The Tones Strait Mail.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3066, 12 December 1878, Page 2

The Tones Strait Mail.

,> SiKGAPOBf, Norman 11. A fearful tragedy occurred in the Straits of Malacca. A Chinese gang of robbers attacked a fettlement^^dwd^thej Government superintendent, Mr Lloyd, and seriously wounded Mm £ fcloyd and Mr* James. The police proved utterly useless, and fled, Twenty-four Cbin«»e hare sine* been captured, and taken to Penang by the.Runbbat;Lapwing. M^/.t., . « c . y \,v v .. The Maharajah of Johores has returned from England. : The: Government has consented to his annexation of Moar, paying the late Sultan's family 15,000 dollars per annum. Admiral Cole < arrived from England yesterday, and joined the Iron Duke here. I

Governor Robinson and Lady Robinson, attended by the aide-de-camp and private secretary, Dr Rowells and Major MoNains, proceed to Bankok to-morrow by H.M.B. Modiste, for, the purppM of investing the King of Siam with the order of St. Michael and St. George. ,■ The British Government notifies, that Port, .Fender, on the v north.east : coa»tof Acheen, is blockaded. ' ' ' ' ''

It is reported,that the visit of Governor Robinson to -Batqri&was connected with the subject of Chinese immigration. —* The Russian frigate N*j:<Uw ft ck jjalted I 1 at Singapore 'on her way :home Tia the Canal. - ■o >, „,.-, A formidable rebellion has broken oat in China, in the province of £»wang. It is said that the hosts' are within a few days' journey ofCaoton, under the leadership of^ Loi Young Choi, lately acting brigadier general in the' Chinese army. Loi Young tent a dispatch to the Governor of Canton,' saying thai if he would I'oin him he would be allowed- to retain lis post, and no harm .would be done 1 to the city, but if. he would nbfc join! 1 the rebel army would sack and occupy it.'"' CALCUTTA,\October I«.J Gholam Loeain has receifed presents from the Ameer, and is returning, by, th» Xurram route. All continues quiet ia Kandahar.. The report that there, are dissensions ia Cabul is confirmed. Tfce ship (etc) tribes - hare withdrawn their support from thcTAmeer. The Ame^r ;ia endeaTduring to organise at Agehade, but his right to do so is disputed bymak>y , Mussulmans. The Cabul trooos nudiber

.30,000. It is reported that Yafcob>Xhtn stabbed the Najir on'the way to! the Khvber Pass, after a quarreU'and is-sent back a paaoner.' The Ameer declare*, that if thelfajir dies Yakoob will be execated. The main' column from MooltMi will cross the Indus between Mekwankes* and Dakka. \Z.^^