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support may be exsected from those shareholders who have not wet greed to subscribe for the new capital, and many of whom arc, 'doubtless, waiting the conse of ev'rts before committing themselves to any definite plan of action,'
Of the pooro "A" shares it is now proposed that a first issue should be made of 15,000 only, the remainder being seserved for future issue an silver capital in India and the Eigt, after the nerdel Parliamentary powers for this purpose have hern obtilne, or otherwise to be avaliable for subrequent issue here
Assuming the shareholder at their next meeting to approve of the course recommended by the Commister, the steps necessary for the purpose of carrying the same into effect will be as follows:-Ai once to establish the new Bank, and then to register the present Bank ny, one with limited ability under the Companies Act, after which the needed resolutions for voluntary winding up, and for the simultaneous making over of the entire property and assets to the new Bank so that the business may be continued without Interruption as a going concern, can be
passed,
way
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1892.
We are approaching the orange country here'nud purchased a large basket containing 215 oranges for 300 cash; heyond this and some rise there did not seem to be much of any kind of useful article for sale. Of course there was a great plenty of all kinds of incense, paper money, and other trumpery used to idolitapas worship.
After a few hours we got under way again and travelled nearly to Nanchang Fo, the capital of the province of Kiangal. The stream here is qulie wide and deer, and steamers of the size of the Alang foo draw same & org feet of water would have no difficulty in getting up here. We had made a good day's journey, 170, besides several stops,
is and will be erected at both pinces.
A small company for coffee, Manila hemp, sago and coconuts has been started, and being selected on the south side of the Bay, and filling
has commenced.
Mr. McCechan's mangrove extract mils keep on puffing away merelly, and symptoms of the building of a good rubstantial house adjoining are apparent, which is looked upon as a good sign.
Canalderable fellings are in progress at shout the fourth raile stone cut of town, for the cattle syndicate, which syndicate it is said will pay a dividend at the end of the year.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
{Prom Maria, Geo. Falconer & Co's Reginer,)
4.
Thermometer) to the Thermometer Yalla mutansanant Theag n, m,' {W?me bell)..... Thacmanvater— 14. Thermometer..
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Thermometnewabl]wkwam (over night).
Co-day's; Advertisements.
TO-NIGHT.
TO-NIGHT.
A fish curing and smoking cancern has been or recognised cause of hot bearings and generá? | FOOD for Consumptives-Scott's Emulsion of started locally and is getting to work ; sampten | damage to machinery; fifihly, their contract Pare Cod Liver Öll with Hypophosphites of of remarkably good smoked fish, which would speed could be maintained at diminished cost." Lime and Sada is a most wonderful food for the Captain Gregory, it will be seen, thus occupied | Consump'ive. It not only gives it ength and find a market anywhere are heady forthcoming.
Increases the flesh, but heals the irritation of the The vast quantiles of fish in our seas bave also the very opposite end of the pole to those whe attracted the attention of the people in Hongkong, planed their faith to auxiliary steam-vessels for throat and lungs. It is very palatable; children and a Company is being formed there of a some, the development of the Eastern trade round the ¦ take it like milk, and in all wasting diseasen what more am illous character. (Not heard of "ape. But auxillary steamers had beep tied both for adults and children It Is marvellogs and found wanting some five or six years before food and mecicine. Any Chemist can supply it. it here.-Ed. Hongkong Telegraph)
One plece of land at the back of the town is Gregory wrote, so he was dot without the benefit A. S. Watson & Co. (limited), agents in being prepared for sugar cane planting, and of recorded experience as well as of his own Hongkong and China-Adat and another for ground nola, and small mills it The saving to be effected by a reduction in
practical observation.
therig he threw into plain figures. He estimated that cach vessel (mail steamer) could do with four hands less per voyage, or ano hands in one Company alone. At an estimate of £so per annum for the wage and maintenance of each man this represented a saving of £10,000 per annum in labour alone. Then more rapid voyages were made with the altered rig, but with even less consumption of fuel, this would re- present another saving which he put down at 5000 pir annum. The saving of fuel would, he contended, be important, because the abips would be propelled at contract speed at a lower Gambler bolling is in operation at the Gorem: pressure of steam and with diminished wear and ment Experimental Garden beyond Mellnow :
tear of machinery :- The lofty spars and upper very good samples are being shown, and this sails now carried-representing, as they do, industry also it is hoped will be extended shortly, great weights and feverage aloftare of no real On a larger acile are, the Develoment use as compared with the disadvantage of having Corporation's operations; 200 acres of coffee will to carry them frequently for whale passages he in shortly-and-planting will be continned furled, In theory they are struck and stowed until there are 300 acres. Manila hemp is rapidly away in head winds, but in practice they are maturing, and many other things coming on well, frequently left loft, in the expectation that the
All these thingsare in the vicinity of Sandakan.wind may shift to some favourable quarter, and. At Kadat a'good' deal of coffee is growing wril,under. These circumstances the resistance and much of it is in besting, while from Dr. they offer to the vessel's progress far more Chapman's sugar mill, sngar af very good. than counterbalances any advantages from. quality is being exported round the coast. On their use, as a high pressure of steam most be maintained to overcome that resistance, | on apace, exports from thence showing a tekvy Our foreign bouse-boat, being able to sail Increase over last year's figures; new factories cxpenditure of feel to an amount that cannot be closer to the wind, we able to go without are belag put up and some hundreds of Chinese closely estimated, but must be very considerable difficulty the five to Kinkitow, a village preully are finding profitable employment there. Ex where coal generally ranges between £3 and £4 situated on a bluff at the junction of two rivers.ports from seven parts on the west cost for the per ton in price." Here we went ashore and preached and gave nine months ending to September last, tollThe saving in upkeep, repairs, and wear and away tracts, We had large congregations in $145.58, against $587 to same date Inst tear of machinery, Captain Gregory estimated two places who treated us kindly and listended year, an increase of $86 703, nearly catirely dac (for this one Company, remember) at £10,000
per annum at least. lentively as we told them the story of the to the increased business in **go. Crot. It was interesting to watch those who had heard us, take up our words, and tell them over again in their own way to new comers We mer several who bad beard the Gospel In other places and others who had purchased and read Christian books and tracts, A superficial know- ledge of Christ is very widely spread all over Chips. More preachers are wanted to instruct the people more panicularly and gather them into churches.-N. C. Daily News.
he would find himself wholly, deserted by hear they have recently purchased a fine plot <! all his pupils. It is not only brides who land at a value of about $730 Mexican,
"Although the wind was all strong we were take advantage of this occasion to visit their relatives, but in general it may be said able to get away on the 26th of November and that when a village gives a theatrical repre- in four hours travelled to Ch'-034, 120 & distant. sentation, it must count upon being visited duz- This place contains a large number of houses and shops along the two Alder of a long narrow ing the continuance of the same, by every man, woman and child, who la related to any inkable street. We preached and sold semer so breks and iant of the village and who can possible be pre-tracts. The place hasa poverty-stricken strabout sent. Every Chinese family has a perfect swarm of relatives of all degrees, and a time of theater is an excellent opportunity to trok in upon one's friends. Whether these friends and relatives have been invited or not, will make no difference. In the case of ordinary villagers, the visitors would come, even if they knew for certain that they were not wanted. It Bas frequently been remarked that hospitality as such, cannot be said to be a characteristic Chinese virtue, although there is at all times such a parade of it. But whatever one's feelings may, he, it is necessary to keep up the pretence of averflowing hospitality, so that whoever comes to the yard, must be pressed to stay to a meal and to spend the night, however anxious the bust may be to get rid of him.
Sunday, the 27th, as we could not get ashore There having been inquiries whether the pro. On ordinary occasions guests will not stay with
we weighed anchor and reached the capital, to posed issue of new capital could not be made by out sech an amount of urging, as may suffice to
show that the invitation is bond fide, bat during distant, in a brief time. Close to us there the Bank saat prevent constituted, the Com- mee think it d'sirable to add that as they are the conticuance of a theatre, it often makes very anchored the beat of a high official bound, for advised this is imposible. One obstacle in the little difference how lacking the host may be in Hupeh, and bis firet of escorting gun junks, of any such proceeding would be that the cordiality, the guests will probably decide to say. Soon they weighed anchor and attempted to Bank has no power under its charter of whing as the play must be seen. Ti la by no means an tack against a heavy head wind. The river, a down.its present paid-up capital, and no one uncommon thing to find that in a village which quarter of a mile wide presented a very pretty could hexed to subscribe fresh capital to has engaged a theatrical troupe, every family is sight, filled as it was with white and blue sailed rak fart pastu with a capital of £750,000, averrun with sech visitors, to such a degree that boats manned with red jacketed crews cour ing which owing to the deprciation in silver, Is there is not space enough for them to lie down athither and thither and crossing and re-crpasing only worth abnur 450 000. Further, the Bank, night, so that they are forced to spend it in sitting each other paths. This iased for half-an is nt present car sted, has no power to lasacap and talking, which may be eaally conceived hour when it became apparent that they could preference shares, ner can any such power be to be an excellent preparation for the fatiguing not make any headway so they came to an duties of the morrow. As a theatre seldom lasts anchor all together on the opposite side of the acqui ed. they cannot too strongly urga upon the share four, it can be imagined what a taxis Isid upon during their balf hour's exercise." holders the desirability of supporting, to the the village which is overrun. When it is con- utmost of their power, the proposed reconstruc.sidered that every married woman who returns to her home, as well as every woman who visits tion as the very best course in their own interest-and-one-which, I carried out, it is any relative always brings all of her young believed will lead to the re-establishment of the children, and that the litter consider it their Bark on a firm and profitable basis; and those privilege to scramble for all that they can get shareholders who have not already sent in their of whatever is to be bad in the way of assents are requested to do so as soon as possible food, it is obvious that the poor house belnie the next meeting, which will be held on keeper-is-subjected to a tremendous strain to the 24th instant,
which the reverest exigencies of Western life afford very low analogies. The cost of feeding such an army of visitors is a very serious one, and to the thrifty Chinese it seems hard that fuel which would ordinarily last bis family for six months, must be burned up in a week, to roast water, and cook food for people whom he never invited, and rest of whom be never wished to see.. It is a moderate estimate that the expense of entertainment is ten times the cost of the theatre itself, realleing-the-fimi- lar saying that it is not the horse which cost so mach but the saddle. The vast horde of per- NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. sons who are attracted to the village which bas
Fer there rensans the Committee feel that less than three days, and sometimes more than river, having neither lost nor gained ground the town west coast the production of sago got necessitating, in our Eastern seas particularly,
H. T. BOSANQUET. Fonert HalFORD. F. W. LUNAU. SAMUEL MONTAŬŲ. A. WILSON.
CO-OPERATION IN CHINA.
“THE`VILLKOR THEATRE,
UL.
Sometimes there is no better reason for holding theatre, than a sum of public money has accumulater, which there is no other wayto spend. A foreigner cou'd “asily propose Gifty purposes to which the fund's could be appropriated to mach better, adv nagebar tothe Chinese "these suggestions always appear untimely, not to sxy preposterou
When it has been determired to engage a theatre, the first, stp is to draw up a written agreement with the manages, specifying the cre. This will vary from a sum equivalent to twenty-five dollars, up to several hundred dollars, The former amet is indeed a 'bottom price,' and would he offered only to a very inferior company, w ich might be forced to accept it, or even a legs sum as beter in a sick sexson than no enragemet at all. During the time of the year, on the contrary, in which the demand for theatricals is at the maximem, a company may
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theatre, hat among its numbers many disre. putable characters, against whom it is necessary for the villagers to be constantly upon their guard. For this reason as well as on account of the necessity for being on hand to look after the swarms of guests, the people of the village have little or no opportunity at all to ace the play themselves. Guests and thieves occupy all their time! Eternal vigliance is the price at which one's property is to be protected, and the were one has to lose the less he will be able to enjoy himself, until the danger is over. It is a common observation that after a theatrical performance there is not likely to "be a single chicken left in a village. To prevent them-frem being stolen by the expert chicken thieves, the viilagers must dispose of their fowls in advance.
have flers from several vill: ges at once. Rather than lose the double pefit to be made, the troupe is often divided, and a number of amateurs engaged to take the vacant places, thus enabling the company to be in two places the same dve. If a common proverb that the country villager who wit senses a theatre, sees only. great bubhub, a generalisation stricity within the truth, It is upon this ignorance of the vill ger that the theatrical man ger presums when he furnishes an interlor representation, instead of the one for which bis contract calls. But if the villager ascertains the fraud, consisting either in deficiency of plavers, or interior acting, he rises in democratic majesty, and 'fines the company an extra day or twe, or even three days, of playing as a penalty, and from this decision it would be viin io appeal. The individual who communicates with the village which hires the theatrical "company, and who receives the money, is called the 'pro lan ti' The scorn in which theatrical folk are supposed to be held, appears to be reserved for this, one individual alone, He makes arrangements for the conveyance from the pre- vlou. place of playing, the next one, of all the trunks containing the equipment, and especially for the transportation of the staging. In inland regions, where it is necessary to use animals, it requires a great many carla to moveerbout so much lumber, which must be done with great exedliion, in order not to waste a day, at a time when engagements are numerous, and even to a Chinese, time is precious, because the food and pay of in many persons have to be taken into account, The carts for this hauling are provided by the village which is to enjoy the exhibition, being often selected by lot Sometimes, however, a small tax is levied on all the land in the village, and the carts are bired. The day previous to a theatre in any village is A bory one. Great quantiles of mats are provided, and in a short time, sume barren spot on the outskirts of the hamlet begins to assume the appearance of an impromptu settlement, for aside from, the theatre tself, great numbers of small mat-sheds are put up, to be used for cork-shops, tea-shops, gambling boots, and the like. During the day, even if the village is but a small one, the appear. ance is that of the scene of a very large fair, In the larger towns, where fairs are held at more or less regular Intervals, it is usual to begin them with a theatrical exhibition, on the fist day of which hardly any business will be dene, the attendants being mainly occupied fa caring at or Hatening to the pay. In such cases the attendants can frequently be safely estimated at mble than ten thousand persons. In large fairs, there is generally a performence every day as as the fair hold, an rangement which is found to be very semunerative from a financial point of view in sitracting attendance, and therefore customers. From a social point of view, the most interesting aspect of Chinese village theatricals is the impression which is produced upon the people as a whole.
which is made upon children in western iza
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Such being the conditions under which the Chinese village theatre is held, it is surprising that so great a number of theatrical troupes contrive to make a living-such > it is-out of so precarious 'an occupation, which in ilkely to fall altogether during years of famise or flood, (never few in number), and also during the whole, of each period of impestal mournfug, when actors are often reduced to extreme misery, One reason for their passionate altachment to the theatre must be found in the fact that for the Calnese people there are very few avaliable amusements, and for the mass of the country people there. is literally nothing to which they can look forward, as a publle recreation, except a few feast days (often only two or three lo the year) the large fairs with accompanying theatricals, or theatricals without fairs.-N. C. Daily News.
(To be continued.)
A TRIP UP THE POYANG.
BY K. B. L IV.
(To be concluded)
Five apprentices at the Hanyang Iron Works, while cleaning the inside of a chimner, were instantly killed by the rope by which they were suspended giving away at a critical moment.
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· At Labuan the quality of the coal being raised has shown a great improvement 1stely, while It has been demonstrated on more than one occa- sion that a too ton steamer can be loaded in '3'day", which in very satisfactory, as one of the obstacles to the proper development of the mines hitherto has been the want of facilities for loading ships and aleamers. What with the cost mines and the activity in the sage business Labuan is on the bigh road to prosperity and shows it in
various ways.
From Darvel Bay there are reports of fresh finds of gold,
The Governor for bis part is determined to Jeave
stone unturned, and amongst other pro lects and operations, has Intely had completed a 600 yards rifle range with the intention of attract ing men-of-war for small arm practice. The biz gun range is already known as one of the best on the station.
Some Idea of the valed character and Im In consequence of the bad year, which in-portance of the resources of the country can be. variably produces more sngues and thieves, the Fained from the above remarks.--Singapore Nanking police officials are exercising Increted Free Press, vigilance in patrolling the city at night. The inhabitants are full of praise for these officials, and it is said that people are now able to "rent undisturbed on their pillows."
CHINAN-FU.
#N. C. DAILY NEWS" CORRESPONDENT,
His arguments applied to stexmers in the Eastern trade only, not to the Transthalle trade. in which canvas can be advantageously employed for nine months in the year. Overheid he computed a saving of at least £10,000 per annum in one fleet of merchant steamers by the altern- tlon be proposed in rig.
It was not only on grounds of economy that he advocated the change, but also on grounde of increased efficiency, a matter of immense moment when the perils of navigation seemed to be increasing faster even than our skill as pavigators.
"The perils of navigation," wrote Gregory homes, and the tears of widows and orphans Twenty-four year ago, "have increased; desolated will bear testimony to the truth of my assertion. Any sailor who has had twenty years experience at sen will tell you that the irade winds' are nol sa steady as they tend to be In his younger days." In these few simple works he conveys the following meaning:
bance going on (ndicated by the unsteadiness
There has been a general atmospheric distur
AT WEST POINT, 9 PM. On the Tidal Wave of Success A complete Triumph. We have kept all promises made, and more startling surprises have yet to 'come,
ARMSTON AND GRAND CIRCUS, HIPPODROME
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AND
S,O,N S'
MENAGERIE..
TO-NIGHT
TO-NIGHT!!
OUR NEW PROGRAMME. THE FAMOUS FEELEYS IN NRW ACTS. LITTLE AMELIA AND JOHNNY.
The Child Wonders Gracefal and Pretty
THE GRAND VAULTING, during which Dan Feeley and Gilbarto, the DOUBLE SOMERSAULTS, accomplished Acrobats, will perform
GRAND SPECIAL BILL, THIS EVENING, at 9 P.M. PRICES OF ADMISSION;
Box of 6 Chair
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Single Seat in Box....
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1,00
1.50
101
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Dress Circle Chairs ... Stalls (Carpeted Seats) Gallery (lo; Chinese only)...... Bor plan on view at KELLY & WALSH's, where Seats can be booked.
ROBERT LOVE,
Acting Manager, Hongkong, 17th December, 1892. --- †1238-
NOTICE.
"THE_next CONCERT will be held THIS
EVENING, the 17th inst,, at 9.15. to the THEATRE ROYAL-Dr. P. B. AYRES in the Chair,
of the trade winds) for some years past, and that It has calmlosted in a succession of destructive hurricanes we all know; but we cannot be sure that we have encountered the last, or that atmospheric currents have returned permanently November 26th. to their wanted channels,... The case between-the-Roman Catholler-and-The disturbance in the atmospheric currents Protestants we have referred to several times has had also caused changes in the ocean currents, been settled by the mediation of the competent which accounted for the wreck of many vessels on HONGKONG SMOKING CONCERT CLUB Total in the capital. Both parties have yielded board of which of the utmost vigilance was CX- some, and the Protestants rebuild on another
ercised. What then? Il Gregory were right ip kis | plotsWe sincerely hope no such business will
enclosions that the dangers of navigation had arise again, and we recommend caution in focreased, then the accessity was all the greater receiving frien from another religion and so near to perfect the construction, and rig of ocean as Romantic and Protestantismo.
going, and expecially of tropic-trading steamers, He contrasted nur mail system with the French. English mall services were
private enterprises subsidised by Government to a limited extent. French mail services were national enter- commercial element to make them popular. bur prises,, with a superficial appearance of the subsidised irrespective of the amount required for malls alone, in order to keep up the lines in a state of perfect efficiency.
A serious calamliy befel the people of a section of the Kaoyao sien, Koangtung, in the midst of their gaiety and festivities. The townspeople were instituting a series of entertainment to propitiate the rods, but more especially to amus themselves. In the programme of the enter tainments there were also theatrical per formances. It was at one of these performances that the sudden calamity overtook the jubilant people. It appears that at the beginning of the
One of the missionaries of this city has left on play a crowd of rownies tried to secure admit- tance to the theatre, but as they were non-furlough for home, and another family has lately been appolated to the place, all of the American paying members they were not permitted to dants. This enraged the ejected persons very stay and were turned out by the atten- Presbyterian Mission. much, and they proceeded to fie the stage and the theatre. Soon the dams apread and threatened destruciton. The confusion amongst the audience at this time breime very great, and a rush followed, which blacked the passages and rendered the situation very appalling. However the crowd after some difficulty suceerded in escaping with more or less injuries. But the actors on the stage fared differently, for with their long loose robes and other impediments
they were unable to escape easily, and reveral of them perished in the flames. The temple was also reduced to ashes while the homes of over 200 familles were also destroyed.
The city of Wuch'en is a large trading centre
When the intimation first reached the public at the southern end of the Lake. Here are immense warehouses and godowns which are that the Hankow authorities had prohibited the fully as large as any native or foreign godown establishment of new" Benevolent Halls," some in Klukiang, i met larger. All the boals sorprise was naturally evinced, but upon enquiry from the south of the Province anchor here. Into the cause of this step, it was found that the One sees quite a variety of boats, low flit raking prohibitive measure was adopted for the real craft with sharp pointed bows, boats with sterns good of the public. The new regulation, besides half as high as the mast and only reached by a prohibiting the opening of new institutions of indder from the deck of the ship, great salt Janks, this kind, farther requires the existing ones to small dat-bottom boats drawing only a few furnish trustworthy guaratees for future good faches of water for shooting the rapids and conduct, or else they will also be closed. bringing paper down from the still further In recent years many of these benevolent interior. Several streams converge here institutions" as they are called, have turned and at the time of writing there are over a thou-oul to be nothing but organisations through sand boats by actual count anchored (a ibem. which hypocrites, in the garb of philan. This means a large boating population. The thropists, carried on systematic swindling. Under streets are thronged with a busy population and the pretext of collecting foods for some im gloaty the shops have a prosperous air about them. A good projects, the philanthropic gentlemen at the few years ago when the tea irada was more | head of these Institutions have been most suc. prosperous than now the city was still more cessful in imposing upon the pub'c, from whom wealthy and busy ; the dying or at say rate they obtained money which only went to fill decreasing trade bas affected this place also, their private coffem, instead of going to the poor A year of a little more ago a disastrous fire des and those in wast, fer whom the money wat trayed many hundreds of houses and stores, but primarily given. Sering these“ philanthropists," most of these I see are rebuilt and in a finer and with a business, others who were as anxious to more substantial manner than before,
enrich themselves this way, had slio started these concerns to grow fat on the generosity of the really chaiftable public, consequently the number of these balls bad. become very large,
The city boasts a Vanity Fair, a large square surrounded with temples and theatres and places of amusement. In the centre of the square are erected booths for trade, This is the resort of the rowdy elements and the rough population. A crowd soon gathers and it is quite easy to get one's head broken here if that is the desideratum, We spent several hours here, but beyond crowds and goodenatared joking had nothing to complain of. Our party spent six hours in working the cly, preaching and selling books and tracts, of which some 1,300 were disposed of. During iko | day a strong gale of wind sprang up, and con- siderable difficulty was experienced in crossing and-crossing the river from our boat to the land.
were not able to stir. No boats moved either by the immediate immunence of Christmas, or in | way but all were kept prisoners by the wind, the United States by the advent of a Fourth of very one view of the surrounding country July, To these holidays every other mundane and lake is obtained from the top of the pretty Interest mour give way in-Ching,
tower situated at the north end of the city.
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December 7ib.
In one of Rudyard Kipling's tales there in an account of the behaviour of a regiment of recruits in its first fights after having dose everything. they ought not to have done they were repulsed fo their ́malo attack, but then, getting savage, each man inshed in on his own account and after a hand to hand fight, the
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first alrengthen their other stations before There are reports that the_English Baptists occupying Chinan Fu with a foreign staff. This Mission and the American work along together with the greatest harmony, recognising division of field and work, and the good work done by the others.
Considerable relief for the sufferers of the Yellow River, has been rendered by the native authorities,
Now that the Roman-Protestant case is closed we can rest from our labours awhile, Awaiting some other great event, out of the common line.
TO FAR CATHAY.
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advantage of what Captain Ford desired for this The French Government, In short, reallred the
country-a large and well-equipped fleet of swift steamers, always ready for any emergency, and always available by the Government when required, yet at liberty to make profit out of general freight and passenger traffic.
Captain Gregory had much the same views as "Captain Ford, although he was addressing abare- holders rather than Government officials, His
- general plea was that if we were to hold our own In the struggle then going on for supremacy on the rea-and especially in the Race for India and the stretching cut to Far Cathay-that if we were to retain a fair share of the Eastern traffic; we must give micro liberal aubsidies to our ocean mail-canders. The French polley being to com mand respect and acquire power abroad by keeping up an appearance of power and wealth, we could not compete with them if we “sang | small and looked poor,
The establishment of a continuous ocean-route to India, China, and Australia as an alternative to the overland route, continued to be pressed from time to time after Ford's plan had dropped out of sight. Concerning Australasian projects we shall see when we come to deal with the Underworld, but meanwhile pause may be made over some considerations subraitted fa Well, our subsidies have grown less and less 1868—that lo ten years after Captain John Ford with every renewal of mail-contracts, and we have by Captain Josiah Gregory, of Dublin, who not lost our footing, either in India or in China, published a pow rare. work on "Ocean Mail but have gained inch by loch, if not by leaps Steamers and the Perils of Steam Navigation, and bounds. There are more things than State and Mall Subaldies,"
subsidies needed to the building up of a great marlume commerce, as the French have found, and as the Americans will find, Still Captain Gregory's notes are interesting as reflecting the set of opinion of his day, and especially as deal. ing in a practical and seamanlike manner with the rig of steamers fo the India and Chios trades. -—-- Fairplay.
Captain Gregory was driven Into priať by the remukable development of the Messageries Impériale (now Maritime) enterprise of France, which be regarded as having become of the most serious importance both to the shareholders and directors of our several Mail Companies. The splendid equipment and liberal subsidies of the Fresch steamers compelled the English Com panies to revise their expenditure in order that economy might be practised wherever possible, so that liberality might be extended in other directions—in combine economy to the fullest extent with thorough efficiency in their working.
SINGULAR BUT·TRUE,
It is singular, seeing how much depends on good Now, are direction in which economy might health, that a litle more paine is not taken to be effected struck Captain Gergory 'as in the | Imprese on the people a fow, simple rules for its mitter of rig. His words are worth.quotings-preservation. Thes, bad drainage is the main cause "It is my conviction that in many of our large of typhoid fever, which kills 20,000 people in England full-power steamers, both paddle and screw, with fixed propelling power, the important fier that all are aller all only auxiliary to the steam (under certain favourable conditions) has been overlooked, and consequently that the lekdeney has been to over-mist and spar them, and that the desire to combine the advantages of fall sling power with fall steam-power- simple impossibility,
This impression may be feebly likened to that ❘ The wlod blew so hard for three days that we enemy: were defeated; an experienced onlooker 1 propellers-hat except in case of Wing poor look so sickly, It may be said that people have
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early. Small and low bedrooms engender consump tion and loss of vitality anises well ventilatad, not only in the day time, but at night. An il ventilated bedroom is a frequent cause of aleaplerances. Children are especially sufferers from badly-ventilated bed- rooms. That is the chief cause why children of the
to enormous unnecessary
#right to be filthy. Bo they have, unless they are observing " this is the true attack ” when he saw | outlay of money in their first equipment and an activo annoyance and danger to their neighbours. the men, white with rage and filled with despera-aubacquent working. I will take, by way of For that remon thors is greater logis in prosecuting ttos, returning to the charge.
Illustration, the beautiful ships of our best known a dirty these drunken man. Where disosso haralde mine (1 P. & D.). In several of them 1 ts approach by moh signs as indigestion, headache, band travelled, and finer specimens of naval architecture have never been produced. With vooralgie, tired aching limbs and elber well-known respect to these abfos—I am now taking a share-" symptoms,'s course of Clements Toulo will quickly holder's, view, merely regarding a steamer restore the normal health, as instanced in the case of as so much invested money from which I expect Bls Honor Judge Miller, who writes Court House, foliecele a certain amount of interest annually Winton, Queensland, June 18, 'DL.--Last December believe that much of the top-kamper they while travelling from Mattaburrs to Winton. I was
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Mr.
Something of the same kind is now in progress In Notrh Borneo folled so far in the main attempt to make the country a success, a good many minor enterprises are being started. In some cases by individuals or togsly and most of them on a smallish scale, but which if successful may contain the serms of large fature expansion. Ceanut planting is in progress in half
As soon as it is certain that a particolar There are two missons at work in the place will ge is to have a theatre, the whole surround. One, the Methodist Episcopal Mission, which ing country is thrown into a quiver of excite entered the city some fifteen years ago Great ment Visits by young marika women to their opposition was experienced at first but this has mother homes, always occasions to both gradually been lived down and has passed away. mothers and daughters of special importance, are Last year in the fire referred to above the church for a long time beforehand arranged with sola reference to the coming great event. All the It is hoped the way will be opened so that the kan, and when the lacreasing demand for capra very great advantage in every way, for the follow- Corfeld and Fitzmaurice), persundad us to take
was destroyed and has not yet been re-opened, } dozen different places round the Bay of Sanda- now carry might be dispensed with, and with sadde val at Wim Da schools in all the neighbouring villages expert at work may be taken up agala during the next is taken into consideration, as well as the gresting reasons': Finally, they would be worked with Clements Tarley ons dous rollered me. I continued to: such times a holiday during the whet scherpe The Plymouth Brethren also have a station hood, no doubt can be entertained of the graduad make more rapid passages thirdly, their capacity completely recovered, and I have much plassars
facilities afforded by localities in the neighbour fewer men, secondly, they could, if required, take for two atthe expiration ao obalinato as to se:use it (which would never with fire persons to residence. They went there development of this cultivation into a very large for heart freight would be increased; fourthly, fastifying to the beneficial effects I experienced from be the case, as he himself wishes to see the play) about three years ago, and emmenced work, industry. In four places at least dago also, in they would be less liable to strain in heavy faking, 16. Granville George Muler, Judge of the that circumstance would make no differsnos, for They also have gathered a few members, I being pas lar
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Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 17th December, 1892. (1250
DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, THE Company's Steamship
"HAITAN," Captain Goddard, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 20th lnstant, at Daylight,
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Hongkong, 17th December, 1892. (1159
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