No, 8350-OCTOBER 12, 1880.
Ma M. Boyd Brodon, who has been Aoling Commissioner of Customs at Shanghai for over a year, des hoon transferred to New- shwang. Mr Willier will not Commis- Honer at Shanghai pending a new point
mont
Ma R. Fraser Sraith, editor and proprietor of the Hongkong Telegraph, applied to-day at the Magistracy for a summons against Mr Oscar Brandt for criminal libel. The summone was granted, and the case will be heard on Monday. The charge is based on an alleged defamatory lottor from the do fendant to the complainant.
THE trial of the men charged with the murder of Captain O'Brien is proceeding at Shanghat. There was some difficulty at Grab with the Spanish authorities, one of
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THE CHINA MAIL.
EASTERN POSTAL RATES, The following letter has been sout to as for publications-
DESET and distress caused by arosasive rain and floods are reported from various parts of China. At Yangchow new rice is at $2.95 tha shih, or picul, old rice over 83.00; firewood, at 200 cash pir 1001 cattion, and bena-cil at $7.50 a pioul, and stil rising. A letter from Kwangtung! Province says that the distress in the Ch'no-chor F and Kin-ying Chow district (up the Hau River from Swatyw) is greater than it has over heet: since the seventh and eighth years of Bien Fong (1887-8), the sale of women and children by people unable to find food for thes in their own homes having become quite frequent.
The London Chamber of Commerce,
Sopt. 6th, 1889.00 100 Henderson, Esq.; Secretary, Hongkong
Oliamber of Commerce. Dear Sir, I am in receipt of yours of 1st August and am pleased to share your gratification that suited action of the ra rinus Chambers has proved successful in abrogating the privileges of foreign mail steamers in Eastern waters. I frmat that this experience of the value of united ao- tion will enable us to on-oporate often and on other matters of mutual interest
Into a tight place, as the Sanitary Surveyor has been by Mars Danby and Leigh, I would have perhaps endeavoured to get out of it lunch in the ame way he he has done,
ره خودت
That there is one important fact which this gentleman of many capacities seems to have averlooked in his calculations sa to the width of drain pipes-that, (as point- ed out by Mesars Danby and Leigh) al though the average for two hours may be only 3 inches, it often rains at the rate of 5 inches for ten or fifteen minutes of that time.
The British barque St. Julien is here load- ing tea for the New York market. Business is very slack for this time of the year. 7 think the foreign trade of the Port is got. ing less and less every year and when Koolaug Harbour is doupened the trade of Amoy, with the exception of local pro- duce, will be nfl 3:
FOOCHOW NOTES.
WEALTHY WOMEN IN PLAIN.
ATTTRE {FoodkowTM Echo, 5th October,).
Some of the richest women are.
the, least The contiguous drought here portondextravagant in their clothes, as is the oss, an utter failure of the rice crops, and for example, with eld Mrs. W. H. Vander, conaoquently great distress amongst the hile, who duos not spend aboro. §:000 a year farmors and dear food for the pour in the ad the late Mrs Gould not so much. neighbourhood.
Nelly Gould, who will inherit 815,500,000 or $30,000,000 and already has an income No news of any kind having ranched us of $40,000 a year, spends about $2000 in The R. C. Ling Feng left this morning bances in the interior it was only to be preto. the dressmakers, who put away $8000
for some time regarding the late distur-dreas
The late Mri A. 1. Stewart was a forrons for Swatow, where I believe she is to bo sumed that all was quit again and this is
Wuca now confirmed by the return thu troops or 810,000 a year on her furbolowa afationed for some time
te the alty. A report comes sime altaneous she died and an inventory of her effects was The tigers will soon be holding high carly that the villagers in the vicinity of the taken her geent while manselsum of a house nival over the approaching departure, on a late encampments are not a little pleased toon Fifth avenue was found to be overtus well-carned holiday, of their indefatigable
That the cardinal mistake which Mr Cooper, alayer.
has made is that be has cast in his lot with the previous regime of the Public Works Departement, and most of his in- donaistencies arise from his consistent. and persistent support of the exploded policy of the Iste Surveyor General.
could carry on the particular line of policy adopted by these great diplomats; and, to compare great things with small Mr Cooper has tried to accomplish a task
with the most marvellous amount of clothon, lacas, furs, bonnets and
jewels, must of them very youthful in appearance,
of age. though she was over seventy years
Mrs Astor dresses with a solemn, -band- 85000 a year, and all of the younger Va some expansiveness at the cost of $4000 or derbilt womory spend a great deal of money
be rid of them.
Business in
general, all over the country is reported to be in a very bad atate; most of the shops, from the bridge to the city are said to be unable to earn enough to pay for their rice and satt fish for the day Such is very likely to be. tho can indeed,
on their clothes the great roduction shown in this year's tea business as compared with that of hat season, trouble was rather to be ex. dependent in a great measure on the tea
don, the actress, and who has been the Mrs George Gould, who was Edith King
the prisoners being a native of Manile, but accord, both appeared as this: 18th Sep of Parliament together in any nurabers. That nu one, eavs Macchiavelli or Richelieu the offices of the General Agents, on, Mon- Focted. The prosperity of the port is really quietest and most careful of worsen sinde;
it seems to ha
to have brot overcome. Two or three of the prisoners against whom there was no evidence were discharged, leaving only the Manila man and the cook.
Tax Secretary of the London Chamber of
I enclose a Circular showing what we have done in The Bombay people of all classes and Rates, but although my plans were carefully in regard to Eastern Postal Forends have shown themselves both sipea- laid to retas debats in Parliament in ex- larly unanimous and extremely earnest gard to the same, when the Postal Budget their protest against the proposal to make should come under discussion, they were
defasted owing to the sudden and unex Sunday the day of departure for the home-pocted withdrawal of the Tithes Bills, which ward mail from their port. The two lead brought on the discussion of the Postal Budget in the ama l'hours of the morning, ing daily papera, which are not always in
when it was impossible to bring members
sures carly and at least to make al Fest Next session however I hope to take men- Offico fool that its action is under surveil- Ingos and that we shall continue to annoy the administration at every step and every opportunity until we got the raten reduosd.
I trust therefore you will be good enough Chambers on this subject and to continue to agitate actively from your side bath through the Press and by Oficial enrou nications of all kinds.
and both had leading articles indorsing the
fairly be said to bave
too large for bis attainments.
kusiners.
Commerce writes, in an intimanting style, different communities ented all thell to communicato with the othar Eastern That, as was generally anticipated, the post the 1838 Working Dalance at credit of) of Ending game. The extreme heat of the years, and went into the milliner's business.
tember with full reports, six columns long, of the speeches delivered and the resolu- tions passed at the town's weating held in the Town Hall us the previous on arguments of the orators. These last may and interests of the town. From the Bahap, who does not desire to see the the churches emptied by business oulls on Sunday, to the Volunteers who are able to get a Saturday afternavn half-holiday the rail wurk Izas been got out of the way, for their weekly parade when but who would have to remain at their desks if the mail steamer were to leave port
DISCOVERY OF A GALENA LODE
I am, Dear Sir, youre faithfully,
(sd.) Kanku B. MURRAY,
Secretary,
FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR
unanimous to a man (and a woman) in condemning and reccnting tho change. The influential Native comunity That the desire on the part of the com also is equally strong in opposition, Hin-munity to preserve and do honour to the down and Mabommedans appreciating ono
Demory of Frederick Stewart is perhaps day of rest in the work simost as much sa
the most universal and spontaneous fael- the Christians.-Indian Daily News.
ing by which the residents of this Culony have ever been soluated. That I-hour steps are being taken to curry
out the goooral wish,' anata That it is to be hoped, whatever may be the form of memorial to be determined upon, the subscribers' will make it as Dearly as posstole in conformity with the life-long eims of the man whom it is in- tended to honour."
IN HONGKONG.
to the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce soliciting its co-operation in a movement for the reduction of postal rates to the Fer East. It is well known that our rates are higher than the Franch. A letter posted in the French Post Office at Shaughed costs less than a latter ported in the British. Aou Sunday, the European population is part of the differation is due to the rates charged for the passage of the mails through Italy and France. We observed recently that these mice were going to be reduced, and the Post Office authorities ought now to be in a position to make some concesion to the London Chambar. We do not think, however, that this agitation for the reduc tion of postal rates to the Far East is a
It would appear that Hongkong has been. mutter that noed-interest much the Hong busely aligned by those who have hitherto kong Chamber of Commerce. Ten cents described it as a pince, devoid of mineral per half ounce is a very moderate charge wealth. An enterprising resident has for for e letter, and if the rate were reduced to a few months past been making certain seven or even äve cents, the saving to mer investigations, the result of which has been chauts in India and Chius would scarcely to prove the existence of a lode of guiens, be appreciable. We do not believe it would quits close to the city, which it la hoped- lead to any increase in the volume of mail and believed will turn out to be very matier. Hirropean residents in the Fat valuable. The discoverer is Mr J. Grant East are mostly people who can well afford Smith, a gentleman well known in the to pag ton cents for a letter, and would colony. In an interview to-day ba o Dever refrain from, correspondence for the muaicsted the following particulars to a re- Bake of the cost. With the Australian colo-resistive of this paper: nies of course it is quita different. A re- duction of the rate to them would likely lead to such a grest increase in the number of letters and papers as would compensate the Post Offico. No profit made out of the carriage of the mails to the Far Hart at present. If the rates were reduced, the de
There is no mistakes about the discovery (said Mr Grans Smith); it was made by me some time ago, and twenty other people bavs been making it since then. I wanted to satisfy myself about it before making it public, and I have had a number of coolies employed at the place laying the rock bare. Pieces of ore have been carried down streami and picked up by cookies and others, and the thing has got talked about,
ficit would either have to bo made good by
How did you make the discovery: an increase of the contribution made by the
I Well, in July
went and made an Colony, which would simply be robbing samination of a portion of the bill where Poter to pay Paul; or would have to come the wok had been exposed by the rain. out of the pockets of the taxpayers utators washing away the earth. What I Baw then antifed me that the Ibing was worth looking into. I have been making investigations for about two mathe, and what I found in now pronounced by proper. authorities to be a lode of galens, probably contain ng silver and other minerals,
Huins, who are not likely to throw any part of their hard-won earnings for the sake of cheapening the postage to a few well-to-do British residents in the Far
4:
Easi.
SOME trouble being apprehended at Kin- Kiang, details of which have snt been so ceived, H.BL.S. Pornnise went down there unexpectedly from Hankow on Friday last week.
A Camuse Company is being started, with the sanction and encouragement of the Provincial Government, to work the silver mince of Ping-t'ien Chai, Krai Hien, Kuangsi Province, which are reported as very rich in that precious metal.
FROM Hankow under date the 4th inst. we bear that the water was rising there very rapidly, a good 12 inches in the last 24 hours. It was well over the Bund, and it was expected that sampas would be re quired on Saturday to gut about the settle ment-N.-C. Daily News.
THE He Pue of Sunday, 6th October, pub lishes a letter from Hangchow addressed to a native charitable society called Jentsi Shan Tang (Benevolent Aid Society), call ing for help for the sufferers from the floods in the Province of Chakiang, making some startling statements about the extent of the distress there. This, it say, is as great as in Honan or Shantung, for it involves eleven Prefectures, the number of people drowned being given as 100,000
Is this the first discovery of the same kind that has been reade in the Colony 7
It ie, as far as I know.
A
No docht had an ides you would find something of this sort when you went to examine the place 1
I know that the denudation of the 'rocks must water that fell on that the great, in conscquenco of the of quantity Conditions
for тоге Tory favourable discovering
anything of the kind. I had observed the appearance of the rocks there, like and felt certain it indicated something what I found. My attuation was attracted abundance of iron pyrites, Bret by the abu some of which I took home and analyzed,
well-known authority on mining ways metalliferous Jodo soldom shows ita con-
REM tents in their true condition near the sur face, because it is there in a more or less decomposed condition.
Well,
will egg you Alatrated by thees specimens, it which the item, in-tas form of pyrites, bas become an oxide by 1 ng exposure to the atmosphere, and presents a rusty appear- once. It is quite true this might indicato nothing below but iron pyrites, but usually it indicates the existence of ustals of more value. Now the favourable indications for
lead lodo are here--which, as rity I have already referred to bays, are found in a loose, sparry lado, consisting of quarts, carbonate of lime and other sparry matter, with load Elling the interstices for
What about the existence of silver in the lode
that
B
as the autho
it
have no doubt about the silver being there, but of course I can't say anything ou that point at present, no assay having been made. The fact in, it may become a qua- tion whether this is a lead mine or a silver LATEST accounts from the River parts state | mide. On the top, at all
evonta, that the waters of the Yangtze have risen looks very favourable. The lude, so to no extraordinary height, and that Has far as we can make out, is about. kow Band is under water. This mesus a yard wide-that is the lode consisting of that the river had risen a great many feat Ahova its normal level at this season of the year. We hear that there is torrible suffering all along the river, and that in smany extensive districts the crops, which were already late, have been irretrievably ruined, while there; must also have bezo enormous lows of life-Shanghai Mer
quartz, carbonate of lime and other sparry matter, with land filling the interstices. about what is to be dano with regard to the discovery I shall only say at present that it is quite possible the revenue of the solony may be very soon benefited by it—perhaps to the extent of paying the exponse of repairing the damage done by the great rainstorm.
N
THE OBINERE AMUSEMENTS SYNDICATE STAAN
Toe Shanghai Mercury says :— The Chefoo Telegraph Convention of 1887, we hear on undoubted authority, has been signed by The adjourned statutory meeting of Lung-chaux, and now only awaits the shareholders in the Chinese Amusements ratification of the Tsung-li Yamón But we sincerely trust that the Yamen will not Syndicate was held to-day, Mr R. Fraser
sacrifice the interests of China and of For: Smith, presided, sad there were also pes eigners residunt in the country to the minerant-Messrs A. Denison, A. B. Body, ableliztia consideration of the subsidy which the Great Hurtera and Great Northern Mak Li, and J. A. Barretto (Secretary). Companies hold out as a price for their monopoly
The Chairman suid-Gentlemen, this the statutory meeting of this company, and thern is really, no baripen to de, brought before you ; only I'am very pleased to be "Tas Obi-nan fa correspondent of the N-thie to say that the work in connectian C: Daily News writes: The Emperor has with the Syndicate has been carried on eo v inued several decress to the Governor tonómically, and we believe with efficiency. at once fill up the gaps, and still more to Arrangements have been made to open the provide for the destituts. Une hundred pi- grounds at Bowrington on Wedne day tuls, or 1,000,000 enttien, of grain have been week. We have done everything we pomi- urdered to be retained for immediate die bly could to make the shows as attractive tribution. --A distinguished Belgian mi se possible, and ire have every reason to bel ing-engineer, who is now in the employ of lieve they will prove a great anocean. I the Chinese Government M. Brains-trust that at the first regular meating we has been here and was handsomely received (shall be in a position to show the share- by the Governor and taken out to see one holders of this company an excellent profit of the many gaps in the Yellow River. He on their original investments. That is all hai sings left for the south,
the business, gentlemen, at present.
That the name of Frederick Stewart, could not be more appropriately commemorated here then by a maniorial in connection with the educational institutions of this Colony, Par
That the lack of promptness and the absence of ayatom, which are unfor tunately the prominent features of our storm warnings, ought to be thoroughly righted, reformed and re-anized ba- fore the next typhoon season. That the information that a typhoon j raging in the China Sea is certainly news for which Hongkong residents ought to be thankful, seeing that it con to them. as an act of grou from the Manila
authorities.
That two or three subsequent messages were received concerning the same stormi, of which due publicity was not given. That the Director of the Observatory has hoisted bis drum on the eastern yard arc, which sotion indicates the interesting fact that a typhoon is blowing to the East of the Colonyi
k
That so long as there is any possibility that the typhoon is not shaping itself for a visit to this Island, little trouble appears to be taken to obtain information, of its
Son to the f
moremenita.
That a typhoon to the last or the West
of Hongkong is more likely to affect vessels which are about to leave this Barbour than it is to disturb wenzyla in Abis part.
That it is reassuring to learn that a dinner and a smoking concert are to be given at Shanghai in honour of our Oriskating
team after the friendly match has been
played.
That, whatever may be the true explanation of the circumstance, the fact romaïas that the Gresta' Team of Cricketers asually get the worst of the game, That in Cricket, an with many other amusements of recreations of life, furm and condition usually mean subjess. That the hospitality and the pleasant inter-
wurse will bu sujoyable whatever · zuay be the result of the play, and the Hons Hongitos can have their innings as hosts. later on
That the Banitary Board, has not succeeded in pleasing His Excellency the Governor by their scheme of Refase-Disposal. That, if my memory does not fail me, the
members of the Ommittes did not please theoiselves individually, but made martyn of themselves, and accepted something which could be tried as an experiment, and (if found wanting) could be thrown
That the Mongkok-McCallum scheme right ・・ have been tested in a similar way, with
the approval of His Excellency. That the Governor does ant propose to for
bid the Board's scheme being carried out, -be merely washon his hands of all responsibility connected with it. ·
That Mr R. K. Loigh his giren an opinion
of Colonial Secretary has been bestowed eron a gentleman outside of the Eong keng cirolo, whose claims wore regarded by the Colonial Office too strong to be
overlooked.
applies to Nicholson, 21, Belford Square, London, W. C., England.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED. The following is the Report for pressute tion to the sbarcodes at the eighth ordinary general meeting, to be held at
day, October 28th, 189, at noon-
her marriage, spends money like water when it comes to a question of elothes, and paba gold $10,000 a year, in the hands of Tho General Agents and Consulting Com-
her drossmakers. Her dressmaker, by the mittee have now the pleasure of laying The shouting mason commenced under way, is a wogan, who had s
"good deal of before the Shareholders the final Accounts the great drawback that there was no acept social position, but who, when financin! for the year 1888, and an open Statement of In the absence of rain the ground was as misfortunes came, followed the example The present year's working to 80th sitimo.
dry as a bone and the dogs had no chance English women of rank, have act of late 1888 decount. The out of which the sum of $234,225.18 has left little more than an hour and a half, Account is 2426,607,40, an too, dnusual at this time of the year, niready been paid for Dividend of t % 10
to morning and evening, for sportsmen to TO THE DEAF. A Person oured of Dent Shareholders, and Bous of 20 % to walk with safety, which cut the day sportiness and noises in the head of 29-years contributors of premis. The roarining balance of 8192,382.22, it has been decid- very short The best beg we have heard standing by a simple remedy, will and
of is fire bracu-ul-phonsauts to two guns description of it free to ady. Person who Led; subject to the approval of Shareholders, 20 dispush of by adding to Reserve Fund dying from the reports as to other bags sa many partridges as pheasants appear to the sum
sum of 8113,000, thereby increasing it have been killed. to 8417,14
1.00,
paying a Final Dividend to Shareholders of $2 per Share, making the total interest for the year $1 Share,
per equivalent to 14% on the paid-up Capital, and carrying forward the sum of 859,382.22 to meet passible losses, and thus close the ¦ 1889 Accust. The catimsted profit on Henncsay, may have been his stragast the Working Account of the present year. Our latest written datos from London the central figure in a dark tragedy..
after making every allowance, is $493, 16th August, that is to say bfty days ago; wad of chewing gum and thres trouser bat while they might easily have reached us in
tons 19
in the collection basket at the Satuṛ. bad with thirty-four days. It is nearly as Consulting Committee-During the past thirt
dayn
y meeting of the Sunday-school Assembly year, Mr. D. Bottomley resigned his seat the outward mails, for their despatch is at Ocean Grovo, N. J., aroused the ire of on the eommittee, and Mr T. E. Davies dependent in like manour on the ratio President E. H. Stokes of the Grove Auto appointment now requires the comfirmation re. For the P. & U. Mail leaving Engvallection for that day, and found that of has been invited to take his place. This movements of the southward-bound steam-ciation. of the Shareholders. The other members, kong on the 8th instant, there has been no the 3600 persons-prosept-815-gave one 17 gave three cants, 380 - gara five Solomon retiro, but being eligible, offer chance have, of course, missed the mail as much as twenty-five cents each. The Murets Ryrie, Dairymple, Layton, and opportunity of posting letters since the 30th eat,
ultimo; those who relied upon a later cents, 170 gavo ten cants, and only themselves for re-election, as under Section
other 100 contributed the chewing gum and 150 bure bave to be appointed to serve with the
5 of the Articles of Association Meu altogether.
battons. The total collection amounted Chairman on the Consulting during the the interior, for the purpose, we learn, of
only 847 60, while the necessary expan.
That if a largo acquaintance with different Colonies and with a varied assortment of offices in these dependencies go for any Ring, Mr Francis Fleming ought to be public servant of great experience That his latest experience, in Mauritius, in
der and during the absenso of Governor
a
claim of nil to a change of climate in an
oficial sence.
That it is refreshing to find the old and well worn subject of Chinese bankrupt cies and the inadec, cy of British law to deal with such commercial incidents, cropping up once again--this time at the instance of the Chinese themselves. That it is quite impossible to frame
Bankruptcy law which will be the per fection of reason, or which will protest those only who are unfortunate and honest,
That at the same time the ignorance which exists as a role in Hongkong regarding the members of a Chinesa hong tends to make even the feeble instruuzent of the Bankruptcy law little more than a dead folder.
That any amendment of the Bankrupter law which will help honest traders in
ouring a reasonable dividend from native bankrupt, will be a stay in the right direction.
That at premut the assets disappear and
the liabilitier remain behind. That when Confucius gave to the world that specimen of crystallized dom that what is sauce for the goose is anace for the gander, he never meant.its application to i be universal
That the Master' constantly impressed upon, his disciples the truth of no rale being without its exception.
That doubtless he foresaw in his mind's eye' that a class would arise wo whom the English Bankruptcy Laws would prove a sinmbling block.
That the Committee of the Tung Wab Hos
pital follow Confucies and have Intely waxed elaquent in denouncing the indis criminate ase of the sauce for goose and gender alike
That in this respect they speak wisely. That in
in the eyes of many bankruptcy and fra insurance are two easy retreats from roguery; to neglect the use of which is criminal,
Account for 1888.
203.86.
ensuing financial year.
This port is certainly must unfortunately situated as regards the receipt and des- patch of its mails. Dependent upon any chance steamer to bring up the inward mail from Bougkong we are frequently kopi without it for an unconscionable
Are
B. E. the Viceroy is absent on a visit to
current
Auditors--The General Agents and Con- superintending the sketching of a map ulting Committee recommend the re-show the position of the hills in this pro Blection of Metare G. 8. Coxon and F. vines. If, as we understand, this is being dous ander instructions from Pekin, it is Henderson as Auditors of the Office.
no doubt in connection with the proposed railways. Some amusing stories
ves here concerning this amongst the Natives visit of the Viceroy to the hill country The following is the best of them. Accord- ing to their ideas B. E has gone in search of the exact spot where the future Emperor
Jarding, Matheson & Co.,
General Agents, Canton Insurance Office Limited,
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1883. Liabilities
Capital sub-REN
Bnri bod, ....$2,500,000.00 Amount paid-up, ... Outstanding Dividends, Bonus on Contributions not
yet collected,
Reserve
Balanceof Work.
ing Account, 426,607.40 Lea Dividend
of 10% paid to Shareholders and Bonus of 20 和 Com tributors of Preusia,
234,225.18
Avets.
of Chida is to be born. Verns assumed her late brilliance for the especial purpose of pointing it out and stood over the select $500,000.00 od bill so that there might be no mistake
2,015.00 about it.
3,087,20
304,000.00
J
As a girl Mrs Maybrick epent a good deal of time in New York with her mother. They generally stayed at the New York Hotel. In those days the condemned woman was a handsome, light-hearted maiden who fascinated all who met her. Her former friends can hardly realize that she is now
CONTESTS OF THn Hat Analyzed. ---A
Ho made an analysis of thự
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sea were 8100, and the President was in dignant.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES :—
8.80 Blotine at 11. Holy Com ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL →→Parado Servico union at the 11 o'clock service on the month. Evensong at 6. 1st, 3rd, and 6th (If any) Sundays in the
UNION CITUOR-Minister Rov, G. H. Bondfield.-Services at 11 AM and 7.30
GERMAK
P.M.
BETHESDA CHAPEL Service in the German language, by Rev. F. Hartmann, very Sunday, at half-past ten a., in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point,
ST. PETER'S SEAIDEN'S CHURCH, Sailors'
NEWS FROM PEKING Homo.-Service on Sunday, at 114,M. and P.M. Thursday, at 6 P.. The Holy Cominion is administered on the Second Sunday in the month at 7.80 A.M.; on the First and Third Sundays, at NOOK; on Fourth Sunday, at Evening Service.
the
Services are conducted by the Rev. J. A. Farner; in the WELRYAN MISSION ROOMS, 27 Queen's Road Fast, on Sundays at 9,45
Peking, 28th Sept Our cool weather has began. The great storm of rain and hail of the 18th was the tarting point. Our remaining residents at the hills are preparing to flock back to the sity. Our autumn visitors from the stores at Tientsin and Shanghai are notifying
dontiac has their early arrival. Ons
Already been hard at work for nearly a month and 193.382.22 colleague
Bhanghint is shortly expected. H.E. the Russian Minister, $1,102,986,47 Misdame Coumauy, Mr von Kehrberg and ing Servico, “5
Carbon Current Account,
Hongkong and Shanghai. Banking Corporation, ...8 Fixed Deposita ----
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ... Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China,
of
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and New Oriental Bank Cor
poration, Limited,............ Morigages,
That the records of the Court for maty years show that the too easy 'letting down' process has not been neglected in Hong-Indian Government Stock, (4
Loan,
A
48,554.730
L.M. 300 6 P.M
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURer, Garden Road,--- Moss and Sermon. 5.30 r.x. Even-
Benediction
Temparatur.
Haken as Mezera Falconir & Co.'s Premiats,
A.M.....
Busian student have left for a visit to Japan. All the talk bere ie still of rail- ways and loans and the arrival of various parties prepared to construct the former The fire at the and negotiate the latter. Th Temple of Heaven, which it was feared would stop
railway cimstraction, seeme so far as in jet known to have had little effect. One boars here of a growing opposition and of the preparation and even presentation of 175,000.00 memorials to the Throne against the con
200,000.00
templated building of the railway to Habkow, There is oven a report that ali 35,000.00 the officials of the various six Boards from the 3rd button upwards are preparing to 100,000.00.
офрова oilways Isolated individuals may 354,450.00 do so, but certainly not the Bourds as
Boards. There is one high official at any
That things are really becoming serius, Indian Government Block, (46.44 rate, in the Roard of Reverse, who would
when minee of any description are being Tast on turning up a Technolo, ical Dic
discovered upon our own Island. dinary, the following description of
Galena is found native
sulphurat Its of lead, called sieo_lead glance. colour is bluish-grey; it occurs regulariz orgeta lisod equo-octahedrons, ally in cubes and the malarial and other fevers are bad enough, and it is to be hoped that galens fever auto-octahedrons), muy not be added to the climatic troubles of our Jittle Teland.
That the name of the plucky American on
Loan, 1842-43), Chinese Imperial Government
Chase Laverial Government
Loan, 1886,
Interest accrued but not yet.
payalile,
give any such play his determined opposi- 45,767. ic. The discussion of how to assure the
66,460.00
65,133.14
wherewithal to build the railway is occupy ing n
attention. much
There is a strong desire not to borrow foreign money; but the more enlightened officials seu the absolute necessity of such a 19,459.05
The Emporar is reported to have ap proved memorial to this effect from the $1,002,086 47 Viceroy Li It is currently reported bore
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1888.
To Nett Premia received less
that the Viceroy Chang of Canton has asked to retire. It is said he had no idea that his suggestion to construct a line to Haukow. would be taken seriously. And if the bur Rotoros and Re-insgrances, 904,140.47 den of providing funds and material with. 67,564.60 out foreign help be laid upon him, he will bad.. how impracticable his elaborate $,029.95 200
94.00
and powerfully-written memorial has proved. He is a man of the pangil, that is all--N.. anno. Daily News Correspondent. $1,094.820.02
the Customs Staff, who risked his own To Interest - life to save that of his companion by To Exchange.... sucking the poison from a snake wound. To Transfer Fock, should be given to the public and the Humane Society
4
That the Cathedral balls are by no meina in unison with the interesting ceremony that took place beneath them this after
100p.
That these brazen-longoad tortures are
rendering the air vocal with discord. That may no discord arise in the lives of the two most interested in the osramony.
BROWNIE.
Amoy.
(From our On respondent.)
Amoy, 9th Oct, 1869, The weather here for the past fortnight has been very aulies, more like August weather than anything else, there having been no rain to speak of for over two months, fedha ya
+3
By Losers and Claims under
Policies
18.
By Dharges, including Direc
fors' Auditors' and Survey Fees, Agouts Expanzos, &c., By Commissions, m By Balendo as above,
-We have compared the above Statements with the Books, Vouchers and Securition, and found the same quite correct, assig
Grondz.S. COTON,
Auditors. FULLARTON HENDERSON,
ting
taken,
--29.86 29.77
Chisen's Bounty:
JAROMETER Do
1 PM
Dai
Do
1 F.M....
Do Do
Do
(Web bulb)
78
Do.
Do
1PM. 80
Do,
Do.
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Maximum........ MALE 83.
Do. Minimum var sám! | 78 |
METEOROLODIVAL, REGISTER
Barometer
P TODAY.
22:29.71. 81
Temperature Damp Bulb
Direction of Wind
Faroe Weather Rain-fall
Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 12, 1889.
CHINA OGAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
October: 11.-AT 4 P.M.
Wostock. 30.03 09 Totto Dimu 30,20:
Humidity.
Wma
ARE
#E
October £210
Bison 1500 the population of Europe has Nagasaki..30. 170,113.45 just doubled itself. Then the population Shanghai 30.0 was 176,500.000; in 1830, 316,000,000; in amuy 29.7 160), 289,00 1,000, in 1880, 331,000,000; longkou, 29. 58,803.65 in 1788, 850,000,000,
Haiphong, 20.0 79,5-2.62
REMEPIES 7DE: INSONLAM GMaila 29,77, 80 Bolinao...90.67 377 427,607.40
exid; The millorer who wishes to sloop $1,034,829 02 Dust lie on his right side, with his head Anping
placed comfortably on the pillow, having li beck atraight, so that respiration will wrontock, 30 lá/ 47 not be hindered in the least. then to be closed slightly and a full inspira
Jips are Tokio
Nagasaki..80: breathing through the nostrils Shanghai.. only if possible. The full inspiratio Amoy taken, the Junge are to be left to
their awa
rawo | Hongkong|20.84 antion. Attention must now he
ho fixed apop Haiphong. the respiration. The person must imagine Bolina.... 29.74 79 that he sees the breath pass from his no Manila.
a continous stream, like attam Anping.... 871,600.00 from an exhaust pipe. The instant he 4,160.26 brings his mind to copraive that he tits 1,937.11 his breath, aud,
grasping this idea 45.00 apart from all
others conacianoness leave him and he falls asleep. If this method neigerly oarried out is
ESTIMATS OF WORKING ACCOUNT TO THE 190TH SEPTEMBER, 1889.
To Pranium Account,
To Interest Account, To Exchange Account,
To Transfer Fees Account,
8877,064.37
upon the Bsparate System of Drainage The authorities forbade the killing of which will be generally approved pigs for three days, to propitiste the gods That that systers has been condemned and induce them to send rain, but without pretty heartily by every one who knows | avail. They then stopped the killing of fowlą anything about the Colony and its real and pigs for three days and it looks as if By Lowes Account,8 requirements; but when an experienced this last remedy will auswor, for the sky is By Re-Insumos Account, M. I. C. E, who is also possessed of clouding over. If no rains come soon, the By Charges Account, dje By Commission Apoonnt, local knowledge, places, bis opinion on | crops will be spoiled, causing deep distress By Estimated Balance as
Credit, record that the introduction of the among the poorer Chinese. Beparata System here would be a publie į.. There is a good deal of sickness among calamity—it in time that the responsible the Chinese, particularly fever, causing a officials of the Colony should, consider great number of deaths. We have been. their ways
remarkably from from choler this year, both endemis and epidemic, not one fatal ease having come to my notice.
That you are perhaps a little too hard upon Mr Cooper, and if I had been quietly edged
67.835.04
does not at once succeed, it is to bo
Apvered in
Westliga.
previous 34 AF
Bats during
(B'or remarks son heading Typhoon.
W. DOBEBOK, Government Astronomer,
orkung: Observatory. October: 12, 1889.
1. BazoMetsa, ridaoid la 3a degrees Fahres- 28,520.06 believed to be infallible, le founded on aedt, and to the level or the cem in inches, tenths the principle that monoides induces 3. TMNATUR, in tur sinds 10 degresa or the influ- | and handredths. sose on the mind of a slugia ide sleep. The above has been tried in many Fahrenheit weg te different forms that, in the ideachas been Hamry, in peroozinga of saturation, flie carried agt on
Thundity of air saburated with moisture barng the usa prisciples 100. DIOPLAR
DIEROPION OF Wize, to two points,
403,203.88
the well-
Wir Thomas Brown found it
Vernon which 8877,664.871881-800
evening bymn is founded Rabelaise Fenon of WIRE Recording To Benefost bald us of some monks who, when wakeful, Szam or Waizsek, 3 blas sky, • de- resolutely at themselves to prayer, andhed clouds, of drissling, rain, fox, glossy, before they had maid half-seduzza, amma pab roosters would fall round stoop. The aqually, 7. rain, sane, thunder, a meblity: Ur | A hall, 2 lightning, o overtazi; p pasting aboweza, maine thing is hated in our churches to 7.4low (wet)
Raw, in imahen, tenth, and hindre-itha,
E&O.E Hongkong, October 11th, 1889,
Jasping, Matheson & Co General Agents, Canton Insurance Offa, Linik
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usy by people who are not monks,