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CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the Twenty-fifth Ordinary- Meeting, to be hold on Thursday, September 17th, 1891,

The net mremia earned amount to $731,867.47. as against $653,507.45.collected during the pre- vious twelve months.

The working account shows a balance at credit of $505,418.00, which sum the Directors recommend be appropriated in the following

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A dividend of 18 per cent, to share-

holders............................................

+$108,000.00

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER, IMIT

· PETER WONG'S REVENGE.

BY LISE BORIM.

CHAPTER VII. That which is over-pin tbreaks out at last. "Dr. Mackenzie, you must stop this marriage." The doctor was leaning back in bis arm- chair, nervously opening and shutting his eyes. Gregory, standing on the heartbrug, was watch- ing him intently.

Impossible, Mr. King, Its not my

✔patern,

put in -

Now Dr. Mackenzie had nol just told him this, then, Brown' favour ma with a few a hedge of the P. and O. Campány, and severumours of all klods doating around, too soon alas

The similarity goes so far as to have a tablet on the stone breast or in the paws of the fabulous -animal on which are indecipherable inscriptions.. Some characters have been indantified as Chinese and others an Sanskrit, showing that centuries ago there must have been a heavy neighbors to the East and West. The' Anamics commerce between this land and its colossal

kaew nothing of the history of thesatuins. "They The Directors have now the pleasure to lay were always there, they were built by before the shareholders a statement of the Com-spirits, devils, Siamese, Hindus, Chinese or pany's Accounts for the year ended April 30th Malaya," In about the only information fast,

you can extract from the natives.

Near Cholou is an ancient cemetery which you see.” the Anamites call "Murderers' Field." Hero

Dr. Mackenzie's voice was flurried, and bis dering the French conquest, the last army of eyelids moved more rapidly than ever. For be the native monarch, forty thousand young men,

was hearing with his bodily cars what a small' the flower of the land, encountered a French force voice had kept wisting, this conscience ever ofa quarter of their number. The former Maggie had brought back the books into his since, with shame be it said, that afternoon when ammed with war-clubs, maces, spears and bows.

Wstudy. and arrows: the latter with rifles, revolvers and Cannon. The French

"Not your concern, Dr. Mackenzie? Surely nothing to do what, 'on account of their necessities took no prisoners." At the first you have just told me you made the match. charge, the poor Anamites were routed with though Gregory King had certainly often beard terrible slaughter. They threw down their thBut it has true that the doctor could not aims and took to fight. Then began a

deny it. camage whose history has never been written, The victors flanked, shot down and bayonetted the half-naked fugitives and followed the survivors to again flank, shoot and kill When darkness ended the day, a few hundred worn-out and wounded wretches hiding in the swamps were all that was left of the proud army shat started out in the morning. The dead were their decay started a pestilence which swept off so many that they could not be builed and in over a hundred thousand souls. Since then invader and ever since have the Anamiter adopted the Chinese phrase and called their conquerors foreign devils, but always with bated breath. Such is the story as told by a native. The French record is very meagre. It says that the Ausmites attacked their troops and were repulsed with very heavy losses. It also notices an epidemie the same month in the neighborhood of the battle field which caused a large number of deaths,

A dividend of 15 per cent, en contrl-

butions, payable to all contributors > of business whether shareholders or not wuz........................ To be transferred to Reserve Fund... To be carried to New Account

100,000.00 50,000 co 247,416.00 8505,418,00

THE RESERVE FUND, With the above addition, will amount to $700,000.00.

YOKOHAMA AND WILLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND)

BRANCHES.

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The clock, struck feo, Peter Wong Jawned The few minutes lengthened into a half-hour. loudly, and took his departure Maggie, bade King," he said with something of fliguity in bis But when Mr. Brown, burning with curiosity,

"In as far as such a thing can be made, Mr. Mrs. Brown good night, and went up to bed voice, which to Gregory seemed absurdly out of tapped" at the study door, to summon them to place, "I have made this match. May, the

prayers, she was not alightened on the subject Almighty give his blessing on it !

of their conversation at all. Both Mr. Brown "Now, don't bring the Almighty's name into and Dr. Mackenile were, stiling, readings, such an affair as this!" retorted Gregory. You though they had done, nothing else the whole togethertwoutterly unsuitable persons by calling And not a word did Mrs. Brown, get out of her try to get out of your responsibility for bringing evching. NEW is upon Providence to took after them.. Asthough much disquieted husband all that night.-V. C. bitratus Mud Pestana na mia shoulders No. Dr. Mackenzie, these ejacula tons don't deceive yourselt. You are far too clear-sighted not to bave seen that Miss Brown is being sacrificed, not for God's glory, but for what? To gratify ber stepmother's spite."

"After all, Mr. King, these are scarcely your. affairs.".

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Since the Issue of last Report, Branches of the there has never been made any resistance to the you could shift your responsibility an to God's Daily News. So be continued), veku na vidu next breath we all recognised. Mr. Thomas for ever wangin, Tientsin again' with thandi

Company have been established at the above ports, and the management of the former entrusted to Mr. A. S. Garfit and the latter to Mr. J. Whittall.

DIRECTORS.

Messrs, C. F. Rowband and M. Paquin bave retired from the Board owing to their departure from the colony and Metri. J. Thurbern' and B. Schmacker have accepted invitations from the Directors to fill the vacancies.

These appointments will require the confirma- tion of the shareholders.

Messrs. J. Thorburn and L. Focanecker retire by rotation and offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS,

The annexed accounts have been audited by Messrs. T. Amold and H. U. Jeffries, who offer themselves for re-election.

L. POESNECKEX, Chairman.

Hongkong, 5th September, 1891,

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SAIGON.

August, 1891.

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In matters of this soil, the French do no half way work. They have taken as their pattern the Bitish system in north-eastern India and brigands, one Anamite 40 strong, and one Improved upon it. Last month, two parties of Chinese Bo strong, were reported as pillaging some out-of-the-way villages in the interior. The marauders had probably counted on the fact that there were no Europeans in the district, that the community was poor and insignificant and that the nearest troops were two hundred miles away. But they reckoned without their host. Soldiers were sent from various garrisons so as to encircle the malefactors and within three weeks they had accomplished their work. The report of their proceedings as published is a model of brevity, Surprised both bands of brigands. Captured and shot ten in the market-place. Rest killed In the molee. Four soldiers wounded and 'one killed."

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There was a dangerous sound in the doctor's

closer to his companion.

voice. King sat down in his chair, and drew it

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"You are right, Dr. Mackenzle,” he said sorrowfully. "I have neither part not lot in this matter. But there was something about your household, some influence coming I don't know Mrs. Brown-" bere he allowed himself to smile from where,-certainly it couldn't be from Mr. and sarcastically that attracted me. I too have intely come to feel that there may be something in this life helter than what we can perceive with our senses. I have seen that there can be at any rate one man whose thoughts are not of the earth, earthy. But when I saw a reptile like that Wong hattening on your high-mindedness, taking advantage of your unworldliness to try to make himself a position in the mission, when. I heard him boast- ing of what he would do when he was left in charge, then I felt it was my duty to open your eyes to the serpent you were nourishing in your bosom. Ungrateful task as I know it."

"Stop" said the doctor, sitting balt upright.- "May I ask you to repeat what you have just sald 3"

knowledge of the world; as jealous as a woman of his own position. in it. Gregory King was innocent, was unaware of the sentiments just doubtless unaware of this, as Peter Wong, poor being iraputed to bim...

The doctor was as simple as a child in his

hastily "I don't want to hurt the young man, "No, no, it doesn't matter, sald Gregory Young people will talk. But is he a fit busband for Maggie 1

Brought back to this problem, Dr. Mackenale

at once began to fidget.

I can't see anything better for her," he said would be happier maried, than she is now at "I think she up to

home."

They were almost the first wordheid had told him to be tot sad murder and indeed she had for everyone plate was brought smile % "klíïdly<3 "%óžď\"for,\ nie,\as uttered that evening. Dr. Mackenklo sidlo a'look Lace undertook to hurry back to the abip and at her out of the corner of one eye. She had report the matter to Captain Shadwell, pro in contact with. She was an immense favourite slipped her hand through her kiher's arm, and miting that a force would soon be landed from while she dwelt in Shanghal The rich and was twisting dbout his watch-chäin?~ · ·· the inferible and | Highflyer," which were then!

poor loved her like, and many were Would you like watch and chain, Maggie in port, and we went on to the Station, where he unfortunate souls who vam cheered by Before she had time to golven Mes. Brows everyond was glad to arrive and rest a little, ter on the eve of their depute in the other for we were fairly Ingged out the evening world sustalled by her prayers and brightened a girl in the position she is going to be in an dark, and some of the men were told off to be always floke to cinck with the smartest.

What absurd nonsense, Sammel! To give being desperately hot. It now began to get her kind and hopeful words. Shew's full of Trish wit and Fumeur and had ornament Ear better

kept: uderarms, and pelfinu sentry duly knew several young spirits, who used to make give her half-a-dozen spoons and forkså vansk

A around the Station in case of a sudden attack their sick friends, an excuse for calling a st Far better,chimed in Peter Wong, laughhig. In abbatan hour after, a very serious mistake war I bould get the benefit of them too Mr.. made, which might have resulted in dreadful Hospital just to ste, Sister Louise She Brown. Whereas it would look Halculous la convectibles, but fortunately the blander was to take charge of the hospital there, and it was was transferred from Shanghai, to. Tientsin me to wear lady watched discovered u time to prevent any catastrophe only a couple of months afterwards that she was A

At this Junttute the Lancet was crushed, happeding Ar about o'clock 1b. the together, and Dr. Mackenzle bastily stood up evening the of the sentries gave the alarm that red along with the eight other Sisters 1 Is the lamp lighted in my study, Maggie to walconjing down the Banker Road from betpre abe and the other ladies were so brutally. of the establishment in that city. About a week "It always is a sald, Mrs. Brown, as teste direction of the Maloo." Mr. Clifton ordered murdered by the mob, was in Tientsin and en she dared. Book after it myself, Maggie an hire our and placed them two-neen across spoke to her. She was as bright and cheerful a The Road, a check the rabble. Mr. Warden, ever, though there were most alarming stories and other her one armed with guns, and to be fulfilled, and she spokes in the most fea the police others with revolvers, also came up and jolaed Jess way, of the position of the Sisters. She told planterar la their hands and shouting and yelling the hospital and, assured the aur of their

A great crowd of Chinese with he that the Chinese officials had recently called " the miles were loaded, with ballenttridge and owdies of the place would never attempt to at a femendous rate, were now close upon as protection, seemlog quite satlified that the rapped, but Mr. Clinton warned his men on no make their throat good. How futile the account to fire till he gave the word. motonje, within lity yards" he said

premises of the authorities were, and how to unreliable their assurances, the, fatal 21st of its then um low. So we walted with our, muskets June, proved,, when those,meek and gentle at the ready, and no one spoke a word. The ladles were barbarously outraged, murdered have been within the distance named...when the world ever saw. Ohlaitomas a cruci crowd approached and in another moment would had mutilated, by the most relentless" savages're ove affde men sang out "Hold hard boys, I' see a cocked hat among them; and fo the massacre, and, ought to be remembered by:")

fqreigners, in, thein dealings with the Chiness T. Meadows, the British Consul, is full uniform, officers and men, who went up there after NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS in the throng His fine tall figure, saved, bls the massacze, and saw hardened and it hand cuflends from receiving a volley, for therrizzled warriors, who had seen-service in its The Tartar General of Canton has arriverat tored out to be a force of blue jackets many, a land, cry like children over the grave of Asperate from the indexiols, and Highfiyer, with field of Sister Louisa and the other martyred nunsi Shanghai on his way southward

Patah VA E SAJ pieces, panting to our assistance, The Chinese tying below, a mass of charred and dishonoured Li ex-Minister to Tokio, has started for his showing the way to the Station, with lanterns, graves and pray to God tonprolong their lives

Fave fitat saw.exe & cord ofservants and coolies cinders I saw the men meel down on there, new post of Customs Tactal at Chungking of which of course they could not do without that they might be spared to rerenge the naast

their internal yelling and hence the mistake. night. large field-gun, crammed to the soldiers and sailors on many a hard-fought The sallers and made stayed ashore that whose order had been such gred friends to muzzle with grape and canaliter, was placed field. How this fourful outrage was settled is at the end of the Maloo, and commanded who arranged the Sxing up Indemnity" well-known and is a lasting disgrace to those Tanskthe approachɑfrom; that direction. Most of

yielded to the Roman Catholic priests' demand, room, being taken up for their accom- that France would have settled the matter in a It le reported that the Wabu authorities have the Police Station, every available inch of themselves satisfied. But I believe to this day at the, zailors and maripes were quartered in was, pald, the rascally, Chung How was sent to Low-to in Paris, and the Fowera declared for Tis. 110,000 and a piece of ground. The modation, the, dormitories, mess-rooms, ver different way had she not been involved in other further demand of a hillock belonging to the nndah, offices and even the cells. The officers troubles at this time, preparing for the Franco city has not been acceded to, but both parties and a few of the men had a look at the remains German war which shortly afterwards broke agree that the consideration of this subject is of poor Busion, and one and all vowed with but: The same feeling that prompted the slaying to be postponed for three months, when the many an oath to be revenged on the murderers of the sainted Sisters at Tientsit twenty years discussion will be re-opened,

e!" and bad any meh got together that night I have age is still rampant throughout the length and no doubt they would have made their vows good, breadth of China, and may break out again at REMINISCENCES OF OLD They were all veteran warriors, who only a short any moments de tot laadine

ESHANGHAI,

La time balone had whipped the notorious Commis.

sioner, Yeh and his sateliten out of Canton, CHINESE LIES. THE POLICE. AN EXCITING "DAVĚ, sades on They bad seen service at the Taku forts, in India The murder of Mr. Burton and all the other?

4g 4c stop 21% during the mutiny, and at other places where a outrages on foreigners in China that I eve Continued.) afe Your : lot of hard fighting had taken place, and now heard of were not brought about by stories. While the doctor was busy over Mr. Lay, they was only to anxious to havas brush with concerning missionaries, as the more recent

A gave Mr. Samuel Clifton, then Superintendent the murderers, of poor Barton. It was with the anti-foreign demonstrations appear to have been. of the Police in Shanghal, as good an account of treated difficulty laty were kept in the Station When I was a young man in this country al the murder of Mr. Burton and, of the whole but Captain Shadwell who was no immense sorts of ring stories about the kidnapping of state I was then he could hardly speaks, over-quieted them. Their side arms were taken from circulation, and whenever any balesprising splet decurrence as I could, considering the excited favourite with them, spoke to the, men and children to make slaves of them abroad were in come as I way in the cexcessive boat and them and instructions given to the sentries to let wanted to raise a row here, as many frequently perspiration, my clothes were alle tornagliate out the witness to the murder, and I was their hatred against foreigners, all he had to do.... exertion. I was bathed from head to lead cinema ellhout challenging was pointed did for the sake of plunder or simply to rent was gone, a stream of blood, had trickled down immedelysuszanded by a group of eager was to get up some cock-and-bill tale, about beyin from where the stone struck me at beteguliers, one of whom took me quietly, aside hidren and even sign-up people having been beginning of our Sght and congealed, giving and wanted to know I could not take him and kidnapped an

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authorities are purchasing from the village In Nanking and the surrounding districts the people live locusts, which are then burat. The ing to the distance they are brought from. price ranges from 15 to 20 cash per catty, accord-

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for the yang-que-tian

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Travellers in the Far East who pass Cochin- China without stopping there a few days No matter how begun or maintained, the new do not know that the French Republic is rapidly regime is bringing forth good fruit. Everywhere building up one, of the richest colonies in this there are the signs of Industry, thrift and pro part of the globe. The city of Saigon affords brick and stone are supplanting the old ones of

perity. In the larger cities, the new buildings of good evidence of what is gelug on. Twenty-bamboo and mats. Miles of street are paved, five years ago, it was a miasmatic and almost sewered, guttered and curbed as well as any it deadly marsh with a few wretched hats and Pale or London. In the rich kitchen-gardens hovels scattered here and there among its pools. see the car-marks of deadly swamps that have which surround every community, you can still To-day it is a fine young city, well arranged and been drained. In the suburbs are kilns, where fald out with parks and boulevards sufficient to brick, ties and terra cotta are being baked, or accommodate a population of 300,000 souls. lime and cement are being burned; quarries, Nine tenths of it is well drained and sewered; it where the rock is being shaped fox bullding, has an inexhaustible supply of pure sweet water; paving or omamental purposes; foundries and

the bridge, of my case, sight down along one at the cowardly rascals The Palics, and Such a story when cleverly concocted, and stantial and almost fire-preaf structures. The fees where bides are converted into the cheap

Stallion perfectly Chhausted and at first was able; dere med with swords, as bayonets, and lo zelto thete patient and and the reads check. within the fire-limits are smiths buty and at length,

at down for a little while in the who patrolled the Settlement that night spread among the people, roads are as level and meath as a floor; the spongy leather so dear to Chinese and Japanese.

to say nothing. Of course only. Mr. Lay andring, kamamang, Chinaman get a quiet prodanimosity against the barbarians from the cuter sidewalks almost worthy of Paris, and the

"I grant it," said Gregory earnestly, "She myself knew then that a European had been autorinio drthem of what was in store for world. I remember once there was a fine French, public buildings handsomer than those of Singa No big civilization is ever imposed upon a must be married, but why to Wong? Can't you murdered at the top of the Maloog even the four them if they attempted: any of their little tricks clipper anchored if Woosung cuga pore or Hongkong. Like these two cides it is lower order but what a struggle results. In Abam think of any one more suitable for her?"

engaging coolles, brave fellows be rescued knew nothing: gain row of ons case, where a complaint for the plantations of Havanna and Cabs. The no longer unhealthy; maltary engineering, and Tonquin it takes the form of an attempt to He was looking with a searching glance late about it, for there had been notme to tell then we lodged by a big fat, Chinamar, the keeper coolles Went willingly enough and engaged at sclentiác drainage, efficient street cleaning and suppress traffic in girls and women which is the doctor's face. The comers of Dr. Mackenzie's. As soon as Mr. Cilton knew what had happened of a rice shop on the Yang-icing-pang, who came themselves in large numbers for the foreiga thorough disinfection whenever and wherever peculiar to the Mongellan' races, Girls are mouth twitched. Gregory could see that even be lost no time in mustering, bli little force of Into The Station with a long cut across his venture, but as at the matter was made a necessary, have reduced the death and disease. valuable property from the moment of birth, underneath the thick moustache,

polic, which was lo these days a very small shoulder, which he said a police-man, had given peg, upon which to hang such a string of foul rate to about the normal of Marvelles and They are not sold ne slaves but are "adopted "I don't know, I don't know," the doctor body, officered by the genial, Superintendent of him, wiboutiany provocatim ke sdffcer on and circumstantial lies as only a celestial imaginaire, Naples.

for a condideration." The parents, by either repeated. "I don't fancy,"

whom I speak, and three sergeants Arma and being questioned admitted that he wounded the ation could invent); and such a storm was raised "Ab 1" sald Gregory quickly. "You don't ammunition where served out. One weapons: Chinaman, but, said the latter, was aucy and at the time by the Chinese that one would but that of the new cities in the interfor, their daughters at a certain monthly rent or to fancy 1, for instance, would marry het, just go were murile loading gaskets of the famous old would not get out of the way, upon which he (the have thought the slipper had, meditated tha

The progress of Saigon is wonderful enough, blood or adoption, have the legal right to let out Cholon and Mytho, borden on the marvelous. sell them for a round sum. The girl does not oblige you? That's what you were thinking 7 4 B

Brown

and bayonets, and in constable) dimedia: blow at bid with the fat of carrying off of the whole old bag of fossilised These, when the French conquered the country, lose respectability by the operation in the least; By Jove, doctor, that was uppermost to your about 30 minutes from the time Mr. Ey and I hit word, but in doing so his wrist tumed and mandarins in the Empire. This aidpper, were small agricultural villages; they are now but on the contrary is highly esteemed as one mind, Come, don't deny it now!"

were rescued from the mob the little force was the hit us Calnaman with the edge instead; and Dry manly young fellow, was put to fearful lot busy manufacturing cities, the former possessing who is alding in the support of her parents or in Very certainly this had not been the idea on the way, to the scene of the murder, our do bitter was the feeling against, the Chinese at of trouble over the wretched hulbess, and it is a population of nearly 200,000 and the latter their accumulation of wealth. Under the native uppermost in Dr. Mackenzie's mind. The change object being to bring in the body, and arrest any the time, that the complainant was seat about no exaggeration to say that for weeks.bin Life was one almost if not quite as large. The policy of Law she has a status of her own, as do the of colour in his face showed this, and his voice rioters that might fill be lurking about. E ay business and nothing further sild about the not safe for a moment. The ship was brought the Administration strongly favors immigration. luckless children who result from the system, was not quite steady as he answered. our because had recovered, my strength while matter. The sailors remained quartered on up to Shanghai by the French and Chiness The result is a steady stream of Anamics, Sis. The custom is popular and time-honored. Its "It is difficult question altogether, Mr. King the police were gelion under ami, and alcourse shore, Garoonsiderable time, during which Authorities and the cargo of nigrialled emigrants n mese, Burmese and Chinese from Yun-san and importance may be measured from the fact I will think it over

I joined the expedition in the capacity of a guide they satrodyterably from an inflammation of landed and examined by the Magistrate, and g Tonquin by land, and from Macao, Hongkong and that the average wages of a man are 25 cent "And let me know if you want me to marry to show thom where the body, lay on entering the foyer, called at the time, rays blight, the Consul, when it was proved, that there was nothi Canton by water. The two new cities are day and that a girl, according to her her."

the Maloo from the Barrier Road 13 saw one of Iffection that used to be very prevalent at single coolle on board, who had not been pro essentially Mongolian in the nationality of their beauty and accomplishments, brings from $15 clusens, but they are French to the core in their to $60, per month and her board thrown in, or He had grasped his battered sunhat and was in the encounter with the four policemen in Foodio and other southern parts My wiling to return to the ship and carry out kisis

The doctor scarcely caught these last words. our late assailants, who had come off very badly, Shanghai, and, which I hellere is still common perly engaged on host not, anxious, and neatness, cleanliness and municipal excellence, if sold out-right from $200 to $3,500. Thus far already outside the door.

could not be cert that, he was the man I had depositions by the British Consul, were taken contract. The adoper, did not Basy is no word for them. Raw materials come the French have confined their efforts to the 'It was all I very well, though, for Dr. Mackenzie seex holsted off the ground bra blow on the regarding the murder, and I heard aothing more apology for the treatment ho had been subjected ara

As get: ang in from every direction and rasaufactured goods punishment of brokers and middlemen. At first to say he would think over the matter. In head from, my Hibernian friend about ballen about If for a week or so after, when one day, but the ship: wat allowed to proceed. But pour out. The railroads and the Saigon river they bastinadoed and fined these miscreants, reality he had not the faintest intention of deing Hour before, but think he was, shinellerents received a note asking me to attend that evening the skipper, poor fellas had been ang carry tens of thousands of tons of freight annu- then they added terms of imprisonment, and this so. And, in addition to not baving the wish, Judging from the way he was trying to pull him at the Follçe: Station. went there accordingly worried by the Authorities, both Farach and

freight yearthey have made ita capital effence and have he certainly had not the power of thinking over self together, and bis stupid lurching from che; and was met by the Coneal and Mr. Clifton who Chinese, that he, lost his mind and commlitedivis The trip from Cape St. James to Mytho is ons already beheaded two guilty parties. The only any subject. Pre-eminently the doctor was man side of the road ja, the other, for, be was fast: told us nothing but that there was going to be suicide recollect; being told, early on the w to be long remembered. A few high hills guard more secret and slow, but not to diminish its "inspiration," and then sticking at nothing when must have been grally badly used up, and.com wo marched up the Maloo, I knowing nothing Chinese lads had been drugged and kidnapped vat

perceptible effect has been to make the traffic of impulse, easily carried away by an idea or making off after reporting his senses,urham investigation. The Police were mustered and morning that Mr. Burton wa murdered that twar like' sentinels the month of the river, which in propostions. At Cholon we were offered out once his mind was made up. Just now his mind aldering that he had already been paid in full of what was to happen, till I was asked by Mr. on the Maloo,hich was, afterwards proved to:!" some past age was a far larger stream than it is sick of go girls and it Saigon of 30. The girls was not made up, only unhinged, and to ready for his rascally we let him go his way, and Chiffon to point out the ten-stop frous which the be an outrageous lie, I could relate many other ed

the south, and on of the eiver beyond the hills is a vast delta, whose rich are of two types. One is Aremite or semi. to receive any impression either in faveur of, or proceded at the double, to be acese of the isthig had been thrown al Mics Lay, and myself instances, of phew the fealing that existed in and prolific sell can support millions, and which Anamite and has straight features brown skin, against, Feter Wong and his bride-elect.

murder. When we reached the spot we saw a ↑ I did so, and word was given to the men to enter those days among the Chlocso towards us, and ere many years have elapsed will be one of the development: the other is Chinese and requires be Mrs. Brown's birthday? Why did they There was only a mass of bloody: pulp with the premises. This was done and I never saw them, and magnified to make pretext for among erect carriage, superb figure and fiue muscular Why had the Fates decreed that this should sight that would shock the most callous heart the house without delay tand, seize everyone on how the most trifling incident was scired, by riz granaries of the world. At present It is almost no special mention. Several of the younger oblige the doctor to spend this evening in the nothing to tell it had once been a human belugatcha harrying and scurrying in my difa asitha an-oyance and persecution. Most of my friends' virgin soll. Adense Jungle covers large portions Anamite girls were as beautiful as the bronze bosom of the family. Why did Satan put it but a pair of feet, and the remains of two kaning Chinese sande teoscape from the HouseofThey of those times are now game, but there are still of its surface where lurk tigers, leopards, croco- statues in the Louvre. All seemed eager to into the Jackless Peter Wong's heart to play the All the rest was undistinguiable, and the ↑ were literate in metrip and though they can two or three in Shanghai whe, all remember can diles and bugs serpents. The Balgon river was lears their squalid homes and be leased or gallant, & part which sulled him so badly proud around looked an if a couple of oxen had lipstad and downstairs, and out on the roof they and confirm what I say...Shanghal in the old sve undoubtedly planned upon the principle of purchased by 4 wealthy foreigner. M. Licthion, Why, oh why, was Mrs Brown triumphantly laughtered thefound traversantichi chorastarched their owner, back to the and easy-going great trade centre that it is now a snake. It winds in and out, as If hopelessly prominent Saigon merchant, told ys that at least condescendingly jubilant? The doctor's

been" there, her little band at could not get out and was strung together as timer was a silming, place not the prosperous Lost. In each mile of length it faces every point one woman out of every three belonged to this was up, mentally, before the evening meal was affected; I saw fears in the eyes of severala Station, empwhere they were sent into the City, but nest of Chinese bandits and mudhans, when of the compass. It is a stream of surprises, peculiar caste. It is unpleasant to record, but At one point it seems a mile wide wille at in Cochin China as everywhere else in the Far Then came the first bitch. The frugal house stice would have been dealt quite the rabble shearin fatyrs of the miscreants had been made foreigner's life To the FolcetForce,

the brave fellows, and, I am sure, sammary and soon afterwards had the sidefaction of considered it a most meritorious action to takast another you can almost toss a biscuit to either Eart, Europeans and Americans alike are the wife had provided eggs and bacon to open the bad there been any of them near. But there dp head hordfeisel on wwe are admirable, body even in the early wereld of which

anyb bank. But it is deep and strong. According best customers of the girl-traders, ninety five per repast, one egg to each person. Peter Wong, was not a soul in right. It war hard to beliere manda to the tide is its velocity, now get a cent of the single men leasing or owning human seated next to Maggie, was offered the nearly that this was the same place that much a abort

quel verstar Løpeak, was due 'in'"'s greatɔmestre the inwaly: mountain lake and two hours afterwards rushing property of this type. It is but little wonder empty dish, containing two portions, one for fime ago bad been alive allega Though the tragedy which tumultuously past like a mill-race. The city Saigon is a pleasant spectacle from the decks of /.thai the mlesionaries make no headway sgalnet † himself and one for his companion." "Hi care"1'murderous, OPVILAMAJOO WO BOYCE Wedignation or the sad fate of juo sulmiddle and I gradual suppresofon. Af,iawlessnetismongst theisse * But, #9 Wasi From the -Christian land an, echo of small every; at kha, máme time which we sapfeyed, and the zi lessly helped himself to bolh

time, we entered, the the steamer. The public buildings, ast and the force of these examples. · effectives the houses of the people and the roads The working people seem contented and pro-

Barrier Road. Not dog charked, and all and her equally unfortunate companions, occurred was it did but there was an admirable spirit of se natives Ja on neighbourhood/teWan sommallor persis except the fellow spoke about mest ber hose same appears at the head of these lippsbody of men, to achieve the great: amount of embowered in trees and greenery 1 the streets of aperons. Their wants and few indeed. Rents rich red clay in vivid contrast with the universal are very low, about a half-dollar a month for as

the shops,ere closed, a When the word, wat Tienin, all my scquaintance with her was unity and discipline among its members, and sino given to lift the body ous discovered for the frin Shangbel and enc of my happiest recoller respect, and esinem, forelheir offers, which i ...and Intense green of vegetable life; the citizens adults the less clothing the greater the comfort,

me that we has come without a stretcher, Gopal that place for 20 years back, and I there- socounted in great mesme for its generale of different races in gaily colored costumes; the and the simpler the diet the better for health

to place the rearing upon, Tal difficulty, how fara recall it with pleasure as a reminiscence of efficiency. The men were recited, schiefly in activity of trade, and commerce the soldiery Wires are good: considering the actual cost of and constabulary in bright uniformas; all cons lting, they, are very good. Unskilled labosara

Peter, was got over more quickly than I can all hold Sharkabel is those days we de Sister from the warms of sailors frequenting the bins to make a brillant, beautiful and interesting average 25 cents per diem, and skilled about Mackenzie impatiently. "Wong, you had better is en dide. Hayat Biting an ale, grey, popyt near Birmingham or Manchester, forged now this madner the rares were filled with sough, "Have another egg poached," broke in Dr.The Superintendent was gel looking at what Lopise, whef belleve came out here from convent ports but only the best were chosen, and its picture, are to Your M

twice as much. This is about double what they hand the whole plate over to Maggie." From Salgon the best route is by all are in China and serves to explain the constant. Why asked the tent Wong bite up the elderarealind flaring right before him which, is bey Slater of Mercy at the Klanghat but honest, brave, and well-tried men, many of You can go on foot, horseback, in one-cart or by stream of Immigrants from that Empire, -5.5.

up the Maloo. Two of the men quietly left the Hospital, Which was then on the French Bund. who had already had a long experience of Dr. Mackenzie growled out an answer, which ranka and crossing the road to one of the houten ill afterwards beard, but whether it is true or not colonial Ule, which in many respects resembled act nation boats on the river branches. The country The French rule with a rod of iron, but rule luckily did not reach his convert's ears. And and wrought parolas door ith Acouple of blew elicannot tell that she was relativa of the noted that of the early foreign residents in Shangball: 14 between/Salgon and Mytho, is the same deita with an even-handed Justice, which has won the the meal, kept back by the doctor's orders with the bath of teir muskel.j. Ouablesme: Captain Thomas Sullivan, an officer formerly in and good and staunch fellows they always prositi formation, as below the city, but the ground la hans of their subjects. They shows for deeper the egg was produced, finished unpleasantly for placed all that was left of the unfortunato, man the service of the Ewo hong, fallacys and red themselves henever they were called upon higher and dryer. It is a great plain broken interest, in the wallare of their wards than do most of the parties concernail. by pools, munches and water-course When it the Baglan In Hoogkong, or the Dutch to After the table had been cleared, Dr. Mackenzie owl, and austraced out, steps, back in affectionately known in Swatow for many act sternly. They never finched, no matter

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