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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1890.
Hongkong Lelegraph self, the late Harbour Mester, but teftain is therefore than
HANORONA, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1800.
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CONSISTENCY is a jewel which shines all too dimly in our Police Courts. We have two stipendiaries, of utterly diverse opinions. Yester day for instance, Mr. Robinson fined a man $15 for having in his possession and mace of silicit, opium. On the other hand Mr. Wodehouse to-day had before him a man who had two'mace
of opium and 25 taels of dross. He fined him twenty five rent and give him the dross
hack Either Mr. Robinson is too hard or Mr. Wodehouse too lenient.
MR.Kennedy's Repository was visited yesterday "cyrning by one of the numerous tribe who well know the truth of the maxim, "he who prigs what isn't his'n, when he's cotched must go to prisan.” Johnnie was "cotched" lifting a coat from one of the stalls and was "up" before Mr. Wodehouse this morning, when an opportunity was afforded him of explaining the incident, He couldn't, though, and has consequently gone into relirement at H. M. Gool for six weeks, the usual quantum of shot drill &c., being prescribed to $1.00assist him in getting comfortably along..
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The contrast between Hongkong and Singa- always sees the Deputy Master Attendant, if not pore is very great; at the latter port a shipmaster the Master Attendant himself, and if he requi es to see either of these officials be has not to rush all over the town to find him. From a ship master's point of view, the Master Attendant and his Deputy in Singapore are us ful officers and fairly earn their salaries, whilst in Hongkong, the Harbour Master and his Assistant might be abolished and their salaries saved to the colony for all the good they are to shipping in- terests. The present Deputy Shipping Master, with his small staff, Mr. Machado, who issues the port clearances, and his assistant the Sikh Sergeant, are all that we shipmasters require. Possibly the Harbour Master considers that ships and shipmasters are made for his con- venience and not that he is paid to attend to their requirements ! Of course I do not know what are all the Harbour Master's duties, but I can make a very shrewd guess Heaven only knows what a Deputy is required for to help the Harbour Master to do nothing and with the whole day to do it in.
It may be news to you that Hongkong is the only port I know where a shipmaster has to do all his own clearing and entering. At all other ports the agents have a shipping clerk who attends to all this, so that a skipper has his papers, with his clearance, sent on board to him, and unless he has to discharge or ship any men he need not go to the Harbour Master's at all. The shipping and discharging of your crew in all other ports are carried out in the same office (the Master Attendant's), but in Hongkong it is otherwise, and the shipping clerks naturally decline to undertake the work, as, if they had to enter and clear several ships the same day, the two offices are so far apart and so far away from the shipping agents that it would occupy the whole of their time. If we had to go through all this tianeces- sary work at every post we probably would not notice it in Hongkong, but this place claims to be the premier port in the Far East, and yet so far as its arrangements to facilitate the shipping business is concerned-It is the worst place I have ever traded to.
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The baths, at first, have adecidedly invigorating effect on one, but after a few days you become languid and peevish and almost ready to cry at the least annoyance. It was, I found, a great mistake to lie down immediately after a hot spring bath. You should at once (as soon as soon as dried, of course) put on light clothing and go for a sharp constitutional and theo, upon your return to the house again, dry yourself and change your clothing.
OD the
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December the thermometer is about 65 F. The views are beautiful when obtained from the top of a bill with the village lying below, the wide expanse of sex bordering it. Or, when standing on the beach and looking up at the majestic mountain background, and then, so standing, to watch the ceaseless strife of the waves and list to the rearing of the curf beating incessantly against the shore, is simply enchanting. I have lived some time at Yokohama and Kobe facing the beach, but never as at Atami, have I felt so forcibly the depth of those well-known lines Break, break, break on the cold gray stones, oh sea I would that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in me."
We were indeed astonished to see at Atami in circumference and the other eleven. We two camphor trees; one measuring sixteen yards stayed there two days and then took our leave of fair Atami, with its balmy breezes, Inir fields, and green hills.
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We did not stay at Hakone on our return, as on our way back we had very good view of the lakes and also of one of the Mikado's palaces, beautifully situated on a peninsular running into the midst of the lakes. In "doing" this part of the country don't allow your guide to drag you down to Hata. There's nothing to be seen there, and the descent to and ascent from it la most fatiguing. Fearing you will think I am "enthusing too much Miyanoshita I will, as you say at times, give over the far-famed
you a “rest," and ponder 'o'er the matter for my
next issueto ase journalistic parlance.
OPIUM.
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the limit of possibility by the faissan-faire policy which has been followed by the government to- wards opium growers and traders, who, likespoiled children allowed to grow up free from inter- ference, cannot now be subjected to the discipline of regular taxation by any power inherent in the native government. Notwithstanding the partial and temporary success of Chang Chih- tung in Shansi in placing restrictions on the growth of the poppy, the government has cer- steadiness, to carry any such scheme, either for tainly not the vigour, nor its officials the restriction or taxation, into effect. Yet since the government cannot dispense with this revenue, especially after having enjoyed and spent it for a number of years, it is not difficult to ing, the necessity for levying a revenue from prognosticate a crisis when, other resources fail. Chinese Oplum will confront the government. It will be one of those interesting wises when China will again belie itself, and yielding to the pressure of the time will resort to the the fire. A new page of Chinese history will be inevitable foreigner to draw the chestnut out of opened when that epoch arrives, for one of the great barriers which prevent the regenerating fusion of native and foreign administration will have to fall, and a pure fiscal question may once more be the irresistible power propelling the government in the direction of social and political cannot do for itsell foreigners will be able to do progress and reform. What the government for it, and if the occasion be wisely prepared for the future prosperity and security of China as a state may turn on this question of the consump- "tion of Oplumi-Chinese Times.
A REVIEW
(BY THE SINOLOGUE.)
We have read Mr. Chamberlain's new book "Things Japanese" with much attentiod and intense gratification. It is profoundly, tradite and charmingly gossipy at the same time. More than this we scarcely like to say, (our native modesty embarry uses us, ob i so much!) butah | we may perhap. be permitted to point out that "Things Japanese" is not a proper rendering of "Japanese as she is spoke," and to express a natural feeling of wonder that the learned author has not seen fit to acknowledge the fous et origo of his informaation. Many books and papermate recommended throughout the work, but we are purposely and unaccountably left out. However, conscious as we are, (self-conscious, we may say), that true greatness is devoid of envy and magna- nimously forgiving, we harten to acquit Mr. Chamberlain of the former miserly feeling, and to give him credit for the largeness of soul which will prompt him to accept our remarks in the spirit in which they are made. As a proof of this spirit we now proceed to mention a few instances in which the versatile sinologue has failed to catch little delicate shades of mean- ing here and there in our original treatises, and trust that, in justice to ourselves, he will see bis way towards inserting them in the next edition Chamberlain's translations (presumably) of oar of his invaluable work. We merely give here Mr..
original headings, the headings themselves, and, in some cases, suggestions as to what we think the proper renderings should be We do not go beyond this, nor do we expressly refer our readers to the original work by ourselves, for the reason that, in the first place, they are not sinclogues enough to understand it, and, in the second place, we do not wish to do anything that might interfere with the sale of Mr. Cham- berlain's book. On the contrary, we advise everybody to buy it, and use it as a stepping stope to ourselves, else we do not see how we can ever expect to be throughly understood.
I have been trading to this port for nearly our arrival at Kodu that the train traffic had been twenty years, and yet I never saw Captain suspended for some time, so there was nothing for tedious ricksha ride right on once when 1 had a sailor before him in his to Miyonoshita, which we reached about 4 p.m. magisterial capacity, at some place near the Miyonoshita a mere village in the district of Gaol which I had some difficulty in finding, and Hakone, is celebrated for its mineral springs. on another occasion when one of my crew had It is a health resort where people go to take the me hauled up before his Worship in his own baths and idle and dream away the time-a capital office. The present Harbour Master I have place for wealthy globe-trotters. There are two never seen.in his official capacity, although when hotels in the place where the attendance is fair Capt, Rumsey was acting as Deputy I was and the waitresses still fairer; at least so my introduced to him one night in the Club. husband said, much to my annoyance as if
Now, Sir, I want to point out and I trust the were not a sufficient object of beauty for him to unofficial members of the Legislative Council, admire 1 who are interested in profecting shipping interests, and the Acting Governor, who ought to be interested, will agree with me—that it is | a very great, and in my opinion an altogether unnecessary, hanhbip
on shipmasters in having the Harbour Master's department and the Shipping Office two distinct places. The fact that these two offices are so far apart is an intolerable nuisance, and especially for a stranger who, of course, is unaware that he has to go to two separate places before be After idling three days at Miyanoshita, we can obtain his port clearance. A shipmaster thought it high time to set out for Hakone, would naturally suppose that when he has dis intending to stay there for the night and then charged or shipped his crew, or any portion of go on to Atami. When we arose at dawn them, that his business is finished, but in Hong- the sun was just peeping above the horizon, kong he son finds out his mistake. 1 once the sky was clear and there was every finished shipping my crew at 4 p.m., and never indication of a fine day, so after "bolting" thought of having to go to the Harbour Office our breakfast we started; but to our chagria, TO-MORROW morning hetween 9 and 10.30 until after dinner, when, as I was leaving at ere we had gone three miles D'clock the steam-launch carrying the Rethet daylight next morning, I found at my agents' Hakone route, clouds gathered in every direction, office that the ship's register was with the Har-lightning flashed, thunder roared and down came flag will call alongside any vessel hoisting codebar Master, which necessitated my finding a merciless down-pour of rain in positive out the official who gives you your clearance and sheets. My 8s doilar hat and 140 dollar pennant C, to convey men ashore to 11 am.
going to the Harbour Office for my papers, travelling gown, over which I had had such a must admit the gentleman was must civil and squabble with my stingy old husband in Hong- The revolution which has been in progress for obliging, and it appeared that it was not an un-kong, got saturated and utterly spoilt, much to some thirty years in the political and social common occurrence for him to have to do this Alf's annoyance, which'he evinced in his usual bearings, of this important product is very well sort of thing at all hours. Now why could not sarcastic manner by saying well, if your illustrated in the collection of Customs Reports this officer have his office at the Sailors' Home, paraphernalia had cost less you'd now have lost for 1889. Almost all of them have something or the shipping master have his head-quarters at less." Just fancy, calling my "Hall and Holtz to say as to the change that is going on, the the Harbour Department, and make one job of outfit, paraphernalia. It was too impertinent! observations at one port throwing light on those the business, the same as at every other civilised But I punished him for it.
That night at another. The general tendency to supplant had my revenge on him, Master All slept foreign by native opium is unchecked, and from Eastern pori 7
on the matted floor while I kept him awake by almost every part of China there come evidences This little scene was at the village of Ashinozu, rate of duty imposed on the imported drug and shamming to cry for mercy to the Virgin Mary. of its gathering accelerated force. The high between Miganoshita and Hakone, a place also the inexorable certainty of its exaction, set noted for its mineral springs. The strong smell against the loose nominal imposts on the native of sulphur coming from these baths attracted product, with unlimited encouragements to evade my attention, and after an inspection of the them, are producing their natural effect. At waters we thought them much better than those several of the ports, formerly considerable em at Miyanoshita. Our "strained relations," a poria for the importation of foreign eplum, as politicians call it, having ended in "smoke" as for instance Newchwang and Tientsin, the the papers put it, we stald at Ashinozu Commissioners predict that the time is and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly a couple near when opium will figure in their tables of days. A: Japanese girl there who was as an export instead, of an import. The trying to crotchet something, (I could not process has already begun in Newchwang, only make out what) with some Berlin wool, the entries do not yet pass through the Foreign attracted my attention, so to while away the time. Customs. At the leading ports, Shanghai, I set about teaching her "tricot," and soon had Fuochow, and Canton, the continuous falling off a group of half a dozen young ladies around 'me in the importation of foreign opium is very all eager to learn, the stitch. As soon as marked. At some of the smaller ports there is a we thought the weather was going to be fine fluctuation due to certain peculiar local influences. we again set out. But alas! with even worse The adjustments for example between Amoy fortune than before, for now in addition to and Swatow are very curious. At Amoy the heavier rain, we had to encounter a strong cut-annual importation was artificially raised be- ting wind.. My chair coolies slipped and fell, tween 1880 and 1876. by Swatow Zin collectors throwing my chair down two or three times. At raising their tariff to a much higher figure than last we reached Hakome in quite a sorry plight that prevailing at Amoy. This caused the import and had to be shut up in a tea house and get our of Opium at Amoy to "shoot up" from 5,757 picula clothes dried. The tea houses at Hakone are to 8.177.piculs, and gradually to over 9,000 built over Hakone lake, which is supposed to picule in 1884 and 1885. During the same have been evolved from a volcanic eruption, period the importation at Swatow diminished The next morning we left Hakone for Atami from 8,760 to 3,887 piculs, The Swatow officials at about 9 o'clock. Our route lay over rough, gave up the struggle in 1886 by remitting the rugged and steep ascents and descents—It was a extra in which they had imposed in 1861, and most unpleasant journey, The rains of previous at once the balance between the two ports began days bad made the paths slippery and they to right itself, Amoy losing in the following year were consequently in a worse state than those 1,000 piculs and in the next a further 1,000 we had traversed the day before, but since we picula. The increase at Swatow, however, was had once started there was nothing for it but to not equivalent to the decrease at Amoy during go on. I should think the entire distance was that period. Since the new regulations came into nearly twenty-five miles. We found ourselves force, in 1887, by which the Import and Ličin very often trudging along mountain paths, st Dues are equalized, the Amoy trade has continued narrow that one's feet scarcely bad fair play, and to decline, and native oplum is alleged to be walking became reduced to shuffling, and as a invading the field; but at Swatow there is a good part of our route lay over the crest of a slight increase in the importation for 1889 over promontory we had to climb up and them slide the year 1888, and Swatow seems to be the only down hill after hill until they seemed intermin place where foreign opium is able to bold its able and my legs ached again. To add to our
own. On the whole the tenor of the reports is misfortunes although we wisely carried our tiffa, in the same uniform key, a steady diminution in we had no water with us, for, relying upon our the quantity of foreign opium, compensated by past experience, we had counted upon the running more than an equivalent increase of the native. stream or rushing waterfall to say nothing of It appears, then, that the goose that lays the tea houses at easy distances. We had the golden eggs for the Chinese Government is being mortification of discovering, however, that there rapidly strangled, and that in less, perhaps, than were none of those pleasant, may I say, oases in twenty years the opium revenue will be lost to this desert, for while suffering parching thirst, both India and China, through the operation it was as such that we zegarded the road to of the arrangement which is based on the Hakome, in comparison with this. There was Cheloo Convention. Previous to the Marquis certainly much to compensate us in the beauty of Tseng's agreement with Lord Salisbury and Its the scenery, expecially when crossing one spur corollary, the Hongkong and Macao agreements we were able to see bills and vales grouped below of 1886, whatever the nominal taxation might be, with the sea stretching endlessly on either side. it could, if too large, be evaded by the obvious We were fortunate also in obtaining, an device of smuggling, or modified by a private excellent view of Fusiyama. You have no pact between the opium dealers and the local doubt seen pictures of it, a conical shaped officials, or reduced by the active competition mountain having a flat crown-crested with between the different collectors of Ifkin; while eternal snow. It was very beautiful, but after ince these new agreements went into effect the the grand beights of the Himalayas, you can Chinese Customs have got hold of the neck of ANOTHER POST OFFICE GRIEVANCE scarcely realize how insignificant all this" talk of the sack so that no foreign oplum can now
mountains appeared to us.
silp through without paying toll, On the Now thatall the hardships of the road to Atami olber band, the cultivation and sale of are things of the past, and I am once more seated native opium seem to be under no fiscal in the luxuriant fadies' room at "The Grand," in burdens worth mentioning, and emuggling is so road and thus saw Nature as she is to be seen would get anything at all, are obliged to become Yokohama, I feel glad that I took that rough well recognized that the revenue officials, if they there in rugged, unmasked beauty-Nature wild parties to It At Ichaug. Szechuan oplum is Nature free! But I have not yet finished my known to pass eastward in large quantities, bat chapter of misfortunes. We went to Atami with only 6 piculs in a year are entered at the Fareiga the intention of seeing the boiling spring, of Customs. The native official levy a nominal firms, have been sent from here to Hongkong, which one bears a good deal in Japan, but cer: duty on. it, but the returns have been so amali and never reached their destination. As I haptainly not.everything. We had been told it was that the Zikin Office has been closed, although pened to see my letter placed in the post bag a most wonderful sight and that at times it is in the inducement was held out to the smugglers of and duly sealed, and as tampering with the bag violent eruption, the water rushing forth and passing 100 cattles as 20. The same appears to be true at Hankow, where, according to the when on board the steamer is out of the striking against a wall of stones heaped up near question, a serious doubt as to the honesty the spot. Of course directly after we had engaged Commissioner, "very little native oplum parses and carefulness of some of the postal staff our room at the hotel the first thing we did was through the Customsthough a large quantity finds to make enquiries about the spring, and we were its way downriver." Klukiang stands out as an becomes a logical conclusion. It is needless to way that the letters were not registered, and this told it spurted at intervals of two bours, that exception, all foreign opium coming there under- being the case enquiries at the Post Office would it had last burst forth at two o'clock and would Transit Passes, and no smuggling but nothing not be listened to. It is evident the Post Office work again at four. It was then half past is said about the native antide. At Wahu an is not able to trace such letters under present three, and as we thought the opportunity unique attempt was made by the authorities to levy arrangements, but to state expressly in the postal we hurried to the place. We found it railed in Tis. zo per pical on native opium-against Tis, 110, duty and kin on foreign-but the picol to regulations, and scattering them broad-cast, that and situated in the very heart of the town, enquires would not be made, is in my opinion occupying a very valuable building site. What reckoned at 50 catties, and probably even that we at first saw were two holes in the ground | is subject to friendly modifications. The same an indirect way of encouraging dishonesty. There are various useful dodges In England
one larger than the other, out of which proceeded rule seems to prevail everywhere. ⠀ At Tamsui in vogue for testing the honesty of suspected fumes and a gurgling sound. There in front, the Commissioner says native opium escapes persons in public employ, which could with too, was the wall of heaped up stones against all taxation; at Lung-chow and Mongiz the advantage be introduced into this colony. The which, we were told again, the waters beat when Kuangsi and Yunnan oplom is all smuggled;|| public in posting a letter enters practically fato rushing out of ground. As it was our impression and so we may take it that the, unknown but a contract with the Post Office, and not only that it was just a process of a few minutes dura- overwhelming quantity of opium produced in pays for the transmission but also for the delivery tion we were anxious not to miss the sight. So Chins goes into consumption with practically no there we stood at the barred gate, (for there were taxation at all. Under the enormous protective the above-mentioned cases, things are evidently no seats near by) from half-part three until half duty imposed on the foreign drug the stimulus past five, tired, hungry and thirsty. Finally we to the increase and improvement of native considered it more than a joke, in fact a monoplum is incalculable, and it is only a question strave imposture) so went back to our inn of time when the Indian export of opium must in a boiling rage. I felt fairly overwhelmed cease, and the Chinese Government's revenus with indignation at being this "taken la" them. from that source will also disappear. by a set of monkeys and apes as we thought. What will then be the attitude of the Govern Just as we were about to dine a coolie ment towards indigenous opium? To suppose rashed in saying the spring was in motion, it is suddenly to make itself strong enough to and with frantic gestures invited us to go and levy a duty on the article would be to see it. He would take us in bis ticksba for twenty imagine the Chinese Administration cents. "No you don't " said I, "remember the become suddenly endowed with qualities old adage my good man "once bitten twice shy, which it has never possessed. Indeed Music "We cannot describe Japanese song slonura "And with a wave of "my"hand it was solely because the Government war, or music Words fall. It must be heard. Bot In this "chit" I will tell you something bade him retreat to the street whence he came. unequal to the task of collecting likin, even on people would do well to keep away as far as about Miyonoshita and Hakone, renowned We heard from some fellow travellers later on imported opium, although the foreign treaties they can from it. The most vivid imagination for their hot springe and scenery. We left that they bad really seen the well in motion left it a free band, that the Chefoo Convention cannot realise the horrible din and creepy sensa- Yokohama in the morning for Miyonoihtia But I rather suspect they don't care to admit was concluded, under which the British Govern- tion a fully manned and womanned Japanese by the 10.30 train and reached Kodzu at that they were ---place and noted for the inland tax. Were it even theoretically possible for they begin to stog, On the agony of t
ment virtually undertook the collection of the orchestra is capable of producing. And when noon. Here we intended to take the train Atami is a sca-side on to Yumoto, and thence proceed direct to balmy softness of its southern breezes. Properly the government under favourable circumstances Writhings and howlings such as eye hath not Miyonoshita by 'ricksha.' But we' Sound upon | speaking, it has no winter, for at the close of to have taxed oplamit has been now placed beyond | seen nor ear heard. Music, Indeedy and music
A CORRESPONDENT on board the steamship Glantorganshire, weites from Hankow funder date the roth ulto.:-"We are the fourth and last steamer from here for London, and we salt at daylight to-morrow with a full ship, but at the 1.52 wretched rate of 30%. As you doubtles already Per Case. Per Caso,khow, the Mayune sailed on May 25th, full, but
Quans. Pisis.
at the low rate of 40/; the Antenor on June 1st, also full, but at 30/; and the Glengarry two- thirds full at go. This is what the once great $4 $4.50❘ China tea trade has come to now. All the best whatever 500 teas have been bought for Russia 750 price was asked, and nine steamers load for Odessa direct, three of them being vessels under the British flag, What a change to a few years ago, when about two dozen British steamers loaded at Hankow for London. This season the first week the market opened the Russians $1.10 bought over 30,000 tons. However, all this will de India good, and it would seem that the day 1.25 is not far distant when England will get all her
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THERE was another fairly large audience at the 2.00 Theatre Royal, City Hall, last night, to witness Stanley's Operatic Company in Gilbert and Sulli. van's "The Yeoman of the Guard," We suppose 0.75 that was the comic opera produced, although we recognised very little of Gilbert's, and nothing 0.75 that Sullivan-Sir Arthur, not John L.-would, have cared to claim as his own. had never previously witnessed a performance 0.75 of "The Yeomen of the Guard," and we fervently hope that we shall never again be subjected to the martyrdom we suffered last night. We can't say whether it was Gilbert's fault, or Sullivan's, or Stanley's Operatic Company, but we have seen dead cats and decayed hen-fruit slung on the stage with very much less provocation, than
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the audience received during those two long acts 2.75 of dreary, twaddle and unmusical caterwauling Bat Hongkong audiences are proverbially good. 1.00 natured, and the gallant British soldier is always ready with a and and likewise an art 1.10 where a virtuous maiden in distress requires that maiden sympathy-especially when 1.00 possesses a pair of robust and well-shaped under- standings and doesn't object to give them an 0.40 airing. If we possibly could fairly criticise Mr. Stanley's company in opera bouffe nothing 0.40 would give us greater pleasure, but it can't be 0.50 done; their art is peculiarly their own, and we frankly admit it is beyond our ken. We are getting too old to appreciate the new style, we assume. The Tower of London-dear old haunt of years gone by-was a most effective setting, and Mr. Trimnell and his orchestra prevented more than one collapse. We were sorry for Harry Pyne, and Miss Fanny Stanley, and a thrill of relief went through car shattered frame when the curtala finally dropped. To-night the Company appear in what is said to be their especial forts a variety show. Neur verrons! If the rain holds off there will be a crowded houac.
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TO THE Emter or tes "Howakona Telrarism," SIR,I was very much pleased on arriving here the other day to find that your free-spoken and independent paper hd again forcibly disected attention to the troublesome anamalies of the Harbour Office at this port. If it were not for criticisms such as yours, we poor ship masters who manage to keep out of trouble, would not know the Harbour Master by sight, Dos even by name,
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And the light dues are again raised 1 Will they ever be lowered? Some more officials, more or less useless, will be required when the Gap Rock lighthouse has been finished; but shipmasters will not grudge to pay anything in reason for what is indeed a valuable boon. The Gap Rock lighthouse will be of the greatest service to vessels from the sonth, and it ought to have been taken in hand years ago. I presume the idea originated with the Harbour Master in his leisure time.
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LETTERS FROM JAPÁN,
(FROM A ́LADY CORRESPONDENT.) VI.
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To begin with the title. W8 never thought when we wrote the Nihong, that it would come to be called "Things Japanese," and do not think the latter has anything to do with it. This will be evident to everybody, even to Professor Chamberlain himself, so we pass on to.
Abacus for our Soroban=The Rule of Thumb, Abdication for kurs or "Come off your perch." Adoption for Dare-dare or "Who's who?" (These, of course, are merely the headings of our articles.
Architecture for Okathi means "funny" and "confectionery," Japanese architecture, as Miss Bird remarks, being in the "Confectionery" style, (rather "funny" of Miss Bird),
Army for Gunzel, gun meaning of course gun, and se, Chinese word for power "A" power" of guns.
Bathing from "Badarat," mispronunciation of "Bathery."
Books on Japan Dai Nihonshi and Nihongi.” [We can recommend these books to our readers--nothing in them to call up the slightest blush on the cheeks of innocence. We have read them ourselves (when correcting the proofs) with perfectly palo faces. T. S.]
Capital Cilles-Yokohama, Kobe, and Naga- saki.
Cha no yu-Tea Cocktail. Children for Kodome or Young Japan. Chrysanthemum Okíku san (name of a girl). Confucianism-Konsatsu. Cycle=Maru-mary="The Revolution,” also Globe-trotting"
Daimyo Mt. Chamberlain has evidently over-
looked the fact that this word is obsolete, and that Junia is its modern successor, Demoniacal possession" is's most interesting article, but has nothing whatever to do with our Xisums-trukai, tanuketrykał and Inu-tsukat. Kitsume-truhat means a cutning servant (can. Tenuke-istikal-A wily servant (wily as a "badger "), also a servant who is much 'badgered by his master.
big ching as a fox,) an
nu-isukal A faithful servant (compared to a dog for fidelity); This word loses its original meaning sometimes, as in the phrase, nu tsukai ni naite ikirum To lend a dog's life, Eurasions for "The Coming Race Filial
Fiety. Oyakoko. Mr. Chamberlain nothing about the remaining four relations of the go-rin. ""This is not fair to us. [For Divorce (Piggy), Dress, Earthquakes, Flowers, "Gardens, Goverment (gifu), Jin- rikisha, Kyoto, Marriage, Great Japan(Great Scott), Language, Mikado, Missions, Mouralng (Okinodoču sama), Nobility, Singing girls' (geisha), Silk, Sake, Sun, Moon and Stars, Rice, Tea, Tokyo, Treaty Revision, Woman, efc, see some extracts of our original beadings which have already appeared, we believe, in Roma-fin previous isanes of this paper. T. S.] Harakiri To get cut up about something, and ultimately to lose your bead. (You do the cutting up yourself),
Japanese people (Characteristics of the). The Japanese people imitate foreigners. When they bave succeeded in doing this perfectly they will have no characteristics. So much the better,
Lacquer Bummad (Mr. Chamberlain has got this word properly, but he should have mentioned that the lacquer was of an inferior kind, thinly laid on, and bad material underneath)... Lighthouse=(A)karul ucht. །:
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