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No, 5153JANUARY 14, 1880.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
among European nations, de so in imitation progenitors wore boots ages before Britons of European. Evidonco eziala that their had discarded the skins in which they Sculptures they emeared their bodies. wrapped themselves or the paint with which
aw, must be set against the still greater of the kind ever given in Hongkong. Both lisadvantage likely to react on the trade St. George's Hall and St. Andrew's Hall of the port by such a proceeding. If will be throws open for the dancers, and this question-by far the most import- kat one raised by the Anadyr case-bas upper will be served in the Theatro. It not been referred home, it ought to be siis expected that over eight hundred will be found in caves in Persia and in the ruins" The Ball Com of ancient Persepolis abou: d in figures of once taken up by the Chamber of Com- prosent on the occasion. merce in the general interests of the mittes desire us to express a hope that asking and herous in boots and shoes, and many Master Masons sa can find it prophet Zoroaster is depicted in a costume Oolony.
B
It would
convenient will assemble at the City Hall
• few minutes before half-past nine to morrow evening.
CHINESE NOTES. It appears from the Commentary of the earlier part of the Li Ei that there were 25
HE families to a ; four tú to a 500 "An evening in Fairyland with "Professor
i
Iloilo" is the title of the entertainment In 州: familles to a 2500 famllles to a
the Temperance Hall on Saturday evening and 12,600 families to a thus appear that a hiúng contained five chou; next, when the performance will be under the distinguished patronage of Colonel Stuart, E.E., Lieut-Colonel Hall, a.a., and Lieut. Colonel Geddes, 27th Inuiskillings. The following in the programme: 1. The Handkerchief on the wing. 2. The Enchanted Chest of Drawers. 3, The Baked Blandkerchief. 4. Horticulture extraordinary, ü. Instantaneous Growth of Flowers.
chor five tang; & tang five touch; a truh|
The term four lü; and a 25 farallies.
10 frequently used in modern BAT colloquial Chinese, is explained by the Book of Rites to mean "sons whose parents are "still alive."
The
AN INTERVAL OF TEN MINUTES.
1. The Evanescent Bird Cage. 2. St. Vitus Coins,
Frequent mention is made in the Shi-6. The Mystic Rod and Ball. king of war charlois, and we have already 7. Flora's Enchanted Casket., „explained in a previous note bow some of these would compare with certain of the Bussian carriagos at present in use. Book of Ritos states that the chariot drawn by four horses, in which the operator stood up, was called a ; and the car drawn by one horse, and used by females, was called = 安单.
8. The Magiclan's Telephone.
4. An extraordinary Discovery.
of much elegance with boots and trousers and even with straps to the latter i
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THE following resume of the Import and export of gold and silverjat Manila daring the year 1879, is from El Comercio ;~~~
Imported.-Gold: Spanish coins. $60,000. Silver: Spanish coins, "$3.773.545.50; Foreign coins, $350; bullion, $128,818.
Exported.Gold: Span. colna, $2,961,621; bullion, $18,048; dust, &c., $15,350, Silver: Spanish colus, $3,381; Foreign coins, $15,673.
Total import in gold: $50,000; in silver $3,908,208.60.
Total export in gold: $2,985,019-; in silver: $19,064.
Differance.-Gold: That of the exports- tlon over the importation is $2,935 019; Silver That of importation over the ex- portation in $3,884,154.50; that of the total value (gold and silver together) ie: import over the export, $949,198.50.
Police Intelligence. (Before C. F. Creagh, Esq.)
Wodnesday, Jan. 13.
SANORS ABHORE.
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a fire. It is then sgain mixed with water vested interests aro sa strong that nothing and boiled, The three jare showa contain but a violent revolution will avail to over- about 25 balla of the drug. The husk throw them. The council may not even found in the bag produced represent from meet. If it does most it will be a proof ten to fiteon balls of opium. The opium that at the moment the Imperial govern in the third jar must hava bernment has the ascendancy, but the difficul- It takes tios in the way of reform in China sre William Glendain, a seaman on board boiled over a month ago.
from fifteen to twenty day for immense. Before a war fond is raised to the British batue Elizabeth Childs, was
informer spoke truth in his sworn tuform- tho, difficulties in the way are almost charged with being drunk and disorderly the froth tom boiling to subside. If the threaten Japan, a long time must clapse, in the public streets yesterday afternoon.
Chu Apik, a bilor living on the groundation upon which the warrant was granted, insuperable, and nearly all the Chinoso floor of 202 Quen's Road Central, deposed one of the opium in Court could have officials will set their faces against reforms that yesterday afternoon defendant came been what he saw in process of boiling which will kill illicit gains. In any case ended at any moment by an amicable and to his shop and purchased clothes to the The value of the uplum bera would be the danger to Japan is remote, and may be value of $5 for which he paid, and left. about $300,
Cross-examined by Mr. Wotton Nai honorable acceptance by either side of an About half an hour afterwards he returned drank and wasted 2lbs of tobacco for hau is the refuse of oplum after all its international arbitrage, which would quick- which witness sked 75 cents. Defondant properties have been extraoted, and isly and finally remove all reason for dormant assaulted him by striking him on the head generally considered the perquisite of the or active hostility, and running alor him into the cook room, head boiler. If Nai Chau could be smoked where he broke apme crockery valued would not have the same effects as stable and had the defendant arrested. at 30 cents, Witness then called a con-oplum. It is used to adulterate good
Kushal Singh, the constable who made the arrest, proud that the prisoner was drunk and silent all the way to the
station.
Defendant dented striking any one, but admitted being drunk.
His Worship ordered the prisoner to pay a âne of $2, and to pay $1.30 amends to complainant, in default to suffer soven. days' imprisonment with hard labor,
opium.
There was no further evidence for the prosecution, and Mr Wotton asked for a remand to enable him to proluce further evidence, some of a scientific nature, as to what constituted prepared opium. The charge of boiling the opium lo contended had fallen to the ground, as the Opino Farmer had pronounced that in Court to have been boiled over a month ago,
Charles Bama Williams, alao of the Elizabeth Chills, pleaded guilty to being Saturday. *The
drunk and loopable in the Central Market yesterday afternoon and was sentenced to pay a fine of § conts.
THE Hawaiian Advertiser says: barque Kalakaua, which has just arrived from San Francisco, brought with other cargo a lot of pino wood. An inquiettive customs officer discovered that some of this
5. The Mysterious ransportation of a Watch. wood had been split, then glued and nailed- 6. The Liaphanous Cash Box. 7. The Spiritualistic Bell.
Acts of
together again, and pursuing his investi. gation discovered (on taking the nailed pieces apart) a niche had been cut out of the center large enough to contain a four- pound can of opium, which laid snugly within. Ouly four tine have been dis covered so far, but the returns are not all in,"
The oil may
George Froman, an engineer on board the S. S. Pabdin, pleaded guilty to being drunk and fusing to pay chair hire yesterday.
Defendant as fined 50 cents and order.
ed to pay 50 conts chair hire, lu default three days' imprisonment.
BREACH THE OPIUM ORDINANCE.
U Akam, stook, was charged with belug
Mr Sharp pressed for a conviation and objected strongly to a further remand, as he would probably leave the Colony on His Worship sald that there were points an of important nature in the case he would like to consider, as the case was a sorious one, and if a conviction were granted a heavy punishment would probably follow. He therefore adjourned the further hearing for a week.
Japan.
TOKOHAMA,
(Berald, Jan. 2nd.) Nothing fresh has transpired respecting
RUSSIA AND CHINA. In view of the coming conflict between China and Japan, the Russian overnment, it is said decided to ratae afresh to a war footing the troops in the Pacific region of Siberia. A strong force of Oussacks that " was disbauded after the signature of the reassemble at Vladivostock, and it has Creaty of Berlin has been directed to been agreed by the Imperial Ministers to postpone for the present the removal of the naval station in the Pacifio from Vladivostook to Port St. Olga,
Three mou-of-war have left Cronstadt to reinforce the Russian flet in the Pacific. One is an ocean cruiser, the Aria, purchased la America last year, and the two othera are the newly built clippers, Naezdnik and Raisboinik. The ironclad Minin is also under orders to prooved to Viadivostock from the Mediterranean, but it is probable that during the disturbed state of Egypt and Turkey it will be retained at Alexandria to represent Russian interests.
a
The Japanese have completed their coast Uxes the plate cognomon of Mr. Brown
defences, and are only awaiting the con atruction of their foot of gunboats before The live cock carried about in Chinese (Mr A. H. Brown), a well-known gentle-
bringing matters with the Chinese to a man of Hongkong, occupying a responsible
crisis. Colonel Manier and Captain Chal funeral and marriage processions in said to "drive away evil influences," Paltion under government, bas departed The same bird is employed by the Hakkas the week by the dnchises, without saying A NEW INDUSTER has sprang up in the In possession of a quantity of propared the Lewchao question, but the native paret, of the French Mission at Tokio, have will shortly be appointed Ambassador to defences of Jpan are all that could be a word to his creditors about his intention Settlement, says the Shanghai Mercury, opium without a permit from the plumpers report that one of the high officials expressed their opia on that the southern as an oracle in the event of the persons beforebend, or explaining when his return namely the refining of Kerosene vil. Farmer on the 13th instant.
P. U. 68, Campbell, boarded the S. S. China to discuss the question. Meanwhile desired, and that the Chinese would be When the native journals continue to discuss in unable to penetrate either the Simonosak! Interested engaging in some war or foud:
Kiu Kiang posterday afternon. a shop in the Honan Road. In this came the cook is placed under a coop or any remittance in respect of numerous Samples of the Uil can be purchased at
be seen burning in a lamp of Chinese cou- defeudant of the constable he threw all its bearings the treaty between Russia Channel or the Yedo Bay. The Mikado is down a baket and carrying pole and and Chins, and its supposed influence on displaying the greatest energy lu perfecting in the ancestral hall, the cook is covered chiie afloat might be looked for.
made off kwards the wharf, putting Eastern affairs, and with a view, apparent his military forces, and has just concluded at the altar,"
and his this kiad sro of suficiently dastardly a struction without a wick being uned. crowing is considered a good omen; if beature to merit the neverest condemnation. Tas Bombay Gazette changed hands on the his hand it his breast in a suspiciously, of being prepared for all eventualities contract with an English firm for the does not grow, the sallying party will be
ist inst. It has been sold by Mr James manner. Or being arrested prisoner was the Minister of War has applied for per- npply of 10,000 Martini-Henry breach M. Maclean, who has conducted it with found to bare in bis possession a small mission to purchase lands for the rection, loaders-Examiner.
senal of Yokosuka, near this port. defeated. The wooden cook placed on the
G. Geary, late Editor of the Times of Witnesa saidho would not prosecute an ridges of houses-possibly the progenitor of
eminent ability for many years, to Mr quantity of prepared and raw opium. of forte, de, for the protection of the ar India. Mr Maclean will return home in the ordinary pasongor for having such a small our weather cock”—is supposed by some
Spring, and will, it is supposed, re-connect quantity, bin this case the prisoner is a himself with the London Press, and seek a hoarding-house servant, and it was known to drive away the white ants.
seat in Parliament. Speaking of him at that they amuggled oplum for their guests. Defendant said he found the opium on the St. Androw's dinner at Bombay, on the know of none on the Indian Press who is his superior as a writor; I know of none Mr Rebort Knight once. his equal," declared of Mr Maclean:"He in facile princeps, the most graceful and effective writer on the Indian Preas" Mr Macloan is a hard hitter, and praise from Monars Geary and Knight, who have often smarted under his blows, is praias indeed. Mr M'Lean Is, we may add, as good a speaker
very such man should be gratuitously advertised, and we therefore give the name as we shall de la all cases of the kind that are brought to our notice. The emigrant is the fifth master of the Government Central School, T. A. R. Murray.
Oplum drons la called in Cantou THE man E. G. Desea, or Desser, whe 29th ultimo, his successor remarked the deck flhe steamer.
or "second oplam." It is also known as
or "toplum faces,"
烟屎
WAS
His as he is a writer.
[子初初刻十四分]; thomaximum
| for some time back. In June 1878, a per-
Dia Worship imposed a fine of $20, in de fault fourten days' imprisonment.
(Brjon the Hon. C. B. Plunket.)..
BREACH OF THE OPIUM ORDINANCE.
The damage by the late fire at Hakodate is estimated to reach three millions of yen. Twenty thousand persons have been ren darcil homeless. The loss of life has also been great; 28 persons are supposed to bavo porished in the flames, and 20 persons were drowned in trying to make their es cape by sea from the burning place.
We regret to say that Mr Cooil, in reply to his telegram requesting permission for the steamers of the M. M. Co, to leave on the Sunday morning, has received au nn- favorable answer. He has been informed that the French Postal Authorities are op.
Dead Letters. Azevedo, J. R. de, Hongkong,
I Batton, G., Kensing on, London,....(8.), 1
bourg, (Rgistarod). Bolzoukeovick, Madame de, St. Peters Browne, Mrs. J., Cambridge Street, Collingwood, near Melbourne,..... Bardon, Rt. Revd. J. S., Hongkong,
(Refused),....
Clarke, Mrs. J. W., Mill Hill Road
Norwich,
..(3.), Colby, Mrs., Hongkong,...... Coleman, Misa A., 5, King Street, Poplar,
London
.....(.), 1
Galletin, M., A burd tie l' Analyr, Hong.
kong,....
O.S.A........
London,..
Belfast,.
1
1
1
Janeiro, Marques de Carvalno, José, Rio do Marleed, payed., care of Surveyor Ge
eral, Hongkong,.
..(8.), 1 Molver, R-vd, Passager pay
"Achilles, Singapore,ma Millham, Mrs., 17, Custom Street,
Canning Town, UB3 2,..... Moore, G., doras and Jockey Hotel, Mol
shot at Lord Lytton's carriage, seems to be alunatic. He knows nothing about whether be did fire the pistol or not; but says that On the 12th of December the Balt Com- missioner at Canton issued a proclamation, if he did it must have been as a salute.
Li Awing a shopman, was charged on Informing the people that the Board of When committed, that the state of his mind Rites had notified him, through the Trea- might be ascertained, he said he presumed
remand wil boiling and proparing opium posed to any deviation from the dates fix-
Mr Bug McCallum, the Government the Monday morning. We suppose there-Goodwig, Mrs. T. H., Hartford, Conn., surer, that, on the 29th of December, there he might go home now, he would prefer it;
without a sense from the Uplum Farmer.ed, and that the steamers must leave on Analyst, gre ovidence of having analysed fore that our residents will have, at any would be an eclipse of the waning moon, everybody know where his house was.
a quantity of opium received from the rate for the present, to put up with the Gordon, A., Emerald Hil, Merbourne, (s.), 1
Kara, Mrs. M., 62, Wilion Street, [] which, at Canton, would be defence to the charge is that be is the
author of a book of arithmetlo, the proofs Tax importance-of-Suez to Britlab in Police anthrities, contained in a bottle and inconvenience and extra work caused by Government Telegraph Ulic, Gallo,...... 1
The Government has issued a notice Chicago, U.S.A.,. terests, says Consul West, in his Report two boxes. That in the battle turned out the change. of 1 minute 35 seconds' (~4=†I
of which work have not yet been for the past year, must be permanent, to contains very small portion of macocio extent. The first impact, corrected. He has been hanging about the and will in all probability be increasing.acid and morphia, and he inferred from which will, to some extent, check the gam-Lancelot, Mrs., Wa'ham Lodge, Fulham, Suez is the link that holds the indopou analysie that it was a solution equal to one bling in satau which has lately been pro Mage, Mra., 190, Old Lodge Road, to take place on the night of the Government offices, muttering to himself done of our communications with the Far per cent, daverage opium. The two sam valent,
The native papers state that a Naval 28th of December at 14 minutes part 11, and talking tucoherently about these proofs East: it is even doubtful if the route by ples in the boxes contained neither masonic
the Euphrates Valley were rendered avail-acid nor murphis, and he considered this to Review will shortly be held here, in honor able whether "viz Suez” would not still be be drose of opium. Witness thinks thereof H. R. H. the Duke of Genos..
A couple of years ago, a Chinaman of obsonration, on the 29th Decem-on-doscribed an . W. Dexter, and gushe quickest, as it certainly would be the is no sesuo in the samples submitted,
and Bun-kiu yen likely bor at 2 minutes past 12 [Epected of being a lunatio, was sent to the safest, route to Bombay. It can be said There is no trace of od in the samples prothes bags were to broome
; and the complete renovation, Magistrate's lock-up at állakabad, to be with little fear of contradiction, that at duced. Alter the masonic acid and mor
present the canal route cannot compate phía bave seen exhaunted from opium, the dear, bought a large quantity and sent dergone no change, and the long tailed C), at 35 minutes past 12, kept under medical observation. As the with the overland route from Sacz to witness blieves there is still a sedativo them to China. Prices however, havo un
man was insane, he was shortly afterwards Alexandria, for the conveyance of despat quality let in it.
merchant has got tired of his speculation, ohea; and until such is the case, or until EL The above details are
and his brought the coin back to Japan. The other day, he made application at the Interesting as shewing the Chinese terms sent to the Benares Lunatie Asylum. some other route is opened, Suez ought, in After some time he was discharged from Consul West's opinion, to be as much in
branch office of the Okara-sho in Osaka to for different phases of an eclipse; a
have exchanged 5,000 kan-mm of Ten-po Said now is under that of the Frescb, illustrating sho the division of time; and that institution, and it is said that he went our possession or under our control as Port
sen and -3,000 kan-mon of Bun-kiu sen. an settling the question that, at least for from Benares to Calcutta. This incidont which no one with the slightest knowledge astronomical purposes, the day beglas after of the shooting will probably lead to of the two places could hold it to be. At Suez we are in the Ottoman dominions, midnight. The waxing moon edilpas would lunatics being better looked after in India, under the rate of the Khedive; at Port Said we are in the Viceroy's dominions, under be called the 蒴月食
the rule of the French: Yet Sues-is-a-far more interesting point to us nationally then Port Said is to our neighbors and the facilities already provided at Suez by the Egyptian Government at such a heavy outlay although of but little or no use to the local guverament, and of no use what ever to the nativo population, are of a nature to render Suez doubly important to us in connection with our communications with India. Consul West has little doubt, were Egypt In our hands, that a very short at Alexandria are completed, to see a rail time would suffice, when the harbour works road traffic in fair competition for certain goods with the canal.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The next FRENOR MAIL may be expected to arrive here on or abant Wodnesday next, the 21st inst, by the M. M. stenzoor Sindh, which left Singapore to-day (14) at day: light. She brings London dates up to Dec: 12.
We are informed by the Agent of the E. E. A. and China Telegraph Company that the French mail steamer left Singapore at day. light this morning, Wednesday. She may therefore be looked for here on or about Wednesday next, the 21st inst. She brings London dates to the 12th December.
H.M.8. Iron Duke will be undocked on Saturday next, the few repairs for which she went to Aberdeen having been com. pleted. The only thing required now is that the fresh composition pat on the ship's bottom may have time to dry, which will probably be in three days.
which was much needed. The British India League and the domiciled Eurasians have written omgratulatory letters to the Viceroy. The latter body disclaim the man as one of their race; and say he is a Portuguese. The affair bas sent a thrill of horror through India, but there is not the faintest idea that there is political import attachable to it. Lord Lytton never knew of any shooting having taken place till the party got home. The bullet passed over the heads of Sir George Colley, K.0.5.1, P.S. to the Viceroy, who was in the Bacond carriage. There was an "At Home" that night at Government House, but the matter was not talked of, and few know anything about it till they saw the para. in next morning's paper.
JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING.
His Waship remanded the case for ano- ther week, the defendant to be admitted to bail as bebro in $250.
Chan Chong appeared on remand with committing a breach of the Opium Ordin- auce in bring builed opium in a house in the Ques's Road without a license from the Opian Farmor.
excise oficer.
Mr Ship supported him in objecting to say whsalary ho received, and requested bis objetion might be noted.
We are informed that an attempt will soon be made to float oft the Russian
steamer Nordenskjold, which was wrecked on the 5th of last August off Nemuro, in Yesso. The last account of the vessel states that she is lying on a bank-of-hard- sand, and has about four inches of water
over the cabin floor, but it is believed that Mr Jan de Boer, the endeavors to get her afloat will prove arduous in the extreme,
BY CHINA. (Japan Gazette.)
bourne,
Morgan & Co., New York City, ................................. Marphy, Miss E. J., Taylor Station,
Iowa, U.S.A.,.ra
Ott, Red, R., Hongkong, (Refused)..... 1 Phillips, Mrs. H., Kensington, Liver.
pool,.............
San Franciso, (Registered),.................. I Travis, Miss L., No. 15, St. Lane, Now
York City,...
Indes Hollandaisos, ....... Vandervegar, Louis, Mosator Cornolis,
Watson, Corporal J., 27th Depot, Col. Vers, Fraulein, Plokit, Poseo,............. 1
cheater,.........
......... 1
Roberts, Miss L., Box 191, Post Office,
Yoas,
House, Singapore,... (8.), 1
H., South Bridge, Boarding The above letters have been returned from various places at which the addressees tou days they will be opened and returned cannot be found. If not claimed within to the writers.-(») Pustod at Shanghai,
General Post Office, Hongkong, 13th Jan., 1880.
Quotations.
BONGKONE, January 14.
ola
cash,... 515 OPIUM-New Patna, cash....$580
New Benares, canh. 552) Old
canb, 53) New Malwa, ered:1, 710
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Mr Shop, Crown Solicitor, appeared to prosecutaun behalf of the Opium Farmer, and Mir Wotton on behalf of the prisoner. Mr Antonio dos Santos, an excise officer, said he went to 268 Queen's Road West, in company with P.C. Thomas Campbell to executa warrant. Un entering the room of the Yokohama Salvage and Divers Com- the defendant and another, a younger man, pany, is at present organising the party rose up from a bed, on which they were who will undertake the work; and it is sitting. The prisoner said he was not the intended to use the schooner Utome to master of the house but he was iu charge carry the men and gear to the scene of the during the absence of the master in the wreck, and to stay by the steamer while the bous and again in the Charge Room, country. He gave several demes hath at the work goes on." the last being Chan Chong. Un being told that he would be arrested and the opinm THE ALLEGED WAR LOAN RAISED seized, defendant said the opium did not belong to him and that he was willing to go to the station. Witness know nothing
The Mainichi Shinbun gives carreusy to A man was denouncing newspaper adver personaly about the prisoner, tining to a crowd of listenera. Last week,"
Cross-examined by Mr Wotton -WIt-a rumor from China, which has a limited said he, I had an umbrella stolen from ness desined to say what his salary is as an foundation. It says that the Chinese government have made a war loan for the vestibule of the church. It was
eighty millions of taels, that the sum has a gift; and, valuing it very bigbly, I spent double its worth in advertising, but have
heen fully enbscribed, and that the proceeds will be applied to provide for the Impending The right of Parsees to appear la Court not recovered it." "How did you word
Mr Wotton explained that he had not war with Japan. We can however say that with both head sad feet covered has been your advertisement?" asked a merchant.
"Here it is," said the man, producing a asked the question through any idle motive, no such loan has been asked for, and no creating quite au excitement in Ceylon.slip cut from a newspaper. The merchant but in the exercise of his duty to his olient.loan in any case will be made, for a long If the beade of the His Worship could see no reason for the time yet at least Some misunderstanding arose in Court one took it and read, "Lost from the vestibule day on the point, and the editor of the of the church last Sabbath evening a witnessrefusing to answer the question, and provincial governments of China, now black silk umbrella. The gentleman who directed that Mr Santos give the required ander summons to Peking, agree to the propositions that will be made, no doubt 6.M.S. Figilant, 2, Lieut: Commander evening paper, in commenting on the in- took it will be handsomely rewarded by information.
one of the first steps will be to fix the con. Aunesley, R. N., with H. E. Vice Admiral cident, said that if Pareces could not from leaving it at No, San Fernando-street." Witness now said he got $40 a month. tributions to be paid by each province to a Cbote, C. E., ob board, will proceed to their religious principles render respect to Norter, and have always found that it He rexived nothing for prosuring a con- centralized or Imperial fund for military
to-monow.. After Singapore at noon
the Court by uncovering their head, they paid me well. A great deal depends upon riction and had no interest or share in the and naval purposes. Whether under the visiting and Inspecting the ships la the
assuredly should be compelled to take their the manner in which an advertisement is opium forfeited. He might have known pressure of recent events, the propositions pat. Let us try for your umbrella again, that the name of the man to be arrested which emanate from Tso and Li will be Straits the Admiral will probably return to shoes off. He also said that the appearance and if you do not acknowledge then that was Clan Chong when the warrant was carried out is an uncertain matter, as a made gut, bat he ould not remember. centralized direction of the army of China Hongkong in about a couple of months of a Parzes with his feat encased in boots advertising payo, 1 ban then took a slip Defendat said the oplam was the property will seriously interfere not only with the
will you
The defendant did not privileges and profits of the provincial would not for a moment be allowed in any of paper from his pocket and wrote, "If of his mate
пате of his master. He officials, but will also cut away the virtual We are sorry to learn that the third day's Court in India; than which remark, we the, man who was asen to take an umbrella give the racing at Amoy was attended with a rather may add, nothing could be more noosen from the vestibule of the church last might have given the names of Low Tong independence of action they have enjoyed serious mishap. During the race for the sical or further from the truth. Mr Form- evening does not wish to get into trouble and L King Teun as his own name and abused for many decades. The pro character which he values so highly, he will membr. Defendant offered no obstruction provincial authority will be hotly opposed. Champion Stakes, Mr H. E. Hobson, Com.uajes, the oldest Parsee in Ceylon (he has and bare a stain osat upon the Christian when a the house, but witness did not re-posal for central control and withdrawal of (Takes at Messrs Balconer & Co.'s Premis missioner of Customs, was thrown from his been 40 years in the Island), says it is the return it to No.- San Fernando-street, to the search. He gave up his keys for if the Imperial desires are carried out, the pony-the animal having étumbled-and first time he ever heard the questioa raised. He is well known." This duly appeared his Boss to be examined except with rescquiescence of the great provincial 80-1AROMETER 9.
<time.
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had his thigh dislocated. Every care was bestowed upon the disabled "jockey," and it is satisfactory to learn that he was progressing favourably according to last advices.
He also writes -
said the merchant, "I am a liberal
new one."
in the paper, and on the following morning gard tone in which raw opium was found. thorities will be only nominal, and the open Mr Ng Mun Kwang, the head manager opposition to reform will be so strenuous the man was astonished when he opened To uncover the head or feet would be for the front door of his residence. On the of the Opium Farm, said the defend and unceasing, that any projects for change are likely to be so much modified and Parsees toneglect the precepts of his religion. porch lay at least a dozen umbrellas of all aut dilaot hold a license for boiling or
and in The powers of China the' without limit, So strict is this rule that when a Parsee shades and sizes that had been thrown in preparing opiam, Witness had consider hindered that the end will be a compromise. removes his cap during ablution be is not from the side-walk, while the front yard able experience both in raw allowed to speak in the ordinary way, but was literally paved with umbrellas. Many prepand opium. The far marked Ainara latent, abuses of usurped authority when it is necessary to say anything he of them had notes attached to them saying court ontains opium'in its first stage of have become prescriptive, so that while ali must do so with his lips closed. You are that they had been taken by mistake, and prepantion. In that atata it could not be men are agreed as to what should be done, Waare glad to note that the Masonic Ball wrong in asserting that Parsees, in wearing begging the loser to keep the little affair smoke, it is only moistened by water. The and what must be done in emergency, if next age would be to slightly ghar it over the nation is to be kept inviolate," yet | promises to be one of the largest asfemblies | boots and shoes of the fashion now in use quiet,
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30.210
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30.208
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