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ILLEGAL TAXATION OF FOREIGN, GOODS AT FOODHUW

The following cozianteated article appeare A remar is current mung the Chinees to published in cur the offset that the China Chen, whe has obtained the maxopaly,

ne of the 12th it, of levying the illegal tax

for industrial purposes and it is shown that steamer Hut We, intended for the Yangtzo medical affairs which the want, of proper, hönsation engenderi u sints of feeling at least as It aceme very dillealt ta miggest any plass for After so dolug he will eairy his project mouth.

ward.

Amoy the fast, it la doank bar, an things now are, saiver of their evil ways and submit, it seems by on means regularly placed. A total issue of The German ships which wore. heen brought to a complete stop by the

about 8,000 old stamps of various values have mination will result closing of a It is clearly common other day and whose motaments gave rise to for the regular Takow residents to temporally as though nothing short of their total orter 18,000 sets of these were printed, of which varios Fopers have now dispersed. The Irene vacato the port until the extreme prece has As far as their heading to the quiet and low been used pootally. The abliterating post mark sense that if water for industrial purposes is now in Rongiang, the Cormoran hur gond ennot be obtained from the public mains to Foochie, and the Penzies Wem to modifed enflakenly to new of the mest orditis sliding ratives is concerned. it mat be ya that first coup into we with the issus consists the room en

Jary sanitary requirements connected with the that the Japanese polity is one of the greatest of a larger circle, fun the first round which Shanghaied

sick and dusd being better carried out than just forbearance and consideration, bat in spite are the worls Tormosan Republic, Taiwan, bat

·HONGKONG DISPENSARY the use of wells should be permitted. There

risk of water from The slik of the N, P. steamer Hankow now rooms possible. Want of fuel appears to of this or misunderstanding this bencing dated October inside. All this paper is un

cortain or any sections of the conquered puble guboda the wells being used als for domestic which areived at Tacoma on the the rather seriously interfere with a speedy disposs continue to give trouble, and refuse to listen to Fan Yung fu, or someone in his yaman, took of 10 vants on- caso of Lorosinu oil, is going

Titud la Now York an the 17th. In

of the dead, not this alone onuses much sucon reseen or be coneliisted, then I fear, they will away with them the dis from which titolo revolutioniss the trade in foreign articles, purposes, but the risk is one which under-notice dret fasted, and which was given in

squeeze in its proper tim, he is going in the Bame manner for the trade in lead and iron. the circumstances should be incurcod, all restenings issue, (a was by mistake mentioned venienes, to say the leash Thore se no double and that their conquererhus, as, zesty a sido katere in were printed and therefore it is and that, as is reported, after satung the oil

very great deal to be said on the Japaness side, to thoir anturo as is not infrequently Bronsed not at all unlikely that they nay aftampt to reasonable precautions being taken to gardinstead of silk.

as they are having to contend with a state of our generally we resentment at routine making supplies from the mainland. The Into Chias Company's

bateries on iron if the autithesis of, that which detesting or sviding such falanisses, but it may

Ho be oren-band that his deas unt care a bit against it.Where wells are not required

The greatest deprivation at present folt byar of each game printed during tha asistence for the Copsus, for the goods were sold to the their waters are pointed les-the-be closed trade, arrived hore on Tharedas, having rande anoramolation for the soldier mazed round accompaniol air goutlet moods and methods he stated that very strict account of the exact

the run up from Singapore in seven days, not about Fainasta engenders. Exposed as thems

men any to weather and the ever prosent risks forsignors in the complots varpation by the 1 of the republic. having boou kept rrd the various Chipse, and it may be well even en, to ask the military of the telegraph wires between the salsally carefully patched, the pressat BIREt interpretation of the taxi raion in cames by. all men, but where it can be shown withstanding the adverso mohapon. She is a stoel vessel, of. 1,883 tons register, bailt eu that they are required for industrial purposes she Clede. She has three csike, five bulk of atrial infection, it is not to be wondered and Tipsh. This practically puts a book to whereabouts of all the genuine stanipsis profts of imports, which inter alia say "no further tie tundvisable that they should be closed, hoads, triple expansion engines, and twe zingle at that the notorious local fover sa zampant and the anti-gabuzantovial period of twelve years well known by those who were fortunate duty will be levipble upon imports an artifleated, as though the military are nahing their rights case on the market. both old and new tion. Yet in spite of the transit cortificato, oven though there be some danger of the onded boilers of 160 lbs. prosary. Her horse proßuding unprecedented calls both on the me- ago. It must be said that it would now deem onough to buy up all available stocks as they no matter how distant the place of their destina ather dose to the dog-in-the-inngor limit, as, issues the only stock in hand now of the tane the kerosine of was subject to this legal water being also need for other purposes. power is but nondial, and her coal consumption dical stalk and the crematories,

Eighteen ten day, Her journey out was

With the oxception; however, of those bowel whatever may have been the caso during the stamps the poligrees of which can he ofloially tax It is not stopped in time it will ancenge Should it he found at any time that a well accomplished in quick time, and on her triol is a real source of danger to public health it trip she attained a speed of 193 knots. She complints, insepar ble concomitants of the first week or two of conpation, there can be no roohed for and traced, are as follows the Chiasse to find something mors to their ad

Taizanfu to Tekor, and the former chy to Of cur second sets have bean sold, but out in haudling fateign Imports. can be closed, but while the danger is merely will proceed to Shanghai in a day or two. Her malignant ferer for whisk Auping and Tainantu doubt but that the main linos, eg, these irons issue 3,500 octane Irena 6,009 to 7,000 sets. antage, and it is well for foreigners le loolc commander is Captain William Young. aro famed, we are glad to hear that no out Taipah, thonse cver the world generally are they have all come from the same renders in break of epidemia bowel dissa has appeared. now lying lilla for the grootce part of the day. Formos, it may not be difloult to get certified hypothetical it may be faced without much

thus we are still assured cholers, properly and it only grouted as a special favour for an pedigrees in cares of doubt, or at least nok fear. The game rule applies to the water

so called, does not exist among the troops, and hour or two, the translesion of foreign tolo information as will enable one to do a good on supply asto most other subjects if the ideally

cartainly there is nothing of the kind song game would to an inestimable hon to the towards detecting fraud

community here. It cannot be said that there perfect is unattainable wo must be antished

is ang dibonly about the Unes, as those in with the best that can be had, and if water

With the departure of at least 10,000 man which foreigners are solely interested wore for industrial purposes cannot be obtained

(soldiers) sal, they say, many of the cookies, it taken over by the Japanema as they stol in from the public mains the use of wells must

is anticipated that the general strain will soon good working order and are since been kept 10. All that can be cold how la, skeubt these perforce be permitted unless the colony is

he lessened, when, if Takow is intended to be an

runtha night the eye of any one able to help prepared to sacrifice its industrial interests.

intermediary base" for the sick of South in the matter, and if the urgent wants of un Formoen, it is most sincerely to be hoped that commercial world, small though it be, ena, moet seething will be dons towards providing pro-with consideration, ench courtesy and Ten per hospital necommedation, ut, shore all, that outil sanitary organization for which webare hitherto heart the Japanese a specially commendable, but for which there is now no provision at all..

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THE question of the water supply is one of the the nest pressing the colony has to face. The Legislative Council meets an Monday and the Governor, in laying the climate on the table, will no doubt refer to this Amongst the other numerous matters that will cugage his attention. When it becarac evident that the sxisting wntor suply was fadequate to the requirements of the colony two suites were brought forward for augmenting it, namely, (1) to increase the storago capacity of the Tytam reservoir, and (2) to pump water to the Tytam tunnel, from the perrenial stream which joins the Tytam stream some little distance below the dam. It was decided to adopt the first scheme and during the last dry season the

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LONDON, 20th November

LORD SALISBURY ON THE

DAAN SITUATION. ZONA Lord Salsbury, apeaking at Brighton, insisted on the mosity of the maintenance of Great Britain's caval-supremacy. He did not expect apesar disclandon of the Turkish Empire, out thought that territorial and political changes we pass there and alewhere which would wheat grain to stand prepared.

[FROM TONKIN PAFEBB,] THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. The Chamter has passed a role of confidence in the ministry by de votes to 87, ju favour of oudostion of the law against Ahavalim. BIKE UP A RUSSIAN PRINCESS. The Czarina has given birtu to a daughter.

PARIS, 15th November.

Fasisy 16th Novomber.

(FROM THE SIAM OBSERVER.") THE TURKISH QUESTION.

LONDON, 14th November The Sultan has will further accentuated his

the natives:

From the foregoing figures, which I must ro past represent the utcast linnt of the various zanos, pashably, some end may be derived by fazure purclucor. As to forgeries, there wore are startel'in Amoy of rst issue emporially, Imt comparison with the originas, in which the enforfeit is much batter am more aristic, shablos the frand to to oily detected: Beyond a very few sets. benght for purely personal nao, the writer has foregoing remarks, may be taken as being as interest in the fators of these atanips, so the impartial as any that can possibly bondo at

as time.mp

Other reminicoonses of the venable are the bank notes and battery tickets ful by that government

It is reported that on Saturday lost one of the brokers and loatman were seized by the Hai fong at the instigation of the instigation of Chen, for which the boatman was bambooed with 100 strokes while the broker was released Consula, whose country produced the oil. It is through the strong, remonstrance of one of the again reported that Chen will not give up the monopoly until he has fought the battle to the bitter alt.

RAILWAFS AND POLITIÙS IV SIAM

height of the days we increased by & fost unitas attitude by conferring on Bohri Paebact so long as there is no call for which run to the sailitary posts' all over the bag consulted, and who also declare their to prognosticate on all things good, bad, and

amghest rar of tae Osmanish. Behri

the intention being to increase it ultimately a pas Governor of Yan, and was dismissed by 10 feet. But the rainfall during the at the request of the British Ambassador on summer just concluded was insufficient to fill

account of his complicity in the Armenian the reservoir aven to its original capacity, an outrage. The position is consequently 16 that the mising of the dam will afford nogarded as a grave one. relief whaleror during the present dry

-season,

FORDON, 10th Novombor.. The Italian foot his received distructions

from the Gorerzcient to be ready to follow the lead of the English Fleet wherever the interests of Europsin peace call for their com- bind action.

The Ktog of Sinu's newly aroused interest Wo hear that the bio between Tament and volence will he west gratefully appreciated.

1.which will go far towards deciding the fate of Feochon hea long ago bear repaired, so that

in railway stairs may probably lead te results thore esne u stoppage on that oesonny When wo salt or friends at the differont Cly

this country, Lot it he well remembered that Burgaux for aid in this matter the inevitable

whichever power is able to control the railways of Sion that power will also control the politica reply comes, Woenu do nothing, all is in the

With vetarence to the notes, be ince valupa auillator the inter and affeics of this country. It On the 14th 1.E. Viscommit Tekashis hands of the military, who may no, and there, h

were written in by hand, the seals and other sorted on somewhat good authority that Commander-in-Chief of the Army in Formosa far na we are concerned, the matter must end." and Lieutimant Governor of the Island, left with We kron that of course the Japaneso, in come tepressions being the same for all values. We the Glenkoi Chiangmai extension is on the eve comes to pass we shall have to congratulate tho ostrich-like trioka of the Chinese, who peit mars'è nest in the shape of "forgecies" bers all the leadquarter Staff, and with his demon wita ether sivilizer nations, rico superior to hear something of someone laving discovered of being handed over to a London firm. If this parture the "expeditionary army," as a whole, to think that by shutting the liner to us and too, but as this copposition scome to be solely British diplomanoy en remarkably smart sors energy of shurautor. We may take it for ed. What was the Sceend Division of this this postponing our golting, ness already in based en stire-triflig differences in the border and our local representative for great tact and granted that the Siamese are alive to the in- "Southern Army' under General Negi will possession of all the rest of the world, they were patterns, and the discoverer eseme quite nraware romain to garrison South Formosa, and so long in some mysterious way helping their own cause and awilling to admit that impressions were

or objects. As no such motive pestibly be necessarily made from two or throu successive portance of the stop they contemplato, and that hy heading their intoaded line to the north ne active operations are needed at the varies botuating the Japanne, sacols they will, even Blocks, it appears highly probable that he has

to an English company they have quite made up their minds as to the sauce with outporta or stations oconpied by the military at some little sacri£ce of oki rod-tape precedent allowed himself to bu led away by a tou sus their rate will be expromo at such places. At take pity on as, and once more permit outrot picicusative informaut." This stoma themire

however, we believe nothing donits, hve bon decided, for it is the habit of the Siamese the and towns or cities the Profests and rub with that world from which, in the interests of Ikely, as many of the notes he would rejection they shall be served up. So far, Prefacts have taken over öbarge and will now lova, we have now so long boen leo kad vidently been in pretty free aironlation. lated. Of course, with the various side-lines are passed by all the Chinese saperts who have

rata to any extent. On the whole therefore. It that after the meal period of busitation the work litney interference, but the numerous mino country we are not concerned, and no doubt igrarince of forgies having existed, at shy taferent. There are, howevut, Inlications ciri fitials who will eventually be distri. there being necessarily sacro or las hastily rent buted over the country have not been appointed up on temporary supports may fairly here- svoms very probable that tliisin may be line have before referred to will be taken in hand, yet, and will not be until all nord for active served from public service and criticism until, counted, and most, if not all, of the notes and a grand diplomatic success will be scored properly established and organized, the syeteni declared by this natur oxit counterfoit, and an important commercial impets given to shall havo rapid and intimate: Intervcaise with anlitary 00-coperation. Les coased. To this is beyond risk of causing either inconveniones accepted as the genuine article, issand by Liu the fine nulovaloped regions of the north. We

and generally takon hy the people. extent, therefore, and only in the ecuse, or complaint.

As soon as the line rurs to the south of the The lattery tickets waze the outcome of Burmah, and the rest will rapidly follow in the civil rule to said to have begun,

Geisland, Lo, totho South Cape Light, and meteo- a fual and desperate attempt on the part of wake of the iron horse. Every friend of Bureaucracy prevails in full force i Jugna rolegical information can be quickly ettained some of Lin's finance to raise the wind." civilization and progress must wish the project The Departments are logic and be thatsfrom, a giant baou will be conferred on the proties boing to pay fone times their face well, for after all, it is for the diplomrziate to after the Japanese had been driven fight for the honour of lading the van rad jealousy with which each guards, ite venriners and hosts of other unterged persony, value terveta in lutonsu. Bu long as the filitary have for then the ornct position of approaching into the sea and a restore It was burying forward such excellent projects. But

typhoons can be reply mported all over the truly wonderful how many fools there were who the main poun is to sure the prORFOSE... anything to do with affairs no member of the surrounding seas and places by the observatories took the bait and bought tickets, some hearing Tory persons who have lived in Bang Civil Department will stir a tiny or express at Shanghai ant Hourkoug This has born high a face solus as 8200. A Chinese kok any length of time and followed politieni ought to prove interesting. They may look an optates, and in both services the same axlong desired and urged on the Chinese, but amour having got ur been sat abroad fit that rents with any interest, the new drift of affairs treme exclusiveness exists between the different uf course with no result, beyond perhaps deri the Japanese would redeem the bank notes, and

so determined and fruitless a struggle to sive wonder or their part at anyone supposingpext that tie proporty of the wealthy merchant back upon the time when Gecmoony mode A resting of the Finance Committee of the dormant themselves. With any transfer moment they could be interested in what from whose long they were issued would be

defeat of all such efforts by the Siameso, Alice Memorial and Nethergole Hospitala was pats lying idle and crailable, outside steamers chiefly, as they supposed, concerned foreigners confiscated and sold to redes his notes, led to gain railway footing in Sian, and the H.M.S. Undaunted left geetarday for Singa- held yesterday afternoon at the Alice Memorial are chartered at $500 per diem, "because the and the preservation of itsir lives and property rates inney priuos being asked for the peper, What at one time promised a fritfal field of Hospital to consuler: (1) the disposition of a werk required foes not come under the bureau It is only in this routhwest mozecon- tant son but now that the truth is gradually becoming ruileny exploitating for Germany, and for information will have its frentest and most vital known the price has come down to anything derman ezgineers and railway material has port.

legacy under the will of the late Dr. Richart

to which the transports are attanhed," and wo value, if to only, consider typheets and such like from fire conta to perhaps even nothing or become of late somewhat of a comuns cial The 1.0. steamer Japan left Eingapore Youg, and (2) z polition by the widow of the

Late Dr. William Young that the Hospitals a infinitum, proving official nature to be detetive disturbances, but all the year round nato, irrespective of its nominal face value

the futaro weary oven 2 kar Kemare has then the for this port yesterday at 11a.m.

should resign certain sums to which they are the same at the world over, sironmleentica tho is much efni and interesting faformation Mr. P.. Auguste Holst, a nativo of Sweden Satara to German hop al projects. And

to be got frors the comparative statistics of and efficer of the Swedish cavalry, who came We would remind our readers of the Phil-entitel under that will. Hon. J. H. Stewart. being by no means confired to Whitehall, or

fest suro that no nation will appreciate thin birds in the interces of Mr. Seeholm, the well-h Siamess will have youolit. And they harmonis Society's concert this swoning, which Lockhart (Colonial Sooxstary), praaifled, and Washington, or gran the British Hurtseveral stations telegmphically united, and we to Fermus about three yases ago to celleet late past for Harman cerise in this country. there were also present-Hon. Ho Kal. Rev. Grards. In this ocnnection, however, it must raore than the Japanese, who will therefore no known ornithologist, died on the morning of low o econsiou to pass to show their contorapt promises to prove a rich musical trait.

W. Peres, fieairs. C. Evens, G. Murray Bain,

the 1641. For maths he had been in a vory for the feebleness of the people who were once on be admitted that everything man (red-tape doubt hasten to fulfil this scientific and even son.

disturbing effects on civilians generally is friends say that forgignare Boom to expect too on going into the country to be on the spot former kindliness of expression has been re done by that baroan who speaint folion in wash from them" the instant they arrive, but if he gob better." In must have suffered great placed by a cold and contemptuvas, neginst, a if thin bo so, they love only their previous wall privations, through all of which he certainly galing snabbing of their former úlway www over sureiga kitaire, and that, from the thought out and rapid organisation to than exhilated indomitable pluck and pertinacity, friends and a rulo neglast of all their ap yet been afford to the ones powerful German showed him the greatest kindness, and it was ever courteous sub-Predoot Bulga, until at last, administrative capacities. explained that the late Dr. Lichard Young left property valued at £5,100, and residinary but indeed for from least, we come to the ubi

We regret to hear that the Customs is not in the care of the latter body that the poor luterate in this country. It le more than working is freely and effectively as one could man pass away, his last hours soothed by all passing strange te so how opletely the interest in 2310 deposited in the New Oriental Bank to be divided in equal shares among four quitous hardworking and kindly Chief Assistant wish. This isndraittedly from nowant of good will that the kindest and most charitable eolicitude dermisu konnt in Siameso pelitios has buen hospitale, two being in Glasgow, and one in Matrimoto, without whose failing good hu on the part of the officials, who, on the contrary, could suggest. He was ratio on the same relegated to the col auto-rooms of Siamess Alice moar, carnes, and often affective desire to help but working as they are with a tariff and rega. Rt Tainanfu, most of the residents attending become to nove by a hat's breadth the wind om most anxious to do all they passibly dan, evening at the Protestant Mission Cemitery negls, bor utterly impotent this element has Edinburgh, the fourth being the Mazorial Hospital. The £10 was bequeathed who the suros in this on yo subject to Mrs. Young, widow William Young, the testator a brather, receiving strictions and non poss which waste-be utterly lost, and we fear, less something is, consumption.

wise prove unusually gulling to all subjected to done to help them la then howilderment a them would no dosat have boon infinitely more accentuated than they are at pretent

It would be a mistake to regard it as work thrown away, for no doubt in future years, with a normal rainfall, it will prove of great utility; but it is necessary to provide for exceptional years like the present, and for that the painping scheme sses the most suitablo. Would it not he desirable to put into execution forth- with?

Piratical and continue to give trouble-in- Tonkin and the Phulangthuong and Langson railway and the trains running on it have to be strictly guarded.

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

C. Palmer, W. H. Wickham, and Dr. Thoma) can do to meet exigencies and modify philanthropic desideratur. We have heard our frail state, but in spite of all advice he insisted the eve of ecopring so much in this country. The

The minutes of the provious meeting having been read and

passed, Dr. Thompson read a lotter which he had received by the last beball of live.

LA

Aú Truny a une from liam Young. The lotter Hood Prefect Fornskio, through the genial and for so high on opinion boing formad of their Both the Catholic and Protestant missionarias prouches. Exon the friendly cup of tea has nut

onu duilar at the Police Court yesterday for being drunk and incapable on the Fraya. Smith, who is a seamau, staftied his offence.

MARRIAGES. the 18th Norenaler, 1885, at the Union Church, Horng, by the Reverend . J. Williamas HARALD, younger son of the late for GOOLE, Newchnes, Gloucestershire, to JANS ELIZABETH, eldest daughter of SET: WILLIAM PAYNE, So The steamer Macduf which left Singapor barrucs, sex.

12421 on the 7th inst., arrived yesterday. Like other At the Union Church, on the 23d instant, ly the vessels from the South she was delayed by the Rev. J. Williams, ROBERT ADAM, to MARGARET, bad weather and had to put into Saigon for sexo laughter of the late Gron-ROBERTS, Goals, gus, utland.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 23RD, 1895.

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At the Police Court yesterday the mastor of licensed beef stall No. 1 in the Central Market was fined $5 for allowing a quantity of refusa to be thrown from his stall on to the public avenue in the market.

of Dr.

a life interest, but owing to the collapse of the Bank Mrs. Young had not mesived eo mob as was intended, and not more than £200 of thin decait was saposted to be torikcoming, of which C100 hid alrently born walisel. Mr. Young thefore petitioned the Hospitals to resign their residuary interest in the £310, in order that she might purchase un annuity, which tended for her.

FASW-DAVIDSON,

CANTON NOTES.

condition pleasantly like trial desnork may probably ensue. It need sercely be raid that properly understood nothing can work It would seem that in the minin nerangements more amoothly and easily than the famed

FEUM THE CRUNG NGOI SAN PU."}, the form of future-government will be wore syston Latitud by Sir Robert Hart for

Owing to the rebellion of the Muhammedans what similar to that obtaining ander Chiness his service, and it scores pecaliar that o rule, but perhaps more alosely allied to the arrival hose the new offies hd not avail in Kansu, Viceroy Tan Chung lun has lately itself, if only for a few months, of the assistinCE

sent a large quantity of eras and ammunition Japanoss system. Thus while there will be lint ennducted the Customs curtis ein regio the Naval and Military Acsiemy to that one Prefect in South Formoso-Mr. Ferneho and who would no doubt, have been will

consideration, I sinclination to spend the

has practically ceased to exist in Siam, frock

a political point of view, for the last throe or four-ycars, and when Ler existence h hoen forted a publia attention it has toou in the chamoter of humble mendicant with elspinat hae sning for the smallest of furours In the humblast of tches. What a fall was there, my countrymen," if we only turn our eyes back for the list five years. And wi things shaps themselves there is no sign of any attempt of recovering the lost position. Nay, gul people lio are thus been rulogated to obtirion "and inactivity have the least idea of they are the unconscious victus and co- oversted objects.

At the Supreme Court yesterday it was an vonnsed that the fornitare diepute which was THE brief summary given by Router of before the Paime Judge on Wednesday would amount to about the sum originally in French plan where it deviates from the old of those who had so well and so successfully, zder the charge of the Superintendent of, there is ad aliade of a shadow of a sign that th

been rebited. The Lau Kan Ye v. Hopkins, Cumming and Co. case was fixed for Tuesday.

Lord Salisbury's speech at Brighton reals somewhat oracularly. His Lordship is re port to have said that be did not expect a spely dissolution of the Turkish Lapire, bat thought that territorial and political changes were possible there, and elsewhere which would oblige Great Britain to stand prepared. What is the word "elsewhere” inter le to cavar ? Was Lord SALBURY thinking of Africa or ásia? With regard Le China His Lordship has already told as that Great Britain is prepared for muy com bastion whether in regned to war of com Incree, an announcement which all British

abjects out here were very pleased to re ceive. The latest speen; howover, is not quite so reassuring, for it is impossible tu avoit a suspicion that when His Lordship spoke of the possibility of territorial changes in other places besides Turkey he was thinking more especially of the Far East. Although the alarm entertained a fortnight ago has in a large measure sub- aided and no immediato convulsionis fenrol, the eloments of disturbance remain much as they were. As to the necessity of standing prepared, therefore, there can be no question, and it is to be hoped the expectations enter- gained of Lord SALISBURY'S Government in this respect may be justified. It is not only

The Fowhow Echoys The second crop of rady is not far off a complote failure. It is said that not more than a third of the average yield has been gathored in. This vers through the continued abones of rain. Dranges on the other hand are very plentiful this sens though the size of the fruit is smaller than

DE THOMPSON said that there could be but one feeling amongst the Committee on the sub

money.

Corersion of the £310.

which was carvind.

nantu Thus a line is to be started at once from lettore must pass through the Cnstons before

for transmission to the maniard. It is es

The fusest of Ma Pi-in,

As robberies are laily reported o'clock, the stead launch Dayspring, carrying in the hospital when it was developing, and it

Tomorrow morning, between 9 and 10.30 jeet Dr. Young was one of the early workers the districts previously ruled by Shiens (maging to give the required aid for a reasonable province Canton, their trus position or of the humiliation of which We hate, however, little now to do with thy ammunitions for the defence of the place. The the Buthel fag, will call alongside any vesss! would be as ussurance to Mrs. Young that the stratee) willnow be presided over by sub-Profects mony led to the Japanese officials making the the directors of the various Fe-top-kuk have hoisting the answering pennant, to enver ren lata doctor's work had not been forgot an if the As the minor anthorities are appointal bow.attempt to carry on naided then is to plied to the Provincial Judge for ass and nahors to 11 am, sarrios at St. Peter's (en's) Committee waived any claim they had to the ear, and begin thair ralo, you will be Caly be feared this y turn out to be very mistakonvinced Jade bas orgured them to make aspect of the question. To-day the game is in

-economy and is sure to load to much worry both Church, returning about 12.30.

determined that no bigling or no vacillati thoir possession AR lion. Ho. Kaz proposed that the Finance advised of same, and thus avoid any errors in

their exertions.

In the village of Kong,mi in Sun-tak die shall wrast the golden opportunity from her In one of my last gammunications I gave you trist thero live: two clans lamed Lind grus ke hun son and watched the Peris telegrams in the Tonkin papers state Committee commend the trustoos of the hoe.description which too premature a report might the Customs staf and these dependent on report of the army and ammunition in the hands of England and she is evidently that M. Rousson, Governor-General of Indo-pital to waive their claiza to their share of the entail.

Large drafts of soldiers are arriving from some information about the late Republican who worn formerly on friendly terms with such sleepy lothargy of her neighbours, she bas Chine; has arrived in Paris, and was wel ut the

Bor. T. W. PEARCE Seconded the resciution, Japan to fill up the numerous roundies used tops, and have since heard that stich has heather Fach parts gathired all the farmors kusaly obeyed the lay of the land, a railway station by the members of the Cabinet.

founed-dsoful and interesting. Although I It is stated sliai he desires to return to bis past

The Chaines said that having dired of disease and death in the ranks of the Scoondbekete you will find what I then silid perfeofs and the people of the lower clasa und a general maturing her plan has silenty pushed for- as goon as the questions which have called hia

clan wore outnumbered and detested and about based-on-ecrething mero muletantial than to Paris are cofiled.

Lint question it was only right they should in Division, and, to judge by the ambilors of the beats, Ilace thought bush to extend fight ensued. The people belonging to the Loward her projects and feinlated a policy somo form show their high appreciation of the new arrivals, the casualties among the top rod the full nul detailed record of the wicks of the log revangs and hiret 10 varial neighbour in the Fast has been caught

my inquiries and obtain from the feantalu aftr houses were burat by the Li alan. The Lo the dancing to native piping. Our mer the hose originally lauded must be very mach out of Mr. C. A 31oCallum, who acted is The Bangkok Times esya:-From the pilot haudiomo legacy which had faller enginio which preceded the Royal special trainpital, and whieh kad lieen seat out in the letter by which His Majesty returned to the capital eat by Dr. Thompson. The money had coxas portion to anything previously suffered or Lis Yang-fe's Chief of Chistons and Director Hakka people, who are well known for their nupping, and with many good traps in bor of Postal Service, bra most kindly favoured, warlike quality, to the number of about a thon-band is likely to lose the game as things go. Oz Thursday na impediment was noticed on to the unexpectedly, bat on the less anticipated the line, ahead, and this, on close inspection, agreably, and although it would not altogether Muah bins been said of the railway which has with the following account taken from the wind, speople boliging to the Lulan Not three months age and affairs were playing turned out to be a railway policeman fast asleep relieve the energetic hon. treasurer of his been already begon at Takow, and which the official is ords, which were scrupulously kept in hearing this, immletely sent to the districts into the hunts of Franes, but cince that time the same form and exactitads that had pre- of Saad and Fatehan to reinforcinta, onts have moved rapidly and the Lion-will in with his hand coily pillowed on the rail, labours in colleating abscriptions it would cou- Corps of Railway Engineers promise "skall be vietely obtained under the Chinesio system: About one thousand-five hundred men 'belong the end be found to have been remarkably wičo te these placer came to their sesistance and awake despite the noore and jears at his ap siderably lighten them. Ho Sing, a bootan, was sent to gas! for two It was thereupon resolved to request the ready la two months." We now and that this It appears that I had reason to suspect months at the Magistracy yesterday for stab. House Committee to consider the best means rail-a very light one of unly-18 faul gange some person of ending information through on the 18th instant big fight took place. This parent spitly in the past. The import. bho a protect for vise, he decreed that no lettore about fifta ferd about one hundred houses Chiengi not be too strongly insisted were destroyed The Lo clan lost foar vs. upon nor too strongly supported. It will bing Boolean Hyder at Yaamat on the 101 of marking their high appreciation of the is merely to lo ruz for the conveyance of milithe post offico (native) sul so, in order to give the Li people were conghared and lost area of carrying on the present line to The defendant Brst of all threw a piece legacy and of Dr. Yenng's work. It was also try store and provisions, bat over all parts of the should love the island unless they bora atanips is sported that the Magistrats of Sun-tak wenge the food of this country both com- of sugar care at the complainant and afterwarde decided to rafer the question of the disposal of

country, and not only between Taker and Tai to be isstoff by his government und that all district went to the village with saldors the marcially and politically; and though there stabbed him with a piece of iron about saranthe gift to the Lonse Coutaittos.

This concluded the business of the meeting.

may be those who will regret the approaching inches long. The prisoner admitted the sanit

Takow to Hien-shung, passing through Pithaug test on board steamers or other vessels other day to stop the fight fate Governor of rout ef the party who have sostrangely nocheted sad said he was only playing.

Both Pithly and Hien chung are the capitals that he thi actually by this means discover one Danton, took place on the 19th instants. It was their chances and who have been so very neatly THE JAPANESE IN SOUTH.

FOLMOŠA.

of the two meat suthern districts, from whonce or two treasable comuitinicstions Anyhow, attended by Flourúy Tau Chung lon, the Tartar subbed in this country, still there fa ronson to ether lines will be run as necessity arises. Be the above is a true account of how sad why the General, and all the other civil and military rejoice at the prospect of progressive work in oversho.com is now played in a pavilion Sim While as to the people on the left bank ing exclusively for military us no civilian stamps came to be issual and proves that they in Tin-se-nistan, awaiting any steamer be it is nobody's busiuers bus their own if their [FROM OUR COXLESPONDEN? WITH THE

were land de sud for postul puppets and homefits can be expected trefrom as long as WAPANENT ARMY.]

were not, as many of these which lately sprang Jonging to the Chiis Merabants Steam Navi- ponents steal a march on the sad secure a Taraboo, 19 Novombor. the coldiers are operating. Whether the lines to oxidence in Chine, unely got up for the gation Company to be carried to Shanghai and position which may be deemed impregnatio Since writing last H.E. the Governor-General may afterwards be opened to the public, for the sole istont of preying on the angor philatelists from thence to the province of Honal. It is against the most determined gasenite, The ground four of the building which was

all bis staff, including Drs. Okobu and Kaba general locomotion, are ready, canot be stated he first or provisionary isa hurriedly got to stand which will prevent the coffin from There is another aspect of the question which ny, as hos already brou deteribed, wow me fol rocking about daring the voyage. The fin is equally hortant, and which we boliora the destroyed by fire" on Thursday night was insured in the Commercial Union Assurance

Faus and the Chief Commissioner of Customs yet. The modiate object appears to be to

lows:-Green-3 cants, Rod cants, Violet stand was carried along the streets on the 18th Siamese are approaching very warily We love all the military posts in rapid wil gay 10 cents. The whole iseze was only botven instant and if say gato was too narrow for it refer to the reception of. euch a satenie by her to go through the gate had to be broken town. Eastern neighbor Sirm does occasionally Seven and night thomand sets, certutal? but mere Company Mr. McBenu, manager) for 84,200, Nimura, &o, &

A. riot as recently broken out in Ti-yan- prout by the mistakes of others. She has soon and the second floor, where the fire broke out, His Excellency went away quietly on the 8th commissariat fonda with each other.

than 8,000, and then the die was destroyed for was insured with Mosary. David and Co. in the

While the farming population, including the

fius reasons, alresly told Thins stampa uran. In the district of Young-kong, The Sad the plight of Burma despite the beautiful South Britlah Fire Insurance Company for ins He was unable to visit Takow person $2,000. The other two Boors were zet insured.ly, but aszt Dr. Okabu and others to report. Fahphens, are not only quiet but most improssid on fin Chinese paper and am not of the phase have rome to Canton and asked treaty excoated with Hans, and she is

They came book charmat with the place and its anxious for peace sad regular rule, the Enkhae, forstel, Both with this beas and the follow the protection of the officers. A anlitar elllour not quite spleet to all rossoj na

takes as any proof of genuineness, indeed very hired soldiers to the place, Honce ve kave me grounds for believing Wo have received from Messrs. Showan & Co., cupasitios, and it is said that their report will no doubt helped by some of the fugitive sliarying one the learness of impression cannot be mod Wong has bens ordered to go will two neglect the most simpatory proosations. Frouch control of the kingdom could not be local General Agazte of the Equitable Life de much to stimulate the already strong leaning lately ander Genom Liu, we giving a consider then they are indistinct and barely detornillo. A faw days ago more than one haideed that the expected sanction to the proposed Assurance Society, & collection of letters, puhtourds restoring that port to its former pre-able amount of trouble, not so much to the but for all that were cold and used Of the robbore made an attack on house in Ta-kong- extension though urgently pressed on all lished under thatitle of "Satisfied," testifying the satisfaction of the writers with the results of derca in South Formosa. Even row.finding it, as Japanoes, however, as to the natives themselves, first isso tin green were these mestly read hu, in the distsit of Namho When they sides, will be pradoutly delayed until the Sicuno Hut many sets of titia issue wore broken into house; the people in a neighbouring house frod They are perfectly sure that the twenty-making THE Shutary Board at its meeting un matared podcies. In the preface it is stated the Bay, more convenient for embarking troops Different bands of robbera, for they can bu for postal purposes it will be found Tero ie the net of breaking the door of the have carefully mounted their French friend According to the official records 9,300 letters at the robber and two of the scoundrels were Theslaw did much to "forestall his date of Thursday took a common, suose view of the that the Equitable does not give estimates and and landing stores, the somewhat small dimen called nothing else, have been formed at various

is content to be judged by what has actually well question. There are few wells within been achiered by the Society. The result

ious of the present settlement are taxed to their points at the base of the kills, where, from passed through tho post offies during the time the shot dead. The robbers got angry and at onze grief" by neglect to consult both sides, and the the city limits that yield water on, which given in the pamphlet before as cover the ful atmost to provide room for the provisions which time to time, raids are made on the plain first issua wenuss. For literated stampe coke into the neighbouring house. When Blanese, wo beliore, are deternulled not to ko term of the pilicice and, it is stated, are no re pouring in and the troops en route to villages, and thess to hold op," large the postal na used at first was a circle in they got in they seized the sun of the master caught in so egregions a binatler as that cous- Tainan in castre Lue dateCop There The ent-fish-uilds are now carrying on we may have to await yeteome little time before an analysi would give a favourable report assetested oases. The writory of the letters all Jara. Those last comprise the whole Garde rapsozbing demanded by each band of which are the words Taivan Ropable of the hens and eat bir to death. raitted by thair foolish neighbour Barmah So regards its atubility for potable purposes, speak in the highest torms of the results of in Division, which have been matched down, in brigands that come along. This has got so fare, although of course it is quite possible that uses a usual. On the 17th inat, toy all this excullent project receives the royal signe

with well-known and popular and on antary grounds, if no other consciety and of the prompt motilount of our large datashm-uts, troi. Taiuanta for embarks oppressive that many of the larger sagar pro farsous may have atampol loctares with the wt opened their shops for businent. They have ture to its stoptions: How the people is or- Issue after this obliterating mark had ceased to promised to pay a fixad gun to the Government capation of the best baak and who may and thomsalvas threatened by such s javject will siderations entered into the question, it

tion on the transports arriving at about the rate ducers are coming into the ports and par poss

taking page to the main lant, there to wait by so, still it is useful to know that even with every year.

The people of Fatshion have hired three take the new idon we would not like to hazard a might be desirable to close the whole of From Enouncement in our advertising of fre vessola por diem,

the post marks thore was this difference, a new them. But-water is roquial for manu- columns, it will be observed that the Spaumo

The most unpleasant, but we suppose notesaister times! This will no doubt have a mont lino of stouters are no longer represented at this

time as that for the cocond isque stumps, and expense of the landlowy cza householfers for scribes, the French are sick of their possessions in tho Far East and rather indiferent to the loft facturing as well as for domestic purposes, part by Bicers, Villa, Lopez & Co., and we un

sary, donsequence of this adaptation of Takor depressing effect on the eaga cattura fortarating ale having been got at the same hundred and sixty native policaman at this guess 11, ns we are so often tobi by local bank and all its advantages, then u imagine At present the Government is compelled to forstand that the agency thereof has been trans- ha bort of shtry and shipment is the nurcions sext par, especially as the crops are sail to then the old post merk erased to be used from the defcries of the torm

that they will regard the now extension el limit the supply from the public mains, forral to Mears. Jardine Mathuson & Co. of sich being brought from Taixanfu have been more or less injured by the typhoons that date.

Maars Villa, Lopea & Co. inform as that it and all the surrounding districts for transport which came in such quick pussession in Septem.Second issue-Blas (spproaching in bang For the past quarter of a century there has been Siamese railway building with a good-natured cases to black cunts; Red) Scenta, Violet, 10 que continum in llos of letters bearing testincy to or indifferent eye, and the Siamuss may safely and although the larger mutiufccaries any entirely das to their forta churing the past twa be able to make their own arrangements the years that tão direutāva hava finally decided to te Japan. The house used just now as a hospital ber last: The Japanese are doing all they can oute, bat half of this 10 conta jaro has been the truly wonderful cases olfested up Clarke's world! wo shemi with a light heart. If, on the con.. extend the line to China, and they are ignorant would really accommodate 50 or 60 beds, but to protect the pouple, and as quickly as possible printed in blackand in sore and in blue the right famed Hood Mixture, the first Blood Putter that smaller industries which require a steady of the reusena willoh may have infuonead tho a the present orncontration often causes three establishing military outposts along the whole ink boying can short: This faót must be notedelense and mulant skill have brought to light."ary, the French Colonial party as pot water supply must be greatly inconveniences,

has been rather roughly perforated; iu fast Shin and Bood Diver Pimples und Sores of aby Love and that their councils are all-powerful, insomuch that the Director of Public The stoner Blantia of this line is dus at this the overcrowding and its disagreeable come the Hakha and their randy associates will looks is if done with a sowing nucaine, audit, at leled to give it a trial to test its value then, of course, the hote

port about lat prox. and ràng-possibly j

what is often-Hues lost sight of, that this Works at the meeting of the Banitary Board to Bhangbei; roluming to Europe via Hongkerness, less to tailor than the patients have to pay very dearly for their misconduct evidently before the tamaris have box printed Beld everywhere, at 2. Pd. per hotels Rewine of a different aspect. For be it remembered, sentioned a case in which an industry had and Manils,

themselves, may be really imagined,

indeed, unless they very quickly repeat than on their respective spaces, within which they worthles imitutione and embelluted

the North-that-har to be looked to, but also usual in ourseguence of the drought. Kabayama has left for Taipeh, taking with hime, until the permanent roads, both for rail id all over thổ worl Monding cold, thịt thu son of the deceased boy, made:

the South The reported Russian designs in Manchuria may perhaps be regarded with a certain amount of equanimity, bat the who look for them may possibly and soo indications of a renewal of activity in French designs upon Siam, which must be regarded in a very differont light. The foreign trade

of Biam is practically all British and a

solarnted.

to