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WINES

INTIMATIONS.

AND SPIRITS

BY APPOINTMENT.

lit would not willingly acə ATUTETTION to the inster. That drains are better than oegs-pits" is" no reason why people should not agitate to have the drains made perfoot as possible, but it does seem a'rsa, son why thay should not recuse the Govern.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. bent of any wory great crime in baring laid

(ESTABLISHED 'A.D. 1841.)

HONGKONG,

the drains;

TEZ BLILY FARES, MONDAY DROHKEHR 9cm 1889,

AM onquiry was held at the Magitiraoy on Saturday, by Hon. H. E. Wadehouse, toning the death of the men wense regins ware fond after the late are at Quarry Hay, Nothing was lifted as to the cause of the ontbreak. A vor- diet of accidental death was found.

weber.

Venise, and fited with all the bow improvements in the river bank and the Captain express with 18 knots upset was to leare. the Arsenalbinself as perfectly content with readits, having, in November for Japau via Suon, and will toneho believes, saladed the Chinese authorities that at all the ports on the way. After visiting the if they wish to stop the dreadful consequences Cap Coast of Japan, she will go to the River Plate attending the annual Breaches of the river bed they must employ European talent. He le of opinion that next year there will be further breaches as the Chinese bara not the least idea" of river engineering. The expedition has spent a great deal of money for which they, naturally,

Ta inrite attention to the following old landed Tur question of the recent exonusive mortalian addition to the squadron there Bruds, all of which are seallent quality and Ly at Kowloon was discussed at the meeting

good value for the money.

A Alto Douro, good, quality,

Gree Capenis

A Vinta superior quality,

Woodyear's Cirons had another growded house on Saturday evening, and the various feats the clever combination which Me, Woodyear has drawn together seemed to be appreciated, if possxpect to see a return Bosa.. aihto more than over. There was also a very, fair attendance at the malinin. As advertised the company give two performancen daily.

the same being specially melted by our of the Sanitary Board on Frid. The figure Lndon House, and bought direct from the most ned Shippers, are imported in wood and bottledare certainly startling. The number of b ourselves, thus saabling us to supply the beat deaths registered in the district in the

›wths at moderate prices.

month of November was 71 as against 41 in In ordering it is only neomary to state the same thonth of the previous year, which the name and gasusity of Wine or Spirit wanted,

I initial letter for quality desired.

was the bigbest number recorded-op-to that The Agent of the Paciflo Mall. 8...o. he Irders through Local Post or by Telegram time. This excessive mortality is confined reseived telegraphic information that the new reire prompt attention.

to the Chinese population, but amonges the steamer China, which left here on the 14th it. PORTS. (For Invalide and general use)

has arrived at San Francisco,, making the voy Por dos.

European residents there has been consi-age from Tokobama in 12 days 21 hours, being Case. Par Bot. derable amunt of sickness from levers, and the quickest time on record, the best passage pre 310 3100 Dr. Arnau tolls us that excomité sickness way rioully reade having been 13 days and 14 hours aleb reported amongst the troops; that Afty It is notified in the Grotte that in future the of them were down with fever in a few days, holders of certificates of competency granted by but that there was no particular mortality to the Board of Trade, or by the Government of Any British posselen, under the provisions of Rund the cas sere tapidly looked sfar. It the Meratant Shipping (Celonial) Act, 1969, is the duty of the Sanitary Board, it will not be examined for certificates of the anade 1.50 it can, to find out the cause of this alck grade and legal value issued by the Government

of Hongkong. neas and the excessiva mortality amongst

The Malacca corespondent of the Straits 6 0.60 the Chinese, and it ia atisfactory to Times, under date of the 276b November, report

know that Mr. McCALSUM, the Banitary the capture of an enormous Ash ought in 7.50 0.75

Superintendent, is puraning inquiries in the stato of stapor by aundry Malays off the coast. It seems to be a species of fiddar fisk (Elkan 1.00 direation. So far the only solution that bas Tayar). The monster, being quite a curiosity. been suggested in the sudden changs in ten-was purobased by Mr. Copley, Semetary to the peratura which occurred at the beginning of Mauicipality, for presentation to the Raffles the mooth. The Surveyor-GeneralTMways be

Red Caprale

122

C. Fino Old Vintage,

sup.

erior quality, Black Seal Capsule

14

1:25

D Vory Fins Old Vintage.

...Brtrs superior. Violet

Capsule (Old Bottled)...... 18 SHERRIES,

A Delicate Pale Deg. dinner wine, Green Capsule

K Superior Fale Dry, diuer

wine, Gres Seal Capsule.. C Manzanillo, Pale Natural

Shorry, White Lapsule 10

ལ ིི་ནི

1.00

CC Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Shorry, fed Sex! Capmale 10 Very Superior Old Pala Day, choice Did Win White Beal Capsule 18

E Extra Superior Old Pala ****

Dry, very lost quality, Black Beal Capsule (Old Bottled.......

CLARETS.

A Superior Breakfast Claref,

14

1.10

125

2 doz.

Rad Capsule...................... ..... $4.84.50

B St. Estephs, Red Capsulo... 4.50 6.00 hardly justified by a facts. The suddenness

St. Julion

D

La Rose

BEANDY

A Heroessy's Old Pale, Red

Capsule.....

7 7.50 11 12.00

of the inersses in the mortality would seem to lend almost the force of demonstration to the explanation suggested by the Bar. Tryor-General. In September the number of deaths in the Kowloon registration dis- trict was 89, in October 45, and isst most

Musenut.

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day.

LEXOS.

"Grocard-Famena4.

(Chaimpsing & Evaka

Card bampbell rapbell & Miles Lammerts b Campbell 18 aller à Patacting

Mengh, K., Patio o

€200 5124314-

Inte Noles from Kowloon" the Rapimantal News says-On the night of the 15th October we caught pratty savore gale. Some said it was the tail of typhoon, but we think that if it was the tail wa sheild. not like to get the bodri It started about 6 pm, and gradually increased during the might, accompanied by heavy rain. Sergt. Major Marson, R.A.{ Abca 12 midnight the first tent colimpsed. barging its occupants below it, as soon as it fel! Mr. B.L, Woodin a grand charge was made from below it to tho verandahs, sama.with their beds in their arms and some with their clothes, causing great fun smorgat the remainder of the troops in camp. During the night sororal other tents shared the M. F. Robinson.. same fate, and at daybreak there were ten teate down and their soonpants were grouped in the verandahs of the barrack blook (all their belong. Mr. F. G. Collins ings piled up in heaps all wet through with the Arception of ons who would not stir from below Mr. C. V. Ladda the fallen ogu vnga. Ho said he might as well stay there and b wrobed away as go outside and be blown away. It contioned k rain the Mr. H. O. Hayward romaider of the day but left off during the following right and broke out a flacaraing

Lt. Col. Verner Chater, 1st 300 23334442-4

The Telograph siomer Recorder arrived in Singapore on the 28th November from Penang, having repaired the Madras and Penang cable,

in the vicinity of the Nicobar Islands. She re- ported, saya tks, rec Press, haring experienced

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Being sriendal year by your. The railway (16) shed, where they are arranged into what The Pros Free mays that amongst the passen

formerly commenced at Laboen, the port of a chlad mali staples that in bonpe madh Deli, but this town has lately bean superseded in thb 'mens way xn nay: is arranged into gera who pered through Surapons an the Gor-24. Korme, kie Welter

by Belawan, and sa atsamers now come up to cooks." This work is done mostly by man mail steamer Sachenar Captala PG 4. Rrwell ieth, alter 8. st. Yong, bi..... van Schermbeck, of the Royal Dutch Engineers. 14. Bolton, B., o Mika, b

Champa, Put the latter place this has been made a taminne, Jarknown women and work coolies, who fare Unpt, Tan Scharmbook has just returned from 14. Debres, R.M.LL, • sat b an orpedition up the Yellow River; into the Ip-

Low, Walter & Gamphell 13 yem o terior of China, of which, axpedition, he was the worthy, a Little, & Fadets 7 6

* From here the railway russ into the interior to largely employed for this and other sim- Medan, the capital of Dall, a journey of about |ple work connected with tobanto growing. The now Italian gunhast Volturno, built at shot. Surveys have been made of the brencher Capt. CAMOR, F.Dek, b

afly minaten. From Meden a brauch gone into The tobacco in at first arranged into small the provides of Serdang and another branch to staples that can be sasily dealt with, the average" Bindjai, and it is expected that is a for years is being about 6 by 12 by a feet The handlow all the distriots will be connected with the sesare packed closely, and a gentle heat soon Fenerates The tobacco is frequently turn- by means of the milway.

The work of the season for tobades growing ed a rocin na fermentation;ssón ín, au that eaol HONGKONG RIPLE ASSOCIATION. Commense immediately with the dry monson, portion may be equally formented. The small that fe at the beginning of January. The im staples are, after a few days, put together by The fifth competition for the Taki Cup took partenoe of commencing early when one has the tensor Brees to form wlarger staple and the

same process of fermentation go on. Thes place on Saturday, the 7th December, and was rearing of s crop of such a perishable quality as won for the first time by Sergeant Major Mur-tobroso is evident. A week's delay in the gather larger staples are that formed into sifil lurger son, RA, with a total of 54 points. Subjoined ing in of the harvat may make all the difference ones until the staples contain two to three bun. are the seven best averes

between a successful year's work and a failure. died piouls of tobacco mnoh. By the end of Yards

The first labour to be performed in the clearing October from three to four thousand pisals of (200 $455439-28 ~* { 300-6454423-8

of the ground. On what is estled "old land," tebnoos will bave been harvested, and the tobacco io, where a erop of tobacco has already been which was first ont and fermented la then ready (200) 4753845-25 ********* £800 3524349-99

grown, a kind of malt jungle grams for sorting. During the time that this formate up. With regard to this jungle there is onnntion is going on work on the ad Streif jo not- fact that is worth mentisoning in passing, ab » standstill. The coolics are employed in oatling and obnakolling aling," a kind of The small jungle chlafly consists of smell, tres called "menkiri." This tree, el-gigantio “twitch" grass that springs up on the though always found to shoot up after the old land," and to manking roads and drains on first cultivation of the ground is never found in the land which is to come under cultivation for the virgin juugh. A thoory which has been the next season.

In the middle of October, ail the coolies on put forward to socount for this, and which it may be added has received this support of more the estate leave this work and repair to the the formouting than ons minent botanist at home, is that the their kongsee kouses near menkiri existed in the jungle years ago, and sked, for the sorting eaison. Each morning. that through the instrumentality of volcanio at six o'clock punctually, 400 to 500 coolies sent action the needs have been buried too far below themselves in rows inside the huge buildiar and the earth's surface for them to break forth each die receives a certala number of bandles TOBACCO CULTURE IN DELA, naturally, but that the turning up of the soil of the fermented tobacco. Sesting himself in brings them nearer to the mirison, where they a squatting position, with a semicirole of Of the many districts in the East which dar germinats and spring up. The work of onthing uprights in front of him to form divisions for has been over to Kowloon several times, hae. The Straits Independent of the 23rd at ways very heavy wasther from the north-onst, with ing the last decade or two have emerged from the inngle is usually performed by the Malays al the different qualities of tobacco, ha promeds te spokea with the residents here, and his conWe bare it nu very good authority, in fact high ass and thick rain, causing her to see amp and jungle into flourishing and cultixa:ready mentioned. The Malays thon gire place to deal with each loaf, « crop being, surted into as

from a gentleman who returned yesterday alter in Nanceary Harbour on the 12th clusion is that there is no reason to suppose the steamer Saint Wongue from Langkat, that November. Oz the 15th and 14th, strong galos tad proviness none perhaps has shown s more the Chinese, who out.up the wood, plle it, and burn many as 12 to 20 different kinds of tobacco, that the sickness arose from say insanitary oholers has broken out there, and that people from the east-northeast with violent squalis marked and rapid improvement under the aliquet it off. The next step is "chankolling," that is, à inolis who has been a few years on aa-estate

are dying at the rate of 8, 10 and 12 in a Par Cans, Per Case. condition of the place, but was chiefly due to to say, our sailory authorities do not and heavy rais: barqueter standing at 954 mingis touch of Western civilisation and enter turning over the ground with a "chankol" or attains a wonderful proficiency in discriminating

On the 17th, 18th, 10th, and 9th NovoM-

the number of bundles a good man will sort, and I doz. Quarter l'inta. climatio influenca Without this explans seem to know anything about the anthread of ber, heary squails, vind hauling fin senth prise than the state of Deli-twenty years broad pick. This done the ground la ready to between the various leave, and it is surprising

to west-south-weet, with high Haå: 22nd go a tangled mangrove swamp and to-day nearoommence work upon.

Aud nowhere in tion hotbiatethefigures standing alene might this deadfal epidemio so near to our shores.

The method of laring out the part of the wort thoroughly, in a day. CAURO AD amanat apprehension which ia' Meat. Bandinol & Co.'s report, dated New. and 3rd November weather moderating, ly avory available sore of ground cleared, nader

On the 24th. cultivation, and producing a tobacco which stain which is to be used for the current season the good result of sech man working for chwang, 25th November, reeds as fallows-The wind hauling to the northwards.

is free from loo, but the staaner, Kungnai speaking, Madras, learnt that cyclone had commands excellent prices and high favour is as follows. Nay that 30 soron are to be laidbluself, a it were, more visible than in the sort. leaving today cheed our shipping Anon. passed over the tenth est coset of India, which Total arrivals are 210 steamers and 44 sailors secounted probably for the merere and unusual in the home markets. Tot perhaps of few out with tobacco. This tract of land is divided lag abeds. Everything goes on smoothly, quiet- against 227 steamers and 77 saflera in 1888 other at this time of the rear. Whilst clearing places a little anthontie is known and concern-futa folds of about an sore sach, and a field is ly, mechanically, and with all these men working The orops being abundant and prices reasonable, buoy on same day, No.2 cable boat got upset, ing few places de so many false ideas exist. given to each coolia. The whole system is then together not a sound is to be bened, save the mo merchants anticipate good steady business ring to beavy sea and tile, and amasted against The ohjent of this article is, if possible, in addivided into four divisions or rose. Each divinotonous ticking of thecock. Opposite the sorters next spring and summer. The last settlement the ahip's stem; luckily, the boat's orer get safe was the Satrama for a lump sum of $1,200 to aboard. Natoury Island abounde in gems of dition to giving some idea of the production of zion is looked after by an European sistant why alt a number of bundlers, whose duty it is to take all sorts, chiefly pigeons, percocks, and parrots, tobacco there, which it is trasted may prova in.is responsible for the work done on his division, from the various divisions the leaves as they are What pa

affording a great source of amusement to the teresting to those who are not intimately no- Each of the assistants has under him three hondorted and arrange them in bundles according to The Shanghai Mercury of the 2nd inst, enys: weatherboard mariners. The natives are quist ganiated with that industry, to remova zote of Chinamen, who again have under them sach about their length. A good sorter will work so fast as to j thres months asmed, and the explanation of We imagine that the present little boom in and inoffonetva; a few of them are fairly the misconceptions which are held concerning thirty-firemen Theland baving been laid out and keep two and sometimes thres baaders at work.

Poutang Wharf and, Godowns is in consequence vilised and speak good English, and taks the ineres d'mortality must therefore be of a proposal which is on foot for all the wharts great interest in breeding semi-wild pige, which that state. The state of Deli, as may be yan prepared, the seedbeds are made and the seed is The bandler having arranged his leaves ties them erally known, is situated on the East const of own about the beginning of February. Direct together in bundles. The siring with which sought al bece. But if that craze in to

are excellent eating...

Sumatra, and although comprising really only ly the young plant appears the work of the coolle these bundlow is tied plays its part as a hard and no doubt, we think, that the. Eastera Wharf be found in elimatic conditions, such as the sud Godown Company have not found their

The N. C. Daily Nene, in a leader on the this ons state, is the name often applied becomesmors important and geaster care is need steady werker equally with ethors on the estate. sudden change in temperature, au interest-cheap storage of hercame very profitable, and question of Look wmmodation for the now ing inquiry is opened up as to why the . Ching Chong, the celestial of klug, who is the Chinese ironclads, says that sich Fn-cheng. to the whole of that cast, in-luding the states od: Every night and morning it has to be tond. In the first placs it is used for tying up the plants chist holder of the oil here, has been reaping all Taolai of Ningpo, set it as a theme for one of of Lankat and Serdang, and many smaller son,od, a sharp lookoat kept for the worms which in the drying shed. When the leaves are strip- comite mortality should be confined to the the benefit of their low rates,

the Shanghai Polytechnic sassys. The mplies The climate in the early days was 'decid-testoy the young leaf; and a moient quantityped from the stem it is called into requisi to this theme are reviewed by our contemporaryadly unhealthy, doubilase owing to the mins of water given twice a day. In about forty to tion for the purpose of tying the loaves in- Kowloon district. Can it be that there is

There recently arrived in Newohwang (mya whosay Of Port Arthur it is agreed generally

again when the sorting is finished this string some nabmlthy influence in the soil there Shanghai poper) a body of ever a thousand fa- that it is sufficiently deep, and with considerable arising from the immonen-jungle which covered Afty days everything is ready for the next lage to bundles for the fermenting shed, and When he is about to enter on thes, work; the in its tura plays another part in binding the which is liberated by the sudden change from mine-stricken poeple, who said they were from natural facilities. Ons writer points out, how the whole district and from the working of the transplanting.

Shantung

The banovalent institutions gavo vr, the treseberous nature of the bottom, and the soil when cultivation first commenced. But hest to cold and which does not exist in other them, some money and shipped them back another objects to the dimata as too cold. It is now that the land is cleared of the jungle, the ovalle goes through his planta early in the morn bundles of sorted learn together ready for parts of the salony? This mom, a rather to their native pison; but a few days afterwards considered that the Tia 350,000 for which the virgin soil exposed and sweetened, and the whole ing. before the sun is up, and selects from packing in bales and exporting. This busines far-fetched suggestion, but without some another lot of several hundret inen visited the Frenchman Thevanet" has contractel to make

place, and began to beg for almis. Their gar-he two dooks there is a very good bargain for well, drained, the country compares favourably 300 to 500 strong, healthy pleats. These hoof sorting occupier about two months and then auch explanation it is difficult to imagine mats were all quite stran, and all, were fairly Chian Chiao-chow (on the southern coast of with any other within the tropics. The hottest puts side in a shady place ready for planting by the time the whole crop is sorted and dispored 075hy the sudden change in the temperature well dressed, but their language was not that of the Shantung Promontory) was, it appears, a tamths are January, February, and March in the afternoon. He then cleans and rakes saf of the period has again come round for on- their reception. He next mancing operations with the new crop. The should bare proved so deadly at Kowloon any of the northern parte, for it sounded as it place of considerable trade under the Ming Dazing those mouth, that succeed the wet sa ficient ground

they were from Eupeh province. 10 100 only. Whatever the mode of its opera

with the Grand Canal. The navigation or, which commences about Beptember, thetem taken a line the breadth of his fold, . 66 sorted tobacco is thou baled and sent home. As tion, however, whether directly on the hu- The ex-Vianney of the two Kwang would soon to it, however, is dangerous, the chan-perature tu the shade averages 80 to 85 degrees, foot, with places of tape fired at distances of already mentored the bulk goes to Amsterdam 1.10

med system or indirectly by liberating some to be somewhat out of favour at Peking. In the nel being beset with rocks and bad shosis rarely guing above this. During the remaining every two fast. This is stretched across the field and Rotterdam, while in Bremen a market is now

Shanghai native papers of the 2nd inst. there is Whence foreigners never hantered after poisonous agent from the soil, or a combina-published an ddict cereusing Chang Chih-tung it or demanded that it be thrown open to months of the year, the temperature raries lit-lengthwin, and at every tape mark that springing up for it, which bids fair to become a tle, in the daytime being about 70 degrees is the is at a distans of every two feet, a hole is made serious competitor for the sale of the expensive tion of both, the aridence points to the for bis temerity in asking for the escort of mi- trade," adds one essayist. Another deolares, an change in temperature as the primary cause.litary from his former st of Government to bis the contrary, that if turned into a naval deok or shade; but at all pariode the nights are cool, so to receive the plant. Another row of holes luxury, Sumatra tobacco.

new Viroyalty, which it has for many years dapet it would be saily sained by the easy and that ersa in the hottest mintha ons is able to is then laid out at a distance of three fit and The question then naturally suggests itself been the custom to grant high officials on such made a base for his depredations. The existing sleep under a light coverlet. The climate treated in the same way, until the coolie has whether much changes could not be foretold cocasions first surprise is felt that the Vine Shanghai dock is passed over with the dis

rog's request, which weregarded as rary formal paraging comark that it is a wooden one resting gas with Europeans very well, casas of sick-suficient planting space for the plants he bas C Fine A. V. H. Gener

on Holi too loose to bear the weight of an ironclad. ness being comparatively rare amongst them. selected. The plants are then transferred to RUM.

close connection between the meteorological told that he requires no solidari Finast Ol Jamaica, Violet

question and the deak at Whampas the only the various estates have been known to work then sither govers them with a kind of loose bodied in a trinity composed of the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the Seventh Capsule............... 19 100 and bygienic sciences is well known, and if

A football match will be played, under Aseo one left. Of this the first prize winner observes there year after year without a single case of grass cover or places lantingly over the plant Prince. The only one of the three who pos Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon, in this colony we had a system of weather datins Rales, on the Racecourse, between the that it was originally constructed by fervig sickness being instanced. The country has a small thin board to protest it from the rays sesses fear bend, a strong will, and a con- LIQUEURS

forecasts, for...which we alwally have the Hongkong Football Club and the Kowloon De- and purchased (a competitor adds, "very sheep

held undisputed away for an almost unbroken Banedictine Maraschins Слевсов Hosting's Cherry Cordial appliances, it is possible the information that of the 91st Regiment, to-day Monday from them by the late Viceroy Chang Shu-doubtless obtained its unenviable notoriety of the noonday snu. These covere romsla forsistent political programme is the lady who Chartraitso Dr. Siegert's Angontara |that a cold snap might be expected to play to commence at 4.35 p.m. sharpThe folaben, with its buildings and machinery complete. | disease-stricken place owing to the number of protection for about Are days, until the play period of 28 Jones, and who, in nominał rotire Thir, however, is not the Whampoa Dock" deaths which often occur when new estates are bas thoroughly taken root. In the moment, still rules, though with very indifferent lowing will ropresent the Club:-- Bitters, &c. sat

3. G. Young, R.K. in suddenly about a certain time H. 8. Woodcock, B.A.

which is said to be capable of repairing on being opened up. As already mentioned, this is for time mare plants have been transplanted in the instruments. Her power over the Sovereign 7. Vignoles, R.A.

Dr. Lowso

ironclad." That is at Hongkong, where it is night, at least in ou daten, lead. Ram

W.-J. Wallace

known as the Aberdeen Dock. It used to be the most part now over. Nearly the whole land same manner, and then covers are then required having to be mantly exerted through the person Barenth Friors becomes one of the most, im G. M. W..Mendonogh, Kituated, saya aur campist, at Whompon, hat the is under enltivation and conveejora are extreme for them, and this goes on in the same way but of the Emperor's father, the character of the AN Other Commondeation on litiomi mettere should be precautions, hejng Laken which would. Balloch

diators found a batter afte in the new territoryly difficult if not impossible to obtain.

the whole field is planted, which occupissabout two portant features of the present situation. This diminish the chance of the contraction af A. Wilkie

of Kowloon, which be add-on the principle The pioneer of the tobacco trads in Deli was months, during which time the coolie will have great personage has passed through several phrases illuess. In place like Bookgony, where There will be a tent on the ground as usual,

|that led the theological student to remark that

eign-hafer and ultra-conservative to that fleading Correspondante are requested to forward their rame for the greater part of isa year people The following zoturns of the average amount "Saul was the first King of Israel, and was also Mr. Nianhuys an old Java planter, who ou placted about 10,000 pinata. The great aizs in the estimation of foreigners, from that of a for Editor, zat for públfestion, bat na avidends of good alap with their, window open, a sudden of bank votes in eirenlation and of specia in re- called Paul"—is known as "Little Hongkong." paying a visit to the state was struck with the in the planting is to have the plants gro innovater and pioneer of progress; and between sorve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th Another essayist ranks the Aberdeen dock in appearance of the soil in relation to ita dupta ing regularly and all of the same height the two extremes many episod & have occurred Jobange of the temperature during the night-November, 1889, as certified by the managers of mediately after that constrasting stort bility to the purposes of tobacco growing. He so that one plant shall not overreach and which display a tendancy to sudden charges. All letters for publication should be written on one leads to a good deal of sickness in the the rapective Banks, are published in the Arthur is being capable of repairing the largest obtained a concession and commenced operations, shut out light and hest from a smaller one. Tu The truth appears to be that with lotty inten Fassels, and much bigger than the one at shape of colds' with feverish yiptome. Gazette

AVERAGE SPRCE IN Nagasaki. Unfortunately, he observes, "forei which have since bead erpanded by other set-prevent also the whole of the plante enquiring all tions and the most patriotic ambitions His BARES.

and deficient staying power. Whether from The ganerality of people are cureless in

AMOUNT REGISTEgners have got a foothold there, and it would be tlers, until now the whole diatrist is covered to be dealt with at the same time, they are trans Imperial Highness is a man of poor initiative Chartered Mercantile Bank $ such matters, and will continue so, but with of Ilia, Learn and Chias. 1,365,797

480,000 Practically impossible to recover it."

with estates belonging to various companies. The pisated in numbers, as already mentioned at inconstitutional weakness or the conso onstees of respect to a body of troops under canvas,

Chartered Bank of India,

Datoh naturally predominate there, but all natervals of a few days. Hence, looking over the the ambiguity of his personal relation to the whose bezlib is supposed to be specially

Australia and China,

540,000 1,486,113

tionalition are found, and several of the most imfeld of a coolie who really knows his work in State, he seems to be always afraid of his 3,695,187

portant and best managed estates are the proper. Eke looking up a flight of steps, the plants grow own shadow. His aspirations are zoned enough. He knows in a general way what is good watched over, timely warning of changes in

ty of English companies The soils a remarkably ing in regular gradations.

for the country and conducive to the interests of the temperature ought to lead to the adop

By the time the whole fald is planted the his house; and he is sufficiently vain to Apsire rish loam, with a saperlayer of about a couple tion of adequate precautions

Hennessy's Finest-Very Old

Par duz

B Superior Very Old Cogno,

Bed 'spaulé Very Old Liqueur Cognac

Red Capsule

Case. Per Bot.

...... 812 $1.10 14 1.25

18 1.30

Laquear

Cognac,

1872

2.00

8 0.75

8 0.75

8 0,75

Vintage, Red Capsato...

SCOTCH WHISKÝ,

A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-

Rale Watson's Gleueroky Mol-

low Blend, Blue 'apaule. with Name and Trade Mark,.

C Watson's Abalour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Nane and Trade Mark

D Watson's HKD Blend of. the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Cansale... 10 1.00

E Watson's Yary, Ok- Liqueur Bootch Whisky, Gobli'sp- gnla

IRISH WHISKY.

A Jchn Jameson's Old, Green

Capsule...

B John Jameson's Fine Old,'

Green Capsule

C John Jameson's Very Fine Old, Green Capsule... GENTISH BOURBON WHISKY, fine cla, Red Capsek, with Name.....

GIN.

A Fine Tom, White Cap-

- sole

B Fine Caswooned, White

1-19

Capeal..........

12 1.10

12

10 1.00

4.50 0.10

4.50 0.40 5.25 0.30

· NOTTE TO COURESFOUDENIS. -- -

'n titresul'!! The Blitar," and than on business "The

Manager,” and ant to individuals by name.

and address with commeninations addressed to the

faith.

side of the pazer only.

Adverticemente and Sabortione which are not

ordered for a fixed przed will be coulimed anti:

ncuntarmendeá.

Orders for extra coples of the Badly Pesss should be sent befors 11 am, on the day of publication

→ After hat hour the supply is Emited.

INLEPAGNE No. 12

DEA THA

In Hongkong, on Saturday morning, the "th instant, anddenly of harteliusza," Ear Trend-LawN, Civil Engineer and Pb. B. of Yale University, U.9.A. Late in the Imperial Chinese Government Service at Tisatein. Shanghai papers plaque copy.

The

Daily Press.

Honorowa, DROZWE 9TH, 1889.

71. There has been no change in the Babi- tary conditions of the district during the

on the Postung side to form a pool. There is

a

dynasty, when it was proposed to cornest

PRINCE CHUN.

The Central Goverment of China may bà

And to some extent provided against. The one should be refused, and be is pervuptorthe-floating-dook at Pagoda is equally out of the while the Chiness coolies who are employed on those holes and securely planted. The oDolio preotically considered as for the time being un-

The appointment of Mr. Arthur Chapman to 2547 be Assessor under the Rating Ordinace, 188, is mis gerected.

Dr. J. AtkinsUTA

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

1,300,000

$5,525,997 $2,500,000

↑ FROM SINGAPORE FAPERS.

LUSION. 27th November, THE PREMIER ON THE UNION OF UNIONISTS.

And thus the native baa of resolution

Je kloklied u'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their vorrents turn awry, And loss the name of motion. Bush bas

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS..- SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS."|

LONDON, 6th December. It is notified in the Gazette that the Gororock

ACCIDENT TO EMIN PASHA. ·

of inches of mould almost entirely composed of plants that were first at yöquire banking, that ardently to father some measure of progTOLA ban given his sasent, in the name and on behalf

Owing to defective sight Emin Pashe walked of the Queen, to the following Ordianoes passed

schemes, though warmly espoused, bara na root after a erop was taken off, that particular tract the case of growing celery at home. The coolies statesman who know his apon. But his by the Legislative Council: As Ordinance to through a window af Ragamoyo, fracturing his vegetable matter. In the early days of planting, is, the earth raised up gradually, as is done in which will carry his name down to posterity 28 a of land was allowed to lie fallow for seven years. work is now again increased. As soon as he has in any real knowledge of his own, and are like provide for certain expenses in relation to per- skull, and he now lies to a critical condition. sona estives of or ordinarily resident in the Co-

Since, however, land has become of more value. finished the banking of the last set of plants, the bot-bouse plants which grow.luzariantly in the Jony who have been convicted or asquitted on

and the quantity at disposal is considerably early ones are again ready for another tura and solusion of a glass shelter, but shrivel up when A fire occurred in Tang-man street, Cauton; the ground of insanity, before Courla exercising

on up to the third and fourth time. Each exposed to the natural atmosphere. The Friuos lacks the moral courage to ctarsome opposition, a few days ago, in which twenty-four houses Juristation under the Imperial Forsign Jaris-

lessened, this long period of illonews carnot be were destroyed.

diction Acle, in foreign countries; an Ördina os

ailowod for the land to recover its original plant has also to be separately examined and each whose chilling breath nips his most favoured for the naturalisation of Leung Shs, otherwise

Lord Balisbury, addressing the Union Con- fertility, and in consequence the soil is le rich leaf frequently turned over to remove any worms projects in the had „The Aganta (Mosses, Jardine, Matbaum & Co.) | Loung Un, or Leung Tak, or Yuk Shang; and inform as that the Glen Line steamer Gehiel, an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No.14 of 1982 ference at Nottingham, said that the Union of Luckily, however, a demand has arisan of late which may have attached themselves. If this is Mr. FEARCH's absence from the meeting of from London, left Singapore on Saturday mara entitled an Ordinanes for granting patents for the Tories and Liberal Unionist party does not years for a lighter and less strong tobacco, which not done the worms will stually: riddle every

inventions within this Colony. the Sanitary Board on Friday, last is to beg for this part.

rest with the leaders, but must grow gradually, the soil in its present condition is well adapted to load on the plant, and a broken leaf misang a lower

been the publio bistory regretted. It would have been interesting."

The Caledonian Ball at Shanghai, which was and that all must strive to promote its growth. Erow, and with a sparing use of gene there is price for the tobacco, not only for the owner of

very little doubt that the land will maintain the estate, but for the coolio, who is said His Imperial Highness mince his first ap St. Andrew's Hall here, on the 29th

PAB13, 27th November.

Pescanso on the stage; oft national' affairs to know what he would have had to say to

held, like

the standard of productiveness required of it for cording to the quality of the tobaove be-pre 1 FRANCE AND TONQUIN. the Surveyor-Reveral'a remarks on the Peak

November, was a great and spental enccess. It took place in the Shanghai Club, and the Daily

At a banquet at Ronen the Under-Secretary many years to come. Some idea of the quality ducts. Just before the bad of the flower be. The sonduct of the war in Tonguin and the Neter says there were between four and five hun drainage and Mr. Faaxers's attitude, in re- gard to the same, On the correspondence The Agent informs ne that the Bilks, do a dead proant, the sembly being of the most cos for the Colonies said that France must romsin ef tobacco zaid suuvally in Dell may be termed gins to make its appearance it is picked out conlasion of peace afford ample illustration of which had been circolared among the PM steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, hence mapilitan character. But if the guests were cosa Froquin to prevent the English forestalling 26th October, and from Yukohents 5th Novemopolitan the dances decoratione &o, were tho members of the Board Mr. FRANCI had ber, wer delivered in New York na the 25th roughly national, and all arrangements wore her in Southern and Western China through

most complete and tasteful. The two menar Biem and Burmah.

HOME, 28th November. made a minule to the effect that the November.

themselves afford proof of the attention paid by

THE KING OF ITALY ON THE Peak residents should be advised to discon-

Trouble is being experienced with the Yew the committee to details. That of the first sup

EUROPEAN SITUATION. nect from the draininge system antil it was aborigines at Lin-chow, and the Tastai of Nana per bore beautiful hand-painted design by Ja

bung, Sbiu-chow-fa, and Lin-show his set ont paasss artiale; while on the card of the second-

King Humbert, opening the Italian Parlia them into subjection.

The Regimental News says The sadden

General anys that so far from the residents,

Captain Daman Bey, of the Turkish man-of- war Ertugroal, now lu Bingapore, has been

ised by telegram from Constantineple of his promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral

L

by Burns.

of

vacillation from fret to last, until at length

when it is stated that from 160,000 to 189,000 and the shoots which spring up at the foot these characterlelis traits. It was a constant be mentioned here that the tobacco produced in this the appearance of the lead-tella-those who dared pesce to be made to the very hour of the als of tobacco are exported annually. It should of the stem are also cut away. Shortly after from shoor financial exhaustion the Empress ar ased almost exclusively for covering cigars, the are versed in the industry of tebaooo growing, apparent triumph of the Imperial forces. The Keresu question has been allowed to drift into price being too high to permit of ite being used that the plant le ready for suiting.

ite present hopeless and seemingly insoluble pont The process of cutting couples unnally the tion through the same fatal wavering judecision. for other purposes. Now,abale contains about 200 bandies and a bundle about thirty learn, so that month of July, August and September. The an arrangement which provided a modus vivendi

properly dashed. On this, the Sarvey with a force of several thousand strong to bring supper, Ipriba" weeshart hours syont the twalment, said that peace appears assured, thanks to each bats contains on an average: 6,000 Isaves planta are out in the rotation in which they ri-t between China and Russia which would have were the list of songa and appropriate the Concert of the Powers. Certain quoeticns, { From an ordinary sised leaf; dx to len sigara can! pen and taken to the drying sheds, These shels lasted ■ génération at leasty and given Kopen being inclined to disconnect, several applica tions have been made, even while the alleged change to sold weather at the end of October, defects have been underconsideration, to con- although generally wekomme, kraught a lst of } stary from a native paper:-At Iobang in they therefore to strength the Army and Nary to mover about 40,000 to 50,000′ nigam · The 70 feet broad. Inside the sheds area untoberCease the Prince eid vot summon courage ta

.........

LONDON, 28th November,

[COMMAND:~

CRICKET.

howover, still remain amttled, and it is neces be covered, so that each bele contains suficient are about 2000 to 240 feet long and from 50 to herself and all her neighbours rest, aborted be stand by his own, palieg. The battledore and The Mercury translates the following Jeopard

balk of the tobacco exported goes to Amsterdam of uprights, the whole length of the shed, with shuttlecock which has been made of the impor without undaly weighting the Budget.

although lately a market for it has grown up in beaus ranging crosswins, the whole height of tant question of railways affords another in- nect with and extend the drainage; and one seks with It. Four offers were down Tag Ho district on the 23d of Inst moon a leopard was seen in a tobacconist's shop in the

the shed. The plants to be dried are hung stance of the weakness of the Prince which mast be fresh in the minds of all our readers. of there was from Mr. FRANCIS himself, who with fever almost at the came time.

upper storey. People made an attempt to catch LORD. CHARLES BERESFORD'S NEW Bremen.

The labour on the various estates in almost ten one stick on these beams. Bere they are Not to refer to the earlier attempts, which naked for a similar: system of drainage in

The Tientsin sorrespondent of the Mercury in the animal, whereupon it got soared, and it g

Captain Lord Charles Beresford has been up-exclusively Chinese The Dativer of Dall, received and examined by an assistant who are abandoned on Hoonet of erillism, the connection with Magazine Gào. Mr. Brown an incoherent letter fatisates that the Viceroy jumped down on to a roof and then made off, thy nearly turned the laugh against one off of Chikli has, through Mr. H. Ma, concluded carrying a child in ita month. A brave old man

Panza, 28th November. are stuployed in outting jungle and clear and notes it in a book to his credit. As and anotioned by the Prince last Christmas, the chief sutagoniste of the system which contact with Herr Krupp for thirty-six guns took a club and parasd the beast to ornek.pointed to the Command of H. M. 8. Undaunted. Delays. Jarantee, and Bandjacose from Horneo appraises the value of mach boolie's product proposed line to Tangohow was fully settled

mad dealt it n Leavy blow. Thereupon the leo- to be delivered within three years.

vey made, to buy the material, and to raise & ing the ground, but the whole work of onl-ench relay is passed in this manner it is lifted and the Viceroy Li was ordered to have the ear- pard dropped the bog, and turned upon fits as THE MONTMARTRE ELECTION. has been so severely condemned but which

The China Merchants steamer Kung-pai, lant Bat stance soen coming, the old

The committee of the Chamber of Deputies tivation sud sorting is performed by Chinese towards the top of the building, til the whole loan of funds from foreigners. Tenders for Devertheless seems to meet with some

which was damaged in the collision with the man with the help et others killed the animal

and Bingapore, but large numbers are now ob- Soor with rows of tobacco plants-some signed, and part of the money actually debrazed, Amount of appreciation. Mr. FExxon, when & O. steamer Anna on the 4th just goes into When the matter was reported to the magistrats bae quashed the election of M. Joffria for Ment. These were formerly drawn largely from Fenang batiding is hang from roof to clear of the rails were received, a contract for the loan was be returns from his island, will, we suspect, dook to day. Her repair, onding to the nature of of the distrist, he suitably rewarded the plucky marire.

tained from various parts of China, particularly 70,000 plasta. It may be here mention when the weak.kneed one suddenly backed out Viceroy and Railway authorities to extricate bara-some explanation to offer, and if the the injury, will take longer than that to the old man, who displayed wach courage in attack.

from the district around Swatow. The Chinesa ed that after cutting the plants, from the der cloud of bollerw phrases, leaving the ing this formidable and savage animal. Ancona,

Coolis, although not universally admired, appear Fikme roots other plants or shoot spring up themselves from the enterprise as best they Next, the same eminant authority Surreyor-General has in any way misunder-

Bays the Daily News of the ad inst.:-No

to be thoroughly appreciated in Del. His well-such as may be man on qutting down cab would.

There was completely captivated by Clang Obib- stood the learned · gentleman's application On Saturday morning His Excellopoy. the scopet has cue Admiral left Shanghai. than an-

known habits of patienes, industry, and adapta- begva and other vegetables at home. Governor returned the cell of the new oppo, or other appears. Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon left

out wiring Li Hong-ebang more time to och- For giren a wrong coldar to it, we may exp Superintendent of Custaims of Kwangtung,,nodi horo rocantly, and new we hars. Bear Admira) proved a very one-sided des, thermaji,ineo win- bility to, surrounding¥ find fati" koops; in this plente—ara called "toenze." and are also ung's proposed railway to Hankow, and with- industry, while un kl work is what may be call-in due Line, cat and gathered The wider it than he sems to have found neosanity ed "piece work" and therefore payment depends tomas" add greetly to the opolis's profé for himself he ordered him to support a scheme On the first appearance of opposition, however," largely on results, those qualities are par in a year, as they noirs payment for this which want clean against his own judgment. ticularly notionable. The man are well paid produce in the ordinary way, while they have that sokome also was dropped it is turn as std. the average labourer being able to make $15 per not to spend any labour in preparing the ground donly as % was inken up, and those who had month, while many suks more, and, bance man--or sowing the sand for it. The tobacco is allow been committed to its sapport wees av n-nal kəft gor of ariates and no dificulty in obisining d to remain in the drying sheds for about to pure their fool's arrand on their own charge. In this lustrious individual, therefore, Chi- twenty-five days, when it is roody for stripping, nese vaciliation is personified, and as he forma the labour they require,

The disenities of transport, which were felt. The lukras nya sizipped from the stem ad put the very core of the Chinese State it is absolute In former years have now been considerably into bundles of dfty nach. These bundles are ly necessary to think and speak plainly about logenome by the laying of a railway, which is then put in baskets and taicon to the ferment these matters if we wish to have a key to the

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LONGS BOBT)...

This matot; played on Friday and Saturday,

ing with the utmost ease in ons innings.,

The following are the pores

E. M. Blir, R., and

SHORT.

A. 3. Cauupbell wigt, Hughes, à Hutchison.............

ho

V. Chrupuna Beach Kayahan ng Major Mile, Buk., + Hughes, 'Keteb'son

3.M. Atkinson, a Langworthy; b Hateblach

some straight speaking. As the matter on oing the Bat On Club, where the Heppo a Vicomte de la Jaille, of the French navy, among stands at present the sting area to have saying, paid a visit to H. E. Chang, the exus. The Admiral is on board the Villare &t pre- been completely inken out of almost all that Minister to the United States who is staying to seat, but his flagship, the Ironclad Turense, in anchored off the Baddies. He retorne to bla ship Victoria Hotel, Mr. PANCIS busanid against the Peak drain-

on the 5th. The Aspic legyen here on the age. The true state of the ass with regard The N. C. Daily Neson mayn-Now was rewith for Hongkong, and the Vipere on 5th to the drainage wo take to be this, that foived by the last mall of the death of Mr. Gustav flagship Turenne, which is homeward bound, will Baffy The deceased me out to Chins many visit Hongkong, Balyou: Bingapore, and Co- while the system is far from perfect (chief-years ago, and fought on the Imperialist side lambo, al at Aften wit mees the now flagship y owing to the want of a-zudician, water against the Palpings.. Tork 14 serylows here Triomphante, Admiral-Bernard, in February. supply)—it is #grest improvement conduired the decoration of the Double Dragos, The Fillore, after putting Admiral de la Jails Class II. Mr. Bally was a Past Master of the on board the Turonne, of the Baddies, whil yzoowed the ceas-pit system, and those residents Lodge Garmas, and more recently an konorary to Nagamki, returning, bere about the 10th

January- hous boises have boon epoproted with | mander of the Commopolitan Lodge.o

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