Pho following circular was issued on Sunday The Building Committee have pleasure in reporting that they have succeeded after protracted negotiations in making a contract for the purchase of a very eligible site for the new Chure the trial gular pieos of ground adjoining the British consular Compound, for the sum of Tk 21,000, the purchase to be completed on the 19th proximo.
There is more ground-than is absolutely necessary for a Church site, but the Com: mittee consider that every effort should be made to retain the whole of it, ea that when funds admit there may be room to erect a hand are not sufficient to pay the purchase money by some'T's. 2,000 la, 3,000, and the Committee are strongly of opinion that this sum should be raised by the Congregation before the date on which the land is to be taken over. tions were taken up for the Building Fund It is now two years since avy subscrip-
many then subscribed to the utmost of their ability, others gave with the intention and promise of affording further help sine many new Members have joined mbori something definite was in view, whi
the Congregation who have had The Committee now appeal to help, that the work a0 long in abeyance may be speedily carried to a successful Subscriptions will be received by: the Treasurer, Mr. Poste.
T. Yares, Chairman, Union Church Building Committee. Shanghai, 12th December, 1884, THE 8, CHINTUNG'S" REPORT, The 4.8. Chintung loft Shanghai on the 28th November, at 6.20 a.m. weather beautifal and clear; Shaw 0.10 pam. mot Greatham Hall of us, hull down astern, light northerly breeze; midnight calm 6a, m. bar. 30.45, ther. 30°; noon bar. 30.57, ther. 50°; midnight bar. 30.50, ther. 40°. Saturday, 29th, commenced with a moderate and southerly breeze increasing towards noon and at midnight blowing a fresh gale from S.S.\. with corresponding sea; 1.15 pin. met 3.8. Aueshin bound south, w ther overcast and cloudy with passing showers; 6 a.m, bar, 30.47, ther. 44°; on bar, 30.47, ther. 60°; midnight bar. 30.48, ther. 42°, Sunday, 30th, 5.50 a.m.
rived at Chefoo; 11.30 a.m. left for outsin, s. Haeting and s.s. Sin Nanzing in port from Tivutsin bound south, moderate breeze from N. weather overcast, dense clouds away to N.W.; 5.30 off Houki, wind freshening from the N.W.5 iduight, lo from the NIV. with heavy sea, freezing hard; 6 30.35, ther. 40°; noon bar. 30,30, ther.
midnight bar. 30.40, ther. 19°. Monday Ist December, arrived at Taku Bar 11.30 Kowshing discharging, Chinese -of-war at anchor, light breeze from the N.\V. with fine clear weather, choppy 6 a.m. bar. 30.60, ther. 16° ther, 20°; midnight bar. 30.62, ther. 18°, "Tuesday 2nd, light airs from the N.W. with smooth sea, large quautities at drift ice coming off the shore with the ebb tide; 2 Greatham Hall arrived; 3. p.m.
and Haean pas having been convoy: river by two tow boats viz. the Ky-ty and Leetah, Captain Talpey reported river frozen and blocked in upper bends and steamer Leeyuen stuck in the Upper Tombs bend, tow-boat Gem unable to get her adrift. The steamer Poochi lost one of her propellers in the river; 6 a.m. bar. 30.72, ther. 18; noon bar 30.70, ther. 24; midnight bar. 30.76, ther, 17. Wednesday 3rd, light Nort a perfectly smooth, with the ebb quantities of drift sheet ice coming off shore; 5 a.m. s, s. Chungking arrived and commenced to discharge; 3. p.m. Greatham Hall passed in over the Bar, tides averaging 9ft. Gin.; 4 Haean left bound south, s. Kowshing atill at an char waiting for orders, s.s. Chungking and Chintung waiting for lighters. The Chinese mau-of-war and two torpedo boats (the latter having just ovine over the Bar) after a short consultation steamed off heading for Port Arthur; 6 a.m, bat, 25°; "midnight: bat. 30.79, ther. 23, Thureday 4th commenced with light 8.W. airs hauling round to the Westward, weather beautiful and clear, Lik ice came off the shore with ebb tide; 4 p.m. 8.3. Chungking passed over theber for taku 5 p.m, 3.8. Leeywen passed out over the Bar and anchored, The Captai boat Peiho reported 100 coo!
Tientain to cut the s.8. Leeywen out of the og, After getting the ateamer clear, ang of torpedo meu arrived from Taku just a little too late) having or blow th 8
Chintung's cargo fix ward cargo and passengers; 6 a.m.' 30.85, ther. 24°; noon bar. 30.90, ther. 33° midnight bar. 30.87, ther, 25°. Friday, 5th, beautiful and clear, sea perfectly' smooth with light N.E. breeze; 5 p.m.
Chungking passed out over the Bar and proceeded to Shanghai via Chefoo; 630 p.m. 8,8. Kowshing left. for Shanghai via Chefoo; 6 a.m, bar, 30.80 ther. 19°; noon 30.75, ther. 24°; 10.10 p.m.
tung left fur Shanghai via Chefoo, having shipped 800 odd packages cargo, 650,000 treasure; midnight bar.
ther. 20°, Saturday 6th, fin weather with moderate N.W, broez light northerly breeze with Houki Island abeam; 410 p.m, ar Chefoo, 18 hours from Taku bar.; 6 am. bar. 36.75, ther. 24°; noon bar. 30.75, ther, 34°; midnight bar, 30.70, ther, 30°. Sunday 7th, Gam, bar. 30,57, ther, 28% commenced' with moderate 8, W. breeze ing during the afternoon, weather jo dull. By the appearance of the a large amount of snow inge we passed up; 6.30 Greatham Hall arrived; noon bar, 30.60, ther. 28°; midnight bar, 30 62, ther, 90". Monday Sih, dull morning wih light breeze from W.N.W. evidently a fresh N.W. breeze outside jud; g by the swell, 1.8, Newchwang in port louch for Swatow 9.45, Wuchang arrived; p.m. 9.0, Wrchang, Greatham Hall and Newchwang departed and at 8.15 8.8. Chintung. Frosh ousterly breeze 36am, bar, 30.55, ther, 28°; midnight bar, 30,49, ther. 30,' Tuesday 9ch, commenced dull and overcast, win moderate and changable; 8.15 a.m.- off N.E. Promontory, snow showers; 8 a.m. fresh East breeze with rain and snow; 5 am. passed Newchwang pasted.8, Greatham Hall, wind chi from S, to N.W, heavy 8.W. swell dually going down; 6 aim, 29°; noon bar. 30.30, ther. 36; ther, 40", Wednesday 10th, beautiful and clear with moderate. breeze from N.N.W, (corresponding sea); 2.50 off Shaw land; 6.15 anchored at No. 8, buoy, calm and smooth; 6 a.tn, bar, 3045, ther. 48 noon bar, 30,42, ther. 54; midnight bar:30.45; ther. 46°, Thursday 11th, 6.15 a.m. have up and proceeded; 6.45'a.m, Woosung, bar. 30.60, ther. 28%, Mot ".s, Tai-we, Kwanglee, Kowshing, s. Nanzing, Genkai Maru, Greatham Hall a Japanese steamer in company bound iv, Arrived at Shanghai at 8 a.m. During the time the Chintung was outside Taku, o resembled the Tientsin bund on a busy day. 'The plain mas all covered with cargo, "all the lighters having to discharge here. The scene was very lively with a large number of Chinese passengers outward and inward encamped on top of their kit, a number of business folks from Tientsin'and Customs officers running all over the place, hun-pony and donkey carts, and sellers of all description ing quite a revolution in the quiet little village.
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