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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1899,

Noles by the Way,

Nanking was made an open port on 1st

May

Chong Chih-ting and the EmpreRE.

It will be retomberci (says the N.-C, Daily News) that mention was made in these columns, the other day, that Viceroy The Glasgow tosh) won the China Cup Chiang Chilling, at Wa-ching, lead ro at Bisley with 453 points.

The iw of the Volunteer camp this deerces. We now learn that. Very year has been thxed for Gyenson,

Dentisą perotising in Maila must give practied proof of their qualifications,

The loss to the insurance companies by the rent fire at Yokohama is you 400,

Now dust the French have taken to parelling aaring themselves, there is a jort speel of posen for the rest of the world. Esware!

The Royal Welch Fusiliers will hold a gymklasnat. Në tortaiti Lolge, Mount Aus- tia, kaunter afternoon, commencing at The velck.

Yesterday afternoon, a bricklayer's co- Die feļj frana sestfold at a building its course of ection at Mardonuell Road, and was kikel instantly.

Ther is little fighting among the Svahern Philippine Islands. In the neigh. bourhood of foils, the natives are reswn- ing their pecceful dumppations.

The newspaper correspondant killed new Manila, Charles Ti Spencer, was for In years in the Chinese Custojus at Shanghai, and was for a time in Corca,

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

*CHINA MAIL'S' SPECIAL SERVICE

POLITICAL SITUATION IN

CHINA.

coved the Express Dowager's desire to chase all the schonie established by him last year in obedimo to the Emperor's Ruforu Chang has since remonstrated with the Express Dowager on the subject su sku int a trial, af lenat, ought to be zoude with the schools and that the selulars now in FRENCH AND ITALIAN CLAIMS. the should be allowed to paleste and abow theiru sfulness before the institutions are forced to close. As the Express Dwigay does not wish to of nd Very Chang, just saw, she may possibly grant The request.

Insurance.

The N- Paily Notes of the 19th inst contains a thoughtful article un, life in aurance, entitlul The Protedion of the Family. It is su argument to thinking on to provide for their wives and families, at not to leva them to fato or his chance when death has retored the wage Coner. Lingid:

We quote the following

ITALIAN RAILWAYS IN BRITISH

SPHERES,

:

(Prosa Our Orra Correspondtrada

SHaxa, August 21, 4.7 p.m. The Chinese Government, gidding to the pressure of M. Piches, the Fresh Minister at Peking, has expressed it, will- ingress to grant the French the Concession asked for at Nanking, under the provisions of the Tentsin Treaty of 1555, provide? | that France can ahtan an agreement with Great Britain.

The Italian caine J

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NOTES FROM SHANTUNG,

YES WHEAT HARVEST W OPERATION,

111.

On the day which the combined sagacity of the Family has selected for the gathering of the grin, tere la oftanonly some tooth.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE SOCIAL EVIL

pation in two months, and the others would speedily folios..

Where are our Egaly-paid offcials? Can nothing be done to institute a roform, and, if

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THE LATE LIEUT. FLETCHER, KING'S OWN REGIMENT.

Saurons, August 15.

It is with very gwat regret that we have to announce the death of Linus Sidney owlett Fletcher, of the 4th King's Orn

place this morning' at the General Hospital, Singapore.

less old woman left at hoing, or perhaps the the brothels which at present abound in the meat to have all building the Dam Royal Regiment, which and event took

onter gate is padlocked with one of the awksund daviess of the Chizede always mable to be picked with a chopstick, and man, women and child goes to the field. metimes the word cimployed for elect ing wheat is that denating to reap, that is, to use a sickle about six inches in length, titted with a crooked handle, some lifteen inches long. Often the word is simply

plant is joke out

of the ground and

stalks bo the dist kicked off, the ing lab in

cows to be hound into tiny bundles, a mere tevesty size of tho in other wheat-growing laruls. If the family keeps atinsafe enough to haul the clumsy farm art, the humchen are piled upon that and slowly dragged houswand. If there is

The cause of death was malarial fever

fecossary, criminally prosecute hork ar

and contractor. It should be made umbent upon the so called contractors to pass a thorough flavarninent examination bolors proensing s Hicense to build, and should be m maito

incumbent un iodically inspected by compotent man, and operations per to hold both stebilect and contractor erim- minally responsible for any other than first class work. A delinquent architect should which Air Fletcher had contracted during ■ be dealt with a like immer as is a Master recent shooting trip to Muar, in company

D44 ofs vessel. He should be corticated, and

with the Rovd. Mr Wetherall, Garrison his conilicate should be taken away or sugouded entirely an dreurastaneta may re

Chaplain. In no cae, it is undenlood, did quire. It is an

this Durrage lo cuntury that innocent suspecting tants promile that in Mr Fletcher's case the enlightened the party sleep out in the jungle, but it is should be allowed to coupe of these latin poison was absorbed during a night

To the Editor of the China Mail.`` Hongkong, August 23. DEAR SIR-I was glad to see in the issuu of the China Minit dated August 9, that at best some steps were likely to be taken by the legislative Comell is to the locality of Colony of Hongkong. It is high time the suggestions made at the meeting of the Council on the afternoon of the hit inst woro tried in effect. It has often struck that visitors to the Colony, who tough it thoroughly, thuat go away with the impression that an excessive amount of funerality exists here, as there is hardly a street in which there is not ong, or more brothefs, and soine are in such through fares, where, in the curse of busines, the most respectable people of Hongkong have map trap houses. A small leak inte one of

nayome such walls would bring the whularuc-spent at the houso of a local planter, close mention one street in 1 puticular, viz.,

Up that street one busuot to thanks of the community for calling attention to far from the German Club store ahouse to the subject, and I hope the Government of ill fame meets his gue. I do not own to will take immediate action in the public in-

that anyone purpsely buke for surf terest. YourH, house

but consatering that nearly all day

SUEK KAL and night long the habitats of such hoses are looking out over their respective dolls, and chattering hou a list of their at and decurate like verandahs, powdered

one cannot

| having al- I this is exficially

, wheh signities that the wlusle to travel to and frean their e ynd | tu down with a rush. You deserve the to which was much fresh up-turned soil,

had Street.

FINANCIAL REFORM IN

CHINA.

There are two ways of koking at II.E.

he had been seriously ill with malasid fevor, Sine Me Fletcher's rotura to Singapore

his temperature reaching no less than 107 degrees at one time. On Friday and Sa- turday howevor tire had been a marked abatoncut in the symptoms, and as the temperature bad suluded to loss than

set only a minute donkey, he is badol up so funtion alenwn to the beet: Kang Yi's mission to Kiangian and Giok, der to have the benefis of the greater quiet

the

the case with visitors, whi

100, it was settled on Saturday that Mr Fletcher should be taken to the General Hospital in an ambulance next day, in or forth in detail. The Halian Government as to resemble a travelling atau rick and

in the Colony lyfore. A A great number of

and more continuousupervision that would claime for its capitalis the sight to the product of the field is deposited on very respectable people live in that locality. rose to ridest part of China.

be obtainable there, totlaching:How in das for `uplu♬ kimæ.

the riches in this district wing more avail and it must be very and for them tokable than in Szechuan, for instance, which most was not maintained, and the relapse, It is regrettable to any that the improve- construct railways fra Haugehow

that their dwellings are interspersed with Ningpo, from Peking to Shansi, wad Sunth there not even be a donkey the brothel. Ifit is frecessary for such houses starly as productive, because the nonne resulted, as announced, in the patient's from Canton to the Wedern upier 1 ipant coach as near to filling his place as he ja extil, surdly they coaks Do, restricted to % of communication are so inferior in the death this morning.

that great province in the West, Ono view of

Lieut. 8. K. Fletcher was one of the jun- be. I certain locality allotted by the power out at Peking which stopped the joined the regiment just over two years ago, Yi's mission is that the conservative for subalterns of the King's Own, having Ithink, if the Police were questioned. they could inform you that such uses er

on the 26th May, 1897. exist in the very heart of Queen's foul trang Lanperor's efforts at reform Unda it- Central

Lieut. Fletcher's death means the loss of When it comes to that, Sir, I self face to face with heavy demands froin think something could be done in the inforsign countries, which are unkind cough

xunt promising oliver to the King's Own. to want the conditions on which they have Physically a fine landsome seller, his terests of rêyectability by weeding nat the

unner was frank and engaging; and it is taros from the wheat and so maintain the lent money to China observed. The obser standard of morality and respectsbility strain and pressure on the central and made him most popular both with his fel- vance of these conditions involves painful not surprising that his sterling qualitios that the beautiful Colony of Hongkong pasvincial treasuries. The task of raking low-licens and with all ranks of the regi Clon has become more complicated. The

If a carus tive thousand dollara a year it is obvious his labour, capitalised at five per cent, represents a working capital of $109,900. If he dies this capital is lost. act the inc moterivable therefrom cases sublealy. Had be, however, takon the mecaution to set aside about one-quarter of İzin o

(comings, and limited is expenditure te $3,700 per sanum, at his doth his fand ly would be entitled to

a certain income of

of the Province of Kwangsi, all as comin $3,000 a year for twenty years to song,

his doulk, after dolucting hisations of the projected British railway own personal expenditure, world leave his family in

sume position, an far systema Italy also claims the right to es n money is uncerned, as they enjoyed tablish Italian schools throughout China. during the lifetime of the husband and Ember.

Yet there are many men of this

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, kid who are content with a muro paltry msurance of £, or at most £1,000. It is admitted that interest on wie securities. has a downward telency, and those who leave behind the immioquate life assurAFER

As well

1 leave point all. The bmcfetry.

that the

Loxbox, August. 21. RIOTS IN PARIS. An ausreline outleoak has accurred in Paria. St. Joseph's Clauch was sucked.

Gau, atd the whole family return literally bringing their shoves wich thera. Bar rowing an mind is equally called | * asking him, fyt, asking for him), but at harvest time this is mere rate of breath.

On the wheat patch of the village rich man, there is a busy stone. The huge cart is loaded up with the precious sheaves wide and high, six or seven een busy in

hitherto hell.

future of the young children of pur res Only just think for a moment of the

press Dowager now hinds that her pini. All who knew the late Lipat. Flet- her pincher, both in Hongkong and Singapore,

Among the officors at stations abroad wight oftending the toxoms derived Order 3 only restored after desperate bringing sheaves, howling, driving, &c.Peetalle people in 120 Colony, both Euro- ou public nusttersam nos necessarily car-will deeply sympathise with Colonel Row.

recently passed in various subjects fast win the tier of nesutanos is insuficient, collisivas het woon the juice and the mah, But who are the two site or more of Dean and Chinese, and the question is that he now era requires a now ngime. Į ablo loss of a young officer so naiversally

pomotion is the name of Ltent, W. A. L. Lethbridge, Royal Lancaster Regiment.

A Spanish pitioner who has escaped from the Filipino lines to Mania, alleges That General Pilar had ordered the exeru- tion of an American officer and two privates hell prisoners by the insurgents.

Kreke to augment it by availing of tempting lasting three hours. The envahy made fevestments, with the almot invariable several charges. Three hundred and sixty result time in short time the persons are seriously injured... capita! Im wholly disappeared. Assurance that provides a reasonable income cunt

sacrificed in such a manor

REVIEWS.

THE CASINA, By E. F. Benson

Methuen and Co.

Emilio Aguinaldo has renewed his The Capsins, Mr Benson's latest produs. oiler to allow newspaper correspondents totion, is a story of the Grook struggle for pany him in his campaign against fecion in 1892, It breathes the free air;

the Auricus. The C.S."authorities in the tko sky and the cxpansive freedom of

THE PLAGUE IN EUROPE. The plague has broken out at Barcelona and at other places on the Peninsula,

THE TYPHOON.

others in front and in the rear, careful to keep out of the way of the workmen, yet

Fotred

It seems to as that the 'gorons enforce part of this purere conferred on the Cup Ordinance will do much to rumely the tein Superintenflont of Police by the new uyil.-- Ers. C. M.]

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COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL

RIVALRY IN CHINA. KENHIRLE REMARKS OF A SHANGHAI

DEBUTANT

Under the abore heading of Ilivalry in China Le Matin of Paris, the 29th of Jun, has a note from Its London corro- spondent saying that he had aked Mr Archibald Little, as an old resident in China, to give him some information on the subject of the rivalry between France sal England in the Far East. The result of

rect, aud that the Emperor was right Sa bie land and the King's Own in this deplor

the ship of State with the nad deservedly likel-Free Press. was getting Trusting 1 at not croReling, or aid of a this, 1 retusin, &c. valuable space by asking you to insert accused sea wherd is much dangerous

a young race of pilots through is un

navigation The Å SUBSCRIBER.

Engures

thought Dowager his judgment was im ure, es

esha took bin arag from the belus, eat off the heads of such "of his young pilots as she could solved to return to political life, and check catch and drove the rest into exile, and ro-

the Seforin in voment which was displea ing her conservative advi

visors. Therone tid, however, han not restored tranquillity as the conservatives expected, asid financial rdict

has had to be launched apou the

in the phines e country, crofessing in ninner the necessity for reform. The tone of this edict cannot be agreeable to the oficials who have been quietly appropriat ing money without leave. They are curged familice than "of their country and its ter. The object of the edict is to require all the high authorities to give special attention to mncial reform in each province during three months. There is a deficit in the re- venue of twenty inillim taels, and this re- quires the provinces to augment their enn tributions to Peking by one fourth. Fighty millions must be increwed without delry to ons hundred,

Minila, hayover, refuas to allow the cor- thePelo ponder. The title name is borne | Peak, having failed to get through by the i them in any way, which would be most in. tion of the many decry liking tigat / with thinking more of thounselves and their his request was" a letter from Mr Little

vopnulènts to creas the lines.

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by Sophin Cagain, the chieftulues of the ckn of that name. At the opening of the Now that one may reasonably hope to story she slices herself a self-titled young hune of things settling down in the Philip woman by refusing to marry the husband ap- pointed by theolders, proferring rather to pihas- in fact whether that is a re-

ablo hope or t-what the average build ships and fight them than to sit down mi wanʊs to know (saya the Bangled: Times) mending stockings. She has great luck is when the quality of Manila cigara is going the Turks, playing the very mischiaf ing to improve.

with them, and in the end falkin love with

Stormy weather has again stopped tele- graphic communication with Fohow by all routes, but restoration is expected some time today.

Ja the meantime. the greater part of yesterday's telems are waiting at Sharp Chinese landlines fpon Amey, which, at the time, were repared as being in order.

To-day, we are without our usund med- day weaker report from the Observatory We copy the following our our esaning contemporary's 'Extra':-

politie.

Straw is combustible, instcies are chap, and the poor we have always with us.

For the wook following the whoat-pulli ing, the air about a Chinese village is hard

tion tit, of course, first forect itself

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which the Matin publishes, and of which the following is a rough translation---

London, 27th Junt, 5. Si-You have been good enot me te inform the readers of $ what, in my opinion, are the British opposition to French pansion in the Far East and els in the more willing to do thị just appreciation of the fact aid in dissipating the misu that a constantly arise bot Governments.

Eating there es a shadow? There are The pour of this aut of other villager - Vallow River refugees-vlingo Jarvest Liane has now arrived. When it mina pauldings bold up your dich," said our wisa Mr J. M. Beck, Acting Manager of the London: Joint Calla Companies issues the follow-usion, but the yet wher ancestors of

ing notice under date 29xl inst. —

the lines taught their how to insertJEGRY BUILDING IN HONGKONG. their hands doop down into the dishes of

To the Brite of the UNA MA..' their neighbors. The owner and his work-

Hongkong, August, 21, 1800, men do not of purpose fet fall nny Muay

Dan St, I was very much intrested tusen for the army of volunteer gleaners.

to note that a few nights ago you sounded but they are careful not to interfere with the alarm regarding the permitted construc-

werd being hastily rus to completion throughout the Colony, Sines reading it,

have have myle a point of inspecting some of these. and Werd I A timb

of the jaw, would have at Architect and Contractor dangling like geese from a pale from the aves of the so-called houses. The ques- The Observatory report anys --

On the 22nd at 4.30 p.ui. Black Bruto breathe, especially on the 'les side' of one was whether the first half of the per

centage on the contract that is usually the threshing doors. Direups of wonach hoisted.

made to the architect when a contact is and girls sit on the ground, and cut off the signed, relieves him from all further super- what honds which are thuashed out by the vision (except that of a Jaost cursory roller vad dankoy comun operature at long intervals throughout its construction) and from a direct charge for sitwly and with inotmittent se

murder or manslaughter. The building

There is, in my opinion, only one causo" aathorities, too, would seem to think that

of the whole erit; it is the rigonus appli- the simple passing of plans reticus the

cation of preferential tarids which monza to Department any and all further super-

be the pivot of French colonial policy. vision or responsibility. In many

While, for example, in the English ports stances, both mason and carpentry work ie the Kiangma administration. Of course, of Sing pore

and Hongkong, French IBOY- being carried on in the most careless and his visit has not been unsuccessful. The chandise untere free of ovory tax, one is indifferent manner possible. Feanktionsvalie of the telegraph s now being realised burdened in a Freed colony chas by, in aro defective and bad, to say the least of by the Cov

the Government. It is becoming con Cochin-China, with import duties varying it; and the brickwork is of auch a nature as scious that it is

from 8 to 0%. But this is not all. ÎË provincial the

treasury Iralanes to English products an imported into Cochin-

China cit the provincial tren-

Singapore there is an additional rol 33% the thresh are being carelessly laid one upon another through the telegraph amcentration

without

To escape thi even the deception of little ble The result of Kang

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ission pere merchants conduded to have a depat clay, and without ever besked. may be the adoption in the whole empire of for their goods at Saigon, and and them The

main walls of the top stories of the example set by the administration of direct from London without passing through some of those dicky buildings are real curi. the Imperial Maritime Uustoms. The Cus Singapore. But here a new tax awaited usities, and make one sidder to belok toms has adopted the principles of European them. If three days after the arrival of then and when this firusy, structure is finance; and the introduction of the tels- completed, it is

is covervil

with a square titert graph and steam communication enables the

Board of Revenue also to adopt these prin cipias, if it has sufficient enlightenment to undertake it.

It is said that Kang Yi as the result of

a married man named Mitsos, who naturally "On Sunday, August 13, De Monaelis aundis to return the compment. She Madrigal was arrested by the American winds up by Wowing herself up in a powder polico in Mandla for having in his poses ngazine. The subordinate characters are sima letter from Col. Fails of the insurwoll drawn, but the defect of basty writing gent army to Antonio Escamill, formerly was never more clearly shown than in a private secretary of General Aguinaldo. bok. For instance we are told that the sume of the concluding chapters of the Escamill, who was acting as <ficial inter Greck Commander-in-Chief Kolokotro- preter to the Americans, has also con ne sat down to breakfast in his brass placed under arrest.

behuet. We are also told that the sma

headgear of his. Whero Salima practi. celly bids her farewell to Mitos on the day Noel: we are told that Mitros kissed her tenderly upon her departure, Of course this may be a part of the huma The book, howarer, is intensely thrilling faco, but wo lave never you heard of it. and interesting in its stirring details from ower to cover, and no panon who takes it

it

At the Magistmcy to-day, MrJ. Brow, theat engineer of the P: and 0, steiner Nakin, -charged an Indian col tibmmer with deserting the ship. The man had bon absent from the ship for six days and was found at the barracks at Kowloon. As the ship was having to-day the Magistrate ordered that the man be put on board by the Police.

The Manila Times asserts that Bal domero Aguinaldo, brother of Emile, the Filipino lendor, osoaped to Hongkong with $74,000 belonging to the Filipino fund. The allegation is that he oxbeited this Boney from the native poasantry south of

On the 23rd at 10.20 in. Black Nols Cone hoisted. The typhoon entered the your Sugbo dorim dhe night. It is probably moving Westwards in the main land, when it will gradually fill up. The ti barcaneter has risen to The Formosa Chan- nel, fallen, but now inclined to rise, inquence. To eliminate the shall, not many Hongkong. Forecast:-Strong or fresh farmers own a fanning gilt, and, when W. to S.W. winds; squally, shewery.' they des, it has no servei. But the im

We hope the Observatory will take note,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING

A meeting of the Legislative Council will

is the agenda :---

prytial breeze, and the patient law of | gravitation are everon head, and the nit is | loaded with the mixture of the doors ulti- mately reduced to such degren of cleanness

of

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The prime dificulty in Chinese finance is the want of concentration. The balances of rereque are not wont te Poking but retained in the provinces, and the Empress Dowager can only learn what funds are available for the public service by ending a special cou missioner to the rich provinces. This is al- leg to be the reason for the appointment of Kang Yi to visit Nanking and impose & reform in the collection of taxes throughout

individin sent for & walk in that spacious be hello-morrow at 4 p.m. The following as sufficos for Chinese demande. Even could satisfy only an goran: cos infer all the alle parble now to ins

after it hawall been winnowed, it is desir (and, as you say hOL-URTONFENty bricks surios be pecay bitspendent wlwen duty of this ruinous surtax, the Sing

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will be satisfied until he is fuished with

Financial Minute No. 12. Questions by the Hon. T. H. Whitehend,

NEW PUBLIC WORKS.

Council whether the Government has same- Will the Colonial Secrytary inform the tional the Director of Public Works will holding from the consuleration of the Pub lie Werks Committer, plons, drawings, specifications, estimato of cost, and full h- formation regarding proposed new Public Works, sul, if so, what are the reasons for

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able to spread it uBt ing-foor t a lufer day to day, as a Sometimes safeguard against heating.

sullen summer shower comes up s

many casca, ble

little or no lime is being used, Peking. Why

quickly that it is impossible to gather up the drying grain, and cases have been known where many bagsful have been re-reof (very heavy) which is railed around, muliessly swept into the muiholes, and and upon which the inmates stow tirewood,

jars of water, and God knows what.

which is at other seasons of the year contra-

the stomer the goods were not removed, tax of firo francs was imposed, to take onb example, on every cubic metre of cotton goods.

SWALLOW A Tale of the Grest Trek. By doparting from the course in connection so baried in earth and sline as to be irre 1 verily believe a good push would threw the

What is the result? The prompt result H. Rider Haggani. Loudon: Longturewith and...which has been customary coverable-an apt type of the uncertainty wall out into the street, and bring the roof his mission will tako wo million tools to cotton goods at Saigon, which in 1893 has been that the importation of English mans, Green and Co. Hongkong Messm Kolly and Walsh.

hitherto for years past?

down. In a street in the central part of Peting, being abeat half what he might amounted to 4 millions of franes, fell in of mundane, and especially of Celestially the town, during the hate construction of secure. It may be asked why he does not 1897 to 1,075,000 frumos. It further re- Ridor Hegard has invented the fiction COMETER, BEPAIR AT ALTERATIONS. mundane, things. It is an interesting fen-curtain houses, there as a manze of piles advise his Imperial mistress to take the suited that the native dealers who were of Africa; the Airica of Rider Haggard is tary informs the Council why the proposal ture of the wheat barvest that even the naming ring down until an effort could be a fiusicial balance sheet sent up to Pak-ease the goods they wanted for their trade,

Will the Honourable the Colonial Secro-

across the street to prevent the whole for the public revenue. There is to not allowed to promre freely and at their Hider Hagga's own Notwithstanding to expoul a substantial aunt of Public pun begin at that season to 'cat white, be made to patch and bind them and had ing from each province at the end of three have left the Bruch possessions and

tumbling that it is wonderfully interesing. In his money m repairs and alterations to Ben consfield' was not submitted to the Pablie

my camera been in werking onder, I would months. latest story, sub-headed. A Tale of the Works Committee for their consideration bandon account of its price. But now it haslave sent you n

Peking wants to know more ac-established themselges in the English "des. picture, mini

ard wholly

revenue that the whole country can s A deal result is, that the trade of Sings. irresponsible coolies work upon

these ply. The that celebrated enigration of our friends been customary

pure and Hongkong is, while I write, ig not eat it? Yet there is an ac interval of shunts of houses day and nig the Boera until the hook is newly finished,

seerary has passed. The night, a tiny coo

day of Gaancial swallow ton, for the WBOLD AND Twasome days after the new unpy is in when lin lantern being dead sufficient light by blast is a is in the West the pivot of

hulect is coming to be and bat even in this age of words we very surer inform the Council (1) under what wheat is actually dearer than it was befare.nl tack together the flimsy werkwork rational politics. The conservatives would same kind? We pead not go far to find it. much doubt if a participator in that his authority was the sum of 319,076.70 expend Those who own the old whent and are buildings had bec demolished, rotays left the finsuses of China unreformed.

even to the rafters. I found that where ed in alterations and repairs to 'Bedcars-

The trical ovent pren lived to have a narrative Gold' and cost of the Hiuntion in- connet-") held for a rise, will not abate a cash of thoir is defective timber and worthless old use of the deficit oftesty milliontaels in Tongkong in by the Red River

Manila, and that no is to use the money for Grant Trek, 'he does not begin to sponk of and roport to the Council as has hitherto Fallen to the mate of millet, and who wouldcupy to the Cranic. Ignaran cumtely then it does now the amount of l'pendencies near-ig.

hiz own purposes. It is more likely that

the money will be spent on munitions of war to carry on the rebellion.

Amended..

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*BEACONSFIELD' EXPENDITURE

The departure of the P. & Co.'s saken down on a typewriter." The narrator tion therewith, disbursed; (2) on what Bombay, Captain G. M. Montfond, R.N.R., of the story is one Frau Bothman, whose date was the grid money paid; and (3) for London, is postponed until now. to. baiban Jan still alive. These, at the why has no financial minute huen submit opening of the story, with their daughter tod to the Council or the Finance Com Susanno, are residing somewhere in what mittes in respect therons ?

morrow, the 24th inst.

The U.S. Minister to China.

is now known as the Eastem Provised. Sasanne is their only child; they are praying

PUBLIO WORKS COMMITIEK, Will the Honourable the Director of

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the most flourishing condition, and that of

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o go from Western Empress Dowager becomes a reformer Chius to price, and the farmers are all too busy on blue bricks were being used; nothing is in the treasury. Much conservatism has lomares in length and belongs to France. The passage is about 300 the threshing Hours to go to market. For lust, and sac eld rubbish is not anfre- had to give way to this necessity for the Well, to traverse it, your colonial Govern this reason, at that particular juncture, noquently filled into foundations to save the cast we have referred & must Trave been ment imposes a transit duty of 10%, whila

expense of removal.

issued with its consent. Kang Yi's mission it only costs 2% walorem, to was clie one will cell what he is yet anxious to sell, While returning home at midnight last and the edict mean that the Government

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of China. and what everyone is wanting to buy ! overing I net

nict a friend at the top of intends to strain every nerve to all the If we leave Indo-China and go to Mada at Nauchtmaal and other times for a boy to Pablic Works inform the Council why

Graham Street who told me that he had just provinces of financial corruption; if they gascar, what do we see? We see there As soon as thore has been time to get called the attention of a Sergostit the are successful, the result will be The US. oruiser Princeton has gone to blm their un on, but such boy never plans, drawings, specifications, estimate of the grain into bags, one begins to meet fact that some six or eight coolies were do- of at least one-fourth in the revenue, so at the moment when France announced her e an increase that in virtue of a treaty concluded in 1860. Taku to take on bird. Mr Conger, the U.S. comes. One day Susanne is lát, and after cost, and full information in to the new

the island, British Minister at Teking, who intends to follow hunting for her in rain she turns up load Public Works undertaken since about the greatly ovaricaded donkoys on their weary olishing & wall about 50 feat high. They that Chins will be able to pay her way.

were perched on the top of it, their cos the example of Sic Claufo Macdonald by

This is the optimistic view of Kang Yi's products had only to pay an import duty of ing a young English by somed Ralph widdle of last year have not been submitted way to some market town along the Graad sant jabber, the Idows from their crowbars mission; the other, and, wo foar, the truer 10 per cent. Do you know what duty, not" virting the various Coast Furts: At Bennigo and be Belasco ante la fatale to the Pablic Works Committee for eun-Chus, where cargoes are made up in clumsy and the heavy thuds of the masses as they view is that the Exapres wants money for withsimding this clause, these producta Shanghai, ho will transfer to the Menongo and becomes as one of them. He sideration and report to the Council as has

fell, he kept hin awake and greatly dis been wrecked on the cost dung been estomary litherto for years past? cou in October, and journey up the ful storm on his way huma froPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S REPORT ON NEW great deal of grain is spoiled by dampness, was on the site of the old Jewish Syna- and the Emperor. Kang Yi undertook to British trade being thus excluded from the river boats for Tientsin and Peking, turbed a sick member of his family. This her own private purposes, and to streng are made to pay today. They are made then her position against the reform party to pay duties varying from 56 to 70%; all Youglse.

with las parents, ho both perished. Lay grows up to love Sonne, and the ul

Special Commiswing to leakage, and probably wine inel Lukongs passed and repasted that, find this money with no particular eruplos island, while at the same time out ships

without as to the manner of his finding; and in do- nra forbidden to engage in the Chinese Office Changos.

when trquirio are people, It is reported in one of the vernacular my him, flatly defy the evidences of his inner arst dated 8th October, 1808, on pilfered, but there is no such wholesale observing the fact, or elecking the nuisance ing it as he is doing, ho is really under- trade.

identity which were found upth him. The the Extension of the Colony, will the robbery as always happens to the Emperor's when appealed to.

These are ming the Government, and sowing the

the motives which urge. Were it not such a serious matter, Mr seals of treeli nad mors bitter discontent pass (ssys the NO Daily News) that villa of the book is certain Piet van Honoomble the Colonial Secretary porrico. The straw is stacked up around the Editor, one might be tampted to laugh at among the people, from whom the twemail. English merchants to do all in their power rii, Viceroy of Chibli, ruay possibly be Veron, knows as Swart Pie, who is, of the Council whether, exclusive of servants, edges of this threshing team, and often cov. the array of incompetent nondescripts who luas that he has exacted will ultimately abroad. Any territory occupied by France

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to oppose any new sequisition by Franco transferred to a southern Vice-ovaly, and otse in love with Susabo, and wants to or Chine, other than those mentioned nered with an outer maatle wovon of the arn antrusted with the construction of samo be drawn. The Chinese cannot entirely becomes, in effect, by the sole fact of

any other gentlemen er actrit

chat with her, peculiar custom of the

Alon Batch in which they young mausits with the

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Vicunay of Scudien may be transferred to Tientsin in place of

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TERRITORY.

· With reference

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girl after her parents are gone to bed, and

report, accompanied, on his visiting any of the villages and same or aimilar material with a view to himself a Contractor applies to on arditest Manchu friends in the rule of reformers trade of the world,

of these death traps. A Chinaan syling appreciate the Empress Dowager had her that escupation, a territory closed to the of her towns in the New Territory; if so, what vxclude, water. But after each one of for plans and specifications.. Ho scbruits N-0. Daily News. by the length of the sitting judges of wore their names, what was the necessity the heavy soaking rains of summer, the these respectively to a stone mason, brick feeling towards him. Ralph marries Sus for their presence, and why and for what

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Но farmer is under the disagreeable necessity then lumps their acrenal ttuders, and to it Naval News.

lager, carpenter and perhaps roofer.

for the

contract. If he is cheap enough,

say progress realised by French expansion is imus. diately followed by a restriction of the commercial rights of other countries,

Do not look for and do not seek for any

sane aixl then the trouble common purpuss wore they permitted to accompany The Universal Gazette puitisfies the The Hours determine on treking northward, the Commission?

sc intercepted by innis of Dingaans Zulus following The French Minister has read all but and

of palling down every one of his viche and adde a handse profit on the whole for The Weihaiwel correspondent of the other causa. Rivalry, jealousy, do not antibusted. At Capoad wana

Will the Honourable the Colonial Sect stacks; spreading- the contents on the soll, and tha hands it in no a to NC. Druty Neus wyol on the 9th inexist. At Shanghai-for-years, uglah and-- cently, boen most importunate in forcing Susanne is beleaguered by Swart Fiet, who apon the Tsungli Tambu tie ntcassity of Wighting with the Zulus, and the garrisin tary inform the Council whether, in view thing floor, and labor rebuilding them, he invariably gets it. As soon as sigued, H.M.S. Powerful leaves this in a few days Frendi have worked side by side in perfect constructing tho Chennaltauan Conchod is ubsequently starved out Sunnns is in of the increasing number of houses on the only to have the prooss repented later the work of cheese-pating and ovanping for home eld the Suca Canal. She cause agremont even. The subject of the two Never a dispute, nover dis the habit of et stige una ry ominous Kowloon Peninala, the Government has on. These grand old English burns of een begins all round, and the result is a cheap out originally rid the Cape. Her constantment to their seats less cling to the teucasent (worth ir reality about an sight der, Capt. Lambtor, has been appointed chances of election-and to their mutual all this importunities of the Fronch Minister watebing for the coming of her husland. mascuisine provision in expedita turies ago, large enough and almost good of its real cost), unsuitable and unit fur the reply was given that the Ineury is An old witch dotrebe, hus is the caniny Bennch of the Fire Buigule those whoreby enough to serve as town halls, or as places human habitation. Where a Foreman is

requisite respect of a

Chief of the Staf in the Mediterranean, advantage and benefitia turu in the wird figure in Rider Haggard's Irarrative,

an old appointment resuscitated. The French Monisipal Council of the Anglo-

American Municipal Council, relava than Powerful. The Rattler has beon I was interested the other morning in relived here by the Pleter.

Kidway. (Kuang i Annata borders)." but to

to

employed, it is not unusual to first square

crapty: Compelled at last to give a defiga kes a dead buty, paints it, whito, sits it in it will to possible to attempt to cope with | of worship, have never hand their counter him, and then the contractor has s, free Aurort is expected hero in a day or two to

the Taungli Yan finally said that, if France would drance the money, the the rocky clipe, and Susang pares out any fires which may hereafter take place?

could he built at unos acu-with the gameon disguised as Katie 1. Third reading of the Bill entitled Anpa in this Empire, where there is never hand. Rally the French Blisistor was wily too glad wacies. Of course the wink abory ends Ordinance to amend, the Liquor Liconees to conannt, to loan the money, and the re happily, and the descendants of Susane in Ordinamon, 1998.

Bixtas that France lends China T45,900,000 dip course boome bring to the title and V-A meeting of the Finance Com KEY PUT U Loterest to evinrich its plates which were denied to their father, I mittes will be held immediately after tão Falpli Mackerels, which te hit real närer.

ough of anything but dirt, and altoge some foundations that were being anctod,

ther too little even of that for the use of and curiosity led me to ask whop the housse Pisos Bretangok. Tuned and Repaired the innumerable millions who have to live would be completed. The reply was that equal to now. Work Warranted,Robin og #tead in it.

one of the houses would be ready by con con Piano Co.

It it in reality, only the question of con marchi policy which divides to-day the two countdes į it is not to be doubted that with a little time and a little patience we shall make an end of this difficuls as we have funkoan end of others.--N.-Q. Dolly Netons