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ADELAIDE, August 9ib. The Legislative Council han carried an amend- ment to the Public Salaries Bill, reducing the salaries of member of Parliament by to per

долот.

LONDON, August 9th.

It is stated that Russia la preparing to take an active part la the struggle between Chlas and Japan, and that an overpowerlag force is now

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1894.

miles as one nood wish to travel over. Fairly banen seat Tientsin, it is sowed with salt near the other end and no one would travel for the scenery. Silil, be li known, it is very useful and vary convenient indeed for one who wishes to pick up a steamer at the mouth of the river. Halt a dollar for a first-class seat is not dear, and if the cars are not exactly Fallman's yet they are clean and next and not uncomfortable. Bat

Latin and Greek; hat gowi, ya see, sir, gowf requires a held.”

A

In London there is an association of "Gospel Cyclists. They spend the Saturday balf-hollday to excursions to lowna near the city, where they

When it hold open-air Gospel meetings,

comes in costly loys the latest prevent to the boy King of Spain may be said to cap the climax. It is nothing less than an infant regiment comprising 400 warlars, ranging in age from five to eight years.

route and will shortly bè disembarked in Korean Jena Ada first-class passengers ire Faræ avies in Young Tom Morris had just plonship presented to the city of Paris the bronze group

territory,

The situation is causing great excitement. Russia recently notified Japan that unless the 1tter immediately withdrew her troops from Kores pending negotiations Russia would be

compelled to take an active part in the quarrel, i where the thrifty Chluaman with blafreight touch of sadness in bli volce..."Eh 'what a

Joseph Puilter, of the New York World, has of Washington and Lafayette, by Barthold, which, under the title "Foundare of American Independence," was exhibited at the World's

Fair.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

renowned old golfer was no fubued with the game he loved, and played so well, that every. thing in life was gauged by the one standard. Hearing that the wife of a friend had just had an addition to her family, he asked, "Is it a gowler That was before the days of ladies' golf.

Another Instance occurred about the year 1876. achieved the great distinction of having won the terris indeed. They are mostly paper passenger. It is amusing to see the ticket collector come for the third time in succession, and had been around. Passes of all bues and colours to warmly congratulated on his success by a group profusion, but tickets, paid for, are conspicaons of

walked away, old G

who, though still a fite by their sheence. Not so in the ascond-class, les standing about the end hole. As he

player, was past bis prime, exclaimed, with of this or that is la strong fores. And the

fature that young town has before him in receipts of one kind and another are not to be

* well-known feature on 'Lang Willie was despised. Froft, au's, vegetables, con; and all sorts of things come up to town, and doubiless in the St. Andrews Kaks, dering the second quarter and some way on foto the third. The Chancellor of the Exchequer promises to das time more and more will exports and imports | of this centollered that his originat any !

way up lato

lato countries It was generally move along the iron way scarce visited as yet by merchants or their rate on one side of the family-was higher than

ble agents; district where valuable com

occasion of Louis Kossuth's Filt to St. practically worthless owing to want of carriage, the Prition, as ble manners certainly were. On But that will soon be modified and the local Andrews, Wille expressed a strong desire to be market become much larger. Leaving

present at the public dinner which was to be for Borthward the } for

reaches Hsokochunog,

ticket to the Batlle who was in charge of the Thesehat

Foodbow... arrangements. The warthy man, full of the

tatal importance of his office, curtly refused the sying to Willie that it was "no

Great Beltals announces her determination to maintain a strict neutrality, and has leszed a warning to all British shipowners to refrain from lending aid to either side.

introduce a Payment of Members BI11 during

next session.

NORTHERN NOTES.

}

e commodities are

and

REGISTER.

23rd August, 1894.–At 4 p.m.

GRATUIN.

bec

who considered it the best means of 'safety, the until the trade country is flat and anven to the lion of the day, and appiled for Maga

Chungking, were sent down on the evening of andulating. More trees also appear and the appkes of him to be at the dinner. "No

At the suggestion of the United States Caner), Captain and those of the crew of the Japanese burke Tenkto Maru, who did not escape by the the 4lb inst, on board a Customs launch to the Tungchow. The Captain was given two bun dred Mexican dollars by the Customs Total to procure passages 10)

10 Japan f

for himself and crew. This act of courtesy and kindness was made known by the US. Consul, to Mr. Komura, Chargé d'Affaires for Japan.

miles from Tangku. Here there begins a change In the scenery and the country beglas to be waves become more marked till the stacks of the mines come late view and there are veritable bills up which one may climb, and which are pleasant indeed after the dreary flat.

banks

of

After this one begins to get fairly among the hills and the line runs through cutttugs and on

right

to Lanchow, which is among ор On Wednesday evening a Japanese photo really picturesque hills. True, there are not grapher named latern Salk!, who had been in many trees, but the hills are very good to the eye the Interior and was ignorant of the war, war for all that, and in the green spring time se apprehended on bis arrival at Tientsin. After lovely. There is an air of greater comfort about an examination by the Customs Total he was the villages sise. The houses are turned over to the protection of the United mnd, but trimly bullt of stone, and banger States Consul, who kept him over night, and rounded roofs instead of the pecailer form bian under the care of the U.S. Marshal to supposed to be a survival of the days of tents. scat Taku, with funds and ticket to Shanghai A good deal of fruit is grown in this country and on bis way to Japan. It is believed that with the sell is very fertile. The line as far as it is Sathi disappears the last Japanese subject in fall working order stops here and trains cannot having legitimate business Tientsin.

run on till the long bridge over the Lanho sbali An addres

sent to the British be finished. bas been, sent to Consul at Tientsin urging him to represent to his Excellency the British Minister at Peking the necessity of having on additional protection

the

time of for the Settlement during present excitement amongst the Chinese. The address has been very largely signed. We made the same sugestion a fortnight ago and we bellave official communications have already been made to the British Ado iral on the Station on the subjec. The French gunboat Lion arrived at the bar on Thursd y.

now that "d

The Lanho is a simple inoffensive stream for perhaps ten month of the year. For some time, and perhaps three or four times, during the other two it is& roaring torrent over a mile in width

polats.

beasy rains in the hills The at with nothing to prevent the water from running down almost as fast as it falls, tears dowa through the valleys bea

at some

trees torn up

bearing hoge by the roots. It boils by, sweeping out the bottom the river to a depth of some thirty feet and

zain lé subsides leaves the bottom of the river again fall of stones and sand. This is what has caused the delay in building the great bridge. It is no small undertaking the place plers at such a depth. Nesting can be done, of course, while the river in in Bood and the heavy massive stone plers go down to below the gravel. Practically they are all few months more the great dour now, and in hundred-feet girders will be in position and the two thussand five hundred feat of bridging complete. Then trains will run clear through to Shanbalkon.

where

A telegram from London on the 3rd current which we

we publish is the lastest Intelligence states that "Russis and England desire to act in complete accord in regard to diplomatic action for settling the conflict between China and lapan." This hews, if true, ac

, and there is every reason to belleve it to be so, is e seral-official Still more so perhaps is the statement made at St. Petersburg, that if their efforts fall Russia is determined never to allow to take even partisi possession of any power to Korea." We presume the British and Russian

Up to the end of 1893, only one train Cabinets are in accord on that point also, ran from the east bank of the Lanho to which le the more Important point of the two, Shanhaikusa. It le properly speaking only

construction train and no carriages are run. But "diplomatic action bas failed.

who are might be useful if the Chinese Government would the trucks are crowded with passengers make it clearly understood by the Chinese people, only called upon to pay sixty cents for about that China is at war with Japan alone and that sixty miles. This section of the line runs through no European Power is siding Japan, either the bills and leads through very picturesque directly or indirectly. We believe that some country well worth a visit. The line runs shout such statement has been sent to important per-N. N. E. and is not very far from the sea, zonages thinghout the Empire; but it cannot be one finds a fine sandy beach and good bathing too widely made known-amongst the populace by ground. Even with one fraid each way at that placards in a simple language they can under- time this section of the line earned enaugh stand, and by verbal announcement in the to pay its way. But the line must be very market places, that no foreigners other that the expensiva owing to the large number of bridges. japanese are engaged with China In this war. To the winter traveller they will hardly seem Much trouble may be avoided by taking such necessary, but in the rainy season they are all torrente at some time or other. The water runs precautions.

Captain Outerbridge, of the Kuriyang, reposts off from a range of hills of about twelve hundred that it rumoured in Cheloo that Great Britain foot high straight to the sea for an average and Russia have ordered the Japanese and Chi-distance of say twelve miler. The rate of the nese troops to evaconte Kores and have given flood streams will easily be seen to be large.

of wonder and admira. the Japanese two months to do so.

The train is Captain Maber, of the British barque Fration to the villagers who flk to the pretty trim- Swallow, wisker us to correct the statement in built stations to get a good view of it and form our fast issue that she was boarded Chloess an admiring sing around the englee, The and the crew of Japanese taken out by force and people of these parts have taken very kindly to locked up. Nothing of the kind took place and the new mode of conveyance, and already at Walting some at the stations one sees the carte neither the Captain, the crew nor the vessel were interfered with in any way.-Paking and to convey the passengers across country to the neighbouring towas. As might be guessed the Tientsin Times.

trains do not run into the cities but stop outside, sometimes at considerable distances. It would be 100 a shock to the yawin fossil to have

great a train shrieking by and disturbing him to his

UP THE LINE.

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for the

for the likes of me was Willle's lodignant

I've been in the company rejotader. gentlemen from eleven to four o'clock malet days for the last thirty year, and that's male than you

can say

A professional, going out to teach a player for the first time, found it extremely difficult to coach Els employer even in the elements of the game

He missed the globe constantly, but in coming in managed to drive one or two good balls. Elated by this, he said to his instructor "I suppose that, after a few days, I'll get into

few days

Jaya 1" was the it slowly, A "ye'll no be within sicht o't for tax month,

Wisblog

to identify on the links a certain gentleman known to him only by name-should be happen to pass golfer once Inquired of his caddie--"What kind of a man le So-and- So "Eb, weel," was the reply, "he's Jcent a bull-neckit, big-showdered, hog.backit, bandy- leggit chiel; but he shapes fine for a gowfer."

FACTS FOR THE WEATHER WISE.

Storm warclags were first given early in the last century.

The average annual rainfall over the whole earth in thirty-six incker.

The annual rainfall at Sierra Leone la 125 Inches.

The average annual amount of dew in England is equsi to five inches of rala.

Ai Bombay 24 inches of rain have fallen in a r; at Genos, jo ; at Gibraltar, 33. day;

The heaviest rainfall is near the Equator and diminishes steadily as the latitude rises.

In the year 310 hardly drop of rain fell in England, and 40,000 people died of famine.

The

annual rainfall of St. Louis is said to be 42 inches, of London 25, of New York 45, of Sas Francisco 31.

In Norway the perpetual snow line is at 2,400 feet; in the Himalayas, 16,700 in the Andes

18 6-7 The annual rainfall in the Atlantic States is 36 faches, in the Souberts 35 in the Western 35, In the Pacific 62.

In A.D. 47 the Nile failed to rise because of lack of rain in the heart of Africa, the crops failed and over a million people perished la Egypt.

In ago there was a drought and famine sil over South Europe. In Italy, parents ate their children, It was computed at 600,000 people perished.

The wettest place in the world is Cherrapungi in Assam, where the average rainfall for fiReen years has been 493 inches. In 1861 it was gos.

In 9542

a drought began in Europe, lasting four year. The summers were fatensely hot and the famine prevailed everywhere ; 3,000,000 died of hunger.

In 1887 and the following year a severa drought spread over North Chlon. The loss of Hifa | WAI Appalling. It being estimated by the Chloess Government that 9,500,000 lives wer lost from famine,

don

The highest temperature ever known in Lon. recorded on July 15, 1881, 95.5 degrees; at Paris, 104, on August 26, 1765; at Adelaide, Australia, January, 1841, 114; at Moursak, India,

1872, 133- July 10, 1872,

The dryest place in the world is that part of Egypt between the two lower fails of the Nile, Rain has never been known to fall there, and

The iron horse' took a long time to get into the quiet als are not laid further than Shanhaj. the inhabitants do not believe travellers when

land of the dragon where he might possibly be

The

a rival to the 'thonsand # horse" so dear to the Euan as yet. What changes will come to pass Chinese literate of which he would as soon be it is hardly possible to predict, but to dwellers

the

correctasi.

At the

told that water can fall from the sky.

The hottest place on earth is the vicinity of

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nhalt. Humidity to perpausaga of acterelon, the bomialty of reseated with moletare being 150, -Direction of the wind so the points Foros of the wind, according to

Intimations.

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Hongkong Observatory, 24th August, 1894.

F. G. Foo, First Asalmant.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

Wom Mars Ges. Falconer & Ca's Reglober.) Tanlay.

Formator | Balloon cadru

The rimatutory 1.76. Thermometara) 3.8L

That adottaampnar ↑ 1. 06.

To-day's Advertisemen's.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

To

TOMORROW (SATURDAY), AUGUST 95TH, 1894, at 2.45 P.M.

Ranges, 8oo and goo yards;

Massowah. When the northwest wind blows COMPETITION, LONG RANGE CUP and from the desert the thermometer has been known to go to 160 deg. The men of the Italian Ten Shots. Entrance fee, 10 cents, probably one day of natives employed to go to and fro all night prison there cau sicep only by the assistance and sprinkle the bodies of the sufferers with water.

deprived as of ble natural history curiosities the to Tientsin there seems every chance of some dragon, phenix, god Ai-ling. But the succeeded sort of a refuge izom the summer beat in the at last, although he suffered a very severe rebuff direction of Shathaikuan. The trala journey is Bear dur own settlement and he was turned out

out cheap. At to grass in practical banishment in Formoss. He get 180 miles frote flentsic in proba be able to came before his time, that was all, and suffered for $3.12- contrast to the cost of a run to

nearly all

all innovators. But he Cheloo which the steamer companies place penalty of net was not dead-only resilng. The Woong line beyond the each of any one with

moderate may be called the first railway, but scarcely with income, by charging twenty-five taals, or more

Dess. In the north it was in a very | than ten times that sats. modest

the fron horas valued his head แ le currently reported that the line will go to from Kirin, and already, the advanced post is at Kin- Hankochusng to the sea by which the predace of the Kaiping mices, now reckoned by The earthworks seen pretty nearly all complete thousands of tons per day, was to teach the Autoaces. In time the line grow and was soon a stubborn bit of rock in a cutting which work

n fait accompli from Tientsin to Tangsbas mas are bering and blasting away. The section Tangku. Thas came the second to Kuyah outside the wall will be expensive owing to the and was found that the people bad by no large number of rivers to be crossed by bridges. means that Implacable haired of the new In the winter they are mere threads of water fangled notion that they were supposed to easily fordad, but the amount of land covered have. The fret Chinaman is pretty with sand and pebbles shows of what they are

The mean temperature of several leading cities is as follows: Aibens, 63 degs.; Boston, Calcatta, 78; Charleston, 66; Constantinople,

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so; Dublin, 50; Havana, 78; Jerusalem, 63; THE teamskip London, 501 Mexico, 60; Moscow, 413 Naples, Savannah, 67; Stockholm, 43, Washington, 56: Zanzibar, 80.-Globs Democrat.

"THALES,"

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For Freight or Passage, apply to

Hotels.

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BOARD and LODGING from $50 to $76

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General Managers. Hongkong, 24th August, 1894.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

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THE SHERINE APCAR", baring arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge or remainlog an board after MONDAY, the 17th instant, will be landed

I at Consignees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Wanchai Warehouse and Storage Company, Limited, Wanchal

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, záth Angust, 1894-

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#gs/»m me AD auslatent to the canal tom rug, some hundred miles outside the wall, † 61; Parls, $t; St, Loula, 55; San Francisco, 501 | Canteln Waid, will be despatched for the abovi | HALL, several substantially BUILT HOUSES \ and the Charges for the same ars EXTREMELY

that far, only here and there sue comes across

· in the rainy seRFOR,

mach the nzo us any other man. If he can | cha quantity of stone being dressed for the

gel carried along by any means cheaper than Another he will take that way, and he has taken bridget is enormous and the great loflux of workmen, mostly from Shantung, has already It is true that the maxlen *** finds no In Chinese copy-books. The

no place

are reaping a rich barrest, and money will be does p not appeal to the Celestial much more plentiful in that neighbourhood than saving of time

Simple and As a matter worthy of much consideration, nor it has boun. The

people are

of the word luxury.

to the fire carriage' easily enough foney" | salsad the price of provisions. The carteru also † instructed in first ald to the injured,

does he care very greatly for comfort. He saver | scarcely know the most beaddress in native

I taking his esso at his inn, of anywhen They mostly live on

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NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Churches Are Greek polling places. Persia's navy consists of one vessel. Jerusalem reports a real estate boom. Rusalan railways have ladies' smoking care. The barveals in South Germany and Austria,

good.

"STRATHDON," Hungary are

Railway employds to England are

Captain Johnston, will he despatched as above Germany has more miles of railway in operson be about FRIDAY, the gist tomtent

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co, tion than any other State in Europe.

Agents.

[909 Honghoux, n4th August, 1894.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA, "THE Sionmckly

An international wood-chopplag contest le to take place in Tammsania next November.

The German breweries boycotted by the Socialists have formed a langua to fight the boycelt.

Finland is the least taxed country in Europe, The toll tax amounts to valy 84 per head of the

German Post Office employés are not permitted

*CATHERINE APCAR,"

to marry without the special permission of the | Captain J. II. Oftiest, will be despatched for the Goverment.

above Ports on THURSDAY, the goth festant, The late President Carnot was a lover of at 39.36. American horses, and purchased many in the *** For Freight or Pamage, apply to United Stater.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 14th August, 1894.

heard of sise in particular. The fact is he can take his cloth. It will be a great surprise for them the Case anywhere and everywhere. See the pictures first time the Iron horse with his long tail of in Chinese Characteristics for that, whers with calages rolls over the waiving fields. hamourous exaggeration is given the number of

Slace the above was willen, the line kar China coelies who would sleep across en misay been opened to Shankalkuan.-Ed.-N. C. | pegaiation. wheelb nows with

with fits in their mouths and so | Daily News forth, When a native, travels he wants to get through cheap. If you can solve for him the

falmum cost of fare plus food he will take that STORIES OF GOLF AND GOLFERS.

is done. The solstion. And by the railway

An amusing collection of "Stories of Golf" fataze might be left to furalf for Chinese railways

If only

collected by Profaner Kaight, of St. Andrews the pubile bad a hand in it. Though it is very interesting to speculata Univerity, and Mr. T. T. Oliphant, has been on these things, yet li ku more practical perhaps recently led by W. Heinemann, London.

Han itself Here are a few extracts from the book - ID something about the And

the country it runs through. The sections A St. Andrews professor, who has long since Jeans Tientsin to Tengku and thence to left the city, was being taught the game by Tangshan, these beleg under the Calss enddie (che attendant on the golfer). He was Railway Company whose lins reaches to Kuyth, assenting had rollers mites, do) at his want wooding (ss has been open long enough to be proved a success. From Tiantain to Tangku, as many of success, and kis apparent inability to learn

Hay

It is estimated that in Japan, out of a popular tion of 37,000,000 people, there are less than 10,000 paupers.

The largest police office in the world is the new one at Scotland Yard, Landow, in which 3,000 officers can be accommodated.

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BRITISH KOWLOON COLLEGE, FOR THE TUITION OF EUROPEAN CHILDREN,

THE CONTEST

ments for the base of FREE FERRY TICKETS to the Hongkong Chlidren attending the above CozzzÉR. S

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KON, SECRETARY,

Menora, SHAW & CHALANT. Bangkok, 14th June, 1894-

TO BE LET

V. A. ROZARIO, Manager,

[334 Caston, 31st July, 1804. THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, (Corner of Queen's Road and Duddell Strest.) HE Undersigned has always thought that 1735 dpcs this was the one thing needed to it in between HOTEL LIFE and the PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE providing it be First-class in every detali. A place where one may have his GRILLED CHOP STEAK

also

WILD DELL BUILDINGS N°(Falshed or Unfurnished), Fire Good of 18 Day, up to 13 P.M.) or Inter Rooms altuated in the best part of the building

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE Co., Ld. Hongkong, th Mareb, 1894.

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TO LET.

WELLING HOUSES :---

HIGHCLERE," at Magazine GAP. No. 1, RIPON TERRACE, FLOORS in BLUE BUILDINGS, FLOORS I ELGIN STREET, PEEL STREET and STAUNTON STREET. FLOORS in No. 5, SHELLEY STREET, No. 8, OLD BAILEY. OFFICES :----

PRAYA CENTRAL, over Messes, DoU-

OLAS LAPRAIX & Co.

GODONNE BU

BLUE BUILDINGS,

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

SAMARAN AGENCY CH, LAL

Honghoaz, and July, rūgą:

notice be given. На D prepared to SUPPLY MEALS to PRIVATE PARTIES per MENU or ORDER-the Parties sanding Dishes, c., for same--and Cash, Terme Breakfast...per mast 6075...yer Month gia

$0.75.10

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$50

SPECIAL TIFFINS and DINNERS served

in Excellent Style at short notice.

Hongkong, 14th June, 1894-

W. THOMAS,

Proprietor.

PRIVATE BOARD

AND

RESIDENCE

·LENEALY BUILDINGS.

GLENEALY

MR. GILLANDERS.

Honghong, jed July, sing

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