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花破熘
白灣
左口魚 您
THE CHINA MAIL.
TERRIBLE SOENE IN TOKYO. A BRIDES CITES WAY.
Tokyo, 11th August.
Last night there was the usual display of fireworks on the river Surfða, known a Karabiraki (opening of the river). The weather was fine, and a large drowd of spectators gathered on the banks of the river, on the bridges, and in boats on the water. About 8.30 o'clock trainendous
THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT AT,
HONGKONG.
QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, In the House of Commons, on the 22nd July, Mr Hogan asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether a considerable ex-- tension of the naval sstablishment as Hong- kong was contemplated; and whether ha was aware that a large quantity of crush occurred on the Ryogoku bridge, valuable machinery, liable to much risk of
awing to a movement of the crowd castien damage from climatic causes, had been land- apprehension that some fireworks were ed in an unprotected condition before the
of those
erection of the proposed new engine shops was so had been commenced.
Intimations,
G. FALCONER & Co.,
WATCH MAKERS AND JEWELLERS, NEW SELECTIONS OF
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great that the polics drow their swords Mr Austen Chamberlain: The answer to G. FALCONER & CR., ARE AGENTS FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES. AND in a vain attempt to stop the crash. the first question is yes and to the ascend, Suddenly the railing of the bridge
on one side, and about one that consists of maclivery have bazn
porous were
Tho
landed at Hongkong for us in case of into the
eviergency. machinery can be arsoted by the water in the open, Anety
it necessary, it will be 816 and protected by choap temporary coverings polico,
neil the new buildings are ready, as is usual in many private establialmente in this country, so that no damage will result from climatic causes.
WA! Sity water. Eight were feed and i police, ten by the Nihombashi onging to the boats. The body of a child was found during the night and also seven nien word discevored lying on the banks or pets thi on the banks or near to,
a.m. to-day 120 persons were reported to the polices as missing.
So great was the crash on the bridge that five jinrickahaa wore completely smashed and the occupants injured.”
The Japan Times, in ite issue of the 18th, referring to the terrible calamity at Ryogaku, saya:- Latar informatam about the fatal nosidont last Today to gaple to the affect that of the unfortunate people
is
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living, and most of which would be more are purely the result of faulty habits of PRICE LISTS. who fell of the Ryogoku Bridge about surely, thoro effectively and permanently relieved by simply correcting our impreper twenty five on were saved by hers habits of life? (2). Are we not afflicted near the bridge, besides fourteen rescued by
We further the police.
a large amount of salefing, unisory, lanen with
one disease for which there is bad
HD nocerity that, oighty-seven persons who
gono
Tuesday, August 24, 1897.
HONGKONG MARLET FÉICES.
Corrected to Saturday, August 31,1897,
As 1090 Cash pir Dollar Mexica
Platoo..
Pomfret, White
160
Right - Lomat
Chinese Names.
Poraires, Black
140
QUA.
Butcher Mest.
肉食
Prawns,
280
Bay,
Bacon, English,
1b
·來路烟業肉
Book Fish,
8 3 8 8 6 1}
明蝦 琵琶沙
90
80
544
Ame, Sugar prod
$BU
Foachow,.
67
180
Japau, oured
120
13
花旗燃猶肉 福州爆猪肉 日本鬆排肉
Rosch,
您
Salmon, (Canton),
260
馬友魚
about to fall in the midiat
assembled, and the
Shark.
60
Salt Fish,
100
Best sicloin & prime ont, catty 140
JULY
Corned,
*#
- catty
140
鹹牛肉
Skate.
50
鼬您
and
Shrimps,
140
+1
Roast,
130
燒牛肉
Snappur,
920
"
" Boup,
-100
肉酒
Soles,
180
Steak,
120
牛肉耙
Tench,
說
Bullock's Brains,
per sat
bu
DU
Turbot,
140
Tongue freak, euch, 200
44
Turtles, small, frent water, 350
ccrued
310
24
"J
干
Whiting,
cally
70
Bundy
500
49
#*
White Baik,
90
蠔銀仔
flourt,.
159
**
13
Hump, Salt
catty
140
牛腩
Fruit.
菓子
Foot,
each
60
ณ
牛游
"
Kidneys,
bu
牛孌
Apples, (California),
.. catty 170
17
Tail,
100
牛餐
|
(Tina),
J1
200
Laver.
oatty YO
牛蟹
(Japan),
0
金山平禁 天津平藥 日本平禁
"
Tripe (undrassed) catty 60
60
牛肚
Bananas, fragrant,
13
"
省 香蕉
Calven Head and Fast, et
500
牛仔車
#+
{brides),
40
山香蕉
Chestnuts, Chinmay,
1601
Hamu, American,
Ib..
320
花旗大雄
麻藥
Carambola,
100
Chinese,
金華火腿
Cocoanule,
anch 60
English, Now,
440
Ground Nute,
catty 90
"
Japan cured,
900
Shangliai,
210
上海火
Grepos, +
#
Lemons, China,
100
#
Matton Chop,
180
车牌背
TI
Peo),
;
160
11
Lug
-
羊眦
桔餅
Edchecs, fried,
260
Bhoulder,
120
Fresh
21
Figa' Chitlings,
• catty
70
60
Limos,
11
檸檬
110
#*
Foet,
Fri
160
M
Head,
ssch
600 450
Heart,
50
40
Kidueye,
+ pair
Liver,
H
lb.
160
Pork, Chop,
. catty
Corned,
};
1 Logi
100
12
Fat or Lard,
Bloops' Head and Foet,
360
31
et
360
༄ཥྱོཧྰུྃ། ༈རྒྱསྦུ
70
| Mazgo, (Saigon),
Mangosteen,. Oranges, Sweet,
Greens
sach
(Disnila),
;)
呂宋芒
. dosen
山竹子
⚫ catty
新會無權
OUR ORIENTAL BREADSTUFFS
W
TRADE.
J7
11
180
Olives,
Pine-applos,
白醬
each 60
本地波羅
Fears,.
catty
50
沙菜
(Toutalo),
SUO
Plum, Red,
天津感很 紅牛
Heart,
esch
60
40
Pamelo,
each
•
3)
Kidneys,
70
>
(Siam),
casty 150
*
Liver,
1b, 160 140
Sucking Pigs,
each $1.75 $1,25
Sust, Beef,
lib. 110
JP
Blutton,
100
Peach, (Sweet),
Raisins, Muscatel,
Pudding,.
Water Okeanuta, com.
17
鮮雞袖: 甜桃
***
Vesi,
only 130
40
Mandarin,
60
"
Vegetables, &c.
Artichokes, Shanghai,, satty
Beans, (French), .
+
* "
sach 20
. catty
"
Red,
F
1989 8 2 2 3 3
100
40
90
Poultry.
生日
Wadmete
Chicken,
catty
*
羯仔
569
Capone,
21
Ducka,
130
+
Dover,
Eggs, Ban
Bach .doc.
140
++ - Long,.
120
Duck.
110
Beet Root,
Brinjale, Gross,
F
Fowla,
, catty · 190
Guena,
160
Hares
Bach
Munk Doer,.
D
仔雞
Partridges,
#
Pigeons,
180
**
Pheasants
brace
Fice Birds,
dox.
Quail.
ench
Esipe, Turinys, Cook,
extsy
14
Elony
350
35
cash.
Wild Docks,
Fish.
. pati
11 8 8 4 J
H
sach
4 11
catly
上海山
Вголліса,
Bamboo Shoots,
Cabbage, Chinese coma,. Oshbago,
Cauliflower,,
Carrota,
Celary, Ühinese,
»...⠀⠀ English,
Chillat Drind,
נו
Red,
15
Curry Stuff, English,
#
Cucumbers,
LEKB
Bitter Squaby
海鮮
Garlic,
.ontty
200
雄雞
Ginger, young,
|Horse Radish, S'Jisi¡.,
Indian Cora,
80
ir
Bombay Ducke,
C'ion Frosh Water Fish, catty
100, pieces 200
魚
Lettuce, (English),
Mushrooms, Freak;
Onions, Bombay,
BU
Barbel,
T
Breani,
Cary,
Catfish,
Godfish, Balt,
Urals,
Cattle Fish,
Dab,
Dace,
-Dog Fish,
Bela, Congor,
17
Fresh water,
Bels, Yellow,
Filo Fab,
180
Froge
Fresh Fish,
Garoups,
Gudgeon,
Gurnard,
Herring,
Men
花生 鮮撇子
菜蔬
to
maya
in
The
CATALOGUES.
PROGRAMMES.
MODERATE PRICES.
MODERATE PRICES.
COMPANY REPORTS.
BUSINESS CIRCULARS.
BILLS OF LADING.
Coast Port Orders receive careful attention. "sa
WRIGHT'S HOTEL,
No. 40. YOKOHAMA.
No. 40.
out to witmors the fireworks have not been whatever; and are we not likely through scon since and wore still missing on hereditary transmission to entail much at Wednesday morning, and their friends this misery upon our offspring? (8). Du or relativos applied tho Nihon not a very large number of our people die bashi Police Station for search to be much earlier in life than their constitutione, mada; and that aimilar requests were made apparent vigour, and family histories would to the Watar Tolice in regard to twelve seem to warrant and are not these pro ren up to b p. on the 11th inst. Wa mature deaths very largely unnecessary. must not, however, jump to the conclusion and therefore clearly avoidable? His that these figures represent the number of answer to all three of the drowned, as many of those thissing per- affirmative. Ho If a man who is him- up by this time horn of healthy parente, and who sane may have turned up Making a liberal allowance, the number of self healthy at birth, become seriously Lhose who fell into the river, which was disabled in health before lo age of froth The cheapest and most conveniently located First-Class Hotel
accidents or somewhat underrated in the first
report, sixty-five seventy, barring
in Yokohama. Rates from $2.75 to $4 per diem. may be estimated at about sixty. No dend infectious disense, it is solely because ho bodies were found by 2 pm. on the 11th has not lived propery inst. They are thought to have been ar Wherein
wherein
error lies. First, well- plains
cat far too much mest and view over the Harbour. Buth and Toilette Rooms on each Flat, loof Bright's disease, heart failure, and 1018. die allied diseases between fifty and fifty-
to
5
-----
ried by the stream into the sea and another/Dr Pure do we fail to live properly }})HIS elegant new Hotel is close to the Landing Pier, and in the immediate vicinity promptly and explicitly ex- of the Consulates and of the Railway Station, Pail and Telegraph Offical Fisé
search was to be made in Shorivor on the 12th, taking advantage of the high tide."
fivo, while if they had adopted a
192
dific
vegetarianism,
they
The rapid increase in exportations of have attained their three-score
Next
right
years
wheat and floor to China and Japan luas and ten.
to the error of taking too much meat
is the error of taking
Jad to the devotion of some attention to the too much trade by the Agricultural Department, and too much starchy food and sugar. This
Frank H. Hitobcock, Chief of the Section mistake is due quite as muc
sa much to the drink.
of Foreign Markets, han prepared a mining as to the eating. There is nearly a Ary of these arports from which he de- pound of sugar in every half a-dozen Jucda that
briglu outlook for bottles of champagne, while some domestic future expansion.
there is a
The report shows that the total shipments
wines contain half-a-pound of sugar in every quar: bottle. Beer has six gains
4 WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
W. N. WRIGHT, Proprietor.
BEECHAM'S
In
PILLS
AND
are.universally admitted to be Worth a Guinea a Box. #TOB BILIOUS
NERVOUS DISORDERS, Sick Headache, Loss of Appetita,
Scurvy and Blotches on the Skila,
Disturbed Sleep, &c. females of all ages they are invaluable.
of wheat four from the United States to of sugar per ounce. The headache and Japan and China (including Hong Kong) indigestion that follows drinking too much the ten years ending June 30th, wine and beer is, as a rale, due to the during the
the alcohol. Another 1896, according to the officialade roturas sugar, and not by the bureau of statistics of the treasury error which he states is the habit of department, stoounted to fally 6,000.000 not wearing wool next to the skin.
kin. | For barrels and by far the larger part of this Americans spend more money upon quantity wwe
in the latter half of their dress than Exported i the decade. The amount exported during and
phy
ysiologically
any
other DRETON, аге the worst
the fiscal year 1857, the opening year of dressed nation in the world. Summing up the decade, was returned at 480,147 bars allowing rules for the readgry who wish to his observations, Dr Purdy draws up the In 1906, fed years later, shipments readied an high as 148,053 barrals, show-live long, and retain health to the end of ing a gain for the decennial period of more the chapter. He
The AAL'S
man of thsa 100 per cent. Ball further guins are robust cunstitution and sedentary habits indicated
by the
figures thus Fot available should live largely upon fish,
for the current fiscal year. According to vegetables, and acid iruits, eating butch- Y and Chinese ports, daring
these figures our total shipments to Japan-ers meat but once daily. He may in ring the nine addition cat bread and potatoes, but
食藥
142
BAR
RFA
190
VAIRE
piros
euch
calty
1 3 2 1 8 2 3 9 8 9 8 3 1 21 88 89 2 2 388T
30
40
0
STB
120
Green,
Shangbal,
Japan-
Okrog
Parley, English,
bundle
粉蒸雞
Potatoes, Sweet,
Ketty
Shappkal,
紫圳沙
Japan,
American,
Foochows
Macwo
Pumpkin
Purille,
20
ity, per pleal,
14:50
14:10
(Calzone)
無仔茶
·仔仔仔仔仔
ebe
months, ending March 31st, 1897, anoun these should constitute his limit of starchy ted to 882,214 harrels. With proportion foods. Cakes, farinas, oatmeal, and the ately large exportations for the three various oercal breakfast foods should
elwald be used but
a food in itself. as A
remaining months, the total amount of be
unt of be indulged in but rarely or alto- whest four shipped to these countries then availed. Suger avouring for food)
sparingly, and only as {o
The 1/1, boxes contain 56 Pilz Prico, 50 Jenta a But.
Prepared only by the Proprietor, THOMAS BERAM, St. Helen's, England, Sula Agents for Hongkong and China; Waton & Co., 66, Queen's Road.
P
THE
E. H. PARKER, with
YANGTSE,
RT
SKETCH MAPS.
PRICE,
$1.50.
The
CONTENTS:
Vade-mecum of the Tavelier
during the entire fiscal year, 1897, should reach above 1,000,000 barrels, which or beverages, and never would be equivalent to more than 4,500,000 If he use wine with his dinner, it should The Yang-s Gargon and Regids in Ru-pá. bushels of wheat.
preferably consist of the non-saccharine The Rapids of the Upper Yang-tao. the American four sent across the order; and he should limit the quantity of
through the Gorgos of the Great Riva Familie the major portion goes to Hong-fluids consumed with his meals to from kong and is thence largely distributed to twelve to sixteen ounces. He should dine
Special Observationa other ports in China. Our shipments to between ex and seven o'clock in the even Hongkong in the fiscal year, 1887 were ing, and at all times eat in moderation, returned at 371,066 barrels... In 1890 they never under any circumstances overloading word more than twice as large, amounting his stomach.
to 820,612 barrels. For the prevent fiscal
year (1807) they promise to be still OBINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL. larger, the nine menthe ending with
March showing an
barrals, 19 que portation of 6959
of ficur we
to ports in China "other Limit
comparatively small, the yearly export to those ports over recorded, that for 1895, being returned at only 36,244 barrels. There has been s large increase since 1887, however, the shipments during that year amounting to boly 7,714 barrels.
Station
REGISTER.
August 23rd,~47 4 2,5.
azometer.
TemperaTICE.
Włostock. 29.73 69
29.66
| Mumidity.
Although our experts of four to Japan Tokiu are conaderably smaller than those of Kochi 29.87 and Chins, they show an in-Nagasaki.. 29.87 Hongkong crease during the last few years that is
Esgustos 29.67
29,32 65 72 proportionately oven groster, having ad Guizing.... vanced from 30,377 barrels in the fece! Sharp Pk., 29.70 year 1887 to 163,582 barrels in the fatal Auvy 29.8582 year 1906 The
in the expurt growth
Salow 81
trade, which wa
particularly mpid during Canton
20.78
the last two or three yests, continues to an Hongkong 29.62
atan greater degree in the
year, our exporta. to Japau de foal Viol, Porn!
the six Gap Rock 29.28 months ended December 31st, teaching no Macao
lean a figure then 151,339 barrels, or more taiphong, 29.72 79
An
entire
khan was ever before
Fore exported in
Tire Balmoo....89.81 86 year. According to the refume for the Manila 29.84 64 77 nine months ended March St, placing the G.8. Jamo) --
figures for that period at 171,4
barrels,
Wind.
August 24th mat
may be estimated that the exports of Westock. 29.73 70|19| wheat flour from this country to Japan dur- Toko
ing the year ending June 30th, 1897, will Kochi......
amount to about 200,000 barrels.
The report deals with the possibilities of
Nayacaki Kagoshima
extending our Oriental markets, which ingat.. 29.85.87 dicates the prospects as bright and on-sharp f couraging Japan's population avaraged
Swatow
Pk, 29.6783
41, with 39,541,917 for the pre- Canton... 41,441,408 for the fire years ending 1808;
mpared W For
coding five years. the
ative period the whant area
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CHINA REVIEW
from Volumas I To XII.
1-LOT OF CONTRIBUTORS, 2.--ARTICLES.
3- Raylewa or Books
4. --List of ADTEON REVIEWED,
PRICE,
Mrs J. B. Jackkati Mr and M E 8.
Joseph
Mr O. P. Karbarg Mit Edwin Kilene. Mc Leon A. Lavy Me E Danter
R. Mold M. F. 8. M Mr W. O. Müller Mr Edward. Osborn' Mr F. von der Flord
Mr I Berindor gua Mr P. O. Birok Mr K. B. Black Mr Aifted Bryer Mr W. F. Baridge Me V. J. Mr Chas Carrol Me Crane -Geiraral Cuoliffe Me E. Daub Mr P. N. David Mr Wib, Doherty Miss Draca Mr W. A. DUE
Baga
Mr. M. Poutardy Me Arok Reid
Mrs M. Stephenson 1917 F. A. Stelton
Mr H. E, O. Bisher Dr. EE Sway!
Mr Victor
Dr
MJ.
D.
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B
50 CENTS,
Mr Kemon Gucia
Mr
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Ongit. Goddard Mr& E
Glasbrook Gould
Me
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Hongkong Tider.
Miss Greene
Me H. W. Hall
Mr and Mrs Was
Whiley Wh
Min Whiley Me Jype Marcel Surg. Caph Whiky,
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Mr B. de HasANSO
FIÁK HOTEL,
The Tide Table given below has been “Mr M. Alaberr My By Jacob compiled by the Nautical Alnisse Office in Capt. A. J. Ander Ms H. U. Jefter London from the results of the analysis of
Capt. 1. A. A. Mofos Mr & Mrs LaoNT
29.80 81
tio
same compared
Hongkong 10.
of
that com Vict, Pen
try inovonsed only from an conual aver- tion
Gop Hoe 89.85
age of 1,062,682 sores to 1,082,174 acres Macao.
In the previous five years Japan's net Haiphong-
exportation of wheat averaged
bushels
for while
118,456
406 Bollano.... 20.08 84
years the nct importatiuxeeding fire Maufls. 29.92 81 45
have been 0.8.James
395,343 bushels. Teking into considere
LOK tho increased production it is shown that there was. BIT-
consumption betwdon in the annual
F. G. Fraa, Leting Director.
osservations taken by means of an automa. "Mr J. Bryan -
fide receding machine in the Water Uapt, and Mrs W. B. L. Malloy
Önrey and shkë, MN Miroy
Polios Bas
1887-8-9,
Bias Trim Sha Teu
few during the The sero of the table is Low Water Or dinary Spring Tides, which has been found to be a feed below susan son level.
To obtain the depth of water on the dde gange so the Victoria Nával Yard add &
fins, and on the page at Lament Dock, Aberdeen, add 15 fm 9 in to the height
the two periods Hongkong Observatory, August 9816, 1897: given in the table, adder opasparison of 2,283, 4 buchals
while the pay capita consumption of
1. Banemine,redavall to 85 degrees Fullwor
intressed from £319 pounds in 1896.90, and to the laval of tko nam la inconjurator, 24.8 pounds in 1890-96, 11-3 anal Wil and hundredths,
to
∙to.
81 Zamzamvumi, in the dads, 12 dagrow
acquire a per capite of consumption squal Fabrizidali si
NO96; Katha |
population would consume 500,000,000 hits of malarated rails múiqiuta baing MË DANN Komuter, in parèanings of encaration, the
Bashola west, of
-burner would have to be
while in rististics
the consumption
100 gr.
4. TOME, AS TARD, Solding in Bonniert
mopart dedness from the rapid increme in de tasu ar Waatisi importation of American (bar kasy the isthad dirán ddiliháira mán, 1 lög,
95th, to Blat Auguk
Mr. G. J. Chapman My W. Nichowa Ospa & Mrs Clarke Mr PC quan Mr & Mrs Collins Sir Reeves
De and Met Ridge and family
W. Van Gor-Mry Routa de 9 child.
Mr H. 1. Dalrymple Mir Mr A. Finks are Mr M., B. F. For LG, B