UNSANITARY SINGAPORE.
was isso!
CERIOUS CONTEMPLATIONS.
OUT GRA. And ts primbles: Rone cas
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 22nd, 1905.
NOISES IN CHINA.-
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That the latter was invented as an nätidola to the former.
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Momarkeng. 1261; July, lalu. VICEROY AND MAGISTRATES,
The magistrats in China, niod of our readers know, holds a neige and, by no means gaviable position. While ostensibly designed to-administer justivo he is monity a kind, of moral sponsor for any district, he is in, nud any and every event from the overth wing of a river to the murder of a sassionaty he is re-ponsible 10 position is an unly, but China is Lbu with that philosophical resignation barna of th fund of anuales, and this us is nec plent
utterly pless position. Viceroy Ynan who has more than once proved himself more en- thastustic than disering, especially in rigil matters, is now desirous of improsing the VIN ORDINÁÎRE $475 ships of the provincial sungistede and possibly | CÔTES ... of internaticuatrolions in the interior, and be MEDOC
inform decided that in future aux and
with this increas in the population? Jndring occurred on the star 100 years ago, and turn! speculation wherein, perchance, truth may lie bathing in a pond on the new Hongker for as we as the punisher of. Of course i
are in space betwon this earth said that star an by the death into statistics. I am afraid thu coroplots series of pictures from that time we cannot claim that any such improresun (10) years ago to this travelling towards has taken place on the contrary,
it word
at the tromendons rate per second nations appear us if we had actually retro. Yessed. For above. This fact, for fact it is, wants to the 1 years 1899 to 1901 inclusive, the average wel grasped in order that we say the beter annual death rate was 39443 per mill- of the realise what is to follow. And there is another population, while for the theer succording carepoint connected with this subject which mit
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when the month of June is takes into re-enuţ,
For the first 3 months of Cm effrent you of any description causes waves in other which death rate works out as 13, but I am afraid that travel through space with the same veloe ty as the average rate for the first-half of this yar-light-ave, and scientists tell us that the will be materially worse. Those figures speak for
satin must be loud to be audible.
ST. ESTEPHE
̈ ̈(UY GERVÄS HOLMES, "M.A.)"
Mr. Alloyno Ireland writas: Visit any ALARMING BLAH RAXE,
Astronotners Tell us of stars the light frem Chinese city, you will see John Chinaniu askep
This brings us to the hypothesis that the At the last meeting of the Singapore Mani-
which has xapiod 2,000 or 3,000 years in in the public reout of his hause, head on wooden lavariable coincidence of uoise, small and China, ipal Commission. Mr. W Matur sowed: what in view of the exressive mortality, it is travelling all that time at the rate of 184,000 By his ear yang Chains is exploding firecrackers (akin to what is known as economic speed" in reaching this earth, though it has been pillow, body disposed in three differ at pinus. ma represents a sort of werking compromise absolutely neossary that more gotic und miles per second; but it is not to each distant insi o an empty kerosene tin: at his fit gongs, a battleship) through which John receive the effective Reps be taken to soal with the insan objects us these that I want now to draw the cymbals, drums and the Chinese clarit give greatest possible satisfaction from his two great tary condition of the town of Singapore." ด
attention of roadors for a few minutes.
forth said:— In 1896 report was issued in the joint
Let us go out any bright night and fix our dozen coolies fight and rear over a gambling
a spustodio cacophony by his sido ational endowments Haus of DF, Tim Boon Keng and Dr. W-Rattention on any star, say, of the third or fourth table By these things the inocent slanters Middleton, the Municipal Tleuth Officer. Anagnitude; the light we shalf then lock ignor of Jolm are but soothed deeper content. special investigation into the system of death will have been travelling, say from 30 x 100
to desper What music is to the danes, what the accom- regis ration in force in Singapore, with so years before reaching eys that the int is to the song, what the silk liat is to observations on local conditions adversely bright point of light weak upon in the light the frock out, what insolence is to an American TALENTED Young MuSILAN DROWNEDŁ affecting the health of the population
that left that star and started on its journey thora attendant, or lotion to the tril of The death of Mr. Wulie Valenza, announc Ken not claim tale on expert in such matters.
cartleward may be H years are,
in atrament deity Press, telegram, is thùng? but speaking a lusaman, ds. "tha inain the
Now the star ye are lo king at in a life plumber, that is voísa to a sleeping Chinaman.
natural
appropi inter" | reported and referred to by the N.-C. Duty street," I cordially grant-only with those
like fur own sun.
1-nigh indispen-abc. conclusions but also with all the pooding views | surrounded by a systema
Nees of July II: It was only yesterday and opinas, sexed by the gentlemen or more of which may be, and probably are neither will show the least objection to a couple of Me. W Valenza, son of the conductor of the Agin£, twe Clūnaman me conversing, morning that we referred to the rising talent in th report Tay say that the reinhabited by int iligent beings; but lat si fiest
of other men, or a dozen, fer the matter-of-thuk. | Town Bend, whose violin sale at Madamo which I am about to make are bed airy out our attenzion on the star itself and leave joining in at the top of their voices. No, the Arg's concert was the most promising amber this rport. Now, sie, although this report the gausite ation qt its possible surroundings fuct is but the great lover of noise, he who we have heard fa ely in Shanghai. Today i
sad nine years ago, has any imprevent for the present.
has an osthetic appreciation of noise, he who is our end duty, to announer that the young taken place in the sanitary condition of Sings. We assume, then, that the light we now look
loves Moise for mis-j's sake, is John Chinamas. musician has lost his bie while bath of." The pore, notwithstanding all that has been dous,
To account for this true ret sh of noise in that circumstane seems to be that the lad went out a has, no doubt, been doch left the star we are observing 10 years milis vary grat deal option has increased ago. The picture wo son befarm is is not a Celestial affords an opportunity for mich shout 4 pm yesterday with the intention of
photograph, but the abs los reality of what very considerably, but have we over kept
back near the Rifle Buits. He couldnt the ordinary Chinuman to talk in any one been accompanied by others who could. This Fired to seek song case for the inability of swim, and on previous decasions had goter By are the coudest at bis command. The crowded tim bn yad alone. He was inst seen of plays its part here as it does with the Jalivo-as far as is known at present at pm, Bengal But this cause the Chinamur adds why he called at a frients ous in Hongkow ext omely narrow streep and over roto borrow a bathing suit. Alat 7.30 pry two Chinese custom of walking in singl
untry roads. To there may be attributed the children going to the paul muficed the clothes le: sudying by the water's edge, but could so go one
au went to some young on, to whom but there are other reasons why the China-what-they ha segu. The later hast-fed-60 perforce spend at least three mouths in Japon MARGAUX ... rean-shonte instead of spanking in what we the pont ant dived several times in hoper studying judicial and polies methods in that. ST. JULIEN... should recognize as conversational tone. find a body. Mantize the news but reached contry and thus laying e aim to the plea that One is that, a large proportion of Chinsten Me Valenz senior, who hastened to the pond have studied bread." The Viceroy themselves, but I would point out that while
ore deaf. This is due to the proca ling custom and yeminined for gene bonne while the end, maintains that the rapetrates of whom so
Cos ST. MICHEL la below that of the serending 34 years, there
and this, in turn, is due to I know not what. of saring of the small hairs inside the car search was continued.;
och depare andly ignorant of ordinary CH. LEOVILLE... At R
general educational pin, the mutter was reported to the polics. d
responst CH. LA ROSE was a serious outbreak of cholera in 1895-96!
Another canse is closely associated with the police, and at pan they arrived with drag ropes te nd it is therefore aseless to and less serious ones in 1899 and 150, but
general
neral suciul aut political conditions of the Several persons dived in the pond between expect from them any rad cal reforms: and Hone since then, I am to alarmist, but it is
If re-assume the wa aru observing should terrible to think what the mortality would be here to state cernuntry. In a land where criminal justice is and 15 tn and shortly before the latter her, what is wore, the prople know of this quot rise to, if a seriour epidemie were to break out by no means
so organised that a witness may receive worse P.C. Power routed that he had come ecoss anes and it weakens the oficial hold over those here, under present conditions. The attention intelligent i rrobable anggestions and an pun skaient than the criminal, in which the body in a deep hoie (same 12 feet) hat the who bude probably themselves more knowledge,
with saffoient.
whole of spelety of the commissiouers has recently bound optical power should be at this time observing societin, in which mutual suspi-ion is the stond not lift him. Rosser dived a second necessity for a ofeinls not only to be one od je compartmented off into secret lops--were-welgod in the mud and be The Eups Dowager has.. emplarized the by the government to the excessive mortality, the earth; what would he see? Our grand striking characteristic of the whole people, awon time but could not find the only Next but also to travel, and he is therefore making and we have seen minutes o the subject from fathers ns infants, and offer tice and twenty or who r tires into a truer with a friend to be Mr. By Wilerade an attempt, and this new role in the hope that a better sate the P.C.MO. and from our own health feer.thirty years patient watching! Both of these exports appear to be agreed as to advent of cur fathers, and twenty-five or thiry thousand accusations; and the aim of avery he also was to exhausted to bring it to Viceroy is an inbt on the right track, but in he might see the whispered conversation lays himself open to d was successful in legating ties body. but of affairs will result. In de abstract the that principal causes of this excessive recrtulity years later we should appear within his field of Chinaman is to say nothing during the whole the shore. With the assistance of drag allowing only three months for this wonderful These many
be given briefly as The want of a good supply of air in the more exerted w; anti supposing he continued his observa- course of his life which cannot be heard by repes the body was handed and was found course of foreign observation, we can hardly
tions he would see not only every act of ours
are everyone within a radius of fifty yards. Such to be still. m. tg blocks large districts of the town, due to the
raubing call it study.-be is attributing to merò clin- from our birth to now, but have equally accurate publiety and openness of speech may save him
atic inflasacos
for spurious value, of back to back houses, overcrowding at the intelligence of every word spokon, and overy from being arrested on suspicion; it is perhaps
the magistrates are to familiarise themselves blocking up of the available pucu in the houses,
slender chance, but it is a chance be prefers
with industrial as well as polico and magisterial by cuticles, partitions and cock lofts. The thought passing through our ains, bocanso. each thought is the result of brain morement
take advantage. of. want of a continuous supply of puse water-and-
and ther fore producos waves in other Eką aný
laties the time is of course unreascuable. the presence of wells containing dangerous or other movement.
Mowater she, nekles ofleints are to pay all their own expenses and to be snimitted ton, spicious water. The absences of a proper
There is nothing fanciful about this; it is system for the removal and disposal of swage simply dry scientific fact that there exist points
Superintendent of Students there as to their rnaning examination during their atay by the The want of a system of post mortem examitin space where such observations might he tion on all doubtful cases of death. Mutter carried on the only reason why we cannot set
years time so be able to state that there is no observations. The object in view is in a fow postponed for further discussion.
what was going on 100 years ago upon the star we are looking at, and upon any liabitable world
asgistrate iu office who has not been abraid, ind there may be in its neighbourhood, is the want
any official not willing to submit himself to this of justrumosts of sufficient passer. A mere detail;
expense and ordel will not in future be allowed to hold office. The Viceroy's intentions are but the point to which I would more especially
praiseworthy but this trail of the serpent direct attention is the fact that there are spots
superficiality is over them all, and in the pressut ins SJBCC from which every thought, word, and
instance it is absurd to pretend that this succession as each was enacted by us. deed of our own lives might be studied in
regulation is going to achieve any good what- ecer. However, it is a beginning, and we do. not wish to discourage the day of small things in China, and we can only hope that the inutility of such preparation will present itself to Chinese commonsense and that socio moru made by the young office-seekers of the day-- serious attempt to qualify themselves will be Peking Times,
the
ANTI-STEAMLAUNCH RISING AT
YANGCHOU.
in ether pass on to infinity, Now it is quite char that if the waves caused by light or motion upon you distant stai tske that wares of light or motion generated on 100 years to ranch is here, it must also be tran this earth must take precisely the same length
of time to reach that star.
This is really curious to contemplate; but it! is no less time than our ons that there should be a natural record-office in constant operation from whese records there can possibly be no escape, no evasion.
Whether we shall ever be called
en to spin our share in the records contained in this Nature's book of facts. I must leave to each reader to decido for hima-lf; that there
these facts for their own future guidance will will be differences of opinion I have no doubt, and those who form a correct diagnosis from doubtless be best off in the and.
LITIGATION ABOUT A HORSE.
a
to
Au illustration of the advantages of noisenaan untidote to suspicion is afforded by the following story: Au Englishman who lived in one of the suburbs of Shanghai was much antoyed each night by a Chiuaman who passed his house regularly, trandling a heavy wheelbarrow, the ungreased axle of which mad a dismal and continuous screech. After standing it as long he could, the Englishman, who spoke Chinese, waited one sight until the wait will the wheelbarrow arrived, and then rushed out into the road with an oil on and offered his ervices to the unmoved Celestial.
BY
Explanations ensued, during which the Eng. lishman failed utterly to make the Chinamen derstand that the noise of his barren was lea that he wanted the arise to be stopped, objectionable, but succeeded in conveying the
through an application of oil
As soon as this was made clear, the Chinaman replied indignantly Do you wish to have me taken for a thief, that you suppose I should make my wheelbarrow censo its noise"
THE CHINAMAN BEALLY LOVES NOISE. All this is very well in its way as illustrating touch the far more aportant and interesting the causes of Chinese avise, but it af
question of the Chinest love of noise.
Blood Way
Valenza's bouze.
from the postrils and for several minutes attempts were made to resuscitate the body by artificial respiration, but without effect. About 10:20 p.a. Dr. Mural arrived the body was removed to Me on the scene and We have referred ahova to Mr. W. Valary's new mplishments as a violinist. He came of a musical family, no member of which was more devoted to the cause of his art. He was for long period a bugler in the .V.C. and a competent slot. The sympathy of the whole community will go out to the bereaved parents, ho inatly and the greatest pride in their son. untimely death is a loss to the whole settlement. Mr. Vulenza was not quite 19 years old, and was, like his father, an Italian subject,
THE SHANGHAI ROAD TO ··
THE HILLS.
PROPOSED CHINESE OPIUM MONOPOLY.
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We (Peking Times) mentioned some time ago that the Board of Revenue had it under con- sideration to create a Government monopoly of pin in the same way as the Japabore have done in Formosa, the ostensible object being to check the excessive use and abuse of the drag by the people. Viceroy Yuan is very koon on the monopoly, believing that it will be of real perrice in controlling thể consumption of the poison, and he has now commissioned an asistant district inagistrate to go to Formom and thoroughly investigate the Japanese methods of dealing with the drug. Strauguly enough the official so commissioned is himself an opini smuker and is taking with him a antity of the drug for his own suplion.
We (NC. Daily News) understand that the Chion Fit, at Nanking, regarding the extension recent visit of Saptor Consul Knappe to Viceroy of a road to the fulls through the district of Tsingpulsen, when, it is also reported, that the former laid a complaint concerning the
desired by the foreign commanity here. In alleged obstructiveness of Yaan Tantai of this port, has not been as successful as might be
fact, it iastated in mandarin circles that Viceroy A man may make a noise for any one of Chou Fa has issued instructions to the officials thousand ressous, but to what case can we of the districts through which the proposed attribute an actual love of noise?
No one who has lived in Uhina can doubt for extension is to run that they are expected to give strict injunctions to the inhabitants under au instant that a Chiraman really enjoys noise them that no one shall be allowed secretly to sell
oler people enjoy music or drama. On my for the sake of filthy lucres land to interested way from China to Borneo in the good ship (a conventional phrase, like Bath bus" or Pres" order to avoid comes leading to undesired complicatione,” This is azider- Spaniel liquorice) Matt Sang, the captain set
stood by many to
of the whole of the Chinese crew at work chipping Viceroy Ches Fa to the Senior Consul's the iron deck with hammers. The noise was visit to Nanking. Probably Viceroy Chou deafening and continuous, and as my melancholy Fu feels his position in Nanking to be su profession makes it essay for me to work all the time, whether ashore or afloat, and inserire by reason of the sy charges med
against hun by his anemies, that his Fixell-ney since the clang of forty hummers on an iron does not wish to do anything which may lead to deck fit in very badly with the careful pereal trosit charges against his good name. fle is of the opinion that little will be done Hop plying on the Grand C'anal and adjacent i doue for, and friends advised Mr: Ohly to send of blue books on the subject of "Measures Excellency, however, has at least one strong the case of present day mokers, but that the Taken for the Suppression of Piracy in Burned backer behind him, namely, the powerful sonior evil may possibly be largely shoked in the I ventured to ask the skipper wheree this sud Viceroy of the Empire, Viceroy Yuan Shib-k'airext generatiin. The trip will cost a littl den need of chipped ducar
and we think that it will take much more than over Ts. 1,000, and cover a period of two. has so far been attempted by his enemies in Peking and the Liangkining successfuly to oust him from the Viceregal yamén at Nanking. Furthermors. Prince Ching is unfrisuty to Chồn Fr.
partners of a rising on the ith instant of the The following dispatch from Chintiang glves agricultural residents of the environs of the city of Yangchon against the steamlanaches plying on the Grand Canal. It appears that during the middle of last month owing to the freskets threatening the embankments of the Caual the farmore feared for their safety and several hundred of them marched in a body to the Tamen of the district magistrate of Chingin (Yangchou) to ask that ofBoint to stop alonza- launches running on the Grand Chual since the the Canal, caused the mind banks to oramble wash of the propellers in the present state of and thereby lat in the water which had al ready inundated the cultivated folds in the
of vicluity and destroyed large areas ripening It was further claimed that even in стора ordinary states of the tide in the Capul the
A CURIOUS CASE, reckless steering of the steamlaunches ou the Canal between Yangchou and
Owners of horses will be interested in a pugy kiung, ttc., constantly endangered the mud which has just been decided at Yokohama. hanks en route, often breaking them down and The question is whether a slaughterer who has causing destruction to the farmers folds. In been ordered to kill a sick horse and for paymont his reply to the complaining farmors the shih to keep the carcase, may reisin, the horse for hain of Chinngta told them that he would ask himself and try to cure it. We take the facts the Chinking Tsetaisnd the Bureau of Foreign from the Dexische Japan-past, from which it Afisirs to help them in the matter. Evidently appears that a grey Australinu borse that Mr. nothing was dous, for on the 20th and 30th ultitao Olly kept in livery stables on the Blatt, fell sick they held two large gatherings and deleg ted with rhomas in. The animal bad pain in the couple of their head men to warn the steam- back, its legs were swollen, and later it had fsutch companies.tlite are five of them-to colic. The betto declared that the horse was
rive in
or clas, there would be trouble, since the animal to the one latighterer to cad its the freshets were still constantly Booding their suffering. A veterinary surgeon whom Mr. Helds and damaging the crops. The threats Obly called in was unable to do anything to cure being sliti ignored by the steamlanach rom-the horse, and also Mr. Yokura, the well-known panics a large moly gethored on the 4th instant veterinary surgeon of Tokyo, advised that the A a place called Palip'u, near. Yongchou and hors should be killed. waited for the steam lannebes to pass by.. Five steamlaunches Appeared as usual and they were all dvmaged or wrecked by the mob. The innacle of the China Merchants Co. enffered the most as twenty boxes of cash piecos disappeared during
while two
containing family and effects of a bigh mandarin towed by one of the lunches. also suffered in the generit destruction. Eight of the crews of the various launches were badly injured while the rest seoaped by jumping into the water and swim ming sway. The rinting begin at to slack in the forenoon of the 4th with several hundred men; by 1 pm, the cob had increased to over four thousand. The result was that the man- agement and clerical staffs of the fire companies in Yangshout one and all deserted their posts upon hearing that the mob was coming to at ack their offices, aut traffle Las been temporarily suspended.-N.C.D.N
the
ANOTHER COLLISION AT `
SHANGHAI
The animal was accordingly taken on a cart to Otz-it was unable to walk and given to Yamanaka Yozo, a horse slaughterec. on the smoorstanding that it was to be killed. As payment, he was to keep the carcuse and make ne of the skin, lones, etc. A servant of Mr. Oldy later on went to Ota sad reported that he had en a doad horse under a mat.
i
He replied that the crew was in a very bad humour (I forget the case), and that he had discovered, in the course of his voyages in the China reas, that nothing restored a Chins crew to its wonted serenity so effectively as a complo of days work with chipping hummers the noise soothed and comforted them.
My scepticism was kitled in an instant when Contentmont Ast I looked around at the crew.
thr ned on overy brow, and each Celestial mouth was dieteaded in an ecstatic smile.
However, I am getting off the track again. Well, in regard to the Chinese love of neles. Perhaps I should have takes this matter first and loft the noises themselves to the last, since the latter must proceed to s me extent from the former, but say feelings on the subject are top strong to permit of thenglitful arrangement or
suffer delayed apparently
i expression on a mere point of precedences i
Some time afterwards Mr. Ohly was told that the borse was still alive. Inquiries showed that athers budulso seen the horse, and at last it was discovered in Fujisaw with swollen logs, sick and miserable. Me, Ohly informed the police and the case was investigated. It was confirmed that the animal had not been killed by Yamanaka no doubt he had tried to cure It, bút
without success,
"It would have been expected now," tho
The only explanation of the Chinese love of noise which I have been able to suvelops is the following, and I give it to you for what it is worth:
be the Answer
His
far from
HOW CHINA CIVILISES.
A CURIOUS PROCLAMATION.
A proclamation line, been issued jointly by the Police. Ofice end Tientsin Prefect and Magistrate, which runs as follows:
Tientsin is a well known port for international trade with a good malou (horse road) as the principal thoroughfare. At present, the build- ings faoing the roads are irr gulur, the huts and matsherts are in a poor condition and look very shabby. We have received person orders from the Viceroy to have the huts and motelds Deutache Jepan-post, "that the horseslaughterer
by the sides of the roads put in order. The would have been fined and the horse returned
Kung Hsia Chinn, Chi, house tux office, bus to Mr. Olly. But the sequel proyed different."
Te requested in tid out tips number of such On the 4th of July the case was tried before
In a Chinese oity your tret impresion, accor- buildings facing the roads in the city, by the the Saibarsh of Yokohama The Judge asked ding to your temperament, will be that of a Band at the places which lead to the concessions, Mr. Ohly if he wanted his horse inck. He great noise or that of a great smell. Thost are
at the new railway station and other places. Lo replied: Yes, I shall ask a veterinary the things in which a Chinese city in great all there are 600. The Ku Haun China The N. C. Daily News reports that a some surgeon to decido if there is any hope that the is a notable juxtaposition, for it is an indubitable Chi is to appoint effe re to exhort the traders what rerious collision occurred on the river on animal will get better," Therxupon Mr. Olly fext that you cannot exercise your sense and pople we are well off to repair at one- 12th was asked if he would pay the costs of mainten-smell to its full capacity in the midst of a loud the buildings in question, and paint and decorate July 14th. Shortly after 9.30 H.A. L. S. Kriegerin left her winnings in the ance to Tamuanku Answer: "No, for if noise (a thousand instances rise at my call within one mouth. For those who are hard lover suction to proceed to sea, on her voyaga the horse has to be killed after all. I will and I suppose that, he a matter of fact, you up" the repairs will be done by the house-fr to Hamburg, and when opposite the Standard lose money through the fault of the slaughterer, cannot employ any two sonsos simultaneously effice, mud the cost be paid by the occupants Oil Company's Whurt a junk dropped anchor and he would be rewarded for his fraud with th cant degree of keenness as you get, mid the By this arrangement, the sight ahead of her. To avoid this junk, she while it the horse is healthy I chait have, when you employ them separately it is some market will present a decorative appearance.
The third ques. such fandamentul truth as tais which makes had to change her course, and in doing so came boen depred of its use." foul of the steamer Eldorado, which was lying tion was Mr. Ohly wished that the here the symphony a higher form of music than the which is a step towards civilization.-- P. & 7. at auctor. The bow of the Bringuga struck should be kill now. He replied. That depends oper's
in what state it now is. A healthy hores I Now, were it not for one fatal objection the Elilored aft on the port quartor, would not have killed, but only if it is incurable, (which I shall state in a mouent) the theory backling the Jutter, Tessel's upper I plates
course, would be crael, and that chimper nei balbred evolved as a and on the rebound usual in all collisions as any other -the Brisgavic struck the Eldorado amidships, expensive.
| reducing agent for Chinese emails would
The I..Mstr. Zieten, which left here on the abifting
Do July 5th Mr. Obly received the decision pres-ut many attractions to the student of 22nd June. arrived at Genoa qu Wednesday, the amidship h uses six inches in-board,
Chinese institutions....
tho 19th lost, at16 n‚m÷ ̈· Getting clear of the Elderado, the Brizgavia that his claim had been dismissent.
People," says our German contemporary,
The O. & O..str. optic, which left here on had yet insufficient room, and she swept the portare of opinion that this is the cheapest way to
the 22nd ult, arrived at San Francisco, hor side of the str. Estin, Starshing The latter's
destination, ots the 10th foot. port boats and doing some damage to the deck gel alorse. It would be easy for a belle to determine from any dals yet sailabis whether a Chaman loves a smell more than a noise, or
The CFR. str. Empresa of Japan arrived at Stings. Eventually getting clear, the Bris. make the auimal: temporarily kick, and, if the yevin proceeded down river. Whes the collision veterinary surgeon should be mistaken too, ita Boise more than & amell The possiblity Kobe st 11 p.m. on Tuesday, the 18th July, and occurred, the Eldorado was at anchor and bad will be handed to the horse saughterer, wao (and in using that word in preference to pro left again at I p.m. Theraday for Tokohama, no steam up, and her officers immediat ly had a would quickly cure it. If successful, you make hatility." I wish to prejudice ne judgment where she was due to arrive at 1 pm yesterday. The 0.8.3.& C.M.str. Achillza left Singapore boat lowered on the starboard side ir ease the good pe fit; if not, then you may ask the which I may form on full r information) he
owner for compensation and food-expenses. possibility, I repeat, that smell, and not noise, on the 19th inst., at 6 pm., and is due here on ship might sink,
"Japan Chronicle.
is a Chinna's weal long suit in Celestial. the morning of the 25th inst.
But the single objection oversets the tho completely and it is this, that it is impossible
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A private letter from Nanking states that although the unmber of charges made by the Peking Censors against Viceroy Chou Fa total some thirty-six or thereabouts, the test serious among them are that of undigrified carrying for favour with outsidare, tlan volutary giving up lu forigners certain important pre- rogatives and rights of China, ad illegally sending a servant of his to executi. to prevent this man from giving evidence about irrégulari - ties of conduct in his master.
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To overdraw arrange it
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Old Custom! Well: Why change it?
Go neek ye out the deepest mine: Sound the unfathomable sen. Find out a spot that ye opine
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Bind ye foul mandrake round my brow Whence int lect. long since, has fled, Promet beas! Happy wight art thon!
Thy Liver must, by now, be dead.
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