MACAO.
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12th October,
HANGCHOW.
Iet Oetobar.
TER DAIKT FRE88, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19rx, 1887.
If the Cheve
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procedent, they world ask that the Tartar Go barat's allowance should be increased by Tla 2000, sùd that of the Liontasat-General by Tla, porruption of every kind are to be abolished. If 1,000 a year, on the condition that bribery and the application is arseded to, it is suggested that the Board of Revsone should be instructed to ro quest the desernor-General of the Shen-Kan prosiness to find the money,"
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A French Concession is being laid out at Hae, the capital of Anusm
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is that the post of Minister to Japan sa boon The Courrier & Haiphongsara it hours from Pa-
offered 40, A. Bihound, Minister-Resident for Tonquin and Anal
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position movement, is expected to visit the colony as the Fach garden, between the Arseloan of the parties concerned from the provinces. be fally preved by the Governor's plans thus creased for a similar reason, and, soting upon this in the course of the next few month and be Consulate and Tai Hing. The affair has enuand Questioned as to whither she was augnend to be tar.-Daily News Correspondent.. will, after his visit, be able to report to his nel-quita a sommation among the head man of married or not, she answered "Your business, leagues on the motcal state of affairs here. the A-top village, muter whose jurisdiction judges! is to discaror my brother's murderers, The Britis's Dampo Velocity, which serived this piece of ground is supposed to ba. It has end not to weldle with my private affairs." The here on the 14th lost from Honolulu, had the mis-traaspired that for some time past the washerman papers already talk of giving her a prominent
Bays the Chines TR-Doring the season fortune of meeting with stormy weather trise has been paying a squons for drying his clothes, place in history, whilst the high officiate of the very large quantities of copper have been in during the voyzge. On the 24th September, the oleth dyers for doing their cottons, evan Board are ali suxions to avoid the responsibility ported from Japan mostly, and from Msalia in ia lat 3820, long, 153 E, she experions & the junk men have been squesada dollar of confronting her in court.
lesser degree; and Beveral cargoes of Oregon heavy rale, and on the Ith October, in lat. 19 N. for every sail they spread and out on the ground. A typical Úhinose pause oflèbro has arisen in timber have none. In Ching thers are immen long. 120 E., he was in a typhoon which blew at We fancy the recent invasion of this quiet spot Szechuan (says the Daily News) in connection mixes of copper oro, especially in the south-west, first from the N. hauling round gradually be the by the rape makere has had something to do with with the death of the Inte distinguished General and in Mourulia seal Thetary also, but thap ea
P. and S... sccompanied with beary squalls. the matter ooming to light, at any rate, the A too Pan Chao, whoan patriotism did not, apparently, not bo worked at any profitin consequence of the She was obliged to bons to on the part tack for head men now and that these, squeezes have been prevent his peculating Tis. 190,000 of the P90 almost all the copper sad in this provinca officials, whe make enterprise excasively dimonlt. twenty-four hours ander bare poles; the lowest paid, but ant to them, and we anderstand they drained for the troops in Anuai. Pao Ch'o's reading of the baromoter was 2). The vessel are anxious to find out this name of the recipient, apusin wished to borrow fls. 1000 from Pao comes from foreign countries. Both to have behaved woll and no damage is rebut can obtaiu no trace,"
The Courier says that the intest information. ported na haring boo done te ker.
Chaos nom, nad, being unsuroomful, sent to Pek. Tu Moncheria there are immense foresta of the from Kores shows that the King respecto and Commenting on the falling off in the deliveries 1g a forgaduring declaration from Faery fluost timber, very much superior in size obeys China. Not only has the mission to Ame H.M.9. Febrund, which eft hors on the lat of China Coagon in London from 1st June to Ch'so saying:-" Before I die. I must inform and fioness to the wood of Oragen, but as trau- rica be stopped and is now awaiting instruc instant in coarch of the Wasp, returned on the 30th Seperatier, which were 32 Bullion pounds Your Majesties that my Secretary To and others sport is impracticable for lash of railways or tions frema Peking, but the Korean Ainhassador morning of the 12th without having found any as against 40 million laat year, the Foochow ar pilfering is. 100,000 of publio moners." Tover steum navigation, tho largo timber wanted to Japan, who had left lefcera the mission to trace of the missing gunboat. The Firebrand after Echo says: Con nothing be done in the in-do Fond himself against this charge, Ho produced for Tisator and for Paking has to be brought Washington was appofotel, has bun regalted, leaving Hongkong, want in the direction of Pantoreste of the trade to prevent its threatened ex- the hooks, showing that Pan Chan hari peculated across the Pacifiu. We (Chinese Timer) should and arrived hack in Soon! on the 8th Ge tan, but were unable to get close owing to the tinction for this and asthing short of this is himself, and that He had only obeyed instrue expect that Boe wood would be got at a cheap bubur. Not only this, but a Korean official heary jea and wind. From them they went to the prospect as viawed at the moment by the dis- tione. The suns, being called upon to disgorge, rate from the Pacific abores of Russian Man has been sent by the King with a letter of the eastern edge of Macolod Bank, and thence passionate looker on. It is merely a matter of got a warrant to search the cousin's house, and churia. Some twenty years or more ago two car apology to Poking, and Mr. Danny way a pas passed northward of the Scarborough shoal ap time onless a ready is promptly applied. Any found a number of counterfeit sala. The serges were branght to shanghai, comprising Henger in the same sposis! atonmer to Tientsin. Hery two wreaks out, and back to Pratas. remody to be effeutual we conceive ingat embrace vants of this son were tortured in vain in order to some beautiful logs of onk of the finest bind. They ses now in the North and further eraton. broken up, the other, apparently a recent one, tea plant (2) the mory careful preparation Chao's wife died of grief: his eldest son is in Adriatic. As the Rariss forests are so near and high Chinese officials. Me. Deney's position in here to wrecks were sighted, one completely (1) an improvement in the cultivation of the discover where the money was hidden. Fuo with a su demity like to the growths of the monta are sure to follow their interview with the of an iron sailing ship. During the whole of the lof; (3) lona duet (d) the better gaol, his scound roa has fod, and the second accessible, we are surprised that some of our Seoul is not understond Whether he resides the Firebrand exporinnend bad weather.
risa, with the exception of the last throw days, packing of the ten when rently; and (5) hobeaty son's wife has taken refuge with her family. Taalthy and enterprising Raian erchants de there in the interests of the Chinese or as an ad- The British ganbeat Cockchafer, Lient: Com-shall fairly represnt the chop in bulk. Then counterfeiting a memorial with falso souls, and woods, such as nak magnolia, nek. lackintek, has not been determined. But events, how in the selling to the foreigner by a sample that cousin is liable to safer the death penalty for not import som trial shipments of the fine is of the Korean Government, is a point that mander Bolaber arrived ker on Saturday 6 wmw concession in the Export Duty, Lakin all that now wmnionof a crea opatent and illus pitch pine, lomust, ete. Timber of good quality over, ludicata that Chines interests have not morning, the 15th. inst., from Hoihow. haring returned from her crnim in Barch
taxes, and other squeezos will have to be made, trious family are the two coffins containing Pao
is so scarce and doar in Yorthern China that we lately recolvad his support. of the missing gunboat Woup. The Cock T. 14 por pical; together Tis. 4 per pieul, on and confiscatel bouse,
the first being now Tls 23 por plexl, the others Ch'o and his wife lying unburied in an empty should think a market could be easily found, especially as palace repairs and extensions mast shafer experienced a typhoon when off the average cost of say Tl. 12 per pioul for Parsele on the nd and 3rd October, and sub-all the varieties of Tea, representing a total Courier from Tientsin as follows:-The Govora-
A correspondent writes to the Shanghai nood very large supplies.
An historical insident in the lives of the sequently ran short of sand, nosessitating her pattaxation of 26 por cont. From which our rivals in ment in Faking, it is reported, is dissatised Viceroys Taug-kun-lain and Li, highly From Vladivostock it is reported, says the ting into Hoitow. The Cockeriafer, like "the Indis and Ceylon are entirely free! Handi- with the administration of H. E. Chang Chih-honourable to both of them, says the Chiness Courier, thata Korean was Intely murdered in FIRE INSURANE COMPANY, OF 1:577 Firebrand, has been usuccessful in her queat, capped in this way, China had better retire from tang. Viceroy of the Two Kwang. It is therefore Times) deserves to be recalled. After Li Fu that pissa. On the day following the Folles ar having some apon as tracs of the Wasp during his fold altogether malo better seras are con extremely likdy that he will be replaced in Taipings, in which he had taken Soochow and living in the vicinity of the houss where the t'ai's angeessful and final campaign against the rested on suspicion anamber of porsons who were her rather prolonged cruise. Littin hapo noworded. Something us and no doubt will he assigning the past to the late Viceroy of Nanking, remains of Buding the missing vossol but some done to plese China shippers on a better footing. 1. Tung Kno-chaan. It is a great, pity the all the rebel strongholds in succession, and had murder was committed. The met were kept of her wreckage may perhaps yet be discovered but there should be no delay. The Chinese are Cabinet does not thing of the Marquis Tseng, to dispersed or destroyed the forous of the different confined in a place temporacity used as a prisca. unless she foundered in mid-ocean.
an stow to move and anything in the shape of re- put him into an important position, vither Bushed with the pride of victory, ordered by the of the murdered Korean nocwded in making Wangs armyod against him, he was, when Daring the following night, Lowever, the wifs form ao little to their king that prompt action Superintendent of the Northern or Southern should be taken so that ample tire may be left to Trade or tho Viceroyalty of Kwanglang, as he two Expresses to go to Nanking and to take hor way into the house in which the saepocti meet the difficulties with which we shall certain-is caninently titted for either of those position command of the large Imperial armies basisging men were imprisoned, and surprising them whilst ly have to contend The Fuochow Chamber of and tas ayas of aft foreigners as welt as natives the art cast of 1. ou coating the mandate shop. be succeeded in killing, by means of a Commera hare not boen wanting in energy, we are looking to him as the faturs hero for it. vast costs of it. Ou receiving mandate butcher's knits, six of the prisoners, wounding know, th endeavouring to bring the altered cir ternational and foreign affairs. The uogainitud Fa-toi, as he was then ranked, sout a letter to two others mortally. The ories of the latter carastances of the Tex trade with England under of power by HL.H. Triace Oh'un has been the General Tsung-ka-oh'han offering all help of awakened the guard, seemingly asleep, and they The city and its business are, a usual, dull the notion of the anthorities at Peting, and menus of gradually installing many Manchus in
men, as, stores and money that might be arrested the murderres, whe, according to lefel The former was kept a ttls livaly a few days other hambers in Chius lave worked well in high and important poata in the outside pre-seeded, but said the commaird azart not be dis-advis, was awaiting trial sg by Chiarini's Cirens and Menagerie, to wit the same direction, but they must continue to vinelal povernments. This tendency has created turbod sad fast as Tseng had oninred the long ness which theands of natives from variozs parsevera, as experience has shown that nothing jealousy and skin in native socinty. For they and anxious laboure of the great since the glory Chiness districts in the neighbourhood flocked at all can be done in this way without the intersay that before the Taiping Rebellion Manebns of aurooss must not be taken away by another at hero, but since the departues of the great show vaation of the Board of Trade." things beve returned to their stats que ante.
held the chist and lucrative posta until their the moment of triumph. The fortunes of Treng The stupid ramoners in eunction wills su ag.
mismanagement brought all these troubles, when are greatly banstined by the loyal conduct of gressivo visit of the Governor of Canton to this
they wars replaced by able native offrinds who, as the Empresses had become impatient and place hire, as anticipated in my previous com-
restored peace thrangh their ability and soorgy. Tetur way falling into disgrace.
The Manila Comerto of the 10th instant says: munications, subsided; it was simply a canard fatal season in this city. Especially during Âu.
"The past summer has beau a very sickle and offcialaarsagain repleted by their ruling brethren and Shanghai werks bedly, and interruptione Eastern Carolines, the expedition the Govern
The land line of telegraphs between Tiantain Thore will sail in Now that peaceful times again appear, the native
few days for Pouspé, which was speed by mischievous persons, who, for gust and the early part of September the mor the Manche; hence the Chinese feel very are say the Chinese Tees becoming tooment is sending to re-establish order in that want of better omplagmentof their valueless time tality rate in the crowded part of the city was discontented and sore. It is evident that in the frequent. Wetrast the Viceroy Li, considering island and punish the authors of the recent as
TEEN FIRE INSURANCE and imagination, and moved by disloyal feelings high; many families having test two or three near fatare many important changes will be how very important it is to have this line in sassination. The expedition, which will be com
COMPANY. endeavoured to alarm the population of the city. mambora sach. The disease, whiola was of the made in the appointments of the Empire. To a limited extent it took effect, as it is reported nature of cholers, produes purging Bud vomit.
The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com Says the Shanghai Courier:A few days ago give strict comanads to repair or renew it, Artillery, will be composed of two companies of against FIRE Current Rates.
particnlar kept in the best working order, will maudal by Commandant Diaz Varels, of the pany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS ANGLOCHINESE that sous of the Chinore rated to your place ing, and in many cases took only six hours to
we mentioned that thu Burun-Chinese frontier also to increase.it, as there is traffic enough for Artillery, a mountais battery, a company of the in consequence of the absurd rumour, and those aarry off its victims. If mouli be very difonit, would be delimited, according to an Indian wire more than now exists, and when the Sed Regiment a company of the 7th Regiment,
NORTON & Co.. who have their property here applied to the cuif not impossible, to give the excut number of change, in the course of the coming winter,agement with the cable companies is made and and a sections of Engineers, Che expedition will thorities for information on the object, which deaths; but the number is so great, that on
Agenta. and that the next few years may vilnons the operatice there ought to be two wires more than be conveyed by the 8. Quiptin, Monile, and resulted in Dr. Marques d'Oliveira, the Procu- Mandag. 2616 nitino, the God of Pestilenso was asking of an overland telegraph line linking at present. The foot is that the line, which was Gaterat Lezo, and the last named will remain D rador, jesuing notification denying that say paraded in the city, the ancora time this your India and Chins. It now appears- thede in 1881 under great difficulty, as all the the station. The garrison of Yap is to be in foundation existel for any fear of such an and the following Wednesday he was parted in following information published by our Garman Chinose employed were coolies and soldiers who crossed by 100 mon. Amongst the matériel to 6ccurrence. In fact Macao Ims never been in the northera suburb also. better relations with the Chinore Gossriment.
sontemporary comes, we have reasor to believe, and never ocean telegraph before, and who had to be sont is a Decauville railway A sad exant occurred on this last day. As the Trom u trustworthy sure that we may look he instructed in the most basty fashion possible. The Siamese Princes arrived here on Monday proousian was crowing a bridge, the, spectators forward to 1888 as the year in which telegraphic is now in a bad condition. The poles are in vory afterious by the river boat Honam. They crowded in ag aanbers into a teashop, which communication with Europe through Chinos y cases rotten, and the wire is loose. We sug landed with due Military honours, and wore rō- ceived at the whart by H.E. Sr. Costa, who com gave way, and about twenty lives were lost.
was built partly over the canal, that the house Burmoss and lines will be affected. To rect too that some of the stations are underman- quoted them 40 Government House. Among
quote our contemporary We have been ned: Daring the day winter weather a through As to the sickness, I base beant no specialformed that Sir John Walsham, whom the oorhaul should be made, sud such additional those present at the landing were Sr. Com caise aztigned for it; and Linsline to the opinion Saglish press latoly accused of dilatoriness iz means of transit should be given as to allow mos mendado: Fernandes. Consal General for Siam, that nore is neceszary, exopt the filthiness and British interests, has now seted with grostages to pass to and from Shanghai with reason Br. Paolevo, Vice-Comal, and several officials imprudence in which Chinese five, avea daring energy by obtaining from the Chinese tovorable quickness. The transit at present is exces- and others Their Royal Highnesses were ontor summer beat. The missionaries have fols to mout an additional olans to the Barmo-China sirely slow, and the line often blocked for hours tained at a state dinner by H. F. the Governor, enetrating, oppressive weather; but their lives convention, namely: to nect the telegraph by government mensages. at which the Coasuls and several officials were bare bcou spazod, we are thankful to report. present. Last night Commendsdor Senns For-
lines of China and Burmah." Our own telegraph ia now at Bhamo, and the Chinese within some
The Tientsin oorrespondent of the Mercury Perhaps those of your readers who are interest- dandas entertained the Royal guests at a Balled in folklere would like in learn the story of 300 miles of the Frontier in that dieselion. If writes under date of Frul instant: Last Sunday plind for a concesion to work the gold deposits M. E. Damas, a Tonquin merol.aut, has ap given at his residence. There were also present the God of Pestilence. I heard it as follows: our information by correct the Chinese lines are siternoon & ballots bulonging to the Military and gentlemen. H. B. Br. Costa andl à large number of ladies Thuring the Song dynasty as lawn dready duplicated, and the sanction, aid to te Collegn: ascended amier tur diestival of M. Par he believes to exist at Bai-san, on the Black Ri- Dancing was kept up with lived in augchon as a student, a spirit came given to Sir John Walshami to Jonnoot, will Pillas, for the purpose of military experiment from this souros at the recent Hans Birhibition. spirit till supper, after which it was renamed and Bot poisoned a well in his neighbortiond, de-storially strougthen thaenente cordiale is to witness it, several crossing the river is sam'Haiphong says the Chinese Coal Mining Com ver. M. Dumas showed a sample of the gold Nearly all the Earopena residents turned out antinned till the early morning. The function signing thoraby to destroy the people; bat when between the two cuntries.
The Tearane correspondent of the Courrier was all that could be desired, the hosts being in Yuen Shwai hoard of it, he threw himself into the Telegraph Convention han fallon through, as
pans to get a nearer view. There were of course of sale in their solicituds for the comfort well, knowing that the people would not use the reported from the North. it will be hurdly worth thousands of Chinmen throwging both sides of pany-of-Dong-son (or Wangen) had to suspend THE Undersigned having been appointed of the guests collectively and individually. The water in which he was drowned. Thus he saved while for the two Companies to take up the
its operations some time ago on account of the
Agents for the above Corporation, are Royal personages are to leave here to-morrow the people. There are now in this city and question anew, fur in view of the establishment ment. Everything worked very wall.
the river razing with quiet and plesid amasetrarbles in the country. Preparations are now prepared to grant Inaarances as follows: for Cape St. Janos rin Hongkong.
The bal-being made to resume work. The mines are fifty auburbs nine temples that bear his name; and
of a land line in the countries peintod vat, the on ascended thros times, the third time Makikanetres from Tourane, with which they are Policies at current rates payable either here,
MARINE DEPARTMENT. News has bem received from Peking to the every year of the 16th of the fita mooz (the 13th monopoly which the aforenamed concerns have dano Dauaque, wife of the French syndicate's in communication by navigatie elrenze. Be in London, or at the principal Porta of India, affect that the segociations in connection with was the day ha lesped fute the well) Lis insags is enjoyed for a number of years must be onasi mechanical engineer, pinckily wont with it. They fore the rebellion the coal told at Toursine at Chias, and Australia. the trosty are progressing satisfactorily to bath led out in procession, that the epidemics, Ekely dered a thing of the past ore many mentha have are still experimenting with the balloon. the contesting parties. It is expected that they to be cansed by the summer hoat, may be averted. slapsed.
$3.20 per ton. It appears that it is a sulphurous
PIRE DEPARTMENT. will be ehortly concluded
Does not this suggest the story of Curtius
feeal and canol he used alone, but mixed with Pelictes isnod for long or short "porisda at H.. the Governor bas voted the sum of in Roman History -N C. Daily News Correa. $3,400) for the construction of a powder maga. podent.
Australian in the proportion of one-third it earn! rates By an Imperial Decree pablished on the 27th makes a good fuel hie mine was the only one aine at the junction of Adolpha Loureiro and
September, the Emperor Kung Su, as a special excepted from the conreation relating to mines Policies ised for sums kot eding £3,000,
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Coelho da Amami streefs. The name of Sr.
act of grace, altered the recommendations of the enelded between France and Annam in 1991 at reduced ratos. Within the last two weeks have ocanerad sape Rosed of Civil Offss-that the Governor Gene The soncession bas stil a deration of twenty-ons Adolpho Larefro will be remembered by many
→ CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR GUN. of the heaviest rains of the seaBON, The Yellowral and Provincial Treasurer of Fakien should or twenty-two years. The concesionaries are at
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. of pour readers.
BOAT'S BOILERS, WH.Panch, with That gentleman was some
A Shangbai native papar sage that the Acting Eivor still overflows the country, and refugees be degraded three steps and removed to another
Hongkong, 16th July, 1872.
136ttinga, tested to 150 lbs. to the square inch; years ago especially sent out by the Lisbon G. Viceroy of Hu-kung issues a cotication stal still come to the vapital for relief. The Emperor postinto degrading the former four steps and Treat trying to establish'a regular line of ver- vernment to inspect and prepare plans for the that native opiam carried by coolios ofarland as in years b for monds aid, but the demand is stripping tas latter of all rank, both to be re-conveyings of the coal to the latter port.
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE
they are suitable for a vessel about 60 tons, or sels between Tourane sod Hongkong for the improvemmat, on an engineering point of view, from zeehuen into Hupeh, and hitherto free from greater than the supply. Last year the atau tained at their posts.
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would so very suitable for driving stationary engines Ergo STRAM LAUNCH ENGINE Bod of Macsa City and Harbour. Aftar a careful taxation, will in futurs so subjected to a lekin ship companies gave 14 per cent of the passage
1 inspection the plans and projects were prepared charge on every ounoo; and that the river barrier money for the relief of the suffering poor, and Prince Chinn and the other grandees defluitely Tho Shen pas publishes & Memorial in which
THE Undersigned having been appointed BOILER. For other vaxil news us Supplement. and submitted to the Government, anfortouxtely formerly at Bhasze will transfer its operations Viceroy Lappointed an official of the murk of recommend the sanksion into the educational
2 Staum prepared to GRANT POLICIES against Hunya-2 Ereignis) and 2"Dingoul' Stasm only to be pigeon-holed. Another vote, that of the new Yu-sac land barrier under Pa-tung Taotai to manage the distribation. This official curriculum of a subject in mathematics. These THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST.
FIRE AND LIFE at Current Ratos,
WINCHES. 83.500, was also granted by the Governor for district.
Larg PASING MACHINY.. conferred with one of the American missionaries, aro the foundation of all Europesu sciences, and A MONTHLY RECORD OF INFORMATION FOR
PUSTAU & Co. 1 DRILLING MACHINE repairs to the Praya and streets injured by the on the 9th inst. from Amoy, reports that on olly wasthe foreigner received no special instruc- degrees in mathematics.
The steamer Taiwan, which arrived at Shang who represented the foreigners, but the great diff-it is proposed to grant & limited number of M.A...
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Hongkong, 1st April, 1885.
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"Boxes" TAPE and Dies 2 Woston's PATENT E, 10 miles 8.W. nd Turret Island, sighted a to koop accounts or decile on plans for distrin and the metropolitan pipers qualifying for Bos
6.tona HYDRAULIC INSURANCE. Baberman's sampan which was found to be water.
Јаска. 'double acting Haro TUMER. logged. The stommer steered close to the boat with his own eyes vinst see the moany pass into be admitted on an equal footing.
tion. To make matters satisfactory a foreignor in the regular way. Manchus and Chinese all to
THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE (5,000 gal. Watu Task. 1 Bard's Patent to be surcharged for postal se This step of and found two men in it. Eines were thrown to the hands of the noudy, and not through subor The China Times says that Mr. Guscbue.
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STEAM LAUNDRY, capable of washing about His Excellency has come none too soon, as we hausted ocadition that they foll out of the days, over a decads age, the honest distribution tien st Peking, left for England on the Tas now in mesared position in its large any 5 Year period, sod receiving for his Policy a
them, hat they appear to have been in such audinate parties. As was proved in the famine formorly ficat Sepretary of H. B. M. Loga
5 YEAR DIVIDEND POLICY 3,500 pieces per day, with Bailor and Engine. 1 have been greatly inconvenienced of late by the sarapan and sank immediately, and befors a host of money is as of the bardest matters in China. inst. He has heet transferred to Lisbon for
Bagging MACHINE for eleasing Ship's Bottoms. scarcity of stamps of small values. The sur
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST THIS Policy secures to the insured the option charged ads are to be of five, lun, and forty reis.
from the stosmor could reach the unfortunate The foreigner must trust as little as possible, reasons of health. His successor, said to to Mr.eirenlation in Coylon, Southers and even Cen-ash surrender valns together with his staro of Rice SHELLING MACHINE, by Nicholson, of The new pestage stamps are ready at home
mea they bad dissapearod The boat pulled and take on himself as much responsibility as Howard, who has last served in Co,enhagen, will teal and Northern India, the Straits Settlemente, emulated surplus spportioned as a dividend. Newcastle-on-Tyne.
of Wolverhampton. New Patent Hand-Power come out, a large number having already be not be seen, it returned to the steamer, which the start. Courectionalities must be ignored in pastura of Mr. Goshen is a roal losa. Tie is a Queensland. Central America Natal, Mauriting, be paid immediately on proof of death, together as new,
sbmut for some time, but as the fishermen could possible. Everything must above board from arrive before the Peio closes. The de- Sumatra, Jovs, Borneo, Northern Australia, If death occur, the full amount of the Policy will supplied to the collectors there, whilst poor proceeded on her voyage. Hacao remxine without them for ordinary use.
All the abora tachinery are now or as good bacinoss, Honesty must be insisted on. The Shanghai papers received by the French The property soured on perpetual use by ability, in this raspert rembling his better plsating settlements wo have had cordial up- premiums received during the 5 Year period in
very accomplished man and possumsen great and the. West Indies. mail contain but few more particulars of the over-the American missionarios in still banging fire" known and eminent brother, the Chancellor of proral of the publication and an encouraging which death may happen."
From all sub-tropinel with a Mortuary Dividend of 50 per Cent, of all flow of the fellow River than those given by the The missionaries put the matter in the hands of the Exchequer. The staff of H. M. Legation at measure of support. The English Indian and telegram me published the other day. The Daily the officials, and for two weeks have not poreon- Peking is now much reduced, and Her Majesty's Colonial Press have spokee in commendatory application to
Prospautas and full particulars may be had on News translates the following from the nativeally interfered. The management is the low inister is over-burdened with his official duties terms of the T. 4. as also Directors of Public papers-The Yellow River wes to have poured method of the Chineso. The local magistrate Our Tientsin contemporary writes with re- Gardens from Sir Josept Hooker, F.R.S. itself bodily into the Hwai valley, and parts of and a depaty specially appointed by the Governor Cerence to the negotiations between Portugal downwards, and so have all planters. According to the Hupao, His Excelleasy both Anbwei and Kiangsu will be devastated as have been putting forth afforts to muske, the sand Chiasis Escelienos the Eavay of
GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO.. Aoting Agents. Chang Chih-tung has petitioned the Throne for well as Honan. Downs of telegramms have ar-curity of the property so satisfactory, that no Portugal still romains in Peking, and the pro-
Hongkong, 13th January, 1887. permission to vacate his post as Viceroy of the rived, and the Viceroy Toáng, who had arrived at zinta can afterwards taks place. The adjoining grees of his treaty negotiations is disagreeably Subscription, including postage, in advance:
No plants should be without it.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE Liang-kwing provizese, on account of it-health, Kwachou (Chinking) on his way north, has neighbours of the landlord have been frequently slow.
INSURANCE COMPANY, bat Le bas only been granted two months leave be warned that he will not be able to get called up and asked if they wanted the property, car seg uansee may grow out of the discreditable Single copies 28 or R1, back copies 3s or R1-igns Agents of the shore Const
It is possible, we four, that some evil £1 Sterling-Rupees 125 Dollars.
THE through the canal. It is said that, at the re-and the reply was, "No." The gentry of the shy delays to which he has been subjected. Disputos Kite.fying is a popular pastime in Chins, commendation of the Viceroy Li. he will ́ da and suburbs were visited, and asserted that they hare arisen at Maese with the Viceroy of Canton, in cloth, lettered, with comprehensive index, for FIRE at Current Rates.
Any one of the four volumes completed, bound And it certainly is a barnks amusement. The directed to proceed to the endsugeend distrints, would not hinder in any way. The headmen and in consequence the Portuguese firearmant £1 108. (or R18), earrings prepaid. introduction of ore foreiga innovation into and to take the Yellow Rivor breach question also leave decided not to oppose any more, for is sonding troops to inforce the garrison, also China has curiously enough, efasked with this under his Immediate care. national pastime. The strings of the kites, it
thuy knor that mover or later the foreigner will ships of war, and can for the forte. If the seems, have in sad near Canton got entangled in turned to Shanghai on the eth instant, having person to see the properly, and make the bou pass the wordy stage the Chinese will find the suitable for the tropica, India, as well as Ceylon H.M's gaabual Merlin, Capt. Mabarin, ro-entre property. One day the officials went in dispute should by accident or mismanagement Australian ADVERTISEMENTS of goods As a medium for English, American and the telegraph wires and interfered with the been ordered back from Chefco. The N. C.dary lines. working of the Hue to each an extent that the Daily News says:-The Merlin todt Sbangbat ona petition was offered them, saying the pre-customers."
When quite a crowd gathered, Portuguese culdiers sa salfors to be very tough the Straits Settlements, Java, and West Indies Chinese Talegraph Administration have been the 30th September and was picked up by the party belonged to a temple near by, but se obliged to make representations on the subinot Leander on the 2nd instant and toured to Chefoo signatures. were attached the officials refused states that the Chefoo Telegraph Convention constantly in the hands of Native as well as E- or connected with agricultury, the Tropical The Tientsin correspondent of the Mercury Agrisaltarlet stands uzrivalled, the work being to the Canton Anthorities, the result of which as tho tate of thirteen knots an hour, a rate of to receive it. They algo sail that it was the has been rejected by the Peking Government. ropean and American agriculturists. Being a pared to inrue Policion of Insucesos against Fire here given in extenso. Each and every word in by the Nam Hoi Magistrata prohibiting the sad a speed she will never again attain, unless party, and that the matter was thorofero legal. the negotiations of Messrs. Judd and Honaing-lies on the table and is very aften referred to Aging of kites in places where they are likely to towed by as swift and powerful a ship as the If, however, any good reason against the foreig-sou "are in some mare incompleta," and it during each month
on the usual injure the telegraph lines.
Leander The Ferlin-left Chefon on the 3rd nur securing the present property cant be offer proceeds to denyinge the statement recently and proceeded for twelve hours at fall powered, it would be carefully considered Thres dags made in the N. C. Daily News as "such x tissue Assistant Director of Kew Gardens, writing of HE-MAN ON INSURANCE COM-principle hitherto attained. The typography
Mr. W. T. Thiselton Dyer, F.LS, C.M.G, AMOY.
trial, and she did in that time 102 miles On would be given for presentation of way reson. of inventions that it may be assumed it was sent the TA, refers to it as an astonishing ra The Amoy porrespondent of the Shen-pao says the 5th at 4.30 am the fires had to be drawn Just as the allotted time was closing seven to the editor for malicious purponea. Time will pertory of everything relating to the economic that organised amaggling and passenger traffic owing to the boiler commencing to leak. The neighbours appeared at the yamin, one show which of these soultong stories is correct, Botany of the East." is preotised and undertaken by the Chinese gun-
engines then went slow, propelling the vessel at asserting that the property belonged to him, but meantime, the aucement, muce by the hole visiting Amoy, Tamsai, and Pagode data rate of two and a half knots an hour. She only he had us deed or proof. The official Courier that the Chinese Government hase implements, &c., used in tropical (tes, bigar, For the sale of plante, coods, machinery, chorage The Amar dopaty appointed to check arrival Lera on the 6th. It there resides at Foochtow, and has a servant et
We (N. C. Daily Noice) learn that correspoa forward the proof, but so far no such attempt telegraph lines is interesting, and we hope oor- medium exists
hearing the case granted tan days for bringing agreed to unite the Chinese with the Burmese fibres, grianiture, no better advertising Amoy whe simply pressats his master's card to dence of a very satisfotory nature bas recently has been made. the captala on arrival, and notes the fact of the for the navigation of the Yangtise from Ichans Anonymous placards Inve been issued, aceasing Carette of the 18th September:-The Tartar 12 ss and under per Zan... Os. Od. (8 annos). passed between the promoters of the company In the matter certain now features have äriser. The following is translated from the Peking" Kates for Advertisements [words to line.] to Chungking, and the British Minister at the different officials, from Governor down, in General and Lieutenant General at Ning-hsia Above twelve Peking. Sir John Walsham last month had helping the foreigner to purchase property; so in Kansua subrait an application which they Quarter Page (once) 17s. H10) per sant, off for
0817 several communications with the Tanng-li Ya ensing the gontry of being deal to the wishes of consider will bars the effect of stimulating mili-Usif The Sher-par pablishes a telegram from Tai- men on the subject, and strongly urged upon the the people and intotive ia remating the inroadstary activity and of raunving corrupt praatiose. Whole wan, announcing that the laying of the enbie Chinoso authorition the necessity of withdrawing of the foreigner; and inely axhorting the people Size the military inspection of 180€ not a single
£169.17 ach additional £2 124 between Hoo-se (Formosa) and Focobow, how their objections to the echemo, pointing out that to arise in arms and kill the foreignor. Thus officer of the garrison bas been recommended for
iction. For long contracts, special reductiona been completed, and that messages were sont the natural dificulties to the navigation of the for once the foreigner, affois and goutry a meritorious services, sad great laxity of discip. over the lure on the 10th inst.
rapids were no greater now than when the Chefoo classed together. The effort is the azpiring line prevails. The writers think that military and subwriptions may be addressed to The Daily Newsays that the Fecchow Arsenal Convention was concluded, and that a refusal to breath of struggling conservatism.
Communications respecting advertisements reports the completion of No. Goomposite ship, the ccraply with the request of the company to allow A few days since a scholar connected with gas and instruction, and that a system of rewards and
organisation depends largely upon regular drill | A. M. & J. FERGUSON, Colombo, kool of which was laid in December, 1885, and their steamers to travel on the riser would in of the colleges and somewhat of a native doctor, punishaneute is neomary to maintain the dus now christened the Kwong-kap Length, 22216 fact be tantamount to a violation of the Conven- was besten severely by a degraded oficial, who offlcisney of the army. This practice has long
or Agents in all parts of the world. beat, 33ft. 7in., depth, 25ft. 3in.; draft, 11ft. at tion.
Hongkong Daily Press Odice. [1980- bows, 19ft 8in. abeam, sed 15ft 9in.. astere. men la waiting for reports from the-provincial sent the man with his bruises back to the college revival in contemplated at the military inspection
As matters stand now the Teung-li Yahad just been cured of same illness. The offisi sinos fallen into dennetade at Ning-heia, and it TEN YEARS IN THE Tosuage 1900. Horsepower 1,800, compound authorities through those districts the river The whool barrowman was seised and sent to the which occurs in the present year. The me
FAR EAST three cylinder engines: sta capstan and doc-pasusu apon the practicability of the scheme, and yames. The examiner reported the case to the mortaliate also Intimate their intention of doing
JUST PUBLISHED. key engine. Spool 14 kuota Armament, two favourable reports are anticipated.
DJEMT STO. P. 163, CLUH, $2.00. 15 centimetre breech-loading steel guns forward;
Governor. The ovial becams scared and hur away with the corrupt practice of receiving
AVENTS IN HONGKONG AND THE four 12 centimetre ditto amidships; one revoly Banational Chinese ca. It is that of a girl of scholars out the Governor A petition, saking this stop they are confronted with great diff A. Shanghai native paper reports ratkurried in a petition Several hundreds of the precents from their subordinates, but in taking
FAR EAST. ing 15 centimetre pivot ditto aft. Two macbier 16, named Pa Ai-pi, who worked hard to man what should be done if the wounded man died salties which they consider it their duty to u
1875 TO 1884, Funs on the "watch-platform," and two on the tain a deluched brother. The brother was in the college. This stirred up the Governor, antica The country round Ning-hsia has of late INDEX, by which the date of any pront caz be Arranged Chronologically, with Copious steel maste. One torpade tnha in each bow: Ons murdered, and Miss P'u applied in person for he went is person to see the wounded man. He years grown more deserted than ever, and trade found at a glance. wooden and twu steil masts. Iron water-tight redress, informing the magistrate; la reply to said he would order the mattor to be investigated, is almost at a standstill. The price of the compartments. The guns are French (aichis queries, who were the murderers and where and so the matter rests, waiting to ba hashed necessaries of life has risen and is now sarers Kropps. Everything will be ready for taking the wirierem waapons were, that it was up by hush meney." theses in November. This is one of the eight his duty to discover Failing to obtain re- composite chips ordered by the Canton Govern dress, she walked from Honan to Peking, and Yellow Bire down to the mouth, and dredge the soonomy, manage to live and keep up their estab- TYPEnoxa, &a..
The Governor has just left to inspect the could not, even with the exercles of the atriatest WHOIS,
timea what it is in other provinces. The writers COMMERCIAL and SOCIAL OCCURRENCES, H threw herself in the Empres's path. Corered river and mouth. He le expected to be absent a ishments on their present salaries, and, if all per-
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