The China Mail says the Spark. piracy enquiry has ended rather in smoke, #0 far as Hongkong is concerned. At 't! remanded investigation at the police court, evidence of identification was not strong enough, and five: of the seven men in custody on. suspicion were discharged on slight security, to appear again if called upon to do so within two months. The sixth prisoner, charged with stealing clothes, amongst which was a jacket sup: posed to have belonged to the mate of the Spark, but which was found to be incorrect, was simply convicted of the theft of the garments, and sentenced to three months' hard. labour. The seventh prisoner, the well-known Wong-chan-ying, was committed for trial on the capital yhargo of piracy and murder. He re:
his defence for the Supreme Court. It is expected that the charge. will be brought home to all the prisoners in custody on suspicion at Canton, CHINA AND TURKESTAN, bodies of Doungens on the eastern frontier of Turkestan... The Chinese garrison at Shi-Ho lost 400 men in attempting to repel an attack, on which the Doungens, encouraged by th on the town and plundered it 1,00 in number, shutting themselves the fortress, The inhabitants fled, and took refuge at Djin-Ho, which is under our protect tion. A body of 1,000 men is on the march from Peking to Tchugutchak, and' on its arrival will unite with the troops of the town and of Shi-Ho, and march on Manas (now: 0¢- cupied by Yakoub Beg). We have no information as to the reported movements of troops from China on Urumtchi (also lately taken by Yakoub Beg), but a Chinese report states lat their troops are now within 40 miles of that town. Intest information received at Kouldja from Uramtchi states that all quiet there. The Chinese forces are chiefly composed of emigrants from Kouldja, and of Kalmucks, allured by high pay (the Chinese pay 12 roubles a month to an infantry and 16 to a horse soldier). Two emissaries were arrested in the district of Iesyk-Kui, in Api for endeavouring, by means of letters.an promises from the Chinese authorities, "to seduce the Ouliuts, who became Russian citizens in 1869, to join their army. The Onliuts themselves, refusing to be allured by promises of rank and reward, gave these emissaries up to our district authorities."."
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