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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO.

AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

FAMILY

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN,

PERFUMERS,

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS OF

MANILA CIGARS, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, AND MANUFACTURERS

OF

AERATE D WATER S. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED. A.D, 1841,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1883.

THE Band of "The Buffs" will perform the following programme in the Botanical Gardens, at 9 o'clock

months the Pooch has been employed in the same trade. The Afeli, as our readers are aware, was lost about two months ago, and we' now learn that the Poocht has ceased running between those two ports in

consequence of the action of the French authorities above referred to—Courier, is

The Royal Tycoon Japanese Troupe of Acro bats, who are now performing in Soochow being specially engaged by, one of the High Mandarins

It was rumoured last night.

MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS | IN YUNNAN.

APRENCH PRIEST KILLED, “

PALAE April 14th

the poorly paid coolie together. Do away this evening (weather permitting), commencing phere: When these centres of depression approach there, will shortly visit that the C. M. S. Mition of Lungkang Hsien, a few days journey

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H. Qet, Band Minster,

I have just arrived in Yunnan Fu, havien completed the whole journey from the capitalfor Shahsi in four months and a half Shocking news has met me here. There has been a fear ful massacre of Christians within the Jurisdic

Co.'s steamship Fooch; was taken possession of attitude of Tak Fü Ayoung French pricat and a part in Annam carrying tribute zice to Peking some scores of native converts have, I am as The French had embargoed the tribute rice, and sured, fallen victims to the fury of the mob, and when the Fosch put out to sea she was broughtail houses belonging to Christians between Lung- back by a man-of-war. It was said that n tele kang and Ta-ll have been destroyed by fire. It gram was received last night; then the state seems that for a long time great animosity has been- manifested against the native, churches, ment was denied.

and threats have been made to slay

*all Chris tans and destroy all their property. Matters came to a crisis about thirteen days ago am not sure of, the date, for. I have just arrived weed and nordered two tudied persons. ass and seven Christians who were with him. The rioters then pursued their course of destruc tion, their numbers increasing as they went along butchering every convert they met, and firing all property owned by Christians all along the My informant says

THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, affected and the whole system of trade is more being kept up by means of a native "Flower ground, gets warmed by the contact, and, as it the difference. Whilst on the subject of pro-attacked and murdered the Rev. Father,

·24, NANKIN ROAD, SHANGHAI, BOTICA INGLESA,

14, ESCOLTA, MANILA.

THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON. THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW.

and, to enable the coolie to live, the itinerant and Whampoa euphuism is called "a steam Yangtszċ-Klang, turns generally to the N.E. and under the aegis of another hage, FARRER five or six dayst:journey to Ta·li.Fu, where the

to

to

that conclusion the sooner will things ❘ THE Mastodons performed at the Theatre, Royal, 'I che-ll'or at the Sea of Japan. This manœuvre open a market for French commerce in Tong trouble happy ended themselves in soms

are very law abiding and fairly honest until although there was a fair sprinkling of civilian descend from the higher regions of the air; they for commerce in this country. developed, innan. Qu-is in a terrible state of.excitement,'·

of the day, which are regulated by the work he LIEUT. Cal, Crawford, commandant of the Hong-natural obstacles stop, a portion of the whirling does. The numerous members of the coolis kong Volunteers, has announced that there will mass and divide it into several fragments, which class, without whom we could not carry on our be 7 pounder gun deill at the North Barracks this place themselves one after the other according commerce here, may be employed at six or more evening at 5.30; and a parade at the same place as they have scaled the obstacle or turned around different places of work within the space of one on Thursday, the anniversary of the Queen's it. Each of those fragments will very soon be a week. The coolie, as a rule, has no home be Birthday, at 4.30 pm. All members will note distinct whirlwind more or less regularly forraed, but in which all the essential characteristics of yond the sleeping house to go to, and none to and obey with fear and trembling. prepare his food except the itinerant hawkers

the whirlwind generator will be easily recognized, who are able to supply at a los mate the

viz, central depression and whirling of the air wherewithal to keep the flesh and bone of

from the left to the right, in the northern hemis- Shanghai from the S.W, the barometerfallsslowly with the hawkers who abound all over the

until the whirlwind is nearest; the wind then turns town, more especially where any extensive works are being carried on, and you take away,

to the E. then to the S.E.; and when it is the from the coolies the only chance they have of

first fragment that approaches, the winds gene rally will have keeping body and soul together, as their scanty

certain force. As long as the centre is far off, the temperature is relatively low wages do not allow of their losing time to leave

even with a S.E. wind, because then the air, off work and go to the show chow shop even if they could afford to go there to their meals, which

partly descending from the high regions of the

Messrs. Turner & Co's property has been sold atmosphere, conscquently contains not much it is well known' they cannot do. Take away the hawker and the coalie is unable to live SAYS the Shanghai Mercury: The Naval Colmoisture and it does not yet rain, or there is only at the rata of Tls. 8,000 per wow, This is by working; he will leave off earning his lege at Whampoa is now in full working orders drizzling rain or fog. But on approaching, the assessed at Tis. 5,500 per mow, altogether Tis

in and the future naval heroes are being manufactured living honestly and will try to live

centre causes the wind to turn to the S. or W.; 36,954; the sale value is about Tis. $3,500; some other fashion. The coolic being a hand over fist. Communication between head-

the wind then, coming from the S, grazes the the difference. Whilst on the subject or per scarce commodity in the market, other trades are quarters in Canton and the Whampoa College

ascends, charged with moisture, condenses its perty, we may remark that British subjects vapours

at a certain height and thus causes are so much dissatisfied at the carelessness to or less paralyzed from that one cause. While Boat," which has been saddled with a small

abundant rain.

British interests displayed at the British Consul we are dependent on cheap manual labor in this second-hand steam engine. That is what, by

a stretch of imagination, Cantonese courtesy, The whirlwind, being once to the N. of the ate that they are transferring their property the coolie class must be in request, colony,

takes again to the sea either at the Gulf of Pet- It is perfectly clear that France is hawker is a necessity, and the sooner we come launch" In the City of Rami. quieten down amongst the poorer classes of City Hall, last evening to a fairly large audience because they come from the N. and because they foreigner who desires to see the great capabilities brings N.W. winds to Shanghai, which are cold and her efforts deserve the good wishes of every this community who, if dealt with reasonably composed mostly of the naval and military, driven by hard measures to dishonest practices in the dress circle.. A capital performance have, often, a certain force; but they do not last China persists in her foolish resistance, li is to be idize the On Sunday last about 8 a.m., more than one was provided, the whole of the artistes being long, because the approach of a second fragment hoped that the British Government will thousand Chinese, principally of the hawker warmly applauded. The burlesque opera H.M.S of the principal typhoon tends to bring back the opportunity to endeavour to get the terms of

wind. called at the Tung-wa-Hospital and de. Pin-a-4 (in black)" is advertised for Thursday E This is done by the wind suddenly their Treaties of Nangking and Tientsin.carried manded to know why the management of that even

and we cannot

but think that this is when it begins again its gyration through S.Eout. We have had enough of the interpretations look upon a

their

evening chicin institution, whom they proved of their means of that evening His Excellency

EL and W of the

on the passage of the whirlwind of Sir THOMAS WADE. Let us go back to the on the part

management, as on

When there are three fragments succeeding nor will the Governor

plain English used by Lord ELGIN, and sanction allowed them to be

kommer til making an honest living, imputing blame to the celebrate the Queen's birthday at Government each other, one sometimes takes to the sea on ed by Parliament

China is just now getting up squabbles with Governor or his advisers for trying to sweep House. We hear that our local poet has been the south of Shanghai, because it is for it the awe me the British firas woots body well froes chartered to touch up the burlesque and introduce shortest cut to follow its predecessore: in this four Great Powers and one small. She is trying the established themselves

a few local events in the part of Sir Joe Half and case; the wind at Shanghaf turns from E. to N.E. to get into a mess with France about Tengking on this island. The working men forming this Half, M. LC. and we shall instruct our Special" and to N. When all the fragments have passed, and will have to make up her mind very soon, numerous deputation were quite orderly in their to be there to witness the triumph of the poetic the wind for a day or two is settled in the W., or France will have settled matters thearith behaviour at first, and simply stated their wants, genius of whose existence we knew not of until being the air of the main land which flows off out her. In the meantime if China-sende any They wished to be shown how they coulda fortnight age on the appearance of theho, towards the vast atmospherical depression that forces that way by sea, there will be a colli- son at once. We believe fighting is already go. obtain food for

and families we will not let the cat out of the bag just yet. withdraws in the E at sea. if they were not allowed to work, and finally The extravaganza only form one section of the

Such is the cause of the sometimes intermining on with the Russians on the frontier of held on Sunday afternoon; very poorly attended, spoke of resorting to desperate measures if op performance, which is augmented by other choiceable bad weather that prevails in the country: We say nothing about her preventing her sub- only 13 being preicht. I should have thought all that the typhoons from the 'S. which travel jects from tnding with British subjects until the old proverb The better the day be, would pressed by stringent regulations effere have by slections fromthe company's extensive repertoire by land bring us are rain and storm; their energy we find British officials who have any notion hayo impressed itself on the members and caused

and it seems a pity that the Mastodons ing mittee, they and praitors, the Tung Wa Com risk playing their trump card before a beggally has been spent, by the obstacles which they had of doing anything but staving off the claims of them to turn out in force. The motion to change British subjects, or of asserting their rights; be the name was lost, so it is still the "Customs stand that unless their grievances were laid before seray of empty benches which will be their almost to overcome and by the division which they ex-

perienced en route. Thus, during the last fortyond drawing their pay. But, now she has pre-Club, which to me is rather singular, as out of fate if they play on Thursday evening. ital would soon find itself flying about in small and hope if they do play as advertised that our His Excellency the Governor, the Tung Wa Hos- We give them this hint for what it may be worth, night two or three typhoons have been passing bibited Chinese from selling iron cooking pans near Shanghai, and perhaps I may not be be to German subjects. That in serious, we think. pieces, and that other buildings would share the prognostications will turn out all wrong and that lieved when I say that since the Vernal Equinox We suppose they have been led to that by the our self-registering instruments, nt Zi-ka-wei falsehoods spread about German officials by the same fate. On the President of the Tung-wa Corn-they will have a "bumper house. 7 mittee promising that the matter would be seen

have signalized the passage, more or less close well-known manipulators of the foreign press, to to Shanghai, of thirty different whirlwinds. One which we lately alluded. Then they are brewing soon perceives by this the importance, for the a storm with Japan.—Mercury, the tonth a great number of meteorological prognostication of the weather, of having in stations connected by telegraph with the Obser

MARC DESCHEVRENS, S.J.

SHANGHAI.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1883.

We have no desire so soon after the arrival of our new Governor to subject to adverse criticism any ofhis public acts, and we "therefore retrain (for the present at least) from stating our views relating to Hi Excellency's exceedingly ill advised and most arbitrary action with regard to the peor Chinese hawkers of this Colony. Sir GroRGE BOWEN is a practical man of the world, so he will not take amiss the honest and straightforward advice we offer him. If His Excellency wishes to govern this Colony successfully he must see for himself as to its pecul- iar constitution and requirements. To follow the advice-as His Excellency unfortunately appears to have done in several instances of such eminent gen- luses as Mr. J. M. PRICE, and, we are afraid we must add, Captain W. M. DrẠNE, simply means placing the foreign and Chinese elements in a direct antagonism which will create difficulties of a most serious nature.

themselves

the want of interest their welfare their chiefs and

of worthies to under-

The water-mark at Hankow on the 14th, when

Dr. Focke, Consul General for

CHEFOO:

places so vigorously, that their assailants were that the Christians a

d to desist from further, cutrage,mazing

and I am told that another massacre was appre hended yesterday but the ill feeling was for tunately smothered by the authorities, who will probably take the proper means for arresting the... Instigators of the outrage who are said to be well

now The affair is not likely to cement the friendship of France and China.--N. C. Đáfly -

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homes

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ORRESPONDENT.F

Carthaggy May 8th... A general meeting of the Customk Club was

of 70 members only some 20 are on the Customs staff.

It is stated that a recent act of Governor sweeping changes omongst the methods of living was something wrong. The Buff" answered the Yang-Ching left, was 32 for Germany at late in the evening a boat belonging to the | weeks, Tha- initial letters of the surnames

kong a sort of second rate Bond Street, are placed between two alternatives-starva- tion or plunder. We speak plainly so that

go.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Shanghai, arrived here today, from the North by the steamer Wuchang

His Highness the Maharajah of Johore and suite, and Professor and Madame Haselmayer, are passengers to Japan by the M.D.M. steamer Gental faru, which leaves this port to-morrow morning, the 16th inst.

bat

Shanghai Bank and are made payable to The tea market was open at Kiukiang on fifully equipped for fighting landed af | Our annual visitors for the: tex "sexson-Kre:2,"

His Excellency cannot hereafter say that Owind to the great pressure on our space by May 1883. At the Station the "Buff" gave his first purchase was a chop of finest teas at Tls. 44ders cooled their ardour for fighting by pking additional members to the community NeverYE

J

important news from the north, several interesting articles and letters, including "An Old Sports man'a "Sporting Gossip," have unavoidably been clowded out of this issue. His Excellency the Governor has called a meeting of the Legislative Council for Saturday next, the 26th instant, at 2.30 p.m.

THE visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended May 20th, were:-European 245, Chinese 2,003; total 2,248..

Saturday fast. Nile chops were settled, and the bought by Messrs. Robert Anderson and Co., and sent to Hankow for shipment.

, and

return.

.....

RESPONDENT.) SA Hankow, May gut,

(FROM ANOTHER There is still a great amount of uneasincas here

appearance. Rumour says they are the pf mother and son, who kept a tea house

The motion anent a bir engendered a lively dis cursion; finally the amendment was carried by a majority of one. They have, however, decided to as quickly as possible the crowd very quietly ROBERT SMITH, of Ireland, a private in the

to allow claret to be sold in the Club. This is getting in the thin end of the wedgo with a ven dispened. 1 do not profess to be able to ade-Buffs was up before Mr. Wodehouse this

geance. One of the speakers in the coume undoubtedly, a hard blow to these, honest and possession, of two bills, 1st and 2nd of ca:

suggest a complete remedy for what is morning on a charge af supposed unlawful

of a rambling and incoherent speech, as the founder of a Temperance hard working traders, but have every confidence change for $30, on the 21st instant. William in the ability of Dr. Stewart and Mr. James McLean, P.C. 76, said he was on duty yester-vatory,

wonder he is not ashamed to tell it) 7th May, 1883 boasted he had never tasted lluor. Russell to deal with the matter and give day in Queen's Road, at 8 pm. He saw the Sir George Bowen the fullest information defendant standing near a money changer's

On the oth April H.MS. Zephyr left for a is no mistake, a game of billiards and a bottle craise under sail; while she was getting under of lemonade would constitute a wild kind counter with two other soldiers. The defen- on the subject, and I feel that I have

weigh, one of the topgallant yard lifts broke of a debauch for some men, and he' is one of done my duty in bringing the matter dant had two pieces of paper in his hand, so

and two men who were on the yard narrowly them; his head could not stand kit. I will reserve before the notice of His Excellency so that he went up and inquired at him what he was he can examine with his own eyes whether these doing as he had a strong suspicion that there

escaped a bad fall. It was intended to two or three days cruising, outside the end a few more observations on the Club'in general and the “rectotal three" in particular till next of of the poorer classes of Chinese are absolutely that he was trying to sell bank drafts, and on Bows's has placed over three thousand necessary or even wise when it is taken into con- being asked for what price he was selling the

boatman as mentioned last week, went off to ominous, word met suggestive of stronges and employers of the gigman who killed the cargo these three, by-the-way, form the somewhat poor Chinese hawkers in this Colony out of sideration that the complaints do not come from drafts, made answer that he was selling them for employment. These men, by this official Chinese sources and that the alleged obstructions to. Upon hearing this statement he arrested the

her with the information that the Chinese were less delicate principles than are usually Incul attempt to make the Chinese city of Hong-mainly exist in China town where Europeans soldier for unlawful possession of the twe bills of

making a threatening demonstration on the cated by either rectotalers or moralisti. A meet exchange. On the way up to the Central the Buff

Premises; steam was got up and the Zephyring of the Fire Brigade was called for yesterday affered him the bills for $2. The bills pro-

returned to her anchorage at midnight Captain (ourning) to elect a new foreman ice Wade Polland with officers, and a guard of Marines resigned, but was unavoidably postponed till duced were issued from the Hongkong, and

once bar Wednesday.owing to the mail.despatches of nfer+s Mrs. Margaret Bailey. They bear date of 18

sighting the enemy, I believe our brave defen- arriving daily we have now upwards of so

ja march round the settlement witho

name as Bailey and said he was sending money he acted in ignorance of the probable

home to his sister, Margaret Bailey. Edward

so attack on the beer bottles at the British Con- thing is bust and animation, and betekens consequences. On Sunday last, but for the

Wood, a mariner on board the U.S.S. Richmond, Mr. O. N. Denny, United States Consul-sulate

time for the next two months at food The Teo-tal is on a visit to Tal-ban-fool and. We have the ten Breamers Loudoun Castle, stated that last Friday the 18th he bought a General, has now taken over charge of the U.S. influence of the leading Chinese, the half

draft from the Bank at 3.pm. and afterwards Consulate, after nine months' holiday spent in a the friends of the dead cargo-boatman have left Glencoe, Glenegle, and Hesperia here now, and of this city would have been in ruins before

placed it in the inside pocket of his cout. He visit to the States. During his absence the busi- the coffin and corpse at the yamen to await his suppose we shall have them all in the course of

ness of the Consulate has been carefully attended

magenta a three or four days. The market will I believe possess the soldiers or police could have prevented

does not know how the prisoner came to it. He never missed it til Saturday afternoon to by Mr. F. D. Cheshire, Vice-Consul-General,

I regret that I have to record the death of Mn | open on Friday, 13th inst. The weather is dias it, The riot would have been quelled, but

as he had been drinking on Friday at the The Americans in Shanghai, and in fact the P. McClatchie, British Consul at this port; freisingly wretched, damping both one's spirita al a cost of hundreds of lives. A placard

canteen. He does not know the prisoner but he whole foreign community, extend a hearty wel which took place on Tuesday evening. The de- and one's feet.

come to Mr. Denny an his retum; the manner ceased gentleman had been in very d

y delicate health has been posted in public places through-

saw him at the canteen. He remembers having played skittles at the Murray canteen last Fri in which he discharges his duties both as Con for a long time, and the worry he experienced out this colony announcing that a general

day, He took his coat off and hung it on sul-General and in his judicial capacity as Judge during the previous week probably hattened his rising against the arbitrary measures of THAT wonderful newspaper the China Mail con- a peg. He could not say whether the prisoner of the Consular Court, having won the admiration death. The funeral took place on Thursday and

was attended by the officers of H.M.S. Zephyr, 'on account of the recent troubles, which are far tains in its latest issue, the re-print of an article was there or not. He also remembers pull of all. the new Governor will take place to-

A letter has been received in Shanghai this the Consult, the foreign officers of the Chinese from being settled yet. The number of decapita. buted to Chamber's Fournal by Mr. James but does not know whether the bills dropped afternoon from Chunking, dated May 4th, an the residents of the settlement, the native officials but what I consider, the most reliable estimate on "A Chinese Funeral in Hongkong contri-ing a five dollar note from another pocket

gunboats Chas Yang and Yang Wel, nearly all tions is reported variously, mrging from 45 10 80% morrow. This may or may not take

Bulgin We may, mention for the benefit of out or not. Mrs. Margaret Bailey his siter. nouncing that Father Terrasse, a member of the place; but if it does, blood will un-

those who are ignorant of the interesting fact | Prisoner stated that on the 19th May, at

Foreign Missionary Society of Paris, and sta. of Chefoo and a firing party from the Zephyr places the number at about ge. This morning, I doubtedly be shed, and the responsi-that Mr. James Bulgin is the modest and sell about to p.m. he was on

When the funeral picquet

tioned duty and

party left the Consulate, seven saw (woheadi kung up in themarket street not in ncar Tali-fu in the province of Yunnan, wh

minute-guns were fired on board the Zephyr, cages as is usual, but suspended by the hair. One bility is Sir GEORGE BOWEN'S. We re- complacent youth who is at present acting as helped to carry the mariner out of the barracks. has been murdered by the Chinese, and a num Editor of our evening contemporary. We wept Next day he was for guard duty. On the

ber of native

and at the grave the burial service of the English thead was that of a man, and the other a woman'iri Christians have also been mas. fraic fraca further criticising either His Ex-1 when we read the "article" on this "local sub-zoth May he went to the sed shore off the North sacred. The letter states that Father Terrasse: Church was read by the Rev. C... Corfa, he covered with mud and presented: cellency's crusade against a respectable ject." When the editor of the Shanghat Barracks for a bath. On crossing the road he was engaged in celebrating the Feast of Easter neat appearance of the firing party combined *** with the show of Naval and Consular uni although humble class, or the disaffection | Mercury sees it he will tear his hair and start picked the two bills up. He did not know to j-in a district newly opened to Christianity, forms, formed, a striking contrast to the dirty or lodging house near by, and who were decapit

out in search of the author with a club. Our

whom they belonged nor had be heard of on the night of the 17-28th March, a mob of 200 his action has created; but respectfully only way out of this difficulty appears to be any enquiries being made anent the less of any men, inspired by the local erat, attacked the agged dresses of the coolies who bore sted last night for harbouring about forty men solidt consideration for, the following ditor of the Mercury will probably retire to a thinking they would be of no use to him, he seven native Christians who accompanied him but why this last act was not performed, [society,really in its very difficult to find P

liberal dose of sackcloth and nahes while the bills. He kept them until last evening when mission premises, killing the missionary and the coffin and lowered it, Into the grave, belonging to the secret society What the statement of the questions at issue, which

nunnery and there chew the cud of his bitter thought of selling them. The season ref and burning the mission house. They also as it generally is here, by the dead person's inci- every one having different story,,. If confes we have received from 'one of the most

mate friends, I do not know, and can only attri sons under for ure are trustworthy, no doubt! name as Mr. Balley was burned the houses of the native Christians; and reflections to the end of his days. The Shangbalm the effects of drink at the time. He never afterwards went off to other places in that dis. bute it to a dread of criticism from the seamen great conspiracy has been nipped in the buds

his giving his. respected and influential Chinese residents journal a few weeks a stated that Mr. James from

sago Bulgin during a lengthy stay in the Model made any inquiries at the bank. He does not. trict and killed a great number of native presents with this exception the funeral hore and we have the pleasure of seeing busines in this colony :-

testimony to the respect felt for the deceased going on as usual in the native town, lastead of Settlement only distinguished himself as a literary know where it is. William McLean P.C.

the ladies, took their part witnessing treat conflagration. He His Excellency Li Hung-chang, Viceroy of The recent action of the police department in star of the first magnitude on one occasion recalled and stated that the prisoner was alightly

wending some beautiful wreaths for the coffin, to have been fired in several places, and also the with an article on ") hounding down the unlicensed hawkers so soon

I see that Dr. Jamieson is a visitor here just cities of Wuchang and Han-yang There MIG that it completely sensible and quite capable of doing regimental, war with France, been appointed Generalissimo a general idea to be prevalent amongst a numer. extinguished the author. We gave Mr. Bulgin duty. At this stage of the proceedings his War of the provincial, armies of Kwang-si, Kwang, and I am very sorry to see such a popular several stories is to the discovery of the outbreak,

section

tung. Yunnan, and Kwei-chow, is expected public man looking soil, but hope our Cheloo and I may give the following as being a feasible. of the Chiness community that our creditor possessing a wider knowledge of things in ship remanded the case till the asth instant..

jone - A military mandarin, who was in disgrace, present governor is averse to any but wall-to-do

shortly at Shanghai He has recently been on a air will act favourably on him. Th general than the above expression of opinion indi

The Chinese gunboat Chao Yung with Mr. | had been' take the confidence of some Calese living here, and that it was by his orders cated and only a few days

visit to Anwhei, to pay, the last respects of s ys ago called attention to NOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF dutiful son to his deceased mother. When on von Hannecken on board, left this morning for the ringles that the machinery of the law was set in motion an admirable essay on "Pigs; their habits and

TYPHOONS IN. THE INTERIOR. to crush that harmless traffic by which a large Customs" and "Noteson Mauritius, South Africa

his way from Tientsin to Anwhel, it was thought Port Arthur-Temperance Union Con OF CHINA

that he might come up to number of men were enabled to make an honest and Australia," from the facile pen of this cultured

Shanghal livelihood by hawking their produce from place to writer, in proof of our opinion. However, after place and supplying g the workmen employed in the this extraordinary article in Chamber's Journal,

In order to understand the cause of the various industries of the ccleay with refreshments depicting with such life-like fidelity and in such deplorable atmospherical conditions in which at rates suitable to the purchaser and vendor. A graceful and appropriate phraseology, the mys we have lived since last month, we must take deal has been written respecting these so-called terious and little known ceremonies associated things higher up and go further back. In com- obstructionists but I have never been able to see with "A Chinese Funeral in Hongkong," we are paring the barometrical depressions we find that that the hawkers do much in the obstruction quite prepared to take a back seat. By the way, in summer the air is denser and its pressure line with their moveable shops, baskois, and we wonder if this antide is an extract from the greater on the maritime equatorial regions, that

book on China, which Mr. Bulgin in the Philippines, than on the Coket wifes nor yet am I aware that the native

war needlewoman with her three legged stool is much of in obstruction of nuisance, as she rarely in trudes herself on the delicate presence of the white races resident here, who alone are making any complaint about these so-called nulances. only on the five and let live principle, these poor creatures have some right to be allowed to follow their honest callings, but there is a much more vital point than that, from which the question of itinerant hawking must be ex- ambed. It would be as atter impossibility to rigidly apply English customs to the working classes here, for reasons which must be perfectly paint to all reasoning men who have given the maiter a thought. Throughout Great Britain the following niles may be said to hold good;A workman goes to work at 6 a.m.; at nine o'clock he leaves work and goes home to breakfast, all wok, as

as a rule, being stopped between nine and ten o'clock and again during the dinner hour from two till three, and generally speaking, being concluded for the nightar pm. The British warkman, whether mamed or single, does not take his food like Chinese workman, who it is patent to all who live here, feeds wholesale, the whole gang employed on a job masing together although they may live. (.. sleep) in different districts of the town. The regular meals of a working Chinaman are aug and hospitably asked him to by the strength of mented by slight refreshers at various hours hit grinder on the "crackling

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It is suggested to build a breakwater and, for- advantages for a Naval Station, and it is rather here surprising that this harbour has not been closekventy-four hours through before, and large suma have been spent instead of some of the braves and of it on Port Arthur jangan will accompany Li Hung-chang to the south

From Tientsin 1 hear that 6 Chinese. this looks rather like a warlike demonstration against France,

According to news from Corea, Mr von Mo lendorff has given up his plan to obtain officers for the Corean Customs Staff rom the Chinese, Customs Staff

I am afraid he will find it organize the Gorean Customs Examiners and:7 The Customs Center Fel S.E. Promontory, atwalling the the s. Waverley, with buildin Ningpon

he went straight up the Yangtze and people here concluded that he was not likely to visit Shanghai on his retum journey to now the course of events have taken such a turn that the soldier statesman and. Fint Grand Sean, Tung-wrt and Chao-yung left for Wekhab cretary is called to the post of duty notwithstand. Wel on the 13th instant ng M ing bis retirement in mourning for the death of Upon the recommendation of Capain i his maternal ancestor. He may possibly make Wei-Ha-Wel will be in future the Naval Station an extended stay In Shanghai another

for the Chinese fleet in these waters. Is that he will go to Canton. The Chinese autho- with having written! If our aulae is correct, northern seas. From this results tendency of it would be a capital plan to publish such a the air to flow from the Philippine Islands towards house in the English Settlement to accommodate valuable work in the China Mail; the author, of China and thence to Japan. But as it impossible His Excellency and suite. The China Mer course, taking care not to overpower us with too not to generate whirlwinde in such a considerable chants' S. N. Co's steamer Hasan is to go up the much astounding information at one time, and aerial stream, theas atmospherical whirlwinds river to bring him down to Shanghai.

If the latest reports may be credited, and we sticking as near to the truth as a somewhat vivid or typhoons naturally will follow the same route imagination will allow. We promise to review, and will tend to take their course towards have no reason to doubt their correctness, the nay, we will even go further and promise to read regions of less atmospherical pressure. The French in Annam intend bringing matters to a Mr. Bulgin's novel production. Space will not sun ascending in its declination heats the speedy crisis: indeed the bigh handed proceedings allow us to deal at present with "A Chinese continent sooner than the sea in March, April, which have been taken by them amount almost Funeral in Hongkong" but as the public are May and June the pressure of the air is lighter to open warfare against China. A rumour was burning with expectation to learn where the on China than on the sea which separates fie prevalent in the Settlement to-day to the effect writer managed to obtain such a vast amount of Philippine Islands from Japan, and at that time that the China Merchants S.N. Company valuable knowledge, we hope the author who the whirlwinds which are generated in the South steamer Poocht had been captured by the French has so modestly reproduced his article from China they pass afterwards over the Sea of and as far as we have been able to learn

take their direction from 5.E. to. N.W. from authorities. We have made diligent enquiry Chamber's In the Mail will now oblige น by eulogistically reviewing is in that fournal. Japan to lose themselves in the North Pacific. reliable sources the vessel has not been taken, On one point only are, we personally desirous in July, August, and September the water of but the freedom bitherto enjoyed by her of receiving instruclan. Mr. Bulgin writes the sea, haring been heated to their maximum, owners has been materially interfered with, so Among other articles displayed were two ex give out abundant vapours that will help to sus far as running their steamers between Hai celiently cooked sucking pige would interest tain the energy of the typhoons at the same phong and Hub is concerned. About a month us greatly to be told how this realistic writer time that the condensation of these vapour proago, the French attached the tribute rice stored knew the sucking pigs were excellently cooked. pares them an easy

into which they in die C Company's godowns at Haiphong

would Was he favored with a morsel of the succulent rush, to go directly from 8 to N. towards the and Informed their managers that it dainty He could hardly be in a position to southern coast of Tapani The months of old by suction. The Government at Paris, we pass judgment without tasting and trying; and October and November bring these wailwinds are informed, was communicated with, and the we are anxious to know if the Chinese mourns back to the West, and they ascend again through threat, so far, has not been carried out. The took pity on his lean and hungry appearance the interior of China, g

- C. N. Co.'s steamer Afsli, was engaged for up land, race, with chains of high mountains These dias from Haiphong to Hub and for about twelve

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