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No. 9094MARCH 29, 1892.)

Wa hear that the Asochie, from Haiphong, has struck on a rook near Hoihow, and has had to be beached there. Pumps and other appliances are being sent down from Bongkong.

REVIEW Hung-lau-meng; or the Dream of the Red Chamber. A Chinese Naval Book I Translatad by H. Bancraft, Joly,

THE CHINA MAIL.

ONE MILE BUOYOL RADB-1, A. Silva (15 CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE IN 1801

yurde); 1 5. Silva (scratch};29) JA The following is the report of the Sta- Machado (16 yards). Good handicapp. ing, exciting mee with splendid finish. tisileal Secretary (Mi Kopsch) of

China daging 1891.)--

* OFBROOMING SHE CURVATURE OF THR

FAKTH'S NORFAUR

H. B. M. Canedar Servico, China, Han Jur-P. Hyndman, 4 ft. 5 insigmperial Maritime Customs on the trade 691-39,348,477 gallons, 10,000,002 gallons./under notice, and shows, tho value of tion In his spoolfications, kied ́st the

V. Remedias, 1 ft 4) in; 3, Wong Bak Lin, 4 ft. 4 in

(10

1

GENERAL

1890,23,601,113

ah

years of age-1, A. Hollowly for the year under revbow has, risen from : 110,000 picula; and foreign rice, which is Not Taiporis into China.

220 YARDS FLAT RACE. By from 0 to 131

yarde); 2, A. Rahuann (zoraton) 120 YARDS HURDIR RACZ, Bore from 15 to 17 years of age-1, M. Gonsalves -(pøn. ♬ zarde); 2, J. Machado, (scrator) Another good race with as closs finish The boys jumped remarkably kull. 100 YARDS Far Race Birls from 6 to 10 youre of age.-L. S. Jope, 2 Mo Rogers.

Kelly and Walsh, Limited. 1802. This is an English frangation of 24 out of 120 chapters of one of the most popular To pay there was a rumour that two abip Chinese novels. The tropelator's work has wrecked doolias had arrived with news of bean doto with linguistic skill and literary taete. The translation will be found a tho. Sondeich Phra Nang which je believed great help by foreign students of the Chi to have foundered in December last while povelistio style. Athe serre time, on a voyage from Java to Hongkong. It as the meat offensive portions of the original text have been to a great extent expurgated was stated that the men wore the survivors

or softened down by the translator, the book now before us, though unfit to be placed in a drawing room, is of value for the general reader, desirous to oblaiu insight into the social life of Chinese aria- tocratic bones of the lam century. Mr Joly is almost the first translate of the Red-Chamber Dream, the only other trans- mado at the Harboar Ooo, we learn, that lation, we know of, bolog that 'ct the lato years of age), By Siles, (80 yards) the provinco.of Szechuan, was, opened to 2890 of Dk. Tls. 13,800,000. Tho'majority Less Impuls from Korea100,993 thors neither has any information what. Į Published his rendering of the first eight 1-120 YARDS FLAT RACE.-Girls from 10 to the Chofuo. Agreement of 1876 and the ports on page 10 coiopare vors tavona

a

of the crow of a junk which foundered waterspout and that they had as a steamer sink at the same time, which steamer is supposed to have been the Somdetoh: Phra Nang.

From inquiries

no shipwrecked enclies have been reported Mr E. C. Borra, who in 1808 and 1809

chapters of this novel in the China Maga in the fore-runner of the Obina Re.

QUARTER MILE FLAT RACE-1, J. An 220 YARDS FLAT RAC Boys from 6: un

2, Hampleys (3) yardaşın

Bil, L. D'Almada,

9

EXPONIE,

The total value of exporta abroad for

the your aggregated Hk. Tia: 100,947,000,

three years in the rival of is shown here the estimated net value, excluding bullion, under g-caf

of the import and export trade betwośń, Obina and foreign countries for the yaar American.

Russian

The principle involved is that of india. experts to havo srcendud that of: 7,237,01L

imports by patent flee in Washington, Mr. Edison -1833 14,000,942, 8,065,471 half a milion tasks

Baya :--- I have discurred that if sufficient Foreign raw cotton, of which nine-tenths Not imports, market value......134,003,803 elovation be obtained evetoome the 974,640 curvature of the earth's surface, and to is taken by the Kwangtung provinco, de- Less Re-exports to Korea CA

reduce to the minimum the saeth's absorp The value of the Foreign trade of China clixu fra 1410,000 picule in 1800 to

.133,026,217 tion, electric tetrgraphing or signalling bas tween distant pointa can be carried on by Bk. The 314,000,0 0 i 1890 in. Ht. The locatirely echemmed in that province. Dedot Import Duty, 4,835,697

Linduction, without this use of wires cou- 234,000,000, which is the highest total fell from 7,074,000 picules imported in 1890 Dadnet fipium Duty 4,612,920

9,348,517necting such distant points. This dis to 4,684,000 pics during 1891-the differ In suport and oxide or rorded. trade has been equally active, the large thence of 2,880,000 piouls having been sup- Importe, lesa Duty, ale 123,650,700 covers inespecially applicablati telegraphing Borcae bodice of water, thus avoiding the crasse noticeable under pach division ford plied from Wahu and other Yangtze porte, Dedact 7 per cent, for chargos,

8,057,040. use of suhumarine sable, or for communica ing avidence of a general growth of where shipments of native rice to Canton

ting bakwoon vassols at sos or between commeres and a marked expansion of busi ronched over 3,500,000 picule.

Imports, value at moment of

ressols at son and points on land, "mase at nearly all the forts, whose aggre...!

landing

115,023,051 but it is also applicable to electric communi- gato recipta yielded an increase in revenue

cation between distant points on land, it of a million and a half tools over the col.

Exporte te Fursign countries,

being necessary; however, on land (with loatian of 1890. Ou the 2nd March, 1891

which is the highest point, ever reached, market value 109,947,540 the exception of communication over open prairio) to increase the clevation in order the port of Chaangking distant 1,500 miles and shows an advatice over the figures of Experts to Korea.....479,037 from the coast, the Yuugteze River, in

to reduce to the minimum the induction- 378,201 abroching affect of house, treta, and elovations in the land itself. Ataca, from Foreign trade in felülment of the terms of of products coumerated in the table if

Total Exports 101,236,813 au elavation of 100 feet I can communi- ably with the shipments of the previous Changing Convention of 31st Marcin at the three ghiat staplestos, Add Duty, estimated at 6,129,650 cato, electrically a great distance, and pinda 190 and a Custom House was established silk, and colton-contributed cost to the Add 8 per out on market valuo

this elevation, or one sufficiently high, can to collect diuios-payabl, under the treaty across in the total given above. In value for charges, etc.

8.106,147 be had by etilding the mists of ships, Whon we say that the stylo of this

tariff but inspection of the trade retomis and quantuy the gain in favour of 1891

Bigoals can be sont and received betwoom novel is a positively charming example of

from this port show this-os yet the actual ided by tens of all sorts was Bk. Tis. Exports, value at moment of

ships esparated wusidorable distancs, Chinese semi philosophical Teuiliston like

crunae in traffic or net gain to the excho-4.386,000 White and yellow sik addół shipment.

....115,553,640

and

by repeating the signals from ship to quar is trilling if we dodot the considerable H Tis. 8,928,000, with 24,574.picule 0755

ship communication can be established descriptions of social life, including recy sketchen of marital relations; female

Joss-sustained by Ichang and fankew on is uxport given in last year's returns, and etiquette and dress, demeatio visits by

between polota say, distanto, apart fr surcha acquant upon the diversion of trade which silk place goods, Lik. Tit. 1,14,000, 10-tween Hongkong and the treaty ports in

The following tables give the trade be the largest sgas, ead oven oceans, a Imperial consorts, family schools and

deed. 9 the spores, suis now port presenting D 028 pianls above the total of 1890 and 1891 apeotally also of domestay slavery in it

of my heart

the previons twelvemonth; walle ras muat salient features, we have said almost

autton, with an increased export to Japan all that can be said in fayper of this popular

of 56,698 ruculs ever. 1890, added Hk. Ta novel. The power and effectiveness of this

The collection for 1991 Ak. Tls,

858,000. Woolmols' and

from sheep's, boas lies altogether in its style. The Hor, Saz, AND JURY--Boys from 6 to 329,518,021,which is the largest of re- the northern porte exceeded the ship rons Exconn er 473 GA

The Red-Chamber faults are numeroun,

years of ago.-I, KH. Vallor, 2, E. curd, shows an increase orer that of 1800 Dream has not, like most other Chinesa

May 2

of Hk. Te... 1,821,700, and Blt Fleul 1890 by 36,635 piculs, estimated at Hk. Ha 208,000. The other articles, whil historical abstratum, beyond the 50 YARDS FLAT RACE.-Boys and Girls nn- 350,129 over the high figures of--1888 should be noted as aboving conspicuous nevels,

Oonee- der 6 years of ago.--1, J. Lopez D, The increase is not confined to any parti gains over prerious statistics, are paper for intricato geanalegy of one class quently native readers of the book have in

cular division of receipts, but is contri: Chinese consumption abroad, camphor from this case pot the excuse, which meat Chitiene 680 YARDS FLAT RACE-Boys from 13 to butod. by imports, coat trady, trata, and Formosa, matting from Canton, and mak take advantage of, in saying that they read

16 years of age-1, E. Staindoki (2 pin. Transit dues alone have declined, sich of these exports contributing more novels as a study in history. Nor does the

which is accounted for by the apouing tasa Hk. Tls. 170,000 over the figures of

do is to locate the condensersata sufficient Tuz Saperintendent of the F.&O. S. N. Red-Chamber Dream possess the general

· yardo); 2, F. da Silva (pen. 10 yards),

Chungking to foreign badu,

hoight to overcome the currature of the Tao Straits Times of the 14th inst. says earth's surface. This is aimilar in many rea Co. informe un that the Co.'s. a.. Matrox Left Singapure for this port on the sind unural tendency of most ther Chinono 100 YARDS THREE LEGOLD RACE-1, GC in tires bill, cabling the the provisus year to the total for 1891.

while The shipments of raw silk were a Gratin and L. Tavaria; 2. J. Alves and Szechwan markats to reach that great and yellow sill, 84,948 picula; wild silk, tan has captured Labok Tuah, ousted 25 by Mr Edison and now in use in the aavels, which, amid the most realistic re-

The Orang Kayah Pahlawan of Semanpoate to the train telegraph ayatem invented instant, at 4 p.m., with the outward Eng-prosentations of the every day

conflicts of

centre of distribation without payment of

60,703 followare of the Sultan, esized a stand of Lehigh Valley Railroad, by which messages moral ideals with the evil powers which 300 YARDS FLAT RACE Ohinces Boys over the two and a half per cent transit dars 17,048 picule and refuse silk,

picala-these annate being much over arms, and captured Mr Bibby jr., the eon are transmitted between moving trains and Chinese social and dorestie pervade

before Chungking became a treaty port. vouring the consumption of Chinese silks Raub The Orang Kayah did not kris Mr The new invention has boundless possibi Wong Se Lin,

ever been given to the Tuon Fat Hong, in which Mr Chow Ping is comptadors to the Soottish Oriental Steamship Company Some days ago & Gurmau steamer arrived with a fow mon who had boon picked up east of this port, but they were Swatow

meit.

MESSES David Baasou, Bons & Co, informe us that the Austrian Lloyd's a. s. Thisbe, from Trieste, left Singapore for this port yesterday, at 5 pm.

Messas Jardine, Matheson & Co. inform us that the B. a. Glenesk, from London for this port, left Singapore yesterday evening, the 22nd instant.TOMAN

lish maila.

vi

Life

yents

14 years of age. 1, D. Arthur: 2, A Smith.. HALY MILLE CHALLENGE Cur, (to be voir tee in succession)Presonted by Hon. E. R. Belilius Boys from 16 to 18 years of aga-1, J. Alves; 2, H. Piry After ngood race, this was carried off by the winner of last year's half mile. However, as the cup was given only this year he must repeat his victory hart gear before he carries of the cup. Won by 3 yards Maze RACE Gitls from 10 to 14 years of

age-1, K. Logan ; 2, A. Smith;

Vernon.

C. Hapes.

--REVENUE,

AKTORTS TRAY HONGKOJU Boreign Goods. Nazivo Quoda, 1800 8.72067314 AST 081 69155,39 13,048,079

To Hostorosa vón

Foreig

"Counties.

1990. Ta

32,93,691

1891 RE, Tis. 86,107,581

Total Importa 84,394, 195 81,204,020

NEW YORK TO LONDON WEHPURWOKER Å

If a balloon in New York should-be rent- up to a great height, equipped with a con. denter, and held to the earth by a rope, cable in which there was a strand of wire, and another similarly equipped should be Chinove Tutal Grand

sent up from London, a tárcáit would be Fortra Exports, Total

formed through earth and air,without the 10,589,856

11,020,505 125,544,001 aid of wires for transmission through 128,440,hich-memes could be flashed at greater speed that has ever been attained by any other system. All that it is necessary to

7,487,046 46,182,707

THE PAHANG RISING.

Tre trafo on the Sungei Ujong Railway bring home to the reader the inevitablenes years of age-1; Wong Yung; 2, hitherto, loried at Hankie and Johang those of 1890, a low rate of exchange fand assistant of the mining manager at stations; and from one train to another,

His

is now steadily increasing. At first a large of moral rotsibution. The author's mind is proportion of the trufio went by road, tut, utterly devoid of any trace of Confucian 400 YARDS LEAP FROG RACE.-Buys fou 8 to 13 years of age, G. Lawrence and How that Asiatics have get into the habit of ethics, and conscience is to him

a factor

and M. Porez; 2, 4. Alves and R. asing the Railway, the bullock carts find absolutely of no anciant. Literature is to

Bana very little to carry by road. At prosent him only skill in turning heat, couplet and 300 YARDS FLAT BADE-Chinese Boyn un- there is only a single service of trains run devising seriptione for tablete. ning between Port Dickson and Seremban, heroes have no intellect, no manliness, no der 15 goats of aga-1, Ohu A Yau; 2. that is one train up and one down daily. conscience. His hercises are utterly Ho Ping Law Bat of late so many specials have had devoid of delicacy, piaty virtue.

CONSOLATION RAGE-J, Barreto, to be employed to overtake the traffic that draws huvian nature neither as it ought to the manager has decided to rau a double he or, we hope in charity, ne is really do in service from 1st April. The Jelebu Min China. He works the complicated story of bla blok without a single lofty-idoni and ing to Trading Genipany has acquired a pisse of land at the Beremban terminus, without any mural purpose whatever. How and is erroting there a godown into which, comer it then, one may ask, that a book so

by means of a siding, the Company's trucks nttarly non-Confucian, se nibilistic as can be ron. Apart from the large quanti-regards both Chine religion and morala, ties of are the Jelebu Company a handling, is one of the most widely read novels the company has now taken in ite of China-7 The explanation is very hands the supplying of the food and other stores for 1,200 men and their dependente and that involves a considerable tratte in goods that are bert handled ender covers Formerly that trade was under the control, of Chinamien; but the Jelebu Company now does the business itself and the rail- way company has been ready to facilitate the traffle and to assist to reduce the cost of handling and carting the ero and the provisions--Straits Times,

TUG OF WA-St. Joseph's Callege t.

bined Tham from other Schools. The Combined Team won after a long and dotormined pull in which they gained steadily inch by inch

As compared with the year 1890, impert in Europe. duties have increased by Hk. Tis. 603,136, The export of tea of all kinds, including Bibby He sent Mr Bibby back to Raub litice. All that it and accomplisht ca

under escort with a polite message, which only be conjectured by Mr Edison, who is export duties by Hk. The C67,531, opium the shiptaoute from Kowloon and Lapps lo appeared to be (i substance) that Mr ceported to here uuhmited laith in its daty

sad likin by Hk. s. 122,045, coast Hongkong and Macas, amounted to 1,750 Bibby would find himself safer at Raub efficacy. trade duties (exclading natise opium) by 034 piculs, showing an advance of 84,638 than elsewhere in Pahang. It appears that H. Th. 77,454, nud toumagy

dues by HR.picals over the total for 1890. From Kow. Mr Bibby had gone down to Labok Tusk: Tls, 61,680; the falling off in transit dues lons and Lapps, the export of black. Los in thinking, as the authorities implied, that araoanting to Hk. Tis. 12,315. The rajusks to Ilongkeng and Macao is more all danger was over and that he might get Wat's that ye're dusti Jamie ?* ceipts from opium (excluding kikin) yielded than double that of the prevkis year, the forether some of the sorely needed mining exclaimed M Wacker, the oval-dealer, to Oom-H, Tis, 3,5,643, of which sum Hk. The large increase being asoribed to a reduction machinery that had hoon stopped there, his new boy assistant the other sy 30,624 was contributed by retive epiom, in the provincial duty on that article when This news is ficially confirmed by the what's that yo're throwin' aff the cairt,

laddie ? against Hk. Tis. 3,132 from that source in shipped by juuks. The addition of this Colonial Government. It would

appear

No 0011, shairly * 'No, re- 1800. The appearance of dore native junk-borne tea to the total quantity sons fruni telegraphie despatobes to hand that plied the boy; I was just walin' oct somo opium in the 1881 returns is due to broad in foreign vesale raises the export the Orang Kayah, with a following, fell o' tuks big lumps o slate, and Hingin' them shippers at Chungking availing themselves to more than the shipments of 1893, and open Labok Tush, and captured the local out, Flingin them oot! repented the of the facilitics oforded by the opeting of for the time being has arrested the decline polics station and a number of rifles. Ir dealer in tones of unaffected dingust," "An the Custom House to pass Szechwan and which characterised the black tea trade of Bibby Jr. was seized but was shortly after yor faither talt me that he thecht yo wad Yunnan opinus under the now tariff, is- recent, pasrs, the excess in favour of 1lik: wurda released and he is now at Baub. Mrea graun haur to learn the coat trade, troused during the year, which aired the year being 52,465 picula above the crop of Bibby dre was the first to sond the new, I doot, suo callant, natur never intendit OPIUM FARMER.

rate of July and likin at Tls, 04.8.0.0, this 1800, which is returned at 1,149,111 picuis, and it has been further confirmed by a tole. You to make a leavin' sellin vool. I think To the Editor of the China MAIL' gaymsul freeing it from ad further charges Green tea also shows da improvement of gram received from Selangor stating that ye had better tell yer father to try an

throughout the Empire Much more 7,260 piculs, and brick tea for Rassian sc Hongkong, 22nd Marchi, 1893.

the Bentong Dlatriot. The Selangor minister. Daan Sis,-~I beg to express through opium than now appears in the Chungking comnt 31,893 picule. Rausis appears to be the has been some fresh stockading in got you patien through the college for a

retarne (650) pica))) was formerly exported the only large market in Europe where the Government is rending or has sent, an your columns my deep regret that I should

from Ichang (784 picule in 1883) bud demand for China black tea in vixintained, outpost out to the Ginting Bedei Pass, an Inc hasty moment, in cusut setaf Hankow (3,06% pioula in 1881), but it supplies continue to be sent by sea in in- important pas on the main route. not being able to read or understand Chi-disappeared from the list of exports owingcreasing quantitiva, shipments heig nese accouul, hare cummenced a prosecnto more favourable facal rates then being from 03,167 piculs in 1887 to 189,025 picas, tion against Me Ko Cheng Beat, the chiof

granted when shipped-in-janka, manager of the late Opium Farm, will r ference to the fandi of the Cheang Tek Korg See. A complete investigation inw

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PROSECUTION OF TRE

FOREIGN TRADE.

MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL

LIST OF VISITORS. Mr Babington Mrand Mrs Guinness Mr & Mre E-V. Bre-Me Charles O. Malsch and children Me Herbert Ogilvio · Mr J. Buckle Me J. H. Porry Mr. Fr. Byene- Mr Poster -

tam T trival invention. It is intendent not only Mt J. Coughizio Mr and Mrs Seaton

Mr A. Ross

Mr H. G. Dowfor 1r Taylor- to farther the intarests of commerce, but

MORE ELECTRICAL WONDERS

BAN:WITHOUT WIRES.. From a reoshi issue of the New York son has perfected another wonderful elec.

simple. Chinese read the Red-Chamber Dream bacaons of its wickedness. This Chinese uoval owes its popularity chiefly to the spice. ot

impropriety which garnishes these passion tickling descriptions of the harem-life of a bluated aristocracy, to the literary cleverness with which it panders to man's morbid erving after what he known to be naughty. In one word, the Red Chamber Dream is Zoluisa in its

e-double the quantity and while the ugliest developmonta. Virtuo and viga are

consignments by aral land to Russia in to this Chinose novelist, Tano-Sushkin,

1887 aggregated 267,000 piouls, they now werely what this colours cu kis palette are DOUBLE-BAURELL-Data to the ufizon painter so much footive the mattrend in ruination of Although mera marchi da totan.ralegunt to 287,00F picals, reprisdating = called, azo causing horas distress of mind, to dirt. Jurenal, Shakespeare, Fielding, with the books and accounts have thoroughly of 20 milion taele, entured and loft China gain of over 20,000 preula. 1213 worthy of ¦ Warid we are led to believe that Mr Ed Mr & Mrs. I. P. Cot-Mr Ja Riach: & correspondent of 'Notes and Queries, all their cocasional asiives, hava ethical convinced ate that my suspicions were than in the preceding year, the past twelve-uote that the demand for China tsa fchiefly chiefly because the etiquette involved in

wholly groundless, and that there has been month cannot be recorded as: fine of com-green) from India has doubled within the their use appears to be of present in an un-sympathies: this Chinese novelist has none. settled and anomalous condition. Dught What the pornographic moniptures and nothing whatest in Me Kolt Cheng Soan's Fmercial prosperity. Capital arested in the last five years-13,947 piculs being credited these to be treated as doable auraatues, or is decorations of Poupai ate, compar-management of the business of the Opium trade has yielded engre raturns. The to be Empire in 1880, against 30,810 picula to protect human ille at sea. It is in sub atince a system by which telegraphic com the Brat to he regarded as a Christian

ed with the reverence-inspiring nudition of Farm that is in any way reprehensible: vast amount of foreign tounge employed during the year under pitic

munication can be carried on between ships classic Greece, such are the scener of Oud further, that be has all along bean in the carrying traffic abroad and consis name? For exemple: some speak of 'Eix

at sea between ships and the ahore, and rese Zonaux life which the Red-Chamber doing his beat, honestly and faithfully, for roturaed small polits owing to the beat com. The quantity of opium re-exported was between distant points on land. The most Charles Gavap Duffy othere of Sir

Dreams depicts, as compared with the mural the benefit of the Cheong Tas Kong Soc. petition at unremacerative rates of freight much greater than in any preceding your; Gavan Duffy, Bir Somers Vine' upper realism of the ordinary Chinese moval,

Sterling exchange showed no signs of re and as Japan and Russias Manchuria have striking feature in that this intercommini to be in general use amoxy this gentleman's Rapenti eat,

covering from the Law point at which it as larger supplies of imparts from satin can be maintained absolutely with friends; but to call Sir Richard leon Gol-

Blood throughout the year. Most banka

Shanghai the

re-shipments to foreight the use of wires. line Sir Benn would, it is thonght, look.

had to reduce their rates of interest, and

countries show an increase in value over cdd. Alderman Sir Whitaker Els,

in some cases earned nothing on their

the total re-exports of 1890 of Hk. Tle. however, is said not to objest to being ad

capital, while two of the largest old-

349,000. dressed as Sir Whitaker. But what about Bir Hicks-Beach without the Michelf. It

establislied Grass suspended payment. observed that when a plain. Bir becomes 'Sir' the emberromment is apt to be in- oreased. There seemed to be nothing very wrong about Mr Grant Duff, but Sir Grant Duff was felt at onse to be doubtful: and if Kir Meanbituart Dulf is permissible, this writer, for one, regrets that there should be any pretext for such an awkward food- tion ab

HONGKONG, SCHOOLS, ATHLETIO SFORTS:

I should be obliged if you would insert this letter in your correspondenes column once, and afterwards as an advertisement for the period ef vse mouth, se I am anxious, le,undo as far as possible any in- jury I may haro, through my hasty and unjustifiable action, tuflicted upon Me Kot

Your's truly,

L'atsons-His Excellency Sir William Rubinson, K.U.M.G., His Excellonay Viong Saan Admiral Sir Frederick Risharda, K.O.B., His Excellency Major General J. Dighy Barker, O.B.

Clerks of the Course—A. Depison, Esc, Dr. B. Blacksbarn, W. Machell, Eng.

Starices: W. M. B. Arthur, Esq., Geo,

Sir Manntetuars R. Grant DEA. Caldwell, Esq., A. J May, En..

90

Julio Dr. J. At. Aikinson, E. W. Lucas Bay, W. C. Barlow, Esq.

Hos Secretary — Edw. Jno. Boards, Haq,

There anual sporta were held this ́

After

OE TIK LEONG.

·ACTING APPOINTMENTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.

RE-EXPORTS

i

*

SHIP-TO-SHIP AND SHIP TO-SHORE FELBUKAZHY, Here is one of the ways in which the

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Mr J. Rodexapes Sa-

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Capt van Carbonli Mr. Reich Mr John A Cornish Miss Roberts Capt. A. Crdal Mr. D. D. Cursetjes. Mr D. Davison. Mes Farmer Mr Teaning invention in said, to work: Suppose all tha Mr Waiter Harland Tho ves of transit verticutes to free ships that sail the sens are fitted with the 31s Murtoni Jopes Mr H. Shingto› The remarkable Increase in the consump; duty-paid foreign imports from ex spate proper apparatus An ocean greyhound Mr E. B. Joropies Simon and child' tion of foreign imports which ebaracterisid larges. between tho ports end: inland and there are fears that she may sink, ife Chaa H, Mal Rer. W. E. Soothil

'SCHOJNI'.

1RLAND TRANSIJ”.........

Hankaw and under

turns of the transit trade in tho

(say the City of Paris) breaks her shaft, Assistance cannot be saumoned quickly. the horizon. An operator skilled in the Not a sail ia in fight mors sign of amoke ou transmission of Morse charactere manip lales 'u koy located; instance, in the

World

to the disabled Yesse's as

shown himself an authority on surveys of the total serivals of the latter (2,098.6 inland markets and those of Kwangej, she however, sho would reply, that'

Mr Robert Love Mr W. Smillele v

Mr Waler Tarn

Mr G. E. Tavarner Mr. Thomas a Professor Victor Vala

Mrs Woodyear

comitas MMcCandli Mr.A. Mavarro ::: Miss Alica Moore Capt. Goa. Pallottie

W. II. Bead

EXPORT. VARGOEST

the trade of 1890 has been fully maintained markets continues to be largely availed of. As an instance of the general development during the twelve months under review, our statistics, which give value of H. in the transit traffic during the last Tie. 104,010,000, showing the large advance decade, it may be rated that in 1833 the To the Jiditor of the “Onuna, MaxL.”,

over the aggregat total of the previous year total number of award planes issued was The suggested remedy is the use of the hy,

Six,Here we are in a turmoil over ahead, the fist of imports, shows asking in 1801 for goods aggregating Ak. Maar topmsata are visible.

Bongbong March 23 of H H 90,000 Opis which 91,510, covering imports valued at Lk. 17s.

12,006,053,

against 186NTIĆ DAMES tesovaj art room Awang down below the karies wir U.. F'aps

is another ship so far distant that not oven phon. This is the Frenchman's ontem

few acting Governmast appointments, then value; but in quantity, the net amis 21,663,010 in value. Chungking now being

The Morsa when he adds his wife's name to his own.

Referat Chus, H. Thompson, Kaip As this reformer observes, it would be for

realsteing that all sorts of candidate, paying duty and passing into consumption

and answered. The disabled ship gives every-day purposes fi

s far easier to deal with Official Tine Koper-F. Berapael, Esq. ronid, eval and triangular, ara to be made77441 picuis (as detailet on page 13) port of witry, no longer draws its sigable at transmitted to the other ship the Smiths if groeped into Plantagenet- Hon Treasurer: W. D. Braidwood, to go through some process or other so as to givas au increase of 628 picals over the future Tebang under it her tire positiu and the oiler spoeds

Per. s. 2. Oceano mailed on the 18th Smiths,

Stuart-Smiths, Hyde-Parker- Esq., MA.

enable them to fit the equare holes which portation for the year 1800, despite the ------■re, or are about to be, vacant- Smiths Tortlaud-plato-Smiths, and

generally accepted opinion that the Native certificate; consequently there is a large to her aid. The other ship might bo What causes me not a little surprise is drug is slowly but surely, applied rebeipts from transit, dues and great In such a case the barque or brig would boxes Siaraniseed, 8 boses Essential Oil, the falling off into Ishing and Henry farmall barque os bei praeading under March 180 From Hongkong to Havre,

sul and incapable of tendering aid 3 cases Uhiba Ink, 6 bozas Bristles, on bat what is wanted is an authoritativa rule for dealing with the ever-growing elas

that in all this comburion nothing is said Indian article. Cot'un gunds are credited statistical diminution is the value of work has iguals, which would be caught 153 bales Rattatre, and 2 cases Vercail

in the Marine with 1 of about the present vacancy who bave been provided by their sponsors

Ak Tis 3,270,000 with 'double-barrelled namos-Daily News.

Surveyorship. · Hero is grand chance for total value of these fabrics in 1891; woul- certiticated imports sent to Szechwan from noon at the Happy Valley in beautiful ovo of these aforementioned page to be lens, with, as grie of Uk. Ils 1054 till those two poris, which in 1830 forwarded up by any ship within a radius of say thirty is. Havro option Hamburg, 21

unles. They

they might reach another packages Sundries To Hesaburg option woather. Tho, whole of the events wera | tried in a square hole and have a good (sine and metais. Ílk. - Tix 382,000. Stapel goods valued at Hk. Tis. 4.810.632; againstling ship, also too small and too far London, In a Bristle To. Hamburg A COLLISION Aguon.-What is described

Tx 2,989,530 during 1991. as a successful trial of an apron for use in well contested, the Victoria Callage pupils tier is taken of this vacancy and one netur. T-clothe, de nuk sahibi: a numerical in of transit passes for goods to Chunghe in tuce would begin signaling, covers 30 cases Cassia Duds, 291 bales Feathers, case of damago by collision has, it would being the more successful At the close of ally asks why?

erause, though the aggregate statistical king, and cucsequent apparent decline in naem, taken place at Malbourne and most the tug of war-a-regrettable incident shall try to give a reason. It is value has appreciated owing to a heavier the value of the inward transit traffic, willing another radius of thirty miles. The 201 packages Caves, I box Essential Oil, 15 packagee Bamboo Scraps. To Rotter assuredly any inventor who diminishes the

eituation in which hard work and more costly class of goods being in probably be fully made up by the remark iguals might pass along to half a dozen

abips before they reached one large enough dain, 2 packages Sundries To Lisbon, such as every now and then startles the the mark, the judge awarded victory to the small gud non and the reward but demand.. Importations of American drille able development shown in the Canton reto faid so bigs vessel. When they did packages Sundrion. risk of the shocking loss of life cecurring occurred. On the taps being pulled over is the sin

Why not try the Acting Harbour show an excess over 1890 of 263,000 pieres,

reach now supplying its community is entitled to the credit due to combined team, but the hoadmaster of St Master in this situation He las already and American sheetings of 807,000 pieces of Kwaugtung, which every bonefactor. It is claimed that such an apparatas is in existence, namely, that Joseph's Clioge disputed the decision The ward of cheer would bo knows se Holmes's palout collision apron, maintaining that the brat boy should have a retired Neval Officer and one conver-key red coltons the demand excesca frat of fraports ou an extensive scale, the valus of passed back from ship to ship until it The apron is constructed of two sheets of heen palled over. After a good deal of ing to disponse law at the Magistany At for almost double the unptation of the 997 Bk. The 1,740,000, repressoted by 1946been on her way from New York to Liver

this saut with Naval Architecture than stempt 1800 by 941,000 pieces, while towela figure 195,000, covered by 20 pace, in 1890, to Suppose the fescuing ship to be the On London

traffic having risen from Bk. The reached the disabled greyhound again. Meeste bourar westward, the Paris having borneon and thus not in actual use in unseemly wrangling, quite out of keeping prosent the unfortunato Assistant Marine loukyou. Indian arazo

pasion, in 189; and, co aidering that the kept rolled up an deck in some spot con- with the religious and scholastic ptices Surveyor is doing double duty and receives ever-increasing qualitas, the supply for the value of foreign insports introduced into pool. She takes off the passengers and veniently adjacent to the bulwarks. When

grateful Government the magni-year baring reached the enormous total of lowered the watermark immediately the Combined Team refused to pull over a credit balance to the Government of $250 added 78,00) picula of English park, male under the inspectorate exceeded (excluding above that part of the hull which presume again although the boys were willing par month, to be used to assist in the in a grand total of 1,211,000 picula valded opine) 36 million tools in 1890 and $1 mil operator busy, making eignais or calls.

hon tan's this year, there is every prospect few hours after the rescue an answer Oo Paris- bly has endured injury. The action of the water causes it to speedily mareil, and onoga to do so, aud ile College boys enjoying their leave, tant abser tees at His 20,000 in that the trazeit tinde from Canton will es comes. It is from the Teutonic bound

the year a aggregate values of gres if the platce or timbers have beer actually claimed the prize. The prizen were pro- as this departament is one which returns white shirtings, I clothe, sad dei The cord in value and volume that of any other for Liverpool A message fies from

sitip to the other, they altern Berlin- broached, the apron is driven with great acuted to the succesful competitors by the Government a substantial sum erary growth of the garu trade during the pret port, so long is the accumulated provincial force over the hole, which it hermetically. sexls, being kept in position by the tro. Mrs Bateson Wright. During the after-hand were able to give its really decade has not betur enusited by sny others are at lower than the treaty transit

hard-worked Surveyor and Assistant (or commodity (kerosene ull excepted), and its

dues. mendous pressure of the sea water outside, noun the following programing of tusic as it should be Assistants) a inore sub rapid development will be made more ap- Chains are then passed under the reisel, was played by the bite band of thetantial reward or amarution? It is pareas when it is stated that in 1882 cur

The great development in the volume of carries them on towards Liverpool. The Oa Bombay- and are drawn tightly over the cativar,

well known fact that the late Mr A returns ecly gave 195,000 pious as the foreign stude during the year called for original signals sent from the City of Paris with a view to making certainty doubly Shropshire Regiment under the able Wagner killed himself by overwork or seat annual demand, whereas during the year

the the employment of a much larger may have first reached a ship far to On Calcutta aure, and it is centauded by the furentor, Leadership of Baudmaale. Morphy whan ac ing as Mezine Forseyor, and it under notice the cae province of Kung amount of tunange than during 1540 north of her; those of the second ship may Mr James Bolmen (formerly at Auckland, Lance

looks as if the Government was anxious to cing absorbed over $22,000 plouls. Tai The entries from foreign ports in 1801 have gone in one well to the eastward the Now. Zualquć) that the necessary repairs Overture..

On demand, make another marty in this department, immense consumption of yarn, which is can be affected from the interior, under Section

were 3,476, angregating 3,377,495 tops,ones reported from her may have reached by throwing three men's work on one extending throu/bout Ouina, where it is spainst 3,114 vesicle, of 2,041,094 tone, in another to the southend and have been | On Shanghai--- cover of the apron and so, with ordinary: Valse

wone shoulders.

trees by hand into durable cloth unitar 1880-or an ingresas of 363 entries, quali passed cu still futiles south until he demand...... to Date Last The foregoing will, I hope, give the public in texture to the fabrics from mais loga ing 433,103 tone. The coasting trade rescuing ship was reached. All this would 30 days sight, private pupse Selection...

same inkling of why there Government must have a prejudis al effect on the de- Candidates have been in no hurry, try mand for shirtings, etc, and no doubt entries a corresponding expansion, she be due within a few minutes, no shes Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tac))

being 19,381 wossola, of

within half an hour of the disaster a Sorervigna (Bank's buying rate) surely and squeeze themselves into the Kardfork-secounts for the stagnation in the trade in 10,467.004 tona; against 13,263 versels, of resoaing ship would be found. Suppos: க் led and not delightful position of a Loting these goods. Norly all woolians clobius 8,404, 316, Jons, for the pro long as the dense for prevalled as the Majesta was Government Marine Surveyorhip. hars been imported in much larger quanti grand total entries and cleutanges at the peating the Atlantic coast. She way beyo ties than during 1880, but particularly Treaty a Custom Houses, gerega od base a trife uncertatu an to her bear- English camiele, lastings, and long ada. 27,710,768 tone:

ings. Should she come within thirsy' Ordur, the heading of mutals, there in de

however, she woth be able. conspicuous improvement in every kind of

to communicate manufactured iron, but cd scrap iron, O

ova, with battens of wood welted in

from

crew of the wrecked vessel, and proceeds

's collision takes place thu apron is al vodeopresasked in the dispute, the loader of font aum of $50 per month extra, leaving | 1,134,000 piùuis, to which ügures may be sangtung through the six collectoraten on her way to New York keeping her:

the inculos

Bobýtiski. Fanti

* La Cirvaminune 'Deskther)

Bubylang

na Váspontja a Chábulka,

Fest up

care, the visual it enabled to make any portion

The invention has already bean submitted as Poole Boots W

to the Royal Humane Society of Australis, The following to the price list and that body bas strongly recommended

the Marina Hostels to insist upon the pro-LONG JUMT-Bugs from 18 tu 18 years of

por equipment of every vessel leaving port with the apron. This desire, it should be said, in manifesting itself alac among those concerned for the lives of the crows, and and hosts of travellers who have busivoks upon the zea.

NEIGHBOE-MY l my Nd the story le frus, and your Losband has really aloped with the servant girl. Deserted Wife Tweeping) Tos, and she was the best girl car kind, too- perferuly lovely cook, and quiet and respectful. Daar knows where I'll be able to get another.

age-1, ☀, da ŝilte 15 feet 7. P. Hyndham.H

A

100 YARDS FLAT RACE-Boss from 9 to

13 years of age Final Heat Rabman (2 yarda); 2, A. Bahim, (6. purde).

I remain,

Yours truly,

GIT.

SHIPPING,

ex:

Exchange,

HONGKONG, March 23,

Bark, Wi

On demand

J

30 days" sight,

mouth sighti Crédita, Documentary, nienstlis'

On demand,

Credits, 4 months sight,

are in good time within a cable length of Our each other. The Teutonic takes the City Credits, 60 daya sight of Paris people from the Majestic, and

their courses, quickly come into sight, and On les York

Wire,

On demand,

Wire,

Temperature. (Taken at Mesra Falconer de C' Preminds Queen's Road

miles of is people on ahore; and BAROMETHEA&M 29.02

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2986

DRM 2084

41

20%

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Do..P.M. EÐ

349 72

mich ja dowend by blasksmiths, roproseals lie net recorded export of bullion for and exactly where he was Colli-*

siona would be impomible. Every ship 100 Yands Flat Pace -Boyu from 0 to 9

years of age, -1, C. Quinceyime to Be Proud Of Vickey Dolanthe largest suhe in quantity, yale year amounted to Hk. The 3,693,30 withio a esdius of thirty miles, would be THERMOMETRE...) AMOLOTOVA 69 -

fu cold, Hk Tla. 3,133,585 in silver, kes Ha1eo "; 3, P. Quinowy,

writes of wish to pretest agin a man ene cilte posted as a these gether making a total of Hk. T. 0,823, 182, appreciated as a cheap illuminant, or H. X. The 1,181,000 over the mot export Leno June-Boys from: 9 to 13 years of gittin the swall head because he kin play sene

age--1, J. Lobury; 2, F. P. Freudto the planny. i have reason tu sushit may be noted that the consumption has treasure in 1893.

pens that Paderewski should be spelt in riven from 8,205,000 gallons in 1882 to 100 YARDS FLAY RACE.-Buys from 13 to two worrade instid av van. If it's Paddy 49,548,000 gallons in 1991. Of this total,

*16 years of age=1, J. dos Remedios | Roosky ist Her some forzed an' ko proud | Russian oil represents 10,000 000 gallons, The subjoined statement, drawn up in

(2 yurda); 3, IA Tavares (pen, 2 yards), av it,

The comparative inervas daring the last the same way as in the 1890 Report, gives

VALUES

le to all fach other who, what, and agh other at sea could speak and ask to where shey were. Ships out of sight of

be reported. A passenger carried out to in naa by s lesna Atlantic steamer by nocident"," could pass word to shore that his friends might be notified of his faty.

Do. Doj Do. Maximum...

Du. Minimum over night 66