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retired into a nunnery. Years rolled by, and he

was known no more.

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ALLEGED WHOLESALEPOISONING OF BRITISH TROOPS

IN HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1892.

banks and entered a mountainous centry with high land on the foreground on either side and The legend runs that his ghost still haunts the large villages all along the banks. The chief spot where he struck the blow that marked his cultivadoquermed to be vegetables of all kinds, fall from his high estate. Often at night is heard in probably for the Canton and Hongkong markets. that deserted spot the yelping of a fiendish cur, At 4 p.m. we came to an anchor at Hau Lik. and ghostly voices speaking angry words. Often the second likin barrier station, when my pass

■ bald, bent man, with an evil gleam in bis post was again examined and the launch hollow eye, and a hypocritical smile about the searched. Immediately on leaving Hau Lik we corners of his 5 by a mouth, may be seen roam-

entered a narrow pass between two ranges of log about the lonely paths in the hills, over shells, the land rising to a height of from Ros to scene of his former pride and fall.

1,000 feet precipitously from the water. The towing path, however, on both sides is rock; it would otherwise be quite impossible continued, being cut out of the face of the for junks to ascend without being towed, with a head wind or no wind at all, the current being very swift. · Scarcely tree is to be seen, but the immense quantity of verdure creeping up the rocks, with small temples or hermits' abodes built on most dan- gerous looking places, is charming in the eye. In the water courses down the hill-sides. We cleared the pass in about 15 minutes, where the his retire on both sides and the river regalne tie former breadth. The land along the foreshore is well cultivated and large villages are to be town of Sam Hap Chuen and after passing it the hills again approach the river on both sides to within too feel they are thickly wooded with fir trees and are very picturesque. Inapassamong these hills on the south bank runs the Lo Kal a small but deep tributary of the West River. On this river is situated the city of San Hing, the chief market place for local produce in the district. At 5.30 we steamed past the walled city of Sale Hing Foo, a most important place

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province by means of a transit pazs. The man, after being in prison for three months, was released after having hid to pay over $400 to secure good treatment, but the cargo is still detained and has probably been confiscated. The following is a translation of the despatch referred to, addressed to the Woo Chow Foo magistrate, ordering the seizure of the oil and also a translation of the magistrate's reply

Translation of Likin office despatch to Wab Chow, the magistrate referred to

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Intimations.

BOTEL

THE IMPERIAL.

C. S. ARTHUR,

MANAGER.

to Canton I discovered six strangers on board our launch ; the Chinese captain explained they were his friends, but I found on questioning them that they had paid $3 each for their prisage. An Thave already pointed out, the only drewhack of the employment of large steamers in this prepared trade in the danger of ravigating the creeks between Canton and the West River; once into the river, steamers of almost any s'e can safely go up. There are many entrances, of course, which would arimit "large" steamers further south, but as the existing trade and especially the passenger traffic, le connected considered, and that bia Chan Tsun and with Canton, the shortest route has to be

Kem Chok Is probably the oo that would be selected. In the meantime stram- launches of considerable size are allowed to run on the West River as far up as Wa-chow. in, and ils itself should be sufficient for the Representatives of Foreign Powers to insist upon getting the same privileges of steam coromanica- Iaunches do not carry cargo, but they can be char- tered to carry passengers, and as a matter of fact the Les Chat, to which have referred, in publicly circulated to carry passengers, and many steam-

-down, generally protected by a mandarin's flag. | Chlef Pablle Offices.

L'D

TOKIO, JAPAN.

wholesale massacre of the rank and file of the Some very curiously shaped stones may be seen Consequently we have received from the tion to European owned vessels. These Chinese THE FINEST HOTEL IN THE EAST.

Rumours were all over the colony at an early hour this morning respecting what fa alleged to have been a dastardly attempt to perpstrate a

1st Shropshire Dght Infantry regiment now stationed in Hongkong. Ond report stated that 350 men were lying in the wards of the military hospital in a very critical condition, but later in the day thenumber was reduced to 130. The men. It was said, had been suddenly seized with terrible griping pains in the stomseh and nevate vomiting, which left soms of them not only completely prostrated but also insensible for hours at a stretch. It is known that ane man succombed and was buried promptly yer terday afternoon. The rumours aftost attributed the sickness to poison pat in the men's bread, much in the same way as did the infamous A-ium, away back in the fittles. Whether that is so or not we cannot state positively nt

"The Canton in office requests by despatch the apprehension of a certain persen, On province, we find that heretofore kerosene oil, refering to the consumption of goode in this foreign plece-goods. woollen plece-goods, etc. had been the principal articles of foreign imports; | but of late base merchants frequently league with foreigners, using transit certificates under false pretences to evade the payment everywhere of likin and chingit, causing the collection of these dues to dwindle down to next to nothing.

Governor-General, the Shan-boo-tsung-chu and the Li-wu-isung, a despatch ordering us to draw up strict regulations, and deyise some means to examine into and suppress the fraud. Accord ingly, we

their sanction to charge the merchants of the various guilds to join into a company and establish an office to act as brokers for the apply. ing for payment and collection of dues and handing the same Into this office. After the establishment of the above mentioned office, If there are any degenerated Chloese merchants who falsely claim to be foreign merchants and apply for transit certificates to evade the payment of likin and cking fet the galld concerned will be ordered to immediately order that it may be traced

(Under the distinguished patronage of the Imperial Household.)

scen here and there. At p.m. we passed the received toned the various authorities and launches may be seen towing cargo-boats up and IS fo's hotel is situated within five minutes' drive of the terminus of the Yokohama-Tokyo

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etc. A case had already

MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE IN

SIAM

Railway and in a near proximity to the Imperial Palace, the Parliament House and the There are no fasido rooms, thus securing well lighted, ventilated and cheerful accommoda. tiche. The Cuisine cannot be surpassed, and the aim of the muangement is to provide for the comfort and pleasure of the guests. The attractions of Toklo are countless, and the religious and floral festivals being of daily occurrence are to be seen at their best and on a grander, scale than In any other portion of Japão. All the noted actors, wrestlers and Jugglers make the capital their bead-quarters.

RATES, $3 TO $450 PER DAY.

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Miss Cort entirely ignore. Why should not moderation be exercised?" As Sir John Bowring

stolidly repulsed- and quite failed to elicit any of junks of all sizes that were engaged taking in and investigated, and the parties concern thousands of the converts of the Jesults were I put It, thirty-five y*xTM ägo:-.

traced out,

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East for the last three centuries must have been Anyone who has read the bistory of the Far

prize left its Impress as the palley of every struck by the way in which missionary enter- ingle nation from Goa to Thibet, from the Philippines to that island Golgotha knows at Pappesberg, entalde Nagasaki, from whence

The annals of the propaganda abound as freely praise becoming? Why should the merita be concealed or burled into the sea less than three centuries ago. **Why should not the sarms of the heathen be pealsed, whan

hernism as do the lay histories with records of high qualities? Are the teachings of die benes hally worthles with instances of self-abnegation and passive Buddha Y1 the Bommana-Redom of the Siamese devoid of there nothing divine in the attributes uncribed to Brahms or

priestly intrigues and the Insolence of success

Is the doctrine of the metempsychosis so utterly absind as to he worthy only of store). It then sathing praiseworthy in the But the experience of ages has not laught the horror of blood, in ss 13ess of tho ascredues of Ufa, which are the exponents of Christianity, apparently, the hope-red of the fada joins Is the declaration of Confucius, that the lessness of success in partibus infidelibus. Refendation of all fallais la reverence and obedience, of no valtis f cent events in China prove this. Within the But it is unnecessary to speak further in amp- out of thousands, has been the subject of an What to wanted in Slam, if missions are to be past six months one English merchant alone, port of the argument in favour of moderation. outrage there, whilst twenty mien-of-war were needed to protect the two or three hundred the adaption of broader views by those engaged of any use, is first, more activity, and, secondly,

coffee, etc, from the barrackca, and on various petty of the Jan eliter side and arrived at Lok To, a Feng-jih-ching, and not goods belonglog to and missionaries from ill-treatment. So thoroughly in the work-Bangkok Times.

FROM CANTON TO WOO CHOW FOO.

THE TRANSIT PASS QUESTION. (By Our Canton Correspondent.) Having chartered the large stram-launch Les Choy, curying the Chinese fing, I started in ker from Canton " alone for Kwang-si" When I say alone, I mean that I was the only European on board. My companions consisted of a Kwang-al merchant and bis friend, an interpreter, and my Chinese servant, besides the crew of the faunch.

ed fined. (This probably refers to the fafamour seleure by the Canton in authorides of silk valued at over $7,000, the property of the Inte Mr. John Filman, on its way from the Canton Custom-bouse, where export duty had been duly paid, to the steamer Powan, for which out- rage Mr. Pitman could obtain no redress.—EA. Hongkong Telegraph.]

"We have now a petition from the merchants of the said guilds stating that at present there is transporting to Tsang-wo district, in Kwangs a boat-load of kerosene ofl, and that they had clearly ascertained that the goods actually be long to the Chinese firm Hsing-ho-tal, merchsat abipped by a real foreigner, and that the said tu (Andrew & Co.) to act for him to taktog out villainous merchant had paid the foreigner Au- the transit.certificates to evade the payment of likin and ching fet. Accordingly, we have deputed an officer, taking with him a merchant of the said guilds, to follow up and trace ont this case, besides which we address this despatch to your Worship asking that you will kindly take note of the herein inclosed list of goods and. depute your ablest officers to arrest and to

preas him to refond the amount of likin and ching-fel, and punish him severely, to warn others hereafter for the benefit of the revenue. Trusting that you will put our request into im- mediate execution and favour us with an early reply,"

"A"Necessary Despatch," with one enclosure, to his Worship the Toang-yu District Magistrate Wang Despatched, Kuang Hau, 17th year, fath moon, 19th day :----

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The Supercargo after several examinations confessed as follows:-Tant it was not right for him to purchase from the As-tu (Andrew & Co.) foreign firm the 30s cases of kerosene oll, with transit certificates; when the oil arrived at Wa chau-foo be rented the Halang-ho-tal shop to store it, and it really has nothing to do with Feng-jib-ching. He begs for mercy. According to the despatch from your office I ought to get the His and ching.fel on the goods refunded, but I have no tariff in my office to go by, so it is impossible to estimate the amount. Then I ought to hand the said merchant over to the deputy you sent, to be removed back to Kwang tung for settlement, but the deputy, owing to not having any document authorising him to remove any one, would not accept him; therefore I have detained Feng-jh-ching and Liu-chlag-la, and send this despatch to you, hoping you will favour. me with an early reply as to how to dispose of the case,

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Is it apparent to the European Governments

the British Foreign Office has circulated a that it is solely the odium theologicum that was memorandum among the the secretaries of some (If not all) of the Mission Societies. In London, making a number of recommendations. They were conceived by one of the consuls on the after consultation with the Archbishop of Yangtze, and were ratified by Lord Salisbury

Canterbury. Among them were the following :--| That Bible Societies should refrix from circalating neem.

Judges, Ruth, the Song of Solomon, etc, which costali pasar apos maly open, to miegrescation If unmaplalued.

"The_Chinese_prejudices and superstitions should be more

the bottom of the whole disturbances," that

carefully considered is the forms and heights of buildings

erectad

Thai maizsizuaries abould refufu, Grow loserfaring in disputen between Christies and mos-Christian natives in pecuality matters and other questions of racailer fastness.

That any endeavour to combat heathen prejudices and super; stitions should be ponducted with moderation and judgment, and

that are therald be taken to avoid giving legitimate cause for offy, that the practice of unmarried female inissionurle male monies, however objectionable it may appear to travelling in the company and under the protection of unmarried

those congered, lá jammpatible with Chinssa views of décorum, and sized grousć for meandal which quisa publiɛtry through thi

party.

snerilous pamphlets and placards circulated by the anti-Christian

La Stem, the conditions are not so far different

from those in China that these recomménditions

the

are altogether inapplicable. In this country above almost all others, the missionaries have had a clear field. On occasion, years ago, they have been ill-treated, bot seldom without the good reason that they have been meddling with matters in which they were not concerned principle on which the rulers of Siam have acted has been that of allowing complete freedom, and in very many instances to encourage them. But with what result has all this been done? It is rare nowadays to see examples such as that recorded of the Jesuit Nobilibus, who laboured with increasing success through adopting all the rigid observances of

HER ABSORBING `INTEREST.

In a recent letter to the Washington Star the following description is given of a play-wright dictating one of his ambitious efforts to a pretty female typewriter

"If you speak during that period”—the auther

began will

"A period after 'that'?"—the, type-writer Interrupted.

"No," no the word "period.' I will kill

You

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"I always get an interested. Is this a comedy?" "Yes, Maud, spare me, spare me—!"

"You mustn't call me Maud,” said the typṛ- writer, craping Ner-neck like`s cormorant swal- lowin' CRY.

the girl in the play, you know. Where was I ?" no The character speaks. Maud in

*You Ward at SPATE TREK”------ "Goes down on his knees, in brackets.” "On his knees ?"

to brackets.

"I am writing this comedy, Miss Knees,"

for? Broken, I suppose."

"Yes. What's he got his knees in brackets

"What are you doing? Let me see! No, no, no! Pat the sentence in brackets. Enter servant; servant--" Never have

seen nothing like that he

Anything, you mean, of course." Fm writing this plece." #That's bad grammar, you know,"

Maud, look at

"Yes, I know. Pat down just what I say,

"Sirt Oh, I forgot, Yes, 'Look at.. "In brackets, George looks at servant and bakes--"

"Period "

"Not and shakes his head......”

statement on the subject one way or the other. and discharging cargo, a considerable business Of course, when nothing is wrong, nothing is must be transacted here. At 5.45 wo brought bidden, Now there is an unmistakable air of up at Pak Nam, the third barrier for Inspec. mystery maintained by those who are in the tion by the Bain collectors. On leaving Pak know in this affair, which only increases the Num the river sgala narrowed and we passed seriousness of rumours based on ignorance or between two ranges of mountains studded Imperfect knowledge. This mysterious secrecy is with är trees sloping down to the water's bad enough in itself, but a more potent reason for edge. There is no sign of habitation for attaching some importance to the rumour of an miles and it were not for the tremen Attempt to polson British troops wholesale is dous traffic on the river, this would make an found to the fact that, since the arrival of the excellent harbour for pirates. Some of the Shropshire Regiment in Hongkong, quite an ravines up the sides of the hills, in which large unomal number of their cooks and other Chinese trees and bamboes grow, are almply beautiful, servants have been detected stealing beet, bread, and so far this has been the most enjoyable part charges have been haled up before the magistrates plain on sister side me we opened out a fat and severely punished, as they no doubt deserved. It is well

y no doubt deserved large town where we anchored for the night. known that become very vicious when checked in what they for several miles through a well-wooded country, On February 25th we started at 6 am. and passed consider their lawful pursuits, and surse their with high land behind and many villages along wrath undi soch time as they think they can strike the river's bank, the inhabitants apparently with safety. This being so, it is well within the belog all engaged in cultivating vegetables. After bounds of reason to believe that there has been passing the town of Yuct Sing at 8 o'clock I an attempt made to poison the three companies observed a large number of lime-klins and was of British soldiers who have been most told that Ilme-stone is found in any quantity for prominent in these prosecutions, and that the miles all along the hillsides. Several junks crime has been committed by some person or were loading lime from these kilns for export to persons from spite and with malice store. Canton, thence to Hongkong. Atg.30 we passed thought. Whether this in actually the case wo i the town of Ma Hu and after leaving it the ring before you the said villainous merchant; mensed translations of certain books of the Bible, such as Joshus, are not at present in position to state, south bank is occupied by a high range of hills but if there is any truth in thera current coming down to the water's edge. At Ir a.m. we rumours, which are given to the public for what were passing in front of the large city of Tak ever they may be worth, we shall swalt with Hing Chao, where thousands of cargo boats of Interest the sensational revelations is the Police sizes weregeen busy loading and discharging. Court at an early date. For it is above sil te be This city stands some distance back from the river, hoped that, if really such a dastardly crime has as in front of it is a low sandy beach which must been attempted, the militery sathorities will not be under water during the flood o

dseason. After this. try to hush it up or allow the miscreants to we had on both sides for several miles high bills

· escape well-merited punishment.

covered with stunted fir trees without a sign of life on the banks, except along the towing path where clusters of boatmen could be seen drag ging their different fucks up against the stream by a rope from the mainmast. The river is gradually getting narrower and the current stronger as we ascend, I have observed several rocks just making their appearance in the river during the day and this is the first sign to me so far of any difficulty in navigating the West River with ocean steamers. About soon the hiils on cliber alde receded from the river, some distance and on the plains between I noticed many large villages. Att o'clock we stopped at To Shlog, another barrier where we had to undergo the saual inspection At 1.30 we were again under way and passed on both sides Lundreds of blue brick factories, some of them Leaving Canton at 4.15 pm. on February 23rd, being very extensive. At 2.30 To Lek, a large we shaped our cours down what is known as town, was abeam on the north bank and at 4 the "Back tech" passed the Macao fort at 430p.m. the city of Fang Chun could be seen in and shortly afterwards entered the Fatshan creek, the distance. Fung Chun is approached by a Instead of proceeding via Fatahan, however, wo narrow creek which was swarming with craft of were compelled, about a mile up, to branch off to all sizes, and this convinced me that it bad a bla our left into a much deeper although narrower trade. At 5 p.m. passed the entrance to the creek, it being low water at the time, and this river Fo Kong, which is of considerable redress or insist upon Treats rights belogd and fengngrative position, yet giving all but course took us by way of Chan Tour, which place depth and size and flows from the western we passed at 5.30 The depth of water by the borders of Kwang-si province More rocka Foo was to ascertain and make sure of all firty rupees a month away in chatly to the Tsun the lens depth we frund was fire feat. The but nothing to Impede navigation. At 5.30 we trusting to the statements of Chinese, whosa | hope of winning them to Chrong in the Diseases is shown by the accompanying siste- Fatshan route is only two feet, hat via Chan are beginning to show themselves above water, the facts connected with the seizure, instead of wretched naives whom he lived

There anchored for the night at Kai Shau, on the evidence is not always reliable. The Woochow may be such men in Siam today, but we seek #Having bren a great sufferer from pulmonary borders of Kwang-tang and Kwang-si provinces, Foo magistrate told me that the transit pass valdly for them. We see here, as in Chins and attacks and gradually wasting for the past STaffic would make it dangerous for the navigation a salt likts_mation. -There a large export of large steamers; but for small handy vessels; | trade is carried, on in bamboos, which are instrain order, but that, having received Japan, the missionaries living lives of ease and two years, it affords me great pleasure to testify

from the Canton fikin office, he was comparative luxur thelr say 150 feet long with proportionste beam, I see cultivated for miles along the river's banks obliged to ect on them; he had, however, due to the fact that they are so utterly passive, relief, and cheerfully recommend it to all suffer- very tranquility being that the above medleine had given mu great no difficulty. We passed Yuen Kaua! 6 o'clock, and rafted down to Canton. Leong Shan at 7, and steamed through the large 26th. got up anchor at 6.30 and shortly

On February referred the matter to the Viceroy at Canton and | It is not our purpose to point out individual fast-ing in a similar way to myself. In addition I

was then waiting for his decision. town of Kem Chuk at 9.30,

ances, any more than to assert that there are not would say that it is very pleasant to take. Any where we entered after was over the boundary inte Kwang. the great West River and anchored for the st. The banks of the river on both sides, similar nature which almost every European firmed teachers of Christianity to a stronger sense of (Limited), agents in Hongkong and Chinx-

This is only one of the many instances of a exceptions—our desire is to awaken such profess. Chemist can supply it. A. S. Watson & Co. night. The country between Casten and Kom Chok, like that in

covered with green bamboos, and the in Cantos has experienced, and Kwang-si pro- duty. We in no whit exaggerate when we claim | [Adzi. the immediate neighbourhood thickly-timbered hills close bebied (Fu Chu duce for export to harassed in the same mianney, to express public opinion that missionary work of Canton, is flat and uninteresting, paddy being Mountains) are strikingly picturesque. Hundreds Many cataplaints bave been forwarded to cultivated for miles inland, wille peaches, of cargo-hosts laden with merchandise of Pekin in rega

in Slam Is an empty and mancaning phrase, differential duties and that but few of the labourers are the lychees, and bananas are grown in great every description were passed, finding their way being quantities along the river banks and on the down river, having apparently sailed from Wa Can

charged on goods carried from recipients of the respect and admiration of the Canton by native Junks and those mightly rising ground. There is evidently a dense Chow Foo at daylight. At 7.30 wo sighted the foreign steamers, as to the preference given to the the majority are certainly of the weaker sex, by rest of the European community. Of that few population but, judging by the appearance Pagoda and at 6 o'clock arrived at the city of former, but no satisfaction has been obtained; Inhoss efforts fa rescuing, nursing, and educating of the many villages we passed through, the Wa Chow Foo, the great distributing centre for fact, the Brush Minister has not even acknow the youngest children are certainly unwearying. people are wretchedly poor.

cotton and woollen manufactured goods for the ledged receipt of the complaints. It seems to But is that missionary work? Are there aut At daylight on the 24th we weighed anchorKwang-sl province, It is situated at the junction me that both this question, which appears so hundreds of meared for litle ones in the and proceeded up the West River. One is at once of the West and Cassia river; the former difficult to settle, and also the trouble In unsavoury districts which are to be found in every struck with the magnificence of this great water comes from west with the Wat River running connection with transit passes can only be large town, both in England and Americs, who HE Company's, Steamship way into

into the Interior

of Chios y the banks are into it from the south, and the latter supplies overcoms by the opening up of the West river to would be equally benefited by such attentions high and well defined, beautifully wooded hills communication with the math of the province, foreign trade, and establishing Woo Chow Foo But home mission work is less romantic- on the near background, with prosperous looking so that the whole produce of Kwang-el for exports treaty port. The benefits to foreign trade and harder. villages at their feet, and long the river banks to foreign countries and all imports from abroad if this were accomplished are clearly apparent. With regard to the recommendations made The scenery continues to increase in beauty and would pay through Wa Chow Foolf the barrier Foreign goods would be landed in Kwang si at by the Foreign Offices few words may be jantly the hills to approach nearer the banks as we and fuland were in moderation. These nominal freight and would only have to pay said It is not probable that much injury, has For Freight or Passage, apply to advance

up the splendid river. At siclock we dues have becouse, so enormous, however, and the Inland ducs of one province, whereas at been wrought by the publication of the mead DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., wero abreast of Kaa Kong, a large and important the transit pass systems from Canton has been present they are taxed for passing through able books of Scripture referred to the mission

General Managers. Junk and boat-building towa Makis and Say so interfered with by the 2iis authorities that a Kwangtung as well. The trade in Botabay presses have been chiefly occupied with such Henehme. 14th May 1892 Chau, two rather important places, were passed large portion of the import trade, especially that cotton yarn with the interior of Kwang-al is is tamo sinif ka “Patty. "Failed,” “A Ride on the wom during front consider the of other directed have no hesitation to anying that

the forenoon the latter is the function of cotton yarn and kerosine oil has been diverted self at the present time very extensive, but I Calf and Counterfeit Money," although "MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

the nativos arithmeties; grammars, and such unsectarian approached by a shallow creek Mr Kan was considerable amount of overland carriage, the could obtain the yam twenty-five per cent works have also been printed. The second FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, reached at noon; this is the first i bardier expense of which must be hearys but still it a cheaper, which they would do if Woo-how.foo sugestions to the height and design of HE Steamship station on the West River, near the city of Sam found cheaper in the end than by sending op were an ever port is a very short time. The It has in China, where feng shuind and Shul and

open the imports into Kwang-el : bulidings, has practically no application here appl the function, where the North River the West River. A large and increasing trade

"ENERGIA," branches off. My passport was examined at could be carried on with Kwanged in both the exports of tea, cassis, and general country pro water spritesule the selection of die Captain, will be despatched as above this station and the launch searched. After a particles I have mentioned the provisions es market, and producers, consumers, and grower of the coping-tiles, maybe construed into 57.14 detention, of fifteen minutes we continued our the Treaty of Tientsin in regard to transit passes

would also be brought cheaper to a foreign and where the way the gable faces, or the car on or about SATURDAY, the stat instant, at voyage and from this point our course lay due were allowed to be carried out

would alle be greatly benafted--No-one who west. The chief industry in this district la the manufacture of bricks and tlies, I saw several in connection with transit pass case in which there is on the West River, or would doubt that The object of my visit to Woo Chow Foo was has seen it will deny the immense traffic which large factories on both banks of the I was interested, and it may not be out of place daily steamers between Canton and Woo chow. river and met hundreds of junks deeply to give full particulars of it here to show the foo would find profitable employment, and it is laden with their products coming down, high-handed way in which the Chinese officials quite certain that the passenger traffic alone

creek by the latter way, however, is very narrow

at places, with sharp bends, and an immense

Tat

To the Canton Likin office."

a Brahmin's life-barefooted, barebeaded, almost naked, undergoing privations and sufferings | Thli matter has been fully laid before Mr. T. | almost Incredible. A worthy Imitator died Watters, the Acting Consul General at Canton, in Bombay but a year or two ago man but he appears to be powerless to either obtain who died in journalistic burgess, after wearing

for maintained. My object in visting Woo Chow

WAS

to

ад banour-

insult or injury. But there can be so earthly paragraph, advising moderation, The Jesuite question as to the propriety of the penultimate tandemcend the importance of that all along "Why should we scandalise them," (the Siamese) asks Loubère, and

re, das of Loyala's most sealous

= ?") Teach them firm a know,

Who shakes his head-George, 'or the

servant

"George.. I said George," he?" (Author dis).

"Oh! He abakes the servant's head, 'doesn't

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