1892-11-09 — Page 3

No 9289

THE CHINA MAIL.

CONSIDERABLY Bostle has been caused dur

ing the last fed days, amongst the ustire -community”, the centre.

LOSS OF A SHANGHAI STEAMER.

A telogram was received here youtarday

Į 32at October, and the police fallowed him bitter fruit, and are dealt with in the same into the house and arrested the accused, temporizing way, We wonder whether Fattrolion being stating that the Shanghai steamer Prima During ble visite he had been shown the same will continue to be the case in thʊ stout mountain-waggon wheels, a large icon į magnitude or magnificence of beauty in patienoa xavet be' altown in trying to allay -

young girl and told she was the daughter year 21921 had sunk after being in collbion at Woo-about to be married; and this girl, called

FOOCHOW NOTES,

other native journals hail published inaccu-sung with the Hangohou, one of Moara 19 a witness for the prosecution, stated that to hara al this misery, and mischief stop axle altered to that of the country roads, a

the office, ofthe Chaise Mail. As the

"rata" telegrams" condsrning: the successful Buttorfield and Swire's stenchem.

zandidates at the tristulak Paking exADLÍN, shiond, the anxiety for correct information brought large n'emdies of Chiness to the office of the Chimera Mail.. The cor.

The Feina is a British steamer of 778 tons, belonging to the Shanghai M. B. N.

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the suspicions of the people among whom we

balf-opened fao. Reconstruction was enthusiasm that none compare to what the the eyes of a boy had best operated upon evidently needed still, so a set of extra Chicago Fair promises to be, either in at the school, and day after day the same axle, and a much stronger pair of springs | detail. The Government would no doubt be glad were imported, the shafts were, once mora

live and to undo the work wrought by the changed for thicker ones, the gauge of the

recent riots. It would help matters wonder. she was not related to any of the prisoners, pet, but Poverty and Viinertias prevent

fully if the Cathollen would be little more but had been taken to the house on two so any positive active affort, and besides no

new cloth cover added, the body strengthen.

Noy, B. casises when she was told a man was going one knows what to do. The hot stop cloth, a box put under the asst a bench our isane of 16th ultimo as per consigness, and will be the Brat open in their church matters, for a horrible. cd with strap iron from bales of foreign The following is the Tes Export since soapieian among the Chiness reste upon to sell with jewellery.

ought andoubtedly to be a maroful and com- provided for touuting, and a brace to hold returas Inspector Blanton spoke to Co. and commanded by Capt. Leak. She rest

the ar prohdosive inquiry into ways and, moana ; the acoKIBEd, sed to finding but with Chinese officials only as the com- the shafts up, harness for a second mule,

to go up in the general confiagration when left Shanghat for Chatoo on 22nd October, two knives, two -awords; wooden mitton of Inquiry, the whole plan world in- and a few other detaile, after which the Per S.8: Glenartacy....... 228,188 16%, root telegrama, which wari rocsived by returning as the Surat (English Mail) loft 8ag, and fifteen foet of hempen oord in a fallibly prove fátilo. It seems not unlikelyty) was found to be a grant anccess, and Japanday earringo (with unimpaired Non- back room. There was very little furniture that rather than one to foreigners doliver- the Chinem Mast "direct"from › Péking, a few days, kipos,"so it is presumed the in the house, and on searching's house at 64 worn angerly awaited for by crowdt, and no must have been again on hòr way to Cho-Queer's Road West, where the first and Is than 8000 slips were "pilated and sup too when the collision occurred,

fourth defendants were asid to reside, he found another gag similar to that found af plied to subscribers and the public. Four. tesa of the successful candidates hail from Canton Provinca, and, some of these have falegraphed individually, to their friends is Canton City conyaying the good nowa, Ize danitary Board a tent to-morrow afternoon. The following are the orders of the day :-

THE LOSS OF THE GRETNA.

STATEMENT AX THE TRIED. MATA.

This morning, thirteen men forming part of the crew of the ship Gretna, which was wrecked on the Rifleman Shoal on

October 25, were brought here from Saigon by the steamer Pakstan

Wo On Lere.

His Worship oorumitted the whole of the defendants for trial at the Criminal Sessions. Bail-for firat defendant, $200; for second, 81000; for third and fourth, $600 each; and for the fifth, $100.

DARING KIDNAPPING BY YAUMATI FISHERMEN. Four febermen were brought before Mr the voyage and of the wreek ware furnish. Wodehouse to-day oharged with detaining

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Chinese authorities to any real modification-

FAIR FLEET.

A MAN ONUS WELL-KNOWN IN HONGKONG.

Myrmido

156,058 Agamemnon e

128,817 Canfa

........ 1,104,826 17 ---------------* For the Continent, Per 8.8. Genartney.............

BD,265 Canfa.........

24,700 For Bouta America

For Hongkong,

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Per S.S. Agamemn..................

15,337 » For New York." Per 8.S. Besseava

B03.041 Fosshow was enlivened on Wednesday

Clamarthenshire 230,978 19

too long in China lọ be an alarmist; but the ople of this and other adjacent districte will be featfully distresad during the coming winter and desperately hungry, oblohungry! Any reader of history can see as plainly sa Ko reads this letter: that the curses which led to the downfall of the Roman Empire are vigorously at work in China, to-day and one of those esasen is omnipresent abjest, grinding poverty by the side etortmona wenith. It has bean said that the income of the Tuotai hate is nearly three times as much as that of the President of the United State Rundrede of Chinese would be

1. Patition from Pablic Washermen sd to our representative by Me: W Baker, another fabermas, and battening him down i extended and systematic plan, it might as Hongkong line of her day, touched ground the afternoon, and in the evening the when the food became so scared that they Kaing the public alreams for their tradethird, mato, who was intorriewod set the hold of their funk with intent to i

praying that they be allowed to continue

purpopce, 2. Petition Iróm Salt Find Dealers acaying that the police served on theus to abate * nuisance arising from the

their. operations be withdrawa

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be a foki on the same fiching jnok about Shik Tai II said one of the men ared to sixteen years ago. The master of this junk owed the defendant two teels of silver, Complainant intended to buy the boat and the business, and informed defendant that

well be withhold.

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one in the gorim of Ospitals of the World. It would be easy to point out many parti eulses in which the diplomatic Consral

Dear at Kowloon.

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Tunak more than the average reader,' bow-boats and the long boat were gat out and with the alternative of a month's imprison- & róand namber with sufficiently large Exposition. This position if a most import of the saestà crip' rice herbst are dia.

Adcerning to ME Wolle-Murray, District Judge of Caddspait, we should congratulata ourselves on the prevalence of atrocious crime in the island. We have generally anderstood that starvation led to crime, but we have evidently been misinformed,

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Mr Wodehouse heard evidens to-day in a charge brought against Charles Jones, Amerionu seaman, at the blagistracy this morning. Jones was charged with shooting with a revolver Privato W. Payne, at Shropshire Light Infantry, on the 2nd inst., with intent to do the complainant grievous

bodily harm.

whe oursé himself of Daniness and Neises in DEAFNESS ARSOLUTELY GUBERA Gentleman

will be pleased to send full particna fren the Head of 14 years' landing by a new method, Addresa HERERI CLAPTON, 8, Shepherd's place Kensington Fack, London, Eng tha

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Quotations HONGKONG, November 9, 1892. OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,... 585

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Now Bonares, cash, 555

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Malyah,

credit, 523 Allowance, Cattios, Sith Old Malwa, credit. 830 Allowance, Cattias, 3/4 Parsian, Vily, carb, 400/500 Allowance, Catties, 3/6, Persian, Paper tied 490/800 Allowance, Cattice, 5/5

CHINA 00AST METEOROLOGIOAL

Ntation,

REGISTER

November 8, IP..

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Direction.

Weather.

ca from these national woon, the Chinese as for some years exemplified the occi Government would really prefer to let dental proposition, that some things can be things drift on as they are Massiine the done as well sa others! benevolent instadels of foreigners are balled, and no one know what ought THE COMMODORE OF THE WORLD'S Per 8.3. Apamach.. to be done. To remain absolutely impassivo in presence of auch gigantio calamities, ir for most of us moral impossibility, but to do any Those of out readors who can go back to thing more than to treat superficially a few symptoms here and there is increasingly Hongkong reminiscensed of over twenty diffult. The general indiference of the years will remember Captain Clark, of the by a Cricket Match taking place between eager to assent the position of coolin, at she of existing evils, tends to dry up all the steamer Suwenach. That rousel, which an eleven from HM.S. Raifler and the tale of foar Mexican dollara a month and sources whence help night came from was perhaps the fastest on the Shanghai... G., in which the latter wore victorious. wretches in this badly governed Empire abroad, and unless relief is given on an

keep themselves. There are many poor There was a good assemblage of lading in are in the

position of the Aretle explorara somewhere between Shanghai and this port, Officers and Men of the gau-boat kindly A recent number of Harper's Week and residents wore pussied one morning to Tea Corders at the Frivolity Theatre were obliged to subsist on the leather book The Grelax was one of a large fleet of.

ly contains five-page articlo on see the rakish-looking crait caresring from unity.

which was much enjoyed by the Com-vers. The true philanthropist who conste antling vessels belonging to Mesra Guthrie,

tions, the letter press being credited to

Pekin, with about a dozen intra- and of the Harbour to the other at full

ders the situation, the stress of hunger and Following the news we published last aqualer to to undergone this winter by this Agenda. 1. Mortality Returns for the Macderald, Hood and Jo, Ghazon. She

fenara! Teheug Ki-tang, and torming spond; and then going straight for the week about the sauroity of Salt, wo new patient suffering people, will feel big heart wooks anded the 29th October and 6th was 1657 tons register. After loading 2400

hear that no fresh supplies eru fairly be sink, and if he has the unpather, he will November 1893, 2 Minute from Hon tons of Cardiff goals Barry Docka, for the

It was afterwards expected within forty days of the present pen wide his parse notwithstanding the fant curable Colonial, Secretary concerning Admiralty Hongkong, she, sailed from

found that Captain Clark had kept time. In spite of their best andesroars the this help will be but a drop in the Cattle Depot for Kaalang. 3. Report by Cardiff Roads on 9 July last and had a if he did so he would make himself respon-showe a good deal more confidence in his his vessel under fuil toam

anthoritieshave, wannderstand, been power-

buskot. the Surveyor regarding the condition of the fair voyage round Cape of Good Hope, sible for the payment of the two taela. The facts, then there is ang evidence to 4p conly hope of keeping her adost, and the late normal price of one dollar for fire as the less to keep the price down, and against drain of house Nos 64 to 74, (avenSingapore was paasad on Cotaber 18 and master gave up the business, which was not purt, His very first evalence, for ex she got into dock in time to save her, and piouts, only two pisals now can be obtained numbers) Market Street: 13 to 31, (odd light winds and aims were encountered anquired by the complainant, and the de ample, randa thes: From Tory to- number) Pound Lane 1 to 8, Fuk On till October 25. For two days the weather fendant got employment in another dahing mote

antiquity-twelve centuries begot repaired. For this service he was pro-se a very serious gutter, and one that it is for the rame money. This is looked apon Lane; and to 8, Ping On Hong was aqually, a moderate pos running the junk. Yesterday afternoon, complainant fore the Christian ers-ibere existed wonted with a piece of plate by the Inaur. hoped we may pass over without trouble.

tagwhile, and on the evening of October 24 met the defendant with two men in Fake town on the site of the present Iz da now dainitaly scouased (writes the heavy squail at the vessel aback. She Taun Heong; complainant was est upor, Pekin. In a scholarly paper read some ance Companies

And ever after the on Monday last observed four boggars The Prericul Judge on his way home Tientsin Correspondent of the NO. Daily was put on the starboard tack, and about captured and taken on board a junk, defen moths ago, before the Peking Oriental popular Captain was known as Sonada knocking with abair sticks on the door of New) that Mr You Hazaeken haa terve o'clock next morning she was again dant demandlug payment of the two tasla Sariety, the anther (Ray W. . Amant)

ROWLANDS ODONzoy a pure and valentin heinated his engagement with the Chinese struck by a heavy squall. However, sue with interest at the rate of 10 cents per spaaking of the Oambalas of Marco Polo, Clark Captain Clerk was well known and shop and demanding cash. He immediate eally prepared tooth powder, antanid, anti- Government; and it is pretty freely under came up to her course, which was North month per tail for sixteen years, bringing and basing his remarta on Chinese records, much respected hare during the years he had his hair: At dawn and ordered his parasitis and slightly alkaline, it penetrates stood that he has dono ander and almost inmediately afterwards she ran the war to about $40. Upon complainant says: The historians of Shan Tien-fo (the was in command in this part of the world. ad hour afterwards received 250 blows usoh where decay originate, removes tartar, retainers to arrest the beggars, who half to the hidden flaws and crevices of the Coath elremmstances ausentially similar to thoes upon a sunken coral reef. It was getting atating he had no money to pay an attempt proper name of the capital) do not think it Capt. Clark has been appointed Commodore and were put into dangas, This action find arrests doors and awostans the breaks under which Captain Lang retired,light at the time, but neither the Tockout was made to tie him up. He straggled necessary to begin aminate account of

polishes sod

proserves the sunmel, provests victim to a strong combination of envy, gan nor the mate saw the slightest | hard, and be was then thrust into the hold, Peking, till the days of the Liac and Chiu of the combined Best of passenger and brit plasa little Ister in the day, the ROWLANDS ESAMOR OF TYRE dres red or

gave groat satisfaction to the shopkeepure, ignoranos, and intriguo,

indications of the shol befors

is free from acid or gritty ingredients. ths and told that unless the money was forth in the tenth contury. Previous to that pleasure craft at the World's Fair. We yames raonora and the topao called wad Tomel ebrook,

while Captain Webster voring, he would be carried off to Chinese time, we have, only the antient base take the following from an American for ridding them of she beggars and there Ask dealers in perfumery for Rowlands A correspondent of the Glasgow Herald was under

સ્ત્ર that he territory,

demauded 6,000 cash each as remuneration grey hair a permanent brown or black, 4. impression

the region, But General Toheng cao give.. says learn that Mr. Demetrius Boulger had passed. tho Riftemon Shoal, 10. Sergeant MoNab stated that he received him odds by two and twenty centuries. In preparing for publication an abridged mediately on

was nothing for It but to submit From

articles. striking soundings wors information of the capture of the man, and The population of the Empire, we are twice. edition of his History of China. The work taken, with the result that fire fathoms of going on board the juak early this morning told, is 450,000,000, a vast advance on any Boston by the administration of the World's are quite sure that he would dis A considerable houer has been done what we have learnt of the new Viceroy was originally published in single volaties, water were found fore and aft. She was found the complainant in the bold alsober satiate with which we are acquaint Fair in the appointment of Captain Arthur countenanes any such squeezing, but be the last appearing about six years ago. It making no water, and the captain en most suffocated by the heat. consists of three portly volumes, which are devoted to back her off, and two life-

ed. So, too, the number of beggars in Hamilton Clark of this city as chief execn- will probably never know anything about The leader in the affair was fined $10, Peking is pat at 89,000, which seems to us tire of all the vessels conected with the ever varacions, can digest, and as the time provisioned. Buiking a second time, the meat, and was bound over in one surety of

The secounts that have been coming in diameter to suit the most exacting. is believed to have soms when public in Gretna remained fast, and she began to $25 to keep the peace as against the com.

ent one, as the holder is to have fall terest in Chips warrants the preparation of loak, water coming in rapidly; and when plainant for six months or be committed to

The most striking thing, however, about charge of the construction of the passenger appointing in the extreme. From the a shorter history of that country, Meit betame evident that nothing further prison for six weeks. His three companions this, otherwise common place monograph end freight piers and steamers, their equip general appearance of the paddy fielda Boulger has decided to abridge his great could be done, the forspart of the vessel were each fined $1, and were each bend which seems to have heat written its mant and their condust during the Export- there was, as we stated last work, every work zo za to bring it within the compass settling down and the seas washing over, over to keep the peace andor one surety of cusmopolitanism, not to be imposed upon widely for the man who was competent to fill is, but the barvesting had no sooner come French, and translated) is the studied tone tion. The administration looked long and prospect of a good yield. Of etzan thers of a moderate volume,

the boste vera pushed off, lying a boat in the of $10. vicinity of the wreck til 6 o'clock. The

by surface impressions. Astiguity. Con. this barth, and after having exhausted New speed than it became apparent that the, THE N-O Daily News Tientsin correspond.captain and second mate commanded the

OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF AN

fucianiem, ancestral worship, Christianity, Tock and Philadelphia, turned to Boston, grain had been shaken off in the late ont writes:-The appalling loss of the Bok Brat life-boat, the first mate and third mate

are all patronized with a nad of approval by sud finally acted Captain Clark That revere gales, and the crop, instead of being AMERICAN SEAMAN.

athl hara has been the one theme of conversation the second life-boat, and Swift, able on-

one who etenda on the exterior, and surveye this gentleman is well fitted to undertake a good one, turns out to be wretchedly

poer here for some time past; with the usual bad man, the long boat. The crew of

China with a cool head, a practiced ere the duties of the position, and carry in soms districts the yield is only 20 per 24 luck which obtains when we aro all on the ronda were divided amongst th three

and a French opera-glass

Why do we |their to the optio Aatisfaction of cent of the average quantity, la others even tenter hooks of anxiety, the steamers with boats. It was decided to make for Saigon.

but act of our heart? Because it has anyone acquainted with maritime affairs farmers declare that there is not enough give to China the reception of our minds, everybody, and to the credit of the country, less than this, while in some localities the the local mail were delayed at the Taku bar, The sails having been lost, the men took

over held itself aloof as a family, apart from ill rouch. He is the yegugut non of the grain to pay the expense of reaping and only on Sunday, 23rd October, had wo any news in detail of the tragedy. There god up zough sails. On Friday, October

For twenty-five centurien it has ignored the merchant and ship-owner, and when but every other · branch of the human race. Isto Hon. Benjamin C. Clark, an old Boston and gathering it in, and that they has been inch, compus in Tiantain on the 28, there was a strong wind which can

West, and when as Iset it recognized its boy he began his seafaring career. In 1857 ground forthwith. The failure has burst intand to plough the straw into the good fortune of Sir John Walsham and his peiled them to heara to for the night, and

existence, it was to despiso it. No other he went before the mist and in 1863 upon most of the growers quite unexpect family; they rushed through Tintin taxan the following morning the boats parted Autry to catch the doomed ship, but just company.

nation has maintained an exclusiveness ac he was commanding his own ship in the edly; they had evidently not matched minded bar. - Tientale fargo on board - was

and no obstinate. Alomo, for itself and going yachtsman, being one of the first auperb, or an isolation erotistio China saan His father was a thorough alasly the damage done by the storms. by itself, it has solved all the pro- Eastern Yachtsmen to join the New York tax that had been laid upon fira-wood, Westook

Some months ago we drow altention to bloms of civilization; it has agter Yacht Club. His second sacht, the Raven, against which protests were made at the Tokio, cessed to be Chinese in human; no morsi afiully, no santimsat chusetts Bay. That was in 1845.

order to be won the first regnite sailed in Maasa ume. It was started by certain literati, Nagasaki,, —–—– of humanity, binds it to us, and its post of therefore a quainted with yachting the lato Viceroy he did not stop it. The Fochow..

This son and although not actually sanctioned by Shanghai 30.08 four thousand years holds not common with us. What syapathy, then, in 1866 he too joined the New York Yacht the promoters to make the tax law, but so Anping29.97 memory ip men and mach interested in the sport, sud present Viceroy has now been pelitioned by Anay, 30.02. can we be expected to fool for it? It is all Club. In the same year he took the yacht far from the proposal meeting this which Pekin interpreis no faithfully. Alice across to England, making the trip in his eyes, H.B. has declared himself Hongkong 29.05 73

will favour 8wator... 29.99 This is able to charm us.

Latonishes us, without being teen dara. Later he cook steamship to that all money that may have been collect- Canton....29.96 the wonderful visions of remote antiquity bile there commanded sare al steamships. returned. Firewood is to be free of all Holow 29.89 80 This is why, in spite of China for John M. Forbes and Co., and ed from the imposition of the tax shall be Macao.... 29.06.75 it calls up for us, it will never inspire aut From 1874 to 1876 he commanded the taxation, and if he hears of any trouble in Haiphong.29.90 75 imaginations with the noble and melanobo steamship Indiana of the American line connection with this matter he will hold Bolinao....29.86 34 75 y dreams which come to an as n outter of between Philadelphia and Liverpool, oue the petitioners responsible for it. It is Manila..... 39.80 82 78 course oleowhere, whenever we are able to of the few transatlantic steamers sailing said that H. E. Bien wavered when this 0.8. James). ----- inhale the aroma of days long gona brauder the American flag. In 1877 he went proposal was brought before him from fear It must be evident that a Chinsas who writes Boston marine underwriters, which posi. od: H E. Ten evidently teara no man and to recall to life the spirit of the past."

·November 9.AT 10A.M. London to represent the Now York and of the class to which the promoters balong Wi'ostock in this strain for who employs some one election he held for twelve years. During the and recognises no class in the exercise of lo do it for him) is not likely to prove past two years he has been in Boston, his datiss as governor.

Nagasaki.. empire to which he does not be brokerage business. He is well known to satisfactory state of the provincial finzo- an important factor in refurouing an where he is engaged in the ship and yacht There was some talk last year about the Shanghai.. long, and which perely interests a dyechting men as the measurer of the and it was said at the time that the

Foochow Atoy astonishes him, but cannot (alas) Eastern Yacht Club.

idea of the Arowood fær, abova mantique?, harm him. He would be much more likely to spend his time in contemplating the bearings of Chinos affairs upon us, and in conjecturing what we can do to make the must of them, then in improving the condition of others. The temptations to which the career of this dilettante ge

his Beat neral have given such omphasia, are

ArBal. all who, like bim, have received.& veneer West Super Bangers from estabilahmat, now we hear that as many Barometer steady. Gradients aidersta

We stated last weak that Manila..... BL ons 120 bands had been dismissed from that 0.8.James of Western culture, with no correspond the foes of Van Buren ing ballast of moral principle. Among the one of the vers now being constructed at a 500 have in all boen sent away, whereby for a winds. Weather overcast and cool,

strast, Chicago, to sights to be soon on the streets of the capital the position grounds, a distance of eight saving of some $10,000 paz som has with drizzling vain. (larged at 10.88%) 815,-Referring to the article which you sodan-chairs, the color. varying-ecording of 5000 people agsì the service will excom-bedasse of trade hare all arisen from the General Toheng names blee or greatles. This steamer will have a capacity been effected. The complaints about the ssils which had been taken down for a reproduced last evening iront the Sing to the rank and importate of the owner, sodato 16,000 people an hour. The piers unmerciful squeezing of those en faced qual! There was no wind and the vessel Mercury on the above subject, I think the It has been hitherto uppered that in store referred to are to be about 1000 feet is, and if the expenditure och world was simply drifted on to the shoal,

dovere subting administered to H, E, the Poking as one but the Emperor rides in a long by 300 feet wide. Another company, and squeezing be alleviated Toochow would Governor and Mr C. P. Chater is richly co" qadın, which are accordingly strictly taboo, | organized in. Naw York, will operate abou?) again" become prosperous ar af yore.— toit, and to the Layal of the use inlichte, tantka, served. Shanghai may well rest assured that ; the antimente these gentlemen expressed

except to foreignera. Locomotion in fly slectric launches on the water ways cho are not shared by one is a thousand in the capital in protically confined to and lagoons in the Exposition grounds. Bongsung. The last man who should walking or riding in carta (which the These waterways cover abent four sud a presume to speak on behalf of Hong. General calle Chinese chaises and Tartar half miles, and are to be besatifad with kong is certainly Mr Chater. As an old carta, though there are a few groups of islands covered with shrubbery. A son- resident of Hongkong I read with siccese donkeys here and there, mostly at the city cursion has also been granted another Now

(N:- Daily News Correspondent.) · regret the discourteous references to Sheng-poristion an exponsive lasury. The boat thirty to torty slasters, extrying from little happening here to diatarb our peaceful

October 31. gates. Foreigners find comfortable trans-York company to operate stoet af from

Since I last wrole you there has bem very hai so justly complained of Yours

travel to Peking ends at Tungehon, twelve eighty to one hundred people oach, which status quo The Viceroy of the Lisugklang thirteen miles distadt, and bearers even will ply between the city and the north has paid a visit to Chiakiang on a tour of for a steamer-abait ara paid a price abish and south pier at the Exposition grounds. inspection and investigation of some fort ought to

to be suficiant for a lifeless. One of these piors, which is now building matters below on Silver Island. It is said Foreigners who live in the interior, who is to be 2000 feet long and 300 wide, and that the people objected to the erection of abject to the expansive discomfort of Etted with morable platform to rún íta some rampsite wblok the soldiery had begun, Chinese times chlged to resort to strange shifta carrying several hundred passengers at His Excellency was called in to arbitrate. carte, litters or barrows, see suma entire length, which will be capabia of sad the maiter was considered so grave that The country roads during perhaps three time. There are one or two other conces His plait was not onsetmoed to the Consul fourths of the year, are parally fair, and stops now pending which as soon to be in the winter at times almost good.

The Balvation Army people, two of them, resident of Chefes who frequently visited Each of them deets will have is feet The church last right was filed, and the

Awarded..

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serived and have held several meetings, the terior of Shantung, imported a four-captain, who will be accountable to Cons-congregation seemed to enjoy the services Temperature made ons krip orer is hills, suid was thate the whole formings squadron under his bourine, comst, ozgan sad guitar, bet the

healed earrings for the purpose, which modors Clark-for such is his official rank The singing was accompanied with the tam Eumidity upon died. Thin fed to the invention immediate command, Commodore Cher question of the employment of such methods of a wheelbarrow of solid construction but as leasdy been at wurde in Chicago, and in as English sadise may be relegated to London, Chamber of Commerce held on of Jardine, Matheson Ca and that ber

mistress wanted few thousand dollars the truth hoing that it is only within afandard of pattern, drawn by a horse he speaks highly of the officials bonnested the theologiae. If fa to be hoped, however, t the hall under the presidency of Als worth of jade and pearl jewellery as a dowry / twenty years of in that the attention of being out and the other balancing sisilio over the possibilities offered. The ing suck meus among the Ohliess who are Hugh M. Matheson, it was resolved, on for her daughter, Chan The Fau is

by: very long ropes, the calus! with the Exposition with whom he has been that these earnest servants of God will the motion of MrJames M'Andrew,

*foreïquem has been attracted to them. ing at

by two men, ans pull brought in contact. Ha in most saiba- nacionaly consider the matter before adopt- seccoided by Mr W. Patterson, That the courant of the Po Cheung shop in Queen's The causes, minutely described in former the weight and pushing behind. With this yach tamen of the country may be gone that not trample and denim & people East Ladis and China Bection of the the second, defendant stat We Og Lane and communications, have always bernat geys can be made even over mountainous the Exposition will not suffer. He hopes here that the bones of Chide children were

was caked to call upon pazient

dooooth, but gavepient vehicle, bag four under Commodore Clark their intakesta në London Okamber of Commerce resin tend

There is little debt sinong mast Chinese the Conveil uge upon her Majesty's how her speens of his jewellery. In work, and they have always been allowed roads, at no great speed to be sure, but that anotant indupements will be offered found in the Catholls Chapel et Tanyang

response totale request be added with $500 to run riot just as now, and for the same with comfort and in safety. Upon the plains, by the Exposition to attract a large fat of and that the eyes and general appearance of in concert with the other European

les contris methods will sulfes. Das steam and sailing yachts, and while he has the bere in their school ze changed by Governmania, with the overament of the parleying was told to come back with more

In due of United States, and with that of fadis, also valuable goods. He returned, but still the details of an irruption of refugess from large double Japansee jinish. But the thoroughly, he intimate that he fatends pablished by the Hunan gentleman and dis. with those of offer countries if so desired; goods were not inficiently valuable. One Yellow River floods, iute. Peking itself, country people had zeer heard of such soon to take steps with a view to having sominated with such prodigal generosity such means se vill lesen, if not remove, day he noticed the Grst defendant going up when, of course, the Emporer was obliged thing and it would have taken averal me whatever may be necessary done with re-bare doubtless found their way bare, the present scrisis ascertainty in exchange Ladder Street, and as she had said she had tu sake some staps for their ralist, which

Haine with her mistress, Chan Tss was deno ket woon- silver and gold-uning, countries: 225 historished at her appareat familia- | kitchens, some of which were managed by not stand the bad rɔada, and were replaced purpose.

the usual mases of gruel | ● mule kitshed in. But the whesh could rence, and he will visit Canada for that these barved the Catholts bova in ThomsonRES AM, Z K

to move it to the shaft were, altered and gard to the locks and osnals in the St. Law. have which has had so disturbing, sad so Pa

walks on the Eilis and romarked their sivimaally injurious an onset apes British ity with the streets of Hongkong, became the Catholic Fathers at their establishment by stronger ones. The spring top was be laid down immediately off the Exposition but how would be for mothe Chinese Substantial moorings will also good belia zost and well-fed appearance: compare wille all Eastern and silver-ang suspicious, und told his brother to watch her outside the Ping-tao gate,probably the always riking obaruatious, and was grounds, so that yachts and other vessels in a stage wifeper to say suspiciously, Look

osite The resolution was cursed by movements. This was done with the resultsarliest example of foreign superintendance discarded for a bamboo frems-work the may lis in safety. Hermanjority, and will be mat op so he that the pudice were informed. At the of famine rolio! in China,

at their eyes, and how rapidly such rumours This was in ius axle wore sway at the ends so Cetinall of the Chamber, to be forwarded guest of the first defendant he went again 1701, and now netely two centarisa later; that the wheels

Commodore Clark has visited a number would spread. A few days ago the teacher pa to me her mistress with jewellery on the the same conditions produce the same one another at the angie of the ribs of various lande, and he states with great that he had heard frong another teacher that were inclined to of the large international expositions in of a certain mission school mat me and said

Late on Sunday evening the maté's "Bear"

Private Payne said he came out of the sighted Capa St. James Light, and steering Cantoon at Marry Barracks along with the the night. All the into the river the boat was made fact for accused about 9 p.r. on the 2nd instant, were more or less After going about fifty yards to the direntian azhausted, having had to row almost contin of the Naval Dockyard, Janes palled eat a sealy from the morning of the 20th fill revolver, and pointing it at complainant the evening of the 30th. On the Monday fired a shot which hit him in the stomach, morning the people at Cape St. James He made a rash at Jones, who fired another received the hits company and treated shot, which strack witness the hip for socording to the gentleman in question, the with the greatest kindness, aftar Witness started to ras to the Naval Dook- it is when poople get fat that they rise to warda sending them to Saign by the Got-yard for assistance, and. Jozes fired other the ecossion and knock their fellowman man steamer Cosmopolit. The captain's two shats which failed to take effect. There teroat the ancient Chinese city in from Beston Light to the Needles in nine strongly opposed to it, and has ordered Vict, Pest - on the head. Mr Wolfe-Murray is a man bost had in the meantiore been picked up had been no quarrel. Jones was the wores for good number of years before his time, by the Sakata Maru and also taken to liquor at the time. Witness had nothing to do Jays the Rangoon Timer, and will only he Saigon, but it was not till the arrival of with Jones ia the Canteen and did not know anderstand and appreciated long after he the men at Hongkong that they learned what led to the assault. i-has passed away from an ignoraut world. their shipmates who left in the long

John Robert Gale, able seaman, H.N., managed to boat were also safe. Some of the man Torpado Deput, Kowloon, witnessed the

·ASYA -O few articles from the wreck, Det, speaking

shooting knocked down Jones who had they have lost the whole of their effecta Jones by the throat he held him down on general, the pistol pointed at the soldier. Catching They do not know why they have been the road, took the pistol from him and sest to Hongkong and would have praferted handed it to Mr Bolam. going to Singapore. The captain and officers remain at Baigon, where an inqnity will be hold. The names of the man who have arrived in Hongkong are W. F. Bakar, third mate. W. D. Galloway, steward. Frank Villeman, AB. Rees Davies, A. B

Wx heat-the rumour again bruited (says the Star Free Press) that the Korat Rail- way Contractor is pressing the Siamese hard for the contract to build the long discursed Water-Works for Bangkok. We Aranes foformed how willing the Siamese we to grant such a contract, bus wo say gow, as we have before pointed out, that the Koral Contractor is in an excellent poskion to carry out the work. He has „e Angineers, and coolies on the spot end wonló, probably be able, to carry out the work as cheaply no any contristor the Namree might employ. The experience guined in Ceylon would prove a valuable gaide and prevent mistakes that a contrac- for new to work in the East might commit, We shall hope to hear that snoh work

bas soon been determined upon and that whoever obtains the contract there will be no need of 'gressing itching palmsor «lks Siamese may kare a • Water Scandal' Roop, the wretched. Toader Quastion' company.

Fred Lowlands, A.R James Leon35, 4.B William Taylor, A.B. J. C.

0.3.

4

Jan, 0.8

H. E. Hyde,

apprentice.

H. D. Payne, apprentice.

John Webster, arpenter,

Loods Hays!tson, ének.

When the Greina went astore all sails

ware

set, with the exception of the stay-

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO STEAL JEWELLERY.

Ar the Prau Club the other night Hr B. H. MGarrings American reporter, gave an interesting demonstration of his ability in the manipulation of a typewriter. His first malkasapi to repeat the lines Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party resulted in a speed of 147 words a miante. In another trial the speed rasched

At the Magistracy to-day Mr Wodehongs uly 138 words but later in the evening had to deal with ease, which, upon the Mr Burris museeded in writing the shore fans of the evilenes prednost, sooms to be hentages thirteen times in micute, era of a very suspicious antare. Lo Sam, papsed of 208. Wärdär · Frozy dinlation tha

operator turned put 102 words, and manipn- widow; Law Lib, widow, LU, arpenter; fated blindfold 117 words Two hundred Cheung Tak, unemployed; and Chan Sze, words, dictated from a rather tough Parlia widow, were charged with conspiring to-rob menlaby paper, weïò written at the rate of 58s minuts, and a short speech by e mem Chan The Fan of fade and pearl jewellery bear of the slab at about the same rate sud of the value of about $200, the property of with enly one errar, The writing in every came a uniformly nest and even beautiful Chia Tik, on 26th, 27th, and 31st October. Mr M'Gorrin does not pretend to be able to They pleaded not guilty, and Mr Wilkin- taka down a Parliamentary speech with his typewriter, and the object of the exhibition on appeared for the second prisoner. was thiefly to give a grecimen of Mr Gurria's phonomenal power of manipulas tim

Hotel, was driving towards Wanebai when Paul Bohra, proprietor of the Windase he saw the flash of the pistol, and on appro- schiog near saw Jones raise the pistol and fire the last shot. He jumped out of his ricksha and went, to the sesistance of the previous witness.

The prisoner said he knew nothing about

| the affair.

Mr Wodehouse remanded the case till

Monday.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SHANGHAI AND THE BOKHARA FUND. To the Editor of the CHINA MA'

COMMON SENSE. Hongkong, November 9, 1892.

NOTES FROM PEKING. (From a Correspondent.)

There seems every reason to think that the suffering from floods during the present winter, in a large section of Chihl., and in The modus operandi of the accused, se seren or eight counties of Shantung Sooth revealed by the evidence of Chan To Pan at the Yellow River, will be aqual to that was as follows The Azet defmdant calls in any former inundation. The impression on him repeatedly, and told him that the Ara aumentaly attended meeting of the second defendant was going to marry her in opt to prevail that these devastations are Hast Indin sad Ohips Trade Boction of the daughter to a relation of the compradors much worse now than they used to be,

Bolu Central Ha

Tokio

Auping.... Systore... Hongkong Vict, Pea

Canton

Hoihow.

Some idea of the dation of his now position sprang from an invitation to the oficiale may be had from a summary of the trans- and upper classes generally to make pro- portation facilities which are to be afforded posels for increasing the rareas. H. E from Chicago to the Exposition grounds, 240 Enizas different view of the way in Dencassions have been granted to thres which the two ends should be made to Macao30.05 26 86 companies to build and operate lines in meet. Lastead of augmenting the revenue 8 76 73 this work One known as the Chicago by

kely to make short ́ work of the career of Company is building & steel stepuce expenditure, and has nommersed | Bolizao... 20.94 8475

World's Columbian Exposition Steamboat to red toralios he la doine

10

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CHINKIANG

Governmand the desirability of adoptung: 'worth of jéwallery, and alter a good deal of reasvusher Bud's volumet he'givis ? rural station alk upon the plan of trying a not yet had time to examine the' subject | coblack with the priests. The vile books |

W. Donahoe,

•Director of the Obscrvatory. Hongkong Observatory, Nov. 9, 1892.

L. BARKATA, Keduaid to 19 degraen Fahrass

and fundredths, an

1. TAKPELATUKS, in the shade, in lagraon Fahrenheit,

1. Humanity, in parasutage of saturation, the bamidity of ada saturated with moisture-being 100.

Sout

, Dammotion or WIXD; so two points. 5. Fon or Win, coding to "Essaira 6. Graze or Warns, blue sky, a de tacked alouce, & drissting rain, (log, g geomy, hall, lightning, e vareset, a passing showers, gequally, rain, sshow, fi hunder, a visibility.

daw (wa)

Baw, in fashion, tenths and hundredths,

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Previous Om inte at; Om Rate Kayabap.m.) - 10 am,

Barometer.

29.05

30.05

73

87

Direction of

Mind "ma

Hobat cpm a temperature we the stia

Zrwesk open qiz tapusinze on the blackandı Hongkong, November 9, 1892.

Temperature. (Talus ut Mosorna Falconer & Un's BAROMA 30.06

Premsa, Queeçi's Board,);"

DoEL 2998

Da

· 20:50%

Du

1 B

Do. (Wat bulb) 9 LA TECNOL

Do,

Da.

Do. Maximam

Do De 42. 73 Do. Minimum over night: 75 HONGKONG, November 9, 1892.

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