Recently, with " view to induce the people of Canton to look on the newlytroduced telephone with more favour, the ofticiss issued a proclamation, explaining to the busines people its' uses, urging them to adopt it, Having been installed here, it iv being us d to a considerable extent. But the "Fathers" of th" people, recording +0 their iminemoria:, rvilege, are interesting themselves in the matter. As however the control of the telephones is re;.ort: be in official hands, and as it is the undoubted tendency of official haus to fill, or at Toast, add to the conten's of their own pockets, the eynicl occasionally venture to doubt, whether the officials are quite as disinterestd as they appear to be. L-t this be as it may, it is certain tat the telephone will come into general use in this grent city. Where the streets are so narrow, and so crowded, as the Canton streets' are, and where locomotion is 0 painfully slow and expensive, it ix certain that a slight familiarity with the great advantages averting from the introduction of te telephone, wil: result in its genera adoption. Whit Chinese characters, translated, convey accurately the idea of Tegrap'," it would appear that no factory words could be found fur Newlephone," and so they lave trans-Iiteraledthe English sound, by the awkward Chinese characters #4208. which are Surreptitious Arms.
Importation of Chinese the report which has already been Dr. Gilbert Reid first translated into It is rumoured here that recently largo printed in our columns, and the Chairman quantities of rifles, with the necessary asked for comments upon it. smmonition, are being imported into the A Chinese gentleman asked if any Kuanghang province, and we fiding their further contributions had been received hare not been abe to ascertain whether the land.
ay interior under transit passes. towards the Taels 3, not." Nor is. the destination of these been rec ad ea tt pro mons bad officials are cognisant of id repu Dave Tes Seed
One thing is certain, that in the unsettled rifles quite evident to the uninitiated. which would corer the mone condition of the noth of this province, rie questioner than asked if Dr. Reid and the state of thins in Kuangsi, the VU!d use his influence to got the foreign-introduction of such large quantities—it is °T* ® raise the Taels 60,000 wanted stated that not less then fifty thousand fF the building, and understood to be have been im, unless they are for Provided for by them. the use of the imperial forces, must be. Dr. Reid replied that he understood regarded with suspicion, if nut with that his committees both in London end New York would undertake " money-The Officials Clamorous for himaciy, Tata pes ign this autumn, Both Funds. they would be sueeest al. committees and he ho} Tam uncertain whether one of my} The Rev. C. HE. Darwent expressed former notes on Canton life, I referred to his complete sympathy with tle idea the proclamation, somewtnt remarkable of of the Institute and" his confidence recently eet: It commanded all the disappointments and difficulties it would its kind, which the official here bes] that since it had survived so many deeds to preccesy,, Who had unstamped come through all right in the end. Tine they moh es see cared, (8 order Ciatses and gehools for the. posror 9,0 Proceed at once to their respective The idea scorned to' be right one. for this kindly act would be 6 per cent. 1] R€8® were being established all over the believe, farther, that property held by Empire and it appeared to be a wise Christian missions will, come under the thing to try and approach the mandarins same rule. The question was ref-red to 5 Well, and to counteract lea ti ut he last missionary conference, and some to lift up one country it was necessal Fence 0° opinion was elicited. Some|t depress nother. was to everyone's thoughs that the ollie als have "ften interest thet China should be strong and been unwilling w stamp deot's of transfer anything that encouraged her national in the past, they cannot claim that/life was worthy of support. Mr. Dar-privilege now, seeing that the missions wont suggested that the amount required have bean in poswssion of the prop: ry for the building fund would look fac loss pend viewed the matter (rom " dif-) for some time. Others, on the other formidable if stated ut £8,000 instead of a Point of view, and thong! piled wise large sum for London, New York, and at Tls. 60,000. It was not really a very however the natives huid but one view on get the amped. jous'y Shanghai to raise in cooperation; a success-the question, nnd are prepared to offer ful bazaar with the aid of Chinese curios At any rate a lit easily bring in almost half of it. Incidentality Mr. Darwent offered his own contribution of " fifty taels or there-OF course, if it ox he carried through, ople that the thing will have to be done. Sbouts."
The Chairman moved, Mr. Tucker will scoop large sum into the depleted seconded, and it was carried, that the ro-coffers of the tr-asury. for many deeds are port and accounts as presented l'cal_and family witnesses} Dr. Richard, speaking in Chinese, med IL that wax necessary for remarked that the more quickly the ifartion of all parties—+xcept the Chinese raised their Taels 3,000 for the otticins. If however 6 per cent exn holland, the more quickly the foreigners gwh red into the pockets of the mandarins, were likely to raise their Tuols 60,000 for than like" certain rich man of whom wel the building. have real, they will be able tony:
may goods laid up rane case, cat, drink, i|by Mr. Tucker, it was resolved to add On the motion of Dr. Reid, seconded and be merry."!45 the Advisory Council the names of But the affair is or through yet, Bishop Bashford, Lord Li, Moesre erg fentleiman told me to day, that rather Tomnitre, Henriot, and Lil. Kecwick, wed that submit to such exeetinn the people] four other Chineto geatiomen would rebel, and then what could the A oficia's do but climb down? We are], Reid made a closing appeal for fate rested in the feat farther help and a wider interest on the part of Chinese and foreigners alike, He pointed out that the details of the scheme were not Ifis own but those of @ ro-
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