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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1890.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, The Honghong Telegraph.

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H. M. S. Leander left Yokohan on the 1st instant route for Port Hamilton, to go through her prize firing.

THE latest news from Newchwang is to the effect that winter has fairly set in and the last steamers have left the port.

on for so long unchecked, and that this LOCAL AND GENERAL. form of gambling would be in full swing now, but for the initiative taken by this journal. And it is sufficient houses to dealing with these punish only the principals; there is no Justification and no necessity for swamping the gaol with crowds of wretched Chinese, born gamblers, who only did what is almost universally done by foreigners day after day without Interference. Fine the gaming house keepers as heavily as their means will allow and put them in the stocks for a spall If thought advisable, but summarily put a stop to what is nothing as Special Envoy. i pl $30

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It had better be frankly recognised at once both by the unofficial members of Council and the public, that an extension of Victoria Gaal is not merely desirable but absolutely necessary. The carrying out of this work is inevitable, and therefore, instead of combining together in a factious opposition to the Government that is certain to prove futile, a policy should be followed having for its aim the requiilte additions to the gaol at the lowest possible

THE seed of Borneo tobacco has been tried on

the Nilgiris, up to an elevation of 8,000 feet, and has done well. Batavia seed germinated badly.

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potentiary at Germany, was instructed to attend MARQUIS SAIONJI, the Japanese Minister Pleni- the burial services of the King of the Netherlands

of Kwangtung are suffering from drought, and SAIGON and Slam in common with the province

if not entire, failure,

Cardinal Newmau divided his life equally—45'| SAYs an Australian exchange:-Notwithstanding the antagonism of the big jockey Clubs, peny years Protesfant, 45 Catholic..

racing flourishes apsce about Sydney. The A ROBBERY of a daring character is reported biggest meeting yet held is now in couras at from the steamship Chow-ja. It appears the Moorefield when, amongst other big money, there pantry boy-who also acted as the Captain's are two races of 150 each. Captain "Tom" Merry took back to America a glowing account. servant-by some unknown means obtained possession of the key of the strong-room and of our pony-racing, and one of the principal at $3.900. He succeeded in getting away withting the formation of pray and galloway clubs, "annexed" from there a box of gold-leaf valued. Frisco papera has taken the matter up, advoca the booty but the police are using every effort to observing that they will take a great anxiely ffect bis capture, which doubtless will only be from the shoulders of big breeders who have hitherto not had any market for their undersized a matter of a day or two.

stock.

THE Imperial Commissioners who were expected

here, says the Foochow Echo, some time ago, and the Tartar General, had, according to to investigate the trouble between the Viceroy

Nevember last, and left the same day for this native papers, arrived at Shanghat on the 6tb. port, overland, so they are hourly expected. Sly members of the Board of Punishments accompany elect to travel by land when there is at present. them. It is indeed a wonder, that they should

steamers, anyone of which could be placed at their services, but "olo custom "again steps in and the land route wina the day.

To judge by a memorial lately forwarded to the Throne by the Viceroy of Yunnan there should b but little donb! about the difficulties and

a constructing the overland telegraph line dangers experienced by those who were engared through China to the boarders of India. The memorial runs as follows

The Governor of Yunnan and the Governor-

FRICTION OF TELIGRAPH LINKS IN YUNNAN,

Camera of good solid construction manufactured expenditura consistent with efficiency. In and the various sorts of mendicants so considerable anxiety prevails as to the aut-turn of every facility and comfort for travel by sta. The Goveral of the Yun Kuei provlhces, together expressly to our order, each with 3 double dark the first place let it be clearly shown what ['prevalent in the poorer districts, should the sutumn crop which is certain to be a partial, Imperial Government own some very fine report the completion of a Télzetaph line from

prison reforms the altered character of the either be left alone under ordinary police colony and of the times we live in require, supervision, or sent about their business Kodak Cameras. No. i, a most acceptable and then a decision can be arrived at as after a night's incarceration in the colls at to the best means to meet such require- the Central Station. To treat these unler. Christmas present to anyone.

ments. We do not recommend any further tunates as criminals, considering the purposeless Inquiries by a specially circumstances of life. In this colony, is worse Earthenware, Velcantic, appointed Commission, as we are very than a blunder, it is almost a crime. strongly of the Acting Governor's opinion There are various other classes of minor

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THE very latest "confession" of Huxley's faith is: "Not only do I hold it to be proved that the story of the Denge is pure fiction, but 1 bave no hesitation in affirming the same thing

of the story of Creation."

Chishima, which was under construction la

that reference to a Commission generally / offenders who could be effectively disposed France to the order of the Japanese Government, fleutenants, the story of Darkest Africa is becom- they would not meet a living being. Another

means the indefinite shelving of any measure submitted to an ordeal that in Hongkong has almost invariably proved most unsatisfactory. Besides, the labours and recommendations of the Commission prasided over by the Hon. E. J. ACKROYD are on record, and if they ever were of Any value, there is no reason to suppose that it can have materially depreciated,

of without either resorting to brutal flog ging or imprisonment, and by means which are well within reach of the authorities, if they will only take the trouble to adopt and properly work out an entirely now system. Our local would-be prison refor mers would seem to be unable to get beyond the infliction of punishments suffi ciently harsh to be what they call deterrent.

A TELEGRAM has been received by the authori ties at Tokio to the effect that the cruiser was successfully Iunched on the 28th ulto. THE body of Robert Gond, who served as a the Battle of Waterloo, and sounded the charge trompeter in the 6th Inniskillen Dragoons at which brought his regiment into conflict with the French, lles buried to Concord cemetery, Sydney. Good was long in the N.5.W. police.

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the provincial capital, Chu Hsiung-fu, to Teng Yuch [or Memein), via Talifua distance of 1,600 odd miles. The work was began by the surveying of a rond and purchase of the posts in Ir Mr. H. M. Stanley is not happy now be the spring of 1888, and was completed by the a most excellent wife, whose recenly published difficulties of the undertaking, the line running deserves to be written down a cynic. He married 5th moon in 1884. Memorialists dwell on the book on "London arab has already ron Into among high mountaine and thick fareats, the second edition; he is the world's hero; and has party suffering from the sun by day and the fear gone to America on a lecturing tour to the tone of wolves and tigers by night ('heir slight tents of 100 per night, and £100 down for his first affording small protection against the latter.) oration. In bis own book, and those of his Sometimes, too, in a day's march of 30 miles, ing backacyed, but the Yanks evidently believe danger was from crossing three rivers which there is a mine of wealth in the old fellow still, obstructed their path, from the waters of which Those who are to "un" him have even gene therise pestilential vapours which it breathed by a himself and his wife. They manage the show fatal. Their party lost more then ten of their number in this way. Memorialists hand a list of business denced wall in the States. length of building a special railway car for man, or waded through on a horse, are ofica recommendations for promotion, for the Imperial THE Directors of the Javanese National Steamnotice.Riscript. Let it be done. Let the Board concerned take note; and 'let the list de shipCompany (Nippon Yuren Kaisha) have come forward in a remarkably liberal mannerto relieve handed them," the distressed widow and children of the late of the ill-fated steamer the Musashi Maru, at the time af har total loss off the south coast of Japan during a typhoon in October last. $2.003 was the amount ofa cheque enclosed in thought- fully written letter of condolence to the widow, while substantial sums were presented to the relatives of other foreigners who were lost at the Seeing that the Yusen Kaisha bears the lotal loss of the wreck of the Musashi Maru-the vessel' was not insured-this unsolicited assistance is all the more remarkable and praiseworthy.

The condition of the gaol, to-day is very forgetting that prevention is always bettor seed oil-pressing mills at Kobe, Japan, on the Captain Frabm who was lost while in command THE prosecution of Mr. R.FraserSmith, proprietor

than cure, and that the most effectual

A FIRE broke out in Messrs. Lucas & Co.'s rape. 29th ultimo, and completely destroyed the building and contents. The total damage was estimated at $0.000 which is covered in the

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method of repressing crime is to prevent it by every possible means. Once a gaol-Fire insurance offices. bird always a criminal is an adage that is only too true in Hongkong as the prison records incontestably prove,

12th November:-"It appears that the Serpentsame time while in the Company's service, LLOYDS' agent at Corunna telegraphed on the was running for shelter in one of the baya nth of Finisterre. If she foundered nobody need be on the reefs she could not stand a minute's surprised but the Admiralty, If she grounded battering in a heavy sea."

Asenciation rules at the race-course tomorrow

and editor of the Hongkong Telegraph, and Mr. G. W. Ward. reporter on the staff of the same paper, on a charge of conspiring to bring a false tccusation of a criminal nature against a man named Mishinnett, was concluded in the Hong- kone Supreme Court, on the 29th ult. before and resulted in a verdict of guilty against both defendants by a majority of four to three, with Sir James Russell and a special jury of seven,

an-unanimous recommendation for the Court to deal leniently in the matter. Judgment was delivered the following day the sentence being six months' imprisonment each. with hard labour. The case is altogether too long and complicated for us to give a fair account of it, but it is only nccessary to point to the fact that three of the jury voted "not guilty "agsinst four who voted "guilty," to prove how evenly the, issue was balanced. In the era of the law, they have to pay the penalty with a compra- tively long imprisonment. On the other hind, however, the defendants were found guilty, and the complainant is free-except from his own conscience; and from being loathed and scorned by his fellow-men for the cine that has to a certain extent been brought home to him. Neither of the parties occupy a very enviable labour" for six months, or even for life. far pre- position, but of the two we should think hard ferable-Nagasaki Rising Sun and Express. The following Items are taken from the London and China Express of the 7th November The Gazette has the following notifications under date Whitehall, Nov. 3-

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. much the same as it was four years ago -at all events so far as the pros and cons of the proposed extension scheme are concerned, and any other detailed information that may be thought necessary can either be supplied from official sources cellent quality and good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our or obtained by independent Inquiries.

Victoria Gaol was built when the London House, and bought direct from the most moted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled population of this colony numbered about by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the one half what it is estimated at present, best growths at moderate prices.

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Orders through Local Post or by Telegram has made as a commercial emporium and as a popular Chinese settlement and place receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For invalids and general use.) ·

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section of our community extraordinary 1.10 facilities have of late years been offered 2 by cheap steamboat fares to the Ishmaelites of Canton and the surrounding country to flood Hongkong in countless hordes. And it must be remembered that nothing has been done to provide additional gaol accommodation for this greatly increased 0.75 and ever increasing wave of crime. No doubt, as has been warmly urged on many occasions, it does seem somewhat hard that the rate-payers of this colony should be heavily taxed to keep in order and provide board and lodging for the scum andrascaldom of the Kwangtungprovince; but this is nevertheless one of the duties of view. No definite and satisfactory $1,182,500 were set apart as a dividend for the Johore' and colonies like North Borneo and perial Majesty,

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TELEGRAM was received here vesterday by the Superintendent of the P. & 0. stating that the hom ward hound voyage, had gone rather badly Company's steamship Hongkong while on her shore in the Red Sea on the 8th inst. A porilan of the carga had to be jettisoned and asistance was being cent to the aid of the distressed vessel.

THE Lendon Dispatch in an article twitting Balfour on "law and order," which he claims are fully catablished in. Ireland, sayı:-"After all this "law and order" is a feeble business. Mr. Balfour does not know the right. tools for that policy. On this point Mr.. Henry Norman, and the jongle-especially the jur gle-can give him a few hints. Mr. Norman has brought with who has come back from China, Japan, the East, him a complete collection of the Implements of law and order amongst the Chinese. There is the sword with which thirteen heads were are two handy little weapons, like pokers, for chopped off before Mr. Norman's eyes. There little mallet for smashing the ankles of obstinate breaking one's arms. There is a comfortable witnesses. There is a pleasing thing called a "slapper," for slapping the mouths of women when they won't give evidence. There is a light bamboo for refreshing the memory, and a heavy bamboo for extinguishing it. All these things ought to be sent to Dublin Castle to be copied. not the poor, abam substitute which is in practice been enlarged to nearly lifesize-6 feet 10 inches,

They would create the real "law and order, and by 2 feet wide, by 4 inches depth of cheat-now. All men are liars, but some are greater and are said to be A. 1. likenesses of the great original.

There are about six hundred prisoners in Victoria Gaol at the present time, which is considerably over the average, although the present writer remembers paying a visit of Inspection during the régime of the THERE will be a game of football (Club u, a team late Mr. M. S. TornoCHY, when the num-made up. from the R.A. and R. E under be totalled something like seven hundred. afteraonn, The match will commence at 4 30 But even the smaller aggregate is by farm, sharp and players is requested to be

and the Club, their own calers. too many for the accommodation available, punctual. The Military team will wear white, in fact it is not too much to say that from three to four hundred crowd the gaol. It la a common saying that our prison is too good for Chinese and not good enough for foreigners; but like a great many more common sayings this one is subject to considerable qualification. No fair com- parison can be drawn between Victoria Gaol and the filthy, evil-smelling dens that serve the purpose of prisons in Canton or any other Chinese city, any more than there can be between British and Chinese cvliliation; but in any case we should not be likely to model our prison system on that of our Celestial neighbours, and have simply to consider what reform is required to make things right from a British point

decision as to the proposed gaol extension can be arrived at until the Government has submitted a detailed plan of its proposals with full particulars as to cost, etc., and then there should be no great trouble in

difficulty.

THE Chinese Photographie Enlarging Company have recently enlarged two photographs of H.E. L Hang Chang and they were forwarded to his Excellency a few days ago The photos have

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A GENERAL meeting of the shareholders of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha was held at Tokio on the at inst, in the office of the company. The receipts for the year were $ 961,124:47, of which

year, to be declared at the rate of II per cent. Der anuum, $19,128,738 being carried forward to the next account.

Henry evidently belongs to the "some" species. than others" said the seer of old. Friend

By the following section of the new Indian Emigration Amendment Act (Indian Act XVIII of 1890) it will be observed that the new section extends exemption to as to include States ke

"The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto James Hart, Esq. Commissioner of Chinese Maritime Customs, her Royal licence Insignia of the Traperial Order of the Double and authority that he may accept and war the Dragon of the Second Class, which his Majesty the Emperor of China has been pleased to confer upon him in recognition of his services wille actually and entirely employed beyond Her Majesty's dominions in the service of his Im

Mr. James Hart, the brother of the Inspector- General, has rendered signal service to the Chinese Government on several occasions, par- ticularly in the part he took in delimiting the Tong King frontier, and more recently in assist. Sikkim. · ing to bring about the understanding as to

500gratulate ourselves on one thing which arriving at a practical solution of the honor of being received is, private audience by adjoining the Strafts Settlements, or with respect "The Queen bas been pleased to give and

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and responsibilities of every enlightened Per Covernment, and, however unfortunate, we must accept the situation as it stands, or until some afficient remedy can be found to lessen its worst effects. We can con- should not be lost sight of by the Legisla- 1200tive Council when discussing this prison problem, and that is the extraordinary freedom the colony has enjoyed until quite lately from any large amount serious crime; of very majority of offences against the law

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consideration, whether. It would not be sound policy to deal with such offenders in quite a different fashion to the ordinary hard and fast rule of so many months' or years' imprisonment at hard labour. On reference it will be found that Mr. ACKROYD's Commission made several re- commendations to the Government with a

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THE Master of Napler and the Hon. Mrs. Napler, who have lately been doing "Japan, had the their Imperial Highnesses the Prince and But unless imprisonment for Princess Komatsu, before leaving Tokyo. The new ward Master of Napler is the bearer of an autograph debt is to be abolished, a

the Duke of Connaught. for debtors will be indispensable-letter from Hie Impérial Highness to H. R. H.

now in existence and there is none

Labuan, if their recruiting is carried out by the agency of the Government of the colony of Singapore. The section referred to reads as follows:-"102. (1) On and from such a date as the Governor-General in Council may, br behalf with respect to any protected Native State notification in the Gazette of India, fix in this to any British Colony or possession for labour grant unto Edwin Ludlow, Esq., Private Secre in which Natives of India are recruited tary to the Inspector-General of Chinese Mari ments of the Strafts Settlements, a native of that he may accept and wear the Insignia of the India who departs by sex out of British India Imperial Order of the Double Dragon of the exclusively through the agency of the Govern- time Customs, her Royal licence and authority under an agreement to labour for hire in any. Fourth Class, which his Majesty the Emperor of China has been pleased to confer upon him la over a dozen men who have committed THE Japan Echo says, last year saw the float. such Staic, Colony or possession, shall not so no crime and are only imprisoned because ing of foo new companies. This prollic lalong as the notification continues to apply to the recognition of his services while actually and they have been unfortunate In business, dustrial mushrooms crop commands nominal State, Colony, or possession, be deemed to entirely employed beyond Her Majesty's domi are crowded into a wretched place with capital of $500,000. But old England did emigrate within the meaning of this Act." This nines in the service of his Imperial Majesty,

even better. There, counting the usual per a good news to those who have experienced accommodation for about half the number; centage of wild-cat concems, five times as many much difficulty in procuring Chinese labourers the Governor of Borneo, we sto courteously there is no ward for first-class misde-companies were started with forty-six times the for the plantations in Barnes. His Exceliency informed, took the Initiative in connection with meanants, and persons on remand, that amount of money, namely $1,380,000,000,

this important measure.

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best-known men in China will soon be con

is persons who are by an amusing legal By the death at home of Mr. T. T. Fergusson fiction accounted Innocent until they are of Chefoo, the name of one of the ablest and found gulity, have to put up with themed to oblivion. He took an expecial interest discomforts of ordinary prisoners. A new in political affairs in China, of which his and greatly enlarged · hospital is urgently knowledge was both wide and deep, and is long as he remained in Chloe he was constant and valued contributor to the public Prent. He needed, with proper quarters for the medical officer and his staff who at present was Consul for Belgium at Chefoo, Consular live outside the gaol, The warders' and Agent for France, and Vice-Consul for Russia turnkeys' quarters are also sadly deficient, and for Spain, until the time of his finally leaving and in many other respects there is only well worthy of adoption, whilst others, and too much room for fault finding. Still, as "especially the almost wholesale adoption it is the duty of the Government to submit their detailed proposals to the Legislative 1.00 of flogging, cannot be "too severely con- 1,Jodemned. Imprisonment for debt is nothing Council, and as that has not yet been done, short of barbarous in this enlightened age, the opposition of the unofficial members and should at once be abolished, not only to the $140,000 vote was fully justified nominally but in fact. Simple offenders and must surely have been anticipated.

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Wx zotico amongst the names of passengers by the Mirapers from Shangal, stented dramatic and Signora Majeroni. These talented artists paid us a flying visit last April, but being bound for Japan at that time they gave us no "strong pleces." They drew crowded houses. opportunity of witnessing them in any of their at Shanghal whenever they performed there and were ably assisted, it should be and, by the

loading members of the Shanghai A.D.C. It is to

or at least one of the many dramas with which

We believe that the contention of Liu Miag- town of Talwan, or Tainan, as it is now fre quently called, in Formosa, was opened by the chuan, the Governor of Formoss, that only the English Treaty of Ticatsin, is not so viewed by the British Foreign Office, Talwan was variously used as the name of the place, or of the whole IN a somewhat richly embroidered article the island, and seeing that for thirty years foreigners Chinese Times of the 29th November, recoms have resided at various other ports and places, mends the word "Gratis" as an appropriate such as Kalung, Tamsul, &c., and the Chinese sobrigual for the Viceroy Li Hung-change Customs (a branch, be it remembered, of the saysOf his many high qualities and real Chines Government) have had establishments claims to distinction not one shlues more at Keling and Tamvui în addition to Taiwan, conspicuously or more constantly, in all weathers, the contention of the Govern that the name in good and bad fortane, in small and great means the town only, and not the land, in nothing. His stables are fled with gift horses, are the reported troubles in the south of the about whose dentition there is no myster, Bylland, concerning which we have only very

rumours so far. affairs, than his genius for obtaining things for rather late in the day. More serious, serhaps,

what fascination ha: Is able to commnd the |[mengetuaired that the reduced rates of willing to labour for love it would 'quire postage to and from mest of the colonies in facts are as much as can be conveniently grouped So far, however, there is no notice as to when psychological treatise to explain the simple Australia will come into force on Jan, fat next. at one sitting. It is now many years since that the rates for India and the Far, East will be great name compelled the homage of men of all reduced, and the anomaly continues of being able nations, who, if they have not exactly brought to post, say in Shanghai, at the German or gold and frankincense and myth, have brought French Post-offices, at half the rates charged in what was to them more precious the best the English office, though the correspondence products of their brains, the quintessence of may go forward by exactly the same.mall

Capsule kee4.50 20 against the Opium Ordinances ought not / However, it is not to any schems of gaol be hoped, that they will not quit these shores their tofl. Germans bare, vied with French,steamer, of whatever nationality it may be..

0.50 to be dealt with as hardened criminals and 1 extension that we must look for the without giving us an opportunity of seeing them Danes with Dutch, fu courting the favour Messrs. Scott and Co., Greenock, have just relegated to hard labour and the society repression of crime and the number of in "Fedora," "Jealousy," "The Old Corrora of serving under his Excellency, with or without concluded a contract to build for Messrs. John; Fires Old Jamaica, Violet

of gaol-birds; confiscation of the drug prisoners; that can only be accomplished their names are indelibly associated. Capsuleïnaona 19 Good Loeward Island...$1.50 perGlo. seized and a small fine would in the vast by reasonable and sensible laws, suitably majority of cases amply meet the require adapted to the peculiar necessities of the Herring's Cherry Cordialments of justice, and would prove no real colony, and carried out with the utmost Dr. Siegert's Angostura hardship to the Oplum Farmer, whose prudence and moderation.

Bitten, &c.rights must of course. be adequately pro

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FURTHER LEGISLATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF SILVER

LONDON, December 8th,

tected: Gambling is responsible for a large number of convictions, and here also It is there is room for Improvement. unquestionable that sly gaming houses, zo- called clubs, have caused a lot of mischief A resolution was introduced into the Senate among Chinese servants, coolies, etc.; but ordering the Treasury, to at once, buy at mare It ought not to be overlooked that the ket price 13,000,000 ounces of silver, Anserica's Government is mainly responsible for hav-monthly purchases to be afterwards confined to Ing allowed the nuisance to be carried ¦ homé pro

IN 1828, when "Macbeth" was produced at the facluded man who had been to Bury St. Edmunds to witness the execution of Willlam Theatre Royal, Sudbury. Eng., the audience Corder for the murder of the girl Maris Marten, This spectator of the execution had taken refuge in the theatre to avoid the importunities of people for a full and particular account of what he had seen, for there prevailed a general belief that the man would not be hanged. Just as the man had taken his sent the fourth scene in the first act was commencing, and he was quietly seating himself in a box near the stage, ben Duncan done on Cawdor ?" "Yeu, sir," said the man, began, in the words of the auther, is execution saw.bies hanged this morning and that's the last time I'll kniver any more questions

about it in

reward. They have figuratively speaking, trampled each other to death in the crowded wire and Sons, of London, three steel scre

Steamers, each of about 2,000 tons. Thest vassals, svenues of the Yemen in order to gain at the which are intended for the China (rade, will be least an approring grust. Naval and military and inspect things for him, including such trifles of the most approved type, as the Yellow River, and compile reports, with It is announced that the Pacific Mall Steamy officers and engineers give him andlein advice, supplied by the builders with powerful engines out getting any les or reward. The memorials ship Company will build seven steamers within and reports, projects and plans, may have the the next eighteen month. greatest intrinsic value, but when the wheel of The Russians are preparing to elaborate a kind change brings them round to where the index of of McKinley Bill of their own. Such rabid things to be done is pointing, the authors are protectionists were bound to draw encourages certain to be forgotten, and the work; entrusted ment from America's example. Accordingly a. to the latest comer. And the writer concinder special Commission, under the presidency of the that it should be remembered that the Chloess Minister of Finance, has already begun its value at nothing what costs them nothing, and sittings to revise the present taris. Most of the who serve them, gratuitously, Hence a westwell as the large manufacturing Interests, but the actually low with aversion and contempt these other Ministries are represented at the Board as amount of really good work done by progressive Press complains very naterally that agriculture dam-heap und trodden under fooleryhilari tien, la hardly represented alʼall; enthusiasts for the Chinese is thrown into the hich supports the vast majority of the popula