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call it. Then, there is the Fobkien guild bodie, with its wondrous columns all made of twisted dragons, and the more gorgeous Chy Temple, and the old, ruined Pagoda...

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1ới 8.

IN ASIA.

figure, or Protection-must come Chinese Im THE AIM OF RUSSIA'S ADVANCE campaign against India; and it will necessarily ports are a danger ten-fold greater than Chinese immigration In its worst form, and so long as Astatic goods find free access to the ports of New South Wales, Parkes diatribes against the presence of the aliens are a hollow mockery, as devoid of all substance as the famous Kluma- Ghost.

THE CONQUEST OF-CHINA.

People with time to apare can visit the lovely waterfalls of the Snowy Hollow monastery, or go and taste the brécies of Ta Lang Shan, coming back shooting the rapids through the loveliest valley I think I have ever travelled in: groves Even in the midst of his anathema at Camper-granted lands on both sides of the Ural moun- golden bamboos, gigantic tallow trees, azaleas dowa, Sir Henry paused to admit that the alter- of all tints lighting up the palms, and pines, and native lay between Protection and a Chinese laurels, the latter just now looking like gigantic invasion, and deliberat.ly and coldly the hollow wedding cakes, so white with blossom were they.hearted renegade declared his choice. I would To go to these last two places takes five days, rather have a Chinaman. than a rabid Protec and about three dollars a day would suffice. Battionist any day," he declared, and if the daily it could easily be done. more cheaply, also more papers are to be believed the miserable audience expensively, if you take more servants, more coolies, more sedans. All this according to taste, and in either case the tourist "must retum enchanted.

THE CHINESE FREETRADER.

About three brundred years ago the Russiaa family of Stroganoff, to which the Tsar had tains, called the Cossack chieftain Yemtak Timofeyeff to his assistance and, began. the unquest of Northern Asia, is the shut space of eighty years they and their successors and swept over the whole of the vast region extending from the plateau of Pamir to the Arctic ocean.

Prior to the beginning of that conquest, far back in the past, Central Asia had been the home and breeding-ground of the hordes which so frequently overran Eastern and Northern Europe, and at times threatened to stamp out the last vestige of their civilization. It was in that almost illimitable region that Attila, Chengis, Tamerlane, Amurath, and Bajazet gathered their herds before them, beat with a fury born of poverty and hunger against the borders of Christendom, But now the human tide sets strongly in the other direction, as if to overflow and subjugate the whole of Asia. The humanity of Europe has by its rapid increase, and by the development of a marvellous civilization, become the dominant power of the earth, while Asia has stood still or gone backward in all that constitutes

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be many years before they eat organize, move, and supply a sufficient re-inforcement of Tur- komans to seriously venture upon such an under- taking. Considering the aridity of Turkestan, the thinness of its population, and the vast THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP distances to be overcome, all of which is better. known to the Russian generals who commutes in that region than to any one else, the sugg tion of a serious design for the conquest of India may fairly be dismissed as based upon fear rather than upon real danger. It appears to be very much more likely, as suggested by General Wilson in his recent work upon China, that the conquest of the last mentioned country, or of an important part of it, will be the object at which Russia will aim, or toward which she will be irresistibly and perhaps unconsciously impelled by her paramount and permanent interests.

The ever-ising tide of Chinese immigration | openly, announces that rather than the Calico savage followers, and, driving their flocks and Central Asia and in the valley of the Amoor,

has at last brought the New South Wales Foreign-trade party face to face with a problem which promises favourably to undermine all their cherished doctrines and to leave them adrift and helpless on a trackless sea of theory. For nearly 30 years the Mongolian Question has been waiting a solution, but the statesman, who was prepared to do more than tinker feebly with it has been conspicuously wanting. The Chinese curno has served so long as a rallying cry for politicians, that many would regret to part with the old, time-worn war whoop, and would find it a matter of no small difficulty to supply its place. The moth-eaten watchword, "The Chinese must go," has done much good work at a multitude of elections, but the men

of Freetraders answered with "cheers." And for once, and only once, there is no doubt that Parkes spoke the truth. The Chinaman rampant is the banner of the party which insolently declares itself to be that of commercial freedom," and the leader of that party, in the fulness of the bigoted ferocity, sclfishness, and tyranny which have marked every stage of his career Jemmies who have politically bought him should lose one cent of their profits, he is propared to see Australin overrun by the leprous brotherhood of Ah Sin and Chow Lee, And, indeed, Sir Henry's choice could not well be. otherwise. The latter-day prophet of Freetrade cannot grant Protection against Chinese labour and Chinese goods without so utterly sacrificing that gilded fiction which he terms his "prin- ciples" that no Calico. Jemmy would ever vote for him again. Freetrade, as he has declared hundred times, means free competition and the free interchange of commodities; and the China man is the apotheosis of free competition, and the living embodiment of the principle which keeps Parkes out of the lienevolent Asylum. If Wales free, and trade freely within its borders, then, what in the name of Eternal Truth, is the meaning of Freetrade?

aggressive strength,

It will be remembered that the Russian and Chinese empires are contiguous for over 3000 miles, and that in many places they are only separated by an imaginary line; that Russia has already taken possession of vast regions of

which were once under the undisputed control of the Chinese Emperor; that she has no seaports which remain open during winter; that the Amoor is navigable half the year for many hundred miles by steamboats; that, by all accounts, its valley is capable of supporting a very large population, such as is now rapidly pouring in from Siberla and Russia; that the completion of the railroads now under construction will greatly facilitate the movement of population as well na of troops and supplies from Europe, and finally, that through all these agencies it is certain that before the end of many years the Russians will have created on the Amoor river a prosperous and powerful outlying dependency admirably adapted as a base for the invasion and

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who depend most upon it are sufficiently the Mongol trader cannot come to New South natural causes, in 1870 it amounted-to-3-500,000, It is also evident that the quest of China, on WEDNESDAY, the gth inst., at 4 P...

Again Sir Henry speaks:--

I have always done my utavat so keep this fair country for the

people who come from the three kingdhims, and I, mere ihan suy other man, have resisted the influx of the Chinese fate the country. that I join in the senseless cry against these people as being so very inferior to us. On the contrary, I oppose them on account of their individual vinega. They are Jawabkling, industrinus, prudent, plodding, careful people, and it is becsuse they have these qualities that I fear their introduction here, seeing that behind them there are 400,000,000 of them.

aware that when the Chinese have gone, it will be impossible to find another political shibboleth which will go so far to supply the place of brains, education, and common honesty, and so the Asiatic still remains and is still preached against and anathematised as of old. He has been the mainstay of all sorts and con- ditions of demagogues, and the increase in his numbers holds forth good promise that he will fulfil the same mission for their sons and grandsons for many years to come. The old Chinese anathema is now undergoing the process In the face of these words, we ask again: "What of being hashed up afresh, and Parkes, who has is Freetrade?" According to Parkes' own show found bread and cheese so many other publicing, he objects to the Mongol-not on account of grievances. has, in his desperation, taken up the his immorality and his filth, not on account of the subject of the obtrusive leper, but the result bids infection which clothes him like a garment of fair to be the same as in many previous agitations, curses, or the opium which he introduces to steal If the Chinese curse proves a convenient political away the white man's brains, or the brothels into weapon then the Chinaman will remain till which he lures children to their tuin, or the Parkes is done with him; if, on the other hand, it fantan and pak-a-piu dens where he deffauds and falls flat on the public car, then it will drop with plunders his victims, but the representative. a dull thud into the grave of oblivion to await the Freetrader demands his expulsion in half-hearted next convenient resurrection. In either case the phrase because of the abilities which make Mongol is tolerably safe so long as the Freetrade his competition felt in a land that takes free party remains in power. He cannot be expelied competition for its watchword-because he is without the utter annihilation of that cherished eminently qualified to be a trader in the country creed, for the leper is part of the great doctrine which elected Parkes that he might make trade from Couden; and the fan-tan house and the cheap-labour alien race included. Yet, if Free which Parkes cadged, without understanding it, free to all the world, Chinamen and every other opini-den are built on the everlasting rock of trade New South Wales is to be protected against commercial freedom. Sir Henry bimself, unless the Chinaman simply because he is a dangerous all his latter day-theories are a hollow lie, holds rival, then it must likewise be protected against a brief for each Ah Sin who sleeps in a gin-case the German and the Belgian, who possess all the in Lower George-street, Sydney, or Little Bourke virtues on account of which Parkes would drive sircet, Melbourne. Mr. Wise, as his devoted the yellow man into the sea and shut out the adherent, is buttoner for the tribe of pak-a-piu 400,000,000 competitors of the Central Flowery ̈sharps and the whole part must either stand-by Land and the Englishman and the Scotchman, the Chinaman or fall with him and be over the American, the Frenchman, and the Italian, whelmed in the ruins of the shanty which Bung must all go for the same reason. The Apostle of Hi has built in the land of his exile.

Freetrade and of unlimited rivalry in the fields of industry proposes at one fell swoop to shut out the trade and the Industries of one third of the entire human race, and when be advocates such wholesale Protection as this there is no reason why he should not strain his elastic principles lule further and shut out the remaining two thirds of the world's inhabitants as well.

But Parkes reasons grow even weaker, as Be proceeds (--)

upon

I want to keep Australia for English and Scotchmen and isheen. I want the people to be so thoroughly on an equality that they may all e:and shoulder to shoulder as Australian citizens; and on read, why I am opposed to the Introduction of the Chinese or any inferior race is that I only want people here who can stand on a ramon ground of equality. Cheers When I SO THE Advocaing the intredaction of the Chinese I was always inclined insk bân if he would like i barea Chinaman to marry his daughter. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) want no man hern who cannot enjoy our rights or intermarry with the rest of the population

of

The population of Central Asia is perhaps as great now as ever, but as our knowledge of the tribes and nations increases we are amazed to find that they comprise relatively such a small part of the human race. That of Siberia is in- creasing rapidly from immigration as well as from but just what it is at present cannot be accurately stated. The recent discovery of placer gold mines on the Amoor river and the deportation of a large number of political prisoners, many of whom are followed by their families from Russia, have grently increased the population, but it can hardly exceed 6,000,000 at the present time. As the area of that country is 5,800,000 square miles, it will be seen that the average is only a little more than one to the square mile.

Dut Siberia must not be confounded with Turkestan, the region lying south of it, between the Caspian sea and Thibet, and comprising the khanates of Khiya, Bokhara, Khokhan, Badakhshan, Haikh, Merv, Samarcand, Tash kerd and Kashgar, besides a number of smaller provinces, containing altogether about goooop square miles of territory and a population variously estimated at from three toeight millions, but probably not exceeding five, all of which have been brought under Russian sway within the last twenty-five years.

greatness of this dependency and its need for ocean commerce will impel it to seek an outlet by rail to the l'acific ocean, since the severity of winter will shut up the river and all of the Siberian ports for five or six months yearly,

it is

"MONMOUTHSHIRE," Cuming, Commander, will be despatched for the above Ports, on the 11th inst,

This Steamer has superior Passenger accom- For Freight or Passage, apply to

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And now as to the capacity of China to resist such an invasion. In considering this question to call attention to the fact that China proper has been conquered and held, twice within the historic period, for several hundred years by people from Central and Northern Asia, first by the Mongol Tartars under Kubla Khan, and secondly by the Manchu Tartars under Tien-modation. ming. The descendants of the latter have been on the throne of China for something more than 200 years. Their: Government is now, as, it always has been, a Government of conquest, and yet, so far as history shows, there has never been a time when there were over two millions of either Mongols or Manchus. When it is con sidered that they have, independently and at STEAMSHIP ZAMBESI," FROM KOBE. "different times, held absolute and unlimited sway

over the entire Chinese race, which is now estim-ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby notified

that the balance of the Cargo undelivered. ated at from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000 souls, ex Steanter's side is now being landed at their the possibility of the subjugation, of the latter by the Russian empire becomes more evident. risk and expense into the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, and unprotected by Fire

The conquest of these khanates, like that of the tribes north of them, was made with great rapidity, but with much more difficulty, and at a vastly greater expense of men and money. The military operations have been carried on with

excellent school of practice for both the generals great vigor and ability and haye afforded-a-most-conquered by the English and French and the rank and file of the Russian army.

So far, however, as can be discovered by out- siders, neither the conquest of Siberia nor that of Turkestan was made in pursuance of any preconceived plan or policy on the put of the Russian Tsars for territorial acquisition, but rather for the purpose of securing frain time to time a more peaceful and easily defer-ded-frontier. The Turkomans have always been bold and aggressive defenders of their own territory, and anything but agreeable neighbors to the Russians. Consequently a slate of constant war has existed for years on the frontier, and the Russian Generals have been compelled, without reference to orders from St. Petersburg, to go forward with the work of conquest as the only possible means of maintaining their advanced positions. They have at last made a clean job of it. Khanate after khanate has fallen, till now the boundaries of Russia in Asia are conterminous with those of Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, British India and the Chinese empire. They extend in an unbroken line from the Black Sea to the Sea of Japan, and include an area of 5,700,000 square miles and a population, roughly estimated at 11,000,000 souls. And notwithstanding the diversity of language, race and religion, this population is everywhere agreed in the opinion that Russian rule, however arbitrary, is a great improvement upon that which it has superseded. Trade has followed rapidly in the rear of the Russian advance, the chiefs have been conciliated, their sons have been sent to Russia to be educated and returned as Russian officers and exemplars of Russian civilization, stable governments have been established, the people have been protected, and justice is everywhere impartially though, of course, rudely administered..

This wonderful conquest of half a continent, although made without design, is thus becoming consolidated with the Russian empire in the most rapid and complete manner, and must perforce beget a far-reaching and comprehensive policy on the part of the Tears Government, not only for its defence, but for its further extension.

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VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AT KOWLOON.

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VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. TO BE SOLD IMMEDIATELY.

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be_SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION pursuant to Decree of the Supreme Court of Hongkong made in ́à cause. TAM KWAN SHI 2. YẪU MI HO, No. 42 of 1878, with the approbation of the ACTINO CHIEF JUSTICE by Mr. J. M. ARMSTRONG the person appointed by the said Court upon the respective Premises on the days hereinafter mentioned, viz.:-

THURSDAY,

the roth day of May, 1888, at 3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOOM. IN FIVE LOTS the VERY VALUABLE

BLOCK of BUILDINGS

situate on

- MARINE LOT No.14^, MARINE LOT No. 125A, and Section B of MARINE LOT No. 4, and in the best and most Central Chinese business portion of the City and with frontages to three important Public Streets viz-Bonham Strand, Wing Lok Street and Cross Street and comprising :- Nos. 1 and 2 Cross Street and Nos. 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, and 33, Wing Lok Street: and Nos: 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, and 45, Bonham Strand. Owing to the favorable situation, of this property the owner or owners thereof can always count upon securing good tenants.

ON

FRIDAY,

the 11th day of May, 1888, at ́3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. IN SIX LOTS the VALUABLE PROPERTY situate on INLAND LOT Na. 203p in the best part of Hollywood Road and compris. ing Nos. zog and 211, Hollywood Road and

2, 3, and 4, Ng Kwai Fong, olso the three storied house No. 132, Hollywood Road situate on the RemainingPortion of Inland Lot No. 384 and the three houses Nos. 14, 16, and 18, Possession Street" situate on Inland Lot No. 212C and the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 2128,

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SATURDAY,

the 11th day of May, 1888, at 3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.

IN ONE LOT. PIECE of VACANT GROUND

registered as INLAND LOT NO. 472 and, situate at 'Bowrington between Matheson and Percival Streets and suitable for the erection of Kerosine Godowns. --

The sale plans can be seen at the Office of Messrs. WOTTON & DEACON, Solicitors and Mr, J. M. ARMSTRONG, the Auctioneer. Particulars and conditions of sale may be

„WOTTON & DEACON, Solicitors, Hongkong, of Messrs. CALDWELL & WILKINSON, Solicitors, Hongkong, of Mr. Ewens, Solicitor, Hongkong, of Mr. WEDEER, Selicitor, Hongkong, and of Mr. J. M. ARMSTRONG, Auctioneer,

obtained on application at the offices of Messrs.

The sale has been POSTPONED for a week. awing to the inclement weather.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 1888. '..

ALFRED G. WISE, Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court..

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on

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'But, this is not all. China was practically army of 1850, and, while it claims to have repelled the French in 1887, it is an incontestable fact that the latter have hade good their hold upon Tonquin, and regard themselves as having gained the fruits of a substantial victory. It is true that the Chinese have bought a few ironclad ships and are organizing a navy. It is also true that they have employed a few European drillmasters, and are making desultory efforts to organize an army on the modern basis, but so far they have neither administration, staff,-nor instructed generals, and, according to the opinion of travellers competent to judge, they are utterly unprepared for war with even the smallest European power, and must fall before the first one which seriously attempts their subjugation. They have, to be sure, an inexhaustible supply of men, but the more of them they place in battle array the more of them there will be for a foreign army well organized and armed to kill. The The country being poverty-stricken beyond any European example, without means of transport, and its Governinent without vigor, successful resistance to a power like Russia, advancing from both land and sea, must be simply impossible; To long as the present condition of affairs con- tinues. And the present condition of affairs, cannot change until the reigning dynasty gives way to one sufficiently enlightened and strong to inaugurate reform and introduce the appliances of modern civilization, which are the only means of saving the country from ruin and dismember- ment,

~Ruisin has shown herself to be thoroughly organized for Asiatic conquest, and conquest has become a habit of her rulers. They know how to deal with the questions that arise, and how to govern those whom they subjugate. They

At the Premises, \

ALL THOSE PIECES OF GROUND situate at Kowloon Point to be registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON INLAND LOTS Nos. 528, 529, 530, $31, 53%, 533, $34, and $35 "

Lots average over 200 feet in depth and have a frontage of 50 feet to Kimberly

Road which is to be widened by Govern-

ment to go fect, they are all high Ground near the observatory well situate as building sites especially for Villa residences.com. manding pleasant and extensive views. The Property will be sold in 8 Lots. The Vendor reserves to bimself the right to all buildings and building materials on the Lots.

For Plans, Particulars and Conditions of sale, apply to

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are not over-nice in questions of policy, and make but little scruple in taking what they want, or what they think will be useful in connection. with what they already have, They thoroughly understand the Chinese, and the value of China and its undeveloped resources. They know per- fectly well that they must go to the south side of the Shantung promontory for the purpose, of WONG-NEY-CHONG DAIRY FARM.

V. DANENBERG, teaching a part which is open all the year through,

Hongkong, 28th April, 1888. and that in order to do this they must occupy the valley of the Hoang-ho ar Yallow river.

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The reason for this is sufficiently plain. The Chinaman is the living embodiment of the Free- trade theory, the unconscious, unassuming, yet eloquent, symbol of a great political doctrine. Stolid and ignorant as he may be, the dull minded, heathen who plods around with the apling callat" and the "lettuces" li the out ward and visible sign of the boasted commercial freedom on which the present New South Wales Ministry has traded so long and so successfully. The ports of Australia, according to Farkes, should be open to the competition of all the world, and the Chinaman comes to Australia and competes accordingly. Cheap goods, in the words of the same apostle, are the great want of this Continent, and so long as the manufactured products of Britain and Germany are lower in price than those of Australia they must be admitted on the great commercial principle which Surely such Protection as this no man ever heard of before. The Frenchman, the German, and bids us buy in the cheapest market; and the Mongolian slave learns this lesson, and by dint the American, according to Parkes, are, not good of living upon rice in a dog-kennel he undersella. enough to tread Australian sell and to compete with the Australian in his own land, yet the prin- alike the Briton and the German, and is conse quently more to be esteemed than either. Pro- ciple to which the ancient political sham owes tection, in the gospel according to Parkes, is a his elevation and almost his existence declares barbarous and futile attempt to keep up wages to that these same outcasts may compete with the an unnatural figure instead of permitting them to Australian to any extent in their own factories find their own natural level, and the responsive and workshops. They may take the bread out Mongol fixes the level at half-a-crown per diem, of the mouth of the colonial workman, but they and the white man who declines to accept this must not come between the wind and bis amount must starve so long as an Asiatic can he nobility; their goods are welcomed, but their found to fill his place in the great market of presence is declared to be intolerable; the articles which they make are gold in the colonial labour. The ideat State, as Parkes, declared a hundred times during the last general election, markets, but the men whomake them are so much is, that in which the Custom-house is utterly lower and meaner than their productions that they abolished and Customs duties are unknown, and are warned off these shores. They are to be level with the Chinaman the Chinese poll-tax is a Customs duty--a tariff treated as being on on leprosy, vice, and human degradation--and, who may not marry our sisters and our daughters therefore, ranks among the imposts which must and here we pause to ask why in the name

Freetrade the Mongol-may-not-marry-Parkes be swept away before New South Wales can enter:

sunt should he and she feel so inclined ? The

other great Asiatic power, but it is hardly to be the Golden Age of industry in which every- one is to be unemployed. Everywhere the China- very casence of Freetrade is free competition in man is interwoven with the policy of Freetraction, which is so commendable in the factory the maris of industry, and how can the competi- and when he lays a sacrilegious hand on the and the workshop, become a thing to be avoided yellow exile Parkes is sawing through the pillars with loathing at the altar? Every theory and of the tabernacle, and dragging it down upon his axiom of Freetrade declares that all the world years to reach Kulda with one branch, while own insolvent head.

But the Chinaman in Australia is, after all, only Chinamen included may struggle with the a secondary item in the Freetrade programme. White Australian for the wages on which his The cheap and nasty Mongol has, it is true, wife's support depends, and why, then, should done much for the cause by reducing the price all the world not compete fairly and honestly for of labour, but still he is only beginning to make the possession of the lady herself? Let the himself felt. Under, the present regime no Chidaman marry Parkes maiden sunt if he and white man can obtain work so long as a China she are so inclined. Freetrade demands that mon is unemployed, and as the Chinese increase he should be at liberty to do so, and not very and multiply, the time comes nearer when no shame the Brummagem renegade dare not turn

faith, white man will obtain work at all unless he traitor so soon to his new chooses to accept the rate of wages for which bla. It is impossible for Parkes to head an anti- yellow competitor is prepared to abour, but even Chinese crusade. His faith forbids him, yen a this outlook is nothing compared to what lies the hereditary creed of the pawn shop forbidder beyond. The cheap Mongol who barisses the Threeball Abigail to touch pork. The Freetrador workmen of New South Wales will shortly be cannot afford to establish Protection against the succeeded. by a a cheaper Mongol still the expa Chinaman and his industiles the old Mongol triated Chinaman who is willing to toil for Cure has been merely resurrected as a possible British India contains a denie, population of An Important Discovery is announced in the weapon in future election; the Chinese 250 000.000 souls, ruled over by a vigorous Paris Figara, of a valuable remedy for nervous per week will be succeeded by the Chinust go the war-whoop of the fetaro, English Viceroy, controlling a large and increasing debility, physical; exhaustion," and premature feet and an the West on Cadogan Street The REGISTER of SHARES will be home, who gladly accepts one third of amount, and the competition of the thousands of but the Chinese will not go a long as Parkes revenue and supported by a well-organized and decay. The discovery was made by a mission Asiatics who infest Austraila, will be lost aanid can gain a single vots on this moth eaten ably commanded army of 75,000 Europeans and ary in Old Mexico is saved him from a mi the competition of milton who swarm in the battle-cry, for the sufficient season that when as many natives, both of which are capable of the the tree and on to Bloomsbury Central Flowery Land, China is fast becoming they are gone the cry will have had its day indefinite expansion. It has an extensive system that the Rev. Joseph Holines, & great manufacturing country. Englishinen, and its service will be ended. The New South of railways especially located for milkary uses Mansions Bloomsbury Square, London, W. Cn guided by the Freetrade axióm which Bids them Wales Freetrade Orangemen and the Mongol arened a natural boundary which it would be difficult will send the prescription, free of charge, on

brothers by nature, and a yellow feeling makes if not impossible for any hostile power to break receipt of a sell addressed stamped envelopeFACTURING COMPANY as they now stand buy everything-labour included-intbecheapest marker, are establishing factories and teaching them wondrous kind. The yellow fig is a power through,While I cannot be claimed that the

and which sold Piece of Ground is held for of 999 years, subject she yellow artisans the secrets of their trades in the jand, and under its shelter the Aulaliphas conquerers have contillated the native population

the residue of a term *** to the annual Crown Rent of $538,ya Australia itself is, more or less, educating suing to stir. His house is ball open the rack or consolidated the various castes and classes in thousands of leprous allons every year is of Frectrade, and until Protection becomes the support of British rale, it is almost certain that

*The property will be offered for sale In One her arts and industries, and in a few cars, creed of New South Wales his position is, at they will in the hour of need be able to control

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If Frustrade last so long, the ports of New least theoretically, invulnerable. He is 16, South Wales will be choked with products emblem of a boasted creed, but outward symbol of all descriptions, landed at half the cost of of the most widely advertised similar goods produced by fahinese labour to the s fubla limage of Australia. Free competition, according to Farken 'divinity which hedges him in is ood his supporters, should be the sole factor lá "which

king, Know!!

fixing the rate of wages, and, when New South Mongol

Wales begins to feel the fill pressure

competition of 300,000,000 #6nis alle peady

ever

shaken

frilling to labour for a few peSED

bline man's wares must descend to the.

A railroad has been already opened from Ekaterinburg toward Tobolsk and Tomsk, and is fast reac'ing out toward Lake Baikal and the far East, while another is being pushed out from the Caspian Sen, through khanates and deserts, and across the Oxus or Syr-Darya.. It has already been opened 600 miles to Mery, and before the Bokhara and Samarcand. Sweeping northeast close of the present year will probably reach ward from the latter place, it is destined

in a few another, Joining with the road from Ekaterinburg, will continue around the Chinese border to victa, and ultimately to P king, or down the valley of the Yellow River to the sea,

The completed portion of this railroad approaches so closely to the Afghan frontier as to cause the gravest oppichensions in the English. mind that the Russians mean to use it for the purpose of taking Horal and making it the base of operations against British India. It is of course possible that this fear may be well founded, but a brief consideration of the facts already recited and of the present situation of India and China will justify, a far different

conclusion,

the population and resources of the country with,

a fair degree of efficfuncy. If not of unanimity, for the defense of the empire.

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Of course, they cannot well carry out such a a policy without the concurrence of England, the doubted that England will give her consent i she is treated fairly about it, and at the same Yangtzekiang and the provinces south of it. time encouraged to occupy, the valley of the

enough to be relieved at such a price and with According to all precedent, she will be glad such a substantial reward from the perpétual meniace to her Indian possessions. Those who have read the history of her conquests, and of her aggressive policy toward Oriental countries, will regard it as extremely improbable that she will | Public Auction, on long healtate, with proper levitation and as opportunity offers, to extend has "beneficent way over Southern Chips, step by step, as her groat rival calends hers over Northern China.

The more the facts are studied the mora clearly they indicate that the manifest destiny of Anlä is to be divided and dominated by Russia and England-New Ford Su

Thama and the If Russia, adyancing from the noth, thinks Ndjabat | she will find it on cagy task to wrest, India from

the British rule, the makes a grave mistake |will Lond RIPW surely meet with disappointment,

an overwhelmingadiusatorna da

Fut It does not yet seem possible for the

to draw the troops and supplies by rail from Europe to the Afghan fronter for a BUGGERIÍNÍ.

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· Hongkong, and May, 1888,

HONGKONG PUBLIC SCHOOL.

THE MIDSUMMER TERM will Commence

on MONDAY, the 7th instant, at 9AM New Pupils will be entered on SATURDAY, the 5th instant, at 10 AM -

C. J. BATEMA

Hongkong, 4th May, 1888.

Head Master..

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, TOTICE = Is hereby given that the N. ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the Company will be held at the HONGKONG DISPENSARY, on MON- DAY, the 14th day of May next, at 3'0'CLOCK in the Afternoon, for the purpose of receiving.

the 17th May, 1888, at 4 O'CLOCK PL

At the Premises.. ALL THAT VALUABLE PIECE of GROUND paltuate at BELCHERS DAY, LAP SAP WAN, Hongkong, abutting on the North side thereof on Belcher Street and measuring therson 2007 fent on the South side thereof en portion of INLAND LOT No. 905 and measuring thereon 200 feet on the East on the Report of the General Manager, together Street and measuring thereon 200 with Statement of Accounts to the gist

December, 1887

YA MODERATE PRICE.

TRICHORDotti

ES LUCE,

case, and in goo

in the whole 40,000 square

in whole 40,000 square feet and resistored CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 5th Instant, and Office and SECTION of till MONDAY, the 14th instant, both days INLAND LOT No. cos. Together with Inclusive, daring which period: no Transfer of

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the Furnace workshops and buildings 9hares can be registered, theron Tately used and occupied by the HONGKONG AND MACAD GLABS MANU

JOHN WILLMOTT, Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1888,

NOTICE

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the