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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA, LIMIT E D,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS. SELECT MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS. ASTRINGENTS, DIARRHOEA & CHOLERA REMEDIES, &c.

DAKIN'S CHOLERA This

longed experience of this epidemic In India, its home and birth-place, has proved beyond ni doubt the efficacy of this remedy, which combines in a concentrated form the medicinal agents which have proved most useful in arresting the rapid progress of that fatal malady, and in combating it when developed.

Full directions accompany each bottle. Per ⚫ bottle, $50 and $3.

Cholers Pills are made from an old, well-tried formula, and are most useful in the early stage of an attack. Per bottle, 50 cents.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1890.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1890.

TELEGRAMS.

SILVER.

LONDON, August 18th. The silver certificates have reached 1171 on the New York exchange,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Teucer, from Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong this morning, and is due on the 26th inst.

WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell& Co) that the "Union Line steamer Altonower left Singapore for this port yesterday, and may be expected to arrive on the 25th inst. UNTOLD Winery, says the Foochow Echo, is reported from, different tea districts, and those, who have still something left for a rainy day are not happy thinking of the prevalling hardship, amongst others.

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WE are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.) that the China Shippers Mutual S. N. Co.'s steamer Moyune, from London and Liverpool, left Singapore for this post to-day, and may be expected on or about the 26th inst THE Foochow Echo states that prices of rice ended, and are now some seventy cents cheaper have been greatly lowered during the week a pirul. Very large shipments are still to arrive, so if nothing happens to the second crop, which is prospering fairly, the poorer classes of people will be much relieved from their misery.

MR. WODEHOUSE held an inquest at H. M. Gaol this afternoon, upon the body of a Chinese pri- soner who "pegged out there yesterday, the medical testimony of Dr. Cantlie, who held a **post mortem on the remains, shewed that the deceased had been suffering for three or four years from heart disease and Bright's disease. There being no suspicious circumstances the jury returned a finding of "death from natural causta."

OUR office goat has been absent without leave for upwards of two months and all efforts to locate the "prodigal" having proved futile, our readers can judge of our astonishment at seeing his latest fournalistic effort, a leader on the dangers (7) of electric-light overhead wires, suddenly appearing to-day in the columna of our esteemed morning contemporary. This is most unkind,

Ir is reported from the United States that the Secretary of the Navy has issued a circular to American shipbuilders, Inviting proposals for three new steel ships costing, exclusive of arma-- ment, not over $4,000,000 each. They are to be of 8,500 tons burden, with a meat draught of for Hongkong this morning, and may be expected24ft, a minimum spend of 15 knots, and a coal. carrylog capacity of 400 tons. The armour is to be up to 18in. in thickness, and the armament is to include font 13in., four 18in., and four 6in. guns. All the parts of these vessels are to be of American manufacture. Also that the ship building plant of Messrs. Wheeler & Co., at Bay City, Michigan, has been sold to an English syndicate for $2,000,000.

Dakin's Chiorodyne is Sedative, Anodyne, THE agents (Messrs. Carlowitz & Co.) inform and Anti-spasmedic. This rellable remedy has us that the Navigazione Generale Italiana long been used throughout the East as a stand-steamer Bormide, from Hombay, left Singapore by in Cholera and Diarrhoea. In bottles, 35 75 cents, $50 and $2.71.

on or about the 26th inst. Dr. Rubini's Essence of Camphor.-Valuable for simple Diarrhea, and in the carller stages of Dysentery and Cholera. Per bottle, 50 cents.

Fluid Extract of Indian Bael (prepared from the unripe fruit of the Egle Marmelos). Of great service in Diarrarea and Chronic Dysentery. Per bottle, $1.

Dietetic Bael.A highly agreeable and nutri- tive diet, particularly recommended in derange ment of the digestive organs, looseness, and irritation of the bowels.

This preparation has been in use in India for thirty years, and is there regarded as a specific in Diarrhoea and Dysentery. Per tin, $t.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,,

London, Hongkong, Amoy.

Hongkong, 12th August, 1890.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

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A REAL horned man has been discovered by Captain Albornog on the Gran Chaco in the Argentine Republic. He is tall, with a full beard, and two very perfect horns like those of a on his forehead. Mr. Harry Stanley, here's a chance for high-class opera.

CAPT: Supt. (to candidate for a bobby's berth): "Suppose you were to arrest a criminal, and he were to offer you a dollar to let him go, would you, do it?" Candidate: "No, sor. What would you say to him? I'd say to him, "thy me wid a fiver,' Pat was engaged at once and is now an acting sergeant,

Tax nine pig robbers, who made a haul of 46 specimens of the genus rus percus, so bravely captured by Inspector Corcoran Dear Shaukiwan last Sunday morning, were "up" before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court to-day when his Worship, at the request of the inspector in charge, remanded the case until Wednesday next. PROFESSOR Gluck, a well-known surgeon of Berlin, recently removed the diseased knee joint of a male patient and inserted an ivory mab- A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. stitute, in conformity with the discovery made a

(ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.)

few months ago that this substitution was pos sible. The patient has completely recovered and no lameness is visible.

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HONGKONG.

invite attention to the following old W lauded Brands, all of which are of ex- cellent quality and good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Skippers, are imported in wood and bottite by ourselves, thus, enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.

In ordering it is only necessary to sinte the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired.

Orders through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attention. FORTS. (For Invalids and general use.)

THE exploitation of Mr. J: Grant-Smith's galena mine is still going on. Very satisfactory proofs of the extent of the lode have been obtained, and there is every prospect of its being remune- rative. Other portions of the island are also prospected, and indications of minerals have been found in various parts. LAST year the world raised 2,000,000,000 bushels of wheat. The United States grew 490,000,000 bushels; France, 305,000,000; India, 237,000,000; Russia (with Poland), 300,000,000 Portugal, 9000,000; Denmark, 5,000,000: Spain, 73,000,000; Switzerland, z.gos,co; Germany, 34,000,000; Hungary, 95.000,con; Asia Minor, 37,000,000; Persia, 12,000,000, $1.00 AT the forthcoming International Shorthand Congress, which takes place this year at Munich, a gigantic bronze statue is to be unveiled in honour of Gabelsberger, the founder of German 1.25. shorthand. In his system the characters are derived from ordinary current writing, instead of forming geometrical strokes, and it is said to be

QUITE a barber-ous case was on at the Police

Court this morning before Mr. Wodehouse, who had to settle differences between barbers and hawkers, not an enviable task by any means. It was this way-Wong Un, an ugly-looking hawker, who runs a congee stall down Stanley Street, has a pretty little wife who carried on indiscreet flirtations with a really good looking young barber chap in the same street. The in- trigue ended in a tall quarrel, in which four furlong, hawkers dragged out the "masher," banged him la'the eye with a small crow-bar, and split up his furniture into match-wood. As per usual in much case, one of the prisoners "gave away' the whole crowd; so his Worship, taking into consideration all the circumstances, caused the pugilistic hawkers to be bound over in sureties of $10 each to be of No. 1 behaviour for six weeks.

England would be glad to get that controlling happily described by W. D. Bernard in bis You may remember that Korea "Nemesis in China" published in 1844"Nothing power is a peninsula lying between Ching and Japan, can be more striking or picturesque than the and backed by Rnazis, who has always faid an views on every side as you approach Chusanj indefinito claim to a port in the peninsula which you are hera particularly struck with the would afford ber (Russia) access to the Pacific garden-like aspect of every spot of ground." by a southern route-much-to-be-desired owing you see. The country is hilly on gil sides, England would willingly support China in her fato small ridges, or beds, in which various pro- to Vladivostock being closed with lee for fally but every hill is cultivated with extreme three months every year. You see that while. Care, up to its very summit. It is divided demands for surerain rights over the Peninsular Kingdom, Russia, as already stated, has ideas of her own about the proper disposition of Korea, and they conflict seriously with those of Chian and England."

Your's truly,

ductions are raised side by side, giving the greatest possible variety to the aspect of the country, and pointing out the vast labrur and perseverance with which the tillage must be conducted. It is entirely spadó husbandry, and ought rather to be called horticulture. In the low valleys and little sheltered nooks you trate villages and farm houses of neat appearance; and every bend of the coast and every bit of low, swampy ground, is embanked and recovereil from the sea by long, thick, stone walls, which are maintained with the utmost care. Behind these the ground is laid in rice fields, irrigated with much ingenuity, and there is a general appearance of well-being and industry, which indicate a thriving and contented population, Generally speaking, the island of Chusan, with some of the smaller ones adjacent to it, may be considered as among the most picturesque and fertile spots in the north of China, as lar as it was visited by the expedition."

Although Tinghai, the capital of Chusan, had been captured only a few months before our arrival, the Chinese did not seem disturbed at all on seeing us land amongst the Chusan Islands; they worked on the hill-sides in their gardens as unconcernedly as if all were peace. Some of the islands seemed to be planted solely with tea- and litle clothing, wielding their peculiarly plants; the squat figures with conical bats on shaped spades, reminded me of the Chinese pictures on rice paper of tea planters. On a reef running off one of these islands we found a large frigate hard and fast. I think it was H.M.S. Cambrian, Captain Chads. We went to her assistance and in two or three days got her off. During the ebb tides we ran out anchors from the ship, and at high water they hove in on board the frigate on the cables attached to the anchors, and our steamer tugged her as hard as she could, with full steam on, in the direction of deep water. On the last day of the springs she got off, and we towed her to Chusan.· One morning it was raining and very cold when I, in charge of my cutter, and a midshipmen in charge of one from the frigate; had carried out a bower anchor and fuld it in dorp water successfully and were about to return to our ships when I invited my companion to come on board my, ship and have a cup of coffee, which he didi the youngster was William Peel, afterwards the famous Sir William Peel of the Shannan, who

by Lard Elgin at Singapore I reminded him rendered his country such gallant service during the Indian mutiny. When he was stopped of our mecting at Chusan, and he said he had a parfect recollection of the miserable night we had worked together, in: and be grateful cup of coffee he had enjoyed on board my ship. There

the Post Captain of 1857 and the shivering pale was a vast contrast between the sturdy figure of

Now, important as these utterance are, in view of the position held by the Doctor waen he made them, still they melt into insignificance when placed side by side with what he wrote to General Dye (Military Instructor at Secal) from Washington on the 11th May of last year, the original of which I now forward to you as proof positive. In that letter Dr. Allen, as you will see, says " About the change of the rank of our legation in Seoul, Admiral Schufeldt is here and is advising Mr. Blaine fully as to LORD SALISBURY has a diet warranted to Korean matters. He (Schufeldt) believes that reduce fat. Here it is -No breakfast, but the reports of the Chinese are trus-that the on rising in the morning drink a pint of Koreans have agreed to keep only a charge water as hot as possible. Half an hour later eat here and he has told Mr. Blaine so. The one pound of beefsteak chopped as fine as possible, latter is willing to pursue an active policy in Korea and (private) perhaps ask for a United the outside warmed over the fire and the

inside quite raw. A little bit of stale bread goes States coaling station at Port Hamilton, thus with the meat. At 2.35 o'clock another pint of giving the Koreans genuine backing. But first hot water. A 3.30 another pound of steak, as he must know that the Koreans have stopped before. At 6.30 another pint of hot water. their double dealing, and are ready to maintain Nothing more until the next morning's hot their independence. Therefore it is thought water. Same proceedings next day, and so on,

that Song, the Secretary, will be left as charge soon send a Minister, a Consul-General will In the course of its series of "padding" for a time) and if the Koreans do not paragraphs the old donkey who refused to let his house be searched for opium, because he was

be sent to Seoul. This was made known to me two weeks ago and I cabled it at once, and a Government schoolmaster, the China Mail revives the well-worn cry against the excise fully, so that it was not necessary for me to answer you "yes" or "no," as you request, officers. The latest argument for the extermina- Schufeld! thinks this is a very critical time for Kores. He will be a strong support to us if the tion of that army of freebooters is that the way they execute warrants is "raising a strong feeling Koreans are square, but unmerciful if they con- of resentment among the Chinese." Without

tinue catering to China. Schufeldt and I are being the defenders of the excisemen at all-delighted to see that the King is at last advising indeed, we thocht the de'il was awa wi' them

with you on general matters. An expert and a'—we would just point out to our childish con- capable adviser would have saved them great temporary that such a feeling is inevitable, de troubles, facto. The old pedagogue feels "strong resent. ment," no daubt but the opium was there, and

(Signed) H. N. ALLEN." in consequence he hasn't gone to Berlin. The

Seeing that the U. S. Government lately sent amount of illicit opium selling in the Colony is

out a Minister to Seoul it is evident that the incredible, and to protect himself the Oplum Koreans have ceased catering to Chira," and We have not seen John Pendleton's History of Farmer whom we have to thank for paying the

that "Schufeldt will be a strong support" to newspaper reporting, but fancy he could make a lion's share of our rates-has to depend on readable chapter on the horrors the journalist his spies. They obtain search-warrants on

them, and that Russian interests will in fact, experiences when the printer wanders from the information as to sly opium selling, and

are now well looked after in the Land of Morn sense of the "copy." A newspaper man can a constable accompanies them to see that they ing Calm. But how about Port Hamilton? What more easily imagine the "mingled feelings of behave themselves. But the China Mail use would it be to the American Government? concerned, when he opened the paper at break- call on the suspected individual, chin-chin him Dr. Allen to be identical with those of the the reporter than those of the illustrious warrior standard of propriety is apparently for them to None, but if the United States had a lease of it, then Russia, whose interests would appear by fast and found that honour was done to a battle for about five minutes, and go away if he objects United States, could perhaps make use of it scared veteran Perhaps the copy had been at at any rate, never presome to go la until

a sudden outbreak of war. "It is, however, on fault, and the printer had stuck to it too closely invited, after the opium has been removed. when at some convenient period-she causes. if so, he had his revenge for the "wigging" he "Strong resentment" otherwise-of course ! received for his painstaking, for next day's

record that when the British Government with correction, inserted with a graceful apology, THE 4th of July, 1890 completed the goth drew their forces from Port Hamilton, in May described the eminent soldier as a bottle-anniversary of the establishment of the Cunard 1887, they "received a guarantee from the scarred veteran !" Needless to add the "devil" steamship lee, during which period of half a Chinese Government that no part of Korea, faced little fellow of 1843. We were detained he deserved it, be-jabers | was "booted out" carly the next morning--and century, its wonderful immunity from disaster including Port Hamilton, shall be occupied by at Chusan for a few days by the officer in entitles it to the proud record of having never any foreign Power." How, then, could the United command; at this time the Chinese had become. somewhat unruly. Several of our soldiers had lost the life of a passenger. The first Cunarder, States hold Port Hamilton, seeing that both REFERRING to the rain storms in the North the the Britannia, Captain Woodruff, sailed from China and England are fully determined that been captured and carried off within a few yards. "no part of Korea" shall be occupied by any our campa ddecapitated; others were spared, Shih Pao of the 24th ulto, says:-A large dis- Liverpool for Halifax and Beaton on July 4the foreign. Power ? In other words England is and it was supposed they were kept us prisoners trict in Kiangsu was visited by an unprecedented 1840, The Britannia was followed by the hall and rain storm at the end of the third moon Caledonia, Acadia, Columbus, Hibernia, Cam-prepared, at all hazards, to maintain the ter and the ships were much annoyed by fire rafts ritorial integrity of Korea. I venture to assert seat down upon them; the tides were strong devastating and sweeping away some of the bria, Europa, Jura, Niagara, America, villages on the mountain sides. In one district, Canada, Asia, Africa, Arabia, Persia, Scotia, that ere long she will find it necessary to put between the islands, and with a small boat or over a hundred souls perished and the number China, Cuba Jaun, Olympus, Palmyra, Andes her threat (for such the guarantee is) into effect. two, with a man in cachof the rafts, were easily of houses washed away was great. The Yangtze Parthia, Samaria, Etna, Siberia, Scythia, Her policy in Korea so far, however, has been one guided to the ship's bows. We moved out from

of culpable negligence of the most pernicious the main barbour and anchored between some village, a fine stone building suddenly gave way Australasia, Demerara, Nanca, 0.60 A NEWCHWANO correspondent writes to the to the rushing of the water. The trees are all Balbon, Beta, Brest, British Queen, Delia little Japan, backed by Russia and the United us, the Erigone, Capt. Cecile. Here we thought Shil Pao that a caravan of about 70 mule uprooted. The boate capsized in the river were Russia, Tripoli, Atlas Abbisynta, Algeria, States whose influence is considerable at Court we should avoid the rafts, but during the night carts, loaded with 100 modern rifles each, started numberless. Such a severe storm was not even Aleppe, Batavia, Bothnia, Calabria, Gallia, is playing her cards persistently with a view several came through upon us. They were for Kirin to supply the newly drilled troops on remembered by the oldest inhabitant. Newchwang Servia, Aurania. Pavonia, Catalonia, Cep to coming in ultimately for a slice of the cake. easily guided by our boats clear of the ship and the frontier. The Arsenal in Kirin has now

and the vicinity have had more rain and bail halesia, Oregon, Umbria and Etruria The The vacillation of China and the lethargy of exploded harmlessly. We captured a few of the engaged a foreign superintendent and several storms than all previous years. The destruction first Cunard steamer to sail direct for New York Great Britain are wholly accountable for the Chinese boatmen in charge of the rafts and, after a Blogging, landed them. We heard that the southern skilled workmen to cany on its work is untold. In some places the ball stones were

was the Cambria, Captain Harrison, which present state of affairs-a political crisis.

Frenchmen hung at the yard arm the men they more efficiently, in order to turn out enough reported as large as hens' eggs. It continued sailed from Liverpool on January 1. 1848. The for two days; the strongest buildings yielded to | Britannia made her first trip from Liverpool to materials to supply the demand on the frontier.

captured guiding rafts to their ship. There was the torrents and severity of the storm.

for us all whilst we remained at Chusan. At The Boston in 14 days and 8 hours; she was a wooden

a great deal of night work and very little sleep THE colliery owners and miners of Cumber Cheklang Relief Association writes that that paddle-whrel vessel 207 feet long, 34 feet 4

length we were despatched to Ningpo for orders; land have formed a Board of Conciliation and province has not escaped the inundation this year, inches broad, 22 feet 6 inches deep. 1,154 tons

there we learnt that the Admiral bad gone down. Arbitration, for the consideration and settlement but, however, the suffering will not be so great and 740 horse power. The time of these passages

the coast to attack Chapoo, and we followed. of questions affecting wages and other trade as on previous occasions.

has gradually diminished until the Etruria in

We joined the Reet at Chapoo on the 18th of 150 malters. This example might be followed in

other localities. The golden rule is meant to We are indebted to Captain Allison, of the China 1889 reduced the record to 6 days x hour, 50

May, the day after that city had been captured, apply as forcibly to the regulation of the conduct Navigation Co.'s steamer Tsimas, for the follow./minutes, making an average speed of to 6.10 receive the warm support of America, Russia, after a most, gallant resistance by the Tartar. ✨..

knots, equal to 22 7-10 alatute miles per hour. ing report:This morning at 7.10 amp were As an interesting comparison with the Britannia, boarded by a boat from the American ship the Etruria's dimensions are 530 feet long, 57 Cambria, 125 days out, bound to Hongkong feet 3 inches beam, 41 feet deep. 8,000 tons and from New York The chief officer came on

14,500 horse power. The original title of the board with the request that we would take a line was the "British and North American Royal letter an to the Agents of the ship at Hongkong, Mail Steam Facket Company." In 1878 the THE master of the steamship Mount Hebron, Mears, Russell & Co. for the services of a tug Cunards, Burns, Macivers, and others sold their the Captain of the ship had found it impossible, interests in whole, or in part, to the Cunard which ran on Discovery Reef, a point in the owing to the absence of wind and the strong Steamship Company, Limited," as at present Paracel Group, on Friday last, and only get off currents setting to the N.E.. to fetch Hong-knows. For many years its representative in forty-eight hours later, reported a phenomenally kong, although they had been in the vicinity New York, was Sir Edward Cunard, who upon $1.10 strong dide, setting north east. That accounts of the port for the last fifteen days. Eleven his death in 1768 was succeeded by his nephew for the experience of the barque Galveston, days ago the Cambria was within fifteen miles Mr. Chas. G. Francklyn. Mr. Francklyn retired 1.25 which arrived yesterday. She ran down from

Amoy to Breaker Point in 48 hours, and took of port, and had got a Chinese pilot for Hong in 1880 and was succeeded by Messrs. Vernon 1.50 fifteen days to cover the remaining Bo or go kong on board; since then, however, a very H. Brown & Co., the present agents.

miles. One sailing vessel, the bark Cambria, rong current bas set him away to the east- ward, and this morning when we passed 125 days out from New York, is reported to be the ship she was at anchor, still with the Chinese 2.00 anchored off Cupchi Foint, unable to make this pilot on board one hundred and ten miles from

port against the two knot current

Hongkong, Cupchl point bearing North true, distant 7 miles. This shows what a very strong current is running from the S.W. at this time of the year, and it is worthy of mention that during the Teinan's passage from Japan an adverse current was experienced from the S.W. of from forty to forty-five miles per days for the last five days.

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1.50 in more general use,than Pitman's in Europe at River rose several fect in a short time. In another Saragossa, Kedar, Moracco, Malthouse, description, and it has gone so far now that the outer islande; a French frigate lay near.

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of workmen, as to that of employers. Recent strikes bave shown that little regard is paid to the interests of the community at large. Such $4.50 action is a grave mistake, and there is as much So objection to tyranny on the one side as upon the 7.50 other. 12.00

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0.75 THE cry is still they come. Mr. Frank Lincoln, "in his world-renowned, original, humourous entertainment," will make his appearance before 0:75. a Hongkong audience at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, during the first or second week of

September. Mr. Lincoln is at present touring 75 in Queensland, and he hopes to leave there by

the China Navigation Co.'s steamer Ching. about the agih inst. If press criticisms count 1.00 for anything, this gentleman is an entertainer of exceptional merit-quite a show in himself, and 1.10 he ought to do well in the Far East. Full parti- culars of his first appearance bere will be duly

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KOREA,

THE NEW ADVISER,

General Le Gendre has now assumed the reins of office, and says he will "fix up things generally. He is going to clear out all super fluous foreign officials, and then demand of China the withdrawal of ber Customs officials, whom he rightly regards (as also does the Goverment) as usurpers. In this step he will Japan, Germany, Austria and France, all of whom view the administration of the Maritime, Customs by Chinese paid officials as a great barrier to the much-needed neutralization of this hitherto ill-used country.

THE KING'S PHYSICIAN DEAD.

100p. I was scat with a letter to the Admiral, reporting our arrival pulled to the flagship Corn wallis, 74, and thence was ordered to go to the Admbal, who was on shore. I then pulled for the landing place, where I found a party of blue-jackets and murines encamped. The officer in charge sent Dr. J. W. Heron, who for some four years | a midshipman with a few men to take me to the has been medical adviser to the King, and Admiral's quarters. The middy on the way, was physican-In-charge of the Royal Hospital, very communicative, and told me all about the handed in his checks at 8 a.m. on the 26th fight on the previous day, and pointed out the instant. He died of congestion of the lungs and loss house which was still smoking, where Col. dysentery. The funeral service was attended by Tomlinson, of the Royal Irish, and other officers "all Seoul" including the "one convert" who | and men, were killed. We had to go through the read an interminable address in Koreat, which Tariar quarters, where the Tartars had killed had been put up for him by a few of His chosen their wives and children and committed suicide people, labourers in the gospel of J

themselves, to avoid the brutalities of the red. halted barbarians. On golog through a 'bye.. lane, suddenly half a dozen Chinese come bolting out of a shop with various articles in their hands our men there and then fired at them and brought down three; the middy said that the men were robbers, that immediately after the place was

plunder the Tartar quarter. We came up to the wounded and found all bit in the legs, one poor fellow had one knee shattered, they were taken to our hospital, which was not far off, Our kinde ness to the Chinese wounded completely won the hearts of our enemies, and the fame thereof,

THE TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.

The Government has at last decided upon the construction of the Seoul-Winsan overland Hae. It will connect the capital with Wöoran, the most north-easterly port open to trade, and

close to Port Lazareff-the Rooskie' goal Yuan, in

is in a boiling rage about it, and says he will advise his Government to take the ole country. What do'st think of that? Daring, is it, not? It is to be hoped he will try it on What a jolly war we should have Russians Japs, Chinese, Koreans and Britons all mbed up together. Hi-yah !

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RECOLLECTIONS OF AN OLD BOY

must have travelled fast over the country, for we were treated with the greatest kladness by the common people wherever we went, even by:

mandarins and soldiers, as I shall relate here.

after, Bernard writes thus: But above all, the generous treatment of the Chinese prisoners by the orders of Sir Hugh Gough, the attention shewn to their wounded, and their being at last given up before our forces left Chapon, each of them receiving a present of money (about three dollars each man); all these humane proceedings, together, produced a most powerful impression opon all classes of the Chinese Pene

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

THE COUP D'ETAT.

SEOUL, 29th July, 1890. Presumably you have duly received my the startling intelligence of Dr. H. N. Allen's return to the political arena, he having shut op his pill and It appears that the "bonnie Rose of Denmark paste-pot shop in Chemulpo and seated himself has lost her good looks and makes up. A in the long vacant chair of secretary of the London correspondent to an American paper-a United States legation in this far-famed city. Lady of course-says-"I saw the Princess of His appointment, as I understand it, was made Wales driving on Piccadilly on her way back by Mr. J. G. Blaine who wired to Minister to Marlborough House from ber visit to the Heard in respect to this latest coup delat. Royal Academy. She was becomingly and Whether or not the Senate will see fit to confirm We reached Hongkong a little more than a | It is computed that at the opening of the present tastefully dressed in brown silk and velvet, but the appointment is somewhat problematic at year after it was taken possession of by us, and century there were about 21,000,000 people who truth compels me to say that her beauty is deci- present, in view of the fact that copies of Dr.were surprised to find such a fine town with spoke the English tongue. The French-speaking dedly on the wane. To be sure, it is time-the Allen's private corresponderice, of which I for substantial stone houses, a church and barracks. 1.ro people at that time numbered about 31,500,000, is nearly forty-six-but she has preserved her warded to you several coples and originals The west and it is true consisted of mat houses and the Germans exceeded 30,000,000. The delicate loveliness so long unimpaired that one which contain unpleasant disclosures, have and was called Bamboo Town, I found a Russian tongue was spoken by nearly 31,000,000, parts with an illusion on bebolding her now. been forwarded to various members of the cousin in the employ of Jardine, Matheson & Co. 1. and the Spanish by more than 26,000,000. Even She is fearfully and wonderfully made up, Senate by those whose protests are bound to and spent a pleasant afternoon with him at

Shortly after, All Pu, Lieutenant-General of the Italian had three fourths as large a though very artistically, and wears quantities meet with serious consideration in high quarters. Matheson's Point. In 1845 we found only a few constituency as the English, and the Portuguese of false hair which is lighter, not to say redder At any rate I daresay you have gathered from Chinese fishermen occupying the site of Victoris Chapec, in a letter addressed to our General and three eighths,

the correspondence in question that Vice-Prest city. We remained a few days and then started | Admiral, “talked a great deal about good faith than her own locks used to le în by-gone days. Of the 162,000,000 people, 0.40 or thereabouts, who are estimated to have Rumor declares that her Royal Highness wears dent Morton and other New York expitalists, northwards with orders to call at Amoy, Chusun, and sincerity, and thanked them for sending been using these seven languages in the a wig, and she certainly Indulges in too great together with a "ring" at the State Department and Ningpo. The naval authorities at Hong back the prisoners, and for the attention and year 1801, the English speakers were less than mass of false tresses to bult either the in Washington stirred into action by Sevellon kong did not know where the Admiral was. On kindness shown to the wounded. He proceeded our way we exchanged signals with an English to Inform them, that he had in return sent back 1.00 13 per cent, while the Spanish were 16, the shape of her head or the delicate outline of Brown, now Foreign Societary of the Korean

frigate and were convinced of the truth of the old all our prisoners to Chapso who had previously Germans 18'4 the Russians 18g, and the her features. In her photographs she is as legation In the States, who, by the way, was French 19'6. This aggregate population has beautiful as ever, but seen near at hand in broad dismissed from the service of the State Depart adage that stein chase was a long chase." been kept at Hang Chao-foo; but that on their One moining at daylight we sind spread of Winge already salled in consequence of which they

· Junk | arrival there, it was-found that the: fleet had now grown to 400,000,000, of which the English daylight one cannot but be amazed at the ment owing to the fact that he was, while in

nearly ahead with all sails set and speaking people namber close upon 125,000,000. amount of artifice employed in preserving even Government employ, Levi-P. Moston's real

were obliged to be taken back,” He further. From 13 per cent, we have advanced to 31 per the shadow of her youthful charms. This process estate agent in Washington, have been interested ang there was a strong southerly breeze

blowing at the time; we were going at the rate of addedim that he was desirous to negotiate, and The French speech is now used by of painting and powdering and penciling and in Allen's

But enough of the question of "what fashion | twelve miles an hour at least, with steam and sail, make arrangements, in order to protect the lives 50,000,000 people, the German by about berigging one's self is always the mistake into 20,000,000, the Spanish by 40,000,000, the Russian which royal ladies who have been great beauties makes he Secretary. Let me now place before and did not catch the jonk till sunset; a couple of of both countries," "By Ali. Pu's orders, so 70,000,000, the Italian by about 3,000,000 and the invariably fall when they become advanced in your readers a few facts connected with Dr. shots across her bows brought her." to," and we dollars were afterwards paid to every white man, Portuguese by about 13,000,000. The English lle. The Empress Eugenie was a Bagrant Allen's career when holding the appointment of boarded to find to our disappolatment that the and 15 dollars to every native of India, or, as language is now used by nearly twice as many example of this forms of error. Before the down- secretary of the Korean Legation at Washington, was an innocent treder with port clearance they called them, to every black man thereby from Singapore and not a pirate, as we hoped marking their sense of the 'distinction between people as any of the others, and this relative fall of the Empire she was the verlest type of Hardly had he set foot in San Francisco hen growth is almost sure to continue. English has Dickens Min: Skewton that could be met representative of the Examiner interviewed him she might be. In the year of grace 1843 great them. These prisoners were afterwards t taken as its own the North American Continent, with in all Europe. Rouge and pearl powder, red and noted down, amongst other things, the words deal of prise money was to be got out of pirates Chiabai, near Ningos, delivered up to Captain * Pillcan Bedrera and nearly the whole of Australasia, North up-ssive and false yellow hair, and all the rest of the learned Doctor which ran thus "Korea's so much a-head was fixed for each pirate slain Napier of H. M. brig America alone will soon have 100,000,000 of of it, made of the once peerless beauty a perfect geographical position is such that Russia ta or captured. This poll-tax en pirates was alter-leut. Col. Tomlinson, whose death was so "guy. She looks a great deal better now, with bound to maintain its independence, for should wards abolished. Some of the officers in my much lamented by all his brother officers, waS. | English-speaking people, while there are 15.

40,000,000 In Great Britain and Ireland. In her silvery locks and pale complexion, than she the Chinese gain-control it would mean that service got a lot of money for piraten On near- buried at sea soon after Chapoo was taken, as South Africa, India, China and Japan, also, the did whilst she was still fighting vainly with time Great Britala was the real controlling power, and ing the Chusan islands were much struck it was feared that, if a grave were dug for him language is vastly extending,

to retain the perfection of her youthful chatma," | that would be antagonistic to Russiais interests; with the picturesquences of the scenery, thus on shore, his remains might be taken up by the

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