at about the some cos), The Chaliman sald the plans were not there, but an Mr. Morils wAI one of the few shareholders who know anything about such businesshe expressed bis willingness to show him the plans.
Mr. Mindl: Mr. Chairman, I am not satisfied; I do not agree with what you paid and I do not think it is wrong to ask for the amount of the commission earned by the General Managers, If we cannot get it to-day we must get it from thom at a special meeting.
The Chairman: Mr. Mandi, I think it would be prejudicial to the company to give this Information in pubile or to a number of share. holders. If you are not satlified you can decline to pass the accounts.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,-1895.
THE REBELLION IN SOUTH CHINA.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
SWATOW, September 20th, The rebellion near here is assuming alarming proportions. Already Hung-heng, Chengdu and Yeong-treng districts have been taken by the rebels, who have chased out sil the officials, seized and destroyed all the yamens and official residences and liberated sil prisoners, They are now endeavouring to take a pass about 280 (gomiles) from here, which, when captured
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at their tius value. ." But what abonficience ?" YOU CIT I answer that science is well, but even science may go wrong. Hear Ruskin - "The fact is that the greater quitity of the knowledge which modein içlerče in ko saucy about, is only an ass's bridge, which the asses all stop at the top of for they have from the brning sken the wrong roid, and so come to a banken brig′, a Ponts Rotto over the viver of death, by which the Pontifix Maximus allows them to pass no further,"
COMMERCIAL-NEWS.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKIT,
Hoagkung. September zist Mr. Erich Georg, to his Wikly 'Share List issued at noon to-day states :—
Business during the week ander review bas been fairly active. While a slight reaction bas set in for Chins Traders and Douglares, ifter, the big boom these stocks have experienced, other
fale there are -- ferzbar....sellars.. Ice Bard-:- advanced to $96 and are lo demand. Tramwajs changed hands at $90 and Dairy Farmı at $9.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUT Indian (Catherina Aßcar) 2zeð inst. German (Karlsruhe) 25th last American (Perse) 28th Inst. Australian (Mannsule) Ist prox, Australian (Taiyuan) yth pear. Canadian (Emovess of China) 8th prox. American (Coptic) ioth prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) 11th prox.
THE Imperial German Mail steamer Kariruka, Berlin to the 25th alls,, left Singapore for this por: at 4 p.m. yesterday, and may be expactad here on or about the 25th inst.
A proposition was made to write off $25.000 | #El leave the road open for their proposed march greatest of all they are apparently bllad to: Alscovered, could have no value, and of which comp:ilad me to take'a short trip to Japão, from { carrying the German malls with dates from
on each steamer's insurance to be born by the company. The chairman anid this had been done once, and then when a steamer was lost there had been a great outcry. But as the proposition received no seconder it was not gone The Chairman move the report and accounts as presented be passed,
This was seconded by Mr. Brown, and carried with only two dissentients.
on with,
northwards.
"The knowled a they are all armed,
The rebel forces pre estimated at about 15,000 men, and dressed in red costs, and are reputed to be very courageous. They have pillaged all the churches and the property of Christians is the Hakka dis trict at a piaca called Bwa-lim, or Mo-lim, but have sparet all the missionaries' lives. The latter bare now fled to Amoy and Hongkong To-day 3,000 Imperial troops were dispatched It was then proposed by Mr. Burden, second-frem Chow-chow fa to a pass called Ng-goo-to, ed by Mr. Sharp, and carried, that Hon, J. J. which, if occupled before the rebels get there, will Bell Irving, Mears. D. S. Sassoon, E. Ross enable them to check if not completely rout the and R: Shewan be reelected as the Committee. Insurgents. It is reported, however, that the Mr. Crawford moved and Mr. Barden seconded, rebels have already met some imperial troops that Mesare. Į. H. Cox and W. H. Gaskell beard defeated them, and that they expect to make re-elected auditors for the engulog yORT.
abort work of the 2,000 sent un country to work This was carried, and this completing the wonders. They are said to be very cruel, bai business the meeting adjourned, the Chairman nevertheless well organised and under a rich Informing the shareholders that the dividend and very Influential leadership. warrants would be ready on Monday,
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The rising near Molim is not the only one. On the contrary the people of several districts have taken up arms against the imperial authorities, awing to extra taxation to meet the war indemally due to Japan being ruthlessly levied on the people in every conceivable way, and in a most galling manner. The tall-end of a typhoon that swept over this port yesterday blow the mat roofs off the hulks, and lots of Chinese boats and funks were des trayed.
I will forward more details by first steamer,
HOW AN UNFORTUNATE “PRACOCK " FARKO. The British gunboat Peacock, the steamer Fahun 2nd several other vessels which arrived here to-day from the north report having expe- rienced very bad weather in and near the Formosa Channel. It will be remember that on the 19th the Observatory officials suddenly discovered that severe typhoon approaching the coast between Swatow and Amoy, while at the same time the barometer was falling. This was the frat indimation the THE Willard OPERA COMPANY. shipping community had of the exis!£000_Of_009_ of these destructive atorme near the Colony, and
"The Chinaman" was the title of the firefal that little or nothing was known about it up the const would appear clear from the fact of the comedy presented by the Willard Opera Company gunboat Peacock, as will be seen by the follow-jaat night at the Theatre Royal before a fairly ing report, leaving Anping and deliberately large audience. The programme stated that this runalog full till sto the cyclone and of course comedy is "screamingly foony," and so it turned getting a severe "dusting" with the inevitable nut to be. Mr. Harry Hall (M. Hauri Gratin) loss of boats and deck hamper.
kept the audience in roars with his usual tact and clever tomfoolery." It takes a wise man to make a good fool, and as Harry invariably cceeds in making a fool of himself, at least whenever bis part calls for it, it is fair to assume that so far
from being a great big, fool, be fr, on the contrary, very wire young man, who has, probably, a very brilliant future before him. He is a' "' dalay "— len't he? Mr. Courtenay was cast for the Chinaman (Hon, Hampton) and right well he carried it off, being very cleverly supported by. that charming little actress Miss Ethel Mackay (Julia), whose acting last night almply defied criticism. All the minor characters were very well sustained.
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What Is this appetite for knowledge," exclaims St. Augus lae, "but a vain and enviour desire hiding itsell under the name of science. This is the desire which pretends to re-ch the jomost secrets of nutare, secrets which, when men desire and expect nothing except to know." of external things," says Pascal," will not console me for any ignorance of ethics to the time of affliction, but the science of morals will now this in het ball i ignorance of externs! things, "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole wild and lose his own soul" ? There was E", said Confucius, "alfut in archery, and Ngaon could row a boat along land, yet neither did a natural dealb. Jo Yach personally wrought at the folls of husbandry and became possessor of the Empire.”
stocks have Improved, as will be seen by reference to the list. On the rat proximo the Hongkung and Shanghal Banking Corporation will reduce the rate of interest on loans to 6 per cent, p.a., and. money remains vary easy. On the 39th ultimo falling health which I returned on the 16 h instant, and I have to thank Mr. J. V. V. Vernon for his kindness is looking alter my business as well as attending to the issue of my circular dolog my absence.
BANKS-Hongkong and Shanghair have been dealt in at 183 and 1831 per cent, prem, for cash, st 184 per ceat, prem. for 30th Instans, at 185 per cent, prem. for 3111 proximo, at 191 per ceat, prem. for 31st December, and at 195 per cant prem. for and of February next, the stock closing with cash sellers at 184 per cent, prem., but buyers for December and further ahead at above mentioned rater, The London quotation From 5 p.m. yesterday to 5 p.m. to-day. ikical141 to £42. Nationals remain without
change.
Progress steamer, from Hollow, FIRE INSURANCEs are advancing, Hongkongs | Fushun asosiasi have changed hands at $235 to $150, and are Siskan · ....... In demand at the higher rate. Chinas hive been in acties, demand for the North, and business has been pot through at $88 to Spoj for cash; on time thënë shares are also enquired for, bur holdersdo pot care to sell ahead.
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THE O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Garlic, with ́meifs, &c., which left Hongkong on August ayih far San Francisco, via Amoy, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea and Yokohams, arrived at her desilation on the 20th Inst
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MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions have changed hands to a small extent at $180, and more shares could be placed. China Traders went up to $80. but after the fisue of the report have receded to $78, sales and sellers; the meeting takes place on the 28th Instant, and the transfer booki are closed flil that data. From the report I gather | Framsis.steamer: for Bangkok, the following particulars: The sterling receipts | Berwanus.......... and payments have been adjusted at the current Glenorchy rate of exchange, instead of at a uniform rate of Bygde.......... exchange of 45 per dollar, as done bitkerto. Leeyssen 24 This accounts for the apparent Increase under the heading of general expenses. The net premis Amounts to $1,095,865.41 (against $757.077.24 previous year) hat the losses have been much heavier, and amount to $739.151.76 (agalost $374.988.37 previous year). balance at credit of profit and losa ́account amounts to $530727.79 (gainst $559,147,20 previous year), A dividend of 20 per cent, (or $5 per share) to shareholders is recommended,
well as A bonus to contributors of business of 15 per cent, being the same as last year, and leaving $350,717 79 to be
The Dutch ironclad Koningin Wilhelmoina cartled forward to new account. It is proposed der Nederlanden was expected to arrive at to transfer $100,000 from exchange fluctuation Singapore from Acheen on the 15th fastint account to reserve fund (which will then stund She Is the latest addition to the Dutch Navy. st $900,000), this sum being the profit, realized She was built in Amsterdam and launched in daring the year by the sale of portion of the 1897. Her displacement tonnage is 4,600 tons, Company's sterilog holdings. North Chinas and her engines ssc of 5.900 horsepower, and shi Yangtires have advanced to Tis, 1978, and $114 | bas n Cow of 259. Her top-speed is 16j knots. respectively, but I have not heard of any sales. Cantons have been done at $180, and at that rate shares could be placed readily. Straits have found buyers at $3 to $14
SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats advanced to $161, but close quieter, with a few sellers at $36. An extraordinary general meeting of this Company will be held on the 30th instant to consider a resolution for reduction of the capital by a return of $5 per share to shatebolders, and from what sheer now, it is sure.la
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(Continued from the 19th inst.) Surely the one fact alone of China's wonderful cohesion through so many long centuries ought to be sufficient to silence savings of irresponsible and irrepressible globe-trotters and others, who come to Ching to see great things; but the Judelag by some of their writings. A ittle reflection would show them that no toch enormous combination of forces could have been held together through so many centuries without grand and unique principles to direct and unique administrative capacity to carry out. Itth true that we have had our dissensions, both internal and external, but those have only served to prove our wonderful cohesive power and homologous nature. Convulsions which would have hopelessly split up any other country half her size, have only served to bind Chink the harder and faster into one mighty whole. Where is there another nation Selance never kas, and never will save a nation on this earth of her size, which could have
from decay. It la China alone, by her wibstond auch a terring and rendlag an the callure and other causes, which I hope to point tatter-day Tal-ping rebellion without breaking out in a fature niticle, as all history prover, hopelessly into's thoseand pleces? Fifteen of
alone, discovered the secret of continuity which is an years of terrible carnage and anarchy and
of more real value than all the others put together. some 20,000 000 of human beings swept away. The fist ls that the world could get along very Yet during the whole time not a single official well without go ant of every too of your so-called of any note was flee to the Covernment. And
sélentisin who "give to every fixe) kár a name, yet, I have heard foreigners seriously mark but who hath no mere pleasure of their storey that we Chinese havero patriotis !
nights then they who walk and wot not whit It has truly been well remarked by a foreign they are," and who, if they really desired to writer that "the Chinese Government resembles benefit humanity, would da so better by culti a cube, which, when it c.psiess simply falls vating an acre of good earth instead of garlag upon some other face, and to external appearance Into the air and the heavens and dreaming and in interior substance is the same that 133 dreams their whole lives long. It is, in short, always been. Repeated experience of this when carried to excess, as in the West, a mere process has taught us Sons of Han that a excuse for living upon the labour of others, cat will fall upon is fret, and the conviction is
Yourzo-called "civilization" has becothe cause accompanied by a most implicit faith in the of mutual trouble to us to the past, and it will be divine wisdom of those who ballt so wisely and the cause of endless trouble in the future. It is so well. To suggest improvement is the raukest
Dead Sea fralt-beauifal to look at, but dus heresy. And if we Sons of Han ac so satisfied and ashes to the taste. It is a whited sepulchre is it out the height of absurdity that foreigner without, and full of rottenness and dead men's should feet and fume and get generally to and bones within. We want it not. We are willing rzelled over what, after all, are merely men of to trade, but in all e'se we ask to be left alone straw of their own manufacture. Rotten or not, in peace. We are golle satisfied with what we our systems have castled us through admirably have. I say that ours is the greatest, the grand which is more than can be sald of others. Surely est, the most glasions civilizilor. that the world has ever known. Nay, I say that what we are so What would Westerners way we were to go to there must be an alterior motive behind it all.
you eventually must become-if you are not to their countries sevilleg their judges and ridiculngers all others have perished-when you have their ancient costems ? Nay, I ask, what would
converted your present chaotic state of things; che European state say of another if it sent forth
social, polical, and religious; Into one of order THE "PIACOCK" IN THI BRILZE.
a trained army of anarchfits to undermine
and common sense, It is of us that you have H.M.S. Pracock arrived hero to-day from An-
the constitution and teach the people to
to learn. We passed through your present stage, ping after having encountered atyphoon, in which
despise the ways of their ancestors, principlTM serislogically speaking, centuries ago. We are the remained for about twelve hours, and, to
which are the foundation upon which rests the the result of thousands of years of continuous judge from the account courteously furnished a
whole structure of the state? Surely they forget social volation. For in this respect we have Taligraph reporter, and the state of the vessel
the teaching of their great Master "To do to
mod, as your wat era foolishly Imagine, stood will. as the now lies in the harbour, it would
We could not, even if we would. Think you appear simply miraculous that she turned
others as they would wish to be done by them."
Oh glorious civilization of the West!", Eye hath that civilization-tree civilization, the working up here to tell the tale, On Wednesday,
not seen nor ear heard the wonders of which out of the best in map, and not that associated the 18th, she left' Amoy for Anping with des patches for the British Consul at Asping and
thou art capable, For thou compasseth heavens with Lig guns, railways, and telegraphs is to arrived there the next day. She there met the
and earth to make converts, and when thou hast be attained in one hoge leap? made them, thou maketh them ten times more Impossible! "As well expect the descendants Pique and the Douglas liser Thales. At 12,
the children of hell than they were before, of rogues to become honest in a generation | " noon, the Pique signalled the Peacock warning
When we reflect, however, that even the No, no. It can be accomplished only by slow Capt. Laxton to be prepared to leave the port as The plot of "The Chinaman" taras apon the the barometer had fallen nine-hundredths bo complication caused by Mrs, Hampton (Miss Englishman is proud of his barren liitin rock painful processes such as the West is undergoing and his mushroom civilization, is it be wondered to-day, and which Chlas long face passed tween 8 a.m, and roon, and was then still falling. Mackay) having paid a visit to her brother in Capt. Laxton signalled for orders to leave the France, her husband preferring to remain in st, I ask, that we Son of Han abould eling so through, and resulting in a gradual slug upward, port as soon as possible in order to keep well London with a friend, Percy Fenton, a barrister. toneclously to cars which has served as so faith-higher and higher, to peace and harmony.
measure having been overcoms, castanis sa mierly, shock their sense of propriety Indo-Chinas, after a period of inactivity, are clear of the Pescadorés, and Capt. Bigge of the | Mr. Hampton (Mr. Courtenay) during his wife's / fully and so well, and that we should be loath to Faraigners sèer to forget that none of our Directors to be carried, the objection of the | #1,water, and steam to kaots at seL, Pique signalled back "Go whenever you like absence goes over to America, and whilst there part with a slagle one of our glorious lotitutions Oor civilizatio,.
w many of their shock us. There can be but fa demand, and a fair amount of business One of the last witnesses examined before the becomes infatuated with a circus gl. In conse-without hard struggle?
whatever Its defects, at least has the strong
ene explanation to this. Think you that China's | has been done during the week at 8471 | Departmental Committee of the Board of Trade quence of her father's threats, he signs a paper recommendation of having stood the test of time, civilizsilen sprang up like a mushroom in the 10 g, buyers talling the market at the on the Screening of Ships' Side-Lights_was Mr. promising to merry her, and immediately takes
Can the same be said of yours? Civilsations, sight, or in a moment like the fully armed higher rate. China and Manila are quiet, but Taylor, a Board of Trade surveyer at Greenock, ship for home. On his arrival be finds bls friend how many, how great, have risen, flourished Minerv.? Think you that you can have steady at $62). Douglases have experienced Rezarding this witness a correspondent writes. the barrister in a sud 1 ganadery. Having told
to Fairplay :- wealthy aunt from whom he has expectations and disappeared-consumed by their own inter attained in a few generations what it has taken another booms, and a conside ble business har us countless ages of ethical colture to acquire ? | been done at rates between $63 and $71, the that be has a Chinese Mandarin ilving with rottenness; while our has stood ca the same
It is but as yesterday, compared to us, that your - market e sing down again to 368 with small him as a client, his sunt pays him a visit, calorday, to-day, and apparently for ever. That it will continue to exist when all
#Ecestors were grabblag for roots to the sales mad further sellers The meeting of this and arrives Just as Mr. Hampton returns
others of the buttöily description have
pritroval forests, and later on slaughtering one Company will be held to-day. The net profit of America. Mrs. Hampton from
and ber
passed away into outer darkness, I bave not
another over metaphysical quips and quibbles,
the year amounts to $295 065.70, which it Is. left brother have, while in France, been
the least shadow of doubt. This contact and sunk in ignorance and superitlife, bilst propos d to appropriate as follows: la write off condition of their a large sum of money
with the West is but an ace dent in our history. outs were clothed in silks and satios, acquainted $14,477 from the value of the Company's | assuming the name of Gratis, and return to
Our civilization has proved its superiority with the 100 rules of propriety and the 3.000 properilas, being the equivalent of 8 per cent, England in company with the aunt of the
by its survival. Can the same be sald of of behaviour, and surrounded by all the refine thereon, and to pay a finsl dividend of y per barrister. In order to help his friend, Mr.
the West 7 Western clviiization is but the
menis and leading are of life. It is only, 1 cent, on the capital of the Company (making = Hampton assumes the purl of Chinere Man
total of 11 per cent. for the year) which will darin, and in this capacity is introduced to his outcome, the exact prototype of others that repeat, after centuries of ethical culture that we
Already there are signs of
have risen from barbariam and primitive absorb $70,000, to transfer $150,000 to the wille under her new name. Having never met perished long ago. bis brother-in-law, and being unaware of the decay fa. It similar to those which caused
upward, unili to-day we stand, as we have
account the balance of £40,591.70. The China wealth and luxory of the age and the
Matgal Steam Navigation Company will, on the refinement as the representative of beauty,
1st proximo, pay an interim dividend of 3 per by the so-called freedom and emancipation of
and sweetness in the family relations of ille,
cent, for the six months ended 30th June, 1895, The tableaus vivants which followed the woman sure herald of a state's decay. For not confised to the few, as in the West, but
on its preference shares, transfer books closing comedy were a great improvement on the what is your new woman" of whom I read 10 diffused throughout the nation; a little fermoni till that date. Business has been done in the previous production, and brought forth loud and
much, but a very "old woman", under = new
having leavened the whole mass in the course ordinary shares of this Company at a 11s. 6d. long-continued applause.
name? Oh yes, we know her. We have met
of ages, the result of our purely democratic for 5 paid up shares. her before. She is to be found at certain epochs system, which gives back to the people what it in all her glaring deformity, in the history of takzes kom-them. Do you propose to go ahead nations whose rain she has been mainly of us at one-huge bound? It is ridiculous,
What we long ago attained is to-day but the|| instrumental in bringing about, though the cause
dream of your moralists ad philosophers, vir, is primarily due to the selfishness of man,
Like causes produce like effects. What is the sabordination of brute force to intellect. In all this elvillantion of yours with its hereditary us the ape and the ilger has been worked out as classes, powerful priesthood, mliltary organiza.in no other nation, and for ible, apparently, we must soffer of return to's, date of semi-bar- tion and woman worship, but old Egypt, Greece, and Rome over again, with a few new tricks harlem ! Yet, if true to your reilglom principles, thrown in Cry, Britons! Cey 1 lead me ten Instead of despising you would rather bow down thousand eyes, and I will fill them with prophetle ard worship. tears. Even as those have perished so must yours except you learn of us.
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The Indo-China Steam Navigation Company placed contracts for two steamers for their Chias have, according to Fairplay of the aged ultimo, counting trade, the dimensions being 390 ft. by 40 ft. The vessels, which are to be built by Meisn. Sir Rayitón Dixon & Co. and Messrs. carry a large deadweight cargo on a light draught Wigham Richardson & Co. respectively, will
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Strange are the ways of the Board of Trade | One would have thought thaz, in this very "Nautical" quereins, had they wanted the svilanen e f their "urveyors they would have chosen kies who knew something about the abject. This Mr. Taylor is a young shipwright, douhtiere a good tra tesman in his own pecuilar line of buzisasa, but he has not been in the Boarda service more than 'a year or two, and what yn aarth he can kaow, prystically, shout
the question passes comprehension. But of such is the Board of Trade, and apparently ayer will be.
Pencoca following." The battened down everything and left Anping for Amay at ten minutes past one o'clock Although there was a strong gale and heavy sen, everything went well til midnight when the vessel got into one of the semi-circles of the typhoon, and the barometer fell to 29.36. The sea was running very high and the breakers were dashing lidly aboard from starboard and port. One of the boats on the port side was torn out of the davits and swept away Into the sea, and her davits were bent; the starboard binnacle was knocked over, the port poop ladder was broken into match-weed, the fore storm stay-sall was rent into shreds and the main gaff was carried away, "You can imagine," said one of the officers to our reporter, how it must have been when such thing as the and being dashed about like an emply match change of name which has taken place, he the downfall of its predecessors, In the lacreased refinement, gradually rising bigber and higher | ·reserva fand, and to carry forward to’next year'ı | deal of discussion in Home papera. A Mercantile ward-room table was found right up on deck
The Captain's room was completely and | helloves bis wile has been unfaithful in marrying relaxation of the moral and family ties evidenced ang stood, foremost in the rank of nations
this gentleman,
box' continuously flooded with sea water and we undertand that about £50 worth of clothes have ...been lost overboard and many other personal effects damaged beyond repair. At 3 am on Thursday morning the typhoon commenced to take off' gradually to Applog.
and at to o'clock the Pique
To-night "His Excellency" and the "Living was sighted going
Pictures" should draw a big crowd of playgoers, Owing to the damage sustained in this "cap-dos Monday the production of the "Galety fall of wind" the Peacock bad to come on to Hongkong for repairs. It is rumoured that the Girl," with fin side-splitting bye-play, exquisite Thaler must have had bad time of it in songs and pretty scenes should drawn a full to Anping as there is no safe place for a vessel to overflowing house. The performance will, we put in to in bad weather and the anchorage understand, be under the distinguished patronage very bad. It is possible, however, that her of his Excellency the Governor, experienced commander dodged
the Pescadores and stayed there "safe and sound until the weather cleared.
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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT,
September 21st.
JCXTURES.
How comes, I sak that your civilization doss not produce the effect upon as Chinese which you expect? Why does it eat improve upon acquaintance? It perhaps dozzies somewhat at first, but ultimately repels, as in the case of hand, the opposite may often be said of ours in the case of foreigners who came in closer contact with it. No doubt one reason is a regarda China herself, on account of the terrible philletine borde, 37.55 or perhaps I sught more correctly to class them 11949 under Arnold's category of barbarians by 491.66 which it is mainly represented in the Far East. 700.00 Their chief object in life is, of coune, gain, 371.53 Their leisure seems to be taken up with eating, drinking and barbarian exercises. Like old Homer's Lotus-cate s, of whom they have often reminded me 1-
The following cases have been set for hearing the showy but shallow individual. On the other on the respective datos 1-
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS The Fushun, from Shanghai, raporis :—Left Shanghai on the 17th instant. From Steep Island to Helabans had moderate northerly winds and following ses. From Helshans to Namki had fresh increasing north-east winds and ses The Islands had strong north-east galo and dail cloudy weather with very high following sen. From Tang-ying to Ocksen and strong north East
gale, increasing to barricane force, with
Monday, 23rd September. terrific aqualls and dark gloomy weather, glas 1710-Hoosenally Fajullaly v. D. V. falling rapidly and high mountainous ses running. Between Tarnabout and Ocksan experienced 498 Wong Kiev. Au Chin and others tremendous ses runping from the north-east, with wind at south-east and lowest barcester 1640-L Sing Tong v. Chan Yet Shua
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Do. *** | 1541--- moderate reading 29.58. To Chapel Island had weather with high confused ses, To Limmocks 1647--On Kee v. Chun Yat Shan......
Tuesday, 24th September. had fresh south-west winds and high head menj thence to port had moderate south-east winds 1505-Chan Chang Yong v. Si Yik and clear weather, with passing rain squalis and Lang Ki firm............... 1,000.00 cloudy sky.
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Do, Wednesday, 25th September. 1579-Chan Yes Hin and Li Tel Sum 16-50-Yook Lee u. Lam Yung Wo...
v. Tak Wo Tong and others ".... 1305-Chan Shing Yon v. Wong Ki Sheang-pankreasa-berechti Thursday, 26th September, 1653-Lap Kin Form v. Ya Tak Cheong-
The Halloong also appears to have had z pretty Hvely time of it, as the following raport of bar voyage clearly shows:- Left Tamsel on the 16th instant, Amoy on the 18th, and Switow on the 20th." Frem Tamsul to Amoy had light northerly winds and fice weather, From Amey to Swatow had moderate, north- cast weather to Lam- easterly winds and overcast
thence to Swatow bad fresh westerly and mocks ; north-easterly wine
winds with dail overcast sky and saloy weather. From Swatow to Hongkong had winds from east-north-east, and cull strong Overcast westber with heavy southerly swall, In Tamil the steamship Formold. In Amey. staamabip wongwo. In Swalow the ricamsLips Cheang Hoch Xian, Taicklow, Kweflin, Chikli, Taties and Michael Jahren.
The British steamer Fts, from Europe with a fall cargo of tallway material, including two Locomotives on deck, for Vladivesleck, put late. harbour this morning. Shareports that last night about midnight she encountered a sadden heavy gals, and that as the weather locked so threaten Log It was thought better to task safety here The tough Ken was carried till just omaide of Green Islands
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“They en', they drink, and nature given the feast. The trees around them all their frulis produce,
Which whoso taslés,
Insatiate, riots in the sweet repast, Nor other home, nor other care intends; But quits his home, his county and his
friends."
But, look you ; I have travelled, I have seen your great ciiles, your huge buildlags, and your monstions_towers. I have gazed upon your enormous fleets and your tremendous armaments; and I know about your bistory, your Hterature, your science and your inventions. Yet, I say in splin of it all, we are better wilboat them. Two boxinien were fined $15 each for making We do not want them. We will not have them, of at least not more of them thin are fast their boats to the Kuriang when under way. For causing obstruction three men were fined forced upon utor we ara dilven by Bro each, threw $5 each, and two men Breach. dire necessity to adopt. Your tricks and your Kelly was sentenced to fourteen days' imprison toys, they are ingenious and wonderial, but ment for being drank and disorderly, "For they ste no more so than many others. breaches of the Opium Ordinance one man was which have been before and have perished, fined $10, and another whilst a third was They are powers which must sooner of sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. Ter unlicensed hawking these men were fined $1 orchy two were fined $a sach, and two were
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Perhaps the best maikiod of ascertaining the fact of lis being warm or cold te to go out into the air hút if you are unable to do this, and a person coming in from out of doors le scen to rub his hands, you may presume that the stmos phere is chilly.
An infallible method of ascertalolog whether
REFINERIES are in good demand, Chins Sugars have been done at $102 to $rogi, and more shares are wanted at $106. Luzous have found buyers at $55 to $60.
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THE NAVY AND THE ENE The proposal to Gil vacancies in the Royal Navy with R.N.R. officers is causing a good
Marine officer who writes over the nom de pisema “ First Mate 7 commente on the scheme in the following practical manner :—
The particular class to whôm the invitation in addressed areoffices of the Royal Naval Reserve, Nide out of ten of them were cadets on board.. the Worcester at the Conway. They have served four years as midable in sportin in large sailing ships the only school in sallor-men are made and a large proportion have remained in sail until they have obtained their certificates as masters, After this servies most of them Jofa one of the large steamship companies, in which, with good conduct, they may reasonably look forward to a command la from Alteen to twenty years.
MISING STOCKS have ruled rather quiet, and bat little has been done. Punjams sore to $6, dropped to $54, but are strong again at 36. The crushing for the month of August gave 405 ounces of gold from Boa tons of sro, miilrauning 21 days. Last mali brought favourable advices, The assumption of the Service that there and as the mill is working full power agala since young gentlemen are socially inferior to afficers the beginning of the month, the repairs to the of the Royal Navy is too absurd to need good refutation. Whatever difference there may be stamps having been credCharbonnages between them
professional, and is wholly In September crushing is expected."
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3. He will be railsed, at the age of forty-five, after vosing a stream of juniore passed over his bead, too young to give up his profession, is old and unfited by the service to go back late the mercantile marine, and too poor to les in enforced idleness.
are work and offering at 8115. New Balmorals favour of the Merchant Service officer, who has have been done at $4 and are steady at that probably had more sea service by the time be HAIR-RAISING FACTS FROM THEats last advices from the mine, dated 27th has taken his Master's certificate than falls to the lot of the Rayıl Nayal officer satke whole August, advise the leasing of another battery "NAGASAKI OBSERVER."
at which period of his career. adjoining the "Queen" Mloe, It is expected that the Company will And what are the inducements held out by be able to crash 450 tons monthly of their lordships?
from September onwards 7. The young officer must throw up his career paying Telebus neglected, and quoted $3 sumfual to the finest sea service in the world-wa big Raubs have changed hande at 84 ; on the
↑ He will not be perinfited to rise klæberikan instant a telegram arrived, dated Rrub, and September, stating that the rough clean up of the lieutenancy unless specially recommended for battery yielded 1050 or of amalgam, the distinguished services in timent was estimated quantity of alone crushed being B70 tons. At the dust ratio this should yield about it is wat is to watch the puddies in the streets, 150 dances of gold. The local papers of 19th and if you see them agitated you may concludent reproduce the Mining Managers report
for the four weeks ending 5th September..
DOCKE, WHARVES AND GODOWNE-Hong that rain is descending.
kong and Whampoa Docks have been lo demand, and up to xat per cent, prem, has been paid for shares the Company is full of paying work. Hongkong, Kowloon Wu Ying steady at 847 with smail asias. A transaction in Wanchaid at $434 per share is reported; this Company has been doing very well this year.
HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.Hongkong LANDS, Lands have changed hands in fair quantities at 366 to 367 cash, and at 869 for 30th November, Kowloon Lands have advanced to $16, with sales at that and totermediale rates. West Points are in good demand, and gat has been paid for shares. Hongkong Hotels are firm with buyers at $10's the ordinary half yearly meeting will be held on the 4th proximo, transfer books being closed till that date. Humphrey's Estate shares have basa sold at $9. *
If there has been a feast at night you may look for ice in the morning, and, in winter, if you have no thermometer, yen may get some valuable information from the state of your pitcher,
The rattling of tiles overhead indicates wind; and descent of Foot down your chimney foretella salay weather.
The approach of winter may generally be prognosticated by a general display of Chester Geld wrappers at the doors of cheap tailors' shops; but when 15,000 siraw bonnets are sean lali endrapers' windows, Spring may be con- fideally looked forward to.
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As an extra inducement, it is carefully provided that he is not to be a real lieutenant at all; but " only one of the mercantile chape-- * supplementary, don't you know
Great Scot i ́ The stupidity of the whole thing could only emanate from one particular quarter -where they used to build wooden ships out of their lordships' own heads-
The candidates for admission will comprise two sets-those who are always sta-sick when osi et harbour, and the rejected of the big companies,
Scott's Emulsion of Pete Cod Liver Oil with, Hypophosphiten is prescribed by. Physicians sit over the world. It la a remarkable remedy for Consumption, Scrofula, and wasting diseases, and very paistable. Read the following mi have much pleasure in wisting that I have tried Scott's Emulsion in a case of impoverished blood, in strong demand, and up to $16 have been paid with scrofulous disease, and found it so be s If your watan his nof come late your cistern, for them. A very considerable business has very sticient preparation. It was taken wilkout
When the water-daria are particular active you may expect rals ; and if a flush of Lightning in visible, prepars for kunder.
When you see the advertisement of a fowsï- show, it would be prudent to provide yoursell on the day named with an umbrella.
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you may conclude there has been frost ablese been put through lu Watson's at 811h, to Kirk, the least difficulty A. TEMPLE PROKINE, later destroy you, and for which the users will you happen to his arrear with your rated; where closing Brus as the latter rate. Hordanly Fark Stoke Newington, N. Any finally pay in the destruction of body and the phenomenon may be otherwise accounted damnation of soul, We Chinese, who are so old - late on the oszib, have learned to rule shoot things.
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