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RANDOM REFLECT.ONS.

We have reached the dog days again: Little of moment has taken place in the Colony during the last week, and local events have received small space in the newspapers,

CANTON,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1911.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Canton, September 15th.

`RILWAY TROUBLE

HE. the Viceroy by no means agrees with Without doubt there are few places in the the proposal of the government to redeem the world where so many different now year cele-Canton-Hankow Railway by paying only 60 por brations take place or in Hongkong. The Parent in roudly moury and learing the rest to be sees have commenced already, and the closing paid later. Ho has expressed a strong opinion of their places of business on Wodnesday re.that the Government should pay the full valno- minded people of the Zoroastrian New Year.of the B1ures at

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recent The Jewish and Mohammedan festivals follow memorial to Peking on this question his next month, the course our own, and finally Excellenes asked to be removed from his post the Chinese New Year. Probably there are one if his views were thought unwarrantable, I or two more, but these are sufficient to show the meantime there appears to be not the how widespread are the beliefs and idons of the alighost unrest in this province regarding rail many races and nationalities and religions which way matters and no movement in sympathy with

that in Szechuan has taken placo, Nourish in our midst.

MONEY TROUBLES. Money is still very tight hore and many of the merchants and bankers are hard put

being to It tu keep their bust nesses running. À uumber of the most influential traders hats come forward to ask the Vicoroy to raise a loan of $3,000,000 to ease the pressure in local commerciel eirolas Viceroy has given bis consent to the scheme, and the matter is to be put into the bands of the Tautai of Industries for arrangemout. A meeting relative to this inatter was held yester day in the chamber of commerce.

shock that it

The present generation has doubtless become reconciled to the croakers who describe it as dogenerate. It has been told that it is physically nuit, that it is not so strong and robart as its predecessore, but I doubt if it is prepared for the is also becoming agy Teeth specialists have come to the conclusion that owing to the fact that our teeth are not equal to the duty performed for past generations the result is a change in the formation of the jaws which destroys any restige-of-beauty the race may laro jossessed. That is not the exact phraseology of tho pundits, but it illustrates their meaning. However, there is comfort in the reflection that ugliness is only a question of comparison, and where all are ugly some may appear to be beautiful.

The Press has made us acquainted with the scarcity of rice which is pressing so hardly on the Chinese population. The native population of Hongkong is not much better off than their compatriots on the mainland, and thore is strewly a considerable watery about the onhanced price of the staple food. Many who live on the verge of starvation have been rendered completely destitute, wad the need for timely assistance is very great. The Chinese charitable organisa- Lions will doubtlees help as many as they can, bat the present seems an opportune moment for calling upon some of them fonds, which are lying idle waiting for the ocasion to arise to demand their disbursement.

The remedy suggested by certain Chinese in Hongkong, who discussed the question that the Government should be asked to temporarily prohibit the exportation of rice from the Colony

GAMBLING,

1

The

The Viceroy had been informed that a military offloor of the Chiu Chor Prefecture has opened gambling house for the purpose of induclag femules to gamble. Investigation proved that it was not the man himself but his father who had opened the house. The Viceroy is of opinion that as the offler's family has been disgraced by this action he ought to be removed from the army, and he has petitioned the Army Board at Peking to this offect.

A QUESTION OF NATIONALIZATION. Some days ago I reporteil that a man named Tani had refused to plost in the Chinese court here, giving as his reason that he was a British subject and therefore amsauble only to British law. The Diplomatic Commissioner to some extent supported the man's claim and the matter has now become so complicated that the Viceroy has had to refer the whole matter to Peking and ask for instructions. In the meanwhile the

man remains in custody.

NO SALARY,

Hong Chai Wine Monopoly office, and There has been a great to-do in the office of investigation has proved that this fokie sitched is one that cannot be entertainul for a morast to this firm have received no salary for several It is one of the favourite schemes of provincial months, and so rublis meeting was held to people in Chian, but it cannot be applied in Hongkong, which, after all, is only a market Protest against the had methods of the company. place where rice is brought to be bought and One of the monopolets appeared on the scene sold. The Government reply to the suggestion. and said that the public had no right to interfore. has not been made public so far as I am aware, with the conduct of the company. This made bat it requires little prescienco to anticipate its the audience very excited, and the man was badly ཨཏྠ ཏ''ནྡ-ད---,ཋ busted and ultimately taken to the police station. It is said that over $5,000 is folia, An arrangement has now been made whereby they are to receive full pay for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th moons and half pay for the 5th 6th and intercalary moon,

nature.

It was learned with regrot by those interested- owing to the in aquatic sport in Hongkong that a team from Shanghai was not to compete here this your for interport honours.. The first two meetings, here and Bhangbai, were so anccessful that it was hoped by many that interport swimming would

become an annual event. Let as hope it may and that the failure this year to pull off on Suterport matsh here will be followed by mang successful annual meetings.

EXECUTION,

Yesterday three notorious criminals were taken from Nam Hoi Gool to the Execution Ground and there beheaded. As these men had been extradited from Hongkong, the British Consul was notified of the execution,

A STERN MOTHER.

WEDDING.

L

TOO MUCH MONEY..

WIFE'S GRIEVANCE,

The Doll's House" is occupying the attention A new version of the Ibsenite problem of of the Chicago courts,, where Mrs. Louis A. Hrgan, wife of a well-known millionaire, appear od in the part of a modern Nara and applied for

separation from her husband.

Mr. Bryan, who is fifty-saren zerva of ago

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Mrs. Bryan martates as an illustration of her 500 worth of gems in a train. Instead of being husband's aboarablo upulones that she lost

and purchased £2,000 worth of fresh jewellery angry. Mr. Bryan stopped at the nearest town

to replace the lost. goms, and continued the journoy ak though nothing had happened.

A WEEK'S JOURNEY DOWN THE

are packing away the mats and poles on the cabin one brief second there is a line of demarcation | UPPER YANGTZE.

reof. If he goes out on the deck now, he will botwoon them, and then the Min is swallowe fed that to speak of the Chinese să au nuwashed up and lost in the mass of the Yangtze, FROM CHENGTU TO CHUNGKING. race is a slander: the orew uro all performing

Even during the course of so comparatively their toileta in buckets of water dipped from the short a jourusy, there are not wanting signs of Perhaps at no time does one appreciate coviver, and this in the open air in December, the ware of progress that is swooping over the much the beurts of civilized Europeon life as Does the average navey do more than this? load. Every one of the 13 towns and cities one does when travelling in Western China. Then the chief who seems to be always the most passed In its police (of doubtful efficiency, Whatever facilities in the way of railways and amusing charact on the boat, and a sort of however), and he opium refuge. Bat the does not oppose the application, though he pro- steamboats are to be found at the const, means licensed jester-starts the day's cooking. In the most recent, and perhaps the most genuine, im fesses undying devotion to the young wife who of communication in the West are in the same middle of the forecastto ja an undecked portion, in provement, is close at hand all the time in the has deserted his "I can only say he testi state that they were two or three hundred year which is set up a stove of hardened clay, and on shape of one of the boats of the riser police.ed, "that I did the atmast to hold the love of nither by chair or houseboat. Hailways, of yard in diameter, in which the whole of the of pirates, and even now, one frequently seas, the chose. Sixteen motor cars were at her dis ago, and anyone making a journey must do so this stands all day a round iron pan,, abonts This portion of the river used to be the haunt year ago I gave her £8,000 a year to spend as Mrs. Bryan. When I married her nearly a course, are talked of, and the unhappy Chua culinary operations for the crew are performed. painted on a prominent rook, characters warx- Han Railway Company, whose object it is If rice is not being steaned, water is being ing captain against tying up for the night

posal. Tintend to indulge in no recriminations. construct

and shall always provide for her. line from Tchang do Chengts, has boiled, or vegetables prepared, or, in very festive except at a town or village: A few years ago, that money was the cause of their domestic Mra. Bryan, aged twenty-seron, déclared now bean forced before the public attention and in consequenes of the railway riots at the latter crew, it may be mentioned, are fed at the by some of these robbers, and they were only been a poor bookkeeper before I becamy his first seasons, pork or chickou is being stewed. The the best of an English missionary was attacked troubles. If Mr. Bryan hal boon a poor mau, I believe we could have lived together. I bad vity. It will, Lowever, he many a day before it Leopan's expense. I supplies them with three driven off by the use of trearms and after wife's companion, and he had always known the will be possible to travel by train ju Szechuuzi. plain meals a day, but" trimmings" they have to at least one of their number-and-Foen-Willed poxer of wealth After he married me he The river is the main highway, and anyone provide themselves. They usually stipulate. To put a stop to this, a police force was estab- became overbosting. I was his doll. He wanted having to travel usually prefers, if possible, totoo, in their agreement for the voyage, that, at lished a couple of years ago. Every ten miles to choose my clothes for me aud parads me adopt that route, rather than endure the lis some fixed point the master shall give them or so a patrol best is posted on this is a

before bis friends. could not enduro it, so I comforts and unpiensautaassus of Chinese luna.

loft him. Going up stream, one is towed by a small-army-

Asok half a catly (about 10 oz.) of pork.

row of four soldiers armed with rifles and of trackers"; on adown-river journey, thacrew passing through the suburbs of Chengtu, and then hand him on to the care of the next For the first low miles from the start, one is those escort the traveller through their "bent,"

steerage way on the boat, but the real motive cession of houses as a series of villages, each of force has already justified its existence, and lus swing their cara perfunctorily in order to keep The Chinese regard the almost continuous suc station. According to native accounts, this power last year from

is the current. A urney made which has its own name, but practically they arrested several notorious criminals: as far as of Szechuan, to Chungking, a vousiderable Daring this portion of the journey, too, the chosen body of men, of excellent physique, and Chengto the capital are merely the extenmuroLoutskirts of the city my own observation went. they are a well Tresly Port, will illustrate the diffolias and river is crossed by numerous bridges, substantialso very handy in the navigation of their craft. pleasures of this mode of transit.

ally built of sandstone, and in good repair In Their arms also are well kept, and there seeme this section, and for 35 miles, the river is known Cleoglu-and is a tributary of the blin, which as the Pa Ho (River of the Prefecture of itself is a tributary of the Yangtze. The waters here are extremely shallow-net more than feet deep. I thought my houseboat looked top-lwary, and suggested to the kropan that per paps he had bettor take on some ballast, but be explained that there was so little water in the stream that it was necessary to sail light before the day was out we proved the truth of his trords, for, light as we were, drawing not more than 2 feet, wo ran aground on a shingle bed. Several of the araw immediately divested themselves of their sounty raiment, jumped into the water; and, getting their backs under the boat's side, gradually worked her off wo tied up for the night at the entrance to the Mia, we took on a cargo of sugar-case and rice, which was to serve as ballast and also to be sold by the lampan at Chungkong for his own par.

mal profit.

The first diely is met with before one down to the principal wharf, and he retarne slaris: a boat must be hired. A coolie is sent

with the cheerful news that there was à hoanti- ful host, new, clean, not too large, and perfectly adapted in every respect, but it left yesterday. Now, there are no houseboate remaining, but only tox.pon (open boats with a bamboo-matting shed amidships). You then tell him that yesterday you saw "several tens" of houseboats at the wharf (the last time you were there was u month ago), and that you want one of those. The coolie won again, and in due course returns, saying, "Yes, there are plenty of junke thare. but some are unloading cargo, some taking on supplies, some undergoing repairs," and so on. The antrame of it all is that there is only one junk willing to go down to Chongking (the suspicious European says that there was one junkmastar who use palm-oil more liberally than did the rest), and the lowest price for which it can be the junkmaster brought round, and tell bim engaged is Taels 150, or, say, £19 You have

that the prop price for Chungking is

a jusk to 870 (Mexicnu}, but in consideration of the poverty of his aged mother you will give him $100 (9). Thon starts the long bargaining process, inevitable in China Each side yields a little, and each side, by con stantly changing the basis of bargaining from tools to dollars and from dollars to cash, hopes to gain slightly better terms than the other intends to agree to. Each side in turn gives up the business in feigned disgust, but finally you get your boat for about £11, two-thirds of which has to be paid down before a start is made.

When

community of the upper river, with its large to be a success, and a real boon to the shipping no reason why this institution should not prove

and valuable carrying trale.

An even greater boon, however, would he steamboat communication, at least as far as Saifu. The Sttle boat Skutung has now shown that it is possible, in present circumstances, to ran regularly between Ichang and Chungking during nine months of the year, and tho janrasy. to Suifu would present no additional difficulties, while oponing up a considerable market. But, to those who have journoyed up and down the river byhonsoboat, the advent of steam must be a canse of regret. Apart from the fascination of the idea that 300 years ago one would have been making the journey in just the same way, there are many positive pleasures in the pionie life one landle.

Moreover, the more leisurely rate of motion gives greater facilities for enjoying the superb scenocy, for learning a little of the life of the Chinese, and for making a clusar acquaint- anoe with the productions and possibilities of the country passed through. But the hurrying West has invaded the leisurely East; trams and rotor cars are casting sedan chairs; and the houseboat must, in due course, go the samo way, though many may think the loss greater than the gain. Picturesqueness and romanes rauish, and, instead, "progress" is recorded. So changes China,

NOTES FROM KIA-YING.CHAU.

FRO OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Sopiomber 11.

It ralaad almost incessantly the first four days of this month, The flood which resulted did no great damage here and the waters did not reach as high a loved as they, dil two years

ago.

Rev. C. E. Bousfeld aud family were spead..

storm, drove the rain through the fall structure mer-in-the-momains-some- ten

miles from the city and in full view of it. Th

which sholtered them, dran had them, soared

their bedding and belongings and drove them

to tako holtor in a Chinese house in time t

they had lived finally collapsed, escape being caught when the building in which

At Sin-po, a market town on a stream empty- ing into the river, some twenty miles below here, the waters of the flood came into the second storey of the highest buildings. Seven or eight persons were drowned. The high waters did great damage at 'F'skiung-k'on, thirty-five miles down the river from here. Forty persons are

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As it was the low-water season, ruaning ground became rather too common an incident. Fortunately, rauning around in this way necessarily happens in shallow water, so thore is no danger, but it tends to become rather tire sare, especially as en que or two occasions it took a couple of hours to get free again. What is far more exciting, and a little dangerous, is shooting rapide. These abound on the upper river, but there are only a few that are in any way comparable with the big one that aro found between Lobang aud Won Hsien; The worst on the Chongtu-Chungking trip is the Ch'a-y-tsu. Small boats are able to sveid It is not necessary to spend so much money this altogether by taking another branch of the and take a housebeat, but everyone who values stream, but the more unwieldy houseboat has to his comfort would, if possible, do so. A wap face its full fury. It might com as a surprise could be hired for a quarter of the saw, but the to some to see the waves into which the stream accommodation it offers is scarcely such as one is lashed: there is a sharp bend in the middle would choose to be confined to for a work. Tho of the rupid, so that a cross current is formed, ordinary houseboat consists, for half its length.resulting in a reproduction of a choppy sua, Another reason for registˇk the fact that A widow living in Honsin had a son who was oars by day and sleep by night. The after part as though in the Bay of Biscay-now she was -of-au open deck, on which the crow ply thoir As she took the rapid, the boat rolled and tossed Shangimi hoped to raise a very strong team for worthless young Bacol so the accused him of the boat is mestinonvered with superstructura on the crest of a wave, pow. diving into the the proposed visit, so that had they arrived of undial andunt, and at her request the youth First come the passengers' apartments, consist trough, and occasionally the water would break

was sent to geol by the Magistrate. Soune time we should have witnessed some exceptionally ago his term expired, but the mother sout in sing of three cabins, each being about & fast right over the squara boss. It is in situations good swimming. Their team would probably petition to have it extended. which was dous, square and 7 feet high. Then comes the waist auch as thoso, calling for perfect co-oporation, à have included Mr. D. E. M. Drummond, a He is due to come out in a few days, and now swimmer who has established in Shanghai the his mother has petitioned again to have the galley is usually installed, and where the qualities of the Chinese boatmen assert them, of the boat, where the passengers' cooking ready eye, and a prompt rind, that the good poriod of his incarceration still farther ex- reputation which he made in Yokohama, by tended.

steersinan stands. On the olevated stera selves. The brew ply their sweeps with defeating Mr. R. W. MacCabe in a 98 yards

is another little

room, occupiel by race, which he complated in 66 seconds, a record

the unremitting vigour, and the pilot knows the mastor, or laopas, and a figure of the appro- exact moment at which it is necessary to swing for Shanghai. Ancording to the Press reports A Croydon paper publishes the following priste protecting deity. The four of the cabins the helm round in order to avoid both Scylla of the race the winner was not "extended." Itanoonat of the marriage of Mr. W. W. Wheston is in morabló squares, and balow it is the hob, and Charybdis. A mass of Chinese at work would have been interesting to watch Drum- architect, who left Hongkong in the Spring on divided into srotions so that, even if one is leak-naaally seems unorganized and in confusion, mond and Logen competing for interport visit to England:-

ing, the others romain watertight. Even though but when a beat is going through a rapid, each honours,

At All Saints' Church, Kenley, the wedding the socommodation is limited, ons sau be quite man knows what to do, and dons it. of Constance Mary Aseroft, youngest daughter comfortable. Eacli cabin has sliding glass-win- "As the old cock crows so the young ous of the late Robert Aseroft, of Sedgley Hall, dows and also wooden shutters; the windows are

Perhaps one of the most fuseinsting fea. shops collapsed. learn." The workers in Great Britain have Lancashire, and of Mrs. Astroft, of Merren,"

tares of the river journey is the contrast been dislocating the traile of the country by sou of the late George Wheaton, of Thames The laopan provides obairs and tables, but these wild excitement during the passage of a rapid,

Kenley, with Wray Wilkins Whoston, eldest usually decorated with specimens of Chinese art. between the two

three or going on strike, and nu socner are their grievDittou, wie solemnized. There was & ances remedied and normal conditions restored congregation and the Vicar of Whyteleafe are built according to Chinese standards of com.and the absoints can that may occur im

s largo than we learn that the strike habit has been officiated. The altar was decorsted with vases fort, so the experienced voyager prefers in use mediately after, when the crew are resting on aoquired by the youth of the country. School of lilies, pad the chancel with groups of lilies his own.

their cars after their exertions, and the boat children have gone on strike demanding a week. ivery ratin charmans, trimmed with needle-ran | marguerites, palme, etc. The bride was attired in

The start from Changtu is made to the accom- drifte slowly down some quiet reach. With ly half holiday and less caning. Cheek is some. lace and crystal embroidery. She also wore paniment of a discharge of crackers-s feature the sun touching with silvor every ripple of the times admired and sometimes it isn't. This is a chaplet of white heather and a tollo veil, inseparable from any special event. Travellars lato coloured water, and with the red, verdare.

anil carrieri a bouquet of carnations and an cemsion where it cannot be admired. It is heather. The bridesmaids, the Misses Doris anally choose to make their start in the evening covered, sandstone cliffs, the whole scene to be hoped that the youngsters will learn to and Nancie Ascroft, cousins of the bride, were and just drop below the shipping on the first becomes idyllic. For anyone whose nerves can appreciate a firm guiding Land, oue, too, that dressed in embroidered maslins and leghora day. By so doing, they make sure that the stand the excitement of going up and dow, will not spare the red and spoil the child.

huts lined with pals blue and trimmed with crow are all on board, and that these will be rapids, with a very cenasional wreck, the Upper La France roses. They carried pondants. and It must have been a shock to not a few readers bouquets of pink carnations, the Rifts of the nothing to prevent their making the real start Yangtzo would be a delightful venue for a to learn that two sharks had been caught at bride and bridegroom. The bride's mother's at daybreak on the following morning. It also holiday. Taipo. I have heard that small specimens costame was of manve satin, veiled grey enables them to send their servante back for have been seen out there for some time, but chiffon, with silver embroidery, and who wore

The distance from Chengtu to Changking is little or no importance was attached the al

tu alace toque with black feathers. The bride any article that has been forgotten. Accord about 440 miles, in which distancn one passes 61

-Our now magistrate is proving himself a very report Now that Taipo is being boomed for groom's mother was attired in black satin, gly, half an hour from the start finds the villages, 10 towns, and 3 cities-Chisting, Buifu, apable official. He is a young man from Foo bathing facilities

it will be as well to know relieved with white. The service was partly traveller tied up (no boats anchor on the upper and Lu Chon. Each of these is situated at the show, and esme here from, the district of Sun- whether they constitute sny real danger, Piob choral, Mr. Douglas Clark (a friend) presiding river) at the Thunder-god Tomple-- far-junction of two streams, Saifu being at the ping. Coming into conflict with the gentry of ably the sharks that have been caught have at the organ. The bride was given away, by been hooked fairly well out to sen, but all the box brother, Mr. Cordou Ascruft, and My ourite summer resort for the youth and point where the Mie joins the main stream of the place ho took such prompt and vigorousines same it is well that bathers should know the Frank Weston, brother of the bridegroom, beauty of Changin. No sooner is the boat the Yangtze. The Chinose, is may be noted, sares that they have given him a freehand risk they ran by entering the water there.

tied up than the crew proceed to make themselves regard the Min as the main stream, partly on since. He has stoared up arrears of cases, exe- I have always understood that story about after the wedding, a reception was held at contortable for the night by ezauling a matshed sccunt of its navigability, and partly because ented several criminals and put a stop to the thief entering the Court-icon while the Judge guests, and the Pitman's Blue Viennese Band over the open deck. The bamboo mats and poles of the importance it derives from its proximity growing lawleseness, was sitting, and Tenoring the clock for vostributed to the entertainment.

for this are carried by day on the roof of the to the provincial capitul. The Yangtze, again, repairs" had its origin in Hongkong, but I ace Mr. and Mrs Whosion are now at Calgary, cabins, and the mats are extremely teul in

is here known as the River of Golden Baud in the Strand Mogazine that this distinguished Conado. piece of andacity is claimed by Dublin. The

rainy weather, for the cabin roofs are as a rule Ch'aon Ho (Szushnan River); further down, | (Chiu-sha Chiang); bekow, Chungking, it la the writer in the

thagazine, however, wentious

not very water-tight. No sooner is their shelter. that the incident is said to have happened in Hongkong and also in an American towa

The Lisbon Government now claim to hare their allowance of rice, and then, wasting tian of its course to the Chinese call it Yangtz put up than the crew hurriedly shovet down it is the Great, or Long, River (Chang Chiang); and only during one small sec. great minds song thievos, as among esserlained the total indebtedness of the Royal

think ulike sometimes,

but I fancy Family. Kine Mannel is said to be responsible time on vain ablutions or on chauges of raiment, if the stories were thoroughly investigated, for over £2,000,000, and the Government will coil themselves ap on the dock and skep. Sol King. But names of rivers are always medicino. The horn is soft, and the softer it is W the Bund, under New Management, would be found that if this trick was really thereforo withdraw the monthly remittance of closely are they packed that it is difficult to walk

source of confusion in China. There car, how when removed the higher the price realized. played in Dublin or the American towo, the £666, as his property is only valued at perpetrators were fatebied for the idea to the £1,000,000 The King of Italy is said to have

across the dock at night without disturbing baie ever, be no doubt as to which really is the main The other was the raising of the Machi, a sort Leathen Chines of Hongkong, for the been asked if he would be willing to pay Queen of them.

stream of the two that join at Saifu. The Min of large pleasant, the tail feathers of which are Chinese thief as long had a penchant for Maria Pia's part of the indebtedness amounting alocks.

In the morning, at daybreak, the passenger is slate-coloured (sometimes euphemistically very valuable, as they are needed for the dress bata of monderins. Timber is very pleutiful in to £500,000, but his Majesty apparently replied awaketed by an unearthly noise over his head called silvery), and the Chinshin is dark and this district, and is sent away by ruft to all RODERICK RANDOM, in the negative.

the sailors have taken down their matsked an muddy who the waters of the two meet, far

asted pa

bast mot

There were about 100

KING MANUEL'S INDEBTEDNESS.

mail arrived from the Fu.. We hear that the

Messengers leave here every day for Chan minutes of chaufa and zino have gone down since the last

embankments just above the city gare way and the watera inundated thirteen villages, drowning thousands of pereons, Thean ramours often cor respond to the facts oven though one can not substantiate them at the time.

The man who attempted to assassinate Ad- iral Li was indeed a Hakks and his hotos is only a few miles from this city. However, like the assassin of the Tartar General, he left horas

LONDON,

Comprising→→

SILVER CUPS,

PRESENTATION PLATE,

TEA SERVICES,

de

st an early age and while abroad came under PRINCES PLATE, the influeness, which prepared the byth for the dreadful deeds they attempted.

STRANGE INDUSTRIES.

News says:-In Taochow I saw some strange Writing from Teinchow in the Kunso Pro- vince of China, a writer in the N.-6. Daily

and sold for as much us Tle. 60. for uke 23 industries. One was the keeping of large atags as big as a fair-sized borse, reared for the sako of their Jorns, which arejut off every summer

Farts.

TABLE WARE.

&c.

„CUTLERY,

and FORKS,

FISII KNIVES

DRESSING CASES with

SILVER FITTINGS,

LEATHER HAND-BAGS,.

and WALLETS,

BAZORS,

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BROCKETTS PRIVATE HOTEL. FOOCHOW.

WITHIN two or three minutes' walk from Excellent Cuisine. Every Attention:

Terms Moderate. House boat trips oud other excursions arranged up the river Min, which is unrivalled for beauty in Chins,

J. BLACK,

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Manrger,