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No:-8717,-DECEMBER 24, 1890.1

M. BRIZKE, Residual Supérieur is Thug. King, has received orders to rear this post, and will leave Muracilies on Era 23. In regard to the Chef Telegraph Coven. tion, instructions have been forwarded by the British Government to H.M.'s Minister at Peking to suspend any further ac ion in the exalter, and the care is, therefore, now in abeyance.

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A BRʊ daya Guo- a temple and a numery ritaatod in a thinly-papilated purt of Bon chow were broken into and robbed of all the contents by a gang of bandits, who took no patas to conceal their intoution before the robbery and defied the villagers when carrying away the pistuder. With the near approach of Chinese New Year it

MONOMETALLISM WITH TWO

METALS. [CONTINUETRA]

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THE CHINA MAIL.

COMPETITIONS AT THE VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

conjunctiv changing for a useles ween the bounteons.

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Some of the Franch papers are actually less no one would blame the cotton mon for day we left the Cornwallis and Blonde, and afterwards, bifare he had time ter remove other extreme-diarch.com, coming to talk hopefully of Tong striving to have luss an inferious to the w at up the river with the stemmers tow the trees it kerosene from his cluth-tinged with bile, deslining sight an produce of our harvests, of deluding with King, and instead of the gloomy proguenti rescinded; even if, in so striving, they ing the small vessels, and anuk Shanghai ing. It was a deliberalo altempt to weakening of mental power. In the cassow-fangled inventions the practical minds estions cheerful forventa pro new made, caused excessive fluctuations in the relative the troops in the rear: we did not have at fire to house in which a number of of morphis enters fliis nad rosult fa achieved of our cople, of apouding ou gener a

not this on or The Republique Francaise, for instance, se value of the two commoditica

much trouble with P. I was signalasan people were living, most of them presum much more rapidly than when opium i ships of thousands of tools. I shall cently reviewed in a leading article the The natural result of the lane has been belonging to the Conwallis, wherever ably being asleep at the the His Lord- taken-metatia mulan in by per beer chdensuur to show that the proposition la Customie reports from Mougtze and Lung that the capitalists and merchants of the the Admiral went I went with a not of flags, ship thought it possibla that good many and seat gin in the ease of a datard, to priudex, and that the luas to Chinn chow, and Air Allen's report on the trade world are at the mercy of the legislation, I was only 20 years of agu then, and the unexplained tres had their origin like this Opium-particularly in its chronic effecta ofused by the influx of foreign dollers, is;

of Bageriinod in his of Pakhoi, and quoted favourably from wise or unwies, of one silvor-producing Admiral told me once to bene a hand and aur, in a desha fox revenge. The sentence is a much milder drug than morphin; from if loss visible on the surface, at button them for the future of Tong-King. It country. Even the bimetallism of the just get some hair on my bico, so is he cold was two year imprisonment with bard recant researches it appears that in many none the less real. applauds M. Etienne, the Endor Seerotary centuries, with the steadying effect of a give me the yuumau's rate. I was scar about.

cases even have for the Colonies, for the foresight he ex-constant demand for both metala but with always away from the slip, and

During the reigns of Tao Kwang and Accounts to a Tiuntain correspondent, for the Colonies, for the foresight

This concluded the Sossions.

benn habitualities of opinto one the less re he surfues, at botto benn habitually taken by individuals and Bion Fang (1821-1802), Lo buy each of thes Han border dispute between the Chinese at bibited in pushing on the railway to Lang out the balance wheel of a fized ratio, was ea

ratio, was aw ng tauch of Chinn es koy

yebauigh degree of mental and physios dollars China parted with Bo cents of a trel, Kari and the Koreans is still ancilled, and son, thigh when this is done the water at least botter than this present abject at that tirae. We were in the boats

healb has been enjoyed. No vice of any and as the real value was 72 tack cents, on way of wangsi will not lo directly con failure of double monometalliam; add the with bus stall steamer above Shang- neither ado abes any signs of waiving huck

MORPHIA AND OPIUM.

authority has you been raised thus every dollar which she purelend she lost their clanus. The piece of territory in nested with the railway, and it is by means balance wheel among the great nations, and hai for two days. When we got back OPUS MOT 10 AM COMPARED WITH MONTHIA by

huck OPIUM BORINGAR COMPARED WITH MOUTH in favour of morphia. Granting that 13 tael certs. As, taking all the province

in favour of morphia. al water cargill

that the trade in the why would at international binukilan be to the ship our force had collected early PATING -AN LUMOST HAUMLESS RABIT, dispute is only about 300 fi in uren.

upium eating fa RR ovil, compares together, she must have been purchasing at Chinese provinco will have in be carried the best that could be done under existing 100 stil of transports and trompers bound Int connection with the introduction of a with morphia enting it would appear at least forty or afty million dollars every year, ANOTHER AFRICAN COMPANY. We believe on. There is m doubt, however, that conditione for the world of commerce ?

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to Nankin. The Yargtse had not beer Bill icts the Straits Legislative Council to almost harmices habi. To subsitute ne must have era legin

baen every year, by (says the Liverpool Futurnal of Commerce) with the completion of the railway, which

of Commerce) is expected silice at inspulec. It is rossininda ona of tice thight well, aliongado of ne taking the time she float should come act on the to neutralize this tect the change becomes apparent

which

To describe a return to a system, tested surveyed then. We had a alusmor ahead bring morphis and the alkaloids of opium morphia for opian might be compared to exchange, tho enormene aum of four or fiva it is intourfod & laat n very large company is expected shortly, that the trade of Tong-and improved by the experience of een giving the depth of water in fest, within the supu of the Excise Ordinance the case of a fond mother taking a stick of million pela for the purge of developing the rear cua King should receive an inspulso. It is now turies, as a leap in the dark, irrtaistibly but for all that we grounded, had to the Straits Times of 12th inst. publishes the barly augue from her baby, feat it

Irat of West Aries Phos copies to be placed quite usual to see in the French Press reininde one of the poor fellow who stumbl-star all our water and lighten the foldwing:

Timex have changed, but vast numbere should calaanid in the stomach sad of dollara are yearly imported from various

ឆ เป a various at to million sterling, and amongst the lugiatic accounts of the future of the od at night into what he thought well, ship, with some of the sight transporte To nibstitute morphia fur opium might be giving it ono of caustic potash to non- countries, most of them composed of on

Juke of West colony, and it is even spoken of as being dang desparingly to the edge tit hisap alongside of na taking in our stores. The compared to the case of a fond mother taking ratize the ofcets. Alas, poer baby! In tenth alloy : qt of

Alas poer baby 1 Tn teath alloy and in ponent of this silver minster and Mr Sinaloy.

one of the finest and most productive of arms gave way, and fell--a couple of ship was pretty light by the fine she float- a stick of baby sugar from her baby, teal several cases the substitution of morphia blended with French possessions. -- London and China inches. The greatest shock of a returned af. Our first big ung gement after that it should come acid on the stomach wad for opinn has indeer proved beneficial, but is shipped away is teada, or persilver

her fal, why. Express

to common sense would be for some of the was the city of Chin-nu- fos. We had to giving it and cutie potash' to rentralize this fect is but transient and the tras lars which are worth at most 74 rust 72 73 taul javnometallist leiders to find how mistakan drink the river water as it was and our pro. the effect. als, par baby i

nature of the change bsommes apparent in conte, are sold in markutat ons, two, (hrad, they have been.

Lad, the biscuit fall of There can be doubt that opium smoking ashers time. The explanation of the apor four tant conts more than that. Such visions word very weevils and niggots. We got sickness, is by far the most harmless made of consum parant benet fra morphinetrangu un it drain will end in exhausting pur silver supe cholers, fever and dysentry. When we got ing the drug, and there is abundant evidence may seu-admite, I think, of a very simply, even if we had mountains of it, if not

Vig quite fast. At 9.. every orning eng taste. off Nankin the ship's crews and troops were cren of its ineficial and sustaining effect in ple explanation. At first after the sub checked belizes. dying

stitution of art first after simply, even end in exhausting that. Such stitution of murphia for opium, we may We cannot provent the importation of we used to make the signal, How many The following is De Bott's report to suppose the system of the individual to foreign dollars, the prohibit their was by sick and sounded. The day the treaty which Bir Federick Dokam made re-elarged, to aptak, not only with a cer- the people, for the

sa people wish for thom was sigue! we had more than 25; the ference at youerday's Council moeting :- tuin amount of morphis, so with the although they are depleting the country of was ig Blonde had 116 mick. We Iny aix weeks of

Singapore, doth Octol er, 1890. other opinaruikaloids, or at least we may its wool b. There appears to me only one Nankin and on an çorage buried hourly Dear Sir, In answer to your enquiry say that the or anis ir more or less way

loss laway of checking this depletion, and that is thrus a day

daresay there are some old regarding the respective effects of morphin bouring under their accumulated feat. by China esining dollars hoseof. Chingo that remember the twice-oyed slap sating and um anoking, I beg to sond It is clear from what has been anid rogar.i Opponents will my, even if China coin (Lwo tiers of guas). They said it was not you a systemie statement of the toxico;ing the antagonistic action of some of these them they will ist er uinto. They will point fair to fight that way. After coming down logical facts bearing upon the question with alcatuids towarde morphine that pure to two previous instances where such an at- 2le river we. Jay ame time in Ulusst auch conclusiors as may be Grating

bu drawn from morphin could at first in a great measure tempt was made, and filed. The first was

firstine ise river raid the indemnity money, them orim ntal comparison of exorta heseficial notion. After the coming from the Governor of Chaking to start ahilst they

tond to neatralize their effect and thus towards the end of the reign of The Kwang which the Blonde, and Modeste, and

strict oferim cotarariation of this phase, however, the on a silver-miat, and everybody looku A strict et erimntal (about 1850): two flotats obtained permia-

Pan party lay several months in Hongkong my knowledge never bon made. A num- would exort ila was specifie action only, a silver-aniut, and everybody looked at tha Colturbine brought to England. Our morgbia eating anti opium smoking has to plation of this phase, howovar, the drog

madeship at a question comparison as the roll compared tertia except the open des

n'a poor, after coming from the Northward, Weber of years

Weber of years ago during my studentship at and appear in its true, unpleasant light. ecins, rang thom, and drolied to have any- used to burg sur dend eutside Green Island Owens College, it was dead rumoured The question of opium-smoking admite thing to do with them. The sound ex- iu 17 fathoms of water. Before we left the that an opium awoker had been engaged scarcely of strict comparison with the thing for

with that of tinent was made at Wa-sih by Mr Lü Uriter for this purpose sch i was being secretly re-morphia-eating, or opium eating, the con- Bilek-fast; he turned nit deliara which station two steamers came out, the

opium-enting, and December 1843 and arrived at Spit partment. Shortly afterwards however, he different. It is, however, certain that the every particular except one, namely, that and and Spiteful. We left Hongkong on the tained in the Owens College Medical De-dirions of administration at the roll. Boleh-tauu: he turned nit deliers which

on poker laci

being exsentially compared farenrably with foign dollars in 4th story

was reported to have disappeared prompted appalling descriptions of the novelist and nobody would use them. The oppments of head 4th November 1844, calling in at of

If it ons zaid-by reasons inspired by an traveller of dried-up yellow creatures ro- the measuro nearly every port of any note, I think 18 it was said-by reasons inspired by an traveller of drin ports in all. Our last port was Trinem accidantal visit to the disscoting room. Be daved to the lowest depth of micul and an alto point to those two examples,

think in the I don't copia or asorphinoivo principle co-smoking injures the koal La port was Trine.n accidantal visit to reasons inspired by an paling description of rain that the Tory alee. I did not think in those days I that as it may there is no experimental re-physiological degener cop of mental and and say the epiange of dollars in China will

It Boduced the-up yellow creatures ro- the renau

degeneracy are only true of a never auoceed. degeneracy should live should live to be a pensioner, but I don't cord upon the matter.

very small percentage of opium-smokers. Some of these opponents do not go so far, Morphia or morphine may be popularly Actual observers and reasoning investiga bat nerely say that wren if the Chinese defined as the chiaf activo principle con- tions almost ananimously admit that opium. Government is able to put home-made think there are many of us left.

tained in opiun. The only other cone i-smoking injures the health of Asiatics at dollars in circulation, it can only be in the tent of opinn which is of toxicological im. slightly. Carried to excess it would cer-southern and eastern provincas, as, in the poctaner era alkaloids onlled narcotine, tainly have an injurious affect, but the game north and woat, the people, accustomed to thest of erin which only other cone i-almost puupimousing investign. bat of there opponents

entorn provincas, as, in the Portas ar

pium the Magistracy to-day into the Nemea elsa ezist in such small proportion that ing is by far the most lurarles mode of sudden change to a dollar malium of cr

Mr Wodehouse resumed his inquiry at The remaining component of fun though applies to tobacco-smo!ing.

seo and paper-toney, would shrink from numerous are either relatively inctive or

Thore can be no doubt that spium-sok the manifold inconvenieness involved in s piracy case.

their physiological effect is of no moment consuming the drug, and here is abundant change. in most cases. The average composition of evidence oven of its beneficial and sustain- This appears to me moes the language of the various kinds of commercial opium ising effect in many instarcos. The ox narrow-minded pedants than of practical this

or a fairly represented by the following table-planation of this lies in the fact, that man of the world. What ong of all who

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is likely such high-banded robbetics will to bo of frequent occurrunce.

Turne is a great deal of sickness, much ret sombling inflows, in the province o Shandi Kamong the Chinon as well as among

the Foreigners thore in fact, & general epidemic The people, anxious to get over it na soon as possible, and hearing that by next Spring it will be over, they have in many places gone through the ceremony of paring the New Year, hoping thereby to

hasten its departure, -Chinese & imea.

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Whon in 1816 the wire men of England set the ball rolling that has landed in tha

These competitions were resumed poster modern absurdity of so-called monometal.day evening in presence of a large number ember lam, with lean metals, the forviga trade bore of spectators. The results of the events

much smaller proportion to the home o

were as follow :— trade than now, when hardly a child even is unaffected by its fortunes. At a time whon parish interests were the chief in- foresta, it was aatural for the wise man to consider them first; but were they living

now they would donhtless be found tall The new Naval College in Narking is dumnough to mee. aver the parish hedge, that ing very well. The students selected from Englishmen are citizens of the world of Shanghal and other places have been re-

commerce, and that what is best for the examined and divided into three clangen. There are two departments-that of unviga.

world of commeres is beat for Englishmen. tion and of the working of engines. Two No doubt trade mould go on with a foreign instructors have been engaged to teach taral science and three for clumsy medium of exchange, or even one educated Chineas to instruct in English and at all, and houses would to built even word the preliminary studies. Great expicin we to choose to return to implements of tions are centred in this new college, as tho | Nyang squadron is sadly in want of good stone, but it should not be neccesary at this officers and met

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Steward

Piry

Fencing, third heat, (Steward and Slade.) Semi-Ginal, first hent, (Piry and Drury.)

Stoward.) Final Lost (Piry and Sto

Piry Gymnastics Entrants, Sample, Tigoon,

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Underwood, and Silva.

Sarapie (67 marks)

1 Pidgeon (60

nderwood (61 marks) 3 Boring, Light Weights, (Robinson Boring, Light Weights, (Robinson

Taylor.

Taylor eavy weights (Laing & Stewart.)

Laing The fencing competitions formad a very interesting feature of the programme on this becasion. Steward and Slade were very evenly matched and a brisk encounter took place, each mau sering equally up to the lost hit, which gave the victory to Steward. There was also a capital bout between Firy and

Drury, Piry'a cool wary play proved anthong run were offestive than Drury's impetuous style although at first the latter Fronttransactions; Drary 4, Piry 2, a very dec dod charge, in cord very rapidly. When the score stood

time of day to argue that a sodium of the preatest attainable stability in exchange Russian fris hent valun for the world.

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THE NAMO 1 PİRACY CASE.

MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY,

The following evidence was taken :---

елба

Narcotice 48

neid

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30 grains.

8-6 IN

...40-50

...·25-20

4-9 8.50

oplubs

feet,

and

Some

to-

was in

A LETTER in the official Gazette from Kuldje states that the Chinese on the Russian from.

For this a single metal, though not within tior are making greal progress in restoring the old fortifications of the townof Kuidja, cut disadvantages whore payments are de now called by the Chinese Nin-Yuan. An enormous fortress is nearly finished, with forred, would bobat forsurronttransactions;

Dr Marques said-I held a post mortem mud and clay walls 28 ft. high, and 26 ft. but there are two precious metals to deal the prospects of the contest occurred, Piry on the bodies of Capt. Pocock and a than thick, and slo ft, in length, with a french with, which have both been in use by the assuming the aggressive and playing is named Peterson on the 12th inst. ap.

with, which have both been in use by the weapon with great coolness and skille Tusbullet had traverend the lungs amt Other Alkaloids.- "aixod alkaloids abou; b grains atinge. The melting and subduing points day all love fezoign money, it is because during the process mere dants than of practical or mat 71. deep and 15 ft. broad. Thi

weapon with great coolness and skillFooock had a bullet wound in his right orphire1-13 per cent Dono - rnin.

in the during the process of orvoking the opium stand unde: China'seky and feed off China's Sup-ntil 16th writer considers the structure very wankworld almost since history began. Sup until he got the thres hits which won arde. Thus bullet had traverend the lungs and other Alkaloids 38 avem dose of alkaloids are almost completely destroyed folds, hat thinks of his coit try's exallation

un with saive and ed. Piry

alkaloids are almust an notwithstar ding its lago dimensions, ani poso that silver ans chosen as the single him the heat, In the Gout with Ste-liver, eventually lodging in the spinal

out with Sto-

giving rise to products of a much milder and the degression of foreignera. If nature. avers that the walls already show larg

It was a bulldog' revolver sonic neid

Volver Mocoma, cracks in several places. Fass balladius thetal, the world's existing stock of gold ward, Piry had a coaparatively asey task, calama,

of the opinn melting and subming in 's exaltation battaliona

winning the competition in the style with pullet. The abdomen was full of blood. Peculiar rrain and outchove

of the opium alkaloida range from 120-100 there is as yet no Chiness mmar. Onco of Chinese troops are employed on the destroyed, and all gold mines closed by fire hits to his opponent's two.

Death was caused by hemorrhage, this and softlleria matter

contigrade, and most of them are decams let there be Chineso money, and we shall

od at work, and 300 of the man, discontented Government fiat; with our recent experi Of the two boxing events the beat of a long foot of the bullet wound. Both lungs Insal, matter and stone

posed at the temperature of the pipe with see how many will leave it for foreign.. with be small pay for extra work, have

way was that in which Robinson and Tayler showed signs of cld pleurisy, and both ab

evolution of carbonic acid and ammonia. The two instancos alleged above only show, cleo can it be doubted that the owner of wis deserted.

monte water, amics and complex introgenous first that the coins were the competitors. Robinson, although kidneys were pale. Petersen had three Water.

bodies-the smoke suixture of such which they were de suspicions the gold mines would keep the world in evidently not in the beat of form, showed a superficial wonude on the left side of his From the above statement it will be bodies-the smoke from opium consisting rung aid in which people looked at

rung Toys who read in eer translation of the confusion agitating for a re-opening, and great capacity

re-opening, and great capacity for effective bitting, and forehead and there was an incised wound evident that the physiological actions of consequently mainly of a suixture of such fats and injected, were falas in look and

in ring. The semi-private Peking Geetle of the 18th ult. the meinorjal

wariness and resource in defence which left over the left eyebrow. On the right cheek opium is mainly due to the morphine con products of decomposition. Morphia, the which they were coined in a village war in line resonetization? What the future any but lew ahauces to his opponent. Taylor was another wound which might have been tabe describing the laying of the talraph line sonetization? What "the future my but

but lew chances to his opponent. Taylor's was another wound which might have been tained in it, and this is borne out by the most dangerous of the opium bases-auhitauf end a was in to excite the of the lines through the west of Yunnan must love bring to pass is for prophets to say, but, agility and cleverness in defence, and his caused by a build a bullet. On the fact that it inclinically impossible to distame to some extent without change but great mass of the public. An Imperial sympathised deeply with the sufferings of for the present, true, world-wide mono. readiness in getting a neat blow is when upper portion of the left arto were two tinguish betwon opium and morphia pai would be deposited in the cooler portion of Mint openly combusted and turning out

opinia the party engaged in the work. The line

the the opportunity offered, unde him an ballet wounds. Two of the bollets had gone soning. Thers is a difference between the the pipe, and the same applies to the good work would arouse no such suspicions, dream of enthusiasts, excellent matek, and the morite of the two through the arm and passed through the action of morphine and opium, but it is one stitutes 1 por cont. of spins my fire and was carried through a densely-wooded metallien is only

hebatng, which moreover only con its money would wery soon he current country under a blazing en which eansed and the question for practical maun is how en were so nearly equal that after the three cheat. The left collar bone was fractured of degree rather than kind, 1 grain of stitutes 1 per cent of opium. I may love not only in the provinces of the month sad intense thirst, while by night the men wore

were to attain the greatest possible stability in deciding round of a minute's duration, lodged in the thoracis cavity. There were 50 is speakis partly due to the Upper Yaugisze and Szechuen, was thrown

attain the greatest possible stability in rounds prescribed the judges requested by a bullet. It had entered at the hack and morphin hring approximately equivalent siduce a statement by Vice Consul King of east, but also in orices of the mouth; and

morphine of plum. This difference in K-King who, during a tour through the west, for the following reisens.

theas of the sosth and obliged bBIH which obliged to camp out in the open and wore continually isturbed by the bawling

of the relative value of the two metale nase in at the close of which the first place was so superficial bullets

at the close of which the first place was to superficial ballet weands on the sight strength-so

at of has to carry with The travelling merchant and trader of wolves atal tigers. We can join in the use, that they may be as like a single metal given to Robinren. Laing and Steward arm appar. ntly caused by ous ballet. Death presence of a considerable amount of re- much into the company of junk sailces and the north and west, bar now o

Robinzen. Laing and Stewart

must and biror with which the river Sween is re-

wore also well matched. Boil man took it was caused by hemorrhage occasioned by latively hurmiss matter in opium, partly others all of who smoked mors or lona. him both silver 18 re na poastble.

was caused by hemorrhage occasioned by it it be trated to the modifying, and in an rudest, rising at four and working with to carry much value in that form; and tha lesa.him bycee and copper cash. garded when wo read that the fest of men

very quietly to begin with, Laing having several bullet wounds.

must it be trated to the modifying, and in He states, their work was of the hardest Copper, eaab is haavy, tiel it is repoble. and impossible and hoofs of horeca drop off after contact

incos mutually opposing action of into the grievous hosses in exchange. It is at the Considered as commodities, eubject to the advantage in the first round. In the Yeung Ma Sing, trader, anid--I was some instances mutually opposing action of nudest, rising at four and working with to carry much value in that form; and the with its waters, and we learn with dismay the laws of supply and demand; the two Recond round Steward showed noro activity passenger by the Nama on 10th inat. I the other alkaloids. Thes foactive con-hardly any intermission till dark, having carrying about of silver cutaila

second round Steward showed noro activity in the treap decke anaships one as diluents, whilst the commonly and to most dangerous portly prodigious, ant which, by ie restability and uniformity of entails many and Sat the only menos of crusting this deadly metals differ from other commodities in that put in 3 few telling blows. There was starboard side, I had a basket containing a dent

metals differ from other commodities it that a skill, and just before time was called was in the tween decks amidships on the iluents in oplum may thus be said to act constantly to strip and plunge into the grievous

screare as the losses in exchange. It is natural stream easen rafts constracted of coils of

and got in a few telling blows. There was atarlord side. I had a basket containing as diluents, whilst the remaining alsloids are in all boasons, and this cften in the to suppose that he would welcome an wire.N.-C. Daily News.

being impazishable, and usually rolained in seine very warc work in the final round, GOtaola in silver. About I p.m. I heardthebaine in particular-modity and to most dangerous ports. The quantity of greatest boon

ticular modify foot they cat was simply fairly to value, would relieve him

quantity of grastest boos a gold and silver currency shots fired on the upper dook. I am

anme extent aunteract the edent of the of a readily exchangeable faraz, aureal supply Stoward hitting very electively und Laing, soma shots fired

from his and their work it seems fairly to value, would relieve him of the obstacles been in existence pow for four years and howover exceptional has a less effect on the although getting pretty severely handled, started to go up on the upper deck to see morphins.

howover exceptional has a less effect on the making a plucky and determined stand and what was the matter, and had got as far as From the by morphine mod

the making a ling a Steward the a

From the perfect and opium, they were the pilot and the aliency borre of The one precious metala commonly From the pitfect analogy of the symp-be inferred that their constitution was to which the prosent system in rogue in the

ayatom the scholars who attend it progress very mass accumulated during centuries, that occasionally getting in a well-placed Stow. the companion when a mats at the top of toms caused by morphine and opium, they best. The two most-addicted to the habit north and west spreads in the path of rapidly in their studion. Baring the pre- would, for example, a superabundant crop had undoubtedly the best of it, but his sengers, don't come up. The man was one characias, bave only been made in the case the former the safety of the jurk and all on Mirst for the precious metala commonly

Daring the pre- would, for example, a superabandazat crop As far as hitting was concemod Steward the stairs shook his hand and oried Pas may be considered together. Actual ob were the pilot and the ship's cook. On the commerc sent year mine of the students have grade- phed borre of

opponents of an Imperial Chinese ted and joined the Telegraph Service. The of wheat on a strick that is but the surpis doubtedly the best of it, but his sengers, don't come up. The man was one servations of a systematic and authentic incessant watchfuluese and stency

defence was somewhat feeble, and was of the pirates. He called out in a threatening vacancice vere quickly biter. Tas original of a few yours' production at most. In addi- probably Laing's superiority is this respect way. He had a revolver in one fatd and of the inbituel oresumption of email doses board depended, while the second worked adkines four dangers, the

Waway. He had a revolver in one hand and standing orera long period, no such study over that to catch him seated or idle was tato to incur them. Let us loo's ressa at them in contemplation of intention was only to accept ifty boys, but tion, until recently both metala hud, as stan mata. The gymmatic competitions helped I went fuck to my place. Nothing hap

that induced the judges to give his the sword in the other. When bo called out, estanding overa lang period, no such study so hard from 3.m. to 10 p.tn. and often which, they say, should make China heat- the competitors for entration were so mums.

stan. in

place. Nothing hap of the progres of their action has been tocar that to catch him seated or file was tato to incur them. Lat rous that it was found necessary to increase dard money for the greater part of the world, to pass the time, and that is about the mostponed till about 4 p., when two or threa recorded, only the last stages, or the final sufficient cause for good-hamonted banter, the face. They are:

< <ussi the accommodation of the school. There is a constant demand to still more steady the: cau be said of them. Oas item not in pirates came down, leaving two or three results have ben more or less investigated.

this can be said of them. One item not in pirates came down, leaving two or three results have been fessions of an English sugar which he chewed during ile day: no new coinsge. Secondly, the difficulty of more or less investigated. This latter did a conservo of opium and Firstly, the facility of counterfoiting the one foreign professor, with two assistants their relativo valda; they were commo-bition by Lness with light Indian clubs, called out to the passengers to come up one

eign Froederred Chinese, besides ditica wanted by everybody,

the programme was the very pretty uah standing at the top of the companion. They De Quincey's who are foreign-educated

bition by Eness with light Indian clubs, called out to the paseangers to come up one opium-eater, though perfect in certain res ho was only able to smoke at night. other native teachers who instruct in ditica wanted by everybody, all the time. which was loudly applauded.

by one. We all went up, when we wera pects, cannot be looked apon

In conclusion I may opitomise the above to China's prestige by an imitation of for physiolo # Chinese classica and says. H.E. Liu

Went word In former days, when the world's stock At the close of the competition the prize sonrched. We were then driven into the gical investigation. There are three forms report us follows: epares no labour and expense in the direc

were presented by Mr T. Jackson, Prosi-after-hold, where we remained till we left of morphine (and opiuni) poisoning: tion of foreign and Chinese education, and was comparatively suu!, and communica-wore presented by Mr T. Jackson, Prosi-after-hold, where we remained till

dcat of the Olub.

Tas Forman Anglo Chinese College has

pay

returns.

4

after words

SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

SENTENCED,

I. In the common forms, we may distin- guish 3 stages, vi

(1) Excitement. (2) Narxis

3) Основ

be

(3) Opium-smoking in moderation onn scarcely be formed an injurious habit, and has even been shown to be compatible with a high degree of health.

Iam, Yours faithfully, The Opinn Farmer,

Some the line, resist tho

Singapore.

WILLIAM BOTT.

coinage, if compmonood. Thirdly, the las

of

Mint

I began this essay by enumerating various

and

eign manat prestige by an Airdly, the eign manufactures. Fourthly, the possible (1) Morphia-eating is to be considered veuality of officials and workmen in the (I) opiumi) poisoning terms reports follows: y opitomise the the ship. There were 30 or 10 uf us in the The common form met with in 90 a pernicious babit. he is well secunded by the manager the lion between the countries lom speedy than

after-hold. The other Chinese passengers per cent, cases

(2) Opium-eating may be called an Would it not be the depth of pusillani. Colloge, who is man endowed with much now, a shipload of gold or silver poured

had been taken to different parts of the (II) The sudden form.

injurious habit, though far less so than mity, the extreme of aureasonableness, for intelligence and liberal idont.

AN OLD TAR'S STORY OF THE

(III) The cavulaive form. ship. There were none of the pirates in

morphia sating. into a small market, sometimes, indeed,

our great nation to give up, for four of FORTIES.

the 'tween desks when the affair began... I

dangers euch as these, a plan which, carrie Taz Siam Gareth_says:-All His Majesty's caused considerable fluctuations until the An old Tar' who was present at the saw about twenty of them altogether. They

sat under the guidance and control of well- Ministers are at Bangpain for weeks, and fised could be diffused and find its level; his experience to a relative on board one of not heard of any of the passengers being birth of the Colony has sent a fow notes of did not kill any of us or fire at 8. Ihave

selected men, will admittedly dan the out so the Government machinery is left to

How of our wealth, and put an end to our creak

and groan along as best

best it can. The

and sometimes, then as now, foolish inter- the men-of-war new in the harbour. The killed. There were two or three women

improverishment which is now going on army is grumbling at the arrears in pay, ference by governments interrupted the notes are somewhat disjointed, but they passengers on board. They were not killed. During the fat stage the pulse quickens,

gallant warriors received it

year after year for the benefit of foreigners? the warp harthelemofing natural course of events; but except in Jubilee sissors. The last time Teaw Green could recognise two of the pirates if they the hande and feet are reddened, in short may be interesting at this Christmas cum I saw them at the end of the soyage. the papile contact, the face flushes, and

The impossibility of coining the preciou The import a profit will go for the last night months. The employés

were it

metals without alloy will no longer afford of the Custom House and Rice Department such instances the exchange value of the Ispud and Hougkong, there were only were here. These two were the men who the whole capillary circulation is nees

the foreigner a profit. This profit will go are in the same plight, having received no precious metals, inter se, did not vary Hongkong Tevern, the Briton's Boast, The pirates were Punti and Hakka meu,

three grog shops in the place, named the searched me. They liat European haison lerated. This stage somewhat resembles THE ADVANTAGES OF A MINT INo our own Government, who will not ba

baisu, for the last fearing pay for the last four months. Probably

Happy Return. I was the first to

the effects of swhol. The arst phase moro

taking it from the people for nothing, bat CHINA. the chiefs of these departments bave their rapidly enough to seriously affect interna- and the appen, the Briton's Bonat. The pirates were Punti and Hakka met

Inspector Mathieson stated that the or less gradually russes into the neoond valuable time too much occupied in attend. tional commerce from the hanigning of hoist the Royal Standard on the Island, witness had been unable to identify any of narcosia. The rapidity of this transition

amply earning it by giving thema anivoreal The Shen Pao of Sunday, 14th December, uniform medium of exchange. Its univer- amply eat the people who will not o narcosia. The rapidity of this transition relieve the bones value ing to other business'; or is it because the money till 1816, when England by demo- on the knight og ef Sir Hugh Gough: the the mes at present in gaol charged with depends upon the quantity of the drug gives the text of the Prize Fesy of the sality and uniformity will love the over- rice duty goes first to the Royal Treasury, netizing silver deprived it of the former Cornwallis on the quarter deck. A por rice duty goes first to the Royal Treasury.oney

ceremony was on board cf the ship the being concerned in the piracy.

taken, its mode of application and inciden. Uhinese Polytechnic Institution in reply to ble merchant of the present uncertainty and salarica come out afterwards? The

The inquiry was then adjourned till led conditions. Beaviness and stare si sucmer: The south-eastern provinces ator of his present inducement to gambling stupur set the theme set by the Tastai of Ningpo last of exchange, and deprive the shifty speen polies, at one time 14 months without pay, demand, still presided for gold. Evca trait of Her Majesty was bang on the after Saturday at 10 a..

Even trait of

in, the tendency to sleep becomes irresisti sumer:-The are improving in this respect. Bill collec- than the fixed ratio, of Franco alone first dressed with flags. The ceremony had to be side of the main-mast, and the ship was

ble, pulse and mapiration decline, the con- not have much foreign money in circul in time bergaius dependent on the rise and

conation, fall (mai k'ung tore are making fruitless orrands and re-

junctives are nddened, the face ja flushed ation, and the natives consider it a great turning with empty casir boxes, receiving

and later of the Latin Union,-notwith-finished on shore, so I had to have the

in many cases, Sometimes there is a mark-convenience to trade. Should China set

窗安 only promises of payment when the Court standing a much greater proportionate Royal Standard down and take it on shore

od irritability of the skin and even an about coining geld and silver money? and hoist it there. Admiral Wilmot, who

eruption like the skin and even an abuute to trade. Should increase meanwhile of the stock of gold died a few years ago, was then our flag

died a few years ago, was then our flag. (Before Sir James Russell, Chief Fastice.) ruption like settlerssh; vomiting, fre- Would it siccalate freely? Would it be evils which are supping the wealth

quently occurs at this stage; the bowels are advantageous to the country er the reverse? Power of China. How best to counteract Tar aborigines in Szechuan have at dife than of silver-partly neutralized the effect lieutenant, and the present Admiral Phili-

lieutenant, and the press Bust

Wednesday, Dec. 24.

generally constipated, and there is a loss of The Totai himself looked over the essays, these evils is a problem which our stateamon ront times of the present your committed of the unequal treatment til, nation after more equal mate.

generally a control over the bladder. The narcosia now and awarded the palm to the composition of and politicians are now devoting their zea- depredations on the Chinese. As a rule rule

*In 1841 there were only a few hats in pation having followed the bad campo of Hongkong. Wo apeut our Xmas then in

FRISONERS Sonicled of un-patient carewal stimuli, the breathinghose who treat, at the present tinut Boom to promise

deepers into oma the 3rd stage. The Mr Yang, & ff'sus of Papu, Canschow tous endeavours to solve. The measures they always retreat when the soldiers are

Max Chun (17), who was convicted of un-patient can no longer be roused by uisus, Fr, Canton province, of which the follow hitherto proposed involve when compared with that which I have advocated, a larger sent in pureuit, and once among the thiccais 1816, in 1874 the balance wheel was taken the Cornwallis, and I will give you a little lawfully wounding & Portuguese schoolboy shaking or external stimuli, the breathinging is a translation and mountain fastuesses it is dangerous from the machine.

of our subsequent doings as far as I can named Collaco by stabbing him with a becomes stertorius, the face pale and the Those who treat, at the present time, of expenditure at the ontset, and do And sometimes impossible to follow thom, Up to that time during twenty or thirty February 1842 in the Cornwallis and Bande; receive sentence.

reapllect them. We arrived at Chuma in kolfo daring a quarrel, was brought up to body covered with a clecamy aseat. The the causes which are draining away the tool to promise, in any ins but of late they have become emboldened

pupile-up to now contracted-way dilate wealth of China to foreign mistries, are, tauce, no speedy return of benefs

tanto through the evil-disposed and discontented centuries, with enremona fluctuations in the but we had to leave the two log ships is

at this point. Death sometimes occurs by servations to two of thess asures: the probability, in a very few years be confor His Lordship said be had taken into at this point. Death sometimes occurs by as a rule, in the habit of contining their ob to the nation. A gold and silver coinage Chinese who kirmishes have taken slowly from perhaps Chinese who urge them on and share their supply of the two metals, silver changed Chasan. We had no naval steamers in serious consideration west he should do in convulsion.

ob- by the Imperial Government would, in all in-by plunder, Several

arin is characterised by f foreign ships and mundead, for the conveniences would hardly be worthy a those days but two belonging to the East this case. The prisoner was a youth and II. The sudden form is characterised by portation of foreign @pium, and the purchase probability, in a very few years be confer akirmishes have taken place. The soldiers always won on account

Boldieria

Don account slowly from perhaps ton to one of gold, to India courpany, the Nemesis and Phele he did not wish to send him to prison for a its rapidly fatal course. The pattent sinks of foreign ships and munitions of war. ring on every province of the empire advan of the superiority of their fire-arms. In sixteon; in les tan twenty years after, gathon, towed the boste with the blue long period if he could avoid it. Moreover, into a deep sleep a few minutes after hav- They appear to be ignorant, indead; for the tages in comparison with which the initial blus long period if he could avoid it. Moreover, ing taken the poison and dies in a few work, persistent, incidious, whoso effect condition of the success of the mint that the 7th and 8th moon the troops of abori with a comparatively trifling variation in jackets, marines and troops up the Ningpo the jury had recommended him to meres ing taken the poison and dies in a few wres part, that there is another cause at inconveniences would hardly be worthy of gines, augmented in number by riotous Oht with a comparatively, trifling variation in jackets, marines and troops up the Ningpo the jury had recommended bim to cover, into a deep sleep a few minutes after hav- They appear to be ignorant, indeed; for the tages in comparison with mpira advan rivozi we took the boights of Sengon against The offence, however, was a very serious hours. The phils are generally dilated in river we took the boights of Sengon against The offence, however, Here, amounted to no less than several thou-supply, and the world's stock of silver by 8,000 of the mperor's picked trops. We one, the boy wow ever, as a very serious hours. The puls are generally dilated in work, persistent, insidious, whose effects attention. It is of course an essential nese, a Devastation in their to station that causer demand, sted rapidlyparently out it. We

hoy who was stabbed might have such cessa.

ure more far-reaching than either." died, and the prisoner beth charge wher Rands. Devastation followed their tracks, weight loss in proportion to gold than in, camped that night, and next day took a died, and the prisoner been charged with III. The convulsive form is met with

The first silver money brought to China

China it should bo

it should be organised in such a complete: They were stopped in their course of tay, 1850 (when the great gold discoveries sweep of a few miles march round the murder. The jury had found the prisoner among morphicesters end sometimes from abroad, was the so-called 'Lazon Dol watner as to leave no contingency unpro-

later re maroh by Chinese braves who were station began) so that it would be expected from country. I got on board of the Nemisis at guilty, not of the serious count of at- opinin-eaters. His symptoms are distaclar, coined by the Spaniards from the provided for, and thus to ensure its stability of the serious of a hill. a high

ald be and D. or ed on the top immediate that

battle immediate that cause to have been dearer, but without 9 p.m. that night. When opening out iny ssulting the boy Collaco with iu bangs of vision, pain in the stomach, faint dust of the mines which they had soquired and permanence. I shall be happy if any ensued of a hill. A battle insation began) so that it wont gold discoveries camped that night, picked troops. We offence, however, ly ensued and the fight was desperate in the former demand, still provided for gold; blanket sava dolla

esperata in the former demand, still provided for gold; blanket a five dollar piece fell out, the only tent to do him grievous bodily harm, ness, loss of speah, and anconsciobaness in America, & new country frat settled by

settled by of my humble remarks are worthy to con deod, Relying upon their great number-silver has fluctuated rapidly between one left, as on the long merch we ist all our but of unlawfully wounding him. In saccanded by intermittent convulsions them. The Spanish dollar was followed by elbute to such a result.-N-O Dally they rushed up the bill rockless in the then, our present trout to altered supply and aampar, Buy O they rushed up the bill rocklesely, but the sixteen and twenty two? Apparently. lout go. I got a gill of rem for Il and glad the hope that the prisoner would reform which are often accompanied by vomiting others made in the same style, first the Newes Cannon, the machine guns and rifes in the then, our present troubles are chiedy due to get it. We had to look out for fire junks his Lordship would limit the sentence to and diaz:been.

American, and then the Japanese From hands of the Chinese braves moved them to altered demand, not to altered supply and sampans, any smoant of them of a one of three months imprisonment.

Kuangtung and Fukier, these invaders down with deadly precision. After strugg

trugand the old demand should be restored. night From Chus we went and took

as already stated to abuts poisoning by spread to Kianzen and Chekiang, Kiungsi, If Hing for hours to gain the position without England, and the United States, and Chapoo. In those days it was sall in and

Fung Kwan, who was convicted of at-morphia, or opium taken intervally. He Anhui, and Bapeh, In the order named, success and losing over a thousand in dead Germany, and the Latin Union, and other engage. We had a bit of tough work there. templing to set fire to a dwelling house in garding the elm of small uses habitually with great rapidity. Their beauty and con and wounded the attacking party finally great nations, had passed laws that cotton I won't be sure, but I think our next place Taipingshan, was thea sentenced. and wounded the attacking party should no longer be used for cluthing its was Woosung, which we engaged for two-

taken, there is no doubt, that--as in the venance were soon in everybody's mouth. withdrew. When re-inforcements are chief use--but only woollen, all the world and-a-half hours. There was not room for couvisted on the clearest evidence of a gradually stated

arrived

His Lordship said the prisoner had been case of other poisons-tolerance may be and the lose to the country became heavier the Chinese braves tools the offensive and

of stabiched for spion and as their impestation increased. Chi. would hure oxpacted cotton to fall, and the Blonde to pass us, so we had to give her deliberate attempt to aut fce to a-dwelling-morphia, but there is also abandant ori- utterly routed the aborigines and their Chi- would have expected cotton to fall, and the Blonde to

To speak of loss from the ioux of for- nese allies aborigines and their Chile--but only woollen thing its be sure, but I think ou work there, templing nese allies. lead to pass us

de fles. With the setting in of winter woollen to rise, in exchange value; but the lead. It was the first time that ships house. He had had a quarrel with a dence to show that particularly in the eiga dollars may appour paradoxical to nese allies. With the setting of its when they prased laws that silver should no vers towed into action. We had the Com woman in the house and he left varing it is intended to sand a large expedition vers

to

ould no vers towed into action. We had the Com woman in the house and he left voring case of morphin this tolerance is only those who have only eyes fot the palpable give them a severe as

chastisement As the longer be used is standard inoney..its pany's stoaters, one lashed to each chip's that be would roast them all. An hour or attained at this expense of the normal lois to the country caused by the importa trees are stripped of their leares, and chief use-but only gold, even ominent o

and Chief use-but only gold, even orainent port side as we were going to sagage with two afterwards the inmates found that the bodily function. The results are a ton of foreign opinen and manufactures, this being dry are easily burned, their statisticians cannot see any connection be our starboard guss. The Blendo, Corn- staircase had been set on fire, after having gradually increasing torpor of all faculties, and the purchase of foreign ships and can- hiding plages will be much exposed and it tween the cause and the effect More walls, Modeste, Columbine, and Clio, bean saturated with kerosene The police waste of musela and other tissue, perpetual non. Indeed a very little reflection of tes will be easier to discover sed punish them over, it silver were cotton and gold woul, with Algerine, brig, sailed in. The next furtunately got hold of the princust soon inactivity of the bowele or sometimes the to show the diasetrous tendency of ex-

ly

Chi-

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