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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1894.
or whatt. The sing-song of the coolies is no longer heard pallag the propellers or shaft through the yard.
Let us remember what a well-known matbor has said, "Whatever I have tried to do in my He that does his best, whatever his lot may be,
road of advancement.
heel only, hut to swold thi・ and to ate of the Itir, I have tried with all my heart to do it well."
H+kk lo
dialects of Fabklen. The principal disiret of the soldiers can display the steadiness and efficiency province is Cantonese, spoken by about remillions, that exists in your battalion there is no fear that Together with Fobkleness and Pekingese the Bath Army of to-day will, when called
upon to do It is the least pura ef all Chinese dialects. The
17 not emolate the drade of the older soldiers of past timer. During B-incimi patois are those of Hsin-hat-batea this we
k you will embark for Hongkong (SW of Canton), Heln-ning-bster, Tong-kuan-
where it is still pondbis that you may be and Hsin-an-hsten, Cantonese is also halen,
of operailous the Inguage of the eastern portion of the engaged to
more stising is the second and serious character than be contests of gam* province of Kaaneel. dialect of the province, spoken about 5 millions. In which you havs borne a good part during your Half of the dialect consists of old mandarin, stay here. Should this be the case I am confid- the other half of Cantonere. The Hakkas (orint that the reputation of your vægiment and from of England is quite wife in vour houds. allens) came in Kwongtang probably
at different times
in the r
On behalf of your comrades of all ranks with Kiangnud, at diff
whom The language of Wuloan is pure Cantonese.
hape served here, I express you 11. The second prea are formed by the Min the regret we feel at losing you, I offer dielecte, p
paken in Eastern Kwangtaupin Fubklen you our best wishes for your success and Formosa and in southern Chehklang the fatore. I hope you will have a pleasant The principal dialect of Fahkien le Tiong-tain, vorage 10 Hongkong and that after not too pro race a stay there you will finish an banost. generally called the Amoy dielect, spoken by
your motive country; and I hope I shall shere meat many of you, whe, as I shall always remember
with pride, have served with me Calcuta.
century,
́one job to another an * to get the machine Slanted to work as quick as posible, by observ. Ing the simple rules homin can be saved on work. Many of our olm-chines do not give In conclusion, I have given you a brief of workshp practice progress the same results in finishing work as they ought description of the to do, why? because the sliding motion of the in my time, What would George Stephenson Booth In the wheels are not uniform, cut is applf aces of relay compared to the
or James Watt say if they saw the modern the
primitive ferring of the machtre when the fintiblog cut is taken, In when's which are chat with their
helr constracted tools ibey had to accomplish their work? Wan'd they not exclaim, like Damiale teeth complete, the amount of clearance must be
Grest progress has greater then machine meulded or cnt leeth ; In Sampsa, "Prodigious ["
beco made in engineering since the days of the fit pi-ce the teeth on the pattem must be mide taper to en hle the extraction of the pat- James Watt, and the laventions of the present Tern Treme mould without damage to the teeth day that we are all so proud of may be all by reason of thit diameter on the per each brat Is larger is wuperseded by the genias of the generations yet
to come. If when one side then the oth
other.
•keying thes
these wheels on the shaft the farre diameter of a male of wheels are put together, the teeth, would have contact on that alde
teeth teeth contact arenes the full breath, the wheels are so 10 ced on the shaft that the larger diameter of
A brief discussion.
b-longs to the Min group is the Techin pliced
or to Swatow dialects spoken by over fire one shall work with the small diameter of the which the Chairmen stated that at an early dale
The Running of Marine Engines," millions. other; this also serves in keep the clearance papers on equal tor, bottom and sidre. The clearance of
by Mr. Balley: "Prop llers," by Mr. W. G.
IIT-The third group are the dialects spoken br the unclent state of Wu, which he called the pattern moul
tallowed Winterburn, and "Ridial Valve Gear," Dedferth is greater than that i
Mr. P. McGregor, would be read.. He then We disjects, Wa was the eastern of the three machine molded, and the machine moulded is greater than the machine cat. Hence the expressed the hope that there would be
states, and in A. D. 250 comprised the whole of the Chehklang province. These dialects| their machine moulded good muster of members at the dance to modern machines wih and machine cat teeth are fat superior to the
be given in the Rooms to-morrow even-
represent the Kusn-hos, as spoken before the time that Tarfar indhence changed to what it in log, that the Billiard Handicap, for which time Pattern wheels that are in
are in old machines,
For
lots had been drawn, would turn out a spirited now. The dialect of Werchow is spoken by about working men there is no mno
t too much trouble and peling ent patert
content, and that the mre ing would accord Mr.one millen round the city of Wenchow, province expense in
for an imeraved tool, there are who have the mans to go in
Kyles bearly vote of thanks for ble most of Chekling. The principal dialect of the vince of Chebkling is that of Ningps, spoken Intereiing paper. The m tion, which was for it, Patents grems in be much eagler got in
carried unanimously, was followed by a vote of hy nearly 25 milions. The dialect of Southern then in Gent Brain, I have seen a Ameler then
thanks to the President, carried by acclamation, fool pulented in the United States that I have
Klangan, known as the Soochow and Shanghai dialect. (1 wished with vent fel en it was patented, bringing the proceedines to a close.
dial-ch one
only and that of Shangbal vàon_hal ra
is a mere Incal volete of that of Soochow Messrs. Denry & Co. Engineers and Ship- buliders, Blumhaston, hver encouraging
but to all
the
of
Is on the sure to followed, subiequent to /w to milliane. An independent disfectable career of service in the East, and return to
FOReign languages iN CHINA.
System for their wo kʻra, every man who introduces - a new trol ne improves an old one. the same is wihailted in a committee and the Inventer is pr sented with the value of the Impr vement sccording to smelt. I have had diff-rent atreing opportunity methods of delig work in various shops at hame, and all study the moet kconomical system throughout the w ke hap, not onie in large jobs hat work as far as For Nathdwth the machine I wt ke the haring of brass cren- tric strap in the lathe it has been hored to fit the but when the halls that hold the halves be avai fog-ther are taken will be found tight at sides; t isferd by the tension of the brass casting. This evil can be remedied by tire pece of sheet tin or metal between the Int fire of the hat es of the eccentric strap two Han Annals, which are Turkish one and all.
It is to be
t to be desired that these words be brought
by an and properly identified
ab expert, the Chinese spread eastward and
before they r of in the
'h”, bu! you most pui
them
bi gange when you bore them so as to make
Saken by about 18 milione Mandarin dialect
IV-The Kanhus, the
.one
Is spoken by four-fifths of China Proper, or by ane
There At a meeling of the China Branch of the Royal about 300 milion.
only Aulaite Society held in Shanghel on the night of language spoken, the variations of which par ske the sh fast.. D. Rokis presiding, Mr. P. G. merely of the nature of ratols, not of dialects, von Möllendo read a paper on "The Foreign and every individual patois, with the exception Languages spoken in China and the Classificanthaps of pure Peking, is in the whole tles of
the Chinese Dialect, which the territory "crupted by the Kuan-hus current or Shanghai Mercury reports as follows
fung-hring; even such variulon, se Hunanese Mr. P G. von Molendorff said-When the whi h, when heard for the fat time, is hard founders of the Chloras em ise, ssy 5,000 years com-rehensible. The Kuan-hus may divided ago, entered China viá Turkestan, in the north fats three reglans, a northern, * central, and x
western. The northern division comprises Man west, and formed their first colonies in Houng, on the plain erst of the Huangho, they were and the provinces of Chif, Shapsorg
churls, preated and conmantly harasse 1 by Helangnu or
Shane Kanen, Hanan, Yunnar, Kwelchow, and
part of Kuangal. The last three province Turkish harder, who were close behind them. That the Haluagnos were Tuck is proved by the awe their northern mandarin chleile to the
■oldiers of Wu San-kue) (led A.D. 1678). The Hsiangnarords found to the Shikl and in the
"central divi lon embreres that part of Klangen,
whle is north of the"
and the provinces the Yangisze,
division of Klangri and Anhwel. In this language of Vanschow shows certain pecull- avities, which make an important link in the chain, which cranncs the mandarin varieties with the eight-toned cost languages south of the Yangtze. In conclusion, he put the previous classification into the following tabular form :-
the same hickness of metal under your eailpers until they posterved all the land ar
them fit for the sheave, and neglecting | JWXW* The Turks seem to have occupied In
the thickest of met›l larger. A 24 Inch steep req tires 1,165 Haner, by doing so you wes d
of
nyar the
bv
all the
ne
I-Old Chinese, the language" of the
Monics.
far as the G bi and part of the mo'ern province Chibli, and south somewhat beyond the this is mole methad as Pereale i giod" "deat
Ein the ful-g shop. The tool holding devices
Hing from inc times the plains extending from the Altul Mountains in * north-easterly enumerant that I will not attempt to ro
direction
And sogth of their the come are really poof, other 'mprove destres have brea Introduced to meet the nomadic existence were the Tungusions
quiremen
of the various machines. I will also nomads, whose chief settlements were drwy arstition in the improved steadying north and south of the Omur. Both lines were arparated by the invasion of the Mongols, who, Tatry for light work that is not rigid enough to
it would appett, Bland un in
to the rat in which you
will see at s
e'rm the north and cime settled chiefly that mount of word I must saves many
in the Gbl and adjacent parts. It glance the mount
in to be assumed that the Chinese came upoh an attemp have been myda ta zonerade the com-
population wal in chipping chisel, introducing chirel holders, aboriginal
which
was thinly scattered and in &c. I will show a model of a chisel that was
Consequence provinces, brought into the a ked last year that requires unable to offer moch resistance. It was there- no dressing
tol-smith, The
The roamers dow the
fore partly amalgamated, partly forced to yield In the fitting shop are for superior to those and to cross the Yangtae. The whole of the of 25 years ago, when they used the far-sided or santbern China, except that part occupied by round backed ones aise the double ratched is a abrigines or Mao'ze was probably inh: bited great improvement in band boring, by working by In-Chinese races. Fakten, Kwangtung.
Kwelchow,
how, and Yannan ware li'le It properly the cell is always turning. In fitng Kuangel, Jobs in the firing then by hand gear the im-known le ancient times; these provinces were 3rd proved d f rential polley blocks take the place partly conquered by the Chinese In the of the wit b'k and tackl, no Jih cranes are century BC, and slowly colonised. Canton
V.-Kanhua inan was taken now is be seen in the modern engine shops, the was corqatzed 116 RC
We know absolutely travel ing crane is gene-sily used, the same is in the year 110 B,C driven either by an endless rope or square nothing of the pro-Chinese ethnography of
both P Fabkien and Kwangting ] provinces were shaft.
Rradually colonised and the natives were either expelled or
of absorbed, or
of remairing, merely dopted the Chiness langusse. In Kuangal
The
br
hydraulic pump is now greally used in workshop serice; In paper-mill machine sh pa brs shell to and a fet frog are pressed on the rolls with this powerful camp, and it is very sev cable tool in the marine abaps fe driving off id pl tone, at tting coupling boire, drawing winch hirel pindles, & any difficult work the screw or wedge fills to move, can be forced off by this powerful apercy. Modem pattern shops are supplied now with band and circolar poed lathes for wond turning, also an im proved and doable knif: tool for cutting edge Wood
square or
or level.
Pattern shops out ht to have electric light, seeing there is so much wood and shastors lying about, isso many valuable patterns which may exally he destroyed he fire. In speaking of elec tricity, it is i n'y in bs infancy to the mechanical world yet we have imen it Introduced as a power to bare out rudder bushes while the steamer wai
in the dock, producing a very speedy and good
job.
I Hongkong the Chinese blacksmiths have A good day to chichin their No. 1 blacksmith, who he was and what he tnvented I cannot fell, but this I say that all blacksmiths are
00
hond Yanhan important evidenc
the
Броке
Mo
1.
II. The Kwangiung Dialects :--
Contonele..! xam an
IS
*
་་་
Varieties: Hein-bul, Halo- ning, Tang-kuan, Hrio-an. Hakkı
5
III.
The Min Dialecto :—
3.
Talarg-lila
10
4.
4. Tieh-isio...
A
4. Forchew
7. Ningpo
& Soochow and Shanghal... Variety Hut-chou.
** *8
300
IV. The Wu Dialects, e
6. Wenchow... we
Varieties: Shrohsing, T'ai-
chos,
9. Northern, Central, and Westera.
Variety: Yangchow.
Toʻrl..._..__384_
DEPARTURE OF THE R'FLE BRIGADE FROM CALCUTTA
Dr. Edkins, Mr. Kingmil, and Rev. T, Richard spoke os the paper, and a hearty vote evidences of
of thanks was accorded to Mr. von Mö'lendorf and Barmest origin existed. A great
for his interesting paper, which derated much part of their popola ion have only been colonised study and careful research. or Chinese under the Mongol dynasty in the rab by Chi century. Under Kublai Khlan Mohommedin elements wam introduced which exists to this day. The troops under Wa San-kuel, motive
who died of Liactung. Manchu with them. Ya Kwanging, the last in 1678, brought Northern Chinese immigration took pisce fo the 4th when the Haas, probably from Kiangnan, immigrated and carried a northern dialect with them
m
A FAREWELL PARADE.
As Colonel St. Faal commanding the Rifles was unavoidably zbuent, owing to sadden lodis- position, Major Pemberton then rode up to the Goner Land saluted. Tis concluded the parade and all the troops dispersed except the Sik and 16th Regime.ts of Native Tufantry, who were puti through several mancesses by General Lai ce. The following snoops were un parade :---
Officers Mia.
33 241 292
Calor Light Hoesn Jet Butt Cilealt, V. Rifier... and do. do.
6th Bengal Infantry
Tóth do
do.
+14
R-4 Bri ade
8th Brugal Cavalry
,
18
70
1.941
THE
C ́o-day's Advertisements.
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IN THIS
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WARMTH and COMFORT.
NEW DECORATIONS,
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BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED
BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.
FOOD for Car sumptives.—Scott's Emulsion of Pare Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphies of L'e and Soda is a most wonderful food for the Consumptive. It not only gives strength and ircress the flesh bat heals the fretation of the throat and lang:
It is very palatable; children take it like mik, and in all wasting diseases both for adults and children. It is a marvellous food and medicles, Ary Chemist can supply it. NEW
Sole Arent for Hongkong and the Empire of China:-Chan A Fook, at Watkins & Co., Hong, kong.(Advt.
HONGKONG temperATURE.
(Fire Meters, Sea. Paltons & Co's Reglater.) Today,
BerczuetarmŊ 1, 16. -..
(-542-1 D, Become
Barom 400-4 £,Mercante - Thertrouetar – 19 %, M.
Theresmates—A D..
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30, M
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
TH
* HAITAN,"
Captain Goddard, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the agrd instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers,
[1126 Hongkong, 20th December, 1804
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
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impeding the discharge or remaining
Cargo imp
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The Premier Plice of Amusement during Good Old CHRISTMAS TIDE.
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Auctions.
CHRISTMAS
SALE
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF FANCY GOODS, TOYS, CHRISTMAS CARDS, &C.
*HE Undersigned has recolved Instructions
THE
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
SATURDAY, the rand December, 1894,
ON
commencing at 2.30 P.M.,
at his SALE Rooms, DuDDELL STREET, A QUANTITY OF FANCY GOODS SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS,
Comprising:
other
BRONZES. L'ATHER GOODS, INK- STANDS, BONBONNIERES, and Articles.
MECHANICAL and other TOYS, DOLLS, | GAMES, CHRISTMAS CARDS,
&c.
&c..
&c. On View from Friday, the 21st instant, TERMS OF SALE :-Cash on delivery.
GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 18th December, 194
PUBLIC AUCTION.
F1317
THE Undersigned has received Instructions
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON MONDAY, the 24th December, 1894, AT 1.30 P.M., at his SALE ROOMS, Queen's Road,
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
(For Sundry Accounts), TAPESTRY COVERED DRAWING- ROOM SUITE, MARRLE-TOP CENTRE and SIDE TABLES, CHIMNEY GLASSES, PICTURES and ORNAMENTS.
EXTENSION DINING TABLE, SIDE- POARD. DINNER WAGGONS.
COOKING, GLASS and PLATED-WARE, GLASS BOOK-CASES and WRITING TABLES. IRON
REDSTEADS, DOUBLE & SINGLE WARDROBES, WARDROBES with GLASS DOORS, CHEST of DRAWERS, DRESSING TABLE and MARBLE-TOP WASHSTAND,
*C,
&c..
TERMS OF SALE ÷~¶ customary.
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 19th December, 1894-
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
THE
(1325
HE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction,
to be held on the spot, an
THURSDAY,
the 7th day of December, 1894, at 3 PM, KTO
published for general information.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary... Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 8th December, 1894-
[1323
Particular and Condtilons of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Thursday, the
| 27th day of December, 1894, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, F1331 for a term of 999 years.
Honekone, soth December, 1804-
LOTHEN MARK LODGE, No. 364,
A REGULAR MEETING of the sove
LODGE r. Il be held in the FREEMASONS!
HALL, Zetland Street, on SATURDAY, the 29th instant, ut 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkang, 10th December, 1894. [13
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
A FINE COLLECTION OF SPANISH WINES IN CASKS AND BOTTLES,
on board after the sand instant, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expenes into the Godowns of the Wanchal Warehouse and Storage Com-L pang, Timited, Wanchal,
All the troops in garrison and some of our Volunteer Corps paraded yesterday morning says the Calculta Englishman of the 17th alto., On the fland of Formosa strangers from the to hear General Lance. Commanding the District,
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and pay a farewell tribule of commendation to the south had appropriated the uncoupled Island.
-fficers and men of the Rifle Brigade, who leave | delivery of their Gonds from stongalde, such
leave PENANG
are requested to take IMMEDIATE There arpeared to be diffrent dialects or even
Calculta on Friday morning for Mongkong. langsuges in use among them, but all polot to
Cargo moeding the discharge of the vessel wil The
The troops were drawn
following order wn up in the
be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and Light the Philippine Islands as their sources,
facing the saling fig: The Calcutta In the south of Formoss seem to lup! emigrants
the 1st Battalion left, the st Their Harve on the
The extreme
te, and the and Calcetis Volunteer
Battalion have come some 300 or 400 years language
preserved by a translation of
Career Rifles,
the 6th Bengal the gospel of St Matthew, made about 200 years ago by Dbich missionaries. According to this 16th Bengal Infantry,
has been
of the same Corps, the Rife pantry, the
on the
their language is an zoriqunted Tagaloc, a, the ] *quvdron of the 8th Bengal Cottonded by
indrbed to the late Mr. Naysmith for bin ingenious invention of the steam bimmer, before it day lock at the hard work in smithing on the anvil by hand, and the sweat which stood
the smith's brow from morning til sight showed the toil he bad in
bed in estoing his bread. The steam hammer requires no words of mine to convince you off's useliness in the smith's shop, and the giga le forgings it has produced can esti for themselves. The bolt and aut machine saven great deal of hard labour, it in decled improvement compared to the Nimny years ago it was the idea that any
is altuated.
FOREIGN LANGUÀOES SPOKEN
We thus find the following foreign languages atli spoken in Chins :----
Turkish ta spoken i Tyrkeslan and a part of Kane.
Mongolian leßspoken by the people inhabiting the Gobl
Tungusion d'alects are apoken by Taugusic tribes is the north-east of Marchurls on the Amur and the Ussuri, and in remote valleys and mountains of south-eastern Kirin, the cradle of the Mench on. The above languages belong to
The Miami G
a
open sted was quite good enough for a boiler Tr∙lattic family found soulk of the formed up in three sides of a square, the Ris
abrp, and many places had no covering what- ever for their workers, and at that time the
Expense,
No Fire Insurapon will be effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CO.,
Agents, Hongkong, 30th December, 1R04,
XMAS.
HAVE
(1337
A LARGE SELECTION OF
AND USEFUL PRESENTS. ':
1318
No. 1 to 5 D'AGUILAR STREET, Hongkong, och December, #04-
NOTICE
*HE ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE-
bolers were all hand tiveted, a quad c^mized Yangtsgs Heing in small colonies and scattered addresing the Rifs Brigadeiros of the 1st HOLDERS ln and SUBSCRIBERS to
over a large area. The language of these people has not yet been favestigated,
•
the EITY HALL will be held in the LinxARY of the CITY HALL, at Half-past. Twelve o'clocit, o SATURDAY, the sand day of December instant,
H. L DENNYS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 20th December, 18944
hip Staff (Maja Dondar, Major Dorged [and Capt Wi ham) rode on to the ground the troops received hins with general salute. The General at once proceeded to inspect the whole brigade, which was drawn up la review order, and after he had HONGKONG TRADING CO.
line he returned to the saluting ridden down the The
tben formed up in quarter column and marched past the Gene
Gene:al in the order in
in which they were drawn up, save th# TOYS the Benral Cavaly followed immediately after After all the troops the Calcutta Light Horse had passed the exling fig, the Light Boros and Nativa Cavalry referred and rode past the Groeral at the tent." The brigade was then Brigade
la the centre and General Lance
sald Msi Pembezion, officers, Battalion Rife Brigade, regret exceedingly that this is the last time that you will appear on Parade of the troops of the garrison of which You have formed part for the last two years. as Although on your first arrival hers, coming as
checked with this exception, the conduct of the you did from a quiet station in the Himalayas, some irregularities took place which were soon battalion has been saidler-like and orderly during its may in Calcutta. I have noticed with rest satisfaction the strict attention that has been pald at all times to every detail of duty, and the general smartness observed by all renka which has maintained the reputation of the army in Calcuita, among the residents of which there AN ADJOURNED CONVOCATION of the above CHAPTER will be held in the Critics who are many intelligent and observent crith
Freemasons' Haix. Zeland Street, de not fail to notice any of our shortcomings. 4,000 For myself I can say that neither here nor at FRIDAY, the sist instant, at 8,go for 9 pun. 1.000 Darjiling, where the bonds of discipline are of precisely. Visiting Comparjoma are cordially 6,000 necessity somewhat relaxed, have I aver seen.
Hongkong, soth December, 1894. (1339 50,000 public a Rifleman who was not soldier-like in his bearing and who did not by the smartness of th The credit of this is dog to Colonel St. Paul, whose absence from parade to-day I much regret, and to the officers by whom he has been so ably of the Hongkong Triizvodky. Liberal Jovina to arilated, to the non-commissiourd officers who
a competent maa ; we other need spply, have loyally carried nat als instructions, and to The following is summary of Mr. von
Fall particulars. sv to superience, the pride that exists throughout all ranks in the Meiendorff's classificaties of dialecte zmi
Commencing with the southe
reputation of the distir galsked regiment to which aid, jer to be on ITH LeThe Kwangtung Dialects.~~~These dialects | you hilang. It is not unconsisón among these rung of our assises in the redkny but la faina provison, of which, who have been long in the purics të mospo
different namen,"
WON-CHINESE INHABITANTS,
of two men who tightened op the rivet by their hammers, and one man inside of the boller hold Lae up the head and bay for
The Fermoase 1-aguages are of Malay-orízł -. healing same This so a great extent is a thing of the past, the The people who tahabit the south and the erst work is now generally done by steem on
part of the island come from the Philippine hydraulic riveting machines, and with two bless Islands, their language in the south being makes the rivet tight, also forms the head, sivo Tagaloc. hydraulic parts b'e riveting machines are nower Sachwan, Western Hassan, Yannan, Kwel
Indo-Chinone fanguiges are spoken in West- used lor work, no insecure workmanship
sbip being done by them, the work is quickly and chew, and Kuangal by a number of tribes bearlag weil done; at one time the only means of thing bollers was by screw j cks, but now modera
As it is impossible to ascertala even approxi- boller shops are substantisi batidings fited up
the non-Chinese with travelling cranes, with improved drilling, mately the number of punching theering and Banging machines. Inhabitants of Chlos Proper, the following Brass fishing shops are alan progressing with estimate cosy be considered as Utle more than their
quick speed driling machines improved
guass-work.
*,000 Tarka la Kanou umudumu. and lather. The motiling machine is a useful tool to the department, and the emery slane Mongols to Manchurie.. LUMI
a file from being destroyed, The Tungnalans in Manchuria............................................ Bave many poilshing top makes higher finish of brass Malays in Formossene work than can be done by hand. When I | Mlactie, commun commeared my apprenticeship all castings were Indo-Chinese is Westera China and brought from the foundry to the engine shop by Halpa000,000 n-out reflect credit on the army generally, men or bosses, and alt bailers and engines when With the exception of the above-mentioned finished were pulled with ropes to the quay dor | languages, the Chicose language is exclusively the
worker
and the work partly empanded in spoken by the people of China,
DIALECTS. many cases for a whole day. At the present day the road traction engine takes all,casting boilers and engine to and from the workshop, which is a great improvement. The Docks is Hongkang are now on the same footleg, for they Myn to empay the heavy masklossy to
have falls into cliths departments and locomandown inthe Kennslues page to the 1994
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TO JOURNALISTS. AJOURIENCED
EXPERIENCED and CAPABLE
per
IGHT-DRY SHERRIES-Amortiledo and Manzanilla at prices varying from go to $60 per case of 12 Bottles, and $35.00
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FINE OLD PORT WINE In quarter casks at $45.00, SPANISH "VINO TINTO" (Red Wine) in Bottles at $4.50 per dezen, or in quarter caska at $25.00.
VILLA, LOPEZ & Co, 32, Stanley Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 23rd November, 1804.
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"ALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
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15. Queen's Road, Hongkong, 24th August, 1894-
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TRADE
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
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No.
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Approxi-
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Intimations.
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DENTISTRY.
R. 1. SAKATA (from Japan),
DENTAL SURGEONE, £3, Queen's Rand Central,
DR SUI SANG,
[568
First Clis Dentistry and Moderate Foes,
Consultation Free. Hongkong, gth April, 1894.
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DENTISTRY,
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FINSPIERRE MARTY/Eng, Hongkong.
WONG
Surgeon Dentist,
(Formerly articled Apprentice, and Initerly
sistant to Dr. Rogers),
HAS REMOVED
TO
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› Hongkong, 17th July, 1501,
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