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FRIDAY, MAYOK-6, 1991.
CRICKETKIN HAARE
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| to be formerly, when nearly wenty sight there was an alarm, and it was so easy to see that most of them were not accidental.
THE CHINA MAIL.
of this thres I stippos trade was the most important P
Yes, replied Me Hart; That is really the most important. On the 1st of May,
B. L. 0. C.-Captała Rumsey, R.N., Bernat sccident, but a deliberate intention on 1694, a frontier station is to be opened on the quantity of brown, soap with me for, wash; ~pany at the tenth ordinary gyteral meeting prevailing between the Straits and China being an accused person,
combe Smith, Capt. Welman, E. Hekial, L3. A. Strick, Ross Thomson, Lt. Col. Clarke, F. Lammert, G. A. Woodcook, T. Lemmert, Major Mclaughlin.
W. L. L. 0—0. Tomilin, F. Maisland, 0. M. Firth, W. Nawton, G. C. Murray, Et, P. G. Anderson, W. Damby, JS Esekiel, and three others.
HONGKONG FIRE BRIGADK
1899.
Tibetas traders,hony bálce dp Country HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR- quantities of needles, thread, matoken" and
ING COMPANY, LIMITED, kerosine, which they have no dificulty in selling. I da bi dowif soap might not
The following is the report for parents become a profitable import. I took a large tion to the shareholders of the sbora com- ing my other Some natives came upon Tibetan aldo of the frontier, and to this it, and evidently thought it was preserie, to be held on 17th Wirth station the Indian Government is permitted for they cut it tato this allons and ata It to send a British offloor to watch the caadi- with spousentralisht 2-5 BE
Our representative anked Mr Hart how tions of trade, All articles, with the ex- Tibet is governed. ception of musitions of war and intoxicating The Internal government, replied Mr The groan profit, including the balance and narcotic drugo, are to. En pussal Irely artis administered by the... Exion brought forward from lant work, mounts to Ragent and the Dafal Llama. As a mat- | 389,122.60, and alter writing of $10,000 for sorose the frontier, free of daty, for theter of fact, the country is so everran by Depreciation of Plant and Machinery there heathe Llamas that the people's vialew are" | remains $23,122.60 which it is proposed to flest five years, after which there revision of the regulations and a farli ma- cally in the hands of the priesthood. The appropriate sa follows come
relations of Tibet with ghbouring tually agreed upon, if it is found moossary
by the To pay a dividend of 13 pages 10,000.00 to our diparience of the art fet month month. He proteas against the wegged
za dividend of 19 per cent 18,000:00 10 deside what should be done with regard er expedient Trade in Todish 102 is not to
Bloss. To carry forward to not your's case the retention or disestablishment of the be engaged in during these five years, but
count 30200 foreign coins we at present, deel is. after that period It will be admitted inte Tibet on paying the same rate of duty
sorry to say it is the same now. In many Box, whore the origin of the fire la plainly someone's part that the fire should take place. As to the way in which they have ocen put out, I think the brigade may con- gratulate itself that there has been no serious disaster, none of the firei have bool allowed to go very far, and from the amount of experience the firemen now have, and their taledge of the appliances and the rules for their guidance, they may in general look forward to so very serious danger of really big doodsgration. In arder to he sure of stile, it is most essential that each of GRATUÏTIRI POR GAELANTAT,
you should master the use of the appliances Yesterday afternoon the Fire Brigade was at your disposal, and learn the rules which paraded at the Central Police Station to fald down for the guidance of the Brigade. Not a single aos of them but has witness the presentation of Government its distinctive use in some contingency or gratuition for gallantry to three members of other the dispatch box, the supply cart, and space gear of every kind. All the men the Brigade.
of the Brigade have worked well in the past year, and I have been very much as Chine ton is charged en entering loased to see that; subsequent to this England. At this station-Yo Taag by Queen's Road West affair, when there was ams--thors will be a Cammisionar of a rumour of people being inside a burning house unable to escape, strenuous efforts Customs appointed by the Inspector-Geners), were made by the firetsen, nader Foreman under the authority of the Teung-li Yamén, Phelps, at great riak; they did thoir bost enter the building and are the inmates if to carry on the work in every respect similar
to that dous at the tresty ports in Chias." possible. I am sorry to say that on the so-
Mr. H.E. Wodehouse, Superintendent of the Brigade, made the presentation, and is doing so sald-Members of the Hongkong Fire Brigade: this parado is held under cir- constanzen which make it a great pleasure for me to be present. On Chins New Year's Day, about cas d'olook in the after noon, a fine took place in Queen's Road West. That fire was speedily put out by the Brigade, but I am sorry to say no with
State to controlled and dire Imperial Chinese Resident.
This brought the intervisw We understand that Me Hart 2: msosived handsome sukuowledgment of his dipla. matte services in Tonkin and Tibet from his He has received the Imperial master, peacock's feather and the red button of the First class, beelde being made the reel- piest of other high honours.
NOTES FROM HAINAN.get
(Prom a Correspondani) “
Kiungshow, Heinan, Feb. 22,
not Interfere with the course of trade by to thefe awa odbiltid sablooking it in the influences of an artifdal | eta/etari value in regard to aliver's interchangeability with gold. We remain on the same fooding.
The papers of to-day hilberts with other allvar-asing coon- the Extradition, Trow with tries, and the syklem of barter largely The impression le convers
and other neighbouring countries may livered over to the British Annexed we have the plouanto to lay continae sa heretofore. We do not kind take bin trials before shareholdera the, canal, statement of † ourselves to say "polley as to the relation Many of the papers cominent" da accounts meds up to the 31st Deocamber ship of gold and silver, leaving ourselves Wilson's second dealslanghirink the Thi
open to accept the, best, Foliez plut may I will pke the art ole va incrabjoor katha turn up hereafter, and Ballbur Roller St. Jamesa Garalds of this woning will posse as inkeldris: valik which does condense it for the benens of the uma not attach to it at present, voroALA Mail readers. The Gaulleysmėlin Of course, difficulties will be bound to Editor of the Investory Revisse, 15r à. 3. spring up at first, but if the new dollar Wilson, returns in the February number | should be legalland ent made equal tender | to the“ atikek" on the Bank of England
with Mericans and yenu, we could leave it, which he started: at the. Be lining, af
tion that the warlier statements are w phed by discharged or dumbed deco The Bank Thete, insolutely not abadow of foundation for this, usvartled. The facts he published, he says, ware or less common property on Chege here are twenty six men on the Board the Bank, and these men tip to friends, and the gossip Lote 14. Lombard Street and can be moked up theen by those who have sain to her cas Harcourt's intimation that th
Not much is expected of Bir the Bank have promified and the
IN THE CITY DAY BY DAY,
Temaza from a Correspondyli) vind
2:
There is nothing of special interead-to remark regarding the year's business. The Company's rope continues to grow in favor With the trade and we are glad to say that our efforts to increase direct saise to con Gulers and avoid the neceunity for con-
London Tepiaty signing are beginuing to meet with success. "Disquieting" "Rumeure in the Otty? Consulting Committed.We deeply regret Wrong?& Paralytic Bank of England
The Bank of England It Going to have to record the death of Mr J Startling Statements then are samples Laptaik in whose plans Mr J. H. Lair of the borsational headings of newspaper
invited to join the board. In KBOOT.
Für. same time past, the smuggling of i dance with the Articles of Association, ticle which have been pretty frequent law of last odontha disclos
out most disastrous loss of life, there can do to zavo Kíe at any fire; the only it is capable of development, of our eldersbis rørenne, han angiad The | Hendened, who was recDNA dard stated this Ipaiandes bavo, actually ther degraded or shifted, and do th
being no fower than fourteen lives lost. If
one occasionally in this colony lies in the The wool trade of Tibet will form the most structural conditions of the house-in important factor when the Johabitants
zo-cléction.
sexsrything will run bekutif forward idle asime such, die
asian also some lives were load three little shoe really much trade in that
with during the last month of two. Not
will these men (ie the Board) ohildren who bad been left by the others
annoyance to the Customs officials: Many retire, but offer themselves for re-slections. withstanding the rumours afloat and the
exaggerations" based theroou, few people' themselves. and were unable to get out by themselves region' saked the interviewer.
Auditors; ---- The accounts have been | probably (sznoptikhinə: alluded? tonfali iha Well, at present there is not much, but thousand dollars worth have best brought
but in illicitly, and consequently a las fonudiled by Moss T. Arnold and follo ing lines that any porionmlagi tingin mir bus toon-flantisch
Changon they have made the GIA It is uradily very little that the Brigads
for wes to the stability of the Bank, The Stan mentia to svolt szch terrible catastrophes an
smuggling has been done under e protec
BRIWAY & Co., General Managers,
occurred in the City of people getting tion of the furmer officials The former
Bank of English petes because of the algom so happened that in the midia of the Now aging two or more ways ol ́oxit, instead of realise what are the requirements of the Inatai is reported to hire indded ticketi
exhibit hopelem obliviousnem v Hongkong, February 28, 1994, admitting the opium. These tickets were
tare of
of “F. May” upon them: sir May's Your rejoicings, while crackers were being only one; that explains immost all the
resignation, the metroul persons have part of the Board to its own condition and fired, some of the crackers set fire to some loss of life there has beco. I have nothing trade. At the present time they have no delivered to the Chinese Consul in Singa
imagined, must take away the legal tender the Board allowed the late chief cashier be Insspactly, “Fór twenty years "LE" LÄDER The tickete pasted on the balis guaranteed
A BRITISH DOLLAR
character of these notes. Now, that the paper in front of the house, and immediate further to say except that I pleased notion of the possiblities of the wool expore, who in turn sold them to traders
be its master. What he ordered the f Lasse such a good muster of the Brigade. port. The wool is not prepared of serted their entrance into the island through the
Mr. J. B. Lee, the agent of the Charter excitescent has subsided lot us briefly re- ly there was a smoke and a blaze, which Sometimes after a fire the Superintendent to any way; but, doubtles, within the southern harbours, from when they are ed Bank at Pasang, writes to the Pinang view the nation, the orderben hat drive on to do they met die hout
distibuted through the island Tue afect Castle as follows: The cabinet on which Somas Fear or more ago I saw is parR: frightened the people inside the house and his Deputy may be seen conferring and instead of running out, do they could' } together with the result that the men are next five years, when this trado is put upon has bent doubin, to loseen the phiós of the: I venturò to address you is one that has igraph in a society fourdial which spoke of jobbing-Mas wal-knownxutsidan *En have done at dret, they retired to the back ment expense; in this okse I doubt whether proper footing, the producers will see it drag, so that hardly any is brought through been before the public for a considerable defauling Chief Cathlow, and at the socmed to know pe think lithofie of the shop, and eventually retreated to the carry their liberality so" far as that, into different qualitien; lostaad of ending 1 lmaɛn the receipts of the Opstom House, that was dropped; it has, however, come op the arid chief čashier had been ordered to produce, hire Wilson's; word MERION HOU
thetrasty guardians of the public pares? {le to their advantage to saparate the wooli the Imperial Guatoms, and to considerably time. The question arose sonis years ago, same times report was going about this tale journalista: ** Wə-də Bet viento row!
upplied with refreshments at the Govern.
bat 1 b
I hope that as soon as you dirmiss each of you will grossed to the santeen and at the expense of your superintendent drink bamper to the health of your thres comrades in whose honour this parade has been held. I trust you will all seal the resolution to do
over the frontier to a wized state." Is it merely sheep's wool.?"
again" prominently since the memorable settle with bis greditals or resign. If the
then refers to Mr Maya diliga
kumputation on the. Banasty.
batent door. Before the people on the fired foot were aware of what had taken place, they were cut off from all chaos of retrest; and all szept one of them ware Loes. The house was one of those in whith there is no way of escape other than the one axit; they are built back to biok, and they your best whenever cosasion arises, and to an abeep't wool." This article, will come opiped at either, Ba-ma, locally known an equalled parbape by the passing of the course-was not inkan, and, in consequetise; | shame, but noro darói to speak out the
hare zo door bahiad through which the occu- pants can get out when the front is blooked, Nothing was known of these people being in the house at the time. After the fire w over and the Brigade had gone, Bergeant Witchell, Police Constable Gour
remain good and sober fremen as long as you remain in the Brigade.
to include goat's hair and yak's hair as well chiefly from the platou around Khas, which is about 11,000 foot above a lovel
to affect prices on the Brosk
lay, and Police Constable Barron were left THF HONGKONG ATHLETIC SPORTS and the Tibatau will take in exchange | junks, many of them preparing for Sings now feel, namely, the introduction of a was inevitable and the disquieting dry retürk, dropped by the Bank in 1879).
after
there,
tol de cod, and keeping off the fense, but
four so full of smoke and fomes that it was
with the greatest diffonity that he could get
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the 'Oma Mat
Hongkong, March 8.
DEAR SIR,Permit me to B45 A few soufsstare,.......okespornamants Other vessels wera loading for the local tened the Indian Government to, as it won "bears" hare been repurchasing. Probably mys, It will be when thatokio, Phon
to the frontier officer for further transmis
tionTM
The
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6 the Daily News,
longer, guitar pë
charged, as it was the opinion of the Ma- the same time Me Eatinny made some putere gistrate chat no jury would couriet, bat mi
remarks apon the paper in which business bad bear poste
A mild-penestion, war, gresied in tha
City this afternoon by the unhonnosment
There was are extraordinary 'àvidence?"
A third affect," howover, and somewhat more important to the history of the Island Al Jane last the date of the cleang of reports them in certation whey tree, that and go t
good will be the stationing of a Custom's amrice the Lists by the Goverment of India to Individual had dearly: hoan, becaking the to baliere als Wilsong the When I use the term "wool "manat one of the southern harboum, with a the free cofnage of rupees) and I think we Bank rules, and if the directors had than markets were: /rigged, and”, worked, itBMK:
Tiew of stopping his and other, illicit may say the birthday of one of the greatest insisted on his resignation Instead ; of traffic, between Hainan and foreign ports insacial flugors and failures that the world whitewashing him, taugh of the accent the offices in Threadneedle any in order The new station, porenmanly, will be has known during modern times, only to be scandal would have been avoided That The whole City (we and vala) Tanya or, Yu-lim (Ji-lim), a
Sherman Act in 1890,
in November last, wame, the disclosure of Board least of all In a recent visit I was much impressed I mention the Sherman Act and the for- Colemaan and May's transactions with the On another point in the managotabor of The other exports will be zuk (from the with the large amount of traffle, and the king of the Indian Mints because they are so Winchester House Company and "the" for the Bank Me Wilson speakà with naptimähä
Deed of some attention being given it. The closely connected with, and have been incurred by the Bank Provident Society Sir William Harcourt's intenson D muck deer), dear horas and gold dust; Bams harbour was quite filled with large largely responsible for, the necessity wa Then the resignation or dammal of R. May for a resumption of the fan sholament
Manchester goods, mads up principally of of the northern monsoon. Bealdas cargo for the Stralin and Hongkong The 17 ssid, The character of those rumours the Bank of England and other bank
pore, going down during the bontinuance good sand, wall bid, and sufficient stirraneymours followed The Times of November will, he says, he resistent tooth and ball by behind in charge of the smouldering rulni; Witchell tooni faint cries, as he thought,
coloured material, with articles of Birming the junks take large numbers of woolfee.theastened repeal of the Sharian Act bast is now well understood, and no doubt the In its concluding, zomeria the Gallia coming from the basement floor, whereupon he immediately went down, and, assisted
most trade, and it is not malikely that sidered, at its hoses in order,' but as if we have heard the last of these stories, to
| for from running away đfrom hinuguns. by Gourley and Barron, he procured a
words with reference to the above sports, beads and patent medicines. The others were bound for points in Annan, teras out, and as was forensen by muay, thecity as ausle, but it is quite likely that wicks to them, and make kal store pickaxe and crowbar, broke through the which were to be held on Baturday next have great faith in patent medicines of The larger trade bined to exist in 8-mato put its house loto diorders have there may be still some anasines in places Indoad, the allegations now
Ya-liz being almost deserted, I saw only scan the folly of the Shortaan Ast, and remate from Lorden. - The Timer van party wall which separated the burnt houseIt seems a pity, and somáwhat of á: të- from its neighbour (that being the only i proach to the youth of the Colony, that foreign composition, On the subject ofne junk there), and while there is quite a there will scarcely now be found any to Frongion one point, for syente have proved grave that we do not see how the persone meape of obtaining weess to the boss that anch & ancient institution the annual som bunication, it has been stranged that had been on fire) and by means of a laddox Athletic Sports should have to be abandon the frontior officer nit the Tibetan side will village xt Sa-ms, there is scarcely anything aphold the notion of the Indisz Go that we have not hean, the lack of these incriminated on "reitain"dent ach
for Yu-lim is certainly the haltar härbor, súrice of a carefully selected Committee. which took a calm, view of the situation,able evidence given me the
Other topice of note are the he managed, at great personal risk and ed this year owing to insufficient entries, forward deipstohes from his authorities to at Yalu: I was much surprised at this variationt; based though it was on the stories. On December
We now kubwe, and many will profit by aid teens to be all thought go Bankruptcy in regard the many mishaps, to apeseed in for this, acording to Mr Denison, the the Indian Government witscut delay; and being alot mompletely, I may say, rarching the basement floor, where be energetic sooretary, is the sole resson for on the other a bohalf of the Indian Gose in practically land-lucked. In shape is ro. this fatest lenson in tinkering with our copy to ventilate rumours about the loses hoe loan and Mexican Co., Ed. found three Chinese itet on the polat of the meeting not taking plase as mal. The Sikkim will, on behalf of the Indian Groen, sombles spider or frying pan. The rotcy from valoa point of view. But of the Bank of England the termination of the To enfocation. They had kept themselves ladies, I understand, have kindly subscribed meat, transmit letters from his government handle being the entrance, the body the very different is the question before ce now now constituted the Bapk of England nay tion in the Medical Batt and turning on it tap which happened | in be tuld it is not. wanted that there.... is faini to Lbass. By this means communica.arke basin morroquded almost entirely by In advocating the fûtroduction of a Bríiish | be a fuikyring old.cosob, but it is eminent | Harness and his on-defendants were dis- alire by sorming their honde with a sloth for the customary purse, and now they are
high hills. Cosanut palam are pre- dolier I wish to be understood as leaving by safe, and that in the first consideration. keeping them not safidont go in the young men of tion will be carried in between the authoris dominant in the view. At the left, on out of the question altogether any idea of the opening of the New Year Glent today to train a little and compete for their time for the two countries. Lana la 250 satiring the basin, there is remarkably attempting to is its value a regrind gold. Despair, in the person of Mr. &. J. Valeon, they were by this time in the last extrami generous favoures Truly a pitiable state miles from Ya Tung. As regards pasturage large and magificent geove, while on the or even steadying it These arende Editor of the Ensaiore Bic and of the Witebell himself found the bassment of affairs Where are all the foot tombers it has been arranged that the Tibetan hills le nom as though in places, there which in my opinion ban only be attained standard Money Articles, rushed opone the
of the Football Club, the Hockey Club, shepherds will, Formerly enjoy the must be a solid mass of palme
Sa-ms, however, ble not so pistar-ban-and when I say bimetalliam Old Lady of Taresdneedle Streets/bacamer mean bimetallist based upon"
Elie onslaught was supported and Fouge the Cricket Club, d,, that they do privilege of grazing their cattle in Sikkim to the Chiness, but be at last succeeded in not come forward. Perhaps it may be mo at
at fixed periods of the year, but, eventually, * "Yesening them, and they~ITO"YUK-going I desty only on the part of many thakespeach gresion of RAM, đổ Casteele location, being, built on the low international... agreements country : by articles in, the Sun, and Daily Chronicle of the intended resignation of Mr Glade
o-sors, most that of the seather Jadi alimte to shape that Tennere 2nd and fed- and in gabesquent aboot, alive and well, and able to spread hack their entries, but when it is general continue to do so will have to follow monsoon by large hills on the opposite side ordinary course of its finance by fixing er issues. Still the Old Lady stands firm, al- among all their sountrymen the account of known that the champion sprinter of the soy rules or regulations the Government of of the bay. The harbor is simply an arm of change at an artificial and unreal level and though she may, as Punch expresses it, wish the report, which does not appear very the brave help and kind assistanse afforded colony will only compete for the hundres India msy fred it advisable to promulgate the ses reaching back into the hills, and is valg, its trade must bear the brant, and we she were out of this nasty mass. Although credible, notwithstanding the large type in which the paragraph in printas. The them by the men of the Fire Brigade, Iyards chalionga cup, it may encourage The reis and regulations are subject to shallow.
pasenga from the openbare already seen that after eight months there has been a lui. In the controversy Pall Mall states that it derirse ita India's former large lately, we certainly have not heard the last information from an authority which we took the opportunity to forward a report of these disident ones to send in their names parision at the expiration of five years ocean into the barbus must be somewhat to experiment this case to the Government, in order that for the other events. Now in order to Thess points were settled at Darjeeling, dificult, for at low water we could so favourable balance of trade has bear tura of it.
ARKARIN January are not able to duclosed 232. the Governor himself might be made aware give these gentlemen another chance, and and the regulations were signed by Mr A.
February Ish of what had taken plass; and to-day I here if possible not disappoint the few who have W. Paul, O.LE, (who is now, in Hongkong), arge rocks appearing on the surisas of the ed into an adverse state of affairs, and that
water. The town itself ie the dirijen: and the balance of trade is against India at the Pablic interest is again entred in Jabez The rejected resignation of the Premier called you here to this parade for the par- been practising, it is proposed to have the on behalf of the Indian Government, and filthiest place I have visited in Hainan, and present moment. All such ideas therefors Sponsor Balfour of Liberator fame, or rather розо of informing you of the high apprecia-puri on Saturday weak, say the 17th by Colonel Ho Cheng-jung and myself as the people hate a most maratory reputage madaling with the value of the dollar infamy. He is trapped at last and has had no effect on pricks at the Block" tion his Excellency has shown for the con-inst, and entries will have to be sent in by the Comaticases for Chica.
However, they treated as quite are absolutely omitted from my arguments now redutantly exchanged his palatial change youta day. To-direct lagenin ap duet of thess' firemen. In recognition of Tresday next, the 14th inst., or no mest
What are the benefits that are supposed kindly.
But to come to the point, what I wish to residence for the less inxoriant, but more poata from Blarcity contradicting the t The proper town or market of Ba-malies advocate, as I have already said, Is, the inauitable, quarters of South American this he has authorleed me to bestow on ing will be hald. Mr Denison has kindly to attach to this international agreement f Witchell gratuity of Afty dollars, and on consuled to run the affair providing a fow One advantage to China is that now the other two ton dollars each; and I have more names are received, so it is to be she can be more speedily made aware of to the west of the harbor, about 3 miles, traduction of a dollar, following the for- geol The telegrama published to-day state
some distance from the venue very much pleasure in presenting these hoped this kindossa will be towarded as no what goss on in Tibel, by the transmission It, too, is built on the candy fat, but at tunes, rood or bad, of silver, exactly of the that the arrest of Jabez Balfour was The same weight and fineness as the Mertown effected under direct authority of the Fro. thres firemen with the reward that has been one but the socrotary himself knows what of letters and telegrams through India, in peculiarity of this place is that it is the dollar, bearing the impress of the Queen's vincial Minister of Justice, at the instiga giren to them. Of course, in congratulat a far it is to engineer those meetings-
stead of by the numbrous route by land only Mohammedan settlement on the ithead, which I believe to be endigient lotion of the British Consul. When the the matern portion of Tibet, and land, so far as known. The people claimed curry it almost soyabera this continent, prisoner was searched at the police offles, having frontier matters settled locally?
dollars was found in his possession. To OLO JUSTUM
I suppose you have had some apricus also unames, but it was exceedingly dollars
afficult to obtain satisfactory answers to The sireumstances under which the prevent its being put to any improper use, PS-I think if the powers that be inexperiens during your travels in Tibel,'
our questions: These people Bumber Mexican finds its way to the London the money was taken from him, and for- the Cricket Club are again approached and said our representative How did you shent 1600, and live entirely separate market are known to all of na, and it the warded to the Baltich donaal. All the meeting of the India C and oa banded kass, they may kindly con- manage to get into the country!'
from the Chinese, doing busianas it is true exchange between Maxion and London paperz and documents found upon him and Wal, I have no, anvalles "tales turn with the Chinese but nowar inter marry- refosos to respond to the fall in sliver it out to the Cricket Greand being used for
dank expressed humanit in favour of perlenoss When I arrived to Dariselag the laws of their prophet, some exceptions Mexico's imports of goods will decrease, But unfortunately, coording to the Ew taxation of silver, declaring that: 1
Incapable of found the Jalep Esen, sich in Rams 16,00 baleg noted. There is, their hard and exports of dollar benen will las Jourdat ik hadtion b. po mere short feet above sea level, was snow blocked lives an inhermon and sailors being the drones to somewhere near a corresponding sertain, he may rely soon fully on (ho exchange Br pointed on (antal had to remain in Darjeeling till travailles excuse. The public ball for prayer is amount. It must be within the memory nogeretroactive glanson of the tradition capacity for asceting silver bullien was posilhin. in the higher altitudes. nuutias, suss it causes the Chinese to of all that the quotation for dollars, prior | Trosty, THE SIKKIM-TIBETAN FRONTIER Starting in the middle of March, I found make fan of them. Other than the Mo-to the closing of the Indian minte, was a connection with this amir a matter apparently lucxhaustable, and that
the snow was still almost impable, but hammedans are Loi and Chinese, making approximately 1 below the quotation for has come to light which will be neprise the Government took the inuarement INTERVIEW WITH A COMMISSIONZE, the Tibetan authorities, learning of my app the remaining population.
silver. This penny and a sixteenth repres to many people. A representative of the silvae inšporta loro ita handa, inawatari Taking advantage of the visit to this proach, cent gangs of men to out-steps in- The surrounding country is rough, hilly wanted the intrinsic difference in value Central News had an interview with Mr Was inevitable, and trade would be Odony of Mr James Hart, m
She snow for distance of 8,000 test and comesint mountainous. The whole in between an ounts of English, standard James Balfour, son of Jaber, and in the set. He also denounced, the speöpletben. Bikin Tibetan Frontier Commissioners, the It a bitterly cold, and the night and a heavy undergrowth of vines and fineness. Since the closing of the thinks following passage our representative fallen on the wintering of indiv
down the Tibetan side of the Pathar generally covered with heavy timber silver and an ouniss of dollar, of lower account given of that interview occare the home, who, contriving tobinia esky ve of the Government polier, wern abis to It is further stated, representative of this journal waited upon before I pamod down the valley, y ferns. The people are Loin, and rather a the dedine in the price of silver has led us
The Bioptellin League saprended bank of the poople who were engaged king wild class of them. The main road is can to a very different state of affaire, du went on, that ermmunications have been Mr Batt at the Pines, the residence of Me the road passable perished from the stantly guarded by the Gorerament, but once of Mexican dollar bas commanded received regularly, no diffenity in the way its annual police will be held in the Tern step in and say that this is all rossense, Elgar Hobson, Commissioner of Customs for cold. Where It was practicable I notwithstanding this robberies and even the same price as silver, that la 1% pennies of their prompt delivery taking pics on hall, Manchesters on Ghi Fab, and and that they sud not the English or Bootch Kowlooo, with the object of obtaining an rode ponies, but through the snow murders are frequent, especially during the sbora la intricate value; often she allar the part of the postal authorities - chairmanship of the Lord Mayor of Afang kachester, Among those who were suported are the most meritorious, and they follow Interview.
s.complished Journey was
opleventh and twelfth monthe Toward the bar been snobtainable price con mediately after the arrival of the mails, Air Hart, who is a brother foot. Imes the Imperial Chinese Beakdont foreigners they are friendly, although idorably over the price of silver, and Well, I would not say that is not to take part in the propending Horn Ble wherever glory leads them. Fortunittels, L am not callad upon to decide which of the of Sir Robert Hart, the well-known and at Rinchingong. He was scoopsated by merbah foacial, Hanting met be ex-pecasionally it has been altogether anob-anawerod Mr Kalfour. You are no doubt William H Holdawvorby. three sections of the British race is the Sighly-respected Inspector-General of the the Tibuten zaintebers of stato, or, as they cellent, for we saw jungle for), wild thick- taizable in the London market, either aware that a result of the Liberator Ble David Barbou, Z. CLEk Tha P best; but I can point out that the best way Imperial Chinese Maritime Custome, recaired shingong for a few weeks finding out what the hills, wild boat and deer are to see that with such an element of Court. As in osteums of the bankraptor e Med D.Boz (Prod.
are called, Kapalon. I remained in Binns and pigeons in Large numbers, while ready or forward. It will thus be readily disaster I was myself in the Bankruptcy Minister in India), Ezolomon of showing your superiority as firemen de to
posrtainty in the market, and I may Any propoedings all letters addressed toe Botany, Edinburgh, Univec, emplate ach other in doing your owe and our representative most genially, and gava were the difficulties in the way of settle be found. making the finest firemen and behaving in him some very interesting facts relating to While in Binchingong, I lodged in a
ment: from the Chireso point of view, There hur been quite aweeping change the element on which the Straits and were opened before they were delivered W. H. Grenfell the mobert and discreetest way may the settlement of this much-vexed frontier Whets hours, and had an opportunity in officials. The coting Tantsi tant in July Ohlas, were largely not prinsipally. That went on for a period of two months Mr. Obspling Paperking a
has been replaced by a younger man, a dependent id former days, ficardog is Our representativo expresand surprine at on the agricultural depression you tom » aim mention that on this ocorsión a wager, but
was offered to me that of the three men who question,
something of the domestic life of the have distinguished themselves today, kwa It was in the winter of 1888, 4 people, The woman of the establishment, potem of the Viet The reduced to generale Bath this; and asked whether the course referred ons remedy least, would besides, mausging all the internal affaint of storing is romantis. The father of this Tan-Malesh is to Sé derogarded then cilver to a legal regulated He believed thick, she, prout would be Bootch me Iriab, and not one Mr Hart, that I was appointed to the bonushold, gave andars every corning was implicated in some rebellion, and in ressiting in lock up until London Mr. Balfour The Oficial Rooster tu pret President Cha
Well, you see, it in this way replied metallic policy were bare tal, in connection with the Prime Minister, is the only element to be relied upon, English. The condition was that I was nok to logairthat particular session of the prossed to India on behalf of China regards the grazing of the cattle and the order to save himself the Prime Misketer spent an be eatinned up silber Japan Bankruptcy gives motion to the Post Office himself to be whakawas salleske
feeding of
the pigs and the poultry the permitted his friend to be belended, It is or Shanghai, and of these two epports that all letter received for prollyer. Upon the question), British race way of them belonged to, with the object of reconciling the conflicting had a busbeads, socording to the Tibetan maid that the friend willingly submitted on one may disappear Tagen abonid adopt individual all be passed on to him. This called international bi melal declined to make the Bet, an I bors in mina. the waying that is often heard about this down that then prevailed between India and system of polyande. Tout of the husbands condition that his gin was placed under the gold standard. From its point of view is done. Be examines the lettere and rigan, whehewaoni na far p place that yores have only to go as | Tibet in regard to the question of Bikkim. were brothers, and the other swopowerful influence of the Minister. The alone, therefore, should 186 British dollarreteres them to the Post Ofis throngly agreed in FORK-OLÁK,
thang bi metallo In Germany: board any harmahip in the harbour and I started off for Tedia, as cow, and crowded
recently been: AUTO and every engineer on the vessel will rush the Himalaya tange to see the late Imperi-
the ago of thirty-five he is full Tautsolemions of uncertainty would disappear, as dis, Jracts 30. up on dick sand clates to establish his idon al Resident in Tibet, H.E. Sheng Tel. After
magistrate. The former prefect, lincinded position and follow in the wake of aires lour was 11 up vid atiende Teir large. With all His last appointment was that of distries to be doller would retart to fi propas This raning the Maloric Bank Parde tity as Marpot because be warta thong from him the reason that brought
in the oh-uro, was quite scholarly man, All I advocats in that we should protest meeting of the Bank Frorident Socisty * drap but because there aTO DO, MANY hers whoses qualified to be done about the stoppage of negotiation between doomed to extinction, unless stadial change and highly hong by the people. The the Straits from a thortage of currency Able Bostaty da jeta preblig
accept the wager; but l'offered an
in the South American and Mexican Evo, Fosterday but, as this paper, aneina to dis to be quite long enough, I will matary re-
sack that Me Eames (100BGAL pointed out that Mary Horney, who wan
*housemaid, Ment; the Company! £1,000 F-
THE GUREENCY QUESTION
ing them on the services they rendered, I Trasting this letter will have the desired These is also the advantage of an Annamese descout, that their dialect was ! and probably to be known as the - British the sum of "thren' thousand fire bandand described: in: one of the transforms an
know that they will be the Sest to appreciate effect,—I am, yours,
that it is not only their particular, merit. that is so much fa question this time, as the fact that they have taken the opportunity to do their beat at the fire under circumstances in which any other men in the Brigals would have done the same. I have comes
Szechuan.
times been asked. What anotion of the the sport this yest, as the programme will j Jata, but I did have some unusual axing with them. They follow quite plostly follows a matter of dertainty: 1h his house kare sina besa giren to the Association, Ask pritlet Festi
British people make the best Bremen English, Irish, or South ? I mymi s-au Englishman, and I am able therefore to Speak with impartiality, and I claim for the English that they passes all tho sterling qualities of the Bostab and the vivacións” elasticity of the Irish, with a certain solid stolidity of their own ibrown is, which is unapproachable, Scotsman, however, tell me I am mistaken; that they. and not the Buglish, make the best firemen they are the
--ABoots-wha Bae wi Walles bled,
bat follow and door des," Then the frish
call out *May and suggest a §vos drap ↑
only be a short one. These meetings hare always boss held there unit four years ago, and no harm resulted.
ged
as
tire bet of Ave to one that under the team having passed several weeks in the Chum dreamstance every man in the Brigade, bazi bi Valley,
I returned to India,
he English, Sosten, e Irish, would behayo - The
in the same way sa those three gallant man
have done. That wager, I tend hardly talk
yut, ww geti saepted. Now that I havo | un 37th) Hard
1890, by which the
the
adopted cabin foties tambro Cerme how paced the family forward until nor certaines, soul, to stained, of rather me emper, he
brothers. The family lives the boy entered this and be one the direction of bich they then
of acknowledged friendship than love, stardy, montar race, like most hill tribes should say. Physical they are at but 1 muld, think, so race they
made la cosir sexual relations. One
the f
SEVERE COM
80
been
therefore declined to him, sad the Indian-Government, und vorult of polyandry is a paucity of oildren Dew prefer, and also the new district dissatrons sančiu on trade Batac notioned spopasti o lis ENERO (1
well known,Paiyad pat daly
introduced, the lock tip of money sad tid sometimes inise things do test once 200 It is vay whom that Nhelst wont has agistrate, hav, the us yet become very beyond this allegather, If It should not be out to appear in the aparthough There seems to be some hought of build; ssarelly of currency must surely load more than two childres. In Northern Tibet the people are nomading in our community. The English Con-up state of mantra of all certainly
**On "hat do they live 3 hats, Moses Bedburg & do and curtail facilities to arms, leading Gowods ** Ohleny the Chốt of casep and gosis, the Amocions Presby, Tats Minion all con- vesicletion of business generally, millet and vegetable. Their drink contemplate the wrection building Uhli your Approaching the question therefore in gas, sand tiny cot die leaven or in las ver nose fatick); This in, I be what I couaking – geuropa and unbiased and Tibet with baller. They take two mosis a day love, the only without foreign resi spirit upon the basis of the abura uzgai
antira.
dende.
mente, the remit is this: We protect der Do they do much in the way of anlt
Ray, "FP Gilman of the American currency by string saciant, supply, "No- prein are cultivated in the gar Mingon left the land on the 19th for which the Saggrenses of ledla ere will dens madsent one to man the wants of the Hod kong and Chulan and America. Ha, to sale in ing Indian Mints an out bumper
with-hle lantly, 120. po
Peturning home for approximately ons par contains do away AN DE VRAA family. The people used to make their own garments from home-made materials, their farlongboa
with our dependants on the sofas, unika Bully: Ahoy, hari bebatting ahaan mee of us recorded, from the second and For C polton fabrics from uncharte Taubat there is by no means a general run of replacing them, by ban burns and tor, ME Non Dyno material is brought up from Calonta by the dinetan,
Queen's head lu British Clonies. We do board of directors are hopeleuly oblivious
called you to b-day and added treating betwise you with regard to fnia meriterions conduct
on the part of three fireman, I think it ade was dalized, and Chian soknowledged the visable also to say a few words with megsed. Protectorate of Drost Britain over the to the working of the Brigade during the Bikki State. Under this fenty three post your." "la you know, there has been a My gmet lacres of fires ladly; three questions were zosarved for further abonden the pather was 8 per szamur, the and arra gemost. These questions ware (1) decă momka ke atas, to 10 un 19, and tai pastade, (2) munication, and (3) pasta **me is resahed $5. I am sorry, that such a state of things is roviring again, as it and
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believed that.
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Hongkong Observatory, March 3 1504.