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Chong-chow is stated by the Governor of Shantung to be 300 feet wide, but report makes it nearar 9,000 feet. This is probably
THE DAŽBY FRE88 SATURDAY, AUGUST 2iru lašt.
The Agents (Mira, diammson & Copthform burg, loft Bingapors yesterday for this port ne that the D. D. R. steamer Lydia, from Ham
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6.000,000 rapes is the monthly average zenit-best, but beyond a ebaking and s for slight tance to India for opiumi and yaru. And unless outs. he was hot hurt.
all signs fall, the developmart of the Far East Most of the belies recovered have been coffinet The Sports will be continued to-day, com ja paly beginning. Bores, the Malay Penin- and takes away The barly of the tailor, we are pls, and Bioms are all certain to become the teld, exhibited no marks of injury. ¿morling ta ce of enterprises of all kinds within a short nativa report some twalye people are still missing. mencing at 4 pin.
time, and the Philippine Islands are making great strides. Any development in any of these places mesus the fuoroased prosperity of ting- korg. If the coal of Tonguin turns out as it sems to promise, and can be sold in Hongkong
"W" writes as follows to the N. C. Daily. moters of the company. Hongkong' will begie Letters of Voss, Jones and Drako on their way also a manufacturing centre. And the introduc
THE FINANCIAL FOCUS OF THE FAR KAST.
THE YELLOW RIVER,
There was a widely spread rumour in town to the bay, Rose going round feat. On com- of selling them at the frat rise. In the past, thoes dead or wising are Dong Mow, the buil yesterday morning that a fire had occurred on ing bank Rose in oressed, hit land on Laminert shares have been freely allotted with this roanit:dos, and sir men belonging to Dong Mow's board the Hongkong, Canton, and Macaoto-nad won fairly easily, Jorps a poor third in the fatura, I understand Inal promoters shop, also the engineer and one fireman, and the infant to be a trifle more partion whose, for tailor, making ten persons Nine of the boding boat Company's stocter Pawan, at Booos Time 7mins. sec. The Bangkok Times of the 7th August learns, Tigris, whito on the way to Canton. Ths, do A. Roso (40kocs.)
tans they make. I must not présame to deside which were moovered were taken to a piece of F. Lammert ("Osses.)
the question whether Hongkong is or is not ground in Li Hongkow, nearly opposite the Gold Fields of Siam, Ltd., are seriousness of, the nodent, it being stated by G. Jorge (25).....
resting on a Baenoial raleano, but Toes no reason tilatora, and they were all fuerfilly soalded, the tion of an indefinitely large district. Ac. from what it calle reliable soarcos, that the pro-tails of the story varied somewhat as to the
spects of
to believe it and many reasons to believe the con- dething being almost wholly torn of, while cording to the Chinese official statement, it booking remarkably well, and that a large area some that the vessel had basa barat to the water' KURDLE RACE-Handicap two prizas
Butrim-C. Aitkin, W. Bogan, B. Laminert, tray. And in defence of this opinion I think there wore sounds on some of them.
It is mypised that at the time of the seoident Oppears that the disaster was caused in this of the concession has just been proved to con- edge, the chief male being the only one to ea
capo, while other sloged that the damage F. Criable, Ongb, Maruk, 6; C. Hayward. Hongkong financiers will admit that for a long On the 23rd July a breach was made tula gold in highly payable quantities.
done had been very mall and that the lose J. C. Saunders, A. Fredericks, W. Howsed, potiod no stranger kas given the tiras or atten: those on beaut wars trying to pass a cargo-nat in the banks of the Yellow River near Buahni, General 8 Youn-oban, in command of the of life was confined to one or two Chinese. W. Ward. Lient. Clarke, Corts. This tion to the affairs of the colony that I hera For tag goins in the sama direction.
Of course, after the explosion, there was n place in Chang-ebi Helen. The waters military forces in Kwangsi, arrived at Canton who had jumped overboard in the excits race was awam in io heats. In the Brat it is not until after you have studied Hongkong
on the 20th inst consult with the High an- ment of the momont/ From enquiries made heat the first three wero Howard, Mennk, and that you begin to discover, and that slowly, great deal of wreckage floating short nad sam of the Yellow River then found their way thorities there on sooo matters of importanco. there appears to hate: been not the slightest Aitkin in the order named In the second what a marvellous place it is. Less than fifty paanon and argo-bortman eagerly buried them. into the Haise Chine Ho, swelling it so that The Gomamat was in command of the tops on foundation for thess ramours. The Pashar, beat the men were handicapped and the fleste azo, a barren island with a faw Chinsen Reives picking up pieces of the wroek. One piece the banka gays was 16 and 18 1 wast of the Kwanget frontier during the Franco-Chi-which arrived here yseerday morning, passed the three were E. Lambert (sas), J. C. Scuadors fisherman's huts: to-day, a port with 7.000,00 of the launch measuring some twenty-eight feat neno war, and is la high favour at Peking.. Powan above the Bague Forte on her way to (2 seos.), Erodericks (soratob) in the order ramed. tons of shipping a year; a focus of enterprise with long is er af the Hongker Station. Two ton (308 Ko Yu. The official statement also unyw
six auia quarter millions storing of local Canton, and reported that there was nothing In the final, the result was p
as at the Bhautung Road Hospital, and one of The next English mail will be despatched on wrong with the vasel. Mr. Arnold, Suoratary
M. Fredericki (suratch).... that at present the waters of the Tellowthe 11th prozinio, an interval of lehteen days,
ly rogistorod éspital; a coal contra whore them, is severely realled, while the other has a to the Company, telegraphed to Ositon for in- River are all flowing paat Kao. Tuan. The From that date forward, outil the end of the formation, in onsequetics of the rumours which
Lammert (5
50,600 tons are consumed per month; au for injuries about head. The man that Mr. ses.) Ting
imana bass, where in 1886 premima Frahm, Chief Officer of the Fungehun, dragged min, 60ice. inhabitants of that city and district are year, the English mails will leave on Wednesdave. reached him; and raceired a reply that the Foran
wara paid by Chinees merobaote alone upon into his boat, had best supported in the water capital value of $21,000,000 sterling (I have this by Mr. F. Hanisch, till Mr. Frahm arrived on unsoímous in declaring that this is the The next French mail will leave on the 29th was all right and would leave last night, as BLIFDrone Back-One prize.
inat ut, and the two following mails will leave naual, for Horgkong.
Entries-J. C. Hayward, A. Roze, G. Jorge, fast upon the best authority); a fannoial centre the scene. One gentleman had heard the ex- in drawing attention to our special prepara-greatest flood that has occurred there. on the 12th and 20th September, the day aftur
J. C. Saunders, Fl. Sampson.
for the whole Far East, mince Jeyam, Mants, pleaton, and lanking out of bis whadow, suw a tions, we beg to state that we continue to.
This race, a usual was productive of aone Singapore, Java, Switow, Amoy, and Saigon all piece of the bader in the air. One of the mon import Drugs, Chemicals, and Goods of every "The new broach in the Tellow River at the despatch of the English ninils of the 11th kind of the best description only. No other
sud Both idem. The mail following will leave pondent of the Daily News says, in reference to amusement, and after a good revs Saundere came Busnice throngh Hongkong, and from which saved bad sa tren rod through the sole of his an the 18th Dotober, when things will get ad the introduction of railways. It is plassantiu frat Time 40 sec1. quality in kept in Stock. "Oar long, experience and intimate noquaintance with the Trade and
juster and a weakly wail leave every Wednesday. to observe the program which is heing made towards the wide adoption of the iron the best sourses of supply enables us to par-
all regret has boon An event of unusual vocarionos took place re- way. The delay which phase direct from the Froducers on the very an exaggeration, but whatever the dimen-artly on the Kinabatangan, North Borneo, owing to divided councils. The Seventh Prince, best. terms, and thus gives us su advantage which stables us to offer our Constituents the ions the fact remains that the Chinese Go. being the renunciation by one Ah Fong of the arquie Teeng, and Viceroy Id are all strongly benefit of a considerable reduction in the prios rernment have to battle with this now irrup. religious doctrines of Kong Fat Tze and his ad in favour of the anasiration of railways; the mission to the ranks of the true believers. The Emperor's two tuters are opposed, and the. of all Specialities of our own Manufacturs ortion of their old anamg, dud their action is rencony began by the latest addition to the Eanperce Las met the courage to act. The putting up, as compared with similar artioles sold olsewhere.
awaited with little interest. It is followers of the prophet divesting himself of his pro-tailway party, Lowover long the doing, generally believed that, adhering to their pig tail, after which the Musulman cerevy of are sure to win There are indications that received the name of Abdullah. The pig tail of bear of movements and the formation of a and then leave the orratic stream to its own Abdullah, late Ah Fong, was sent to the Herald railway commission which sugars woll for the country. The Marquis Tedag, it is reported.
tion of railways into Chine, which is on the area for publication, and I enbot refrain from devices for a season. As " W." points oat, info.
sending you a few thoights; not that I have will bo Managing Director of the Commission-
of being an accomplished fact, will bring infinite much new to add but chiefly to keep open the his interesting letter, reproduced alsowbere, Referring to planting enterprise in North now aid to be farmer, the remaining members. [By arrangement with the writer.] grast to her mill. In fact there is only one discussion, for it is a matter that and
The Hongkong Stock Exchange, it pople at thing that was surely bring about the college thorough investigation, and everyone was knows the only proper corse ів to have Bermeo the Herald says:What strikes us a besides those already mentioned as in favour of
of values in this marvelions inland colony, and partionlarly valuable is the opinion generally the railways being the Military Coromander of
about this river is in duty bound to give Thest medicines combined have long ranked the river surveyed, and then, prepare &ressed by the China bead oversees of the Peking, the Grand Seretary Chang, and another home only know of it, would be regarded as one of that is a war in which England should be an - us the nost certain alteratives known, being in-scheme for bringing it under control, so this estaten. They appear, one and all, to The movements of the Viceroys and Governors the fluencial wonders of the world. But they do gaged with & Power represented in the Pacific. ich information and suggestions as he can.
It is an awful soarge Bands of enthies divated in all diseases of the skin, and in affectious
con be confident they are in for a gond thing in have just now been made wilk a view to milway not, and indeed: to begin with, there is no Stock while Hongkong still fests Lecall to be and robbers, hundreds of wild and ravoniur bat arising from poorly or impurity of the Blood, that "China's Borrow" may ba
British North Borneo. Their profits depend on constraction north of the Yangtzo. The Viceroy Price.cz. Bottles 1.50 oseb, 15.00 per dozen verted into "China's Blessing.", The work the snoress, or otherwise, of the estate, and it is at Canton is therefore transferred to the two xchange, properly, apeaking. In Hongkong. quately defonded.
The subject of the coming development of the are nothing to the dercating river-devouring 16-98.
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would, it is trae, be a costly one, bara sotable fact that the estates now find it less Har (Hu-kuang), e. Human and Huppb; the One is being established at this moment. What
Far East brings me to another matter almaly habitations, meu's lives, fekis of wavin dificult to obtain old and able Tindals from Su-present Vicomy of these two provinces is trans- Exchange there in now, is the gutter. From trahing Hongkong, and which, although Low grain, and gardens of luscines frait and varied it would undoubtedly prove remunerative matza. Any one who has been a planter will. Erred to Manoharis, and the Director General the bar of the Club to about a hundred yards at pres will soon us prominently before local food in its horrid course, laying waste in a day in opening up rich lands to profitable cul-recognise how essential it is to the well being of of the Grain Transport, Li Han-chang, obtains down the Queen's Rod, in the local Rialto. But and London Enanciers. Namely, the question or two fee in tua prasant insiszce) over 100 towns and gilinges, involving $40,000 people and tivation, to say nothing of the saving in the the estate to have experienced overseers. This the Canton Viceroyalty. We are on the eve of thers, all day long, a financial business is done of increased banking facilities. Of the ive submerging from 2000 to 2.300 square mile of frequent contly repairs to the present banks difficulty at first, but we are glad to note important changes.**
which I doubt if any hundred yards in the world, ing Corporation, the Chartered Bank of India. northern alle or must land. And the wort barks here, the Hongkong and Shanghai tank fertile feles not counting the ravages on the except the spacea including the London and New Australia and China, the Chartered Marcantile of it is that while this will raliore it for the York Stock Exchanges and the Foria Bourne, Bank of India, London and Chios, the New mesent yet it may break out any day west- can equal either for volume of money, andecity Oriental Bank Corporation, and the Comptoir murd at's hendred different places: for, as all of spanulation, or sonsational ups and downs. d'Escompte, only the first two can be regarded know, owing to the makeshift policy of a having afforded important falities to local hundred geaerations damming it up for the Everything is done either under the paokahs Basude. The third and fourth mentioned do a time being, there are miles and miles of ita hed, in the ball of the club or literally in the gutter, comparatively small business, and the fifth is sin many diferent districts, from top to twenty and by the most motley crowd of brokers in fraign institution and is in liquidation. The feat abore the level of the screnading country- doubledecked hats that the world on show. Hongkong and Shanghai Back in the divine procidense, from a financial point of view, of the There are Englishman, Germans, Anglo-Indians, Far East. It has boon the tandation and dignation of the whole civilised world, more Chinese from Canton. Armenia's fron Caleatts, mainstay of British prospeity in this part of specially suos it is obvious that the officinis persistesoy in closing the breach at Chéng-chow Pargest from Rombay and Jowa from Bagdad. the world, and its name and fame were without clearing the rizs axit to the sea, sestar
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nesssitated, and of the ovor recarring loss of life and property. There is no reason why the Yellow Bivar should not be render-|| ed navigable from the sea, and, like her sixter stream, the noble Yangtze, bear on her bosom innumerable, veasela laden with
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LONDON, 21st August. THE NAVAL MANŒUVRES
Rear-Admaient George Tryon has blockaded Vice Admiral J. K. Baird with eight ships at Queenstown.
THE GOVERNORSHIP OF CEYLON
Sir Arthur Havelock has been appointed Governor of Ceylon
THE "SULTAN" RAISED.
FROM A FEW FISHERAEN'S HUTE TO FORTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
I feel sam this inand-tion, will excite the in-
The ironclad Sulton, 12'gunn, has been floated / millions of dollars, (there are several of them sources for some time, for the tost bauk in destroyed another portion of their anzutry or
FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS.]
RUSSIA AND THE CREPAN QUESTION.
Losnon, 14th August, ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
FIRST DAY.
There are practically no bankruptcies in Hong-red on all bands, á constantly inpressing
A STEAM-LAUNCH BLOWN UP ON THE KIVER AT SHANGHAI,
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I trust all of thom will be mele in feel to the
at all earths, and this spread over the country" would enrich the wil je na smash degree, And what prevents this being done? Thbour is. abundant and shenp: there is plenty of skill vid brain power amongst the mandavius: all that Is nocensury is a comprehensive waresy, honest of parse, and a determination that the river shall be sol right. Those who bavo travellad in Uhina know wed her capable the Chinese are in this time of work. The embankments où thu Yangtze, the sea near Hangchow, the Yellow
Apparently since the Acting Chief Justice's decision with regard to the reception of evid ence in Triad Society cases given at the last Criminal Ssazione, prosecutions for belonging to this society will now ease A man was charged rich cargoes of exporta and imports. Were at the Pelins Court by Inspector Quincey last week with being a member of this society, and the Yellow River in the territory of any somo tickets found on him were produced and Western Power, that Government would, the case romanded. Yesterday, the accused was however unwilling to embark on a vast and quin before the Magistrate when Inspector Quincey stated that the tickets were similar to costly enterprise, he shamed into undertak-those produced in the one at the Criminal Sea- This Wine possesses the foris and anti-febri ing it by the fearful sacrifice of life, the un.sians when the defendant was discharged, and as he had no further evidence to produs, he in- fage properties of the well-known Cinchons spentable desolation and misery, periodically formen: the Magistrats that he wished to with-at Malta. Quinquire or Jesuit's Bark, combined with the entailed by the lack of proper control on draw the charge, and the case was dismissed. stengthening qualities of the tinest Fort Wine. this great waterway. The Tahan Govern. A very one-sided cricket match-has-teen-plar
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LONDON, 13th August. blond af our well-known Invalid Port," it is.anent, to prevent the recurrence of a dreaded at Chiakiang, The Daily News say that the invaluable summer toxic and appetizer, especially ful epidemic, le about to spend three millions residents of Chickiang having oballonged the DEMONSTRATION OF CRETANS IN
ATHENS. adapted for use of Convalescents from Malariui sterling in rebuilding a large section of one Merlin to a "one day's cricket match, the atoutį
came off on Saturday, the 17th inst, lasing
-A demonstration of Cretans in Athens had tokong. The former live in their little palaces, amount of legitimate and profitable bankingbusi- dempest depths of their souls, the full brunt of city. China can afford to spend millions wou the toss, the Chinking won, with mistaken
institutions. Therefore, unless longkong is terible and needless scourge, involving so many of dollars to avert the constant ruin of confidence, elected to field. Tho Molins took be dispersed by the gendarmes, and during the they entertain like princes, they are as generates is being turned away from the doors of both ambientas, tether the full brunt of as they are prosperous, and the latter kiek their step where it is-and the record and charseter of of our fellow, creatares, that it would seem to whole provinces, especially as the workers advantage of their innings, and a spite of fray several were killed and wounded.
kwels sil day long in the street mad the corridors is inhabitants naakse that in the highest dyreinstify ou Queen, and the Empror of Ger- a "tail" muda 105 razs, of which, amoant a boy
of the 'Rongkong Hotel And although to say improbable one of two things must be done would be made remunerative by reclaiming named White contributed 47 by vory from hit This Tonic is strongly recommended in all disonormous areas of fertile country. But unwicket the frat ball and two in the first over. ting The Chiakiang on went in and lost a
that all of them make money is not unlike yingore new semi-local bank must beag ublished" to
Either the local bank muat incrsaso Capital any, sed tan Prasidents of Anorira and Frates sad others in sending notes of sympathy. Russia has stated her willingness to join the that two men live on what they wip from caeli mast legitimate basines, with a very large niar the Chinese Gorerament may be shamed into with axetulations appended thereto, so that casey obaracterised by Angwis, Werkness, zud
fortunately it is difficult to make the pressure Three wickets fol for to mas.-The-ionings eventual concert of the Foware regarding Crate.uther at cards, still the paradox is a truth. gia to very good people So certain is this that of enlightened science penatrate the deap closed for the magnifeest total of a raps in
Money in Hongkong ems to have less value already the leading Chinese merchante, refused action. I speak the more strongly because, 62 I eight overs, occupying about a quarter of an
bare just said, it is a nealimu scourge:" for, aeclusion of the Probibited Ohy inside her. The Merlins have to thank Mr. Norm
than anywhere else, like wheat in Manitoba thotaning to establish & local Anglo Chinese uiter knew that there is no reto why the is their applications for banking facilitira, ara
all enginners and others whe Evo go into the the walls of Pking. The Tsang-li Yames in a great moussure for this result, a twists
In the House of Lords, Eat Carnston mgador patrofoam in Pornsyltinn. A player at bank. The capital for a new lool bank could be ver should not be eratrollet. Other divers in that England cag it to asagance her intention poker the other night dropped a "long chip, raised immeliately, or a new issue of HongkongTudia, Enrope, and Asserica, site or bad as the An agreeable preparation of the Sulphate of gight listen politely to representations made being very daily.
of retraining in Egypt.'
value & hundred dollars, unter the table.and Shanghai Bank ahares could be placed oveller Birer, have been convert into angri- Quinius in combination with Aromaties. Em by the Foreign Representatives; it is pos More gold discoveries! The Straite Times inently useful as a Tonic in cases of Dobility, sible that the matter might be made the says. B. L. Gordon, who arrived in Sing no intention whatever of abandoning the task of ter." "It's fifteen pounds, somebody reminded course or the other is practically arrtain to be river is specially fitted to be a source of positive Lord Salisbury replies that although there is Maskee," he said in pidgit English, "no mat-the market at a heary premium to-morrow. One stand on ficant streams. The truth is this resulting from Farer, enervating effects of el-theme of new memorials by soms of theded in obtaining from the Dutch Government protecting Egypt until abs can stand alone, him; "if you were at home you'd look for it fast Bab from this reputation of the directors of the it holds in ablution is the logs, the minst fertile
on the 15th. inst, from Batavia, has suo-
taken, and neither presentsany special diffenities and manifold blessing to China. The yellow med, more progressive officials; there might even leases for foar gold concessions in Sambas, England has no right to extend the period.
onough." "By Jors,” he replied, “so I will! I present Bank I do and supposa tioy will allow a find endorsement in an Imperial rescript; Wentera Borreo Two of these are in favour (of Mr. R. Liddelow, and the other two in favour
forgotlow wach it was," And here ia nu example step of this kind to be taken over fiair basis. Hongkong, Chins and Mazzila. 1870 but it would be bard to go: the Government { of Mr. Gordon. The area of the carcassions VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
showing al onse eli three olsracteristics. I have
HENRY NOEMAN. 10 take a new departure, and still more dif- {covers in al, about 160 square miles, and they
vlaimed above for Hongkong finance. A few AQUATIO SPORTS, ficult to induce them to persevere with it have been tested and examined by experts sent
wooks ago, in the stock of a single mine in the from London for that purposo, and with very
Malay Peninsula, upwards of a million eað a Communications en Seltstial matters should then they found it perpetually requiring ratifying results. The assays made by John.
half of dollars was paid by Singapore specula The Aquatic Sports of the Victoria Recreators to Honghong ascalators in less than addressed "The Dditor," and those of business "The real votes of money. What bas dose for A, Mathey & Co. have shown a very high
Ation Club commenced yesterday afternoon under a fortnight, and the same shares were bought birty centuries will do well enough for us, percentage the quartz seat base.
or companies will be fisted in favourable auspices as regards weather. The back by Hongkong within a month at more they will say let the banks be well and Loudon by the Saraita Prospecting Syndicats only drawback to yesterday's aparts was the low and down, Dere are waxamples taken piston courred on the river on Saturday after River ise, and many other places a monu
than fifty per cent discount. As for ups The N. C. Daily Newsa anyai-a-boilər ex- carefully repaired and all work spots in the almost immedistaly to work the Cocassions. tide, which zuatorially interfered with cue or two almost at random. The stars of the Hougeon (the 17th inst. at, about a quarter past wentsoftheir ability and skill. Butunfortunately.
We understand that a number of Singapore existing embankments critically examined people have already expressed a desire to invest aveats, notably the diving. With this excep kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com-'olecit, and was attented with lamentable loss many of theas embankments ars built, not en and strengthened. Can anything better be in the enterprise,
tion, the programas was arried out in a pang, issued at a hundred dollars, rose immedian- of life, during the trial trip of a stem-launch sebentitio principles taking all the circumstances, All letter for publícation should be written on unexpected from a Government which rules in a
satisfactory manner. The Boys' Bas-did tely to 8185, fell to $125 within a month, and called the Chi-chan or "Benevolent Streams." sad emergeois into account, bas simply ad hoc eite of the paper only..
are to-day quoted at $200. Hongkong and Some time ago a mandarin from Hangchow in view of a local nood, whereas everything r On the 5th June last sorse Sulus, working for not come off swing to there not being Shanghai Bank shares, of $125 per valur, were ab wanted a team-launch built and he invited inted fat as well as Dear, must be considered. "can do" manner over a people who for.ut Mr. Pryor across the bay at Bandakan, managed sufficient number of starters, a fact which one time at 205 per cent. proculum, they fell again Chinese firms to supply his want. The price be And in the case of the Yellow River it is neces Advertisments and Subscriptions which are not nembored years have practically made that to capture two orang catans, a fall grown female bedorol for a fixed peried will be continued until expressive but ugly phrase their motto and and a young ora. The cocties were outting does not look wall for the rising generation: to 125 por cont. premium, and ars fo-day. Back was willing to pay was considered by the nativa arry that the river his surveyed throughout us
guide?
down a tres in complete ignorance of the pre In place of this event an extra Soldiers Race to 200 per cent. The Hongkong and Whampoa firm ha applied to too low, and they told him that whole course, and every possible outingeroy sence of the sinises in the upper brauches. The was given. Bost of the races yesterday were frons 25 per cent premiura to 135 per cent, fell made properly for the money. The mandarin perfect security to the alluvial provinces.
Dook Company aburos, of $125 par valau, rose launch of the sise he required could not be weighed and provided for, before there cau be fall of the tros stand the old orang and she keenly acntested, while the time recorded was into 20 por cent, and are quoted to-day at 95 por went elsewhere, and finally bargained with Dong The British gunboat Battler arrived in Sis: was promptly cured with rattan lashings and all cases good, in some extremtely so.
This of course is a large order"; but it is fastened to a pole.. A similar convenience was
cont. The Panjom and Sunghie Dna Samman-ow, who carried on the business of blacksmith simply indispensable, and it would soon and gon- rigged for the reùng que and the two were The following gentlemen offiointed-Um- tan Gold Mining Company feine at Punjom, and copper mith in laue opposite Haut's arously repay itself. By a systom of canals and The Brazilian maan-of-war Almirante Barroso brought into Sandakan. An adventurous China pire--Mr. J. Sampson; Referee Mr. B. K. in the Malay Peninsula) was deaded at 316 per Wharf, to build and engins the boat for The sub-canla minor canal and trenches, a network arrived at Shanghai on the morning of the 101man purchased the old female but if managed to Leigh, Starters-Lient., Bramwell und Mr. to $50, fell back as muddenly, after ansiderably boiler had been built some time nga hea Chinese Chihli, the whole of Hanau, and portions. f Shan- share, rose at once to $15, then jumpsd suddenly 600. The launch was 55 fost long and the of irrigation could I introdand into wothera batd. plato Paket a pole in the
Tuner Time eper-Mr. H. Sampson: Hanover a taillion dollars bail changat beads to $25, feu on the Snachos Creek for another launch, taag and Anhui which would convert this huge At the Albany, on the 14th August, the wife of Mr. J. H. GAZELS, of a daughter.
The Yuensong, the last new steamer of the interview the disturber of the public porcs and dicapper Mr. J. M. Laing and Mr. Hat which price most of the shares were bought but as it would not keep steam, it had been repo:tion of the Empire into a Toritable garden. 1710 Indo-Chinas 9. S. Co., left London on the 5th three Snider bulleta cut abort its career. The Sampson. On the 18th August, at Dunford," MousT Kxi-July, and passed the Cansi about the 13th instant young one is becoming lame. Mr. F. Bayley
and sold again, and now they are drum at $35. Jested. According to a remark unde aftor the rivalling if not surpassing Egypt in its fertily; ter, the wife of C. W. Eisbarda, of twins (daughters.)
But perhaps the most sensational of all is the evident by the surviving fremsu, the boiler was and ng reliableas the Nile. Such an undertaking Appended are details of the various eventsTongtin Coal Mining Company. The shares intended to carry 160 pornea of team How far theointly within the scope of engineering. We are requested to notify that Divine Sarainned the old one, wideh measured 4 ft. DIVING NOR CAFECTS--Two prizes. [1733 On the 220 last, at Le Haden, the Peak the rice at the Teak Clutch on Sanday will be inches with a very heavy brood face and
which by French law rest. in registered in this is correct, we are not in a position to state, Money, argsnisation, and resolute effort are all wife of Dr. S. COLON, of a daughter. *₤1780
Entries-M. Fredericks, H. Sampeon, J. C. Paris, were issued at 500 frames, say $198, they because this firotuan was suffering from wrere that is nailed. And are these assentials to be conducted by the Rov. G. H. Hondfield, Minister cormous banda-Herald.
Saanders, W. Jackson, G. Jorge; G. C. Hay- o isaur to CD per se premium, then at a fright at the time, and was laughing and swaar- looked for in vin? Is the rioliast nation in the DEATHS.
of the Union Church,
Our Shanghai morning contemporary transwart, R. Hopkins
jump to 120 per cent, then at another to 220 paring by turns.
world-the nation which has held its hand so Tva mallonps were the objanta anch had to cout, and to-day they stand steady at 400 · purj The boat was pourly ready on Saturday morn hirb during so many millenniam, that people laten the following story from the Shenspas At Skapnhang on the 10th August, the Hoe Jongkong fa anguire and davolap & Geraent was obsessing that are who is fond of a joke dita fox. Owing to the very low lide Las com cent premium, my $700, with few or se sellers, ag and apparently only wantal astes gangs which has led the var in the East, and die- was observing that the notion of the Shanghai petitors were heaviy handicapped. Sampaon in spite of the expense of holding them, a complete the engine department, but the tinguished itself in so many ways, to ba fanied VALENTINE, Missionary of the . . . at Ningpo, to be allotted in Hongkong are to be subscribed in an idol procession Infely, dressed as conderined six. On diving again Loririt place the two tied mining shares which have not yet paid a dividend. was considered too expensive, and it is believed mock sad seoff of the whole world by refusing to Manufacturing Property in Hongay. The sbars Stagistrate in pauishing the women who walked and Jackson tied, the first time each bringing up the focal banks will not advance a dolor upon halder declined to purchase a good gauge as it by a rivar? And is China to continue to be the At Qui de la Broche, No. 81, Shanghai, on the 13th for exclusively by Chinese. August, 1850, J. A. BEETHET, aged 54 yenen,
criminals, to fall a religions row, was rather again, each bringing up seven Another trial I suppose it would be diflosle to match this in that he boughts accord tand on somewhere, take due measures to protect her people against The British steamer Ningchow, which arrived, as the Tutelary God of the City, was male and his time Jackson managed to the Instory of recent finnes.
and comequoutly it could not be relied upon, an arratio stream? I beliere not. I feel certain Lere yesterday frous Singapure, reports baring indecorous attire when the magistrate poppad
in whose honour the women were walking in this bring up right is Sampson's seven.
Now this stale of things is the rule, not the though no one can say for certain that this there are man like Wa Te-jên who shall rise to apoken the British ship St. David, on the 15th out of the Temple and caught them at it, waa
W Japksongé me exception,in Hongkong, and itself evident that was setaally this case, because all those who the depsalon and I hope that this reign will H. Samprou inst., to the east of Anambas, bound to Japan, and in this life, before he was dified, a former Dis- SHORT RACK-Two longibe; two prizes.
each high prices can only exist and have existed know anything about it ara dead. Tha Righalise aelt by removing China's SOTTOW," wishing to be reported all well.
on one condition, namely, that the local com aneh started on a trial trip on Saterday and making that river--which Providence in- triet Magistrato of Shanghai, and therfore Mr. EntrionLieut.Clarke, F. Lammert, C.pania-including, of course, the enterprises in afternoon, mid there were ca. board sight tended and provided to be a bless ag-fulfil the Chine will love free"; Pei might have been expected to tak his deified Aitzan, G. C. Hayward, J. C. Saunders, R. E. Boraco, in the Malay Peninsula, in Manile, eta, metz corrected with Dong Maw's, that is the end of its existenos. 20th inat, when His Excellency the Vionrcy on paying bonour to the Cheng Hing Shin Barff
We learn from Chinose sources that on the predecessor's part, and not interfere with devout Lammert, R. Hopkies, G.Jurge, W. Fredericks, { of which the capital in held in Hongkong-were ster of the shop, his wife's yennger brother, and may not and cannot continue to trifle with Hoxuzora, Ausver 24rn, 1889. Csang Chib-tung was inspecting the troops on
formed on's sound busis and are doing thoroughly and sir workmen and boys. There were s Wei- this sore problem. Washint up our facetions friend with the follow- the Governor's parada ground, one of the
An excellent start was made and when half a well. Many of thean ups anzi dowpa are of course yuan representing the owner of the boat, with You have asked what is to be done in the wean- LETTERS published in a Shanghai contomoff, wounding one of the spectators.
soldiers la advertently allowed his rifle to go lection The Tulelary God of the prefectural Laumart mome to the front, Fredericks being honest gambling, as a recent law-suit has shown, tro firem, a taller who made the mashiens for useful to begin with. Prapposing that the irg veracions stary from a certain good old cof length was borared Clarke, F. Lammert, and E. the merest gambling, some of them not even two of his Heugehow friends one engineer and time? Well, one thing seems to me eminently vity of Kia-ting in Exechner is very fing-fell back with the crowd. Lammert was the Brad and I am sorry to say that much of this is the launch, and a number of guests, making in breach at Ching-chow is still closed, I think porary give some more explicit details of
Captain Benser, of the Scottish Oriental ecious and clever), and in the 7th moon the to reach the end of the bats, F. Lammert and done by young men, earning clerk's salaries, all somewhers about thirty people on board at the Government could do nothing better than the floods in Shantung. The Ror. S. B. steaner Phre Chula Cham Kiao, wish arrived and usudles are reckoned by tens of thousands, afterwards Carke gave up. F. Lammert then elsewhere. But gambling is inseparable from up to Kin-lee-yuen without accident, and on this path Intal; taken by the Yellow River through people who come to his Temple to burn, inoenes Clarke were the next, but almost immediately who would find such a course impossible the time of the accident. The launch ateamed sot teas of thousands of labourers to deepen the DRAKE, who has visited the score of the in. 4th just having Bodation, exye that the river Esino Ching,perienced very heavy weather on the voyage night. Now suture the West Gate was a Mr. style, the rut was an uncertainty up to the the same steady effect is legitimate profit and in a sampan, and landed at the Forchow Road way has been prepared, to us cautiously which had bean rising for several days, hurst Hongkong. They encountered a typhoon Wang, who kept a little to hongs, very little finish, Lamamurt's long reach giving tim the promis. This is the case with the local a jetty. The lauzeb proceeded down the river that breach again, and thus Fire the riser
which they could not get clear of for hours patronised owing to its remate and secluded victory. The 88 sec.
Divide and conquer: its banks on the 27th July and the surround. The cargo was considerably daonged.
panies, but I fancy very few people have any against the food tide and passed between the two coursea to the s situation although it was in a delightful gave
F. Lamart.......
dea of what the combined spital of these Fung-hun, which was moored to the Old Dock that is the idea for inmedists artion. And I ing country was flooded. The City of Kao The North Borneo Herald says it is reported cool green bamboos by a stream of clear ruuving
M. Fredericks...
comptaies emounts to. The total number of Broz, and the Kuling. A dumber of guests support this plan chiefly on three addition? Yuan, which is situated on the north side of from Labad Date Darrel Bay), that some Chito Mr. Wang's customers were so few that E. Lammert
companies of all kinds registered in Hongkong in long robes, shawing, that they belonged grounds-First, this route would follow a this river and distant about half a saily from use pirates recently received as coalies set fire he could remember them if he saw them again, SwINMING WHE LINE-Line to be taken from is for four. Space prevents me from giving to the better class were sitting in the bow satural depression to the ses and would need it, occupies slightly higher land than that to one of the sheds with the intention of muraad be could not help being struck by the fact
starting platform to other and of bath and at of these, but have made one, and the follow of the launch, while a fireman, who bad bren 16as aboar and embankment then any other: dering one of the assistants during the cou- that for three enccessive years during the fire
thrown over the for platform; competitor to ing facts are shown by it. The total capital prerooms with the heat, and come up on deck soond, it would open water communication be lying between it and the river. The food fasjop. The design was frustrated, however, by days' jos pidght of the 7th moon the same return. Two prices.
of Hongkong local companies is no less than and was sitting aft.. Suddenly dull thul was twann Shinghai and Sbusi; and thus it would woost, and he the only one during those five Entrics-G. Jorge, Lient. Clarke, R. Hop 40,740,000, or £8,250,000 sterling. The avarage heard by people on ahora sad sont is the be making prevision for the future development chatting agreeably to his last like a gentleman W. Jeckson. J. O. Sandar
stready been in existence long enough to pay while high above it rose a confused mess to the way termolens between China and Europs will at peace with himself and with all the world. The Daily News eye that the British gua-So Wang's curiosity being aroused, he made i ters of a length wars covered, when Aitken came And their average annual yield to incestors at prominent among it being the body of a China- Let nomsleuthin. AsRichthofen kaashown, All kept well together till about thres gair one, is a fraction under 18 per cent. per annum. shape of an inverted one, of wood and iron, beat, or somewhere about, Chow Chiao-kow. "IL WAR only kept oot at the gateways hy boat Merla, whick arrived in Shanghai on the bold to ask the gentleman his name."My name to the front and clipbing the far end of the bath the so-called "inflated" ourront prices is 6.2 per man, which rosa as high sa the Fungzun hast, this is thecaly prostícable route. It may be far
frail embankments of bricks and earth. Te 8th lost, reports that she left Hankow on this Tang." phad the guest." And whare is your placed his repe on the top, but bad romo diffi- sant, theas gave way there would be no way of re-Owing to the wretched coal obtained at an honourable abode I live at south ofcally in golfing fire sein. Saunders in the treat for the people, who were without boate, kow, she could only keep up half speed, but she the City Wall Why, that is where the meantime got his reps over and led frem here and had therefore simply to await their fate niged to make the run down in 53 storming Temple of the Tatakry God is," said Wang. the whole way home Aitken kept or pinckily kong that they look and must look for financial board the receiving ship Yuven Fah. On one ard Dot help them. But I venture to suggest
hours. Steaming at fall speed she took 113" When orerybody is bustling there to burn in- Outside the city, the country, which had bear hours to reach Hankow. The captain reports that sense, mes and women in their beat flettes, I but was unable to catch Sanaders. Jackson's like a well kept garden, was compleiviy sub. the current is not strong, as it was five weeks ago. wa't make out why you always come here all alome to this dull plase, where you miss all the mergid, and all the promising crops, on which The Poking ourospondent of our Shangbai fan of the fair." "I am the Tutelary God," was the balk of the people depended for their morning contemporary cerrauts some errors, the startling answer of the guest. Rather living, have been utterly destroyed. On the Tiontein has been soat up by H.D. the Viceroy crowd of the great washed, do I not wall in thus papil of the late Dr. Mackensie of then be jostled by u porepiring and unsavoury 80th July Mr. DRAZE aucceeded in engaging Litoattend B.I.B. Prises Chun, whose paralysis coming to this pretty place for a few days ** of last year still lingers in partial loss of power Wong was stil morodutons, and then the strau-
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spread over this Intervening land and was the tact and fidelity of the tindal, and the culpritadays, had est placidly sipping his tea and kios, G. Aitken, F. Grible, G. G. Hayward, dividend of the local companies which barevinity and then a volume of steam shot up, of China For I still hold that the grand rail.
on the night of the 27th actaully above the woro captured and sout to Silam for trial. level of the entrares to the sity, from which
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.....and a large pioon of the launch's boiler, for the off; but it is sure to come as the sun revolvae. New companie are being posted almost every latter had exploded.
Bat what about the pressut distress P The conocision was felt soverely on board the A very diffonlt question! of ecurso we cau- th in Hongkong. As the new lands of the Far East are gradually developed, it is to Hong-steamers alongside the Associated Wharves, and not see human beings starring before, our syes aid. And capital there responds to the right vessel, the officers were at diner and they that every possible means should be used by our call, as the fzeh responds to the trigger. Forsaked on desk under the impression: that some foreigs oisk, and all who posess any in
renal had run into them, so violent was the fluence, to make strong representations to the instance, a month ago 's new danno of sharan of the Hongkong Land Investment Company was openssion. The explosion was witnested by Chinese Government that the destitute be sa made at 60 per cent, premism, $100 for a 350 many people and those who could, hastened ployed on paklio works and have proper wagen. share. The number offered to the publis was to the scene to roador asaletinon. Ono eye and I am confirmed in this view by a laster 13,00% No fewer than 52,000 were applied for wituces says that only fout or ve people came I have just revived frous the Rev. J. Mao- To-day they are quoted at $145. Of come there to the surfaon and they were rescued The Intyre, Mancharis, cos of those who have so are not wanting prophets of evil who foretell an Chief Offlour of the Fungehus jumped into heroically and skilfully administered relied utter collapse of the Hongkong market, an a suspan and saved the freman who bed bean sit during the resent distress there! He says "Ánd consequence of what they are pleased to term the tag aft. This mau vas in a great rage with for mysall, I say ondidly, if ever. I again lare gambling mania" provalent in the colony. the engineer because he said the latter had car the honour of such a commission as I now have, Financiers at home and telegrams to their ried too avank steam He has since abated that I shall not give a cash of relief, unless it enures representativos bare arging cutiezi, and plated with the engineer but the latter, embankments or provides the country with per merchants write long homilies to their agents told him to mind his own business. The other feet roads." Yet I have heard that the very warehantaen who were picked up in the water were taken Last year the winter was an us before we were
SOLDIRES RACE, Two longtha: Two prines Eight started. *Tinik, 68) sons, Relt: ---
Cooper: 58th.) Morrison (816) aboal, one or two living came up from the of his artremities. The loft arm, the anis ; artgar, dropping his bantering, tong, sald gravely: HEADRE PEON STGx. Two prizes. river, left Kao Yuan, and sailed due east for embjected to treatment, is onilergoing course those who in truth worship the fiods, de so
Extrian.-G. Jorve, H. Fampson, J. C. Saun- Dome, six miles, over the inundated district, of garaiam. In all other respects His, High with the heart. You are alone here, and the way derz, M. Fredericks, G. O. Hayward, Result
M. Fredericks than crossed the Baiso Ching river, and pass is perfectly well. By a singular error in to the Templo is long; but stick of incent
the translation (I prazume) of the statement in lighted by yos la this garden will smell an awest
G. C. Hayward...... landed at the southern limit of the food. the changes, the late Dr. Mackensie la répre to me as my of the expensive offerings in the Loka RacT-Hound the Red Boy and back. The had on the south side of the river, being sented as the physician who was sent up à Temple. Formal gifts from many a one of the Handicap elevated a few leat, forms a natural barrier tabament in your Tientsin contemporary regard-crowd whose heart is fall of mean worldly cares EntriesA Row, T. Fredericks, J. C. Saun- and friends both at home and alsey bere in China to the Hospitals One was not much hurt but fully alive to the widespread destitution; and wa to the progress of the water in that direction cellency Marquis Taeng has disconcerted not a will find, bring down purses on them instead of Clarke, G. Jorgs.
sg the societat severe indisparition of His Ex- and whose demeanour is all hypocrisy, will, they ders, F. Lamart, H. Humphreys, Lieut. who are so actious on the one hand that Hong-two others were fearfully scalded, one of them bed jest to do the best we could. But this Wong should become a laodel of Batch prudence, bring the Weiyuan. Another war a brutto year we know in time; and X again -'urge At the foot and on the top of this barrier for of his friends, who have sent kind losters of losings. So go, and tell them ea Wang. Those con ofertook the two men ahead of blu, are ready on the other, to denounce it as a and he is burnt all over the body, and now lies that we do not let the autumn pass without
| enquiry, Iata happy to state that there is not continped now that bis viktor was the God in and led before hall the distance was covered; "baket-abop, ore theendreamong the quickent in St. Luke's Hospital. How many really were making the Taotais, and Governors, and the G stand a number of villages, those at the foot the slightest cause for any sexisty, H.D. having person; Uprriedly kowtowed, and when he rose to Lammert, belog less users some distance and most persistent applicants for shares in new board at the time, it is impossible is tell. verament et Poking understand one view of the þring all under water,. In one place, he quite regereted from his indisposition. kin test, the Chang Hyang Bhin bád dieppeurot, bebind, Rose pad. Lammert, Ingressed the land waterpsiena, with the purely gambling intention!bat ten bodies have been sentired.. Among matter,