, 1879-03-28
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crcasc IN the expenditure upon Intoxicating
liquors during the seven years endln. 1879, rs
rOtslparel WIN the hertn rcars ending 1a3,
was 4s>5l, l,1G5,0 ,034, being au Increase Vi over is
pcr cont.
1858 was ~ 4.sal8 nnsl tn 1873 'rk k7a,a41', cipE
au incrcasc Of lrss tna' u per cent IL pon,,'a-
tn the consumption of drink.
The entire .rHnc Of nil our exports for the
four years rnllny 1878 ws.s ES1a, ,0t},fN) being
ELI, ,O0,0D lcss thnn tlc money which lie M
lion spetst un dril.k during the seven years Just
cndetl.
Tito the drink expenditure ne udl the indi-
rect cost md losses resulting thtreirNm, It
would incrcnae thu drink btIl By ut leust El00,-
nD.0oo per annun,, md II would show natsuf-
nj nss far exceeding the totnl of MI oir foreign
Trade. WILLIAM H0rLr.
TIE GREAT FIRE IN HONG KONG.
4 correspondent Of The Pail Max Ga.effe gives
s1se following account OF the rcccnt great fro III
Hung Kong: ave certainly have lad an ex-
citing year: s'rat the fearful ra!n.storm in Mny,
t,ien a.l earthquake, anI now lie worst re ever
known In llonc Kong. |. With some OF our
guests, went to The top Of tho house. where
gigantic lame aMl snluko rose bciorG us. Wo
sool, saw Tint many houses were blazing. My
guests left ur, anl 1rc,natBed on tue rouf, sec-
iny tho circle nj hills OIL wltcft the city In built
The SHUTS, cries. wells, un.l crash Ut the falling
roof became louder anu ioulur; the harhor wus
su 1iglItch ", ilmt cnuld see tic boats pulling
ull frotn the tncII.uf-war. At last At halfpast
g. nearl the first gxplns!on {tl.cy were brgll.
ming to b!aw 9.p housesl: a!,.i 70, quilting the
Slnztuy r1tNa, Anh bOon met hutncless crowds
carrying, their little household goods;
while TIE streets we're as light 9s day,
ntil ahnlsinG every now !tl,tl tlltn us
fIjHIEi 1tft5tt ffYt ttt,4Jr
TX. Ht1d the DOCTOR returned nt nearly q with
a fearful tale. No o,e would aakc the respotl-
sihtty Of blowing up tie lines Of Chinese
hnuses, and =" most yaluntl!r time was lust,
der was properly gyen. Then tho appalling
work commenced. w lad basety returned f1r
br!et rest when soHse cuollcs ruBt,ed into our
garden, CARRYING furniture. asnl informed US
tfru. Thts NILS hw!u news. II tl,u nlaEstraey
had gone tho jail n,rl tile civil hospital must ri.
soused up A.. when In rushed coolta to say
lin Roman Catliolc Cathedral was on Err.. X.
follow With COOLIES carryilg baskets of saul.
wtrlles ,ltul bratl,ly nill ssla water. l trust
nryer 10 see such sight aran. The loug ruad
alintic1 with trecs leathE lronI os1r uhrt Of tho
s,esc carrying their gooIs, women l.atldlcsl to-
gcther oyGF beds, baskets, boxes, stools,
cint!cs, csnckcry-nnythtng nntl everything fiji
thu war Vt personal gootls.
~ p1sA MI lC.ktlCi4 iilE CltNuU VI 3QIlNEBi
uni beyond It blazing Hlass was at1 ,l.at RI
nanrd vi tile civil hospital and eight utl,cr
large houses. The Governor nnl General stuo1
there; a1a lhe tioyerIor sat,i to me: | Ind to
blow 1t 1T, tu sayo the jail ;; Atld then tle Wills
.screl, 'io1 knows what We nlay llnyo to tn;
there aru nearly 1,0OU prieuncrs.' Now cams
the slrl|l blast ot the insg!r, 'stanA haek ALL
t,ut rnt,e from lie slnuka iku engineer ul!icgrs,
having lust al thu riargus to bl.sw IN tic rear
Ut tbs hosDitul, which a.ljeIpc.l tho Jai.yar.l.
Another explosion Of bricks, hlazng btta OF
raftcr, a shower uf s,arka ami hlintlIuE stnokc,
ninl gorgeous cloud Of colorst tlaIn0 showed
thu drugs storud In tho hospital weee nlight,
"SoW thu binck nf buildings III frOnt Of tho
0rlcnsat Hank was to t,a bluwn ap. l hastrnca
tl!lthur, through II neyer-endilg scrne of dis
trcss, to tnl tic bank hung over viii, lllc haul
sum- raricts soaksi with watuE. Within tloors
papurs Weru being packed In safes. hank-notca In
itupr0of boxes, alnl 70 sent down tu tlle harb0r
sscortcd BY soldiers, n,nl placed In steatn
launches. watched tho blowing up Of ltoss'
tailoring establishment, Il tlHo b'ouk Of huitd-
lnEs. Suycsal ilFty.pnunl ct.arGus pf powder
were 1ntl, il,u bug!e sounded agatn. md lkuss'
crased to exst. This however, saved aur end
Of lhu tuwn. Words ealllut toll thu sceue In
4meens Road, anG nf the Sights Of the city, for
here arc tur rather wcre) thu eurloetY asnl brit
shops. Tho placa was deeply Uttered with
broken eass anil shattered vases. burning silks
and eauxek, ssnaslcl worries, lovely lacquer cab.
tnets In fragments"