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SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1894.

That application was made to the giving trouble, a coure which generally Fostmaster Geral of Hongkong immedi- gives more trouble in the end Aret In the following Statements and Tables acely, the loss was discovered, and within a the Rates are given in cents, and are, for your at the most from the date of Ponting, * In Circulars, Dividend Warrants, Invita. Letters per half ounce, for Books and. 4. That the Postmaster General is sati., for addressed in Hongkong or the Forte tions, Carda, Patterns, Bills, Almanacu Patterns, per two ounces.

fied that the luss occurred whilst the corros Nownpapers over four ounses in weight pondence was in the custody of the British of Chins, Ju batches of not low them top of aniform Bine and weight may be sent to of auch ENGLISH and FERNOR MALL-may be, but aach papers or packete of not caused by any fault on the part of the the rate of one cant each, being paid it

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THE CHINA WAR, 1860.

threw their folds to the gentle breeze. The The following is a continuation of thecame the Ambasadors and are group of Generala with their respectivo staff. Lord editorial contribution to the Australasias Elgin appeared seated in a magathident.

sudan chair, painted red, lined with yellow, Army, Navy and Defence Review:-

Pokin was in the hands of the Allies, but and hung round with tassels of all gaudy coloure, and carried by eight Chinsa coolies, the terms and signature of peace was quite clad in a rich livery. The moral through lain was still in the field as a fighting more of our troops, was most imposing. fuzco, Lord Elgin insisted an api The Chinese felt that French English used by tid discontinued of Notes and Stoner for Buzopo. It contains spus for the violation of the previous treaty and trosios were not to ba teifted with, and queries on China and Japan, has reached ita Conneraal, intellignea, special tables ut for opening fire pou our fot at the month

that the hour of conquest and final victory Trouty-first Volume. The trio dizous Shipping, and other information. of Palbo rives. Be had proved that had arrived; get the citimans turned out these topics which are uppermost in the various Reports of Courts and Meetings, the

Has

of England was not to be trified to see their onemies with a coolnces and minds of students of the Far East' and and all other neve, are given in fail as with nor insulten, but in additions to the confidence as if they were Londoners in about which every intelligent person con- they appear in the Badly issue. war dooands of Lord Elgin, he added pay Pall Mall or Trafalgar Square.

The Overland China Mui, Bacted with China or Japau is desirous of

the accuracy and ment of the sum of 300,000 tiels on bo-

Had treachery boon attempted-for inquining trustworthy information. It

fulness of its reports, has long boun popular Chiness oficers had so barbarously mur.

on the Arts, Saicnoes, Ethnology, with residents who wish to and home a gaus which was to be the signal for the 1st Fl 22nd. Not only did the Earl insist upon Division under General Midiel to leave its Mythology, Natural History, Antiquities, and the Far East. Circulating, as it to all his demands being complied with, to leave upon historical record he resolved camp, enter the Anting Gate, but for aud Burial Mauzora and Customs, etc., etc., among nearly all the old China hands The march to the Hall of Audience was Far East generally Robently a new de Treaty Poris and in the interior, it offers raer Palace on the 18th. The First disi-three and a half miles long. The French parture has been ikon, and the Review now special advantages to advertiser. sion of Sir John Michel was told off to not Treaty was arranged by Baron Gras and

gives papers on Trade, Comoros, and

The Overland China bfail will be regularly Union Center cf a Registered Article for a Country may obtain an acknowledge-

Missent or Delayed Correspondence. the Heart's Delight of China on fire. the Okinose to be signed on the 25th, the Descriptive nudes of Travel by well-known posted from the Thing Mast. Office to subment of delivery on paying an extra tee of

Gro. Lord Elgin did not determine to do this day after that of the British

When correspondence has been missent writers. which i

It was thought that by extending sorbers, on their addressss being forwarded 5 cents. Treaty, without socivas consideration. He thought was done in similar demonstration. But the scope of the Review in this direction, the Office,

or delayed (poth of which are liable to that his notion would ofend many states

The limit of weight for Books and Com happen occasionally) all that the addressee SUBSCRIPTION: men at home, but be was firmly convinced great number of French officera that its moral effect was the only thing to the crowded streets of Pekin. At the Hali

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4 lbs. Patterns for such offices are limited

or Received at 7 p.m., or as the case to 8 ounces except to Austria, Belgium, may be, and forward it, without any make the Chinese character respect seleme

Bulgaria, Congo Free State, Costa Rios, other writing whatever, to the Postimmter treaties made with Eurupesus. The Frouch or gaards of honour drawn up, and as

Egypt, France, Gross, Guatemala, Hawaii, General. This should be acted on the first pretested against the burning of the In Cord Elgin and Prince Kung outered they prosented acts. The soldiers found it

Hyland, Hungary, Taly, Siberia, Luzom perial Palace, but their logia was not good

ifficult to keep back the crowd of

borg, Suzie Portugal. Roumanin, Salvate cause of complaint occurs; it is enough for Lord Bigin, who did gen the sightseers at this point, and when Prince

mistake zo let-such matters pass for fear of difference botween fasting and destroy, Kung arrived our soldiers were just as

do Servia, Siam, Switzerland, Tunis, Faited States, to which places 12 oz. (350 ing wealth inside the said Palace, and

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and to give them an object curiosity, auspicion,

and Prince Kung oyed oach other with and helimes with Resson on the power of Kuglend and haughty looks. The Earl of Sigin was the France, which they would remember

man who had compulled Prineo. Kung to for all time. They had inuently For

sign a letter of defest in his Empar Katten the lessons of Cantus sh the bratlier's own capital, and Prince Kaag British expedition: op the Yang ise-King was the man who had so frequently pro The burning of the Palace was to be he

crastinated in diplomacy, and who iu idle threat, and it also conreped the art, wished he had the Planipatanitary of

agpsition that the fate of the Samner Palaon might alan be that of Pekin if the Quran Victoria in a vage of captivity, terms of peace were not agreed to.

war msaut,

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YOUR LIFE IS NOT WORTH A STRAW,"

Bothing-nothing at all. Who has not used that comparison a thoussod times to express abacinte worthlesangsa A straw? The wind blowe away, fro barns it up, cattle tread it in the mud, it rots by the roadside. What of it? for a straw?

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The coup the grace was given to the Palace on the evening of the 19th. The torch soon lit up into some, which raging fiercely, cast their dərk, Jaridad Noc worth a straw, ob? Then it was worth just cagular contributors aro Dr. Chalinore, distinctive glare skyward, illamining the beavers with terrible unnatural light, which was witnessed by the terror-stricken popolation of Pekin, sad the Chinese Emperor from hie distant bunting retreat at Johol. In a few hours the building

Yet this is exactly what a doctor recently said cessed to oxiat. It was burnt to the to one of his patients. Your life is not worth at ground, leaving nothing behind it, but raw, How much is a doctor worth who will blackened gables and pieces of huge speak so to our that trusts Liza, sud bas no hope burning piles of timber. When the bat in his skill? For my part, if he were og for Allies first saw the place it looked a garanta at auction, I would bid one straw for him no den of bliss and fairy tale, but the scene ure. Even if what he said was true, he had no on the 20 b looked as if the troops were right to say it. Such a doctor is more likely to wondering among fan vmpireh

kill with tds tongue than to care with hắn druga. dwał and a heap of ruize. Sir Henry B. Locli wrote of this event the cloud of smoke driven by the wind bang like a black pal over Pakin, and that the Emperor was punished for the violation of his word. "In the aurumer of 1878," she says, "I found and an act of treachery to a day of true. myself feeling tired, languid, low-spirited, and Lord Wolseley justitied to turning of west felt as if some evil wera shant to happen. the Imperial Poince as Bas-Ko-Bio-ain had My appstite was poor, and after eating I had boon guilty of a great crime against the excruciating pain at my foins and sides. There Jaws of war, and as it scles しい

as a horrible grawing pain at the pit of my demand the surrender of his Tartar array choke. My head felt as though I had a ton weight. stomach, and a rising in the throat as if I should The action of Lord Elgin met the solumn approval of Hope Grant and Robert Napierit. Gradually I got worse, aud for menibe I could take only liquid food. At sight I lay awake

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Laver on I suferod greatly from nervous crime. It certainly carried the student of history back to the days of Attilia and prestrution. My legs trembled and shook se I Barbarossa, but in modern times Napolaer trembled from hand to foot.

I had frequent locked upon the burning of Moscow, and attacks which brgse with palpitation of the bears his third successor upun Bazelles. Lord and sudden stoppage of the breath. Napier had to ban Magdais, Wolseley had times was speechless and helpless. They say I since to burn Coomassie, and Choimisicoked like a carpas, cold and blondines, my finger- ford, Ulundi. It was war, and the only nails and lips laving turned binok. After a while way to bring the Chinese Emperor to this would pass off, leaving me weak and pros. and the destruction of the Summer trato. I got so emaciated and thin that I was Palace produced the expected effect, for only a bag of bores, and so weak I had to take the only vulnerable point of a mandaric's bold of the furniture to steady myself as I crossed oharacter is to touch his pride. This Imfotabodinge of evil so increused that I feared Now Books include a most generous anapan Ports (Nagasaki, Denka, Fingo, Keba. deliver them to the Post Office anatamped jak 1: Qnine, Japan and 3.raits, 99, 675S perial Windsor was held as sacred on We would de Westminster or the Tower of London. It dealt a heavy blow at Chinese moat convincing proof pride and was of our power. As a national punish ment it was well delivered, and Lore Elgin ported up roticus to that effect. Prince Kang replied to the ultimatum said, 'Your life is not worth a strato, Lord Elvin and Barou Gros. He sent in

In despair I gave up taking physic, as I fuit the 300,000 tacle, and would send that nothing would save me, In May, 1889, tou Commissioners next day with regard to the terms of treaty. But the abiedrs ago, a lady (Mrs. iichardson) called at my house, Told ice of Mother Seigel's Curative Syren, Ambassadors and Generals were in o

nof and scrosgly advived two to try it. I did so, and frame f

of mind for more delay. Two

felt suuresslink botter after the first bottle; aud dugs were spent in fruitleg negotiations.bg the time I had taken three bottles I was com- Lord Eigia

would

treaty with no plotely used. From that to this I have ind of all missionaries. siga Commissionera-only with Prince Kung no return of the attacks, and am so strong 1 can Parker's Short Journeys in Szechuan with the full authority of the imperor of should have been in my grave long ago.

do any kind of work. But for Seigel's Byrup I ara continued, and a goodly instalment of

I wish those travels in the interior of China is Danmark fincading Iceland and Faroe Islands). Great then ordered a zooon.

H. Balfour contributes a Danish West Indies. naisance on the 22nd under Majors Fane this, and will shower any who call given. Mr and Probyn. The latter's cavalry came

or write." (Signed) Emma WickenDEN (wife of

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A substantial and reliable Recies which all students of China and the Chinese would weli I to patomise.—Chrysanthemum The Noveraber-December number of the China Revices contains less variety than asual, but the few articles are very interes ing The opening papur by Mr Herbert A. Giles on The New Testament in Ch. bese" treats of a

a question that must nece- sarily bu great importance in the eyes

Mr E.

Taskin United Kingdom. Victoria.

Western Australia.

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banners flying. The ion with Tartar | 123. Most Road, Thornton Heath, March 17th, pire," which will be read with genuine German Empire (incluilleg Heligoland and the

1897.

Mandarin Generale sent out a party of homemen to meet the Sikh cavalry. They demanded to know what the barbarians' now wanted. They were told that the British had ridden out to gain information about the fate of Cap-darmel ditt, to be sure, but why lasit not the tain Brabazon, Mr Boulby and other pap tives. The Mandarins replied that it Parkes wan captured for Sir Robott Napier karing signed the Perfect of Tien-tsing, an indident which we have dewribed alsa. where.

a Bollard.

So it turned out that her life was not only worth a straw, but worth a whole goldan harvest of health and batter days. Yet to thanks to the

dhom, to sure, why? Is

Postgal (nefnding b dosters' daly to understand each things? Most

Portugal (faelnding Madeira and the Averse), assuredly. Just as lawyer should know the law,

Roumania or a pilot the rocks, tides, and lights of a coast.

Framer's Oriental Record contains the

Sweden. Had song of these medical men known that Mrs. following cotle of the China Ferien Switzerland. Wickendon's malady was indignation and dyspepThe prasent publication, judging by the Transvaal. alu, and not heart disease, they might possibly number now botore us, is intended to Tanis. have robieved her. But, confused by the symp-accupy a position, as regards China and the Tited States. But the Emperor at last agreed to sigutams, they were blind to the canso. We rony neighbouring countries, same what similar the Treaty of Pekin on the 24th of October, wel wonder if there are many such doctors into that which has been Elled in India by the Constantinopio. Bud on that date Lord Bigin made roady to England.

Calesia Reviews, Tize reat degree of at. Smugins. Prince Kung at the Hall of Audience

Adrianople. Casos likss this show that the clear sight be- tention that has been bestowed of late years longed to Mother Saige!; and to her nicely upon the investigation of Chinese literature, Beyrout. haste of poeple in this country are indebted for antiquities, and social developments, to say British Colonice physical salvation when, in very trath, their nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the Cyp kves seemed as straw.

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in Pekis. It was rumoured in camp that attempts would be made to capture Lord Elgin and Baron Gros with the view to in dues the allied army to return to their war ships and transports. Sir Hops Grant and the allied Genorals took every precaution to prevent any sudden act of treachery during the siguing of the treaty. building was examined the Light before for assasains or infernal machines, and perfort arrangements made to prevent accidents of any kind. The Generals also resolved to make the demonstration very impressive, and a display of military power worthy of the event of the day. · Nothing impresses the Asistio mind better than a display of force and spectacte. The procession_of Lord Elgin as the representative of Her Majesty the Queen of England, and of Baron Gros, tho representative of the France was to be a grand Peror

of pageant, in which all branches of the two armies would be present. This strangements were left to Sir Robert Na- who skilfully displayed his Second Division along the line of streets through which, the Plenipotentiaries were to pass to the Hall of Audienos. All the streets and alde avenues of approach were thoroughly Sommanded by our tro

our troops. The escort et Lerd Elgin consisted of 300 cavalry, 100 infantry, and a large cavalcade of officere The Chinese population turned out in largo numbers to see the wonderful sight of p foreign army mastors of their capital. The stared at the bright stray of troops consternation mixed with

Walent

expressions

of delight. Corgs after corps passed bril. lan; uniforms in red, blue, grey, purple, sand Western warriors decorated with tha medals of the Orimes, the Indien Mutiny, of Magents and Solfering--with steady step, proud heads, and with the blusk of victory. played with martial effect, and the hammers

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Mombasa Boss of atple; and an account of the reer o

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