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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

OUR NEW SEASON'S

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1888.

claims of these useful public servants should have bean ignored for so long. If the revenue will not permit a reasonable addition to the pay of the police, we would recommend His Excellency the LOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS Governor to consider whether the time has

ARE NOW READY. Parcels of 50 Packets, price,

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not arrived when the numerous and extra $ia.covagantly paid sinccures in the Service 5.00 should be summarily abolished. So long 7.53

as these anomalies are allowed to exist in

In Packets of six:or more named varieties, viz -

CLOVE PINKS--PANSIES-PHLOX--

BOLLYHOCKS-PORTULACA, VERBENA and PETUNIA.

MIGNONETTE MACHEL (The New Variety).

Prices Catalogue on application.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 31st August, 1888

the higher grades, it certainly cannot be fairly claimed that the financial affairs of this colony are economically managed.

TELEGRAMS.

(Beuter.)

EGYPT.

LONDON, August 31st.

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It is reported that goo Dervishes stormed fort near Wady Halfa which the garrison stub [bornly defended. Lieutenant Machell with too Soudanese rushed the fort, killing eighty Egyptians; our loss was trifling.

be jjunguday Belegraph

HONGKONG,, TURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1888.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A MONSTER trout was captured a few weeks ago in the river Itchen, al Winchester, weighing 16 lb. 2 oz., and measuring 32 in. in length and zi in, in circumference. He had baunted the stream for years, was as well known in the city as Queen Anne's statue in the High-street, and had acquired quite a reputation for the number of rods he had broken and the quantity of fishing tackle he had carried away,

A SIGNIFICANT point in connection with our undermanned European police force is to be seen in the number of time-expired men who have either left or are about to leave the service. Four men of excellent character went away a month or two ago, and at least as many more will be follow-HERE is very-little-nows-of-importance from ing their example very shortly. What is the reason that those experienced officers refase to rejoin ?. In the first place promo- tion is almost unattainable, in the second they are greatly underpaid, and in the third they would get even lower wages, on rejoining, than they at present receive. There is nearly ten shillings a week

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Tax Cerrzio Macaense, alluding to the date of asth August, 1849, when a detachment of Portuguese soldiers under Lieut. Mesquita, took possession of the Passaleão or Barriet Fort, after dislodging the Chinese garrison, advocates the erection of a fit monument to the heroic deliverer of the Holy City,

PROBABLY in no country are examples of longevity so numerous and so striking as in Russia, The latest of these instances is that of a woman who is only forty years younger than the Patriarch Isaac was when he died. This human relic of the past, who celebrated her 140th birth- day some weeks ago, lives exclusively on potatoes and milk. She was at all times a strict teetotaller. She is still lively, brisk, and cheerful, and can read without spectacles,

H.M.S. Satellite, Espoir, and Merlin returned Shepherd, J. Saunders Hayward, A. A. de Mello, M. Fredericks, and R. Hopkins. The to port to-day from a cruise.

'water was very muddy and consequently most of the "divers" were unable to show their best form; however, Saunders brought up the whole of the ten cups, Shepherd running him hard with only one less, whilst Fredericks was The running header from a capital" think. the cross spring-board proved an easy win for F.. White, who dived in excellent form: F. Lammers thoroughly deserved second honours, and Saunders, George, and Fredericks were all n long way above average juvenile form. A dozen competitors for the Boy's Handicap, distance two lengths of the bath, made this a particularly lively event, and a fine struggle ensued for rather more than half the journey when W. Stopani, Rose, and C. Cook were just ahead of E Lammert, (who started at scratch). Afera grand race home Lammert's superior reach enabled him to pass Stopani and win very cleverly in the very fair time of 831 seconds. A splendid finish was witnessed in the Open Two Lengths Race, in which F. Shepherd, by gamely sticking to work alter appearing well beaten, managed to beat Richardson by a few inches in the last three strokes-time 762 seconds. In the header from stage it was a near thing between M. Fredericks and F. White, both diving beautifully, and although the judges decided in favor of the first named, public opinion was pretly evenly divided. The long race (handicap) round the Red Buoy and back, as usual excited a lot of interest, the starts ranging from Richardson at scratch to De Mello, who had sixty seconds. The latter took a strong lead at first, but by stearing a course a long way to the east, ward in anticipation of securing the benefit of the tide in rounding the mark he soon lost his advantage, Saunders (50 seconds) going straight as an arrow through the slack water and turning first for home well in front, Richardson made the same mistake as the limit man or he probably would have, won, as he was rapidly overhauling the leaders at the finish. All the way home Saunders was closely pressed by De Mello and Fritz Lammert, but succeeded in keeping in front to the end and won a brilliant race by about three yards, the other pair finishing neck-and-neck. Tuas 7-min.-15-secs.

SOME Chinamen were this morning charged at the Police Court, before Mr. Sercombe-Smith, with being found yesterday in the ruins of the late fire at Lyndhurst Terrace for an unlawful purpose. The defendants admitted picking up wood, nothing more, and were sent o gaol for fourteen days with hard labour. Others found. stealing articles which they had unearthed from the ruins were sent to gaol for a month 'with bard labour.

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public will the Bank be responsible to the by water. All the shops and inna are crowded public for the "Obligations to Bearer ?" -

with people who have escaped ·from certain 4-If the HongkƐng and Shanghai Banking || death. Whole villages have disappeared under Corporation did not guarantee the "Obligations water, to the west and north, there being four to Bearer" of the Chinese Government, can the fleet greater depth than in 1886 when so much. Bank charge the public anything for doing damage was done. Here in Newchwang we nothing?

have about two feet more than two years ago, the streets being converted into small rivers and the houses and yards full of water, so much. RO that cooking or warming the kangs is out of the question. The condition generally of the people is miserable beyond descrip. tion, yet they are very fortunate compared la their relatives, who have perished, either by

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--Will it not be great folly to submit to such squeeze" by the Bank and not attempt to recover what has certainly been wrongly obtained from the public by the Bank?

6.-Will the public take some of the gilt off the cupola of the offices of the Bank or the other ginger-brend connected with the establishment. by demanding the difference between the 13.80 per cent per annum received by the Bank from the Chinese Government and the rate at which it issued the Loan to the public (viz. 8 per cent.) as well as the differences in amount of loans between what the Bank received from the public, and what it paid over to the Chinese Government ?

7. Will the Manager and Directors of the Insurance Companies be doing their duty to then shareholders' If they do not recover from the Bank these differences not only on this loan, but. on all the loans where they have invested their: shareholders' money? This query also applies to all those who invested trust monies in these Loans.

the falling of their habitations or by drowning

in great numbers-as, can be easily under.. stood by us in Newchwang, whose situation is on much higher "ground than where the valleys were protected from the River Liao Ho, by dykes, which have now nearly all given way to the tremendous freshets. The beds of the rivers, large and small, villages and fields, all are now one vast sea. All one can do in so small with such tenible' necessities under one's eyes. We are full to overflowing with the, half- drowned, and already half-starved country people, and very soon it will be all over with many of us if friends do not come to our help. I know from experience that shall not appeal to you- 8--Can the Bank, as Agents (they cannot, itin vain-and that you will do what you can for seems to me, do it otherwise without being me and my poor fellow beings. responsible) part with the Chinese Government's "Obligations to Bearer" at a lower interest than 13.80 per cent? The Bank received a very handsome commission from the Chinese Govern- ment under the guise of "difference in exchange." 9.-Can you tell me where the Imperial Edicts for this and the other Loans are to be seen ?

The Economist of the 25th January, 1859, after calling attention to the rumours that the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation received from the Chinese Government a higher rate of interest than the Bank offered the public, said :-* If the Chinese Government is to pay so bigh a rade of interest, it is as well the public here should be açquainted with the facts of the case. As we have before us corroboration of documents, we have felt justi- „fied_in_calling attention..to_the_subject.But. how many investors personally see the `Econo- mist? Not if the brokers can help it!

· difference between the pay to-day and that ofthe members of the Gremio. Governor da Costa which she said was done by complainant with Saturday, the bath-house being densely crowded, Courts of England) the differences on all the

of four or five years ago, the old privilege of

Roughly speaking, should the London bond- holders. be successful, (as they must, identical cases having been already decided in the law Loans to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will about equal its Reserve fund. Mr. White, a partner in Messts. Baring Brothers, the House of Commons on Foreign Loans, "that such a thing as taking "a loan from a Foreign Government at one price and issuing it to the public at another, was unknown in the house of Baring's,"

Yours faithfully,

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I have a small community of to souls on the other side of the river, about ró miles off. No news from them, and I fear very much they have suffered the inte of many other villages. At this moment there are 15:000 persons in the town, saved from the districts under water, and still they come, by hundreds at a time, in boats of all gizes sent out by other survivers. Many are drowned on the way, no doubt, for to-day we have an overladen boat capsized, and ninety were lost. It is not difficult to believe that with those buried under falling houses and ruins, the drowned, and the starved, the number of deathsmay be counted by thousands. The miseries cannot be described,

and I am at my wits end what to do.

CHI-NAN FU.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

12th August 1888. For six days we have had rain in these parts. It is regarded as the longest and beaviest rain for many a year. The creeks are swollen, but the Yellow River gives us no trouble in Shan- tung

The Taotni and other offici is at last granted the American missionary an interview, and reported all points to the Governor. The Go- vernor has decided that all questions of property. must be postponed till after the examination for. Master's Degree. The literary examination will close in October, and the military in December.. vexed question, and so avoid a conflict with the. literati, but we fear it is only a policy of dilly dailying. We expect nothing done till the year. 1889, and possibly 1890, in time to report to the great Missionary Conference.

remitting part of their pay home at 45. 28. French mail; the Government of Macso will chean, but by a fall against a stone; the wood the preyinan day, the swimming faces especially said, I believe, before the Select 'Committee of, In some respect it seems wise to postpone the

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OUR 'Hawkeye' reporter during his morning peregrinations stumbled across the following characteristic epistle from one of our popular local storekeepers to an equally popular skipper of a local liner:—

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THE LATE DR. YOUNG.. TO THE EDITOR of The ."langkong TELEGRAFI1,"

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The Taotai has refused the Americans a second- interview, and this in spite of a strict order of the Tsung-li Yamen to the local authorities to consult and manage." The Tactal excuses him- self on the ground of not being appointed by the Governor. Alf the officials take a position of Governor is not inclined to help. "do nothing" or "hinder," seeing that the

to the dollar has long been stopped, the men then devolve on the Executive Council. No fresh complain that they

"get no encourage-cases of cholera are reported from the lazarettes.they had been charged with stealing was a very

The transport fudia is under crders to leave for trifling quantity. His Worship dismissed ment," and affirm that it is more remunera-

Lisbon, but no date has yet been fixed for her tive for them to rejoin a home force at the departure. The Dean of the Cathedral is getting lowest rates than to stay here. They worse. Great dissatisfaction is expressed at the summary manner in which the patients who died would get literally higher pay-not pro- from cholera at Cacilhas. were buried under a portionately, but actually higher! And yet few fect of sand.. the authorities here, instead of making worth these men's while to stay, and main taining a body of constables who know the native criminal classes here, understand | something of their language and much of their habits, send out every now and then

Hongkong, 3rd September, 1888. and practically decoy-no other term can

Bellyjons Steamship Co. be used fresh men from the police-forces Sir-As our coelie was leaving the shop in the usual course of his duty, carrying a tin box of Great Britain, only to have raw, quickly-containing two cream cheeses addreased to dissatisfied, half-useless constables, who Captain M

as ordered, up comes a either desert, get dismissed, or leave again lady, and say's she, "What's that smelling so nice?" Say's "It must be your own sweet as soon as their engagements are at self." Sny's she" Git along with yet," and gives

The authorities cannot plead. ne a poke in the ribs, with her humbellella | they got to the ladder of the steamer äbe started fire race took place in the Two, Lengthin subscriber so as to suit the purses of intending tains of Yün-nan and ends its course by flowing econonly as an excuse-one week we find (Spot visible). "Now what have you got a Sanitary Superintendent getting nearly there?" seizes the box, opens it, smells it, besitated to ascend the ladder but the Puni inches, to imin, 16) secs.; the latter having all community, and I have not a shadow of a doubi obstructed the course at a point not far from the

an end.

TO-DAY at the Police Court, before Mr. Wode- house, five Chinawomen appeared on remand charged with assaulting the Palice while in the execution oftheir duty on 31stulto. The defendants were charged with assaulting an Indian constable named Beang Singh, who while on his beat near Magazine Gap had attempted to stop them in the act of carrying away some sticks and tree branches. One of the women on being arrested Macao to day. As a sequel to the row at the Mill-after cutting and wounding complainant with a The hurdle race attracted a big field, but C. tary Club, reported the other day, Mr. Leitão, a sickie,, had gone to the Mount Gough station Kew quickly assumed the lead and negotiating

and laid an information against him for the fences much more cleverly than his oppo-. Of course the bondholders in China and clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office, was

nents, won rather easily from F. Grimble. A Japan generally will follow and share the success fitted a member of that institution, and the indecent assault. Inspector Corcoran

tug-of-war between a score of small boys against of the London bondholders, therefore my ques- half that number of bigger juveniles provedtions are of local interest and I may hope for next day he was elected Chairman of the Committee his evidence this morning said that when com- of Directors. Senhores Marques d'Oliveira and plainant arrived at the Station he had cuts on rather a fiasco, the infants, not comprehending the information required. Horta, probably disgusted with these irregular his hands and many bruises about his legs, the business, being vanquished without much

One of the women had at bruise on her head difficulty.

There was a very much larger attendance on proceedings, had their names erased from the list

bis trunchèon after he had been repelled from the race for soldiers doubiless attracting the will leave for Japan within a couple of weeks, and Senhor Costa Duarte, the Colonial Secretary, committing an indecent assault on her. Witness military element, which appeared in great force. inkes his departure for Lisbon by the next thought it could not have been done by a trun-The competitions were also much better than on

being most keenly contested. In the swim under water Saunders scored a most meritorious victory, covering the entire length of the bath and about a third of the return journey. The full distance was 167 feet, and Shepherd was only beaten 12 feet. None of the other competitors were in the bunt. A grand struggle was witnessed in the two lengths handicap race for boys under 14 years, ten aspirants for aquatic fame facing the starter. Considerable interest, was evinced in the meeting of W. Stopani (scratch) and C. Cook (2 seconds), who, it will be remembered, swam a dead-heat twice last year when starting terms, and who are probably the best swimmers in the colony for their respective ages. Cook made the most of his time allowance but was unlucky enough to steer a bad course and to get closed in by several of the boys in front, whilst his rival kept straight as an arrow, and setting very powerful stroke for a youngster so rapidly overhauled the others that he took the lead before making the turn. From this point the scratch man drew clear away and won some- what easily by half a dozen yards from Cook, who got rid of C. Brandt, another plucky little swimmer, after a severe tutte luy

Handicap which fall to F. Lammert secs.), who beat G New (6 secs) by a few

the best of the mce until he commenced to try and "scramble" home after being fairly collared. that all would be vying with each other in Red River has been blown up by dynamite

for cargo and passenger sleamers of fair size Richardson (2 secs.) swam splendidly in this loosening the strings of their purses to do honor the stream has been pronounced navigate to the memory of one so good, so gentle; and so event and was only beaten a very short distance tedious exhibition, and eventually C. Kew and

subscriptions. Funds would be pouring in freely survey has been ordered, and the party selected G. W. King came out first and second respec- from all sides. What to do with the funds, how for the duty, will, if possible, explore the river tively, boating six others. In the running header to perpetuate this worthy name, must be left for to the locality in which it rises. As the country from the middle spring-board F. While con-

after-arrangement. But let a beginning be in Yunnan which is watered by the Black River winning by any number of points from F. Lam-morrow it awells to a large amount. Man could unhealthy, and scantily, peopled, the value of the mert, M. Fredericks and four others." The perform no more pious, more sacred duty than new ariery, as regards it uses for promoting trade between Yunnan and Tongking, is doubtful, Consolation Handicap proved a capital race pay willing tribute to the memory of depasted but the stream-day prove of great value to the new French possession in assisting inter- Yours, faithfully,

communication and the development of local trade in Tengking, The French settlers, however, seem to scorn the humbler gains that may easily he acquired, and in their exalted visions of a Tongking connected by become the great market, for all the import railway with Kucichow and Sechuan, to thus and export trade of Western China; seem likely to neglect the smaller if surer benefits that may be yielded by a navigable stream that is ablo, if utilized aright, to play a very important part in the sound expansion and permanent prosperity of Tongling, pandiller corda hag

thunderstruck coolie,

THIS morning at the Police Court, before Mr. Sercombe Smith, a Chinaman giving the name of Chan Lin Kin was charged by the Police with fraudulently attempting to take out of the Colony one Ng Asz for purposes. of emigration on the 3rst ull. The complainant said he was a farmer belonging to Halpbong, and bad come to long | kong in a junk' about a week ago to look for work, along with a clanaman. On landing og the Praya they were met by defendant who said he could get them plenty of work and asked them to go, and stay at his house in Bild Street. On the second day after arriving at the house the accused asked them to carry a bucke; for him down to the Praya where it was put into a boat and taken on board a steamer; they went with it and some Punti people also. Just as

to go, when complainant and his clansmas

men kicked and cuffed them so that they had to go. On getting on deck the two farmers were put in irons to the ship's rigging, but they board where they were rescued by the police. Mr.J. Hastings, of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon's, who watched the case on behalf of the accused,

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11th inst, bail being taken in two sureties of $200 cach,

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The Governor has issued proclamations forbidding a rise in the prices of flour and food, but the prices are raised for all the proclamations that even the Governor can issue. The people expect a little fun at the examination time.

SIR-I shall thank you to insert the following few lines in a corner of your valuable journal.

In your morning contemporary's issue of the 21st ultimo, I are a correspondence about the late Dr. Young, with the aim and substance of which I fully agree, and no doubt sa will every right-thinking man. But why should the writer of that letter single out the Parsees, and not C. Daily News include the others of the Indian community, one and all of whom had and still have a very

sigh opinion of that worthy măn? I now hear that the Parsees have started a private list for circulation amongst themselves, and that they have fixed upon a certain limit for each individual subscribers, rich and poor alike. I would, there fore, request the promoters of this subscription to invite the co-operation of the whole of the Indian

FRENCH INDO-CHINA AND CHINA.

We hear that the stream Le-sien-ho, known more generally, to foreigners as the Black River, which rises amongst the forest-covered mouns. into the Red River, has been partially surveyed, and, as the most serious rocky shoal that

$100 a month added to his "honorarium," and Bay's-" Reminds me of a man Simply to make him equal to another and tells the coolic to come along. Coolie starts, have loved, not wisely. but too well," overpaid official, and in a thousand other that coolic will not start any longer; he was finally managed to get adrift and sprang over from the winner. The plunging proved rather a generous, Let them not delay. Let them invite for: some distance. inta Yünnan. A further! ways money is lavished in the higher buried at 4.30. I rush after the lady "For pity's sake, Mam," says I, "they are for Captain iranches of the Public Service. But where M, specially ordered six months ago. $15 men are concerned they are severely Says she "Not the buily Captain of the kept down and told to be thankful that they Hellyjoss Co. ?«The same," says 1, (growing asked for a remand, which was granted till the firmed the correctness of yesterday's form. made. To-day open the subscription lit, to is mostly composed of virgin forest; very.

hap, but with the gear still in my eye from the poke with the umbrella). "Well" says she, "if it's for Daisy M(whatever that may mean), have you got any more?" "Nary a one in the wide world," says I. "Then," says she, "my friend, I'll take one, and you send the other to Captain M-with my compliments." Ma'm, please Ma'm," says 1.. "Lady of the Lake," says she; "ta, ta, old buffer," and off she goes, then tums round and says,” mind you charge both tó Captain Mat which I fainted, have just recovered and forward what is left-, one cheese in good order and condition.

THE V. R. C. AQUATIC SPORTS.

A much smaller attendance than usual in. augurated the Annual Swimming Races of the Victoria Recreation Club on Friday afternoon, and taken as a whole the competitions were scarcely up to the average of past seasons. An old stager visiting the Bath-house after a lapse of some years cannot fail to be at once struck with the altered character of the sport; a dozen years ago the swimming world was quite in the LouD WOLSELEY contributes to the Fortnightly front ranic of our local athletic exercises, and for several years afterwards the splendid

Your's in sorrow,

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between F. Lammert and G. Jorge, the former eventually coming in first by several yards, but as he started three seconds in advance of his proper time, the Committee had no alternative but to disqualify him, Howard being placed second. A magnificent struggle took place for the Soldiers Race, distance. four lengths, between Privates Hancock and Cooper of the 58th Regiment, the former, swimming in grand style, taking the lead at the beginning of the last length and winning handsomely in 2 min. 34 secs. There were seven starters for this event, and all performed creditably. A tug-of-war brought the sports to a satisfactory conclusion. desired, the handicapping especially being first class. Messrs. F. Grimble and J. Sampson acted a umpires, Major Ellis, 58th Regiment, as referee, Lieut. Metcalfe, 58th Regiment, as starter, and Mr. G. Turner as official time-keeper, and gave the utmost satisfaction in these roles.

CORRESPONDENCE,

We do not necesis Jy endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.)

worthies.

Hongkong, 4th September, 1888.

PAID DIRECTORS.

TO THE EDITOR of the “Hosakond Telegraph,"

SIR-It has long been conspicuously apparent to the residents of this Colony that many of the public Companies of the place suffer from a superabundance of overpaid directors, of men whose services are admitted to be useful, but still far too highly remunerated. "Are there not many gentlemen whose names could be mentioned, drawing large allowances from at least sixdifferent

The new frontier treaty marts of Lung-chou- commercial concerns, some of them yielding in Klangsi, and Meng-tzu in Yunnan, will soon infinitesimal profits to their shareholders? If such is the case it would surely be interesting to have be opened to French trade, but as the districts their names published together with the collective around these places are but little known, remunerations which they allow themselves to opinion of their actual worth or worthlessness a

it is not yet easy to form a trustworthy draw. If these gentlemen-say the majority of depois for foreign trade and as traffic will

ory them-do anything more than examine and pass be assuredly crippled if not stified by the the acts and suggestions of their manager, fatuous commercial policy of France, we do not. which they understand next to nothing, the same expect the new Consular and Customs Stations would also be interesting information for those will confer any appreciable, benefits on Tong who bear the burden and the oppression of the king. Ifever a French railway system is allowed present hard times. I would not advocate the introduction of unpaid directors for the various main lines extending on one side to Chungicing to cross the frontier and connect with Chinese enterprises of the colony, but 1 think that some and Chêng-tu in Sechuan, and to Canton on the able men could be found who would cheerfully consent to give their trifling services much more other the fortuner of French, Indo-China will on the pro-rata principle than at present is the forwelcoming French railway, and for no doubt be greatly stimulated. But the time directors giving their services gratuitously.

get so much. We do not expect that way benefit will round from the memorial on the subject which they got presented lately to the Governor. They may be as lucky as the Fire Brigade, and have. literally, "a sop. to Cerberus" dropped from the official table, of which, as in the case relurred to, the bulk will never reach them, but that will be all. Letús pay our police a little more, equally as a matter of justice to them find for public convenience. They have no very great hardships--such as frosts, &, to bear, we know; they have Review an exceedingly interesting article on form displayed by such crack" professors The arrangements were all that could be a fairly easy time, but so has Robert" "Courage," treating the subject specially in its in the art of natation as Dudley Travers, J. Cook, at home, as a rule, and he is better paid practical manifestations. It is sometimes said Joe McLeod, H. Munster Schultse, W. Dunman, for it. Why should the ratepayers keep that small men are generally braver than tall A. K. Travers, CJ, Hiret, Stanley Cope, C. S. men; but one of the most stolidly and immove-Goodwyn, Frank Grimble, and numbers of others, expending large sums for recruits to come

enabled there annual festivals to retain a firm out from home, only to lose them as soon ably brave men. Lord Wolseley ever knew is hold on public interest. But all that has changed several inches over six feet in height. I have now; the men who fought out the fight to the as they have obtained sufficient experience often seen him, from pure laziness, when relieved bitter end in the good old days bave given place to make them really, useful? Yet that is from duty in the advanced trenches before to a new generation of half-grown youths and what has been done for many years in Sebastopol, step out calmly in rear of the parallel become the spectators of the presenters, the arena school-boys, The Leanders of the part have: Hongkong, and with most unsatisfactory where he happened at the moment to be, and has been resigned to a new race who have sprung results. The Australasian Colonies get take a beeline for camp, exposed for many into existence with the altered character of the

SOME BANKING CONUNDRUMS.--- hall of our trained policemen, and the other hundred yards to a heavy rife-fire from the days in which we live. Our Hongkong Trojans

are being rapidly superseded by a race of Tritons, · TO THE KDITOR OF THE "Hongkong Tetrarárs." half, or those who survive, return home. advanced works of the Russians. I remember a born and bred in the colony, who with charac

SIR,-Having heard from home that Bond Some are "getting back" now, and another curious instance. of his imperturbability some teristic modɛały are elbowing the veterans into holders of the Chinese Government Loans rule, At home we find hosts of permitting.one to connect with the Chinese

years afterwards, when I met him in China. In the the back seats where they will gradually become negotiated by the Hongkong and Shanghai batch are getting ready to follow suit. And assault of the Taku forts we had to cross two mere memories of a decayed generation. How- Banking Corporation, as agents of the Chinese twenty fresh men are coming out, so that ditches filled with water. One of these was ever, it must be admitted that the juvenile Government, intend asking the Bank to account we are having the pleasure of unnecessarily be thrown over it. In carrying up light thorough masters of the art of swimming; in fact, from the Chinese Government, and what they sufficiently wide and deep to require a bridge to natatists of the Victoria Recreation Club are to them for the differences received by the Bank paying passages both ways, and 82000 infantry pontoon bridge to launch into this ) we doubt if any port in the world could produce received from the Bank for subscribing their

dlich, "bounty money as well. This expenditure,

round shot went through one of the ■ better all round crowd of youthful swimmers | share of the money, "I have looked into the pontoons. To launch it in that condition would than the competitors at the recent sports, matter more carefully than I should otherwise even the powers that be ought to understand, have caused it to sink, and we had great difficulty Although there was no-one of the class of have done, and taking "Imperial Chinese Govern would have made a very welcome difference in getting the injured pontoon out of the bridge Dudley Travers-the fastest amateur we ment Loan of 1878" as an example I am anxious in the men's pay during the last five years. under the clone severe fire to which we were bave ever seen, and probably none quite so for information on the following points :-

exposed from the works behind the ditch. In | good as Cook, Dunman and Grimble in their By Articles 3 and 4 of the Agreement, the

Cowards nightly used, would onanie France to establish We have a splendid body. of men-as commos with all the other mounted officers, best days, yet there were plenty speedy and a Bank received from the Chinese Government

SEAFOLG ma few years one of the most magnificent and stalwart, intelligent, and active as will be had left my horse at a safe distance behind few strong swimmers, and the ornamental work, Obiigations to Bearer" for Taels 1,351,719.24.

PARVIN NAVAL prosperous Colonial empires of the world and under some cover...I was therefore astonished headers from springboard, plunging, diving for Did "Obligations to Bearer" mean, the docu-

FLOODS NEAR NEWCHWANG, to this end, and with but very little regard to the found in any force in the world, and the when, upon standing up after working at this objects, etc., were admirably done. Richardson, ments crisp, nice and convenient for the hands

A questionables external probabilities that may

···local. Government values them at 845 a little bridge on the ground, to sea beside me a of the Chinese Imperial: Customs, is a very fine of the pubile--Le, the public to be let in and the The following translation of a letter from, a never be realised, all the attention of the Gayer.

month Considering that the police have very tall man on a very tall horse. The position swimmer, but both in the long race round the Bank out? If so, the public lent the Bank Catholic Pricat in Shingling gives a deplorablement and settlers should be directed

was actually comical, and as well as I remember | Red. Buoy on Friday and in the two-lengths'

Certain it is that for the present the Chinesa never been sufficiently paid, and in view of laughed as I saw my cool friend there at the handicap on Saturday he was, far too heavily Chile 1,851,719.24 and the Bank lent the picture of the damage done by the inundations

Chinese Government Taels 1,500,000.00. The near Newchwang

Government is not likely to sanction any maln the fact that the intrinsic value and parchas edge of the ditch, a regular cockshot for every weighted, and likely enough, he was not in first question therefore which presents itself to me is

Newchwang, 17th

that will stretch from Chengt Chinaman near Bim. He said something to me class condition. We would commend the Can a Banker pledge, a security for more I meant to go to Yingiza to visit the Bishop

ofcanton, but/ Ing. power of the dollar have diminished which, owing to the great din and noise at the powerful and effective side-stroke used by this than he has himself advanced upon it before his departure for Peking, and within the past few years to

to the extent of moment, I could not bear, so, moving nearer to gentleman to those youthful aspirants for 2.--Did “Obligations to Bearer!! enable or my friends generally, but man over twenty-five per cent, we cannot but him, I carelessly put my hand on his leg. He aqualic honours who apparently Imagine that warrant the Bank to assume the double capacity: God disposes. At the time think that their case is entitled to full and winced a little as I touched him, and, calmly faiby over-hand action, accompanied by of principal and Agent, and can any bank started torrential, rains, ses

saying, "Don't put your hand on my leg, for 1 great deal of unnecessary, splashing, la the royal | legall, in the same transaction, appear in the six days” and zweven, nights. ** nsidération. The laborer is worthy have just had a bullet in there, west on with road to rapid propulsion through the water, off two characters of grappige

Impossible to travel. The toy his conversation as if only a mosquito bad bitten |

On im That man is now known to all na Libur diving for objecta, nine competitors toeing the be n Saturday, the proceedings - begaa, 1410

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[of, or an Agent' for any Foreign Govert"|and; boats are saill General Sir Gerald Graham, V.C..

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lines that may be made hereafter, is still remote,

[If our correspondent, or any other person communities thaVexist in the new possessions,

MARAS SHAREHOLDER and may never come Hongkong, 3rd September, 1888, The French Government of Indo-China, and the anxious, disappointed and distressed foreign interested, cares to take the trouble to compile will do well to turn that Thoughts and energies a list of our local directors with the amounts to the treasures they actually possess. In Annam they draw annually as remuneration for ser Tongkings with their ample and industrious po- vices rendered, we shall be glad to give the pulatione, fertile soils, and geographical position same a prominent place in our columns.-Ed there are all the elements at hand which, if Hongkong Telegraph},

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