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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1890.

corruption, police court and oh such a look of indignation as he craned his little neck and tossed. his tiny head. He looked, for all the world, just

THE TEA TRADE OF FOOCHOW,

It is with an ever deepening regret that we

evolving it, even though it was an instal- Tateways of Government officials are inscrutable. ment of the interest due on his K.C.M.G. The other day one of the Siamese princes now ship. But we read between the lines, and visiting Hongkong being the head of the postal we see, as we have often seen before, that administration in Siam, deafred Mr. Gourdin, being signs of violence about the body no like a little banlam cock challenging a great big watch the decay of the principal trade of this we have failed to pay the expected acting. Consul, to intimate to the Postmaster auspicious 'circumstances are attached to the Cochin-China rooster, The impertinent bra!! port-tea. There is no blinking the fact that

tribute of adulation in our criticisms in return for the favor of receiving Mr. STANLEY'S advertising patronage. Honest comment on the alleged, performances of the Company was due to our readers and to the artistes who may in the future visit Hongkong, and we have not shovelled an avalanche of nauseating praise over the polices we gave, so Mr. STANLEY (to use a colloquialism) gets his hack up. Let him.

General that he was desirous of examining the system here. We are loth to say it-bat Mr. Travers either doubted his ability to explain the system or he was guilty of gross discourtesy, for in reply he forwarded-n Postal Guide The price observed "I could buy that for mysell," and abandoned his researches.

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Is of special benent to those suffering from the / ROBINSON has about as close an acquaint- the claims of Confucianism, which is to be cut time the plot was discovered by the prison and waited. Presently another' billet douditions last, in the affirmative. Let us first

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DAKIN'S VIN DE QUINQUINA." This Wine will be found of great value as a Tonic in all cases where the system is depressed or where there is the slightest tendency to Malaria or Climatic Debility. tion with our Finest Port Wine, and is an It is prepared from the true Bark in combina. admirable form of administering at the same time the appetizing properties of the Bark with the strengthening qualities of the Port.

Price, $1.50 per Bollie.

(Telephone No. 60.)

Hongkong,, 30th June, 1890,

BY APPOINTMENT.

ance with Mr. STANLEY as the First Player in Hamir had with Hecuba, or our office goat has with the Mikado-but still friend STANLEY is reluctantly compelled to stop advertising with us! Well, we can't say that we are altogether sorry-it went ing a simple public into supporting such against our grain to lend our aid in beguil- one-horse mediocrity. We have had dur. bit of trouble and we've done our bit of time" for telling the truth about

we are told, says the St. James's Gavette, that the progressive Japanese are looking out for a new creed; they don't care much ab ut Western religions (so they say), and the Utilitarian philosophy is too subtle (so they think); and, in default of anything better, they are discussing up into bits and served out on handbills for popular consumption. But what a chance for the Positivists of Lamb's Conduit-stret and Fetter-lane! They can supply everything de manded by the Japanese-a calendar, a liturgy, and a system of school treats. But what about are prepared to part with Mr. Frederic Harrison and Professor Feely. Or is it. Theosophy that the priests? Well, in the interests of Japan, wa the Japanese are hankering after? There is Mrs. Annie lles at very much at their service. But perhaps they would like something more on without a morality we can spate.them Mr. John Marley to expound the sacred mysteries of the worship of literary abstractions tempered by faith in the Grand Old Man.

YESTERDAY afternoon the body of a male child, apparently four months of age, was picked up by the Water Police. wing to the sex and there

I had such case. It is probable that the parents, rather

a mind to box his ears! Just each season wears a smaller business in our as soon as the imp had taken his unwelcome staple, and that even with the lessened receipts than go to the expense of regular busini, threw the body into the harbour in the hope that itself off, Alf began at me in such a vexations of the leal, there is annually more trouble and manner, saying that I was a fool to suppose that difficulty in the purchase of it at this side, and would be fount and decently buried,

Japanese officials would think of accepting a shall we say loss in its sale at the other. The. Tax steamship J. 8. Say, says the Stambribe, e'en though it be a paltry railway guard. reasons for this gradual falling off of what should Garelle, had a narrow eicape from the Tonquin As there were other people in the car I didn't be one of the best, most remunerative, and. pirates during her last voyage from Bangkok to like to give him a good slap in the face and cleanest of trades, are not far to seck. They Saigon. There was a premeditated and well tell him to shut up; so I gave him a pinch on

have been again and again brought to the developed plot on part of the pirates to capture the arm, turned my back towards him and notice of those most concerned in the busi- the steamer at Pulo Condore, where the pirate began to read a paper. I knew what the resulness, they have been made an public as print can make them, and with what result -abso- prisoners of the French Government are confined would be, however, and was not astonished, a Fortunately for the officers of the 7. B. Say few minutes later, to see a little piece of paper lutely none. Is the case then hopeless 7 they arrived two hours to late, and in the mean fall down on my lap. I threw it on the floor We answer unhesitatingly, whilst present con- guards. There was a fierce conflict for a time; dropped on my lap which I promptly threw out look to the quality of the article now exported. 40 of the participants were killed and 130 of the window. Then, I heared a deep sigh and

It compares most unfavourably with what we wounded. The pristners are now on the way to still another scap fell on my lap. I took it up were accustomed to see, say 15 to 20 years ago. and read the words. "My own dearest dove, The "make" is not so good, more brown and Cayenne.

withered leaves are left in the bulk, less trouble pray forgive and forget your stupid old Alf." This was a complete surrender. My wounded. feelings were satisfied and I, with a bewitching found, The firing, formerly performed with is expended over the twisting, and more dust is smile on my pretty face, turned towards him

great care, is now hurriedly done, and to please and whispered in his ear "Of course my love! the "nose" of buyers, is frequently left little more than half done. The result in the "cup" But that little monkey of a Jap was too vexations. How could you take his part? Then I gave his

can be easily guessed. hand a squeeze and it was all over. A few train stopped for quite a while affording us an opportunity of" doing" the town, after a fashion, Nagoya is a large town, and unlike its im portant neighbours Kioto and Osaka, its atrects are very wide and scrupulously clean. It is the scat of a very large porcelain Industry, as well as that lovely cloisonnès! We visited the factories and thus passed away our time there in an instructive and very interesting manner. It was at this place that I first appreciated the very tedious and toilsome nature of the process of cloisonnée manufacture. A vase, for instance, or a bowl which composes the ground work is surface the design is delineated in the black wires are then laid over it according to the paint with which it is coated. Gold and silver pattern subsequent to which the enamelling process begins. Just as much as would with a camel's hair brust and laid on with cover a pin's head is taken up at a time

at last, the whole surface is covered; each layer the utmost care. This is done several times until, of enamel being allowed to dry before the next is laid on. This compleie, the last and most delicate operation, calling for the finest taste and skill of the workman, begios viz: the smoothing|

("finishing) operation. The houses in which

THOMAS Ford, Acting Sergeant of Police, had two sugar lumpers" up before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning and charged them with obstructing a thoroughfare near Kennedy town at half past six o'clock last night. Mr. Granville Sharp, who gave evidence for the defence, stated that no obstruction hearing the evidence for the prosecution was of opinion that to pile up sugar and sugar. bags in the place indicated was nothing short of a public ruisance, and so requested the defendants to "ante up" five Mexicans each, a demand immediately complied with.

BANDMANN, who, poor as he was, would the Shinto lines. Well, if they want a religion had been caused. Hs Worship, however, after minutes later we arrived at Nagova where our

NATIVE advices from Hankow give rather unfavourable reports of the state of tea trade in hat port. There are over 100,000 chests in stock, 20,000 of the first crop, and about 80,000

have been a star in STANLEY'S Company Nos. 22 & 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL and the man who did us that injustice apologised for it afterwards. And we have helped professionals away from this colony who possessed as much ability as Mr. STANLEY ever collected altogether under his banner. And on this auspicious occasion we don't take anything back about either we only feel contemptuous pity for the Imperial system which he is trying to bolster up, and amusement at the methods their business. But now a new set of regulations having had but poor returns. The market price of metal, oftentimes branze or spelter. Over its instructions, and bought such leaf as he approved his theatrical toady has adopted to white, wash such insincere and tuft-hunting "goings-on."

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THE LONDON POLICE ON STRIKE.

LONDON, July 6th. The London Police go out on a general strike to-hight.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. · THE P. & O. S. N. Co's, extra steamer Thiber left Bombay for this port at noon yesterday, THE Athletic Club meeting called for Friday next is postponed until Friday the 18th inst. at 5 otlock.

We learn from Bombay that the Indian Gavern. ment have reduced the export duty on opium from Ri. 600 to Rs. 550, in compliance with a petition sent in by the merchants.

COAST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

FOR COAST TORTS, Waters are packed and THE Siam Ganrite hears that His Majesty placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and

Marin 1. King of the Sedangs, is still hovering the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties around Pahang. It is believed that the prolonged when received in good order.

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absence of Prince Chow Sai is due to the fact

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A BANGKOK Contemporary anys that the results of His Majesty's tour through the Malay pro- vinces is being made evident in a way that many will rejoice at No less than five light houses are be built and maintained at pro minent places on the West Coast. Cocks with three or four feet, says the Osaka

Mainichi Shinban, have frequently been heard

of, but

much greater curiosity-a cock with six feet--has been bred by Mr. Kawamura, Rokubancho, Sandal. A good many showmen have tried to acquire it for exhibition purposes, and it is likely before long to be shown in Osaka.

of the second. Only a few dealers have made anything on their purchases, the great majorly of ten of the second crop is only from six to seven tacia. This is under the actual cost, and after deducting all expenses. leaves only a very small margin for the sellers; with foreign buyers the matter is still worse, for they only offer Tis. 4 The teamen much prefer selling to Chinese than to foreign buyers; the former ship the second crop to Hankow, whence again ifit is forwarded to Shansi and Honman for native consumption. It is stated that several thousand chests have thus been disposed of Formerly the second crop was sent to Shanghai, but as this is done at a loss now, the practice has been discontinued.

It is the standing custom at Hankow, says à native contemporary, for all the opium dealers, whether large ones or small, to pay to the Government Tls. 40,000 for permission to trade in this drug. On their paying this sum the to trade. This was brought about by the Opism Guild, petitioning the Government to protect has been determined upon regarding native opium, and the details have been sent to the Viceroy Chang Chih-tung for approbation. His Excellency having given bis sanction thereto, this new lax or duty will come into force on the 1st of the 5th moon. All the former regulations are still to be observed, ie, pay all the likin from Szechuen province down to Hankow at the various Customs stations, and a further duty on arrival at Hankow, which is called "landing tax." But now, a further sum of 12 cash duty on each tael of native opium imported from any part of the country that may pass through Hankow is established are allowed to carry on their businesTis. 25 to 28. Eight tea steamers have already but should any new ones desire to open they cleared from Hankow this season and two more will be required to pay to the Government a sum of Tis. 200 for each and every such opium are expected. hong for the privilege of trading 'the ding. Should any fail to comply, the offender will be severely punished, but to all those who comply Rugsias, was arrested a short time ago in this we were told four, and in some cases six, a permit will be issued enabling them to do business.

We are told by the native Tea Hoogs that it is now impassible to perform the various mani- pulations through which the article has to pass before it reaches the foreign buyer at the same cost as in years gone by ; that, as we find it in civilised Europe, so it is in this country the cost of living and of work has increased much in the last two decades, and with the usual shróg of the shoulders we are informed as a final argu- falling off in quality is, from the native view, the ment, "no can help." Another cause of the

uncertainty of the foreign demand, and aliange as it may seem, the introduction into the tea dis- tricts of the telegraph. Before the wire reached the garden districts, the native buyer knew his of, conveying it to his central factories, where it was speedily turned Into the "fragrant herb "—–— now what is the case? He goes up with instruc tions, it is true, but the "telechit" controls theu No sooner has he commenced his purchases Loudon, or elsewhere, having been received by than the result of previous season's shipments to

(or some other cause for alarm) is at once either the foreigner,) with anything but satisfaction, directly conveyed to the "Hong" or filters through our own native staff to it, and a little message flies up country, "wait awhile," or the equivalent of such words. The recipient of the message obeys-his purchases up to the time of

becomes of the leaf so bought? he is waiting for permission to buy further, what

declared. All the opium shops which have been A parcel of the second crop of Ningchow tea and polishing this exquisite work is carried its receipt are too small to make a chop-whilst

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bas found ready sale.to Russian traders at from

but are merely little wooden houses in some on are not large like as our factories in Europe,

of which we noticed no more than a dozen

THE Imperial Court splicitor, Baron Ven Korolay, who is a personal friend of the Czar of all the streets of Moscow by detectives, and taken to a.police station. Whether the detectives mis. took him for some other man or were simply fishing indiscriminately for suppositious aron spirators At any rate, Von Karolay told who he was, and at the police station angrily protested against the twenty times what it was treatment to which he had been sub

jected. Instead of accepting his statement, or

artisans, of whom four were apprentices. The term of apprenticeship to this trade years according to the ability of the pupil It is evidently a trade which no man could be- come skitful in unless possessed of a taste for it and of great patience. Owing to the great demand for specimens of these triumphs, of skilful workmanship the output is said to be bat ten years ago. From one of these little factories took Away (at a ids, thereby having a sample of this special cost of $55. which I fancy was a pretty big "squeeze”) a box with four

So far as we can learn, it is half rolled and

half-fired, and laid aside for a few days, until. the first alarm having subsided, the requisita permission is accorded, further leaf bought, and a "chop" is made. We readily concede that we may be somewhat in error over the módus operandi, but some such process occurs, and is partly responsible for the falling off in quality. Of course the utter neglect of the plantations is

Tuinous consequences, and, slates that during his 'f the head police"station ordered that he should kind of workmanship in its four stage-the laying down tea from the country at this port, it

waiting till enquiries were made, the caplain of at once receive twenty-five strokes with the knout. He then apparently made enquiries, for next day he went to inform the Baron, that it was "all a mistake," and immediately released him. But the flogged Baron was not to be so easily pacified. He complained at once to the Czar, and the captain of the head police station at Moscow and his detective force have been summarily discharged for flogging and arresting a member of the privileged class, which, accord ing to Russian law, must not undergo the ordinary process-which, it seems, means fogging and gagging at the discretion of any official ruffian.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this câluma).

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shaped metal, the metal painted, the paint inlaid with silver and gold wines according to design, and then the enamelled and polished exterior, To appreciate, in a measure, the well-nigh, shall I say, interminable nature of the process it is werely necessary to take an elaborate speci- men and carefully examine, through a mag, #1 nifying class, the course of the fine metal threads and the artistic manner in which the tout ensemble is accomplished by these diminutive, albeit interesting, people. In this as in all other trades you find here articles of enormous value-valued at fancy (very fanciful)-prices. Par exemple = howl | which we greatly desired to buy was offered to us at the nominal (not phe-nomenal) price of $1,200. Which was brought down to $300 erè we reached the street door. At $.00, however, the owner of the charming bowl stood, and no persuasion could get him down another cent. Thus we parted, the little Tap clinging to his dear, very dear, old bowl, and 1 with my three bundred dollars in my pocket. Some wealthy "globe-trotter," a going-round-in-the-world-a- yacht young man, will probably be the happy (wise 7) possessor of that wonderful old bowl some day! Inthe sweet by and by.

At two o'clock we found ourselves on board the train whirling along at the rate of 45 miles an hour towards Kioto, which we reached at

one of the primary causes of this falling off; the excuse for such neglect, in the mouth of the grower, is the small price received by him for

precarious. Of the causes affecting the cost of bis leat, which makes the growth of the succu- lent sweet potatoe quite as remunerative and less

is unnecessary to speak at length to the often told tale of lekin and subsidiary "squeezes, the Chinese authorities are deaf as adders, and their deafness and blindness are increased by the utter, or might we say, intentional stupidity of their chief foreign adviser. When one so highly placed refuses to see any possible ameliora tion of these causes, and consoles himself and the native authorities with a shrug of the shoulder, and the consoling remark, that if the duly receivable on teats" falling of that on sile, be is increasing, what hope is left? As to any such suggestions that the "lakin,” being a war tax, should long ago have been withdrawn, and that the export duty is now ridiculously in excess of the percentage intended at the time of Its imposition, our own high officials are much too suave and much too tender of the friendly relations of the two Empires to hint at any such' disagreeable items.

IN a postscript memorial published in Peking Gazette of May 27th the Governor of Kuangsi dwells on the tendency to indulge a gambling which prevails among the people of his province, and submits à proposal for increased the subj G He mentions a numbele most severity in the application of the present law on games of hazard in vogue, all involving the most tenure of office in the province, first as Financial Commissioner and subsequently an Governor, he has strictly prohibited gambling,in all is forms, with the result that the vice has become some- what lets prevalent. Recently, however, we Asing lotteries have been secretly started at the provincial capital, in consequence of which a number of individuals have been arrested and brought to punishment. He says he would not venture to trouble His Majesty with these trivial details were it not for the fact that these lotteries are far more pernicious in their effects than the ordinary run of gambling establishments Numbers of ignorant rustics get taken in by means of them, and even well-to-do tradesmen do not scruple to carry them on under the flimsy SERGEANT Major Williamson, of the A, and S. Highlanders, recently took a trip to Shanghai, pretext that the lotteries are conducted in Hong. and whilst there exercised and instructed kong. The vice is so deeply rooted that only the Infantry Volunteers. This week Capt. the suverest punitive measures are likely to have Bright forwarded a substantial acknowledgment any effect and His Excellency therefore proposes that in future all persons convicted of keeping of those services, subscribed for by the corps. in the form of a heavy gold watch-chain. On gambling establishment of any sort be punished one degree more severely than is now provided the pendant was engraved the crest of the gist

for by law. The memorial was referred to the Highlanders, with an appropriate inscription.

Board of Punishments. YESTERDAY afternoon Her Majesty the Queen.

BLESSED is he who expects little, forthe chances of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India and "Boss" of Hong are he'll not be disappointed. Thus sagely kong, was robbed of a fireman's uniform, which ruminated our office goat, as be meandered along a nimble thief snatched from a bamboo pole to the City Hall last night to see how the ulside the 'Fire-brigade Station in Queen's Stanicys "Struck Oil We remember well in is that there is no inducement held out to them 8p.m. At the latter city we, of course, broke the are made, and to instance their fast increasing

oar younger days once, surreptitiously annexing Road. The whole lot was worth fully two and

a couple of "bob" from the family treasury to would be well if the complacent correspondent journey and managed to spend more time and consumption not only in Europe, but in our strong money in sight-seeing. We tarried here for a bold, Australis, is nothing to the point and only nhalf dollars. When "docked" before Mr. afraid that we must announce the termina-Wodehouse this morning the light-fingered enable us to gain a gallery view of the famous would also add that there are but few, German day with the express purpose of seeing the larges-. calls up envious feelings, nay, even sometimes tion of the career of this promising journal gent admitted the charge and was sent "up" for 1 Maggie Moore troupe in this same play, of ships which can befoined by anyone, fully 75 per temple In Japan which was approaching complet makes us cast a malevolent glance at the course, we fell over head and ears in love with cent. of the Mercantile Marine of the world being tion at the time of our august visit thereto, it is "figures relating to the increased export from Maggie (and subsequently over the knee of an British, and the rest made up of the ships of wellsituated at the back of the city on an eminence, the "spicy isle," which are so persistently set us-the bright hope of our future is THE misdeeds of Puffi and Gigerl, two dogs indignant parent), and "Struck.O" bas con- minor nations. He would have done well, too, Its massive walls, pillars, roof and foundations before us in the Echo, and indeed we have an'

belonging to Count Boos-Waldeck, will shortly sequently ever had a halo of reminiscence wrapt in the interests of truth bad he gone that show that no money was spared by its builders idea that the worthy purveyor of these figures may occasionally cast a wary look around him This morning's Daily These criminals reside op the estate of their another " Maggie" last night, but we hoped to tights to "ship" in the British Merchant said our truthful Jarnes (the guide) the very

when returning from some festive board to his see some one who would at least look a little like Service, while but 25 per cent of the Mercantile ropes used in lashing the scaffoldings, &c, were lair, lest perchance the "bitter cup may some master, near Pilten, where they lead about ast Press published our death-warrant at

her but alas! We brought ourselves to anchor Marine other than Britlab is open to Britishers composed of human hair-the women of eight day overflow, and he--the most approximate bad a life as any two dogs can falling on and

Relative to Chinese and Japanese vessels he is. at 9 p.m. sharp and at that time the house wore

provinces having presented their jet-black locks | cause, be--but we forbear. the head of the Theatre Royal advertise-biting everyone who comes in their way. The

a most dismal aspect, there being only a few also a few points to "leeward," for Europeans for the purpose. This was rather an amazing local authorities have declared the Count res

Bitter it is to see-certain it is to predict the ment--thus:--

ponsible for the enormities bis pets, but as he

persons scattered through the stalls and one are therein teken as officers and engineers is a member of Parliament he is without the pale faithful masher in the circle. He was one of simply because the nations so employing them story, and if I go on to say that I saw the coils continued decay of our trade and our living, un are incompetent to run the ships themselves. fibing-so I'll pass on to a brief report of our floodgates of Chinese restriction removed, for ↑ rope with my own eyes, you will think I'm less what?. Unless a miracle happens, the of their Jurisdiction. and san be judged only by those who nightly go-

Englishmen, I may add, have an equal chance second visit to Osaka whither we learned to eigners permitted to own, or at least to superin his pers. Accordingly, the affair will be laid

with Danes, Germans, and o'her Scandinavians view a famous young giantess. Such a monster tend tea gardens, and generally, this portion of before Abgcordnetenhaus, and the debate is

in the matter of getting staployment in Japanese and only sixteen years of age! རྞ ནཝཾ ཏི and Chinese vessels, i

the globe of most interest" to us, to make a com- She measured eight feet in height and was pro-plete somersault. Is it at all likely in our time? portionately stost and broad, her paws belog Communicated to Echo. enormous and her feet simply prodigious. She

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1890.

We hate to have to do it, but we are

at an early date. Life has lost its joy for

despotic action.

"In consequence of the expression made are of in last night's Telegraph with reference to that acknowledged clever Musician Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, I advertise no more with that paper."

H. STANLEY. We suppose there is nothing more to be said the shutters must go up, now that our means of subsistence are so cruelly cut off-but we should just like to

·with Mr. STANLEY, first.

six sold weeks.

looked forward to with some amusement. THE change of management or control of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company will, says the

Sluring and sighing, ogling and spying The hourl whom he does Alooning and crooning"" laning" and spooning - Aping the ass on all fours. But later on things Improved a bit, and although the house was only a fair one-it was quite

BRITISH OFFICERS' GRIEVANCES. TO, THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGXoxo Telegraph," SIR-With reference to the laboured letter which appeared in your columns last night, signed "A foreigner with British sympat ies," I beg to make the following remarks, with a view to placing the truth before your readers.

First, with regard to your correspondent's ideas says the reason why of reciprocity. He Englishmen are not found in German vessels in the shape of adequate remuneration." It

In the matter of "the foreign article," if the sympathetic forelga gent is correct in his asser-

of

Again, why so much dust and broken leaf should be found in every package of tea brought to this port we fail to understand. We believe we are right in saying that the percentage found in teas at Hankow and Kiukianga smaller than at this port whilst to compare either with that found in teas from Ceylon is interesting, and instructive. To praise Ceylon tear, and to laud their cleanly manu facture and the cheapness with which they

NATIVE OPIUM,

IMPORTANT DECREE

San Francisco Chronicle, put an end to the worthy the performance. We would in the first tion that the Germans are such a very sturdy could give anyone a dreadful box on the ears. remors that the line is to be withdrawn from place respectfully remind the management that face of seamen, it is indeed surprising that they and with her ponderous feet could crush ones when people pay $a to see a theatrical perfor have never taken any prominent lead in this city. They never had any foundation in

toes, corns and all! At least so she said. I need put ourselves 'right with our readers, and fact, although it is possible that the officers of mance they expect that a programme will be maritime matters; while Great Britain has won bardly say that I didn't ask her to try the experi the company may have had under consideration given in to enable them to at least tell the names for herself, both from military and commercial

ment on my own beloved Alf, though had I seen

An Imperial decree was issued on the 15th of What has wrung the withers of the the idea of running a line from San Francisco of the actors and actresses and, moreover most points of view, the universally acknowledged her just after the little raliway incident, above this moon in reply to a memorial sent in to the

to some point on Puget Sound. The change will Companies who have performed here, especially title of # Mistress of the Star."

in summer, have invariably provided fans right

related, I really think I should have positively Throne by the Board of Revenus some time ago. Yours faithfully, talented impresario, note, is not that we make little difference to San Francisco, The

BRITISH TRUTH.

pressed her to perform the co-crushing The memorial prayed that a proper rate of duty are no programmes perhaps it is expecting Loo

part of the programme on his ugly old feet. be levied on native opium of which immense have echoed public opinion in criticising company for years past has not been a compet- through the season. But when, of course, there

Hongkong, 9th July, 1890-. ing line. While under the direction of Gould it

The poor thing, however, seemed to have lost quantities are annually produced in China. "The the performances of the Company-that received a subaldy from the overland roads to much to think of finding a five cash fan in one's

in intelligence what she bad gained in belght, Board's memorial was sanctioned after mature LETTERS FROM JAPAN. we have expressed the belief that if we not cut rates, and there is not the slightest sea, and last night was a scorcher in a doublé

as she had a most stupid facial expression, consideration,, in the hope that the measure sense. The only three in the cast worthy of notice

almost that of an imbecile, She was being would have the effect of checking somewhat the ware Miss Amy Childs as Lixie, Mr. Driscoll threw a stick at a dog in the street, and doubt that the new directory will follow the same course. It is reasonably certain, at least,

(FROM A LADY CORRESPONDENT.) exhibited in a theatre, but as we should have consumption of the drug, which has such a

VII,

had to sit dows and witness a lot of wearisome terrible hold on the people of the country. missed it, we should hit four men that so long as Mr. Huntington controls the as John Stofell, and Mr. Pyne Deacon who could "lose" the STANLEY Operatic affairs of the Pacific Mail there will be no fight Skinner, Miss Childs acted last night, especially

In this "Issue," as you newspaper people say, mummery before it came to her turn to appear Directly it was sought to levy the increased in the first two acts, in an unusually clever and intelligent manner, and as her voice was clearer I will give a resume of my trip from Yokohama on the stage, we went behind the scenes to see impost, however, fanumerable obstacles were Company in either acting or singing. with the Southern Pacific.

to the southward, by train to Kobe and thence her.

thrown in the way of imposing the lax, The number of shows the Japanese exhibit by interested parties. The Viceroys and Fro the amour propre of The Shik-Pao of June 12th says:-To-day is than usual her three songs were also about the

Yokohama at ten o'clock in the morning, we and the fêtes and fairs they keep up are vincial Governors represented the atter im- the management has been trified with the day for the proclaiming of the first four best rendered she has yet favored us. with. It by ateamer to Nagasaki. Taking the train from. graduates of the Hanlin College, and everybody is a pity, though, that she forgot her German

proper return of the in that way--the head and front of our who has a relative or friend who successfully accent, as she did about half the time, And reached Nagoya the same hour at night, a very astonishing. Wherever one goes there is some possibility of getting

passed the Chin-Shih Examinations is looking really the brevity of those skirts-i Mr. Fyne, as wearisome journey indeed in miserable cramped sort of a fete or fair on, with endless puppit article the quantity produced, and the districts offending is that on Monday night we

forward to it with anxious eyes to see if his the oily sanctimonious devil-dodging villain, was up cars the only redeeming feature in which was shows, theatricals and what not. There is ons it was forwarded to. These objections having referred to the "second-class trashi yolept name appears on the list of the graduates. The so good that he was rewarded with a couple of a magnificent view of Fusiyama, which we thing remarkable about the people, it is that with been duly brought under the palice of H "Unfurl the flag," that "Silly Billy" Primus is from Fukien province, named Woo rounds ofbisses. He had evidently given a deal of obtained before reaching Nagoya. The day was all their fairs and amusements their demeanour Majesty, he has Lastructed the Grand Council to "ROBINSON (Governor of South Australia) the Secundus from Kiangel, named Wên; the study to the character and he acted it to the life. bright and the atmosphere clear a chrystal so though gay, is decorous in the extreme and make a thorough investigation into the matter, It is a pleasure to be able to give wall merited we were able to view this great mount (Fusiyama) drunkenness is conspicuous by its absence. and they are then to give the Trung-li Yamêá Tertius from Kiangeu, also named Woo; and

And now I've arrived in Nagasaki, famed for any orders they may deem necessary, and the the Questur fram Hunan named Siao. As soon praise to Mr. Driscoll for his impersonation of the from base to summit. I could have passed a as there fortunate graduates' names apprared good but difficult character of fehn Stofel His very pleasant half hour gering.at this so-called its large export of coal and health resorts in Trung.lf Yamen is in turn to inform the Viceroys in the Imperial Examination Hall, the friends acting last night clearly proved that he is a holy mountain with the sun's rays striking upon the neighbourhood, I shall take my time about and Governors that it has been brought to of their respective provinces mide a day of comedian, but it is a pity that he does not instill its snow-capped summit causing it to shine as writing you some jottings on "Things Japan sc". His Majesty's notice that there is a vast amount general rejoicing by parading through all the more variety into his funny business. Gags and bright as an "Ostler" mirror. When in full generally. Volumes may yet be written about of opium grown in China, which is not allowed. prominent streets with music and variegates free, late to a at the Live Interesting people, but my object wil be to by law. And, furthermore, it was decreed that banners, and in the evening their Club houses times, are apt to lose their point. However, our train to stop for a few minutes, and at the give you as much information as possible in the the oplum guilds, and Customs officials, whe were filled with feasting and music. Nearly the thanks to him, Miss Childs, and Mr. Panc, we same time offered him a deuceur of ten dollars. smallest possible compass, knowing full well collect the likin and duty at the different star whole Capital turned out to see the grand parades were able to sit out what would otherwise have Heabsolutely refused and with a very threatening that there is an ever-increasing pressure upon tions, knowing that all opinas was a prohibited

been a most dreary performance,

aspect moored something about bilbery and space in your racy and Interesting columns. article, should conûscais il - They nevertiisiase and the honoured graduates.

It is not that

is pleased to describoas a patriotic.song"

Well, Mr. STANLEY, we hate to be personal, but wo

ever

want

must respectfully repeat that "Unfurl the flag" is the trashiest kind of Jago twaddle that we to hear, and we will further hurt your feelings some more by assuring you that the "clever musician" Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON is a toadying old jackass for

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