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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 25,

TR three Japanese men-of-war Takaalik", Chiyoda and Matsushima were off the Tiktbar on the 14th inst

Miss Query--Why do you love the Japanese

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In all the war in which England has taken part, she has won 82 per cent. of the battles. AT & school examination the question was put to a youngster "What are sins of emission ?" and his startling reply was: "Sins that wo ought to commit and do not," ADMIRAL IRWIN and the officers of the United Slates Rigthip Lancaster gave a musical entertaiment and ball on board that vessel to the Yokohamia community on the 11th inst. which proved an unqualified success. YESTERDAY. Inspector Corcoran charged a cargo boat man at the Magistracy with bring in potension of seven chests of prepared opium, worth about & coo, stised off Wanchal on Saturday, without a valid peralt, contrary to the plum ordinance. The case was remanded until Saturday next,

Secretary O'BRIEN, and quits out of touch Ir is the intention of the directors of the Agra with the general community. We repeat Back, Ltd, to close their Shanghai branch that this is seriously to be regretted, as | shartly. Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON started work here with exceptional opportunities of doing ♣ great amount of permanent good to the colony and of winning universal popularity. 'He has lost his chance by a shifty policy which has caused a wide breach between

Berlin Blet-Dey brew good beer-und very the Government and the unofficial

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members of the Legislative Council, added to careless disregard of THE newest of American fads is for young whe

B STEAM PLANT.Of the latest and most public interests where he thought his men to present their husbands and sweet

bearts with plaster casts of thele hards and ba amour propre was likely to powerful type.

touched.. His offensively worded SUPERVISION. The whole process despatches to the Secretary of State ACCORDING to a telegram in the Japanese of manufacture le under the on the Official Salaries dispute and papers, a fatal fire to which seventeen lives were continuous supervision of his deplorable bungling In connection last, broke out in the Chicago Exposition of the qualified English Chemist

with the proposed Hongkong Commercial

ATER.-The Water used is absolutely

'pure.

The PRODUCT.-Will bear comparison with the Waters made by the most

moted makets in England.--

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co, LD,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT,"

... ESTABLISHED AD. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

OUR NEW FACTORY has been recently refitted with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved klod, and we are well able to compete in quality with the best English makers:

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The purest logredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the

manufacture throughout,

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"BOMBAY SODAS." We continue to supply large battles as hereto fore, Free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi- bary size.

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1893.

The weather horn this season has left Ittle THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s 'stramer Bombay left” Slogapore for this port at 6 a.m. to-dây." room for complaint. It la hot during the day, but in the evening and at early morn a deliciously Tax bones and muscles of the human body are cool breeze tends to make life plessant. capable of over 1,200 different movements.

At the Megistracy to-day, Me. H. J. Gedge (Johnson, Stokes, and Master) applied to the Licensing Justices, in special session, for a transfer of the "Stag Hotel" ilcence from W. Wateisto L. C. Alrey. There was no opposition, and the application was granted.

M159 Oldgirl (coyly); I had a strangs dream the other sight, M. Jones. I dreamed-only think that you and I were married and on ear wedding tour. You don't know how real it seemed Did you dream the same thing Mr. Jones (firmly): No, Miss Oldgil, I did not; in fact, I haven't had the nightmare for a good

many years.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, a. day dear to every Frenchman. The Gallic colony celebrated the event in proper style and Yokohama, cosmopolitan in the truest sense, aided them to the best of iis abllity. Nearly all the ships in the harbour were dressed. The Meanngeries Marlimen steamer Özur Walk ( mass of bunting while the American flgship Zancaster was a blast of color at every point The commercial community took a holiday and devoted their leisure time to decorating their hongs and homes. Any number of houses were "sively with flags and lanterns, but the mast con spicuous of I were the offices of the Messagerien Maritimes, the French Consulate, and the Grand Hotel.

and Industrial Exhibition are prominent | THE British despatch-boat Alacrity_arrived at Instances. The latter is our present text Hakodate on the gib instant, and the Imperieuse and It is specially chosen in view of the and six other Belilah men-of-war anived there outside the bar. The latter, however, has seni † sking, Capt. Galewonhy, had been taken off rfcolors at every sallest point; there were R

the following day. probable actions of a section of the community in the immediate future, but which need not be referred to in detail here.

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Tar band of the S.-L-1. wil, by kind permision of the Colonel and officers, play in the Public Gardens on Thursday evening next, commenc lng at 8.30 o'clock.

Tax unfortunate Gymkhana meeting, which was postponed from last Saturday until te morrow, has bad to be further postponed sine

is, on account of the rain,

in the manufacture of knives the division of labour has been carried to such an extent that

ona knife lu handled by yo different arilusi from the moment the blade is forged all the instrument is finished and smoothly wrapped up for market.

Berlin Vict—(At the Hotel)—Valter, Pasotat all bangry to-day and don't want a dinner. Vot you charge for soup und coffee?

Walter-Same price, Sir, no matter what your

take.

Berlin Blet-Ach Je Bring me everytings on der bill of fare.

Tux Linnet and Swift are the only two British gunboats really at Bangkok, the Pallas being Gifty man la reinforce the crews of the Zinus? and Swift. The Linnst evid only went up the river after the exchange of civilties between the French war vessels and the Paknam forts, THUS the Shanybal Mercury:-the dastardly LI Tactal, who distinguished himself in the sequel to the Sungpu massacre, is well known by name to the natives in Shanghai and for some time back bla picture, in official robes, button and all, with a long account in doggrel of some windle which be perpetrated here, appeared in the advertising columns of one of the local Chinese papers.

ANOTHER}rge seizure of tea, under the Registration of Trade Marks Ordinance, WAY made by Inspector Sta ton this afternoon, at th] fastance of the Kwong Mau Tal hong, which recently obtained an important copyiction for intringement of their "Hang Mee" chop. The present esse is in respect of their other tea agency, the "Yaen Sun; some 115 cases, each containing four $ boxes of tea, were seized at No 22, Praga West and now He is the police Bare. The owner is not yet declared, as the man who claims the property is not the man whose name up, cars on the warrant. A police court case will probably follow in a day or two.

of a vigation in the Szechuan zapids and gorge ACCORDING to Chungking accounts the dangers which have been embodied in an adage from time immemorial have been again fully Illustrated la

At the last named place the able manager let his imagination run loose, resulting in display which kept the bund crowded. It was reported in shipping circles some time since that the Indo-China Co's steamer Kom throughout the evening with admling natives. There were the cosigns of all nations, with the Hongkong-Manila line and sent North for thousand lanterns, each painted to represent a the express purpose of being sold to the Russians, Ang. In the evening Admiral Irwin, of the United Had such a sale been effected it would bave States Navy, gave a dinner at the Grand Hotel, been a good thing for the hapless shareholders and at the lube and smaller hotels there were of this unfortunate Company, s Keswicks numberless reunions in honour of the day. The specially destrued white elephant has proved band of the Lancaster gave a concert in theeves. anything but a financial success. As we observing at the Grand, in which they introduced all the however, that the Kowshing arrived at Nagasak new popular Paris music and wound up with the from Vindivostock on the roth inst, it would Marsellaise. This aroused the enthusiasm of appear either that the sale has not been effected

several young Frenchmen, who insisted not only of that negoitations are still under way.

upan singing the words of the famous song, but UNDER date rith last the Hankow corer-

also upon dancing to in a canean worthy of pondent of the Mercury writes :—1 hear upon

the old days of the Jardin Mabille. At midnight the fan and nolss were still on the increase. good authority that there is a disturbance in Southern Srechnen and that soldiers have been sent to put it down. There are no Kolac-bwei In Szechuen, as an organised body, but there are numerous belles of men, banded together fart mutual aid and protection, and who are known to be bad characters without exception. They are invariably pasished when caught, for they are chiefly composed of highway robbers, petr thieves, gamblers and loose characters, who live by their wits. As far as I can learn they have

ne connection with the Kaise hnelle that originated among the soldiers, who were engaged in suppressing the Taiping rebellion, but the Srschuen rabble would be a very numerous and dangerous class if once started.

THE AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE.

EXPEDITION.)"

Canton, July 24th. His Imperial and Royal Highness the Arch. duke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary all arrived safely in Canton yesterday. The streets of this city are rather narrow and tortuous' for a. man with such a string of tiles.

It will be remembered that his Excellency was reported to be greatly Impressed with the proposed Exhibition and its prospects of bringing tangible advantages to the colony. That this report was substantially true was evidenced by his publicly inviting the community to meet him at the City Hall on the 19th day of last month in order to discuss the matter. That this open Invitation would have been numerously and influentially responded to is beyond doubt, as the scheme was generally popular, and it was therefore a great disappointment when, almost at the eleventh hour, it was simply announced, without a single word of explanation, that the meeting would not be held. And in consequence the proposed local World's Fair ignominiously collapsed, Tar anniversary of the taking of the Bastille and once again was Hongkong the was celebrated in great style at Yokohama on laughingstock of the Far East, and the 14th inst. The day was observed as a Bank deservedly so. The entire blame for this Lancaster fired a salate in bonur of the orca

holiday and at noon the United States flagship lamentable failure is owing to the lon. A number of the houses on the Bund were Governor's extraordinary want of tact and brilliantly illuminated at night, the fil-color of his being Influenced by a stilted official c-orre being consnicuous. At the Grand Hotel Brahminism which is little less than the Band of the US.5. Lancaster, by the cour ridiculous, so completely is it out of touch tesy of Admiral Irwin, played for several boors with those whom he was sent to govern. It to the enjoyment of a large assemblage, appears that his Excellency's idea of a fr is stated that the students at the Tientsin public meeting to discuss a subject of filitary Academy were examined prior to the universal interest was to have a programme summer vacation, on the gik fast, by depuites cut and dried, with a series of resolutions appolated by the Viceroy L. Two days were to be proposed and seconded by persons cecapled to theoretical examinations, while on the third and last day the students were of his own selection, and carried without examined in battalion drill and other military discussion. If this is actually what was evolutions, with papers on mathematics. The the full amount allowed for Packages and

intended Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON would examiners made an enthusiastic report to the Empties when réceived in good condition.

have found himself vastly mistaken had Viceroy who was much pleased, and latends to Counterfall Order Books supplied free on he attempted to apply the closure; but grant appropriate rewards to the best cadeis an application.

at all events this was the rock which an encouragement to further efforts. brought the good ship to grief. His Wy learn from Kobe that, the old P. & Qliser Excellency wrote to Mr. THOMAS JACKSON, Zamorsi, which after a somewhat chequered chief manager of the Hongkong and career has Intely passed into the hands of Shanghai Bank, asking him to second a Japanese, will probably be employed in opming resolution to be proposed by the Hon. up's new trade between Japan and the Havillan Edwardi, at present in command The following is a List of Waters always kept E. R. BALIL10s, adding in somewhat slane Zambest, will shortly proceed to Resolu

peremptory terms that he also expected the of the Bank to contribute at least $25,000 retom will resume charge of the old steamer, to make preliminary arrangements add on his towards the Exhibition Guarantee Fund. Taking everything into consideration we shall Mr. JACKSON, as was naturally to be expect not be surprised to find that the Zambers in ed under all circumstances, declined to be again ander, the control and direction of her associated with the Hon. Mr. BELILIOS informer owner, Mr. Frank Up'on. the manner proposed; the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank THE community generally will be gratised to learn that the Services have in contemplation a refused to accede to what they considered simple and effective means of raising fands far to the P.W.D. boundary-stone, standing along boat, and goes overland to Chicago, and New thinly velled official coercion. And then the relief of the widows and orphans of the men the Governet, the genius who had so glibly lost in the Victoria. It will be in the form of a promised to play the part of St. George popular entertainment. Mr. George South and to the Hongkong dragon, took umbrage couple of kindred spirits have the matter in at what was the only possible reply to hand and in a few days will unfurl thele pro- his ill-judged demands, became childishly gramme. That the object in view will not only have the fall sympathy of everyone in the colony sulky and threw up the sponge. And but also the best practical support goes with

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BIRTHS.

On the 13th July, at Point Cottage, Cheloo, the wife of JAMES J. CLEMENTS, of a BOD.

On the rgb lastaat, at Magnolia Villas, the wife of A. M. A, EVANS, of a daughter.

On the rgth Instant, at Shanghal, the wife of

A. SAPHIUÉ, of a daughter,

DEATHS.

At st, Boone Road, Shanghai, on, the zoth

July, 1893, DANIEL JEROME MACGOWAN, H.D

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the great Commercial and Industrial out saying. Full particulars will appear later Exhibition which was to inaugurate a new JD,

era of prosperity for our hopelessly ruined WITH reference to the riot against a misionary colony collapsed like an empty windbag and some Chinese converts at Ichoufo, Shan- But does Governor Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON tang, news of which was published recently, for one moment dream that the Exhibition farther advices have now been received by the movement was utterly damned simply N C. Daily News stating that four of the meeting referred to hung fre? Not the representations of the missionary body at because he damned it, when the public rioters were arrested by the prefect of the city on Ichoufu. Two of the culprits were subsequently much! But of this more anon.

balled out by some of the gentry afer a short Incarceration, on promle of future good behaviour, while the other two were severely bambooed

and cangued at the place of the rat, The missionaries also complained to the prefect of the treatment they had been receiving at the hands of the roughs of the city and prefecture In general, but the prompt punishment meted ont good effect.

TELEGRAMS.

THE FRENCH BUDGET.

LONDON, July 14th. The French Chamber has voted the budget,

a native of Fall River, Mass U.S.A., aged 79 ▼ and the session is closed. The elections take the afficial in question apparently has had a

years.

The Honghang Lelegraph.

HONGKONO, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1893. GOVERNOR ROBINSON AND THE

EXHIBITION,

place on the twentieth of August.

THE QUEEN'S PRIZE. Sergeant Davis, of the First Welsh regiment, in the winner of the Queen's prian.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SOME youths shave up against the beard, while others shave down only.

FRANCE AND SIAM. Siam concedes the left bank of the Mekong liver but only south of latitude eighteen. She grees to the payment of the indemnity of three milion france bat proposes a special Commission It is never safe to confidently indulge in to assess the amount of damage, France refund rash promises, especially when absolutely ing any surpins Franco has expressed hos Ignorant of the task you are undertaking. | dissatisfaction with the reply. Governor Sir WILLIAM Rounds must The Freach Mialter will probably leave have that fact unpleasantly stamped on Bangkok on Wednesday, his mind in view of the present financial position of Hongkong andothis experiences during the past twelve months, Shortly after assuming the governorship of the colony his Excellency, with that light. heartedness which so often leads men to grief, publicly boasted that in all the colonies he had previously governed it had been his lot to find them in a financially bad state, but by his enlightened policy or specia exertions or something, he bad A BANGKOK paper speaks of the Laotian levies leff them all in a state of prosperity, and of the Siamese as being men offie physique, that would be the case with Hongkong: Considerable numbers of them have been drawn he found it in a very parlous condition, to the Capital. but would pull it out of the slough The Yapart Mail states that Mr. Jacob T. Fitt, of fi:ancial despond by the force of his own transcendent abilities. This was of Missouri, has been appointed U.S. Consul at Hankow, Nothing has yet been learned a big order to undertake, and it is a regarding the successors of Doctors Bedloe and matter for "serious regret that up to the Pales to the Amoy Consulate. present Governor Rantyson has given no indication whatever of possessing any THE band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry special qualifications likely to assist Hong-will play the following programme at the Officers' kang In its grievous trouble; in fact the Mest, Murray Barracks this, evening, com exact contrary is the case, as the self-mending at 8 o'clock constituted saviour of our bankrupt colony...."Midsight Review" har only shown himself to be a weak man

Rev. Thugg-What is philosophy? Berlin Blet-It is to delik gin venn you treat yourself and to order vise when some one elas treats you,

Orat.ARE

Amandas,

.....” La Vileda Regimes"......Denizetti,

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Selection rajastaritza

of adperficial attainments, a mere red-tape Balts from the incid"]) # Pair. Oyni memur official sutomaten in the hands of Mr. Pa

I see the Daily Friss says he will be back in Hongkong by Tuesday. Well, he won't. Hels enjoying himself very well here, as far as the

nearly a hundred and thirty passengers besides a recent accident where a ferry boat carrying (PROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WITH THE

a crew of twenty-four men went to the bottom, taking with it over slaety remons among whom were thirty-two candlater for the Licentiate examinations at Chungking. Another accident which happened the same day was, says our Shanghai morning contem orary, that of a boat canying several, thousand taels in sycet and over thirty men returning to Chungking from Chichlang, which struck about ten miles from the former clay the boat being split fo two. More than one-half of the passengers and crew were drowned lncluding the total loss of the silver. The charity institutions of Chungking declare that their stock of spare coffins has given out owing to the large number of drowned bodies brought to them by the life-saving stations along the river for burial at the public expense.

It was at Kowloon Peninsula (which, as the Attorney General says, is not an island.

though just sew it might be mistaken for a not very shallow part of the deep blue sea itself) A certain young man had gone over to Knutsford Terrace to see Her; but the rain which raineth every day was just pouring as heavy and watery a flood as "Granny's "leaders; and the terris courts were a hopeless swamp like the alleged brain of Ks the Mud-headed. So they stood on the verandah, and let it ralo.

"What does that mean?" she said, pointing in the middle of a pool. "K.I.L. 286-what does it stand for 7h

"Why, don't you know, dear?" he replied gently. (He didn't know himself, and wanted to think little.) It means 'Kowloon Inland Lake, 285 feet deep."

And her little brother, who had not been

observed until then, chioped in "No, it isn't;

means "kissing is lovely, 186 almes !}"

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MEESRS. WHERLOCK & Co's freight market report frined at Shanghal on the atet July, 1893 | says:—During the past fortnight no change has taken place in our Landon freight market, but for New York, presumably in view of no immediate opposition to the Conference lines, farther advance on our last quotations, big to be noted; cargo fox both ports has been more general, but shippers bave been much hampered La their transactions by the constant Accidations refused by the Korean-king, the offer in In exchange. Coastwise.-Everything remains as question had come over to Tientsin to consult dull as when we laat wrote, and now that the price with the Viceroy as to his further course of of produce up North has advanced, things look far action. from bright for the immediate fature, Naguski to Shaughat We have only heard of one settles meat and this we bellers is to fill contracts For London, vid Suez Canal:-With the depar tares noted below we have nothing on the berth except the mall steamers, but several vesels are circalated to arrive shortly from Japan, which will more than fi actual requirements, Fa New York The Baniomond left on 15th int, tak. ing hence a very satisfactory amount of cargo the Truser anired to-day from Japit, and clears on the 26th lost. she will be followed by the Argyli. Vid the Cape.-The Sintram has atmost completed her loading and leaves here In the course of a few days. The G. R. Skolfald, Creedmoor and John Currier Bib pow en the

weather will let him, and though he is rather prested for time he will cot be back to your part for a few days yet. Early on Wednesday morning-

The Korean trouble is over. It was either a tempestiu a teapot or a mare's nest discovered by some timid missionary. The naval officers of the men-of-war at Chemolpo, are exceed. ingly wrathful about this scare, as it bas interfered with wil their programmes 'the summer and autume. The American' and British men-of-war have been recalled and are now on their way to other posts. Mr. Heard,

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the Uelted States Minister to Korea, who was for the States, madder but a wiser man. The egregiously fooled to the matter, is about to leave next time a missionary detects an embryo riet in Seoul, he will probably be deported from the favored land where every gentleman wears three

(gth) be leaves for Macao in the Chin se revenne cruiser Churn Tino which brought him up here, as his own vessel draws too much water. Pro- bably he will leave Macao again on Thursdaya evening or Friday morning for Hongkong.

The Archduke goes about a good deal, but there is nothing much to record no great functions or events of any sort. · He

malotain.

gay bule kuwa who he is, but nobody cares, everybody knows and he prefers to pass as an ordinary mortal- and a very fine, well-cet, gentlemanly one bit. The Austrian man-of-wat Kaiserin Elizabeth is to take the royal party to Yokohama, leaving Hongkong in about a week, probably via Shanghal. Then af er about a month in Japan the Archduke and his ship part company; the former leaves Yokohama by Canadian Pacific Yorit, and thence to Austria vs England, calling on the Queen. The Kaiserin cannot follow the same route, unfortunately, and will have to retorn via Suez Canal, reaching home in November, some time before "the Dock."

FOROBAMA NOTES.

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(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT:)

Yokohama, 15th July, 1893- After a very pleasant run from Kobe the City of Rio was safely moored in Yokohama harbour a few minutes past 8 o'clock on Thursday night. A heavy rainstorm, which lasted several tants, prevented the usual rapid exodus of passengers deciding to pass not changed appreciably since sabore, and we were wise in cur generation in

another sight

hatz.

THE PAKNAM AFFA’R.

THE FRENCH STORY,

The Progrès de Saigon of July 15th says :— In defiance of the treaty walch authorises French ships of war to enter the Menam River, the Inconstant and the Comète were attacked last night, without any warning, by the forts st Pakham and six, vessels of the Siamese Navy, The French ships forced the passage and went right up to Bangkok in retaliation. The loss on the French side was two killed and three

wounded.

Article 15 of the Franco-Siamese Treaty of 15th August, 1856, says distinctly :—

French ships of war may enter the river and anchor at Pakham; but they must norify the Slamese authorities before going up to Bangkok, and must consult with them as to the selection of

berth where they may anchor."

The treaty thus gives a clear right to French warships to go up to Bangkok, with the single condition that the Siamese authoritles must first ba notified in order to arrange for berthing. The Slamere Government in this case bad been notified eight days previously,

In pursuance of the treacherous policy which led to the massacre of Inspector Grasgarin and 17 of his troops by the Laos subjects of Siam, air warships were secretly stationed at the entrance of the channel and without the slightest warning opened fire on our two boats, the Paksam forts also joining in the sitack, as wa were peaceably exercising our treaty richts.

This is a typical instance of that Asiatic duplicity which we have so often acea. But the object saught by these unscrupulous acoundrels was not attained! Our vessels had their orders, to enter the Menam, they performed their duty, and completed their allotted task. Only a few days ago the King of Slam wa reported to have declared that his kingdom's position was unassailable. His Majesty Chulalongkorn ought to recognise by this time that he was seriously mistaken.

Is is a singularly happy coincidence that this glorious triomph of French arms fell on the anniversary of our national fre

(Vive la France! Sapris:it Vivola Republique! - Marblen! Liberé, Egallé. Fraternlio, parlez vous Ballyhooley, boorooah!)

the follows line of tactics which she finds

We have it on the authority of the_N. C. Datly News that native reports from Tientsin stale that on the gth inst. there arrived at Taku two Japanese armoured cruisers of large size, cader the command of an Admi al hose Chinese name is Ta-wa. On the sime day over sweaty

Whenever Refidious Albion finds that her Tientsin, and seven or eight of the higher officers officers, Including the Admiral, went up to

own or her protégé.' interesis cónflict with ours, called upon the Viceroy Li Hung-chang. The visit was returned by the Viceroy who invited my last visit. A new feature which attracted at invariably successful. She sets to work actively the Japanese Admiral and his staff to a banquet tention, when coming ashore in the Grand Hotel disseminatiog alarmist reports, of a politely of extra magnificence, but the place was changed launch, was a largo ples that is being constructed, blood-curdling spiciness, with a brazen impudence from the usual banqueting ball in the Naval running out aconsiderable distance in the harbour born of the certain knowledge (after long Secretariat to the Dedicatory Hall of the late first from the Custom House landing place, for the experience) that the English press has more Marquis Tseng Kuo-lan, which on the other hand accommodation, I believe, of the wall steamers weight with the French public than anything- is the usual place where his Excellency banquets visiting the port. This appears to be a solid piece else, and that there is no danger of any of his Chinese zuects of distinction, such as Go- of work and no doubt is a step in the right direc- exaggeration being too stiff for the credulity vernors, Governor-General etc. As the Viceroytion, but considering the fact that vessels here the readers to swallow. That is why Britain was not feeling well at the time, he deputed Sheng are loaded and discharged with great facity by keeps a bold on all the malo channels of Informa Total of the Customs, and Mr. Dstring the the cargo-boat system, it is difficult to under tion, and why she establishes, wherever these Tientsin Commissioner of Customs, to take his stand by what means this undertaking can pus is a foreign government weak-minded enough place as hosts. This, however, was taken XX AÐ

sibly prove a financial success.

to allow it, a system of telegraphic agencies affront by the Japanese Naval officers and the The breakwater, designed by the late Major under her own control, to spread far and wide lavitation was declined The banquet to ques- General Falmer, R.E., looks remarkably like false telegrama manufactured to soft her policy, tion was to have taken place so the raih inst. a 'white elephant. This structure commences while she suppresses or mutilates all others. but the Japanese ships left the same day. It is | almost

directly opposite the canal adjoining

This dodge of our adversaries is well known, said that the Japanese Admiral had beas depated the Grand Hotel and sweeps round the harbour for it is always the same; and what says the In a semi-circle for about a mile. It has no French government in reply? Nothing 1 It to go to Korea to demand the opening of a few more ports to foreign commerce, which being yet been completed, and for the present work wraps threlf is a dignified and majestic silence, has been suspended. The wall is formed of It allows these most transparent lies to run their blocks of coment, and looks sold enough antil course, and makes no attempt to suppress them inspected at close quarters, when it is discovered by the publication of clear and authentic that either owing to had workmanship or the information. It exercises a rigid stolism, Inferior quality of the concrete it is unable to which might be set down to apathy; and main. TIGHTS 1", exclaimed that giddy young thing, stand uninjured the action of the waves. In talas Itself impervious to the criticisms, thus Lydia Thompson, recently to a newspaper-man many places there are-breaches in the wall and caused. British diplomacy succeeds-in-ls- who mentioned the subject to her, If anyone considerable portion has actually been washed nefarious cheming. has heard the question of tights discussed at away. The fatal mistake has been carried out Pobile oplatin is fed astray, and there is a length, I have. When I had my burlesque of making it far too low to be of any practical great stir the respectable Journale, in a desire company, all the papers had more or less to say use in heavy weather; as a matter of fact the to, defend the truth, reply at random, having about the scant attire worn by the members, sea washes right over it whenever there is half no such complete telegraphic service at hand, a.gate of lad. This, breakwater ought to and the result is a-confusion which makes Well, I cannot say that it did us any harm fancially, because many persons were anxious have been at least five feet higher and so solidly matters worse, and raises publie excitement to see if modesty had been outraged, and of constructed as to be able to stand all weathers and anxiety to fever-point. On every side the course, ibey saw artists to proper autre for the uninjured. If Yokohama should be visited by a Government attacked, and its officers de burlesque. Of late I have been frequently asked typhon during the summer, this expensive nounced; the Ministry is shaken and demoralised, about the tendency of stage dress in the future. monument of Japanese enterprise will in all yields to any pressure that may be opportuacly I do not think tights will ever become obsolete, probability be waikki kway,

brought to bear, and thus humflistes itself and, for so long as women are beautiful their forms

Trade at this post, as sistwhere in the East Infores the country, Then, when all is over, barth calling at Hongkong to fill up, and the will be admired in, silken tighis. Now and then just now, is dismally dull, and no great improve the lies of England are cleared op, the fictitious first named will in all probability be the next protest in heard agatost scant attire upon the raent can be looked for until some seletion has dangers vanish, and the public realises that it departure. Departares for London-stanshy stage, but it seems to hare no special effect. been found for the ellver, problem. Socially, has been duped. Oepach vid Foochow 5th, steamship Carmar. If a giri wishes she can dress in a way to excite Yokohama is the Sleepy Hollow of the Orient, thenshire vid Foochaw 7th, steamship Glenshial adverse comment, but that is not necessary, and is only kept alire by theever flowing stream vid Foschow 16th, steamship Malaca 18th, even in flash-colored tights. But there are of travelers from all parts of ide "anxious steamship Pembrokeshire 20th Inst. Departure certain limits that cannot be transgressed. I do to exploit the fabled attractions of Dal Nippon for New York: ateamabip. Beniëmond; vid not believe, for instance, I there should be Yacht racing is the popular sport here and Amay ib, Shanghal to London, pur ton a great revival of barle que, that the public Is keenly followed by a large number of for general cargo. 5os ten. Through from Ran would tolerate lights without trucks, although enthusiasts. At this season there are races ków 554.. Shanghai to New York 45e, fen and | I must say they have been worn bo'k at the two or three times a week, which are always general cargo: Quotations are Newchuang Galety, I fancy in Frankenstein," and at the to Swatow 14 cents per picul, somiasi New Opers Comique Is Joan of Arc." Burlesque, in chwang to Amey-15 cents per pical, suminal dader to be realy scart and chic, must not be Nagasaki to Shanghai go canta per ton. Settle handicapped with drapery. High-kicking, an a ment during the fortnight :--Bjorg, Hawegian form of entertainment, seems to be on the wane. steamer, 484 tons register, tan tripa, Nagasaki It is not necessally competent part of legit. to Shanghai, private terms. Discogigid vertel mate burlesque. it high-kicking were a fad of in ́port :=Frarman, Amariman barqui), 1,133 | course lèguinate burlesque would take it into toas register.

consideration and travesty it."

It has been the same in the Franco-Slamerė trouble. A tremendous scale was raised when Art ike French troops preceeded to peaceably occupy the lawful Franca territory on the banks of the Mekong ƒ then the capture of Captain Thoreux by the Siamese who made to cruste panic and the littl: affair at Samit Island. was magnified to colossal dimensions. The home closely contested and cause considerable excite government wired out to M. de Langasan, who, ment Ons of the principal supporters of the secure in his own empire of Cochin-Chins, con partless Is Me Edward Beart, for many eary siders himself answerable to more but Gedr like leading light of the Hongkong Yacht Club, the Kaiser Wilhelm II, and diedains to reply s who usually sets as judge had starter: 'I met so the false reports created by "Britain for her Mr. Heart yesterday and was glad to sow the own purposes stand unchailenged. One in old "sport," Albelt: silvered with, the honored reminded of the awial-looking but unsubstantial insignia of advancing year, locking so St and dragons which the Chinese soldiers parade in weil.

front of their army to scare the fat,