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Tax Steam Launch Co. have made a arrangement with the Wharf and Godown

„No. 8887.---NOVEMBER 1, 1889.)

TELEGRAMS.

"{BUPPLIED TO THe “China Mall”]

(Più Southern Linc.)

THE CHINA MAIL

Massa Butterfield and Swire informon that the O. §. 5. Coy,'s steamer des

yesterday afternoon and is due here, on the

th inat.

PEAK DRAINAGE AND WATER SUPPLY. The following has been handed

Co., the result of which is that the. Earty from Liverpool, left Sinkapora for this port occpered in Takio en Thursday, residing { tablication for the information of Peak Fick. The outlay might pross rather heavily es, driven therets by dread of foreignaen ! -

service to the Kowloon Wharves and Go- dows hitherto carried on by the latter THE PRINCE OF WALES VISIT TO company will benceforth be conducted by

|

EGYPT.

Lośno, Oct. 20. The Prince of Wales and Prince Victur

tha Steam Launch Co. The new arcango- ment came into effect to-day.

AT LISBON.

fit at the Palace at Lisbon before the fu. it appears fair and attractive Upon a near

braised his face. He was unable to attend

the funeral.

Eepisundo.

and

districts.

pesels would certainly involve a consider participants to lie out of the malter aftor- Tax Japan Gazette of the 10th says :-Thin

ablo outlay, and in quamon with all works wards, by pretonso that they had been nursing the Yomiuri Shimbun contains de tails of an unfortunate seating affair which

for of this nature is not altogether free from furned to make reparation for an imaginary

on the actual inhabitants, while it would in the death of a Japanese subject and placing two Eugliabaten in anything but | Residents and othom :-

provo cumparatively light on the ingreased

THE TELEGRAPH CONVENTION, Colonial Secretar y'« Oflice,

Dumber of an enviable position According to the

of residente for whom Mr

Ligh

The following latter appears in the jeurual's account of the affair a son of Mr

31at October, 1880.

achame provides, I w uld therefore ve9-N.-G. Daily News -Deat: Bir,—The able We observe that Capt. de Maubeuge had to dox, English Inspector at the Higher Mid. Sir,-Adverting to your icitor of the 5th ture to suggest that if the residents are in articlo in par most esteemed paper wo deal in Singapore with another game of dle School and of the Dendrological Society, instant and to prosions correspondence, I favour of carrying out Mr Leigh's soheme as have followed with great interest; it is the

k

an directed by the Governor to transmit onco, facilities should be glown for the forma battle of fair chance and Auld against grasp searching for an alleged absenuding debtor.and residing at Aknaka, to company with Bonaparte have left Athons for Sucros writer of Chin Au Characteristics in the Profiting by his experience here, the another Englishman, Mr E. Jaures. went to you, for the information of the Deputation of a Water Supply Company for the hilling munopolising tendencies. The Chefoo

on shooting in the neighborhood of Suns-appointed by the Peak Residents, the

Works of this future can under Telegraph Convention and its Roman certain, cóuistions · bo" carcivil aut mors Appendix are twins; they supplement THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH FAINTE N.-Q Daily Ners returka very jostly that i taiu did all in his power to help the officials i mura, Katsu-shika-gun, Tokiu. They wereonclosed copy of a Report by the Honour.nomically by private enterprise than by and cover each other and both tend to

*Chinese occisty requmbles zone of the in their search. The vessel was delayed booking wild fowl when a fisherman who able the Surreyor General on the subject

Was passing

by the place in a boat was of Poak Drainago and Water Supply; and Government, and the consumers would, it destroy the chance of cheap telegraphy, tiny executed the work themselves, bo so banoficial for Chias'a telegraphic revenue The Duke of Edinburgh had a fainting cenery in China. Sem at a little distance from daylight till 7 s.m. without, how-sirask by a shot from one of pay to state that, after the Peak Residents have atisfied that the charge for water was not and so mighty a lovar for trade. The

He Hawa instantly killed. The two gentlemen

men carefully considered it, His Excellency wore taken to the Senju police station, and would be glad to make to them, at an out of pipetion to the ont of the work Russian Minister is right in getting a sheap ever, the dester being found.

erminal rats in China för Rumia, (two neral of the King of Portugal, and soverely approach, however, thero is invariably afterwards discovered in a hotel near the after inquiry Mr Gox was set at liberty, but interview one in observations on the executed, and thus grounds for dissatisfac

Mr James was detained pending further subject, the complete occupation of His tion which might arise, would be removed, francs), but he is wrong in mixing himself

The journal adds that the Excellency's time rendering this mode of

and the servises of Mr Leigh's firm could up with the cable companies so far as to help inquiries. which that is shabby and repulsive, and the air is full of odours which are not fragrant. OwING to some accident with for engine-mitter has been, was to be placed in communication more convenient at the

thebe utilized, sa he suggests, to commence them to establish high terminal rate for

at once the necessary plans, &

all other nations (five francs). The chunon No photograph does justice to Chinese room telegraph, the Chungking, while leave the hands of the English Consul."

Should it be decided howover that the of negotiating morcantile affairs, of par Government should undertake scenery, for though photography has been ing Chefoo lat wook for Shanghai, colli-

provide chasing Ramalan produce, become so ded with the Foilung, at anchor, outting

au improved supply of water to the hill much greater; but it is against all oquity: degoribed as “justice without mercy," this into the sterk of the latter about two feut, WHAT the Chinese Inck is not intellectual ability. it is not patience, practicality nor

distrions, and assuming that the Electric it conflicts with the International tresty, the in not trus of photography in China, in and slightly indenting her own aten

citeerfulness; fr in all these qualities they

Light Company fail to carry out their pro broad circumference within which and in which the dirt and the smells are omillet. The new French Consulate at Yokohama grourly excel What they do luck is charac

posals, it would be nicessary to go carefully conformity with which all minor agros- into the whole question with a view of as- tuen's must be made. The merchants of There is no country in the world, saye was formally opened on the 17th, the band fer and Conscience Some Chinese ficinis

certaining whether it would be better and China can probat against the Chefod Cons more economical to collect water in a re- the writer, where the symbol donating of the trennt playing the Marseillais when cannot be tempted by any bribe, and like the tricolour was hoinod, and the event the famous Yang Chen, aleady referred to,

vention and its Roslan Appondis, on servoir or reservoirs below Mountain Lodge three powerful grounda, vis: Hongkong, 21st October, 1883. happiness is a constantly before the ayca being celebrated by a dinner and a general refuse to coureits wrong that will never Le and out, because Heaven knows,

Sir, I have the honour to report, as

ur to punip water from the Albany tank.

1.Monopatres and fixed division of an in Obian But it does not require long reception of the French residuis. ༣ Earth knows, you know, and I know.' Bat

the advantage" of 'n and water supply of the Peak district with

of prábability greater rights of other parties and are consequently experience to discover the truth of the obIr is noteworthy that at the renant ex-how many Chirose could he found who would follows, on the question of the drainage the batter alternative would at least have telegraphic business and tratie preclude the

brought aminations at Nanking, and other places, resist the resin brengt pels five who special reference to Mr R. K. Leigh's report purity in the quality of the water.

In conclusion, I would add that, with against the International treaty.

2.-Two terminal rates, one of 2 francs the majority of the post successful stud-

view of providing as far as possible for Russia and another of 6 franes for Eag ents, and those who carried of the highest sa known to be incompetent. Ingine of 10th September last

for a moment the domestic consequenter of

sufficient supply of wator daring the ap- land, the Continent, and America, are wh

The main objection to the pipe drains proseling dry season, three new wells against equity and the International treaty. Chinese should dread to

face them 1 But what Chinese would ever think of carncensionally esca; es from the ventilators Plunkett's Gap, one below the Government over the same distance and the same ronto A NEW slectric search-light has lately been tying theoretical morale into such a region have given instructions to close the "peti-Villes, aitd and her on the worth-west slopes within the boundaries of Chins be doorer

for one-party than for another? pot up at Furt Siloso facing the Westerse that When it is seen what a part pam-ings from the ventilators on the road, and of Murat Kellett.

A Fourth is about to be commenced at

3.-Russia's getting a terminal rate of Magazine Gap. evening was tried for the first tion of civil, military, conur from the road, and I trast

france in Chica is not to be opposed, hat. Ensfarve ice the lights bour Engapura Honey Chiu, oitin, plutary the admissim. to provide vents, as far as practicablu, away

With regard to the proposals of Mr M. Conmany's tendency t # this nice time and played down the Straits, on Fort isl, is it any wonder that Chinese gato-bee is completed the nuisance will be abated.

(From N.-C. Daily News)

THE ORISIS IN JAPAN. .

Yokohama, 20th October, 1889, Prince Sanjo bas socepted the post of Minister President of State. No changes have been made in the remainder of the Cabinet up to the present.

[Prince Sanju Sanetomi wa the only daimio, the coly man of high hereditary tank, who took office after the restoration in 1868: he was Chief of the State for about sixteen years, retiring about Eve years ago, prior to the death of Iwakura. His scceptance of office is due, no doubt,

survation that Chinese happiness is all on the outside. We believe it to be a eriti.

Dumont, even if it does not, ny, cass offer a better prospect than errespondenca leave the lower to be Sir, your of an early sentisfactory settlement.

most obedient servant,

(Signed) HENKY MAY, for Acting Colonial Secretary Mackintosh, Eaq, du are. c.

SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

1--DRAINAGE,

to a desire to recuncile parties, his political tism substantially just that there are no honours, were vory, young, their ages roug resistance, and is it strange that any, i crvently laid is the offensive oil that being sunk in the Peak district, one below Why should the same tulegraphic work -

views being moderate and his talents mo.homes in Asia,' diocra. His re-appointment has been re- commanded by bis illustrious descent and

ing from fifteen to nineteen years. Sheng hai, Mercury.

his bigh rank. Familiar as we are with Te male of work in aid of the Bastor Mia- references to Jupanere princes, there are sion Girls' School, which was held in the actually only ten men in Japan, besides Prince Sanjo, and the reembors of the lm City Ball yesterday, was, we are glad to perial family, to whom the title is properly say, wall attended. Miss Johnstone asks applicablo.

na to say that cho, boge to thank the ladies Pasir Panjang and the islands nonr the Fort, Pars and constables are not to be depended | A radioal remedy can only be expplied by Birst and Mr Granville Sharp, as they rate for his countrymen only should be. who helped at the sale, and to intimate Everything was wondo no bright as daylight, upon for the honest portormance of their the fective Anahing of the drains, but this, differ in detail rather than in principle from and the light thrown up against the aky duties? A Sunday Roholar ones repeated I fear, cannot be noaapiiahed until the Mr Leigh's, it appears to me premature was $1,050. ¡ presented a particularly brilliant appear passage which explained the pre-eminence Peak district in furnished with an abundant to onter on minor pointe until the math of Shanghai, Hongkong and minor porta

(From Singapore Papers.) BRITAIN AND RUSSIA IN ASIA. Berlin, Oot 21.-It is semi-officially ru ported in Berlin that Prince Bismarck de- olared at an interview with the Czar, that AD entente between Britain and Russia in Asis is not only possible but greatly to be desired.

that the amount realised

The Refreshments Stali was presided aucu.

over by Mrs Wodehouse, Mrs Mitchell-Tas master of an otter-hunting wohoouer Inner. Mr Wine and Mr Roberson. was fined £60 in Yokohama the other day The other Stallholders woro: Mes for leaving two men behind on an island. One of those men, who had been in prison Forbes, re and Miss Faucook, Mts in Vladivostock, Bud was released un the Hulton, Mrs Layton, Mrs Hust, Mrs representating of the British authorities, Chungking on Saturday as a distressed aca The Czarewitch has been imposingly re- Cohen, Miss Hopkins, Misa Holworthy, was brought down to Shanghai on the man, and a collection was made for him on board.-N... Daily News.

THE UZARE WITCH.

Daived at Athena

THE CENTRAL ALLIANCE. Count Kalnoky and Signor Orispi will shortly visit Prince Bismarck,

distinguished historical character us supply of water.

question of providing a supply by pamping follows: Then this Danisi was preferred As regards the anggestion to scour ther storage is decided

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most above the presidents and princes, bo druins by filling the Flushing tanks with

As water by hand labour, the only objection 1 obedient Servant, cause un excelent spine was in

S. BROWN, the point at which, acording to this ses to this apart from the expenses is that revised version, Danio was strongest, the it would tend during the winter monthe

Surveyor General. Chinese is weakest; he lacks backbone. Chinese Characteristics.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Mra Bateson Wright, Mra Grant Smith,

INFORMATION WANTED. Mi Caldwell, Mra Lammert, Misses Tam

To the Editor of the 'China-Man,” inert, Miss Cole, Mra Bird, Mrs Poos-

On-Saturday last, says the Singapors Free.

Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1889, neckor, Mrs Master, Misses Huzoland, Mias | Press of 22ad inst, we reported the strand-

Jin-If there are among your readers Anderson, Mr Brace Shepherd, Mrs ing of the .. Kirklands un Diamond Point, DOSTI, Mrs Lightwood, Mrs Edo, Biases also that she was being assisted by those any eredite enough and obliging enough Petrel, a local steamer bolunglag to blesers to enlighton nie as to the history and ders Reris. Indy Des Voeux showed a kindly Bon Hin & Co. The Kirklands arrived vation of the expression cheque

Joe Millerisms, 1 interest in the aals of work and gave very into port on Saturday afternoon, having plied to an

floated off without baring aastained a shail for ever feel grateful.

The high position slang and elangy Receptable assistance; and Mrs Wodehouse, apparent damage. She was to have left Cuzon who was responsible for the Kefreshments for China yesterday afternam, but was expressions are rapidly attaining in English

the owners of the Petrel against her. ShoYours faithfully, bas however since been released under bonds, and cleared for China to-day.

THE INTER-PORT CRICKET MATCH The following telegram was received last night by Mir A. K. Travers, Hou. Secre tary E.K. C.0.-

All out second inninge 80 runa, 20, Bam 18, Sarith 16, Flatt 10.

Shang-

to aggravate the scarcity of water which is Honourable Alfred Lister, Acting Colonial

W without cautas, during the

winter.

Colonial Secretary.

CHINESE MENDACITY.

The following story, told by the writer of Chinese Characteristics in the N.-C. Daily Nous, ilustrates vory forcibly one of the posaljar taita of Chinese character:

Two Chinese students, aged eighteen and

prevented.

I hope that the Chambers of Commerce

will all nuito in effort, that of subvert- ratification of which is now pending in lug the obnoxious telegraph treaty the Peking. Give the cable companies, the same chance na any other trading coregrass : let them try to hold their own as we all must do, but do not nurso, pet and privilege them at the expense of the great public.

I am, yours, s 26th October.

EQUITY

NEWOHWANG,

(N.-C. Daily News Correspondent,). The weather for the last week hai basin unusually mild, but we may look for a great

bai six wickets down for 20 runs, Coxtail, desurvca special credit for her excellent arrested on a claim of $105,000 brought by { literature gives point to the entry would be something.lika.one aile from the They also visited the dispensary, where interior, unable to come down by boats on

and Smith bowling well. Shanghai won services and for the attractive manner in by three wickets.

which the various good things under her chargo wore arranged,"

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Passed Surg CANAL.

.:

BURROWER IN SEAROA ce TRUTH, alios MOLE,

THE CONTRACTORS". FEUD.

ASTABBING CASE:

the

migen.

With regard to Mr Leigh's recommend. stion, to dispose of excrementitions rastler by carrying it from the Peak to the aca by means of a sinch pipe, instead of by coolie labour according to the custom of the country, I forceec gmve ob jections to the proposed plan. It is in my

pinion more than probable that the pipe twenty-two respectively, came to the for change at any moment. Several atsamers ald choke, and in that case to clear it eigher's premises, and paid a visit to a remand sailing vessels are in port; some of the and restore circulation would prove a duty occupied by a writer in a dispensary, with latter according to charter-party having to neither easy not autres le to those on whom they were well acquainted. As he wait for a few days yet before isydays com- whom it might devolve. Moreover it in was out at the time, they stepped into un-mence. It is rather an auxious time for evident that as the extreme distance be other roon, also occupied by a dispensary shippers who wish to avail themselves of teen houses in the Peak district is nearly asistant, where they were observed and the new crops of peas or beans, of which niles and that the aiore remote houses addressed by a servant on the prentists. † it is said there is a plentiful supply in the month of the pipe, the risk of a surreptitious they engaged in conversation with a teacher, account of unfavourable winds. It is there. disposal of his unsavory load would be very who politely inquired their names, ngas, and fore hoped that she long prevailing south

coolie little lessened whether the

Soun alter, they loft the pre-breeze may turn to the north, when the should Chrry

it one mile to the pipo or two or three, had deng

departed but s a short river will be alive with small native craft. Tas Straits Times anys-At Hongkong

times that distance to the dos as at prosent.time, when the dispensary assistant, intu Mr M Boyd Bredon arrived per Tauran the Chinese mercantile mummunity, as we

Il, vs Mr Leigh states, there is every resson whose room they had last gone, entered it, and succeeds Mr W. B. Russell us Com ointed out the other day, have begun to We learn from Peking that there is a feal-

to believe that only

a very small portion of and missed alize uiskel-plated water-pipe of fissioner of Oustoms. The latter leaves Luk Pak Shan and Trang Tok, both con- al remedy appears to be a more efficient allars.

ever reaches its

destination, the Soochow make, which cost about five with OUTWARD BOUND Brunketos, Sept.ing thern of grert uneasiness as to the more, by ustition to Government, against

five with the best wishes of the whole som- the facilities for fraudulent banbritptcy

At the time of their entrance it munity, and has during the last few days Zambesi, Got. I per Gertogie, stability of things in China. The young there. In this Colony we are somewhat tractors, were brought before Mr Wade system of supervision on the part of the had been standing upon a table. The dis

1; Hesperia, Durict, 4; Monmouthshire, Ulyses, Lennox, China, Emperor and Empress are believed to chead of our northern neighbours in respect

bouse in the Polico Court today, ebarg- officials of the Banitary Board. Bat in the pengary sasietant, certain that the two 15; Blektra, Lingfield, 18; Chingco, ba mulucky, as

to the prevention of such misdemeanours, there has been noth- and have a Bankruptcy (dinance in opsed with unlawfully and maliciously cutting absence of proof it is to be hoped that Mr students had stolen the pipe, which was

Leigh's conclusion may be exaggerated. quite unlike any in use in that region, Just about this time last year we had Dardanus, & glais, 22.

disaster

their Roces ration which has so far worked smoothly

and which be valued a present, si hopes that H.M.8. Cockchafer would winter HOMEWARD BOUND-Hamid, Oct. 1; ing but

1 agree with Mr Leigh that there are

once weal to a village about a mile here but we were doomed to a great dis- Carmarthenshire, Frigga, Strathearn, siva. There is no loyalty in China, in our and expeditiously, Greater cheapness and and rounding another contractor named greater publicity now attend bankrupter Leung Kwai. Mr Dennys appeared for the

unly two modes of providing an adequate distant, where one of the scholars lived

appointment, for although B Bengloe, Hector, 11; Columbo, 13;

sense of the word, and there are great proceedings, and bankrupts gaunod get a prosecution, Bayern, Irapuaddy, 22.

rived in good time she was obliged to leave supply of water for the bill district, should Here, after some diffoulty, he succeed- fears that troubles will ariso Fenes the discharge aalese they have met at least!

Leung Kwai, the complainant, mid- there be, as there probably is, good reasoned in seeing the father of one of the because the dock had not been, prepared of general distress inevitable in this coming Lista of undischarged bankrots also appear I am engaged in building fun housent population, But it and with date bufore certain that the young men must have taken and it is too late to agitate fur one Dow

Sity per cent of the claims against them.

am a contractor and live in Gough Street. to anticipate's considerable increase in the young men, and stated the loss which for lier ear?

Early enough. We have not heard. tia n not clear to me that had been incurred, and also that it was whether a vessel will come this year or not ↑ in the Government Gazelle, although it must Wanchai for Laang Yoni My contract the Government winter; and that if there ware any man of

be admitted dial the publicity so obtained to complete them, and it was made about them be justibed in providing for so large the pipe, rings no one else had been in the The feeling with some is that this should eminence who saw any advantage to be

an increasE DE Mr Leigh muticimtes.

y suggested that it not be the only port to be left unprotected He also judicious y gained from raising a rebellion, it would go papers were used for that purpose

were partly Luilt

Taking Mr Leigh's hgorce for the ectual had no doubt beun borrowed by the stud sturing four months of complete teclation. hard with the present dynasty. The mie-

Formerly the soniretor for the work and he population of the hill districts-exclusive of ents, under the impression that it was the

it as the There may not be any necessity for

a gun- fortunes that have happened since the pro. In many sapocie the Chinese are playsically sub-let the contract to the second davond. Magazine Gap as Europeans 226, Chinese property of the man whom they knew. As boat; but it in always on the cards that

a marvellous rece, onmatched, incom-ant. I commenced the work about three 1.0 5, total 1,251, he assumes that in 1801 such proceedings are very common among ueceunity may aries. In such case it would

The carpenters, left port on set peror's accession have revised the parable. A travelier might penetrate from rocks ago Bombay, kit Singapore for this may discontent that was felt at the irregularity one end of the capire to the other, and son and scaffold-builders I ampkryatt had been 47 per sent, and the total population from insorts of escape for the youths and tire to recape from any attack that could be are, atonamatons the houses will increase from 68 to 100 or the Chineza, this offered a perfectly feasible be impossible either to obtain assiststice of

to adopt. wade. here on or about the Srd of his accussion, which found its expres few signs of disease, and as compared with employed by the first defendant Theblack 1,261 to 2,228 or 78 per cent. The reason which they would have done well

The residents wOU

would be be

entirely expected

population, sea the enormous Nov.

any smitha and bricklayers were now to. I for such a wide difference in the ratio of It would then bare been only necesary to the mercy of an enemy, whe

whether banditti, The Moray, from Calcutts, left sin aion at the time, sa will be remembered, in signs at all. But lot a foreign disposary was to employ all the bricklayers, but they increase between the inhabited house and return the pipe, with the apology that it was disbanded soldiers or regular braves, and li

We be opened anywhere, whether it greater gapore on the 28th Oct., and may be the suicide of one of the Censors.

were not willing. They said they wanted the residents is not apparent. Mr Leigh a'mistake, and the matter would have has been proved at Chinkiang, Canton, and.

chose, however, to other places that the local military ars population

all knowledge of lany The record of the

Thess. Cango with the FRENOR MALL

October öth, left Sin.apore on Thurs day, the 1st October, at 6 a.m., and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, the 6th Now. This Packet brings replies to letters despatcher from Hongkong on Aug. 24.

The P. & O. extra steamer Gwalior, from

Tho

Nov. steamship Melpomene, from Bombay,

about the 4th Nov.

The Glen

Octeft. Singapore un the 29:h

is

not so great se if the columns of the daily four weeks aft. The first defendant was The houses at the time

one

cundition of the

ma of war this winter. There is me special

comprehensive work on

scarely any

and

A

WATER SUPPLY.

rox.

heen obliged to listen and reply to the early tile after-dinner speeches, which were given vaut to by his sundry hosta

the

expected Inace on or about the 3rd | would earnestly etho the remarks of our elly or in a small banglet in immaterial, wait until the Luk Pak Shan case was then provides for a liberal water supply for beep at an end the affair, and the rather worse than no defence at allAng Austro-Hungarien Lloyd's 8. N. Ca,'Newchwang correspondent, and impress will soon learn what is the physient deished. This was a case in the Supreme double is estimated imazioniz Left Singapore for this port on the 22 "pon the naval anthorities that a treaty onzes treated at ang foreign die Court between Ah Yond the first in 1891. Now as it is, d'hollore, generally omer of the pipe retarned buffl:d. The how, one may ask why the port of No%••

As they would not work I eri- condition of the Pokfulam water is not to Chinese usage, intermediaries were employ- as Tientsin, Cheloo and othery, Out., and may be expected bere on er Port in the Empire ought to be left withiné à fhospital in Obina rescuibles an julex lo autions for exes-ding the time of the admitted that it is undesirable, if the next 18+ 200ording to the invariable ohwang should siọt be so well taken care of

19th October. the theory and played now (ricklayers. They sidered deteriorate, to sell me building sites od repre-ening each side. Some of thems of medicine. Nearly all the employ on the 20th old I

cente day, fail to see how house account nearly over their commisions to others. In a few would not go farther, and then turned antipathy to foreigners; but their safety familiar diseases and lesions are to be pay them by the day, as 20 cents & dus, within the area of its catchment Fasin, I became entangled in the meter until they

fnund, and many new modifications, mat

time they com- may easily be involved in some tumelt elsewhere observed. The Chinees have menced, twenty of the old

work or no work. At the levers re- four times as great as the maximüin of the days nearly a score of persons resident

possibly be provided for a populatja that has arisen from causes entirely snoop-splendid physical vitality; but do they or

mained on the premises. The now men present summer. It should further be of four different villages, had been drawn do they need foreign medical science! nested with their presence.-N.-C. Doilyoness Characteristics' in N.-U. Daly worked till the 22nd. On the 23rd they burns in and that the greatest manber of into the affair, upon une side or the other.

stopped became the old News.

fered with them. In ricklayers Inter- residents in, and always"will be during the The precaptor of the lads world not a consequence of this I months which include us immediately for a moment admit that scholars of his

evidence against,

it Water-pipe) intiimid, tion, and res de charge at follow the maximums rain-fall, when the could commit such x disgraceful act (as to

wants of the district. Another

point they had really done it, he would beat them in the Police Court on the 24 amat supply from wells will go far to meet the bo defeated in stealing case was then remanded till the 31st. Be should not be lost sight of. I am inclined them saverely, and turn them out of tween the 24th and the 31st semo

to thi

think that at present considering the school. But the chain of proof was so were arrested on 774,145 lbs. i bricklayers the case at the Peak that the quantity of water used Jess to deny the

extensive building operations in progress unexpectedly strong that it became hope

and may be expected here on or about the 4th Nov: The 0-5. B. Do.'s steamer Patrolus from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 29th and may be expected here on or about the 4th Nor.

Newa

The 8. Benied loft Singapore on Dot, 31, Wz doubt if the Hongkong cricketers had aid may be expected here on or about the best training for the match with shoir

5th Nov.

The D. D. R. Polyhymnia left Singa-Shanghai confreres. As long sa the win- pors on the 31st Oct., and may be of dows of heaveu wers open' and cricket pected bera on or about the 7th Nov, The E & A S. B. Co.'s str. Maamir was impossible they were wined and dioed left Port Darwin for this port on the to an extent that was scarcely calculated to 31st Oct., and may be expected here strengthen their torre and musely. Among on or about the 10th Nov. The P. & O. Co.'s extra steamship Nizam the social functions at which they woła left Bombay for Singapore and tins port present was the dinner of the Victoria on the 30th Oct

Start Fire Engino Company-a very good dinner well irrigated with anything but water, an nur Shanghai contemporary Bays. We hare not space for a full narrative of the outpouring of soul daring the evening, but the following description of the wind-up will perhaps give an idea of how well the drowned out Hongkong eleven enjoyed themselves Midnight came, and there was no cassation in the flow of oratory and music. Mr Wainewright proposed the health A 'PICK-UP' cricket match will commence of the Hongkong Eleven in an admirable at 2 p.m. to-morrow, instead of the match *peech, to which Mr Coxon responded want previously arranged, viz : A to L and Meffectively. The liealth of nearly every to Z. Members who have pat down their ons present (about one hundred at down

·nsues are requested to be present:

Mesas Siemsson & Co. inform us that the D. D. B. str. Potylymnia loft Singapore for this port yesterday at 3 p.m.; and may be expected here on or about the 7th inst, MERA Russell & Co. inform us that the A. 8. S. Co,' atsanter Menuir Taft Port Darwin for this port yesterday, and may be expected to arrive on the 1th jast

Tu Foochuto Echo says:-The following

instant, as per consigneos' returns!-- For London.

the Tea Export since our issue of 12th

is

had

S.S. Ningchere,

*

Aja Cardfire,

Orestes,

For

Continent

S.S. Cardiganshire,..

770,372

501,400

137,830

17,360

74,007

49,280"

3,080

760.481

8 S. Priman, For New Zealand.

8.8. Trinas,

973,812

27,029

225

"

For Continent of Europe.

6.S. Aja, For Continent of America.

8.8. Creates, For Hongkong

3.S. Orestes, For Melbourne-

S.S. TH For Sydney.

8.6. Tsinan, For Adelaide,

כי

timidation.

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same time

Case

Old

Quotations. HongKong, November 1. CPIUM-Now Patan, canh... 530 GRAL 327 New Benares, cash, 580;

New Malwa, cash 570 Alloware, Table 48/50)

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Old Malwa, cash,... 580/600 Allowance, Txels...

48/06

Persian, Olly, cash-820/540 Allowance, Talr... 10/48 Porainn, Paper tied 530/550 Allowance, Taals... 8/22

Exchange.

Honoroso, November 1.

Bank, Wire,

"

On demand,

11

30 days' aight,

4 months sight

11

Credits, 4 Documentary, 4 months' sig

Paris→→

On demand,... Credits, 4 months' sight,

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deraand,

charge, at the to the 31st. On the morning of the 3 ata for mixing mortar and for supplying the that it was more and more out of the Синева

my house. Police cous came to my

Contractors coolies, equals if it does not question to admit it. It was to coiao to of telling me

the exceed that used for domestic purposes. an irresistible projectile impinging upon Police Cour. I left for the Police Court Now it is more than likely that after a year an invulnerable target. The owner of about 9.30, had got as far as the top of or two, these building operations will the pipe fazed, that with the obatiasoy On London

many Chinese Sing Wong Street when I saw the first and greatly diminish, and ultimately cease, of character for which secund defendants and cowo others. They on anything more than an insignideant aro noted, the culprits would con wero coming towards me, and as soon as scale.

tinue to protest their innoceres, SYND In what I have now advanced it will I if abjected to tortures in the district they saw me the first defendant eaid This is the man'. The sound defendant then trust be distinctly understood that I am not youën, and thus after all suo sed in saving aimed a blow at my stomach with a knife, arguing against the impounding of in their face. Besides, who ever heard of Iwarded the blow and it hit me on the left water in a high level reservoir. On the con- driving so trifling & matter to en dire an|On thigh

It out through my trousers and in- | tnry I look on this expedient as a proposal extremity? Esch side would have been dicted & alight wound. The two defendants worthy of the most careful consideration. glad to get out of the difficulty, but neither and the others, six or seven in nomber, My remarks are merely intended to point side could retreat. It was now admitted On Berlin- then ran away. I ran after them, but out what appears to me the prematurely that the young men did take the pipe, but could not catch them. I dance to the slice large scale of Mr. Leigh's proposal as it had been soud offer stolen from tum.

It must furiler be borne in mind that a they were wholly unable to produce it Court and laid an information and applied for a warrant Inaw charge the

achema.

me has for some timo past been under At last it was agreed that the toatter should fendants with alabbing me. I fats had consideration for pumping water from the he compromised, as all Chinese matters Owing to the partially ruined state of the my wound dressed, but I have not been to service tank at the Albany lee tank on must be, by

reast

At this there were saw what it was that I was Mount Gough. The Electric Light Com- present all of the principala and interms- crops, the Shanghai Tantal has forbidden bospital

It Wits sharp pointed papp offer to raise 44 million gallons per diaries who could be collected, to the the export of rice, and has ordered all the struck with rice passes to be called in measure knife The soone defendant had, the armum at a cost of $4,000, with a further sumber of early twenty. To add to the which affects the Kinngan and Choking knife in his sleeve. He stabbed at me charge for any additional quantity that may mal effect, two foraigners uccupied seats a daily of promises Before the feast began. provinces and the grain which has recently with all his force. He ran away with the required This is equivalent to a come from the River porla

for tranship knife. He did not any anything. The

supply of upwarde of 12,000 gallons, or the two young man appeared at the to dinner) was proposed, as well as that of mout to the South. The people are begiu- first defondant had said to ins about three rather more than one-fourth of the quantity front door, mid made their k'o zou in abject thought, and coknowledged in. tarn, and farmers are daily calling upon the men vil get into trouble, mid-The cowled. It appears to me therefore if the careful what they did next time; they

hing

to suffer, and deputations from the weeks age. If yin take over the work you which Mr Leigh sesumes will bu amole humility. They were sternly addressed by

when population has nearly quadrup their preceptor, who warned them to be Somerskus, we have found it impossible ever to mention dari asing for circumstances, they are plainant has been telling a lot of his and Electric Light Company are in a position were categorically naked by the

The frat

aher of the applause and laughter which rose and unable to pay them. Eles is now over 88 patling everything on to me bedste be to give effect to their proposals, that the the pipe, whether they look it, and they (Taken at Mssors Falemmer et fr.'s Formises féll incasealy, and the innumerable repea pical, but it is said that the Tootsi has wanted the work

Chiacae Police Chnstable No. 170.caidupply, they propose to give dizel admitted that they did so. After this they

the pipe was pot pr the wells, is by charge more thadi titions of “Fr be'an jolly good fellow,” SL80; and that a native who disobeyed On the 91st uit. Zaspector Swanstod ipford a satisfactory supply both as regards because no one knew where it was A UBINESE &›ldier died in the Alice Mamo. It was quite early when one of the jolliest this order received 300 blows with the strooted me to arrest the defendants quality and quantity for some time to some valua in fall was paid in each as a part

I was look I however the majority of the Peak of the festivities. This whole

whole prod zial Hospital, to-day, from the effects of public diners ever given in Shanghat came bamboo. The prospects of the orops are know the first defendant. wound he received in su affray with three to a foul anding. Even the bards of not however as had as they look. It is quite ing, for him all day I went to all residente do not share my opinion (and

ge that trae the has destroyed mach of the

*bers he usually supposed smugglers on the 78th ult, in the Shanghai were moved to poetry by the fate

concludes an effusion thusly :-

As will be seen from our advertising co

the Ladies, sheent. In fact if pissent in

lumas, a private. mooting of the sharehold

ers in the Panjomland Surghie Dus Saaisu- tas Mining Company, Limited, has been called for the 11th instant.

a of

a, under present

| forbidden asilera

to

идер посевагу

to retired.

I Due transaction illustexted that t

of them, as old residente

than myself to forecast the futureording to which it was

à far better come so famous, but it illustrated still more

ethica

- hd,

Mr

Leigh,

in application

neighbourhood of Kowlook. He stopped of the Hongkong pilgrims. Que of them the principal places from which rice for me I was to Albany Street, still Logo of the Peak population): at the friends of sught better by

the three men and wanted to starch them, when one of them shot him in the side. The suspected mugglers at once fled and ho arrest has alnce been made. ~The Chi" nese officials have been communicating with the authorities here with reference to the

But when they speed then huo sgain

To Athens coral strand,-

You must not think that they'll complain

Of Corinth's joyous land For if the match they have not played

They're drunk and danced and dined, And give best thanks to those who've been

So hospitably kind.

larger wchothe

young teals le with a view to

Confucian

openly

the rice, but at Nangking and Zang-Zh, did not find high till midnight. At that of the toadmit that they are sety mendacity for which the Chiness have be

that quality of Chi Blanghai comes, it

it is expected that a fake for him, when I saw him in rickeks

stabbing th harvest will to collected, so the crop st arrested him and charged him with to

know

to betaalpather then thieres to these two places has not beon affected by Leng KwaT. He said. the rein." The Farmers were busy yester about it. To-day at 6 am, I was in observe that we are t present without ipasting their artwork withNTUNİ day cutting the rion while the weather was Wanchai Road and saw this second defend formation as to its probable cost. Mr admit and stone for

throws ant there. I arrested him and made the

DO Fight on this too Leigh's report

too, when he fact of the theft was publicly in the fields to the vicinity at Shang and charge. He said. I koos bei bing very important aubject, and I can End and expressly scorledged Two had, but as they did not take it away, i will be in a worse plight if rain falls than about it,

A nothing to the records of the Public Works graduates and several other literary: non if they had left it standing ➡N.-C. Dedy The ceas was romanded at this stage for Department to supply me with the necessary took part is this adjustment, the real ub

data. The carrying out of Sir Leigh's project of which neemed to be to enable the

fine

News

week.

On New York→

Wire,

decaand,... Credits, 50 days' sight. On Borabay

On demand,

×268

On Calenita

On

Wire, On deraand,...

Shanghai- On demand,

220

2201

30 days' night, private,

Gold Leaf, 100 fina

Temperaturo,

·

#

BAROMETER

30.06

1 Meme Zone20,00

Do

Do

Du

4 PiMins TERMOMETER-9, Mon

1 Pitt.. 4 P.

30.0%

70%

MOISTER,

30.ng

METEOROLOGICA

AD 37 AM, TO-DAY-

Temperature

Barometer

to

Damp Bulb

Direction of Win

ANE

Forse

Weather

Raidalla.

-Haugiong Observatory, Nov. 1, 1889

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