JOHN BOLL AND HIS ISLAND.
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For making himself at home whoravar he goes, John Bull has a talent all his own. Nothing astonishes him, nothing steps hira (1) Cosmopolitan. in the highots degres, ho is at his case in the fuar corners of the earth:
Laisse-Ini prendre un pied ches vau, Il en aura bientôt pris quatre."
he had walked a distance of avori thousand. inilos in Norway".
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This babit of walking is kept up by En the provinces, you inay theo ce old men doing their ire or six miles every day i when they knock-off, it is to take to their beds, and prepare to go and sleep in Abin- the wants of many students of Chin ham's besttu. In the country, in France, caused by the discontinuance of "Notes met our old men, gonty or crippled with ritou Queries di China and Japan," has rencil matism for the most part, puss auf the days Twelfth Volume. The Keriso discus In a town in Normandy, where several at table; after their dinner, you may those topics which are uppermost in the English families, attracted by the them leaning on the arm of an old servant minds of studuils of the Har Bant" and nocnery around, have taken up their abode, crawling along the public promenades. In last which overy intelligent porno cen- a doctor, a friend of mine, difcred his France, a man is often old at sixty; the nested with China or Jay is desirous of English patients the use of a
effects of a youth too often spent in dissips-serpiring trustworthy information. It in large field of Lis
This fold had attracted their tion, and of a life in must enses andesitary, cludes my interesting Notes and original become sadly apparent, and if he live to a Papers on the Arts, Sciences, Etanolous, attention as being niculy situated near the great age, the closing gunra of his existence Fulklore, Goography, Hiniry, Literatur, Amatista town, and just the place for a cricket.
Shortly after this not of kisulato a burden to himself and to those around Mythology Natural History, Antiquities Anadyr ness, my friend receive the following his.
and Social Manners and Chalims, etc., et noto The members of the cricket club present their compliments to Dr. H., wil would be much obliged to him if he would kindly get the potatoes, with which half of their cricket field is planted, removed, n the ball is constantly golfing luat among
thom
eate change Lien preano, Qu'un fardoar de quatre-vingt ans, aid Quinault; but such is not the case England: here every ne dies of & old age. I have no old friend in his eight eighth year, who, stemmes and
winter,
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This is the principle of all unexation of territory. Let an Englishman suttle in any out-of-the-way corner of the glue, and it will not he long before yer 200 Protestant church and a cricket field, the
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The sentiment of his dignity is exine in him at an early age, and national pridu incitos him to performs acts of heroism at an age wher sweet-meats seem to in the chief attractions of life.
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two first visible indications of nu English Colony.
A gang Oxford professer of my practically made by the East is. Conquaintance, undertakes, very year, pany, that is to my, by a fow Loudon small boat, a voyage that last from on to
Mad Olliee.' 1 months. Ho teuvels with his wife to John Bull is pund, brave, calm, ten- the point of departare: there he hires a
The Notes and Queries are still continuel agious, and a consummate diplomatist.
boat, places the uly at the rudder, and and forta an important moms of obsining yana Proud, he will never duabi of the away goes the skill. At night they put and difusing among students know-
Saltue sucon of his undertaking; brave, be will stone riveraie in. Nox mig,
ledge on obscure points. carry it through; calma, he will enculate fresh provisions are pait on board, and they farthur ant greator facilities for the inter-Sindh
The Correspondents' column also afkets with a cont head the material rantages are off again They have seen in this way change of views and discussion of various Taiwan of the victory: tancia, he will know most of the lates and rivers of Europe. tes how to make it fruitful, Diplomacy an-Ingenious and full of enthusiasm, it is a swers for the rost,
Original contributions Chinese, Latin, Thalos pleasure to hear them talk of their travels; and if I may be allowed to affer you a plure
or any of the Modern Languages are re romp.... of advice, it is to rand, as soon as it up
seived. The papers aro contributed by the pears, a charming look which will have for
the various Cormular, the Im Vortigern ....... arombers
Im Volga title 4 ON THE
portal Customs, and Henglong Survices, Vorworts THE RIVEL
wal alan by the Cissionary bodies at Wingung Other While I was at school in Paris, I remein another on a velocipude. Some young cou
pas capital of Europe to Ken
whom a high degroo of Chinese scholars best. bor a score of ns schoolboys wore one day ples take their lunuyoon trip on a datible
is sichonaly cultivated. Annast the gathered about the crashtam of a gymna tricycle. They through England fret regular contributors are Drs. Chalmers, Andromeda sium, jumping, one after another, yn be a
village Among the was a young excitement. Here, one is used in accenteler, thalli, Mulutyre, firoos, Jamie Carl Ritter. heap of sand
village without creating the less ito, Bruteshuvider, Hirth, and Hanso, Pro-
fessor Legge, and Bĺesars Balfour, Watters, Antioch English boy, about twelve years old, watch city in all its this. In this fashion, they
Charlotte g eagerly for his turn. The por bill avoid the wadding calls of the curious, and
. Faber, Kopsch, Parker, Playfair, was suffering from hernia, and we tried to risk deep draughts of pure watey
Felles, and Pitum,—all well-known as,
Colonna dissuade him from his purpose."Why air.
Coustuzo Thean denble tricycles or th
mattentive of sound scholarship and thorough not said he "you do it ; why shouldn't
Hattia E. Tapley...... I" And in spite of all our entrenties, are
very appropriate mane of sociables, ani trg of their subject.
Brown Hay In admuably
for 1, 'ae
Hercules mounted the cross-beau, sprang, japoneymoon. I recommend you to try them.
Margaretha but to rieu no more. We carries him to his The two seats are placed closely side by bed. An hour after, liz ratil his de, so that hearts jast.
may overla "It shall not be said," he muramed and pressurl, and lips meet lips. Arrive in his deaths threes, that our Englisham
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Orders for binding comes will be prostly attended to Address, "Mana at the top of the hilt, you state your body,, China Aleil Miles!” cannot jump as well as a Frenchman.
keal your knees and #y like the wind to Poor little hera! A few days before, the bottom of the valley. The air through hed all done justice to the contours of
which you have spul gives you faced to well-filled hamper that his mother had sent mount the next shope as easily as you clim bim from Devonshire. Ho had insisted heal the last. This little pastiue-to upon our bunting the nice things that exte nothing of woods by the way where you m from his heino. Home! This is a sordest, remble, fise each other and find ene that our language lacks. It is true we have other again, all this, say, has always foyer; bat it is a wor 1 used chiefly in the apparel te delightful. It is within elevated style, while in England there exists the roach of all purses, and by sneh means not a man, however lowly, but possessed of a hanat to feel and lose, who is not a little ay space is set young e-
y
panon the anaogance of cuanaencing skar-
All our learned socistics should eth gribe to this scholarly and enterprising
- Northern Christuen Judenente (U.S.) The China Beice**** has an ex- ilcxliable of contents."-Calestial Empire. The Publicationalways contains mubjects incorect to
t to ajenarnam in the Far East and the presunte will hold favourable if not alvintageons comparison, with proveding mumbers."-Celestial Bumpire.
of
This aber contains several articles of interest and value.”—North-Czna Harald. The China Meview for September-October
mic world, and all through life, there willy maintains the high standard of
moved by the word home. This may be tied life with Enteher's and baker's bilis. a certain extent explained by the fact that
and other surprises that will reus her all every Englishman has his own little house, toe seen to the stern realities of this pr and that the clinate, which does not foster open-air plonaires, kes the intimate joys of the ficosido better appreciate. Go and try to foal poutically inspired wer the sub jost of the domestic hearth, when you live on a fifth-floor back!
M. de Chateaubriand, who was got abore walking in the stope of A. de la Paliase, has
said somewhere that, were it not for a certain sentiment, uborn in man, that holds him to his country, his greatest pleasure would bo to tayal. The Boglish forms the best flestration of this fr
frism, as our friend John Bull would put it. He loves voyages, adventures, dangera A vast atretch of osem, a clonld-capped manntain, perilous ascents, voyages of discovery in strange lands, thrill in with lulightful amotions. He in his coment
Call the English wild, countrie, mad, if you will; but to do great things one must not hesitate at straying from the beaten track. He will brave every conceiv ablo dangor in order to be able to any that he has climbed to the summit of Mont Blanc, or that be has been muster the North Polg than any other explorer.
Obstinate as a male, stubborn as a buli.
dos, the dificulties in his path will bub act es incentives to him. He has traced lint- self a programme: nothing will prevent his carrying it out. He leaves England with his
diary
written beforehand. He has set- flod to be at the top of a certain mountain at a certain thou; he is bound to be there; and I promise you that, if he has no rolled down some precipice, there you will fiml him. General Wolseley had announced him countrymen that he would subdue Egypt in twelve days. He took fifteen. It was high time: John Bull was beginning to grumble.
out the sweet recollection of that little trip--the aphill part especially.
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SHIPPING IN OHINA JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM WATERS
Vorida Nima.
Hecht
Bhun on
WHAMPOA.
·Flag & hij.
· Gor, Sm, so. Tienitalni Annamar
CANTON. ANKAR Brita
str, Shanghai, str. Shanghai
Brit att. Shanghit
Bonclutha Fooking
Remarkt.
Fushun
Brit. Brit
Peking
To-morrow
Kiang-ping
Straits and Calcutta
Saigon
Amoy and Manila To-morrow Marseilles, to
Havre & Hamburg
Swatow, &a
Faigon
Amoy
Cosat Porte
London, &c. Anicy
Bydney, &a
New York
To-morrow
To-morrow
18th just K'loon Dock
Tog Flying
MACAO
Whi. str. Cahton"
AMOY
In port on March 6, 1884.
Br. 3m.soh.
Ger, bye.
Anguste Oldoris Faugh Halough Ger. Ju, Ba Sophie:
Friedrich-
Ruan lige.
FOOCHOWDOWN
In port on March 1, 1884.
Ger, soh Talant Gor. bge Newchwang
mám. Ab’deen Dook Galveston
SHANGHAL
In port on March 6, 1884. MERCHANT STBANKER.
Hongkong,. Nagasaki
Hankow, du.
Hengkang Trentain
Repairing
K'loon Dock
Saigon
Kloon Dock
Kloon Dock-
Amoy mad Manila Manila
To-day
Haiphong
Kloun Dook To-morrow
Anadyr
French
Baikal
Reipsinn
Fah Wo
British
British
Shanghai
To-morrow
Groatham Hall British
Saigon
Hae-ting
Chinese
Nagasaki and Kobe 14th inst. [Swatow
Ichang
British
To-morrow
Iraonaddy
Frondh
Kiang-kwan.
Chinese
Yokohama
To-morrow.
Kiang-pan
Chinese
Saigon
12th inst
Kiary và
Chinesa
Mauritina
To-day
Laerton
Iritish
London,
Straits and Calcutta
Malwa
British
Nagasaki Yama 20th inst
"Peking
Brtish
Yohain
Chinese
Batavia
New York
Portland (Oregon) Rangoon
Portland (Oregon)
New York
Laid up Hkong, Hankow, do.
Hanków, de
Hongkong, da. Hongkong Taid up
MKBĢHANY SAILING VERKLAU Brit, bqe,
Benj, Sewall
Amor. sh. Philippines
Chateaubriand Brit.bge
Chibqe. Laid up
Laid up
Chingtah
Doretta
Siam, bge.
F.P. Gilchfield Amer, bge.
Flodden
Kloon Dock
Hilda
Hilda
Brit, bqe
Rolga
Brit, bqo
Cus'tan Dock Loong Wha
Br. Sasah. Ticutain
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Minus
Brit byg
Omega
Brit. bga,
Satsume
Brit. bqe
Bangkok
Now York
Hamburg
San Francisco
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.
silence which chanveterias that publi alion, and altogether forms very Albatross
teresting had readable number
Hit Aaducious terulegials will and an interestug and Champion valuable contribution by Dr. Fricho. Cleopatra on the Amount of Precipitation (Kain
Cockchafer aui Show) of Peking," showing the results Curago of absorvations made at Um Imperial Rus Daring
at Peking, frost 1841 Bak Tender to sian Observatory 1880. Notes us the Dutch Occupation:
K'loon Douk! Queen of England Mag, be
Emily
NAGASABI
In port on March 1, 188
Brit by
Gitanilla Brit, bqe. Shanghai: Stephan fler. នាង,
Sumanura Maru Japan, bye.
HIOGO.
In port on February 25, 1884. Ben Nevis Brit ah. Cross Hill
Lalle
..
Oscar Moyar
Peter
Brit bqe. New York" Brit bye. New York Garbqo
Amer. shi Brit
Gor, 3m.
bg
Queen Emma Brit, bqa
Queenstown Wm. W. Urapo Amer. bqe
YOKOHAMA
In post on February 29, 1684. Amer, soli, Alp. Marshall Brit bga," Annapolia
Brit. be. New York Black Diamond Ger. bge Carondelet
Amer. -h
Amer, sch
Pactolus
Pelham
Amer, sh
Xame
Rig.
Tons Dispit
Guns, LA.P.
Captain.
Where at
composite screw eloep
(4)
1. 840
Commander Chas. Hicks
Bankow
double-strew iron frigate
6010
4330
Captain R. E. Tracey.
Hongkong
corrette
2380
2340
Captain A. T.: Powlett
Shanghai
corrette
2300
2610
Captain H. N. Hippisley
Hongkong
gunboat
460
470
Lieut-Com. Robt. L. Groome
corrotto
2383
2540
Optain Anstruther.
Chefoo Shanghai
composite sloop
910,
920
Coramander Lawrence Ching
Pakhol
lying double-scrow gunboat
300
340
Lieut. Oom, Henry F. Roper
[Fich) gunboat
430
455
Commander E. H. Gambla
Alina
δέουμ
940
8.10
Osptain J. P. Maclear
Amoy
doublo-scrow gun-vessel
640
490
Commander John Hope
Hongkong
gunboat
400
470
Lieut Commander McQuhse
Foochow
double-screw gan-vessel
710
230
Commander E. Hotham,
Tientsin
double-scrow gun-vessel
707
1850
Commander Gao, W. Hill
Danten
Diana
surveying vessel
503
803
600
Commander Vereker
Ev. Beaulieu Gez. q.
Malace Straits
gunboat
480
Commander RB. G. Brenton
Hothow
GUAM
CHAM
Bri. bitine
double-screw gun-vessel
466
470
Commander E
Chefoo
Belona
Brit Boh
Tize
composite screw sloop
1130
970
corvette
1370
2360
Captaini
in Fullerton
Singapore
Kobe
double-sorew gun-veasel
704
1010
double-scrow gunboat
Hongkong
Mario Mary C. Bolm
BOL
369
340
receiving ship
Hongkong
Nemo
Rasa A
3087
paddle despatch-vasmel
Hongkong
Otsego
Brit soh
895
1830
Lieut. Cou. Maxwell
Rose
fucret-ship
Hong.song
Russ, sch
1800
1460
In reserve
Hongkong
Siphalin
Riss.
gunboat
490
690
Lisut. Com. Chas. E. Hope
Solider.
Singapore
Steils
of Formosa," by Mr. Gen. Phillips, contains Flying Fists some interesting information, although 16 Undersigned using been appointed much of it is strend-hand. The Notices of Boxhound
Sour
Books include a most generon and Kestrel Agents for the love Corporation are prepared to crust Insurances as follows-appreciative review of The Divine flassic Lianet
of Nan-Hua," and the Notes and Queries a ure as usual very interesting, "-North-China Magpie Merlin Daily Serv
Midge A substantial and reliable Review which ga all students of China and the Chinese would
Sapphire do well to puroniso."—Chrysanthemus.
Swift The November-December number of Tweed the China Ferie ecritains loss variety than Victor Emanuel Life Departinetit.
swil, but the few articles are
are very intores.
Vigilant Peltier issued for as not executing tin, The epening paper by ble Herbert Wren
A. Giles on The New Testament in Chi- £5,030 at reduced rates.
Zephyr nes" treats of a question that must neces sarily be of great importanes in the exca 496 of all missionaries.
Mr 2. D.
Policies at current intes, pagalle either here, in London, or at the principal Purs of India, China und Australia. Fire Department. Policies issued for long or short periods at current ratus.
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LANCASHIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
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Parker's Short Journeys in Szochyen
Africa
Tisdale
Commander Bickford
Commander Wa. Colling
In reserve
Commodore Coming
For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, dieplacements and effective horse powers are given according to H. M. Navy lint:
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
are continued, and a goodly instalment of tivero
in the interior of China is travels given. Mr F. H. Balfour contributes a paper of somo length entitled "The Em- peror Cheng, Founder of the Chinese Ent pire," which will be read with
gervine interest by students of Chinese history. Abreck A few short notices of Now Books and a number of Notes and Queries, one of which
On Chinese Oaths in Western Buraco Alert
Cristoforo Colombo and Jasa might appropriately have been placed under a aparate hasding, soraptete ngay Train
Enterprise the number."-H.K. Daily I'ress.
Tesoner's Oriental Liccord contains tho
Ertaak following notice of the China Iesie
Essex Coinostai The present publication, judging by the
Hamuliu If required, protection will be granted on number now before us, is intended to first class Lives up to $1000 on a Singleuring countries, some what similar er position, as regirls Chitau and the 155
Juniata Life.
For Kates of Premiums, forms of proto that which has been flee in India by the La Galisscnière
Kersaint posals or any other information, apply to
Calendi Revice. The grunt degree of at-
Victoriesian tention that has bem bustowed of
Inte years
Legaspi apon the investigation of Chinese literature,
Leipzig antiquities, and social developments, to say
Lutin nothing of listic studies, has led to the Monocany accumulation of important stores of inform Morge ation, runduring song such channel of
pal
I was walking one evening on the quay at Saint-Maly. It was blowing a furious gale.
The Southampton boat lud just Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- started notwithstanding. Came two Euceived, and transmitted to the Directors glishmen breathless: "Where is the for their decision, boat 1" they asked.
*Gone.
Lail her; she is still in sight; we are bound to go
*Surely, gentlemen, you are joking."
Well thon, can you get as a sailing bout to take us to Jerany!!
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It was useless reasoning longer the fisherman set out with them. A few mo- ments later the frail barque was ender sail,! now hidden from sight by huge wave, now reappearing, and making visible the tall form of the young man at the rudder, Vogue le galère," said the spectators: "those English people are wad."
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