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but the smallest fraction of what is required, We note a telegram in one of the San Fran-livar over thebomicide." It is true that Chinese the interest to go on nouumulating till it had the fuel in quss, it contain only, 0.70 par the Surveyor-General's department having pers dated Baltimore, December 2013 authors generally are foul of attributing tho reached 880. The plaintiff went to the defen- cent of ashes; 3.49 per cent. of moisture; sul-
which records the marriage of r. Thomas Pol-
interest. They said they were unable toy carbon, 1856.
The scals in Cochin Chian would probably beas provided other with the money nor lard, of Foodbow, to Miss Lesio Hephaes Bug war to the desire of their Emperor to Avo his doute and asked for payment of principal and phur, 445, tzed carbons, 76.80; volatile by tro the staff to carry out the improvements at a ler "a manther of one of the oldest families in the people from a vice that was destroying them; either and asked her to put the $60 into the note
State, sad one of Baltimors's most charming but that of course is natural Every man like as though it were an advance and the interest to zems next quicker rata: Daring the last few weeks belka A BOOD sa the nuptial knot was tied to represent his quarrel in the best possible light, be from that time at the rate at threo candigreens he wach inferior to British coals, though I bars the nesudity for a lever hospital has been and Mrs. Pollard left for Washington, where and, to vilify his opponents. Pullip of Spain por teal per month. The now agreement was zeen no ausleie. This out only apply to the written on the noto and the parties, signed je Datoh soms of Pengaron, Asahan, and Pelarong. CHOCO-painfully demonstrated, and that is a need thor were to remain a few days, and on their re-doubtless not only said, bat beloved, that he fast, had books no material alteration in the The mines of Brunei, sad those of Tabuan,
turn to Baltimore would prepare for the voyage that will have to be supplied forthwith to England, from whence they will sail for Fooding Heaven's work in attempting to crash ent form of the note, batedly an agreement added sorht to hold a mach bigher place. The many Standing alone the cost of that would not be chow
the liberties of the heretic Low Countries and of to it, sad when the matter was put into his other oral seams which orop up in different parts that portion of the documen; which was not a ly must contain considerable quantities of very a matter of ostions consideration, but
The Singapore Free Free records o desperate England by faggot or armada, and the thought hands he had paid the penalty and had stamped of the island barenot beer tested, but they sura promissory note het an agreement. Special de aurvicosble fuel. The coals of Formoss have, 68 it is no itemi in the general: tatsl gang-robbery whita, was gommitted at about was possibly a sousolation to him sad his done not very distant future, too, will be the pro- Rer. AM. Ferricksa at the seventh alio however, the Chinese author exhibits more ra- had never signed the note or giren that or any omsequenos of their interier character; yet it
store, Sarangoen. It appears that, hearing vision of breathing spaces in the most crowd wolse at his door, the priest went out on conablenes and mederation than his translater, other promissory zote to the plaintiff, and, senast be borne in mind that there are other Fon
note, wall they denied, the note was invalid ing to this result. The Franco-Chinese war CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAE CARDS, Fed saarters of the town, plote planted with versudah, when a gang vi about a dozen men who has not hesitated to revive the thread band, that even masuming that they had given the stancos which must kavo operated in contribut inasruck as a material alteration had been made broke out just at the Ume that the applies burst in the door and two of them immediately catobipenny phrase of The Opluis. War." troca and shrubs, and kept in good condi attacked him. Several shots were fired, nous of
Of the faithfulness of Mr. Parker's translation on the face of it after the alleged signatures bad from Formos began to fall off. The coal port tion, and rookeries will have to be bought up them however wounding the prkat, who grappled in other respects we are not in position to beer pai to iz He (Mr. Wotton) sontended af Kalung was directly subjected to an attack, for the making of new streets. The Wang-with one of his nasalants and caught him by his judge, as we have not the original by a hat as that plaintiff was entitled to recover. A pro-and the whole coast was hookaded by the Franch mistry nate although defective as a promissory foot. Now, though previous to this the cargces gume. They struggled for some time when at
brother might have all the esentials of an agrasmant, of Forman coal arriving at Hengkong had lea ei-choug valley bas alas to be converted Inst one of the two Chinamen nearly chopped off may safely assume that one whom into a public recreation ground, a work al two of his finger and afterwards severed his atnologue describes as being in comparative and search would be equally binding. The case few in number, yes the war is mufficient to so ready decided on but standing orer for want corado's quene te which-Father Perricken hul roath sooneumate star at the Olinses had bean before his fartship before and the count for the total cessation of the trads. It
held on tightly. Relaxing his grasp the priest af funds, New cemeteries will soon have to and bis assailant fell wil the forendsh to the written character" (and who, moreover, has the plaintiff bad yes non-suited, but he thought can scarcely be believed that in such large conl Lordship would come to the sonclusion that the sannot be found. Knowing what Chiness aiz replace those on Mount Davis, grand, a dietanos of about four fast. While on four of the brother, sinologue stili bafore the after hearing the cass as now presented his deposits as those of Formas, good-mineral fuel 124
the ground he received a severe stab in the left his eyes) has been equal Le zo simple a tak. The delaudante had mesired this money from the ing is, and what Chiness merchants ars, uns may partly to dishonesty and partly' to bad mining. which are already too contiguous to the town thigh, whereupon his assailant ran off se priest, only cause for haitation on this, somewhat hun plaintiff and had signed the slteration and were fairly attribute the durioration of the export for safety to the public health, and will who war getting very weak, ran to the pour partant, score is Mr. Farker's admission in the bound by the note.
To Tani Hang, the plaintiff, was then called This caused the auipment of everything that wes "Communications on Editorial matters abonld be yearly become more so as tho towa spreads labeat a hundred yards distant, and was taken face that" in somo parts the crigini is digests and gave the details of the transnection stack and coal-like which was likely to fetch 3or
care of by somie Chinamen. The house had been
nerohant who know Formoen well that he wan ddressed "The Elite" and there an fastness "The iz.that direction. If the antitary improve araasked in the mainwhile, but nothing of soyed, and wearisoms portions have been omitted" some length. Several other witnesses were dollars per ton. I wasinformed by an English
ments indicated in the Public Health Bill are value was found there. Two Chinamen have As the digostod pertions are not distinguished in Also called, among them the interprofer
well:noquainted with the handwriting of Yau like fin would soon restoro the Formosa cal *Correspondente azu unquested to forward their name to be carried out, as most of them ought.to been rested on suspicion. Father Perrichon sny way from those still-in a state of ardity, it Monira. Wotton and Deacon, who said he was quite cenrinced that a cuscientions business- Editor, not for publication, but an evidence of good be, farge suma will be required for compensa, though hadly hurt te in no danger, but has gone is not always possible to say which is Mr. Parker Tak, and said that the signature on the note was frade, and send sa good fuel to the market na ABY
which competed there now. and which Department Magistrato Woi Yuda. Yan Luk's. tion to property ownere. A new Supreme Constans, Governor-General of French One word of hearty praise the English version
Nothing need he ackled to what has been All otters for publicstion should he written on Court House and now Post Office are recog- Ludo-China, arrived at Haiphong from Saigen doservos (and it may deserve it owing to this very and the case for the defanco had not concluded already aid of the Fapte coals except this that the Yesso coals from Kayanoma ard Advertisement sad Baberiptions which, we noticed an nocemary, and it has been decided on the 24th January, and will romain in Tola digestive prosess) and that is, that it is a version
Hommi opalields are by far the most valuabis for a month. On the day of Ha arrival at Hai-
in the northern island, and these as yet have for as by the Secretary of State that we are phong as hold an official reception. The Cham into English and not into the bastard Chinese
scarcely, so to speak, news into the markot at all. to have a new Gaol. Such are some of the ber of Commerce hold a poojal meeting the Fre affected by Morrison and other sarly sing-
It is from the southern and western mines that the exportie mainly supplied. Practically, the before him, and in a serice of resolutions they be out befor 11 on the day of publication, public improvemente that occur to us at the previone day to consider the address to be idlogues. Apret from the interest of the subjust
Japanese mines may be said to be inexbarstible: moment, and with the constant increase of expressedtheir disapproval of the Customs system matter, in itself very great, the form in which
We must not expect, therefore, that this com the population others will from time to introduced by the deeres of the 8th September Mr. Parker has presented it to his readers is sz-
petition will grow anything less, but is likely time arise.which cannot be foranDEN,
last, which has struck a wrious blow at the ceedingly pleasant; and of this praise ho will not
largely to increase as time goes on. Two thinge, To carry out the various Pablic Works prospority of the colony, having almost stopped grudges sal portion to the publishers. The
Thara is not much news of impariance here to bowever, are likely to bare an important influence business, and they requested the Governor-Gen- alcandy decided on or under discussion or eaal to make representations to the Gove want type, paper, and proof-reading in this new series
there were insuy compliats within the last two which will inevitably become necessary large in favour of a return to the ad valorem system, promise to be all that could be desired, and the obrozidlo just now. Happily the small-por is on the trade. It has already been stated that sums will be required. It is absolutely in the reception M. Constans stated his vistreover (a torrible paroda on the obrotse always ex-not epidemic in this crowded city as it is in years of the deterioratica of the Japanese costs. This was owing no doubt to the sudden and on the subject very cloorly, and they are the op-ampted) is very tasteful. BONOTONG. FERUARY 192, 188. possible to wait until the colony has saved posite of those of the Chamber of Commerce.
The story opos with the arrival of Commis
pressing demand thrown upon the mines, which these sets out of its yearly balancos. Some Addressing M. Rocher, the Director of Customs,
seams. It was owing also in port to the fact he said it was necessary to look not sa-much to slover Lán at Canton, and is continued with, all
possibly led to an indiscriminate working of the that the Takasima mine were not able to supply Load Dazz, in a speech delivered a month of the works are pressing and must be pro- the amofint of the recetas se to the protection things considered, very ramarkable nocarang to
all the orders, and other wines, soris of which or two ago, referred to the large amount of goaded with at once. A further loan will of French industry; that in applying the tariff the signing of the treaty at Nanking in 1842
bad beon abandoned, Fad been again. put into public indebtedness existing in England, therefore became necessary as soon as the intuigence should be shown to foreign goods and she recall of 'iying in 1844. Mistaken there
which could only bo'supplied by foreigners; that
yet the prices which tien ruled were so ligb and seemed to see in it the germs of one of soll balance of the preceding one has been it was not necessary the tariff sheald se applied of course are; the patty annesson of the Chinesa Honam sidonar the river bank, which had a fatal "peration. The coal was of a poor description. the great problems of the Fature. He pre- cxpended. The measites of our borrowing in a prohibitive spirit, so as to out off the supply are magnified and the losses of the English ex-result. A number ofcuntskode tenanted by boatmen that there was every inducement to bring asy to Tonquin of wash forsign goods as the natives aggerated except where, se in ene instance at coght fire, and the fames raged so fernly that thing that would ell into the market. The disted, indeed, the possibility of remediation, powers will be determined by our ability to require and which France cannot supply. It is innst (the capture of Chinklang, p. 65) is serves in a very ahort time shout ten of these flimsy effect of this, of course will be very injuries to Anything more absurd, we think, has seldom pay the interest, a consideration which us not to parinterest," he said, "to strike too scrarely the writer's purpose to underestimats them. For, structures were wiped out and several of the in the trade. It is not likely to be of long con. Sinnance if we may trust the representatives of FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED or never been spoken by a great stafesman. Į turally raises the question of taxation. The at such goods as we can never supply ourselves candid to a fault as he usually is, Woi Yuan is not mates, who probably wore surprised in their sleep, oropenes who are onbooted with coal-miring Beplying to the Chamber of Commerce, he said:
in Japan The remedy, they say ties in their arranged under one Alphabet in the strictest Lord Deur was referring not so much to bouse tax is already too high, and some have told the Customs to starcine hanevalence withuna bias, and certain ofthestors in thestrug were burned to death.
On Saturday the "Lord High Executioner," hands. setor, the initials as well as the surnames the National Debt as to the loans contracted abstoment of it is looked for. If we are towards products which can never be produced by glo-Mendhus sad Tartars for the most part, had another faustion, when several notorious It should be mentioned that ho saperinten. being alphabetival.
by the grast towns for municipal improve to contract a loss, therefore, the interest, if it range. In applying the general tariff I so he is often necesarily hardapon. Certain other's
ge further than this. The application of this
are Knglishmen of consid-rable skill and experi The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly ments. There is this difference between the excoede the balance of revenue on the pre-tariff to Indo-Chins has bean voted by the such as Commissioner Lin, he criticizes (ofton pirates oxpisted their crimes on the Executiondents and other officials of the Takasima mines anee in mining matters. The raines are in the re-sugrated in a suporior style and brought of two, that whereas the National Tabt was ex-rent lises over ordinary szpenditure, will Chambers; tias low that we must observe with great souteness) but less favourably to Ground.
The Army and Navy School at Wanapos hare hands of the Prizes of Baga, but I don't exactly to dats. They now earsist of
For the rest, as regards Castoms, I have come wards (p. 40). We do not propose to Eillow his FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA. Bended in warfare and sto sam it represents have to come from taxation levied in to the conclusion is in tur East it is ne history in detail, tempting as is the task, for, we colected forty students who are to be subruitted CODE.OR.SIGNATS IN UB AT VICTORIA PRA has been absolutely lost, except in so far sa other direction. Qo' this point, bowever, ory to protect French vincta lu order to have only space to note, one or two points made to the Viceroy on his return bere, from whom he ander west conditions they are worked."
its equivalent may be represented in the statements have been made by the Glovero-allow them to successfully compete in the markets in it. Ilus first is the distisst statement of an wis nominate twenty to be admitted to the book we have opened. We must offectively protect political results achieved by the wars on mont that the Opium Farm will after the our national industry. On another subject the agreement-by-Lin-to pay for the opiam torron-there to be trained as officers in the two services. which the money was expended, the sume termination of the present contract bring in romarks of Mr. Constans would doubtless bedered (pp. 6, 18, 20-a question shout which The hopefuls get some pag, though it amounts represented by municipal debts have been a very much enhanced revenue. If that be nudi more agreeable to is listeners at Haiphong there was mach discusion in England at the to only a few dollare a month.
He said :-There has been a great deal said. expended on permanent and in some cascaso it may not be necessary to look farther about Houguy. The oreation of a part at Hon time. Another is the admission, frankly and But a to Should the opiaus venue not prove sul gay would oust millions, which we do not possess naturally merle, that the Chinese had poisoned Tunerativo improvemente, either the one or the other, the idea of re-ficiant other sources will have to be found. and perhaps never shall. You need not entarth, wolle at Teim shis teci (p. 11.) It was natural pudiation transcends all bounds of pro- A tax on spirits was proposed before, and thin any anxiety. For myself, it will be my ob- and is not perhaps worth noting, that the dis-
joot to promote the prosperity of existing in- bability and so far as can be foreseen of would probably be the first to be proposed terests and encourage their development A loyal Chinese are made to play a large part in possibility. A debt must be counted large again. The proposal was not very favous dressing the Municipal Council, he said the English victories (pp. 48, 54, etc). What is So your town there are interests of the first order more interesting is the way in which the overt A fail Chronology of remarkable events ciace or email, not by its actual amount, but by atdy received, and it is ons which will pro- of which I must take acsomat Your port eristu,
the advent of foreignere le China and Jup the ability of the debtor to pay. Local debt bably be deferred as long as possible, but if it in a seat of trade, and it will be my object to assistance of the Americans and the Franch is cruiser on the 28th inst. He loft again youter-i the European fashion. The workings have A descriptiva of Chinese Festivals, Faster in England now amounts to about one bun. the choice lay between executing great and improve it rather than to reek elsewhere anothor acknowledged by the Chinese Thesa instions day, presamedly for Center, but during his stay since then bean gradually increased in extent,
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[JEOM A CORBESTONDENT. |
30th January.
Hongkong. As is must every winter, the disease is about, and some deaths have courred from it but it is not noticeably worse than in previous years. I hear, however, that it is very bad in Fatsban and deaths there have been numerous
A fire took place on Thursday night last, on the
NWATOW
PROM A COEBESKONDENT. }
know whether they are just to royalty of
The island of Tskasima, which 'emphatically"
may be at presunt regarded as the coal mine of Japan is only about 200 acres in extent, end until about 300 years.azo it was totally uninha bited The first inhabitants were a goard of five officers who were placed on the island hy the Prince of Saga- whom it belonged-to pravant freigners from landing.
Coal was frat worked by the Japapose at Takesion about 150 years ago. I buvo found no records as to what was done at that time. Proper coal-mining d' unt begin until the year His Excellency Chang Chih-tang, Viceroy of 1867. In that year as Englishnan (br. T. B. Gloton-rent-into parlaership with the Prince the Two Kwang, arrived here in a Coines of Sara, and began to mine coal extensively in
30th January.
It can
had always been very, obsequions to China" here he managed to run ep to Choochow to in-until the Taltasis uliory has probably be dred and eighty millions sterling, which bae urgently needed improvements st, the charge
(p. 73); during the war they offered (for a price)spect the forts there. Ho made the most of his out the largest walmine in Asia.
torn ont from 3,000 to 2,000 tons of coal per day been chiefly expended in supplying water, of a revenue to be derived from a tax On
war material and ships (p. 77); and Anally when time hors, and no doubt caused some stit among and afforis steady employment to from 3,000 to gaz, sewerage, drainage, hospitale, cometeries, spirits and going without both the imprord LATEST TELEGRAMS. the war was ended and in 1845 the English the officials..
5.000 working people. The mines are of consi ther extand for a great dis roads, recreation grounds, and other imments and the tax thure can be no doubt
called upon us to keep Kiying's promise to ad- So far Smatow has escaped a visitation of the ( derable interest, FROM THE "COURRIER D'HAIPHONG.”) provements of alle nature. Within the as to what the decision should be,
PARta 23rd January.
mit them into Canton, the Viceroy S, with the smallpox, though I belive there is a small tunes fors the island vader the bottom of the
sea. Balow. "Japer Handbook.") co-operation of the patriots in the city and the spiderais a country. The Fereign residents It is rather curions that these coals should be period during which these loans bare bern
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
Americans outside il, succeeded in repelling hers are making things safe, if not exactly.com called by Rein pest cont, although their appen- LOUISE MICHEL. contracted there has been a large increase in
M. Jean Dupuis, the Tongain explorer,
them." Wei Tian's object is to point out how fortable, by getting re-vaccinated. It is to be race is pertainly that of something much harder... the national prosperity, a general improve arrived at Halporng from France by the dost, An attempt to samassimate Louisa Michal, was China's policy was, "had our ministers knezu hopol, however, that the precaution may prove than paat Yet there a difference, for tongat ment in the condition of the masses, and an wall.
made during a scpference at Harre. Tle The Agents (Messrs: Adamson, Boil & Cassassin fired two revolver, shots, one of which anything of geography or foreign polities, to to be entirely superfluous.
bigve set foreign enemy against foreign enemy," advance in education and piyle of living.
that the Gellatly Line steamerstrack his victim in the ear. The wound is of a but at the some time there is no doubt fas Mr. Wish this advance new demands of a corpo inform us
this port.
:
ons to recapitulate in an Advertisement, but rate nature bave arisen, Ly supply, which. :beyhan laft Eingapore on Monday afternoon for various cature. The main bag been arrested. Parker incidentally'stows) of the truth of amish.
inolade
TREATIES WITH CHINA
Grest Britain, Nanking, 1842
Tientsin, 1858
Chofes, with Additions) Articla Opium Convention, 1888.
and all others nct abrogated.
Fesnos, Tientsin, 1858
Convention, 1860
Tientsin, 1885
Treaty of Commerce, 1986. Convention, 1887.
United States Tentain, 1858
Additional, 1869
Peking, 1880
German, Tiensin, 1861
Paking, 1880
Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Farn. TREATIES WITH JAPAN—
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Customs Seizure, China
ferent ports of Chins, Philippines, Siam, &e
Pilotage Regulations
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loans have been contracted. The municipal governmente bare not possessed the capita necessary to carry out the required improve mente, but the communities by the advance in their general well-brang have been able and willing to pay interest on the amounts, which ospitalists have been only too willing to lend. What the latter want is not to re- ceive thair capital back, but to leave it out at interest, and there is happily a constant progression in the ability of the debtors to pay that interest. Thus, therefore, the font ing capital of the country is always sandy at que cal of soy town wishing to execute im- provements.
The Agent informe ze that the Mesangeries Maritimes steamer Anadyr, with the next out- ward French mail, was to leave Saigon at 2 pm. yesterday for this part.
The Agents Messrs. Adamson, Ball & Co.) inform us that the Canadian Pacife steamer Batavis, with the Canadian muil, laft Kobo yes- tarday morning for this pɔri,
.....
The return of the Curator of the City Hall Masema shows that the number of visitors to that institution for the week ending 29th January was:-Europeans, 158: Chinese 1,894
The little steamer dea Gull, lately. The pro- perty of the kwal Marine Insurance Companies, left here yesterday for Shanghai en route for Taku, where she will be used as a tag, having bean squired by the Psiko Tug sad Lighter Company."
The Viceroy of the Two Kwang, who recent
into the condition of affairs in Hainan, arrived.
[FROM "STRAITS TIMES."]'
ST. PETERSBURG, 20th January. MOVEMENTS OF THE CZAR.
The Czar remains at St. Petersburg until March. The Police now before that there was no organized Nihilist plot to murder the Czar. LONDON, 21st January,
∙AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.
Mr. W. O'Brien has been released from prison. Apriest named Macfadden has been arrested at Armagh for inclting.
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externally distinguished by their extreme light ness, and the peonliar colour of their streak. There are Dumeroos leaf impressions of tre still growing in Japan. In keeping with this. half-formed obaracter, the coal gives of a large agunt of fire-damp, which has caused several that he alleges, and to the recollection of the truck-
nevere explosions. The last of these erred in ling, and what sokuulboys would call "menking,"
26th January, 1888.
1879, when nearly 100 minors lost their lives. part played by his countrymen at this time ezi probably due the bitterness and unfairness which The announcement in your issue of the 19th The engine works belonging to this colliery aro fally up to the standard of, recent improvemenita. the American missionary Dr. Williams displayed Inst. to the affect that some of the residente in on with all visitors, I can speak in the against the English when writing his distorted your colony, being alarmal at the spread of the highest tarms of the hospitality and courtesy of account of this war. Two more extracts from diy epidemic of small-por that is now aging Mr. Glover, and the mining manager, Mr. Stud-
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two countries, they are not for one moment to
may see by a glance at the figures. If the whole it were to tail to-morrow, it would scarcely
small fotion of the sunal cutput, us anyone
this fascinating little book must close our notice in Hongkong, scad their dirty linen to be wash.dart
I have dwelt with this much detail on the The first is of Local interest sa showing that the ed in Amey seems to haya caused some flutter couls and conf mines of Japan because they are, Importance of Hongkong was well understood and created a feeling of nussiness amongst the as already stated, the only orasiderable com- by Chins even then. The abjection to its foreig. community here. To-day s circular was petiterstaat Australia bus at present in the Bast surrender to England was that "The island addressed to the British ship agents by the Now, if we compare fie actual resources of the ocompied a prominent and central position in British Cousal, drawing their attention to this be ragarded as standing on an equal footing, Canton waters which if fortified by the announcement in the Hongkong paper, and re. Neither in numbers or in point of site are the The appointment of Admiral Tryon to be a English would be a perpetual menace to Canton" questing them to warn their Hongkong cousti mines of Japan to be compared with thase of Naval Lord of the Admirklty is denied. The other is of some importance in connection tuents and ship-mastors and officers of this pras Australis. There are at present nearly i coal minos working in New South Wales aloce. In THE CANADIAN FISHERIES
with the Chinese claim to suzerainty over Bartice, and urging upon them the poonasity of re
Queensland a comparisu might be zaade with tho In Hongkong many izoprovements are re-
COMMISSION.
"They also pleaded that in tires gone by fading to resive on based their respective vessels Lines of Japan, bat not with the coalbeds of quired, and new demande will arise-fear by |
About a quarter to twelve on Monday night The Times atstea that the Commission has ar the Emperor Ken-lung, when postcessful in sob dirty clothes, as some of them might have that colony, for they are probably fat more ex- year. The Government could make xoitus fire bell rang an siarm of fire, the eastern rived at a deadlock, Camis persisting in de-Burash, had abandoned 5,000 of territory been ased by the small-pcx patients. The warn tonsive. Our export trade represents only & very granter mistake-than to delay these improve disiziot being indicated. Beveral of the Volen-mands which the United States will not allow heyoud the frontier, thus maligning the sote of ing comes not a moment too soon. With the dark
fear, and Government firemen turned ont with
past mod varots by tramping up false narrow streets andoriail with the seething, sew Iments ia consequence of a reluctance to incur s'omple of engines to find on reaching Wanchat THE EMPEROR WILLIAM ON THE parallels; for, as a matter of fact, the slab verers, and every nook and corner filled up with j be felt by the nost-mining interest. The coly
the responsibility of a large debt. It in that the alarm was a falee ons,
the Tang-pih. Gate of Yau Kan declaring heaps of patrified filtirabil rabbish, or orice pots really important featuro that it has at present is Orders in Connoil for Government of B.B.M. inevitable that a large debt will bare to be
The German Emperor, receiving the Presi- that "Chine's territory ends hers" was put up by full up to the brim, it requires no great stretch the help that it gives to the increasing trade
between Australia and China. Sea Chinn and Japan, 1865, 1877,inearredi The city of Victoria was poca den. ty left Canton for Holbow to personally inquire dents of the Dist, expressed a hope that, in spite K'ang-bi, whose maps, still extant, would hardly of imagination to conceive the consequences that
Viswing the matter in all its bearings, ove cribed by the late Mr. BULERLET JOHNSON Size on Monday night in the Chinese cruiser of the present extrems uncertainty, the pace of conas bis anosesor of having Last 5,000 11 would follow a visit of this most unwelcome cannet help, seeing tast the large deposits of coal Rules of H.B.M. Sagrema and other Courts anewering to the definition of a straight Kang Kap. The usual zaintes were fired Europe may be maintained, bat declared that beyond it 1 (p. 68.).
guest in our port. Vaccination is rare, and the in the East renat in the long run tell on the price of the artiols sad make it hardly worth line, leng ik witasnt breadth. Its population, yesterday in his honour. The Kwang Kap left the Landwehr Bill was impeestivaly necessary in
primary rules of hygiene and ennitation are en
while for Asatralis to compete in this quarter. Inaring out the villages, mag, be taken sea for Canton yesterday afternoon.
the face of the increasing armaments of neigh-A Synopôle of all the Conjugations of the Ja.tirely unknown. In view of these circumstances It may be a matter of anrprise to us that Japan hundred and eighty thousand," and sil in The hand of dacolis which recently made a bouring States.
panese Verhs, with Explanatory Test and it is doubly desirable that all possible avenues was asking at Hongkong only 10 cents less lo steadily increasing at the rate of over eight quin, was destroyed on the night of the th
raid on the provincial town of Bacninh, in Ton
ROME, 21st January.
Practical Application. By G..F VenusECE by which this epidemic is likely to be introduced the ruling pries for Australian coal, though this ITALY AND ABYSSINĻA.
was cre than above what the P. and 0. thousand a yest. Twenty-five years hence January. After a sharp brush the French forsta
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ahould be jealously watched. Another Italian brigade is being embarked
Rain is badly arded herb. The tanks and Company were giring for the article. Taxe will prove a most useful work to students
My readers who have followed the presenting the population may very possibly reach half took thirty prisoners, as many killed were left
ths Oriental or the ground, and the remainder of the band for Massowah. a-million. Your by year the foreign trade dispersed. The French lort two natives killed,
of the Japanese language, which is far more diffolk are well tigh dried up, and fields are lying faste, Agures, sud reflections with Clica increases, and peri jussu the im- | and two were wounded. **
cult of acquisition than the chance visitor to the motivated and waste the cold, too, this anal trade may probably be interested in islate empire, who easily picks up a few sou your is not so sharp as usual, and a clear blus Rome references to the European coal sap- portados of Hongkong as the chief emporium There were a wamber of mall cases of tho
teness of it, is wont to imagine. The anthorry, and bright alear su are indeed a rereplies by way of comparison. First of all, it must strike everyone how little ground there is Castors and Harbour Ragulations for the dif- of that trade and the great shipping contre Police Court yesterday, but none of importance The Pages Iribrary, No. 1: "Chic Account tell us in his profase that the object first red phenomenon in the midst of January, when the for those sinister anticipations of which we have
of the Far East increases. Within the eroept the charge against Lai Tso of cutting
or The Opium War" By E. H. PARKER ab by the Synopsis did not go beyond a systems- bowling north wind, dark cleady sky, and heard so much sent the exhaustion of the world's period of twentyfive years we may see a and wounding a prostitute named Fong Wali,
The Freemasons Ball exces off on the 1st reference only to the British coal supplies, as it great trunk line of railway connecting Peridouse, Mr. Wisc, bofore then the medial fais little rolame processes to be the first of tie arrangement of the fire principal parts of drizzling lile showers onld have been one local. These anticipations, he it remembered, had
Japanese verbs in their various conjugationis, sin
these were the main resources of mineral fuel king with Canton and, possibly, a branch heard, sentenzed the prisoner to six monthsarion to be entitled The Poguka Library. We as to show on one sheet of moderate size all the instant at the Masonic Hall, Kulang, and in the world. What we have seen about the Indian Archipelago. China, and, Japan will surv line running to Kowloon, with a busy imprisonment with hard atour.
are not seen any prospectus, but if we may forms their inflected element is capable of taking. is hopes will by a great success,
ly very much-extend our ideas of the coal esang goods service bringing down merchandise. Webare received copy of a new weekly paper indge from the title of the stengeling volume. The work developed, however, and itnow presente
of the world. It is true that the Thritish cral- it is published, or to the following Agents for shipment at the Kowloon wharves, just started at Thursday Jaland entitled the | Bow, "is the pre""Chinese Account of Euroitvelf to the student as a universal parsing table THE COAL TRADE BETWEEN AUS feils are amongst the richest and best of the Torres Siraits Pilot and New Guinea Goalie pesne, their Religions, Commerce and Ware," of the verb. Some sagasintance with Japanese Long before that we hope to sao the magni. It is a four page paper very well printed and got we should imagino that Mesra Kelly and grammar is presupposed, and the Synopsis should ficent walarsaga of the southern provincap, and containe three pogon of advertisements Walsh's object in bringing this series was be used in connection with existing grammars of of China opooed up to steam communication, Port Moresby, New Guines. The tide at smi- to introduos, in a most grossly accueillo form which it is designed to be an ecpliszy, not a Rer. J. E. Tenison-Woods on this subject with a consequent large jucremes of the traffic | gention is evidently reaching that country. to foreign readers Chinese Seas of foreigners substitute. It will, however, facilitate the study NINOTO Mesa. Kery & Walsh, B'ghai.passing through this colony. All this may
The 88th Lily Minstrels announce in another he soming volume, also by Mr. Parker, would of this interesting language, and say and in this further detall the comparison already instituted venience resulting from this would be but alight, be legitimately coked for. But exon on the column their next performance to take place to be a translation of Ying hat us, the direction must be welcome to the foreigner. The between the Australian Japanese, and the Eng- and in fact would scarcely be felt at all in most
· Wide, Wide. World "—the present ons is, as
Biel Newcastle coal. The figures given aro quilo countries. It would not be felt in Australia, in present lines a large growth of the populat the Theatre Royal City Hall on Saturday ting mast be expected and, if our rulers are next, the 4th instant. This entertainment & Mr. Parker tells us in his prefuse, "to all intente broers is neatly got up and printed in very efficient to show the truth of the following indis, the Indian Archipelago, or the Chinese
clear and legible type.
[conpluzione, namely:-1. That the average British seas. It certainly would not be falt in America, given under the patronage of Their Excellencies and parponen a translation of the leat two chap wise and far-seeing, provided for. The mis-the Governor and Major-General Combron, and tore of the Sheng Wu H, or Military Opera
coals are slightly inperior to the averare coal of either North or South; and as for Africa, the
stralia, but the difference in most particular sun would seem to do nearly all the cling, take which has been made by succe Colonel Anderson and more of the Regiment. tions of the present Dynasty," compiled by a
is only triffing as far as chemical analysis goes. wasted by that country, and from the Sabars to 2. In charantere which are much more easy to the Cape of Gend Hope the employment of steam SAIGON ...Hours. Sobroeder Frères-iand Administrations bas been in not looking moking" entertainment out of deference to the Department Magistrate, named Wei Yüan!
appreciate extacally, but less amenable to by Africa must be induitesmisily small. head, in providing only for present needs, indias,
somo 4 years ago. But why Mr. Parker
esientino treatment, such as brittleness and Bat is there any fear of the coal resonroes of and in ignoring the fact that the colony was
giving off inch amoke, the Australlax fuel is Great Britain being hunted? In answering The Chinese in New South Wales appear to chooses to call his translation of those two steadily cutgrowing the provision made'avon be great admirers of Sir Henry Parkas, the chapters an "Account of the Opium War"
somewhat inferior to the Britisk 3 It is a this it must be admitted. first of all; that the younger oral, and this will not need na explans rate at which Grest Britain is using its vols in before the works were completed. Origin insolvent Premier of that Colony. The Sydney in not so clear. Of course it suited a per-f
tion to tell me how important age is as a tent of certainly startling. Just compare for a moment ally there appears to have been no systems. Mail the 31st Deceraber says: It as mentaln political party in England at the times to so tioned a few weeks ago that a movement was on
euperiority. 4. In almost every particular our own large output with that of the home" tie plas for the drais age and sewerage of the foot among the Chinese residents of Sydney to describe it, as it has since suited Mr. Justin Me To TT HUNG 8. YAU LUR AND ANOTHER, Australian coal is enperior to that of Japan countries. We think we have done wonders *CALCUTTA,
The only advantage that the latter has being when we have nearly resahod the formidable sum BYDNEY,
Lown, and the subject continued to be raise money for the Parkes fand. The matter Carthy and secas Américan missionarios; but
But what is this was initiated by Dr. Oz Les, of Wynyard-square, quite independently of the fast that to any can
Mr. Wotton appeared for the plantift, and that the volatile hydrocarbons are in larget of 5,000,000 tons per DLUM MELBOURNE...Mosers. Norton, Hargrave & Cocanda qusly neglected until the present and it was taken up vigorosaly. The result has did and critical sindent it is clear that it was nee Mr. Ewing for the Erst defendant.
proportion, making it a better gas oca. Bet side by sida with the British output in 1875 of BRISBANE
Mr. Wotton said in this case plaintiff sought it has more ashes, more sulphur, mare iroa. 120,000,000 tons per saang P.-It quite takes our LONDON. F. Alger, Clement's Lane, Burreyon General and Colonial Surgeon, been that, in addition to a cheque for 50 guiness LONDON Messrs. Street & Co.30 Corahit. backed up by the medical agihorities of the which was handed to the bon treasurers pre-Opium War," Mr. Parker represents his to recover £44.80, being the principal and Furthermore, it is a much more britale, and breath away to read of such quantities. Foy Australia, with all its mining appliances, nét ex- LONDON
Mom. Batu, Heady & Co..
viously, a further sum of £300 te was paid in by own author Wi Yün as remarking that (p. 38) internet on a promissory note dated 24th No-very much younger scal Army and Navy, urged the necessity of tak- Dr. On Lee at the close of last week. Numerons it was the closing of trak, and not the forced vember, 1885. The note was at first for $200 of If we carry our comparisons further, we shall tracting from the earth a fortieth part of the LONDON..........Mr. W:M. Wils, 151, Carnea St PARIS Mr LH.Ricby, 66, Rue Lafayette.ng action; and although several miles of sums which had been promised are not included, surrender of the opinor, that brought on the which 8200 was a cash payment. The note was to find thest the wale of Australia wake a good con which was taken out in the above year from be payable at certain date and the interent show beside the best of the oriental region. If the Britiak mines. No wonder that we hear of SAN FRAN CO. Mr. L. F. Fisher, 21, Merchants excellent powers have been constructed fur. It had been found noosecry to call in the Cintos War, the events leading to which were being included up to shat dafe mais the fall we can trust the puble statements made by the the-near exhaustion of such large folds as the
subscription lists. The money was subscribed. ing the last few years on a plan designed to entirely amongst the Chinese of Sydney and the the objections penerally to sign arey the amount of the noto, 3230. When the note be-Dateb, the Sumatran gole are by far the best South Staffordshire. No wonder that there STO NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind 21, Park Row.
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lives of opium fraders and specifically to came due defendants did not pay it and allowed According to an analysis of De. Visanderan of serious misgivings as to how long the cost in
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