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THE EASTERN THE GREAT EXTENSION, NORTHERN
AUSTRALASIA
-& CHINA TELE-
TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF
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PANY, LD.
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CHINA
Vessels Advertised as Loading,
Fensets
COPENHAGEN. FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSU). Bromen and Hamburg|Spondiles (4)....
HAVE To-day. RESUMED OHARGE of the Orrick of the above COMPARIS
WALTER JUDD,
Manager in China. Hongkong, September 20, 1894.
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FANTED,-A MANAGER for the
WONGKONG HOTEL on or before
18x MAY NEXT.
Salary, 300 per month and Commission. Guaranteed Minimum of the latter at the Rate of $125 per month.
Apply to
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THE SECRETARY, HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.. Hongkong, September 20, 1804. HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. SATURDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1891,
AT 2.45 r.M.
CUP "YOMPETITION--Jong Range
SPOONS. Rangea 500 and 900 yards, Shota-Top. Entrance Foo, 20
Genta.
The Co.'s Steamship
Formos, Captain BonaINs, will be despatched for the above Poets TO-MORROW, the 21st Instant, at 10a.m., and not as previously etified.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & K, General ManagEZE. Hongkong, September 20, 1894.
U. B. Mail Line.
Japan.
...... Ancona (8). Ecbé..................... Taiyuan (1), London & Parts of Call Ravenna (6).. London, v, Suar Canas Myrmidon (a).. London, v. Suez Canal Glengarry (a). Moravilion, v. Saigon Natal (8)........... Nagasaki and Kobó.... Malwa (6). New York, v. Suez Canal Strathleron (6)..... New York.
George 8. Homer.. New York.
Susquehanna 1503 Port Darwin, de.......Ohingto (a)..
S. Francisco, v. Jam Belgio (6). 6. Francisou, v. Jap China (4) Shanghai................ Siam (8)... S'pore, Havre & 'burg Bollona (0) S'pore,
Penang & Out Chelydra (8) Stow, Anoy & chow Namoa (s)... Swatow, Amoy & Tani Formoen (5)..
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
| S'tow, F'chow& Tisin Nanchong (8), VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND Vancouver (B.O. &. Empress at Japan Victoria (8.0.), dac.... Tacoma (a).........
HONOLULU.
PROFEED SAJILINGS FROM HONGKONU.
China (via Nagasaki, Tuesday, Oct. 2,
Koba, Inland Sea } :it 2 p. ra. and Yokohama)...J
DEPARTURES. September 20:- Amoy, for Tientsin. Strathdee, for Hongay.
Peru (via Nagasaki, SATURDAY Oct. 20, Menmuir, for Timor and Sydney.
Kobe, Inlaid Sur
and Yokohama)....
at i p.m.
le-forg, for Shanghai Mathüde, for Tauran
Lukwany, for Bhanghai
(via Nagasaki,WNESS, Nov. 7. Propert a. for Sangen,
City of Rio de Jansion
Kobe, Jaland Sou
uti p.m.
and Yokohama) ........
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G. K. MOORE,
Bon. Secretary-
Hongkong, September 20, 1894. NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP TACOMA, FROM TACOMA, VIUTORIA, YOKO.
HAMA AND KOBE,
грн THE bore Steamer having arrived, Con- signess of Cargo ara berahy requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter
THE U. 8. Mad Steamship CINA Twill be despatche
SA
FRANCISCO, 14 NAGASAKI, KOU. INLAND SEA and YOKORAMA, TUESDAY, the 2nd October, at 1 pm.. taking Passenger and fraught Jayan, the Culted Bates, and Europe.
Steamers of this line pass through the INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, and call at HONOLULU, vad passengers are at to break their journey at any point on ratie. Through Fazsage Tinkets granted to England, Frames, and denuany by all -Atlantic lines of Stoners, and to the Cavada Hates may be obtained on appli
eignature, and take immediate delivery of cities of the United Sta
their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vossol will bo landed and stored at Con signees' risk and expanse.
DODWELL, CARLILL & Oo.,
Agents. Hongkong, September 20, 1894. 1510
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW.
The Co.'s Steamship
Namos, Captain Hannte, will be despatched for the sbor Ports on BUNDAY, the 23rd Instant, a Daylight.
1511
For Freight or Passage, apply te
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, September 20, 1894.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR BINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALOUTTA
The Cole Stanınakip
Chelydro, Captain R. Cass, will be despatched as above of MONDAY, the 24th Laetant, at Noon, and not a previously advertised."
This Steamer has superior First-class Accommodation specially constructed to meet the requirements of tropical climates.
For Freight or Passaga, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Manager. Hongkong, September 20, 1894.
SHELL LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR BREMEN AND HAMBURG,
VIA BANGKOK.
The Co.'s Steamship
Sponditus,
cation.
Pasongers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the photos of the Overland Rail routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAYS; also the CANA- DIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY on payment of $10.00 Gold in addition to the regular
tariff rate.
Passengers holding orders FOR OVER- LAND CITIES in the United States hare, between Sao Francisco and Chicago, the SOUTHERN PAUÍFH, option of the CENTRAL PACIFIO, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE and other direct consecting Railways, tod from Uhi- eage to destination, the choice of dirout Particulars of the various routes can be had on application.
tines.
Special rates (frat class only) are granted to Misionaries, members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatie, and Civil Services, to European officials in service of China and Japan, and to Government ulicials and their families.
"Through Bill of Lading issued for tran. portation to Yokohama and other Jaga Ports, to San Francisce, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, Overland Rallway, to Lavana, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to porte in Mozino Central and South America, by the e party's and connecting Stemmer.
Fraight will be received on board unti、 Packages efl be received at the of an p.m. the day previous to alliagues 5 p.m., same day; all Parge! J'aaayy
hould
I be taarked to address in ful; ven of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany Carso
destined to points beyond San
Normand e. für Karolinutzt Beninmonui, iar Kobe Phra Nang for Sacos Furra, fur Europ, z. Holstein, for sign
Hangkon for Haiphong. City of Feng, Fur Nagasaki. Gent, for Europe, de Paise for 1 min.
Japita, for Culture. Duvet for Shanghai djen, for Shanghai. Actin, for Hoihaw. Normanhurst, for Sandskan. Tamarind, for Chefu
PASSENGRES
ARDITED.
4 pés.
Date 'Lourin
Amhold, Karborg&Co. About Sept. 25. P. & 0. 8. N. Ca...... September 28. Butterfield & Swire... September 28. JP. & O. 8. N. Co...... Sept. 27, at 1000. Butterfield & Swire... Sept. 25, daylight. Jardine, Matheson & à bout Sept. 26. Mussagories Maritimes Out. 3, at noon. P. & O. 8, N. Ú.......Sept. 21, at noon. Dodwell, Carlill & & Co. About October 10. Shewan & Co... | Quick despatch, Siomsson & Co.. Quick despatch. Butterfold & Swire...Sept. 22, at 4 p.m. 10. &0. 8. 8. 00...Oct. 10, nt. 1 p.m. „Pacifio Mail 8. S. Co..
Det
2, at 1 p.100. P. & O. S. N. Co...... About Sept. 24. Biemsson
&Go.
0 Sept. 28, nt noou. Jardine, Matheson&Co Sept. 24, at noon. Douglas Laprak & Co., Sept. 23, daylight. Douglas Laprak & Co. Sept. 21, at 10 am. Butterfield & Swire... Sept. 21, at nood. (s).. Vanadian P'6c R. Ca.. Oct. 3, at noon.
Not, Pho S. & R. Oos. Sept, 25, at noon.
Par Nuno, from Swatow, Mr. 0. Matheson, Me Tong Siong Thao, and 41 Chineas,
Por Formosa, team Coast Forts, 96 Chi
NEDO.
Per Tacoma, trom Tacomas, Rev. B. F. West, and Mrs West and 5 children, and 58 Chiorze.
Per Kiel, from Foochor, 6 Chinare.
DEPARTED.
Per Moundr, for Sydney, Dr Clacksor, Lient. and Mrs A. Maber, Lien, A. M. da Silva, and Dr L L Franco.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-
For MACAO, PORT DARWIN, THURS- DAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN, TOWNSVILLE. BRISBANE, SYD- NEY & MELBOURNE. (Supple monary Maid on board til time of chaperture Extra Postage 10 resite.) For Chingh. Registration at
.00 ...
Lestors at 3.3 p.1o, ou Sainrd-y, the 92ad rust,, instead uť sa previas- ly nanted.
For 8 NGAPORE, PENANG & CAL
QUITA-
Pot Chelyre, at 11.30 a.m., on Monday,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1994;
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Shipping.
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General Memoranda. SATURDAY, September 22:---
Noon-Mesting of Shareholders of The Chiva Tradors' Insurance Co., Ld., at the Company's Offen. 2.16 p.m.-Compolition of the Hongkong
Rifle Association. 9p.m.-Performance at the City Hall. MONDAY, September 24:-
5 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Cricket
Olub.
4 p.m.-Public Meeting in St. Andrew's
Hall
SATURDAY, September 10 :—
9 p.m. Performance at the City Hall.
Exchange.
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11
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Credits, wethe' aght,
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For SH NGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,
VICTORIA, B.,& TACUMA.
Per Tacuma, at 11.30 a.m., on Tuesday,
the 28th S. pt.
For SINGAPORE. —
Pot Beltona, at 11.30 a.m., on Friday.
the 28ch inst.
VISITORS AT MOTELS.
Mrs Allison
KOYAKONG HOTEL.
Mr A. James Capt. R. A. J. An Mr & Mrs D, H. Kelly
dorenz
Mc ♬ Kinghorn Mr R. Lyell
Rav. S. A. Baylee Mr V. Blayney Air J. Boyer Mr L. I Braten Capt. R. Orawford
| Capt. C. Dodd
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Mr T. Mitchell Mr Oscar Noodt Mr Parfitt Caph, H. Port Mr C. Rombach Mr C. Seymour Mr F. 10, Shone Mra A. Smith Mr Tatlock Mr W. Whiley
MOUNT & DATIN HOTEL.
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child
a
nd McLa
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and child
Per Yarra, from Hongkong for Adez, Mrs Kellor, and Miss Allison; for Port Said, Mr Fioravante; for Marseilles, Mr H. W. Stade; from Shanghai for Haig, Mire Rossi Ashton, Mr. Malash 1 European; for Marsailles, Mesere R child and nurNO
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Per City of Peking, for Yokohama, Mesura
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Per Gera, from Hongkong: for Colombo,
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Barat
2 children and nurse Mr E. Goots
Mra Spry Mr and Mrs H. Hom-Mr C. S. Taylor
phrays & 3 childrenCapt. A. Tillett Mr and Mrs J. D.Mr H. E, Tomkina
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Knott sad s00 Mr J. Y. V. Vamon
TRAX HOTEL,
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Gonos, Mr and Mrs Gonella and 3 children, Mies Coo
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1600
la the United Status, should be
Campany's Offices in Busted
a
Sarees to the Collector of Cuscrit
akid
Fror cinco,
For funbar formalion as
Page
From
Captain N. HOOKEN, will be despatched as above
en or about the 25th Instant.
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
Agents.
Hengkong, September 20, 1894. 1517
OHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR KOBE.
the 28th Instant.
The Steamship
Tainan, Captain NELSON, will be despatched on FRIDAY,
1516
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIER Agents. Hongkong, September 20, 1894.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON. SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUKZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND
BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, MARSEILLES, LONDON, HAVRE AND BORDEAUX;
ALSO
PORTS OF BRAZIL AND LA PLATA.
N WEDNESDAY, the 3rd October
1904, Noon, the Company's
BS NATAL, Commandant LE GAL,
with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE,
and Frogat, apply to the Ag my of thu Jompany, No. 7, Praya Cen
C. L. GORU AM, Acting Agent. Hongkong, September 20, 1894
E. Delbanico
Br man, Mrs Jacobaan and 3 children, and Mr H. L. Dairymple Mr Rathj; in Southampton, Muages Tang, Mir Ping. Kee, Hay, Mr and Mrs Halousie. Mr R. P. Dipple
fr Colombo, Me Shanghai
and MTB Gr.yerone; for Port Said Mr B. Babaren, Mr J. P. Dow ang dr Guo. Funwick Ir Brown. Messrs F. Wolf and G. Mr W. S. Harrison Sel-mat-12; for Lea
Laddon.
Mrs H. O. Arnott; dir Geo. Bximes
A
で
Mr $1 Forth, and Mia
und Miss Michelsen. From Mr Marion Jines 1513 Ngasi ringapore. Mre Hayashi M 3. E. Macrae
Chile. Mos U oku, Miss Omotz.
Mrs
Hara- gian, Mus jas, and Musa Onatog for Capt. and Mrs Monte
Dakin, Cruickshank & Deh, Mrs Table; fur & uthampten Mr
Company, Ltd.
FICTORIA DISPENSARY.
EUCALYPTUS OIL.
M'
TESSES DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., L., wore the first to intro- duce EUCALYPTUS OIL into HoxaxONG and the quality of their import is still нанограма.
EUCALYPTUS OIL
Is a Sovereign Remedy for
COLDS, INFLUENZA AND CATARKI,
A FIRST-RATE GERMICIDE,
Is a more powerful disinfectant than Car-
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For Masque BITES.
For USE IN THE BATE.
D. C. & Co/a EUCALYPTUS OIL. Bottles;
50 Cents & $1.00.
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designed to counteract and guard against the ill effects of the occupants' uncleanly habits. If Mr Mitchell- Innes wished to reply to his unfair critic, we fancy the above quotations would be SONOKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1804.sufficient. Before proceeding to discuss
other extracts from Daily Press lead To those who bave followed with any ing artiolas it is well to point out again. degree of continuity the discussions in that it is an indisputable fact that the the Legislative Council and the Sani- vast majority of the houses are built on tary Board, as well as the expressions thoroughly insanitary lines." of cpicion in the Press, with regard to On the 25th August 'emmenced the the treatment of Taipingaban, pre-emi- doubling book process. It was about this nently the plague spot of the Colony, date that the personally-conducted tour the volte face of our morning conter-through Taipingshan took place. Mr
5.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong St.porary must come as a complete sur Chater's proposed Commission began to be
Andrew's Society,
prise. Apart from the unfair manner talked about, and the Taipingehan Re- Goods por Pathan undelivered after this in which it sets forth a few of the re-sumption Ordinance had been altered to
dato subject to ront.
marks uttered by Mr Mitchell-Innes at give the Government a free hand after WEDNESDAY, September 20:--
the last mugeting of the Legislative it had resumed the property in Taiping- 6.30p p.m.Meeting of Hongkong and Council, and then proceeds to draw shan. Thus the Daily Prose on this South China Easonic Bonevolence certain deductions, our contemporary date: When the property has finally Fund Corporation.
Ratly contradicts itself, stultifies, in been resumed it is probable that a strong THURSDAY, September 97!--
fact, all it has said with regard to the and representative commission will be improvement of Taipingsban, andrenders appointed to decide how each individual utterly worthless ell it may have to say block shall be treated, whether it shall in future on this important subject. Mr be demolished, altered, or allowed to Mitchell-Innes did not say the houses remain in its present condition. There must be destroyed because when they are very few of the houses to which the were occupied they were full of dust latter decision could be applied, but a and dirt und refuso. When he was great many may come under the second addressing the Legislative Council, he category. This assertion is medo in was suggesting that the advocates of direct contradiction of his statement on the non-destructive policy should have the 30th July. Our contemporary lays seen the houses in Teijngaben, not himself open to the charges of wilful 221 after they had been cleanout-out, mendacity or u'ter ignorance whes he and whitewashed and transformed, penued his former leading artiole of S0th 27 bat when the houses were in Decu-July. We are inclined to be generous, pation and when the windows are and to set down the contradiction to blocked up and the place is full of the latter cause, But that, of course, dust and dirt and refuse. The mention destroys whatever tom of weight of dust and dist and refuse was merely might yet attach to the utterances of betorical conclusiou to 6 sentence, our contemporary on the subject of which would in all probability hare Taipingaban. The plan of the P. W. 10 beau concluded differently had Mr D. for entirely reconstructing the Mitchell-Innes possessed medical or en- District, while admitted to be an ex- 193gineering knowledge. He is not an callant arrangement from a sanitary
expert; therefore, he did not use expert point of view' is condemned as ex language. The matter is so trivial, pensive and calculated to make the cos temptible and childish that it scarce sites lass valuable than at present. ly warrants our reference to it, beyond On the 20th August, we are lat into the showing the readiness of our contem-secret of how the somersault act may be porary, since it found salvation, to make accomplished. The public were inform- unfair uses of the utterances of thoseed by this sapioat regenerator that with whom it now differs. Mr Mitchell- Any layman, unacquainted with build- Innes has not giver his opinion on Tai- ing operations, on walking through the pingaban so frequently as has the Daily condemned district and looking into the Press. A reference to the files of our houses would probably declare that total contemporary is refreshing, but it is demolition was the only remedy, bat doubtful if the process of evolution it with some one at hand to explain how reveals can be wholly agreeable to the light and air might be admitted his few rabid opponents of the burning of opinion might possibly undergo some Taipingshan, who have been able to gat modification. Observe how the lay- the Daily Press to act as their mouth maa admite that he knows nothing piece. Our morning contemporary, is at all about the houses in Taipingshan
leading article, while expressing its the layman who had previously condom- disapproval of M. Granville Sharp's ned the houses, and who now ventures Baggetion that the owners of condemned to spear at the other layman who did Increase in the Cultivation of Opium property should be allowed to rebuild on heroic work in the plague-stricken improved plars, maid: 'Nothing less than houses during the worst of the oxide- a general scheme of reconstruction will mic. Thestrong and representative Com- suffice, and the work cannot be effective- mission in this "now departure' develops ly carried out by the individual efforts into a representative committee of com- of the present holders, even if all were potent men';is this another spear at willing to do their share, because streets the Housing Committee and the Per- have to be widened and realigned and manent Committee of the Sanitary new lanes made, back-to-back houses be-Board? We imagine it is, for whaterer ing in future prohibited. The general re- may be now said as to the composition construction of the district is indicated of the Chater Commission, it is not un- as necessary not only by the fact that fair to assume that that Commission the plague was much more prevalent was not to include any of the gentle- there than in any other portion of the men who serred on the Housing Com city, but also by the fact that in normal mitrea and the Permanent Committee. times the death and disease rate is It is only on the 20th September that much bigher there then elsewhere. The we find the Daily Press saying wo district is unquestionably in an in- were under the impression that the in-. anitary condition, and even if the tention was that the Commission should necessity of taking precautions against include all these gentlemen.' For ourown eliminated from the consideration of the we do not see what grounds our con- question, reconstruction would still be temporary bas now for entertaining this necessary, though it takes a disaster impression-if be ever did before. "The like the plague to rinse the authorities Committeen had collected all the evidence and the corrounity to action, just as they could-admittedly the best evi- the cholera epidemic in England was dence, too-nod yet they were to ba necessary to rouse the people there to calmly invited, so the Daily Preae says, the necessity of improved sanitation and it ough to know what Mr Chater We buvo ne desire to be unfair to our proposed, to review the opinions they contemporary. It was on the 30th bave previously expressed in the light in which they are recoired as long as the July he wrote the above, and that is of now schemas that have been suggest-
Bow nearly two months ago. Not ed. When the Committers supply lusts.
everyone is c-axistant for two months. considered the question, they had before Jn be
leader Bane
he said them the fact of an inernitary district." It is true there are some houses in that the inference, therefore, is that the distries (Taipingshen) that are either in insanitary district no longer exists. & Banitary euadition elrendy or capable If the Daily Prem can persuade of being easily put in such a condition, himself of this, he can persuade himself but they are dotted about here and of anything." Taipingshan still is, as it there in ones and twos and could not be was during the prevalence of the plague, allowed to remain without interfering a source of contamination to the Colony, with the general schemo of reconstruc- an ulcerous fore that requires the most tion, and taking the district as a whole drastic treatment at the hands of the it would be impossible to bring the sanitary surgeun. We are thankful, as private owners sufficiently into Line to expressing the feelings of the majority of carry out the improvements in contem- the European residents, that the plation, On 4th August, the Daily Governor has taken a decidedly strong Press ventured to think that the series stand on the question of materially of letters contributed to its columns by improving Tangshan, and that he is Mr Granville Sharp migh, perhaps, detormined to give weight not to the cause some of its readers to waver in inconsequential productions of the 'ready demolishing the Taipingahan district rests R their opinion as to the expediency of writer' cor to the property inte- pat forward, inconsistently, and rebuilding it. But, continues the by the Daily Press, but to the Daily Fress, as if he were afraid ravidence of professional men and able Sharp's lettere would mislead his experts, who have seen Taipingshan in readers, we have the indisputable all its phases, who laboured in "Taiping. fact that the vast majority of the houses shan during the devastating progress of are built on thoroughly insanitary lines, the luathisome disease which carried light and air being alike excluded. Mr sway thousands of our population, and Sharp says it is the habits of the people who are better qualified to advise the that are to blame for the fifthy condition Government on the future treatment of of the houses, not the plans on which Taipingsban then a darmon who does the houses are built This is only the grand tour under the escort of partially true. When a child breaks a the party of procrastination. toy we may blame the destructive habita
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Quotations. HONGEONG, September 20, 1894. Laft Foochow September 16th, Amoy 17th,UPIUM-Now Fatus, cash,... 790 and Swatow 19th. From Foochew to Amor, and Swałow, strong NE. winds and high 11 following see, with fine clear weathör. From Swutow to port, moderate S.E. winds and heavy swell, with cloudy and rainy weather. Steamers in Foochow, Aici and Presto. Steamers in Amoy, Wroten ard Forumers. Biesmors in Swator, Pakshan, Poochi and Pekin,
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of the child, but better policy would be The private schools in Tokyo, have resto 1 Sold in Tins containing 10 lbs. each, #1.rs, to provide it with indestructible toys to rejoics, says the Japan Lieu. Owing So with Chinese habits of uncleanliness to the war with China and the recall of *28 ba $4.50. and the character of their homes, the so many students to their homes, it has Directions for Ues are given on the Tabel habits of uncleanliness being one of the been exposted that the attendance would, dongtant factors to be reckoned with in an average, decrease in much as forty or gren ilty per cont. The publication of the solution of the problem the remedy the new treaty between frost Britain sad is to provide the people with houses of Japan has, however, totally changed the such a description that the uncleanliness situation. The vernacular newspapers nige may do the least harm Houses built young men to study English now with back to back, from which light and air are greater earnostaens than excluded, do not anewer that description, Every merchant, every fear, before, the The first step is to sweep write, and converse in the Anglo-Sizon should be able to read,
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