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THE DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY–5mm, 1895,
VESSELS ADVERTISED AS LOADING,
VESSEL'S NAME
CAPTAIN.
AT
FOR FREIGHT APPLY TO
TO DE DESPATCHES
Ajax (str.)..
Hongkong Carlowitz & Co. Hongkong Butterfield & Swire Hongkong Jardine, Matheson & Co..
Messagorios Matilimes.
Horgkong Araholl Karborg & Os...
Ipo
Hookelman
Hongkong Carlowits & Co..
LONDON & HAMBURG ...... LONDON VIA SURE CANAL... LONDON VIA SOTZ CANAL... MARSEILLES VIA BAIGON &o. NEW YORK
Por
Gilis Blay
Glenona (str.)
Dako
Western Monar
Djemaah fake.).... HC Sibley...... Commodoro... Blanchard.
Erichsen
Loquarrée Powier
Hongkong
Habgkony
Honkong
P. M. B. S. Co..
Hongkong
Russell & Co.
Hongkang
SAN FRANCISCO... SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO VIA Y’WASA SYDNEY & MELBOURNE &. YOKOHAMA YIA NAGARAKI, &a. SINGAPORE... SHANGHAI MANILA
HOIHOW AND BANGKOK........ SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW
Oraig
City of Now Yerk(str.) Guthrie (str.) ...... Tohuran (str....... Birta of Gibraltar(atr.) Dawar.......
Ningreistras W.Potts... Bameralda (str.) Tayler Fra Chom Klo (ale. H. Bratton
Young Douglas str.).......
SPANISH RULE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Straits Tvnes drauslates from the Batavia Dagblad of the 18th December the following par- ticulars beating upon the state of affairs in the Philippines, token frome au article appearing in a Münich newspaper, the Allgemeine Zeitung:
The great island coluy which Spain Las por sossed for more than three centurias is in a state
HongKopg Hongkong
Russell & Co....
Russell & Co.
Rossell & Co.
P.&O.S.N. Co...........
Biomason & Co.
Ruesoil & Co....
Yuen Fat Hong.
Hongkong-Douglas Lapruik & Co...
Qaink dospatch,
Quick despatch. Today
On or about 7th inske
On 10th inst., at Noor Quick despatch
Quick despatch,
Quick deepatol.
On 10th inst., at 3 P.M. On 7th lust. at 4 P.M.
To-monow, Daylight. To-day, at 4P.M.
To day, at 4 r..
To-day, at & r.3. To-day, ni Woon. Tomorrow, Daylight.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH
VESSELS ON THE BERTA.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERİES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS. .
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE. BATAVIA, GO- LOMBO, ADEN, 8UEZ FORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN
BLACK SEA PORTS, NAPLES,
AND
MARSEILLES, AND TORTS OF BRAZIL
AND LA PLATA:
ATEO,
LONDON, AND ANTWERP, BORDEAUX, LE HAVRE, AND
·DUNKIRK
N TUESDAY. the 10th day of February.
DJEMNAE Commandnat Léquerré, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPÉCIE, KEZ CARGO, will leave this Fort for the shową places.
Cargo sai Specla will be registered for Lon- don as well as för Mareilles, and accepted in transit through Marsoles for the principal places of Europe.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The Indo-Chins steamship Wingeang, with' the Indina mail, left Singapore on the morning of the 30th January, and may be expected to arrive hore to-day..
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The P. Mateanor City of Peking, with the Dert Americst mail, loaves Tokohama te-lay,
in das hero en or about the 11th inst.
STEAMER EXPECTED. The O, 9. 9. Co.'s steamer Agamemnon loft Singapore on the aftorason of the 90th it, and is dus here to-day,
POST OFFICE NOTICES.-
Attention is invited to the following par filars on the subjget af Local Delivery →
--Logan. UveryEEY-No delivery is attempted a boary! Ship, at the Peak, Kowloon, Aberdeen, &o. nor at any private house (even though Shipping Ordara will be granted till Noor. named in the address when there is a place of Cargo will be reosived on board until 4,.,basinose nearer, at which delivery man be affected Specie and Parcels atil PM, on the 9th (Postal Guide, par. 159).
Fabrasry, 1825, (Parents are not to So gnat Tasabor Ragulation is god-new, búi bɔu on board; they must be left at the Agonoy's been the invariable rale of the Post Boo for Office) Confante and value of Packages Any years. Considerable efforts have bean STEAM-required.
unds to secure its being generally understood. For further particulars, apply at the Com. To pesrent, towever, if pwaibia, any farther pony's Office.
disappointment in the matter, it will appear G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
permiutly on the Mail Lista issued twion avery" Agent. day from the Daily Press Oce. Hongkong, 30th January, 1885.
COMMERCIAL:INTELLIGENCE,
36T5 to 620
567 610 to 6121
EXCHANGI.
WEDNESDAY, 4th Fabroszy.,
of 1 to 29 cattiad. of 4 to 21 entules per chest.
FOR HOTHOW AND BANGKOK THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. HE Company's Steamer
Quotations are Males (Now)...$540 par pirul, allow Malwa (Old)...$550 per pical, allee. Patus (Nuw) Patra (Old) Bases (New)
*PHRA CHOM KLAO,” Captain H. Stratton, wit be despatched for the above Ports TO-DAY, the 5th instant, st NOON,
the subsidence and aphsami forming the inlet not ten minutes to traverse the main or rather or harbour we are attempting to describe. The only stroot, when you emerge into comparatively hills on both silos and in row of the town of a seventh heaven of a country. From this point Kolung are more or leas covered with capical ran got a good view of the entranss of the bay. looking troos, plants, and undergrowth, pleasing of Palm Island, Eivor Rock, and the weige- to look at, bat in the summer months the heaped island of Kelang. You find yourself in beds of fever and malaria. The gemoral aya mall sandy bay with huge buttress-shaped hills pearance of the pointey raminda one, on enter on your right, rising porpendicularly in place. ing the port for the first time, very much of Yon experience at ones that you are in a region Nagasaki Lürbour. Just where Decima, the of healthy marian atmosphere. There is a briny abode of early Dutch settlers, is situated in ranck about the plaos, and when a strong north Nagasaki, Kebang City is placed in Kotong bay, caster is blowing you inhale the son of - The Chinese town of Kolung in without doubt wood, which has a most freshening and invigor the list abode of human beings in the whole sting offect on you, and soon oradicates all the island. It is built on low marshy land, originally evil spisations resulting from your half-hour's perhaps a mud flat formed by the filling in of trades thecagh the town and sabarbs. let wa the harbour. A more miserable and unhealthy call them, of that abominable sity of drains aite, in a mal-tropioal, rainy locality, could not called Keling. As we write now there aro fo- have been pitched upon. In front of the town raiga benses in this little bay, of a very poor is a huge mud fat at low water, and in rear and style of architecture; coal yards appear on your en cach sido are inuusbla stagnant pools of right, and signs of attempts at filling in ingi- Alth, the stench from which qua hot steamy. piant jaéties, sprout out across what might hava day is enough to knock one down. The hously been a recil. A few hundred yards brings you to of Kelung, for the most part one ateried, are anormously long building (the Arst foreign built of mudstone and brisk. The principal Les boilt here) errated by a foreign merobant straata have the usual, covered way (peculiar to who thought that Kalung would be allowed to-- Formoeng towna) on each side of the street, Lc. live and thrive, and that it was prudent to build the roof of each house, the whole length of each good-sized establishment at Arst rather ward, in male to project well over the rood, the thau have to rebuild later on. After passing
to another projecting part being supported by brick or this huge mistake, you 00100 stano pilars or by male with peniaga leading.little bay with three Customs buildings therein. into an open apuce or road. The cented built in the bungalow fashion; they always look space between the covered ways or verandahs is wise and trim, clean and out, bat have required generally used by chair coolies and people carry repairs almost every year since they wore ing goods or produce. Robbish and garbage of first built. Had the tentorial of the houses in all kinds are thrown into it and it is generally question been levelled to make good foundations in a filthy state evon in the finest weather. Under which are not to be found in this "Goodwin the covered ways, shopkeepersdiphy their wars ands" of a bay, and doubly sturied hunces had and hawkers of fruit, &c, place their stools.been raised theroon, much expanse would have You have to pick your way between these been spared and several Customs officers would obalpoles, and in the husy part of the town it is anything bat agronble. The market place is the purgatorial portion of the town to pass through it is perhaps just us woli to draw vell over the mekoning sights you are compelled to witness there. The frightful stenches, too, over skrying, always powerful, which rise from the covered drains under your feet cause you to tury along at a mort dignified pace It Pas heavily and ofter at Kelung, and on a very wet day the whole neighbourhood looks at its worst the water's edge, and from the constant dashing son in such an item of cera. Here in the Philip if, however, it were but for the amount of rain-of stormy waves the softer parts of the sad-pines it is quite otherwise Its insertion is fall, which must to a certain extent cleans the atona have been worn away, leaving the hurdarogarded as an attack by the Cooles on the towa, the place would be unfit for hebitation portions renmining and exposing an inclined plain Ent polymert, the so-called "ontenlare. Union Insurans Hociety of Canton, Lunited-THE Cany's Steamship
But nobody entertains any such ideas are Some twenty years ago the population was very much resembling a badly treated old gridin few hair brained fellows... On the con-hinn Traders Lasarana Company's Share Captain Taylor, will be despatched for the stated to be about 8,009 to 10,000 souls, and we rou. At about low water mar's are visible ngly trary, the mother country has nowhere moro do not think it has increased very much during split rooks, upturned edges of strata that havo faithful sons than the natives of the Spanish North China Iamraneo-Ta. 285 per share. ahore Port TO-DAY, the 5th instant, at the interval, not taking the soldier alemont inte bon lifted up and twisted about abominably, East Indies whether they belong to the fangtas Insurance Association-Tle. 135 per FITE P.M
glass of Creoles, or Mastizars, or Indians (nativos
For Freight or Passage, apply to consideration. In the early days of foreign The rods storms experienced in the north-east of pan Malay rase). The object of the intelligent Thinese Insuranca Company, Limited-$175 per
RUSSELL & Co. rasillenna there, the townspeople were particular. | consoon have caused the surface of this part of classes in the Philippines is not separation from share, en dir.
General Managers. ly unfriendly towards foreigners, but in the the shore to basomo a very dangerous place to be the mother bountry. They only endeavour to
Hongkong, 4th February, 185. 293 sixtion, (botwoan 1864/9) they were on more
roosad apoo. It was here that the French bark fill up the gulf which aspratos them from their
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. than one occasion brought to their senses, and of date and the British, vessel Westward Ho fafturopean Ereturn, and it is sad to see this effort chacked by the parseention of a short-sighted late years they have developed into a compara-
their bones in the typhoon of the 9th of August, Government. The Croolos and Mestisces do not
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. tively mild and well bobsrod population, as far 1871. Passing this you soon come to the " New desire that their smaller native country should as their conduct towards foreignere la con. Fort," built at so much expansa by the Chinaso
what is to ace it osed to the rank of * sidered: The dogs of the town are numerons Government, and which was demolished by the and as noivil “as they make than" in a dorosti-French fest on the 5th August, 1881. This fort cated state. If you have the misfortune to be is situatul in a sandy stretch, and we believe that spotted by one of them on entering the xiuino solid bottom arald be found at a great depth: street, you can depend on all the other dogs Wooden piles and oron teak bests and crass giving fongua in the usual cheerfulani Friendly (?) places were aged to form a sufisically strong way, often stiouable in other Chinos towns Coundation to hold the stone superstructure.
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which calls to mind that of Russia. Not from there being Nihilists or other conspirators under the shade of the coconut trees, but owing to a striking resemblance in the suspiision and peras have been walking the sarth instead of dis-oating zeal which are displayed in both by off- Dials, a seal which fills the jails and prinana appearing from the face thereof prematurely. of the islands with nutartanstea who know At the back of the Customs are high blülfs na nas what crime they hare admitted, "sad there aro in rear of the other houses; some of faar that they will never be brought before or the slightly overhang and threaten to crush impartial judges. The situation in Caba is rose coloured compared with that in the Philippines. the bindings below. Adjoining almost the Cus There, the press is free in some measure, bors tos buildings is an old-fashioned fort, the np.rathloss and intolorant consorship prevails which proach to which, from the sea is renderad im in su strict that the newspapers dare not state possible in rough weather. Opposite this set that saldiers of an artillery regiment raised in the sandstons stratam takes a big incline down to Europe bad besten a Chinnan to death in a quarrel. No aus would find a trace of high trea-
through which the foreign barbacan" is so After Athosumes so trend it was onder customed to frequently pass. The key nots asyles after twenty minutes of 9300s data having baso given by the first observaat friend from the Frouch ships. The sandy beach of man, is taken up by every dog in the street, continue for several hundred yards and and the yelping. barking, growling, and snarling between it and the Now Fort, lately destroyed, which companies you through the dirty town is a stream of wator, spanaal by a wooden plank eans one to feel, I ust conften it, most You walk along this exposed sandy shore, and murlarously inclined. But there is an end tend yourasif right opposite the satrance of the everything but spuse, which cannot be futuvad, harbour. As a rule in the north-east monsoon, the understood, or explained by any ons. Neverthe waves here onme tambling in one after the other, less, you finally amerge from the town and fucreating a rambling, hustling sound, thinn ra. round in the open, and then you appreciate troaling with third virding grating poles a the luxury of breathing comparatively pure air the water barrios back again. No bottor bathing again. Tay worst part of the town is to haavoided can be had anywhere than here, if you like by travelers from 'T'ameni, by passing straight down the first alroot yen come to and making direct for the water's edge, where you can al- must dogsed on tirling a sampan to take yes to ́any part of the harbour.
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conse to be a Spanish possession. What they Spanish province, equal in rank to the 4 other provinces making op European Spain The Creples and Mestizons wish to be no longer fucked upon by the sous
of the
other country as second or third class Span iardo. They long to be put on the same footing as born Spaniards and wish to acquire tall Spanish civil rights. What liberal and right
Every
Loryor.—
Bank Balls, on dowsad. Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight. Bank Billa, at 4 monthe' algh
Credits, at 4 months' sight..... Documentary Bills at 4 months
aight
PAZI
Bask Buis, on demsed
.3/2
..4.47
Credits, at 4 months sight
BOMBAT.-Bank, 3 days' night.
.4.53 2201
Os
CALCUTTA -Bank, 3 days' sight.: 920)
UN
SHANGITÄT.---
Bank, sight.....
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Primte, 30 days sight
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BEASES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-13%
per cent, premium.
$60 per share, er div.
$64 per share.
khare.
a Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Th. 149
per share.
shers, er div..
Canton Inmanos Office, Limited-882 per Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharos
$3621 par abars. Chine Fire Insurance Company's Shares 09
per share.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
Shares-543 per cent. pron. Bayars. fongkosg, "Canton, and Macao Stakabost Co.'s
Shares per share premium. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co's Shares-
30 per a discount, China and Manila Stanship Company, Limited
6 per cent, discount
nominal.
Dongles Stanghir Dumpany Limited-Par Hongkong Gas Company's Shares $30 per
shape.
Blare.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
YUEN FAT HONG,
Agents.
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1865.
F.M.
FOR SINGAPORE. Steamship
摄
₤293
STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR,” Captain Dewar, will be despatched for, the above Port TO-DAY, the 5th instsat, at Form
For Freight ee Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
Agonts. Hongkong, 4th February, 1895.
THE CHINA AND MANILA STRAM. SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, DIRECT.
"ESMERALDA,"
THE Company's Steamship
[299
V. 8. MAIL LINE. : PACIFIC MAILSTEAMSHIPCOMPANY
THROUGH TO NEW YORK. VI ÖVER, LAND RAILWAYE, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMAAND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE US. Matamor CLAY OF NEW THE U.S. Mail Stasmor "CITY OF NEW
Francisco, vil Yokohama, on TUESDAY, the 10th February, at TABEE P.M.. taking Passengora and Freight for Japan, the United States and Europe.
The Postal Galde for 1825, revised to date, will be found in the Daily Presa Directory, P. 393 large edition, p. 657 small edition. This is the only authorized complete Summary of
Postal information published in Hongkong."
"The authorised List of Mails issued in connection with this paper is the one published twice sol day in our Ezira, which is always S
rosted to a much later hear than that giv
& MAIL WIM OLOSA, For Hoihow and Pskhoi--Por Phra Cham
to, to-day, the 5th inst., at 11.33 a..
For Saigon-Per Beavenue, to-day, the 5th
For Shanghai-Per Ningpo today, the 5th inst, nt 3.30 P.M.
For Singapore.---Per Straits of Gibraltar, to- day, the 5th inst, at 3.39 P.M.
Through Bills of Lading istrod for trans-inst. at 1.30 .. poriation to Tokohama and other Japsa Tort
St Francisco, to Atlantio and Inland Cities of the United States. vill 'Overland Bailways, to Harana, Trinidad, and Demorars, and to ports in Maxino, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers.
Through Passage Tickets granted to Englant, France, and Germany by all trans Atlantic lines
of Staamers.
RETURN PASSAGES.-Passengers who have paid full fare re-embarking at San Francisco for Chius or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20 from Return Fare; if re-embarking within one year. an allowsace of 10% will be made from Return
Tare. Pre-paid Return Passage Orders, avail, able for one year, wili ba isamad et a Discount of 25, from Rsburn Fars. Theek allowances do not apply to through fares from China ant Japan to Burope.
→ Freight will be received on board nabi 4 e.. on the 9th Feb. Parool Packages will be rived at the Ole anti P.M. same day Captain Riley, will be despatched sa above all Paros Package should be marked toad TO-DAY, the 5th February.
dress in full: value of same is required.
"AJAX,"
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenla Hongkong, 30th January, 1835.
166
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
For Saigon-Por Harty, to-day, the th inst, st 3.30 P..
For Manile,-Per Emeralda, to-day, the 5th inst at 4.30 p..
For Swator Amoy, & Foochow Per Douglas, to-day, the 5th inst, st 5.00 PM.
For Fort Darwin, Thursday Island Cook- town, Townavilla, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaida-Por dutária, on Saturday, the 7th
int, at 3.30 P.M.
For Saigon.-Par Propontin, ou Tuesday, the 10th inst. at 4.39 P.M.
For Saigon-Per Iphigenia, on Tuesday, the 24th inst., at 5.00 PM
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET.
The United States Mal Packet City of New Terwill be despatched on TUESDAY. the 10th Fekary, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Para, &o,
Guasalar Invoices Lo accompany Cargo which will be alot as follows:- destined to Ports baroad Ban Francisco 275 PM Regisity Dessen.
may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 10 cents extra Postage antil the time of departure.
should bo sent to the Company's -Ooss 2.50 P., Post-Offoo closen, but Correspondenos in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For further information as to Passage and FL SWATOW, ANDY AND BOQCHOWN 30%, qurma's Home Contral
Fraight, apply to the Agency of the Company, THE
THE Company's Steamship
FE. FOSTER. "Agent. Hongkong, 27th January, 1884.
“DOUGLAS."
Hongkong Hotel Company Shares-$10 per Captain Young, will be despatched for the China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-105 va Farts, TO-MORLOW, the 6th instant, st
per share.
Chins Sugar Thefining Company (Dobentures)→→
nowinal
Luzon Sugar Fedning Company, Limited-860
per-share.
Hongkong Toe Company's Star-81424 per
shire, Sollars. Jongkong und China Bakery Campany, Limitet
118 per share. Perak Tip Mining and Smelting Company
DAYLIGHT.
For Freight or Pussage, spply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong, Sed February, 1885. [22% STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIA NAQA-
"SAKT AND HIOGO. Pasing through the IMLAND Ssa.) THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
~TEHERAN,”
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thisking me can detect anything dangernur For treasonable in this program ne? But the Spanish Government has taken up this fancy. to the innalzajulle harm of the mother country herealf. Almost all Spanish parties hare shown little or no sympathy for the wrdfare of the Phi lippines. The abolition of the Sabaca moropoly is the only banet within the last few years which the Loud of Magalas owes to the Land [ of the Cd. Eren ominen: Spanish staleazen anderstand nothing of Colonial questiona Why
at The answer is not far to seek. Spaniard looks upon the Spanish possession beyond son as so many mileh nows for the mother country, who interests alone or consultul by any party happening to be uppermost. In othor words, in Spain, the ruling classes still cling to the calamitous grater which has impoverished --$30 per sharY. the mother country wall reshaasted her, and Selangor The Mining Company-818 per share, will leave for the above plasa TO-MORROW, which drove the American colonies on the rush Perak Sugar Caltivation Company-Tls, 35 per the 6th February, at DAYLIGHT. laad to rub flion. The Spaninda havo ieara'ed
A: MolVER,
Baperintendent. pathing and forgotten nothing. Every advan Hongkong. Rope Manufacturing Company, Li- terez-busigrator foes an zith the intention dived s68 por-zharo
-Hongkong, Mih-Fax wy, 1833,- of trying his lack in the colonies at the expeass Chinas Imperial Loan of 1881 per cent, dis of the native born inhabitants. whom he looks down upon with contempt even if they be Cro- ples and hence as good Spaniards as ho himself in, the only difference between the two being that their birthpinos was not in Europe but in an outlandish part of the world. Intriguing politicians bold the same views as low flows of this kind. Spain is overrun by office seekers. Posts in the mother scantry cannot be found for all who lay siege to ministries under protection
Spanish political parties, from extreme roșu, lista to republicana. The democratic-progressist party has a ine sounding programme, but when
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
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rimming in braakars, which earl per your bad and back, und "it is very jolly if gọn dive through them mad allow the frothy water do dash aver you Emery time you raise your best to Take a broath you inhale pare bring air, watch Isaediately you leave behind you this town.
pannot ho got, siranga to say, anywhere nor rodoloat of anything but roses or vicleta, you. Tamsci. The water moms louded with salt, and very soon arrivo at a wooden plank bridge, is very much denser and more babysat than it to thrown over the bed of a stream isning from on the west coast. In the harbour sharks are avalloy to your right, down which at certain silosackdom caugator hoon, though in storms they of the tide cual boats are able to move, and an the are often driven in and young ones get caught banks of which in days geus by szipo abounded in the bots, and are sold in the market place. Thostresin at this printisshallow but broad. A few Catsäc Bush Leland' and Image Point, and all hundred yards to the eastward it becomes a the way dawn, the east coast, sharks abound.of the deputise For these people now and row sort of canal, and at the further extremity When the stosmar Laglek broke up in Ma500 highly paid appointments aro ronded available of the plain, encircled by hills nit full of coal, Bay to the west of Keluag, and setural lives were in the colonies where they gain promotion it vanishes into a mere meantain stroomlet, and lest, out of nine badian only ons was recovered gaicker than at home, but also aid in making if you follow its courao up a rather steep valley and that was partly eaten by aback. On the basier the Spanish yoke pressing upon the onlonists. Those are the persons who detect you will before long arrive at the pleasant couvecasion we went out armed lurerer bodies, plans for reballion in every liberal movement try.—in days gone by, when pheasante bounded, and found the hay infested with-thens mao- and in orary striving for reform, however mo- commonly called the Shooty-bird-man's side ting fish. At the sight of the dorsal fins dorate it may be. Ard no wonder, for any The cover in this neighbourbed just suited the uppsaring above water many wore the shots refurin nould result is therough clearance of pheasants, and notwithstanding the hard work levelled at these monsters with right good will. Craslea is not solely arring to the suspicion those gentry, hence the agitation against the kauting them up entailed, good bags could ba In rear of this long stretch of yellow, sandy which the Spaniards ever since the rebellion mode for several genes uffar, the advent of for bouch is a villaga where the toilers of the vea ro- of the Americati colonios, entertain against eigners in Kelang. Such was the eagerness on side. The place is not worth entering; but if the native born inhabitants of their posess- the part of residents and visitors who can al you pass through it you find that there is a, but arises als out of the greed of sil most purposely for the shooting, that the natives breakin the hills behind, and a valley opens out thought that there must be some hâkion virtue to view. Following the pathway, you vury in the flesh of this beautiful bird, and the sport soon discovor farm houses and cottages, surround- ing farmers in the neighbourhood went in fored by the usual paddy fehl and clumps of they are with a few decreas thrown in. It Senior Camanaque, who speaks and writes mach snaring sham and capturing even the hens when bamboos. Continuing your explorations you about the Philippines becomes Colonial Minister sitting to such an extent that they may be said Jason come to rising ground and find yourself sa he wants to be, any change would be only one to have almost for a time killed the goose with broasting the avuntain sila ap what is in name. Moreover, Spanish officials come all the golden egg. "At one time birds were hawked called a military road, and on arriving at the top thing of how affairs really stand. Hence it is at once into the country without knowing any. sbout Kalung and Tamant, alive generally, and of a ridge of the hille you look down on Coal not surprising that they ascribe separatist the supply became so numerons that the price went Harbour, or bay, with the broad Pacific in the sings to the Creoles, though every man of down na low as 200 cash por bird. The result of distance. The coast appears very rugged, and common souss can ec that the Philippines. this massacre or sparing of the innocenty was in a strong northerly breeze, immerse waves are with their 20,000 whites and 100,000 Mestizoes that nearly all the hens were destroyed, and to be soon dashing over the serrated edgel rocks would not remain indepondent ten years When General Jovellar, the present Captain-General pheasants which were to be found in nambors which ran at some distance from the shore. It of the Philippines, arrived at Manila, it was previously became quite narco. We must not, is worth any one's while walking in the 'rabiest, | overywhere hoped that a now ers would dawn however, traval too far away. On the opposite blowiest day from Kelang up this valley to get upon the colony, and that the now Foder would- side of the wooden bridge before mentioned you a glimpse of the angry ses as it appears from followed. It is tree that in the Philippines depart from the arbitrary system hitherto at once coute to a sinal villago, sa appuange, so the top of the valley. Returning, however, to gareral laws are in force which protect citizens to speak, of Kelung, and at the further ond of it thas Baudy Beach opposite the fort, and wouding from the omnipotence of the Government in STATION. you arrive at the ruins of an old gateway sup- your way over the sloping hills which slide down power, but from the auspicion of the mother ported by the feable remains of an old wall. Totoths water's edge, you soon arrivant wast is called country the Cororner-Generals are armed with
ench far-reaching powers that they can at any pur the left are the barracks formerly occupied by Junk Passage, an opening between Palia Ieland zomout anspend the working of any law. As fangon... General Tano and his soldiers: the barracks are and Formosa, leading from the outer barteur in the arse in despotic states, veal or woe depends Sungai... erected on a small eminence jutting out into the Coal Harbours passage that all boats for the upon the therapies of the Chief Magistrates. Nageliki. mud flat, and are surrounded by s wall. Hassing colliery take, as well as trading East Coast junks The coming into power of the new Optain through the dilapidatod vid gataway you descend bound for Tao Bis, the port of Kapsulan, and
General was of a very promising nature. · Bonor Barrantes, the Governor of Manila, an other- into a road composed of flag atones and sand-Sos-oh, a port some twelve miles to the south wise abla oficial, but a hanger on of the party Stones laid a foot or two above high water mark, of Tao Sis and Stash Island. The distance from which regards the colonies as miloh cows and and at the bottom of the steep bluff forming the tho aity of Kelang to Junk Peasage will porhaps habitant, had caused a great number of Creoles
conspirator in every antive born in eastern boundary of the bay. You wind your not over more than three miles as the crow des, to be imprisoned on suspicion of harbouring Bolian.... way along the stow pathway past a burial though by the tortuous road it may possibly Un seditions designs. The now Captain-General phong greand and very soon come to a lot of lime four miles. It may be said thatheraterainster the ordered an inquiry into the mutter, with the re-Away kilus everlastingly burning bite of somal rook; in north eastern end of the harbour, and perhaps it salt that it proved the innecones of the accused, ungba foot, manufacturing chunam. Another sort of would be better to cross the narrow passage and his energy did not last long. Barrantes soon who in conseqüonen Wera set Træe. Unluckity straggling pigely of a plane looms out of the explore Falm Island, but we will leave it for the came again all powerful. The fanatical pro choking smoke clouds which you must pass present and take a sampag across from Junk ceedings of certain priests, and some disturbanceS through, the hopsas, chiefly matcheds, covering Pausage towards “Euis Bock," the broadest part brought on by legying a tax, gave him an op- the heads of the poorest class of people; nothing of the bay.
artwoity for eotting on foot a ganazal porscOU. but pigs, dogs, and filth. Why anddenly you On passing seross the deep part of what is tion of the intelligent Creoles. The priests were ahot, and the prison filled with socased per- find yourself under the novored way or projecting called the outer anchorage you got a splendid one, who, at the decision of uncuycous in- rocfs of houses forming a village called in old view of the arrounding country, and if the reformers and without hearing any evidence what- sharts the "Markot Flaps. It is composed of one ther is bright and fine you will admit that in no evor, were sentenced by a court martini to street of houses of only one story, and here it other part in China is there such clear sea water.geontion has now been going on for three months.ACCONE'S SHERRY Bottled by Bir
(To be continued,) ·
J. D.
manishment to the Marience islands. This per
fact
CASE: valitas, to wiciel Jatra
ha haighty na kliens tilla, eta zemmel, då 1,595 foot shots
The eight in m Tables market.
ters
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an, belog "Lace-Water Cylinare Amag-liday and downld be
trusted lean the enpants pievos aynen.
THE EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
·FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND
ADELAIDE.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
& WATT'S SOLID MAHOGANY
ALLARD TABLE; Complaith Cars, Pool, Pyramid, &c.. Balls, Marking Das L Rosty, Extra Cloth, &c. &c.
Just arrived Por GLENFALLOON.”
LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, 5th Novambar, 1894.
K
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FOR SALE
"OYP'S HOTEL ON KULANOSEU,
AMOY ****** WITH OR WITHOUT LAVENTURY.
For Partionlars, apply to the PROTRIZTRESS.
MB3. E. KOPP. Amoy, 5th January, 1885.
(Calling at PORT DARWIN and QENSLANDC
POET, and taking through Cargo to Naw
̈ZEALAND, NOW CALEDONIA, "TIMI-
NIS, and PIJI).
THE Steamship
THE
"GUTHRIE.”
Captain Craig, will be despatched for the above ports on SATURDAY, the 7th February, at FOUR P..
For Freight or Passag», epply to
BUBBELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 4th January, 1885."
FOR LONDON VA SUEZ CANAL THE Stosship
TIRE
"GLENCOE,"
|298-
Captain Duke, will be despatobed as above on
er about the 7th February.
This Steamer has 6operior Accommodation
for Passengera, and carries a Booter and Stavardoes.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
(271 Hongkong, 29th January, 1885.
FOR KAVEE AND HAMBURG.
THE AI German Bark
"İNO," Hookslanan, Master, will load here for the shore Ports, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 9th December 1884.
FÖR LONDON AND HAMBURG.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGIJALE A 1 German Bark
Manila
REGISTER.
January 12956, ut & 1.4.
w'.
30,00 77.1
WORK.
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4.1
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ITSTUIN.
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30.35 30. 406 1300 | 15.1
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W. DOBERGK. Koagkong Obsnerátory, kihi Fəbruary, 1885.
FOR SALE
AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
FREDERICK PEAKING, LONDON,
· MANZANILLA.
In case of 1 dozen quarts. LIGHT DRY.
J
In case of 1 down quarta. LAGER BIER-Pts, and Qta ALE, BARS & Co., Pale--Qta, kad Pta. --
Apply to
was that 'early' reafileats squatted. Their fret
Bat in the raother country nobody cares, fɔr the years were sport in a miserable; leaky, “haunted
Philippines are Spain's step-children. In tho house." No Chinoman would äre in 16." Tha
post office lotters are no longer safe; every one Custome was next door, frightful, low
Joseph Cook writes to Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts: making in any of them the least allusion to While walking in the Covenantars" havial "politiesi affairs, folia into the handir of the akanty of a place suitable more for Chins ground, on Sunday, in Elinburel, I was request agents of Barrantes. It is to be hoped that the men of the fisherman class pornps, but certained by a distinguished publisher of that city, who Spanish Cortes will put an end to a misgovorn ly not for Guropeans. Where are those who was my guido, not to allow my guide-book to be ment, which is driving of flourishing colony to STOUT, GUINNESS' EXTRA-Qia, and Pta. then lived in those and neighbouring quarters see observers would think I was merely cook despair, and may and toen notnal outbrosic. no Nearly all have joined the majority: ingement. a tourist and so oftaring The above is a Tory sombro picture indeed, profanation to holy time. The effect of this mod we cannot help thinking the colours in But on we must go, and the sooner we leave this file insilent on es to add to my reverence which it is drawn are musly darker than fosta partiential neighbourhood the better, -It takes of Bootland,"
kee warrant-Er, D. P
PAX-
!2,210
Gille, Mastor, will lood here for the absve Porta, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 2nd December, 1834. (29-46
FOR NEW YORK. THE
THE 3/8 L II American Brgt.
H. C. SIBLEY,” Fowler Mistor, will load here for the above port and will havo quick despatch.
For Fright, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 24th Jaunary, 1886.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
THE 3/8 L. LI. American Ship
COMMODORE,"
Blanchard Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick despatch.
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.
Hongkong, 4th February, 1885,
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. NH 190 A. I. British Ship
"WESTERN MONARCH,” Erichsea, Master, will load here for the above Port, and will have quick dospatol.
For Freight, apply te
RUSSELL. & Co Hongkong, 6th January, 1885.
NOW ON SALE.
FOR SALE.
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AND
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per case of 3 dozen pints...
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WINES AND, SPIRITS.
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Co.
COMMODORE, Am, ship, Blanchard-Order. COLOMA, Am bk, CM. Noya-Melchers & EMILY, Brit. bark, W. Crichton---Captain. BLA NICHOLSON, Brit. bk, B. Grloren.--
Onler.
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Karberg & Co.
IPIGENIA, Ger. str. F. Ahrens.-Siomasen
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