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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1891.

only by killing the "typo." Nevertheless, I like to see my thoughts in print, especially when I am paid $2a per colum for it. Things of this tort eke out a small Income and make a man feel as if he were a coming Vanderbilt or Astor, Our government favors Hterature and mildly suggests that all diplomatic representatives indulge occasionally in newspaper work, like to follow their instructions and imagine my sit on a par with such ministes as Whitelaw Reld and Emory Smith, and such consula as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Bret Harte. It is pleasant to fool that you are of the literary immortals, even if you have a monopoly of the opinion.

On the other hand I find that petitions in favor of such a law have been received by the Government bearing the signatures of 579 men who are being deprived of that birth-right, and 164 residents in this Colony who sympathiso with them. I. find that in the Treaty Posts of China, a similar custom to this is practically in force, and it is reserved for the English free port of Hongkong to be the most un-English of them all. I bave not yet heard any argument that I could consider would justify this Government in taking the extraordinary course proposed. The Sunday Cargo-working Ordinance having passed this Council and received the royal

But as to Amoy. The name in one of the assent, I can be no party to undoing it. The Government therefore appose the second Chinese dialects means the "Garden of Bad reading of the Bill which is now before the Smells" and is very appropriate. It is a buge human bee-bive with about a million bees, The House, and propose that the Sunday Cargo- working Ordinance should at least have a falriets vary from 3 to 5 feet in width and the Boulevards from 5 to 9 feet. The honies are one story and a half in height. In the former they do business; in the latter they live. It is hardly. needful to add that reptilation, fresh water, soap and sanitation are regarded as ! foreign devils" by the average celestial. They take a bath onça a year and then give a great party to celebrate their safe coming through the ordeal.

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A division was then taken, when all present, excepting Mr. Whitehead and Mr. Ho Kal, voted against the second reading.

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His Excellency intimated that, for the better consideration of the Opium Ordinance, the Council would adjourn until the 17th August.

THE SUNDAY CARGO-WORKING

BILL.

While the city is the filthiest and unhealthiest In the world, the harbor and surrounding country te the most beautiful. The district is really a vast bay covering a thousand square miles, filled up with romantic lalande and granite crags. In some past age, the land for leagues must have been covered with vast glaciers, as everywhere there are the tell-tale marks of ice.

A telegram was received by the Government

The glacier must have been over 1180 feet of State, to the effect that H. M, the Queen had thick. If we are to judge by analogy and are here this afternoon (29th ulta.), from the Secretary been advised not toexercise ber power of disallow Lyell's researches in Great Britain and Tyndall ance in respect to the Sunday Cargo-working in the Alps as our standards, the Amoy glacier Ordinance recently passed by the Legislatives from half-a-mile to one mile thick and in its full career covered the Formosz channel, all of Council. In other words, it will bo in force on

that island excepting a few bigh peaks and Sunday next, unless the amending Ordinance

reached far out into the Pacific ocean, which Mr. T. H. Whitehead introduced Into Council last Friday, and which is set down for its second reading next Friday, is, by favor of the Government, committed, passed a third time and approved from Downing Street next day. Whether that will be done or not it is impossible to say..

The petition against the approved Ordinance was actively circulated among the Chinese to-day. It is apparently a translation of a chain of argu- ments advanced by a foreigner against Sunday rest, the effect being that as the Chinese don't believe in the European Sunday they should not be forced to obey a law that is not in accordance with their views. It quotes a speech which our late Governor once delivered, in opposition to the principle of the measure which his just been approved. It is being extensively signed, but whether the coolles who sign know anything about it or not is very doubtful.

THREATENED STRIKE OF 20,000 COOLIES.

AN ABSURD RUMOUR.

been sin has few days a cute coolics la During the last a curious rumeur has

Hongkong were going to stop work. As they did so about three and a half years ago, and

A private soldier of the Packal hill garrison eam in Chinking and his wife both committed suicide at the same time. No reason can be assigned for the act. The burial expenses were paid by the commanders.

days for some time past; a double blessing intended by our kind heavenly father in killing. the locusts as well as making the ground to bring forth. The fall'trops, beans and sweet potatoes, are planted and give fair promise of preventing a famine this year vestanley

By the capsizing of a passenger boat three The leaders in both, Native papers,, com- There was some further conversation as to the men were recently drowned at Wenchow. Thementing on the decision recently come to by both obtaining of more arms, and, whether, as, at authorities are inquiring whether the accident Municipal Councils, with respect to women fre Shanghai, a grant right not be obtainable from was caused by the wind or the overcrowding of quenting opium-shops may there is noluse what-the Bitish Government. Also as to how a the boat,

ever in keeping women and girls out of the machine gun might be got, and the desirability oplum shops if they do not prohl bitchen villogt of having a steam are engine which, it was the tedhouses also There are many shops for thought, would be a machine which in an uproar

During the drought the Total, who is the sale of both tea and opiam; and the action might prove as useful as a gun,This latter the evidently religiously, inclined, was assiduous in his efforts to obtain rain. He had one of the of the Council only applies to the opiam departe Council were authorised by the metting to ment, so the women simply go over to the tea purchase, and the arms matter was left in, theiron tablets, recently referred to, by, your Shan- side of the house where they carry on with the Hands. A vote of thanks to the Chairman, and tung correspondent, brought down ; and wearing young men more scandalously than ever. On the meeting separated."

coarse clothes and straw shoes, with a willow, the other hand, the business of those establish-

wreath on his head, he twice daily walked to mente which are only splum-houses, vis quite

the temple to pray for rain. After some days rained, while that of the tea-shops flourishes.

the irda tablet was passed on to Whainn, proving unsatisfactory for this section of the Perhaps the Councils may see their way later on to sue the very desirable prohibition against.

country; then nine Buddhist and nine Taoist tha frequenting of tea-houses by women, who

priests were employed to pray, and to make them, are like attractive signboards, and lure by a

more earnest, and realous in their praying magnetic influence young men to their destruc

they were not allowed any shelter but were mada tion in those dens of vice.

to stand out in the hot suu all day,' This noveľ plan must have been anything but pleasant to the Buddhist priests with their shaven heads. day and five tacls each when rain came. ›› These priests were to have 500 cash each per

Eleven more of the Wêncto bandits have

been captured by the village volunteers. There are an lenders among the prisoners, Two of them have been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life. The rest are still await- Ing the decision of the bigh authorities.

The Governor of Yunnan and Kweichow, Wong Wen-zor, reports to the Throne, in a memorial dated the toth of the 5th moon, that most of the officers in the camps under his juris diction are in the habit of receiving bribes, and never do their duty properly. The Governor prays that the officers in fault be degraded,

While a government topographical server was belog made in the Slanahan district of Chektang. some country people took offerice and maltreated the surveying depaty and bis staff. Runners and were completely routed. The village elders called a meeting and proposed a compromise which was accepted by the authorities.

sent to make arrests also met with resistance

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Daring last year H. E. Sheng, Taotal of Chefoo, distinguished himself by his energy in collecting fonds for the relief of distress caused by the floods in Shantung province, he himself subscribing Tis. 1.000 towards the same object In consequence of this charity, Chang no, the Provincial Governor, has petitioned the Throne, praying that a high decoration be conferred ou Sheng, which has been approved.

During the annual street procession in Soo.

The paucity of moraines and the wealth of boulders indicate that the glacial epoch temal nated very quickly so far as Amoy is concemed. A Rincier dies from one of two causes, either there is an increase of temperature too great for the continued existence of or there is a large decrease in the 'supply of the water which In congealed form goer to make it up. Sometimes the two causes combine and make one. As there are but little soil, few moralues and many chow the crowd became so dease in one of the boulders on Kulangsu and Amoy, it is probable by streets that three unfinished buildings col- that both causes united in this instance to pro-lapsed with a fearful crash. Four men were duce the present topograpble and lithologfe fatally injured, and one woman with a child in condition of the neighbourhood and its surround her arms was killed outright. A water-melon dealer in a boat anchored close by the shore also ing territory,

perished, struck by the falling beams which sank the boat as well; and several other men were more or less injured. The authorities are now busy holding inquests.

The rocks mentioned indicate that there has never been any volcano nor volcanic action in the immediate neighborhood of Amey. A few dlorite boulders with lava-filled veins prove that to the north or northwest there is a district which at one time was the scene of tremendous volcanic action. The absence of seams, faults or crevasses is evidence that there have never been any serious earthquakes in Amoy since, well, put it you,pon years B. C., except it may be the dying tremor of some selamic convulsion many miles away. We are also led to the in- arthquake near Amey so long as the present ference that there never will be a volcano or an const Hae remains unchanged in its general Icatures.

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At Hunching, on the Grand Canal, near Tsingklang Pu, there is great want of rain. Water is very scarce, even the usual stagnent pools being dry. The City Commandant bas ordered, soldiers to rig up a water drawing machine and work it. By this means water is being supplied. But at the same time swarms

of locusts are devouring the crops and vegetation: Detachments of troops are now detailed to fight and exterminate these pests...

A member of the Fuklen Secret Revolutionary Society was caught in Chowchow Fa. On his trial be stoutly refused to implicate bile comrades or to say where the headquarters of the society are. He exclaimed that though the plans of the society and failed yet he died content, with the feeling that he had done something. Ho laughed aloud and stamped his confession with doing their best to unearth the den of the secret revolutionists,

Kiangnan Arsenal, Shanghai, for which a very A new rifle has lately been turned out of the great penetrative power is claimed. The chang for inspection; Li sent them in turn to the Director of the Tientsin Naval College with a The report must have been most satisfactory for request that he might make a report thereon. the Viceroy has sanctioned the manufacture of that they be distributed amongst the soldiers. a considerable number of the rifles, and ordered

All is now quiet in this centre. The heat is in the nineties, and the river within three feet of being bund full.-N. C. Daily News.

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CHINKIANG.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

.July sand. Yeppien is a village in the district of Nanhol, Thursday we had another of the Kuangtung. Years ago foreign_miaslonaricy settled down and built a chaich, living amicably Tut Tenhul processions. It was brought out this with and preaching freely to the inhabitants time, I am told, at the expense of the officials as Nothing ever occurred to disturb the cordial thank-ffering for the abundant rain of the relations between, the preachers and the rustics proved a very tamne affair, rossibly either because But the procession this time until the 12th,ulto, when a woman, proclaimed that she had lost her, son, fourteen years, old, and of the shortness of the notice or the business of that she suspected the missionaries had stolenand

the season, or because even among the Chinese Concealed him within the church. She gathered awer persons are found to give thanks for crowd and led it into the church to make a pearch, blessings received than to pray for the same.

The officials have int the Inst. at the urgent The patrolling guards were mustered, angelu an encounter between them and some of the mob request of our cariu's 'nosted the Emperor's captured: A later report says that bundreds of be having a good effect on the people. They beat on plunder, two men were wounded, and broclamation in regard to the riots. It seems to people gathered with the intention of destroying dare not say of this as they did of the officials, the church, but soldiers arrived, dispersed the that it was issued because of foreign money, crowd, and arrested three leaders A still later. Some robberies were committed the first part of tcport states that both the church and school this month in the Tanta neighbourhood. A few were torn down. When the troops reached the days ago the runners thought they had discovered place the people had already retired. Eight the robbers on a boat near Tant's. In conjunction arrests were made. One of the mob leaders was with several guard boats, an attack was made on killed outright and an inquest was held on bis: the suspicious boat and fourteen arrests were body. There are over one hundred converts in made.. As same foreign muskets, good clothing, the village.

etc were found on the boat they felt very sure of their having the right men, and they resumed in triumph with them to Chieklang. But to their chagrin on examination the men proved to *on :: | be an innocent (?) parly of Hunan soldiers,

rettirning home.

HANKOW.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:)

July 23rd. Yesterday, we had more talk of rebellions, The story was that a large band of thousands of bandits under the leadership of a son of. Ll Chang-shou, an old rebel chief, had crossed into Hupeh from Hasan. They had burned many houses, and captured the city of Maching, putting the mandarin'in charge to death. To-day the story has shrunk considerably, The thousands have become thirty or forty, robbers whose depredations were carried on in the neighbour. hood of Shangching, just over the border. They had taken, not Maching, but three and twenty wheelbarrows, which were slowly weading their. way towards Hankow, in charge of Whangpl barrowmen. The houses burned down were some roadside Inns, and the robbers had taken to say that this is the truth, and the whole truth, themselves off to the mountains. It is impossible but such incidents are, not unusual in that locality; and it was the arrival of the people who had been plundered which filled the town with talk.

To-day a meeting of landrenters, originally called for the 16th in, was held in the court room of the British Consulate, in order to elect a member of the Municipal Council In place of Mr. H. Whistler gone home; and to give resid. ents an opportunity of making suggestions regarding the defence of the settlement, pollice, landrenters and residents, present; Council C T. Gardner occupying the chair. As' only one gentleman, Mr. C. W. Gordon, had been pro posed, he was declared a daly elected Municipal Councillor.

Mr. A. E. Reynell, Chairman of the Council, informed the meeting that in consequence of the nations and the unsettled state of matters gene rally, they had increased the staff of native

engaged Mr. H. Millar, of Kiuklang, as superin constables by fifteen men. They had also tendent of police at a monthly salary of The 100, These alterations would involve an increased expenditure of Tis. 1,200, and, further, Police Inspector Drury had so discharged the heavy dustes lately falling upon him as to well deserve. an increase of salary.. There statements were listened to with much satisfaction.

1 custs are said to be ravaging the country north of the river, and yesterday several large swarms were seen passing over the city going southward

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We are having hot oppressive weather.—N. C. Daily News.

WUCHANG.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

July 23rd.

The city is all astir with the news of the rising in the north of the province. The facts are, as usual in China, kept us secret as possible for fear of a panic; but where news is bottled un in come out. Apparently the insurgents started forty-eight different vamins, the cork is apt to from the Honan border, and have moved through Matsen Helen to Cbisul Hsien in the Huang chow Prefecture. Amidit conflicting reports it is difficult to sift the truth. A Hsien magistrate has been killed, possibly a city wall damaged; pro- bably the insurgents are hungry and are in. search of food rather than anything more serious.. The leader's name is mentioned as that of the son of one of the better known bandits of the days after the Taiping rebellion, but that may be mere try folk bave fled here for refuge. Soldiers have report. Certain it is that a certain number of coun-

the rising will be quelled with mercifully little loss of life. The had crops. In many parts will render a liable to these outbreaks.

Chinese officialdom is not prone to err on the side of fastidious mercy. A man was arrested at Wusuch a fortnight ago; he is not supposed to to the Kelas Hui, The Huangchow Commandant sliced of his ears and alter a day or two sent bim to Wachang with a string through his

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A good story. la told in our Asien of a banner man by the name of Chong. Every ten days bidding the slaughtering of animals for only two during the drought, be issued proclamations for

A time. At first these proclamations days were very mild, but later one read thus: "Ober ing my superiors this proclamation is issued, and again we beseech the favour of heaven. Skeep, hogs, and all-such-animals--must not be slaughtered not must there be any barter in them. Chickens, ducks, fish and shrimps garlic must not be eaten. Let no must not be sold for food," "Ontons and lightly or negligently regard this. If anyone purposely disregard this proclamation he will be brought before the magistrate, beaten and made to wear the cangue. Before the paste of this proclamation was dry the Halen's cook entered the yamda with some fish, but he was challenged, examined and the fish found Although the runters were told that the on him. for the Haien, they turned a deaf ear, and reminding the cook of the cast-iron proclamation, relieved bim of the fish. The cook duly reported the, matter to the Halen; and the two ruanera, who dared to carry out his own proclamation,., were beaten and made refund the aço cash paid out for the fish,

With such an example from an official, is it' desired effect-N. C. Daily News: any wonder proclamations do not have their

TIENTSIN.

'(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,)

Tientsin, July 13th.

To-morrow will be the day for the declaration Company. It was reported 8 per cent. would be of the dividend of the Taku Tag and Lighter,

declared, but now it is currently reported that 7. per cent, will be the figure. This, with nther. litle matters, has sent the shares down to

Tacks (p.

At last the Teorem haben kanel, and reached here at the end of last week, for the extension of the railway lin: from Liu Hai towards Shal-hai-kann“. For theipessine only. sixty is to be laid, and it is,th be a gover ment. line. It is to join the Tan Sik-line. Messrs. Chen and Llan- to be the chiefs. His

Ex Li Hung-chang has been pleased to appsint Mr. W. N. Pettick to the chief supervisio's of

this line..

in Tung-hwa-hs'en, a sample of clay has been * From Shing-king, south-east of Newchwang,

very “peculiar odour, and resembling mineral wax. The natives use it for wicks in their oil Imps, and it burns well. Besides this clay specimens of iron ore have been forwarded, of very superior quality, being almost all fron also some rich quartz containing gold," which gets have been found weighing as much as three ounces. The sand also contalus a quantity of gold dust Another sample of "dark brown clay emits a strong olly odour, and petroleum is reported to exist there. Very fine specimens of soft and hard coal have also been forwarded. These samples have all been forwarded to Peking, and no doubt I shall hear more about this when Mr. John Pringle an export, gets there." The specimens of coal from the north? west of Newchwang, especially those from Lisa- yang district, are said to be of excellent quality.

were only quietened by a display Notice how delicately I bring in my scientific of force, several companies of the 58th attainments at this point. It doesn't harm any Regiment being marched through the native one, it pleases the college graduates who read districts, and n gunboat anchored off the Har your noble journal, and, above all, it reflects bour Office--we sent a reporter to reconnoltre, credit upon my studious habits. Above all I He found that on the 13th March the Sanitary wish to call attention to the variegated asrort- Board passed a number of by-laws inconnection ment of adjectives Iam enabled to employ. Par- with the licensing and regulating of common don the egotium, but I think they are really lodging.houses (meaning those resorted to by worthy of Bul Nye or Miner Griswold, and than coolies) under Ordinance 26 of 1890. Under these two princes of the pen no man alive can these bye-laws not less than 300 cublefect were to plęk out more unwieldy and mysterious poly is thumb daubed in ink. The authorities are and sanitary matters, etc. There were eighteen, been sent to the scene of disturbance; no doubt forwarded, "It is of a greyish colour, having beallotted to each occupant of the lodging-houses, | and various other minor regulations were made, "As for the people, they consist of 3 of 1 per although no increase was made in the cast of the cent. Mandarins, one per cent, well to do citirens license. These bye-laws were amended slightly and 983 per cent. poor devils of coolles. We on the 2nd April, and approved by the Council Americans do not understand the labor problem on the and May. When the amended law was of China. We oppose coolles and coolie traffic promulgated the coolie-house keepers at once unwittingly, "Let me say a few words on the manager has sent two of the guns la Li Hung recent troubles, the approaching triennial exam. be connected with the riot, but is said to belong run through the quartz like threads, and nog. took advantage ofit. There are probably 30,000 other side of the house. coolies in Hongkong. Perhaps one-quarter of these, when not working as carriera, rezort

In combatting evil, much evil is often done. to fishing, etc. The others regularly occupy what ru'eus and iniquitous hands at Macao. So many Many years ago the coolle traffic fell into unscru- the Chinese generally callch chat kun-pig-sty estrages were committed that public senti- sleeping in bunke in rooms crowded far beyond meat was aroused over the civilized world and anything in the experience of a London "alum-the traffic was finally suppressed. So far all mer," For this sleeping accommodation they pay as well. But having achieved this victory, the from 30 to 50 cents a month. But since the reformers went a step further and tried to put an promulgation of the new regulations, limiting end to all coolle traffic no matter how or by the amount of space to be secured to each whom conducted. Luckily for humanity in the lodger, the keepers of these "dormitories" Orient, this Quixotic endeavour failed, but in have started a new scheme for squeering aling has done irreparable damage to commerce They spread a rumour that the Hongkong and civilization. The situation may be summed Government had been held responsible by Fop in a few words. the Russian authorities for the attempted asossication of the Crarewitch, and had been ordered to pay an immense sum during the ensuing six years on pain of haring Hongkong occupied by the Russians. The Hongkong Government had therefore increased the charges for sleeplog in the boarding-houses about

Barring Canton and Feochew, Chies is essen- dally an agricultural country. So long as the crops are good, the land is prosperous and the people happy. But whenever there is bad harvest, drought or inundation, myriads of workmen are thrown out of employment and 10 per cent per month. Others said that this forced migration, enforced by hunger and forced to go elsewhere for their daily food. In poll-tax bad bren levied by the Govern ment, which necessitated an increased charge nakedness, they naturally gravitate to the sea- for sleeping in the lodging-houses, The cont. Arrived there they must obtais work, Government several days ago lamed posters become objects of charity or else emigrate. The stating that this latter rumour, was quite amount of work to be done is limited and eml unfounded, but apparently the refutation has gration is their chief, if not their dernier resort. not reached the master. A strike among the

For their labor as emigrants, there li, an coolles is therefore looked upon as imminent. A increasing demand, Great Britain requires them similar scare some twelve years ago caused in Singapore, Penang, Pahang and North Bernen, considerable trouble, especially, in the eastern get to speak of settlements of lesser importance. districts, and some apprehension is felt by France has employment for bandreds of than employers just now. A number of exporters ends in Cochin Chine and Tonquin, Holland have been working their coolles aver-time, in seeds millions to work her magniscent colonies view of a possible cessation of labor, hut up to of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Celebes. Each the time of wilting the carrying population had of these great powers has legislated wisely and made no manifestation, owing, postibly, to the well for the transportation, employment, main pains taken by the Registrar-General to explaintenance and treatment of coolle labor. Each the matter to the principals of the guild.

can point with pride to the success which ban rewarded the Chinese workingmen-who bare left home for their foreign settlements. Esch is eager to welcome untold armies more.

But a falas and alckly sentiment steps in and throws every obstacle possible in the way of emigration. As a result: thousands die, annually: of starvation: and hundreds of thousands manage with Infinite suffering to keep body and soul together, Were the gates opened there would be a new era of prosperity for the European Colonies in the East, a better cond ties for Chios and the Chinese along the entire seaboard and a commercial development and progress for Amoy which would make this quiet diy one of the busiest and wealthiest in the rowery Kingdom,

Along the Yong-king-pang, between the Honan and Shantung Road bridges, there are great numbers of flower opium dens, about which all sorts of loafers and idlers thickly congregate, to the great annoyance of passers-by. The vagabonds attack people frequently and are continually maltreating the poor girls without any cause whatever, but for the object of creat ing confusion to which they may steal things A few Sikhs of European constables stationed. in this locality would be of great tise in putting down this nuisance.

The Commander of the Chinhai garrison forces has received orders from the Che-king Governor to proceed with forces to Wenchow against the bandits who have been making bloody incursions on the suburban villages of the city and threatening the city itself. The three bandits captured by the niste volunteers have been put on trial. They have been very badly treated by their enraged captors, as many wounds on their persons testify. Though much tortured no confession has been extracted from them, and doubt is raised whether these men are really members of the dreaded mountain bands or whether they have been accused because of having incurred the enmity of some of the rustics.

The Chairman then called upon Mr. H. W Andrews, American Consul,to state the arrange ments which had been made by the defence

Importance the public should know what was committee, remarking that it was of the first being done; and that naval and other authorities were deeply interested in such information. Mr. Andrews said, the signal alarm would be the firing of three guns, and the hongs of Mosers. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and Molchanoff,

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The German blahop left here for Shantung, accompanied by two priests. Ecfore leaving they had an interview with Li Hong-chang.

To-morrow aur French residents will celebrate the 14th July with great pomp, All nationalities have been cordially invited to join in the 'festi- vities-MercurY:

(FROM OUR, OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

There has been a string instance of rapid saintship here during the last few weeks. A Taofit nun stationed bereself near the Viceroy's samfs, beating her wooden drum incessantly; she professed to be from Canton and to be claiming from His Excellency the discharge of as unpaid temple subscription. Meanwhile the report spread that she had wonderful healing powers. The Viceroy hearing of the affair after a while ordered her away under the care of the thrice rescued; then under the care of two soldiers and two ranners, who were charged with y guard. She tried te drown herself, but was

preventing her from further mischief, she resumed her ministry of healing, through the help of a little wooden idol. The people came in crowds College has been thronged from moming to and for days past an open place nearthe Viceroy's Pechatnoil & Co. were the safety stations to which all ladies and children were to be imme-night with maimed, lame, halt, and blind, Incense

July 15th. diately conducted. A list had been made of all sellers thronged to the spot and have, driven a roaring and crackling-trade. The nun would

The storming of the Bastille and what was the residents, and men told off for each house

take a cup of water from a puddle, stir up involved therein, were brought to mind yesterday from which ladies and, children would have

some facense ash inside, breathe on the in the observance of the day by our friends of to be brought Coples of these arrangements would shortly be distributed. If infable mixture, and give an infallible cure. for any the French Republic, Most of the members of miscellaneous disease, Lints appics, breathed the foreign community visited the Consulate In steamer were available the non-combatants on have been especially popular for con the evening to express their good, wishes for the would be placed on bared to clear the core ventence of carriage, to the bodies of the prosperity of the State, to listen to music dis safety the otters, would proceed to clear the con- sick. The aggregate fes have been very con- coarsed by the bands, to enjoy a promenade le cession. For this purpose there was the riderable and of course have been shared with the Huminated gardens, and to witness one of disposal force of 92 men, with fire-arms

the escort, who claimed that their presence the finest displays of fireworks that has ever various sorts of these only 33 were rides with bayonets, but an effort would be made to get gaye,cfficial skection to the lady healer. An been given at Tientsin. The buud, in front of unfortunate difference as to cash led to the arrest the Consulate and the grounds were well lighted more, and if obtained the present organisation by the runner of a young gentleman, who proved with a great sumber of paper lanteras is different might be made permanent. It would also be

to be a son of the Literary Chancellor, and the colours, while as one looked into the grounds from very advisable to have a machine gun. All district magistrate fading out the fraud dealt the front gain, the grass and dowers, presented the these statements gave much gratification,d!

very summarily with the soldiers. Saintship appearance of containing innumerable, glow. A question put by Mr. S. Smith to the Chair: however, appears, to be established and to be worms, produced by placing little all lamps all man, as to whether anything farther was being unshaken by this little incident; it will simply about upon, the ground. In addition, to the done with regard to getting the Wesuch rioters move its theatre of operations. Many a temple ordinary, firework, such as fountains, rockets, duly punished, led the Chairman to stata la has owed its origin to dimilar chance develop bombs exploding in mid-air with beautiful effect, reply that this matter had been by potheans ments of knavery. Meanwhile processions go there were successively suspended in front of the closed with the decapitation of the two men banglog and drumming through the streets to get entrance several of those complicated pyrotechnica Under the above heading the Atlantic

The Viceroy had agreed that a re-trial must be rid of noxious vapours, and diseases engendered which in their, combustion display a variety of Review publishes the following Interesting

hald, and eight men were already in custody who by drought.-N. C. Dolly NEW

beautiful designs. At; óno time the letters letter which was recently written from

would be tried in the presence of his deputy, the

RF came out distinctly, in pale blue, with Amoy by Doctor Edward Bedloe, the U. S.,

Rev. S. Bramist and Mir, Milos,, The Viceroy had

suitable setting." A variety of other figures, Consul at that Fort, and who wields one of the

also offered a reward for, the apprehension of

Including Chinese characters, were shown, with brightest pens of the day. **** **“Your

other rioters or for, information, regarding them: letter after wandering around the world like poor

According tothe Chlüsse code, all persons found

equal clearness week, atkrag, mi tomate va Odysseus in the Greek fable has at that ended

guilty of taking part is slots, which, sra attendedFROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

y/There was a very large wowd of Calnesa on His journey here on my desk. Its weather-wars

with fetal rent are lisble to the death penalty!!

the band with the packing" that alway's post-marked and well-thumbed envelope makes

for those convicted of incendiarism the punishi oda kito, che ha as 23 taha kasten July 20th.

attends such masses of people; bat there was no It look like a warrior after tinny wars. So old

ment was 100 blows and three years banfaḥa

disorder whatever. As soon as the display was Atlantic has been baving rough and tough

To be just to the Chinese let it be said to their over, they dispersed as quietly as they had come, ment. The penalties, the authorities.: woło Weather? And the old Bedloe homestead, once pas. They represent what I feel after having

prepared to enforce. As to the mandarína who

credit that no placards have appeared; and and it would be difficult to say whence or the resort of silk stockinged, bepowdered gentless and studied the problems as thoroughly as

had refused to give any aid to the ladies in their though the authority, for our last report to that whither, das to as ye to the fatto ch men, and high heeled, many-petticoated damien,

During the personal fospection by the city extremity, our had been already degraded, and effect was an official, the said authority has For Sonib days we have had very hot, of 1800 A. D., is now but kindling wood : The American can in the great Middle Kingdom.

commandant of Wenchow one night, he found the other, the Erh fu, was to be degraded, and prored totally unreliable. Two years ago there oppressive weather, with "Bumid atmosphere. next thing I suppose will be the submergence of There is a volume more to be said. It will the Mahung gate wide open and not a soldier on he, the Contil, would insist that the reason why etc one or two Incendiary placards, but, the There has evidently bein's gina deal of rain the entire place and the conversion of its multi- not be said here; na I am preparing it for publi tudinous hotels Into Noah's Aiks! Why don't cation as a subscription book, and hope to well guard duty. For a moment be was astonished should be mide known by proclamation, There were supposed to be get out by a crazy man and all around us, but not mact has fallen at this you club together and import your dimate from if at $5 per copy preces it ways to be at the negligence of the official keeper, especially was no doubt but the two men already executed attention was paid to themed place. From Kalgan the report Cones, that no zalo had fallen up to the beginning of Amoy 7 While you shiver from; storm, and

Mere Angna kos ya bara desanguis moi. there were rumours that bandits were watch were amongst the most guilty. They had been 25emo days ago aĽmisionary on his way to snow, we pick our oranges and benamke from thing ler an opportunity to enter the walls with tried in the presence of his deputy, the Rev. Mr. Chinklang was set upon while in his boat by this month, and that it had been so dry that no the object of plundering the pawn shops. He Brametz, whowas satisfied they were ringlenders, moniata small town between Fasing and Koys, planting of alrumin crops bar "yet taken place. the trees, and inlff the roses and heliotropes in NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. called out aloud but no voice answered. A and the heads had been recognised by witscenes and but, for the protection of the mallitary Be Probably this shot true of the greater pars of fall bloom in our consular garden. AMEN

I love to write to friends, especially when the Four thousand eight hundred picals of Yunnan search was made and the official keeper at last afterwards Laderas on Justas futaita prold certainly have been injured. The soldiers the bencing Rall his fallen over not of the

appeared

drunk as a lord, while the braves, 1: Dr. John desired that there should be recorded on guard through; ans entire night and main. There Hits been flight sl'e in the river. walling can be printed. Your leftes, goes into copper have been taken down by steamert from Infected by the example of their chief, had gone in the minutes of the meeting an expresslingof prevented the repeated attempts of the mob by There 1443ght Oppretention bf á fhid, 'hr even print and you become famous more or less thang, Dan GNDSEY V. Sipas gali

" on a spree." The commandant soon brought their, sensei of the greatstictability, patience, land, and water to get at the foreigner! At Yang of erynku ter the year. Stamere Come gonally lesale Sometimes the Intelligent mask som EHEMA FERTA V the keeper, to his senses, by means of pretty and tenacity inf purpose.shown by the Consul in how she same formiguet was driven away from up to the bihe ha in pair verslavery thing compositor improves upon what you write and b) Fiwa prisoners charged with highway robbery strong threats. The gates were closed and the| the conduct of this most difficult matter wh his landing pisce and bid to tie ng by the side

qüiel;?and the relations Bitačen iha so brings chans out of order, ... I hire fallen into dans, szacuted at, Nasking about is wackage, keeper and his guarda placed under, lock and the meeting was most willing to do, baizsba, nia guard boat. ni walegual que entrando Chineva and foreigners. day to be inflatactory, muung scrapes in this manner súd have apologised. Hout of jhani were over jo yesni of agen an

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positore glazed, Compal begged them not to,

cơ We have had good socking Tuine wvatý lev ▼ »ZN, G. Đány Newn

FROM FAR AWAY.

In one of the suburban villages outside Nan. king lived a farmer, and his wife. By dint of hard work and diligence they made enough for their daily necessities. Lately the farmer weat to the city to sell some of his produce, leaving the woman alone in the house. About midnight several robbers broke into the premises and demanded money. The frightened woman having nothing to give, she was plundered of all its effects, which were not worth much. What caused the husband greater sorrow was that the pron victim was hear her confinement. The Nanking magistrate held as foquest and defrayed all the burial expenses. Warrants are out for the arrest of the murderer, who when caught I don't think there is a particle of bias is those will no doubt suffer immediate decapitation,

T'SINGHIANG ̈P'U.