INTIMATIONS.
Jvar Receitai
FRUITS.
CRYSTALLIZED
ATH CREAMS, BURNT ALMONDS,
SUNDRY SWEETS,
AND
A LEO..
ROSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS IM GREAT VABIRTT, NEW SEASON'S CHRISTMAS NEW TEAR CARDS INCLUDING KOMB CHROMOS OF SWISS AND HOME, SCENERY,
SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.
ALBUMS.
NEW ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC
A, SWATSON & Co., Ltv., THE NONGKONG DISPENSARY. ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong: 136k December, 1897.
"NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS:
All losters for muhlisation aboald britton on one girio ni the pagod azky.
.comuseermanded.
After hat hour theonply is limited.
character.
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNES95Y, JANUARY 4TH, Leś
trade has, heretofore, been airaost entirely mono.
LAKUENT OF CLOTHING:
with hard labour.
MACAO.
guos Orientales Vivantes ban for years past? We (Free Preis) understand that Dr. Dannys) Complädsant Identifed the rallies by the shop inking. As he did not know how to apply the we look for the revival of the Ohio Tea Trude. Tankes on the 12th of August with a caravan pruning kaffe allround in his family-se neither | What we want in a strong tos, fail of atoms, of 31 mes and 49 penis, aut renched the ne is to be Callastor at Kinta, in Porak, for which a beinnging to her.
and pot etly enrid" that it will retain tra Lake, whence they strack 'the road botwan dena good service in Paris. Efforts in thei
Defendants denied the charge. The money aid he dignity-then he had no choice but to the gaalitios a long time. post he is doubtless well fited from his know-
The Canton Endokh and Polu. The existence of the Poln S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED same direction have also been, made in age of Malay and at least one Chloss dialect, found on the Brat defendant was the proceed of
He had some simples in andiant history how to
tow of thie monson have shown great im- road from India was satirely mktown to the CONFECTIONERY. fragmentary way in England, and a move and his experience and knowledge of the native sale of a shed. CHRISTMAS
The sus was remanded till this morning in quit high office in contemporary history Thiers prerement sa theme of many previous seasons, Chinese authorities at Kiris, and the news of the ment in favour of the centralisation of the
order to allow of a witness for the defonce being and Macmahon indicated to him the way to and have met with a good reception in London arrival of the caravan caused some construation,
What can be dons in Canton can be done in bat, orplanation having ben giron, the Chin facilities already afforded is now in progress and superstitious bellefs that prevall among the
The Shen pas publishes some strange customs enlles
retiro. Instead he has clung to his past like a
other parts of the kingdom.
men were very cordial and profase in offers of The prosent system of attempting to make assistanos. Kirin, the chief plass of the district CHOCO-Cammorcial firms in China are beginning toborigines of Formosa, and which have greatly
Lok Afa was convicted of lercany of sight impot to the rook; he promises in the morning appreciate the advantages of baring on their thwarted the efforts of H. E. Lia Ming-shuan pieces of alothing, Falun 315, which had bean to resign; in the oroping he demands time: be large shops of 1,000 toho to 3000 cheste. of the same name, was a small, unwelled town, ata young then with a knowledge of the in civilizing these wild tribes. It is reported strasted to him to take to a seamstress, and makes his going a matter of his own good purporting to be of even quality throughent, with a fairly good bar. The principal indas-
that lately some of the nubile & aborigines was
the article. To zanke this quantly in one ahop in Turkasinn, farming operations' were entirely colloquial, sad the demand for sugh will gonated for warder, and being questioned by was potenced to five months imprisonment plezauro. He profeues to read the times better as of the main causes of the deterioration of try of the district was agriculture. Auclaw bere on increasing. Now, almost every boy daneral Lines to the reason why they should
than the united bonds of all parties; than the massitates the delay of many days in purchasing dependent, on the irrigation from the streams unanimous wish of the nation that he should go, the requisite quantity of leaf, ofta oxtending which were fed by the suiting of the spew on brought up in Bengkong learns to speak commit sach bratal ante, after having pledgs
their allegiance to the Gopurament, they replied
and the quicker the greater the pleasure. Too for a week-in ton days after the leaf has been the mountains, and the Kab, or officer whe Chinese after a fashion, the fashion, that is, that they were compelled to all samu people in
days since the parting gaual would be wished picked from the tree, during which is the leaf duly it was to regnlate the supply of water to is rapidly deteriorating, In India, es in alwave the altivatore, was a functionary of oonsiderable of the coolie class. It ought to be part of jorder that their families mirbt recover from
"God speed" Parhaps now he lies so low that uds in small obops rarely oxoeding 100 to 156 importance. Within the arps of irrigation the [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] the work of the Hongkong Public School to start ailment. It is also their custom that i
2nd January
no one will że him reverenco, Stoquissent in grace. aleata, all being the pickings made in a single country was dotted ser with poplar, mulberry: ponths, who havs atbained the age of manhood,
The united depatios and saunters, forming day; and by preparing and packing the ten the and other trees, and was extremely fertile. Good bring this knowledge, which the amjority of mast kill some one before they can got a wife, The new your ushered in with the discharga
abady ct 886 members, will units in the tran.day after it is picked, the best qualities of the crops of waeat, Indian cars, caiton. & were obtained, while frait, espectully ginan, melour, ita papil possess, inte slipe, and tore the The moro persoas they can kill, the better for of a large quantity of flos crackers, bomba, &c. boys out able to speak the lingunge after their own.
Yesterday boing the Jahites of His Holiness quil and safe city of Veramilles in a four days, to let ara rateinad
Another source of deterioration in the mix and peaches, and various kinds of vegetables were the manner of educated Chizomen. The The Canadians and their American supporters the Pope the ernot was observed with all pomp nominato the new president. Thetwo "favourites" turp of leat from infpeiar districts with that plentiful and good fatsion the zone af irriga. school is in ita infancy, the staff is small, Oregon are doing their best to makes trae by the Catholica. A Jubilee Mass was aslebrated are MM. de Freycinet and Julen Ferry. The gun in the batter districts. This mixture is tion all was waste and barren. The respect and
fer the Canadian Pacifio atwamship ize. Re
reds, and as often deceives the foreign buyers class of the popless very marked. He was and it would be uareasonable to look ferring to the visit of Mr. Danbar, she arrived by 1 Lordship Bishop Medeiros, assisted by a dark horges are, M. Floquet and Sadi Cor- often difficult to detect shortly after the tea is sivility showa to the Englishmen by all 21 for great resulte as yet. Very satisfac.in Hongkong by the Parthia, the British Co number of Dons and Priests, at the Catheriral, Bot. De Freycinet plasses the majority of the in Hankow; but the voyaga to England brings often rather embarrassed who strolling about tory progress has, however, been made, and imbia Times says Amongst the outgoing and the Military Band was in attendance. The Republicans, but Jalos Parry has a relatively on the coarse favour of the inferior mixture, the country. by the attentions in the shape of
passenger by the Parthia for Hongkong là
Mr. Robert Fortune, in his book To Jour step and purtak of ten, and so forth. offered the institution is a rising one. There is no Mr. William Dunbar, one of Portland's lending mase commened at 11.30 am, and scaladed at large following of Opportunists, and the united and is a great canso of disappointment and loss presents of frait and sweatments, invitations to room for carping at what has already been commission merebrats and large stockholder 2 p... when a Te Deum a sog. Salute Monarchiats, forming early ono-third of the dane, but it is not unreasonable to hope that in the Oregon Ming temps. He is so wero fred from the forts at noon and at the time rots, will join in all probability the Farry party, in the Tea Datrics, written about 1848 bin by the inmates of the farmhoto ser specially casuvine Mr. Fortuno as an authority, to the garden in which they were oncamped companied by his sister, Miss Ellen Dunbar of the Benediction at the To Daum. In the to select that keeping in-the-shade lander, and dril the processes of making tes, Wo which bo paed, wile the few of visitors Advorium.sente and Naberiptions which are not ordered for a fixed period will be continued at much more will be done in the future, that The objet of Mr. Dunbar's visit is to investigate evening there was a goueral illumination of the to secure all the difficulties, inflot all the damages not only did he visit all the tus districts in was oozelant. Crowds of sick pers begging The school will take a decidedly higher the four trade with Chins. This incrative town. The charass and the Bishop's residence in advance, for the next seven years on the Eo-China, but he was the first to introduce China for medicin also being them. From Kiria ideas for oxen emplar of the Daily Frets shot standing, and that in a few years' time ifpolized by San Francisco, hat in the future wore cuspicuous in their display of lanterns publican régime. Se intensely apopalar and to into India, and engaged several Chinese extasy went to Khaten, which was a busy man. We would also enllationtion to Mr. Fortune's under Gansial. Prisky ft Khoten for Aku Le cost before 11 am on the day of pršlication will be able to send up candidates qua 56 Cragen is bound to have a share. Mr. Dunbar&o; the tours slong Prais Grande were antipathetic is M. Farry--otherwiao a talented parts to saperintend the king of tea in India. facturi town. The party of Rugsinu uzplorers
for the University commercial examination will thoroughly investigate the matter, and also belliantly illuminated. Among these were and energetic wan-that it would not be surpris remarks on the replanting of tea shrubs over a few days before his serival at the former pl
whether he can do better by establishing Government Honze, Post Office,-Procuratura ing were bis nomination to be followed by very ten yours, a necessity which we are given to He had hoped to take them and make the understand has been lamentably neglected, and soquistance of that distinguished travaller, but and proficient in the language of the people agencies in China, or by selling bars."
the offes of the Correia Macaenes, the premises grave riots. He has not only bis Tonquin rampanto which perhaps may be traced a good deal of on reaching the Tain he was informed that with whom qs comercial wen the will the Parthie, enye the Oregonian, goes some
of Comendador Senna Ferrandos, Commendador siblities, where he doceived the nation by his deterioration of which we now complain. General Provalske kui cons on ta Aksa four 600 tons of Oregon flour, and there is no reason
Ee the writer) visited in after life have to maintain business why more would not go by avery wearum, as Basto, Jr., Sra. Sils. Brando, Guedes, Dr. "despatches” and “telegrams," and blad them fu Our previous remarks mostly for to Blick or five days previoudy.
the four made bero is in ovory respect equal to
Alvares, Neven • Sones, and others. All the men and mapes, but he is considered as the Tes, and we would now wish to add a fer about Shah Yar. Knebar, Kresabah, rod Karla, and, Californian flour, and the Canadian Pacific wil
eat ang out of rater mads in favor of San Government Departments and private residences adulator of Prince Bismarck. Aia elevation to Green Ten. Everyone is aware that this is an leaving the latter taws on the Sta of Fabmaty. displayed in its making and enlouring. From to Chakk Tao waather during Doonmber, Franrize "One of the steamers brought in other streets also showed their respect to the presidential chair would koop the Rapabli article depanding for its valus on tas ar struck down to Lib, sa proveded thante carga of coal from British Columbia, Jumber is to the Fope, especially the bosses opposite the cans obronically divided, sad virtually leave the the same baskes of leat & emall portion may Jay, ad Fobrazy, though very cold, had alad being shipped, and we not a slept Cathedral, the residences of Sex. Fatreira, conduct of the Republie dependent on the Moo-be found, which tf teftily solated and su cilm, clear and day; in March the old Now the Monarchists have not prepared, wil be worth Tis 70 a pinal, duty was lass severs, bat high winds with frequent the Vatconter paper, that the curo of the
dudstorms prevailed aud continued throughout abyssinia insules 190 boxes of Chill hagk ap Sanches Bimoens, the store of Sr. Ribeiro, and archical vete. ples, shipped by a merchant in British Calambis Sr. M. A. dos Reading's hang. The Cathedral the ghost of a chance of arriving at paxar.pl, whilst the lowest grade way ont te worl
it, however, ennsists of sa ordinary twisted mountains they attapted the page of the to Chius. It appears, too, that on her last trip showed with good effect a large transparanoy of Had they belief in their creed, confidence ora tasa Tis. 7 or 8, daty paid. The bail of April. After crossing the Chimen Tagh range of to Vancouver the Abyssinin took over a large H Hols
in their organisation and forces, they would at, called Young Hyson, and on the value of Kash Lan ranga. Here however, their guida quantity of tricks from Japan,
The Balliu bezier of HES. Rozs is to have availed themeeles of the present crithis depends the propertion value of the ohape ecropletely at fault, and after some hours of A writer in the Jiji Shimm describes a jour- take place on the 8th, and not on the 7th us stat. 81, when really no responsible authority The enlightened polios of the Japenes - marching conturi tham to the brink of a rules, to make sraut for the ospital. Morenant ir charging only 31 a picat on Ex-mwhty recipice. Then with dramatic sation ported tea has ended the Japaness to ace he threw bie sheepskin rap on the ground, struck ng which he has made along the barly-opended in error. railway as far as Sondaż is profices his der
The pervolte Bartholman Díar will leave this conclusive still, only yesterday, at the elations article similar in most respects to himself trics on the furohead, a down, sond sription by a fer remarks regarding railway progress in Japan generally. In Japan. what for your port for the parpas of coaling, ou held in the Departments of the Nord and the Pasgaon, which has so sucessfully comp-ts! with wept aloud. The fail of the guide to fod the might le called the railway em dawned in Jure. Thursday, and will then proceed on her way de-Calais, the Republican candidates triumphed it that it has reduced the vala's of Chins Green & Prest nirtan, but they came to thus winning rats from the Monarchists below the coat of production. China a place caller (okalik, whoaca thay pushed on in After pasaur 80 ¿âу# is still salable in the United States and Caned the dirolio of Nalabí. 172. when a line of eighteen miles between home.
where they believed themselves to ha enthroned about a par with Japan ton bot for seal without sabing a single bam being outside the Moral the Elyase scandals are limited to the years China Green Tea has bez a very unpro. caravan they sadderly on marks of lan Tokye and Yokohama was openst. Subsequently another line was constracted between Kobe and
Grevy ring, the Repablicans and the Republic table business both for the maker and the shipper. fent, and soon entered savural hundred pil- Qaaka. From that time on until 1881, the
The following agures will show the decade grins who were going to Lhasa. They were Government continued steadily to construct
repudato the sandals, and east off their perpe in the production of China Grooz Ten and the has able to verifir positiet, sad at length rarfons lines: bus so far no attempt had bean made in that direction by the props themselves. In
oliner nomads. By the advice of those Mongol■ betrayed by its trusted friends, let down by its lapan teas.
pashed on to Bhaiyu Tasklar, and thenes ta. Haidathura. While the way to the latter place M. de Freycinet, U he can display pluck and Export to the Gited States
bs experienced great kindness frome yonne Lams chef. but it cadets the condetaned.
who was travellinzi anupany with a Chiaman abstain from interfering with his ministers, and Expors to Great Britain.....
2082,244 torade Khorla. There was a good strip of 34,384,190 25,325.823 vanmy under barky at Hoidatbars, but ouly leave the play of Parliamentary institutiona Export to Bombay
21,501,190 sorvants were in surge, as the farmors balgono free: if he keeps aloof from forming a de Frey-
off into the menstains with their flocks and 8,998,86 herd to avoid the heat. The Mongols were a
1990-57.
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TELE No. 12.
BIRTHS.
At No. 6, Sitangoon Rand, Singapore, on the relations. morning of the 23rd December, 1887, the wife of CLAUDIO A, DA SILVA, of a 900.
On the 3rd January, 189, at East Point, the
of Jose BitL-ISVING, of a Bo
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG. JANUARY 4TH, 18
Mr. Rors is rather better yesterday after noon, but was not so well again if the evening.
The second performues of the season by the Hongkong Auteur Dramatic Clab is announced in our advertisment column for the 17th justert whee Sheridan's comedy The Rirals" will be pinoad on the boards.
A Montreal telegram in the Vancouver Daily Nerce, dated 23rd November. says:-- Honry! Boatty, manager of the Canadian Pacific steam- ship line, leaves to superintend the construction of the new steamers for the Company's China and Japan trade."
i
By
and Canada.
c GREEN TELE.
1872.73. 1936-37 22,834,510 10.623,600
FO%,980
18907.707 7.406,707
ONE of the most important topics of the day is that of commercial and technical education. For years past we have been
M. Durou's French Operetta troupe, which told that the foreign workman was heating was here at the end of 1866, will, we earn, short. the English workman by reason of hisly pay another visit to the colony. The trompe
FROM ANGIBER CORRESPONDENT.] superior tmining, and more recently the expected to arrive ahont the 10th January and
grd January. will probably girs their first performance on annie sermon has been proached, and even the following Saturday.
A great crime was committed yesterday after more forcibly, with reference to commercial
Last evening Mr. Baugster gate another asistate and clerks. It has Even em organ recital at St. John's Cathedral. Thera October of that year, however, the pressut Nipoou in the resideos of Dr. Roza, the Police trators. The Republic is a fixture. It has beemarkable advace made in the Export of encamped on the ja-turo preueds of the Thri-
For what cause I bellished with a good deal of exaggeration, was a good attendence, and the performance was pon Tetando Kaisa Jaya Bailway Co.) ob. Sarzen, Praia Grande. no doubt, the comparison being drawn in highly appreciated: Baring the evening nutriained the permission of the Government to kas cat, but the cook struck a young girl, a Ernest Lammert sang the soprano selo Hear ye construct a line of ovar 400 miles in length befolio esrvaut, with a chopper and mortally tween Tokyo and Aomori, and in the asthe year wounded hor The ran, who is a young fellow many cases between the best the foreigner | 1sesel,” with grast sweetness and ofparness.
Įthe work was commennad: and now it is on- can produce and the woral that can be found
The wall calendar for 1885 issued by the nonnool that the line has been completed as about twenty years of age, gave himself op in England, for such is the fashion of the Qussen Inaarsnes Company and forwarded to a far as Sential, about 215 miles from Tobe To to the Police after the commission of the crime.
cinot "ring," he will do. Then he has up-hill day. Still making all due allowances on yesterday by the local agent ears. Noriu construct a line of this length in a few years
work to effect: Le bas to impart prestige to the & Co. is, as east, a bold and Evilting one. Theis excellent work and has no parallel among this score, the wharmists have done good title of the company appears in black and whes the Government alertakings. The writer
Elysée, to sprad the mlary accorded him, no as Berzice in compelling altention to a very letters on plain red shield surmounted by then goes on to express his delight at being
to give a dilip to trade, and life to Paris society bla to spend the whole day in a train. Hi
[FROM A CORRESPINDENT.] important subject. If England is to goo grown, in each corner being cleared scenes in
and official amusements. Mias de Freycinet different quarters of the globe, three of the therto, ogn has only been able to ride a short
SAIGO. 2nd January.
must forsstour marriage; the sown in M. Wilson, improving her commercial position the ste-being laid in the Britist, dominious. Why the pub distende, but one can now be in the train
Since the dato of my last letter ocory Boveri-
Ah! what misfortune, to have o son-in-law İY dard of business and technical education lishers should have gone to Egypt for the fourth from seven o'doch in morning artil half-past
urgar than that of barley. The only field 32,082,136 work needed at the time of his visit as the will hate to be raised. This has been te. we are unable to discover.
seren at tight, going ever new ground all the meat dicial has been living, in a stata of uz-
family. Marame Floquit would be auques-
The make of Mogunes. Teegkin, and Fycho 10agement of the irrigation, and this was ecgnised in principle, and during the let A change in the date of departure of the time. The length of the line with has now certainty regarding bis fintare position, and fremstionably the best lady tenant for the French
overy month you bear nothing but this question:
White House."
has failey of considerably of late Foams, batwa atleaded to by labourare or horsehack, who few years technical schools have been e.Franch mail steamers in Shanghai is announale speed is that from Koriyana to Secial, a The local papers state that the steam es distes nf 86 miles. The red of the trains
The President elected, sade now through still get somad, pure teas from the distriated a lar stick to make openings in the There is no paint. how var, to which we wanid charmin sad so sp themselves the trouble tablished in many industrial centres, andere Shangbai ir future during the urth-on this Itne i saly about 18 miles au hour at Wan will its decrer of the increasing attention has at the sun tim metasoon our Saturday at daylight, iurtent of on present. Along the read through which this link be put in force? This is the clebrated decree going Repablican pes ministry Dominated. wish to dair the Government a attention, and of frequently disuning. Mongolian mod bern vaid in the middle class schools of Tharaday afternoon as at present. The dra paure, the writer notiod no heavy gradients. getting forth the reduction of the Civil Service France might take a new departure with all the that is, the stuff which ja manufactured in theorite incapable of ralking: a woman would get minulaewing and trading towns to eander the new system, and her wonil will leas | Matsukawe, there is a sanoel 690 feet 'ong, that the present stats of things cannot last long bis ancestral villa and perhaps his son-in-law Ping-uers. Some of the dealers adore honour-her goats, and he noticed that men who were far Dox in port, will be the fest stramer to leav❤cept one near Kumaori station, and thers are as I mentioned in my last. It is undeniable chances of success. It will leave M. Grey in neighbourhood of Ningpo under the name of on a pony to sro 201yards from her tont to milk
{
only a few bridges. Between Fukushims and
calculated to afford a useful training acordingly on Friday, the 6th of January which was the heurient Lit of work the company tae cavating bouse and merchant's desk. This will wake no difference to Hongkong
yond adding to the pressure, which is alresiy
on th
The importance attached to the question_avers uncugh. shown the other day, when a conference ga held, u ide. the auspices of the London Ch for Bangkok bad to put back to Singa
The ster Pakehan, which left Singame
berof Samanern, an coaster, il education, at 224d alt, disabled. The breakdown occurred et which there were many influential speaken. p.m. on the 1st alt and the steamer after y Sinoltaneously with the holding of this con-
ing to for seven hours, returned to Singaporn with one engine. The piston-road and a part of fetouse there was published a schemo for up the junk-ring in broken, and although it would examination for a commercial certificate have been possible for the vessel to are cort drawn up by the Oxford and Cambridgeted her royage, the captain thought it advis able to put back ou auront of the monson, 18- School Examinadion Board utter consulta pecinly ex un facilities exlat in Bangkok or tion with Sir B. SAMDELSON, Sr.H. Rosoos, doing the necessary repairs. And Mr. MUNDELEA, and with the Charwber of Commerce. It would hardly be too much to say that the launebing of this sebame marka, on era in the history of education
The troopship Orontes, which leaves rs this morning, taken the following passengers-blajer Williston, R.A., Lieut. Griffo, EA, Lieut. Matthews, RA and 96 men of the Royal Artillery for South Africa. For England, Capl
| had to engcunter, „
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FROM SINGAPURE PAPERS.]
LONDON, 21st December. VISIT OF MR. GLADSTONE TO ITALY. Mr. Gladstons proceeds to the worth of Italy on the 20t fustant, where to will apud several weeks
MOVEMENTS OF LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.
A
SAIGON.
th October last
in prison with his fools.
*
THE UNIKA TEA TRADE.
REPORT BY EXPERTS.
JAPAN T
Degrease. Export to the United States
and Canada... Export to Great Britain......
Increase...
1873-73.
12,003,026
mil.
12.006.628
144
pastoral people, and looking on agrion!ione an an 44,519.8isinferior ovenpation which might be left entirely 57,618 to servants. He led never seen more carolese www.farming. No attempt at weeding was stor 41.995.064ade, and in is felds the crop of weede we 15,003,026
ably to making pure too, hat the majority are too drunk to walk, or even to stand, seemed quite without a reform, as all thururament offe
uly ton apt to inix spurious rabbish with thair safo as soon as they had been lifted on to their ere choka full with indio da who are paid.
teas, which is carefully coloured to look like the horses. Among the other places visited were well paid and extremely we said, for doing
true article, but which is slowly and surely fajjar the reside of the ohist of the Thai. nothing but smokinga sigarette and patting."
undermining their business. The lost harmtalobinar Mongols), ishi, Ob, and Sacha. At forma is lea powder mix with and all length they ronched Husi, where they found In the air of grawls Messieurs. Unfortunately
into pillales to sell us juppenfor. In a pas alta Hani thay Journeyed the decree, the sins of which are good, will
where it was posible to cash Government of In- principally affect hoorable and faithful sor- The following report has been addressed Mr.ther cases all sorts of foreign substancas nos theagh enticatel and grass laul to Turfan,
troduced, and many instances of seizoes by the Tante of the Republic,48 men of ability and tried H. Elger Hobron, Commissioner of Emporial aited States Customs have taken place of late dia sucronog notes. The discount charged w colorin! knowledge will be sacrificod, being in Maritime Custome, Shanghai:-
Years. This is a distinct ease whers Govors-nary, but that Iafiau paper money should be negotiable at all in a remote a place showed ment interforepos would be valuable to the trade. SHANGHAI, 17th December, 187, their respective positions much junior to many
Duty-It is an unchallengeable axiom that a how widesprand was the co dance of Asiatica whose inability and want of lawledge are wall 9.- replying to your request for informa
the cheapest article, and in the instance of They tison proceded to Teamts, and after a kuma. The Gerawat would have done bottortion about the tea trails, as this it won'd be of trade gravitates to the country that can produce in the good faits of the Government of India had it decreed the total probfbition of the infor some interest to prelads ear romarks by giving we ind it going to countries which are most stay of seven days pushet on to Karashahr, very few agaros showing how the taste in lightly taxed. The Black Tea Trade is gain which to pussed without halting, and put up of the parasitic plante known as Malabars. England has obanged during the past few years. India, suglun oud dare, the Crecen Tos to at their old quarters in Korin, where a cordial These are the real burtion to the Colony, and Let compare the deliveries in London for
show pleted the oire of Chinese Turkestan, and, basiaes in Shanghai a soxson, to Lord Randolph Charabill bas gone to St. they are really of no nationality, as they will be the watra zaonths from lat Jace to 31st May, Japan. Ws will ask attention to the Blok Tas reception awaital them. He had no nom
Each subjects tc-day. British subjects to 1880-81 and 1883-87:-
how onerous these datjes are. The average price Karur excepted, had visited almost every im Tan 1981. Petersburg nufil the end of Jennary.
185-87 Doresse, Icrease of Shanghai Comicon this season 18 me about parent placa in it. The chief characteristic of morrow, according to their wants, as was proved chins ... 158,036.000 194,230,000 29,800,000 149,000 65,00 $1,000
Tla. 14. duty puid, and the present stook the country wasisartreme poverty. It right in not long ago in Singapore postage stamps Japan...
27.150.000 of 70,000 -cheata is worth roughly T. 9, be described as a huge desert fringed by ▲ Ceylon
7.741.001 duty paid. Daly and skin onut in small patcha of cultivation. The only 1,82,000 T 4.10 to Tis 5.10 acorting to districts, resily good strip of country of considerable sise 4.000 or quite 50 per cent. of the value of this stock was the western portion, comprising Kargalik, Hog on Ca compete with Frea Trade coun-Tarkand, and Kohgar. To the north a sunces. tries as long as these killing duties are imposed?sing of very small cases oriended along the toot This year promises to give ovan moes striking The present prions of Congou in Shangbal are of the Tiau Shan Moaulains, the stretoles of results than these, the last vabilehes figners 25 to 30 per cent. de cost of productiot. intervening deurt becoming larger as the These figaras are very instructive, as they net although theexport to Great Britain from all traveller went further to the east. The western only show the dearcase in China tea and the bias is 30,000,000 lbs. short of lust 35500, and extremity of the province was desert pare d gains of other countrios, but they ale prove rates of freight and exchange are excepti ual-simple, and so we the southern extremity as far what proper care in cultivation and preparation ly low The doty ta Ezgiand is so on, but west as Kiria with the exception of the small will do when skilfully applied. We refer part as it falls ou all like it does not aut to the cases of Charabad and Chaklik. The central onlarly to Java tes, which a low FATA go were detriment of any one producing country in portion was chicly desert, except that pasture weak and poor in quality, but which have made particular, and that it does not affect the value of coarse and inferior descriptiva was found the neighbourleod of the Parim river and of rapid strides in make and strength, and cons of China tem adcarsoly is proved by tho fact of quently in favour. This improvement has boon equal price baing obtainable in heavily taxed parts of the Lob Nur lake system. There were brought shent by greater caro in cultivation London and duty-free New York. It may affect pbably say dieriots in India in charge of a ingle collector sad magistrate which were and preparation. The reduction of taxation to consumption, but not prions.
1,779,000 3,07.1,000
4,000
BEELIN, 22nd December. PRINCE WILHELM ON THE in Great Britain. Commercial education. Duvo, R.E., Lieut. Broke, B.E. and thirty-so
POLITICAL SITUATION.
swindling case. M. Constans has not resigard, udisa. 2,275,000 75,425,000 7,714,000 bitdeṛto relegated to such an inferior puimen of the Royal Engineers; Captain Pune,
Prince Wilhelm, when presenting Christmas was reported the day I wrote you last, but has Java Livut Bramwell, and sixty-eight men of the End Northamptonshire Regispost; Conductor Gitte to his regiment of Hussaraf the Guard, telegraphed for carte blanche on the working African... Hendarico, of the Ordnance Store Dept., Sur- geon-Major Charlton, A.B.S., steatoon met af said that the portion of affairs is grave, and the the Royal Artillery and Mrs. Dose, Mrs. Hen-immediate future tacertain
tion, is now taken under the direct is
derson, and Miss Henderson
of the two great, seats of learning, and it can hardly fail to beneft by to connec tion. As the Times remarks, "the real ob jeet of commercial education in, tha berei. sense is to show men of business the ing of their daily work in its wider relations, and to give them a genuine interent in ita acientific bearings. Such an education right- given will not only maze the recipient a Writer man and a better citizen, but a better fire rapidly spread to Nioboms, Sanchome, and
m of business in the narrowest sens of the term. It will enlarge his viows, whet bis facaltres; and give the rest of scientific pursuit to the every day" drudgery of the counting-bouas and the desk."
The
The Japan Gazette says that a conflagration of most serious dimensions occurred on the night ( of the 11 ult in Tokyo, the rufiction of the
flames having been visible in Yokohama. fire originated at No. 15, near the astro Nakajima, Kalipara-cho, at shout 1 a.m. A strong wind was blowing at the time, and the
POLICE COURT.
3rd January.
BATOLE ME. E. E. WOTSHOUOM.
Matsushima-oho. Lelirane, and was not extin guished until 5 o'sick the next morning, by which time no less than 1,600 houses are said to have brea destroyed. Another fire, fortmunds Tecember of lesser extent, necurred at about 7 p.m. to
FIRACT
formed only 80 employés will be dismissed by and putting in force of the doores, and I am in- thesad of the present month. Others will follow after a lapse of time.
M. Klobokusty, the lately dominated Secre- tary-General, has arrived by the mail. Every body in prophesying stormy weather in our local Administration as the Lieutenant-Governor and the new Secretary-General are men of entirely opposite opinions.
Total deliveries
205,233,000 221,145,000
...
Algebra, English, Geography, at least one ern China, assisted by the officers of the D. coming in their dirontion Tho bost came alors leis nor Boarbon ever treated the people, procurable in China, but as it is no langer tivation or sceatifie prinsiples wouli'y the with Imlia or Kain, must. he was disposed to
these Umite. Thus shorthand in an optional subject, but commercial correspondence and esis writing are obligatory, and great waight will be attached to good handwriting
So far on
The tortems, and detestable oration o
Thirteen men were charged with piratically attacking the Yik Hop junk and dealing there.
OUR PARIS LETTER.
A minimum has proved a great stimal to the If the Chinese Gorerament are really desir. richer and better worth having that the whole from pr perty to the value of $500, on the 4th
energy of the planters. Japan teas. being noos of improving the production of tea, the bei of that bagerines, extending over not Young Si said he was the master of the Fi
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
suited to the English tala, hava never taken of all plans would be for them to throw the much as than degrees of longitude and six same day at Nishom, Unamichi, Asuknja, Rop junk trading batwon this, port and Hoi
PARIS, 28th November, 187.
hac from time to time bos entertained of Any hold or the public, and are not likely to decountry open to foreigners, so that they may degrees cf latitude Sanguine expectationa This is a wonderful country for sarprises, bat 80. India and Ceylon sujog the advantage of establish tes-curlug bugs with msdern ma A crabar mesting of the Rogs! Sussex Lodge Feng, Heltai Fong,on the th December
sbsolute freedom from taxation, a large number obiaery in the districts, and, if necessary, the development of a larga trade with The examination is intended for candidate way! 11 on the 25th ult. in the Magic Habout 4pm. with a carga consisting of 130 pi
soratry, the spawness of the gopalution, and the absence of say an sanfacturing fadastriss of 15 or 17 who are entering commercial Shanghai, when Broker John West was in lal onls of rica, twenty pigs, twenty fare of oil, no one expected to find the Presidentship of the of fishes of loaf in the year and oraseqant may nire land for the better-cultivation of Turkestan, but jalging from the poverty, of the
thirty fowls and ten pigeons. The value of the Repablis pronounced to be vacantezapremiand greater ri i per anna than China ir sud the the plant, and last but not least, abolish all life. A wiiuum of general koowledge isled Worshipfol Master for the easting your whale cargo was ab at $500. There was a crew by its occupant by pablic opinion, and that co-comparaties neargas to the godsewing markete dntire on the articla, au that it may cong-te_vu
The ceremony of installation was performed by of four au board including himself. On the 5th
We have confidance in making the following fairly equal terms with India and Crylon. The exept on the inest pitty scale, it appeared to expert more difficult to move on than a used- demanded of all candidates, and Avilbantic, Rt. Wor. Br. J. I. Müller, D.G.M. of North December, whex bearing Ko Cha ke saw a boat
up king, or a chansted emperor. Neither Baggestions for the improvement of China tess capital requisite for the parchuse of machinery in imposible that an anticipations could We know that the tea we want was one and plant would then easily be faulter be realized The volume of trade, either Lodge. The following are the newly insede1 side and those on herd frod into them about modern language, and "ausiber zubject, liler offoe beatere:-IP.M. Wer. Bro G. M. Hert; ory or acctific," are compulsory, but a con- 9.W, Bro. B. R. Gale; J W. Bro. L. Pa twenty times. He stopped bis jonk and teren tersign or un-ezvereign, with such sovereign brought to market we conclude it is art made most of the industry. Tea wantd then brat, think, always main icalgalbeaut siderable latitude of ebcies is allowed within tonje; Transurer, Vor. Bro. A: Jehusted: ar na board and drove hu and his crew disregard a M Gray7. "Who svald bars and we are therefore strongis of opinion that od in its preparation as an articla of huren his personal experience wert, the most friendly
into the hold and battered down the hatch.
the modre of cultivation or caring in vorne in food, every process would be as cles as homentsling appeared to exist towards England n W. Astiil: 5.1. Bro. P. Cosserice. They thou sailed to 1ytam taking the juck with that accepted model of all the democratic virtuoso and Inne contcy, we should rent avoid what Mr. Alabaster salla the "perspir pulution and of the amounts of thin China to be Socratary, Bro. H. Falbin; Organist, Wee Bro. thought it is the phrase on every lip be, Ceylon and Inchis son'd 16. bighly beneficial mare anil farention could take it, and we should the part, but of the subjust Maconinse do- Bro. B. P. Lalosos; IG., Bro. J. N. Lad;
He and his eu wews then taken on board the and hewn out of all the Spartan severities mend that a number of intelligent and practation saturated" stuff which is now brenght to verament. At sesuat the Chinese seemed to be adopting a coneliatory polloy towards the Mus pirates' bost and imprisoned in the bold. On Steward. Bro. 8. M. McLeish; and Tyler, 3.4.
spoleon the Third's silenos was proved to be cal Ctinamen should be sent to those count: wat kot Chas. Merritt...
to learn the process themselves - 80 wy to One point more calls for serious xitaution, and sanas, dae perhaps to a aussivusnons that their the 6th December they reached Little Boog-caly the closk for hi-emptinees and incapacity. become teachers to their fellow countrymen on that is the almost mirarnal custom of Tea Hongs position in Türkust vas net altogether secure. kong, where the pirates left them, going away in and spelling and to an orderly style." A On seme parts of the coast of Sematra and the uk. They remained in the old is the M. Grévy's plaoid austerity has turned cut to their recit would be an advaringo if knowingly iuting fales masters of tare in Han-casional Austone ad ill-treatment of indivi It is an abuse easily remedied, sad if ones as occurred. bat, on the whole, so far as his Beighbouring sands (mys the Sgapore Free December, when the art of the junk he merely the mask to conceal a multitude of facturies were stablished in one or two of the kow. choice is given between French, German, Press, the Bahermen test the depth of the sea.com on buard secompanied by a constable and Ignortheŭur republican qualities, which may be principal tes districts under official protretios, remedied it would do away with oue balf of the Lubiervation extenda, their rule was not a harsh Spanish, and Italian, while the "literary And also the nature of the sea bottom. by the poi
sribed by travellers in China Proper. were al scientific aubject" te be taken up may be they hear on applying the ear to one end of an release them from the hold and took them to embodied in the regal authoritiem.Etat, using all the medere mashinary. The inta troubles to which foreign buyers are now subject..
He was able to identify either English History; Latin; Elementary car of which the other end is plunged in the the Police Station.
We have omitted to say that we hear, on very most unknown is Turkestan exopt that the Patie At a depth of 20 funt and lose theroed even of the defendants in court sa bolonging to eat moi. Happily, after the tact, there will duction of machinery will require strong A fine of $500 or an on any Hoog guilty of this tied on crimimis aul.Accuad paracus as da-
oause disturbance amongst the workers that it the party that attacked his junk. They wore be no delage, as the sorely tried patience of the Goverment protection, or it may possibly malpractice would have a mous salutary effect. Politient Economy; Drawing; geometrica!is & crepitation, similar to that produced wh ze seven who hoarded big jaak Each of them nation, is resolved toʻgive M. Grávy a few days' will replace. We know for a fat that sta reliable suthurity, that Ceylan is producing ton punishment of the cage was sometize resorted to- and mechanical; Chemistry, organic or in salt in thrown on burning charcoal; at 50 fort it
was armed with a revolver and a sword. Neither more respite, & few days more salary, before he rolling machine was imperted from Ceylon at a cast of about 5d. per lb. fo... 850 to and severs boatings were often inflicted. Com Boma two yearà age, but it has not yet been an. Th. We have the honour to he, Sir, your plate religioua taration was maintained Crime we repressed, sad life and property were in or organie; -chanies; Electricity; or Sund, is like the ticking of a watch, the fin too big his surge mor tis junk had been reverei
more or less rapid, according to whether the bat.
The farther bearing of the case was adjournedishes into political oblivion, shrouded in
Es no wet ware found with doorsge encugh to obedient servants,
dinary times as safo ir Tarkostan us in British Light, and Heat. The examination in Latio tom is entirely of coral or alternately of corala till Baturday, the 7th lust.
„oblagny.
fasa a possible riet amongst the onoides,
India The pratigs of the Chinese stood M. Grory allowed the golden opportunity to The Chinese method of proparation is go very
very high, and they were looked up to wech and in modern languages comprien "pend, or of a 11 bottom is entirely of sand, the spaad ie clear; if of mud, it resembles the
us Englishmen used to be in India same years Beroer Mi, T. SERCONIE-SMITH. seo translations, while in the living buming of a swim of bess
alip, where be might have remained anything primitive that tea can only be properly cared On dark nights
ago. Among the people generally more con- but an object for time to point ita flugor of ander the most favourb's olimatio conditions. Under the influence of rain or any other ants-
$idence seemed to be felt in the Chinese than Longues"a fair power af conversing anently" the fishermen select their fishery grounds as-
ALLEGED THCST AT THE MONG-BOF-TRUI FIRA,
When his son-in-law's misdeeds ward creamstaten the process breaks dow
in the Mussukasa oficiale. The most glar witt betur ber required.
cording to those indications.
Sun Ahoi and Sun Ahing wer charged with rat.
inge in the ad.inistration was the pre- The Hongkong Public School last year Baynthe Japan sette: The Canadian Pasito stealing 100 boxes contalaing may, jewellery became as palpable as non day, when his entirely, and hence the irregular coality of wo
valones of offist corruption, which was in- very wisely placed itself under the Univer-steser Abgezinin, Captain Goo. A. Les, which and clothing, to the vilus of 328, the property of hand was detected in every some when his season's produce compared with another. Ta
tensifed by the uncertain tenure of off and arrived in Yokohama on the 20th mit. from Chan Ating.
Lbo frequent transfers of the superior fano gity examination scheure. We would suggest Vancouver, appears to have received & prolly Complainant, a widow, said that on the 1st connection with every person of shady antece- irregularity might be obriated to a great extent The points that wint the greatest change ste
tionaries: bat as a whole, be did not think the Chinese regiru in Turkoetan compared on- that it should now prepare its bays for the severe dating? beth going and coming. On iust, he was moving two best front hor konst dents was petablished, when the forgery of by the better housing of the raw lea commercial examination, since most of them her way to Canads, she encountered very roughes she was afraid it would take fire, Defendants legal documents and bis oomplicity with their fermentation and Aring.
Ever since the opening of the Scez Canal wonther all the way, but she was still able to offered to look after them for her while she abstraction were brought home to him; when
On the 28th November a meeting of the Royal favourably with other Asiati Governments, are testin for a commercial carser.accomplish the journey in 15 days 12 hours from returned and gut her children ust of the house, hribery and corruption extended shadow upon there has been a yearly deterioration in the
spite of their absurd self-conceit and ben a paper by Mr. A. D. India. examination is a tolerably stiff ere, and Yokohama Twice during her trip to this She accordingly gave them into their charge, but the sorrupt up extended its shadow way, tea has been prepared for the Foreign Geographical Society took plaon at Burlington such, og se those of nonzy native Storer is
markets, and tormen lay the blame on the Bouss, London, port she was oorspelled to beava to on account on retarning to the spot where she had left them bool will have to make some progress of the dangerous was rushing, but as damage found they had gone and Isken the boxes with litter should hars cut his son-in-law adrift, sept buyer in Hankow. The fact is that teazine Carey, FL 8" Journey cound hinesa Turkestan ather peculiarities, the Chinese appeared to be it cas bope to pees many pupils suc-is reported. With regard to the question as them. The next day sho met defendants, who him into the desert, cized and purifled the hare studied Brat the rest of making, and and along the norther frontier of Tibet." was by no means together wanting in the batter moderation, isaltigence, and the other qualities ally, but the standard is one at which it to what route the steuners of the Canadian denied all knowledge of the air. The boxes Elysée from its taint of having been the central onond the palatos of the Hankow bayers, and read by Mr. A. E. Carey, M. Inst. C.E. (brother ouarnoteristics of a ruling class, and to be
alighly fired arrives at the market in the mist Strachey, oopied the chair. might very usefully sit, aren if it combat Pasifle Company are te fel ow. Captain Webber, had since been found on the back with nothing otce for trading in posts, influence, decorations, they have found that a tes half fermented and of the sutler). The President, General H. quite the susters of the Turk in decision,
Superintendent of the atomship survice, in rein them bat a fear old books.
In the course of this paper the writer stated which fit men for posit ous of authority. The attain to it immediately, Arrangements ported to have oppressed himself an Idee: Muk Asan, aged twire, mi to the previous and condomzatory speculation, and no it attractive form to buyers. The realt ta thak might possibly be made to have Chine in--The roots Bow being taken by the China witness, said she saw her uuat give the two boxes arised the milieu of the executive, and given we now get a pale-ligooring, brisk tea, which thut in the latter part of lay, 1885, be left Chinas had a military strength in Tur has lost bulf its strength and nearly all its keep Simla intending to spend two years leave of besten that old for a mement resist the ad steamers from this coast was a new one. It into defendants' charge and heard them promise rample to every branch of the administration. cluded as one of the national languages, would require soms time yet to fully establish to look after thew,
Instead, M. Gráry ignored the indignation of ing galities, being sepid sed favourless innere in carrying unt a long-cherishel poheme Tace of Europan troops. To an auprofessional Wok Si Fuk, a boatbuilder liring in the same
a few months. Fermentation should be allowed of travelling on the frontiers of Northern, ye thers meaned to be good raw material among which would be of decided utility locally.ite feasibility. Once that was osoitained the
through the pathway Louse as the complainant. gave evidenes as to de- the population of $8 millione; cozaldered his to go on antil every leaf is red, and Bring should Tibel. His plan was to rescla Turkestan the goldiery, bat the men were disciplined and noinhabited poorly armed, while the oflcers were atterly in- would become as ac 21 The time is approaching when there will be rente
Arat duty was, not to uphold the pride, the be done slowly as in olden days, without po by the Foute a larga demand for young men with how the Pacific then as the route opted by fendunts taking charge of the tro boxes.
the Canard vessels and adhered to for the inst PC..231 said in sousequence of a report made honour, the purity of his office, but to caror his per fermentation you osuust get & strong, riel tract of Tibet lying between Rudakh sad Polu. eleient and aten audited to opium. Chias was ledge of Avist languages, and more parti forty years. The traße already was a consider to him by complainant went to a boat-build ring son-in-law, to be a father-in-law first and fignar, and it is on strength and make alens At Kailang he was jutud by Mr. Nor Elias, a naggresivo and not unfriendly neighbour, that the Indian toss rely for their reputation, British Commissioner in Ladakh, a bound and our good vibes wight therefore go with cularly of Chinees. À ̧school for the gudratic ope and monthly inomasinie. He was caning yard where the defondants were employed got President. He thu let down France, and No one or heard of Indian or Ceylan as for Turkeslau; and at Leh he toned Mr. Da her efforts to maintain and consolidate for au
Adent that in a few years the tar over the Complacout accompanied him. She pointed of Oriental languages bas recently been Canadian Troits, or northern route would be the cut to him so the two men who had abargs provoked, by crowity, his abdication. It is from being recommended By being of experies daar gletsh, whose epvvier boa geoured as Terki hority. He oft Yarkand on the 7th March, of the her. Os the frat defendent be found. 17. this point that M. Grry dinplayed anority into Chias pen in 159 of dagur interpreter and gerent for the trip. His left, and trailed by Karglik and Kugier te founded & Berlin, and the Ecole de fan-ipes on,
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(Signed)
JOSEPH WELCH, J. FINDLAY. A. J. H. CARLILL. CHARLES COLM. Κ. Κ. ΚΕΡΜΕΣ.
F. J. GREEN.
INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF A RECENT JOURNEY IN CHI RESE TURKESTAN.
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