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THE DAILY FRESS, THURSDAY, JANUAR ̈1Íra, -18≥ 6
Yours faithfully,
G.S. BHART Hes. BeoVistoria Steam Fire Engine Co. A football match will take place this after ou, the Club array and Navy, Rugby rules, play to commend punctually at half-past four. Ttg following are the teas
ABET AND MATT.—(Whites,) Full back.
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of it the stamp of impracticability. No dealer hascertainly been sailed the Naomieitherman Which i ntered the Ta ho district of An Hwandered availble to Stan-yang and Tring-
province. in ries can afford to store for en great length it or she is disqualified. of time. We would anggest that the Govern Parely to a pachtsman's opérit. I raises the run protogal Made in 1866, after ment should use sovee of its surplus and lay in a point;
Yours vory truly, -- cortata supply of paillyot rice. This a temporary measure, & more certain and effective
ROUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
|SUPPLIED—TO THE “BLUE__ZLEAK.”). LONDON. 9th January, RUSSIAN ADVICE TO ENGLAND. The Moscow Gaselte. publishes an article niging apps England not to join the central powers but to conciliate Russia with a view to a penasful possession of India.
M. Boart, Esq.
(Signed) MonPAGUE BEALT.
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I sta," Yours truly," (Signed) WH, FORRES.
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THE RENT DISASTER OF TRAT YEATS, VEG BEING HE IS HWAL KINTO ITS OLD
CHANNEL, AND ZERT THE YELLOW RIVER
TO THE NOETTI.
daptofthem in extenso be
The following letter of sympathy with Mr.
he Natiels, which plems, find fallen back- plexho are under the is on his unfortunate nocicent speaks for
on the Sha Tang ritors for their, r itable
tion supply, has after the."Hmni won fi SHANOWAY, 6th January, 1889.
ly admittat inte ho Capul Chin difenity, ribhith Custome undertake a ro
18, Rose, Fag.. the gangre of goods, "by put-
was remedied. He also the lowlands of Kro-yu. Pro-ding, Kiang and Tai Chon within for 4 tir their own Tonks on the godown do, DAS.The news of the painfal andunfortunate
accident which bafell you at the ronant extensira fire bourse would be for the Straits Governannt to W. G. Forbes, Eag
Li Ti [dykes are tow relievel of the surplus, ut the responsibility in directly disclained in your colony has reached this place, and has caused encourage by every means the cultivation of
The Hai takes ita 1 in Sig-rang Hion, the waters of the Hang tsth. Through the retire us all very deep concern and regret, in which the paddy within the colony, anu te urge upon the in § 12 of the Regulations; and the Costopa Vistoria of Changbai unanimously join, and Iam shiefs of the adiacent nativo Btates, but mere
Hongkong, January10, 1839. auciszt Ping-ski Hlian of Ifo Nani The Book ment of the Yellow River, mareover, it is possible of History Bays that Yi led the Hwai from to open Irrigating sluices or canals ou the River. hemselves require the China Marchaft dirasted to soquaint you that as the anzus genial especially upon the Sultan of shore, the grave Dear Mr. Beszt.
hell on the 4th Instant the
I have your note of yesterday afternoon.* ... Targ-pah west of Sin-yasg) cast, and-united- Hwal at An-fou." Souse argue that the oloring Corio (21) to opter into bende in whitening of the many expromise of this and of necessity of raising suficient for their ev
Iocosider that I have fairly and squarely won it wits the Rivors I flowing south from Shanap of the Ban. He would food the Yug-chou, passed t the Capany will bind itself not to dispose of their sinore syrapathy with you under your misfortune. population at lost. Tapioca, tes, coffee, sugir.
Tung and Se (which joins the I la Pei (Lou. Feng-yang, Huri, and S. Chen, but this world unt "-Iicating this to you I am to add that the heislant, and other fancy cultivation, doubther-the Bangles Challange Cup, and can only regret Klasy Su] so as to all together into the.sas.be the case if the Twing-k’qa were oponed at the goods without the proper permit having montera hepa to sasive good amounts of your pro, have drawn off attention from the vultivation of that you should not think so.
Under the pirocastanese however, I am quite The Haftheroforce passes through Ting chon, Jeane bitan, and if the Hwai wire condusted into mady in the native States, where laureato larss willing to leave the decision to Br. Bottomley, Feng-yang, and Hi-i in An Heel, and east past the aes instead of into the Hung téh Laks. Thi begu abrained. There is no suggestion that rem towards reoGrory.
trpots of ground suitable for its cultivation.
the donor of the Cap
Tao rinn and Tsing-bo for Taing kang. Budells of the Yellow Hires wat originally at goody will be improperly disposed of in the
in Klang Sn. The Sa fova from Brahui adiy- Kishahile, but from the rims of the Han dynasty China Agrahanta godowns; but mees may
trict to Shan Tung, thronga Kth fou. Teit gradually moved south, owing to the silting and daring in which the owner of the gonds
Jang Tri-xing, Taon Hien, Tatai; pogonup and raising of its successie la The through the Lakes Nan-gang and Wei-shan greatest shifting was at furtiem okéng (mertly--of- honestly thinks he has a claim on the ware
and, running south-east from the Eight Looks, Tas-ch'unr and Kanyag in Shan Tung) who housemin for loss or damage to his goods,
joins what is called the Chung Ho Central the ancient Tellow Rivar hod was shindaned; with eque¦
River; after which it enters the Hwalat. Tring and again at Heng-Inng fin the year 1013 whon b. The I passa Can-akan. Yer-chêng, rass the channel of the Han droarty was agaia ab10-- honeaty of purpose resiste. When suct
through the Lob-ion Lake, jos the Sz at Old doned (and the mouth, the Kia-ch'ih and Ya Ho achac cecars with any foreign wharf or
Pei Chot, and with euters the Hwai. The rivers sncorsively tilted up es tant a branch whole three cuter the men at Tün-t Kwa pocurred higher up), and the Yellow Rive¥** * godown, there are courts in which ovey
An-tung Hien. The above are, at least, te flaslly joined the Hwai. From then to tho most ancient courses of the thray rivera. Osing, Ming dynasty the channel betwaa Thing-lo, to the secontre behaviour of the Yellow River, Teo-pitan, Feng Hier, and P' Hizilted up. however, these courses have frequently been die until breaches took place at Tsun Hien Slin tarbel in various ways; but, until modern times, Hina [Shin Turg) Lin-i, and L-ting (in Ho the damage was always done it moderu] Ho Nan], and in consequenos of the mising of tùn, Nan, Shin' Tong, and Chih-li; never in Schon bod the river tugged north at Feng Him I and Yang-chon Ring Su). During the roigu the scheme propofed at Eông Hine had been ad- 4.D. 1069-1086, there was a great breach in thecomplished, it would still have been imposible to Telon River at Tao Tea in Shan Chon bring the Iwai and the Yellow 2liver together- modera K'ai Uhon, extrame Beuth Chih-lij, the again. No time should be lost. The broach at sonsonovce of which was that part of the Yel- Tring-shui Tan this year [1968] bas caused the low River joined the Kwai; but Kiang Su did-Lin-bo Kion to be left perinnently spen, in thy not war auch, as the northern branch entered great damngs of the surrounding amutry. In the see by way of the Northern Tsing Ho [not ne, the San He should be stopped; "Tring-K'ou le be confused with the town of Tring-king shombi be apaned, the channel of the Iwai Pal, whilst the southern branch entered the should be excavated, and the mouth at Yünsti Hai by way of the Southern Teing Ho; and Kwan should be opened. All four should be the clear waters of the Hiwei were quite su'hui. | done at once. If the San Ule by stopped, and the ent to prevens the fbos divided and slackened at Yin Ha ha, not freely opened, Ying- current of the Fellow River from depositing and Fing-yang will be liable to lords. If much sil Bat, daring tão reign 1483-1506, the Tim Hoba Lot freely opened and Taling-k'oz the northern branch was blocked up at Hwango net deeply excavated too. Hind Sz Chea ling Kang and the whole body of it turned into will be liable to inundation by the waters of the Yellow River east of Taing-kiang P' is sius the Bani obancel be not broadly de the Hval, so that the re-sallad channel of the aug th CE the Ting-k'on be deeponrð
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has confidence to sppeal to, if can micable settlement cannot be arrivan ar; but we know by experience that there is i no Court to which a person who believon
Communications en Editorial matters should be himself to bare a claim against the Clána ddressed The Bor, and those on business "Merchants Company can apper), Tha Mix- Manager," and vot ko lndividuals
Carrespondente are requested to forward their naina darbas refused before now-owing to l address with communications addressed to the the Directors of the China-Marcbusts' Com Editor, cat for publication, buta opidance of good putty being of Higher official rant, than the faith
All latters for publication should be written on one Mixed-Court Magistrate-to entertain a suit against. The "Jompany; and this is a very sida of the paper only.
seria difficulty, for such cases do oceur,
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POLICE COURT.
-11th January
BEFORE MR. H. E. WODEHOUSE.
Tuesday AftertvOR. Dear Mr Forbes,
In reply to youre of this date, I think it would be hardly fair to Mr. Bottomley that he the representative of the donor of the cnp-should be asked to decide the question in dispute for reasons, which must be obvious, and which I feel sure he would be the filmi to point out.
I would suggest that three of the forking members of the late regatte committee asked
to gire a decisionĮ SAY,
Rom. A. P. MacEwen, E. L, Woodin, Esq. E. Burnie, Esq.- gentlemen of experlenos in bosling matters. and whose impartiality cannot be questioned, If Mr. Bottomloy wished, I would agree to add his map to the three mentioned, and let the gnornm ba four, or atriks out one many you wish,
Yours very truly, (Bigned) MONTAGVI BRANT.
FIRACT. The fourteen on charged with piratically stealing the Chui Hop trading junk together with oarge of the value of $700 on the 4th W. H. Forbes, Esq. December, were again placed in the dock,
After taking some further evidenco his Wor- ship-committed sight of the defendants for trial, and discharged the remainder.
waren tellows seated themselves therein With remeinter.
BEYOKE MR. T. SERCOME-SMITH.
BRINGING INTO THE COLONT FOR AS IN: PROPER PURTOBE
Wong Asting and Tesug Ahap, consisted of bringing To Akui into this colony for the par pose of emigration, were each sentenced to five month imprisonment with hard labour and six hours in the stocks.
Dear Mr. Beart,
(Copy.)
January 10, 1888. I are in receipt of your favour of this after noon, and while I have no objection whatever to the depi-ida. I have already cone to, as conveyed the goatloten you name, I must declino to alter to you in my previous letter of this date.
Yours truly,
(Signed) W. H. FREE. M. Beart, Esq.
(Copy)
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ply be channel of the ancient. Hal. There too, and its mouth at Yin-1 Kwan alm oporter, wory fourteen breaches of the north bank of the then Ying-chwang, and Wang:yong will" be Yellow River during the Ming dynasty, and fivelable to inulation.
of the aquth; all the last loading the waters into the Hit The Evereat was at Kso-kia Yen 20 A from Taing-kieng Pu¦ in the year 1970), Wednesday Morning-
when the Pehmu east of this Hung-ish and Dear Mr. Forbes,
Sz-kwang Lakes barst, and flooded the districts I am sorry you decline to refer the question of Bizare, Shan-rang, Yeo-ch'eng. Kao re to the three gentlemen named in my presious Pag-ring, Tai hing, and Tang tu. Darang the letter, for their knowledge would enable them Mancha dyasety there were repeated beerabas age as this, which may mean establishing pre morts of the Tsing Shai Ten [2orth of Koo cedent, it would be well that the decision should ya] Canel or river embankments, all osring to be based on a knowledge of the subject, rathore Yellow Kivor appropriating the bed of the then upon a mere matter of opinion
Hwai and overtawing its basks in the early
w. I.. Forbes, Big
(Signed). MONTAGUE BEAST.
Birce the shore was in type the following letter has been received, and, as it was for the to withdraw the whole correspondenes from the other papers, it has been included here- *
January 11, 1888.
Ip Alok was charged with the larceny of twenty cunts, the property of A. M. Comes
Complainant said he was standing entaide the Victoria Hotel, Queen's, Road, when he put his band into his pocket to take out some money. Dear Mr. Beart,
referred in others.
morts, and two others, the Chela and Chuo-
1886.
1
NOTE.The vomisinal-resourous of alt flia-native talent availble are in cont to make the above dearer than it is. The trae kar to the question in whero in the Eva Ha? Wite it? is it "thren rivara" or a river's name Acpeding to the Shang- Magistrate, it manne a strip of land or villages long thres Inck-levels of the Grand Canal.
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THE INDIAN COTTON AND. YARN TRADE.
von rarely. As long as this difficully A. Maclenn exista, mérebanie, who are themselves re- J. Griy sponsible in many osses to principals af boue, H. W. Ball cannot have perfect confidence in patting F. It. Shephard their goods in the China Merchants' go-
LARCENT OF CLOTHING. downs. We freely acknowledge that is is B. B Marwood. R.N., will impire for the Army charged with stealing enthing of the value of Ng. Astum, Chan Wo, and Chan van were The rate of the Company to meet all laluan Kary and 8. C. Jones for the Club
810 from Lai Ayan. Complainant, a cook on when prov d, with the utmost libers hity, but. A. daring act of desertion frois a British res-beard the steamer Faishan: said that in the 8th we are efercing to cases in which, the Comel took place at Surabaya on the 11th December. inst. slant 1.30 am, be tied some slothing in a The loos Courant says that the ship in question, buns before going to sleep. When be acko pany honestly believes that it has a perfect the Staboart, registered in Nova Scotia, had the bundle was missing. He found the first HONGYONG JINuary 12th, 19 answer to the claity, and would not be doing boss lying two days in the roadstead there with defendant with the bundle in his band, but right ite duty in ita abargholders if it gave way ex. a fell cargo of petroleum When it took place, pieces of clothing were missing, Shortly after seven of the orar had set le work equipping and wards the watchman on board brought the other Tar Government notifoatico inviting precept after due process in a competent Court." proefsioning the largest bout as it lay in the two defendants, who had two of the pinces of pitals for the supply of victine Igno fagh In the Chiefoo Convention the followine tackles. When all was ready, the whole of the clothing, to him. He had not revered the izon the calfie a estisfactory step in the statetions and provision are contained the utmost dexterity they out the tackling so The first defondant was sentenced to ste some to a cract conclusion; and in each of the lake embankments, the Canal ambank. right direction. The supply of temps ha The Chinese Government bas established that the boat full upon the water. This diftralt monthe imprisonment with hard labor, and the failed under the abnormal demand, and at Shanghai & Mixed Cours, bot the officer and dangerons manovra must have been skil- other two sound over in the sum of $10 each to
fally gone through to admit of its being carried be of good behaviour for six months. is most important that a sufficient, suply presiding over it, either from Lack of power out withorat accident. The Master and he re- hould always be at hand. We have to teor dread of unpopularity, constantly fail to mainder of those on board were awakened by
Masera. J.Jamnejro & P. Edulj, nader Unte I gather from the decided nature of your last autumn. At last the Viceroy Kin Fu opened of Hongkong, Sed January, pabfish the tallow Jetter, that it is fond;, so I am forwarding sire to alarm the community, or to exaggerate enforce his judgmente. It is now under the boat striking the water: Coming on dick,
mommt altorwaria, they gazed upon the deser.
Correspondonos to tho newspapers, so that that our va or levels leading from the lake ambanking report matters, but, in propance of the facts that 9gstood that the Taungli Tamén will write a tura, making of in the distance lint that was
pertion of the public which is interested in this kwan, leading from the banks of the Canalt year showa marked impros-ment over The trade in Indian Grey Yarns during the deaths from stali.por occurred in the firer circular to the Legations; inviting Forcica all they could do a that instant: The fugitives
almost publie yacht may form is own
Lueer Kap-ya info the Li Hia Ho], these could that of 1896 as will be seer from the appended shaped.course in the dimotion of Grissee. The week of the current month, and that it is Representatives at ones to consider with the master con cetares Llar Bizzes in this objective
opinion upon the point raised.
be operad or shut at pleasure, and there was Tables. Total reported sales read those «i Tours vary truly,"
nothing more to droad than the complaints of the previous year by 10.000 biles, or nearly 26 spreading-daily, it is surely tire that some Tiang-li Tate the measures needed for polat, judging from the complete of
those whose turn it was' to receive the extrá
per cent, whilst the total imports to Saghai effective measures abould be taken to check the more effective administration of us the bout. In that ons, they will have lo 18
waters on their land; and this gradual rnin-was pull before them, owing to the beat having to the epidemic, for such it has now become ice at the Ports open to trade" So famils. Ketamally, the prison have been called in
better than a endden avslanche of waters, which and Japan mark an increase of 38,000 bales,
174 par cent. went on until the year 1851, when the greating in the market, which Lad be completi would ofted omry any whole cities. This The Government medical staff is insufficient, nothing has come of bis, and the Mixed Bss of what ayali will it he Meanwhile, the
The year opened with a slightly better feel- and the hospital, instead of being outside Court occupies much the same status now.smarter has been deprived of some of his best
disaster at Fing Bica took the Yellow River men. He is very much cast down and ̋aisivus, the town or on an land, is in the heart of it did in 1876. If were brought in
as is indeed naturally to be exper d. The Load
north once more, and relieved the Kiang Suneralized at the latter end of 1820, aut
all oumaury for superiur favourite theads people of all scxisty. Victoria, and likely this to spread the com.the Mited Court as at the Cbins er of the desertors is a Gorman who knows all
At last this great disaster at Taing-shui Tan suddenly act in which gravely but steadily developed into a brisk gemi donand and tagion. The Government have token one first chants' Compass, assuming the Magistrate about navigation. This is evident, from the In doing so he dropped a Swenty-cent piece. Is-Since racsipt of your letter of this morning noth of Bon] took place in the present for there amorpg sarthy ccntinued to improve dexterons way in which be lowered the host, a fondant, who was a chair coolie, was the only per arrived after two o'clock, I have seen Mr. Bot step in the way they should go and we entertained the claim, by what code and what handliness which he with fin fey to iuitate. son standing by, and although he did mit se him toriley and shown him, the correspondence that roubles is to go sing on at the mouth at both in volume sol price till the beginning of
The only remedy for all thano hope they will lese no time in inaugurating precedents would he try it and what con. The master, who is a pastimable person by actually pick it up he suspected him. With the has passed between as.
the Hung taob and conduct the water into the May, when bust No. 30s, which were quoted pon effectual precautions to stay the progress of fide would be reposed in his judgment all agents is now of his wits end, bereft of sasialance of the watchman from the Hotel he
179, and fada bine powerless. Truly an searched defendant and found two dollars on knows so little about yachting matters that bald basin of the Hwal may be utilized; unless ensued lasting till the middle of July, when He is leaving for home to-morrow and says he now goudaned Yellow River hid, as that, the Bay at 873 at the one meal of the gear. advanced, to $77---emporary bill then the disc. Compulaney vaccination fall us take a case such actually unenviable position.Straits Times.
his person and in his mouth a twenty-cent plone, would prefer to have the question raised by you this is done other places will suffer, besides the searity and dearness of English Yarn children at least should be insisted upon cured in Barkong i Ew years ago
which he identified as the one se bad dropped. Dr. Deberek, in his report on the results of Defendant hosted the charge was sam therefore, now perfectly willing that ivy two days of a Hue to the The Spennings, and uses, which had given way Kiang Sn The Hwai drains ne fower than enre or there demand on to Indan overy froits given to auglis to be real my or ariuatile ny relinedico store for berinvestigations co earning typhoons, says bouged to seven days' imprisonment with hard should be referred to the three gentlemen tach Lake, and every summer froshot lays the urlag the interval from 31 to $11 per bale. einated. Of course it would be practically a godown was destroyed up white ans. When the wind rises in a typi con it blows in labour.
named by you, their decision to be fual. gusts and the mercury heaves in the barometer,
Fing-skou, Fang-yung Hu, Sa Chon, Poh set ealy revered the decline at round the. impossible to make vaccinulim universa) The owner brought a claim against the waren s strong gale the mercury dantnates frequent
Astear threat of publishing the correspond-Chm, Hai-rian Hab-K'in, and Shon Chou highest point of he your, when Express No. Clan Acheung was charged with the slewense that has passed between us in the news amore the Chinese, but it might well be tusemun, The defence was that the antly three hundredths of an ioch, at intervals of ful possession ofs bangle
teristries under water. Kao-chin Ton dyke) 20. was sold at $78, Eince the pricva haru pets, you are at liberty to do so now, or at any way by raised so as to preserve Kiang Su but remained remarkably steady, the dinolaatina not made very general, as they have a whine had been brought into the godown with the Perhaps about four minutes. But there is no
boxring when the wind is not strong even if the P.C. 20 said be wag og din Central | time you may wisa.
this only shuts up the water in the above ending 20 cents to a follar per lede. On Yours truly, Horror of small-pox and would not be slow to merchandise, This was obviously a case for can re is very close to a reme). When the Market when he heard a great noise and saw
wei Bistricte ones, as long as Saa. Hotre comparing 1887 with 1886, the past may unq65-" W. E. FORBES.- maina unopened, the districts of An Hwei which avail themselves of free vaccination. In a jury of commercial men. A Shangbai, if wind has attained storm-force it blows in fierce defendant ranainaway. He gave chase and
borlas on the Hwai must be flooded, whist, if ionably be presenced a belter yunr, both sa England inccalation for sanall-pus is prohi the defendants were the China Merchants' equalle of perhaps about ten minutes duration, caught him, and his person found the hang. Beart, Esq.
regards the extent and value of the busineRS, while the mercury heaves up and down as much,
the banks of the Canal burst, the districts behough from importo's point of view it is proda bited, but here it is praised by the Chipes Comany, it would have to be tried by a sight hundredths of au ingh. In those calls Defendant admitted the possession, but soil a
two Kyang ling ugchar] and they doubtful is the onluugil east in Indiu doctors, and it is questionable Low for this Chinees Mandarin of low rank, Amore un-the wind spur or backs in the etion fean dropped it. He picked it ap and was SUMMARY OF THE “KWING-PAO." must be flooded. As the lowest districte va during the greater part of last your dotwith
wards which it is a change, pwing to
soffur rapat, so it happens that the lui-bia o standing cheap freights the of ste stille agatem is responsible for the preslange of satisfactory tribunal wild not be conceived the progressive motion of the centre of the near raised a shout and the constable took him The following summary of the contente nga and Tung-tail- suffers bine mes cautinuing treou the PD. and Rabattine the disease in winter, and whether it should If consignees wie o avail themselves of the typhoon. As a general role it may be said that inte mustody.
out of ted Thus, though Tang-shou and i wai steamers) as been so than covered by the His Worship sentenced him to fourteen days of the Canton Kwang-pao of the ith Tacuary valley South Kiang Sa] may be protected when better pries obtained in China and Japan. be permitted bere. However that may be itirilege of ingling their points they are, the mer begins to zeer in the mull. Then imprisonment with hard Jabeur.
mercury given a jump upwards when
Article to show that the Yellow Rivor's the Tsing: kou mouth is closed, it is impossible No. 4-hve ben angleated through the under the pogut regulations, compete to it. drops down and gives the jump
turn to its old bed will
advantage.
to protect Su-obou and ai-ohon North Kinog ore them in the god was of the China wards, while the wind shifts back to its
12 degrees Fahre lowest point last year be River bed, the fand z can no longer enter the The mercury reported to have fallen as low as Su. Owing to the silting up of the old Yallow Merchants' Company, and in the event of original direction. But the mercar has been
ing 17, The cold is said to have made great Hai at Tsing-kou, just as the Hwai can no aburred to bebate in the opposite way de- Jumage they have no atisfactory court to casionally, and this point deserves further in-
haroo-among the slags and caterpillars, and a longer escape by the different Xin He or reliy- good baryeot za anticipated.. vestigation During these quails an enormous
ing cleanels. Henso, the waters of the Non- which to appeat.
A report that Colonel Li, the expirer of the yang, Chao-rade and Wei-shan Lakes pour into | muzutint-of- rain falls in a for-minutes. The
notorione pirate Ching Sam, had been enticed the Caual through, the Han-chwang Chob, or temperaturo, falls as a rulo a friction of a degree
into an ambush by the notorious pirate Huang lock, and, at fresher time, Foug Hien P'ei Hian, Tu-sheng and very uostly taken by him, ann-Pei Chou, Yon-oh'ong, Lao-yian, and Sub-kien centre is pussing rarest to a vesel, & ferce Challenge Cup. I bag to place in your hundeng shot in the sido.
hand, the Kao-ya and Pao-ying Lakes, be- Fire at Chouhang, the criminal cemetery, in ing sluggish, did thuir way by the wai Ka pany were to be the only warehoush to be General Wong, the Chinese Emigration Comaquill frequently entered in the log-boot.pies of the correspondance which has passed."
consequence of the grass and undursmod eaten or channel into the southern part of the Canal, Looded, a meeting of the Shanghai Chamber misstoner, returned to Singapore from Sandakan The existence of a line of squelle perpendicular upon the subject.
To avoid misapprehension I desire to say that ing fre to the path of a storm-centre is well knows in I lay no claim to the Cup on behalf of the Kath on the 31st December of Commerce was held, at which an eueroutių
the stores thất cross the Ritish Isles. It iš
Extensive fire among the bost-builders' sheds and settle for the most part towards the Li-hia Ho Kao-yu Should, however, these two lakes be overcharged, the only thing is to open the protest against This part of the scheme was A party of the Royal Engineers, ander Lisat.remarked that typhoons often arrive: in quicker I only nak that if my objection be upheld at Pati, opposite the city.
A joss reported to have been bespattered with Linas Kien and allow the water which would passed, and the matter was referred to the Edmonds, Axcessfully blew up with dynamite acesul followed by iutereals without trihovus, the Cap shall be retained and raded for next year
the Naomi still having one victory to her credit and by a woman who had invested in the lottery one into the lake] to escape by the Lph-tang & small rock near the Canton What, yesterday there is generally a typhoon to be found some-. but during the height of the typhoon season
As this race has been before the community for Da Fupposed tip from it with dimetres results Ho trorth of Twing-kiang l ́a over 100 li) to Foreign Ministers at Peking. That the pre-afternoon.
so many years, you may think it of rufficient pak. A child not three months old reported to have the sea, in which case Kanyi, An taug, Hai ference of a particular company was cal
| where at any time.
lio interest to warrant space being granted in commenced to talk."
Chot, and Shy-yang North Kiang Sunr calated to prejudicially, affect other co-inform as that the Ocean Steamship Company' tion to the vivl omrployment of Naval and Mi
The Aganta (Messrs. Butterfield & Swiror
A suisite reputed at Lich! Wan; the body has tooted. Thus it is plain that, unless the sen Wy(L&C. Expr recently called atten. your valuable paper te publish these details.
Iam. Dear Sir,
not to far been identified. papies was self-evident, and is proved by steamunt Bellerophm, from Liverpool, left Sinitary offoera in connection with the refusal of
Tour obedient Berriat, -the fact that the Gerona mail steamora huga egaporn yosterday morning for this port. -
MONTAGUE BEÁRT. the Imperial Government to pay any portion of transferred their wharfing busines from the
Hongkong, 11th January, 1858. We have to acknowledge receipt from the the pension due to Major-General Gordon for Associated Wharves to the China Mer. local agents (Messrs. Tarner & Lof of a nest Imperial service whilst in the cit amployment
(Copy) Chants' wharf. It does not appear, hexoser,dicator, issued by the Northern Argurence Com-War-has-now-omunicates to the army-the-Dear Mr. Forbes,
card calendar for tho carront your with date in. of the ecdong of Hongkong. The Secretary for
Hongtong. Monday Morning. that the privilege of basing their podowns pany,
terms of a new Treasury minute which regulates
It is reported to me by Mr. Howall and Mr. ~~Bänded is negurarily to be confired to the)
the employment of nayal or military offers who Kirkman, that by orders given to them, by either China Merchants' Company, for in the rules Barande of the Philippine Forest Department, ment or under a colonial or foreign Government the Naomi, during the race for the Douglas Chal-
The Comercio tears that Don José Sains da ara on half or retired pay in any public depart yourself or by someone representing you on board THE the general term "the proprietors" of ware. Eas been commissioned to proceed to China to In rerard to the employment of officers by co. Imige Cup, the launch-which was accompanying study the flants which on. accent of their use lonial Governments (exclusive of India), it is the ohts in case of accidents-conducted or
is cirtain that there is a crying wegt für toe. tor hospital arrangements, incrald super vision, and greater precautionary measures.
Tre Bonded Warehouse regulation into force at Shanghaiith The estmonce ment of the year short time ago, when
UNLAWFUL 'POSTESSION,
about to return it when some hawkers standing
THE FACHT RACE FOR THE DOUG
A 8 LAS CHALLENGE CUP.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG "DAILY-FREAK”.. DEAR SIR-As the fact bịe been published and sometinios mach moru. But the wind does that a protest was entered against the Naomi is frequently a change. At the time when the
year, and sales shew an insignifienut silang
at ubremunerative rates. A pure of 50 bales very interior uke had to be reshipped to Bem- "bay in the early part of the year,
No. 68 and Bra atendily increasing in fa
-
vour.
Reported sales when an increase of
1:200 balas in No, fs, and of 640 in No. Em. Domand has run chially upon superior makes ♥ prices remaining steady throughout..
The Philippias Government has appointed it was maced that the godowns of the Commientenor for the Melbourne Exhibition. not returs ía quite its original direction. The scoring a win in the last race for the Douglas ber of his oen being killed and he himself bo- districte are all under water. On the othun/ No. 106, and 12a-Th increase in reported sales
Dr. Sebastian Vidal. China Merchants' Steam Navigation Cum-
The Viceroy reported to have riated the San Fase temple and offered up prayer.
List of successful students at the monthly examinations (moderations),
-
THE YELLOW RIVER. DISASTER OF 1837, PROPOSED REMELY, AND HISTORY OF PRE- VIOUS DISASTERS.
over previous year is 14,900 and #liki for ench conut respectively. Comnion, though manfed at a price, have been scares thrcagheit, which is not surprising considering the wretched rates rullug Medium have boon taken some what steadily, but demand was-mach stined. to a few chops and by no means general. Good to beat have been in considerable request and prices tavo ruled almost without change. ibroughout
Nc. 14. Have been much neglected all the
year. And where a falling off in the demand and considerable decline in price.
outlet is opened, either North or South Klang
reported sales, over previous year, may be VOCILER by Per Kisin during the Ming notel. Prices are ruled rystenly throug dynasty and by Kin-fo Jaring the present.-to
-out the year. Good to best hare boon in con- wash the aneddy Yellow River silt with the clear
siderable demand bath for local consumption Hwai, sed to dredge the mouth at the ker. The
and export and enpolios were exhaust during Rirer Viceroy Chang Pén-keb once proposed to
the first half of the tear, then edes to arrive clear a way for the Hwa tid the Lawai loop
were offerted. Rechweser, have been fi and Lab-ho Hien through the hills to
over done during the litter end of tie year, and simultaneously with arrival, demand ba the west of the Hung tech and Kaoru Lakes into the Yang-teze; but the Emperor Kang-hi
expectedly subsided, stocks at the close show ansported the spot and shared the impracticaði-
ing a heavy inreaso lity of the Rohama. The River Viceroy Kin-fu-No, 20s-Have been dealt in to so nousually
Su must suffer. The only sound plan is that nd No. 163.--An increase of nearly 6000 boles fu
houses appointed by the Shanghai Cuslam" in industri-e or as agricoltural producta shoc)d directed that any on the active list who now hold directed your boat round the White Rnaks on Ba│THE VICEROY TEENGÄN PROPOBAL AFTER THE proposed to build a dyka 1.500 feet thick from
A
DISASTER OF 1887,......
large extent during th year, the increase in reported sales being 15.000 bales or nearly 25 per cent. Owing to heavy shipments direct to Shanghai and Japan, purchases by forrig nars are been trilling, but this a TI more tana compensated by a brisk and well sustained native demand for Tonquin and the West Coast, where the continued scarcity and denrues of English yarn is bringing superior Indian reads of Nos, ICs, and 20s. late foreasing me and prominencn.
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to store goods in bond" is used; and, aftesbe known in the Philippines, and to make adds or shall koroafter hold sach positions not remuerday night, thus giving you anadvantage which
Chelo Chen (saar Kao-yu past Pêt-ků Ch'ang
near the se] san to confine thé ara, exit of specification of the particular warehouses now tions to the collection in the Manila Botanical versted out of Imperial innde shall draw to pay, was manifestly unfair to the other busta authorised, we find the following: The Gardens, with tow to introduclog the culbut if the return of the emploit apparst this bears, in justice to the yachts sonipoting
effective or non-effective from Imperial frændi Will you please let me know what explanation:
There are two exits from the Hang-tadhlake, tho Ewai, but the people of Kao-ya and Pro- ons communicating with Tsing-kiang Pa by ying objated to this scheme, I bath cases the booding of other warehouses will be din of such as may be of general re
the Admiralty or War Department to be of a kind
ider was to lead the Hwaifaway from its own Yours very truly,
way of the Shab-tsing stains, sad one by the channel, which had been occupied by the Yellow known up the public by a notification
The Admiralty have ordered the Daring, 4, to afford practical experience likely to be after
(Signed) MONTAGUE BEANT. -~ composite alvop, Commander Boldero, 940 tons, wards of public advantage in the event of re
Li-tez Bo communicating with the Kao-ya River By stopping-up the Sau Hv, deepening displayed at be Custom House,” It 920 hores power, to pay off at Sheerness, om bar tura to Imperial service, the services of such of
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and Peo-ying Lake system, and this into the the mouth of the Iwai, and giving the Hwai i is stated in the Daily Newse, however; return from the China station, where she has cera under the colonial Government may, if the
January 9th, 185S. Yangtze, or if that exit be insuficient than by tree flow from Tsing king Pa to the soa, that BAJ spplication of the Associated just completed for fourth term of foreign horon authorities think fit,, comt towards pro. Dear Mr. Beart,
service. The Daring is to be paid off into the motion and retirement. No oficer on the active I have yours of this morning, and in reply the dulces of the Li-hia Ho into the sea. Ibere Hwaian-end Yung chea would be freed from danger. By opening Tsing-on opposite Whartre and there to allow their go-fourth division of the Madway Steam Recetre,list is to take employment under a colonial Gor-won'd, state that we did ask the Inunoh, that is, however, a river in Teo-yüan disttiot, runuing | Twirg.kinng Pn the seventy-two An Hw No. 189. 224.2ie-Have not akarud in the g
éral improvement, and seem to be getting out downs to be bonded has been met by a re-sud it is not likely that she will be brought emment for a longer term than five years, which was near as at the time, to pisit up the White north from the Hung tath late the Old Yollow streams would all drain freely into the wai,
of favoar, business franmeted during the year being poor and unremansrative. fusal. It will be the day of the Foreign forward for further service, is her arcindout is torn is not to be renewed. In the case of Book for us. The foreigners ou based stated River bid and pulled the Chington Ho. By and free Ying-chou and Feng-ag fraza dauger.
Jobsolete and bar spood below the average Ministers to see justice done in the matter ships of more modern construal inn.
tirement from the Imperial forces while forcing that they did not know where it was, and deepening this Ching-tes He the surplus waters Than Lin-lao Kian could be blocked up, and Bi-Raw Cotton The following statistics of imperts The a-lonist Government, an offer may at unve" oar pilot gave them the course, to steer. The
shen and Hathon would be safe.
Lualheinst eightyours wizy prove interesting:- Formerly, owing to the silting up of the and equal privileges accorded to all who are Admiralty have decided to replace ships of the draw so much of his retired pay he was varbed Na.it wae kesping ap at the bing on ao might be takes to the Chung-Fun Ho by way of
Braga Beats, Karrer, so, te willing to comply with the conditions. As Daring class with the new fast. betviarned by Imperial service before entering the soleil opant of the tide. Before the lannat found the Tang Chang, and thence to the sea at Ten-t'i Yolo River, the grain bosts had to cross it by
KATA |●kops the Buzard type.-Times.
Barrios, and upon his relirement from the fatter Rock, wo had picked up the small lands to the Kwan. Then there is the Sui-shift Ho, running means of locks at each sillo; but after this disaster 16 316151 it is provided that Borided warehotta a shield.
ho may also draw the retired pay earned by se asetuard, and bed already altered our coarse for tast from the Hung-tack into the Old Tallow of 1851, when the Yellow River weet worth, iz The Army & Navy Gazettesays:The builds much of his do onial service as preceded his re- the Reek, before the lapash whistled. be exclusively reserved for the storage of of the Wasp's engines have not taken up the tiramens from the Imperial farves. To offices
locks became unaosonsary. The Hwaian Customs 1-1 14,89 We did not take an unfair advantage of the Hiver bed; and, if this be deepened, the surised to fetch a quarter of a million tasla.arhnal-36 15.1 1638 1817? bonded poods,” the quesitor whether it would cudgels in behalf of their handiwork. It may. whs have accepted any employment before the other pachte, as is the time I speak of we were plus waters of the lake can be similarly courer, but, eles the opening of San He, moal of pay other companies to avail themselves of therefore, be inferred that they recognise the passing of the Superintention Act, 1987, the close to the books, and could have found it in aed to Tang Chang and Tün-ti Kwan. At the traffe bar evaded the Customs by baking These figures shew a considerable falling off the privilege it allowed must depend on the extreme probability of her maebleary baing new rules are not to apply without their consent; minute or two without the assistance of the launch the same time the Shun-twing Be should be the Lake rantes: and there being insuficient in imports and the trade appears to later been
similar to that which has been giving, marry and in the ovent of their not conang ting the laws extent to which the privilege of bonding in times, to the engineere of the Rattler. The and regulations spplying to that, bafors such that we artered the launch to remain at the ticked so as to prevent an exos of water from into the Elia la; 1 but after 1851 the receipts lower opunts of Iucian Yarn which are laid is pity mon on board did not tell
water in the Hwai channel, trafile has been driven tonly affected by the hary supplies of the availed of by consignees of cargo. But as designer and constructor of the Way, ton, keeps passing shall continue to apply in regard to the White Rock, so as to show the other yachts running out of the Hung tach into the Grand improved onto more. Owing to the stopping ny down comparatively cheaper at the door of the
silence. They are doubtless ashamed of their particular.employment. simple maiter of justice the right to be wrk, and, watrast, have taken to beart the loss
where it was.
Canal True, the bed of the Old Yellow of the Yin Ho or reliaring sidings the salt hul to However, if you wish to make a point of this River in higher than the level of the Hung-tadh go overland several miles from Si∙Ps [20 li from consumer than the raw material. thair warehouses bonded if they wish thould of life for which many people hold them morally The L. & C. Explain angs:We have previous I am at your service to all the race ever again, be accorded to all the Ootapanies with us responsible. Whether there justification de❘ly adverted to the subject of the food supply of if it is decided that I took an unfair advantage and the draining power of the Chang-yun Ho Tasag-kiang Pu) in order tuxot into the Hung- tech Lake: bat, since the opening of Teling k'on, distinctions. This is so-clear that we think be in a position to judge. dr. J. P. Casey, the corsideration not only of everyone who has taken
e for this indictment the public should shortly Singapore. The matter is one deserving the of you.
saltboats have been able to efterthe wai by way of Sarang-kia Chah and get into the Xin Ho or there can be no doubt, the point will be cou- | obie? officer of the Indian Government steamer | up his abode in the colony, but these at a distanss
reljeving rivers. Since the Hwai hat had a free ceded sa non set the master has been duly Texauerim, washwe learn, a passenger in the who bare interests connected with the place. It] M-Bourt, Beq.
passage to the sea rii Teing k'ou, the Kao-yu and ill-fated craft from Aden to Colombo-acts should be borne in mind that the very frenden
Paoying Laker have dried up, and the Hia Ho Tepresented to the Chinco Gnvergent by very long journey, but, as it happened on this of trade of the part of Singapore does hot permit
Starting from the breach north-mat of Cheng, bas oot had more than sufficient water. The the Ministers at Pyking. - In the mêsation occasion, a stormy one, and therefore presumably of that exactitude in the import and export off
Hongkong, Monday. Afternoon.
Chon, the Yellow River swamped 120 villages site of the Hung-tseh Laks used to be rick en injustice is being perpetrated for which capable of giving evidence of the seaworthiness returns which might be desired by juriste in sia Dear Mr. Forbes,
or otherwise.of the craft. Mr. Casey is known tiacice. It may not be going too far to sugest Thanks for your letter in reply to my note of Chang-mau district, including the oity, in bottom lands; but, after the Yellow River turn- ed south in 1043, the waters of the Hwal-wora there will, we fear, bà tc redress. Jo for a good, praotionl sailorman, and his opinler that such an offer as that of statistician should this morning. I hesitate to press my opinion ring the lands of 300 in all. Thence the our driven back so as to forin "a lake, part of which it may turn sat to be merely technical and will eary weight. We ask him, then, to laf be appointed, and could largely aid in electing upon you, for, in the limitad yachting orals rent swept through part of the Siang-fu distrist was volaimed after the disaster of 1851. The how far sebetantial remains to be seen, burton publia know what his own impression of the nocarate details of information, hut only regard- here, it is a pity to even risk disturbing the good to action, and other towns south of Chu-sien Keya and Paying Lakos used also to be rich
matzer is. As he was Captain Adazivoe's guesting- rice, but other commodities which make friendship which now exists, But, in this par as already stated, the business of one the should be also able to tell us whether there up the fond supply if the port. We leark ticular race, which has bosa contested so keenly Chen. Traveling on, it ensiruud the nity of bottom lands bat, after the Hung-te
ova's driven find an exit by the south, the portant line has already been tranferred was any appearance ou the part of the younger that the Government bare just offered a pre- for a autabor of pests, I think all interested Yu-shi. Hien and swept awards to Fako lakes wore created. After the turning north of from foreign company to the Chin Mer-plore of that inability to do the work which mins to the dealers in ries at Bour; of five should unite in keeping the fight free from any Hier and Hol Trus in Ten-ding Hien, doing the Yellow River in 1353, a great part of the
verisín aconymous persons have charged against cesta for every bag of the former, and ten question of fairness.
The recent romaricable instance in which a them. Moreover, Mr. Casey may be xhỏa tó táll cents for every bag of the latter which they I am sure you will agree with me is this, bad, damage also to portions of Bl-kws. Hies. At Pa-ma Sa-kwang, and Pib-the Lakes were re Another point of great importance what opinion Captain Adamsco had for.and the deders) will store for six months at a If it meets with your approval, I would suggest La Lin the river from Hwaining joins the claimed. Another result was that the Yin Hemember of their sex actually complained that H TẾ ĐI LED to Yellow Bả breaks so Tes, then photographer had "dattered" Ler is not wholly of his craft at the time he wse on board, time an inducemennt to the trade tothep that the fants of the occurance to which I taks Kislu and the Te-sha-Rivera, and about here
It is recorded of Jenny touching commercial and international very particular of this kind will be moet in large stocks in Bond Messrs. Whanpon and objection, shall be placed before a competent over 1,500 villages were swamped. The stream. the Iral yang pu chim,"
a disappear, saya the without precedent. couplets
Lind that when Durham, the scalptor; produerd in involved in thio regulations at prósent interesting, as, although the public bary boen fold Co. will probably accept tas priam on four, committes-iscal or otherwise-end its opinion thone aped south to Riang-ch'eng_district and Ho is the name of a plass on the Canal 80 lia bast of her, the was quite angry with him for force, namely, the Accountability of the great des about other people's fansie, there iube they require a large quantity of the article in be asked and accepted as final.
has been he get no authorised version published | stock for their own nae but the oferto the tradem Answering your propseal to sail the otheroe into Lah, Yib district of Kwei-teh Farming-tang Ho, and to so onlind on Bongunt of having made so pleasing a likeness. She suld China Merchants Company to its customers of the frings on board the Weap such as would in rice bas been declined. It seems to us that again, I cannot say the solution of the diffoulty Theson again it sped south-east, and joined the he is or ii.bis runs from the Canel into the to him, "I am an ugly Bwede, and yor bare. On this the femarks of the Daily News are so undoubtedly be expressed to a brother means. the propost in regard to rice bears on the face presents itself to me in that light The race Ming Hiver and the Hwang-kon River, after ses Arth of and parallel with the Yangtete.
chente,
..
Yours truly, (Signed) W. H. FORBES.
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is already overtaxed; yet it is of vital importance to preserve the Libia Ho from disaster.
GOVERNOR OF BOMAN'S ACCOUNT OF THE
-DISASTER- Or 1887-
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