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THE CHINA MAIL.

heartiest words by the Chairman, responded to by the enthusiastic chear of all present, and replied to by the honoured guest suitable and feeling terms. We wish on

No. 5451-DECEMBER 30, ISSO

#beard #einguitar, whining chatter within, and on creeping into its eccsse, a stone thrown up, ranged from their roosting places a large colony of bat, the soft, waving fap of whose wings" he could hear in the darkness. Ar having been kindled at the mouth of the cave some of the bats rushed forth, when of which Lieutenant Jones, of the Iran gets there. a couple were shot and proved to be Duke, was in charge. The second bat- specimens of the large, fox-beaded, talion was formed of men from the

total sumber of men who took part in the exercises was fifty-one officers, and sight hundred and two men, these being divided into two battalions of blue jackets, the first of which was composed of men from the Iron Duke, Victor departing friend a pleasant passage home Emanuel, Liig, Kestrel, and Vigilant,

that the "shan" of a man weang his spirit or ghost, and not his god. In conarquendo of that publication, a certain person calling himself "Inquirer" sent an artiole to the Chinese Recorder, in which he said his tengli-

and all good luck and happiness when her had "quite providentially" found one

,

SUPREME COURT.

IN BANKRUPTOY. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir John Smale:) Thursday, Dec. 30,

IN THE MATTER OF IRUNO TON, A DANK- RUFT.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE CHARACTER OF THE CHINESE

IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

To the Editor of the "Ha\LD.”

assage on the different nabjsota sit down in will be given away (according to the merit the programme. A gold or silver medal

| of the work) to the author of the best aminya

fruit eating genus Pieropas (Xantharpya | Curacoa, Modeste, and Comus, and was H. M. 8. Elly 700, 3-guns, 95 borse power, however that the phrase meant only the order for the discharge of the bankrupt law the pration is Protestants; 6.55; given under different departments, such

future ventures.

IN THE MATTER OF IT LONG CHAT, A. BANKRUPT.

and

last,

tributable to this belief. This idea is good will which is a characteristie of sulted our flag and piratically robbed these which have done little or no harm and less abip asid that he hoped the case would notre Chinese, by These figures are taken when he was engaged in the capacity of

tion.

cano

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Amongst other things heranged for the

Sir,-In previous letter I quoted the that are offered on these different themes; elaborate statistics of Vistoria, prepared for instance, "a gold metal will be given passage in which "my shan" did not mean

by Mr Henry Heylia Hayter, the Govora for the bost emay on the dissies of the ment statist, which showed that of the "my ghost" but "my god." It turned ont

In this caso application was made for an parsons committed for offences against the sugar cane, and the practical means for

per 10,000 of the its care, &c." estimated

The days are to ba.

for was granted. egyptiaca), extending 203 inches from under the immediate clirgo of Lieut. Cspt Stanhope, left to-day for the Pollow ghosts of my ancestore as one might No creditors opposed, and the order craved

9-99; Jowe, 16:15: Roman Catholics, wing to wing" On another occasion, Chevallier. There were also four.com-Islands to enquire into and redress, if pos speak of "Hamlet's ghost," meaning the His Lordship said, that he hoped the Pagans (Chinese), G-10. It is thus proved as soleno, agriculture, commerce, and in some extrardinary caves high up in panics of Marines commanded by Majersible, the matter of the loss and plunder of ghost of his father which he saw.. When bankrupt would be more fortunate in his that there are fewer Chinese committed

arts. The Soolaty proposes to eet apart, on for trial per sent. of the population than the rocks near Jericha where anchorites Pascoe, and to them was entrusted the the Lay, of London, which has been Inquirer's first article appeared I thought 1

Mr Wotton appeared for the applicant,

there are Jews, Roman Catholics, or Pro

the day of the Centenary, the sum of $300 bad lived and died and been buried duty, during the evolutions, of escorting recently reported fully in our columns could discover in it the style of a well-

testants. The corresponding figures at for the acquisition of meteorologigal Ex- centuries ago, the same onterprising and and protecting by their fire, the field

home being-for Scotland, 762; Ireland, obsorvant traveller found, amidst ha- battery, which consisted of five nine-Capt. O'Keefe and Capt. Keats both return known Doctor, and sent a note congratu-

7-25; England and Wales, 8-17. Of the laments for the use of the five principat» man bones and dust, some long-tailed pounder muzste-loading rifled field-gans to the Pollows by this opportunity, and lating him on having said some true things,

three kingdoms there is less arimo in Eng. meteorological stations which are to be haba of the species Rhinopoma niicro- of which Lient. Robinson had charge. will no doubt do all in their power to aasiat but the Dootor replied that he did "not claim in this asse Mr Holmes apparod for the land and Wales than in either Scotland oretablished in the island of Lozan, phylla. We can conclude therefore, that The whole brigade was under the com- the Commander to recover for them their the honor. Who laquirer is, therefore, bankrupt,

Ireland, and less still among the Chinese Mr Edward Riddle has beeh bozonred The Chief Justice consulted with Mr in Viatoria. I havo lately examined the both of these species wore well known | mand-ot.Captain Cleveland, of the Iron lost proport. That has beea defined by remains to ma a profound mystery, and Justice Snowden on a point which was returns for your own colony for 1879. by the Royal Order of Isabel Catolic to the ancients,

Duke, for whom Mr Gerald Oliver ucted- Jn Chian the bat is a very common as "Aide." The field day was a de- the Admiral as the primary object of the say anything hard about him he must raised as to Mr Moenop's lucuj alandi as These give the population of New South having been copfarred on him by His Ma animal. Mr F. P. Smith says, in his cident success as a whole, and has given expedition. And we are glad to learn that not suppose that I am personally acquainted official assignee and then said that some Wainn ag 734,292, of whom, taking Sirosty the King, for blevoluable services. Materia Medica," that the Chinese great satisfaction to those in charge. The she has also, included within her instrge./ with him at all. Ho has for some time thing which ought to bave been done to Henry Parkos' estimate of 8th June rendered In the construction, and sta

this caso had not been done. It would be 13,000 may be deducted for Chiness. The suppare it feeds on the stalactites of the Physique and generni appearance of the tins the punishment, if the Commander past been writing to the Chinese Recorder adjourned sine die, to come on again upon total number of apprehensions for offences blishment of the submarine telegraph bo caves, in which it hibernates, and that were in every way creditable, and deems it necessary, of those who have in. rambling, irrelevant, and unreadable articles, clear day's notice being given, His Lord- against the laws in 32,860, of which 257

equalling 197 as against 452tween the Islands of Luzon and Hongkong. its fancied medicinal properties are at they went to their work with that cheery

pe long delayed,

from Government Bluebooks and are un The gentlemen who now go down to reover, good. The last, which appeared in tho

Chief Engineer of the Company. not prevalent in Canton, although the the British man-of-war's man.

impeachable. I trust now that we shall medicinal virtues of the animal are ap-opportunity of getting so large a number by the aid of U. M. S. as much of their number for May and June 1880 in the form is raX MATTER OF DERAIKDASS DAYDOMULL,

hear no more of the immorality of the A BANEBUT.

Chinese,

reception of the Gormor General da preciated here as elsewhere. Curiously of inen together at any one time for property as is attainable. We are also glad of a letter to Profeenor Max Müller, is to my

And enough, the three names for "bat" Brigade exercises seldom occurs on this to hear that the Lily hae instructions to mind the feeblest of all. It was with same

new, in conclusion, will you permit his relum from the North of Luzon, a Bankrupt came up for his last examina-

310 Bay how very greatly I havo aujoyed quoted by Mr Smith refer entirely to station and should certainly be made

Mr Holmen appeared in this

trip to your colonies. It has proved to petty lafantry body of idlers, composed, my those given to the animal as a denizen of and men supplied by each ship to form Island (Abba Thalle) and those others who ago that Frofesser Müller to whom it was for the bankrupt, and stated that no me, and I shall recommend it to my of school boys, are being trained and were supernatural bats, that is, the names are the most of. The proportion of officers toward the chief or baad man of the Kerror sunprise therefore that I learnt a few maite

the friends, as the most refreshing and instruc showed a bumane consideration for the addressed and Profesor Logge against whom one could be found to translate the Chinese heaven. Thus the phrase the Brigade was as follows:-

books of the bankrupt, from Hindustanee tive change for the weary Chins resident. shipwrecked mariners who were cast upon it

was directed, were preparing to do ato English (which was necessary, for the 1 can only hope that some of you may find firearms and bayonets, preceded by a co speaks for itself, being nothing Iron Duke,..

leisure to visit our little Ieland Curacoa,...

of Hong- their hands. It is extremely satisfactory battle with Inquirer, as if he were a purpose of the Court), unler a large sum else than "heavenly rat some Comus« •

kong, some time between October and to every one who has at heart the dignity fooman worthy of their steel. This no- of money was paid them. There was March. Take my word for it that you will songe epoak of this "heavenly rat AB & Modesto,.

of his nation or who cares to nes right done body calling himself Inquirer, who has Hindostaden interpreter attached to the

not be disappointed. For those who pro "red bird, with large wings" : probably Victor Emanuel,.. 1

to those who have been outraged, to God shown himself utterly inoupable of dealing

pose making a trip home, there cannot be an idea adopted from some tale of the Lily,

amore delightful route than from hence Carge, red pteropas (pteropus rubricollis) Kestrel,

the Admiral so prompt in taking these with any philological subject, and who

by Torres Straits to Singapore, then to stops-Iberowards to be given to the does not know the difference between the of India. Again is clsewhere Vigilant,..

Hongkong, and to Liverpool vis Yokohama The steamer Propontua, arrivad the other (Japan), San Francisco, and New York day, brought part of the materials for the spoken of as

"the holy sage's

natives who acted we" in the matter will subject sad the predicate of a sentence

If time permits it might be well to visit Lo arsenala of Foochow, Shanghai, and

Manila water-works, rat," and is the same as

be a powerful incentives towards good now undertakes to be the instructor of if not better conduct in the future as will Professor Mar Müller, and to charge

Nanking, These would probably astonish another name of the heavenly rat"

you. I bare not seen ali, but I think those the wholesome punishment which we hope Professor Leggo with a crime as well as

ara not surpassed by anything in the world, The "extreme longevity" of the anima! is thus accounted for, because one would

will be impartially meted oni to those who a blunder," because fotsouth he had grieved

Eng with the exception of one or two in are found to be guilty of sa tabuman and the narrow souls of Inquirer and bis friends,

land, and that of Hurr Krupp, at Eason, in naturally endow a "heavenly" animal with a long term of existence; the ex.

cowardly outrage on persons who were serv.by thinking and saying in plata, English cellent sight also comes solely from the

ing the best interests of the islands in that, when Confucius spoke of "sin-, same train of reasoning, for neither of those desirable qualities are inherent in

striving to bring them more within the pale uing against Heaven" and said "Heaven of commerce.

kuows me," Confucius meant "God." - the common bat, according to Chinese However both qualities are theories

quirer blaks, Confucius' words should be naturally the result of the use of any

explained to mean "sinning against the juedicine extracted from so mare ap

Firmament deified," and "the Firmament anitial as the 天鼠

drified knows me." Heaven in Chinese, he thinks, has always this peculiar meaning, and any one who honestly believes other

The real name of the everyday bat is 蝠鼠 or simply vulgarly called

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Of the five field-guns, two were from the Iron Duke, the Comur, Curaena, and Modeste furnishing one each.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The next Frexon Mast, may be expected to a

rive hore on Tuesday, the 4th January, by the M. M. Steamer Feito. Sho brings

dates from London to Nov. 2ấth,

The next American Mat may be expected to arrive bere, per P. M. 8. 8. City of Tokio, on the 7th or 8th January,

We are informed by the Company's agenta of the arrival of the P. M. S. S. City of Tokio at Yokohama, and that the will love that port for Hongkong on ist proximo.

Ma E. Delmar Morgan, the well-known Keographer and Russian scholar, bad lately returned from it visit to Kuldja and the Russo-Chinese frouter. After leaving Orenburg, Air Morgan passed that Bashkitis to Troitsk and Petropavlafak thenos by the line of Cock settlements

Coort

· Cass adjourned sine die.

IN PROBATE.

IN THE GOYDA OY HUI MUI, DECLARED. This was the petition of Buf Pok Hio, for probate. The catate was sworn under $1,000.. Probato was granted,

The other cares before the Court were of no inturast.

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. M. S. Tonnochy) Thursday, Nov. 30..

committed for trial.

on the brackish-lake country to date wise, or supposes it possible that the heathennaiving stolen property on the 11th inst of the pronunciation of the characters in accordance with annual gustom, a meat- Following the post road to Semipalatiuak, Chinese might have meant the Supreme Some further evidence was heard, and all Hi (happiness) and g (bat), the bat ising for prayer will be held in Union Church the traveller journeyed to. Sergi pol and Being, is guilty of a crime. Therefore he the prisoners, reserving their defence, were

Verni, and at the latter place, diverging commonly the symbol of happinose and the morning of New Year's Day, at eight from the main rutite, visited the Outsackargee upon Professor Max Müller the stern felicity. In Fabkion and Canton many

Sanitas, Lepss, and the great lakes to the end solemn duty of suppressing Dr Legge houses have the picture of a bat.

north of it. At Verui Mr Morgan fell in Dr Leggo has now auswered for himself in on the front door, signifying that We are informed by the agents (Messrn with feueral Kauffman, who was ou a printed letter, which will soon be in "Within these walls aternal happiness Jardins, Matheson & Co.,) that the 8.S.y to Kuldja, whither be afterwards

followed bio, and

o'clock.

way

doth dwell"; or four bata are arranged Glengyle left Singapore for this port on inspected, by thin off Ais stay there the hands of all whom it concerns.

in a square, in the contro of which the character of happiness is written, thus:

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A PROJECT is on foot to convert the

pro-

ontier.

But

(Before the Hon. Ng Choy.)

LAKCENT FROM THE PRISON,

Tong Asing, 28, a shop coolie, Was charged with larceny from the person, and Wong Ayan the complainant was examined. cases of snatching earrings. The case was remanded till to-morrow.

to exhibit in his presenos evolutions with

responding band.

Don Artoro Baldasano, an old official of- the Colonial Office Department, is now. discharging the duties of Spanssh Consulat Singapore.

China

NEWONWANG. •

Dec. Ist. The steamship Atalanta left on 25th 'timo, bet there was not enough water on

and mesar bile very cold weather sat in, and very strong ice formed, so that several sailing vesela od two steamers (Atalanta

Yung c ching) were in some danger,

in

Germany. Our ordinary iron foundries works look small by the side of and engine extended blocks, some of the Bar for her to croma till two days later, these enormously the rooms I suppose 500 feet long by 200 broad, with double rows of shafting at different elevations round all four sides. Every machine and engineering tool which and COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

is made may be found there, and enormous They eventually all got safely away, Young Akwal, and four othem, were stocks of metal of all kinds and descrip- opany with the gunbat Morguio, al- charge on the 11th inst., with burglarioustiona, Icon bare 8 inches square and 20 to though we were led to believe that the breaking and entering house No. 18,80 feet in length for gan coils, and avery aiter would remain for our profgation long Kok in and sealing therefrom thing upon the most extensive scale.turing the winter. Why she did not, it is clothing and money to the value of $300 ; These establishments, as well as their sot for me toexplain, but it was suplestant also with salting the complainants Choi warship building-yarda, are now almost to know that at the last moment, no great Un Pang and four others, and thirdly with entirely directed by Chinese.

efforts were made to put her into the dook point in all this discussion-the probable siderable expense,

A few words only in reference to the real which had been propared for bar at con

Even now, rosso! reduction in some departments of labent of wuld dock will the greatest ease and the rates of remuneration et present paid. safety. It would have been very nice for The Chinese question is really one of es to have had the Mosquito here during protection or free trade. Upon the same the cloted season, as she would have made hasis that your Australian manufacturing us feel quite comfortable when nasty industriez cannot thrive unless foreign rumours are continually dying about, and goods are excluded, you may argue that the affluera and men could bare enlivened ustive labour aunot thrive but by then during the next four monika. The final permission, the

on the my reason for referring to this subject

exclusion of Chinese. The several charges orders for her to stay, if the Admirsi really Tunday, the 28th instant, and 8.8. position of tusiais troops on the at all now is another fact which has

which are habitually brought against Chi. forwarded snob, were not accompanied by in hoped that Mr Morgan, Glenroy ou Wednesday, the 29th idem.

nese are really only so many stalking the necessary stores and clothing for the either through the medium of the Roys come to my knowledge within the last fewer evidence proved one of the common horses for this bogey of protection to bide oraw. It looks a little if the Circumlocu Geographical Society or otherwise, will days, that certain persons of the Ramp party

behind, for, happily in New South Wades, ion ( floe had been at

At work,

Either the shortly give to the public his exersices of

he is well nigh ashamed to show himself. Admiral did not distinctly order the gun. The best authorities regard labour of all noat to winter bure, or the Commander lefs prietorship of the ies business now carried try replete with geographical and and certain adherents of the Romanists have

political interest.

taken to imitating Inquirer's example of

A simply a marketable commodity. au his own responsibility. That some on by Messrs Kyle and Bain into à Limited

writing letters to Professor Max Müller and POSSESSION OF PAWN-TICKETS FOR STOLEN liable to actualiuus, regulated by supply explantion is due there cannot ba

to aul demand. Liability Company, and Meears Jardine Ma-Ar a meeting of the Royal Humane Society, others, Th a less open way, geeking to

The difference in value any doubt, for some of the community. Tang Ahap was charged with boing it butwaen the dams article in various places ould certainly have let the port had theson and Co. ure named as the General held on Nov. 17, on the recommendation of convey the impression that Dr. Legge is all pursion of two pawn-tickets renting to is chiefly fegulated by the degree of they not fally believed, when the Managers of the couocTA,

the Lords of the Admiralty, the silver but singular in bis views about the Chinese that there had been stolen from him or otherwise in transit. For instance, milk remain. Three of the sailors were

stolen property. A harker gara evideces difficulty in transport, and the durability medallion was unanimously voted to Lieut.

durability bring made, that the. Mosque would C. Н. Bayly, of

of B.M.S. Encounter, for Heaven and Slang-ti; in order I believe to two jackets, a pair of shoes and a purso. in d. a quart in some places whilst it is 1s. behind so they could not get

on board or equal to 1200 per cent. the last moment on amount of the ice, home against the uniform usage and opinion sale. Prisoner said he bought them from

stall, where they were being exposed for The

to drill volunteers & bili

of £ £ 00 on London here and there tu The Tantai aced to have the native

managed to sovereigns is not more than 3 per cent.,

gunboat May-yuen docked below the tows; sin that we are hors de cymbal. Two or

Case remanded till to-morrow.

and would be loss bat for sovereigns being as a sort of buffer against any dirty portal, hu, are written, when a collection will be made in sid of the and proceeding at the rate of over. have ovnspired together to do this thing,

the Vessel at the time being under steam,

tbres known men, and a gore of unknown,

greatly in demand there for remittance to my arise from the India. This is owing to the small difficulty 10,000 of whom are

within two kaded instead of drawing the diagram mea London Mission Schools here. Dr. Mit knuts an hour. On hearing the ery of "A

and risk in sending sovereigns from one or three miles from this Settlement. It tioned above. Should five bata ohter a obell will also presah in Valon Uhurch at man overboard" "Lisul. Bayly, who was in without consulting the large and respectable with pubio gambling on the 27tet fortaut, expensive thing is carry about. He can.

Lo Aping and eight others, were charged part to another. A man, however, is

is an there should room at once, the omen is most favour-5'clock on the afternoon of the sains day, the ward-room at the time, irradiately body of their brethren who not only honour When the case was last before the Court, not be packed in the hold like a chaffcutter, for time be known rabels, the few be an outbreak batween the Government

and those that would party abte, and the lucky owner of the house

on deck, and, seeing the man in the water, jumped from the embrasure port and esteem the good and great man who at the 28th, the tenth defendant, Loor in the safe like a bag of gold; he must be foreigner at this port would make but or room may be assured of some signal Ar 1.45 p.m. today, an Immenss pile of to the rescue. After swimming a oun- kolds the chair of Chinese at Oxford, but Asan, being in hospital, Inspector Lindsay stoved this sido up with care," and very small meat for suther side. We hope for

xiderable time Lieut,

Bayly succeeded in

then applied for an adjournment, whioù | **:

"fragile" some find themselves soon after the best, but at the same time we causi In some houses in. Foochow there is a old tiles, from the demolished building of reaching Yarwood, who was intensible and feel under an everlasting obligation to him was granted until to-day: the Ist, Bad and the weighing of the sucher! The dangers but look on the departure of the Morquilo picture of two boys arm in art, of the foot the late Oriental Hotel, Lower Wynd- all but drowned, and supporting him until for leading them so wisely and heroically in third defendants being admitted to bail, of the sea, however, except to under-as a misfortune for all of tv.—Courier, of which two bata are-placed, the whole hata Street, deposited at the north-east he could reach a life buoy which had been the slippery paths of Chinesa philology. I each in two surdition of $100, and the other writers, are greatly lessened. The time

thrown overboard. In the meantime a kont

defendanta in two sureties of $35 each. on the voyage is shortened, and the cont Bymbolic of fraternal affection and family oraer of the ground, slipped into the had been launched from the ship, and appeal to an impartial public whether Today, all defendants in Court, the one will be greatly diminished, too. Thus the concord and prosperity." In Heligoland street, and the consequent noise and dust after a lapse of fully tes minutes both auch tactionare Fair either to was further romanded till to-morrow, the price of Isbouring machines-I use the and Jatland I frequan ly observed fish rafsed soon collected a crowd of natives on danger incurred by Lieut. Bayly was Tesor and rescued were picked up. The

18th prisoner being put with the 1st, 2nd term with all respect-will be more nearly und fo him, or to the GAUBU ing boats, on whose prows was the the apot; although nobody was hurt some mach enhanced by the close proximity of truth. Why was not an opportunity given

and 3rd as regards the amount of bail. picture of two brothers, arma in ar, inconvenience was caused to the passers-by, reefs which were known to abound with to the other side to state their views Why with the inscription (which I translate

or lastly, the picture of a bat is drawn on each of the four walls of the house, and on the portal is written These last two combinations represent the five happinesses"; longevity, riches, peacefulness and serenity, the

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kinda sa

love of virtue, and a happy call at the Tuz Rev. Dr. Murray Mitchell, Hon. Se saving life under the following droum- prejudice the minds of men of influence at He found the tickets in defendant'e in Flan in value, however, between l'hog will be seful ko end of life (RT IN. ** *1/cretary of the Free Church of Scotland stances:an ordinary seaman belong the Reformers, and give them the impresa boy whom he would recoguise.

Occasionally the words muy tite five Foreign Missions, will presch in Union happinceses guard (all who enter at this Church on Sunday forenoon, (January 2nd),

fortune.

into German) Der Herr möge all' die and a loss of over $50 in broken tiles to the bewahren die mit den zwei Brüdern zur contractor.

See fahren," ie, the Lord-preserve all

NAVAL FIELD DAY AT KOWLOONG.

E

years, we believe not since the departure

to the Encounter, wamed William while at sea is lat. 13 N. and long.

117.

41 E., jumped overboard from the bow port,

rushed on

sbarke:

THE INTERMINABLE QUESTION.

Jous CharEDA.

FUILIO GANALING.

BREACH OF FRISON: REGULATIONS.

equslised than heretofore. The process may be slow, but it will be sare and car- tain. It does hot follow at all that times will be worse for labourers or for their I Wing Kai was charged with supplying families. These considerations, however, & prisoner in Victoris Ginol with mousy on point to the absolute necessity of the he 29th instant, The evidence of Josie cultivation of knowledge in all its branches, Christo, assistaus turakey, proved that a that the present degree of intelligence pares), containing 13 cents, was thrown to by which poor working men are pre- prisoner ander his charge by the socused eminently distinguished may be maintained charge. The case was remsided till to are afforded to them in this respect are In this de Defnodart admitted the and still increaved. The advantages which morcow, bail In two sureties of $5 each.

AN OBANGE MAX,

DECEMBER'S WIND BLOWS CHILL Siu Akan was awarded- two

months'

marvellous Where can be found such colleges and schools, free libraries, newa. -rooms museums, schools of mines, institutes 2

papers, and reading and mechanics'.

the

and

I would have the Chinese come and see of them, return to their native land and

things, and, taking the full meas

measure

tell what they had seen. I would give the Chinese the opportunity of.. brus nobility of labour by contemplating

telegraphs, the tonnage returns of your its respits, as exemplified by your great zigzag and other railways, trams, mills, mines, mints, and manufactories; your gan and waterworks, your exhibitions, public gardens, banks, and clubes your magnificent publie offices and warehouses; the comfortable dwellings of your mechanics. and artisans; the sluiplicity, ease, and good government of your public courey ances; your volunteer regiments and fire brigades ; the abundance with which

your etores and shops are filled; the amazing numbers of your horses, your cattle and your sheep and add to these the evidenses your charity and good works in bog- pitals, orphanages, relages, and religious

was it said, as I understand it was said, in communications sent home; that we are but those who go to sea with the two Sazer. Toomey has- to-day accepted the

one or two, that we can be counted, in the The Interminable Question is about a words of Inquirer, "on the fingers of one brothers" The two brothers" was position of Inspector of Police at Singapore word for the Deity in Chinese. There are hand," or in fact that we are not worth also an ancient Celtic Lalisman..

in which Colony the force is now being three views held by powerful sections of the counting? Why, above all, could not these Dec 1880.

reorganised. The constabulary of the Missionary army, whom, for brevity, women let the Interminable Question rest, Colony loses, if not one of the best men it will designate the Romanists, the Reformere when it seemed, on the surface at least, to ponies, certainly a good, able and ener and the Lumpets. 1. The view of the first be at rest; or, if they must move, why gutin officaz, and Singapore in the is negative "There is, they say, no-trouble-to-water- from beneath -in-this

For stealing an orange (value 12 cash, or gainer. It in a pity that na inducement to word for God in Chinese, we must make clandestine manuer? I wish this bit of med Lum Lai Chin was acuteed to be, these

about 1 mani) due untappy individual A capital day's field exercise was gone men of the better class is held out for them one. We make the expression Heaven-information to meet the eyes of the Reform-exposed in the stucks for two hours at the through at Kowloong this morning by to remain In the service after their ton Lord (Tion Chu) to stand for Grading Community, without delay, that they scene of the offence. a large number of officers and men from years have expired. Mr Toomey will pro- This is the Catholic faith as decreed by the may be prepared to act promptly if need be. the various Brities ships of war at pre-ably leave for his new sphere in five or six Pope some two hundred years ago. 2. The At the same time, I am fully persuaded that sent collected in our larbook; in fact no! such turn-out has taken place for several weeks from now,

Reformers hold that the Chinese word for an appeal to Max Müller and men of his imprisonment with hard labour for stealing God is Ti, or Shang-ti, and stamp will in the end lead to a result which a blankes, valued about $180, on the 30th of the Overs. At 0 o'clock this morn-Oon table groans under a load of beautiful that the word which the people use for their the appellants do not anticipate; pad while instant, whion blanket was the property of ing signals were made for all the innland chante cards and calendars for 1881 objects of worship generally means ghosts.sorry for them, I rejoice in spirit, ing parties to assemble round the Flag We note as specially fine, Messrs A. S. This party includes all Germans, all English

DEO Kong Ayen, a rice pounder. Ship, and by a quarter to ten o'clock i landing was effected. The place select-Watson & Co.'s calendar, with revolving and Sootab Presbyterians, all Wesleyant,Hongkong, 28th Deo,, 1880. ed for disembarkation was the beach in | date indicator," Some of the best of the and all London Missionaries, 3. The third Kowloong Bay The usual order of others are those of the Queen Insurance party, on the contrary, any that TI or landing on a hostile shore was followed, Cop. (ganta here, Menara Norton & Co.); Shang-ti means the Fergement deified, and the beach being first shelled from the the Guardian Fire and Life Assurance Coy, that the word which the Romanists and Be- water by some seven-pounders, mounted on the bows of the foremost bouts; the (genis Messrs Birley Co.); and the formers generally agree in trauslating ghosts field-gans were then landed, supported Norwich Union Fire Insurance Coy, (the spirits, means godt and God. Therefore by two companies of skirmishers, who agente for Hongkong, in this gaso also they use the latter word, which is shun noon. The Club opened the gams, and had took possession of the surrounding posis being Messa Birlay & Co.) The last call these last. Humpere, because they are only lost three wicked when the stungs tious of vantages previous to the main named company slid publish a small and diminished bedy, now much in need of a were drawn. The bouling of the Navy was body of blue jackers lunding Attor waking sure of their position, the force nest date cars, which cannot but be useful Cromwell. A few follow them from various wild in the extreme, and as they have never divided one battalion, composed of men to these amongst whom it is circulatedi unsettled sections. And the most unsettled played together before, the Belding was na- from the Curator, Comus aut. Modeste,

sation of all is the Church of England.sually very defective. The match is to be spreading over the hills in skirmishing Ir has given us much pleasure to learn that Taken collectively "the Church" may tantiqued to-morra morning at 11 o'clock, order, the other Unttalion.guing through the departure from our midst of one of our said to hold out her arms lovingly to em- Appended are the scores at the conclusionment with hard labours w-number of maneuvres in column and line, and afterwards doubling up to harm oldust and most deservedly esteemed brace us all but taken individually her of to-day's play. njunction with the second battalion residents has not been allowed to pass by members are at war one with another.

Hondxong deICKET CLOS The re embarkation began a little before without some recogeltion mire marked- The doctrine of Shan, held by the lump-W. P. Bridges, not out

'clock, but it took a considerable than the ordinary attendance of well ers, has been refuted again and again. But. de C. Forbes, a Ponary b Gubbons, 75

8. H. Taylor, b Gudrios, time to effect as the tide was going wishers on board the mat steamer, Last they never seen to know that they are 9 W. Laue, b Mitotell, down; and thy bouts could not yet cluse

shure. The five field-guns which had night a muntor of his old friends entertain beaten. So long ago as 1876, I published, W. Hynce, not out.............. beên lended gave those in charge some ed Mr Richard Descon at a dinner at the in a Pamphlet on the subject, twenty-fivo trouble to get them on board again, The Clab, where hif health was proposed in the sentences from good native authors to shew

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A DARING THEFT. Wong Asam way sentenced to two months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing from the opsit of Me MacBean, the bailiff of the Supreme Court, au overucat belong ing to him, value $6, while his chair in charge of the cotton standing opposite Tais match was commenced this after.tés Cosmopolitan Olute

CRICKET,

HONGKONG C. 6. V, THE MATH.

Byes 8, wides 23, no bali 1,

LABOENT OF MOBIS, Kwok Asye, charged with laroony, was proved to have attempted to allently steal laway with a bag tied round his waist oun- taining sugar, persimons, and oranges from the steamship Kwantung on board which

ha bad been working, and was sentenced to

edlaces, of which there would elmoat seein to have been a shower from kesyen upon these colonies.

GRANVILLE SHAUF, of Hongkong.

Manila

pay $10 or offer three weeks' imprison (Translated from our Manka Bachanges).

DISORDEELT.

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demand, Shanghai, demand,

80 days' night, Gold Leaf, 99 fine... Sovereigns,

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Rongkong Bank, 75 % prom, sales," Union Ins, Soc. of O'ton, 31,5

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bal Stan Nov. 00. Th. 140 p. share,

China Ocart St. Hongkong Hotel Co., 47 per abare.. Hongkong Gas Co $80 par abare Oulun Bagar Bef, Co., $189 per share. Do. Debentures, & p., pretti Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal

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of 1977 do Temperature. (Taken at Moore Paidoner #Os,'a Pramisu, Queen's Road) HONGEONG, December 30,

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The "Real Sodadats Beonomica de Amigo de Pain is making arrangements to celebrate its first Centansfy an the 26th of Shek Abit, and Lenng Alin, were charg Aptil next. The programme of the celebra- TERMOMETER) kabaran tan oondusting himself in disorderly manner, tion is published for the information of the ed with assahiting the complainant and

Da and, secondly, with disorderly conduct on publio. The society, animated by the ideas the 80th instant. The first defendant was of the advancement and prosperity of these sonaed $2, in default five days' imprisonment

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with hard labour; the second defendant islands, invites one and all, without die- 911 was discharged.

tinction of nationality or rane, to send in

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