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No. 8181-MARCH 26, 1889.]

Wa(Chinese Timits) hear that provents pre- aumably of a valuable kind, are coating from the Emperor of Germany and the Queen of England as friendly efforinga to the young Chinese Emperor on the occain of his marriage. It may be, too, this the presents from the two savo eigns also by way of ret for the gifle which by tha order of the Empress Regent were rent an the late venerable Koisor to mark his birth. day, also to Queen Victoria for ber Jubi

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Vinov lá has appointed Dr. Irwin to be Director-General of the Imperial Chinese Medical Service, North-China. Buildinga for this new department are to be erected near the Viceroy's Charity Hospital on the Tatu road, and will comprise offices, store, rooms for medical supplies, and an Army and Navy Hospital. The Charity Hospital will ho conducted in future as a branch of this department. ---Chinese Pimca.

HILE CHINA MALI

NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS. There is a report at Peking, for the ac- auroy of which we cannot vouck, that the return to public life, believing, that advice Emperor desires to invite Prince Kung to. my quality of deyen of the diplomatic body from a atatesman of such experience would that I have the bout a privilege to be of much beneft to hit at the beginning express to your Highnees the thinks of my of his raign. A certain, high official se said callongues and myself for the eloquent to have addressed a receat memorial to His the Empresa Dowager, you havo proposed roating the public furde, the Nan Bai words with which, in the name of H. M. Majosty, recommending that, the health of the Sovereig

prevent

Government of the Treaty Powers, and small railway train, steamer, and electrio and Chiefs of Pulace should be abandoned, and that the apoken of the friendly interuntional rela- light apparatus should be sout to where tions of China, past, present, and future. they came from, or returned to the The last few days have marked a very Viceroy Li Hung chang; also that the evontfal epoch in the history of Ohine,

with it as he was coming up the ladder merchants point out that less Tea is sold in dition, and those who conduct the various attend Chinese and foreignora. The Ban- | numbers given now and these given at that with a lantern.

London than formerly, and explain that processes which fit the leaf for use, must gast of this day rendore this sentiment ea- Frunch was di charged, His Worship, the cause of that is erication in quali erercise the atmoss cars at every stop pecially appropriate.

dace Afready there is a talk that all the finding that there was practically no ty. It does not appear to me that this to ensure that the Tea will keep and rapostial salutation to the Emperors and

I raise my glass in centres of relict are to be closed-some say evidenco ngunst him. Els Worship also explanation can be accepted. Changes hat its flavour will mit be lost. The Empreses, the Kings and Quesos, and the months."

in a month, while others say in sto ardored Lawrence to be dislauged from have taken place in this trade; for instance, hill tax apart which ought bo Presidents of foreign ustions. I wish them custody, after pointing out the serbus de the Russiana ched to buy in Loudon repoaled for the encouragemed of grow coutinuous prosperity and long life and the reliction of day he had been guilty of, but now buy in Hankow, and the rezultors, do not consider that any good blessings of posce and happiness to the Gunb and Elders were committed for of the opening up of a rout is not will attend the reduction of ordinary peoples over whom they rule. trial at the Supreme Court, Rogers ad only that Tea go to Bussis direct, in-Lakin and Export Duty; but there is un nitted passing out the opine in Hongkong, atead of through Landon, but Ramin buy questionably rooms for improve in of Germany, replied ne followe-it is in To this H. E. Mr von Brandt, Ministor ROBBERY OF OPIUMN THE

but declared his innocence of complicity in iers competing for Tea have and prioce every stop and every process in growing KAIA RI-HIND AT HONGKONG,

to robby from the ship at Shanghai. His at Hankow and, disappear from com- and prepiting Tea, and it is most import Ox the instant a grout banques was to

Worship was inclined to deal sammarily petition, has brought down prices in ant that whatever cau be dens still ho have been given in the Palace to very Cross, C. T. Later, W. Dieper, nator-peut guilty to the robbery when the charge ing in arising wacker while they send their

I. A. Gumb, T. Rogols. W. Eldats, M. with his cams, but the prisoner would not Ladon, and thus English merchants, buy- done, Homerous officials of defined aluses, and masters, and H. Fronch, engineer all be were rond out to him and he was formally Tea to be in a falling one, naturally received and issued connected with this 8-opics of the latters and despatches immenso preparations were made according nging to the P. & G. 4.a. Zeiss-i-lii, catted for trial along with Gonb and and also that their businers is not what it question are submitted the Yamon's ly. Apparently there would have been að- ocomodation for some 80 guests. At a Hall, at HB. M. Police Court, Shang-

were obargel before Acting ssistant Judge Elders.

was; int this falling off in quantity and consideration, sad ula sumu figures from last moment the banquet was edutter hai, with fobiously breaking open two

its attendant batness of business rosuit not the Tea sintetics of the last twenty years. bind.d, an account of the indisposition of leste af pioms Kaisar find bo

so much from any deterioration in tho the young Emperor. The banqueting hall tween the 6th and 12th instant, au mteja

quali ita-1083 Tra nasce through of Tea as frou osges in the trade. was covered by s his carpet of Chinewing from me & belts Malwa, and from bloss

E One piece, without a seam. The ground 630, the property of the P. & 0. 8. N. manufacture of ext.aordinary size, and in other 1143 balls, to the value of about

England; but the case of a is not that Chinero Tea has deteriorated. And it must bo remembered, too, that although a leas was a ne coloured blue, and in the centre W one design, vz., two five-clawed dragons in white. The effect was very fine of the Company, said he wished to with Mr Wainewright, who appeared on behalf and artistic. The carpet, was not now, but draw the charges against Cruss and Dieper. was in the most perfect order. Mest of tho modern Uhinese carpets, except those wade The risers pleaded not guilty. under the artistic supervision of Mr von

The following a part of the ovidones that was given Brandt, are dyed with saring, imper- manent, and bad anilino dyon. The old untive dyes: blue, green, barlet, yellow, plum, dr, are very fine and endurable, but much of the cheap chemical dye-stuf new imported is offensivo and abominable,

-Chinese Times,

-Shil Paa

THE Chinese Times writes on the lith ist. ➡Chinese unconats from Kai-Teug Fu, gizing, as is usually the case, to sperthe details whatever wlach can be tested by any light we have, scum esfident that the Chong Chou reparacious will stand. It is admitted the leakage is rather considerable, but on the other hand 8,000 or 10,000

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TEA 1888.

Keper on Tet udløsses to the Toeva-li Venña by the fosqueton Generat

of Customs. Inspectorate General of Customs,

Poking, 31+ August 1888.

these

it sian dren taat krep.

(b.) Spoiled lesvca ars not rejected but are packed with the good, and the con- sequence in that the goal are also damaged. Too much Dust is pat in vaca box, and the whole is sometimes farther adulteralod hy the intermixture of the leaves of other

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high.

EORERT HANT

Inspector Generat of Customs

(4.) The bases in which T8 packed are not wiring enough or well enough made was bright, cheerful and tasteful. for its protection,

ç) The Toa when delivered is often not up to water.

6.The ranedwn recommended are as follows:- of a wher the Tex slurn is pinated, and (a.) Then ought to be a wallcient depth the ground ought to be weeded and nenured

(8.) The Tea shrub ought to be well cared

thegh the pret, same, admit 1,7 and betion to be remedier, al tbst taxation for; pruning onght not to be neglected: Cuited States; Sir John Walsham, British the Imperial Edict. to-day's banquet, and virtus, although noknown to fame, Jores to

he passed our th the math gavin of Gazebo

wise M w opium.

hexamine the

The clutan is the king of flowers. The prior man, proudly conscious of his own

growing hidden in ronis secluded valley, compara himnuif to the fragrant chudan and now-a-days Chinese amateurs of flowers

wis red flowers attracted such attention are devoting special attention to obtain new varieties of chutan. The same grower

at th: last contest his some fice ones, also red, this spring.

The Railway Company bad at Tungchow

A cary comprehensive work hoo bocn issued by the Chinese Imperial Maritime

and of the dynasty whi hling dong so much (Yu Ho Kino) Bridge over the DINNER AT THE TSUNG-LI YAMEN. Chatoma on the tex-trade of Chias, dusting

for the oventry, The Imperial marriage: traffic, ss since the foundation of the Imperial Cunal should be reopened to public chiefly with the aures which have contri-

tlie withdrawal of Her Majesty d A little before 12 the foreige Ministers, Empress Duwager from the active duties of Dynasty nearly 30 years ago it had never hated to the decline of this great trade, quantity proses through England, the tutal As wo reported some time agu Sie Robert/quantity which leaves Chins hus guste on vir Firat Secretarive of Legation and Government, xl the amption of the boot closed before. Hart addressed cirenlers to the Demmine incichaing, and cannot yet be said to bo de Chistese Secretarice, assembled in the ris

Bane by His Majesty the Emperor, have At, Seoul, Corea, we hear that the wife sions of Onatoms at the various treaty crousing

caption room of the Tang-li Youên, and

been events that have invited general in of the Chinese Resident, Than, is oultivating wire rendived by Printen Cling and hun sul- 5.-Quality, however, is a very import- longues with erdality. The Chiness Mi- i pris requesting full reports with regard to

toreat and sympathy far beyond the confines friendly relations with the wires and daugh The position of the tea-trade, accompanied aut factor, ad all that is said abt it ainters were in superb atate rolas, the other ty yours ago, Her Majesty the Empresa she gave a ladies' dinner, at which the wife of the Chinoso Buspire. When, nearly thirters of all foreign officials. On 3th March by listover recommendations they might merits serious castleration. Although Chinese officials also, and the freign Eu R F. Briscoe, aworn, deposed havs to make for its improvement. The quality aucosstily differs from your to your I am inator of the P1 8.8. Keier-i-result is the issue of a bailey volume under and with the producing incslities, it is ne

vogs and their suites were in full uniform.iiities of Governmetal, in any an auxious followed by a performatico, by a troope Dowager sensued the cars and the respon of the Japanese Minister was pressat, Hind. I dizelarging optom from the ship, the titleTex, 1588. The work contains worthe.ess tend that proin as much as Faroiga Envy revived a in hui, a must be with a feeling of well-founded pride torical romance of The Three Kingdoms On tables in the room were laid the presents, thought ovat have beset her mind, and it specially engaged, of a drama from the hia two chests, were refused by the consignea, reports from the Commissioners at Han-to do with it: creation may ore being slightly broken, and the other kow Kinking. Wahu, Shanghai, Ning, possibly convert indeferant ma orial into centre, znade of hard wood, Bay carved and satisfaction that Her Majesty, looks On 26th February, the day of the Em- not on to waight. Que was crashed in the Taqui, Fouchow, Amy, and Canten, the raseually gond Tea but curulasies will

and inlaid with a large piece of jas. Each back apan then troubled times and com- paror's marriage, Mr Shioda, Japanese aling, while the other was apparently intact parts boat gaged in the tea trade. Ap-assuredly spoil th very teat leat Covey alao recoised four pulls of heavy pares them with the peace and union that Minister at Paking, received a special tele- A BIRTH of Four Children.-The Chinese Fly waspicious were armed with regued to | Chambers of Commerce in Chin, The prin- the defects the merchants complain of are paraphernalia in embroidered satin forcarty governed for so long a time. During the Emperor of China on this happy octa-

us far as the ca went, but it was lightpended also is errespondence between the paring the Tos of present and for our lines,

bruende of the Palace kinds, and a set of now exist all over the great empire she has grate from the Mikado directing him to have a custom that when a wauan give the twa Euppens in charge of the hold, cipal tea fius, experienced Chinese dealers.

the conver the congratulations of the latter to birth to a triplet, she must report the Goabatte doly. The prisoners, with the It is impossible of course to gree anything

ing a pipe, tobacco, &c. Soon after mid- Jast thirty years great clanges have talion matter to the wathorities, and they on their exception of French, win is at engineer in i like a summary of socha wak, bat we co-lapse fatween preking and feirg; the the Banqueting Hall, rend sa the court-months to reach, and which from our point between the two countries" part will present or with thres little conts, charge of the refrigerator and reinigerating prodwen in fall the report by Sir Robert icing is inadequate stud while the Tea ja yard or quadrangle of the Yames, x sub of view was considured us the faridust pat Nan-hoi and Pun-pt, have issued a notifi.

sion; truly a proof (a) Ten long an interval is allowed to day the hide and card indepline: Chan, which formerly it took ranny

cordial friendship

ope rud, one yellow, and me green 1'boaut

The two City Magistrates of Canton, the atautini erection of wood, well finish of the globe, has been brought into close coala sho must put on the infante in the clune, are all rated as ablo suamer ani; Hurt addressed to the Tong Yomon, deficient in strength and loses ita finveared, onfortable, euitably decorated, and dark, and the ones who will get the red and quartermasters. I cure enquiries with which the buske ospata

to lo ninde a quiet way, and at last 1 got

cation relative to the bunding of 1,20) foet contact with the outer world, and it is now wull by warm: alau yellow coute will ho oralted, while the one

some, information from a Clonaman 70

glase wind- The der 38 covered with red

by weeks that the time is reckoned which it of the river shore which the Viceroy has with the green coat will be ignoble. Such

cores on brand is well things, and who

in view. It is addressed to 25 tan-ker fami- takes to reach it from Europe or America. which events are, however, of the rarest rejoices in the name of Smiler. He told

uver

$ bandsume And

It is therefore with much greater satisfac

lies (bost people), who have hue ou the The inven renco and are regarded as marvels of

a that faue of these meas brought. Hong-

large foreign carpet was laid

shore in question, and promises them 820 tion and sympathy that any colleagues and Dature. The other day a case still mere

ains of the ll may be atubed approzimace- kong notes to his sump to get elenged. This wonderful occurred in Peking, where a confitused my moms that the robbery mitund my ciens respecting 1an merunsing 1. In 1895 pin in 1887 I sub-

as about 60 feet square, and 30 feet self have welcomed the words of Her sach compensation for removing, which Roman gave birth to a pair of twins. The had been committed by my own quarter deround for Fin Te, the des rioration

Majesty referring to the foreign relations they are ordered to do within 5 days The walls had on them at intervals of Chus in the Imperial dict, that is the digoharged a considerable number of Hu- The Viceroy of Fukien and Chakiang haa family lives in a válagé west of Ching Vi

masters, and they were all more or

Chin so pistieres and arrulle, and the whate

cause of our pating here to-day the high; Gate, and is sactamed Yang Lal spring omplicsted in the utatter. The 7 laid of Chess Tea, and the saterione tlust

Ministers of State charged with the mainten peh soldiers from the camp at Limpet with Yang had his son norried, and a wok ng foarstion before you to btain a warrant had been male regarding preparation and

The arrangement was follows Facing ando of these relations. My colleagues and view ta ceonomising the Government the north were nine tabios, each slightly myself hope and trust that they may remain honey. Those discharged softiers who to the great astonishment of the hamhold, for the arrest of Lane men as I was positive / Taxation having veneived the Yam' the wife

gave birth in a pair of ains

Apart from its neighbour. At the centre

were not called upon to return their ani- The mother in law, facing deficient

I has obtains sufliciout proof to bring theiler to instract the Comissioners of

what they so happily aru, a faithfu: expres.) table of all Prince Ühing sex. At his left, inafter led to them. Then I trained the Custom at the porta concerned to examine

the place of hunt in China, were seated sign of the mutual desire to cultivate and forms have had the characters indicating nourishment, decided to keep the two boys assist. ner of an Insport (Detective Jones) and report. 1 directed them to do so by my

Mr von Braudt, Minister of Germany, and justice, forbearance, and progress. It is

ulserve the eternal principles of right On 11th March the Tantat Yang proceeded the regiment, etc., removed from them, stri cast away girls, which was done,

and caled up the sparteroasters, one of The replies of the Commissioners all

Mi Shinda, Jupamae Minister: Mr Rodri ircular No. 387 of the 30th August, 187 buts neighbour, out of compassion, picked

doyen of the diplomatic body in Poking

in this vow, and with this hope that I have down the river frun Foochow to amoy on them up and look them home. This affair I knew was uplicated it, although

this business, and shipped the soldiers off has created much gossip in the capital. ad un personaliy sex anything. Iaidow, Kiukiang, Wabu, Shanghai, Ning,

guez, Spanish Minister; and Bone. Le the honour to request your Highness to to him Look here, you passed opium et aui, Felow, Amoy, and Canton bave

maire, French Minister. At the right off these fealings as well as of our gratitude

place before Hor Majesty the expression to their own province again. arrived that there are faults of prepara-

the Prince were Col. Denby, Minister for for the honour done to us by the terms of aumaltreat, I did not how it as a fast but I had a pleet conviction that he had ght to be reconsidered, is the general re-aged strabs unght to be removal, and Minister; Mr Qmany, Bussina Minister pasend it

After a careful young ones planted instead. That man is not a priser, st of their inquiries

and Mons Verhaege, Belgian Minster value as a retuenbrance of Fier Majesty's the rich presents, that we shall always e will be a WETEN He admination comparison of what the fe.) Ali the beaves should rot be removed Facing them were twelve table, at which

Commissioners write from their several from the sane shrub at the mine time, but wareonted Hsu Yuni

gracious approval of the spirit in which we Jocal stampoints. I love how the honourly such as are randy fur gathering. The Mr Nagorn Fai, Sun X-ul, for the maintenance and the strengthening Ha Ming have worked and shall continue to work two cents or dead bom obj-ored to, wait this Report for dss Yanuu's con jeaves which are ready ought to tw picked ghén Howda, Mr Vissiere, Mr Bi was bound to thirty hall chur: It Bileration.

from nil the trees in the plantation at the lier. Fu Ku, so Kengahon, Mr

of the friendly and inumate relations be tween China and the Treaty Powera. The other chent Not uly is China the native place of same time, and each picking ought to forms Cheshire, Marquis Teong, Lia Shu-ling the naine of my tulleagues and in my ows workmen night and day in relays are «hich food been nfused was Tan but Chinese T is superior in favour garat elup. The leaf onght nat to be At four silu tables, two at each end, were I have the honour to propese the he.1th of tbu bure and stiffening the structure. The Mr Jusapà, the out of thu P. & O. | "port of China. Tes hos gene on increas days' overgrowth gives an increase of 25 | Shu, Yacén Regvetaries. At the west side { drink to her happiness, to the cuntionation fluttering in the breeze, and at the gate of engaged in thickening the wall, viden ug in such gollent order that I wassulled tid utler Fens; and yet, although the picket ton man or to late: although a 10 Mr Ching, Mr Fung. Mr Caes, and Mirtier Majesty the Empress Dowager, and to outside the South Gate of the New Wall, at the Rico-drying Ground, three flaga difficulties are great, as the pressies of thoat Sungho,

cept the refusal, ang, a large pequeention of the inermaing | per cent. in weight, it mata a a detreado of word seven tables for Messre Shisoareff of those relations with the outer world ahe water in the great pool tends to wadermine and he sent two surveyors on board whamber of Tea drinkers England take 36 per cant ja vaht In India there are Kleimonow, Jordan, Greville Howard,

r weaken the foundations of the bank psel the ghost as it was so well do Indian instead of China's Black Feas, and as many sit pickings; that is, each shamis Donby Junior and Howard Martin,

ard, has so happily inaugurated and maintained, dag, but on 23rd February the poles were the Pao-tung Buddhist Temple another At the arts the welfare of the great empire but at any rate the bench has bees dosed, questioned a three man, the quartermas

in Activa tako Japanese instead of contributes te. 18 chops.

tside of the room were sight tables for which will always remember her with pride pulled up by order of the Magistrate. The after a Enshin, and strenuous measures are ra who kept watch on the quarter-deck

China's Green Vans The came of this 10 id.) After the leaves are pisked, din sub- Mesara. Baron von Kettenr, Baron von being taken to make the work porument, One of them aloutted that he had received at thist die row product--the cafe sunt prone sou - withering, rolling, form-der Goltz, Imadai Naknalitu, Koumi-

and gratitude. We drink at the same tiniestones, however, in which the legs were s to resist the coming floods of spring tursey which be coded wilk mons. The eriorated in him, but rather becusentation, dringght be at once anali, de Quis, Conde de Cartagena, and whose assumption

to the health of His Majesty the Emperor, stepped, have becu loft, with a view to a wapasaible change in the tide of affairs.-Bu We trust these confident anticipations will great chest was upset the Casio Andis and Japan take so auch greater proceeded with. The greatest care should: Mr Bastide. And, finally, at the north wall

the government was Poo not be falsified. The rest of the accounte House Jetty; I was not present at the time, is to prepare their Teas well that dot be exercined at each step, and the foul were four tables for Messra Kang, Yue, celebrated a few days ago, as also to that are Do So re-aasuring. The Cheng Chem but it was reported to are that there were so the Tas keep withat changing,aught to lie

We hear that the Emperor has by no well protested from the Lu and Yu. We, find we have unitted to Col. Derby, Minister of the United means refused to grant the request of La

of Her Majesty the Empress. wall may stand, but the Yellow River 119) balis akire, The term milk bare they can be ente cheaper than Chinese seather, especially just after picking and say that wear to the frige woys four States, spoke as follows:Your Highness Hung-chong in his memorial praying that banka, north and south, are wyhout ex

Teas su wall, to do their painstaking while awaiting the other processes.

(e) The inner and qüfer tracy in which opposite, for Me de Marzal, Dr. Imuz and your Excellencies, I have mob plea may be allowed to be completed, bat has

table wore placed, two on one side and twu ception in hud condition, and another beak

moducera know how to save miscly-

the railway between Tientsin and Tungchow or breaks may be anticipated if the river

China's failure to take the Beeping is packed ought to be more solidly Michel, and Mr Papoif. The dinner bad nos and your Excellencies. It is a source subject from all the Viceroys of the Mar

sure in proposing the health of your High-on the contrary called for opinions on should rise high. The dreadful river is by their being anel, and will yet do in

ahead of the chops.

Mustery caugh not to be out on of Peking, and, undebtedly, was a triumph and your Excellencies have always show that this railway will be begun in a few

been prepared by the most renowned cooks

gratification to know that your Highness limo Fruviuoes. There are thus good hope. of Chiness onlinary art. All dishes were In this euection merebanta and that goat, and three or four superlatively ex-

great courtesy, ad have been actuated by Indian Ten neea is atueras to the fact that collent, especially a parée of chicken, Miced friendly feeling in the administrations of months, after all the exact and faithful performance of alt with insha and shark's fins. Dining the public, business betweest war respective that shume recommandations involve is the banquet green peas, French beats, and entries, and we are sure that your High- SCOTT'S EMULSION OF FUR COD LIVRE the rule, and that this is any for India, cucumbers, of excellent flavour and in Quees and your Excellencies will continue to On WITH HYPOPROSFEITES acts bull sa where a single Tea plantation metus theus condition were served, grown in Peking administration of diplomacio questions. aud strengths by virtue of its own nutritious avince the sama friendliness in the future food and medicino. It not only gives flesh

wine were aurved, all of course, warned, picking, wituring, rolling, dring, packing, wins

Excellencies may be blessed with a fong, that builds up the wasted body. Read the and dispatching are all proceeded with at and there was a large and varied dessert of

at their destination, they are diferently warded to and sold in the Loudon market, milk. Although all Teas pay the Eare Import Duty musnagement, and whence the Tess are for- curlona Mongol cheese made from ewes?

f your Highness and your Excellencies! opinion an excellent and valuable com- taxed un departare; eg, while Japanese so that proper attention is given to each

After a few words expressing pleasure at pound. I have given it so consumptive Tense only a fourth of what Chinese pay. lai at each stage, and while the Tos pr. praed:-

The mom the dinner was thus com-

the happy meeting of the day were spoken patients and have been delighted with the Indian Tosa y no Esport Duty whatever. Cnced is first-class Tes, expenses are reduced

by the German Miniator,

resulta obtained. It is pleasant to the taste Prince Ching again rose and said :-Your and can be borne by the most sensitive pare! I ladis the Pork of a large planta for and consumers can purchase chuply (b) Inda's Teas are more enormidlig pre- to a sinus-on one proft is lo ked

Bird's Neste Seup, Foreign read, Excellencies have reported to your respec-stomach.-E. A. RODWAY, M.D., Butter tion is ranged by me bead feum Bret to

Roast Dock,

Live Governments the two importaus svents Knowla, Dartington Any Chemist ca Hat takes place, and the result is inferiority Soup with Sharks Bus, Beignets from the duties of govemment, and the Greca Pens in Vinegar whereas in China it is just the opposite

that have recently taken place: the retire supply it.Watson & Co. Limited), agenta Stewed Apples.

ment of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager in Hongkong and China. wash,the pickers sell to the Bulleters, of quality and elevation of price. ers on the hill side own only a few shrubs

Soufflée.

marriage of His Majesty the Emperor. In some cases Imperial or Royalistlers have been sent in others telegrams of congratu Intion, or the despatch of valuable presents has been announced. Your Excellencies have further been good enough to hoist the flags of your respective Legations on the 26th February sud 14th March in honour of the occasion, and it is our daty to offer to you our thanks for the compliment. An awire to the letters will be despatched in due course, and weanwhile I would propose the health of the foreign representative and the members of their respecting staff, to whom we wish prosperity in all their

fuite damage to the Empire.

Thxas has been very nearly another very serious rio at Chukiang. On 10th March four coulies were carrying firewood throng

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is one frequently wed. I d. uk tuk at Lawrence was a principado the rub. bers and I only charge hit with being a areanry as having revived tha knowing it hurt heen fot-waly weaned, always so, and pasty hetuar fud

partly because of the id rosson-it was

becue

and for not giving information. Wearvie ed st Hongkong on the 6th mat, and co- Interdischarg og early on the ch methods. working day and night, and we letar 9 a to the 7th,

Mamus? A Jolly I was down the

Tea

nude and, more sentro y ab mud.

Mi

of

the

the principal molun of the foreign settlaungtt mizah in the thep deck when the it in widely asarted that is me it of shrube on the sins plot, where forcing houses. Four kinds of Chinese Our wish is that your lighness and your propertise, but creates an appetite for food

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(u) China's Tras are re heavily treed. — | once and under the same supervising and dried fruita, evafectious, c, apel PPF, and prosperous career. The health fellowing:-Scott's Emalsion is in my

conditions ara, in fact, halar. by new They tho want is that every now deans gives competitors na ad ditional hold on the market and although China's export trade has not yet fallon of, when one, feeling inesausoded by his heavy clothes. Bopped to remove some of them. Shanghai Gun and I worked, watch and

two was being woked at Hukuki cheaper is explained in two ways com

evare to exial. That other Teus abmid he A Chinese policeman saw him and gdvanced watch. I first heard of the robbing at to make to move on, The coolio said. Hongkong, 1

Wait till I have taken off my coat, and I hatch, and saw a ense there which had been

down at the mes will go on. when the policeoman, impatien either damaged by the slings or tampered of delay, nad observing the wan beginning with, it was open. Gamb pointed it out to strip, hit a blow at his head with to t Wo took out sumie halls of opium. stick, making a considerable dent in it. At last they were taken out and passed to The blood flowed, and the man fell to theme by Gur, and f throw them in the ground. By this time the crowd stood sig. We look out from 84 tu 100 balls. around like a denso wall, is an angry ex-1 then turned the cheat over on the other last, but it is not go su Chen: Tero cited state, and the firewood-coolie and side to prevent the break being men some friends laid hands on the policeman shifted the spium form where we first

some holding the latter, some apport-threw it to another earner. It was then the collectors to Chinese traders, and the ing the injured coolie, the crowd appeared carried up ou deck. Gomb, Rogers and I latter, again, to Foreign merchants; thus, at the door of Mr Sun, the Duputy myself took op aan on our waists and expenses are greater, and Tea therefore charge of the pan-kinh-tsuag-kih, a sort of

some was carried up it slips. I asked what learer. native police station. The Deputy, after was going to be done with it and Couch 5. The men skauts recommendations are autoraaty enquiry, ordered 40 blows to be told me it was suid. à abad in getting that taxation ought to be roidered me the processes, practice and cartons of each, administered to the Municipal policeman, it out of the ship; I took a pillow abp defects remedied, but they are not all in

and after a proper comperisuu, advisu na to and wished also to put him in the sangite, and put about fifty balls in it, and but the bystanders begged him of. The a tached a hue m it, and took it along that if Likin nod Dieties me tirely

ace rd repeating taxation. Some Asert: What Chins ought to charge or drop or Duputy then ordered him to escort the tire right forward,

adopt. where wood coalie to his abode, tiring crackers up on deck by Rogers I wanted to know while others are of opinion that lighten Model Partaiou, or place a given Tes 3t. was hauled repeated, the Tea trade will be destroyed; either a Ten School, or establish a It is also recommended that Chinn should polita forta of apology which much gratt where it was to be Bud, and fewer that it taxation will be of no advantage to trade. fed the people. The Cited States Consut was going into a lust abongside. Regere conarian of these viens shows that while discrete the sapevision of poly bearing that a Municipal policeman hand I lowered it down into the boat. Wo to lighten taxation rubl be of certain and appointed Government experta, ur charter

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snd his immediate release; but the police when we got it up and some louse balls would be, at best, of but uncertain ad- man had already received his punishment; were left lying about below. We lowered, vantage to trade. In the case of the In-peficial to both trade and commodity; the and the Consul, finding out that the man the bag through the port in Meader's bunk. dian competition, for example, Indine Tesides is, of contre, to provide a fitting pat. Va-chia-Pi Crown Wine, distilled five that any or all of these would be Mei-kui-lou (Ross dew, whito, with a bad brought his trouble upon himself, took I believe it was Gush whe arranged the

strong Hatoar of Roses notice of the ciremstance sale of the opiam. He went ashore and about 6d. a pound, whereas Chinese Tea consection the attention of the Yumda is can be sl in England, and at a profit, fortere for all to study and imitate. In this Everybody says that if it had not been for afterwards returned with about 8120.

times with Orange Peel very much the judicious manner in which the Deputy told is he got 81.00 ball for it He therefore, apposing the tax on Chicas des arch, Pouchos N.. Ged, and

He cannot even be sold at a profit for 93. wore expecially requested Mr. Hannen's

like Curacos). managed the affair, another popular gave me about $36, some to Rogers and 82 Tea, viz, about 21.

Mr. sporu, entirely

Soon after the guests were souled, Prince outbreak would have been the result.to Mender, and I think alep tu abolished, Latin Ten would still is Chalmers de purch, Tamani No. 326, re- Ching rune, and in clea; tones Sun Pao.

Lawrence. I do best know whether to it Id, a pound. I am therefore of opinion garding the establishment of model planta bandant sclf-pusasioi recient a speech in THE YELLOW RIVER BREACH. gave it to them, but heard them say it is useless to touch either Export Duty or

tions at Pakiing and Tunui,

Chinese, which is translated thus:--We The NC. Daily News says:-Me John AMONG THE SHARKS, A notice has been since that they had had the troney. There ordinary Litin. But the Bankow Commis

are entertaining your Excellencies at the W. Stevenson, of the China Inland Mis posted in the Merchants' Exchange (says was no further robbery of opium on the ioner suggest that certain tax named the are causes for the representation, put fer- obedience to the commands of Her Majesty tnrday from one of the C. I. Missionaries,

7-In conclusion, it is evident that there batiqust given at this Yanien to-day in sion, Shanghai, received a letter on Sa On £ San Francisco exchango) offering a te voyez au, till we began to work the cargo han, or hill tax, collected from the ward by merchants; nor am I the only the Empresa Dowager. In the Decree in dated Chat-kin-keo, Bonsa, February 27 ward for any information as to the where in Shanghai. We found a few louse batis,

owner of the Twa plants, might be re- one who has called attention so then Im bents of the British back Wandering eight, lying about the hold here and there. mitted with advantage: it amounts to do the Feking Gazette I have autod what the whind these commands were promulgated The writer, with a companion, had just re- Minstre!. The notice was signed by Aub, Elders and I brought it shore eh, ur T. 0.4.6.0) pical, and its real about the collapse of the Tea markets in a and foreign countries, and Her Majesty has Starecon tells us that the information con alluson has been made to the close relatarned from a ten days tour in the Booded 8. Murray of the South British, Insurance between is. I think Goah found them.

Viceroy of the Min-Che princes said tons of friendship existing between China districts north of Chau-kia-kou would courogo pensant grewers and help Company, who is acting as an agent for There were twenty-five balls taken after then to take more cure of their plants. Memorial to the Emperor, and also what referred in complimentary toring to the tained in this letter is the first on reliable the owners of the vessel. The insurance wards, but I do Bot know whether think it would be well to givo affects to this the Viceroy of the Two Kinng afterwards merile of your Excellenges here assembled. Ten and owners of the vessel are not en- it wat out of the

character that the office bere has received chest or suggestion; national rewrite will not feel said in another Memorial about the mccess Not only do your Excellencies, I presume, direct from its missionaries in Henan re- tisfied that she has been suck, although another one, us

allowed the loss, and the abolition of the tax will and okeapares of Indian and Japanese Tess attend this banquet with pleasonable feel-garding the closing of the breach. It is as they have not heard from her for ucaly down into the bold. Gumb and I took encourage that carefniners in tending the and the losses of Chinese merchants, undings, but it is a soures of extremus antiafas follows :— a year. They have been informed that it shore and add it. The inouey for plant which is demanded at the very start how the Likin had been slightly reduced in tion to mysel the Captain, who had ebarge of the vea. the first in Shanghai was divided ing- oint of any effective attempt to re

and to my colleagnos, the We found a water whatever coming conseque ce, is the hope of benefiting an Ministers of the Yamon, to entertain you from the Yellow River, though in many asl, was not a white sleep, and it is the tungst Gamb. Elds and myself and move defects,

industry of a much importance to China as commanded by Her Majesty. The places large tracts of country are still sub. ides of the underwriters that he had sold the second lot betwgun Gamb and myself. the bark to some person or perans la I don't know that Riegers know anything refers mainly to the Black Peas which go to and recognised uught, of course, to be cur- countries are now growing more intimate been busy betimes, and where the water (Taken at Mera Falconer de Co's Pruu

The opinion just expressed about taxation and the Chiness. An evil so widely known relations between China and foreign merged; in other places the farmers had the Bouth Proffic and has settled down in about the Shanghai lot. Neither he nor England. As regards the Green Teas | el. drese. From Mr Murray the following with it. After the tubbary at Shanghai point out that during the last ten years, China, and that while the over-growing happy site of things in atributable to the grain. In a great any places, however,

everybody honght from correspondingly, tisfactory ratio, This closed they had been able to plant their BAROMETER- were obtained: The bark left Gumb see no the hi chest; I did not although Chinese Green Tea have not gone populations of lussiz, America, and the gracions morks and beneficent efforts of this had been imposible, the land being Eough ag in the month of August, 1887. see ai do it, but he told us. I heard forward in leas quantity, there has been ac o a shark-huting trip.

Pacific prefer Chinese Tea and monroely Her Majesty the Empress Dowager during still little better than a avamp: In the THERMOMA) kelia va The Captain' that there were some bare in the refrigera- increase; while, on the other hand, Japa touch Indian, even England to ust yet the past thirty years, and the policy thus different places we passed through we heard orders were to return to Hongkong inside for room leasing to the orlup deck that nese Teas have tooreaand during the same take less, although latterly buying wore Isid down will be socully followed by but little complaint. Trads reviving and of a year. Nothing was heard of the ves-ould be removed. I did not see them period from 21,00,000 lb. to 42,0 0,000 lb. and moro Indien. Ton; in fact, no many sel until December of that year, when she remcrol, but Gumb told me that he had the Japanese Daty oti Tea, 2007 and is places want Chinese Tea that no mattor my August Buyersign in retetent abedience the brauch closed, everyone's hope ruimed was at Honolald The owners received removed them and got some things through. only a picul, while the Chinese amounts what quantity is produced there is but securing In une relations with foreign over. Though we had taken some money

the teachings of Her Majesty, thereby high no report from the Captain. The master did not understand that any opinm to as much as 34 per cent, at strein; and little fear of his finding a market. And countries the blessings of watiuned with na to relieve any urgent cases, we had high that now their troubles were almost of the bark bad his wife aud family on was passed through these bars. I do not they add that if the Chinese Daty wore moreover, Indian Tea, although possing prosperity and penopho banquet that Do Boasion to use 24, no desperate canes board, and although the underwriters do know that French had very much,mado something like the Japanese, or, say, the god quality of strength, ia uos pro we are cel brazing to-day is a token of the coming under out notice. not state that the Captain had sold the styling to do with the robbery, unless about 7 per cent ud vulerein the Chinese nounced to be in one way har friendly relations that have existed be vessel in some South Pacific island stood that jie was to have some money, but great quantities The mercimats are prosu-ful, and, sithough not a strong, pos-is sugury of the perpetosi main bute with the comparatively sinell amount

he saw it passed through the bars. I under Green Teas they refer to would be sold in a while Chinese Tea is not barm twepu

We saw much distress, but it was so as such, claiming that if the vessel

us for many years, and general we felt we dare pot begin to distei- went ashore she would surely have been not know that he laid any. Frammably quite right in their statistics; but esses in high degree another ex- trance of theas friendly relations in at our disposal. The reason we found reported, and they any that it would be his station at the refrigerater he could as to the change they propose in the Doty, cellent quality-fair-in which Indian the days to come, while the record of this little really urgens distress in the villages almost impossible for the bark to founder see what was going on in the opium hold. I think the consideration of it may 1s de Tums are deficient as long as Teas possess at any sale was stanch little craft. In remuring the oplum in Shanghai I was forred with at danger, although I do out this durour, they will and parcissera suspicious gathering will and a place in was that the poonist have all gone to Tat The notice of reward will be posted so throwing, the bag of opium wbich Gunb deny that it might result in larger nice."

the histories of foreign countries: On the kang and other places, and this last mon the passed to me to put behind a. tank, and in

Acsurdingly, the important point to attend tablet which is to be aven on the portals of or to the annibars seeking relief in this 4-A regarda what merchants allege to is flavour: growers must lake care of this Fanida four characters are scribedwey have been greater than ever, in Tab doing so I strack à least on the haud respecting defects to be eradicated, British their plante and keep then in good con. Chang Mai chih Fu May all prosperity kang the inoreare being 90,000 are the

It in trile

Tes and

a land where he has no post-olce ad. Lawrence. nor Frunch hat anything to do which go to America, the Amoy merchants produced that at the start China alone day by day, while trade is flourishing in a bad receded, before even the trench wHI

facts

infer

that all seafaring men saiting in the South Pacific may learn of the reward.

METEO:UIZADA, KEGISTER.

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