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Kumara Times, Issue 2657, 13 March 1885, Page 2

11l the absence for some time of any account of the position of affairs in Tonquin, the French fleet or a part of it, in Chinese waters, have again visited the port of Keelung, in the island of Formosa, and, the French Marines stormed the Chinese position at Keelung for five days, but without success. In the fighthm which took place, the French lost 240 men killed. The number of wounded is not stated.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before A. C. Campbell} Esq., J.P., for a breach of the borough bye-laws, in allowing a chimney of his house to catch fire on the 3rd inst., George Rudkin pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, and 7s costs.—William Roberts, Thomas Sheedy, and Bernard Sheedy, were brought up charged, on the information of the police, with throwing stones and breaking a window of a house occupied by Louisa O’Brien, in Seddon street. There was a similar information against Michael Sheedy, brother of two of the accused, who failed to appear. Evidence was adduced, and the accused were convicted. Sergeant Russell, who prosecuted, stated that this was the first case under the Police Offences Act, 1884, brought before the Bench for larrikinism. He stated that several complaints had been made to him previous to this, and that he was determined to suppress larrikinism. He asked the Bench to administer such punishment as would make it a caution to other boys ; and to remind them that although the police themselves may not see boys in the act of committing offences, the evidence of any credible witness could be taken and acted upon, as in this case. Defendants were fined £l, and 11s costs, or, in default, 48 hours’ imprisonment, with hard labour. Don’t Starve !—Yance Klaus Hasselaer will sell on Saturday night next, a large and assorted stock of groceries, consisting flour, rice, and oatmeal, tin fish of every sort, pickles, sauces, tea, sugar, coffee, spices, blue, starch, household soap, blue mottled soap, brown Windsor soap, and glycerine bar soap, kerosene, matches, and several other various lots.— [Advt.]