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No. 8217.—MAY 9, 1889.)

and so on, some of the prices showing a Tue cry is still they come! The latest slight advance and some alight dehoal Limited Liability project, or, at all crauso, hit over all little difference, the events ons among the latest, is the Horig figures for 1889 being if anything a little tong Salt Manufacturing Co. The company lower. In the articles of food imp sted i intoaded to marry on operations et from abroad anch as flour, coffee, cheese Aberdeen, we understand, and the shares little or no change has occurred, prices (850 each) have nearly all been taken up. to-day being quite na 1 as in 1876 whom the dollar was 3/10. Of course

the comparison of only two days

mittou will have to compare two or throe months at different pariads of the year, and extend their engairy over mveral years. tako They will also, of course, have to into account the prices of wines and the rate of invants wages, eridenge with

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March. Zo Quadrišlo.. Fun of the Fair,......Wallierna.

also......The Distant Shore,

Lamcera.... Trial by Jury, Galop....... John Peel,'.....

THE CHINA MAIL.

EDUCATION IN CHINA,

THE BOAD

ΤΟ OFFICE

taitosin commemoration of the

tend the competition, the Secretary, goes, THE PARIS EXHIBITION. PRIVITE Norman of the Royal Engineers, A GovELEMENT notification will be seen in

about his business, leaving the scholars who

The programme of the Paris Exhibition whoss remains were interred in Happy our advertising columns warning vessels of

wish to compete to go to their homes, andtes has been issued. The cost is to be (WLITTEN FOR THE 'CHINA MAIL)-- write their essays there, or to have othersome equally by the city of Paris and the Valley yesterday seem to have been an artillery practice from Stoiccattera Island

The fact that a man has taken the degres do it for them, as they prefer. In one sta On May & there will be groet fête other victim to the unsafe condition of on the first four days of art weok.

of Elalu Ta'aí, does not release him from the intacos, the same man registers slider a Varioty of names and writes coinputitive barmak verandabs, be having fallen from she forendah of the building in which he Anvice from Takow report that

thecarity of wendying. On the contrary, ongays for them all, or he perhaps writes his was quartered at W. llington Batracks, and Douglas, Cry's stoner Hayhongs on this is called 'cuering school, and the essays and cells them to others, and when

jed, in uno day, 16,10 Bags, roughly 1,00 austained fatal injuries. The fact that two Taras, &r Yokohams. This is the largest date is required to present himself at It would be easy to stop bases of this sort, they are hauded in, no questions are asked,

within the twenty-four hours. Considering

May 9th.

14 thats it to be a general illaumination of

to

polig of the States. General, sad on the following day the Universal Exhibition will be opened. The Exhibition and all the dags and illuminated. In the evening publių buildings are to be decorath with

THE Barid and Pipera of A. and 8, Hisch cases of the same kiul occurred in another amount of excgo ever taken in at Takow, onch triennial examination, to compete for if it were the e porn or the interent of was, there is to be a grand skor ol firework in the Clis and on the Ile St. Louis. On July in differ-nders will perform in Murray Barracks barracks in the Colony on one night, not that the steamer was anchored in the road.the next step in the scale of honors, that of onet dhe but it is, and so they en writer in acquainted, happening to have a

the Bole de Boulogne and he wood of Via- ent years is not a suflicient test. The outros 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 pm, the following long ago, ought to give considerable addi- stond, the fact speaks woll for the resources Ling, Sheng Hai Ts'hi. The number of school toucher wich when the grodnator who can attain the rank of Ling | school near the district city, made it a con;

cennes, and of the thoroughfares connect. Sheng in any one year is limited. In a stant practice for many years, to attend ex- impressing on the military authorities the

ing than. Ou July 16. Aug. 10, and other aminations of this sort. He was examined dates la Angust, balls and concerts are programme to-morrow (Friday), the 20th a fance to the latest fatality in of the port. Gazette. hstant (weather permitting) :-

CO ESPONDENCE.

district which gindustra secenteen Haiu about an hundred times, and on fonrocessions be given in the Palate de Industrie by the necosity for gotting the verandahs of the

Ta'ni, there may be but one or two Ling received a prízo, once a Bus in nouey Exhibtion Committee, as follas banquets, THE BAND.

men's quarter put into a safe condition,

THE ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Gould. It is to be hoped also that the departmental

Shery graduates passed at a time. There aquivalent to about 80.75, and three other balls, &c. & grand ball is to be given on To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.'

tines asum equal to about 80,50 It is ste, however, extrexamfuntions, as already constant wonder to Occidentals, by what Exhibition and to those who built the Eiffel Aug. 30 to the workmen diployed at the Albert. inquiry held concerning the eircumstances

Sa,-fu two Chinare newspapers pub Juzplained, in case of the accession of ari motives the Chinese are impelled, in their Toweri asch group of workmen is to have Godfrey the urgency of the case, and that areasures paragraph stating (1) that pations in

under all the drawbacks and disadvantages, tember there will be a suspesion of grand wall at once be taken to provent the occur

some of which have been described.

musical festivals and competitions and a ance of much accidents in future. When

motives, like all otlicts in an exposicuco aeries of grand popular Yonday, concerts in ara mixed, but at the base of them all, is a the prblio pinces, at which instrumental desire for face and for power. The range and okoral musicians from all parts will of territory which any spirant for literary play and eing. At the end of September honors in Chins must excet le traverse, is, the prizes are to be given to the successful

avy hope of auQJESS,

exhibitors with a ceremonial analogous to must be aquaiuti that employed on, the spening day. A with overy square inch of it, and must be series of night fates is al arranged to be prepared to sink an actoian wall from any held between May 5 and the close of Sep-

the given point to any given depth. To the teraber.

Marquia dis Roya uneducated peasant, where whole being a will not allow the ashxos of his great-grand- impregnied with a blind rospoot for learn-father, Lazaro Hoche, to be removed from ing, autoiling at times kind of Versailles, the body of Diderot is to be transporbed in pomp to the Panthéon with lolatry, anch knowledge as this seems an almost supernatural requirement, and the remains of the great Carnot and Mar-

regard to which they should osally ob. Polka.......' Old China Coole. of Private Norman's death demonstrated inbed in the Colony to-day there is Emperor, &e, and whon a vacancy in the firrepressible thirst for literary degrees, evos special acarves and other badges. In Sep

tain from old

ravidenta

* God Save the Queen."

THE PIPORS.

Hot Punch.'

Marion.

The Braes o' Tullymet.' Strathspey Real....... The Charms o' Whiskey.'

•The Duranch Links.' March...... Struthapay... Lady McKenzie o' Kilcoy.' Be Old Donald Duncan. March........“ Donald Bsin.'

and from the stonkeepers, It might also be worth the while of the comraittas to obtain, if possible, the raport of a Naval commission which made a similar investi-March... gation sous five or six years ago. As to servants' rages, there can be little doubt that a very marked advance he takes place within the last decade. 'Buys' who were only paid $7 ur 88 in olden days, now de- mand from $10 to $12. Here again, however, it may be doubted if this rise is due to the depreciation of the silver dullor. It is more likely to be found due to the better organi. sation of the 'buga' and to the better ebances which Chinsmen of this class now have of allising their knowledge of English in other ways. We do not wish to antici-

Caixa godown in Wilmer Street was destroyed by a fire which broke out about half-past four this morning. The building which was of three storeys, was stocked with general merchandise. The premises were insured in Mossrs Siemseen and Co's offies for $15,000. The fire. the origia of

Thesu

the Alice Memorial ifospital poisoned him. ixed naaiber takes place through death, an self with arauniv probably os acount of additiussi canduda:e is allowed to pass to fill unendurable auffering there, and (2) that the last two fatalities of this kind hapon the same day a patious drask by mistake the place. A Hein Ta'ai is not allowed in pened, the Police authorities were in auother patient's medicina, aunt for ex-dueline the examination merely on secount Now, of the improbability of his passing it; on ternal, and died immediataly. formed, and a Coroner's ingus was beld.

haring made enquiry at the Hospital, At the inquiry, it is true, not much beg you to insert in your valua le paper the contrary, every graduate is required to routineulat. In order to have

this correction:—that the above two alute. meuls are utterly falas.-Youm, &c.

J. CHALMERS.

I

compete as often as examinations accer. This is the theory, but as a matter of fact, the payment of about a dollar and a half to the underllaga of the Superintendent of instruction for the district will enable the

was elicited beyond the faol that the mon were dead, and even that might have been Bomorbat doubtful still it was clear that the miling of the verandahs was not such as would make it safe for a tipsy mas, or a man morely drowsy, to stumble or lean

The mean age of the members of the candidate to have an entry oppuste his against. Verandahs like those in question world doubtless be condemned na highly Sacred College about eighty, and yet uoś nama, aignifying that he is incapacitatod inspires all the recurence of which he is caau. A Beauty Show of working girls in dangerous wore they found in any bailding one of the Cardinals displays any of the in the colony outside the precincts of the mentul faltorings which are supposed to be by illness, or is not at home. But after

IS LIFE GROWING LONGER ?

in other countries.

Bat the fact is that

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capable. Wealth and eficial position may propound. The dames des Balles, or market womus, are left out of the programme; but 籍 is regarded as fearning

permoont in the olden time they had a prescriptive Military Cantonment, and why they abould incident to such advanced years, and to the graduate has book examined to times, be gained in a day and lost in a day, but be tolerated there we are unable to ina-preclude, save an exceptional cases, a cau- and has persistently failed to show any possessin. The thought of the estimate right come forward or all great public gine.

tinuance of usefulness and activity in dis charge of their public functions. It might be aapacity for further advance, he is excused in which they will be held for the whole occasions, and always brangued royalty term of their lives, is a powerful stimulus when it came in State from Versailles to pate the vordict of the committee that has which has not been ascertained, began in WHAT is described as a geological surioai- supposed, perhaps, that there is something (frem examination thereafter, and his name to acholars of ambition, even under the Faris. The fees for ascending the Eiffel greatest discouragements. Another allied Tower have been fixed as follows: fra motive, for struggling to obtain a 'name been recently appointed to enquire into the first floor, and, as there was a pretty ty is says Tron, in the office of the acting in the Italian method of life which tends to in droppet. At these exmitations, the car-

to the top, 3 frs. to the second platform. this complex subject, but we fear, from a risk breeze blowing at the time, it made chi-fciork of the Uni ed States War Deprolong activity beyond the average imate didates are divided into four olanses accord-

is the bope of being able by means of the which is 701 feet high, and 2 fra. to the first partment. Washingwon. It is a piece of marmory examination of the Egures at our spid progress. Os the arrival of the Gov-atons wighing about 1 1., 13 inches in Italy is not particularly favored in this ing to the respective merits of their essaya prestigs thua gained, to get one's living, platfren at the height of 200 feet. Visitors ND will have the option of using the lifts or disposal, that they will but find much tonment Brigade, under Superintendent length, 2 inches in width, and 1.3 incl: rospect, the age of the user of If any candidate fails to get into the first the expense of others were ignorant.

thick. There is no doubt about its being s Italiane, percentage of those over six

is just 7. against 7.7 in Germany. 78 in three classes, he is regarded as having for-tary on batter find for such a walking upstairs, and they may remain a aapport the view that the price of com- Wadahoney, an atempt was made to get genuine sto e, but it nevertheless pussosses Sweden, & in Kugland 8.0 in Brazil, 99 fuited laia title to the grade of Hsu Tatai, terris than China. Unbounded respect long is they like. It is estimated that the

for leaming couxists with unbau.ded the floribility of a piece of indiarubber.

thres platform will afford room for 10,000 modities has risen in errespondence water from a hydrant in Queen' Road in

The life insurance companies have marie and he laus hin rant as such, unes the ignoraude, ani the experienced literary tres p

ihan knywa how to tura each of these with the decrease in the sterling varder to check the fames as quickly passible, When taken in the hand and shaken in the in Belgium and 12 in France,

direction of its fist surfaces, is will bend Aa tu the question but the stream obtained was so feeble that backwards and furwards with a dull sound.of the question of longevity almost a do- Chancellor can be prevailed upon to excuse element to the very best account. In all As the The movement is more of a laxity is the termined science, with an ample array of his 'rotten scholarship, and give the an-fauds and in all ages, the who is which this enquiry is supposed to aluci- it had to be given up a useles date, whither our officials are sufficiently wind wae driving tho flames towards the adhesion, apparently, than an elasticity, figures and rules. According to these the furtonate stadeofanother trial. Hence the possessed with what is vulgariy termad When bele horizontally by one end, the average man who has reached the age of

own way, and in China he carries every- comunerted, we think it ought to be solved back of the gedown, there was great danger other will drop al remain in that position sixty has still a little less, and the average proverb, The Hau Ta'ni dronde the fourth thegit of the gab is able to make his to thing before hira. There could scarcely by an entirely different method. It is not of their catching some of the dwelling With the two ends supported on rests, the woran who has reached the age of sixty a class The Ling Sheng is entitled to a the | proges 'question whether a dollar in still a dollar, bouses in a narrow lane which runa par free centre can be pressed half an inch little more, than fourken Feara to live. suali albowance of abnat 810 a year, frouk be a better exemplification of what the

bellaw the middle line. With one end But theexpectation of life does not relative- the government, to assist him in hold firmly on the desk, the other can be ly diminish with the advance of years, for cution of his studies, though the amount bent upward over 1 inch. The moremont at eighty the way's chame is somewhat less can hardly be regarded as proportioned to is not contined to the one direction-in the and the woman's somewhat more than fire the difficulty of attaining the rank which

slova is entitled to receive this meage and a half youre. Acording to the English help plane of the flat surfaces-ba: the entire Atoge scous be canstruated on the prin- standards the persons whe live longest are

The Ling Sheng graduates are required rate of exchange were abolished. They ought which was directed from the roof of a ciplufs universal joint, with a movement the clergy, while in other purenits for- to compote at the triennial exam:pativna, all to be paid in the curratry of the Colony house adjoining tao baraing godown. By perceptible in all directions under pressure.gevity ranks in the following order for the next wep, which is that of Kang † who is not yet even in school. The popu

luo of the dollar.

but whether the amount of dollars given is allel with Wilmer Street and basite houses sufficientremuneration for the work done. it back to back with those of this borough. As quickly as possible a couple Is time that the highly irregularsystem of pay. fare. ing officble in pruuds sterling at an artificial of hoses were gat into the lase, one

<IF

and allosed like other mortals to take the risk of a decline or rise in the sterling value of the dollar.

2

The death rate among Shoug (貢生)

Chinese saying calls uperiority to thre below, and inferiority to those ahore,' than

is

&

Looked upon by the vulgar herd in the the position of the Hair Taxi. While he light we have described, by the educated cases abse him he is regarded da we have so often termed hint, as a schoolboy

lar dictumn avers that though the whole This is what is known as itagolutaite, or Farmars, merchante, aulliers, clerks, touch-

Only one candidate body of Hsiu Ta'ai should attempt to start this means the spread of the fits received elastic sandstone. It is stated that a whole and physicians.

mountain of it exists in Southern Nevada, the clergy of the Established Church of ean ontor this tank at one examination & rebellions, and should be left undisturbed pumps and effective cheek, and as it was

in the cert for three years, the result) a short distance vas; of Death Valley. It Easciand je exoptionally low, being, in the unless there should be a special vacancy.

There are five varieties of Kung Sheng, would be foilure, albot the proverb Gods being played on both from the back sud is found in California, Georgia and ther years of active clerical service, only ten in

one thousand of population, whereas hat sccording to the time at which and the con- no support in the history of the great Tai- the front it was soon got ander, but not localition in the United States.

of the English Cathulia dergy is 60 per ovat ditions under which they have graduated.ping rebellion, which originated with bigher.

These scholars do not, like the Ling discounted undergraduate who was exAS- before the godown had been completely TELEGRAMS.

gutted. After the work of the Brigade ONE of the curiosities of Rochefort is the The figures of the insurance companies, Sheng, act as bondemen for undergra-peratud at his repeated failures to get his who were assisted by the Nam Pok house of Pierre Loti, the celebrated French which are aniple regarder every put in daates, nor do they like them are a talent recognized. It often happens that ¡SUPPLIED TO THE 'CHINA MAI.']

volved, show that, the age of fifty passed, allowaTICU. author. Hie Pagoda Parlour, as it is

They are permitted to wear a mere boys of fifteen or thereabout take the Bong Brigade—an apparently coupleted, arted by officers of the uary, has not its

the expectation of life a more than twice semi-official robe, and are addreed by a degree of Haiu Ta'ai. This is proverbially (Viu Southern line.)

as great for the temperate se for the in- title of respect, but in pecuniary point of a great misfortune to the scipient of the smeke was seen sing from the grdown east anywhere outside the Celestial

Empire. It is furnished entirely with ebriate, the proportion being as saveu to view their honom are etapty ones, unless degree, who unconsciously and in spite of THE OPENING OF THE PARIS next to that destroyed, and it was found Chinese articlue, the best to be found three. The proportion of the rich as com- they secure the place of Superintendent of himself becomes inflated with pride at the

EXHIBITION.

that two bales of paper were on fire, a betreen Caxton and Pokin-word and pared with poor, over sovonty, is aboat Instruction, which must, however, be in sudden access upon which he has, pur- ivory carvings, satin embroidery and paint four to one, and it is generally higher me district other than their own. The haps, merely stumbled. He regards his LONDON, 7th May, 1889. spark apparently baving fallen herwon

Kong Sheng and the Haiu Ta'ai are at fellow students, cay, evou his proceptor, The Paris Exhibition was opened yester them. This, however, was so exting-gon gauze, old porcelain, and sacred among women than among men.

inges of gilt-bronze. Equally interesting The nervous, exciting, restless life of opposite ends of one division of the and perhaps his own father and grand- in the Oriental Divan. 8ated among most Americana is not conducive to ex-long educational road. The former is father, as persons of inferior talents, be day by the President of the Republic, who wished.

he piled-up cushions, and smoking a shibouk treme Ingevity, and the steadily largo in-regarded as a aclunol-boy, and the latter is cause they never took a degree, which welcomed the people to the festival, and in

or a marghile, the visitor night easily aigeon of those who have reached the for the first time & man, and need be er himself carried off the very first or Literary examinations, cheat himself into the belief that he was years of manhood in other lands as esamined no more, unless he chooses to com- the secsed trial. sa indolent polygamie pasha, to be grants tenda tu greatly reduce the standard pote for the rank of Selected Man, (Chius we bave abundantly seen, are like gumu of backgammon, an equal waited on and smiled upon by fair Cic. of longevity in this country; but the tables Jen) an examination which has intricacita the Casins and lithe-limbed Ethiopians But of American insurance companies show that and perils of it owa. The Hei Ta'ai', mixture of skill dod luck, but the once he has stepped over the threshold of it is steadily rising. Should this increase says the proverb, must have taken, bat young graduate easily comes to regard continue, it will not be many years before the Chu Jan ont have fate, that is, no the luck as due to the skill, and thus bo- thebig dining-room, he is straightway trans- ported into another world, and four con- the rate hore will compare favorably with amount of talent, by itself, will suffice te comes filled to the full of that intellectual turke backward as to time. From floor to what long experience and repeated proof win this higher rank, unless the fates are pride which is one of the greatest barriers

The panels bave shown to be the normal rate in other on one's side, a proposition which we are to the national progrĘBS soiling the room is mudiaval that line the walls have boon turn from lands,--N. Y. Sun.

prepared to believe, from what has already thing is more amusing than to watch the crumbling monasteries; the furniture onde

been scan of the lower grades of scholar-firatontact of two young literary graduates, docked baronial hall; the hangings are of

ship. At any part of the long process each suspicious of the other, and each de antique tapestry, the scocess and other

come a candidats for honors above, by pur- other, like a couple of game-cocks hoping to fittings of handsomo wrought iron.

At the a

obusing those below. A man of red talent, win their spors. Every youth of this sort, is A. SUNBEAM AO bright from the heavens did studiely inclined, might for example buy himself an abridged edition of the race the cak of Lingsheng, and thes with a pre- to which he belongs, and it is only by And get lost on the arth-to the story-cuptor of his own, and great diligmee, be patient study of the causes to which his

bonka say.

come a Kung Shong, a Obi Jen, and per development is due that we shall be ab o The fag it annght can scouse no surprise, hans at last on official, shipping all the to comprehend the genesis of that formid For anugly it rests in a pretty girl's eyes. tecious lower steps. The taint of having able body known us the Literati of China'..

Merchant Traveler.

climbed over the well, instead of entering | Many of the details which have been given, Pascess Maria Therosa of Bavaria has a by the straight and narrow way, would are doubtless inaccurate as applied to sli fondooss for puts and loves to bavel. When du bleas cling to him forever, but this places, for there is the greatest diversity in she goes a-journeying ale takes her pete circum tance would probably not interfere the genral unity of Chinese customs; at the asure timp, caça detail is true in itself, and along with her, and as she has fourteen with his equ nicity, as long as it did not simple of one sort and another, including diminish his profits. As a matter of ex the combined impression, is tut, we hope, several duga, two magpios, an enormous rai perience, however, it is probably that it inaccurate. It is by rasb attention to the and a diminutive bear. her chamberlain] w, uld be more worth while to buyau ofboe place of the village school, and its resultout does not have a particularly joyous time. ontright, rather than to enter the leid, by forces, that we may be able to understand Fox's Changes-Sir De Style-Why, the cireitous rente of a combination of not only the forces which have helped to The office of maka China what it is, but likewise those purchase and exami ations my dear, I'm glad to see you so comped Superintendent of Instruction, is consider which may in time be utilized to render it and wailing and rearing your hair becau

his speech expressed the hope that the ALMOST every day in the week a Ohitaman labour expanded upon the work, was bas- with a surprised and furried expression is tening the advent of the time when the solemnly dragged up to the Central Station resource of the nations would be solely by a melancholy Bikh and charged with employed in works of peaca.

being it possession of opium, without a per- The circumstances are always the same; the gentleman with the little tin box of sticky staff has just arrived from some near or distant port, and he has not quite succeeded in using up all the supply

LOCAL AND GENEKAL.

Passed Surz Ünal OUTWARD BOUND-Spindrift, Feb. 23 Nantes, March 8; Tur, 35; March 19; Kirklands, April ¡ Denbighshire,

mit.

No100 ever thought it necessary to urge

Quotationa HONGKONG, May 9. OPIUM-Now Patna, cæli,.. 517/520

mish,

راو

Old

Now Benares, cash, 5023

**

11

чу

11

ch, New Malwa, cab,.. 580 Allowance, Thels... Bi/104 Old Malwa, cash,....... 6-10/610- Allowance. Tails... 64/80 Persian, Oily, cash 575/650 Allowance, Taela... 18/32 Persian, Paper tied 525/550 Allowance. Tala... 16/32

Ou london---

Exchange HONGKONG, May 3,

Bask, Wire,

On demand,

* 30 days' night,

11

4. months zight

Credits, 17

Dommentary,

Ja Paria-

On demand,...

3/01

3/0

4 menit sight, 3/1

Credita, 4 months' sight,"

in New York-

On demand,..

Credits, 80 days' aight,

Bombay

...

Wire, Os demand,

Jn Calcutte

***

Ja

www

Wire, On demand,...

Ja Shanghai-

On demand,

30 days' sight, private, old Lent, 100 ... Sovereigns,

3.80

3.88

222

$4.45

*** $6.58

Temparature. of China. NuTabin at Mars Falconer & Co.'s Premises,

Thike of Buckingham, 6; Port Fairy of the dreamy dng which he allowed him- inaguration of this saile à manger, only bb.oker to tako myre interest in his which we have described, it is possible to be-sirous to triumph at the expense of the

SU

3

Base.

Was lately completed, a mediæral dinner

Invitations to the feast were given givon. written un parchment, richly illuminated. Tik guests were informed, in quaint old Franch, that it should take place uador the reign of Notre bon zoga Laya le Qazibus'; that the viands and coindre, as well as the service, would be of the period, and there- fore they were requested to come in the guise of gen les and burghers of that time, uras minstrel and pilgrime; and each and all, in memory of other days, should take a naine in accordance with their garb, by which the variet at the door should an- nounce them at the hour of seven.

PROFESSOR Maz Müller, speaking upon the

down

in

stray

Hz (pathetically): "All great ren have

Queen's Boad,

НАКОМИТЕВ

Do.

Jo,

9 AM 1 RM........... 29.97 4 Py

29.93 TERMOMÈTRE—9. Mən

Do.

-30.03

1 P. M

28

Do.

4P.M

Do 20%

(Wat bulb) 9 M.

Do.

Do. 1.M. 74

Do

Da

Do. 4.M. 74 Maximum

79

Do. Minimum svar nights 76

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

AT 4 P.M. TODAY, Barometer

Temperature Damp Balb Direction of Wind

Force

Weather Rain-fell

29.92 78

Hongkong Observatory, May 9. 1889.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Aution.

Larometerred.

REGISTER.

MAY &→ F.M.

Wiad.

Temperature.

Humility.

***-*- Diretion

Forst.

Weather,

01000000

9 Devonshire, 12; Stentor, 18; Glen- self for the voyage. Sometimes the opiam falock, Monmouthshire, Nedar, Tele remaining has to be carefully wraped into

machus, Daphne, Lenox, Unionist, Bih, nacra, 23; Brindisi, Cases a corno: of the tin before it becomes vini palia, Mount Lebanon, 2; Melbourne, ble to the naked eye, and occasionally the HONEWLEY BOUND-Heperia, Westmats, dejected Indian with the boty puggery Mar. 12; Riversdale, 15 Amphitrite, seizes a tin in which there is nothing

· April 2; Jazon, Canfa, Port Adelaide, left but the amdi, The dusky peeler Aeraldic, Red Sea, Reut, 23; Cardi has even been known to haul up a pas gaushire, Menlyon, Telamon, Yangisć, 26: Electra, Prometheus, 30.

senger for having in his possession a pos with a minute quantity of some kind The a. . Ok, with the FRENCH MAIL of of jam in it, bat under these painful April 26th, left Saigon on Tuesday, circumstances the inspector in charge mak a the 7th instant, at pm, and may futile attempt to transmit some sarcastic the un inst. This Packet brings to effects to his through an interpreter, points subject of the antiquity of bimetal ion, when I left this morning your fair reputed a very desirable one, since the duties are more worthy of the future to which it some be expected here on or about Friday, plies to letters despatched from Hong the finger of acorn at him and dismisses the said that the researches had proved wha's Kido was sick. Mira, De Style-Well, you light, and the income considerable. This destined.

though the change 1 the ratio between kosy on Feb. 27.

But where there actually in or has gold and silver could not be entirely pro-, just that dogs of Fido's breed land got apart for the support of the two soo, just siter yon laft, Men. Tiptop came income arises partly from a large tract of The P. & Q. Co.'s steamer Sutlej, with the

English Mail of March 29th, left Binge been opism the page is duly seat up in vented, it took place by small degrees.

From the sixteenth century before Christ were going out of fation, so I dried my Superintendants, partly from presents' of pers on silenday, the 6:h inat, at 5.30 order that the unwary passenger who bas to our times it had changed only tears and kicked him out.-N. Y. Weebly. Krain exacted tvivo a your after the maunor smoke, my dear. She (with animation): pn., and may be expected here on of the misfortune to indulge in the seductive from 13 to 16 of silver to 1 of gold, but

of Buddhist prosta, and partly in fees Oh, if you will only swear off until you A GlasDow newspaper sees quite at which every graduate is required to pay, are great I shall be quite content. about Saturday, the 11th inst. Thi Packet brings replies to letters de pipe may be fixed, for as he never has saince 1873 is had suddenly risen from 15 toxante in the coming marriage between varying as all moh Chiness payenta do,

VANDTEK Camelshair-1 charge $50 more spatched from Hongkong on March 6.

permit from the opium farmer for his few 20; and if that were so, asked Professor yonng Mr Cuates, a member of the great according to the eirsamstances of the for the idealistic portrait than for the real- Miz Müller, had they not a right to in- Paisley Cottop-thread Manufacturing Com: individual. The Superintendent is careful iatic portrait. It ja auch a strain upon the The M. Co.'s steamer City of Sydney: cents' worth of opium-and could not pos- quire whether that was due to natural pany, and Miss Clarks, a daughter of one of to inquire privately into the means at the nerves to idealige, and er-the-the-1 Wl'estacks.

with the Americas Mail of April lah, left Yokohama on Tuesday, the sibly have one-a conviction is certain. All causes, or to a cartain extent to certain the firm of equally famous American thread disposal of each graduate, and fire his tax ah, is so difficult to catch the inner- Tobo 7 May, at daylight, and may be this is in order that the oplom farmer's

Governments boycotting for their own makers. For yeara a bitter rivalry existed purposes the second precious, metal of the between the two houses, until the Sovich accordingly. From his decision there is no most presters of thesoul, as it were, that Nagasaki... expected here on er about Monday hard-earned profits may not be a cent under world, silver? That, Mr Greafellssid, was } firm decided to send an ambassador to appeal. If the payment is reviated es exoer. Ma. Nowright, that's all Shanghai,. ¡90, 1 the 13th May.

sire, the Superintendent, who is there right, yang man. I guess I'll let you idol Amoy $4. the possible, and the ponderous machi the whole case of bimetallists. They were America to make friendly, overtures Helically his preceptor, will have the Hain zu me $15 worth.-Harper's Bazar.

sometimes faced with the difficult ques was both than suessful, and the two Teal beaten on the hands, and prob nery of the law is set to work in the tin, how could they say money WAS

A USEFUL Accomplishment Now occu great houses will be quitad by marriage is ably double the amount of the aRLENET, same way in the case of a passenger who scarce when the money a ticles in the

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If any of the gradantes in a district are pation for women are being constantly dis- from ignorance has emmitted to fling his dally press said that the money was A GRADEPOL, Reprod. When the John sosed of a crime, they are reported to the cavered, Raid Men, Brown I ses by the drug on the markett His reply wasona caray to the dinar-table the other day district Magistrate, who turns them over papers thus worse is making a pile of opium tin overbɔud before Lading, as in int the value of money apokon The Glen Line steamskip Glenfruis, from the case of a cargo of the stuff being emug- of in the money articles assot one thing. it was quite apparoot that little Mand had to the Superintendent of Instruction, for any by whistling They shoull all

Niw York, left Singapore on the Stigled. A student who arrived from Sheng and the value of money band consome of the good stings, but no reprimand Magistrate. together, ooold securs the dis

and the value of money told it com- astopsted the feast and helped herself to an inquiry. The Superintendent and the learn whistle, commented the old man, by, and may be expected here

the other day had still a fow (amukes or about the 11th May.

spoke of in the press meant not the was given util her older sister, Alico, aged grace of a graduate, as already explained.

prise of a stylsak, bitinet, Y. Even An The government desires to meourage value of money in commodities, but for eight was asked to say grace, a pleasa The Canadian Pacific S. Co.'s str. Parthis, | of his stock left when he landed, and as is low at the manst for three mi:ntha, wberas dusy with which she was sometimes in leathing as myob sa prasible, and to this gu

from Vancouvar April 16th, Iaft Foke was not concealed the inevitable Indian got the question they were diapazzing was the the younger one's delinquency and the up-/larmed govemment high school orcolleges, Hats you anything to say in mitigasión | Boilano....29.94 01 | BA

trusted Her observaat eyes had detected end there are in many cities, what may be Shanghold of it. The usual procedurs followed, value of money in commodities spread over

The barometer has fallen, but gradienia all of which the passenger no doubt regard a rumber of years. What bimetallists atk-persunity was ust to be uggested. Alice where preceptors of special ability are op of youtsoutenonderer-Nothing, your

are now done by electricity? Murdezurare rather moderate for winds Tar Koeting of the Legislative Count) id as a weak exsuan formueeze,' and it was that members of Parlianrent should | Bolemnly suid grace as follows: "For what pointed to explain the Classics, and to hold hobot. Judge-Yon kuaw that executions .

we are about to receive-and for what Mnd frequent examinations, similar to those in go on the Government that they should which was to be held to-morrow has beed the fire of ten dollars which was subse. not refuse to argue the question, but should / bas had already-O Lord, make as dy funds for the si-port, of sikük insitutions, I painful durg to satelice you to work 29 6

the regular course, as described. The Yes, pour honer. Judgo-Then it is my Cloudy, warm and damp weather prevails, Ara anaetimes derived from the voluntary lines for the Owerhead-wire Elostric quently imposad must have convinced him be willing to meet foreign Governments in thankful ---Treasure Trese

STUFF TAKING BIGN OF GRACED subscriptions of wealthy persons, who have Company until you are dead, dead, (Mur. conference with view to being whether that the Hongo has not a monopoly of that something like an international system of Aird, the venerable moderator of the buen rawarded by the gift of an honorary derer hints, We we requested to miste that the Band art. Paltry cases of this kind, where there is surrensy uld not be carried out. The Church of Beotland, talle a goud story title, or perhaps from a tax on a tile fair,

The great value of Boolt's Emulsion of naked to discuss the question; the Latin patronage was forced upon a congregation in good fal h, it has work, a well, but in worth dealing with, and if they are don's Union, of which France was at the head, Alness. The ministar was oldly roto stripts known to the water, the in Wating Diseases is shown by the asen- with the coalisation of the opium should and the Dutch and Belgian authorities were coivod, as may be imagine but he began whole piss has been brought inte discredit panging statement from D. O Freeman,

Sydney Aust. Having been a gre be sufficient. But it is on such tries that alo willing to do so, while Prinon Bieto visit the people, and one day nalled an

of late yours, on recount the promotion karok said he would not stir in the matter an elder, who grested hic very groll,

to office of disfrist. Maginiraton sho kave

sufferer from pulownary stacks and the large and expensive Fulis force of the units England moved, and if she did he The minister, however, took a chair, and bought their way apward, and who have no adually wing way for the past two It is intended to hold a competition in ondary blefly exercises Italf. The Ohlage wold be met happy to agree. They now in a little while louk oat his mouff-box leathing of their own. In such case, the years, it affords me grost pleasure so testify

f had a Qhanoslior of the Rixchequse: who 1* Ohɛɛaid, the elder: 'te tak' snuff, das ya management of ika examination is probably that the above medicina has given-s gymanptica dia in the Gymnasium of the hawker who sells oranges without a licence would not pretend to be ignorant upon the Oh, you. Wool,' sud the elder, that's a bo their Suretery, who disscess 57 { relief, and cheerfully roosesmand it to all Victoda Recreation Glub on Saturday neat and the opium enoter who strings with a subject, and who had no right to rely upon the fast mark o'grice I've seen in year quietly, and with su iltis trouble to him suffering in banklar way to myself. In 21 5.0) p.m., for primes granted by the little oplum and without a permit from the permanent officials because he knew too. Hur do you make that out?" asked a postblad The themes for the sny addition I would say that it is very plowanting

to take Any Chemist can supply i important question, afecting so many in. sample, replied the older that the best, but instead of remaining to superiu- might be diminished by one hell.

I teroate, demanded carnosi zopnidagation. sauters were oʻ para gold 1:

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The Austro-Hungarian Lyd's B. N. Ca'

steamship Medea, from Trieste, left Singapore for this pert on the 4th May, and may be expected,bers on or about the 20th May.

hams for Kobe, Nagasaki, and Hongkong on May 3rd.

postponed till Thursday, the 16th instant, at pa

when

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1. Baren, zeinned je da dogrona Foked- all, and to the leval of the res in imenika, ketika

and Hipers of the Argland. Sutherland | olearly nointention of smuggling, are hard)= { United States had over and over again | about a minister, who, in the old days of to. Where the arrangement in carzled out Pare Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites | sad kundredths.

Highlanders will not play in the Publ

Gardens on Saturday nert, nor until further

notion

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6. Toaca ar Fung warding wa" Baszini

President of the Club, Hon. 4. P. Mar - opium farmer without these the forests about the subject himself. Such an sinister. Das y read o folumon's are giren out, and prises promised for the ) upon & Ov, (Lámited, agante in Slong. La few (ww)

1. Bark, in incher, batik með baudredsta