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date of the ball, nad had to be made over again rather hurrio fly,
TILE CHINA MAIL.
The dresscs of the ladies, the variety of masonic customes and jewellery displayed, the picturesque dress of the officers of the Highland Regiment, and the anal and Te paid up Capital on 20,000
shares a 82 por share. other uniforma, made up quite a brilliant ensemble, and the soune in the ball rooms To Reserve Fund was exceedingly pretty, The white robes To Unclaimed Dividends. of the Knights Templar wers conspicuous To Sundry Creditors in their picturesque simplicity and formed To Second Dividend of 6 per a contrast with the rich shea, aprons and peat, for 1887 collata, and the jewels of the othor orders. To Balanos of Working Ac- Sovera of the brethren entitled to wear
count 1888. more thar one masonic costume appeared in different degress of splendour during the evening, which proved somewhat puz zling to their non-masquic friends. spite of the crowded state of the roots
and gatoty.
Tar Batayin Nieuwsblad calle attention to the fact that Mr Ross, the proprietor of the Oocos islands, a dependency of the Straits Settlements, own apring there which possesses madioni properties of livalac in curing bari beri patronis. This font b long been known in the islandı.
isi Ruma has decided upon giving the spring water a fair test. Ten thousand bottles of it have base for ardúd by lins to Batavia for ex- perimenting with buri beri patients. The Winnoblad doubts vory much the zucca of the experiment, unless it be conducted ander conditions similar to thesu prorailing to the Cens, Theru beri ber! patients are takon by boat to the lot where the spring İB. The taste of the water is none of the pleasantest, and nobody wanld drink it for pleasure. But there is to other water on denang, the Band of the 1st Battalion Annoing was carried on with unabated epirit
BALANCE SHEET, 31st December, 1888, Dr. Líabi ition.
curo.
Invitations were inuad to about aleven udred people, and the very smail pro- portion of theas invited who did not pre- sent themselves at the City Hall shows the good reputation which such masonic to unions enjoy. The rooms, as a matter of were crowded, notwithstanding courte, that, in addition to those natally utilised in connection with balla, the Library was opened as a card-room. St. George's and St. Andrew's Halls were set aside for
the islet, and the patients must drink it, angyll and Sutherland Highlanders occupy- that they soon get Leenatomed to the faing an extemporised orchestra in the cen- your. Besides, the atmosphere and the
tral doorway qurecting nae ball with the Boil of the inlet aro quito different from
The three large rooms adjoining chose to be found in iueanitary Batavia, nther. and may form important fastore in the were used, one as a rotiring ruota, an- other s a refreshment buffet and the third as the ladies' cloak room. The veran datis wure covered in and laid with matting and wern illuminated by Japanese lanternes ctairs and lounges were placed along the wall, sufficient raam, however, being left for promenading-
Tis Pekingese tailors are, as a race, very clever, and ander little direction and oversight will copy the engraving of a fancy dress with remarkable accuracy and roal andatstanding of requisits conditions of colour, form, fit &c., and they have eon particularly successful with "ladiea' dresses. But it must re confessed the task of supervision is not wholly agreeable. The Pekingaso, tailor, in spite of his roary roul excellences, is funnel by Inign ladina in partionlar to be a eary trying personage. His food is of the strongest kind, compris. ing thoroughly well fermented cabbage of considerable antiquity fav ured with the fine growth of garlic that flourishes here; and the consequence is that when the sartorial artist appears in the drawing rom, the atmosphere at once becomes má Fali flavoured as that of an old established Warettone of Limburg cheese. The artist, to heighten the affect, is in- variably a disciple of Sir Toby, and makes known the fact by emitting his tokens of having had a hearty refaction with much frequency. The stronger fumigu sex here, in such circumstanosa, can partially restore a balance with nips of brandy, but alaa that resourcs is denied to the fair ladies who live in Cambalu -Chinese Turns
moreover,
kot verd
The decorations, in general effectiveness and tastefulness of design, urealled any thing of the kind that has been seen as the City Hall, and W. Brs. R. K. Leigh, to whose setive superintendence and excel lent judgment this was chiefly due, de to be enugratulated on the result of hin laboura. Over the main entrance of the Hall a large masonic device in gaa jets illuminated the whole front of the build- ing. The reatihule, which lends itself readily to effective decorative treatment, was carpeted with crimson cloth, and the tee mug of pillars were adorned with wreathe of Langat loves, while round the foot of each pillar were grouped paline, forna and croton plants, and festoon of banyan leaves were carried aces the vestibule from the top of one
THE Chi Nan Fu correspondent of the N.-O. Daily News writes:-This city at present is beset with refugees from all parts pillar to santher. The grand staircase was Outside the east and west suburba food ia being distributed each day to the people, carpeted in the same way and lined on each many of whom are crowded together in side will pot plants of various kinta. At damp mat-huts erected for their so, The ! management of the distribution is certainly the top of the first flight of steps, against commendablo in point of system and crdar. the wall, was a beautilui bank of maiden-
The women secure their fool in one placer foros and flowering plants. The large and the men in another. It is reckoned that upands of 50,000 are fed each day,
pearance.
In
Supper was served in the Theatrs shortly after midnight. The District Grand Master's table was on the stage, and the guests invited to it entered in the following order -
Hon C. P. OHATER, D. M., and Lady Des
· VIEUX.
I.E. THE GOVERNow and Luly SarenT. Admiral Su NOWELL SALM N and Mra
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Commodore Cuvacu and Mrs. DEANS. Cel. CRASTER and Mrs. WopeROUSE. Hon. 1. E., WODEROESE and Mrs. Bett-
IRVING.
Hon. A. J. LEACH and Mrs LAYTON. Hon, P. YRB an Mrs MoRTINER. Cat. WITHERS (U.S. Cuand)and Mrs Low Kn. Me S. J. Gower, D. 5.6 1. and Mrs. STORER. A supper, the District Grand Mastor proposed the toasts usual on such occasions. The Queen and Crufs,' nad The Right Worshipful Grand Master, H B. II. ปี เอ Prince of Wales, and the other members of the Royal Family. bath of which were erdially honoured, The District Grand Tyler (Bro J. R. Grimhio) then gave the tons of
Poor and distrossed Masons, which was so dinly pledged.
Dancing was then resumed and kept up a few hours with undiminished resi Tho supper and refreshment arrangements were satisfaction. The sub-committed in charge as perfect as everything else and gave entire
of this department gave their ecst attention to the selection of the wines, and the supper was a chef d'auvre by Dombjes.
The following was the dance programme;
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ate, and in the contro was another device in small was jets which brilliantly lit up que Ataircase and showed the decorations to
the best advantage. Groups of palma, ferna, eyes and feather grase were arrang-
The walls of the corridor
wall spune here was and this is to last altogether for three' wierted with months at the shortest. Each person is allowed a large dish of millet, and the millet, no fire we have con is really a substantial meal. On visiting these quartore the official in charge received as most kindly and showed is the methods adopted in the dis tribution, and for the prevention of cou- fassion. He informed us that the money was from the Emperor and would amounted at the bunga of the pilas era of the side to about 50,000 tacls. So far as we can hear, the soffering east of here is far more walls, and from the tops hang festoome of
The pour whom we saw here were hang ut love Bevere. poor to be aure, but not of a fawishing a were adorned with symbols of the mystio
The food moreover was of a Butter kind than is possible in other craft, na were alan Chons of the two rooms sections We have understand that in one
set apart for the dance; and hora and there district where a foreigner was rendering relief, the least official auntsoned him and the portrait of some eminent member of the objected to such
a distribution anteas fraternity could be seau occupying a promi- ander his own contend. The foreigner neat place. The membership lists of the cordly replied that it did not veera kuup- self, and if the official objected he would efhee-bearers (past and present) of the immediately enter another district. The various Lodges were also displayed on the people on hearing of this, at once spoke walls. The place of honour was given to their sentiments in sunething more than smooth talk, and the vilicial soou deemed the portrait of H. R. H. The Prince of it best to lot the foreigner act as he saw 6t. Wales, Grand Master of the Craft As still further illustrating the power of the populace, we learn that east of the city of Wei-hsien soms aalt-inspectors and aqueezers have so tormented the people and extorted their money by threats of smug- gling, that a strong combination was raised against them by many villages, and that on a preccuserted plan the small officials were attacked and eighteen of them were burned to deali We also hear that the uagintate has been degraded, this being the best way to calm the enraged people.
England, which was hung at the end of St. George's Hall over the symbol of the Rosicrucian thröder, which formed the chief fatore in the decoration of the Hall, and of which symbole the marble altar stepe and various other things formed saubject of much wonderment to the minitated. The richness and beauty of many of the ura blema shown gave then of course a great advantage over the ordinary materials of
GRAND MASONIC BALL IN HONG- ballroom decoration and lont au capect of
KONO.
One of the largest and most soccessful social functions that have been seen in
distinction to the place such as it dass not! wear but on occasions of this kind. One) Pury notionable and strikingly effective Hongkong for years took place in the Feature
was the canes, composed of City Hall last night, when the various strips of blue cloth embellished with silver Masonic bodies in the Colony gave a grand stars, which adorned the ceiling of each of bait. The event, which was first fixed for the two Halls and relieved their everyday Friday, 15th Fehrnary, and afterwards
bareness. Altogether the good taste which postponed on account of the death of Admarked the designing and carrying out of miral Chandler of the U.S. Nasy, was the decorations generally was savu in the looked forward to with great interest, and
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Pleura Literie,
Acts. Ür.
Singapuro. By Cash on Current Account, By Fixed Dopcoits in Banks,
Singapara
By Fizon Depesis in Bauke,
Melbourne..
By Investment yn Mortgage,
Singapore.
By Shares in China Jusurance
Ca..
By Branch and Agency Bal Ity Sundry Debtor for In- forest, &c., to-3 lat Decem- her, 1888. By Furniture at Head Office
and Branches
$400,000.00 13,00.00
5,903.04
740.00
CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
CONSERVATISM.
(OFFICIAL)
The daccits loss in unknown. The stock- ade was destroyed by the column, which is still out, following up the dacoits,
CIOKLUPE NAMVO MÁGISTRACY SCANDAL
it appears as much like a native as Taoishi but was noctly surrounded himself. Be and not less difficult to supplant
was only able to make good bis retreat It is true of tho Chinose, to a grestore-
The genesis of Chinese anatoms being after losing one man killed and ten wounde grop than of any other nation in history, what it ie, it is Day to perceive that it ind, besides having ton ponios killed and that thoir Gold Age is in the past, The the underlying assumption that whatever losing all his baggage animals. Shan loan on of antiquity themselves spoke with, is right. Thus a long-established age known, but believed to be about 30 the deepest reverence for me ancient is a tyranny. Of the countless individuale ile On the 0th, 20 troops were sent in anciente. Confucius declared that he was who conform to the custom, not one is a search of dacoits. Mr Segrave's zubirement not an originator, but a transmitter. It all concerood with the origin or the rouzou has had a disquieting effect, and there are 20,000.00 with his mission to gather ap what had one of the acts His business is to conform, rumours currant of an intended attack on been known, but long neglected, or mis- and he couforms. The degree of religious Bhame from several quartora, us there are 66,215.25 understood. It was his painstaking Sdelity faith in different parts of the empire doubt other large gatherings reported in the
in accomplishing this task, as well as the loss differs widely, but thing can be more district. $306,390.88 bigla ntility which he brought to it, that gave certain then that all the rites of the three
the Mastor his extraordinary hold upon religions are performed by millions, who Captain Smith, with a culumn covaisting tho people of his race. It is his relation are as destitute of anything which ought to of two guns, 60 mon of the Hampshire to the past, as much as the quality of what bo called faith, as they are of an acquaint. Regiment and lot of the 17th Bengal In be taught, that constitutes the claim of ance with Egyptian hieroglyphics. To any fastry, encountered the dacoits on the 7th, 11,447.00
Confeius to the front rank of Holy meu, inquiry as to the reason for any particular in the place where Me Segrave oncountered It is the Comincian theory of raras, act of religious routine, nothing is more then on the 4th. 170,000.00 that a good ruler will make a good common thau to receive two answers: the After balf an hour's bard fighting, the.
people. The prince is the dish, the
ärst that the whole business of communica- | troops took the position, which was a very 10,591.84 people are the water; if the dish is round, tion with the gods has been handed down strong one.
The Bampaktres did excellently. Our tha water is round, if the dish ia aquare, from the anciools, and must therefore be ou 278,908.14 the water will be square also. Upon this the firnest possible basis; the second, that oasualties were Trivales Thomas Hill and theory, it is not strange that all the virtaouaverybody does so, and therefore the per- William Cuterpool killed, sight wounded of As already the Hampshire Regiment; and of the 17th are believed to have flourished in the dage son in question must conform. when modal mulera existod. The most pointed out, when the subject of Solidarity B. L Lieut. Stoddard and two men killed 13,632.61 ignorant coalie will upon occasion remind fell under consideration, in Chios the sud 10 wounded.
us that in the days of Yao and Shan, machinery moves the cuga, an not the there was no necessity for closing the ducts so the machinery. While this continues 9,6.20 at night, for there were so thieves, wad
to be always and everywhere true, it is shat if an article was lost on the highway, also true that the merest shall of conformity it was the duty of the first oner to stand is all that is demanded. It is a custom in Bombay, 8th Febraary.-The Times of guard over it, until the next ane hap Mongolia, needing to Mr. Gilmour, for India's London correspondent wires: The genel along, who took his turn, until every one who can ull it, to use staff, Times' Calcutta correspondent tulographe
owner arrived, who always found
and to offer it to his friends. Everyone is that the corrupt magistrate scandal in Bom- his properly perfectly intuet. It is a con provided with a little snuff ux, which bebay has reached eels a pitch, that possibly mon saying, that the present in inferior producea whenever he ouerainers friend. a Special Commission will be necessary to to the fast in the items of benevolenco If the person with the stuff-box happens to restore public coußdence in the administra
be out of youff, that does not provent the tion of Justice. Be condemns the Go- and justico; but that in violations of con 79,432.52 ***
science, the part cannot compete with the passing of the snuff-box of which each vernor. The St. James's Gazette bas a present. This tendency to depreciato the jucat takes a deliberate, though imaginary startling leader which contains a sweeping $ 79,433.52. prassof thee is by no muy confined t
Pinch, and returns it to its owner. To slander of the entire lower native magis- hia, or in the Cuese, bet is found seems to motion that the sux is empty, rady, which it says is corrupt. These cor- with impartiality all over the earth, yet would not be good for, but by complirupi Bombay magistrates, anys the fatette, 26,457.50 in the elestial Eupin. it done to have ance with the proper usages, the face fare unly fair types of educated natives wao attained a singurity of conviction not else the heat is aval, and all is according to meet together in Congress, and their con- 19,875.15
where equalled. All that is best in the well-gottled procedemt. In many important ception of public morality is of exactly the ancient days, is believed to have survived particulars it is not otherwise with the Chi same stamp. The paper adds, we assert 20,000.00
in the literature to which the present day is บลส. The life may have long de, arted, buthat the fact is so. 99.81 the hair, and it is far this russon that this there remains the coral reef, the avenues tr
literature
which in order to avoid shipwreck must be is regarded with such anmized
MAGAZINE EDrros-Did you pay the artist idolatry. The orthodox Chinese view of diligently respected. 13,000 00 the Chinese classics appears to be mach the
When the subject of foliteness was under illustrated that great poems Christmas Chimes' on our Brat pago Sucretary-Yes, same as the orthodox Christian view in consideration, attention was called to the air. Sent him a check for $250. Good $ 79,432.52
regard to the Hubrow Scriptures: they are determination of a Chinese to do what How much did you pay the engraver?' 'I supposed to contain all that is highest and considers to be the proper thing, at the sent him $75. Yes. Is there any money best of the wisdum of the past, and to cou-'proper' time, aud in the proper way,laft? About 17 centa, Very well. Send taire all that is equally alapted to the pre-regardless of other circumstances, and with it to the oran who wrote the pron. Philo
That a solu view to waking it clear bayond quee.delphia Hecord. sent time, and to the days of old. anything is needed to supplement the tion that he knows what thas thing is. It Chinese clasice is no more boliered by a is this spirit which results in cherishing th
empty bottles of forms, as if they were filled with all the odours of Araby the bleat Then a new who had been for many weeks
1,411.19
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Reserve Ford
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1888. Dr.
To Premis from
1st January
31 Decem-
bor, 1828
Leas
La ineur-
$ 148,666,48
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16,802.89
To Interest on Investmento
To Transfer fees
Cv.
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patient in a foreign boapital, can for ward at a time when all the foreigners wore assembled, and began to make an elaborate salaam before one of them. His salutation was returned, with the inquiry, Are yet To this question the patient going, then?' paid attention whatever, but merely turned and performed his obeisance to au- other foreigner, and then to a third. When the inquiry had been twice repeated, he ut last throw in what the dramatists call an Faside,' to the effect that after he had com- pleted his bows to all the hospital atten dants, he should be able to speak, but not before. Hearing this, the foreigners left him, and want about their business, but they had uut gene twenty steps, before the patient was heard shoating after them, in
Te literature of antiquity is that which has moulded the Chinese nation, mud has haght Alt a system of government, which, whatever other qualities, aal been proved to passes that of persistance. Hinc 10,812 25gelf 12.722.16 elf roservation is the first law of nationa as of individuals, it is not singular that a 16,680.57
formi of rulo which an experienes of an- matched duration has shown to be so well 2.425.00
480.00 adapted to its end, should have come to be 418 90 regarded with a reverence akin to that left for the classics. It would be a curious dis- 54,80,66
covery if some leavel student of Chinese 66,216.25
history should succeed in ascertaining and $163,380.69 xning the processes by which the Chan imploring tone, Don't go, don't go, I nese government camo be what it in. want to speak to you! Titia was a typical example of ceremonial conservation. --- N. - C. Daily
Secretary,
CRAWFORD D. KERR, Having compared the above Statemen's with the Books, Vouchers, and Socuriles of the Untopany, we hereby certify them to
be correct.
Aulitora.
JAS LYALL, ALEX. GENTLE, Singapore, 14th February, 1880.
so few of those interior revolutions to
If ever those processes should be discoveret, we tak it certain that it will then be clearly aven was there have been it China which all other peoples have been anbject There is a story of a man who built a stone wall six feet wide and only four feet high, and on
on being asked his reasons for so singular › procceding. be replied that it was his purpose that when the wall blew over, it should be higher than it was be- fore The Chinese government is by au The Straits Timer says:-The following nieans capable of being blown over, but is an extrass from the latest of Mr Fraser's it is a cube, and when it capsizes, i suply reports from Pahang. Ocr information is † falls upou moma other face, and to external that the prospects held out in the following appearanco, na wel as to interior substance, paragraph are largely responsible for the sudden and great rise in price of the
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TE AMEER THREATENS KUSSIA St. Petersbury, 9th February. The Vic domosti, in its issue of to-day, assorts that the Anwer of Afghanistan han collected a force of twenty thousand men on the Russo-Afghan froutier for the pursuit of Ishak Khan, late Governor of Afghan Turkestan. The paper farcher says that the Ameer Abdool Rahman has invited the Emir of Bakhura to co-operate with him
A FOLITICAL KINOR. Paris, 9th February, La consequence of an order of the day which bas been issu d by a Colonel of a French regiment condom- ning the action, of Count, Munster the German Ambassador here, for refusing to
fature.
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fact thus there appeared to be nothing an Fridayreholders of the Straits Fire their through prospecting of Blat and to that which leads a she-bear to defend hST on setiva service to visit Alaco-Lorraine. ·
the preparations for it were of the most suporfluous and nothing wanting. elaborato and lavish description. The The Brethren who bad to take part in whole of the organisations of the Order the opening ceremonial were in their places in Hongkong, when the proposal for sach before nive o'clock, and formed themselves an assembly was mooted a month or two
in the order prescribed for the reception of ago, gave a cordis assent, and united His Excelionoy the Governor. The right with true masonic heartiness in promot-and left sides of the grand staircase were
ing it. As such a gathering without the lined with Masons in the following order: presence of the Dtrict Grand Master, 1. MEMBERS OF ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS. Right Worshipfal Bro. C. P. Chater, was
2.
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TIMAL OF THE Bistor OF LINCOLN. London, 10th February.-The trial of the
Right Rayd. Doctor King B shop of Lincola, for ritualistic practices, which was initiated by the Church of England Associa tion, commenges on Tuesday next at Lambeth Palace.
RENEWAL OF DEBENTURES. The India Office offers to boldura ibo re-
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Uongkong Observatory, Feb. 20, 1889.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Sistina.
REGISTER.
FEBRUARY 25.---ar 4 7.3.
Temperature
Woetsek. 29 00, 24
Wind.
1-rection.
**estber.
is the same that it has always been. Re-gcat Russia, and that the Russia pested experience of this process has taeght Government has notified this fact to Eug- land and pointed out the necessity which the Chinese that this result is as certain,
exiare for preventing this warlike action on On the subject of additional machinery, as that a cat will full upon its foot, and the
the part of the Ameer Abdul Ralinan, as Mr Prase anys:-'I cannot too strongly conviction is accompanied by a most in
the same would involve Russian reprisals impress upon you the necessity, as soon as plicit faith in the divino wadon of these
against Afghanistan. you see your way to do en, of providing who planned and built so wisely and ex additional machinery for the treatment of well. Te suggest improvements would be the vast quantides of ore which Captain the tunkest heresy. Beuce it has conce Teague's report must convince you lies about, that the unquestioned superiority of ready for reduction. In this you should the ancients rests upon the fire basis of the bear in mind that a very slight addisten inferiority of those who come after them. indeed would be necessary to our staff to With these considerations clearly in mind, attend another 200 heads of stamps." it is not difficult to perceive the rationale grant a passport to one of the officers of the regimest who was desirous of proceeding to Mr Fraser then continues: I now take what seems at arat the blind and obstinate Strasbourg to visit his dying mother, M. np the subject of alluvial deposits of tin. I adberones of the Chiness to the ways of the havo seriously considered this subject for past. To the Chiness, an to the ancient De Freycinet (Minister of War) has some time, and I have come to a ver, decid- Roman the ideas of manners and of morals issued a circular in which he reminds ed ecnolusion that the best thing the Cerare interchangeable, for they have the same manders of regiments that poration can do is to sublease them. My root and are in their essenes ilestical. To allusions to politics by them are strictly reamcars I niall plate. They are (1)
to direct invasion of the regions which are most Berlin, 9th February. --The semi-official The following in the second annual re. I have got as much as ever wu can do that we them an invasion of their customa is on torbidden, and will be severely punished in port for presentation to the shareholders at and superintend the work at Upper Kuza-mered. It is not unessary for this set North German Gustle, in commenting on bed in to Coups de singapore, luvial deposits in a way which Europeans their ultimate relations, or indeed, strictly refusing the passport is question he has the fourth ordinary general meeting, to be tan; 2) that the Chinese can work the al- that the custouis should be apprehended in the action of Count Munster, says that in
the 1st March, 1899-
can never do, owing to the cheapness of speaking, apprehended at all. They are simply conformed to the orders of his Ge
stasi. I should strongly resolutely defended by an instinct attoiker verument never to admit a French officer Insurance Company, Limited,
advise the Gentlemen, -Your Directora bog to Gambang, and the cutting up of the stau cubs. This instinct is not a Chinese instruct place before you the natexed Statom But of nifersus tracts into sette uf (any) 10 vores merely, but it heldugs to human natura It Accounts for the year ending 31st Decom-cach, I believe there would be trouble in has been profoundly remarked that million obtaining people who would work them on of men are ready to die for a faith which The nett Premia earned, after deducting their own count, and whe sonid pay us a they do not enceprahend, ani by the tools Re-insuranour and Returns, amounts to royalty on the tin produced, in addition to of which they d not regulate their livet. $131,863.5.
the
Chinese casions, like the Okineag royalty payable to the Sultan. With the $31,870.20
The Interest
investments DD
formal extension of British protection over guage, baro boome catablished in some of the present way to pa unknown. Customs, like baman Pohang, and tho
unce established, speech, 1887-The Enal result of this year has Resident, the Chinese
reaist change. not been so favourable es was hoped at the extensively in Perak and Selangore, But the conditions under which Chinese newal of two millivo of debentures due in date of the last report: after providing for have recently been making enquiries for curteans and language crystallisod iuto August at three-quarters per cent. * sond dividend of 5 per cent, as pre-mining leads, and it is very probable that shape are in no two places exactly the
Mandalay, 8th February-Siyin (the Tukio...... 30.00 ROSE CROIX & other MASONS. scribed under Clause No. 125 of the Arti- we stali receive offers very similar to that same. Hence we have those perplexi Chin capital) was take on the 4th Nagasaki. 26.03 land, which was expected in the beginning
instant. The Knights Templar ranged themselves oles of Association, making 10 per cent. for which has been already forwarded to the variations of age indicated in the com-
.of One private the Nor- Shangha 30.07 44 92 Wherever on proverb already quoted in another folk regiment and two Ghurkas wure Amoy.....29.0 75 04 of the year. The arrangements for the
the whole year, there remained a balance of board from Mr Jim Ah Sam in two lines along the restibule from the $18,10), which has been placed o Reserve would not clssh, with the interests of the miles. Hence, too, we have the bewitlur and then escaped over the hills, They Haiphong. 20.04 7691
the intended operations of such pioneers connection, that customs differ every ten wounded. The enemy partly burat Siyin Hongkong 23.89 70 321 event being necessarily on a very exten-main entrance to the foot of the, stairway,
Fund.
When once the content or suffered Bo loss as for usom be ascertained. aive scale, and involving careful attention to form with their swords an arch of steal made in the extension of the Company's strunt to suitable #pplicants such blooks as the dialect has become fized, it regionbles
1888-Considerable progress has been Corporation, I should advise the board to ing dialecta
Bolinao....29.95) 84 | 63 NW- PARAQUUTE DESDENT.
Manila 29 88 98 s to the carrying out of all the ceremonial ap- through which His Excellency and the business during the year: the gross pre- they oun reasonably work, because the po plaster of Paris which bus set, and while it
Bombay, 10th February. —The astonart
FRORUARY £6.—A1 propriate to the occasion, the work of pre- other distinguished guests wore to pass.mium taken, amounts to $118,666.18 pulation of the Kuantan district in this may be broken, it punot be changed.
(£22.764.11.1), 15R paration was by no means light. A Genem) At a quarter past nine, a bogler stationed (14.039.6.7) in 1887, or an increase of 62 but would slao shsapen our labour by far theories it must po made suficiently plain
against $91,085.42 way would not only increase our revenue, This, at least, is the theory, but like other Spencer made a mucoussful parachute des- Wl'ostock, 29.76 24 100
cent from an altitude of 5,020 feet yester- Committee representative of all the Lodges at the Farade Ground announced the ap- per cent. On the other hand eine severe miliarising the district among those portions to suit the facts, which are that to there day at Gorent House, Parel, in the Nagasaki. 29.99 in the Colony was appointed, and from preach of the Governor's party, and im- loses have been incurred, principally in of China whence our supplies of coolis are custom is necessarily immortal, and given Tiares for Calcutta this week.
presence of many thousands of spectators Shanghai. 30.27 40- the members of this body various sub-com-mediately afterwards His Excellency was pany bes now a small amount ut Reserve,
ALOY...... Although the Com-derived."
No better illustration of this truth could Bhame, 9th February, the column un Haiphong.
Bengkong 30.0 mittees were delegated to take charge of received at the door of the Hall by the your Directors do not recommend a larger AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is announced be given than one drawn from the ex-der Captain Smith, A., encountered 900 Bella. 30.05 different departments of the work-invite District Grand Master, Hon O. P. Obater, interim Dividend on 1968 account, than 8 in the Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy pertence of the present, dy bay in a socdavits at Manhin, strongly atcukade The Misulfa tions, ceremonial, decorations, wine, and who then, giving his arm to Lady Des forward $54,215,25 for liablities on unex-
per cent, absorbing $13,000, and carrying for nervous debility, physical exhaustion, ing an entirely new style of tonsure among stockade was cleared by shells. The for
and premature decay. The discovery was their Chinese subjects. It was inevitable Jusu is still pursuing the decoite. The The barometer, has risen and gradients supper, de The thorough and judicious Youx, conducted the guests upstairs They pired policies.
made by a missionary in Old, Mexico; it that noch a conspicuous and tangible mark Staden uds 12th B. I. at Sawadee, and are moderator for NE winds. Cinądy, manner in which the duties assigned to were preceded by the District Grand Sword Directors. During the past year, Messrs ved him from a miserable existence and of subjection ahuld have been bitterly ra- bringa olonel Little and the gilt aladeas warm and damp weather prevaile these sub-committees were carried out was
14. LOBEACH, Bearer and members of the District Gratid C. W. Conington and M. Behr retired an early grave. We learn that the Rox. sistut, open to the death, by great unters Tafantry to Bhamo. It is reported that Lodge nct in the arsh of steel. The dis from the Board, and their plases were filled Joseph Balmes, Bloomsbury Mansions of the Chinese. But the Mancha showed Chinamen from Bhamro ere joining the abundantly shown in the users of last tinguished guests having passed through the by Messee Wm. MoKorrow and G. W. F. Bloomsbazy Square, London, W. G., will how well they wore fitted for the
high task dopoits.
Hongkong Ubercatory, February 26, night's entertainment, a success which was arch of steel were followed upstairs by the Playfair. Your Directors have also to resend the prescription, frop of charge, on which they had undertaken, by their per List of casualties :--Lieut. Stoddart, of all the more remarkable when one considers Knights Templar, after whom the other gret the decease of Mr Wee Boon Teak: receipt of a self-addressed stamped enve-sistent adherence to the requirement, am 17th B. I., and 2 sepoya killed, and 10 se teil, and to the fovol af jhu zen in inchen, iyuton
masons lining the stairway proceeded one. this gentleman way succeeded by Mr W. E. lops
pliance with which was made at ass a sign poys wounded. easively in comples. The District Grand Hooper. Mr Leh Lama, of Mera Loh Ir the sufferers from Consumption, Spio and a test of loyalty. The result is what
Privates Hampshire Regiment killed, To gather together about a thusand people Lodge cars and distinguished guests on Kea Song & Co., has also accepted a sot si fula and teneral Debility will try Boutt's we all see. The Chinese people are now
wounded. ranching the top of the first flight of steps the Board. In acordance with the ravi Emulsion of Pure: Cad Liver Oil with more proud of their groues than of any
The dacoits worn driven to Sin. Captain and make them enjoy themselves, in a quite a ned up the West branch of the stairway, tious of Clauss 103, of the Company's Ar- Hypophosphites, they sill find immediate other characteristic of their drest, and the Smith away's rainforsements by the Staden, of rooms whore half that number const the Knights Templar ascending the Bass ticle of Association, Me McKerrow and Mr olief and a perchent benefit. The Medioni rancorous hostility to the edit of the
ฉั to-day. tutes a cruati, is in itself a lost in the way branch of the stairway and marching to St Playfair retire from the Board, but offer Profession in the various countries of the Manchna survives only in the turbuse of the
world universally des are it a remedy of the natives of the provinces of Canton and of the encounter Mr Segrave, D. 8. P. Bhamo, 8th February. The particulars George's Hall, in the middle of which they themselves for re-alectiva. of entertaining, and the Brethren are to be again formed su arch of steel, after passing congratulated on having accomplished this | through which the District Grand Master 141, Mesure J. Lyall and Alex. Gettle rg/wan be readily taken by the most sans tive | Dational din of the Baddhist religion daosits on the 4th, when he was forced to rated slon hij di deluuling, rain, / los, g glośHY,
Auditors.--In Bodordance with Article grestest value, and as it is very palatable is Futian, coverings once adopted to hide the Bbamo, and 50 Mounted polica had with
stomach, and will never fail to give relief The introduction tire, but offer themselves for re-election.
retire on Bhamo, wrę na follows?-Ho esmu and comfort to the sufferer. Any Chemist into China, vrea acoomopliabed only at the scross a band of 500 men skaded 12 a can supply it-Watson & Go (Limited), expence of a warfare of the most defer strong position on the Sinkan Cheung, and agents in Hongkong and China, ddys mined character, but once thoroughly rooted, not only was he unabls ta dislodge them
the diflculties which had to be overcome
in spite of the fact that many of the pre declared the Ball apod. In the opening
dance, the District Grand Mastor led of
parations they had made were upent at the with Lady Dee Vans, A. E. the Governor jest moment, owing to the alteration of the ễ dancing with Lady Salmon.
China and Australin
TH. Boast (Chairman), Directors, T. 8. THOMSON, Singapore, 14th February, 1890,
certain gonditions, a'change can be affected.
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