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BROWN, JONES & CO.
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AMERICAN- AND ITALIAN MARBLE AND KONGKONG GRANITE
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This is the
FOR 1897
| A STATSHENT" recently appeared in the N. C. Daly Nee to the effect that SHING BAYEVA, Director-General of the Grea Western Railway has secured Imperial authorisation for bis New Imperial Bank to coin one-trel pieces. The news if true ic to by regretted. The dallar, the recognised
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TBURNDAY, JANUARY 7cm, 1837
etition for a paid model RO742 HONGKONG FACHT OLUR, THE PO STEAM NAVIGATION take place at the hits Elating. Plut. Khu | S
FIFTH CLUB RACE
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coin of the Far East and it would be the 12th fastand and Chinnal Rooka, Jearing sil to Bleskpard 2 por cont ou the preferred an 85 per cent, i troller amonials in his : námē. All ha presence, so that the old lady might be cher
advantage to China if she opted it as her standard. Hitherto the task bas represented simply a certain weight of silver and there DIRECTORY h the computer velue. Both the Canton and Wuchung mints have adopted a dollar coinage, issuing dollars and subsidiary colas representing fractional parts of dollars, and it was naturally assumed that gradually a uniform currency would make its way throughout the empire. The introduction of "tasl dollars," as they are called, would destroy that uniformity and introduce Banncis confusion which it might fax future statesmeni severely to see right. If the tact is preferred to the dollar then the coinage of the latter and of its fractional tokens at the existing mints should be dis continued and the fael be adopted as the
THIRTY-FIFTH Annual Insun, and will be found, as usual, to show an advance on preceding years both in fains and socracy of information,
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Nather lands India to Siberia, in which European
rasido.
A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED standard, so that nil the minta might work en a common basis; but seeing the greator convenienen of the dollar it is to be hoped that Suese may be advised to ahaudon his proposed kel coinngo and adopt the more familiar coin..
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
The P. & O. steamer Peshawar loft Singapore for this port at 6 p.n. on the 5th inst.
CUT GLASS BOTTLES C. P. steamer Empyers of India loft Ven.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 7th, 1897;
couror on the 5th instant for Hongkong..
Admiral Buller, who is at present at Saigon with his despatch vessol Alacrity, is expected to return to Hongkong about the 13th inst
The U.6.8. Blechias left for Cautou preter- day and the Portuguese gunbent Diu for
Of Baby laat there was ematkad improve. Tim Válratoor Dance will take pico at the meat in the weather from a yachtsman's pibli flow and the CNS de a sailed in a City Hallst Friday, 8th February
steady broun from a little after the start to the The steamer Chesterganchir loft Bingogyro anch. The course was from the Polina Pie on the 5th Instant, suihin due bora on or about looporna Kowloon Rock, Chanel Booka, mark boat an Iverson, Rawloon Rock, Yesterday afternoon the Hongkong Colla 12 miles The following boats-started in fim played 59 35th Campea, B1, BA, at the Actire. Mr. H. E. Pollock. Happy Valley in the first round for the Honger kang football shield. The fint half was fairly
Frincess WebLaminert Maid Marien Phebe half was for the most of the time je svome of the goldiers, But neither side snored and extra time was played. Again the soldiers showed
Deb bettor Login, but there was a turtlex scoring Chanticleer and the game was loft a draw one goal ench.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESBJ" | "
LONDON, January, 1897 STRIKE OF MARINE ENGINEERS IN AUSTRALIA The Marine Engineers throughout Australia hayo strook werk, the shipowners having refused to spt Union rules. One Aundred scomers are lying idle in the ports
THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY'S EXPEDITION.
SPOLO..
The four teams to play for Hor. F. H. May cup have been drawn as follows Regiment on Monday, 11th st
Royal Artillory will play the West Yorkshire
The Civilians will play the Club on Friday,
15th inst
Tae Final will be played on Monday 18th Pay to commones at 4.30 pm. each day. “
THE DRAMATIC MARRIAGE OF
DR RIZALERAS
HIS FIANCEE & HONGKONG LADY.
first class
Mr. A. Dexisoner
Mr. J. Mokie
Nr. 1. Hastings.
SMRTE bíny,
Oloor, R.B
Mr. CA. TOUR
Dr. Clarke,
And in the second class
Daft
Ladybird
Sybil
51
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6950
Princes
12
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Chaptiolaeİ FOT
Maid Marian, VA 213 28 Teor
$14
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Ladybird1271248
Dart Payne 122 160
at his diapomi, and that it was the custom for le tinre suggestive of comic opere on apeve. all"friends" of his to ask for two or three bouffe than of docent, dasorous grief. When He assured me that the mere roquest would be an emperor or empress dies, the offelal affu The report presented at the fifty-sixth connal enough; without any explanation, for the pump alone which it in the custom to compone sto meeting of the Land & Company, held on truber could ret diford to make any enemies trifie nusets it thoit fuleomeness, us may
I found out, on inquiry that such a opatori well be imagint. The Emperor's duty to h 20th Degamber, states — med Teally been rumorniked so in wont the grandmother is dis paraded in oldying tonos The not surplus for the rose, including Applicant a letter, and Back came the portfolio For intakes, when Kang, the wisest d £6467 brought Forward, Amounts to £130953. The holder Lover went hear his billet the best mone ch ofte dynasty, lost his best which, after deinsting the interm divider bt while after staged by the camp son he went langking into his grandmother's on this inferred stock paid in Jene, sumite of bad to do was to draw tie pilar In Inf. What is a young child said he,
further paymet of 4 par cent on the pro-retura for sue litla ferous, the danch long as my old grandmother is happy? Ha ferred and 6 per boat on the dutyrred stock military oflicers on their way buck to. Peking cred to get cut of his chuir and support ber for the Four The dividends therefor oda 73 used to got the foreign consuls to ask the sedan with his own hands whenever the road per cont, on the old-up capital of £2 $20000, otoms to pesa their luggage free. The way it was muddy and pracipitous. All this is very balance of £1,062 will be carried forward to was done was this Dear Jonce, Here's well, and of course very proper; but tha Clia
another fellow wants to smuggle opium, and the igre apt to make too mucit parade stid fled tech-The total tonnage atronuts to 298,066 Tartar-Gonors supports him Dear Smith, about it, thoro it a priggish sunctimontons- tons The first of the four large zasil schanjore.All right we know all about it but tell him ness about their fin ploty while tales out to be deliver the India-his ande- one le minst take too much) as we thail Lav tool it, in our wateru imagination, almost voyage to Bombay, and already commended her stop it; lat ne quid nivus be his motto One all the excellence which is really thera AIU Baebut passage on that line. Her suter chip,day a young man boldly asked ro to write to Chiness virtus, whether it ha filial, social, the Chinn, will leave for Australja in the seunge, the Latemary Chanceller, so as to get him official, or loyal. ja syatamatically preened and HE. J Grist
of the present, month. The two other ressis through his quistion Ife sal la wes nivartleadThures Botsething peculiarly BME ET Hazeland of The same onlihreideh will receive fun enite dorian that the Grand Braminor dust ritating about a petty Chinese mandarin s Bilcon Capt. Phillips, notes of the Egypt and diabin, are cgressible not refuse, se he was an opium smoker. In he rolla along in his bicial garb, afecting a The frind was very light near the start, but entisractorily, and will be enabled to take thin this instance nothing was done. On another onim dignity of men which experience is there was prastjonlleven tide the boats mere | plser in solive service in the motion of next cecusion, a “ gejeral from Yu Nan visited tenohen nie usually of the collepsable kind. alle to slowly, work into the seedy bronzo year. The Candi ancora, two large mo and regnested loan of monny Boing In the same way with most Chines virtins; the first oss the boats were spread over twin yere cargo veseos designed more porti adsually busy. I asked him to sit down they are tretted ent so obtrusionly that there the harbour bolwoon Blackhead's Point sudcularly with a view to the Australian trade for five minutes, and meanwhile wrote as always seem to be a Kaspicion of humbug about Kellerts Taland, Sybil being the one most to via the Cape of Good Hops, are on the point of follows to the city magistrate Thinee them, even if genuine. the south and Erica the ous to the north of the being delivered by their respectivo: balcons gesele, &ore perfect wasco if a The Chinese are greater hambugs in their feet Sybil tight the stondy wind fixed sadad they will be employed in the first instance le a real general, it is for the Elinese authorities grief than in any other matter. At funerals went arose the Dock Polst in ena tack, alosely in the Company's China and Japan, sorticos, te asiat him." The general went off with the eldest son at last, ought to “wrap at the followed by Phebe and Active. Erion went into To facilitate the loading of the Gormant's the story and I heard nothing more avort it as well as at the oyee, and usually doe Book Bay sa did not get the wind for steamers in London, & coasting steamer, named for only when ous day a petition was so being often supported, as he staggers elong An immediate advance of the Royal Niger zone time after the other, but was alfo the furtington, of 1,062 tons, was parasted at placed is my Lande, to the foot that glace Jachis grief by a couple of "best: mon." The Company's expedition is expected. The object got into fourth place at Deck Perit, the beginning of the gent had has proved of yon graciously consigned me to prison, I have concubines are in chies, and keep up a tive has not beco diriged.
Princess being next, with Chanticleer, aid in himist brico for this purpose. The heard from my old mather, who is sick &o. & rolonged howling so long as aux one is in Mindian and Meteor tailing out A reach Vietna and Britenuta, have again been faker I was shocked to find, on making for thy fail's agat, chatting gaily, however, or cracking molon brought them to Kowloon Rock which up the Adairely for the conference of minare, that he was a more bag of bone, Kuvings in the inforrals. Often and often, daring vins passed ne follows, the second class, baring, troops to and from India during the next six been started by big guoler, however, I gave my prowls in the country, has my attention better wind at their start having lesed up mouths. Tuo Simba and Melth were charteredem funt dollar and got him back to Yin been directed to a group of mourners by the on the Inggards of the first ainsa
terconvey tronas and horses to Natal, and both Nan. He seems very grateful. The curious wost heart-breaking sobs. On sne ccension. I ships performed this important service with thing was that he really but the brevet title of atole up and es a young, good-looking woman satisfactory results.
Bentral and I never nuderstood how the magis knooling at her Lesband's grave, whilst twu The Board. The directors have to phire | trate was able to imprison him. That generals children ward waking mud-ples at her side. the death of two of their colleagues, Mr. in China ponit for sory Bite mors than colonela She kept striking. Oh my linebaner coma
back! Oh dour oh dear! oh dear I want, William Fane Do Salie and Mr. Adam Tain in the United States, Mr Do Salis ad been a member of the Board A curious thing once happened to me at to die. I am dying with grief. Every now for opwards of forty years, and for some time Foochow (Pagoda Anchorage) I was just and then the children would abandon the mrved in the affea of chairman In hot Hese giopating for my bath, after a long walk when mod pins, pull my face, and join in dapuvilies he rendered side valuable resistance a Chinese petition was headed to me. My go for minute. When the woman caught in the Company's world. Mr. Tail, who was caught the words:"brutal assault, by suitors sight of me, so stized hold of the children appointed one the managing dirotore caly of an English steamor, &o, and I had just with a olulisi air of delight, and said
Look look thone a foreign devil" Then, Just year, 11088eszed rare qualities as an admin time to say Bring the woundou mínu here" fetrator and be left blank in the manage, before my olchen were all off. Tonnd a small evidently reflecting on the impropriety of her Ament which it will not be easy to fill aparand coloted round a bier at my fruit door condtiot, the raceminenred wouling most Joint Committee of the Broks gave roles to leggent was barangsing the people might be charged with some sezione crime, so the Centary-in 16 other customers) of the in a very exciter cinto. He said he held me orrid wore har ribs. When the Viceroy ermination of a working agreement, the torms responsible if the steamer was allowed to go. Jedin died at Cantor, one of the Console, who of which had been arranged by the Dock Coai thathuman life maat he respected, and so on. was a grant friend of his desired to go to the montary alguduation ghich tock place in ever, I sent a nota to the English doctor parte dor, he and his site should how). When they got panies themselves, subsequent to the Parlia I thought I sogated fumbug somewhere Lowing in-stats, and it was serious question how 1869.The object of terminating this agres- who was round with bis instrument in a minute there; thewever, the wailing was compromised wont was of course to saferce more operone and Not a word paved, hatween us The murdered for a caries of bows. When I arrived at the (as it also apposed to the directors) est au seemed a fine, strapping, young fellow, port the second time, an old Chinaman was of this Company, and the interests of the crate would hardly let us move the sheet eyes ind schut 80081. He said: impracticable conditions so far is the busines but his "interial injuries were such that the announced, and immediately began to wipe bis
lo desided to promints, the construction doctor applied his stethoscope, and in short hear one of your predecessor, to me at public wore concerned. The directors there which covered Lus, prospectivo corpa asted him what was the matter. He said: of whayres on the Thames for the fine was able to estrue that the man's heart discharge and loading of the steamers, in the and Itugs were still there and in the working same way as anilor work carried en in order, any way I 97ggested that his feet almost every pert at which the Company a ship wight be felt to see if they were cold lean fonal, except London. With this end in view, hilo the interupt injuries extracted the most gland and an engineer named Tanfor, whe
the directors acquired valuable site o the exertenting, but sadned groans from the was for many yes in large of the Hongkong
rivor with an extensive frontage thereon, and patient. The charge was that the English Fire Insurance Company's 3ro ongince on the
imacdinte nosers to the railway in what is known miles had ernelly halabouret lid with knives es St. Clement's Reach. Subsequent logo and irong, and bad fually pitched him rys, adopted her as his daughter Tatfor was well known in the colony and during the
fiations, henever, led to rides vivendi, which, ofer the side into kis boat, breaking distres typhoon of 1874 he and his brother,
for the time being at all events, rendere un all ha bines; and severing his bowel who was also connected with the Lasaranoo
36enestar the prosecution of the design which Under these dreadful circumstances, the sheet Company, resoned many people from drowning, for which meritorious services each was awarded
this directors and themselves obliged to enter was once more roverentially placed over the the Humane Society's medal. Taufer, although
tain in defence of the Company's Interests.corpse, and the constable was ordered to watch, A great fight fook place in the short beat to
General The most satisfactory feature in without intermission, what took place at the 205 holding a very high position, amassed Ckapnel Rocks between the two leading busts the acognats now enbitted is an important house where the body was to lio Maarn his 1 Yesterday morning Hes. Commander Has bought several houses in Mosque Jnnation, but Erica comu off best in the Bret class and Lady- the revenue in this branch of the Company XI have been askot to see a warrant ings had before hin Wong Ting, Mesra, within the last few years ha disposed of then. Med in the second, but no other charges Lines at a higher rate than it in der against those three men of your inatis given) Watkins and Co's shroff, who was charged Totards 1984 hun yigist kogen, to fail, and took plues to near the finish. Brics kept previously attained be receipts under the on a barge of assualt with intent to murder with ombezzlement, the total amount of his forting blindnest ho went to Manila to consult her lead to the line but Phoebe closed up.com hand of freights, chertors, o, bo show a con Inspent it is all extortion, and I'm not going dafalcations being $516. He collected the Dr Rizal, facing with him his adopted bota Fries and Sybil Chantolon, which was siderable advance as compared with the figures to at Brt please give tha me to the on money from various customers, altered the ac-aighter Misa Josefina Bracken. By this are receiving 23 seconds time allowanco, saved her of last year. Ent this general improvesiest ett who takes the prosecutor bir counts, and on the 28th of leet worth absconded. Dr. Rizal lind been deported to Dapitan, but time en Prinacza, dnd Feyre passed Ladyoird has only boon scared by the employment of to on you, of I'll guarantee you against PS. Holt and PC 101 msds enquiries and on Taufer was determined to see this dnstar and he just before the finish, but as the latter was erased tonnage, combined with grantorverything This was late at night. I got Tuesday night Jenent that the embezzler was in and Miss Bracken, journeyed to the pleas of receipt of minutes the scored a winctivity in the working of certain liar, and up sell next morning, and by bust wont to Stanley Street The officers went there and erlo and had an opportunity of consulting The times crusing the line weregsfyllows these conditions are necessarily involved interview the maiderontres Camamen arrested the wusted man. He was sent to gsol the doctor in the fortress. Taufer and
houvier expenditare. Reven has not kept whem the constable had locked up in reports for six months with hard labour, Ja
Erics his adopted daughter, remained at Dapitan
pace with the increased work; and the ex calls tocording to their story, the injured for two years, and then aroufer Ryhil
planation of this fact is very amploarilyn Jadrid Tour away with a fall and that freights, throughurt the East geperally, lix he hurry had fallen father heal into haro boon abnormally low during the last is own bugbeat; by bon had tobeaed him twelve months; lower indeed than they have Farther inquiry alicted the fact that he was a ever been before, Inoking to the average of the protegs of the leading gentleman, who for flow into the publicate it would never do whole year. Outward business Lan besu fur sonis reason had a grudge against the ship into let off soch rogues as this too easily." same time past exceptionally buoyant, but so connection with a dispute shout stores spiked. Stratagem is to be ingrain in the Chi. far as the Company are concerned, the advantage. However, I wontented myself with giving uden nese nature. Very few officials brought into thus obtained has not fully compensated for the that a uno was to be amittet, der any Radiolunay in betonward freigbus Tú this con pretext whatever, into the gunoi. Sure enourt noction, it may be mentioned that pronger during that same day the gentry pred stormers loading in Londen are volitively more for permission to intervier the murderers. dependent en inward then on answer freights, Meanwhile the local insadaria sent in a formal esmuch as the exports to Codis and Clans written charge, and demanded to be provist centro ore largely in Liverpool and Glasgow, at the Stein. I waited thres who lay which are rearer than London to the great Manufacturing districts of the country Quito recently a change for the better has, set in, to. some extent, ia connection with bomeward bust- nues, and this, combined with sustained frmanses in outward freights would seem to promisu a
the marriage of Dr. Rizal an hour and Eileen hare gave up and went into a secluded Docks and Whazzes Some months ago tos lien, I emerged after dressing, and one of the piteously. I hurried away; half foaring flint I
The steamer Glenfare, from London and Straits, left: Singapore for this port yesterday evening,
It is reported that Sir Halliday Macartney contemplates early retiruchant from his position. as Secretary of the Chinese Legation at Londen, From the Comercio we learn that the English Club at Mania hau takan à fento ef Senor The in its new premises in March nest. The evout ahuna's house at Ermits and will be fustalled is to be honoured by a brilliant fast,!!
We are informed by the General Manor of the Now Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited that a telegram has been received from the mines atating that first crushing of tons of grass averaged 6. duts to the ton, realizing £230, and that the stone is likely to improve.
Yesterday the British barque Wit York, which had to be dissated during a perilous voyage some months ago was all by auction by Mr. Lamoert. There was a good deal of bidding for the hull, which was said to r Dunbar for $5,800. The mils, sales, anchors,
half bofore he was publicly shot at Manilu is one of the most dramatic evente yot recorded in the history of the Polippine rebellion. A cording to the Spanish papers Dr. Rizal con. trand tatrimony with Miss Josoftu Bracton at va o'clock in the morning in the presence of the chaplain of the forces and of the officers of the guard, sad at half past six he was fo the pinos of excention. The heroine of this from an out, in the doughter of in English extraordinary drama which renda, more like
soldior, and was born in this colony We have giranod one or two particulars about low career of this interesting lady, who will, it is expected, shortly arrivo ja Hongkong. When she was quits young her father sither died or want to
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bay to tining Several stanges took place in the boat up to Channel Itock, whom Phoebe had ben posed by Active; Erica, Rad Princess nad Matior had got alot of Maid Marian reach brought the butts to the Lyonçon mark Payne had also caught up to Bart. A close boat in much the same order, the boats having to keep clear of a Japanese steamer coming in, In the run down to Kowloon Rock this shoutout boss made better time than Sybil and Active way proved the nearest, as Erin and Pheobe
and the rank was rounded the second time a passing the latter and closing up on the former,
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I can't jom you; it is not our custom to czy un los we feel te it. He mid Oh I beg your pardoner af once became sa churful as possible. Ita pauishable offence for a official not to wall in proper form at court.. Subba, one of the regents during the minority of the Enfparar Kang-hi, was sentened to dentis for a comer of trampery disloyal acts, one of which was only weeping short time, and on horsebook factoad of on font," when Kong. bis father was buried. The Manchas were cris giusily derud of all this nonsence, which, how- over, they have since thought it good policy to borrow from the Chineno.
So were sold in lots for about a considorable sain of money and some years ago in enoh class for first place at the Rocks, when increase in the passogar trafo, which plinas, wrote to the steamer captain Dear Copmin matter what liis private character may be, he
At the Polles Court yesterday's Chinese Feyesight had boon strengthened., under this |-- shopkasper was charged with obtaining $18.50 | Briliul treatment of Dr. Linal, he relarized Fatshea About the 3rd December a letter live long, however, and after his death Mi by means of falso preteness from the stenziar with Mig Bracken to Manila. He did not
was rooived from Cauton at the Long Kee Bracken, who had during her two years hop, which is kept by the prisoner. The stay in Dapitan become grosily attached letter was intended for a woman at the address to Dr. Rizal, wont kick to the fortress of the Leang Keo and the prisoner opand and rented a house the paid frecvent visits it. He found it couțataulu security for $19.00 and he sent his foki to the Fathias to cash it. Tho fohi was paid, but it was afterwards found that the foki and hia masher to Manile again. Whether lies Bracken had no claim to the money. The foll was followed har betzathed backwards and forwards. arrested a few days later and eat to gaol for is not kuting, but her subsequent marriage three months, but the master was not up | moto: anch strikingly tragic direuroztances | zow prehended until Tuesday. He was sent to aforde astrong foundation for a powerful story. prisen for forty-two days with hard labour.
A young criminal was charged at the Poligo Court yastarday with snatching a pair of gold earrings, of the value of 340, from a woman, The prisoner has been several times convicted df similar offences, while the prosecutrix, has hean robbed of her aarriuga three times al- together The prisoour admitted the theft, but denied an acention that bo had been onco Boggod in gaol. He was therefore taken out of the court and examined and the " little footprints in the snow" were so thatfect that the criminal ceclined to proceed farther with the dental Ho was sent to gaol for four months. end ordered to receive twelve strokes with the rattan on entering prison aid twelve strokus before his disoliarge. Chinco Constable 176, who smetly captored this prisonór, was com
Ar the recent meeting of the Punjommended by the Magistrate Blining Company the Chairmen referred to
at its regions on read as a pos. ing a number of onerous and arbitrary conditions which are not calculated to encourage European mining enterprise, and be expressed a fear that in rosequence of these regulations the Company was likely to suffer a large curtailment of the original Tunjon concession. This fear we hope may prove unfounded or as Jenst exaggerated. It is important to the State of Pahang that ite mineral wealth should be judiciously developed, and there can be no wish on the part of the Government to discourage lona fde Thropean guterprae in That direction. When the Stute came, under British pro
The Avenir du Toksin saysThe coal of the Bociété Française des Charbonnaged, in Ton
it is steadily making its way on the markets. of the Far East and with now untracts new ruaxing a still greater extensiva, may be lockel for in 1897 The following table here to sales effected by the Hongkong agency, nol counting those effected in Tonkin
1896 Tons
·BBIN
18967
Jubusty February
0.693
2,594)
797
Karch Apřil
W2969:
20,03%
June July August September 1
3408
6,069
7,585
9,838
"12,850
€11,275
13.275
11,000:
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to Dr. Rizal and it is suppoed that they wore Just about to get married when the dealer wen taken to Manila, than to 8pxin, and then back
PIRKT DAY WIDNSSDAX, 61H JANUARY.
We are indebted to the Lable Companies för the following results of the rat doy's races at
[présented}" volts, $140; for CONSULLE CUP
ail China ponies; weights as par prade; en- Trance S. Seven furlongs Mr. Thong's Dartmour, 10st 12th Mr. Boyd's Congo, 11st, 110
11
Mr. Dryasdust's Field Marshell, 11st. Abs....3
Time, Imia. 55sees
1
TETAL STAKES; Of 310 ooch with $100 added i a forced entry for Amoy Subscription Griffing of this season. But pony to rossire 70 per cant, 2nd 20 per cent, and d 10 per cent. weighin as par coule. Thres quarters of a Mr. Dryasduste Provost Marshal, 11st Alb. Mr. Neiman's Gem Paol, 10:6:1 Ella
drdisthan's Dr. Jim, 1611 Timo, min. 39scos RACING STAKES; of 910 each with 3100 added
Arad puny to receivá 75 per cent, 2nd-20 par pant for all China ponlig grians of date of entry altayed libs weights per vente Ors mãe and a half
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When a waidarin arrives at his post, no umily issues a proclamation in the following style: "I, the Judge, from my youth upwards, have blways been, imbued with a love of
uphold the law as suidly as a mountain. All my pervals and secretarios are pirangurs to me, and I do not allow any one to make the slightest jus in my name, Alas! Je silly people. I utton weeg when I think of your requirements. Ay nights are siseplass is my steady, anxiety for good overnment, & On one occasion when the Hoppe of. Canton was questioned towing a heavy squeezo he was publicly now to be wringing out of an innocent filer, he rele to say: "I an act my own judge in the matter. Every tiny drop of my imperial master's revenue mus
contact with Kursplans fail to try on a dodge of some sort Bemetimes it is endeavoring to
rate the duty of returning a call, or calling. rst; sometimes (ir fat almost invariably) sandvance is caused by heuping the visitor waiting at the enter door, or in the renoption room or the matug of this Chiusze Emperor without doing anything, on the ground. Detwill herafel in correspondence so as to są must first 306 whether the dist or make him tank far above that of the Euro The constable was instructed moon bile d 1948 Borerigu or seals below the place to watch most carefully and saw that food was which the visitors ank entitles him will be aaten by the victim. A healthy young man offered. Most Chinumer, whether officials or naturally begins to get bungry after a fow days others, live & tendency to treat their regular. of fasting, and it is monotonous work lying duties as masin and their rooms as 32.
general improvement in the Eastern motionless under a shost di day On the third irodáoible minama mero preliminary haris
CHINESE HUMBUG-
day the mandarin same in person to ask whit an which to build Inture profits. Treflokers. I proposed to do, and was bott, relieved and by nature, he matter how high the pay or how Under this heading 31 EH Parker has and when I named the following terms nominal the uely they will wilckyquz to in- an interesting papur in the Costcuperary. An apoles by the learling gontry" with resse the emolument sud redaco te a minimum Revices, the object of which, Ga saya, is not to apologetic crackors and a pick feast. 2, all the amount of work done for it. No boatman enter into a moral disquisition based upon his pay at the rate of Srinath for sach man ser fails to smuggle alf ander toeris of an torical evidence, but to lake a few yet during the period the tester, washaportant passanger. No oficial over travels.
f-but what all "ain cervants have a thing on instances, drawn fros seinst experience; illusoy and the leading gentry to pay the money of como Lind. All tervants gets squoers an 9. 3'he macderod man to roosive fifty blows.of the price of goods brought inte the house, tretive of the prompt capacity of the bine the bento The mandarin saw that the gate in short the Chinese are like a nation of mind to adapt itself to the best faxing The Encretary of the Panic Mining Comsthods when suuttuu pressure of circumstances was up, and all was settled in a few hunie overats, living a hole-in-torrer life, nibbling at olgare and notlk of chatagne, these everything, and with a ganing for evading traps, Limited, suvises us font le tes received tas forces the subject into a curDUS ^___ folowing progress report on the work carried on
THE PUNJUM MINING CO
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It is a remarkabla thing that with all deelt and corruption, there is no country where sale operations are more metEndically, trace bar to eat, its mysterion, chiasos- do not as mysterios, its chiusos- tone and i'a dodges, but so long as they are left riens to manipulate this part of the busi nese in their own way, the Chinese userchant
is often is not as good as any bob. It Is very, aoleworthy frot dst, u spite of the ingenuity they all abow in obtaining e mazi-
Are usinantly trustworthy, and their more word
From the instances given we take thafolio-free bets offered by cutitors during the pro- el Prajon doring the isonth of Noranbergress of negotiations that A-1 (the rich store Blining Oral atlantion has been given It is the custom in China to send round keeper) would get to whidward, or wriggle out to all work coming mider this hord and fresents to colloidoquaintances at certain clit sumglow Ent to didn't His little trick progress mada periods. Those, whos sent by the Chinote, cast lint Rifty defiers, er for single August Shaft 200ft. Level, The stapos h consist of hams, roast docks, live hens, a wrt of Few Chinnig servants over apply for simple both the east and rest and north and south Easter egg, jujubes, cakes, fruit, fou Mays, love of ahsanes. It is usually: "My o reefs have again garen their asin quantity of und other suspicious-looking Domestibles The mother has an internal pain, and wishes to see or for the mill the grade continues to be practice is sometimes annoying, for one is mo, My late Yatornal grandmother Low The stops corned on Gillies reef is slow expected to tip, the servan ba liberaly, besides going to bare hor ceffin transferred from losis ing a wall-defined highly mineralized body of sending retort presents, and this be onesterious Forory testing plade to the family tomb. ore about 2 feet wide, but is still poor in frawen ten or a dozen mahdarias all send und roys indulge this strange as
mum of profit for a minimun of work doné, gold. By away it is worth fully 10 dwie patchcock ducks in one morning. 1 was zote Viceroy Lia Kin-taug of Kashgaria rect V long in discovering that the mandarins wern up an enormously long memorial when on leave
of absence about ten years ago, to instify his there je në euitry in the world where per ton
thore is so much seals and patient i roof lincoveted to the west of the new often totally norant of the proceeding. Mr. Bryd's Broly Awking, 1st Lib.heft and whdoi tepked so encouraging at date and that the rout decks, sea slugs to remaining in permanent retirement The Emdustry, whether it be amongst the agricultu
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of toy Bet report is proved very disappointing wore hired by the servanta at some an peror had already granted him overal tension HARKAN CUP (prevented calne H Tle indeed, the red having become broken, and the hour for the oreagier. It is not etiquette to of furlough, but always with the proviso Borista or the artisans always provided the 100 for all China ponies fest red as grillas are too pour to till preu. Of course, this insy accept many articles; but my servants, who soon as his grandmother is bitter, he will tan is working for his own interest, or. If for of amyghts as per serie, entrance Simprove dirottle it is opened one liked eallug the ducks and slugs, used to return from In Nas to his post in Kashinathers, this by the job, huil ut by time. One mile and a quarter.
Intermente Level The atopes and drive unde me that it lacked tiguified be accept At lust in Kin-tang drew and a dreadful | It is dus again to the Chineso foils to say here have giver their usual quality of ors and uel and give big tips. The proper courtois picture of the old lady's helplessness, of her more punctually and punctilistaly carried out 4-fallDE OF in alto in that won from our best respectfully Retsized a basket of surnages and were unable to fathom her myslic aftersen, slope on the real clute. This may be only box of jajute the remaining Jewels are how be whaled her in bed with his own knude calorca time; but as a broal rule, returned with thanks, The sorrect procedure &c., that he gained. bis point. The follo debts are faithfully paid off, and salaries (to Foodnow Cup (presented); value $100 for temporary bowarer,
all Chian pontes reiff at date of entry 110 feet LavelThe slopes here portions to with the tip is to enclose a low dollars incoording is the literal translation of one of tun pass Europeus) are rarely in arrear. There is allowed blbs: woghis so pat kotle; entres give their usual guantity of cre for the miling to the value of the presents vllered and reenteraarkable feature in the Chinese adcopted) In a piece of red papoz, and mork it But now, if the arts show the slightest character, offimal or otherwise, which it is only 5. One mile and three quarter and aros kout go to nation
News Leader and Oppe, Stopes--The Tations fur ten. In the case of heedy expectanta remissness, she makes quite a terrible mess of foarte place to their credit. When it is a case My Trysildat's Cobweb, 1let. 110)
them calput of orb, but I rogzot say two of servants. At any rate, my own servants, in beside and are this for self naming and are dispored to be generous to thetron rood." Mr. MoThor's Graiser, Ust Albones and drives here have fully maintainst. Inspect the rangers often go halves with the her patson, I am in daily attendance he erosity, both individuals and the Government Mr. Boyd's Draboyne, 11t 4lbs.
par best points have be mos paisested, having onder to be on the safe side, elmas reported evenings succession of most saddening and They dislike the logical French way of pushing Time, emine, kecs.
cozia up to the hi fative working
to me with na anxious air of exphotanor the tear extracting spectaclee.
themsalva, un hey like to leave a back door Drage Drive for the month is 389 fb.tips they received when I sent round presents Ho treats the Emperor to page after page of things juga they likes agk door for this, art at hus ocercomes his Majesty Theo for others. In short, take them all in all, of mined 11 Long10 exts, innds up in return and Upper Stops EBR tous 10 oz. follows August skuff 540 tons. Now Leader But what astou lied me most was a visit Governor of Hu Nan supports the spoon, the Chinese are not much, if any, worss then from the hend this on my aral at Chang and says the rest of mankind. If they tritate us with Milling This cried on during 20 days, Ling, in 1580. Of course I asked for erplant bevo invitad the loud gentry to egine and their lies and their knavery, it is largely anshing 1250 tons, yielding of welted gold tone, and was informed that, for a payment of pee ine, and lav inquired of them in person all because their lies and lioir huyeties aro 10 n dollar all by way of migrate the about Eis grandmother's sickness, they slagren dient in forms from our ora; it is also partly 531 Que
Mi Thomas's Excer, 10ak
Bagan witpeere, 1 tsk
that in no country are usucial engagementa
tection measures were naturally taken to Tuis allows an inertḥse of 415,900 tons for Riques a Gigorkha 17. Zhould do so for scibe time longer, but I notice to write an a visiting can" [Ale, X has love for him in particular, how the sarva there may be a little putty squeezing
frst nine months of the year: Tho Cowpanyd
has established a dopot & Stigen, where the first carge was sold before it was discharged. Shipments are sis about to be made to Singe- pore and different Chinese ports where the coal has not yet been placed on the risk The excellent insults are due to the skill and activity of the Company's manager, M. Welpan.
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BARCOURER FLATE; Valto $100 ad pay $25 for Amey Subscription Grimms of this Cup 5lbs. 6xzn, or of both lbs extra; waighte Reason winner of Trial Stakes or Haekwan pat, ackle; entrense $5. One milo, da Noman's Com Paul, 101, 12The Denial's leaks, 11st. lb. Mr. Ardathen's The Death of a
3.
on the
of teards down, and an appeal to simple gen-
prevent the mineral. Inile pase og into the hands of companies that and no fixed uten tion of working them but simply wished to obinin conccasions as a speculation, thinking there might be a possible chance of selling them at a profit. A good den of land was niready in the hands of companies of this.
An onder was issued at Manila on the 27th description, under propecting concessions, Dosamber the premble at which sols out that ail as itering of these conces the countrafion in the capital of all the sions expired the Government has declined or apprehended in the provinces for tumo
plicity in the rebellion gives rise to grayé to renew them, and rightly so, when not seulties in the ordinary administration of Tienny had been spent on development. But jatice interferes with the good administration Mr. the Government, we take it will assume of the prisons, and is an obstacle to the re
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establisanurit of franquillity, the public mind different attitude to those Companies, like not being likely to sover its Jest repose AMOY STREES; a forced entry of 810, ezgh for Punjon aut Krub, that have honestly and whilst its attention is exeiled by the end and a puntes esterol at this mesting lot
horrible spectacle continua areontious of pony to recair 70
per cont. weights as per intelligently opened up mines on their con- the capital gratente, The Ladiction of the boat, in 7 1 por cont. 2nd 20. per ozesions mud sunk a substantial amount of pralty of the law at a durance from the sole One mile and a quarter p
places where the origins promittel at Mr. Boyd's Dunblane, 1st. lib.
achee in which he had noted-for the defender. capita in fire work Companies of this kind lessens the force of this examplo and, se defents Mr. Dryadlast Shiney Willem, Iss. 4 vaght in hệ dydlt with in a very theral way of its principal wide. Indreds of hot Time, Suling 49fseva apat na
A track to the Jelai river, where our machinery, from him in the street that morning. The old l ones ficially used the expression The aat hy the Government when their pro cused persons being confined in places defective KuLandstin Cup Tale $100, 2nd pony sau
pic, will be lanet is being mails and another man insisted upon it that it was quite the right old got is yearning to link her calf in apply His enemy was ander the impression that the în jocurity, ind in hygienic conditions, ou
wouth, thould see it almost completed. The thing to do, and that there was no clause of tug to the Emperor for leave to visit his mother, lawyer had coed calmniatory language regard- cutent dessions fall in. It is, of course, dangers alike the public reulth and 130 prophies pot scales gotrages $5 Three distance from the time
for all bond. Ade griffine at date of entry
Predogultad tiers to hold their plunder to mission to go and imitate old Lai, hero tength he found him in bed. Ho auzounced General-We are given our usual ttention the order of the police for Lett days, in case of antcuity, who, at the age of Beranty, dressed that he had gems for satisfaction, and not for closed to rein indefinitely large tricle of pretion of onestion of when Mr Dryustust Prorest Marshal, 11a Ill to all work come uler this heat and with any influential person should sak for it With himself on ir plownial stars, and capored, about an apology, which, indeed, knowing the licence "country without working it and it is only work thrown on the offing recent in Manila, A Boyd's Larkapur 1st. 12lbk the hoary ratug oxysilend this diss kept us the Minister corsent a note was sent and the room, ln order to make his parents think he that lawyers gave themselves, he did not aspect. avery stall portion of Es occasion-that which is constantly increasing rotorda the Mr. Crick's Spec. 1st bi ************** very busy for the making of new roads ite sure enough, the Captain of (tendarmerie re was a bully, azt forget that they were growing Well, and the lawyer, you arely don't
trial and conclusion of important case, and to 278cc
the jungle for freool, so, and the upkeep a turned this spectacles next day, adding that his old The Chinese faire part at funerile su tu fall upon all armed and naked man The Panjor Company has as yet been able the respital being rade the salg dentro of
the old roads a nifges in a heavy item, men had succeeded in opprehending the thoss, what resembles the Fremb in style, but poressos Certainly not the business met bo endnoted to end with but it would be only fair that, the administration of furt co the operation of Apovice was out on Brotch moor, and, ach of dis will be got over, however, so who would be bastion codepacial pici finition of is on. For lastane na butwore gentlemen. Very good," returned having made good use of part of their con the law is felt in other laterets to be weak and having chancesful fred twise at a cover of och he wo get the waterial to work, which Shortly after my arrival at Canton, an old the eldest son tears at his pyos and woes the lawyer, who was not devoid of humour. tardy. Buch grave evils call for prompt remedy, birds that ross loss than 20 Sarde ahead: or Thould be the coming menta, China who had casp rendered a sorriso blood the next in degree grinds it his eyes "Than, as you have given me your word of and is therefore ordered that courts, mar i oksand oroitedly. "It's orange the booth with his has been fairly for me, onlled ppone and ozod and woops tears the nest morele swapes ble. Lontar net te aftick mo in bid. I give you mine,
fake mu to obtain Customs appointment for yes, there are particular bowls and knockings that I will not get out of bot till you are g Health Owing to the coll got weather this hirs, bringing in about 63) a year. If the bead for bath degree of relationship out of town and I am in no danger of sing told him Ind no infusnes, and ug ground There is no dignity whiter about a Chinese you again!" The other also picored the is not so good is ould be mahely
Bainfall The total rainfall for the month for interfering e saldsti Manchu comp faneral They are rest sticklers for eliquette untent of the situation, and agreed to molest 1112 inches;
troller bad dozens of whoant portfolia always and form, but the whole display, masio faciadet, him no farther.
*Time, 2mins Black Uslaining Wücks---Thermran 27 days, treating thieves would not molést me. It was the city that she is daily suffering from the malady of bacarire life, yoperty, and position, ars with
of concentrates 45 teas, yielding of melted magistrate's own policeman who volunteered increasing age, ko, de them comparatively insecure and thus, where this information.I rezember, too, one day at It must not be thought that Lau Kin-fang more powerful boasts are on the prowl, the fux gold 77 omnese stu
Cyanide Works Than 8 days, fronting the Foking Legation, in 1871, an old Chinese Lima fincanted the grandmother plaitsust auke the kest nerusgements he can for
name to the Foreign Office, and get that when adopted, modelled upco the language of 48 ondoes, and at per ounce 21 188, 5d. of tailings 12 tone, yielding of melted Ixulien writer askel za to send a note in the Minister's quits Clasical and traditions), and is generally, ke-1
Gubau This hisuksmiths and carpenters angrst body to rive the Governor of Cae Li Mi, of the Tain yuasty (300), who shede have been completed sal the honges for Pelding to return a pair of crystal spectacles resolutely flee ined high offies on scant of hie the workpeople are a forward state The which an pakaowu thief had snatched away poor old grande other Li Husg Chary Lim
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A well-known lawyer was one taakded while staying at an inn ut Dorchester by a parsasr in
Hot bf Lo fexpected that they should be investigation of the cass, which calls for quarters of a mile VRAAGT half failas about fuực and, a failures the added that the custom was Boy all and it is quite usual for viceroys to pak yox ing him, and talked from room to room, till at
Cossions, they should be allowed an exton
sonar, and effective cusfply. The increased
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aion of time, with respect to the moaninder are to be held in this distalels where the pri tem full l'ex positiva some of them minst ploutifal strould they so desire. A liberal read somer re apprehended. The order cestairs have been streak, dixita dost," referred ing of the mining regulations should be to articles, in which detailed fastanations are the beeper with armatic gaf, that they given as to the conduct of the proceedlings at wars struck w” astonishment at gettin off ese adopted in anses of that kind.
The district courts a
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