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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, IDE DAY, SEPTEMBEB 110, 1890,

The B & O vester Kesaron kit Zantho

this port ca the 20th us,

morrow Hp will be relieved by the Rov,

The Tlenish correspondsut of a Mercury. writes the China and Fersign Book, under the tlistutorship of our old friends Mens A Michio and G. Detring, dan their farmer col tongue Ching, insfoal of being situated clogs to the North Gate will be just below the Iron Bride which spans the Grand Canal, and thor fore in odoso proximity to the Viceroy's Yamen. The Bank was opened yesterday 10th August) to grand Chinese strio red hunting and the usual decorative, navessorice being in great abundans, Mr. A. Mishis is expected to strive hore mext month.

"progresses fairly satisfactorily." Bofors in dulging in sweeping generalisations of that kind our contemporary would do well to

Tay Rev. 8. Si, A. Baylon, Naval Chaplain, study the figures for a term of years, instead whose term of service on this station has expired, of jumping at conclusions on a carsoly one for home by the Empress of Inlid to amination of the returns for a single quarter. Gard who aeries from the North by the 1888 was the first complete year in which funder next week. The anties on Sunday

VG. the Kowloon and Tappa Customs stations we will be undertaken by the Rev.

Vollings, Milliary Chaplin were in operation, anil wo will therefore tako that year as the basis for comparison We find, then, that in 1888 the total imports of China wao valued at Ta 124,782,803, while in 1805 they were Tis. 171,696,715, showing an increase of 8 per cent During the same period the importe entereihat Canton, Kowloon, and Lappa rose from Tla. 30,806,662 to Tie 11,112,604, being an increase of 33 per cent A trade that increases 3 per cent. In eight years can hardly be correctly described as retrogrado er statiomry. It is true tlio increase is not so grent ns at Shanghai - where the imports during the same, paried rose from Tia 68,438,548 to Tis. $8,639,009, or an increase of 44 percent. Unfortunate Local unnufactures, à poteat incentive to trade, are set springing up eo rapidly in Hongkong ze at Shanghai, owing partly to the difficulties arising front the scarcity of water, partly to climatic considerations, and

stablished at Shanghai-are responsible in do small degree for the commercial progres

HONGKONG GOLF CLUB; ofaintly notified by his Ghararamant- that BEST SCORE GIF FOR AUGUST,ooshow is an open pork, though it tellered that it will be declare open on the 1st October. Percival, R.B

06 18 78 Nalonly American residents, but all foreigners. R. Vallings

97 8 89 in China are under no obligation to the US. 0100 Consul Clonors for his protapt and strong 27 | 102-11 31: action irapholding treaty rights in this 'matter

Mr.

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Conimodore, Boyes":

Mr. C. Mense Mr. C. A. Times Mr WA Dat Mr. C. Uroge

108 16 03 and his example is the lust we world he be ser 1091501 followed by soms of bis calleagues when tair 12 99uationals Intorists are thiritant au injured. 110 13 03

HONGKONU RIPLE ASSQUIATION,

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LITE RAILWAY QUESTION

The shiol topio of conversation in Chius fer

THE DEIRO.

Tientsin, 258 August.

SCIENTIFIC MISOBILANT

The powerful afinity et aluminum for oxygen The most fruitfol tople of conversation this he been utilized by M. Moisan in a now method of preparing alloys; The proous con- week has certainly be the fear, whose Saints in throwing into a bar of rule alumi rien, hare rusehen the pulminating point entirely rustending, for the time being, the num a mixture of the oxids to be seducot and lighton teafle of the port

of aluminum Slings, and it has yielded ulloys of

It i

partly to other causes. The manufacture prions inconvenienca nu, should be remedio and rained houses ay the outskirts of tows for it is a benefit to them. The Americans the aust boen hissed. Had there been any It is believed near Niagara Falls that the jar

airs at Shanghai.

An examination of

Astronomers are already preparing for tho

tours. These showers, which are among the must impressive phenomena exhibited by Naturo to man, are due to the grossing of the oxrit's path of a stream of minuto bodies-probably pebbles not exceeding an ounce or iwa in troight, hand spaced a mile or two apart in the dousest portion of the swarm-which completu a révolu- meteora cross the earth's whit at the point resched by our planet on the 12th or 13th of Novobler, being next day at the place where the orbite ictureest in November, 119, or November, 1 As the stream in immensely long the earth will probably pass through

The brond in the bight of tão Tientsin Bout, aluminum sith nickel, melybdenum, tungstap, Caefared to in our inat isao, is sell open and uranium, and titanium. It is believed that the current rushing into it life's mill, race, the this method admite of general application, and Invadats effect being the silting up of the will weke Tossible the production of a number East Reach to such an extent that it is off now of sew alloys with refractory metala. navigabla fox nefisa cargo-bosts and imports svo months has been rullevede, tut for top The lighter Showrock and tng Fun have been committee of the British Association was to think how many plans have been referred to safely got back into the river, but les sanse "ppointed five or six years ago to investigate e the Chispao Goyerarient, and, in fact, we domht risk of being sucked by the current into the coral reef by souding and boring. The ne

avoll getting within its influence. Leaded Sylas, arrangements having been completed if the ganas biex of state have these pinis attends any aruft of a draught too deep to so is now being carried out under Prof. armiantad as to the points of difference. About to have been able to got up to within a for making a four-inch boring to a depth of their only plan at present is lo do nothing.short distaren of the match factory, where they shout 1,000 feet in Fufuli, as atoll about The fast play which comes naturally do the

lave translapped their cargoes into nativa Afteen miler in dircumference belonging to a miul of all Cap readers of the Gazette, is to lots: Patang kao anchorage not being avail-group due north of this Files The sore of plan which was represented in the Imperis Eliot and which Wei and Ben and Liu sudable at present, owing to the Rhianness of the this boring is expected to reveal, the origin of others attempted to carry cat This is bone resee below, steamers are compulfed to make competent rucka.S The Nanki Shiny Last of the dog

A new hypnotic, unlike the sloop-producers" ether than a plan to build the railroads of age their teamlzes, and to fall back upon

now used ia boing a vegetable product instead Chins mercantils encarne the stock to be be beats for the discharge of their cargoes, a state of things, we believe, procotented in Angst Bays-Although Hongkong kan Do

taken by the Chinone, and the business to the history of the port. The loss.to the of a result of chemical synthesiv, has been been declared a "pio port, ressels, arriving

manged by them. This is all very fine, and here are still subjected to a very sicuo inspec the of the Mogunt. Querentine Station NORTH FORMOSA

quite propur bat the only trouble is the Uhinose ping torists concerned must be very isolated by Dr. Hofter, of Leipsic. won't cubeeribe This is not that they have perus native cargo-boats thly carry about 300 alkaloid, called pellefly, from a diexican motus plech each, and are fimited is suber. Taking karen as subalerium. A trial thus far, in Several complaints have been received as to the longth of time they are dotained there. When

money, but that they have no confidenca either intent therefore that they take at least dosies varying up to early two grade, it has the plague was at its height in Hongkong it I Lave recently returned from ten days the protection or stability of their own three days to joske bheir way back to Tientsin produced sound strop a nearly all norvos die- Government, or in the honest and economi was seldom that, a ship arriving then was trip in North Forms, and as the steamor detained for inspection for more thau oue honr, leaving to-day, I cut only give a tough choto sdminstration of Chiness directors. So ituginst the stream, u long dolay to the steamers urders. Most patients entered no unplcamat

Looking at the breach in the Tientsin Bend

The complete skeleton of a humon being has plan of building the railroads by concessione. Shanghai wes kopt waiting there for two hours, tion, by rail, chait, and shank's mare, also by this plan is also very feasible to the one who with the water, for some litte distance at least, beau photographed by X-rays in Berlin, a but now juuch longer is taken. Encontly the of my wanderings, which were in every directhat foreigners have come forward with this waroidable

after-efects, a few complaining of gidiness,

Wimshurst machine, costing only: $40, being the Zuntatus for three, and other vosals for river, falleg roads, and micnatain paths. Deso gets thin cortassion. The Chinese fans far making a beeline in the direction of the Sonth

This caizies mnohater farm-homes and neglected folds, vacant have not caught on The French want it, Reich, it seems to a lay mind if a favorable usel instead of an induction coi!. similarly lengthy times,

opportunity for making the long talked of short HE SOUP ON Posible.

and villages (in many places parily destroyed want it, for it in a benefit for them: And so on by fire), yamens or tempica, where doubleas the with all the builders. The Chinese want to thing bko ditch existing to guide the course off the caterace has caused crystals to be more Anutice of the entertainment ven at the inhabitants had med bearing the murks of know where the beneft in coming to them the erroat ton given point and a boatload or emmon them then elsewhere, but a shady of

aschine-gun ballets・・・ on the City Hall on Saturday Bight was arcidentally ride and

The Chinese merchants are ready for the two of stores sunk at the entrance of the Eust of the port, but we cannot admit that foft out of our eplumus yesterday. There is alte and last, hat Tot want, the presence plii aed coald be willing to go chores Reich, inat where a portion of this stream at the rocks has given Prof. W. H. Browar no the difference between, Hongkong and a fairly large attendendo and the doncert passed of Japanese troops swaggering in all the with proper shareholders The Gorerament flows down. It certainly louds the riveronisation of this, Shanghai in that respost is due is off socfully The songs by Mr. R. Lang inaletion of sugars as the only signs that is not quite so imbecile as to forge the would be soon out out a new clans, and wers a special fastnre, and to was dicabtedly ruthless way bashews there. The weather and possible foreign complicatices. When any shortened the distance between Tientsia and any marked degree to the superior enter the favourite of the evening, being lordly busy builders bail wiped out many other trace concesionaire comes forward and makes the Bar, which, in the opinion of many, is rester eft grant shower of Leonids, or November

In some places so little radiation we show of bis own interests or the intacents of bis to improve the Feiho it could, however, prise of the lufter ned the sluggishness encored at each appearance. Mr. C. T Robin of the former; it is due to natural cauets son contributed two songs and recaited a fair the track of battle that it was hurd to beliers own country first; we ont blame the ecocanly be faresson that the breach would cou share of the favourition: Messes, Pinching and what the remaining inhabitants of a village told Chinese if they at leest, balt and hesitate. Just where it did, and the only thing to do now over which the individual baa little contro. Now man gave a very dently executed stop dance me that more than a hundred of their fellow They have, we are sure no objection by come to get it alred as soon as possible, and We do not say that moro might which was rociferony in-demandell, Mr. Frank vlagers and residents of outlying lets had versions in the abstract, fre they know that return the stream to its old chandel

Barton, the Antoriaan hustler, in connection been shot down at the first advent of the Japs other countries have tried the same, and some match factory. not be done in Hongkong, or that

with whom the Concert was arranged, was 'T

ne Troops, who, they may tanrahed in an the Chamber of Commerce might not by nouneed to give a "lecture" besed on his ox resisted, and that tau, slaughter, which included times with a decidet adynntage. They stand This unfortunate state of afaire points, toen in their orisit in aliunt 932 rents. The

in a trembling condition over the compulsion and one of two commies oither steamers will busve energetic action have secured your age is around the world, all sexes and ages white scary This throats which weigh them down. If they wrote altro Theatsin altogether in favour of and he used the audience for half an hour of course, is the Chinese version given werd toe in to follow their own inclinations with perfect free Tengku dad discharge their cargons there, er recognition of the right to trade under with his son. He related bow he was for their own tongue. Only they and the Japanese dont they would, so farns railroads are command prompt and drastic measures will have to be transit pass in the southern provinces, but dared to undertake the hustle" round the invaders were protest, the latter do not enter go to the Americans brother, governouts Laken by all concerned in the direction of river shortcomings inight also he pointed out in world, starting at Now York without cut into particulars, and there are but for foreigners are looking vengenes, while Col. Denby never improvexzont. To change the terminus of the connection with the direction of commers or a stitch.of clothing and landing back in that can speak to the former. A great deal of thinks of demanding anything for his country steamers would; it is very evident, seriously the dense part of it on both years, and may Isss than eighteen months the possessor work, banking and tunnelling, is going on apo 20 in matters of trade This very geniality affect vested interests here, and we hope that

the roud to Koling. It is said that the Japi- of a thousand dollars. How, whón wha

will be made of the report anty in is agreeable to the Chinese, and mig lit lead thom proper placed in an empty room to New York need straightening the railroad and in to trust the Americans all the more, but in course of preparation by Mr. de Linds to bring divested of every stitch of clothing Ee possesed proving it. Judging from the motion of tlie and then told that he might start on his cars, the present read la very badly balasted, these days the Chinese are only moved by matters to ni isame

force When the force rolapana, the action causes sloop again falls on the ride. Hens journey, he was paral at his wits ends to and the calls Tergensenly laid, neither devise a temporary apparrel until he could findettaight For Famile to each other Ko

it is that coricossions are not given If China a friend who would present bio with a sub lang itself is almost a Japanese town, with had any guarantees that foreign Powers stantial outste was eventually struck with ita meal concomitants of houses of entertai they ides of a paper it and mangal with the ment for pins and bart. The al trade of the would always be her friends and act her enemics, consessions would be granted in ald of half a dozun nawanзpare, a pair of scissors, plecs is a thing of the past only one Japanese less than uske time to teret ligble and some pele, to rig up a suit. He then transport at anchor, and no indication of bus company of any untionality bant wasted H. hot procontent to be parost taller and offered his ner passing except the presents of a Chinn sees rory well that sovoral of the Powere

Chinese junk in the baron and services in any forts in return fue a repetit tank, shops in the streets, chiefly Japanesemedy to squash this ancien empire, hence muck and have their own solish sade in gier and are outh, which was promised on thecution the church even was et safe from their maori- the hustler weld oxbibit himself as

Chins does nothing opt what she is forced advertisement, a tired in the paqur shit, in the legions hands it was forcibly occupied by to do. A large mumber of the foreign adelsbra tailor shop window This was accepted a number of praftaten and retail desiers, and but of China believe, ss more than ence the paper the only alternative, but the performance of the for the advant of a worthy traveler, a Hung his strongly advocated, that the whole country lask was altogether unpleasant, as the wastherrian Barcu, they would be there now. He, how skuld be thrown up to the trade and Ladders ever, was so shocked at the desperation of the of the world sad that the right should be was bitterly cold at the time. The hustler also related the dificulty he experienced in building that he wraightway made bis was back given by the Chinese Government do ur travelling wilkout, money, and various other to Kobe and reported the matter to the owner and all to form companies and take stock. acausing incidents, He has ready visited of the clupo), and he in turn asked for the whether ther be native born or subjecta of other Australia, where he says he was well receiver, British Consul's interference. The latter in contries. In Japan, with all her koan insight, aud b is equally pleased with the option company with the Baren, at onec went back to forsigters were allowed to hold shares in rail accorded him in legkong."

Kelang, and quoted the so-called prefect to have the building it one cleared of its zowel undertaking sad we have yet to learn that come intruders. He of course at fret need they suffered from the arrangement. We know nothing of thy at least tomporary consation of

Tory wall that Clays is not as strong now naTentain us port comsion Orisatul arouse that he could not do Japan was len shot de this experiment, but it without instmotions from the set of Govern Chins need hope for no escape from the sggies mont; doubtless Lo spoke the truth, which is sions of suy Power, except as she opens her doors so convenisut at times, bus a threat that the equal and justly to all, the matin inter-actions matder would bo prisply reported to Tako arising from asok a policy preserving the com- quickly brought him the recosary authority try. On this plan the initia ave would proceed from fo not justly towards the owners of tho

the Chinese Geverament in giving the right, at building. If it takes such measures to get also from the Chinese merchants who should be justice for a Westerner, 43 I see our little the Erst to come forward to form a company frienda now call us, what must be the ex-

The company would be a Chinese company under perience of the poor ratitof

Kelang is a Treyfort and the Bar Grabo shareholders, and bare amy in the manage the Chinese Government, but foreigners could L Mackay thought the world justly bent. Foreigners as individuals, rather than him, but the rashy churches throughout the country, if not ocupied by shootusors and would be admitted to the business. We have simply appalling that so much wealth should be counterfoilet aux adulterations is the mid of s good authority for believing that in Feking wanted, so auch misery and suffering caused, real article through the representation that it buckators, are mead sa residence, or offices of there is a growing tendency to slope some, and that trade should be hingassed to the limits in simply on imitation. As investigation bir the higher offeinle, ip's, or sergeants in com such plan, bat being something new the old of endurance year after year for the want of a Sir William Fowler has shown that won fonf.. mand of the geards stationed there men who sit in the seat of power-or rather little mille money indiciously, and honestly

In one particular place, as if wishing to add kaelare afraid to launch out into the mighty sport-Teking and Tientan Times. insult to injury, and and several rusty jiugals captured from the enemy were stored the few converts in the town. This saw with y cwn eyes and can vouch for, axles for the oburch being occupied by the Japanese, Aproper of the desegration of the Kolung church, the worthy Baron got cuile scriptural in his wrath and said they have made the house of God into u den of thieves, and world that he had scourge of cords to" drive them forth. That because the Baron is said to have telegraphed the juculent widely abroad--lfercury, deYTE- spondent.

the figures quoted above ought to be suff cient to show our Northern contemporary that in his comparison between trade in the North and trade in the South he is wrong both in his premises and his conclusions.

The P&O. steamer Java laft Singapore for this port on the 20th ult. of 5 p.m.

The U. & O. steamos Cinelic will leave Naga maki 10-day, 1st September, for Hongkong. There were 2154 visitors to the City

all

Museen Inst week, of whom 215 were Europeans.

The T.-M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, with mails, &, which left henes Ist August for Ban Francisco via Amoy, Nagasaki, Kote, Inland Sea, Yokohama, and Honolulu, arrised

at her destination on the 29th instant.

The Williard Opera Company, under the management of Mr. Clifford Willud, will open in Hongkong about the 20th September, and during their stay will give a series of comic oparas, meluding Gilbert and Sullivan's latest compositions.

Like the Hongkong, Shanghai, and other Chambers of Commerce, the Ticutain Chauber has recorded its protest against the hoary ingress of telegraph rates recently sprung upon the commercial communities of the Ent by the Telegraph Companies.

SUPREME COURT...

Sist August.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MET. SERCOMBE SMITH (ACTING PUISNE. JUDGE) AND A COMMON JURY.

CHEUNG NANG KAI AND LU A. BEE 3.

SEGRELİNG VAT...

The plaintifs fought to core $1000 dam.

by the defendant.

counter scattered members of the greap en one or two yara preceding and following these unred. The thickness of the stream seems to be about 100,000 miles, but the earth, It is now men than a weak since the breach passing obliquely through it is exposed to in the Tientein Bond occurred, and nothing the meteoric downpour for about five hours. kubiver bas heen done by the authoritic The molcom a revolling in the wake of This neglect is, no doubt, partly due to the Tampole comet, which Laverrier thought was fact that the Viceroy, who is Superintendent of brought into our system in the year 12 of our Northern Trade, has been allowed to remain in era. That this stramm is comparatively new.in igaurace of the facts. It is, we believe also proven by the fact that it extends over not portly as to the hot that the Tantai does not more thin a tenth of its orbit, while the August hold his post, as a substantive appointment, and meters, which appour very rest, have become appointment, and not knowing how soon to Among other suggestions for studying the 60- that, haring: es nual paid. handsomely for his quite ovenly smittered over their entire orbit. may have to acre on, he is adverse to spending nids Dr. Johnstons Stoney racommends at. one or more than he is compelled to. More tempts to photograph the swarm, beth at the vor, he appears to be a porsan of bologest time when the earth is passing through it and ignorance in all matters of the world onteile while it is still in onter space. The swarm wil bid youasi walls, and DB we are informed, he be visible in the eye, except as the particles regards the present trouble in the river as apare burned in our stampare, but musy impress matter walchigan wait long exponad stitive plate. Dats that many The Eant fine, on secunt of the diversion serve in tracing very remarkable past history of the surront, promises to become entirely may be gained also by noting the time when the sid fp If this happens, the storage of the earth encounters the most advanced of the rush of water is its orinal outlet must lead to meteors possibly this year-and the hours when disaster to the surrounding country, to say the showers seem to begin, to reach their beight. and to pass off. Any pans who abeat the middle of next November wlnesses a display of The none of abeardity will be reached if ws shooting slam from the coustellatios "Les may. down and confess that it is in the power of "aid astronotsy by recording eractly what he seed. any petty. Noge to inflict so much damage and lose as the prosent neglect of the verentsile. An outbreak of anthrax in the canton of The Taciti is not a big enough man for so big | Zurich, in a district where the disease and been. a rale, and he should scarcely be consuited in anknown, has been traced loa noighbouring the matter,

horsehair factory The raw material for this

of energetic representations to the Superin common among horses, while it since in Ta state of the river shotld be the subject factory comes from Russia, whore anthrax is tenant of Northern Trude-that is, to the Switzerland Anthrax garras were found not if he is lacks to understand the extremely the factory. Viceroy Wang Wensliao, and we feel muro that only on the horsehair but also in the dust of serious nature of the case be will de something.

Orrespondents must forward theirnasundaddress & ment to Chapo, a distance of nearly 100 ages for a fibel alleged to have been pitlished for this interferouse of his Cousul to protect as a foreign company or a foraigu government If not, then Peking, should he tried It is A rather novel practice in these day of

with enpumunizations addressed to the Editor," not

for publication, bu) as evidence of good faith.

· All felters for publication should be torzilan on DA side of the paper only

Ny sad comtations that havs already appeared in other papnes will be inserted.

„Orders for catre copies of Daily Press almain be wont before 19 a. on day of publication. After that

tour the supply is limited. Only Supplied for: Cosi Télermplas Address PugsADG: Code, P.Q. Bu 25. Telephone No. 13.

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A Chiness syndicate is going to build a milway at Hangahow to run from the Settle They are taking steps to petition the Governor for peroniesion. The line will cost about Line kundred thousand toalu.---Mercury,

Arrangements are being made, we learn from the Free Frees, to tow to Singapore the Amasz ioan ship Lillian L. Robbing, which put into Saigon digmaated in December. last, etter en

conntering a severe typhoon. She has hea fisa dryer and a dealer in malt ish, und ist in front of the church lesson this for plan something like this, though decked up RETURN OF THE PRODIGÅL.

lying at Capo St. James ever since, and is now to be brought to Singapore for repairs

Mr. Master appeared for the plaintiffs and Masterson, Q.C. Instructed by Mr. Money) represented the defendant.

The inrymen wazo Mostra. W. B. Walker, J. Moses, and C. S. Qubbay. Mr. Master fully explained the facts the case. The plaintiff, Cheung Nong Ki, is a

registered nor of a hecnsed junk lying near Aberdeen The plaintiff. Lu A Bes, is his wife and resided with bin on board the snuk. The From Péking vs. (Mercery, hear that Sir defendant is in dryer and a dealer in tot Robert Hart will issue instructions requiriar Defendant inserted in the Chinese, Mait and suipments of treasure to be passed through and a balets distributed in the village of examined by tla Chistoms us the only possible.

whom they were read that Cheung Kwong Loong, the son of the defendant, and married A Son, the daighter of the plaintitis, in 1894, mutta A Boo had on her The Nagasaki Shipping The age The marriage entered her husband's family and re steamer Parru kas now bean handed over to her theo since, and that she had attained new owners, the Mitsa Bibi Company, while the Wing Hong and Bonnington are new firing the Japanese flag. The Tai-gics is, we under stard, to be transferred to the Oasis Shosen Kai sbain a day or two. The 2017 names of those and bearing were improper fimmodest), and that house at Soooke, intending to use it as an later on, but at present it is not much were than prevent the perfow of the Yangbing river ( vessels have not reached us as yet.

ing having been aroused against the wholesale destruction of small white horors de egreta during the season in which they have their Dest and their Foung, certain milliners have been teleming hats with plumes that are war- ranted to be artificial, but that prove to bo unquestionably genuine. Taus;" be declares, one of the most beautiful of birds in being swopt of the furs of the earth, under circum- stances of poosliar cruelty to minister to p

At Chef, on the 24th August, 1996, Jas stop for stopping the shipmont of countorite Aberdoen words which conveyed to three 15 mars will be heard of tbl episode I feel sure to be the inspector general of railroads, Should this programme he carried out the Grand Inior, le amber of the China Navigation, Co's enter Megtig, after a short illness. (By tele :)

We understand that Mr. Tung Wing has

with his vivid imagination. His scheme is more a governmental ons but being thii, it-

His Excelleney L Hang-chang will lease most inevitably tend either to the concession grinsiple, or to the principle of a Chinees England to-day 22nd August) for New York: company opes to all. Another method which he expect to sau from Vancouver on September use been trosobed, and which strikes sons of Lil and to arrive September 28th in Yokohama, passing fashion, stored up by a glaring the Chinese favourably, is for the Chinese where the China Merchants' steamer Kvangice falanhood," doonument to appoint some one feraigner will be warding to convey him direct to Hiuntain.

Catoirm corbido is taught by Frano. much en Sir Robert Hart is the bead. Old Glebe Trottor will be with us on or before experimenter, M. Chuard, to promies vilmablo "of the "Maritime Castami. In this caye Uctober 10th SEA state service in agriculture. Small portions placed farsiguer sould have camplete oversight and

in the earth near the roste of plants focom- Is will find under water a large part of the foreigners wonki bo employed in the work and

perince he governed so long, and the Feilo in posed slowly, developing acetylene around the management, but the business would be a Gomo places.a more streak of damp sand, in con- TS, and producing at the same time chalk vernment bastuses We are convinced that

sequion of which the willows along the Bond and a small amount of ammonit, all of which a reliable foreigner should be placed as the head; will be hang with the harps of a sorrowfat are beneficial to the soil. It is proposed alad the Carter would no longer hesitate to take forsign community. The Viceroy Weng has to use the substance ne an inseticicks for both share. We may have nom to say of this plan henraduand three steps because he did not the leaves and routs of plants.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, KFTEMBER 1st, 1896.

to foreign countries, as complained of Ministers of Spain and the Netherlands

the

the age of 20 years during the present Chinese. Yar That the paid A Seo had become diere- spectful and unfilial to her knebard's parentsand darogarded hor husband, and that her manner

PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF THE SOOCHÓW DIFFICULTY.

NEWCHWANG.

time.

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.

A short time ago qe dmèricst oitizen reated

ho was becoming more proud and ucy taily.

a fancy. It only within the last few days that he erincial treasury is poverished, and ex Over 300 cases of sunstroke are reported to Is reviewing the Chinese Customis returns

That all such was owing to the plaintiffs v

office for a line of steam-tuschee between So we here heard of still another shame. À mil, testve relief must be prepared for the afferere have occurred Australis in January, the The first Baropeen child was born at Kulinging allowed her to liave her own disorderly way for the April-June quarter the Shanghashe new health resort on the mountains near from her youth and failed to teach her Day

olice and Shanghai. The offciale interfered, named Wang, ve heliere has already petitioned from the floods.

month of greatest host, In its suggestions to threw the owners into prizon, and seated on the the Ministry of War in Poking, asking that the

rafiroad from Peking to Hankow be lull by All this is nothing new in China. Calamite the Colonial Government, the Modical Board Mercury makes some references to this colony Kiukiang, on Tuesday, 18th August Thero household regulations. Further, that on the house. The settlement the affair is de lottery Howorld have central stations at Con..are the ratural heritage of misrale in this point out that the excessive mes of intoxicanta is a chiaf predisposing canes, while the effect of whichinseveral respects are farfromaccurate. are sixty European now enjoying the col 19th and 20th May, this year, A Sescribed by the China Gregte as followston, Khangba, Tiantain, Hahkow, Changking, country, and one public misfortune sacssede

temperature there. The lowest vending of the had left the defcadants houshold and "On the whole," eaya our contemporary thermometer was on Wednesday night and had gone whither the defendant know not The little diely at Socobow between the and other cities, We do not know how he has another as the inevitable consequence of official alcobolie stimuisnts in treatment is likely to "the Customs reports may be taken as are dist...

showing a satisfactory improvement in the fell to sixty one degrees. The highest reading and that the plaintifin bad crminised as and satisfactorily and with a rapidity that beate the who dran tickets would be the stick-hoitosare preventible, and the worst of them might body of trade. They hear out what we degreen-Mercury,

after mater, there this summer was 81st owed the removal of the things and had in be record. This happy result is due solely to the Hometor, whother the scheme be carried out, the o mitigated by taking the progerbial ditch in The men-power formerly used for drawing POST W pecars in the Paris Sayers was empplanted by no- sonumulator Incomotives. More recently an waendeavoured to prevent such removal energy and promptnotion of Mr. TR. Jernigan, Chinese have enough of the gambling spirit in have previously remarked as to the dis

That such conduct on the part of A Boo was

the U.3. Consul General. Immediately. #pon them to rush at anything in the nature of a lot

ka a sounded snake ij electromagnetle towing eyem known as the But poor old Chlanke dis Dubail, the popular CourGeneral fordre to the plantita having given their support receipt of particulars of the trable eling tery. There seems to be gone doubt whether the drags He slow length along the body politic Do Bovst system les boon installed, the result tinctions between North aar South. In France at Shanghai, being on the eve of his are rucouraged her. The following word Shanghai, Contul Gonat Jernigan took it Government would care to sanction such a pro atroplued and has made poresponse oron to of which has been axsduction of 57 in the rum- this spec. Shunghat contrasts with Hong departure for Europo; was waited upon by a are part of those complained of "The said slean-irunch, and serpsied by Mr. Lambuth position. The princes and other officials world the bowerful stimulus of a deals tur. Iber of men employed. kung: while trade in the South reinnius hege number of the Frenett community on the woman (A. Son] fa 20 years old this year: She started for Soochow brriving hors at thres baso no hesitation of compunction in buying sms slönbtful if there will be time to prevent

The copper deposit in a Daniell call is int stationary, or retrogrades, trade in the 254 August and presented with n nndrome being proud of her delicats and her clock on Saturday morning having only tickets, but they look upon the Governinent, ad vultry from dropping to pisses before North progressas fairly satisfactorily. Alter op aan token of respect and remembrance and fender age, becomes disrespectful and caflisl. tako velve ours to accomplish the journey like many foreigners, as a sacred institution, so se dice can be obtained and forced down the creased under the setion of light. Using a

The prontation was made the occasion of an This is owing to Cheung Nang Kui and his wife of eighty nd les Is at once communi- that a lottery publicly announced and imperially protosting threat.

small glass tank instead of a sensitäre plata în a good dent of this is doubtless te to eloquent address from M. Chapsal, to which (her parents having allowed her to have her cated with Mr. To, who is in charge of the sanctioned would scarcely sum proper. Per

Another great opportunity will present itself photographio camera, the image hoing thrown natural cruses, but more of it is thus to AF Damil lid, thanking his countrymen wien (disorderly), way from her tender age Buren for Foreign Affairs four old friend hops Corifunus night oliset But it does nut. Lo on his return from the West. If on the expper pole of the Daniell cell in this

for their token, which he said he would greatly and failed to teach her any household regate Magistrate Toal of the Mixed Court), and much matter. The whole spaculation is much "" remediable influences. The guilds mud appreciate. The proceedings were brought to tions. They always let their daughter, the formed him of his fears to sou Total of a koblery, as in the Geronment Helbe is restored to power will be rise to the tank, Horr Pilijtsch kow believes it le ba pussî oocnsion and apply his new experience to the Ela to produce illustrations for printing pur- other trading combinations in the South a close by a hospitable invitation from Mua A Son, make a great noise in the Lots Foh that lag. The sudden and totally Cline Gazette.

improvement of his country? Will he bravely pa and disobey the orders of her husband's parente erpreted appearance of the U8. Consul

davote bin retaining energy to this forumicar "have always been stronger than in the Dubail to partake of refreshments.

She disregards her husband. Moreover, her General upon the scese appears to bare greatly.

bones that stagger the senses of any would-be *North; and we have in our business The Jiji maya that a diver who was engaged manner and hearing are improper. Sue wage perelexed and wonplassed the foochow manda

rsformer of Cabin? Will he call to bis midis cay of rosu who will reverse old conditione and **arrangements hore or less permitted our on the work of raising the battality Tuy-yuen gives trouble and often creates misuper rins, who were taken quite unawares, and before

2001 August at Weihaivai, was killed on the 2nd Augeat by an standing. The more I reprave her the move they had time to formulate their usual plans for

work for country first and poclast afterwards? It is almost impossible to set forth in an in- “scives to bo jupde thoir Yola -Wo have, explosion of dynamite. The diverse a charge aka shows her anger. She is beggining are procrastination and hair setting. An suit fisteral days sgu a party of Bussein military Age and futurities mer wrigh litavaly open – toresting and clear way the issues in the coll “in het, sword brotherhood with the of dynamite at the bottom of the ressal to break heil and more mauty day after day.” In vas made to put of the Consul General's, visit men arcived bare from Korda via Hrichdog the returning sistemuar, but he has vos funch trovars between Leed Salisburyend M: Olney. monopoliste and have quietly submitted her up and ignited the detentor f About consoginnce of the publication of those until next day, in enter, apparently to give it appears they have completed a survey from mental vigour and on naurokou spirit, if ho bse Suggestions seem to appear sud disappear in a half an hour elapsed, but the barge did aut- words, the paintiffs wars injured in their Tastar breathing time and some hours collect some point on the Yalu to Haicheng, and frames the rill and courage needed in China, pbove somewhat bewildering fashion, until it looks as "rather than raise a contest, or change our explode. The diver went down pulu to son wredit and population. The defendant his vite hat the old trick did not succeed, and thines to Newclynog, Here they expected to all places, by an olivu reformar, he may organise though Lord Sulisbury's disposition were to ob ways. With all respect to Hongkong, it what was the mantier, when a violent, explosion mitted the publication in the Chinese Afral in the same after con tu lat dle pleasure of ex fall is with another parts who are clinilarly end rbart the forward movement, which may then foot to cyrything roommanded by Mr. Dey hitabever made nay reil protest. It has took place and the juan was killed the water bat dosied that the words were publiklind planing his outageous attempt to violate arred about Mondo From this point hete nosily easried on by younger man and Mr. Olney's disposition word Loargus sgainst

tight easing of the explosive must layo been falsely and malicivunly. He also donic that foreign rights and to ride rough shed over the combined forces will pursue their work fowards complained to the Minister, it is true, but defective and enused this free to take a longer the word improper meant immoral new feat. The roult was that after declar. Talisayan and Port Arthur. One party, con

There are signe in Peking ladicating the praeverything adopted by Lord Balisbury,. Yet the it has never put its own shoulder to the time

Its statiniante were tre ir substance and ing publicly that no foreigner could at or buying of a Barinas, is accompanied by paralign of the fatted caf-Peking und Tichalybug contestod is at bottom aleses. Te feet and the plaintiffs had zut been injured o bono utaide the new Concession, he offered Mengel and Korson, interpreters "wheel What has it done to support. Me The China Gazette of the 24th August rays or impeded in the conduct of their business by to precurs another frouse for Mr. Inabill' Our Bund is once more in gout owler sad ANDREW, for instance? It has written to A for days ago it looked as if we mure. Lo as reason of such inblication. The dafardant steam-turnel office heyond the Concession, and the diagoa caused by the late floods are mar “the Minietor, und the minutes of the through the hot season with remarkable moho added that he published the words on a he was obliged, before any dironssion as to the good. The work has cast many hundreds of munity from the usual emmer sisseses, og uppisllnged nesusion, and, for the prafention of details of the settlement was reached, to first dollars, and as our population is very limited “Chaziber of Commercs bear testimony in in, then the presont session had boon one of himself and of his son and of his family from agro to the roles and reinstatement in their everybody will be expected to make nu caite

one brave words. They have begun and exceptional freedom from siccitors, save for osser af claims and donands that might begrought homes of the two Chinese who had leased to Mr. sffort to meet all expenses incurred Most of toe is own phrase, a dismal fierent, in possession. We hire no interesta

of typhoid. But we are sorry to say that during against them by reason of the moandament by Lambath the how that the Tietai had sized the freshwater ponds, which were Hooded by “ended in words, the merchant has gone that forty-eight ruin ibora baya been ttres 4 Bop of tor husband and of her bone and for god sealed up. This having been ferned to call water are being drained at enorman “back to his counting office and suumaaned deaths sinong foreigners frans abalera after the purpos of giving notics to all whoir, it ofter some if the and Chinese official objentions expense to the saveral native guilds

Shipping business is very dull at present, as “his compratore. The compradore has only very brief period of fitness in arch case, might concern that he would not be respcepibie and a vain alfapt to hand off the discussion

Opis en was from the shipping the other two for any dots, iztired by er wohl get into marina aid the settlement at this sal for this time of year plany of the grinned and contrived a few riore mono- being amongst residents of the Hongkon is. So as to be parents. Desplaintal, en lige little difficulty was satisfactorily arrived at the leaving haro or departing half-loaded “pulies in his guild, and the merchaut has triet. Mus Austen, wife of Captain Austa, of account

"Tantai being, during its progress considerably to fill up at Clintoo. The weather at presat “smiled and done nothing. As it happens, the steamer Shoch, suvuta bod yestery after videnos vs ten called. The Fitel z solightened upon the rights of foreigners to vary discouble--dust and high inde

efow hours" illacs

pkinsit tim maning of certain Chinese words ride and do mess of the sow treaty port Mercury correspondent,

A the netter taken in support of Mr. ANDREW

and was blogoly eras-oxamined by Mr. Feucis, though it has not yet been formally danistol | CIE NGKINAN has not ended in wonis, Mr. ANDRETA alive with rather nord ideas concerning At the conclusion The Eltel said the fentred agen to ovisores. It was cleary demonstrated claim for the loss and delay ho suffered su adininistration of justice within the Sattle Counsel (My Francis) bad treated him as if he to him thats hers was try understanding A xotable Lown is being pulled down in Balis always senty of goy young sparks willing do not cover anything that belongs the consequence of the obstruction of the Chinese meals was rought before the Mixi Ceart was murty to the suit. When he was beat thin point it was beatuss.cf the ignorance burg ajar. It is the che which Samol Ri. to give trial to any thing that smacke of seville United States, but the whe world sous to Magistratant Shanghai on the Jard Azgust for pronched to give evidgate head he would rather negligence, of a Chinese Government to haron bit for himself in 1745. He removed, says the disappointed sutarhan hair, oose what longs to us This very officials. has been duly adroitted and settled, having returned from deportation. He appared at a sus rate he refaced to ever say dran up the Heissary rules and regulations for these from gume adjacent premises h what was dresser, in the locality in which they resp. correspondence began by depuratio the money having been paid over to the worst indiguell at his arrest as he and heal. Femnusration au he did not wish to hen fast to yw port hul to declare it open, ny the the Salishary.cert, where about 1730, is her fively reside the majority of the profitauls on the part of Mr. Oinny that the Consul, and, furthermore, the right to trule stood to las of his friends to "square" to oilber side, e luz not basin thunted by Shinook Puby slate that the four startet in Lisuessas printer, and alo estores we have depend upon British Empire itself was unnatural and in- matters with the Municipal detectives and anybody, his bed simply made his statement worth were to become "opazi within six through Speaker. Undow's influouched would be prevented by the moral staexpliant. He ovats Canada Wheo tiam. curvala sion of their wives other female love le souma to be ergoing in favour of the nuder the trust poss system. Len Mixed Court noFortilsit with the ME FIND: uno would suppose Dr.tothe nitor the okobangs of the raslication beon departed to pria tho

dodge he had haletly returned, but has by the Bol, thal, you had bounced

and it for the Chinese Guroremont be of the house. In 1754 to we clected Master of Teicngings, from resorting to shops where it extension of the subjects of arbitration as land estalilished and is now being nailed of ting way prostly dest faith in the otsole of a Dr. Bile I got the impression by the way, make their rules and ate the zoomenry regals the Stationers Company Ls 1750 bioptyred as advertised that they could be shared by ing mom and sore to peace, he is at an ad- tious in time and that they pould not indict in that house Oliver Geldamith as mo render July barbers. It is only fair to add that the antage. The United States have woling to Then with regard to the sisternent that bribe He was sentenced to deportation you sharply busted the Shargini contrasta with Hongkong second time, whilst bis two trustees (2) 20 His Lordship We quite understand your inju posfordgirishing to take ad for some portion of the 19 menthe which stuper disappointed and enterprising berberexpress as British Empire, on the other head,

appeared and receive the same phuishnent position, Dr. Bel

vantage of the Treaty by pleading their own between Golizmith's Erst rival in Toti nod bis private pinion that, although a failure has everything to lose. That is one tason why not submit questions of nutional integrity or while trade in the South remains station with the very considerato mididon of Bin hlors. The further hearing of the case was four and sho-foaming in Justice to the Taofa, we his booming mater i Dr. Milner's school st from a mainees point of view, lady sharors are Lord Salisbury makes it clear that he would

molly greater depta to the art thun mea ary cr retrogrades, trade in the North-Mercury.

nail that te te not ppoor to be evon yet : Peckham, until tomorrow!

the same. The relative poulions of the British Empire bud the United States of America explain everything The United States sukurbim basrdcemar who recently at a consdated Fower without ex tempted to improve his trinces by the smurfor possessions. Nobody would think-car- toyment of Indy shavara is beau com tainly Great Britain would not think of claim.

led to abandon the experiment, because tag snything of which the United States is fattar This judgment,corded by one are upon the Canadian Frontier, and what who has put the matter to practical test English Government in its sasson would for may bava dcouraging offent on these wine moment think of interfering in any way old the thoury without rescation that in any hadever with the boundary line made by thu left which sundren vormen insy 9 parallel af 1stads? But the British with equal opportunitica, erol. Elle explantin Dagito le still spending. Is frogtiore ero of the collants in that female "Knights of the undefined eras at this moment in verions parfa fasor are apt permatically renular anywhere, of the world It accaples by settlement and and are not ni razlead even temporarily scent justifies itsal by pozsosic. It forms, Lčom. Is a Tewelops in the City, where there are any The company creates an empire We