No. 8008 SEPTEMBER 1, 1888,]
De Duberek saya the typhon in Japan announced on the 30th appen to be inoved Northward,
Jb.
1880
111,845
1891
MERS Adamon, Bell & Co. inform us th
311,145
1882
021,068
+
the Canadian Pacilio ateamer bymežu va loft Vancouver for Yokohama and Hong- long on the 26th August.
1883
1,509,847
1884
2,283,294
1885
4,302,204
7,790.497
14,082,337
1886 1887
THE CHINA MAIL.
The following tablo shows the progress | Bren Straw, an Indian conatable, charged i
five women in the Polico Court to-day, which Ceylon tes has made since 1880.
Average price.
304
hofare Mr. Wodehouse, with cutting trees nor the Magazine Gap. In his ovidence the complainant stated that the witn when he spoke to them about culting the trees, attacked him in a body with bamboos, ne of them entting his finger by a blow with a scythe. One of the wotas in de The Italians have made use of a her prin- force said the complainant mot hoe on the ciple for the propulsion of zorno of their road and throw her down and attempted la Fast gunboats and torpedo cataliers under construction. They have improved on the outrage her. The case was remaded. zwin scrawe of medern steamanhips by thee Bau kat Times mys:-We hear that addition of a third screw moved by separ DIVINE SERVICE FOR SEAMEN-On Sunday ato shaft and not of engines. The three morning between 9 and 10.30 o'clock the acrews are placed in angles of tringle, having the apex downwards, for there is storm-launch carrying the Bethel dag vill one on sech side of the rudder as usual, call alongside soy vessel hointing code pen- and the third is underneath, and lord with It is claimod that the tha kel plate. nant 0, to convoy men ashore to 11 a.in.
third scraw increases the vestal's apted by service at St. Peter's Seamon's Church-fully a third, on account of the great gain
in power from the deep immorsion. returning at about 12.30.
Cara Along, a contractor, was fined £5 by Mr Sercombe Smith in the Police Court to-day, for allowing an accumulation of 6ith to remain at a place near the public
read.
TRANQUILITY in the hitherto disturbed districts in Bantam, so says the Java Bode, has born so far restored, that the troops despatched to that quarter against the in argente, have returned to thoir garrison places for the rust part. The elders province has been dually stationed in the increased in number, to uent contingentical Rowal of the disturbances can only be provented by prompt attention to thegriov ancen of
Norddeutsche Lloyd boat will most- rive in Bangkok to compete with our loaf atcamere to Singapore,
Ix Achern, the natives carry on their usual tactics of harmaament and manoyance. The garrison suffera less from them than from the ravages of buri buri, which, of into, has become as bad as over.
Its stendy but Bare pozaistance renders the evacuation of the country but a matter of time,
Com old Profonsor Blackie has been giving his opinion of teetotallers and teetotalism. He has the highest respect for tempurance and for total abstinence; but if he wont to the house of a gentleman who was a teetotaller, and got only water, ku (Pro-
KUN Tai, who was charged on the 19th all. with stealing a gold watch nad chain be longing to Mr H. Bathurst, Chief Officer of the B.S. Hoitan, and a large number of valuable articles belonging to Mesars Lano Crawford and Co.; and Leg Asz, a widow, who was charged with receiving the stalen property, wore brought before Mr Sercombe Smith, on remated, in the Potence of people, who apparently, have everyho respected kis host'a wenkucts.
then the abolition of the land tax, and road that the Home Government has given gain over the common peoplo, promised Tag Batavia Nicuntsblod has been infor duction of other iscal burdens. They will know where the shoe pinched. Inquiries into the origin and object of the rising, have boen eet on foot by the Governout.
Court to-day. After hearing sono further evidence he Worship found the prisoners guilty of the charge and sentenced the first to six months' and the second to three months' hard labour. Butha prisomura, how. ever, expressed a wish that the case should go before the Supreme Court, and his
russou to feel restivo.
is in, 7, 48
gentleman nor a Christian. The hoal was or Blackie) would think him neither a bound to respect his guest's expacity, and rolul chicfe, to
orders to restrict the consumption of opin in Java The best step will be the exclu aion of women of ill fame from opiuta shops. This will remove ono strong attraction, and, if followed by stricter supervision, a dimination in the extent of opium smo- king may reasonably be expected.--Straits Times,
As expedition, ostensibly for the rescue of Ein Pasha, is boing German capital. The gorged in the general opinion, Worship commitled it for trial accordingly. | the correspondent of the Standard says, that straitened state of tho Notherlandai
Ein Pasha, not Stanley, is the
White A RESIDENT who was living in Macao at the Pasha' who is attempting to liberate the Colonial finances has resulted in the salary time of the cholora scary, tells us that the Europeans taken prisunors by the Mahdi attached to the post of the Governor
of course, disputed by
she General of Netherlands Indis, boing redus. roporte about the outbreak were greatly ex-National
AS L organ of the roal object of referred to. The real
that tion is, it need hardly be said, the exutision of the German slations and possessious to the Victoria Nyanza, and the other kkes of Central Africa, Monuwhile, hows in Berlin that may settle the point is looked for daily with the keeneat inturust.
aggerated. The cause he attributes to the mittee who are projecting the exod on a new appointment being made. The i
F
fact that the men embarked on board tha India during a downpour of rain. They had nothing to protect themselves from the wet, and as they woro packed like sardines after getting on board the ship, it was not long befoxo a number were seized with
expedi
recently appointed holder of the oflice has
the first to feel the pruning knife applied. The news of this copanmical step has wrought no small stir among the officials in Java who dread the free application of ti kaife to their emoluments. —Straits Times.
THE Jaru Lode hails with satisfaction the
naked unofficial ope, the public area little puzzled at the expression of regret given by the Governor of Hongkong, That we must accept the official statement
of the Governor, to the affect that “Sir } John Walsham deserves the thanks of the Colony,' with the remark that it is zefreshing to have discovered tant some. thing has actually been done at the Pok ing Legation. That the Gap Rook orespondence reveals
ene or two astounding things.
That His Excellency the Governor must
hava a poor opinion of this Colony if ho can be brought to pou a sentence like
como in aftur Commander Moore's de parture: I don't know now whom to eaumut on the navigator's aspect of the question,* That Dr Stowart appeared not to have quite furgutton the existence of the Com-
moduro and the Barbour Master.
That what follows, however, is startling, wall, and has nothing of the obnoxious that he bounded boisterously off and folt and would be incredible were it unt accent peculiar to country-bred people. miserable I am auro, whon given the com- enneled for by the unimpoachable re-
I have often thought what a pity it isud to walk directly after, and being spectability of the promotora-eiz., that that there are not swimming baths for fadios
liged to resumo dia fornier pace. No in Chins. I think, if I were a resident, I
les of disobeying his master had entered
a crop of Planters of over 15 years e
in Anantra. perience
z may be expected next
gear. No wonder that great stations should agitate for subscriptions and start is Trund for a summent, ho feid regnized are formed by the lucky allocus of these they have horu in Calcutta, he had mately declared himself to be the La business was to obey ordera, and really belongs to the lorde of creation; but
I
Company's ubares
anares: That a focu Edison is perfecting a machine they are unselfies, and allow us to go three humble servant of the man who had always
for the collection and proserration of days a week, up to twelve o'clock in the treated him so well.
mwrting
ETRANGÈRE. In order to keep it select, ladics sunshine, for shield he expects an have to be put up by a Ruiter demand in England throughout a member's ticket. Duo thinks this rathor STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
friend and receivo the year, but chiefly when Summer ses illy at first, accustomed us one is, to pay- in with its accustomed severity.
mium.
cipal. That the cominun nonso verdict is Served
them right.
to
horo,
it is
in-
· HONGKONG AND NORTH BORNEO,
That the idea expressed by the (invernor, the lawa-tennis ground, and it was try last proposals were received from
when awarding Khan Singh his Belilion
That the shares will probably be offered to ing sixpence or eight ponca for a swim in any
but the public at an early date, after they of the London baths;
The British North Borneo Herald says - have all been allotted to their particular possible to have it public. I am sure thero Although negotiations have for somn friends and have droadly reached a pro-are plenty of ladies in Hongkong who swim the bocu in progress batween the Go- and who would be only too glad to get a verament and two rival Singapore firms this: It is unfortunate that this should That Rachel weoping for her children and having to go for their bathing in a launch nunication from our loon ports to RunX- little practice in a well-kept bath, without with a view to securing direct stoare com- refusing to be comforted may faintly and put up with a desl of inconvenience. Long and Singapore, we have refrained from picture the condition of these win ashly The sea water, which is so buoyant, could be publishing the information that has from pinned their faith to the solidity of a
used as it is here. In Capace the ladies time to time reached us on the subject, lest Broker of mushroom growth who vainly who can swim are very kind, and asiat by doing so we might hava prejudiced the in- attempted the suniewhat difficult (rium-
their friendia who cannot, virate role of Broker, Jobber, and Prin.me, that I think now such a practica: turcats of the parties concerned of hampered
in
evory
lady there the notion of
WA Government. We are now, khows something of this most important owever, in a position to give cur readers & are. In Walson 02 0
lo Naze in Essex, brief bistory of these negutiations and to the bathing machines used to be quite close congratulate the public on the satisfactory nanner in which they have terminated. to see the ladies Ind
been playing In May of the Sikh Polico is aact-off against their
Mesara Belna Meyer & Co. of Singapors, in the sea and retorn for a cup of te oceanical burstsofbaton-whacking, reads
toa, ing all the better for their oxorciso. like a solemn joke; but I am told His mall
Miss Sandakan, Kudat, Hongkong and Singa ansparey's is the Marylebone Baths pore on a fixed subsidy for a period not Excellency doesn't joke, That the lamentable exhibition of the Go-tachoa hor pupils with a lifebelt, from oxeseding two yeam. There proposals; after vernment Fire Brigade at the Lyndhurst which a rope is suspended, which she holds being carefully considered by t thorGovern- Terrace fire takes us back to the days of hur hand, taking care to keep the learner's nont, wars antenated to our fats Acting Go- head above water, while she founders about, vernor, Mr Crocker, who was then retten- old, and may probably open the opus of the Governor to the muddio which has vainly trying to strike out with her arms ing to England, to be submitted to the bren su completely off-cted.
and fast simultaneously. In earnestly ru Court of Directors. That I hear Insurance Companies are now commanding ladies to keep op their swimore Mr Crooker w
by Messrs. declining
for Mr Alfred. Co., Agents i refusing to reac-partly becaues of the experience, for I should curtainly have been Holt, who tendered
for the performanc facility in making a fire, and partly from wned one time, had I not known, somo- AGDAN service for a
a period of three in this thing about this art. It happened
years at 3 subridy
Oxcess of slightly in the difficulty ustice to the Chinese, way. We were a party of gray wires Rustic fint asked for by Mast Bohn Moyer & this Colony who know a thing or two | Thats the principal sulfurate, His Ex. men, two children and another lady dont hath tenders back to the local Covernment,
tia mercy and who are
besidus Co. The Canet wisely decided to
to. refer
Thames
Mousley, and beatman with
Cavani instructions wae noaisting the guntinmen, who were good action as hosted on the Thames knowe the difficulty paron and swimmers. Anyone who has one has in trying to steer clear of the boats that are trusted out in charge of boys who
medal for saving life, that the gallantry.ush away, have a refreshing to run two stemmers regularly between
That probably the Governor was unaware of the fact that Commandor Rumsog could take the boaring of a light or give an opinion upon navigation as well as any othur officer; but that, as the Harbour Master is President of the Local Board of Examiners in Navigation and Seainan- ship, bia signature could not have been altogether unknown in the Government Offices.
That there are also several seanien and
navigators of considerable experience in
about the 'waters around Hongkong, bay- ing navigated through them in all wea thors and before any lights were lit.
That, before leaving the Gap Rock Correa
pondence, it must be put to the credit of the Govomor that he does not seem to rolish the dog-in-tau-mangor policy of)
On
Was
to take now Chinese risks and rang practice if possible. I speak from W. Mansfield & ing in Singa-
it onk
of the
et in Lyndhurst Terraco to ho re-es Dittou ↑
il pukht not to allow big bonfires wyself. We were in a host rowing inpirations that they should take on
like peatoil.
are quite able
as might bent in reference to
appear the wishes of the public and the prospec the rival schemes, having rogard rather to tive benefit of the country than to sty saving that might be scoured by accepting
the Chinese on the question of Lights. That tlie latest form of invitation sea water fortunately wannagu them. Wo un- the lowest tender.
and that he shows a somewhat qualified approval of, it a confessed admiration for, the Anglo-Chinese tactics which have been fareed upon Sir.Robert Hart in this affair.
Sir Robert is a dutiful Chiness Irishman
or an Irish Ohinaman, and that, although he has often a very difficult part to play,
That I notice the Defence Committee are moving round, and long-muzzled pics begin to appear Lycomoou-warda-of ne great weight, it is true, but that is not the fault of anybody here.
encountered three of these The Council pie nie is. Come out dynataiting, but boate, whose openpants were having a race wholesale destruction Of
and rushing tasdly along to the danger the pour fishes and
of everyone
whom they must. like wanton cruelty, and not sport; to than
I samom blod neveral times to
consider the matter, which was finally out- tlen in favour of Messrs. Bolt's line of Ions steamers, and the contract was signed on the Friday on their behalfby Mr A. Turuer, who
Fisp on 24th ultimo,
iu
for no purpose acema to me to be very than no time we were all stru- I had arrived here in the steainer in the
my nothing of the bad example set to the water. The geatlemen and
mage to save one of the little ones and my
nativos.
a
That the China Marine Insurance Cera-lady friend; but I had to fight my own panies are quita able to hold their way, and was just able to swim about till own, if they would only combine bot ray up. The other poor child and stick together; they did not begin to keep afloat with all my clothes and boots found it terribly dificult was drowned. Wor of ratos; and though one or two
ths
of the weaklings may go to the wall, the others are sound and haarty.
Sir George Phillipe has signed his of Chief Justice of Hongkong,
in
The contract provides for regular com- musication between the local ports, Hong- kong and Singaporo, by a steamer of not
per accommodation for first eccond wid loss than 600 tons register porecasing pro-
| elnes
on, much more so than I should have done third
passengers, at least once overy as I was so frightened by all six weeks, and for a coasting stenter of 150 the baths, as I was that had happened and asumed to have no tous to run in connection with the main breath to begin with. This lamentable ac-line between Labuan and Simporna, the cident produced such a lasting effect on my most Sutherly per: on the East Coast
ho generally plays it well and succes-siguatica to tako effect 18 the ex-friund, that nothing will inducu her to trust the contract takes affect from 1st Sentorp-
board the India and twenty-six on shore Wallingham, Stanley of Preston, of Netherlanders settling to admit That the practice of making a Commissioner
fortune, Holland has too
DESCENDANTS OF ENGLAND'S GREAT UN- Dcute diarrhoes. The black Mozambique CROWNED KING. In notice of Harrison's extension of a British protoctorate over That the Governor ought to remember that soldiers are said to have accustomed them-life of Cromwell, the London correspondent British occupation, in its opinion, will pra- North Borneo, Brunei, and Sarawak. A selves to the use of opium whilst in Macabeon at tine pains to draw in a list of
of the Pioneer status:-Mr Harrimu has
rent any difficulties like the Acheen one of living and it in thought that the fact of their not
persons in whose coins the blond of Cranim arising. Holland cannot do anything the direction of a protectorate. The being allowed opium on board ship may well still rubs, Here are some of the more trouble and burden of it will now be herna notable of them: Lurds Ripon, Chichester, have helped the disease. Twenty died on tat
another power, which is sure
fully. sure to make Clarendon, Cowper, Aupthill, o Mortey
lifo and
there safe Lady
property
down tu KTOW after the vezani returned. At no time did Rother, and Sir John Lubbock. One of
the most pe still standing in
and beautiful Tudor houses tobacco, or look ont for some other menns the disoane spread in the town.
gaining a email
in England of now all but dienppeared, and the temporary is Chunere Court, near Aylesbury, belog may irons in the fire to admit of her. wa naging effectively the Colonial possessions orections have been burnt down with the ing to the Astley. Mr Astley, the owner, she Folds. In the Netherlands portion of s descended on his mother's side in New Guinen, the Government officiala do nos exception of one where the convalescent direct line from Cromwell (she was a Fraukthing more than, every now and then, giving are lodged While the outlook was worst land, and still lives) and on Ins inther's
look round to see whether the natives are the paternal Government of Macao are said sido from the Lord Derby whose head
They are newUr Cromwell nut of. It would be hard, I titant and in good ease.. to have engaged two coolies at the rate of think, even for Mr Dalton to march that otherwise interfered with, $10 a month to bury the corpses in the pedigres. sand. Fortunately these coolies have joyed something of the nature of n We are glad to hear that sinecura. the old Governor Senhor da Roza has
been entered back to Macao.
Tuz British North Barnes Herabi sags:-- It is interesting to note the enddually ex tending field of election of tobaced lands in British North Borneo. At first Sand-
akan and Marudo Bay, then the Sugut and He will Labuk Rivers and Darvol Bay, followed by the Seguma and now the Kinabatangan.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB AQUATIC SPORTS. SECOND DAY. Saturday, 1st September, 1889. Umpires:-Mesra Gricable and 3. Sarapan. OFFICERS. Referee:- Major Ellis.
also occupy at the same time the position The last, the largest river in the territory, Starter-Hout, B. E. Metcalfe.
of Minister Plenipotentiary to China, put must have a large extent of suitable and for
fing in three months at Peking and nine at bucco Horded by its broad stron will was finished this afternoon.
transport
Ty
lala
piration of bie lease; and the question of Customs
in a boat now is, Who will succe the mouth pices of the
him? That Chiness. Government here, even
lovers of cricket will be glad to see the the learn to s in
noble game fleurishes in Shanghai under mattore which concorn Imperial Maritime
the auspices of the Church the questions, is one which strikes Britishers as irregular, as Hongkong is not pot Chinese Customs station, although the Ubiseno are honomúng cứnvinged it in.
Archdeacon Moole and the Rev. B. 6. Budges appearing as Captains. That this example might be followed very benolicially by the high Charch digni- taries of Hongkong
That the sooner we have a Minister of the iThat it is a well-known fact that among 20 kind I wrote about. I got a dress ans from | satisfied with the terms of the crmtract, and
Palmerston typo at Peking the batter it
other body of men are to be found so many Taraelites without be as among The the favourite song of the Duclics
Montrose (uged S), recently married, is
I you to love.
the wielders of tho willow,
ever
of
will be for us and for Chim, said it is. pity that Sir Robert Hart was not secured for the British Legation, instead of its
That if His Excellency is well advised, hv
present occupant.
will lot the Law take ite course, and, That the Old man eloquent gracefully make it set, I also received rapery to in favour of Holt's line is endorsed by all
again, or, arange to say, will her and remains in force for three years. to swi
The maximure fare fixed for inwind of the Chinese passengers is $5 from Singapore, Chinz Mail sent me here, containing and 28 from
I have had threu copica Jacqueline's letter about bustles. I am reasonable amount of baggage and a fair
Hongkong, including sorry she has so far misunderstood my supply of fuel and water."
"But a special meaning as to imagine that the cushion I clauso provides for the conveyance of 400 would be in abundate pain if she worevery year at a change of $5 a head. spoke of is such a heavy thing that she Government immigrants from fongkong wire, It is evident aho has not tried tho On the what we get Paris from one of the loading dress-makers we heartily congratulate the Government there, as I always like to keep to the pro-un the successful accomplishment of a gerated, as Jacqueline' does herself, by her obstacle to the free immigration of Chinero fashion if it is not too much exag- measure, which by zomoving the chief showing Own
was delighted to receive a labour will assuredly contribute materially That a series of Totes Champetre' were very pretty cutton gown without a bustle or to the development and prosperity of she
successfully brought to
to a close at The
steels, gracefully draped, and with only the country. lightest ch
To Sandaken the docision of Government Cashion or ped staffed with wool Eyrie yesterday afternoon.
50wn in
in under the back of the
letter frons.
classes. Britishers, it is truc, hase congratulated the Host and Hostess on
that is perhaps justifiable, she is making now for the
for the Union Jack, but they cud in the name of the guests the Cuanters of Rosebery and several of the rely on the matorial
advantages thom for their marked hospitality from
ladies of fashion at home are atter-
that may be expected to result from the connection which their visitors had derived so much of any alesis or machinery what. I that exists between the subsidized
ly pleasure doring the past two monthe.
devoid That the Host was very appropriately rer. I flink "faqueline' will agree with and game of the
' chaired' by a few onthusiastic apicite.
me in saying that a well-out skirt, such as
natum-abin BROWNIE.
urring the consider will never cling to the heels in walking, or ation invariably shown to their countrymen impede oud's progress in any way, Ufi br
by Messca Holt's slicers haro alvraya pica- course it is
imprasible to procure anch out forred the blue funnel steamers to all so Jacqnelius' may be obliged to)
South of Bong Kong, othera have
The
white guiding the Palice, strive to amend known and provad defeets,--by which means he will earn a solid reputation for Justice first, tempored with Meroy.
Official Timekeeper --Mr G. Torner- un its banks, and the pans of
The Programme of these annual sports There was a strong point in favor of an inspen again a large turnout of spectators, and the ponce to the perturbed Municipal Council. tion and possible selection. All these dis- events proved fully as interesting se thuss
The sports aitgather wore That I am glad to notice the hot weather
Macao. His advent will, we hope, bring
Meantime the present Governor is playing tricts belong to the East Ouast, Who will siltzatul and in some of the fantasts i
battledoor aud eluttlecock
Morabera.
with
the
We are glad to be able to armsence that the Steam Launch Co. (Limited) began opora- tions to-day, by placing the commodious launch Pioneer on the Taun Tas Trui line.
and the scale of faros.
ploneer the way for selections on the West very
Coast Prices for tobaco bato, to far, a improvement was noticed as compared ruled somewhat
been noted and the but already a rise has with last
*been started for the purpuss of supplying a since sold his concesion to
$15,009
Company for
In other
of
the under wate
water swimming
J. C. Sayruters. Y67 ft.
1
F. Shaplierd, 105 IL.
want that has been long felt-the establish wordanders, say over $50,000.-SMALL BOYS' RACE, (under 14 years).
has not diminished the ardear of dar whilom Rupert of debito.
That it is pleasant to hear the short of the old War Horza onas again, but it would be better if he marshalled bis facts in hatt's array before rushing into the fray.
Steamer Ordinances out Herods Herod.
the great success of their ontertainments, that the dresses she job, who told me weekness,
Madarte Dery, of Bond
A LETTER FROM CALCUTTA. -(From a Wandering Correspondent. )
The first question to uska, un approach.
the larg
also
fem in pauy
those one gets from a Parisian dress maker, trade, wale ed in the Australian
here, so
| recourse to steals to be comfortable; but I pror)
have seen many of the Hongkong ladba to
the
Touraover,
le
advantage secured to him
reason alleged for the competition particularly there was an ex- progeamine was con- previous lott rates is said to be owing to cellent display. Tho want of compotition from American bayers.oluted with a tug of war between two teams The crop of tolucco for 1888 from Sumatra of soldiers which afforded a good deal of is estimated at 200,000 bales as against amusement. As the finish the prizes were
1887
presented by Mr Stowart Lockhart, who
playing tennis in dresses that have u steels under the special clause zbore referred to 180,000 bales in
was rewarded with three hearty choors. That nothing can exceed the courtesy and ing Calcutta, of the pilot who has come cu and yet are not uncomfortable, an Eshould which canbles him by obtaining his ticket We refer our readers to the advertisement UNDER the heating F nate', the Cheers were also given for the umpires and tast of the Local Agents of the Foreignboard, to navigate the ship through the direct 'Jacqueline's attention tact. My thought the Hongkong Aganey of this in another column, which will give all parti- | British North Borneo
Herald
The following are the says:Wothe other officers.
Mail Steamers hert, as our tapert well river Hooghley, is Do you think it will readers are, I am sure, tired of these bick. Government, to emigrate from thst solvay orings about dress, 60 I will spare to British North Borneo ย encaller cost calars with regard to the times of departare hear that Mr J. van Gogh, who applied for results of to-day's competitions→→~-~
10,000 acres of land on the
said; but then the courtesy of the Mail bo very hot there now! His reply that it them any further allusion to the subject, than to a concession of
to any other. British posscasion. With the The company has Segaliud River on the 6th March last, has 1-BI UNDER WATER
is much cooler is papouraging, especially after I have told Jaqueline that I am
from China reduced That I have a nation the incident referred when he adds that a couple of months ago not perhaps more strong bodied that she from $10 to 3, good land offered faced Sst. 5 lbs. in my othea, cost and a ready market for horticultural is, maly weighing to, when the French Consul declined to the thermometer registered a hundred and so far frons lucing fight, I leave her to produce we trust that the small colonies of countersign a warrant, will be satis- and twenty-two degrees under the awning!" quees it I could be four or five hours a day Hakkah
Christians who are now doing 20 factorily explained; and I fancy that the uplo bare bepa dying in the strepte, and onetimes, in the saddle, as I have to be, watt iu Marudu and Sandaku Bays will
before long dev it was quite a common sight to sve horses The ladice hare ride a great deal. I mau i sporous mettlements to large and pro same countersigunture of the Copel
and that immigration one in an entirely white habit and skirt and 1047 also be directed to would be necessary whether an Orlying dead by the roadside After 11 am.
to other several in the white inckets I wrote about East and West Coasts, possessing no gbarries or conveyances of any sort Burne Lims agu. On Sundays all the riding not greater natural advantages Bunda, we dinance existed or not.
could be get for lova ner uses. The people go to Mr
o Me Milton's reboot at That several mestings of local companios
Raduratand.
been misrked est already been streets innked as deserted as a city of the ging, which is a large compound contain by Government as a suitable site for Chi- have taken place this week, and the
atiff jumpe, where they exerciso nees aattlers, and we doubt if any better shareholders have worked their approval dead till the sun and dazed itself out and teach their horses to
jump
could be found for the
The in in the usual manner, by severely crncial Doople were able to venture our of doors, gentleman tells me he hates the place, as he any other country. The natives of Banda fooling a lip and wiserable as the gasp. I broke his collar bone there four times are very proud of their Chinaso desceat: criticism before the meetings, and cilant
I wonder whose fault his or the ing crows, who found it too great an effort to
they till wear the queue and shave their horse's! placid acquiescence when the macetings
heads and interit the features of their emit a ghastly caw, and so were silent. Now, 2010 heat considered fashion-Dusans with whom they intermurtied hus
1 took place.
to hear from my frienes in ancestors, and although the dialect of the Hongkong that
such
2
(10) entrants).
W. Stopani C. Look
entranta).
F. Lanumert Ch, Kow. 4-P843, (8 entrants).
Ch. Bow
P. W wing G. Jorge 5.-RUNNING HEADER FROM WILDLE SPRING
Mr van Gogh has oiade ment of regular communication with the over $40,000 in less than five n
mouth. The of Kowloon and other outlying stations, and choice of the land was due to the making
tres from the Seralind to the the providing of steam-launches for plea Kinabatangan, which enabled the Commis-Saver Raps, (2 lengths), handicap, 143
a road trees sure parties, for business purposes, or even sioner of Lande to take Me van Gogh and Mr Merchistein for Government ago. The launch which his skilled tobacco planter,
of Deli, straight to the block, and Mr they have put on the Teira Taa Taui lino Merchistein promptly muude the selection will only run temporarily, till the launches which has already born attended with the Company are building are completed. luppy resuits tu the lucky purchaser. W The now lauch which is destined for this learn that Mr van der Hoose s to take ap formed already
Company to 題 route will be a magnificent beat, 90 feet his oncessions of land on the Labuk River
han reunived and
4 sam of 60,000 long, 19 Feet beam and 7 foot deep, with a
in cash and 120,000 guilders in shares. deck house and every accommodation for This is good business Mr van der Houven passengers. It will be fitted out so as to is expected out shortly to empoence hold 160 Chinese aft, 60 soldiers or sexnd-planting operations.
With
guilders
class passengers and about 60 first-class The Red River, one of the leading.com highways of Tonquin, is bow fre
Boan, (7 entrants.)
F. W. White
F. Lammert
M. Fredericks
G.
CONSOLATION RACK, (2 lengths.) Hau- dicap. Wondy G. Jorge 7.-SOLDIERS RA E, (4 lengths).
Pto. Hancock Pla Esgiend Pt. Cooper.
passengers. The Company are also build- myrcis most exclusively by native craft ing two new launches for picnics, shooting they go upstream by towing poling. and pleasure parties &c., which will have a They proceed in a leisurely fashion at a slow speed of 11 knots an hour; while a fourth pace. The downstream passage is fecilitated isach under construction will be devoted by the currout with the aid of oora. Rocks
and rapids i
interfere with its navigation by to the Chinese passengers service to tow stong vessels. The rod, alors in the That last meeting of the legislative Coun- ing or to whatever purpose the Company rainy season always effect changes in the Bad must inducement for. You-ma-ti, Sam-position of the bars and sandbank in the
Channel, to the embarassment of
ment of naviga
an exten.
ahui-po and Hunghom routes will likely be tors Steamboats of light drought may go
bescon service comes
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMU
l mes a zamackable one in several respects, and threw lights upon many subjects.
over viclated.
That some wags have said that there are no singlo shares in the market at present.
the policy of the Directors of the Dock
included in the programme. The foremen Way Epstreet, prov. in com- That the Governor's Minute about the Gep } That I
Rocksis, an able document, although it is perhaps not so easy of comprehension as it might have been.
at the Kowloon docks have promised to biration with numerous staff of pilots. support the undertaking, and doubtless ere Ustil than improvements mend mattare, long the Company will have a bust running the Red River will only be utilised by na to Banglom up to 12 o'clock at night, and tire raft as a somersial route in southery
China. At present the trade with the Cosmopolitan Dock may also be sup-neighbouring Empire is on the vars, owing to tao detrimental effect of tha ner protec plied. The Company of coutes will proceed tie with this work according as inducements in fores throughout French Indo- China. The Chipree articles coomed by are held out to them, and they way, we the natives are heavily tazad. Bren tes think, rely on always having a good dead bird's-tests have to pay toll at the ous- ouse. The heavy incidenes of the tom house. mand for their launches for pionica &c. duties take almost prohibitive effect. These
is not altogether so satisfactory as it In the meantine while their launches are fis:al exactions prove
people, tratame highly burdensome
trade, and bring on might have done.
That this twenty-years agitation for a light to the South of Hongkong has seen much diplomatic agtion, a part deal of official humbug, and revealed the conservative and suspicives sides of the Chincte cha-
it is
if auch were the case.
exercise.
t curo him
s on the
pointlar if
in this
40
wayes
produces
All which settlements who
to and in can-ones
to increase
to
That such custota is almost sacredle however, the refreshing showers of able for the ladies to ride! I am ineliged superseded that of their"
antiquo in Hongkong, and is rarely if have changed the aspect of ath, and the to shink they are mistaken, as I know two cestors, many Chi
Chinezo customs trees and Howers took as fresh and the cruvs the tot sensor, and there are probably more exccllent popper, which resiacs such
ladies who keep up their riding all through are still in common use. The land cow as loudly as if nothing had happened. whey it gets cooler. Unless a lady rides or prices that although the district in but
Calcutta is pretty amply just now, though plays tenuia, there is very
populated the export of this stapla That the holders of stock seen easislied that the energetio sportsmen were able to get cut in the East in the little she can do
aparatly Way of taking
has ninest doubled in the last two years. proper Company is sound, and are glad that it up a sky incsting on the uth, whou six races uninteresting to go walking sites along a good, the people industrious and crime Vory few care to walk, is a Tao climate Bando in reported to be has been laid down authoritatively, That the new Deck does not prove are contested by fairly good fields, con hot pad and meeting ane but natives. almost unkno
thea
Whereas paying
William Keswick sidering the time of year. There were devota hev apare time to teaching him to the sensory advantages of Jannte, soil, if a lady has a horse, she loves to Other districts might be found possessing concern and other business men are bigger fools good number of ladies on the stand, looking behave and carry himself uisuly, than shoat of us give them crudit for vary fresh and cool in their light drossos, atriko off with his off fore
eatablished under Government boing; but that the Dock Company stock
for the considerate stewards of the mosting rings and
might be was Dever intended to be medium for
be confidently expected It is really vicious habits ahying or ad nzed the hour of four.biteen for the satanishing what a lady can do with a hero migration fros China Having regard to making fortunes on time bargains.
spontaneously by free in- That Mr Henderson's remarks aneat the old first race, thus enabling the ladies to enjoy if she goes, the right way to work. As it the sudden check that has lately been
ucions may be very true,
tal that she could not have the racing without expose themes to that I mean, some ladies there are who America and Australia, to the desolation
takes a long time to trula one in the way given to the targa streams of Certain
emigration gone Home round
round the Cape or any other the trying nidday qui ho Calcutta pun would not take the trouble to do it but as caused by the recent floods or the Hay without having her boilers ro-tubed, ple have been fociing to hear Miss I am now going to remain in Calantta for River, and to the political troubles to
Yellow which delayed ker bore
long time,
"I bave
purchased a young
which the Hakkaho are ever and 200 thing of ge foameculate a boty as our a few nights ago, inclined to be very capan perfect sa ose that Captain Filzgerald from China
British North Borneo cun local jobbers, one might fancy the letter tious, for the lady westesing Home Sweet, in his military riding school at Glou only be a question of time, and we trust over Celestial, ia your morning con- temporary, to
to be a deliberate attempt to
Here, and she bring a Eurasian, cunsider.cester Crescent, London. Taia animal has that with the indo
inducements now offered by bear Steam-boats,
never been trained to any circus tricks, but the Government the time may be short ed her choice a
We have no doubt that the contract signed He was I'beard Patti sing it last time I Wee Wullie's venture has been anbe
with me in the Row one day on season, at when he wanted his horse passages by the now line of steamers, wil throw physiot scribad
The rare an aportant stimulus to
to immigra Pils un Papper (combined with away fairly enchanted with Miss Comes intelligent animal walked along, minding tion as well as to tenes, and will b tobacco) are accidedly on the baum, even sole; it is a beatifully dear and powerful the horses that were
his
Will so harlo. business and not seeming to go any of with satisfaction by every section of the the allutants being already at an un-mezzo, and her Home Sweet Home' was having badly in front of hi
au be public; hat there is no rose without a thorny
•dening aand we fear that ouo uf ita reaalis will be dreamt-of premium.
waiting further orders. Brod bye cama existed between the as. Fekram and this drowy When the pro- feeling that her audienses loudly demanded the word it. He protted offy, and colony. pectra of one of the Companies lately an encore. This lady wont to England and though my base had been in
colony. The Fatwam, under her popular floated was written The objects with
u into a canter, commander, the late Capt. Ross, was the which this Company has been formed are studied with that great master, Mr Randeg. the oflys Buvch
orgot his instructions for
British enterprise in these etc., is not a bad opening, and quite ger, singing in London with mach, success,
however much he may have walousy and although she has passed iptor prepares one for the statement that the au ceturned to her active country an een inclined to follow suit, as all hures Crown ownership her dianppearance from suil and climate is very suitable for the with first-class crafiniali trom **
like a good canter. At last his order came the line on which she has done so muck Lae London Company's purposes,
preys alig has m
canter and the exuberance of his useful work would be regretted by all sid peasant face, dremsenapirits overcame him to such an extent, residents.
it
1
posable to imagica. such ecmes sing I went to one of her concerts | rough Waler horse, which I mean to make exposed in their own country, immigration
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last
the
racter; while it has ended in a way that That to judge from the alacrity with which mecially so ubiticus oze, more - is in's' wh Begial charger 27th ultime, securing as it does chean heing constructed, they have purchased the road to rain a Colony with ample re- That nevertheless, it we can't haye Waglan, 14" "Eppig in Hongkong Phe" dos listened to it, in the Albert Hall. I came to walk, he simply said walk.'.
to the
another launch besides the Pioneer, and sources to ensure prosperity were viter this launch will likely be put on some of counsels followed. Complaints and re- monstrances have not been wasting. The
against
wo have got the Gup Rock under soudí.
tions.
readers
the lines. The night service to Kuatoon Chambers of Commerce of Saigon and That it is strange that any reactions' in Tast the schoolmaster was abroad or these with such tree and sympathetic Bort of ridong lonk at his master and to imperil the councption that has a lon
to protest will, we have no doubt, prove a great boon Haiphong have not failed to residents on both sides. We hear that the new departure. But their roites so lat bere fallen upon deaf ears. The ruling it ja probable the Company may make ar-powers in Faris find it indeed hard to un rangements with Mr Dorabjee and with the derstand that freedom of trade is the only way to ensure the welfare and properity of Wharf Company for taking over the trade Franch Indo-China, so rich in prodnative carried on by the two launches that hasa wealth tying unstilised owing to entgovern
baent, fitherto run to Taim Tea Tsui.
this Light-bocze bugincse should have been seen in Hoking, or that they should have been either flashed or fized so far North That as Sir John Watshem'a descriptions of these reflections are not rieble to the
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