THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1891.
SIAM is the lawyer's paradise, evidently. The Bangkok Timur records the departure recently of young American attorney who left there for the States with $24,000, besides having acquired landed
property in Bangkok and being in every way much better off than when he tripped ashore same three short years 200,
year
TEA TALK
Amoy, July xxth, When I left Philadelphle, I thought I was a fair judge of tea. I had imbibed both it and the knowledge of it in large quantities from George C Boldt, John Chamberlain, and: Délmònico, Now, after having visited Ceylon, Formoes, and the Amoy district I find that I knew..nothing, and the three won by gentimmen named knew even less can be keen sent **We'Arbericans don't know the first principles of making tes. The delicate leaf should never touch metal; It should be kept in paper, wood, glass, or porcelain.
"With kindred souls in many a spot
I've had good ten z-from urn and jar, From caddy, Cha-bol, English pot And fiery Russian sumzoruş.
But none so fragiant or so sweet" As that which from thy hands to-day, With some enchanters' art replato
· Drove every thought of care away."!
EDWARD BEDLOE,
A WONSAN.
I never tasto the fragrant leaf without recalling make the work of washing cold and disagree Edna Sandford's Unes *-----
able, so disagreeable that barely so miner There is little to add to previous reports on were at work pad, didally, winter pats a stop Wonsin. The bustling prosperous, dirty Korean to everything, though not unfrequently a few town increases in population, and must now enthusiasts are still found who pursue their possess fally 15,000 inhabitants. The foreign avocation by laboriously breaking the ice-bound quarter is a good mile away to the north, near a earth with picks, and melting it in a cauldron. promontory, which affords a convenient landleg Each miner at Un-chlong paid tax of 54. place for Thipping and monthly to the provincial Government, and fees here are two settlements, the Japanese discharging cargo, amounting is 18, a month to the local authorities. founded in 1870, and the Chinese only. None of them were sick or ever hoped to be recently. The Japanese, as the earliest comers, The Chief of one gang, a remarkable rolling Have acquired wil the best; ground avaliable for stone, who bad been to Wisdiwostock, Japan, altes, though more than half of it is still unoccu Shanghal and Peking, in the course of spied by buildings. The Chinese settlement tempestuous career, assured me that if his men modestly consists of two or three acres on the averaged $15 (63 10%) a month clear earnings" promontory, and the Chinese Consul considered they were lucky.
id that witten hirnwell fortunate to secure this much, so difficult Journeying south from Saman, we were stopped it now to obtain land, which shall be at once was too deep to ford, The ferrymante ||the Japaneso quarter. Other nationalities are amused himself profitably, He had only at the Customs staff-Should the trade ever- while business was slack and the weather good kað far unrepresanted, except by the members of discovered the existence of gold in the fiver warrant the allotment of a settlement for bank," he said, in response to my questions
Westerns only, considerable difficulty must ba
requirements of merchants. There are goo Japanese and 40 Chinese at Wonzan.
MASKAPEAN.
In the Police Court on the 15th inst. LI Wa Kwal was charged with burglary la Tung Kun on 14th November, 1889. The evidence showed that #IN exiling attention to the extensive counter. ging, of robbers entered a village with torches, felting of Winchester rifle carizidges, already revolver, and other weapons, and brake into * done in these columns, the Amoy Zimer per- private house. Mr. Wise made the usual order tinently add Mercantile fraude of this can for detention previous to rendition,”
sre not confined to the field of arms. “Nà one On Monday last, says the 'Bangkok Timas of read the Consular reports published by the
A JOURNEF IN KOREA. the rat inst, John Maclean, trading under the different governments without being amazed at style of Maclean & Co. flied schedule in the amount of reacality goleg on in the com- HB.M. Consular Court (Bankruptcy Dirion), mercial world. The cutlery of Joseph Rodgets
To make it, put a small quantity in a porcelain
Avery Interesting Parliamentary paper The fiablilties are said to be a little over $400,co, and Geo. Wolstenholm is imitated by a dozen cup, all the latter with boiling water, cover It has just been issued, which detalls an account of a journey in North Kores, by Mr. C. W. and the immediate cause of the failure may be concerns; the exquisite Sheffield work of ❘ with a porcelain axacer,and let it stand three Campbell, of the China Consular Service, and early in the day by a branch of the Yalu; which convenient to the Custom-house, and outside.
Ilkewise counterfeited; minutes. Then if you desire to be an epicure, attributed to the pressure brought to bear on the William Lloyd is young man by the liquidators of the firms of Murray & Laaman's Florida Water Is drink only the upper layer of the golden liquid, recently stationed in Koran. After some delays prayed upon by thirty fargers Hamilton throw the rest away, ribe the cup and begin Mr. Campbell set out at the end of August, Jacker, Slag & Co...
Disston's wonderful saws are copied by un-drawing de novo,
1889, to cross to Geneva, and thence go to Palk- scrupulous sawmakers down to the dot after tha
Don't use angar any more than you would San, the Ever White Mountain or Long trade mark ; the Swiss Jewellers fabricate time- | sweeten Chambertin er pour ·molasses into from the snów with which it is covered for the had not made deeper researches, and had "lbs" "ekperienced in securing space to wait the usual White Mountain, which obtains its colour either places and and a ready sale for them by labelling Mumm's Extra Dry, them Simon Mahratches, now the finest made Don't use milk It rule the flavor of the tes dust, bir. Campbell was furnished with a special not lucrative enough besides, he had no license major portion of the year, or else from pumice turned gold-digger, because the occupation was In the world; English und American sheetings and drills have so many Imitations that at times and fulares the stomach. The cloudiness pro- Jocament, issued by the President of the Korean and the ground was not suited for proper It is difficult to obtain the genuine. Yorkshire duced by adding milk to tea arises from the Foreige office, recommending him to the washing too much water. One would think worsteds
At. Sual: 1 had heard much of this and cashmeres are damaged action of the tannin upon, the casela and I care of the officials
that people so poor would rush to acquiro, ng of the districts be indescribably every
chemically speaking, pure leather. An old by simulations maid who drinks a' dosen cups of this mixture furnish him with whatever he wanted fa
matter how slowly or laberiously, the riches Place. The neighbourhood is popularly sup right pass through, and directing them to
hidden everywhere around them. I could have: Fred to contain most of the mineral wealth from German and Austrian looms. Better day swallows a hundred pairs of boots and a foed, transport, or money. In payment he was Is beleg driven to the wall by buttering section of extra long leather hose during her to re ble note of hand redeemable a Soul, was proof against such temptation, but here sequence, busy mining town, wealthy,
scarcely believed that even Korean Indolence Korea, and expected to find, in ut and oleomargarine. Cognac brandy being replaceă, under its own name by - with unlawfully selling prepared oplum. Mr. Wise flavoured potato-spilt. A late issue of the boil ten. The heat drives off the perfumo, spalis | his smalls' quesis tarried out, as no one knew prohibition' has" its effect on esiterprise, and fition of perhaps, yea' houses, enclosed by: an i
lonely life of fifty years. Above all things don't but he frequently had much trouble in getting evidence of the fact. No doubt the Government populous and solar was never more #4 | thoroughly disappolated? Kapsan is a collec- Chemical News states that there are over the flavor, and extracts the tannia, the astrin- the point raised by Mr. Wilkinson that no sale 5,000 bogus atticles sold largely in the open figent principle. If the boiling be done in a tin of the Foreign Office; it was a new bureau, and gold' washing opened under, official auspicarology for a wall, which is crumbling, where it nene of the country officials had heard of it. He catalls an amount of intercourse with their has not already fallen. The Yamén exhibited was made, as there was no delivery.. The woman market. Is it not high time for the various makes the. Nquld black. This fluid is simply #tarted with a boy and crok, a coolle, and Kang, that most. Koreans would beg to be excuscus to the universal symptoms of decay. As for the
For iron, pat the tannin attacks the metal and was discharged, and ambsequently re-arrested civilized governments to unite open some plz diluted Ink. Never let the tea stand except Campbell did not succeed in getting to the top of
Chinese speaking-Korean, sa-data preter. Mr
CORVES AND OFFICIALE
Inhabitants, they were without exception the and re-charged on an information of earlier date. of action whereby the pablle can be protected
The Korean labour In this case she was convicted and fined $100. from these fraudulent is, and every individual in a tightly-closed porcelain pot... Standing Palk-tu-San, the snow and the locks of a guide stent, and univerzal oferationis ir be condest and rudest Koreans I had come across; will be assured of the purity and identity of changes it from a delicious wholesome beverage preventing him at the last moment, but he cer- resemblance to the old French corvée, in that their night, preity equally between inspecting for selling opium without a, permift..
whatever he purchases At present we are
Into an Ul-tasting and bitter liquor. Rathertainly showed that discretion which is said to be it is chiefly restricted to roads, and helping my belongings and carousing. I inquired the THE Bangkok police are doing their utmost to walking in the dark, not knowing where our
meke it in small quantities and make it often the greater part of velour in not persevering people over them: A Korean official travelling reason why nobody seemed to be doing any collect the trienalal poll-tex ($2.70 per capita) | next footstep will bring us to
Methinks I hear many good housewives say. He writes: levied on Chinese Immigrants. The "wily
on public business naturally expects to do so at work. The question rccasioned not a little "It needs no ghost to tell us this" and yet there Night was closing in, and the galde had just the public cast, but this conception of publle costsurprise-italstons which no Korean would
quickly, sip the tes bolling hot wit of grave of In summer, when you want to previously peeled lemon, or nicer atlil, without the rind, floating in it. In winter orange caprially when you have a cold, and require sudorific, add a wineglassful of arrack to it end drink it down as hot as you can stand it. It will bring out a profuse and healthful perspira tion when punch or hot. Scotch falls to thaw you out.
Beware of brandy, beer, and rum, For now at last the Summer's come i
AT the Magistracy on the 15th inst. the woman Leung Abd was brought up on remand charged delivered Judgment in favour of the pilsones, on
Celestial, however, is equally on the alert to /A CALCUTTA Native paper is responsible for the are thousands who do need advice on this simple told me that we were yet a couple of miles from Is 'usually anybody's cost except his own. When think of, putting so bluntly; but I was scon
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to that end. As a last resort, says the Times, the "blues" are now literally sticking up carriages and buses carrying Chinese along the Cazin foroughfares of the city and suburbs, and
those whom they find without the mark are Invited to step into the nearest, tax-collector's office. ....
AT the end of last August 5,000 taels of oplum were found on board the German steamship Kriamhild, at Singapore, as cargo for Hamburg from Hongkong. We pointed out at the time says the Free Press, that the principle Involved, In the prosecution, though perfectly justified from a legal point of view, threw great responsibility on the captains of vessels carrying oplum is transit. We learn tha' In consequence of much correspondence with the Government, and as a result of communication from the Secretary of State, the whole cost of the fine is to be refunded. to Messrs. Puttfarckez, on behalf of Messrs. Oettling, the consignees.
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Only at one place, Kapsan, did Mr. Campbell have any trouble with the people, and here it was fortunately not serious, though his watch end ancroid got broken.
Campbell's interesting record appear in the Z. The following extracts of portions of Mr.
C. Express;—
GOLD.
arrival at a prefectural or departmental town, satisfaction, that the Prefect had been suspended office, and requests so and so much assistance to and was only permitted to transact business of presents his documents at the chief magistrate's from his functions for some grave Irregularity carry him on to the next magistracy. If to haste pressing nature pending a decision of the be sends a messenger ahead to say so, and Central Government at Seel. There is no doubt baggage ponies are sought from the "yök at. Its antiquity can hardly be disputed. Tradition everything is made ready to expedite his journey, that Kapsan was once a very flourishing place. post-station, if there is one; if not, balls or men, says that Kapsan was for long time the capital of are requisitioned (without remuneration) through some of the many amalt States which divided and money collected. Sometimes, it is, unid, to have fallen aigually from its high estate, the head manj rooms are swept and garnished, Korea la pre-historic times. At present, it seems he finds it necessary to send out his servants Such was the dearth of ready money that a lead. to seize the magistrate or treasurer, and ob- Ing tradesman on whom I had a letter of credit tain the satisfaction of his wants by threats or for 10,000 cash, or a ros, had to spend the best duress. All Koreans of note are attended by part of a day collecting the amount from his swarm of retainers, who frequently require little friends and neighbours, we hav encouragement to rob and extort promiscuously. CHINESE ON THE FRONTIER. * And when it is bome in mind that the business which calls the officer apt on his travels often The Chinese are rapidly populating their fron has as little connection with the people who enter. Many of the ever-increasing army of tertain him as my journey bad, nobed Ill be wood-cutters and raftsmen setile down perma« surprised to learn that there are few sights more. neptly wherever they see a chance of making a unwelcome to the Korean peasant who lives an Hvelihood. "There is a good deal of condescen. frequented road than the retinue of a "Nyaug-, tion about the Chinaman, who speaks of the pau,"
Korean as a little-country man," and of him. It is a mliteke to suppose that the Korean self as the big-country man," but it is die peasant le long-suffering under extortion, br that played with tact, and is seldom offensive. Larga of a local officiat is easily ascertainable by a few territory, believe that most of them work for every Korean magistrate extors. The character Dumbers of Koreans have settled on Chinese diplomatic inquiries, and I have heard as many maintained and directed, a state of dependence the benefit of the Chinese, by whom they are praised for their mederation-Korean for justice. The checks on misrble are few, but powerful On the other hand, I only saw one instance of I have heard condemned for the contrary. exactly suited to their ambitionless character, in their way. Though, the magistrate le Chinese squatter on Korean ground--a hunter always a perfect stronger to the country who had built a but in the forest neke little affection for it, it is not so with his Chinese and Koreans a colonists he rates, and therefore likely to
betray
Paik-tu Sang The relative merits of the personnel. Beyond some, friends and relations brought irresistibly to notice. The Korean's whom he has brought with him from Soul to hot in barely large enough for his family ;' his help him to bear the burdens of office, there are live stock consists of a dozen fowls, two or three few else around him who do not belong to the pigs and dog and his clearing produces locality. I am free to admit that the Yamen just sufficient grain and hemp to keep him ranter cannot, often be painted in very rich bot hal als time is occupied in accom supplied with mesis and clothes. The soll being colours, yet so one who bes, travelled in Keres and noticed the good-humoured cordially of his, plishing this much. happened one day to rest
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ago, among the letters received by the ex-Amir
before I could catch him he fell in the snow. I of Cabul at Missorle, was one addressed to "His Majesty King of Afghanistan, which ran
efforts seemed to increase the violent paroxysms tried to revive him with brandy, but all my nearly as follows: Your Majesty, I am a little
that shook hins from head to foot While German boy, and am making a collection of with very much to presare some
rolling in agony and elmost speechless, be stamps. stamps of your Majesty's Kingdom, and shall be
the tsarers to deposit their loads in a still contrived to say something that caused very much obliged if your Majesty' would' send
twinkling; several hands seized his pouch, me some." The letter was made over to the Political Officer in charge, who good-naturedly
produced therefrom a packet or two of rice neatly answered the letter, enclosing a small collection and a fraud. "A Chinese coolle wouldn't give it grain towards the four quarters, while the rest Beware of green tea] It is an abomination ded up in white paper, and one man threw the of Cabul stamps. In due course came a reply to his pig. He will give that patient porker invoked the " San-sin," or mountain geall, 'in a from "the little German boy""Kind English dead rats, old bosts and other offal and such set prayer er incantation. It did not take the Officer, the stamps, which you have so kindly unconsidered trifics, but he draws the line at Koreans long to fell half-a-dozen trees and build sent me, have arrived, and are valued by me in cream tea. In the first place it is simply the a huge fire, around which we huddled, sticking my collection. I showed them and your letter to a anrips leaf and bears the same relation to the our feet Into the blaze to keep them from frees
7 distinguished German Officer, who is now staying real article that the "tle peach of emerald ng. The Korerns slept, drenched as they were. at my father's house, and he is so pleased with hue" does to Delaware's delicious fult in its As for myself, the novelty of the experience for the kindness of an English Officer to a little richest ripeness. It has the same effect upon hade sleep, and I passed most of my time dosing German boy that I walked him to give me his the stomach and abdominal nerves as in the my patient with Lebig's extract for want of any photograph to send to you, which he has done, case of pour "Johnny Jones and his sister Sue "beiter remedy. It was very hard to turn back and hope you will accept it." The letter con- The green tea of commerce derives its rare color from my purpose on the threshold of accomplish tained a photograph with the autograph, "Von from being cured, or rather killed, on dirty ment, yet no other course lay open to me." Moltke, Field Marshal "The little German copper-pans, from being mixed with weeds and bay" turned out to be the son of a well-known shrubs, from being stained with Indigo and manufacturer, who had been most feral is chrome yellow, from belug colored with verdigris, providing benevolent institutions for workmen in grass-julce, or chlorophyl. Every green dye Germany, and who was the Field Marshal's host, known to commerce has been used to produce during the manoeuvres in the neighbourtiers of the mach admired but death dealing color, except his property-Si non avere, etc. We shoulding, it may be, Paris green. As soon as the use like to know if the little German boy enclosed at that poisonous substance will give a profit of a. remittance to pay expenses, adds the M. C. a cent a pound you can wager it will be Überally Daily News. His countrymen are not usually used by the mercenary Mangollas merchant and so thoughtial Wehave frequently received letters the much more mercenary cultured European from stamp collectors, invariably balling from the sex-trader. -" Fatherland, asking for Chinese stamps. Some of Il venture the statement that there is no five these enterprising persons make their medest retea la the United States. What goes to our quests on postcards; others send a few worthless country is the cheap stuff used here by the coolles stamps of their own country la exchange for what and jail-lamates. they hope to receive. Ferhaps they hope that the person who receives the, letter may be a brother
When an American housekeeper pays $1 per philatelist; or perhaps they trust to his good lb. for her Oolong or English breakfast, she is nature and the force of unbiashing check buying what is rold here for twenty-five cents. Possibly if they adopted the "little German boy" No really good tea is sold here for less than $1 THE Macassis contains an account of a pretty de ige their missives would receive more atten. Per lb. by the wholesale. If laid down in the gallant act which a boy of thirteen, named tion than they do at present. A pleasanter faci-market at home it could not be sold for less than Maximlilano Joné Collaço, son of the proprietar;} dent was that not long ago, H.B.M. Consu-This ST tes in the usual article for clerks, pror use for it in Kores, and therein lies the key toto credit Him with 'a'ahero of the milk of human" the north bank of the Yalu, where things were
$1.75. of the Bella Vista baths, performed, on the 8th General at Shanghal received a letter from ♣ tradesmen and mechenics... For the well-to-do, the fabulous stories of Karra's mineral wealth, klodness, The, foreigner, in his estimate, of" very alferent", "Some twelve years before he had
de Souza, Aquino, and Telles jun., were out in a small enclosing Fostal order for 28. 61. Her letter boat, soms half-mile from the shore, when Talles was very naively worded and produced, the Eutoresns who purchasethese high priced leaves attract attention to any country. In Japan soon finds that much of the actus, dally Igor Thornestead was quite an imposing array of began rocking the boat and fooling generally De Souza and Aquino told him to desist for fear, of an accident, as they couldn't swin, but be continued, and by and by they found themselves in the water, De Souza, and Aquino were in imminent danger of drowning, had not Collaco had the presence of mind to swim them with oats, and so supported them until he could bring the boat to them. His father saw the "accident," and took them into another boat, The Governor of MECRO is moving the Lisbon anthorities to recoguise the youth's bravery, and in the meantime Telles is up before the Magis
A COUPLE of pontes that were being driven in + wagonette near Wanchal market on the afternoon of the 15th Inst. took fright at something, and ran away. In a few moments they caused the vehicle to collide with, tree, and the two mafoos on the box began to think of their hereafter, but lacktly the pole carried away, and no particular damage was done. But the pɔoles kept on, and raced down the Praya at top speed, causing a con- alderähle number of coolies and youngsters to hurry along at quite an unusual rats. The coolles left their borrows, however, and when, the anitnals reached them there was a small circus, ending in favor of the barrows. The pony to whose harness the pola was still attached got to its stable feeling rather warm, and its advent so upset a griffin that was feeling a bit soedy that it went out and, in the language of Mrs. Siegel, laid down to
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that run from ar to. $50 per lb. The only are the Russians and is few connoisseurs in France, Gamany, Austria, Spain and Turkey, The bold Briton pamulis patriotism and bis pause to guide his palate, and uses the vicious vitriolic horrors of Ceylon and India. Good Uncle Sam patronizes a Cheap John who gives away to each purchaser a $2 cup and saucer with every 25 cent pound of ten..." ↑
from the Chinese, is the proper mode of packing Another paint of the many we have to learn the leaf, That which goes to America is dumped, RK soon as it is fired, burning hot into a lend lined bez, the lead a soldered, and the airtight coffin is sent around the globe in the hot hold of steamer, The tea sweats and undergoes many changes which alter: its flavor altogether, and
its quality.uno di me lespromo demos
always voluble. His country is impregnated Gold is a subject on which the Korean is with the precious dust, he says; it exists every where, and I am Inclined to thlok, from my of the truest he makes. At the first blash, the personal experience, that this statement is one stranger may be excused if he laughs at It Nevez, by any chance, does he see a gold trinket worn or for sale. Its use in art work is infinite simal. In trath, the vast majority of the people are too poor to cultivate ornamentation to precious, and the few who are rich enough know better than to make themselves singular in this respect. Gold always leaves the country,
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we are Informed, in explanation; there is no relations with Immediate neighbours can refuse, an hour or sá at the house of a Chinese settler on
empty handed, but now is cleared land fogliive Impressions at the best of times. He followed the war for half-a-mile and his the peasant it withheld from his prying gaze buildinga. He had several Koreans working for and the conclusion follows that the methods and him, he outhouses; were filled with produce, doings of the govering classes are beyond need among which I noticed European cabbages zato personsí observation. Ally or newly all) and turnips, and a drove of forty pigs and several that he Teams about them is at second hand head of Chinese dong the Valu ho possessed
many other along the he Konak,” which was kept constantly at work manufacturing fiery spirit from Kaollang
leus sorghum), held in great request by the many
*Twas struck by the fact that none of
i who made this spirit drank it, an
FORROWING MONEY,
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chfydn,, the ; seat of Prefect, I
ned by persistent extortion, had risen against their sales, and the Prefect, as well as Ala Icading myrmidons, had been forced to tace an abrupt departnie... I made my spplication for je loan to the clerk; in charge at the misgistrar and be soon responded-by-sending exactly half-ser amount "1" had asked for, should happy. sted content with this, but in the course of acti Kapla quty ito ay my small demand had reduced, the district treasurer Informed
great heat that foi ought to consider ikk cky to get what I did. He didn't know Adam, and couldn't conceive my object about the country, borrowing money on wha rity of a Foreign Office despatchpelt and
Tand, 18 would pay everyo through the Foreign Office at Säulen and didn't balleve is ould honour my drafts any
never heard of the Foreign Office, 2005
A very silght production of gold suffices to especially the most absurd notions prevailed, for THE so-called detectives or thief-takers in
there gold is practically non-existent, and thither yamins are in the habit of putting thieves to
the lion's share of the gold of Korea has always horrible tortures to extort confessions, says the
found its way. Indeed, there is every reason to Hups, and many a time accused persons have
suppor, that all, or nearly all, the gold Japan been driven to confess crimes which they never
possessed before she was thrown open to foreign committed. Worre than this, thieves are some-
commerce was of Korean origin. The figures times compelled by torture to implicate personal
In the Customs Returns by no means 'SDIWCY
The monasteries in the Diamond Mountains enemies of the detectives, or well-to-ds people, as- The tea plant is as sensitive and delicate as 1 the expectations raised by native reports, but I occupy a fairly well-defined district of some a means of blackmailing. A striking case in West Walnut Street belle. It flourishes best on should elas add that they present a very inade thirty miles long by twenty miles broad in the 'point occurred recently in Tientsin. A thief was - a mountain side where it is neither very warm caught by a certain detective of the Tientsin mor cool, where the soil is dry, but the rains gold-producing power of the country, for it is a visibly from the Lastern Sea, whence the mala quale idea of the actual, not to say possible, north of the Kang Da Province, and are easly magistrate's yamin. After Illegally abjecting and dewa are frequent, where the force of well-known fact that large quantities of gold go range is distant not more than thirty miles, as him to all sorts of torture to compel him to the wind is broken by adjacent woods or hills, abmad which do not come under Customs in any countly than these mountales are in the
the crow flies." Few places ́ere, more celebrated. IN connection with the robbery that was acknowledge thefts, the detective lighted a where there, ju u-maximin of light and, cognisance.
(ft advisable to borrow 10 or 15 dollars anim perpetrated at the Hongkong Hotel on the night large jors-stick and commenced burning according to the Celestials of moonlight, Mining for gold in Korea is almost entirely first to explore these, to all appearance, unisvid One, letter track the place, however, at an
1 Korea? The early Buddhists were evidently the wo of the 14th inst, some interesting facts have the thief's wrists with it. The poor watch, and where the surrounding ground is kept placer." The individual areas worked are ing highlands The absolate seclusion of the unfortunate time. A week before, the people, of cash on the strength of my Foreign
come to light. It would seen from the surround- unable to comprehend what was wanted of fred from weeds or other vegetable growths. rarely large, few feids employing as many as ings of the case that the thief or thieves were him, "asked for Instructions. The detectiys There are farms in Fermess, Fo-Kien, and other 500 persons. The public revenus la derived from
place and the severe grandeur of the, scenery, thoroughly conversant with the Interids arrange then requested him to Implicate in court a certain tea districts where these conditions exist heavy fee paid monthly by each miner while fulfilled conditions dear to the monastic mind to ments of the room, and knew where the jewellery man called Li Kuan, as his associate, adding unchangingly, whose tea-crop is a famous and at work, the old system of a royalty on the out- and less off ham than it is now
days when Buddhism was more of a reality was to be found. The fumates of the room, that if this favour was granted the torture would distinctly known in the Eastern world as the put being much too productive of disturbances. Mr. and Mrs. Hawes, were asleep, but it cease and rice and good food would be suppiled various chateaux of France are to the wine. As it is, the licensing fees vary with the fecality, Altogether, the district boasts of forty shilnes, would have been almost Impossible for the thief There was no choice but to comply with the experts of Europe. Just as the millionaires of or the caprice of the superintending officer, and host of thy servitors. The great tinjority of the
tended by 300 or 400 monks, a few nuda, "and to have polatlessly ransacked the room without demand. When in court during the examination, Europe control, certain vineyards, so do the revolts among the miners constantly secur Awakening the occupants unless be knew exactly the magistrate was surprised to hear that no millionaires of the Flowery Klugdam control Whenever these assums serious character mon are congregated at the four chle moda where to put his hands on the things ewellers many depredations had bem, committed by bue tea-plantations whose annual output is worth the authorities at once display an Oriental textes, and the as possess (3 turall sanctuary of
to the amount of about $360 was annexed, and we mao, and desired to know how many accomplices, king's ransom, belleve that many of the articles stolen were he bad. The thief could only remember the
two where they and suficient to do, spart froma prised not so much for their intrinale value a eurname Lt and forgot the other dame Kuan,
ilong The momwhen not in len religious exercises, in weaving cotton and hempen gements, and other Women for other reasons. To prove that the affair Next morning the examination was continued
mesiasterior, travel all over the count was very leisurely carried out, or that previous and the thief whose memoly had been refreshed,
bowl in hand, chanting the canons of Badk advice had been given to the untimely visitor, gave the full name Li Kuan as that of bis
from door to door, sollching subscriptons to the a pair of brass buckles which, being highly po- comrade. This forgedalness one day and
building of a new altar or for the repair of an old listed, resembled gold, were cut off Mrs; Hawes' | 'ons[1]
the next sudden remembrance of the
one, and begging from day to day the food and but shoes. A bundle of odds and ends that had been name of companion in crime, amused
resting place which are rarely denied them collected from the dressing table was found on suspicion. Nothing was sild by the pinglaatste Mongolian packs the poorest kind in
Korean Budhl is mainly days from agen the verandah the following morning. No arrests however, beyond ordering the arrest
The revenue to support this headquarters of way have yet been mademons Whar van vi Camici Kaam Li Kum was accordingly arrested H. M. S. Hyacinth, which is at present stationed infleting on the innocent man all the refined by the detective, who graded his revenge by at Singapore, will be relieved, according to the ments of torture to make him state in court that Fris Prass, either during the latter part of the he was the thief's partner. While this was going year or early next year by one of the new on in the endeavous of the runners, Lt Koane
that all the excellent rice-Ends in sight belonged, craisers, in accordance with the new regulations family appealed to the Tientsin Prefect, who at The Hyacinth will come to Hongkong for a brief once ordered the whole case, with the parties
ordinary rental generally payabis in produce, to the monks) who let them to cultivatori at an period, and will then proceed home, to broken concerned, includist the magistrate, to be up. H, M. S. Plover, Redbols and Pigs will brought before ble court. The thief being hard
Besides this much reliance is placed on very soun, leave the China Station, H. M. S pressed confessed the whole conspirace The
able offertops to defray the cont of new buil Pracoch, on the expiration of her commission, is prefect darted a furious glance at the magistrate,
and other extraordinary expenický go home. These vessel flare to be who bad ne chance of explaining history and he principle is the same the mubdivision of handle, their mooden bowl the works proguing in Chinheemse supplanted by one of the latest, twin screw ordered him to report the true facts of the case in the tea, and the prevention of Haks Attending mon dexterity, and allow very little dust to for which, food of £4,000, proceed cruisers capable of steaming over twenty twelve hours: The magistrate, badly knubbed, larger packages or in bigger buik, such as beatlog, escape them. In many other ways the Korean source and the Superior of knots an hour. The names of the cruisers examined the detective, who stoully denied every sweating and moulding, whee gesilapan for miners show the fruits of long experience, but tated on Soal to solicit donatioris
spoke to me most kopefully of lo not known at present), and although thing, even when confrunited with the thier and
This principle we have yet to learn and apply, their ta meir, water, is, and has always been, tension and restoration of His severil pames are mentioned nothing definite in Li Kuan. Very well said the magistrate, But ab the exquisite pleasure to be found in aan tasoluble problem Pumping appliances are re to band, All the ships of the new Australian will do unto you as you have done and the cup of truly fine teme The color in afdelicate, unknown. Of course." tall-races," and elaborate monastery. The monks do not ek nie as Carmess Colonies Defence Fleet recently turned out of thief and a big burning joss-stick was empiled gidgleack leat unfolds into a perfect live oral ones, too, are constructed wherever the nature of of Buddhism or its history, and mond could make ponents of their faith; | Few of them know much the different shipyards at home are at present to the wrists of the detective, who fither under agancs fills the banqueting hall, delicate the ground permits, but they soon become alcolm They are expected, fas Singapore the tortare and made a full confessions: How and yet penetrating/dalat bacilistiny alabable unmanageable, and have to be abandoned my preteses to explain intelligibly the airport shortly on their way,207 Bataving where all the leads were placed on the wretch aid he was boug above all other pertumes, and the Bavor! The vessels are to assemble, previous to proceeding sigried to a celbild Kean was sent to the Pros famous Clover Club lunch pales into dim distance est to Ham-heus, the most prolic befugthers in the impressivebearchracteristic
Gold-fields occur near the coast from Wod of the books they we at their servicen
whole, the shrines themsaires LamR LIE to their destination in Australian waters.
fect, who met him at liberty in open court so as In comparison to this cup that cheers." Wends of Yong-heung and Chongpyong. It was im Rattles will leave Singapore pa theath instant, tops away the stain on the character of an cannot describe the delight in a brew of fresh possible to obtain reliable information with but whatevit effect its might be
ormcan tea. It fils, the system and makes regard to them, Latex on visited typical have on the minds of devout palate for hours. And the next days?, think of thither at the height of the season, that is to marmer kubick is digalato with 20 vetaries of Bacchus, the brain if clear, the say, immediately after the summier rains, the working Bad ide illerime in weas body si alert, and the soul rendy for the baute" | "aurt satra"FOMEN KETERSEN NE MENYSE SOUIZEN FA
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conception of the art of government, by closing neighbourhood), executing a few of the Indi- the mines (thereby dolog a cruel injustice to the viduals, who were most probably deeply wronged, and permitting the prime authors to escape wholly or with slight punishment. The miners usually work in gangs of a dozen or so. A popular wasbings, where space in an object their clalm called a pafs (feld), is perhaps the sight to connect it by aluice with the seven or eight yards square, and carries with is strong paper, packages, and these in turn in nearest stream. The mede of working a covered boxes; still; better ones! in/silver-fall loosen the soll at the bottom of the pit-1 she eastern side of the Keung kang Sau, on the mortuary lead; the better kind in softin paper simplicity itself. Three or four of the band property which has been attached to the mons
steries from time immemodal, Most of it lies qu inside of one pound cases made of split sun- none more than 15 feet deep; two or three pass road leading from Ya-chum Sato, Sin-kyel Sa. fried bamboo, and the best in porcelain Jars and it up in baskets to the surface, a couple are. At two or three of the hamlets there I was told kases, how men and get or deconstantly engaged baling water into the dinice, He packs in eighths and quarters of a pound, and the remainder take their case shore antil so that if a few, leaves, are improperly treated or comes their turn to relieve the people at work, not cured, they will not contaminate fauch, sur- The gold-bearing clay is then carried to rounding tex." The Ruisiana compress the tea washing hole, where the panners deal with Inte bricks, or cover it with silver foil and many it. I have it on the authority of an
wrappings; or also put it in glazed fars.
that the Korean panners
In order to proceed to the Christmawand Corn-Innocent man wrongfully äccusede #ply nerve thrill with-joy--It-llogers on the | northern gold-field at Un-chlong, near the Yalu certainly be dissipated” by the
Islands on the annual official visit, In addition | to be reported zid the detective will to the usual routine business in be performed, strial at the autorenal amines. Probably kis the Rafilie kas to make a survey of the falande; semience will be exile to the Amoos with penal which should prove of considerable service to servitude The Tantsin people rejoi
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the effect of the Forelín Ofics letter, much the same results? The & chos-ED," OE}}
screwed up, courage to lend me 10-she
effort, which; exhausted the localga condition that I repaid ft at yön»BRE of at Seal, and defrayed the expenses to. fro of the messenger he sent with me,,,The qié transaction pointed to the lateresting con clusion that there was a mach, greater fuck of ufidence la an important Government Office ban ld's complete stranger like myself, Be WABUNGEN MISCELLANEOURTYARDS
PROMIation -- that this part of the country. Is Enot boptions is a conclusion, arrived at without" |kanitation,though/T'should be at a loss to convey' tby Impressions on the point in figures, Haminti Sofá dosen or twenty bedies are numerons in the
culi rated walleye but on the hole road, from or AOL « it would be wrong to form any general from (kar The south of Körns is reputed vianthickiy@populated as the north,
salonal) presence of South Korean: igrants in the Hambyfing and Pylingan bends to prays an overplus somewhere