down a

they send them secretly away, and that is watches to be strictly maintained on board branch here and there, and once I think I this city is so empty and desplate." The the villages which are situated on the edge of ] by expensive theatricals. Warned by this caper. Shansi,' as three years ago in Honan, but I

the bank, most of the land belonging to which rience, our village will neither try to let the water all British ships of over 300 tons register, as could have shot him, while I stopped for a fect asked: "Did you ever have floods here is "below the bank" are resolved to prevent. auf, nor to stop its arrival, which last could have Imagine it is more the wish of the people in

Shaalong than the actual fact.be also an increase of pay, would be deliberated minute thinking the beast was coming back As we sacrisce a bride annually we have The result is not infrequently fights and lawsuits been done by two hours work of a few men

urged members to me, on and I lost sight

not offended the Earl of the up, mi called a road by which The last two weeks have been clent and hot, steadlast in the cause, use their influence to minute after there was a crash and a terrific city is both high and far from the river. We on the sight bank of the Canal, is wholly within this water is distributed in all directions. To enrol more officers in all parts of the Orient, and trumpeting I knew the beast had winded as, often have drougbla" The Prefect said: "A the low region, and cighteen of the villages dam it up would be to incur the hostility of those await the result of the movements in other parts and stopped for P, to fire before I expected the the god is protecting you, when you give the which it governs are in very low and exposed villages which would thus be more deeply of the world with that patience which had brute would bolt. P. called out to me by same, bride I want to come and send her too and pray place. Adjoining them on the south-east, is the drowned, all of which are impressed with the hitherto marked British officers sailing out of but in an ordinary tone of voice, and believing for you. When the time came the Elders district of Hals-chin, to the north-east that correctness of the axiom, let water take its

it to be merely a caution, and that perhaps he informed the Prefect. He put on his best robes of Eahsien. At this point lies the old bed of course. Our village is connected with near Hongkong as the most loyal and forbearing of mer under, occasionally, very trying circum- meant the elephant was coming my way, I did and went in person to the river side. All the Sandy River" which is probably one of all the familles in the nearest of these hall the Superintendent of Police, and the the numerous depressions through which the drowned villages, by a tangle of marriago British officer in Eastern Seas had shown him- "Help." The Malays and I shouted, out; an

district chiefs self to be possessed of in no small degree, and other crash through the jungle, and the elephant, as well is the people from all quarters far and emptied themselves. The situation of Wa ensue are mere dreaded than the water, so be felt sure that the day could not be very fara smail, one with tusks not more than 2 or 21 wide. There were altogether many thousands of cheng is a very bad one, from an engineering nothing is done. Other villages, beyond ours, distant when the grievances of officers in this part feet long, was standing in the open before me at spectators, The Superintendent of Police and the point of view, for the river, coming round a sharp do not, however, take this view of the case, and of the world would meet with the just consideration about 25 paces. I gave him both barrels and I leaders led the Chief Witch before the Prefect bend, is peculiarly liable to burst its banks at bave stopped all the roads, aptly called read of both owners and legislators, Patient persever believe wounded bios badly, but, have had no Her manners were extremely arrogant. She was this place. This must have happened many gutters, and being thus caught in a pocket are ance in well-doing was sil that was needed for opportunities of finding out. Iat once ran up to attended by over twenty young witches richly times in past ages, and before the present instance left to soak, until the water subsides, which will the present; but a few days, at the outside a few who was not more than 20 yards distant, dressed with silks and ornaments all perfumed. has apparently occurred twice during the present not be for at least a month, even if the water short weeks, would determine the question though out of sight, and found him lying under The Prefect said May-1. trouble you, the century Upon one of these occasions, the does not rise higher, and to more heavy rains whether or not officers of British ships were to a tree, white as a sheet, with a lot of blood Chief Witch, to let me see the Bride of the Eari historical details of which are not now, clearly follow (both very uncertain conditions, as we are only one-third through the sixth moon), be mere slaves. Britons boasted of their rights, coming from his left leg. I gave him whiskey of the River ?" The old Witch ordered one of remembered, the Exhalen people succeeded in

In a perfectly fat country, It is a matter of their freedom, their privileges; but that it was and since then have gathered the following par her maids to fetch her. The Prefect saw her getting the sight granted officially, to make a neither a right nor a privilega for officers to ticulars:-

new clothes and stockings, but observed that she bank across this sandy river, thus waving their

An old course of the Yellow River not, have but four hours below, at scain

coms the viaduct through which the foods which to sleep, to eat, to smoke and to and pulled, but the cartridge missed fire; elephant said to the Chief Witch and to the Superinten, which has made endless trouble to those on both write up their logs, there should be no doubt, at once charged; he looked round for and gang dent of Police: The Earl of the River is a sides of it. Five years ago, although the Canal are destributed, rising if they come to the either amongst owners or legislators. That it bearer not there; reloaded, and saying to him. noble God. If the bride is not beautiful she did not actually break, a great amount of water"highway" from Tientsin to the south, which was neither a right or a privilege, in the true self, one shot for life, waited till the elephant won't do for him. This Bride is commons we washed over the banks at this point, and this, being lower than any other part of the country sense of those words, to be obliged to labour on was within y yards, when gun missed fire again will select a better one for him. May I trouble united with the phenomenally heavy rains, acts as a perfect, canal. The country abousar board ship on Sunday when in port, also went got behind a tree and as elephant came round the Chief Witch to go and report this from me inundated the eighteen villages of Wuchong in the deep cpls, Just mentioned without the saying. It was, in fine, a disgrace struck him over the head with rides left tank to the Earl of the River With this he ordered The villagers of the latter, undertook to cut roads, and as no pro Dot laineria to our boasted civilization-a disgrace with caught him on left upper thigh and spun him his soldiers to throw the Chief Witch into the through the bank, so as to let out the water ever stops these up, no matter whi which be, the speaker, had often been taunted round; elephant then, drove tusk clean through river. At this all changed their countenances upon Enhalen land. A large number of of the flood, each one of them da forn by intelligent Chinese and Indians. Man left thigh, luckily outside bone, right task cut- and wote very much alarmed. The Prefect sat villages from the latter district, were guarding small canal to facilitate the distribution of

With the announcement that next Tuesday ting his head lightly over right eat, nodallent for a long time and then said: "The the bank, and the result was a serious, battle, pow. By this judicious means, devastation the President (Capt. S. Ashton) would, in all attempted to crush him, which P. prevented by Old Witch is incapable of managing this busi-and the loss of several lives. The chronic and ruin are blooght within the reach probability, favour the members with his welcome hanging on to right tusk Then, I imagine, our nose. She has gone to the river this long time hostility between the men of thess adjacent poorest village, and the richest of them presence, and a cordial vote of thanks to the shoots frightened the beast and he flung P. away and has nos, returned with any reply. Let one districts was bitterly aggravated by the Jong expect to escape. A report is in circulation that

part of the floods came from the Cho Wer Chairman, the meeting closed.

and bolted. I bandaged wounds up with stripe of her young witches go after her and told protected lawsuits which resulted,

Order granted, with protection.

BRITISH 'MERÇANTILE MARINE OFFICERS ÁSSOCIATION,

At an ordinary meeting ofthe British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association, held at the Marine Hotel last night (2nd instant), it was unanimously decided that the alleged grounds apon which the shipowners of Australia had refused to accede to the demands of the Mercantile Marine officers-namely, that owing to competition in the coasting and inter colonial trade they were running their steamers at a loss, even under existing circumstances, was 'an absolutely ridiculous defence, seeing that the competition complained of by them was owing to their folly in not amalgamating with a view to keeping up freights.

THE ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN

1. PATERSON.

Lieut. Sutherland, writing to Major Hannay from Negri Sembilan, under date 6th ulto, sends the following details of the accident to Captain Paterson, which appear in the Regimental

News:-

Dear Majors-I have this morning sent a telegram to Malacca, to be wired on to you, informing you of an accident to Captain Pater- son, which no doubt you will receive all right. The news, much exaggerated, is all over the country here, and I thought it as well to wire in case somebody else, thinking it a good para, for Hongkong papers, might wire it up from Singapore. The Colonial Surgeon, who look my telegram down, knows Paterson's people and will write to his father by first mail; as there is no danger we have not considered it necessary to telegraph. As regards the accident, the circum- stances are briefly as follows :-

At 6 am. on the 27th July, we left our tem- porary camp to go down strearh, on our way back to our head-quarters, about 25 miles off. After three hours' paddling we found elephant tracks that morning, which we at once started to follow up. We halted after three hours' hard

walking, and as we did not appear to be catching up the elephant, decided to make our way back to our praus and breakfast.

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The NYK, steamer Miiks Maru arrived here on Sunday last, and will leave again in a few days for Hongkong with a full cargo of coal From that port she will, we hear, proceed with a cargo of sugar to Australia. The night before her departure from Yokohame, her second officer, Mr.). C. Baines, fell overboard from a sampan, and was unfortunately downed.

until two days since, when a slight rain occured that has cooled the atmosphere,

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The new Treasurer, Fu Juc, has returned from his visit to Peking to have audience with the Emperor. The new Judge has not yet appeared.

The city is quiet. The country is suffering, ➡ NC. Dafly News

stances. Patience was a vituo which the not answer. A second later there was a cry of city offices and village leaders were all present, waters of the Yellow, River have in former days | alliances, and the ill-will and lawsuits sure; to ; **

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