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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1890.

A RACE meeting will be held at Tientsin during the present month,

Tung is a window-inserter on the Maloo at Shanghai, named Shoe-tie, who has the coolness to describe himself as à "Glacier." Ice.say. THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Feb. 9th, are: Europeans' 275, Chinese 2,860; tetal, 3,435.7 MESSES. Adamson, Bell & Co. inform us that the Shite Line steamship Flintshire, from London telt Singapore on the afternoon of the 8th inst for this post.

THE new Tokaido Railway is being doubled in parts, so that ticfore long the speed of the trains between Kobe and Yokohama will be consider ably accelerated.

We are informed By the agent of the Messageries

CERBERUS must have his sop. A London paper says that "The Queer has conferred the dignity of a'baronetcy of the United Kingdom upon, Sir Albert Sassoon, C.SI." We hear Tuminy, in our mind's listener, saying-That settles that last lot of post-obits, cb, Sassy ?" THE new Japanese naval stations at Sasobo and Kure are reported to be drawing near completion, and it is said that they will be formally opened in March or April of the present year, His Majesty the Emperor is expected to pay his visit to Kioto, deferred from last year, about that time, and there is a prospect of him extending his journey to Klushi in order to perform the opening ceremony in perion,

CHANG CHIH-TUNG, intends starting a cotton cloth company in Huph, and also has taken in hand a plan for establishing an institution to afford every possible opportunity for students of ability to prepare for their examinations. Chang,

H.M.S. Zinne will leave Canton for this port out Wednesday and will tow down the steam launch Kate, which was recently run down whilst lying at anchor by one of the torpedo boats and comes down to Hongkong for repairs. THE Orantes, which will leave here in a few days more, will take away, a large proportion of the little corps of Military Mummers. They appeared, on Saturday night, in "Slasher, and Crusher" and "Weak Woman, and, as they decidedly improved on the previous performance. they gained loud and frequent plaudits from the crowded audience.

LI SHU CHANG, Chinese Minister to Japan, draws the attention of the Chinese consuls ni Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki to the fact tha ambers of Chinese resiling in Japan have taken to wearing shoes and vests made in that country and to smoking cigars of European and American manufacture. This, according to His

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JAPAN, according to the Kobe Herald, is endeaton, and was much liked by those foreigners who vouring to introduce the cultivation of beet sugar, knew him; he had been enabled to escape with the rest of the officials and was still in the city, and plans are being prepared for a factory to be

so two of his foreign friends went into "he place "stablished near Tokio...

to rescue him. They disguised him, and having tied a piece of American cloth around his waist lowered him from the city walls, and he then took refuge in the actilement.

ABOUT 1.30 this morning a fire was discovered at the top of No. 18, Gage Street, occupied by Mr. A. G. Apcar. It had originated in a mysterious way, having, as subsequent examin

on shewed, broken out in a tub, which con- Inned nothing but straw and a bottle, that was placed in a locked-up room at the back. It had got a good bold of the door, the stairs lending to the roof, and a sort of shed on the tiles. Mr. Wodchouse's "despatch-box" was run up in double-quick time, and quickly extinguished everything. There were a lot of curios damaged, and Mr. Apcar, who is looking after the place in the owner's absence, believes they are uninsured.

THERE has recently been some trouble in Nan

rebels, who were members of the Triad and other The unlocked-for capture of the city by these

secret societies, and had no connection with the Taipings who were then devastating the valley of the Yangize from Hankow to Anhui, created, as may well be imagined, the greatest excitement. in Sh ughai. Guards from the English and Amencin men-of-war were landed, püsts were.

from over mental exertion and the depressing bourne, with the next French 'maй, left Saigon Celestial Empire, is very great on the examination Chinese Empire, and he calls upon the Consul under date the 4th inst." We came pretty | ing their acquaintance and seeing them at home exhaustion and want of nervine power, ansing Maritimes that the Company's steamer Mel- himself the most prominent of the literate of the Excellency, is pr judicial to, the customs of the king, Mr. W. E. Macklin writes from that city

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to give their strict attention to the matter and to put a stop to such unpatriotic and un-Celestial proceedings.

nearly suffering fit a small way a trouble like the Chinklang riots of last New Year's, on Sunday last, after our usual morning service. Our chapel was packed and many outside could not yet in. When we had dismissed our audience, they followed us throwing stones and

stores at us standing on the porches. They were told that if damage was done there must be indemnity, A letter was sent to the Office of Foreign Affairs and ve. wen!

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established on the Yangkingpang, at the Custom and ther points, and such further measures were taken for the defence of the settlement as were practicable, as it was not yet known whe- ther the rebels were disposed to be friendly, or, the reverse to foreigners.

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on this the first day of their reign, as a lot of silk belonging to us was seized by them when on its way out of the city in the morning, so, just before nightfall, I started with a friend and gang of conlies to try to recover it. We entered by the North gate, which was strongly guarded

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A TELEGRAM from Kobe, dated the 3rd instant, A derelict, vesseft of about 603 tons, is: reported by the steamer Thalis to be afloat, baitom upwards, Sagami, in the track of vessels bound to Yokohama.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD: THE Japan Mail says -The income of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which has hitherto been. on an average yes 1,000,000 annually, fell so much in consequence of the opening of the Tokaido Railway that for the second half of 1889 it was only about yen 370,000. A com- pared with the same period of the previous year this shows a decrease of about yer 180,000 IN connection with Mr. Welmore's reminiscences of Shanghai and the II tie of Muddy Flat, given in another column, the "W. C. Daily News mentions that the late Mr. E A. Reynolds took a prominent part in the affair. He was in the confidence of the city rebels, and one morning the British Consul met him with "Now then, Rey olds, where are your rebels? We are going to attack the Imperialists; go and get your men but." Mr. Reynolds did so, with the result as recorded by Mr. Wetmore.

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A MOST inexplicable case is reported from India. The editor of the Aftab Punjab recently prose cuted a local alchymist for obtaining from him property to the value of R1,000. In retuin for this consideration he was to teach the editor the art of making gold and silver, but, after ob- tai ing the latter's property, he cleared for fresh fields and pastures new. The Indian editor must he of a intally different build to those of his pro- fession in other parts of the world. Who has ever heard of a newspaper editor who wanted gold or silver?

WHAT price this, bachelors? A Shanghai con temporary is turning itself into a matrimonial agency only the compositor will make remarks in the last line-and the following temptation to taipans is the latest. Unfortunately the lady doesn't say whether or not this would be her first offence. All she does say is that;

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An instance of bravery which, though it occurred last week, is nevertheless well worthy of record, has come to our notice. Last Wednesday night,

business. It would perhaps be better if he devoted more attention to the practical education of the millions under his immediate jurisdiction. A.Toxvo-journal is authority for the statement

proposes making a tour through Siberia to Affairs has sent private Informaation that he Vladivostock, if official business permits, and of proceeding as far as Japan, some time between March and May. The Shanghai Mer with suspres that this journey is in connection with the Siberian Railway which, it hears frotn gond authority, it is expected will be commenced this spring, and at Tomsk, Stretensk, and Vladivos- tock simultaneously,

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inside to our communion service. The crowd then went back to the chapel, and when we were through our service we found the chapel gate had been forced and the gate-man injured somewhat, and a great many tiles and windows broken in the chapel, As we were writing again to the officials, this time to the Hien, an officer with some

the rebel chief had selected for his head-quarters. It was then dark, and the courts through, which we pissed were lighted by smoking torches, which threw a furid glare on the scowling faces

of the throng of red-furbaned rebels who made way for us, as we passed, with evident reluctance, as they knew we had come to deprive them of.. some portion of their plunder. Ushered into the

soldiers came from the Office of Foreign Affairs place being illuminated, as were the outer courts,

A CHINESS contemporary tells na that Governor

Arsenal ten mortars and a quantity of what are described as fire-arrows. These latter imple- ments of destruction are described as teing long and slender, in shape, the outside wound round with rattan, and filled with sulphur. and saltpeter: When they are once discharged they out of sight, but when they come down again, they make a loud noise and the fire carts, or the arrows shoot but like meteors and create great devastation." Probably all this is bosh, but HBM's Wanderer "returned to Shanghat anyhow his Excellency think he can exterminate last Monday, afternoon. H. I. J. M.'s gunboat the savages with these extraordinary weapons Torinomi, ordered to Koren to relieve another where fighting, is now going to Takow-kae,

and several culprits were seized and the affalt vessel at present in- Korean waters, left where-fighting is now going on.

was over. After a while another officer came, 1 Nagasaki on the 20th ultimo. The Russian AN Indian contemporary Informs the world that believe from the Viceroy's Yamên, and examined cruiser Shevouth arrived at Nagasaki on Mr. A. S. Dyer and the Rev. W. E. Robbins, of the damaged property. The soldiers allowed a the 28th ulto. from Shangbaj. Captain G. H. Perkins has been appointed to the command of Bombay, are on their way to Chinn "to look boy to escape, but led three away to the a substitute, perhaps the U.S.S. Qmann, and L-rom. H. Vale to the into the facts connected with the opiam trade, and Yamên. Another escaped on the road, that command of the U.SS, Pales, the periods of probably at the same time to give some trouble the soldiers seized service of Cap. McNair and Lt. Com, Craig togvil-doers in the Chinese ports." The Indian euilly, but perhaps not. On Monday the. Witness adds " Mr. Dyer is probably the best Hien came around to visit the mission tries, having expired. The US. gun-vessel Monocary

hated man in India, but his remorseless practice bringing two men wearing the cangue, left Chinkiang on the 2nd for. Nanking, with

of turning an electric light upon all forms of Many thanks are due to the officials for their General Janes on board, who is paying an officin! vist to the Viceroy. She was to return to Chin-challenged iniquity will probably procure for promptness in nipping this commencing trouble him a still mare intense dislike in the foreign in the bud. They seemed very sincere in their kang on the 6th.

settlements of China" If he is the faddist that we apologies to us for having such trouble, and one take him to be we will promise to hate him just of the officers who came spoke of the kindly as cordially as he is accustomed to, and if he relations existing between China, America, and turns his clectric light on to the anacyance of England. We had a pleasant friendly conversa. the general public we may inform him that theretion suggesting the Confucian saying, "Look on will be a hose turned on him and his mission. all below heaven as one family." This evidence of sufficient help in time of trouble is very Tux lucky deceiver who beguiled a hall-caste encouraging." damsel into keeping him and giving him all her properly, and got off at the last Se sions because the jury thought nobody ought to have believed such extravagant promises as he made, com- menced four months' crank this morning. He was on bis eld lay. Last evening he and an other man stopped a Chinawoman of rather spotty reputation and asked her for "that $io you owe us." She told them they were mistaken-she was a different girl to that-so the "confidence" man called a Sikh policeman, and ordered him to take her into custody, Mere talk followed, and Mr. Holmes applied, on behalf of Pan Kee in the end the Sikh took him and his friend to Kun, to have Pun Sam Hing, trading as Sum the Central. They were charged this morning, Hing Stultz, adjudicated a bankrupt. The act with menaces, and the first robber ordered to

was that there was an execution in the debtor's find $200, suretics. He was very voluble, but he shop. couldn't put the money up-hence the four months, His companion, more lucky, had only $100 to find, and raised it.

THE cxtraordinary epidemic of influenza which has swept over Europe and invaded America, and from which one-third of the population of Berlin is reported to be suffering, has also, says the Chinese Times extended its ravages castward into Asia, The last Russian courier brought the intelligence that in the city of Irkutsk there were 12,000 out of a population of some 60,000 suffering from the malady, and that there have been 700 deaths in one week. Several towns, eastward on the great trunk road had also been attacked. Nothing, therefore, apparently can prevent Kinchta from sharing the like fate; but we hope the desert of Gobi will form a sufficient sanitary defence for China, and that the epidemic may be stopped on the Siberian frontier,

ON account of the rise in price of all kinds of comestibles at the capital, it has been represent ed by those in charge of the culinary department for the Imperial Household at Peking that the sum at present appropriated is not adequate for providing the costly table daily required of them, and that as a necessary result, pecuniary loss is often sustained. Upon receipt of these re- presentations, the Chief Minister in charge of OnImperial Household affairs has asked for a further appropriation of Tis. 10,000 monthly to meet the deficit, this sum to be disbursed from the funds of the Board of Revenne. It is said that this Board, with their unfailing business prudence, has amended the Minister's application by requesting that all expenditures hereafter in- curred by the Imperial Household in connection with their kitchen requirements may be duly recorded in specially kept account books and be

about ten o'clock, some men from the Orontes were on l'eddar's Wharf, not too painfully sober, probably, and one of them, an officer's servant, fell over the edge. An alarm was raised, as the man could not swim, and P.C. No. 8; McAulay. [who was some distance, away, ran up.

learning what had happened he at once dived into the very cold water, without staying to divest himself of either his overcoat or his revolver. The man had drifted some distance, in the meantime, and McAulay had to overtake [474 him as he floated, and haul him back to the steps. This he did so expeditiously that the man w's still conidious, and was able to go aboard the same night. But for McAulay's have been drowned.

At Terra Vente, Hongkong, on 8th instant, at 10.30 am, Dr. H. H. WINN, of Shanghai, aged 49 years,

The Hongkong Celegraph Promptitude, however, he would almost certainly submitted to examination at regular perioda.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1890.

TELEGRAMS.

TURKEY AND GREECE.

LONDON, February 7th.

It is stated that Greece is preparing to take Independent action in favor of the Cretans, and has warned the central Powers that she will in this case stand alone and abide results.

(From the Comercio.) SPAIN.

MADRID, January 31st. Immense crowds have attended the reception at the Palace to-day, being the day of rejoicing for the recovery of the little King Alfonso.

The last debate, shews great dissensions amongst the Revolutionary party.

The Queen-Regent has confirmed the decree for the cable between the Philippines and Spain.

Cholera has appeared in Bologna.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. MESSRS, Butterfield & Swire inform us that the Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Ajax, from Liverpool, lett Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon, and is due on the 15th-inst. THE Shanghai people are a humorous lot. Even a steady-going solemn Chinese firm advertises that Mr. Cheong Hip Sung (known to foreigners as Fator Tall man) has this day left our employ." THE Japan Garette understands that the P. & O. boat Karigar, on her arrival at Japan, will be transferred to a Kobe firm. According to the Nagasaki Express, Capt. F. Taylor, a well known Shanghai pilot, has been appointed to the com- mand, and the vessel is intended to run between Kobe and Vancouver.

RUSSIA has the largest standing army in the world, 735.218 men, with 133,176 horses and 1,734 guns; the standing army of Germany con- sists of 472,383 men, 84,091 horses, and 1,374 guns, Great Britain has the largest Davy, with some soo vessels of all, classes; Italy has the mest heavily armed vessels and the heaviest guos yet afloat, but it is possible that the biggest vessels and guns may prove hoomerangish in war so far, in peace, they have proved pretty deadly to their owners," :

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SUPREME COURT,

IN BANKRUPTCY..

(Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief

Justice).

ANOTHER CHINESE BANKRUPTCY.

His lordship held that that was not an act of bankrupicy-a man might give a bill of sale, and allow himself to be sold up, although solvent. Mr. Holmes added that the debtor had left the Colony.

His lordship wanted proof that he had done so to defraud his creditors, and ultimately adjourned the matter that the petition might be amended.

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RECOLLECTIONS OF THE CAP

TURE AND OCCUPATION OF THE NATIVE CITY OF SHANGHAI, BY THE TRIAD REBELS.

presence of the chief we found that recoubtable individual seated at a square table, with a dozen or so of his subordinates, while a crowd of guards grouped themselves about us, and the

by torches, had a most uncanny appearance. The chief, who had been a sugar broker, seemed to know, me though I did not remember ever to have seen him; his face was pallid, evidently through smoking opium, and his cheeks were distended by the beel-nat he was chewing, He had altogether a stolid and devil-may- care sort of look, which did not augur well for the success of my ussion. He listened to my claim for the restoration of the silk with apparent indifference, and refused very curtly to give it up, a decision which evidently gratified the ruffians who surrounded us. I then insisted more strongly on my rights, and threa tened a descent upon him by the American consul and his legions if he persisted in his refusal to concede them, but this seemed not to have the desired effect, as he applied "My no fear that American consul," which was perhaps not to be wondered at, as that functionary was then a member of a mercantile bouse, and therefore not so formidable in the opinion of the natives as an out-and-out and independent official. I saw then that it was necessary for me to take higher ground and threatened him not only with the wrath of the American consul, but of all other foreigners in authority, when it' seemed to strike him that this combination would be too much for him, and he at length gave orders to, have the silk restored. A scowl passed over the faces of his subordinates, but it was

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evident that his word was law to them, and they hastened to bring in and deliver the alik to my coolies. Then to put the best possible face on us and see us safely out of the city, as it seems there had been a fight already hetween two factions of the rebels, and the chief was fearful that there might be an attempt at rescue by some of those who had not yet acknowledged his authority; so, to avoid the chance of dis covery by them of what was going on, he chloined perfect stience upon us. Bidding the great man good bye, we wended our way back through the narrow street, as quietly as possible,

and out again by the North gate. As soon as we tumed our backs, tipon the city walls and were out of the reach of danger, our coolics struck up their customary aho-aho-aho-aho, and never did I realise the sweetness of these fami- liar sounds until I heard them ring out so cheerily there in the clear night air,

Of all the incidents of this eventful day, what made the deepest impression on my mind was the extraordinary conduct oftherabble in plunder- ing

the Custom House---which was not put an end to until a guard was placed there from ona of the English men-of-war in port-almost before its custodians had time to cacape, as it showed the entire want of sympathy between the people' and the government.

The period of eighteen months during which the rebels retained possession of the city. was one of constant excitement, and hardly a day passed without some stirring incident. It was soon found out that they were anxious to maintain friendly relations with foreigners, and this feeling was for a long time reciprocated by the latter.

A SHANGHAI native contemporary says :--The other day over three hundred famine-stricken people passed through the Settlement, and went into the City, in which they pitched temporary before Mr., Robinson, with demanding money of bankruptcy which justified the application the matles, he ordered an escort to accompany. abodes near the Little North Gate. They then went in a hody to see the City Magistrale in search of food. The official was much put out by the appearance of such a large body of mendicants in his Yamen. The leader of the An educated, accomplished English lady living people produced an official pass to enable them In England, 25 years of age, feet 3 inches, to ask food wherever they went; this document dark hair, dark grey eyes, good figure, good-turned out to be a forgery given by the tipao of THE Chiness are popularly supposed to be such looking, would like to correspond with their district. When the fraud was discovered, beggars to work that they stick at it all day and European gentleman in good circumstances with the magistrate ordered the leader to receive fifty half the night. They are also credited with being a view to matrimony. Would endeavour in every blows of the bamboo, and directed that 450 able to sleep inside a boiler in course of construc- way to make a true and loving wife, Addica in catties of rice should be given to them, and senttion, so indifferent are they to what Europeans would call annoyances. But the evidence in a first instance" G. L."

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partly investigated this morning scarcely con- firmed those theories. In a shop in Second- street, near the Sailors' Home, there lived, and worked, a conpersmith, a blackmith, and a nail-maker. On Friday the nallmaker took a holiday, but when he came back at night he started to make up for it by pulling in a few extra hours. The blacksmith was On a lovely morning in September, 1853, when sleepy, and objected to the row at that unearthly my boy cams to my room for his usual minis time of night, and from expo-tulation they trat ons, he told me in an excited way that the got to high word, and in the end they rebels had risen in the city, killed some of the seized hold of each other. The nailmaker officials, and were in undisputed possession of bit his opponent one blow, but before anything the place. The news came like thunder from a clear, sky, as the day before everything was as else was done the copper-smith interfered and separated them. The blacksmith then went to peaceable in Shanghai as at the present time, bed again, but next day he was ill, and a doctor and sh re had been no rumour that the city was came. The medico "saw that he was green," in danger from rebels either within or without, and that his pulse stopped sometimes, but could as none were supposed to be nearer than at not tell what was the matter with him, so he Nanking; the tale in fact seemed perfectly incre- gave him a drought of herbs, and went away. dible. However, I went to the top of our house As, at the time of the taking of the city, there Then the old man died. The nail-maker was at the corner of Foochow and Szechuen Roadt, were no Chinese troops in the vicinity-the THE existence of the average bill-collector in brought up this morning before Mr. Robinson, where there was a good look-out, but carefully resources of the government being in fact severely Hongkong is not one of unmitigated joy. He is

on a charge of causing, his death, and was re-scrutinising the city with my glass I could see taxed to cope with the rebels on the Yangtze burdened to requests to "get out," and he will manded pending the post mortem. The "doctor" no indications of any disturbances on the can- tiang many days elapsed before any demonstra look at extravagant youth, when promised some.is still at large.

trary, all was as quiet in that direction as usual. tion was made against the rebels, and they I next went down the Fonchow Road to the Bund. | in the meantime remained undisputed masters thing "next moon, in a way which makes his victim quail. But he te occasionally thrown LI CHAOLO, commander-in-chief of the forces At first no unusual signs were visible there, of the town and surrounding country, At length out. And sometimes has degs set on him. in Chibli, has gone over to the great majority. but, looking towards the Custom House, I noticed one morning the booming of guns was heard in a stir in that direction, and hastening thither I the direction of Tunkadae, and with our glasses The tax-gatherer of the Victoria Dispensary is In officially notifying the death of this veteran

found a crowd of country people and coolies we could see a fleet of small Ningpo fighting a case in point. He went to the Peak on the to the Throne Li Hung-chang gives an account 31st ult., to collect a bill from a party in the of his career and requests the Emperor to confer swarming out from the bullding, and carrying junks cannona ing the city, but without any employ of the Public Works Department. Whilst on him the posthumous honours due. When Li off chairs, tables, windows, doors, in fact every perceptible effect. A few days later a body of searching for this gentleman he met an overseer took the field against the Taiping rebels in the thing that was portables on entering, the noise troops came down the Soochow creek, and, and confusion were quite fadescribable. Several establishing their headquarters above the Stone employed by the Peak Hotel Building Co., neighbourhood of Shanghai, Li Ch'ang-lo com- named Rosada, who scented his errand, and monded a battalion of his army and was en hundred of the usually innocent and simple bridge, they marched towards the city. It was emphasized his gaged in the capture of large number of cities, looking country folk-who must have scented a pretty sight to see them wending their devious ordered him to away, order by throwing stones at the shroff, and He was also eng ged in the operations in the their prey as the eagle does the carcass, for, way in singla file along the many footpaths across the country, 'nearly every man carrying a me how they could so soon have dag and the line being broken at intervals by Ginally kicked him dishonorably, whilst bis dog neighbourhood of Amoy,, In 1866 he was as it was yet early in the morning, it was a sampled the stroff's legs in five distinct places. one of the commanders employed against mystery

them Mr. Rozada, who pleaded that he thought the the Eastern Nein-fel in Honan and Shan- learned of the trouble in the city were pllaging military mandarins on ponies hurrying man was a thief, was fined $10 for the lot, this tung, and assisted in destroying them on the the blace right and left, while the floors were forward; but as it was evident that a collision fro tiers of Shantung and Kiangsi. Then the completely liftered with books, manuscripts, and with the rebels was now imminent we did not morning.

Western Nien fel sprang up Li Chang-lo was papers and the records of the office, which were wait long to enjoy it, but hastened to the scene THE Chinese Times says:—One of those idiotic ordered into Chibli, whence, after several conflicte, being kicked about and trodden upon in the of the Impending conflict about where the scares about the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank the rebels were driven into Shantung, and exter- most unceremonious way. Hardly had I time to Fobkien road crosses the Yang-king-pang, which which are periodically got up caused great exciteminated in the neighbourhood of Wa-ting Fu. grasp the situation when there was a movement we reached just as the rear of the Imperialists ment among the Chinese in Tientala this week, From first to last he was noted for his dashing of alarm among the looters, some rusbing were coming up and opening fire with small the officials in particular being infected with the bravery as well as for his skill as a strategist wildly in one direction, and some in another-rockets and jingalls. This it may be ima insanity in an acute form. The origin of the Of all the commanders of the famous Anhui which I at first thought was probably caused by gined did not cause the walls to crumble trouble was simple enough: a cheque drawn troops, he stood foils undoubtedly pre-eminent, the arrival of the officials, come to put an end to before our eyes; in fact its only effect seemed to in Tientsin on the ank in Shanghai, being His melts were recogn zed by the Throne, and this scene of lawlessness--but I was quickly un-be to provoke a return of the compliment from insufficiently provided for, was not paid, The hs was given to Yellow Jacket and a bafurs title, deceived, and startled by the sudden appearance, the rebels, who responded with a six-pounder incident, which was of an every day kind, was Afterwards he was prometed to various high posts right in our midst, of a score or more of villainous cannon from a bastion just in front, and with explained to the completo satisfaction of the and finally, as it was thought that the Anbul looking fellows with scarlet cloth twisted round musketry, which soon turned the soldiers to the Chinese mercantile community, and had the troops should have a commander wrrihy of their their heads, who came bounding into the place, right about. Having thus taken the initiative, matter been allowed to sest here nothing more distinguished reputation, he was appointed brandi hing their koives in a frantic way, so that however, the Imperialists clung tenaciously to would have been heard of it. There is a Chinese General and commander-in-chief of Chibli. Inexpected nothing less than the instant and the siege, and little by little, and slowly, as if soon saw that they had other objects in view, as folds of investment closer and closer, until the official in Shanghal, whose connection with a this important position he fully justifid the indiscriminate massacre of the whole crowd, bat time were no object, they went on drawing the rival institution is well-known, who for the last opinion held of him, being both feared and loved, four years has never lost an opportunity of and bringing the army futo a state of perfection, they began to seize and carry off to boats, from bliter end. In course of time earth works were 1.Ningpo joss house on the, no,th-west, and con starting rumours injurlops to the Hongkong and In order to provide for the defence of the coast which they had just, lasded, a large number of constructed, from Tunkadoo on the south to the Shanghai Bank. This worthy eagerly selged the his headgiarters were, removed from Kupci-kou guns that were stored on the premises." occasion to telegraph to the picinis in Tientsin to Lu-tal, where he would be near to Pel-tang did not lose any time, however, la escap. tinued as far as the castern boundary of the the most alarming things about the Bank, with and Take, Unfortunately, the cold sea airing from the Custom House and placing present race course; batteries were established on safer position on the Bund the Pootung side opposite the city, and fleets the result of causing a stampede among them asif in that locality caused his old wound to myself in a they were a herd of wild asses. The way these re-open, and this was fallowed by spitting of where I saw the rebels-for such it now of war Junks stationed above the town, and helpless victims of the boar spent Monday night blood. He was besought by Li Hung-chang to appeared they were--making all hate to get the opposite the associated wharves below, cut off their New Year's eve-was as comical than any, take rest and not to expose himself; but he runs on board their boats, which they speedily all communication with the city by water The thing in our pantomime, but a large financial would not consenten leave his work. Thus be succeeded in doing without opposition from any leffin of the Imperialists to regain possession. institution is not the proper subject of comedy and became bopelessly ill and died at the early age one, and with them started off in the direction of of the place, though generally, feeble, were the gentleman who makes himself so buy of fify-two, Entering the army as a young man the city. Soon the history of the capture of the most persistent, and hardly a day passed with always in these affairs is a opisance which ought, of good family, he was well educated, and never town became generally known, and then out one or more engagements with the rebels. if possible, to be suppressed. We would give his lost his taste for literary studies. His superior appeared that it had been quietly effected with. They would generally take place early in the name to the Bank if they would promise to have skill in strategy was partly due to the care without resistance, and almost without bloodshed, as morning, and we were often awakened by the him ducked to the Hwangpo in font of the Club which he was in the babit of working at military only one or two of the subordinate officials had uproar of battle Frequently, however, a night where everybody can see him. He le su srrant history. He was as gentle and retiring in orde been killed, the rest having effected their escape. attack was made, and then the noise was fearful, coward, and a cold bath might moderate his nary life as he was full of fre in the moment of As for the Tastal, whose name was Samquat what with the roar of the large guns, the rattle of

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he had formerly been a hong merchant at Can-musketry, and above all the shouts and cales of propensity for lying rumours,

HOTEL enterprise in China is getting quite a prominent feature, The old Astor House is being turned into a limited liability Company, with a capital of Tl1. 300,000, and is going made-a regular caravanserai, with at least 100 bedrooms, a public hall, and, possibly, a switch- back and swimming-bath attached. The Mercury states, too, that the Hotel des Colonics is follow- ing suit, and the M. C Daily News says that a Chinese syndicate is going to build a hotel on the French Concession, We are a little proud of our own Hongkong Hotel, since it got an elevator, and a billiard-room two alzes too small, and has stopped falling down, The Shamlen Hotel will be ready shortly, too, and will be quite palatial enough for us when we visit the Viceroy. And there is a fine new Hotel being run up at Macao, and, last but far from least, our old friend Dorabjee will probably be inviting the financiers of Hongkong to join him in erecting a splendid place at Kowloon before long.

OUR Shanghai morning contemporary of the 7th inst. has the following "At the invitation of Mens. S. C. Farnham & Co,, a number of ladies and gentlemen, including some of the leading Chinese, went to Farnham's Lower Drock yesterday to be present the the launch of a twin, screw steamer for the Yangtse trade. The guests were conveyed to the dock in the Fairy, and the launch, which was successfully performed, took place at 2.35 p.m. the naming of the vessel being performed by Mrs. Nolting. After this, refresh ments were provided in an improvised tent, and Mr. Galles proposed success to the Chang Ox. The vessels is 212 feet 10 inches long within perpen, diculars and 220 feet over all. She is 30 feet of inches beam, over guards 38 feet, depth of lower bold 12 feet, and so feet from upper deck. Her builders' measurement is 932 69/94 tons, and she will carry 400 tons dead weight on a mean draft of 9 feet. She will be supplied by the builders with two pairs of inv, direct acting compound surface condensing engines of 85 nominal horse-powar, capable of driving her at to knots an hour. Her cylinders are to and 32 inches in diameter with a stroke of 74 inches. She has one mild steel cylindrical return boiler 14 feet 9 inches by 11.ft. 6 inches, with a working pressure of go lb. with three ribbed for naces. The hall is built of mild steel, and the vessel bas five bulkheads and will be schooner ringed. The Chane On flies the British flag and is owned by a new company called the Shanghai Mutual Steam Navigation Company, Mr. Brodis A. Clarke is to be the agent of the steamers,

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