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The Couarkant to. Astrabad to protects Russian au1) era still remain there apparently uth thì Shih ann anh,

The British Barque Rome, bound from Dom- bay to Hall, has been wrecked off Algoa Bay. All the crew were drowned.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

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worth of repairs, has been re-moored pansite the new office near Messrs, Jardine, Matheson

& Cats bulk.

Nomore fires to report at prevent-Changkat Mercury."

NANKING.

I fear the creditor will come off "second best.". A district magistrato in China has to cat bitter- ness sometimes, as the natives.call It-Indeed he has. He makes great and many "querxest is true, but he has to suffer for it sooner or later. -

thommands are found who strive madly to attain the office.

A telegram is and to have just come from Peking, from the former Prefect, Wu Ta-jén, bidding his family, whom he left behind here whilst he want to have en Audience in the capital, to remore into the Yamba, We

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Newspaper ren have many privileges, in, the 1. soon after lowering it, and when money is a drug and in iba Pari-mutne! at me care-the-of such an occurrence÷as:that: jest mentioned swindle and the poor man's awful denih, but the he does not violate. Justice and distort the truth. .

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Singapore correspondent whose simplicity and only 40 millions are sterling deposits; we between raw and when the question is put to ages, which in this region are seldom a mile i premises and grew to be on the most familiaribit the slaughter of salmais. Rafn han

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Nanking, August 25th, Some time ago I told you that two men had been struck by lightning. Ose of these had just his return to reoccupy this office. If he would sok a load of straw to the Rev. D. W. Nichols do things honestly and trathisily we would not and had given him short weight. We cannot care for tile anti-Foreign tendencies for he hus exactly trace the connecilon between this petty perfect right to "low Foreigners as he likes if

anti-Foreign officials. But fair-play de not in Chinese are confident that the filter was reiri-Give as falt play, then no honest man teed fear bulan.

Amusing stevies are told by the natives about them. And you can't put it in to thers till they some of their great men, Chang Chih-tang. are thoroughly regenerated; “revolutionised." Viceroy of the He provinces, is said to have. Large companies of farmers and even wealthy citizens of this city have recently petliloned their been originally a monkey, which w great pet of his("hang) father. The old man respective district authorities asking them to once had a monkey, is tius, which lived on

now come, and the citizms and farmers and terras with its master At the time of the officials may again go at their slaughtering, and present Viceroy's birth, this monkey asp. sin against and provoke thele gods to wrath atenu

pleasure.—Skongkat Mercury. prared, so everybody said its spirit had, by transmigration, taken up its abode in the new barn infant. It is said the Viceroy's appearance and babits correspond with this account of his origin. He is thin and plain-icoking and not over careful in the matter of personal clean. Ilness. He rarely abaven his head, seldom

off before making charge. He can endure staying up night after night transacting publle business without showing signs of fatigue. He knows the story about himself very well and considers it no dishonour to have such a history, His name Chih-ture," meaning of the cave," is supposed to refer to some way to the monkey,

on the subject and they all, told me the sime story without variation —Shanghai Mercury.

etc., the intemperate Prales of a sip of ■. dividend ander the circomatraces, and Eme | The bearers of the ."blus and aliver." «lthough venient center, at which all'imaginable wane Kathét, and almost elines his garments to fall

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So for. I have seen Talisman,

In itself drier én old resident from making the Jewwe this undivided,' and 'ake as instead Vagrant's will take a lot of giving off. Mr. pecullaifiles, 'In a neighbouring crunty there I have questioned several intelligent Chinamen

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pradore, which is found finally to amount to put in an appearance in the very early morning, the spot where these lines are written.. A salt, $200,000. If there was no carelessness in a'clock, are Rovalist and his wable compan merchant had been to a market, "and was Hongking to account for this, there was at least look, Bold Heart. Au Revoir, Rival, Enthusiast, returning with cash to the value of about fan much confidence i › this old serv'int, who was etc., and report has it that they have all sum ten thousand dollars.,, when he was stopped known to he gambling heavily. As to the other mered well. The Leviathan wable has been re by two men, iled on, and his money lames, they are misfortunes for which no one feduced to about a dozen-Hero,Zephyr.Hollyhock, load. The merchant's-donkey was left He romled "aff, "eath robber- having heavy really in blatte. The Bank has made in Large Mighty, Liebtning, Thunderhelt Primes, managed to work himself foose and called A TAIKOO MAn in searcH OF A profits in the past by the very various and free- Curiosly, Hoberrollem, and

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handed business; and if it can come out of a Taking these ponies is a bunch I can hardly for help, but was threatened by the men, who time of such disastrous calamity sil round as the that the result of the vacation is satisfactory; were semed. As salt-merchants are regarded The following in taken from the Kobt Herald. mesent, with tim cicltal intact and a reverre of they arem to have a ifred appearance, shout as enemies of the buman race, as one would We decline all responsibility, and libel actions $3.305,00, it will have fully fustified its course. them, and do not relish ihele morning exercits number had apperat in sight, so that the high camlog our way will be switched off to the 41 per cent, an depots in London so

A to the propriety of resuming. the rate of as they should do. Her is decidedly on the

mall side, and Lightning and Z-pher, 1st and we got off with perfect impunity. It is not North-

will have safe for a well-dressed man to travel alone upon the to "hrace considerably

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an unfrequented road, and many who have heard pursuit of notion which knows peliher in Lombard Street, we are not so sure ; but

next balance sheet will answer the question repent their performances the former is opening nor closing hour, bat Were Not AWATE antil receipt of accend missive after sons Meanwhile Mr. Davies remarks on this paint decidedly under suspicion an the 1te der refuse to go anywhere if it is possible to avoid ft. months' interval thrust the mates on carare, is it has no doubt her sero, a little self- not seem to have got back to his old form the The only effective check upon such proceedings appears to be theorganisation of "village leagues," aftentio, that combined with many other contradictory. As to the propriety of making rest of the string though looking "fine" will no

with such a thorough co-operation among them. would be the position of the Bank in London Impregnable doubt train on as the weather gets confert selves, that when any village is attacked by responsibilities and sights there are, or were one to listen to those who would impose on there can be no question. It is a little surprising the moment, the veteran Hailyback seems to

thieves the person who detects them raises the one, the joys and the terrible avaleties of a to farm that of the deposits held by the Bank, have the most "breezy style of ening.

Great changes, however, will take nivealam, the whole village turning out, heating matrimonial

*rency. Yet this is praclarly what amounting to some 14 millions sterling or more,

drams &c, so as to arouse also the neighbourleg confitence are amply borne out by the few should hardly have thought that India and them in November, and I hope that, with others, villag stipulation he deems it wise to make, would the Far East bad deposits in ibla one Bank Mr. Sagne's wable will makes good bid for apart. When all the villages in a wide circle to the extent of between 9 and to millions the classic events, which at weant et me

are aroused, the escape of robbers is next to have the Editor of the Koda Herald undertake, We can well make allowance, for the desire of sterling. It to very antisfactory to find that or less at the mercy of fr, Buzer, who holds Impossible. But such an amount of union as younger man vialting this country from time to these sterling depasis or so worked that very strong hand indeed for pretty well all dig this implies is not easily secured, and, even time in one or other of the numerous steary-

neither a rige nor Fill in the dallar exchange en tances, for in addition to the unbesten Revalist in many of the districts most plundered, such sbips now trading between Japan and other injore er benefit us (the Bank) to any appreciable and these trained with him, we must pot forget "leagues have not been formed.

There are only two months of the year in countries, "in marry a Japanese girl-hom 12 extent." The only point of importance remain- Horie Grand and Royalty, who are both in fine

which the people do not hold large fairs, at con ing to be noticed is the question, of the payment condition and looking as well as they ever did. t 19 years of age, good tempered,"

of all customers may be supplied. The excep we think the directors came to the right decision, they did not fill the hill" lass meeting, only tons are the sixth month, when the roads are alone sufficteg prepare one for freth and nerel evidence of instution; but howistrer The Bank's caroling power, has not been being credited with the rangestion, hier generally impassable, and the first, which is willing one visy be so help bis fellows, it is materially diminished by its losses, and is to renter a better account of themselves in devoted to rent and recreation. In any given really too much to expect one to abtal one (a) actually made in the half-year some $720,000. November. Japanese gh willing to mere) by advertising, while the r dividend only requiren sewe Merry Thought, Vagrant, Pinteacher, all district, there is a constant succesiion of these It would not have had Taking in the girls of cartillas for the time Jarge gatherings (4), at which it is not uncom however "willing to pow" "the applicant for ones fro

year, and if the Southern "Jck" in the sulmon for as many as ten thousand persons to be servires may be. The reservation made would reelable effect on the Bank's position to

Each district has its own an mee day that well known Musk of congregated. and it would attempt. Consequently the young Eng'shakhs from the reserv

a broken-down temple, the geds of which have man-gather young man of Singapore just have been a calamity in numbers of shop Ring on to date has shown prominently in the cone to forall, fair......by trade, earning helders, whan living depends on their realvine training, halvt rends and being represented been stolen for the brass which they contained. But a great fair is annually held there, one of its -$85 onthi, who wishes to marry a Japanese their dividends realy Wring in May fat, by the half-milers Orange Peel and Filps, the

features being what is called a "poor man's we pointed out that the ewing power of the Hack-staker Gulding Star, Kotanjammer, and pitltrom 13 in 15 years of age," must be—we'l mugr he satisfied ith our point blank refusal to hark bail not been impaired, and ther it would the keptover Brutan D'or, xil the picture of market" (ch'ïung han-shi), at which there is a

"(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) At the end of the then current half-year show a health and with cours shining like "the-great-display of second-band clothing, which the comply *with his request.

Shaobsing, 27th August, 1891. fally eficient profit anking to pay the were that bloom in the Spine Tra-la-laws wish to dispose of. This has nothing to dividend. It has done so, and the dividend is Guiding Strand Krzimmer have dane do with the sales of pawnshop clothing so com

mon in the cities, but is a mere spontancOUR OUT- A proclamation has just been issued by the Cape St..... we bold, rightly maid. Confi enes is a diff-ch most rice la themselves during the retess: burst of eccentricity on the part of the people in Kwel-ki Hsien here, warning the people of that thing to get back, when it is once lest ; and if the former seems to have grown somewhat, the Bank had passed its dividend, white main and if his heart has only increased in that region, for elsewhere such a fair does not villainous class of wretches called incendiailes.. 'taining a really handsome reserve land, it would the same rate we may yet be able in appear to be known. At Techou and at another A great fire has just occurred at Ling-pa-a large have struck a sledil blew at its own credit, ell him a race horse, but that his name will ever point on the Canal higher up, there are annual market town, not far from here, when 200 kies were burnt down, and much property destroyed. and grievously Injured its shareholders. The figure in history we very much donht. In fairs held from the beginning of the 12th mean Bink has twice before been through worse addition to the shove mentioned, My, Ring has to the 15th day, at which there in great display It I suspected that foul play is at the bottom of crises than the prezent, and with care it will bent half a dozen-gifs in training, fine big of foreign goods, expecially woollens, sold at x L La denunces these scoundrels, whe recover from the prevent one as it has from the ponies and likely twinics. There i hope to cheaper rate than at other times. This is called set fire to houses in no mestured terms, and refer to later on. The ocean pret hourd. the fair of the grain-fleet, and is one of the pro-repeat: op in and anal that no mercy will b previous ones.

ducts of the vicious system of grain-txes, About shown to either rader or accomplice, and he "Truanio, luận bis old farm and with a wer course is well nigh certain to claim the Judge's four hundred vessels are annuilly curl-red in explains the law for the benefit of all-uch, tall Angle attention, hut on hard ground he is hardly a safe transporting the Shantung grade-toxin Tang- Ing them, th, the law treate nil wildai net- investment and although he di romp home for chew, and upon their return these vessels bring line fie to houses, and 'o'her dwellings, 34 The Criterions inst meeting heating Hero, as fian large invoices of roods from Tientsin which are treats piracy and highway robbery, ni mk

1.1 the fairs fa this month. It is not unlikely na distinction btween lever and sccomplice, but Per Megtagadta. Maritimes steamer syduck-pour-cxcried alle wo must not 5 1 from Marille, August 7hTa Yok hami forget that the the unbesten skewbald was lay that by some arrangement with the natiye customs they are both summarily to bedeute will tr Mr. S. Kora. To Shanghal: Mr. Ledue. To from being fif. Of the smaller fry I have noticed these vessels are able to offer their goods at a oftated. Those who me not direely involved, yet much less expense than ordinary merchants, pretend to go to the rescue while all the ilme Bas, that "rgue of the deepest, dre" who Hengkang Mr. G. Stade

instead of improving under the gentle treatment Smuggling has la China always hera held to be a they are rabbing, the penalty for their crime t

prerogative of government vessels. It is one degree heavier than that 1-l doren fw.robs distinction he has had.seem to have developed mere tempt noteworthy and significant fact in regard to by with violence, and there i The evergreen Nolemont as usual has turned these large falis that, while some of them are drawn between the leader and accomplice In the picture of robust health, and ek before o-ems to be fall oftherty." Black Leaf has sever held at times rightly fixed and never varied, such cases. Recently some less villatos in the most of them are wholly uncertain as to time. dead of tight, have been setting fire to peoples gained his griffin farm, and I very much dub There is no method of adverilsing the exact date dwellings and then, waiting till the fire had got if he ever will. Discourt has not summered

at which a fair will begin, other than by little held, suddenly appearing on the scene shoating.. "wis-ly, but too-well." and I am sorry for his

the cxelted and helpless vieting, yet all the time robbing and plundering right and left. Their plans are well fald, for they know before" || plentiful, and the readlest and minst retired road. hard where money and valuables are the most for conveying them away. Let such execrable, villains be caught, and of a truth your magistrate

Sir Edwin and his enterie of fellow thinkers may we find they have quite a good deal to answer fnt. The highly piched pralies of the sahmissive, winsome, bedt nt do-whatever you *- like-with listę dears peculiar to this sunny clime are evidently bearing fruit, and if some of our enterprising and nove scrupulous friends would only make n bold move and establish a matrimonial agency with some high-sounding title rendering i'impassibir to misunderstand the Location of its Head Office and recruiting ground, what a harvest might be reaped t-And what in ters ing victure the subject presents | Troops “oftair maidens, •anging anywhere from 12 to 19 fining the flat. bre dy on clito board such and such steamer, there to he ranged in Ime na the upper deck fo, the enterprising advertiser's Chicofthereford

aprifcants. That to basicus, Mr. Thid of trading for Taikoo Sugar Ref ery" hinult apply to some other journal, than the Herald, to some more enlightenet jumal, say rate in touch with the infatuated potionall's well-known views.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANK MENTING.

The followin on the above subject appears as an editorial in the North Chiva Daily News of Augu 31. We publish it without comment - li wud not he difficult to find points open ka

criticism in the able address of the Chairman of

the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to the share bolders at the naif-yearly meeting on the 26th. ulime, and it is to be again regretted that the shareholders should always be a tonguestled at these meetings, and should altogether refr: from asking ny questions. The impression- dit. exists-ihat at the meetings the 'less said the beiter" is, we

con. vinerd, eironemus and unworthy; the position of the Back so strong that it could not be injured by such

questions as shareholders would like to bove aurwered Before considering Mr. Davies' address, it will be useful to compare the balance sheets on the arst December and solib June last, at least so far as regards the principal items:-

Liabilities. Den. 31, 1891. June 30, 'gs Paid-up Capital.....$10,000,000 $1,600,000 Restive Fund......... 300,000 6,100,000

Assets.

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Per Mesageries Maritimesstermer Saghallen, from Marg-lles, August 11t.To Yokohama: Mr. On'dzuka, Mr. Shimpel Nambu, Mr. S. N.

Okibs,

Per Mesangeries Maritimes steamer Coleda-

Ries, from Marseilles, September 4h-To Shanghai: Mr. Range. To Hongkong: Mr.

M. Borel.

SHKORSING.

J. van Vitium, Mr. F. Egérman, Mr. and Mrs. | sporting owners; it will dot' awprise me I then slips of paper put up in public places, and firm 1 fire and making a great ado"in helping

Per Mean-geries Maritimes peamer' Ozes. from Marseille, September 18th-To Shanghal Mr. and Ms. Frank Smith and child, Mr. H. Bell, Mr. MacLoad

big chestnut ta nhent from the list of attentese notices are often very misleading. Owing to causes which do not seem very obvious, the next meeting Kobold and his enthusiastic owner Chinese are conflantly altering the time of their are both "coming on the letter. I hear, will shortly take hisdepasture for Cantón. Mo'a the contiguous and important once, to the great the order of two sometimes inverting pity. Bos, Brylland Blaster, have all the

bewilderment and confusion of those who with appearance of provitice their owner with fur fr

to attend them, A large fair beld about twelve thele money. Of last year's anberription griffins I care that Kanor, Deprey, Hafs Off, miles from here has sometimes been postponed | Chinnewa, Bovine, and Galopin, have all hen kept or six out of twenty-five, which is decided

"Ter_Mexrageries Marlilmes steamer. Natal from Marseilles, October and Ta Shanghai i Mrs. and Misses Rechheister. Me and Mrs. Weatherstone, Miss Weatherstone, Mra, de Buyl. Fer Messageries Maritimes steamer Parra, from Merrilles, October 30th.-To Hongkongly not a Mr. and Mrs. Ackroyd.

Per P. & O. steamer Morita, from London, August 5th-To Hongkong: Lient. R. C. Ruck Keene. To Manila: Mr. Phillips.

Per P & O. steamer Britannia. from London, August 19th-To Shanghst: Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Chanmang, Mes, McKee, Mr. Turner. Frem Brindisi, To Hongkong : Mr. and Mrs. He Tong.

Per P.&.0. steamer Carthage, from Landan, September 1st.-To Yokohama: Miss Lerab. T Shanghai: Mits Cumber, Mrs. Macfarlane, Mies Smith, Miss Macey. Mr. Maron, Dr. Breaner, Mrs. Fritchard, From Brindisi. To Hongkong: Mr. V. Deacon.

Nutes in circulation... &$4,718 66698 Deposit...............114031,037 100,561,866 Bills payable........ 16.011.606 14.280 508 Preft and Loss A/C. ... Gr9,375

763 590 $29 658 845 $17,351.507 தகாண்4 4.748,311 1,658,-81. Blls discountert, &c... 56,682,137 54.4.306 Ellia receivable................... 996,341 63,861,505

The Profit and Lors accounts it is not neces Per E.&O. steamer Victoria, fram London,

Cash Investments

Per F. & O. steamer Thames, from London, September 8th-To Yokohama: Lady Mabel | Fitzgerald, Lady Nasta Fitzgerald.

Mary to get out. The dividend for the second September 16lb-To Shangbai: Mr. Fkvare,

ahad record.

We wre plan to notice that our gealai Clerk af the Course is wall to the fire with his advertices ment for subscription griffins for this meeting and trust his scheme will again meet with the sme success, for in these hard times without subscription grifins many of those fond of gulet bit of racing would have to stand down. As yet the news from the Worth with regard to the quantity and quality of the griffins to arrive every meagre, hat it is hoped that sufficient big animale will perive to meet requirements, and that if the subscription list fils those bought may stand overmore ground and he bigger-hored than the last lot were, as we then have a chance of using them between the shafts or in the country

As regards the kept over griffins there are

some very promising recmlts for "Malden" hone ours, but it is tan carly yet to repart nga them Since, writing the forgoing I have fut head

that Bold Heari hot a severe attack of celie on

-hall-of-893-w+9-£1-100-per- share, and no pro-Mins Ekvate. Mr. Burrell, Mr and Mrs Bage-Saturday night, and is all in a bad this vision was made for Contingent account. For and two children. To'Hongkong: Mrs. Pereebols is very severe blow to the blue and white To Mantas Mr. J. M. Krines, as he would be a very string faverite the first half of 1891 the dividend is 41 per and two children.

for the Leger should anything happen to the Bexitle. share, and there is set aside to Contingent

crack Royalt="Daybreak" in N. C: Dally account, to meet losses, a sum of 8-124,232

News. Of this sum three millions are taken from the reserve fund, reducing that fand to $3.300.000, or 33 per cent, on the Back's paid up capital Presining therefore that this reserve fund is fattet, and that the goodwill of the Bank is worth ca per cent, the luteinsic valve of the shares is 83 per cent, premium, agalast 109 per cent. At which we valued them, when writing on the subject in May Ja

It would be possible to argue that no such samu na three million dollars ought to bed heen

“Per P. & 0, steamer Ocrana, from- London, September 30th.To Shanghai: Miss A Lawrence. To Hongkongs Mr. and Mrs. Bottomley and child, Mes. Alford and -two- children, Mm. Dalrymple, Miss Young, Mr. T T. Wright,

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Per P. & O. steamer. Sutlej, from Lordon October 6th-To Yokakunst Miss Anderco, Miss Vigets. To Hongkong: Mr and Mrs.

Richardson,

NOTES FROM WESTERN SHAN-

TUNG.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) · It is a chromon observation in regard to Chine, that whenever the crops are bad the constry is ikely to be disturbed." A very slight devilen from the normal standard of good craps hrings So much misery to so many people that they are progford and clothing. As the avenges open to extrvordinary effort to this direction are few, Aud-ate for the most pirt.site-dy crowded, there is little left for the mass of the very destitate to do but to surve of seal.

required from the Reserve fund, if the whole / October 6tb;-To. Shanghai; Mr, F. G. Cocky. I faecest to resort to some extraordinary masni i

srath had been told by the chairman at the two previous meetings of the Bank, because the whole of this sun can hardly have been lost in the last half year. On the and of August, 1891, Mr. J. Moses staled that the directors had heen obliged to withdraw $1.290 901 from the reserve fund, and he added: "At the same time I would mention that your directors have deemed it best to face the insken at bace kod have made a clean sweep of everthing in the shape of bad or doubtful debie.” At the meriing on the syth of Februrry last the same gentleman anuopnced that after stinking large provision

Per P. & O. stosmer,Arcadia kem London,

To Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. Sendeman, Miss E. Clarke, Miss J. Clarke, Miss Bushell, Miss Fletcher,

Per P.&O. steamer Rome, from London, Oriober 18th-Yokohamar Mrs. Kirkes Shingh Dr. and Mrs., Hart, Dr. Walton, Miss Harris, Miss M. Harris Miss Thornborough, Dr. Gillison. To Hongkong: Mrs. A. B. Johnson and three children, Rev. G. Williams, Miss Carling, Miss Farslow.

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to this way three times, and no one exactly knows when it will begin. The loss to merchants by such uncertainties a very serious.-W. C. Dally News,

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shall not find the leat mercy at his handı. Maeover, an ample reward will be given to the person or persons who will seize and bring la

lawless conviction any of these scoundrels."

The Chinese seem to make a great fuss about the escape of a prisoner, whilst they, think nothing of a bribo to purchase his liberty. I ་་” suppose it is a bribe is given in uecret, and a mock trial can be gone through, whilst a pri- toner escaping from prison is known to all, and he may turn up any day in the most awkward Hongkong Observatory, 7th September, 1892. manner beaginable to a Chinese official A young man killed his uncle, wax pat ip prison, and after the usual tidal was condemned to death. Shortly before the tire fixed for his execution the youth made good bis escape. The Shan

in Halen, T'ang-Lau-ya, has searched high and. low for this mang and even his two sons sre ali to have joined in the search with some soldiers and runners. It is said the prisoner is THE Undersigned has received Instructions hidden amongst the rocky hills of Tsing-yülog Our pretty ltlo chuich hay, thanks to the Haing in the prefecture of Chi-cbow, lo a most Church Committeer been repaired and done up inaccessible peak in the vicinity of Tang

Silan. both inside and out, seats re-airanged and the uze

It is also said that the

the 9th day of September, 1892, at 1.30 PM,” comfort of all worshippers seen to admirably higher authorities at Habgehow have three

at No. 6. GA

GAGE STREET. Asthe Rev. Mr.Ingils bas returned from his visit times-notified-Chuh-palopenly-that-Shan-HANDSOME DRAWING DINING AND to Japan, we hope from next Sunday out to have yin Helen was vacant, and waiting for regular Church of England services.

officer. But, on account of this prisoner's capable Last week whllo white-washing the cable of escape, the first thing the new Halen would bare the gunboat Linned the sampon in which two he to capture of this youth, Ta'ng Laura the blue-jackets were standing suddenly sheered off, present incumbent, who is really a worth man, causing one man to fall overboard with blaas Chinese officials go has had his button taken bucket of whitewash. The ship's cutter was away, and is ordered to

to ga himself, if possible Inckily at hand and rescued him from what for letting him escape, and the new magistrate of this: Young criminal. He is degraded might have been a watery grave,

The sick men from the fire are, tam glad to fears degradation if he fails to capture him. And say, getting on well, and if the Swift (as if we hear that a private despetch has been sent expected) relleves the Lianet early next month, from the Fatal at Hangchow to the Chu-fa or the only man left beblad of the Linnefs ship's Preftet at Cb'U-chew to the Prefect of Kie-hw* company wil he the poor young fellow with the also enjoining a thorough search. Why all this damaged ankle. He is, however, getting on ado over the loss of an insignificant prisoner? well, and we hops will soon be able to resume e la not that they are so suxious about the jest his duties. It is a pleasure to know he has been administration of the law in the case. It must be that from of old, the pensity of being degraded rated as able seaman since the accident.

passengers outward on the from office is in separably attached to it and this Arengut, the Ngonkin were Mirs, and Min Gardner of the traditional and legal disgrace haunts officialdon Brisah Consulate, and Leut. Col Elllater in China ke the nightmara Bengal Lancers, who is touring round China and Japan on furlough, and at present is on his way to see the sight of Peking,

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at the past, The direct and hoped that Rustlas Minister at Peking and Sheng Teotal,able prospect of escaping altogether or with a river captala, is negotiating to take the burat without fall by,' a certain date. The debtor

ttle too sanguine theb,

BEDROOM FURNITURE, MIRRORS, #

́ ́PICTURES, PIANO, ETC. MOSTLY OF MARINBURK MAKE, -

-Consisting of÷ VELVET COVERED, DRAWING ROOM SUITE.

SADDLEBAG SOFA and EASY CHAIRS, CENTRE TABLE

BLACKWOOD MARBLE TOP ROUND

ORNAMENTS and PICTURES. CARPET and RUGS,

EXTENSION DINING TABLE. SIDE.

DINNER, DESERT and TEA SETS, GLASS BOARD with GLASS BACK, WHATNOT and PLATEDWARE, MOROCCO-COVERED DINING ROOM SUITE.

DOUBLE IRON BEDSTEAD, AMERICAN- ^ MADE BEDSTEAD, VELVET COVERED. BEDROOM SUITES, DOUBLE and SINGLE WARDROBES with GLASS DOORS, MAR BLE-TOP

BUREAUS with. GLASSES, MARBLE-TOP LADY'S ESCRITOIRES, and WASHSTANDS.

One IRON FRAMED COTTAGE PIANO, by Hopkins, London,

One SINGER'S SEWING MACHINE and STAND.

Bay

Catalogues will be issued and the whole to be on vice on and after Thursday, the 8th fast.

TERMS OF SALE.—As customary.

J, M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer, Hongkong, 7th September, 1892, j

NOTICE.

1903

This district megistrate,

is most T'angelau-yà There are many districts in northern China, wheremerearlessorganised robbery is there.ular

unfortunate to his present lacombency. An evil star seems to follow him. He blundered in the winter employment of a proportion of the popula tion so large, as to cause those regions to be

The W. Coret de Vriss brought up on Tues- matter of the Kiang-si delegates i, a prisoner avolded by all who are able to take their choles day, 30th August, Professor and Mrs. Anderson, make his escape, and clades the strictest search of routes of travel. Much depends upon the

who would have had much pleasure in giving after him 1 and now a highly respectable man the magistrate temper of the man who happens to be the stap ralectalsment in the famosa Yantare dies under his hand. Not that the district magistrate. If he has the reputa kiang Hotel but, unluckily, it is no more. Silll, has personally or even judicially inflicted say for bad and doubtful deb's, they were able News was received in Shaeghal yesterday, than of being one who does not follow the ments are likely to be made for us to have severa & Large distiller and wine merchant, at a large through the kindness of some tesidents, arrange punishment in this last case. It appears_thất cases of theft with that wgour which to pay a dividend of £1 105, and did mok says the N. G. Dally News of Sept, rat, that the need take anything from the reserve, Shme

đựng thin, called Tang-pu, advanced a loan of six holders, however, will not want to look new Telegraph Convention between Russia and gravity of the offence appeare to demand, very Jelly evenings with the accomplished market town, about to English miles from

look China wilen binds us down to a $7 per word all the rogues in the surrounding districts will magician

I fear on good, Authority that a very popular thousand dollars to a friend, to be paid up ave been rate for ten years has been signed by the flock to his territory, because they have a reason

light

punishment in case they should be taken. out hotel and have it rebuilt as a hotel, store having failed to pay at the time. fixed the thing in gong de salut being this, and is now only selling the approval of Whole gangy of marauders are said to travel and large concert-room. Every one I have creditor alter walling some day at grace, hand- they did. Shareholde's will, any Hong-chang and the Trungli This commend the step which the directors have approval will be given unless the other Ferelge altrict magistrates, and the pong people are idea, and is there is supposed to be a very large Tang Laude deblas should fast be to abru, as a kind of appendage of particular spoken to about it speaks very highly of the ed him over to the authorities of Shan-yin. taken now. "We must hold firmly," says Mr. Ministers and the Chambers of Commerce, &c, diaries magia that particular official is capital at the back of the party concerned, there decided that the debtor should fit be made to Davies, "to the policy of fully providing for make at once a vigorous protest, and there is no everything bad and doubtful immediately and time to be lost.

retained at his post, lu Instances of is every reason to expect it will in this case turn, pay gae half the debt of $1,000, and that he was

success. without any delays so long xa this course is

which we have person the people aut if

on the end of this. 7th moon, followed, and uu attempt it made to sprend out

The Thu In the winter months are obliged to have ore The Skast has no longer the services of the to be kept in ward till the money was forthcom 1031es aver some indefinite period, thus long

member of the family sit up all night with a second officer, Mr. Jordan having received order or August 23rd. Os August 15th the man was musta Bank's position be one of absolute

Hight, which it is hoped may discourge the to tom to Shanghal as the Company have suddenly seized with some illness and died. On strength, and its balance sheet = sure guide to

thieves from an attack. But when there is a decided to run the best with only one deck the 26th his friends and fellow townsmen, to shareholders and depositers alkp. It launders

thorough organisation of the thieves this plan offer besides the commander. Upon her the number of nearly a hundred, presented read tast the directors have now laily and

fails to work, as in a certain village where a artifal at Hankow this time the Shast was tipped themselves before Tang Layin' hody, and fully faced the situation, and the remarks in the

number of watchmon who were occupying, in oder to allow her propellers to be examined clamoured about the death of their friend, re bone financial pap.ts on their action can only

building, were beset by a force of robbers auch and attended to, and as she is now loading for monstrating in the most urgent manner with the confirm them in the rectitude of their course, the Bally, we shall no doubt see once more larger in number, and all will armed. The Iching I presume she is all right again and injucky, official, and demanding from him Mr. Join Waller is well know, and irizte any well known faces for although the greatchmeid got dare stir ent of the house read to break the record

then went and petitioned the Prefeet, alleging 1 above LUDGE Will be keid in PREZREC SOME HALL, Zetland Street, TOMORROW, the. provision that be has recommended has been division commenced operations on the rgth which had been cooked for the guardians of the sechs to remain pretty stationary data that as their friend was neither, weakly man made to the full, b

Instant, and, we should say, speaking * off the town, then proceeded to rob as they chose, taking Meters, Gresyes & Co, have moved into their pot had any ailment when brought to prison, he 8th lusty at 5.30 p.in. precisely. Visiting Bres We can hardly be entirely entladed with Mr book," that there are already at least Bity poules esto to post a guard over the watchmen, Not pewoices nearer the middle of the Band, and must have been polairly deall with. The ethren are nerdially invited. Davies' explanation of the loss by the late comel en jas Cossos in sugulas anarcise." The Best 10 long since a spibery loom pinon, within a inie of 1 the pontoon; Maving undergone over Tis. 1,009 i ja now waiting for adjuigglion by the Prefect, Hongkong, 7th September, 1891-

SHANGHAI RACING GOSSIP.

Shanghal, August zgib, 1892. With the neat approach of the tat of Septem- ber, the attendance at the rails and the numbers of pontes on the Course each morning lacicases, and on Thursday next, the official opening of

DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED,

HAVE This Day' heen appolated SECRE

TARY to the above, Company

By Order of the Based,

W. HUTTON POTTS,

Secretary, Hongkong, 7th September, 1992.

DILIGENTIA

LODGE

OF INSTRUCTION:

· factory in dranif, so. «ee that "every singiá "courne la not opened until thu Ist, the metly while the iblaves "came and ate up the mes! The watermark to-day is 19 feet o fachoatiafactory, xétisment of the whole effalsoTHORA THE FIRST. REGULAR, MEETING of the

1904