No, 8043-OcroDER 12, 1838.]
Da. Doberek saya the barometer is falling in Luzon and in the 8. E. of China, ap. parently owing to a typhoon in the Pacific.
As will hoacon from anextract in another part of the paper Samstra has added one other testimony to the many that have been given as to the disastrous results to a Colony of the establishment of Gambling Farms. And yes there is a newspaper in thle Colony
Some more
THE MURDER AND ROBBERY
AT LITTLE HONGKONG. CAFTER OF THREE MEN.
TIM CHINA MAIL.
ene-
508-Indian
-.
nctually suggests that the Hongkong Go- predicted that it. Jays were numbered, difted as that of the inmates of tl and has not yet been found; par- Indian Government Block, 14 vernment should undertake this inquitous that ita place will be taken driven by turo, which is the cireumatate a gyes are now out acʊaring tav Jungle, The |
trade and derive revenue from it. Wo ur bad as it is, with the numorous gambling houses run in defianos of the law and fostered by the stupid way in which the Government ha boon crippling the
from State action of the Police, hat conducted gambling good. Lord deliver na. Every colony and Stato in the East that has tried such businom has had to confors that the outcome was financial disastor and monal degradation. We hope the new Gambling Ordinance that is being prepared will be a reasure that will enable the authorities to put an offixative check to this
grunt vieo of Oriontals.
We have received the October number of the Chinese Recorder. The number con- ining two or three interesting articles and a few that might with advantage have been put in the waste-paper basket. The best article is by Dr Macgorea and treats of elf-immolation by fire in China. One can.
economical form of heat-engira the combustion of
of gas or potrofoam vapour. The great impules given to enginnering by improvements in the making of steel were referred to, and in conclusion the president sail the work of the civil engineer was not of the earth earthy, was hot mechanical to the exclusion of science, was not unintellectual; but was of a meat Lonelicent nature, sus consistent with trae petical feeling, and wo. worthy of the highest order of intellect.
Alf
in
weather
still continuus musty and wet, and there are no signs of its clearing.
201-
4
per cent. Loan, 1842-43) · Chiusa Imperial Governot
Loon, 3884, Chinese Imperial Government
Interest reatued but not yet
Lonn, 1888,
payable
י
9.
of the rich and little developed States in
way to ponce than through suicide; but the infatuated man courteously yot Ermly de- o Peninants may be mere easily and thus ciined to converse on the sofject
oro cheaply brought to four door. The Un the evening precut the morningpicy of lending oney to those States fixed for the burning, foreigners, seeing which at present have not the means of that intervention from other quarters couldrying out auch works, is a thoroughly 150,000.00 be looked for, transmitted a parition to die, and profitable to the Colony, the Chibsien, praying for an interdiction, .! o adherod to, with your approval, 15,000.00 which was promptly nccardo, and orders for some time to come, as the host invost-
issued to all concerned to abandon the pen. ment the Government can make. 85,000,00|posal rites. 129,450.00
AIGHT TO BE MADE ON BULTAN SHOAL.
It is proposed next year to place a Light. Sultan, shoal which, while mooting the ly, is especially necessary, in vinw of the frequent applications of shipmasters general- seculorated Mail service. For the benefit
the Shipping, son, a Time Ball will he Blakang Mati Island. erected on the most prominent point of
TUE FLOUNDING TRADE OF THE COLONY
Gross was the disappointment to the public, eleria and laig, but it was taken to 113,162.44 hoort only by lawa tu who self-rder was forbidden. He resolutely refused food and 43,767.11 drink, and determining to starve himself to death he entered the upright chest that had 103,500.00 been prepared for his incineration. It was farnished with a sent, and was just large 63,479.16
enough to
to accommodate a man standing erect, and was to have been surrounded by 16,116.69
pifes
of kindling-wood, which he himself The flourishing trade of the Colony, con- sas to fre
riquing as it does to increase largely your $836,201.82 In the morning he was found dead in the after year, gives the best evidence of the elicet, having expired of chagrin in tho udor growing importance of these Settlements, Working Account.
of 6lth and annotity. His body was placed hoth from an Imperial as well as a local To Net Premia received less
upon a pyro made of the wood that had point of view. Returns and Re-insurances, $803,444.83 boon contributed to barn him alive, and
The totel To Interest,
Vessels watch antered into and cleared from tonnegs of 40,036.08 thus ho was tadly consumed. In the nar Porta last year amounted to 8,048,000 To Exchange.. To Transfer Fees,
4,199.00 part of China the cremation of pricats is tons, an increase of 215,864 tons over the 04.00 a race cecurrence only the most fanation Hotams of 1886. This vast mass of chip-
their cadavers to combustion.
carriet cargoes of tite
aggregate value (ranghly speaking It is not possible to stato
pang
$868,674.50
de70te
Ia the Pub
Pogin of
of Kanghei, at the
at Uni-ahan, f
Nothing. In this he maintained that,
my immediately bagan firing from some
Asacts. whatever contributions civil engineers have
twelve cannons, and showed his dispositions Cash, on made to puro science by original research,
Current Account, by doing
A few nuro regala worn firel Hongkung they have, by their uplications of neigntific Three men who are believed to have been to verify the ci gos, and, the distance of
and Shanghai discoveries, done much to advance science, members of the gang that made an armed the chief position being necurately found, Fixed Deposits:
Banking Corporation, .$ 20,726.42 Success had attended the civil engineerattack on a house at Little Hongkong a the forco withdrew. The result of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- mainly buenase of bis attention to roll Wednesday night have boon arrested by connaisance we most valusbl, are mon things. The gradual introduction of prime the Police. They were brought before Mr know the Tibetan dispositions app Chartered Bank of India, Au
ing Corporation, movers to supplant the mascular powers of Wodehon in the Polico Court this morn mately the number of his gus man or best was described as the grostesting and charged with murder and robbery, my just some twenty mor in this affair, but Chartered Mercantile Bank of
The enc
stralia and China, fact in our civilisation since the introduction Bich of the three had in his posarsion of course this is only an estate. There Fudia, Londa and China of printing by noveable type. The stcuid- wagu arrested a bundle containing clothing was no casualty on our side. One man of Mortgages, engine was referred to, hat Bir Frederick and other articles, and the property has the Derbyebird has been missing since.
Governmunt Stock, (4 terdisy
Is he went out whooting towards
per pur. Lan, 1865), core murdered lase. The credit of the
enough he deseribed as a very clever relongs to the Yau-ma-ti police, Inspector Mathieson,
wn who
in charge thoro, appeurs A BATTLE-DTFEST OF 18E ENEMY. to have thought there was a chance of some of the gang turning up as his place and had the now was eirontnted in oup that over Calendia, Sopt, 24, 'noon.—This morning his mon on the alert last night. The gen night the Thibetans had taken up a posi cral opinion among the Police was that the thun in force along the Takola Pass, and t ruffians had most likely sought refuge in caly hunt our troops ved out against the swarming and unsavoury slums of them. It was found that they were Tai-ping- shan, an opinion which, ne
na will siderable strength, both in the Takula and he Avent WILD, 112 ill-fountad. About in the Ninja Ridge, but they gown way past eight o'clock yesterday evan bora aur advance, and only offered a par- ing a kian carrying a buddly was seen til resistance. For a time they fought as TELEKAPHIC Communication in the Indian by two Chinese custables making his way they fell back, but now they sro in full ro Archipelago will shortly undergo an im-
towards Y--ti fro the direction treat acteas the Kuphu, Valley. Our furen of Taim-tan-4901, and, portaut extension Preparations are ac
porrance apoised thousia apdancing on the Jalcania paag, but!
of the fa- whether we are to follow the fugitives up tively going on for laying a cable botwaon the Java Cuasi and the important port of Bunge. The bundle was found to contain a the Pass in ant yet known. Thorg are no Macassar, in the inland of Colebes. The Gumber of articles corresponding in kind to lives lost on our side, but Connel Brotu- By Losses and Claims under
some that were carried off by the burglars head in wampded.. Soveral men of the Paticton, this month. The works on the telegraph from Little Hongkong. The sapeeted Pluners and Gurkhas are alar waardo
traveller
By Charges, including Survey Macassar were being actively un-ma-ti, where he wha
Suptember 23-Gesel Graham's Few Ageata Expenses, &ce, At & p.01. On being
24th September, the onomy is By Bdance as above. ticipated to be in reariness by the 1st Nor- been under consideration, but official inert
was found on his
Con his person,
which ended to camp and are now ca the Jelap Pass where ad our loss is Onion Bromliend, neas ctld not be moved sooner.Straatsrengthen the suspicion against him. The we bivouas; our Times,
described hintself as a rice- and ono Choorkha severely wounded, night prisoner It was, of course, a very likely "Chest if auffared
ma-ti would be ma-ti they
nazious to
to clear out A subsequent telegram from General as quickly na possible after hearing of what Stabat states that he had commenced to had happened, and the Police therefore advance on Ringong in the Chumbi
or wor ware early at work this morning keeping a Valley. It appears that Colonel Bromhear koon lookout for auspicious-looking travel. has lost his right hand. lore leaving the village. Two men wer
The Englishman's correspondent, in a Ating this description were spotted by the mange dated Julap, September 25, states
Rams two Chincas constables (P. Cs. 176 that the passes were taken with little resist and 220) about six o'clock on a launch on, the onemy were about to leave for Hongkong. Each of
flap them, like the man already arrested, carried and a large number wounded. The ene
bundle. An
to avarch them was my's position hore was taken at four violently resisted. One of the men, in the o'clock after a long
day'
y's march, commonɛ- scuffle which took place, jamped into the ine at ab ut five in the morning, the troops By Lesses Account, water, dropping a dagger so he did so.
An biraced in the enemy's camp which was By Re-Insuranca Account, were quickly on the spot. Both men were pas This morning we advanced to By Commission Acetat prisoner who had remained in the launch premixing a good ding. Yesterday it was while bis companion sprang overard was tiny and also found to possess a dagger similar to fed the Tibet and eousquenly favoar. retreat. Six thousand Ti-
cable steamer in expected to arrive there
station
was taken to the Police Station at
Procceded with by last accounts. It is an charge of awful passed on official roport to head-quarters is as fullowe: By Commissions, embar next. A cable to Macassar has long hind, a short word or dagger/completely defeated. We have taken their
We have compared the above Statements
gay and sacred city of Hang-chan,
der, and said he lived a g-shan, I of the Pioneera also wounded. The enciny with the Books, Vouchers and Securities with his face to the South, he applied not help thinking that the writer would We read in the Straits Timea that they of this man's confedentes were in Yashed boily Probably 400 were kidled and found the same quite correct.
have greatly improved his contribution it ho had taken a litla more caro.
As it is, the article is disjointed and consists of the narration of a fow incidents without much ovident connection and sequento. One of the incidents he relates we giyo in falt in. another column. Rov. J. C. Thomson cou- tinues his 'Historical Landmarks of Mocac. The time troated of in the stirring days of
1849 to 1851, when the struggle was going on between Portugal and China for the
Gambling Farm in Doli has turned out to be an detrimental to the public weal that the Government has been obliged to curtail hearsed gambling houses thers, no game the privilege of staking. Henceforth, in will be allowed where the winnings amount tohtore than to more than three times Atake. present, certain games admit of gain reach. to 10 and eren 30 times tho stake. The temptation to win each large stunts by risking a small sum of money, has proved irresistible to the Asiatics under its in- Quence, that
that old and
young men and wo on, civilian and soldiers are carried away. The passion for gambling sproul apacu in will be allow
ing to
consequence. The
The
V110
the
wounded.
into the Jo
and Pemberingo 300 killed
ERMENT J. COXON,"
Auditors. FULLARION HENDRISON, |
Estimate of Working cement to the 30th September, 1888.
Dr.
To Promium Account, To Intercat Account, To Exchange Account, To Transfer Fees Account,
Cx.
SATU
£40,0064,131
before
guus are
a priest, after a period of ten days' solitude, with accnincy how much of this amount $163,997.62 fasting, and meditation in a cave, announc. can be placed to local trade, but that the ed that on a certain day his spirit would sal trade is most rapidly developing may 7.689.14 take itself to the West. Ho was visited bo best iilustrated by tho Resurps from the C0.309.77 by great numbers, to whom he foratoli fu 296,677.77ture events, knowing intuitively the Ruc-
Protected Nativo States. Our trade with chong States, whieh me peastically been names of visitors. On the day designated created by the puricy initiated in 1874, has $368,674,50 crowds ansohlad to witness his transfur doubted in value within the last four yoara. antion, with whom he converses until the In 1884 the value was given at $10,037,560, Lear fixed for his departure; then, sitting and for 1867 in staula at 8:19,111,807.
THE DEVENLEANG GURS, incense sticks to his nostrils, and soch Games issued from
his nose, which The Defences of Singapore yet remain, extended to face, head and body, I am concerned to have to report, in an in- consuming all but his bones; these were complete state. The War Department has, collected together with pearl-like rolics I learn, been unable to furnish the rotnais- which issued from him, and interred in a ing portion of the armament, owing to the dogoba.
beary gune supplied by tho Imanufacturers .9860.284.00 have seen that the priest who was for the Forts not having stood the severe 4,068.73 lataly thwarted in an attempt to immolate tests now required. Some months more 1,802.07 himself in this city, was led to contemplate will, therefore,
those 11.00 self-destruction by Sre in conequence of the received in the
The quick-bring $872,160,40 monks in
monks in a contiguous district. With a November, or perhaps carlier. Threo out
obtaining information respecting
of the aeven Forts have been completed that transnction, I paid a visit to the evene and armed, and are ready to be handed 246.160,70 of the ghastly tragedy, albeit there re over to the Military Authorities.
49.626.80 garded na sensati-mally melodramatic. I 37.028.26 had
imagined that the 39,929. 16 day'edistance from Wench, which was a alone, I considera, self-immolation by fire
g Hkely to take place, but I discovered Volunteer Attiliory. Animated by a that the rite had been performed in one of souse of public spirit and public duty, the most charming valleys
thia remark large number of the British residents offer. ably picturesque portion densely
which, on behalf of the Government, I fertility, was every yard of which is unceasingly cultivat
124 mont readily accepted. The Corps bas erti in
Shian district noted for the
been established with the full approval of affluence and culture of its inhabitants, Her Majesty's Government, and is now whines acholars, however, enjoy a bad pre Carrison of the Colony. A now Ordinanco recognized y a portion of the permanent eminanes for hostility to foreigners, parti-the
toplexion.
example which had been turnished by two guna will tord from England in
TUE SINGAPORE VOLUNTSERN,
control of Macao, and when Governor do | stopped here. Only Tament has not skum wa raised and a number of Polica left standing, bear the summit of the Jelap By Clearges Account. Amoral was assassinated in revange for the fed to gamble at all. Javanese. Malays and thua secured and takes to the station. The Riachagong, the morning breaking fine and By Estimated Balance at Credit, 487,321.48 in a secluded wild mountain region, where attention to the formation of the Singapore
energetic action he tork in resisting the oncroachments of China. Rev. Gilhort Reid brings to a conclusion his articlo on The Duty of Christian Missions to the Upper Classes of China. The articlo cor. tains a number of valuable suggestions, warthy of consideration by missionaries. Among his recommendations for influere. ing the upper clnaces in favour of mission work are the following:-Every oppor- tunity to show friendliness should be avized. Medical work ought to be for
and will be rigorously shut out of the gam other natires have boon forbidden to do so,
bling hrana. Not only will they be pun ished when caught bronking this enactment, but the gambling house kopers who on- courage them will be made to pay de for it. The nativos have, however, taken
Amusements.
men
this
the
below.
CRICKET.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUÐ 2. LADIES' RECREATION CLUB.
5872,160.40
E. & U. E. JARINE, MATHESON & CO. General 1gents. L'untun Insurance Office Limited. Hongkong, October 19th, 1898.
SELF-IMMOLATION BY FIRE IN
QUINA.
would land i In connection with the subject of the me Defences, wish to draw your spocial
digh
Chintang- land of exuberant ledoc their soZFICER A Artillery Voluntcem,
od:
for the enrolment and
organization
of
Dr. MacGowan in the Chinese Recorder try to such as are of the missionary Voluntoere will be laid before you, and on
The Abore match will componce at 11 tella the story of the recent case of at- sharp tonow. Players are requuntod tempted self-destruction by fire at Wen- to be punctual. By kind penission of Colonel Anderson and Officers of the chow as follows:- Northamptonshire Regiment, the Band of The following are the elevens:-
its passing, I hope that the Volunteer Forces will be considerably enlarged. You will, I feel confident, willingly vote such sunia sa may be considered necesary fur their training and maintenance in a state of
THE STRAITS SETTLEMEN IS. THE GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL ADDRESS. The following are some extracta from thorough efficiency.
tered and scientific and solid religious THE Pioneer Mail of 19th September saya ber statewidow, paid-I reside in Lis the Regiment will play daring the afternoon.staners have recently occurred at Wen-Governor Sir Cecil Smith's annual atate-
Chan
L. R. C.
Majharshill (sty) (Capt.) F. J. Cazun. Capt.)
EL K. C. C. Jninstan, R.E.
V d. Camar Hawking.
T. Surple Braith
3. dos f 'Seinlan, A.M.S.
C. E. Hingesthuto
E. M. Blur,
2. Maitland.
. Jolsun (25).
Major Miles, ILA
C. A. Potjes.
A. A. Lloyd (55th)..
Of this form of incendiarism several in
chow, a department in winch Budhism is exceptionally flourishing
THE PROTECTED NATIVE STATEN.
ment to the Legislative Council of the The exhaustive statement made last year Straits Settlements. A number of the by any predecessor on the interesting sub- extructs are of special interest, from theject of the marvelously rapid progress and fnet that the position of Singapore oorres-which he did so mitch to view at any of the Protected Native States, prospority ponds to extent with Lit
renders tubessary that I should length their andre recent history. On al Hongkong:-
sides there is abundant evidence of still tion in a very substantial way on increasing prosperity, which has its refles. tony. In no other part of the world, so far
the Co aware, has such rapid Tevelopmeet
men were brought to the Central Station they held their hasty entrenchments on that found on the first prisoner. The three boteas are suid to have attacked yesterday,
bundles were there identified as part of the he defost was muse complete, the enemy this morning, and the contents of their the Tatola till wo wote close among them. rarily to gambling, that the prohibition property stolen from the house in Little leaving their cap standing but carrying is unt expected to wear them from the orglong. The grave charge of murder off theit yaks and guns. habit all of a sudden. Cockfighting, for and burglary was thon preferred atainas iustavaco, has ever been a favourite passion the men at the instance of Inspector with them. tog deeply rooted to be done Mathieson, and the prisoners were brought away with.
The evidence of Reformers, however, deam before Mr Wodehouse. that something has been gained by bringing one witness only was heard and the case gambling under the category of prohibited was remanded to Thursday next The witness examined is one of the two women who were in house when the souriar and burglary were perpetrated. We give literature ought to be diffused. No avail. It may be as well to explain more parti- able means of educating the people should calorly Inhak Khan's position in Afgiu de Bangkong. Os the night of the lith.
han Ayan, be neglected. In the interior the mission-
Turkistan and the chances he has after the inst, abuat oleven o'clock, I was sloeping ary would find it to his advantage to ob
defent of his trips at Kamard. The pro- on the ground four of my house and was
A few weeks since, Lofty-and-profound, vince ever which he has ruled since Amir awakened by my daughter-in-law telling th serve Chinese etiquette. The writer dis- Abdur Rahman rose to power in 1880 strut-me to get up. There wore about twenty. W. Firth.
(69), Presipico and Sou (it in well to trans- late the names of those who quit the world cusses the advantages, and disadvantages of the fun the Mughal river on the west son in my house. I saw then come down. 2. Smith (3)
to enter on a religious life, as that not is to the hilla of Balakshan on the east; the fron
Thoy searched hon. Atkinson the saumption of official rank by the
signalized by the sanamption of a | val
a new name Roman Catholics, and comes to the co the northern boundaries-bring the Oxus and and plundered it. I saw them break open Aunin
indicative of the neophite's aspirationa), boxes and take out the contents and put Robbins, A.1.8.
announced that he had
to avok wowed sion that it is better for missionarios not to which the Delimitation Commission worked them in a must bag. The boxes were in a
*sitting transformation,' has it, to sest in aligning frencier febra Moruchak to cockloft and contained things belonging to
himself in a fursteen constructed of kink- It is with much personi gratification that exsuma official rank. He says:-'It neither Khadi-i-Ab. To the mouth the Hiado Kuah, daughter in law. They asked me and
Sing-wood, and, setting fire to the same, I am called ea to again deliver the weldrass neems neccessary nor desirable to appoint the Koh-i-Baba and Tirband ranges shut it my daughter-in-law whether wo had any
enter the enjoyment of the bliss of to you on the subject of the braucist candi- 45 consuls for the interior, nor to appoint from Kabul and the Hazanjak. Mazar- money on our persona. Wo said No, and The following is the Report for presenta Nirvana. Lefty-und-profound was a mention and progress of the Coluuy.
i-Sharif, amo 29 miles east of Balikh, is they then began to soarels us. They took on to the Shareholders at the seventh dicant friar from Hauen who had understatement I have now to lay before you nont basis-taken place in so few years. The and darckpoint on a sound and perma- missionarien to act in the capacity of consuls the head-quarters of the Governor of the away my silver bangles. I had no money Ordinary General Meeting, to be held at takon to raise money for rebuilding a mon- indicates substantial improvement and in- Under their Now and then it will be founi possible for Province, and here generally a considerable on my person. From my daughter-in-law the Offices of the General Agents, or stery in that province. When he had creasing prosperity.
present aspect, these States number of ministers or consuls to help strengthen the with the aid of these chat Ishals They filled several bags with things and
regular
sened. they also took a pair trope, AFO
silver bangles. Saturday, October 27th, 1888, at noon
come to the resolution sereral years ago to It is, I think, advisable to give you a yet their mots than ten years old, and The General Agents and Consulting
Comriests
bandon. sto fue comforts of his that bufeira talogue of tortai sf our finance careful administration from almost nothing
have status of missionarios with the native offi. ventured to raise a rebellion, and his first then went away.
been brought up by Altugother they cok mittes have now The pleasure of laying be- priests may lawfully enjoy, like other before dealing with more general subjects, to cials by introduction or recommendation, operations were westwarda to Aukhoi and away property the value of
Maimana,
ramounting to $68.
$68. The the
the year
Statement of ary self-sacrifices and austerities, punishing you are shortly as follows press,
Estimated Revenue $1,989. 139
between three and foar millions of dollars. The proit on the Working Account of the
Estimated Expenditure,.....$3,977,825
This progress is mainly due to the fact that shaving the head buing a luxury
the rich resources of the country can, under the existing regime, ba drawn upon and Surplus,.. $ 411,414 utilized with alpont complete security to Comparing these figures will the estimat-koment in good government.
life and property, which is the primary
And pertinent to his remarks, I, may. express my forrent hopes that similar ro THE OPIUM AND SPIRIT FARMS.
sulta may fullow from Pahang being non As jou are aware, the Opium and Spirit incorporated among the Protected Native
the
Capt. Stanley, 0.9.D.
AG. Atekre.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
THE REVENUE OF THE COLONY,
1
m
are not much
to jointly exceed what the
the
just as happene with merobpots and repro- Herst garright being to infect the besides some geram, of about $200, are the Shareholders the Busl accounts for arbui es, devoting self to extraorlin-The estimates for 1889 which I lay bufuta | Colony' was ɓvo years ngʊ--that is to say,
the
pons when
they
tle y open and thus to break down the men were all nemed with swords and revol- he preacut year's Working to 30th ultimus. the body with stern severity for the sins of sentatives of syndicates. Instead of the Amir's authority all over North-Western vera. They threatened us with the 1887, after providing for all unistauding/ubint, he renounced the ton missionary or convert presenting their Afghanistan. This plan failed most signally, pens
demanded our money. and at the present moment. Ishak's grievances to the foreign official, the way porters have boon driven not only from carrical several lightedt.rches. There stains, is $296,577.77; out of which there, at the time eschewing ablation.
wind in the house when sum of myself, two daughters-in-law, two children
ren for Dividend of 10 per cent. to Shara-hair, it became matted and tangled: it with the native offcial, and with an equal also, a few miles to the north of Bakh. The and a mat. The man, who was my fui, aulders, and Bonus of 20 per cent, to concealed his gaunt vinge, and awar-til Revonse for the current year, it will be
Pretender has had, accordingly, to
to confine was shot before the thieves came in. I did contributore of premia. The balance of aed with vermin, as did his Blthy seen that the Estimatus now enbruitted to assurance of gaining redress. Thus the his operationa entirely to the eastern part of not see him shot, but I heard:
reports of F missionary will leas and less annoy consuls Afghan-Turkistan, and he seems to have con- firearms from the roof. I heard three shots
any rate, his retainers gained possession shot
entirely given to the frivolous discussion of gether his army first of all at Tashkorgan and afterwards in the neighbourhood of
at
to the
Find the ata of grimmed aspect, rendered hic a pitiable
abject; the alarm. This was at paying a further Dividend to Share-flicted Teamnieus induced
PAHANG.
Sander, to dispons of hy turea, and emaciated body, and be $577,139. and ministers, and the Christian Church will coived the bold iden of throatening Kabul, and I saw the fall. At the time he was een decided, subject to the thread-bare garments Biz hasard fes-you show on the Ravenna side an excess of
sinn shot hy was boating a dem in the conre- / 874,000. thereby increasing it to 1,000 fastige, vigil, and other sulfi Farrus have been recently let for the States The Sultan of that ill-governed sppear more and more as the Church of of the Kamard fort, 40 miles to the with werd in under to ir came in im- elders of $2 per share, making the total which betpirened an early torfination of evaning three years. It was while I was country has asked that the Residential China. The rest of the number is almost the Bamian Pass, while ho galberedtely afterwards. The thieves were in interest for the year Si por ano, equiva. his tuilsonce and tortinng pilgrimage-janinistering the Government in 1845 let the question whether the word 'wine' men- † Khanabad. Those two pines are due the house for about the quarters of un but to 14 per cent. on the paid 2p Capital, tor:uring in tit every third stop that he they were :ast lenood out, and I was able to an Her Majesty's Government has needed..
systen ເມວງ ມ introduced into his
tioned in certain passages of the Biblo reters road. The Amir. Eigger of Betnine f would not know any of the men lowance for all known losses, clains, con- that he carried to my pavements to avert Ceived. On this occasios, I am able to over the longer to quietly pass
the
to-
first of the
they cama in
Will
of
to his application.
would, indeed, bare
Marder t
be used for communions and what ought to and reached Khining on the raad to buy föki's name was Chun Atuk. He w tatisfactier rommittee.-During the test posture, the intrepid euldier of Budinisms much as anything exhibit the growth | change, which has been peacefully brought
it matters ono brass forthing whether the
one class of wins or the other is referred to
10
years of ages
Or
Blites in Bot
Bame sun. In
ar
begin
east hear. They went cut by teles in scurt as Account of the present year, niter making his knees and dirsek his head on a board create on 3244,500 a year was to be re- The estimated profit on the Working took in his begging itinerancies, he fell on congratulate the Connell that so large s of Mazur-i-Sharif on the Halk-Badakahan I identify several of the articles in court 25
been impossible to fermented or unfermented wine, and the ing merely on the defensiva, at ouce moved again if I saw
17.4. them.
I have never secu any missions, and charges. is 8487,321.48,
abrasions of his forehead.
long series of outrages, which kindred subjects, which of the twe should two columes towards Turkistan. T
The first
announce the still more satisfactory increase oulminated in the resent the prisoners before as far as I know, result which will doubtless give general As it der gates from the sanctity of a per-
$034,000 a your.
of British crossed the Kush
subjects, but I am forrid priest to meet death in a trembent
In cucction with these Farms, which express my couddent opinion that the
tam rejoiced at
1 at being able to be the terms for Biblo wine in Chinese. In bad; the second, from Ghazni,
geturai
servant in the hoare. He was
Constiting passed of rears
had been and
Lin my employ
year Mr W. H. F. Darby and the Honour would never recline, but slept sitting, that and thriving condition of the Chinesa popus reading those articles we cannot help thinking through the Batina Pass and marched over thirty years. He was not a married of Sassoon have resigned their sosta in case of sudden death ho might be translation, to whose labour and enterprise the of the Sultan of Pahang's relative and seas about with the legal and willing assistance of the Pharisees and Sadducees who paid upon Kamard, which is on the great cara- town, He
Eerer moved after he was chot in the Committee, and the Honorable B. formed with huming reverence; he slept development of the Colony and Native neighboor-the Sultan of the State tithe of mint and anize andkumin, and omitten columns are thins seting on parallel They put as questions to the witnces, but invited to take their places. The appoint-
van route to Tashkurgan and Balkh. These The prisoners all dantel the charge. Lyton and Mr E. A. Solomon have been in the oper or dumple gateways.
largely due, should like to Ordinarily such an exhibition of devotion, draw your attention to what has taken approved of arveral of the principal Chiefs, Territory of Jubore and with the cordial ted the weightier matters of the law, judg- lines, but their commanders have been ex- each volunteered a statement that he had ments of Messrs Layton and Sokou now such an appeal for contributions, proves place since the Transfer, and at the absend the great majority, if not all, of the mont, mercy and faith. We do not third to join banda near Haibak, and to got the property, found in his postpanion, quiro to se confiruled by the Share, attentive, baz io his case coppers flowed!quent different triennial lettings. In 1869 people of the State, will be the best
move upon Khanabed or Yashkurgan-at
holders. The other Members, Mesars Kyrie, sluggishly into the temple till. Lofty-end these Farms brought in 3663,00 Ton guarantee against similar erines in the wintever place in fact I hak'e main body of pity. The specifying,
in the owner proper far to walrymple, and Bottomley, retire, but profound, became downhearted, and was years later (1578), they fotelie 8960,685 future, and chat in the new cranes ops may be
thored There was sumo inilor and lived in Bridges Street, while the being olis
eligible offer themselves for re-elec- more than ever
ever disgusted with the world. They had been let up to that time for differ-ning in the history of Pahang the most in certain passages. The Bible is explicit Amir's troops dravo back some hostile looking trio, although fairly well-dressed. Association, five Members have to be ap. been traversing the streets of Wenchow furrant, and for 1 78 and 1879. they
skirmishing our Khinjan, in which the third gave no address. They are at viltis, as, under Section Io of the Articles of its selfish, sunlit ways-and who he had
ent Pariccis generally by
privato
arrange-targ
favoured by Nature in its mineral atk orough in ita condemnation of iutemper- cavalry, but this was not of much conse. The Police aro of opinion now that the mensulting Committee during the eps12ad immulated themselves on their funeral ence gained el-ewhere, all the Farms were country, and larg ly tord to increase the
1 to serve with the Chiran on the
resoureva of all the States in troduced the sum
pro-agricultural reso
• feerd of the heroious of two:
mythe Bisley Peninsul-will prove one of za- auce and drankenuese, and that is theque. As the Burian column advanced, had reached Little Hongkong by crossing
Crossing Bancial
by 1870, the district iz priests however, it found the Kamard fort occnpt the hill. There is an unfrequented footpath
sirici conterainous, who strongly-expressed adrien based on experidoniablo benefit to the natives of the essential point. Surely. the missionaries of ed in force and the read northwards barred, which leade trem Magazine Gap to the Honurable A. P. McEwen from his example, thored thereto by panegy The system of letting has been since follos.
Auditor-Owing to the retirement of Tyre, nd
and he determined to calate their put up to public tender for three years, prosperity and commercial importance of China havo graver matters to reflect on Here a distinct success WAR scored by Hongkong, and this is the route which the
when they thar this foolish question.
Gholam Hyder, whose name will be re-
were sold for $1,517,220 a year. this Colony. A still more
men are supposed to have taken both in as Auditor, and the absence of Mr Aawarded to prests who had numbered in connection with the suppres. going to and coming from the sosne of the Coxon, the accounts now presented have promptly obtained their release from ed, with these results-
easily and
THE EXTENSION OF BRITISH INFLUENCE frivolous topic is raised by a correspondentsion of the hilai recellion. The fort was murder and barglary. It is a path on which been audited by Mr E J. Uzon in eno-mantane care and suffering.
This extension of direct British influence of the Hecorder, who devotes his ingsnaity captured, 700 of its garrison, including they would certainly have brd little chance junaticas with Mr Fullarton Benduran
Tsink's father-in-law and several officers, of being suen in the darkness of the gut. Omuities Fecommend the election of residences, which besune in
Do was gladly roooived as an humate of a
bus, however, thrown heavier responsibility. The General Agents and Consulting stery being taken
to several foreign close adjacent to Too:
on the Governor of the Straits Settlements, no donot dispersed hefure enter
in consequence This affair at Kamard should enable ing the sity in order to avert auspicion. It Meagra G. S. Coxon and F. Henderson as place of resort for both the curious and the
which, while causing he anxiety, must not fibak, at which point the Khiojan column been arrested left the city together with Cholam Hyder to adance with safety upon bellesed that the three men who have auditors of the flow.
devout. People who had never contribut
be overlooked. The territory, outside tha will join him. Labak himself is said to be to the launch leaving Pedder's Wharf at eight
JAKAINE, MATHESON & Co.,
supervision, has been not less than limits of the Colony, over which he has had General Agents.
hitherto to exercies careful and unceasing Kanabad, but it is reported from Kabul o'clock last night for Taimetsa-toi, and on
Canton Insurance Office, Limited. that he is unable to more southwards. So arriving there unde their way separately u
aily be expected that I should square miles, with a population roughly esti Hongkong, 12th October, 1888. for the Arair's troops have done their work Yau-ma-ti.
announce to you to what purposes uated at 330,000, To this has now been and well, and the rebellion
o increasing Surplus Balances can be best added an area of 10,000 square miles of STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR now be said to be localised in the small
EEDING SIST
DECEMBER 1887. Ldpathies.
$2,500,000.00
to discover whether Moses' rod might rot have been turned into a crocodile and not
rapidly and
prisoners.
gang no
your.
a serpent. The significance of the miracle seems in him to be vastly enhanced by the thought of Moses' rod as a croco dile, or god, swallowing up the Egyptian crocodiles, or gods. It mný bé so; still, as far na Christianity is concerned, we should
THE TIBETAN WAR. think it of little moment whether the rod Balkh. There are no eigos of disaffection i grans, with regard to the Tibetan War. Capital subscrib
patch of Country between
een Badakshan and We take the following important tele- was turned into a serpent or a crocodile, or at Herat; the Kabul Provinsa itaal is un- from the Rangon even if the whole story was regarded as disturbed; white Ishak's emittaties aroun Oriental imagery. We trust the writer, if the Khyberis have failed to excite the least
yapathy with his
CLUSO.
9
Guzette
હવે
4 SUCCESSFUL RECONNATAANCE. Gnatong, September 2lat.-A moss auce
Am-unt paid-up
Bonus un Contri
vidende, bations not yet wollected,
Di
206,677.77
The Amir has, cessful reconnaisance in force was carried! he is engaged imparting religious instruc- in fact, again atown that his authority is out this morning by Major Keith, I.A., tion to the Chinare, chonaus mere profit the firmly established to be easily shaken, who took with him two gens, ander Lieu. able subjects for expatiation. 3. well-writ born clearly prosed, He is naturally in Derbyshire Regimant, under Captain Willy. Bref wor
tha loyalty of โ troops has once more tenant Phillips, and one company of the ten raview of the Rev. A. H. Smith's learned sious to crush the rebellion completely, be The forza aurivad early in the Tukola Paes Balance of Work work 'The Proverbs and Common Sayings fore Me Durand's Mission starts froth and found the Nile Ridge sconpied by s
Pechawar,
ng Account and this we think be will be able number of Tibotans. The anamy retreated
Gand of the Chiness' by Rev. Y. K. Yen and some to do, for he has acted with marked
Less Dividend of missionary notes complete the number.
before the advance of our troops, and a during the past three weeks and Ishal's party, nuder Captain Godley, followed them
energy
20 par cent, paid canoes of success seem now very small in into the Kapha Valley, clearing the inter
to Shareholders and Bonas-120 THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. The annual doed. The rebellions Governor will pro-rening slopes and driving them back into per cent. in Can zreeting of the British Association com-bably go the Oxus into Bokhata territory the mouth of the Jalep Pass The gun
tributors of Fre meaved at Bath on Sept. 6. The Fresident very shortly; he can reach the river in two came into action on the Nima Ridge and
mix, Sir Frederick Bramwell) delivered au ac-day ride from Khanabed, and ones in sent a shell with great accuracy into the Press, founded on the words Next to Kulab bis personal enfaty is moured.
enemy's position near Pemberingo; the ene
202,677.77
1883-1885, 1886-1888, 1880-1881,
Annual Antual Reipts. Increase. 2,047,800 430,850 7,299,600 1
2,910,0
*1.624,000
ed towards the fund for rebuilding the men 10 HE DOE WITH THE SURPLUS dicant's temple, were not now stingy, but I will eat.
to devoted. There is 10 difficulty in pointing
megriscont
14,000
of monks, out, in a general way, the principal objesta dicated, of capable, as I have i
ди
gave freely to the imulation Sund. More ou able timber and resin were gent for burning ona** brother than would have been rejui incinerate the entire brutharko and the sintere” of the--- to bust. Bum* *
contiguous Beanery now in view, but it is not possible fo
of great development, with a largo to do but as yet uncestimated population. Hap. imesi..
sry spirits donated rockets, more than this, having
regard to certainly the systom of adaninistration of the g that a pyzutachnie display, would important questiona still ansettled. I refer Protected Native States bas boen laid on impart eclat fo the rite, but the sober-mind- more especially to the claims which are broart Kuts, and if it be steadily adhored to, 2500,000.00 od committee of arrangements, his and being made by ller
Government alorie, doclated all Greworks, except small in connection with the Military Contribu-sided by the able fleurs at his diaposal,
Her Majesty's
as I trust will be the case, the Governor, 9,185.00 packets of gunpowder, which were reservad tion of the Colony, and
to place in the armpits and about this cloth informed, now being dealt with by a Com- tion of this Council, of which I have grate
and which are,
I am and supported by the sympathetic co-opera ing of Lofty-and-profound, doubtless in mitten of the Imperial Treasury. the War 239,000.00 in the to shutton his sufferings, but Glee and the Colonial Office. There are self adenoids, es many proofs; can 230,000.00 in the opinion of the profum and saigas, further to be considered the reported and assuredly carry on sucessfully the very im
to give
good start upward in his reasonable applications from the Public entrusted.
purtast and heavy task with which be a journey
It was not tubo supposod that a man who the rate at which their silaries are paid, Servants of the Glory that the question of had displayed for many years at influxibi- and which is zo serinasly affected by the lily uf will like Lofty and profound, could fall
in exchange, be dissuaded from the sacrifice which had aeide. Still there will admittedly be a
should be no
no longer set been ostentationsly arranged for, yet it was considerable annual surplus, and after pro incumbent on some one to make the at-viding for what can be foreseen, I have no tempt. That duty was undertaken in doubt, in my own mind that it could not be 94,000.00 the gentlest, suavest possible manner better utilized than in opening up our com. by the Rev. Mr Sayres, of the Inlanmunications on the mainland, by railways £830,201.82 Musion, who tried to show a more exquilent and by roads, so that the many products.
METEOROLOGIVAL REGISTER.
AT 4 M. TODAY Barometer
29.05
Temperatura
Humidity.
Direction of Wind Forec
Weather
Hongkong Observatury, Uct, 19, 1888.
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