INTIMATION.
A TE D
AEBON FILTERS
WITH MOYABLE BLOCKS
FOR
PURIFYING DRINKING WATER.
A.
E. WATSON
LIMITED.
Co.,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 1st May, 1886.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Banagar," and not to individuale by namo.
in the returns are, se we premioad at the outset, of an encouraging nature, not only at Shanghai but at the Porte generally, and we seo at preesot no reason to doubt that the increased trade will continue.
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 13ra, 1884.
The Sandakan correspondent of the Singapors wight, as a Yokohama evntemporary suggests, Fra Freas sends the following for the informa mnoha moro fittingly have quoted Mr. Dowsicins tied of much of its readers 14 my feet interested Baulgar's dotas: It is taking a very mall in the gold discovery reported some months ago
I am informed on very good authority that the presence of payable gold, which Captain Beaston was sent to examine, has been satistas. torily prorod. Advices of the 26th ultimo from the Sogama Rivor state that payable gold bas been found and botter flads wars expected far
.
Bukit Like a good soldier, he cornered them
view of this struggle to suppose that the ques tion of opimu was the prinsipal matter at slaka The real polut at issue was whether the Chinese Government could he allowed this possession of rights which rendered the continuance of inter dammo with foreignom as impossibility.” Me. | Gites introduces a reference to Looohoo in the
POLICE COURT.
12th May.
BEFORE MI E. MACESAN.
DRUNKENNE85, XTC.
OPIUM CAGES.
க
To Alang, was convicted of collecting opium dress withest a liosace, and he was fined $10.
Yeung Shing Cho, coolie, alan paid a fire of 819 for unleansed posession of prepared cplum.
· LETHAL WEAPON. Wan Alay, hawker, was fined $5, w
which he
TETTY LABCENT,
stratalos some 14 milos from Tangohow, the had of the Paiho navigation, to the Cspital,
The Viourvy rtarning from escorting the youthful Emperor to the Eastern Imperial Tombs, where he had been spending about ten days, was waited apoz of various points, and proondal and followed by numerous small gunboats. He oc- cupied a large native bargo, towed by a steam
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SHARES.
Quotations are Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares—191
par cent. pritim, buyers.
390 per share.
China Traders Insurance Company's Share-
$75 per share, sales and buyers. North Chion Insurance-Th 800 per shure. Yangtze Insuransa Association-Ts. 118 por
sixca. Chinese Insurnace Company, Limited-$170 per
share, sellers.
Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tle. 149
per share.
share, buyers
In any case, whatever the reason, it seems invaded, and the tympanic membrane ulcerated does not express an opinion as to which was the flag, and he was sentenced to seven days' hari being cleaned out, the walla on both sides built Claton Insurance Ofice, Cimite1-885 per
Hai Singh unemployed, was fined $1 for launch. The officials along bath banks had wide As will be seen by the telegraphio dospatah
drunkenness and assault, upon a constable in preparations to rssive the Govorans-Goneral Kotcheda, with radcoverings, red anloured jeftion Queen's-road Contral.
and streamerz were to ba sERY The night after from Adelaide to the local Government, pab.ther up the river.
the Vicoroy passed, we hear that a dragon was fished in another column, the South Austra-
Ilorewith (says the Singapore Free Press) an
en la the sky, by a party coming up the river, Chinese student. the tolloving lian Government have decided to extend to amusing story of arrauto gambling: pades volume, in which we are glad to nota, as
developed out of in igaited motor, and which houring much extra noies in the servants' quarcoming from
le said to have ben visible for nearly half an Shipment of thers Filters in those useful the Northern Territory the Act ander the torg, hefore proceding to reccnmuitre, armed romatis:"It is clear, however, even from Chi- provisions of which a poll tax of ton pounds himself with a quaker rattan, and he found a nose historical sources, that the dress, inners
hour in its original brightness. At Tungstow the canal which loads up to the band is dry, and storling is loried upon Chinese immigrants, most of them from efore-packed houses on Prinser sad onstoms, language, and excency of Lookng.
thegands of busy Chineen are employed in ar. sizua has just bosn received by the Undersignad. This district had been exempted under the by standing at the threshold, made them doplog are of Japanese origin; and by a treaty made in
cavaling the mud from the canal with the risw baliof that Chinese immigration there was by single rank and file, and as they maroked out, 1874, subsequent to the dispate above-mentioned, paid, for being in possession of a deadly weapon. of providing bartting room for the rios floot, au Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-
ing o'tash named Cheung A' U.
Tangohow to Pakag for the facilitation of traffic desirable, but it would soom that a salating bin, each received a stroke of the Chius formally acknowledges the Loochegan to being the holder of a night pass, also assault are busy cleaning at the canal which runs from
raitau. This is a clerical theory of suppression. be subjects of Japan." There is a rather lengthy
Thedefondant had a dagger, and he andestour and thecoarayanacof the vice The oito mantand chauge of opinion has got in either at Adelaide
Conearning spidemio dusesera in Kuroa, Dr. note on the Di-Houznise Contention, in which the
·edto drive akargainwith atroublesoma anatamar waterways of the Capital harnali haars placed in or in the Northern Territory itself. Pos-Allen, of Secul, says: Sciall-poz in nairornaleiroumstances of the new bistario grasuros in this by drawing s dagger upon him and chasing him order, and sertainly the contrast between, what xibly it has been found'impracticable to keep children who do not take it ander 2 years are memorandum are narratal, and which terminates along the stopt.
it now is and what formerly was, could not be mora striking. No one who had not seen the the Chinese in the Northern Territory from inceolated by placing the virus from another with the following sentana:-"Either Li Bug. dent in the nose. The results are frequsatly
Wong Akrsi, coelia pleaded guilty to stol-ost before can now form any idea of what was its lamentable and miserable condition. The erossing the border into Queensland, and very serious, one or both eyes being destroyed or chang or Captain Foursier mast svo boon gulty
canal in front of the Britisk Legation is also On dificulties bure arison in conquance, coreret with dansa apanities. The ear is often of the gravest falsehood." The author of course iar five cents worth of firewood yesterday morn-
labour and three hours in the stacks.
up and the roles otherwise repaired. This is a Communications on Editorial matters should be to us the South Australiao Government are through causing perunneut deafness. In other Arabias. In some instances, as in the can of Maa Akan, conlia was convicted of stealing a splendid improvement, and will present a plans
cases hage cicatrices with bridge-like connexions addressed "The Editor and those on bastarse "The making mistake in thus practically cleaing are left to r the featuros. No treatment is Cochin-China, Mr. Gilos has changed his autno jacket, valur M, and he was sentenced to two antojot from the North and South bridges months hard labour. The jacket was stolen which pan it, and also from Her Majesty's Correspondants are requestadio forward their that unpeopled portion of their province to asked for stallpox unless the eye is becoming rity, and in others he has supplemented it by from the top oor of No. 98. Hollywood-read, Legation. It would have cheered the late Bri. Chida Fira Ingrance Company's Shacos-85
seriously affected. The little patients are car additional mes. The following addition to the and pawand, the defendant being found in pastish Ministar to go these improvements. I and afdraan with communications addressed to the the only race who are likely to colorfee or ried about the streets on the backs of their nurses note on Tortare, quoted from Jumaa's "Anéisnt assion tto ticket. Edlior, not for publication, but on evidence of soul develope it with any rapidity. The climate with great uncencor. Epidemics of shelors are Faiths."may be interagat the prosent moment,
suppose we are indebted to a larga extant to the Freech war for bringing them abonk. The troops faith.
of the Northern Territory is too hot for the well known; the last serious one occurred four All letters for publicatsen shaald be writion on 016
years ago, when hundreds of people died in and when the Chinese Government arenting for the
Thirteen coolies, hawkers, da, were brought were hore in large numbers and they could not alde of the paper only.
Caucasian to successfully engage in ant-door about the capital. Local conditions are always rendition of the man Cheong Ahl:- Many who batore the court charged with public gambling he bettor employed. The Viceroy gave the
mg Iklane.
Posing anthoriti a hint ahost their wretched Advection K Babaeriptions which are at work, and unless the pesoteres import Indian cipe for cholera, and the only wonder is that the low the punishments iuficted by the Chitose at No. 6. Tung
Inspector Stanton raided the house and arrest. roads. The Chines say they are repaired at long ordered for a red porfod wil in continued until labour little progress can be rande comprar-disuse is not ondanic. The fit of tuity, the upon their criminals think them dreadful, buted the dbtoniants Cikor gambling with dominoes. intervals and the time laws now strived for the
water and indigestible fond keep up a cou Ordera for extra copica of the Daily Press'abomidatively speaking. Polynesian labonners constant state of diarrhoes with noncional cholem they are exceded by those which David indicted The informers pointed out the first Refendant es presentaction. Foreignersare, however, subjected. so little more rudeness than they have been seens. be good before 11 am, on the day of publication not be obtained in sufficient numbers, and merbas; and the bakit that cooliss and country upon individuals whose only-crime was fighting the mister of the concara.
Tho first defondant was fined 815, and in de omad to for many yoare, but I think they would After that hour to supply irlimited.
Chinese are the only Asiatic immigrants who pia have of sleeping on the ground with for their orantry (Sari, 3).”
out cororing, even when the nights are will pay their own pusages or bring any grawing cold, would help in inducing uolers, but the severity of King David does not zonder fault was seat to gasl for a month, and the restaubmit to a gast deal more abase if only the Chinese ledares les barbarous, Mr. Giles. The were find $1 each or the daye. Gambling Celestial streets and drains were put in s better condition. Thoautoritiosought next to attack tha I can find no history of yellow fever.
money and chaots con Escated. capital into the country. Moreover, the
drains of the city and thenthe roads. The former great projected railway to connect Port Dar phoid ought to be common, es all the condi-scenes of the operations during the Franco- tions are forourable to its axistence; as yet. Chinese batilities might have been introduced
present some dealtyst insurmountable, however, the projections of the houses being in. win with Adelaide still remains to be con- however, no cases have presented themselves as references, especially the Pascadores, where man who had Admiral Courbet died: Matson, the island so
many casas built over the drains. At the pre structed, and until this is made the resources One case of typhus occurred in
just landed from a Japanow steamer. The die
sent time and this practice obtains every of the country cannot receive any very
spring, theas dring are open, ecdangering life and limb and proving an eyesore, if not some- starting development. With Chinese labour
thing far worse. In other respects Peking is in the same old, ruinous condition. This year I this line could be mude chesply
can be put up, with a southern exposare. We Lave already had not a few globa trotters. The syndicate have taken their flight, at least from Peking, convinced, I suppose, that there is not mach chanes of railway enterprise in China 29
these syndicates may have done harm, and post- pocad the advent of the very messures they esmo to advanICA.
conatermandet.
ATRTK,
Mengha, on the 6th May, the wife of Hazz
J. MEADE, à daughter.
DEATHE
Gantul
ease was rauning the usant course when he was long the randezçons of the blockading Squadron.
PUBLIC GAMBLING,
MACÃO.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTY.
12th May.
Bengkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares→→
$407 per abare, sollers.
per shern, silters. Hongkong., and Wharaps Task Company's
bares-99 per cani, pron. sallers, Hongkong, Canton, and Moore Stramboat Col'a
Shares-$81 per share praiz, scllers. Info-China Sien Navigation Co.'s Sharas-
3 par cent discount. Chins and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
--30 par coat. discount, quninal,
Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-933
pez share.
Thare.
Hongkong Gu Company's Shares-8120 per lengkang Hotal Company's Sharo-8107 per
share, bnyors.
China Sacar Refining Company, Limited-$92
per share, sellern. China Sugar Redning Company (Dabanturos)—
per cent. premium, pannoni Luzon Sugar Batalog Company, Luito-374
per share, buyers. Hoagkar Les Company's Shares-3145 per
share, buyers
At the British Naval Hayitsi, Yakaham, on the 27th April, FARVERICA Hogues, (avas inflaminution of the Inage-
At Yokolumn, or the 30th April. ROEBET GLOBO Wala, born in Brooklyn, Non, York, U her 31st, 18%
At Astor House Hotel, Shanghai, suddenly, pu the expediticusly, and by its mane a vast ortontmaios and females usually scouņy différent apartmen-of-war were destruyed. Pagola Anchor last week from Cantoa, and after a short stay believe no new louses, at least officist house, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
1st May, Captain AcFRED ROPER, in the 57th yar
of his age
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG. MAY 18TH, 1886.
Laken away by his friends. Typbus could hard where naar Bronchmen have found a last resting We have had a distinguished visitor here. and fail to prorail among the poorer classes. The place; and Sheipoo, where some of the ChinesPrincs Louis Napoleon Bonaparte arrived here
ments, and to save fuel they crowd into rooms
I am glad to be able to announce that before aga Cement Manufactory will be established in this Colony. An seroomsnt was signed lant
of country would be opened up to settlement. feet square, often filled with snake from the is, however, credited with hair tha sane left for Eongkang. But the anti-Chinese feeling has been too leaky Fang, and always thick with tobacco smeko, of the destruction of the Fongkow Squadron by for men, women and children smacks constantly, the French flest on the 3rd August, 1834. As In such a room six or eight persons will pack we have said, the book has greatly enlarged, A bit of standing room is left. The dense, con- sed atmosphere becomes further charged with the hands of every resident in the Far East. their breath and the emanations from their dirty bodies as they slowly cook over the hot stones A mere perfset typhus incubator could not wall be imagined."
$120 por share.
Perak Tin Mining and Smilting Company
310 per share, sellers. Puzium and Sunglie Dus Saanta Minig
Company, Limited-310 per share, asllera.
nominal.
strong for even self-interest, it would seems, and to please the electors in the urban dis-thomsales on the floor, head to foot, so that not and its raine maoh inersased. It should be in week by a solicitor af Hangkong with His Lord. yet. It is just possible that the presence of Selangor Tin Mining Company--35 per share, tricts, or for some other reagon of s kindred nature, the Adelaide Government bas taken the step bost salsalated to check the progress of that vaguely named but opulent district
Tax Imperial Maritime Customs Returns the Northern Territory, for the first quarter of the present your) show a very gratifying expansion in the The Agent informs us that the Masingeries trade of the Treaty Ports. During the first Maritime steamer Anadyr, with the ssxt out. ward French mail, left. Saigon at 6 p.m. on Tues- quarter of last year the prospect of peace be-day for this port. tween France and Chínu metod remote, the
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 11th May. MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN GREECE. The King of Greece has accepted the resigua tion of the Ministry and summoned M. Tricoupis, who has declined to undertake the formation of a nem Cabinet.
THE IRISH HOME RULE‘BILL Mr. CA. Sinefair, H.R.M. Consel at Foo-
In the Kons of Commons Lord Hartington chow. who arrived hara the other day on route Messageries Marititass steamer Notal for Margising Home Rale to Ireland. The debate was England or furlough, leaves to-day by the has moved the vajaatios of the Ministerial Bill
seilles.
adjourned.
vegasia of the Squadron now cruising.
The British stool cruiser Leander, Captain difficulty between Russia and England was M. J. Dunlop, loft bere yesterday morning for looming on the politics! horizon, and trade the North, to join the fracious and other in the Far East was in consequence con- tracted and general ditinese prevailed. With more satisfactory political prospecta a revival set in and the statistics for the first three months of the present year are very plansant reading in comparison with those of the corresponding period of last year, and afford promiss that if the increase be main. tained the year's total when it comes be made up will show the valame of business
The steamer Fangning, which erivad in to be one of the largest yet recorded in our Shanghai on the 7th inst. from Werchow, ra intercourse with China. It. the profits be parts having soonntered a terrible thunderstorm commananeste with the magnitude of the soon after leaving Wenchow, the roster
to
trade the rear will be a good one for mer- chauts, and indeed for alistassus of residents;
We learn from the Agent that the C, oud O. S. 3. Co.'s steamer Gastic, with manila, &c, from San Francisen to the 22nd ult., has arrived at Yokohama and will have that port for Hong- kong to-day.
falling to 25.80.
The British steamer Wingsong and the Gor- man steamier Velor returned from the Cosmo.
CHINESE IMMIGNATTON IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.
IKPOSITION OF POLL TAX ON IMMIGRANTS The Gorarament of South Australia hava
red-to-la-poll tax on Chinese immigrant into the Northern Territory. The following telegram was received here yesterday from Adelaide by the Hongkong Government:--
ADELAIDE, 11th May, 1886.
Colonial Seuratant,
Hongkong. According to the Japan Mail, the total amount This Government propose extending Act nan-
tons, of which quantity three-tenths were worked
in the Far East, for all are in the long run politan and Aberdeen dock respectively, and tha dependent on brale. For the purpose of core | British steamur Moaser went over to the Cosmo- parison se bova estended the totals of the politan dook yesterday. shipping entered at the whole of the nine teen ports for the first quarter of-the-present and the last five years, and the result is is follows:~
Tonnage. 1,537,539 1,013,832
Ships entered.
1881.
2.993
1889
2.813
1893
1,800,997
1884
2,623
1,978,392
1835
2.093
1,532,367
1868
2,812
- 2,169,924
of sulphur produced in Japan last year was 7,000 bar two hundred and thirteen of eighteen hun- in the Hokkaido and the rost in the main island.dred and eighty one imposing poll tax on, China The proceeds amounted to about yes 150,000, and masa satering South Australia to the Northern the net profit to the miners was son or sen 5 Territory and intend from this date to collect ton per 100 pounde
pounds sterling par head. Kindly give publi-
CHLER SKORETARY,
South Australia.
The following are the "orders of the day" Froity. the meeting of the Legislative Conncil to-mur-
rowc-
1-fo resume sonaiaration in Committee of the Bill sailed the Spirit Licenots Ordinans, 1984.
2.-Third coating o
og of the following Billa --- (a)- Billautitled Ordiasuva fur preventing the sale or taking on board Ship of Spiritnons or Fermented Iguara, and for punishing gora kave ering about Stum for the purpose of killing sach Liquors, or of conveying them on board.
-A Bill eattled the Roformsters Schools Or disance, 1588
f.A All entitled the Harbour Regulations Or- dinance, 1836.
REVIEWS.
Quosary to have a title, and his enggastions I avald
Lost
On his way lights on the barren gaita Of Serimos, where Chiannon drive
I showed that this must refor
ship Bishop Madoiros for the conesmion-for a tørшoftwanjy-fire yaws or mor➡f the plessure
Fround known as the Ilha Vards, the pro- perty of the Mission at a low rats, I batiere
cement made in addition to a small anugal
Mythical Monsters. By CRADLES GOULD, B.A., Member of the Royal Society of Tasmania, and late Geological Surreyor of Fasaanis. Lona royalty of $10 for over 100 tons Rising San." The Belgians are housed at don: W. R. Aller & Co. Waterloo Place-rontal. I am informal that the Company to Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh.
THE result of much patient study and research work the factory will have a capital of $50,000 into the shore subject has been embodied by Mr.wish the new realure all success. No doubt if and the Had Off will be in Hongkong. I Gould into a handsome and attractive volume, the cement proves gand a large business and tastefully got up and embellished by numerous handsome profits will resalt.
lustrations. There is, we imagine, a poliar
Macao's prospects appar to be looking up fascinationin the study of the legendary accounts what. What we require is som plucky and of monstors who are now reputed, to be myths antorprising persons to start certain specala and creations of the imagination. Naturally tions. For example a Bank would well remu- really mythical monsters: he also has a good place are deposited in the Hongkong Banks, It Mr. Gould does not wholly confes himsdf to
narata shareholders, as all the moneys of this deal to say soout the extinct species of animals would be better to keep the ballion here and wi- which, like the mustočni, have left traces of
vance it be taa merchants, on goods, mortgagos, their aristenes bebind in well
preserved &c. which are safe investments. Another good skeletons and other remains. The thor
be the formation of a Fire Insurauss Company,
offices.
Great changes are taking place in Legation Stroot The old Belgian Location is baine con- verlod by valuable additions into that of the
Next to the Garman Legation on the West side arsent in what was formerly the Franch Hotel,
and so successful Hongkong and Shanghai Bank the foundations of the great and enterprisier
soupy the promises after they are bail-or are are being kid. Let us hope that they may they baikling for others to enter inte' their labours? The Dutch Minister, Mr. Ferguson. is shortly expected back. The French Legation secondary or vast gateway bing built, or is being whitewashed outside and a new rather restored. The handsomest flagstaff is that of the French, which was erected or-rather
Peking. Several old and new members of the flaw the tricolour for the first time--on the day when the news of the fall of Langton resched
London Mission bere arrived, and one old medical | resident has also roturned from furlough; while a collongan of his is about to go on a well- Barned leave. Tawn tannie every afternoon is the order of the day here.
Abare.
Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-TIs. 18 por Hongkouro Maaletaring Company, Li
mited-960 ner ahara, baver. Hongkong and was Glass Mautfacturing Co.,
Lingito-Par nominal.
Chiness Imperial Lass of 188 B-5 per cent. Chinese Taperial. Lan of 1834 A-2 per cent.
premium.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1831-6 per cent.
premium.
pranium.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(fx Max. FALCONE CAN RIGHIBU)
Nay 17th. Thermometer Ab Thennomster—| 23.
Theriomaterip fun cậ Thermometer—as; {Wet balb)... Thermomaker-1 balb) Check IP.M. (Wet bulb) Theter-Maimun sta Tute-Wisicam försenight)
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
STATION
The Peking Orental Sporty seems in a healthy state. A meeting took place the other eventus. will attended by the diplomatie body, at waich ing and instruct vo paper on Turkia Dramatio the Minister for Belgina read a mest interest-
Elkins a vary dry, nhstruerandi art, and De profound note on the origin of the Chinese nume cals. An interesting discussions followed the former paper, in which, among other things. some of tan rogoubiances between Turkish and Chinese Dramas were pointed out." On a sinh- aquent evening two of our new arrivals rave interesting ideas at the Missiouars Assogia- do on their experienoss of home life, one,
lerical brother, in regard to the svalaxiastical. Mandary theological, and spiritual condition of the Church
Singl in England, the other a medico, in regard to T public and Christian charities, ote. It is rident ostak
Europears there rajoice in the diplomatio, nithe after all that Feking is no mean city, and the tie and intellessani atmosphere by which they
As a matter of course that sport of the wha. Performances already, each time to large an-is to be seen in de way of improvements and
A
the
Westora ideas, and we may hope that he will re- tern to the Capital wiser aud less anti-forsigo, and be presarad to enter spon the path of pro- grans--whether that should be of iron or of good adam. The road by which the Imperial
elaborately repaired with vellów earth and anothed. It bu been kept so by the presence therefore a goot, high, clean, dry, yellow road of barricados artiost cart trafiio. It affords
upon which to walk. The parts are relegated to the roads at each side. A Peking street, it must be remembered, divides itself into three parts
lafter sorre as rezervoire for rein and rubbish,
It is even said that the women and children hava soon revert to their originally matty condition.
barn enacting the yellow earth from the holes in the great stone read to Tangshow with which to make their cal balls.
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REGISTER.
1th May, 1936, at + 1%
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STATION
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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 12th May, 1886.
METRONOLOGICAL REGISTER.
Saromater ... Test peribar Tumidity...... Direction of wind.. Furce of wind 2- Waathar
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On daie Qa Jnte
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29.81
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1.---BAYOKETIN COinced to ye degree Puhrenheit and to the level of this in inches, tenths and hundredeba
5. TEMIRATEK in the shale in depses Kabrenheit
-UNITY (a portatore featuri, the bumidity o
furatate with moistars
ADRECKION OF MEN W
is most evidently an enthusiast on his sub-direction in which enterprise might tend would jeu. He says: "For me tus major part of instord of insuring properties in the Hongkong thesa creatures are not chimaras but objpots of
and Earopnu Companies. Masao should have rational study. The dragon, in place of being a
roatare rolved ont of the fussination of her own company and keep the prols among yan man by the contamplation of lightning flash. own pople instead of giving them to foreiga ing through the caverns which he tananted, as is
The Lisbon people have at last decided to start held by samo zaythologiste, is an animal which eave lived and dragged its ponderous coils, and vomeroil company for the development of the Portogous Colonies in the Far East. It is bo perhaps dow: which devastased herds, and on ha called the "Companhia de Timor e Masan," occasions swallowed their shopbent; whist, as with a capitat of Rais 920,000,000, in 44,000 |tablishing ite lair la sout cavera overlooking the fertile plain, spread imor and destruction shares of Pais 22,500 cash == £220,000 in 44.000 around, and, protected from assualt from drashares of £ each. The company is formed for or superstitions faoling, sy even have been sab. the conduct of general business. I am told that sidised by the terror-stricken peasantry, who there are some valuable mines in Timor, which failing the power to destroy it, may have pre-regrine developing. The graster portion
of the shares haya boon taken up in Portags ferred tethering offerings of cattle adjacmit to ita cavern to having it come down to seek sun, but several buutreds have boon subscribed fornes urrounded.
Speaking of mathetics, improvements and pliss from amongst their midst." After this by Mamo residents. The company will com statement we are not surprised to find threeones basmess vary shortly, and we hope it may changes, we observe that the handsome new chapters derated to the dragon, one of shich prove Lencial to Timer and Masso and profit. Esters Roman Catholic Church le completed. ants.....
and in a most commanding structure. The oue- The foreign trade with China reached its
storied and often wrstebod Chinese hovels oon. is occupied with romarks on and illustrations able to the shareholders. greatest annual value in 1881, when it was,
As I protisted long ago, in one of my tetters, trat badly boside this huge pile. Such structures drago
according to the Custom Retorus, Hk. Tls.
Where Chineara Drive: English Student-life at the Chinoso dragon and suether on the Japanese
Peking. By a STUDENT INTERPRETER. Londragon. These chapters contain a mass of in-ignor Chiarini has been well repaid for his should convey useful lessons to the Chinage. It as 33,07 168,363.851. After that it atendity declined
don W H. Adon & Co., Waterloo Plan, formation, a great partion of which is very in trouble in risiting Macso. The Cirens arrived is reported that the 7th Prines, the father of the hone last Thursday evening, and has given fire bups that the Viceroy will show him all that Emperor, proceeds to Tientsin next month. Let until in 1884it reached H. Tis, 139.98.138.
Hongkong and Shanghai: Messrs. Kelly and toresting. Walik. The annual returns for 1885 have not yet
dienoes that fairly filled the hage tené. The bean published, but it is probable that when
THE primary litle of this volume would natur-loving the sea cerpent claims a large share of at-Circus and Manageria will love for Shanghai Tho N. C. Harald says that when the Emperorally lead the uninitiated to beliers that it referred tention from Mr. Gould. Hufrankly avowshiaben Friday, the 14th inst ther appear they will show that a declise
Kwang Suleft Poking lately to visit the Eastara- took place in that year alto. But, although tombs, there were at least 20,00 parengs in the to the Babbling Wall Road, Shanghal, for there Hat in the existence of this mich decided monster, Unfortunatoly our telograph-pable is out of the trade declined in value after 1881, the procession. The Emperor was born inachair with indeed the Chinese de drive as they drive so sad recognises it as originating the myths of the order, and has been so for the past ten days, arlige preocuted to the Tombs was. of comiss shipping continued to increase, which sirtoon bearers, whore trained to their work, where else, but the auther explains his title in midgard spent which the Norse Elder Eldasmash to the incuenience of the public.
are all tail men of the same height, and are for the following brief note at the end of his work:-have collected Mr. Geuld appears to have col- Next Saturday wa ara going to have an Brows that tonnage is not in itself a biddou to smoke, cough or spit, nor must they Paley objects to the tile of this book. But it seemed Isata almost all the wants that have been excursion (pilgrimage) to Binchoan, the flee sal criterion of the magnitude of the utter oven a whisper. The Emperor at in a
not being myself to approve. He was kill for some given of the sea serpent, inslading those by Cap-steamer Han being charles by There is a single large shest of glass chair. volume of business. The explanation-proplets glass on gols side, through which he could
sweat and caretic, after the fashion of Some tain Wobster, of the C.B. S. Co.'s steamer Nee Fathers for the necasion. She will start from bably is that the period of prosperity which made a molly. He wore the crimary for std Lities, and hassatrod me say these pieszenie for, and Captain Davidson of-the-Miten Bishtail on tulling in, and pressémag on to
were to be found in Kaoliang and Carumbors.” I extended up to 1881 had induced more ship. tume of a Manchu gentleman. All the six Boards
But not always able to follow Palay's reasoning. steamer Kizahin-fame. He also gives an ac- Sanchosu. The fare is fixed at 88. No doubt high middle and two low side portions. The were represented, and other government offers
which are very sable; but I was pained at the want owners to enter into the China trade, and the to the number of about eight more. The Pre- of intelligence that refused to mecguire thafarne and
count of one contributed by Mr. J. H. Hoar, of the opportunity will bo largely arailed of. The and are utilized by the cnets when the central depression setting in aleswhere earlier and sidents of Boards, thirteen in all, ga is chairs, a beauty, the general appropriateusss of "Where did Shangbai, who saw the creature some years ago last pilgrimage was unsupesafal, as the steamer portion is under repair. These repairs for the ai more markedly than in the China trades ahjus privilege not allowed to inferior persons, The nego drivo." I tuzasd out the presage in “Paradishen stationed at Ningpo. Ho estimates it to tad to put back in consequence of heavy wasther. Imperial processor tave cost a fabulous sof have been from 120 to 140 feet in the length. I hope this time the elements will be propitions, money, which has been completely thrown away. continued to find their y here in face of applemental Board of Ceremonies has to go in unstinted numbers, its offiesm having
Numerons illustrations are given of the mons-and that he pilgrims may have a fine day for So soon as vehicular trafo is allowed, the roads: With wind and call diet any wage Eight-Buokitar. We do not profos the same faith in the their visit to the island where Saint Francia declining profite. The returns for the first much to do in regulating the ceremonies. quarter of the present year, howarar, show tered upon a stofully levalled road covered with North China, bacsuss Chineses did not drive Tax- Wbon the procession left the Palace gates it on-
bat he was spathetis.
generally accepted asecants of this mysterions Xavier died. an increase not only in the tonnage, but alan yellow sarth, on which not a stone or a stick pass; any or otherwise, anyhow, siywhere else. He brate as Mr. Gould, Suinee no reason by doubt
A troop of about afty horseraenest I had unt been there to see. I explained the al- in the imports and experts, though hardly could be seen.
distributed before and behind the Emperor, rodemos prophetic reference to Sung's onaching. Then
The examinations for the Doctorate bavo just to the same proportion. To the quartarson in good order, there being no snad heard rose hurriedly, sud said he would not counten Bahorists in the ocean. Indeed, it ta probable
anca anything of that sort, and leit. He was a very
concluded. A large number of gentlensa de-" retorna the grand total of the whole of the bat the tramp of the horses' feet. No one was
The Taka Bar Beema a godsend to the Takaloging to the missieuary community and Young title. porta ia uut given, neither is the value of the allowed to be in the strasts except person has Egypt, a bruised reed, to lase open in the matter oftast varieties of such a monster ars to be found
in tho so. Gigantic specimens of that ront Lightering Company. Eight outs per pical is Men's Christian Association took part in die- trade of each particular part, hut simply the ing duties connected with the Imperial progress. Perhaps, in spite of this chaffing justification of hideous maxine creature the cuttlefish has been charged for conveying goods to Thenitsis. Shares tribating cartais religious books, thras in num-
but all along the way small holes were perforated quantities and the revenue. A comparison through the shop shutters, and a thousand eyes the title, a bottarons might have been found, batits killed which are every bit as wonderful as a sea iu this company prava a highly remunerative er. to the stunts as they merged from the were watching to catch a sight of the Scn of vaguenees bes an advantage. It raisos no hopes make. Cattle fishes from 44 to 52 fest in Ingth consurn. Steamers still continue to be built examination halla. This praction has now be general increase. We may take thons of Heaven and of the Empress in their yellow shaira of the book being profonal. Nor is the author have notually boon killedon the coast of Newfound drawing too much water. They are detained at me quite common at all the examination: bere
the bar sometimes for days; they have the atmost sad throughout the provinces. To those outach the city moro Liberty is allowed.
His book morely pretends to be land in roent years, and a sea serpent 200 feet difaulty in navigating dus tortuous river; and The French Commercial Treaty was rigoad Shanghai as an exampla Taking them The people ars permitted to look ou, but they port table and adding together the quo mast kit at a distance of not less than twenty what it is, a chatty and lively description of in length would be scarcely more remrkable. Aually failug to roach Tentsin they get piled on the 26th at Tiantain The French Minister, studodt lits in Peking The experiences of The Inter would of course only aunt deep ups few miles below it, thus necessitating addi-after going to Korea, returns to Peking. The tition in which the various articles are stated or thirty yards from the Emperor.
The strike of mirsis at Dasoville still con cargo to the Settlement. Something not be. C. Daily Near Correspondent. (L., pieces, dozens, pisals, gallons, etc) The Sandskab correspondant of the Singapore as grilu are told with much quaint humour, water, and probably seldom comte to the surface, tional expense in discharging and forwarding delimitation is going on favourably in Toaquin.
i tinnes. the total foote up to 10.323,833, against Free Preas writes as follows with reference to and there are some graphic descriptions both of hence is not often seen, and as mariners who have done to restifg this condition of things. The Western given assounts of such phenomens have anally removal of the Settlement further down the
BATATA, 29th April. Mr. James A. Sampson, who recently returned the capital and of the Hsi Shan, 9,085,444 is the corresponding period of iast from Borner and who has nor rejoined mountains, whither the foreign residents sro, been credited with astonishing powers as river or to Taku is not yet seriously contemplat-
A volcanic eruption is going on at Sinore. year, and the exports, treated in the same the Survey Department to which ha formarly went to betake themselves in the summer. The yarn spitnors, will not be surprising if they ed, although talked of. The dredging of the civer en as topermit of the stormore drawing ten
FAMS, 20th April way, come to 8,588,376, na against 2,444,790. Mr. James A. Sampson, our sagable author does not, however, pretend to makakis are disposed to reticano on the subject in the feet of water reaching the band is almost in-
belonged: Among the victims of retrench-
¿Por steamshie City of Sydney, sailed, on the Filippial, being !. ns adjourwxt his de We may mention, to prevent any misunder Superintendent of Public Works, who has left little work a description of the Chinese metropofature. Indeed, en little have they exparted cre- possible, and if uncomplishar
will not both May-Por Yokohatan 5,025 bags sagar,parture for lule-Chisa to the following mail. standing, that the great difference between Sandakan 'an leave' which may be of alis, and the visitor there will gather little from it. dibility in the past that on more than ons occa Fermanent improvement. The river is always and 760 package merchandise. For San Fran. He will leave Marseilles on the 23rd May,
The issue of the loan recently voted by the the import and export figures is explained permanent character. The Court of Direo. Hlasin is simply to show what life in the British sion they hard made warn declarations is proof low in spring, the bends below Tientsin are cis-12,199 bara rise, 178 bags coffee, 58 bags
tors are worldug against the best interests
certain to bo deposited in the reaches above those cases silks, &ensss craile opium 348 bales gunnies, by the fact that the former are given in of their shareholders, when they dispones (on the Legation is like, and how its inmater pass their of the bond fides of their story. A great deal amens and the mud which is carried down ie pepper, 39 bagi tanines, 19 sasea nutmegs, 10 Chambora will take place on the 10th May.
LONDON, 5th May. large number of cases for "pieces," while ground of secnomy) with their most useful unl time. Of coures the perecnages introduced all nudoubtfully remains to be discovered in the dark bands. What is perhaps the most faible 8 packages tea and 403 packages merchandise. scheme, Lext to brilding steamers of lighter For Victoria, B.C.-cases crado opina. For
The Premier. in reply to a question in the capable officers, of which Mr. Sampson was bear assumed names, Paley shore referred to unfathonod caves of swan. the latter refer almost exclusively to piculs. one of the provipal. It is said that unless offi- being one of them. The book is written is s
dranght, and shipbuilders at home sticking to Acapulco cases merchandise. For Fana-House of Commons, said that no definitive reply Theunicorn and the phoolz subsequently the spaccations Rent them, would be the 2,800 bags rice. For Callao-4 nasee silke. For had been received from Greece bat that the pre Turning now to the revenue returns, we find cers in the British North Borneo Company thoroughly entertaining manner, and with a good in for dicussion by Mr. Gould, who goes at some straightening of the river at the Everlasting, Boston ages tra. For chicago-Gervious reply was inadequate and unsatisfactory.
eervios writs frothy reporta, extracts of which that the total amount wllected fast quarter can be used at half-yearly meatings in order dui of youthful freshness.
length into the Chinos, traditions concerning the Double, and Vogotable Bands, and thus causing packages tan. New York-1,657 packages
Losnow, 6th May: was Ta. 127,156, as compared with Th. to raise the hopes of the shareholders, they
The Powers have presented's fresh collective 829,826 in the same period of 1885 and T. are not wanted, which, if tras, w warcely A Glossary of Reference en Subjects connectare / Ki-lin (Chinese unicorn), and the Fang Espanga more decided scour. The same should be done, 18 packager merchandise, and 11 casee silk
note to Greece. with the Far Best. By FiXKBERT A. GILES, (x). There are several appendisse, in higher up the river at several places. The native d
boats in the upper parts of the river would reap, “which are collected, amongst oth documents, enormous advantages from such improvements.
A. Bocialist neeeting at Chicago has been dis- H.B.M. Vice-Consul, Shanghai. Second Edi-number of extracts from the Chinese glassic Moreover the land reclaimed from the bed of the
persed by the Police after a desperate resistance tion. Hongkong: Mera Lane, Crawford &
Sban Hai King" ("Wouders by Land and winding river would pay for such oxcavations of This year's Nav Malwa $520 per pioul alice, of during which bombs were thrown and several Co. Shanghai and Yokohama: Messrs. Kolly Sex"). Mr. Gould's redenen in Jars and abort now channels.
12 cattios.
persons were killed and wounded. & Walsh. London: Bernard Quaritch.
The zonde about Tiantain native city are in Last year's Nor Malwa $560 per pical, alloe, of
LONDON. 7th May. China bar sumbled bin to collect a quantity of ash a good state of repair that the quiversal Tais useful work has been considerably enlarged lore on the subject, which he has turned to se-fiarioksha is found plying its light wheels over Old Malwa......
13 to 4 cattles.
The Greek Government, replying to the nete ....8570 per pinol, allee, of of the Great Poweri, havo režised to give fur. not be allowed to be built without dated to the second edition, there being an addition of count. The book is appropriately bound in clot then. The hotel keepers at Tientsin sro-com- vision from a Government engineer sequainted
[44 to 5 catties. ther explanation, and the Farsign Ministers Ts. 210,353, na compared with Tis, 151,471 with such work; in fact, now is the time when a over one hundred pagos. Many of the references imitatics of alligators' skin.
plsining bitterly of the detention of the steamer Plan (New).......85071 pur chest,
will have to-day. down the river. The bars and billiari tahlss are
Bauares (New) 558
LONDON, 8th May. and Tle. 142,829 respectively. The opis man who knows how to build a house is wanted. have been extended, and alargonumber of newsnes
entirely neglected. On both sides of Tington, Benaros (Old) 5573 to 560 duty Call from Tis. 252,077 in the first quar-eat of Pablic Works Department written that boon left out with advantage. Under the head and not an 'isklinger. Had our Superintend-introduced. One addition night, however, havi
about one fourth of the way towards the Capital,
The Foreign Ministers, with the exception of the Franch and Russian, have left Athens te: of 1884 and Tle. 252,099 in 1885 to The thought that there were diamonds on the Opium War," the author quotes from Jus- Gardner, a Eurasian, has gone home to lay native barges draw up to the number of between Ox LONDON
The Bombay Cosette says:-Mr. Alan Hyde for many miles nothing is to be seen but large
EXCHANGE.
The Grook Minister at Constantinople has 187,988-st quarter. The quantity of opiure top of Kins Bally' and the mode, d cooking a
been recalled Telegraphic Transfer imported a 5,719 pisuta; the quantity for fowl in some new way, he might have had his in MoCarthy Reduced to plain words, the claims to a poorage. The title to which Es ne-2,000 to 3000, indicating with their families on
beard a louting population of 30,040, waiting, Bank Eills on demand. the Chins Warpiras is that of Bazen Gardner, of Uttogter. pay raised, and the bonses boing neted might principle for which we fought
A rich man in Wamar has bequeathed 3,000 after inspection from the officials, to proceed to the asme period last your was 7,488 piculs, have been supervised, but those mighty (2)was the right of Great Britain to fores a peonables to Fanco Bismarck wits the eti Tientsin to take part in conveying the tribute in 1884, 8,160 piculs, and in 1883, 7,083 practical gentlemen in London, shops short-lar trade upon a foreign people." We are sa pulation that he pemahass sourething whenby to rice from the Sunth from Tientsin to Tung.
sight poleg rules the destinies of their on- picula. With the excaption of the declins plorés, and, in part, the pablie bore have willed prised that Mr. Gilles should endorse such a prere the memory of the testator. Very chow and thence to be conveyed to the granaries at Peking over the very rough stone road which statement of the origin of the China War. Ha kind of him. is this article the other figures contains otherwise."
of the figuren givan, however, will show
a
771,734 in the same period of 1884, and this notwithstanding a very considerable falling off in the opium daty, The import duty was
enticemen who really know their profession to enter or remain in such a service, and throw away their best years with a company whede sot seem to appreciato etork. Should Mr. Sampson leave, itwill be rather awkward, as just now ä consider- house the victims of the late tire, which should
Tls. 465,551, as compared with T. 359,094 able amber of buildings must be erected to
and. Tha. 314,625 in the corresponding quar ters of 1885 and 1884, and the export duty
abilias.
that some such monster-serpent, saurian, or
PEKING.
29th April.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIG F NOR.
WEDNESDAY, 19th May. EXTORT CARGO.
Quotations are:-
UFIUM.
Bank Billa at 30 days' sight.. Bank Bills at 4 months' sight. Credits, att months' sight... Documentary Bills at 4 mouths"
wight
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ar E. thunder visitüity: Widow (was). 7.--Ray in fushe, tosths and hnedmille.
W. DOBERCK.
Hongkong Übearratory, 12th May, 1886-
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LONDON, 10th May.
The Greek ports have been blockaded.
The Greek Ministry have resigned, but the King refuse to soospt their resignation.
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