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for. There were perhaps some 30. gamblem | this seductive form of gambling; ons can count The new Resident, Sheng-t'ai, ordered in the mom. Half a dozen may be Chinamen, see them by the dozen eagerly awaiting the them be enforced, but the Roler insisted that (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

with the usual vacant stare, ned Innocent announcement of the drawing, Imbibing mean they bould be reconsidered and stated.

the he would most expression. The rest an Europeans, mostly wblic all the contamination of their surroundings.

certainly not comply August 19 b. It seems that the Viceroy is not content with young and mostly of the larrikin type. There The small clerk and the office boy, the appren with be provision which made the native the removal of Tantai Liu from the post of were bors there; boys who had much better have tice and the servant girl, easily fall into this author of Chantul amendable maneger of foreign affairs. Within the past few been at home with their mothers; young men tempting snare, and the evil by no means ends jurisdidion of Tachterly and Lit ang as days be has required that official to resign all already pastmasters in all the vices of the street, with the loss of the small sums of money which weil as to Lassa. In explanation of such con other positions held by him, save that of Director and elderly men for whom life had long since they invest. If this were all there would be no

duct of the part of the Chantal ruler, it should The middle-aged great need for society to trouble itself about the be mentioned that the country was handed over of the Tung-wen-kuan. It is understood that lost all wholesome interest. the immediate cause of this action was a quarrel were conspicuously absent, for somehow your matter. The degradation of the Chinese to the Palai Lama In the reign of Tung Chih with the Fan-tfal, This news will be learned larrikin loses his pecular character with advanc. suundings has its influence on the youthful and thit the proposal to place it under the joint BREAKFAST, DINNER, DESSERT & TEA SERVICES.

control of the Szechuan Goverment would. with sincere regret by the Taotal's many friends,ng years. He one of two things. He mind, which come into contact there with the both foreign and Chinese. He has for many

becomes a profes *nal criminal, and spends a worst class of European, often infinitely lower involve "loss of face." Ch'ang-kêng, in draw- years past been a very prominent figure in Naoge portion of b's time in gaol, or else he and more brutal than the Chinaman. It is an ing op the new code for the administration king affairs, and by bis superior abilities and his reforms into a respetable workman, joins the unwholesome school for youth, and the boy who the country, clearly foresaw the difficulty of vigorous administration, particularly of the union, marles and blogs up a large family. In begins by frequenting lottery shop, speedily cuttingoff all relations with Lassa, and devised Foreign Office, has won for himself much praise either care the gambling hell sees him no more. graduates to the fan-tani dens, of which there are this dul system of control as the best solution and universal esteem. As foreigners, we cannot For the rest the people in this, little room were Hendreds in the city. From thence to the oplam

of the problem. The Tibelen Council protested approve of all that hohes done, but it is only just quiet and orderly. There was not half so much den is an easy transition, and after this an abyss so clamorously that Sheng-tal was obliged to to say that he has always seemed to be animated noise as you would hear at an hotel bar, and rawas, and I may not speak farther. As to the think of some compromise. He sent n delegate by worthy motives and (however mistaken) to

nowe dreamt of behaving in a rowdy manner. girl who gets into this vicious circle, she is to reason with the Chantul tribes and suggested have honestly, according to his convictions, sought Gaming, you sex, is too enticing, it holds its doomed, and the best that can be hoped for is that innse of oppression by the Tibetan authori the welfare of the country. He is quite un-Chinese victims enthralled, and does not allow time for that she will marry some respectable Chinaman, ties, they should have the right of appealing to both in appearance and manners. He is a large conversation. There it's breathless bash every who will feed her well, and who will not beat the Chiese officials at Tachleniu and tang, but man of fine presence, with a long heavy beard time the banker draws the peol, followed by her. Her lot will then be at least endurable, that under ordinary circumstances they should that covers a great part of his face, and though satisfied "Ah!"'or a muttered exclamailon of and better than that of many of her sisters who

continue amendable to the jurisdiction of the some seventy years of age, hair and beard are disapproval. This according as the result is are married to men of their own race.

Tibetan rulers. This, while giving the Tibelans favourable or otherwise.

All this, as I am well aware, is an old old scarcely touched with grey. He is very brusqua

the outward semblance of authority, would bave in manner and exceptionally frank in converia-

The game is simple in the extreme: a child story The sermon has been preached, the placed be real power in the hands of the tion. The people here have great admiration could play it, and unfortunately many who are warning given, hundreds of times before. Yet Chinese This point did not escape the notice for him and tell many amusing tales of his little more than children do so. The only furnit is well that it should be told again, and if of the Tibetan Council, who were more persistent eccentric administration of Justice in the disture needed is a large oblong table covered with necessary again and again, until we have than ever in their objection to the arrangement: charge of bis duties as head of the police system, fine malling. In the centre of the table is a succeeded in cutting this cancer spot from out of The memorialists are of opinion that a simple He never hesitated to stop short in his morning place of flat iron, perhaps aft square, and on this have shown signs of a notable awakening of of a navige people and think it desirable that our midst. Indeed, of late, some of our critizens form of government is best suited to the wants ride to flog any unlucky offender caught by hii the stakes are placed. "The players put their keen eye violating law or propriety. He was stakes in any of the corners of this plate, or at conscience in the matter. The shopkeepers of the administration should not be unduly severe QUEEN'S ROAD and DUDDELL STREET. terror to the evil-doer. We trust his abilities the sides, and the chances are calculated accord. Lower Georgestreet have formed an Anti- or too complicated. Lo Ping-chang, the former may soon find recognition fu an appointment to Ing to the position of the money. Then the Chinese Gambling, League, and, as a result of Viceroy of Szechuan, held somewhat similar some responsible office.

banker, a stald-looking Chinaman, sitting at the pressure which has been brought to bear, views and introduced the system of ruling The Viceroy seems animated by the Jacksonias head of the table, proceeds to draw the bank the police the other night mado a raid on a, den savages by means of savages which has con principle, that "to the victor belong the spoils," He taket haphazard a handful of those funny in Lower George-street, and captured come so tinued in force until the present time. In and is accordingly making room for his own little brass colos with a square hole in the centre or so of gamblers. So far so good. Thefraid, at the opinion of the present writers the favourites in the offices subject to his control known as Chinese cash. They are really current may rate, will serve to convince the public that requirements of the cass will be fully met Preparations are being made for the celebration coinage in Chian, but in this country are univer- the police are not asleep, and will still the out- by affeding the natives of Chantul a tribunal of the Titan festival, which will begin to-morrow. sally used as gambling counters. These coins, cry for a week or two. Among the Chinese the to which they can appeal against the Many students too are already gathering for the worn shiny by constant use, are placed under raid, like others which have gone before, produced oppression of their Tibetan ruler. As the triennial examinations, which are to commence a little brass bowl, and when all the bets are Oriental telegraphy, the fact that the police were joint jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities at a temporary scare. By same strange method of Tibetan Council has strong objections to be the on 10th September

made the bowl, is lifted, and the banker counts So far all is quiet and there seems no siga of them off in fours with a chopstick. The odd on the warpath was known all over the city as Tachieriu and Litang. the memorialists have any intention to create further disturbance number over decides the result of the game. All on as the rald was made. I happened to be constituted the Resident at Lassa the authority The authorities are on the alert, however, and those who have staked on the portion of the plate going round the Chinese quarters in Goulburn to which the natives are to appeal for redress soldiers are still stationed at all the mission com corresponding to this number receive their win-street on the same evening, and found that gam-agafest the exactions of their rulers. The only pounds. Dr. Mackila was somewhat roughly nings, and the rest of the coin is raked in by the bling had been entirely suspended for the nonce. objection to this course is the distance which handled while visiting a patient a few days ago croupler. It is a perfectly fairgame, and one which The Pak-ab-pu shops were engaged in the ap separates Lassa from Chantui, and to obriate in the southern part of the city. A crowd of is too simple to lead itself readily to cheating. He Parently innocent task of selling cigarettes and this all petitions are to be forwarded with duc rowdies gathered outside the door and began to would have to be a clever conjurer who could groceries; the fan-tan dens were silent, and at despatch by the Chinese military officer stationed stir up trouble, but the timely arrival of an cheat under the lynx like eyes of these stolld the slightest alarm the occupants of these pre- at Chiangchia in the same way as documents officer and squad of soldiers put them to fight. Chinese bankers and crouplers. The trick of mises scuttled out into the road, so that they, at

from Nepal are transmitted through a similar The frequency of suicide in China has often la pourite, or adding or withdrawing from the any rate, might be safe from seizure. We could officer stationed a Dengri caused remark. It is shocking to contemplate stake after the result bas been made knows, see nothing more serious than a few men playing. the herdicssness with which people rush out of would be quite impossible here. If the banker Chinese dominoes-a mysterious game which the world. As an illustration of this; a young in the recent famous game of baccart had been may or may not come within the provisions of boy, thirteen years of age apprenticed to a slik half as smart as the Mengollans are, the Gordon- the law against gambling. No European, so far. writer, two or succeeded mastering its

days since quarrelled with bis employer about the quality of bis food and in a fit of anger rushed out and drowned himself in the pool behind the The Rev. Mr. Nichols and family have returned home after a visit of several weeks in Japan.-N. C. Daily News.

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English society, could never have convulsed intricacles, and hence, in the shsence of evidence would be inevitably detected at the first attempt to the contrary, It may be taken to be a purely A second attemps would be impossible, by innocent recreation. This was Saturday night's reason of the enforced absence of the swindler. picture. The other picture-the every-day scene Equally so is it impossible for the bank to cheat, st the gambling dens-I have given in a more Thers no complicated mechanism to be tam detalled manner above. Contrasting the two, pered with as at roulette. There is nothing the casual observer might think that a great with which the Chinamen can play any banky.deal of good had been done that Chinese gam- panky tricks-only a simple table, a pile of coun-bling bad received a death-blow. The hope, ters, and an iron plats. The frequenters of the however, is fullle, for as soon as the alarm (FROM A CORRESPONDENT,)

room-both European and Chinese-know the excited by the recent raid has subsided, the play game quite as well as the bankers, and any unfair will go on as before.

It was intended by the Nanking Viceroy that August 21st.

Mr. Tsal, the deputy for selling foreign claims, play would be at once detected by score of

None know better than the police authorities bould estimate the damages in Wuhu, and then by Mr. Solomon with the object of exterminating | bearing, the Company's Name und Trade Mark We have had quite a deluge here during the anxiously watching eyes. To do the Chinese themselves that under the present state of the past ten days, and all our surroundings are keepers of these tables Justice, they do not law such attacks are utterly useless. "Why, proceed to Shanghal to arrange the indemnity unpleasantly damp and soppy. It will be a great attempt to swindle their patrons possibly said a well-known inspector to me, we could with the French Consul General; but the head relief when the rain ceases and the ground under because they are aware of the fulliity of any go on making raids every night, and they would of the Catholic Church in Wohu expressed the desire of the Shanghai Bishop that the From the hotel proprietors' point of view, the such effort, and because any suspicion of unfair still go on playing just the same. To give you settlement should be negollated in Wabu, and Resident, requesting Mr. Kaight to secure what į as the law directs.

the new acting Wuhu Tastal, Pêng, concurs in season has been a very bad one for the "Brighton play would entirely ruin their customs. The an instance: Some time age we made a cons

this arrangement. The Catholic premises behind of China, as Cheloo is yelept. The counter game, simple as it is, has been evolved out of certed seizure of three gambling places in the mutual distrust of one Chinese for another. Goulburn-street. We captured the banks and attractions of Japan, and the moderate passenger Has not Bret Harte told us how the Heathen the bankers, and all the players. They were

the Customs are all rebuilt and in order. The rates of the Nippon Yusen Kalshs, no doubt Chinee proved himself more than a match for brought up and fived, and next night they were priests have moved in and the date for opening sufficiently explain the reason why Chefoo has the European at the comparatively scientific all playing away again, just as if nothing had the school is near at hand. dawnso few visitor from Shanghai this sunamer.

happened. Nol "As the law stands, we can do And, indeed, it it only natural that during game of euchre :-

nothing more than make these useless ralds. the present tightness of money pleasure should.

The police have no summary power to deal be sought for where it is cheapest. In this

with the offence. Before we can make a seizure connection it might have been thought likely

we have to get a warrant, and then, when we do perhaps that one or other of the three large

capture the offenders, the fines imposed have no steamship companies would have considered it

deterrent effect." worth their while to have arranged a specially reduced return passenger fare for the benefit of those desirous of visiting Chefoo for a month or two. Philanthropy and business profit are easily linked, and though perhaps it is now too late la the Cason, the experiment might be advantageously tried next year.

Which we had a small game, And Ab Sin took a kind

It was auchre. The aime

We did not understand.

But hamiled as he sat by the table

With the smile that was childliken and blend.

Bs the hand that was played

By that heathen Chinen,

And the points that he made,

Wem quite frightful ta snej,

Til at fait, ha pût deva a right bower,

Which the same Nys had deals sunto me.

A. H. MANCELL, Secretary.

and now senior member for Port Darwin in the South Australian Parliament, has set on foot in Adelalde a movement to stamp out by deterrent NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. legislation the whole of the Chinese secret socleties in the colony, and by what we cas A memorial

Tso gather from that ought be reliable, this Chung-tang temple in to be dedicated to The Bar of repression has every probability of being S DAY, 1st Sepherd on TUES great services rendered to it by that great states-powerfully supported and waged to the bitter end. To show the feeling that exists against Chinese. man,

secret societies in the Northern Territory, and that it is universal throughout Australasik On account of bad times the mid-sutuma beyond doubt, we cannot do better than festival and street processions in Amoy this year produce from the Palmerston Times at the have been ranting in magulicence and gorgeous display. The people are too anxious about 14th fast, the following remarks, reserving until a more favorable opportunity our own critical money matters to be eager for pleasure.

comments on a matter which at no far distant date will probably also require serious bandling Is Hongkong and China. Our contemporary says: "The movement foitiated in Adelaide Chinese secret societies in the Northern Territory are Its property solely, and that any Manufac being followed up with some interest. In turer using the same or any Person or Person pursuance of the subject the Minister of Educa. other than the Customers of the Firm found fa ion has communicated with the Government possession of the same will be proceeded against

information it was possible to secure locally, and the Resident bas during the last few days been doing his best to arrive at some satisfactory and reliable conclusion concerning the objection able societies. Amongst Europeans who have given the question any thought at all, it has long been an accepted theory that these secret unions Two of the Wenchow mountain bandits, existed for purely unlawful reasons; that they brothers, went back to their native place near the Yunkla district to see their mother, who was types. Through their influence,, it is sald, were the refuge of abandoned criminals of all very ill. An Informer at once reported their innocent men have gone to gaol from time to presence to the magistrats, who despatched a

time in the place of hardened criminals, the force for their capture. The brothers were consenting substitutes receiving a salary during smaking optum when the runners surprised their term of imprisonment. And with the fonds them. The elder brother, well-known as a

of the societies, which are always in a healthy "dead shot," snatched op a revolver and opened fire; but the caps only snapped, three times in condition, prisoners are defended when by a succession, and their captors closed in before ture end of their members. We have a most HONGKONG & WHAMPOA be had time to prime for the fourth time. After right arm, he surrendered. The younger brother, was not so easily conquered. He fought with desperate courage and almost superhuman strength, and so fearful were the runners that he might escape that they rushed on him at the same festant and he fell under twenty kalves, literally hacked to death. The elder bandit was tried ander martial law and executed that very night,

of good the to cap

when the Union riot cass first came late Court intelligent and rellabis Chinese merchant, that the Triad Society was prepared to go to the is members who was mixed up in that factional extent of £400 in cash for the defence of one of fighters what

Hongkong, 18th August, 1891.

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In any other department of gambling the Mongolian is equally scute. Hence he has invented a game at which it is practically well serve a admmons on a mile-stone as on a receiving a sword cat which nearly severed Mt. I distinct recollection of being informed by an There is a good deal of petty thieving going Impossible to cheat, and the European has on here just now, and I am told that quite a proved an apt scholar. So much for the famous number of good-for-nothing characters have lately fan-tan, which on purely ethical grounds stands arrived who loaf about at nights on the look-out on a higher level than baccarat and many other for anything they can walk off with. Only the aristocratic, pastimes. If people must gamble, night before last a contingent of these light then they may as well play fan-tan as anything fingered gentry found their way into the well-else. It is better than betting on horse races, kept garden of one of our residents and com- where the profit made by the bookmaker is pletely stripped his trees of their choice fraft. unknown. At lanetan the odds against the The wat-ships Hilft, Firebrand, Villars and | player are settled beforehand, and in the long Triomphante axe still here.-N. C. Daily News. | run the bank takes buta small percentage on the money staked. Gambling is bad, but if people will gamble it is better for them to gamble fairly has probably departed for a distant part of the smuggled goods on board the steamers, and the Triad Socialy they charged the bulk of the necessary, communication with the Undersigned than to be swindled by anprincipled sharpers, Therefore, as Europeans, It would be as well for us to take the best out of our own eye before we remove the mote from the almond-shaped visual |'organ of the China man,

ON CHINESE GAMBLING IN

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"If you have never played this game, for God's sake don't begin now.". He, was retily exrest in his advice, this broken-down frequenter of a

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The Inspector was quite right. The police have nothing like power to cope with the evil, and the very privileges with which the British law protects the liberty of every subject are used by the Chinaman as a means of evading punishment. You might just as Chinaman. Identification is impossible, and the national feeling among the Chinese is so strong that they refuse to betray one another. A further difficulty has been added by the recent Supreme Court judgment which prohibits magistrates from inflicting both fine and impri- sonment in these cases. This may be very good law, but it is very bad policy, that is, if wereally wish to do away with Chinese gambling. You cannot recover the fine by levy and distress, for a Chinaman's goods and chattels can never be found, and in addition, the Chinaman himself colony.. The only alternative is to imprison the offender until the fine is paid, and this the Supreme Court. expressly forbids. A radical amendment of the law is required, and iu best form would be an Act designed expressly for gambling den. The little humanity which be pak-al-pa, or lottery, is probably productive of And it would be well if in such an Act, pro- The other great form of Chinese gambling, the the purpose of suppressing these gambling hells, had saved from the shipwreck of his lio prompted far more harm than the innocent fantan. The vision were made for dealing severely with the him to warn others off the dangerous track. He system in a highly organised one, and has its European landlord who knowingly allows was still young, healthy, and fairly well dressed, ramicstions over every quarter of the city and his houses to be used for such purposes, bat the feverish look of the gambler was in his suburbs. The detectives, indeed, say that a Morally, there is no difference between the eye, the flush of excitement on his cheek. He lottery li drawn every hour, and probably their landlord who lets the house and the gambler had held a good position once, to use the con- estimate is not much exaggerated Everyone who occupies It The Chloese are always ventional society phase, but now he Evely only who has passed through the quarters where the willing to pay high rents for weiched for the mat-covered table and Its nightly round Chinese mostly congregate has seen curiously ramshackle structures. They never ask for of gains and losses. But why should I insult

coloured tickets hanging on the walls. Each of expensive repairs, as the European tenants him by making his misfortunes the text for s these little files gives the result of the drawing of do, and care little or nothing whether the moral homily? Those who read the reports of * pakab-pu. In some shops I have seen a place tumbles to pieces over their beads. our criminal law proceedings can supply the rest many as 16 separate files of these tickets, Hence there are not wanting grasping land- of the story for themselves, and those who pay indicating the exlatence of least 16 lotteries. lords who are perfectly willing to allow their but lite heed to such things may as well They are scattered all over the city, and the house to be used as gambling helle, or for even remals in ignorance. He spoke kindly and drawings take place, in each case, at intervals worse purposes. All they ask is that the rent earneally to us as novices, seeing obriously that of a day or two." The method of drawing is, thall be paid punctually, and this the Chinaman we had never played the game before, and to our mlod, a culously complicated one, la always sure to do. Thus the landlord in fearing that we might be led on and on, until though doubtless the Celestials find it exceed satisfied, his conscience never trombles him we, too, found onmselves in the fatal whirlpool, ingly simply. Each ticket has to Chiness and doubtless he would look upon it as a gross from which there is only one way of escape. He characters inscribed on it in eight regular insult if he were told that he was no better, from was a type, and by no means an exaggerated rows containing to signs each. You can buy a moral point of view, than the Chinese tenant one, of many Europeans who may be found one of these tickets at almost every Chiness to whom he to willingly lets his house, •This Is frequenting these Chinese gambling.daus in shop, and are at liberty to mark off any only one of the many polats which may be quantity: may, represent-may be confidently the proceeds of crime, Mr. Knight has forwarded!). Hongking, 19th June, 1888. Goulburn or Lower George streets,

to of the characters you choose. When the touched upon in the new bill, and as soon as The room was smail and dark and dimly drawing takes place, bits of paper corresponding Parliament has fairly settled down to work, it lighted, but by no means dirty. Popular pre to the characters on the card are selected by may be hoped that the spielt of refons, so Judice attributes unlimited dirt to the Chinaman, wallet in such a way that at the end 6o are strong, within it, will lead to the abolition of and in some respects the general impresion thrown aside, and only 20 remain. These ze gambling, not only Chinese, but European, may

be justified. The sanitary arrangements of characters are then marked on the card, and if "The Spectre" in Sydney Herald. the Mongolian dwellings are by no means per any forester has been lucky enough to select ra fect; there is overcrowding and fith. In the of the winning chaincters he gels first prize, sleeping rooms. Here, however, the evil stops, which may perhaps amount to £70 or £80. Tá for the gambling apartments at any rats are get anything at all you must have chosen six kept moderately clean. It is generally the back characters, and then the prize only amounts to a The Tartar General at Chéng-tu, the Viceroy room which is millised in this way. In the few shillings. The chantes against any one win of Szechuan, and the Resident in Tibe! have front is small and harmless foolding shop,ning us heavy enough, but the system is further submitted a faint memorial to the Throne where Chinese groceries or other strange edibles complicated by variations in the method of which has been published in the Psking are sold. Lottery tickets are usually added to marking the tickets. Thus the chance of win Gasatte, respecting the measures to be these, and you can see, mysterious bits of paper ning increased according to the price paid for adopted for the pacication of the Chantul pasted up all round the wall. It is not until you the ticket. It may be 6d, or a 16, or even 21. or (Menia) tribes. The late Resident, Chang-king, pass the inner door that anything out of the 3, and as the price rises so do the chances of drew up a code of rules on the subject which Common is noticeable. Even the chink of coin success. It would take too long to explain the received the spproval of the Throne, & runs to liengkong; but in the meantime confine our Captain Gerard, will be despatched for the cannot be beard, for the Chinese play on mats, manner in which this is accomplished: it is lation of thesh was forwarded to the Tibetan attention to the Secret Society, bulsance, which shove Posts on MONDAY, the 31st instant at And mats are proverbially noiseless. However, enough to say that it is done by marking the ecclesiastic who rules the country. This dignitary would appear to be creating as much stir in the 4 PM

Create a once the jealously guarded door is opened you tickets in different way," Few Europeans are submitted a reply in which he asked for a modí Northern Temitory has recently been the For Freight or Passago, apply to: know all about it, Silver coins are scattered fully conversant with the system, but thousands Rcation of the regulations on the ground that case in the northern provinces of the Celestial

SHEWAN & Cojone all over the table, and their distribution pathair hand-sagnadslypences or shillings into they were drawn up by an officer who had only Empire-Mr. Solomon, ate editor and pro-

My General Managers.j by the coupler, in boing-magiosely – looked |inweg baleti Boyssspecially are sampled by la rosy slander knowledge of the condition of the i priser of five Palmerston (Pori, Darwin) 73m27), Hongkong, sih August, sigti, kad [aky

CHINA EXTENDING, HER SWAY.

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walters are particularly zealous in searching for the secret societies existing in the Territory. To

The native assistants of the foreign tide-Government to take active measures to suppress In the event of complaints being found

attempt to magnify anything that seems at all out of order, into an evasion of daty. They town as well as up country. They affirm that it to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction...

larcentes which have lately been so frequent, in is requested, when immediate steps will be taken have an object in so doing, Ningpo. When the confiscated articles are put a fee (presumably annually) of from La ss is exemplified in has at least four hundred members, paying

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them at a good price. A former Commissioner results of wrong-doing. This society has three up to action, these native assistants bid for and to 106, sworn to assist each other in case of

Hongkong, 25th August, 1885... obtain them at a low value, and then re-sell need, and to defend each other against the

mitting the Customs employés to bid at the sale, and at Yam Creek but the meetings are not of Customs prohibited such practices by not per places of meeting at Palmerston, at the Union,

NOTICE. but the native assistants very effectively evaded always held at the same house, and the members to do the bidding while they themselves were the As with Freemasonry so is it with the Triad the regulation by getting their friends, outsiders, are called together by the sign of a certain flag. actual buyers. Lately two assistant native tide Union. It has its peculiar methods of recogal waiters, Daso and Wa, purchased at the Custom's ton to save the secessity of spoken assurances; suction large quantity of smuggled goods at so that by an arrangement of the queue, or a 300 dollar and can people wonder now that certain rate the head, it tenay for T appointed SOLE AGENTS &t the male odd dollars, they then sold the same for salute given with the right hand "THE Undersigned have this day, bom these worthles' families eat the best of food and members to distinguish their confederates of these PERFECT DISINFECTANTS, and wear faery of satin and silk?

as they pass in the street, withest the utterance are prepared to supply quantities to suit of a word or the exchange of a glance. All men purchasers, at Wholesale Prices. Extra Special

·Chinese SECRET SOCIETIES IN|| bern of this Triad Society are ontlawed in Slags terms for Shipping and large-Orders.

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. pore and Hongkong, where their machinations are

Sir ROBERT RAWLDSON, C.B., CE, Chief better understood. The Chinese who walted Sanitary Engineer, Local Goverment Board,

settlers and Celestial methods, habits and

Another powerful wave of opposition to Chinese upon Mr. Knight expressed a very earnest desire London, says

to see it suppressed here. They gave the names

"It is the best Disinfectant in usa," customs generally, has recently swept through offew merchants and others interested in the

W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co. the Australasian colonies, and results serious to society, and they stanimously asserted that it

·Bank Buildings, Chinese vested interests whatever that unknown was a concern with fattened and flourished on

[x2 looked for, especially in New South Wales, where the information gained to the Minister, and t the formation of a new Parlamentary party repre. seems certain that whether Mr. Solomon's act sending labourlaterests, promises to revolutionise of extermination comes to pass or not, orders that colony's political creed. Crusades against will be issued to the police to keep a sharp look Chinese gaming houses, secret societies, the im- out with the view of defeating the atms of these portation at oplum, Chinese Industries generally,

lawless hands of society-liniced Chinamen." and the Chinese themselves are in full swing and so powerfully supported that the variousSY Colorlif Governments will have great difficulty In stemming the flowing side of opposition to the Mongolian emigrants remaining pennanent settlers in what is somewhat hardly and not THE CHINA AND MANILA_STEAMSHIP altogaber accurately described by exuberant meators, un "white man's country. We probe 'pose later on dealing at some length with the

various leading questions now pending between E the citizens of free Australia and the Chinese, as the subject is one of more than ordinary interest

To-day's Advertisements.

COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY, Company's Steamship "DIAMANTE,"

S1 EN TING, SURGEON DENTIST. No. 10, DAGUILAR STREET.. TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consultation free.

Hongkong, 18th March, 1891.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. NOTICE

DURING this and next month members are recommended to practise at the 200, 500. and 600 yards ranges Bisley rules ; and 7 rounds and one nighting shot at cach distance,

It is desired that all scares made be sent in to the Secretary. A pelas will be given to the compiler of the highest aggregate of not less than's practices.

1. ANDERSONALSH Acting Hon. Secretary,

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