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Accounts receivable at date......

Liabilities. Capital, fully paid-up. Accounts payable at date.ipate Profit and loss account

WORKING ACCOUNT.

Charge.............................................

Bad debts............................ Written "off cattle, buildings, stocks

» Balance to profit & loss account

E. W. MAITLAND, ' Secretary.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1892.

21,170 tons. Then come Scoli & Co., Green- nock, with 20,959 tons ; Denny & Bros., 18,036; A Stephen & Son, 18,022; Barclay, Curle & Co., 17,931 ; London and Glasgow Engineering Com pary 17,000; D. & W. Henderson, 16,378 Fatrfield, 12,705 (18 against 33,000 s year); A and J. Inglis, 12,257; R. Napler and Sons, 11,763; A. McMillan a

and Sons,

whose wrath can only be appeased with great crifices. It therefore behooves every one to bé on his guard constantly lest he vex some spirit and rouse its displexxaro against him. th And this credulity is not, rs some might sup pore, confined to the more ignorant classes of the population. It is universal. The mandarins jusi na moch as the humblest coolles, Nor does there seem to be any limit to the practice of this belief. The harkkari of the Japanese is an extraordinary performance, but it is nothing compared with

Duncan and Co. 11,565; W. Hamil R. of highest degree ata subject to

and

Co, 10,186; 1. and G. Themson, 8,940; Caird and Co., 7.226; Lobults and Co., Mackle and Thomson, 5,976; Allas

#wpb-fan weakened Li'smill-diag Company (Trion), 5,348; Fleming | sukid, in China, for heie suicide is practiced an

and Ferguson, 3.970; Napier, Shanks and Bell, a means of vengeance... If a man have a mortal 366; W. Simons & Co. (Renfrew), 35051 grudge against sel bbour he will not kill him, Blackwood & Gardan, 3.008; M'Knight & Co. 21 a western barbaran might do. Not at all. (Ayr) 3,911; D. J. Dunlop & Co., 2,659, etc. He will kill himself instand." He will do this on The Clyde produced 218 steamers and 123 the obnoxious neighbour's property; perhaps allers, and it is noticeable that three yards drown himself in the well or hang himself to the vis, those of Messrs. Charles Coonell & Co., A rafters of building. Then, he believes his M'Milian & Son, and R. Duncan & Co.-pro-pirit will forever haunt that spot and be able to duced nothing but sallers. The great producers make his enemy's life miserable. Such suicides of that class of vesicli, Messrs. Russell & Co., ate much commoner la many parts of Chios turned out 38 (more than two a month), but than murders and deadly assaults are in America, they had six steamers also. The contracts on almost as common se simple assault and band at the close of the year. throughout the battery. whole Clyde district amount to 267,000 tons. Fairplay.

THE VANCOUVER ROUTE TO"

INDIA.

3.357-57 | Imperialists, who were very, glad to rec:ire him into their ranks, for his freebooters were $103.974-49 | hardy and daring fighting men, He turned the cities he had captured over to the Generals Hiang-Fung and Chang Kweh-liang, who were 00,000.00 In command of the Imperial forces then invest. $55.19 Ing Nanking. He soon so distinguished himself 3419.30 that the Emperor gave him the rank of Central and decorated him with the yellow jacket. He $103,974-45 | was next appointed to the command of the camp called "First to Victory. When the rebellas was crushed Tuepg' To Maintenance.....

12,383.78 of soldiers under his command, but afterwards, |tary wathority, at first by decreasing the number Wages game. 9,227,40

in fest that Li's freebooters would break 25374.24 $17.89

out lalo mutlay to the camp, and partly to gain favour with the authorities, who always mis- 8,044.27

trasted Li, Tseng turned the whole rascally band 3.419.30 EE

over to Justice as common robbers. Li was acquitted and allowed to retire into private life $ 35,965.87

with the wealth, he had acquired, but his follow- ing was completely disorganised. Later on the By Balance from last year wi

authorities of Ngankin, whither Li had retired, Proceeds of produce............ 34,263.75 took advantage of some slight pretext and had

333-58 Interest.......................................VILLETADA

him arrested and put to death. He only left one 1,341-79 Transfer fec$ 481619211RIT

26.75

son by a favourite concubine named Hong. This son, Li Hung, le very wealthy and has purchased the $35,965-87 officials are coveting, or it may be that he is. rank of Taoist. It may be bis riches the really gulity of the offences scharged against him, but at any rate he is involved in some way of other in the trouble in connection with the late lots on the Yangtae; and although a while back when he was accused, Liu Miugchuan and squadron in the Pacific has recently been whirled A party of marines belonging to the British Kweb Pao-ching went security for him and be

across the American continent from Vancouver had a respite, he has been seized again and the Emperor memorialised to connection with his days. "It was on the way to Halifax, where it to Montreal in about ane hour less than five caso. A Chinaman who is supposed to know good deal about the affair, when asked for his took ship across the Atlantic to England. If the opinion, said Li Hung is a Lao shih-jes, that is party in this experimental trip had struck off an honest fellow of no great ability, not smart York State taken an express train for that city

from

the Canadian Pacific road when nesz New andable like his father. Honesty does not and there boarded the fastest steamship bound often go hand in hand with ability in China for England, the time between Vancouver and Liverpool would have been but little ever eleven days, or certainly less than twelve days.

The British War Office will now possess satis factory data in regard to the transportation of troops from England to the coast of British Colambia by this new route..

While this party of marines was hastening was hastening westward over the same route to join the Pacific squadron. The troopship open which the latter piry crossed the Atlantic from England took the lee days in its passage, so that the whole of the long trip by sea and land can not be made in less than seventeen or eighteen days,

It is known that the British Government making or contingences with which it as preparing for contingences with which it may have to deal in Asia,

In referring to this subject it is not to be forgotten that a new line of powerful and fast British steamships, running between British

I have compared the above statement with the books and vouchers of the Company, and bare found the same la sccordance therewith,

H. P. WADMAN,`·

Auditor Hongkong, 5th February, 1891,

AN OCEAN RACE,

CHUNGKING.

THE "CHINA" v. TORPEDO BOAT NO. 35- - On the last trip of the Pacific Mall Cols ocean-Shanghal Mercury. greyhound China from Hongkong to Yokohama the British torpedo-boat No. 35 challenged her, or rather attempted to "cut rings round her. Tals was too much for Captală Seabury who drove his ship, which was in fine going order, at top speed and sean bad the sallafaction of shaking a rope's-end at the Drifsb Admiral's

(FROM OUR CORRISPONDENT.)

their

Now, with these two points in mind, let It bo set down that there disturbances are directed against foreigners as foreigners, not against Christians as Christians, and that they are not a spontaneous uprising of the people, but

ere cunningly fomented by shrewd political

superstition of the entire nation one can see how conspirator. Still then be easy to understand ren! animus. In view of the credulity and easy it is for an incendiary propagandist to rouse It is only necessary to tell them that their evil, the public mind to atter and unreasoning fury. illness, bad harvests, heavy taxes, foods, fires, anything and everything, proceed kom. the wrath of some offended spirits. They bellore thought without any telling. Then point It quickly enough. Indeed, that is their first

spirits wrath and the work is done. The out to them some plausible object of the train is laid and explosion la inevitable. More over, the Chinese are above all other people subject to leadership. Of themselves they are nothing. But give them a capable leader and of this was seen in the Taiping rebellion. It was they are transformed. An impressive instance

Gordon that transformed, the wretched mob of the Imperial hosts into the Ever Victorious army. In like manner the able leaders of the present conspiracy are directing the operations of millions with absolute mastery.

G19

Entimations.

HONG

KONG

TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED:

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Hongkong, 8th February, 1892.

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE.

THE SHAMEEN HOTEL AND LAND

COMPANY, LIMITED.

representative as he gradually dropped satron of short time ago there was quite a commotion: eastward from the Pacific, another party of them nothing in the world but the leadership of Company, will be held in the Company's Office.

There was

Chungking, January 1st, 1892. All is perfectly quiet here at present, but a

leviathan of the deep that is considered even and the air was full of all sorts of rumors; and capable of cutting down the record of the lying all about what Only an iron fire-proof saf

so much excitement that the "Empresses," on their own track

To the Bor of Curtos, published on the goth magistrate thought it worth his while to ultimo, we are ladebted for the following parti-fasce a proclamation concerning the wonderful culars of the 'race':-

contrivance. Had he not done so there is no telling to what pitch the tamult would have risen. In all probabilliy the rabble would have

resolved itself into a committee to go and investigate the mysterious box and find out what it contained that made it to heavy. This 16, think, the first fire-proof safe that has arrived at Chungking. Requiring so many coolies to carry the mischievous box, the hoodlums

Columbia, Hawaii, Japan and China, has been established this year.

Il England and Russia should go to war about boundaries in Central Asia,, this new route might be very useful to England. New York

The beart of the whole malter, however, is Intente de bellose menu of ordon and the Triping rebellion. The fact is that the massacred Christians of to-day are simply paying the penalty of Gordon's successes. For many a generation Tartars have occupied the dragon throne and the empire has been governed by them. Rude barbarians from Manchuria since 1643 the Manchus bare rated all China, have lorded it over the native population. Ever and though they form but a handful compared with the true Chinese, their own capacity for leadership bas enabled them to maintain them- selves in power over the leaderless Chinese: To this Tartar rule the Chinese have for centuries ascribed the wrath of the spirits who have sent all the evils that have afflicted China. The only Melbourne Is again in the throes of startlingay in which those spirits can be propitiated lies

expelling the Manchus and replacing the financial disclosures, and public faith in all Ming dynasty upon the dragon throne. These persons of unimpeachable character is for there will be no more plagues, no more fires, no the moment shinken, There has been a

more floods, no more bad harvests, but the monotoncus succession of specist meetings for kingdom will indeed be flowery and the empire the purpose of acquainting shareholders with, truly celestial in lis peace, prospally sad the true position of affairs, and that position happines Invariably looks awkward for one or more of the

"It seems that the Ching had been in the Hongkong deck being cleaned, and bad also shipped manganese bronze propeller, and after leaving the deck bad ran a trial trip under her "6 boilers, the regular number used being 3. Her new propeller seemed to be a success, and she had done away with three of her ballers and had the steam run down from tho to 125 lbs. when torpedo-boat No. 35 at once came to the conclusion that it shot out from under a wharf and started to give was full of all sorts of death-dealing ber a race. As these boats were made to run machinery, Tramite and every possible down any merchant vessel afloat she was nothing that the idle fancy of an ignorant mob of doubt tealing her speed with the China, coolen could conjecture, and the tea-shops were as the latter is undoubtedly the fastest versil soon full of rumours that the missionaries were In the East. She shot alongside the China starting a rebellion. The few who knew what and Captain Seabury göt mad as he saw she it was, attempted to explain that it was only a Was gaining on him, so he passed the dgnal to strong box to keep money and valuables in, but chief engineer Fergusson to put on all the steam

this did not go down with the crowd who had of the six boilers. In the meantime the chief had collected to see it landed. Some retorted that been watching the torpedo-beat and was missionaries had no use for such a thing as they quietly working steam up, and when the old were not traders and had no valuables or money man's" order came, he turned on the steam, to lock up. and the result was that instead of the torpedo bout crossing the China's bow, as she was attempting to do, she had to skeer off and tako foreigners are concerned. This incident also pre-trusted individuals who play with the cash was on the very point of being accomplfabed by

care she was not run down. As soon as the

Ching got under way the torpedo-boat was not in it, although the water was flying over her bows and she was ploughing through seas that covered her completely. The race resulted fo a grand victory for the Ching and it will cause the British Admiralty to send out some faster bosts if they expect to utilize them for capturing, in case of war, vessels of the China class,”

TAMSU

From the foregoing it will be seen how very little it takes to get up an excitement where

Indicates that the officials are on the

Sun.

HONESTY VERSUS AUDITING.

true

As the world knows, this political revolution the Taiping war. For once the Chinese, found themselves possesed of leaders competent to lead ; at any rate, far superior to the leaders of the Tartar faction. So they rose against the drive them from the land. The Imperial Govern Mancha usurpers, and seemed likely soon to ment was beaten at every point, and was at t its relief. That marvellous man, alone and last hopeless extremity when Gordon came to single-handed, turned the day. The rattan walking-stick, which was his only weapon, served as an enchanter's wand to effect the most upon an earthly stage marvelous transformation scene ever witnessed The Chinese rebel armies were sulll the braver and more numerous But the Government forces now had the better leader, and in China leadership is every- thing

Under the dominant sway of this millions saw their armies routed, their lenders Christian foreigner the native Chinese

aspirations of centuries bilghted in the very slain their rebellion crushed, the hopes and hour of traition, and the chains of the hated Tartar riveled upon them again more securely than ever.

for the

or SHAREHOLDERS in the above named NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

No. 5, Pedder's Hill, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 20th day of February, 1892, for the purpose of receiving the Directors' Report, and Statement of Account of the Company's business since sta declaring a Dividend, of electing a new Board of formation, of considering the advisability of Directors and a Secretary, and of deciding various matters of great importance, detalls of which will be forwarded by circular to the

address of every registered Shareholder.

Attention is specially directed for the election of Directors, to Article No, rat of the No person not a retising Director shall, Company's Articles of Association; which reads as follows

unless recommended, by the Directors for election, be eligible for election to the Office of Director at any General Meeting, unless he, or some other member intending to propove him, has at least seven clear days before the meeting left at the Office of the Company & notice in writing under bla band signifying his candidature for the office or the intension of such member to propose him

By Order of the Managing Director,

R. C. HURLEY,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 10th February, 1892. [184

THE NATIONAL 'BANK OF CHINA LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE THIRD CALL of One Pound (1) rath March next.

per Share is payable on or before the Shareholders will please bring or send their endorsed upon them, Provisional Certificates in order to have payment

Residents at Amoy and Shanghai can pay at the 'Bank's Branches there, and at

CANTON.......to Menern, SHEWAN & Co, FOOCHOW,

M. W. GREIG & Co. YOKOHAMA, E. E. WATSON, Esq.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief. Manager. Hongkong, roth February, 1992.

WOODYEAR'S

AUSTRALIAN

[4x

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

SIR

BAR ROYAL

CITY HALL

WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G., AND

Under the Special Patronage of His Excellency the Governor MAJOR-GENERAL BARKER, CB

And in the Presence of the Officers of the Russian Squadron. ON FRIDAY, P.M.

ONLY ONE

GRAND CONCERT will be given by MDLLE OLGA DUBOIN (Pianiste of Moscow) Kladly assisted by the elite of Hangkong Amatean, (Vocal and Instrumental). ENTRANCE....................$2.00

For Tickets and Programme at Means. MOUTRIE, ROBINSON & Co., Under Hongkong Hotel Hongkang, 10th February, 1892.

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*DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

* FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI, THE Company's Steamship

"FOKIEN," Captain Davis, will be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the'rzih 'instant, at Noog,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

General Managers, Hongkong, 10th February, 1802.

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION. NO. 44

NOTICE is Bereby given that on the 18th,

and 20th instant, they being Race Days, this Office will be opened at 9 AM, and closed at Noon, but work at the Oplum Exami aation Hulk and the. Customs Stations will proceed as usual,

J. MCLEAVY BROWN, Commissioner of Customs

for Kowloon & District. Custom House, s Kowloon, roth February, 1892, .

SPECIAL NOTICE.

[1Ba

[181be on sale at the Hongkong and Victoria

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" will

CIRCUS

alert and do not lotend to have another riot just At these exciting times the voice of the daily fet. The prompt action of the magistrate in prear is beurt protesting againt the looseness issuing the proclamation caused the excitement

of certain arrangements which enable senandrels to subside and die out as would the flame of a to reek with the odour of respectability and lamp that had consumed all its oll. Were the simple citizens to be robbed on easy terms. officials not on the watch a riot might break out The urgent necessity for more searching enquiry at almost any time, especially to a place where into every company's books is losisted upon by the riotous propensities of the mob had been wellers whose notions of book-keeping are ai humoured to the extent that they have been in primitive as canalbal's Sunday clothes. Chungking. In this case, bad the magistrate Accepilng fraud as the inevitable outcome of not taken prompt measures, if some mischievous opportunities to commit it, and breaches of (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

fellow had amused himself by posting a few confidence as the natural result of confidence placards inviting everybody on a certain day to like to see all books placed in the hands of being there, these champions of morality would January 24th.

and visit the missionaries' premises and lavesti. A short time ago a battery of quick-Bring steel gate the iron box mystery, there would have been Goverment auditors, directly responsible to guns arrived for the Government here, which another riot. When the officials want to protect the State" for the genuineness of balance sheets deserves more than passing notice, as it appears foreigners and their property they can do it, as issued by limited Hability companies. The to be of first rate work and with all the latest they have almost unlimited power. It only has probability of Government auditor being Improvements. The battery was manufactured to be known that the magistrate will denounce more of a muddle-headed humbug than his by the large German form of Grusenwerker, in anyone taking a leading part in any disturbance

unofficial brother, or of the State winking its Magdeburg, andtheir enginees, Capt. Plaskowald, to his superiors and the mob will be without other eye at crooked concerns in which of

the German army came down here to see leaders, as anyone so denounced has but little Premier and his friends raight be interested. them fired and to deliver them. Ons of these chance to escape with his head. The officials doesn't suggest itself to the average newspaper gens was placed on the city wall of Taipeh Ft who were in office daring the late riots le critic. But, as the ancient would have enquired. and targets were put up at various distances Chungking were supposed to have been degraded; who will audit the auditors? And why should outside the walls-one-of-them, st about 1,400 so they were, nominally, to please foreigners, the poor outside investor have to look twice a year yards distance, represented an enemy to the but what has become of them! They were to even the best of financial policemen, for his should regard foreigners as responsible-

It is not surprising, thes, that the Chinese AND WILD WEST SHOW, S.E., and another to the south, at nearer range simply retired from office for a while and every only assurance that the money he entrusted to perpetuation of their national slavery ; nor that, a storming column advancing towards the South one of them is now holding a lucrative position. the control of "representative gentlemen" hasn't still cherishing as ardently as ever their ambition. Gate. Near the gua a lent was erected, in which When an official has allowed riot to take place been shovelled into their own pockets? Honest of bis Excellency Shao, the Governor, with his

his district against foreigners the Foreign management in worth more to the investor than the ping the Manchus, they should first tara high officials took their places to see the firing. Ministers should Insist upon his degradation full exhaustive auditing, and decent men will be such expulsion years before. The anti-Christian wrathful attention to those who prevented A detachment of the garrisons from Keleng and complete, to the extent of bis not being found plentiful enough in Melbourne if the and Hobé bad been trained by the military allowed to hold any official position in the future, public seek them outside the little clique then, must be regarded entirely in that instractos, Lieut. Hecht, to serve the gun, and great or small. If this measure was inafated upon of unprosecuted thieves, who supply public crushing of the Talplag rebellion, and a meal. light They are China's vengeance for the was commanded by him, When his Excellency arrived, Mr. K. Schmidt of Meurs, Carlowits & But the routine is that when a lot has occurred chief working officials. The frauds now being rule. The blow is struck, primarily, at the pre- there would be but very few anti-foreign riots, companies with many of thele directors and festation of China's unquenchable desire for self- Co., explained in fluent Chinese the plan and the official in office has his button taken away brought to light were bred at that corrup working of the gun to him. At the long range for a time and is ordered to settle the mater,

tion which taints the financial air, and nurtured

sent Tartar dynasty. It falls, however, first 15 explosive sheils were then fired, part of them which he does by paying a sum of money which by a confident belief that one rogue can't be are supposed to be the protectors and preservers upon the foreign population, because foreigners With

large-grained powder and part with the

new

inconveniences no onej Ittle more taz iz pat much worse than another in the Collins-street of that dynasty, as, indeed, they have been, jen smokeless powder. After this, grape-shot with on to ons commodity or other and the thing is district. And for this foul state of things the daily smokeless

Every foreign missionary, powder was fired at the short range done, and for the ability he has displayed his press is considerably respons ble, Inasmuch ar

tradesman, or target against the supposed storming party. button is given back. He may be relieved from preserves a solemn allence upon many subjects, it.

ཆ traveller, is looked upon as an emissary or Unhappily a very strong wind, that came in office to please the foreigners, but if he is, he is involving the "honour" of men who are still

patson of the Tartars. Under these circum- gusta round the wall, in a certain extent marred appointed to belles position to show the allowed to run wir dies on their reputations, and have been able to stir up tersible doings... They stances it is not strange that the Chinese leaders the effect on the targets, but the gun worked to Chinese that it is of little consequence to anyone travel on their rørge-us front-Sydney Bulletin: shrewd and far-seeing leaders. The end perfection and on the whole the result was very that foreigners have thele property destroyed good. The Governor complimented Captain and lives endangered by a mob. I am reliably

tion of the Ming dynasty. Their they havo in view is revolution and the restors. Plorkowski on the success; it was especially informed that this favjust what has happened

conspiracy ex mentioned how well the breech worked, both with the officials in Margary's case-Shanghal

tends into every province, and its awose adherents quick and easy, and that the recoll was wery Mercury.

amber the majority of the entire population, short, only about 10 inches, chacked by a

AVENGING THE OVERTHROW OF THE TAIPINGS they kill all the foreigners the spirits will be pro- The people are told, and fully believe, that if powerful brake. On the whole the workman-

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING hip of the gun in general was simply perfection.

In order rightly to appreciate the character of pitiated, and will thenceforth give fortune and the trooh za now harassing this empire, says a victory to the rebel Arms Every Christian put The home shipbuilding returns for last year Cantra correspondent of the New York to death, therefore, is simply a sacrifice before about the place, etc., where these guns be used, relung and Hobé and arranged there sidering the interruptions of strikes, ties, at no relation whatever no Christians because they insigents ought to win, because they are in the NF-Harry Dixon (who does not claim to be

and I believe that they will be divided which is just 4,791 tons under 1890, and is, con mind that the so-called anti-Christian riots have Romans used to make: What the end will be

is idle to try to predict. Humanly judging, the under the aperintendence of Lleuk Heckt, variona centres, a remarkable output. With the are not directed against Christians majority and are far finer race than the Tartars. Amongst the sigh officials present, Mr. Was the decide. The largest decrease, in comparison outrage ever committed against Christians in the But it all depends, as creerything else has diseartist in the East to ride's JOCKEY ACT exception of 1889 and 1890 it is the highest of are Christians. It is, indeed, doubtful if any Moreover they have historic Justice on their side.& champion) is prepared to meet any other the Director of military: staris, showed a grasi ith last year, was on the Tyne ((0,284 ton) by Dame The Chinese are not and never have i perded, upon leadership, if the rebels) have deal of Interest and establishing torpedoigence; be fa about the next largest on the Clyde (36,691 tons), intolerance.

empire was inspired by fanaticism or religious- defences and opening a

providing the home used is not a CIRCUS school for Chinese to learn torpedo service under The Clyde, however, still heads the list, and the been religious fanatics. They are eminently the better leaders: they will win and will drive Mr. Hansen, the telegraph enginess here proportionate contributions of the several rivers tolerant. Among themselves they have varions out the Tartars, unless some foreign power sends

ROCKING HORSE but a home owned in ara as under 1mTNERIN

sects but a member'

"of one does not hesitate to in another Gordons; the Colony. This is no bluf. H. Dimon Tons.worship at the altar of another. Nor, Indeed,

means business; man and money to be found 7de3351437 Barrow 35,444 does any Chluaman show any hostility toward

VERSE MEN HE the Victoria Hotel," WeRE ......193,114 Mersey23,383 the religions of foreigners as religions. He is * Go-bap's (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

1817 perfectly ready to offer prayer to the Delty of

BENE PRICES OF ADMISSION *-. ......121032. Humber: 18,511 Chrislan, the few or the Mohammedan. Nanking, January 25th, 1892.

Boxes of 6 Colt There is a great deal being said about Li Hellpools. 96,993. Other outports 34,085 him why, and he will ask you in retura, why not?

92,420 H.M. Dockyarda 58,100 Perhaps it may do goody

Single Chair In Box Hang at the moment, and some account of him Forth 39,200 Metal harm d

can do no certainly. It

Dress Circle Chairs”. and of his notorious father may be interesting. The dialinction of having the largest single But if the Chinaman be not a religious fanatie,

Stalls, Carpeted Seaty".. The latter, La Chao Shen, was born in Honas, producer hat, according to Fairplay, passed, he intensely superstitious, No one is more At the time of the Taiping rebellion he took from the Clyde to Belfast, where Meara credalous of myths, His own religion peoples

Pit(Chinese only) advantage of the disturbed state of the Empire Harland and Wolff top the crowd with 64,963 the world with a multitude of potent spirits, and gather around him a strong band of rude tona. Mestre, Russell & Co., of Fort Glasgow what he has learned of other religions adds in soldiery and robbers, with which the country was who last year headed the list with 70,70 hid mind other a large district-worth" of" Nanking

water swarm with geall- Can Ching: Lal-ang and Tsuen also, which second place being again taken by Messrs breese, s occupied by a being of supahumad

them third place this time, Every tree, every wave, every shadow, ewe plundered and harried witheef check When Wim Gray & Co, af Hartlepool, with 19,033 power These Epirits are usually squiet and the power of the Taipings began to decline tona. Among the Clyde baldera second place good naimand. But it is easy to offend them, he had the ongachy, to go over to the la taked by Mens Charles Connell & Co, with lund when blended they become, zaging demons

SECRET OF the outbreakS IN

CHINA.

I hear that Capt. Piorkowaki was removice the Governor the next day to give his show a total of 1,267,473 tons of new vesicla, Tribune. It must, in the first place, be kept in going into battle, suchete the Greeks and

N. C. Daily News.:

NANKING.

Tees:

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