No. 7850.—February 28, 1888.]
Adannat Lang with the Pei-yang aquadron arrived in the Shanghai river on the 22nd inst. Some of thoships aro anchored at Wor
sung, and others have cers up the Whang-
the following recommendations by the Governor to the Council - OWA
The Governor recommended the Council to vote the sum of 8300 as a contri. bution towards the maintenance of the Royal Naval Seamens' Club war Tue N... Daily Nice saysWe ruwal, it was explained, for the Coloniest that Captain Gailand, formarly in commanteiro assistance to similar institutions, whlor of some of the crack Glen boats, and re- cantly of the Glamore, has been appointed
local agrat of the *Muturi' ling of sten- reporta.
iners.
Kobo about the lath May,
::
The Governor
THE CHINA MAIL.
of a single.
for a
NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS.
foreigners at a high ents. At prosent money from renting to money is no inducement
that the reason for this change was that the officers employed for the salaries of and corresling. But while rendering duo for the concise und luoid way ho han bred within a prescribed date. Though out of prison, be is by no means at
Hon Mr MacEwen-In that not more for the written than the apokon language 7
The Chairman-No, the written language language.
Lin R
the
or
of a
to the
on
to bie
pro-
Marquis Tsang willed accord-house nor money, NER
op
that on the whole the change would be a cat idiomatic phrases and a vocabulary of able support. Wo are seately prepared to how to earnestly warn you, from the date of that they will have to retire, Already one good one, or at any rate that it was worth about three thousand words. We must change to the phoniste style of writing the effort to set matters to rights, and can Family in Chi-tau-fe, and the other has advocate such a revolution as a universal this proclamation, that you should use every of the missionaries is living with an Amari- while allowing a small increase of pay to the amount of 82 a month and that an compliment the author on the lucid man-Haglish lastunge, but scoing the difti thoroughly change your former misdeeds tant a request to find a vannb hoses, by us Indian gatekooper should be appointed. ner in which he expounds the enbject, enities foreigners experience in Rinatering Should you rendor only make believe moage an easy matter. Two missionaries of Hon. Me time-What do you propose and we canot but admire the vifiant at a notic style of writing English, tricks, as soon he ever they are dikovered in blp locate station in Chi-man-fu, aro er fanguage on this Dacontwe think I obedience and continue these knavia the English Faphat Mission, who have come to do with the Chinnman
The Chairman-He bas retired on ac-application with which he has devoted admissible in foreign corrudence, would they will certainly be severely dealt with ne also searching for property, but the general provided a pince of looting for antlers and count of ill-hunt was a question of dishineelf to his task, especially scalagontirely do away with the need for a son will be shown. Let all trembles and choy vents evon lovers of
be a boor to the world at large and would the law provide. Absolutely no leniency opposition as aroused a fright, which pre trovon tod them from going to underable missing him and putting on an ludian, I she tells us, the work was written-nufactured fatigungo of the type of Volapük. Do not disobey! Most urgent! A special
Mr Eyrie If it vernor recommended the Conncil should certainly object to that.
and printed within the space of ono There would also be this great advantage, proclamation. to voto the sum of $24 os additional pay ・te The Chairman-Thore has been nothing month, the supply of type being scarcely that three who had mastered phonetic
The affairs of Ke American minionstics Tax Empor of Japan Bas, according to the gatekeeper at the Government Civil done li that
way The man has voluntari-
Figlish would soon be able to
read
English
are having a long standstill. The landlord, the bid Par, applied through his Minister Hospital. The Superintendent had rotturalired, and it was simply a question of while the staff was composed at a time as she is sroto.com for a
who we released after thros days of stary the Chines for a of that an should be filling up the vacuney.
are sorry, we cannot hopo
Li Hung-tand, who was on his way to ing, and after being forced to write another Manchurian elke ( siang is), mich an at an increased salary instead of a Chi
The Chairman asid the next yote was one typo sotter and himself to do the writing success to attend the work of Mr Poking, having abandoned all, hope of stop deed, is closely watched by the getitry ̋anil· The vote was then passed, were recently presented to the Emperor of nesa.
Asist
Be certainty deserves success ping the gap, has been ordered peremptorily their accomplices. If he leaves his home Gortanny. It is enid that they are remark. His Excellency said he right mention of 8688 to the Treasury
with instructions to see that the work at all, he must report to the gentry, ably prolific.
I in connection with the praise to the authusiasm and earnestness of plained the new language, and we cannot is
nt admire an Indian gatekeeper would be less likely collection of village rents and squatter's
the wonderful knowledge of the
from Rukiang says the diatives is liberty. Des day he told the missionaries of the English language he has at becoming very serious. and
crowds of re that he wanted them to held Tun Nagasaki Express says:The German to be acquainted with pursona coming to fees. It was omitted from the satinates by the author, we must confess that we cannot but
fine manifested but we believe
flocking xte cruising squadron, consisting of their the Hospital and would therefore be les mistake. The Innt itera was also the result follow him in his visionary dream of the th
the
party, of a slip on
or it would end in his having neither part of the.
the Registrar future of Volapük.
a universal language can only marck, Carole and Sophie, according to pre likely to be enticed into any irregularities. sent arrangement, are reported to be due The Governar recommended the Council Gerorale Departinant. Since the cadele
The principles on which this so-called · be resliced, like all other grand schemes, ing to a telegram dated Tientsin, 7th inat,
The missionary whe went to Peking to by the alow here from Hongkong tu China ports about let sote the sum of 8580 for a collector had hean sent to Pekin to study the the 28th April, and will lease again for and coolies in the Tronsury Department Mandarin dialect it was necessary to keep langnage is based are pretty well known, few of working of the great natural and published in a Jepan vernacular, Pro- present the case to the United States Min
law of the survival of the fittest, and wesident of the Chinese Kailway Company.
"Grand" employed in connection with the collection it up at their return to the Colony, and for Its roles on to word formation and gran trust that the universal language when it
Secretary Yen
ister, is having more than a vacation. I Ten has received, ac- he waits for Bottlopent, he may find it ne of village rents and aquatters' fees.
that purpose it was necessary that they
he it a modification of English cording to the Hupay, a letter doca come,
from the cundary to locate in Peking, and
give Home different language, will as far ox gentry of Chi-nan (Shantung rovince) in Chi-non-fu. The Minister has sent n lettor Tu NC Daily News aaya-Captain Thomas P. W. Nesiam has aged com. | to vote the son of $240 an allowance for af estimalos the Registrar Gonemal forgot to what more easily acquired than English cel Volapük in rhythm, euphouy, and ox-forming him, that it the water of the Yellow to the Tsungdomen, waking for informa
The Governor recommaunder the Council should have a teacher. Tu sunding in thematical construction are uniform and soras-
would be ti a foreigner. Its simplicity rassivencias eng modern language of River should be turned into a former tion. When one of the boorat covin mand of HLM.S. Satellite, the commission teacher of the Mandarin dialect for Mesars insert this item.
games, more int«l- of Captain Arthur I. Alingtopher recent May and Sercomen Smith, boing at the rate
lower is the more our catted. Europe excels the poor uncouth jargon of course through Shantung; the inhabitants ligence may bo In many points the living English Language the ssenge Commander, having expired. As Captain of 10
of that Province will not be able to live sels of the differe Tamone and there, as these unfortunato people have that he was of Alington left the vessel the sailors, man ned
power Os the Month.
much simpler. It is a well-known fact that inaunges at
s as they develop tond to throw
often been subject to foods, and its allend- the yards and chcored him.
The Governor is still looking after the The writers therefore beg Yellow River, it being uncertain whether has reached the TO THE GERMAN MINISTER. &c. The English Inngunge i
His Excellency to On the 18th inst. a deputation from the highest development in this
respect, Yat
Shantung, and not listen to the course or not. Thus the Government led Gorman Community of Shanghai, consist
people ay doubtless the infinence by
advice of others, stray aguage, gives his nouns a genitive; dative Mr.Jantzen of Mesars Meters & C, and following description of the aborigines of Yellow River. Meanwhile the problem in
the Elupeo
upas gives the compelled to spend money on different A corresponent of the
provinces to be ready for some
Possible They are regularly Mr Bieber of Messrs Justus Lembke & Co., and accusative case. formod of course, but the difficulties con- waited on Dr. Focku, the German Consul and run as fast as hunting dogs. Their barst its banks and ̈devastated 'so Jay Formosa They are generally very tall no nearor solution than before the river exted with such inflection would be for General, at the Consulate, to
address to the German thoir cyce roll about like foolish follows. Co thun tha
Blinister, Mr von Brandt, signed by nearly Their teeth are red in acquirement
la consequence of eeting cil to impose a special cute upon districts in
the few irregularities in the for all the Go
all the German residents
in Shanghai which there is reason to beliova troes and
plural of
noun
Mr Bieber acted as the spokesmat of English
They wear brass of the plenty of obestruts. forth are boing injured nad for the re-
mation of the
their wrists, The
and the women round bangles sume observation may be withdanitation and
Dr. Fooke, We hear privately that Capt. Seymour, moval of such additional rate when there lonial Treasurer-It puts the regard to the inflection of pronouns.
The said
and, addressing
hare
rings or silver chalis hung round their AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is announced nature of the armita it.
necks. The men also wear earrings, with in the 'Paris Figaro, of valuable rensedy of the sark also is more compler I have the
Dr Focko to Colony in rather an awkward position when declension
hand small pieces of bamboo anapended thorson, for nervous dobility, physical exhaustion, It is based on the Gor you herewith an address from the German man Brodel. body able to speak to them.
Hon Mr MacEwen-May I ask what comes in the Imperfect tilefob, I loved; in Excelloney Mr von Brandt, our respected breasts and chis, arm tatoood, with Bgutes made by a misionary in Old Mexico; i has been done in canticction with the es the Perfect, elsfub, I have loved; in the Minister, which has been occasioned by the representing birds. The only wanting up saved him from a miserable existence, amp We learn that the Rov in the Future Perfect,
Though lafob. This press
only drawn up a few round their loins. Chicfs, assign of Joseph Hoses,
Bloomsbury
Square, London, W.C., will German and Latin declension, but to those seventy-five names being subscribed to who know nothing but the simple and few and it represents the feelings of all the
receipt of a self addressed stamped enve According to a telegram received
from Honan three-tenths of the lepo. Paking vorb, it must be a changes of the English vorb
be a German marchants here have to
bag
material had been stored at the requisite source of
of great embarrassment. The
kindly forwa imit you
forward it to the Minister,
great gap on the 1st of February, on which ation also if the languages of antiquity in and with your permission I will read it
To His Excellency M. S. son Brandt, date the repsire were to begin in earnest.
The fall of snow around Peking has been suffixing the pronouns seems strango in a language that claims to be the highest tentiary of the German Empire,
press understand from its correspondents monihers of the Ger The
e undersigned Words
that general confidence is entertained that Waformaation of
in Shanghai, course man mercantile community
THE W.-G. Daily News says Wo under- stand that the lengkong and Shanghai Bank offered in London on Monday, on account of the Government of Manils, £300,000 cumulative preference shares of a railway now being constructed or to ba constructed in the Philippines, in shares of £10 each, bearing interest at 7-per cat per annem, at par. cent, debentures of encue at £07.10 par £100.
motion of the Colonial Secretary
these recommendations were remitted to is the same all over; it is the: apuke off enso inflections Buon as dative, accusative PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS misers. huve compassion on the the water can be led back to the borikora -
the Finance Committee.
HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT.
Mr MacEwen-Do they have ais The report of the Harbour Blaster was teacher for Cantonese in addition to this laid on the table.
THE OPIUM ORDINANCE 1898. His Excellency mid le proposed to pone the first reading of this BUL
#
The Chairman-Yes, in addition to this. Volapiik, the Gorenan owning of Mr Siobs of Messrs Siemason &
They are studying Cantonese and they are post-keeping up Mandarin at the amo time.
Mr MoEgn-What opportunities are thote for
Mandarin here? "The
or soaking
am afraid there are
THE TREES THESERVATION ORDINANCE. The Attorney General The object of
-
Also 2730,00 6 per this Bill is to enable the Governor in Coun- really very few. Still there aro occasionn greater to a people whose language kad no forward to Peking an ada request him to fores are fat, and when they see any one, hds of homes. E. Daily News!
when Mandarine come to the Colony,
The Attorney General-We had once or iwies to send for special Mandarin in terpreters.
such forms
mads
of
Corpondent
2nd Feb.
The Colonial Treasurer-I beg to move, I Chinge officers come here and,thero, is no-than in English jon, to love, ba-Mercantilo Community in Shanghai to Hia / "hich are engraved with flowers, etc.. Thoir and prematuro decay. The discovery #27
CANA THE RATING ORDINANCE.
Sir, the first reading of a bil cutitled
jest of this hill is to consclidate the law
in The Rating Ordinance 1889. The ob-
The
it
w3a
know that ho will be aucceded by Captain telating to rating, which has occupied a fort of the Interpretation Commissie: Future, olofab, I shall attacks made on our Minister in the local parel they got in a piece of cloth fastened so early grave Bloomsbury. Mansions, The dcision of the Court of Enquiry at many defects exist at presont. I proposo ago and I understood that you were then upper ensy to those acquainted with days ago, it has been most readily signed,cott, have these pieces of clothe end the prescription, free of charge, on
now in command of the P. & O. 9.S." Teher- an, in ordered home to tako command of one of the large
ships. Although regretting. the departure of that officer, who has made company with play out the are walided to company many others are gratified Mudio, formerly in command of the Thibet. Yokohamis was so totally contrary to the facta, the law, and to common-sense, that second read n first. we are not surprised that, when they had all the facts before them, the Directors, stries as they are, reinstated Captain Madis in his command,Japan Herald.
good deal of attention lately, and in which
ernment has built a coating slations at ud
Jin
to explain the bill more at length on the
The bill was
Was Tord a
mentioned the
Mr
matter Boma
time
waiting for the return of the Acting Chief Justice, Russell. Has anything been done since that time?
The Chairman said the interpretation papers were laid before the Governor the regard to estiain increases for officers studying Chinese that had also gone before
6000.
Colonial
As the Recond reading of the bill entitled | other day, but there were also matters with forming the personal ending of the verb by Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo very bountiful this wiator, and the native OPIUM-New Patna, cash. 40/1984
year
added to a
bas of
Peking
At time * THR REGULATION OF CHINESE ORDINANCE,
The Attorney General-I beg, Sir, to the Regulation of Choose Ordinanco 1886. As I explained on introducing it, it COREA.We hoer that the Japanese Goy-in for the consolidation of all existing ordin- His Excelleney, and his final decision was outcome of philological development. The exponse of yes 20,000 in Fusan Harbour, nous relating to the regulation of Chinose, A7 expected al Treasurer remarkod that been simplified as much as possible. Ik tender their warmeat thanks to your the wheat harvest will be abundant,
series of erdisance commencing in the on Doer Island; and since this have also 858. the inst being in 1886. It repeats the Colonial Sucretary and hitself had to a noun makes an adjective and in cellency for the interest which your one more on Ruze Jolated, near Chemulpo all that is left of these ordinances and re-been hard at work upon the papers ever a verb and so on. It may be caulily, ima-cellency, has always taken in the German (or, as the Japs are, pleased to call Ron). It would
that Carca has lost enacts their provisions in a more conveni- since, with the result, of course, un usual, gined that very ageuphonic combinatious trade with China, for the admirable promp appear
The recovery of the Seventh Prince does forma- titude and
Excel- and energy with which your ent form Substantially it proposes no that they had been accused of doing ccur by the very autocraity of the tormbae always laboured to remove the hot, progress very rapidly. He lives on none of its former intercet to its neighbor
nothing
tion. The departures from regularity loney A hospital
new 1 has also been built in Fus
of formation-reduced to minimum in obstacles put in the way of Gertzau com milk and conger in very small quantities, Harbour, Deer leland, on a a well chosen Bitco
English-have been made in nearly all living merce in this country, sud especially for He has never taken any foreign medicino. The oil godown accommodation and, Ports in Coron are to be provided
languages for the sake of euphony, and as the amiability which your Excellency has they are greatest in the commonest words, always shown and the kind assistance your tho whole, things appear to be brighten
der it shows that mon are led almost inde- Excellency has always rendered to all Ger- ing up for the country. Land in the foreign settlement in Chemulpo, eligible for re-
of common words to suit their recal
have risen over threo, hundred
marked manner in the
Mercury.
with
alteration, or very little alteration on the oxisting ordinances. The bill was intro- duced upon the report of the commission-
revising seas ordinances. the Council went into committee.
The bill having been read a second time,
ors for
The two laat votsa worn then passed. This concluded the business,
THE TRADE OF HONGKONG, -
-Chinese Times
The Shanghai community owes much to the spirited advocacy of the Bonded Ware
for advice in the Councile of the Tenagli Yaman by a
Quotations HONGKONG, February 28.
Old can, New Benares, cash; 4881
$1..
Old
Bank,
New Malwa, cash. 560 Allowance, Trele
19
Old Malwa, cash, 680 Allowance. Tagla
20/10 Parsian, Oily, cual: 000 Allowane, Taela... 24/32 Persian, Papor tied 640 Allowance, Taola.. 24/40
Exchange HONGKONG, February 28.
Wire,
An elaborate table prepared by the Hondent of their wills to modify the sounds man firms and individuals whenever they houses and drodging of the Woosung Bar On London adances, ofices or warehouses, is said to suggested of the Registrar General, H.. G. Thomsett, Harbour Master, giving The strength of this prgans, have applied to your Excellency, for wall-known Chinese statesman. This is
Bia Excellency-The Commission has
powers an
and
that Section 4, defining the
seen in a or help: dialests into
during the inst three years. Shanghai should be repealed. After some consider the member, toanago and crews of stea which every language becomes sub-divided: countrymen, are well aware that although and by the Chinese Government.
er cent,
ation, I think, on the whole,
may very
not the first, and I hope it will not be the The undersigned, your Excellency's
inst of the many signs of progress that Excelleney's
y's efforts are principally de The success of foreign trade is known to be
being initiated by
our own still all other nations in
35
On demand,
3 days' night,
4 months' aight,
Credits 4
well be repealed. It contains a provising † mera, sailing vessels and jurks entered in Wo fear that if this Volaplike over became your the furtherance of the interests ofimately bound up with the Chinoso tariff On Paris,
to be
of
A
colloney, For this reason we, the ender. / retará taken for grantly "
will not
Documentary, 4 months' sight,
On demand, d Credits, 4 months' right, On New York-
On demand,... Credits, 60 days' night, On Bombay→→
Wire. Ότι On demand,
'some of ita nost voted to spoken language, which ardent supportors never expect, soon begin to bronk up into dialoote, which commercial relations with China have bone and revenue. The more question of ex- would in process of time become, Almost fited by the successes achieved by your Expanse, it m unintelligible between different nations.
and other necessary improve Bat the learning of words and gram signed, have been greatly aggrieved by the ments. It is, it must ever be remembered, maticnl construction are not the only shamadoss attacks which hava lately been very hard for one or two progressive Chi-
made · on" acquirement of
nesa statesnjen to Excellency in the English bined conservatism of a dozen or more struggle against the com- * FORT difficulties in the Innguage. Most languages contain thoa. Preas of Shanghai."
ellesumes Nevertheless sands of idiomatic phras and this
the colleagues. (Hero follow seventy-fir signatures
party of pro must in time and pravail. Apropos of On brand new scientific language muss either
residents in Shanghai.) Guritan
Kress invent
peculiar idioms of its own or 69 72,205 30 35,066 those of some existing language; that he should have very great pleasure in for influence were absolutely with and is any case the difficulty of learning warding it to its destination. It was pic drawn, would be extremely interesting. ---- these expressions would be little less than sant to every one to know that their labours
Kuling, the pioneer steamer of the that is now no longer desirable and in the Colony of Hongkong during 1887, was Upper Kongeze Navigation, Cerpany had other respects it is unnecessary. While inid on the tubio of the Legislative Council weight mishap on his maiden trip. The dropping from the Ordinance, I wish it, this afternoon. We take the following N..0. Daily Nets says:While the forced
reed however, to distinctly understood
change, as far
am particulars from it 15 I draught was being used, the casing of the that n
meant in the funnel got very hot," and some of the light concerned, is thereby mean
position or duties of the office Registrar
COUNTIES WHEPOR ÅRDSVEN, woodwork in proximity to it was charred,
General.
considor but there was no fire, the funnel and
Iam
satisfied that, casing ing the
tres pile were promptly cooled, and there was a habits and mode, of thought mid mode between the extreme difference recurrence of the trouble. Such accidents
Chinese and our own, of the were likely enough to happen with a new of expression of steamer, the machinery of which has several be some official specially acquainted with has several it is abaulutely consury shat there should novelties, who proper working requires
their lage
language who should be a medium of
him in
way
that his
Taysan.
With Cargon, In Halost. Femela. Tuns. 179. Too
1. Australia anel New Zealand,
8. British North America...
B ·12.46...
4,069........
..
b. Coast of Chinn sind FortnoRA,
G. Canton River Trade!
2. British Colc
4. Bellish Norih Bernet,
7. Cuchin-Chime, g
9. Contfort of Bumpe
$. Great Britain,
10, India and Mingapore...
11:
Archipringo,
little time and experience. The Kaling communication between those inhabitants was to leave Hankow with arg fr of the Colony, and whose special care should Ichang on Saturday last, having been dẹ tained by the New Year holidays. The be that their interests should come befora this judgment can be Shanghai Courier says:-A proclamation, we hear, had been posted at the Tchang perly directed to their cause. I do uptrever Fende Custom House, for the Euling to proceed any reason at the present moment to 15. Martins,
change to Chungking
I only mention this lest tha repeal of this section for other reasons may be taken to mean some intention on mỹ part to alter the position and duties of the part Registrar General
this.
may
THE N.-C. Daily News says:-The latest news from the Yellow River invisidation front is very satisfactory so far as the dir
The Acting Chief Justice-I tribution of zice, alothing, and money by the Government is concerned. The authori. ay that there was no intention whatever of the Law Rovision Commis. on the part. ties have risen to the occasion, and both is Henan and Anhai bave provided several son to alter in any way the status of the million tacts for the relief of the sufferere mission of this tanse simply because it sufferers. Registrar General. We recommended the There are comparatively well-off wherever
nod did not add to we really surplusage, the foreign distributors have been able to
powers in any way, go, and the intention of the authorities Tas
Bis Excellency-The laat part is really to increase the allowance after the new your. Many changes have taken place ecossary. It seems to give the Re-
gistrar General undesirable among the people by the removal of nur
powers. The Chief Justice-It looks as it wo tors to other places, and the draining
enabled the were giving him Inquisitorial powers that the waters
has Bome parta
to Esrraora to return home considerable are not used. extent. The authorities appear unwilling to detective.
Ryrie-It accept the aid of foreigners, on the
the ground
that the people knowing there has been a
his
Mr
with reference to clausu
to make hlo a The omission of the clause was agreed to. His Excellency vast amount of silver sent by Government 52, which refers to the ordinaners repealed for distribution, they wi
might be nccused by them as notdoing their full part in the meat by this ordinance, said-It has been re- ter. As was previously mentioned, the presented to me, but I have not yet had money now in hand will ere long belime to consider it, that it may be advisable frame some inniure for the registration advantageously dispansed, when the lack of the winter harvest will be more seriously effect. At present, I am told, the provi- of servante which be of more practical
himay felt, and our distributore are counselled not
signs of the ordinanca are entirely disre- to overdo the work, which at present being so well done by the Govermengarded and are quite obsolete.
authorities.NE
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A meeting of the Legislative Council was hold this afternoon. There were present; H. E. Sir William Des Voeux, KC.MG., Governer; His Honoor Me J. Rull, Acting Chief Justice; Hon. F. Stewart, Colonial Secretary; Hon. E. L. O'Malley, Attorney General Hon. A. Lister, Colo nial Treasurer; Hon. H. G Thomsett, Harbour Master; Hon. P. Ryrie, Hor. Wong Shing, Hou. J. Bell-Irving. Ho
A. P. MacEwen, Hon. C. P. Chater, and Mr Both, Clerk of Councils.
to
The bill, after several minor alterations, was read a third time and passed.
AJOURNMENT.
His Fxcellency-I propose that we miset nect on Monday. After that there will be an interval, as I propose taking a fortnight'a Wednseday, an that if convenient to the leave to go to Singapore the following members I should like the Council to meet on Monday.
1. North Pacific....
17. Pbilippion Islands,
18. Furtero Hainan and the
Gal of Tanzan,
19. Bureia in Ania,
ho, Sandwich Islands.........
*72,501
943 1.00% PRE...
140186,705...
E
48,700... 252,824'... 110,309 ...
17 27,037
303
450.932...
913..
45,157 11,880
617
Ea
1
$5,543 1
¿
of
In receiving the address Dr Focke said his, the
Literary Son debated lately at your
port
what China would do if
Tientsin
that of acquiring a foreign tongue to those were acknowledged by those on whose sc... Daily News. 12. Jam and Clans in fatin 147 12,449,804 whose idioms differed widely from the Vo-count they were undertaken, and he was lapük idioma. A Frenchman says Teen therefore sure that Mr von Brandt would puis pins-literally cannot more of it be much gratified to see that his endeavours for am exhausted." A German saya b's to strengthen and forward German com- schickt sich nicht. It sends itself not for merce in China were appreciated by his sheep's wool now in Tung Chout are large, The stooks of Mongolian camel's and 'It is not suitable and so on. Mr Aalst countrymen. says.c
such idioms are to be rendered in Vo The deputation then shook hands with und daily arrivals couse in from the desort, lapük by phrases
aalour sense the Coneul-General, and his fortainated so that there will be more than enough to proavating
any
demend that may arise for ox- Batisfy and according to the principles of the new the proceedings which were, of course, car-
ini the Language; but we fear that unless more ried out throughout in the German langa European and American markets however, and early summer. The apring rigid
rules are applied and long lists of age.-N. U Daily Nous,
send favourable accounts and quivaleute for such phrases are given,
ourrent which would have to be learned and rigo-
will give profit, but rather loss to.the to-the Volapük of Ger adhered
the exporters of last rously
stocks of wool are weighted with sand and many or the Volapük of China or Turkey. would soor become unintelligible to all but
dirt to the extent of twenty-ive to thirty per cent.
the Chi the natives of these places And after
pascal, warnunted by is but a hash up of several Eu-
clean, was nese dealer to be unusually he whole system of
tested a few days On the 4th of February, the Tatal a twenty-eight per cent, of sandi
and. proved to have ropean structure is based on European models. Teceived a note from the British
21. Sinus**** 100
7. United States of America,..
104,016
43,041... 13
Totak.................... 2,896 8,919,271, 38 40,417
FOARAN.
akre With Cargoen. ABOVE. Fi, Toma
In Ballast
Tuna.
4,007
2
2,718
+11
414
1,061
+42
5. 14,054 1,415,808 9,207 €4,294
allanguages, and they
WASTE SILK FRAUDS.. The Shanghai Total has issued the following warning to the native traders against the adulteration of waste silk →→
A PROCLAMATION.
Consul
no
8201
Calcatta
Wire
On demand,
Ou demand,
On Shanghai-
30 days' night, Gold Leaf, 103 fine... Soversigns,
Temperatare
3.00
39,10
86.41
(Taken at Messrsa Falconer 44's Premises,
30.08. 30.00
4.429.99
Queen's Road,
BAROMETER
4
Do. Do
1 PM
THERMOMETER-9",
prices
Do
Do
(Wet bulb).. 59
As B
a rule the
Do.
Do. Do
Some
на
au Asiatic or a native of Africa, therefore, General Hughes, stating that Mosca Jarcels of camel's whot have as mOCK AS na any modern living
would present about as many dificulties dins, Matheson & Co. had represented to with the fibras
forty per cent. of Band and
But the chint:
of
TM. 11, 68
Maximum 64
Do. Minimam over nghBDO
METEOROLOGICAL EEGISTER
67·4: P.M. TO2PAT, Barometer
Temperature Humidity
Diraction of Wind Force
80.00 62:
mixed gravel language of rope." hem that late Chinese inerchants had
raid are also large, ahjection-to
bean practising serious frauds in the pre- The stocks of strawbraid that it is not a language in the real scuse of paration and packing of waste silk, and lud and stocks in Europe are excessive also. the word. The language of a pup up requested to give orders for efforts to be stars two or three months ago promisedongkong Observatory, Feb. 28, 1888.
begged that the focal authorities might be The quality, with few exceptions, is irre- Weather
mixed, and of
ant of short length. The
"
57,508
81 157,758
291
21 13,679
22
112
266,679 5 8,318 BI 37.7K
68,490 221 90517
3.500 ww
278
4.75
£1
19,79
32
part of its history, has been through the centuries and shaped by the made to right the matter, so sa to avoid
to be more honest, and said that in fature vicissitudes of the nation. The mass of causing loss to these engaged in the trade
would el genuine, uniform, words composing Volapak t
Volapak esn at best have
would besi- they wou purchase
wound braid only.
of the promise, as in the latest arrivals of braid no im- gloss to
aud
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
further
Trdal, 16,000 99,214,592 0.446 793,607
have otherwise
otherwise European sa much resemblance to a language as a tate about making statue bas to the
peraon it.
meant to be said that faplik is not an Amongst the fraude were (3) not come for the fulfilmenty the time has with last year :-
The following tables give a comparison replace the existing languages, and that clears, wid (2) mixing in other substances provement is vible. It is a tricky and
Vessels
Tous, 2,938 3,331,287
Vessels.
use
Fifferent tongues-s sort of enormous things in such a numb puse selection and purchase. Chinese Times,
detection, the goods
Chi-Nan-Fu
Station:
FEBRUARY 27.--AT 4 P.,
Temperature.
Bumidity:
limo, in order to its chief
83 : & I will
neutral in order to increase the weight; or sometimes dangerous trade, and foreign burers should and like exercise the utmost vigilance when making mentia of communication between nations filling the pierced cocuum with i
ways, in short, postal code we doubt even its sait that it was most difficult to detect the abiences for this end. There are very few cheat. And
ahoula it
that the happen cting international
"com··
frauds escaped
before
Wl'ostock,130.00 who are not poquainted with one of were
of wore shipped for European countries, tho Peace has not yet been declarai batween Tokio 29.84 the three
great European languages,
Nagasaki.30.18 Joss resulting naturally became exceedingly the missionaries and the gentry. The for- is, lish, French or
or Herman and
as education
The sample handed
Shanghai. 301 mer press for a satisfactory settlement, but and iron the latter insist on a total yielding from the Hongkong 30.06 68 eases and the study of the dead lan contained a quantity of iron filings a
Lanous. progresses
Amoy 30.14] 60 sand frou commerce dont mixed with it. Though the sample in Yield three parte, but here it seems to Bolinao,.. 20.95 80
other side. The Chinese have a mazin, Haiphong. 30.07 72 73 For those destined for comme goages becomea gradually obsolete, the knowledge ques of these three great languages will become all
BRITISH VESSELS WITH WARGO. 1886.
Fessels. Tons. 2,696
1887.
of
· BRITISH VESSZIS IN BALLAST. 1886,
1887. Vessels. Tons
Tone,
40,417 40,260 38 FOREIGN VESSELS WITH CARGO,,
1896, Vessels.
1887. Tore, Vessela Tons. 15,360 -2,253,992 15,219 2,244,582 FOREIGN VESSELS IN BALLAST. 1836.
1287. MEETING OF FINANCE COM Vessels Tuma. Vessela Tons.
8,880 698,885 9,446 723,507 GRAND TOTAL,
merce
3:303,271 merchants conducting
1880.
1887.
Tear.
Vasali.
· 6,324,164
REVIEW.
The Council then adjourned till Monday.
-MITTEE.
ed immediately after the adjournment of A meeting of the Finance Committee was
the Council, the Colonial Secretary presid Vessels. ing.
27,229
The Chairman and the business before
the meeting was the consideration of the recommendations remitted by the Council.
lonial contribution to the Royal Naval
taining the principles of grammar and
half.
As fow
Hankow, atill question was purchased at
and the deniers
wp3
to be "Yield none for onsself. THA
As to the possibility of Pisces were the same, and both the ha. Yield ten parts for others, and saila 20,390 | 56 x8v|
to learn concerned in it. This eng mors Catholtes still continue to have trouble 10
$12
The first vote was that for $30 as a Ou The Universal Language or Volapük, con- { will abandon the study of the laphe Teotar has ofitcwuy, requested theo, this year for the first time have s
syntar and a vocabulary of 3,000 Ruege and literature of England proper authoritips to tako steps to prohibit for property is 230 city, Heretofore the and the weather is fixo, words, by Jutes A. van Aalst of the Anlat nysThe thoughtless these practices, ded has directed the repre
of this. under
Hon. J. Ball-Irving took the oath as Samens Olub. He did not think it was duly-appointed member of the Council.necessary to say anything in support
rote: The Club was labouring
AGR. difficulties at present; the rent and taxes were high, and onless the Club received assistance it would bars to be shut
— MENSAGE FROM THE QUEEN.
Weatheri
Bath during
mora general. Chips of
Roman natiou any Asiatio taking
FEBRUARY 28, Volapük, we think it is about as likely t
that
serious year by year, and it was difficult to the city of Chising-chui: The Presby Wlostock 30.13--k would start to learn the dialect of some see where it would ond. Unless the utterinn Mission, which for several years has Tokic 30, 16 tribe of Red Indians. A living European moa
most efforts were made to restrain it, then peaceably rented a house and street chapel Nagasaki.. 56.28 by 120 language already spokere annons the same.
ame, results the tea ould be likely to fall in this city, zooms likely to have a little / Shangha..30.12 1289e? cf people and fairly understood Tons.
by as la
25 the
prospect. The landlord, who for Amoy -0.13 517 406 PM trouble in as many again, and presenting abant 27,590 6,401,897
falling off, an it disastrons
siga three
a small house | Hongkong 30:11 61, 56 ree years bas fow difficulties thii new unmusical too late to reguin lost ground Messrs to the foreigner, no wants to rent Haiphong. 30.01 04 81 8 jargon, has already made great head. Jardino, Matheson & Op, bagged Mr it to others or use it for other par Bolinao... 20.99 75 way in Asia, and we do not believe Hughes to move the Tantsi to order the poses. It is net certain
how muob this
this Manila to that any of the educated classes in these teade to do their best to set this matter Betton is due to the uppstion that ha The barometer has faller along the coast
beau raised against in the interests of the silk market,
the Roman Ca
and gradients are moderata fer N.E. wladi. d for Vola
Temperature and humidity are moderate,
Chinose Imperial Customs Service.
American missionaries have rented pro
W. DOBECK, Amoy, Man-Shang.
obalinsey of certain peoples, whore ambi sentatives of the silk trade to exert them-perty, and even lived in this place, without
Opermanent Autonomer, tious dream it to universalise their own selves to set this matter right.
a particle of objection. It is from one of
Hongkong Observatory, February 28. The author of this little volume, while acidiam, can do but little to delay ita (Vola. He has also now to isaus this proclams the prominent families of this olty that the cording the honour to Mr. Poletti of having pük's) progress. We confess that we are tion: Wherefore know ye, merchants, and Tsung-li Tambu recruits one of its members, 1. BAROMETAB, reduced to 09 degrees Fahren- one and all, that trade between Son Yil-web, Ha attitude is for the most fast, and to the level of the ais iz inches, tankku great benefit to sailors and did a great deal imported Volapük futo China, says that lie of these obstinats people; and we can dealer foreigners resta entirely upon part friend, but if collision should aviso and hundredthstar
help to
fealing Sir, I had the honour to lay before the milar assistance was given it was thought was impelled to undertake the publication of born of & Jealous ich language, degas trickery and aliams are strednoud, the of Obi-ning-chui, perhaps an effect mi ht Fabrezbrit
that this new language is arising out of the
9. TEMPELAY¤az, in the blade in degrees, the the principle of good faith, and that as soon between the Roman Catholics and the gentry pite its disheartening inconsistencies of loss suffered by foreign merchante is
is really
Enconsciously be made on the sentimants Majesty to inform you that she has read the China Universal Lenguage and by the regret-rouurciation, laplike has aade some faacious, and in pileulatad to make them and orders of the Tenng Yamén bamialty of air susunied with "nojelare being with much interest the accounts of the The Chairman maid the Lexi yote was a table fact that if a Volapük grammar has progress chiefly amort our Teutonia your greed for this small advantage, the the southern Faburb, where no prominent #Tho Jabuse culebrations in Bangkang small increase to the salary of the watch been published in Eugish, it has at all peoples, but we do not farour the study of commeres do conseguently languish, in this familles oxept Mohammedans fivat
hesitate about buying. It on
un account of Americans has always runter property in Her Majesty doaply regrata la haar of
oman at the Government Civil Hospital. the unfortacate accidente referred to in the There had been a change reo, ntly and the events not yet reached China. The small last paragraph of your despatch.
70 gion, there English, which thonsunde if not illions of case you will be ruining your own Mohammedanism is a foreign roller Superintendent thought better discipline book before us contams all the rules of themrspeak with grast accuracy and fluancy rogtier means of livelihood, and it may seems a bond of sympathy rather than ** I have the honour to be, dha.
could be enforced it he has an Indian gate. Grammar and Syntax found in the nonet drawback and that is great regularity in i finds that the samples handed in has un. Owing to the opposition that has been squsly, 7 JRİN, U MLOW, 4 shunder, r visibility,
The English language has only ons great be too late for repontanos The Total grand for friction and persecation. keeper rathor has a thinese ; and after the spinton of the Coloufal Surgeon had pal works on the subject, to which the sorthgraphy. A phoneticsystem of writing doubtedly bean tempared with, which is raised against the Church of England mised (wol), The Colonial Secretary laid on the fable, been given on the point it was thought authur haaadded traunistions, the common- has been proposed and has required consider-“reglly mout abominable." He has therefore monaries at T'aian fu," it seems probable
His Excellency-I have received a de spatch from the Secretary of State with reforenes to Her Majesty's Jubileo, which I shall rend 1-
Downing St., 10th Jau. 1888.
up altogether. The institution was of
Queen your dispatch, No. 310, of 25th No Touter lust, and four commanded by Her
of good, and as in the other Colonies advisable to give insistance be
bere
this work by an ardent admiration for the rapid spread of the,
It was
to recommend the vota tó
(Signed). H. T. HOLLAND, VOTES BECOMMENDED.”
will abandonin'jts
think
дом
8. HOMIOTY u pereantage of saturilion, the
4. Diaseries of Win, to ten poista
1 Fosos DF WIND Recording to BED/OR
ached alcun dezake, cam, / to a gloom
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1. Furs, in incline, tealba and anidrodi
tet