welfare
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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE * HONGKONG DAILY PRE88,” JULY 7mm, 1887.
BANKER.
TO THE EDITOS OF THE "BATLY PERS”. SIL-To me th seems almost absurd to newer
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Governor Hennener had granted them invighing against the Bill because it would raise Bill makes its appearance a seond time it is to MARINE COURTS. UNDER ACTION 13 OF ORDI-resently gave in the rude English language, but The Recreation Ground, and when Gorernor Bo-the rants of the poorer classen What appears be hoped that it will be materially modified. won resumed possession of it many Chinese had to us chiefly commendable in the proceedings protted against and Chinos Committen re-in regard to this Bill is the firmness, combined
Hongkong, 24th Jan, 1897. fused to sign the ressigament of the land. When with a renouable desire to most the objections Mr Chadwickie to Rengkoor be said he be of the Memorialists on certain points, which the Ard while the Gos lewd the Recreation Ground to be of the grintost Government has altown. benefit to the Chinese an a brashing place. Why srsient sata in this fair and arm spirit we hop then and the Government built a public latrine it will not be led by any "erp" to snorifice and dustbin thare What would have been said imperil bo vital principle of the montare. Pro- if they had erected a dustbin and latrine in the Public Gardena He remembered Hongkong in 1857 and 1859, when it was not nearly so po- pulsas at the peasant cims, and when they had ranch mora space to live in; bat at that period the death rate was higher than it was now. He would go thru the Bill and point out to the what he considered were the west objection Alle of the clansas. There was the one which related to having a separate latring This was most inconvenient for Chinese ladies, who are in the habit of having a prive recaptacle in their leaning chamber. Clauso provided that from six in the morning till six in the evening a member of the Waiters. Board, or one of their steff, ould go onto a house and inspect the sanitary arrangements. Ha ras certain that sneha elange wereld aanso much ill-fookng and disturbines, Clanse 52 anaoted that the sanitary work must be carried out by the Sanitary Board and charged against the landlord. This was raanifestly an fair. It would open the door to
robitost's letter, for it amounts to saying that as Chinese hoes in Hongkong bare per compensation to landlords will no doubt to hitherto mensored 15 by 5 feet, with tex fost made, but the duty of the Government is to un-lunea, they must contains to be built of the same dertue without delay the neglected sanitation of sise until hesson and earth shall pass away. If the colony. It has not dorn its duty in the oar falhora bail parried a sirailar theory into past, let it now and in the fature-retriave practice this city would have bean like Macao or worse, and, say, the Dow own of Edinburgh its shortcomings. The best defenen of such a form of Governmont as exists in Hongkong is would bare hud hang like those in the old, that it can do things for the public good, for the where a person on the twenty-third fit ca multitude who have no influence ia publio affairs, alake bands, from his window with his equally which tinder other forms of Government are too alevated neighbouranthotherside of the Wand. often dolayed or got anddo altogether at the inat Your correspondent's words utilised so ad arce of "reated interests We might occasi vantageously let us into the secret of all thes onally do very well bere with a considerable ia-opposition to the bill that is the few proporty fitsion of beneralent despotism in our own ani-owners ses dotermined to make a hard light for tary matters, and we shall watch with interest it, but ao eno else cares a damn, except that they the farther proceedings of the Borging Co. world rather see a few units of disean as pos
sible. vorament with their Public Heath Bill.
CORRESPONDENCË.
all kinds of jobbery. The Surveyor-General [Wo danst hold ourselves responsible for the opinions
expressed by our Correspondents.)
THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
I am no great admirer of the war the Sanitary Dopariment exeonths its fauctions, but I worki ay to "Baukor" that if a magistrate is more able than the Sanitary Board to determine what is's aaitange, then it must have been a mistako
to appoint the Board at all-Yours,
Hongkong, 1st July, 1887.
could make money out of this clause, hocarse l might give the contract for the work to whom he pleased and then charge a much higher sum to the landlords. Why could not the Govern-
THE VICTORIA" ACCIDENT. mant allow the landlords to do the work them. TO THE KOLOR OF THE "PÁILT PRESY." selvegin nerordance with the Building Ordinance f
10 THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." SLE-A gand desì has beou said about the Clanka 80 relating to the backyard was one of the 78th clause, by which a ten-feet back yard is en
SIR-In thanking you for the insertion of my most absard clauses of the whole Bill Clause forced bahind each house to ho erooted in the latter of the 13th instant. I have the rare grat. 87 was also a very unfavourable clause. It pro-wolony. The 77th oiauso is quite as ill advised fention of stating that last evening's mail! vided that every new building must be inspected This readers it compulsory that every private brought me a letter from Mr. W. C. Harter's by the Sanitary Board before it onld be let lane shall ba of the width of fifteen foot ab. then, Mr. A. Bunter of Shanghai, containing The clause requiring throw bundred onbic feet innst. This nondition would not only interfare
assure that the mourned-for friend, his father, of space to each person was unsuitable to the most injucionsly with Chinese, but with foreign was living at the date of last advices; having ro Chinese. Then it would become necessary for houses also. With regard to the natives it would covered from the attack of lineas that bad Ind every keeper of a lodging house to first qualify be simply ruinous. Almost all the building lots to tho telegraphic summons to his family, which, as a doctor because he was capposed to be able to in Hongkong have been laid out monauring 100 happily, involved the calamitous loss of one of distinguish between contagione disses and pon- fect wide. This was with the intesting of rol their nombor on the voyage from Buses to contagious and report the former in order that ing the wishes of the Chiasse, whose licnses are apps. There is, the, in this painful case, the diseased person might be removed. These goturally built to measure 12 checks, or 13 for the remarkable feature, that exaggerated ap were some of the clanges to which most obing til, wide. The joists, equaling fifteen feat, for chassion for the life of the father oaused tho jection was tako, but there were many others the fore and the parlins for the roofs which are avoidable death of the daughter. though time would not permit bhim to deal grows upon the mainland and imported into with them. Me. Manwen was present at Hongkong by tens of thousands every year, are that meeting by their special invitation in order out to meet this regairament. The lots of gread that he might hear for himself what the opinions menanra 100 feet upon the street, and were instance to arouse the deepest sympathetic re- of the Chinese were repeating the Bill. They tended to have a lane of ten foot wide ruauing were all agreed as to the amenitability of the Bill through the middle of the lot at right ang in its present state, and they had decided to make with the street. Three tins of tifteen doet a protest against it and present it to the Gorare-wide sach en either side of the lan seractly ment: It their protest was taken to notina of make up the 100 fret. If the laus is made fif they must then appasi to the Home Government. teen font, wide instead of ten as proposed in the They need have no fear the British Government Bill, one hop in air in the street would be would drive them away in the same manner spoiled. Not only so, but the shops in THE HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT. as the Americans were doing with the bi- the land bobind would be injured also, as DERA. They enjoyed every freedom in this foot has boon found a very advantageous The following report of the Harbour Master Colony, dorstaar Hennessy bad esi on depth. where more cannot well be obtained. for the year 1696 is published in the Gazette- pretting bongon that Hongkong-must: dapend The two houses of 45 feet deep on nither apon the Chinese to uke its prosperons andie af the ten foot lane also sooned exactly Viving port. He assured the coolies present that the Committes would do their best for the in pretesting against the presing of this Kill He now propsead the following resolution
That this meeting do request Dr. Ho Kai to represent to the Goverdaunt its various objections to the several clauses of the Pablis Health Bill and to take each stores as are a cessary and desirable to give effect to sach objretions.'
To those who knew the amiable and singularly attractive Jounnis Hanter from infancy to womanhood, there is veeded no adventitions air gret with her father and other kindred.-I a Sit, very trǝly youra,
GIDEON NYE.
months.
kim.
This antich duoc the pictures photographed upon the mind tion town of the war Osthedral. 200 yards wide. What imagination on repro- the Mictionaries after the laying of the fezada. under seek weird conditions, and when the ima was ompied into the columns of the Daily News, gination Itsolf is bawildered and half intoxicated and the statement was amplified and rtain in- It is adi the beanly our shag here. I havn ferences drawn from it in the Issue of cho News seen for prettier views in Wes orn Kians and of the 13th Jan Fn that speech thu Mar Southern Nganhad; it is not the lofty gradour quis is reported to be said that he winbed
uld can
THE JUBILE AT SHANGHAI
a possible raiding of the penultimate line in the NANCE OF 1879. 15-The following Chart here bron held more subtle tongue of China is:—
It seems to ras that the spirit(s) (or god) are whts. during the your
pering me from afar. 1.On the 19th February, 1996-Inquiry 9. This sy in somewhat d'earer the following to the lose of the British steamship Douglas, socmut of tas excitement, which we ara told, Oleini No. 84557 of Hongkong, on the White Konks on the 11 Febramy, 1538, has existel for some time among officials in thn of mountain; for, there are far higher raugas af. Constans, the French Mini
north. The story goes that as the Prince stood elsewhere. It is not in beautiful rook-calour or time the protection to mbrionaria which ho bună. The Master's (Matthew Your cartilos watching the cloud capped towers in the sir be formation nor in caverns or stalactites, nar in extended to them herstofore, which its do is
quite opposed to Chinen pallay on the subj of compstoney was suspended for four
saw yonder forts of ausarthly Loanty and the stratifications which are interesting.
It is difficult to tell why he is so deeply im The apeoch was delivered in French Cathedral, monthe.
majesty, noring among them and standing in 2n the 10th March, 1886-Inquiry as tarrarential attitudes The Frines applied to a prossed, as thortaghly excited over those perpen before a French Minister and French Mission- the striking, at the Bitish steamship foreign comasillor and friend, who accompanied dienlar rocks. Ton paseous of the gorge us from aries, and while referring to them was mainly Thaxton, Offel No. 85,838 of Glasgow, os Lim, and who with the readiness which Westoru a delightful dream, and ten obsness to one, you intended to be complimoutary. This not to he the South-west. palat of the Dyewoon Pass, knowledge furnished Lim, at onco replied that cannot recall any one feature of special interest. for a moment supposed that it will alter, or that You know that you have traversed through a was intended to indicate any wish to alter Chi- on the 2wl Marol 1988. The Master's
they were Sex Fairios (tals being the pearsst (William Arthur Seaton) certificate of com farsign words to the Obines torms) who and loft region unlike, different from any heretofora sesu. unse policy in this wos.est. And it is difficult to petency was returned to his. 3-On the 4th March, 1838,Inquiry as to their augest abodes to pay their homage to the To have passed, from one glory to another what connexion it hut with the Vienroy, or the loss of the British barque Both Father of the Emperor of China, and through him glory in such qaisk sa-osaston that, the mind any of the uthon inferences drawe fran it in tbu Cesta, Oficin Na. 47,822 of Newcastle, the wangi, the Son of Heaven, the Sacred has bogorae dazed. It is here we see the mar article in question.
Sovereign. The Prince was, naturally, pleased, vellous power of water. ita clean out pathway. N.S.W. on the Bref surrounding Ngazit and bis satisfaction became greater when the We look above us and we see where the waters Fatoud. Carolins Group, on the 21st cen bar, 1994. There was not sufficient evidenes foronor ocead further explanations as to these swirled and lapped, sad rolled huge
mangers and enstoms of the San Fairies, and bowriders as pebble-toys. We see the solid line The completion of the Jubiles celebration took before the court to enable there to apportion their exclusiveness, and explained that in the stone valls straited from top to bottom, and place at Shangbai on Saturday, 25th Juno. The any blame for the salty. A deart of In- quiry was also held at Sydney on the arrival whole history of the world no instance of the Sea worn in some cases several feet in depth. Among weather was showery, but with the resption of Fairies coming into the upper air for the rocks the red sad grey aspastane predominates the garden party at the Consulats, averything of the Master, Second Mute and two of the
nargose of worship had been recorded. Turbing all through this ragion, there are some limestone passel of successfully. The pronssian started Crew at that. Perf
H.E. I Hung-obang the Princo asked if this ledges, which contain coal of poor quality, which about Giva d'olack, and is thas described by the 4-0 the 1 April, 1888-Inanies as to
was so. The Viceroy of Chibli aud the Seniorja being mias! In ancient fashion; it is drawn N. . Daily Newa-First came the Towa the loss of the British steamship Broc Guardian of the Throns promptly corroborated out from the plis ar seams apon little slede 3 fast Bard, who seemed to rise to the ocasion shira Ofisial No, 79,674 of Landou, on the all that the foreigner had seal of Sea Fairies, Joey and 1 wide, a basket of the same dimensions and marsh with less straggling, and in White Borks, on the 17th March, 1886.
Nost folland splodid looking The Master's (William Edwin Pope) enrti and especially his historical facts. To say that is fastened to the aled, holding about 150 bs, of better order than usual; then eat the Yo- ficate of comp teney was snapended for three the Prince we gratified is but faintly to describe. A great deal of the goal is mixed with dirt lunteer Light Horse and Artillery, a very fair
the mingled foalings of ancestral, dynastic and and water and moulded into bricka, which sta ex-turn-out. personal pride, and the hamility with which theported. Granite is seen in some sections. And contingent from the various British men-of-wor 5. On the 19th April. 1886,Inquiry to occasion and the obeisances of the submarine huge granite bewidors are found along the river in the harbour headed by Lintonant Pater of There is considerable conglomerate and the Sapphire, and sororal offeurs, the whole be the stranding of the British steamship good people, filled him. He retired to his cabin hark, Venetin, Official No. 68,368 of Glasgow, on
to meditate, and did so, with the happy results peculiar lime formation covaring quite large ing under the command of Lout. Lanky, first trots of ined along the banks. Few trens srelintenant of the Sapphire, who was mounted. Isaki Reef oft Cape Tannhé, near Kobe, on which the renders of bis poems have admired. the 26th March. 1336. The Master's (Wil
Returning in one coness to Pakking, the Prince en apon the monstafas, the first half of the They war seompanied by the band of the an and ther martial ant stalwart appearance strank Ham Edward Lawrence Clementi certifieste found the Empress full of Imperial solicitade jam, but as we aer Chucking, some oferer This contingent naabered some 250 men, of competerey was returned to bina
The towns along the river, and there are few everyone, Chinese and foraigners alike. The naiiorm, B-Op the 12th July. 1586,-Tnquiry as to and womanly curiosity. He described to hor all the hills and mountains as well wonded.
he had sim, bie journey, the forts, the arseDLİS, the loss of the British stoamnabis Compton, the men of war, the prodigiene eridances of the back from it. are unt. large or very basy except Volanter infantry in mer
on market days. Each considerable sown has and fight marching order headed by their Omoiul No. 77,080 of London, on the South-
The its regular market day. On saol nossians Caminandant, Major Morrison, camo after the west side of the Island of slaban in the night of China, and of the valour of her war-
riors and the virtuo of her children. Palawan Pessage, on the 12th June, 1886 carious ways of forsivors were not forgotten, the country roads rather winding paths, and blue jackets, and despite the fact that they were The Master's (Matthew Bryse Walker) and the Express was graciously pleased to show riser, are literally alive with bataroganoss mal-drenched to the skin, presented a wary sourt and pertißento of enmpetency was returned to
some interest in them. She heard and siltitudes, bringing every conceivable production soldier-like apparanee. The Light Horse was hungere to hear mors. Then the Prince of the soil and mechanical tendieraft to spread under the enimand of Liant. Hough: the fo 7.-On the 30th August, 1896.--Inquiry sa to reverently unfolded to her the mystery of the in the conmens, or by the river back for sale. Batteries of artillery with their gaus pre bol of the British steamship Madras, ricage-and the homage of the Ben Fairies. Every available furry-boat is doing its abrost, by the British Government, wers under Official No. 70,026 of London, on a rock in Nething he had rated plaased her like this, every rotten skiff is under requisition, and many mand of pain Dallas, with Licul the Bay within the West side of the Tai Chew Islanda, on the 15th August, 1896 nothing she had heard excited so greatly her im are the end accidents on these days. It is an inard Hatton, witile than ihre 35-
paria! imagination. It became a matter of abso-teresting sight to watch the honts covered, sad were led by Captains Dudgeon in b In the absence of the Master. (Henry late and prossing necessity that she should go open tealing on to the top, our rosted some Lieutonsats WD. Lattle, Cory, Aterson. Plange who was washed overboard and
down into the ses in a ship and behold the des sailed, at landed to the atmost. Here and there bey, Burgoyne and Lewis. On of the bes drowned, and the Chief Mate's injuries 237 Fairies for karself. The Princo sust look to it along the shore lie crufts empty and half filled, tures of fire display consisted of the four pit jag incapacitated him from performing his
immediately; fitting preparations shoukl be made ulting for the peasants, who latter down the in fall Highbl dress, who esmo next, bent Li Hung-ahang, in whose hands the hills and roa'y monatain steps, bearing their the fags of the St. Andrew's Society, and mor raties, there was not sufficiently good at once. evidence to enable the Court to arrive at a
tional music, which fileri the Chilaw with mingled satisfactory conclusion as to the exact nagement of Foreign Affairs is ploend, must erchandise of new wheat, peak, barley, or whating all other sounds with that of Scotia's s
Arrange with the Ben Fairien, which of course he ever may ko marketabia, a pig led and driven, a position of the rock on which the Madras old do at onca ard without dionlty. Or if cow or call, s haaket of elickens or ducks, the wular, alarm, and admiration. The Race Club The members of tho Cricket Cinb, strack, nor are the courses the ship
any foreign aid was required, the higher educu-Poppy seed for oil, and stalks for Fol. The ear was represented by Mass C. A. L. Duna and to bare been stoerad very reliable.
tion of har people having unfortunately bosu panter and blacksmith are there, bearing some Ashley On the 24th October, 1886,-Inquiry as neglected in late. danturies, there was one for articles for exhibition. In sa European enun shouldering bats, follow and were quits a to the stranding of the British steamship eigner, whose superior knowledge of everything try the glides and kills would ring with songs unique feature. The Papor Hunt Club folet. Pafila, Oficial No. 03,501 of Sunderland, on
in earth and of the waters under the earth hat and laughter, and the river would waft such and Signor Chiarini's two alrybauts, precoded by the South Bank, Hainan Straits, Chius, on ban oftes manifested and never so wonderfully volumes of music mountainward as would scho a red bull, which are next, lent a good deal to the 12th May, 1886, To Master" (James as a the appearance of the mirage. Not only from gorga to gorge. But here there is no song, the effect of the little pageant. The two allegorical no autbursts of jovialty, all is commonplace--cars-contributed by the A.D.C. Auch drawn Mooney) certificate of computanoy was re- had no rightly interpreted these appeurangos in
tanprpsonti Quen Fizabeth with Shako- 9-On the 9th November, 1986-Inquiry as in wiping away the absurd pretensions of the man.
The popey plants occupy from Notembr to speare and hee Cent and mentarins out tho Lo the stranting of the British steamship French. Greyhound. 01-ial No. 81.647 of London,
There was instant consternation among the April, fully one half of the arable land along the scend Britannia and the Colonies. Under the or a roof running out from Nan Sa Point in
great Boards and officials in the capital. The river and the best ford tue, Richthofen says one gilt and gaudy trappings of the august par- the Gulf of Tonquin, or the 'Sad November, Board of Revenge quaked terribly as it had third of the saltivated sloping ground. Whost,sages we recognised the igonuous fortures of 1858. The Matiz'a (Thanos Abraham Tho-
made calculations of the expenditure, which barley, peas, beans, buckwheat and rapetseed or soceral maseline juveniles of our acquaintance, Bice is cultivated to level and exceedingly well they con, grted them mas) oartiücato ci compatoney was raterned
would be required for the inaporial pregross to upy the thor half to him.
the abodes of her Fries, which reduced the places in the hollows and an bill tops, where selves neder the trying circumstances of the day, In the latter case, the Covet recommended Prezident to an almost kepelaar condition. It supply of water can be had. The whest sud bar-washxas they worn by the constant rain. The that the attention of the Chinese Govern will cost five millions of tasks if the Empressley of eastern Szechuan acc superior for Chius.cars were gorgeously colmrod and gilded and ment be called to the want of lights and leaves Peking on thie complimentary visit to the The prodacta, major and minor, are numerous, were little short works of art. Four litt's of the number of rooms into which a house may at the rate of about 746 rasmls, averaging about marke in the Hainan Straits, which has led Sen Fairing, the cloials quavered. Wise man maize and tobacco are the chief summist crops, Blackiirls fatterad na behind, dodged, hantel. be divided. When school children, soldiers, 22 tone each, per diem, comprised as follows:
applied themselves diligently to search the and they grew most luxuriantly. I have never and clawed, the podat extremities of the eSTEJ invalids, or oriminals have to be accommodated, 18 steamers (0.8 asiting vessels and 639 junka.
Ancient Books. In via; precodent was sen tore vigorous growth of tobaco Fruits being undabulle tbow of the genus coolie
· Tulder truck of the Pira Brigale, it is fonad convenient for their attendants. This toes not include the traffic between Victoria
16.-8,580 xvxmen ware shipped at the Ship-found in the of an Imperial visit to the Sea are varied nast plentiful, such as, probes, apri- The Rowing a cent a very handsome bust rather than for themselves, that they should live and the outlying villages, nor that conducted in
ping Clice during the year, and 9,249 discharged. Fairies. Various representations ware made cats, cherries, oranges, pawaloes, inferior apples, mounted on in-large wards; but this is not the domestic idea,tea-launched.
17-am glu to sne that provision is to Her Majesty in every form of respectful and grapes. Studs trees are abundant, the banked-by-tell-known_votaries of the car, and is wholly opposed to Chinese notions. The 4.--Of the uationalities of the various vessels The N. G. Daily News saysGenoral Came- ground in May Fair, Londan, is less valuible hero is pa inornas of 1 Austrian. 191 British, made in the Estirantes for this year for the prostration, but with no effeat. Two awfula, cdars, pines, juniper, ok, maple, asb, hum- bearing stalls on their shohlers, The Labs zon, the Commander of Her Majesty's forces in than that in Hongkong, but what would the 100 Chicas (Burssin baith), S7 Danish construction of lang wanted jetty of this thoughts lay on the mind of overy Contineillor; boe. I saw very few explos. Trees are not who were to bring up the rear, for some reason The present slipway answered five millions of tauls if she left Poking on ancha this distring, owing to the large supply of coal route by lour the Fancho Road to the Kingso king pang. roses too bridge into the Kne
Tha Hongkour, who is now administering the Gor-owner of these narrow houses, built liks sand Franch, 181 Gerfian. 13.Italian, 37 Norwegian: Ofice, and I trust there will be no deky in Her Majesty sonid go tu sas, and it would cost grown to acy extent for limber or firewood in or anndor did not pat in an apposrsace. The Finment of that Colony, received a deputation wiches set on end, think if he were denied the and a decrease of 57 Akrican and 21 Spanish building it
rory well when nothing but gigs were usal, but journey. A multitude of oficiala bare since for fol, and the cheapass of weed from other Reat, down the Kiangse Roal to the Yang-
Petit dusa the Rae Petit to tho last week who presented a memorial to him, right of maling a ten feet thoroughfare from TAKSİM
The rapids have ever hoon the travellers' brdu Cousat, down the Rno du Consular to the Of the 4,51 Europian built tassels that it is only at curtain times of the tide that been going about the North with their eyes stardistricts. asking for delay in betoging the Public Health back to front and scmpe led to sacrifice another
Foreiga merabanty hava cast longing Pronos Bund, and along the French and Eag- Bil. before the Legislative Council. As far as fire fact? Really very many of these clauses arrirod is 1996, 111 vs. American, 13 Austria stem-launch a get in to land people, and the ing out of their heads at this awful amorney,
a similar way mucng their olasy to the ntter-bar. names can make a memorial weighty this one is would be amusing were it not for Lie wetiak 2982 British, 143 Chinese, & Danish, 33 Dutch boats uot nafrequently roach the ground to the the effects of which are showing themselves in of the weights. It is signed by all the un- consegneness which would surely follow their 123 French. 676 German, Norwegian, 33inary of their keel and bottom..
18-Prorisin les alen beers made for making rapat ends of the empire. Meanwhile, Chinese glancos neroes this inntain waste the rich list Bands to the British Consulate groutda official momers of Council and by nearly passing into law. Yours faithfully,
Spanish, sur other nationalities in smaller rery firm and person of importance in
mbers. It will the be observed that vessels Hanghou a "Harbour Master's Station,"anies atatesmanship has shown itself uut so be with- and ropulous valleys of Central Szechuan ever where it rare off. The windows of the Loucos Hongkong. It had the Administrator
under the British flag absorbed 30 par cent of Section. 33 of Ordinamos 3 of 1879 Great out ones. It has bonne explained to the site the enterprising Captain Blackistono pabalong the way mare crowded with delighted inconvenienes is felt by the owners and masters Empress that everything which was so charlened his lateresting journal. Until the pra spectators. The appariage of the precession the whole.
6-be chantries with which this ouormon of burls freqanting that place, in having to go tomely attained by Prince Ch'un on the sea out these barriers have basten back the plucky tuarchiar along the gaily decorster Band was Victoris or Yaurant to report their arrivals and can be more happily realised on the great lake in Baglish and American merchants. Much has particularly active and all that it wanted to I smiling sky overhead. The band of the Bran TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS."ade is condoted, that with China and Wobtain their pqrks This Station will, I hope, the Palace grotade. It has therefore been clear bees said pro uad con as to the possibility of complete the benty of the scene was a mero
is the greatest, being 1,353 vossels and 3.923,963 SIE-Sean efforts have been made which the tous, or an increase of 977 507 tons in Britishbon be ready. At present us officor his to visited oat; a large model of the Haea, has been navigating this soetten of the Yangtana. 71976 of the foundation for the deplorable public-mar considor misdirected to cual discredit
bottours, excluding junks but a decrease of lots of time expensed-inconvenience.I have all descriptiona down to tarpede boats are boon plots, and nautical men on the Yangters who in the grounds of the Beilish Coasiata, wher turo drawo of the sanitary condition and pro- upon the critics of this mansuro, and upon those bottoms, cu-iparsase of 16.35 tons in foreign Hangbom daily, but this is attented with much placed on it or will be, models of tau-of-war of have to reson to doubt that balf the captaincre was mavhile discoursing its bost music Her njesty's reception of the hourage of the 80s, and heard the stories of others or roadly depressing als of rosehing ruin At eight o'clock the work of lighting the Sea Fairies ou the waters of the Inko. All this the uoconute of Consul-agants and experienced and a swind converted into a nearsh. eta of Hongkong: based upon statements made we have deprecated the exceeding hasta and 12365 tous in junks. In British avu temben the bone to bo. Sir, your most obedient mada, and acory thing is being get mady for lave seen some of the rapids of certain so the garden party bad eitinged under thus
H. G. THOMSETT, RN, vequals there is an increased trade with Costin servant, thirteen years ago. These are not supported by urganey which have distinguished its advocates.
Harbour Master, to.
will cost only a few hundred thou and thals travellers, aftor all, more than half doubt the. the vital statistim new zarefully collated work Some of its opponents are known to have consi-China and Japos. With the Philippine. Isturds
which is satisfactory, so far, but, unfortunately feasibility of attempting the unrigation of thousands of hotaras which were strong the by work, and the Memorialists state their belief derable interes in the far eastern and western and lucan there is on increase in British that the general health condition never was portions of the calong, and no class would appear ressels. The trade with the Island of Hain The Honnarable. Stewart, LL.D. Aoting Her Majesty Jontinues to insist on going to aca, the rapids with steamers. I have no purti- whole length of the bund, and on all the fan se and Ministers and Boards are still in a terrible plar light to throw upon the practical solu was begun. The Japanese lanterns which were better, that it is consisatly advancing, and that likely to derive such advantage from the Bill. and the Gulf of Tougain abows a decreusé
way when they think of this and the firo mil-tion of the question. I have been drawn upang in fostoma aress the hund at frequent theas so-called rapids, in a clarosy junk, drawing intervals bad all succumbed to the weather. annoli as the Tytam water is brought within and the strict enforcement of its most drastic of 36 vessels and 10,895 Lons is British vassela,
Fions of taals... reach, a farther and im diste improvement petaltios, as would the owners of entlying landed an increase of 61 vessels and 23.265 tons under forsign Aaga Iu arricals from the will take place." Nevertheless, it would appear and new houses now awaiting teuants. from the remarks of too gerilems who intro From the tone adopted by Eis Excellency Continent of Europe the trade is about the same duoad the deputation from the Memorialists to Geral Cameron, and from what has transpiral in British vessels, while there is an increase of the Administrator, that they admit that there since the presentation of tho memorial, it p37 vussets and 68,515 tons ha foreign ships. the proceedings of the Sanitary Board at a meritbomselves, and what somplete brasking down rapide, while 60'en and boya, a haft pulling. I indosuitablo_energy of Mr. Gratton was net to
Mr. Li SHING seconded the resolution. The motion was then put to the zaveting and garried by acolapiation, the coolion again showing themselves moat on thcsiastic.
The mooting then solved.
AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF THE ĽUBLIO
HEALTH-BILL.---
to reconsidor his datarmioation to TAS TIJ OPTI
the Council to moss flaring the first week in
July, and that he weld post puue until next aen-
sion the faber consideration of the Bill in ques
tion. The lemorial disputed the trathful-
with the 100 feet brandsk of the fat I no other way en these 100 feet lots ba ntilised so advantaresly, and it is the only way in which they have be used for Chinese dwellings. It is to be regvited that after the very strong op position which similar proposed building alsayes excited among the Chinese Fever JBT3 Rg renewed attempt should he made to force the through. The 999 years Crown leases must saraly stand for something, and the doubt is vary freely expressed whether the Goreramont can take such powers as are coutained in this new measure, auch for instance as the limitation
Hongkong, 30th June, 1887.
ARCHITECT.
is great room for improvement in sanitary met pears likely that the Government will nol post- ters and that property holders in the island have one the secondreading of the Bill. Any remarks no objection to muck sanitary measures as will be therefore likely to throw light upon its charon found necessary to prosores the health of theter must be of value, and are fully justified by town-but what they object to aro sartain Marea the very large measure of support which was
Canton, 30th June, 187
Harbour Deportmort, Hongkong, 10th February, 1887.
said
*9TB=3-hrvette boɑnor to forward-thɔancial turuza te im the Upper Aft, Ent-he-bad-been-of-usa-last year business hilarity is oblate with the average by four poniss, guile enparisoned, tällowed, the -
returns of this department for the year ending 31st December, 1888.
SHIT FING
Under this heading, in arrivals, there is an incrons on the previous year of 87) stout- ships and 227,555 tons; decroman in salling so seis of 56 suipe representing 23.38 tous; and in units there. Is a dveres of 703 rossple with 44,354 tone.
3-The total number of arrivals in the colony in 1880 was 17,919 vosso's and 6,324,161 tous, or
to the stranding of several vessels.
BEAMEN.
Colonial Sacretary.
-THE SANITARY BOARD.
THE BATIDS.
But the
This is the strange story which we have board two foot of water. A hamboo rope, an inch in dropping Cowa in tkmens, the sager jinricksha
fire supply of candles for future use. from the north. It is hard to beliers, nonsider. diameter, and & smaller noe, were amply strong-men-rushing at ikaw as they foll, and laying in The following streets from the minutes of ing how the ladies of the Lanterial family soolude to hold this unwity ark in the worst part of the
bo czqneral eroa by this contretemps. Fresh- There is no place eren in April, whore the strings of louterus wèm brongil up, lighted and From Great Britain there is an increase of 12 is held on the 7th Jute are pablished is the of revered eustom it implies, But we are as- and a half yelling, were able to drag it up.
sared it is true, and that it is by no mosna cortain Gazelle:- Passpla and 19,180 tons in British vessola, and no fetence in the arrivale of foreigu vossala from
PrasentThe Colonial Surgeon, (Acting that Her Majesty will not take a trip to sea brokoa waters or what are termed rapids, extend swang from, the tops of tas mas and by that country
Chairums The Acting Registrar General, it will ran that highing lar across the river, some,
7-The following table shows the number and Major T. C. Dotwine. Holl. Ai Meven finials bage, it is said, been considering hot}cone, Devon, alónéTELE. : Dita ang tabi Ukcastion, were slight, the
in the proposed Bill by which the Government will uccorded to the memorial for its postponement sad class of vessels arrived in the colony is 1895 Dr. P. Manson, LL D.; Hagk MoСalia, Es- she ard her rotinas could be cantaged to when broken waters will be found a wide, deep, and rivpe front of Shanghai from nap end of tho
Years-
regulate house building in Hongkong. The Bill This memorial the Government has determined 1893- propuses to enact among other things that len to rogard as a protest against the Bill, and no feet shall be allowed to each house for kitches doubt when again brought forward it may Dareful Upon & and yard. This, the speaker urged. is a provi- be considerably wodified. son that might or might not be advisable, but parasal; however, it appears to be very the Mewarnlists objected to Government deal-needless. There is little or nothing in it 1985 ing with property which is not its orn. Now, of any value which is not abundantly pro 1318, 3,9
this goes to the very root of the matter.vided for by existing legislation: and whilst a
the public good do not always follow.
Toa
Tone. Janks.
Tong
5,091 3,092.051 311 981259 3,871 1,797,2
4,350,303 933 211,203 23,071 1,732,506
7,865
50 23,208
ZUNKA.
703
the war
FROM JUHANG TO CHUNGKING.
Iohang war oponed to foreign traffic ten years
weco watched with the most intense aärsiration,
barbori to the viber, presented a sight which There was the Hu rapid for miloe below it has never shewn before, und is not likely to quire. (Becrelacy) Absent The Hon. the Sea Fairies arose from the deep Dosor of the very swift ourant, from 109 to 30 yards wide.
Tadoed there are not raby Surveyor Genoral; N. J. Ede, Esquire, (ou Ocens. If a royage is made, it has been sag Chung Chao), where the river seemed shallow again, until the Jublin of Shanghai itself
grated in Fiontain that a French mail stoarne leave and Dr. Ho Kai.
in the so this would be obliterated. At this cities in the world where such a coup d'eil as The minutes of meeting held on the 10th offers the only suitable ressel on which an illegaad broren nearly, if not quito corons, but later comes road.
trinta personage could travel...
be gch, the great bend in the river landing itself May, 1997, wore wad and confirmed
What will strike foreigners as most curious sensu, boste drawing for or fire font had no was chtained from the houses on the band, could A retorn of the mouses applied for by the aysetasud Naiset during the weeks sucing in the whole store, whether it be true wholly or difaulty in ascending or descending. the 14th, 21st and Beth May, and the 4th Jane in part, or aron if it be only foxeded on the My opinion is, the greatest telamph will not admirably to the display. Countless thousanda The Colonial Governicent after das consider large number of its provisicam are frivolous and Innremo,
44,364 1857, was laid on the tabia by the Secretary. The tittle tattle of the palaes and the yamins, is that bo in steaming up the rapids, I see no reason of lanterns of all colours wore slight in an almost dificulty la duing that it is a question of spead the was lighted up. The non-of-war were cover- ation of the state of affairs-and one vexations in the extreme, others cannot bo so Decrease,
there was nothing pretti · Ebau the illumination E-These returns do not give more inform. return showed that 101 proascutions had boon the possibility of the Empress asking a journey why a powerfal stenter should have the least continuous line of some three miles. The river can blame it for acting hastily when it has bul designated, but are cost mischievous in their
voyage is undertaken, the Sea Fairies may not the very narme coaches whore are 80 7
ause angles, and sudded and powerful swirls. of the P. and O. steaner Raven, whose masts, the statistics which prove the necessity in such tendency, calculated to throw discredit apes the alien than the number of ressols and thele re-instituted, that in 48 cases convictione had been to sea ia accepted. The difficulties
The river is subject to eudden risos and falia of yards, fraud and raizen trysail were vat Introduands Bands for thirteen years has rule of the Colony, and, through it, to lower las gistered tonuage whether with cargo or in bal obtained, and that finee to the amount of $177 75 are geoauiary, and there is the fast that if a merely, but in getting down, to avoid-rooks in with lanterns from the teeks to the rails, bat introduced & Bill, and at once the ory of the Chinese caliente of the British Government. laat, so that the actral trade with the colony is had been inflicted
A relare by the Acting Registrar Gezerul appast. But this has only occurred to en-
water, today a heavy rain nonle up the fondly lined in fire, until she tooked like a plan. rights of property is raised against it. In every The Hon. the Surveyor-General said on the unknown.
ten feet, and in two days after the freshot, the tom ship studied with pullow diamonds ; -Whether it is advisable that an Import abusing the number of births and infantile death lightened zaandarins-N. C. Daily Notes. part of the civilised world Governments now in introduction of the Bill that it was nothing
water has fallen half or more that amount. and in ovary port along hor side was a lamt80. terfere with the so-called rights of property, more than a reproduction of the health law of and Export Office, similar to the one at Singaregistered during the month of April, 1887, was
Abore the worst rapida are surpassive sand. Far down in the harbone was a large river padi ə A letter from the Honourable the Colonial when that seems necessary for the public basith. England. Instead of that the Bill repeals those pore, should be established at this Port is a gnes. laid on the table by the Secretary.
stone ledges, rauning often parallel with the river steamer wase whole cutline, paddle-bores and overninguts are not always successful in fight-existing Ordinances the direct object of which tion that the Chamber of Commerce night be
of all heights, ontting the river into actions, di-all. was traced out in fire. There was anily a ing the of the health of the public against was to liken the health law of Hongkong to that disposed to consider. Such an Office would re- Secretary, enquiring how the clear interual the rights of property; for sbuma and wrongs of England. It seems thatinstead of the Sanitary gaire quarters to be betit, dul a staff of proper space referred to in classe 81 of the Pablic die hard, and those who fatten on different londe Bourd hing simply a scientific, deliborative, and Officers to perform the duties. It is question Health Bill is to be ascertained, was raul. Re of shans stard by each other in a sourageons cousultative body, formed for the purpose of of expense and whether such a Depart aunt, it solved;-that the class internal use antioned ago. It is at the head of steam turigation on siding its water very irregularly. 1 spear as a ship or staamer or sacbt that was not hung with Steamers have never ventured into the myste be the first passenger op to Chungking by stor occasionally, aided the effet. Punctually at nina way that we are sorry to say those who adreante advisior with the Government upon anitary created, would be to the advantage of the in clanse 8l of ten Public Health Bill shall be the Yazgleze, and only five miles below the first layman of course, and my opinion, is of no scien- lanterns, and the darkness of the night, with the matters, it has arrogated to itself legisla mercantile community. It certainly would make aveertained by measuring the total subie spacerze and sixteen miles below the first rapid. tie vaina, still while I would like tory much to heavy canopy of clouds, from which rain fell Sest of twainers ranging frequently and regu. poluts on the Rena veroilluminated with blac General Cameron vary sourteously, but firmly.tive, exsective, and judicial functions of the know what we have hitherto basa in ignorance within the four walls of each storey, and a riaus region of the frequent occurring rapida, mer, some one else can have the birth down. et the preparatory gan souded for the Saphire deduating the space occupied by saoh staircases swirls and narrow gorges which lie between least for the trial feip. No doubt a well equipped and the samo moment the ard-arms and other and passages therein as are partitioned off from Ishaag and Chungking. stated the intention of the Government to pro moat extraordinary character. The title of of.
Prous the nee to Tchang is 1,010 gengre Jarly from Hankow to Chengking, and later on lights, which also blazed up from the men-of-war. seed with the Bill without delay. There was "Justice of the Pe" which the several
10.The junk trate for the year, excluding floor to ceiling, and also the squos ocopied by some sparring between him and a Member of the members bear can hardly be supposed to cover Council as to the procedure, in which the General sach powers as are slaimed under this Bill. that with villages in the locality, shows a desses Loxos, chests and other articles detructing from phical miles, from the latter place to Chnny-1200 miles abuse Changking, will be the cost From thess and from the pontoons in the river, got much the hest. A. Member of Council who Under the Imperial Acts of 1572 and 1875 no of 703 vessels and 41,354 tone. From the Ccast the gross air-space contained within the four king is 360 miles. Te ascend these waters to powerful developing agency for West and Ceu- the upward shower of rockete now began, to the and to trust to an innovation in the time when such powers are given to the sanitary authorities of Chins and Formoen it is 450 vessels and walls of the storey.
A ropart by the Secretary, pointing out the Chungking by native beat, and it is the only tral China, this Empira bas yet soon. The whole accompanying roar of the vast arowd of Chinese conveyanco now, requires from 20 to 40 days, breadth of the Empire would feel its stimulating who braved the inclemeuey of the weather, works were bring displayed, and the sot piecas the Council meets, which was. introduced by the as the terribly punitive powers, which this Bill 12,355 tong, uad from Minean 91? veasels and danger of conveying infectious corpses from the much depending upon the geason and weather. energy, old industries would bostrongthen and At aine everything began to go at oave. At much derided Sir George Bowen, must have bad manfers The Surveyor General twins in his 31,999 tene. The trods in Janks with Contou a bad-as in bend. The Administrator safi speol said that the landlords "must be com enffered somewhat in July of last year, conso rural districte to the city mortuary, and the de- We made the ascent in 99 days, an average of am ones created as by usic. The general river three points on the foreshore the Canton fier Chungking is built, like New York, upon s Fire balloons was up at intervals and rockels that the Conseil had no sessions, and that he polled" to connect their private house drains with quant on the addition taxation of imports and sirability of having small murtuaries as the out-12 miles per day. There is a noiuterrapted trafic, passenger and freight, would be increased would convane spioial meetings in July as pro- the sewera. Do the landloriaresily need such comparis; but the trade is gradually resuming its lying casteries to which the budios of persons succession of gorges, low mountains, and sand errausly. pased, when the Public Health Dill would be pulsion as this Bill contalus? Berely they would former condition. The trade with alacao also dying denty can be depcoited, gending inves-stone hills, at no place for the 360 miles is there. pushed on.
upper part, sud the red sandstone rock crops that the rockotz nearly all dieppoared, Then Notwithstanding the imposing he willing to connect their bousse with a properly dropped at the usare time consequent on the Chi.tigation being wide as to the cause of dianth, w plates, plain or any considerable valley, hill arrow much of land a couple of miles in width orbin naasly, and the effect of the latter wus
the vision in every direction. array of signatures to the Moworial asking for annatruoted and wholesome publicower, butto exzese Government exneting taxes ou cargas to considered.. Ieslod-that small mortuaries
Very comfortable boats can be hired at Ichang nas in many places and the upper streets are self- thote was a gleam of light in the aloud as the delay, the Administrator took the proper course pact that any one will voluntarily and needlessly that place in junke, and thus trade has improved of the kind mentioned in the Secretary's report upon hill, motulain hayond metrtain cafront is high, soure 300 foot above the river in the very curions. The stands were so low and thick, be orectal at the various outlying weteries.
for a reasonable amount requires act negotin- trist city scross the "sual river" with Chung-val. The illuminated fountain was dus of the TAS nothing more appreciated by the Chinese. for the journey all the way in poiss fena 60 topazed. At a dis nuce the view in superb and the neket barst, the coloured stare coming back into
servancy boats to and from their stations.
tion and some addition to one's ordinary stock of king, dover a moderate territory for so populous most beautiful features of the display, and thore for medical men have signed the Merrerial, and The water supply from Tytam must be first boug, Cautor and Manso
A letter from the Acting Registrar General, natisnce. Ona bost was new, large and gotten and importaul an onion.
The population of bath sities are subjects to The column of water was thrown up to a height- roporting that a nation has been served upon the up in very good style, high enough to stand thie we regard se vary significant. Sows clergy. tained: the 299 water olosat, mostly in the Go
ebullitions, osing no dealt to the presence off of nearly forty foet, and the rays of the lime men of various denominations are dignatories, vernment buildings, which pollute the sewers,
oreat in, and of good breadth. 1.-There is su increase of 2,005 emigrants Householders and Terauts of such promises
now green, now blue, and somatimea Lwo colours Between Changking and Ichung are 11 official a large element of unemployed vagabonde who light from the staging above it made it now red, but every Church and Missionary Society in aust be closed; then an invitation to landlords
The oathalles, to the number of one thon- at once, the dancing water shining like a stream Hongkong is more or less deeply interested in to conteo: their bnoses with the sowers, many to various pluson during the year, the Straite bare walls which have been reported by the Go- real estate.
all situated upon hills or mocntaía élopos; a039 of which are unbuilt, will be enficient, and if Settlements showing an increase of 11,136, while verument Analyst to be poliated, warning them It appared towards the end of the proceed they have, as is commonly the osse, masons of there is a decrease of 3854 Chinese to San Frau- that the water from such wells should only be oitios and about 50 anwelled towns and villages, condesvona hora, living from hand to mouth. ing that there was cut that cannimity in the their own, perhaps they might be permitted to cisco. 2,690 Chinese 3eft for various places in used for fushing and cleansing purpes, was of them containing above 20,300 people. There sands, were driven out of Kiangneh into Chaug- of jewels. There was also a procession of the The Board then adjonrued tillä p.m. on Tues: Bommunity which the earlier statements raunted. do the work themeares, sabject of course to the Australian Colonies showing on ingrouse of Jald on the table.
day, the 21st June, 1887. A Member.of Council, whose name by the way the approval of the Public Works depart 343 on the previous year.
REGISTRY OF SHIPPING. But why the Batary Board? is on the Memorial, stated the reasons why, meat.
12-Nine vessels warn registered during the "when this petition was brought to me for sig. This is a most extraordinary mixture of mudi- nature I think I stated distinctly that I was na-olie sad insoury for which no parallel existe ju- year, and sight oactifcates of registry were can- able to sign it." As far as the sanitary portion the English Acts. "In the opinion of the Beard" called. of the sure vent he thought it should be occurs et simcat every other line thoughout the pashed forward at ones, but he had always taken Bill In England it is the magistrate who do objection to any sacrifice of vestad interests, termines whether a nuissue exista or not; not Magistrates Court during the year. He referred also to the large number of infants so in this Bill. Herein the Board determines who die in the colony from diseases caused by this, assigns the penalty, and ther only gong to nothing more than dirt, a statement which, the magistrate to recover it. The Bill positively though controverted by another member of bristles with these posities in almost every other Council, was expported by General Cameron, liae, and such penalties! Ifs Chinese shoald, for We bra nuthing to do with the mizer objeglione intrane, be displayed at the entrance of one of bar of candidates who passed, and who failed in which were taken to the Bill, such as the pro- the aflcers of the Board into his private family obtaining vertificates of competency vision in it for a reserve of space for kitchens; house, and simply raise bis arm to obstruct these, as the Administrator said, can be adjusted his progress, he is able under clause $1 If both sides apptoscb the consideration of the to a fine of two hundred dollars or in- measure in a friendly spirit. Nor noed wodwell prisonment for three months, and all this intervention et eny magis on the exaggerated statements as to the cost without the which the measure would invoive, or the multi-trota. Truly this is draconias indeed In This tade who would be rendered homeless by it, but what the Hon. Surveyor-General ondla "incl. wa may note in passing that it is somewhat enri- cloney from sheer mildness" It would appear one and cuspicious to see the organ of the oppo-necessary that not only the landlords, but the peats of the measure, that is of the landlords, tenants have to be compelled. When the
The Secretary reported the
Stauter was handed or to the Board on the let
in standing to kis guns. It is essentially a altor existing arrangements; and by connecting but very little since, nothing but rice and onsle property owners' Memorial, although the signs Lis house with the public sowers in their present being now conveyed in that interests whic lan not be connected with slegged, filthy, and putrid state, risk the topelth that they ha junks from Hangkong to that interest are apponded It is noticeable that (of his family, is unreasonable in the extreme. cressed steam cómmariontinu between Hon instant, and that sho had began to tow the coy.180 dollars according to aiza. To hire a boat, vity shows for all it is worth. Kiangpoh, a dis- sight, like meteors, after an appreciable Inter.
EMIGRATION.
MARINE MAGISTRATO'S COURT: - 13.-Fifty-eight crees were heard in the Marine
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE FORTS OF MASTERS.
MATES AND ENGINEERS UNDEL SECTION 15- OF ORDINANCE 8 or 1879.
14. The following table will show the nu
Masters
GLADE
First Mates, Only Mates,ijn bazaigoni Becond Mates,
First Class Enginesra, Reogad Class Engineers,
PASSED FAILU.
4
13
17
JM. PRICE,
Chairman. Read and confirmed, this 28th day of Javo, 1887.
HUGH MeʻALLUM,
Secretary
дет
HANGCHOW.
沙址 Jane
The heavy rains of the last two weeks havo
may be 500.000 people in cities and towns along king in 1974. There have been many, slight Fire Department, which seems to have been a the river between the two cities wentioned and troubles boswoon the foreigner and the nativon vory imposing display. pussibly 1,500,000 inhabitants all told Kohang before 1985 and 1856. Since the riot of last year, is 129 ft. above the ocean, and Chungking 659 which resulted so disastrously, to the missious, It, i difference of 460 fm, aut oremarkable rise, there had been more than usual hostility shown fo seeing that Chungking is nearly 300 fost abore foreign residents. The remarks I baar upon the the surface of the river. Oor native guide-book streets are not complimentary, or made as joken. gives 69 rapide, about one to five miles. During bot come from hateful feelings toward the foreig-carsed manoh distress along the course of the sion-tang river. Tas plains have bean sub- It will take some years to obliterste the re-merged; that in many places the regular water. ways caurot be trand, bounen hare bean washed members of 1886.
away, and lives have been lost. Aescants From the Slashing and the Fayang districts are of this oharacter; and, from districte farther up, dead hamar bodies in Iurgo naanbare bave been carried down on the oaccent. During the last two days the rain has been falling here almost onstantly-N. C. Daily News Correspondant.
our journey we had 18 days of cloudy and rainy weather. The thermometer at no time went A STEANGE STORY FROM PEKING.shore 6 dag. I kept a register morning and evening with the following result-Average morning rogister (at 9 o'clock), 71 deg.; average Primes Chan, journeying by the Hacon to afternoon (at 9 o'clock), 76deg: average day Wei-hei wellast summer, was, she has recorded, temperature, 734 deg. so fortunate us to see a mirage. He describes bis Beautivas at the sight and the reflections which it gave rise to in the following lines -
I bave heard auch abent the tatresu, But I never read of it without a certain doubt, What a dohodanoo! Os the rany day I sail
THE GOLGES.
Shib Pan Kiel Chungking, June 1st, 1887. V. C. Haur, in Shanghai Courier.
THE MARQUIS TSENG AND THE FRENCH PROTECTORATE
OF MISSIONS.
The Ha-pao giver an account of certain dia The Feking surçspondout of the N. C. Daily tricts in Chekiang Protince being flooded to the Vive writes-
I have no doubt that nearly every traveller to West Chine has foll at times a strong desire to describe there wonderful walls of rock, thcsei watchless exhibitions of divine power. They towar above, around, and over one, the light of heaven to what out, a sense of loneliness creeps Over one sin hy kazes ng into the blue Atheroki, shat out from all the world, but this silent gording a speech said to have been made by H. vinry has not been visited by so disastrous a flood That is the translation of the slause which we swirling, bubbling river, now not above 160 to E. the Marquis Teng, at a luncheon given by for several decades,
I got a glimps of fatry-land,
Houses and towers como sud go,
Mountains and trees spper and disappear;
As though I were couveraing with the spirita.
Ab me! Life Is just za fecting.
depth of nearly 20 fot, and over 300 people are
In tho Chinese Times a notice appeared re-reported to have been drowned. Choking Peo
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