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AtONG TÀI CHIA co ST.

JÜRTALE NOTES DY A TRAVELLER,

THE HONGKONGI TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY DECEMBER 29-1906,

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́ ́a full kulbyment of the various scenes which | pinok and focusts, läumb), graceful weeplug wi; în 1606, 1657-1963); and 1883-Tha Brišta) enliven the river and canal banks throughout | low, dowering shrubs still non-flowering covered Channel also - concentraten“, the grant wave the Yangtze's delta." "A satisfactory compromise | with some blooming wing, the whole, a beautje! which ives Chepstow and Canlift i eldnt range between these two plans may be affected by ful fanway for mile after mile.

which

sometimes resches fly feet. In Uke taking a cabin passage on a launch-train as lat as Samen on the Grand Canal, which is sched

betwton Novia Scotia ad New Brunswick, at meon of the day after leaving Shanghai unil.

are more Imore cooped up and rise higher then hiring a native boat to be yaluwed alous

as they ascend the narrow well-shaded canale to Haining, which

height int seventy feetspots (15 under fair conditions should be reached by six | or seven o'clock that evening. 5 DİN

#The predominant: feature fulberry manker thuilder which enter the Bay of Fundy,,

tres, showing, everywhere the importance of thivregion as 4 kilk, producer lo well kept rows, their crooked and wide spreading brace then hid henesth rounded canopies of huge, pale-green leaves, the ground everywhere clear of other growth, these little trees represent ne small part of the material, wealth of region famous for the splendid silken garmonin pro

These mulberry a tover sometimes alternate with clumps of graceful bamboos or spiry odernuspines, whieb mark the burial round of nearby villages. Or again theis is only fringe of mulberry trees along the bark, much as the licheo, trees occur in the delin meni Canton, with the paddy fields soon to become ponds all white and pink in their September glary, lying. behind this fringe or veil.!

No hills are encountered in this vicinity until one comes nearly to liangchow.

Leaving the wharf in Soochow Creek shortly before sunset, we pass under the Garden Bridge, from which many pairs of curious eyes watch'duced in its chef cities, our departure, the sturdy little tug puting con tinurusly and tooling spasniodically an it enters the Whangpu River to pass along the whole length of the Bund and ative City wharvex thus affording as unexcelled view of Shanghai's gory. From our perch on the roof of the kitchen at the stern of our barge, spyglasses in

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unity of baring several conver Reet on matters apportaining to in and amur of the hex Car showed deep interest in the work but hut Tortonate in having at the head of the Departe made many valuable auggestions" They ment of State, the Hor Mr. Roge

of law and of politics, his keen Şin-

phenomenon wäich we are about to describe hand, we saw nif there was to see and were,bean fiel·la after rice harvest, or the lotusbably accounted for by the fact that after taxon table. In front of the Chairman was an into business and administration, this:

VISIT TO THE HANGCHOW DORE,

[Special to the "Hongkong Telegraph."|

INTRODUCTORY,

16th Test, Although, the proper place chronologically for this part of our series of notes is somewhat Phat later on, we venture to present it here because of the more immediate interest it may have for our readers, who doubiless like to give their altention to a matter not too long after the Incidents have taken place. Even now we are Father belated in our narration. And while the

recurs at regular intervals, it assumes such extraordinary magnitude twice a year that these times (the

in April and October) (the equinoxes, really predominats when we attempt to charac serite the essentials of the recurrent phenome **non, which without doubt is the most striking thing from a geographical point of view which is to be seen along the China Coast, The the many bays, the chain of lolands fringing geological and geographical forms which, one encounters in such coastwise Journey as we have made are all very striking and grand, and yet they ate static, passive, after all, Great and notable as they are but silent, witnesses of those restless and Jesistiess forces which have brought them into being. But when one be holde the mighty Vangise, attempts to form an estimate of the volume of silt carried seaward in the rush of its muddy waters, and tries to

much impressed with evidences of international trading going on, by potlag the names and ports of registration of many ships from many climes. Among other things we were struck with the recent increase in Russian shippin and whiringe at the southern end.

HAINING.

Haining was reached about eight o'clock in demructive bore of the great Amazon is robber evergreens assisted to conceal the walls whereth foreign nations, equipped him, fot, theM

rugged coas const, the whole gamut of Arsen's) nad have nur attention attracted by abruptly terminates, near "a somewhat pic rivers, it is only at spring tide and with certain

the

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west by south direction, we passed put and the Pagoda, and satisfied ourselves it may be interesting to note the following command U.S.S, Villalobos, Mr. H. De. Gray) What:MrA, Root explained to him that ở thến

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In Condamine:-

"Puring three days before the new and full etc. A string band was present and played China wai.passad at the..., lust hours of

Rounding a bend toward the southeast, jose midst of a pouring rain. Passing around

its impressivement because it cannot well b where the Catholic Cathedral is a notable and the walls on two sides, our journey came to an

observed on account of its very magnitude; mark, we shortly afterwards pass the Kiangnan end in the cul de sac with which the canal

moreover, with it as well as with the other bugle calls sounded on two or three gie) luresque gateway in the city walls.

winds that the phenomenon is at all striking TheOn the other hand, the Haining dore occurs at Our course dickness of a rainy night did not allow much. Coated Chinese men-of-war, was southward

up the river to Sankon of our environment to be seen, but we had no every tide to a remarkable extent in any season from there west as far as the walled city of Sungkiang, and further, winding round in

difficulty in finding our way to the seawall and at certain times assumes colossal proper „tions and is yet` observable." For comparison that we had come to the right place.description of the Amazon's bare or provoca by Kiangsu province into Chehklang, and come

After doing this, we returned to our "boa to Kashing, a walled city with Car toms "Station under the management at the

for a change to dry clothing and a bite to eat and then impatiently awaited the approach of Customs. Here we entered the Grand Canal

the hour predicated for thút night's bore. Ja Judge arts and forming daw the gre lance and followed its southwesterly course through the interval we now and again dozed off intu denuiding powers, one stands in the presence several unimportant. but crowded places, at dreamland, nat without first placing beneath

of dynamic grandeur, which to our mind neces

one of which, 'S men or Shih Men, we left the

our pillow a trusty frearin, because some of the sarily exceeds any passive greathess, as of the

launch-train and procended in a native bont Citizens encountered near the restaurants dur. everlasting you silent hills It is this feeling of

ing our initial gally had not looked any ion dynamic greatness which overwhelms un obserothensterly toward Haining by means of the ser of the tidal bore ns, it sweeps in from flangquently as cross-roads are found in the coun canhia which traverse the delis as fre by-way

handsome, and our boatmen seemed or at chow Bayandrushes past Hrining, a solid wall try districts of Western lands. At Samen, the

least wished to seem somewhat fearful of water from two and a half to three miles wide, Grand Canal proper makes a right-angled turn

thieves. Nothing more harmful, however,

with a speed of ten to twenty miles an hou,

ventured to molest us, where another right-angled "turn gives it a acchiding to the intensity of the tide. Imagine if you can, one and three-quarter millions of straight course southward to Haugchew, s tons of water passing by you ench minute, the rush in continue several tens of ingtes, and you will have no difficulty in believing that this farush of water makes itself felt still as big wave at Hangchow, thirty miles further in- land and even for some miles beyond,

On the eighteenth of the 1st Chinese eight, month, Le., October 5th, the greatest vidal bor in existence assumed its greatest intensity of the year and those who were fortunate enough to witness it saw a phenomenon’which riclily repaid them for their journey to the vantare point-Haining—a small town on the north shore of Hangchow Bay, the estuary of the Chien-tang Klang, situated about thlity miles

perhaps ten, twelve or even twenty feet high, to the west as far as as Dongsi (or Tang than a batful of probably, groundless_leats digious rapidity, rending and crushing eyer)- |'China, but also to carry ont some of the purConsul-Gezerai. “I bu taw which would be ad

from the mouth of the river.

The writer, though prevented from going to Haining on October 5th, did the next best thing and spent the first and second days after the previous full moon (September 6th and 7th). in close observation of one midnight and two

which generally occur interm tlently, the Hangchow bore ascends the river at every tide, though its magnitude and speed vary consi derably with the general state of the tides, and semi-monthly maxima are attained at the third

terminus

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A-five minutes' walk from our mooring at the canal's end. sufficed to bring us to the sea. wall and the Pagoda, and after wirdessing the bore which swept past us at about r.15 a... we again crawled into our not over large boat and enjoyed (?) a ball-night's dozing on hard boards.

Daylight revealed to us the rather passive granite bund of the high-level canal with

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DAUGHTER.

In the Guards' Memorial Chapel, Wellington Barracks, on November 21, Major Raymond Marker, D. SO, Coldstream Guards, A. D. C. to Viscount Kitchener, was married to Mise Beatrice M. S. Jackson, daughter of Sir Things and scan save his daughter away, Sir Thomas Jackson, gave his daughter away, and Captain R. A. Markham, Coldstreant

All along we found the canals full of life. large boals laden with firewood passing down to Shanghai, while anialler boats with market supplies and other articles, were met plying belween intermediște points. Large ráfia of fire bamboo, sometimes stretching as far as one contd ace, excited one's wonder as how: four or at innst five men succeeded in masample landing alongside of which several cargo boats were being filled with goods aging them so well. "Curious foot-boats here

brought from the sea-front and the cityrye. downs-he-continuous feam-of-carrying coolies showed that Haining in its way distributing centre for a considerable district. around, gonds from the seaports arriving by the sea-going junks tied up to the sen-wall of which we shall presently speak in more

Guards, acted as best man. The bride WAS detail), and these in taxa, taking away the pro-attended by four minids, Miss Dorothy Jackson, duce of the district to more distant markets Miss Digby, and the Hon. Lettice Digby and than can be renched by the canals. So that Hon. Geraldine Digby, the two little daughters across this narrow strip which 'separates' the of Lord Dighy, the bridegroom's uocic. Her end of the canal from the river practically the Godfrey Lloyd and Miss Mary Lloyd, The train was carried by two little children, Master whole transit trade takes place. Consequently,

vicar of Stansted.

take the pince of the slipper beat so common in the anton deltà as a rapid passenger craft: They are long narrow affairs and owe their name to the peculiar fashion in which they are Propelled. A single boatman sits in the stern and yulows er wiggle waggles a large last oar and at the same time aperates a long oar slung over the starboard side; by means of both fees placed on the inner end-one on the round "handle" of the

car, the ather

poses of the Association. This organization was meant to advance the' interests of Ameri cans in China whatever those interests might be-commercial, educational, missionary o

ny other enterprise that might occupy the | energies of Americans in this country. It was the interest of this Association to advance these commercial interests, but the main thing they recommended in advancing ite relations and interests was that they were individuals joined together for impressing their ideas on the off. cials-sometimes unfavourably, sometimes to their annoyance and sometimes with approval and then the Association received their blessin

their Consumeral to Usar migrant ed their so that he might to to Washington. They were glad to see him back with a smile on his face and with expres. sions of pleasure. The Association had also met to give their hearty congratulations and best wishes to the inaugurators of the United States Government in the Far East, especially of the Judicial Department. Their Consul General was to all as an old friend who sough a a nation, and he wished to call upon the Consul-General, whose health he asked' the company to drink.

·WILTLEY

The American Association ad Chinnat Shanghal, as already briefly reported by special, telegram in our columns, gave complimentary.disser to the Hon. James But, thehe changes aro-gradual, not really Ro sudden enhugh to constitute properly called 1. Wiley and officials of the United States Rodger, Consul General, the Run. Labbeur bare. Prof. G. 11 Darwin noted on the Court of China, at the snor Honde Hotel, het banks of the Sovern during the spring in Sept., 1897, that there was no proper boreht, saya N. C. D. News of 19th in

The dinner, which was the largest gather but only a succession of waves up stream, and ingof Americans at acoplimenta a rapid rise of waterjeval.

In the case of the Seine river, which has banquet which has ever taken place in been dyked as far nu Roues to admit vessels of hai, was of the usual elaborate American kind, twenty feat draught, it is said that there is a

every comfort of the ninety odd: guests having bore, barrs of trazearal at every tide, zanging was nicely decorated with flags and flowers

been carefully studied: The banqueting: ba usually from eight to ten feet; which is pro

the Stars and Stripes covering the wall behind Candebec and Quilleboeuf, the estuary in sel

eagle surmounting an elaborate fancy dish. with extensive end-banks between which

Handing on

small table. The flowers used miliarity with the principles which undenay) flows a narrow navigable channel.

in the decorations were sither red or white, the their constitution, bis firm and comprator v st These bores are relatively small compared tables were laid in tricolour, and bamboos and grasp of their problems which were rising out) with that in the Chlentang Kinng while the

of their manifold and increasing relations} the flags failed to do to Dr. Gilbert Reid ol

presided, Consul-General Rogers being on his position in the state in,which, how londs his left. There were also at the top tables America where he had brought out a better

Secretary Root had just returned from Souths immediate Fright and › Hon! » R. Wildsy on

Leonard, Mr. F. S., Bouras, assistant Judge People of the United States, and he had done Attorney Bastelt, U. S. Marstal celing between the Southern republice, and the ; M. Supreme Court, Clerk of U.S. Court Dr. Srcat service to the State while his speeche Hiackley, U.S. Deputy Consul-General Boyd, masterpieces of their literature, dijudgang Commander Cutler, Lieut. Commander,

Wifey proposed that all rise and drink-to:ibei Mitchell, U.S.S. Galveston, Lieut. Andrews in health of "Our Secretary of State: Tahr

having Dr. F. L. Hawks- oft, Mr. J. R. Jernigan, etc,

done, Judge Willey: continged! Bill creating the United States Court fort popular American music during the evening, moons, the period of the highest tids, the sea,

The Chairman, Dr. Gilbert Reid, submitted the last session of Congress, but that any instead of cccupying six hours to reach its the first toast of the evening, namely, the heath defects would be remedied at naubsequent Anod, swells to its highest limit in one 'as two of President Roosevelt, Thai toast having date: They recognized in Washington as the minutes. The noise of that terrible flood is een hondured, the Chairman said this

did in Shanghai that there were fanituiin,than might, heard five or six miles off, and increases as it he called the annual banquet of the Americas Bill. The speaker and bis colleagues stodes Approaches Presently you see a liquid pro Association, except that it was not. The arriv. ready, to do all in their power to put this Court i montory twelve or fifteen feet high, followed at of their distinguished guests afforded them on a firm foundation. The Bill provided fors by another, and another, and sometimes by a

the opportunity of meeting round this the personnel of the Court and for the fourth These watery mountains spread across festive board not only to wish them well du Jurisdiction which would be the same as the whole channel, and advance, with a prying their stay in the city of Shanghai and in previously under the Consul General, except that a few small cases would be left to the thing in their way. Immense trees are som times uproated by it and sometimes whole.

ministered would be the same as in the United tracts of land are swept away.

he would not make any changes in the pro States as far as applicable, and to procedura "[[To be continued]

cedure for the time being, for the reason that if MARRIAGH OF SIR 1. JACKSON'S

changes were to be made it would be better to make them later on after they had had exs perience and know the necessities of the caster The rules adopted for procedure, would be simple some of the old rules cbacked band. de syed procedure, but there would not be any thing of that, in the future. The ruler would be simple, practical, and easily comprehendlad, Court of the United Stater. It was k by all the Count The Court was not a district. created by Congress pursuant to the treaty

'Court/ which exists between Chins, and the United States. A constitutional Court, could net be created in China; such a Coon could only be. created in the territory of the United Sizes They would observe that there, would being. jury trial here and no assessors. Such rigata an the Court had here were by reason of the act of Congress and not by constitutional rights. They were here really at the sufferance of the Chines they should be the more orderly governed conduct themselves in a most, orderly way so The toast was accorded musical bonours.

-that they set an example to the people among Consul eneral Rodgers was deeply grate

whom their lots were cast and, show, what they ful for the kind welcome given and for the reign of law meant. It was more iscombong kind words spoken. He fell sincerely that s

spon American here than at home is bes chial function there that night was to second way law abiding under all circumstances and the words of welcome to Judge Willey and his conditics. Helening to the proposed general associates of the United States Court for Chip policy of administration at this Court, Judge: Everything that he could do to further the work idea was to establish a Count very similar to

Wildley said it would be a simple one. H that had been outlined for Judge Wilfley and his associates would be done by him to the the Court is their own country,. They wouldy utmost extent. He wished for Jude Wildeyas, in the Courts at home. It came naturally follow the methods of procedure and custome and for his associater all the measure of suc cess that they could desire, all the good the should have first purity of administration, te to members of the Anglo-Saxon race that they could be accomplished by thorough, good work, and everything that could accrue to conscienti condly fearlessness, and thirdly, common sensa (Applause.). As a result of his visit to America English flag or the American flag, floated they ous duty well performed as it should be

These characteristics were commen to Anglby, Saxon Courts everywhere. Wherever the the speaker could bring to them tidings of

jound the symbol not only of power, but of already had evidence in the provin on for the future in Judge Willey and the United States they were so familiar with at home. To order his hope to level the Court here to the standards Court for China. In a very short time there

to accomplish this it war necessary for the would, come the result they were all wishing Court to have the assistance of a expable and of the United States in China. (Applause.) upright Bar. It was his purpose to raise the for and, that was a more proper establishment

He could convey to them as the sentiment o

standard of professional ethics in the Court of the Government of the United States at this time, United States for China so that they would be the sincere wish that all good may be accom

such as America could be proud of. (Applauso), plished for the Americans in Chins, for the He would do this not only to protect the Court for the advancement of all the interests administration of justice, but to protect Ameri purposes of the Government in every way, and and to secure the aid of good lawyers in the can citizens and their interests and therad¬ Americans. He could also say that he hadministration of justice. It was highly important come from a land flowing with milk and honey that the lawyers should be well grounded in and especially that honey of which Americans were accused of being proud. The prosperity the law but of the two the speaker laid more. of America at this time was such as to proceeded to express his views on criminal stress on character. (Applause) Judge Willey cause pride to grew in the heart of every Ame trials and then said that they did not hope to rican. Without boasting and with all-nober ness he could' tay that the condition of the

please both litigants who come inte Coon, but he did hope that the parties would each feak when they bad coms before bim that all the evidence in their behalf had been heard, that they had had a full and fir hearing and that ap honest decision had been rendered. Judge Wilflay seferred to the high standard and re pute of H. M.s Supreme Court in Shanghai said that the whole of the American people watching the development of the Empire and were much interested in China, and wore of the people themselves; and concluded by

on the flat side of a good-sized wooden block attached to the ear-end at right-angles. These noon bores. Unlike the bores seen elsewhere boats carry passengers, mails and parcels al hough it had been too dark for us to see much | officiating clergy were the Rev. G. Oakshon, to do all he conid for them, individually and Empire and this made it more lacambert that* ·

the launch-trains or on the side canals. between the intermediate places not served by

tide after each new`and'each full mnen.

The latter affords a better opportunity to witness the bare under the more impressive and majestic stillness, midaight, and the light and shadow of a moonlit scene. These seni.

onthly maxima themselves attain, greaiust. tides, ie, at the equinoxes. Of these the autumnal equinox is preferable because of the ool and, most probably, fair weather and the absence of mosquitoes.

Although observers sometimes go to Kanpu beyond the mouth of the tiver and others cón. tent themselves with a view from Hangchuw, from the first of thess places the bore is seen when not fully formed, its two initial sections not yet unked, while at Hangchow, the effect, though still fairly remarkable, has completely 'lost his grandeur, and the best and most easily reached vantage ground is at the Haining Pagoda, though it is likely that at Kawlaw, which is some five miles below the Pagoda, the bore is of even greater grandeur. This is close to the point where the two branches of the furious "Serpent riend,” as the Chinese call), meat; and some observers have reported thirty feet for its height there, as against nine frët reported at the Pagoda for the same hore, though we suspect that they refer to the height of the temporary waves caused by the impact of the two branches and not to the height of the bare-front proper, though the latter, is not impossible.

THE JOURNEY TO HAINING. Haining lies within and near the north wes, tern 'side of the equilateral triangle formed by Hangchaw, Ningpo and Shanghai, and s readily reached from the alter by means of the so-called canal "trains," a stepm-launch lowing three to six hoats of various kinds. One may hire a house-bost, Chinese or for. eign style, or, as we did, take a cabin on one of the native passenger barges operated by the launch compacies. Small cabins for two cost five dollars from Shanghai to Hangchow, and a very largeons, enough for a party of six or eight, be rented for twelve dollars for the one way, may Honseboats cost upwards of five dollars a day according to size: and fitting, and towing is

extra.

On both sides of the canal, especially near Kashing, fine granite memorial arches on several pagodas stand conspicuous, having Taipings, though most other things in this escaped or baffled the destroying hand of the region suffered woefully. At one turning paint we noticed three gmceful pagodas standing

by side.

kide

But the most frequent and most notable feature encountered during a trip on these canals is the really wonderful series of bridges under which the traveller passes. Wooden artistic nud picturesque bridges, delapidated bridges; granite bridges, crudge bridges, brides and bridges in good repair. Bridges with sloping approaches and high

curving all devoid of prominent keystones. Bridges arches, bridges with one arch or with several crowned with shops or pavilions. Bridges whose sides are covered with verdant vines end Bridges from the tops of which ex and with small trees clomped at either pectant fishermen let down the great um brella.net aud blame the passing boat for the which sometimes by their massive piers, and non-appearence of a decent "catch" Bridges parrow arches so reduce the waterway and increase the stream's flow that the spice ni danger is added for the voyager whose craft may be a litle over normal size, Later, while dark and rainy night, the cabin loft for servants returning from a side trip to Mokanshan, on u

at the rear of the house-boat we were using was almost completely demolished by crashing into the corner of one of the side-arches of the bridge at Dongsi.

On some of the straight stretches of the canal as many as three bridges were sonictimes seen from a single position, for every village must have a bridge, and the settlements are so frequent that a canal is a veritable"stringtown on the pike," to use an American expression. When the canals pas through, towns and villages, the natives seem to exercise their beri ingenuity in obstructing, the already narrow space to the utmost passable limits, by building overhanging porticos and pavilions or by mooring their craft on either side without regard to the resulting constriction. cases these bridge arches have → ba circle of opening and are fine examples of the solid granite approaches on either side, having stoneman's art and skill. With regular and often a simple open rest house, washed red on the outside, or a amall group of houses at one end about which cluster a few large trees they often prefent charming pictures, especially when a bright day allows every outline to he reflected from the water, and the observer is sufficiently distant to miss the inevitable ditt of a Chinese rural

So-called river"ace.

in many

Two or three of these faunch-trains leave Shanghai from their landings in Boochow Creek every afternoon about five o'clock and with fair weather and favourable tides reach Hangchow the next afternoon anywhere after three o'clock, Three companies are now rensing these trains: Tai Sheng Chang, China Merchants Inised Steam Navigation Company, (not to be cpofused with the Chine. Merchants Steam Navigation Co. of larger lame), and Ta

usually tied up Tung, Japanese concern. All three of in a shady spot near

and large man. these have their offices on the upper side darin living on family boats were frequently of Sopchow Creak right by their respective met with. The most curious of all the craft landings. Everything is managed in a credit- encountered, were the cormorant fishermen's Able and business-like fashion and one can boals ar rafts, with the berumpled and rather mako A fairly comfortable trip at a reasonable miserable looking black birds crouching upon expense. Each day one of these companies them or swimming along side. Usually the takes cargo while the other two do not, and if fishermie was stamping rythmically upon a "loose board in the stern and yulowing his boat

· you wish your boussboat 'to join a rapid "10w, careful inquiry should be made as to which at a fair-pace, some of the birds swimming company in towing freight for that day and alongside with a bubbling kind of motion in then secure towage from one of the others, unison with this stamping, and every now and Even here further loquiry, will not be amiss, then making a dive for fish which were n for of these two launches one is probably much doubt expected to be attracted by the boatman's the faster.. It is possible, using the launch ser- noise, though to judge from observation the vice, to leave Shanghai Friday night, see the returns for all this scheming wern but Saturday night and Sunday afternoon bores, Occasionally a grating sound under (bo bat- and be back in Shanghal Monday morning. tom of the boat told us that we were passing By private launch even better time can be over the loose central portion of the reed made, and a record r. und trip of sixty hours, bamboo fiahtraps or weirs which frequently allowing Altpen hours at Haining to wilness extended completely across the stream, but both day and a night bore, and ave hours always with an apparently, unoccupied recep of shooting during the retum, was made by tion or storage compartment at one corner some Shanghai Topthusinats October, | At other times the progress of our light craft 1903. On the other hand, the pleasures of was somewhat impeded by the heavy growths house-boating dartha' region traversed especi› of water weeds and cresses. Aliy daring, the fall months, should not be The banks of the canal are everywhere green underestimated, and if one is not pressed for and restful, and is the case of the smaller by sime vary comfortable and interesting trip on ways are often completely overhung, We private boat propelled by yulow and pole have seen nothing fiver of the same sort any and landing you at the Haining Pagoda at thewhere. Boshes, great grasses, trees straight and of the third day, from Shanghai will allow and tall, dwarfish and crooked trees, clumps of

mengre,

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when we braved the storm on the previous night 10 witness our first bore, we were not surprised this susbuth just outside the city gate was very in the morning to find that the main street of wide for a Chinese streel. and paved with broad granite blocks,

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING

TIDES.

The reception was held at the Alexandra Hotel, and Major and Mrs. Marker left later in the afternoon for Alderbrook, Granleigh, lens them by Mr. Pandell Ralli.. 'I ord, Kitchener presented the bride with her bouquet, and gave to the bridegroom four silver entree dishes.

CONVRYANCH OF CHINEŠE · EMIGRANTS,

(UNDER CONTRACT) BY BRITISH STEAMERS.

'30 days were considered. It was resolved: Road things to come. (Applause.). They fustice. (Applause.) It was his purpess÷and":

Before describing the Hangchow Bore, or as it should more properly be called the Haining Bore as we saw it, a few preliminary remarks about tides in general and especially about tidal currents in rivers may not be amiss.

variation

We all know that there is a considerable

the range of the tide at different korg and London, the Colonial Office, Messis Letters from the China Association, Hong. places, But I doubt if many of us realize how

Dodwell and Co., Li, hted, and the Liverpool great that variation is and how small the range be considerable, Out in mid-ocean, for in is iu some places where at first sight it should Steamship Owners' Association on the subject of British trainers not being allowed to carry stee, an island like St. Helena is washed by

Chinese emigrants (under contract) from Chink a tide only about three feet in range; an en-

to foreign countries when the voyage exceeds closed sea like the Caspian or the Black is subject to no appreciable tides whatever, and China Trades Section of this Chamber That the Committee of the East Indis even the Mediterranean, notwithstanding its connicction with the great Atlantic is subject in deplore the disabilities under which the ship- range of water level varying from eight inches general to only very inconsiderable tides, the ping of the United Kingdom labour owing to the provisions of the Chinese Passengers Act, at Brindisi to two feet four inches at Trieste, 1855, and the Chinese Emigrant Ordinance The Mediterranean tides are, however atore

(Hongkong), 1889, whereby British vessels are in many cases debarred from engaging in strongly developed in the Bay of Gibraltar

legitimate and profitable trad. (2) The recent (where the range is from five feet to six feet five Inchies, the upper Adriatic, and the Gulf of

instance of $ 3. Powhatan, which was chartered Gabes.

in London to carry coolies from China to Mexico under contract approved by Chinese rovincial Authorities and with the consent of the Alexican Authorities, and which char ter had subsequently to be cancelled, is an illustration of the hardship suffered by British owners at a time when suitable employment for shipping is difficult to obtain. (3) The Committee therefore urges that the law and ordinance should at once be amended, as being unduly restrictive, and entirely out of date owing to the change of circumstances which has taken place since the regulations objected to were authorised by the Home Government and put into operation by the Legislature of Hongkong." A letter conveying the above named resolutions to H.M. Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies was subsequently

It is also a fact, quite to be expected when one thinks of it and yet not often considered, that changes in the pressure of the atmosphere are accompanied by corresponding changes in the water-level. With a rise of the barometer, the level of the water sometimes falls a fourth lower than the normal ebb. Observations at Nice, Monaco, Cannes, and other places show that fiem atmospheric disturbances alone the level of sea may be altered as much as one foot eight inches.

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In the deep wide reaches of the ocean, while the tide elevation probalily produces no per- ceptible geological changes, it passes at u tremendous speed. In the Atlantic its re is five hundred geographical miles an hour. But as this is merely the passing of an oscillation whereby the particles of water are gently moved through a cycle of posi ciable effect upon the distant ocean-bottom, tions, there can hardly be any appre- ACCIDENT 30 GENERAL NOGI.

on an average of two thousand to three thousand fathoms below. When, however, the tidal wave enters a shallow sen, it encounters more and more the fiction of the bottom, and while its rate of motion is decreased, its Height and force are increased. Again when the tidal swelling is increased in height by the conver gence of the shores between which it moves, it gain. force and rapidity at the same time, and no longer á mere oscillation or pulsation of the great ocean, the tide acquires a true movement of translation, and rushes past headlands and through narrow channels with tremendous speed, a phenomenon well known to those who are at all familiar with the west coasts of Scot-head-quarters of the Imperial Guard Dear land and Scandinavia.

The discrepancies between the tides at dif ferent places are due then chiefly to the focal formations of the coasts and sea-beds. Indeed, It seems that if the whole earth were covered with a uniform and deep ocean of water, the tides would be excessively feeble. On no other assumption can we reasonably account for the fact that our barometric records give no very distinct evidence of tides in the atmosphere, which may, justly he regarded as a deep aud vast ocean of air embracing the whole earth to and

a practically un forth depth,

The height of the tide varias from zero up to seventy feet, and is of course the greater where, from the form of the land, the tidal wave is cooped up within a narrow inlet or estuary, in which case the advancing tide sometimes gathers itself into one or more large waves, and rushes furiously up between the convery ing shores. Thus, owing to the gradual de crease in width and depth of the Bristol Channel the tide enters the Severn with great force, forming a tidal wave or bore which at times atteina a height of nine foot and has on several occasion caused great destruction, as

Chronicle of 16th inst., General Nogi met with On Friday morning, reports the Jofaw a serious accident, while on his way home from the Imperial Palace, where the ceremony of prezenting regimental colours had taken place It appears that the Gearral's charger bolted near the Sakashita gate of the T'alace, being startled by a carriage, which was approaching at high speed. General Nogi was, thrown off his horse into the roadway, but gained his feet without apparently being injured.

The General walked unassisted to the

country was wonderful and it would be strange indeed if they did not get soms reflex benefit in China (Applause)

The Chairman said they had reasonable hope of good things to come for their Confular ser vice in Shanghai and in the other parts, so that the prestige of Americans might be exalted in the years to come. He was sure they all appreciated the initiating of this new effort wherein the judicial defects of their govern ment would be presented to an able, worthy, conscientious, judicisi mind, and the acquaint referring to the policy of Secretary Hay, with ance they had with Judge Willey as he passeregard to China. through Shanghai from the Philippines to the United States gave them evidence that every- KULANGSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, would be administered in a jual way and thing of a judicial character in this new court Unde accordance with the high principles of law, equity and justice. They did not wish their new judge to be intimidated by a long list of judicial cases that were before him, for they were a peaceable people, but when there were according to law, and, where justice was te be cases they all knew that they would be decided considered, it would be fully and carefully considered. Judge Wilßey's long experience in judicial work filled him for this position in Shanghai and the other ports. He called upon company to drink the health of Judge Wilfe and the judicial department. The toast was heartily received. Judge L. Wilfley replied in a long and vigorous speech which punctuated with frequent applause. He paid a graceful General Rodgers and be wished to a tribute to the good work done by Consul

bis audience that Mr. Rodgers was fixed in the confidence of the Washinginn Go- serment as firmly as to seemed to be fixed in the steam of his fellow-countrymen in Shange* 128" TANSANA BUILDINO hal. He would not commit the error of assume bottom s'personal tribute to himself and bis ing that the demonstration. Iäkt night was at associates, because in reality it evidenc

WILKINSON DEPEÍLÁ NELIMOTA of deep interest which as of

Judgment, was delivæed on the Esther ins Shanghai bat in the Institution which they in the Kobe Chito Saibaotho, in the Metion 10 feliablish ta' Shanghel. brought by Jan Clifford Wilkinson” of) Kabas

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by and while describing his mishap to General Ishima, suddenly turned pale and grew incoherent in his speech, A doctor was at once sent for, and on his arrival General Nagi was quite unable to relate his experience, On examination it was found that the General brain, and he was immediately attended to by was suffering from severe concussion of the

the doctors in attendance. His condition very dangerous, and Viscount Taraks, Minit ter for the Imperial liousehold, repaired to the Palace and reported fall patticolaus to His Ma. jesty Marshals Yamagala and Oyama, and and Nishi, with other officers and officials Generala Nozu; Kutoki, Oshima, Kawamura anxiously inquired as to the condition of the Considerable anxiety was felt for some time, little, and at his own desire, he was conveyed to (Applause) but at about 2.30 pm, his condition imprověďa

More under the his residance where he is now king in a dan had been established at their behest and in geroon condition. The Crown Prince, oa hear their behalf. It would be largely what tiny, fag of the accident, letmediately sent a messed made it. The success of this Count is target ger to inquire after General Nogi's condition, in their hands; the standard of this Count also sending the castomary prosent of a dozen would not permanently run much lower bottles of wina.

than the standard of the good" American),

Anfetting of the Kulangau Municipal Coun cil was held at the board room),an the: 4ta inst. There were present: Messrs W. H. Wallace (vice-chairman), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, Thomas, the Health Omter. and the Secretary, The Secretery was ins night soil for igaz. A despatch was read frota structed to call for tenders for the removal of the senior consul concerning the registration of land recently acquired by the Council, and it was decided to ask the consul to furaish the Council with a certificate as he suggested. The Secretary reported the heavy loss to the assessments and | ratepayers' arising chatz baire wid in notes: Through the cumber of and small coins and be was instructed to issue

notice that 'on and after"the" 1st shuary s907; all ataessments and licenses of $200 and wise discount at Heugkong and Shangtal. over, are to be paid in the large dollar, others. Banking Corporallod zale, will be charged,

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Judgment was givway for plaintiff for the sum claimed, with costs,