No. 8820-SerTEMBER 7, 1889.j
Ar the instance of B.Rustomjes, broker, Chinose gardener was brought before Mr
THE CHINA MAIL
launches in arriving at and leaving the Wharf.
A GRINESE RENDITION CASE The application by the Chinese author
SWATOW.
28th August, 1880.
instant from Newchwang and Cheloo The
HOW RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION MAY BE BUNGLEDA
Now that the
RELIGIOUS SERVICES —
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-Parade Berelos 8.30 Matins at 11. Holy Com
Robinson in the Police Court to-day Sir E R. Freonsutlo, is now at Madagascar, That I and others begin to detect the odourtes for the rendition of the two men, who The su. Tamani arrived here on the 26th ketone construction of the Paking- inunion at the 11 o'clock service on, the
charged with, ansaulting his employer and refusing to obey orders. The complain- ant said the defendant, who was his house gardonor, refused yesterday io como upstaire when he was sent for. The com- plainant went down to the servants' quar fore, and the defendant then rushed at him, and taking up a piece of wood or an ice choppr attempted to strike the complain 'ant with it, «A porvaut, who want to the
Ir is reported that a part of the island of Madagascar is likely to be ceded to Eng land. H. M., Boadicea, with Admiral
on important business.
A LOSOPHICAL defnition of luck is given by an English writer an a capability of being incapable
The first Retuschild was probably right, from his point of view, when he said that he never would employ mu unlucky inari." On the other hand, the lucky man is usually the man who fite his fortimes; who, whe the apparently able or stupid, can do just what his special circumstances require him to do. Vary stupid man sus often ready
unhurt. The fool who makes a fortuna when they twist from under a cartwheel is usually the man with just the foresight or just the judgment or the intuitive per ception of the way things are going faculty like long sight or keen hearing,
of a rodent in sundry schemes that have boon Boating in the air of late, and to judge by the tone of your resant odiar, That it may be taken for granted that the Hop, O. P. Chater has prayed to be saved from his flattering friends, and has wished that Mr Norman had spared the honey when mixing his last potion for the re- ders of the Pall Mall Ndiy
ials you seem to have caught the scent
were recently unlawfully serested by weasel lafi Chefoo on the 19th, and expor Bankow milway line teen acctioned by La, Sed, and bth (if any) Sundays in the Chiness offers in British Kowloos, and need fine wother as far as the Saddles Imperis edit, wo gummend to the atten-month Evensong at D
The rest of the passage wa very ugh, tion of Chang Chih Toug the following | ox= UNION Ray, G. who were subsequently delivered up on the Alfbought without high windla. A son teache from the report of Consul Bourno nt Bondfold, Sorvinas at it mat, and, 7.30 demand of the Home Government, came which came on board carried away the com- Tammu, which give a graphle picture of rat
GERMAN BetHeSDA CHAFEL -Service is The course of material improvement. In and ice-chest. Owing to the heavy sea the before Mr. Robinson in the Polico Court Panion ladder, and smashed the ben coops how railway work ought not to be done :-
Tassel was obliged to anchor in Buffale the north of the island, on which the Ge- the German language, by Rev, F. Hartmann, overy Sunday, at half-past ton in the this morning. Chinese authorities and asked that the case erreckage was observed, to which a native though perhaps with more zeal than Homo-Servies on Sunday, at 11.N. Had Mr. Ho Wyann appeared on behalf of the Nose Channel for twenty-four hour: On verur his Excellency a Ming-ch'uan, Chapel of the Barlin Foundling House,
241, whilat off Pih-kishan, France in 1885, has been pursued steadily. the
entored after pesce had been made with West Point be remanded for a week.
SEAMEN'S CHURCH, PETER'S Was clinging. The
The vessel steamed as close His Worship said he could not consent Was
judgment. Stosin sawmills sro working aru. Thursday, at 6 r.M. The Holy to that; be adine evidence to as possible but to under the charge of a young Englishman, Cozumunion is administered on the Bacond Chinaman Joubtless through weakmons won outing 800 sleepers a day for the rallway: Sunday in the month at 7.30 ; on the Mr Ho Wyaun asked what
peatedly thrown towards him. The scound Worship required.
complainant's assistance, corroburated this men, nimed with a readiuere as of dogs That the oxyguration is all the more to be record before he could do ridonco his unable to catch a life-baʊywhich pace the new city of Taipei Fu, the present First and Third Sundays, at noon on the
statement. The gardener, who said Rustom jeo threatened to strike him first, was fined 815, with the alternative of six weeks hard labour,
Mx Robinson, the now acting Police Magistrate, has shown several times since
$7
and
rasomo evidence that offence has haan committed.
the
regrotted because so much could have
oficer, Mr King, volunteered from the very capital of the island, situated ten miles Fourth Sunday, at Evening Service. been said with truth about the ability,
first to swim off with a line, Unt Captain south-east from this port, in ligated every Services are conducted by the Rev. J. A. the enterprise, and the success of Mr. Mr Ho Wysun-I propose to get up Williams would not consent until every night by electricity, the apparatus being Turner, in the WESLEYAN BISSION ROOMS,
other means had been tried. A bost o-ald now in charge of native artikoers only. A 127 Queen's Road East, Bundaya at hater, the financiarvinonce and perhaps bring coursel
not be launched wing to the tremendous brick-making machine has been imported Elis Worship You ought to have notne
Tamsui At
and Kolusg and at the Pesca dores, is the person who swore the information 7
Armed
of the Armstrong guns of Mr Ela Wyauti-He is a colonel. He is fortunate Chinaman, whom together with
latest
pattern. An ammunition factory and his rescuer was safely got on board. not here. He fally expected that your
bein built at Tai-pei Fu, and Worship would remand the case.
Such an act is deserving of a testimonial arsenal
areconducted underthes blasuperintendance from the Humane Society.
independent of intellectual power-requisite That there-is & material difference between witness who could lay the charge. Who Bea, 8o Mr King very bravely awam off with from England. Forta are being constcneted, and 6 F.E
to make large grofits very quickly. In fact, the fortunate mau is usually the man who, in cousequence of soma bidden quality in his nature, deserves fortune.***
the work accomplished by Mr Chator and that done by the Fathers of our Colony
That the princely house of Jardine gave
His Worship---You may be able to find somebody perhaps, between now and some give the matter consideration.
A
lead line which he made fast to the un-
Wich
ST. JOBBER'A Con, Garden Road. 9. M. Mass and Sermon. 5.30 F.M. Even ing Servion, Bonediction.
ua the Sailor's Home and carried on the hour this afternoon. At any rate I want to men off a water-logged junk near Swatow.opened a soboel nudor the charge of an Owners' will be Responsibis, for
only Seaman's Hospital in the place for years at a loss, while to them (in a great
weasure) we owe the City Hall, besides valuable services rendored to the Colony
Mr Ho Wynn-I don't think I shall
Not Responsible for Debts,
either the Captain, the Agenta, nor A few months ago the Tamsui picked six of a Gorman officer. The Governor has English teacher, Mr W. D. F. Hutchison, -Shanghai Mercury.
iDemerly a master in the central school in any Debt contracted by the Officers or Beuths to be interpreters in English, and their stay in Hongkong Harbour
Kong, with the object of training Crum of the following Vessels, during telegraph and railway clerks; and he has put his own sons under Mr Hateliison's
by lo. Wyand for the witnesses; they EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A POR.
are in KowloUIL
His Worship That is not for, and you
reasonable
are bouzid to
TUGUESE CLERK IN SHANGHAI The Shanghai Mercury of Monday last
privataly and publicly (in the Council) by successive generations, not the beast càia at five o'clvede, ball take the arrested a Portugnées, who resides at Boone
which are the Peak Boada and (in a certain sanas) the Public Gardens.
this afternoon.. On the Grad being called again at five o'chuo, Mr Ho Wyauu said he proposed to box before asking for a reaand.uz
Thess perfection among idlors, or in agricultural That the Deuts, the Gibbs, the GH pat the complainant, in the case into ther's name is Placedo-Placé,-und-be
he took his seat on the bench how very lenient be can be, and to-day he demons trated that he can also be suvere vhan he thinks the occasion requires it. Five Chinese shopkeepers were brought before him this morning charged by Inspector Stanton with keeping defective seales. In three of the casus, where the delinquents were persons doing a large business, his Worship imposed the unnally high fine of $50. ln doing so to ssid ho wished to dool severely with this uffence, wore cases, he said, where well-to-do people deliberataly cheated all who deal with them. They would beat the poorest coolic in the Colony. It was a disgraceful thing, ho added, and he was determined that when he found a clear case of this kind before him he should deal with it severely. The other two men were let off easier. One of them who had one set of scales defective, but to his own disadvan tage, was fined one cent, while the other men, one of the poorer class of tradesmen, although having scales that cheated his customers, was fined only $7, his Worship being of opinion that this sum to him would represent an sovore a penalty na the 860 did to his bigger brethren.
work
FusNOR AND ENGLISH MANNERS-Min- ora are often worst in the most industrious and advanced parts of the country. In the Highlands of Scotland, where industrial civilisation is almost unknown, popular mannora xto excellent; some parts of the Lowlands thing seo rude, repellent, and ansympathetic. The best English an ners are to be found in certain xuraldis- energetic triete, the worst in thriving and Lancashire Too much energy is unfavour- able to the beat behaviour, which grows to and pastoral communities, where folks in eisurely fashion sad hare many spare moments on their bands. Manners always represent an ideal of some kind. The En- glish way of behaviour seems to stand for dignity, the French for
for grace Mannork in
rothe both countries ace more
representation of self in outward forms than any evidence of real consideration for the person to whom they are
are addressed. The Englishman wishes to convoy the
the idea that he himself, has dignity,
that he is a gentleman; the French arxi accomplished man of the world. The virtues of English behaviour ere chiefly of a negative kind, and those of French ba haviour positive. An Englishwa is pleasant because he is not noisy, not troublesome, not obtrusive, not contradictory. cause he has the tact to avoid conversational pitfalls and precipices. The Frenchman is agreesble because be is lively, amusing,
and
is sziable, is successfulín the battle againas dulness, and will take trouble to make conversation interesting.-French and English' (Macmillan).
That the Surveyor Gonoral is to be com
plimented upon the enuently reasonable view he has laken of the situation and the
desire he has now manifested to meet the wisbes of the public.
That it may be added here, by the way, that the wishes of the public are general. ly reasonable.
That Mr Fracein has appeared in a new rols, that of throwing all upon the troubled walors,
THE owner and crew of a licensed cargo boat were fined $5 each by Commander Runiey, at the Barbour Offico yesterday, |-· FRAGRANT W TERS' MURMUR for throwing ballast into the barbont. 5 That the tone of the Sanitary Board is now two provious convictions were recorded more like that of a silver bell than a against the same boat, His Worship ought
cracked pot-bunce the business done and to have made the fine much heavier, Hong-
progress made. kong harbour, one of the finest in the world, is being rapidly spoiled by these bout-people and their followers Something like 100 tons of rubbish are poured into it every wook, and the police waem utterly incom potent to check what is going on nader their very nose. Not very long ago une of the steamers in the harbour might have been seen churning up the mad from the bottom, and the deposit has become so ex? tensive that the soundings marla eole years ayo ato quite inaccurate now. If the pric. tice of filling the harbour with rabbish ís allowed to go on, we shall have a reclamation that will put the Praya Reclamation in the shade. We wish our ship-masters would take an examplo from Captain Vers of the Omega, who seized the culprits that were fined yesterday and handed them over to the police. The polico, although they might do a great deal more than they do, cannot be in every place at once, and if tha captaits or mates of remola when they bear the nightly dumping going on would signal for the polios and Loop watch on the dumpor, they would do a great service to the colony.
...
*
Tus Pechili, on her voyage up from Foo chow, spoke the Chefoo at anchor off Matsou, with her shaft broken. The latter arrived at Shanghai on the latins in tow of the Changsha,
THE Russian man-of-war Manjur arrived at Nagasaki from Wladivostock on the 24th ult. and proceeded on the 28th to Korea. The flag-chip Admiral Nachimpf, it is anticipated, will be in duck in Yokohan for about a mouth. Rising Sun
Tas Ningpo correspondant of the Shanghai Mercury writes on the 31st ult. find dint the a.. Pathin was not in ballant, but is laden with Government stores for Vladivos tock, shipped in Hamburg, Antwerp, and Port Said. She will go into Shanghai to ratit. Her coal bunkera ara fauch damag. ed by the quantity of water shipped.
Tax Peking Gazette of the 22nd ult, con- *taina an Imperial decreo in referenos to the
breach in the north bank of the Yellow River in Shantung, which occurred on the 9th and 10th of August.
and the
round,
An
some
AMPESTRIES, German ship, Captain Bowohl.-Ordered det sammanthu HARVEST QUEIN, British ship, Caph, E. A. Forsyth Russell & Contract
MELFONESS, Autro-Hung, str. Capt. H. Perini David Bassoon, Sous & Col
Oras, British barn de, Captain A. O, Brown.Gonsalves & Co. Spalding
REPORTER American ship, Capt. G. P.
2.–Butterfield & Swire, RICHARD PARSOns, Amer. banque, Capt. NARD, British ship, Capt. ROBERT S. BESNARD,
Adamson, Bell & Co.
tuition.companying sketch, map gives som Road for complicity in no extensive idea of the progress that has been made rabbery from the firm of Puzbau & Co., | with, the railwayJ, This undertaking was (Reuter Broccolmanu & Co.) which has proposed to the Throne by the present como, to light by accident. The Governor, after peaço had been made with France, in conjunction with a reassessment The charge against the first prisoner war is by ecoupation a the Turners, the Lapraiks,
compositore and increase of the land-tax, as a necessary tho Delanos, the Forbases, the Sassoons, one of highway robbery; the second pri- practically admits his guilt, and was to measure if the island werk to be made a
soner, who is alleged to have harboured the have been brought up before the Poz and other honoured old names, have all first while the Chinese officets were in tugrose Consul to-day, but owing to that separate province relying on its own ro- defence. When the sanction of the Im- search of him, being charged with aiding official having some other business to transcurces for the cost of administration and W. F. Thorndike: -Wielor & Co.
the case was postponed till to-morrow. and shofting.
capital was raised from public funds, and A man named Tang Shi Obcw, who do The charge against the prisoner, we believe, porta Government had bead obtained, scribeil himself as a physician practising in
Chinese receiving 8 81,035 from a
bank
Governor had influence.. But - St. Jurass, British. barque, Capt. W. J, Sham-shui-po and residing in Chinese ter knowing the money to be the proceeds of homes dos by oficials and others over Swensan. Eduard Schalthams & Go ritory, said he was attacked and robbed by the rubbery of a quantity of nickel from the this capital was insufficient, and the under King-Russell & Co. A man in January last, on Chinese territory firm above ained. It would seem that as taking has been managed in a
aband-to The robber gave far back as July last a Portuguese clerk mouth manner at 360 cxpensive and him a blow which
two pulls of a tobacco-pipe.".
loft their records, and added a few bricks
to the commerical monument now known, to nowcomers like Mr. Norman, a Hongkong, the third port of the world,
etc. etc.
statics, made on the spot, for the good of
*made Hongkong,' That amongst those who have given largely of their substanco to promote the welfare of the Colony, the name of Mr. Belilios estnot well be omitted, as that gentle- maa has of recont yours almost eclipsed previous manificonos in this respect. That I hear a local artist disputes the claim of all and anndry as the makers of Hongkong,' sud asserts that Hongkong was never really clothed and in its rightness said No. wind until his advent.
the Harbour
into th
and
BROK
ja for
When he livery order for a quantity of nickel which
hich
secm, &
morality than the Chinese, or, perhaps, it would be fairer to say,
& bighor soolal organisation differently constituted Tai
from
theirs, destroyed confidence and made it impossible to raise money by publis subscription The Governor, therefore, prayed the Peking Government to mako the railway an Imperial concern, and tion has now been obtained to its being constructed from Kclung to Chang-hun from Imperial Government funds,
money through one of the foreixu banks to pronotstes, sugar, coal, camphor, sui his friend in Hongkong and pocketed the phur-should be shipped dirset to foreign remainder for himself. The robbery was countries, dispensing with Amoy as an 4- not found out till the other day when Tai trepôt of the trade. Could his Excellency Franch town, & Chong sold, the nickel to another dealer in carry out his plans, as a European Govoca sad the latter, thinking that went would, there no doubt that ho would succeed, much to the advantage of the he had paid too high a
the
Andrews.
SATSUMA, British barque, Captain A. G.
Quotation Honamoso, September 7,0
New Hourds, wash, 5424 Old cash, 540 Now Malways
ak 6700
Allowance, Taels... 8/24 Old Malwa, caali 600/610 Allowance, Taele 40/56 Persian, Olly, cath 500/625 Allowance, Lasis... 16/82 Persian, Paper tied 530/560 Allowance. Taelo 10/18
Exchange, whoa
Un Love, September 7.
Hank,
On demand, 31-30 days' night,
4 months sight Credits, **
4
8/1
Documentary,montas!»gh" $/1}
deman
On demand,...
Credits, 4 mouths' -ight,
in New York
On demand,...
On
Bombay-
Oredits, 60 days sight,
demand,
Wire, On demand,
In Shanghai
On demand,
3.85
3.99
225
man is anxious to show that he is a witty That these men have given of their sub-1nese Shaus-shu-ked him down and named Maher in the employment of the ineffectual. The failure of all other under- - the Colony, and Mr. Chater may well rendered him unconsciona for the space of firm nefariously possessed himself of a deitakines in the island founded on the foreion he proud to have his name included in regained consciousness he sang out save was lying in one of the China Merchant join-stock plan, that requites, it would OPIUM--New Patus, ah, 560 much a list of the men who bave really life! and stiompted to rise, but the robber one, without dificulty, obturad
stamped his foot on his queue and thus pre
of the stuff, which he sold to a from 1 vented him
a getting up. Several other dealer on the Boochow Creek, named came up.
Chung, for
for 81,035. Very shortly afterwards; thieves thou
His Warship-Who is the robber? Mir Maher skipped for Hongkong, with Witness He was the man who knocked out getting the money, and leaving the me down on the path. He is taller than I purchaser's note in the possession of Me His Worship Who is the robber? Place, who was to remit him the money Witness-I have a witness who can say. after deducting a certain aum for himsell His Worship-Who is the robber?
Place presented the note in due course tu the Witness-Will your Worship show me Tai Chong, who gave him an order fos
new city is to be constructed at New ampant on a native bank in the Nanking Chang bus as soon as the railway reaches some robbers and I will try to identify
-Road, where he was paid the money, though that place, and it is to be made the capita! colic was brought in and the witnes ba saya he did not get the full sum agread of the island and residence of the Governor, was asked if he was the robber The wit upon. He gave Tai Chongs receipt Tal-pai Fu, in the north, and T'ai-wan Fo,
Half-a-dozen goulies were signed with a bogus usme, and stranguly in the south, being prefectural cities... afterwards placed in the dock along with enough the receipt was only for 8155, which
The Governor's design in to taske Ke That Bye-dollar fines imposed on persus the two prisoners, the witness cauwhile the prisoner says was a mistake in lung, the northsra terminus of the railway, being taken unk of Court. On his being to his ignorance of English. He remitted previously convicted of throwing rubbished the witnem was asked if he could the greater part, some $600 or $700, of this the port of the island from which its great
will not stop the practice
identify
the robber among the men in the That the Guo must be sufficient to make it dook. After a little besitation he pointed unprofitable for the boatman, otherwise to the first prisoner and said he was like the money will be paid and the dumping the robber, will proceed with the greatest regularity Continuing his evidence, the witness said
persistency.
that he was robbed after the other thieves Over twenty taels That the local Government has done well appeared on the scene.
He did not see went to Maher's late for the metal,aland Unhappily, his designs, so far, have. in purchasing the Fame for the Light-were taken from him.
late employers to inquire been executed in a
cuted in a haud-to-month house works, arid I hear they have who took the puras with the money from the price of nickel. It was only then, which makes it very improbable that secured the services of Mr Mudie, from him. When the thieves went away a we believe, that the train was laid and the the Dook Company, who is probably the friend of his one up and asked what was facts of the robbery braught to light. De will futil quickly the conditions oecessary.
of north best man they could have got in the East the matter. Witness said he had been rob tootive Keoling was pat on the case sad af- before the trade, oven of the for this particular work, za ho in ao- bed. His friend said he could recoguins the tor some litile time Place was identified by island, could arose over to Kolung from its climatised and understands how to doa! thiof. Witness then said to his friend if
on behalf of Maher whose order can steamers could land for foreign coun with the Chinese--two very neccesary should see him in Chinese territory cyoa Tai Chong as the man to whom he gave the present nouto, Tataoui and Amoy. Before
claque on Witness then went back to Sham-shui-po the prisoner presented. When questioned, tries to Kelung the harbour must be dred goslificatione That this purchase of the rejuvenated and told a friend to inquire about the use the prisoner professed a profound ignorance ged, and protected by
Fame is plessing and palpable evidence of the rubber, so that he (witness) might of English, but his handwriting, who the railway, a single line, must be
Temperature: “ that work at the Gap Ronk is about to send a petition to the mandarin. He sent examined, was found to be the safe was wierchandise, like tea, can be safely (Taken at Mesirs Falconer & Co.'s Premisté,
on the receipt for the money. It was, begin.'
in o petition the sate night (10th January)
Queen's Hood.). That the Railway Advent in China begins and mentioned the mice of the rubber in taken altogether, a very cleverly arranged and sarely conveyed; and godowns must look not only possible, but almost it. It was the same friend whom he had little robbery, and worked witheat a bitch be built in which tas sau is covered by fire cartain, and not far but near.
1P, M.......... on the road that found cut the till an accident spoiled it all two months insurance. No doubt from the day the kindly to the little leason recently ex-That if the Chinese ware to constitute a nurse of the robter
milway is open to Kelang from Teatutis, He got no reply to after the swag had tsen disposed of.
4 PM the tea mark of North Formosa, trade will Railway Euroau of such mones Sit to his petition for a long time until he heard.
incrons; but I doubt much, whether the bert Hart supplies, and construst and run one day that the mandarin of Bhom-shai-po
present course of the tea trade will be dis That was on the thale lines on European, principles, China had arrested two men.
turbed for years to come, an went soon be
to defend her 9th of July. He was also sold that the a position
wen ar vulnerable frontiers, and largely increase robber was one of the two Witness then went strength, and prosperity, TUALEX.
The Bassions are pow constructing two to the That Consul fabustor's Report on the Xamon, but ho could not see the railways reaching to the very border of Trade of Canton is, like all his writings, men because they had bous taken to China, one from the shores of the Caspian pointed and pithy.
Kowloon city. Neither the Kowloon nor Sex to Kans, and the other from the the winter of 18-56-87 when work was Tha: he is a close observer as well as an Sham-Shui-po Mandarin had sent for wit-Urals to Bei-lung-chiang. While China is begun on the railway, five chief enginners Lave been employed. It is alajost hopeless original thinker, and if his remarks are othed before the prisoners ware, charged. day, dailying about the bilding of buil
The only ground he had for balioving Leways, the Russian lines will be completed, to find Englishmen who combine the alightly
to serve the Chiness well worth reading.
artates and military supplius with
increased capacity, That the worthy Consul notes an increase his friend told him.
in the importation of soap, but fails to The case was still proceeding when we facilities, and will be upon the borders of mast be combined with sourtesy, lack, and
China ere she is
is aware.. It behoves Chingast trace any corresponding incrouso in other wont to press.
to awake to an adequate sense of her peril good queries must be added instin
good quat cleanliness or godliness.
and prepato
herself for the defence
of her of force of character. To give and That
of arma between two Chi- ABRZA
H. C. BROWN AND CO., LIMITED.
most important territories.. When rail the only difficulty between Taipei nose under cover of the law of libel ja a
The statutory meeting of this company ways are built connecting important strate- Kelang is a tunnel thres hundred yards new departure.
the past week we hers bees, was held to-day at the offices of the Gener- her territory from interual and external was begun in of 1887, the
gic points, China will be able to
through sandstone and absie. Work preserve : long That during
presumedly, in the full enjoyment of the
purila. With failways properly located, the labourere being soldiers acti
under off. bool weather which old residents tell us
no previous
of experience tashel cors with outlying territories will be brought into cors immediate connection with the intarier ling, the foreign engineers being allowed provinces,
Chinese wanted to give up the plan of a
That the pugnaelous 0:0. is an adept with the shillalah, though he now and agafa geta' carried away' (metaphorically) dur ing a fight
That for an Irishman he takes very kindly
to the oil-throwing process. That the Sanitary Surveyor does not take
pounded for his benefit, and this discovery has been made by his subordinates in the P. W. D.
That it was some of the Biblical worthies
who said that the value of wisdom was above that of rubies.
That it is to belioped the Sanitary Board will not lose sight of one of the main points
at issue, viz, that the P. W. D. has no right to enforce the separato system of drainage without the express permitalon of the properly-constituted authorities, That I understand the question, who is responsible for coniecting the Peak Hotel drain with the governor chamber of the Gas Company, is not easy tu answer: That a native contractor, a European archi. teat, two inspector, a ' bobby,' and the Sanitary Surveyor are all said to divide the honour amongst them; That the mistake, though a natural oue,
shows how necessary are the rulas lataly propounded by Mr Francis regarding personal inspection
to
да
Met
the.
breakwater
That worked with such success that delicate
NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. AWARNING, TO PREPARE AGAINST THE RUSSIANS,
The physical difficulties of the fine ars not serious, but the foreign engineers en- ployed have the greatest trouble in getting Since their recommendations carried out,
thin
caustic, they are was charging the right was from what and Rosia will be able to transport berties ne Quickness, skill, and intelligen
..
, and to this rare combination
al Managers, Menara Gibb, Livingston and marks the advent of September Co. Hon. B. Layton presiced, and there That early in the forties September más wore also present; Messa. L Dalrym
no bave conducted itself, bat we ple, E. &. Solomon, A. P. Stokes, J. W. come possibleciual defence will be authority. Bad slips occurred, and the
fortunately live in degenerate days.
That the worthy gentlemen who prute Noble, H. Wirking, W. B. F. Darby, W.. about such things have probably arrived. Docherty, B. L. Darby, H. Sheppard, at that state when blood becomes so thin 28 to induce chilblains even in the Red Hallward and C. F. Harton Bea.
That I went Eastward in a 'risksha to see That Mr Robinson will no doubt worthily preside at the Magistracy if he eschews the Polo practice this week, and I wish
sensational sing and sentimentality: Mr Brown or his lieutenant could be per- That be has a good knowledge of law, and suaded to take the same journey ;-ye,
can protect himself against the cheek of legal luminaries who frequent bia Court gods! what a road! my poor bones ache That the sinking of the steamer Compla in at the bare ratnem branco of is
the Straits involved thany Chinese trades That the Penang paper remarks, they (the traders) will have to apply to the Bank-
Court in ****raptog in consequedep.
That it hardly seems right auch palpable
carelessness
be allowed the protea- akould tion of the Bankrupter Court.
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Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 7, 1880.
CHINA COAST METEORO
Station
REGISTER September 6.AT.
Boulder, it is
It is only
by constructing rail tunnel and make an open cutting two hun served, and the encroaching tendencies of site was given up, and work was Egun on ways that the peson of Asia can be pre-drod feet deep. In the autumn, 1887, this Should another route laid out by Mr. Murray China's enemies can he checked. The Chairman, stor stating that the China continue to manifest to rework Gempbell, chief engineer. The work was her inherent weakness, and still take no pot in the charge of a citra general, ho mosting was merely a formal ons, sad bad steps for the strengthening of herself, the knew nothing short what he don 37Lostock, 20.71 69 shareholders, were aware that there had been certain difficulties in connection with time is not far distant when her enemies and who commenced work at the worth and Cokio.
will be buay transferring the property and so os,
although the strata was treacherous, scarcely Shanghai.. consequence of which, the capital had oor whit Pua, polling her of her territory. Foacion feet too high. At the south end, Nagnsstr any timber was used, the result being that Aoyme been called up about a month ago, but that EXAMINATION OF NAVAL CADETS AT PENING. bad now been arranged and the business we are age, at the instance of His in September, 1888, many smal falls cul- Houghton, was going on. He did not think there was Loporial Highness the Seventh Prince, a tainated in large fall of the tunnel roof Haiphong: 29.94 had to ask him uy questions.
in
are cashiered for their renumerals That Polo may be a dangerous game, but not insured-in beavy loss anything further to tell them, unless they naval academy was established at Peking and collapse of the bill side from the open, Bolinao... 99,80 86
Governor ta ordered, as usual, to relievo the distressed people, and to close the breach us soon as possible." But, accord- ing to the Governor's report, it was not a breach, but an overflowing of the banks,
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GO AHEAD Japan --Thè Japanese are leaving the rest of the world behind in many things in the way of business enterprise Here is a useful hint for Mr W. B. Smith, the leader of the British House of Come mons, and bead of the book-stall trade. The Jifi
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Tokube, ahol of Tokyo, has decided to open branch shops or bookstalls at the various railway stations with a. view to supplying books, etc., on hi to travellers. The systems will be started about the beginning of next month.
Tur eighth international
congress...of Orientalists was to open at Stockholm this week under the presidency of the King of Sweden and Norway. The celebrated Ox- lord professor Max Müler in to be the guest of King Decar
Mr
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the c
Joseph Hess, Coasal-General in
•bai for Austro-e had bla
prolonged to enable
guing to see it seemed to me, if anything, a trifle more so far
That most residents will be surprised to bear that the objectors to the apportion-
have not been met, and their objections. disposed of Dut
That a Metorial to Her Majesty, protent-
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Mr Noble-And his report seems favour-
the protection of the unfortunate, not to good i foster foolhardy carelessness, m
students stud
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for the purpose of instructing Bianchu They then begra to remove this debris Manila, 14: 20.77) 86
December last MP Anping Mr Noble.I should like to ask if Mr youths in the science of riavigation. The site without Umbering.
selected for the seadamy
Wan Stic ส
H. C. Methason, the superintending September Brown himself is at present managing the
Shan, on the borders
of Kwun Ming Laks ongineer, made a plan for contracting the Wostock, 29.72 65 business in the Philippines
and the ascomary buildings were erected tunnel, through the debris, which was Lakicno. 76 The Chairman-Yes, he lau
for the accommodation of the teachers sad approved by the Governor, but immediately Nagasaki. 29,76 ment of the frontage to the new Prays. That the Bankruptcy laws ware enacted for alle the prospects of the Company are detente, the more divided into set aside to let the general in command at Shanghai 29.83 77 88 NB
two departments, the inner and outer, the the tunnel follow his own renklas course Auvy 20.85 84 79 The Chairman-Yea, the prospects are students of the former pursuing a course of us before. In March, 1869, Mr H. EP
29.86 86 75 Hongkong That there is a point at which carelessDes very good. As you know, this year there is aiming to that of students at the Cottrell, the chief engineer just arrived a
Haiphong, 29.17 89 74 becomes ariminal, and to neglect insur. bar besa a great deal to contona against Naval School in Tientsin, while the outside from England, reported the mosessity of Boi - Su ancas in these days of cheap premis There has been killed must of the 100 latest part of navig, draining, of the use of timber, and of line). Manila NUMBE
cholers in the Pasippines, and the
are provided for ing with brick or stones but, although the mut etween them, who teach them foreign languages, Governor approved, the general in charge The barometer has fallen in the 8. E., but
Anping and buffalors, consequently. cholora uguatting the coolies and cattle di- mathematics Pollateral branches, Sachs just past some idea of the dificulty Gradicats continue that light for 8. noasa carrying off the bufaloss, labour lias Pay, AD of fifteen or
This will give soms ides
winde... teacher has – A
or twenty been very dificult to obtain. There has not been the same amount of orders from students, and all those, during their whole azgineers have in working under Chinoso want
oficial, cer thus f
I far, have studied with sawant. Career Hongkong, but that is easily explained cause, as I think we all know, trads liss didnity and made rapid progress in
their different branches The been very bad iu China and therefore
not been
an adequaté: For- coming Chinese orders have
they ward to the same extent; been losing on various things and have pot
ing against the injustice done, is not an auspinicos elemans it the carrying ont of a schamo which ought to be a gront boom. to its promot ta and to the Colony, That such a thing may also cause delay and. expense, which might tanily have beog foreseen and prevented
bus
almost reaches that stage.
BROWNIE.
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A GOOD agher is not known by his arrow,
by his aim Ten sick man sleeps when the doutor can notItalian Proverb.
Tas lazy minu takes eight steps to avoid
-Portuguese Precord. MaxxIND bestowa more applause on her ishing success in the spooning com destroyers then her benefactors. Gibbon been able to give the same amount sobolars in the path of knowledge Hypophosphites the ous supplying strand hadredde petition.
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yet, at any rate it is so for satisfactory.
the io are Such a result is truly gratifying and eat is wonderful Thoisanda who have
are combined, and the | 1094) would be of sucosas-Roche- Our prospects, I need hardly any
very math improved
avory shareholder bespeaks the influence which the patronage derived no permanent benefit from other Boala To THE DEAPA Pamon cured of Deaf- would do his best to push the business of His Imperis Highness has had on the operadouk Have been cured by is and noises in the head of 20 years trink we should all do our best in that school.
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TENTERANGE is the moderate use of good cannot tolerate plaia Cod Liver Oil. Any pomaly, an inowy. Thunchang hundreds of others from all parts of the That it is gratifying to observe a manifest applies to Nicholson, 21, Bedford Square, motion of M: AP. Stokes, concluded the things and total amatieres from bad things. Chemist can supply it-Watson Go
meeting. World.
(Limited), agents in Hongkong and China. The Fores
1. Bale, în lichen, fonths and kundzadky improvement lu the manoeuvring of the London, W. C., England,
to attend
The Con gress to which he has been appointed by
is government as one of the delegates
sure to end in disaster.
4 vole of thanks to the Chairman, on the
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