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No. 9145-MAY 24, 1802.]
TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE * CHINA MAIL'] (Pia Southern Line.) TERRIFIC CYCLONE AT. MAURITIUS.
The number of killed and injured
of buildings were burnt...
estimated at 22,000, 190
Me V. C. H. Hastings, at the Magistracy to-day, fined the keeper of a brothol at West Strest 25 for neglecting to report a case of all-pux and allowing the nationtsul to remain in her brothel.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Ar the Sessions Court at Hooghly, proceed
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Sir, I have laken up far more of your space than is warranted, and in the fore. going I have consequently had to touch in the morost detail but few of the man of in
BRITISH DIPLOMATIC AGENTS AND BUSINESS IN THE
EAST.
+
All that is
The following
AN EXCITING SHARK STORY. An preiting adventure with a shark, says Ir is stated that s Eussian Consulate gruous reference to the destruction of the
The Statesman, reported from Binge will he shortly establishod at Kobo, and earth. The next paragraph opens with a that Mr G. de Wenndrich, of the Russian allusion to the interesting world of finance
Messrs no. Birch sud Co. bave nd- Legation at Tokyo, will be appointed Conor it rats in the Far East, followed up by
been making their prosence unpleasantly this platitade Had nybody twenty years accuracies and inelegancles in your adrenaed en interesting letter to the Times station where these easters have of late f, villently, according to one of the ago dared to predict the things that haveing contemporary's oseay, bus think with reference to correspondence, or the now happened he would, of course, hava bave done suficient to show that it is the subject of British Trade and British agate scars, wishing to obtain a change of diet inge were recently instituted by an elderly been in the first instance set down as a maudlin frothings of an ignorant twaddler abroad, tetwoes Colonel Hewaul Vineout in the shape of human flash. It appears gabelling RUJ pilot vessel in that On Saturday & contoronce took plass bo-gentleman for a divorce on the grounds of hopeless lunatic. The writer goes on who onglit to be engaged studying how to and the Board of Trade,
vioinity at the dinner hour; but apparent- LONDON, 21st May, 1802.
tween representatives of the Government his wife's infidelity and ecalinued refusal But by persistence, and by showing write dosent English instead of posing extructs give the gist of Mesira Birch's that these sharks were in the inbit of to live with him He enjoyed a married reanony and irrefragable calculations he before a commertinì commanity like that argumented for by our iradors idly their voracity had bot overcoms their
had cuviuced a fow that what hap aap-of Hougkung sa 'a philosophical essayist' destructive cyclone passed over tho
.... pened would happen, those believers on subjects far beyond the grasp of his that they obtain a fair field of competition; Island of Mauritius on 29th Aprit. Nearly of the petitioners for the signalling of life of just one day. The Lothario is
made for their capture or for their dispersal. in the prophet would have been so ap- poor intellect. To the writer I would put that they have the mass opportunities of canging, for they defied all secinus attempts all the reseule in port broke from their ossels from the Gap Rook and Capo young actor in Caleatta.
their foreign competitore have; last qon- motings and sorori have been driven Aguilar, when a free expression of opinion AMONG the curious coincidences in connce palled, at the prospect that they wonid the question of Mephistopheles to Faust-tandoring for and supplying goods whileli Ahuost a wook ega, whiis ull hauds werevat ensions and contests are not wrested dinner, at the early hour of three in tho ufternoon, a laacur gave the ery that a monster shark was exily awiuatog round ahora mud wrecked. Meanwhile a fire tem place on all the points in the petition tion with, last year's consus, the following hare promptly girt up their lains and Why plague thyself with threshing sizes favor! and in the meastandum drawn up by the may prave interesting: In the parish of escaped from the City of Destruction, wha-
words to idlo and "pointless adding empty broke out und continued until threo seras Harbour Master and the Captain Superín. Abor, in the diocese of Batigor (well known ther to feed their Cocks on the mantain but if he pernists in taking straw, from anelling Asiatics by the threats or to visitors for its no waterfally, the popula of Bagdad if there be any auch, this "phi-discussion, I would advise the editor of Persuasion of the representatives of is tendent of Police. There wore present at tion, in 1881 amonbted to 413-7, 221 los piesl casayist ventures to doubt]-ur your contemporary to change the title of foreiga Powers, while those of her Majesty red round the vessel, keeping yard or so ters and Conents should freely assist mer then, as if looking for nothing to fall overboard. Superstition took hold of some the conference: Me O'Brien, Oolonial males and 21 females. To 1891 the figures to fish for tengo in the sluggish strains of his series-in justice as least to Professor uplift no voice of pretest; that our Minist the aides, but now and then trashing
trepidation for the distant sche of the Subject-Yours;
when needed, and with reliable official in debating how to look the monster. The plosion which was to blow the whole society
terpreters, whose services could be paid skippar baited a book with a great lump for; and in case of dification arising of tempting beef; bus the shark took no Rumsey, Harbour Master; Mr II. H..
severe disputa between the dwuers, fae Truly a descent from the sublime to the
where an English firm has no represent notice of it, apparently diadaling auch a Joseph, P. and O. S. N. Company Hum Nordo. Lloyd at Bremen and the Antvors. ridiculous Fancy the man interested in C. P. Chater; Mr J. S. van Baran, Facibo The steamer in her prasent state is no the world of Finance as ih oziels in the Fur THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI ve on the spot it would not perhaps be trap. Thon, writes the captain, I react expecting too much that their interested to a plan I tried some years ago at the Y LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mail. S. S. Compay; Mr G. de Chamdoubt. still worth m.1,000,00, so that the East fishing Bir tanel in an Essex river
salvago would ameant to one half of
white awaiting the destruction of the wholo
A circular signed by Masera Jurado and might have some attention and protection fucioli when I explored a monster of sha
at the bands of their Consul. This is
Bae species, viz. by putting a dummy. man over the site and using the harpoon. Passen Busz ÜLDAL.
peaux, Moss-garica Maritimes; Mr B. Holmillion; but the owners only taxed the fabric of society here in the very Far East
After this introduction we are prepared Co., of Manila, having refereves to their matter evidently requiring a certain stomer in her present state at ni,500,000,
litigation with the Hongkong and Shanghai amount of discrimination, bot there to a
We had our harpoon ready in a trico, and so that the salvage would only be me for anything. If we may frust the Banking Corporation, has been spread wide difference betweou a British Canari the dummy was soon rigged out, and OUTWARD BOUND: - Caringa, April 5;loway, Canadian Facitia S. S. Cagay
Strathlyon, Mascotte, 8; Dave Branch, and Mr E. Osborns, H wykong and Kw-quarter of a milion. The matter very like arcing figures who ever heard of onering broadcast by the fi in question. This being a petty collector of accounts and his
thrown overboard with a line att ched. It is under-ty will have to be sattled by arbitmtion. 19; Part Philip, 22; Niobe. Tuksang,
Egurus being mistrusted] qr op of the letter is one of the most impudent and interference where merchants or manufac Instantly the monster rushed at it, with coolues of unbiat fine word asmists;
turers at home are positively helpless fer ita putting his gras bead bait Glengyle, May 33 Camelot, Caledonien, 1loon Wharf and Glown On Diomed, 10; Formosa 13; Glenfruin, stood that the Guleria Secretary will to
AN IDEA Fon a HOT WEATHER DANCE.Boude wall and means may-olanger, mendacious statements that re havo roen Teuer, Nurnberg, Bellona, 17; Shang comttend the Government to grant the re- Hare's a good idea for a but weather danes. which is tou commonplace for the roadors for sume time. As many of our readers want of a representative in matters where both open, pull his bail in 3hai, Benlerig. Ferenia, Humber, far
qoost of tho petitioners by establishing | A. London contemporary sales that the of the Daily Press, kuk you! giron two know, Jurado, and Oo, claim a large aus¿heir interests are imperilled. Of such fericus manner. The sight inade our blocă 70 dan¡ 20.0"
latest notion for a pleasant evening's enter-months ago, and build on them the sub-from the bank, and some daye ago a con- cases probably tucet export houses could tainment is a masked ball, where each guast sequent discoveries of hidden possibilities temporary had the following nunounce- give many instsacea, and of the losses HOREWARD Bore:-Benvenue, April 1; systums of signalling the approach of ves- -Riversdale, 22; Bellerophon, Glenartey, sels from. Capo D'Aguilar and the Gap Palinuri Mas 10 Struthers, Bere
Achiles, 13 Raisio, 17 Car Rock taghthouse. nice, marthenshire, Frigga, Laertes, Tartar,
females.
A relief fund in rid of the sufferers haga Socratury: Major-General Gordoa, Cabstood, again 442-via, 291 males; 221 | Kasex, where they would have listened with Fronda-to. Short Sciolisms on Groatchauts and manufacturers for introductions of the crew; but in the and every one was hood opened by the Lord Mayor of London (tain Superintendent of Police; Captains. salvage of the Eider, e, z., has led to a to shivera, hora in the 'very Far East.
at the Masaion House.
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is attired in a clean sheet with eye holes, in that kind Now, what on earth is Is it the tinkling and meant by this ? sad the effect, if not as brilliant as at a Covent Garden Caraival, must be voted juggling of ignoranen? What is meant by in that kind' usd are. we to build striking.. The Phantora Party requires On Saturday evening-a sondert was given inna heavy outlay, the most elaborate toilet subsequent discoveries of hidden possibil auty comprising the addition of a pillow-ities on the unerring, but doubted. disguised, the guests enter the ball-rom and anounce themselves to the hostess, who is also attired in the same simple, chaste
The 0.0. do.'a:a. Belgic, with the the Recreation Room at Hang-Ham Dooke bye for the head, besides the elect. Thas figures of a cool cambisti Thore is no
AMERICAN MAIL, left San Francisco on the Minstrel Troups of HMS. Mercury 10th May, for Hongkong, riu Yoko-↑ The hall was crowded. The programme was
we am naked to believe that one of the need to persue this sentence further, but *subsequent discoveries which we are to
hama.
Kobe,
BOZ JUNIOR.
BANK AND JURADO & CO.
ment :-
*The Spanish authorities have removed the embargo which they plico on the bauk's property, the bank furnishing a guarantee that the assets will be at hand it the event of the case being decided in Jurado's favour.
ment is absolutely false, whereas as a Musers Jurado and Cc. say that this state.
circular is a tissue of mintalements ou a
runs na follwś -
1
rau cold, and the calracat among us will never forgot the ferocity and strength of they sesibiu through there being no one
gled with this demowy man in ile fierce du.. the spot to whom they can appeal for the great creature, as it suapped and strug- light in having at last seenred hon fash. advice and assistance.
It should be the particular duty of British representatives to point out form- The Inscam tremblingly said the shark was a ruso-eater and followed boats tor the ally to foreign Governments that there is purpose of gratifying is appetite. How- no necessity why they should yield to the interested menaces and entreaties of Ger- over that may be, what he was four or five man and French representatives and give feet off the side of the ship, I drove the should point out that such a course is not caster, now finding himself attacked, ntair to other nations, and especially to the ship's side, sending backotof water on a torrific pace, and, before it coed, 120 this country, which disanins to usé goh our deck. I then went straight ahead a
fathoms of car deep sea lead ran u methods.
Mr Lowther makes the remarkable stateLief officer personsily attended to the Re, ment that the anmplaints reocived by the and case it away with a turn round our Foreign Ofico are of au sbstract character
The
The RMB. Empress of China loft Vanloug and varied, and as all the men tak style, and pire whatever name scema best huild is that Hongkout has loat $25,000,000 matter of fact it is true. The whole away contrnots under such pressure. Thar harpoon into ha baad over a foot, The couver for this port via Yokobama, part in the entertainment acquitted them to them, The order of the evening does not in 14 months, yet we pass through such a par with other circulars emanating from only to their own disadvantage, but is most do a terrible slash with its great tail ab
aro told has Nagaraki and Bhanghai on May saves with credit, a thoroughly enjorable depart from the usual thing, dancing, ona experions without a wrible on the has
Concert was the outerma Songs, recitativos,versation, and supper taking up the time. brow. This greatness,
This is delightful, and just the thing for bcon thrust upon us by our very miafor- The P. MS. 8. Col's.. B. City of Peking, and instrumental music were given by the fol- India. We expect to see a run on pillow tunes, which are thus seen to be blessings in disguise, which though they would have with maile, &c., left San Francisco for lowing-Lient. N. Tupper, Messrs Jubinson, cases and chests!-Planser..
overwhelmed any other community on the this part i Yokohama on May 21.
Tulilates, Knowlton, J. Baker, C. Rowsell, C.
The Coneni-General of the United States is face of the earth scarcely sadden the amik Leach, Wardell, P. Lumley, Narin, Harding Paris, having rooived any inquiries as to on our features. Tako particular notice The O. S. 9. Cu.'s stessaer Prometheus left. Baker, and Corporal Clarence. Lumley the notoparative size of the Paris Fabibition that in this elegant sentence, we re Chicago; has informed that the anile is en our Singapore on May 19, and may be ex- ported hero.ca or about May 26. and Wardell's song and danco Precty Bells, 1899 and the coming one
just given the following interesting parti- features not on our faces. Of course, "philosophical essayist The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Melpomene, Ligat. Tupper'a song 'The Speaker's F50, culars in a letter to the press as a general no one but a
Press would Daily from Triate, left Singapore on May and Lumley and Leach'e sigger aketeb were reply to these seeking informationThe writing 22, and may be expected here on er
Buong the outstanding items which tickled Putie Exposition accapied ninety-six acres ventare to assert so consdently that The World's Colurabian Expo- no other community on the face of the of ground: about May 28.
the fancy of the large and appreciative au-sition will embrace two large parks known earth could have withstood the loss Hong- left Singapore on May 24, and may be dieneo, the laughing cong by the two lantae Washington and Jackson, and a broad kong has Aintained, as shown by the Everything depends npon, the case put jster at Pekia used the utmost pressure to hacks in company with this morster,
Inuced being exceedingly infectious. Besides connection known as the Midway Pleasance, unerring Lures of one of the eglent of before these gentlemen. Equally einer aecure all the contacts; he was onsocastal
The 5.8. Arratoon Apper, from Calcutta,
expected hero on or about May 30,
MEER David Sassoon, Bons & Oo, inform us that the s. s. dArration dyear, from Cal- cutta, left Singapore fur this port to-day.
بی بود
Taz Chinese ironclad Tiegenau and four Chinnen crui-ers arrived in quod from Anicy.
boom.
in
tho
The parks, and this band which connects
cambiata!!
But mark the mixed motaph
ia
acting is apparent. The cloven hoof, in the saus fiem, whose sinister object in thua Enet, in thaclosed too prouinatly, and destroys what little effect the rigmarole. might otherwise have had.
Ono paragraph of Muests Jurado's lolter With regard to the accoplanes of -Qodinez's advice, it is important to noliva that the Attorney-General for England, the Solicitor-Gieɛeral, and Mr E. M. Underdown, Q.P., havo advised, and are of the opiniou, that the directors acted ultra ures by opening their branch to Manila,
say
44.
and are not capatic of being formulated. in bitts, the wood of which was cut into This is an atterance which proves that by half an inch, which shows the grunt strain there was on the ine. At long lis there are on a blind as those who will struggle lessened. The water around not ree. At all events we give Mr Low-
but incarnatiued with bloods and es ther ore instance in point and that we hauled it in, though it was a long tiuse Considerable quantities of before its tail chaod lashing the sea in the agonies of death. We got him alongside, Imperial Chinese railways in the early part and here ses his measurements-Jength £6 of this year for the extension of their line fent, breadth from fiu to in 17 feet. to Sha-Hai-Kwan. When the contracte
recent ene. railway material were required by the
given to a Franchi firm or symliosto
THE FRENCH COLONIES.
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in
fra Farazar
Mr Alexander Ewing Me Solimon. Fr.
Capt. A. Golley
Mr Job Stewart.
Capt. T. Hillebrandt Mr Gon, Stewart
Mr. V. Hirsch
Mr Morton Jones
Mr William Stewart Men-Mrs-Valdes Mrs Wilson'
Mr B. B. Joray Mr V. Kofod /* Mr C, Weight M&Mrs FarnandesCapt. Jae Young.
Mexicans
were ready to be placed, the Freach Min-lougth of tail 11 foot, and diametr
of "head 4 feet, Thore were other†
counsel would, we have no doubt, accord-in so far that the contmots for the bridge not seem a bit detoured by the fate of their measuring from 10 to 12 fect, and they did of this sentence. “No doubt there are The N, G. I. . Bingo left Dombay for } playing the accompaniesata, Lient. Tupper them, cumpriso rine hundred and seventy-
this port on May 17, and may be ex-
acted as conductor and organiser of the cou-four (974) acres, so that in the matter of Silver Kings and other scions of royalty jug to the Tacts anbmitted, gire a contrary, along the line and for other material were comrauly, at least not for the moment, as in America who confd buy as up and opinion; so in the absence of the text of pected here on or about June 5,
times as much ground as that of Paris. At swallow us all at a gulp, so to speak, but the case anbuitted Mess Jamdo's ante Tientsin at their own price and without some woro alg hitely waiting on the wills The E. & A. Co. 22. Menmuir, from ceri, and it is needices to say that all the ar-space the Chicago Eeir will cover neatly tea
of another Euglish tank has long be 11
difficulty that the Chinese railway authori
VICTORIA HOTEL. Australia, left Port Darsiu tie Torrangements were excellout. This was one of
is of little value. Moreover, a branch marked
ties were able to lease open for paulic
VISITORS' LIST. on May 19.
the best as it was our of the most enjoyable sixty-two, while at Chicago the main build-coasts; and taking us on one own grand established in Mauila.
ings alone will requira ons hundred and without invidions comparisons-it most
Further on Mresre. Jurado and Cc. tender from torchauts of all sountries the The P. and O. s. 5. Formise loft Looden entertainments given at the Deaks fur three (103) eres, or nearly 50 per cent.
be a soares of manly satisfaction to overy
contract for the raita alone. It is obvious Mr Emile Adol Mr.W. Lird
Me O. de Montoya for this port on April 30.
to molt down 20 millions of assets in ond
It will prove both the hotients and that the Chinese were no gainera by this Mr G. Adet The P. &0. Col. 3. Shanghai left Lox-long time. Like patriotic Brians the more epsoo than the total amount under une to belong to a society which was able
year with little more than a shrug of the siuostity of the directors by endeavour procedere, and the unfairness of the action and Mrs A. BentticCapt. Geo. B. Palleti
No amount of MT EI, Charpantion Mr W. Smit don for this port on May 7.
company sang God Save the Queca before cover.ut Paria.' separating
THA CHESTS AND THE TEA TRADE-A corre-shoulders to indicate that such a process
ing to ascertain by whom and for what requires no comment, purpose the false statements lately pub-energy or enteraiso ou the part of the Mr D. D. Cursetjoe. Mr.W. II Smith
\r Roast spondent to the Indian Planter Gazette was going on. Society sheega ta phonki- ors to indicate that it is able to melt-25
Hebed by the Press were invened and merchant can help him in eases auch na writes:-A point worth attention just now
cirested, and it here is any conues, theso, hat oficial energy can checkmate ENGLISHMEN visiting Brussels will in fais the increase of late in the export trade millions of ita assots in one year; source of
tion beigeen their publication and the thous tare be spared the trouble of altoring hair from the U. K. The great drawback to the manly satisfaction to balung tu stok society..
Anctitation of the Hoogkung and welches, or of making a calentation to get extension of this very desimble trade is the That is bad enough, but Silver Kings and
Shanghai Banking Corporation's abares. at the right hour. Greenwich time has heavy and unwieldy Indian tea-box. The other acions of royalty in Ainerica 'asson been adopted for that city and its suburbs. weight is an almost prohibitive objection, monsters' engaged in buying up and gulp-
A writer ie cummiste Francas, in shares has no connection whatever wilbi All the Burgamasters, of the town and a far as shipping to suntries possessing an ing down this date muciety is somistung The fluctuation in tho, price of the bank's
to appal us suburbs, at a meeting bed at the Hotol dend calaren "dnty gues, owing to the ex-
On the writer Bounders. To pry into the dispute in question, which bas he in very frank article, contrusts French and Ville, voted in favour of the measure, ocssive daty charged upon the wood which was introduced by M. Vaudonpoero of the package. The unwieldly dize the particular incidence of this great loss is free for years, and involves a utere frac. English enligt miministration in the Far Le tells us that it is very generally 10 objection
MOUNT AUSTIN 310 FEL countries no part of the business of a philosophical tion of the bank's gerve fund in the East very much to the favour of the latter. grent # where animais ara itsed for lund transport, essayist. ia is a confaesion of sheer event of the corporation being eventually admitted in France that there are loo many
As a anatter of feet, as the Tae usual Queen's Birthday parade will
ZIST OF VISITORS, KURI the sated some time ago, the greder partis, mediarro administrators in the Freuch
ohildren take place on Friday, at 4.45pm., at the A WRITE in the Gentlemoman. Exps:-Allas in part of Russia. Some people here are inability to grasp the subject with which the Josera,
contested, bat he adds there is no reason atrong
Mr Charles C. Maiseli Happy Valley. As this will be the first the dresses and robes the Queen las-over strongly advocating the importation of the he profuses to deat, nec not even in if not all, of the moray was written off at colonies. This fact, he laments, cannot be Mre George Arm- Mrs W.-8. Tuglia and
why they could not have thoroughly able Mias Armstrong public appearance of the Hongkong Regi-worn are top stored and laid by ; none are tight Chinese latischest shnoks, by Indian names of eminent writers ou political if t
It seems to on that whilst the matter is and trained oficials in their colonies as Mr & Mrs E. V. Bre-Me Herbert Ogilvi either sold or given away. Not only are states, for packing the commoner Sundhaugs economy, introduced for feet ints the
man and children Mr J. B. Perry ment, the parada will have a special element those used for her coronation, her bridal, for re-expert from the U. K. If these were nest sentence, will satisfactorily cover the
Consul Badlar Mr. A. Russ of interest, The for de joie will be fired and for affairs of State, ut carefully satoaked Sanchong, all the better as in retreat of the casapis: from what it was es ab judice Messrs. Jurado and Co. are they have recently bad in Coolrit China, the largo cabinets nt Windsor Castle; bus Chinese Settlungs this a wide margin sectially his duty to dissues in any pro. Boting met improperly in publishing this which ha oppants to make an exception lo
fessed treatise on the theory of wealth, carrilous circular, preedure which might be general run of bad colonial administra- Mrs Alexander Cook Me Tayine the homely gowns for every-day use, all in price, from id to 20, and, if a good de-
A fresh study of Adam Smith, Ricardo, meet with prompt punishment by the fation. France, he oftime, pussesses plenty Hon. W. M. CiolanersMr and Mrs J. are preserved even after their wourer lussam Souchong had a tine chance, in a
De Quincey, Mill, and Jevons failed to light handy Chicest box, it would have u
if resorted to by B English subject. of elicient administrators, and an aband M. and Mrstfoodman Thomson shad the light oa the subject that was Financial Times
anen al population to people the o ionice, prospect of making a good profit. well-nigh forgotten their existence.
to bo attracted and thes but they required t wanted. The works of these writers have Dover been studied by the cesarist for the
retained. To accomplish this it la noces Eght that was wanted-not, by the byo,
PASSENGERS EXPECTED. sary to make certain reforms, and it may be some sacrificos. A good beginning has the subject that was wanted but ho
Pur Glen lino ateamer Glenysle, from been runde afrody by the creation of a safo enough to add for thought these leacu ed economists differ froin each pibor in London, April 17.-To Hankow: Bir R Colonial School, which forms a testuing To the Editor of t 'CHINA MAIL.'
many things they agree in cones by tealthbert Young, Mr Lowe, Mr Partington, Air ground for their colonial officiate. This Hongkong, May 24, 1892. SIK,-When Jets Anthony Fraude, in one way or another with production. Chee Taylor. To Shanghai: Me Sanders, school, it was true, was only in its infancy, 28 in anyway en the recently appointort Frafossor of History Did it requiron study and a fresh study Me Joseph H. O'Dowd, Mr and M. and neither its founders nor those who in the direo. at Orford, tape the tide of Short Studies of these writers to come to this hald cut W. Bollingbato, Rev. and Mes Innocent, directed it looked spon it argin
RP. and Mrs Candlin and family. To ideal, but it was the fros un Great Subject to a collection of his clusion t
caiti eat, of course, be required by Hougtong Johns Starling Miss-on-which-thay-mart relatoly fulles.
To Ching.... essays, he probably never dreamt of its
and Wille ditting that the English are ica other means besides direct production, by Raithby, Miss ite plagiarism in Hongkong or tion, without sosnowledgement, to what taxation for exarile aud depredation, thus back: Mr T. C. Halchan,
various commercial processen of oures- the judging from the fir: smpla which ap-former-taxation, preautrably--including contemporary, ou Saturday fest--promises irg, insusing, storing, packing, and the lat-
about ō o'clock.
The Post Office will be closed on Friday, the 27th it. (the day appointed for the celebration of the Queen's Birthday) except Troos B to Bam.. Quirespundungo van pusted ss on Sunday. Correspondedce for the Peak and Kowloon may be posted up to 9 ans. Tas Night Box will be kept open. The Money Order Office will be entirely
closed.
Wa onderstand that, at the private meeting of shareholders is the Punion Gold Min. ing Company it was dusided to reconstruct the Company, and to empower the Directors
to engage Mr Blamey as inining engineer
A plain, straightforward and encouraging statement was made by the new Manager as to the prospects of the Company, dami- ing work were but carried on upon practical
and commun. Sonsa linea,
the option of six months' imprisvument.
throp oaths Imprisonment) for having
twenty tacks of rax opium. The opium in both cases was confiscated to the opium
Tar Duke and Duchess of Teck are having
collection wake of all the leading articles which appeared in the principal British, Indian, and Colonial newspapers upon the betrothal and death of the late Duke of Clarence. The Daka of Cambridge has sant orders to all officers summading rogiments abroad to send home copies of newspapers containing such artides which may have appeared within their districts,
The total cost for the German army for the year 801-95 mounted to close upon 25,400030. For 1502-92 the estimath in extraordinary spandits per, due to a
four millions moro,
CORRESPONDENCE. 'SHORT STUDIES ON GREAT SUBJECTA'
the of
J.
atcanar
Per Messageries Maritions Caledonien, from Marseille, May 1-Te Yokohama: Mr Shimpey Goto. To Hong kong: Mr Eyra and family, Mr and Mrs de St. Mathurin
Per Messagories Maritica steamer Ous, from Marssilles, May 15-To Hong song: Mr Skine.
The
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Quotations.
HONGKONG, May 24, 1802. OPIUM-New Patna, cash, 656
Qid
cash. 562 New Benares, Cash, 625
caslı, V Now Malwa credit, 510 Allowance, ittion," 1/3 Old Malwa, credit,. 650
Allowance, Culties, — Peraian, Ully, coal, 350 Allowance, Cattivat Persian, Paper tied 350 AllowAnos, Cattics, 9
Exchange. HONGKONG, Afay 24.
London- Bank, Wito
On dotand,
30 days' sight,
1
t months sight, Credits,
Documentary, nonthe sight,
On Paris--
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i saperior in the matter of polonisation, bo Per P and steamer Victoria, from is careful to tell us that our colonial April 29-To Yokoham Cap administrators are far from ideal; but he
Mr E. tho French. Quite the contrary: eon Laia M. §. Pilkington. To Shanghat : Me adds it is not for the same runsch as with to be one of the silliest selle kuns of ter needing na detailed definition What Grant. To Hongkong: of Beld-guas and now rifles. This appears drivel is has been my it to read, d's business men in the Coay think of this Kelseyen, Commander. A. W. Chisholm have not good administrators because we Batten, K.N., Colour-Sungsart J. Jarvis, do not take the troubin to sock the the to be the whole charge iu money on the Germen people for the support of their for to Short Studies on Great Subjects-acular assertion
Walth Such a lave- At this stage the writer appears to have Colour-Sergeant T. Taylor, Mrs J. A. English bore a certain somber of mediagro oficis because they have dificulty in Immenss assy; for the various states and The Theory of Kingdoms which form the Empire, and faced appropriation and prostitution of reached a state of hopeless luuney, and his Murris, Mr Ezra and family.
findig good ones. The anglo-Saxone, t have badgets of their own, make no propi- Mr Freude's title is only equalled by the rhetoric gets more confused, if that were Tormented by this problen
can be said without doubt, are not so ab e An average sion in cash for any expenditure, which unpardonable rubbish which in reproducot possible. falle only on the Imperial Governmest. as its justification; and with your permis the problem has not been proposeded very
the Cells or Latios. Englishman. Such a piece of fins conceit zion, Sir, I would venture to call the stoicarly] I spent two nights in aefitary con-
Frenchman is superior to an average The Navy Estimate is £4,795,570.
readors to a few of the finement at the Peak is there a home for tion of успе
is worth record. Fo..therefore goes on to mort glaringly crazy points the Shurt imbecilos at the Peak without finding To bax at the Magistracy, Li Mun, már,
argue that all the troubles of French myself in the morning there is only ano
colonial administration in the Far East ried womse, was charged before Mr W, CH-SENATOR Bhir of New Hampshire had Study contains.
an intenso desire (saya the New York Na- Whas a man sets himself the tack of morning to the two nights) a step uzrer
were because they did not take the trouble H. Hastings with having in her possession tim
to, fud offnient administrators. Taking Ju Bombay- learn why he was persona non grade writing on any subject as a rula he endea to a solution. We are neatide of thily walks
the ease of Tong-King, where the adminis- vours to master bis subject, and to as ar-on that delicious promenado, Kounedy Road, unlawfully 67 tuels of raw opium. Sbe at the Court of Pekin, when be was up,
As accustomed to public lilu fouls tration has bon notoriously unsuccessful, pleaded guilty, and was fined $206, with pointed Minister to China and was not range his dain that his readers may be able, and of the swinging of a certain walking
rocoived
by that country. That desire without exertion, to follow him. By doing stick, but a careful analysis of the seniouco
ennostanees, the Germans or English wouhi was gratified in due time. The reason su be justifies his work. It is a pleasure to has failed to reveal by when the stick weg lost out of it. He feels neglected when he is convinced that, in iho wants cir-n Lai Sau, coptie, was fined $3 for having why Mr Blair was not acceptable was that read the work of such a writer ofted in the swung or whose head was endangered by so one is lying about him......
he had, in a Serale delate, indulged in public prints, and the public must acknow- it; and as it doce not much affot, the BUITOR-I come to sak for your daugh-ave let go the prize. Speaking generally, three mace of prepared opinut in his comments on the Chinese people that had ledge the vast amount of real information theory of wealth, the analysis need not ba ter's band. Her Father he is my only he says that whilst the French let things One day, fatigued by daughter. Suitor-Well, sir, one is drift to almost a huzardone extoof, the English so every weans and ingenuity to session, and $100 (with the alternative of made an unfavorable impression in the conveyed by the extera presa day by day, further pursued.
increase their success, notably by finish Flowery Kingdom., The Chinese Minister Should the writer fail to give pleasure or the sultry air, the walk, sa ju pert by want, of Foreign Affairs accordingly requested to conrey colerantly to his readers the mental strain 11] 1 was fain to rest on the Wic goeth borrowing goeth -801-
points caro is that Mr Blair be not sent to fast coun- ideas he intends to spread, he fails; Inis seat commanding parliars the broadest riex rowing, but he is in a cheerful state of Porter the ass which lie taken in the try, assigning the foregoing season. Mraiserably. Now, although the writer io of one noble harbour studded all over with Wharton, our Assistant Secretory of State, the Daly Press given sertain kind of craft of every ranks. The reus began to mind, says Brown, compared with the man selection of English officia and the teets
who gooth a leading
which aro imposed upon those who desire Gs de Smith-Do you know any to enter the Civil Service by exsminations, Lokaowledged that och conlry must do plenanrunot that he obviously intended grow dit, and soon was dissolved out of my cido for itself the question of acceptable- the cluven hoof of ignaranes is so apparent consciousnons. What des that mean? My
Hoges examples of Ar be Magistracy-to-day Vital dos Remeness of a person designated as Maister by from beginning to end sa to cause one to ones seemed to melt into the toouubeams father, Miss Birdie?" Birdie perar which he admits require intelligence and -dion, clerk to Mr J. M. Armstrong, charg aty nther antey, and that it is not wonder how on Barth, in this educated age, which spread a dreamy film are: trees and met him, but I believe he is a very tundest, ability to pass.
obliged to give-any reasons. But if it did such a patribati in found its way into a ships, and huge back bouklers seemed to ansasuming sort of man. Gus de Smith questions from examination papers set by ed Lau Chung, ore of the Governor's coo- give ressone, then he was disposed to con- newspaper, even in Hongkong. It is sp-row buoyant and float like balloons Right you nee. You can get some kind the Civil Service Commissioners in varione lists, with mesasalting him yesterday. The land that the reasons must be logical-parently the work of some young would. it was daytime, and yet his sonses melted of an idea has oostentatious be is when I subjecte, and he laments that the French THERMOMETER—§) A‚M.........
course. Farther, English Colonial officiale avidence of the complainant was to the that is, satisfactory to the country sending be literary lit desirous of eosing himself into the moonbeams. Tais, coupled with tell you be does not brag about having me Government does not adopt a similar
dreasoy films and balloon-like boulders, for a 600.' his position ouvionsly antezable since Saprint. As Byron las said- effect that while speaking to a friend it woulťlead to endless dispute and even- The pleasant, sare to ser quo'e male in
forms a copestone to the edifice bait on theWas your father a pirate asked are well puid, end consequently better mer A book is book, although there's molling in't
anarrlag figures of one of the coolest of tual rupture Mr Wharton was prepared
Do. palaries of the different floials at Houg clandestine meeting, after the old son ay kong, Singapore, and Ceylon, sund Bays ed against him. When asked what ho Chiness immigration to the spread of yel alag has resuired to match the laurel leaf bration is too mach for the essayist, and tain had urged his sait from his family that in comparison with these the payment mount, he replied, I am Governor's goals; low fever, he was merely using the letter of fame through the medium of the Deity one contes to wonder when he tells es of a manalon on the bill by the use of his pedal of the officials in In to China is ridiculously
Sgurs with a grave bat kindly spent sitt extrowities. No, my darling, was the very strong and can fight Suiting the term as a forcible illustration and figure of Press 1
speech, and did not intend to say that the Of he go spoulations on The ing beside him and informing lid that it is reply. Why do you ask? He seemed low. In every respect, in fact, he contes
Service is fanity; and the moral of it all sution to the work be rolled op his slat volunting of a Chinaman was the sans thing Theory of Wealth I have not much desire impossible to make something out of to me to be a good dest of a frochouter, to the conclusion that the French Colonisi
nothing, of. nagie, rooms all with such said the young man, refestivaly.
that if the French Government would take and punched Mr dos Remedios on the face as the landing of a yellow.faver patient.
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ROWLANDS' ODUKTO, a pure and spirali a lesson from the English and improve the and obest, Other witnesses corroborated. There is some ground for thinking that like best on moorland tour Afoki of the defendant said the collision this was the truth, and that Blair meant that wind and round some dead midende o evit augineurs, Customs men. Consulate Tuen, cally prepared tooth powder, antacid, auti wiele states at the Colenial administra. Barone.ee ...
no more than this, that if wo have a moral
doctors clergymen, a few widows with with the complainant was quite accidental. right to exclode yellow fever, we bare a He has got himself into the surriest of their mites, and many others, exgaged in parasitic and slightly alkaline, it penetrates tion, their colonies in the Far Fast and Temperature Witness and his companion were sober. moral right to exclude anything that we plights, whether of his own volition or on mysterious transacious over a large table the bidden laws and crevices of the teeth slawhere would flourish.
consider hurtful, fecluding Chinese inmi- account of the mysterious guidance of his covered with green doth of the speli where doong originates, removed furtar, Trappstor Hounessy told a different story: gratio: Me Blair now waste to have the myatorions stranger the phantom of being broken by an inadvertant request for polishes and preserves the comel, prevents an explanation, and of his concluding his and arrests dosay and sweetens the breath; The defendant was much under the whole affair investigated by the Senate, Kennedy Road-it were vain to inquire.
But let us look at the short exudy a essay on the theory of realit, somewhat is free from acid or gritty ingrediente, Auence of liquor. He was okay and kept not with a view to getting him into this
abruptly, having told us innch about himself ROWLANDS ESSENCE OF TREE dyta red or abenting out he was a Guvernor's coolie. good graces of the Court of Pekin, but litte eineer.
for purposes of general vindication. We The title in. The Theory of Wealth. I and some other inconsequent itsme, hut 8ur hair a permanent brown or black, Mr Hastings imposed a fins of 35, with the think that the beaate may find better use suppose that in why readers are created in nothing likely to supply a comprehensive Ask dealers in perfübery for Bowlands
for its time,
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