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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1889.

work in this land, and who shall say that the Arm of the Lord in shortened? Any simple case of victory over some moral evil in a Chinese nature is proof that God can overturn, overture, overturn, till the whole land, submits to its rightful King."

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CAPTAIN G. Buchanan, late of the Yehrin, has been transferred to the Hisnsheng vice Captain: Andrew, who goes home to bring out another steamer for the C.M.S.N. Co.

MISSIONARY (in a prison)~~~My poor friend, I The efficacy of Christian morality in suppose you regard these walls with hatred, but sweetening the ferocious temper which Prisoner-Regard them with gratitude.

and both wives are furious.

THE law library of the United States Congress contains over 50,000 carefully selected volumes exclusively legal in character.

In order to encourage the export trade in rice, it is said the Japanese government is considering the desirability of allowing vessels to load at Shimonoteki.

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THE Hioga News says that the Museum Com pany of Arts and Manufactures have opened an Emporium at Kobe, which is evidently destined to become one of the most interesting institutions of the port.

heathens are alleged to possess, is hinted/ They are my protection. I am in for bigamy | We learn from Japan exchanges that the Mitsa General, at present occupied by Mr. Mitchell-

at here. Our acquaintance with the Chinese has not been a short one, and we can unconditionally testify to their quiet manners and to the extra coolness of their temper. To improve on' such favourable grounds carinot by any means be a difficult task for the hard-worked missionary. But what would be the result if the convert or the catechumen finds in the very Bible which is thrust into his hands records of the most ferocious and sanguinary wars of conquest and

extermination that are to be found in the annals of mankind! If he peruses the history of Christian nations, what abundant proof of ferocity and brotherly hatred would he not find in the Arian disputes, in the religious wars, and in the Spanish Inquisition If the Chinese are to value Christianity by the sweetness of manners inculcated by it or by that suppression, of the volcanic fury' which the writer points out as a triumph of dogma over Buddhism or Chintoism, then

THE U. S. Corvette Marion arrived at Nagasaki from Shanghai on the 24th ult.. and will remain there pending the receipt of orders from Admiral Belknap The U. S. corvette Omaha left Kobe for Yokohama on the zéth ultimo, Tux Fapan Herald has the following trans- lation from a vernacular paper: The Rev. Schmiedel and Rev. Spinner presented a con- gratulatory document to the Imperial Household Department some time ago in acknowledgment. of the provision in the Constitution tolerating all religions. They were lately warmly thanked by Count Okuma, the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Wx learn from our Tientsin contemporary that at fall flood for a month yet, perhaps six weeks. the Yellow River is rising fast, but will not be

The snow of last winter is said to have been rather, less than usual, but as rain sometimes falls heavy at the end of April or beginning May it is not possible to predict whether the volume of water will be leas or more than the normal spring floode.

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SAYS the N, C. Daily News-The latest newi from Ichang is that the delegates are apparently instructed to render the negulations that have been commenced abortive, “as they are insisting that separate days must be set apart for steamer and junk traffic, and they are, it is said. offering but nothing, as far as our advices go, has yet been definitely settled.

Bishi Co.'s new cargo steamer Asagað arrived at Nagauki from Cardiff on the 23rd uit, after a passage of 46 days, to hours, including a stoppage of 15 hours at Fort Said. She is a vessel of 1,563, tons register and 3,500 tons carrying capacity and is arranged to be able to take in a full cargo of coal in 15 hours.

THE following are the Orders of the Day for the meeting of the Legislative Council, to be held to-morrow, the 12th inst, at 4 p.m.-

1. Report of the Finance Committee, (No. 5). 2. Second reading of the Bill entitled "The Arins Ordinance, 1889.

3. Committee on the "Bilt for amending the Laws relating to the construction of Buildings in the Colony of Hongkong.".

THE Ganges, which should have arrived here on Tuesday, to take the mails on Wednesday, arrived about ten o'clock last night. She was on time until Monday night, when she met very thick weather off the Lammocks, and had to

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charge for licenses, removed the expensive and useless Wai Yun, and foregone the royalty on the "Tamchau mines until the present deficit of $800,000 has been wiped out,

TAKU.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}

Taku, March 26th, 1889. Just time for a few lines regarding the terrible railway accident which has taken place in our neighbourhood. The line between Tongku and- Tientsin is a single line and worked on the staff system. The Tientsin train leaves at 16.35 for Tongku, also a train leaves Tongku for Tientsin at 16.40. The two trains meet at the half way station, Chun-liang-cheng, where the Tongku train hands over the staff to the train from Tientsin.

No position in any of our Government Depart ments requires so much tact and care as that of the Father of the Chinese-the Registrar-

Innes. It was rumoured to-day that the Chinese pork butchers were in arms because that gentle man had issued an official proclamation ordering them to pay a tax on every pig slaughtered of three cents, for the benefit of the Alice Memorial Hospital. It is certain that a large deputation! of them consulted a local lawyer of some eminence on, the subject, to see if they could resist the impost, so evidently they were under the impression that such a proclamation had been issued, › As a matter of On Monday afternoon the train from Tongshan fact the case was this-On several occasions,(Kaiping) was late and did not leave Tongku at extending as far back as Sir John Pope Hen- the time appointed, 16 40 for Tientsin, but about nessy's time, the Pork-butchers have at intervals three hours afterwards. The Tientsin train all tried to organise a subscription amongst them this time was waiting at Chun-liang-chêng for selves for the Wah Toh Temple, asking per the staff. The driver, Mr. Jarves, thought the mission to do so and then letting the thing drop, train would not arrive and took upon himself to The other day they called on Mr. Mitchell-Innes go on without the staff, the consequence was the and again asked permission to subscribe to the (wo trains met arid telescoped into one another. Temple, to which they added the Alice Memorial Hospital: He told them the Governor had по objection, and, a little later, a deputation said they had all agreed to give the bladders

keeper would credit them with three cents. The latter also attended and agreed to do so, and they then asked the Acting Registrar-General if he could recommend a certain Indian to collect the money. He said he could, and issued a notice stating that the Governor had approved of | the subscription, but strictly giving everyone to understand that there was no compulsion about it. Yet as soon as the notice was out the butchers held a little mass meeting and went off to ask a, lawyer if they could be made to pay i

vector yoon afterwards. She started again of the pigs for which the slaughter-house the other engine; he immediately reversed, but

yesterday afternoon, and, as stated, got in some hours later, to the relief of the agents, who had been looking out for her all day in the Pilot Fish, and who intended sending out the Thibựt tỏ-day if she had not turned up.

they had betler never open" a book of to buy the Ruling as a solution of the difficulty. Yamato, was built, and; as might be expected,

history, either profane or sacred, for from the Old Testament days to the present time, Judaism and Christianity have been transpires now that the jusk which was conspicuous for the ferocity displayed by their most devoted adherents.

The remark added by the writer "Who shall say that the Arm of the Lord is shortened "strongly savours of that spirit of intolerance and exclusion which is characteristic of the Judaico- Christian Churches, but which is directly opposed to the teachings of the peace-loving Nazarene "God," continues this warlike preacher, "canoverturn, overturn, overturn, till the whole land submits to its rightful King. We contend that the Creator's intentions are precisely, the reverse of

pirated the other day off Cape D'Aguilar was

smuggling the kerosine she carried, so that it was a case of dog eat dog to some extent, 'Another of the pirates was caught yesterday a

Yau-ma-ti, and remanded to-day. In the good old days forty years ago they dealt more sun- last words were generally This suspense is marily with these freebooting individuals, whose killing,"

We understand that Chief Justice Russell will join either the next English mail or the succeeding one, proceeding home on twelve. months' leave. In his absence Mr. [ustice Clarke will fill, bis position, the acting Puisne Judgeship being probably given to the Acting Registrar Mr. A. G. Wise. We do not know anyone else by any means so worthy, so we hope our forecast will be verified.

BUDDHISM is not dying out in Japan, for the Mainichi Shimbun says that it is over 1,300 years since the Horuji, a Buddhist temple in the structure is in very dilapidated condition, The priests have arranged to obtain subscriptions amounting to 65.000 yes, payment being extended over twelve years, and the Imperial Household Department will add 15,000 yen, so the work of reconstructing the temple will be commenced shortly..

THE Average maximum of the Fahr. thermome ter in a shared situation in Shanghai during March was 57° 6, the average minimum 42 and the mean 498, against 5727, 4344, and 50% respectively in March last year. The rainfall for the month was 3.80 inches against

4.60 inches in March, 1888, and an average of 2.94 inches for the seven years 1882-88. "Rain fell measurably on 12 days in March last, against II days in March, 1868, and an average

of 8 days for the seven years 1882-83.

Alvertisements, &c, be addressed to the "Manager. Hangoverturning his own work. Nature and

Iva requested that all communications relating to Subscripticar, Tarten on Editorial matters to be on to The Editor and mankind, and all our moral and social laws Communications intended for palification must be accompaniet obey the rule of evolution, and pass from and Frima on the Taku Bar was brought up for Subscriptions from San

not to individual members of the staff.

by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication; but as evidence of good faith.

Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tilgraph, will, always be open for the fair discusion hy correspondents "of all questions affecting pubile Interek, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way held himself responsible, for opinions thus sxpressed.

We learn from the Shanghai Mercury that the recent enllision between the meamer Kowshing

arbitration on the morning of the 3rd inst, before R. A. Mowat, Esq. Assistant Judge. Mr. Dowdall appeared for the owners of the Kow- shing, and Mr. Wainewright for the Frima. Mr. Wainewright applied that, after the evidence of the witnesses present had been taken, the case thould be adjourned to allow the evidence of the pilots on board the steamers at the time of the This was allowed by His Lordship and the case was proceeded with,

the imperfect and the germinal to the perfect stages. China's manners, China's morals and China's mission among the nations of the world require no overturning process whatever; they require just the opposite Advertisers are requested to forward all notices intended for thing,-gradual, well-conceived, and well-collision to be taken at Tientsin and Taku. insertion in that day's ixue nos lates than, Three 'Clock ca sa not to retard die early publication of the paper.

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applied aids to progress. Missionary work in this part of the world would be attended with far better success if it confined itself to perfecting those principles, of morals and of general polity according to which the Chinese mind is accustomed to think Subscribers to The Flangkang Telegraph are respectfulty and act. To root out these basic qualities and substitute in their stead an incrustation of dogmas and of the absurd tenets held by the raving theologians of the Middle Ages, is to pervert, not convert, China.

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DEATH.

At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 1st April, 1889, DAVID CUNNINGHAM, Engineer, late steamship Kwanglee, #ged 36 years,

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1889,

A STRAY number of the Messenger, the organ of the British and Foreign Bible Society, occasionally reaches us from the Model Settlement, and it is needless to say that we are wont to spend a precious, blt of time in poring over. its valuable contents, Whilst the world around is alive with trade, and the messengers of industry intersect the watery expanse bringing tidings of com- mercial enterprises achieved and dis- tributing the commodities of civilisation: over uncivilised countries, It is refresh-

TELEGRAMS.

(From Straits Times) ROUMANIA.

VIENNA, April 2nd. Russia has demanded explanation from Rou- mania with regard to various grievances, notably

the expulsion of certain Russian subjects.

THE NETHERLANDS.

LONDON, April 2nd. The Chambers met to-day to consider the nomination of a Regency

After hearing the medical report, which was that the King suffers from diabetes and nephritis, a decision was deferred until to-morrow,

result of the general legislative elections,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.) GENERAL BOULANGER,

PARIS, April 3rd. General Boulanger, who is in Brussels, has ing to hear the solf-styled messengers published a manifesto declaring that duty has of a world to come, announcing in compeited him to escape from the Courts of public their battles with the prince of Justice, and that he will await' in Belgium the darkness and the victories they have. achieved in the way of 'biblicising' the heathen Chinese. Civilisation being impos- sible without the Bible, our messengers are apt to reckon the number of souls they have saved by the number of Scriptures they have distributed, or by that of the readers they havo secured. The Bible Society is therefore proud of its work of paving the way to heaven, and its monthly organ, the Messenger, bristles with glowing reports of the progress achieved,

day another remittance from London of £700 for THE China Inland Mission received the other the Famine Fund.

IT is reported that the Japanese Government contemplate laying a cable between, Yechigo and the island of Sado.

Shanghai on Tuesday night, having been out to THE Russian gunboat Karayela returned to

North Saddle Island to, meet the Russian Admiral,

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SANITARY SCRIBBLINGS.

The Sanitary Senators met yesterday after. noon. Present--all the official members and Mr. Wong Shing. The Rev. McCallum read the lessons--that is to say the minutes. Intona- tion splendid. Chairman almost went to sleep, it sounded so churchy. First business listened to with bated breath. Last meeting. on Dr. Cantlie's motion, the Board asked the Governor

if they might submit recommendation for an Epidemic Hospital. Reply read. "His Excel- lency was ready to receive and cogitate over any suggestions the Board might at any time make, if they affected, directly or indirectly, the public health." President suggested that a committee be appointed to find a site, first. Mr. Francis, whe had just come in, after about six months' abrence, tremendously energetic. Board Wanted the Board to begin again. refused. Mr. Francis read the gracious letter, and then seconded the President's proposal. Everybody che indifferent; motion passed. High Church Secretary next read some commu- nications from Mr. Ladd, inspector of live stock. In February that gentleman reported the exist ence of infectious disease in cattle at the Kennedy Town Depot, and asked for power to slaughter suspected animals and compensate the owners. On the 23rd March be wrote again that he had done so and promised the Chinamen THE Japan Mail says that Mr. Henry Norman's who owned the cows $120 compensation. letters describing his visit to Tongking will not | Secretary wrote back wanting to know what the SAYS the Chinese Times :—The announcement be among the least interesting of his contributions | dickens right he had to promise anything, and has been made of the organisation of the new

to our knowledge of the East. He spent three inquiring when the cattle came into the Colony, German-Asiatic Bank for the promotion of weeks there, penetrated as far as the Franco- when they began to be suspected, and how German trade, which is to have its head quarters Chinese frontier, among the pirates, and visited much they were worth. Didn't trouble about in Shanghai. The capital is 22,500,000 of marks the new coalfields. With regard to the latter, he where they came from. Mr. Ladd replied that all legitimate, and even at times illegitimate Japan must anticipate keen competition from Although there is no lack of money in Ching for writes that they are undoubtedly good, and that he did not know when they came, but they were worth $15 each. Secretary posted another purposes, and German traders have as little need them. The shares (soo francs par) are now letter enclosing a form of application, and of a bank of their own as German travellers had quoted at 725 per cent premium. Mr. Norman stating that the legal formalities would have of a special line of steamers, yet we cannot doubt adds that he can bear personal testimony to the to be complied with. Mr. Ladd replied that that, as in the case of the Norddeutscher Lloyd quality of the coal, since he travelled for a week at the owners were getting old, and were not the new bank will attract to itself a fair share of | in M. Bavier-Chauffour's steam-launch with a Chinese Jobs, they would waive their rights to businera. Supply often creates demand, and | high-pressure' engine burning the coal all the compensation rather than go through all the every new facility offered for business tends to

time.

necessary formalities. Mr. Francis looked upon enlarge its volume. It is perhaps a matter of

the whole correspondence as fishy, Didn't think consolation to the existing basks that the value

any Chinamen would miss trying to get every of money in China has about touched bottom, for

dollar he could. Moved that the affair be inves when the Chinese are able to borrow at five per

tigated. The secretary, in answer to the Pical- cent. additional competition cannot do much to

dent, admitted that he could find out who the Inwer the tariff. The rate of Interest in India for

owners were if he laid himself out, but he couldn't ste why the Board should bother, seeing that loans on security of Government Paper was 12 per cent. per annum on the 1st March.

THE Case of the bar-boy at the Seamens' Club, charged with selling liquor without a licente, was again before Mr. Wodehouse to-day. Sergeant Rennie stated that during the last four months he had constantly seen civilians going into the Club and obtaining liquor, and even seen them send their boys for drink. The place struck him as being simply an unusually large publichouse-Hi Worship fined the defendant $100, or six weeks' imprisoment.—Whilst the Club is before the public it would perhaps be as well for the authorities to deal with another, and much more serious nuisance, which exists there. On "libedy day " the scenes around the place are simply disgraceful to the Service-the crowds of sales pouts die kouets ofthe of sallors positively defile the neighbor hood. Jack, the club, free from restraint and fellow, but at this free from unlimited as to liquor, he developes his worst traits. The Government does not subsidies the building for the purpose of encouraging this, and we have a right to expect firmer supervision. on the part of the Committee, otherwise—well, In our opinion the Club must go.

THEN.C.Daily Newsreports that a few minutes after 5 pm. on the 3rd inst. fire was discovered in the Model Settlement in a block of buildings between Broadwayand Seward Road in one direcs tion and Hoone Road and the Hongkew Creek in the ether. The firemen were prompt in arriving the "Hongkew Engine Company being first, and the "Victoria" next. After half an hour's hard work, the firemes got the flames under with the aid of seven ms of water, but their work did not end the hey played on the ruins till an hour later, e time of the alarm there was a high wind, a had there been any delay in the firemen turning out, the conflagration might | have been a serious one, as the contents of some of the houses consisted of large quantities of coal, charcoal, firewood and tallow, the latter running cut of the houses into one of the lanes,

the men had walved their claims. Mr. Francis thought the Registrar-General should investigate the matter. General Gordon was in favor of lelting the owners apply personally for com- pensation. The motion of Mr. Francis, that the men's names be sent to the Registrar-General so that he might look into the matter, secanded by Mr. Wong Shing, and adopted, General Gordon opposing it as too troublesome a pro- ceeding. The conference then closed with the beatawal of the benediction by Bishop McCallum.

THE TAMCHAU MINES.

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By good chance Mr. Dawson, driver of the train from Tongku, was keeping a good look out as the night was very dark and observed at some distance sparks coming from the funnel of

not in time as the other train was running about 35 miles an hour, and had no lamp barning.

The carriages of the Tientsin train went on the top of one another and immediately, took fire, the doors were all locked and the unfor. tunate passengers roasted alive. One eye-witness describes that no assistance could be rendered and that as the bottoms of the carriages burned out, the charred bodies fell down.

I have not been able to get the amount of killed and wounded, but it is said 12 Chinese were killed. The diver Jarves was killed and about 30 Chinese were dangerously wounded and burnt.

The whole blame lays upon Jarves, who died after he saw what had happened. The Chinese are in great indignation and commenced travel ling in carts; 29 left here yesterday, also all the inns are open again which have been shut since the railway opened. I am afraid this accident

will throw railways back for a number of years in China.

THEISM v. REVELATION.

A CONTRAST AND A STUDY.

IV.

THE INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE

INTRINSICALLY CONSIDERED.

11.

. THE FLOOD. Like the moral catastrophe we have read and admired in Genesis III, Chapter VI, VII, and VIII of the same Book give us full details of a physical cataclysm which is said to have affected the human and animal species throughout the whole surface of the earth. Both events are recorded as punishments of sin, or of a moral deviation from a certain prescribed path of virtue and duty. The fall was accounted for as a punishment for disobedience to a given com»' mand. For the penalty of the Flood, no other cause is assigned but that from the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men 2 TACO had sprung up, being a mixed progeny of angels,

Adam's female giants, and posterity; that this abnormal progeny became too wicked in the eyes of the Lord who forthwith decreed its extermination. As no moral or positive injunctions are recorded to have been given previous to the alleged sins, one is at a loss to understand what they con- sisted in. After announcing the fact that the sona of God saw the daughters of men that they were lair, and they took them wives of all which they chose" (Gen. vi. 2)—an occurrence which was quite in keeping with the primeval command to multiply and replenish the earth the Creator says:My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh yet his days shall be sa hundred and twenty years." We find in this passage the first glerm of the divine anger at the doings of men. It is then said that "God saw that the wicked. news of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (2.5), Bradlaugh, in commenting on this passage, says: writer speaks as if God had then newly dis- covered man's great wickedness, and in conse quence repented, as set out in the next verso. Kalisch says that when God breathed his spirit into man it was then originally pure and undefiled ; but it was gradually corrupted by the weak frame with which it was coupled. Kalisch omits to consider that, on the theory of God's fore-knowledge, all this was known to the Creator of the weak frams prior to the coupling." (Genesis, p. 176),

The

Creator. The Douay Bible has a foot-note to

As a consequence of this, "It repented the By a convulsion in the Public Works Department

Lord be bad made man on the earth, and Queen's Road Central is now impassible in the

it grieved him at his heart." (p. 6). This fullest sense of the word. From the Telegraph

The mining operations at Tamchau, which anthropomorphic description of the unchangeable Office to Lane, Crawford's scores of men are Mr. Ho Amei and a number of Chinese capitalists Deity is highly characteristic of the Jewish mind. breaking up the macadam with picks, unsupervised have been conducting for some three years, are

It is said that the expression of repentance is and unrestrained, with the result that something likely to attract general attention. For a long

here introduced to depict the enormity of the under fourteen people are in Hospital with pick time they were only moderately succenfal, the

sin rather than to express the feelings of the axe wounds, oiñe killed by overturned tickshas. and one coolie has bust a bloodvessel, At least so ore, which was extracted at depths varying from this effect and such is the current interpretation we hear. About seven years ago, as near as we can 100 to 500 feet, being treated by scientific of Bible grinders. But in the first place, the text recollect, Queen's Road Central was macadam- ised, at an average cost of 1 cents per square

processes at first, and, latterly, by Chinese does not say for what purpose the expression "repented is used. In the second, it cannot. foot, auper.

methods. The average yield bas been only be denied that it is in full contradiction to Since then, except for patching, nothing has been done to it until now. So far $500 a month, which was decidedly unremunera numerous other passages in the Bible in which from being ashamed of this, the paving people tive, but repeated assays showed that better the unchangeable nature of God is clearly corrects in some particulars the account which it half expect to be made C. M. G. In dry taken from all over the location showing of man, that he should repent: hath he said, FROM later information the N. C. Daily News point to the fact as a triumph of economy, and results must be obtained before long, specimens asserted. We will dite the following:-" God is not a man, that he should lie neither the san previously gave of the accident on the Tientsin.

weather, for seven years, this most important of Tangku railway on the 25th uit. It appears that all our roads has been a whirl of dust; ls the wet percentage of silver, of from half an ounce and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, season a sea of impassable mud, with never | per ton to 160- ounces, A day or two and shall he not make it good?”. (Num. xxiil, the up train from Tong-shan was so much delayed that it did not leave, Tangku for Tientsin until a crossing from end to end. The ceaseless com.sgo, however, a lode about a foot thick 19) And also the Strength of Israel will not nearly 9p.m., insiead of at 4.40 p.m. The down plaints of the public have been utterly ignored, was struck in No. 3 shaft, at a depth of 300 He narrepent: for he is not a mad, that he should train which left Tientsin at 435 p.m., waited at although a far superior system of road-making feet, which rivals anything, this side of Broken repeat. (1. Sam. xv. 29). I the Lord have the half-way aiding until about 8.30 p.m., and has been long in use. The Albany and many of Hill. Two samples of about seventeen cattles spoken it; it shall come to pass, and I will do it; then went on, but whether the engine-driver the higher streets are laid with concrete; a firra, weight each were melted in two crucibles, and I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither went on his own responsibility, or was over-clean, lasting pavement only costing 3 cents the first yielded 100 taelsy mace, whilst the will I repent," (Ezek. xxiv. 14)........" My covenant The number before us contains several

persuaded by the native employes of the per foot. This, we expect, is now to be second yielded 110 taela & mace-that la to saY will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone Company, will never be knows. It is reported, used in our main thoroughfare; if it is not we about $1600 per ton! The extraordinary rich-out of my lips. (P. Lxxxix. 34)," For I am important communications by missionaries

AN Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No, however, that there were no lights on his fervently, hope there will be a big hauling over ness of the ore will be seen by comparing it with the Lord, I change not." (Mal, ill, 6). For and bible-grinders. We will select one gas, will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland had the usual lights on his engine) law been long called for and sent in. But what can is 890 to the fon. Other lodes in the vicially tance (Rom. xi. 9) Every good gift and engine, but the driver of the up train (who the coals of those responsible, for teaders have the famous Comstock yield, the average of which the gifts and calling of God are without repen. of the passages and give it a passing Street, this evening, at 8. 30 for 9 o'clock precisely. sparks ahead, and reversed his engine, fearing we expect with a Public Works Department ruch have rua 800 fest already without showing signs every perfect gift is from above, and cometh examination and comment. In "Encourage. Visiting brethren are cordially invited,

that there was something wrong, and bad as we have? A newcomer-a young man whom of giving out, and there is no reason to expect down from the Father of lights, with whom nearly brought his train to a stand when no one heard of before, is now, on the sole re-that this will beless extensive. The find came op is no variableness, neither shadow of turn- *ments to Christian enterprise amongst JAPAN papers report that the whole of the the collision occurred. He was thrown off his commendation that he backed up Mr. Price's portunely, for the Company had sunk large sums ing." James, L17). In the third place, the Chinese," we find the following capital required for the Club Hotel in Yokohama engine a distance of twenty feet, but was only theory for drainage by the separate system, in mining operations not less than $800,000, it may be naked, what these sits were original sentences describing the ways of has been subscribed, and the concern has been braised. The driver of the down train, Jarvis, Acting Surveyor General, Acting Assistant probably. The Viceroy of Canton has acted very and how hideous, to produce something akin successfully floated as a limited liability company, | died about two hours after the accident, it is Surveyor General, Acting Assistant Engineer! generously in the matter. About three years ago, to repentance in the Creative Fower. The supposed from scalding by steam or water. Sanitary Inspector, and Inspector of Buildings, at Mr. Ho Amel's suggestion; a Mining depart Bible does not specify the nature of the sin, any "We have learned some vital lessons as to SHANGHAI papers inform us that the property The carriages on the down train neat the engine Half the officials in the Department are away, ment was formed by the Viceroy to supervise more than it points out the infunctions or laws what Christianising Chinese means. - We have at the corner of the Bund and the Yang-king-were completely smashed and caught fire, and or going, or trying to get permission to go, and and protect mines, and mining licenses were given previous to the deviation. Reason plainly Been that it by no means follows that the pang, which way sold the other day for Tis, twelve naiive passengers and two firemen werS there actually is only ane man to look after all issued at $1,000 each. A royalty of zo per cent tells us that an iofinitely perfect being cannot heathenism of refusing ever to confess a fault is 115,000 (not T1 130,000), has been resold to the either crushed or burnt to death. Had there the roads, although, years and years ago, there on the output of the Tamchau and Tai-yushan repent and that an infinitely intelligent Being readily eradicated in a Chinese Christian. But Shanghai Land Investment Association for Tis. been telegraphic communication between the used to be two. But it is always so. In mines was fixed, and officials called Wai Yus must have foreseen, men's sins before their we have also known of special prayer asked 112,000.

way stations on the line, the accident could not one cfice the Magistracy, for instance detalled to reside there for the purpose of creation. To create a being knowing that he for such conversion and it has been a mark of

have happened. There was no foreign guard the lazy, overled creatures are falling over each protecting the revenue, their salary being paid will ale, and to decide on his extermination after one spiritual movement after another, that evil The Nicht Nichi Shimbun ways that the on the down train. No-one on the up train was other, like puppies lo a basket, there is such a by the Company. These charges were both he has sinned, is simply undoing one's own tempers have ceased their volcanic fury, village following telegram from Seoul, Cores, dated the injured. Both engines are rendered useless, host of them, whilst in another, and far more very profitable to the Chinese authoritier overwork. It may be said that man, being created a ward have been discontinued, and various con- and inst., has been received:-Mr. Denny, the and the Railway Company has lost four important place, we have one man writing an $30,000 having been already collected for mining free agent, must be made to bear the cons cealed features of ferocity, once discovered, adviser to the Corean King, having received carriage and some trucks. At the inquest which application to himself to forward a recommanda. licenses, besides the prospective gains on the sequences of bis free acte reward or punish. ended. The grand force at work, in home lands, $30,000 from Li Hung-chang, has decided to was held in Tientsin on the body of areis, the tion to himself to allow himself to go to tiffin, new lode. On the representations of Mr. Homent. "But it is equally certain that no punishe **grappling with social evils is now beginning to | resign his post and retum home.

Jury returned a verdict of accidental deathi Ok 1 if we could only wake somebody wy Amet, however, His Excellency has zamitted the 1'ment can be inflicted before the promulgation of

God with the heathen Chinese : —