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Baya the Straits Times - Our advices from Pahang report an ungary fooling among some of the Europese and British Aainties: We lo

The Merowy writes We hear that the cros famous Ping-kumi, in Chantang, hare team raxudoned, and all fwerk suspended, but the directora bayo now got another rish minsiu-the- neighbourhood of the Ping-tu minas, called the large movie, and a company is to be formed with Ning hai. This new wins is to be worked on a a ongital of Tla 2,000,000. One half of this ospitalje to te furnished by Chinero in Cali- feruia, somo of whom personally visited and inspected the place a short time ago, before

not may that the fears are necessarily justiled, putting their money into it. The remainder of but they are there; sud it is to be hoped that

15 Karlin, but poines being hona fide gritilus at date of en- as she missed that wear the British try; weigh for losos as por sale; wikere Conial was saved the trouble of felegraphing to of one or more reens of niver a milo, Tits, extra his government the words " Merlin onnihilated." for each race won; entranco, Ti5One- mite and-a-quarter.

The Mongol Cur: Talno, The, 150; for China | dragging her auchang

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The Maula seaman stared Hipolito-Barrardo, could be faoned into dangerous dimensions The abortness of the crops in Central Chins sharged with the murder of Captain O'Brien at Shanghai, was brought up at the Firitish Consu-

The junk, like H.M.B. Sulian, has been enlasů. On the morning after her avoident it appeared and the drought in Fuktion will soreover lata again on the 28th altimo, and on the jury

that she must become a total wreck; but fine orente distress over large areas, which may taking their planos they were told that their ser-

wosther favoured the Chinamen: they dis- lead to riote unless the destitute are careful would not be required, as the prisoner was

to be kaudad over to the Spanish Authorities.

obarged her, then surrounded her with large Winlock ly looked after. The Liang Kinng in partien-Y &

empty cargo-boute, passed ropes and chains un der bar, fore, aft, and is every part where she far have long bean centres of disaffection,

Shortly before half-past soron yesterday mor- was not routing on the bottom; and finally, y and but for the personal popularity and in fluence of the Viceroy Tanws it in doubtful

tlows, which had only occupied four days, Mapila whether the people would not have risen in

the capital is to be subscribed in Canton, if ituing the firessen, many of whom had only just making all this gear fant at dead low water, to the circumstances the Government wilot can be managed, but we think it will not be an returned from the soone of the previous night's they waited for the tide to rise. "Their oper- Rehnen s active revolt ere now. As it is wa note, by safter the proposal of fortnightly starship oumy task as money (for such purpossi) is rather fire, were again turned out to extinguish a fire were sumessful, for when the tide came in high. We hear that Mr. Ma-kien-chang. ro- report in the Poking Gaxette of the 5th maniation during the monsoon to fall through to Ma-kien-chang of the CM. B. N. CO., which had broken ont in the top floor of No. 55, the natives had the satisfaction of seeing Quin's Road West, o pawnbroker's. The fire the inunense junk lifted by the buoyancy spread rapidly to the lower doors. And in very of the craft all round her, and she was October, that in Kinnga thero has just useful work ul roforence has just come to and Mr. Li-Supong are the directors.

The British cleamar Phra Chom Kleo, which

The steamer Frosto tonched the bar of the been discovered and suppressed-for the band. This Is a Bixty Yoats, Anglo Chinese December, 1809.-The compiler-be-improved on

some rough weather during the voyage Is a very short time, however, & good quantity Newchwang river when crossing over it outwards 85.31 time-every dangerous movement. The Calendar" from 1st January, 1884, to 31st arrival horoyesterday from Bangkok, aperiensen few rinates the schola building had evaght, placed. again in safety in the harbour. 47- memorial narrating the facts says that the former calendars by making this more con

winds and find weather were met with, mail the from the front and rear and about eight o'clock leating. Her cargo is being discharged for the arg

surveyors to abertas the daniago, and then province of Kianget has been in a disturbed renient for reference. For fustance, a complete Leaving Bangkok an the 27th alt light variable of water was bolug poured on to the homes both on the 23rd October, and arrived here next day

be seen at a single glance, and the daya bere ban, whom of Care Yarels, it began to blow state for several months past owing to the Tax is given in enola two pagos, so that it can doings of the Ko-fan society, several of whose repeated for each month, which will aid to the hard from the N.W. increasing to a heavy gala the domes were guiander. The premises were whather she can proceed on her voyags to Bonggang

was how to. At iloight, the wind verve to the Company, of Hamburg, of which Messrs. Dann, hor freight. menbers have, the Governor now reporis, Avoidance of errors. The book is neatly got up with a high confused ses, and the steamer insured in the North German Fire Insurance kung without danger, after re-shipping part of

EW, blowing with typhoon force, the barometer Melbye & Co. are the agouts, for $8,000, and been shrested and summarily decapitated: and bound in a very handy farm.

On the 21st Octobera violant gate was raging in ading 2946, with heavy rolo squalls, accem-with the Northern Assurance Company, of The skidence of the condemned men, nearly all of whom were retired soldiers, how the vicinity of the Baddies and great loss of life panied with a tremendous a call the which Mesars Tarner & Co. are agents, for pcurred, says the Daily News, sore seventy Gultomer intour heavily, and causing considerable that the movement is widespread and that ingboataon the open water being wrecked and their damage on deck. At daylight on the 1st inef., $6,200. The same house was burned down the society je well organized. In the Nan-crews drowned Thirteen hosts ran for shelter to the wind and sea medersted, the steamer being rather less than a year age. TRANSPAKENT, guaranteed to aantaia 20 px ch'ang district, for instancë, one of the smell bay, but were altemashed to pieces Many kept on her courie, and from the Paracels to janka for Bhantung were driven conth, and one arrival or parienced a strong N.E. monsoon with. prisoners had salisted are than fifty meunis koown to bare keen wracked, for the Fushun henry seat. On the 29ta ult the Siamess bark picked up eleron men off it and brought them, totalish was spoken,, ia lat. &16 N. and leng.

having born 28 days out. Shanghai. The junk was afterwards looted by 169.58 E. bound from this port to Bangkok.

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The emissaries of the two telegraph companies are still here, but when the Convention will be List of Chinese Medicines. Published by order signed, and whether the Great Northern, Eas-

of the Inspector General of Customs.. Shang tern Extension, and Chinese Companies are any-

hai: Pablished at the Statistical Department where near closing matter is, at present, a JUDGE.

of the Inspectorate General of Custome question which I can only compromise by re“.

Hitherto the only authority on Chinese Ma spectfully requesting that "an easier one" way. Raman v. BENJIN

teria Medica has boon Dr. Porter Smith's book This was a claim for $1,000 for breach of coa-be asked me.

Eight Tamels of the Tel-Yang squadron ar tract.

Mr. Hastings (of Messrs. Wotton and. Des-rived from T-lies-wan-flay last night and these published many years age, which, though useful con's) was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wilkinson, have been joined by another this mornings a basis for the investigator to work from, is The general aspect although wintry very very unreliable as an ultimate sathority. A ploturesque, the bills being ecstal with snow on year or two age a list, was commoned in the and Mr. W. E. Crow, working in collaboration. which the sun is shining brightly.Daily News China Revica by Mr. C.Ford, F.L.S., Dr. Ho Kai, This, however, has progressed very slowly and the work, which promised so well. souma now to have been abandone The initial nad obief difficulty in preparing a Chinese Materia Medica

instructions for their summary execution orders for the guidance of the market shading give a skríot account of themselves before being for the defendant..

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

TUESIT, 5th November. UMION.

Quotations are

14 exttles. in der as 2dicines and to get class to their New Halw$570 per pioul, alloey of would be to ascertain all the various substances .....................$530 per picul, allos. of ideatification. This part of the work has now 4 cattiesbeen done by the Customs Authorities, and $800 per picui, slice of the list before us, prepared for merely fiscal

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Shanghai native paper saye that at prosent BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE, ACTING PUISNE the Chinese authorities at Hankew and far yung are keeping a vary strict watch upon all strangers who arrive there. Extra guards hav uur placed in all important plzam to see that everything is in order and no suspicious char soters are larking about, and that the who may ha compelled to pat up at Chinese hotels

Mr. Hastings said this action arose out of a allowed to enter. These precautions are on "ac- A number of the men pleaded that they bad 3-Repost on the publie landrs wack of the city count of natives that have lately arrived from share contract. The defendant purchased from

Kiukiang and other places, having Grooms in the plaintiff 50 baros in the Deck Company on correspondent. been fareed to join the confederney by one The Courier of the 28th ult says that as the their possession, and who have been selling the the fib July last for delivery the 30th Septem- SOAP of the prisonera, who was drowned in a river steamer Chungking was leaving Crop at week same to the people, All kinds of ramours are bar. Defendant had however failed to take up

she ran into the steamer Feilung, which we at fying about that some cutbreak is likely to take the sharo while trying to make his escape, but it is anchor in the harboor. The Chungking sustain-place, and some of them are fast galuing ground, Mr. Wilkinson said it might perhaps savezuj thought that they may be taking ad- edo slight dont in her hoy and a survy of the so much so tist milies have been to. comoro time if he stated at once that the defence was It is nevertheless perfectly harmless, and way vantage of his death to establish their Filang showed that she was rather badly other places. In consequence of the people that there was a deed of assignment filed on the Jamaged above the water line, but it was not leaving, the Magistrate bar issula proclam6th September and that this contract must come own unocence. These societies are by no thought necessary to put back to Shanghai, o ation to quist the people's fears and telling themnador the provisions of that deed. They ad

Old Malwa weans confined to the Two Kiang pro.temporary repairs were effected and sus pro-to go on with their trade and other occupations mitted the clai

Mr. Hastings said there was one point for his lordship to decide of some importance, Older Malw sincer; they exist in simost every province coeled to Newolwang. So was surveyed there and not to mind the absurd rumours of say com-

and it was decided to put into Shanghai for reing disturbances. -

under the Bankenpfey Ordiuatoo, and which, so ** of the empire, and they are often hond cetpairs instead of going to Swatow.

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A Chinese natiya paper says:-A woman in says: There is a rumour current in town this covered by any authority:It was this the on-Pataa (Old). Have attained a reputation in the Far East can only be put down by severe measures. An Woo-foh village, Fukien province, recently garening, mas distinctly soutirme, however, to tract was made en the bih July, the dead of 88 Benaron (New)

which ankes them universal Toilet we bave an previogna occasion remarked, bow birth to a boy with four yes. The mother was lefed that Sir T. T. Ford, Chief Justice of signment was made on the 6th September; than

Roquisites. Gaarenfood to be absolutely pure, and may beaver, the Contral Government, thanks to stea very much frightened red wished to have the the Straits Settlements, bus rotired on a pea on the 39th September this contract fell dus, child killed, but the husband would not allow it sion: The appointment thus cant is said to that was, after the registration of the deed. The used by Ladies and Children with the most mera, telegraphs, and new weapons of precision, to be done. It was finally agreed to exhibit the is between: Acting Chief Justice Wood, the question for his lordship, if he dockled be bad delinate Complexions and sensitive Skins, has lengthened its arms very caderably, child for a few days, to prevent such si Attorney-General, and a legal gentleman from farististion in the matter, was whether a credi without any fous whatever of producing irritaand is now, swift to punish revolt, before 11 festauinte effeir evor ocurring again in the family.ongkong. Another legal officer from the ter huss debt fall due after the registration The Chinese believe that such deformities are West Indies, is also believed to be a candidate." of the deod, who was not a creditor at the tion, at any Reason of the yes. Being peneti. cally dry sad frri, they will be feand most annos alarming proportions. But though used by evil spirits.] After it had ban on view. The Straits Times says:The following is the date of the registration of the deed bat bernme often crushed, the hydra bended, monster for some time the mother put an end to the child's field from which to selection may perhaps be so afterwards, was bouwl by the provisions of made:-Mr. B. L. O'Malley, Attorney-General, the dead. He proposed to ask his lordship for constantly springs to life again when cir. oxistence by drowning it in a tab of water.

Hongkong, Mr. H. H. Hocking. Attorney-judgment inthis suit with coats, and then argas cumstances appear to favour vouscitation, The Daily News sagrautleman who General, Jamaica, Mr. J. W. Bosser. Attornes the point as to whether excation could be and there is plenty of ennise at the present left Shanghai recently for Sho-bising reports General, Straits: Mr. Justice Wood, Seajor granted or not.

His Lordshipsaid he would adjourn the case for that the country through which he so was Judge, Straits. The appointment of Mr. Hooking moment to make the mandaring anzian, flooded everywhers, with thousands of hopes of would involve-a-small pecaonery Ince to him, ant the present. He had always been of opinion that is said, we know not with what truth, that paddy reiting. The farmers worn at thoir wits is kuom that he desired, and has been a trust deel of this kind did not prevent a urati the disaffected are inclined to try a new axis and were appealing to the Magistrates to promise, a clung to another colony. Thee from getting julgment, but as Mr. Wilkin tack: to try and embroil China in a foreign remit the taxes; and the officials were issuing appointment of Mr. E LO Malley, taking into son disputed that, be would lesk the matter ap.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 6TH, 1889. -.

To bear that the Chief Justice, Sir James Bussell, C.M.G., has applied for nine months extension of Lente.

The Japan Casette says the latest reports re- eposting Count Okuma announce very favourable progress towards covery.

The silks ex Arabic, hence September 28th and from Yokohama Oetober 3rd, were delivered in Yew York on the 30th ultivo,

The Portagnate ginbot Rio Lima, 3,54), Commander J. R. Banta Barbate, arrived hors yesterday afternoon from Macao.

Tho Agents (Myers. Adamson, Hell & Co.) -infarm us that the steamer Pembrokeshire, from London, left Bingapore yesterday for this port. The Agents (Mara Butterfield & Swice) inform us that the O. B. S. Co. steamer The other day we reproduced from the co-lysses, from Liverpool, laft Singapore yesterday lumna of the A.-C. Daily News a brief but for this part somewhat disasal foreboding of chango and disturbance in the vast Empire on the con- fizce of which we live and watch the while the sluggish tide of her affaira. Our on-

The steamer El Dorado, which arrived at temporary wrote:-"We learn from Palting'

Shanghai on the 31st alt from Tientsin benght that there is a feeling there of great voeai94griline, probably the largest number brought Ess as to the stability of things in Chins. at any one time. The young Emperor and Empress are bei

The Agent informs us that the O. and steamer Belgic with the American mail of the 17th ult. se arrived at Tokohana and will leave

for this to-morrow.

The Arents (Memre Adamson, Bell & Co) in lieved to be unlucky, as there has been form as that the C. P steamer Port Augusta oft nothing but disaster since their accession, Vancouver for Japan wod Chips on Saturday There is no loyalty in China, in our sense of morning, the 2nd inst.

the word, and there are great fears that] The Director of the Observatory in his report troubilee will arise from the general distreusoterday mys, “the centre of the typhoon has Inevitable in this ocming winter; and that crossed southern Lason and is moving West-

ward in the China Sen" if there were any man of eminence who saw

(known that he desires a otief-jitivoship:-The- appoitment of Mr. Boner is mid to have been der consideration at the time Sir Theodore Ford was appointed; but there are objections to

· promoting'ʼn me to the book in the nine colony where he has been engaged in practice, blé. Justice Wood's claims lie in his position us senior judge, but such claims are not necessarily of weight."

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TO THE EDITOR OFHE "HOFSKONG "DAILY PRESY,” SIR-In your issue of Octobon, 25th and in your mail supplement of October Sith, appeared paper on Chinese Education and Western The following are the results of the running Science, addressed to the students of the Hong- The MALOO FLATE; aloe, The, 100 for Ching Chinos College of Medicine," and con- China Borneo ponies; wright for aches at per scale,taining the following remarkable soutenges: 1 Chian Sugar

roust say that 1 su rather glad to have this op-Chizies Los 4 B.. Trance, tis. 3. Details.

portunity of thus publicly speaking to you baChinoor Loan '84 ..

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for your teachers and professors. If there Chiness Loan 6 .. T. The CRITERION STAKES swopstakes of Tis.should be anything in what I have said which is Cruickshank & Co... 100 added; for Chien ponies: weight for in- incorrect, I shall ho able to have the benefit of Darrel Bay Trading chos ng pur scale; sont pony to save his their correction" stakes One mile.

These fans are remarkable:-First, because no such address has ever be delivered to the students, who had not even heard of it till 1 myself'showed thou the Darty Prax containing

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Mors predictions about the proj soted railways. and possibly as wall founile The Mercury Low learns from Peking that the difficulty with regard to the Railway question las boox over- come, and arrangements have been made that In a short time an Edict will be issued, but it will not affect the claims of Fred frayThe will not be for the Hankow line, as was expectul. The same paper also hears from another source, which ought to be reliable," that it has been decided to build the Pawing-toe Fos first and gradually extend it towards Chinking. Readers had botter wait for events. We livedl ready seen one railway sauctioned.

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sweepstakes of Is. & mach; for fhina ponies; weight for inches as per soute; grifins at data of entry allowed 71ba. Two miles.

Mr. John Peel's Leap Year

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Fenwick & Co., Geo... Gordon & Co., 4. G... Green Laland Cement

II. & C. Bakery nim Hall & Bolts C. C2

& C. Gas Brick & Cement..

Electric Larkt...

it seem, because evin the pablication of Dairy Farm

address is entirely without the knowledge or authority of tas Sonate.--I am, yours sery truly,H.

JOHN C. THOMSON, M.A. M.B. Hongkong. 5th November, 1889.

AMOY,

26th October,

According tos correspondent of the Courier, the Clinoso gunboat Yang-Ri arrived in Ninge on Saturday morning, the 26th October, fremu Wenehow and reported terrible foods in the neighbourhood of Weschow which had weslied away entire villages and caused loss of life a timated at two thousand. Tarrible suffering prevails and it was rumoured in Weonhos hát the country people had been reduced to such straits that they bad resorted to cannibaliem.The PAGODA Cuf; value. Cl. 150; second reported her ou good anthority that an Im

It is possible that the news in exaggerated, but that many people have perished in vouched for by the crew of the Yung-ki as they sair seversh hundred bodies floating in the water after loving Wenshow.

Four

A fire broke out at 2.25 pm. on the 31st elt. in Woosung Road, a short distance from the Hongkow Police Station, Shanghai.. The Duitg Neue says that many of the firemen were at the cricket match, but post of them lost no time it getting to the are, which was got under in about a quarter of an hour, though water was poured on the buildings for an hour afterwards. shops were burnt out. One of these was a can- die ekop containing a large quantity of chandler's atores Among the contents of another were Cases of lucifer ratohes, some of which ignited when dropped on the ground. The houses more Uhinese orned, and the contents of one wor insured in the Northern.

We received on Sanday by wire the news that! The Jonicky Cur; valiw. W 100; for Chin the Taipoh-fu Arsenal near Tamsui had been

ponies that have never won race; to to tidden by jockeys who bave never had a win-destroyed by an explosion, bat & visitor bere who has lately heon at Taipeh-En is confident ning mount before this inteting: weight for that the boss will be found to only extend to a inckes as por scale; outrance, Ts. 5. One mile for wutive hrases, and he ridicules the idea of Mr. Sasroon's Hollyhock.......... the whole around having been destroyed. It is

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pony, 18. 50 for Chian ponies, being bonâ fde perial decreo has been inquod absolutely refusing gridios at dato of entry: woght for inches as Lin Ming-chuinn's proposal to hand over the le entrance, Tla. 5. Ous mile and management of the Tamsxi così quines to a &link."

foreign syndicate.

Ather tiger whe shot two days ago. Some Mr. Hajibrays's Volcano.... The Racrsa Stakes: Scepstaken of Tla. 10 five or six weeks ago, our leading tiger syer, each; for Chins ponies; weight for inchon as when he was up-conutry after Mr. Stripes, was per scalo: grifius at date of setry allowed driven out of one of the villages; the villageri would bare hope of him. Now retribution has 1. One mile and a quarter.

fallen on thean, for ons of them has been killed i and another liali-killed. As soon one of them The HACK STAKES: value, Tis. 100; for China was killed they reported and came in, ebinobin, ponius (without the restriction to being the tiger-slayers to come to their resons-- specified in bye-law, No. 11) set otherwis Daily News correspondant. eutered at this mooting, and that have novor wou & raon weight, 10st. 121bs. outrance;

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Mr. Baron's Zephyr...

Mr. Emanden's Decino

SECOND DAY, 5th November.

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Gime, both neiátis and terrestrial is mid to be very scarve this sorson, and this native sports. The following are theresults of the cuuningen wks reapu handsome income yearly from

scarcity. The KourusEN CUP: alu, T. 10; for Chius birds, "urs grambling bitterly at the

ponies: woight for inches as por sole; winnor of the Maloo plate, 19lbs. extra; entranne 1.3. Balf-a-milo.

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Mr. Sassoon's Lilybook

SHANOI ST. LEVEL; & Swovstalca of T. 15 cb, with Tis. 100 added; first pony to rec-ive to perfect would pony to receive 15 pe cont third pony to receive 10 per onda-for China pories at havo never been enced previons to the 1st January, 1889 weight 71s; ponies over 14 hands to carty Slbs, rafen for every inch over; winners of a mes lbs, wing; lwg or more races, Ilha extra. Ono milo and three quarters. Mr. Samson's Zephyr an My Linton Tomo Gravendr M. limphreye's Vigoar

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H. & W. Doek.................... Hotela-

Austin Arms Hongkong Hotel... Do. Debentures. Peak Hotel

Insurance

Cantorka ter China Fire China Traders Chinese Inwars508)| Hongkong Fire ............ North-China Bingapore....... Strada Fire Straits Marine Union

Yangteza............

H. Lard Investin't Land & Building-

Kowloon Land Inv. Peak Railding............. Richmond Terrace. Shanghai Land Weat Point Buildġ. Luzon Sugat Mining

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Quotations.

$50 $42, no.

$8 par

125 $30, now. 820 820, nom. $25 Shak

T3 60 126, 27 $12.60 126, qua new call-

$10 $128

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$235)

$50 250 p. ot. pim. $25 $106 $160395, x return,

850 nomi

350 $105, nom.

$125 | 66 p. c. pm.

1256 pet die, sellers

-$100 $200 $500 $401 $16 $95

350 135 $20 $86

$26-$72 $200 $150, BOM

860 5085 260 Ths. 860 *20 $16 8:20.318 $200, bugges $263107, ex div.

Đ*HEL | £3T

$50 $108, sal $323 $10 $13 $100 $200 T. 30 Tha. 371-

$263. $100 $67

Charbonnages... $131.68 $625 Jaluburi Punja

Selam

Perk Sugar

Planting -

Fast Borneo " Labuk Nongei Koyah

$10 $28

$2 $64, zálon Tiz. 50 Ts. 18

$40 860 $10 $18, no. 340 $60

£90 | 4914

China à Manila,

$50 $100

China Shippera、-- Douglas p H., Canton, & M... Indo-Uhion meani Steam Launch | Watson & Co., &. 8.

$50 F67] 041

HONUNUNG TEMPERATURE.

large list of vegetable medicines it is more than probable that valuable remedies unknown to European medios! wotence may be discovered, for the Chinese, although they know so little of the salence of medisine, have nevertheless by the accumulation of experienos seguired some skill in the ass of drugs" "The skill, however, such sa it may be, is axposed to considerable suspicion by the many ourious and pot a few disgusting things we find classed as insects and sundries. Among these are dried toads, toadspittle cake, dried snakes, liquid manure pressered for years and tacions other preparations of human excre- mont, the genitals of different animals, deer foetus, the human placente, centipedes, the dung of different animale, ote., eto. We and included the list even auch a curious thing as old caulking chnaum,"--rather a handy remedy for sailors at eos.

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THE INTERPORT CRICKET MATCH. SHANGHAI, 30th-ist Colber {WRITTEN FÖR TRE","DAILY FARS9.4 Bad weather hat benndless bospitality will sam up the experiences of the Hongkong team during the first fortnight in Shanghai. On two occasions when the sun inserted himself many of the team spent part of the day practising-but what it is difficult to say: at the beel it wai bat mudlarking, bat eren that was a vent for the pent up sotiritise of a set of follows who looked like men out an strike wailing ont "we're got ne work to do-o- Our Shangbai friends were not agreed as to which team would win-at- fart sonrisay prevented them from pronouncing unanimously in favour of their own repressota tives, nor were they agreed as to the judgmont which led the Cricket Committee to salert the athat team that was chosen but on one point Fere was unanimity, and that was that when the wind gut wand to the N. W. rain was out of the question. Accepting with implicit faith this assertion we watched the countless vanes that adorned the Burd and tapped and shook the barometeru ie the Clab and bongs. Dave catchee bain this morning, boy was the first question of the day. Hare ontebne too much. a" came the morotonous reply; and on look- B15 pct. dis., buyer ing out there was the vans pointing mockingly $30 nom.

to the N. W. just, as oftaa ss not. To thome. however, who know how to wait all things wil 310 $23

come and so it happened that after 'n drenching morning on Sunday, the 28th, ult; the rain stopped at 4 p.m. Next day and the day after ware belinful of sunshine which, with the mid ef a nor wester, reduced the cricket ground from sn deurdated ares to a spongy anpornoles. It was on this kind of ioket that the Shanghii captain west in the Hongkong team to bad. Fowlers could not get work on to the bell, nor on there good football for them, whilet in the ouifeld to stand was diffealt and » fall meant fresh order on your tailers. The disadvantages of thố batsmen were more decided. The ball either shot or hung: if it shot well good bye, if it hung it was misjudged, and il hit, it winged dead where it fell and made it- self a Boms in the earth. The 66 run made off the bat in the fret "innings of the visitors, consisted of one é, 'fivo 3';' tan Te and twenty. soven ainglue. The brothers Maitland first atopped to the winkels to the bowling of Wood. ward from the Parilion end and Bounders from the Mound end In Woodward's fist ever, the Shanghai Soo at point ought to have held F-~- Maitland for a nought. Prefiting by kly escape the batsman soon began to bit out; his brother, bowever, was caught at cover off Saunders, who had changed over to the Parilion ride, Sta wart going on in his stead at the farther and. One for £3, to which E. W. had contribut ed a steady ball down. Campbell followed | and "was" coutent to be gentle whilst bis: partner amota. Orman was tried and met withi incoesa that tbs.libre of his bowling did aok deserve. In his second over Campbell, was out Lb.w.after being in over half an hour for singls. Coxon was next,” but ̈moon lost F. Multiland. whose Blushing and well played innings was the batting feature of the misfok and sated his side from goomlay in the first innings. Smlib

Safdwedazemnk,k+#y wiut-imtr

November 5th.

93-0 2000

Brava. Tiranana

The two prisoners Chang Yue Stag and Sing

The ulive oop this amson las turned out tosh & II. Whort...Th. 100 T 2174 Fab were (ong the Mercury) brought mp at the

be a bad one while that of oranges is not good, Shanghal Water... H.M.É. Carolina, Captain Sir. W. Wiseman. Mixed Court, Shanghai, on the 24th it, before ́any advantage to be gained from raising a Burt, which arrived here on Monday afternoon the Magistrate and Mr. W. S. Erous. U.S.

nor curl to last season. Both fruits are Steamship Coya rebellion, it would go hard with the present from the Pacifo, will be paid off here and be re- Assessor, charged with burglariously utering

tensively exported to the North and the Straits. and stealing from the premises of

We regret to have to report again a rise in dynasty. The misfortunes that have bap ommisioned for the Chips station.

the atrody too high price of rice, dus it is stated, pened since the present Emperor's scenation

Lax will be seen by the advertisecoat op our Meckenale & Co compradore, Micar dolara

to the fact that none is coming or expected from the North. Couplel with the bad Foo- have revived the discontent that was folt at front page, this grounds of the Chiaro Amme-now 20 notes amounts $760

both admitted their partisipation in the robbery.

chov op, we fear there may be almost a fagine the irregularity of bis succession, which ments Sradioate at Bowrington will open to-day pirozmetances already published. The firs

(Wednesday) at dá p.m., weather pormitting.

and iade long cantradictory statements, in

Concerning the failure of the Kwang Chang found its expression at the time, as will be

tea big, alluded to on the 28th September, The women who was reported as missing after which each alleged that the other was the remembered, in the suicide of one of the the fire in Nallah Lane, Wanchai, was discoverd principal and instigator of the theft. The st

we learn that a large quantity of tea was possession of by the Authorities at taken Censors.". Something evidently weighs on early yesterday morning, lying dead on the prisoner was senterol to two years, ates th

the time of the biaxrüploy and placed order Band at the plaint of several nativo Bankers. the mind, of our contemporary; it cannot rafters, in the for floor. The body was charred second to two years and a half's imprisonment.

The Straits Times anys that the list of con-

Up to date sitter the eruditors nor tho exactly define its fears; but it earnestly almost beyond recognition

Authorities have thought of solling them asks to impress on the foreign Ministers It is reported by the Nagasaki paper that tribntories to the Rawang Tin Mining Company. alight shocks of earthquake onour daily at KumLimited, in Equidation, was neitual by Acting thas no tresty port in China ought in the mote. At noon on the 16th October a miler † Chief Justios Wood in Clambers at Singapore The ORINA CUP: value, 1. 100; for Chins for the Lozefit of all concerned, which they cozid May putos, being boss do grifins at date of sily have done by appointing a trastes for the coming winter to be left without a man-of-arious one was folt, and the inhabitants still on on the 25th Cctober There were only two

applications to have names removed from thy intry. Hicture or you in Shanghai stier Bale of the teas under sequestration.

chops ed Flowory Pekon, we understand, are in- war it tase of need. There is no special tertain fears of an impending calamity.

inst August Just weight for lashes as per cluded in the stock, and as the market is bare of List, one by Mr. Davison and the ather. by Mr.

sale; winners, bibs, extre; entrance Ths. sach tea it is nurd that he creditors do sulipathy to foreignera," it adds, “but

The teamore Yikrong and Yongtave were lant. J. Heim Both the applicants" nazier remind

Cus.mile. their safety pay easily be involved in some ng const Wuhu on the 30th ultimo, nad evident on the list, which was signed and settled by the

At the last meeting of the creditors in this is- tamplt that has arisen from cansee on the prohibition to export rius had not so far Judge, as it was ledged in Court. Therefore. Humphreys's Visitation........ tirely unconnected with their presence.xtended to that port. The Canton and Est all those who received notifications of their The Aurum Car; valno, Tis. 160; for Chius tato things were particularly lively, and worde Dames appearing on the list will have to pay a

ponies; weight for inches as per wcale; out being effective anongh fists were brought onll of $5 per share-A telegra to the Free

trano, s. 5. The quarter of a mile. inte usĘcha. This is true enough, and the Obinking riotsang bave both left Shanghai to load at Wabu.

In our report in youterday's imms of the cams Press dated Kwala Lumper, 28th October, mys:

Mr. Humphrey's Visitat early in the present year may be cited as a

Arnhold, Karberg and C. 7 The Austro-The Rawang Mies have been sold by auction. The bYCEE STAKES, S, The 109, added to esse in point. The authorities in Hunas are Hungarisa Lloyd's Steamship Company, we to Ab Yook for the sum of $27500".

---sweepstakes of the 5 each; for Chins ponies; also at the prezent moment very abriously inadvertently stated that judgment was given

of entry aflowest 77b4; "winnbra at th's mert watching the movements of suspicious char. for the defendwaty, instead of, as was the one, forthe Tapin Mail krye-Fien bruke and short-weight for luches as por cale: griffin af date

ly after one am. 9 the morning of the 16th the plaintiffs.

ing of a race of one mile and a half or over, Databor in the upper rooms of the Engineers" acters, who have been surreptitiously selling

$18. extra. One wile.and-a-balf. arts to the people. We may add to this, The Peking correspondent of the Daily News School at Hakodate, and quickly communication

says that the Viceroy Chang Chik-tang has with the Marine Schoot adjeining-the two Mr. Jol-Pael's Grand 1

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CHEFOO

Pharmometer of did this, actor

Thermometeri 1.30a

I'btxaying 1.M. Thermometara.M. (Hes bult).. Kat).. (We bulb Daria. Theme,#; (Wet bulk), -Freimomateri-Kerimen denean

Thermomster--alman tow night)

METAOROLOGICAL NAGISTER.

On date data

Varometer

what is well known to some persons in Chinaked permission to come to Peking before pro buildings were connected by a corored way The LANA MIAU. STAKES; value, Tls. 100. however; took place on the 28th, when a steadyHai

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Previous day.

$14 p.m. 29.99

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Highest open air temperature on the 4th

1 Lowest open air temperature on the 4th ......... đ brott

there of the toe in tachau, santhis und DORCE

29th October, 1. Until yesterday-moting ne.bare sxperienced Temperatura

Diretion of wand.... wadher during Vetober this year just a warm BodityG and genial with the areeption of one or two Force of wed doye as it was in September. A great change, Weather breeze suddenly turned icto a violent squall from that a good deal of discontent exists even in queding to his new Viceroyship. It is ezker both erections were burned to the ground with for Chies penies; weight for inches as per the north-west, and culminated in a beavy gale. the ranks of the lower officials. The centra. curious that this request has been made before in an hour. Fortunately there was but a light sle; winners of ope race, lhe extrs, of nor the Lorth which has reduced the tempera Hization of power in Feking has had the set. E. Las returned the vaus: formal thanks for wind at the time, though suthaicut to carry a er mwy taste, Elbe extry; wriffits at date of

burning shingles some distures, en the argutry allowed 5lbs entrance, Tls.&. One mila. Ture a much that, at longtli, firms have become Icoaneity, and the winter seeme to have set in. Į his appointment to his new post.

of satruanding houses. The vain against fire, Mr. Linion's Hot Goeni

A protions gate, which blow during the after of weakening the hands of the provincial ofista, and bar interfered with many time The Chinking correspondent of the Mercury, however, of the newly establisko ator SHANGHAI STARR forced entry of The noor-and-night of the 20th Oet, left no frece $ for all ponies entered at this meeting except of its temporary chilling effect the atmosphere, writing on the 27th October, says It has been was incon testibly proved us the conflagrationi bongared-squeezen, begetting a feeling of kining manly for the pa, twenty-four was confined to the buildings destroyed, tlo.

thons in Eao Hack Stakes; first pony tord but a very visible mark al its fury was permeired dislike to the administration. There have hours, and there are no signs of the weather water from des plugs quickly suppressing what

caive 75 por cent. second pony. 15 por sent.; next morning, in the shape of targo junk blown plearing up... Many of the villages and hamista jovor tendency to extension may have extale ut' been several small_risinge in different parts in the cullying districts are flooded right out, the most critical mement of the fire... The cavio, third pouy, 10 per cent.eight for inobes ashore and stranded close to Lyelle Point was

as per sale. One mile and-a-half... ·

the rocks. This craft, apparently of tlive thou `of China, and, given a suitable opportunity, and I fear there will be great distress amongst of the outbreak is said to have been the bursting

aand fiends burthen, very nearly ollider, when lor falling of a kezzeeno lamp. there is little doubt the flame of rebellion the poorer classes during the coming winter.

Mr.

Sazio Barelice

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la ivode, vazião and hundresikka.

W. DOMERCK. Hongkong Obervatory, 5th November, 169,