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THE DAILY FRIMS, THURSDAY, MAY 10m, 1888.

THE OREAT WALL NOT A MYTH.

Wo (the Chinese Recorder), taks pleasure in publishing the following from Mr. C. F. Horg of the China Inland Mission. No one who has

ever seen portions of the Great Wall how say question about its being more than & myth, as maintained by Alba Larrion

"On the road from Singan the first sight b

A dratie but effective are for the bite of a 15. Meanwhile, let us so what sort of a man stof the original diary, penged in situ from day to | visitor's enfimuity is satisfied the door is shut, and this poor wretch within is left to his applied at Caloutta the other day, that in Mr. Grille's eyes forma a type of a day lo the tent, the foe, or the canca, on the!

From the account in the Indian Dally Nowe bap Amorioan Naval Omar. This is how Bir sore: the giaclor the mountain side. Such Bocinty it the next gaping visitor pears thata nuber of gaskos, principally cobras, Griffe's hero behaved in a crowded drowing do Mr. Seton, Karr's profuse to be comes round or the next meat is pitched at wees sont to Dr. Vincent Rishards for experi room""He would aland at the door, survay having the merits it has also the defects of su mont. He took out one of the cobras, with the the tangled soone, ilud bis objectira point, and instantaneous word-photograph rather than of bim. Does he over nou the ann er, with the object of getting some of its poleen in a watah maroh straight to it, over and through the refully elaborated work of art. It has the exceptions we mention, the faces of his fellow glass, which he had ready for the purpose. He confusion of ladies, childron, and farniture, merit, an unusual one now-a-days, of being mol men? bsa ho any occupations, to take his bald the asks in his right hand; and was moving never stopping till he got there." In church, entis written, and is illustrated by fear maps his left hand in front of it, when the wake bit if he thought the sermon was too long, sud nearly sixty sketches and photographs re- mind off tie orazy fancias P has be air and him severely on the fore-finger of the left hand. he wenally made it a point to clear his produced very affectively by Meisenbrot's pro exoreise, change of disc, clean clothing, & Dr. Richards, fortunately for himself, preserved crually healthy throat so andibly that the begs. The St. Has range, which rises frex the Great Wall is obtained after crossing a low THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY LIME FRUIT JUICE, RASPBERRY,comfortable led, a kind use, or buman his presence of mind; host once killed tus snake, hint was taken by the chaplain." Now we edge of the Pacific Ocean to obsight of twenty hill about seven mile (twenty li), to the witne has booa thoroughly revised and brought ap

and then took up a knife, and laid the finger have been honoured with the acquaintansa of thousand fast, culminating in Mounts St-Elsa Lanchow. It borders the high rout on the to date, and is again much increased in bulk.

STRAWBERRY, CHERRY, DAMSON.ympathy of any sort? We sair pathing open to the bons shove the wound, and applied covoral Amorisen naval others and we never and Wrangel, appanra to rival Mount verest South bank of the Yellow River, on the At our various visite that would eo- permanganate of potash; Le then applied a liga-found one so far lost to the ordinary instincts of in grandeur, and to be the birthpings of the North as in the Catholic servey maps, crossing "It is built throughout of losss and is not PINE APPLE AND ORLEANS PLUM able us to answer any of these questure to the Sager and another to the fore arma civilized gentlemez as to trample on ohildren most extensive glaciers in the world, outside the the river about Ave miles from the Weat rata.

and drove off to Dr. Melend. As he drove into and Indies, kocok down furnitare, or expectorate Arotic girale, with the angle exception of continuous, the longest pison withent a break is

Greenland. tique in the affirmative. Truly the fate the compound, be pamed Sir Benjamin Simpson, loudly in a snored edifce. Possibly they have

In a paper road before the Royal Gergraphi-perhaps smile (nglish) long. It averages of n Junatic in the Tung Wah Hospital can and called him in. Doctors McLeod and fallon from the high standard of Commodore

Apart, however, from little on Society, Mr. Saton Karr olafmed Mount St. twenty fest high nud fifteen feet aures at the top. The natives are unauimous in calling it Simpson. ro-opaused the wound, and applied Parry's time. only be described as awful. The picture mitrie auit. Dr. Richards preserred his nerve peculiarities such as those, Mr.Gris's ponderous Blins to be in Britlah territory for reason the Wun li chang Chong" It will hardly Mr. MAGEWar and we draw is

not ex all through, and by air o'nlock, some two and-s here was undoubtedly a man of great force of which Le explains in his book.

The diary of John Brommor, who lived for a last many years longer as its material is appar aggerated. We ask if this syatous is half hours after he was bitten, the danger was character, and his career, as desorbed by how

would appear, only) biagmpher, your with the Copper River Indians, forms an outy much la demand for building purposes.

Mr. G. Parker tells me he has seen the wall nol more calculated to produce insan-Practically past, though the dooter's Briger was present (and,

wall worth studying-by Japanese. The amusing example of a miner's orthography. Hare naturally rather sa uncomfortable member."

subject matter, except in so far as it is distorted is a specimen Beptember 3. Started before at Niegheia, Si-ming. Kan-choa, Ling-ohoa, ly (bug to cure it.. Ask the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol what pnaishment le most In an noont of the shipping of Charial's by fulsome adulation or blatant patriotism, is of anrise and made about twenty va milles by od Sa-ohou. At those places it is in mich the "Mr. A. D. Vassoeff, a Iussian gentleman in 124) dreaded by criminals. He will answer, wo animals at Calalts the Indian Daily News great interest, but the etyls is for the most part the coarse of the river, which bore mers to the same condition as the portions the writer has

eye-Now out an exciting quarter of an hour.no ezersciating that only Japanese or Americane west very abstowout up in a great many chorala are sure, "solitary confinement." And this is An East Indian lady, of elderly appearance, and could read the book with pleasure. Why is it, and hardly passable. A xwi osmo in on the the treatment that is meted out to these having a placid look of enjoyment in her face, we wouder, that will such a model hafore East side and killed a large Mongo (cose) and usiness hore, has as it at Chia-yi kana, 25 dressed in a tattered sarah silk dress, and haring them as Nathaniel Hawthorno, Americans, and the Ma Noska are staffing it into themselves miles (70 li bryona Sa-ohon. There the wall Commurdestione an Editorial matters ahould be voor helpless sick and insane men and women;ja light-coloured, dirty, juvenile-looking hond especially olorico-Amoricaine, must indulge in the at a grest rate. After georgoing tha naelves ands and for a mile or so of its length is built of ddressed "The Editor," and those on banizena Theolitary confinemont and something worke, i covering, between a kat and a bonnct, arrived bombast and fustimi of which this book. is a with Mouse meat till about foar o'blook the large chuan. He has also seen it at variona Correspondents are requested to forward their name for there is probably no hope of its onding. but just at this moment; too; the two elephants draadfel exemple. Is it a clamey attempt to rascale wanted to leave all ur grub szcent pointa along the route from Sn-chow to this city came shuffling along from the opposite direction, imitate Mark Twain that leads ME. Grills, when one sack of flour and they would come back in thres works journey, So much for tha

shape of turrets that I have seen.” and address with bestmunications addressed to the Lunatice not criminals. We trust each held by the ear by an iron hook with s ben be wishes to say that there was a great deal of the wenter and get it. I told them no if they left rent Wall in Kan-su. It has nothing in the Editor, not for publication, but sa evidenos of good Hongkong will not hesitate to remove this die held by a man. The plephouts, about half sickness, to write (p. 381) the drug business my grab ther hade to lease me to I did not pre- The Bev. J. H. Roberts, of d. 6. C. F. M. grown, seemed docile sough, precoded, bust boomad with activity," or state (p. 53) that one to tres my soplies out of my sight Mission, Kalgan, bas as an attios in the affectionately by a small, fail-grown bull to three out of every four whites in the colony they found that uphill work when they looked Missionary Herald for March, entitled "Tha All letters for publication should be writton on ore deep disgrace from her midst. side of the paper only.

That the Government is prepared to spend which the pachyderms stuck, as though confident died with promptness and regalarity?" In in the muszal of my revolver sathey left me and Chinese Wall a Fast," in which he says: "This Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not liberally in the cause of insane humanity Mr. of safety through him. The ball seemed quiet the same prit he thus laminates, to as his said they would be back in ton days how I wish well is no more a myth than are the Pyramids I had a few of the boys in behare to teack of Egypt, or Bunker Hill Monument." Ha sedared for a zed period wil be continued MAOEWEN bae already pointed out. His fellow too, and want quietly to the commence- en phrasedlogy, the fact that the saptain of a

ment of the slage, closely followed by his com- resacaled during quarantias (p. 93): "After 30 them a lesson.

"October 16. A plesent day so I can go out its eight different places, basilea Katgan, Orders for extra copion of the Daily Pray should description of bis visit to the European panions, who seemed to assure him of their days of imprisonmeation briard, the offloers of the

hundred and sixty miles, and he suggests that be neat before 11 am, on the day of publication. Lunatic Asylum not very far away from its presence, by gently tickling him up with their Concord ware ready to hall a washerwoman ne an without an overcoat three of the Ma Nuskn doge where he has crossed the wall along.a line of two proboaces, a friendly proseeding apparently as angel of light Thy were all looking forward got in a air hols and went to the dog harna or M. Larrien "tany have ridden, through the pass Chinees neighbour assures us of this; for estlefactory to the ball as it was amusing to to such an interview with lively expoutatiou, but thore likely and they are making as in a male-litter, the windows of which may hate there, in what he describes as a magnificent the by-standers; but arrived at the stage, be such a privilege was to be enjoyed by all but the fine about it as if it was three of thesare young been too late to give ons & sight of the moun We are given a considerable amount of in-tains," or "may have toes tos absorbed in bailding, the unfortunate victim of brandy ddenly put down his head, deg his fore fast Captain. At the last moment Commodore Biddle ones."

into the ground, and arahad his back all which fell ill." The absconding into Canada of default- and water, or the very occasional lunatic, the elepants interprated into danger, and, ing bank officials boomer (p. 167) the transfor formation of interest to sportsmen, and cau- reading a book." He speaks of an ancient So Tucular, the 8th May, MN. CANTIK, sumptuously entertained. At the time of waiting for neither gain nor indicions ad of so rauch of our Gnancial talent serves the Co-cerning the assnery, climate, Indian fur trade, branch of the wall, near Kalgan, which " can be and of climbing the most inaccessible peska." bia visit there was only one patient, and he vice," foundered poli-mell through the crowd, nadian border;" the nakedness of native Afeind resources of Alasks, of which tas interior of identified st say pinon hy the towers pear it, and and in through the open door-way of the shed vans, thesish display of onticle? at page the mystoricos Kenai Peninsula and the regions, ay its habit, so to speak, of following the divide, 1991 was a black man, who, we hear, was cleverly with the men with hooks hanging us to their 55, and at pags 1898, unblushing display of between the Yuken River and Cook's Inlet are He concludes by saying, " Of the Chiness whe

foisted on the Colony by the English Consul sara, and the little elderly lady, in the tattered epidermis." Sometimes Mr Grills's word-coin-yet unknown and unexplored. in Stangbei. This man was bad enough, for surah silk dress and light dirty bad gear, emale nga makes his meaning a little ambiguous bo an ting the activity of the days of her youth, fleeing English radar. Thus, on page of, he talka of he called himself "the King," and, as Mr. before them! Where's the ball? Bring the those auto-canning days. At feat eight he MACEN sarcastically remarked, bo was not ball," shouted out one, bsaging on to an sar of would seem to refer to the period before the one of the elephants, who soon turned back to advent to power of the witty and observant aking in name only, for he was right royal- their chum, and all three were pace more stateeniaa she remarked that the fault of the ly fed and lodged and attended; At his osaaying this new "pons nainorum." Again tha Datoh beek and call, bosides, we pressure, the elephants broke and rushed aft in at ane door of Nor the least important of the Hon. A. Pasual crowd of Chinese servants, Mr. foot the impediments of some of the third clara tho shed and out at the other. trending under

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On the 5th May, B. F. DE SOUZA, aged 30 year, nt kia roaidence, Wyndham Streat.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 10TH, 1888,

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POLICE COURT.

9th May.

BEFORE ME, T. SERCOMRE-SMITH:

ALLEGED LARCENY.

live close by the Great Wall, under its shadow

if you please, thore ara-two classes of paapia who never know it, or see it, namely, those who ars blind, and those who are very busy-too mach ausurball in their business to

tops. But apither class would think of pro- nouncing the Great Wall a myth."

LATE TELEGRAMS.

The following telegrams are from Indian

HYDERABAD AFFAIRS.

giving to little and asking too much"; but twenty pages further on wo find that "the iosus, and as though they claim to have in canning" spock was "inaugurated later by Amer

Young Achao, a afora boy, in the employ of The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containe MacEWER's many services to the Colony 8 MAGEREN saw four European attendants ou passengers, and very nearly doing likewigs to ventod most things) the Americus did not in MessTM. Kelly. & Walsh, was charged on the in- FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED that whist be rendered at the last meeting of the premises, and in addition to these some of the owners thereof, whe rolled and sugurate. Caming, we gather that Dr. Gris is formation of Mr. C. Grant, of that establishment. arranged user ate Alphabot in the strictest the Legislative Council when he anlled public the Colonial Surgeon was in daily attend-tumbled out of the way with great agility referring to tinned fruits. Mr. Grils is not with the lareny of a box of pencils, of the value papers-

Thren times this bridge over the side of the free from that other of American of 33 the property of Kelly & Walsh Ld, on

HYDERABAD, 14th April. erder, the initials as well as the surnames attention to what is going on at the Tong Wabance on His Majesty. What a contrast to vessel was attempted, atud sach time the writers of inferior rack, the flippant use of the 8th inst

"The big Mr. Grant deposed-Yesterday morning at

The Hyderabad Government have suspended 12.30 p.m.. my attention was called to a box of Adul Hak, whose memorandam on the Deccau The APS and PLANS have been mostle { Hospital. That singular hybrid institution, the lot of the fellow skinned wretches in the elephants would have none of it; at last, for the sored or semi-wared phraseology.

fourth time, they were presied to it, the leading guns were made lustrous with sen piton, a amb it appeare, falf's many functions. As is well!

Tung Wah! Surely if the colony can do so elephant being close on to the bull; this time stance with a porfame like guava jelly; but re-engraved in a suyurior atyls and brought up known, it aspires to political power, to apmach for a Barbadoea negro; wbone case in this latter did not hesitate, and nas elephant the sailors longed rather to sniff the air of bat. Ponvils which had been fonad amongst zoma Mining Company discloses circumstances invit- store. In the course of the morning I had sent called upon for explanation as to how be haing FLAGE OF MERCANTILE HOUSE IN CHINA.importem in imperio, and possibly this, inuatics devolved on Shanghai, it can do got over, the other rushing away madly again; tio. Like Job's war horsò, they had thus fempty boxes in a small room at the rear of the ing suspicion and ceaspre. Abdul Hak, when CODE OF SIGNALS IT THE AT VICTORIA PRAE the eyes of many, is its principal and mest something to mitigate the sad fr.10 of its to be dragged back, whet, waing his fellow at contuuries Tapan remained the new Paradise Lost in an out-of-the-way placs à ladder had to be concessionaires when the Hyderabad Government but fleding himself alour, permitted himself been able to do so only from afar. "For two defendant to get a box of ponille. The bas was the Government's distel agant, permitted the important function; but in addition to this own insane and give them a chance of re- the bottom af the inning, he was se eager to get to Enrontans. Parry made it Pardiac Fused I let the pencil box remain among the repeatedly insisted that the issue abould be only it is a poor'e bouse, a'dging house, a bospital covering their reason and the privileges of across as a little while ago be was to avoid the gained." Another annoying, sometimes oras boxes and I set a watch. The peoils vers still the first issue, leaving the balance of called up-

perating, habit of bis is to repent over and over there at 4.30 pm. A little after, dafontant was capital for further exii, submitted a metno- For the treatment of the sick, a home for citizenship, such as thoy.nre. The expens

and over again soon word or phrase that best to be found in the store. The pencils were rendats which slurs over this transaction. rasened and kidnapped" teinoles, and, as if of such a reform need not be so formidable

struck his fancy. We road of Perry's attention reported missing. I went to defendant's quar

BOMBAY, 8th April. to "bygiene "till we sympathise with the unters. I was told he had not been there. About These were not enough to satisfy theam-

as the Governor seems to think. To visit a

The Hyderabad Government have suspend happy sailors where he drenched, fumigated or 4.50 or 4.56 gu. defendant turned up having bition and philanthropic cravings of its

dozen or two Chinese lunatics daily would be|

treated with crucifer" Ou page 206 the men hoen away about ten minutes. Defendant the Home Secretary, Sirdar Diler-ul-Malk Fearned to satisfy the American homo prese had brought a hor of pensils. I asked defend better, known as Abdul Huks, for the suspi supporters, it is a lunatic asylum. How it

no great addition to the duties of some of carries out all of these multifarious. foue the Government medical officers. Four or

and people who were so ragez for a "big butcher's ant what hehad dous with the pencils taken cibus nature of bis conusation with the Deo- bill"; os page 218, "the people at home Amway from the rubbish. He denied all know- ean Mining Company: The order of suspension tions we do not at present propose to scare Chinvee attendants and one European Thousand Guiness rice

The following is the result of the Orical expected blood and a "big-batsher's bill" lodge of ponolls being amongst rubbish. I asserts that, although the Indian and Hydera sider. As long as the reins of Government would be-fficient staff; a very moriret are as firmly bold and judiciously managed building is all that is required, and 10 cents as at prosent there is not much to fear from day will fead any Chinomaan woll. Wo sin the Tang Wah hospital as a political incerely trust that s reform in the treatweyt stitution. As a poor's house and as a dying of our lunatics will not be long delayed. house it most likely, in its peculiar Chinese

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. · PLAY OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA. PLAN OF FORMIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI, PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,

PLAN OF MANTEA PLAN OF SAIGON.

PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE. PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN. PENANG.

Auto-Chinos Calendist. Mean of Barome.

Among the other contents of the book are tor and Thermomoter, Rainfall, &as

A full Chronology of remarkable events xinco the advent of figuers to Chins and Japan. A dscription of Chinose Festivals, Farts, &c.,

with the days on which they' tall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, &c. Scale of Hongkong Stamp Dusies. The Hongkong Postal Code for 1833.

Brakes of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Cissmbors of Commerce of Hongkong, Shanghai. Amey and Newchwang. Hongkong Chair, Jäärioksha, and Post Hiro.

The APPENDIX consists of

FOUR HUNDRED PAGES

of elwely printed mater, to which reference is ronstantly required by residents and these having commercial or political relations with the Countries embraced within the scoops of the CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY.

The Contents ofthe Appendix are too numer ons to recapitulate in an Advertisement, but

relude-

TERATINE WITH CHINA--

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

Tientsin, 1858,

Chefoo, with Aldition Article Opium Convention, 1888. and all others noi, skrogated.

France, Tientsin, 1858

Convention, 1860 Tientein, 1895

Treaty of Commerce, 1886. Convention, 1887.

United States, Tientsin, 1858

"

Additional, 1869

Peking, 1880

Gorman, Tientsin, 1861

**

Peking, 1880

Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Forn.

TREATIES WITH JAPAN-

Great Britain

Netherlands

United States

Coras

TREATIES WITH COBRA

TREATIES WHEN STAM

way, does really good service. As a hospital,

The Agouts (Mesars. Butterfold & Swire) in form us that the O. S. 9. Co's steamor Cyclope, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 7th inst. for this port.

if there is anything in modera science, it is the death of Admiral Ryder says he fell into the ‚" The telegram in the Singapore papers about

destined either to mend its ways or to givòsiver at Pimlico Plar place to the growing popularity of the Alice Memorial Hospital. In regard, therefore, any of these poiuls there is no necessity for interference, but it is otherwise with the other two functions it pretends to falfil, for, as Mr. MACEWEN very clearly pointed ent, it is to say the least of it extremely ill-suited both in the way of accommodation and dis.

The Superintendent informs us that the P. and O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Verexe, with the next outward English mail, left Singapore for this. part yesterday at noon.

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orowing.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRZ88."

LEDON, 7th May.. THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.

Brrroot... Nano Beatreone..................

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FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS |

LONDON, 2nd May, THE COLLAPSE OF THE TIN SYNDICATS. Tin has further declined to £01.,

ROME, 2nd May

cipling to be a house for the class of females The Russian transport Nijni Novgored, Cap. THE ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCE OF be referred to; and as a Lanatic Asylum Odessa on the 2nd May with 528 convicts on tain Plachnisky, arrived at Singapore from

We are requested to state that unless the Frenoh mail is on shore by 7.30 this morning it! anot be delivered much before three o'clock. Unless the mail arrives very carly, only the letter portion will be delivered before the departure of the outward packet for Europe.

NAPLES.

of Naples lightly on both thighs.

ĮKAVAS TELEGRAMS, ||

PARIS, 27th April. THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT. The Senate has commenced the discussion of The whole system of the management of

the Army Bill Chinese lunatics in the colony is wrong, and

Paste, 30th April The fall in the price of tin from £166 to £92 in the highest degres inhumane; and, be has had its effect at Bingapors, where, the Straits The Chamber of Deputies han adjourned nati sides this, there is no guarantee that there says, it was quoted on the 22nd May at the 15th.May.

Paurs, 2pd, May. power to detain a mau or woman as a luna- $95 a pical, a price which erella rain to many rah speculatorn deceived by the artificial infe

The Serate bas adjourned until the 16th May

THE PRESIDENT. The President has returned to Paris.

tio le mot, or way not be, abused by who- tion brought on, by the operations of the tin ever it is that exercises it. What guarantee syndicate

terior.

this

abad Government securities worth a million.

COMMERCIAL INTALLIDENCE.

WEDNESDAY, 9th May. KSCHARGE.

LONDON Telegraphic Transfer..... Bank Bills, on demand... Bank Bills at 30 days' sight Bunk Bills, at 4 months' sighi Credits, at 4 months' sight Dommentary Bills, ut 4 months'

sight.......

ON PARIS-

and the newspapers at least would be disappoint a pencil an the rubbish. I told defendant they bid Governments always insisted that the issue ad "unless Fore was abundant" on page 233, had heon miasing since 4.90. He admitted har of the sompaay'a shares should be the first issa "General Sept a thorough American, the italica are dura had long zid himself of the old 12 taken down two boxes in the morning, but oals, the Sirdar permitted the company, of which Belle Malone....ITA.

that about 3.30pm. he had put them back. He the acessionaries are dienetore, to subscribe British tradition that is all wars there must be said that he had only pat one box among the onls £150,000, and to pay the balance of £350,000 GENERAL BOULANGER.

big butcher's bil." Thornrose Castle" as á General Boulanger's history of the invasion simile for Japan occurs oftener than we dare red rubbish that day, which was an empty card box in the shape of fully paid shares to the conces By Mr. Wotton-All the boys that we employ slowires as the value of their consession, and of seventy le pablished: 2,500,000 copies were on, but this daarnable iteration" reaches its were about the premises that day. I have not the Goverment parted with their mining in elimax when Perry's policy of secluding himself take stock of pencils. I can swear that poncile terests to the concessinusiras gratis, and on tha dispersed gratis.

Sirdar's advice învested £150,000in the Company. in his cabin on his first argival of Japan bad to wore missing from the place where that were. CONTINENTAL AFFAIRS.

ba balaaded. At age 318: Perry was play. It is possible that the pencils may still be in the The Government order a very severe iz its den- Fringe Bismarck states that the Crar's wording Mikado. The cabin was the abode of His store. I did not soe the inside of the missing sure on the Sirdar's conduct. It says that thoro is mightier than panslavist intrigabe, and that High Mighty Mysteriousness. Pa was for the box. It might haro aoutained and st. No one is a painful approkereier that the Sirdar, in his time being Kin-rel, Lord of the Forbidden I was gaarding the rubbish room in the earlier dealings with the concessionaira and the Com bo did not fear Boulanger's ventures

He was Teuno (son of the skies) and part of the day. No que o say he the box pany, has not been actuated by honest devotion coon (generalissimo) rolled into one." Page 32 was put into the room, or who put it thers, or to the interests of the Government, and calls The bario sunable to bold personal intercourse who took it away. No one can say it it ever son upun Lin for a fall detailed explanation of his with the Lord of the Forbidden Interior. The tained pensile. Dafendant has been in oer em conduct, and to state whether he bar, directly or American Tycoon could not be seen." Page 39 play for three months. He brought good re-adirotly aired any remuneration, in shares, Meanwhile Ferry, the Lord of the Forbidden Interessen with him. Printing wolies are always in money or other consideration. Pending ex- planation, be is suspended from the offices of terier, had allowedno Japanese to gazeon his tabe "

our shop. No one saw defondant take boxes Page 835: The knowing enbordinates were in: dewa from shop. The only ground fer suspicion Home Secretary, Gavernment Director of the epired by His Inaccessibility in the cabin," "it ill against the defendant is that the box was found Eailway, and Director of the Mining Company. betted His Mysterious Augustoess to be pulled in the back room. No pencils have been found Information of his suspension has been given to Tary for in a small boat." Elaving endured this in his possession. I never had reason to suspect the Agent of the Railway and Mining Com- panies, and by talagraph to the National Pro. it is simply a disgrace to the Colony. Doard, and to leave for Baghallan the next practice at Bono, injaring H. R. H. the Prince reader is vallad, on at page 337 to swallow, hind

A dynamite shell exploded. during Artillery nauseous stuff for 17 pages or so the unhappy him before Walter Bennet gave corroborative vincial Bank of England, which holds Hyder.

Frederick Then, and then only, the High, Grand, and avidono. His Excellency the GovERso declared beday.

Mighty, Invisible and Mysterious, Chief Bar- By Mr. Watton-The door botwзon my desk. was horror-struck by what be a when

barian, representative of the august potentato and the box room is kept half open. I cannot in America, who had thus far augustly kept see the whole of the contents of the room. I he visited the lunatics there, and anyone

himself behind the curtain in secreor, ravento cannct swear that nobody had entered the room who has bad the courage to go where be

himself." If they can really enjoy this sort of by the back extranice Coolies and boys have went will quite understand bis feelings.

access to the room. I have never suspected dafen- thing Americans must have the digestion of an Esquimaux.

dant of dishonesty before. The ber might have ON been put in and taken away by some one elas. I did Shores and Alps of Alaska. By H. W. Suron not ree defendant take it out A great many

KABE. London: 8. Low & Co.

people care through the box room daring the day. Mr. Wotton then pointed out whats shadow A new book of travel by Mr. Sein Karr, lately of auspicion there was against his client, and prhlished, deals with the almost unknown north-asked for a dismissal as no charge had besu west extremity of North Americs natned Alusku, prored. There had been no evidence to show separated from Siberis only by the narrow Beh-that the box contained pencils or oven that it is there that some of the poor wretches now

ring Straits and connected volcanically with had been lost.

Defendant was discharged. Seven pirates, four Aunamitar and throw Chi losked up in the Tung Wah Hospital likone, were captured by a French gunboat the

Jajan by the long chain of the Aleutian İstanda. wild beasts or murderers are really turntics other day in Aloug Bay and wore sabsequently

Few persons are aware how close to these same Sis Ah Tim nad Sit Kang were charged, on We have been supplied by the Government Alentian Idaada lies the shortest course for romand, by Inspector Swanston, with killing and and dangerous to themselves or others? Not exented at Haiphong. To sach man a separate executioner was appointed. Of the save only many years ago in England Bedlam was a one succeeded in striking off the head at the with a copy of a talagram repaired from Mel-vessels plying between Vancouver and Toko murdering one Tag Afuk, alias Sit Pok, alias

bas. Exonraicus by the weekly steamers from Ta Yun, at Victoria, on the 28th April last.

The evilenco for the prosecution was precisely On CALQUTTA.— Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M. favourite place to consign troublesome re-first blow, all the others having to hack them of boarne as follows:-

San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, and thence FROM THE GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA TU THE Subjects in China and Japan, 185, 1377,lations to, or others who might stand in the by a saccession of blows.

by the Inland Fassage to Bitka are becoming the same as that given in our report of the Coroner's inquiry into the sanie case. Below are 1878, 1881, 1884. 1884, 1886, 1388,

GOVERNOR OF HONGKONO. The Ceylon Observer, speaking of Sir Andrew

Tory popular Vory different from this, how the facts elicited from the only two witnesses call- ON SHANGHAL--~ Rules of HBM. Sapreme and other Coarta way of fortune, &o., whoas tegal death was for

come reason desirable. And so great is the Clarke's visit to that colony on his way home,

MELBOURNE, 8th May, 1888.

To Afak, examined by Mr. Dennya, said-I Referring to your telegram 4th May my Geer, was the arduous journey performed by Mred, in cross-examination, by Mr. Dennys. temptation in this direction that the possi. says:He referred to his railway from Bism to

Beton Karr sid the other members of the New bility of such an occurrenes is the one now. South wertern Ching with great satisfaction vernment to acting under Chinese Immigrant Tork Tisus expedition to Alaska. As the first never saw the rope defendants tied up desud with before I saw It when Tsa Afuk was dead. It will be about 1000 miles long, and has been adays most carefully guarded against by an surveyed. More surveyors are going out from Statuts 1865 and Chinose Aut 1881. Chinese explorer in the footsteps of Cook to make the I cannot say what the length of the rope was. I elaborate system of certificates, commis. England. The Froach are of coures very is immigrants by jobs to Vistoria naturalization circuit of the east northwards from Cape Spen-do not know whether the rope was tied tight Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sliures-158 Regalations for the Consular Courts of Unitedsioners in lussoy, justices of the peace,(so far at all events) what they hoped would be ing to be naturalized British subjects have near-William Sound, the author has described a bit. There were six felis in the room when appointed at an Englishman having socomplished papers presented by Chinese immigrate clein-cor, or the sauce journey from Keisk to Prince enough to stop the circulation. I did not a the

tying finished His bands vers tied behind Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited→→ States in China. Rules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai

visitors, and so forth. Is not the temptation reserved for a countryssan of their own. The as strong in Boughong to-day as it was in Siam and Chitis railway will probably postponoy in all cases been found to hara besa. leued to try which will soon become better known. Any first went into it. I did not know any of them Chlon Traders Insurance Company's Shares- for a long time tho construction of a line be others than the ostensible bolders, attempting of our readers who may think of going home via Boms were sleeping and others wore sitting England half a century ago? What, we tween Tonquin and Chins.

conséquently fraudulent orasion of pall tax, the the new Canadian Paciu Railway would do well down. Some of them were lying down smok- North China Insurares-T. 5 par share. Two were smoking Yangtze Insurance Association-TR. 108 per

share. would like to know, is the machinery to We have to acknowledge the receipt of the consequonos, being Government striolly exfore to study carefully Mr. Seton Karr's "Shores og opiem, not sleeping.

From Montreal to Vannpion. Nobody was saleop. They saw the de Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif-counteract this in operation here? We hava Chinets Recorder for May. One of the best ing Aots, under Order, in Council passed un- and Alps of Alas

ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &^r} a shrewd auspicion that the directors of the items in the number is the commencement of aj der Public Health Acte rendered_weavels from couver the continent will eventually be covered coased being beaten, but did not interfero Two Chinese Insurans Coupany, Limited-15 per

share. in five days, by the longest journey on any rail men in the reoza had pipes emoting, and thros Pilotage Regulations

Tung Wah Hospital ignorantly assume by the Rev. Hampden C. du Bose. The author Hon by Health Officer.

history of "Soochow; the capital of Kiangsu," Hongkong, Singapore, atestors, liable to deton- the world: 2.300 miles. After leaving others had pipes besting the deceased. Two of On Tal Insurage Qompany, Limited-Tis. 14H HONGKONG

Montreal the line passes through a warded coun the latter men were the prisoners. I saw the first Charter of the Colony

responsibility in locking up these so-called has evidently a thorough knowledge of himbject, Rules of Legislative Council

share, Port Regulations

lanation which they may some day have to walle his style is such that it cannot fail to st (The sbora telegram was delayed owing to mistry by Lake Nipissing and the northern rophy prisonar strike denessed with the pipe marked A Canton Insurance Off, Limited-$74 por

direction.)

shorns of Lakes Haron and Superior to Winnipeg, preduced. He hit with one hand as hard as ba traat. In an article on Missionary Union," the answer for in a court of law.

which lies at the edge of the timbered country, could all over the body of deceased. I went in Hongkong Firs Insurance Company's Share

1925 per sbarð From this polat westward the almost level and and esparated them after the beating had been A rogarde the actual treatment of the

treeless prairie stretches to the very foot at the going on for some seconds. I am not a great China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$74

per share, auliers. lunatics we do not pretend to sit in judgment

rocky mountains, changing to a good ranching friend of deceased. I did not Interfere bacanes

$29 now en the striatly medical part of this, but com Paltors, the Rev. D. N. Lyon points out, what Matthew Cotraits Ferry, a Typical Americans and cattle breeding country, whose surfson is I was a friend of his. I met him for the first Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limiteḍ→

still covered by the whitening bones of the now time on board a junk coming to Hongkong. He mon sense tells us that the yetons his Ex-bo'anya îi too often overlooked, the great assist-

Naval Officer. By W. E. GEITA, author of extinct buffalo, ned where one hundred thousand told me then that his name was Tax. He did Straits Fire Insurance Cornpauy, Limited—

* $198, ex div. cellerey the Gornison, the Hon A. Pance giren to the foreign minimary by the ne

The Mikado's Empire," "Cores the Hermit acres of land osu be included, in a single less at not tell me that his name was Tes Ab Fak. I tive helper, and asks for them the recognition of

Shoes-83 per cent. prom. MAOEWEN, and ourselves saw in oporation is which he believes they are deserving. He also

Nation," and "Japanese Fairy World." Bestro cants per sore for twenty-one paars for stook- have been to Hongkong three or four times to Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company's the one best calculated to make a mild in- gives a stort sccount of one of those native mis

raising purposes. The New York Times expedi buy things. I did not some to Hongkong tu ton: Capples and Hurd, 14 Boylston St.; 1887-in, consisting of Mr. Beton Barr, Professce emigrate. I paid my own passage. I only have Hongkong, Canton, and face Boat Co.'s

Shares-$105 per cent.prem., sellers. joffensive lunatic a dangerous madmang or sionaries, Taiang Kyin-tal, who has recently disd.

Hongkong: Kelly and Walab, Ind.

Libbey, and Lieut. Sobwatka, prastically made SS on my person. That is to pay my passage

124 per cent discount. RIYER Porta and Kelly & Walsh, Bhanghai hopeless imbecile, and effectually destros | From this account it is evident that Talang posIr was,” says the author, "to satisfy an earrest | netart from Vistoria, B.C. Apost of the New with: I have no more money. I did not Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Share

sessed a large amount of worldly knowledge in

at his house. I left without notice. When Chura and Maails Steamship Company, Limited'

-855 per share. Left his house I had no intention of bring

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CHARGE OF MURDER.

Tork Times prefaces the account of their adven-pay Li Atim for my board and lodging while turens journey as follows:-

From the lamof the surors, Land untrodden by explorer, Land of mystery and terror, Pinks annosis and seas unfathomed: From the land of seal and eter

Land of ptarmigan and penguin,

Zaad of silver fox and semine,

Tand of white wolf and of walrus,

Iand of Yukon, land of Tlinkit,

any chance of recovery. In Europe lunatics addition to heavenly grace. We are told that desire of the Japanese to know more of the man are not treated as criminals. They are com- harmless as dores, laying strong emphsai tory that this biography was at Umt undertaken. his favourite text was "Be yewisons serpents and who so profoundly influenced their national kis fortably housed, they are soused, they on the first clause. We are niso told that bis

The intention has been to tell a story Meears. Schroeder Frères and are encouraged to occupy themselves, and in prayers breathed a spirit of humble trust that deserves the telling and to cement tha-ties

humility in his usual oloring sentence "Lord! a hundred different ways their happiness Lear this humble sinner's filthy, blasphemons of friendship between Japan and the United is consulted, and their recovery thereby prayer, for Jesus' enke, Amen," appears to was States. To Japeness young men I ocamend of this little to marked. In "Notes on Missionary the study of Matthew Perry's career. No promoted; and in consequence

Subjects, the Rev. J. Edkins, D.D., staten that humane treatment many do recover. But there is more aereticism among protestant mis. Japanese will make mistake who follows Perry hare what do we find? Each lunatia con- slonaries tann there was formerly, and while ad-sahe followed the galdanos of these (his religious) fined in a separate cell, box, or cage feebly mitting that it is good in itself to keep the body principles; while the United Bistesville Japan's in subjection, the writer argues that cetiofest ocompler-and faithful friend only so far an the floor. The atmosphere be breathes in the power of being unfal in God's servİDE" AN LONDON. Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.leaded with the stink of stale excreta warning to those who app so abstemious as to avowed object of the book being thus to glowly injure health in the missionary work, he quotes the opening of Japan to the world by an Ameri Mesire. Street & Co.,80. Cerahřil

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ing a charge of murder against him. When Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-$50 per I was called up into the cock-left to a the

abart.

body of decended the prisoner was sliep Cu Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 por the first floor in a room close by. The second obses

prisoner I did not see. I was wakened by a fox! Hongkong Hotel Company's Blares $170 per to look at the body of deceased. He woke the

share.

because he knew that I came to the colony with China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-8149 deceased. When I'm decased lying on a mat

per share, sellors

I is not know whether he was aliro or cead. He Luzon Sagse Ketining Company, Limited-257 may have been dead or alive at the time I saw him.

I arranged with Atim to go to Bingapore on tas Hongkong Ioe. Company's. Shares-$65. per next day, the 20th April, I have known my friend Le Ab Fat for over ten yours,

To Al-Yasm brother of deceased, examined by

per shars.

share.

85 per share.

Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

$20 per sháro

Mr. Dennys, said-I farms on my own court. Park, Tin Mining and multing-Company-

Ian.a

I grow rice, dute, and sugar cane.

married man with no children. I am not a Panyom and Susghin Dos Samaulan Mining brother of deceased at all. Only-a danzman. -

Company, Limited--$11 per share.

Ils great great grandfather and my great great Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Ts, 18 per grondfather wore brothers. He was a strongly built man coNS

At this point the case was adjourned till to

day in order to allow of ambpon being served on Drs. Cantile and Ayres.

share.

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li

mited-$50 per share.

A. B. Watson & Co., Dimited 85 per vest:

premium, 62 div