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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1889.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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HMS. Linnet, Commander Smythies, which arrived at Singapore from Labuan on the rat inst. to relieve the Wanderer, will be perman- | ently stationed at the first named port.

We learn that a French Vaudville Company have arrived in the colony, en route to Manila, and will give a performance in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, to-morrow night. Particulars will be announced to-morrow.

The Tokyo Official_Gaselle_states_that_Miss Sachida Nobuko, a shiseku of Tokyo, has been ordered by the Educational-Department to com plete her violin studies during the next three years in the United States and Germany.

OUR fossilised mining contemporary has just discovered that i Hung-chang. Viceroy of Chibli, has consented to become a patron of the Hongkong Medical College for Chinese. This item of news appeared in the Hongkong Telt- graph so long ago as April 1st.

ACCORDING to investigations made by the Tokyo City Government Office the number of steamers and sailing vessels belonging to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha is as follows:-48 registered steamers (over 43.452 fans), 5 walling vessels (over 1.70 tons), and 23 unregistered steam tugs (over 285 tons).

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A SPORTING correspondent calls aur attention to A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., the fact that Wrinkle, the filly by Muncaster out of Jennie Winkle that ran second for the Established A.D. 1841.

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| Hongkong, 4th April 1879.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,

A JAVA Contemporary, the Locometief, calls attention to the deficiency of police in British North Bornes. Giving an instance, it says that last February seven Javanese deserted from an estate near Kudat and took refuge in a native village. There six of them were murdered for the sake of their heads. The survivor reached a neighbouring estate, and gave information, The case was reported to Kudat, but the police there proved too few to trace the guilty parties The tragedy, had the good effect of frightening

the coolies there from deserting,

MADAME CORA, the celebrated lady illusionist, has arrived in the colony from the North and will give a short series of entertainments in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, commencing early next week—probably on Tuesday. This talented lady's world-wide reputation should ensure the hearty support of the Hongkong public. Full particulars of the opening performance will be duly announced.

We take the following from Messrs. Wheelock & Co.'s Shangbai Freight Market Report of the 3rd inst. The freight market coastwise remains without change and there is very little outside tonnages available. Homewards.--Rates have been reduced 55. all round, but we anticipate an advance before our nexi-issue. For London, via usual ports of call and Suez Canal-The Mails and Holt's are the only steamers that occupy the berth at present, the former booking cargo at 4es, and the latter at 354. per ton of 40 cubic feet. For New York, via usual ports of call and Suez Canal:-There is nothing on the berth, but through cargo can be booked by steamer via the Canal at 45.4. per ton of 40 cubic fect Via the Cape-The berth here is vacan", but ample tonnage is available at Hongkong at about 35.per ton through from this. Quotations are: Newchwang to Swatow, 23 Mex. cents per pleal, nominal. Chefoo to Swatow, 16 Mex cents per picul, slight demand. Nagasaki to Shanghai, $1.45 per ton of coal net, for steamer $1.45 ex ship, for sailing vessels nominal. Settle. ments during the interval-Nil. Disengaged vessels in port-Florence Treat, British barque, 724 tons register. Altear, British barque, 1,383 tons register.

SANITARY SCENES.

The Sanitarians were to meet this afternoon.

Four reporters there at 4.15; Board missing At 4.16 Mr. Francis turns up. Looks surprised at being first in the acid, and remarks that it is an unprecedented experience with him. At 4.20 inentions to the assembled representatives

room heard a crash on the pavement outside.up going to Deli by direct steamers. They will and on going down found · Norman lying across

go to Singapore instead, to find themselves after a the gutter, unconscious. He was taken to the

while so much in debt that they are obliged to casualty ward, and every measure taken to restore accept a contract for work at Deli, the very same him to consciousness, but his injuries were place they originally intended to go to and where too serioas, being principally internal, in addi- they might have arrived weeks before without the tion to his wrist being broken, and he died about Singapore people having pocketed the greater eleven o'clock yesterday morning. A military portion of the advances paid to these labourers inquiry was held later in the day, and this on closing their contracti. morning the body of the unfortunate man was buried with full military honours.

The way in which it is supposed the accident occurred is similar to that in the other case, at Victoria Barracks, two or three months ago. A the end ofthe verandabs of each block close to the railings, are placed large tubs for the inccom mediation of the men. In the former case the railings were upright, and about thistyinobes high. In the latter case they consist of two horiz etal iron rails, the topmost of which is a little over three feet high, leaving plenty of room for a drowsy man going out to one of the tabs in the dark, leaning with his hands on the inp. bar, to pitch through if his graso slipped. Measures have now been taken to add another bar, and prevent a repetition of the sad accident but we notice that nothing has been done at the Victoria Barracks, where two men were killed in one night.

With regard to the charge of negligence which we have made abave, we will give the few particulars we are able to obtain A week ago a sapper in the same corps went to a certain doctor and stated that he was ill. He was examined superacially and told that he was all right, and must return to work. He did no,, and went over Kowloon to supervise the operations of a number of coolies. Later on one of the coolies came over to the Barracks and reported that the sapper, was lying down, unable to speak, and two other Enginetis

mouth, they at once prepared to move him, hp went across to see him. Finding Him Wing unconscious on the ground, and frothing at the propriating the first private 'rickaba they saw and conveying him to the quay. There they got a boat, and tork him off to the Meance, but he died in a few hours; and we are now trying to fairly estimate the amount of responsibility that man to return to arduous duties under a burning

attaches to the medical officer who ordered a sick

Bummer Bun.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

Minister of Public Works.

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The occurrence on board the China has not Even up to date been fully explained, but the version that the agents for the Singapore hongs, shipped from Hongkong amongst the othe passengers, managed to make the men object to the steamer proceeding to Dell direct, notwith-} standing their having received tickets for Deli and the atramer having been cleared for that port by the Hongkong authorities, may be confidently a cépted to be the right one." **

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We consider that by giving the following further particulars it may clearly be seen what, kind of trade it is that the press has been urging the authorities to suppress →→ steamers to Deli are free emigrants and not The labourers who leave Swatow by direct under any contract of service whatever. Any passenger before embarking has to appear before a Chinese official of high, rank who thoroughly examines him as to his knowledge of the place he is going to and as to his willingness to emigrate, and who also takes especial care that pobody is shipped against his own free will or on necount of being indebted to a third person. A second examination of the passengers, by the same official and in the presence of the Consul, takes place prior to the departure of the aleamer. Every one is then again asked if he is willing to go and whether he has been tukda acquainted with the steamer's destinatha

Special care is exercised that the emigrants un board are identical with those passed through

shore again and the case is duly investigated: the Emigration office, and if any irregularily is discovered, the persons in question are taken on The sale of passage tickets, it must be mentioned, is granted to such, people only who bold, special licences from the authorities and who are held responsible for the issue of sack.

tickets

Swatow of all emigrants who obtain employ. ment after arrival” through the Immigration Ofice at Dell, and arrangements have been made that their correspondence and remittances to their families can be' forwarded into the Interior of China through the planters' agents free of charge.

Taking the facts into consideralion which we have mentioned, alao that the passage money by direct steamer amounts only to about half that vid Singapore and Penang, it must be admitted that the direct steamet commission is a great bron „for the coalies, especially also as to protect the men, arrangements have been made that the coolies' account cannot be charged with a debt he inay owe to a third person. Everything is being done to assist and to proicce the coolies, and the fact that every steamer "brings passengers from Deli, who after a short while return there speaks for itself, as also the fact that during eleven months working nearly $50000 in savings have been paid to coolies by the Hongkong and Chika Agencies,

or relatives and in every case such requests have,

Emigrants have been recalled by their parents

been promptly complied with. The evidence taken from people thus returned has shown that they all had left watow for Dell of their own free will and not a single case of kidnapping has as yet occurred.

information that may be required, and we are We shall have pleasure in giving' any further prépared at any moment to fully substantiate all that has been bere advanced.

Thanking you for inserting the above and apologizing for taking up so much of your valu able space.

We are, Dear Sir,"

Yours faithfully,

LAUTS & HAESLOOP, Gental Agents for the Association of planters al Deli, Ge dung and Long Kst, Sumatra - Swatow, 3rd May, 1889,

“CHINESE CHARACTERIST

FILIAL PILTY. (Concluded.) According to the Chinese teaching, one of the instances of unfilial conduct. is found in selfish attachment to wife and children." In the chap er of the Sacred Edict already quoted, this

After arrival at Deli t'a emigrants erter Government depěl. Those who are willig to work in the tobacco fi‹ids are made acquainted in their own language by the Protector of Chi- nese with the contents of the contract offered to them, and only after declaring before this official PARIS, April 18th. their perfect willingness to accept the employ-behaviour is mentioned in the same connection M. Gilly, one of the members of the Chamberment offered are they allowed to sign the cop with gambling, and the exhortations against each of Deputies, has been sentenced to six months' tract, cultivation of tobacco being the principal are of the same kind. The typical instance of true filial devotion, among the twenty-four just imprisonment for libelling M. Raynal, the former and best paying employment,

mentioned, is a man who lived in the Han dynasty, and who being very poor, found that he had, not sufficient food to nourish both his mother, and his child three years of age. We are so poor, be said to his Moreover, the little one shares mother's food, wife, that we cannot even support mother. Why not bury the child? We may have another, but if mother should die, we cannot obtain her again,' His wife dared not oppose him, and ac- cordingly a hole was dug more than two feet deep, when a vase of gold was found, with a suitable inscription, stating that Heaven bestowed this, reward on a filial son. If the golden vase had not emerged, the child would have been buried alive, and according to the doctrine of filial piety, as commonly understood, rightly so. Selfish attachment to wife and children must not hinder the murder of a child, to prolong the life of its grandparent

LONDON, April 19th. The Reverend Father McFadden who, with two female and righteen male peasants, is charged with complicity in the murder of district Inspector Martin at Gweedore on the 3rd of February, has been allowed out of prison on bail.

of the Press that he has a good inind to adjours the meeting. General Gordon arrives before anybody has time to second. Mr. Francis says off-handedly: "Hallo, Gordon-just think- ing of adjourning." The General dissents-In the Army, Sir, they allow twenty minutes grace. Acting Surveyor, General Cooper next comer. All three wander about, listening to regimental reminiscences by the first Gene ral, At 4.25, the triumvirate are driven to examining the construction of the doors and OUR Nagasaki contemporary reports that Mr. punkabs, Then General Gordon, won over to A. C. Allen, chief officer of the N. Y. K. steamer Mr. Francis' side, favors an adjournment, Just on the point of carrying it when the Cola Yokohama Maru, died of heart disease, on Sunday, April 28th, whilst on the passage from nial Surgeon arrives. The General and Mr. 15 Shanghai to Nagasaki, and alte: an inquest had Francis welcome him sarcastically. Clonial

been held by H. B. M.'s Consul, the body was brought ashore and interred the Foreign Su geon protests that the clock is wrong, and Cemetery the following afternoon. Deceased, drops heavily on the Secretary for not seeing to, whi was formerly chief officer of the steamship-it. Acting Registrar General arrives, and busi-

Ben" co Albany and afterwards in the service, previous to joining the Nippon Yusen ness begins at last, Minutes mumbled over Kaisha, had been nifing for some time, and had add approved, Letter from the Colonial Secre on a previous (ccasion exhibited symptoms of tary read. Says that the Acting Surveyor the di case which eventually proved fatal..

General in really so busy H.E the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. T. H. H. Sample to be Sanitary Surveyer.. Minute by Mr Francis appended. Wants to know who the devil Mr. T. H. H. Sample is never heard of him before. Minute by the President-Surveyor. General knows all about him, Mr. Francis needn't upset himself. Mr. Francis gets up and asks if anybody knws anything, anyhow,

Mr. Conybeare who actively sided with the Seciciary replies meekly that he doesn't. Mr.enants at the recent evictions in Donegal has been summoned to appo ir before the Magistrates Sample dropped-Secretary produces weekly at Falcarragh on a charge of conspiracy to r statistics of births and deaths, with two minutes the law. tagged on to them by Mr. Francis. Both to the effect that if they can't be circulated sooner they had better be left alone, Mr. Francis again on his feet. Argues that they should be sent out by Tuesday, as they were at first-otherwise

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The Tsung-li Yamén have submitted a memorial recommending the adoption of certain modifica tions.governing the Chinese diplomatic service. The Yamén recommend that hereafter each Chinese embassy shall-consist only of the Minister, two Secretaries of Legation, two or three Interpreters, two aftachés, one inlitary attuche, one medical officer, and two writers. For embassies appointed to more than one country, the above staff may be increased by one of each capacity, but this prescribed limit shall measure is proposed for adoption with the view of curtailing public expenditure in connection with China's diplomatic service.

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gp engaged on the sinking of a coal mining shaft,

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY B, 1839.

TELEGRAMS..

UNITED STATES,

LONDON, April 30th. Thousands are returning from Oklabama. The country is overcrowded and much-distress *prevails.

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THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE,

they are no use. Seems down on the Acting Registrar-General. Las named gentleman a bit scared-promises to fee to it next time.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 20th, The Nihilists are again showing signs of increased activity, and it has been discovered that they are manufacturing bombs at Zurich. In consequence of this the Czar, yielding to the present at the funeral of one of the Ministers, advice of the Prefect of St. Petersburg was not which took place to-day

SUAKIM, April 21st, On Friday last an attick was made by the dervishes on For Halaib, the garrison of which, compelled to take refuge on board an Egyptian after defending the place for some time, were

gunhoat which conveyed them here; the garrison lost five in killed,

LONDON, April 23rd.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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[We do not necessarily endors the opinions expressed by.

Correspondents in this column.)

The form of contract has been sanctioned by the Netherlands Government. It, protects the labourer as well as the employer, and all plan- ters are bound to strictly adhere to it. The form advance, part of which he may receive in a draft of contract used entitles every coolie to an on the agents of the planters in China in case be should be desirous of remitting some money home to his family; this facility is in very many cases availed of and no charge whatever is made for making these remittances. Immigrants who do not care for agricultural work, and who have either sufficient means or can get any other kind of employment, are quite at liberty to leave the Every immigrant is supplied with a passport, which depot after their names have been registered. he has to give up to the Chinese Superintendent In charge of the district where he accepts employ ment. This official registers the name of the employer, the name of the place, etc.. whereupon the passport is returned to the Immigration Office, by which institution it is kept.

The Chinese believe that there are cases of obstinate illness of parents, which can only be cured by the offering of a portion of the flesh of In case an immigrant cannot find, or will a son or a daughter, which must be cooked and not accept employment within ten days after eaten by the unconscious parent. While the arrival, he will be returned by the Government favourable results are not certain, they are very to the place he was shipped from It must be probable. The Peking Gazette frequently. con- added that the management of all immigrationtains references to cases of this sort. The writer matters is strictly controlled by the highest is personally acquainted with a young man who official in Deli i by the Resident of the East cut off a slice of his leg to cure his mother, and Coast of Sumatra.

who exhibited the sear with the pardonable pride of an old soldier. While such cases are doubt less not very common, they are probably not excessively rare.

The rules for immigration frora Amoy slightly differ from those observed at Swalow. Whilst at Swatow, intending emigrants are lodged until date of departure in so-called passenger shops, which have to be licensed by the Govern: ment, at Amoy they are boarded in a place which is entirely under the control of the Chinese authorities. This system has been introduced at the request of the Chinese authorities, who have insisted upon its being. established and maintained under their own

prevent kidnapping it is the control now exercised at Amoy,

abandoned, and as the pumps in use at present Scavenging contracts next considèřed. Contrac-. (Sumatra) has drawn the attention of the public official control, and if anything possibly can at as early an age as possible. It is by

The Conference has been opened under the returned on Saturday last, and, with the assist:

Presidency of Count Herbert Bismarck:

THE SUGAR CONVENTION." " The opposition to the Convention is growing in England. Several Conservatives and Iinionists have started a memorial to Mr. W. H. Smith urging the Government to withdraw the Bill,

HOLLAND.

The Premier proposed to the Chambers to-day that the King resume the Government,-The question was referred to the Bureaux.

The bulletin slates that the King's recovery is wonderful and rows more apparent daily.

ILLNESS OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. The Duke of Edinburgh is suffering from

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As these articles clearly show that the writers. little about

The British Consul has remonstrated against the measure, we consider simply because be may be afraid of seeing the same measures taken for emigration to the Straits. It is very likely that it would somewhat interfere with the Straits coole trade but on the other hand, a good many abuses would thereby be prevented from occurring. To speak of these Chinese Govern: utterly unwarrantable. ment depots as "barracoons" is, of course,

every.

The most important aspect of Chinese Gilial THE Nagniki Rising Sun of the 1st Inal.

piety, is indicated in a saying of Mencius, that BaysThe report of the serious misfortune a

there are three things which are unfilial, and to Matsushima, where the Mitsu Bishi Co. are

CHINESE EMIGRATION TO DELI

have no posterity is the greatest of them. Tha necessity for posterky arises from the necessity has been fully confirmed in every respect as

TO THE EDITOR of the fovakong Telegraph."

far continuing the sacrifices for ancestors which stated in our last issue, Hope of overcoming

SIR-The occurrence on board the steamer

Is thus made the important duty in life. It is the difficulty has not, however, yet been

Ching on her passage from Hongkong to Deli

for this reason that every son must be matried are capable of preventing the water from rising tors had arranged to carry on til September, so to Chinese Emigration matters generally and to above the upper pumping statin, situated 150 nothing done.-General Gordon next ventilates Deli emigration especially, and the China's case

no means uncommon to find a Chinese a grandfather, by the time he is thirty-six. ft. below the surface, there is still a prospect, his Hetle-grievance. Complains that a latrine has been widely commented upon both in the with additional pumping, power, of being able to

The failure to have, male children is men- get the water sufficiently under to stop the leak somewhere between the Police Station, Gaal, and Hongkong and Singapore newspapers.

tioned, first among the seven causes for recently sprang. As our readers are aware, Mr. Magistracy is very offensive. Says that even to say the least, know very

the divorce of a wife. The necessity for male J. M. Stoddart, the Co's superintending mining Sanitary inspector wouldn't go in, and gives a emigration from China, and further that they

children has led to the system of concubinage, engineer, left some two months ago, on a trip to variety of savoury details. Mr. Francis scós'àn | have been rather basty in drawing conclusions

with all its attendant miseries. It furnishes ground, eminently rational to the Chinese mind, England; and at the time the accident occurred, opportunity, and turns up the Public. Health from appearances rather than from facts, con- Mr. resident engineer in charge of

for the greatest delight at the birth of sons, and Min Nanou, also absen, in Tokioke latter Ordinance. Paralyses the Board with a propati. clusions which are likely to entirely mislead the

a corresponding depression on occasion of the public, we think it is about time that the real tion to commence an action against the Surveyor-state of affairs should be made known in com

Chinese doctrine which is responsible for a large binh of daughters. It is this aspect of the. ance of his able and experienced staff, is nowGeneral for permitting a nuisance, as per section mon justice to a very honest undertaking and using every endeavour to overcome the difficulty, so and so. Acting Surveyor-General protests the firmi connected with it. We, therefore,

We consider the above explanations sufficient proportion of the enormous infanticide which

known to exist in China. This crime is much a task in", which we sincerely trust he will

to show that the direct emigration from the venture to ask you to be kind enough to allow that he never heard of it before. General

more common in the south of China than in the succeed.

üs, space for the subjoined statement, for the liberty of the immigrants in Deff is fully secured. Coast ports to Dell is entirely free, that the

north, where it often seems to be wholly unknown. Gordon aghast at the consequences of his com

truth of which we are prepared to answer.

But it must be remembered that. It is the most THE Tientsin correspondent of our Shanghai pisint. Seems sorry he spoke. The President,

and that the emigration business is connected difficult of all subjects upon which to secure-exnet Since the cultivation of tobacco commenced mo ning contemporary writes on April 26th Mr. Francis, and the General talk simultaneously at Sumitra, as far back as 1865. Chinese

with no such abuses as people whose interests Information, just in proportion to be public The fate of the railroad bridge-so called because

are interfered with have sought to maintain, it is built by and belongs to the R. R. Co, not for two minutes. The General proves the longest labourers have been chiefly employed. These had to proceeds to Dell vid Singapore and

As the Dutch Government regulations at Deli children can never be small, and there is

sentiment against it. The number of illegitimate because the railroad is to pass over it,appears winded, but it turns out he has nothing more

bind the planters to return to the place he came where the strongest motive to destroy all such, now to be definitely decided. Its future bas to say. Mr. Francis next gets the ear of the in order to do away with the many evils con. Penang, for want of a direct route from China.

from anyone who declares himself unwilling to whatever the sex. Even if direct testimony to hung in suspense for some time, being bandied honorable Court. He has found another section nected with the emigration vid the Straits ports, kidnapped labourers could be of any advantage any region were much less than it is, it would work, it is once for all out of the question that the destruction of the life of female infants in about between the progressives and the obstruc showing that the Surveyor-General is liable to and especially with a view to reducing the cost tionists ever since the grain junks began to arrive.

to the planters. The men would most certainly be a moral certaloty that a people among whom. The decree went out against it, but its friends a lingering death for permitting a nuisance of labour, also with that of liberating the

be sent back again at the planters' expense, the_burial alive of a child of three in order to succeeded in getting it reversed, and work was on Government property, Acting Surveyor. emigrants from the hands of coolie brokers, who

A few words more may be said about Dell facilitate the support of its grandmother is held continued. But the en mies have at last suce General denies that the Board has jurisdiction make it their business to get the coolies indebted

itself The labourere are treated in every ceeded in making themselves and their country

to be an act of filial devotion, could not possibly over Government buildings. Mr, Francis offers to them and who on the advances paid to the

be free from the guilt of destroying the lives of the laughing stock of the world. It would be diff to bet him he can't find it in the Ordinacce, men upon the closing of a contract, extort money way fairly; their carnicas depend upon the cult, if not impossible to give the true inwardicess No takers. Mr. Francis victorious, Acting charging a heavy commission for (as they put from them under all kinds of pretences, besides

care they exercise in cultivating the tobacco. unwelcome female infants. Reference has al Every coolie gets his own field to look after, and ready been made to the Chinese custom of, of the matter. Certain officials sat themselves Surveyor-Genera), with is 'And upon is 'eart

assures his colleagues that he never heard it procuring the coolies employment, the after the crop has been cut he is paid, accord- mourning for parents. It is supposed to cone against it from the first as obstructiopisis pure and simple, others because the bridge was not whisper of the affair before the Sanitary planters at Sumatra applied to the Chinese ing to the number of tolacco plants delivered sume three full years, but is practice it is merch placed in the best location, These latter had a Inspector that wouldn't go in came and told him authorities to grant permission for direct emigra. into the drying sheds and according to the fully shortened to twenty-seven months. In the good case at the outset, not merely as regards about it this morning. Then virtuously toms to ten-from China to Dell. This was conceded by quality of the leaves. During the time the crop seventeenth book of the Confucian Analects, of His Excellency the Governor-General of Canton, is on the fields he gets a monthly advance, which one of the disciples of the teacher argued its relative convenience to the settlement and General Gordon and says, it la Wolsey soliloquy general business, but in that it is in a band of If you had done is you ought, and given me Chang Chihstung, after favorable reports had is later on deducted from his earnings. The stoutly against three years as a period for the river instead of being in a straight reach, as notice, this would acres have happened. Chair Cinese bins from a Commission of foreign in handed over to him in presence of the mourning, and maintained that que year at first proposed. It is, not to the credit of the man foressas a possible scene, and vacates the Chinese officials who had proceeded to Dell to foreign manager of his estate and no unfair or was enough. To this the master conclusively R. R. Co. that it was not guided by these con. chair. Debate continued, all standing, for enquire personally into the situation of Chinese unjust deductions are allowed. In case a labourer replied that the superior man could not be siderations in fixing the site of the bridge, another minute, and then the learned body labourers there, their treatment, their way of falls sick, he is treated free of charge in a hospital happy during the whole three years of monro living, their earnings, the climate of the country, under foreign medical supervision and his field. fog, but that if this particular disciple thought instead of allowing the interests of one or two adjourn til Wednesday week.

in the meantime is taken care of by others who that be could be happy by shortening it parties to influence its removal from a site so

The permission for direct emigration would

are paid by the holder of the field in proportion year he might do so, but the master plainly Any observing parson can see at a glance admirably selected as was the original - ona:"

certainly not have been given had the Governor should not be able to look after his field until the vance of this mourning takes precedence of all to the assistance rendered. In case a coolie regarded him as no gentleman. The obser that it is more difficult for vessel to enter

General not been convinced by the reports of tobacco is cuts his seld is sold to others and the other duties whatsoever and amounts to an the passage way through a bridge on

the Commissioners sent to Dell that the opening eceeds are handed over to him. For old excision of so much of the life-time of the sous, curve.

of a direct route between China and Sumatra than on a straight line, and that the danger from silt is much increased. These points were

The company of Royal Engineers now occupy.would greatly benefit those people whom poverty labourers who are unfit for work and who do not if they happen to be in government employ.. care to return to China, a large hospital or There are Instances in which extreme filial immediately laid bold of by the junk men, and ing Wellington Barracks have been singularly obliges to seek a living abroad.

The first direct teamer was despatched in pursed free of any charge. The houses the near the grave of the mother or father, and saylum has been erested in which they are devotion is exhibited by the son's building a hot greatly magnified by the enemies of the structure, unfortunate during the eighteen months of their May, last, and regular communication has been coolies are living in are spacious and com- going there to live during the whole time of the Monsieur Denormandle has been appointed | expenditure of about Tis. 40,000, the work of stay in this colony, They lost an offices by kept up since that time. Swatow was the first modious, good food. can be got at reasonable mourning?: The most common way in which removal has begun. Several long timbers over drowning, several men by sunstroke, one port opened to direct emigration, and many people prices, and also, every man who likes to work this is done is to spend the night only at a foot square have been broken in bying to lift became a victim last week to what looks intending to go to Deli have since availed them- one of the hard-wood piles, to no effect. It is remarkably like medical neglect or ignorance, selves of the cheap direct route instead of arriving from China direct close contracts for occupations are followed as usual. But there hat a good chance of saving money. Labourers the grave, while during the day the ordinary doubtful whether the iron cylinders, filled with and now one of their number has succumbed to with the Siraite,

following the persuasions of Chinese connected

one year only. If a coolie wants to stay are some sons who will be content with bothing cement, and 40 or 50 feet long, can be removed"

longer than three years at Deli, an application less than the whole ceremonial, and accord It is evident that the Straits brokers and their in writing has to be sent in to the Realdent of ingly exile themselves for the che full period, except by the use of explosives. It now becomes lejuries received in falling over a verandah. His A question whether we shall have a bridge or name was Ralph Norman, a steady young sipper friends, being put out of the business by the the East Coast and the coolie has to declare engaging in no occupation whatever, but being not-we may bare to Goss the river as beat we hailing from Portsmouth, On Tuesday night be direct steamers have tried their utmost to before witnesses that he wants to remain at absorbed by grief... The writer is soquainted with can on a rotten old scow, as heretofore, or pos- went to his room, which is in the top storey have all sorts of difficulties raised, and they are Dell After a stay of three years the men will man of this class, whose extreme devotion to sibly on a safer barge provided by the R. R. Co of the barracks, spoke to several of his comrades doing so by spreading false rumours about the fara a frco returs passage granted to them, his parents grave for so long a time unselled for several years because of this mistake. The

treatment of the men at Dell, about hard work The direct emigration to Dell from Swatow his mind, and made him suscious burden to his final decision compelling the removal of the before turning in," and was undoubtedly quite in the plantations, low wages, etc. All this is established since May last, showing very family. To the Chinese, such an act is highly bridge is charged upon the Grain Commissioner, sober.. About an hour later the men in the next | done with a view to induce the emigrants to give satisfactory results, Fegisters are being kept in commendable, irrespective of its consequences

severe fever.

THE COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE.

May th M. Hentsch, a director of the Comptoir, has been arrested, but bailed for one million francs.

MR. PARNELL AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

May 6th, Mr. Parnell has admitted that what he stated in the House of Commons,, that the secret society was extinct, was stated with a view to mislead the House and prevent the passing of the coercion act of 1881.

The admission has caused a great sensation.

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong).

THE COMTOIR D'ESCOMPTE,'

PARIS, May and.

Director of the new Comptoir d'Escompte.

THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS. The King has resumed the management of affirm. The Duke of Nassau has given up the regency of Luxembourg,,

THE LEGION OF HONOUR.

The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour has bren conferred on the General in command of theth Army Corps, and on M. Alphand General Munier has been made a Grand Officer.

and have been praised with success. · After an

ANOTHER FATALITY AT THE BARRACKS,

etc.

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