No. 4794.-NOVEMBER 14, 1878.]
CHINESE DEPUTATION TO H. E. THE GOVERNOR.
THE TUNG-WAK HOBPITAL ADDRESS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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PARIS GOSSIP. (Pianter.)
wanting to rotain his.boor while he goon out to speak to a passing friend, fixes a morsel of paper on bis glass, writing with a pencil "J'ai croché dedans." And when he re- turas, he finds the interior of the glass aforesaid
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of steamers between Cuba and Honduras. Threo voyages'a month are expected, The object is to carry cattle from Honduras to Cuba. Several important concessions have already been granted, and it is quite possiblo
noon to H. E. the Governor by a Chinese would certainly be forwarded to the Secro-invite me into his boyel for a cup of toe do his last visit, His Majesty took the east. but the apparently exactly as he loft it; that the line will bo shortly began.
An address was presented yesterday after- "deputation, headed by the Committee of the Tang-wah Hospital. When the deputation was assembled in the drawing room, H. E. the Governor, with his illustrious guest who was staying at Government House as a
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case with the advice they now offered a singular manner the other day by a rogarding the necessity of increasing the peasant, who, in the excess of his cogdinity, strength of the Police Force and the number attempted to begin a conversation with me of beats in the town. At any rate he was at a distance of some two hundred yards. Instead of going to England as he intended. Tha Shah of Perals left on last Tuesday. glad that they had come to see him, and Coming to loser quarters, I found that the and where he probably understood his could assure them that their address only object he had in thus bawling was to welcome would not have been as warm is tary of State for the consideration of H.M.'s and a pipe, and the courtesy was accepted era line and went to Vienne, I believe which is written "Et moi ausst,"
paper is replaced by another. on The freight contract between the Pacifio Government. In conclusion, he begged to forthwith. Nor was the visit thrown away. he will go home as fast as he can, having other of combined ability and firmness of have terminated on the last day of this Mail Steamship Company and the Union wish them all success in their diferent Sitting on low stools, about two feet from discovered by his visit to Europe that Eng
Prince Bismarck, like a great many Pacific Railroad Company, which would avocations and prosperity in their mercantile the ground, were several yonthe, all busily land is not going to permit Etussia to be will, belleved he bad only to get the Fleni- month, has been extended for sixty days, transactions.
...engaged in making pots. The process is 28 quite as much master in the Ekat as he was potentiaries together at Berlin, and that he upon the request of the Pacifle Mail, on the No romarks, wore offered by the members follows:-In front of cash potter is a simple, informed, when he was the other day doing could talk them into any compromise he same basis," It is understood that a new of the deputation. Each of the members rude mashine, like an inverted tab, sup sponphantle homage to the Czar at St. pleased. Lord Beaconsfield convinced the contract in regard to passongor rates has visitor (H. E. Chung Hao) entered the room, was severally introduced to H. E the ported upon a pivot, on which it spine round Petersburg. Paria deeply regrots Nasser great Chancellor of his mistake. For a been drawn up, which calls for a uniform followed by the Chinese Chief-Becretary, Governor, who shook hands with each on and round as rapidly as a humming top. Eddin, or rather, his money chests. The quarter of an hour he addressed the English San Francisco passenger rate, by rail or with the Marquis de Poggio, and Mr Hagen. and several of the opium farmers, were which he places upon the revolving surface, bozos of gold to the Grand Hotel, weighing yielding to Russia on the Bulgarian project the Pacific Mail is to receive $10 head porting. A fow of the leading compradors, The lad then takes a large lump of soft olay, on dit is that he brought thirty-six small Premior, showing him the necessity of steam, at $187 in consideration of which The address of the deputation was then pre-noticed by a few special words addressed to and with a fow touches of exquisite lightness about 80lbs. each, and that of these belu every other way save the division of the money for overy through passenger carried sented by Mr Mok Sz-yeung, the Chairman them by H. E. the Governor on shaking and delicacy, begins to mould it into shape. takes away but eleven. of the Tung-wah Hospital Committee. He hands with them. When the deputation. The slightest pinch administered to the thing that struck his fancy, and it is essentative of England board "the honest money over the Clyde contract of 1876, He bought every province, made one by Igustieff, into two by Union Pacific to and from San Fran→ as coacoded by Sohouvalof. The repre- cisco. This is an increase of $5. hoad had been dismissed, the Governor accom whirling mass, apparently in one spot, but timated that he loaves behind him fully said, on handing tho address to H. E, that panied II, the Chinese Ambassador to really affecting the entire circumference, as one hundred and twenty thousand pounds. broker" with that lowered ego, pouted and, it is estimated, will yield to the Pacifie the whole Community of Hongkongy had the wharf, where a guard of honour formed it spins round and round,-produces a His bill at the Grand Hotel was less than under lip and look of dull stupidity which Mail treasury a monthly sum of $22,000, been somewhat disquioted of late by discus. of Chinese and Indian Constables presented decided changé in its appearance, and a few three thousand pounda; so they could not he often so well assumed in the House of It is also understood that both companies
arms, the Ambassader proceeding in the more triding manipulations, as rapid and as sions of public affairs, that opinions differed Governor's barge to the M. M. steamer delicate as a feat of legordemain, transform have very largely plundered His grim Commons when Gladstone was making some are to act independently in the matter of widely, especially as regards the position dva, whilst the battery on the Artillery the shapeless lump of mud into an elegant make stern reclamation, when things were Heved he had quite convinced him: "you!
Majesty.
Sometimes, indeed, be could Lord Beaconsfield," auid Bismarck who be
terribly incisive attack. "Come, conie, Į froights. vase before one's very eyes. The clay seams going too far; but he never complained at ground fired the usual salute.
to leap almost into life, and to follow the the Hotel while his daily bill did not ex- boy's fingers as they play skilfully with the coon 3,400 francs. £156 a day would be ever-changing, growing-form, smoothing it considerable for you or me, and the pro- here, compressing it there, or running an pristers of the Pioneer might possibly indented line rou the neck of the new born put, still wrling ceaselessly, until, grumble if in their service we charged them any such sum. But for the Shah of Persis having passed through several stages of and a considerable suite, the amount does existence, looking now like a flower vase, not seem altogether extravagant. and now like a kettle, it assumes its pre-greatest fleecing the Fadiabah received was destined shape and is put on one side to dry at Fontainebleau, where he went for one It takes about two mi tes to transform day on this day week. The little bill for and the process can of ball of clay into one of se pretty vessels, himself and a very small suite amounted to
be compared to a remarkably graceful piece of jugglery Seton tuonstrous sum of 14,200 fratios! A
AMERICAN ITEMS. veral hundrede, indeed, can be easily turned negotiation, the total of the whole was re- out in a single day.
(The Foreign Mail.) deal of interest lately in the Marquis of Tseng, have found their way into the newspapers. to $2.50; after the close of the war; it As you seem to have been taking a good imposition, but not the name of the hotel Rosso Turkish war began. Last fall it rose
duced to 9,000 franos. The foota of the
Quinine was $3.00 an punes when the the following story, which is going the If I only knew the name of the honest bost, declined, but again, under the influence of rounds here, may be acceptable, to your I should assuredly deliver it over to print the sickness of the armies still occupying readers. Before the Marquis left Peking, as a warning to travellers. Amongst the Li Awa, a coolie, was sent to 2 months he was silmitted as a matter of course to su items of the little bill are the following: the field, and a large South American hard labour, the first and last 14 days to be audience of the Empresses. In the course of flowers, 1,500 france; 20 chickens, 40 demand, it has advanced to $4.50 per in solitary confinement, and to be exposed Ngan referred to the Marquis's well-known you will perceive how Hmited was tho conversation Her Imperial Majesty Tzafranca; 1 oigar, 5 francs; 4 bed rooma- two hours in the stocks at Central Street, linguistic accomplishments, and asked him suite-200 francs; 3 bundles of cigarettes, estimated at about 35,000 square miles, for stealing a pair of trousers, the property how much he knew of English. I hear," 60 francs ; 12 peaches, 120 france; I molen, of one Fong Angan, a married woman.
remarked the Dowager, "that you are won-
60 francs; and 3 carriages for part of the derfully au fait at foreign languages." day, 800 francs.. It there be a museum in it is true that I can understand foreigners bill beceath a glass-ossa as an interesting Madam," replied his lordship, modestly Tekeran, the Shah ought to put this little when they talk to me; but unfortunately souvenir of his visit to Franco, they do not understand me when I talk to them!"
Police Intelligence. (Before J. J. FRANCIS, Esq.)
14th Nov., 1878.
UNLAWFUL POBSESSION.
Lo Aling and two others, coolies, and Tsoi Kam ki, a shopkeeper, No. 113 Second Street, were charged with stealing some The three first prisoners were discharged and firewood the property of Mr Granville Sharp,
the wood to be given up to Mr Sharp. the fourth fined $10 for unlawful possession,
Li Aman, a marine hawker, was sent to 14 days' hard labour for being found in the unlawful possession of a piece of dye-wood. He was arrested by Bergeant Toomey.
BOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND STOCKS.
TO-DAY'S FINES.
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Lai Ping, a watchman, giving wilful false evidence. Fined $10.
Wong A-i and Yeong Akim, coolies ut- employed, no light or pass. Fined $1 each.
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."
bour.
Yours faithfully,
GAOL DELIVERIES,
A.
SHANTUNG AND HONAN,
Tsinanfu, 12th October, 1878.
I have no news to report from this city,
cost was
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must make some concessions!" The Prime THE Delhi Gazette says: The Mahome- Minister auddenly raised his large eye. It dans is Rajpootanu believe, and some helf sparkled like a diamond. His month be-openly say, that the Mahomedans in nativo came compressed for a moment, and then regiments will not fight in Affghanistan. opened to let words issue which are certain against their co-religionists. This rumour to become historie. "I have not come reaches us from independent sources at a here to make concessions; I came to receive distance from each other." The them!" The word was passed to Cortecha- at, who is said by Prince Bismarck to be doating, and to Schonvaleff, and the exi- goncler of England were admitted.
remonstrance was made, and, after some
ounce.
The coal areas of the State of Illinois are
being three times ne large an those of either Fennsylvania or Ohio, and constituting about one-fifth of the productive coal fields of the United States.
We anticipate one good result from the season in the overproduction of this probability that the present low values will open new foreign markets to us, which will surplus in futuro years. continue to consume our more moderate The peasantry of Europe are of necessity very frugal in their cheapest substitute for flesh is cheese, and diet, and consume bat little meat. The aur. American Fuctory system has so im- proved the quality and increased the production of our cheeso that it must soon become a world-wide food supply. England already imports it in large quintilies, and at current values it should find many new outlets in other markets.
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FANCY GOES A LONG WAY.-Oh, mother, don't want to go to school to day, I have got such a bad pain in my head. Very well, you shall stay at home and take some physio." "Oh, it don't matter, I'll go then I've got the pain, but it doesn't hurt a bit.” -Buil
Quotations.
HONGKONG, November 14, 1878.
OPIUM.-New Patua, cash,...$570
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credit,
Old Patna, cash,... 560
credit,
New Benares, cash, 5431
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Old Benares, cash, 540
credit,
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New Malwa, cash, 775 a 780TM
credit, 780 a 785
Allowance Tool, 16 a 40
Old Malwa, canh,
13.
credit, -
Allowance Taois,
Exchange,
Bank, on demand,
30 days' sight,
13
11
45
6 months' sight, 3/82 & 3,9 Gredite,
8/9 Documentary, 6 months'sight, 3/91 Bombay, demand Rupees, 222" Caloutta,
232 Shanghai, demand,...
30 days', Bar silver, 17 dwts. B., .. Sroee, ... Mexicans,
44
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309% дот.
109
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27.70
5.43 0.42
Gold Leaf, 99 fine. English Sovereigua, ... Australian Sovereigns,
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Shares.
Hongkong Bank, 73% prem Union Ins, Society of Canton, $1,700 Yangtze Ins, Assoc, Tis. 720 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1.550
Chinese Insurance Co., $312) North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,250
.K. Firo ina. Co., $900 China Fire Ins. Co., $230 H.K. & W. Dock Co., $17% prom. B.K. O. & M. S.-boat Co., $14 prem. Shaoghal Steam Navigation, Tls. 17 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 99 Hongkong (las Cơn 5973 Hongkong Hotel Co., $50 China Sugar Refining Co., $180 Chinese Imperial Loan, £109
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of 1877, £108 Temperature.
taken by some of the Foreign Community, which did not moet with the approval of any portion of the Chinese inhabitants of Hongkong; that whereas the former had thought fit to have their own poouliar view of affairs laid before the Secretary of State, the different sections of the Chiness community thought it but right that their own views on the same subject should also receive some skare of the consideration of H. M.'s Government. public meeting specially for Chinese, but in It had therefore been intended to hold a deference to E. E. the Governor's wishes, deprecating public agitation, the project had been abandoned. The deputation therefore naked H. E. the Governor to accept the present address, as expressive of the views held by the Chinese mercantile community, and to forward it to H. M. Becretary of State for the Colonies.. He begged, in con- elusion, to direct H. E. the Governor's at tention specially to one of the resolutions referring to the necessity of increasing the Police force. After delivering the Chinese original of the address, a literal English translation was read, whereupon H. E. the- Governor addressed the deputation. He said, he was always glad to see Chinese gentlemen coming to him with any sugges
The spring and summer of this year have tions or representations regarding the public
been almost without precedent in abund affairs of the Colony, no he had the welfare
Queen Isabella of Spain, the least respect. Tnce of pasturage and the production of of the whole community at heart sud was,
We are now enjoying the perfection of Shah would be a bidder at the auction of been for above the average. The unusual able of ex sovereigns, probably thought the milk; batter and cheese have in consequence desirous of being in possession of the fullest information on all subjecte touching the com
autumn weather. a cool breeze, a bright, her diamonds. She pressed on the sale surplus of milk has lowered the value of mon weal of the residents. He was especial-
clear sky, and a dry and healthy atucs-last Monday, although one would have butter, and stimulated the cheese factory phure, with the thermometer at 53. ly glad to see among the gentlemen, forming
amthought the effietion of her son might have system to an unusual degree. Throughout the deputation, representatives of the differ-
eorry to say, however, that the floods do not induced Her Majesty to keep the Bourbon the West, and especially the far West, Hongkong, 14th Nov., 1878. ent olasses of Chinese society. He noticed
seem to hava abated to any considerable name out of the public's mouth for a few cheese factories have sprung into existence his friend Mr Kwok Acheung, the owner of H. E. the Governor, praying that the Praya louger there will be fine skating to be bad, means answered the Queen's expectation, cheese has been increased Bearly 88 per Sr,-A petition is about to be laid before extent. If they only continue a few wooke weeks. The results of the sale have by no like mushrooms, and the production of a small fleet of steamers flying the English may be widened when the Sea Wall is re- for somebody.Shanghai Courier, flag, and thus representing here those of the built. Why should not the neighbourhood
The principal competitors are a few jewel oant, Chinese residents who had adopted foreign of Peddar's Wharf be made sufficiently wide
lers who have come from various countries. modes and means of trade. He was also to allow of the Clock Tower being removed
ihey met in Paris; and agreed to divide glad to see Mr Ng Achoy, a member of there? With a large Arch underneath, giv-
the spoil on as reasonable terms as possible; Lincoln's Inn, the firet Chinese Barrister,ing access from Landing Steps beyond, we
in other words, not to bid against each representing as it were those of the Chinese should have a convenient place for landing, The Governor of the Province is off on sold only brought 503,000 francs. Ten other. On the first two days the diamonds community who had taken advantage of the the principle thoroughfare in the town circuit. English language, literature and law for would be thrown open, and the Clock would
hundred thousand francs were fully ex. the advancement of their own intellect and became visible from all parts of the Har-with the Rev. T. Richard (who was on his whose body was composed of four brilliant Not long since I called at the Arsenal pected. The admired butterfly broooh, position. And finally he was glad to see among the deputation the heads of the
way back from Shanat). Mr Shi, the and the head of a single diamond of 22 larger mercantile firms representing the
Superintendent, told me the coal mines carats only produced 118,800s franca. large prosperous community of Chinese
were not being worked now because the believe it coat the Queen twalva-thousand merchante. And he might well say with
too great. Although they pounds. The highest price obtained ou reference to the whole Chinose community
advertipad coal in the city at 6 cash a catty, the second day was for a necklace of thirty of Hongkong that there was not, as far as
the sales were too small to encourage them nine farge brilliants. The Queen valued be was aware, among all the 240 millions of
To the Editor of the "CHIA MAIL.". to go on. At the mines about 60,000 cash it at £15,000. It only brought 191,000 Her Majesty's Oriental subjects, acommunity
Hongkong, Nov. 14th, 1878.
worth of coal would be mined a day, and franca. 'have not yet heard if the sal is According to official returns, the wheat excelling the Chinese residents of Hongkong His Excellency that his wholesale Gruod de usually pay 7 or 8 cash a catty for good amount received. But it is certain not to 1877, against 266,020,000 bushels in 1876. SIR,It may not be out of place to remind only 3 or 4 thousand cash worth sold. We quite closed; or, if so, what is the total crop of France was 274,800,000 bushels in as far as steady, plodding industry and livery over the Fesso affair might have pro-coal in this city.
reach much more than half the estimate Latest mail advices indicate favourable pro. Furthermore, he could not put and bably exceeded the amount of deportations Mossra. Scott and Capel-from Chefeo made for this thriftless Queen. Napoleon specte for an average yield of the wheat that those who were before him now actually during a whole twelve-months of Sir A. have just arrived here, having been 24 days III, was a good judge of diamonds. He crop of 1878.
Several leading English crookery mana. represented the vast majority of the British Kennedy's administration. Sir Arthur was coming the 100% in carts. We hare bad gave away a good many while he reigned, facturers, finding it is no longer profitable, subjects in this Colony, The younger
not in the habit of indulging in merciful vi. ten days of rain, very unusual for this even to the Empress. He used to Bay Chinese gentlemen present had been herritations of the Fesso category, or of par-season. During the 8th month it scarcely diamonds were the tranquillity of husbands an account of American competition, to send under the British fag and the old residents doning prisoners wholesale without condi- rained in this region, so that the wheat was whose wives wore them, the envy and their wares here, are about purchasing a site had sons, and some of them, he was aware, rhetorical statement made by Mr Hennessy it was already up. Millet head sells for 22 why speak of the poor Emperor ? He is
tions. This may account for the surprising not gonerally sovs, although further north temptation of those who did not. Bat for establishing a large pottery at Tronton,
New Jersey. had grandsons born in the Colony. More in Council in reference to the decrease of the pieces of cash a catty on the streets, instead thoroughly forgotten, and even the statue Colt's Company, at Hartford, Conn., aro than a thousand of such Britishi subjects number of prisoners in Gaol at the present of 86 and 40 as it did a few months ago; of his great uncle was left in utter dark. How engaged in manufacturing a double-ac. (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, were added to the Colony every year by time. I have been expecting such a state not far north of here it solls for 12 cash pess on Sunday night. It is true the Place tion, forty-five-calibre revolver for the Eng- birth. Naturally therefore the Chinese resi- dents of Hongkong were entitled to come to ment for some time, and was not therefore catty. Work plenty, and food cheap, is the Vendôme was beautifully illuminated; butilish market. This is a favourite arm with him as Hor Majesty's representative with any surprised.
word in all this region, althongh the widows the formor spiral light around the pillar Englishmen. The Gatling gun is being representations they wished to make for the
and orphans reduced to beggary remind was forgotten, and a narrow heading of gas improved at the suggestion of French public good. They were entitled to it, nay
one of sadder times,
under the pedestal was artfully contrived experts.
Do. New York, August 27.-Orders were ro- had a right to claim it, and he was always
In the spring of 1871, Protestant Mission-eo as not to give the beholders the least willing to listen to anything they had to tell
aries came to this city for the first time to idea that a status in imperial robes was overceived in this city yesterday by two manu- him. Thirty years ago a Governor of this
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL,"
reside. Roman Catholic Missionaries had bead. And, yet, it might be remarked of facturing companies for considerable quan- Colony informed the Secretary of State that
Hongkong, Nov. 14th, 1878.
returned here, upon the signing of the both uncle and nephew by many in Parts tities of oil line pipes, steam pumps, engines the Chinese in Hongkong contributed about
Tientsin treaty, and had erected a sub that night what the village doctor said sad boilers, to be shipped immediately to SER,As an old resident who has the stantial stone cathedral inside of the west when passing before the cemetery Iya St. Petersburg, Russia. The oil discoveries one-sixth of the Colonial revenue. At the reputation of Hongkong for the administrs- present day he was able to say that the tion of justice very sincerely at heart, I was gate. Since the spring of 1871, (my first là bien des gens qui me doivent leur posi. the shores of the Caspian Sea lately Chinese bore by far the largest share of the pleased to seo, in your artiole of the 12th, have had no difficulty in renting houses Paris, and the only ones who have a memory Rafael Rambirez-Baez has received a acquaintance with Tsinonfu) foreignere tion!" The most amusing people now in have caused several young Americans to go taxes on lands and houses. The Manager of the suggestion that the Government ought where they pleased, except sometimes the of the great Bonspartes the one who made the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank told him to do something towards indemnifying the neighbours of a house offered to foreigners France and the other who made Paris-in commission to manufacture artiflolal ice for the other day, in reply to a question put to creditors in Lyall, Still & Co.'s estate. I would object, but none denied our right in a concealed corner of their hearts, are the twenty-five years in San Domingo. him, that about fifteen-sixteenths of the should, however, go much further than yon the city. The purchase of property could visitors from the provinces. They have American company has obtained a concos- Whole amount of their bank-notes in circula- | do. tion were held by Chinese, in other words to all intents and purposes, practically have been made to us of houses for sale, in tudes from all parts of the country Thomas, with exclusive rights for twenty- In view of the fact that Huffam was, be effected as readily, for repented offers come up by excursion trains in vast multi sion to lay a telegraphic cable from San that out of $1,462,000 in bank-notes as servant of the public, appointed by and every part of the city.
Domingo city and Porto Plata to St. much as $1,899,000 were in the hands of trusted by the Government as well as the
Parisian fête and an international exhibi I had not been here but a few days, before tion are not every day to be seen at one
Ave years. the Chinese. But the principal reason why outside world, I consider that the Ad- the information was given me-information, time. The dresses, the dialect, the looks they might claim a hearing for any ministration must refund the moneys stolen by the way, which every citizen of Tainaufa of wonder-all are extraordinary to the Diego, Ca
Coffee is successfully cultivated in San representation they might have to make or in order to maintain unsullied that repute will give you for nothing, even without your last degree. any advice they might have to offer was tion for honesty, probity, and security, for applying for it-that this city is 900 11 from
The New York papers say that hundreds The frowning features and the beards and of vessels are hurrying to the great natural that they were permanent settlers here, in which British rulers are famed all the world Peking, ditto from Tung-ohow, in eastern Bradshaws of the sons of Albion are no i oyster bed discovered in Long Island Sound, this British Colony, not temporary residents over. In saying this I do not for a moment Shautung, 960 from K'ai fung fu, and the longer novelties in this capital. The stat. opposite Bridgeport, and that it is believed only, but having their homes here, sons think of controverting the legal aspect of the same from Tsin-kiang Pin in Kiang.sn. ternly costumed women from the same to be fully equal to the one discovered off and grandsons succeeding each other. Now, case. Judge Snowden's judgment may be the referring to a remark made in their address aeme of sound law of the point, and yet I Liang Cheng here. It is south-west, and be known as ces anglaises if they were boiled.
Kai-fong-fa le quite as often called Plex island are here every autumn, and would Huntingdon harbour thirteen years ago,
Three Americans this year travelled to the effect that since his arrival in the may freely say that the common sense of is the well-known capital of Honan Pro. But Parle is unacquainted with peasants through Mexico, and sold $16,000 worth of
28, Underwriter, of the government, no distinction of nas from a public stand-point. Morally the having been one of the old capitals of China. sons priests are made, from the coasts of their money. The principal cause of their
finding no in fel tionality, this was indeed the keystone of Government of Hongkong is bound to ro If you talk with a Tsinanfu man who is Britanny. The high capa and gold orna Bogs was their ability to speak the lan his policy, and he might go further and fund the money, and I believe that ninety at all inclined to gossip, and you ask about menta of some of the women of Normandy, gungo of the country. Chicago is making say it was the very essence of the policy of nine out of every hundred of the taxpayers K'ai-fung fu, among other interesting facts and the tanned fates, and shiny black coate move to get a huge of the $76,000,000 1. Her Majesty's Government to treat all the here will support that contention. It may about the place, he will tell you that they of the men attract general attention. The port trade of Mexico. A commercial delega- Queen's subjects alike without any distino bo said that defalcations such as the raiser do not allow foreigners there. The Kai gamins of the capital have a hundred stories tion is to be sent there to map out the field. tion of race, creed or nationality. There able business just concluded are unlikely fang-fu people sucer st the covetousness of about the visitors from the country. One Is Philadelphie, making proper exertions to Was another passage in the address to which again to arise; and that Commissions, super Tainanfu, which, for the foreigner's silver, man and his wife, having heard of Torton's, gather a part of this rich harvest P he most cordially responded, namely that vision, cocurity, and other cheeks may do salla its spirit of loyalty to the land of the seated themselves in fall boulevard to con evon in affairs of great importance the much. But unless the money lost be res- Sages. We do not want them, and no same in great spoonfuls a strawberry ice. browse fabula 25,000 £
A London paper advertises artificial eye- foreign and Chinese communities might tored to the Court safe, or in Bank at the money of the foreigners would have any Sapristi," says the old fellow, this is There are over 25,000 flouring mille in come to agres in harmony,
This was Court's order, I for one am of opinion that influence on us to sell them anything." refreshing, though it gives one a pain in the the United States, giving employment to indeed his own great desire, and he English justice and official fairdealing willWhen I saw in The Celestial Empirs that eye-brows." saw no reason why such harmony of views suffer in the eyes of the world. If you will foreigners, were not allowed to engage in woman, it tastes as vold as if ns trots in 60,000,000 basels of flour.
**Tea," ozolsims the good 60,000 men. These mille turn out annually and co-operation might not come to be reas he goed enough to insert these few lines you famine relief work in that city, I understood full winter." One gentleman came up to Machinery now desiccates twenty thon- Heed At to other portions of their address may rest assured they come from one who is the reason immediately. he might say this much, that the Governs personally altogether Bent had frequently derived praction benefit from adopting the suggestions of Chinese residents, and it might be so in-the
remember
present car. For instance, soine Chinece gentlemen, some time ago, had pointed out
to him that the food supplied to the prisoners
in the gaol was too plentiful. The dietary
Yours &o.
A READER.
DISINTERESTED,
Chine.
WANKING.
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Shipping Intelligence..
The followingle sorrected from the latest London and Colonial Papars, de, 3-
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
AT HONGKONG,
When Name.
Left. Mur.
28, Orsola,
From
30, Betatolian (3.), Apr.
16, Invincible,
Liverpool Antwerp
Penarth
Sastra
16, Annie Bow, 18, Lorimer, 18, Byssaltant,.. 21, Staut,
27 Pilgrim
25, Abbey Cooper, 30,- Sumarlide,
Fortress Hourɔ0
Newcastle (.5.W.) Dewcastle (1.W) London Antwerp Cardiff
Antwerp Hamburg
81, Charmer,
Cardif
Aug.
1, Bury St. Edmunds, Pogarth 7, Alfredo, 9, Urania, 10, Cores, 11, Lot
Sept.
Cardiff
Penarth.
London
Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff. Cardiff
Hamburg
Liverpool [vis C'd LOADING FOR UBINA AND JAWAR TODEN
Paris by himself, leaving his wife invalided and eggs a day at Chlongo, preserving 16, Friedrich, The accounts from that city show the at home. His cousin, with whom he was them for any length of time in a rich pullow calamity of famine and pestilence to have topping, received a telegraphie despatch granulated shape, to be mada now by adding 10, Matchless,
11, Firth of Forth, been appalling For a time in the spring, while Rustions was at the Trocadero, water or milk.
The trade in American beef and mutton 13, Excelsior, every one on the street bad a ghostly appear dinner time, delayed for him half an hour,
17, James Shepherd, London ance, and the dead although carried out in Monsieur made his appearance, enchanted has rapidly grown la England. A few matting and buried by the score in trenches, with his day, and the appetite he had im. years ago it was sold at a heavy discount 17, Ciluraum, November 1st: were lying about, an awful offence. The proved by a glass of abilithe. My dear under English stock. Now it is eagerly scale formerly in vogue allowed 88 otinces of One of the most interesting employments city is regaining its prosperity now, I am fellow," said his host, I have had a tele- sought for. Our trade in beef and mutton Hoe per day for each Chinces prisoner. It in vogue among the friendly and industrious told, although everything but the soarger gram your wife is ill" "She is "Yes, this year will amount to over $8,000,000, was through advice offered by Chinese te peasantry in this part of the world, is the grains is still high priced. The city where really very ill," And he begins to stammer In the United States $30,000,000-are- aldents that the allowance was reduced to 13 manufacture of pipkins. That the occupes write-Tainanfar appears to be proaper out at attempt to break the news then be spont in the business of gathering and bunces per day, and he believed some good tion does not cannd partictilarly interesting, ing. The fall in the prices of the latter was interrupted by Bastions, who, topping selling loe, Large shipments are made to had been effected by the change. In other may be true enough, but I am convinced harvest grains is hailed with delight by the hit on the chest, said with a broad grin: South America and As. In 1843, only Menelaus (s.) matters also he had seen good result from that nobody who ever watched the process as people. There is no epidemic raging, Ah, farceur, why don't you tell me at once 50,000 tons were used. In 1870, the con-
Achilles (.) consulting the rise of the leading Chiness it is carried on in the cottages hereabout though fever and ague, diarrhes and dyshe is dead! And, then, there is the usaty sumers bought 2,000,000 tons, and probably Leon (5.) Inhabitants of the Colony. It might be that would condemn the expression es filosulted; sentery, prevail to a great extent-Shang-story, which I think I certainly heard be. 8,000,000 were cut, Bush would eventually be found to be the Zhe sshjest war brought before me in talker | hat Courfer,
fore, of the rural visitor to the raft, who, ̈Efforts are belog made to establish a lina | Alma,
A1 Zondon.-Steamers via Sum Vensli Gleniyon.
Burmese
Cyphrenes, Argyll. At Liverpool.
Patreolas (s) Cadiz (a) At Cardif
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