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M Very powerful, with multiplying wheels more vohemently attacked or more unjustly No Chinese statesman has ever been held up to the abuse and scorn of foreigners than Viceroy Chisa, and it is not creditable to their professions of Christianity that His Excellency's chief, if not sole, assaltants have been members of the missionary body. British and American sectarians, who foolishly regard themselves as entitled to all sorts of extraordinary rights within the Chinese empire, have Tost no possible opportunity of painting the Viceroy in the blackest colours, holding him up as the most rabid of anti-foreign andretrograde statesmen, and as the sworn DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, enemy to religion, to foreigners, and to
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most far-seeing of China's high officials; he is a courteous gentleman and a profound. scholar; his name has never once been tainted-a rare virtue in a Chinese mandarin--with bribery or any one of the many venal abuses so rampant in vice regal yamêns; and it can scarcely be doubted that the immense influence he possesses with the Empress and in swaying the decisions of the high authorities in Peking, rests on the universally recognised fact that his patriotism, like his integrity and personal courage, stands high above suspicion. So far as Hongkang is concerned, the Viceroy has rendered himself unpopular in certain mercantile
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Rome has now twenty-two Protestant churches.?
THz latest from South America is that Brazil is preparing for a war with Bolivia.
tive Council which was to be held at 4 pm. we are informed that the meeting of the Legisla. to-morrow has been postponed till Thursday, the '16th inst., at 4 pm
"Wx would remind our readers that the amateur concert-in-ald of the Roman Catholic Cathedral Organ Fund will take place this evening, in the Club Lusitano, commencing at 9 o'clock.
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IN Rome there are 30 cardinals, 35 bishops, 1,469 priests, 2,315 nuns and 3,000 monks, friars, candidates, etc.
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Tux Christy strel troupe of. H.M.S. Rattler gave a pegormance at the Amoy Club Theatic on the evening þf Monday last.
Turkistan, but there is so little demand for their FEMALE physicians are allowed to practice in services that they pay patients to employ them.
THE Russian Government is stated to have granted an annual subsidy of 111,000 rubles to s privale firm who contract to run line of steamers between the Russian Pacific ports and Corea, Japan and China, the vessels in time of war to be at the disposal of the Government.
M. JUBIOT, Agent of the Messagerien Maritimes usage will admit. The man died in un apoplectio at Haiphong, and M. Boudet, Civil Engineer | fit and his reporting himself sick that morning attached to the firm of U. Pila & Co. arrived
was a mere coincidence. f bere by the steamer Frejr, from Haiphong, and left to-day by the French Mail steamer Irgounddy for Marcilles..
The number of soldiers that report themselves sick for no other reason than to avoid some dis agreeable duty or parade is so great, and the practice so common that medical officers in timo Two years ago, says a writer in the Boston become somewhat sceptical, and excusably so, Backed by Kaiser and peasant, by the army and, as the one in question. That the poor fellow Advertiser the chief man in Europe, perhaps as to the existence of the unseen; the practice, in the world, was Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor. in short, simply invites such unfortunate accidents
felt unwell is almost certain that he seemed well enough to do light duty in equally so ; in lact every soldier knows that had the medical or any other officer thought for a moment the man was ill he would have been cent to hospital whether he wanted to go there or not.
the State, the diplomatist of his age, he made or unmade, kingdoms, and kept Germany by the THE London-Queen-ways-that-American-girls-irresistible force of an unbending will, at the are bright, intelligent, good managers, tasteful head of Europe. He was Reichs-Kanzler, play dressers, kind, warm-hearted friends and affecting the nations like puppets on a wire, agains! tionate wives and mothers.
his cach other, keeping an iron grip an power in his State and pushing his Em-
Further, it was really doing him a kindness to pire into Africa and the Pacific Islanda, put him to the work upon which he was engaged, knew no obstacles, and plans he made be Anished seeing it was impossible to know be would be with success. But there seems to be a change. seized by apoplexy; he had nothing what ver When "the Englishwoman" came to power, for three months he saw his power slowly slippingferred to do otherwise; he was sheltered from to do except to sit, and not even that if he pre- away. He saw Prince Herbert, his chosen suc».
the sun by the roof of the small shed in whichTM cessor, openly refused admittance to court; he saw
the pump is situated, and so far from its belag the rise of Boulanger; of the Battenbergs; and hot day it was cold and wet. These are the when, with the accession of Wilhelm II., he came facts and they show, I think, how impossible it Since then his every move seems to have soldiers or civilians, and how easily an injustice into power once more, he found his prestigebroken. would be to prevent death by apoplexy either of miscarried. Russia, the cloud on the East- era borizon, grows more, and, more threaten- may be done by an attempt to fix blame on any Ing. Prlace Herbert, by his nialadroitness particular person when such cases occur. in the Marler case, not only showed his unfil-
Yours truly, the intenta cordials of the triple alliance. The ness to be the next Reichs-Kanzler, but injured cold reception of the young Kaiser in Vienna is too recent for comment. The outbreak of the natives has pushed back the German advance in Africa. The Samoan affair has Pacific Ocean. Success has been hid for years apparently checked the tide of aggression in thr
We are requested to state that the Band and Piners of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders will not play in the Public Gardens on Sunday next, and will cease playing until further notice.
presented by the Hon. A. P. MacEwen, President THX following scale of prices for ascending the A COMPETITION in gymnastics, etc., for prizes of the Victoria Recreation Club, will be held in Eiffel tox er have been fixed: five francs for the the Gymnasium of the V. R. C. on Saturday for francs for the first. Unlimited time is allowed top, three francs for the second platform, and next, commencing at 5.30 p.m.
the visitors to remain in the tower. It is Soux of the "cures" at a European resort are
estimated that 10,000 visitors can be simul mineral-Water cure, grape care, whey cure, cold.taneously accommodated in the struction. Russian, Roman, Irish, mud, steam and electric water cure, massage cure, pine-needle baths, baths. All ills are met by "cures,"
AN Opera Bouffe Company from Australia will ty visit Hongkong and Shanghal. The Aunelle Ivanova, Aggle Kelton, Me Bette leading artistes ofthe combination are Mesdames Stewart, and Mestrs. John Forde and Knight
Ashton.
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Tax Amoy Astonisher remarks:--Adrices from Takow report that the Douglas Co's steamer Haiphong loaded in one day; 16,100 bags, roughly coo tons, for Yokohama. This is the largest amount of cargo ever taken in at Takow the steamer was anchored in the roadstead, the within the twenty-four hours. Considering that fact speaks well for the resources of the part.
and now the 'very magnitude of his former achievements makes his later failures the more A case of poisoning, caused by cating Adfő de | significant.' Is it the beginning of his decline! Hx was at isst ready for trial, Great Boodle foie gras from a can closed with lead, is reported. Lawyer (in New York)-"The trial of our of our Haiphong contemporary. The other day Is there is one part of the town more than honorable client will begin tomorrow," Assis-Messieurs Charpal, Paillot, Jeannin and a native another where a sensible Public Works Depart toot (astounded) Trial? Couldn't you get servant were returning from Dosen when, one ment would see that the public.convenience and the case postponed any longer?" "No need to after another, they all showed violent symptoms safety were studied, one would think it would be have it further postponed. All the important of poisoning. On arrival at Haiphong, strong Queen's Road. And yet if any works therein or witnesses are dead."
remedies were given them at the military thereon can be delayed or neglected, or the hospital, and they eventually recovered. On
Department can in any other way distinguish enquiring into the origin of the complaint, it was
Itself as a petrified jackass, it is done. A while 487 alluded to all had pantaken.freely of the back the road was tore up to lay water-mains par alluded to.
Then it was laid down again. Then it was smashed up in sections, to be mended, and Ittle barriers of | bamboo were stuck up here and there to prevent
"CHARLEY, the scientists compute that on an average a man holds four aces once in 3.486 times." "Yes." "Well, what do you think of a man who holds such a band three times in single evening ?" "I should think he might be to good a poker player to make the game thoroughly enjoyable for his friends,"
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Our correspondent can safely.rest assured that it is not, never: has been, and never will be the policy of this journal, “in doing justice to one class to knowingly do injusticeto another." "-Ed, Hongkong Telegraph.]
THE MERCANTILE MARINE. ** To run forran or the ♬ Karakono Teleoraya.”
SIRI should like to claim a little space în your valuable paper, to draw attention to the pay and position of Officers In the Mercantile Marine. an the coast of China. There is no class of men who go through and put up with as many hard- ships and inconveniences on such miserable pay, and I think it is time for them to bestir them selves and shake off the lethargy in which they have passively remained for years; and, now that the pay and prospects are brightening up at home, we, who are banished from our homes on less than home pay,"ought to make a demand for a higher scale of wages out here, as it is n well known fact that a shilling at home, is better
therefore to be larger in proportion. ⠀
than a dollar in the Far East, and the pay ought
Whenever or wherever the atmosphere, in circles by the apathy he is supposed to fixed at 492,000 men, with about 85,000 horse with the consent of bath parties; re-marriage the old bulldings, and whether it is blazing hot worth a trial, and I should like to bave some of
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 4th April, 1889: :
Tax Franch army for 1879 stands at 515.637 men and 123.794 horses; the strength of the German army, by the Septennate bill of 1887, is
have shown regarding the removal of the Austrian army numbers 301,043 men, with the obstructions to navigation in what is proportionate climber athy 253,000 men,
with a proportionate number of horses. known as the "back reach" of the Pearl river, which were laid down when Canton was believed to be in danger from the French war vessels during the Franco- Chinese troubles some five years ago; but under all circumstances, and we speak with some authority, we cannot hold his It is requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions, Excellency solely to blame for what is Advertisements, A, be addressed to the Manage, Hangeundoubtedly an unnecessary and Irritating
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nuisance. Alter terms of peace between France and China had been arranged, the Canton high authorities had no objections whatever to removing the piles, stones and other rubbish which impeded the trade of the port by preventing foreign steamers from using the "back reach," and steps actually had been initiated for that purpose when the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, with its customary prudence and perspicacity, thought fit to interiere. And the Committee of that august body, being, seized with a fit of the cocothes scribendi, took upon themselves to petition Subscribers to The Hanghong Telegraph are respectfully the Chinese Government through the British Minister, at Peking, altogether ignoring the practically autocratic power and authority possessed by the Viceroy
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THE Bench andy Bar gives the following au the laws concerning divorces -Australians Divorces have never been sanctioned. Jews. In olden times the Jews had discretionary power of divorcing their wives. Javans,-If the wife be dissatisfied, she can obtain a perfect divorce by paying certain specified sumi Thibetans-Divorces are seldom allowed unless
is forbidden. Moors. If the wife does not become the mother of a boy, she may be divorced with the consent of the tribe, and she CAN marry again without any ABOUT 4.45 this morning, a fire broke out on further formalities. Abyssinians.-No form of the first Boor of a Chinese storcheuse at No. 10 marriage is necessary. The connection may be Wilmer Street, Praya West. miscellaneous goods tea, tobacco, medicine, think proper. Siberians. If the man be dissatis A quantity of dissolved and renewed as often as the parties etc., was inside, and the flames spread rapidly.fied with the most trifling acts of his wife, he Wodehouse, got down quickly, and succeeded constitutes a divorce, Corean.The husband The Fire Brigade, under. Mr. Superintendent tears her cap or vell from her head, and this in saving the two godowns adjaining, but No,
can divorce his wife at pleasure, and leave her so was gutted. It was insured for $15,000 with
the charge of maintaining the children. If she Siemssen & Co.. some foreign company represented by Messrs proves unfaithful, he can put her to death.
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Siamese-The-first wife may be divorced, not sold, as the others may be. She may claim the first child, and the alternate children are yielded desires a divorce he leaves the house in anger, to the husband, Arctic Region.-When a man
and does not return for several days. The wife understands the hint and leaves. Druse and Turkoman. Among these people, if a wife asks her husband's permission to go out, and he says, "Go" without adding, "but come back again, it, they cannot lawfully live together again she is divorced. Though both parties desire without being remarried. Cochin-Chine. I the parties choose to separate they break a pair of chopsticks or a copper coin in the presence of witnesses, by which action the union is dissolved. The husband must restore to the wife the property Indians-Among some tribes the pleces of sticks belonging to her prior to her marriage. Americaa
given the witnesses of the marriage are broken as a sign of divorce. Usually new connections are formed without the old ones being dissolved. A man never divorces his wife if she has borne him sons.
Tuz French medical jurists still recommend entitled "La Mort par la Decapitation," by Dr. death by decapitation. In an elaborate work, Paul Love, the following are given as its advantages: It kills instantly, painlessly and surely—tuto, cito et jucunde. There can be absolutely no return of consciousness after the blow falls. The separation of the head and procedures, says Dr. Love, and in death by trunk offers a public proof of death. In all other electricity in particular, the simulation of death is possible.
"Now, sir," said the counsel for the defence, kaliting his brows and looking severely at the witness, you say you can remember the exact took place, because you had been fishing in the time during the forenson at which these events creek for more than three hours. Is that cor- rect ?" "It is," replied the witness. "I ask you now if you can remember how many fsh you had caught, and what their size was "T badn't caught a fish. Hada't had a blamed
whispered the lawyer to his client. "We never can impeach this man's testimony." THE use of oil to prevent the breaking of heavy waves, the N. Y: Maritime Register says, bas become so great that many kinds of apparatus have beed invented to distribute the ell with
the use of oil for stilling the waves is not by any
The jonghong Celegraph of the Liang Kuang. The result of nibble," We'll have to change our factice,
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1889.
We are very glad to observe that the Canton correspondent of the China Mail endeavours,
POPE LEO XIII. has at last condescended to leave the Vatican-where for 18 years the Popes have kept up a feeble show of being imprisoned for conscience-sake and has been seen by the faithful sniffing the Roman breezes out of doors, The San Francisco Argonaut howls derisively over the event as follows: Our profound sym- pathy has been stirred for the imprisoned Pope.
bis own sumptuous palace of the Vatican, not allowed to walk abroad save in his own extensive pleasure grounds & nos permitted to see the light of beaven except through stained glass; com pelled to subsist upon prison fare sumptuously Prepared by skilful cooks and served upon dishes of silver and plates of gold; breathing no breath
roadway, and the result was that no one could walk off the pathway. Now the difficulty is to walk on it. Between the Victoria, Hotel and the Hall and Holtz Co.'s premises a barricade has been stuck up for six solid months, whilst some thickheaded old Chinese contractor pulls down
or raining in torrents people walking on that side must get out into the roadway." A short distance nearer that hideous obstruction known as the Clock Tower, but on the other side of the street, is the shell of a lofty store formerly occupied by Hindao merchants Only state of thing when typhoons are impending, and the bare walls are standing-a most dangerous yet to-day workmen were dismantling the top etc. right on to the causeway below, where part and dropping the heavy rubbish, brickbats,
people were passing. The man in charge ought to have had ilx months'and would, if the autho rities had anybody to look after these matters, The Colony is litered with inspectors of one sort and another-Mr. Francis Q.C., "never heard" of the latest addition to the motley crowd inspecting they can't do among them.
and it is strikingly curious what a lot of
No doubt there is some retired Marine In Hongkong who, for the sake of the cloth,' would consent to act as Secretary to a Society, (if one can be formed) for the beneßt of Mercantila Marine Officers. I am sure this proposal is well
my brother officers' opinion on the matter, as it is high time that the miserable pay of $75, $50, and $35 for first, second and third mater respectively should cease, as curiously enough, a sailor is supposed to be as many-sided athe "Admirable Crichton" at oncesailor, navigator, parson, lawyer, doctor, and a host of things
besides.
No reason exists why we should not succeed in improving our pay and position if we only go the right way about it, and I therefore hope that a movement for the purpose will soon be set afloat.
Yours truly, Hongkong, 9th May, 1889.
"NAUTICUS."
CHINESE EMIGRATION TO DELIL TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkono TalibraTR"
SIR-I should just like five lines to point out as many misstatements in the letter from the Agents of the Deli Planters' Association which
Swatow and Dell, le a bigger farce than at our you published last night,
own Emigration Office bere in Hongkong, if that
The official examination of coolles, both at
is possible, and amounts to much the same thing as catechising a flock of sheep, A
PHOTOGRAPHING the foot instead of the face is the latest craze in the fashionable circles of Europe and America. This docan't mean, of it is the undressed human extremity which is course, photographing two neat boots reposing on a chair with an inch of stocking above them; put before the camera, and ladies whose feet look better than their beads have taken the inspiration with great vigour. A good deal of unclothed human being is also attached
The management of immigration' affairs la
As usual, the American reporter has got on The Resident of Dell no more troubles his to the foot in some of these pictures, and very possibly controlled by the Resident of the amount of this is steadily increasing, Sumatra. So it is here by the Governor," the track of this fresh fad, and he reports head-nor does a single Individual under him on it thus-It is only within the past year that as to whether the coolles imported are kidnapped American ladies have #aked up to the fact that or not, than the Emperor of China does. The the foot, as a feature of artistic beauty, has some laborers are imported by the Association, just as claims upon their attention, and a proof exists members of our Jockey Club subscribe for so in the new fad of having the feet photographed. many "grifins, and it does not matter how A well known photographer on Broadway, in they are obtained so long as they are set ashore reply to my inquiries, said, "Yes, I'll show you at Deli. The Association smiles grimly at some of them, but you mustn't ask me whose them then and anys "Oh yes; fil protect you they are." There it was, aure enough. A daloty wow." And the horde of coolles is divided white foot, resting on a dark velvet cushion, sans up among the planters, the sindals take charge shoe, sans stocking.. No covering save the snowy of their various lote, and off they go. How skin, no adornment but the artistically trimmed are they treated then? Very fairly, Messrs. nails. It was something more than a foot, for Lauts and Haesloop tell us. They get so much, to the ground to cultivate, and are paid by results, bend of the round; dimpled knee.
that i-judged step was inevitable; certain nominal Instructions were sald to have been forwarded by the Tsung-li Yamên to CHANG, CHIH-TUNG for the removal of the alleged obstructions, but
some sort of justice to His Excellency the orders of the Peking Foreign Office and Viceroy of Canton. CHANG CHIH-TUNG has the protests of the Hongkong Chamber from time to time been so grossly abused of Commerce. And the obstructions and misrepresented in the columns of our still remain. Had the petition been evening contemporary by Its succesalve sent direct to the Viceroy through the to show the obstipate that they can no longer of fresh air that did not come through perfumed hidden, The carelessly-crossed limbi tombecause they cost too much to load They
albeit in a somewhat clumsy fashion, to do that all-powerful official ignored both the good' effect. Notwithstanding all this, bowerer. For these 18 years he has been confined within the laced and ribboned skirt came 1: here. But that is a good deal more beneficial to
means common. Mariners are at the same time credulous and sceptical. They are fond of old use of ell. But the spirit of progress upon them and sufficient of them have felt its influence
Ignore the merits of oil as a wave queller, Tu we must become common and those who have been sensible enough to try it should tell of their experience, not once but time and again, and especially when they meet with the sceptical.
THE Band and Pipers of the 1st Battalion A. and S. Highlanders, will performs in Murray Barracks from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 pm, to-morrow. The following will be the programmes —
ways and they have not taken over kindly to the
BAND PROQRAMME.
March Quadrille „?^ Fian of the Fair Maana +2.WINasa. Valle
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PIPERS' PROGRAMME FOR BARRACK SQUARE.
Max........"Hot Punch" Basthapey...."The Bruss (Tillymat"
‚“The Channe = Walakay" March.“The Dorock Láska ** Strathspey..... Lady McKenzie OʻKalovy".
"Old Donald Dunean:" Marcima.** Donald Bala”
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other styles,” said the artist." Now, this is of the planter than to the coolles. They did difbatants of this season. I think he has the not go there to work on commission, but to prettiest foot I ever saw." This picture was of a cara fized salaries. They go to Hospital if figure in rustic dress seated upon a bank, or they are sick Yes, for the same reason that the should say, reclining for the head was resting old Virginian planters had sick slaves attended on the arms in such a way that the face WAY
get advances generally either for opium or to remit to China They Laut rivet the fetters on their own limbs, in their ignorance, by con tracting debts which they will not beable to repay for long enough, and so, become peons. They cannot leave the plantation they, are anchored there for their contracted term, and if they do leave it must be by stealth, through jungle-pathe At
hare, and the short skirt displayed them in all their beauty. Another picture was of a girl lying upon a sofa, with her hair falling over her face She also wore a peasant's dress which showed bare feet. There was no end to the poses, and all with the ens object. What do the ladies do with these pictures? I asked "We never inquire about that," he replied. "Are they mostly young ladies #Almost without exception, was the prompt reply. They are ladies of good standing, and from the very best families in idiosyncrasy } { asked. "Well, in all pro bability, no. That part of it is no affair of mine, you know." "I thought," said I, that these might be pictures of actresses. Not a bit of it said the artist with decision; "an actress never would hide her face."
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily madorse the opinions expressed by:
„Correspondenis in this column. **
every cross-rond Sikh I stationed, who requires a pass from every coolie who comes along, and any who are without returned backt. They, like the natives, are treated like animals j they must do so on their knoes, and for very trivial offences they are liable to be sent over to the Resident and forged, team en
letter is in the fact that the British officisis, who The best reply to the arguments in last night's
know the systent thoroughly will have nothing to do with it~ The British Consul at 'Amoy, has remonstrated against the system of procuring: the men at his end of the route and the British Government is so sensible of the sbuses at the other end that they refused to let Indian coolles go except under strict regulations, PER
missionary representatives in the City of British Consul at Canton-the proper
groves filled with the melody of birds; his only Rams that it is quite refreshing to find one channel for such a request—this grievance
freedom of personal movement through many member of the fraternity honest enough to would have ceased to exist years ago.
thousand rooms, galleries, broad halls, stair- ways, gilded, tapestried, and frescoed by Michael Angelo,, enriched and adorned by Ignore deep-rooted prejudice In the cause However, we must not expect too much
sculpture, painting wood-carving, pictures of truth. The present Canton correspondant wisdom from the Pilgrim Fathers of our
in mosaice of marble provided with bands of of the Chind Mail, in the lengthy epistle local commercial sanhedrim; but when
music; guarded by Swiss; waited on by cardinals, priests, and laymen ; adored as the printed in last night's issue of that mori-it becomes generally known that CHANG
vicegerent of God; receiving deputations from bund publication. tells us nothing new Cu-TUNG has done everything within
foreign lands, visits from crowsed kings, pie- sents from an admiring world, to "the"extent of | New York," Do their parents know of this if they have occasion to speak to the assistants, either of the personally of the Viceroy, his his power to improve his people by the
millions in value; clothed in embroidered vest consistent policy, or the great reforms in encouragement of foreign' 'methods and
ments, blazing in Jewels, and recognised by an which he is now, practically engaged in machinery, that he has warmly 'sup-
hundred millions of worshippers as civil monarch of all the earth, as representative of God, as carrying out, or has sanctioned with his ported and encouraged 'mining enter-
holding the keys of the heavenly Jerusalem, approval. The whole of these schemes, prises in Kwangtung and Kwang-al,
Foor, persecuted, imprisoned, unhappy Pope | As successor of St. Peter, who was a fisher of fish, he from the establishment of the new cash Mint faithfully copled the leading features of the
has been compelled to fish for men, Christ the to the projected lines of railway connecting Hon, C. P, CHATER'S Hongkong Praya
God was permitted in freedom to vie with the Canton with Hongkong on one side and Reclamation scheme for bunding the
basste of the field and the birds of the air for a place where to lay His head, while this poor the populous trading and mining districts Canton river opposite the city, has bulit
sovereign of all the earth has been confined to a adjacent to the North River on the other, and is still building educational and
sumptuous royal palace, amid works of art and have for months past been themes of Industrial establishments throughout the
surrounded by all the vain pomps and pageants discussion in our columns. The bundleg of two provinces under his jurisdiction, and Tax Courrier d'Haiphong publishes a detailed while on earth by surrendering to the "powers,
of royally. Christ the Lord made a mistake.. the Pearl river from the Custom House to has actually been successful in advocating table of imports into and Exports from Cochin by living obedient to" authority." by rendering Matou-and probably afterwards to extend the Introduction of railways," we shall China during 1818. The Imports totalled fics, unto Car the things that were Cæsara, and
43,535,023, the chief articles being)-Animal | by "rendering unto God the things that were SR-The military portion of the community as far as Whampoa --was fully detalled by probably hear less of his alleged anil-products, free. 1.445,019, of which France supplied God's had fe been a king by divine authority, of Hongkong must feel indebted to you for your our Canton correspondent weeks ago, and foreign and obstructive tendencies. frcs. 141,525. Farinaceous Food, frca. 1,071,185, | had He enjoyed the" key" had He been kind championship in respect of one or two Articles of Colonial consumption, fres. 4,112,883, clothed with infallibility while in the Reshmailers affecalog their interest recently ventilated descriptions of the other important projects
Oils, vegetable extracts and Opium, frca. 2,595,037, He might have lived in palace, been in your columns. I am sure, however, that in now in hand or under consideration have
Stone, earth, combustible minerals, including surrounded by guards, won a crown other doing justice to one class you would not know. also been fully dealt with by the same writer,
petroleuis, fres. 4,248,945. Metals, frcs, 19844,877 than of thorns, and died a happier death than by ingly do injustice to another, therefore I feel the Biverages, fres, 4387,56% Jute asics: and crucifixion. We are so glad thint this cruel less diffidence in venturing to add remark or However, If the China Mail's amende honor.-
gunnies, fres, 2,269,079. Cotton good, fres, persecution of Leo the Thirteenth, is ended, so two to yours in your issue of last night in reference able to one of the foremost of China's living
7.955.378, Silk
goods, free, 3,319,506 Paper delighted that he has consented to walk down to the and death of an engineer while superia and stationery, from. (1,778,589, Other manus | the| statesmen comes somewhat late in the
the splendid environments of his sumptuous Kowloon jote de pape day, and is moreover a mere rechaufft of by the President of the Republic, who welcomed Exports are estimated at (ca. 65,577,016, and palace Into the Frest Basilica of St. Peter that The tenor of your remarks would lead to the what has already appeared in the Hong the people to the festival, and in his speech consisted of Animal products, fres90.803 We cannot refrain from the expression of our impression that because the man reported hima kong Telegraph, we nevertheless welcome expressed the hope that the labour expended Salt fish, frice, 5,816,4575 brincour Food, satisfaction and the hope that hell further self sick and was sore and returned to duty by
upon the work was hastening the advent of the 52044.159. Timber, frcs, 1,078 233: Tissues, copaticipate himself from the thraldom of his medical officers the latter was more or less the change for the better and congratulate time when the resources of the nations would be Imports is from 21,042,024, an excess mostly due from the tower of Castle of San Angelo into the which took place some hours later, this is very fecal:11454,368,-~~~The cacess, of Exports: over wurroundings by tossing his three-storied tiara: "directly responsible for the death of the farmer, our contemporary on having at length solely employed in works of peace.
to the large exports of Rice from Salzon.”
yellow Tiber,
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TELEGRAMS
*THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
LONDON, May 7th.
THE DEATH OF A SAPPER AT
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TO THE EDITOR OF zuk."! Hanoicons Telegraph.",
I know that this is a very rough sort of a reply, but if Mesma. Lau's and Haesloop feel foclined to defend the system of emigration it will not be any the worse for a little ventilation,
Yours truly
EX-ASSISTANT.
Hongkong, 9th May, 1889.
The Paris Exhibition was opened yesterday factored articles, free-g8,763.The total officent, chiseled; Parian_stairway from tending a coole engaged in pumping water atau diwere not so obvious, The upper-raakse.
A CIVILISED LAND ("--
The sort of sickening cast that goes down at any "official" meeting of any kind in England would be simply amising; if its wolld roof, in of the English classes monopolies fil the good appointments in the Amy and Mawy, far the Foreign and Colonial Offices, in the Ch and even the Bar. These are simply interests of all the younger, paus same There families to and, of the bankrapS
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