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AN OLD SONG,

Sue sings it, sitting in the glow Of sparkling relight, red and warm, While strange fantastic shadows fall Upon the many-pictured wall

To which she lifts her eyes; And round shout our dwelling blow Great winds that coma before a storra,

And meenlese, starless, are the skies.

She sings it, sitting by her harp,

An angel presence, clad in white, And as her silver accents flunt Like some wild bird's melodious notes

The harp-strings make reply.

'Tis sweet! but I have momories sharp That rob the strain of its delight,

And, though my darling sings, I eigh.

She sings the song, the sad of song

Another sangere she was born,

A simple strain of hopes and teura,

Of love and trust in bygone years;

The song learned to love

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When passion woke with pulses strong, When life was in its first hot morn,

And youth's glad skies were clver above.

And one red rose was near my hand, Too near, God knoweth, for my good; Ah me! is fond impatient hear I plucked and were the tempting flower.

I thought it sweet and pure-- Nut foulest weed in all the land,

Nut draught in witches' couldron brewed,

Had poison half su deadly sure.

It turned my winn of life to gall,

It warped mine olden dare or trath,

It drove me from my native sod,

It broke my trust in man-in God!

Ab, darling! case the song

In pity for the tears that fall"

Un memories of my wasted youth,

Though thon art here, and love is strong.

I love thee, darling, as men love

The memory of their mother's face;

I love thee as an angel sent

To teach my tortured heart content:

And in good time to bring

Green boughs of peace, Wie Noah's dove, The chambers of iny heart to grace,

And give my life a sweeter sqring.

Kut in the years before we met;

My tender love, my childish wife;

In all the anguish of the smart

Thut seared the freshness of my heart,

Thou hadst not part or lot;

I sawed my harvest of regret

While thou wast yet at play with life, An deye that thou rememberest not. Therofore, aweel heart, it in sol mout. That far-off cloud should dark thy days, Nor is it meet thy spirit white

Should learn how murky was the right

Through which my spirit came

To bad thee waiting, pura and sweet,

A lily

A snowdrop in life's quiet ways,

worthy

of the name.

I drop a curtain on

The past

Deep love for thee wove every fold,

1 turn mine eyes. Not for sway

Shines out a dawning golden day,

With never cloud or storm;

I bnry out of sight at last

The murdered hupee und dreams of old,

And wait the morrow's sunshine wurma.

But sing no more that song to me Another sang when I was young i

Let thy sweet voice and turp-strings A melody that will not grieve His heart who loves thee so. All happy strains are free to thee; Sing all is with an angel's tongue, But not that song of long ago? -All the Year Roun

THE CHINA

MAIL.

(Revised July 1st, 1881.J

to single out these thren classes and to Silk, forming as it did the principal, bo- after the misfortunes of the Taoping insur-Sinokos, however, exist in all, ranks; but Hongkong Rates of Postage. cause the cheapest, clothing of the people, rection, that M. Rondet, President du Jus thus became the staple manufacture of the pour Industrie de la Bois in the Paris Ex-ignore all other is failing to show equal Empire, and exerted an active and predomi-hibition of 1876, abould come back to the respect to all the classes composing the

liked

and disliked respectively, do not nant influence on all the relations of Chinose original "Land of Silk" for fresh-informa-nation. Praise and blano, however much shows a lack of life until the introduction of cotton from tion, for fresh guidance.

These reports originated in a request from always resnit in renovation and repentappo.

But this increase in price the greatest authority on gentleman, the Indiat in the Yuen dynasty in 1260 A.D. From that date Sericulture Silk, addressed to Mr. Hart, Inspector pity for smokors; for if they smoke they steadily declined until it was only found in General of Customs. Under caver of M. assuredly will become poor, but it is not of queries on Silk equally certain their reformation will follow. a series Randet's letter, a Kwang.

There is not much difference in result be- | the Su-chini 四川: Bonap河南,

and which appear to be the lines tween the of

Lyons

this increase in tung and Choking Itre drawn up by the Chamber of Commerce

The tax of Tis. 160 is not,

this

Local Parcel Post,

is highly probable that the silk grown in the Ton which the different Commissioners and&c., and ibition addressed to officiali, vase may be, but such papers or packets or the Postmaster General

Buy, A

mace

in price.

[No. 5621 JULY 29, 1881. POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, July 22, 1881.

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1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post at Book rates between any of the Post Offices in Chins or Japan, as well as to Macro, Pakhoi, Singapore, Penang, and Malacca. They must not exceed the In the following Statements and Tables following dimensions, 2 fest long, 1 foot the Rates are given in cents, and are, for

Gibs The parcels may be wholly closed Aithinson, David

zar, N. M. eight if they bear this special endorsement, Allen dens In Alvares, Grà Newspapers over four ounces in weight PAROSL, CONTAINING HO LETTER, but any

Delima Lettore, per half ounce, for Books and broad, I foot deep, nor weigh more than Achon, Emilio are charged as double, treble, &c, as the parcel may he opted by direction of

Among, William 1 fatterns, per two ounces,

Anderson, Jas. Anderson, Thos.

Engineer

Balton, J. H Borton, Geo.

K. MAD. Bar, Koys Fred. 1 Bezanson, John 1

Bower, Chinese L Blomgren, A

Bragancs, A. A. 1 Burn, Revd. Browno, J. Hecwart I

Choey Ches Cheong 2 Cheong Hong 1 Chip Husk in 1

Booka

3. The following cannot be transmitted or Hlable to be crushed (as bandboxes, Parcels insufficiently packed or protected,

is dangerone to the Mails, or likely to be do.) Glass, Liquids, Explosive anbatarices, Matches, Indigo, Dyestuff, loe, Meat,

come offensive or lilarions in transit,

8. Parcels are os à general rule for Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or whatever

Mail Fesket. The Post Office reserves the mission, and of delaying delivery in case right of noleating the opportunity for trans

is accepted with regard to any parcel, the number of parcele is much as to, retard

unless legist red. other correspondence. No responsibility

that the industry revived. The Chinessly understood in the Silk trade of China, and the increase will be not more than come 202558óter of an actual or personal corte--| warded by: Private Ship, not by Contract

the

papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as besides

Printed first and third provinces was for exportation Assistants at the various ports have worked, only frora Kuangtung, by sea, from Sz-chun, That the information is not altogether new sufficiently heavy tax to seriously incon-one, nor mast anything whatever be inserted by the trade moutes leading to the West was not to be expected, and that there should venience smokers. Fifty ounces of opium except tona fide Supplements, The silk from Bonan and Chokiang doubt be frequent repetition was what only was to will be taxed in future Tla. 5 instead of matter may, however, be enclosed, if the

is smoked each day, less supplied the Court and the families of be looked for under the circumstanete.. It as at present, Tis. 2, and instead of paying whois be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our Commercial Papore signify such papare the high officials. It was not till the pre-is our opinion that these reports will do 11a 10 per 50 o., Ts. 20 will have to be ent may be paid either an Newspapers or the though Written by Hand, do not bear vent dynasty sastmed the reigns of power much to clear up what has been insufficient paid. If,

in extremely high, whilst for those were content to be a cotton-clad racs. The asa

reinoved. Numerous practical suggestions poor wise and politia Kanghi however realized be resequence much misapprehension wills or so. The price at present for fully ile importance, and both by precept and to the Silk spinner and to the merchant, for better off the few additional cash will not spondence, such sa invoices, deeds, copied craving regard opiuin as the first of neoses as for books, but, whatever the weight of by practical instruction, by the publication the further devalopment of the trade, will make much difference. Smokers with the uusio, &c. The large on them is the same of drawings and such like, did much to be found embodied in the it, astrations; ries, and place it before everything. They packet Containing any paritully writton

Kleinwachter's report, with its illustratione, foster it, among the officials and people.

other direction, as in food, or clothing, or cuple

The zendor, of any Begistered Article Indeed, the fourth of his maxims (the buses strikes us as the most exhaustive and able of will simply reduce their expenses in some paper, it will not be charged less than 5 of Imperial Confucianism), uae of which is the series.

furniture, or entertainments, and se gratify

on paying an extra fee of 5 cents, supposed to be expended on the 1st and

were ton-fold higher, foth of each month, ineuloates the duty of

their desire. Opium will still be bought, may accompany it with Return Receipt

Cao has chosen this increase of price out mulberry cultivation,

oven if tho of many competing plans, because, if it does not diminish the ovil, it will at any rate benefit the Exchequer. But it may be said the increased taxation comes really out of the pockets of the people and does not con-

Smuggling past cern foreigners. Smokers, however, will not grudge the extra price nor the extm gain to Government, delivery harriers, causing heavy losses, is even now common, and taxation through the Custeras amounts to any myriads of

Mr.

dressed

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The limit of weight for Books and Com. mercial Fapers to Foreign Post Offices is 4 lbs, Patterns for such offices are limited to 8 ounces, and must not arored these

N.. means No Registration. dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2

intobes.

Countries of the Postal Union. The Union may be taken to comprise Europe, most foreign possessions in Asia,

In Chinkiang, the silk industry had been wand tree has attained f of the camphotels. The extra tax will be but 1 times Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all

more,

Tho now

N. America, Mexico, Salvador, Brazil, Peru, Chili, Venezuela, The Argentine Republic, damales, Trinidad, Buisna, Honduras, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, l'ortugues and Spanish Colonies.

Taeping rebellion put an end to it again,kworm. Mr. Rocher's report shows how and China wiki therefore bu hest, is feasible countries not in the Union are the Aus

#ast he mentions, declared be as cheap as possible,

allowing so mu

in it. Young mulberry shots were again procured from Huchew for fros distribution, and the people were encouraged his investigations that the country peoplo The foreigner weight from India

Countries NOT in the Union.-The chief tralasian Group, and S. Africa.

10 cents per oz.

4. The pablio are cautioned not to con- found these facilities with a Pares Post to Burope, &c, high dues not exist.

it is necessary that the following rules bo strictly obmired..

1 No Letter or Packet, whether to be registered or unregistered, can be received for Postageifiteontains golder silvermoney, jewels, precious articles, or anything that, as a goueral rale, in liable to Customs duties,

2. This Regulation probibits the sending of Patterns of dutiable articles, unless the 3. The limits of weight slidwed are as quantity sent be so small as to make the

ample of no value."

Follows

Books and Papers-to British Offic a, 5 lbs.; to the Continent, &e, 4 lba Patterns--to British Offices, 5 lbs. If with out intrinsic value; to the Continent, do., 8 oz

As the reports of the other Commissioners necessarily in pretty much over the same round, the same enquiries having been ad- to all, there is therofire na nepasity Hold in honour, it says, agri-

to allude to any special report. We should, provide however, faney that the extracts from the culture and mulberry cultivation ta

Chinese Miscellany of 1949, On the for a sufficiency of food and raiment."

His successor, Yung Ching, also fostered Growth and Treatment of Mulberry Trees, this industry. We may as well neution and the Method of Breeding and Rearing here once for all that the speedy recupera-Silkworms," translated from the Chinese, tion of the Chinese silk trade after each suc-gives the sum total of what is known by the Chinese on the subject. It was a happy cessive insurrection is in a great mensure due to Government encouragement, and the thought to append this to a report. fr. Chalmers, reporting from Pakhi, mentions patriotic efforts of Chinese officials,

that when the caterpillar

full size, i

it is -out Kleinwuchter reports:- long neglooted till, in the beginning of the open and its Silk extracted in a form strongly

hich makes excelicnt At present opium is paid for by 10

this reign of Hsienfung (1) A.D. 1851, the resembling catgut, mention this because, millions of silver which ga chiefly into the

fishing line. We local authorities fostered it, distributing free that a process almost identient is employed pocket of the foreigner; for this there is no of cost young mulberry sheets, and teaching by Hisayan and Portuguese fishersceu for remedy, but the Government by increased the people again how to plant the mulherry obtaining Eshing line from the wdinary taxation will gain several myriads of tacis and breed silkworms. But before long the

Some ignorant persona practical. Subsequently, however, in 1871, once more speedily the domesticated Silk-worms rovert plan, though not really the

should fix the price, only known natural law. The the local authorities interested themselves to the wild state in obedience to the well-and

so much for may also throw light on the origin of Bilk and that

theu cease to make culture in China. He had noticed during

money by it, and not import it. India would not grow it. Judian opium chop and its were collecting a particular kind of cocoon, which is very little known by Chinese, and

cease to

to ho profitable, and cultivation would follows:- all tess hy Foreigners. He explains its native would become still cheaper,

very low, prices origin, as

The first place I noticed the existence would decrease. With

none sold, man will be obliged to desist.

be called

prohibition by is may of Chiangsu, of this wild worm was at Huch'i-kaang, a a great deal of the purely technical and barrier situated in the province

numeroas, and if opium were cheapor mechanical expedients would have been lost, at the entrance to the west side of the T'ai of non-prohibition. But smokers are now The number of the official loome," Mr.hu. All the mulberry leaves along the river very nu would use it. It is sheer non- Benac to assert that with an increased clauf was to be seen, each Kleinwachter further states, "in the Chiang were covered with this kind of gauze, and every one

five cocoons. From opinu-shops and of sale of the drug. It is, papers

3. That application was made to the men in them are paid by the Gover-vered with millions

West Indies (Non Union)t, Bolivia

Postmaster General of Hongkong im the price at the time of raport by the As far as ment. When found insufficient to meet the there to flongchion I found mulberry trees too, quite impracticable to attempt to fix Books & Patterns,

Costa Rica, Nicaragua,

mediately the loss was discovered, the imperial requirements in silk, more looms more or less in the same state.

envelope being invariably forwarded with are hired from the people. The kinds of silks have been able to ascertain, there is no foreigner.

Letters,

such application unless it also is lost, manfuctured are very numerous. Such doubt that this worm, except that it

Registration, COUNT Von Moltke in acknowledging the

That the Postmaster General is satis kinds as Satin plain (E), Mopen Satin smaller in size, is a degenerate form of the

ordinary Silkworm, and this

fed that the loss occurred whilst the correr (25), Chuanghua (plained by the fact of the entry people receipt of a manual of the Laws of War, Sewspapers,

that it was ernational, thus gives expression to a soldier's

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and condeuce was in the custody of the British is a 1 OF

Perpetual peace the rebels, just as they were Veda's gold. (E) (Velvet having been obliged to leave their home at seat to him by the Institut de Droit Inter Books & Patterns,

the approach

views on war. engaged in breeding worms, and the ow butterflies

is an element in the order of the gistration, 10; Newspapers, 2: Beaks and not caused by any fanit on the part of the ak, more properly called HF) Tieng busily being left to themselves, laid their dream, and it is not even a beautiful dream. Fiji, via Torre Straits, Letters, 10 Re- Postal administration in China

gor by the diabo. esty or negligeses of any person not in the employment of the virtues of mankind are developed courage istralion, 10; Newspapera, 3; Books and

| Boagkong Post Offles, world ordained by God. In it the noblest Patterns, 2: Via Galle, Letters, 25 Re-ender, by destruction by fire, or shipwreck, ad the abnegation of self, faithfulness to Patterna, 2. gives his life. Without war the world duty, and the spirit of sacrifice; the goldier would stagnate, and lose itself in material ism,"

to engage again in the cultivation of silk," (pago 59).

It is not unreasonable to suppose that if it were not for the official looms kept going by the Government, the industry might have died ont altogether, or at least

This

10'zante,

3 capta each.

2 conte vach.

Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. The Post Office in not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Registered corres aurre-pondence, but it is prepared to make good

Postage to Union Countries. General Rates, by any route-

Post Cards, Letters, Registration, Newspapers, Baoke, Patterna and

2 bents per 2 oz. Comm. Papers, There is no charge on redirected spondence within the Postal Union.

Postage to Non-Union Countries. Hawaiian Kingdom - Letture

None. 2*

non (T) Frovince is 515. The work-ut a single rounil underneath, was craving there would be also a diminution or Registration,

tree,

Lhe

4

be

tsou () and Kung Ponger eggs anywhere, so that is process of time weave, all of which are manufactured by these

THE SILK INDUSTRY IN CHINA, (China Review.)

According to Chinese tradition, mulberry trees were first planted and Silk weaving

official looms, are also allowed to be worn by the people. The wearing of all other kinds of Damasks, Pangees, etu. which are made especially for the Emperor according to mustere sent down from Peking to the Silk Commissioner, is forbidden."

Land of Silk

Lan

much as Cassiterides are the

sent flourishier of

On

naturo. What leads ine is believe that the the worms partook more and more of a wild above statement is correct is that before the invasion of the ounatry by the rebels, this kind of wild-worn was unknown."

The onelusion we have arrived at from a is, that the pre- these perusal of

**** this

SHORTLY after Disraeli began to be re- industry,

cognised as the coming leader of the It is worthy of notice that our first in-alimugh fostered now and again by the of formation concerning Chiun is due to its ficials, is al

almost entirely due to the inter- Conservatives, he and Dira Disraeli were silk. Series, the old name for Chlua, is the course of Foreigners. It is maintained by invited to Strathfieldaaye by the Dake of of Silk as an of expert as perhaps the must influential man in trusted friend and Islands of Tiu. There is reason to believe, foreign trade. As in the case of Japan, the Wellington, who at that time was regarded indeed, that the Silk from the far East and inporten to reed upova the Chineus authorities England, who was the truste the Tin from the far Wost were articles of almost against their will. They were can adviser of the Queen, and who held the

in the hands of, und jealously tout to manufacture it for koro consump proxies of half the Conservative puers.

hor liege lord was first invented hy Si Ling-shi (#4 trade Bush the game Tyrian merchants. tion, and if a little was left over for the the second night of their visit A Tierseli

Booret, by the kept There has been considerable discussion re-needs of the outer bacharian well and good, retired to rest early, leaving ), the wife of Whang Ti (), abou!

We we 2,700 years before Christ. Ever since that garding the origin of the words Serica (the We believe that it never entered the Chi-to meuke a cigar and discuss the Asian time sericulture has been under the special Saim of the Scriptures) and Silk.

was surprised most by himself and Mrs Disraeli hev patronage of the Empress. Every spring, think the explanation is not fur to seck, it nese official mind that the Silk trade could mystery with some of the other gentlemen.

ele of export from the Empire, bo we keep in mind how natural it is to add be so developed as to become the staple arti- When Disraeli entered the bedroom the Empress was wont to initiate the femi- nice labours of the year, by the rearing of any one of the liquids to any word of a harsh elastic source of revenue, and be the source, to see her and her maid busily engaged in silkworms within the paidee grounds, and ar grating sound, and how easily, when ouce

prosperity. This is said nothing, but waited for events to of the present general along added, theso. liquids interchangs with each as it undoubtedly is and in no mean degree, shifting the position of the furniture. He with the ladies of bor court, the

alone together. dressee from the threads of the coocom. through the ancient songs of Chian, banded Greek, the Latin Sericum, the Anglo- with so accurate an observer as Mr. Klein-retired, and the husband and wife were down most of them from pre-historic times, Saxon Seolo, the English, Silk. It must wachter, with an extract from whose report

of Serica was clearly defined, as we find it was, he says, subsequently, with the advent were making in the to the mulberry tree, it must have formed a

how the dear old duke sleeps, prominent and pleasing feature in the Chi- very much inter on in History: Series was a of Foreigners, and the ever-increasing de- "I certainly was, my

melo komercial designation, whence the mands for Silks for exportation abroad, that I'll tell you the reason. Carter his foukl

and his room nese landscape. It was grown for orzament

faw Silk

and others was obtained. It came continued to incrense, and this all the nur

general prosperity, sud enabled them also lo I shall sleep between the two greatest mou the soldier on distant service recalling to along these routes which existed down too, as the people themselves rose with it in moved our bed accordingly, and to-night

agce, st

they do not exist still. if they mind the homestead girt round with the the middle

of the Silk-wear again the more costly Silk garments. in England." Aristotle gives a

still expanding present tinanufacture of silke, esa description of mulberry grove, that his aged aire had

and its bombykia, At the enough, worm, accurate planted. Mulberries clothe the hillsides with

is silent as to the region troto whenes it year by year, but is living green, akirt the river banks, and re-

fiatrees of the plaies. game. The fact seems to have remained viz., demand for export, and the increased

cupied

her leisure was occupied by sacrificialer.. The Chinese for silk is BZ, the an opinion, we are glad to observe, we share develope themselves. Band-bye the maidi

Silk

All

we

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"

Carter and I of the bol. **Well, then,

cutie For the frequent reference not be underalvari that the loas! lunbitation we shult now conclude this article. It

surprised at

the you look

as well as use. In the Shi f we find Trian Woven into silken garmente by the the industry was taken in hand again and out ex is on the same floor, I have,;

Seeing

mure

Shipping Intelligence.

The following is corrected from the latest

Tiere the unvary hue are seen wag buried in his pages, for more than var By-prosperity of the natives generally, has also Insects of among the foliage, and the turtle dove is zantine historian mestions that it was not considerably increased of late yeare, and in London and Colonial Papers, &c.—

the branches. Again,

until the two Armenian monks smuggled the expected to steadily continue to do so." heard sooing amE

then that so much of the present of China in hollow ones and in- eggs out of we find great feudal nobles deeming it as not

troduced the rearing of Silk-wurms into prosperity in China is due to Foreign Com beneath their dignity to examine the nature

3, Laurens, of the soil suitable to the culture of the Constantinople in the reign of Justinian merce, limited and fettered though it be, Left.

removed, and that not only one branch of mulberry. One of the most oriptione of Chinese rural life fond is these [551-A.D.] that any one knew that Silk was is it not time then that these restrictions be Lic

in these the produce of a word,

should 17, Creswell, The speculations as to its origiu are ouri-industry and one section of the country be Jan. poems pistures to us the village maidene, thronging the pathways through the mulberous enough, and as evidencing how worth-benefitted, but that the whole Empire ry groves, either gathering the leaves for the Jess and raisleading speculation, as a rule, participate in it withoat four or favour! food of the worm, or collecting, later on, the without rigid verification is, we are tempted

old

leaves for preparing a decoction to assist the hatching of the eggs. We quote a verse, Dr. Legge places its composition at 1796, B.C

"See the younger women with their baskets

high,

About the mulberry dress their labours ply: The solest leaves along the paths they seek, To feed the Silkworm newly hatched and

Weak "

great

to quote one or two. Truth is stranger than tićtion. Virgil evidently has something. more like cotton in his mind, when he tells Velleraque ut foliis depectaat tennis Sercs."

THE SHEN-PAO" ON OPTUM.- (N.-C. Daily News.)

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Pliny gives us Borectvhat similar in-bition of opium. The cossation of sale of formation, but more in detail," "Primi sunt Indian opium was once thought of by the hominum, qui coscuntur Seres laniticio Bil- English, and Minister Kun discussed the varum nobiles, perfusam aqua depectentes subject with the authorities in England. than memorialised the Throne to stop He frondium canitien;" and be further tells us that the Silk was brought from Eastern Asia the sale, and this was duly promulgated, Again, we find another song, resembling in to Greece, in robes which were only half but the Court was unable to see its way to the Customs bas many respects an old Scoteh one, in which a

into garments of entire Silk. Aquoianus and taxation of opinn by t brave wocer undur the guise of a pack. But, and was again unravelled, and made up a practical method of prohibition. The rais relegated shout the country exchanging Marcellinus, a historian that flourished to- therefore continued to the present day, and man going

common to the Linen for home-span silk, wins the affections wurde the end of the fourth century, endes the proposals of Kto have been

of to-

region of empty talk of a too counding muiden. This episode in vours to give a description of the Chinese of t of the use of arms and itself throws a flood of light on the rural which the following is a précis. "The Seres, anti-opium societies

Thongh opium is foreign in its origin, yet of these early times. When the boys, were ignorence to their neigh-the's

all-cause of avoided

poppy is now grown all over China, and was drained, say 2000 B.C., we in- for that mulberry plantations were regularly bours. Their climate, pleasant and salu- the people can neither be forbidden to culti-1, laid out and serisultare well understood, at brione, norer reaches to extremes. Their vats it, nor the foreignor to import it.

The opium duty is, further, the chiof

23 Sumatra, The support of the foreign Customs, sir is there that time, if not before it. The phrase used forests afford agreeable shade and their is a technical one,te. Louds are open to favouring breezes. The

When the mulberry country was silk-downy portion of the produce of the trees any other lary that can well take its place. arboruto) after having been cleatsed Chinese and foreigners can therefore

an ideal

prohibitive wormed. Again, in the account of "The Use a Reece, is combed out into fise thread only regard in an Tribute of T

from which Serioum is woven, a fabric worn

that Rearies. adds, that

Tso Taung-tang has now proposed to in- rich and poor alike. He also Where the gurgeons Kast with richest band, by Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold," the Beres are so reserved in their intercourse, arease the duty on opium to Tia. 180 per pay higher we read about baskets full of silks, deep that when foreigners venture within their chest, so increasing the price for smakers, scure, and purple, and of other silken boundaries for wrought and anwrought silk and compelling the poor to

will gradually cease fabrics chequered and pure white. In the they consider the price offered in aliance and prices. It is expected the consumption of mozers and the craving disappear too, amo time of Confucius, silk was cheaper than transact their badness without exchanging opium maong the pour will gra

to impoverish themselves by seen to Unen, for we fed that old stickler for pre-word." Tempore mutantur.⠀⠀⠀ Bastion-

The times are changed, and to the ondent, on the ground of economy,

detarred from making a commencement, ing the wear of exps of the cheaper material, pote; when we find printed under the au- indulging in opium, non-smokers will be Gleniffer. although the linen ons was prescribed by the spices of the Chinese Government these sarits

t change their habits so easily, and Delis. thus

the North and South Asia (a) silk for sale in the open or less fulness of detail, accurate and special different varieties of

consequences market &

information from one and all of the pro- vinces wherein treaty ports are located. It Superintendents of Trade are further to Chian Imperial Maritinis Customis, is los significant of the high standard to report, and devise, If possible, some practic Whiteadde Special Series: No. 3, Silk Fablished which the Silk Industry has now reached, of able method

Now Teas idea is not a bad one, and Adele (1) resembles terrahisition formerly caldress by order of the Inspector General of Customs.its importance and extent, of ita recovery Shanghai, Statistical Department of the In- #posterats General. MDCQUENINI.

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sense

rules of ceremony. Meneins mentions the of reports on Bilk, which supply, with more will pore the craving with all

its fatal

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