te and it
of confidence at present oxisting between shara. Notice of vidt paid Prince Chan by the holders and directors is against the East in-Emperor on the 2014 of the 18th moon, tas terests of all concerned, and it Has with directors eighth Hat has paid during the Prince's Ilness Three man caught at the Hanehow camming, tione for the Peitsal degras paraquating man. didales and doing their essays for them. All con- wrned the frita themselves, their employers, and the officers who allowed the fraud to be com- milted-to bo braght up and punished with more or less sorority.
At the meeting on the 27th ult. I should have bear glad to, have asked the Chairman a ques tim or two bad I been able to sttedi, but for haps some shareholder will be kind enough to afford me the information I desire. Holding the opinion I do that the value of the property in tato is far in sreces of its earning power, I would ask how long is this outlay on so-eslied improvements to continue P. Badar last year doubtedly was. Kowloon Dook was increased in value $25,557.84. Would it not be judicions, fästead of spending muscessarily money they Lavo not got to wait until it iscarded, and so avoid increasing the present incubus of an interest
coount
New Dook.Would it not have been fair to the abareholders to have afforded them farther information in this mactive, and azplained more fully why the original sutimates have been to enormously exceeded; and, considering the spermom-inurease In cost, if the Admiralty could not be approached with the object of obtaining a farther increase in their gent!
The original tintes for the New Dock ware ander 2400,000. Up to date of December, 997, there has been expended on it (vide Report) $79,943.37, and at date ons bandrod and ton feat still remains to he finished, the pumping ma 'chinery, shails, 20., &c., to be still erected, and to do this the Company will require at a reasonable astirnate to horrow at least $200,000 more, bring- ing the cost of the Dook ap to, in sound figures, $1,000,000, and exceeding the original estimato by the huge amount of $600,000
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Tromandons fire reported at the capital of Kweluhow province; 1,870 families burnt out. The authorities subsequently distributed ends ranging from 1 to 2 tasis to the sufferers to meet their immediate neede.
TAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MARCH 7, 1888.
Notice of the resone of four man from a ship
Notice of the robbery of the shop of a Moorreed man at Msono during the owner's absence at Mosque. Three of the thieves have since been paught, and, the editor hears, autonood to six months' imprisonment. | Some rotaras instituted of an abuse which
BANK,
The Shepuo sare that the Foros Enrog 15, who had left his home some days back, and to those who de urgently seed it, they for THE GENERAL FOST OFFICE AT ap of Sitha, Drake, and ozonation of the che, opponated to Russia, oto., is still in Horfig loeing kis olotion, de; at a gunbling house has show, both their benevolence and their right
TOKYO DESTROYED BY FIRE same footing as the fores of the same kind kept
ap by the British North Borneo Company; kong, and that his Secrator of Ingation, In run away my peste en judgment. It is out of respect for their action
Labuen ill be sesigned to the latter. As Young-cul, has just left in Nagasaki to join A child badly bitlen by a dog in the Western in this regard that we pen the above lines in
Foommendation of their condnet both by way of The Gural Post Offes in Tokyo, stated regards Sarawal, Llein, and Bridal North the staff with que or two clerks The Korosul suburba
Pray of fishing boat-reported at Chu-paracording their friendly not, and by way of luin Zaimoku-she, Nihonbashi-kn, naar Einbashi, Borneo, the High Cousischer will take action Envoy Min, temporarily recalled from Japan, is prassing the country people with a proper sons was burned down on the morning of the 3rd as Delegate as the British Government, whose prevented from returning to his post by the tou
February The Are broke out shortly after Tour wishes and policy it will be his duty, to enforce alones of funds. The loan of $1,000, (16) mundo A widow woman, unable to colleet hur rent, of shame for their bebanour.-Daily News,
'clock, and before it could be checked bad der Barawak at British North Bornen will, other to the King of Kores by Messre. Tousend & vents her wrath on a neighbour who ventures to
troyed the Post Office itself, a building in the wise, be self governed. The High Commissioner Co. for the purdless of two new small war. advise her, with the result that they have a THE NEY GERMAN-CHINESE
Communications Superintending trees and will advise the local authorition, and report to steamers, soit in payment of the price due for scrimmage and she gote one of her earrings
four private residenose, besides nomming balf the Home Government in case Cosed be the sung chi and Ch'co-rang, was originally broken
We (Daily News) hata buen favoured with the barber shop Every effort was made by the disregarded, thereby enabling it to take action secured by the Customs revenue of the three wrocked jonk by the steamboat Honam They following artracts from is letter from Berlin on Postal officials to care the correspondence, &o,to enforen his authority. The British North Korean ports and by certain gold mines; but And, socording to the Shempo, in this they Horor Company rales no objection to those the latter promiss so well that the Government |· had been two days und nights on the wreck when the new Gorman bank
Tho recebere of the Syndicate are most for the most part sunceaded. The Nichi Nichi arrangements. Far otherwise is it with the proposes to work them on its own account with Special telegram from Poling to the Atomg powerfal. I do not know all of them, but Köni. The payment of the money orders and Rajab of Barewal, who is dead-against both the help of machinery.
the deposited money will, for the present, be British protectorats and theappointmentofa High pao. The Governor of Kwang si is to choose anglich Saehandlung, Testedhe Beak. Bleicbrosuspended on acuant of the reports for the Commisioner The Bojat mists that Sarawak able matte all the permanent post of Prefect Erups, Stern, Wazachater, these last two money orders having been burned. The tom-independent and has to mood of protec
TIENTSIN. of Kwa-lin. Chi-pang recommended to fill the always run coupled-are among them, and three porary oflee is located on the opposite side of the tion, Federation meets with no contenacce post rendered vacant by. the change.
The health of Prince Chan has, according to others equally strong. At first there ware two has crept in in connection with the foundling Extracts from Peking Gascites. Proclamation distinct groups with the same object, but by inte office and pastal affairs are managed se naval from him. As to the new banking institution the Chinese Times of the 11th February, de- Tranklations regarding the troney orders and to be started, Mr. Dent stated that its prospectus cidedly improved, sad he can now walk a little hospital at Huiction For The establishment of by Literary Chancellor against frauds of the Government perenation they hare best the dopeits are conducted in the Kanda Fost Offes. won'd be put in circulation last month. Angie lys moon te auled, with swellinge la bis the hospital has stopped infanticide, but the uhr-examinations.
into one. le farthered by ses fraudulently get charge of more children Extracts from Hongkong and Shanghai papers. German Miniser at Peking, who has given our The matters which escaped the fire mere for Eastern Bark doing it extensive business will
The Courier learns that Mr. Feindel, who ar Proclamation by Po. Wanya Magistraten Lorouragements of a specific antare, of the riot Warded while the fire was at baraiaz, bat receive applications ter shoes. The capital Joints, the result of me, bidding the letting off of fireworks in the city, nature only the inillated know. I darey the more or lea dalay might have been caused, and has not yet been defiately Bred, but is likely rived in Shanghai from Berupa by the Sachen the An affelal notion has since to aggregate £500,000. Only a portion of other day, has been appointed to be II I. G. Mi's soromi fres having been caused by the practice. Chinese authorities have held ont a certain read the froumstances."
$100 reward offered for the arrest of the prin-ness to faTORY. (3 raian nationals in Gorerament en led by the postal authorities to the effect this amount will be paid up for the present Consul at. Tisttsin, in place of Mr. Rottich, whee oipal and 850 for that of any of the suberdinsies contracts, and to push Germen interests still that all the rail matter was saved, but about The Bank will take over most of the North till bombered, want house a short time Borneo Company's Dumusial business, and will ago, on furlough, on secount of his delicato in a gang robbery which occurred in the city more, Elstr. Von Brandt taker a German bank out Jottors and papers lapas Guisto.
also start agencies in Ohio, Singapore, and state of health. some days ago.
in China to ben necessity. Eo idea in starting Lists of the succoseful candidates at the ex- the bank is not orictly to make menay by bank THE SUPPRESSION OF KIDNAPPING character. Its founders wish that Hollanders, when the solemnitine of the Emperor Kwass
Batoria. The Bank will hear an international )
The current year being fixed as the time is cast in that aminatione in the re district cities of Huachoning, though of course in
IN ANNAM
who have sunk so much aspital in British North 35' tarriage will be celebrated, immess6qBAI- direction also-hat the chief object is to gat Government controta either for the bank or for
Hornes, would back up the Bank fancially, sed tities of silk fries will have to bo prejured 3rd March
their protegés, such as Krupp to make money
According to Dr. D. J. Macgown, in his "Glimpsan of Too- give it every support, So far as Mr Dent for the all-important goesston. Description of one of the New Year's amuse-out of these costreets and to offer together with quis," anys-Although the subjugation of statements go, saire in North Borneo es to the Shih-pea, orders have been given to the in- to on the eve of important changes. Ao doubt perial silk manufactories in Kiangsu and Che the person able to answer tracts, for which advances Government loans indefensible, it must nevertheless be seceded for a federation with the trails Settlements, silk fabrics of all kinds.
are to be floated in Europe.
that in modern times the conquests of the British Táska of the successful students at the Kan-At Best the bath warto be started with ana million sterling capital, it will hardly matter Stammationa
what amount they will start with since they hava, millions at their back. They want to have their not uimit, hence they are trying to get the law ongital is silver currency, this German law does changed. It will take some time, and I hardly fancy that a movament, will be made for several months.
than they can narso, and the starving littlachil- aran-die, or if they survive it is only to be sold
to a life of infamy.
Some excitement reported. at Msono in con- sequence of the Government ordering the various Chinnas houses to be measured. No er plaastion biving given, the Chinas tnppose it in with a view to the love of some new or "Increased tax Ms not, the editor says, a happy place.
Aelom fiber finds a man's hand in his net; it (Fa had been apparently out off.
Notice of the Iban of the steamer Swato
A ghost of a Chinaman who went to the gold.
The interest and working expenses (an pump.falis seme dozen years ago sppears to his son ment Priss Riddler sinted on Lanterns, a swall { their tenders the money to carry ont the con inferior ons by Christian States in morally the B. N. B. L'ompany would be all the better kisng to get ready po less than 2000 rods of ing, &c.of this Now Dock when finished will and advises him to set up se a doctor and proo-reward being give
them. alone steorb ang, 570,000 per annum of the Com-tise the system of curing diseases by spells pany's cringe.
written on paper, burnt, and the ashes adminis tered in water, promising to be always by and
Notice of a prize offered for the best essay en the good work of establishing a public cemetery for the burial of these who have no friends to bary them. The amount is not mentioned, but the essay will be carrod on stone and set up at the esmetery just established at Si-obino.
The question of the disposal of the Coutranya losus. I approach with some diffkdenos. Assam- prompt him. ing it to be true, until contradicted, that the Company is indebted to its mcretary to the extent of $200,000, am I right in intering that previous to putting themselves under obligations to a paid servant of the Company, however vulsed, the Directors had exhausted all other Teans of obtaining the required kan on fair and reasonable termal
Opposition.-I think in considering the position of the Compay this ought not to be lost sight of, and the alter is pertinent to our inquiries. A patent slip with hydraulic machinery to lift 2,000 tons couli ho laid down in Hongkong for $150,000.
These potty appointments gasettad.
Usual extracts from Pelsing Carettes and Hongkong and Shanghai papers.
let March. PEKING NYWE Instead of landing article a summary is given of Peking news.
The congratulations of the season are to be presented the Empress in socordance with the
zal practico.
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A. bar of silk tassels for their onps are to be Presented Chen Wang to Po Wang, Chtag Wang, and Ke Wang, and ples of silk to several inferior prince and distinguished members of the Iza- perial clast.
Th. 2 to be given the men of the body-guard in rognition of their arduous service during the year.
There are two suitable sites where such a Patent lip con ba srected, and ther are bath owned by two of the shrewdest business men in the colony. Further commout here is needless I have been asked what possible good I antici pate from this letter, and I would, ir ply, simply queta the golden rule of doing unic othera No. Had I been aware of the true position of the Company I Rover would hire in vasted a large portion of try means in It being s beary loser along with many others who ciu less well afford it, I have taken the trouble try to elucidate the mysterion (to many others well as myself) of our Diresters' reports: In ochofusion, just one word personally to our Chairman. He says in his speech that "It
The annual reception of the Mongol Prinoes, will be freeb in the memory of sctie of you that, and the accompanying feat and marital pressure has on more than one Occasion vises is to be held in the Tai Kasng Hall Leon bronight.
to bear by sharoholders this year.
His Majesty has been pleased to pass over the
Care is to be taken tuse all eligible girls, de, daughters of boyars, &c., orer 23 are entered in the list to be presented Her Majesty to make selection of ladies for the Palaos from
apon the directers to divide a larger sum than failure of several of the Mongol Prinosa to reply the Board deemed prudent."
It is to protect the investing public against intelligibly when presented to him; some could sach shareholders that men like himself and only speak in Mongolian; some not at all. others, independent of noh pressure and above suspicion. are planed by investors as guardians over, their property. The true interests of the Company as a whole but not of speculative share
holders ought to be their constant object.
Various Provinsial ofloers having failed to cheerve the proper etiquette when presented to His Majesty they are in future to go to their res puctive Heards the day before the presentation
and rohearse the cremony,
Measures to be taken to put a stop to a prae-
PORCELAIN MANUKACTURE.
་
PEKING.
9th February..
in India, and of Russians in Mid Asis have can whose everlowing Treasury wild then be The Cannes says that a fire took place tributed to smehorate the condition of the availble to meet its wante Federation of this on the 7th alt. at the residence of Mt. G. Hoarson, Story of a robber who had emssed some money
subjugated on the whole, and in like manner the kind may sawer in the distant future, but on the French Bund, Tientsio. The fire origin sted in the hall by the nosidontal upsetting of falling in love with a dusel in Mueas and pro-
Indo-Chinese Peninania will indubitabis derive sus premature at present.
sonie krasine, and rapidly obtained a bold of dition that he apends the honeymoon at their
One of those will be in the suppression of man- posing to marry her. The parents agres on con-
benefit in several ways from French domination.
the "woodwork, farmiters, Ao. The reuimen of out. He sgress, and sends bis tranks there, but
stealing among the Laos; these of that race THE NATIVE SOLDIERS IN ANNAM the foreign won-of-wer in Tientsin renderel axergetic assistance in sabdaing the flames. following next day finde the house ampty, his
whom the de imitation of houndaries between Franch and Siamese territories (now in prosses, prospective father-in-law having removed his
With reference to Annamite soldiers Dr. Mac. The damage is estimated to be about Tls. 1,000. town and the robber's property on the night and
The effects wora insured in the London and The bank is to start in Shanghai and is to will be secured from being kidnapped and sold gowan, in his Glimpses of Tonguin." writes. ditted to unknown parts, which so affects the rob spread gradually to other places in the East se into slavery. Thirty thousand coolice (otherwise. There are about 2000 trained native soldiers Lancashire, and the honse in the ingspore ber's spirite that he goes mad and kills himself. requirements may demand
slaves) were demanded a fow meatha ago for attached to the French artag, who are rendering Insurance Company. Account of a barracoon said to exist at Macao The Utopian idea in Borlin is that Chine will labour on the Panama Canal, and measures were efficient service in suppressing brigandage and under the oloak of a lodging house. Persons all at once open out to European nivilization. talon (otherwise kidnapping them) and piracy. For long the region conterminous with passing by are liable to have their cape puliai Dreams of always, of embanking the Yellow 1,200 Wore soparsly packed on shipboard China has suffered from sivil skrita, and from off and thrown in, and if they go after their River, of an aporial mint and such like gigan-for, transportation to that Isthmus, but they time in memorial the coast has been harassed property aro seized and kept prisoner till they the works are indulgin
were released by the authorities of the Proby pirates the men slaughtered and the vomen 7 paid a visit the other day to the Imperial can be shipped abroad.
testorate, not, however, it would appear, until expatriated and enslaved, the tranquillization elephants, of which two-a male and female ere Three thieves engaged in the robbery of the gambling house near the Wu-Lsien en in which THE CHIAESE GOVERNMENT AND moved to that rate by Annazaga mandarics of the land is some compensation for its mumis still alive. In winter they are kept in houses Some of the decayed coolies were obtained frosion te Gallio rale. Without the aid of native with thick wooden floors, but in summer they more than Tis. 1.300 worth of plunder was carri
the province of Canton, where two of the recruit soldiers the counter could not bara been cons are somations taken ontside, and on the 5th day ed offers caught yesterday and handed over
Cuder the Ming Dynasty the porcelain manning agents were decapitated. Thus no ziors quered, nor could it be four retained without of the 6th moon they are taken to the city oat to the authorities. One of them is a noted thief, facturers of China wod to be subjected to ar attempts are likely to he made to oualeve people their al. The nucleus of the Foro was command the male- very large and handsome snimal who rejoices in the pubriquet of The Jolly actions of a most oppressive character. The from this region to rot in Panams. Tonquin posed of persecuted natives furnished by French accompanies, the Empress to the Temple of One"
Nambers of the candidates who have entered practice was to nominate eunaobs, who superin. has long been the resort of paryayor for the sud Spanish missionaries eager to avouge them Heaven. They never ses each other, and are tended the wosking of the ware and escorted it bagnies of Canton Annameen girls being a solves. They moved in behalf of the invader fed on straw tied up is bundles, in the Inside of at the Haichor examinations.
Fight in a theatre at Fatehon between two men subsequently to Peking. Through them orders marketable commodity, and befarn the suppres with Moslem forecity, smiting their unbelieving which boiled rice is placed. The compound in who bad pesviously quarrelled; one slightly hurt, for the smont required by the Palace were sign of piracy by the French they were more neighbours and kin; hip and thigh-an prisoners which thair houses stand is very large, and origi- Tres robbers, for whom rewards, had been transmitted, and sash was the extravagance of frequently stoles than purchased. Malgré tho were taken on either side. That Aazamese pot nally there mast lave bez libasex for a couple. the Imperial Court that in 1577 no less than vigilance of the French police at the ports, slave seas marital qualities has been abundantlydemon of scores of elephants, but most of the houses are offered, exrested at Fatshun.
105,110 pairs of things were ordered, and in girls are still sanggled out of the country, being strated. Armed only with bow and arrows they now roofless. Those still living have been taught Suggestion that the law against catching 1630, 90,000 pieces. The peuple were required parshable bars for 830 per bead, veritable in soon took to fight in battle, but again and again, a number of tricks, such as to courtsey, ta kotów, small birds which exists in the Sun-hui district to supply the labour and most of the materials Hongkong atau eurous prout, and when they when repelled by the sweeping fire of artillery blow their trumpets, eat and drink when should be applied in other places.
The brothor of two Mandaring who bad al for these aimerons specimens with little if any reach their destination within the tmaspecifie and deadly fire of repeating rifles, galiantly required, etc. Perhaps the Burse who are t ronde brought disgrace upon them by taking to payment. The hardships caused by such lavish okien gate, they are sold for many hundrel turned to the charge consequently well armed send decennial tribute to China may bring som
nesa inspired the pens of not a fer censors, who dollars. These atrocities alone justify citizens and disciplined and siltally led they are doubt elephants with their first mission and so re- evil coursas arrested a second time for stealing.
Contribution of $100 to the Yellow River ventured to robake the luxury of the court, and of the Pacific slope in their demands for restriot less equal to any Asiatic troops. At the co-plenish our steek.
to recall the unstere habila of the model Emperoring immigration.
mencement, theylaxraised sufficient knowledgeAfter the elephanty we went to the execution and by certain fair ladies living in the Flower. Under the present drasty, sovereigas
of French to understand military commands, ground, where we found aine tinady of lately de like_King-bo, -Chian-lang, and Yung-ching,
and gradually they aequired that language. Atapitated ectical exposed in kaskota.......... A facper.. Extracts from Peking Ganibloo
though they lived in times her the potter's
very large portion of thet are converts, and no zaultitude stood around gaping at the heads, the mutiny is feared. They are unshod and wealt faces of which were quite red coloured, not pales bad roaned its vary some of excellence, were careful that their patronage should not be op- Dr. D. J. Macgowan, who has been co-regard the order to wear shoes as a great hard-whether this is the result of the colt or of the pressive Coming down to 19re recent times, burting a series of articles headed Glimpse ship, but submit, many of them, to saarts; their however, it may be donbted whether even of Toaquin to the N. . Daily News, aritas as uniform is a compromise, Franco-Annameso. actions simile to those of the Ming rybarites follows concerning the prospects of that cour- would not bave parted the cause of keramic try:It is sad to sairast the present aspect of better than the spathy into which the conrtffairs at the Metropolis of French Indo-Chius, fall. Still, the porcelain manufactura has ever with the sanguine saticipations entertained son ban.ompletelyt ven now the adding He capacity score of geurs age. Hory, nnal allowance to the Imperial Maniactory in Tonquin the colonists are also sanguine bat Kiskinng is Tha 10,000, and from a report indbisitably, their hope und Dualdeges are based
The Courier says that the death of Mr. Pater furnished by the Superintendent of the kinum more solid ground, on taugible facts. With Parker, M. D., is reported in latters from Ameri
Boats
Themes at the examination in Quickow, Native that in consequence of the constant ispales and litigailong costing, tha ellosion of future ba collected by the Lekin authorities and
the police tax on pigs at Kong-moon will
In writing this lutter F do so ander my ownice growing smong the beggars of squeezing the net through the dealers is heretofore,
name, without any motive but that. I have men- tioned.
Apologeing for intruding on your space at Fach length,
I remain,
hawkers by setting themselves they are re- fused sims and letting the blood trickle over the wares exposed for sale
Attempted amicide of a park dealer who had lost some $300 on a speentation on 200 pigs.
Gurette shortly to come out with a new batok of
huva boea decreed.
dant in Misoutní..
A “FENG-SHUI" STORY.
* PROSPECTS OF JUNQUIN.
CHINA
"GANTON.
Eight criminals decapitated on the 18th of the from their homes woali die awap Taols, or about 188., a very respectable all-round France are readily acclimatisable: two aus-Superintendent of Customa nt Canton, reports
ORINESE GROETHAND,
sudden shook at the moment of dampitation, the
bleading vessela boing constricted, or from some other case it is impossible to say. The heads are allowed to retain there for monthe, the street is a basy que, too, a large vagotable mar ket boing held in it.
The post-ball-ab the Inspector-General's has come off saocess lly. Everything in the way of prepare tion has been done, both for the musomost and comfort of the guests, and the
Your chediont servant,
The bak pan write--Feng-chui is a watter ROBERT TALBOT.
that one sould not implicitly believe, and yet Hougkong, 2nd March, 1895.
virtuous widows, eto,, to whom honorary tablets it is sametimes impossible to discredit it, king Cusions we learn that the nsual yaariyan area one-fourth that of France; with toes. Dr. Parker strived at Canton in October, resalt has been not satisfactory. Darin tha
is shown by the following anecdota-In one! MEETINGS OF LOCAL COMPANIES.
Tribate of martens far forwarded by Comman of the villages in Kwangtung a paterfamilias by order for the use of the Palace is 80 articles of thirds of the population of that country, with 1864, and he was the first regularly appointed first half the evening the guests were masks, the sarcame of Wang died, leaving four 20, 1204 of round, pattern. Last year, alluvial lands of extraordinary fertility, with Protestant medical missionary to the Chinese and this gave opportunities for the persifinge TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRE30." Gen Tan-chee, one of the four Prime Min-The eldest of these acne selected what appeared however, owing probably to the approving must highlands of inexhaustible primaval farasta and Empire. After some twenty years of faithful ser and ham ar asl st sachi scene, add as many SIE-The serraependence which has latelyisters. Las received a memorial from the gentry to him an auspicious spot for the deceased's burit, riage ooromanial of the Emperor, & special order affrant in almost every variety of minerals, cervico, and upwards of 55,000 eases on the hospital of the dress were uport, the coup d'ail was appeared in the newpers with regard to the at Chi-man Fa the effort that there will but the goangerscas objected to the contiguration was given for 5,856 plates, cups, sanours, and stairly this Protectorate promises to be a correcords, he returned in 1865 to the Unital Sintas magnificent. I wish could d maribe some of of Amerion. He was four years amnected will the ladies' and gentlemen's dresses, but I cannot affairs of our local Companies would appear to be treable in Shantang if the Tellow River of the site as bad feng-shus. They declared that incial atensils, in connection with which a cops for its posseors.
atte ipt to do so. About a hundred and tenty i dicats that shareholders are beginning to take is diverted to its old bed, and begging him, in the spot was too mut) exposed to the suu: It appears, therefore, that each article of the ara prozrable annually, and it has been
ditional expenditure was incurred of Tis. 17,6€8. Under certain conditions three rice crops the American Legation in China. more than a passivo izterest in their manage view of the sufferings of the people there, to take and was, moreover, conironted by an unlucky
In a memorial published in the Peking Gasette gaests were present. Ta l'olonaisy was daucet ment. But the grave accusation which has been pity on them and refuse to listen to any pro-stream, that if their father was buried there special order averaged something over three found that vegetables and fruits of ontheen of the 10th January Teong Jun, late Haiwan, or before and the C. til on after supper.
Herr von Brandt had ranged to have the publicly insinuated of directors keeping share-posals to do so.
all his sons and holdara in ignorance of the true position of
eldest brother, however, price.Japan Mail
cessive crops of excellent potatoes have been the receipts of the various stations under the Tient-in band claying in the German Legation affairs, and making ase of such knowledge for 12th moon in the Vegetable Market at Peking. had his own way, and the deseed father was
produced in a single anol aonean. Throo administration of the Canton Native Custoas on the 13th; nd-all-Paling would have been their own private ants, has so far not produced Soms 2,000 or 5,000 people went to see the execuburied in the site originally selected. After the
million bootares of marshland are reclaimable, fertlie period beginning with the 21st November, them, but the news of the sad ondition of thes any suggestives for trying to modify the EU, tion. The culprite shewed a good deal of bravado. laps of ton years, the four brothers wereell enjoy. if it'exista.
The Chinese Times Bags An interesting and which it is believed will yield milliards of frans 1886, and ending with the 16th October, 1897. Prines has caused this and the musical Li Hung-tsao and his colleagues, on their waying business prosperity, and they ascribed it to
to the axalequer. A hundred million france The following are the figures Canton Customs, cancers to be posted.
Mr. Bull ek res a most interesting paper on The directors of the principal Companies ment back to Peking, are met by ape smptory decres the geot jeng shut of their father's tomb Earbig gearing point has been made indieroristy expended on public works would go nago The 1888. Parkok Ts. 14.234 6e fall of the rings at the iet meeting of the
Tls. 330.358.79; Swatow, Ta 18,797.99.7; ozes a month, when mertain information is laid ordering them to eat to work in Klang nan with mony, however, did not prevail in the patriar the Rev. Mr. Baneh, of Tung Chow, to represent faz towards industrial progress.
tho Chinas spokan language by a system of before them of their working up to date: nuw, all daspatek, and they accordingly: returned at fckal furmily, sad so the brothers separated, two dear and simple phonolic symbols, more or lessing from tho as to the extrains western limit, stations around Macao and Hongkong yielded tion. Thors an excellent attendance; and why should not sharebedilars also have access to once and commenced operations,
The mountains which lie to the north, extand 756; other stations, Th 22.592.4.1.6. The opiam Peking Oriental Society, in the British Loga remaining in the village and two moving to this information by being allowed to peruse the List of various appointments.
Hongkong. About two months ago, when the after the Fitman style. The question of romanit afford ironwood, teak, and other words ussful in T. 56,831.5 from the 21st Novembar, 1886, to some di duasion afterwards, followel by a Gooist minutes recorded of such monthly meetings, it
LOCAT. NEWB.
celebration of the Queen's Jubilee occurred at lag Chinese has long exercised the minds of the arts, with oinnamon, camphor, and drug 31st March, 1887, the data at which they were testing. I bour that when Mr. Brouin go to El nou teave this summer, Britook will necessary paying a email fes for the privilege? Notice of the settlement of a Feng-shui Hongkong, the two brothers in the village pro-missionaries, and considerable success has attend yielding trees and plants, while throughout the withdraws from the native administration.
take his place at Tiontain by that time Mr. At present the shareholders of some Companies-dispato in Sinaing. The Magistrats insisted ended there to behold the sights; and at the od their efforts in the South of China to tura entire mountain range mining industry has the
Hiller will have returned hyes. Mr. Bullcok are kept in total darkness of their working for a on both parues coming before him in person.uasion of the jubilee, they, together with the system to practical count. All attempts to promise of crossding great reward.
SVATOV..
will make a good ( t) and will woil represent whole year. This period is much too long, for Although one was very much averse to doing so, one of the brothers who had moved to Hongkong render Chinese phonetically are renessarily open Nothing on retard commercial and industrial We hear from Swatow that the body of Mr. Buitis, interests in Ti nisin, where he is already obvious reasons; especially in the case of indus- after a two days trial an serspgement was not thoagh their intentions were not known to each to the objection that they cannot be universally progress in Torquin but a continuance of a z- that such as the Kowloon Wharf Company and to the Editor says. Whenever you build a after, took pasinge in the ill-fstad steamer Wah applied owing to the diversity of dialect, hemos parfaity of shaigistration, the Protectorate Bruce, the chief engineer of the Chins Naviga-known.
The weather sinos e and of January is. Feng for Cantan, and perished with the barn- the romanised books in eirenlation in the South has been banaibed by ferry fluialism, which is tinn Ca's wrecked steamer Swutone, which was the Sugar Rokmories, shoes, annual general house at Sin-ning it giras rise either to s closing wrack. Efforts were made by the sons of are not available for, the peepta, of the North.only a trile lose inimical to the publia weal than picked up by Chtiness and taken in to Swatow, was been very chap and we have had two remí dir meetings take place this werk. There, ought to feud or to a case in court.
baried there on the 25th ultimo Up to the of the stength of the North west bow and the be general meetings of shareholders every six An elopement from Macao, a servant girl go these unfortunate brothers to recover their And Mr. Bosch's system of atenograplis anarchy Beelf, months, an with ate Bock Company, Steamboating off with some clothes to pay her passage bodise for intermeat in the ancestral village, but symbols, Elle probably more susceptible of What at present chiefly attracts attantion at and instant, no news had been received there of disag: coables that we pay it, aly, cold Company, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, with and returning to a former master, who re in vain, end a fow daye after the disaster the extension than the romanizing system, does not Hanoi is the promoted, railway to the Yunnan the second mate Freeman, who was missed soon and rest. i egation as far is now onlivaged, eto. Such a proposal at the forthcoming mest veived her with open arms. Her Macno master son of the eldest brother also died. Then the profess to go farther that. Wade's Paxingess frontier an the Red River valley, which is design-after the vessel strack. ings should meet with the unasimona support of had advertised for her, socepts the orplantion that prediction of the younger brothers that if their docs. The basis of Mr. Boach's method is the ed to made this city the entrepot of Southern the directors as well as the shareholders.
FORMOSA. sho would not have taken the clothes if she had father were interred in the site they had con-division of every monosyllabic word in Chinese China by tapping the vast mineral region of demonstration or argument.I am, Sir, yours an old love.
Its desirability on all grounds scarcely needs had any money, and only ran away to marry dembed they would als away from their homes, into two component parts, an initial and a final, Yaudan, and to supply it with European, Indian,
The telegraph line beton Tatatis and camels-Daily News Correspondant. "an idea already famillar to the Chinese in and Chinaas commodities, an ond contemplatal Tawan-fu is expected to be ready for service by was accurately verified. Others who are less faithfully,
A farm-house in Sun-bai plaustored by a gang redulous in feng-shui declare list this fate was the fan ch'ich of the Wri-fong-yuan-yin, by Anglo-Indians through Bism, the Bank the 1st April next. The lino is hang bulle by AN INVESTING SHAREHOLDER. of 20 or 80 rubbers het being satisfied with the sent by Heaven to these brothers on Becount of the author finds he can tocomplish his purpose roats not being feasible. In this commendable Chinese azolusively uniter the superiutaudence Hongkong, 5th March, 1888.
faster the found there they carried out the their implots animosity towards sath other during by means of twenty-six initial and twenty-nine rivalry and domestition, the physical dimenities of Mr. Lt Chen, a repber of the Vinergy, farmer, and ars holding him as hóstage.
finals, of which he makes a kind of alphabet. which French engineers, have le cant ste An earthquake was felt in the district of I-Ian, There are still a few syllable which require Inss formidable than those which confront the Formos, on the might of the 8th ult. The Hu Story of a juggler in Hänäni rimaning a boy through with a sharp sword and thereby exit
be indicated by a set of subsidiary marks, but the Chinese will lie suping; the stenna to Yuanan frequent earthquakes in that island to a semi- satro symbols, and the toes have also to British Meanwhile it is not to be supposed that par says that a foreigner there has traved the ing the compassion of the bystamtera. When
In a note referring to our recent articles on the sabber declares that on educated foreigner by the Tangius, which is capable of being in-ertizat volemo which consonally relapses into vagination, the Japan Mail, ss53:--" Whnt, an all the cash are collected as withdraws the sword,
can learn the system in from two to five hours proved, and further supplemented by railways, antivity
aanse contrast China prasenta te Japan in The following is a summary of the contents of the occasion referred to the boy appears to havo patah from the Thotai Kung
The E-pas has published the following des and Chinese in from teu lessons to deo months will exable her to compete with the Bay of and the boy gets up as wall as over. Da the Awang-pas of February 28th-
The Courier says that the British ship Loch this matter! Here vaccination is virtually uni- Natios of Dr. Happer's proposed College stompa a down in his rid - stata cost to youmbles the Taper Hd explain the system more fully without the book mores of her south-western province. The stes] rails for the Formos railway, arrived at principles and with the greatest dexterity.
I have roosived your note of the 7th of February.ording to capacity. It would ha dioult to Bengal and the Gulf of Tongain for the com, with a cargo consisting of 2,400 tots versal. It is practised on the mosh simplifio attempted collection on own se repeated.
LEADING ARTICLE.
eide after the juggler had left, but another jag Club had enbscribed a saw of Tis. 183.8 and had Prose" in Fsking good at by tile, way, contest of the great nations with lively interest. of 105 days, on the 2nd February. On the 16th child vaccinstal."
which has been printed at the "A.B.U.M. weld at large cannot but regard this pacia Keling from Margport (England), aftora passage Japanese mother is happy until she has had her Leading artiels on the numerous institution-gler being found he is promptly sat on his legs requested you to forward it to me for tranemis- for the params of a now alphabet.
sion to the suffering districts of Honan la aid of for the encouragement of study established by again. the present and former Viceroys of Cantor; higher struck by lightning
The root of a pawnshop in the Western sub-
A woman swallows a needle, which atloks in of your countrymen in thas, without any feeling
SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO."
NEWS.
mad and inflicting seriens injury on himself with a kitchen chopper, which he seemed to think would prove good diuretic.
Numerous breaks in the telegraph lines oport
enough to frighten her relatives.
A ohild picks up some welted dollara poking
abant the ruins of a burnt house. He is allowed
by Chinese law to keep his finding.
will not usually dissolve irun.
Sabart lucky fail, the match going out
2nd March. LEADING. ARTICLE.
NEWE
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their life.
THE TAUTAI AND THE SHANGHAI
·· PAPER HUNT.
and
the relief operatione. In this act I clearly sen
the real for doing good which animates the hearts
INDIGO PRODUCTION IN MANORUBIA.
The following intoreading account of how
FEDERATION IN NORTH BORNEO
The Straits Time saysThe impending
SHANGHAI
as it always is in Winter, by the presenosf by Mongela with her wives, whose head- deas are gondily a namentet, and handsome
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YOKOHAMA,
TONQUIN.
HAIPHONG
idem there arrived at Kelung. likewins from According to the Mainichi Shimbua, Mr. Opio Maryport, after a passage of 150 days, the British ders, rasiding in Tukekawa-obo, Kiobashiku, in ly laudatory of the abilities of the Cantongee
ship Marabout, bring of board 2,500 tons of Tokyo, whe visited the United States last your which, helped by these Coliages, give good hope that tous three days; she is cured by of national distinction, enabling the distressed
stock rails and ethar railway material. The and brought back with him some five or siz han Waiting and Fropas. ware, according to latest dred cows and oxan, has found a good markel ix that in the futurs wany leading statesmen will swallowing some ashes of an old bamboo brash people to share their bounty, and I am oxoood-indigo in produced in Barebaris is given by
advices, engaged in carrying the abero ergo Japmi, and sold the whole stock assoonss they ar spring from the crowd of scholars, who are saltin water, the needio disappearing, which the ingir touched and grateful I have remitted correspondent of tbs Chiness Times:-Or leaving changes in the standing of the States making op from Kelang to Tamsvig- tating their talents.in-them.
rived But as it is diffoult to satisfy the wishes editor thinka strange, as bamboo ashes and water the above sum to Honan in aid of the suffering Hai-longcheng we turned due north along North Borneo bave often bein-brought under In the opinion of the Shanghai Courier "the of all his elicit as to the particular breed of ani Story of a man in the Western Suburb going A vs. of attempted arson in the Western reply, and to beg that you will give my best through a wide valley stretohing from the city boen thrown upon the imbject from offcial sour progressive official in China. His latest move than to purchase the animals inthe United States. districts, and now beg to forward you thin the easter border of the Imperial forest notice in our columns. Very little light has Governor of Formosa is without doubt the most mal, so, he has determined to receive orders and thanks to the duners The mual compliments to I-tang-ho, a distance of over 100 miles, os of information. Failing them, private ad on the path of Western civilization is the intro- It is stated that he has already received orders Extracts from Peking Goasties and Hongkong 9th February, 1888.
This valley was perhaps the most thickly popa,vices giving some idea of how matters stand will dration of the electric light into the beautiful for some two hundred animals and will depart for end Shanghai papers.
To P. J. Hudes; Haq,
latul district waraw. The land is fully cultivated, regladly welcomed by the public at large. In Hol island. On Chinese New Year'a day His. Ex-America in April, to fill these commissio ed. Communication interrupted panding memorial requesting permission to visit the
H. B. the Viceroy has received a reply to his Senior Consul.
and well cultivated, up to the border of and land, the course of North Borneo affairs has been callancy's new yanda in Taipakfu was for the The Editor of the H Pan remarks on the even enrocking on the forbidden forest. One followed with such attention that the London cor first time illuminated by the electric light. It Hangch now, at Shao-hsing, Chie-being, and Capital, to the effect that there is no neraity for above:The Peper Hunt Club is one of the 20 of the most important products of this as of the respondent of the Rotterdam Courant recently de is the intention of the Governor-General to
being repaired. A Talist wins her Romeo by taking opium in his doing so. . E is at the same time honoured ortives pursued under Western enstow. The other vallege is indigo. Our attention was the aided to tap the frontal heart of information. He light up the whole city of Taipek-fa b insuficient quantity to cause her death, but to an Honorary Tablet.
Western gentry and merchante rosidant in moto dirsoted to it fefe on account of the in- lost no time interviewing Mr. Alfred Dont, the electricity, but owing to the fact that some of Shanghai start this hunt in the country about usually large number of indigo tanks we met with well known founder of the British North Bornee the machinacy arrived in Formosine somewhat north Shanghai by way of amusement for their In this valley. Every farmer, large or small, Company. Under the roumstances, Mr. Dent damaged condition, and which bas to berapaired, teleurs hours in the autumn and spring of every has got an adigo rat or vata atached to his was astarelly reticent towards the correspondent, it will be a few weeks yet ars Chins can boast
La Courrier d'Haiphany says. Solsed- Leading artiole quoting Richtosen's views in year. As injury is cossionally done to the farm sa surdly as he has got a thrashing floor. but he let out alcient to akow that the North of having one of its empire's citias iluminated lin, a Frenchman who served for a number. Passage boat attacked by pirates at Fashion regard of the Yellow Liver al giving farther fields and oropa during the proceedings, when The plant, probably Polygonum Chinens, grows to Borneo question was fast ripening, and nearer by this subtle agent. Who, after this, will say of years In the Chinese army, in which he held in the Fun-ya district; seventhandred dollers geographical notes regarding it.
the hunt is over they give reuniary compensa. a height of team two to three feet, and flowere solution than had been expected. The gist of that China is not progressing?"
the title of General, and who abandoned his worth of plunder carried off.
tion for such damage as may appear to them to in the month of August. As soon as the flowers the information given by Mr. Dent comes to
appointment on the outbreak of the war between Franca and China, bas obtained a concession of Bone 6,792 students have sent in their names have been dono, an annual arrangement which appear the plant is cut down and the work of showing that Sir Frederick Weki has sent the Wasteen Buberă.
Thief caught trying to commit barglary is to compete for the degree of Hein-tani, at the han. wow gained the force of enatom,. It'some. } manufacturing it at once proceeded with. Soma, } in a report on his recent mission to the
The little steater Ren full, which was recant- 15,000 hestares of carboniferonsland in the neigh Notice of a paper mill about to be established coming aaminations at Ifalchow. Literature in times happens, however, that some ignorant times the mathod of manufactures simple in North Borneo States, and that the Home in Hongkong.
fourishing in that Profecture.
country-fells. having this money in view, take the extras, the only thing visible being a round Government Lad it under consideration for ly purchased in Tangkong for service on the bourhood of Deng trieu. We hope that Dong- Accident in s gunshop: a customer hurt by scholarships open to the students at the Yook the hunt with angry dries when their raps. there are four Buck pítsue is surphy a water | rotara to England. He has since been fre having on board. Captatus: Crowlis and Watts. industry, which will certribute to its pacific- the explosion of a percussion esp.
Notice of the dates on which examinations for advantage of it to attempt extortion, and follow vit dug is the ground, Generally, however, some time, but pat off taking botics til bis Peife, loft Shanghai on the Rud inst. for Taku, trieu will soon become the centre of an important The denirdonkin mys, the Governor-Gene exordinary use of a son stopping his of the wother selling the family estate; the olan ister beld; the prizes vary from Tha. 2 to 11 10 Club proposed a resolution aying:-We have parallel to each other are called fien, ch is at been made public officially respecting the sag Shanghal from here a short time ago vening the dispute is compromised by her being
N. and d'Abbadio for theextension of the rivor steam- Notice that a free Dispensary has been arranged to compensate, ne an set of justice. other curved tank is called the khung chik. In gestions whilst our late Governor is made for According to the Mercury, a telegram, received ral has signed now contract with Mesara. Marty allowed to mortgage it lastend. Vaiuable as established near the Viceroy's Tamen by the persons whose fields we may damage daring addition there is nerally a large wooden trangh, solving the North Borneo question. So far as the let int at the Chins Morchants showing the ideas of the Chinese in regard to goalry of Canton. Dr. Chen, who is versed in our amusement; but now these individuals oxiled the share placed between the available information goes, Sir Frederick rocom Co, é offices, states that the ice in the River at bont service conducted by them, the establish Foreign as well as Chinese therapeutics, has been behave in way which shews that they do not paralel vate. The latter are filled with the minds that Sarawak, Brand and British Tertain is melted near the Settlement, but that ment of new lines, and the transpurt of troops A pawnbroker made to pay $2 for breaking pisced in sharge, and will attend daily from 7 to appreciate our sentiments High-minded men stems and flowers of the plant, and op7etod North Bornes should come wailer a direct near the Taka Baris still firm and hard, Steamers and stores. According to the forms of this con the keel of a customer who had got into a guar 11.
relieve those in need of it, but do not encourage with water, which is conveyed from the pond by British protectorate, and that a Fresident were not to be despatched from Shanghai before trast the departures on most of the lines are to be more frequent, and between Haiphong and wel with him over the amount to be såvanced on connection with the Feng-bu College. Somə 200] ak present in great need of food, what if we the tanks for twelve hours, by which time allod to be stationed at Bruvai. Whether
Notice of a circalating Library ortablished in greed. As the suffering people of Bonen are an equeduct The indige remains infosing in or High Commissioners should be oppoint the 7th instant
The Daily News mys that Captain Danielsen, Haas the service will ta doublod, being made a A bill collector claiming that a debier kad of the CLM.B.N. stazer Haichang, having been daily one with the exception of one day a week. paid short, the dispate is Battled by the latter bean parthased and are leat out to the scholars all Good! And thereupon they opened their is then tusferred from the rats into the and whether the Resident at Branei Khould be transferred to the Kwangchi, MT. P. Lows. The now lines to be established are to Thao-hos going to the temple, cutting off a cook's head, and for ten days at a tine, one copy of each work parass and subscribed the sum of Tls 120 edd. wooden, trough, when Lime is added and the under the control of the Goveror of the Struite chief offler of the fortner vessel; has been pre Vinh, Tan-quss, Tugon quan, and Cho-bo. Some swearing that he had paid in inll. As there is being kept at the library abady there.
which they asked the British Consul to forward contents are violently agitated for some time by Settlements, a points upon which the Home moted to be captain of her: Captain Perkins, who of these are to ontwance on the 1st May this no penalty for false swearing many debtor in The Fazer of the Eun-heten mines had boon to the Shanghai Tootsi for transmission to the being beaten with a shovel-shaped instramont Government has not yet made up its mind. Sir se been in the Kwongchi for a few trips, now re year others not until 1st May, 1889. There will be no additional subvention for the increased other places would probably wish for the intro refused his request that the men ongaged in the reliat diatrists, and the above is the reply of called the indigo rake. This completed, the Frederick Weld himself is sad to be against turns to his former command, the Kiangyang.
A unmorously signed memorial, the names of Barvios between Hanoi and Haiphong. The of Tata disturbanden there should be sent to Centon Kang, Total, His remark test he sees the despation is poured into the curved sank, which any federative combination of the kind, as being daytion of so simple a means of getting out for punishment. The commission sent to en-zeal for doing good which animates the hearte of in Escod with mortar, Here it is allowed to of little benalt to the Straita. Settlemonia, and slment avory foreign hang in Shanghai being total payment for the now service will be 250,000 their differitios.
The usual extracts from Fetting Gateties and being at the rate of 986 francs. Hongkong and Shanghai papers.
with it; in other words, the affair is to be Lush exceedingly toobed and grateful, onun us to the sediment, of a pupy sonwatones, orefully You The British Commissioner at Brunei Bhanghai of the P and O: S. N. Co for tremi per mile, sad is tocoumsuce from the time the lines Names of successful candidatos at the monthly od up.
reflect upon the ancient saying about the assless removed. In this condition it fe put into will have twofoll daties to perform. Towards eion to his directors with the request that they start. With respect to sogic of the lines, it is azemination in the Ying Yuan College.
A novel system of eqneesing. A man pawns new and even danger of amusements. But this bonus, sold to the dealers for 150 cl vatif, the Bultan, by will here to play, the part of a will present it to the Postmester-General. The provided that if the want of water should pre Farther contributions amonating to Tis. 293 an old cost for $ maos, and when he goes to Paper Haut Club erinces an ingenuity of con-hipped to Slangbai and other southern parts Resident on the same footing as is offcials in memorial sets forth the great hoovarience out the carrying out of the parties the subven deem it declares that the pawnshopkeeper had ception and a capacity for recreating the mind where the washfactors is completed, and the Kalayan Pointnis. The Sultan of Brushant will be caused by the despatch of the Eng- tion will be redwood pro rata to the voyages not substituted an old garment for the brand new which places it rather on the level of high art them they my, it comes back to us again in zat will rula ogin name, and the High High mail from Shanghai on Inday mornings rostade Government agree to sind, ull one he allogse he had pawned. The pawnbroker than a re ammssment, with which theodors it small rennd piece, which are sold for about Dommissioner, wilf d away in realty To during the 8. monsoon, involving as it would trocpa and ather state passengers as well as all... Lirt of New Year Tableta presented by the declining to give way, the would be swindler should be confused. Moreover, the mercbante four times the original price under the pane keep up his enthority, servo order defend ranée Sunday work, and preye that. Bis the Government material and stoves by the firm's Emperor to the Princes and other high officers, revenge himself by posting libellons placards and gentry of the Clab have charitable mindend Western indige Hundrede of shounds the Sultan, if need be, against his own people, French steamers, the English mails may be fixed reamers where they run, and not to unbeldia anderisce a desire to assist their fellow creaturer of ostties are turned out of these primitive the High Commissioner will organise a pole to logro Shanghai at daylight on Baturdays during the term of the mentrout any other Beward offered for the recovery of a boy of In tasaaferring their nid from those who da nos manufactories every post,
oarps, under cotamand of British offloare, made throughout the year
property.
some clothes he was pawning,
to the Yellow River Fund.
29th February,
;
nd of those to whom HM. sent mests on that about the city,
By:
toniere Tanning on the same lines.