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Mr. Janice Vaughan Williams has, oncondi- tionally sanctioned the modified scheme of reconstruction In connection with the Commer-} cial Bank of Australia,

Adelaide, August 17th, A number of is fluentlal merchants and pollil- cisas. lunched on board the new steamship Awstralia on Saturday last, on the invitation of the local agents of the E, & A. Steamavigation Company. The Premler and Mr. Griffiths res ronded in the toast of "The Parliament," The Treasurer proposed "Prosperity to the E. & A Steam Navigation Compeoy," commented in' hopeful terms as the prospects opening up for the Northern Territory, and stated his belief that a strong tide of prospectors and capitatlats would shortly set lo ln that direction.

Protester Neozen, the renowned Arctic explorer, has returned. He states that be failed an achieve the main object of his hazerduas vYED- tare, the farthest point reached being 86 deg. Im north, which, however, in the nearest approach to the North Pole yet recorded. The death of nearly all the dogs, and the giving out of the food supplies, prevented complete success. The steamer Fram has been left behind, Immerably fixed in the solid ice, but the crew Pre all safe.

Li Hang Cheny has had an interview with the Right Hon. W., F, Gladstone, In.. the course of which the Chiocic Envoy stated that China Intenda hulking a system of rallways through out the Empire. Liso complained of the sati. Chinese legislation of the Australian colonies: In reels to which Mr. Gladstone stated that Avit-alle's connection with England was purely voluntary, and the latter was in no way responsible for the actions of its self-governing The Draids' Lodges are prosecuting Goold, their late Secretary, for defalcations amounting to close on Lacco.

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Surrey scored 95, and go for 'four wickets The Australians, in first inntags, scored 324. Rala stopped further play and the match was drawn. The proposed match in Paris has been abandoned.

A great shipping strike is anticipated in Great Britain, for a minimum wageand the compulsory employment of Ualonists.

JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

ARE THEY TO TRADE TOGETHER?

BRISBANE, August 4th, The great question of our future commercial relations with Japan will no doubt depend large. ly upon our xitliude towards that great Eastern power Left in the hands of Australian con- manlles ao largely dominated by the selfish, and at the same time audacious policy of labour leaders, the two nations must faceliably drift apart, and the trade which would enrich the colonies will pass into the hands of nations which have neither par: nor lot with us. So far as this faterference on the part of the working classes is concerned, we have already suffered both in the world's estimailon and our own pockets. The labour people themselves bave suffered; they have passed from comfort to poverty, and bave difven trade from our shores boat the least advantage to themselves, eltber pecuniarily or scofally.

They are guided ia their actions and utterances mot by that patridiism which crystallises colonies into nations, but by a desire for self-glorification which finds its climate imit in the personal aggrandivement of the leaders, and the deeper mleery of their followers. And for this personal aggrandivement, national peace and expansion

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'he field with much pomp and pageantry, a band playing merelly at their head. A certain popular Edlior, with an eye to effect, wlebed me to dona red abiit, aboulder an axe, and hide my brow under a winged belmet of white leather, not unlike that which Pallas Athene was supposed to have worn, and thos adorned to march with a few other long men in the van of the procession. It was all my obstinate, humility could do to resist the importasity of that public-spirited man. In the garb of a private clilsen, however, I watched the proceedings with Interest, and was struck with the admirable drill of the men. All the companies- Betulah, French and German-were well up to their work, though the solemnity of their task, was somewhat interfered with by the jocular criticisms of friends and acquaintances | in the gaping crowd.

of invesilsation and enquiry to Australia and other and south-unit from its healthy universality places. It was clear that the attitude of Australia ere comes to accept it av pasural. At the end In respect to the Japanese was somewhat offen- of the Me-loo are the inevitable race.course, live to the digaliy át bis Government, and that, cilcket ground, tennis lawns, golf links, and unless that attitude was modified considerably recreation ground-all comprised in one large but smell bariness would be arranged between open space, which seems to be a reclaimed the two countries. So far as Queensland is swamp, for a little rain interferes with play and concerned, the Japanese muskel world be a dit compels the various committees to close their inct advantage, and its lost through the absurd respective grounds. The Bubbling Well Road and dog to the manger tactics of the labour begins here, al goes inland about three miles In the fountain from which it takes its name. A leaders would he pre which the future would characterise as ridlerious on the put of the Go. most disappointing well it is when you get to it. vernment. The Japanese are as ilute disposed to I made a pilgrimage to it on foot one afternoon, submit to disally as any other power, while expecting to find a mineral well with a pump willing to fall in with any reasonable suggestions rooms, or at least foonisin, belit up in some way which may be made regarding the prejudice of to meke li conspicuous. It is so inconspicuous the white races, or the danger of racial labour that I passed it without seeing it, and found myself at the end of the road, looking right and compelliien. For the rest they would consent to do business on reasonable business lines, but in left and all around for some sign of it. There It would lil become me offer a suggestion the daing of it they har some of the restrictions being hotel on the spot, I went in and asked to a municipality which has fairly earned the which the convention of Premiers has placed in a boy to guide me, He sent me back on my epithet model, or ta criticise the shortcomings the way of ordinary business conditions They tracks and I found the well-a small, stons tank of a body which, happily free from the will trade ax other nations trade, bat will be no by the roadside, its parapet standing about two incubus of high officiallım, has made (ka envy of less fortunato exception to the rule. Japan is rapidly becoming feel above the ground, its area about six feet by Shanghal

manufacturing nation of goods and comme dities four, its depib abest ten feet to the surface of cities. And yet, why is there not a General of distinctly European design and utility. There the water. Nothing mineral about this well, Post Office in Shanghai, instead of the multi- is no end to the Japanese in: Itative faculty; what-bat much vegetable: a thick, green scumpiletiy of national postal agencies. Aldden ever Europeans con manufacture is within the mantled on its surface, through which two of away in the holes and corners of the town ? | limit of Japanese gealan to copy and complete. three te jets of water from the bottom babbled Nobody knows, apparently, where they are, and From electric machinery to scented soaps; from like boiling soup. The road to the well is, how. in spite of spasmodic expeditions in seach of ever, a pleasant road for a walk, or a drive, them, I kound them not. Not one of them. Of locomotives to Indies' underclotblag; the whole

course the offices bave some means of getting gamut of Western Invention and manufacture and is used every afternoon for all these purposes Is within their sorpe and power. The small by the citizens. Here the bicycle shoots swiftly their letters away, and private individuals can and noiselessly along, terrifying the pedestrian post their letters at the Club, but, when you remnant of Eastern exclusion is rapidly dis-

want to buy stamps and post cards, if the Clob appearing, and within a few years to few as with a sudden par-riringi just behind his back,

Here the cavaller displays bis equestrian skill on cannot supply what you want, you must do to be within the range known as the near future

there will be but little which Western geulus a slim Chinese pany. Here the latter portion without, unless you are a person not to be dis- achieved by them. These people are nat can accomplish that will not be successfully of the population toll in their camiages and couaged by the apparent impossiblity of finding

take the air,

the more energetic a post-office. It may have been that the persons Sooth cover the miler on foot. Here carriagesfull of || I applied to were singularly lacking in topogra- therefore, to be catalogued with Chinese Sea Islanders, nor are they to be pell-taxed or Chinese ladies, who, having painted their fices phical information, but I tavariably got a direc- bumilated at the dictation of Trade Unions or and altired their hair, drive out to astonish the tion to a post-office which led me out of the demagogues. The's advancing civilisation, and world, make part of the endless procession. beaten tracks to nowhere in particular. Topo- progressive polley, removes them from the Chinese and foreigners have their respective graphy la strong point with neither foreigners nor jarikisha coolles in Shanghai. Talking of category of objectionable people, and places them recreation grounds on or near this famous road. ou a parity with the white races, which enables There is a Country Clab for Europeans, which "rickklen" reminds we that, invited to dinner them to lay just clales to similar treatment and is, as it were, a combination of the Tanglin Clab one night, I spent two hours in a jinrikisha, consideration.—Queensland Mercantile Gazette. and the Ladies' Lawn Tenals Club, and father behind a coolle who favoured me with a whiff out, i ilule distsser from the road, there is a of garlic it every breath, wandering through similar institution patronised by the Chinese, the length and breadth of the three settlements, the difference between the two corresponding to sent hither and thither by Europeans to whom the difference in national tastes and habits. I applied for guidance, and finally had to take a Daring my stay in Shanghal I lved in the cold dinner at one of the hotels. neighbourhood of the Bubbling Well Road, and With a stay of three weeks in China before my most vivid memory of the locality is theme, I turned over in my mind several plans for number and persistency of the moiquitoes. From seeing something of the country. To Peking vid dark till one is safely under the mosquito-costain Tientsin was suggested, but the trip would take there is no peace from these trilating pests. fully eighteen days to and from Shanghai, and Sometimes not even under the curtain, for each it an expedition to the Great Wall were included, year as the mosquitoes come fawith the spring, the nearly month. Up the Yangtso-klang to household boys" have to be loxtructed anew Hankow would take eight days, and a house-boat in the art of keeping them outside the Alembu, excursion up the tirer was out of the question, or cartalo, when making the bed. This is done owing to the conilaual rain. I heard of the chiefly by breaking la upon their midaight sacred laland of Pootos, famous for his ancient slumbers, and calling them up from their dreams temples and its crowds of plone hermits, and being to slash sround with a damp towel, so that their assured that the journey would take only a few ford and master may rest in peace for the hours from Ningpo, I decided to go thither and remainder of the night. They thus become indulge my taste for ancientry. How I went to careful to remove the necessity for another Ningpo, how I fared and what I saw and did midnight call.

there, will be told in my next latter. Three weeks in China is three years too short to get an adequate Ides of the country and Its Interesting people. Still one gets impressions - such as they are. Perhaps my readers would like to know the impression made on a Chinese amida by our beloved country. She went home with an English family from Shanghal, and, on her retorn, she was siked how she liked the Land of the Red-headed Devils. This was her reply

A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF

SHANGHAI.

THE CLUB, THE MALƆD, THE BUND, &C.. &C.

The following "walte up" of Shangbatis from the pen of the travelling correspondent of the Singapore Free Fritz, whose report on Hong- kong we reproduced on the 17th ultimo. It Is not exactly mawr, but is chatty and fairly interesting, and as it will doubtless interest good many of our readers, especially Shanghai landers, we don't mind running the risk of being considered tedious because we give it in exienzo as it appeased in the columns of our throughly up-to-date_and" enterprising Stralia contempo

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"My go London. Plenty houses-plenty shop plenty man-plenty-go-look-ice. My go Scotlan no houree, no man, no go-look-see. Too muches chin-chin Joan."" A translation is unnecessary. Will my countrymen take this Impression on the benighted heathen mind as'a compliment ?

CHINA AND ITS FUTURE..

POSSIBLE TAXATION.

The only part of the to foreign trade.

which tha national income over

castra! Government has ́ențire control is the custom revenue. The tariff is fixed by treaty, and no increase of duty can be imposed without the consent of the signatories to the reaites: bat the disposal of the revenue, whatever it may be, reats with the Government at Pekin,

SALT AND LAND TAX.

Nelther the Peklog Government nor the pior!ucial Governments ever attempt to make out anything ke budget. What the Peklog Government does Instead is to send out in the month of November or so of each year a requist tion or fadent on each province, stating what sam it will require to have forwarded in the courte of the ensuing year, and occasionally it specifies the particular branch of ravenue out of which it is to be taken, bat usually it is a demand on the province generally. The Poking Govern- ment usasily contents itself with making the demand, leaving it to the provincial Governments to find the ways and means as best they may. O the several sources of revenge, the only ones that can be readily increased are the wait and the likin. The land tax by a fundamental law of the Empire, dating as far back as the middle of last century, was Exed once and for all, and to tam- per with that in the present enfeebled state of the Government would probably be to provoke rebellion. The sait trade, again, has so many these, too, of wealthy and influential men, that vested interests hanging round its neck, and

it would not be easy to get much additonal revenue out of that. The provincial authorities have thus no help for it but to fall back upon the likin. The tariff here is of their own misk tog, and they can alter is at will.

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plaintiffs had sakered damage `to_the extent of $800. In their answer the defendants admitted that their scivanta illegally removed certala c-ckloits from the premises and they paid the sum of $75 into court, that being a sufficient som to replace the cocklofts in the condulon in which they were when removed by the defen- dants. The defendants denied that they caused great or any damage to any of the goodi stored. on the premises, or that they caused avy Incon* renience or lous whatever to the plaintiffs or interfered with or prevented the carrying on of thelt baslacas

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Mc. Hastings, in explaining the facts, sald there was one cocklaft on the ground floor, two on the Grat floor, and one in the front portion of the afternoon of the 8th May a police constable lo the employ of the Sanitary Board gavo plaintiffs notice that the cocklotts were to be removed by the following morning; If they were not the Board would pull them down themselves. This order was entirely Illegal, but the plaintiffs did not know that and they engaged a carpenter to remove the cocklofis. About 8 o'clock on the following morning the carpenter and his coolies went to the shop to remove the cocklofts. About the same time a Sanitary Board gang, consist- Ing of constables, soldiers, and coolles, arrived at the shop. There would probably be dispute as to the time operations were commenced. The planilfis would say that the damage was done between 8 and 9 o'clock, while the defendants alleged that the work was not commenced until 10 o'clock. However, when the gang arrived all the goods had been removed from the cacklafton the ground floer and the front cockleft on the firth floor, but the back cockloft was still full of A COURSE FATAL TO TRADE.

goods. Work was at once commenced by two It need not be repeated here what has been gangi, ona on the ground floor and the other on said, so often, that of all possible forms of tax the first floor. The men appeared to be in s stian the Ilkin system is the very worst, · It is - grest harry, probably because they bad other costly, cumbrous, and vexatious even if well houses to visit and when plaintiffs asked for administered, and in China it is simply a field time to remove all the goods the men refused to for wholesale peculation. It combines the give it. They demolished the cockloftuž na maximum of cost to the people' with the quickly as possible, the consequence being that minimom of benefit to the Government. No some of the valuable goods on the back cockloft on the first floor fell to the ground. They ware one, indeed, has said barder things about it than the Chinese themselves, as the pages ofthe Ping | trampled under foot by coolies, mixed with dast Garelle can tesilly. And yet, in spite of all, it | sad dirt, and so sustained very considerable appears only too probable that an attempt will | damage. After receiving notice to remove the be made to obtain the additional money by an cocklefis the plaintiffs requested Mr. Danby ta Increase in the Ilkin levies, No coured will be

visit the premises. He went there about 8 o'clock more fatal to trade, and eventually to China

on the morning of the 9th May and was s herself, than this. It will only draw stil more impressed with what he saw and with the closely the strings which aireidy are choking the high-handed manner in which the work was flow of commerce, until absolute strangulation being done that he saw Mr. Ede and Mr. will be the result. No produce will be brought McCallum. They visited the premises about to market, and of course nothing will be bought 2.30 in the afternoon, but at that time the damage. in return; each village will have to subsist as had been dear.. On the róth May Mr. V. EL. best it can on what it produces. But, it may be Descon wrote a letter to the Colonial Secretary asked, what then is China to do? If she must on behalf of the plaintiffs stating that the plain. have money, and if she cannot increase her land tiffs had suffered unnecessary damage to medi- tax, nor her Customs tariff, what can she do cloal goods owing to the legal sciton of the The fact that the Customs revenue has grown plague workers, and hoping that his Excellency from 7,000,000 or 8,000,000 taels In 1864 to the Governor, would order compensation to be 21,000,000 taels in 1895, while the other branches paid. On the 13th Jane the Colonial Secretary of revenue have beco stallonery, or nearly 10, replied that his Excellency the Governor had ought to suggest what she should do. Increase caused legalites to be made respecting Mr. the facliitles for inland transport rather than Danby's lettter which had been published in hamper them, and trust to the natural ex- | the press and owing to the answers received pansion of be revenue. Promola in every in response to those inquiries ha regrated possible way the bringing of native produce ha could not secede to the request con to the foreign market. China's purchasing taloed in Mr. Deacon's felter. The dim power depends entirely upon what she ex- aged goods were afterwards sold by auction and ports. She cannot buy unless she sells, but they fetched so per cent on the original cost the more she sells the more she will bay, and the price. Notice of the sale was given to the Crown revenue will grow with the growth of trade.. Solicitor and the representatives of the Sanitary Board were at the sale, Counsel then explained the legal bearings of the case and concluded by saying that there were three items under the head of damage, viz., damage to the goods, damage to the cocklofts, and damage for trespasu and interference with businest,

CHINA'S CAPACITY. Instead, therefore, of putting extra taxes on trade in inland transit, the best thing that Chian could do would be boldly to abolish all likin Lexation whatever. She might be a loser for few years, but she would certainly be the gainer in time, and probably In no long time, either. And if in addition to that, she would have the conrage frankly to enter on a rallway develop- ment, either by borrowing the money or by granting concealers, ■ now era would soon sal is for this ancient country. China is a country of vast potential wealth, but of very little realised wealth, She has little gold or silver to give in exchange, but she has a most fertile sol, An exhaustive and highly interesting state benign climate, and a hard-working and truga! ment as to the present and future financial population. There is nothing that the world prospects of China is contained in the report desires which she cannot produce in abundance. sest to the Foreign Office from Consel-General Her power to purchase depends entirely upon Sir Nicholas Hannen at Shanghal. It is from her ability to bring her produce to market. This review by remarking that the year 1895 was one the pen of Vice-Consul Scott, who prefaces his again depends upon the faciifiles which Gov. ernment gives for internal transit, that is to say, China, Inasmuch as it witnessed the conclusion up roads, deepening and preserving waterways, that cannot but be memorable in the snails o! by removal of all existing letters, and by opening of a war which laid bare the hopeless laefficiency and, above all, by the introduction of railways. and ineptitude of the present system of Govern-To sum up what I have been endeavouring to China herself, that radical reforms have become Introduced into the situation, the first is full of absolutely necessary if the nation is to make any promise, both to Chins herself and to foreign progress at all. The question which wil naturally occur to many is this: What effect is trade. It will bring capital much needed to particularly on that part of it in which we are

co-operate with labour on the spot in producing the was likely to have on the trade of Chios, and more chesply than it can be done elsewhere what is an article of universal domand, The most interested? Is there any prospect of China second factor may be either a blessing or a being opened up at last, and of her fealy inviting curse according as it is used. It it only leads the cooperation of those best able to assist in China to do what she wit at first sight be patting her house in order? To the last query tempted to do, vis, to tighten the existing regret to say the only answer is, there lo so

fetters on trade, it can but lead to national bankruptcy, prospect at all. Nothing that has transpired If, on the other hand, China is led under the since the signing of the treaty of Shimanseki pressure of want and the guidance of her best encourages one to think that the responsible friends, of whom we may without affectation say statesmen or the local officials are one whit the England is one, to reform altogether her anti- wiser or better for the experience they hava gana | quated and obnoxious system of finance, the Indemnity which she has had to pay to Japan, heavy as it is, will have been blessing in disguise.

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Evidence in support of the pleadings was then called. Mr. Danby said he visited the promises at 8 30 on the morning of the 9th May. The coolles appeared to be working against time— working by plece, so much for the job. Every thing was in a state of confusion and the cooling. were shouting.

The bearing was continued the whole day and ultimately adjourned until this afternoon

September 4th.'

At the conclusion of the evidencs for the defence at 4 30 p.m. the Jury retired for about a quarter of an hour, returning with a unanimous verdict for the plaintiffs for $434.05, 8 a, damage to goods. $253 05; damage to cocklofi 870; for through legal interference with plaintiffs' hur!- trespass $1, and for compensation for lose Bess $100,

trouble is at the present time dimly visible in barracks above. Passing the Club, of which the civilisations of East and West, civilles, / maent, and has proved to all the world, if not to say: Of the two new factors that the war has l ́granted to plaintiffs.

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Mr. Hastings asked that costs of the suit be

His lo dship sgreed, and accordingly entered Judgment for plaintiffs, with costs.

SRIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MARA DUX! American (Belgie) to-morrow. English (Rohilla) 6th fast, Indian (Kangra) 8th frist. Tacousa (Victoria) 11th inst. American (Pers) 12th fast. Canadian (Emdress of Japan) 16tá ínst. American (Coptie) azeď tout.

Every one in the Exit bas heard of the low-lying, swampy country, and a terror di s breeze, or draught as he would call it, so that if Shanghai Club, and every one who has enjoyed he is compelled for his bealth's sake to go to the

its hospitality pronounces it the best institallon of its kind ast of India. It is an imposing hills, he builds bis sansterium in a hollow of the building on the Band, near the French settlement, mountain, and shuts out the air with trees.

and it caters well for the pumerous wants of the Also, be cannot endure a puckab. All this, be-

luxurious European in the East. It possesses an Cxuse be takes no exercise, and is therefore

excellent library, comprising a very wide range afraid that he will go out like the scuff of a

of literature, and one forgets the passage of time candle if he catches a cold. The Model Seule.

amongst its treasures, in die snug quarters, and on ment, as its inhabitants like to call it, and may

Its comfortable settees. But the sight of the Club eat it fairly, is exactly the situation that a

ts the bar at noon. The Atriom of the Club is a Commerce, are to be risked; the reward of the Dutch colonist would choose to fix his abode

sort of unofficial business and gossip exchange, offering mass of devoted. lollowers being the and do his business, for Shanghai Is bull, to all

and the bar is on the left-a long room, with reflection of the substance enjoyed by the vet- sppearance, on fists of Yangtse mad. For miles

broad counter running from end to end, where at bose, moathing representatives of unknown round the city the country is a great green plain,

noon the male population of Shanghai standa alx grievances, whom they have elected to expTESE cat into an irregular pattern by canals and their views on the platform or in the renate. creeks, and so flat that the Intabltants bare deep, preparing for tiffin with cocktails One marvels at the rapliity with which the boys take Can any but Imaginaiy advantages be shown us got into the habit ti calling some mounds, Dear the outerme of the action of this contentious Sicawel, bills by way of contrast, Shanehal

and execute the vålleys of ordern fred at them for section? Not one that is solid or serviceable, but, is dielded into three parts by two large made them lightning artists in the concoction of the space of half an hour. Long 'pruciice has on the contrary, loss, suffering, proverty, lack of creeks; the British settlement being in the

the favourite appetiser of North Chins, employment, and general "short commons." middle, the French on the right, further up Aed these leaders who have created confusing the river, and the American on the left, white man forced from the reluctant yellow MED Beyond the foreign concession, which the and depression; who de a good themselves, lower down. Its principal glory is the Band, or

about the middle of this century, stands the except for themselves, and brevent their follow-long wide street or tenisce facing the river, com- Ing from participating in the emolameb's whicb posed of fine buildings of all orders of architec ancient walled city of Shanghal, between which and the model Settlement there is practically no fail to their own share; who seize the substance tore, about the middle of which stands the Ca-intercourse or communication. Of the hundreds and divide op the shadow among their people, tom House, a red-brick structure of academic or

of thousands planed up in the narrow streets these leaders must, forsooth, attempt to dictate to monastic appearance, with a tower in the centre and alleys within the walls of the old city, the governments whom they shall admit within their from which chimes ring out every quarter, and

greater part has never passed its gates, and of borders and whom they shall exciale; and this a deep-toned bell annonces the passing of the at all risks of involving the Imperial Govern- hours. The houses on the Bund are both for

The bundreds of foreigners to the settle ment lo diplomatic embarrassment with lasulted || business and for residence, many combine the

ment not many bare penetrated beyond the ancient brick ramparts of the city. Thus powers. And the penumbra of an approaching two functions under the same roof-office below.

tions Bacient and modern, sit cheek by lowl our relations with Japan on this very subject, more sada, the Bund crosses & bildge to the bat do not converse. There is a barrier of fan: "What is meant; asked the Miolster for Agri- | French settlemant, where it ceases to be interest- culture and Commerec of Japan of South Ing to the traveller, and loses itself le regions use and tradition, thicker than those ancient australian Register Interviewer, "What is where English feet seldom tread. The front city with a friend, who could speak Chinese, dur walls, between them. I went through ike old meant by the Conference resolution, 'That part of Hongkow, the American settlement, i Chidese Resuletion Acts shall apply to all mass of consulates and shipping offices, and at

ing my first viste to Shangbai, but I need not coloured races ?" The Interviewer gires the the end of the Band, nearest this quarter, and

try bere to recall my impressions of it. fox on the following the 'public gardens, small in sisa but pictur-

Chinese city is like every other, and I have paid substance of his answer in

a more recent wlalt to soother native tow esque, and laid out with winding paths, Ninggo, which will be described in a future paragraph —

He was informed, of course, that so far as rockeries and shrubberies, so amianged as Japan was concerned it meant simply that to give the visitor an impression that it in Japanese Immigrants to Australia would be three flanes as large as it actually is. The town placed in precisely the same position as Chinese hand plays there nearly every day, and often on Incomers. The intimation was received with a moonlight nights in summer, and under the 'grimace of Japanese effectiveness but French leadership of an able conductor, Senor Vels, polish. To class a Japanese lo any way what discourses really excellent music. From the ever with a Chinaman is to perform seriously gardens to the other end of the British Settle-

FACTORS IN THE SITUATION. antactful action in Japan at present, for the ment, a broad filage of turf, akizied with trees,

There are, however, two new factors in the triomph gained by the Mikado's forces in the stretches along the river-frost, The Bond Is

stination resulting from the war, both of which receni war has left manyclasses of the people crowded at all hours of the day by foot pas

appear to me likely to have far-reaching cos LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. | 7 exceeding well affected towards themselves.” sengers and vehicles. Neat broughams, vic-

sequences. The first is the right to import "My torias, dog carts, drawn by sicek Chinese posies,

machinery and establish manufactures at the Whereupon the Minister remarked, opinion is that If Australians pollifax all and driven by Celestial coachmen in strange

open ports, and the second is the harvy foreign Japanese they will be committing a sort liveries, pass and repass; flocks of jinziklakas,

debt which China has now, for the first time been obliged to incur.. It appears to be beyond 01 political suicide." The interviewer ex- come running swiftly and smoothly along on plained that the Trades Untons toned that spider, wheels, hand-caris pushed by panting

doubt that the cation-splasing and wolving The Japanese would be coming in dumbers, coolles, and the celebrated vehicle of China, the

industry in Shanghai haa's great future before lis and it is diffenit to see what is to prevent China and that competition with them on their own only one not imported by the foreigner-the

calls on varlow in time, manufacturing the whole of her yarn, disadvantage, in the Japaness workers live wheel 10% those of an Irials Jamoty scan, on

simply, and could therefore work for which sometimes a whole family alie and is with the sculls for the admiraison of the spects which she now buys in the forms of drills and · ANOTHER SANITARY BOARD CAKE. smaller ages than the white man. His whirled gally along by a muscular coolle. One tors, as a kind of intimation that all the best sheetings, and even the commoner forms of This was a cisim fór $800 damages caused by skramen had not entered for the races. The shinings. It seems thus certain that before the illegal acts of persons employed by the Excellency expressed no objection to the exclus here thinks of the overloaded donkey-shay to be sion of Japanese labourers under contract, and see at times in London. The sirer in front of san graced the proceedings with a bright warm long there will be considerable shifting of the Sanitary Board, of which the Hon. F. A. Cooper CANO admitted the contention of the trade dolons, but the Band is full of native craft and foreign smile, and he was hearilly welcomed, because existing lines of trade between Chlen and Eng Is President, Dr. F. H, Clark, Medical Offices, Phra Nang

will in my whipping, opium hulka, gunboats of all nations, he had been a stranger in those parts for a con- land. It by no means follows, however, that Mr. Hugh McCallum the Secretary, and Capt added, "if you do more than that you proceeded and mail steamers that have discharged their eiderable time. As might have been expected, British trade as a whole will be sufferer. H. B. Lethbridge an opizion make a great mistake," and

member and En, Namos ima............... to polat out that if the prohibition was to extend cargo at Woosung and have come up to the city just as the first race started, a Chinese steamas On the contrary, it may even be a gulder. N. J. Kde the only unofficial member. Mr. J. beyond the exclusion of coolles, that decision to wall their turn for the homeward voyage. A came snorting down the middle of the course. All our experience shows that China has been Hastings (of Mr. Victor H. Deacon's office) HowOKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURME, would display shortsightedness from a com- network of narrow streets la bakind the Band, It was howled at by a thousand throats in a good customer up to the fall extent appeared for the plaintiffs, the Man Yik Tong mercial standpoint, and that it would injure the these streets becoming Chinese in their character dozen languager, and apparently startled, turned of her mains. She takes value in goods for fit, and Mr. A. B. Johnson (Crown Solicitos) Pico to Kowloon colonies more tilan it would Japan." These and architecture as you go inward. Foreigners is note to the bank, where the spectatory ward averything she sells. The other new factor in was for the Sandiary Board.

Sultang ....... M people are not disposed to be art upon, excluded, belonging to the British seulement, who have pleased to see that it bad run aground. Its pro- the situation is the large foreiga debt which The gentlemen constfiating the special Jury Actio escocómomsse or in any way insulled or humiliated in the face not houses provided for them on the Bund, live peller worked excitedly for half an hour or so, but China, has been obliged to incar to discharge the were-Messis, M. Grate, T. L. Rose, and Paul Casablanca .......................... of nations; and this exclesion would be an insals in the neighbourhood of the Babbling-Well the tide was going down, and the trespassar Japanese indemnity. The total national debt of Jordan.

Foupkus .................. I extended beyond the line indicated. They Road, to reach which they have to take the

Was upon high and dry on the muddy beach. China now stands, or will soon stand. at aboni Mr. Hastings read the pleading which set Tacob Chrislantin..... are admittedly in want of raw material, picturesque thoroughfara called by the The most interesting event of the day WHER TACO £40,000,000. Though this is a mere bagatelle forth that the plaintifs are merchants and John Baisley minu #especially wool and hides" and, under the new municipality Nanking Road, but known to for men-of-war's cutlers, to which' the cutter of

Le compared with the potential wanlik of the dealers in Chinese drugs and medicines and army scheme, hories, which would hire to be Chinese and foreigners the Ma-foo. It is a the German gun-bout Fiz, till then unbeaten on comtry, it is a good deal for Chlan under the carry on business si ga, Bonham Strand. The DUTWARD-48 August-Breconshire, Queen purchased by merchants sent by them to the wide, straight and weil-kept road, shut in on the Chios station, went to win a certain victory. pecsent systers of government. The demand on. Erst five defendants were, on the 9th May, mem- colonies, and it," added the Viscount, you both sides by Chinese shops and houses, whose The American warships did not compete, alikes the national exchequer for Interest and sinking bers of the Sanitary Board, and Inspector, aut Mar. 14th August-Caledonien, poll-tax Indiferently such men as these and the characteristic shape, combined with the gaily because Americans do not enter for a race that fand combined cannot be less than 15,000,000 or Reidle was a sanitary inspector in the employ Palamas, Etirickdale, Oak Branch, Radley. common Japanese coulles, it is of course hardly coloured sign-boards, scrolls and lanterns, make is not a certainty for their side, or because they 16,000,000tsels per anst, and though the Cus of the Board. The plaintifs cocupled the ground 31st August-Ceylon, 14th Augast-Qanfa, 25th likely that they will trouble, Australia with theft a very pleasing coup d'all. The road is had no excursion-steamers to disturb the course 1 toms is amply suficient to meet that, it allows and first floors of go, Bonham, Sizand and sise Anguil-Sarpedon, 1st September-Prins custom." The urbane Minister did not commens thronged with Innumerable Chinaman and their H.M.S. Arcker anð - Dačkes entered a boat wary litle over as free revenue to the Govern a portion of the top floor, and they owned Halsrich, Hirtka, Howick Hall.

HOMEWARD 18th August-Pakling, Pala- "the international unfriendliness involved families, who live, trade and târive under foreign aplece. When the race approached the goal ment. The present customs revenus is about cocklofis erected therein, On the gth May in the Australian proposal, or its partial practical protection. They are generally clad in the Dapkne's boat was far ahead, and that of 21,000,000 taale, We must allow about 3,000,000 the defendants or their servants or agents want. 14 September-Erneil Simon, Teucer. hostility to the aplit of the Anglo-Japanese raiment of a light blue colour, though here and the iris, like Apollo of old, was pursuing her for costs of collection, maintenance of lights, wrongfully and illegally entered upon the treaty, because his intelligence blated to there pandiar gartents are to be scan. What with might and mals, but did not overtake her and other indispensable outlay, so there is a plaintiffs, premises and canand great damage The American ship Governor Goodwin, him that there were several points in strikes the visitor, who comes from the Straits, until she had covered herself, with laurels. The free sumpita for the Government of, say, about by paling down the cocklofts and wholy bound from New York to Cheloo, stranded spo that treaty which were adverse to the where he has been accustomed to the sallow or British element amongst the spectators were in

3,000,000 fuels only, Instead of 19,000,000 taels, removing the materials. The defendants also Princes' reet in Sunds Strails on the 15th liberty of the English to Japan. The housed skin of the Chinaman, is the compleaton state of vociferous delight over the result. The extra drain on the exchequer this entailed caused great damage to valuable goods stared August. – Ske was still hard and fast on the gensial tenor, however, of his remarks displayed | of these Chinese in the north. Their red checks

Another flus Saturday afternoon gaya the must belon lang invalve 'saditional taxation on the premises and camed great inconvenience roche an the sam. The master had gone to mia wyldent objection to the poll-tax system, and seems at fret wanatural, and one thinks involun- various companies of the famous Shanghai Tiếu | In-some Iroom or other) and the particular and loss to the plaintiffs, interfering with and "Bataria to take mexanres ins salving the Cargo: *--munchaded by mariloning that he was amrunging | tulily of the rouge-got-to which the Chinese Brigade an opportunity of holding a competition|frons), in which it te lumpend 13 / matter" preventing the darrylag da of the business. On Two malas” and ning of the crew ware khan on

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The foreign settlers thoroughly understand the art of amusing themselves, and they have a programme of recreations for day and night which varies with the seasons. While I was in Shanghal, there seemed to be a general recog-through. bition that spring

g had come, though the weather was wet and cold, and so the’spring regatta was bold on the river on a Saturday afternoon, which luckily proved fine-one of the three fine days I had in a stay of three weeks. A reach of the river was walled off by a large pontoon and a long list of house-beats, leaving open a straight course, one mile in length. The house-boats were gay with booting, and some of them prettily decorated with flowers and drapery, for the enterprising youth of Shanghai was entertaining is lady friends, and did it in style. Between house-boats i punts, or

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SUPREME COURT,

SUMMARY JURIDICTION.

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September 3rd,

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