We are Informed on very good authority that the long and bitterly contested opposition which has exited between the rival river Ilnes both in the North and on the Canton River has at | fust been potled Porientars are not yet fo-thromder, hut it is concluded that arrangements tefaciory to all parties concerned have been arrived at in consequence of this, we meaume, that "Sterm-boats have advanced to $14
WITH reference to the English decisión known as the Jackson cose and to the application that has been given to it in the Magistrate's Cart in Singapore, the Straits Times under stands that one of the principal Malaya resident In Singapore has represented to the Government that this case is Ulkoly to lead to trouble In Campong Glam. The Malay women have got to know of it, and airende several of them are reported to have left their husbands while several hundreds are reported to be considering the Jackson case, it will be remembered, is that a husband bas no right to detain bis wife by force
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1891.
M. DE LANESSAN, the new French Governor General of the Indo-China, came out by the French mail. He will remain at Salgan over July rath, when, accompanied by General Reste and Rear Admiral Fournier, the new commanders of the military and naval forces respectively of Indo-China, he will visit Annam and Tonquin ALL was quiet in Canton up to June goth. H.M.5. Plemy is lying opposite the British Consulate on the Shameen, with shotted guns run out, but the Castoms cruiser Ling-fing has left. The effigy of foreigner minus his head was carried through worded proclamations issued by the Tastal soom the city few days ago, but the vigorously to bave stopped all that. Several foreigners who went through the city on the goth report no ill-feeling.
By the last trip of the steamer Normandy, skYS the British North Bornes Herald, Mr. McGechen, representing the Bakow Syndicate,
strength of the Indian tea and its cheapness, and the flavour of the Ceylon tea, will more and more commend them to the Russian retailer as profitably to be mixed with the Chinese teas. growers have over those in China may be recited The advantages Indian and Ceylon tea as follows-1st, greater command of capital and, facility of obtaining loans at a lower rate of interest; 3rd, freedom from kis, octroi, and export duty; 4th, command of a better and cheaper labour market; 5th, command of che mical and agricultural knowledge 6th, better acquaintance with tastes and requirements of 8th, great nearness to countries that par- purchasers; 7th, easier modes of transport chass gth. enormous public works facilitating irrigation in dry seasons, and preventing foods in wet seasons; Toth, large size of tea estates; 11th, better machinery. Against all these advan- tages of the Totlan and Carlou grower China possesses one advantage, and that is, that the
and more Industry to the task. Experience fastead of for wages, brings often greater care takes the place of science, and he is able to produce a finer flavoured tea than has yet been produced in India.
MY SIAMESE "BOPS"
rara,
advisability of doing so. The point of the Limited; af Glasgow, arrived bringing with him long time since the Indian sepoy was associated | Chinese tea-grower, working for his own hand enduring this deafening din for some time, and i la bim, and congratulated · myself that my
or to use force to restrict her movemènts, MR. R. M. Little, Assistant Resident at Stlam, arrived to Sandaan on May 19th in the Govern ment cruiser Egeria, bringing with him Datu Bigenda Patch and others from Sibutu. The Inhabitants of Sibuta having seen a surveying mark placed there by the Egeria were some- what alarmed, and the vigilant Spaniards ware of opinion that "something was uph and promptly hoisted the Spanish flag in the locality. Spanish flags in these waters are cheap and durable, says the B. N. B. Harald they don't flaunt the breeze like the colored bunting of other natives, as, being made of fin, they preserve a stiff aspect, as stiff in fact as the aspect of a Castilian grandes scowling at a lemon seller, or as Don Quixote after his encounter with the goat herds. The Sibutans
A quantity of machinery for an experimental trial of extmeting the tannin from the mangrove bark (tengah) so p.mtiful on the Borneo coast. Pending negociations for the acquirement of a alte on which to erect his machinery Mr. McGeehan has stored it on the China-Borneo Company's mill premises. It is said that the Syndicate has acquired a "frontage" of zo miles of mangrove swamps, and we wish the venture every success, been an article of export from Borneo, being Mangrove bark has long gely used for tanning ne's, &c, in China, as also for dyeing purposes.
In the Supreme Court to-day (and fust) the will case, which we mentioned on Tuesday, still dragged its slow length along. Patriarche who connection with the case fifty or a hundred remembered all that happened in years ngo; doddering old cripples and simpering imbeetles, fair young Lales and
shipped to Malta's shores after the most approved method of "demonstration." When "Beaky," as some irreverent ones would have it, "did a considerable deal of bounce," and when after a very pleasant stay these dosky warriors, after a furious on-slaught on the apparently not too unwilling hearts of Malia's fairest daughters and a good time generally, embarked peaceably again for their own country to the voluminous piping of the "fairest daughters" aforesaid, and returned to the bosoms of their proper familles, from whom no doubt they have to this day concealed the peculiar kind of music which bade them "God We may expect, our Allahabad correspondent speed" while it would fondly have had them stay. telegraphs us, to hear shortly of the formation of a regiment in India, composed of Punjab! Mahomedans for defence duty at Hongkong. as the question, which has for soms the been under consideration at the War Office, appears now to be definitely settled. It is á with again in the sixties," he assisted in avenging Chinx. In the wars of the "fortion" and outraged British honour and, teaching John Chinaman that treaties were not made by Englishmen for the express purpose of being broken by the other party. In those days t was the much abused Madras that was utilised; it is to be the Panjabi that is now to be made a permanent defender of our interesta and our property at Hongkong. The idea is point of view, but if it is to be la return for that no doubt an excellent one from an "Expenses" "Military exaction" which the colony has been talking to much about lately, it remains to be seen what the irate unofficial members will have to say. But rave the private member how he may it involves a principle which is eminently largely applied yet. We have excellent fighting sound at bottom, and which we hope to see sore material in India, second to none in the world, perhaps; we do not make as much use of it as we might, because it might not do to have an
Feb1a-Breaking coolie's head with bam-
www.boo stake........................................... 5 I am neither a proud father nor a fond mother 13.—Smoking my favourite Havannabu, 12 yot I possess a “boy," I am writing however, 15-Found asleep on the dining table, 8 sarily the young male of the human genus, but. from the Far East, where a "boy" is not necer-But these reminiscences are too melancholy is a domestic of all ages ranging from cheeky be given up in a short time, because under its to go on with. Indeed, the "fine" book had to fifteen to wary and deceitful fifty. In some cases a "boy" is a girl, but this form is
regimen Mr. Joyful was always in debt to his master and is never seen or rather, to speak correctly. In the course of three or four months ander Broomstick, was more effective and ought never to be seen--in bachelor establish ments. The existence and necessity of boys this careful training my boy began to have a strikes a newcomer. In the East very forcibly correct notion of what a "boy" ought to be He he dude the entrance and verandab blocked up learned to anticipate my wishes. He knew all On landing, he makes his way to the hotel, where became acquainted with all my little fads," and by a crowd of people perspiring in long chairs the date and ins of a foreign wardrobe, and gave with their, legs in the air, They are all up wearing my singlets. He waited very deftly yelling "boy, "bo-ayn at the top of their table, and looked so sweet and pretty with voice, and at every yell a white clothed his shaven pate, smooth checks, and lustrous obsequlous Asiatic rashes forward with a whisky: brown eyes, that he was the admiration of all and soda or a gio-sling. Our newcomer, after friends that came to dinner. I took deep pride
slips out and goes to call on an old acquaintance. having a drink himself not to seem unsociable, trouble had not been thrown away and Arrived at the door of the while and green his monthly wages, and telling him that I would One fine morning, however, after paying him painted chateau, be peers round for the bell.
soon Increase them, as he was very good There is nong to be seen, and nothing that little fellow, he respectfully asked two days! A noteworthy feature to the tea trade of 1890 appears to be a substitute for that indispensable holiday, to be present at the cremation of his has been that some of the Russian and British article. He gazes disconsolately through the old grandmother. This modest request w merchants here have sent skilled agents to the wide open doors and windows, and listens intently granted with the greatest goodwill. The two ten-firers in the interior to teach them how to to the dreamy humming of the countless insects Haye lengthened yout into two weeks andə select leaves and fire the tea, so duced have sold so well in Russia that doubtless from troubled dreams in a cool corner of the Inquiries were made, and it was discovered that suit the Moscow market. The chops thus promittent snorting of a somnolent dog inffering think the old lady must be uncommonly tough
specially to circling about the dower, pets, and the inter- rayal, did not return. I began to this year this operation will be extended.
verandah. While he is meditating whether to my young praided had coolly entered the service pummel the door with his stick or violently of Jones in the next compound and was receiving assault the harmless dog, he is relieved from his twice as much wages as he had from me. Now dilemma by the arrival of another caller. No a Jones was a man I had never been able to bear, wastes no time in vain looking around for in. and it was very hard that he should reap where. lifts up his voice and makes the welldin ring with to train a model boy visible fuhabitants ; but, while he is yet afar off. I had sown. That was my first and last attempt prolonged and repeated yells of "Boy, bo-oy!" My sext.specimen was a full grown Siamese, No. 1 a very much startled by this unceremon- who rejoiced in the name of Frank Face. He
shuffles up in double quick time, he is soon blacking brush, buit after I had clothed bint in yellow-skinned, oblique-eyed Asiatic, who now stubbly black hair standing up on end like an shaking hands with his old friend. He is only decent white clothes, and he had helped himsall into an Interesting chat about the good old times to clean his black teeth with my toothbrushes, seated three minutes, however, and just warning liberally to my restorative pomade, and tried suddenly started by his host leaning back in meaning If stupid son, and served me faith- in dreary, foggy England, when he is again appeared presentable. He was a well- chair, taking a good long breath, and bursting fully according to his lights, though he would forth into a series of carpiercing howls for the persist in assuming that my singlets and hand- Astatic appears again, this time with the inevit seme knowledge of the daties of "bey" and was #boy,* The yellow-skinned oblique-eyed kerchiefs were common property. He had i able array of golden-coloured decanters in a always anxions to please; so anxious indeed that Japanese tray. There may be occasions to call 9n receiving an order he would rush off before him up again several times in the course of thee quite understood it. He had consequently to Interview, to pick up a book or handkerchief, or return after a long interval, and sheepishly ask to hand the visitor a light for his cigar, which of what was wanted - He then generally got more doing for himself. As the boy "always appears of carefully replacing in the same position any course, no free-born European would dream of than he wanted. He bed's curious habit at first to be dead and buried in some subterranean article that I might toss about Coming back, regions, the number and intensity of bosis--not for instance, from some festive gatherings, my to mention Intercalary maledictions-necessary boots, clothes, stick, and hat would be flung, to procure his resuscitation" and reappearance, about the room on backs of chairs or odd comers, impresses the new arrival with a profound sense in that pell-mell confusion which is delightful!
to bachelor feelings at three in the morning. My He had a crass for sending clothes to the wash, clean and replace them with absolute precision. faithful: "boy" would pick them up next day,"
whether clean or dirty, and frequently sent all my dansels out just when I had engaged myself for tensils More annoying was the habit of going icon-
From Amoy Consul Fomert writes ! The following table shows the relation borne by the export of tea this year to that in
moss Oleng 14,684,487 ... 1988,449 on the 1888-89:-
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1
Amoy Tom........ 9,313,5or
Total 14.335,793 lb...37,511,663 lb...........s0,038,106 Iba,
love the Spanish dearly, but after the interview vigorous 'matrons, for the procession of adno preponderance of armed and trained last year, that there would be a large reducilor / lous proceeding; but banding: In his card to the was a wild-looking animal at first sight, with his".
with His Excellency Governor Beaufort we hear it is likely they will emigrate and cast in
their lot with British North Horneo.
witnesses, and the Judge's notes must now have a catalogue of some hundreds of Chinese names, natives in this country just yet a while, because One aged female witness fainted to-day. the native is but human, and not yet too wise, Whether it was from the sight of Mr. Francis in here is no such argument against our using and it is human to fall before temptation! But his wig, or Mr. Leach frowning, or simply the thrilling excitement of the history of Tangsmaterial in places like Hongkong for instance, this excellent and no doubt perfectly loyal marrying Changs till all was blue-anyhow,
where it will be of the utmost service to us, but she had to be carried out of the box, away from the court, and put under the pump. Reviving we shall thus recreat complderation will he that at last, she opened her eyes. You are all right British soldiers for service in India, where they we release a proportionate number of again; come back to the court and finish your
are much more likely to be wanted at a moment's Story" "What! go back among those-do
notice than in any other part of the Empire just you mean—what, back to-no, let me disin
pow; and have the satisfaction of knowing that we MONEY must be pretty tight in British North have replaced them with fighting men in every Borneo. Last month Count Geloes sold the way worthy to take their place, while at the Ranow Estate, 5,000 acres, bought at $3 an acre,
same time we have relieved India of so much with buildings, coolies, and 70,000 plaats-quite possibly inflammable material. There is another 340,000 worth for $5.0001 And yet we read point too which is not unworthy perhaps of care. in the Sandakan Herald that, as it goes to press, ful consideration in this connection. If this "a large portion of the crop of tobacco raised in principle of garrisoning cur outlying Colonies the country during the year 1890 has left, or is with troops from India, officered by man lent leaving for the home markets, whence we hope from the Staff Corps, is to be all largely resorted crop of the past year 1890 should prove a good portion of them from this class? A certain prices it has fetched la open competition. The the Eurasian difficulty to recruit a certain pro- one both for quantity and quality. The crop of proportion of the most troublesome portion ofthe 1889 was produced under adverse conditions, the
Eurasian community is of course unfit for the Penang the Gaustis says that their liabilities are rear being remarkable for fis heavy rainfall, the purpose; but there is still a large balance of not yet known, but they are variously estimated flooded state of the principal rivers, and the con- good stuff left which would do excellently well, at from half a million to million dollars.sequent bad health which unfortunately prevailed The matter is worth considering. Unfortunately a number of their creditors are altogether unsecured, and to some of these the failure will be ruinous, Mestra. Brown & Co. have and long and bonourable career. The founder was among the first European settlers in Penang and in January last year the centenary of the
It is not often that we are in accord with "Brownie," but for once we concur with him when he says, speaking of the prison cells on the Victor Emanuel, that shot drill and short commons are sufficient punishment fa a hot climate, without being immured in stifling cells on the lower deck of an old bulk sodden with bilge water, with the certainty of being struck down with fever after a week of it. That Jack must be kept in order is true enough, but not by means of a second black hole of Calcutta." But if it is terrible on the Victor Emanual it is Infinitely worse on transports like the Tyne and Tamar-It is a monumental disgrace to our flag, One prisoner, whem not a few in this colony will remember with friendly feelings, went home by some such vessel this year, and-well, he said it was "a nameless horror that nothing but death can efface from his memory! It will be our painful duty, before long, to investigate this
'system "—1 red-tape will permit-and see $7 to Boop hear good advices of its quality and the to, would it not go a great way towards solving crop of 46,000 half-chests realised $14 of the importance of this Individual....
this atrocious treatment is not capable of
amelioration," REFERRING to the failure of Brown and Co. at
among the enólles. In 1890 ail these adverse condillons were changed. The planters have had fine weather, and in general floods have been unknown, while the whole of the estates in the territory situated on both the east and west consts have liberally contributed to make up the
Europeans are reduced by the ministrations of The state of helpessness to which some their #bors,” strikes him at first as strange and fitany; but within a week after he has settled down in his bwn house, with a small, tribe of shade and a heavy lanch are not compatible "baya" about him, he feels that go in the with lifting articles from the floor or helplag oneself to matches. He comes to the conclusion that "boys are a set of lazy devils, who are only preserved from utter sula by being kept on the move all day long. K
firm was celebrated with much rejoicing. The quota-some twenty thousand picuis-of first lag interesting account of the tea trade there :~~~ | Amor, her competitor In the United States, gravears' varied experience of "boys" of many vetalbi ko was peacefully contemplating a street
Chamber of Commerce voted a congratulatory address, which the members want in a body to Messrs. Brown & Co.'s office to present, and Mr. Brown and Mr. Plackney, the resident partners, gave a ball at the Town Hall to their namperes idends. Their difficulties, so soon after this auspicious event, arise chiefly, we are informed, from heavy advances against Sumatra tobacco, which has declined excessively in value. Great sympathy is telt for the different members of the firm and their families, and for their numerous creditors.
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
Statistics for June, 1891. In-Patients remaining in Hospital on 1st In-Patients admitted to Hospital during
Jane ****
Total number treated as In-Patients
Of these there were:
73
class tobacco which will speedily be sampled fa the European markets."
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After Frank Face came such a rapid acces sion of boys that I now forget their indivi dual merits or demerits. I gave up Slamese and tried Chinese These latter compose the majority, of the "boys" of European residents, and, strange enough, all, bail from the out-of-the-
The anticipation expressed in my report for in the supply of Amey Oolong, has been verified by results, the crop this year amounting to 46,000 in the previous year smaller than it has been half-chests, as compared with 67,033 half-cheats
to speculation in America, caused by the silver for upwards of thirty years. Thanks, however, question, which created temporary demand for low class teas, the average price obtained compared with $12 c.60 per pical in the previous was this year good, being $14 c.94 per picul, as year, showing a fair profit to the grower and native middleman. This has probably given the downward course of the trade a temporary check, Silver Bill and the consequent speculation in as the grower, knowing nothing of the American bis produce In the States, will acting under the delusion that there has been a gemine demand for his article, produce more of it next year, and more also of worse quality. This is about all that is needed to finish the trade.. Ten years ago a crop of 200,000 half-cheats of Amoy Oolongs realised $18 per plcul this year
for the tea this year's small crop should c.94 per pical Were there any real demand have commanded a far higher proportionate price. Here, is elsewhere, the Chinese 'have to leam that they no longer monopoilse the tea trade of the world, and that a discriminating public in Europe and America will not, with so
with his bosom friends with the cupboard many markets open to them, continue to pay
Reys in his pocket. It was precisely on these off to the market place to indulge in a long *
THE TEA TRADE OF CHINA.
good price for a notoriously bad product. In other Chinese ports, India and Ceylon have
occasions that an unusual number of friends brought the lesson home; for Amoy, Japan has
would drop is, burat, up with thirst, and dying. The report for 1890 by Mr. C. Gardner, become the schoolmaster. Hes' export to
for a whisky, and sods. I wasjust breaking him H.B.M. Consul at Hankow, contains the follow. Ameries is advancing rapidly, while that of
of these and various other little hablis, when he' This conclusion I beg to endorse after two get involved in a police case. According to his Under the bending brick tea the Imperial dually and steadily declines. The Japanese use en- Maritime. Customs class what are really two lightened methods of preparation, and try how nationalities, dispositions, and ages. During my scale, when two nadve policemen bore down on commodities which resemble each other in being well they can make tes, while their excise and first eighteen months' residence in Bangkok, Him, and carried him off to court, where a day. ANOTHER of the links which bind the present to shaped like bricks, and in being made of tea. export duties are moderate. The Chinese meet had a particularly bad run of luck in 1 boys," and David McCulloch crossed the 'Border.' The the past was severed on the 30th ulto, when Mr. The first is made of ten dust, and is consumed a falling-off in demand by producing each recur
was set down for his trial Ho came to me to, more specimens passed through my hands intake good-bye, and said he was going to enrol deceased gentleman has been well known in the made from common tea dust, and adheres by ment discountenances all enlightened methods experience of in eighteen years. It was the under, whose gis he hoped to defy judge, and in Russian Siberia. The Tea dust brick is ring year a worse article; while their Govern- that time than the average, resident has himself in the service of some powerful prince, East for the last 23 years, and was looked upon as pressure after being steamed in a cotton cloth of preparation, did the people wish to adapt more aggravating because having heard dla police one of the land-marks of Hongkong, whas he bag for a moment. The pressure is hand pres-them, and moreover taxes the trade out of all creditable tales about other "boys" I had deter had spent an almost continuous residence of sure, f., the quantity of tea. dust required is proportion to what it can stand. Foreigners mined that my boy should be a shining light hai in the year 168 and there joined Messrs. 20 years. Mr. McCulloch came out to Shang-placed in a bag, and after being steamed is are helpless; bound down by treaty prohibitions in the midst of universal darkness, reflecting poured into a wooden mould, and is pressed to from working inland, they sit sad and disgusted credit alike on his master and himself. I was Turner & Co. He stayed but a short time the required consistency by blows from a spectators of the heavy taxation and blind going to have a model "boy," and I began at with the firm, however, and went to try bis heavy mallet wielded by one of the labourers. adhesion to obsolete methods which are killing the beginning by engaging the services of a fortune on his own account in Japan. In 'yı he The cost of the common tea dust is between the trade in which they are interested.
smart-looking youth of fourteen, fresh from came to Hongkong and again joined Turnerd, and råd. per pound. The cost of manufac & Co., and remained in their service until the ture, export duty, packing, &c., about doubles been affected by the sliver question, and the tricks of the trade. He was christened Slamet they pick up in a year or two. As'a Formosa Golongs. This product has likewise the homefold, and Innocent of all the land of Hainan. Their native tongue Bas #terrible sound, only surpassed by the awful last.
In his younger days Mr. McCulloch the price; so that the cost on board ship for consequent disturbance of trade in the United Chun er Joyful, and was pretty little rule they are honest, but they take what they was a man of fine physique and constitution, and export from here amounts to, say, rid. per lb. States. The season for Formosa teas opened boy with the smile of a cherub, I meant to consider their dus perquisites and commissions was well known in the local sporting as well as in (c) About 300 lbs, to 400 lbs. of brick tes go to a very hopefully, and, up to the end of September, train up this youth, carefully to be my support Their looks are the reverse of pleasing; but they 143 in connection with Mr. Kerfoot Hughes, and
the commercial world. For many years he raced basket made of light bamboo, Two baskets unusually high prices were obtained in America; and solace in old age. He was of mixed parents are more active and energetic than the Siamese, form a camel load. Brick tea is in bulk about but then a check came, and, when a stringentagevery malxed. His father was a Siamese and, though usually stigmatised as "besata," Discharged cured...,419,99ės 33
latterly with Mr. C. H. Hutchings. The absence one-sixth of ordinary tea. Formerly mach of the money market put an end to speculation, this and an old #boy" while his mother was the they have contrived to make themselves indis Discharged relieved........................ 19
of "Mr. Mount's" yellow jacket and black cap brick tea reached Urga by going up the Han product went almost out of demand, and business daughter of a Chinese pawnbroker by a Burmese peasable in Bangkok. I pasted with one inan Discharged on other grounds.........
will make a gap in the galas of the local turf river, and thence through the Ning-nin gate in therein here was practically stopped during the wife. This strain of Chinese" blood accounted because he wished to set up shop with his Died to Hospital
rather difficult to fill, Mr. McCulloch was a the great wall of China. In 1890 all the brick last quarter of the year, leaving the Chinese for the tiny pigtail, the wide blue trousers, and brother; with another because he was hopelessly native of Ardwell, in the Stewartry of Kiread tea exported from this through the imperial teamen with a very heavy stock gay 80,000 soft noiseless shoes, which the little fellow were deal in one ear, and had to be turned round 70 bright and belonged to a very old family, maritime customs went by steamer to Tientsin, ball-chests (3,500,000 lbs.)-on their hands. This He called himself a Chinaman-not so much, before he could, hear anything. He had taken The immediate cause of death was a stoppage of whence it found its way-the tes dust brick tea they have since sold at comparatively low rates. I suppose, out to respect to his grandfather, but care, when being engaged, to stand with the works 73 the action of the heart. Deceased was about 51 to Russian Siberia, and other brick tea to The state of the trade cannot be considered because the Chinese bave certain privileges and ing car towards me. A third had to pack up in
years of age. Regulescat in pace. His funeral, Mongolia through the Chang-chia gate in the satisfactory, as the large amount carried over in immunities in Siam which ordinary Siamese which was largely attended by a thoroughly great wall (Kalgan). representative body of residents, took place at
China at the end of the year would indicate that subjects do not possess, and walce our hard could understand no language Happy Valley on the following afternoon. herdsmen have little use for money, their tents, that the effective demand for consumption In After the preliminaries of wages and clothes had comprehendi A. fourth fell sick, and, as all my, erd Mongolle, where the nomad population of the summer demand was mostly speculative, and friend hoped to claim by growing plgulloren with two good cars (and sundry kicks) and spöké n'gibberish which no human being could TAR Penang Gazette reports a pretty little set-to their flocks, brick tea forms a standard of value trade's prosperityis certainly not on the ter, Mr. Joyful went off and returned next morn were of no avall, he departed to his friends to clothing, food, and temples being supplied by the United States-the true index of the been discussed and settled through an interpre family medicines, Including Eno's Fruit, Salt between a thief and two Englishmen the other and convenient medium of exchange, as it is to increase. Indeed, if we may believe those best log with all his worldly goods and chattels done dlet himself on decoctions of snakes, Ugers day. About 4.15 8. Boyanese broke into universal demand for food. A brick, or half a qualified to Judge, namely the importers in the up in a small bundle under his arm the house of Mt. J. MacFarlane, the Inspector brick of tea, is placed in a copper coffee-pot- States, it is rapidly decreasing. The quality of
Chen, and monkeye eyes. The fifth was mere of Weights and Measures, in Farquhar Street. looking vessel and boiled up with mutton fat and this year's crop showed some slight improvement, in training this boy," though success was con mess partner missed a gun, almost a good he Then my troubles began. I spared no effort inferitinate than any of his predecessors, My The burglar, who is a muscular and powerful butter, and the food is caten hot in a Hguld although it is unsatisfactory to note that the siderably retarded at first by the fact that neither new, and a cashbox containing specie to the looking individual, effected his entry through the condition. On the cold highlands such food Chinese are shipping a new class of low grade of us understood a word of what the other maid value of 10, and the luckless Chinese was bath room window. Mrs. MacFarlane was the must be warming and nutritious, first to notice the man's presence, when
tes from Formoss, which is spoiling the repats. I fell back on pantomime, which was amusing blamed for the theft,, mainly, I fear, because of she screamed. The noise roused her husband Hankow market, to which the Customs give the period prices obtained were very satisfactory to dil I made brandishing the broomstick part of handled off to the Blamese authorides, and when Just lately a new commodity has come on the tion of the product. During the speculative to onlookèts, but very unproductive in results his more than usually evil looks. He was ments for her to call and take them off on the who, on rising, saw a person, making for the return journey. The boat ran short of faol and hall, to whom he gave chase, at the same time packed to the shape of logs, which weigh from September onwards, and manga
name of log tea. It is an inferior tes with stalks the Chinese middlemen here, but not so from the performance. Then my little pupil picked next Is him, a few weeks afterwards, he was did not call, and after being on the island thirteen shouting to his friends to stop him. Mr. Ryan lbs. to 80 lbs. each log. The tea is wrapped
up file object lessons with surprising alacrity, passing along, the street, chained in a iine with days, provisions began to run short. Mr. Dodd caught the Boyanese just as he was running in the leaves of the hambusa latifolia, and bat for the silver question, and the speculative to put studs in a shirt, to sew on buttons, Low On Teeing me, the poor wretch threw up his Reviewing the trade generally, I gather that I taught him to fold clothes like London, talor, twenty, other, coopicts, half naked and filthy. determined to run over to Rampla la the boat. through his room in order to make his way out, then reduced in bulk by binding round the log excliement created thereby, 1893 would have to arrange my writing deal, what books hinds, prayed and wept for mercy. A short Leaving Tiuman on the 16th, the voyage across
but no sooner had he caught him than the thief with lengths of split bamboo, This log tea is been was rough and squally, but Rumpin was reached dealt him a smart blow on his left chia with his sant to the Chinese parts for consumption, and trade resumes his normal course it will appear hits into the mysteries of waling at table, had his Imprisonment.. But he had run a most discouraging year, and that when to dust, and what to let alone I faltiated letter procured his spendy liberation, Just as it on the 16th, After spending the day with Mr. fist which falily staggered him. By this time is packed thus from motives of economy, both that Ainoy's share in the tes trade of the world and coached him in the nomenclature narrow risk of being forgotten for He Desborough, Mr. Dodd sailed again in the MacFarlane had come up but, in spite of the of packing and of freight. evening about eight o'clock. The night was dark odds against him, the Boyanese would not gire and squally, a strong, N. E., wind blowing, in, hat, pluckily stood up and fought the two tion, This diminution is progressive. The that last year there was a considerable decrease, and, demonstrated the essential differences Finglets and, handkerchiefs became uncomfort The export of black tea shows a great diminu Acting Consul Hopkins, of Kindang, reports 1 cpounded the science of polishing: boots, him with nothing special to remark, unless that When about three miles from lands not gentlemen. Blow after blow was rapidly export during the past five years has been as liking the set, of one of the sails, he handed the exchanged on both sides and, though many times follows-1890, 69,343,334 lbs. 1889.75.740,1331 leaf, and brick tea. The report of black teas in when and where they were to be used, and how these icles, apparently, As they apret in the export both af green tes, and of tea dust, between pumps, boots, tennis shoes, and slippers, ably scarce.Boys.cannot resist pliering Filler over to a Chinaman, a good seller, and the burglar was knocked down, he is my 1888, 77.453,441 lbs.: 1887, 84,566,084 16s1 1890 was 24,665,600 lbs. This was decrease they were to be cleaned. I worried out my life: touched anything more yainable, I began to look went forward. A squall, spems to have struck times regained his footing, and that notwith- the boat and thrown her on her beam cede, and standing stick which he had brought with him. The reason of this decrease has been the and of mar 130 bar on the serage port of soul of business, procrastination, the thief of Ond bright genius cutshone his common-place the previous year's figures of 2,570,793 lbs., in impressing upon him that punctually if the these abstractions as part of their wayn the water began to rush, In, Mr. Dodd Jumped having been broken across his shin bone. Both competition of India and Ceylon. This com the last ten years, which has been 201,593 picale; time, and other fine pld copperplate maxima, falloysio Hacoolly abstracted our second-best clear of the boat to escape being entangled in MacFarlane and Ryan tried their utmost to pinpellflon is fast ousting China sea from the equivalent to 26,848,934 lbs, Notwithstanding the which our youthful, trembling fingers used to tablecloth, and had a beautiful suit of clot the sails. The first thing he iw, on siang was their opponent down, but in vain, although once British market. The progressive increase of almost complete capture of the Engilsh market trace in copy lines. These maxims were made his despatch box. He selsed it and swam to the they had him down on the floor fat on his back the tea exported to Odessa, and decrease of by Indian and Ceylon teas that appears to be hard for him to understand, doubtless owing to Hon
of it. This Boy deserved promo Fost, then bottom upwards, and the three men but his body being greased all over they could the tea exported, to London, during these impending. I am told that "naire teamen by Impalees Slamese taught him how to
got nodes to leave, DAY did the same. Finding Eimself welzhled more not hold him. The fight had then laated nearly
Par rough, spec and more by the box Mr. Dodd tied to a car half an hour, without any advantage having for by increased shipping facilities to Odessa And it is certainly true that, in spite of the there are no blankets and how to arrange s five years can only be partly accounted maintain a sort of Incredialous nonchalance, make a boda,ip to shake the mattram for
Chinaman, Kai Ishave” kind expe and never saw it more. The night was pitch dark been gained on either side. At last sokig open and improved land transit in Russia, causing tea pessimistic vaticinations of foreigners, the teamen mosquito net properly passed several sleep-
3/koop"); him Fallsply to escape the and the sea rough, so that some time was taken were sent for and, with the assistance of the that formerly went to London for, Russian con- have not yet had the alleged gravity of the less nights and endured horrible tortures bedre tugiza as Ain, uncouth in hist movements» and
Hak of getting a worsstone Heiss do righing the boat after the mast had been servants, the house-breaker at the end of another sumption to go-to-Odessa. – There has at the situation confirmed by any general lightness of hey equined this fatter dccomplishment du 10 habit of bursing into uncontrolabla Laken out, and she floated just under water. The ball hour, was property secured and this placed same time been an increased, consumption in their pockets since the transitional period began, would kill volumes, however, to tall all I'ald for forging at table, to the militement of my four distributed themselves well, and by dint of hors de combad. The man was subsequently Russia of tea exported from this and a decreased They see Russian buyers plunging at all the this boy Briefly, I taught him the whole frandi and my deer disgust. He is perfectly paddling and swimming, alded by the act of the recoved to the Detective Station, and afterwards consumption of it in Great Britain,, Small as the race tens at almost any cost, and even buying duty of boy, is special addends, and carri hone) However, and does not even pilfer may ide, reached the beach by three o'clock in the to the Central Station, whence he was removed amount of tea exported from this to London was up in London what they have-not-been able to genda of my own ga viftus covers a multitude of gins. morning, having been in the water six hours to the keypist We had an opportunity of Weding during 7890, very little even of that small amount secure at Hankow so that though teamen The work of education, went on systematically, mean partner and cluam gradually breaking The boat was so strained as to be taseless, so she the prisoner when in the lock-up, and his was consumed in Great Britain; most of it was cannot fail to recognise that the class of teas too no sirahod, and no playing for is want him of his habit of surrepisions giggling, by was left on the beach and the party want to hir, terribly swollen and battered fod bore by dence sold in London for the Russian market. The de- not drank in Russia no longer fetch, the prices serious task kept fine book in which made at many the most astounding DALLON Desborough'a again. Everything, that was into the fearful struggle he had gone through."
crease of consumption of Chinese tes fn Great Bri- previously realised, they can also see that; for, the boat, except one bag, which floated, was lost,
den of Indian and Ceylon tesa. The increased at-any-price policy prevails, and profits as great sin is entirely caused by the increased consutup such as are in favour in that Empire, a tea were rugularly entered his little peccadices, and tious faces we can screw up, and forbidding him
the consequent penalties, Hero, is a leaf of It 1-
Wander Besyy penalties to move muscle. Hu Ample consumption of tea in Russia is due, I believe, as or even greater then, formerly are easily, Feb. 110 ano
irl choked himself several times, bet to the Lusproved means of communication, and obtainable The Indian teas are not indeed to skersvinna oot
Improving "I have grest hopes of tisis to the improved well-being of the mass of the the Russian taste but the danger that threa
stayed longer than any other Russian nation. The same causes that have tens the tens of Central Chios comes from the
because ba is not troubled made England buy her tes in India and Ceylon, rivalry of the Ceylon plant, the list of which must spoodily cause Russia to be also a customer gives a liquor so, pare, and delicate,” sugges"" of those countries, and though for a long time to Breofa Ana Mingshow, bat preserving a abarotes come she may kill, geslo: Chinoniem" the offth own,
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JOHN C. THOMSON, MA, MB Superintendent. THE Tiaman explorer, Mr. Dodd, had a narrow escape from drowning on the 16th ult. He and Mr. Fenton Hill went to Tiaman by the Pern, on her last passage up, making arrange
Mr. Dodd particularly lamenting, a pair of fine INDIAN TROOPS FOR HONGKONG. “binoculars and his despatch box, The latter prison
contained money, a number of specimens, and The mantle of the great Lord Beaconsfield, some valuable papers. Mr. Dodd subsequently which may be said to have received from made his way in a Malay boat to the Kwals Lord Elgin, of Chins War, fame, has fallen on where Mr. Kinsey kindly lent him some cloth our War Office at home, at the Madras ked shoes. He caught the Sri Mangar and “Timers, that is, so much of its virtud as, was Arranged for that vessel to take off the men and responsible for the employment of Indian troops "out of Todle when her ducky wARTIDES. Were
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