R.M.S. NARCISSUS”- IN COLLISION.
NAGASAKI, January 30lb. A telegram received at the local office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha states that the Echigo mors collided with Bilish man-of-war to Chemolpo barbear on Tuesday last. The defintis particulars are not yet to haud, but they are expected by the Sendai Maru, which is due hers.to-day from the Korean part. We last, however, that when entering the Earbour the ElAfgo-maru managed to get athwart the ram of the Narcranthe only British man-of-war In port and lore a hole in her holl below the water-line amidships, 13 feet by extent. She Wat reshed sabere and beached near by to save her from sinking. Her engine room was full of water and The Echigo-maru was put on a special ron from Chemelpo to Kobe and’was to have carried the Korean Minister who was coming to atfeed the funeral of the Empress Dowager. We understand that a salvage party will be despatched hence to repair the lojared steam ship. They will save to-morrow or Monday by the. Higo-mars. There are practically no In Korea-Esdrasa.
10 feet
her fires out when the way beached.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897.
THE CITY OF CANTERBURY."
She left
and heavy
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Beyond, the mainland loonts up, vising into several peaks and ranges, opening out Into rich vistas of valley and emerald woodland, with now-white birds circling and wheeling in the fir tree-tops. The swell is heavy and there falls a spell of light variable breezes. About zoo yards off under our ise beam heavy rollers are dashing upon the reel, sending up jets and clouds distance with a misty hare. Slowly we approach and sheers of finest spray that 6ll the middle
being only about three quarters of a cable broad, the reel, the passage at ile nanowest point hardly giving isir room to tack in should a sud- gorges above, Just an we enter the paingo a den white squall sweep down from the mountala chicken flies overboard and is left behind rising and falling on the swell astem. The boat lowered, however, and the hapless fowl in rescoed from watery grave, only to appear a little later in a savoury tego.
This same harbour of Lele in days part-was a great rendezvous for the New Bedford and New England whaleships, semeny as fatty baring been counted Ruchered in com pany together. There the famous Bully Hayes played some impish pranks after losing his beautiful vessel on the reefs, bali frightening the
TO-MORROW,
THE SITUATION ON THE 19TH- The total deaths from the plague la Bombay upto the 19th instant numbered 2,708, and those In Karrachos 403. The Government of Bombay has issued a circular to brads of departments, stating that sabordinates who resign thele ap- pointments on account of fent of the plague will forfeit pensions and not be taken back into Sun-Rites.............. asking Government to take over the quesitou of Government service. Bombay people propose dealing with the outbreak from the Municipally.
Sunday, 7th February, 1897. Chiness.- bih efist moon of Bård year of
(sis after Epiphany,) Jewt h.-5th Ador, 5537, Mabammedan.- 4th Ramadan, 1314.
`LIGHT DUES.
(Fast month.)
High walet Afteroo Går. 42. .......... Chr. 59. Sett hr. 19mbe, Low water-Moraine. kr. 2. Afternoon .................... ¤Ãr. 35min.
ANNIVERSARIES. IT-Charles Dickens born.
·1843-The Celestial, the fint Hongkong-bulli
wer), launched. 1863—The Thiesss taken by coolies, whọ killed"
the officers and crew. 1878-Pope Pius IX, died. 1894-The steamship St Araph tank by the stormship Hangchowoff Breaker Point and lands lost.
CHURCH SERVICES. St. John's Cathedral-Commanico, 7 ...
Marins, 17., Evensong, 5.45 p.
"faciltie for execullng such work at present logelber with zozná stores and the clothing perhaps even purchasing, the mach-coveted lives out of this peaceful Kusafans by landing « i donbied blow as the "free port" baits on which Roman Catholic Cathedral:-Mars at 6 m
PRESENTATION TO CAPE, HARRISON,
Last.
7 m., 8 a.m. and 9 jaa,m. Benediction, Union Church ——Sowires, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
5 p.m.
St. Francis Church, Wanchal Meu (Chin.),
5 a.m., (Part.) 7.10.x.m. Benediction, 5pm.. Servico (Evolish), g a.m.
9.m.
St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point:--Ma, 8 Wesleyan Methodist Churchs-Services, 10.30
*,m, and 5.45 DNI.
6.30 p.m.
crew, will, says the Joban Daily Advertiser, of the City of Canterdury, but neelog her credit allogether, and away they troop into theireles' relief, a barque came in from Honolulu with sets forth, in a rolemn declaration, the absolute | St. Peter's Seaman's Church—IT UM and
Those of our reader who remember the see-the morning her bulwarks could only be seen Kaional voyaga olika szkoccer: Esmeralda la
At 630 p.m. the shipwrecked party went on board the tag atcamer Dalhousie, which had been sent December, 1895, and the suspense felt in Yako- hama as to the fate of Capt. Harrison and bil
to render any assistance required, and brought them up to town. Twa ileamers were following 271h alt., doubtless lesen with interest that the turned round and returned to Diamond Harbour. Insurance companies fnvolved in risks on the Similarly, the steamers Cargo have signified their appreciation of the Cameron, which were proceeding down the Roma and Clan skipper's conduct in taking the little craft safely into Hongkong, by presenting him with a silver, seeing the City of Canterbury taking the jug, of ornate design and hearing a sullable in round, returned to a safe anchorage, awalilag a scription, The China Traders Co. has als
rise of tide. Hliberto Messrs. George Smith wrilien a letter to Captain Harrison, which has and Sons, the owners of the "City line of steaméït,, have been very lortonate to their been framed and with the plate is on view in vessels, the last vessel they lost being the Cuy North & Rae's window. The letter and in- scription are as follow:--
of Manchester many years ago,
The
MEMORANDA. TO-DAY-SIL February, American mall due. - 9pm-Military Concert at the City-Hall- 9 pm-Circar.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS, MAILE DUX: American (Peru) taśmarrow, English (Rohtla) 8lb fast, Tacoma (Braamar) 5th inst. German (Preussen) 12th inst. Indian (Lightning) 12th inst, American (Copffe) 14th Inc).. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 20th Inst. Canadian (Emprits of Faßan) 251b inst. Tacoma (Tacoma) zid prox
American (Gaze) 4th prox.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Bombay left Singapore for this port at 3 pm. yesterday.
from Chias, arrived at London yesterday after- THE P. & O.S. N. Co.'s steamer Palawan,
After a stroll in the woods, a bathe in one of the water holes, and a hearty meal of fried Bring ANOTHER VICTIM TO THE JAMES AND MARY. fish and tarot la time to leave. Towards even- Indian papers to hand by to-day's mall blag Urak poskers, and seven or eight native passen. ing, with a good lead of copra and some of the particolars vegarding the loss of the "City liner City of Canterbury. This vessel is there on board, we set pall for Pingelap, which latest victim to the treacherous sand bar in the lies some sixty miles away to the southward, Hooghly known as the "James and Mary," Next day nothing but dismal and dirty weather She arrived at Sangor on the 11th ult. and permeates the ship from stems te stern, which A powerful odour of copra anchored at Diamond Harbour. Diamond Harbour next day at 10.30 am. allez accustomed to it. Everything is hot, damp, must be extremely delicious to those who are she had discharged 1,000 tons of cargo isto boats muggy, and uncomfortable. Hoats of lively reat down while she was resped at that station, She was coming up with the flood tide til 11.45 there is a dark dilizie, haidly a breath of wind beeties are on the war-path below, and up above a.m. when she took the ground on the fames and Mary bat abreast of the Tidal Semaphore sirring, and the great cradle of the deep is
[Singaport Free Press, Jan. 29 b.) with a list to starboard. She remained in that recking us to and fro in something more than
We would favile the Commitee of our local position till & pm, when she commenced to motherly fashion. Sa the long dreary altcr
Chamber of Commerce to watch very vigilantly break-up as the tide fall. The boats were lowered
poon wears fiself slowly away. Late in the even-
the course of a controversy now going on at by 5 p.m. and the waombandoned; Captain Whishing of the next day, after a steady struggle wiika
Hongkong respecting the imposition of enhanced with blu wife, chlid, stowanless, the pilot, officers, strong N.W. cerrent, we catch a glimpse of the
Hght dues. The Hongkong Government, drives and crew, and Mr. D. Radcliffe, prevenitue lights of the Fingèlup canos partier fishing out
from their Intention to continue the Innoaition on the reef. Next moralag early we are officer, who fined the vessel at Dlamand
of the Gap Reck light dues after the abolition Harbour, being landed on shore, where a small anchored near the beach, and qumerous folk
of the lighthouse, have determia-d to make up but accommodated some of the party. The
have already boarded us, clamooring for a
for that loss of general revenue by the Increase extended credit system, hugely excited the while
of the general light dues on shipolne from 1 cent stramer's compass, chronometers, alde lamps," and blonscie lamps were also taken ashore,
at the prospect of handling and fingering, and
per ton to 2 cents per top.. This is an are and other valuables of the officers and crew, foreign goods. Volcas 4 regular-Babel, are--number of fierce and warlike Ocean and Gul Hongkong (like Singapore) stande by ite the capsia also scoring be charts and raised, some in solemn argument and serious bett Islanders, who brewed huge quantities of primary constitution. Such policy 11, at THE ESMERALDA'S" PERILOUS | other papers. The party had to remain questioning, some rippling into light Jests, chaff cocoanat toddy and set the whole place in a fer-
course, to be met by the fall strength of the VOYAGE,
la the field the whole night, and watched
and repartee, some melting lato those coaxing, ment with their carousals and mad orgles, community, no matter how Insidiously the the steamer gradually sloking in the wand.pleading and wheedling-accents wherewith the Night after night they kept it up. aliemately attempt may be made. The shipping firms Dailyes so often reaches the soft spot dinking and fighting. Murdered men's bodies In Hongkong have addressed an able joint By midnight the bridge was under water, and to the waltotrader's bear!; However, were picked up on the beach every morning, sad Temsanstrance to The Governor, which is simply St. Josiph's Church, Garden Road :-Morning by-and-by business is somehow concluded the poor catives of Lele fled in terras of their cushing in the force of its lastest spoest to payments, some pay liberally lo promises and back to their senses and meditated settling on the
-Some natives, make amall ves. Hayes at last brought the craxy matineers facts, princip!", and blatory. It convicts the Governor of a violation of Sir Henry Poitingėt's compliments, whilst some again are refused island, when, greatly to the American missions proclamation of 25th Feb, 1842, which explicitly canoes and go mahore evidently in high leather. the Intelligence that a British man-of-war Was
freedom of the port. Light dues are, to be no After a while we go ashore to the ship's host, coming up fast in search of that very dreadful source of revenue. They are simply charges pencil and note book in hand, as beteema sinner and reprobate, the aforesaid Hayes. Bat sufficient to cover, and no more, the expense of reckers after strange things, to the exceeding what became of the redoubtable Captain of maintenance of lights and harbour banys. Any carlosly and wonder of the worthy fall on the many resources is another story to be told surplus on this account owed by a Government beach, who for naive and rustle stolidity and another day. We are now close up to the
for general parpates would be en lifcit brech of ludicrous ignorance are the very Bastians-of-the-satilement with the King's new-lumber and the consilintional basis on which the free port was The following rough notices were shingle house standing forward prominently founded. The petition of the shipping fimms at taken:-The group consists, like Mokil, of three amongst many humbler abodes, under the
Hongkong bas no difficulty at all in showing that low coral islands lying close together, named shada of noble Callophyllum tree (the
id there days of low freights and of large ships of respectively Plogelap, Taka, and Chikara. Po South Sea magnolia). Right in front of us good coal capacity the compulsion to call at any pulation a little over 1,000; prally dense const-lies Capt. Melonder's dwelling, his storehouse port has vaulthed utterly. If only mall- dering the meagre area. Natiy midway and copra house flanked by white-walled out- quantity of cargo may be picked up at the cost between the Pensfé and Mokil type Language, houses. Seaward extends the wharf built up of a port tax on tonnage, the ship simply gives * harsh and antiquated la'ect of Pozareen. studily of flags and blocks and lumps of coral the port the wo-by, and thee the trade of the. As in Maki!, however, the new missionary and basalt fragments, with pebbles and report loses the advantage of the incidental Ponapean, introduced to the lesson hooks and shells.
expenditure that touching there_world, yield. ousting the old language. Most of the inba-on the road beyond, for it is Sunday and church New Testament translatons and songs, is fast Numbers of natives are passing and repassing the Dally Press puts it "For Hongkong bitants here live on the main central island, time is nigh (defaulters must look out on pain general revenue of the colony is almost as to levy a tax on shippino in order to swell the which is neatly laid out in shady walks and of censure). Everybody seems greatly interested suicidal a course as it would be for a tradesman avenues, skirting trim and well-kept plantations in our arrival and many throng the landing to make a charge for admission to bis shop. of bananas and various sorts of tato. Plenty of place to welcome or on shore. The men are We have low exparts of our own and sar groves are very praductive, and in profusion stain loose graceini gowns, with a total absence of arrowroot is found in the bush. The cocasnot neatly dressed in European garb, the women import requirements are smali. but with a found two varietiestf jack-fruit, one with slightly, the vulgar tawdriness of Tongan or Samean
atlet preservation of the freedom of the the other deeply, serrated leaves. The sex
port the colony w well adapted to serve as dames. Many wear flawers in their hair and
An emporium of tradefor the sumending regions swarms with fish, and there are plenty of pigs.
for bead gear broad low hats of Pandanus leat.It is our policy to attract stipping by all and fowls. The numbers of bright, healthy trimmed with tasteful ribbons of banana fibre, possible means, for it is on the shipping trade young children playṭug about the landing placă
in Hating which delleste fabric they excel. Pisk, that the prospeity of the colony depends; Rive
1 very pleasiat and encouraging
white and red roses, crimson bibiscus and the but the natural tendency of placing is on testimony of the vigour and vitality of amber and purple tassels of the Barringtonia shipping is in neutralise the natural advantages rater and raser amongst South Sea Island picture full of rich and subdued tones of colour. race a quality now, alas! growing dower, form ad many bright touches in a pretty
we enjoy and to leduce vessels to pass by the port when they are not absolutely compelled Moki! model lle drawn up on the beach, and peoples, Numerous fishing canoessesembling the. Thus we landed on the shores of Kasale. How to call Now the point is this that there quantities of fisting nete are banging up on every
befel the King's hospitality, the visit to the good exista a temptallon in local Governments la
lastonaries st Maat, the exploration of the side. From the kequent sheds and cooking
the Easter Crown Colonias to swell local revenuss by the Imposition of taxation En baked pigs and roasting fish. In a trice we are houses on the waterside rise grateful aromas of
order to incase the basis of sessment on conducted to a cool shady spot, mats are spread-
hich the Imperial contribution is paid. That danger was at once apprehended when out, green cocoanuts busked, and a saYGUTY TE
this matter was dlicussed at a meeting of past ir soon smoking before as. Later on we
the Straits Association Committee, when ona at Toman, the native teacher, and duly admire
member referring to the 17 percent, of zevende, the pretty little native church and schoolhouse,
asked What is revenue?" In order to warn hi solidly and elegantly built of barat coral. Then
calleges that the arrangement might be turned we explore the alleyways and neatly paved path.
into a lever for the increase of general taxation. Now that very danger has appeared in Hong- ways of Michor, the main settlement, bordered br gardens and tera patches on every side. Here.
kong, General revenues are-tought to be ex- abouts are some groves of breadfruit carefully
panded by what is declared to be a "yofcids!"
Aggregating 15,990 jans register, cultivated, not only for the fruit, but for its
charge on shipping. No wonder that the ship-Füllmouth............steamer, for Shanghai
...DEPARTURES, timber, which, when it gets old and seasoned,
ping interest demand that their views on the Airli host building and for posts and alters; they also split it fine to make their lattice or shutter as the reed-grass, common enough in Kasale, Ponape and the Mortlocks is not found here. The name they give these shatters in this parti Mokil is properly a group of three low islands,
of the Carolines le tat or fit. Compare the Hin Urak, Manton, and Kalap, laying close togetherustant dat or dafit, a term widely used, as all In a lagoon of no great extent. Manton is Anglo-Indiana well know, for delicately waren rounded in outline like a boomerang or hone shutters of cane which keep out the midday dust shoe; Urak and Kalap are longer in stretch, and and heat Another remarkable Indian word niso Crescent shaped, Kap and Marion to is found troughout the East Carolines-datak, SWATOW, February 5th. Ishabited, the former containing the mairi settle.
in the sense of learning and teaching and edu China New Year bolidays are at last overment surrounded with yam, and tare patches, cation, a thoroughly genuine Island word, no and business was partially resumed to-day. Urak is one wild palm grove, foli of pigs and wild Natives here are not so sedatble as at Hong-fowl, and is often visited from the main settle.
doubt derived from the Hindustani pashak, to teach. Other coincidences are melki Pingelap, kong losterd of being sattsfied with one com ment. Belvern Manton and Ursk a Garrow boat milst: miiť to klan. (Indian_mithi, Samono plete day's ballday, nothing less than four will passage leads up to Kilap beach, scross a strip milf miss yet another carloes root word antaly them, and this they are encouraged of flat reel almost dry at low tides studded with Kusalan matan mutas, a woman. Compare by the Customs, which closes for four days. numerous masses of boneycombed Ilmestone Hindustani madina, medina z mada, a temale, Work was practically finished among the ship-anck. Close here are two large blocks. Tradi
ke these might be ping on the 30th ult., and although some work tos says the Anf, or demi-gods, in the form of a multiplied in favour of an early Indonesia was done yesterday coolies only turned to to-day, pair of frigate blids, brought them from the East- and even then in a half-hearted sort of way, like ward. These were the mythical ancestors of the
Reluctantly taking
Leave the British workman on Salut Monday, Ship- Mokii people
Arcadian friends, we plog has accumulated during the period, and we The Moki! folk, whe number some 300, pro-
towards sunset and the
evenlog have this morning in port za steamers Inde bably have a strong Marshall Island admixture Chinas, Chica Merchants', 7 Chins Naviga-like their Pingelap neighbours. Many of their
leave our anchorage on our 140 miles' sali down to Kurale, which occupies then clear Hos, Douglas boat and the Norwegian atas mer words are an obsolete form of Panapean, but with occasional heavy rain squalls. Towards Tyrm, which give the place quite a busy nowadays the modern Ponapean is everywhere
days. Continual calm and light buffing winds appearance.
spokes, introduced by the American minibarles sundown on Saturday, after a spell of miserable The weather is an irratiant topic and China and their native teachers from their former weather, the clouds lift a little and disclose the New Year has not belfed its reputation. The nation on the larger island, The nativerate sharp and angular outline of Kusale standing and of last week was wet and unpleasant and Christianired; coconut toddy is tahoned and all out clessly defined under a pall of inky blackness, on Sunday and Monday a thick fog hung like a nse of intoxicating liquors and tobacco strict the tops of the mountains bidden 'In bank upon. Caffe said that the public felt very appre-
bank cloud, bars and smoky wreaths of wapsus, Anon the curtain descends and, in fresh over the heaving seas reling and pitching like Deal or Sandgate lugger in the chops al violent aquall comes down, and we fly scudding the British Channel,
China Traders Insurance
Company, Limited... TOURING IN THE CAROLINES.
Head Office, Hongkong, October 24th, 1895, Mr F.W. Christian, of the Polynesian Society To Captain Harrison, schooner Esmeralda,
of Wellington, NZ, the well-known explorer, As underwriters of the cargo by your vessel who has been "specimen bantlag-fox six on a voyage from Marianne Islands to Yoko hams, I am desirous of expresslog my Directors' years in the Central Pacific Islands and has appreciation of the manner in which you suc-more recerily devoted considerable attention cceded in beingläg your vestel safely into port under the most perilous circumstanēts.
to the marvellous rains'nt Ponapé, and who wilt facts to be recorded briefly are these: Yout
read a paper on The ruins of Panapé "before vessel left Guam (Marianne_Tilands) with a the Odd Volumes Society on Monday, bas Cargo of copra on the 7th December, 1895, written for the Hongkong Telegraph a series bound for Yokohama. When within one day of interesting sketches descriptive of his travels. of Yokohama (the port of 'desination) you The first of the series, "From Ponape to Kassie," experienced terrific weather, and in consequence your vessel was driven helpless to the south-we pùblish (to-day and the others will appear at ward; bath masts and all sails were carried short intervals. away, and for many days you were under jury rig, Ultimately you succeeded in reaching Hongkong after a voyage of about 55 days.
The condition of your vessel on arrival testified To the severity of the weather experienced, and my Directors are convinced that to the skill and the excellent seamanship under circumstances of the greatest peril, together with the soundness your vessel, is due your escape from disaster. My Directors beg your acceptance of the accompanying silver jag; not as a reward (the vatus being small) but ana memento of the occasion and of their desire to record their appreciation of your service.
I am, dear Sir,
of
Yours faithfully,
W. H. RAY,
Secretary, The Inscription on the plate read as follows
PRISENTID
DY
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD. - CHINA TRADERS insurance Co., LTDi,
AND
TO
CAPTAIN J. TURNER HARRISON, OF THE "ESMERALDA,”.
ON THE OCCASION OF A PERILOUS VOYAGE FROM GUAM TO. HONGKONG, DECEMBER, 1996,
SWATOW NOTES.
(From our own Corrispondant.]
1.VROM PONAPE TO KUSAIK',
Just about the time of the departure of the mall steamer for Manila, there arrived in "har. tour a next little trading schczner, the Telike ww from Kaiale, belonging to Captain T. V. Melender, an American subject, who has settled on the island of Lele. Taking advantage of the opportunity of her return trip, arrangements day afternoon we ran from the Langar anchorage ara speedily concluded and on a miserable Satur. in a raw chilly dille, Inter on increasing into a regular downpour. The wind comes off show in occasional puffs and the vessel valis consider. ably on the leng heavy swell, clearing the bar boar mouth just before sunset. However, an hour or two after midnight a steady breeze comes along and daybreak finds as planging through white crested seas with the great cliff of Chokach and the cloud-capped peak of Kupuricha fast stoking astern. A dail and wearisome Sunday drags along. It only roo miles to Mokli and we sight the blurred outline on Monday at sunset, just before a huge lnky curtain of cloud closes down, rudely 'blotting it ant and bringing a hissing white squall Early next morning the sky in clear and bright and we are lying close up to the laland and by-and-by we run in shore,
the
roles and the saravelling of old traditions, mast
be told in the next article.
THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.
THE CONDITION OF BOMBAY.
In a long anicle on the plague the Calcutta Statesman, of 19th ult,, says things have come to such a pare to Bombay that not a European would stay in the place were be not bound to do so. It is only within the past few weeks that the disease has affected Europeans, in which Eurasians are, of course, included; but there is scarcely a house in the native quarter of the town where there la cat mourning. Public and
boon.
THE. Agents (Messrs." D. SAFOOD, Sass & Co.) inform us that the Company's steamer Lightning, day afternoon. from Calcutta, leit Singapore for this port yester
ARRIVATA.
SHIPPING RETURNS. From & p.m..yesterday to 8 pm: to-day. Monmouthshire team, from Portland, Or. Macduf Chelydra
Furius ....... Phra Nang
Meefco Choysang Nanshan......
Hothow............. Torridsla Albingto......
has a fine reddish-brown tinț....... They use it for private establishments, mills, newspapers and question be put-before the Secretary of Stalc and } Pingeuty on
WIND. Instancer
wave of population,
go
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are traders are all working short-handed, and siderably that an announcement was expected the work lo the High Court has decreared so con from the Chief Justice as to the closing of the court, wholly or partially, for a period. Some idea of the pante which prevails in Bombay may be gathered from the fact that 1,156 police ramporees (chowkidars) are now employed in watching the shops and premises of merchants and traders who have left the city. As a consequence of this exodus of traders, the municipal scavengers and halalkhores decided a few days ago to go on strike. Dr. Welz, the Health Officer, and his assistants turtantly called the muccadams together and succeeded in
pre Yeating them from doing so. The reports received from various milis in Bombay show the pige panic to have got frmer hold on the mill-hands and clerks, Fully filty per cent. of the clerks are absent from their duties, while owing to their baving gone to live outsida Bora- those who remain are working short hour!
DUF DOW board DA
bay.
*
At late meeting of the Municipal Standing Committee of Bombay, Mr. Caffe maked Mr. Snow, the Commissioner, to inform the committee of the candlifon of some of the burial Growded and were such as to endanger the grounds of Bombay, which were said to be over- lives of the inhabitants of the city, Mr. Snow ald that the question of closing the over-crowded burial-grounds was an important maiter, They were shortly going to lay the ground at Tank Buades open for burial purposes.
and the sooner some arrangemants ware made the city. Ons morning there were 190 dead bodies (Hindoos and Mabomedans) lying at the for closing them up the better for the health of
Souapore burial and burning grounds for dis posa Hindes bodies had to fle exposed for Boats together, as, the shopkeepers having left, while there was not room enough in the burlat no frewood could be obtained to cremate them ground for Mahomedan corpses/
an, bringing cold weather in Its train, and the is a friendly old gentleman, but, like nearly all past three days have been miserable in the converted nailver, has a keen eye for business. extreme. Up-country parties have had better wen-The chief trader on the island is John ther, especially in the direction of Chowchowfoo Higgins, capital boxtballder and carpenter,
Natives report that business during the past the son of a Massachusetts wan year has not been very remunerative, and, while murdered upon Plagelap by a Gilbert Islander afterwards
Late at night we pass the twinkling lights of not making losses the margin of profi has been from Aroral. He loads as quiet and Industrious allie the missionary settlement of Mout, high up on very small.
arany Norfolk or Pitcairn Island settler. There the hillslopes, flashing out a greeting, as it wern, After stay of 15 days the Dutch cruiser is no supply of running water, but there is through the dente gloom. In the early morning Koningen Whilemina der Nederlandes left on heavy annual rainfall, which the natives make are off Coquille and makes a long tack to on the set last, for Amay. She left her anchorage the most of by digging numerous shallow pits double the North-east Folst. On rounding the at saeu, bet before getting down to Maau fog and wells. A peculiar species of jack-fruit is promontory, the island of Lels with lis spacious fasts regarding the safety of the European regi. The miltary authorities seem to entertain came down in a thick bank and who was
cultivated, long with abundance of bananas harbour on the far sida comes in sight, Hera- obliged to anchor. She did not get under way again until noon next day. The Dutch Consul graves yield an abundant supply of our cake well to remember, giving the point a pretty wide Firvadi die in Karanja, where an "Oosus" l ments stationed at Colabs, and it is proposed and taro (Arum, up) of two kinds. The palm-abentes powerful current runs, sauting to the to remove them to some distance from Bombay. General from Hongkong, Mr. Haver Crocse, Ing nuts, and much copra is made from the
eastward, which any future navigators will do The Collectos of Colaba has recommended the paid as a visit and, accompanied by Capt. Deix kernels of the older ones. The lagoon teema berth to avoid stranding amongst mighty held annually, and a camp is being prepared of the cruiser, made an official cell on the Tantal with fine fish, the most esteemed of which are breakers.on a dangerous coast The main at Chowchen-foo on business, it is said,
there for a small portion of the troops as an ex- species of wallet, the bonito, and the fring Island reminds one somewhat The German Vice-Conent gave his uruhl fsb. The Mokil canoes are built of seasoned tongs, with the
of Karo dinner on the Katar's birthday, to which the bread-irolt wand, fitted with a long solid and softened down.
bizarre features lille perimental messure.
The Bombay hotels are delug badly owing to captain and officers of the Koningen Willamian, heavy outrigger, curving boldly upwards bow the highest peak, is about the same some 2,300 Watson's Hotel seem to have brought matters
The shade of Folact
the fight of domestics, while the servants of the "Sons of the Vaterland and few Bullshers and stern, recalling somewhat the Yap canoes, feet. In the middle are two needle-shaped peaks to a critical pass there." The Ripon Club, maliy ware lavited. The man-of-was fired a walute.ai without, however, the carious fish-tall ornamenta sci cicle together. Abelt of sich lowland surrounds composed of influential Parsees, has been closed noon, and the afcheung dressed ship in honour tag on the figure-heads fore and aft Tacir the spurs and goyals and dells, running up until further notice
Yi, or walls, like the old-fashioned ones of beblad iste verdant hill slopes thickly clothed At 8 pm. on the and instant the Katfong Ponape (called), are wide and triangular, with forestas to the summit. Here and there one and experiencing great difficulty in getting out iker The newspapers, especially the daily journale, | broke adellt from her bouy and fouled the Choy formed of parallel rows of pandanus leaves spies scattered native houses lying back amongst papers owing to the absence of compositers, songs lylog at Jardine's buoy, sending her also neatly sewn together. The usual fitosal shrubs graves of pandanus and palm. We have parsed readers, and pressmen thres native papers have adrit. Fortesately no damage was done to commen on low coral islands Edurish here, lonely ittle Star Harbour, and are skirting the publicly announced the want of sufficient men eliber Tessal, but Jardine's buoy has disappeared amongst them two medicinal in quality, the cont line where stretch the straggling huis of in their respective offices to execute the ordinary and has not yet been recovered,
Ramak and Sisin (known in Ponape as the last Fall, the Gilbert Islanders' settlement, at the work By next steamer from Hongkong ware and Tilla), The bitter fleshy leaves of the back of which there is a wide and curious expecting Mr. B. C. George Scott, H.B.M. former in decoction are a fine tonic and febrifage, cavern in the hillside and hard by a beautiful inducement to their hands to stay in Boxabay, Some of the mills, with a view to offer special Consul for Swatow, who arrived from home by whilat the pounded bark of the latter is said to waterfall. And last French mail. Shortly after his smival we be a good healthy application to sors and opening up fresh beauties in the landscape. Instead of by the month have been closed, and wa sall along, each foreland have been making daily payments of their wages skall lose Mr. H., E. Fulford, who has been Mr. wounds. The quaint whorls of glant screw stand looks almost divided in two by the deep entlook, to which is to be added the scarcity of From off the entrance to Lele Harbour the mais altogether, writes a lady correspondent, the Scotta locum tamen for nearly a year. He has pines. (P. vơwifi), with thele huge orange red given sadriaction to all by the way ha hau sale fruit lies exaggerated rough pineapples and long! Inles Close at hand stretches a flat-topped provisions on account of fadlow, appears very guarded British Interests here, and we're sorry sword-shaped prickly-edged leaves, fringe the mountain, like that of Vatu Varas in the Bijis, gloomy The plague is getting sa fontiul that to part with him, Mr. Falford has been sphere, and the she is filed with the subtle resembling to shape a fashionable tall top-bet people are new dropping dead on the road. The polated to Soachów, and we wish him every perfume of the delicate while bloesems of the frond low but more appare la apreneld? Bandra-Pepas, Andhari, -Atccess in his new poslj
Irso-gardeśla. {PHPA),
vi to se sa the sight is iku edge of Sale,' and fasaway Simanchow ken nii naturing lines.
of the event.
all Home Chambers of Commerce. Hongkong's very palladium of our commercial life. CANSO is cars. The freedom of our morts is the
SPORTS & PASTIMES,
CRICKET.
FOOTBALL CLUB.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB V, HONGKONG
atovs, clubs was viayed on the clab ground A match between teams representing the to-day. To the batting of Mir, Cox and the trading of Mr. Christian adue in great mexinre the result wet forth in the list of scores appended:-
CRICKET CLUB. Furgeon Pead,, b Howard 15. Bedarell, Shalard
Lent. Peny Ayscough, e Antea, b Howard Capt. Tretman, & Christian
Rev. G. R. Vallag, & Stelfrd. b Grimbia
Jurgers.ajor Jahnston, e Kaw, & Christian... K., Mourey, Chelitian
Capt. Dyson, & Christian: 48
P. A. Coz, a Christian, b Howard........
A. McKesso, buits
14
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Amoy Aggregating 13,328 tons reglater, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RIDE. Lekin.....
Kowloon Dock, Altmort Indesintentum Empress of India Zafirs...... Cosmopolit..............
Amoy
Colonna K-BRIKEN Tamarind Nanchang
Talyuan me Deucalion b
Wonght...ALENDER
T. Sacombe Enith, not out $5
Total
FOOTBALL CLUB.
A. B. Anton Velling
AD. Ward at Pead b Smithra 35
Arrtuals,
ET.
43
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Abirdesa
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SWATOW,
from Agents. 31st Jan, Tafwas......Wahn and :
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and Feb. Namoa...Hong......). M. & Co.
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fleur, Howard Smith
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Dickinson at GA
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NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
+
FEBRUARY. Meteorological means bosid on ten years' "observations to 1888, Barometer............................................30.141 Thermometer...............................$7.3
- Humidity ..........
Rainfall
Barotater
...79. miamumaa. 2.76 inches.
TO-DAY, WEATHER BIPORT.
Thermomater
Humidity.
Ralafail vantaðir
On data on data
4, 30.18
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10.
30.30
$2
79
Choysang Stanghal......
Hanechow...Moji ....................B & 5.
Katjong befoo...... Newchwang Chefoo.
3rd Feb. Chill...Wuht and
Ciding...
Hothow.....Shanghai...
4th Feb. Whampoa ...Cheloo.....
Departures.
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10 Agents.
fat Feb. Wilhelmina Amoy Dutch cruiser
5th Feb, Namos ......Amoy and
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In Port
Tonchow...J. M.-&Co.
Cheyrang...H'kong...J. M. & Co. Hothowkong and
Canton E. & B.
El Dorado, Hangchow, Keifong, CALAM, Newchwang. Whampoa, Talwan, Tyrm and Torna
PARKED THE CANAL.
OUTWARD-5th January-Antier, Ob Sta. Bih January—Benvenus, Java, Templar. 15th January-Breconshire, Tunkat, 19th Janus y-Dardanus, Trane, sand January- Ixton, Palawan, Preussen, Aga, Candia, 26th Januarygamemnon, sérlbourne, Orlang, Daske Rickmers, Normandis. 29th January. -Maldomans, Oceana, Katlong, St. Andrews, 2nd Feb-Aglais, Ernest "Simons, Cyrus, Dordogne, Glaucst. gih February-Acktitea, ****Saturday, 6th February, 1897. Chinura-6k of txt moes of Bird year of:
Caylon, Hector, Kanagawa, Kaprikima
Mohammedan-Ord Ramadan, 1814. Jewish-6tk Adar, 6857.
HOMEWARD 20th January,Bayern, Hic- [Kwong-fütor, and Febquaty-Yarra, Castlus.
Soo-Ris
(Fast month.) CONSUMPTION, Wasting Diseases, and General High watte-Afternoon in Okr. 18min. the one supplying strength and flush the others kr. min.Dability, Doctors disagree as to the relative umemumun ökr. 48min.
value of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites Afternoon' ......11är. 48min.giving nerve power and acting se a tonio to the Low-water-Morning Min 5kr. 58min. digestion and entire system. Bet in Scott's 3792-Battle of Seringapalam.
Afternoon dar, mix. Emulaton of Pare Cod Liver Oil with Hypo..
1840The Spanish, Envoy Halcon andred at
phosphites the two are combined, and the effect 1838-Sir Henry Irving born.
Is wonderful. Thousands who have derived no permanent benefit from other preparations kave~*~ been cured by this. Scott Emnision” fa Macas lo demand satisfaction from the parfecity palatable, and is easily digsstad even 1890.Britten Kopidents appointed to the Feder for Hongling and the empire of Calin pou Chinese for the burning of the Spanish by those who cannot tolerate plais Cod Live brig Busine
Of Any Chemist can supply it-Sole Agentu
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