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No. 8068-NOVEMBER 10, 1888.]

THE CHINA MAIL.

Tuz P. & O. steamer Thames, with the Massna Dutterfield & Swire inform us that Eugénie in their misfortunes, but the whole

ENGLISH Man of 12th October, left the O. S. 8. Co.'s steamer Orestes, from Singapore on Wednesday, the 7th inst at 4 p.10., and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 18th inst. This Packet brings replies to lot- ters despatched from Hongkong on Aug. 3th.

The O. & O. Co.'s e. e. Begic, with the AMERICAN MAIL of October 18th, left Yokohama on Thursday, the 8th inst. at daylight, and may be expected bera on or abont Wednesday, 14th inat,

The steamship Japan, from Caloutts, loft Singapore un the 5th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 11th inst.

The U. B. 8. Co.'s steamship Falinurus, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the ath inst, and may be expected here

on or about the 12th inst.

sentiments and policy of the Court were Liverpool, laft Singaporo yestentay mera-Gorman, The object of Prince Bismarck in ing, and is dus here on Friday, the 16th making the statement is clear. He wents

to strike not at the Queen, but at the Em inst.

press Victoria, and he wishes to insinuate Wz observo from Le Courrier d'Hat that the personal sympathics of the Em phong that L. Nicholes, the

farmor press were in 1870, and still are, anti-Gór. of ferry-boats of the province of Daiman. It is not imposible that the matter a may give rise to a diplomatic correspoad- duong, Tonkin, has been killed in eather tragic amer. It appears that once. his management of the farm had raised go- geral discontent, it being stated that he even shot at natives who refused to tug his sampaas. While ho was travelling with a secort of six mon, an interpreter and boy, he was most by armed natires

opened fire on the natives with a repeating rife. His escort fled, and he was wounded and lost his gun. The natives then pounced on him, cut off his head and slipped him of bis clothes.

SHIPOCILDING In Scorting.-The ship- building trade during September has been very active beth in regard to launchos and still sunen in the booking of now orders, The rush at the end of August, when was contiourd for the first three wecks of September, and the vessels contracted for within that period reached a total of 65,000

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That most people have been poking their Doses into the drainage question during the last few days, and although there are] abundance of bad odours or overy sido but little enough light, mens to be cast. apon the subject jreolf.

That the special Report of the Sanitary Surveyor is generally looked upon as a bit of special pleading, which embodies the views of the Sarvayor General. That as this document is admittedly rather contradictory in certain parts, raises many points that are open to controversy, and involves a very large expenditure of muncy, it should certainly be followed by an independent report.

The Union Line steamer Yorkshire, from who saked him to retreat. ¡He refusod, and 38,000 tons of new shipping wore ordered. That this in the more necessary because thei

Hamburgs left Singapore on the ath inetant, and may be expected here on or about the 15th inst. The P. & Ostomer Kashgar, from Bombay for this port, left Singapore on the 8th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 15tli inst Tho C. 8. Ba Co.'s ateamer Orestes, from Liverpool, left Singapoto on the 9th ions, and may be expected hote on or about tho 16th lest,

A WIDOW umed Chan Aka was brought be fore Me Wodehouse to-day on a charge of detaining a girl in the Colony for an im- The O. B. 8, Co.'s steamship dumenor, moral purpona. The complainant, a girl of fries Liverpool, lett Singapore on the eighteen, made the following statement 10th inst., and may be expected here I was kidnapped in Annam and brought to un or about the 17th inst. The Canadian Pacific Co.'s steamer Duke of Dongkong last year by a person whom I do I was afterwards taken to Westminster, loft Vancouver on the not know, 22nd October for Japan and China.

Cantou, where I was sold to defendant. The 6.8. Parthia left Vancouver on the 26th She brought me back to Hongkong and

Oot. for China and Japan.

compelled me to become a prostitute. I THE Superintendent of the P. & O. Com-have boos a prostitute since then in a sly pany informs us that the Company's steam brothel. Yesterday defendant was taking slip Kashgar, from Bombay, left Singapore me on board a steamer when she was stop- for this port on Thursday, the 8th instant, ped by a constable. I don't know where she was going to tako me. I wish to go back to my parents in Annam. I had no wish to become a prostitats. Defendant cama every day to the house in which I was kopt, and my earnings were paid to her. There were four other prostitutes in the

at 2 p.m.

Tue noxt football practico will bu played on the Cousowny Bay ground, under association rules, on Monday next, the 12th inst., play to commence at 4.20 p.m. sharp. There will be a tent on the ground as usual.

Messas Butterfold and Swire inform us that the O. 8. S. Co.'antenner Agamemnon, from Liverpool, left Singapore this morning for this port, and may be expected here on er about the 17th inst.

LEUNG Kem, coolie, and Lo Achoi, hawker, woro charged before Mr Pollock to-day, the former with stealing and the latter with

receiving a bag of tea.

The coolie wLE sentoured to two months' and the hawker

to six weeks' hard Inbout.

DIVINE SERVICE FOR SELMEN :-On Sunday morning between 9 and 10.30 o'clock the stoam-launch carrying tho Bethel flag will call alongside nay vessel hoisting code pen nant O, to convey men nebero to 11 a.m. service at St. Peter's Besmen's Church returning at about 12.30.

By kind permission of Colonel D. G. An derson, the Regimental Band will play in the Public Gardens, on Sunday, the 11th inst., from 3.30 till 6 p.m. The following

will be the programme - March............. Umbria ? ................. Overture........"Zametta”. Vales from Jolie Selection... Marce Vercoat' Vale Selection.......' Barbo

next.

Binclair. Auber.

Widleutel.

Petrolla,

Emily Phillips.

Joy MORAS, Barylaunster.

same houay.The Chiness constable who

toos. The work now on hand is fierefore

double what it was at the same time last

year,

In January the production was equal to 13,381 tops, February 2,674, March 25,205, April 17,882, May 13,870, Juos 21,870, July 23,950, August 20,339, and September 35,730 tons,

The total for the

nine months is about 184.000 tons, which is not only greater than the production in the corresponding periods of the preceding. three years, but is witbin 1,100 tons of the total output last year and 12,000 tms greater than the total figure in 1886. contracts booked, as already indicated, re- present 85,000 tons,

Tho

I HRAB, writes a correspondent of the Mar

special recommendations of Bfr 0, Chad- wick have been ignorod, and the opinion of the Fever Coniminsionore has been

that perhaps the community would not be brushed neido as comparatively worthless,

disposed to look otherwise, than favour- ably upon the proposed measures to im- prove the drainage, if the various pro- blems are thoroughly unravelled by the fullest disenesİOL.

That there are very few cities or towns at

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

2ND DAY.

This meeting was not so fortunate in the mattor of weather to-day un it was yesterday, and owing to the rain which foll continuously for several hours in the morning the com- petitions were an hour later in commencing than was intended. The delay rendered it impossible for the various conteals to be completed to-day, and another day will When have to be devoted to them, the rain had coused there was a fairly good

Chappy, indcod, when I congratulated a koen Democrat upon the success of kis candidate, Harrison. That, having repeated the formula 'Do- mocratis Cloveland and R publican Bar- rison' until I have it by heart, I am now prepared to discuss the whole subject of the Electoral vote, the chances of Blaine for the post of Sacrotary of Stato, the effect of the Irish-Blaise vote on the Republican succose, and the marvellous influence of Sir Sackvills West in turn ing his favourite candidate out of office. That we are in a fair way to develop an light for some time, but in the afternoon it Eastern Wimbledon at the Eovicon | was too „dull for good moring at the long Banges, and the Hongkong Rifle As ranges. At 500 yards in the second stage sociation, which woll deserves the sup- of 'The Queen's' the best score made was port and encouragement of the com.that of Battery Sergeant Major Merson-- maulty and the Government, has a great 45 out of a possible 50. At the shorter ranges future before it.

the scoring was hardly up to the average of yesterday.

That some people have spoken of the Rifle Mecting an aWapensshaw, a show of arms or wospour (for particularsa, so Scott's novels, and other fosa important historical works), and curiously enough there are residents who have uover board of this term before, though it is to be found in most dictionaries:

The most interesting oveat of the day we the Ladies' Competition, which took place in the afternoon in presence of a con- Flis siderable turnout of spectators. Excellency the Governor arrived at the range joat as the competition commenced The scoring was by no means brilliant, That, as it is a puro Sacon word—wapen, but the average, considering the bad light, weapon; secawax, show-it is used in was fairly good. Lieut. Pritchard topped several countries in Europe, though per- the list of competitors with a total of 29, haps the great Sir Waitor may have given and was closely run by Mr Ford, who had many poreone the im rossion that it was the samo t.tal but had to take the second more Scotch that English.

place as one of his shots was a 'mogpie." The following are the leading scores in the competition:--

Homo so peculiarly situated as Hong- kong is, with its bucket system and its sloping streets. That one point in the Report vecde elucid- ation,-if the new remor pipes are caloul- ated to carry off so many inches of raia in | That the N.-C. Daly News mentions as an addition to the daily consumption of

incident at a Willard performance in the Tytam and Pokfulam water, why is it Model Settlement the eiraultaneous on- necessary to have a separato system? try-all logsthor, ane after the other-of some twenty of the jeunesse duric of Shanghai, all in white waistcoats and rod or white buttonholes, into the seats on ench side of the Dress Circlo.' That it is possible the Willard Troupe may be worthy of preposterous laudation, but considering the rigour of a Northern win. ter the abová costume sesma strangely inallequate.

to the shallow-water area at Bowrington Creek should be strongly opposed, so the evil odours on the eastern foreshore are already more then sufficient.

chester Guardian, whom we know to be That any proposal to discharge age on well-informed, that the Government of India has decided the rain points of the policy to be pursued in the future towards the Shan Statoa. They will comain an integral part of Burma, Thore will be no That the Sulphur Channel is the proper analogy between them and the mediatised States of India, os no queation of suzerain or fendatory rights will arise. The Shan chiefs, or Teslaws, wil desi with the Jucal British authorities and he suberdi.

arrested the defendant said she was drag ging the complainant on board the Canton steamer yesterday, apparently against the girl's will. The case was remanded, dofon-date to them. They will hava no com- dant being allowed bail in two sureties of €250 each.

M. DE MAYANA, King of the Sødanga, arriv. ed in Haiphong a fortnight go. He came to Tonkin to order 1000 suits of clothes for his native soldiers. Le Courrier d'Haiphong says the King is to visit Hongkong shortly to buy a steamer and two laneches, then he will return to his beloved subjects, visit to France next and will pay & spring. A letter of the King to the Provident of the Republic is published The letter recounts by the Courrier.

munication, save through the local officials, with the Central Government in Mandalay or Calcutta. But there will be no active interference with the domestic affairs of the Shan States. Native ruio and institutions will remain intact. British interference will be confined to general supervision and control, and will not extend to actual ad- ministrations. The two chief Tsabawa of the Western and Eastern Shan—generally known as the Woonthoo sud Thobar Ten- bawa-bare accepted this policy, which prac tically leaves their position unaltered, and will probably not affect any of the chief's how ho forestalled the Germans who unless they want to fight with each were to pounce on the country, and how, other. Under the Burmese rule thin was partly through the influence of the Jesuit very much the state of things in theory, although in praction of late pears Burma fathers, bo got the different villages to unite was not able to enforce her wishes, and the bans had practical independence as for self-defence and appoint Lim King, fines. The chiefs remain as they are, the and Commander-in-Chief of on army of hereditary prinsiple being recognised by the several thousand men. The country lies Indian Government. The one point of dif

ference will be that the States will now between the Mekong and the mountain hara to maintain pance with each other chains of Annam. It is a country en whether they wish it or not. The territory pletely apart, having its natural boundaries thus placed under the British influence is

much larger than the portion

of Burma formed by two great arteries, the Mekong cently annexed. Mr Hildebrand is the of and the Ric. It is fertilised by the large heer placed in charge the Shan States, river El and by thousands of streams and Se hus best greatly aided in bringing about the present satisfactory state of affairs The whole region is self-by the Thobaw Teabaw, or Eastern Shan suficing, the inhabitants having little or no chieftain. relation with the Sismese and AnnomGSA.

named Dák.

place to discharge the serage- nowhere eastward.

That some day the Lyeemoon will be stad. ded with residences, and it would be a groat pity to hopelessly destroy this pro- spect by covering the 'sad sea+Ware' with vile impurities. That North Point out-fall would merely tend, in the opinion of experts, to defle the entire Barbour, as the tidal scour in that section is much more inwards that outwarda.

Thut from a Sanitary point of view the question of overcrowding among the Chi- nese is becoming even more important than that of Drainage. That the great height to which the houses are now carried condenses the population to a degree quite unknown even in Chi- nese cities.

That the drainage of Chinese cities may be dsfective and not inodorous, but on- like our scientific drainage it don't bottle up parfumes until tasy become positively poisonous.

That the manly game of Polo makes merry progress, and there is a marked improve ment in both riders and ponies. That though not a few of the former have left their mark on the ground, thing more serious has occurred than the get ting of two lovely black eyes.' That it is not quite apparent whether the absence of accidents is due to hardness

of heads and softness of ground, or soft- nces of hands and ground alike. That it would be interesting to koaw the connection between Marco Polo and the abovo noble game,

BROWNIE

CHINESE NOTES. The officials who had charge of the rail- way-construction at Tiontain have urgently petitioned Li Hong-chang to hurry up and get imperial sanction for a railway from Tientsin to Tung-ehow.

A Japaaceo eugincar has been successful in opening an artosion well for the Governor of Formosa at Twatutia.

That in this, as also in many other matters, the Chinese are a long way from being sa big 'fools sa they look.” That the dates of the Separate System Re-

ports are 23rd July, 1838 and 24th If there is any one religious sentiment August, 1888,' so that they have taken which is moat surely believed in by all ample time to reach the public eye Chinend it is respect for their lettore. The That I have received complaints that tho Chung-ngoi-san-po had an auticle lest Satur- Tytam water does not flow, and hosso-day urging the great ingatanes of this haiders do not realise as yet the 19-duty upon all classes. Instead of its heing gallon daily supply.

a matter for scholars only, it is, if possible, even more the concern of men of business who cannot gat over the smallest trans-

That speaking of the fine big Reservoir at Tytam, I hear that houses ata being created on a bill overlooking the basin, action without writing. 'Yet how sudly and fears have been expressed that, they transgress and daily and hourly onless daro be taken, the defilemont of trample the sacred symbols under their the new source of water supply may not feet! Let them take warning.' (Imagine ba beyond a measurable distance.. Europeans worshipping their alphabet. That I have more than once drawn attention Although it is a much greater and much to the great room for improvement which wore useful invention than Chinese writing, existed in the Harbour arrangements, but no one seems to harea particle of reverence am afraid that nothing satisfactory can be for it in any shape. But the heathen expected to be done until a proper Chines is peculiar.) Harbour Board is formed, composed of Merchants, Shipping men and others interusled,

Quotations. HONGKONG, November 10. PIUM-Now Patna, cash. 565

35

41

**

Ola

J

coal, New Benaras, nah, 565

cash, 6671

Old

Now Malwa, real, CRO Allowance, Taols...

Taala... 16/53 Old Maiwa, cash,... 180 Allowance, Tools

32/48

Persian, Oily, cash 675/600 Allowance, Taois... 8/24 Pornian, Paper tied 576/600 Allowance. Taola... B/04

Exchange.

HONGKONG, November 10.

In London-

Bank, Wire,

3/01

*

On demand,

3/07

}}

30 days' sight,

months' sight,

Credits, 4

ank

"

Buccmeninry, 4 months aigh, 3/14

On Paris-

On Jomand,...

On New York-

On Boutbay

Wire,

On

demand,

3.89

Oredita, 4 months' sight,

3.97

Ou domand,..

Grudita, 60 days' night,

781

223

293

223

72

.. 721

K+1

Ou Calcutia

Wires... Os demand,... On Shanghai- On demand, 80 days' sight, Gold Leaf, 100 har Sovereigna,

33.80 60,41

Temperature. Taken at Messya Falconer de Co.'» I'remins,

Queen's Bead.) BAROMETER A.M....

THERMOMETER-9 AM....

30.06

Do. Do.

12, .... 4.M....

20.97

74

Do.

1 F, Ma...

20

Do.

4 BN....

Do.

(Wei bulb) 4,3.

Do.

iP.M. 69

Lt. C. S. Pritchard (Mes Travers) 20 Mr O. Ford (Mra Furd)

Capt. Collinson (Mra Bell Irving) 28 Mr E. L. Woodin (Miss Hughes) 28 MrF. H. Shepherd (Mias Shepherd) 28 Mr E Bobinson (Mra Robinson) 27 Mr R. Kennedy (Mre Kennedy) 26 Lt. Matcalfe(Mias G. M. Chirrington)26 Capt. Bolton (Mra:. HL Cox) Major Ellis (Mrs Manson).

20

26

A good deal of grumbling was heard among competitors with regard to the long waits that had to be made before a chance could be obtained of taking their places at

Do. Do. Do,

Do. 4 P.M. Maximum

Do. Minimum atar hebt

221831

74

OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

High byta

REGISTER.

NOVEMBER 9.AT 4 P.M.

Sarometer red

30.24

Temperatuit

Humidity.

WIRE.

Weather.

Shanghai, 30.13 66 80 Amoy 29.97 76 77 NE Hongkong 29.97 74 70 ESE 3 Baiphong, 29.98 79 78 wew Bolingo...29.88 84 72 NE2 Manila.... 29.87 77 95 1 of 0.18

the firing points. The large number of on- WTostock, 30.36 35 tries and the crowding of ao many evonta Tokio

Nagasaki... into two daya, of coures made this unavoid- able, but otherwise the arrangements were ua complete and satisfactory na possible.

The Band of the 58th Regiment under Mr Moran performed on the ground in the afternoon.

The following were the leading scoros Tokio posted to-day---

All Comers-200 yords :--

Private Seamark

Major Churchill

O b. Wilkinson

Cr.-Sergt. Fricker.

Corpl. Flannigan

All Comers-300 yards

Chot. Collinson

F.U, McLennan

Pie. Puge

D. McDonald, P.N.

President's Cup-300 yards

C-Sergt. Phillips

Capt: Bolton.

R. Kennedy..

E. L. Woodia

34

83

32

32

32

HKS 38 %

NOVEMBER 10. --AT 10 AM. Wrostock. 30.43 20,72 Nagasaki

Shanghai.. 39.00 61 07 NG Amoy

b

Hongkong 30.07 70 80 NNE or 10.50 Haiphong. 30.04 75

Bolinao....

Manila.....

Tho barometer appears to have fallon inland in Okina and gradients are very alight. Overcast, cool and wet weather

prevails,

W, DOBERCE, Government Astroziomez.

Hongkong Observatory, November 10.

1. Baru, reduced to 32 degrees Fahren. welt, and to the level of the see in inches, tentha and bundrediks.

1. Tarabatons, in the shade in degrenz Fahrenheit.

8. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the bumidity of air saturated with moisture taing

27

Association (Ang Ribe)-80 yards.

Lieut. Smith

44

Capt. Bolton

30

Acuvaiation-000 yards.

100.

E. L. Wantin

47

Cr. Sergt. Fricker

42

Cr. Sergt. McClure

Cadois-30 yards.

S. Grisobla

Kamjad

J. Arthur

Queen's First Stage-500 yards :-

John Andrew

G. G. Sinclair

Corporal Flannigan

Queen's First Stage-600 yards

Or. Sergt. McClure P.C. Kobertson

D. McDonald, P. 8.

+

18

17

11

30

29

29

THERS ID many auto shining qualities in the mind of mais, but there is none more useful thau a scretion.

THE man to whom virtue is but te orna The Viceroy of Canton is preparing to

ment of character, something over end make a bund along the river side to trans-ahove, not essential to it, is not yet a form a portion of the suburbs into a Bettle- man,

OUR estimate of a character always de charloter affects our own interests and pas. siɔ̃nė.

went after the model of Shanghai and

suggestions, can do no more than recom- | and jinrikelss and from which họ will have mend to the Government; and I fear ( a. good curringe road made a far that not one in twenty of the officials Wharapos. know as much of shipping business as May office boy.

The British Consul at Foochow has beg ged the authorities to put a stop to hura-kuci

ONE of the most effectual ways of pleasing and of making one's self beloved is to bu cheerful. Joy softons more hearts than tears.

Diazorio 09. WIND, to two points.

5. Fonce or us, socording 40 Beaufork Scala,

6. STATE OF WEltzen, & tio vày, e des ched cloads, a drizzling, valuų į Bugg, & Kloomy. ·

4 hafi, a lightaine, a overcoal, passing showare, squally, r. rain, snow, Chander, vability, How (wol)

7. Rasy, in inches, zerika and hardraithe.

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS BY THE FRENOR PACKET.—

The French Contract Packet Yangt

will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 14th November, wit. Maile to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places be yond, vid Marcelles, to Saigon, Straits Settlements, atavis, Burmah, Ceylon, Madres, the Australasian Colonies, Adan, Natal and the Oape, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

The usual hours will be observed in clasing -

the Mails, &o.

MAILS BY ras BiTISH PACKET.

be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 2lat Instant, with Maila for the United Kingdom, Europe, and countries be yond, via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle- mants, Netherlands India, Barmah, Osylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

Mes are like trees; eaab ons must put forth the leaf that is created in bim. Eds. The usual hours will be observed in closing the size but not the sort.-H. P. Beecher. cation is only like good culture; it changes

the Maile, &o,

HARVEST Festival Services will be held in St. Peter's Samsun's Church on Sunday

The Holy Communion will be ad. On account of the numerous marshes, how-ATLAS' in the World writes:--As Sir mininistered at 7.30a.to.; Morning service ever, fater makes great tavages; but by Morell Mackenzie is under contrast with at 11 o'alent; Evening servics at 6 o'clock, lending a well-regulated life the climate his publiskasis not to divulge the contents The cormon in the evening will be proached may be endured, as is proved by the Fact of his book ill the afternoon of Oct. 14, by the Her. Douglas Hamilton (Military that one Father had been 30 years in the when advance copics are to be furnished to Chaplain). The offertory collections at all country and another 13. M. de Mayrens the press and to members of the royal fami- three servinen will be given to the Scripture fease he has been able to trace either Ly, he is natumlly astonished at the more Reader Fund for Mission work in the har. the race are the origin of these peoples. or less inaccurate forecasts of its details bour of Hongkong.

They do not resemble in any point the which bave appeared. In writing it he has Annamese or Chinese and differ from the been very heavily handicapped, He has Tas Tong On Club gambling case in Laotians, Siamese and Cambodians. All the boon absolutely debarred frota obtaining which seven mon who were arrested in the products of tropical countries are found, and any copies of official documents, whilo frea club are charged at the instance of Inspec. on the high plateaux the products of Europe access to them was allowed to his adversar- tor Stanton with public gambling-came might be raised. The King enters at great ier. At the very last moment he has been before Mr Pollock again to-day in the length in his letters into the procfs of the in-compelled by the wish of certain august Police Court. Mr Caldwell appeared for dependence of bis new-found kingdom, and personages to suppress the reproduction of Thut the present Harbour Master, however the defence. Five only of the defendants endeavours to prove that if France assumed an autograph statement of the Emperor!

ready and willing ho may be to listen to Hongkong, where he will have electric lights/pends much on the manner in which that The British Contract Paskot Batenna will wero present. The third defendant, whe protectorate a very remunerative trade Frederick relenting au the conduct of Pro- was absent when the case was last before might be done with the natives, while fessor Bergmann in the strongest possible the Court, and for whose arrest a warrant France would bave an army of twenty language. The twenty illustrations which was issued, has not been found by the thousand men ready to help her in pass of are to appear will doubtless excita a great Polics. The seventh defeudent was ale trouble in Annam, Cambodia or Siam, deal of interest. Perhaps the most import. missing, and his bail of €50 was estreated. We observe, however, that in answer to ant of them are the carefully prepared dia- Chi Bak Chan, the foki who assisted in to his letter to the Governor General of Indo-grams showing that Professor Bergmann management of the slab and who was want China offering to bring the Sedang crisis made a false passa. The various stages of the growth in the pallect's throat are also ed to give evidence, was also an absoutes, to Saigon and open up commercial relations, and it was stated that he had gone to the a reply was rent, stating it we seluas illustrated by woodcuts. The book may be country. His Worship zaid he would give to bring the chiefs to Saigon, and on roughly divided into narrative, medical com. judgment in the case on the 13th fast, account of the present difliculties France troversy, and statistica. In the first chap. gold pot think of extending hor sphere ter there is a graphic description of the first consultation at the Kronprinź Pulsis, and L'Avenir du Tonkin mys:-We leam from of action in that dirvotion,

the historical portion concludes with asure source that very few miners are en-: gaged in the working of the coal mines of Tur Italian Riforme, commenting on the the death bed scapo at Potsdam. The se Bongay. Our correspondent informs us French decree with regard to foreigners, cond part, will principally interest the medi that contrary to what was announced there declares that the step is reprehensible. cal profession; and in the third Sir Morall

Mackenzie

proves the almost inevitably were never 300 cooties, but only 80. AtFrance,' says the journal, henceforth fatal consequences of thyrotomy. To the present thers remsins 45, of whom scarcely regarde an injurious everything that in ninth chapter will be found an equent of character of Em- 15 are mining. Since this concession was not French. One would imagine that

Sir Morell Mackenzie has laboured perur. granted not. a single ton of goal has been she is Rarious to creat round barralta under countless difficulties; but no medical puron the marks. Even the yacht of the species of wall of China. The Government work is ever likely to cause so profound a sensation as the little volume, bound in Company is fed with coal from Australia. is not strong enough to correct this annoy grey, with a deep black edge, phich is to The directors of the Company care little, ing inclination of a misguided public so the light in the course of the next fort-

night. It will equally enhan tion of the authen

ne reputa That, aftor long, careful and skilfully-idleness. writer, an acute rea-

guarded inquiries, I find that, in the United States at least, all republicans are not Democrats, neither are all de mocrats to be likened for a moment ente

That, in fact, a great gulf oxists between

Republicans.

it appears, as to whether the mines are opinion."-

opened soon or late. This policy may suit

er, and a physician. He dedicates it. the Company but not Tenkin. It may be said I atau from a well-informed source, writes to 20 one, but he has chosen a pungent perhaps that a cral minor is master in his the London correspondent of the Leeds motte from Shakspeare. His inay very well own mine. That is possible, but it is xos fercury, that much annoyance has been Enery's speech to Falstaff: What trick, apply to his enotates the rest of Prince true when it is a matter of a concession.eansed in the highest quarters by Prince what device, what starting-hole canst thou raite, privileged and held to engagemente Bimarek's statement that during the now find to hide thee from shy open and which are at least worally binding, if the Franco-German war the sympathics of the apparent shame?' forethought has not been taken to stipo- English Court were Frengt. As a matter Iste them in the contract. The samples of Į of fact, the statement is indierously absurd, Hongay coal sent to the Hanoi exbibition and this Prince Bismarck well knows. The wote carefully preserved and will be sent to Qusan aboved some personal sympathy with the Paris exhibition of 1889.

the Emperor Napoleon and the Empress

That this is, I think, conclusively shown by gatabling as leading to theft and the fact that the Harbour arrangements robbery; and the Chung-ngoi-san-po ex- now are almost the same as they wore presses, in a leading article, admiration of

Mogr men call frotting a minor fault-a twenty-five years ago; indeed, it is not the Consol's conduct and astonishment that faible and not a vice. But there is no vice,

HOURS OF CLOSING 'THE ually contended that an Assistant Har. Chinese High Officials in other places be-except it be drunkenness, which can as

ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS, bour Master has nothing to do and yet sidas Feochow, whose business it is, do nota home-Holes that.

utterly destroy the peace and happices of

When the Packets ledes at Noor Hongkong is alleged by the Governor and give any heed to the ruinous effects of

The following hours will be observed in everybody else to be the fourth. shipping gambling, but suffor it to continue and tender regards the feelings of others, English and French Packets, when they Penury, independence, unselfishness, closing the Mails for Europe, &co., by the port in the world!

grow more and more rampnut in all forms.

and a bear haired for whatever is mean, Icave at Noon. The Money Order Office trink The people of Fooshow have been grantin

, vulgar, or profase these are among will be closed at the day before. y the qualities that distinguish the trae gen. 8.00 Posting of Pricas Current and excited by a rumour that

tleman

Circulars ceases. geing to build •*

Frenchman is

GET health, writes. Emerson; no labor, nospital on the top of paine, temperance, poverty, nor exercise a-chau, and the gentry have peti that can gain it must be grudged, For Tha: I frequently vestay American Frionda against this proposed dessoration of the its own sour and daughters.

tioned the two Viceroys Youg and Pien sickness is a cannibal which data up all the life and youth is can lay hold of, and absorbs by entirely and utterly confusing the toris Democratic and Republican, from

That there is as much really urgent need for a Harbour Board as there is for the

existence of a Sanitary Board, and Cap tein Bumsey would make a very good President.

a vague notion that all cities of a re- public o

to be democrats, if they are Dot something worse.

Stat

mountain.

He that lives upon hops will die fasting, Heuer Useful as is better than learned

(Prices Current and Circulars may however be posted up to 10 o'clock if they are tied in bundles, country with the addresses st by country,

one

10.00

A..

1.0.30 4.3-Posting of Newspaper,

Books, and Patterns ceases. 11.00a.m.-Mail closes.

LATE LETTERS may be posted (from 11.10 a.) with 10 cents late fee up to 11.30 A.M., after which hour they may be sent on Board. with the same Laty Fee.

WEEN Horbort Spencer dies no doubt there will also be pecuniary revelations in connection with bis work that will surprise west tsinker; no other man has laboret mny. He has long bisa England's fore.

harder or succeeded better in widely in- faencing moderi thought, yet his worke Vrees, liko mishrtunes, seidon, if ever, diurs of himself and friends, and it is were all brought out by the privata expon one singly.

doubifel if any pecuniary profit has ever Maritimea Company between Colombo and The Extra Steamers of the Mesageriss THALE ja Dot a single moment in life we accrued from them. çan afford to lose,-Goulburn,

Caloutts have been withdrawn. From this

Antals might as well be staffed with saw dust as with unceed knowledge,

AN IMPORTANT Discovery is announced date through communication with Madras in the Paris Figam,' of a valuable remedy and Calcutta by Messageries packet will be for urvous debility, physical exhaustion, four weekly only viz, on the following and premature decay. The discovery was dates of departure from Hougang made by a missionzey in Old Mexico; it June

30. November 28. bar 27. December 20.

i.

Iz doran't take an imaginary iit long to be the Republican 'plank' and the De, come a real one.—Phaladelphia Call. mocratic plank,' and that the supportari |

GIVING is like a By blister. It is a con- early grave. We learn that the Hev. saved him from a miserable existeage and GEIETs are ke the Beings that endure of the one vituperate and silify the super-itritsit tax-fishness. It never dues y Joaeth Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions, Mails for India will be made up by the them the little mass are the most clenior- ous and noisy those of older growth and greater magnitude are generally tranquit That, this being so, my life these few days might govern zaaltitudes if they could but resist of a self addressed stamped enveto Madras by the first opprtunity

Bosbary Square, London, W.C., will intermediate packets as formerly for trans Tazes are many men whose tongues send the prescription, free of charge, on wisica to Colombo, whence they will go on and sometimes silook

t has not bead a happy one--especially i gasern themselves.

lope.

Hongkong, May 10, 1888,

portera of the other.

good till it hurts.--