SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1808..
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That, if we can judge by your telegraphic Dews from tho North and that from London, the game in the Far East has mado more progress than most people had supposed.
That: the greed of Russia esome to have
grown in proportion as the lupiasions| of Cores and China showed itsoft, and as Great Britain and Japan appeared to be more or less indifferent. That Great Britain will hold aloof, as long us is possible, from the dismemberment of China, vems now to be quite sottied That, as was to be expected, the RowNETH Bear is not to be permitted to do so bo pienses in the Far East, at least no long as the British Lion has any strength left in the stroke of his paw. That, mated with Japan for the chatinctivo purpose of preserving a reasonable
REUTER'S "TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THx *China Mail']
LONDON, 6th January, 1896.
OBITUARY.
General Vestra-Digga, from an illusen contracted by the hardships of the Tip Campaign.
THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY. One hundred and five deaths have cocur- red in Bombay from the plagas within the
at 48 hours.
CHINESE LOANS. It is reported on tho Stock Exchange that a Chinese loan at 3 per cent will be issued at 110.
THE FRENCH PRESS ON GER
MANY IN CHINA.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE EXTENSION OF HONGKONG.
DESCRIPTION OF MIRS BAY. Although the name has been on every and'e lips lately, I doubt whether many of the residents --Hongkong know much about Mira Bay as it really is, and a few
-
the Bay may not be uninteresting.
There are two routes to the Bay, the one overland and the other by sea.
To bagiu with the latter: leaving Bong kong by the Lyammoun, the rayager-eressos Junk Bay to Fou-tow-chau, and at once emerge from the placal inland waters into the rollers of the China Ses, which, daring the N.E. rotisoon, best incessantly against the rocky promontorics and islets of the East coast of San-on.
ING BERVICE.:
From the summit a most extensive view A TYPHOON AND STORM WARN of the East Coast of the Canton River is obtained, apparortiya rich and fertile country, with frequent white villages, bustling midst bambera and banyuas, dot- ting the smiling plains.
The Sam Tsun Riter rines in Chọng Hill,
>
HOW THEY DO TT IN SHANGHAL.
A were glance at the new code of signale," recently issued by the Zikaw Observa
REVIEW.
ZAHANA CHINESE BIO-
GRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.. By Herbert A. Giles, LL.B. Late B.M. Cun- sul at Ningpo, Fasciculo I. London, Bemar Quaritch, 35 Picadilly, Shang hai and Hongkong, Kelly and Walsh,
-Limited-1607_
A note on thà cover informs us
| THROUGH EASTERN SPECTACLES,
A ̈JAPANESE CONSUL'S IMPRESSIONS OF
AUSTRALIA.
A. rent "issue" of "the Sydney Morning Herald contained the following interyiow with Mr. Nakagawa, forroerly Japanese Consul in Hongkong -
Six moitin sa the Japaneso Govern-
not pot infora od as to his furtre position in the diplomatic service, not a to his business tact of the returning Consul have
probolds successor. The courty and
Steaming for about two hours in
• The French Press regards the cession of enough to bring on hostilities, after the securing the rolïñcession of the Line-tung beam sea is not pleasant to an ordinary pears to consist in pisking up sholl-Sch of themselves thoroughly canverents with the render is left wholly in the dark as to the stentner. It was not sany to obtain a word
Kiao-thou as a fair reward to Germany for North-Easterly direction with a heavy
lance of power, in the Further East, Great Britain and hor ally could make short work of any opposing naval force that could be brought against them. That I never did think, and I do not now
Believe,
the Russians will be indiscreet prolonged and succesful attempt to pre-Feninsular. horro the pesce over the troubles in the East of Europa.
| impressione gleaned upon « recant eruise in and canning South Wood for 10 miles lowy tory, for the Typhicon and Storin Warning This is the first instalment of work, ment, recognising the possibilities of an into Deep Bay, forming the projected houn Survice connected with that admirably. notice of which has recently been given to increased trade between this country and Sydney. Mr Nakagawa, who bai hold the dary of the hoped-for addition to British regulated scientific institution, shove the im- the public. It consists of 496 pages of Japan, diocided to establish a Consulate in territory. This mere 'strip of tutory, by monas amount of troutbound labour expend-sico of the Chinese- Reeder, and embmes office of Consul since its celaldichmont, on Saturday, Mr Nakagawa is acting on the way, which they say is to be added to ad upon this very important branch of meta. 1288 of the promised 2500 biographical returned to Japan by the Yamadas Maru his Government, al is instructions from Hondrang, is of much larger extent than orologien! science by the Director (Father articles. most people probably imagine, containing Louis-Free-S.A) The code, as the thist Chinese charactera for names of places, over 250 square milles of barren hill and worthy Director informs us, went into use etc. will be given in a concluding fase at Shanghai and Chefoo on the 1st of Jan-ento, a asmawiant prysterious term for
gained him the respect of a widd eirelő fertile pleia.
The water of Starling Inlet, in marked vary current, and further information as to past, or numbor.
The Dictionary proper bogins with the during his stay in Sydney. Ch Saturday he gave a Herald representativo some of the contrast to Desp Bay, is clear as crystal times and places will be given ac spoedilý
as arrangements can be mule at the various name A-chia, and the present volume impresiona derived from his period of office. and deep close inshore';" every object on
What do you think of the colonies," Mr: It will ho the duty of extends to Liu Chib-yuna. There is no the sandy button is perfectly visible, and ports on the Coust.
HOUDY was the deck of the outgoing mail. the chief occupation of the fishormos ap-shipsters and others intorcated to make prefatory nou of any kind, so that the Nakawa f' asked the representative. The code, and clearly no one can over-estimate ideas of tifo compiler with regard to the with the returning Consul. There was the the good which may be effected and the proper scope of bis work, and the plan of usual bustle and natin, the usual mut- Tuy crowd, the usual diversity of race and colour, invariably a feature of this ficene of It provented by so exhaustive a code of its execution, a fact certainty to be re-
The only volume of the kind bound an Entern-going stemor. That thera is every reason, however, for
One hundred men of a Camel Corps, group of the Ninepine, standing up holdly the North bank of the Inlet, louky clean storm-warnings. It may be argued by gretted.
some pujectors that the attempt to formu hitherto accessible, ia Mayers' Chinas Consul was buy in exchanging grootings Great Britain to keep her powder dry
Incidentally Mr Reader's Manual in the preface to which and saying farewells, and ber ships and armament in good with 400 followers, havo arrived at Kassalaagainst the assaults of the urean; on the and prosperous, the large square white.
late a cxde inchiding some one hundred the author informs as that twenty vol-Nakugawa lamsell furnished an object lesson in the contrasted customs of Bast teams, as conscious strength will prevent from Suskim in fourteen days, and a re left the picturesque inlets Port Shelter and was'ul pawnshop at a little distance bens-
1 war moro effectually Hun any other cont1gular post has been established between Rucky Harbour, studded with emporaking a curious resemblance to the tower of signala is too ambitions; but if it be true, union of the largest size would not West Hat in. In be acknowledged 83 a great writer has said, the search after suifita for the wants of complete the orurtestes with which the Jays salute dition of things.
Biographical Dictionary. As nearly thir Tart Russian diplommes moves quietly but
isles, ringed with white surf and backed by an English Parish Church. The natives atendity to the attainment of its object,
the toworing peaks of the Kowloon and have a contented appearance, nad stemn and the attempts hinted at to claim tho
Hunchback ranges Crossing these inlets, ta Buchecked control of the Chinese Cas tome Service (gotting all non-Rasian officers, from Sir Robert Hart down-| warda, sent adrift à la Bir MacLeary Brown) show that there was a deeper manning than wat apparent in Russing lead the Chinese Goron
wept
That
the
EGYPT,
Suakim, Berber and Kassala
WEATHER REPORT.
the 8th at 11.30 a.
The barometer
landaman, but the evast soonery is sufi-the bottom of the sex with a pair of long ciently interesting to repay a few qualus baraboo poles, worked chop-stick fashion.
The market town of Sha-Thu-Kok, on of the stomach. On the right is the rocky
to prevail over China, with moderate gralec. diente on the coast and steep gradients in the China Sea. Forecast-moderate or monson in the N. part of the China Sex.
It is
1
Moro dotada about the monetary up frosh N and NE winds; fine. Vary stranglargest of the group, Fung Hemd, the trips, Macao, which is about equidistant pulogy for giving the opinion of a gentle- tion shows, there are no pages amitted,
it would be welcome light had wo suggested to be given to China- by tho British Government, as that move would prose a checkmato to the absurd Russian claim to take over the management of the Chinese Imperial Customs Bervice. That I fancy the venerable Inspector General of Customs knows a thing or two about the proposal referred to. That Russia will not only be so ukre
sonable and unfair, but oxocedingly un- wise to push these ridiculous claims-ton far: a bad calmne is essentially a losing one, and Russian progress would merely
an
labio.
hיני
Mr Nakagawa did not think "ourteous" was the word. You are bluff, lio anid. In regard to enterprise, that was another There could be no doubt nhout 1 matter.
the unattainable is the mainspring of teen handrel notices are compressed inch other whether at home or abread. to less than five hundred pages, it is plane alded to chance noquaintances, and bo quite friendly to foreignarsiuman effort,' perhaps the able Director at most of the articles must "bo nkert. Asave the English land-slike to older as- stule the longest do not generally exceed socistea. 114 einversed indirently in The following notice is issued from the the launch passes through a group of Mcgether a more charming spot than kawei will he readily excused.
The Consul secused scarcely to take in, Observatory —
islands of striking basaltic formation, rag-Starling. Inlet for a scoside bathing resort quite certain the officials at the Kowloon two full pagas, but to this H.R. Li Heng English or Japanese,
the drift of the question. How have the given nearly four. Only a single page is has generally, except in the caged and inhospitable on the weather sido I have rarely seen, and if some enterprising Observatory will never require absolution Chang is a conspicuets exeption, as he is
Are we courteous, intelligent, enterpris from any one for the same sin of energy devoted to His Majesty Kuang Hsu, and people impressed you said the reporter.
ing, or what?' of some of the principal events of his reign, As the subject is one which appeale to the that is occupied with a very brief summary So far-as a somnownst cursory examina- furgest interces in those sene, we offer no an who has taken a great interest in this qucation for suzeral years. He writes:-
It is doubtful if Science has yet arrived at such polat as to enable prediction to tempted by the Director of the Zakaweisent day, can be in any sense complete.
We have been strack with the abstrice of those explanations which might natural- Observatory. The position of the Ob servatory at that place, however, affords ly be louked for under the names of lan the Won-kung, Chang Keng and others, ne to exceptional faciltics-midway un
bw the former cars to be regarded
FOOTBALL.
North. Auticyclonic conditions continue but sheltering fishing hamlets under their butel proprietor were to build a small hotel there and persuade the Steambast Five miles bagond Town Island, the Coupons to run Saturday-ro-Mominy Southern promontory of Mira Bay, is from Hongkong, would soon be deserted rounded, and immediately onO enters for the clear water and fresh breezes of smoother waters, as the fores of the sen Mira Bay.
To reach the Bay oreriand requires u is broken by Mirs Point, the overlapping
to Shatoon, where a launch can bo wat if allowed three hours' start from Flongkong: For the sportsman, the Bay shelters quantities et duck, and there were rumours
RCOTLAND . THE WORLD.
Played at the Happy Valley this after-
Rosult
2 Goals.
noon.
Scotland, The World,
0 Goal.
CRICKET.
B.E.C.CLUB . NAVY.
range of inquiry of different scholars is so the enterprise of the Australians. He has which one might expect to find, yet na the
grunt,
unt, it can hardly be expected that, a Biographical Dictionary for a vast Empire unly been here six months, but he is satisfi like China and for a sice of time of four ad that the people are fully qualified to hold their own with competitive races. thousand five hundred and ninety-five You are great pastural and mineral re-
Northern cape of the Bay. The entranco is į two hours' rough walk from Kowloon City bonade with such precision as is now at years from the Yellow Emperor to the presources; you have a great future. I think.
about five miles across, but the bold curve of the Northern shore scon broadens the Bay to ten miles, measured due North and Sauch. The Northern shore for a distance of 20
the
you have wealth here that you have not vet developed
Is the tendo between this colony and Japan ivereasing
I think, as far as I can me, it will ba
bratio than of export from Jagan out here.
This match was played to-day on the miles from Mirs Point to the Western" ex. of Ligers, while the plains look well for Coast of Chios, and with a staff, en-toel god, the Jutter the kitchum-vod.ro an import: trade to Japan from Aus- trenity; known as Starling Inlet, is a co-suipe and pigeon; but the only novel Joying the most cordial relations with Items of this sort Mr Mavers sometimes what you take from re chefty fancy.
CLUB.
R. F. Launath, Ebelford, ↳ Wall F. Maitland, Nicholas, b Wall.
av: G. B. Vallings, b Wall
P. A. Cox, st. Peal, b Dewat.......... W. II. Hartland, not out.
Captain Langhorne, A. G. Ward, E. Blast and A. Anderson, to bat .....
Extra.......
Total for xix wickets.
NAVY
Dr Pead, b Scrcombo Smith Well, b R. F. Lammert .................... Hastings, Anderson. b Vallings Rawson, cand t R. F. Lammert.... Tuck, b Sercombo Saith. Dowar, b Vallings ........... Nicholas, e and & Vallings...... Egerton e Smith, b Vallings.............. Dalrymple not out..........
Rayonsins Ward, Serviuho Smith
Extme
Total
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE LICENSING JUSTICES..
To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL
€18 numerous villages at the foot of the hills,sisted of a Bleater-Bird, so named by perhaps, that of Hongkong) in
paratively unbroken semi-circle,
with socies discovered on our recent trip oon.
and cultivation wherover the ground is the buy who captured some amongst sufficiently flat.
the
The Southern shore the tinned stores on the bunch, which, much to make forcuasta ay to record the election. One is strack by the relatively-night be aent, and your producers might
05 shows a remarkable contrast, hoing much though excellent exting, were productive
2 broken up with islands and coves, while of much thirst!
12
about half way between Fung Head and! Starling Inlet is the opening of Tolo Har-
MIRAGE.
CLERICAL HUMOUR
14 hour, barely three-quarters of a taile broad. The Harbour, however, spreads out into
In illo Cornhill Magazine for December mimerous coves, one of which, Tide Coven further collection of humour«* is runde,
134
all meteorological stations (excepting,
China seus, they are not called upon so
course of the storm, and of course science is now able to predict the probable course to within a paint or two in either hemisphere. As compared with the so-called system of warnings in force in Hengkong, the dif forendo is se light to darkness. At Shang- hai they err on the side of accuracy hare wo are absolutely vague. We have
or Shateen, runs in well behind Kowloon this time concerning derical life. MrStrong wind probable from the North City, which is only 3 miles distant across Bernays, win is tho anecdatist hure, tells ward or Eastward,' and 'Southward or the Custom House Gap.
some good stories of his cloth. Here is Westward,'-authing ahore N.W, or 8.E., This means that vessels of shallow draft one of an unconventional type of parson and if within forty-eight hours' et can get within five, miles of the Kowloon
way, surely the forecast (Husven save the Docks in perfect secrecy, while the largest man of war afloat, can lie cafely at anchor
mock) is considered to have been either ac eurate or inaccurate. If a slipastor, do- only thres mils further qut-
Stained glass widows were unknown in his church, and from the roading dosk could te seen the green fields stretching eway to the reetury gates. And to the morning, instead of begins the attvise
incorporated, and still more frequently did not.
But as we do not you know an goods and things of that kind. There is n what principle it is made, we are, as already lang market in Japan for Australian wool and frozen matton." If it is desired, other raw products—for example tallow and hidey remarked, debarred from criticizing the large place given to amos belonging to tho present time, Of these, in addition to improve the trade la that direction.pan those already mentioned, we may not the is very willing to do trade with Australia. We are on, friendly topuna why your hone following:
Government, und would like to be with you.
Chang Chih-tung. Chang Pei-lum. Cheng Yao, an unuducated man who rose to be Governor of Shantung.
Chang Yin-huat, recently appointed Envoy to England.
Chat Han, the Hunan Totai, who originated the anti-foreign literature that did so much toward bringing on the riots in the Yangtao Valley & few years ago. The article on Chou Ifan concludes with a nentism of the rumor that he had become a omitted from such a work as this.
which might better have been cunvorts
Ch'ung Hon. Fang Yao,
Food Prines Ch'sh, Prince Kung, the lattar having two pages to himself,
Me
You have boon speaking of introducing an Alien Bill, Mr Nakagawa wait on. Wase we wish is that you would oades vour to understand us better Japan does wish to enter into unfair competition with your ears
* Does not Japanese labour andarell ther of Entopeansi
Mc Nakagawa tras asko. Labour used to be very cheap in Japan, of new large number a
but it is nos now. industries have apeung up. In foot, the euplayers of labour at home very often cannot get enough men to do the work, and
was only laicly that one company brought over 10 Iabourers from Corva. That doce not
Mits Bay proper coutaius: over 50 squaco ou usual, he announeti "qaño simply Dended upon such a forecast, he might run Ho Kai of Hongkong, who will per look as if there were too many mon at home.
water.
Chinese and Western thought is incalcu-person of good fame and reputation, and fit markable double Peaks, connected by a
end proper to be licensed to sell intoxicat- That as the Father of the Educational Syeing liquors as aforesaid," Inthis cate the high saddle or ridge, are familiar objecte to Malacca and in Hongkong alone, names of the proposed sureties were Laung be seen from Victoria Gap on any clear his memory deserves to be held in the Kwan Shun and Sui Kehn.
This was true; but the householders who day. These bills, rising gradually from the
DIY
Ny
clear later.'
the conditions here are
be surprised to find himself already
Li Ching-fang, Li Feng-pae,and Li Han-bad come out to report on the topography of the country. The report was copied into absurd. No Government
im
be put back for a quarter of a century by
force. appeal to That it must have been reassuring to the cricket ground. Scores :--
residents of Hongkong to learn that sume advance had been made in the negotia-T. 8. Smith, e Ravenshaw, b Wall tions for the extension of Hongkong's Captain Dyson, b Dowar..... boundaries on the Northern side of the Harbour. That, in the consideration of the general quration How to doul with the China Empire, the rectification of the boundary on the Kowigen side of our Harbour may be compatively small pattor in itself, but it is important to us in Heng- kong, and not without its importance to British interests in the Far East. That it is, therefore, reassuring to learn that the oficiala at the British Foreign Office and at the Peking Legation are alive the necessities of the times. That some movement is at last being made, I haar, onnoerning the approaching 'de. parture of H. E. the Governor, but I have heard nothing more doffat than that a meeting has been called for an early day (next Monday) That the doth of the Rev. Professor Lezge,
must have this sof Shaltart om nat Eastern friends by surprise, is splendid physique led one to believe him
I ace my sister, somewhat late, approach into the teeth of a hurrimao and fouder on balmed in the list of Warthies of his want to have the free right to trade with Australia and to come into the couns country. milag of water of a miran depth of 10 fa to be good for a century.
Hung
Haku-Ch'ita, a few of those contry, but there is no fear that the labour That the worthy Doctor was one of tha
thoms, without rock or island, in which all ing the church through the fields, with long before the prophecy was verified, your kind love I shall postpone the com-
market will be
overstocked. Some of your grindest men who ever came to China-
thu navies in the world might lie in emooth mencement of Divine service till her ar.except by himself in the Great Be-verned in the Tai P'ing rebellion which he public men do not seem to understand rin grand physically, intellectually, morally,
rival. In very cold weather he would in- youd. The present Hongkong signals originated.
Jui lin, and Ki Ying, distinguished Man-objects of our Goverment. A few mouths and in every other goost sense.
vite the congregation to come, and warm are useless and misleading, and simply chut statesmen of a generation ago.
ago it was reported in a Queensland paper. That his oldest friends on this side of the
On entering Tolo Barbour the change themselves at the stove before leaving the furnish an excuse for extortion to tha
that a Japanese Kuc Sung-tao, first Chinces Minister to
military
afficer, had been world hold him so high in their admira-
chures. Cadorother conditions of weather
sent out to Australia, It was said that he tion that the receipt of the news of lis
from the restless sea outside to the glass his theaghtfulness for the comfort of his boat and cargo peoplo, Tiwy may ba, Great Britain. appointment to the Chair of Calnose at
Hongkong, January 8.sheitered lake, with the bills rising pace fock took a somewhat different farmy, and the Oxford University gave them the
DEAR SIR,--The Chairman at the Special | fully from the water's edge, it simply magi- at the end of a half-houts' sormoon ho re-alleged, similar to those luisted in theahang Chisce Toi Kung wo learn that lot of your influential papers. It was.. That as the translator of the Chinese Clas-Sossions held yesterday stated that the cal, and an hour's stearing through the sometimes say. As the weather is still so British Isles, bi
most unalloyed pleasure.
to cummon spirits, which has led to report on a whole continent. What we sics, he stood out is a girat armong the cognizancs contains the following axis prettiest scenery brings the visitor to the inclement, I will, dear friends, lengthen envirety dissmilar, and the alleged Home it was the reputed ability, on his part thing to foolista de torent would do any promoting intercourse with the bost, of certify that the above-named applicant is a foot of the Hunchback Hills, whose re-discourse somewhat, in the hope that i? | code (if it can be dignifior by that title) is the universal use of bi naine older Sinologues, and his infance in ficate: "We the undersigned householders
friendly intentions of our people' From Mr Bernaya's budget we select the wholly unsuited to our requirements here. the metto: Giang Tai Kung is here. is that you would understand the
Under
the name of Cheng Ch'eng kung, we are informed that he took the following further instances of the humerous The signals issued in 188) were more use.
ful than those of last year (now in förcs) surname of the Founder of the Ming ENDURANCE IN CLUB-SWINGING,
A WORLD'S RECORD ESTABLISHED. side of a clergyman's caroor -
There is a village in the eastern counties They were just getting into working order, Dynasty, which was Chu. On this account he was styled Kuo Hsing Yoh, which the
Newchatia (Aus). Duo, highest honor at the hands of every guaranteed Mr Schwalm's high-olars re-valeye on the South (or Hongkong) side, el rejoices in the awe of Haw, and some reliance was beginning to ba Portuguesa corrupted into Konings and The endurance club swinging contest be
parishioner was asked what He thought of a
tween Jack Grifiths of Cofer, late That he was a social and religious power in spectability were E. Neidhar, Modical | ara strikingly presipitous as scon from Tolo strange preacher who had been holding a placed in them; and they might with that his mother was a Japanese than Wallsend, and Professor T. E. Das,
A snuck more caroful examination Benning, pp. Carlowitz and Harbour, where foliage covers their slopes service in this vilage. Well," he said, advantage, and without requiring ton greas we have been able to give, would bures Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, les the chito
is ter were just
basis for an pionship of the world and £50, was brought will ever be remembered as has founder Co., ond Paul Breituation would hardly from the abere right up to the fantastis suited to us leak, Why, want ses his precision, have been improved aport by quired to serve de of the Union Church in Hongkong, upor
uch midnight the broad Catholic basis of the London have been satisfied with a good conduct rooks which crown the ridge and frown text? It were a tox from the Isabus reporting galon to the N. (using the opinion as to the quality of the excou to a conclusion at the Victorin Theatre at
sertificato from two
acoplance Stand in hawe and sin riot-it sounded sa Narta cone above the drum to the S. tion of this work. but fortunately no such two unknown and interest down upon the lake.
'omely loike.'
examination is necessary, the using of the with the on Saturday, who, in Missionary Society.
provisions of the articles the sufficient guarantoe. The view from the summit (2,300 feet)
declared match was That
as a Scutchman he was true to theed Chinataen; but the names above given
The monograms LHS. and X.P.C(using the drum above the South cone): author alone being a
completed 40 hours, core, and I shall never forget the zest with a gearantors naturally carried weight with
well repays a climb, although the aspot which are an often seat in our churches, and so for 8. W. and N. W. (over the ball). It is understood that a large amemt of bestants having on both con material collected by the late Mr. Meyers The performers were watched through which he told me how he got his eldest the J. P., their fellow-colonists.
It is to he hoped that none of the other bey to remove his brogues on the Geld-
A certain vicar, soon after his arrival in the storie-signal is made, business cases, which dua prefit will, we trust, be citizens, and heilter of the men missed. parish, plated a new cloth spon the altar, father) lifelong allegiance to the traded on the recommendation of these same no path worthy of the name exists, and a
attendol by Mr M. Dooly, while Bir Sam tions of the Scottish struggles for free-five, sit and three applications), perit fly considerable amount of 'all-fours' work upon the centre of which was embroidered steam is got up and chips and launchos arly Dictionary, however, Mr Gilus did not a role from atart to finish. Bas yes
Mr
a large cross, Juch strong opposition was go off to typhoon anchorages, and the disdain to absorb bodily a surprising Fisher acted in a similar capacity for Grif dom and independence.
is required. That I have notion the man of all men Wodehouse's definition of pirap and
The whole sweep of Mire Bay, its raised to this symbol of our Christianity residents go home to shut up the louse and amount of matter, without so much as
fiths. The men were fed at frequent ins that the visar give way before the atorm who can worthily fill the shoes of the parasites who should be removed from the
encircling hills rosy with simset, lay to the und had the initials LF.. substituted, stille-for nothing, in a great many in-naming the distinguished sinalogue from tervals throughout the contest, but there to Professor of Chiness at Oxford is colony."
whom he was appropriating wholesale. Vas no cocation in bringing whilst partak the veteran and co-labourer with Legge- le cannot be supposed that any of these N.E., Southwards the Kowloon and Hung. A parishioner who was not at all in favour stances. The result will be we shall trust The time may come in the retente future ug of food. The nourishment donasted
of the change, on being asked the mesning none other than the Rev. John Chal houssholders would knowingly mislead the
of beef toll, she principally
sherty, orget, ex who recently left Heng Justices, or that, like the Chinese sure kong hills rose in mingled shadow and suns of the lettors, replled, Why', don't you only to our own barometers and past when evon Mr Giles works may be LL.D...
proved upon; but if it eres does come, they tract of rent, lozenges, &n, the ghig inere,
ties, who apparently gave their names in shine, to the West the Capsuimoon bunt know what it manna? It means, 'I Hope experience; thurs will be no authoritative should receive as any other valuable con- operations creating a good doul of kong,
after
forty years' service in Canton and Hongkong.
return for the monopoly of the sale of soda.
declaration of the distance or bearing of the tributions to the sum of human knowledge mout. The most trying fine exig prod What do you think takes the sea salt? That sure I am there is no other man alive water, they would low the prospective os sen of fire, whilo hago Tai-mo-shan, you're Satisfied.
who deserves the honour more then J. ba trade in indiferent liquor to influence their with its cloud-capped head, blocked frame was a question put to a National school centro of the storm, it will be the old ory shouta do, sdequate and liarty recognition by the performers was just before dey brake
for their undoubted merits.
Saturday Their faces wers frequentl Chalmers does, and the University of judgments but certainly they should have riow the entrance to the Canton River. It plans. A brilliant idea struck a boy of wolf, and some day washsil get badly
sprayed, arki a continuous programme in lu Please, sir, the 'arrings." honor itself by so honour-made one inquiry before recommending is well, however, not to be benighted, 45
strumental and voosinolations was provided. the granting of a aliceass to suca e perzoni
There is a good story in the Fazer from nipped, with probably great loss of life and
in the Cornhill Temerlainly inuwe damage to property. In: Did you live much sport shooting throughout the night in order to budven He Shot a few ducks. She: Wild the contestante. With the approach of the That
through thorny bushes in the dark seeking parance meetings Colony, and expecially the bench of Br Schwalm-I am, etc, Licensing Justine, have suffered a rudo
vainly for a path (with all sorts of tiger the writer's village
Kowloon, and more cordial relations with owner was.'
ness were off, and the men ware apparent shock during the wook
ly se fresh as when they porquenced their That it has been forced, somewhat pain- A CIRCULAR lotter has just been issued from stories recurring to one's mind) is not speaker, the, wife of a clergymin, told how heighbouring observaturics, and with tho
her husband used always before his oven-marantils marine, sought for and phained, my dear sir, on the marriage of your attendanes of the publie was much larger Yes!--Family Friend: 'Icongratulats you, Arduous and self-imposed lank. The pleasant experience. fully, apon public attention that the the Admunity which announces that a new syntum of flessing (and of trasferring class of engineer warrant offers is to bo
Tols Harbour at night was highly ing sermon to cat an sgg beaten up with we might have a meteorological service daughter. I see you are gradually getting on Saturday then on the rest day,
brandy, which made him bilious į bút sigui Irectises) lisa beau literally running & trested in the Navy. These are to be phosphatecoent, avery splash raising a point he had left of this drunken habit ba had worthy of the name and of its cost. Truly, all the girls off your hands. Old Qure scoplaston tagamans given at the and to very objectionable seed et drawn from areng the engine room of fire while the boat appeared to plough also left of his bilious attacks. This was they do this thing far better in Shanghai. branch: Off my hands-yea! But the of each additional four bad
tha men on A that
tificers, who have litherto all been rated That the instance which has thrown this chief pety oflcers: Tho now warrants her way through molten silver. Steering could stand, for he roared out, Twere the more than old B. (one of the villagers)
worst of it is I have to keep their husbands the effect !
the hour af larid light upon the Hoensing ayetem in are to be known as artificar engineers, and up Tole Harbour in the early morning, wo egg, marm, what made he bilious. You
forse exciterunt prezailed. behoved to be merely a representative are to rank with Carpenters. Their uniforia
it be skallar to that of carpenters, with turned to the North-West and threaded tell your mister to take thady wou That even the respectable licensed victual the addition of a narrow stripe of purple a chain of land looked harbours, formed by
tem in
Britisher in the Far East.
this Colony for many years, and his name
I liked the
woman.
of Bannockburn, and swear (with his applicants whoss Hoenses have been grant. from the shore is exceptionally severe, as surely puzzle a portion of the congregation. As at present arranged, when the ao-called was put at the disposal of Me Giles, for out by a representative committee.
Oxford
ing him
will
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Forming to Hongkong matters, the BA that described in the police report on the wrizer was, on these hills, as stumbing & Private Tharymetimes took place in fewer double-stars were looked after ducka.? Ho Well, not so wild as the morning, however, the appearance of drowai-
P
That I feel confident it will prove to bo one
BROWNIE
J. F.
praebe allow
At the last meeting I
a
Fun.
stars, or the Leonida
atfonded, B. Indy
LOCAL Composers, 6 Piedes, by Orange,
Saz
Ward, & Xmas 1897. Frice, $1.00.
Robinson, Piano Company.
I on their fest f
We've been married some time, showed signs of fatigue but Bar, decuted Emil. Why do you will keep on your the last balf-hour to a clavar sihibition of visits to the Bachelore club Нег Why, my dear, they won't let me resign I
Precisely of 19
19. Me I don't have to pay dues, but they insist on who suparintended the
swinging,
on the
whics her wa
arrangements,
through at was for more meceful and generally conceded that he had You Birs Pottenham Goodness gradients than that at Grinthic and it was
lers of the Colony have been moderately cloth around the cuff. The ply la to tenge numerous islete, to reach Starting Inlet at astonished, and we'd be glad of a row from 8s. 6d. minimam to 10s 6d. maximum the head of Mira Bay. Here, standing The Gexan meteorological proplist, De
im of the rules which guide the ou por day, in addition to all tive in the selection of writable liteneat andet. In the matter of retiring age and in sentinel over the bay, rises Chaug Hill, Fadogh Kath, predicted some pli De In has recently been discovered that sick kooping me na Shef Wall, bas gave the order to case, and
Cinuous shearing Although the match They now the object lesson on parasites some other respects, the new warrant a remarkable done-like mountedo, 9,000 and of the world, aaa result of the collision folk can be musically treated with advan. What! Her 'As a warning example, osan walked
boot ver, it
it is to be hoped the fusson are to be under the same rogulatlois an
of our globo with Temple's Comet on Nov. tage. Of course, they take the tonin sale
Tas Height of Absurdity. Mrs Porken has been declared a dat it is beyond with by ollectively noted upon, to the ub the others, but thele ahief patty officer foot high, rising on every side from the plate 19, 1699. It is a comet which travels in
to remarke Punah
ham (of Chicago) Bo you passed 2ght the better man of the two. His exhibition dispute that Bax has proved himself to ba tinuste good of the commonwealth time will be apprised at a higher rate for with so ridge contesting it with weigh-stake of the Loonds shower, watch will be No man lives without foeting and being the gaon Mrs Beaconstreet (of Boston)
London never stopped see That I hear Cão St. Andrew's Society pri peraion. The stiflror engineers must bruslug kills its ambeth treeless slopes most intensa in 1999, and the late Professor Joetled. In all ways he has to elbow tim
have to hold another Burns Consort, on had ton
years confirmed the memorable 28th Jennaży, /
be Tees than thirty-fire rasse of age, and avered with brown grass teeth to bocken Oppolzer, of Yorina, calculated its refden and through the world, giving and taking I should as its thing of passing must have passed a prossibed scaminadon one to slime it these same grassy for May 1888 instand of November. De offence. Eta life is hatile in so far ss.lt through Dakota and not stopping for Tho first examination of candidates for the
Felb inister prediction has suas Te la an entity at all. new bank will be held in January, the second slopes are in fash nearly a slippery Frederick Blasener, arst asuintant så he on the third Monday a meat Septembar Rass, and woo beside the unwary moun- Vienas Ohsar story, to make a sealerula Local Composers, 6 Pieces, by Orange, and thenforts there will be an annual talnoër who has as baron nails in his tion of the crimet cours, with the e. A Storom sale, after returning from the Branisty Mile-Echel! "Oh, disc mounted speed URL.COM Ward, Xmas 1897. Prise, $1.00 examination on the third Monday in. boots. By dint of two and a half hours sauding result that on the day in 1858 vening sirtnog was saved by the mist, ma z I think fog ball is a dreadfully settlers the Mad og windede It wil ke nearest in our earthy tos about the minister and his sermon. She game. It's a wonder you are nai dil kike ea, querslunin ja naisi vardit Bobinson Plano Company,
hard work, we gained the top, but the distance will still be 18,000,000 £2, and b, it lelana por am miniitar, the ran Captain it loke rough, madars #quine father being wonted in un agua Tahall never may until I mert aufin cookies said. No pan walken topside, omitting the ida figures Ee may night Whed stenger. Ok, but there really vara ler danger of Fhould an
ium that this dilaganos fe mundesus for was what he like 18-22 in bestille Why a) had one was a coman he is my Heart apposite the and they struck, and stuck about half way remaring sny ditem and gires wi farther hose bila nejun, entot but he link a fon Site | (heroe neusly margheraton ka the fjalka nous les 28.03 Vdove, I'è make him a parson ... Parsong | {ancourtingly) 13. Well, Me Dafer, share
વી, તેમાં માં હતું, હોલ માં જન્મેલા વિના Very probally. But me zorr father or contests of bright, locallesat siti in se kveplay pil the monuiuio daw with in cnikwang bat Har Pal male arumman velo liks
Saptémbers.
divorce,
ed ha superiorly at the cho the contente a pentast was lodzi Grimal jou tas grind that he auad the cand lona by awing