No. 6311 OCTOBER 12, 1983.1
THE CHINA MAIL.
CAPTAIN P. G. van Schombeek, an officer
return journey, though shorter in distance, is longer in time then by the Yangtze, which they are assisted by a strong current
To the west of Shaare there is a canal
only
the swiftness of the current as in the prv.......... once of rocks, making the channel oxa tremoly narrow, forming at this season of the year an unurmountable" barrier. For
to hav
oranic native eft, but
Hughesand Mr Chater had a practical know-the General, but the latter denied that he thing that then we did not wish to chame Lent of the first race, the cult of which we of the Netherlands Engineers, has arrived alge of poules, but he questioned of either had given his consent to the execution of our visitors. Nevertheless we did our beat, have noted above
and bear our defent with grace,
In the Long Jump, four civilians again
up to the scratch, Mosary Breckle Japan in purauance of a resolver on the gentlemen had a great knowledge of racing. part of the governnient to obtain skilled Chator say he could not serve as a steward Bouet for Europe the comraander of the that prevailed were all that could be den his first jump of 14 ft. 8 in. but with the Yangtazo at Slinazzy kul again, Surig, whirlpools and Inakes, peritone "The Chairman said lie had heard Mr the prisoner. On the departure of Genera! The good temper and pleasant freedom came Montagne, Da Roza, and to navigable in summer, communicating somela drawing over 4 foot of water, and
Failures ware borno gracefully and Mt Lee to carry out the press Mr Reisers and Mr Colon said: Dir Chator Follow Page Jordad to resign his count prices cartiod of humbly sit no fool that his tod fortification of the cost. Captain was Mr mandi, ne his authority over the turbulent as Germane, Amexicana or English, we are Schembeck is an engineer of considerable bad sald tao mame thing to them, aminence, and we believe his appointment duties he will be called upon to undertake see of the utmost importancey and their execution should provido a substantial and Inslinge montiment to his reputation. Japan biarritzle une muters wh
abio competition. May dur
cartitions
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Yangtezo.
ato
is most advantageous in 'overy samo. The Mr Chator on the subject, and Mr Chaterämilled by the action of M. Bonunt, and always be By Peace for aner be on The Bnal rece, was won by river called the Triping Canal in our charts. bound to be frein the bisate, common that
Mr Fraser-Smith and he had spokon to forge under his command was seriously but brought closer legether by
this enjoy!
had said he would be willing to serve as a
toward gene
tween
1495
as can bu
other
„End.
the
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of the distan.c
∙Mr Lik d'on. Some 50 miles in distance is saved while uflicial boats. 100.
travelling by
this canal instand of by the without fear sick race, which was naturally one
Over these rapide the native on in a of the west amusing contests of the day,
To the south-west of
of Shusze, some 6
Uchugged by trackers; the distairs these the corps was at once disarmed, paid off, sud | similar
out a huge fuld which necessitated miles up the River Yangtze, there is trackers are, by the nature of the ground, The Chairman said they were electing disbanded by Captain George at Elanti,
other that 60":
to be out of sight opposed, to
of the boat and out of the
committee,
today. We were i Boni, of H. M. S. Swift, with Elkington and and the Hutu (Tiger Ferry) River in sad not the stawards. most of the moon afterwards making their sorry our French friends could not join Transine, second and third. An unforti Chinese maps. This river joins the Yung bearing of the master and hugold his con Mr Tripp pointed ont that it was much
winner, as infine taza by kovu al mouths above Shaaze, an tral Notwithstanding a syatatu of signal- the same thing, as the committee
to allow their mon diately on reaching the gnolo fell down is connected with the Li River (the com- o to 200, pill blindly, on and often acted as stowards SC CARENTE way to Bochnith, There they will proba-with us nor was it deem prodent by the nats accident befell
by Longs, these trasknes, nuthoring bly enter the service of the Chinese Officers of the SAYS than TucsThe furtified village of
in euch dose
Chinesd zol- composed the Inst
to the The gentlemen whis
tion of ies to his head. It sea the Tush River (a continercial route olupent the boat they.
but was happily soon revival mercial highway of north-west Flannn),
tmak, or
or break hur Phukai, or as the French spell it Plus Host, committee, and Mr Mody were then an mandarin in command, in whose em diers still quartered on Shamsen.
for the on-ploy many of them had been before An awning was erected and a free re- not known whether the poor fellow's Inist Kweichow and Yunnan, which is connected against the rocks. where treneral Bouel's forco mast with a 20-aminously electe
doen-a-dominitors.
Another of ส Dzer is the careless- aning year. pulse on the 15th August, ongat to be well
untering the tanks of the Yellow Fings. It frealiment stall. The age of the various was caused by the sun, which was anther by a cories of canals and rivers with the Merion, secunded by the motion of Mr Tripp
anutions
taking part in the sporta blended streng at the time, or by his fall in the west, river of Kwangtung and Kwangsi), nges of parsimony of the bent-owners, whe On
Back Enocking the
the brinth out-of kim. with the Tenting Lake, by which it com are apt to employ worn-out tracking gear, considerable place in the operations which Excellencies the Governor, General Sargont, Harmand's reported negotiations with the the rays of the sun as the presence of these
Chi joins the again by the culisinated with the death of Francis Gering, Colonel Walker, Colonel Crawford, Black Flage, efforted through the Annamite the Chinese from the vine of Breakciaren, Fo1 B030, La Montigno, Mind highway of Kwangtung auch Hummus) of nexdents.
Pussed the
in the second, the boat I was. Refreshments wore abundantly supplied, chell-Innes, Rotrbecker, Salisbury, River 6 miles below Yuches and 150 miles cident, nier in 1873 Phokal line about five miks
dadad, cho gain will be staal, at the Blick wire cigara and cooling and refreshing Boss, Muller and Le going to the post above Haukow north-west of the walls of Hanoi, or nestly
Flags proper constitute only a small, pr
The to
euntested and after a W woll Cor
the Taiping Caual tre carried hereet, and in a few moments went to pieces. the Fortunately, no lives were lost. Ond of seven from the citadel of that place, and it commands the principal road from the
Shen, Ford, W. Lee coming in Grst, Mr Salis Kweichow, Kwangtung, Kwangai, and Bo admirably disciplined by ko tăng capital to Brintay. Tho fortifications of the
who, we believe
an officer of the Yuanas, the imports into Szechuan of the Naval Commandant here, amo to oar y formidable, although place were never very The Annamica Marthal Nguyen To Pay
imports from Kwelchow and Kwangsi, the our clothes, stores, bedding, and money selected it ten years ago as the place of his
other part and the imports from Fauna obliged os to return to Icling, in doing intended most strenuous resistance, and the
the Upper Yangtas, about 353 miles above Ching-tuan (s subordinato of Bo Ting being carried by the. We River, which jolus which we vore assisted by Lieutenant Chou Chais
Shen), who trosed as with great kindness, landing us money, clothes, aud bedding, and seating us to fching by the lifeboat Sinco my return I have been informed that the Sintan rapids are most dangerous at dead low-water and after continuous rains both these conditions were fulfilled
known to our neighbölins, for it òccupied a | Mr Thurbúm, it was deciled to ask their would therefore appear that, supposing Min a welcome covering for our beads from 100 yard, Hat race was one of the municates with the Changsha Rivir (the the giving way of which in n fertile source
mandarins, lionid bo. successfully con
drinks.
The
the Grst
τομία
without ac
in
suggestion it was decided į portion of the Chinoso iu nruas against the thestaurateur, Mr Gi Pii, dcurves very clowy Huish honors were divided by-importa into Shusto and Tehung of Hanan. the boats belonging to the lifebut autric
Max Finch, wife of our worthy Setσ S. 8. Juiciale, second, and Mr Mitchell Hunan and Kwasigtung, and part of the assistance and saved no all. The tres of t
following doseription may misico to, convoy Mfr. yesday, the 1st March.
hoarty thanks of the community, Cinsul, and Ms Cunninghani distributed
Mrs Hance paid graceful Innes third. the prizes. Compliment to the inen of II.M.S. Swift Hai-undertakings they might be is successful expressed a hope that in all their sa thuy had proved to-day. By this timo the shades of night were falling Fast. We
-protty nearly.
Colonel Farmill, and out. Col. Hobson, trip said the next matter to notilo t na stowards at the next meeting. Mr
should take us the date on which the races pluca, and on his sug to hold the races on Wednesday, Thursday, French in Tonquin, who are now further Felday, nual Saturday, the 24th, 28th, 2001,
v: the ball to February
strengthened by the number of Yellow take and 27th of
Figs who have boen dat sdrift. place on
said no thought the entries for. The expedition which started from to the general reader, some idea of this steeplechases should be made a week before
of Major town where the Fronch have again boon the ricas, but to still run them on the off phong, under the contrasud
Ho then said day,
said Mr Leigh but heen Carronat, directed against a body of Anns- enterprise they have in hand side of the mec course, which were very share the neighbourhood of Mount Elephant, re was a Binare of about 200 yards to a side, and it had boon found that with some ex- protected by ditch and
a hedge of bamporee had a little time they could easily be turned to Haiphong without having mot boon Three gates gayo, admission to it,
consisted of ten pieces of ultored. Mr Leigh had said the bends at the with any onoiny. The inhabitants of the Tita arb
armament artillery. When, Garnier captured Hanoi fur, or village ond, could be amended by
For awakened to the true asture of the kind enough to make a survey of the bands mite bandits supposed to ba encamped in all cleared off, feeling kindly to crereby four minutes strain was maintained bes | three or four daya in time by travelling by chat had saved a
And
fort
"ho at ouco sent one of his. Houtenants to measurement. The would villages in that neighbourhvod, however, du
Beize Phukai, and such was the effect
pro-
in the course 60 feet, which pose not appear to have coceptod the authority
This improve mont could not be slatted on until after tha of the manduria recently appointed or con- casos, but it would have to be commentinted in his position by M. Harmand, s, imodiately after. He had nitored the
Yours,
Canton,
RUFUS
The 8th item on flao progamme was moat oxsiting struggle of the day, and fully looked forward to as purba pa so cause up to the expectations of the specta tora In the first straggio, between teams Native boats from Hankow to this effe from H.M.S. Swift and the U.S.8. Palok, a saving some 70 miles in distance and
fore either side yielded ground, but after this canal, instead of travelling the whole about eight minutes hard pulling the re-way by the Yangtze. Pusentatives of the Stiff, macoceded in Shaze has therefore six water runtos :-
1. The Carial and Han River, north. pulling their game antagonists over the fine. In the second heat, after
Very severo struggle, the men of the Germair gunboat is neccoded in beating the Leam of the Juniata, while the third heat was won by the Espoir. After the Suft lind benten the Ittis in the fourth heat the
2. The line of lakon, want.. 3. The Yangtze, ak
4. The Yangtze, we
. The Liu-shui-k'ou Canal, east.
6. The Taiping Canal, south,
;
when we attempted to go up them. They and the Yel xipids are the Scylin and Cha- ribdis of the Upper Yangtze the Sintan cumparatively safe at high water, and
buing
duced by the fall of the capital, that it then surrendered without resistance. The Fronek triumple was short-lived, bownvBT. owner ontored Phūkai before then outrance to the course by placing it about 30 when the fored under Major Corronat number of men-of-war of various-nation- tinal struggle took place between the crows are shared by chang; the advantages of und rushes through two rocks at a tremon."
1873, but in the 8th of Decourt- ber they were compelled to evacuate it on
SHAMEEN AHTLETIC SPORTS. The presence in the Canton river of the yaris farther from the winning past. This visited the district, neither the mandarin alitios collected there sitios flie recent dis would enable ponies which inclined to swervo
the approach of an overwhelming force of be ridden out, which could. not at who was previously ruling, nor the newly turbances, has been very wisely taken ad- most ected i
and they wangu,vacuating t
In
Between the
The advantages of the last four routes
tho
the Yeh being then racet dangerous. At the Yolt rapid the whole river is narroweft, of 11.3.5.5. Sinife and Bepoel, and suffer a this first two toutes are populi, r to Shasze
dens velocity; a traveller who panacel it contest the team from the
Shame must always therefore be the port this may reckoned the current then ran Stift wacces
everhauling their fellow of transhipment for the northern (that is, thers eleven knots an hour. Though mora the Binck Fisgs, which had mustered at a conclusion, Mr Tripp said the heavy and it was believed that the latter had led most favourable opportunity for holding tough-coveted proth and Efth boats of the and seathern (that is, the richest)
appointed functionary, were to be found, vantage of by the Shaunesnites as offering a countrymen of the Espoir and took the Schoo, while the bulk of the castorn rapid, it is be done.
of China and midable in appearance than the Sintan s later the French muc Sontay. Three days
Szechuan,
it is not
not really su danger the Upper of it, but it rain of the past season had damaged in Pepeded in regality, possun of it, but fact not damaged but ifħdungill the work through fear of the inhabitants, who form their athletic sporte. Independent of the crews the tug-of-war took place of China and the whole uten trade Yangisze between this and Chungking
provinces mean summer velocity of the -WAL only by an expiring effort of
of vigour, hnd had done carly in the season: It would themselves into armed bands one day and increased interest attached to the competi-between the tests o Shamenitos and with Szechuan will probably, when
Naval to destroy the
there is been computed by Captain Blakiston and lug the have to be done over again, and it would biome peaouful labourers the nest, on the ions through the attendance of competitors officers of the ten-of-war, veniting in a adequate aloa navigation between this and other travellers at six knots at hons in the fortifications before
ready.. Be place on the same At Phukai and he rather late before they were
be transferced tu from the men-of-war, the crows of the latter, victory for the Naval representatives The Han Chalam, another fort across the river in the hoped, however, to have it all right soon approach of the French forces.
Ichang. For deepest channel. In winter it is consider ninth event on the prathe
wn's
omitted, 8 has only one means of water ably has, and ovon direction of Bagrinh, the tool die dry weather they asking these prosent to
in difficultica of
water: com. and if they did not again got six months
saminer, by travel. who have, of necessity, been much confined and as the 10th and 17th w igist have a good Cousse.
were canebi the task which the French have under The Chairman,
munication westward,
westward have there- full force of the streami. takan Arat reveal
reveal themselves
on board abip since their arrival at Cantoti, sive heads of former competitions, there isze, and boats for us, the Yang ling along the banks, beats cau avoid the It was so it
nothing further to be said about divin foro to prys Loaang Stamens are fit placea purked the limits award a rote of thanks to Mr Tripp, sail
will probably be much benefited by the wol-Tho prizes were awarded by the Ladies' allowed to land or discharge carg at Shanze, oft 1873, when
tails that no Clerk of the Conso of Garnier a
General muccess, and Bouot's that certainly
he had ever seen bad given more attention repulse the other day shows that the French have not learnt much. overcoming to his work than Mr Tripp had.
This was given by acclamation. vanquished the dilleulties which:
ir replying, said ho was very them. No doubt"
Mr Tripp, in replying, and no way Phukai, but has repeatedly shown, met with their approval he was satisfied.. more dihealt for regular
restored" the defonces of
our own
Annamoso
much
CORRESPONDENCE
To the Editor of the CHINA Maru."
Hongkong, Oct. 18th.
A very noticeable feature of the waters
of the Upper Yongtazo is,
that the
that swift-
ness of the stream and the danger of the
from Shasze to Ichang mipids varies from hour to
to hour and day to
did not consider what spirit ho was of, when, we beliovo, more particularly with this recognitions had taken place between resi- days getting nly about pitchteen hours; day. In suratner, there are slack and safe
Sia, fear your correspondent Rufus healaost" if not altogether, wished view that the arrangements were under deute and vinters a very pleasant afternoon's steamor
entertainment was brought to a close. the mob would wake atrother hitempt to taken for the event of yesterday. To Me T
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Dworkin Malacca and other lovo, he was very fond of it; and if he only sick and burn Shameen so that HML von Pustau, the Hon. Secretary, Mosta
parts of the
A vote of thanks to the Chairman con-
no obstacles are bamboo stockades, cinded the business of the meeting.
troops "to" stormız
The French arc again consigned by this premature and disastrous action to inaction
in the citadel of Hanoi, and this must provo
friedu
destrue-
Swatow...
to
- come day's diversis offered them, and it Conmutter, and after a few congratulatory and a native bent takes four to sixtoon
takes only going down native bouts take from thirty times. In winter there arewift and dan six to forty-eight hairs. The land unlive boats in far casior in winter than in while the 得 trous times. As rule navigation by only takes six sight route frons has to Szechuan is very ammor, there are
days in summer mountainous and difficult, and e earriage by it is
exponaivo; only the
the whatever would bo possible. Toan be remuner- Many of the present difficulties in the Gramodities atively sent
Ichang has been the whole of the Secclivan opium hos
land in Shasse, Now, however, it Hankow
firo on them, and three Espoir could open fire on fourths of them would
nover Sco daylight T. Thumbs, and N. G. Mitchell-Imes, again";
"; when he protasted with vehemence Judge and Clerk of the Course, re against any popular objection on the of the Chinese to the rioters being be-spectively is due the honour of ar headed and when he approved of
Part
(Proni mur, situ Currespondent )
4th October, 1883.
of
Mr R. Craig, agent for Messrs Jardin must valuas very ex consequently during the fresheta when no navigation nak-ranging and superintending the c Matheson & Cn, has taken over the egoython by it. The to the prescitigat og might be removed by a The match between the Cricket Club and Fing them howl and yell on the ther side of motilions, while Mr G. Prat, in his role of Mosaro D, Lapraik & Co.'s business atent by lang to be sent to
CRICKET.
the canal from Shagoon, but for the
danger of punishing the macons with the frontauratour, was untiring in his hospi-thia port. Tony, the Blue and Silver" is beginning to
judicious: use of
opened five year
ar irremediablo, ute
others!
under under good enough auspices--not tog machCULLEY Ac missionaries stable faboure. Valuable assistance was also was flying below Douglas Lapraik & Co. | steam navigation between this and to the large sailing vessels of noluiney :
demoralizing to the discipline o
and tive of the confidence of the soldiers the Racquet Court elevens begun to-day WR the bost for the
thing that the of Franes can wish is that the Paris sun and a fair wicket. The latter tomm Government, at last recognizing the perils began the game and made some hates of of their enterprise, may sanction a complete their adversaries bowling, putting up a total withdrawal under the colour of some re- spectable military success, which has yet to be achieved, "
MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS TO
HONGKONG RACE FUND
Tt scutas
tho
habit of carrying fire-atis. Pues would readered on the field by hie La Montagne, banner at their dagstaff, leave the taking of vengeance to native and A.D., and Mr Ackley, of the U. S. 8.
Steamers to port-Tang Ching, for foreign governments; but if his letter of Palus. Thivu tents supplied by some of Shanghai vin Andy, Lusitanite, Douglas, yesterday represents truly
the spirit of
were adequate for the requirements of the trade, I wake no danh that Ichang, from 249 geographical position at the foot of th rapids, and from its political position as p port open to foreign trade, by which goods of the native custom houses lower down the river, net ubiam in time the bulk of the Szeghon trade
E
type:
On the whole, it sooma to me that
mitive. witheat any motive power in them to give them steerage way, are able to and to reach Chungking, it cannot be impossible for steamers of a bettur shape,
with motive power in them, to give them steerage way, to do the same. The real practical ques
it pay
for
to żo to Chungking i
in an fropostal, whilo Lt. Bunbury played ristianity revolver would bo a more the gunboats, were erected batimes in the Kic, —ROFenuo censors Liag Faout here can escapo the taxes and delays than is will it
of 2011 of which Lt. Jarret of the Buffe put
good game and earned his 34. There was nothing particular to note in the bowling, When time was called there were only two The annual meeting of the subscribers to wickets down, of the Club, Greaves being the Hougkang Race Fund, was hold in the bowled by Irving, while Coxon was neatly Hongkong Chub this afternoon. These pre-caught by D'Aeth. We append the score. sent were. Mosars T. Jakson, J, Thur and remind our readers that the band of --burn, ‚F., D. Sassoon, W. Roiners, J. J. the Buffs will play to-morrow, alternoon -
Bell-Irving, J. S. Hughes, H. Z. Just, C.
Racquel Court,
C. Cohen, R. Fraser-Staith, and H. J. H.H. C. Rico, D.A.C.G. e Borff, b Wil.. Tripp (Clerk of the Course)"
Bir T. Jackson was called to the chair:
J. J. Boll-Irving, Hendey,
F. S. C. Hars, D.AC.Q., Wilson
After the muutes of last meeting and hood road and confined, Bir Tripp said that after paying all expenses up to the hrerent thero way still balance in a w
h
·TRADE AT IOHANG.
appropriate instrument in a missionary's horning, one being used as a dressing and Puli Sin linnd than a New Testiment. He might 100m; and one for the display of the give, occasionally, from the pulpit, a practical. illustration on a small scale of the effect of prizua to be competed for, while the laurest the mitrailleus
прот вос
recreant ob was set apart for the use of the lediga unde following is an extract from the Yours &
J. CHALMERS,
of Mr Gardner, U.B. M. Con the sports was a spot a little below the at lag, on the trade of that port for last tennis lawr, near the British Consulate, the grass of which hul boon cut and a light
29
3
animated
b
*38
The ptanest curdi-
for refreshments. The ground selected for
port
year-
it
At present great bulk of the trade
times to Shnaze, and an explocons counted some 2,000 junks, of an average sipacity of 20 tons each, lining the shore of the Yangisen alongside the city. I doubt whether one twentieth of such an amount
totage in
is at present to
to he found in Tehang
period on at Shape. I have been three
I am of unision that the fruight obtain-
able would, in the present condition of
amply repay
outties to be exeuntered, dangers and dik
The avenge amount of cargo daily simp pad from Ichan to Chungking is 625 tons. the same sunt comes down from Chung- king to Ichang. The freight diflura on every article, and I have had some ditioulty in measurement: after a ghot many calcula- tions I
hivo ascertained that the mean ility of Stem Noripations to Changing-In Sir Thomas Wade's Report miles is 4. per ton, or twice
Practieg iila
Freight from here no stream for the 430 on the Chefoc Congation of the 14th from London to Shanghai,
of
tio
freight
Hi the
Ba Ganiblo, b Wilson, Shappened to me of our German friends, showed great interest in the proceedings, draws too much water, nud is enge, Impression is
one of the drew of the Titis, storing the sack and inade the air ring with their morriment the winter; yet it is just during winter chroot withstanding, ateamers will al hours. Native bouts inko from
beach
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL"
Opening for Mrazeeg between Tchangandi' Canton, Oct. 11, 1883. We have spent a very pleasant and someone ect up to enclose the come anti-Aspudd currying trade for what unique sort of day. In honour of the The greater part of the foreign community to-ships is at present going bagging
hore, various ganboats the Canton Clab had were present on the ground, and the side
During 1882 the only steaner that ran
distance of arranged an interesting prograning of of the conrae next tho river was lined with between this and Hanki was the King Athletic Sports and Shameen, notwith Lt. G. G. A. D'Auth, (The Buffe) b Barff,
34 standing 148 PATI SE, sroserised an Chinese, among whom the soldiers still en-tung,”'n vessel belonging to the China Mer-1882) Blue Book, "Chios No 3 †11,000 miles and dowtream." V. T. Runbury, Lb. w., b Bar,
chants' Scam Navigation Company, and it we shall neither residio nor deliver goods in upatreath could be done in five or six days, pare 32, he anys: At Chungking Lan or if the same freight. The journey an appearance in striking contrast le camped on Stageen were conspicuota is unfitted· for the truda for uangy foreig
button until steaners can restes and down stream in from twenty-four to Che' ill-fabori Sapt
The natives, as is usual on these as one, first, its want of steam power; and secondly, ality prevailed throughout. An accident
3. straig. that,
Loventy thirty days up stream and fourte quently obliged to gesso running during
eight days down, race. Llo fell rather beavily, jus as he over some of the more amusing events, such the trade between Hankow and this and its great sizo, Its large population, its being as the trade of Shasze is shifted to Ichang, The richness of the Proving of Sechuan, The cargo to be carried will much increase wow reaching the goal will struck lined
the Alon lamboe Same anxiety was felt for us the tack race. The progismund wEven when there has been water entgh for the point of stinte consignment of abont and as the mining and other resources of 2.12
he came found, 3-1228
and we trust by
this
offersa able to carry all the
ported inter Ulina, and of about 20 The parger traffic would probably
the woollen textiles, render the anicunt, cent, tr
tires, to at least 160 each way a What is required for the sides a stern | Mus beefur alle ja pisan kaos 11 brots, and funt is being aliudly opened to tenth, say 225%, and wouhl quickly in-
trude a of great importance to croase, the Bitis int
and to the เมียยยtection
Coal can be obtained. all along the route. labourers he employs, and as the opening of at moderate prices. speedy relief and 1100 YARDS FLAT BA for Crows of of watering when fully laden, over 4 feet I hear there is a possibility of a steamer
the piovines depends on the practicability The in a few minutes he was on his fect and le
great danger of lose to a steam line I venture would be the rivalry of steam tugs on the next winter.
sou, b Caldwell,
your of the Club of 04.06, which Lt. H. St. D. Jarrett, (The-Butts) o Wil showed a great Improvement en last year. The conson of this improvement H. E. Wodehouse, b Bendrey...
Lt. G. A. Porter, (The Butts) not cut, principally owing to
wai
the
fact, ho
be-.
G
between this and Chunking
lieved, of the new system they had adopt Capt. G. Gordon, (The Bufs) 6 Caldwell, slurs time but to his strucntia cows, the first race coininencing 3.3 it to ruin," the “Kinngtung hins not been £15. per vort. of all the guitar textes in the entry are developed, Long who participated in, the benefits of a
of taking face from these visitors to Hong. 4. G. Stokes, ↳ Caldwell,
Bubscriber, the old visitors to Hongkong, and all visitors were allowed the privileges of subscribers free
old days, there were fo w
Total
201
Hongkong Cricket Club..
19
13
A. R. Greaves, b Bell-Irving,
Now the plaus swarnted with visitors, and it had been found impossible to admit every body, and the old rule had been rescind 11. S. Coxon, o D'Aath, b Ball-Irving, ed. That was the principal reason they were so minch to the good. Mr Tripp then. H. G: Wilson, not out,...
said it had been montioned in ons of the Jucal papers that the stowards had been piggardly in giving away the entrance fous: Last year the receipts for entrance Focs
to 84,925 mounted
white the amount given way in first and second prizes canie
(The rest to bat)
AFFAIRS IN TONQUIN,
altogether, recovered.
not
Orie of the men P.mi
from the Shift als at the clues of the
ick race fell to the
to the ground suffering from
& Kunstruke, but an inediate application
of ice le his head brought sp
Canton, 11th Oct., 1889.
PROGRAMME,
Men of War.Tires Prizes.
ing three fust into the in a lively token 2-60 YaÁNH THREE LÆGGED Bag specially constracted for this trade of less jelching ade Report river; or staan winches on the shore to tow
that
The sun was
fort he was all right again.
hut at the true and probably it would have been better had the sack race come
Open as No. 1 Three Prizes.
Three
3-100 YARDS HEEDLE RAC 5 lights, 3 fant.--Officers of Men of War and Marnbera pi the Canton Priva the discomfort of the 4.--FINAL HEATS OF Nu, J.
5.-Lang Jear Open
off a little later, as the addition of a
sack
In a paragraph which appeared in oured song one's body mnd base
volumns on the 28th September we stated, men to $4,831. In addition to this mum the ou tlio authority of a correspondent at Hai, stewards
paid
were concorned, The baliung also
left
loss
Fund of 8471,
here to
hanga of the
(
VR.
There was soins, capital running in 100 6-SACK RACE) 2 No. 1,
Frizes,
yards flat fee for crows of men-of-war, in
and sonic Eno fumping in the 100
Furia
prizes,
appearances. itz
3.--Three
v. Patos, lis v. Fanate, Espair w. u
No. L-Threo Frizes
11-FINAL HEAT O No.
the current of the
in
tho
ative beats over the rapids, both of which
which are likely to be established for by years to mine.
YA Owing to the winging more and rapidity to haps I am justified in its batween this
subject. wind Hanky 4 distance, uf 450, wiles. are, it rooms to me, two points to would Ee practicable and was, but neither
Then t gative boats average nearly a month coming
1st. Are the material obstacles fusioners up and dout, bight daye going down. A steamer steaming 11 knots coull do the reaching Chungking insuperable£tive
2nd, Could tempera ply distance, in these days and thirty hours respectively. The passengers to be carried betweon thin sud Chungk
ire bunstrous, and would
STORET
and
about
"yile the
·A·fon
remuoratively
It is possible that the.
spirit of enterprise of British merchants, which, for the last
Hearing that winter was the best thing in Chine, been sewivit omnolent Bising steam soumanication between of a stentner reaching Chungking, I started still greater hopes t that the native merchants
for practical experience of the benefit they dlawn freight as Kreichow in Szechuan
My reason for limiting the journey to Yarytas as far as Ichaug, will take mea European passengers Kweichow
ju przechuan was that usures for extending the sphere of ateani who provide their own food and bevere lehene and Kivcichow, and that from part of navigation occurs, botwet a and 15 down his and hence to Chungking is comparatively easy.
cotton paya 1.0
bale,
FORD TEKNE The i
www.yout and althy to boat with the intention of pacey derive from steam communication up the garding the gun to it was stated correct. Captain George arrived in Hong Mr Mitchell-Iw if the 12-Tre or WAR Officers of Men Are escach way, and native parties agree in declaring that the most activity in Chungking." Clerk of the $150, pp said he hart kong on the qih inst, by the 8.8. Hainan, But the greatest enthusiasm content in tho
Epil
War v. Members of Canton Clubs
Judge,T. THOMAS, ESQ.
word to the bad, so far as entrance foek der of the Yellow Flag" suxiliarios, mañanf-war and members of the Canton Club 8.TUG OF WAL--Opan, «e No. 1.—5103 Aayoght, vi car to be carried is app/Tangan writer tu ascertain the pushed the and Chungking; for my part I have nway Sus, so that they plong, that Captain George, the commute 150 yards flat cucc open to officers of 7.-150 YAKUK FLAT RACK-Open as No. 3rn rantlar we would incrather for dyspect more if the lines, way wake up the importance of
to the Club; the receipts last year for this had been discharged from the French Berardle Race, consisting of five fights, each; STRAIGHT TAPY 12 YARI-Upen asgormors and the trevat very gun the 17th February, 183, i native | of Széahuan, who ara begitising to have purpose were $150, or thereabouts, which vice in Fanquin, and his corps disbanded, three feet high. The Rer. Me Lee-carzica 10 FINAL HEAT OF NO.
against the Fund of a debt
off soteral by L Harmand. This it appears was not off Somy conversation took
and made mest brilliant
slao secured hebourg
greided was to
do withi and has kindly favored na with the particu. | zugs-of-war. The Grab was HMS Supirt sum. Mr Smith suggested that the money lars of the affair. In the engagement the Pelos and excitement ran high Gra
Pelos. Fera short time fortune f should be devoted towards the improv which took plans between the French forces dually the tide turned and inch by inch the
bat Mr Tripp ment of the Race Car that they and the Black Flags on the 1st and 2nd mor from the Swift dragged their friendlyj
and his darsi might soon be called on, to erect a new August the Yellow Flags distinguished opponents over the line. Fext exne the German gunboat litis v. the U.S. Juniata, Stand, which would entail a very themselves by rendering most valuable ser the Iis proving viotorious: Then the large exponan - it would take away all the funds, as it would cost nearly 85,000. Both vices, and draw forth warm encomiums from Swift and N wera to decide who should Stands was getting old.
and they were the French of who were present at the Sarry away the lainels. Both sides word/
dashed with success and raps bure that
About the
Down with your heele
#ucted to this
Grand
wore heing
Y
fai voured
adequate steam carriage between Clerk of Course-N. G. MTTUBELL-INNES, Hankow much of the Seahasa business dono te blasze would be transfered Restaurateur.-6. Path, Esq
A. D-B LA MONTAGNE, ER Hon Secretary V. PUSTAV, Eaq,
W
wow dururk
suchow is Szechuan 100-mile chang to Changxing is 450 miles ; Blickade and Ichorus cumping us Forts of cling to Krachan in Hurel is dé milos, worst rapidin Kro Yohtan and Sintan Soccer Te-Shosze is a port en
are only a few toiles apart. north bank of the Yangtze, 90 miles below rapide, whi fehang to it are bright, partly by boat Hupei, the latter guine 5 miles below.
the former a few miles above Kweichow in The fish race, 100 yards, brought forth and purely by fand, a large portion of the zeloternited stand tell of 17 of 18 competitira and had to be
We anchored in the chang forge, 8 Szechuan exports, which are thence forw
"the three heat men IB which | wurde) to' northern
miles above
ou the ich. On the easter und
Ichaug, Bir, Fales southern
under ran off afterwards, thú
and 13th we passed through the provinces of China
sail, for the water there was comparatively)
BE
the Hon FB. Johused, and Mesers Ball-transported the troops from Hanoi to the victory was not all won yet. H.M.S. 6speri and the Fair Beste
Quotations.
OPIUM-New Paing, ul.8680
Hosozora, Ucliler 12.
22.
Now Benares, cash, in 560-
New Malwa, credit,... 637 Allowance, Taola......
Old Malwa, credit,.......... 670 Allowance, Toole..... Exchange
The second and the prize to Hukow up this cenal for the miles ab India, Wire,
and Jackson. The Chair, said an extra thist some man belonging to his corps had tug-of-war." Grodka mbete Greek. Ehailing from the Suit and the eles, and by water and partly by (may
he would propose MrMody see member, been rubbing poma di the tubabitants of one / MS Exit and Set Hefinite FA nécessitated two heat the first being convinces of Hosau, hoque props, Here on one side of the river the Shanghai, demand,
Oh,
50 days' sght, private
always being Top - li-that t ble action. It was even proposed to recompense was made: 120 now in eats several of the lenders in a sabatqutial man and various Partner, and Captain George was amplimented cautions were enragetonte and and kner were all represented, the win- To the north side of Shasgothoru slack; we also mailed over the place where Bauk, Wire, passed. - Mr Fraser shuth, signded ; and
SIVER and gradually une liner in the faal host beng Janis Smith of cuand navigable fer in
ingga thrombout the by the General on the cendret of hieren, one, or jeman friends were teletetantly H. M. S. Suift, who linas nivenly distinguis year, seppcon from the Yangtans by angrily where it seems there is only it rapid
first rapid is marked on the chart, but Demand, he motion was carrigu
in eup-
30 days sight, The heat Enginese wat the election of a While, however, as Captain was on board dragged soross the lino. Caps and filmets hell himself in the North of Chim as a gor innd less than a committed. The Clialeroan said the peusont the Furs Mars, one of the boats which had air pift to the fore again: Bat the were taken
flew up, and Hip
thau a mile wide, which won mer: the current was only running throe Hurrah! rout the Hip!
4 months night, flag River, and committed consisted of the Hon. P. Ryzie,
and knots on lwar when wo erased it. Wo Credits, inter connected anchored for with a water
above
Documentary
months' sight, Irving, Reinors, Forbes, Sassan, Darby, seone of action, a complaint reached him in victory for the Lapour. Now came the race, ten coples appeared, a of them (traushipped ut Shave) finds ita
and a scratch crow next met. This resulted For the vout the three-legged at the Han Elver Seethaar
produce
On the 19th, we passed the Bantou-ping demand, member was wantot on the commit
committe, and
presenty of
recke caused a not formistable rapid, where the current for some 40 yards Gold Leaf 90 fine... offer advented, the election Cimier and Mr Bertone Hughes
Then a light tuition in tour of the
stoad of the Palusa the final heat the
it is truship the other side of the river there was no Boa gentlemon had, lus eald, a good know and he sent a message to the stole of the next la favur noir,
Kiang Tedge of racing
poir, and for a little couples from the Swift carried the palo ta-
Temperature rapid but a swift current in a deep channel, | while it was difficult to my which was the
rxloca Hughes were fezy mich engaged with their of any of his men found pillaging or rob more. 2: What choering! Much of this auchan and Bouled, with Jenks and Binsely the eastern muces generally running for a mile or so at the rate of six ! (Taken at Mestra Falconer & Co.'s Premises;
ment that be should make an example better. Then gradually the Swifi won ning all three prizes.
Queen's Road) good second and Happer and Haynes vin
vinces above mentioned a are sent to Shasize |** own stables. What was pantel was some bing the natives, Shurtly after 119, after coes was dus tó thã discipline and guidance 1-a dat o be transhiped for Szechewhere the Tatung rapids are marked DB BAROMETERAN. body to assist the Clerk of Course, whe-ro.] Captain. George had left the boat, two of the morenienta of the opposing side so competition for the Canton athletes and the by the Repiss of lakes to basze over that the charts; there werd to rapide there
yard hurdle race was the Julled are calçanti an todent of the man belonging to the Yellow Flage when toy stocapted to gather themselves Naval Officers, and brought out outage, shorter to dissence, and on this up journey parent. Wonnebored for the night at the THERMOMETER -9..... M Chaters, nor Mr Hughes would be able to were brought up or having been concerned plant their feet, and era, they could par Rohrbecker and the Rev. Wilson Lee,
together for a good pall, or more firmly to contestanta, Messrs Miller, La in him in the ghest on the Raes in the rubbery and one of them was, with range themselves the word was given Now resulted in a close race between La Mon- Jourse, or in any other rif his duties uut reference to Captain George, at once lads, pull
Mr Fraser Smith, said these gentlemen
tagne and Bir Lou, the latter of whom Another “tug of war”
the was ori
pro
beaten on the min home Mr-La,
amasa/both Mr. Chater and Me
lavy duties he had to perform. Neither
I of the village taken in the engagement pe passed and neither side moved. Now of the Sift's contingent sad by us cul and the series at the rate of eight kuota an hour; on Sovereigns,
of one of the ofloors. He keenly watched The 100 yard
Flange,
In the same:
windets Were RDG,
of the nine pro- or seven knots sin hours a
The advantage of the route freni
On the same day we pissed the NKA|
are that it is 101 miles when we passed, and not oven a very swift
The disadvantages are that got com. Ichung,
village of Bintan, some 18 miles above.
mauicating with the Yangtze expenses of On the 20th we had to pan two mapids,
with regard to the rules of moing the Resident of Hanoi M. Bonnal afterwards of Canton Club. If our side had only been Montagne.
which get into this canal are in a species of most formidatie of all the rapids between eul de sac they can go 20 furthers other stowards were not always there
but are this and Chungking Mr Tripp said he had no doubt that Mr stated that he had received the consent of a little bit heavier, pretrager or some on the programine was the fist obliged to return to Haukur, and the The danger de bot count so much
would probably be able to give their advice decapitated by order of M. Bonnal, the pranima, Officers of Men-of-Ware. Mecabarred his hurdles first but was cleverly trinahipment have to be incurred, and boats which I have sipes been informed are the
Do.
85,48
Hexasono, Uctober 12
1
30.930
1.P.M.... 30.1
30.142
78
28
Do..
Do
(Wet balb) UA.N.
Do
Do
Maximin
Do. Minimuna over night – 76