proved preferable to steel or iron as regards hoth strength and lightness, and their shape is that which, ter numerous experiments with screws of various shapes and kinita, was found | to glue the, most atfertory results. When the machine is completed the exhaust sleam will be condensed in an atmospheric condenser consisting of a great number of thin metsille tabes so disposed on the upper part of the frame ps to form a portion of the aeroplane. The main partion of the large expanse of balloontlik which will constitute the aeroplane will have an area of about 5,cop' square feet, set at ad angle with the horizontal of in 13, increasing at the back to 1 in 14, or nearly 6 deg.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1892.
of
SHAORSING.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
ground probably with fright more then from the bite. The rest of the lads knew it was'a snako, which they saw making its way from the foot of the tree at fast as it could, and all ran off to the family of the bitten boy to Inform thera what had happened, leaving the poor lad alone on the ground. His parents soon arrived and got a native surgeon famed for curing snake bites. am thankful to add the remedies applied proved effectual, and the lad la now well and running about again Weather-bere very hot the last few days sit la 9 in the room where I am now writing, and I find it dificult to keep the paper dry; yet this is not so bad, I fear, as it is with
a village or small town ful of men ex radidinary pallor, sunken cbests, and emaciated bodies, or rather one would say emaciated ribs, for there seemed to be no bodies. The people who were travelling along the road for pleasure as it were, that is to say not.ss beasts of burden canying heavy loads, mostly had with them a small box that a look at first for a new kind of Kodak, rather smaller and mere solid-looking than what one usually secs, It was their oplum pipe box. The children looked healthy, and even between Shidanoks and Nagoya in Japan the erros hardly seemed so plentiful, till we came to the great all district, with its thousands of bring wells and lolly departments, consequently he is sometimes some of my friends farther inland.Mercury.
Shashsing, August roll, Mandarins in office pre tem in Chins are some Imex placed is awkward and anxious positions; especially if their term of office embraces the seasons for collecting the land and grain tax. The magistrate is luclined to push things, and to make the best of his time; moreover, the permanency of his present position largely depends us the activity and the success he makes in the collection of the revenue driven to unreasonable and unjust measures in
Hotels
PEAK HOTEL.
THIS commodious and well appointed HOTEL, situated at a height of 1,aga feet above sea-level, having been Leased by the Proprietors of the VICTORIA HOTEL,” is NOW OPEN and will be run in conjunction with their HOTEL in Queen's Road, thus coabling them to offer special Indacements to Visitors and Residents.
The HOTEL, has been thoroughly Renovated,
Redecorated, and Refurnished.
A New and Handsome BAR has been opened an the Brsement, while a new BAR and BIL-
It will be baft. broad, hat there will also be two galiowa, fooking like English factory chimneyccomplishment of bla object. The farmers | wing, one on either side. (which will giva, where the was found on the spot balls the walls downers, on the other hand, take every Scort's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with | LIARD:ROOM have been erected on the mafu
total spread, from tip. to lip. of 110ft. At front and back, respectively, will be a beak and rudder, capable of adjustment at various inclina. tions to be decided by the steersman, so that they will serve to regulate the vertical move ments of the machine besides giving increased area. The borlinatal course will be controlled by the relative speeds of the two propellers,
With a supply of fuel, water, and a crew of three men, the wright of the machine will be from two to twoand a ball tone, but the inventor calculates that there will be sufficient support for shant frist tons more. From experiments made by him, he estimate that the lining capacity maybe this piston-speed of gooft, per minute, fourteen times the path of the screws,
and lights up the salt works. The other won der of the read is the hilalde cut lato a colossal head and shouders of Buddha just before Yonghelen. It is freshly gilt, that if does not look as antique as the Kinting Buddha with banging tufts of grass for eyebrows, and small shrubs for hair on the top of the head. But that nese Yurghsten has the most claims to beauty, and is in a sparkling wine of restoration.
- HANKOW,
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
and
involved sentences are in some places hard to
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CHINA coast meteoroloGICAL
REGISTER.
120d August, 1892.—At 4 pm.
~STATION
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Cape St. James.....
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23rd August. 1892-At to m
STATION,
Healthy-
+
Weather.
wivantage they can of the maglairate's pre lem Hypophosphites is the mest valuable remedy position, and so delay till the last minute the
Wasting Diseases of Children, Chronic Cought, payment of their taxes. One does not know or Consumption. Scrofuls, Gentral Dabilly, whether to plty or to blame them for this, seeing and Bronchitis that has ever been produced. It the farmers know very well that a change of is very palatable; it is very fattening and office in the midst of such inx-gathering wrengthening. It will ease at once the most scasou means an extra squeeze on the part of violent cough and will give both comfort and the new respers. Li Langia's proclamation strength to the sufferer. It possesses the Before me, as I write, stands a spray of the on the subject professes to be "decisive" and cambleed virtues of these popular remedies in scarlet disgon-boat flower, also plate of he pretends to be firm and stiplate of purpose, their fullest formt. Any Chemist can supply it. tomatoes. We had lychees for luncheon, also and offers an alternative-pay or punish. S. Wation & Co. Liralfod) pants in very sweet little apples, excellently stewed. There ment." The Halen's secretary has Indulged in lengkong and China, Adel
aryle of Went in his notification untulled to are pears and peaches and grapes to be bad. cars, sweet potatoes, yams, rice, French beans, Plums are just over. Sugareme and Indian the apprehension of the countryman, and kla And this makes me think that LI cucumbers, are amongst the local products of a translate.
to Bourish,
Lau-via alms
at those land- ore particularly at region, where everything seems excepting only man, though whether it is the lords er gentlemen-farmers, who are proprietors choitras is still as bad here as in Chengking that of Large estates, hut who live and do burless in causes the sickly looks of the people, or the the cy, He snys: "The calamity which a oplum pipe, or the stenches, if is impossible for country greatly fears to a deficiency in the the passing traveller to ascertain. It is quite a revenue from silver and grain," and is exceed much as he can do to survive the last as sampledingly anxious that the two terms-Shang-mang lo the 5th moon, and Hsla-mang in the roik in Chinese inns on the main roads.-N. C.
moon, when the taxes are collected and com- Daily News.
picted, may be able to show such an abuudioco Tokis As to fully meet the current local expenses us feel well as the exigencies of the Imperial Exchequer. fac
The law in severe on those who oppose the Asplet payment of any fall into arrears of taxos; meg of fuse wana Hackey, August 13thülle are degraded. The common people are It is warm, and the thermometer during the heavily fined and punished. In lavestigating day ranges fumm 95 to 103 degrees, and the and racalating the arrears due both last term and this, after much time spent therein, I have nights are not much cooler.
nothing wherein to exalt. We therefore issue bli final proclamation presuming there may be sure in places both distant and near who have rot thoroughly realised their obligations, to pay the imperial taxes imposed by law upon them, at the proper time. Again, I have been in person to the principal receiving centres Inthe country districts, and have sent officers and constables ord have extimined the legame of these dres wild districts; all which facts are on official record. But out of sympathy, I have flattered myself that our people and land proprietors wil surely bring in their dues. Yet now NO STO alieady in the second decade of the sixth meon; and according to the annual custom therefore Virtan prevailing, that, at the end of the 6th moon clear and fall statement of the receipt of anid taxes be laid before his Excellency the Pro. He hon vincial Treasurer of Chekiang. Now, as few daysCK are left to complete the term, and as the figures Cape St. James... now are I can show ne improvement in the receipt of tax-revenue. Surely it is not abst the farmers and tenants have not yet, paid up their rents to the landlords, which causes the latter to Feld back their rates and dues. Presuming thiramidity of ab saturated with malam belag Fotic dare they flatter themselves that arrentsof impérial taxes may go on for-ever ? so, they greatly deceive themselves, and make themecives and their words both hateful and injurious. Apart from these nerders have waing from the which required with greatest urgency, Provincial Treasurer past haste enjoining flying speed in the getting in the fall complemeat, and an no secount is delay in this to be tolerated. We laxúc, theo, this final proclamation, trusting that all who are charged with duties and taxes. will at once comply, and pay up and make clean sweep of back tears, and you my people, who eat the produce and live on the soll, who contribute but little from the smallness of your extates, yet stir up the bever feelings within you and clear off old and new debts and dalies and with one stroke before the end of this sixth muony and hencefonh purine, your respective callings in peace, freed from the claims of the law, and from the fear of its officers. But no further delay will be tolerated. Do not put me to the test, you will surely be summoned and dealt with in strict accordance with the law, if you dare do so.!!
the collective path of the two propellers i 1,000lb, the tots! Ilting effort would be 14.000lb. For the present, however, this is only calcula- Hon. The machine has not yet braved the tests of a trial, end to actual behaviour when set to work must be more or less a matter for conjector. So far, its locomotive powers alone have been tried. The machine was erected on a wooden trolley, which has angel wheels resting_on_e_railway track, and Mr. Maxim has had shout seven hundred yards of a single track laid across the adjacent field. With steam up and the engines working, the whole. machine, has been propelled along the trick? simply by the post of the screws against the surrounding atmosphere, at high speeds, wache Ing on are occasion, we were informed, max- mum veincity of sixty miles per hour. Taklog into consideration the frieiton of the railway
The steamer Kisling arrived here at daylight .compared with that of merely passing through the air, this result noints to tbo attainment, on the roth instant, and anchored for twenty, should the machine acts the inventor hoper, four hours off the Custom House: As ho proper of speeds far in excess of anything possible ineriargements had been made in regard to discharging her cargo, however, on the follow our present modes of Iscomotion.
Mr. Maxim a very confident as to the ultimate Ing day be commenced to discharge her cargo -success-of-his-flying machine. But for the late. hosts, and on the 13th, after a number of present he does not faretail any great revelation 'elegrams bad been sent and trceived to and In locomation to be effected by the employment from Shanghal, she went alongside the godown to age the tromediale
into what head of the C. M. S. N. Co.'s hulks, where the use it will be par to in case it does succeed 1" Onshed discharging. There seems to have been misunderstanding of same kind between-the To this I would rerly, Certainly not for carry- Ing freight, and not, for a considerable time at agent in Shanghai and the agent here as to least, for carrying passengers 1" But, he con guarasite of export. She left on the 13th tinued, "I first great ust will be for military to pan. In hallist for Shanghal. It is to purposes. It will at once berrine an engine be hoped that better arrangements will be war, not only to reconnoltre the enemy's made in regard to the inling at your port, position, as bas been al empted with the so-called as there is very little doubt that she will get dirigible ballcons, but also for carrying and plenty of cargo, from the Chinese, her wharf dropping into the enemy's line and country being close to the city, but if Mr. H. Schlichting, the agent here, has his hands tied as to larga bombe charged with high explosives. If Y can site from the coast of France, anil through discharging the steamer, and in regard to the air neress the Channel, and drop half a ton engaging a proper staff, it is impossible for bim to compete with arber companies, and to work of nitroglycerine, upon an English city, I en
of the vessel as he could the local an angements o révolution is the world. It can be done, ay surO as fate, did not enter upon the work until do.
The heal is so great that the men belonging to I was convinced that the idea was practical,"
the British man-of-war Linnet are sent on shore to drill. On Wednesday last, while about twenty five men and officers were at deill on the race course, from 7 to 8 am, one of the blue jackers Was overcome with the heat, and when the dili was concluded and the party were waiting to embark at the Consular steps another was taken No doubt this was caused by the beat, and going on shore to drill on an empty stomach.
Some of the residents who were unable to sleep last Wednesday on :ccount of the heat, and were endeavouring to get a breath of air on the Bead, were somewhat startled at seeing several of the Zinner's boats quickly lowered and manned and a party landed with a long chain and grapnel, is charge of an officer, who made a bolt and quickly disappeared leto the elty. These were shortly siter followed by party" of marines fally armed who also disappeared into the city. I fearat on their return_at_a_.m. that they had been, over a mile into the native city to help to put out & Bre, but after having traversed number of SHOW Breets they returned from their fruitless errand unable to find the fire. The U. S. gun-vessel Petrel, I am is- formed, on observing the flames sent mes senger on shore, but finding It was not in the settlement rook no further notice of it. If a well known that the prezent Taotel of Hankow has been very particular to notifying the Con-
payment
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Barometer falling slight. Graduate slight for south-aut winds, Weather dewurm and showery. (fasued at tage mm)
Barometer reduced to level of the Ben in Inchise, toutkur anal kundredths. Temperature in the shada la dagine, Ta
Humidity in percentage of, estiu@cioný,... (he.
of the wad to two pointa, gan Force of the wind 'sana ding ta Best Sexes of the wanthe, & Tins they, ¿Detached cloudaya Deinblog rain, Tax & Goosey, A Han,} Lotning #Oreo, Pandag shows, a’Squidy, y Rain, a Buon, Thunder, Vily, w Dew w}, ]=al_la_lachas, Gantha má kanceđeni,
W. DOZENGE..
Hongkong Observatory, 23rd August, 1842.
Humidity
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Ox tro
Temperaturgas913=gmt) Dction of wind......... For Weatherp
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day 4 p.m.
At to 6.M.
On date 14.08.
0.30
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IN WESTERN SZECHUAN,
KIATINO, July soth. · On our way to Om! Shan we bave been delayed bere three days by torrents of rain and the Impossibility of getting across the Ya river. To-day, as it seemed better after a pouring night, we sent our headman to enquire, but he brought back word the ferry was sealed Later one saw roofs of houses, a drowned dog, etc, floating down the river, and were told that if it did not leave off mining the antborities were going to onder the people to kill, no more park or other we take life. But we hope to get away before that order comes into force, for even our thermometers are thickly coated with hive mould, whilst our dog's remonstrating growls, as he turos aver and over, sell of a legion of ficks. All this in the best inn's best room-indicates without saying, that the smells are trying, and that we shall be glad to get to the fresher air of the great sacred mountain of Omi beauti- fully started though Kiating with fine trees and green gastens occupying much of the space within its walls, and exquisite views of the mountains, and the three sivers that meet here, together with tree-elvd islands, red sandstone headlands, lovely pavilions, old square pagodas, not to speak of the gigirdle Buddha, said to be 300 ft. high. There are' caves ioo.. One we aols and residents that in the event of riots or sordid le disposition, so ladifferent to the claima | -THE DIVIDEND of 7 PIR CENT. per Share
August 1gth,
"Lynch-law" in n very mild form in often carried out in bisa to the great advantage of all parties concerned; Indeed one can scarcely call it Lynch.law, seeing the populace, does not with to act independently of the magistrates But these latter are so hard to appranch, so
of
@bsuxious individus, or the outrageous conduct
It is
Highest open air temperature tu iba azadinimu mm. Lowost open air tempexture un ike ennå..............................................75
W. Donice. Hongkong Observatory, 23rd August, 1892.
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,
› NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
itself scandallaed by the presence of seme 1897, declared at Monday's Ordinary, Half. of some vile wretch in lis raidst, wil, fa part at Yearly Meeting, will be Payable at the premises feast, take the law into fis own hands and fir 30 NOKONG. AND SHANGHAI BARKING CORPORATION, on and after TUESDAY, the from being "lolqulicus and brutalizing, as and to be in the civilized countries of Europe 3 Instant, and Shareholders are requested to apply for DIYMEND WARRANTS at the Com and America, and where it
may properly be called "the surping with unballowed hands, Pay's Office, No. 14, Fraya Central.
By Order of the Board of Directors. the most sacred of truste committed to a State," it is as carded out to Chiana wholesome deterrent, and operates beneficiaty on the whols community. Defenceless idlate, orphan children, and domestic slaves, and others, find in this united action of a neighbourhood, a defence and protection from the greater outrages and cruchles that would otherwise be inflicted on theri.
all carefully chiselled out of the living rock, enter the city, as he could not be responsible for Over 6ft. high with secesses for sleeping, for their safely.
When the new Folice Statler was built beams cupboards quite
I doorways in which there evidently were were placed in the clock tower for bells, but the most ingeniously constructed doors, which bells have never been placed there. It would allowed the air to come in and yet could be well for our Municipal Council to take this And is band at once and get a serviceable fie-bell not be opened from the outside. ever against these remembrances of an axed as soon as possible, then it would not only otherwise forgottah age, there is one of the last be useful as a fire signal, but serve also as developments of these modern days, a station of prrentive to our British naval people going on the China Inland Mission, with, as to often now
C.M.S.N. Co.'s steamer Kuling left here happens, a member of the last addition to wwd-goose chaser. Church Missionary Society attached to it for pur- on Friday night foxded with wrecking gear of poses of study and economyt Mr. Horsburgh's sil Hinds, besides tons of wooden sheres, party seems to be expected to live upon £40 a launching-ways, and carpenters' gear. The year, and to have an ideal before is that is to be Europeans on beard, including Capt. Ferile,
A case bas just occurred baze, not far from accomplished at 70 a year. But this last they were Mr, Black and a staff of engineers, &c., are not sure yet to quito practical People, who from the Old Rock in Shangbat together with the Frefect's Yamén, exemplifying the whole know, say it could be done at Tatsienia. And 200 carpenters, copiles and skilled artisans, some principle adyscated above. The proprie In general trees of a tendirinking establishment took to her Tet:1 people, who think missionarios come out to Capt. Falle goes to lock after the The Kuling son a wife, an orphan girl of 13 years, he had Chica
B for what they get, try summer regimen in connection with the labour of pork and chicken by way of mast, Calness was berily alter followed by the L. C. steamer lost both her parents when quite an lofant, She son is an idle sugar, that bax to be washed before it can be Changwe, loaded very deeply. This favourits is now only 15 years old, The used, local blus-groen salf, and all those steamer left for Iching, but le addition to 200 worthless scamp the mother, instead of correct other delicacles that are to be got for 40 passengers she had nearly 200 mere coelles Ing berson, wreaks all her wrath on the poor * year where carrings from Shanghai with aprels and picks, there belog no room daughter-in-law, beating her unmercifully, and about thrice as expensive as from England for them on the Kuling, Among the saloon demanding unreasonable and imposible service to Shanghai And let those who think it is passengers is the agent of the C.M.S.N. Co, at her hands; frequently keeping her without undertaken from a love of travel and adventure who wil visit the Klangtung, and return again food, and the conveniences and necessaries of life. try four years' confinement in any Chinese city in the Clawgws. The Changwe took a quantity Theneighbours saw this crselly perpetrated daily of their acquaintance. The two young men who of stores, fic and will remain close to the on this helpless orphan, and there was no friend
D. GILLIES,
Secretary, Hongkong, 23rd August, 180s,
1842
"WINDSOR HOTEL, (in Connaught Buildings), QUEEN'S ROAD; HONGKONG, THE 'Private Hotel heretofore carried on in 1 WINDSOR HOUSE has now bee removed to more commodious and magnificent premises in CONNAUGHT HOUSE, the Finest Residential Apartments in the East,
Calsine under European management. Each Bedroom has its own Bath-rom, Hot
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floor
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AR OSBORNE begs to remind the Public
been made for the comfort and conveolence "of
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Intimations.
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OF BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAMPION OF THE CHINA STATION,
will give LESSONS la the ART OF SELF DEFENCE
to Gentlemen at their own housen or at bis Rooms, 133, Wanchat Road, 'FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. For terms apply at this Office. Hongbong, 3rd August, 1892----
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SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAIL-MAKE~S.
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VIEW* occupies the best situation on the THE BOTTOMS OF IRON SHIPS. Shau-kl-wan Road, commands an excellent view |~ HARTHANK'S GREY PAINT, specialty (^antis of the Harbour, and is always open to the cool breezes from the Southward. Steam-launches factured for costing the laside of STEEL SHIPS.
SPECIALLY SELECTED can at any time come alongside the jetty adjoin- EXTRA PRIME PORK and BEEF la Entrels. ing the spacious lawn.
The Cuisine is unrivalled in Hongkong, and
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Hengtong, and May, 1802
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BRITISH CONCESSION, CANTON, THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL, admirably situated within a few minutes, walk of the 'River Steamer Wharves,' is now open to recèlve Visitors.
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Entimations.
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YARD, WANCHAL OREGON FINE SPARS and LUMBER
on Hand.
Hongkong, zath Tume, 188.
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For Sale.
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THE SCHOONER
“MONTIARA,”' AB SHE NOW LIES IN YAU-MA-TI BAY. Length mammu....75 faster
Depth of hald... Registered Tennage
75 ↑ top%
(Owing to recent alterations the currying. capacity of the Montlara has been increased to about 120 tons dead weight.)
The Montiara was baût in Singapore, is most ́solidly constricted of teak throughout, with tenn- wood frames, has recently beca thorngaly overhauled under experienced European superin. tendence, and is now in excellent condition. She is very fast saler and a most suitable vessel for the "Canton kerosene trade, or would make a first-class lighter jet
For Particulam as to Price, de, apply to
R. FRASER BUITIL
6, Pedder's Hi, "Hongkong, 17th May, 1892
FOR SALE.
THE ENGINES AND BOILER OF THE CHINESE GUNBOAT "CHOP CHEUNG,”. AU THEY LE AT ABERDEEN DOCKS,
T
started the China Inland Mission hero four years' ], Klangtung for an hour or more, The Klangiung | to speak a word for the poor girl. But four days Apply at the Office, No. 37, 3rd Floor 18.43 1.5 Undersigned have this' day, been Cylinders 20) and 37o dia..., with a stroke of 26,"
ago aid silli bere. The people seem to like them is ashore very badly, some soo, miles above ago this vile woman'started at early dawn to best, and continued to do so at short intervals, until near! or respect them, judging by the way they treated from Hankow,
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Hongkong, 23rd August, 1802
California,
ur as we walked about with them. And never The Viceroy here has galte a number of tugs 12 at noon this miserable inoffensive child, whose
THEY LEAD THEM ALL, before has a woman to Europeas dress walked and steam-launches, and it would be well to body was all brolsen, swooned. The neighbours would stand it no longer The whole ward is through the strets of Kinilag. Only in one place draw his blatiles, of his craft day and night. scandalised," "Come and put an end to this i
attention to the entirely useless and
'THE CELEBRATED 2 thay rudely painted is cross on a flight of steps, fancying we would be unable to walk back over They whistle when there is no occasion to do so, They gathered togelber, and they dragged this
CALIFORNIA WINES, it. When the missionaries first came here the and, nor satisfied with giving short blasts, they grean out of the house, and gave her a good people fancied they would steal thefs chlidren blow blasts that last for several minutes, unth beating after which they were about to drag from the well-known Vineyards of Messrs. lad do all manner of dreadful things, so they used it becomes-quite, unbearable, especially in this her to the Yamen, when she cried aloud most KOHLER AND VAM BERGEN, San Francison, Loopla rose on to their children's clothes het weather when people on shore and on the pileously not to be taken there, and made the and JULIAN P. SMCTS (Olivina) Livermore, thinking these Christians would not darn to touch steamers are trying to get few hours' sleep most earnest promises. "I will never beat them. There is a Roman Catholic station Hers | There is a khas launch, that is supplied with a daughter-in-law again. Forgive me ibis
sires
that carries the palm, and if that boat had 11 never beats ha giri again. And she added, also of course, and one of the Fathers, there says when he first came to Szechuan iwenty-eight the wishes that have been plied upon it by its Should this ever happen again, I will put my years ago about's per cent., certainly not more victims it would have been tank and blown into self and all that I have at the disposal of the Cimates that a quarter of the population de There is a talk of the Swift coming back to have the desired effect, de But this is the very lowert estimate we have yet again at the end of August, heard, and must, one wild think, be under the Tun ten season is drawing to a close, but tav He seems to think the people here are Messrs. Butterfeld, & Beire's sinamers still Killing themselves as fast as they can. Certainly continue to carry away large quantilen anything sickler looking than the population wo The Akasi, from Japan, with 3,500 tons of er centered during the claven days land journey coal for the Russian hangs, has come and rode from Chungking here I hope sever to see. In again, and and of her two pilots, Mr. Popp, takes some places was positively, startling, way the Russian gunbosi Mandfour about the the moss fyrnis plenty all round, and then I syth or tóthe lantaat, Mercury,
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Sir ROBERT RAWLINSON, CB, C.E., Chief London, says Sanitary Engines, Local Government Board,
It is the best Disinfectant în use *
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Bank Buildings, Hongkong, 10th June, 1888,
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK
than, 3 per cent, smoked opium" He now len thousand atoms many hundreds of times, elders of the ward" 1trust this castigation will } Codeignments of BARTLETT SPRINGA UMMAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER-*
Another boy has bens bitten by a poisonous snake. A lad 14 years of age went with some other lads hunting for the night cricket," which maken as unpleasant noise at night as the cicada or scissors.grinder does in the day faced 1 believe it is a species of this clary el lascct. The boys were just about to climb s tree for this purpose, when one of them suddenly A cried out, and foalag cobsclosanány fell to the
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HE Engines of the Chepchenng were constructed by Mesars, Ingles & Gum of Wanchal, and are of the Compound Inverted Cylinder Direct Acting Surface Condensing type, The Crank Shaft is 61 dia. at the Crack pin zad y dia. at the Journals. The H.P. Platon Rod is 3" and the LP. 31" dia. The Piston and Connecting Rod bolts are a dia, Aft Pump 181" dia. by 13 stroke, Single Acting Circulating Pump 8" dia. by 19" stroke, and Double Acting
each) s dla by have been very little used and Feed and Bilge Patop (one eac
are in thoroughly good order, MTRSKER The Boiler is of the Horisontal Mairitubular type, with three Furnaces and Vertical Dame on top. Its dia. is roft. 2" by gft. ro" long, external mediatements Formicas a day Dome, din. It is in fairly good condition, living dia: by aft, high s Tubes, 184 in sumber by
recently undergone considerable; repairi," "and would last in active service for over five years,
The Engines and Boiler can be Inspected on application to the Superintendent at Aberdeen Docks
* For further particulars, apply to y
MAZZOR. FRASER-SMITH,
Hongkong, syth May, rigs,”
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