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A Tokyo press despatch of the 17th April days telegram received by Messrs. Samuel Samuel & Co., at Yokohama, from London states that great damage has again has one to the
Batour, which has put a stop for railway time to the export of oil. Twenty charters have been cancelled
▲ Tokyo press dospatah of the 16th April says:It has boss definitely settled that the Osaka Shosen Kaisha shall receive a subsily of 60,000 yen per year for maintaining astean abilparvice to Formans. Three steamers will tears Japan each month for Formosa, vin Kagoshima and Okinawa.
HMS draft here Testerday eco, bent of 10 per cent, to contribusom, man. On the back of the Shanghal offer came cials, who seldom stay long snough is one facilities I had for mixing with the villagar envy the Son of Heaven the possession of
and the transfer of sorse Th. 38,000 from others from Americs offering terms in silver department to learn or do the best for the sad shop-people were not so extensive as in the Shanghai.
Inventurent fuotation account to working at a fired rate of the gold dollar, which had governed. Hongkong was near getting an nerth, where we travelled mary, and seldom his tinsel splendours, his uneasy sent upon
they been able to be carried out would have Thofficial majority on the Connell. By the spoke anything but Chinese; still, I used to walk Earl Spencer left Tokohama for Vancouver account. the Dragon Throne, or his right to wield
FIRE INSURANCE have gradually recevored boen most acceptable: Frequent delays and same tokon the Streits, if it worked properly out every day. The official writers at both co- the woskiem reported to, our last, and both demanda far certain periods within waith to and kata eustgh, might quite achlers that end salates wore epiam-smokers, but at the esme the Vermilion. Poncil. His Majesty has it the 17th April by the Empress of China; is announced; left the capital for the Su Mr. E. H. Shary, barrister-at-lew, of Hong. Hongkong and Chinus bare boom in steady wire to sicertain facts resulted in still farther But to speak plately, there is no great: pablio time fat prosperous-looking men, of great in-
demand, resulting in estes at $825, 89275, $835, Toss of time. Eome English Banks wora demand for an uneflein? major.ty on the telligence. My private teacher was also
It would prove useful on oscansker. He was about forty years of age, had mer Palace, where he will presumably ex-kong, her book admitted, at Shanghai, to pa 54921, 1935, and 39378 the former, and atommented, but they declined, bibber because Connal change the teachings of his Mentor WENetiss in the Supreme Court for China and JDE 598, 893, and $94 for the latter. Both stocks the terms vero, not good enough or that slone no doubt, people say, but broupt | jut tonghta concubine, and atje koon presented the thing was already in the hands of when ordered from home to act a clungo him with a baby. As at Tientri, sos, Hankow and Kowking, the more intelligent of the close steady at quotations.-
SHIPPING-Hogkong, Canton, and Macaos the Hongkong London eyndlaste. Finally, in the low of the colony-or dealing with
Lot alleial arrants in the cumulate were opium- have changed hands of 8894 and Silt, closing sacing the time was passing and that something the municipality the Government with buyers at iter aku mellore at former rate must be done, the French appeared on the inaccessible to romon. A few reocut variances smokers in fact, & leading Chinesa servant, Indo-Chines have sightly improved with little scene and made an offor. The question was between the two bodies, the Executive Govern like the characteristic Frencli valet of the or no business to 807 sellers sed 966 huyers now bosoming very serions. Negotiations were meat and the municipality, have resulted in a plsyn, must be a bit of a rogue, if hole to keep. Dongles bara further improved their parition sought to be reopened by the Legation in favour strong trend of sympathy with the latter. Add as effective eye on the others. My own body- with sales at 85543 an1 $55, closing with of the Hongkong eradicata. The price new to the slso, the vary andignified character of servant, who remained with as from this time sellers at last rate. Chin Maniles continue offarol stood at it, but still no firm offer was the proceedings in the Legislative Comell of onwards for twenty-five years, was not only a Chinssa Government whatever was realised of the phoe at Leart look rather to the the seat, wrongly described is Vegetarians, steady with sales at 863. Chins Mutuals con made The Bank offered to negotiate the loan late, and an explanation will be found for the strict non-smokar bat a rigid non-drinker ho tron offer in small lots at quotations with at 5 por consommation and to give the fact that many who have the best interests would not even use tobares. He belonged to out business be
REFINERIES Both China ngars and L. upon the London market, guaranteeing, how Municipal Council than to the Legislative which recently distinguished itself by massacr When the rapid inga number of helpless missionarlos near zons continue war and neglected at quotations, over, that it should not be less than the for good public service. and we have no business to report.
above sum. They made conditions, one, sir growth of the revenues of the municipalities is Fooshow. He despised and was a deadly onemy MINING-Pujoms have ruled fairly steady months in which no loan from any other considered, the good work they have done in of all opim-smokers. He often used to beguil with a small business at 819 to 314, market country, exclusive of the two countries negotist the last ten years, the magnitude of the in- the time whilst he was suinting, my toilet, ar closing with stall sellers at latter rate. Paling should be entertained, and another, a most terests they mutrol, and the extent of the task waiting non me at table, by, recounting the morals appear for the preeant to be. out of the important clause, that the present administration that lies before them, this investment of the villanies of the other servants. Yet I never heard a hopeful sign. We would wish to me the smoking. He know tos nicety how many pipes market and the quotation of $2 must be taken of the Imperial Maritime Castors should yomain Municipal Comminion with greater dignity is insay that any family had boon ratant byepinn as more or los nominal. Jelebus have ruled unaltered. The French offer came 48, an ex-
er hours a day the viceroy, the governor, or the rather weaker with sallers & 33.60 and no cedingly disturbing element in the negotiations, interest takon by the ratepayers largely in buyers. Raubs continue in favour with sales The Chinese insisted on their right to freedoms moed-the best mon ready to sit on the Con- general smoked; how much the prefect paid and how much, and all like rantbers which at 81, and Olivers Freehold have changed of action in spite of their promises to the British mission, voters ready to support them, and sil for concubines; who gave and who took tribes, one form the subject of ordinary Chinese com. hands at 86 and 83. Charbonnages continue Minister-they were determined to borrow in prepared to take an intelligent interest in
the chespost market spact from all political or the affairs of the munisipality. The. without basiness-
ing opiam stories of dying by inches, starving future ecosikoration, It is not quite alone how danger is that a representative (and partly versation but he never told me any barTOW. rites, early deaths, and wasted opportunities. the French offer came to be pressited on the elected) body should degenerate into the can. French aide. It is averred that the Chinone Gov borealism that is satisfied with the past that is ormarnb, asked French assistance to extricate associated with vested interests opposed to the Father the reverse. It was, "Such a eno, in thera from their diffenltics in the matter of well being of the community, that is content to the depths of the night, over his opium pipe, the loan. The Chinese striatly deny that merely jog along. The one- antidote to that concocted such and such a succesful scheme for they asked French assistance. They wired danger is the creation of an active and intel-flling his pockets During these years on the to Taris, however, to their Minister to enquire ligent publie opinion on matters municipal, Grost River I casually noticed a considerable the price of a per omat jou. There may willing to recognise the important work being waste of money and time in connection with be soma truth in both statements, how much done by the Commission, and anticising with a opan-smoking nothing more. "It was also we do not venture to say. The Ex Viceroy view to improvement and not agrely with the evident that, set with our dissolute "goraermen" I was trongly in favour of another Franch object of exerting the Briton's privilege of in England, so with the Chinese opinm-smoker, the evil habit often lost a man a job, kayt lous. At his Imperial audience, when he grambling.
him in shabby clothes, and gave him a sallen, self-indulgent, and hangdog appearance, -- houst the Caar, he was asked by the Emperor
I was going to my, made his tion received his finni orders to attend the corona
His Imperial master
lam comfortable; but nearly all Chinese about the lean and replied that China should
interiors, with the exception of those of the repadiated with scars the idea that he should
Kobe, 21st April small rich minority, are grimy, comfortless, and sell his country for Freuch Iranos. When the borrow from France.
The Rov. J. B. Porter, of Kyoto, wastravelling unfurnished to the last degree; so that in this Ex-Viceroy went to the The Park to visit the
On two different ocasions I resided in this tion came up and was dismissed with the remark pay with several others, and as he was tired favour of the non-smokers.
before completing the journey be told the Empress. Dowager, his patron, the same ques- frem Tsuruga to Pakni on Tuesday lost in con respect there is little differones, to chrozics in that the Emperor could not have it so. At the Taungli Yann the Ex-Vierray againadvised the others to go on, and he would get. Later celebrated and busy city of Cantea, spending a on he started on alone, and in some year and a half on the "settament," and a year noceptance of the French Ioan in whole or part,
way, which has not been learbed yet, and a half in s Chinese gamen, or "official bat the Hinisters had at the vary first offer of
Doring the whole three years I the loan coalared that they never could accept he fell over s precipice lizanted by reidence." Peking, 19th April. it. Notwithstanding their resolve to refuse the Japaners and foreigners to be between 40 med to parade the native streets for at least The history of the luta loan is not devoid of French effor, it was feared that the eary favour and 600 feet. As he went over a postman saw tere hours a day, prying into every nook and kim and ran on ahead to a village for help.cranny, nequainting myself with officials and interest. Soma vg months were spent in the able torms offered by the French would merer- agctiations. The loan was finally and definitely theless be accepted by the Chinese. At his Whon kelp arrived it was necessary to go a mile people of every rank and class from the signed on the 2nd of March barely seven weeks stage Lord Salisbury renewed his protasta and so beyond where he fell and reach the place highest to, the lowest, studying local dialects,
An English Judge' telling a convicted prisoner that be could sentence him to a term of imprisonment for exceeding his natural life has been referred to as a bull, but it is not so very extraordinary after all. The notorione Lee Lan Kwai was sentenced by Joags Bazle to pomalu lie friends spitted fe odd tisation at his friends agitated for seed mitigation of the panichment it was suggested that the old years, night he knocked off...
There seems sennt hope of improvement in the administration under the exising régime. The lessons which the reverses and humiliations suffered by, China during the late war ought to live driven deeply heme, have apparently passed by and are almost unheeded, if not forgotten. The worst and WINES AND SPIRITS.ost wounding blow to Chinese vanity, the logs of part of Manchuria, was spared to them through the intervention of the three great Powere, Russia, France, and Germany, and for the rest, what matters the loss of Formosa, an island that was always more trouble than profit; while the interposition, of the Powers to baulk Japin, of part of the spoils of victory is gratifying proof that Peking can always rely on international jealousies to save China from becoming the prey of one aggressive nation! Só at least, we may fairly take it, the man daring argus, and the corrupt Ministers of the Tsung-li Yamen no doubt hug them selves with the belief that, when tinie of trouble comes round, they can play one Power of against the other, and reject, in turn, all demands for redress or reparation for injuries dons. And, to a certain extent, their reasoning is pretty sure to prove correct. The old concert betwien the Powers bas for the nonce disappeared, and product of the jaies of the grape and are for the moment mitual jealousy, distrust offcer until he was appointed captain of the from the time when the instalment of the Japagace the Tsangli Yomen clearly to understand, by boat. When found Mr. Porter' was sitting and getting as nearly as I could to the bottom
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Doore, WRABIS, AND GODOWNS.Hong long and Whampoa with further reports of good earnings bare ralel steady to strong. A for shares offering in the narly part of the west at 181 per cent prom. were soon taken off the market and the demand cortinuing without Unding sellers the rate gradully rose to 183, after smail sales at 12 and 1829, at which last rato market olsa steady, Kowloon Wharfs The Golf Championship will be played to continue to change ownership at 87, at which The shares ure still ostainablo, Wanchsie have morrow and on Friday and Saturday. competition consists of the best return for 54 found buyer in a tots ut quotation,
LANDS HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS. Hong holas, 18 holes being played sach day. The should be witnessed. The play will commence bands in larga Ints at $71, market closing course is in good ardor and some good playing Lands after further sales at $72 mange at about 4 pm. each day. The nomes of these steady with Sayers. Hotels have found small moders Boyes, Mr. Dalrymple, Mr. Hume, Mr. West Points at $18. who have entered are Captain Ramsay, Com- buyers at $26, Eturpbrays Estate at 394, and G. Stavart, Dr. Lowson, Mr. Anton, Mr. Haw. MIBUELLANIGUS. The following cates are kins, nnd Captain Exelon Any 200 interested reported-Watsons at 812.75 and $13, Electrics wicks at $251 and $20, Teos 65 $107 and $108, golf is cordially invited to attend and watch at $7.25 and 87, Lopes at $126 and $116, Fan and Tramways at 805 and 86. The closing tone of the market is steady.
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The Kobe Ohronicle says:-Though the many friends of Captain Wettin in the Far East will regret to learn tmt this is his list voyago on the Hohensollern they will be glad, for hie anke, to know that the tomoral means a been appointed to the command of the Kaiser gratifying promotion. The genial captain bas Wilhelm II, on the Genon-New York Time, on which vessel ho was serving as chief Hohenzollern eighteen months ago. This posi tion is to be filled by Captain Harrassovita, who brought out the Libeck. Captain Wettin shamid need 20 assurants that the good wishes of his numerous friends in the Far East will follow him.
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THE HISTORY OF THE LOAN.
SERIOUS BICYCLE ACCIDENT IN JAPAN
MR. E, H. PAKKER ON OPIUM SMOKING.
Blackwood's for April contains an interest
the C33-
His chief sorrow was that, despite
an
and greed prevent the Foreign Ministers from
zese indemnity falls due in London (8th May).. through the Chinese Minister in London, that on the ground with his hend leaning forward of everything connected with social life. My exercising the influence they would, if
No wonder that the runion found circulation the Chinese Government had promised the loan on his breast. He made a few movements of his persona! teacher, a man of extremely lofty that Ching intended to repudiato it. Bat Chins to the Anglo-German ecubination, and that, lips and then lost consciousness Hewan taken character, and subsequently employed for many united, be able to exercise at Peking. But
over had any ansh intention. The ong delay although they were at liberty to negotiate in the le Trugs and Dr. Dahning, of Uralis, was years by the Hongkong Gorerament, was this position, though it has unfortunately
and interminable negotiations were owing obsepest markst, they would be held responsi mosed. The Istest report is that he may su opium-smoker, I learnt through my to a variety of care. To Bearde, that of his for whatever results might follow which live. He was badly cat about the head. The loquacious servant, and subsequently again from Revenue and the drangli Yamen, had it might prevo detrimental to Great Britain. The only wonder is that he was not killed. Further the teacher's own oficial employera. He was e lasted for some years, will not always endure., Tho Chinese Government, bladed
By ho Empress of India, paving to-day, in charge: the officials, their, Excellencies Frenol Minister must hafa supposed he held articulars and newe of his condition is an ashamed of it that he seems to hase began to ma; but as he was old, misery, and feeble, he was compelled to Burreptitiously swallow by a belief in their own powers, will per-Dr. Meadows makes his last trip on the Wing and Chang, President and Vice-Pro- the trap card in his hand when he laid down sicusly awaited. Mr. Portor tas removed to check the habit as soon as he came to reside with opium, pills in order to support the walls of Severe in their present policy matil one day Canadian Pacific bus, as he luteids to proceed sident respectirely of the first named Board his five conditions of negotiating the lost, the his home in Kyoto yesterday. Hyogo News, to England from Vancouver to take up and, menides of the latter, were the active first thres of which were that it must be guo
his stomach." The most tried it not the allost a practice at have. The arrival of the agents in conducting the negotiations. Prince ranteed by the French Government; that the
of the official servants were oplam-ainekers. Of amnkar. the two writers the smarter one was they will find they have presumed on Western forbearance too long. The situationship carrying Dr. Meadows has always boon Kang and H.E. Waling tea ad also the subject central of the Maritime Customs mast be placed
Opiam deus were common everywhere; but cor will brconis intolerable and the Powers, looked forward to by his many friends nad in oversight. The Board of Revenue had al in French hands; and that China mnet grant during his stay in port he contributed largely most softied the matter with a British yudicate to Franes the right of railway constraction in unable to endure being, flouted longos by to the enjoyment of the community by hit as long ngo as November last. The Charge the thros sruthern provinces. The Chines
at Canton. had a second private teacher of an arrogant but feeble barbarinn, will splendid singing, his services being always d'Affaires und Minister of the British and Gerstood aghast at the extent of these demande. ing article, under the title of "Personal ruption was universal: cpiam, gaming, and service was nominated to the post of Comptroller Mr. H. Farker, late HM. Consul at the Hakka race, who was either so heavy sn determine to provide an effective cure for cheerfully given when ing must entertainmoy Legations repentively, with the Hong A French gentleman in the pay of the Customs reminiscences touching opium smaking," by every other popular vise vant so quite merrily.
ment took place. It is not every day that one kong and Shangla Bauk, stepped ja at the this Sick Man of the Far East: China will has the opportunity of hearing a singer of Dr and of November and the former requested the or Deputy Inspector of Customs Great economy Kiangohow. We give below the cubstanon of opiuma-smoker, or se delicate a man to sustain
of administration was to result to the Chinese the article
whatever amount he really did, smoke, that ultimately have to be either administered Mestowg ability, and independently of his British syndicate reprisentative to stand avida
Almost the st Chinman I set my eyes up he possessed scarcely the power to articulato ; · musical attainments his social qualities have for a few days to enable them to get their pro from this arrangement. This appointment
but he was gentle and wild-mannered, a very made him a favourite, with all who know him: posals forwarded to the Taungli Yamen. This spread consternation in the minds of the British or partitioned. The Western Powers pra- not afford to ignore China.; she cannot, He will carry away from Hongkong the best was done and then began the weary negotiations mothers of the Customs service. It was evident on when I landed in China proper in the year because of her vastness, becoise a quantile wishes of the community for his, nascess in his The second hundred millions were promised by that it would lead, if it was not intended to lead, 1806 was one Wong Kong, the compradors dutiful son, sad a kind husband. The viooray
# aphore:
the Chinese Gorerament to Great Britain and to the resignation of the Inspector General and petty secontent in the British Consulate at who is still, at the age of seventy-two, doing Germany. This promise was made to. Sir with him the eliminating of the British element. Shanghai: he had besa la that position long excellent service as a vicstag in the north was. négligeable, but she is too inert, too corrupt,
acquired a well-established reputation as an himseK. to be allowed to black the wheels of the car The Shanghai Mercury devotes an article to Nicholus O'Conor and much use was afterwards the Russian Government came to the half before 1869, and even at that date he bat not only a heary opiami-smoker, but told me so controverting come remarke of the farmon Mail made of it 25. 22 argament for granting the of the French demands and on the very day opium-ancker. This man continued, to sarm numorous conewshines, he had no child of bis
cotton industry at Shanghai. As to the loan to the Anglo-German syndicate. The into when the preliminary agreement was signed ment in Eastern Asis. Thero is, ao far na
statement lust the Mitan Mill projectors have British Minister also recommended the Chiness an interview was to have taken place with the Consulate faithfally and well in the same on. He told me that it was dating his can be seen, no coming man in China, no abandoned their enterprise in Shanghai owing to issue conjointly the bifty millions to be given the Russian Beorstary on the ambjent. The capacity until about fear years ago, smoking campaign against the Taiping rebels that he I am aware, permitting this habit to interfore toothsohe Two or three years later ho
sensor of being to give the remainder of the loan to these two following day. Every one felt that a crash
in any way with his official or social duties. was accused by a possible regenerator of society, no saviour to their fear of vexations texation of cotton, to cook The Chinse themselves were anxious proposed interviered was postponed till the oplam steadily all the time, and nerer, so far es first acquired the evil habit, on crapt. of
ete, by the Chinese, the Mercury sy
was imminent. There was no strong man
Like most well-to-do Chinese, he always had opium-smoker, and was removed from office; of the Empire. The vast body is cakered On this subject we are inclined to think that countries as a t-off against and to equaliss, as
around hita sumber of bangers-on in the abaya but he is so honest and straightforward a man it were, the pavions loan, given to Russia and in the field to take the question in hand and yet how the Chinese the risks they ware razning. to the core and nothing but a surgical the Japan fall wys rather less than it knows.
France. It was not he desirable to
that the Emperor has been obliged to employ of clerks, wives, concubines, and poor relatives, We, too, have information concerning the
MOTE * Јева dependent on him; him ones mora. The Tartar General was also -operation will avail for the cure. There are
reasons which have actanteil the Japanese cotton further into the debt of Russia. As your The French were having it all their own way.
generally understood to neke opium. The. Ost comunications relating to the nous rotum no chances of any successful revolution. spinners, which it wars premature to touch correspondent intimated at the time, China - Chat Tielman was known to be strongly but his household, though in
on at present. Sufleo it to say that the "ad wanted from the very Erst to divide it favourable to the French proposal, for reзphas
was not only a heavy sanker, but bo wras Weak as the Central Government un
treated as privato, and sacred to himself. No vice" issued by the Japanese Government to equally between the four countries. Thereof Lis own, if it was net he who had invited salar enclosure er gronds, was invariably next bighast official, the Literary Chancellor, was a talk for some fitas of making the loan one the French offer. For a few days all Peking one asked any questions or interiored in any officially accused of it by a censor. The viceroy doubtedly is vis-à-vis a foreign foe, it is
its nationals to cease from all industrial opera hundred and Etty millions, to cover the cost of hold its breath, as it were, and everybody was way with what went on inside; he ruled his was ordered to raport, which he did as follows, strong enough to repress any attempt at tions in China for the present, arises from the retrocession of Liaotung and the deficit in asking of his neighbour the result of the nego revolt, since it holds the command of the weightier causes than say fear of likin or
vexatious factors taxes. The Japan Neil is the prios between that fixed by the lenders and Hations The Inspector-General was at leat people as a potty despot, and apparently to evidently with his tongue in his cheek. What well aware of graver issues than thoes which par and to have given this fifty millions to the consulted by the Chinese. He had previously every one's satisfaction. Most of the British goes on in the depths of the Literary Chancel refused, it was said, to advise, and he cut the Canals at the minor outposts intrusted him for's private residence, your survant, not having with money and accounts: he never disappointed the entrée, is naturally unable to say; but your servant obɛurves that the Titerary Chancellor'a and still has a treasury to full back upor, Meantime foreign commercial insug on the gotiations now pending over United States, but this was departed from as no terests in China continue to grow and the the Bupplementary Treaty of Commerce and pressure was brought to boar hy the United Gordian knot, insisting apon the Banks increas his friends, always acted pactually and
States to participate as a Blate in the loan. ing the price to 14 A preliminary contract Navigation. At the same time we age with
the cadaverous checks of those who smakt épinm ason in-law. Ha always, it is true, had a hoavily: he does not therefore commit himself sattle hur account with Japan. After paying But for his timely interference the loan in all ivd at an average age, leaving the business desire for extension of territory on the partir. Arign Nagabanti iu regretting that Japan China must borrow another hundred millions to was drawn out, and the situation was saved. shrewdly, was generally respected, and at last cheeks are big and fat, and curtainly not like. of Russia and France at any rate is becom should have adopted an autions, ar, enter the thirty millions for Lintung, and the fast probability would have fallen to the French. yellow, cadaverenis, opinia smoking appearance, to an opinion. In all the passenger stoomera,
no fainthearted a polioy. The shadow of the ing keener. The simple plan
Great Bear, now looring large over China, Japanese instalmont, she had on hand some 6 would be well for Chins if the 1. G. internt the state of his general health rarely if both between Canton and Hongkoar and on
thirty millions, including ater a million atarling fered more frequently in State nitairs. The e not likely to be removed by such tactics.
in the Hongkong Buck and in the Chartered Termal contmot was drawn eat and signed ever kopt him from his counting-house: be the Great Hiver, there is ample accommodation Bank a million sterling. She means to spond later and the final signatures were affired at cold well afford his indulgence, and it certainly provided for opiam-smokers: to attempt what- private attempt succeed without ruining the company's the balance of the present loan on a new the dete already given, after it had been learned ever prejudiced his mental power. And Eererer is made to check it, nor could such an navy and military matters. This leavor her that the two Banks agreed absolutely to raizo may repeat an observation which thus with the necessity of borrowing eight million pounds by the 8th of May. So servant of tines sort of Chinese Bam Weller passenger trafic Canton in auity full of char onco made to me: Stupid men like myself itable organimations, and amongst these aro another Anndred millions with which to pay far the Chinese are seenre as to the next Japan As the security of the Customs is well Japanese inetalrosat, but the remaining half of out anoke opium: it is always the men with several societies for putting a stop to nigh exhausted by the loan, it seems hardly the loan need not be taken firm by the banks brains who moko; they canoect profound the vies of opium-smoking. The European
echones whilst they are smoking. I have missionaries there are also very likely there will be a rush among Wester if the public fail by subsiba. The last tele: oertainly found that opian-smokers are usually this respect. In no part of Chins have the nations, bank, and syndiostea for the next loan.
It is generally believed by the Chinese that The action that the Customs Reteaua was largely subscribed both in London and Herliu. men of higher mental power than pay-smokers. European and American medical missions been inadequate to rest the second loan was This is a matter which must be extremely accept lang-continged opina-smoking checks or say tonees, though very vain, be a much more of course utterly without foundation. Seray able to all having interests in China, The Bro altogether the power to beget children. If so, gritty and self-reporting race than the Chinese additional secarity will require to be pro-liminary contract was no sooner signed then the then this seems to be the only pazally that of the north; and amongst them there are not vided and it is here where the foalty representative of the French offer appeared at Wong Keung eur paid. I boliere I am right only a large number of non-suckers, who are will come in. China wil either regnire to the Trangli Yamen regretting the action then in saying he died childless. in spite of his ex- anxious to curo smokers, dut there are many smokers who are most auxious to oure In the neighbouring British nach lower price, or grant railway, miving, have made better terms through the French tensive family connections.
and a half Eat to return to the The explanation of the roues of the French After this fast experience I spent two years themselves.
Peking and Tientsin, spring colony of Hongkong there is no attempt made or other concessions. prosent loss. It has had the strong backing offer was not, as is asaarted, because the the surrounding country in all directions, to interfere with the liberty of the subject of Lord Salisbury. Through the Charge French were not prepared to take up the
when and where they will; bat nowhere do I d'Affaires hors and through the Chinese whole amount required, but only a portion of visiting many large towns and villages, and Chinese may make as much spiam as they like, Minister in London, the British Trip It was entirely owing to the conditions avelling between 2000 and 3,000 miles on Minister las told the Chinone Government andered. France was anxious to consolidate horseback upon the Mongolian steppes beyond remember to have seen fewer traces of opium his views and his wishes in plair, forcible her material interests in southern China and the Great Wall Both in Peking and Tientsin misery than in Hongkong. Life is too sotive, tima anay: the people look better fed and more and unmistakeabis langage regarding this like Russia have some held upon the country it struck me that the effects of opium were people are too busy, to smoke much of their loan. From the first it was thus apparent The Rasics and French are wisor in their day rather bad. I often used to drop in at the in what a strong, position the two Legations, and generation than the shortsighted statesmen plum.dens ts watch the amokers. There was prosperous than on the mainland; and the same never nie or disorder. Nor, on the other may be said of Saigon, Penang, and Singapore. who have hitherto directed British affairs. and consequently the two Baaks negotiating
hand, did I over perceive any skeletons in rags. This foot cians the question, May it not be from the loan, were placed. Orders from London, There seems to be some mfrunderstanding ro and wa prasume als from Borlir, were av garding the telegram received anont insoribing or any signs of shameless debauch and abject sheer weariness and want of some hing to do all cost to the effect to support the Hong as new lean on the books of the Bank of Eng. sey, directly traceable to spion. Debt and that many Chinese take to the eptan-pipe I impecaniosity sri chronic conditions all over most places in China organised gambling is for to admit that clrcumstances seem to bear out should remain intact than that she should
kong Banks. Hers it may be said this Bank hand. This does not create any obligation on the China In the northorns parts dirt and orain bidden. With the exoption of an occasional game at shuttlecock of kile dyingly at the presumption. The mysterious death of be split up and parcelled out to various
fixed seasons-there are no outdoor sports. Behind those boy Banks Was a powerful It merely gives it a degree of respectability and are also well sigh universal with the common the late Emperor TexG C, the tragic Powers or become a congeries of fechle HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION was nating for the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank part of tast Bank to make advances upon the loan.
in this the syndicate has succeeded. There is no people, in each case quite independently of end of his youthful bride, the selection of states. But she appears doomed to decay The competition on Saturday afternoon was syndicate in Londen, hended apparently by the another child of tender years as bis successor, from her own inherent rottenness and it is for the Short Range Chip and Spoons over the Rothschilds, which we suppose to be the issuing doubt now that the whole loan will be ficcted sno. opinto. In the winter it is so bitterly cold, The Chinese rarely walk for pleasure As 200 and 500 yards distances. Twenty members house. The first offer of this combination was cassfully. The first isang mounts to £10,000,000, and in the summer so scorchingly hot, that the sirendy stated, interiors tre confort There in order apparently to secure a second long problematical whether any attempts to pre-competed; the Cup going for the first time to 5 per cont. at.994 and it must be said that for The two Banks baro kondled the issuing of the opium-houses, with their pale light and roomy is no sosial intercourse between respectable mon Bot apbratalising inespect as the noisy girpalase room, privacy, or light for riding after dark.“ regesny, and the care shown during his serve her autonoury would be worth the Sergeant Major Morrish. R.B., with a very ninths they stuck to their gure and would not loth with consummate skill. Although the benches, are delightful resting places, certainly and women. Thire is not suficient house- creditable total of 67. Spaons were taken by budge one fota. The Chinas Government felt profits to each Bank will falt fix short of the of Engial town. All opian-smokers How is time to be killed F. I think that the minority to seclude him'in the Palace and making.
Captain Bethen, B.B., Colour-Bergeant A. affronted by the for price offered, the obdürsoy large Egures mentioned by one of your contem
I never heard any one of either sox go so far causes of opium-smoking. bring him up under the enervating indu-
Smith, Insposter. Hutlin, Captain Patraer, with which it was waintained, and with some poraries, still it will be considerable, and the seemed to me to be rather shamed of the habit, monotony of existence may be one of the chief ence of the harem, ali pointed to a determi
8.1, and Sergeant Major Merrish, R.B.of the conditions, with the result that the monthly payments with the interest theres and
Chiness Government booked elsewhere to the manipulation of the exchange will bring in to praise it or recommend it. The chief in though at Canton I was in control with opium a substantial revenue to the Basks. They are presalen left upon me was that it caused a waste smokers almost daily, andmindes point of seeing as pation on the part of the Empress Dowager
The following are some of the heat gocros
200, 500 Han-To- negotiate the on The British and German yda. yds.dicap, tal. 10 mould him to her purposes and create u
authorities here were incessant in their to be sungratulated on their success and we are of money and time, and I believe these densife much as possible of natio life, the seamy side rations wally operate after a season of indal of oplam sacking did not obtrude itself much Sergt. Major Morrish, K.B. 30 34 3 67 visits to the Tenagli Tamen, prussing for the not speaking without some authority when we' puppet, who would remain plastic to her
her a desire to loan and using all manner of arguments, and say that Tord Eslisbury's notion had tended gone to disgust the anchor, and ones in upon me. Just as in an English coast town discontine it one may daily see the flaring light of the gin- will. Had His Imperial Majesty KVAND Erou of them being from the city. The tatai Capt. Patton Bethune, EB. 31 23 Cr-Sergt. A. Sailth, R.B.30-40
in the long run it even came to the issuing of largely to the successful floating of the loCertainly the foaling of shao, wank and an palace, the besotted faces of occasional loafers Who will take the art hundred million tool steady though it may be, is much greater in the the bedraggled ganasate, and infer therefrom Inspector Butlin
an ultimatum. The Chinese Government was Su openly revolted from Palace rale, had for the year is now 621.
Capt. Palmer, 0.9.D. 28 30 5 63 naturally more inclined to deal with the foreiga he showa a disposition during the late war
Sergt. Leslie, R.B.
Legatione, feeling that they had a guarante with Japan to break the bonds that bed
Cupt. Fergustia, B.B
for the carrying out of the loan, but nothing ab that time could veroogte their unwillingness to him within the narrow precincts of the Pro
Lieut. Hoey, R.B
deal with the Hongkong Bank. At the end of hibited City and gune to eco for himself
the Chinese year memorial against the Bank Phy was actually presented to the Thre. what was happening in his hereditary coun
price, the inelasticity of the offer, the argonoy try of Manchuria, it is to be feared that he would have shared a sirailar fate to that which overtook his young and more impa tient predecessor. But KWANG BU is feeble of mind, it is to be feared, as well as pasy
HONGKONG, APRIL 29th, 1896.
will suffice for nations in the twentieth century as it did for Border chieftains two hundred years earlier. There will be no especial tenderness for China when the- tie arrives for her partitionment. There is no splendid civilisation centred at Pe In a recent issue we replaced from the king whose disappearance need be re- columns of the Shanghai Mercury a very gretted. The Gorgeous East wasn'tern never suggestive and striking article on the efface applicable to the Central Kingdom, a land ment of the EMPEROR at Peking. Our con in which there is little that is even pictur temporary roundly asserts that the rule and esque, nothing that is splendid or romantic, influcuce of the Empress Dowager during hut on the contrary everything that is ngly,berlain's invitation til hus is unable to pay a greatly increased interest or accept a concluded and stating that the Chinese could.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO, THE "DAILY FREES."]
LONDON, 26th April. THE RUSSIAN CORONATION. Field-Marshal Yamagata has arrived at Havre and met with a cordial roooption.
Great preparations are being made at Oda to receive Li Hongchang.
PRESIDENT. KRUGER'S VISIT TO ENGLAND. President Kruger has replied to Mr. Chom-
England at presont a'the Volksraad requires his prosoner in the Trupsvust.
THE ACHEEN EXPEDITION, The Dutch Government issyading to Achaen two battalions of infantry, one cuvalry, mountain artillery, and capireens, TRIAL OF THE REFORM LEADERS At the trial of the Reforms leaders at Pretoris Rhodes, Phillips, and Farrar pleaded guilty of
the pest thirty years have been disastrous for commonplace, and squalid. Who would Chinn. What has hitherto been mentioned sigh over the breaking up into eighteen or as matter of speculation or rumour is now wenty states of the effete Government of stated as actual fact, and the woman who as Peking? Even if the territories that now Regent so long exercised supreme power at own the sway of the Ta Teing dynasty were Peking is accused of scheming even now to to pass under the yoke of other nations, recover the power she nominally resigned who can doubt that the change would be on the Emperor Kwase Su attaining his for the advantage of the natives? We are majority. Without pretending to possess not advocating partition; it would be more to any information on this point, we are bound the advantage of British trade that China high treason. Sentence will be given on Man-
day.
of body. His is a degenerate descendant of
in the four walls of a Palace- gilded
It is stated that Japan intends to appoint a miliary attaché to socompany the Italian force in Abyssinia.
There were olevan cases of plague yerlerday,
Major Morrison, Commandant of the Shang hai Volunteer Corps, having resigned, Captain B. A: Clarke, as senior Captalu, assumel command of the Corps from the 24th April.
A. Brown Or.-Bergt. Hopkins, R.B.. Private Pridek, R.B..
28-29
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of the demands, the obennce of a firm
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loan 1-N. G. Daily News correspondent,
A MUNICIPALITY V. AN UN-
·OFFICIAL MAJORITY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
The Singapore Fres Press says
nctive in
more cosssful than in Canton, The Can-
On the whiele,
moderate opium-smoker than in the Faghah great wifery behind it all, so one might fairly erosive drinker IWLE orer and ever again inter, taisory from the spectacle n asked if I could cure dhe oraring. Often a numerous eplus-dens, pedaverous face, and amelor would rate ms gently for belonging to taterdemalion garmenia in Canton, if one a nation which supplied the noxiona drag, but should see it; but I did not as it obtrusively, as a rale he did not asom very soricas about it, though, as I said before, I was daily poking sort of karking conmy nos. Late all sorts of nooks and corners. and there we always conseionnaga in his manner that the charge vas Naturally a medical missionary will see a great The foot tliet European deal miere of the seamy side. It is his business.
A Sooni telegram of the 14th. April to the Japan papers say: Taking the opportunity of the contract for the Somni-Chemolpo line being granted to an Americen Arm, a joint HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. offor, and fasily the ultimatum with the cntemporary in Hongkong lays special streas, in mere optrap. combination of Baesian and French speculators
dition that if not scrapted harder teras world catsotion with the roform movement there, themselves would not smoke froept wat of I nort spent a whole year in the true home Moss Chater and feruou in their share re be demanded, these things brought matters to a upon obtaining a froer and mere representative carissity), and despised Chinese gekers, seemned of opium, the province of Szolues, where "in Bu ex to leave o grost impression upon the average the winter season one may be growing hun have applied for a concession enabling them to
crisis and the negotiations were, broken off. Municipal Connoil, deerning that contract a milway between Seenland Glenean. port for to-day's mail say
With a better feeling in Shanghai, our market Before the time, Ioan had been practically contive body dealing with Icoal affairs is victim, Iarted and tales of excessive smak-dreds of square miles of the poppy all at once. From Baigen wis learn that the new "riant" has ruled stronger und rates firmer. Business settled in their favour. Then began a series of better for the colony than an anothgial ing-boy adik-cicked all night and By boat and on foot, chiefly on foot, I travelled the vigorous Emperor KANG HI, and per- vice mill of Messrs. Speidel & Co. at Cholan has been fairly brisk sad some important negotiations with Americans, Shanghai Jawe, magjority upon the Logislative Council slept all day, ens en; bl never one heard thousands of miles, averaging twenty-five miles
the inw The dirtmstance that there the family by indulging, still did I overcome of the provinces of Ketohon and Hupel
To sum up, ali In his province, though great many people haps be is not wholly to blame for hir was almost completely destroyed by fire on the transactions have taken place. Market elos German, Brush and French syndicator Loans body that makes but do not administer of a man ateslutely ruining himself or his day for at least izmonths, and taking in portions in silver on a silver bass and gold lastnin aight of the 21st April, only the engine and steady graorally. mestal and phydeal inferiority. Pent up boiler room being saved. The fins will hed BANKS Hongkong and Shanghais have pounds sterling, in marks and frames and munisipality is the greater part of the colony Boross a case ayself.
only started running two days previously and changed hands at 186 and 185 per cent, prom gold dollars, were showered is upon the poor makes the case of Hongkong somewhat different who smoked were rather sahamed of its neno-I thould say at least baif-did not smoke at not being quite fished it was only partly in fair fols for cash, and some small sales have unfortunato and fenerant Chinese Ministers to ours. The mattere noncerning ratepayers ever boasted of it: mass edmitted that it was all, yet smoking was, so to speak, universal, and sovered by insurnace. The disaster will be a been affected at 188 per cent prem for July Telegrams from Shanghai told there of silverthoro are mostly municipal, and strong local fist" and debauched for of pleasure. It with many almostestach a matter of babitantak was so cheap and easily obtainable, and so oom- delivery. Nallonals and Book of China are loans at per eat, and 43 per cent at administrative body, ropresentative of the undanbtedly, as I could we used a mating food. Yet hars, strange to say where oplum heary dea for the proprietors.
seglooted at quotation, and we have no business par which sould be negotiatu. Parties at various classce of the community, wankt be well of time and money, and this extravagance of
rived at Paling and others had started over able to me the wishes of its constituents, and course to rtain extent Impoverished the monly smoked, less him sozned to be tape The Jubileo Committee havo suggested to report; et ta en to harden and devolop the bay into a
noci as the most appropriate hour for MARINE INSURANCES-China Tradera con land from Shanghai and great word the there would be loss room for the Colonial cheials family concerned; but I ever noticed my than in place where the more expansive Indian man, what wonder that he should have the ceremony of unveiling the Queen's statue Haue to change bands, and are domewhat in expectations, bond netion in the Censular to disablige the members of the community they dreaital inroads apon the onstitution, nor did drug is imported. This fect would seem to con the waste of money and time than say physical grown up with nu emasculated mind, so the 25th May. This hour does not seem to favour at 880 Unions have again found buyers Court at Shanghai by a Chinese Viceroy, which are apposed to serve. The Straits Bettinent. I often hear of mok; and when I did, the victims firma what I have raggested, that it is rather After this, again, I spent two years and a half injury to the constitution which does the feeble body, and a petulant and peevishet with universal approval. It is urged at $2121. North China and Yangtzes have was telegraphed here, pricked the tabble, ande while containing two large municipalities, and described were rial, and could afford it.
that the heat in the middle of the day would be ruled weaker with sollers from Shanghai at the negotiations withough supported by the one small, has also a considerable area of ozira
ex.Viceroy L, came to an untimely end and urban territory to administer and control, inat Hankow and Kewkinng on the Gayat Bayor, mischief. My first experience was with bont- disposition! His very nature, has been very trying, both to those who have to take 1. 225 and $155 respectively. Cantons resuain repressed, his intellect dwarfed, his con- part in the orromany aux to the spectators, and on offer at $200 without finding bayars. Straits parties returned to the South wiser, if sider, doing which the anglicial numbers of the travelling overland between the twe place, and, mes. I had about fifty purraanant vooties. that half-past five or six o'clock in the evening have continued work, sellera at $29 raling The para elapsed by pasin of the Yaren Minisers Legulative Conneil have the opportunity, while when travelling, of cours living in native inns sitached to my own boat, besides from 50 to 200 stitution enfeebled. The meanest posant would be more agreeable and more generally the market. The North China has red waking the reign of sound other alieague from the cupply, of criticielag, and to some extent My residence at both those ports was upon the specially engaged when there was a dangerous | contraining, the vagaries of Government off. i Europeni "ttlement," and therefore the rapid to pass. These bostman were a dissolutes report, which recommands a dividend of 10 portera Tomko. in his vast Empire has no cause to convenient
prison at bestfrom his earliest childhood,
with only women and curncle about him,
and none of the exercises or games that go