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puzzling shades of the moodless, tenseless; flexionless Chinese verb with all the nicety and accuracy of a careful mathematician; he should be equally conversant with Chinese and English, and be able to pass from either to the other with equal-ease and confidence. Moreover, he should be a dignified and well paid servant, as becoming the heavy responsibilities which rest in him. Watch the native witness, and you will soon see whom he fears most: not the judge, nor the magistrate, but the interpreter.
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Tuz Messageries Maritimes are constructing At La Ciotat a new steamer of improved design. boilers will carry 218 pounds steam pressure to named the Australien, po feet long, Her the square inch.
have, on more than one occasion, been THERE will be an Emergency meeting of Zetland practically driven out of the Civil Service Street, on Thursday, the 26th inst, at 8.30 for Lodge, No. 525, in Freemasons Hall, Zetland by this regrettable lack of fostering encour9p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially agement. It must be fully six months since invited. the Commissioners drew up their report on the subject ofimterpretation, a report which. at the time, we critiched at no incon- siderable length; yet, up to date, no active steps have been taken to remove the grave defects it complained of. Such allatoriness is positively shameful: one of the young men favourably mentioned in the report has already quitted the Civil Service for another, where his special attainments are certain to meet with quicker and ampler reward We ourselves frankly
own that this sloth-like movement is altogether incomprehensible to us; and no possible object is to be gained by it. We have, previously drawn attention to the significant but not very generally known facts that the cadet system originally instituted to supply the colony with an efficient staff of Interpreters has failed to fulfil its purposed end; and that non-cadets re offered no real inducements to under- take the work. We would again point out the discreditable and anomalous inconsistency of expecting men to tackle such a barren and difficult sturly as Chinese, without hope of future recompense.
contempt and indifference with which Hongkong stands absolutely alone in the
it regards the action of its servants in this all-important respect. In India,
THE Italian Government has just made a con- tract for five sea-going torpedo-boats to have of 23 knots. If the faster vessels answer expecta- n speed of 261 knots, and for five to have a speed
fons ten will be ordered in sil.
this afternoon on the Praya road in rear of the THE Fire Brigade competition was concluded City Hall buildings. We hear the prize-winners are legion, and that the distribution of the trophies awarded them will be held få the course of this week.
each.
surroundings by the documents. A report co more or less interest. It is expected that ca siderable light will be thrown on Shakespeare'
the Chamber of Deputies, have joined the
PARIS, March 19th, Messieurs Vacher and Laport, intmbers of Beulanger National Protest Committee. Scerning them has been made by the Librarian the Commune, General Houlanger was denounced.inople, incognito, for one week, arī lins basaari
At most of the Communist meetings held to the Records Commitice. yesterday in celebration of the proclamation of A son of Lort Salisbury has been in Consta The Radical Congress, Department of Audic, has rejected the proposal to run General Boulanger rumoured that he is on a mission from t
received in audience by the Sultan. i, 0s a candidate for the Chamber of Depuiles. Cassagnac demanded permission to question the In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, De Government in regard to the case of General Boulanger.
Premier Tirard fixed the discussion for to morrow, because he said, the Government had, decided to adopt fresh measures in the Boulanger malter,
BERLIN, March 19th.. Emperor Frederic gave special audience to day to the representatives of China, Japan and Turkey.
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NEW YORK, 'March 21st. The Sun's Berlin special of March 20 says: the new Crown Prince, and his name is being The populace make a great demonstration over coming firebrand. He hates the English and discussed in all the councils of Europe as the the Jews, and many Germans reflect his opinions. Once, at San Remo, while visiting his sick father, the royal party went to church. His rudely put her aside, saying that he represented mother attempted to take William's arm, but he
published there to day depicts William armed the Emperor and would walk alone. A cartoon with a sword, climbing up the throne, while his father waves him off, saying. Not yet.
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LISBON, March 21st.' Banquet Theatre in Oporto. It was a repetition There was a dreadful fire last night at the of the history of all theatre fires. The house as crowded to suffocation. There were inadequate means of exit, and in the terrible foot and severely injured. At least 100 people struggles the people made in their efforts to reach the street scores were trampled under were burned to death, so far as can be found out at present. The examinatio of the smouldering ruins, and the actual loss of life will not be known for some days: The third with people, and only a few escaped. lier of boxes and the gallery above were packedTM
British Government to the Porje.
The vacant Koighthood of the Garter, his the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, been conferred upon the Marquis of Londonderry,
PARIS, March 22nt.' The popularity of Boulanger is once moke at. recently occurred, he is in a fair way to become a high pitch. Notwithstanding all that has.... the Idol of the mob. Circulars have been distributed calling on him to break up the French Parliament and assume the control as director.
The Senate Anny Cominission, presided over Recruiting bill The bill subjects all citizens by M. de Freycinet, has prepared a new
for various partial exemptions in the case of alike to service for twenty-five years, but provides
calculated, will result in a revenue of 25,000,000 students and others; imposing, however, taxes upon persons thus exempted. These taxes, it is
sans of parents born in France are liable franca yearly, The bill also provides that al service, whether naturalized or not.
note of warding in the issue of this week of
WINNIPEO, March 22nd.) The Saskatchewan Herald again gives a the impending half-breed troubles in the North- west. It says the Indians are becoming much
whatever trouble comes will not be of their own. coming revolt, but while doing so, say that 'more communicative and talk freely of the
causing. They say the half-breeds tell them they must rise, and they are afraid they will have to do as they are bidden. Some others
are pretty sure will occur, when they fuct b say they will only take up arms in the event of an uprising in the south, an event which they to go to their assistance. It is not clain the Indians that the half breeds are seek secure any further rights, but are han after revenge for their former defent
A FEARFUL.CONFLAGRATION
PERING.
It is horribly difficult to speak idiomatically, accurately and smoothly in any Chinese dialect; such a task is the work of a life-time. Those who have not attempted the subject can have no faintest idea of the countless stumbling blocks that stand in the way. Without doubt or exaggeration, it is one of the most difficult linguistic tasks that could be set. Not only has the language no grammar in the accepted Western sense of the word, but it has tones-those gymnastic vocal The importance of the functions of Inter inflections which to the unpractised ear pretation in the Civil Service of Hongkong convey no meaning whatever, but which cannot be over-estimated, At least seven-. to the initiated and trained convey diffe- eighths of the population of the island rences which mean everything; final speak Cantonese or, other Southern particles alone, interrogative, affirmative, Chiaume dialects; "the remaining-eighth-is--negalive-assertive, and the like, are a very composed of people speaking, in the sum, nightmare to the ardent and enthusiastic all the languages of Europe, with a fair beginner. No study could offer more sprinkling of those of Asia. English, of nuinerous or more appalling obstructions; course, is spoken by the majority of this the pathway is never smooth; it bristles stafier eight the remainder of it either with difficulties at the very outset, it is in both the Civil and Military Services, speak our language or, understand it thorny to the very end. We are not a knowledge of vernacular
tongues Sufficiently for ordinary purposes-that-is--speaking-enigmatically-when-we-say that carries-with-it increased substantive they are well enough versed in that the character or book language is easter pay; in Algiers the study of Arabic and wretched mongrel monstrosity termed to grapple with than colloquial. We "pidgin English an ungrammatical could give several notable instances to conglomeration of vocables, and construc-exemplify this fact. We are acquainted - tions culled from all manner of linguistic with people in this Colony who, in a not sourciss, and forming a jingling jargon altogether incorrect sense, might be as execrable as the lingue-franca prevalent termed Chinese scholars, who can read In the Levant and on the Mediterranean ordinary native literature, ancient and shorns generally. The native section of modern with fair ease, but who openly the community quickly acquire remark confess their inability to sustain a conver- able fluency in this bastard English; sation on every day topics in Cantonese, yet, at the Magistracy and in the who in point of fact, candidly admit Supreme Court, we frequently see these that they are utterly and wholly incapable very mon gli and fluent enough behind of distinguishing one tone from another their counters require the help of the who as interpreters would be worse interpreter; in fact, although apparently than useless. Those of our readers who able to converse in English, refusing to are in any way competent to judge in speak "otherwise than in their native the matter, will fully concur with us in our Innguage. Interpreters then are a strict statement as to the relativo difficulty of and unavoidable nécessity in this Eastern the written and spoken native language. modern Babel of ours. Every one will An Interpretation Corps ought to be see the danger of employing in such immediately organized. It is a standing, positions men who have a mere super-inexcusable disgrace that such a body is Bcial acquaintance with the prevalent not already in existence. The want of dialects. Specialisation
in linguistic such a body of public servants has been referred to in each particular instance. Japanese Government service who wishes to live have removed the remains of eighty bodies, and the west the fire spread from the Kwan Yin- attaintments, as in every other branch of sorely felt on several recent occasions; Promotion in the Hongkong Civil Service outside of Tsukiji can do so in the easiest way by the work of searching the ruins is only just nunnery all the way Pstruction, and not one
sent in a petition to H. E. the Governor through We hear the cargo-boat men on strike have.
for refusing to be photographed and asking that the Registrar General, setting forth their reasons they may be allowed to dispense with the recent injunction. Nothing has so far transpired as to His Excellency's decision on the matter, Two young Chinamen described as boarding- have exceeded thier sagacity were to-day charged house runners but whose enterprise appears to before Mr. Wodehouse with boarding the steamer Achiller before she had made fast to her buoy and thereby infringing one of the most important harbour ordinances. The prisoners did not deny the hard impeachment, and were fined ten dollars The British Cruiser Leander attived at Köbe on the 1th inst. from Yokohama. The U.S, for Nagasaki The German men-of-war is corvette Funiata left Kobe on the 13th instant
Yokohama on the 15th inst. The French marck, Carola and Sophie left Kobe for gunboat Paraeval arrived at Yokohama from Kobe on the 13th instant. The U.S. flagship Brooklyn, which arrived at Shanghai from Amoy, reports experiencing rough weather-up the coast. SAYS the Japan Mail:- The Communications Berber dialects is, similarly promoted by Departmentnotifies that the Captainofthe steamer the French authorities; the same holds at 7 pm, the vessel touched a shoot situated to Parthia har reported that on the 26th of March good in Tonquin; in Egypt too, high the south of the Kanabuse Buoy in the Straits pecuniary rewards are offered to officers of Nagalo. As the steamer was running at a and soldiers alike to induce them to gain accurate bearings, but, roughly speaking, the considerable speed, it was not possible to take some acquaintance with Arabic and shoal is about 200 feet from the Kanabuse Buoy. kindred languages; in Burmah, our latest similar to that of Tobigass, but investigations It is presumed that the shoal is a new one, acquired possession, the Indian Govern-will be made, and in the meantime navigators ment actually offered a premium of are warned to be cautious. for the acquisition of Chinese, with £200 sterling to any of its servants the prospect of subsequent valuable appointments; in the Straits Settlements, colloquial proficiency in Malay or Chinuse brings with it increased salary; at the Cape, a knowledge of the Kaffir or Zulu tongues is substantially rewarded; in the neighbouring Dutch colonies, knowledge of the native languages enhances an officer's value in the eyes of his Govern ment; in the Imperial Chinese Customs "Service, the greater a man's allainments chances of early and rapid promotion. are in this respect, the greater are his Such marks of approval are only just and right,, since the increased knowledge necessarily brings with it added usefulness.
is the nominal reward for proficiency in Chinese studies; we repeat, the nominal not the actual reward; for we have instances in our mind's eye, of officers who number of years, and who are likewise have been diligent servants for quite a fair and capable students of Chinese, in spite of the constant discouragement which they have uniformly encountered, no better off than when they first entered and yet who are, for all practical purposes the Colony This is plainly not as it should be; and our excellent and enlightened Governor should do all that is in his power The planets are the most brilliant objects to wipe away these serious blemishes. in the midnight sky: the firmament of of our local Civil Service is set with both fixed-stars and planets, ., those who. shine with their own, and those who shine latter class is by far the more numerous with refected light; unfortunately the and prominent of the two.
human knowledge, is the prominent and this. want must continue to assert idea of the present time. A fair itself as our relations with the Chinese acquaintance with several languages, aven improve, and as our intercourse with though belonging to different families, them increases. To begin with, it is well within the limits of possibility; should mainly consist of Eurasians, or but without knowing the grammars of English lads who have been brought of these languages, without being up in the colony, but, who in every case thoroughly conversant with the various should be thoroughly familiar with the laws on which these grammars are based, spoken Chinese dialects, and capable of all. true comparison between their idioms understanding the meaning of the most and special modes of expression, and rapidly uttered phrases, without which an consequently, all trustworthy, reliable interpreter is of no value whatever. They interpretation, are quite out of the question. should be thoroughly and carefully trained We would almost lay it down as a cardinal in both English and Chinese. Their whole principle for guidance that all oral inter- course of training should extend over a protation should be carried out by those period of four or five years, two at least of who speak the language dealt with from which should be spent in the interior, where birth, or at least, who are so thoroughly not only should a more perfect acquaint familiar with it that they unconsciously ance with colloquial be cultivated, but think in it. We first learn to speak a the easier classics and ordinary newspaper foreign language; afterwards to under-. literature should be assiduously studied. stand others. Speaking is comparatively The remainder of the training should be easy, because we are always at liberty to spent in Hongkong; and inasmuch as these avoid a word or phrase that is unintellig-youths would be Government servants ible; but, when that word or phrase_is_they_should, while in Hongkong, ba- used by others, retreat is impossible.
attached as students to the Central School, We should like to know how many Civil where they should be afforded every Servantsin this Colony are capable of under-facility for receiving a sound grounding the National Liberal Club and it is binted that It is stated that Mr. Chamberlain has resigned standing a rapid conversation taken at In English subjects. Periodic examinations, he will possibly enter the Cabinet, hazard between native Chinese. We are half-yearly, say, should test the progress quite certain that we could number those able to undertake such a feat, on the fingers of one hand, and then have several fingers to spare.. And yet such ready facility is absolutely necessary in an efficient inter- preter. We will endeavour to point out a few of the essential qualifications which every good interpreter should possess. He
of the student, and the initial salary should
TELEGRAM.S.
(Reuter)
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE."
"LONDON, 20th April The House of Commons has read a second time the Local Government Bill.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
zur," and ats now required wude away with. At present, aaniple, in the capital, a foreigner not in the
whose relatives were asphyxiated or burned to The debris is surrounded by weeping people death. The hospital and private houses are filled fatally injured in their struggle to reach the during the last twenty or thirty years for its with persons, severely injured. Many were street. Same who succeeded in getting out magnitude and destructive results, eccurred in A fire, the like of which has not been witnessed
safely, died afterwards from vomiting blood, Peking on the night of the 6th instant, outside o and were killed by the fall. Only a partial business portion of the city. The fire began at Many frightened people leaped from windows the Front Gate, and in the very midst of the search of the auditorium and boxes has been a quarter to 10 o'clock, in a ten-store called the corps.arc.constantly bringing out charred bodies.-upper-storey of this store, where the goods were made yet, but the firemen and the citizens' rellef Chen Te Tien. For some unknown reason, the So far as la yet known, the loss of life was entirely kept, caught fire, and volumes of smoke were among the audience, and all the company seen gashing out of the windows. Upon this escaped.
being seen by the passers by in the streets they gave the alarm, and this was the first knowledge the inmates of the shop had of their danger. By this time the fire had made.great headway, and as there was a brisk wind blowing at the time, and the building contained com- Bustible materials, the flames were rapidly getting beyond control and began to spread in all directions. The fire brigade from the Nan Cheng department soon. arrived, but their. utmost efforts were "like drops of water in a The light woodwork of the galleries was soon bucket. Toward the east side the flames spread a roaring blaze. All the doors of the theatro with fearful rapidity, enveloping, the Tai Laf opened inward, and all were closed when thetes store, the Tien Tai tobacco shop-Watson-&- alarm was given. The threatre holds 2,200 Co.'s dispensary, the Tung Lin Tang drug storey people, and the box office was refusing admission and a large number of other shops, among which before the performance, so that it is known the were a clothing store, a clock and watch store, a loss of life was very large.
wine store, and several restaurants. On the At sine o'clock to-night dispatches received north side the fire destroyed quite a number of. here, 200 miles from Oporto, say that the police buildings, including two butchers shops. Toward to the Tal Ho dispensary,
The fire was caused by some disarrangement of the gas in the flies during the third act. The fames swept over the upper part of the house first, giving the people in the galleries no chance to escape, while the spectators on the lower tiers reached the street in comparative safely. Some body shut off the gas shortly after the fire was discovered in the hope of checking its spread, but it only left the theatre and exits in almost total darkness, and increased the panic.
fire
form, filled in by the latter, and submitted to large gang of men at work. The charred bodies of the shops that came within its reach escaped, becoming the employe of a Japanese. A simple begun. The municipal authorities have put a with terrible power of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and to of a man and a woman: were found in a box. On the opposite side the flames raged with the Governor of Tokyo, does the rest. If, then, locked in a close embraco. They are believed unwanted fury, and carried everything before their the difficulty is so slight, why not remove it alto- to be bodies of Don Seriila and his wife. He way, their destructive progress not clans in that country, but for pure simpleminded- gether? The Japan fail says it has heard of was one of the wealthiest merchants in the city, until they had consumed between.tes and twenty. being checked good many funny proposals by amateur politi- None of the remains can be positively identified. buldings. The fire burned till after 2 o'clock,
The search is going on all night by the aid of when, partly through the efforts of the If its author would only take the trouble of for missing relatives in the ruins are heart more buildings in the way for the flames to ness the above suggestion certainly stood alone, torches, and the scenes among persons looking brigades, and partly because, there were no learning a little about his country's treaty rending. Private information received here say consume, it began to subside, and was finally Snding out the absurdity of the step he has the loss of life is twice as large as reported. relations, he would probably not be very long in that very few people in the galleries escaped, and extinguished. Nearly forty buildings were
totally destroyed, and over two hundred were: town, but we have just been appalled by one of removed, and in many cases with success. One Sensations are rare in ORTO, March 22nd. partially burned or singed. Robbery and plunder were attempted while the goods were being a terrible nature. The burning of the theatre of the foreign goods stores, which had adopted a of the Paris Opera, Comique The Banquet prepared a large pit in the yard behind their here la only second in horror to the destruction wise precautionary measure, escaped loss. They Theatre, which was destroyed on Tuesday shop, and as soon as the alarm of fire was given night, is a play house run on the French bouffe they removed all their goods to this pit, and in lines and is always crowded, because this is the this manner escaped either being plundered or anly place of public amusement worth speaking burned-Chinese Times - meats go. of and is very well managed, so far as entertain
advocated.
£309,203;
DURING the last year the grand total of Metropolitan (London) Charities amounted to were 24 Foreign Missions 4865.79 56 Home £4.579.506 amongst which the largest sums Missions £562,669; 158 Pensions and Institutions tion 414.5437 for the aged 438,88918 Institutions for Educa- 93 Institutions for General Rpital 43351405
17 General Hospitals) 4 Bible Societies 103:637. 13 Home and Foreign Missions 2230637 100 Valuntary Homes 163,40556 Orphanages 31 Miscellaneous Special Hospitals 89,180 Consumption Hospitals £74.636; 71 Institutions for Reformation and Prevention £75,209 19 Institutions for Protection £73,253; 27 Charities for the Blind £70.6403 45 Institutions for Social Improvement £64,164 and still a host of others with sums to their credit of from £60,000 down to £5,000. The enormous sum total may be said to average about one pound per head per annum of the total population of London.
this little sleepy country.
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THE NEW UNITED STATES TREATY WITH CHINA,
ing leading clauses of the new Chinese Treaty The Shanghai Mercury publishes the follow that has been negotiated by Secretary Bayard and the Chinese Minister
No detailed list of casualties is yet furnished Americans and not a few English must have by the municipality. It is said that "some. lost their lives, but on this point nothing positive is yet known. We hear of 130 people being borned. This is probably an under-estimate. All the after-horrors of the Opera Comique are repeated here. The electric light has been laid on to enable the workmen to continue the search that, for a period of twenty-five years, beginning Article 1. The high contracting parties agree by night as well as by day. Bodies, some of with the date of the exchange of the ratification which are charred and black, are being of this convention, the coming, except under constantly brought out of the rubbish. I have the conditions hereinafter specified, of Chinese. NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL clothes. The audience in the fashionable parts prohibited.
seen those of many sailors, to fudge by their labourers to the United States shall be
absolutely of the house seemed to have escaped better than Art. 2 The preceding article shall not apply The subjoined items of news ex the San from the Opera Comique and the Exeter Theatre, to the return to the United States of any Chinese Pablo are extracted from Japan and Shanghai So far as can be ascertained the disaster arose labourer who has a lawful wife, child, or parent, spapers i
from an nounced for Clermont-Ferrand. La Liberid ways to shut out the famea from the andiforium, but Chinese labourer shall, befors leaving the United unprotected Jet of gas being blown by a in the United States, or property therein of the PARIS, March 18th. General Boulanger to-day departed unan named David saw and tried to lower the curtain and pending, settlement, Nevertheless, every draught against the scenery. A scene abifter value of $1,000, or debts of like amount due him
the Minister of War has given General Boulanger as he was rushing forward some burning scenery States deposit, as a condition of his return, with courteously informs us that the Company's THE agent of the Messageries Maritimes Coc
permission to reside in Paris, veid
The Protest Committee met at Deputy stricken and made a simultaneous rush for the he Ceparts full description in writing of his fell down on the stage, the public became panic the Collector of Customs of the district from which steamship Djersal, with the next French anal, Laguerra's residence to-day and prepared and doors. There was a rough attendance of the family as property, de debts as aforesaid, and left Saigon yesterday at 11 p.m. for this port..
signed a manifesto to electors of the departments nautical, tide waiter and dock porter class in the shall be furnished by aid Collector with such of Aline and Bouches Da Rhone, calling upon second gallery. They were pitiless in An Emergency meeting of St. John
the crush- them to vote for General Boulanger as the ing mass and bore down all weaker than them as the laws id
certificato of his right to return t
n under this treaty. Lodge,
representative of public liberties and democratic selves. They used their fists, shoes, and knives
the laws of the United States may now divine the incompleted meaning or the half-demand..........
Zetland Street, on Friday, the 12th instant, at abroad, uttered sentence of momentary embarrass.
$ for 5.30 p.m. precisely..! Visiting brethren are
Young girls, children, and women were literally description
Shadeksan perse), Dand should the written to be false the be proved to be We were extremely pleased to note the cordially invited,
Recent parties visiting the volcano of brute when they stood in the way of these sight of relign thereunder or o CRY OF MAXICO (via Galveston), March
March 18th, butchered when ment, stimulating and awakening his Hon. A. P. MACEWEN's question on the we are informed by the Agents (Mesa Arnhold, Popocatepetl report increasing activity in the The performance was a benefit
LOVERS RESERVED SO realdance after return, shall in each cane be of continued native listener by unceasing variety of Interpretation question at the last meeting Karberg & Co.) that the China Shippers Mutual funies. Reports from Central America show that sot: An empty place in the house. All the year from the date of leaving the United States:
crater with clouds of smoke and sulphurous programme very attractive, so that there was United States shall. tone and gesture; over on the alert. He of the Legislative Council and we trust S. N. Co.'s steamer Depack, from Liverpool, several volcanoes are unmistakably in renewed actresses engaged in it ware their finest jewels but such right to return to the United States of return to the
Is a word-joggier; his ear is ever stretched that the honourable member is not going be expected on or about the 9th inst A banquet to General Bragg, the United destroyed, Ammon the professionals there was exceed one year la cases where by reason of left Singapore for this port laut eight, and may activity.repareren All the clothes in the dressing rooms were totally may be extended for an additional period not to towards the end of a phrase that his mouth to leave the matter until he has affected would draw attention to the alterations in States Minister, will be given by the American not so much loss of life must have taken sickness or other causes of disability beyond has already begun to translate, seeking to some radical reform; but we were the departure of the Pacific Mail steamer: for residents on Wednesday next,
We discover obscurities of meaning, to read greatly disappointed with the unsatis San Francisco and Yokohama The City of †- REMANELONDON, March 18 place had not the stage elit led dimctly to the his control auch Chinese labourer be rendered:
be modified by the total number of marks T British gunboat Espoir, Liett, Commander gained throughout the course of study. R. Y. Smith, arrived yesterday from Canton. The chief and second positions in such a department ought to be held by English officials, whose salaries should be in proportion with the difficulties to be overcome in, acquiring the requisite and
should be a fluent, easy speaker, able to suitable knowledge, that such positions No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, reforme at home, and the dignity of the nation to cuff, kick and slash their way to the front after prescribe, not inconsistent with the
thoughts in looks; he should without factory reply which it ellelted, We dificulty be able to detect the servility, give His Excellency Sir GEORGE DES perfidy, dissimulation and cunning that heVaux credis
is sure to encounter in the course of ahead than our last
his duties-all hidden and velled more we sincerely hope tha
or less succesfully according to the character of the witness he has in hand; he appreciates exactly the value of words and phrases, weighs the meanings of synonyms to the smallest fraction of an uunce, and measures the dubious and
and
this matter his most earn attention. This is not the we have spoken about the want encouragement on the part of the Gover ment towards its servants Chinese studies. Able and com
Sydney will be despatched on Wednesday, May Oceanic on Thursday, May 10th at the and afp.my, and the O. & 0, S. S. Co.
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was a benefit one, and the forfeited Veranda uch exercised within one
street, so that escape was comparatively easy unab Mr. Marriott, the Judge Advocate General, hasThe remains of the victims of the diskster fully AARWINNIPEG, March Tyttysis. Besides there thereyard also fifty- resigned, finding that the new duties imposed wore to-day exposed for identification at the port him interfered with his private business, cemetery, the number of balles amounted in Mts, Stovall, a native of Kentucky, appeared three heaps of unterogatzable human remain a efore Justice Crease at Nanaimo yesterday, and The Identification was accop applied for admission to the rights of a British heart-rending subject His Lordship admitted the lady, and families perished congratulated her on being the first woman in fish Columbia to become a naturalised British
Liberalien
charity bave
the families of the
March TothTES contend that bills which: Avon tog sign: Cannot, now be 57 Ric peror Frederick Politicians, 2Thoma
be
dooner return, which facts ball bo Blo/the Quinese, Consulat the tore, and aby klim ified, to the
subject shall, land in the United