The term of service for all officers under the Chinese Admiralty jg 3 ff FY (Haikun Yamen) is fixed' at 20 years, before which time they may not retire unless they have become physically incapitated for duty. Any officer below the rank of ti-tuh General) and above that of show-pei (Second Captain) wounded in action, so as to be unfit for further ser, or after 15 years' service receiving any injury incapacitating him from holding command, receives compassionate allowance of one year's pay and travelling expenses home. Liew-tenants (tsien-tsung) and Sergeants (po tsung) receive the same when wounded o1 becoming incapacitated by injuries after 20 yearw service. 'The relatives of privates or seamen killed in action receive for each Tls. 8, if officers two months' pay. Alli officers except the doctor and paymaster, must wear short uniforms so as to be ready for exaction at all times; long robes are forbidden on board.
A tti-tuh (Admirsl, or General) receives Tls. 3,360 salary per annum as keen fung, official salary, and Tls. 5,040 Ch'wan-fung, ship salary, or in all Tls. 700 month, A'tstug-ping, (Brigade General) receives Tls. 1,584 annually under the first head, and Tls. 2,376 under the second, or Tls. 330 a month. A fu-tsiang (Colonel, or Hieh-t'ai) gets Tls. 1,296 Kwan fung, and Tls. 1,944 ch'wan fun Tis, 270 @ month. A tsan-tsiang, (or Colonel), gets Tls. 1,056 and Tis, 1,584 respectively, which comes to Tls. 220 a month. A yuki (Major) Tls. 960 and Tls. 1,440 or Tls. 2002 mouth. A. tu-sze (First Captain) draws every year Tls. 624 and Tis 936 respectively, or Tls. 130 a mouth. A show-pei (Second Captain) Tls. 384 and 576, or Tls. 80 a month. A tsien-tswrg, (lieutenant) Tls. 288 and 432, or Tls. 60 a month, A pectsnng (Sergeant) draws Tls. 192 and 288, or Tls. 40a month. A wai-rei (Second Sergeant) Tls. 96 and 144, or Tls. 20 a month,—From the Hu Pav.
'The English renderings of these Chinese titles of oticers in the Navy are from Part VII. of Mayers' Chinese Government," headed "The Chinese Army."]
Last year Kiangsu, Anhui, and Kiangsi having been visited with natural calamities, Mr. Brummoud formed. Cotimittos at Shanghai, and, by appeal to the charity of Western officials and merchants, collected a sum of several hundreds of thousands of taels, which was forwarded to the Viceroy of those provinces, Tseng Kuo-ch'iian, for distribution. We now learn that the Viceroy, in recognition of the kindness shown by these Western officials and merchants, ahindness not bounded by the divisions between various countries in the world, has presented to each of the contributors a tablet. The list of the recipients of this token of gratitude and international good-feeling includes the following persons Mr. Drammond, Chairman of German, and Singapore merchants; Consul at Singapore; Managers of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca., the Hongkong and Shang: hai Bank, the Municipal Council; merchants of London; former Deputy-Commissioner of Customs at Shanghai; the Kung-ta" Bank (Comptoir?) Manager. The Marquia Tseng has also himself written a special letter of thanks. This incident roves the friendly spirit which now unites hina with Western countries.—Shih Pao, The water in the Grand Canal at Yangchow has been rapidly rising. We now hear that the water-gauge at the Yith jetty at Kao-yn registers 14 feet 8 inches, and Sit Taotai of Hwai-an and Yangchow, besides keeping his officers on the alert to watch the progress of the water, has had/ the base of the dam strengthened by labourers hired from among the inhabitants, to avert the danger of its bursting.—Shén Pao.
There are iron couches in three fold Spread out they form bedsteads, fol and fitted with planks, tables. Certain arm chairs too can be pulled out and Iengthened so as to become couches, a still ore ingenious contrivance.
Washhand basins are made of stone or of iron. The water is contained in tubes inside the wall, which can be opened and the water let out at will. One tube holds cold water, the other warm, awaiting the visitor's convenience. Washing finished, a wooden plug is pulled out of the bottom of the basin, and the dirty water flows out of itself.
The inside of the glass windows must be provided with a blind. Above this is a spring fastening; with one pull the blind descends, with another it rolls up. This is both speedy and convenient, a contrivance which carmot be easily imitated.
The porcelain of the Middle Kingdom stands abore that of every other country, and hence is looked upon by all alike precious. Every one buys it and places it on his shelves the better to show it off. Porcelain plates both large and small having {painting upon them, are generally hung upon the walls so as to display the design. They are not used for holding food, a further proof of the extreme value attached to them.
Although their porcelain is not like that of the Middle Kingdom, still the designs upon it of whatever colour, are fresh and beautiful. The painted foliage closely resembles nature and ravishes the eye.
Horse carriages and railway cars in winter time are all provided wi a contrivance for warming the feet. It is made of iron, and is in shape round and flat. It is filled with warm water which is changed from time to time. The method of changing the water is as follow: rate sinal car is provided in which is a blazing fire here these footwarmers are Jaid out, and before taking them to the cats they are brought out one by one, tested and changed, a very convenient and speedy system.
For washing clothes there are factories worked by machinery, for the maidservants of & house do not undertake this duty. Men's and women's jackets and pantaloons, kerchiefs and socks, and sanitary: towels all' go indiscriminately together. The cost is estimated at so much a piece, whether it be a dozen yards in length or: less than a foot. Speaking generally, for a. dollar you can get twenty-four pieces washed.
'The towels used in a house are changed every day and the old ones removed, which may' be considered cleanly enough. But no distinction is made between upper and lower,—in wiping the face and in rubbing down' the body, even to the lower parts of the person, one and the same towel is used. A basin for the face may be used for washing the feet; and men and women make use of them in common without let hindrance.
Both for washing the face and bathing: the body cold water is used. In quenching the thirst cold water is also taken. After: eating they have a small bowl filled with, water from which they scoop up a li with the hand and slightly rub the lip There is no using of warm water.
Steamers have hitherto been forbidden: to ply on the inner waters of China with: passengers, except to Treaty Ports. The ince have now applied to the Viceroy for river passenger boatmen of Canton Pro-
permission to have their boats towed by steamers, as by this plan they will not onl; be low dopetiient on the wind, but will escape the attacks of the pirates, The Viceroy has given his assent, on the condi tion that outsiders are not allowed to take away the business from those who now hold it in their hands, but that the boatmen themselves make all the arrangements. The Students of Sin-hui Hien lately, however, succeeded in obtaining leave and chartering a steamer, and about 100 of them proceed inher to Canton to the examinations, She made several trips backwards and forwards with great success, under the guidance of her owner, a foreigner. On 22nd July, however, when on her return voyage full of students, she had, unknown to. all of them, three pirates on' board, and when she arrived at Chu-tow Shan, only a few ti from their homes, three row-boats came swiftly to meet her. At this signal the three confederates on board leaped on deck, felled the foreigner, who was at the wheel, the deck with a heavy cut, turned the wheel and ran the steamer aground, when the pirates from the three boats boarded her and robbed the students of all their boxes, pillows, money and loose clothes, after which all made off again, There' was a battery on shore near, anda revenue boat, and some tens of the people on shore who suw what was happening, sang out to the revenue buat to go to the rescue of the steamer; she however contented herself \\with fixing some ineffectual guns at the piratical boats, and did not give chase. Afterwards the shore fulk urged the people jin the steamer to pursue the pirates and lity to run them down, but the foreigner Doing badly hurt and there being no one else on board able to steer well enough, this was not attempted. The steamer was taken on to Sin-hui, where the officials were informed, and measures taken to capture the assailants. The foreigner has returned to Hongkong for medical treatment. Steamers are thus not likely to be the success, in the way of security from pirates, that was
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