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THE CHINA MAIL
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(Revised March 1, 1880)
No. 6260-MAY 15, 1880.
Local Parcel Port PATTIRES-Some difficulty la experienced
very large party in China, which all private industries under State man- entertsing a most impartial ind catholic agement and made them Sisto property, batred for all fanguis or foreign devils and compelled all capitalists to pay to alike. Moreover, the Chinese Govern the State a fifth of their capital every
We have instituted as an experiment ment is not without prudence of its year for five year. Thus the State VISITORS COLUMN, which we trust own. It will probably only fight at an became the sole possessor of property, Will prove successful, and be found use advantage, and we daresay it would both in land and in money, and the only ful. To it will be relegated from time rather fight the English in Thibet, than employer of labour, there were neither to time such items of information, lists, the Russians at Kuldja, if the odds were rich nor pear in the country, and each tables and other intelligence at a con- more in favour of victory in the one man derived his only means of subsis sidered likely to prova valuable to per place than in the other,
tance from the State. It soon apppear sons passing through the City, and It may seem ridiculous to talk of the ed, however, that this complicated in connection with we have opened Chinese fighting Englishmen anywhere, mashinery gave rise to many abuses; A SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS of those who have guessed it correctly. but in truth the presumption is some- the State proved, as might have been DIRECTORY, applications for enrolment except bona fidem tohelevar be inserted the phear may be opened by direction of
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Page, Capt.1, Faltermost, C. H
List of Public Buildings. Government Hoase, North of Public
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actively employed in Nepaul of late is a Kuang-one of the most eminent of City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and the character of an Hand, do not bear prious depende Bard, A.-
what graver than many think. There expected, incapable of discharging the can be no doubt that Chinese diplomacy gigantic task which had beed imposed has been busy at Mandalay, for the upon it, and uprincipled persons took Chief Commissioner of Burma vouches advantage of its difficulties to enrich for the fact; and that it has also been themselves by peculation. Bee-ma circumstance to which Mr King bears Chinese statesmen and poeta, got up a witness. Now, though we do not think powerful oppsition to the Socialis: Minis with the chiefs of Nepaul that Chins, ter, who, however, maintained bia system threatens, is the Poper which will next for fifteen years. At the end of that English supremacy in India" period the Emperor died, and his widow, (Asia), it is not at all improbable that who was appointed Regent, recalled we may some day have to fight the Chi-See-ma-Kuang to, the post of Prime neso across our Burman or our northern Miniator, which he had been obliged to
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Mrs Norton,
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to make China a really formidable enemyngan-iche. This was the end both of in those quarters, and that is railways, Socialism and of Nihilism in China which the Chinese are singularly slow Shanghai Courier. in making, considering their importance to such a country, and to such a people. The strength of the Chinesa is in the vast population of China. The row material of armies is in Ching of un- will scarcely be a dead wall or hoarding, Ere another week has passed there limited extent. If the Government of or a public-house window in the United China was able to move rapidly the im. Kingdom which will not exhibit a printed mense hosts which it could put in the appeal, or appeals, to local voters, to field, that Government oight indeed decide this way or that on the moment- make itself a very formidable neighbour, ous issues now before the country. It us it is always a very unpleasant oue. But at present the Chinese Government may be that the placard which will meet is perhaps content to assert its existence anffrages in the furtherance of those their eyes will urge them to record their only in the outposts of its wide domi- principles to which England owes, wholly Particular attention is called to the following ions. The Emperor of China claims to and entirely, her present material pros and Boat-house, &c,-Praya, beyond :
be suzerain of both Burma and Nepaul, Words aquared with ordinary English words though his sovereignty is practically ni. Peace, Retrenchment, and Reform. On
perity--the time-honoured will receive three credits, those squared by It is not an indication of friendliness on
the other hand, they may be solicited to employing words not in converse and his part to negociate with King declare that they believe in the Bescons.
proper names will imo, those squared by using technical terms and Theebaw, considering the terms on old policy of brag, bounce, and broils, foreign words one credit. These credite will be which the Goverment of India stands accumplative, and successful answers will be with that King, nor is it indicative of honour and dignity of Great Britain, that most calculated to sustain the published. No word will rank as a nommon good understanding between two of the and to further her chief interests. English word unless it can be found in a modern English Dictionary: while at the same time it great Asian Powers-namely, India and Wherever, though, such addresses appear paust be understood that many words to be found hing, that the Chinese Government side by side we may be absolutely sure in modern English Dictionaries are not common should be making its influence felt just that they will be printed on paper of All answers should be sent to the Editor, now in Nepaul. Of course, this Chinese different colours, as a tangible means of China Mail, by noon on Saturday, and s ces are jealous of Indian tea which is finding appealing to the less thoughtful or more word will be given each weak.
its way into regions where they enjoyed ignorant of those in whom the franchiss the monopoly of the trade, and their is vested. Now, it is a very curious fact desire to shut us out of Western China, that these distinctive colours vary all The ten answers received tire thus classi-and indeed out of all parts of China, over the country. The Tory Party at
except the old treaty ports, is well fied: Arethusa," "Catarina," "Isabel," known, and may be accounted for; still, present effect True Blue" as their "Janot," "Jill," "Kris," "Midge," and the conduet spoken of is none the less Presbyterian budge in the days of the distinguishing colour; but this west, a "Parva Puella," first olase; "Kirsty" and likely to precipitate a collision, and
Commonwealth. **Late," second slam. The word has been China should take care least she quarrels with the Power which ought to be her natural that is to with
words.
squared thus:-
"PIPES,"
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PIPES INA NE FASTE
PIPES IVORY POLAR ERASE SEERS SYREN
ENTER
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The Gordon Riotora, too, in 1780, when engaged in sacking London in defence of Protestantism, all It is stated that the Russians have vore blue ribbous. Blue and buff have sent a military expedition to Kuldja, og been recognised as pertaining to the Charles James Fox always Whigs. but the importance of that movement, dressed in a blue coat with gilt buttons, in so far as the movement itself goes, is and a buff waistcoat-colours worn both not much. The fighting at Kuldja, if there is any, cannot be of a very the men and women whose political The next word to be "aquared" is sanguinary character, nor is a Russian views were coincident with his own, It in a familiar fact that they continua to defeat there to be apprehended. But co-exist on the cover of the Edinburgh "PEPPER"
the real significance of the movement is Reviews, which is (or was until it has in the fact that it will render more recently exhibited a certain toadency to imminent the war that China in her backsliding) regarded as the acknow bumptiousness thinks that she is quite ledged organ of the Whig Party. In ready to begin, and which we suspect Chimberland and Westmoreland Blue and she will wage in force, not at Kuldje, Yellow are dissociated, Blue being the The Chinese, in the slang of the age, but on the Amoor, and against Russinn Liberst colour and Yollow the Couser have evidently a future." Not content slips in Chinese waters. There can be vative one. During the pending election, with over-running the gold fields of no doubt that if the Russians think they it is certain that "t Blue" and "Yol- America and Australia, and creating can destroy the Chinese at Kuldin, the "will be much more often in the Chinese quarters in many of the chief Colestials are no less confident they can months of the Daleemon than the names towns of the civilized world, the pigtail-amite the Russians hip and thigh in either of Tufton, Lowther, or Lord ed people now aspire to participate in the their own waters, but though this may Beotiva
YORICK.
CHINA AS A MILITARY POWER
(Bombay Gazette.)
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wers, conquests, and annexations fashion-be true enough, the Chinese would none ciably apeske of himself as a Blue" or able in the West, and are even at this the less do well to accure the friendship, Yellow." Blue is the Liberal colour moment busying themselves 20 prepara- or at least the neutrality of Great Britain in Lincolnshire, and the Tory colour in tion to play the role effectively of a and India. China may be able to fight Suffolk; as it is in that stronghold of great military Power armed to the teeth, one European Power, but she can never the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a menace to all neighbours. There fight them all, though her present action Exeter. At Norwich Mr Colman's is really nothing to be surprised at in which tends to make a quarrel with all this, since the great wave of Chinese every one, would appear to indicate her supporters fight under a Blue and barbarism which goes outwards and own ideas that she can. And as Chine, White Banner. The Liberal Party have spreads over the globe is replaced by like England, Russia, and Porsin, has adopted Green as their colour in many another wave returning homewards with" a fature" in Central Asia, wherein parts of England In Suasox it is Pink, while the Tories have appropriated the all the enlightenment of the world, out- all four Powers are converging to a Blue. It is, however, uselesa multiply Four Coolies, side China, gleaming on its crest; bat point, the Government of Chinn hus, instances, or to add to a list of political Three Cooliss, China has been so long a land of ex-less reason now than ever to stand on chromatic vagaries. That the same Two Coolion, clusiveness and of fantastic policies that bad terme with Great Britain, and with colour should, thus in two adjoining it is difficult to realise the fact of her India. It is to be hoped that the Bri- counties, form the badge of parties dif- Your Coolies, progress, which in its own way, how-tish Minister at Pekin will not fail to foring diametrically in their views of Three Coolies, ever, is as rapid as the progress of show the Chinese Government what national policy, only serves to emphasize Japan. It is time for Europeans to it may expect if it quarrels with Russia the caution of Virgil," Nimium na crede To VICTORIA GAP (10 LEVEL OF ÜMBERLLA
Two Coplies,... dismiss from their minds the conven- and India together....
colori."
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Four Coolies,... Three Conlies, A curious article on "Nihilism in Tuxe ip a very good story told in India Two Coolies, a bow and arrow at those foreign devile whom he thinks are meanly taking China is published by the Freese of of a Secretary to Govemment being offi- Retira (direct or advantage of him by entering at the Vienna. The writer says that Nihilist da ly reproved for remarking in an official Four Coolies, nafortified side of his city, is quite an doctrines first made their appearance in nota, with referenes to questions to Three obsolete Celestial. In his place is an
China in the tenth century, when whether a certain young Orvilian was so Two Coolies, individual, pigtailed and yellow skinned, Buddhiam began to take the place of the his immedia, o retam to England necessary, more than fares hours.
mentally incapacitated for work as to make The Retura Fare embraces a trip of not indeed, but a fait with the rifle, with old national religion based on the wor and as a reason why the young man should. For every hour or part of an hour stove the steam engine, the telegraph, and all ship of the forces of Nature. The ao at once be relieved of his duties, that three hours, each Oolie will be entitled to the useful science of the day. A war doctrine of the Nirvana, the extinction if the Government of Judis sent home on adfitional payment of 5 conta with John Chinaman now would be of the individual, was taken in its every officer in its service regarding whose Day Trip Penk 076 each Coolla. something very different on the last material sense, and the State, Socialy,niy doubts might reasonably be enter (12 hours) Gap..... $0.60 sach
each Cqolls, war with him. We should find ourselves and the family were represented as only hained, the adminstration of the Empire
Licensed Hearera (sácă). confronted on the rivers, by Chinese deserving of destruction. A succession would be brought to a standstill. He was snubbed for it, but the story is worth pre-
Hour ironclads carrying heavy ordnanse, and of bad harvests, which caused a general
10 cents. for all that,
Balf day, a potom manned by Chinese A. B's, and on land famine, inclined the masses of the people Tar following, with regard to Barnum's
Day, by well-drilled, well-equipped, and well to support the Nihilist tendency to pull officered battalions of the reargnised down all existing institutions; and the win and conspicuous place among the latest sensational story about a Greek sallory Chinese army, Ching is, in truth, in a consequence was a series of civil wars many extraordinary angodates than at military sense, no longer China, but which put an end to no fewer than six
bumbug has told during his 1st Class Carge Best of 8 or 900 tinguished another of the great military Powers of dynasties in a single century. The reign istime, lo exhibiting his remarkable plenis, per Da the world, sprung up so to speak, in & of Nibalisa, which produced anaroby friend in New York, we night, like the armed hosts from the and chaos in China, was siroceded is lowing advertisement. Hoded the fol. et Clans Cargo Boat of 3 or 200-
He has upon his louis, per Load dragon's teeth sown of old that of Socialism, under Wang-ngan lost a drop of blood, and shed a test for Sad Uls Cargo Boat of 800- the middle of the eleventh century by body 2,000,000: punctures, and it was Fall Bad Clien Cargo Bost of 600
dous by a female savage. The poor mansionls, per Day Unhappily for the peace of Asia-wetohe, a leader immeasurably anperiar, we avery panicure, and the only one of a lot o have heard so much of the peace of are told, to Proudhon, Lasalle, Bakoun- twenty four who survived the operation, plenie, per Day, Europe that it is surely time to talk of or Karl Marz Wang-ngan-tohe The woman who did the tatooing worked a les Cargo Boak of Ha-bit Boat the peace of Asia the Government of thought he would be able to construct six hours a day before the task was compdenies per Lond China cannot biafatain immense arma on the Social basis which Nihilism had pleted. Some one has thought it worth ard Chair Cargo ment without the usual consequenceslavelled, a Low organization of humanity, this statement
alls to gustin the Abaniate accuracy occurring, which are well known to the He was born in 1087, and even the Emperors of Lorope and their Chancel most hostile of his biographera praise his eyeing woman must)
three and a half
of great wars, and the Chinese, who The ability and success with which he with every puncture, he have for some years past been spending confuted the arguments of snormous, sums on cardenale, and on made him popular, and Em
Nihilista the usual number of dropa
pink for
tons of all kinds, have sung invited him to
of a very him his chief Minister
war feverné questions, Chinese Socialist was the they
will they man in the empire next present himself He ficat sued
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singin Agenor Albion, a Alex: Newton Amy Tamer (1 Anna Bieber
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fed that the loss occurred whilst the portes- pondence was in the custody of the British Augusts Remiers I Postal administration in Ohips, that it was Ballewy not caused by any fault on the part of the Brodick Bay
Bolted Wil aender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck Castello, a... por by the disho esty or negligence of sury Catalina
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Chelmsford
person nos f person not in "the".
Flongkong
5. No compensation can be paid for mere Chinaman damage to fragile articles such as portraits, - Chop Esi watches, handsomely bound books, dro, Chan War which reach their destination, although in * broken or deteriorated condition;
Money Order Begulations: 1-Money Orders are exebanged with
unum
J. A. Thomson 1
James Shepherd 2
Jane Gibson John Niaholson-3 Katie Flokengur 2 Lady Aberlout Large 1:Laskar a Lydin
| 1 regi.
1
Malaber, #3 Marian King Mary J. Leule MoNear
Melbrek
Mempi, të. Middlesex.
6 Munis Carkell Dingales 23 Miorczory Liity of Mancheter 1 Clara Babayer 9 Cleomene
Quitton
Comed
the United Kingdom, New South Way Com
hai)
with the
Oxfordshire,
Nonpareil
1 Pakhalen
Pampero
Patterials,
1. Pizarro
1. Prince Frederics
Queen Mary
Raphael
regt
4.
Rioen Gangs
I
Sarah Boot
•1
Satvener
BERICK, B
1 røgd.
1 Brentfold
Blonewall Jackson'
New Zealand, Queensland, South Australia March, R. &
Tinspars and Port Darwin, the Straits Settlements, B. Capitan Western Australia, and (except at hang. Ebenezer 0. Japanese Empire. Hongkong Ba aleb issue orders on Shanghal, and vice Endymion Glaubstone 2.mall soms may be remitted between tilamorganshire 6 the other Ports by means of Postage Glandizorrio Stamp, aubject to charge of one per Evening Blix 9 Towyan, 3.8, cent, for cashing them,
Fantasie
Ellen
Thamar
W. H. Corns Imiata Hitoon 12
3.Many Money Orders are supplied to Grecisa residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Hekon Adelsteini 1. An application for an order" is ülled up, Hazal Bolme And is enclosed with stamped Hermilac
directed, Hedveg
and unsealed envelope to the Postmaster
the nearest leaning ofte. The application Hope
with the full
must be accompanied with
portage
Jons
(including cominission) in pheqne, portage Trara or other equivale of caby and
stamps, or
little margin should be left for variations
of
Winlow Woodvill;
2 Wm. Turnier
Regd. Yorktown
For Men-of-War, &c.
ge. The Potter times the first, Laut J. R. Albatros 1 sands it on in
on the velope, and returns the change, if any, by firel oppor. Walker, Nav, Lout, B. P. 7. Emanuel F tunity, with a receipt for the latter,
to be registered
Care should
Ahond Books, etc without Govern taken to send those
applications in time, as the Money Order
Office olore, some hours before the depar
Aberdeen Weekly Journal
Alliance News.
tures of the mails Are Bestecker's Schrebe
No order mbat exceed 410, or $50, Bradshaw's Cout Reibray Guide
or include any fraction of a penny, nor will British and Foreign Evengelical Review.
mera than two sneli ordeta be unsued to the - Cimbrinus
same person, in favour of the sine payee, Oristian Heral
by the game mail. Ordere will be drawn | Collection of Opinions of Laws.
as the murrent rate of the day and paid at Comptes Rendus des Beandes, dia,
the rate of the day when the advlos arrived
The commission is as follows
Orders on the United Kingdom.
Up to £2.
18 cent
Casfemporary Reviewst
Cosmorems Pistorica.
Dagblast
Dagen Nyheter. Daily Berlow,EY Daily Telegraph De Ausder
Edhie de Parlement.
Flasherries Nachrichter
1. All correspondence posted before p.m. on any wack day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, nulosa the delivery should be retseded by the Contrac: Male
2. Invitations
I can generally, be delivered within Victorin at the private houssa of the addresssen rather than at places of business, if a, wish to that, effect by the sonder, otherwian, ill de invariably delivered, at the nearest plans of business. 3. Fostal Golde
8. Boxholders who desire to send
** Names mit be given in tall (cro Garc lars, Dividend Wa
Juvilations, Carda, when there is, more than one. Ohrist
Local and Intercolonini Orders. Up to $20 or £5, 1.1.25 cmm!s.
290 $50 or £10,50
6.Lists of Money Order Offices in the
United Kingdom may be consulted at lussoal Rafura Almanacks Hongkong and Shanghal
Band Girwa
The Geschichte und Entwi
all of the same waght, to addresses in name) but the came of the Payes need Hongkong
the Port of China be given if tours then be
if the order besed (sobe
8.50, and span, way deliver them the Bosk
Botholders
Bank, and
To order can be paid ell
Each spomaly around tonny
algoed it in the
order can be traan.Orre
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