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BIRTH.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT
The Hongkong Telegrapy.
At 39, Broadway Road, Shanghai,, on the 20th May, the wife of W. H. LUNT, of a sin..
DEATHS.
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At Canigieburn,"unexpectedly on the morning of the 23rd inst, Mrs. W. M. GooDMAN, from heart-failure. Aged 4 years.
Drowned at Amoy, on the 24th instant, DAVIE,
permanent occupations in commercial houses in order to join the hungry army of loafers in the passages of the Hongkong Hotel, this journal renounced such folly in no uncertain terms, pointing out' that a crash was inevitable and that the result to many would be ruined homes and starving wives and children. There were denounced in these columns; timely words of warning and advice were frequently tendered both to juvenile spéculators and the menot straw who called themselves brokers, but all in vain; they were doing wonderful business on paper, and now they are like the anonymous oracle of the China Mail-decayed brokers.
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1890
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The U.S.S. Pálos left Shanghai for Nagasaki
on the 21st inst
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youngest son of the late R. S.. Orr, Banker, other evils pointed out and forcibly Street, a' second meeting was held last night frischief, mrrived here on the 26th inst, by the
Helensburgh.
The Hongkong Gelegraph
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1890. .
A DECAYED" BROKER.
Most things in this weary world change.
union amongst officers of the British Mercantile Marine in all parts of the world. We now bear that on Tuesday, the 20th instant, a well attended meeting of officers was held at the The King of Siam arrived at Penang on thee personal superintendence of Colonel Murats, Victoria Hotel, when all present enrolled them-17th inst, selves as members of the Associon, and paid heir entrance fee. Since that date the skipping in port has been well canvassed by many members of the Association, with the result that, at the society's temporary head-quaters in High when a large increase to the list of members was registered. The total membership now. mounts to 170-not bad work in fifteen days. this rate the promotera expect upwards of 400 on the roils by August,
At last night's (27th inst.) meeting the following solutions were carried unanimously: I-That full publicity should be given to the society's proceedings; and that their assemblies. be open to members of the Press.
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II. That notices of meetings shall be advertised in the papers.
II. That all British certificated officers, whether in home-going or coasting vessels, be
ligible as members of the Association.
IV-That Tuesday and Friday shall be
in the ordinary course of events, but the party,,,than the actual huyer or seller, days fixed for meetings of the Association.
fleadly dullness of the China Mail, like TENNYSON's brook, goes on for ever. Day after day, with tedious iteration, the "Maiden Libeller" pursues the even tenour of its uneventful course in trying to instil into the vacuous mind of the "one reader" that sleep of weariness which; to
paraphrase SHAKESPEARE, can snore apon a flint. The infinite variety of CLEOPATRA, according to a tradition that will never die, was such a superior article that it equally defied the march of grim old time and the inroads of that custom which engenders familiarity and breeds contempt; the variety of our evening contemporary is not infinite, and it has recently been ́ admirably displayed by a holy contributor who claims to be a Decade Broker," We have given this person his full title as printed in the China Mall, but, generously making allowance for what is doubtless a typographical blunder, we are quite willing to admit that he intended to describe himself as a Decayed Broker If the error in orthography. was his-well, it makes no difference, 'tis But to drop human nature to badinage for a moment, this man who claims to be a broker, aided and abetted by the Editor of our contemporary, whose journalistic ethics are on a par with his Independence and ability, rabidly indulges in what he describes as a protest against himself and the rag-tag and bob-tall crowd of which he is eminent . a
member being pilloried before the Hongkong public. Let us place this "Decayed Broker" and his alleged grievances under the searching light of independent criticism.
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The China Mail's correspondent would
It will be news to most of our readers that "operators would rather have the names of any of these so-called scoundrels (the unattached regiment of brokers whose offices are in the gutter of Queen's Road) on a contract, as a responsible however good the position of the latter may be; "that" these share brokers, without a single exception, have faced and paid the heavy losses imposed upon them them last year by unscrupulous operators;" that not a single broker has escaped from the colony to evade his debts; that the China Mail's "Decayed Broker", and all others of the same kidney have met their obligations like honorable impoverished themselves by paying losses caused by principals who have absconded. and that they, will continue, to beggar themselves in like fashion to the end of the chapter. These are all pretty little fictions which will deceive nobody; they will not benefit the cause of the school of brokers who can no longer find a haven of refuge in the vestibule of the Hongkong Hotel, nor will they, affect the interests of the reputable share-brokers of the colony.
men and
What was the real object of "A Decayed Broker's" venomous outbreak in the China Mail? The cause is not far to seek. Our evening contemporary, for reasons not difficult to understand, has constituted itself the complacent mouthpiece of two or three individuals not altogether unconnected with local share dealing, who have for months past exercised their ingenuity in circulating, per favor of "Brownie" and the "Maiden Libeller," insinuations of a more or less vile description against certain leading local capitalists and share operators, The Praya Reclamation scheme, the Tonquin Coal Mining Co, the Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., and the Hongkong. Land Investment Co., have all been made the basis of hints and innuendoes of a damaging character by anonymous scribblers who lacked the courage either to formulate distinct charges or to acknowledge their own identity. Of this type of depraved animal "Á Decayed Broker" is one capital' specimen, and his foster-brother the ubiquitous "Brownie"
SIX DOLLARS PET QUARTER
A New Russian tex steamer, the Orel, went up the Yangisze, bound to Hankow, au thatst inst This vessel was built in England and is repated to be able to stem 18 knots an hour. What are the d' against her beating the Stirling Castle's run from the Red Boy at Wocsung Suez ?
WE read that the manufacture of Morala rifles Irthe Japanese Army is being pushed forward with all sped at the Koishignwa Arsenal, under And when these are completed and distributed, the rifles new inne will be supplied to the Army reserve. The range of the Murata rifle in Rid to be greater than that of the repeating rifles
LATEST advices from Edie according to the MJOR-GENERAL Barker, our new Commander..! Farce and Germany,
Penang Gaseite, show airs there to be in THE N.C. Daily News of the 23rd inst, says anything but a satisfactory state. This Achinese English mul
The foyund will probably leave Hankoware forlifying themselves on the bills round Edie, THE ten steamers Glengarry, Glamorganshire; 224-day ari to-morrow with a full cars at and are keeping the Dutch at hay. Meanwhile, Mayune. Mogul and Antenor, were at Hankowton, Theither vessels do not appear to be doing we hear, the Dutch are waiting for reihfares. much although their rate is only 30). The ments, and as they have full command of the on the 19th instr
Antenor is competing for second place and the port, they are trying to bring the Achinese to terms by cutting off their supplies, and refusing Glen hoat has so far obtained but little cres
still further to allow any pepper to be exp:ited until affairs and there is a probability of
hare settled down again. Even then. n, heavy reduction in freight. The Afoyune will take a
extra export duty will be charged to recoup the mail at Wooshing."
Dutch for the expense they have been put to owing to the recent fighting. The action of the Dutch in not allowing any pepper to be exported from, Edie will fall hard on the Penang merchants, who have advanced to the Achinese on their pepper, and were expecting to receive it about
The appointment of Mr. F. A. Conner to be Resident Engineer in the Water and Drainage
S department is ghrelted.
THE Japanese Government, it is said, have clinetto sanction the holding of the proposed "Branty Show" in Tokyo. t
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Mar agth. there:-Europeans, 95: Chinese, 1, 87; total, 1,282.
V-That membership cards be printed and issued to all members with a view to facilitating the enrolment of fresh members in ports other
ban Hongkong.
THE MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.
THE HERO COMPLIMENTED.
When His lordship, the Acting Chief Justice, ook his seat on the Bench at the Criminal Sessions held in the Supreme Court yesterday (1st inst), the Attorney-General drew His lord ships attention to the gallant conduct displayed by constable Green when assaulted by two coolics in the 29th ultimo and fired at, at close quarters, by one of them; to wit, Fong A Ling who was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment with bard
bour on the zoth instant.
The Attorney-General snid:-Perhaps, my will permit me to make a remark with reference and before preceeding further, your lordship to the case yesterday in which your lordship entenced a man to ten years' imprisonment for -hooting at a palice constable. When the police to not discharge their duties properly they are jenerally criticised, and I think it therefore inly right, for my own part, to say that I wish publicly to express approval of the conduct of he police constable who acted very bravely, and I trust your lordship will not think my remarks but of place.
His Lordship-I quite agree with you. The matter was omitted by me. The police constable unquestionably acted with great courage and great devotion to duty, and I am glad that you have called attention to it. I am quite sure every one who read an account of the case, and presume it was published in the newspapers, will think the constable's conduct deserving of the highest commendation.
CORRESPONDENCE.
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{We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Currespondents in this columa). THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHINESE BOY.
TO THE EDITOR or Tita" Hongzona TeletrAPH,"
IT is, stated that the Teihn, river, is getting shallower every day, and in consequence H.M.S. Firebrand has no chance of getting out at present.
THE cable hetween Hongkong and Haiobong, which has been so frequently out of order Intelv, is to be partly renewed, a freeb length being gow on its way out,....!
THE
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Fabon Gazette learns that the Japanese Government have contracted with a Glasgow hinbuilding vard for a new man-of-war on the lines of the Chiyota,tita
is notified In Saturday's Gazette that Mr. William Cheetham assumed the duties of Executive Engineer in the Public Works depart
ment on the azad inst.
THE steamer Sual, en route from Shanghai to Mankow, ran aground an Rosa Island on the zoth inst. She was towed off by the W. Cores de Vries the following day.
MR. David F. Sassonn rode four winners for Messe, S'artseff and Irwin, on the first day of the recent Tienein Rae Mine, During the second and third days he did not have a single winning mount.
4.M.S. Aincrity left Chelao' for Taku, to pick up Admiral Sir Nowell Simon, with, with Lady and Miss Salmon, had returned from a trip to Peking. The Imperieuse and the Alacrity were under orders to proceed at once to Yokohama. COLONEL DENDY, United States Minister to Chian, is now on a tour of inspection of the American consulates at the treaty porte, le arrived at Shanghai in the Swatara.on the 10th inst, and will come south in the old paddle wheeler Monacacy.
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THE U.S.S. Swatara will shortly proceed from Shanghai to Nagasaki to go into dock and replace a 'defective shaft. It is a noteworthy circumstance, that Yankee men-of-war very rarely favar Hongkong with a lengthy visit now-a-days, Times change, efc.
THAT lying missionary humbug Mr. Alfred S. Dver, in the Sentinel for May, describes Shangbai as "A" Model "Infidel British Seule. ment" Tarring and feathering would do thie Christian apostle an infinity of good, and teach
NEWS was received in Shanghal on the 22nd inst. of the death at Hankow of Mr. Hugh F. Ramsay an old resident of that port, and
Mr. Runsay, says previously of the firm of Gilman & Co. Shanghai, our Shanghai morning contemporary was one of the best known men in the north of China, and was universally liked and respected: He will be very much regretted by a large circle, and the most genuine sympathy is felt, among all who knew him, for his widow
and children;
THERE' was a dead-heat of four, in a field of six, for the Mongal Cup at the Tientsin Races on the 16th inst., the judge (Mr. A. Leith) being unable to separate Black Prince (Mr. J. M. Dickinson), Plush (Mr. W. H. Forbes). Schlingel (Mr. Heister), And Graf (Mr. W. W. Dikinson). In the run-off Plush, owing to lameness, did not face the starter, and Mr. C. H. Hutchings being substituted for Mr. W. W. Dickinson on Graf, that make won cleverly from Black Prince, Mr. Forbes riding the last named. A dead-heat of
we may remark, is without precedent in the history of the Turf,
this time.
In reference to the Repod of Governor Des Veux on the moral condition of Hongkong, the cheerfully remarks: The Friend is not the Christian Editor of The Friend, a religious rag. place in which to publish the loathsome details which are designed to make manifest the utter falsity of the Governor's dictum so far as moral achievement is concerned, and to expose the guilty partnership existing between the British Government and sin in that island. One hardly knows how to account for so strange a laudation, except as obliquity that calls evil good, and good evil; that puts darkness for light, and light for darkness. A woe' is pronounced on those who thus mislead others; but, alas! how many of This cort of blasphempus twaddle is scarcely those who are misled fall into the horrible pit. calculated to bring local sinners to the stool of repentance.
result of that moral
CANTON correspondent informs us that the inusual spectacle, of a ling-cht was witnessed there a few days ago, the victim being a man THE Peking Gazette of April 19th says:-For who had murdered his step-father, He was some months past the Canton authorities have lashed on a cross, his nose cut off, cheeks slashed,been making active exertions to suppress the pi ces cut out of the arms, legs, and back, and, after other, nameless, crusities, stabbed to the heart, and his head severed. The executioner then disembowelled him, and with fine humor flicked the bystanders with the reeking entrails. Our informant adds that among the spectators were two Artillery officers from Hongkong, one of whom faiated at the sight.
We are glad to learn that Mr. A. G. Romano, the Portuguese Consul-General, has been exalted by the Portuguese Government to "Carta de Conselheir" of the kingdom of Portugal. His Majesty the King of Portugal granted his sign manual to the warrant for this well-merited decoration last Thursday afternoon, and the telegrain conveying the news to the recipient, who for thirty-seven yearn has served his country on this part of the Far East, arrived here on Saturday, We understand that, next to the Hon. P. Ryrie, Conselheiro Romano is the oldest meldent in Hongkong, and has reached the highest civit honor attainable under his Governinent.
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waters. The coast of the Kuangtung province piracy which is so prevalent in the surrounding has it is stated, been infested for many years by organized bands of pirates, whose ravages have devastated the whole country along the seaboard. One of the most notorions of the pirate chiefs, Tsag-lu-y-ch'uan, who has a long record of crime embracing, plunder, murder, resistance to the Imperial troops, and innumerable other. offences, has at last fallen into the hands of the authorities and suffered the extreme penalty of the law. With him were captured five hosts,..... eight other ringleaders, a great number of con federates, all of whom shared his fate, and a vast quantity of weapons and ammunition. In response to an application from the Viceroy at Canton the Emperor has been pleased to sanction the promotion of nearly a dozen of the officrë whose services contributed to this happy result
THE following is the fading of the Marine Court held at Singapore on the 19th inst. to inquire into the circumstances connected with the fir fon beard the stemskio Borneo on April 17th, when on a vayage from Singapnes to Bangkok -
"After considering the evidence the Court is unable in arrive at any definire conclusion as ry the use of the fire..
"The Court however considers it probable that it a rose from cureless loading of the cargo la the main hold during the night previous to the gvidence to that effect.
have given greater weight to his so-called. is another. And they are apparently well on "The Natural History of the Chinese Boy," him a lesson he appears to stand badly in need are told, the jinrikisha cool ea ragusel.by or for shin lewing Singapore, but there is no direct
protest if he had appended his name to the column of contemptible insinuations and bare-faced falsehoods he has been permitted to foist on that limited section of the community which endures the tedious infliction of reading this blot on reputable journalism; but this "Decayed Broker" lacked the courage of his opinions, and in playing the part of the anonymous libeller, wrote himself down a miserable craven and hypocrite. He opens the bail by clumsi trying to induce the belief that he is an Aslatic, but, like all shallow rogues of his class, forgets his part ere the play is half-finished, and opens the door to a very shrewd guess as to his identity when he tells us in familiar phrase that "It is now about time the brokers had a rest"
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TELEGRAMS.
(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) RUSSIAN DESIGNS ON PORT HAMILTON.
SEOUL, May 19th. - America is negotiating with the Korean Govern- ment for lease of Port Hamilton as U. S. coaling station. This is being done secretly and in behalf of Russia,
MR. EDITOR, Your paper printed some articles and my master gave me them to read, I do not write English very well, I read it better. I will write one day all about that same, but, not now I think. I am a Chinese Boy; and the end of the No. IV paper about me is this:-"measured by what it has totally failed to do, when it might and should have done it, we charge Confucianism with being intellectually one of the most elaborate, comsendious, and far reaching failures which has ever wrought out its ultimate results upon this distracted earth,"
This is very big English and fine long words, which I ask my master what he thinks. My master is No. 1 good Christian and he day. "Ail dam Missionary rot." I do not know. You know, perhaps i
Our Confucianism is intellectually a big failure, your paper ways. I would like some smart man to write for us and show you it is not.
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AT the Singapore Assizes, on the 16th inst, William Norris, ex-Sheriff of the Settlement was Fentraced to two years' imprisonment by Chief Justice O'Malley for misappropriating some. thousands of dollars which he had received in his official capacity. He had lost the money' in speculation, who razvod p
THE Peking Gasette of the 20th instant reports trouble between the Chinese and' Koreans at a place called Chiu Tao-kou, on the Valu River. The troubles originated in a dispate about the rights of the Koreans to cut timber in the locality, and several lives appear to have been lest in the fracas. We fear this is only the commencement of serious difficulties between China and her vassal. There is a limit to patience.
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We note from the Yapan Gavette that the Duke and Duchess of Connaught travelled rather as civilians thin reval versonges during their ferent stay in Japer, and the native papers have incidents to relate of the thrift, as they as pleased to term it-of the Duke. At Nikk, we The Prince, requested more than the ordinary fare on account of the roads being exceedingly heary by reason of the continued rain; but the Duke declined to pay above the usual rates Again, at Faliva's Hovel (Miyanmhita), and the Fathin-Ta (Kamakura), the chadai (ten presents),
"From the evidence of the chief mate and the which are usually expected from visitors ware het forthcoming, and heyond a couple of dollars chinchew it appeared that the whole respanti. to the proprietor in ench case and $1 to each of bility of taking in and stowing the cargolis left the malds no gifts were offered by the "Daok," to tally clerks instead of being, as in the opinion of the Court it ought to be, directly under the Srx of the members of the Hongkong Assocn. { supervision of the Captain and officers of the ion competed in the usual monthly shot" suip." for the Paki Challenge Cup on Saturday last. Police Consinhle McNab carried off the trashy second time, his opponents, excepting Lient, Carlyle, shewing unusually poor form, as the appended scores shew;-
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After the fire had ones been disenvered, the Court considers every credit is due to the Captain, officers, and crew of the ship for their pluck and perseverance in puttin' down the fire and bring.. ing the ship safely back to Singapore.
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sentiment, by the way, in which we Education, has resigned and is succeeded by: Intellectual; a foot, if he have what the missionary THE U.S.S. Palos and H.M.S. Hyacinth bad a' Linut. Caryle, RA...
POLITICAL CRISIS IN JAPAN. (Special to N. C. Daily News)
YOKOHAMA, May 19th, Is your Christianism a big failure also? But Admiral Viscount Enomoto, Minister of it is not an intellectual failure for it is not
save is faith is a gond Christian. But which is the big fallme ? Mr. Yoshikawa Akimasa, Vice-Minister for Home Affairs; Mr. Iwamura Michitosi, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, has resigned and
Our Confucianism makes us love our ancestors parents, wives and families. It makes us is succeeded by Mr. Mutsu Munemitsu, late Minister to Washington. Count Yamagata pasient, contented, industrious, and quiet citizens, relinquishes the posts of Minister President of More than 340 millions of us are ruled easily by our Governracat, which you say is not so good as State and Minister for Home Affairs, and is succeeded by Count Saigo, whose post at the yours, and we are orderly. Your Christianiam, Admiralty is taken by Viscount Kabayams. does it make better sons, better fathers, better
(The accession of Count Saigo to the post of citizens? Prime Minister is a triumph for the Satsuma can, bat it is doubtful how long he will be able to retain the post.-ED.].
FRANCE AND CHINA.
HANDI, May 21st,
A decres Approving, the connection of the Tonquin telegraphs with the Chinese lines for * period of fifteen years is officially published.
DEATH OF A. FRENCH ADMIRAL Admiral Petit Thouars, commanding the Mediterranean Squadron, has 'diet suddenly at Toulon.
heartily acquiesce. The "Decayed Broker" openly asserts that the brokers in this colony have heen characterised in the columns of a certain local newspaper, meaning the Hongkong Telegraph as rogues for whom hanging is too good, unprincipled scoundrels, and a good deal more to the same effect, and protests against what he says is an outrage on a respectable body of men whose probity is unassailable.". We respond to this by giving both the writer and publisher of the letter in question the lle direct, and if the former will favour us with rellable assurances as to his identity, it will be our pleasing duty at the earliest possible opportunity to effectively convince him of the grievous, errors into which he has fallen. In the meantime we need only say on this point, and we challenge denial of our assertion, that the respectable and recognized sharebrokers of Hongkong have never once been attacked in these columns, nor have they, Individually or ANOTHER DEFAULTING OFFICIAL. collectively, been abused and held up to contempt and ridicule. The China Mail's Yesterday afternoon (17 h inst) x warrant was "Decayed Broker" says the community applied fur at the Police Court for the arrest of C. have been told that "share brokers are Xavier, clerk and messenger, in bankruptcy unprincipled scoundrels," Who told then the Supreme Court, for embezzlement, it was temporarily refused, but was granted this community this? The "Decayed Broker" himself-certainly no such grave charge morning. The details of the emb zelement are ever appeared in this journal, It kept secret, but we understand that Xavier was entrusted with a number of execution wairants la quite true that from time to
on Saturday, and collected on them at least. time we have alluded in anything but coo-possibly; several tinies that ambant flattering terms to the crowd of nondes- Having done so, he visited the Kowloon City cripts who throughout the gambling manla gambling-belis, and speedily lost it. He returned of last year made day hideous and them-he colony, and was in the office yesterday selves a publle, nuisance in Queen's Road morning but afterwards disappeared. The Central; but these persons could not palice have cen searching energetically for him fairly be described as representativeshare brokers in nine cases out of ten they
were mere touts, Jackals making a leveren BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE living from the offal thrown to them by OFFICERS ASSO TATION such philanthropists as the Decayed on the stan
6th instant, we stated that an Broker and his particular school. It is likewise true that, when young lads and Acciation nder the above mine would old men, temporarily mad with, the wild told in rat meet nel the coming week,
butting match in the Whangpoo river on the and inst. The Palor was leaving her moorings to proceed down the river, when she became little damage down, the Falos lost her bowsprit. unmanageable and ran into the Britisher. Very Hyacintă uninjured. We wonder if the Yankee terror of the Eastern Seas was trying the strength, of the English cruiser}" of her hattering ram on the steel-bound hide
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A WUNU correspondent of the' N. C. Dally New writes under date the 20th inst.:-Yester- day evening we experienced a thunderstorm of sit unprecedented violuce. The whols for non
had he oppressively hot, the thermometer... 40 registering 95 deg. in the shide. The storm burst without the slightest note of warning, and with sach fury that the shore for some distance... was simply strewn with wreckage. Among the various craft lost during this storm" was the once famous "Yellow Haliku "the pro- pondent in Chile. We used to write it "Chili" deplored, as, from a picturesque point of view, THE N. C. Daily News has an "own correr.perty of a local gentleman: The loss is much in the old days, but the Editor of our Shanghai Wuhu is thus robbed of one of its most striking ON the 13th inst. the Tourane Coal-mining contemporary has doubtless been at the recent floating attractions. All efforts to save her Company held a meeting at Haiphong. M. Miselonary palaver and, of course, has picked proved unavailing. She foundered within a few Pila, who presided,, said in his after-dinner up lots of originalities. Anyhow, here is what yards of the shore. The crew were, however speech that they had already secured the support the Shanghai paper's "very own has to come. rescued with some difficulty, as they determined times, the Alber Company having established Oficial (Oficial Gazette) says that, a Chilian the slightest chance of saying her. Here I must the Hongkong Haiphong line almost entirely Consulate is going to be established at Yokohama add a word of praise to those members of com because of the facility with which they could (Japan) and the Consul General, Mr. A. Cocq munity who so willingly volunteered their now obtalp coal La Tourane. It was to be. Foster, now at Santiago, will leave in a few days services in rescuing Ho and property during boy would more The price of nitrate being so low in the this storm and especially to the gentleman hoped that the fine, well sheltered attract a large number of steamers to coal there, English market, the Chillas Government is who, with a coolness which, even under the pakand so avoid the dangerous Straits.
Kainag
looking for a market in the Far East, being of most trying circumstances, never seemed to opinion that China and Japan may need as derent him, so ably directed the movements of much nitrate Europe. It is generally sup the "reseuldg party Occasionally above the posed that this measure taken by the Governoar and din of the elements his stentorian voice Core ment will greally promote the interests of might be heard giving orders; and then, often at Chillan trade A direct line of sailing vessels the risk of life and limb, seeing that they were little will be put on to ran from Valparaiso to Yoke carried out effectively. In many less deserving cases the Humane Society's medal has been looked bama and öfcıvırsa, aban
awarded, but the heartfelt thanks of the Chinese," that the
on whose behalf his services were enlisted, are least, They
his ample reward. The great quantity of wreckage in the vicinity of the Swedish and Norwegian Consulate is accounted for by the deplorable fact that the sailors of these most unfortunate boats. mistook Cousal Krips lamp, which burns with exceptional brilliancy, for the beacon-light, some
the Christian religion." When will Christian of the French Navy and the Mesageries Mari municate on the 7th March "The Diaria 10 stand by the sinking bost while there appeared ·
Your Missionaries have given in to our Government a memorial about opium, and it says the policy of the British Government has been totally at variance with the principles of make your Governments Christian th
Your paper says missionary named AS Dyer has wrote about China its morality is higher than that of what Chinese regard as Christian rulo, as exemplified in Hongkong, Your Chiistianismo is not ita big failure? It has bien long a time about Missionary Dyer says our morality is bigher than yours is......
What do you Christians do more betier than we? 1 want to know. Ate You better citizens? Do you love your parents and children better than we? Do not your countric go to war and kill your people ? Do not your people in England, in Europe, in America steal or lie, or cheat, or "squeeze" 7. Are your people more orderly, and more contented, and more in dustrious than we are? Have not your countries got many poor, and do your rich men take care
A BATHER Comical story Terhes of Chizaso, ideas, t. The oper necessitate, the
workmen, contro bulle matsked,, colony. The Chinese on it as ay European AN therefore sent
of them? Do your priests and your missionaries mission to fis
each and pray for nothing? Can your pour gravely accede Do that ever since people get justice in the courts for nothing
how
King Per tory, He with the result pretty sculptly sent your women keep true to their husbands Dohlm irlbut in kind out of their takes for not your men boy women Do not your men
THE following Hankow, tea stallstics for the 36th
kidnap the wives of other men? Do not your
wamea kill their babies? Do not your sons muider their fathers ? I want to know this same: What has Christianism done to make
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