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· THE CHINESE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED (IN ·

LIQUIDATION.).

A general meeting of shareholders in the Chinese lasurance Company, Limited, in liquidation, was held at the Head Office of the Company (Messis. Melchers & Co.'s) yesterday afternoon (12th last.), when the liquidators laid before the shareholders the account showing their acts and dealings, and the manner in which the winding up had hitherto been conducted. There were present Messrs. F. Dodwell (Chair man), S. C. Michaelsen, E. Georg, J. Maciehose, Rose, E. B. Jorcy. J. Goosmann, G. Von

Wille, several Chinese shareholders and H. Harms (Secretary).

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1891.

By the defendant-You struck the complainant twice on the car whilst he was lying on the deck. You got him down three times.

Charles Giffard, ordinary seaman, corroborated the last witness, and in reply to the defendant aid-You said you would do for him, when the complainant was down the second time. given him a

The defendant said the complainant had free months he had been on board the lot of trouble during the Yesterday morning the boatswain leamer. was, tumbling about the" poop under the Influence of liquor. He called him down and told him to go forward, but he refused and went back. He again called the complainant down, and losing his temper be caught him by the throat and gave him a slap on the car. That was all he

did. He never touched his nose or yet spoke

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The magistrate considered the charge proved and imposed a fine of $15, with the alternative of 60 days' imprisonment with hard labour.

FIRE ON BOARD THE “ARRATOON

APCAR.”

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out of place in their system. Neither the missionaries of Christianity nor of politics, hew. ever, will be denied entrance, and tenderly as they may be disposed to deal with ancient legendary growths, there is a power behind them which takes account of no law but that of his own progress, and which, with perhaps intermittent, permistence, will push until this irresistible flood, huge, mass of China gives way as if before an

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during the first part of the meal, i, until the

If guests are present "samshu " is poured out who has now directed to himself universal arrival of the rice, when the cups are cleared

tention for the baldness of his schemes and the energy with which he pursues his aims. away. The fare, consisting of, usually, four dishes, is well-cooked, well favoured, varied,

Well might China be proud " said he, "of such an eminentofficial who is hard at work and and nourishing. Nothing is bought out of season, the clerk unconsciously following the most conservative and timid countrymen con- who has disregarded all the objecions of his precepts of Rousseu-crabs, shrimps, fish, wild-cerning the opening of mines, erection of iron duck, mutton, and vegetables are in turn caten nd steel works and building of railways, when most plentiful and cheapest, and therefore hjections which have also existed in It is no light task, therefore, which the states-

in season and at their best. Pork, duck, me of the western countries, and that not men of China of the present day have before shark's fios, swallow's nests, and such luxuries, many years ago. The speaker did not them. The point of union between their, political generally, supposed to be the staple food to associate with the name of Viceroy found for them by their ancestors; what they except on bigh-days and holidays, during system and the laws of Heaven has been already of the Chinese, are never eaten in the north, hang that of his most able chief secretary is Excellency Tani Thotai, the chief Director have now to find is the point of union between the new year, and at restaurants, on account of their system and the systems of the rest of the their cost. Rice, of course, is the chief item in

of the Board. (Hear, hear.) The Viceroy world. When we reflect on the real difficulty of the every-day meal and is eaten, like brend in a

ould not have found a better man in China This problem, we need not wander at the French restaurant, d discrétion. The juniors rise deceptions and subterfuges to which the mouth-first from the table, starting with the apprentice, pieces of the Government invariably have leaving the managers to prolong their seance. recourse to escape from it. The problem which Cups of water are standing ready, with which to must be solved cannot perhaps be solved, there rinse out the mouth, and a cloth and basin for can be no agreement between the implicit ablutions. Then the managers retire to their pretensions of the sovereign and the state and room and the clerk starts smoking and drinking the requirements of International life; no true tea preparatory to taking his afternoon pap. "comity of nations" is possible so long as the Darkness comes on, the lamp and candles are ancient Chinese belief holds the field. The lit, occasional clients continue to drop in, the knot cannot be untied, and will have to be cut, evening meal is prepared, and so the monotonous or gnawed; and it were better dans, by some day wears itself out, to be followed by an exactly Emperor or statesman strong enough to cut it, similar one to-morrow. The work done, as we than that some foreign sword should be the have hinted, is of the lightest, the hours being instrument.

principally consumed in gossipping, sleeping, and loafing, after supper the cook's account is entered in the Liu shui chang, the flowing water, or in the street die away, clients with their lanterns become fewer and fewer, most of the clerks tall asleep in uncomfortable positions in chairs with their heads on the table, and at last the day is finished by the street-door being shut and barred at eleven.

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whom to entrust his numerous projects nd with truth it could be said that Tsai' was the right man in the right place. Thoss who worked daily with him praised his high capacities; he was not only a good Director, but real friend (hear; bear), under all circumstances, whatever were the things or the arduous ques- tions with which they had to bother him, they' found him as polite and as kind na ever. The task which these two officials had assamed was ilares and noble one, and it was to be hoped for the sake of progress in China that their repeated efforts would be successful and that bey would receive the reward of their labour (near, hear). The whole foreign staff were very proud to give them their assistance."

account. It is true that in nearly every instance and Singapore-were huddled together. Signals | Licut -Governor Chlang issued a very stringent thorny questions seems to lie in the wisdom of current," account-book. Gradually the noises in the name of H. E. Tsai, The Viceroy and

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THE AUDIENCE DIFFICULTY:

Since the appointment of Li Han-chang to the Viceroyship of Liang Kuang, the "Pigeon" lottery has again been opened in the streets, where the people resort most, and legitimate business is greatly interfered with. The pro minent business men and the citizens have sent io numberless niemorials to the authorities ask ing them to check this gambling, but none of the petitions. It has been discovered, that the high officials have given any attention to their reason of their inattention is because a son of ape of the highest authorities is a shareholder in one of the largest concerns, and bribes have been accepted by the officials. The streets are constantly filled with men of uncertain chaincter who are the cause of much anxiety among business men, who fear lest their shops might The Chairman said-The report and accounts

be robbed at any time. The people actually having been in your hands for some little time

the country folk who think that they I shall with your permission take them as read. In coming before you with their report of the

might get rich by trying their luck.

The petty thieves, who abound in the city, progress of the winding up during the past year,

were originally the reduced poverty-stricken the liquidators exceedingly regret that the results

country people. During the years of probibition continue so unsatisfactory, but they would be

the city was almost cleared of them, but sinc doing less than their duty did they endeavour to

the 7th moon of last year, by the opening of pal matters before you in any more favourabla

these gambling dens, the city is again in danger Hght than the facts warrant, As the accounts

of belog over-run with them. If they are not probi show, and the report points out, the actual losses As Messin. Apcar's Calcutta liner Arrafees bited, the place will be filled with a dangerous paid out during last year are comparatively small, Apcar, Captain Spence, was approaching the class of people. They will be in time so im. some $2,100 only, being the balance between Kowloon wharf at half-past four yesterday after-poverished by their gambling proclivities that $39,000 losses paid and recoveries $37,000, which noon (11th fast.) the alarm of fire was raised, and the Government will have to support them from of course represents a great deal of labour on the It was soon found that fire had broken out in the the revenue. During one year of the reign of part of the liquidators in London, However, the "tween decks aft, where about 600 Chinese Tung Chib, so many people were reduced to drain of liquidation expenses must be taken into passengers-taken on board at Calcutta, Penang destitution that numbers died of starvation, and we are reinsured, but as you are all aware of distress were holated at once, the ship was proclamation without the consent of the Viceroy underwriting of late has resulted in heavy losses, backed out of the wharf and anchored off Yau- prohibiting gambling. If the present high au- culminating to many cases in failure to meet masti Foint whither the Police floating fire engine thorities connive at this great evil, the surely engagements, and we regretted as regarde dome and several boats and launches from the Lander, approaching calamity of their subjects will be

in this respect and other men-of-war quicly repaired to -of-our-reinsurers, to which we have before render assistance. Meanwhile the steamer's hose. alluded. We have, therefore, but little hope of was brought to bear on the fire through holes cut being able to complete the liquidation without In the deck of the salven, and when the men-of- almost entirely exhausting the called up capital, war's men got to work a torrent of water was of which about $49,000 only remained at the close proved down into the 'tween decks on top of the of last year, and in this connection the liquidators Chinese passengers' baggage-where the fire may congratulate themselves and the shares | originated-and chests of opium and bales of holders, if indeed congratulation can be allowed fute. The first difficulty encountered by the in such a dreary matter, that they were not to be officers of the ship was the removal of the tempted last year by sanguine estimates to make Chinas from the tween decks, where they any repayment of capital, which would, as events chung like grim death to portions of their are proving, almost certainly have had to be luggage. However, with the application of a recalled. The report makes mention of a scheme Littlemuscular persuasion" and broom for shortening the process of winding up, which handle or two, the crowd were the liquidators are considering, and we propose deck and driven--with what they could save- to take advantage of your presence here to-day on deck. After this the "jacks" and blues," to ask you to remain behind at the close of the had it all their own way and soon succeeded meeting for private discussion, when we will lay in removing a lot of the cargo and baggage, before you details of the matter. You will thereby enabling the hose to lay on the seat of probably agree with us, it would be unwise to the fire which was extinguished before 6 p.m. A publicly discuss these, as such a course might large quantity of the passagers' baggage has been prejudice the negotiations. Before proposing destroyed, while several chests of opium and the adoption of the report and accounts aS some scores of bales jute were damaged. presented, I shall be glad to answer any ques-Haw the fire originated is not yet positively lons shareholders may have to put at this known, but there seems to be some truth in the meeting

theory that the fire was kindled by suspicious characters who were on board for the purpose of having an opportunity of looting the baggage of several wealthy passengers who came up from Batavia and Singapore.. That a large number of passengers' trunks were smashed open and the contents strewn, about there can be no doubt whatever and several passengers allege that they have lost all their valuabler and a gent deal of hard cash. Whether the fire uriglasted in the manner suggested, or by pare Accident, or owing to cargo in an improper con- dition being stored on board is a matter which can only be settled by the Court of Inquiry which will doubtless be held in the course of a day er two. The Marine Surveyors, Caplains E. A meeling of the Sanitary Board was held on

Burnie and G. C. Anderson, were on board this the 13th Inst. There were present: Mr. S. Brown, morning in the interests of the insurance com President: Dr. Ayres, Colonial Surgeon: Mr. J. paules prior to the order to "break bulk" being H. Stewart-Lockhart, Registrar-General; Mr. given. The total loss incurred by the fire is as yet Geo, Horspool, Acting Captain Superlatendent of Police; Mt. J. D. Humphreys, and Mr. Haknown, but $10,000 will hardly, it is said, McCallum (Secretary),

cover the passengers' and shippers' claims, as well as costs of general repairs to the ship. herself,

There being no questions, the Chairman. proposed the adoption of the report and accounts Mr. Jorey seconded, and the, motion was unanimously carried.

This concluded the business of the public meeting, which was followed by a private con- guliation between the liquidators and share- holders as to the most expeditious manner of bringing the winding up to a satisfactory conclu-

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MEETING OF THE SANITARY BOARD

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MINUTES,

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed,

THE LICENSING OF COMMON LODGING-HOUSES. A set of amended bye-laws, dealing with the licensing, regulation and sanitary maintenance of common lodging-houses was fald on the table, and i was said that the Com> mittee had approved of them and recommended · their adoption.

The bye-laws were read and passed after slight amendments, it being decided to print and

CORRESPONDENCE.

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[Wa do noi necessarily endorse the opinions exprosed by Correspondents in this column).

THE DIOCESAN HOME BUILDING FUND.

To *** EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong TaladrA?K,"

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The best hope of a peaceful solution of these the Manchu rulers being directed to the discovery of some reconciling formula whereby the Frovidence of Heaven may be extended over the new province of their foreign relations. They are comparatively recent comers, and although, like the, nouveau riche in Gilbert's operetta who adopted the family portraits and cherished the family tombs on the purchased estate, they have submitted to incorporation into By mutual concession a compromise between the Chinese world of thought, the assimilation the Foreign Ministers and the Tsung-li Yamên has not yet been complete as that they should ty understood to have been arrived at which will enable the Audience to take place, probably The greatest of their Emperors have done so, not retain considerable independence of mind, within a few weeks. It would serve no useful The Chinese tradition about foreigners had purpose at present to canvass the details of the taken but alight hold of Kang Hsi, and had not bargain, and we would rather take the occasion completely mastered Ch'ien. Lung, and though to consider some of the difficulties which have doubtless since his day the process of Sinifica- bladered the negotiations, Though the tion has made further progress, there are still compromise implies that the

question some strong minds near the Throne who may on not finally settled, it Eas been advanced a stage towards a complete done certain other Chinese traditons. The Edict no doubt adequate provocation, violate this as they have and satisfactory conclusion at some time; and the present crisis, like a transit issued apparently spontaneously by His Imperial future inviting the foreign Ministers to Audience was of Venus, will furnish to those concerned many Majesty, and though his intentions have been valuable data whereby the phenomena of the partially frustrated by Chinese. tradition as next transit may be calculated, and the true interpreted by his Ministers, the Emperor may relations of things become better understood. after all be able to burst the mummy cloths in The primary fact which emerges from recent as from all previous discussions on this subject seems his own person, like the young Emperor of which bis limbs are swathed and stand forth in to be this: that the reception of foreigners by the

Germany, as a man of his epoch. Where there Emperor of China on terms of theoretical

is a will there is a way.-Chinese Times.. equality is an innovation which the Chinese must and will oppose strenuously inch by inch, and to which they will only yield under fresis- tible pressure. First they fight the principle, and when compelled for fear of consequences to give way on that, they will then renew the fight an every detail, conceding to the Ministers only the ultimate irreducible minimum of their demands.' The recent discussion leaves no room for doubt that the Chinese contention is based on, to them, solid, permanent and even sacred grounds, and it is most important to have had this central fact brought once more so conspicuously to the proof. For it makes a great difference whether the opposition to the honourabla recep- tion of foreign representatives be due to considerations of mere temporary expediency, to the arrogance or whim of individuals, or to any personal policy, whatever; or whether it be the natural operation of a principle rooted in the traditions of the empire, and the people.

This existence, which to a European would be unendurable, exactly suits the temperament of our Chinese friends. It is a lotus-eating sort of life, which fellows a dead level, and while knowing none of the exaltation of real vivid en. sion. The clerk is contented to moon through joyment, yet escapes the corresponding depres- life, with just enough education to enable him to write bis accounts or read an easy novel,

or even puzzle through an article written in win- hun; his passive amusements consisting of bird and cricket fancying, of an occasional treat at of six dollars a month amply suffices for his the theatre, feast at a restaurant. His salary

expenses, even his clothes being mostly inherited wants, since while in the office, he has no from his father and his under-linen made by his wife.

Altogether he is a harmless sort of being, lying in his little world of the office with no only anxieties, his dinner, his bird, or the exact thought for anything beyond its horizon; his value of a polished thumbiring he has bought, -and so we must leave him.-Chinese Times.

CHINAN FU.

(FROM OUR OWN. CORRESPONDENT,)

15th February, 1891. have taken place among the officials in this city. Within the last few days some more changes The new Provincial Judge. Ta'ao Ping-chib, was taken suddenly ill and died last week. Just before he breathed his last, and while in an unconscious state, the foreign physician, Dr. Neal, was sent for, but it was too late to do any thing. It is reported that the main cause of his some native prescription. He had assumed office death was due to a mistake made in the use of

family with a shattered ambition. One of the here only a little over two months, and leaves a

Taatais, Chao Kuei-hua, is appointed to tera- porarily fill the vacancy.

The Salt Commissioner. Feng Shen-lal, Is compelled to go into mourning, and the regular Tantai, Wang Tao-fea, is appointed femporarily to fill. his place. The Taotal's place is filled by an expectant Tactal-by the name of Huang,

These words met with, universal approbation and were acknowledged by Mr. Ku, who replied Chief Director were very much pleased with the services of the technical assistants. Good work had been done during the last year, and it was thankfulness would again be expressed. to be hoped that at the meeting next year their

less solemn. The time had come for happy Later on in the evening the assembly became thoughts and merry songs, and many of the master a romance or a comic song as they could grave engineem showed that they could well

an engineering difficulty. After the dianer, Mr. photograph of the members of the staff, and it Kocks, one of the mining engineers, took a will remain as the best reminiscence of a most agreeable meeting.

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It has been stated above that the foreign staff. now consists of thirteen members. It has very

tly been increased by the arrival of Messrs. Johnson and Harrison. The former came out as head draughtsman for the iron and steel works. Mr. Harrison is a foreman.brickmaker; he has brought out a whole plant for the making of bricks and tiles that will enable him to manufacture from 30,000 to 40,000 a day. Large quantities of bricks are required here, and the native supply is so inferior in quality that they can only be used for very rough work.

I have, to reserve for my next letter some details about the railway that will be constructed in this province for conveying the iron ore from the mines to the Yangtsze.-N. C. Daily News.

TIENTSIN:

February toth, 1891. communicating, but I am informed that the There is very little going on at this port worth audience of the Foreign Ministers with the Emperor will come off after all.

I hear that A Hung-chang will not go to Chefoo to meet the Crarewitch.

I regret to inform you that Mr. Leith, Agent tion, has been ill for some time, and goes bome forthe Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora

Hongkong as agent. invalided. Mr. A. W. Maitland comes here from

The China new-year passed off quietly; all the officials went early to wish Li Hung-chang a happy new year, and the Viceroy returned the compliment to-day. The foreign Ceasuls also paid Li and the Customs Tactal a visit. Both these gentlemen were in excellent health and spirits.

way between here and Taku, on the west bank It is as good as fixed that another canal, half of the Pelho river, is to be cut, in a south-west- ward direction, into the Gulf of Pechill, to the Yen-ho, which flows 40 railes south of Taku. This will make, on the west bank of the Peiho, country, independent of those on the east side of the Pei-ho. Mr. A Liad, formerly of the Imperial. Chinese Telegraph Administration, is to super- intend the cutting.

mines being worked on the foreign principle,

February 23rd, 189r. The Kaiping people are against the Shantung

that effect,

Sia,-Will you allow me to draw attention toes in "Alice in Wonderland "are to ourselves. their clothes about 7,30 or 8 o'clock. Their had another interview with the Governor, and between here and Tako, five canals across the circulate them. In Chinese and give the natives troo to the Diocesan Home Building Fund fixed ideas be rooted up. All classes are per- than the evening. Taking it in turns they cell that was purchased in Yenchow Fu over three

5 months notice prior to their coming into operation in November.

THE DISINFECTION, OF PUBLIC VEHICLES.

THE CHINESE CLERK.

The essential point of difference between the life of the Chinese mercantile clerk and that of his European confrère is that he lives on the business pretnises. He usually has leave to return home to visit his wife and family about three times a month, on which occasions he stops away a day and night. The rest of his life is with the exception of occasional outings on business affairs, or to attend marriages, funerals or other functions, spent entirely in the "general" office with his fellow-clerks. It is has his head shaved, cats, lounges, smokes, here that he sleeps, performs his scanty ablations,

finally works. When the door is closed for the night, receives his friends, reads his paper or navel, and

about 11 o'clock, the servants of the establish ment bring in and set up each man's wooden The evidence goes to show that the assump.

trestle-bed, and unroll his bed coverings, which tion of universal supremacy by their Emperor are again rolled up and stowed away to the represents a principle which expresses' not moming. His evening toilette is quickly made, zo much a conviction of the Chinese as an as it merely consists in strippleg, placing the Instinct which is inherited and against garments on the top of the coverlet (of course we which the facts and arguments of common

are speaking of winter), and slipping into bed, Hife are equally impotent. To the ordinary whence, after arranging his tail so that it Chinese mind the mere suggestion of a possible shall fall over the pillow, he soon drops off to equality shocks the nerves or sends the sleep, and usually, after a minute or two man into fils of laughter. What, sit on the proves his unconsciousness by loud and con- same lang with the Emperor 1 The facen- tinued snoring. In winter this class of Chinese gruity is to a Chinaman like what the absurdi- are not very early risers, the clerks slipping into the kind offer of H.E. the Governor to give the

By no process of painless dentistry can such

morning toilette is not much more extensive on condition that the remaining $56% he subscribed It is an effort to help us to realize bound by them, and even the Emperor him of their apper-garments, or sometimes strip to their talls round their heads, half open the necks mented with them, the highest officials are as soon as possible, the $4,000 needed to meet A discussion took place on this subject and it similar sum from the Government under the pro-national traditions than from the atmosphere spluttering, and cractation, wash their faces, self seems no more able to escape from the the waist, and with a great deal of pains was ultimately decided to refrain from formally visions of the grant-in-ald scheme. The sab which he breather. Universal supremacy necks, and hands in the little bright copper baslo by-laws pending the result of cortala negotiations with the Colonial Surgeon (a

along for more than a year, and every possible member of the Board, who was present)

effort has been made in Hongkong and the government. The Son of Heaven can have no apprentice has brought in. Further and Ports to obtain help. We are now in the last

rival, and no equal;

perfectly sufficient hot-baths may be had relative to the disinfection of Infected vehicles

at the public bath-houses for 7 cash and stage of collecting, the most difficult of all, and And all government being primitively theo- Hospitals the desire of the Board being that Governor makes his offer. The object of the and logical corollary of the theocratic idea has

extra luxury is purely a matter of individual: the Civil Hospital authorities should at once Home is well known. Eurasian and destitute been maintained, though it is there that it has

taste. Some Chinese declare that it would disinfect such vehicles and not allow them, as European children are taken in as boarders and taken the deepest hold on the social system.

hurt their health to take such baths, and remain heretofore, to be kept in the compound until receive the necessary instruction to enable them The assumption of universal autocracy has

forever unwashed, while others, including even the Sanitary Superintendent causes the dis to earn an honest livelihood. Infection to be carried out.

The number appeared under various forms in many

ceolies, make a point of taking regular baths, of these during last year was 66. Day parts of the world, but the collision of

and are wonderfully clean and sweet hy compart. scholars also are received, both English one infallibility with another has usually been establishment, and periodically there is a grand son, One Barber usually serves the whole and Chinese. The teaching staff-

sufficient to reciprocally cancel exclusive preter-head-shaving and brushing-out of tails. The Mats of three masters. As a school it has shown alone, and to bring the claims of all within clerk, as indeed almost all other Chinamen, wears Itself thoroughly efficient. This year, the year

Imitations admitting of international intercourse. of its coming of age, it has specially distinguished Yet even where special claims have been

a good deal of false hair, which is most fuelf by furnishing the Government icholas concretely fought out, the idea has often lingered artistically plaited in with the rest, by the The school comes behind no other in the colony.

remark that the latter, like his foreign brethren 187 to 209, Hollywood Road, 6. Chung Hing enough to accommodate all that seek admission,

faining powers, gossip and scandal-mongering owes a good deal of his importance to his enter Lane and to 45, Lower Lascar Row, owing to It does not contain one reallyrt hereford to add

being his torte. their very insanitary condition. A

modious school room. The effort to REPORT FOR 1890,

a new wing is absolutely necessary for health The Super's Annual Report for 1890 was laid

and efficiency. To rales the $562 nasded to on the table.

secure ika Governor's offer I know not to whom The Board adjourned for a fortnight.

to appeal unless to those who have so kindly helped us already. Will ten gentlemen give to each in fuddition to what they have already CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A given P. If so, I will gladly add to my subscrip.

tion the remaining $62. Smaller contributions kowever, will be most thankfully received, and will be acknowledged at once la the newspapers

seat to me or to Mr. Piercy.

Consul, Baron, von Seckendorff, returned from It is now nearly two weeks since the German his visit to the German Missions and to the cities of Yenchaw Fa and Chining-chow. In the former city he was mobbed by over 10,000 per- sons, but was uninjured. On his return here he some good results have been secured. The land years ago by the Mission has been promised pretection. One of the houses purchased about to be allowed them, and that, too, with

also resulted in a riot, will revert to the the same time in Chining-show, and which

also issued a very satisfactory proclamation, and certain persons were punished who insulted the Baron on his visit to the city. In addition, the Catholics have been maltreated areta be removed, and other, and we hope, better men are to take their places.

reading and discussing the new proposed scription has been dragging its slow length indeed must be of the essence of all theocratic full of hot water which the servants' or the missionaries. The official at Chining-chow has | and have strongly petitioned the Government to

used for carrying diseased people to the Civil | it à to encouraga us in our difficulty that the cratic, it is not in China alone that this natural upwards, according to the class; but auch magistrates of two districts where the Roman LI Hung-chang is stili opposed to the new depar

MORTALITY RETURNE. The Secretary said that during the ten weeks, of this year, just ended there had been an excess of 352-over the returns for the corresponding period of 1890-148 of the excess were caused by chest affections and its by lovers.

MOUSE DRAINS.

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The Consul, while on his visit to Chening-chow, also interceded on behalf of the American missionaries, and in every way commended Protestants and Romanista. himself by his ability and catholicity to both

The riot that occurred against Dr. Hunter at Chining-chow has been reported to the Governor, through Mr, Reld of the same mission, and orders have been issued to the local officials. It Catholic troubles, all missionaries may again secure peace and protection.-N. C. Daily News.

BANPANG.

China has taken a new departure at last in regard to mining in Manchuria and Shantung. ture and clings to "China for the Chinese only, " but the Hat Chiun yamén has, by Intent advices from Peking, taken in band the Jehol sliver mines, and the Peking toal and Iran mines. Before long you will hear more about these undertaklugs.—Shanghai Mercury:

February 21st, 1891. The ice has disappeared from the mouth of the river, the gulf being quite clear. The thick. ness of the ice in the river at Taku this morning was siin. and so rotten that pal-dels have cessed running. It is expected that the Ice will either to-morrow or next day.

It was decided to unearth the drains in houses. ↑ The present building is very old and not largement. How long, fore of its dead embod].deft-fingered barbét. En passant we may is to be hoped, with the settlement of the break up, at any rate from Tongks to the forts,›

CHIEF OFFICER,

William King, chief officer of the British steamer Ghaner, was charged at the Marine Court this morning (13th fast.) before Comd. Hastings, R.N., with assaulting James McCubbin, besis: wain of the same steamer, on the 19th inst.

The complainant said that about 6.30 R., on the 13th lost, the defendant spoke to him roughly and he replied "Do you think I am an ordinary. scamen." The defendant then knocked him down and struck him several times about the head and face. S

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J. 5. BURDON, Bishop,

St. Paula College, 11th March, 1891.

"ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. TO THE Eton or ras "Horazons TelegraÝM,

example, the phantom of the

Holy Roman Empire has survived the reality; the shadow of its vanished power suggests and the tenacity with which the Papacy clings to not inapt analogy to the actual position of China On the completion of his tollette the clerk sets holding fast to her divine right to supremacy about the serions occupations of the day, amongst after its de facts foundation has been shattered the foremost of which stand smaking, tea. As China has been called the living museum of drinking, and lounging. He takes no regular social archaiams may not this ineradicable pre- breakfast, but sometimes purchases a savoury tension be simply the survival of a universal friandite from passing vendors, each of whom primitive conception which has been modified has his own pecullar cry, which he eats with by conflict elsewhere, but which, protseted here his tea. The clerks, in the North at least, de from the action of external forces, has by not smoke oplums they cannot afford it, attained its full development only in China business, which though; not very apparent, thousands of years of undisturbed, culture, and besides, the discipline of a bouncy of

Does it not rank with that other great survival has: till its definite laws, would not permit of primitive polky, ancestral worship, as and Ju the same way. card-playing, drinking, or essential element in the national life! To the any other breach of respectability would damage Chinese mind this not the acceptance of his character and very likely procure him the dogmas propounded by authority, but the vital sack." Hirameking, therefore, la confined to apprehension of truths necessary truths mild native tobacco, out of the long-stemmed common to heaven and earth. Nations small-bowled pipes, which he smokes throughent generally, as we have said, begin with divine the day. -- origin, which by the attraction of practical Meanwhile clients have begun to drop in, and He becomes abstracted into the safe regions: passbooks have to be written up, accounts made Finlay, sexman of the Gheres, said

of myth and metaphysic. The difference out with the help of the reckoning-board, and the craw turned to, a usual, at 6 ami on the rath furt. The complainant and

Chins tro Cera appears to be cave she has never let

bald himself were washing paint work. The

Ion Heaven, but has, contrary ing, and drinking tea with the rest of the staff, chief officer grumbled "about, the manner lo

to the experience of other nations, succeeded in who are all lounging about. The clerk has gene building up a system of government and social rally purely routine works all important busi which the work was 'done, and the boatswain replied "You speak to me as if I was an ordinary

life on the basis of her religion, and has main-ness being transacted in the manager's room. tained the divine relation as a vital reality, theAbout 11 or 12 o'clock s largo, round table is seaman.” The defendant then caught.com- plainant by the nose and' throat and held him

highest functions of government no less than the brought in and laid with, usually, an exceedingly down on his knees for nearly a minute, until he

bumblest ceremonies of domestic life being diny cloth, bearing the marks of the variety of absolutely controlled by the theocratic principle viands stopped over It during past months. The was black in the face, and then with an oath

And who shall say that this high aim of plates and chopsticks are arranged found the knocked him down and wald "I will do for you One of the greatest existing evils in Canton, harmonizing the actions of man with the will table, stools are brought up, and two of the office "this time."""""The defendant struck the com- according to a Chinese Contemporary is a mode of Heaven has not been a true element of arm-chairs are set at the head-if round table plainant several times violently on the head, and of gambling called "Pigean" lottery, which was cohesion in this people, and of their long can have a head for the managers or honoured

nocked him on the deck: Complainant got up prohibited by Viceroy Chang Chiu-tung, who endurance on the face of the earth

guests, The latter are constan, cilenta frequently and the defendant sald Have you had enough? saw the evil effects on the people. It Induces It is unfortunate that these venerable cults stopping to pot-lack during the fransicion of The complainant said “Yes, I've had made h people to be idle and leads them to commit moet are unsuited to the exigencies of modern times their business. Every one then takes his place -- and the defendant again caught him and atrocious crimes," Many a mai has been reduced just as the religious favaders find: ancestral

bumped his head on the deck several dimanjaka za abjici porasty by stempling to obtain wealth worship facompatible with thelf dockinng se sto is not supposed to show is much inclination for in order gefi precedence the appracticebb complainant blod flame the right ung nerd skemas),

DEAR SIRI have received $200 from the Victoria Recreation Club, per: Mr. C. H. Thompson, on account of the Assault-at-arms held at the City Hall on the 3rd Inst.

Yours faithfully,

་ ༢

E. W. MAITLAND, Hon. Treasurer, Alice Memorial Hospital, Hongkong 11th March; 1991..

*FIGEON" "LOTTERIES IN

VSEH CANTON,

by one otroke of good luciej pomp galvanikai faighe podifoni invaders And the Ben of Heaven / kooding as for work at the bottom of the table,

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

27th February, 1891. On Thursday the 24th instant, on the occasion of the Chios New-Year festivities, the Viceroy of the Huskaang invited his whole foreign staff to a large dinner party given at Tich Toung-chu, the General Board of Mines at Wachang the chief director of the Board of Mines, assisted The dinner was presided over by Taal Tactal, by the two sub-directors of the Board and by Mr. Ku, secretary-interpreter to the Viceroy Amongst the guests from the foreign technical staff were Messrs. H. Hobson (manager of the iron-works). E. Braive (chief mining cagineer), P. Scheldeweller (railway engineer), W. Mayer ferectos of the gun and small-arms factories) J.Dickinson (architect of the cotton mili), and all the other members of the foreign staff, which now numbers thirteen in all.

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The state of the river has been long a subject of serious consideration to the local government, as the sifting of the upper reaches which hai rendered the port inaceasible for steamers for the greater part of several seasons has placed a heavy burden on trade, which · bas foreigners. The necessity for trying, some latterly been felt by natives as well as

means to ameliorate the situation has now

been recognized is a practical manner; on Thursday & commission from the Vicarers on sisting of the Tientsin Taotal, the Hai Kuas down the river, by the Taku Read, for the pur- Tastal, and the Commissioner of Customs; went

pose of examining the bends between Tientsin: and the Nine Forts, which they did in a pretty thorough manner, crossing and recrossing the river at several places. A conference of the various officials concerned was held yesterday, but the result has not reached us."

A commissioner or agent from Korea has been in Tientsin all the winter trying to persuade Li Hung-chang to withdraw the orders requiring the Korean eavors abroad to be introduced to foreign courts by the Chinese the Korean

The dinner was a long and elaborate one, concessions to the tastes and habits of the agent are precisely those which have been foreign guests, so that the unskilled in the current among the foreign adventurers in Seoul, manipulation of chopsticks were not ebliged to and seem to make very little impression on fast before the sixteen or twenty courses of dishes the Viceroy. The despatch of representatives that came forward, to say nothing of the broad by the King of Korea WAS DO numerous porcelain dishes that stood in the doubt an unfortunate step, and was rendered middle of the table, filled with all kinds much worse by the disgraceful way it was of cold meat, vegetables, sweets, currants and carried out. For the first error Chinx is largely fruits, forming the gayest and most variegated responsible for the second, America and it is decoration. After numerous cups of Chinese not surprising if the White House should wish. hot wine had been poured out, the most serious to purge fiself of the scandal in which Washing breach of the rules of Celestial etiquette was too society was implicated by the introduc made in the appearance of the sparkling chamtion of camp-followers under the guidance of pague which was welcomed with happy smiles Americans who knew better. If the Korean by all." At this very solemn moment, Mr. gentleman now here speaks truly; dissatisfaction in China, in the name of the whole staff for the Korean government desiring to be Scheldweller rose and as the oldest band" at Washington is the chief motive at present proposed the health of Chang, the Viceroy, rehabilitated by China-Chikite TiMITED SE