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in the report was extremely satisfactory, only $30 hating been spent on printing. The figures were attributable to the 00- operation by all parties in, keeping down expenses.
Rev. C. H. HICKLING, in proposing the adoption of report and accounts, discoursed for some time on the evils of indiscriminate charity. The fact of the society expending more than it received was enough to make an appeal justifi- able. Ladies on the committee deserved the greatest praise; as also did Messrs. France and Wright for their work at instituting enquiries, Rev. W. BRIDIE also concurred with the pre- vious speakers.
On the proposal of Sir W. M. GOODMAN & vote of thauks was given to the treasurer, the referees, and the secretary.
The following committee was 'hen appointed for the ensuing y ar:-Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Bridie, Mrs. May, Mrs. Swan, Mrs. Hoare, and Mrs. Gompertz.
Mrs. MAY proposed a vote of thanks to Sir W. M. GOODMAN, who made a suitable reply.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
DINNER IN HONGKONG.
The anunal Oxford and Cambridge Dinner took plac in the Hongkong Hotel on the 27th inst., the Bishop of Victoria being in the chair, and ir. E. il. Sharp. K.C.. in the rice-chair. The following were present:- Messrs. C. E: H. Boavis Oxford). R. E. O. Bird (Oxford). Dr. Barnet (Cambridge), Messrs. R. J. Birbeck (Cambridge). F. M. Broadbent (Cambri ge), Rev. G. A. Banbury (Oxford). P H. Crofton (Cambridge), C. Clementi (Oxford). T. S. Dann (Cambridge), C. H. Falloon (Cambridge), A. G. M. Fletcher (Oxford). P. W. Goldring (xford), H H. J. Gompertz (Oxford), A. W. Grant (ambridge), E. R. Hallifax (Oxford, J. Hays (Cambridge). Capt. Hurley (Cambridge), Rev. F Iody (Cambridge), Messrs. B. James (vxford), R.. F. Johnston (Oxford), D. MelbourLë(Cambridge), C. McI. Messer (Cambridge), Rev. C. Moore (Cambridge), Rer. S. R. Phillips Cambridge), Messrs. G. A. Richardson (Cambridg-), P. W. Sergeant (Oxford), E. H. harp (Oxford), M. W. Slade (Oxford), Bishop of Victoria (Cam- bridge), Messrs, F. W. Warre (Oxford), Wei On (Oxford), E.. D. C. Wolfe (Cambridge), J. R. Wood (Cambridge), and G. H. Waksmar (Cambridge). After dinner the Chairman pro- posed first the health of the King, and then The Universities Rev. F. Icely, RN., replied as senior member. Mr. E. H. Sharp proposed the Services, coupled with the names of the Rev. C. Moore and Mr. C. McI. Messer, who both replied. Finally Mr. P. W. Goldring proposed the Lealth of the Secretaries, Messrs. Wolfe and Icely. After they had duly returned thanks, a few songs were given by various gentlemen present, and a little before midnight the ceremony came to an end. The band of H.M.S. Ocean was in attendance and played an excellent selection of music.
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NEW TERRITORY NOTES.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
25th January.
SAMCHUN RIVER.
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Europeans on both sides of the frontier. The other night he gave a party to which all of the Europeans around were invite !.
A very enjoyable evening was
>pent in
the true Chinese fashion. Li Youn Tak is a native of the Tungkun district.
An amusing incident took place on the apper reaches of the Samchun River this morning. The passage-boat got stuck fast on a sand-spit and the passengers were landed, while with the use of a tow-rope three. Sikhs and two Europeans played at tug-of-war in the endeavour to move the refractory vessel. The bank was slimy and pleasant to dig the heels into, and when the rope broke some sulphurous language was heard. Eventually the boat was got off all safe. By the way, it is a pity the
Government d es not take more interest in the Samchun River In time this stream will become completely silted up. The increased launch traffic is responsible for this, together with the herds of buffalo near Lung Tsun-hu, which break down the banks with their large horns.
The new
SAMORUN CITY.
Shunti of Samchun City (Li Yuen Tak) is making himself popular with the
AGRICULTURAL.
Some of the barley-crop is Almost ready for cutting, Bweet potato s are suffering from want of rain. The sugar-cane crop is three. parts cut. The yield of sugar from the latter is considered fair, above the average of the past few years
CANTON,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 21st January,
WAR RUMOURS,
The imminence of war is the chief topic of conversation among educated Chiness ja Camion. The local Press is full of rumours. and is naturally auti-Russian. Even among the lower o ders, the “ man in the street," there is much vague talk of trouble somewhere in the North, and for igners generally, irrespectiva of nationality, come in for a good deal of abuse. There is an indefinita feeling abroad of hostility for the "foreigu devils," but nothing of any consequenc..
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GAMBLING-HELLS AND REVENUE.
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far from the spot before any alarm was raised. The official in charge was unable to make any report of this occurrence, as to do so would be to expose his own negligence. He was there. fore compelled to replace all that had been stolen out of his own pocket. This story illustrates Chinese police methods very strikingly.
VICEROY SHUM STILL ACTIVE. For some time there has been no official at Wuchow Above the rank of district magistrate, but at length the Viceroy has appointed a Tao- tai to that important post. The last Taotai under the late Viceroy complained tba the feng-shui of the n-ig bourhood exercised an adverse influence on bis residence, and he was permitted to retire from his post. Considerable inconvenience has been caused by the fact that there bas for so long been no responsible official of equal ránk with a Consul at Wuchow, and affais ar now placed on more satisfactory footing, thanks to Viceroy Shum:
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PAKHOI.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Pakhoi, January 21st.
THE KEROSENE TRADE.
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The monopoly of this trade is now entirely in the bands of the foreigners. Scarcely five months ago I first mution-d the existence of a The enormous sum of $,2 0,00 was offere spacious godown here, built by less s. A. short time age for the farm of all the Schomburg & Co. for storing the oil, and that 'gambling-h-lls ' in the city
This system Mr. A. R. Marty was erecting an identical of letting out to farm has been very generally building for the same purpose; also that ke-n adopted in China, I do not know how far competition was expcted when the erection of back it can be traced, but it i probably the second godown is completed. Messrs. A. very old, since it affords such an obvious Schomburg & Co. confined their import to one and convenient way of raising funds. The kind of oil only, the Rising Sdu Uraud, prevalence of gambling is universal in China, which usually comes in tins and in bulk, and and nowhere in the country are there so very seldom in cases, and disposed of the oil at many gambling-divans to be found as iu such low price that made competition app reatly Canton, the city which is said to be full of an impossibility. For some tim- the other pitfalls for. young men void of understanding. firms, foreigu ant native, continuel, u-verthe- It is a common thing to see a coolia emergeless, to import the Linkat, Dragon, and Comet from a fantan-shop, pawn his coat for a few oil only in limited quantity, particular y the cash, and return to the play, and also I am Comet brand, on account of its comparatively told that every week one or two men are shot higher market value. Abnt three months ago or stabbed in these places; but no withstanding Mr. Marty appeared on the scene with thọn- these scandals nothing is done to put an end to sands of cases of Comet oil. A word of · this state of affairs, the authorities being explanation is required at this juncture. It content to pocket the farm-money.
is a well-known fact that the natives require "education in the use of foreign-made goods, and with this end in view run- ners were sent, I am informed, into the mainland to induce the natives in favour of the dearer oil, maintaining that the oil, though dearer than all the other brands, is a better oil which emits less smokė, and gives better light; beside the advantage of being enclosed in wooden cases, the tins are well soldered, which reduces to a minimum the chance of leaking in transportation. and by rough handling. The natives appear to be convinced. No other brand of oil is coming to this market nowadays except the Comet and the Rising Sun, and these are exclusively imported by the two rival foreign firms. Not- withstanding the new development in the trade in favour of the Comet oil, the consumption of the cheaper kind is far greater.
LOCAL NOTES,
The Viceroy has as yet shown no sign of going to Kwangsi; his health does not permit of his moving about. It is almost impossible to obtain any news from the Western province, but rumours of the defeat of the Imperialist troops become more and more persistent, These, forsooth, are the men who are considered equal to Yuan Shi-kai's soldiers, with whom the Chinese contemplate sweeping the Russians from Manchuria.
I should mention that the report that Captain Yang had been dismissed turns out to be
erroneous.
Canton, 27th January.
FURTHER OUTRAGES,
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The eastern suburbs of Canton are little known to foreigners. There are no "sights" for the tourist in a quarter composed chiefly of slums, with the exception of the bind village— not a cheerful spot. After dark more especially is this part of the city, with its low and filthy purlieus, to be avoided. It bears an evil reputation. It is impossible during the night to get a sampau to get up the canal which flows past the mint; the people are in deadly fear of thieves, both by water and on land, and the following incident is not calculated to causo these fears to decrease, nor to justify confidence iu the powers of the authorities On the first day of this moon it was very cold (the 4th day is Chinesa Midwinter). The guard at the guard-house situate just outside the east gate felt, as night came on, that the cold was too severe to be borne outside, and accordingly 19 of them retired into the back-rooms, leaving one on guard to "save face." This man, sit ing smoking by the door, was pres-ntly accosted by a stranger, and before he could answer, a blanket was thrown over his head, and he was gagged and securely bound. Five men then entered the guard-house, which they proceeded to ransacki All the rifles, spears, and even uni. forms were carried away, and the thieves were
MAN-OF-WAR.
The French gunboat Surprise arrived here on the 19th instant and
still with us..
THE WEATHER. Since last Monday the weather has been anything but pleasant, The thermometer re- gistered 41° Fahṛ, ou the mornings of the 19th and 20th, which is the minimum for this region. With a strong north-easterly gale blowing all the time, working ou board, the Hailan and Johanne was out of the question. The wind began to moderate last night, however, and the mercury shows a rise of a few degrees this morning.
A BUSPICIOUS CASE.
Cheong Kwok Fong, the principal of the Kwong Cheong Hin shop, in this port, has been arrested on suspicion of being in league with the pirates, and his shop closed by order of the sub-prefect of Limehow. The circum- stances in connection with this case were such that strong suspicion lies against the prisoner, and it has been the principal topic of conversa tion for the last few days, especially amongst the native merchants. It happened that a junk laden with cow-hides and other sundries had
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