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The China Mail.
BIRTHS.
GALTOR, or Daughter.
TUT.
DEATHS.
At the General Hospital, Hongkong, on the the
The China Mail.
are
[No. 1098-JANUARY 25, 1866,
therance of this great undertaking would reasonably expect us to keep our word. be the opening of one of the cities on the With this short introduction frosectualit upper Yangtze as a Consular port, or at least dir undertaking to our readers, as a politicatrosidence. From this point say Chung K'ingfuan exploring party might
Frening Mail, Juni 23,
crew attempted to fight the vessel, but point, its troubles and those of its curators matter where and when; but we shall not without avail, as only one gun could be. may still be, looked upon as but begin the less seek to direct the public attention HONGKONG. THURSDAY, 25TH JANUARY, 1888 brought to bear on the Junk; they succeeding. Presuming that British wealth and to a prospect which we deem favourable in,
ed in lowering a boat however, and with the energy, combined with, the influence exer- comparison with others. exception of two men who are still missing, ciseable by the King of Burmah, have suc The primum nobile to be acquired, ere At Fubchat, on the 18th January, the wife of W. F. landed at Tam-too. The vessel was after-coated in conducting the enterprise as far as the enterprise can in any wise be com-withease be pushed forward through TaTsu AMONGST public maters of lucil interrat wards brought into this port by a China-say-the frontier-town called Bharno, let menced, whether through Yaun-inn or by Lesto Lassa,, there to meet a corresponding that which perhaps affects every individual At Beauregard, sidepor of his Uncie, EDOUARD P/ Pilot after having been rausacked of overy us balt for a moment to inquire what is any other route, is undoubtedly the con- expedition from the Indian side, whilst in the Colony more than any other is the PIERRE, aged 22 years, native of Kleurier, Switzer thing of value. The other case comes nearer likely to bo the farther course the electric sant and cooperation of the Chinese simultaneous negotiations at Feking and dat discussed question of the present or laud, and laty of Shanghao, from Abecase on the Li-
home still, it having occurred within the linc must pursue: Across the frontier from Government; and this (though we Katmandu would tend to secure the as-ganisation of the police fore. By an extract limits of the harbour. The Mecklenburg the Burnicso forests stretch the forests of not sanguine) wo must assume to have sistance of the Chinese and Nepalese go which appears hereunder from the North- China Daily Newsit will appear that although schooner Albert Jurss, bound to Chefoo, Yuuman, the wildest and least known re
been secured as a preliminary step, Such Ternments. with a few cases of Chinese cargo, when gion of China Proper, &, land (as to its consent, we further opine, is more likely
even under the improved regime of the mo- laying at anchor off Stone Cutters Island, on Southern portion at least) of dense jungle to be obtained to a line traverging the
del settlement certain abuses which the the night of the 23rd justant was boarded and rugged mountains, inhabited by wild comparatively tranquil and submissive
Police may fairly be expected to put a stop by about 18 men from two pull-away boats, tribes owing scarcely a nominal allegiance regions of Tibet and Sz-chwan than for
to all for shiorial remonstraner, still who attempted to rifle the ship; One man to the Emperor of China, and devastated the project connected, with Burial and
the toe of the article is on the whole very favourable to the working of their present- who was On watch was very severely for years past, in its more civilized depart Yun-nau. Assuming such consent, and the A revolver shot fired into their ments towards the North and East, by assistance of the Nepalese Government
police catablishment, and we would again wounded. midst however so unnerved then that they chronic insurrections which the central go- (more tractable surely than the hostile
draw the attention of the public to the. vernment of the Empire has scarcely so Burmese Court) in traversing the Himala
means by which this comparatively satig- in the 23d January, at Wes Polat, at the Mirator jumped into their boats and got away Hense, the Rev. JORN BILICH TORGEEBU2are, of the
minus any plunder whatever. The Chinese much as endeavoured to repress. Weyan passes, we find ourselves upon tho
factory state of affairs has been arrived at. Basel Frangelical Mission.
By the report of the Monthly ineating of
nury, M. WALSH, Private, 2d Bait, 9th llegiment, aged.
yeare, (sent. Ac) At the Military Hospital, Stanley on the 14th Jg busty, W. RUTHERFORD, Private, 24 Batt, 9h Best At the eneral Hospital, Hongkong, on the 16th Ja
meur, aged 25 years,
Abery, Privato, ad Hatt, Sih Regiment, aged za years, (Drop
At the
Hospital, Hongkong, on the 19th Ja
Duary, Jour Noah, Private, 20 Hall, Uth Regiment
aged 26 years, (of Hepatitis).
At the Hospital, Ed Batt, 9th Regiment, Hongkong, on the 19th January, J. POWELL, Private, že Ball. Regiment, agad 27 years, (of Diarchon)
At the Geroral ospital, Pongkong, on the 20th Ja Bubry, Jean Kast, Bergeant, E., aged 8 years, (Fab Rem.)
At the General Hospital, Hongkong, on the 20th J nuary, rossz GORAWAI, Ucrporal, a., aged 34 years
H
The
Such is the rough outline of a plan which has suggested itself to us as attended by the least among many difficulties, but it is not within the limits of a single article that so wide a subject can be duly dis- cussed. As a mere outline wo contcut our selves with commending it to the attention of our readers.
We are not at this moment in possession of the statistics of the Hongkong police ao as to be enabled to speak, positively of the
Supercargo, and cook, are in the hands of should be reproached, most probably, for threshold of Tibet. Here the influence of WE draw the attention of our readers to an the Council at Shanghas which was publish- the Police authorities.-A German Olabour timidity by the ardent prophets of the the Dalai Lama reigns suprome, over a advertisement contained in our last eve yolept Concordia, was formally inaugurated omnipotence of steam and electricity were population which the beauty information ning's issue from which it be seen that ad in the Daily News of the 18th December DURING the past week but little has occurr- in Shanghae on the evening of the 10th we to lay musti stress on the obvious engi- we posses in the pages of Turner and the change has occurred in the editorship of last it appears that the then strength of the ed of any great moment; the weather has instant, after which ceremony a grand noering difficulties which must attend the Hungarian Cosma de Toros uniformly the several papers published at this office viz., 65 Europeans and 36 Chinese, many of Shanghas police was reported at 101 men, been alaost oppressively hot at times, and supper, took place, accompanied by the attempt to construct a telegraphic line describes as mild and peaceablo.
and in so doing deem this a fitting opport the latter being employed as detoutivos. a new-comer would hardly imagine it was usual stock-speeches, and much hilarity.across the mountains and forests of so wild Dalai Lamas, whose spiritual influence nity to offer a fer remarks on their pro- the middle of January, Our friends up. This Club bids fair to be a great sue- and remote a region; and we will concede extends from the gates of Peking to the posed future management.
The bulk of the Europeans, beginning at North however are experiencing more sea ceas, billiard rooms, bowling-alleys, and the point that all such questions resolve borders of Bengal, have on more than one
the Chief and his Inspectors are either from sonable weather, snow being reported as loy an extensive gymnasium being attached themselves into the single postulate of mo- oppasion manifested a freindly spirit
the London Police Force or soldiers from ing several inches thick upon the ground. to it.-I. M. S. Leopard has left Nagasaki poy. But, unluckily, in the over confi- towards their British neighbours and,
the regiments which have been stationed there from time to time. The Monthly Criminal Session commenced for thisport, an may be hourly expected-dance engendered by the mighty undertak. in any case, with a Chinese High Commis on the 18th instant, but no case of any The mail from Europe is now over-dua asings with which the share markets of Europe stoner at Lassa specially instructed by his great importance was tried the charge is usually, the case we understand the are so familiar, the class of projectors is far Goverment to advance the negotiation, against AUSTEN MERIVALL for attempting Benares is to bring it on from Gallo.
too apt to overlook altogether the obstacles we cannot conceive much difficulty in to murder a shipmate on board the Ameri
due to political causes with which we iu Asia enlisting the authority of the Buddhist can steamer Fusi-yama was postponed, the
grow so well acquainted. The distrust of Pope on the side of the electricians. wounded man not being sufficiently recoTHAT the agitation in favour of Railways Oriental governments, such as those of Chi-Crossing the Nopaulese frontier in about wered, to be able to attend. The charge of and Telegraphs in or connected with China na, Persis, and Egypt, have to be slowly Long 87 B., the line would traverse the manslaughter, which stood over from the is not dead nor even sleeping is attested by overcome by long experience or over-ridion great Tibetan plateau for a distance of Last scasions, fell to the ground, four of the the appearance of a circular issued here by such determined policy as necessity some 600 miles till it reached the moun witnesses having absconded from their bai latterly by the promoters of Sir MACDONALD alone inspires. What endless rexation may tain-chain along the Eastern face of which less. Two Chuese for robbery with vio: STEPHENSON'S scheme for Chinese railways, be inflicted by a few paltry wandering bar the Kin-sha-Kiang (the headwaters of the lence were sentenced to six months imprison in which those persons in Hongkong and barians, even beneath the rule of a favour. Yangtze) winds its tortuous course; and ment and 150 lashes; the other cases were elsewhere who have heretofore expressed ing Government, is best known to those traversing this (with, at least, no greater more trivial and various short sentences their opinions on this subject are roquest-friends of the lamented Col. PATRICK difficulty than would be experienced in were awarded to the principals in themed to state any further development or STEWART who now deplore his untimely We regret to have to notice the sudden modification of their views and also by decease. But when, as in the case of the demise of Madame de Bousourus, the the interest manifested in Eugland on the telegraph route to which we are now ad
For some time prior the last illoss and duccase of the late editor no reapuusi- ble substitute had undertaken the laborious duties entailed by the preparation of our issues for publication. The want of aile- quate supervision, thus incurred was evi dent to all and the task we have now u dertakon becomes additionally heavy from respeptive number of Europeans and Asi the disorganized state into which the edities enrolled in the force, but judging from. torial department had fallen.
appodaances we should say that the elegant. uniform in which they appear in public is Not only must necessary alterations in matter bo wangurated, but one of the most
generally becupied by dark complexioned, in- important functions of a public journal-dividuals whose livers according to Chiness that of representing public opinion-has to ideas are of muroscopic size; or in other be undertaken, and in a manner commen-words whose courage is so small that except ced anew. To the performance of this under the eyes of Europeans they are utterly. task will our best energies be directed, useless to prevent the many and serions But something more is wanting than zeal evils attendant on the presence of the seam of Chinese society which the benevolence of pur laws (which by u singular stretch of imagination are supposed to be as appli. sable to the sunsual, vicious and diabolically
the analogous mountain-ranges in Yun-nau) bu the part of those who conduct the issue the Chinese highway would be followed to of these journals-to wit the intelligent Ta Tsien Lu, in about Long. 103 E support of the community at large. And
wife of M. DE BOURBOULON, who was for subject of "The Telegraph to India and itsĮverting, the distrust of a Government at where the fertile, plains of Sz-chwan com that this support will be given in propor cruel native of Southern China as to the in- merly French minister at Pekin. This! Extension of Australia and China," respect. once feeble and obstinate is to be counted raence, to offer an easy passage during the tion tothe efforts made to deserve it is our habitant of refined and civilized England)
lady first came out to join her husband in 1852 and spent some years in Macao. ID 1861 after Mr BRUCE and M. DE BOURBOU
ing which an able paper was read by Sir CHAN. BRIGHT, O.E. at a meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers in London
confident hope.
*
It has within the last few weeks been frequently remarked by many influential
attracts to this favoured.spot..
It is absolutely necessary that the atter. tion of Government be directed to the
LOX Lad prosceded to Pekin and established on the 4th of November last. It will be belief in the completion and maintenanes which a tantalizing glimpso was jobtipodembers of the community that the disgraceful state of public insecurity to
within the recollection of most of our readers that, from the first, this journal has heartily applauded the main features of the proposal to abolish by means of Railways
on together with the intractability of moun. tain-tribes and the lawlessness of half-civi lized marauders, it must be confessed that
of the enterprise requires both a sanguine disposition and a considerable degree of happy ignorance. For our own part, we refrain equally from accepting the likeli
remainder of the route. Once at Ta Taien Lau, the line has to meander forwards through those rich and teeming valleys of
theirrespective Legatiços, Madamede Bop
in 1861 by Captain Blakisten and his com BOULON joined her husband there, being
rades, whipse safety during their adventu colony of Hongkong is sufficiently large which the lives and properties of the to support the remunerative issue of inhabitants of Hongkong are now reduced; the first European lady who over resided
rona voyage, notwithstanding the craven in the Imperial City. The deceased lady
treachery in their midst, and the disturb two independant daily papers. That such within the last few weeks personal assaulte is the case we are fully persuaded, and ficient in number to have caused a panic was a Scotchwoman by birth, and her lost the vast distances of the Chinese Empire bood of any trade in the direction of Yonances then afflicting the Provines, is will be universally regretted by all who knew which has been agitated now for upwards bau, for many years to come, of sufficient striking proof of the facility with which in thus alluding to our contemporary would in most other oclonics ander British rule i her. The prize for the design of the New City of two years, whilst of late, on the other value to weigh with our Government in European travol may be prosecuted in the take the opportunity of remarking that we have ocorred, and but the day before yes. Hall has been awarted to Mone: HERMITE, hand, hesitation has not been felt in establishing official posts at such places on remote interior. Arrived in Schwan, they no means depronte a healthy competiterday a piratical attack exceeding in bold- Liou in matter journalistic. Such also anything which has yet been attempted, the gentleman who executed the design for expressing doubt respecting the sagacity of the frontier as the semi-fabulous Esok telegraphic line would pursue one of the
his opinion if we are correctly informed, insomuch as it was made almost within the cathedral at Canton. Our old foes the the proposal recently broached by the and the other cities respecting which enter. great highways of Chinese commerce, tra- drain gang bave again been endevouring to eminent railway projector wo have named prising but ill-informed Chambers of Com-vessing furat the territory of settled tribes, and but little reflection is needed to make it sight of our windows, has added another to undermine some of the best stocked above and his supporters in this Colony, mere have of late years importamed the engaged in agriculture, whose chiefs are in vident that the necessarily divergent points the long list already on record. It may be of view from which most events would be objected that the police can hardly be ex- thorough subordination to the Imperial godowns, which lay near the scenes of their We refer, of course, more particularly to Foreign Office.
viewed by persons differing in sentiments pected to take cognizance of sea going ras operations; as yet however they have been the scheme of commencing with a railway i While pronouncing thus adversely, bow-anthorities, and next a country thickly frustrated in their attempts, as, the police between Cantou and Fatshan, au aimless evor, to the prospects of telegraphic com- peopled by Chinese who have never been and aims, will often tend to help the read-cality, but we would remind such objec scem to be on the qui vive.The Peruvian line through a tract of country perhaps of munication between this Colony and Britishuntei (as those of Yunnan) for turbulenter to arrive, at at a better decision as to the fors that were it not an assured fact that ship Cesar from Chiao, brings us intellial in China the most distinguished for Judia via Itangoon, we by no means take a outbreaks, and amoug whom the extrain truth that were he to hear but one side of the island of Hongkong is the safest reinge gence of an insurrection which has broken enmity to foreign innovation, which was su pessimist view of the general question.dinary spread of Roman Catholicism (as is the question. But while thua avowing our for the hunted pirate which this neighbour out in Linea, the insurgents wishing to decidedly rejected by Mr Consul Rosgur. We have already engaged ourselves above will attested) appears to mark a peculiar belief in the good which may result both hood boasts we should not, in all probabil to our readers and ourselves from frank ity, have to record auch events as the plun coerce the Ruling powers into complying sox and Sir RUTHERFORD ALCOOK. It is to propound a project of our own, and this receptiveness for foreign ideas.
and ontspoken differenon of opinion, we with the demands of the Spanish govertless, however, with Railways that we propose we now proceed to lay before our readers. this population a poor banatic foreigner would also say that we do most earnestly i
dor of the alma. inent instead of resisting them.-The arrival to concern ourselves at this moment, leav. Our view, then, is that, marine telegraphy wandered alone, within the last few months deprecate the personalities which so often of affairs? It is often the case that while.
a
of the "rack" ships destined to carry the ing to a future day the discussion of Sir new teas to England is daily expected; the MACDONALD STEPHENSON'S Sanguine pro- Fiery (ross is rather over her usual time jects and the circumstances of his visit to now, and there are many surmises that China, than with the queation of an Indo fine clipper, which was built expressly to Chinese Telegraphy which is becoming every complete with her, called the Tait-sing may day of greater national importance. In yet arrive first, although she did not leave this connection we shall have some sugges. until fourteen days after the departure of tions to offer which we beleive to be entirely the former yeasel.The twenty-seventh novel, and which we propound, not without Annual Meeting of the Medical Missonary diffidence, for discussion by geographers society was bold at Canton on the 17th and scientific engineers. instant; from the report of the proceedings For the construction of a telegraphic line published in our Evening's issue of the 23d which shall plate Calcutta (and therefore it will be seen that the affairs of the Society London in immediate communication with are in a most satisfactory and flourishing Hongkong and Shangliae, two routes, as is
being yet too little developed to command in perfect safety. perfect goufidence, and the land-line vià
Among
What then is the reinedy for this stato
The distance from the frontier to Chang-disfigure the pages of colonial newspapers in there is no difficulty in exposing or declaim- Yun-nan being, as we consider, thoroughly tu-fa, the Capital of Sz-chwan, is inconsi- various parts of the world. Our own in- ing against an abase there is considerable impracticable, a third means of transit derable, and hense to Chuu-king-fu, the tention is to deal with measures not difficulty in pointing out how it is to be must be sought for, and may be found in most important commercial centre on the men and while freely criticizing the one to rectified. In this case the only wonder is
respect the personal rights of the other.
that the remedy has not yet been adopted, a routo traversing Nepal, Tibet, and the Upper Yang-tze (situated, according to
The community of this flourishing colony an obvious is it to all. Chinese province of Sa-chwan, arriving Blakiston, in Lat. 29° 33′ N., Long 407 eventually at Hankow as a central station 02 E.) both road and river communications in our humble opinion too advanced and
It is not atis easy. From this point to descend the as matters fairly open to public discussion efficient police force. "Having granted thus for the whole Empire.
too important, to waste its time in reading random that we have selected Nepaul as Yang-iza as far as Hankow would be tlie the region through which the telegraphic last and easiest stage of the undertaking, articles chiefly to be found in the class of that an efficient force can ever be maintsizi line on leaving British India should firat whilst aniall steamers, sent up from Hanjournal conducted in the style of the be carried. The amicable relations existing kow, would further greatly facilitate the between the present ruler of that State work.
and the British government in India are We cannot refrain front expressing our
Ea
The first necessity, as all will admit, is an
much, few will be found. prepared to assert
od by incans of Asiatic employés when the tonswill Gazette" and its rival so happily very qualifications for eficiency are indivi described in the inimitable pages of Fick dual courage, honesty, temper and judg- wick. Our own desire is to live in poucement inder circumstances of rare trial and
condition.The Impérial Maritime Cugwell known, have been propised. Starting universally known, but the public inay regrets that the expedition of Captain with all men but we shall not, it is believin many cases utterly uncontrolled by Eu toms steamer Has Ching was lent by M from Rangoon in British Burmah, as tho not he equally familiar with the fact that BLAKISTON in 1861 came to so untimely battle for the right, if might should seem viens that none but a purely European
should need arise.
ed, be found wanting, if need be, to do
|ropean supervision. This granted, it is ob- an end, and still more that the journey desirous to override it. Our efforts will be forgo tau ever be considered as even -Commissioner Glover to H. B. M. Consul present telegraphic terminus of Eastern the saine Jung Badaloor who only a
month or two ago announced to the projected in the following year by the for the purpose of investigating the circum- Asia, que party strongly advocates a - staness cotected with the late Coolie
rine line communicating with Singapore Vicarow of India bis intention of visiting same officer, with the captain in the directed to the maintainance af law and approaching the standard of efficiency, and mutiny on board the Pride of the (branching thence to Java and Australia). London for a second time, and requested Royal Engineers, and an officer of Herder and (without undue subservience) of it is probable too after the exposure in our Ganges; she sprung a leak however scop and proceeding to Saigon and Hongkong permission to take with him an escort of Majesty's Consular Service, who proposed that innate feeling of loyalty which seems Supreme Court the other day for which the
to be the natural birth right of most English-
blic are mainly indebted to the activity and after starting, and had to put into Macao by mesius of a deep-sea cable This is a two hundred of those hardy Gloorklas to explore the route between Peking and
men. Nor will it be forgotten that although honesty of P. C. No. 6, people will conclude B. B. M. Gur-boat Grasshopper ha project which has been amply discussed in who did such yeoman service in the Mu-Calcutta viá Tibet at their own expense, this is a British Colony, a large and import that the present European members of our been successful in capturing a notorious pi England for several years past but which tiny f 1857-8, is also a direct tributary was forbidden by the extreme caution of Sant section of the community are natives of Polico force require considerable overhaul- ratical lorcha in Meichen sound; the vessel is no entirely dependent upon the still un-of the Emperor of China, and subject, FREDERICK BRUCE.. Had the scheme which other countries and that as good citizens ing before it can be said to approach the la to be destroyed, but the crew which proved durability of deep-ses lines over nominally at least, to the control of the was commianted upou in the issue of this their interests are also to be represented standard indicated. comprised 18 nien were taken to Amoy an long distances that the likelihood of success Chinese High Commissioncis resident in journal for March 20th, 1862, been carried delivered up to the Chinese authorities.-The has been very strongly combated, and must Tibet. So lately as the 29th. of November out, we should have been in possession of
With regard to other portions of the One of the chief objections-or rather the British Barque Peiho bound from this to be classed as doubtful. An adverse sireum- last, indeed, the Puking Gazette contained knowledge at this time which might advance letterpress, certain intended alterations will only objection--to the establishment of a Australia has been almost totally lost urid stance, moreover, in connection with this a receipt addressed to one of those func by years the construction of the anxiously it is hopell go far to increase the droulation of force such as we propose is the expensiveness airecf at Bellison Island; the crew, pas route is the necessity for a station at Sutionaries, giving orders in reply to expected Telegraph,
these journals. The Shipping, Market, and of the article. It is strange what different sengers and most of the cargo have beek gon, on ground beatipled by the French, memorial by the Nepalese rules respect.
Let as hope however, that, at the least, police reports the lists of passengers and methods of reasoning men adopt respecting saved. The M. L. Steamer Labourdonnds where restrictions of many kinds would be ing the tribute dud in 1867; and so sug- the Chinese Government, may be speedily the multifarious details which are compris public matters to those by which their more has not yet arrival, her detention being met with, and other unpleasant possibilities geative a fact as this should not be lost-induced to countenshou and assist further sad in the broadsheet of a newspaper will private acts are regulated. No one would probably catised by the non-arrivalsbould not be overlooked. The alternative sight of. We are far from advocating, it explorations. Already, it is familiar, we have additional cure bestowed on their pro buy a useless article simply because it was Sinnghae of the Duplex from Japan, scheine is that for a live extending from must be observed, our views on this believe, with the idea of gradually extending paration and no effort will be wanting to cheap, but the authorities are nevertheless Fay still continues to progress most steadily Rangoon along the course of the Irawady subject as an infallible solvent for the reign settlements into the interit along the obtafu the latest and most reliable news contented to keep useless people in it having at last arrived within the presines through the Burmess territory,streteling limeulties which hang around this gross upper course of the Yang-te; Yol-cher-fu, Correspondence on all matters of public their employ because they are cheaper of the hareour. We bare two cases this week further through the dense forests and mius engineering and political problem. Our 50 miles above Hankow, has already been interest is freely invited, subject to the con- than efficient Europeans would be. to report. The first attack was upon the ma-laden valleys occupied by the Shan and only protopsion is to suggest a plan which visited by a British squadron; and we have dition above specified that the act, and not use the word useless advisedly. As a American schooner Alma on the evening Laos tribes, until the frontier of China is offer perhaps a more feasible solution than learned from Captain BLAKISTON's interest the individual, is criticised.
private individual the Hindoo is useless. of the 20th instant, wlis she was off Pooty crossed and the Frovince of Yunnan enter the others upon which we dwelt Iming work the facility with which the great Three piratical junks attacked her simul- ed apor. Even though we may assume a mense discouragements and heart breaking River may be navigated by steamers for taneously, throwing their usual missils, wire to have been successfully brought, delays are to be looked for in the conduct still more extensive distances., stipkpots in the schooners desk. The through many difficulties and dangers, to this of this enterprise, let it be undertaken mọ
The first step we would purpose in fur-
We
It is well known how much easier it is to for the duties which he is here expected to promise than to perform, but with a never perform Under proper supervision he failing index of success or failure before us—can no doubt do well but like the timid the state of ous circulation-the public may sheap car do nothing thout a leader; and
No. 1093-JANU
yet this very quality of i dependent ofliciency is t needed to deal with th Fort
We are well aware the are making are not pe
but though the old resiú may regard such a state difference the new-cam struck with the inform of Hongkong-a Brine memoored are unsafe female to pass through daylight and for an hou unarned at night.
..:
We shall return to early date. An evil raupant semudrelism the neighbourhood of shore and afloat deman ing exposure on the p the most serious cous whose bands lies the re
We insert the followin Shanglia: Bles received The Police force in this given so little cause of com their vigilance bas benes the diminution of crime t draw public attention to ar part. We do not wish to are the police" on every makes us regret that each aut Argas eyed, but there for calling on the police t evil which every day sits and importance. We me bing packages agrried alon A day or two ago we wate the gradual diminution of laoken probably by, a tempting opportunity t and children who now, in interesting membara of siz ing no means of gaining emerge from their dens pared for the duties of the side mantle of rags, they reception of rice, cotton, e other commodity likely to the bund as well as in the the doors of the banks an are ever surrounded brokers, as well in ther same pilfering a varrio carry the goods which are interfere. Their country are spoiling the Egyptian- the foreigner, Lenee wh fully dressed in the refus
and foreign wardrobes cotton and makes determi into its bursting sides, ur
lie who prefers theft to ha knife into a vice bag, au grain as it pours out e riera uover think of inten trary keep their eyes st work of depredation is g from each bale of cotton tively little is ken by es this.ligolficant amour day by the ever increasi becomes really serions. of cotton which we refer sixth had been abstracte hovered round it were st enala We believe that sixth is generally allowe from a ship, and stored a wharf. If there unfort tute of
any means of s means do spinething fo cert with the Chinese as scheme for their relief, let us by all means dreadfully loathsome ob garz cannot be imagine they add theft, we are b of them. If we can clea meat by providing them than that upon which the the better, but clear have any regard for our for the appearance, a brought up u the Mi- charge than that of v would be difficult to fad■ trafo to inflict any pea therefore carefully wat any of those to which w culprit with theft. But that sheer necessity driv take refuge in theft, and rest satisfied with repr membering mercy in il deavour to form somas. these perishing out-casts
THE WES
(Cons Passing by several
We come to Luk Po, left bank about 18,m The
marker-days are
principal productions are silk and shu-lean-
in dyeing a kind of a vine with a leaf res pepper A Salt-Insy this town.
A short distance
known an island which is a noted reso situated on the bord
Tru Un, Tui Hin mandarins are alwags sibility in case of a find an easy escape t
red tape.
A few miles abor market town on the
river called To-Ki-h district are quarries breccia which supply the shop fronts iu flowered stone" is the are commonly known Ut-ching is a small of the river, at the m traverses a part of th Its chief trade is in derives its
importanc
uoted shrine of the. mo-min). The story
took
took place while she watching buffaloes probably is this: wl navigation is rendered disugerous
ITOT rents in this vicinit rapid flow of the abo the boatinen desiring their difficulties bar frou the mother of th king of the waters.
Whatever may hav the erection of a ter Dragon other's piw and no bostman passe his devotions to her at her shrine. Her f