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INTIMATIONS

NOW BEADY

THE

JHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

TOR

CILINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &c. sec., FOR

1896,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

This is the

THIRTY-FOURTH APNUAL ISSUE,

and will be found, by swn, to show an advance on preceding years both in fulness and soursop .of information..

The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the parts and cities of the Far East, from Pening to Vladivostock, in which Europeans resido.

THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS. BRIDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1896,

dence or respect. As domestic servants the if the opportunity offered, hin the goo preferones would probably be given to forture comes to for. The missiqnney body mad who were not Christians, the general are no doubt as heroic in disposition experionne of the latter not being uniform any other body of men, but there is a Dumbarton antifringenson, to suppose that they are not suggest that the Christianisation of China so, while as to helferides in entering upon is not desirable or that it does not justify their calling, it can be held to exist only the strongest efforts for its accomplish if we accept inclination and a call of duty ment, hut it is well to look at the facts as as equivalent torins Duly biny and oftes they really are. The adminisication of docs vencide with incluation, but self- China is thoroughly rotten and corrupt, sacrifice only appears when duty ia volun selfishness, greed, and cruelty characterise tarily performed in opposition to inclination the whole of the inhabitante, and it will bandite self-interest, a happy day for the country when the light of Christianity shines in all its dark places, but taking things as they are the foreigner finds the individual Chinaman. by no means a bad man to do business with; ns a workman be is industrious and frugal; as a merchant or tradesman he is not dovuid

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WINES AND SPIRITS.

Dr. ETEL in his speech at the meeting on Wednesday, said Llunt whilst editing the Hongkong community with a measure of interest in and respect for mission work, he must also say that far more scope might be given to this often latent appreciation of a noble pursuit. When the appreciation exists all it is more often latent thin active, and latent appreciation, wo tako it, ALL there are selected by our London amounts to no more than an absence of House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving alive hostility. Non-appreciation of mis- intermediate profits, und enabling us to supply the best growths at MONIRATE PRICES,

PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had on Application. PORT after remoral should be rosted

month before use. When required for rinking at once it should be ordered to be decantal at the Dispensary before being

Fout out.

The mantan hotween the fougkong Football

THE HUMBER ASHORE

Wa ara Indebted to Mr. Mseboat, of tab Straits Insurance Co., Tashitad for the informin ton blant a telegram received from Amoy yes. terday's tatan that this versal previously reported ashore on the Pecadores is the Humber, possibly from Jagan to Hongkong, and that she is ashore on Sand Igand

SUPREME COURT

5th March

BANKRUPTCY

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SATOON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THE CHINESE

Cimb and F. Company of the Rifts Brigade Burona Hon. W. M. GOODMAN (ACHING Fusions to be done. At the time when a new Yesterday oned in a draw, neither side scoring,

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A change has hon gendo in the date of arrival of the Willard Opera Comple have now arranged to some on by the Leshurr and will open here on the 21st Marali.

"We notice that Mr. F. Brovno's paper on Chiume Opium,, reproduced in ons columps a short time so from. (to Phawnssentia Jotal, has been partly reproduced in the Imperial Institute Journal.

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CHIEF JUSTICE. A

REEDWARD FRANK BIRCEAL The public examination of this debtor was closed, no creditors wishing to put any further mestione, and the bankrupt then applied for a day to be fixed for hearing the application for his discharge."

His Lordship Under sub-section 7 of section 27 of the Hankruptcy Act it is necessary that thers should be not less than fourteen dors' no. tice gives before hearing the application for The Secretary of the Projon Minier C, discharge. Thad better Ex this day three peaks ns the day for heating the application. I hope Limited, advise us that ho hoa road the following telegram from the nine, being this the interval to hear of some more of the assets rosult of the February clean-up: The mill being collected.

28 days, crushing 1,000 tons of are for n Field of 446 Bak of smelted gold. Twelve tons of concentrates have been calcined, yielding 52 ozs. of gold. The 500 ozs. You have been shipped to Singapore."

THE WRECK OF THE BARQUE

LYNNWOOD,"

BARINE CUCET OF INQUIRY Major-General Hickman Tharias Moles

A Marine Curch tif Inquiry was held gestory stry work is a caracteristic of the com munities of the Far East. Diverse reasons worth, IA died at Konwith, Bideford, on 27th day at the Harbour Master's oflea to investigate Jaunary, aged 75. He served with the China'

ku circumstances ftanding the loss of the Nova Scoting barque Lawood, oficial No. might be adduced in explanation of this Expedition in 1841-4, and was present at fact. To begin with, the communities in Canton, coptors of Amoy, Chan, Chinkai,

The Court was constituted. As follows-Hor. Ningpo. Chopa, Woosdeg, Shanghai, and 0.035, of Windsor, Nova Scotia. question are not animated by any great Chinglingfu, wad the landing before Non-Commansler R. Murray Rumeey, RN. (Stipen diary Magistrate), Commander A. Henderson, amount of religious enthusiasm, but are for king (medal.) He was in the Indian Mintly in the most part either indifferent or pro-1357:59 with the Central India force, RN. H.M.S. immortalité. Mr. J. R. Gals worthy, master British steamship Sin Sang, M Regal Madras Artillery.

J. Williamson, muster British steamship Chow anouncedly agnostic. Eren of the small retired on full pay as lenturant coloul of the

fe, Mr. W.J. Derredy, mester British huryna proportion who attend public worship the

Highland Forest. majority appear to do so with large mental reservations and rather for the sake of okt nsseintions and the encouragement of

The leitor of Mr. John Rom, the master of the need, whose certificate of compot vos road.

THE ITALIANS IN AFRICA. When the Consul Varro returned to Rome

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After what in, a vague way they think tends to retire with the comfortable income of £1000 ones is 3,003, Cananka applying for an inquiry. colony, the reply has been made; “Your Châm...) ofter baring lost the battle of Come to Han- some of the chiefs from their precarious al.

SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and

Dinner Wines of vory seperior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines.

CLARET. Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juten of the grape and are not.. artificially made from rains and anresats, is gonerally the case with

Cheap Winos...

and

Twenty Fura zo the dallar was worth four shillings and sound inrostmeats in Longkong yielded ton per cent, or therontwats Coner quently a man possesed of $50,000 right sterling. Nowadays this doll is worth little now than two shillings and the current rate of interest is as per cout. On this has

50,000 violda onts £300. What a falling off was the To secure na equivalent income n man must save er make more than three times Als amount required twenty yésre age.

ENGLAND

THE WORLD

righteousness than with any firm belief in religions dogmas. In communities such as these the missionary spirit necessity burna feebly. Soma interest, however, might he roused if there was anything tangible to show for the work, but in practical everyday lifa There will be a Hockey match, England native Christian is indistinguishable from the varens The Work, to-day at 5 p.. The fol heathen. We do not speak of the spiritual loning are the teams results, which, with all reverence, we pass C. M. Firth

4. Barton by, for we are discussing the subject now R. E. Kozhorur. from quite a worldly point of view. Then, A. Bam ngain, it is felt that missionaries often.-W. Millward cause unnecessary trouble. Especially is the Robinson

C. H. Gato wislein of sending female missionaries into W. M. Humphgs. the interior callest in question. When harm B. 2. Sheldon comes to them we have naval demonstrations. E. Roweroft, H.KR. and demode for compensation and though, as the Bishop remarked on Wednesday, it

K. W Mounsay F. B. Deason ... G. E. Hatay E.'Ormiston

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the responsibilities devolving upon ourselves, inferiority of numbers. Their military oper since nothing is easier than for them to ions in East Afries have been on the whole throw it off when they love for Canton withent eminently sucosa. Against their rVORSSAL hotics and under any anme' they ke: Naturall Dogali and Arabe Alaghi, they have long vation being accorded them they couls! go record of brilliant victorias gained ever the AVIOLENT PHILIPPIC.

anywhere by lavaking the principle of equality dervishes and Abyssinians. They bave hea for all Trehmen, they might be tocluded in mast successful in raising and training native Holland, the Chaikean of the Saigon all the Administrations, they might sit in the troops to fight under their banners, and have a body, the Sal meeting of the last somi, hinder the colony having as Deputy mandari sepoys, recruited principally from the Musul Chamber of Commerce, which is an electart Colonial Council, and there would be nothing to lorge native foroc in the colony. Those African of the yellow jacket Why might this Deputy men Arab tribes in and around Mamowah, held on the 26th February, made a untable not enter eren a Ministering combination as have proved to be excellent fighting material, pesh. We give below & translation

Mininter for the Colonies? No doubt I am as long se they are commanded and led by Gentlemen and colleagues, Tha mission con- pushing my argament to demonstration by the Italian offers. Of the nitimate issue of the fided to us by the electors of Cochip Chi, optabaned, but have not hefors seen absurd contest between Italy and Abyssini's there ORI proaches its termelnation. Our saccrésors will dreams mated by the most paradoxiesl be no doubt Brace as the Abyssluians' an- be designated in a few days and I think you linaginations. In short, gentlemen, masura doabtedly are their command loke unity, their will consider it useful to transmit to them soms are necessary to make the Chinese, or at least organization coherenc, and tete troops die indication of what has hoon done by prowing some of them who are at their head, fall back doline. A victory disorganizes their army Chamber which will enable them to see what within the limits which they ought never to almost as much as a defeat. They have, order has been made profoundly modifying the up against us the treaties with China, which we quite disproportioned to its real destructive inve been allowed to exoood. Let no one being all andivilized races of men, a dread of artillery composition of the Chamber of Corimeron it are the only ones of the two parties to respest power" But Abyssinia is like Afghanistan, a appears to me specially necessary to declare and of which we are the dupes. If the violation country which produs nothing but men and in your name that in this fact there is of one of these so-called treaties led to China stones Five thousand good troops might con no rupture of traditions, but only a nap sonding one of her ironclads up our river, that quer it fifty thousand, would be insufficient te tation to now.economic conditions. It will would give us a refined distraction by permit hold it be useful to prevent all possibility of misting us to seeiston board this skip at a fancy ball. The Italiane will be wise to hold out the olive understanding on this point, which would That would give us an element of galety very branch to King Menalok, and he on his part precious in a conntry like sore here laughing would be willing to accopt wiy fair and hon- be regrettable. I need not basure you, my

is the best auxiliary to good health [Our transourable terms; for he is wave inclined to colleagues, how necessary. It is tabs our Chumber should base a large and indisparable lator has been unable to make out the port of pesco rather than war, and has never been authority. The eplenial policy of this metro ikis joke. The first step in sending back to its known to engage in hostilities except as a last-

place the Chinesa olement is its glivination from resourco. England might here use her good polis is not alwara enlightened, if even if is en sometice. Our local administration, has yeed the Chamber of Commerce, where it was called to offices ara mediator with advantage only that arters, often ill considered and ill conceived, Europeans. You know, guflemon, better previous quarrel with King John has naturally to be on its goned to defend itself against sit on a footing of complete equality with the lor esposal of the cause of the Italians in their eminating from the Department of the Colmtes, than any one the inconvenience and oven the indisposed the Abyssiniaris to listen to our advice. and our Colonial Council has need of all its danger which this situation presented. What The country, which is the sacre of the present energy and knowledge of local affairs to resist I have said 's not, however, a declaration military operations was traversed by a British As certain area under Sir Robert Napiar in 1968 There those orders and defend the interests of the of war against the Chinese, colony.

The Administration, as well as the persons would seem to think. I would were no roads then in the country, but before the Colonial Council, requires the espers of not became us, neters of the country. By wampaign was over a good cart road had been pnblic opinion, which, here as overwhere else, right of conquest, it would not fit cur ignity, carried us for as Adows. There are but few ught to have did Jest word, for it alone ought to take no that ground, which would soom toefloors sow left with the Bombay army whe to remais mistress. In commersial matters admit a certain cquality of rights. It is took part in that sapolition, but those who public opinion is represented by the Chamber of an advice which we give to those who ought to did so may remember the straight and gloomy Commerce, the direct omanation of the remain our audinion, our instruments, one pas abore which the fortress of Auba Alaghi producers of public wealth. It is necessary intermediaries, not to leave the role assigned to towered like an eagle's nest on a commanding then that our Chamber should be armed them. On this condition they will remove orag. Adowa, Addigerat, and Aatalo were si with an muisputable moral anthority Its good traitent from us, and will still un. posts held and garrisoned on the line of march rôle does not call upon it to hot, but it fortunately be able to 'drain away a great part of our invading army. In one case the march

of the riches of the colony,

was a mere military promenads, and the only The speaker then passed on to other subjects. diffinities to be overcome were the natacal represents in the management of public affaire the Advocate-General of great private enfor

difficulties of the country, and those of track- prices, without whose advice to measure should

port and provision, for the chiefs and people of be adopted. Now, I times past, when our

the country were all in rebellion against King: Chamber has protested and sometimes with

Theodore, and hailed us as allies. The Italians justifiable heat, against measures, or of Isast

probly world have little dificulty in detaching pretensions, contrary to the interests of ont ber is not a Fronich Chamber. In the poliniba), the Sunale posed a voto of thanks to loginues to King Manglek, and sowing, dissu tical and economic atmosphere nor proralling him for not having desired, of the Republic. sion in the enemy's camp. But their best and Mr. John A. B. Ross, the mastor, was the

in all countries this is a grave accusation and With this example before their mind's eye, the wisest poliny would be to secure the friendship une that, being admitted without examination, Italians, who desire nothing more than to of the whole Abyssinian nation. In the case of a Erst witnoes. He I have been in com

Lynneood coren years. 1 and of the busque egon zorla, and would domive us of all influence. We but to appear in the eyes of the modern world as Eiropean war in which France un tissid, vas on a voyage from There was a N.E. gao and snowstorm on the European merchants who formed part of our received the news of the disasters to their arms possible that the two forteer Powers, both of foit Shanghai-river on the 10th February reply to it, and wo have replied that the foreign worthy descendants of the ancient Romaus, have be ortayod against the Triple Allianes, it is quite 9th, and on the 10th there was a northerly gale, Chamber had the same interests as ourselves in Abyssinia with u calm confidence which their them already holding relations with King two subsequent successful encounters with the Menelaks, might make things extremely un- and we steered out past. On the 17th there unt that they have always been our most des tho Saddles At night the wind increased reply came from afar and, as you may suppose, arms failed to achieve immediate and unqualified might areate a considerable diversion in Enstern was an E.N.E. gubo and we steered ... from voted and most competent collaborators. But our every Lave fully justified. When the French pleasant for the Italian polony of Erythrea, and Up to the 13th we had fuck weather and now had no effect. What was the Administration success in Torkin, M. Jules Ferry was founded Africa. The Abyssinians are brave and hardy, to to knowing how necessary the support of our from office and from power by the French like most races of sucuntaineers, and under cbservations by orms, and we could not

Chambers, and was traded by the French people aropean training and supervision would make he sun so the ship was worked by lead tecken Chamber was for the defence of the colusy's in-

. I have lost my memorandum with the treate? Evidently it could bat da ctherwise with the epithet of "Tonkinois." In France est errelent soldiers. But, as is the case than give to our assembly a composition era colanin dofest like that of Major Toselli's at with the Turks, their ignorance and arrogante ahip, and the mate's log has also been lost. Ou the 15th it was blowing hard and raising heavily clusively French, and our friends of foreign Amba Alagh would certainly have involved the prevent them from availing themselves of the and I love to because I did not consider it pre-nationality will be the first to understand that fall of the Ministry. The Italian Parliament saperior talents of European advisers. But the dent to min on as I could not seo-land or any this measure was imposed by the necesity of in spite of the strong opposition existing in it Abyssinians are the only people in Eastern lights. I was then entering the Formosa protecting our interests, theirs as well as ours, to Bigour Crispi's policy, has displayed a Africa who roally form one such. And were for the two are insoparable. There is not in moderation and firmnese, which angur well for they cffectively consolidated under one head raita. Iabo bore to on the might of the 14th

this, gentlemen, a separation, a completo and the future of the newly-consolidatet nation and endowed with an efficient organization, how as I could seo neither light nor land. on the 15th the wind was N.B. to EN.E. and I definite severanes; that is not the intention Nevertheless we believe the position of Italy in evar rude, they could not fall to be an important strered S.E. with the patent log over. On the of the Administration, any more than it is on the Eastern Soudan to be altogether a mistaken factor in the future events occurring in the On the contrary, we are confident that the one. She wanted a colony it Africa, and by an Nile basin. For this reason it is desirable to rest Chamber will-rección fram our friends arrangement with England she obtained the have them ca.allies rather than as meming, and A couple of Clansa detectives saw a man in morning of the 16th Twas on deck keeping watch. The sky was overcast and the weather thick, and

Mossrs. Kurtz and Entrer, es on the part of all Egyptian senport in the island of assowah, not to alline them to fall under the influence of possession of a revolver at West Point .on

we are going about sight knots, and ware

the first occasion of a breach between thees lat devetol, as complete, and adjacent mainland. In refer for this con- missionaries, that is the object aimed at, carry arms he was arreste Ho offered con- the fact nevertheless remains that if the siderable resistance sul endeavoured to as his stroak right ahead, and we attempted to wear istuuco s

as by our excellent colleagues. In thanking their occupation of Egypt. But Massewab their unfortunate relations with Abyssinia, the foreigners in question had not been mission evolyo, but it was wronged from him, and hecho-ship, but she fell off to S.S.W. nud tätuas olgatened, as is always be given asian Italy widertakes to support the Eaglichter Powers and the Triple Aliance. In spite of

then attempted to grab bold of it. However struck a rock on the Pratos reef. We tried to

and she was striking hesrily. We then cleared continuatur. I am sure I express the feelingselimute is totally unfil for European inhabit- military administration of their colony of Ery- We only guarantee our Wines and Spiritsaries they would not have been where they he was Roon overpowered and taken to the gst her off, but the wind drove her future them for this assistance, and, in counting on its is of no value to Ifly as a colony, for Its torrid Italiass Live Encoded so well in the civil and· am nero become the beme of a European poma not found a more gratefal or more productive to be gennian when bought breet from 18 in

and there is a the Colony or from our authorised Agents as were and the trouble would never have police vation rong probability, that he was the burts away, and at daylight (6 am) I saw of all my French colleagues and also of our ants. It is much worse than that of India, and thras that we cannot but regret that they have

that the ship was in n helpless condition and crore. Having speken, gentlenes, of our arison. For our own part, we hold, suppos implicated in the recent armed attacks on shop that she could put last long. At 10 km, we colleagues of foreign nationality, but of the tion. Bat probably the Italians hoped to make field for their colonial expansion. Times of

samo raes as ourselves in these countries of Massawah u cominorcial success. Its port was Tarlin keepers, but unfortunately he could not ing the discretion of the missionaries to be

identified. He was taken bofore Mr. T lowered the boats and left, as the masts were

tions of race--Imiet tara te other col when the trade of India and China paased trustworthy, that the more they penetrate Sorombo Smith Yesterday morning and workfor badly and 1 considered it safest to leave the Far East it is necessary to speak of ques-ati enporiam of consitres in the Middle Ages, into the country the better, for it all means charged with carrying arms without a licence We landed on a small ieland, made some pre-

CONTILED 'DY 1. OR. BAWEE F.LS. two boats. We slaadcpel one boat on the regretting to be obliged to yield to the con- towns on the western coast of Arabip and the

This very widely-used arotustic is furnished their duty. He was sent to gaol for seven

socomil day out, and the next day we were picked siderations of a special order which have le vastern coast of Africa carried on a thriving course; bat unfortunatoly missionaries are raonths with hard labour.

the Ministry no longer to admit European trade, which was totally ruined by the simul up by che Russian man-of-wooT.

of the Chamber taneous arrival of the Portuguese in the Indian by the root of the Zanger ofisianic (Roscoe), of Commieros-which, Hngsition all at the Turke Le The 1x un von Indian tortuosous plant, with croeping, not uniformly discreet, and an indiscreet man of trecean, it such e muition, man, mofrol o dosta ken theith wales from Hongkong, an infinity of mischief. Then again, coming of the fowan was investigated by the Magistrate 1 ia to Gayi Rock lighthouse, where we got into the prinople prevailing in the Chambers of the under the Turke, a potty traite trickled by the jointed, woody root stocks, from which are sent when we were picked up by the German steamer satisfaction at seeing the elimination of the Massowath; nid the Christian kingdom of leaver arranged in tse ranks. Its cons-shaper Or communications relating to the news columns back to the question of the attitude of the yesterday. One of the passengers by the two piced the next morning, metropolis we must experience a correponding caravan route from the banks of the Nile to up, every pair, stern marronaded by sheathing Steam and at his cost and umbrella with Cassius and brought to Hongkong Bearings Chinese olemaan. Here it is right that I should Abyssinia was dependant on the port for all spikes of flower are thrown up from the root resporalan's matre focard their name and address foreign communities in China towards mis- steamer had not sufficient money to pay

During the no deviation was found. I but not been the having the honour to be your. Fresident, have the old trade routes it would be fret necessary the East and West Indies; also in Africa A communications extressed to the Editor, not sienary work, there is often a want of par the ecmprudors us wearity, and in return he by the compasses wore taken at Shanghai and give some explanation of the attitude which Lits foreign supplies. But in order to store stock. The plout is largely cultivated both in for gallication, but as evidenes of good faith.

Postage the compradore missed a blank ticket roynge between Shanghai and Manila before melttained. It would not become ma to shirk to expel the dervishes from Khartoum and (Sibcia Leone) and in Quionsland (Australia). When I set my course S.E. on the 13th I judged the responsibility devolving upon me, I Beamned to open up markets in Abyssinia; and the The so-called Chinese and Stamess gingers am All letiers for publication should be written on ore soual sympathy between missionaries and was given the usual receipt.

from his book, and on Wednesday this partienlar

of the Pratas roof. We sighted nothing at all climination of the Chinoco and I Berosiated these things. They have indeed got as far as another plaat, viz., the dipinda galdage (Willd.). some extent for the indifference of the latter ticket was presented to him by a mae who it would take mo at least forty miles pastened it my duty to play ni molive part in this Italiane, have, angreeted in doing either of identical, bat both of them are the predios of given as security for his passage money. The after the 11th and had no observations. We myself fully in all that could prepare for and Kossala in the direction of the Nile but they Yet, considering the wide distribution of Zis to the great movement in progress. That the wanted a gold ring which he said had been sent before it con los of plication. Her feat worldly should suest at the religious is only het had bean filled in so as to make it iw o doute than was too thick. We bring about this result. In taking this course have managed to ombreil themselves hopalessly giber oficinale, it is quite possible that the true

wo hove to twentytwo fathoms we the last wishes of the Chamber, which, long ngo,stock en Boriously at fault, and they have committat China. hour the mpply is hmitid. Oxly Supplied for Cash in accordance with what has prevailed from appear that the ring I really boon bandad used the load on the 15th, and during the tims. 1 was conficient that I was giving effect to tho with Abyssinia, Heru their diplomacy has ginger may ates ba cultivated in some parts of tin immemorial, but over and above that to the compeiore, tercards del out sounding we got. From the sounding and the the initiative in proposing measures directed grave binndors. They ought at all hasards to we find honourable and upright men, inen of that the man was an emissary from the look of the water I slimatoil that we were off against the invasion of the Chinese, an invasion have made friends and kept friends with the rhizoms from different loculifies carlak consider. At Casinoon Customs Station, on the 4th fine sympathies to whose nature'n sneer at passenger who had left simply a cost and aù Forkusa Bank about 2.p.m. on the 15th I truly monueing sad to which many of our abyssinian, both for the sake of obtaining the ably, being intuenced vary much by the method

umbrella. The polírio vero informed of the allowed for the harpe of the son in the ading compatriots have already fallan vistims. If eustore of their entry, and to secure their of valvation, collection, and preparation.

our fault, for we have met with crtacles at the dervish power which is the great obstacle to 4000 to 5,000 foot. The best pieces of the in the confusion an unrry they were over time insurmountable: This is a question for trade, could easily live been overthrown. As previous year a harvest sre selected zud Warst, this infant daughter of Man? And CHRISTAN anything good would be repugnant, who athimpted fraad sad both wore strested. The of the hot booke out and the mate's cart in masstutus of safety proposed by us or by alliance uguinst tlio dervishes; for had the Ginger is largely produced in all tho warm have a distaste to any close association asennus was zent to gail for six months, log and other books sera not saved, except that our predecessors luve zu suvected it is not Italinas and Abyssinians been united, the sad most parts of India, up to an sigration of

lanked with missionary work in general, and who, and the other men received a sentence of threa

The President pecked that it was decided successors to take up. If your Chamberit is, they wom hopelessly embroiled, and the sheltered in a corner of an out-house; the heap if they put their names down on a auh-month's imprisonment

On Wednesday evening M. Ovido Musin to leave the vesel stir am, hat she was not so then conted by the Administration Italians are committed to a policy of war and is then covered over with cow-dang to keep the scription list or lend a nominal support to soms particular branch of the work, do so gave his third concert at the Theatre Royal, left until 10 am, at it always fooled batinas to the exchesion af Chinese merclisuts it is congnet which will continue to make their roata from drying up. The land is prepared by conveniences attending the dieetion of the And Italy of all nations, aluet backrupt with dividing off into bada, with a little raised edgo question in the presence of this affected. It the enormone burden of taxation involved by round each bad, care being taken to make more-out of complaisance than from any and, as is bound to be the case where he is heard thiro cases when alihe charta, loga, and work vidently because there would have been in colony of Erythren a ranions encumbrance ploughing it up two or three times, and than

tho aadioncs rewarded him with any prolonged Looks wore produced,

Wituose, contiquit, We saved would have coomed that they had the right her naval and military expenditate, can openings to allow supersons weter to run offi bursts of applause, and at the conclusing the a-

Pieces of the roots, one or two inches long, "to change the face of the world/stand men of all cresda und view can readily thusiasm, was so great that everyone showed chinometer, obarts, he official log, and the to dissent from the manente, and that could not afford the costly luxury of an unremunerative for if water stands on the crop the roots will rot

great reluctance to love and loudly appeal si rezisten, sad, bors. I have not found be admitted from any point of The Iris colony "Christian Missions". This sentence, quoted subscribe, for the relief of the sick is, an for an additional itom. The programme was an any deviation in thehip's compasses since InECOSEATY to insist fr your hearing on the The ceteasible tause of the quarrel between are then blazed three or four inches deep in the by the Chief Justice in his speech at the object that appeals to all alike, but the excellent one in every way and not a single item tool command, sit onoo when I way in wisdon of the riosaure which his been taken ? the Italians and King Merelek af Abyssinia is soil at,intervals of vine îzches, and the field is faist becomes moru of a revelation every time petroleum, but the dention was not very wach. the danger with which we are menace from the Tressy of: Ucainli, which has different keep the soil moist over the leaves manure is weeting held on Wednesday to celebrate the same reasons do not exist with regard to failed to please.. The playing of the great vio tho. English Chang We had a cargo of Certainly not, for you know better than anyone the interpretation of the seventeenth article of next ervorul over with the leaves of trees, which Asiatice. We are here in a situation Bolagons rendering in the Italian and the Abyssiniam spread toadepth of half an inch; when it rains, the be is heard; apparently he do anything he There was only one mpass on deck. It was centenary of the Landet Missionary Society, proselytising work.

dislikes with his instrument, and it is impossible. A spirit come our feet from the wit of to that in other countries, Java, for instance, version resretively: The wording of the latter water impregnated with mature, Elfers readily will command the assent of all thoughtful

tot one for any sdegusto idea of the I had always used compase as a standard terdicted to the Chinese, the United States Fowe hugh the medium of the Italian gation is not employed during the rainy seapon, men. Christian Missions have already nefavour with which missionaries as a back to heslow too high praise upon his ability the deck house aboutwo feet from tho wheel. where the exercise of certam professions, is in- is thist the King may cejaninuicate with Forsien through the leaves to the roots. Artificial iri two where violent measures have boon takan against Government. The former states that this King but after that period it is necessary Daring complished much and by their work they are viewed may he found in the claim wonderful impression ka makes upon his hearers, and for steering. There were must be judged. One of the most unpro- often. put forward on their behalf that No one who lores meer at its best and mies other composes in ship-one in the cabin them, Australia, where all sorts of difficult communicate with them in the same way, the first three months of the dry season the field- course to S.E. at noon the 15th. Pravions to alone have done nothing to defend ourselves, or, suzerainty of Italy over Ethiopio and object the plants will be about two feet high, having mising fields, howover; la China, and here they live liver of special self-sacrifice, for the opportunity of intening Ap him on Satur and one in my m. We altered the time are: oppond to their introduction. We: On this class the Italians basa a claim to the is weeded three time. At the end of that tims io. Hongkong vo áre naturally inclined those who fail to detect the self-sacrificet vnica. Madams Musin sorg with all hur marthan I had been taki the distances run by the rather, we have frequently shown ourselves more to King Monglek oorsponding with the night fibrous tubers to cech shoot; these ara to pay mire particular regard to the are inclined to think that their whole vellons power four songs wine waru on the pulent log. "I did use the band log. We bonuvolent to the Celestials theo to our own French settlement at Chock or the oonst of lug out and buried in another pipog for a month... loen aspects of the question triauto career is a fraud and a sham. And spent programme and two queeres which this audience hova to the first for six hours, and for conatesmen. It semed, indeed, as if it was the Red Box near Periza. King Munelek has They are then taken up, and it intended for USD its more goveral aspects, in a leaffeting.generally thure is. no special self to the great success of the evening's musical allowances for the The mate and I-kept live without thou, and, God forgive me, it tresty European Cresties with African Kings for one day It intended for dry ginger, the on the work of the Landon Missionary sacrifice in thị case, Missionaries enter on/"trost by giving a pinteforte relection in his the dead reckoning ipendently and compare seemed also as if we were afraid of the. Lesaro always very one-sided affairs, and nerve fresh roots are put into a basket, which is sUS

BRANDY-AB our Brandy in guiranlood to be pare Cogano, the difference in price being merely a question of age vintage WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age trau most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best

other brand in the Hongkong market.

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A. H. Barton Rev. R. F. Cobbold G. Stewart

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Jeni connoisseurs to bo saperior to aug the protection of foreigners as such, not Wednesday night, and na lie had ne licence to der light's At 1.30 am. I. saw a white the representatires of European houses, an as- together with its dependency of Arkike on tho France or Russia, to be made à cute pas on

the Cossy Ports.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. opening the way for extended foreign inter and resisting the police in the execution of Perations, and then started for Hongkong in lengues, foreigners of a different race. While through the Red Sea to Egypt, and the Arab

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In the forest rank of power-defined active good will. To hospitals of course

Perhaps some explanation of the

Society in different parts of the world their career with the same honest and we find it stated that in Polynesia munyearuest intentions that are entertained by islands and even eutire, groups of islands all upright men entering any other pro- Lave been won froni cannibaliem and vage fession to do their duty, but they acloet the heathenism to Christian civilization, but career because it happens to accord with

A

heen the case, and it afterwards turned

day night, when he gives his favell perfort-

plywed close

the

GINGERS

The quality and commercial value of the dried

Landed, while Mr. Eduard Scharf contributed the gocond time hours, and inde impossible to dispense with them, inposible to always repudiated the Italian version of the angen ginger" are simply exposed to the wait

enlomary able tanner.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESE."]

LONDOK, 3rd March.

when we come to Cbira we are told that in their inclination. Of two brothers one DEFEAT OF THE ITALIANS BY THE chservations and four register correctly." éloquent words, spoken on this sub has been incited to resist their claims by pletes the p

ABYSSINIANS.

results, which were slectory."

inded, the Chinese are useful to us, necessary mortly as pegs on which to hang further claims ponded by a rope, and two then, one on each ride, Mr. Michael Cory, the first mate, said he oven, but as tools, es instrumenta, and nothing for territorial ertension, in the case of pull it to fro between them by a rupe at hell a master's certate. He spoke to working more, It has been a mistake to allow them to Mr. Rhodes treaty with the unfortunato Letached, he shake the route in the baskets the dead reckoningad added that he had dopart from the subservient role, and we son benguls The quarrel between the Italians this proletaried, an for two hours each day never found any erro the compasses, and I today the resulta of this blind poley, this and the Abyssinians is complicated by the for three cour days After this the roots ans was satisfied there deviation in them. Sepblanes, we should adil. Perhaps there is no introduction of European politired alomonte-dried in the gut for eight days and again shaken The patent log had t tested many time by necessity for me to my more after the The Italians complain that King Menolak in the basket two days further drying com- The following was finding of the Court ject in the Colonial Connell by our the French authoritiet Gbock end that the In Jam herethe fest ginger is pro-. -We find that the ish barque Lanood collegue M. Holbe, but the question is so latter have supplied his army with arum and duced the bean ascertained that the sail The Emperor Menelik'e army has repulsed a083), of Windsor, of which John Agrave, so menacing, that I think it wey not ammunition, and a ramous Tas been current in which giall thesery highest quality known in the district of Amoy there are now over clects to be a missionary, another to go to

combined attack of the Italians. After a deer B.Boss rester certificate of com- be altogether useless to insist upon it once, Italy that Eussian offosca went directing the the market is the deep, basi seil of the virgin sixty churches and preaching stations and ses, both fellowing the bent of their incli- a Chrishan community of about three pations; the chances are that the sailor will parate battle the Italians ofronted wrth 10 stoney ne master i 2003, of Canada, loft more, having the honour to speak in your operations of the Slot army at Aniba Alaght. ferent, but grow ginger under this condition thousand wil, and in Hankow and its be called upon to undergo infinitely greater of sixty gues. Three Generala aro missing and Shanghai la ballaf Manila on the thyme. When Dumpians, whelden French or The Fronel precio Los of course exulled over involves the destruction of large areas of forest. sterly winds with and overset weather salves in the Far East, and not by the French would gladly use the English coops seen in some districts bring rotting on the outstations there are upwards of thir bardships than the missionary, especially if one is wounded. It is reported that General February 14 Brotherly and lots of my other nationality, came to selablish them the Itahan disaster pt Amba Alaghi The Magnificent trees, six foot in diameter, may b teen hundred church members. The the lot of the latter should be cast in such Baratier has committed suicide. Intense exoewern caperienced afteving the Saddles, and good will of the Chiness-tet a not forgot ties of Egypt at as end; and they know that ground, while the ginger cultivators have gone are selected presumably as the most flourish intries as India or Chips, but he gets no mant prevails in Rom, the garrison is conso on the morning of that 1 sm. the ship that they had neverthelme to address there the Italians are piesiged to support that occups. Further to the case the land. The ing of the Society's missions in China and public credit as a possible martyr, though to barracks, and the reserves called out Relo-struck on the ad of the Protag Shoal selves to the Chinese Completely ignorant on The French can therefore be depended adopted for clearing & forest is for a cultivator... as representative of its chief successes. The he is very likely to be drowned. Nor must forcements of a batteries of artillery and toned was afterwards alonod; the marter and / of the customs, the manners, and especially the upon to there the progress of the Italians into invite a few of his friends to a catting. resulta are not inconsiderablo, but at the lit be forgotten that to some entrance upon thousand men have been ordered out General raw taking to tha bi were picked up first views and feelings of Asiatics in different from East Africa as much de los in their power. musteh;" he provides feed, eto, and the ane time they are not much us to strike the missionary life means à distinct sten Baldissars has assained taceomund in Breth by the Roksidas, marker Viodimar Bloman vure, it was necessary to use intermediames The Frecuh authorities at Obook have very laborions work pt felling trous is carried on

[FROM MANILA PAPERS. THE UNITED STATES AND THE CUBAN REBELS,

MADRID, 26th February.

worldly imagination very forcibly. It is upwards in the social scale; së muis. perhaps not difficult to account for the sionaries. they at once secure it measure di Terence in the measure of access achieved of social distinction that they would no respectively in wholly savage countrice and comandas olerks or tradesmen until in a semi-civilized country like China. In after long years of hard work and perhaps A United States us-of-war has optared the the former, the soissionaries have a practi- not at all. That does not derogato from starters which the rebel lowes Caliato di cully virgin soil to work on, whereas in Chinn the value of their labout nor from their claim was taking to Cala with mon arms, maniti ins the ground is trendy occupied by a sivilize for nay credit that may be due them for its end money AM on board were strated and on the S.You breigt sin kozmos acomplished it to har fritto defend zations, a mitcipal factor in poßtion. But that and the nort year the maly board woodlands, tim which, defective as it is, is yet revered honest and successful performance, but it the cargots have been painested. GNCDA Straite was under sed, placing the xhip | duchalves against the insolent attitude of some Russian Callers directed the operations of King inglat although they get in this way, very

and held in deep affection by the does derogate from their claim to have male natives and which has a moral code of encrifice of self in leaving the trademan's relatively ligh order, so bigh counter or the olerk's desk to enter upon a

DISSOLUTION OF THE SPANISH

CITAMBERS

Aftor mach and afterwards the Guraso atesaver belonging to tho ustive races, compradores es posibly been in comminication wir King merrily, and without mask expense. Chains, which latter brought them into thay are called. Thanks to our tolerance, to Meanlsk, whose conquest of Hairar and fainland wards firy is applied And the place in Hongkong. Eavingrofolly examined the nur naire sentimentallem, ut to the amaro has brought his outposts into contact with theirs; barat uver. This bursing considered very oridonea of the mand frate the serene expression, we have allowed these but Obour is a mere bosling station, and if they important probably beense the resulting Court is of opinionit the ship was pavi underlings, these auxiliaries, to take a place have afforded him any al, it can have been of deposit of the mineral matters or ash returns gated in e proper saamanlike manner. more and more directive. We have allowed very little importance, The Russians have for to the soil those inergsnis constituenta which though it would that if no additional them to make by turonions indirect some time part hout In ouraunication with had been setrusted therafcom by the trees, it might have assisted under the more eficut conquest of a sountry which wejaurselves bad the caly bond of sympathy) but it is a very sound, corrects sourness, and, moreover, it semester perder the standard meus and without danger to fiemselves the Abygande, the amilarity of their ersed being: Besides, undoubtedly the firs also sweetens the navigation of the use of the conquered at the prices of our blood and suffisient ons religion being with the Abyss destroys insot posts. Soma multivators will eastially appases then that the stands treasure And this conquet boens now so woll nians, as with most barbarous or semi-harbarous Tow ginger only id freshly

They aim it driving to Mehelek's troops we do not think likely Such fine ginger, it is at the expense of forest.land. moge westerly the nos peltion when of those in valere. the curse was Albrod E. But the patent from our houses of commeres from the stories are always put in circulation on the coon Albert Town was, not so long ago, a centre for log The curufully the allowance spadastries, we have founded, benefiting by our sien of a defeat of Furopian ticope by Asiatics the cultivation, but it seems that growers have MADRID, 28th February to have hoon made ferrent drift and experiments and pionour work. Having almost or Africans. Sagh a story gas circalated after already got as far as fourteen miles further in The Connell of Ministers Its cecided upon Leave of the servations of the as become our masters they in their tim will the defest of Burrons. Brigade by Ayab Khan land. Although ginger is an exhausting oroy, the position of the and dupending on the and the harharing of the Wine They will proud and too ignorant to seek advice or guid on the same ground two consecutive years, it Indeed that as between the converted genteel profession. True the annaly of miss the dissolution of the present Chambers for stars were possible the voyage, and have cod of intermediaries botwoan themselves on the Helund. But the Abyszínmns are too and growers have been savized net to plant it. The elections for Depaties will take place on end reckoning only the canally every, then give us powers of attarusy, and it is under ange from Europeana, nad it does not require can be, and is, grown in many planes year after and unconferie Chinston tliere is notsionary work contiu many cases of true and much difference to outward seeining. The noble bexoism, but heroism is not cercoially the 12th April and for more on the 2 thing was dons that resmaelip ang the homion also that owe to fade com the interpolition of a Musoovite deus ex machine year on the use ground, but in this cuse it unconverted South Ben Islander is useless chamcteristic of the profession. Not to the same month contested and tray Pater to bare noen for our downfall Why should they tu soochut for the detest of fifteen hundred rang wild or, as it is called, this case 36 The new Chambers will most on the Tith boom prematurely abander the area to further, our bruthon fu God of the men by aftoo thousand. Besides, we alsored plant glager" (the predics of planting) is of cumstances the Cmico son to deal Fellow race P Peralating in one sentimentalism, some months ago that King Merelek had shown better quality than the ratools, which become with the pertificates of tain and the first which rellevesus of our perhave brutal but never unfriendly dispation towards Ttely before inferior in ech succeeding your Whom the für wry systematised commercial or indus speak of the army and navy heroes are to

theless paze notion of the Bruggle for life, wo Ensmas agents, Ascientitia or theological," ground in too poor to grow white ginger, then trial purposes whereas in the case of a be found also in the ranks of science, May,

will give them naturalisation if they wait; and had appeared on the spore, and now the Italians the interior blue variety can be grown. x manifesto protesting against the disolution of

they will sak it. We will give it them without have been taught the lesson that we have had to As gards the application of manure, there Chisaman no European having business to men who will boldly hoe danger and nak The Liberal Ministers have agreed to inme mate

The use of argos gh temperature calling upon them to morifice anything what earn repeatedly, and will doubtless yet have is a prejudice.against it in the West Indies, do with him ever thinks of asking whether their lives in a serel, it may be, for the Ch

AN MADEI, 28th February thormonsters has been

se the new soever of their statira in Chisa of their to learn over again, that there are sometimes some growers maintaining that it broods wormt, agen overs the personal and national laws and without prensione when the advantages of siall, die and that there so diffenity in getting it is he ian Christian or not, and if the fact that North Pole, or, as in the case of Dr, Grama,

The decree for the dissolation of the presente appears to effor

being able to Infose upon them any of (cigine, kad Armament will not compensats for any quantity. It is probable that those who hydrogen and nitrogen he is a Christian happens to be known it in investigating a medical problem. Most does not augeider any increase of confi- men would like to prove themselves heroes Chambers has been signed.