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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

DEATHS.

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On the 5th March, on board the transport Maukie, WEIRD MARION, youngest daughter of Majar W C. Howarth, The Batie.

Da the 7th April, LUOT MATILDA BARrr, of dip Phoria, agad:19,

The Daily Press.

BoNuxore. Aram 15TH, 1824.

Ting official intercourse to its proper diguity When Sir OzoRGE BOWEN, Governor of

CRICKET

THE DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, APRIL 157, 1884,

FOOCHOW

Hongkong, paid a visit to the VicRTTY Of / OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND SATY V HONG: Mastor'a Olloò at that station has been puréning a line of polisy for the attainment of

the first innings by 72 runs, time boing culled when the Club in their seem innings had scared 39 with the loss of ono wisket. The feature of yesterday's play was the splendid bowling" off Hendry, for the Club, who took seven wickets for as many runs. The following is the score

Ward

HONGKONG CHIÓKET CAUD.. Fra ENN

Brat Mr. G. 3. Corona, Kr. 1. argier, b Druitt

Mr. B.

Jrmitt

Colonel and Mrs. Johson and family left lore Br. 2, 0. C. Handry & Druilt... by the P. & D. steamer Thibet for atrip to Japan, puit...

Commodore Cuning has booked his passageste E. Donte, Druitt home by the P. & steamer Rohilla, which leaves on the 25th inct.、

At the Soprons Court this morning Ho Ate and Kwok Yau, bankrupts, will como up for their dislarge at oleven o'clock.

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Mesara. Piemsson & Co. (the Agents) inform

us that the D. D. Ratiore Polyhymnia, from Homburg,loft Singapore for this part on Sunday afternoon,

The Agents Messrs. Butterfold & Sire) inform us that the Oveau Steamship Company'ú atestuer Glanous, from Liverpool, loft Singapore for this port yoatorday morning.

Police Cuart yusterday was very small, and the The amount of bnatness. for brunemotion at tlio whole was cleared off early in the forenoon. There was no case worthy of spacial mention.

FRE question of tho torms ou which diplo- macid intercourse with Chins is conducted is one the importance of which should never be lost sight of. Whenever the represen- tatives of foreign powers afford the oppor

We ate informed by the Agcots (Massrs. tauity, the Goreramont of China will not Melchera & Co.) that the Austro-Hungarian Egil to treat them with ignotainy and dig-Lloyd's atomer Medneg, from Triarte, left Sin gapore on Sunday morning, and may be expecta hers on the 19th instant.

Wo her bean favoured with a copy of the following tologram received by Mr. Geo. Holmes yesterday from Mr. T. J. Reynolds, Manila

All vessels arriving from or touching at Sai- gon have to perform quarantine,"

Mr. D. roncs, b Draltki...

Byen 4, 2, web'1..............

Bacons DermINAS.

1.53 Word...

OVVIČMES ARMY 'ANDS NAVY, Kinder Ward, 1. B. b Bike MEG. Rice, DAGO. Waar, Derby Mr.K, E. Hodder, N., Uw, b Who.................. Licu Praith ... bloudry

Litut. Jarrett Bady e Maniky.......marsinsigh

out. Tuntry, Britta, bakery

Capt. Burdan, Dan, Viladeş

Kiềut. Daugish, Baffs, hiloades

Frut. Bloyd, Buffs, bendry

Mr. F. K. C. line, D.A.C.G., not mut...... Mr.A. D. Rierdo, R.N., &'Kelry-

yen 13,

1,

HONGKONG CRIKET GLUM, BOWLING ARALYGUS.

30

OFFICERS ARMY AND NAVY, BOWLING ANALYSIḤ,

19

20

CORRESPONDENCE,

...

promed by our Correspondants.]

THE NEW PUBLIC HOSPITAL TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESE." B-Some time ago several letters appeared Major-General Saegant, C.B., loaves for Singapore be the mail to-day to make bis auuail in the legal newspapers commenting on and inspection of the troops in the Straits Betile criticising the proposed now publis hospital: mints, accompanied by Lieut. Col. Burton (Mi-These letters were of such a character that they litary Sucretary), Liant. Col. Crawford, H. and Deputy Surgeca-Guneral Hungerford AMD. Mrs. Sargent and the Misses Sargout also make the trip.

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LowDON

MONDAY, 14th April EXCHANGE.

Bank Bills; on demand...... Bank Bills, at 30 days” gigbi Bank-Billa, at 4 months sight Credits, at 4 months' sight..... Doonméntary Bilk, at 4 months'

sight PAKI

Bank Billa, on demand Crodite, at 4 months' sight

Or Bounty Bank, 3 days ON CALOUT -- Bank, 3 dogs s ON SRANGEAL-

Bank, ught

4.00

Private, 30 days', alght in

"SHARES." Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-12

por cant pronium

in Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited China Traders Insurance Company's Shares

€70 por share. North China Insurance –Tls. 1,400 per share. Yangtage Insurance Assosiation-7, 141 per Chinese Insurance Company, Limited $195 per On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Ts. 148

ubaro,dra

NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.. THE EXTENSION OF THE PRAYA.

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The correspondence hid on the Council table on Wednesday last in referee to the extension of the Praya along the surface of the naval and military datablis

datablishments abows'. that His Excellonay the Govenson has taken up this

question with characteristic energy, Hongkong

is fortunato in securing a Go- vernor like Bir Gropan BOWEN, whose co prosectutions mery an much weight in Downing Street, and who is always willing to use is undoubted influence in support of

his sokemo

or movement for the best of the colony. We have seen bus. Buceran attended his efforts to secure sien suré popular representation in the ap potalment of the

unofficial members in the reconstituted Degislative Council, and since then another proof of the attention Offco given to his despuches at the Colonial line boon afforded by tito consent wrung.

from the Socretary of Stato to the appoint

appointment of the Colonial Treasurer to sent at the Ero fro Council. Other measures proposed cutive by His Serlionor are also receiving cousi- deration at home, and it is not too much to

scheme that the Praya junction will 1. ไทย Loped and carried through during Sir

tion Tiro al ways have ten fions in the path to conned- tion with this inush desired improvement. and Either the Admiralty or the War somatimes. hoth, have objcated and rained obstacles, and there was often a want of cor Bhates-66 par dent, premium, bayora Hongkong, Carton, and lacno Staszaboat Co.'s diality between forther. Governors and the has buon altered Military Authorities. That Sharon-322 par share premium.

now Indo China Stian Navigation Co's Shares

Sir

DE GEORGE BOWEN is on the best 20 per cant, disconat

terms both with the Admiral and the Gene- China and Mazil Stamship Company, Limitedral, and there in consequently little el

bood of

ang friction between the civil, aval Hongkong Gas Company's Shoes $84 per and military authorities during the present

administration.

* par chara.;

share.

ment. Every reparation, however; having been asli eum has been imported' unless the customs Canfon Insurance Office, Limited 885 per sanction's adminiath in con

SHANGHAI.'

According to this latest reports of the War Department, the army sisters 92. generals, 261 field afters, 2,395 commissioned and 1 non-00- missioned offers, 6,993 patty offlers, and 109,435 printes. There are besides these y cadets 13 students abroad. ) engineers, and 2,593 civi liane in toilitary employ. The horses of the ca valry number 3,412.

Hongkong Fire Lusurance Company's Shares

$340 per share, China Piro Intrance Company's Shoros-$65

Hongkong and Wherapos Dock Company's

*..." there

in

per-akaro.

abare.

share.

Mineros-Jemman bark, 816 bone, Takso to Yoko

Than

the

is a good consideration for what they I would gim up and cratributa; while the Naval Fard would be increased by * quarter of an aere, and a basin three-quartars of an

he

as a sitter of course, to be witbont foundation, adding that any noh muro ta at present Im We learn from the anchorage that the Har practicable. The finsace minister is, however, KONG CRICKET CLUB.A

terally besieged by nativo pilota and others this desirable and. He has suconodod in' so-1 On Chit-li semu mouths age, the English Con- A match between the above aides via arranged desiring information and advice, as it appears cumulating in the trossary about 20,000,000 yen sul, who was present at the interview, bad for Friday and Saturday last, but owing to the that a rumour has boon elronlated amongst the in spocfe, and in the course of a few years Jie By Appointment to His Excellonsy the to.

to protest against the derogatory term by state of the weather had to be left inmished natives that a French feet of war vessels is trusts to be in a position to make the entrrency hourly exported to arrive at Forchow. It. ap. convertible, but until then It must remain as YENKOR and His Royal Highness the which the interpreter-one educated and The Club lund scored 166 in one innings and the peare that the pilets are nations to learn whether it is. This world to good news if it were tras;

DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

petted in England too-insisted on render.Army and Navy 32 with the loss of five wickets. the expected vessels are coming with the view or rather, if the public had sufficient evidence Another matah between the same sides to commencing hostilities, or only casually visit before them to remove their doubts, 4 short WHOLESALEANDRETAILDRUGGISTS, ing the title of Her Most Gracious Majesty."

ronder theuzsoles donable to the Mandarin ifalled, was 19,000,000, the addition, therefore, in It is much to be regretted that the audience played yesterday, when the Army and Navy woning the Port, as if the former bo the case, they time ago the custvo" for so it la still PERFUMERS,

question and all mattore dating to official

fording aseistaaes to a hostile Power whorma as the rear, his bom 7,006,000 of silver. intercourse were not settled once for all

the visit is of pucifo character, they are Reference to the customs returne for 1883 shows that government Hubilities abroad were mob by entitled to follow their lucrative rosation, whon the opportunity offered. There may

We are pleased to learn that the faction fight commodities exported of the value of nearly he reasons against opening up, the whole

which raged at the Ravine for several days, has 8,000,000. Thers was consequourtly little if any boon amicably settled. The fray bagan to demand for government speole in this direction. question again at the present time, but

enme such a sorters aspect that one of our On the other hand, there are many complaints Constis was implored by the natives to later that the national income sogrosly sufloss to most it is of the utmost importapes that it should

farb, as the Mandarin refused to assist in quell the expuliture, and increased taxation is always be always borne in mind as one which Mr., J. Da, b

ing the hatilities Luterference, however, not threatening: again, the customs returns, supposed must be finally settled on the first favour-MH. F. Darby, a Hip, b

obbing within a Commal's provinos, the services of to be accurate, show a balance of importation over $550 por akaro able opportunity.

Artatrator Fore socurad, whose decision ap. orportation of specie to the extent of 2.200,000 poars to have afforded general satisfaction; the only. Thoss simmstances, combine to create fallowing lising sa abatzoot of the award-In grave doubt about the ability of the government sensfioration of the Arbiter's fees having been to saro 7,000,000 to begin with; and if it is in paid in advance, and without boing" taxed," he specto where did it come from? 22,000,000 yen the said Arbiter fals that the inhabitants of in three years is a largo soumulation of silver bath villages are equally culpable, and have ecm in a country drained of overy ccia by foreign mitted a braich of the peace which ought to have trade at the elite of 1880 (eida. HE Okuma's haon visited with summary and severe punish-reply to Mr. Kennedy) und into which only s medo, the belligerent parties are only further returns are unworthy of belief-Japan Gaselle.. called upon to provido a public festival, at which It is reported that the Government has appro the god of peace will prosile; and if any further pristed a sum of money, for the purpose of dreil- viclation of the peace takas pilase, it a Tipase of ging the small strass and canals ranaits the two villages will be made auswerable to the through the capital, the stoppage of whose cur Mandarins for the conduct of the populace,

rents has often been the ganse of infostions In a recent one we alluded to the capture of epidemies. four natives, the supposed murderers of Captain

The Imperial Homeshold Department has or Main of the Larela-Mandarin, which tragedy dered a large number of porealain flower-ynace, gured in 1973. Thers appears to be some of excellent workmanshin from Kiyoto. These difficulty in etwaining suiciently conclusive vans will be presented to foreign dignitaries on svidence against the seed, who since their occasions of their having an audience with FL. LM arrest have beca subjected to daily torture with the Milvedo, the view to extracting a confession of their guilt. The remote prospecta of eventual roles50, Falls, Rays. Maklous. Wickets. Wides.and the torture prearibed, appears to have been

Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-9150 per

Some of the

ja Mr. Wilson... 85

preliminary dismaltics too rangh for one of the culprits to stand, who

lire. Mr.E.J.Goson 05 Mr. Darby 25

adopted a novel plan to release himself from

China Sugar Fotning Company, Limited-8 per way of bringing about the Pinya exter- sion have been surmounted, but a now cont, promium. Mr. Handry.

misery. The four prisonora, it appears, wore daily taken into the presence of cus of the hand

Chins Sagar Refining Company (Debentures)-99 appears to have been raised br mandarins for the purpose of being interrogated,

nominal

Vice Admiral WILLES. The cost of the sad this form way being gone through on Sun- A rather serious hear has been discovered by respect. The foreigner is unwelcome in Chins,

day best, when one of the prisoners absolutely the Bukku Elimpo. It has been rumored for age staing Company, Limited 892 work of reclamation and bundling is 99- WAT Atimated at £15,000, of which amount Sic Balls, Fans. Maidens, Winkots, Widos refused to make the usual obeisance, assigning sometime past that the Government would short. Hongkong Ice Company's Shares $45 per Greads Bowen proped that the Colony and being so he cannot expect to be trento:1

Liont. Draitt. 96

A a reason his suporicrity over the visiting 17 issue convertible papor currency, and this re- with greater respect than he is able to com-

Major Ward... 95

dignitary, the result boing that he was directly pert was so widely credited that the price of sil Hongkong and Chins Bakery Company, Limited should contribute two-thirds, and the In- perial Government, the other thir. The Joboaded. As regards the remaining three pri-ver foll with arusing rapidity, Bat it now ap

-$100 per share.” maad by the knowledge th his claime will,

sonere, they are still boing subjected to an ars that the rumour was entirely unfounded, Perak Tin Mining and Smalling Company Colony will gain nothing but the now if necessary, be supported by force. The

8210 per share. ordeal which will go on ad tantum apparently having originated solely in the scheming brains

thoroughfare and all the advantages which Shanghai correspondent of The Timer Baynı→

until death puts an end to their sufferings, as of some far-sighted speculators. A Japanese Selangor Th Mining Company $500 per share. a continuous praya will afford in connecting, there is little hope of sufficient aridence being banker, who was believed to be as fait with the Perak Sugar Cultivation Company Tis. 35 por the eastern and western portions of this town "It may well scam at this time of day in- The river at Hankow appears to be now rising

and in relieving the pressure of

of the traffic in credible that the country which takes auch steadily, though previous observation leads to We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinion procurable as to justify their conviction, and financial polier of the Government, gavs: con-

their relativos are not in a position to obtain siderable impetu to the rumour by buying Chiness Imperial Lon of 1874--Nominal. the supposition that it will fall again before the

Queen's Bond The Military Authoritian, full advantage of international courtesies in final Fish in the summer. The water mark re-

thoir release by a pecuniary payment.-Herald. $400,000 of alfver when the quotations had reach-Chiness Imperial Loan of 1877 Nominal

on the other hand, would of the lowest Igure. Now that the truth as Chiness Imperial Loan of 1878--Nominal,

Acquiro do lase Europe should deny the equivalent privi-gistered 2 fentat Haukow on the 1st instant.

than five heen made public, a general outery has been Chinese Imperial Lean of 1891–Par.

REFER of hand, which certainly leges to the representatives of Europeat N. G. Dully Now.

raised against him, as what he did is mid to be

CHARTKES EFFECTED, Powers in Obina, and should persist in

It is seldom that Shanghai is protected us contrary to the principles of honest transactions. At 11.30 pm on Sunday (80th) a fire broke

The following settlements are taken from treating thom, whenever it dares, as the

well as it is just now. The Volunteers, a week * massengers' of subject States." We see

ago, tocned out not-ly 250 strong; and there cut at No. 17, is the first ward at Henshin Messrs. STELL & LAMKE's Freight Cironlar are now teu man-of-war vesela in port-four tho, in the Nihon-baabi district, Tokiyo. A

Prine Alarandar-German steamer, 3,280 tons, to are in size would be constracted for the us Do cause for surprise in the fact that China

wary bust left unanswered. In your issue of to British, Albatross, 135 men, Champion, 365 man, strong wind, blowing from the north trost, fanned Kingston (Jamaica) with realios, pirate tarms.

RESTA» adopta the line of conduct here attributed to

day "Judgment's" letter, though displaying Cleopatra, 21 mm, and the Characon, 256 men; the fire into rok vigour that, about 50 houses

Margarelle German ship, 1,948, tons, to New York, of the Navy. But Admiral WILLTB was Res

ingly not satisfied with this # arrangement; be her. It is only what should naturally be

certain amount of unfriendly facetiousness, calls attention to some points in connection with the tree United States, Alert; 145 men. Enterprise, were destroyed before the famed subsided at private terms.

full Bein-America's bark, 129 tour, Mustang

from the project were n

eat, wora nut coainter- expected from her antiquated and fossilized

now hospital which it might have been well if the 18 met, and Pads 55 mon: que French, the 1946hpad whether this appear to be clarly fan-Batish bark, 461-tons, to Callao, 41, apparently thought that the advantages to ho

Villara, 260 men; une established fire was or

Haydn the work of an Enbandiary. The former, how to Singapore ne Pinang, $3,550 in full,

surate with the norifice involved in the Complaints hara resoled us from porone in committee or prorectors had disposed of in a pro- polity, according to which the Emperor of the habit of aging the Karlova forty of the dif. amhle to the published constitution. I wish walls; oao Russian, the Nagardink, 185 man.

Naval Yard. He accordingly advanced Cains, the Son of Heavon and Brother of feally which is often experianced in landing to the new hospital, and as a first instalment to There are 18 men-of-war's men within hail of cvor, seams mure probabis. Tokiyo has born Bri kenig German back, 163 bons, Takto to Yake surrender of the foreshore in front of the

olaim to the Royal Artillery Barracks to in the Moon, is in theory, if not in practice, the from the launches now that the old wharf is no wards helping it along will try to give "Jag the port, and these, with our local soldiery, weld comparatively fortunate this non in the hams, 27 eats par planl, Si lay days.

longer available, and the new one is in use. The tent" the information be desirsa and which I make a line of defence to the Settlement that matter of fires, bat, on the other hand, as im-

Wilheim Homeyer Jerman bark, 512 tons, er eorporate with the haral establishment. elprema ruler of the earth, to whom all na-stairs of the old one were st the end, but those thinks, with him, the committes ought to have er gallant Major of the Volunteers would be proved system of statistics and detectives has hams, 15 ounts per pion, 251ng day tions are by right feudatory. Placing the of the new ɔve are at the sides, appareatly to supplied when they mala shair appeal to the proud to commond. But it is not likely that I removed all doubt as to the prevalence of inkwang to Hongkong, canta per piel, 25 lay dy This claim is, and, we are bound to say

Bela-British stammer, 1,903 tôz8; Ragasaki to the opportunity will be presented, notwithstand condiariam on a large seala. In view of the facts mattor on a lower footing, however, the cet.uable launches to ran alongado. In low public.

* Legess-Heitish steamer, 749 tons, Sauron to Holo, ties, who are already abort of accommaslä In Hongkong there are at present two hosing his predictions to the contrary-Courier, which have come to light the ofloleary of the Hongkong, $1.65 par tos water, however, launches cannot ran alongside,

The new templom the course of construction present paul code to restrain this particular

· dues of China, though extremely inadvisable but have to lis of the end of the pier, and pivals, the Civil and Tung Wah, Ascording to

Hart Bitish steamur. 1,126

barracks. No in her own interests, is still comprehensiblo, landing is consequently very awkward, especially the Colonial Surgeon's report the number of on the former aite of the Woosing railway na-species of evildoing is called in question. Insats per pical, 12 ay door, to Saigon and Ition that swey are to rent a building

(so-charter), 10 sante per pict, 12 lay days. The Shanghai correspondent is surprised for ladies. If lading stairs were put on the admissions to the Civil Hospital fit says nothing ton is rapidly noaring its completion; and there candiaries, it will be remembered, used to suffer that China, while taking advantage of in and as well as at the sides of the wharf the of out-patients) in 1882 was 1,458 "Of this amma be no doubt that this structure, when fan death under the old codes, and of coures the fab, 16 by dara: Balgon to Kaugkong some distance from the other

difficulty would be met.

ber 542 ware Police, and the remaining 919 were and will be the most imposing, handsomest seta of suck a law were more deterrent. But Bengal British skamor, 1497 Lone, Baigon to doubt the Naval Authorities could do with ternational courtesies in Europe, ehould

made up of sonman, private residents, destitutas, nd perhaps most extensive femplo in Shanghai it seems to us that a change of social Hongkong (re-charter), 9 conta per pieni, 13 lay days. more space, but it is hardly to be expected.

Benvenue Britisk steamer, 147 Lona, Saigon to the Military will give up so largo and im

f buildings as the Artillery deny the equivalent privileges to the We hear that the Chineso authorities who prisoners, members of the Chinese Bevono and std its surroundings. The nest tile work on the conditions has more to do with the PP Tougkong, Scents per piecl, 13 lay daye,

Lord of the British susmer, 1.536 Lons, Bai-portant a range of

Barcacks, though its possession would make have been engaged in suppressing the recent Customs services, offers sal men from foreign outer walls at the entrance, and the tiae speci-rently ingress, loss of these times that a

Ocirapat-British stesnor, 1.123 tons; Saigon to the Naval establishment compact and con- repemantation of European powera. The outbreak at Wei-chan hare made application ships of was. The report does not state mans of Chinese carving on the various parts of change of penalties. Fiftoon years ago almost

conta per ploul, 10 lay days.

venient. It is of courge most desirable that reply of a cposervative Chinaman to to the Government of this colony for the red how many were Chicost of the general the building, are the most elaborate work of every man in Tokiyo was virtually a policeman to tagkong. 10 cents per pioul, 24 lay daga.

in Shanghai. Two lofty, red-painted masta sro which his fortune was more or less bound up. with having ban Jurgely implicated in the feed of this category were aduitted. In orn-

doy British steamer, R14 tonk, Nowohwang to

25 conls per pins3, 12 lay days, if o Can. Feffort in being made we doubt not, this effect:-"We have been compelled by rising, and who, they allege, fed hure for trast with the magre figures of the Civil placed at the outer gate and they are surrounded Obligat in case of fire, to repair at once to the buck, 24,250 in fall, 15 lay days.

by a solid sandstone pedestal which would be Yashiki, whatever might be the danger to his coats per pioul MA M and by the loes! Governinont: We are con dircumstances to enter tuto diplomantic rela-refuge when they found their cause was hopo Hospital are those of the Tang Woh Hospital suficiently strong to angport the weight of own promises, he naturally spared no pains to son 2

Iz-patients, 1431, out-patisata, 67.158. These,

Vortigen-British ssenmor, 1879 tons, monthly ohne fident, too, that General SARGENT will lend

bis best efforts to tions with various barbarous countries such lens. It is a question whether a warrant can be granted on the grounds mentioned, and it

to promote an early Bottle I presume, were all Chinese. It is evident from Cleopatra's needle. The inner yarl of the overt each a contingency. Hach householder

Actie-Dazis's steamer, 259 us, outly wharter, meat of this important question. Admiral the figures that the sink Chups who cataplo is surround by corridors over was, in short, apy on his neighbour, so far as the bar, one month, $3.610 per month.

which will be fitted up a mest elegant style pravontion of this variety of crime was concerned;

Sir WILLIAM DOWELL hos hardly bad time- offered. Mest pople in the colony will pro

as yet to make himself thoroughly acquaine bably be glad to see the then escape, for if tay huelo not go to the Ciril Hospital.hero they through the settlement, who have sa libar the city wars thoapselves enlisted in the canes ally nontributed towards defraying the expenses of publio security by a system which condoned

ed with all the details of the subject, but huva con concerned in ths rising, public opinion aight be treated on civilized and rational prin- hore seems to have been mostly on the side of ciples, but resort to tis Tang Wah Hospital of the buildings, which are estimated at over their petty crimes for the sake of their services

we believe that be will be found ready This singular institution, whatever may be said

to concede what is possible and reason the robels or patriots, as they have biz ita favour as a pour house or dying house." Dia. 100.000. From the north side of thesa cor. in more serione crises. These conditions dis- differently termed.

able. Could not a somewhat more extensive for politicsl olnb, has no malical value whatevor, ridora, there is roaning out a large platform, appearing, gave plan to a policy service, which and as a medical institution, when anumerating supported by pillars about twenty feet in height:antil very lately, coull hot pretend eficiently to La Manche Man atas the following from the medical resouroos of the colony, ought to bo and over this is suspended a pavilion, the roof of take the place of so thorough, though so point the Mainichi Shimbun-Naha is by far the most entirely ignored.

which is of a domedies form, painted vormilion an organisation. The two seasone, 1832.83 and prosperous town in Biukin, comprising as it does In these Castelics thesaswer to "Judgment's" and richly decorated with gold. On the right 1883-84, have boon, as we have mid, comparatively their relative positiona being very different four villages of West and East Idzumizaki,lettur. Many of those 67,000 odd sick Chinees and the left hand sides of the main building are free from fros, and to this freedom has now to If, however, you wish to treat the matter on Wakasacho, and Kura. A strict sosial distine-wald undoubtedly derivo bunest from Baropean two smaller halls, in which are placed the imagos be added the rosent disorerias and arrests of in

of two virgin gedesses, of a very creditable condiarios. Doubtless degrees of punishment the ground of reciprocity, we are quite will tea is made between the shibu and the femers, methods of treatusat The Civil Hospital duas those skip of the back of these two images produce varying effects, but it sooms to us that

trailers, and mechanics; a latinetion which, by not attract them. Another hospital, arranged ing to do so. You have come to our out the way, is very different from that between and conducted with the spacist object of attract. I stands again the bizarre and gigantio figure of with an efficient detective service, penalties rang-· try uninvited, you are extremely unwelcome; sheep and shephards. Still, all skisses conforming and benefiting them, might and doubtless a most savage looking god, artead with a waspun ing from five to twenty years ought to meet all

of original Chase type, The main hall of the the requirements of the case-Japan Mail therefore lot your merchants, your mission to this distinction without grumbling. The shizoku are themselves divided into two classes:

strasturo contains the alar, over which is placed Why the Chinese in Hongkong do not resort aring, your ambassadore, and your-consuls pongiendra and non-pensioners. The former to to the Civil Hospital I donut kover. But tht a large and fine imags of the virgin goddess of leave us, let alomatic intercourse ceste, the number of about forty, live mostly in Nab fast that they do not is patent to every. ono. It eared to which the temple is dedicated. The CHINESE SOLDIERS IN FORMOSA

Dr. J. L. Maxwell writes from Taiwan, For- and we assure you wn shall nak na courtesies without special occupation, while the latter on is nowhere in competition with the Tung Wality ceiling overhead is richly gilt and gandily

gage in trade or the tilling of the coil. How Hospital. It may be that the Chinees are re-painted; to describe it minutely would be hardly moss, to the N. C. Daily Newe as follows:-A at the hands of the barbarian states." Such over thetwives and daughters of the pensions peled by the post mortem mil other adica lagut posible; so we advise our readers to pay a slow me, in justies to the Chinese soldiery Thi is in fact the feeling which suimates the shizoku ocupy their time in wearing aur (work conducted there, or by the striot discipline to the place, and they will that their trouble rewan Fu, to call attention to gems remarks of typical Chinaman. The majority of foreigners of the Kama village aro, for the most part, cf being associated with European or other "bar-

Puct of light summer fabria), "The inhabitants of an Europesa Lospital, or by their dislike to Paid-Mercury.

correspondent in your issue of 5th March, who The crews of the British men-of-war at Woo-writes from Farraosa under date of Fob, 20th. who are acquainted only with the coinpara-Chinese descent, and are hastile to the Japanese harisn" patients, there may be want of accom snag have arranged a programme of sports to be. He says, "thecundust of the soldiery is becoming tively colightened Chinese to be met with administration. Tusy hold everything Chinessmodation or the oBoera aay be overworked held on shore at Woosung on the 10th inst.

in high stam, hat their hatred and foor of the whatavar ths rosson be, the Chinese funkce little

We hear with much satisfaction that the Care and more alarming. They now enter the in Hongkong and at the treaty ports haroro Japanese, especially in the guise of soldiers and use of the Civil Hospital, and the 67.000 slok pass thedral Trustees, haring arrived at a modies Mission Compound at all times and ride furionaly idea of the depth of ignorance, prejudico, constables, is absurdly ridsalons. Out of enoit or with all its a routages to go to the bus rendi with the Rev. F. B. Smith, have tele-boat it, also going freely into and through the CLIINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

graphed to the Very Bov. Daan Butalor, invit and conceit to be found amongst the Chinos hundred natives of Riakin, in the Government Wah Hospital.

service only eight aro without hirante append

It may be, and ofton is, advanced that the ing him to return to Bhangani. generally, and not least amongst the literati ages. Those not in official unploy, be they list reason why the Civil Hospital is not resorted to

The tolograpli us between Chinkiang and

into and through our house, Such a thing ha. and ruling class. Their system of education or heimin, never cut their hair as do the Japan-moro is that the Chinese have a prejudice against Hankow is being rapidly pushed forward. pound know anything of soldiere going frauly never kappano Neither have wo say know. es. The natives are very muszlar, excel in the foreign medical ways. That this is not the cass C. C. Bojesen, the engineer of the Chinese To only tends to make them more intolerant as of the club, and are said to be able to begals is soundantly peared by the figures supplied by legraph Company, louves on the 5th, ist. by the lodge of soldiers or of single soldier entering the STATION and supercilious in the treatment of ang bricks with one blow of their fists. La querelling a bundle of old rents of some of the hospitals Kiangyang, taking with him a quantity of able compond en horseback, much loss riding farians. matter beyond their pwn narrow bounds of among themselves they seldom nee any weapons, at the oat ports I possess. I-tabulato bo to superintend the laying of the cable across the y ont it. Nor, finally, has the condust of the a........... vision that are the uneducated peasantry, but rely upon their fits; the Karsans, on the figures and against them, to show how cheaply Yangtze, us the land line has been put up or soldiery been sach, so far as we are concerned, to Honking

contrary, throw alopes.

Praselay the great oharities may be counted, place mailed abevo Wahu. The cabin is to cross the The latter are more likely to take as their

The sole foundation for your correspondent's shanghel. the cost of the differant institutions for the year, river and be landed at Nganking. The Eure bug warrant any expression liko that of alarming

is also to be exeployed on this service. guide native common-sense, while the former

the returns of which are quoted:~~

Wadivo According to the H Pas, Hu, the Hangobor statements is this, that for a few weeks with ag will be influenced by an artificial code of

Patients Year. treated.

banker, has sent forty boxes of jewellery and curate wide open and a good deal of building stock

going on in the Compound, wall-parties of valuables to Peking. They left for their assoltera need to come in and look round. Un- what is right or desirablo, founded on an ao-

Foting Hospital

1379 7,589 Tla.

tination by the Kowsing on the 6th inst. A fortunately we do not speak mandarin here, or tiquated spater of learning which is in its "We are informed that orders have been given Hankow-London Mia. Hos 1477 5214

Tal Tuon-fa Medical Mission 1231 1,850" 3120 party of gentlenen the recently went up we should have had many excellent opportzailey very essence eminently unfavourable to pro-hy the Inspector-General of the Imperial Shanghai, Chinese Hospital 1877 14,855 2,033.4 country made their way to Haugehow and ware of pleasant conversation with them, and, owing STATION gram. According to the Chiszman, nothing Maritime Customs of China, that meteorologion show, A.B.C.F.M. Mie-

Hospital

9927 shown the family residence of B. The visitor to our inability to tell them our desires, they sion 1

...... 1883 6,50

1,79265 were received with the greatest politeness, and once or twice yielded to their carlaity and one can be botter thin in the days of the angos, observations made in the Treaty Ports and roosbow, Native Hospital. 1832 2.977

1781 were shown over the premises, which cover nosz or two of theau fond their way into a younadah. Bagson before the barbarian had invaded the land the Lighthouses are in fature to be sent to the Canton Medical Mix. Society 1971 6,373

Shadow Milical Mission 198 1,731 3,318.19. ly a square mile of ground. The place is more But they were neror rude to us, and on our Govorament Astronomer at the Hongkong Obamos Caimao Hospital 1870 3,815 1,447.05 e a palace than the residence of a subject, and telling our Osaral, Mr. Gregory, of the difficulty hanghai... with his new fangled notions of steinservatory, but that it is not at present the in- Clla Cuan Medical Mission 1883 4,165

1,523.00 is fitted up in the mast meruifest style. The were in from out ignorsung of taandarin, he Kayaki engines and telegraphs. It is desirable that tention of the Chinas Govornout to start a coviding to Judgemont" the cost of the and is very costly. There are several foreign as round to explain our wishes to the soldiers, and

Tamoni Medical Mission 1889 1,3

71.00 furniture is of black wood inlaid with marble, at once sent one of his mandarin-speaking men the facts of the case should be looked straightsteorological service in China.p

medical treatment of 1,458 patients at the Civil tronomical instruments in the place. Upwards of from that day we have had no farther trouble. in the face, in order that we may thoroughly With regard to observatories great progress Hospital was $20,000 mors or loss-anly $15 a hundred servants are required to keep the pile I should add, increover, that hoforo our going to recognito bow little lis yet in reality or no-bus besz mide of lato years. Central Govern, hood According to the reports from the out-in order. In the grounds there are fish ponds, the Conent, he had himself some days previonaly complished in the way of breaking down mont observatories exist in Japan, Peking ports hospitals patients out somewhere frur, 5 rookeries, and grottoes, and at night them are intimated to us that if we were in any way the wall of Chinese exclusiveness. Some (Russian), Hongkong (British), and Batavia le cuts a oud. There musthe waste of public lighted ug pressuting a very grotty appearance, troubled by the soldiers, he would gladly assist thing has been done, which, regarded alone, (Dutch) while the differant Australasian Colonies money if we are to look upon the Ciell Hospital-N, O. Daily Nors

As a Chinese Hospital. which are aovered with a network of minor To'y way of thinking it is disgraceful that

naturally, rdaisted by the Military

Lezbori

this would probably be something to. tion of certain Chinose hera, whom they charze Population, but it is evilant that very few Cainess art whisk have gems under our notice in the pay of some Yoshiki, with the safety of steamer, 1, fa, to Saigon and parties should get. tair play, and overy.

an England, France, and Germany, and have will greatly depend on the nature of the aridents afford to a for medical treatment at their own the reception roanis for high officials passing while, at the same time, the very malefactors of six to twelve months, $2,600 per month.

found it necessary to send representatives there. It is bus right und Biting that these representatives should be treated with de forams by the Governments to which they aro accredited, but it is not to be expected that barbarino Ambasadors should be treated with the same bongurs in China,

THE METEOROLOGY OF THE FAR EAST.

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PEKING. may be locked upon as much, but when meteorological stations poses namorous Can a rich city like Hongkong, governed by English.

of course we canot my that they will not get compared with what, rougins to be thus it tral Obervatories, and it is very likely that this man and the natural leader in every civilising

give us troubla; but it would be unfair to them Nagud. effort in China, should be the most backward in sipke into comparative insignificance. The row of observatories will be extended further the application of spience to the relief of anffer when lars Lacta All the native merchenta langange of your correspondent. At the We are still in the same depressed state as not to correct this impression produced by the dne roansct which ought to be accorded South, a stops are being taken to found an hing. She has been anticipated in this by the aro crying out about the badness of their trade, Mission Hospital here we see large numbers to the fomigo representatives at Poking will servatory in Now Zmiany, while the Russion smallest and meat insignificant of the ports.orok down to tas parveyors of rico and the them Of a hundred and twenty nine cut- not be rendered willingly, but will have to Gorosament is likely to extend its stations to They are infinitely abeul of Hongkong in allers of water! Yet I suppose that people patients who passed through my hands, to-day be extorted. Seeing that such is the temper the North of Vladivostoke First class no-matter of medical charities.

In other British colonies it is different. I eat and drink as qual. Money is still very at last thirty-five must have been braves, and of the mandarius it behoras all foreign sorentories are also supported by the Jeanit Order Singapore and the Straits Settlements the how badly affected by the times. A dollar is only I have never met with anything but the most officials to ba over on the watch to ace that in Korea, Chas, and Manila as well as alsowhere. spitals are most popular among the Chiness, and wrth eight line, which is hard luer for those respectful and courteous behaviour at their

For the Investigation of typhoons, the terrible aro liberally supported by them, as well as by the who have to pay in time but receive their money hande no mark of respect to which they are

Govorament and the community generally. Foreign Buciety, however, has been gay enough A Chinese war correspondent was sant down to a 20.12 entitled is oror intentionally withheld. Tharges of the China Sea, Father Feurs, at There certainly can be no prejudice in thees in site of the deprostion among the Chinese: Taquin by the Shore pa The French thought akan Times correspondent sovurately states the Manila, has dons moet jasportant work, and the colonies azoong the Chinese scainst foreign me Dinners, dances, and receptions have been the owns a Chinese spy and were going to shoot him. atility of his observatory cannot but be extended dical ways. Of the 5,001 patients treated in the order of the day. M. and Madame Vaporean Refuge was afforded to him on board the Heron öxisting position as follows--"In their when the Chinese Customs start self-regarding Faupor hospital in Singapore in 1883 93 er have refarned from their journey to Harope where he was corraled for two days until he indicate the wind W DOBEECK official correspondence it is the constant meteoralogical instruments at South Cape, conf, were Chincas,

The prommutere of the now rable hospital Bat ont gaieties are nearly at an end. The avalled of an opportunity for Shanghai epdsavior of the mandarins to withhold the Formon

Mr. Eiter, in the employ of the Municipal Beliava that by adopting the methods of man British and United States Ministers are ez the forms of address which imply equality end But while each observatory le Individually agement and treatment that have been found so poist of going oath the Belgian Minister and Council, charged two Chinese at the Mixed Court to employ those which China, uses to her engaged in studying the povaliar features of its Enucessful mal ettractivs in Singapore and the family will follow ere ang: the Japanese Lega with ssaulting him in a rather serions manner. tributaries. The blame of this lies mainly local climate in all its vicisitados, it is by a Coast Ports, the Chinese of Hongkong and its by the departure of admos Enouette sad It appears that complainant was riding to his suite, is already deserted. The winter season Ticabaw along North Stochow Road when a at the door of our own lovesse faire officials, comparison of the resulteachibited in the different food neten time me alsof trading blir may be said to be virtually over. C. Daily still ran into the whools of his vehicle, which

and selentitie methods of their in-Necs Correipuadent who could easily have provented the abuse annual volumes pullished by each of them that newes, and will look to the how hospital. The now from gaining headway if they had related we gain an insight into the laws that govern the hospital will in no way interforo with the Civil it from the conclusion of the last war, which general motions of the atmosphere and which Hospital, but will be comy lemental to it. Nor will it interfere in any way with the poor house underlie the peenliar features of each local and dying house, fenotions of the Tung Wah constituted a new departure in foreign re-emate. Thus in the Chins as the typhoons Hospital. It will remove, 1 boys, to prouch Jutious with China. Occasionally, even now originate from local cansee (heat and moistere), that Hongkong has a proper native Hospital, a conacications officer, like. Mr. DavantORT bat the form and direction of their trunks are and I for one wish it very succes or Mr. ALABASTER, may succeed, at the cost determined by the general laws of atmospheric perhaps of some parzonal odiums in restormotion in those regions

Hongkong, 14th April, 1884.

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causing ittolable down. At this several Chinese standing round attached Mr. Eitor, who showed at the Court marks of the rough handling he re

Barometer ceived. Somo policemor, who were in the vicini. Tauperture invi

·HE. Yenomoto, ziuister to China, (nowlio 19, exptured two of the rowdies. The Magis. Family mem Jupau on lave vil return to Peking about male after a long disassion, by which it became nation of wind

Fores of wind evident that he wished the prisoners to go un- the middle of the monta

Weathermanitakay The Chingai. Buhkaj Shinpo declares the punished, commented to the adrien of the foreign

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reclamation be mados and s larger slice of land thus be secured for the Naval Authorities? The obstacle to this proposal would probably be found in the depth of water if the Praya wase carried out fartizer. However, we trust that some aquitaólo and mutually extiafactory arrangement may be come to at an early dato in order that the work

may be commenced na 2000 au pre- siblo.

THE STRANDING OF THE OMS.N.

.. STEAMER PUYEW."

Further particulars of the stranding of the China Morchants Steam Navigation Co. steamer Fryer on the Pescadores have reached Shanghai. The Fayes, it appears, went sahors on the 16th March at about 3 p.m. during a fog. The Daily News given the following details:- The vessel was going slow në the tbae and is nɔN Füled up on Fisker Liland, which is one of the group of the Pendors, and das cast of Pong live, the principal island. There is a lighthouse at the south end of Fisher Island. The faland a six miles long and is thioldy, inhabited, there being an extensivy town called Ta-chi at flow south end The Fayre is ashore at the northe Bast end, which is steep, and at the spot where ale is, the bank-is about forty foot high. The Teesal is so close to it that the 1,300 soldiers who were on board were able to walk on shore on plank laid over the bow. They hare sinne hsen taken to Tal-wat Fin two gunbusts which ware sent from Amoy for flest purpose. One of the gualate took back the second officer of the Puyow and fifty caulkers and sopas zhores The caulkers wero omployed making the decks tight, as it was thought that the vessel could be floated off at the spring fides, which rist some nine feet. At low water there is only about five foot of water, round the vessel Efforts to float hor were uus tocessful, as she has a big rock through the bottom of the main bald which keeps hor dowo. At the time of the accident, most of the soldiers were below; as soon as the ship had struck they came on dock, and when they found that the rossel was close to the shore, they Bandish furimuntoly without any ponio occurring amongst them. The fatisbitants collected per the vessel but did not engage in their usual pro pensity of looting; in fact, they did not even at tempt to pick up the things that were thrown Derboard to gaten her, as it appears the ma darits had given strict orders that nothing should be touched. The Hnoshin, which arrived. in Shanghai on the 28th Marsh, had instructiona just before leaving Foochow to proosed to the assistance of the Fayo sul she left at 485 pm. on Bunday, the 23rd Marck, Arriving at Fisher, Fedond of 9.30 am on the following day. Sho towod at the Fayete one side and left again for Bhanghai on the 2616 March at noon. It ap pears that there is no inmediata danger to the Peyer, as eho is lying on an eves keel at right anglon to the Island, and is in a sheltered spot GROUNDING OF THE ITALIAN CEUT SER CRISTOFORO COLOMBO" Through the rtesy of Commander Heary Acciani, we have been favoured with the follow- ing particulars.

Legs Hongkong on the 3rd instant and en- countered frosh monsoon. All wont woll until the morning of the 5th. Bighted Chupol Island at 5 am. (5th) nod put the vessel's bead betwin the Tao-tan and Tsing-ser Lighthouses: Wes- thur was icon very Loggy, aundering objects Boarocky risible at short distances Tho | Tae-tan Lighthouse stood at d point ta car starboard as we approached. The mist then thickened, so much so that T'se-tan was lost night of. A while afterwards perceived what appeared to ns to be the Tae-tao Lighthouse but which afterwards proved to be a pagode on the Quimoy Island. Vessel's course was continuod. at dead slow aroodlands wandingaj taken as we proceeded until about three miles distant frem the land we perceived our mistake the fog was then bas silghtly thinner and land was then but dňaly vížible on the bridge. Engines ware