-A SKETCH OF FORMOSA.
waves, hava
tion "Amping
THE CHINA MAIL.
arg-ly helped in erating During the Patch monipa-
The following description of the physion].would be lasting. Jt the mines are these has lent b seen from the
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY,
it is more than doubtful whether the effect
ever to be any great value, or to turn ant puitable, the water must be permat eatly deepened close to the town.
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
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Co.'s
CHAMPAGNE, Quarts....$20 per Case of 1 doz. L'ints.....................$24.9
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THE OLDEST ogre PACKING ESTABLISHMENT IN NORMANDY,
geography of the island of Formosa forts
wisps of that period, an island, while to-day | it not only forms part of the mainland, but part of the article prepared by Messrs
The so-led harbour of Tamsui, Fresh-hana said bank stratehing into the set for Colquhoun and Howart-Lockhart, and pub-The dish is really ply the several miles, on which the Chinese fisher- lished in the Inst number of the China lower reach of the Tamsui river, lies in en have built a village and temple. A vallay situated path of the high northin the western and northers harleys are Revice:
meat range, one of whose paks stands 2,500 therefore likely to present more and more Formosa is interscuted by a range of feet high over the harbour. To the south of difficulties, as time goes on and to keep the ports open, even far light drughi mountains, varying in tight from 200 to this again is a double-pated hill, with 12,000 feet, following the general direct 2.000 feet higis In the few trading stouters, will be an expensivo pro- tion of the inland from north to south,shaped entrance is a bar, with bly dit net ceus. For safe shumenge grad for a feet and forming its backbone. The range is at war at low tide, and seven le twelve feet it will he necessary to go to the Pres called by the Chinese Chi-Saun, or Bayrise during spring file. The andwraps valed twenty-five is W. f Ferauss, Hills. Its wastorn slepa is somewhat gradual, ground, which is of shifting sound, is must in this group of islands has excellent harbours, and falls on to a largs undulating plain on secure. The shore, mest the mouth of the the dust being between Pang-hon and Fisher which the Chinese have settles, tut on the Tumsi river, is compel of low ground Islands, tán to rest of the cluster, eastern coast the range descende very preeipi-interspersed with sand hills; or threats which is less in extent than the Chusin tously, prescuting most dangerous blure, af sand and mad frething for a group. The twentyene ilunited is exposed to the full blass of the Pacific. The distare sathwards; on the worth a soyants in all, of with Ping-how, the largest, eitergaderenee. western eaust has no good harbours, and ful. Hawes, the lown known to Buro digitgeles vensole are often compelled to lie oft the island put as Tumeui, is situated some two miles The islands live a harren look, owing to expored to bad weather. The only harms from the pinch of the river, just beyond the wat of shitorel valley wad the ab are Keelung and This, in the worth, and the old Batch red for which is now these of trees. The populatiei, aina 8000, DRAND DUC DE NORMANDIE,
composed entirety of fisher geog, is largely Taiwan, in the south. The Chinesare con- British condute.
The harbour is really formed by the denied the umiation and Formosa fined as yet to tho possession at the western plain, and the barbars and villages of botebure of ni muras-strens meting in the for food agaies.
The cost of fom is fairly weil lit.N IB. Gina and Cases of 48 the each. the western and northorn ecosts, Fridmountains in variona invelions, and at dis to a few settlerneath on the east, the Ro varying from only Eventy miles the hog lights maintained by the In-
Solim Quantities of not less than one main mountain range bring fukalitou by from the inth. The da razol comes al Cine Castors at Swath Cape,
sas tana, at 30 per Dazon. Tuline, apring and Routing. There, is also important
Reduction made to Purchasers of one aboriginal tribes, gradually becoming sub-frem he oathemast, bal ano, for inst
in the in a light on the Pesca imes
neu and upwards. jeot to the Chinese, or exterminatal bye to in the market-dast.
G. R. LAMBERT, them, the invariable result of the contant diate neighbour Archange a fe of aboriginal racts with those of a superieris tu tab, in the som hera side st
Hole Ageul trill-priss, the eivilization.
upper gemelas being povered
frika"u ciiuieatih •48¥ TW« Hongkong, fielebur 4, 1884. The outline of the coast is very irregular, wire capids. The dress da with numerous inlets and bald headlanda.wards Miquiu, called is Baczka or Bung, usw. Many parima have pains about
| arhorn they form a justín,
tim: cheat and snieg, and sometimes in the The island presenta every variety of country, -high peaks enveloped by mist and snow, from the box, indu which they enjoy the Track. They feel at and sheng; the vallers covered with fusciant vegetalvage quantities is fill are brutamute has a od taste, especially in the
tle down by the river, expresalig when swede woning A wort of afcky slime cuibets C tion, and the extensive plai
The appetite Hone is by heavy rains, the result being a trouble- west, with its rich alluvial soil. found pine-tenths of the whole population bank in the middle of the issuere is a feeling lila a
heavy of Formul Through this plain the x-art the surrow fur of the encrates, stoner; sceneries a fant il-gore sunat. vars, fox and shallow. wind from the fout, while the at times bevaks with great tion at the pit of this stond which faced of the hille. On the wild, abrupt castern
disgorous surf ties with a
does just sedisty. This eyes sau sunken, const, wirere there are few study beaches, fresh beery and vessels cannat cant the hands and just became soft and feel Actx at and on these often a heavy swell, there clerine within, leaving the clay. After a while ag is only our fertile plain of any considerable port. In fine weather and high this firstly, eat after four ths it is
wasting stommurs oë ata oli i extent. This valley, ktowy wssets of any siderable brught tion. The fire all the
attended with
colours De gienists
exprctos Kapsulan, and officially as Kulon, fom- mences este 25 miles south of Reing, and not venture in, un dent of the insulicient while, that she does and son to allod extends for some 14 miles further waith to degut, and the wartscarell. The anchorage
After a fine lie becomes nurs Way, host, Suso Bay. Its greatest width is some sure has shifted from the authern side, where it you, britable, and ghong, and has evil miles, the inland boundary being a semi-waswithan the Mernors of native residentis, 19 i fondledings There is a giddiacs, a sort of circle of mountains. Within the valley, one the wrthern banks. This has gray whirling sousation, in the head what rising large rice field, are situated thirty-five vil-stribuent to the wholemand gesit of bullak up suddenly. The bowels lecine estive lagos and several thriving towns, the prin from junks in the river, usver interierede sin 4 dry and lux at times; the bloo aipal of these being Jatong, a well-built town with by the Chinese oi-tals.
la Ehe outa, Takoy is the mily port the vyus Income tisad with yellow, the with a population of a few thousands, and some trade. Although ons seitled since with a bar which adsails vendis Trale
Merlincut after plastding. The the beginning of this century, and in the two feet draught. This rhuur is scanty and high-coloured,
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WHAT IS THIS DISEASE THAT IS COMING UPON US!
the
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lonel on the
becomes thick and stigmint; the whites of
ia
early yeare of its occupation the resort and bega, six mites is length and gently a spitting up of the food, suw- Outlaws, it can now last of a very ormed bra spandi basin, Jviar within a!
ties vij sir aslug mess wit aww cetish test; this is frequently oftented with palpitation of the hears the vision become impaired with us fore the dare is a farling of grea pestration and woskness. All of these symptoms aro i tory present. It is thought that nearly methink of one population has this issue
amaan of die vurbed formis. the mad that molied us have mistake sho
bur of this
Some have trvaled
it for a liver compladat, others for kidney
and respectablo
who live wall,ue 14
Due to two ta bruth, shamel patele) to owing to the fertilit who i
of the soil, The tho On the nth it is loaded by a original inhabitants of the plain, called to sinh, flat pinia, thrush which was themselves Kabaran, have been compelled by river, and on the south is low sad turk, the Chinese to retire from the open country extending southwart from Sarreon Heels to the lower bill stops, where they are bored tustil it rejdos a entitation of the plain, into contact with the untumad aborigizes On his is situated des village of Takor, dwelling within the dense terests The with a popalating of ahan 1,000. The va amount of level land to be feand along the tranes to the harbon is only in fext wide, whole broken, steep castern coast, is excel-ring next and north of Saratet Head. ingly limited, the precipitens and thinkly marrone ridge of sand rass from this wooded mountains coming for the meat is orthwards, curving at but genetiae, ele, etc, but none of the various part sheer down to the beach, deep water rally parallel to the shere sort of the on- kinds of twatancut here been attended with being found close afongside. On the few traies Over the north and south parts, because the remely shall be such small haga with patelies of pain lund which there are les" in twelve, hes of water to see ineunamsly upon sek raw e are to be found, Chinese milies seat low spring tides, but on the central these organs, and upon the stomach, as well; settled. The lower slopes of the hills are bouetion not mage Bra seven to nine fork for in Desperais (for this is
really what ing gradually denuded of their covering, the House sands we constantly shiftics edge of the wooded trusts being invariably eqeially when freshufa veur, and the boundary line belwom the territories the S. W. monsoon, when wind and swell beat of the settlers and the natives. On the against the tales, forging their way awards cast the streams are loves mountaia ture from thr tagem. Ja bat weather the sex rants, more like waterfalls than rivers, breaks fuavily of the Po The austures rendering navigation of any sort an absolute ia se confined that, russis cannot swing and have to the reel head a al steen, and impossibility
middle spit of soul further roles the
The great defect of Formoss, in the way of the development of the island, is the absence of good deep-water tarhours, and praticable for all stu the violenes of the monsoons in the Por-
hurs
Was erected
: laeases all of these or mos partake of this dissent require renenty that will et mail at the sure fine. Segel's Chr five Syrup nets like a storms in this chess of complainte, giving alueer immolate relici. The following letters from chemists of standing in the consanity where they liv alan what calination the article le
fe A. WORK, HAL. Merit Serock. Sulfast :- have vid a 'ng, quantity, sol the parties have soutien tu ia being what you repress at it,
feedth of the clamps, which valg Jola Acer, Martúl, sear Shotic!! -- Trade is enrrie 1 on this place pingi. 1 can calmly end is to dl who mosa channel, which renders navigation dif-pally with Amy. Fu Takow to Taiwan they be sikring from liver or tonach ficult and dangerous. The east coast is not istine is abutwenty miles, the restore who are served great benefit cosplints, having the testimony of my visited by the full strength of the X. B. ing for ither on both from the Syrup and Pills. The sale is monsoon, presumably owing to the prehrane. A tidegraph line has united the
increasing wurlerinity. cipitous and mountains character of the two places stran 1874, when it mountain slope. With practically no har by Chinu students, who had been trained bour of any value on the east coast, those in the Foodbow dackyard wool of in- on the west coast are mer roadstenda,struction. Owing to the und wo com with few exceptiere, only admitting ves- int the Takow Barbour. Loads similar to
Pure midled catamarans are largely sels of
draught, up to ten or twelve bight
แล These are alts of stout hambs" feet. The coast live, except in the worth, is a-angression af sand banks and shuals. together, the bontaen using the contact From the brief description нітел
large wait, rigged of the Chinese paddle and
in the ordinary way. The passenger is main ports, which are open to foreign trade,
Keelung and Tamsui in the north, andi seated in a large lah piserd in thủ muutri of Taiwan and Talrow in the south,it will be the raft-boat, which has surrouling it
barabr alemler-looking, but streng sean what enormous, almost insuperalde difficulties exist in the way of niviga tion.
The northern part of Formosa is high and
4.
f. S. fetcalf, 55, Higiegate, Kondal:- I have always greu plensure in recom mending the Curative Syrup, for I have never kaown a case in which it has not į relieved or guro-l, and I have sold many
grosses.
Rabt. G. Gorll, 27, High Street, An- have always lakon great interest dicitus at 1 have recalcidoluted I havo-found us org-cancy-of
raling, Thor unsafe looking craft federer the roughest swell thrown agained the past your by the whole force of the S.W. Biguson, set them, as
common. In
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Hirondello Rouchla Horsegards, 4.8. 2 Inbres
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delivery should be retarded by the Contract same as from Gap.
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mountain
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Furiusst is needless for wo to say that your vaktable medicites have great sale in thisistrict--go ater than any other I know of, giving great satisfaction.
Robt. Laine, Melksham :- I qm well recursing and the Corative Sprup from having proven its exlivary for inligentian myself. Frinckheim, Arbroath, Forfarshire,
Sept. 24, 1882.
but Mother
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NAMES OF VILLAGES &c,.
IN OR NEAR HONGKONG,
Corrected Spelling.): San Trin. Shai-wan. Shai-txi Po Sham-shui Po. Shau-ki Wan Shek-D.
A-kung Ngam Api Chau. Cheung-shan Hom.
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Chung Hom. Chung Wan.
Fo-pang.
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over two hairs,
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To Aberdeen, ... Return,
neighbourhood of Keelung is in its barren, rugged sides rising with it are pleased, ni restend it.
the left Apy's Hill, 1,100 fees high, with N. Prill, Club, Solup :-All who bay for their decision, will picturesque knulle and undulating wooded hills coming down close to the water steep site from the sea. This-bil Eksill, PS, Kingbridge-fast class Lives up to £1000 on a Singk odge, while behind these the mountain- luck at Gord, whose hot extinct The pullie seem to appreciate their grows Life. range of Tamsui, generally covered with rater, is believed to be an
For Rates of Pramitons, forms of pro- clouds, rises to 2,600 feet aboys the sea. The volano, which has been alternately sal value. verdure and Fegetalion here form to the eye a merged and splenved. Parther with is A. Aptustel, Market Street, Dalton-in-posals or any other information, apply ta pleasing contrast to the flat western const, Saracer lead, 175 feet high, a nearly level
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. and the sterile northern mainland block, feed the
general
Agents, Tiongkong & Canton. Northern Formosa is volennic, as might be elila rising from the water precipitoas
water's edge, expected from the fact that it is situated For some twenty miles north of Tukow is
Hongkong, January 4, 1867. between two great valoanie centres, Japan a 'right line at beach pierced by first small and the Philippines, The river at Tansu, streams, and there is nothing noticeable mil and the alluvial plain, at the busk of the town, Fort Zolandia is reached, built by the forra
natural boundary between the Tan Dutch in 1631 to guard the entrance of the
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns sal mountain system and that at the rani then extensive lagoon-harbour of Taiwan- backbone of the island. The hills fu, the capital of the island. This epon
to the sune places in the same way. En Dear Sir,--Last year 1 sans you a letter
reinpes containing Patterns may be wholly here are composed of stratified rocks which roadstead, knew sometimes as the Aaping bave been filled up by the igraous rocks, road, from the fishing village at that name recoding Mother Seigel's Syrup, 111 Undersigned having been appointed chesed, if the nature of the contents be first
exhibited ur
stated to the Postmaster At Keelung sandstone is the predominat which has sprung up and the ruins of the very please in still be Azetta for the abova Corporation are ing formation, where it assumes the most Dutch fort,hus un auchorage of some six testimony to the very satisfactory results of fantastic shapes.
fathorus, but is situated next a series of that the famial Syrup sed Pills. Alust patent prepared to grant Insuruces as follows-General, as he may consider necessary, and To Sharkinnu,
approved by him. Printed Circulars may Forth of Tamsul the bench is a hell of sandy banits, on which the aur breaks havi Seigel las had a steely sale ever since I
mediches die ont with me,
be inserted in sach Pattern Packats. seamed and cracked, with deep gull. lava,
There banks separate the roadstead lies, and is not unlikely the outer edge of a from a shallow muddy Ingon, next which is a comienced, and is still in an great demand
wlien submarine eruption. At Keelung there is at low, flat plaza. Daring the . The cares which hava come under sey notice tist begun to sell the medicines the present day probably volcanio agency at from December to March, sheltered anchorage work under the sea. The water is occasion is found to the south-west of Fort Zelandia. are chicly those of liver complaint and
dubility general ally covered with floating pumice, and there. But this position is unsafe during the whole
A certain minister in my neighbourhood anits of volcanic subaqueous movement have of the S.W. manson, and when the man- been noticed, especially during the earth-sen is exerting its full strength has and restored him to his normal con- Tessel says it is the only thing whiol: has benefited can lie off the Westers
or Fornesa jest, quake of 1867. There are six sets of the exposed to its fall brant. The bar is $3 preach for a considerable length of time. Geysers in the district. During the aurth
is sadition of health after being unable to quake mentioned the sea receded from Kee- dangerous that cargo-hoats cannot pass lung harbour, leaving the anchorage quite it for days and sometimes for weeks. The I could mention is a greas many ther returning a few seconds after in two channel of the bar is onstantly shifting cases, but space would not allow. A near dry, hage waves, sweeping away shipping, and Lore, as at Taker and Tamsui, and also friend of mine, who is very much addicted destroying to a great extent Keelung and like those stenting rapidly. Good har Aliler Suiger's Pals are the only pills to coativeness, or constipation, had that other towns close by, while even Tampeni existed formerly with Riteen to twenty feet which suit his complaint. All scher pille suffered considerably
of water, where junks cannot now enter Keelung le situated on the shores of and according to the Dutch recurls, and cause a reaction which is very annying a bay situated between capts Eli and Clinces testimony, the son reached, at the other Seigel's Pills do not leave a lad Patow,
lying
txenty-two miles time of the Dach occupation, to the fort after effect. I have much pleasare in com- apart. The portion of North Faresa bu inside the city, that is, several miles fur-moting again to suffering humanity! tween these points receives the roll of ther inland. From June till September trade Mather Sigel's medicines, which are ou
at An-ping is stopped, all s
*aperintendent war pablish it.
fairly sholtered during the S.W. moscaan.
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Marine Department. Policies at current rules, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Perts of India, China and Australik.
current rates.
sgroomenty.
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Shok Tong. Shek-tong Toud.
Sheung Wan Shui-tsing Waa.
10 cents.
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30
50
(Aberdeen). Hok-taui. Hok-laui Wan Hok-in
...
13
12.
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to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap
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Curios, Articles of Dress, Life Department.
Fancy
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often spent more in Postage then would HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
have paid the freight by stormerį No Hongkong, July 25, 1879.
BOAT AND COOLJE HIRE, BOATS.
piculs, per Day,
496 refund can be made en such parcels of the 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 value of Stamps obliterated before the 2nd Class Carge Beat of 600.
piouls, pur Loud, unture of the contents was discovered.
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THE KOWLOON FERRY.....
STEAM-LAUNCH MORNING STAR Runs DAILY as a FEREY BOAT between
Local and Indian Parcel Post.
piculs, per Day,
2nd Class Cargo Post of 6
pients, per Load,
200
600
1. Small Parcals may be sent by Post 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ila-kau Boat of at Book Kates between Hongkong and suy 300 pieuls, por Day,
Hok-ün Kok. Hung-herung Lo Hung-box. Kai-lung Wan. Ka- Ven Kan-lung. Kau-pui Shek.
$3.00 Kung Chung.
Kung Kok. 2.00 Lap-sap Wan, 2.50 Linü Man,
of the British Post Offices in Chiba, as well 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of as to Japan, Maca, Pakhoi,
the Strita
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not exceed the following dim
dimensione, 2 fret 300 pieuls, Half Day, effect from the ist November, 1884
than 5lts, nor be smaller than 3 in. by
WEEK DAY.
Yours very truly, (Signed) Willian S. Glass, Chemist, A. J. White, Esq.
15th August, 1883. Doar Sir, I write to tell you that Mr.
8.00
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8.50
9.40
SUNDAY.
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Ma-tan Chung.
1.75 Ma-tan Kok
1.50 Mu-tau Tsin,
1.00
Ma-tau Wai Ma-ti.
50 Mong-kok.
Ngan Ping.
81.00 Ngong-shun Cha
Satire, fin. Such parcels rany be wholly clied or Pullaway Boats, per Day, Lears Kiom. Leaves ff.K. Leaves 'sen, Denies R‚K. (2 they bear this special endorsement,
One Hour 6.00 AM. 7.00 A.M. 6.00A.M. 7.00 AM. PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any
Half-an-Hour, are 7.30 8.30,
3.00
parcel may be opened by direction of the
After 6 P.10 cents extra. 0.00 »
0.00"
10.159
Postmaster General. In the Case of Parcels Nothing in this Scale prevents private 10.10. 11.00
NOON,
for India a declaration of contents and agreements. 12.90 P... 12,30 PAL 1.00 .. value is required, a priated form for which
1.30 1.30
2.00
is supplied gesta. The. Registration of 2.00
Paronls for Inlis and Ceylonia compulsory. 3.00 3.20"
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the beavy sea of the N.E monsoon, thoug Takow for shipment. The seat to Bham. If this letter is of any service you following hours:-This Time Table will take long, I fost broad, I foot deep, weigh more In the bay is Keeling island, a a remarkable of the Imperial Chinese Castorus and his staff black rook rising precipitously on all sides, are here, the British Consul and a mediaal with
somewhat dat summit, 580 feat in missionary residing at Taiwan-fu. A mud height. The harbour is sesy of access; and plain, covered at high water, lics between fairly well sheltered in all except the north- the two pluces, communication being Tin- erig winds, whose full force is felt. At iniued by ears of a small canal, by which Henry Hillier, of Yatesbury, Wilts, informa
the depth of water in Keelung ist-bottomed honts reach the city. hour is not sufficient for large ocean
Since the time of the Duteli occupation, that he suffered from a servere form of 10.15 to gain the requisite shelter from some 250 years ago, the whole west cast indigeation for upwards of four years, and took no end of doctor's medicine without the N.E, monioun, owing to the accumuli has undergone great change. The harbours the slightest benefit, and declares Mother tion of ballast, which has for many years are silting un, and the coast is gradually; Sagol Syrup which he got from me has been thrown overboard, by the junks. The though slowly, undergoing a movement of
saved his life. bad weather often prevents cargo-boats from upheaval. The earthquakes which have going alongside the steamers outside. The occurred, the worst of these being that of harbour might be improvad by dredging, 1782, which lasted twelve bours, acuMN- which has been proposed more than once, but panied by terrible torrente of rain and tidal.
steamers to
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