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WIDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1898.

tibute the Prizes and Certificates to London College of Music candidates on tho after- neon of Monday next, in the City Hall.

Ost the 10th just, Mr A. R. Borzili, the 18m John Carrington has consented to die. retiring Chairman of the Shanghai Muni- cipality, was entertained to a sampliman tary banquet at the Shanghai Club. The toast of the evening was proposed by Mrg E. F. Alford, the Chairman.

Å REPORT received, from fliesst states that eome time ago Rassis purchased 60,00 We are informed by the Secretary of the tons p/ cool, which has not been delivered

TEMPERANCE IN, THE ARMY..

THE "KING'U.OWN YEIDS' LODGE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

A very largely attended and Lu20089TUÏ session of the King's Own Pride Lodge '. of the Independant. Order" of Good Tau- plars was held in the Soldiers and Sailors' Institute on Monday. After the usual, ronbus of business Surg. Colonel Eyatt,

THE NORTH RIVER.

SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR THE CHINA

V.

A WARNING TO THE UNEOPRISTICATED.

The river above Ying Tik is wide und shallow, and in the winter mavigation dificult. In some of the gorges of the North River you get 50 feet of water, but

Banitary Board that no cares of rinderpest 48 axpected. Several officials of the Naval P.M., accompanied by Lie at:-Cal, Row in other places not as many inches. Ex.

flat-bottomed boats. After the villagers have cut the grass they not fire to (tho~^grass heads' (Fw-tuu),-or-that which has escaped the sickle, and at the first shower of cain, now strong grass eprings

from the ashes.

DE SHEFFIELD'S ORINESE TYPEWRITER.

(From a Cervsjundenta

Canton, March 15.

leat opportunity for asserting British cha

ercial supremacy, and ha trusted that | tho display would be not unworthy of the

Badpire.

Mr G. N. Gurzon, in reply to a question" In quewer to a resolution of the "Cantona the House of Commers on the 14th, stated that the Government proposed to Blissionary Conference congratulating him make a yant of £850,000 in connection

Threo milea before we come to Mung on his invention of a Chinese Typewriter, Lei, wu pans on the right U Shok, a busy Dr Sheffield sunda the following interesting nauket town with trade in bambona, riesinformation with regard to the history of

The invention we completed to years ago, and a wooden maching built by a Chi- nese carpenter under my direction was sont to the United States. When in America

have occurred, either on the 14th or 15th Departinent, who are held to be responsiblo Jandson and Sergt. Major Wilson, favour-cept at certain reasons of the yea, steam and mountain produce. The people here his machino :-

inst., at the premises of the Dairy Farm Company, at Sassoon's Villa, Pokfulam.

འ་ Tax news has been ractivol of the loss of

for the bungle, lave beciv arrested.

The section of our Garrison Artillery genus rally known as the Sika Artillery has sin

el the Lodge with a vikit, and after couple of songs and a recitation had been rendered by members of the Lodge, Surg. Col. Evalt proceeded to deliver his Lecture

navigation is quite out of the question.. rond Ying Tak and farther North, that The traveller will notice in the country

the pole are no longer squeaking Can.

however, near the river are not so fins a

are very differunt from the inhabitants of

position. Sha Ifau, being of a far more amiable dis-

A RICH DISTRICT.

with the British Court at the Paris Exhibi tion of 1900). Ho added that Germany had manationen a vote of a million pounds for a similac purpone.

LONDON MONEY-LENHING CABEL

his trial on the 14th, in connection with Lord William Nevill was placed upon the money-lensling cases in, which it was alleged that he

obtained the improperly signatures of Dr Spencer' Clay, a of the Life Guards, to

Azhalter

named

the steamor Claro Nevada, From the ro. its formation undergone several change on Medical aid to the weled on the 191850 but a dialect of llakka. The people walk in the beautiful country opposite U¦ woude: indel, constructed the machine Mr Lewis. There were two counts in the

ports received it appears that the vessel was bound for Seattin (Puget Sound) and that she foundered on the Alaskan ooast. Her passengers wore largely returning Klondyke minera. The crow ambered aixty-six. It is believed that all who were

on board have perished.

Messes Showan, Tames and Co., haze

CATNO.

"Tu Solicitor was repnated by the Brough Comedy Company lust night to a very good house. It is unnecessary to gay

ert

The traveller should cross the river and in 1809, Mr Ifolly, of Loukpurt, from the notes ita faveur otthon its designation, and under the land re-battle-field. Profacing his remarks with organisation a radical change is het very urgent spiral to all present, to avoid race as the parlakes. The dialects vary of each and plona, with litle facus fecting the whed and other complications fraudulent prataneas. The prisoner plead indictment against this prisoner, one charg Shek. Here he will and bonutiful orchards which I am new using Tho delay in pering him with forgery and the other with effected in its constitution. Whos the

the excessive use of sarong drink, as being about every 20 miles, and the traveller who detrinatal to health, and as the climate i

houses almost hidden amenst the prevented the realization of my hope that the guilty to the second count and 'not companies were first formed, they were

was very trying, he urged dis melabera toj strikes away from the river and takes with called the Chinn Gun Lascary, and Live

guilty having been entered on British offiours, were attached to the con- & their resives. He spoke of him a Cantonese boy will have to interpretes. It is a bautiful sight when theso machine would son be given to the public. to the charge of furgery. In view

the now quarters son to be meajiet at

trees are in bloom. Wandering amongst Meanwhile, I returned to China and sily a the second count, the Publie Prosecutor for both the bay and the people. No love panies. Some time afterwards, the name this Peak as a place, with every advan

thead fragrant orchards the traveller will year and a half ago succeeded in having the decided to drop the rat. The prisoner was thereup sentenced to fivà years' for the welfare and sobriety of the men, is lost between Cantemese and Hakkan. was changed to the Asiatic Artillery, mi

thing that the most effectual way to nuke While the former steer at the Baklos bo-

suddenly come upon the pretty village of machine it to me. The long delay, and penal servitule. Ltd Nevid appeared to Eu The Lung, or Hatchet Tor, where in un luck of appreciation from those who the Blunder: On leaving the dook, he was Jazed when the warrier touched hian uis again the title was changed to the Hong- a ann a solar man, was to house his wel

ro.

the Headquarters in Hongkong, Tasteal of e. He said the system that the twa licors with which the compantes is cow in fore, which, although that were provided at their formation, the cran- it ought to be, was destined to add casi

rade who bead fallen on the fivbl of battle, learnt is to be raised to thirteen Britishy to the cafort of the wounded eart and showelly a dag how a wounded subtier would be saved from the front to

oficora.

who throws me away, gisington-cents cloge one cash is the tale, as in furry ots, for matanee. The periple my stand in awe of such a man. They think hin

dread of madnes.

ware of thinking the perple admire a mau

North River.

It is perhaps destinel to become a great city. It is a fertile soi, prolacing fruit and grain, it has a river tecning with fish, and it has hills full of mineral wealth.

He

received & talogran from San Francisco, to į kong Companies, Royal Artillery. Under fend him will and gave him. plenty of cause they speak in unintelligible speech, the great threshing floor, nearly the length ody saw in any attempts author of these removed to Newgate Prison, where he the effect that the American ailing sship the most recent, re-organisation, the title has creation. In the cost of his fortere, he latter trase the Cantonese for their of the yellow and village, he will possibly brilliant ideas that was only born to die, was allowed to have an interview with his

Was been changed to the Hongkong Astatie Babe etans i de to use the of sibibits peculis in Cantonese. If, how-

painted out the great dieulty that badla ptails" duo, Gr the Kage number ml sliced turnips or salted cabbages decay-cooled my enthusiasm, hut on receiving the wife in the presence of the Governor, New York had gona ashore, anul

FAR afterwards taken to the prison at the jousity of having the total huse The New York (Captain telion-Royal. Actillery-The courtica

Mellied Staff Corps. In rating is eer, the traveller be exceedingly patioshow but very pureptibly in the blazing machine and putting it to the ton. I find words tha

xan, and will wish he had not come. But there are in it greater possibilities than I | THREE. YOUCHRIJEMEN STILL MINING ON Peabody) was a ship of 1897 tone, and was Singapore has been incorporated with the

experience, he used how held at

THE INDIAN PRONTIER. at first dated ta hopë, despatched by Mesars Shewan, Tomas, and Hangsung battalion, and the Singapore times the medical diter was to efficiently tatter w-cont pectu cun-

deal with

Lahore, February 22.-Wo hear from with the wounded through

inck of ciliate the crowd. be will find the peeples village is very pretty, and has a back-

The Machine is simpler than that of a Manai that Mr Hastings, the Political Co., on 14th January, with a miscellanous company will be changed periodically orderites and attenuts pooqerly train- very good-natured. Let the trailer round of some of the tinest trees on the i

Obeer, has inilad to cover the bodies of foreign typewriter, and there is no rosson why it cannot be made and sold as cheaply, the remaining three ren of the Yorkshire

Light

so far as we hear, that there doubt if I shall succeed in setting mattors Infantry who fell at Shin Kainar.

(Lanos-Sergeant in mution to santufacture the machine till men

Axluby, Lanca Corporal Cautrell, and Privats Beattie) were I return to the United States in 1809. killed and not I visited a place in the hills where the Meanwhile, my experience in the use ofury and not wounded; bus in spits of to recover the bodies, nothing we know of what became of Dis hemo or depot without deferring the mod The Chinese hare a superstitiousgest-gendfathers, of the present villagers the unchine a helping me to appreciate this is yet known of

of them. verment of the main force.

ACCIDENT TO LALU KALANDRY, Liz Col. Roskadan, in a few well

enen dug for coal. Eur, alss, in digging, possible prints of improvement, and es

Landon, Feb. 18. The Prints Minister, chowa remarks, referred to the picamare "ît

the spade ful hoe wounded the dragon'specially in the arrangement of charteters for Lord. Salsbury, narrowly escaped from i afforded him to be present onep gain, and earnestly hoped that the sign would cn.

About Ful miles abere Ving Tak is a small pulse: A man in the village became sick, rapid actres. 1 am now making a further serious aident on the 16th. He was inue to werk na succesfully as hither, arket town callen Mong Pn Kong de the

and the rice erop was not good. The revision and modification of character driving with his second son, the Rev. Lord Willian Cecil, rector of Bishop's Hatfield He regretted that so many had given way expectant husband. in drink sivee he last vished the Legerofefor his wife to come to hem here; but nexious, so years ago the mine was

Once a bustand woundet dragon was making himsel! The lists will be in three classes: very Hardield House, his country rositlanes in

coumon, and less commun Hertfordshire, and

at the entrance to less occasioned by the gift of fire

Hatfield Park the wind blew the iron gate was always willing to assist the fperance Arink during the Christmas at Maira. Ho the better was lost, and dag, after day the glosal, i was conscited by the villagers Nine-tenths of all the characters will como

against the carriage, which

was completely nas watched and waited in main for the art in the subject of the gases of draguas,fon a list of seven hundred in a son of rekel, Lord Salisbury was envolped in uvemen, and truste

would avail thelves of the cafort and association rival of his faithful wife. She jour soul, and had to prononce on the question. the two lands. This gives rapidity to the debris, but luckily was unhurt. of the Ang Temarinor rooms recently in the pass of Shia Hing, on the West Ri. Now, it is useless trying to touch these printing and anakes Chinese composition a impened in the barries. vet by the Chier, was watching and waring for her husle, especially in an his, that the pleasura

the fun wan sa fast and furious as ever, and the Company was called before the curtain repeatedly during and at the close of the performance, Mr and Mrs Braugh were, of course, applauded upon their en- trance and at their exits. The 'funey' Colonel (Me Rohorts) was excellent The slavey Bella (Miss Tomplo) and Mary Kingston (Miss Hardy) were deservedly great favourites. That this company con- tinues to be well supported is a gratify ing fact, because it will encourage other first-class companies to come to the Co- lony. The Case of Rebellious Susan' wil be played to-night and to-morrow, and The Importance of Being Earnest in announced for Monday and Tuesday next, after 'Niobe'ls taken off.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL."

SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES,

Lestuos, 14th March, 1898.

The Spanish Minister bas prouited lis credentials to President McKinley, with mutual expressions of cordiality and me for close friendly rolations.

THE BRITISH TROOPS IN THE

SOUDAN

The march of the British Ingole—lar! Barbar necupied four days and three nights, a remarkable fear. - A great an ber of the men wore out their bonds and arrived barefooted.

LORD SALISBURY'S HEALTH,

TUS NXPECTANT BUSBAND."

per and seculed by the Vien Ted's return, until the gels hail pity upon dragon is a mythical reptile. I told the pl with the National Anthem, brought them and trued them bol to stone villages that the dragon, no doubt, object- the wavering to a close.

There they are still the petrified wifeed to having his back scratched on the sur waits in the press at Shin Hing, and the face, but that if they dog deep and sent a petrified husharrl waits at Mong Fu Kong shaft right down to the dragon's nose, he It seems, too, thus ise quals at the would be so pleased with the fall wi time, for the sake of this faithful pair, which they had given him that he would blessed each Chitose with a heart of stone, saep and grow fat, and prosperity would

come tollatohet Tor."

THE INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF

RETR

The doctors have ordered Lord Salisbury | sakoUS POSITION OF THE POOR SUPPLY OF to the Riviera in a week's time.

42UNA.

The abnormal eben in the price of rice is

W now learn definitely that H.M.S. Victorious went ashors at Port Said, and that, in order to refloat hor, it was found Mr Balfour will conduct the curent ba necoraty to discharge ber coal and some ofsiness at the Foreign Office dering his a question of grave importance, and one ber armament. It would appear that the weather was somewhat unfavourable, and that way account for the delay in the an- nouncement of her refloating and passage

crew for the Barfleur, whose men were rather disappointed at being sent out to Hongkong after three years and, roms months of service in the Mediterranean

almence.

عن سيم

THE SECURITY OF HONGKONG.

Mr Curzon stated in the lease that

WEATHER REPORT

SUPREME COURT.

IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Station There is still no news of the (Before His Honour Sir John Carringtot,

Edgar going home..

Chief Justice, and (amnurier W. QUIL

Hastings, Assor.) Wednesday, March 10.

TRE HAITAN COLLISION DARK,

i

raising prices.

Ihad the Chinese Authorities studied the fundamental principle of supply and de. ninad, with the vast stretches of rich,

so that he nhould be side ever after to wait

and wait to the infinite torment of all poor foreigners aushuus' to sites for the mail??

A BOK MARKET PLVE.

in the price of rice bna so far boon suc cessful. Proclamations have been issued Tengue Rapid' (She Lei Tan);

comonoa,

LATE TELEGRAMS. DETAILS OF THE MAINE DISASTER,

GERMAN HYDRAULIC MATERIAL FOR ENGLAND.

The

The omamittes of the Birmingham Tradea Union Congress has prepared a scheme kw the general foderation of the trades unions. This schemes, which is to be submitted to the forthcoming Trades Union Congress at the suspicious aroused by the disaster settlement of all trade disputes by pacific famdoe, Feb., 18.-In consequence of Bristol on September next, aims at the to the dias, prices on the New York

Dients. srrival at Sheffield of twenty- Stock Exchange fell heavily on the live

five railway truck loads of German-mate 15th, then towards the close of the hydraulic apparatus has caused a great seaan- day's business there was

& recovery tion. The importation of this machinery The Government at Washington has was, it is stated, necesitated by the to copted without conument, the lesionant nike rod the quanquent inbility accident, au is waiting the result of the local engineering firms to fulfit of the inquiry which is to be made. The their contracts in the home workshops. ship's officers stare that the explosion

Mr G. W. Smalloy, the Times correspon-

originated in the central magasins. Few ་ ་་

MISCELLANEOUS

of the crow and time to reach the decks, ne dent at Now York, reports that the re- most of them were asleep. Several of the lations between the United States and men were jammed into the torpade com Canada are consider bly strained in refer- the deck house when the explosion occurr partment. The captain was just learing ence to the Yukon Customs question.

disaster in Finland.

News has just been received of a terrible During я ветера storm the ica suddenly broke, and 200 fishermen who were on the flee were carrie ed out to asa. Forty of them were rescand.

Reperts received from Buda-Post state that the agrarian socialistic movemort in Hungary is assuming the proportions of revolt of the peasants,

Madame Sarah Bernhard, the eminent Franch netrans, has recently undergone a od that the operation has been entirely sovers operation for tumour. It is report successful.

Great excitement prevails in Rome, whers His Holiness Pupe Leo XII celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of his admission to the priesthood. The Best in connection with the celebrations

103 10

the pass is very deep and great fish of 15-alca, though at the same time they co was hale yesterday. Tanasanda of pilgrima

geomancer.

W. E. WENYON.

REVIEW.

a

The latest

Blogt

A number

Great Britain sud her colonics.

A few miles beyond U Shes is Chuk Ko which affecte the well-being of the in-

Tan, or Bamboo Pole Rapid, up which we |bitants of the vast Chinese empito. Within

pass to Pak Sha, the villages of which the last thirty years there has bort a stally

Eighteen miles slova Ying Tak we come place stand away from the water and increase in the price of this fried commnodiny, to the Rock of the Goddess of Mercy' autongst the treas soen in "tha distance, through the Suez Canal, for when the last steps required for this proper were of Thirty years ago bity-two callies of rice (hin Yum buck). This precipitous rock, as we were scanding the Chuk Ko Th, advices left Purt Said it was stated that Hongkong had been cccnpying the Gromuld be obtained for one dollar, and ten rising sheer cut of the water, is about 200 we saw three "Ho Tums ahead, just,-. He has sunt is message of condolence they did not expect to redout her until the west for some time.

or liftom gears are thirty, cattles could be feet high. In a recess in the face si theeving the rapid, down which they caus at to the relatives of those of the crew that weather moderated. It is the intention,

lad for the same sum of money.

A litt is a little stample very popular with the a fine spoed. The Ho Tous contain were killed or wounded. The Cuban sec. tion of the Foreign Relations Committee we beliorat transfer Sin keguroura

an 20 4.5 n dollar wear hug from twenty-people of the North River. This temple ised the profect of Shiu Kwan, his in the Senate foats grave complications. flag from tho l'en'urion if the Victorions on The following notice is issued from the four to twenty five cities, and at the pre-dedieter to the Goddess of Mercy, and is wives and furnituro. The Prefeut'

The latest estimate of the number killed is her arrival in Hongkong; and it is by no Observatory : –

255. sunt moment rice is barely tihtainable at built at the mouth of a large care. This boat was masily distinguished hp the panels maxna improbable that Rear Admiral

With reference to the disaster, it now On the 16th at 11.70. The barometer dollar for eighteen or nineteen entries.ave is sad to extend from the rock to wherevu all his honours were inscribed. transpirus that ainety uebers of the crew Fitzgerald will then transfer from the has fallen generally, paticnlarly in the

North. A depression seems to moring The aburmal prits of to-day is occasioned Ying Tak, but I drabu it Diers, from the fixed to the outside of his bout I attempwore terribly scalded. The New York Grafton, to the Centurion. There is some Bustwarda over N. China. The highest by the pureliuse of heavy consignments of balcony of the temple, the worshippers, who ted to photograph the boat as it shot pasta reward of 50,000 dollars (about £10,000) Jmernal, suspecting treachery, has offered talk in naval circles that the St. George is pressure line to the E. of Japan. Gradients rice by Japan, bat the steady increase in rich the templs big towns of a boat, are down the rapid. I developed the plate, for evidence which will show that the dis marely coraing on to Chins with a rolet light. Forecast:Flight of riderato Nthe cost of living has also had the effect of all day long throwing explosive squibs into but could not find the boat

and N.E. winds; fine.

aater was due to a criminal outrage. The the sic; they caplode with the raport of Leaving Pak Sha, wo enter Wong Mo leading American newspapers, in comment ing 011 the disaster, sequit the Spanish Go ride er they reach the water, and the Hap, or Yellow Hair Gorgo. The water of vernment of any complicity in the explo echoes reverberate through the pass.

that the publie should be cautious in ao- Just beyond this rock, a little strom-catties aru said to have been taken there. cepting the theory that the disaster was ure visiting the Holy City 13 connection arable land in the Empire, it is hardly pes-one into the North Iliver on the right At the end of this pass, and to the luft, is due to an accident. Sir Julian Pouncefote with the event. sible that such a contingency should lave bank. Pour this little atrenzy come large small plot of ground amongst the rooks, the British Ama but condolence te President tsry of Stato, speaking at Ottawa on the mbassador at Washington, has MR. W, Scott, the Canadian Secro- sent a message of occurred. It would soom that the time had quantities of sulphar prepared ata villagga where a horseshoe grave is to be 80. M'Kinley expressing the deep regret of the 18th, intimated that after August not the We understand that at the present time the timber market is stif, and that thero is

almost come, when in the interests of bufer res away. At the mouth of this The geomancers day that if ancestors are British Government at the sad calamity, Canadian Government proposed to Fait manity, Britain will have to dictate to Chiatreem wa anchored for the night, under buried there their descendants will becomend Accuring the United States Govern- the operation of the minimum tariff to every prospect of prices rising during the

This was an action for dennges arising na in hor agricultural administracion, as re

mant of intense British sympathy. next six months. Owing to the unsettled out of a collision hot wson the British steam have had to do in the case of her Customs the ruin of a former military post guarded rich, but the riches in this and will take to

Her Majesty Queen Victoria, RH. by tho umal trio of becaus

themselves winge' again. You must go the Prince of Wales, the Emperor Wil- Tax Kabin gold mittes in Ear and by date of the country in the Philippine ship Haitan and the Ku Shen Hing and loans.

the China Sea, between Hongkong correspondent, writing from Canton,

fiam of Germany, and the ferquis Fjuak, in Islands, thera bávo been no shipments of and Swatow, on 4th August,

is of the Nim to be now worked Leaving the sulphur stream at down, wo elsewhere to bury the dead if you would Salisbury, the British Premien have by a wholly English sind under Mir Herbert anrler date March 15, states 1897. timber to Hongkong for autemd monthe, Mr J. J. Francis (nstructed by Mr Ga

• Tha depatation to the Governor-General | pass. Chiny Kai and She. Hau on the right, I have permanent wealth, and must pay a measgea of sympathy to Pride Way, This last of the Frenchmen-omple

Kinicy and the renowed outbreak will further | W. Slade (inatrusted by Messra Deacon and rising with reference to the great and anchor 21 miler away at Snake'a little share of the anticipated riches to theeans state that tho Maine based at the mines were to leave Siam aktla

Ewens) appeared for the plaintiffs: Mr Mast

Tepert delay the cutting of timber in this im-Hastings) appeared for the

disappeared.

The United States Govers end of last rioath. portant source of our supplies. The out His rdship delivered judgmen in this prohibiting the export of rice from Canton Sha Hau is a rough place on market

ment is sending a naval board to into the causes of the disaster. M. DEFRANCE, the French Minister Re- break of foot-and-mouth disczas bas decisas, in which Mah Lok, the owner of the and measures taken to carry out these days. You will stand a good chance of a

sident in San, left Berop for Bangkok junk, slimed 80,808.56 for the loss of the orders. In aspits of these efforts the

price

will accompany the board on Feb. 1 M. Olarowsky, the Russian of expert divers will mated the buffalues in the timber districts

stone hitting you in the back onlsea you

to which the Spanish Govorniment has Minister who it to negotiate the treaty. al effects of himself. personal ank and

self, master is rising every day, and the discourent

appointed

a representative to watch over with Sam, in to leave Quessa in the dewind. sportation to the coast of the limitel stocks of evidence, his Lordship, came to the something is done to provide the people struts. Many bad chaetora leaf about

Louis Becke, London, T. Fisher Un-dinater are convinced that the explosion junk was carrying the two re with cheaper food, it is hard to see how the

new American Minister to Sinu, is expect on hand. The logs are hauled to the coastgulation white. Lighta On the

IR going

thin bany market, where rico is collected to be preserved.

Was the result of an accident. Mr G. W ed there in about a fortnight-m The other day two:

This is a collection of remarkably vhid Smalley, the New York correspondent of Observer, report that a uk we carrying lights, he was of opinion were looted, ami there was

The scenery sireg the river frem Kun sketches of life in several of the islands of the London Times, says that the greatness that on the night

of the collision the rice shop in Honam had been treated in a

of the disaster bas sobercul the belligerent steamer should have made out the forommet similat fashion on Sunday. So far this Yam Shek to She Lei Tan is very fine, but cennia, a field of wonderful romance and tendencies of Congress. Dir Smaltay also light of the junk at a distause of about three report has not beer confirmed.

is much grander & few miles away from the daring adventure. Mr Becke'a asirring declares that the reports of funginary dis- miles. In this event there would have The trouble is that distress, however

storics, cast in strange soches, have stamp coveries which the Jingo newspapers are been ample time for the steamer to quit caused, is the mandarin's opportunity to

ed him sa powerful writer, with a keen, rities.

publishing are discredited by the autho herself of the obligation laid upon her by do, what? To squeeze more than ever, not

This is the region for tigere. At the observant sys. in descriptions are pic- tho. Regalations for preventing Collisions to ameliorate conditions. at Sea, to keep out of the way of the junk and it was hardly prasible to believe that)

Hittle village of Mung Le, you will find | tures of photographic nicety, in clear and LOCAL Composers, 6 Pieces, by Orange, people eager for you to go and shoot the vigorous English. In this collection, the doing so. stmounte, are exposed to danger of being the stenraer was to blame for the collision. Robinson Phano Company.

In this Eview of the case, his Lordship t killed by rebels, or Spanish troops in pur-Eren if the finding on to question of

not speak about tigers in the people before strange and primitive people of the auit of pillaging bodies of rebels. In the lights had been adverse to the it ap- VELEIA AT THE DOCKA-At Kooloonireakfast. though. For the Chineso are Southern Seng are told in an atrising latter case, the troops, are more to be fear pontod, on consideration of the avidence, wangles, Butuan, Programe, Propantie, vory superstitions in any plates about manner, bringing to mind the stories of ed than the rebels, for they have an un-on the steamer, the junk could pH.T.G.M.S. Deatseldand, Swhan. Kaijan, certain arimals, and you must not mention the later voyages of Uook. The author has that the Russo-Chinese treaty does not

the Spanish rain in Elizabethan daya or Elias.if an efficient lookout, had been

been Taicheong

theso pleasant habit of stalking and shooting at made out et a greater distance than a quar Above-Wuhu.

either a tiger or a monkey before break. lived in close companionship with prevent China from borrowing abroad for any native in sight. First shoot, then ter mile, and his Lordship

Commepo itan Coptic

fast. I once appeared before a country Peoples, joining with free-heartedness in the construction of her Manchuria railway. their sports and avocations, sympathising of opinion, having regard to the circum. enquire' is the maxim of the soldiery. Bostances deiciled in the evidence, that the In is reported in a Tacoma paper that the taurery ki daylight with the skin of a tiger. with theat in their shows a trip rant at the discovery that & Chinete de- be indig. when the breath of trouble goes round, the distance at which the junk was actually Northern Pacific Steamship Company will When the camper opened his door judge of poture is that of a two hour fight between Jagate is in St.

marino monsters, gazed at on an October instructed to cruduer, and that be 18; peaceablo native retiros to his village and stel, and that it was less than & quar

sighted by the steamer bad bean over- put the fius and large steamier Azskin on his Horror when he Lot only heard the intal morning front a lonely headland of the nor only. The Russian Amador at Pekin,

railway negotiations Barometer the Tacoma-Japan-China route. hopes that the opposing factions will give tor of a milo, When the steamer first Alaskan is described as one of the most

The words Lu F, but saw the skin of the Least thern avast of New South Wales, but the it appears, has bout wrongly informed that Tomperstare his particular neighbourhood a wide borth, sighted the junk, she should have slackened famous steamers that ever engaged in before him. I got out of the difficulty by scenes of other adventures are in and the loan negotiations were included.in the Direction of } ]

around vory little knowa islee, where, frem delegate's instructions. A corresponding attingency exists in Siam.ee, or stopped, or revarsed, and if the Atlantis trade, and was for years giving a tow cash to the well-to-do tenner. Inals of other companionship, the white

this had been done the risk of a collisivu one of the fastest liners running out In consequence of the prolonged, drought, would have been much diminished. Elis of New York. She was sold some time afording him thue a natural opportunity of traders live in close communion with the natives. When dealing with his subjecte

H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, in preside the rivere have been small, prorouting the Lordship further thought that, as the jonk go to the Spanish Government for repeating the magic words Lai Shi, La historically, many dark deeds and Hurribly

was on the port bow of the steamer and transport steainer, or for sonic

ing, on the 17th, over the commission Rate arrival at Bangkok of this customary Rofiling ever on her starboard bow, it was an error ervice in concetion with the all otherShe, which charm away all evil.

revolting tragedies are pictured, but the of malts from the upper districts. Thiere of judgment on the port of the third officer reported that the beamor was injured in

Many Chinese will not use the word tiger work of John Williams, the picnser is which has been formed in England, to a to starboard

the hoint of the starter. le soina

obtained firm rast in these isles, and the bade fair

position of 1600, said that the exhibition in, we believe, an abundance of timber paught it, right to say that, au tho som way, and that thu Northorn Pacing at all. They will tall him 'Big-Moaiheidbary, and his compatriots has truly range for British xxbibita at the Patia E)

eví. | bas bought her again and will run her out hand there, but it will not be available for deppe before the Court, the master of the } of Tacyma. The Alaskan is a sister shiu Cast or Big Chattel,' &o., anything but author's personal experiences, as related in

in in the extent

to cerpass any of it is Royal į extent of its shipment to Hongkong till the wet season steamer could not be hold in any way to to the Arizona, the first steamer to win Lo Fu

Highoces draw attention to the fact that

splendour. blame for the

the title ollision, indeed he sets in and the river rine to their suminer bare done, all that was in his power to The Arizona will be put on the Tacoma the red-browa grass of the hillado, and

of K greyhound of the Atlantic, at peared

The tigers lie in the daytime amongst

voted £280,000, #hercas

Lad subscribed £88,000 height This sourcity of timber han, of avert it. He was a

aslau to be commanded for Uriental route by the Northern Parida

the British Go and affectual measures high he next May. Captain Pantoa has gone to come down in the evening to load on tho

an expenditure of Ing trade of the Colony. During the past junk. The

took for the lives of the row of the England to bring her out. She will be the pigs and dogs of the villagers.

and ho bins montās, prices have risen about 115, the opinions his Lordship expresso, so far finest northern trans-Pacific liners.

of the Philippines, proventing the tran-and eros, and for cargo loss. On the bal. aug the people is very great. Unless walk very swly through the crowded | Wizo LATE IN THE SOUTHERN SEAS. By Spanish intorests. The survivors of the week of March, Mr Hamilton King, the

conclusion the

by the buffaloca-the only draught animal which he sought was well-found-pence of this dicu stops in Shek Luogant men: to Cust

on the islands-and in consequence of the acarcity of snimals both the planting and timber districts are suffering. The timber outters in the Philippines only work for advances, and the merchants aro naturally chary of sinking any further sums in ad- vences when the men indebted to them, in

junk

river.

ANGTHER TIGER LEGION

win. 1897.

A BRIFISH OFFICER FOR THE CHINESE

ARMY It is stated that China lan asked for the services of an officer

consisting of six thousand Chinese troops, tube at Puyang, where he shall be ready Head quarters to defend the Chittono

several instances for quite considerable she would not have succeeded ought Warda, &c. Xme 1897. Price, $1.00.- acourge of the grasscutters. You must experiences of a lifetime amongst those army to raiso a from the British

ter of a

was further

Ravy

It is

muurse, an important effect upon the build the pollution! Amsessor copourred in i ängst ship on the ling, and one of the

器

Dendy and premat conditions point to as they related to matters of nautical skill.

this volume, have been amongst a people. who live a happy and contented existance choltered coral isles of the Southern Sess. in this Paradiso of bow-lying and polit

He limed bar on the tuby lips

She neatly bad a st

hia

capital,

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

A Reuter's despatch from Pokin states

The Czar of Russia, is said to be

PARIN EXHIBITION.-AN APPEAL BY THE PRINCE OF WALES,

gyon towards the vernment had

Bctioned

only £75,000. This amount, it way foxred

would pravel

that

ingiald

the commissier Trussary to aug

trdeled

Indis, the ment the FRANARE |

and the

It was in the tidor some thib we hFor they, you ass, were man and wife, ohored. I did mub soo one. But na dark- And she wasn't used to it,

a asti argir [matoasa în prices) Baldurg 1 then the best of the appears that the sapenses of the Impecial eating bare the hit. The people out tha | Meessa E, Q. D. Uz H. Phillips ended, andy Carraldering the Roon ister |

and judgment was entered ACCORDING to a note in the Peking Cuties fell I how great red dragons of Aro

of the Napire, rould be invol Fulness Atspint to Tis, 100,000 per oren grass, which they sell at i centa a pical dr Thom, and R. Terbit Hare bein ap the aesary for the copulation, so gita

J. T. Prat, W. P M. Russell, Waititial rivalry between would be a reforanea to i

som, paid monthly by the Board of Ra This gross de waad for burning lion, and in pointed Student Interpreters in the Gants preminate le the Bridda topira in cha

Hastam was held solely to blame

and contractors are pulling bong, fase 13 for tha

the state of affairs, and what with increased

Relebrar and merchants to amers

Bigburars

more deady hair times we end and slide then componed to nont goon in huge amply how is the arry બાર કેશવાણું મા હતા foundation Tall W

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loans Faslu,.,: til.

Hongkong Register.

Previous datu ni Oh dude a

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Temperature.

(Pakus at Masers Falconer in Cola Promin, Qasen's Riads Hovatora, Mise, 16, 1898

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