No. 4812.-DECEMBER 5, 1878.]
THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF THE for repairs to our ass wall, must give way.
PRAYA ROAD.
before Mr Hennomy's plans for Increasing the facilition granted to ariminals to be The following correspondenco has boon como merabers of that clase in Hongkong, One pauses before coming to a definite handed to us for publication:-
judgment on the character of a man who learns nothing from experience.
Hongkong, 12th Nov., 1878.
To The Hon. CHARLES MAY,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
1
THE CHINA MAIL.
OORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."
BTB-We understand that it is tho internoalled-for insulta to the good sense of foundly ignorant, pass unnoticed. In this bolonging to the Arsenal, and enclosed by lasted about forty seconds, and appeared to
The Tang Wah Hospital address was signed by very few influential Chinese, and that fact will be more painfully brought up whenever it becomes necessary that it should be definitely known.
Mr Creagh's refusal to call a meeting of the Justicen of the Peace was one of those
the community of which fow officials tion of the Government to rebuild the Praya uninspired by the cause of Mr Hennessy Wall upon the old foundation; and before this would have been guilty. The new official is oarried out on the more important sections. journal bas, I believe, fallen into the limbo between the City Hall and the Canton of-unexecuted projects; bat it is reported wharf, wo desire to draw attention to the that there is only a difference in price matter. From the great, and constantly which stops the way to the control of an inoreasing, traffic along and coross the Praya established newspaper. Perhaps the uncer Bond, its present width is altogether in-tainty of Sir Michael Hicks Beach's policy sufficient, a strong and unanimous feeling may have something to do with the death having been expressed by both official and of fondly cherished an idea. unofficial gentlemen that the earliest op- portunity should be taken of improving it."
The foreshore, covered with the most offensive coze at low tide, has for years past been reckoned among the most fruitful causes of disease during the hot season, and has formed a standing, grievance to the inhabitants of the locality, and the general public. The removal or abatement of this nuisance must be deemed, upon sanitary grounds, as most important. A larga outlay being necessarily incurred at the present time in the reconstruction of the sea wall, it would appear very desirable that the occasion be made use of for increasing the width of the road, and at the same time goouring the removal of the great and presa- ing evils from which the community have ao long suffered.
We therefore request that you will have the goodness to bring the above to the notice of His Excellency the Governor, in order that arrangements may be made by which the new foundations may be laid twenty feet to the North of the prosent wall; and that directions may be given that the fur- ther progress of the work. be stayed in the
meantime.
We have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servants,
W. KESWICK, P. BYRIE, Trustees, Hongkong Club [Followed by the names of nearly every European and American firm or re- sident in the Colony.]
No. 1,048.
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Futai is prevented by ill-health from leav- It is now officially reported that Ting Ing his ancestral home near Swatow. The teen miles long, eight wide, and forty-six ANCIENT WONDER Nineveb was four. steamer sont south to convey flis Excelloney miles around, with a wall one hundred foot to this port has returned without him. His high, and thick enough for three chariota rumoured illness is, we believe, feigned. abreast. Babylon was fifty miles within The truth is that a bitter enmity existe the walls, which was seventy-five feet thick. between Ting and the Viceroy; hence, the and one hundred foot high, with one hun alleged unwillingness of the former to take dred brazed gates. The temple of Diana, at Ephesus, was 420 feet to the support of up the Wu-shih-shan Affair. life and energy appear to be kindling in the ing. The largest of the pyramids was four
Now that the weather is getting brading, the roof-it was one hundred year in bulld breasts of our local sports. A north-easter hundred and eighty-one foot in height, and perhaps causes a man to utter short empha aight hundred and fifty-three feet on the the sentences anent things horsey as well as alden. The base covered eleven acres. The spiritual. At all events, the current con- stones are about sixty feet in length, and versation in bachelor circles is drifting that the layers are two hundred and eight. 1} way, and mysterione allusions to "dark" employed 360,000 men in building. The Mongolian steeds remind us that the annual labyrinth of Egypt contains three hundred turf gathering la rapidly approaching. The chambers and twelve halls. Thobor, in one, and should attract larger fields than around, and contained 850,000 citizens, and programme published below is an excellent Egypt, presents rains twenty-seven miles
Camp we hear that the course is "hard as was so rich in donations that it was plun- seem at present probable. From the Tartar 400,000 alaves. The temple of Delphos nails and that several "mokes" have dered of $50,000,000 and the Emperor Nero beenacrewed-up" through injudicious carried away from it two hundred tithes. The walls of Home were thirteen miles powing."
around.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT PAGODA Gaob icemed to be bent on robbery and draught. The windows may be drawn down
ANCHORAGE,
plunder; some were armed with knives, an inch or two at the top, with advantage, A, destructive fire occurred at Mamol, while others were seen throwing wisps of and fold of muslin will form a" ventilator Hongkong, Dec. 5, 1878. Pagoda Anchorage, on the forenoon of Sun- | straw around the Hospital and adjacent to take off the feeling of draught. This, SIL-I wish to make a few remarks day last, the 24th instant. At about 11 a.m. buildings,
with an open dreplace, will generally suffice, upon your leader of last night event Mis- a thick volume of smoke was observed to
und produce no- unpleasant consequences sionaries. As a rule we can afford to let proceed from a house occupied by one of the A distinct shock of earthquake wat ex-
oven when the weather is cold. It is, how- anonymous articles, about subjects of arsenai Fleet explains, situate on the Southperienced throughout Foochow at about over, essential the air outside should be which the writers are manifestly pro- side of Mamol Hill, near the Parado Ground 3.45 a.m. on the 23rd inst. The movement pure. Little is likely to be gained by letting
in fog or even a town mist. case it might be erroneously supposed by fire walls. For some time the fire was con- persons interested in Missions that the sued to these premises, but a strong wind,
come from a north-easterly direction. statements made in that article, must have blowing straight up the river in a westerly some substratum of truth to support the direction, caused the flames to overlap the or they would not have appeared in a re- fire walls and to spread rapidly across the spectable journal, in the very centre and line of Chinese houses between the Parade birth-place of Protestant Missions. After Ground and Messrs Robertson & Co.'s store. describing a "misguided enthusiast" and This large and crowded block of buildings self-deluded hypocrite," bis views and consisted in great part of Chinese shops language, the writer says "such probably containing miscellaneons stores, such as was the run of men whom Protestant Europe kerosine oil, chandlery do, and, being con- and America formerly sent out to China, structed almost entirely of wood, thair with but rare exceptions, to convert the destruction was rapid beyond conception. literati and poople of China." Now, Sir, The Seaman's Hospital on the side of the nothing but the grossest and most inexcus-hill at the back of this block speedily took able iguorsuce of the true state of the case fire, and in a short space of time was burnt can account for such a, I had almost sald to the ground,aothing but the outer walls 'libellous,' statement. The names of all being left standing. Between this point who have been sent to China as Miestonarias and Messrs Robertson & Co.'s property have been again and again before the there stood a costlutious line of Chinese A gentleman came to me the other day pubilo, as any one who will consult Bishop houses, along which the fire-fanned by the and told me the following story in strict Smith's China, p. 630, or Dr Williams high wind-advanced with torrific and un- confidence. That's why I haven't said Middle Kingdom, Vol. 2, p. 975, or more controllable violence towards Messrs Robert- anything about it. It seems that he was recently the List of Missionaries to China son & Co.'s store. in a native shop a short time ago, and in and Japan since 1790, which is to be struction of that building, notwithstanding At this time the der as an old, intimate and warm friend of procured from the Presbyterian Press, the strenuous exertions of Mr Saunderson nine-a man whom I meet in the street Shanghai. What period la to be under of the Customs Service, Captain Beckett of occaelonaily, and whose name I would not stood as luoluded under the word the 5.5. Europe, and other Europeans, mention even if I got scalped for it, a "formerly" I know not, but I can safely seemed inevitab e. Several Chinese houses learned man in curios and old china, great oballenge the writer to name from the in the Legislative Councils, a man who can whole list of several hundred European and snatch a ginger jar bald-headed in a moment American Protestant Missionaries-begin- and began pricing some unique works of ning with the honoured name of Robert ancient art. How much," said he, "do Morrison-half a dozen that will afford the you ask for them there dishes ?" The bland slightest support to his statement. Next Celestial said he considered that fifty dollars the writer says "a change has taken place in the current coin of the Colony would gradually but steadily all along the whole about recompense him for the angulah he front of the Miestonary phalanx." He goes would feel in-seeing there bright children on to explain that Biblo olrculation is gra- of his fancy vantel from his gaze. The dually ceasing; that tracts have changed great man offered twenty. The boathon in quantity and quality; this change in reasoned, argued, expostulated, prayed. quality being specially apparent in regard The great man remained "deaf to the voice to statements about the **ainfulness of sin " of justice and of consanguinity." The and brimstone prophecies. as to the Chinaman came down gracefully: he said, future," These are, it is asserted, super "Maskee, you blong govenor, my payeeded by trasts of a wholly different clase; you chanceo."
November 21st, 1878.
We had a base ball match a few days ago between the officers of the U. S. 8. Ranger with a few outsiders to help them, and the Hongkong Cricket Club. The Yankees got licked. Let us deal generously and gently with the transpacifie "brethren of our common blood," and let us change the subject.
The Seaman's Hospital building was, wo understand, losured, and will, we believe, be rebuilt at once.
by the native authorities on account of the In the matter of the arrests lately made Wu-shih-shan Riot, we are in a position to state positively that several of these wretch- ed prisoners
are perfectly innocent of arrests have the outrage in question The immediate neighbourhood of the mission arrests have, we learn, boon confined to the chapels, with a view, no doubi, to excite the friendly and well-disposed inhabitants against the missionaries. The excitement in the city last Friday and Monday was, we hear, very great; and the indignation of the people was loudly expressed at this indiscriminate persecution of lanocent men, With characteristic cunning and duplicity, the authorities have, however, caused it to be made generally known that they have been prevailed upon to arrest these unhappy persons solely at the instance of the British Consul. Ling and confréres are still at large, and we understand make no attempt at concealment. How much longer, it may be asked, will this parody of justice be allowed to continus.-Foochow Herald,
|SENSATIONS UNDER CHLLOROFORM. I began to be terrified to such a wonder-
Quotations.
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Exchange.
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Shanghai, demand,
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Bongkong Bank, 66% prom. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,600 Obina Traders' Ins. Co., $1,500 Yaugtezo Ins. Asos, Tis. 720 Chinese Insurance Co., $240 North China Ins. Co., Tie. 1,250, H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $900- China Fire Ins. Co., $222 H.K. & W. Dook Co., $17% prem. H.K. O. & M. S.-boat Co., $10 pram. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis 17 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 104 flongkong Gas Co., $95 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., 150 Chinese Imperial Loan, £109
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of 1877, £108 Temperature.
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were pulled down at this point, but all to no parposo na the fire devoured everything before it and worked its course steadily to the rear of Robertson's store netting some outhouses in fames. At this moment, by a most providential circumstance, the wind shifted about three points, and abated more or less. In the meantime, however, a large quantity of stores had been removed from Monars Robertson's and the adjoin ing premises coupled by other European residents. Some of this property was taken down to boats at the waterside, but as there was no proper organization, nor indeed sufficient time to concert measures for its protection from the native mob of armed footers, numbering several thousands, the original tracts-revival"being re-great deal of it was, we understand, stolen, served for converts; whilst for the heathen the native soldiers from the neighbouring are now provided monthly journals for Arsenal joining in the general pillage, which Colonial Secretary's Office,
diffusing useful knowledge. These, Sir, the few Europeans on the spot were, of Hongkong, 6th December, 1878.
are more likely the principal creations of a course, quite anable to prevent. From GENTLEMEN,I have received the direo-
romance writer than the sober statements this point the fire gradually abated, after tion of His Excellency the Governor to
of one who had taken care to inform him having destroyed every building in its acknowledge the receipt of a manorial dated
self of the actual facts, before sitting down line. The number of native houses burnt the 12th November ultimo, signed by you
to make such ludicrous misstatenorite. Is estimated at about 800; but it la quite and other residents on the subject of widen- The club dining-room last night was gay Hongkong was the first great centre of Traut impossible to arrive at any idea of the value ing the Praya at certain parts, and in reply with the brilliant uniforms of the Hong publishing for China, and it has only re- of property destroyed. Only one life was thereto to forward for your information a Long Volunteers. Noticeable among them cantly ceased to be so owing to the estab-icst,so far as can be ascertained at pre- \ful extent as I would never before have summary of a report from the Honourable were amo privatos; not many of course, lishment of printing centres along the sent. the Burveyor General, to the effect that the but still I am certain I saw some. The Coast at other ports, which supply the local Kad the fire not been checked in the guessed possible. I made an involuntary construction of expensive submarine founda- chances for promotion are getting slim now, demands on the spot. But if you will almost miraculons manner above stated, effort to get out of the chair and then- tions in deep water, along line 20 feet and the prospect of troublous times has examine the list of Tracts (malosed), which we are assured that not only Messrs Robert-auddenly became aware that 1 was looking North of the present wall, would increase about gone by. If war was declared are continually being reprinted by the son & Co.'s property, but also that large at nothing; while taken up by the confusion the cost of the proposed works by an addi- things would wear a different aspect. Tract Committee here in Hongkong, you block of Chinese houses known as Lowe's fu my lungs, the outward things in the room tional $249,000 or nearly a quarter of a There would be an opportunity for the will find that the majority are the same Buildings, the Anglican Church, the Native had gone, and I was alone in the dark." million of money, an outlay out of pro- privates then, The officers would resign. old tracts which have done such good service Custom House, and the Foochow Dock felt a force on my arm which did not portion with the benefit hoped to be attain- They met on this occasion to take in a full in the past, and which are still being elr muat have shared in the general disaster, strike me as the surgeon's hand, but merely› ed. The Fraya Contracts liave been signed and complete cargo of show, and to con. oulated to an even greater extent amongst Indeed, the Arsenal Authorities wore so as an external restraint keeping me down, after being prepared in accordance with gratulate sach other that so many were still the beathen as year by year our facilities apprehensive of danger that they pulled and this was the last straw which made me the designs approved by Sir John Coode--and alive and permitted remain salong each multiply. The doctrines which we teach down a number of buildings and shede begive lu, the last definite thing (smell, sound, after four years' delay, the works are being other, and then to form in solid column-are the same both as regarde ein and the tween Blessra Robertson & Co.'s and the sight, or touch) I remember outside my own vigorously pushed on with; to stop them one deep and marsh down on the Happy fearful retribution awaiting it, and no Fooshow Dook.
whelmed by the panic inside, I could feel again for further reference home would be a Velley (the night was moon-light) and shoot greater misapprehension can exist or one
every body. Instantly I was seized and vory wribus inisfortune. The dehy might of blank cartridges therein. I am afraid which as a-bedy missionarice would more
struggling spasmodically against an orful extend over au
indefinite poried, and somebody will get killed yet with this regret to bad supported by facts, than that
pressure. In their struggle they seamed in the event of a severe typhoon, might Volunteer foolishness, and then things will a change of front in this respect had taken Some idea of the intensity of the flamento tear away from one another in all and by involving the destruction of be lively all along the line. They went place in the aggresive advance of the Pro-may be gathered from the fact that the directions, and there was universal racking many of the present imperfectly pro-down, proceded by the quaint and solemn teatant Misloa army. Illustrations of the grass for up on the hill side, closely ap- torture, while meantime the common foe, tected marine properties; extraordinary im- music of the Pipers of the 74th, and sur depravity of human nature are unbapproaching H. B. M.'s Vice-Consulate, iu the shape of this iros pressure, kept munity has been enjoyed of late years rounded the village of Wong-nei-chong, pily too abundant amongst profesaing caught fire in several places, and even the settling down with more and more irresisti from severe storms, but this good fortune which contains loss than 275,000 souls. They Christians, whether in the action of Govern- shipping at anchor off Messias Robertion & ble might into every nook and crevics of may not always attend us. Moreover the laid out a cautious plan of attack, and a ments, the lives of individuals, or the atti Co.'s store was at one time in great danger the scene. My consciousness was not above memorialists assume that the whole of the scheme for elaborate and hasty retreat in case tude of a press which hardly cares to be from sparks and other combustible material this I was not aware of anything but an present wall between the City Hall and the they should come across any enemy, and considered Christian, to leave us for a carried off by the high prevalling wind, isolated scene of torture, pervaded by a Canton wharf will be built anew, whereas than satied in. They went through that up-moment at a loss for the wherewithal to One feature in the catastrophe is hitherto unknown sense of terror (and by only a portion will be new, the remainder luvky village like a gust of autumn wind. sapport our arguments in dealing with the worth noticing the soldiers sent by the what I have since learned is called “the being simply repaired in a substantial man- They introduced some new and startling natives. Whilst as to Bibles and New native officials to maintain order were unity of consciousness," this never deserted ner in accordance with the advice of Sir variations into the goose-step which had Tentaments, curdspot la ofton for weeks de-amongst the most incorrigible and reckons the scene, even down to the very last inandi (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Johan Condo, in which I entirely concur. The never been known before. When they came nuded of these latter owing to the impouri- of the looters; shewing the value of the ble heart-boat). Yet I call it a "Boone,"
Queen's Boad.) Surveyor General adds that in one place, out at the other and they threw out their bility of keeping up a supply commensurate protection afforded in such emergencies. because I recognized anma different parts of Boraxona, December 6, 1878, from the vicinity of White's Lune to the skirmishers and carefully advanced on the with the demand. From the very first but this is, of course, quite in accordance my body, and felt that the pain in one part BAROMETER landing atops near the entrance to Wing-refreshment table, which was laid in the Protestant missionaries have held European with "olo" custom, and may be accepted was not the same as in another. Mean-
Do. D 1 P. M.... Lok Street, the new Praya will be con- old Grand Stand. Old men, who have been science in close alliance with, but in proper in proof of the excellent administration while, along the increased intensity of Con- sidorably widened, the increased width aver-long accustomed to war's alarma, say they subordination to, the Gospel of Christ.secured to Celestials by an ancient form of vulsion in my lungs, an element of noise THSEMOMETER-9 A aging about 25 feet.
fought like brave men long and well," and Uld residents may perchance remember the civilization..........
had sprung up. A chaotic roaring ran never left the field until the last drop of efforts of the "Morrison Education Socio- The houses occupied by Messrs Shaw, through my brain, innumerable drums be- champagne had been shed, and even then ty" and of the "Society for the Diffusion Mitchell, and Johnson were also, we hear, gan to best far inside my ear, till the con- some of them had to be carried out. They of Useful Knowledge in China," established ransacked by professional thieves and fusion presently came to a monstrous thun- formed in line again and tied their muskete in Canton, which dates from 1834, and was looters, aided by the vallant defenders of dering, every thud of which wounded me to the feace and went behind the hill and especially devoted to the publication of the publio peace above mentioned
like a olub" falling repeatedly on the same red them off with a string. After this treatises on useful know'dge. In the
spot-Popular Science Monthly. maçoeuvre had been successfully performed, Middle Kingdom (vol. 2, p. 364 et seq) may they called together the survivors and gave be found the records of these and kindred three oboers and a "harrah for us" and dis- endeavours. These all owed their practical persed to their quiet homes. One of your existence to Missionaries, besides which The Harbour Master lost no time, Hongkong contemporaries anys that some the catalogue of volumes pablished by the we hear, in despatching the Customs of them fell in the ditches, but this state- Shanghai Miaston Press contains many fire engine, an ample supply of axes, There were two extraordinary incidents ment, at once so ungenerous, so injurious valuable works and translations of scientific and fire extinguishing appliances, together of the failure of the City of Glasgow Book. and so disloyal, should rest on a very firm text-books which show that this School with number of boatmen and other As the agent of the Inverness Branch re- foundation if it be made at all. Let us not Book series is no new endeavour but sim-native employes, who were most efficient-ceived no instruction to the contrary, he believe idle rumours, let us be slow to ore-ply the natural outcome of labours which 17 directed and aided by Mr Saan- opened his office as usual. on the morning dit the vicious tongue of envious manda), have all along been carried on side by side derson, the Tide Surveyor, assisted by the catastrophe was announced, and before let 25 not lend a ready ear to, patus which with the direct work of evangelisation, almost the entire European Customs staff 12.40 P. M., when orders came from Glasgow benefit of the doubt and hope that some of religion, but never may we regard Science vigour and excellence of the work perform paid over the counter to oxcited depositors. may not be true, let us give them the True solence is over the handmald of true Our Informants unite in eulogising the to close the doors, the sum of $75,000 was them, at least, did not fall into the ditches, any more than Commeros as our leader ored by Mr Saunderson and his coadjutors in At Douglas, the Bank of Mone, a branch of -The boys are returning from the Shanghat | guide. To us of this day, as to those great their almost hopeless endeavours to check the City of Glasgow Bank, has been offer- rases, but it appears they did not make men who were our predecessors in Chinese the ravages of the devouring element. ing a higher rate of interest on deposits quite no good a haul as last year. They say Missious, the Gospel and not aciones is the
than any other insular bank, and large November 19th, 1878. the season is backward. an old resident power of God nato salvation, the only
amounts have been deposited. Some who The debate in Council yesterday was an Shanghai you can sloot him like a wood. Modern science is the offspring of that free. tells me that the next time you catch him in power for elevating and regenerating China.
had get a hint of what was about to happen were early at the-bank and withdrew their exception to the ordinary, couras, in the cock. He sat in the game night after night dow which Protestantism has secured for senov
deposits and balances. It is said that fact that notice had been given and non and backed against the most extraordinary man's intellect, and it would be strange if official members came prepared to speak. bad luck that it was ever bis misfortune to the child did not accompany the parent.
thousands of pounds were withdrawn. About There was, even then, an apparent lack of encounter. He never had a pair dealt to Unhappy they, who try to set the one
half-paat sleven, howevery a telegram ar information on the subject discussed, and him that there was not six aces out against against the other or to reverse their relative Anchorage on Sunday last, I take the were closed.
the fire which we bad at the Pagoda rived from Glasgow, and the bank's doors Mr Keswick referred to correspondence and it. It may have been all square, but he poaltions. Were the praiseworthy efforts liberty, as an eye-witness, of sending you reports which he had not seen. The sub says he thinks he can distinguish the peculia of those who have nobly some forward (at the following statement, la order to do THE VENTILATION OF BEDROOMS. jess of gaol extension which the Governor rides of a cold deck now by the feel of it, what cost of personal labour and sacrifice Justias has taken up, bears indirectly upon many He was moved to tears when he related this can hardly be generally appreciated) to sole exertions and energy are certainly, in theas few foreigners to whose other matters giving grave concern to most tad chapter of his history. You will never furnish the various School and Text Books great measure, due the stepping and subdu Lancet, in which it le perfectly safe to pass taxpayers, and was very properly made the get another back at him. We have been now proposed to be published, to be taken ing of the fisies. I allude to the indefatig. the night without something more than point of departure for discussion of gaol making a number of changes and improve as an indication that Missionaries now able exertions of Mr J. P. Satinderson, of ordinary precautions to secure an inflow of discipline, education, and improvements ments in Rongkong lately! This old lease of regard the fundamental truths of Chrls this place, and the nias or ten Custom fresh air. Every sleeping apartment should, In the densely inhabited portions of the the Hotel expired rebently, and the place tianity as obsolete or useless, in comparison House officers who landed with their ates, of course, have a fireplace with an open. Chinese quarter. Mr Heawisk spoke well, has been relet to the former energetib and with science, the enemies of truth might books, and fire extinguishers, and confined chimney, and in cold weather it is well if and represented fairly public opinion when courteous lessees. They, have enlarged it well rejoice over the speedy approaching themselves to arresting the conflagration the grate contains a small fire, at least ha protested against laying out a com, amebat by digging away the partitious diseolt ion of Christian Missions. But it Aroned Mr Robertson's compound. The enough to create an upoest current and varying from $140,000 to £215,000, for the inside, and have put two new tables in the is not ao. We are as a whole, all working Hospital by this time was sacrificed, and carry off the vitisted air of the room. In accommodation of criminals, to addition biliard room and built a bottling alley. It on steadily in the old well-tried nes, and the next building to it was in flames in all such cases, however, when a fire is used to the very superior lodgings afforded at the times continae good, they will probably this is simply a mote-systematic carrying fact, a cook house belonging to one of the it is necessary to see that the air, drawn into presente
pas in a bucket for the accommodation of out of a portion of our work, rendered small houses known as Robertson Cottages the room comes from the outside of the It is difficult to understand the per- such of their guests as might like to wash possible by the increased number of workers had already caught and the destruction of house By a facile mistake it is possible to sistency shewn by the Governor in this their hands. We fall into lustrious and available. I hope that contemporandomly Robertson's Store seamed inevitable. At pace the occupant of a bedroom with a fire postter, for it cannot be supposed that he expensive habits in the cast,
with the spread of knowledge in China, this time the gale most Providentially in a closed house in a direct current of foul has a desire to increase the criminal Classes, Yet bis studies in the matter of the subject gathered themselves together and hold a
I suppose you have heard that our citieenggerated misttatements and pointless dropped almost to a calm, and so enabled air drawn from all parts of the establish- witticisms may amongst European writera Mr Saunderson, with his little staff of men, went. Summer and winter, with or without of punishment, have bad only the result of art of ratification mosting a while ago. The on Mission subjects deste to be regarded to stop the fire. I must not forget to mention the use of fires, it is well to have a tres in confirming him as the advocate of measures account of what was said and done has been 25 &
SÍNE QUA NON.
that the captains of the Glamorganshire and gress for pure air. This should be the which, in the experience of mankind, tend greatly garbled and misconstrued by the
the German schooner China were on shore ventilator's first concern. Foul air will find to render necessary the very increase in local press, Lat the give you a fow of the
with their drew the latter behaving them an exit if pure air is admitted in sufficient guol accommodation bola now so anxious inside facts. Let me telate to you the frue
At a lato PublisTM Meeting, the Chairman, zelves admirably, comaldering the amount quantity, but it is not certalu pure air will to carry out
preliminary history of that testing and the Aftar collecting the opinions of these present, of beer and grog bottles knocking about be drawn in if the impure is drawn away. The necessity of a hew building for the subsequent scoolie. A will give you on a upon a question proposed, was stigmatised These men assisted in taking. Fare of and So far as sleeping-rooms are concerned, it Central School, the importance of legislation future occasion the only reliable and unes a look. He calmly replied, that the saying lots of property. Out of the many is wine to let in air from without. The aim to effect a change in the mode of building varnished account that has ever been pub accusation was hardly probable, as he had thousande of Chineas not one, so far as 1 must be to accomplish the object without (Calpene houses, and the call of the public lobed,
just taken the sense of the company, (could soo, pave the low assistance, but ennping a great fall of température er a❘ Leon (0)
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
Your moet obedient sorvant, (Signed) C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
The Hon. W. KESWICK,
P. RYBIE. H. HOPPIUS, Esq., and others,
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
The Hongkong Correspondent of the
Shanghai Courier treats our Shanghai friends to some sousible remarks on local matters here, but he stumbles here and there upon things new and strange" (the official Journal" and the "H. K. V" to wii), which he treats in a highly facetious style. He writes :----
The fire seems to have originated through | the overboating of a stove in the house In question, on which some medicine was being prepared for a sick inmate.
:
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
(From an eye-witness.)
Pagoda Anchorage,
Nov. 28th, 1873.
As you will test likely be mentioning
EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENTS OF THE GLASGOW BANK FAILURE.
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