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Campbell, in the work under review, now boldly comes forward and places what materiale he has collected before the public, exhibiting, an hu doen here in the two volumes before us, side by side
Formon from A.D. 1614 to 1882 and of modern English Presbyterian missich work in the smo calties, as conducted by himself and bis colleagues,
steamer Natal having been pubished by the N. U. Daily News, to which the following Passage pccurs" oonsider that we were expened ta all this danger and misery simply on sonunt of the rockless ravigation of the Captain Why typhoon when by waiting few hours he could the handsomely furaiched and neatly edited have escaped it all. He says, I made my cal-volumes under review, ary mufioient to enable relations to run before the storm and if my stear.
SUPREME COURT.
11th December.
In Summary JuBISDICTION,
at Causeway Bay or Went Point. Mean should be have ruă us hang in the heart of a Wa da not think the materials, compiled in Errore Mr. A. G. WHE, ACTING PRISKE tire merchants, sertain of finding an opening for tom-hores goods arriving by the Tonquia"routə
|-built, na haa no, often been threatened, these According to a Balarian paper, Ministerial work of the Datch Hiceries of 1250, A.D. same day when the native people sooosssfully and carry from 15040-200 pièuls of merchandias, I eventuem of rentino, sccustomed to sooós to buy statemente aid hefore the Netherlands Stater But the problem could only be stated before, rise up as a whole against the foreign intruder, and draw from 1820sine beleedless to such and web articles bearing suck and ruch will be largely increased. Against Pro Ganeral show that step have been taken to the means of solving it wore not given. Mr. they did in the days of Koxings, and it will say, there is no provision for the comfort of pas maris; it is dificult to induce them to change
Thon, and then only, be soon whether the work of songors, who have to and resem where they can. even by offering them a superior article at ject of a new gaol we have consistently pro-mark out the boundary line of Netherlands tor-
IBO LAOKAI TO KIM LÀO,
same price. It is only with time, much patience. and suitable agents that our morobaute, with festell for the past twelvo paste, and its can. tory in Boraco and New Guinos. It is je
the English Presbyterian Mission in Fermons
The length of the passage from Lackay to the energy and initiative witch characterise etraction baixary properly been delayed while tended to settle sea for all the ponding frontier
in really founded on a rook or on the shifting
Han-hao-varies from four to seven days, accord them, will DESTOG la dificulties, which I dieulties with the British North Borneo Com
sands of temporary prestige and influence.
ing to the wind and the state of the river. The look upon as transient. inore urgent works ware being carried ou pany.
rate of hire for a Chinese junk is from 20 to 80 Now that the river in opanod there can be ne until now the main objection to a new aracottar from a pasager by the M. Me ploture of Dutch Presbyterian propaganda in
tools for the vorage. This tariff, relatively doubt, although possimists have questioned it, ture bus vanished its cost. This could
high, is explained by the sormity of vessels. In that goods arriring by this raste will be able not probably, almost be met by the sale of the
fant, for sorsral years past the traffic having been only to supply this province, but als parts of ülmost xil, the boat owners haye been more or lets | Suschuen and Kweichow. Wa ere no longar in present site and the erection of the go
rained and have disappeared. The opening of the time of bypotheals; Rocomplished facts ar so a site in one of the outlying ruburbs, any
the river being, now an accomplished fact, thu na- the best proof. Bines the oponing of the CR- their goods and of freight for their vamels, are are sent under transit, passos not only to Tali and not hesitating to invest their ospital; junks are all the towns of the interior, hat also to Sechuss being built, and before long the rate of freight sad Kweiche, bore they lay down okeaper than will be much reduced."
those following the route through Szechnen by If the ascent is long and diffeult the descent Hankor or fram Canton by Po-10. Natira porde sorrespondingly rapid. At this sotson of the avall largely of these facilities and before long from Man-hao to Kaukay, while in winter, when The route it open and safe, our situation is year tenor eleven hour is suficient for the voyage we may hope to have a large volume of trade the water is at its lowest, a day and a half or exceptional, and the nativa merchants are sozious to do basiness. It is now for private noterprise, for the national trade," "to, aykit of these large openinge. We are persuaded that our merchants will not be slaw to do so, and shore all that they will not allow themeedves to be forestalled by foreigners
The meeting of the Hongkong Legislativa Contoil, which was to have been hald yesterday, is postponed until further notice.
the defendant.
JUDGE.
FROM MAN-HẢO TO YUAN:CHING,
Man-hao is the termiam of the navigation for large boats and the entrepot for merchandise destined for the interior. From this point
Yo Mau. U But Was Thin was a cinjui for 8768.40, balance das uns builder's soccant
Mr G 6. Phillippo instructed by Mr. Web be for the plaintiff, and Alr. Dennys for Mr. Phillippo mid this was a claim for money
for building three houses being $3,200. Daten, work was dens in 1996, the price agreed upos dant also agreed to pay for extras amounting to $374. here bad boon several payments on ac- ber 1880, and the last en the 25th June, 1837
The defeos was that the claim came under prefecture of Tax-shing, but only for smal the Statute of Limitations, the payment in 1997 boste carrying envenor sight picals. The re- being denied.
Į pidu.ars numerous, and at one point the river is The plaintiff was called and swore that this 50 obstructed with rocks that the boats have to amount was still owing to him. The defend. be pushed over dey land.
made on the 25th June, 1887. ant had paid him by instalments the last being An employé of the plaintiff's corroborated thle evidence
His Lordship gare judgment for the plain tim with cats.
MARINE COURT.
11th December,
BarOBE CAPTAIN EUMSEY, R.N.
REFURAL OF DUTY.
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FROM MAN-MAO TO MESETZU.
JAPAN AND OHINA COMPARED.
PEEING, 18th November.
OIR ÁBRATED WATER MANUFACTORY time as one measure of relief, the female replete with the best Machinery, umbodying prisoners have been domiciled in a separate
all the latest improvemente in the trade.
building, giving increased accommodation in goar had remained intact all would have been either to come to a definite and conolaaire well After we were in it, however, we were approbousien of the pracies cause of the signs The greatest attention has been paid to for the males. We would now make a cops caught withast any preparation having been want of stability which characterised the Datch appliances for casting purity in the Water
apply, to sure which we have added a Congestion for further relief from congoation, mads, with sal eet, Awings up, skylights un misions of the seventeenth century or to war
prototel, ole. The captain, it scoms to me, tried denser oupable of supplying us with 3,000 gallons nowcly by the transfer of the debtors in ein very possible way and it it had not raut the conviction which Mr. Campbell would
distilled water day, and are in a some house. The European debtora, if there been for hoc grost strength wo must have found- oem to be animated with, viz., that gas for work daas and material supplied. The two days are reckoned on. position to compete in quality with Lins best
ered "Captain Ronnefoy, of the M. M.steamer English missionaries in Formosa are, unlike Apglish Makers. Our Sweet Waters cannot be are any, might very well be Indged for a
tiuse in the Lunatic Asylum, which is now, mal, writes a reply, of which we translate the thair Dutch confrères of two hundred years ago surpassid anywhere.
following portion According to your corres The purest ingredients only are used, and if we mistake not, almost empty. This repondent the Captain of the Natal ran his ship into riding their hand-ons rook, wafe from the the typhoon through ignorans and with a head sadden and utter collapse of the Dutch structure The atrapat more and cleanlions are exerolaod in mrsal of the Adbtors would give more ruineness as great almost as that of the moth wlish, being built on mind, name down with a count; the first belug mada on the 25th Noven the river is still navigshls to the anab- i
for criminale, and it is at the same time ire-dying into the flame of a candle.. I did not for crash when Rexinga kooked against its walls, peratively called for on sanitary grounde a amant sonept this judgment du college and great was the fall of it. The details The conditions under which the debtors are bad got mas yesterday letter from another character of personnck and rosults of the bat I should have been unable to correct it if omrulug the organistich, Bethel of work, lodged at present are simply scandalous, un passenger, which enables me to form a jogut two Missions here furnished afford very
The Rev. Dr. Mitäbell, one of the Sucretaries they are so crowded that when the beđa ure with certainty, not by an amant which my interesting roading, but are very shanty in
of the Amerious Presbyterian Church Mission, A paved road, called the Imperial road, in his now on a visit to Feking. He has lady simple examination of the times at which erlain case of the English olssion, they are open to put down there is not room, wo and inform-grastar carts than the other, but hy a tha case of the Datel mission. Mersover, in the
good state of repair, leads in two days to Mong: risited Japan and Korea. A meeting of the ad, to walk between. This state of affaite events occurred. I will ant trespass on your the same objection to which mest modern
isu. The journey, difficult for horson, is still Missionary Association Look place on the 14th is not creditable to the Government, and as columns with a complate reproduction of the missionary accouts give rise reore or less, viz.,
more diffegit for coolies. The read ritas standi- November at the residues of Dr. Martin, at lettor, but this is the effort of it. The Nef that the missionaries pert on their own work
ly to 7,200 font, descending again to a plain at | which Dr. Mitchell rare ab ideas 031 it would be a simple matier to hire a house left Hongkong advised that there was a typhoon and that thus the probate of caults they exbibit
an altitude of 4,700 fast, whers the low of Japan and Korea The lecturer spoke of for their detention, it ought not to be contrarelling towards the wast The Captain, bay either is, or may is supposed to bo, tinted c
Mongtan is situated. At Yan-isou, 00 I from the state of education in Japan with thres log tale bis enlaulations, thought to would be laus de ense... All we can do with such imperfect tinued. Some of these debtore are more able to gain on the stores in spod, azoxa its path, and ea parte evidence of Missionary success or
Man-hao, are stables where boasts of burden millions of scholars in the sahesis; of thirty may be engaged,” and Chinose inns which, if thoussud Christians; of the adoption by Ja the victims of misfortune than of wrongde-sud find good-weather to the month He thara-failure is, to stain the prima facie impression
not confortable, at least afford abelter ––90–16 | psa-of-Western siviliation, which adoption, fing, and most of them are existing sins of fore sent his ship along as fast as possible with which the ata mata kore furnished make apon
further on la the village of Bhiation, offering the he believed, in spite of some addies would be per- On the 31st October the Natal, ce and to venture on an opinion, assuming the
It is usual to make the jour- | manent. He contrasted the state of the common same advantages. felt the first of the approach of the typhoon correctness of the evidence we bare so far extravagance; hence it is peculiarly had that stom and sait.
ney from Yao-teen, to Mongtan in one day, but roads throughout Japan with those of Chics, and they should be exposed to any dangši to about 1 am. on the lat November the wind it goes, and leaving it to the gentle reader
sometimes x stoppage'is made at A-mu-tohai, 20 | hold up "Japan si "an object lesson to China their health by their detention in confine-greatly increased, and it home necessary to to take or opinion for what it may be worth,
Bike va tho đại la Daring, this operation:
As to the Dutch Mission in Formosa, which John Thoras, Charles Desmond. Thoms from the town; this depends on the time of from which the latter pantry was bound to ment. It is sufficient punishment for mere strong sea striking the helm broke this was at work thers from 1824 to 1662 A.D., the Dose, Heary White, and Charles Hayward departure from the first named village, the speed receive advantage. He then went into a long folly or carelessness that they should lose tackle. The vessel, unable to steer, tell me editor gives no connected account of the way wonen, were charged by Captain. Ferguson, off the animals, and the willingness of the mule philosophica sud interesting disquisition on the teers For sedan, chairs, or coolies, 'sarrying, charge of Bickleness as a characteristic of the Their liberty for a period; they abould not the trough of the son, and the engines, had to it was started and condooted, but from sundry the British ship Marabout, with rofusing to
burdent the journey. to Mangtau cosupies three people, which be wontradictod, explaining hor be exposed to a risk of losing health like stopped. The typhoon then came on more detals we have noticed here and there, in the obey lawtal orders.
quickly, and the weather became worse and worte.. Comments repriated and, trapuistal from the
Captain Ferguson said-Defendants are on days. The average wages of a chair coolie or a Japan, although she had for so long saght to wiss. This is a matter the Visiting Justices It was in stis terrible situation, that the row Dabok originale, it soome pretty clear that this the articles. They were shipped, on-the 5th coolie carrying a burden is: 25 tsal cents per day, obtain all sorts of knowledge From the Weat abould look into and report upon. Why und offers sought to regainntrol of the helm.Dutch Mission was not only Erastinn, in being inst. On the 9th just. hay came on board in the coalie Bading his own food. At all the inas on was obliged for the sake of her national in- which was swinging from side to side with ter underdirect Government control, bat through this sharge of the Police. The Sailors Horas Man the reatethe charge is ten to fifteen cents per man dependende to adopt an exclusive policy during have they been sitent on the subject?
rible force Twics thay arseded, but each connection with the advil power inextricably mixed, nez, who came with them, said that they refused to per night. The animals are paid for by the aule two ceptatries and a half. The lecturer, who wa time the sea destroyed what they had done. The
up with the commercial operations of the Dutch coun on board and so were sent unter the charge toers. The innkeeper supplies only fuel and in-listened to with marked attention, added that on captain then called his officers and simply said colonial Government. The Datch Missionarissin of the Police. I asked the defendants what forior rice. The traveller therefore must carry arriving in Kores the superior physique of that The now Hakwon left bere yesterday for Cau- to them, "Goallemen, as you know the situation Formosa, though individually, in some cares at the trouble was Hayward said they did not his provisions with him if he does not wish to people strook him at oros, and on coming to base repast more than modest. Fowls and Chian this feeling was intensiffel. He held that ton to take up his appointment thera,
is very grava; let eveh one do his dats and use toast, they seem in have been as spiritually mind know that part of thin crew were JapaneĶO ll the energy of which he la espable." and the ed and as salons on their modern English can they would not have shipped. The others said gs may be brought alumst anywhere, but the good physique was at the bottom of intellectual struggle continand. About Gem, the wind sud-frorer, were appointed by the Governor General the same. I ordered them to go to work but they people generally take advantage of the situation sbiblity. Dr. Blodgot believed in the stability denly ceased, and there was a chim for twenty mi at Balaris, dispatched by him in heavily armed refused. Nothing was said about the ers in to ask bigh prices. It is therefore an advent of Japan's onward progress and in the useful nutes; it was the osatre of the typhoon. Soon the vessels to Formosa, pheed thero at the disposal the agreement with these moun
ago to provide everything necessary before leavlesson she was teaching Chin. Col. Derby speka in vour of China, instancing hur form came en again, but at hat the barometer of the Governors of the respective distriata, paid
ing Man.ha.
advancement in ber criminal reports, aud According to the Courrier d'Haiphong the bogan to rise, and at 930 am, the dusger was fixed salaries by the civil functionaries, and had following five steamers will run between Hang-otor. From the above, having regard to the tours, to send faste reports of the results of their mis
praising the ability of the despatches which they kong and Haiphong during the rice season, it follows: (1) That the Natal when her pro sionary labours, through the respective Governors,
(the Ministors) received from the Tsungli namely the Doris, Frejr, Bouchons Presto, and gross was arrested at 1 a.m. by the breaking of to the Cvernor General in Bataris. We find the
and, which would com pars with the documents Treckon, all sousigned to the Wang-tarm, her steering gear she at the point where the latter judging and acneeing or praising the
weather would have began to mand, since she was personal conduct and the clerical or educational the ship. then in the direct course of the storm, as shown methods of the Missionaris. We also observa His Worship souteused them aach to nine quantly; the damage occurred whom the barometer nos about the location of chapels and schools, sont on board at the expiration of their sentence. by the fact that the textes rassed over her bubo Maginarios arguing to their reports to Gorer days' imprisonment with hard labour, end to be was beginning to rise and the weather to im
as well as about the time and price of hunting prove a little, the vessel entering the other side licences to be fasued at the responsibility of the
Corrupt Doctrines" in this province and at and leaving (be typhoon bahinel," :(2) The centre Missionarios, or the price of skins in bo purchas
Soonhor The Yamen has given orders to the of the typhoon having taken from one o'clock from the hanter The Missionary ohurches
provincial authorities to investigate the case and to six o'clock to reach the. Nutub while she was and their native elders appear to bara been re-
to sappress the publication of the bocks in question. The Yamen despatch details what stutiveery, sud these storms travelling at en gularly organised on the Presbyterian principle:
steps were taken on a previous occasion when tha extimated average rate of altoon knots Au hour,
The taal of silver is the money current in the Dasth Blow" Best appeared in Shantang. A the vessel, had the been able to keep an berasing olleilly appointed Synods and or
sistories, with judicial and 'oxcentiva pawers, course, would have pasma at least sixty miles iu od in we see we End quot a Consistory in-
country. The quality sed the rate of alver vote of thaake was passed to Col. Denby and the 122, Leadenhall Street, E.C..
Dr. Dudgeon, the next rary at different places. Cash also ofronlate, Diplomatic Corps. front of the maire, an ereellant position on vestigating the case of a Dutch anhoolmastet,
Slat October, 1889.
the rate being 1,500 to the tsai. The Mengten sposker called upon, referred to the presont con- drming absolutely the accuracy of the Captain's charged with variona crime, and daliber :tely
DEAR SIR-You are no doubt aware that oxitael weighs 37 grammes, and is worth 3 perdition of Japan in rogard le Trusty Karision, The Hon. Serotary (Mr.A. K. Traverserakulation."Captain Bonnefoy then goes on to handing him over to the alvil power to he questa us to annoured that owing to the lamentdeal with the question of why the departure of duvapitated. It is clear therefore that this Association has been formed in London for the dont more than that of the capital, 10 per ond and the appointmant of forsiga judges, which he dd death of Mr. W. H. F. Darby, President of the Hongkong Cricket Club, the ground will the Nat from this port was dodelayed, which Datoh Mission of Farmers not merely followed, purpose of promoting intercourse between ga more than that of Shanghai and about 45 per thought was extraterritoriality in another form. be closed to-day, and the match proposed for contends would have been unjustifiable in the like modern Protestant Missions, in the wake of lemon connected with Chins. Hongkong, and cost less than that of Cauton. It is diffenli sgiving with the one hand and taking away with
osse of a mall, steamer when the captain was Friday and Saturday next has been postponed
to give the mathematically exset weight, the other and as betraying a want of confidence. trade, nor had it merely, like the Missionaries Japan, and of representing and giving effent to. reasonably certain that he would not get into the of the present day, the occasional support of the opinions of the British Mercantile gomma every merchant having two methots of weigh a thought Japan should at least have an op- steriz
gunboat but the Dutch Missionary was a fallaity in those countries.
From the copy of the Rules and Regulations in ording to whether be is paying or re- portanity of trying the administration of her blava Government cour, though dressed in
ceiving the difference between the two code, or at any rate one judge to assist in courts monicals, under the direct control and the which I have the pleasure to enclose, you will varying to the extent of a far contimes in of appeal would be quite scient. He spoke of The French trade dollars. and the increased vigour evidenced by the Buddhist the unqualified apport of the arms and the perceive that a strong Committes embracing re the tack money of the Government wherever he went. Poentatives of these sateral communities se Mexian dollars are accepted at the rate of priesthood and of the work of Col. Olcott in Ja bean formed, and 7, au desired to assure you of 8 to 65 tasis par hundred, which given pan. Ho referred to the physique of the Nor It goes without saying that the wily Chinzuan,
Ed, the defsios savage, living in the districte the willingness of the Association to co-operate them selve of 7 por ons less than on the thern Chiness, which and been noticed by all tia- with your Chamber In farthoring the objects set coast, and they are resized in payment only of vollers, as compared with the fabby orientals under Datch rale, sawit best, under three air- cuangfauces, to coms by the bandred and thon-forth, whenever it seems likely that its influence small sums, 36 at the most. Merchants, there of South Asia and then combated at some fore, will fad it an advantage to provide them. length, the charge of eclusion of the Chinese
and Japanese, yointing out-that-western-nations-- ends applying for baptism sad diligently com- can be usefully exerted.
As fint valuede maat necessarily be more oraalves with silver ingata nitting the rod and catuabiem lo inemory, so
by their ware, opium trade, the taction of the that avery one of the could not only rehearse less commensurate with the extent of member
Roman Catholic missionaries, eto, had frighten- The Chines of the Yuanan plateau havinged these peoples into an exoľnsive poling; that without hesitating spennutely the okiofe Heads ship, I would ask you to bring the oxistance and Fr. Principles of Tras Religing, but also wars objects of the Association to the knew.edge of
forest region, where they catuet go without con all the surrounding nations the treat inter- able to answer wisely and solidly to most Ques- your Chamber with a view to induce gentlemen gront aversion to the Red River valley and the ie sacient and more modern times not only had tions about Religimi that oza would proponed or
Membership is necessarily confined to British|tracting incurable diasase, merchants who wiali course, but oren more distant nations that tho. Parth to them" (Vey But it is subjects for the reason think, if it became naasto de tristusse in those parte mart come to policy of theo nations was froodom of trade. In when thess good Christians tarued round against sary to address the Foreiga Office, the lattor Mengtan, which is the ostro of trade and of conclusion ho spoke strongly against the idas. their teachers and marla common cause, with would naturally decline to recognise other than production. The reate is perfectly safe, Eres that Japanese progress had been or was in thy. Kesings in hunting them te dosth and even torn exclusively British Association. But as the from difficulty, the population quist and hospit-sense an object lesson frem which the Chinese thing then, te rend of the native converts interests of all nationalities in the Far East arvable, and the Chiness merchants are anxious to see had removed and would receive the henefit of that many of them are so able, in such tarvedela Dearly similar, this will scarcely diminish its regends arriva and to open up trade. of spirit, to poure out their prayers before Ged, presentative character.In, Dear Sir, Tours Morning and Erening, and before and after tale faithfully,
Communication on clonal matters should edčrevod | T«o Editur," sad those on business" The Manager," sad not to fidividuals by name.
Corrsepeadouts are requested to forward their band address with eciation added to the Editor, not for publication, bat'no evidence of good
Laith.
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TELEPHONE No. 1.
DEATH.
On the 1th Decembar, at 15 a.m., WILLIAM HUMPRAY FULLZE DARBY. The funeral will take
place to-day sad will leave the Bonamous, Happ Valley.at1.p.m.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 12ra, 1889.
A Haras telegram says the French Under the Chambers of Commate informing them that Secretary of State has addressed a cironlar 10 it is necessary to attach a certificate of Frosch maafselare to cloth experted to Indo-Chinia.
We hear from Tamani that business is nearly ofer there now, and the season has not best, a very gool ons. Stormy meséber has prevailed in Worth Formosa lately, bad for railway com struation, the weak points in which are being discovered through the agency of the mains
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~~~ The Strait Tintes saya that sorothing wrong is deamed to be brewing in 8. E. Borneo, owing to the Rasidout of that province having lately vems to be at hand there, a sure siga being un- usually heary consignments of Keras int the interior, an évident token of fansiticism gaining grand. This portion of Borneo belongs to Holla ....
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.- (SUPPLIED TO THE “BLILY PRESS " |
Lorros, 9th December. DISASTROUS' STRIKES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: The coal porters and games in London will go out on strike next week.
IT is satisfactory to learn, from the Go-applied for military reinforcements, Tronbis vernor's report on the condition and progress of the Colony, that bi ernstund stylisties point to a decrease in cine desing the past two The number of prisoners in Victoria yesra.
The Surabaya Curant points out the dangers Gaol, whiele was 4,600 in 1886, fell to 4,308 in 1887 and 8,627 in 1888, a símilne pas attending a fanatical agitation among the
ives in Java carried on through-the-intrigues- In Manchester total duckuse prevails, owing portionate decline being also apparent in of seral sociotios with badjies as prime morses to 1 game's strike, and because the stock of the daily venge, the total decrosis in both The Government keeps a watchful eye on these cil and nadies in exhausted. The churches and
guntry, and recently four of them who number of factories are closed. Daste being over 20 per cent. This may had fed the island in connection with sorts sadi- THE DEATH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS. tious fovement, ca returning thither by steamer
Universal mourning in ordered for Jefferson frem Bingapore soon found themselves in the
Davis thinughout the Southern States. hands of the polics.
BAVAS TELEGRAM.!
be aolely due to mere exemplary disipline sad punishment in prison, liat there is a doubt, is Excellency opposts, that it is! partly the result of the new, regulatious aud; The Avenir du Tankin mys that in the maxi- fests of vesals foaring Haiphong for Hongkong dietary in the pol Forinerly Victoria Gaol will always be found boxes of dollars. This is offered a comfortable retreas to the needy owing to an exchange business out of which the MOVEMENT OF TROOPS TO THE Chinese criminal if he did not exactly love Chinese are making a profit at the express of ---
Franco. The Moxiaan dollar is worth less than confinement he did not mind it with the the Fransk piastre, and the Chinos therefore
The German military papers state that the counterbalancing advantages obtained of onleet the latter. Our datamporary Lives the small garcisons of the interior are to be done excellent lodging, plentiful food, and metal values of the two coins and says the result By with and went to the frontiers of France
is that when the Chinese have $100 to pay they and asia.
ing is still good, om fort bis doubtless to the
overage Chinese woolis, but the fare is no
The Courrier d'Haiphong mys the Menange
Pazte, 2nd December.
GERMAN FRONTIERS. ·
THE HONGKONG CITY HALL.
(Vol. p. 35.
ing of Meat and in other Necessities, and that
MEANS OF TRANSPORT.
In reply to the Magistrate, John Thomas and Charles Desmond said they refused to work because she at the crew were Japanese. Haury Foran mulos, and cookies are the only moss White and they might put him on board bat he of transport on Chinese roads. Each animal would not work with that crew, and Hayward on orge one pinel, divided into two also said that he should refuse to go on board parcels of equal weight. Parools weighing more ting from any of the Water Foreign than 75 lbs are refused by the uleteers and fees. The speaker read. the despatch of the must be carried by coolies. The hire of a horse Lames-in-reply to the docomout-forwarded by cents, according to the supply of animals and the distribution of such a back as "Death Blow per day, including food, axies from 28 to 35th Foreign Representatives calling upon the Chinese Government suppres the printing sud Besets of burden may naturs of the goods.
be hired at Maz-hao or Mengten. It is THE CHINA ASSOCIATION. generally on market days-held once in six daya-tket amiaals may be engaged moak asity, The following letter has been received by the | from 50 to 200 being then availabio, Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, and has beoir handed to us by the Secretary for publication:-
China Assistion.
to become members,
(Signed) W. KESWICK,
Chairman.
.
MONEY.
THE TRADE CENTRE.
ESLATIONS WĪTU 'THE CHINESE,
western civilisation. The Chinese held the Japan- ese in profound coritompt and the official claros mura not willing to lasen mything from them; I cannot too strongly recommend our country.that indeed the contrary effect was produced on man who do not speak Mandarin; which is the the Chiasso ondoial mind when the Japanese pro-
with such comeliness and itsas of speech and that may provoke tears to zooh as boar and be with such moderation and decenie of gesture, The Chicano, Chamber of Commeros, Hong-language of the country, to procure interpreters gress was hold up the when the appro hold them" (Vol. 1, 36).
It may seem, at first sight, intelligible enough that missionary work conducted by state paid and state supported svangalists should have the most glaring enocous outwardly and numerically, but that much soosar should be atterly hollow and unstable, bound to collapse on the first se
kong:
CANTON
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
IIth December. The construction of the baud on the river
the Chinese. The Chairman, Me. Uwan, spines of
fer compradores capable of smisting them in encouragement. He copeluded by quoting the their traussactions with the natives. Here, uslebrated language of the Gleand Baoretary in the open ports, the Chinesa intermediary is Wis Heiang, that when China does more she indispensable. He sees better tusa we do what will pressed with a momentum which will pa dical assistance when required. The gaol girs 79 fasla, but when they have $100 to re-
stila bis countrymen, is very patient, disonses tonish the world. Dr. Martin agreed in the was then a place where the unsuccessful and | celco they gat 75 taels.
with a calm which we do not always proservo, | main with the remarks of the last speaker, but knows how to make concessions at the proper thought the slemort of fear of the Japanese hal therefore hungry sad ill-conditioned rogus
moment, and, as the local marchant is always been left out of the account Ho referred fo could recuperate white hatebing new ploteries Maritimes steamer Arethus, which leng
The Mul meeting of shareholders in and against his fellow men, and whence he issued pissed on the Hongkong-Halphong line, is going subscribers to the City Hall was held in the rions pressure brought as the native converts will be recommenced next month. That portion told in trading with Europeans, of whom he the terus ja eployed by the Chinese to de- to deal, the compradors meets the requira cation, boring artesian wells, and in extracting fortified in bis unhallowed hopesand unfasful make trial of Anman and Tonquin coal, She Library of Che Hall yesterday. There were from their own countrymen. But when ne concompleted during Chang Chih-tung's admisie has lile knowledge and with whom he hesitates signates the Japanese, masolug dwarfs. In slu- copper from the Yuunan mines, he mentioned desires. That ball bean chuiged. They expected to leave Haiphong on Tuonday last present-Hou. J. J. Keswick (Chairman), Hon. side that most of these relationsties, though tration was only 100 chsung in length, and it is wents of the situation
to be extended to the East Battery on the onst POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH TONQUIN, cases where the Japanese had been employed by hex run up. Subsequently trials will be made. Solomon. H. N. Mody (Committee), and II. Lonely system, evlining worldly ponty win, and to Chung Teen Street wharf on the west. Mongtea has postal communisien with Lackay and was to turn nothing but Tourane coil on AP. MacEwen, Mours W. H. Forbes. E. A. paid to do, their work, and mixed up with an aims were thoroughly godly men, with Kengay and Kebas enal. The Avenir du Dennys (Secretary Toakin gives a long account of trials made with The CHAIEMAN said Gentlemen, the report spiritually minded, and earnestly unwing the The new work will be undertaken by the con-by couriers, who keep up a five-day service, the bis arparierenf the people of Japan among whom spoke of their Bøkleness of sesion, but at the longer luxurious; it has been prudently cut Kubser coal on river staatsors, which prove, it is which has buon before the public for some days seeds of divine truth, it is still ansccount tractor for the first section already completed, postal work being under the charge of the Con- he had red, and laboured for some time. He down to a regimes that will sustain life but said, that the results obtained with that soal may, I think, be taken as rend, and it will Iable, that when the storm came and the whole Mr. Tsang Eat-ki, who by the way was on the inte
Independently of the telegraph laid between me time their fixity of purpose that every will not grstly appetite. This is just andere equal to those obtained from Australian and There is nothing fo which I need-specially in crumbled into dust; there were not even a few eve of the ex. Viceroy's departure decorated will | Lankay and Mangizn, which is to be com-how and then they wanted a kick up" bat al-
taken from only six mètres below the surface haps be considered as on the whole satisfactory. artificiul edition of this State Chutab of Formosa
menced next month and will be Spisbed before came back to the same point, and so went right. If a
Dr. Mitchell suggested for disca sion the man will not work neither Japan mal If this be so the coal mining invite your attention as regards the items of ex- individuals among the ustiva converts shewing a button of the Afth rank and a blue feather.
Eleven criminals underwent docapitation on the end of the year, the town is to communissa- OB should be eat at the expanse of the worker,dustry of Tonquin ought to have a brilliant fuperfitare in the coasts, which may be re that they had iarbibed the spirit of the Master
garded as a fair indication of what we will be whose nowe they had professed and verifying the afternoon of the 8th instant, by orders of tion with Europe and America by the Chices relations of Kores and Chius, regarding which If he design to riot on the fat of the land ure before it.
telegraph lines to Shanghai and Centon.
he had apparently heard much in Korea from liable for annually. As regards revenue, unforthe old adage that the blood of the martys la
As will be soon, the journey from Hanoi to Mr. Denny who believed that the peace and It is with sincere regret we record the death tanstely it falls short of expenditure, although the seed of the church. As a matter of history. the Pan Ya sod News Hoi Magistralee
While Admiral Fong was staying at the Club Yannan prosente no diffevity beyond a lack of prosperity of Keres depended on the settlement of Mr. W. H. F. Darby, which took place yes the recripts show some improvement of late Christian life and trath without any ex- terday morning. Mr. Darby, who was a partner year. We are far, bowever, from being in aception seam to bave been suddenly extla house of the Obin-chow Guild, one of his ser comfort, Under ordinary elesamastanees it may of this question. One remark of Dr. Mitchell's in the eld established and well known arm of position to do without public subscriptions, guished by the storm raised by Koxinga in vants, who was lodged in one of the matsheds be made in from twenty to twenty-nine days, showed his sympathy for misionaries. He Gibb, Livingston & Co. was an old resident, or to pay interest upon the shareholders 1662 AD, as effectually as a candio light having coas first to the Colony in 1869, and has money. We have a sum of $5.139.64 at creanddenly put out by the wind. This is still to erected in front of the building, dropped a spark divided the ---- always been very popinlar in it, both on accoaut dit on 30th of June, but we are obliged as a puzzle, insuficiently secounted for. by the whilst smoking, which set fire to the ccenbustible of his genial manners and his hearty support of as a sea in hand to meet any extraordinary facts stated.
material and partially destroyed the shed, As to the personal character and devotedness exploding some gunpowder kept there for the local institutions He was always a welcome expenditore for typhoons and other savolities.
of the Dutch Missionaries, their lettem, their | gure on the tented field, and at the various The Library and Mosonmontinue to be appraoially reported sonduct, their heroin be purpose of firing slates in honour of visitors. sports. At the time of bis regretted decease ciatod by Chinese and Europeans, and the Com was President of the Hongkong Cricket Club, mittes have, sa ia former years, placed the St.haviour when in the captivity of Koxinga ora the explosion serious injuries were inflicted
mailed to wooden arose by their enemies and on a guiner and two attendants, and also slight tea to Sfteen days:- which body bare postponed their forthcoming Androw's Hall and the Maslo Ram at the dis formar converts, amply testify that most of them ly wounding two ciber persons. The Admiral match in consequence of their loss. The hang oal of religious and charitable societies. flags were also lialf-masted yesterday as a tribute There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN were men of the very highest spiritul minded nose.
be passed
from the proceeds of plunder, stil! Isus în bà
entitled to comfort in deletion. He about
be allowed to exist in gol, het more than
mere existence in health should be denied to
bin. Seuimentaliramay cry out against this
salutary treatment as unkind or unfeeling, but feeling should not enter into the quee tion; strict justion has to be done and dater rent meuranta adopted. The morbid mind that can entertail compassion for criminals and deny sympathy to their victims should
be regarded as enemier of society and confof respect to his memory. The funeral will tako i moved that the report and statement of accounts That one of them bargained with the Governor-bas awarded the three first $10 esok as wompens
spirators against order. The arst duly's place at 4 p.m. to-day- Government owes to society is to protect
The funeral of Gunner Paraoll, R., who life and property, and if this involves severity was killed in the recent gun solden took sajourned. to the Ismaelites who prefer pilfering to place en Tuesday afternoon. The funeral faft tive Wellington Barracks at 4 p.m. The honest labour, wo auch the worms for the coffin was placed on a gun carriage des by. outlaws.
some of deceased's comrades and accompanied by More especially is it necessary to render the Band of the Slat Regiment. Besides alarge number of Artillerymen, a detachment of the the grol in this Colony s place to be avoid-55th Regiment and another of the Dist Regk mout followed the body to the grave. H. E. the Governor had arranged to attend the funeral.
in person and H. E. Admiral de la Jaille had in-
REVIEW.
An Account of Missionary Success in the island
THE RED RIVBE ROUTE "TO YUNNAN.
OF THE BED RIVER.
Mta. Max. dage 14 20
Hanoi to Lackay
Lackay to Manso Manna to Mengta
Fetal ......
The return voyage does not occupy moro thaa
Min Max
dayo 2
Mangten to Manhao
Mashan to Lokny Lackey to Husb
Total
ALL · JENËBAL CONSIDERATIONS.
14
would not grudge them comfortable houses. The haalth of the missionaries was a question of prime importance. Dr. Mitchell protobed on Sunday evening at the usual service and has now prosseded to the Great Wall.-N. C. Daily News correspondent.
OLLA PODRIDA,
A late Judge, whose personal appearance was
profound and his intellect Eeon, interrupted a female vituosa "Humbugged yon, my good
From the French* There is une thẳng, chère Maloma, about your cherming little boy which General for an increase of salary bafora ke wenllion for their hurts, and a sointiers of $2 each
please me particularly," said the visitor, who Me. W. H. FoRurs secpaded.
return to bis post, aftaran abance on furlongt, for medical attendance to the others.
I should add that for the returu voyage junks had patiently submitted to having his corns The motion was carried and the westier and finally retired from his Missionary labours, -north-covers thousands-of-postula-sterling
are a little obesper, son of 150 to 200 pisala trampled and his whiskers pulled out by Young which the natives, an his parting from them.
ocating a Manhão 10 to 1 tsels, and smaller Hopeful And that-ismiled-mamma... ones 4 to 6 tiels. For coolies and animals the "Chire Madame, that he is out a twin." pressed upon his accoptas oc, does not contradict the amply proved fact that the majority of the
prices are exactly the same. I will say nothing The following notes of a journey to Yronto. Iss to the Annamite jucke as residents in Ton- hard working evangelists. The fnot that many with roarks on the trade, moans of transport, quin are in a better position to obtain informae unprepossessing as his legal knowledge was Missionaries were thoroughly single minded sal of Formone, pablished in London in 1650 and of the Missionaries married native women must ate, were recsatly published in the Journal ion with regard to them than I am. now reprinted with peptons appendices. By have traded rather to give stability sud solidity Official of French Indo-China -
to their infussies an the natives. Moreover ed, rather than couvenient hotel for the
ROT. W. CAMPFELL, FIL:8, English Free they had the assistance of an extended organiza-mans OF TRANSPORT AND THE NAVIGATION 7 will hat dwell on the advantages of the woman F What do you mean by that " he said, Upteriur Mission: Taiwanfoo. In two volumestica of schools, they had printed books, or gratis for pecary accommodation of unsuc
Bad River route: they are efficiently well steroly."I don't know how to explain it exact conful depredators. The near vicinity of a tended to company kini, but almost at the last
London, Tribner & Co. 1889.
ganized training schools and founded a native The arrival at Lankay of a steamer of the known not to need any praise. I osanot, howly but if girl called your lordship a handsome popcions Chinese province, swarming with moment the Governor to his great regret was SOME six months ago. is reviewing a reprint ministry, so that the influence of the highly Messageries Flaviales gives reason to hope that svar, too strongly impress upon merchants in man she would be haubugging you."
Christian personal character of the Missioo. rogelar service will soon to established. In the terasted that in this province, although there is
At Moorgate Streat Station the other day prevented from doing so by a sudden attack of of the Dutch-Formoran Edition of the Gospel of aries must have prodhond, in individuals at meantime, until a now type of veseel, more suit as direct communication with the grin on he criminals whom barah laws and great poveries. His Excelleney, kowaver, was repr Matthew in the Sixkang dialect, edited by Mr. last, permanent and eine fruit. Yet, when able to the service, shall have baan constructed of Hankow, Shanghai or Hongkong, and the | (saya the Jewish Standard) Poliak Jow, after a 17 bave tonite desperate, is a sufficient rra-asoted by bis A. D). C., Captain the Hoo: J. St. sun for the maintenance of a system of pus Aubyn, and Admiral de la Jaille by M. de la Campbell, we had occasion toreferto the historical the trial rama, nothing of the work care to the the native junks supply a certain means of traps. Tonquin ronts has been paly recently opened, lengthy survey of a peany olgar selling automatic Riviere, Lleutenkat de vaimsena, A. D. C. puzzle presented to us by the fact that a four. surface and the whole results of Missionary la part from the ospital of Tonquin to the frontier. the markets are overtholes supplied with machine, st last resolved to do business in the ishmentakst should warn off rather than |
bing Protestant church organization, em. beurs in Formona were once for all absolutely The river is navigable for the whole distarios. Exropean goods, which arrive by the long and new establishment He accordingly produced
eras when the water is lowest, los janke drawing oostly routes of Brodbeen by Haskow and penny from his waistcoat pocket, and was pro- anaihilated and forgolton. invite a descent on the Colony by this class. A telegram in the Times of India dated breoing thousands of couverts, d-nyported by Allahabad,6th November, says:-Mr. Dauvergne |
As to the remainder of the content at tas from two to two-and-a-half foot, and carrying Kwangu by Fo-se. The roule now opened to oeding to put it into the till when a sudden re Needless to say it sequits impossible for us to lababod eth Nesher, says referoasa notwork of chupais, and schools, spread over veinu on before 13. Mr. Campbell aufolds from 150 to 340 picule. From Hanoi to Uso-rade orors to our mercbaate and manufacturers footica sirack him--he had- aver in his life. compete with the Chinese prisons, however journey in the regions to North-West Casir several districts of Fermo, existed in the middle picture of English Presbyterion Mission work kay the terminus of the navigation la Aresuite important advantages and an immense Bald of made a purchase without baggling, and should sent no attempt has been made by Tonquin take a halfpenny. Thereupon he took out a storp the discipline and frugal the fare in mere. His course was from Lab worthwards of the seventeenth century, but was with one fell in Formosa which is seemingly truthful and junks, the average deration of the voyage at nation. It is regrettable that up to the pre he commence.now P- Perhaps the machine would
to tha Kilian Fass in Keabgoric, and then
genuine, but, excepting isolated ones of indivi-to any season is from fifteen twenty-five days. Victoria Geol, it must still remain a palace westwards across the Pamir to the Upper Orus, snoop in completely wiped out of existence that deal ill treatment, so wide spread or serions Between Lokay and Mac hao the naviga. merchante in water into trade relations on this halfpenny, dropped it down the alit and tug- of delight: ns, compared with the noone reached Sarhad in safety, and after six days for two centuries offer words not a trace remain-personition bsa sa yet overtaken these moderation is obstructed by rapids caused by bentera market. The summer and the relay season doged at the drawer in sain Vall, vall, if he dens of Canton. But there is no terror, it halt there, creand the Hindu Kush by the ed, not a memory lingered among the natives native congregations so as to test the sincerity Above the Aansmite junks can freely navigate not, it is true, favour the commencement of ven't," he said, shrugging his shoulders, Dere can bold out, which is lacking in Chinese roghil Pass as he did not wish to visit Chitral, themselves, until the editor of the present work of the converts or the solidity of the work the upper part of the river. at least as far as brain, but lets hops that after the dere's your money and he dropped in the done by the Missionation. The latter, though Long-po. Above this point the navigation be- anual freehste of the river (mid-October other halfpenny. But when, the machine still He then turned sastwards, and after a trying bied op and published the recorde buried in a 200 directly supported by foreign Govers.comas more dificult and requires good pilots and or November) our merobants will lose no time refused to chrs up its cigar, ho storil dam- - prisona—the sepařáté erstem. Chinese cri-journey through the mor orcused the Lakkainan minals are, like other, gregations, and they Pas north of Yasin. Thente be travelled south-few libraries in Holland. The idea naturally monts, like the Dutch Missionaries of yore, experienced grows As, however, it is usual fond that before long French goods will take foundered. While he was in this prostrate -hate-solitery caufinement still worno the warts by the Karambar Valley, and eventually suggested itself that modern Protestant Mission take their stand on Treaty rights forped upon loare this part of the trafle to the Chinese their proper place in these markets. I wart Bob, condition, blocking up the front of the automatio ached Gilgit a short time aftor Captain Datard work in Formon and in Chins generally, with the Chinese at the point of the bayonet, and go river boatmen goods coming from Hanoi are Lowever. Real from our countrymen that they shop, aswellishly-dressed Chridian unter- hard fore and althy Inaging. At present, had started for Chitral Mr. Dan vergne reports all iteming Aue, night any day be liable among the aborigines with all the prestige of transhipped at Laokay on a particular kind of will hate to meet foreign sempetition, well saisbumper pushed him out of the way, dropped in spclaimed the aggrieved customer, of courer, there are ouly a limited number at the Russian explorer, Captain Gremtohet to the same fate of suddenly being suffed ant foreign civilisation and the memories of Lerions boat called Tunner boste. These boats, which lished for years part, which ends goods sulted his penny, and drew out his cigar. "Shemch
sad kloony phastisement inflated upon them by are simply large canoes with a mat roof in the to satire oonsumption, the prloss of which, not rolle sky, whose attempt to reach Kadriplan was at separate cells, bus efficient, perhaps for noticed some time ago, was stopped at Kils by some great national competion, woles foreign soldiery. The work of Mr. Campbell pildile, ere built of handwood, they are large withstanding the gene obarges they bare breudiger invention, and already full
Pandah on the Pant by the Afghan sosemite waa based on foundations mare Testing than the and Els setermed follow labomore will be prated and pointed at both pads, with flat bottuna, to bar, nës relatively low. "The Chiapas arai Manas instropitical
the worst criminale, and if a won gol bg
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