1888-10-11 — Page 3

No. 8042.-OCTOBER 11, 1898.]

Tar strike of the miners at Nowcastle N.S.W and the recont troubles at Takasian i colliery have led to what is almost a coal famine. We observe from the Commercial Bummary in yesterday's Oerland China Mail that there was no Takasima coal in the market and that Australian, which three months ago was at $5.00 to $7.23, was quoted on the 9th inst. at from $10 to $11 ex godown.

it is supposed, resisted to some extent by the only male occupant of the house, shot him dod. They then searched the house and carried affall the money and portable articles of value they could find-amounting in all to about $200 in valuo. The whole village

was roused by tho noise of the attack, but

THE RECENT TYPHOON. ARRIVAL OF THE CARISBROOKE' AND

* FALHENFURQ.”

A

THE CALINA MAIL.

by a thunder storm with boil. Wild geres the Cotton Spinning Company. Although ; warld, using our inventious-ateau, teleficence and warning, consider whether we

comes us lo halt and

bob alive. Hoad theologies are often HEART thoology has the advantage always

ted preserved fruits.

Eyser man has three charactura-that which he exhibits, that which he has, and. that which he thinks he has,

NOTES FROM PEKING.. [upprohoneicns that their own trade is loval of the times-competing with our prepare if we wish to do our part well in | Judaizing Christians seeking to impose the premature could snap passed over us being seriously prejudiced by the exporta countrymon in every departout, keeping the great revolution before us.

Mosalo ritual on the infunt Church waS on Saturday and Sunday laat, introduced tiu to foreign countries of ghened cotton by their eyes on the daily market rate uf the In view of the fuels, en full of signi- | nothing to this.—Chinese Times.

to soroly it "be- The Carisbrooke arrived to-day with the re boon observed heading South. The those forebodings appear to me to be ezag graph, telephone, and cable, not hesitat

but rejoicing to measure their strength are utilizing one forces in the west efficient Falkenburg in tow. Both verse's were in swallons have disappeared. There are still gemted, yet as the traitor is of such vital ing, but ro

some families at the toples in the West. nrtance to the petitioners and the people

Already they have succedod If any arguments should work with the recent typhoon. The Carisbrooke noeme

tra Hills. The weather is unw perfect for in goueral, and I am anxious to arrive at a in wresting not a little asincus st of ourus in favour of co-operation and economy to have received little or no damage, but oxenrsions, and there are a for globe-trot- conclusion which shall prevent any conflict bands; they are accame ting capital and of strength and readurges, surely the fore the Fallenbury autherod rather saverely.ra taking advantage of it to visit the Great of interests whila souring impartial justies experienes every year, and will certainly going should suffice. I respectinlly sub-

Wall and other interesting environs of Pak to all concerned, I am requesting thu Taput us atill more on our mettle

mit there is no question to which we can So far as can be judged from appear- ion

ti i of

to furnish mo with oract Shurghai to

apply our winds of more The latter vessel appears to have got into

ors imperinnen than olders must be abating. It has statistica extent of the machinery

as to the the contre of the teption. Her cabin was suce, ter all, nestedly up to the level of to be employed by the Companies for spin has ever undertaken. And not only is it of men on the widest possible scale, and It is the most difficult task the Church the one before us. It involves the salvation nitor bron, blades of her propullor braken, und her rudder wrecked. The storm The examination for Master of Artong and ginning respectively; na to tho the greatest task but it is the meat dif-the advancement of God'n kingdom in the i

an epidemic,

country which is to play the must powerful guantity of glumed cotton, if any, produced out."

part in the antire Orient in the faters of

CHIKA WILL NOT LOOK AT OUR DIFFERENT the world.

smashed, the

ruverau.

ended on the 21st, and the numerota their hoizes. A far remain in Peking candidates began at once to scatter to ou various accounts, and all go away expecting to learn at the earliest mumont the result of the scrutiny. The scrutiny ends, and the list of successful candidaton will be issued about Votober 15th. A

the names are divulged, some ready writor will write out on latge red sheati

CHIE'S BOUD OPERATION.

in exc sa of their requirements for spinning 1. The Chien nen bugand all question quantities of ginned cotton and ancleaned They are extremely quick in perception, and how it is disposed of; and as to the the ablest of all non-Christian nations cotton expertest, respectively, from Shang wide in the eroup of their montal vision, hai, for a number of years up to date.

THE HONGKONG COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOR CHINESE, The Chinese Times writes as fdlowy:

TOROUTER.

the cublics.

CRBEDS AND SYSTEMS.

But this is not al. In the foregoing

I would not langh but to instruct ; or, if my mirth ceases to be instructive, it shall never cease to be innacont. — Addison.

the adjective little, said: Little, small, A SCHOOL girl, on being told to compare

nothing at all.'

The Duke of Wellington, in a certain da

the people were so frightened that pone uf died of heart diseses, death being accelerat. with the outer world only in certain pre-form a aucleus for the advancement of the is: How much he of accumcinced themselves. Can we suppose that such a ↑ hate in the House of Commons, stated that

The Carisbrooke was also driven into the same place by stress of weather, and Captain Cass agrotu to con the Fatherdury to Hongkong. Shortly before enemmtering the typhoon Captain Dreyer of the Falkenburg, who wab ailing when he last luft Hongkong,

them went near the scene of the murdered, it is supposed, by the excitement caused and robbery, the only witnesses of which by the approaching storms. Three or four were the two old wonen who live in the of the crew received pretty severe injuries, plundered house. These women state that, from which they have not yet recovered, and as the house was in darkness all the time seremal Chinese passengers are said to have tify any of them. They say, however, that her, able to steam a litile, while being towed the gang consisted of about twenty armed

While the Carisbrooke was ja Touron, the men. Na police assistance could be gut Glace arrived in a damaged condition, within about two miles of the longly, vil- poradoes to carry on their operations without and having ran short of coal. She had also risk to themselves. The first intimation of encountered the typhoon. Her dooks had

scribed

MURDER AND ROBBERY AT LITTLE also carried away her two port boats and

HONGKONG.

üttings, smashed her two starboard boats,

VISITOR (while waiting for hostess)- And is gone asuma still in mourning for- Shortly before midnight last night a body while all movable material on dooks was

and romarkably accurate in their cetimate

she is when she goes out anywhere. your papa, Flossie Flosaiu--Yes, ma'am ; of Chinese ruffians, armed with varis swept away and the cargo damaged. The

of men and circumstances. And their abi werpong, inado an attack on a house in the accident to the propeller is said to have

lity is wandorfully diffused and fortile in remarks I have been viewing this question

from our own standpoint; but there is OFTEN the grand meanings of faces, as occurred while the engines were reverend.

You often meet an abln man another from which it is equally incumbent well as of written words, may be chiefly in out-of-the-way hambat known as the new

Tayl village of Little Hongkong, for the purpose. The vessel got into muddy water, and it

2.They are alan the most scrupalsta lock, namely, the Chinese standpoint the impressions of those who look on them,

Ching is no small faland of the sea; the-George Flint. of plunder. The house, which was occupied boing feared she was in danger of running of paper tas gratifying intelligenco. This In our paper last work, on the advertian of all people. Truth is where when it Chinese are no insignificant tribu

of surah-

LAWYER (to prisoner)—You look: if at by two old women and a man, was untered ground somewhere, an ordor wes givon to will bu fconveyed by a speedly messenger ment sheet, will be funttal a clear synopsis does not suit their interest. They are mas{ civilized men was may be easily wuu, and one time you might have been a respectablo As we have reported before, ale to the home of the candidate, who will of the scope of the excellent and much. ters in ling, and bribing are all used on whoni wo way simpose any system of memhar af the comca arity, Prisonor Yes

deception: lying, cheating, ban by way of tho roof, and tho rubbors, being managed to reach Teuton of hur own accont. willingly bestow a gratuity on the boerenaded new institution Hust has been bling,

Noria this οικεμίσο

sit; but appearances are often doceptive. Í of the guod now; the plucked candidatos founded in flongkong for training China legitimats weapons with perfect noncha-religion we please. know their ill-success by the fact that and Burasinta pupils to the practice of lanco. They are alss the most close-mind-the Intions of India, - comparatively practiced law until whisky knocked me

national proclivitice. The no such red shout is brought to thank Borgery and medicina, in neerdance with ad and dificult of all props to fationi listed in area and destitute of powerful out.

The very opposite in

• Wur was Elijsh translated ? asked the Moreover, they suspect our in them at Cano, The nets, readers, and inspectors, the strictest methods of the beat British One handred generations of buying and nati in all 34 perasus appointed by the and Cantinental schon

and natuteness in

voments, and are prop-cred to resent, as Sunday school tumultor. As one of the Emperor, remain in the examination Hall

The College, our readers eas indgo, is er vllico kas begoti

ing and they did in Kang-his time, anything and class replied very promptly, a thin youth in Would

liticult to till the time when the it is issued. They very completo in sil its departats, and user-reaching which it ste in retreat for about five weeks in all, we hope and expect will attract a rumenon paralful. This paramount th

it its the everything which looks like foreign in the back row ventured the expisaution: Possibly it was because he wasn't undor- during which time they van communicato encouras of pupils, who, in turn, will mind of every Chinuman y out with torvention. Nothing, will they tolusuto luss stood in his own language.

ako of this foreign a v or society which works to impose any control otsida or independent of science of healing that will be of vast nor? This terrible benefit to Southern Ching

heredity we have to face.

3. Again, their minds are better than nation will allow us to impuse upor, then two Irish clergymen had been mucdored, If, however, no to bo hyper-critical and

Lany ather non-Christians aution. Their school any ayatem of Church government which a noble Lord exclaimed, 'No, no; only

ww may th certainly our criticista is mato in a must

think fit to presa? Above all, can one. Whorenpon the Dako rejoined, 'If unicable spirit of welcome to the new in- education and their exauúvations have ac stitution we wish to remark that the curaplished this, and they are expecially we imagine that they will accept six or I am mistakon, I am sorry for it

AN IMPORTANT Discoveer is honounced Directors of the College or in priding them well drilled in moral truth. They meat you sight different forms of polity! The idea

is absolutely out of the question. And the in the Paris Figaro, of a valuable ready examination, namely seven, is much in set often in the nest elegant formu, perfect more excoss of what first-gar acudents are subterold, first, they are hardened beyond

isinspracticable will it And the consequence is

bo

1 premanture decay. The discovery va may imposed on a foreign yoke to you. jouted to at howe. The gravo ortor nude, two-fold; first,

orce may be initiated and

de by a onissionary in Old Mexico; it commerce muy arts nation according to our observations, in the Hung-messure against disine truth,

romoted by force; but religion can bo ad ved him from a misorable existence and an early grave. Wo learn that the Rev. kong

vanced eciate alag, 28

teach percions to all ordinary impression; ansat first of all win the rospect and good Bloomsbury Senaro, London, W.O., will too rauch: cramming

acoudly. they are full of high anal muxims similate, and the consequence is La super

theic

intelicet, and secure the affection of receipt of a self addressed stamped enve- Bciality which is so generally apparent in you accuse them of deception. There is o

We must instil our faith into robe him their hearts. 200 Bho intelligent scholars of the longkong hypocrite in the world

the life's bland of the nation, allow it time tope. Colorini schools. We would prefer to see self in such glittering garments of anthe life's b

to work its own way, ourish and guide it thorough and solid

syston adopted, angel of light and sustain the deceit to work its ow As we are sure the over-quick forcing process for such a length of time as a Chinaman, as well as we can, and wait patiently the firuly and sometimes find him as binek renewal of the body corporate which it will its pupils, both the College and a racination appear as the devil.

ultimately affect Who among us bas not The seren subjects

Were these croods and formularies to be experienco ↑ to be very fall, and show the great ad passed through some sach vantages of Hongkong as an educational There are exceptious which I know and placed before ourselves today we would uct accept of them as they stand. One of cyntra. The China Mail, in

in its report of gladly askanwledge, but such is the rule, the proceedings, states that at all times and such is the nation we have to deal with our chief churches is engaged at present there are in Hongkong, available for the Examine carefully the physiognomics of the in modifying them. Why should we seek to place a yoke on Chins that we would not most part for the service of the College, crowds you meet in any city you please,ureclves submit to

thirty medical men-naval you will hardly find oue ingenuous face from twenty to

thousand ! military, and civilian,-aud augst then, among as the list of professors shows, are co:0 men of recognized visunce,

The departure of 15,000 students from the examinatious raised the cost of trans- purt for a few days to fumine prices. For an ordinary pusinge boat from Tung- show to Tientsin, which usually can be aired for five or six dollars, as much as Yere he been appreciated in a similar ratio.-Chinese Times.

the

the robbers were in it, they could not iden. died from capuzare. The Falkenburg was, wo thirty have been demanded; and land con- antrestant the number of subjects for weary point with the highest more you consider this the more atters for nervous debility, physical exhaustion,

to Hongkong.

LINES TO AN OLD CHIT-BOOK. (Chimano Times)

ᎨᏗᏴ

their

and

eliquis, and it is said in the Indian not only stones but s'ques polished and im. by no such means in this case we Joseph Holmes. Bloomsbury Mansions, lago, a circumstance which enabled the doc.atter being 13 days out from Sourabaya Monldy thea art,-thou hast suffered much more than the pupils' brains can do which they will rattle off by the mile who will of the people, command the sent off Bond the prescription, free of charge, on

the affair, which the police received was from information brought to Inspector

boon swept, and the water in the engine |room was breast-high. The anglues, how

From mildew and dump and age, But many a vanished hand's soft touch

Rests on each faded page.

six years I have need thee, and till now

Thy cover has lasted well;

tão

Guald at Aberdeen Station by an ex-iukone svar, although very dirty, were but slightly Thou knowest far more of that time, I trow. will, in the end, be against the interests of ontil a erigia comes and yon group him duvalanment of the now charactor and thei

who resides in the okt village of Little Hongkong, and whe on hearing the sound of firing set off to give the alarm at the neur- est police station.

The time which must

damaged ; and while the vessel is waiting for the coal sent by the Frejs, they can be cleaned up and sos to rights.

Than dyer myself could tell.

Six years now viewed in thy light they make

One volume upon the shelf; How many, I wouder, till I shall take Leave of life's cares myself?

Bat a lesson I read ar I contemplate

Thy record, and scan theo d'or,--

matters which first seem big with Fato Pass by, and aro acou no more.

That

|

4. They are also the proudest nation

in the world. But they have reason

to be proud, for ugative can show

to -

The Carisbrooke reports as follows Loft Suigon Sept 27th, passed Cape St. necessarily elapse, however, before the po- Jarnos at 10 p., moderate breeze from lice could get on the track of the gang made E.N.E. and fine clear weather; 3 a.m. an a successful pursuit highly improbable, aíï it is therefore no wonder that by the time the 29th, when abreast of Cape Varela, ex- Inspector Gould and his men reached the perienced a strong gale from the westward scene of the attack the con had disappear with high confused sea and failing Baro-For ed and left no trace of their whereabouts.nler at 8 a.m. sune day, gale and wind increasing, wind W. by S., and with overy The police found the villagers in a state of indication of a heavy typhoon to the North; wild alarme and entirely unable to give suy stood in for Phu-you harbourjand anchored information that would be likely to lead to the capture of the robbers. It was found thoro at 1 pm. On the morning of the Had she asked me 10 tiflo, and then had LS ships can be enouple!ely silicient, havo said elsewhere the worst raaks the i

that an attempt bad buon made first to enter the house next door to that in which the murder occurred, the third in

a row of buildings of the usual Chinese put

30th, Baromotor rising and wind hauled to the southward; weighed again at 9 a.m. and stood for Hongkong. October 1st, experienced heavy N.E. gale with high sea.

as I look over the chits sent out, And their marginal short raplios,

I can't recollect what 'twas all about;

Thus Time with foot Memory fien i

Who was this Mrs. Smith, and why In pencil record her grief!

Rofused to her great relief?

And horn, De Tompkins, who puta, I see,

With pleasure-in violet ink. Had I asked him to dinner, and who was he?

Stay! when I come to think,--

Do T. was a stranger in the land,

Travelling from town to town,

A few lines further dewu,

Hero matters move more slowly, but by the labours of the lamenteri Dr Mackenzie Bud of Dr Myers, who is now here, a sound beginning has been made that, if the Chi- Leso authorities recognise not only the value but the absolute need, a medical service may be established iu Tientsin for the army

and Without a medical

service

neither

troops nor

way.

THE OVJECT OF ALL MISSIONARIES IN THE WELL-BEING AND HIGHEST INTELERTS OF CHINA.

The great object of the entire mig. such a roll of illustrious men and noblesionary body is one, namely, the anlighten deeds as they cm. Still the accumulated most of the nation; the strengthening heredity of pride, though in a reuse justifi- of the nation; the elevating of the aħle, is nevertheless no small barrist in our nation into the clear asphere of Divine truth and a parer civilization; for the potentialities of the Chinese, As I

Though I speak thus I have great reapest the infusing of a new his into the notion

which chall raise it into

tree and couscions relationship to Hlustat best; it is the Sants who make the Paula, and I believe China will get lead the van of Christineity among the tribes, tongues, pooples, and natives of the Oricnt.

PROGRESS UNSATISFACTORY.

This is our common object; Episcopaliano, Presbyteriane, Methodists, Congregational-

alike all

all aim at this. ists,

Surely then we should lay our plus a to facilitate this grand achievement and not retard it ?

Bove to on the 2nd, with increasing N.E tem, but the rubbers found it impossible to

gate and high sea and thick rain and very effect an entrance. Some time had been hard squalle; at 7 p.m., ran for Touren und |

The Chinese will do woll to cation, of ten, or a score, or some hundróda, as in indulgence of my brethren. It is no pleasure spent in an effort to force the door of tl anchored in that harbour about nuon on the Sea hero, 1 noticu-his bold freo hard

Á skylight was thon tried, but here the men found their, with the steamer Falkenburg in tow; all This time, however, he puts Will Bend --- | upy that as the eu.ulation of the biurtain localities; but we don't rightly con- to me to set forth ar divisions, but wo

house, but without success.

way albctually blocked by stout wooden

3rd. Sailed again at 6 pm, of the 7th,

What was it be sent to mo!

A novel I'd asked to see!

sider the vast increase of the

population

wont well until the morning of the 9th,ad he held had cards,—or did he but lund the admirable performance and per cent very moderate estimato at

committed.

bars which they could not remove. They thon turned their attention to the second house in the row, where the murder was The entrance here was made

when both cawsers broke: got connected

again and proceeded for Hongkong. At mid-night on the 10th (lust right) busur Yet there are some I remember well,

Remember each line I wrote,

must look at them,

Qua ¿CTION THEREIN. THE STATE OF THE

CASE.

First. To begin with, we have the Church of England with hor Thirty-one articles her Prayer Book, and her formularies, all translated, and she is striving and hoping to impose them in all their entirety upon heathen China. Again, we

we have the Presbyterians

in fact surgeons, hospitals, dispossaries, are integral parts sof any force for aun as for land, We hope soon to announce & worthy be. ginning has been made here, the Nor. theru

ist Jeanst

Jeast all North of Foo Chinese, chus, are not likely to avail themselves of

Our progress is not satisfactory. Nor is

How thon are wo acting? I almost fear to the biofits proffered by Hongkong, which this, we are not asking head-way aaung place the case before you in its naked truck however has an ample field for itsoperations. than two reasonably could bups. We are

28a rejoicing in additions to the church: teo, tuluess lest I anger some, and so bog the beginolag, Medical Colleges Shunghat, Rankow, and

and we Tientsin, orities has beet greatly stimulated by which is going on around na. The number authorities

of inhabitants is increasing of not less than for warfare of the newly-organized

due endeavour w army and navy,

r will be made the present time of peace and fruitiul sea to imitate the most excellent result of the

suns. Taking the debut as 360,109,000, medical school founded in Japan by Dr this gives us 4,500,000 heathen burn inte Willis and Dr Mansfeldt, many of whose the world a

ld every year.

Our converts avarage

thous.sud Europe

born for uvery the church very startling fact; or, in longor and shortor s catechisms, their system other words, Hier words, we have a new nation 4,500,000 heathen-larger than Sectland Church government, ples translated, equally zealous and Banguine in their en- year while we are only deavour to lead the Chuness to adopt their -produced every year A PAPER HEAD FERQLE THE CHEFOO 150-accomplishing a village of say. 4,bu, system. Further, we liave the Methodista are thus far from keeping pace with their elaborato organizations, the Con with the population. Last year on of

ofgregationalists with their form of govern our missionary societies rejoiced in the ment, the Lutheran Churat seeking to re- accession of 100 20 missionaries, and produce in China a fee-simile of itself, we all rejoiced with them, but it would nothing less or more. And so with other take 325 now misionaries, every year to denominations. What spectacle to thought- meet the additional population, giving each ful Chinament And there are many 20,200.

No wonder they say to us: Are among

this is not the worst aspect of our We have the branches of the

thau nge

Old

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Quotations HONGRONO, October 11. OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,.. 6424

cash, 550 Now Benares, cash, 695

от

cash, 585 Now Malwa, cash,.. 510.

1

17

Allowance, Toole... 9/16 Old Malwa, Coah... 621 Allowance, Tadla. 8/16 Persian. Oily, cash 830/660 Allowance, Taol... 16/32 Persian, Papor tied: 525/650 Allowance. Tuals... 16/40-

Exchange.

Hoxoxoxo, October 11.

On London-

Bank, Wire,

On demand,

30 days' sight,

4 monthe sip

Oredite. 4

Documentary, the sigh

Oa Parie-

Un Now York-

On demand,...

Credits, 60 days sight,

On Bombay-

Wire, On demand,

On desund, ...

3.89

Credits, 4 mouths' sight,

3,97

75

761

24234

224

2234

72%

73

$3.70

$0.44

On Calenta-

Wire.

On demand,

On Shangha

On domed, 35 days sight, Gold Leat, 100 fina..... Soverment,

111

with little trouble, as the movable bare in, broke again and anchored for the night off Yes! and the suits of the boy' when I'd tell | pupils would take good professional rank in | 4,009more couvert brought into with the Westminster Confession, their (Takerul Messrs Falcimer & Co.'s Premises,

Ling-ting 3, 34 miles, and started again

Had

this morning at 6.23a.m., arriving in Hong-

og at 9.30 a.m. to-day. (11th). moderate South-easterly winds and sea to St. John's island, from thence to port fresh N. to N.E. winds.

.

Where be should take the note.

I know that I sont a chit each day, Something to give me a chance to say

With something--a book or flower-

I thought of her overy hour.

"Twas long ago—and yet now, in dreams,

Often I soe sweet Kate; But when I think of those days it seems,

'Twas idlencas all--not Fáte.

Ab idle mocenta and far between, Their sum is not in one's life, I ween,

Idle, yet happy tool

More than a week or two,

*

*

+

2

Ah well! go back to thy shelf to-day, Some day, when my hair is turning grey,

I'll study my youth once more

TUNO CHIA.

Rest, since thy labour'a o'or;

MISSIONARY ORGANIZATION IN

CHINA.

CLATION ON SRD SEPTEMBER, 1888 BY

A. WILLIAMSON, D.D,

At the commencement of Protestant mis- einnary operations 14 China we were of necessity compelled to mat denomination, ally. Everything was tentative. We knew neither the country, nor the people, nor the work, nor were we acquainted with each other. Now everything is changed.)

IMMORALITY INCEBASING IS ALL DIERCTIONS.

such.

merly we were bailling at the out the startting, though it is not ourselves, and then we may listen to you.”

each for himself scaling the battlements, Daly is heathonists extending, but immo. Chich, Ding different acts of

now we are inside the country. Formerly most furious aspect of the question, not

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AT 4 P.M. TO-DAY, Barometer Temperature Humidity

tanded to guard the access by the skylight had not been put in their proper places. The noise on the roof aroused the inmates, and the shooting of the unfortunate man who was within appears to have occurred while the robbers were still on the roof, as the bullat, which struck him on the chest

NOTES FROM TIENTSIN. eems to have hadadownward direction. The

We hear that Capt. Andrew, formerly samurity which the gang felt in their villainous of the Hasan, is to command the new proceedings is strikingly shown by the fact has excellent passenger accommodation, atoamer Smith; and we hope, as the vessel

that after they had looted this houss they that she will be put on the line betreeri made an attempt to enter the first one in this po trasted to make the best use of the and Shanghai. Capt. Andrew กาละ By this time, however, the good qualities of his new ship. the row. alarmed villagers had raised a considerable

No further accounts have come from the

we had to light for every forhold; now we rality is increasing in all directions. And Proskytoriaus, six asots of Methodists, two clumour, and the rifliaus evidently became Cheng Chou breach of the Huang-ho. The

are inside and bevo comparatively full to here I do not only refer to the extraordin- Congregationalists, two Baptista, besides water runs through unchecked, and the

loration. Formerly our converts were few

sereral other minor bodiya, few;ary increase of opin amokers in every alarmod and decamped without finishing the Chinese authorities were waiting for the

now we have a large and

body, city, increasing

Nor is this run the worst sapset of the city, town, and hamlet in the loud, a fact The autumn work they had begun. Nothing is as yet arrival of Wu-la-ch'ung.

and on us therefore devolves the duty of of awful significance when you take into situation. Look at the matter locally, and organization and administ.cnticu. kauan us to the direction in which they freshet will make matters worse when it

Froso consideration all that is implied in this take those places with which the writer is conies down.

diferent lands, formerly we were unac- vies. But I refer to vice generally. There best acquainted. Begls with Shanghai. went, but it in surmised that they took their The accounts from all parts of the pro. The following is the Taotai's reply to a quainted with each other: now we know of us who have lived long in China see the In this city we have seven missions, viz., departure in a boat. As soon as the alarm vince of Chibli, as regard the autumn har joint potition of the Chinesa cotton-mor- each other. We sea how comparatively evil spreading before our eyes, especially the Loudon Mission with members, Pras giren at Abordoon, Inspector Gauldest, are tout satisfactory, for although chants of Shanghai I can no trivial the differences are which exist and around our great emporiums, with an which I think also includes those in

considerable wired to the Central Station, and from and the growing crops destroyed, yot in the this petitium, of

districts have boa, Honden, grounds for the optrohensions expressed in ametis to and a boy be magustades of

ever-widening oren overy yuar. The country stations; Auiotican Presbyterian there telegrams were sout to the various more fortunato localities the yield is very business by the action of the recently work just out of the stude of Chinesu azo learning evil faster than they (North), members: Anerican Episco-

The than we ever

are learning good. They are adding for pat, Methodista (South),.....arbers; the out stations and the police were soon on heavy and large, also of fine quality. It established Cotton Spinsing and Wearing

eigu vices to their own, apeing foreign free- Church Missionary Society,...nembers; the qui vive all over the island. Owing mom for many years. The yield of fruit us at this port. Their operations { promises to be one of the beat harvests

living and habits, often in the most power. American Baptists,...Hembere; Seventh.. Our predecessore knew of a pair ful manner; and the fact is, that in and day Baptists, members; giving a total received the

the sanction of the Super- no doubt to the long start which the is also both large and good.

intendent of Trade for the Northern porta, ae, but they believed that we would east around our centres of commerce they are of 954 members. A well-appointed hotel, containing about and as a preliminary step to wearing

pers of the country and its high antiquity, robbers had, the efforts to track them were twenty bed rooms will soon be upened at are using their machinery for cle bing make way, and that when we had an op. Jess honest, less woral, and less susceptible

they alt in vain, Inquiries were assiduously Tonga (harping) for Western visitors. their cotton of ita novda. Their inity of stating the great truths we to the preaching of Divine Truth an churches von vermons every Sunday, Nagasaki.. 29.04

brought, and gindicating

THE COTTON INDUSTRY OF SHANGHAL

JOB

the cotton

carried on throughout to-day, but as yet It is in charge of a most excellent cook, for weaving cloch from this ao

who is

THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WORK.

mil

a long way.

oign missionaries

30.02

77 77

Direction of Wind .. ENE Foree Weather

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Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 11, 1898.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER. OCTOBER 18-AT 4.M.

rometerred.

પ! aises.

Temperstüm

without eliciting anything as to where the German styles of cuisine. He may be their cleansed cotton in the market and Nor, however, wo feel we are confrouting are indirectly doing immense pre-Bebola, twa training agencies, seven sets Hongkong 20.031 74

is master of the French, Euglish, and cotton being not yet coady, they dispose of jects, the natives war beneficunt ab- formerly by a i

gang went after leaving Little Hongkong.

The New Village, as it is called, is peculiarly able to attacks of this kind,

War.

Weather.

Hore then we have seven sets of for WP'estock. 29.92 37

acies working seven different Tokio...... 29.96 I am not one of those who would ganga coven auts of prayer meetings, seven sets Shanghai 50.00 76 spoedig bail us:

our worth by the number of our converts. of commuuing services, sevon sets of *} Amoy.............. 39,04) 80 trualad to give to his guests a well served the superiority of machinery over

the meat stupendous and dificult task that We are Laad

but the Church of Christ in ever faced; the paratory good in any ways. We spread of buildings, seven sets of expenses, tour or Haiphong, 30.08 79 84 tabis. Every endeavour will be made to work which it illustrates, cannot But render the new hotel comfortable.

tend to

conversion of the Roman Empire was easy thu trite leave; but here is siena leaveh five retalas of the Bible, and seven dif: Boltua... 20.0885 -70 the advantage of our Com The traffic on the

thymn books at least.

Manila..... 29.58774fg1.20 between this merce, and to our receiving increased compared to this. Rome was a youth of of a very different kind spreading with far ferent.

What a waste of strength. We are brow- as it is entirely without direct polico pro plage and Kaiping incressee, and has al-consideration from the outside world, compared to Chira. The Roman Empira, ern civilization is proving to unmized ing ourselves away. Quo foreigizer and one

world, few hundred years old, docile and tractable more rapidity. Yes! Contact with West-

CKTODEL 13.AT 10 A.M.. It fick some distance from the ready attained very satisfactory propor. The amount of cotton, on the other including all her provinces, was not half so blessing to China.

native pastor could manage the whole nom. Postook. 29.78 38 73 tions. The travelling is very steady, and hand, main road, and is approached by a narrow the time kept is punctual. We ought soon with annually prepared by the companies as thina; and her population at her i

ber of converts and the others got free for Taklo...... 29.76 - other work. Lately an esteemed mission Nagasaki...12 footpath. About two years ago an attack i tu see some good effects on our markets, as portion of machinery, bearing only the 24 bost was only £3,000, 00 or about one-

ary, speaking publicly, said his duties Shanghai.. 30.13 07 were go manifold that he could not do onemog

tection.

their

at most to the cotton kottom

THE LOMAN EMPIRE AND CHINA.

OPPOSITION IN BECOMING MORE MARKED, AND WE ARE APPROACHING A CRISIS. But furtbar, we are not rising in the re- apect or esteem of the Chinese as we expected.

murder; and it is hardly to be wondered ther than Taka, although we searcoly j Dyke an improper monopoly for them-er no common bends; Ohina is welded to wealthy civilians and literary arou. Now other thinge. This is the care most of Manila..... 30.02 8770

the missionaries be dit be BUT WAY

at that the inhabitants are greatly alarmed

by this lust tragedy. The place in fact is quite at the maray of marauding bands, and von if the inhabitants were inclined to offer a combined resistance in these cares

they could do but little, as most of the men

of the village are engaged in work such as

very

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Northern China, and the demand for it the form of their petition is highly irreguar surpassed by to other nation. Shop more and this is felt by all lassy be preaching to a hand-Cleudy, cool and rulher damp weather

quums to be constantly increasing. The

Jus

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schools.

W. DOBERCE, - Government Astronomer. Hongkong Observatory, Oslober 12,

1. HAXOMITED,Teduced to 82 degrees Fahren.

similar to that of last night was made the one son fish of Taka Bat should now is the Shanghai market, I think that it can-fourth of what we have in this country.

come to our market in time for the midday not cause the prejudice to the petitioners onone of the houses, which also resulted in refention or dinner. No place on the Nor business of which they appear to be in The Roman Empire was a congories of A few years ago there was a general senso duty well so as to please himself. He was Hongkong 20.15 73

Esaat, not even Chefco, has a better dread. What they wish to obtain, fadeed, diverse peoples and tongaer; Chus is a of satisfaction among us at the attitude pastor, evangelist, school teacher, superir. Haiphong. ever see any of it hece in good condition. fish supply than

this petition, appears to be something homogeneous nation. That Eapire had few shown toward us by many, both oficials, teudest ut out-statione, treasurer, and oral Bolingo... 30.02 87 The samahn made in Tisntain and in selves, and an undue control of the cotton gether by the strangest forces which can

a change is perceptible in all directions should there not

The barometer hus risen slightly along of labour as far the coast and has fallen slightly in Luzon. the distries around Kaiping is well-known business. It is to be observed, also, that cement a people, with achiurements which They respect as less than they used to du, shor

receive our visits less readily. We find it a possibly car be? Why should one Gradients aro alight for N.E. winds. seases common traditions of the most inspir difficult to rent or buy houses, and so maxfacture is now very large, and the The advertisement abcet of the native

cade of ing character: a common.

couverta iu one quarter, and another prevails. the foreigners-cificials, terkants, and engaged similarly by second handful capital invested in the distillories must sapere, after the above reply from Kung indigenous, received and reverenced

Only be parsiderable. Tho profits are said

Tuotai, publiskes the following reply from sutire people; a common system of educa suites alike. The thing be feeling their few hundred yards away! So also with to be good. The methods of distillation the

apatent of competitive own strength; they are seing further into and one man attend to then? We

Why not throw their all together of the Two Kiang provinces to tion; a national fishing &c, which frequently keeps them in vogue. are primitivo, and the spirit pettiva from the same cation examinations; the same school books, text fuzelas ways, and ther often tell us plastly do five times moro work by organization,

when new, on account of the excessive firms -* permission granted by the books, and classics everywhere; common that

that they are better than we." This foci- away from their homes at night. Con quantity of fusel oil in it and the Rory Superintendent of the Northern ports to the rites sud ceremonics; common proverba ing is growing rapidly and is one of the and present a for more secmily appearance sidering the isolated position of the place favour, must be very unwholesome. We Shanghai Catton 'Spinning Company, was common legenda; & comunun literature: ominous forces we shall have to meet in the tot

to this Chinese. This waste of strength is and hundrets. and the ease with which gay like that should think a still of Western fashion, if intended not only to assist them, but to re- and a powerful and native literary clas acar futuro. Surely if ever there was a similar at Tipslu, Thure we have five

sut up and properly worked, would not only aunquer for Chias, those sources of wealth pervading the whplestation, and liosed to country, and a time in which we should accities at with an aggregate of little Fahrenheit.

ever four handred members. So also at 6. Husar, iu percantage of saturation, the davo it without being observed, it surely native stille is large, but would also give the cotton thread you ha suun, the paktua | tions.

China and now. ought to be under direct police surveillance a better spirit that is now produced-Chri- ] incat de prepared by being cleaned or wa

be Doring these Lane, soon after the Christian ora,

great meetings in Londen tious; in fact we may take those as typical 100.

of wono surt.

nese Times.

gada; and the surplus cotton which has came in & great measure strete; China is as this ratione a fooling was expressed several of our work in China

Now when we think of our areads and been do cleaned, I opige can hardly be in full ci life and as vigorous as ever. The times that we were face to face with two The body of the murdered man was CHOCHE ever the plainest road it always large quantity. The Company, their spin- common people evince the same vitality arines one the mass in our home lands, brought to the Government mortuary this answere best --L'armaton,

{ning machinery having not yet been sat up, and powers of cohesion as they ever pos. and the other the heathen world. Be that systems, can we hope to impose all or any tacked clonės, d driszling, rain, fog, a gloomy, tarzing, and an inquiry with regard to

Fourrur is the marshal of thought, the of on this armor of the will suit the fort of reason. presses ready for use, utilise these in a cure, and command the respect of the ablest proaching crisis in China, which will testigous, and active-minded people? The equally, r rain, sense, i thander, abilit the death will be held to-morrow,

Í mmoner which bas filled the petitioners with among us. Her merchants are rising to the our very fare, and for which we pict Separate numbers not given, only the total.

uelt, and to the level of the sou un inches, teaths 2. TXATURE, in the shade in degrees

which visited it last night can spproach and be more enomical as the wale on the which properly belonged to her. Before gather by common interests and associa close our ranks and units our forces, it is Peking, where there are five denomina kamility of air saturated with moisture being

-Lord Bacon.

**** | our varied and many cases of elaborsta

4. Dezection or Wes, to the points.

5. Fonca or Wire, ecording to Bonafel

Scale.

B. STATE OF WHATS, sky, e da

daw (well.

7. Rare, in inches, fantka voit tandreline,