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GLOVES
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WINTER HOSIERY.
Hongkong, Std. Noteribar, 1890.
VINES
AND SPIRITS
BY AUTOINTMENT;
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S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.
(ESTABLI-RED A.D. 1841). HONGKONG.
170 intile attention to the fellosing old landed anda, All of which are excellent quality and ad value for the money.
The same baing specially selmoted by one
growths at moderate prices,
and inital detor Zur quality desirat.
Under through Local Post or by Talagram zeits prompt attention. PORIS. For Invalids and general use.
Per dua
Case For Bot. ▲ Alto Douro, good quality.
Greet Capsule $1 $1.00
123
B Vintage, perior quality.
Bel Cruzulo.
12
1.10
O Fiss Old Vintage, 5- erior quality, Black Seal Capsalo
14.
150
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D Vary Fins Old Vintage. extra superior. Violet Capsule folt Bolted) 18
SHEERIS
Manilla, ale Natural
Sherry, White Capsule 10 CC-Superior Dry Pals Natural Shorry, Red Seal Capsule...
10
D V-rs Superior Old Pal
Day, age old Wine, White Seal Copelo 12 Extra Superior Old Falo Dry, very neat quality.
Black Seal Capsule (Old) Botti
1.00
Farm
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70%
Finta.
$1
150
5,00
7.50
11
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A Superior Breakfast Churst,
Kad Capsule
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule
St. Juliea
BRANDY
Rose
A Hecnaisy' Cha Pale, Rad
Capsule
B. Busor or Very Old Cognac,
C Very Old Liqueur Cogno
$2 $1.10
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called for This Government, when it wants to defend a rotten syetem, might' at least endeavour to do so without so directly in- sulting the common-senso of the commonity as it did on Monday,
It must be confessed, however, that to.
reference to the same Committee.
THE DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7¤ˆ1890
(MENT CIVIL HOĘPITAL
the deneyed.
the Surroyar General's Department.” The work
IT-BOATS.
From this place to Kim Pao-lite walked over the tar or tabasco Ewe conta s'ponađ...". This regular and downs, then crossed a river and will take some six millions-out of the Tracey".
and donate it to, the manufactureda; ' tabanca arrived at this part of our destination.
A
THE SHEN-FAQ1 ÎN THE LOD- CHOO QUESTION.
"It is understood that, having been delivered of
Tha Avery remarkable : pesalamation bas ben tenen endangering a valuable pinuo REUTER'S TELEGRAM?
sued by the Provincial Treasurer painting power in some cases, and probably in all, part SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS”)
cut the advantage of establishing water works of an anhankment long sinen washed away, the to supply water to the dity and inviting people rains of which alone remained, to work mischief. This little town lies beautifully on the south will be wo cheaper to the congamer. In 1883. Lowney, 4th November
to tender for the conession Permission has A fertile osas of danger la Chinese river side at a long range of downs and gray hills the same thing was done, in order to retain the THE TOUR OF THE UZARE WITCH. slready been granted a company to introduce navigation is the sanal or semi-monnal stugs of that run along the seaboard, and with, wall | dution on briwsze mud textiles, for the benefit The Camowitch has started for Trieste, mad the footele light, but the supply of water is high water. The rises are often so great that onltivated fields all round to the south. After of the mannlisturers; the proceeds of the sa
much more important. Foreigners bring water baimen very properly refuse to move at all. some difficults we found, amitable home to vise on tabacos was reduced by $20,000,000, but consider the detailed plans and estimates in from there proceeds to Grosso, Egypt, and India Into their houses in pipes, and what are breaks At such times Chinese ferries are among the put up in and beving had a short rest, we the price of the commodity to the smoker and
ont water is always on hand, wheron the in greatest perils of travellers on soconut of the went up on the downs and along them to look obewer remained the same. the fail body of the Legislative Council
aumerable inhabitants of Centon are solely clumsiness of the craft, the difficulty of righting for the busy. We found, however, that wa The sugaranty is in the hands of the President. would be a soraewhat inconvenient course of THE ACCIDENT AT THE GOVERN-dependent on well or river water, which frei them if any accident happens, and also, is proud to wait mutil the following ring before win in empowered to admit sugar free or to lay a procedure. It would add enormously to the
quently is bad and filthy. The chief benefit vinoes where they are used, by reason of the we could get out to it, and we came home again tax on it as he pleases. He is to be guided by the following the ostablishment of water works great number of razblems animals. Anre to be about sunset to the family that had offered na legislation of South and Central States regarding work of the Council, would necessitate more An nortry was held at the Magistrany gee would be, Brat that people would get cheap found on each bouts. There is never any pro-a shelter. To thaw the feeling of the people imports from this country. If they admit our HAT 3. frequent meetings, and, after all, it is doubt.terday afternoon by the Hon: H. E. Wodehouse watar, as they could be supplied for 2 or 3, vision for getting them on board a boat, Rugh, for here, I will tell that, when Mr. Stevens and I bread stufis, provisioze, and manufactures free, into the circumstances attending the death of cash a picul instead of having to pay from 30 up example, as a broad gang-plank, for it is obespar walked home we stopped on the way to then we are to admit their sugar free; if they tax ful whether the consideration given to the Ho Wong, who was killed on the 30th October to 50 cash per plonl for fresh water; oond, that to have two screw unes, and to make it too admits come very pretty lowers in garden our goods, wears to tax their sugar. The result mattor under the conditions which prevall by the falling of a boundary wall at the Go- it would tend to prevent sickness, as well water, easy to drive animals on the boat would interfere before house. The young wife was will be variegated. In the meantime, the Govern-
varatzant Give Hospital. The jurors were — in a legislative body would be attended by feasts. T. H. Dalby, T. J. Remedios and F. A on which most people in Canton depoad, is with some of the most valued squeezes of the standing with her husband looking at us: ment iste pay every producer of home-made anuger generally nowholesome and leade to bells; and, loafers about evory Chinese terry, who must be she invited us to come into the garden and a bounty of two conta a pound" Thas a sum of, very valuable results. It is work that should Remedion,
more ponket of the general taxpayer, and handed over be done by a committee consisting chiefly
Hr. Hastings Messre. Wotton and Diacon'wird, it will be useful in case of fire, as a supply hired to force the braste ahoard. There is takes soment the dowers, stopped while about eight millions will be taken ont of the
will always he handy wherever it breaks out. generally no proper landing on either side, and we did a lled and behaved in of the unofficial members. There already watched to use on behalf of the relatives of instond of having to be brought in backals as if the river is low and the banks high, there is courteous manner than I have are seen in this to the Sugar Trust and Me.Spreckels. Suryokuls now; and the Treasurer asks, seeing that this often to inconvertones and not a little danger, part of the world before. The house that we told Congress he didn't want no bounty" all he existe a Public Works Committee, but what Wong Chan, master of the Wing Hok Loengo, why has Canton no waterworks Ho Amei Brary animal must be unbitched and the cart Ilved in deserves to be mentioned. It was owned asked-was to be let alone Bat when the Trea its Functions are no one knows. We have tinsmith's shop. Queen's Road West, said-The (of Hongkong, he goes on to my, tried to get dragged on and off the ferry bout by the main by a well-to-do family, three married or with any forces a million or two into his hands, he will desoured nos in my employment I was stand-up a company-one years ago but failing to force of several mes, Atostain stages of the their wives and children, all living together the take it like a little ranu. It will be interesting on previous occasions directed attention to the ing in front of my shop on the 30th all about get co-operation the scheme came to nothing: water. It is very alloult to get the signals house was built, round & yard with a wall inside to watch how long a parind will slapas, before powerful weapon which the existence of the noon when I heard solas at the bank of the bat sa . E. the Viceroy in in favour of works bitohed into the cart and driver up the bank In the front was joiner and binel-makor's shop, the producers of potatoes and wheat and corn and HONGKONG TRADING Co., L. Committee places in the hands of the un-shop. I went round to the back and saw that being established, haring geast regard for the without great trouble aspecially as them are and in the back they made coffel good sed potton and pork demand that they be placed on
part of a wall, had fallen down. There was A oficial merabers if they choose to use it. No passage between the wull and the back of the health of his subjects, and as the long drenght many arts struggling to areas the river at the saba antial work; aran the coffiux had a rounforthe same footing as thoasgar planter and rewarded
has shown the necessity. Bone improvement a time. Upon an apasion of this sort, the table look about them; that we had good by the public for coaducting their industry.
The kriumph of the manufacturers is pre- Yote for any publio work ought to be passed boose. On the other side of the wall are the in the water supply, it is to be hoped that some writer saw a esclatart up the narrow read rapportunity to judge, as we had three in the room
isil Hopital pretoives. I had two fokisons will opts forward with a proposition on the to the top of the bark at the same moment at which wo alopt. It was quito pleasant to toe in oipitating the formation of trasts and combina unfit it has been reported on by the Public working in the kitchen at the time, ans of subject, which he (the Treasurer) will be glad to which a loaded grain ourt started down. There the evening, while we were sitting in the in-yard tions in every branch of industry. There is now Works Committen, whose duty it should be bom was buried beneath the wall. Is the present to the Government, and if there be was no room to pass, and though the driger of the on pile of planks that the coffin shop was but one factory in the country where sxes are to examine the plans and estimates, not body of the deceased about half an hour after diffoulty in regard of the expone he will see loaded cart hald mafully to the heade of his swept and put in order, the family uiter was made; it is the American Axe and Tool Com
wards at the Government Civil Hospital The kat san be done to help him.
animals, it was impossible to control them. Before ghted up; and there they sat, men and women, pany with head quarters at Pittsburg, Pa. It necessarily going into euch potty details ther toki baan injured by the fall of the the umber of panes of glass to be put in wall and was sent to the Tungah Hospital.
This is a sign of progress for which foreigners the grada cart was half way down, it npsat, mak-with children on their laps, quietly and comfort has bought out all its competitors and raised cosid marcely have been prepared,, and it is to inga revolution and a anlf, burating open thently on the whole, sa pleasant a bit of family prices 8a dosen, which it can safely do under but examining the matior suiniently closely royar Jenerala Department said My daty
Willian Chatham, executive engineer in the he bared that a company will promptly he got bags of grain, and tangling the animals in life as an ordinary buman being would wish to the provision of the new tariff on foreign are
where saws were made. Now there are but tro, to satisfy themselves that the work fairly is to take charge of works in progress. These on to bendar for the supply of water to Canton, the harness to an alarming extent. Yet fifty lask on, and we enjoyed it while we thankfully Four months ago there were a dozen factories
for it will not only boneft the plans, but pro such accidents would no result in the construe-finished our smoke and evening libation.... meets the requirements, and that the sum is some work at present being done at the Go-bably prove a far more remunerative Insest-tion of a proper landing. The traveller wh The next morning we were on the way to the and prices Lave givanced from 10 to 40 per set down as the probable cost is reasonable.ement Civil Bugatal Berth is being sunment of capital that mines in the Golden comes to a Chinese ferr late at night, or dur-botoh at suurias, through fertile fields with the cat. The lead Tanufacturers are cuxiliang
ented and a retaining wall in being built. The Chersones.
{ ing-n rhin; will find it dimoult to get the ferry-ins nearly ripe. About thres miles west of on the strength of the provisions of the London Herso, and bought direct from the most The vote would thed be passed by the Coun- work is in the hands of a contractor named Hai The landing artiels conalsts of a short rerund man to pay any attention to him. If the tra- Kiu Pao-li wo came down to the beach, hore tariff shatting out foreign lead, and prio
ed Slippers, sea imported in wood and bottledil on the report of the Public Works Com-Sai. It is being dens under the supervision of of the beasts of war works, the Editor being as valler happens to be on font and alone, it will consisting of boulders and large stones, and, of shot, pips, pig fad solder are rising. This y nurselfos, tha etubling us to supply the beat mittce, and the executive officers ought not began on the 2nd October. I have visited thaken as the Frovincial Treasurer on the subject not be surprising if im coply to his kng con
fürning a corner, ma fairly aheared thero high has gone up from 50 cents tu ȘI a boz; uote poand is made in this adentry, and there" probably In or ring it is only necessary to state to be at liberty to deviate in 207 material plase since that time. The last time I visited it pablie to take precautions against £res; ➡kloa } indvidual and the water is high, it is not worth down to where the high tido und washed it-sagisse has passed into the hurds of two companiaa, Another proclamation appears cactioning the tinned calls he recsires from the opposite skora and dry was the large boy right in view. We Dever will be. The manufacture of window
a curt response that as long as he is only one jumped over the stones as quickly as we could "he name and quantity of Wing or Spirit wanted, particular from the plans without a further coldent pourrad on the Thursday following. backets fall, and taking care wha letting off the ferryman's wails fö take him over at allshere last week after its travela.
was on the Monday preceding the sonident. The
are becoming very common, keeping their fire.
which bavə advanced prices ainoa the McKinley As a rulo visitor the place two or three their favourite drackers the prolife source f
On the Chineso lakos and larger rivers, the Bod and binek ringed, it was lying there on Bill was framed aboñi 30 per cont. There is A example of the mischievous working times a week to see that the work was half the contigration thish oooter, and warning risks of noctient te boats by storm are very great, the stones trailing ste tail of 10 fathoms of good now but one company which makow zino stove of the present aystem is afforded by the being carried out in accordance with the incendiaries that if drught they will be dealt & recent memorial in the Peking Gosette stated 11-inch obain after it. Its size was considerable, boards all the others having euld out to it, and
specificatioze. The Civil Hospital grounds with the utmost rigone of the law. Victoria College building, which coat at least are Government property
that the lately protnoted chief judge of Kwangs and we got a long ladder to enable Mr. Starsus the price of these goods has advanced within a The wall that
year 138 per coat. Gunpowder is now made by The Editor draws attention to secret societies, started some months ago with the intention of 10 climb up to the top to see its name.
Yes, it was just what we thought,the eld one canoorn only, and-is-twice the price it was $100,000 more than it ought to bare done, tell was boundary wall between the Civil which he says are increasing in Shantak, and proceding to Poking for audioase. The bast and owing to defective construction bids fair Hospital and the houses on the other-whish be thinks may became dangarons if not in which he was travelling through Hazah an- Fsirasy Broy from the North Channel, the last year. So oa throughout the list. Conrrese
aide. The wall was constructed of blue brick leeked after.
countered a viclent gole of wind, und daring the bray that we had looked for with anxious has set the example of treating the conRTADO BA to be a most expensive building to maintain, and mouter. It was very badly curated. The
Two fires reported from Heiu-hat, in one of topost he was thrown on his side; and sustained yes in old days had come down to our inland now to be milked, and the manufacturers To On the other brod the Tytam Waterworke quality of the mortar was bad, compered princk which a girl is burnt
such worn injuries that he was obliged to repair to pay us-à-visit, curious that a piece of dead not such fools as to neglect the hint, pally of earth and having no binding qualities. may be pointed to as an instance in which The wall was private property, I believs: Hein an, in which a bit ning his revolver recruiting his braith, which the doctors told him mare looking on it. Good old bary Shanghai this enormity, Congrees will adjourn to lay. It
A case of dental shooting reported from to his native plase in. Kings in the bops of iron could call so many thoughts to life by the the Colony seems to have got very good do not know by whom or when it was put fall it goes off and shoots a boy. Thirty tools, would require several months.
Dis ict Taang Ming Drinkwater Point." It has failed to pass the steamship subsidy bill, Of river navigation on the Upper Yangtze a carious to foe that such a weight of iron (it which the country really wanted; but, by way of value indeed for its money. But had the up. The defects are not apparat on the however, make the matter all right, as the
fam of it. On the face of it, it appears wound is not fatal.
well as on some other Chinese rivere, o haya is about 15 feet high and 10 feet diameter) has off-set, it has not passed the force bill for the us aysies of supervision by the. Public Works to be 'n properly constructed wall of fourteop A Delicate Pais Dry dinuor
Great want of water nearly leading to a breach beard cond mors in recent years than before, hean able to travel such a distance and land here of federal bayonets at the polls. It will be wice. Green Capanle......
Committee of the Legislative Council been inches thick. I visited the one of the of the peace reported from Shaoching.
yet law of as bave other than a vague impression on Na own account, without more damage than remembered first, by the word tariff which has BSuperior Pale Dry dinner
in existence, the Tytam Waterworks would acident this morning. About sixty feet of the
uf its picturesque perils. In spite of present some dents is its thick iron plates. From where been adopted since 1322. and next by the worst wall has fallen I was able to see what appeared wice, Green Seal Capsule 750 0.75 have cost no more and the Via oria College to be the one np the wall falling. A beak of
appearances to the contrary, we shall controue lies, just above low-water mark, Kelung laland job aver put through.by an unprincipled lobby- | to bay $4,500,0 0 ounces of silver cach; month for eble number of foreigners are desirous of making near it, would certainly have cast much less. By the earth had been built up against it on the Hospital THE RISKS OF CHINESE TRAVEL. to hope and to hallave that before any, couskler. bears abus E... and a place called Alitow is the Bill requiring the Secretary of the Tressary .1.00
side. The earth had been taken from the ex-
The buoy will incst likely, when the weather Parposes of coinage Now that the bill has pass adoption of this system the Colony has every-carations that are being carried on in the Civil
regular trips from lehang to Chungking, they will be able to view the magnificent scenery of permits, be brought back to you to be hid by d and its mischievous affects are becoming thing to gain and nothing to lose. The Hospital gounds. In my opinion the weight of
the Yangiare gorges frain the deck ofs steamer its boola again, as a dosont buoy abould be, and noticeable, everybody is aking his neigh It is now many youm sinne Drs. Gnistaff and officials concerned might possibly feel their sarth caused the wall to fail. The weight of earth bars and Me. Fortune ontrusted thersselps and not be obliged to do so from that of a junk. thereby prevented from wandering about in our hot came to pass. It is a curious story, Whên. Cleveland became President. dupesited there might be a hundred tons of lens.
That sizable downhill rivers are not conbred to tutare-Mercury correspondent, dignity. somewhat touched, but personal The earth was not deposited there with my know to men-going Chinese junks, with realte which western China will be ovidnat if we remind our
the East, demanded that silver coitages hould 110considerations ought not to be allowed to edge. I was not aware that it had been deposited 1st have been for from agreeable. Happily renders that the central strogan of the Fakion
pease the differencs in bullion valus be tween silver and gold colus being dangerously weigh in the matter at all, Tha Sarveyor-thora till I saw it there this morning. During my the days of China ons pirates air to han province, the beautiful Min river, is navigable al
wida. This the West regarded as an añtempt se absence at overseer was in charge of the place. gone by, and it is no longer necessary for foreign.
increase the burden of dubte, and to curtail the General enjoys the confidence of the rou-The contractor was instilled in patting the ars in Chios torsopt in the hyper-ralistic Kist or art to the frontiers of the province of Kinagau, and that while the up trip sapien Lemnity as regarda bis professional quali earth where he did, but of course this depended Chinees norel of Jales Vorna) to travel atres by three weeks, the return journey to Fosobow; In its issue of the 23rd, alt. the Shen-pao sarrenoy; and, being a debtor community, it
ou the quantity he put thors. He was not Chinese-craft
|whirling if we recollent aright past more than ; aritem sie
was opposed to both. The Western slow pro fications and infegrity, and his reorganis-justifled in putting as wach there as he did. Chips ary as varied as those of journey by land.gous dangers there must saanradis bo to travel into Okinawa Ken years ago. Doss Caius konw coioaga was possible, a fooling arose that it
The da igore incident to river wavigation In
vailed, and than the opinion of Congress swank |twauly assortad rapids is made ii four days!; The Linkin Islanda were converted by Japan to the other extrems. Innenrtailment of silver tion of his department so as to secure skilled I cannot tall to whom the ground belonged There is as on land a certain amount of risk offers upon the Upper Mia. It is wall known that it? If Chias knows it, she shosid speak of them might be increased with advantage. The silver supervision for all. important works is which the wall, atood, I did not examine the $4.50w.trmly approved of. It is the system, not all before the earth was pat there. The robbery, aut several forsigaars have in this way in the city of Canton the boat people are a special as Okinawa Ken, and not as Lánkio,
iners of Nevada, Colorado, Oliformis, Mon- contractor was not anforized to place the cart test their lives. It is by no means anommon to class, whose whole life from the cradle to the grave From Foochow to thean islands is by sailorea, and other silver producing Mtates and fer- the nun who have to work the system, that against the wall. Had I seen the earth placed an in Chinese rivers the bodies of human being in aquatie, riverine, fluvial. Tosome extent, there reokoding about 40 watches They lio south of ritories, determined to ranke beld, strous for 12.00 is objected to. If the Government is deter. where it was I should certainly have directed but there were the victims of violated, it is is a population of this pegaral description in Satama, and are 38 in Aumber, mera beadfuls their commodity. They ob'siand coutral of the ths contractor to remove it. I can't say that bub others It is very great Chinose emporium situated on the of rock scattered in tho can. Kuneshima is leading rowspapors west of the Mississippi, and Hobind to oppose the establishment of a Muni- the prones of the earth there would barngular Chinese proverb that they who water. Perhaps the largest boat entre to be the largest. The whole group only measures manufactured a fictitious public opinion in thoir cipality, it muss at least allow the Legislative struck me as dangerang, but I should base con- there the propri fies rob on high wave while found in the interior of China is at the function about 100 fi from north to south, and less than solution. The West Was represented as clampar. those who disregard the propriatles rob on the of the Han river with the Yangtze, at the great 100 from cast to west, Anolently spoken of ing for more silver, curranny Thyre was no Comcil to perform some of the more in-sidered it imprudest.
Dr. Atkinson, said-I am Superintendent of rivere Ev li ti chich too; un li ti hatan). The commercial marts of Hsakow and Hanyanga Buth, Noril, and Middle Islands, they such domand outside of the small cirale of silver portkut functions usually delegated to muni- the Government Civil Hospital. On the 30th on the water is the probable necessity of throw this great focal point of China, it is said to have the king has borne the same surname from in the far west States reiterated that thara We
vishance to. proprioty in robbery and murder Vast as is the aggregation of Chinese orait at ars later haarl of as Middle Island, and miners. But when every newspaper published · R-aapsule............... 14 125 ciul anthorities. The system of giving October while going round the wards I was
| carte blanche ta of tals in the apanding of told that a wall, on the Hospital premises kat !ing the corpse Into the water, by which means been incomparably greater half a osutury ago, time immemorial, His country, small and it was hard for Congress to ascertain the truth.
fallen down. I went to the spot and found that it loss proper burial, so that's whole graveyard & feros fire once broke out in this wilderness of poor, and lying close a proze, kagw **ELƏR “TNO Ziver fundry, dörared a sonillina, public money on pable works cannot much the benadery wall on the northern side had fall of ghost is tinble to the lot looks on an un-shipping, and inermeivable loss of life and pre- to pay tribute to China ituring the Ming with the grent New York operators, who ware Longer be tolerated. Some little progress in given way, evidently arler the pressure of earth conscious family. In the case of an orderly party was the resalt. This wholesale rain, it is dynasty, hoping this to be protected from fall easily shown that there was a mint of money in
That bad been placed against it. I asked if any and regular land morder, all this is prevented reform has indeed already been made. Forane was buried underneath. I sent "for some proprioty is (to a certain extent) observed // said, has never been repaired. 15 the other dan Hug under the hard feudal joke, of Japan and in low, which obliged the Government to buy gers of Chinese boat travel must be added, there- China accepted the role of protector. Tribute moro silver than the mines produes. They perly it was customary in the estimates to of the Hospital servants sad directed them to The Hability to robbery rias: in any two furs, the risk of Bre terrible enemy which even bearing juuks arrived at Foochow every three always stand ready to make money. and state in connection will public works only the stars way the rubbish. Tu about half-an-hout's listings of China, sud in die arme latest all our boasted oivilisation has been iudicient to years, and were allowed to carry back goods fece they shipped in" with the minere to get the
tires the deccaand was discovered. He was at different times. It is always greatest, megzlo, sum required for the particular year, so that quite dead. I had the body removed to the distriots are never free from it. When a band sarvey of Chinese transportation, it is perhaps assuding the throns left vacant China would actually bought oniright but It is xlso stated. of Customs duty, When a king of Liviu died, bill through by the usual “moral pressure." It however, in years of Boaroits, and som
On the whole, as a result of this superficial his heir applied to China for anthority before is stated that no member of sither boows was 0.75f a work extended over moro 'than one year Heapitul mortuary.
it was not easy to ascertain the total estimate view, the spot, and the equity, was then, worausdingly difficult for any district magistrate, greater than they at first sight appear: but that as officials of the highest rank, to intent the now Congressmen took an interest in the silvor pools At this point the Coronor and jury went to of robbers has once gained the upper hand, it is just to say that ite dangers are very much then send her saroy and his coadjutor, equipped that over a dosen Senators, and nearly two dozen for the work, what had been spent, or what journed till Tuesday next af 2.30 pm.
however excellent his intentions, to put a stop to
at the same time they are indefinitely less than hing. The king's residence was called Shou-li which were organized in New York. At the remained to be spent. In the estimates for
them. I be metos out the justice which the fuller acquaintance with the qualities of the han; tho port where vessels from Chics time the hill was introduced, silier was selling desperadoes have so long deserved maid dood, besimate and inanimate agencies employed anchored, Napa; had these, with Kami, were in that city at from 20 to 35 osuta per ourco in thie, present year all these particulars are
rans great risk of being himself the victim when might hare led us to expect. The characteris- the thres principal centres. The country was gold. The Secretary was authorized to pay as given. The throwing open of the Finance
his term of office expires. Un his journey from ties of Chiness travel which regant arrivals in barron, the people poor. Tai Tan, of the Ming high as 190 cents per oauow. It wae ne trick to his late district to his next objective, he is liable this empire mainly emphasise are the physical austy (the first of the line, 1869-1809) gave boy ap all the loose silvor at the market price and Committee has also let in a fund of wholesome
to be met at the point where the border line of disoncaforts and the interminable delays. The the King the services of 36 families of stiltal trait into the Treasury at a suitable advance. light on public affairs, and has had in every The Inkio Office Reconstruction Bosed and two districts (sisa) Jain by armed man, who reader will perhaps observe that to these Fakien mariners, which conduced greatly to the This was what the pools did. They are said to respect-most-fatisfiamy results. Wa Battery Tax Commissioners have issued the fol-wreak their vengeance upon him when he is meiters of detail we have scarcely allud improvement-of-the native Júnk tenda. ***
have laid in some 30,000,000,-cz.-of-silver at from. want to advance aaolber step and give the lowing proclamation with regard to the collve-inbat helpless. In sao cares the incumbent of d: and will dran his own conclusions. The Soon after this, Intercourse between Chin 90 to 98: Inst month they kindly lot the Tre
ench adjacent hoim distriat strives to make it
traveller in Chias must recollect that he is not and Liukin was broken off, and not resumed for sury have 4.500,000 oz. at 119 to 120, They Legislative Council, acting by one of its
appear that the crime was not committed on in progressive Europe or in irrepressible Amma tans of years. The Bing was a prisoner of also obliged soms belsted speculators who "gob committcos, effective control over publie to purchaos munitions of war, &c., incident on the Ilze. With a view spparently to disputes of patience and contentment, the Chinese are in-know that though serpowered by them he would od silver to run up to 129 without a break, with all Toss the mucom requirements for funds territory within his jurisdiction, but just over rice, but in Asia. In the practical philosophy of the Japanese, but find means of Jetting China to the game at that tardy hour, and aspect the approaches to Canton being put in a state of this sort in regions where stone boundary posts comparably our superiors. As to the comparze never willingly become their vasal, and he was the white metal they wanted; and thus sitar the proper defence, H.E. the late Viceroy chang outmon to find these stones plaased several fest, in the West it is hard to decide, and any deci-butary relations with Chin. It was owing to stad. fo day iti selling at 112, at which or
markthalimit of each sten or county, it is notontite extent of the danger of travel in China and allowed to return to his country and resume tri-Treasury, was supplied, the price gradually obtai Inathority from the Throne to lery a tax vara rods, or even a quarter of a mile spurain is sitor, all only a gaps. It is probable the voyage of his tribute bearing jauks to that some stiller Arie the pools will probably Laks called Hung Ching-fi, and it was gladly paid The space between is of coures a neutral ground, There will be a range of polo at Causeway by the merchants for several years; bat in the ex no-man's land, and it is doubtless upon this at both in the West and in Chias the percent country that the little wealth that found its way told again, and run quotations up to 1:0 against age of those injured in travel is infinitesimal, from outside into this poor little archipelago was the Secretary's next appearance in the market as Bay at half-past four this afternoon.
lúth moon of last year, the pressure being some-strip of soil that tragic events are exprotod, what lenorted, it was ordered to be dasdouinsed. or the pourrence of which it will not be diffouit ass gid on qui fortas of danger, the Anglo-pation was borerad from the Japanese, and is a bouest penny, this silver job non hardly
although for quite different resona. The Chi-chtaine. The money for the fitting out of the a buyer, Ass zest and quick scheme for tar The Agents (Moss. D. Samo, Sonis & Co.) The garrisons of the forte, however, not having for each contiguous official to prove that for Saxon meets and doñesall danger by proosations sight or mins tenths of the goods brought back to surpassat, The pools are said to have natted inform us that the steamer Japan, from Gelben withdrawn and new works having been whatever has occurred he had even by Chinese more or less adequate for which Chinese care from China to Linkin eventually reached Japan, some aix or seven millions already, and they will outta, loft Singapore.for this port yesterday.
undertaken at Hainan and Pakhol, we were at law no ponsibility whatever.
nolbing. If ons van restrain. his native im- the Linkisans boing too poor to buy more than obviously go on milidng the cow Indesitely. our wits end to provide the necessary funds, and Chist among the perils of the navigation of puttanes, and can re saperine to certain vory email proportion. Offcfsi restrictions O it became requisite to find some means to in-Chinese inland waters is to be named the sudden maritable discomforts, and is willing to risk both sides the prevented trede boing curried rouse the contributions foeied on goods. waste of wind which occasionally produce wide an escasional sprain or ducking, let him travel op directly between China and Japan and the tax on foreign pises goods autong themselves, lakes (of which the Payang ta specimens are of speed and comfort with incidental liability their position as marriers and middlemen. When The native merchants had agreed to levy a spread rain. The armerons broad and shallow in China. If he insiste upon the maxion biokinans mede a considerable profit out of but as thats is reason to Boar that this arrange- ssproially dangerons, and are the soul wit to be suddenly extinguished like a kitten in they had quite sured to be necessary to Japan ment would lead to more than was necessary uses of countless wrecku. Even on small the ocean or a motli in a furnɛta), let him rèà- being raised and other inconveniences, it has rivern nach disasters sometimes com Chinass strict sie travel to the lands of the West.
in that capacity, Japan extinguished their u tionality and transformed their prestry into now been determined to place the collection in amobors are of a very imperfect soustracting. We bare only to add that far as our Okinawa Kazi NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
the hands of the Commissioners of Customs in and in a gala are often totally sequal to the observatiga goes, whether for the foot traveller, Br this unneration, Tapen gained no glory, Only eiro námestiens zelating to the news columns.
Bucordance with the regulations drawn up for strain put upsu them. For Chinese purpose the patron if a wheel-barrow, of a jurickals or and Linkiu suffered no diagraca, and judging should be addressed to The Editor."
On Wednesday evening the Military low-
the collection of Henang Ching-fai in yeses past, and for Chinese management, we are conv.00ed of any other wheeled vehicle, the most danger form precedent crate it is not ir pom ble that Cours poudrais are requested to forward their nome mere repeated their performance of Alone to Farting from the 12th instant. Outside the six that Chinese river oftare much better than one spot in China is the foreign settlement of Japan may the day restore their former degree
: durues with conman tione adresed to tho a crowded house, meeting with the same suotess Castomotices where the collection is not entrusted ours. Their walls are light, stroom. instantly Shanghai,--N, C, Daily News.
nf independence to the islanders. Until that Editer, not for publication, bot es ariderca of good that attended their offorts un Monday. Avity to the Cosmictionart of Customs, the lox will adjustable, and it is even asid (with what justfos
day arrives, Lowever, unless thina is ready to amusing feroe entitled My Turn Next' preceded be collected by the native Customs or the Lakin we do not pretend to deside) that these craft
help them to obtain it and desirous of doing the acmely, and was arseadingly wall played, Oce. This tax is levied on Chinese rohanta can rail closer to the wind than say others
so, she would act more logically-in accepting Mr. Watson, as the Apothecary, earning most and does ant affect foreign merabants in any lost. The model upon which they are built
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what is for the present, at least, an accom anatinted praise.
way, and it is not a new tax We test therefore is not that of the fish but that of the water- that the merchants will pay it cheerfully, as it is fowl. Passenger boats, especially those designed
KELUNG, 18th October,plished fagt, and speaking and writing of Okina A few days ago a report came to the Customs Ken and not of Laakin. In July, however, Wladivostock A gloom was cast over the Garrison yesterday required for important objects, and besides ro to traveres quiet waters and to carry offolala when it became known that Sergeant Feren parting to the Viconos and Governor and demore freqsently tap-heavy to a ridiculous extent. Offloat Hobee (Ti) that a large hacy had Wang A-tanan. & jurkman of Cheahsiblen, Wassal B.A had died the previous evening in the municating with the venous officials concerned. In a high wind such bosta sometimes blow over, stranded on the north coat of Formoss in the resonad 8% of the islanders from one of their ves- Shanghai Military Hospital rather suddenly. The da accordingly issue this notification te mer and the same thing excisionally happens to the Kim Pac-li district. The Harbour Mastar, Mr. selain distress dismasted and rudderloes, 21 being Foochow coped, who was about the tallest man in the chants and others to fall in with the new ar ordinary houseboats. The writer is personally D, Stevens, come rand bore to Kalung to verify passengers, the rest sailor, with a sow Amoy To bastery, was very popular. His funeral, which ringement without hesitation, se any attempt to sequainted with Chinese who have narrowly the report and to fix the position of the bag. donkey. On 29th June, nearly a month after Anping ............ Hongkongurais took place yesterday, was conducted with fallerede the tax will only lead to their discomfiture." neaped drowning by such an ancident, and with We sat out From Kelang warly in the morning they had set out on the trading vayare which military hongera, and witnessed by a great This means that insing they have been others who have thas been actually drowned the following day after his arrival, crossed the oaded so unexpectedly, they were resoned; and Victoria Ponk.... ecneopree of people.
allowed to lay an illegal drty on cotton A attempts, however, to elicit from Chinese railway just above the town, and travelling and after being treated with the kindanas and Canton yarn, they are now going to impose it on boatmen any stallaties as to the fragancy of snch through some of the loveliest country that I hospitality which they so manob required, were The Band of the Is£ 4. & 8. Highlanders will foreign pisce goods generally. Da pisno prarances within their own observation have have ever seem. In making our way to the town sent back to Linkia antarely by the Chinese Holkow-... growing feeling in the Colony that the rate-play the following pengeamme gf the Barrank good exported from Hongkong by Jenk bean aniformly met with an admission of their of Kim Pac-li, we had to cross three ridges of authorities, the new political status of what was pour payers ought to have a more efficient and Sqaure this evening, commencing at 7:--- the Kowloon Commissioner will collect the tax, possibility, a denial of their probability, and the hills, sack about 700 feet high, and in so short a once Linkin being entirely ignored. The send direct control over the inception and exocu. MarobAlison's "
Yahudi, as they might otherwise whistle for it, and on following crushing interrogatory. If a host distance. I don't remember er to hara soon ng back of tliose people was reported by the Cape. Jaxes Langer....Trial by Jung"
Godfrey, piece goods imported here by steamer the Lekin should blow prer, would it not spoil it P" such a variety of beautifal soonery-wooded provincial authorities to the Emperor, szotly
29 sub-pourroucos and been reported bafor tion of public works that is at present the Valas Alon Bere
Waldteufel. Ofice will set it from the native buyers the Boston, like all other Chinese, are born con- valleys with all kinds of trees; rivulatie and Polka
Log Sauteroller" --... case. This feeling, was gitch expression to Quadrilla **Marry England**
Deck moment the goods leave the foreigner's hands serratives, and sometimes refuse to stir because waterfalls, forn trees, often over 13 fast high, Japan ontreged the opinion of Asia by annering Wadivostock G.......... Drunk with day'
It is to te hoped, however, the Courauis will make the wind is too high. At some sodeons the infle an all sides; olivated Halde, where In, places Liukin. We are convinced that Chins sated Tokio by the Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD at the toest.
vigorous protest, for by satrasting the collect the bosteen are exceive. Bat so far as oor water was led over rios Baldu several hundred with good judgment and with dignity in de-angled olining to make the annexation a casus, bellí, and i Fooshow ing of the Legislative Council on Monday
tion of the tax to the Commissioner at Kowloon experienne goes, they seem to be patient and un- feet over the sea level. Dr. Karr's movement for the establiabmont, sad exacting it before the goods ars suded somplaining to na astonishing degree, ând s- We reated a while at Masu, and I will here that in no deciding, she avoided, s conrea which Amer...... bat, when he asked for Tall details in con- foi se asyluti for the insane" at Canten-is being at their destination, its cliaraçtar na az addi- though the victims of a bald fate they often ayan" remark that wherever xe. pañued on this little would have drawn on her the derision of Europe Anping ---- nection with all the items entered in the list pressed forward la the United States by Lotional import duty in clearly shown, and as model of that contentment which is said to bo ozvursion we were treated with great efquity and add Amarboxy but is there not good deal of
Insor-Es P. Thwing, MD. The amount re-
kindares by the inhabitants; there were no insincerity and of inoculatency in fest dealining Fire Peak... of extraordinary public works. To this required for the starting of the work is $20.000, the import duties on foreign goods are fixed botter than wealth.
by tho turi, its imposition is clearly illegal. Chinese hostmen, like skilled Chinese work shouting children or barking, mongrel dogs and to take any energatie steps to prevent the Caton quest a very remarkable reply was given The treasurer is Mr. G. D.. Foron, of Momare It is true, as stated in the proclamation; that men of gay kind, always saare to know what we also noticed that the women didn't run away annexation of Linkin, and than Ignoring that at aco
Deacon & Co., Cantos, to whom subscriptions Ching-fel was imposed on picos goods generally, to do in an emergency. by the Guverumcat. It was kid that to may be sent. The work is one which cannot whether of active or fores en origin, some seats imple and their resulta often remarkable on an Chisir brothers did. We were certainly a
Their tools are as they usually do in China, bus quietly looked has been accomplished without her leave? comply with the request woukl 'deas Hgfiil to appeal to the bonevolent.. **
ago, but it was then supposed only to be levied We onog saw the entire roof of a houseboat novelty for them, and in the town we were sil-
THE MACKINLEY TARIFE BILL. the Council Chamber with phics, and on.
Acricket match," Feebles"" Duffers," will thars bring no limit
on the striage, of the gods up country; and myddenly jerka off and thrown into the ways surrounded with ragor spectators, but they
The San Francisco (correspondent of the | the aniount of transitringy Oss of the ropes strobed to the mit had were well behaved and showed us nothing but fismates, wad, Turther, that it would be be played to-day and to-morrer, commenting dues impered, there was shor 20 ground of some caught in a projecting, board supporting the roof kindness. Towards Man and inxes distance en prudent to disclose the detailesi stimates, | ro-day at 2 p.in. The following are the rides plaint, as the merchant's remedy was to take out as the sail was thrown to the other side when the other side of it; wa had to waik va the loon Japan Muth, writing on the 1st wlt, thus dewinds Westge ofour, cul, ad malu danoper than before.
trausit pass, but the imposition of this tax as the heat rounded a bead. All the boarde som and along the besch, and after that one there. the radent protective legislation of thesma) në 10,23 ani) : import duty in a different matter, and it is to posing the sides of the bostat go fall inwards, hardost climb we had to do on the whole way, Republican Government —
HONGKONG REGISTER. The Conference Committee on the Tariff re- be regretted that the Kowloon Customs should completely burying a sleeping iffant on the bed over the hills at the back of Mean peninsula, a lond their aid in Its collection.-_-
and leaving the foreign passengers guaing on the steep ascent of stone steps to at least 700 foot ported on Friday, and the report has been opt- The firmer of the Battery Tax on sazar has ruin with despair. The boatmen (who may never elevation. Mr. Sirens sad the opportunity to al by both Houses of Congress. It now, good to besu in trouble, the sugar longs in Chen tunn Lave experiduced such as accident in their iraa) fix the position properly of the most prominent the President for his signature. There are some- having accused him of illegally starting promptly proceeded to thith up the Boating arts places on our way, Alittle after having passed who believe that Mr. Blue will pasado bi to RazomSLET Custom house there and squeezing the people, endedjust them in place, nothing balog hesten Chis set of bills we saw the steam from the hot vala.it, but there is not much prospect of that but the Government le going to support but a few retten bits of board, and string, springs that rise from the range of hills between Mr. Harrison is not the man to throw down the Lim, and she car dealers have been told and several rusty nails within twenty minutes Masu and Kim Pali, asl only regretted that gauntlet to his party oven in a righteous cause Fore Last they had better shut up and pay their everything was put to rights, and the boat wig wo had no time to visit them on this occasion: The hill, as it stands, as an abominable bill, It Worthor taxes gheerfully, ne they know well sunngh tha sgain on its way, Some of the grarest perils of At a place in this vicinity, called M Laises the aramage rate of duties on importe from Baia Larmer was asting under otisl authority. The Chiuone river navigation are found in encounter kiatow, we saw the rock bore the steamer 45 to 60 por deliterposes duties on goods might spm impure on the Sta, rove of accusing him of being an is poster was tag obstractions in rivers. We have knows Laptak was lost, 17th July, 1875, and where the which for years have boom admitted, free with a bold one, but it shows the feeling in the pro, several instances la bich boats have sat down brava men from H.M.S. Kesirel lost their lives the assout of all parties. In order to compen sate for the large increase of taxation, it reduoca vinon against the new tax-
upon posts, to the rals of manh-owego, in ons la- 'in attempting to save the lives of others.
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For some time, past, thotë, has been is
The P&O stepmor Brindisi jeft London for this port on the ist inst
Mesers. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. inform us that the Austre Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Melpo- mene, from Bombay, "left" Singapore for its port yesterday.
The Agents (Wests. Hulterfield & Swire) is form us that the D. B. 8. Co.'s steamer Titan, from Liverpool, left Bingaporu yesterday bro- ing for this port
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on the ground that such disclosur might. Wecchase (Caps) Dr. Adkinson (Capt.) affect the tenders sent in by backers L. Hailward Now, scarcely anyone, not even the Gora Woodcock, B.,
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great towns.6, home exercise a direct con- E. H. Grafton, R.N.
W. V. Anderson trol over the execution of pablic works of H. B, Kirk (lat) equal magnitude with any we have to consi. A. G. Wie
- Moffett, R.N.. der in Honckory..and that they are not utall A. Lee, A.
THESE FARM, Thinbroo "incormoded to the number of plans plused Major Kaight, R.E.
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EXTRACTS FROM THE "KWANG.PAO,“ &c.
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