SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
THE PROJECTED RAILWAY FROM Yacasa. To those who have considered the
BURMAH TO YUNNAN.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 1883.
· LCCOUNTS
stanop bolag used to harden the stent. (The essaire stopes of crystallisation, the one set of forpeated from France, but these atractares are Obione quarryman, for their own work, nas oil orgatala considerable Jenzer and lost perfect is merely provisional. It is understood that they to tamper than steel of their bering file, but I atrectare then the smaller, whios hero probably are to questiolare ha orthonin e tratta,
of communication through small pass the important trading-centro Sito- Jang, smounting to $90.00; and the Citizens anbenrin men, get out of the tunnel, to await theĮ cavity in the surrounding strata. The materisi Hazol, in order to isotale the Gongension atter
1 with British Bormab' through: the Shan States dependent on Siam to Temick or Sz'mnit onnected, and he is also desirous of
trade Letween India of ecing the
no
short-
and China developed. where:
the traile
The
while washing the basement the building?
Alamina Σάμιο
inland navigation. In explanation of the
The following is a list of the contributors- Han, W. H. Marsh, Hon. 3. Rossell, Moars. An preposition we think there can be no doubt line proposed from Hangkong direct to Nge domen, Caroy, Collage, Cope, Dayle, Donya, Feed, as to te advisability if the projector can chau, the first place arrived at would be Hong, Lastin, Laramay, Loozg Metrop, occupying Ponquin in order that the trade fossibility. At present the tivo grast en discnbark or take up passengers from the Vincent, Wong?
While France is ongaged in the work of show-as we think he will be able to—its | Macao, then if the Broadway, stopping to On, Rivors, fanga er, Sharp, Bolomberg, Bohmidt, dit not observa anything at by the bluokat a later dato orgatațined round them. Od large fors time, daring the forthenmia y avauts,
Ping.
smiths at the tangol). After boting; in the arriving at the exparations for the resavoir but whlon will bo gaiskly radsend. The works stor stressori ad, same siz holes in the entirely different series of rooke present them are being carried on by the military administra. route to Yunnan vid the Songkoi river mar pires of India and China, though roadly Heungshan Creek, batter known porbaps as The balance in the hands of the Trossdrer on 30th face of the peak, gremita cartridges, to mol of salvos. This excavation, dear the bad of the tian, which has agreed with Chinese esateactors be opened, the attention of British gemmer-
Nemesis" Channel; the route would then Inne lost was $3,162.52 gainet $3,595.65 ou the which a fase is attached, uni inserted into the stream and to the northward of it, interseats for the supply of material and labour, cial budios han again on forcibly
neo practically eundorod by, the Directod dificulty
to
30th Jane last year. To this has to be added the
The parsons whors houses wors barat at And town
bore holes.hu fuises are irašked, and this work-dyke, bish is intrasive und bas 6 led a ront or the question of
European sabsorptions for 1833, collooted since 80th. of finding a peticable trade bus obstractive intervening states and the of Kong.wun, tapping t
of the route from Barmah to Western China. Healor
it must be deducted ara gongwhat encertain of the dyke is a form of basalt, which may be the death of Commandent Rigides, havo unt yat A. R. COLQUHOUN, Who Istaly
went
jealous conservatism. of the Peking Govern ut district. Another stoppage might be done to 5231.03. Front 100 Andeed the psplosions, which of the consonally en aarasite. It is a hard compact-reek, harin ben indsatisfied for their Ineses The Govern home to
made of Soame's proposed railway come tram Mahlmain in which country le has been offer Kum-shak great at the entrance to eitstad by white ante, and $178.30; the estimated sam the explorian af one cartride cases the specify gravity of 2.90, of 's' dark slate grey ment of Cochin-China retises to entertain the make preparations for the exploration of the ment. Mr. CoLqUxOur takes a strong in-made
simaltaneous explosion of su adjacent chargo; colone with a tinge of greens šta strautars in olafms because it has nothing to do with Ton- terest in the prosperity of British Bure Saratiile distring the trade of the to be paid for toeslohring the interior of the Chontro
reports minutely crystallies, various som while Government bat would be at the tomi et fam-thai, antho were proinde fas for fastramos kers home paid the cold hand of sin. Od les pop the painted to spits, the avion rigidilection to time to carmine the chalus, and no fonda to
The usual for insurance have been three. or Bra the place he shallow North River and the the borders of Yunnan, has received pro- The value of the foreign trade of India over | shan creak, the former embonghi Fat-feal confident that they will be able to keep up the tand and proceeding again apwards along the by the naked ese, although it can be plaibly satisfy them. fa the maantime the entrerers by into, and ordinary osary expenditure during the most your path at the distance of some law hundred yards discerned that the rook in s cistinely crystalline the archtol hy the Franab troops vegetate the the latter losing the West
in the West River, givethanae
They cao, howarer, forgot that they have but a mises of fascial support from Hangzoug, the land, frontiers of the Empire during he (tirpo waters) to the class A hou very small fand to fall back apoù in the event of any the toronian's bañɛa, aitusted on a goullo emin. aggregate, with Baro and there the facet of some a wall's they can. Singapore, and India, will be
sure to
to obtain year 1962 89:
was: imports, 25.841,136, an in. Sam-sbut
Above strainsy ropara baing netaspitated by typhoons once approached by a path winding ao from the orystal somewhat larger then the rest making further assistance from Manchester, Liver.
crease of 2525,705; that of the exports, Sam-shui & stoppage might be made at the oz Rooideata, and trust that it may be found practis rod, is scrived at. The house itself is a neat itself diesernible. The chemical composition by pool, and Glasgow, will
and
doubt shor
able to obtain from the #overnment a renowal of the boarded srsation with tile roof and-brick fazalysis is as auder:- Is stars on his now mission. The line of £4,658,111, si dorease of £430,669; or a total considerable trading town of Shau-Hing Goverment Grant, in order that the usafginoms of tonedations. This as well as the muces numerous This, thence after calling at the large town of Tak the institution eng be maintained and extended drailings the reservelt works near Tai-tam, of trade of nearly ton millions storling. This, thence railway which COLOUROUN Propose t
F. BULETET JOHNSON, Cha rash. the St. James's Casatte regmall stream from the Lo-ting, easels producing
in famished with a good broad veruuleh, and.op- ben Hing-chao, near which place a navigable would start from a point on the
BURVIT ELFORT ON THE CONDITION OF TAY pre-
pasm to be a fairly babibable straiture. From CIFT-WALL the main trade for an Empire of over 250,000,000
The whole of the building has been thoroughly ex- this boase a still thros quarters of an hour's walk rirer, the terrain to the cast of Shwegreen, and run in a people. It is to be recollected, however, would bo reached at-Ng-chan. straight line to the latter place, where that the communities it would
The following wo the repaire we bara thought it the river Cross
From Sistang.
ward, brings one to a solfeotion of three or four 870 generally barbarous one
barbarous and on the river, situated as it is that point it would ras due south to the tiers of Indie weyond the land fron probably the most important trading and mafroof for tracer of white natar bave been found down the winding pathway to the left, or east-
as it is at the mor
necorsary to carry out,
In the basement, 10 for joists were found attacked comfortable wooden houses, similar to the one town of Sittang, and thence, via Kyke poor, whils the frontiers themselves for the of the Fu-ho (sometimes called the Cas-y whitsata, hardwood boss under Library were possiquely described. These houses bave separ Down the smoctit southern Lase of this dyke
cossist of impassable mountains. sin River" which flows down
down past the to and Beeling, to Dongwoon, sixty miles Were the communications improved, there city of Kw
part
alty of Ewoi-chau, to
also found to be in a thoroughly matten state. With ste oock horses and earronta' quarters, either in wator has pereslated, depositing variona pro from Martaban. Here it would be met by a
of the present sound.
All theather Room bava in their turn boon examinedineness or hillocks as previously stesoro. At though the grounding strata. In one place the Wat and found pasfostly sound; ane joist only in the this spot a path, which is on the left hand side I obtained some back powder from the face of taban, which is on the opposita bank of the veloped between India and China. But the two main feeders of the West River th
communications are exceedingly dithioult, Kong (melancholy river) up which Mr. Corge. theatre requires vond wing
of the road when travelling eastwarde, leads trap rook lining the dye. This powder proved Salwoen. "From Dongwoon, the line, now
know and
In the roots, twelve partins karo been changed, down to the oxasvation works in pregrosa for an analysis to bo almost puro manganese oxide, connected with both, Maulmain and Ran- both Independent Burmah and China | novy travelled, and the still more important All the rest of the timbers show no signs of the prepanatcúoline the foundations of the dam and bot At soother plasa I obtained, by the Kindness of two presinoes the te pquility has never been goon, would be carried to the junction of the therall possible obstacles in the way of an affluent the Hung Shui kong (red water river) suns of white unse,
increase of trade. In Thibet, again, trade in Sg-chau is admirably adapted to be the cen Gonocally. The building is in is most satintastory tom of the great arvoir. On procanding some Mr. Gep. Harris, a foreman of the works, a plece Berlonely disturbed and the mandarius bare re- Salveen and Yangslean, and,
sad, oceasing the
countre of a great
inland trafic, which, weis it endition, as far as white ante are concerned, but we few hundred fast along this pathway a small of almet pare white, wholly orgstelling, rock, mainad faithful at their posts. It is probablo Salween, would then go on to the river ombited; and with the remaining out for the narrow minded and obstructive state of the walls, A., in the inhabited part of the shed in constructed over the month of a vontilat- | grvoníab grey tinge, caused probably by ferrons between Hue and Hanoi, will bu shortly opened.
on to the river tries there to little scope for de
for developing
beg to all the attention of the Committed to the dirty shed and pumping engine is arrival at. This of considerable hardness, and having a slight that these providoes, siinated nearly mid distance Thoangreen, whist, borders the Siamese Shane Formerly there was a consider. I policy of China's inaladministrators, the place bacement; we also thick that something should being shaft which is being sank down into the carbonats or a trace of hydrous wakkesian to exterior trade by the parts of Thinh Gia and
Sua commerce. The banks of thin river wordable trade growing up with Thibet, but the would he liza of steamers already running/la, át., hoing in many paris in a most dilapidstod tonnel, and the sag'ns is employed in pampingailisate. The rook sample proved an stalysis Ngi-Ngan
Fort. Bangoon Tounge line, twenty miles quoting the above figures, is very district, joins the AB This ofte is stained, with the wealt that except in the basamont over the Gap above Little-Haugkonų village and
of
castre mouth
Magnosis
Furious oxide Forris oxide -Manganese oxide
Potat Soda......... Titanium, a traca.
LOSA
5:3
14.5 10.
6.5
11.5
2
0.5
The provielobin of the troops is a matter of spot. Everything has to be obtained from Hong. diffealty on account of the want of sthaus on the kong and China at exorbitant rates. In order to ahtain hormes 128 a pieni had to be paid, la addition to the transport, while ordinarily they →can be bought for less than half that amount...
The dykes, whiob seimad to defy the greatest elen of the water, bave not stood this year, and the funndation has spread over the plains, which are In general protectel, und has worked gront damage It has bee said that this breakage of the dylies was brought about by the work of the Black Tings, whe wiatred to transform the conn.
of the French, but there is no proof of this,
Jins from Meulmain, or rather from Marald, doubtless, be a considerable trade de is navigable) oleh point the theso, ercoption the whole of the woodwork in at daak or rest, and are all sitosted as slight em: Idants of the ranatins est up by Ite percolation try into a desert in order to arrest the advance
of it.
That the great expansion of trada has becurred British Crown, the country, is, the frrawadi Flotilla Company, came into eİNİZ.
1874.
1. That both the railway and the stones com.
panice hare met with great saccous.
rian
to
nat
and below the
undoubtedly
Auto
La rendezvous at the
the Shan-tak
рокасна.
City:
affair
9.
100
It is proposed to prolt hy the tranquillity, of the provinces of Think Hos and Nge-an to soos install the French vaidents. In these
3-Tut tho value of ile railway syston is now so not at all anxious for Peking to suger art olyne province, The vast empire | public support. 1 ask you now, gentlemen, to tamuel by tra-ha running on a borrow tramway microscope. The rook is free from flaws or and the greater part of his trops. The Carthine
fully recognised, that within the last year private firme have negotiated with Government for their pur- ctane, and the offer bas bien refusać.
That railway ortonal to South-west China has boan advocatail by both h Foglist and Indian comma- cial bodies, and by the local Goverenient adminfatta.
фо
**10
That any rate impracticable,
Jakking wost to eart
north of lahtude 17
form
Porod to crass i
the Chinese
Stat the railway now proposed from Rangoon the Chiness mandarine faner it may in any
Shan should be locked for.
11. That the only way to quocumgo soch immigra tion is by groating a esfé thoroughfare; und reducing, the time-distanDES.
of development.
of South-west China.
Way prove a
of the globe, but nowhere so markedly as in farmab, for it will work such important results
tast now markets on boated in and that it is bound to excite a certain amount have to be trained to become bayers and sellors. What are at first coaxidered luxurios gaon bacomo, of opposition. Bat we feel confident that, before mapy years have passed,
The aleggish East aphoaving
Stira with feverish úroat, Impaleo 'gainst its will receiving From the faraos of the West.
THE HONGKONG CITY HALL.
V
Mr. FORSER seconded. Carried.
futora time, when mora at leisure, to go ab
TI B
ADDRESSES TO MR. HAAS AT SHANGHAI
-
territory.
done in zadacoating the theatre, the painting on the
The mandarins are gradually returning in tho then be followed to the mouth of Mainglo Chinese and Tihetan Authorities have done
out the water, which acgamálates as the work to have the following composition cordation.
province. The Tong-dos of Hanoi and Hai- kype, whence the lice
Bice would be carried i
traders, batwoan Hongkong and Canton,
The following estimate which amounts to $106.61] progresses. The proposed course of the subdel
Alaminsang
Daong have resumed their fanotions; as to the vid Muang Haut to Ziomé, From the wa-hair utmost to keep out the Indian
Catofum carbonato
ene at Nam-diab, artwithstanding the ordera briok pillars, on which are alred meet soede of the Mepong and Me. La probably from the fear lest Indian tea ment might well be made for a stoppage, at ja fos repair found necessary of for the above inspecs imaleated stove ground by s zumber of little ter-shed of
Magnonicum carbonate...
from Hué he has not yet made his unhzlasion. Bino & Paten, Surveyors,'&o; should interfere with the brick t Zimme
Sze- the Bogue, to take up passengers from the ton of the building.
ately adjusted eights corresponding with other
Ferrous parannate amaz the line runs through en undulatingen. The King of Barmah, moreover East River districte to the eastward and the
Hongkong, 25th July, 1899.
The telegraph ise hetween Hanoi and Hai Manganoor & traeo... plain to Kong Hai, near the boundary-
of who
phong is being actively proceeded with, and pro- LOS...... The Chairman said Gentlemen, the busi.sights affixed to spikos driven into the roof of and wealthy San-tak towns to the
the tunnel itself, indicating ita nontre. This
nstations for that from Engoj to Nam dinh are the Independent Shan territory. Thence, has always retained for himself thei whencethetraffic might dosen 955 we have to lay before you do-day..un tar avstem of nights will at once bo soen by the ab- }
monopoly of trade in his own dominiona, westward,
cond the Committee is consened, is of a purely formal servant, leitor to tie argently recessary: as in
being energetically pushed forward. The boat to arossing the Me KEDE, it would follow has proved an impassable barrier to the the Tsun-chan creek to the stopping place olarnoter; it iseimply to move that the report the event of iuzeoarste levels the exit mouth of Another sampleöl a dull light green coloured servo os the bead of the line and the central office the bank of that stream to Kiang Hong, distant from Moulmein 625 opering of communication with Yunnan, read
the tabual might - at a little, ever as little, rook, still in places showing the forms in which in siphong will be situated near the old Coa while the Chinoue Government bave shown | arrangements lines. As an alternative now laid on the table bo adopted, and that the of light draft ateamata adosats for the last year be paared. Ton will. milas, and from Esmok shant 60 or 70 miles. the utmdak rapuguianco overland might ply betwoen Teun-chan, the town of │I ain sure, regret with me that our revente is /bigher elaration than ila entranog mouth, thes its original ingredient rainerala had·orystallized, anlata.
We spoke some time ago of an expedition an abundance of the green hexagonal tables of The route is said to a thoroughly prace trade routs being established between India Sau-tak, capital of the district, and Hong- declinin sad that our wash reservs is steadily cole ngarsand, while in the event of in oblorito, indicating one of its components as ablou left Haiphong to disperse the baudits who ticable one, and Mr. COLQUHOUN, who isa si civil engineer, says that no very serions of China to maintain, when possible, all the Tast Eirer vi Tai-ping,
and China, It has always been the policy kong on the ous bayd, and another line state of things ass aileded to in the raport, and and, would not meat, which would involve much selt, but contained more iron and manganong, and This expedition was fully socerasful The up diminishing. The cases of this unsatisfactory accurate centres the two borings, one from either herneblando.gage on analysis an almost similarra had their head quarters in Elephant Mountain. Tug-kun stacles would have to overcome in its construction. In bis recent work "Across tributary states on her borders so that they Shek-inng, and Pok-lo to Kwei-shin and Las greatly afraid that gonsidering the depressed additiousl vexation and trouble; hence the ab- less carbon dioxide. By far the most interesting natives, cornmanded by a Phoqueo, why was a Ohryed," Mr, CorquoUN thus suas up may act as buffers between her and the Wachau, two adjacent cities on the East state of antiso made we can hardly in the ime late ressalty and in fact economy of employing sample of rock obtained, however, was a dark long time at Tsu-au, after a small enragement,
larger powers whoso frontiers is beyond. River, bayond which the river ia
iamediate future expet any great increase in the really skiifal engineers and intelligent opera compact rask, which may be a large grained took prisoners a large number of suspected in consider sulmuriptions. The time, I think, in ripe when tives at the works: At a short distance borite showing abangiaus light gros crystals dividants, and bound them in order to bring them the reasons for and advantages to be derived. Thus she would fain preserve Toaquin from | hot navigable for vessels of any conser we may ask the Government to review its relavond the abeft and shino boase mferred of felapara ia a more minutely crystallino dark to Kaipbong. While the party was nodar from the projected railway :-
becoming French, Korea from. being swal. ablo siza or both is trade and population, sinec our acquiremos" | mish from falling under the dominion of the stopping places or ports of call the two most expoot from the popular and elective mem- press there is conducted in the manner prover and in great part concealed by minute him, said to one of the ustives with whom he was 1.-That British Barwal hue increased tormoval; lowed up by Russie, and Independent Bur-head. Of thpth of draught, on the other tions to the City Hall. We are shortly to have to, the anthera or entrance mouth of the ground magn, dispersed though which could be juhalter from the midday hont, the Pho-quan,
the several towns suggested as
a reconstituted Legislaties Connell, and we may tannel is arrived at. The blasting is pro discerned the dark green prisma of sngits, doated forgetting that his prisoners could understand Thes would
be points of important are Teva-chus to the westward,bers an expression of the public opinion on anne 1868, when the first great work for opening gulte contact with the ".
outer barba and Bbek-lung to the eastward; the former the subject, and we also have a Governor riously dororibed, except that the boring having rystals of magnetits and titaniferous iron, speaking that it would be present not to delay progressed several hundred feet fartter into umerous dark green orgstals of alirice, with long, because their, amantition was spent not which would unquestionably lead to is
lucoto when the question must be refered on the hill, the workmen do not entirely quit the more rarely small blood red garnet, minute bias it would be difficult to defend themselves if they That no railway was opɔned in the provimos | progress in China through their menus, DJ of great antrepôt for rice and other produce hose impartiality and sonso ok justios we may tapael on letting of a blást, but take reftes in opioured glsasy orystals of iolito, green coloured were attacked. Several of the prisoners beril
district,
and the latter, canile pressure of example if by no more situated on the East River, some twenty sunt connata at thoming year will be the a little ross excavated into the side of the wedgos of titanite, and minte speaks of glitter-this, and taking advantage of a moment, when the grant randwad, and khat this essentially publia tunnel for this purpose. The debris of rocking golden yellow pyrite. The majority of these angveillance was relaxed, they succeeded in out- forcible means, and the
s are miles abore the Bogue forts, is the great institution will receive, what it is titled to, following the explosions is rompre, festa tha minerals can only be identified by means of the ting their bonds and massacred the Pho-quan become indoctrinated with the spint of roof China, sluggish and torpid when regarded pass the accucts and adopt the repert
blemishes, is blose grained, of a Bae dark grey was afterwards sont to make a demonstration, laid down along the bottom or floor of the tu- colour, and would take an exoullest polish, being the only effect of which was the burning of There can be little doubt, we think, from a general point of view as it may appear
sel and continued to an incline near by, down that any attempt to make the railway pro-to be, yet does give occasional signs of a cor-
which the debris fa pitched by tilting up the wall suited for monuments, head stones, &3, & several villages.
The pirates are having a good time of it in the or other like purposes. It spesific pravity is This was all the basizes before the meeting and of the fenoks. The tannot is about sight about 250, and its chemical composition almost country & few uiles away from Haiphong posed by Mr. CozQUEOUS will be discour- tain semi-dormant vitality, or as a well known
fest high, or perhaps a little more, by about the ged at Paking, and it will probably not be postinal writer so truthfully puts it
the Chinese frontier unless
THE NEW WATERWORKS AT TAL me zumber of fast in breadth, The dam of dentically the same as the basaltic rock already they do not hesitate to pillage janks and villages the reservoir will be about eighty feet high described se anosmesite, the origin of the two Et will evidently ba necesary to operate against TAM: GEOLOGICAL NOTES.
from its foundations, by sono two aundred yards being probably similar, but differing in stages of thora seriously and make an example of them it From bey are to be got rid of and tranquillity to be to Kiong-hang is not only prostiosble, bat will most wLY
obeck to the
to the Franch movements with fewer and lose dificult ofatales than women Cochin China. The Siamess Government And are long we hope to mas even China bo to the question of au sftoient water supply, rest- at my disposal tid ant suable me to obtain more
In view of the very great importanes attached for more in length. I much regret that the time growth and manner of orgatallization.
want of extended practice in examining rooks restored to the country. probert.
A fortified post in being constructed at Batang That the great want of Duruh is population. inay also, of course, raise objections to the come alive to the beasty and advantage of debts will be glad to hear that in Taitam re-scourate statistics.
The excavations for this in it, I may perhaps be a little out in the some 10. That not Indian Laraigration, but Chiness and railway ronning through the Shan Stater moto rapid means of communication. How servoir le progressing with considerable rapidity. dam intorseat the bad of stream at right what arbitrary and spirient nomenclatase of to serve as a base of operations for the tramps
to the Lord of the White Ele but this is not go likals, for the King greatly this is needed will bo better under: Deubileer had our abis Surveyor-General had his angle ic its course and terminate in the store slogy, but the various analyses may be relied when they attempt the passage of the Day, be The disbanding of the Yellow Flage and tho Star is an enlightened monarch who wood when we mention that in dietriote on one way in the matter, the Colony would not destivities which rise from aither side of the ou as approximately sorrect. I hope at some good which the Chisass are satrenched.
who the East River within fifty miles of Hong matar aupply and eBoient arrangements for sup
have been for so many years without an adequate stream
Geologically considered, the excavations for greater length into this really vary interesting desertions from the Black Flage bave brought back to Hanoi a part of its working population, 12.That the Shan countrs ger se is well worthy would not care to create abstusten to a pro- kong rice dccasionally cannot be promed at plying one ungrous and powerful Bes eztia. the dam are so far of as muda ante intereste
zabjuck
which in composed abfedy of Chinese poolles. Phat the railway indo disenssina-would-not--ject calculated to improve the country less than three to four-dollars-per-pical guishing apparatus which in a place situated as lug nuturs than those of the tannel. At the
the number of there was at one timo-so-small only open as the north of Sinus, the Simmons and thehu certainly would decline to do the bidding which could be bought in Hongkong for half Hongkon is, on a stop destivity, is a matter of Wong-noi-choong or northern, and of the tunel
that it was impossible to fod wed to do the least Independent Shab country, but also the richest part of Peking. Nevertheless, there are sure to
paramount imporisnos.
the rook as yet penetrated is a roddish 'nolavend
hard work. Now things are resuming their or By the socrtesy of Afr. J. Orange, C.E, the syenite-granite, somewhat poor is crystals of
dinary comes, and even the workers in inequer, 14-That experiones but shews, in many quarter be some obstacles to the scheme raised, the amount.
resident engineer in obargo, I have been enabled free quarts. It is most instructiva to netice the
Au address was presented to Mr. Huss, Vise silk, and other articlos of Iazucy have reopened to inspect the works oor so satisfactorily pro disintegrating and desompeaing effects on this grossing. The plan, as it is now being oarried rook of water combined with carbon dioxide and Consul in charge of Austro-Hungarian Consa belz worksbopa. Each of the raambers of the The anaca! mseting of the shareholders in out, is to build a reservoir in the Tai-tam valley, other matters absorbed by rain water in its pas. Ints-Gezeral at Shanghai. The sidress roads as expeditionary corps, wishing to have a convenir of the country for himself and his friends, arti- oleɛ are being made roughly and in large-quan- 15.-That the Shan race is a friendly, faduations, India and China will, through Burmah, be and entaoribers to the City Hall was held in ths the water from which will be conveyed through ago through the atmosphere and paroolation Tellows
Shanghai, November, 1993, -and causstially mordientikejora.
tity and sold at a low price. It is almost im. Mr. COLQUHOUN show very excellent brought into immediata esatuet, and that a library on the 14th instant. There were pre- tunel under the Wong-nei-cheong gap and through the superinashout strata. This water grounds for his belief that the railway he large and direct trade must spring up beat-Hon. F. B. Johnson (Chairman), Meanesthenos at a considerable elevation abore the by its nation and reaction on the rook sud its To Joseph Hans, Esq.
DEAR SIR-Before you start apos your well possible to and a well-fuisbed article now. The D. Rattanjen, P. D. Sassoon, W. H. Forbes. Highest buildings in the colony into the town absidiary minerals has formed velos of racions proposes would pay. The province of Tetween them, no matter how strong the dia. Dalrymple, A. F. MacEwan, and B. In Dan from the eastward. My visit, made in the after substances, in some places wholly crystallized, earned leave we desire to express our regret at pagoise alas are being reopened, and the bcuzea nasserin, British Birmah, has made enor-couraging influences that are at work against
nyz (Secretary).
Loon, was bat a brief and Eurried ons, so that I which penetrats and vein the partially disints. losing you, and our appreciation of the service your coupled in setting their articles of worship mous progress during the last half century. its developmout.
The following report was submitted to the had no time to follow out the plan in its entirety, grated see it all directions. If bas desposed bavaresdered as and one follow residents during have disappeared and not the least beautifal of
or to fully examine the very interesting geologi. the black anies, dimelving out its oxide of iron your sojourn ingat us. It is not for us to ori- moetidy...
se carbonate, and leaving the green hydrous cloise or comment upon the way in which you barƏ The lamb annual meeting was hold on the 10th day en fists brought to light by the funnelling now of November, 1882.
going on from both ends of the proposed tonnel, magnesian allicate and ate perhaps speculiar performed yom duties to the Governments with two thousand dollars est you it. or the eron much more interesting and lastras. compound formed by the reaction of carbonates whose interestain Shanghai you have been sharg- A small Chinese etoamor figing the Aunsuite In preceding articles we have directed at- Mr. W. H. Forben, haring retumed to the colony,ive excavations for the bottom and dam of the of soda and potassa on mapanese oxides presont. We rather wish to commemorate the car. passeand two or three old Government stoa-tention to Mr. Corquo's remarks on the has resumed his ost on to Committes, which nos proposed resevoir. The fest object in counsels the hornal, loods, sugite, and other minerals of try and genially with which you have ever besssg has been saptured in Halong Bay. A for
of F. B.-Jabason" (Obeinnan), and 24 fat, be flot carries aber fensibility of constructing a railway to tap Moses. D. Bostanjes, B. D. Sagwa, W, IL For, tion with the works which becomes visible as the the rock, as colouring matter; it has also ready to naslet all members of the cover these days before a junk was takon, but the orow ea- In seder to facilitate the aperations in the risitor approach the Chinese village of Wong dapomposed the hornblonde and falspars in whom your services could be of use, and the uscaped by swimming ashore. This foot carries annually
H. Hopp, BEAT OF THE BUILDING Marel-ebeaug from the Race Couras is a verlag of the gameway, the former being invariable the first failing interest which yon bars taken in the direction of Bus-nish, a festidad work called bolsosa British and Independant Bar the trade of Yunnan from the westward and
handl Independant Bar southward vid India and British Barral Committes are put to be abts to gate that, aicely squared Defto beluk orosting, which I did to slow signs of distortion, zapoling this focus of pro ngas and online at the Citata de pont is baire-ennstricted on-tls-bank mab goods three and a half willions sterling and Looking at matters from à Hongkong point according to the aralitect's report; the building is in not closely examins, hat conclude that they have dissolved sarbonates of lime, jron, and magnesis and in the Empire. Yone knowledge of the Obi of the Boogtoi, where the runte to Bur-sinh some fifty thousand passengers. Tas Shan of view, Mr. CoznosNE BABEE'S chiar corned. The damages couo by these destructive in- been built in connectim with the all-important along with mish minuthly diviled silica sud naze langesgo, and of their character, and your
done tions on the same subject have, however, i
sonte during the last twelve mestha has been re-levelling arrangements in order to facilitate the silicate of alumtas as a vein of white rook alling acquaintance with Chinese aflosis, inre com States have tarde, so yal, been spp still more practical valna. That pestigman's paired eta noet of about $166, the exallest sam that taking of ooremai siykts,” The path to the works iga ravities muid interstices where they ovejr in i xinutly sustled you to give the most valuable / konass placed parallel to exok other at a distance. all, and it is confidently believed only require some qutlet in order to become report (published under the suspices of the has been expended on repairs from this ones der is that ordinarily followed by the visitor to Tsi. the surrounding strats. A piece of this white aid to suposisiva Maninipal Councils, as well an have come to gen for narice. Expecially in the large producers of various goods and con- Royal Geographical Society) on the trade, Too mport of Mosers. Bird and Falmer, which is bun-tak or to the fishing village of Stanley, rook, taken from the excavations for the ders, I to all individasis of whatever nationality who The syenito granita of the tunnel is a crystal-diffenit past of Assessor at the Mized Court anmers of foreign manufactured articles. population, antiquities, industria, manners, auzurod, thows that the woodwork of the balling winding up by oavy inulines until, on approaching bave carefully ansigrad, as will appony helor,
while the agyactions of the architects as to recolour. Dai-obaeng, a barricade is reasked, and the past line aggre, ato af ssveral distinot mineule, the has your tutelligenvé, ability and courtesy been the Chinesa have thrown up for the defence of generally is also it sound and satisfactory condition, the northern month of the Tansel above Wong. Irrawadia which was commenced in 1874 portion of Szechuan and Yunnan, to- ing the haterior of the thostro und white-washing this has been diverted tome for yards to the west. prisoipal of which are falspurs. These falspars most frequently onlied upon and most readily tho passage by the land'roate, which is an The railway from Rangoon to Proma on the and customs of the peoples inhabiting a and opened
traffic in 1878, although in-gether with going very valuable remarks on walls of the basement have, dines the report was far-ward. A few hundred yards fartbar brings the are distinguished as by colour than by the employed.
nished, bang scried into effect at na astiatal arpen-visitor to the engine house and Chimes work: forms in which they crystalline; two kinds, As Fellow Cilleen, a Conen), and an Asausor, cries of small billoska masily for Red The | Chinnan are concentrating on Hab-niol, and soom dibero of $178. bouring under the drawback of a deficiency the physical and geological aspects of the
man's quar om, situated on a slight esinense orthoolsce proper, which orytalizes in won you will be eastly missed during your shade in part to have abandoned Sontay. country forms the most interesting, the
After the recovery
the head of Commsodant is rolling stock, urned 4 per cent, ind best told, and withal perhaps the most in-
The total amount earned by the loiting of the thontre near the mouth of the tunnel. On entering this alinis forms, and aridine, are known by the We trust that the vacation, which Jane long
Bavière his body, maily reso missbla, was forind capital, and will probably soon field structive volume of travels which bas como dols to 9,079.64 ba animal 51,949.03 Laryngenta itse it is large boiler, apparently a kinds crystallting in triclinio forms are known very pleasant one, and that you will cotura toin a fair state of preservation. Ou the 13th
hetwas the lat July, 1883, and the 30th Juno. 1832, Lonas tas most cocepicsons obfoot which caneral designation orthorlaco, and six or more years of service baya well marited, will be s bered also, that that line follows a routest our cognisance for some time. Mr. year, thow showing a decrease from thie routes of ia stamboiler, of the Carnish pumping-engine type by the common appollution of plagiselage, or Shanghai before long with renewed health-sud) Cotobar a mans was sail by the Bishop in the a much better dividend. It must be rememand
under our
of opinion that Hong- of $556.59. The falling MT appears to be ex- An inspection, however, will soon disclose to the tricliaio felspars. These are distinguished by strength, and with fresh proofe of the adduce barrack-aquara. Two coffins were exposed, and oortuing the head and body of Commandant wali serred by the Flotilla Company should be the terminus &D Southern Tun the toaso found their performances tou auroienerą.
The song, gif the
entre-valing companies which visited Hongkong during dire; taps and water gange glasses are also want main constituenta are million and sifionts of ala-
Rivière, the other containing cha hads of the by Mr. ConQunour to con-
Your respoolfully, ing; and the whole affair is cold to the touch; yet a mina. Osa, microlina, contains potassa; soother,
offlours and soldiers killed on the 19th Way, whose lus Plusic with Yunnau will hare noi vi trade in produce from
The following address was also pressated on tive to asbla there to make their stay here Yet Dr pressure 2age on a top adiostos some seventy nibita, ortaius soda; another, northite, has a
ceremony the ship had their fave ant compsling river; bat will run through a hau. We-bare-freqcantly called attention tensivo The Italian Opurs Compay, which, a bhe
to to the apathy displayed both by our meteen 1880-81, Zound that they drow crowded here, onda pressure to the square foot. The oscar large percentge of us without either patanen the 18th instant to Me Haas by the Austra bodies have not been recoverer. Daring the country where there are neither navigable chants and allicials touching the question of during the let emson could marcol nommand any of this is made apparent by a look at the queer or soda; and three, oligodless proper, sucesine. Hungarian community, together with a haud and on its conslusion the Serpinas fired whats rivers nor good where communication |
affected either improved water communication on the noble y timed their visit porn spperently Loing that looking double cylinder sagino, in the centre sad labradorite, costsin beth lime and acda ip mine silver exp
This is at air po Variable proportione,
Te Josaph Haak, Esq., His L. & B. AY. MOOL The troops then arohed to the camstury, The syenite of the tunnel is a mixture of pink - is slow and difficusok suimals, or on/network of great rivers,treams, and they timed their visit so as to arrive in the colony of the building,
and a dine when a large number of private eclertada:
Vios-Consal in sharge of the L & R. Austreraded by the band playing a funeral match. by means of elephants,
pressor, and it working in evidently of nu als, or reeks which in various directions intersections were in progrons.
Hungarion Conandale-General; Knight of the One of the coffins was carrion by sailors, tha The tariff of charges for the Theatre, Et. Andrew's quitently satisfactory character. The power orthoclase sud colourless or greg andesite, with
Imp. Order of Francis Josaph, ato, at Commandant Moi aanian delivered a short other by marine infantry. After the benadetion the shoulders of alive. There is very itha Kwaoglung heart of eastern Yan.mittoo, and the chazgan now made appear to be the of the ordinary Cornish type sitosted at the (bifotite), and froo- silica (qusiria). Boing unable and Kwongei provinces, ex Hall, de inz bere purefully considered by the Con for working this engine is supplied by boiler weylah green bornsblende, black magnesin minn of the railway proving regranate tending prospect of t
Shangbai.
sitrone full of tooling. He raviswold the ser? if it were dependent alone da
DEAR SIR,We, the undersigned, sa repréicas of Commandant Bigides from the Kapa bigboat they can canect to receive without making alker end of the bailding. From the pompressed to effectually individualize its component Bring a large popaktion: in the Shan States river) and its shui-kian (Red water them so probibitivo as to provoat taaralling schisted air container, an iron pipe leads down to the minerals. I give the composition of the mass, santing the Austro-Hungarian commuuity frrection, sazvions, which brought him into try through which it passes, for it would and the
principal to
I foder,&ho Nam-pus vialling tongkong within roach of a good market, but shon it kiang (Southern basin river), affording The Committee have been glad to grant the neo of mouth of the tunnel, which at this and has now he the percentage of potecas prctably comes Shanghal, basing learned with rogest that you view and soonred for hith the geommand of the the Thouze and the St. Andrew's Hall during the penetrated some two hundred feet or more, from the esthoelace (monoclinic folspar) and the are about to leave this port, rail ourselves of Tanquis expedition: his brilliant condnot in that is considered that it would tap Yurnen at aj
ascess to all
of Kwanow We are
months, as in
former years, for charitable Compressed air for working, the drills is ann. principal proportion of iron from the ins? this opportunity of expressing our petita poslúra, stikoúgi ke kad vuiz e banded of men
purposes at nominal.estor. the province of point to which a good deal of the trade of ing
royed from this iron pipe in strong gutta parchs known as boneblende, which le in largo propor. to ron for the able, indefatigable abd die the taking of Nam-linh, and finally, his death the medium of one of ita that province would
it must be I gravitate, it
The vialtors to the Library during the 1 month tabas pacially made for the purpose. These to the oulouring matter is almost invariably interested master in which you hare disokarg on the Geld of glory. He also mentioned the is the Fa-ho or Kwei-lum river (Kwai-lam is obrions that in a very few youre the linenital or provincial city and seat of from those of the preelsaa. year, there having boon asand the great strain pas apon chem by means which may perhaps be caused by hydrous mag which you have been honoured by our Go? JangramEn, eta, and referrad 20. the schllars under report have somewhat decreared in tratatzer tubes are atrangthaned sed enabled to with from with arcption of an orginal green tinged your Consular detiss during the many years other dosessed offours-- Hertha do Vilers. would bo magnituent success and would the capital add considerably to the wealth and im- government of the Iwalchow province), only 1.288 renders between the let Joly, 18, and of copper or frou wire sud stout canvas, which portance of
of the port of Maulmain: From grand: natural Juanan might be expected some of that munistion is, by item of water com- the 9th Jane, 1863, as against 1,620 in 1831.80.
The
population has risen from 70,000 to
595,740, and the trade in similar or even TRADE PROSPECTS ON THE RIVERS
OF SOUTH CHINA. greater proportion. The Irrawadi Flotilla
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and ornament in order. but many of these articles
thera.
The band of Loz-vinh-Phuoc has still a price
branches off. is composed of two blook.
of a boat's length, connected by a parapet
mounted with canten.
As expedition to Dus-atnh xpoken of assoD the froops arrive, The expedition will be made by water in order to avoid the fortifications which
Almant,
rernment in holding the fatorests of its sub who died for the defence of civilization against jests in your bande. You have won the barbarians. He angelnded by saying to all theas miration of all your compatriote and not obrare men,durovar el not pas ndies." When them only, but of all foreinters in Shanghai, for the golffle containing the body of Commandant the pesman oviess you bavə rendered in the protection of farsi un interests at this port. Your tire was lowered isto the grave pun troops
Read a volley. Caparture from Shanghal, we bave good resto beliers, will be nuiversally regretted by all who commencement of work on the new road and the
have had the honour of your noquaintance, and especially by year follow-pountrymen to whom you have always proved a good nonsellor and friend
A Haé preparations aco belag medo for the telegraph to Baria as soon as the treaty ratiflou
Srd November, "The Saigon has brought further news from Tonqula. The troops are msrobed out daily In bidding yuo Farewell," we hope it may The clann le generally composed of three
We remain Dear Sir,
Yours rampantfully.
ir ooiled round them in several layers of eco. The first eight parts of the valuable report of the siderable thickness, These thus strengthened Norwegian North Atlettio. Expedition hava kindly, famous Puerh tes--which Mr. CoLgusory cupiditity of the ruling class, rendered of been forwarded as a gift to the City Hall Library, and gutta parohs tabes, as before remarked, couray strongly declares to be the finest grows in but little avail to the districts and provinces for the and Bordral other works that hare boss the compressed air to the engines working the moet lugeriously contrived joint to an upright Chilton, silk, petroleum, copper, and which, under a moro liberal and photared essented the Committee have to return the best drills; there are two of these, afixed by means of s
would administration,
anteld benefits The proprietors of the foost: papers, namely, the temporally secured by a jedkearen arrangement
Daily Fress, the Ching Hot, the Longkang Telegraph wedging toe side of this opright against the bot the precious metals, while lu. return the
2nd and the Government Casella, have again 25 bati anked people would prove customers for tisa pro- from the possession of these waterways
We have not the slightest doubt that a for supplying ooples of their respective journals to tom top of the tunnel. The joint referred to ductions of Manchester and Birmingham. line of zienters similar to those cow plying bo kept on file in the Liby
enables the engine' and drill with it to be turned
100 parts at ay angle to the face of rook about to bo It is possible, ney probabis, that this Colony between Hongkong and Canton wight with
The Committee regras, that not having fands at basted. The drill is directly osansated with the In - same parts of the tunnel tha ayonite would derive no direct benefit from the considerable profit be raa daily between the thair diegowal they was unable to make this part of piston rod of the cylinder, thus forming a direct names & mora or lass schistose arrangement, only be for a rogue Got tante do and with the companies of marine infantry, one or two com struction of Mr. CoLounour's proposed rail. way, but British commercy generally and great central depúl of the West River trađa-- the City Hall attractive to many maidents bere pontianation of it, but what arrangement is sub-balug traversed in no horizontal direction by thin to China to serve your Government and with the paries of Annsmite tirailleurs, and battery of They are glad to say, however, that Mosers. Nostituted for the slide valea and uxosutrin ordine veins of mome compot, finely graander, almost great abilities with which you have been blessed artillery. Everything is quiet, and these move. the Broadway the British provinces of Burmab in part g-chan city-aud Hongkong vid Samshai, as they could winh.
zonha Co. having kindly undertaken to print a new rily in use I regret that time and the darkness of glassy, not dolnitely crystallised, greyish to would roop substantial advantages, eng-wah, and th
Mr. Hans replied to quitable terms, and whatever contributes to the well-boing might withent any great deviation be rande catslogue só a greatly spinaed rato, the parent or the tunnel combined did not enable me to absorva greenish white, fasully translucent mineral; the tons will be more easily appreciated and understood Tas drils are of stool, with the ordinary cross composition of this mineral, which is probably a and prosperity of the British Empiro gone to state that at various points traders by risitors, the bid onfalogue, printed in 1976, Jay food sutting bite. I did not notasily measure segregation vein, in most pare silica, with but lodging the prestation-Curier, rally should be a matter of interest and parentually found it more profitable to carry tra
been so altered that ita ptiuity has been almost do the drills, but they appeared to be of octagonala Tory small proportion of alumina, a trass of tisfaction to the various parts of the stu-
Thai tha Hinsonia is much appreciated by sorhein oasisteel about an fhof in diameter with outting limo, and some colouring matter, herduous 6.5 averitud and partly eid their goods pendous whole...
Fotsmen of the community amply tantified by the faces of about an isoh anda hair. The engine Sp. Or.,2.75 two stupil streams which debouché near the fact that no less than 17/2,673 parous visited it be parahss them into the rook at the rate of about Towards the other and of the Lithos), in the
partly
Admiral Courhot was expected at Havol ca of Fabhoi, than to pay the autres Joly let 1953, and June 302, 1663, 014258.hr konured strokes per minute or even Tai-tam Valley, the nature of the rook is osa-
the 15th October, to take over the command-in TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND | tresty, part of
terezis aqueezes and exactions levied by the 103 ca in force relating to adustanions the faster. the sound of strokes being continuous as siderably changed, sobistess rangement au
chia, He was to bring with him four larding grandy oficials who thus strangle trade by not sphinx de suce early restrictive. We are a Jerd basing er hameise olse. After overy trachy told, porphyroidal, or ophitic, anessional
In the last natri frm Tonguin no events of parties who wem to be qustiered in the Coas unpopular We have refered at some length. to its natural channel, the Wout Bivar,
Considering that all the articles in the Museum Boring the bit has to be romered and taken to micanoons apperanca frequently prasanta itsalt, exceptional importance are, recorded. The des Lettres. The emotion of temporary barracks hare últer Eden gironer feat to the City fall, thin the bízokmuith's shop (which is situated close to In one examplo I got from near the reservoir general foeline is one of expectation in view of for the troops expected from Franos is still Mr. Cozquzoun stooms for bringing Bur- the advent of steamers, all or a greater part part of the building is, in the opinion of the Coin- the month of the tunnel) in order to have its mouth of the tunnel, the felspar arylals see the preparations being made for the renewal of being continued. mab isto direct communication with West. of these irregular exactions would coned, and mittes, in s fairly Bourishing condition. det forty antling faces renewed. This is done by simply markedly arranged in a direction pamllel to their operations on the arrival of the minforcements. There is mome talk of removing • thờ nd- era Chins by the sonstruction of a railwayhance the violent opposition offered by China presentations have been made dunce the last hosting and fashiontog with a hammer and cold lines of clearage, prassilag a strongly mics. The engineers are everywhere throwing up ministrative capital to Quang-pen. The larki or
OHINA.
this
service
to nalude Macao in its route. We
are in
With
AFFAIRS IN TONQUIN,
ments are made simply for the sake of health and erstolze. acknenemy in never soon. The Chinese STO definitely Even at the Baalang post the
encamped on the other bank of the Day
We translate the following from the Szigor
Saigon, 30th October,
Indépendant -
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A farmor Do Dot (military mandarla) bed bis head out off the other day by, a band of robberie in kit becas pene Phu-hoai.