1893-09-16 — Page 3

No. 9549-SEPTEMBER 16, 1893.]

Tux. Sot, Clyde-built vasal, now holds the record voyage frors Cape Town. She has done the passage in 10 days 22 hours, at the storage speed of 17.8 knots an hour. There is some talk of the Goth, lately launched from Belfast, and owned by the same lius, beating even this performance.

Á ODS-LIZOTENANT on an Anglo-Indian atation, a few years ago, took nick leave, and spent his leisure in the steps prelimin ary to getting married. The colonel heard. of the indiscretion, and peremptorily tele. graphed Join at once. With the fatal order in his hand, the youth proceeded to say farewell to his betrothed. Fat the lady was mora intelligast in military maiter I am glad that the colonel approves of the mate, he said; but why The sub-lion. is be in auch hurry?' Semant was still too literal for the fair one, who had further to explain that the join at once' niesal marry Immediately.' The Fashit was that in forty-eight hours the colonel received the following reply pur telegram Your orders are obeyed; wo wore folued at once.*

In the list of those who by reseon of personal gallantry in the field are eztitled to the much-covated letters V.O., are many distinguished names, says Cassell's Saturday Journal Lord Roberts, thin late Comman dar-in-chief of our forces in India, won the honour during the Indian Matiny, at which time be was a dashing young lieutannut. In the retreat from Khods-

gunge, after an exciting chase, ho zaacved single-handed a standard that had been carriol off to a neighbouring village by some Sapoys, and returning at so private's life. opportune moment, saved o

That it is unsife to condemn any expression of good-heartedness, as the world i quits full enough of misery to absorb ali- the goodness of heart that is manifested.

That it would have been well had some hard-headeduces been mixed with the overflowing sympathy whigh weens to have been expressed in some quarters for Mr Mitchell-Inned. That the hard head would have said, 'I am swfally sorry for Mitchell-Lones, as be appears to be sufforing vicaricualy for a system that has been found wasting, but of course I can do nothing against facts and in fase of the Scoretary of State.' That this samo bard bead would have pre vented the soft hearts from making a fool of their idol pad fools of themselves.

Bo More.

That I hear the good-hearted hut foolish movement has some to an end, for the reason, an i̟ have said, that it could not attais ils object.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AMONG THE LEES IN HAINAN.

XIII,

Nam-lo is in the geographical contre of the Lee country and its esutral position

of

are

cast was no follows:--

the

1st Act he is known as Digby Grant de Chaperon...

Mr G. Balloch.

Miss Graosy,

time.

were woll}

and in bis endeavour to extricate` bimaelf broke his neck. His stable companion broke away in the same manner the follow morning, and in his flight sebed ouse- mouthed at native and bit him ́in the

effects of the bio wave to su teg

warda. The owner was so upset by the mishap that he ordered the animal to us be man died two or three hours after-

destroyed.-Echo.

DISASTROUS FIRE AT FOOCHOW

A fire broke out at about t o'clock last Saturday night, 2nd inst... in - stress called: Haw-show which is off the main thoroughfare on the right, facing the city, near the back of the fish-market on that side. It origiosted in

josepaper shop. It appears that to find the particular kind of paper required by customer, which happened to be slowed away on a top shelf, the herring lad elitabed a ladder with a feandie in li month, and while taking down the paper brought it in contact with the Hame of the candle and in a short tivis the whole shop A strong cortherly wind vas was on fire blowing at the time, esceing the times to spread from house to honds with marvellous rapidity, and by a'clock there we s tremendous wide-spread conflagrailon. är there had been no rain for a long time the timber of the bosses was as dry as tinder effording an easy prey to the flamen. It la estimated that opwards of 600 honses were

sumed, and the loss of property way of arse very great, bringing rain to the jority of those burned out. Te näd to the disaster, twaire lives were lost through the falling of one of the high fró-walls,/ The fire did not subelds antil nearly mid night-Echo.

HE: 'No one can understand what the wild waves are saying," Shea Of course not. The ocean is eo very deep.* --

AMATEUR THEATRICALS AT friendly. In the ravines the vegetation was expected throughout the year, and the

BOOCHOW. luxuriant, and excellent spring of clear navigation by steamers of light draft would awost water gunbed out sing the base of probably be unattended by difcally or

The Foochor A. D. C. gave a por the hills.

danger. The city although not large, bavformance on the 8th inst, in the Frivolitying Baring secured guides, we started north.ing population estimated at only 30,000,

gotwithstanding the oppressive heat there adds to its importance in many wage. Fair. ward along the course of the Kom-ye river, is an important contre of trade, and is ostro. Two Roses was alaged, and and after an hour's tramp came to a well-reported to be the largest distributor ly good roads in the direction of the four built village in the Mak-chan district, goods from Canton and Fatshan. It is also was a large and appreciative audience. The cardinal points land to the outride world. where wo halted for a short rest, a draught a place for the transhipment of produce Day (@RANS, Esq. (after) of water and for our party to some together, coming down two rivers.

Wu-show being at the point where the precaution against becoming toparated and To the South a journey of four days will bring one to Ngai-chow on the sea coast at following wrong paths which diverged in all Fa Ho debouches into the West River is the

come up and it was svident at once that he capital of Kwang-si, which is situated about TOY His Daughters the extreme Bouthern portion of the Island dimotion. My friend and I were the lant to natural port for the supply of Kwei-lin, the

and Jack had been quarrelling. With 150 miles up the Fu Ho. Hitherto Ewei-DA Four days' travel to the East will bring ong

.Mrs Drumtaond. to Ling shui on the South-East coast moro zeal than prodense te precended to lin has been sparsely supplied with piece Mas Quea... Jack goods, &., andor transit pass from Man JENKING

Mr E. J. Moss. Four days to the West will bring one to chastise the pony on the spot

smarting under the stinging ratlan, backed Honkow, although its distanco is more than O MR JENKING......

Mr J. Armstrong, Pak-lai (Bak-for) on the South-West coast, into the midst of our bagage vory esrly three time greater than that from Canton. JACK FRATT

Mr H. Sobles. The For all practical purposes both Kwangel CAZZE DEROIK, while four days' steady tramp to the North demolishing our only frying pan

HX FURNIVALA? (Lawyer) ... [

.........Me W. dittins. will bring one to Ling-mun the entrance to destruction of this humble utensil would and Kweichow sea ahat out from parti- have been a calamity indeed, as we should cipation in forsiga trade, and Yogoan is

Mr W. T. Gracey, The Poochow Echo bestows praise all then have been compelled to use the only reashed at great cost from Toekin and FOOTWAN the hill country on the North.

Hore, then, we wore at the centre, hav. dubious Lee utensils tasting at every meal from the Yanglaze ports, whense goods are

the flavor of the peculiar dishes previously sent under transit pas, but the total volume round upon the performers, and the fellow That it goes without saying that the Co-ing made the journey without mishap by the cooked in them, The Loss as a rule have of trade is exceedingly limited owing to dis-ig remarks about the representative of Jack Wyatt may be of interest to his Jonial Treasurer could not for a moment most difficult route, and the question next but one pot in which everything istance and seat of transport.

Non-ning-fa is a walled prefectural town friends in Hongkong: Mr Armstrong on entertain any testimonial, eabscription, or to be settled was, which of the ways open cooked. It is not pleasant to contemplate

the combination of flavors, which the con- also in Kwangsi, situated 363 miles further this, his first appearance on the Foochaw sted any expression of opinion in regard before us should we take. It had been our slant use of this all-absorbing pot would ap the West River, neat where it forks into stage, was warruly greeted by the audienco two scotions, the smaller branch running Heated the part of Jack Wyatt, which to the decision of the Secretary of State.

original intention to continue our journey entail.

Whits following the course of the river south to Lung.chow near the borders of to our way of thinking is trying and That, assuming the friends of the Colonial directly across the Inland to Ling-thai and

оде read was mostly on the level of the Tonkin, the larger one being navigable for dificult character, with great success. Treasurer feel aggrieved at the decision, no reach the ocean on the Eastern side, but plain. Many broad fields were passed, and small oraft to Po-ngel, a frontier lekia We heard it remarked that he did not some of them crossed the path leading station in Yunnan. The population of Nan throw passion enough into some of his they are quite at liberty to address are the wisdom of this course was now doubted monsiranon to Lord Hipan, on behalf of for several reason. Our party were begin through the midst of the corn and sweetning-fu is estimated at between 30,000 and love making scenes, but that is a matter of potatoes. At one place near a large village, 40,000, although possessing fow manufac- opinion-all an are not alike deconstra their friend, through the Governor-batning to feel the effects of the malarious cliwe saw rafta on the river sud a number of thres is sent of a considerable trade, which tivo-and, for ourselves, wo

Our guides wished would be largely increased if it were to pleased with Mr Armstrong's randering of the part: 6 much so, that wo wish wo tuale aggravated by the long drought, and man fishing with nets.

to tako us into this town, but fearing this become an upea port. There are intervo night reckon on his remaining a permanent was only a pretext to ecur an op-ing rapids on the river, but they to go to Ling-shui would, supposing we could recross the bills without difficulty, in-portaity of deserting us we bade them generally reported to be capable of navige- member of the Foochow A.D.C."

A private correspondent sonde us the fol- folre at least ten days more of laborious keep on The country was parched and tion. It is however impossible to speak traves of recent fires were abundant. Ws with any certainty on this point owing to marching. Our plan had been, after reach-rossed the river several times at shallow the want of accurate information, but the lowing brief socorant of the performance :- sources of intelligenes open to the Chamber The theatro called the 'Frivolity in That I have not heard whether the Governing Ling-shui, to return by way of Po-ting fords or on stone causeways, and were

and the Chief Justice joined the gallant and the Five Finger Mountain, but raimpressed with the capabilities of this entourage the belief that navigation would pleasant, and, having regard to the num bers of our community, very well found. places and from the wooded hills small season. General in this movement, as they did in mors of a local war in that region made it district. Vegetation was very luxuriant into practicable at all events in the summer

at frequent in

Tena-ohow Fu, a considerable town situa-There is no gallery and no boxar, but tha

PRATS the most amusing slip of the. the crusade against the Tramway Buffet. vary doubtful whether we could carry out streams came down

good supply ofted at the junction of the Wast River with

seats in the parterre are arranged on a con- tongue to which Royalty can lay claim is water even in times of drought. Our the Pals Ho, an important tributary which That, if my momory does not fail me, I fan this plan, and in case wa failed to do so a tervals, indicating a

One day, in the palace, he came suddenly of Mr Whitehead painted out some of the toilsome journey of three weeks by way of guides were evidently unwilling to ac- runs into it from the north west, would be venient einpe which enables the whole of that credited to an Emperor of Austris. dangers in the Home arrangement for Manohow bank to our starting point would company us so that we had to keep a strict likely to develop into a valuable way-port the andienes to obtain a good view of the apoa two of his nephews, who were engag watch ever them lest they should abscond. and distributing auntre, and in the wintertage. The performance of James Albery's ed in an excited dispute. I tell you, andit which are discussed as realities in have been the result. By going directly about aoon we approached a small hamlet, season when the water runs low might alsa The Two Reses-one of the first pieces, by cried ono to his opponent, as the Emperor serva as the terminus of steamer navigation the way, in which Teving made a name se entered, you are the biggest fool in Vien the Treasury Davalcation correspondenes.south we could reach Nam-fang in six days, when we proposed to halt for lunch

Gentlemen,' said their Royed uncle, That the Secretary of State, whils arguing a point of great importance considering the At fret the one appeared, but after mach if vessels were unable to reach Nan-Ding Digry Grant-by the Foochow A.D.C., 181

The advantages which waald aoerize ta

was a complete succosa. Mr Balloch, who reproachfully, you forget that I am here. that these defects did not exouse the malarious symptoms alon by more than searching and trying of doors we gained

A FAIR, BRAULIOL SKIN.-Sulpholine Soap' entrance to one of the houses when several fersign ceramerge generally, as well

took the part of Digh Grant, has the joints wore found filled with water, Hongkong, by the opening to steam poviga weight of the play to carry through. He gives the natural tint and peach-like Bloem of

Coloty, gear previous crossed the Intaud from ba South to North, that is from Ngai chew to free rae of the other houses, there came a certainly be very great. This Ling-mno, now wished to complote the

TO DARKAN GRAY Hath-Lockyer's Sulphur mest us. He had been suffering from River would not only be a larger distributing alt part to do justice to after having 6d. Tablets. Everywhere.

Hair Restorer in the quickest, bout, safest; éste journey from West to East and argued man of most woe-begone appearance, to situated as it is at the mouth of the Cantone was seen at his beat. It is a very diffi- supple, healthy, comfortable, Sulpholine Song,

and strength, and vory much of both, com strongly for Lang-shui. Living as he did malarial fever and was a must pitiable ob- autre than it is now but it would beneff seen Irving in it. It seems to want repone on the Island and having good horro- the additional time required did not im Ject, szarosty able to sit up. Our guides greatly by the increased passenger traffic ined with sa inuste meanness of char-tean, effects more than any other. The colur en foot, with an insufficient supply of shoes the next village. In arong terms they

to relieve them ber and take us on to creased facilities of transport, River would i loch did very well the irritable manner that i sold.

The opening epe of the We

the West for travelling, and considering the incrass- ous bravery to no fewer than five admirals That it may be a very noble thing to Ving heat and the sickly state of some of/Clared their ignoranes of the way and their also be of great advantage to the Chinese would be induced by those circumstaures, go further, but we wore firm population in the neighbourhood. It would but to some extent failed in the strength worphine vistima, at the suggestion of our party, argued as strongly for the nearest and held them to the contract made in the cure to the Chinees Goverment increased that seems as if it should over or underlie

The way was clearly those whe favour the opiuma habits open to Ling-shui; so posible hindranog morning. Their unwillinguess proceeded revenue through the Custom Houses in thei

be done with the wa mtggested to making the journey itself, doubt from the fear that they would everal districts through which the river He worked most indefatigably as the pro- so that we had practically demonstrated receive little or no compensation for their passes, it would give an impulso to inland water. He also played the part of the Bervices. Here as claowhere we found re-production by bringing prodane within reach bliad musician, Cales Deccie, artistically, aid and protection of Goverment.

the fact that the hill country in its very contre could be crossed at right angles, pested evidence that the Chiness had been of a market, and it would augment and en-Mr Moss was good as Our Mr Janking, North accustomed to impose upon the natives, rich the population of the villages and towns and was very favourably received by tho West to East-and South

damanding their rvices as guides and throughout the route, Another consideration. audience. Mr Armstrong was a very ex- without difficulty other than thess in-

We and one that ought, in the opinion of the Claw collent exponent of Jack Wyalt, and did so cident to the road to be travelled. This Carriers, and to failing to pay them.

determined that these men should have her of Commerce, to weigh with the Chinese

The ladies wore en aurprise.

rly Wostook. 29.92 65 and had Dr. Ayres' sensible advion bean fact was now as clearly proved at though aiforent ideas on this matter after they Government is that steam navigation on the well, in fact, that he took the andice by

and special praise soula Tokio. 29.64 followed it need pover huse been what it we had marched the four remaining daye had served me, and the aequel showed that West tiver would minimize the danger of excellent,

down to the East Coast, and the theory

B Nagasaki.) -- possible. a feeble faint in the matter of which we had heard so often set forth, that they were eminently satisfied with the femine in Kwange by rendering succour be given to Miss Gracey, Ruo

Hitherto whenever famines have Lottie gained the sympathies of the whole Shanghai.. 29.08 79 legislation.

Docurred the Chinese Gaverament has been audience. Mim Gittina as Fdd, and Mr. Foochow there were impassable barriers in the form treatment received at our handİK.

unable to relieve the distressed population Drummond as Mys Cups and Afrs Jankins Amoy 29.83 That the bladder was privked by the publics of hostile tribes, impenetrable jungles etc, was effectually disposed of. With some re

Mr Drammond, Auping... - and fearful sufferings have beed entailed (alao acted charmingly. tion of the papers called for by Mr White-luctance my friend gave up his cherishad

thereby,

although in two miner parts, showed much Swatow..... artistic acting. Me W. Gittins played the bead, and the first draft of the Ordinance scheme of reaching the Sea Constat Ling

part of the salicitor as if to the manner scarcely needed to ba pounded in Mr J. shui and adopted the more prudent course

of taking the shorter route to the norib

born. D. Humphreys' capacious mortar before it

a coarse most Fully justified by the sondi- was reduced to a comparatively decent tion of our party in the next few days

We decided to res: a few days at Ham-lo stape.

recrait our physical strength and to re- pleaiah as far as possible our depleted aug

copper cash. Our plies of provisions and quarter were continually surrounded by the naval crowds, smoking, talking and watching us with unabated curiosity. Hloor of the house in which we lodged was

It was in the same campaign also that other officers whose names are familiar to ns-Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, Sir

Evelyn Wood, Sir William Olpherts and Sir Ligh- tou Probya (now Comptroller of the Prince of Wales' Household-earned the cross The first-named had the of valour. reputation then of being nevar so happy as when the Seld-surgeons had him in hand. The Zala War of 1879 brought the Victoria Cross to Lord William Beresford, to Majors Chard and Brombead for their memorable defence of Rorke's Drift, and to Sir Redvers Buller for having rescued at Inblobane-in cash instance for imminent danger--two brother oficere end a trooper. Lord Wantage, V.C., who by the way is one of the richest men in the kingdom, wee among the first four to deserve the dis- tinction. His special not of valour was performed in 1864, during the Crimear War, and, ouriously enough, some twe years before the order was instituted. It is worthy of remark that the Victoria Cross, though more particolarly a military decoration, has been swarded for conspicn- atud ins neuraça (including petty officers.)

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR

Treasurer, failed to mention that the half of our party. My friend having to balss sa. After a time, tion of the West Itiver and tributaries would aid it wal, and at the end of the second perfect Complexton; makes the Skin smooth,

danger was foreseen and pointed out long ago by an Unofficial Momber. That the Morphine scare has computed with Treastiry Dufalcations as the sensation of

the week.

That the more I think about this ' movement

of opium' the less I like it.

as much

CBD

That this will be known as the Treasury That there is an air of inconsistency and

Defalcation wenk, as the papore have boon dologed with correspondence con- cerning this unfortunate buginamu. That it is seldom su drastic a document iesaos from the Colonial Offies as that which deals with this wonderful display of official incapacity. Tast, as I have repeatedly stated, the Secretary of State should hava began by impesching the Colonial Office, for its part in the maddle.

That Lord Ripos dass so indirectly, hy stating that Mr Mitebell-Innes had be experience of financial work; but these big men who placa tight Hon. in front of their names can always refer to their predecessors in offco, and the muddle goes on morrily frota decade to decade. That I do not consider the Colonial

icencerity about the thing is certain.

That the Ordinance is not now what it was,

WAK

That I dan't like the bill at all, although its lant atage is certainly better that its first, That the wads sro at being kept as they

and to be under Mr Price.

That the Price niche has been mended, but

Dot anded.

way

to Hoihow.

to

apace

The

inability to

BU

PHILO-LEE.

do-

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND

TRADE WITH THE WEST RIVER.

The following communication from the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce the Earl of Rosebery, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has been forwarded to for publication

The conditions of trade in Southern China are at present from all points of view uns tisfactory, and it must be admitted as a fast that the Imperial Government of China in cognizant of the provincial abuses which retard commercial devolopment.

inagrmountable circumstances. Mr Bal

To Mr Sables the performance is due.

FOOCHOW NOTES.

There has lately been a brisk demand for Foochow manufactured paper fer the North, and the export of this article during the past few weeks has in comaayosues been considerable.

The Foochow Arsenal, which has for some years past hear ander the control of

is the only English Hair Restorur universally

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

sition

REGISTER.

September 15.—T 4 P. M

Bexymates.

Temperature

Mumidity.

Direction.

Canton 179.80 81 Bunghong 29.89 75 Vist. Posk Gap Hook 29.89 Macao.....129.80 Huihow... 29.86 Haiphong, 29.82 Bolinao... 20.86 81 Manila... 29,865 8663 0.8. James(20.66|

The Provincial Governments do not gene- ally receive the Customs revenues anilanted at their maritime parta a and have to impose Hongkong General Chamber of

landward dues in order to raise funds for Commerce,

various and local objects. This is done in 31st July 1883.

September 10.--AT 10 AM. My Loxo,At tas dat toeeting of the arbitrary manner and foreign goods

Wrostock. 30.09, 5087 NE 1| of earth, covered nearly an inch deep with Mombers of this Chamber the aften mooted under trasaft passes' are no longer exemp Ane dust, which the onnatant treading of question of the desirability of opening the ted from these imposts. To such an extent the reigning Viceroy, has now been trans-Tokio

mandarin specially @baughai.. Nagasaki.. feet stirred up perpetually. There was no upper waters of the Chu Kiang er Canton is this now the case that transit passes have ferred by H. E. the present Viceroy to the

199.97 74176) x bede. to swing our canvas The River to foreign trade and sleata naviga- become a dead-letter, and Treaty obligations superittendence of

in respect to them are entirely ignored in appointed by him. rate at the side of the room on which I tion came under discussion.

Foochow.. Early ou Wednesday morning, eth inst., Amoy......29.95 81 spread my bed was raised Foot from the The Committee have reason to beliers most parts of Kwangtung. The effect upon ground, and an I laid down I heard angry that owing to the friendly relations which forage fund this most outrageous ex aut. 5, when half a gele of wind was blowing and the Amp chair-protests frem a canine cocupant of the happily sziet between the respective Gavern- and the present to regnous exacious, tide running strong, s house boat got adrift Auping...

space underneath. The protesting dog was meats, and between the Hongkong Govern- and at the present time transit passes are

Limpoo became a complete wreck. There Hongkong 80 elies may be laudable enough, but the driven out by the people but soon returned mens and the Viceroy of the neighbouring / hardly applied for owing to the threats on the river and rauning on to the rocks near Capton...29.96}, and continued to stati and whine ultimate Province, there might now be found less roles and confection of gouda white were two men and a boy of twelva on 29.90 their rotten system of appointments, and That the report of the Hall & Holtz Com-ly in a most exaspotsling way. I procured reluctanos than heretofore to conside: eutomated ont to native traders. In the opinion board, The men isanaged to ste the Gap Rock 20,96| ~~~ |

a proposal, and I am therefore directed by of this Chamber the opening of the West selves, but the poor lad was drowned. with which to porevade the brate to

A man in the city has lately died from a Hoihow.. Biver to steam navigation would remove, or vacate the premiser, but only succeeded in the Chamber to address Your Lordship in

Treasurer was aby mors to blame than the sretom which pat the round man in the square bole,--had a square man been put there, perhaps no acancial leakage would have buon pcesible. That as the millennium has not arrived, the Colonial Office has not denounced

henca poor Milcholl-Innes has had to

bear the brunt of the broadsides which the Secretary of State felt bound to fire * somebody. That unfortunately Mr Mitchell-Ins deserved all he got, because ho believed the Colonial Office was right, that he was born accountant and financier, when he was neither. Thot when Lord Ripon eggoals that the Colonial Treasurer did not possess or- dinary intelligence, fancy the nobla Marquis was sailing very close to tho

wind in the matter of libel. That it may be said the defence ast up by the Colonial Treasurer rafbóz gives colour to the allegation of the noble Lord, but it does seem strange the Gov- ernment should continue to pay won fairly large salaries if they do not possess "ordinary intelligence.'

That of course, when the despatch of a Secretary of Stato comes into play, the

axiom of might being right is at once exemplified.

That all the came, I fancy the use of the word 'fine' as a punishment does not

That I should like to know who looks after the outside sedar-chairs, on the other day I could not find one with a scrap of blind, forn, eft, or side.

That the economs on the pert of the

fares are unchanged.

silver has not deareased in China.

pany seems to bour out Mr Wetmore's

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• polo

of

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contention that the purchasing power of stirring up a neat of little puppies, whathe hope that you may see fit to jastruct at all events modify, throughout the route mistake in the medicine shop in making api Haiphong.120.83 79.98 shrill cries only added to the tanult. the British Minister at Peking to bring the the old to a the doctor's prescription. The Chinese Balmao 29.91 36 72

matter us doen as bo ona conveniently da so should be seized to bring about a re-adjust-doctor having sertified that the mistake. 29.98 ment of the transit pass privileges which Was the cause of the man'e death, the 0.S.James 29.99 to the police of the Teong-li Yamon,

That in the early Sixties the Company used to dole out loaves at the rate of twelve to a dollar, now they are lavished on the public twenty-ve in exchange for a Merry Mex.

That tho fat has fallen in the fire,' and the Sanitary Board are divided as to whether

enpilation.

That it stinka in the nostrils of even the

Chinese, and if it can't he killed on sani- bary grounds it should be ostracized na a nuisance.

Boription.

That probably long experiènci bas taught

over the hills!

Weather.

Foreign trade at the existing treaty farts have eased to be observed, and a removal femily demanded a eam from the proprietor

of all these hindrances to the free develop of the shop as indemnity for their loss, On the 16th at 10.3% a.m.; Barometer

is Bouthern China has now reached itement of enterprise among a people by nature which was procoptly paid to avoid further utmost limit and cannot possibly be extend-

adventure. ed until eaw fielda areopened up by improved so industrious and so disposed to commercial troable. means of communication with the interior.

Many

Exports

the in-

to

of a value in 1892 of Haikwan Taels 24,000

ཝཱ:

A mandarin in the affios of the Provia.

Sas smooth,

stasdy. Gradients slight for E. winds, Weather fair."

F. G. FIGG, First Assistant. Rongkong Observatory, dept. 16, 1893,

· Bavoriten, rodsend to 81 iegruan Fahrer - bail, and to the lavatos the won an inekzor, inativa, and hundredths,

3. Temperatura, in the shade, in descora

Fahrenheit.

J. Hemmery, in parcentage of saturatus, be

100.

4. Daunotion of Wino, so two points..........

6. Vanos or Winn, socording to psanfori Sonde.

6. STATE OF WEirate, b'ħing sky, di dav

hali,lightning,oorezcast, p passing mowers,

in daw (wet).

Bark, in inches, konths and hundredths.

HONGKONG REGISTER...

Previous ¡n date atį, De date at dayalty. 10 am.

was not until this whole cabine family had been booked out with bamboo sticks and transferred to a neighbouring benso that we found peace

were The people who came about us friendly. The young head man war most

Some wealthy philanthropic local nativos attentive and accepted our little gifte with

The o development of the trude at the Yang have cugaged the service of a Etsff the inquiry if they would bring peace. At present owing to the unit of transport teze ports, and the stimulate given to indus of Chinese doctors to attend the pour

which in any distrota iz limited to The women wore farge earrings and were

who may need medical advice. The well tatoued, but seemed cheerful and teruge by cooles, la the absence of water try and commerse since the Great River was

criterion of what may be expected if the be expenlied, are at the Jcas-houses or not the operation curries with it in. They did all the household work, carriage, trade in foreige gends is necessari- opened to the Treaty Powers affords some headquarters, where these doctors may carried all the water and wove cloth in the ly confined to anali imersion heat at Riverine ports in Kwangtang and Ewangai at the back of the Native Hospital intervals of more prezsing work. Several penetrate to any distance from the mast er

Les brought within reach of the outside Advice and medicine will be given free of companies of them came into the space ba. River parts.

The numerous lekin and other taxing world. At Chungking, the last port en the charge. It is merely a matter of accident fore the Chief's house carrying large baak. eta filled with the green pods of the tree stations in the inland districte act stil Yangtze at which Foreigners have been we grename that this consalting room cotton. These pods look like large uuripu further as restrictions, and it is evident that permitted to reside for purposes of tale, next door, so to speak, to the Facchowuidity of it started with moisture being

rights acquired by bansuss, and some of our men seeing the if foreign trade is to be developed and oor- and in spite of the relinquishment of the Nalive Hospital.

Treaty in regard In the village named Chaatame in the reaching if Leas children eating them, supposed they responding advantages are to be gained by the

by steamers, the development

close vicinity of the Pagoda, Her-Hai That when the Board ventures on its tour of werd fruit, but one taste was sufficient to Chinese soms etapa should be taken to facilis he brea remarkable, and the value of its lottery tickets Lave been largely dealt in

inspection, let's hope it will improve on undeceive them. These pode were spread tate and exlead commercial intercourse in

commerce has attained by last Custom and this having been brought to the noties the Colonial Surgeon's prescription, and out on drying frames, exposed to the sun, those districts and beyond.

The forsiga Trade of South China is really turns to the figures of Haiwan Tale of the Viceroy a magistrate supported by tahad clouds, drizzling rain, flog, gloomy, or to hot air in the houses when it rained, cocktall freely both before and after.'

until they burst open, when the colton ocnfined to ́s very few porta, consisting of 5,780,000 Imports and Teels 3,470,000 body of 10) 'braves' has, under orders, squally,..esin, a snowy i thandar, o visibility.

made a Faid on the shops. Some twenty. The concession to France of the right to dealers in the tickets were arrested, but That the usual formnia to be well shakeh picked out and used a wadding for Fogobow, Amoy, Bwata, Macao, Canton,

befers taken is omitted from the pre-garments, blankets and for other purposes and Fakbo, and from theee

Nam-lo in the name applied to several terior marts of the province of Fokien trade at Lungohow in Kangai and at many escaped and the head man could adi villages which lie in a cluster ness together and Kwangtung are scarcely reached. The Meoptazu in Yunnan bas had the effect of be found. All the moveable property of and around them were extensive fields of great inland provinces of Kwangsi, Teanao, creating a volume of busines at the places those shops was taken possession of {ries and sweet potatoon. Horses were seen and Kuaichow are from a commercial polas Imports. Taels 12,400 Exports, and Haieran cial Treasurer to whom the duty of making the gazial Doc. to agree with the poetic grazing in the rice meadows; cattle in of view not touched at all.

Caston, which should be the gateway of Taels 1,050,000 Imports, Teels 880,000 Ex-payments was entraatad, has lately beca rhapsody Cocktail, with all they faulte large numbers roamed

and everything indicated a good degree trade to South Western China is so only in porta, respectively, and the Committee of dienorered to be helping himself to foreca I love thes still."

riers to inland transit generally, and the tuge thus secured to France is sufficient to had been systematically drawing money carry with it a true or fair ring That the home papera received by last mail of comfort and a fair supply of the neces- Yery restricted degren, owing to the bar. this Chamber are of oplulon that the advan-belonging to the office. "It appears that ha

We found several Chinsmen resident existing trafle is still farther threatened by justify a claim on the part of Great Britaia das to persons entitled to persions on the Humidity here, all of them, with but one exception, a divertion to the rew rante opened up for the opening of the West River, which

thom He has been arrested, and be will being besotted opiam smokers. One of through Tonkin to Yagnat, The Frens would seem the only equivalent of the privi-panion list which had never bean paid That they omitted to add it had been very them had his Chinese wife with him, but Government in order to encourage the use of leges granted to our neighbours on the ho kept in prison until instructions have Force......

been received from Faking as to how he is Weather for goods

I have the bonont to forward to Your Lord: to be puulsbed. The report of his sondast Rain.......... long in use and when Tecovered was her faithfulness in following him into this this route have reduced the tariff. found to have best so often turned, iden- wild country did not save her from ill. in transits to a nominal rate, and the trade ship bere with a Mopshowing the Canton Hiver is now on the way to the catal

treatment at his baade. She came to my will for this reason be, probably, diraoted

We recorded in our last Saturdey's issus tification was almost impossible.

friend for medicine to cure a sore arm thither to the detriment of British interests, throughout its course, with the towns refer-

sat-red to in this letter marked in red for don that the barometer marked 29.50 at 1. p.m. which had been caused by an anmerciful Having regard to the foregoing circum- heating received from her husband. Bush stances, and in view of the value of extend. Tenience of ideallation, and I as also on that day; at 6 o'clock in the evening it Noraise is so fortunately built as a fly occurrences were

the eyes of the Lets or make of Hongkong, this Chamber prays Your together with a copy of this letter.

In conciation, the Hongkong General had zien to its normal reading. Un Tasi. day, Wednesday and Thursday theto gara the Fee women onry their Chinese sisters: Lordebig to press upon the Chinese Gavera-

blowing. anywhore with five lags at onco,

that from the wall-known interest Your accompanied with occasional light showers Was the house furnished aesthetically, One Chinsman, however, who lived in one ment the necessity eflopening up the Upper Chamber of Commerce ventures to hope strong north-easterly gusty vinde That this autecratio. style of doing things | my dear 7 Oh, yes 1 Everything way of the adjacent villages, we found to be Branch of the Chu Kang or Paarl River Lordship has at all times mainifested in the af rain. At scuset on Thursday the wind He also steamers of all nations, and the cities of position, maintenance, and development of dropped and the barmater fell during the egga, riva, fruit, ts, for us.

British Commerge and privileges both night 2 tenths, marking 29.80, with a in characteristic of the Colonial Office, antique except the baby. Well, that, of vary friendly and ready to help ue--getting (known as the Si King or West River)

light home and abroad, you will be pleased to southerly wind, and so it remaine Life and though, as I have said, the parish.cor, was a reproduction."

PARENT (troubling with emotion)-You cured a balf-grown pig which he was Wu-elow, Tsun-chow, and Nan-sing-fa

She going to kill for uur benefit, but uafer Foreign trade.

tebou is a walled city on the West direct that negotiations may be entered upon morring, 8th inet. The weather is appar- ment all round has been deserved, this are audacious -you are heartless f

with the Chinese Government through artly settled, but close and disagradable.

The folkaging strange pony story, i if oor- appeared into the proceeding of exceeding one's powers is is my only child Suitor (wishing to innately it broke out of the pen and die- dangerous, and way be turned against PacifBut my dear sir, you-or-you afford the time togle and we could not | River at its junction with the Fu Ko, B.M. Minister at Paking, for opening to

stream navigable by jaaks of light draft trade the cities on the Canton River referred rack as reported to us, would seem to poins THERMOMETER A..... wait for its repapture.

12 miles can't blame me for that.

to gross maltreatment in the mishin se të the Among the people gathered about us we It is situated in Kwangsi (some the Colony at any moment.

DRLENESS COMPLETELY CURBD! Any persoE

I bave the honour to be, My Lord, Your animals going mad. There were two Do

ponies in the Sub-Maglinia'n “stable, That I have a notion this consideratios adering from Deataess, Noises in the Head, da, may noticed several in red turbans, but they distant from the eastern boundary) and is to in this communication.

learn of a new, simple treatment, which is proving var were a very small proportion of the whole, about 200 miles distant from Canton. Up

J. J. KESWICK, Chairman. Ons of them broke loose on Tusaday, and furnishes the soly excuse there castel in exmpletely cacing cases of all kinds. Yo nearly every oue being dressed in the ordi- to this point the river when surveyed by Lordship's most obedient gervant,

partickers, including many olated testimonivis

We diligently Lieut. Bullock, B.N.; ja 1569 was found to vent past free onary garments of peace. bo no justification--for the semi-private and paper press Lotices, will

explored the fields, the bills and ravines present go the stem is without doubt, the st

bery, K.G., Principal Secretary of State which happened to be built of leth and water Tarisa according to the offert to express sympathy with the

for Foreign Affairs, London.

plaster. Es only got bis head through, í Aural Specialist, Albany Baillage, 89, Victoria Street, Colonisi. Treastra?.

Westminster. London. B. W.

bouring villages where every one was quite selson, but as much as two fathome may le

aalosa, of course, the lack of ordinary

Intelligence' theory is applied in a mer-

rilegs way.

That the despatch of Lord Ripon is s masterly document-rory much master. tyy and very truck wastorfal That it says in effect, You are so ass, bul! if you will allow me to line you (although :

I have not the power to do so), I will.

saries of life.

mention the loss of Mr Gladstone's coat at Islington.

BROWNIN.

western borders.

allow you to continue to save Her It can stand on one log and scratch itself 1 Chinese tot likely to raise these, ed trade to Great Britain and to the story sending a.msp to H.B.M. Miricter at Lezing || begaz ta rias slowly. Through Sunday

Majesty the Qasen.'.

ever brought before the pebile Addrmaround tas place, visiting all the neigh, I deptts of Vistacles to auvigation. The To the Right Honourable The Earl of Boss galloped straight away and ran into a wall

29.96

09.80

20.87

75

80

20

31

81

102

Harometer Temperature

Direction of

Wind

E

90

11.79.

· Lowest open alz tumperature on the 16th.

Highest open air temperature on the 15th

F. G. 16,

Hongkong Observatory, Sept. 16, 1803.

Temperature, Hozanose, September 11898. (Taken at Messrs Folmer & Co.'s 2. Premise, Queen's Road,} --

29.98 ...

BANDMETE

Dolj 1p,M. Do,

4.7.4.

Do

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1 FM

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A P

1200

(Wet bulb) 94.3.

Do,

Ekh

-45,52.

Do. Maxima ...

Dn. Muximum.uver night 78