TWO DAYS. IN A KING'S PALACE,
The following interesting account of a visit to the Sultae of Jobore appears in Bahoes,zama A
Singapore, March. 15, 1802. My Dear Echoes,"
The We left Bingapore at↑ o'clock a.m. dow was still on the long chairs on the upper deck of the Bangkok as we steamied out into the harbour, although the air ru- sounded with the girange cockatoo-like chatter of hundreds of Chinese and Lascar workmen swarming in and over the groat alpa that lay in the dry docks of Tanjong Pagar,
and rumour says loft H. H. a malliion and a half of this world's goods,
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The Sultan was dressed in a dark green' coat, out something like a smoking jacket, open front. On either side was a row of the center of each set large gold buttons,
solitaire dischued. The buttons of his low cat dreas vest were likewins, A lig set with diamonda and rubies we in his. button hole. Of his many orders only one, his Family Order, Darjak Krabat, biased an the dark background of lus bust. He noticed mo lo king at it and smilingly said, 'You no wost such things in America 'No,' I answered, antess you belong to the W C. F. U. It was a fatal remark, as I had to oxplain it. When I had made clear to his mind the object of the W. C. T. U. ho smiled and said, "We are all temperance in Mohammedan country. See, all I drink ia pineapple juico' I gazed about the table and found that we foreigners were the
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A bevy of naked Malay boys had Uotected the American colors at the wasthead and anticipated our aming by rushing into their cockle-shelf auces and crowding close about our boat yelling Tuan, Dive-Dive Dave. I threw a dozen big cupper cents overboard and in an instant a dozen brown akinned formin fashod in the sunlight, and only ones who were tooking-apon the wine. taking Fumangori and Freight for Japan, of China, Japan, Mongolia, Tibet, and the disappeared in the topid waters.
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when it was red. The Crown Prinen was We work on our way to Johore. Twenty-dressed in the gold and blue uniform of a Lieutenant of "Artillery. Be and tha eight miles by water. Entirely around the island on the mainland of the Papinauta. Mistress had a brilliant converaction on the The Sultan had invited us to be his ghoste possibilities of the Stewart silver bill. at the Island (palace) for a fortnight. Two also was ropaatedly questioned on the amo days was as long as we could spare, and the by members of the Cabinet, No one an guests in our party were looking forward, appreciate the widespread influence of with poorly-concealed pleasure, to the treat American legislation until they come to was a delightful water trip. I always such distant ornor of the earth and despair in trying to put my impressions of find it a factor in business and a regulator ia trade. Last year when the Stuwart tropical scenery on paper. My rocabulary alvor bill passed the House and was is too limited. I know that I inwardly repeat myself. The something--the expected to pass the Senate, silver went up essence is so fleeting-so ethereal that from 70 cents to Dosents, and there w when I think I have mastered it, it has great rejoicing. gons and only tho ploneant flavor remains, A we left the harbour and entered the Straits, the emerald green of any bizarre islands obstructed the vision, and offered a gratatul relief to the now blinding glare of the burnished sky and dazzling reflec tions of the ocean. At times the islands seemed only inhabited by a graceful wating burden of casurina and palm trees, and a band of chattering monkeys swung grace fully from one to the other. On a dimi native isle we detected a Malay kampong or village, its umbrella-like houses of thatch, close down to the shore, built high upon poles so that half the time their boulevarda are but vast raud boles, the other half Venice, filled with a moving crowd of sampans, gliding about from house to house, and a merry crowd of bron, zed naked little figures, sporting in the waters or deeing in consternation as the black log-like head and cruel watchful eyes of a crocodile, glide quietly along atmonx the mangrove roots. In half an hour we were in the notorious old Straits of
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Mamont may be paid either as Newspapers or
sexder, by destruction by fire, or shipwrecks hundred years on the calendar and these for two hours we danced, listened while our mangrove shaded lagoous and twisting American friends sang, and wandered about
Clorimercial Papers signify such papers nor by the dishonesty or negligense of any crecks that run took into the dense jungle the great halls and rooms in pleasant con-
as, though, Written by Hand, do not fear person not in the employment of the veree. After the lacios had retired to their on either side alive with lung keen swift
'All our learned societies should sub-the character of an notual or personal corre- Hongkong Post Office. prots waiting for command to unmask their room, H. H. out to each by an side o swivel-mounted lahs and sweep out into photograph of himself. The next morning wo were up at daybreak and aboard the
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Tho China Review **** has ou pa- as for books, bub, whatever the waight of eleck, fat Chinamaa from Hokien sud Bangkok, which had waited for as anchored to Europena officiais in service of Chivace-Northern Christian Advocate (0.8.) in mid channel. As we dropped down the and lapas, and to Government officials und
cellent table of contente.-Calestial Expire a packet osataiming any partially written Amoy his felt the needle point of a snake.
The Publication always containssubjects paper, it will not be charged less than & like kris in these waters and seen his help strait, and caught a glimpse of the Palace, their silios.
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Pacific and contacting Lines, Contral Patho prosent issue will hoki favourable if rut Joss thrown overboard by a band of immuttered with an originality that wa
Tubelestial Empire. Nous Malays. These were lawless daye refreshing, Were I not the Consul for the Northern Pacific or Canadian Pacific advantageous. Somparison, with preceding This wamber contains several articles one hundred years age-the Malay Rajaha great Enisa i States of Annica, 1 would be Kaüways,
Return Tickets.-First Class-Prepaid 1. H. the Sultan of J. I tried to check
The limit of weight for Books and Com- tnok a few lives, stole a litt'e morchandise,
The China Revice for September October marcial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is and were branded piraten; the English and myself, bet it wu tos labs, one of my guests return tickote to Bau Francisco will be of interest and valus. Arth-China Herald.
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Mo- inches tutoresting and readable number. American Indian, the Malay went to the
date of re-embarkativa at San Francisco, wall before the white man's bible and fre
Fussurigers, who have paid mil fare, re-toudugiats will and an interesting and valuable contribution by De Fritsche, water, and on this day we were on a riniz
embarking si San Francision for Chiis or
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Japan (or vice versa) within ons pour will be Malaya
allowed a Giaceau of 10% from Betura an Snow of Peking," showing the results Fara. This aliowance does not apply to of observations made at the Imperial Rns through fares from Chisina and Japan to sian Oboratory as Poking, from 1841 to 1880, Notes on the Dutch Occupation of Formosa," by Mr. Qop. Phillips, contains Through Hills of Lading issued for trand- hundred years of peace and Lippince, to which portation to Yokohanes and uther Jassoon sterosting information, although much of it is second-hand. The Notices of the party responded in elorus, Faith, Mike, Porta, to San Francisco, te átlantic and
New Books include a most gonoreus and niver treer warda dil you speak.'
appreciative review of The Divine Chosie For Grandma Sherlock had come in america faland uses of the United States,
of Nan-ius," and the Notes and Queries are as usual very interesting.'-Nork China Daily News.
what would the Mistress
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IT WAS MARY SHERLOCK'S WAKE.
There lays a hundred yours of peace and Impriness.'
It was the wake of Mary Sherlock. who had died of old age; and it took place on the right of Thursday, March 1981, 1891, in the Lity of We arrived opposite the Island at New York. The room was crowded with inca o'clock. The Sultan sent out his barge and wou, old and young, and an aged job manned with Malage dressed in canary, who set ou a hug in the middle of the Burupe. colored suita. At the iron pior we were met by the Dato Sri Amar d' Rajan, or the Illustrious Secretary of the Sultan; his Dane in Dato (lord) Abdul Rahman, and
rost, said to every bow-co
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Frsight will be recurred on board antil 4 be married a German, and has two bright
How different is such a story as this, form, the day provious to asiling. Pare little children. A guard of honor as instance, told by a woman! I was never well Pucks gas will be ragavod s the odies un drawn up on the pier as we passed up the in my life, she says, always weak and aling, p., same day; all Parcel Packages broad steps that lead to the marble hall constantly sick, and troubled with giddiness and should be marked to address an fall, where we were shortly received by the swimming in the hru. People who did not Sultan. I have described His Highness' per know ne would at times think I was tipsy. I somal appearance in former letters. He always had a poor appetite, with bag tage in was as geul and affable as over, and quite
the month in the morning, and pain after eat
in the Utd Scape, she did be sair to the won the hearts of our American guveta.. I had great pain and tighten a the The day was spent in roaming about the chest and side, and was languid oud tired afterpay's Odices in Seated Baysi sumptuous palace, in taking drives about the least exertion, bu I wan unalie to do any address to the Collector of Guatam, at si the little capital, in attending a tenuis work or get my own living.
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It is a curious stato of things that the subjecia of this Malay Sultan, of thie Malay State, are principally Chineza. 200,000 subjects comprise 150,000 Chinese, 35,000 Malays and 13,000 Jarsness. Altogether 20 to the square mile, about the same ratio
was so, sem thing formed in my month that the doctor called 'ranuls,' and I was confined in the Barter Hospital 17 weeks with it.
From thist time I was worse than ever; and after eating the leaf morvel of lood I besvol t the stomach and would spit ay a sour duit.
Better and worse I contioned outil April
1889, when I became auch worse, and my are-
maczi welled until it reached a great size, and a is in the side sud luck made me stream uzi.
of population that exists in our own deed I was in much agony I could not stir country. The Chinese are allowed to hand or foot. Just then ay neighbour, Mrs come to Juhors and settle on the best Harris, wife of Joshua Harris, the road con- pieces of land they can fad unoccupied, retor, came in, and I tad to be carried to bed. They hold it rant fran, are aut tuzad di- So draadfel was the pain that I broke ont futu rectly, and have neither school tax Bot u heavy sweat, ut à frinters came over te. election expenses to pay. All they carr Mia Harris stayed with me and poulticed us, by raising gambier and pepper is their own, but as I got no better my mother, who lived at to do with as they chouse, and they choose Bousden, was sent for. She came at once, and Bell for doctor, as I was in terrillo distress, to smoke opium with it. There is a tax and abting for breath. The doctor said bo opium and every Celestial page cheerfully could not tell what was the matter, and a second Into His Highneas coffers $1 a month, or deator was seat for from Seaton by the clergy, perhaps 290,000 a month altogether, for man, who thought I was dying. So crisica! the forgetful bliss of au opium dteam. was my condition considered ilal prayers were Moral: Introduce Chinese and opium into made for mo at the church. the land of the Free and drop the McKin lor Bill.
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The awelling of the bowels increased, and the doctor said if this swelling did not go down I could not get better, as it must be a tumour, Ee seemed puzzled by my case and kept clang. brother and eliers who came to so mu sit ba ing my medicine, but I got no relid. My lieved on to be dying..
His Highness took Mrs Stewart in to the table. The Crown Prince, the Mistress Miss Stewart was given to Dato Dala, the Minister of Education; Mra Blackweli, After two months of the lady Damed Mr the Dato Montri, Prime Minister: Mise Stocker, who lived at Roudon, as to see 100 Holliday, Data Garland, Commissioner of and told me about a medicine called Mother Public Works, and an Englishman in H. Saigel's Syrup, and said, "You try it, for it once H. service, lafaly emobled.. I, Datine (lady) saved my life,” Bentley, wife of the Postmaster-General.
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13 Bozholders who desire to send Ciren- I sent to Mr Gage, the grocer at Seutor, ON MONDAY, the 37th day of June. Chitree past statesman of the cleventh lake, Dividend Warranty Invitations Cards, E. and Chus as U., Limivo
the same weight, to addresses in Nen Bart at Nuon the Company's the this eleventh all of i The dining room is at least 150 feet long and got a boitic, and before I had taken the You enter from a marble reception rooms. contents i felt better, the pain was easier, und 8.S. GENERAL WER BASSENGERS, als hand ally valuable, but to win Hongkong, or the Ports of China, y Hongkong Electric Co., Limite 30,
them to the Post Office unatamped, The farther and is one massive plate-glass the swelling I have spoken of gradually went HEINTZE, with ALAILS,
not only himorically valuable, is also side beard, on which were great gold away. After having taken three hotties I was SPROIE, and CARGO, will leave this port banguished by its literary grase. Beside the postage being then charged to the Geoon Irated Cement Co., L120,00
notions of now books relating to China and reader's account. Each batch inuat con- dongkong Brick & Cement Qu, Lil.. 4,83-4- servate. The table was a perfect blaze of able to more about, and now foal better than I as above, calling at Geo.
Shipping Orders will be grautod till the East, which will be a useful feature of sist of at least ten gold. Every, particle of the snevice for ever did in my life before, and a stronger than Maronty parsons and sixteen couries was of Mother Seigel's Syrop zeamer, it would have on the 25th June, Cargo will be the Review, if carried out with panutuality
when I was a girl. But, oh, if I had koown of
4 Baxholders may also send Patterns Hongkong Trading Company, 120,000 received on board unti 10 a... Specia and sud detail we are glad to nation that
Limited gold. In the center of the table blazed a saved LLo years of wisery,
Parcels until 9 am on the 27th June. Notes and Queries aro dustined to to the same places in the same way. En- gold flower stand the sizeof si emull-wash-
(Signed) Mrs MARY Hoitus,
te velopes containing Patterns may be wholly Danpoal, Mura & J., Limits... 16954. tub, while from end to end of the table Combgyne, Axminster, Deroa, Fels. 16, 1801. (Parsals are not to be sant on board; thy and a place in its pages also. It is to be closed, if the nature of the contente be first des. Fenwick & J., Lite
st be left at the Aurora Otice). Con- hoped that this opening for contributions exhibited or stated to the Fostmaster I aşkın, Bakery Jingaay, Ler were gold stands, on which were fairy This was a case of chronic indigestioy sad
oo Chinase subjects may orake a similar lamps in gold vases One course of ile dyepopais, with terrible constipation; the swell. tents of Packages is required. dinber was served on the famous Kiloning was caused by matter in the intestines which The Steamer has splendid Accommodation degree of literacy zeal to that which was General, as he may consider necessary, and dongkong Dairy Farms U........ borough plate, Datine Bentley drew my had probably been slowly accumulating for and carcion a Doctor and Stewardess. displayed during the lifetime of its prede.pproved by him. Printed Circulars may gang to Umpaag,
For further Particulars, apply to peculiar little Arabic montis, in the mesolime this festering 2015ə
the field, and that the Ching Review be inserted in such Pattern Packets. attention to character on the edge of each dish. It filled the whisk syetom with poison, exẢNG
may receive the support necessary so 'nsore all the other syaiploms described. looked more like a hen track than anything are caljeet le tuis far more than melt, o C- else that I could think of. I looked up. incairingly, he smiled and answered count of their careless habits. It occasionally happens that surgical interference is necessary.
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Women
It is the late Sultans's name. Some years There was no tamour of euures, bat in thoug ago while H. H. was in England, this set of
thore might have been had not Seigel's Spray plate was for sale. Not having the roady removed the boathome deposit before it was Sop mouer, he telegraphed the Sultana, asking ta
her to loan it. By return message ehr What a pity that women fund men sout wil cabled $175,000, as a present, only asking not deck the first symptoms of disease, kad that her namu be inscribed on each piece." thus, like Mary Sharlock, enjoy a hundred years
The Ballapa died some six months ago, lol pants and happiness.
MELCHERS & &.. Agente,
Hongkong, June 8, 1802,
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Address: Care of SUPERINTENDENT.
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205 5,85, now
1
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60
3,00
5,00
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Amount
(11,594,70001850) (93) T. 787,845 TL 250 (
DESENTURES, Longkong Hotel Mort.
Patio, Quotatio
p.485087; buyors
Ils. 275, bayern
lasro
Dabent, 1889 f
8 400,000.0 853)
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Printed at the China Mail Office, No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hongkong,