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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE"

TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE.

-A NEW, LINE 'OF STEAMERS TO TACOMA:

ngo our erratic When about two years friend George Francis Train told Telegraph reporter that he and a number of influential Americans would make the port of Tacoma, of

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Puget Sound, a vast emporium trade which would"vie with Vancouver and San Francisco for priority on the North Pacific coast, we smiled, and published the old gentleman's gush with a view rather to amuse than to edify our readers, for we entertained some doubts to the probability of shrewd, American capitalists, no matter how. patriotic, faventing millions of dollars in an attempt to knock the bottom out of Vancouver by building up Tacoma, fostering its *. trade, extending its wharves so as to render it possible for the largest of ocean steamships to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1892.

must_benefit the mercantile communities of the Far East generally, and as such should be regarded with the utmost favour by all who have large commercial Interests at stakes in the Orleat. The development of the trade between Vancouver and the Far East is, I believe, the most remarkable feature of tradal affairs yet know, ard tends to very strongly prove that

where there's a will there's a way."

course, under cover of an official document it is privileged. {| "How trustful in his knowledge of law." He writes "I asked the number of the Ordin ance to refresh my memory, turned it up and read the section." Good magistrate! "Refresh my memory "was it not A.B.C. to him?

"How naive in his simplicity."-To imagine that people will take his memo. a satisfactory It is now seen that all which was here predicted explansiion of an unqualified, unfailifiable is now within measurable distance of accom- blunder! Bah 1. Never yet did the round man plishment,

rather actually in view. | fit the square hole, nor the square one the round. And by the way,

be worth It may auting that the Hongkong. Tiligraph is ahead of its contemporaries, for the interview with Capt. Maisball was published on the 5th of May, 1891. Every statement is thus put beyond question or cavil in view of the important announcement which we now call attention to, for | it will be seen that the establishment of this new

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Hongkong, 13th May, 1893.

Your's,

MATER.

LAW COSTS in the STRAITS.

In the newly issued Straits Law Journal for May, there appears the following:-

The present scale of costs has reduced solic

across the spot whero' once its magistrales squeezed and fis citizens swindled and its thou.' sand odour scented the air. The name is now: affixed to a straggling row of houses and buts on each side of the Canal.

here is always crowd of shipping here;

and the scope, if not impressive, was full of interest and ille. Great numbers of slim, rak'sh-'onking gun-sampana (¿'as-Awa-trij) lay at anchor, their nest siriped awuloge apical out, their 'guns glistening, their doughty occupants lotent upon bowls of steaming nice. There were salt and grain janks, adamantine-ribbed monsters that would crush our frail craft like an eggshell; and no lack of travelling-boats, veritable font- Ing homes, cool and capacious, as comfortable as anything Chinese can be, and unsurpassed for canal journeys, in the warm weather at any rate. My companion drew my attention to a house on the left hand that had a big black anchor painted on one of its whitewashed gables. That is pawnshop" he said. 'Every boat going up the canal deposits there its spare masts,

Intimations.

THE IMPEBIAL HOTEL

TOKIO, JAPAN.

gear needs THE FINEST HOTEL IN THE EAST.

opposition against both the Canadian Pacific material benefits to all interested latke develop-onable after all whether, this is in the Interests on theilver," "I was musing on this all-pervasive

next.

mant of the trans-Pacific trade which, it may be added, bids fair to become in the near future a dangerous rival to the Sues Canal route.

"ON ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED.".

'A REVIEW.

Institution, and wondering whether there was anything movable that a Chinaman will not pawn at some time or siber, when becantiated: few score miles further up, when the water grows very shallow, they take out the rudders and pawn them too."

(Under the distinguished patronage of the Imperial Household.)

THIS fine hotel is situated within five minutes' drive of the terminus of the Yokobama-Tokre Chief Public Officer.

Railway and is in neer proximity to the Imperial Palace, the Parliament House and the

There are no inside rooms, thus securing we'l lighted, vantilated and cheerful perammoda- in. The Cuisine cannot be surpassed, and the sum of the management is to provide for the comfort and pleasure of this guests. The attractions of Tokio are countless, and the religions and floral festivals being af daily occurrence are to be seen at their best and, on a grander ccale then in any other portion of Japan, All the noted actors, wrestlers and jugglers make the capital thate,

RATES, $3 TO $150 PER DAY.

We have received from Kelly and Walsb, Ld, appeared to as to be an objectionable system, suffers nothing deep and well kept, and head-quarters,

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queaking falsett, was putting on needless airs nd would be the better for a snob ; so he inter- topted the stream of elequence by asking in a carrieze Way: "Ni kring she-mo ?” which may e interpreted tbus: Well, my good fellow, nhw To which withering apostrophe the and who the what's-is-name may you be elder bravely turned a deaf ear, and continued his discourse. He had evidently laid well to heart the gist of that time-hannared recept which some bava erected into an Eleventh Com

C. S. ARTHUR,

Manager.

Today's Advertisements.

NORTHERN PACIFIC Steamship and RAILROAD COMPANIES. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, 1892.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)

and the Pacific Mall Steamship Companies. But

of litigants. So long as leave is reserved to we were mistaken. There was method in

solicitor to make a special arrangement with his Train's madness. He was doing something more

client outside of the prescribed scale of costs, than merely talking for the sake of airing his

he will to adjust his charges as to remedy exuberant verbosity. Undoubtedly, being one

any fasdequacies in that scale. But the of the leading owners of property and real estate

result of this is that the successful tigant In Tacoma, he did his level best to boom the city

is deprived in a great measure, of the For four miles.we sailed through lanes of at his adoption, and the Tacoma Palace Hotel in

fruits of bis victory, as a great partion of closely crowded craft of every kind. This part of particular (and very likely succeeded to a certain

the amount of his Jurigment is swallowed up the cabal is a noble water-highway, fifty yards extent), but his promise to establish a line of first

in his solicitor's bill of his costs. It has always class steamers between Tacoma and Hongkong

or mors' in width,

comparison with my recollec- In less than three years from the date of his visit a copy of a little beok entitled "On Account of that of a dual scale of costs. If a plaintif gets tions of the Suez Canal. Some six miles up, it here was, contrary to our expectations, not of the Concerned," from the pen of Mr. Henry judgment in his favour with coats, he should the pfe-crust order at all; and to-day we publish, E. Pollock, barrister-at-law, a member of the in our opinion be entitled to receive bis falling by north-west to Yangchow, while the other parts into two branches; the main channel lead- under Instructions from Mess. Dodwell, Carifil Hongkong bar and late Pupil Scholar of the solicitor and client costs from the defendant. If winds south-eastward to Ich'en, nearing the & Co., in our advertising columns an announce. Inner Temple. The title of this work is almost attendances, &c, upon the solicitor's own client ment to the effect that the Northern Pacific rufficiently comprehensive description of its scope are adjudged annecessary for the purposes of the is a large fortified camp, whose imposing, mad river in its course. Hetween the two branches Steamship and Railroad Company will com and contents. Two or three years ago, when action as against the other side, they should ramparts fladated a score of quaint crimson mence a tri-weekly trans-Pacino service forth-so-called time bargains in local shares and stocks also be adjudged annecessary as against his flags. Opposite the camp, on the left, stands a with, particulars of which are daly detalled, so were carried out on a gigantic scale, and own client, and, disallowed, The reason for large Buddhist temple, irregular in its laying we need only add that the present service is indiscriminate "signing for the concerned" was the two scales somewhat stronger in England, out, for want of room, only temporary; the Co's regular 4000-ton a fruitful source of arbitration and occasionally where it is a check upon the enormous "fancy" turning, and tracking against a strong ebb We took the left steamers not commencing to run dill Abgust of litigation, Mr. Pollock's carefully arranged fees paid to counsel; but this reason does not tide, made slow progress for the rest of the day,

complation would have been, a text book for We have said that George Francis Train was the every broker and jobber in the colony buty to the Straits Settlements. The present The sun beat down dercely. It was six o'clock system is unsatisfactory to both solicitor and before we could venture to stretch our legs on first to give the world an inkling of this new line unfortunately times have materially altered and client. The average business man knows shore. We climbed the high bank and a flat of steamships, but a few months had only clapsed at * present the once energetic but now moribund when Captain A. Marshall, well known in the fraternity, are so universally broken er, and nothing of the dual scale, and when he gets his and fertile country of deep green cornfields:

judgment with costs he expects to receive, Far East as the popular skipper of the renowned basfoers has been reduced to such a beggarly his costs. He is naturally dissatisfied when he Along, the willow-fringed canals at regular | Moanwhile we heard the voice of the tipas Para Nang...... 1 Saturday... May 21st.

intervals stood thatched sheds, containing the finds he has to pay a considerable amount out large, horizontal capstan-like wheels by which of his own pocket, and generally considers bis the irrigation-pumps are driven in these parts. own solicitors as.in some way to blame.

The mean and flimsy farm-houses, leaning to The system, moreover, rich corporations to wear their opponents out by el place in such prosperous keens. The con- it in the power of every point of the compass, looked strangely out repeated appeals if the latter be of small means, struction of these decllege is simplicity itself. It also puts a dangerous weapon in the hands of A skeleton of slight timbers is run up; reeds

wealthy and vindictive litigant who is able, and

woven into sheets and cunningly plastered willing to expend a considerable sum of money with mud, make the walls finally himself, knowing thereby that, successful or thick coat of reeds is laid on top, and behold unsuccessful, his adversary will be ruined I

your mansion. In contrast the numerous little repair and prettily painted a grove of handsome shrines of the grid lori kept in neat trees often stands around. There is little roam to spare for graves; accordingly, though here slice of his corn-plot, for the most part they are and there a plous peasant has sacrificed a goodly gathered into compact little groups along canal bank. In front of one grave, that of husband or father, doubtless, a woman was crouched upon the ground, rocking herself passionately to and fro, and sobbing and walling as if her heart would break. All this did not of necessity signify recent bereavement or an extremity of grief; It is simply a mourning custon proper to certain anniversaries, and to the times of now and full meon, and is daly observed in every Chinese family that has the least sanse of propriety. down to the waterside, browsing on the grass, Bañaloes, ridden by mites of youngsters, came

cool dood. The docility of these stupid mons and plunging vast slate-coloured backs in the

ters to children of tender years is something far more wonderful than the elephant's submission to the driver.

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tex-clipper Stirling Castle, arrived here from skeleton by the pernicious influences of Keswick's Vancouver on a special mission. To a member Share Bill and the wholesale export of the greater of our staff who interviewed him he sald poition of the colony's available bullion to "I am bere as the special representative of Mr. London on account of hazardons transactions in Richard

managing director of the the shares of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Shipbuilding and Engineering Com-the Bank of Chins, Japan and the Straits, L., Fairfield pany, who is also one of the leading directors of and the Imuris Mines, Ld., or to be buried in the the Scottish Oriental Steamship Company and fever-tainted jungles of British North Borneo, managing director of the Guion line. Mr. and in the phantom gold and tin mines of the Barnwell has charge of all Sir William Pearce's Straits Settlements, that it would be necessary vessels and shipping interests all over the world, for about ten of the leading operators to comblus and as his steamers the Parthia, Alyszínia, und form a joint stock concern in order to and Batavia, now chartered by the Canadian provide the purchase money for a single copy Pacific Company, are about to be supplanted of this brokers' vade micum, This is all very on the Vancouver run by the three new and sad, but lt's 'an ower tras tale' as almost every magnificent Empresses, it is necessary to find business man in the colony knows to bls cost

Mr. Pollock is not yet a literary expert-as other employment for these three "Gulon" boats. To do this I have visited Canada, and this is his first attempt at authorship it would be the United States and specially looked into marvellous if he were but we can overlook affairs in the neighbourhood of Tacoma, Seattle, his unfortunate tendency to the cambrous Portland (Oregon), Victoria, and Vancouver phraseology which disfigures so many legal In fact the whole of the Puget Sound ports,↑ and treatises, for the sake of the evident care le bas their trade prospects have been specially studied laken in arriving at and plainly setting out the by me.

It is now just about four years since I true legai bearings of his subject. Our author's first crossed the Pacific from Vancouver losies is to make plain under what form of

of contract Yokohama. On that occasion-I-commanded an agent will be the Abyssinic, and my freight consisted of a and to be the held legally liable as a principal, | ble subject into five heads,

Chinese coffin and five or six tons of four, or rather formulated five separate roles which That sort of thing did not last long. The trade, he claims, and to our opinion Justly claims, will owing to the shortness of route and the certaintybe found to include and explain the leading legal with which merchants in China could calculate principles involved. as the delivery of their consignments, developed with remarkable rapidity until, about a year ago, it was found that the three chartered boats were not able to carry all the cargo offering, and one or two "outsiders" were cũgaged ́la meet the demands of shippers.

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THE NEW LINE,'

*The Bálavíc and Zambesi are chartered by Mr. Frank Upton of Kobe to run from Japan' to the Pacific coast. They have nothing to do with

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the purpose of identification or description and not with the object of qualifying the agent's Hability

Rule II lays it down that, in the absence of, unge or trade custom, an agent will not be held personally liable as principal in cases where he states in the contract note or signature that he is acting as agent for pilncipals, whether ho gives their names in the note or not,

ably less than the corresponding scale in Eng The present scale in force here is consider land, and as it may be taken for granted that solleitors will not come to a tropical climate to home, we must come to the conclusion that it is work for a less amount than they would get at the client who suffers by its inadequacy. In the interests of the client therefore, (1 seems to us that the present scale show'd' be 10 remodelled and re-arranged as to afford to the sollator of the successful litigant a fair remuneration for his labours in the suit, without calling upon his client for a large deficit.

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THE FIRST OPIUM WAR.

Mr. F. J. Thompson, J.P., of Bridgwater, sends the following dates of events in connection with Impress the reader with the iniquity of Britain's the first Oplum war, which he thinks ought to dealings with China in the matter of Optom}-- 1837. December 2.In consequence of disputes with the local governor concerning Oplum * smuggling, Captain Elliott, the British Supt.

at Canton, removes his fing to Maczo,. 1833. December 4-Disturbance at Canton, resulting in the stoppage of all trade. The Chincat authorfiles declined negotiation 1839. February 26.-The Chinese authorities at

until the Oplum smuggling was aböllshed.

Canton execute an Oplum smuggler to front of the British factories, avowedly with the view of terrifying the British Opium smugglers.

March 18-The Imperial Commissioner Lia isacos an-edict, addressed to all foreigners, probibiting the importation of Oplum into Chinese ports under severe penaltier. March 22-Superintendent Elliott requires English ships to be prepared to resist ag- grelos. He claims passports for Engilab residents, many of whom were engaged in Oplain smuggling,

mandment: Be not put out of countenance. going from house to house, wiling with mach unction the unmannerly brats who had Batavia ... | Saturday... | June 11th, brought this hornet's next about his ears.. A Stanmer ...... | Saturday... I'Joly and.

a language, though graphic, varled, and

A Steamer ... Į Saturday..... | July 23rd. body was now fall of apologies and promises. Parthia Idiomat was quite unfit for publication. Every- Ne culprit was found, an event we had expected; Steamer Saturday... September 3rd.

........... Saturday... † August 13th. but we judged that enough had been done for honour, and dismissed the officer of the law; AND THEREAFTER THE PERMANENT The villagers grew efiusive, and Invited all our SERVICE OF THE COMPANY'S men to supper for among the children of Han

REGULAR STEAMERS, a feast is the universal balm for sore feelings. treat, for he had done yeoman service, bellow But Sell alone accepted ; and he indeed deterred in like a ball and arguing like a Machiavel.aptain W H. Watton, sailing at. Noos, on "Never let an insult pass unnoticed in China," SATURDAY, the 21st May, will proceed to so ended this great. Interrational episode, upon asid the O'd Resident, firing off his favourite VICTORIA, B.C., and TACOMA, via KOBE raaxim as we settled down to a culet clgar; and and YOKOHAMA

whlete of the chinese threeders as know nothing of the Chinese will assuredly be "much ado about nothing."

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The there was a dolorous braying of horns. explain to mean the guard turalne out for small military camps are stationed at most of there hamleis to keep in order the turbulent Hupeh sailors manning the salt-Jonks. At half- past ten we turned in; but the howling of dogs the brazen crash of the watchman's gong, sad yells, kept us awake far into the night,V. C. | people convening on shore in harsh staccato

Daily News.

(To be continued.)

NINGPO.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}

THE Steamship. THE

#PHRA NANG,"

Through Hill of Lading issued to Japan, Pacific Coast Poluts, and to Canadian and United States Poists,

Consular Invoices of„Goods for Unsted Staten Points should be in quadruplicate; and one copy must be sent forward by the steamer to the care of the General Agent, Northern Facids. Railroad Tacoma, Wash.

Parcels must be sent to our Office with address marked in full by 5 P.M. on the day previous ta salling, Freight, apply to

For further information to Passage or

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,.

Agents. Hongkong, 13th May, 1892,

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THE TYPHOON SEASON.

NOW READY,

of

"THE LAW OF STORMS IN THE EASTERN SEAS,"

(by W. Doberch, Director of Hongkong Observatory).

The day wore 08. The sun sank, and the breeze dropped with ly the afterglow came out,

May 4th, 1893. orange yellow on the horizon and deep lilac high above the water turned' to gold, the conical

Nothing of any vanicular interest has trans- grave-mounds, the trees and shrines, stood outpired of late to enliven the usual duil monotony A SECOND EDITION OF THREE THOUSAND COFTEN is velvety black, like a fine etching. A hum of of our port. The varied weather seems to have children at play sounded from a hamlet hidden taken all the liveliness out of the members of by the bank.

By eight o'clock we came to Po-shu-wan, one here on Sunday morning, having towed several our small community. The log Fuhlas arrived

these canals has called into existence-a double Yutal to Chinasi..The Furntal, to whose of the numerous villages which the traffic along small bosts laden with cargo from the line of little shops and tea-hauses fringing the assistanen the Fuhler went, was stranded on one water's ed.e. We passed through a crowd of of the Rorged Talands On Monday afternoon boats and moored at the farther end. The moon the Fulir left for the disabled vessel with the THIS useful work has been re-write and had not risen ; a few stars glimmered faintly like torcha Chingrishs la tow, to salve the remainder lithographs showing the courses of the typhoon a greatly enlarged, and is" lilustrated by seod-pearls sown in the black by. While of that cargo. She arrived at the scene of the Rule 111 makes it clear that an agent may be

we dined on deck by lantern light, there held personaly liable, in consequence of an

came a stir in the water and a rustling in the wreck 'clock the following. moralag and of late years.

The pamphlet is issued at One Dollar, and leaves. The flowing tide had set in, drawing anchored close to the place where the vessel the air with it. Suddenly large, irregularly had been left. At daylight, however, the people may be obtained from where he would not legally be liable apart from

on board were surprised at there being na Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited, Hongkong, shaped mass came swishing out of space, part this trade custom. These instances are confined

Puental in sight, but their anxiety was soon'

Lane, Crawford &z Co the cristract note that he is acting for principals to cases in which the sgent expressly - states in

my pa, smashed a glars containing soms excellent claret that I was about to taste,

set at rest by the appearance of the disabled vessel's crew who stated that the larcha had knocked over and extinguished our lantern, and but does not mention their names,

of all. Opium owned by English merchanta Rule IV proves that evidence of usage is not

bounded Into the water. A light was fetched drifted away and they did not know where abe was. It is sormised that some of our piratical This was destroyed by the Chinese, Estland, fall of sclectic ardour, we sought for

friends outside removed the anchors and chaing admissible in cases where it would tend to alter

mated value, £3,000,000

any traces our aerial visitant might have left on the essential terms of a contract, such as, for

from the ship during the night time, thus lexy- the deck. We found a small fragment, which ing her at the mercy of the tide. The crew instance, in discharging an agent from personal

we examined with interest nat unmingled with lablity on contract In which, he has bound

stated farther that, after they got ashore, the Almself personally.

July 18.-Captain Elliott writes to Lord Pal-disappointment. It was certainly not of meteorio Yuentot dried away, lying over on her beams origin. The colour was a grayish yellow; the ends. As the vessel was loaded with kerosene texture friables fosall remalus were absent, yet all, there is hardly any probability of her sink there was distinct evidence of subaqueous ing, wat perhaps she has been picked up and ap deposition and subsequent drying and hardening

Rule is intended to show that an agent will be held personally liable as principal upon a contract note signed by him, in which he tracts as agent for a principal who is not in existence at the time-a romewhat paradoxical supposition this—unless he has previously had authority from such principal, which' has come to an end without his knowledge; where the Can contract’note,is_signed by the agent without qualification, and does not show that he is con the new line between Tacoma and Hongkonts shown in the contract note, but only for |tracting merely as an agent ;, and where' agency touching at Japanese ports and Skangbal. may be taken for granted that a new line will be started within twelve months from the present time, and that they will have all they can do to carry the cargo offering. In fact it is highly probable that the service will bare to be Augmented by one or two mOTO vesels a comparatively early date. The new line. will not to any way damage the interests of the Canadian Pacific Company. The goods to be carried in the new ilners will be broughtto Tacom

which insus terminus in Tacoma. It la fact that the Canatan Pacific

have steamers shot out cargo at Vancouver almost very trip. of course, is detrimental totrade, and if by ting in carrying the snrelent

and whatever other cargo is offering, we can keep the godowns empty on the other side, it stands to reason that the trade will go on developing, for shippers will find that all they can gather for shipment is quickly, carried on to its destination in China and Japan. We are on the most friendly terms with the Canadian Pacific Company, where social agest Mr. George B. Dodwelt to, which should show that there is no truth in the rumour respect. Ing trained relations between the Fairfield Company and the Barrow Shipbuliding Com- pany. The Banow Company's tender was lower than ours, so they got the contract to build the three Empratist. There has been no quarrel, and there is no aplie or jealousy at the bottom of the projected so-called opposition lios to Tacoma, MINES AT PUGET SOUND,

the Northern Pacific Railway Come ego of trade being proved, in certain instances

a to

At no great distance from Tacoma, on the borders of the Sound, there have been dia covered coal, gold and silver mines, with the

Rule V deals with what is a

at is a recognised legal zlom, namely, that the sight of an agent to sne pon & contract is co-extensive with his liability to be sued-in other words, an agent may swe principal upon any contract os which he is Hable to be sued.

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These are the propositions dealt with sz Piafi, and Mr Pollock certainly deserves commendation for the extreme care he has

In ferreting out and pollating all of the five rules. His brief comments on the important cases-bearing upon cach ode

the various

which doesthe author

result that towns have rapidly sprung up there." / becoming modest "ee, characterised by

and so far as our

'e vast amount of American capital has been sound and wo, axperience goes, 24

evidence the

redit,

midollyfair

invested in the neighbourhood, and railways are and hours of tedious research. now being constructed from Tacoma to the It would serve no useful

sful end to enter

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March 27-In compliance with threatening remonstrances from the Governor of Canton, Superintendent Elliott orders the surrender

August 26,——British merchants leave Maczo,

and seek shelter with Captain Zillott,

on

merston :-"I am more and more convinced that the late crisis, and the just ground of in- terference afforded to Her Majesty's Govern MEAL, will enable it to interpors, pader the in the sun. It was, in fact, a lump of mopropriated by the fishermen and others outside. |

Ob, bang it all, says the Old Resident, up in and leaves this morning for Shanghal-Shang The Fuklis returned here yesterday - evening arms at once, t. This will never do, you know.

it is carried on.".

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DEAFNESS ABSOLUTELY CURED--A Gentleman who cured himself of Deafness and Noises in the Head of 34 years standing, by a new method, will be pleased to send full particulars free. Ardress HERBERT CLIFTON, &, Shepherd's place, Kennington Park, London, S.E., Eng. Advt.

To-day's Advertisements,

most favourable circumstances, for the esta. blishment of - regular and honourable trade on a firm basle, and let me take the liberty 11 we take this quietly, we may be bombarded at Mercury. to add, for the effectual check or regulation at night, or worse. You never can tell where of a traffic, which, by the present manner of these things will end. - Obsin principfis, as the Its pursuit must every day become more

Grammar's Latin

There's only one way, dangerous to the peace of this ancient et milk me, to get on with these people. Make pire, and most discreditable to the character them feel that it's far less trouble to let you alond of the Christian nations under whose flags than is worry you.". So a couple of sailors were

despatched after

the “enemy," who, however, 1840. January 15 -Commissioner Lin publishes had effected a retreats while the lowdah, accom

letter to the Queen: "Any foreigner panted by our faithful factotum Yang Set, who bringing Opium to the Celestial Land, with was steward, crolla, butler, cook, and diplomatic design to sell the same, the principals shall agent in one went to rout up the rigao or village - roost zssuredly be decapitated," - KONT connable. That worthy appeared after a while, Captain Bingham, R.N., who served with the matin the best of humours. He put on magisterial. expedition throughout, estimated the loss of life and patronising airs, and recommended us to The Chinese were abstain from sincecessary foss. - A mere bil compond to Britiss commerce, and to cede adble in any case to find out who had done it! compelled to pay £5,000,000, and to throw open of children's mischief, most likely; quite impos.

the bead-quarters of the Opfum amugglers wand no macel for his advice, we had been Hongkong, These ports were thereforth underly one best courteould be to let the matter

drop. In reply he was told very sharply insulted, no matter how slightly and no matter by whot, and we must Karoreparation. As to ting up the gully person, that is your business, Mr. Tipas, and you will ebliga us by being brisk about it. To which were added vaguely terrifying hlots as to to the consequences of refusal... The Chinaman: argued, expostulated, implored the forelgasz was foflexible. We were in no hurry wa would stay hers a month need be The ipde departed, crestfallen and grumbling. By this time all the village, was natir. The

mining dietricts at Cariben, Seattle, sto. This into the scope of this tree which the rules and ways we to all means increase of trade, and the latter will quote the judicial decirlions on of course, result in the development of the ship above enumerated are founded, it would merely ping trade

be giving Information which can be more readily TACOMA

at first hand from Mr. Pollock's book, at from 15,000 to 20,000, Raabtained

which is on sale at Kelly and Walsh, LA, price, one dollar. On account of the Concerned » office in the colony, even if payment should have should be in every mercantile and every broker's to be made in monthly instalments of 10 cents.

Tacoma la & magulicent port, with plenty deep water clone alongside the piers and what and the city, large as it is at present, bids fais

Chapresent, to become, within the next ten or fitem years, a great rival of San Francisco as regards its ship ping and mining faterests. There are enormous hotels there, huge warehouses, electric railways, the electric light, and every sign of modern pity. It is one of the finest and most gesehend. cities in that vast continent. At so very far distant date alas of steamers will be running from Vancouver to Australia, and it was rumoured

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cable will before very

When I left that ity thalas long join the t contingels There is plenty of enterprise, American

CORRESPONDENCE:

"¿Via de nat "avcreamily widens the optalous expersoni by Compondants in this column.).

MR. HASTINGS, MAGISTRATEJ Es van Kirron or sus "BonczóNG, TELEGRAFIA",

Sentinel.

'A DEAD CITY—ICHEN.

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