FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1084, 4 February 1879, Page 7

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

B P f-.ES.-i AOBSCT COBBBBPOSDKST.) fl Hung Koxg, December 7. fl? cl)i>'Jg P * s noticeable * a tne frieght flket from tue u^ state wuicn btls *' een s0 ), m <T. In fact, considering that Kuisber of Uwengaged vessels (71) in H. i s unusually large, while the demand ■touu*g e appears to have subsided aUoK e r for ' time, the prospects for sailing ar , cv «n worse than before! The Bis-, iarque Hotspur, Captain Shaw, ■ ken ctovtered to load for Sydney, for ■jcli she receives £700 in full. Where w every P 1 ' 08 !*^ of a heavy ■L cn ,p in tli© south. The Formosa sugar ■aery has been started at Whaka, MIL by a company, with a capital of BL Japanese authorities are about to Kblisli a porcelain manufactory in the Eou of Hiogo Ken as an experiment, in Her to make convict labour remuneraHrfae Chinese Government ordered the Hssian subjects to lesve Kashgar. The BJmeer of Kashgar has joined the ■ssianarmy. *> . Hue 74th Highlanders are ordered from K. Kong to Singapore, and the 27th v^Rljmeiit is ordered to relieve the 28th, Hr at Singapore. It will probably come ■ to Hong Kong. . ■Further subscriptions have been rCT■ved for the China Famine Relief Fund, ■eluding £311,562 from Melbourne with K e smaller sums, bringing the total ■ount up to £19,100,547, ot which total ■balance of £399,023 remains iv the ■nds of the Treasurer. ■We understand (says the ' Daily Press') ordinance will shortly be sent out from* Borne for adoption by the Legislative ■ouncil, providing that European prisoners to penal servitude may be seat Home to undergo their sentences in one ■ t h e penal establishments in England. ■artmoor would probably be the gaol ■o^en. An Act of Parliament is being to enable the down colonies to Hlopt this course of dealing with their ■uropeau criminals. ■■The result of tbe boring operations ■bar T tuitu are re| oited to be satisfactory. of 2 LGft. has been reached: Three JBamß of coal were struck — lft , 2ft., and thick. Ihe coal is said to be equal to ■Welsh coal. mm jj i s fc tated that the Japanese Governflient replied to representations of Chinese Hlinis'.ers ac Tokio relative to the right of ■>vereignry exercised by Japan over the ■olockoi islands by a decided repulse, fll'he prevaiei.ee of dysentry and the reinor'.Hiity as well as among the flhinese -a Tienshin is something dreadful. fl Then has been a change for the better Hi the weather during the last few days, flrhich m;iy *how its beneficial effects upon ■)e general health of the place. It has |fl&en really the most trying season, suoiBner and fall, that I have known, that is An fifteen and a half years residence here. ■ From Shautnng border —a part of the flamine field where relief was given last flwinter— 1 have letters saying that the flnortality is quite as bad as during the Krorst times last spring. Typhus has been ■doing a sad work of desolation, and now ■pith the change of the season, dysentry is flvery much to be feared. To add to the flmißerj of many of the poor, the canal has ■burst its bank, and a large tract of country ■is inundated. This seems to have been ■the effects of very sudden rise of some 15 ■feet in its wateis. lam happy to be able ■to say that the water is now falling. It is flto be hoped that the breach in the bank Bmay soon be stopped. ■ Cantow, November 10. fl At about 3 this morning a fire broke Bout in Ming Yultz street, at the rear of B Messrs Russell and Co.'s. The conflageraBtion quickly spread to the neighbouring H streets, and was not extingaished till 11 30 B ftm * It broke out again in the evening B ahd lasted till midnight. Over 300 houses B top shops were destroyed. B November 30. B Robberies continue to be prevalent. On B the night of the 21st a money changer's B shop in the western suburb was broken inB to, and about £600 carried off. No reB eistance was made by the terrified inmates, B and the burglars got clear off. B Pirates on the river flourish as much as B burglars on land. On the night of the 29th inst, a passenger boat on the way from Chung Chow to Canton was boarded by a pirate, who took everything of value, induuing even the clothes of tbe passengers The matter has been reported to the authorities. Some notorious robbers and kidnappera have been lately captured by the soldiers, who seem for some reason or other more energetically on the alert than is their wont. The other day a man was caught oa board one of the steamers in the act of stealing luggage belonging to one of the passengers, and received lynching on the spot, being most unmercifully pounded by a number of men before he was released A great disturbance took place in the A mat Theatre, in the "Western suburb, a few days back. A theatrical performance held to celebrate the birthday of a certain deity came to what tbe spectators considered a premature conclusion, and as expressive of their opinion on the subject they threw stoneß on to the stage. The actors became incensed, and recriminations and theu blows followed. One of the spectators received a bad wound, and the row was only ended on the mediation of a Committee, by whose aid the dispute was settled, the actors agreeing to repeat *ac performance. Notice has been issued for the information of the public stating that two or three i ; ■cow of hoys and girls had been rescued' , from notorious kidnappers, who had stolen *»id taken thW to their houses A. notice calls upon persons who have lost children

to attend and see ;if they can recognise them anv>r-g those recovered. A peii ion has been presented to the Governor, praying him to have more lejief granaries established as a precaution agninst future distress from scarcity. The petitioa has been complied with.

On the night on the 24ih instant a band of about 30 robbers attacked a, clothing shop at Honan. On the alarm bejng given, the neighbors turned out to the assistance of the fehop people, and the robbers were beaten off, but not before they had killed two of ths neighbors. .Disturbances have broken oufc in Harman between the Hakakaß and the mandarins. The dispute is supposed to have arisen about some land, which the Hakakas re^ quire in consequence of the increase of their number. As their claim has been refused, they have risen i a the western parts of the island, and have committed, it is said, dreadful atrocities on men, women, and children. Their numbers are said to amount to several thousand, and a Chinese l'uroor has it that they are marching steadily eastward, and intend to attack Kung Chow, the chief city of the island, distant only a few miles from Haihow. The Hakakas in Hainu came from some part of Kwangtun some twelve •years ago, in consequence of constant feuds between them and the natives. They either migrated of their own accord or were offered land by the mandarins. They have now increased to such an ex~ tent that the land allotted to them has become insufficient for their maintenance, and they require more. Hence the rising. It appears that Lingbng Choi was lately Acting Brigadier-General in Lunchorfou, the capital of Kwengsai, a large and populous city, and he was an expectant Major« General. On the expiration a short time back of his term of office as Acting Brigadier-General, Lingong Choi vacated the post, and at the same time applied for further official employment, expectiug no doubt to be made MajorGeneral. His application for some reason or other seems not to have been entertained, and exasperated at what he considered a slight, he has turned rebel. Possessed of a very large property, he loss littie time in realising its value »n money, iv order to carry out his .-chimes Last month, under the pretence that he had received instructions to collect sold ers and take the offensive against Annana, he sugCfeded in raising sever. l thousand troops, which f rce increased daily. A number uf tobbers joined, and these unruly followers have plundered several towr.s they have passed through. This element of bis army as likely to prove hi? weak point, and ultimately their depivdatious will set all those [.ossessed of property against him. Meanwhile, the insu> gents ai'e spreading consternation throughout Kwangso. H.e is now reported by the Cantonese to be at the head of 100,000 men. He is at present on the frontier of Tonquin, where it is expected he will be reinforced by the border outlaws, who number several thousand, and are daring desperadoes, whose trade is rapine and pillage. He has his family with him. A Chinese merchant in this port received a letter from the representative of his firm in Tonquin, desiring him to cease sending goods thither, as Lingong Choi and his troops are en the f( oretier, and it is reported he intends to proceed to the capital At present, no sti'angeris allowed to enter Tonquin, for fear of spies being admitted. The latest reports are that tbe rebels have taken five important towns in Yunin. The names of the places have not transpired The Viceroy of Canton has been applied to for troops, but, before complying with the request, His Excellency, it appears, 1 has despatched an envoy to report upon ! the necessity of such assistance. In the | meantime, however, and pending the result of the mission of inquiry, the gunboats Aslau, Captain Godsil, and Scheng Po, ' Captain De Louvgsrville, are held in readiness to proceed on the shortest notice. His Excellency, Governor Hennessy, has on the representations of the Viceroy of the two Kwangs, issued a proclamation prohibiting the export from Hong- Kong of arms or ammunition for the period of six months.