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CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.CHINA, STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA, SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, J., &c., WITH WHIC ARH INCORPORATSI THE UNINA DIRECTORY

AND

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST

FOR 1808.

TAE THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL Issup, The DIRECTORY sovers the whole of the perts, and sitios of the Far Beat, from Nother. laule India to Slberta, in which Earepesos reside, Not Ady is tho Divutory fall and complete it och ear it can be'ninite, bat oneli Colony, Part, or Settlement is preface by a DESCRIR. TION, varefully revisleach year, most of which will serve as zecorate GoS FOR TH Tounasr, giving every detail ia contention with the place, thoir History, Topography; &c. &e. Tho Iaforrustica in Chase Bascptious, con- vialing of Ninety interesting articles, packed with ferta concisely set, ost, rod contain- ing slastistics of the Thank of ewch Country and Tart, world akore suffic to fill u kægu volaus,

The Directories and Descriptions are of

CALONA Kewkiaug

"Ningin

Wonchow Fonchow

Whampoa Soushui WEchowfa Kowloon Lappa Hoihow

Pakkoi Inngehow

Alongtau Hokow

Paking

Newałwang

lunkow

Trentin

Shasi

Taku

Ichang

Chefre

Canging

Shanghai

Songhow

Hangchorr

Chinking

Azuoy

Nusking

Swalew

Mula-

Canton

-Stamao

EASEEN SERIA

-divostok

Nivolajewsk

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JAPAN

Tokyo

J'ai

Yokelmda

Nagmaaki

Hyoga

Hakorlato

Kobe

Niigata

Takow

CORSA

Sbout

โรงเ

Mokpo Chianampo

Osaka

Kenlang

Tainaniu

Fuxa HONGRONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES

Fnzui

lui 12k Aumar

Marto

Sarawak

MACAO

Teusca Tupo- ÇINA Turkin Provinous

PHILIPPINES

Boir

Saigon Curbed.ga

Cabn

Labuan

British N. Borneo.

BANGKOR STRAITS SETTLEMENT

Blogapore Ferang Malaces Prot. Wallloy

MALAY STATER

Johore

Sungei Ujong

Pabany

Jelobn

Tataria

Buitenzorg

NETHERLANDS INDIA

Salar gor

Perak

Semarang Padaug Sonrabain Mucasser

NAVAL SOTADROKS, British Gara Kesian Bronch Japanese Tailed States "OFFICERS OF Cõásì and RIVER STEAMELS.

The Book is printed front Now Tupa'specially roserved for the purpose, and uniformity in every arrangement any greatly facilitates reference.

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enterprises unless they are placed under A houro, as 7, Ship Street was rolded by i foreign control. The concessions might be pollo a night or two ago anil sixten perm

including thro Wopion, were arrested to made to Companias composed partly of gambling in a commcn gaming house. Th natives and partly of foreigners, the polios Informed the Magistrate that the pro- juíses were not known as a gambling house and working and managemont to be under his Worship discharged the defendants with a foreign direction. In that case Chinesosantion usif ordred $182 found upon them to wwuk subscribe freely for the stares, and be dropped into the poor box.

nothing would be heard of feng shui. No An examination in dock of the steamor, doubt, under the now dispensation which | Fwzagles shows the damage to by moro exton. ems likely to dawn on China, such cater.sive than was at fret supposed, sa kwo or thras prises will be undertaken and suvessfully plutes bare beu bout and they will have to be rop sood. The repaire will take about, threo carried o

Font So long, however, as the sale weeks to offect. It is expected that a wooh's management of the mines is conferred upon work on the Pon will sulle to raake good the repairs who requires. An inquiry into the graaf and often prejudiced Chinese little collision will probably bo beld. if any genuine progrese can be looked for in the task of opening up the mineral resources of the Empire.

Ameeting of the Sanitary Board will bu held this afternoon at a quartor-qust foar,

The steamer Suisang from Calentta und Straits, left: Singapore for this port at 4pm. on Tuesday, the 26th instant.

The steamer Glonaven, frora Antwerp, Lon den, and Straits, loft Singapo for Quis port on Tuesday evouing, the ith instant

The Second Chamber of the Nothernude TOOTH POWDER. Stats Gonoral adopted the Bill For the aboli tion of the oxpert duty on Jnca sugar on 3rd December.

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The QRONICLE envers the notable oventa of the last halfcontury in the Far East together With tu Pexts of at thò most important Treaties concluded with tow countries of Eastern Asia, the various Cistons Tariffs, Traño Regulations, Chambers of Conumores' Scales of Commissions, Consular and Court Foes, Hongkong Stamp Daties, Festal Guide, Chinese Festivals, Tablea of Money, Weights, and Measures, and other Commercial Information including --

TREATING WITH CHINA

vention, 1897.

Great Brisis Nanking 1841; Thatsin, 1858; Convention 18; Chefod, 1870, with Additional Artiolo Orium Convention, 1886 Chungking Coarcation, 1890, Thibet Sikkim Convention, 1886; Barmah Con Frans-Tatan, 1858; Couroation, 1860; Tientin, 1985; Conventions, 1586, 1887, United Bintas:-Tientsin, 1848, Additional, 1868; Peking 1850 Iamigeatlon, 1894. Germany-Bicutain. 1981; Poking, 1880. Japan Skimonoseki, 1895; Liaoling Con- vention, 1305; Commercial, 1890: New Ports 1896 Portugal, Eussia, Russian Land Trade.

and Tags.

TREES WITH JAPAN.

Grant Britain, 1968; Tride Convention, 1866, United States Extrudition Twaty, 1896; Great Britain 1894; Dudios Cosvention, 1895; Russia. Agreement as to Corsa

TREATIES WITH COSEA

Groat Frisia, 1856; France, 1993.

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TRADE REGELATIONS

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A. S. WATSON & CO, LIMITED. HONG KONG, CHINA, AND MANILL Established A.D. 1941.

Hongkong. 6th January, 1898-

At five clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in No. 12 ward of the Lanatic Asylum. Thero word three inmates in the ward at the tima and it is said that ons of them was playing with the firo in stovo and in some way ignited a ration, partition. The Firs Brigado promptly attended and the flames were extinguished before much damage had bean done bed and the bad oleding and the Partition were destroyed,..

The Magistralo found self in i carion dilenos yesterday afternoon. A ma charged with returning from banishment, b the offeros ceuk? not be proved becanso ti detective who sacortad bin out of the calor had hitasolf tean bauisaod, while 'Ex-Detectiv Inspecter Quinasy, who know the prisnuor, wa not available to giva arideneo. However, bi Worship decided to remail the ouss antil i the necessary proof of the prisoner's identity,

oyning in order that a gael officer might give

hide the men who were caught at Quarry Bay

with sugar ouncealed in one of the lighter eneg Idoat Howard, of the West Torkebire, while One man was sentenced to fertight simpisc

Brought up again yesterday after two remands," viding at Singapore on the 17ta Jangry, ment and the others and over in the same of antor wintely thrown from his horse breakings ench to be of good behavior. There is no

doubt that this kind of robbery is carried on

The steamer Carmarthenshire, from London Toft Bingapore for Hungktag. Jesterday morn

and is duo here on or about the

hi col of bone in the fall b

Co. was violently assaulted.

The loan at which E.B. the Governed will lay the foundation stora of bas new Beforta tory at Causeway Bay, id be jussented to the eclony by the Hon. Ut Eelifica is fixed at 11 am on Saturday, not 11 as prariovaly stated.

Among the engers try the Burnco, éx

The furotring of smali explosive "bomba" in pooted to-day, is Licatonant Jackson, son the street may be an exhilarating joke, but it of the popular Chief. Manager of the Hong|lus ita disadvantages. It is apt got the kong and Shangbai Banking Corporation, who thrower into trouble and to damage people's Regiment. is joining the Ist King's Own Royal Lanosstor claiber During the Chinese Now Year felicition the police received many complaints S

21st ins Pelioc Constable MeSwayd caught yourg man named F. F. Barrett throwing a bomb" in Jervois Streat when the thorough. fare was crowded with people. Barrett was summoned at the Polien Court yesterday for throwing fireworks in the street to the danger of passengers, and he was fined $10.

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116 Royal Navy.

1217

to 1688. By DAVID HASNAY. London:

Mothman & Co. 1898.

WITH the barily increasing interest that

THE PUNJOM MINING CO., DIMITED.

make him there the jealoudes of his subjects, I The king and his brother became largo, share. older in the Royal Quinas Company. This was a trading corporation established for the

The Boorotary of the Panjom Mining Co., purpose of supplying slaves in the West Indies Limited, advisos os that he has rooivod the and Aniorien It had its agents in our own following progress report on the operationa posterious in the Antilles, and it charishod the hope of menapelfaing the whole trade in slave month ending 31st Disambor, 1897-

at the Company's mine for the In the Wost Indies the local agents were bey in sndeavouring to compel the Spaniards to boy has been made in driving the cross cut her, Angast Simft 900 feet Lorol-Fair progress

their negydes From The reluctance of

carred

the Epanisk anthorities to take the business 51 foot having beer driven for the month, away from the Genoess Company, which making its total length from Bhaft 151 feat. already enjoyed the monopoly, and indeed to Bottor progross, than this oven would have born allow English trade in any form, had much to made but for this heavy foods experienced lo with proroking the sticks on their possos ming the last six days, which throw a good sions by the buosasiders who wore commissient deal of water into the mine and so prevented and aunt out by the king'a governor in

the mon from working. No actual damago Jamaica. In this field of activity also weld a boon done down in the mine and water all ezt in to expoot the rivalry of the Dutch, who held I hope to soothe

The ground several stations on the West Coast of Africa, another five or six dage. and were no less onger than ourselves to sang continues good for driving and will undoubtedly le blacks into Spanish America. At the same ry up to the roof. Judging by the depth ime, they were very well disposed to carry on of the real where noon in the upper part of the he trade with our possessions, The English mine we should be our if not quite up to it by Banter, ka tho Spained, proformad to buy his the end of the coming mouth. Pegrote oboap, and, when a Databman would 200 foot Level:- Vary littia progress han bach Bull thom for less thim an Englishman, lad not made in extending the north drive on the the slightest scraple in dealing with the foreign noors of the western shuts of or owing to the finterloper. Thus the prios of the Gullies hard nature of the rest and the class of workman Company's negroes were kept down. To got employed being far from good. Gold has been rid of this competition was's Very casootil even in the ore and as it is pretty heavily charged object with the Company. It was by an effort with iron pyrites I consider our prospects toolset the purposo that the ascend Dutch hayo improved here very much during the worth. won began. B

The hook ends with the fall of the Staaria, and the closing paragraphs are worth quota tion

*

that day man who professed to act on any

North Shaft-Tale has been connected with -- the crosscut at the 200 feet level and the necessary timbers put in. The plat is been cut and all water taken up and fed to the pump in the August Shaft Sinking blow the 300_fuch love has beon resumed and 7 fcot aunt. Here, too, the flood water bas rotanded progress during the last six dagu, but I hope to see work resumed on the 2nd proximo,

69 foot. No rains boer mind

Drivage. The total drivage for the month is

fit now that we have the water wheel-ahwork.

Berlans-The ran full time on coñizen-

"The navy followed the country in decurting worn-out and hucapable dynasty. No doubt it lid wall, but we saunot say that it acted magnanimously, The Intor Stuarta werd puished where they einnod. They came book making a great parade of cynicism, desiring higher motive than a regard for his own in-

Milling.—This was married on during 30 days erase was a muting regue. They were taken crushing 2.100 tons of beudings yielding their time came when it was 3.0 gr of melted gold. This is a cub noboty's interest to fight for men us constantin tukemeat as compared with not a sword was drawn for him in his fleet. November and are have now got on to what They got the example of making the gratific appears to be a bette hangings I look tion of their own pleasures the one rule of their forward to getling a stik better return for condot. Their servants did the same. The January.. I may tell you tast I estimate the posnela of n master deserted by thoas to whom tons, all of which I think mu se mil at a pro king had no right to complain. But the quantity of beings in stock a fully 40,000

he had been kind, and who had been loudest in professing loyalty, so soon as they found that bo way giving the places to others, hza some

the nation benefited by the action, cannot well thing in it, which, 970s when we recognise that be called other than ignoble.

Tho moral ef se plain a story as this ought Best to bar the road to the Prince of Orange has begu quoted in support of the contention that a strong uney is got the safficiant defends of this country against invasion. À moment's cous.deration ought to show say anpreposensead mind that the events of the autumn of 1688 prove nothing of the sort. If the navy failed thon, it was for precisely the reason which card the army to be useless to King Jones namely, active tronson on the part of the ofloor, Nelthar sailor or soldier wished to win, and and an acquiescent want of loyalty in the rouke. thersfore the invasion auscodel We may see the story of 1688 repeated again when English men consider the Crovertiront their onomy, and its assailant from abread their friend-bat not till then.".

trates, treating 25 tons for rayield of 45 ounces of milled gold.

Cranids Works.The works ran 26 daya cons of builion malaed at 19/01 per dr treating 756 tons of old taflings yielding 275-

Tero water noe which prevented the water coming home to the water wheel

Today's rund is the last of the P. & "peating the dangeroga prestico, and on the continuity-of interest from beginning to end surely to be obvious: Yat the failure of the days were lost here owing to a landslip in the

Thursday dapariores and after the Fromel ixil on Wednesday next Saturday will be the day of doperture for both English and French mails. There will be two French mails together, namely, op Wednesday, 2nd February and Saturday, 1th February, the next P. & depature being on Saturday, 10th February Ta-day's mail is taken by the Forens, which has buon talven off the Japan line.

Me. W. H. T. Davis, Local Manager of the Straits Insurance Co., Limited, requests us to inform our readers that the paragraph which, Peared in our issue un Sat day is be the alosing of the London brol of the Guiany is not correct. Mr. Davis is in receipt of cable from his his clice saying that the rumour is fals. The geoph in question was quoted from Mr. Bricli Georg'a Wookly Share List:~-

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."

LONDON, 24th JADuary, 1999, GERMANT IN CHINA.

very extensive, owing to the facilities for late yara boon manifestou in all matters con parloiting a fiths from each bag nad the dilled with the Navy Mr. Hanny's book will ne culty of detection. On Tuesday an Indian doubt meet with a warm welcome at the bonds of watchman who discovered gun angar hidden to the British Public. It certainly deserves it. It one of the lighters of the China Sugar Refining pages urs not only packed with information, bat the author knows how to present his in- forcatum in an attractive form. His alyle may be compared to that of Macaulay for the asso and onjoyment with which the reader is carried through the unrrative, which is not a mers colos tion of slates and isolated events, but proserves a

The year 1337 has been selected as the com- necment because in that year what the author anus the trial alrcke of the English Navy was

General-Qur usual attention has been given made. In the earlier ages there was neither the

to all work coming under this hord and up to organised Stato which could use a navy, nor the

the 25th inst. (the commencement of the floods) everything was kept in goal order. For four ships for it to ara.The slaps were bot large

days after this we had a very sexions time, open boats, seaworthy oioagh, and eren capable

and the water courses to Tine. By the orening however, us the main boğan to fall in, torrents of making long voyages, but when full of

of the 27th it looked as if nothing could save fighting men they could not ta stored with pro

foring through the byewashes there was a ong main dam, for in addition to the water visions and they could not give oorer to their crows. So there could ba no-blockade,

valume fully ft doop and 140 ft. wide going etor the zotining wall It un impossible to The Tines states that cermany will open withs of watching sport at sea, Kinooban to the commerce of the world similarly without which a navy on norer be used except

approach it so we could only stand by and Tortunately the damn stood the Wait results. with Highc

atrain and with hat little damage. Henry We cannot too strongly commend the perusal landslips took placoin couturips it is always the same story. The of the Short History of the Royal Navy" to along the main water race to the mill but with sariona phaos. insader 'rans into an estuary, or on to sai all who are interested in the maintenance of strong gang of men at work those were open keneh, and marches inland seizing horeca. England's son power, and it would be still more clasped and the dam repaired by the morning

succeed in his purpose, whether of more plundred to read it. Wo can assure them they will witor in the Jolai and Lapis rivora xising 7 ft. A battle on land decides when he is or is not to useful if those wires intersat has not yet been of 20th, when crushing was resumed. No such awakened (if there are any ench) could be in food has ever been üxperienced here befors, the der or settlement. The Conqueror himself not find the book dry reading, nor will they above the flood level of any previous year. Our mado en little ase of his ships, except to cross experience any difficulty in fellowing the naval damage will not exceed $250. the Channel, that he could not prevent theorements described, on all tehnicni terms that used are clearly explained; not infoot notas or Danish king from hanging on the eastern appondix, bat in the texfitself, so that the coast for months." John was the first king of landaman tau read en anniterraptally without England who effectually used his wavy to stop invasion in 1218, when the French Ling was preparing an invasion, ar English feel cressed over to Dato, wliers. the French ships were lying, and burned them. Four 15 later the slips of England were again. ged with decialvo effect to crush an invasion:

MOVEMENTS OF THE BRITISH BILLET IN CITNA

It is ofonlly stated that the visit and the Port Arthur ars merely the ordinary raising daparture of British war ships to and from

THE PLAGUE IN BOMRAY.

thy with neglecting to limewash his promises A mail was charged at the Magistraey yalar,

at 49, Praya West. The work ought to have been carried out either in Nuvember or Docomments of the British float ber, but it was not, and the defendant was puru mened a few days ago bossuse it was thought ho was the reat collecter. He told the Magistrato that he did not bollect the rente dud 00350 124 was therefore dismissed. Yesterday he was again summoned and the focust of the shop

proved by reeusis that, he had rate his ragh for

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS OsLT-commericalions relating to the netes columas November and December Jash to the defendant should be adresecito Tas Burton,

Asked what he had to say the ditendant talked Correspondends manat forward theirname andaddress about the departure, from the colony of ons of with anmuminatione adeo to the Editor, noi or publication, but as widence of good faith.

the principal owners of the hogte, of a disputo Ali latters for pubitalien should be written en onbetween the remaining osnora, sad of a low suit 314ta of the paper only.

which was shortly to, te koard to settle the No somoly szemmunications fust have

zlready appeared in other papera will be inserted.

Driers for antru copios of DAILY PRESS honilă de that hour the supply in mites. Only supplied for Cosh Telographic Address Praso-AB.C. Cođa.

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etter 11 aon dars of publication

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postion of whoho. His Worship end it

was cher the defendant had collectal the rent in November, and Tucumber and therefore he for the proper cleaning of the premises was responsible, in tire sonce of the owner, was fined $10, Defendant intimated that if hướ rescited this month's reat his would be happy to pay the fine

Ma

The plague in Bomixiy is greatly on the

reaso

LOSS OF THE OROMARTY." The Cromarty, from Shanghal to New York, was totally wrocked at St. Michaels on Sunday. No Livey wore lost

THE SCOTCH CONCERT

as a mere means of transport, Honce for

A Sontch consort arranged by the B... And row Society, in signalemigration of the lure,

Hannay gives the following account of the

agent

having a sense of his ignorance painfully im preased upon biz. Another feature of the book, alone which will be apoially appreciated by students, is that at the head of each chapter the sources of information relied upon are set out, so that any one desirous of making forther research regarding any of the questions tonohed

Kelly Walsh, Limited. üşen can you at a glance what books to consult. Our review copy reaches us through Messra.

Handbook and Directory of the Anglican Church in the Far East. 1998. Printed and published at the English Church Mission Press, Seoul, Agents-ess. Kelly' Walsh,

Labon The supply of Chinese tainere bas fallen off very much and is now barely suffraient to meet over requirements, owing no doubt to the demand for abour on the Now Government allways and roads here and in Selangor.

HealthThe health of the camp cannot bu said to have been good, fever and dysentery being prevalent. It is helter now, however.

Bainfall-The total rainfall for the month is 28 inches.

CORRESPONDENCE. ཡ་གའི་གདན

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the

opinions expressed by our correspondouts.)

A PEAK RESERVOIR.

bioon for areservoir above the level of meat of

the Foak residences one is amazed that one bas

Austin Hotel it is to client Incations not alrouly been constructed. Now that the military authorities have taken over the Mount

will avail themselves of the orcellent adjoining that properly both at and above its level to form rosorvoirs for the supply of the troups stationed there.

PRACTICAL ECONOMY. Hongkong, 27th January, 1897,

THE BRITISH MINISTER AND CONSULAR SERVICE VERSUS CHINA'S EUROPEAN ADVISERS.

of Robert Buta, vas Livan sitt St. Georgis Hall on Tuesday orning. There was large

in every respect a casa. The programme bolly annatural donolusion that their plan was and enthusinatio audience and mobiraders At Eustace saw the Dover ships apparently nding over to Calais, lo came to the not included fire put songs arranged for rasla te plunder the town in his angoase. He laughed, valors by Mr. A. G. Want, namely He for he now that be had left it well protected. to the Chief,” Yo Bauka and Bras Sout

But the intention of Hubert de Burgh was in- Tus is the second year's issue of the Hand.- In a sympatholio obituary notice of the late wha has," Duncan Groy," and "Auld Lang

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS," comparably more courageous and more effective. book and Directory of the Anglican Church in Mra. (Stortzeft, a lady who dis recently at

He bad began, as every English admiral in after the Far East, Certain alterations and auditions hundreds of feet down hill only to be pumped up

BIB. Why water should be allowed to, r Tientsin, the Peling and Tientak Tintes mun- Ryo The voices were well-balanced and time was wout to begin, by manamyring to have hoon mando aineo the fix faste, amongst again surpassos the wit of the average thoughif HoNazora, January 27th, 1898. tion the barbarous Tiertsin Morenor, which there had evidently be careful robeareal, the ecours tae windward. position, which with sailing the additions being maps of some of the pro- THAI the mineral resources of the Chinese multitudes of hearts with grief and lisy uble and calling forth very rarm applause brought well to leewart, the English turued formation, and it is to be hoped the in-residenta obtain their water supply frous is in- cams like a bol out of neleisky tiling rendering of ears of the pari songs bring admir. alips gives him who holds it the option of al vinom The editors again invite the co-opera- enlightened colony of Hongkong. The visitor ful man; yet this is to be seen in this otherwise tack. As soon as the French voelt had boon Hon of their readers in giving them fall into the Peak who enquires where the Peak Empire are very extensive is well known in our mail community had so many The choir numbered short testy and great together before the wind, and, forming what invitation will be largely responded to, for formed that it is either pamped up or carried

At this time, says our contemporary, few Probably there are few minerals that ties to bind them to Tivatel and maka 16 pralsa is due to tin conductor, Mr. Ward, offer times would have been called the bins the difficulty of securing Necarney in a up from the reservoirs, which are at a level seme cannot be found either in the eighteen truly home as Ms. Sterloo but alas how and to each of the members for a very of the estoy The Monk was completely out be immense. The work as it stands gives where a reservoir could be farmed at a higher obrust, stood at their atmest epood in pursnit work covering such a wide field met hundreds of seat below. If there were no placo provinces or in one or other of the great boarding life Erushed in th? Du the day of fished performance. After the opening part red His heavily laden vesseid could evidents of must careful compilation. It covers levet one would at once perceive the necessity

corn is joy turned to grief, hope to despair, and dependencies of Mancharis, Mongolia, and the mascnera har oister In Bride of a few sung Miss Murray Bain appeared and gave a Tibet. The precious metals exist in se few hours, going to take tila with some Sing to ze the Anid Seotch Sani," for which terning to face the pursuers. It was no small Tokyo and Kyoto, Benth Tokyo, Osaka, Kia- around you Bnd there are several possible loos days), with her husband, left the house for a sweet and sympathetic rendering of the song infallibly be thrown into corfusion by the not of Mi-Chins, North-China, Western Clins, North water involves, but won by a casual glance Act sopo pursuit by lights while they must the thirtapa dioceses of Shanghai, Victoria,for the laboar and cost which this raising of veral provincca in more or less abundance, friends fieing in the suburbs of the aty. she received a wol deserved encore, in response advantage to the English that their arrows shiu, Hokkaido, Koren, Singapore, Lalian, and and iron and cial abound in Hapob, Chibli, Alarmed by the sexfusion and uproar in the

to which she repostel the last verse. Mr. J. would y with the wind. So zoon as they were Sarawak, and Honolulu. the Two Kwang, and other provinces, while street any attempted to return to the settle

mout by the cast bank of the river, but were tae me a pint o Wine, for which he was eroshows, came whistling down on the crowded British Policy in China. A Retrospect and Gilchrist followed with the song Gaa Hring within shot, Hubert de Bargh's roters let By. Yunnan and Szechnen possess valuable soon overtaken by farious mob, and their bondly applauded. Mrs Vallings, who made

and the clothyard shafts, or the bolts from the copper mines, which have been worked for young live rate onded. Day followed day and her fire appearance since her retro frem homo, bones of the French ships. All battles then centuries in the former province. Other was called to the river's brink to identify the stepped on to the stage. She was down for two with cat steel. The English pressed on to no news of the missing out, till Mrs. Startseffet with very uthsaaste resption ar- ahe

by land or sen were wettled at close quarters

Som Couchsions. ByJO.P. BAND. He minerals together with korosine oil springa body of a young woman, which and floatel up songa Mary of Argyle" in the first part and in the actof turning, they drove into them with Mr. LAND'S ablaaad useful article attract printed from. The Times. Shanghai: Kelly & board. Whora the enemy's shige were enght Walsh, Limited. 1895. no doubt exist, and only need energy and beside the pier, her martyred sitter! Though "Bonnis, Stratigre" in the second, and both perseverance in 'thoir working to great in which to picture tas patatie heroism responded in both cas, singing "Loch practised, the English laid the enemy aboard, courmented on by the local pesss. These who An eye-witness of the scans, we have no words were of course word. Mr. Vallinge kindly sto, ramming and sinking them. Who considerable attention when it recently Japan, 1870, Jou Supplementy 187hly carich the country.

this moco experlitions method could not bo United States. 1982; Great Britain, 1885.

Unfortunately, of the bereaved sister, herself a girl of mond" in reply to the first and "Moville throwing quicklime, which the wind blew iu the are interested in the expansion of British trade appened in the Times and was largely quoted and TREATIES WITH SIAM

however, the Chinese official has no in-storers wat sot, nes Castle" in reply to the absond. 1 ts by Frenchmen's faces, into the air in the moment with China will find it convenient to have the terest in the development of this under brately she bore herself before the crowd of good in both, wo think she appear to better binding, cloud, tnd the axes of the Cinque Bland shove the mistakos that have been com great grief, and how a treat to hear Mrs. Vallings sing, but though of impact. The boarders followed close on the article in pamphlot form for reference, Mr. Oreat Britain and France, Sineste Frontier, ground treasuro srcept when, as has hap gaping astives, whose brokers and dine kor advantage in Wight and baumarana songs than in

this great wrong. That she cuvið Hro beside pened "once or twice, a mine has been this river without seeing dead faces in its pathoda or sentimental enos, and of the four she Forts abou foll brickly to work,

mitted in the past and the objects to be nimed worked with foreign machinery and ap- turbid current, or look upon the cunning fagave un Tuesday evening we liked her best in Melville Castle" The fifth item in the first Orders Ja Concil for Government of H. B. M. pliers. He has then regarded the ing dread or sickening fear, shoned her a franckel for veril to with a grant amount Ports mon, who had had a ornel experience of of the Chinese without being filled with shrink part of the programme was one that had wrote Chaucer of the shipman The Cinque

B-The British public haro for many Subjects in China, Japan, and Corea, 1665 enterprise as a ruilch cow to be milked at his hereins worthy of all praise and admiration of interest, namely, to recitation of Tam the tender mercies of John's foreign mer- the Chinese Government in the opening up of Minister at the Court of Weking nul a large years kept, and still koop, at great expense, o 1877, 1973, 1987, 1854, 1981, 1886, 186 convenience, and in the end has proved The same spirit shens forth in her patient o'shant by HE. Major-General Wilsons ensin, wors certainly in us humour to give the country, but also with the activa hostility body of Carsular reparantatives at the various Rules of HBM. Supremo and other touris in China, Japan, S. Table of Court Fees; such a dead weight upon it as to effectually one of weary wake and mouths of yain. Black, C.B. His Excellones gare the well-quarter to the adventurers who were on their of corfaits of the foreign Powers. Table of Consular Fos; Charter of the destroy all chances of its succeeding finns signation of a brave heart.

open parts of Cainn. It is to bo presumed ful illness, till the end brought the quiet re own picco with a considerable amount of. way to England to renew the worst excesses of

that they do this with the intention of deriving Colony of Hongkong, Colo Civil Pro

dramatic power and humour and in the broadest (he wicked king's followers. There was n great

somo return for their expenditure in the ekspo cedure, Hongkong: New Tabls of Hong cially. The Tatyushan and Tauchow

Tovia.. Needless to say the nuutiones signified besorg.

Takes at a tisadvantage, and Lian Stock Journal Almanack, 1898. London: expersivo establishment, who were expected to of having their interosis looked after by this kong Court Fu; Admiralty Bules, silver-lead uses were notable instances in kong is tainted with sormation. At the Sin-noxt item was a go by Mrs. Gordon, Bomuis ship word everpowered in detail. So great was The Straits Civil Servics, like that of Hong its approval and enjoyment anmistakably. The scattered at the moment of attack, the Monk's Foreign Jurisdiction Act; Regulations for

see that the Trenties were not evaded and that the Consular Courly of United States; point. The machinery imported was, to rapere Assizes on the 18k January B. B. J. Prines Charlle. Mrs. Gordon. with her leap the fury of the English crews that it overeau THE Live Black Journal Almanack contains say breach of them was at oues brought to le RER of Court of Consule at Shang begin with, too costly and unsuitable, and Rolls, formerly Chief Clerk at the Police and rich oantralto paico, is always a favourite even the love of ransom which commonly arga number of articles interesting to breeders hai, Chinese Passenger Act: Hongkong the salaries -paid to and squeezes imposed gratification.

Court, was convicted of reaeiving as illegal with Hongkong saliences, and with gach ap lutroduced some measure of mercy into and farmers, many of thein with special refer Licences, Trade Marks, and Letters Patent

The accused was responsible perruns the desirs to hear her again increasea medinal battles. Eustace hiraself, who, we are enos to the operations of the year just land Few, Port Regulations, &o, &.

by officials votarded the progress and led for refusing or accepting sureties in bail As an encore on Tuesday night ahe sang he told, offered a great price for linfo, was It is n work that four of the class for whom it The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, alto the ultimate abandonnient of the writes. than those again him was that on Auld. Hoose. In the socomil part of the banded by ous flow of the sword by Richard, is intended oan well afford to be without thongh printed in smaller fro than fourly The Kelang coal ruines, when Formosa was Chiang went to the Chiof Clark to stand tail and, who posso a stong mezzo-soprano which Louls and the barons hail relied to the 30th November 3. ad Lin Long progzaume, after the opening part song, Mrs. King Jom's bastard son. The whole fiest on and.condensed in evest posible manner, con in the possession of Chius, were never for a friend aumed Yong Kong. On this, the voice of good quality, ang "Eethoey Bay," says then from destruction, was annihilated. | The Agricultural denarai and Mark Lang Be this expensive body and have received practi tains every year more pages

Rays fictiveCaplete With Maps and Plans properly worked, and after many years of asked by Mr. Chiang why he should pay pouded by repeating the last verse.

*Chiat Clerk naked Vim for $20 On being and received a warm encore, to which she con The neck of the opposition to the young king's pp. 1,302, 97. Directory only, pp. 28, 83,50.

prus Almanach 1808. London: Fablished that sum, the aconged said that it was the usual items was tho tele Willio brawod a Peck o

The next government won effectually broker. Before the preciou to pay this sum to the Chief Cleek on Maut," by Musers, E. F. Mackay, J. Gilchrist,

end of the year Louis had returned to France, at the Omen of the Mark Lane Express, sad tho barons had made thoir subasion. Agricultural Anal and Mark Lane seccssities of the Chilli Government. And went to see Mr. Bell, the Chief Inspector, und Vallides second song we have already master stroke. No more admirably planned, no articles on topics of interest and profit to payment of salaries, throw their aur diplo

anyone being bailed. Mr. Chiang rofused, mind and C. Smart, which was also excoted. Mrs. The trial stroko of the English Nary was, aprese contains, as in former year, now we learn that the Maugnaban con Chief Inspector 315 in marked notes were paid violin solo, Mackenzis's Beacdiotas, which fought by Englishmen on water."

told him about the affair. By advice of the mentioned, Mr. M. Aloberg RAVE more timely, no more fruitfal battle has boon farmers, the 'contributors being exports in their matic service and intelligose department to prisoner, and afterwards identified. The notes he played with much feeling and perfect is this battle that Mr. Hannay take itself by Mr. C. Kas Jackson, and another

different départite Amongst the more overboard in deference to the wishes and views were however, not found on tho prisuzer, but exertion.

notable are one entitled" Ona the Empire food of China's foreign divisora. latter and the scoused there had been a money hearty applause. Mr. G. Balloch gave a spirited Rewalutipa, who a permanent pazy had been Treabridge Uritshell Broots attention to this mants were blaffel by these gentlemen with

and at ita conclusión tho on the caretaker of the office, but totwoon the audience signified its appreciation. by vory

as the starting point of his history and on a kiiredenbject, mumely, "Axetralasian Woodmatter has been operated, for old residents in It is needless to detail the way in which this bo carries it on up to the time of the Exports to Great Britaid, in which Mr. China know how the British and other Govern nation in which the accused was allegstrenduring of Sound the Pibrach, and in have given the caretaker $15 change on

coats of green satin." The part surgs Danca stablished as it was intended to remain.

tit n government of the navy was finally ply, of the United anigalom." JEL rivers of the anat due, Excellevey the Viceroy, has been reporting Chief Justice in summing up and there was a God Ease the Queen," brought a must joy perfect, hat, areapt in details the navy Good Beading about Many Boots. Mostly by sary, however, to point out that these goutle

Tas Gray" and " Aukl Lang Syne." followed by Succoding rulers might have to fill up and on those at prosant worked, and he criticises in the office on that date, bat as a fast the notes were Mr. A. G, Word, Mr. G. Grimble, sustined to continue to be through a century Me Sicher Unwin has lit upon a very ingenious (though they have lost all their weight will

doubs that blackmail was loved by some parateablo convert to a close. The accompanyists heat, under this king, what it was des the management of some very unfavourably. ware not found with the prisoner bat with Mrs. daundors.

and half of war sad glory, The

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produce little mers than outlicicnt for the

It nus years age niversally prawounced to to development the Kuiping Collieries ena the showpost work of kindanywherepablished, and although very much large and give in every way, the price in silver is now greatly bulow the aquivalent of 25 shillings, at which it was originally published.

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mines in Hupok, opened at the instanco of the Viceroy CHANG CHIE-TUNG to apply fuel for the ironworks at Hon. yang, are a failure. Mr. GERVARE COOKE, M.L.ME, who has been engaged in

Whone be Sghts and we the upper handl Hy sou de sonde the house to every land,

at by British diplomury. Simge the article was TO THE EDITOR OF THĖ DAILY PRESS." only with the indifference and conservatiam of considerably, and we have now to reckon net written, however, the situation has changed

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PARIS Meeste G.-T. Puol de Lobel & prospecting the mines of Hupeh for being repaid loan in larger. notes respouse to the encore ng "Sho killed her orgninend. It was in the reign" of Charko 1. relation of Australisa exports to the food sup-visions of an enraged Chíus rising in her mil

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It was reported some months ago that the Baba, co that all the precautions which wore Manganshan mines had been on fire, bat and the Jury had to face the question raised by last act of the following litt frams was ennetail.

takon to indentify the notes wore not conclusive, We should have liked to be present when the growth of the anty, and the certainty fast in device for advertising the books ho publishes other Europese Gosecamente), to the detri

the futurs u largo pormount forse und be In his preface he sure-In the last issue of | ment of the adrine which should be sought from Mr. COOKE reports that, after inquecting the defence whether the notes were paid by the the viber lay a grottoman and his friends coquired, rust of themselves have convinged Good Reading addressed a short note to our Consular Service, them thoroughly, he could not find a trase Transfor to the prisoner to Babu, and to various expensive purchases at draper's suppresiding some way of recruiting this body of the stray of their arst hooks and of their eave a large and naterestry usponditure or the king tut his brother of the neoaasity of the Authors who contributed to it. They told. "Why not abolish the Cincur Service and of Bre, although water Lad beini allowed to ponsibility for acounting the suroties rested bered that she required a new bonnet This Öturetworthy men as vacancies occurred. It was methods of work; inded nestly every one, in better still leave the European advisers of BATAVIA Messrs. H. M. Van Dorp & Cogat into some of the levels. He added that with the prisoner, med so far se one could soo, alo

and after these were paid for the lady remem PENANO. Messis. D. Graham & Co., L.

·was bought, but when it catuo

no longer possible to wait until was arose, and or her way, gave what might be considered China to pursue their ordinary course of filling SINGAPOR..Movers. Kelly & Whisky, La --- one mine on which The. 600,000 was spent Babu, the caretaker of the offes, could have no to poying for it the not appeared that then provide for the command, of ships by the origins of the literaturo ho lind givou to the up numerous fat bilats undre the Chinese Go- BAYOKOK.Messrs A. Terli & Co.

infinense whatever. The Jury after a brief

world. This time, at my request, they have vornment with their sisters, their uncles, and husband's purse was momentarily sppointing gentlemen and weerliant skippers. when started about four years ago under deliberation found the prisoner guilty by a exhausted. At the couple were loving In Thomas Darty was, in the iedern sense of prepared for pngos of extract from their now their aunts, and their mints' friends, and taro a German management appears to be finished majority of the to two. Mr. Furt, the prisoner's the place that evening, they offered the draper

the term, the first aidaligman in the English books, following the sample of those modern deaf ear to their biondialmente, romanbaring ulready. It would be bir more satisfactory and, asked, in view of the importanen of the in payment an eighth share in a German, Go. Nary, and the account of that young gentia. Atsiswore who in lieu of uzitician, con that when the Interests of Great Britain zna to the Chinese Goverquout, if they want given by anjority of live to two, that a new A fw days later, the toket won £15,000 interesting page la Mr. Hasuay's book. He further expresses the hope that the ex-sold by these lorul gentlemen à fat billet re- case, and ousidering that the verdict was vernant lottery tickot, which was necepty, of which it was the commensal forms on the front pages of soms of ear Journals sunte weighed against each other in the may's appointment and the growth of the system tribute a literary recharfé or hisk to those of the aforesaid sisters and unelm and to see the mineral resources of the country is might be grated, The Chief Jostios eighth of which that is to say, 1875-26 developed, to allow foreign capital to new trial shoukl be granted. Prigner thes. thes magnificently paid for. Of course, the road with mingled feelings by Englishmasin.certainly aco goed roading and it is specially coad the British side of the seals up to the beant

considered that this was nota sase in which a to the draper, whose two-guides bonnet was

tracte may be found good reading" and lead gaired for an additional sunt, or a handsome". The history of the Dutch ware must always be the reader on to find their context. They Commission on putting a loan throng, ay step in and do the work, paying them asked that he might be allowed to appeal, baturiginal Golet-owner used a great deal of shine The following is Mr. Hannny's scout of the Interesting to so the selection made by the with a jerk sad British interests again be cast amyalty on the output and employing allowed. He considered the casó clarly provoll, fact, but the draper, who laughod laut, laughed sordid origin of the second of these conflicts others of what they presumably consider in the mire, to stick there for another decaão,

the Chief Justio said an appeal could not be language on becoming acquainted with this little Chinese labour to work the mines. Native and sentenced the prisoner to nine month best, and generously gave the losera comola When the king returned, the interest he the most telling passages of their works. This

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