MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1808.
Intimations.
THE CHINA REVIEW.
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Amor. sh 1522 Feb. 17 Captain Nichols
Amer. sh. 1650 Sept. 17 Captain
Hamburg
Mer Kritannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station,
Commander F. G. De Lisle
Captain Spencer H. Login w
Commander A. C. Galloway
Capt. William A. Henderson
Cen, H. P. Barton LA-Ccm. Lieus,-Cora. Vernon Hand
Captain H. B. Lang
Llout,-Oom. H. 3. D. Laxton
18th inst.
l'o-porrow
Po-morrow Cos'tan Dook
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE,
"PAINTS, TOO, I BELIEVE.' There is a well-known story of how, when an, adrairer was extolling the many gifta of the late President of the Academy-his knowledge of language, bio after-dinner oratory, his sculpture-Me Whistler inter- jested Paints too, balicve. Among these many gifts Leighton did not claim that of literature; yet how many men who bad not Leighton's other distinations would have hastened to
to sellest into a hook anal elaborate and ornate addresses on art as he was in the habit of delivering to the Academy Leighton was a man for whom that much. atused word Ari hed a significance not bounded by the limits of the branches in which he excelled; and his death closes & polace of art where literatura and music met th ir sister-arte in a fellowship of excellence.
A NEW LIFE-BUOY,
A German naval captain kas invented a
new life-buoy. It consists of a large work ring capable of Basting threa persone, and
to
Intimations.
W. ROBINSON
& Co.
Our "Popular"
Magnificent Now Piano Show Rooms, Connaught House.
provided with a kind of not which offers & the twinkling of an aye. Ab, he cried, their feet. Ita principle featuro, ca discovering bis mistake, I ought to support however, is that it is fitted with an electric have known better. He repeated much too light, fed b
by a small accumulator which can easily for a Corsican." be readily charged without dismounting it, from the electric plant with which most large vessela are now fitted. It will store suficient electricity to keep the lamp slight for 24 hours. Underneath the buoy is a receptacle containing a small supply of provisions and water, an alarm-whistle and a switch for turcing off the electricity in duylight
MYOPES,
Dr G. Sterling Ryerson, Professor of Ophthalmology in Trinity Medical College, Toronto, saya: Myopia baisg essentially due to abase of the eye, one is constantly obliged to say don't to patients. It occurs to me that it might be useful to put these probibi |tory rules in aphoristic forin :
TRAINING for the stage-nt least for the melo-dramatic stage-in America appears to involve no trilling ordeal. Mr David Belasco, the dramatist and manager, who, if we mia take not, is a usar relative of the late Mr David James, claims to have prepared for her profession Mrs Carter, a who has
Jady won favour from American playgoers, and
Yurk
public a descrip. he has given tho New
bi tipa of
Firat system of
of instruction, started her with tho body exercise, to
41 too Mea he says,
hand Carter, in
and lim ber the ankles,
knees, wrists, and all the joints, Than I instructed her in the rough excroise,
her how to showing to fall down, without hurt
bare floor, forward, sideways, bookward," after wurses of volvo cultivation, and Sbake. and passions, and "I would struggle with
arouod her the room, slap her in the face, dash her against the wall, throw her over, and stamp on her. That ended her training.' An American orilio abserves that it is astonish ing that it did not also end Mrs Carter.
1. Don't rend in railway trains or in fece or hady, on a mattress, on ruga, on;
vehicles in motion.
2. Don't read lying down or in a con- strained position.
3. Don't read by Erelight, moonlight, or twilight.
4. Don't read by a flickering gaslight or candlelight.
5. Don't reat, books, priuted on thin paper,
the
Fig, emotions and
spearo,
6. Don't read booke which have or specs. Does her love her icky darling?", be
between the lines.
7. Don't rend for more than 60 minutes without stopping, whether the eyes are tired
or not.
Ose'tan Dock To-day K'loon Dock
8. Don't hold the reading close to the Kloon Dook -
៥ ០៨.
9. Don't study at night, but in the morning, when you are fresh.
Kloon Dook
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Explain.
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21
1700
12
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Captain Robert L. Grome
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1770
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Slogapore Hongkong Canton Hongkong
aloop
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1400
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863
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Firebrand
gunbost 2nd class
405
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Hankow
atoreship
16
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Commander
F. W. Wyley
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736
1056
Commander R. C.
Captain Edward Chichester
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Singapore
gamboat lat class
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2600
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765
1200
Lieut.
Porpoise
raiser 3rd class
1770
O. Bigge pencer Commander F. R Pelly
Yokohama
craiser
2000
7000
gunboat let class
716
1300
Captain Wm. 0. 0. Forsyth Lieut.-Com, Hugh Cotesworth
Ohemulpo
gunboat ist olasa
1200
Lient.-Com, H. H. Grafton
Hongkong
shang
twin-screw cruiser 2nd einza
8600
7000
gun-vessel and als93
763
1010
Captain Alfred L Winalos Commander
Shanghal
RK. Modipine
Blongkong
2047
Hoogkong
sx-transport
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3rd clas cast defenc
363
840
Hongkong
Lamoured cruiser
5600-
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receiving ship
6157
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Captain John 8. Hallifax Commodore Boyes
Singapore
Hongkong
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1" 1450
Hongkong
Name
Ruszinu Ragship
Liont-Com. Houry Adair
Boutet
Captain Bo
Da a cruixe
Y de Horsey Amoy
Captain A. Sarnow Commander Journet
Commander Fortin
so rotte Vladivostook Bougkong Nagasaki
Bangkok
Bongkang
on "the Amount of Precipitation (Rain olus and Snow) of Peking," showing the resulte atasrity
made at the Imperial Rus Archer observationa made
of
rian Observatory at Peking, from 1841 to Centurion?
Notes on the Dutch Occupation Daphno
1980
masa, by Mr. Geo. Phillips,
of Fermoss," by
Containe Edgar
soro interesting information, although Ek
much of it is second-hand, The NoticeN
New Books include a most generous and Hambor appreciative review of "The Diring Classic Immortalité
of Nan-Hue," and the Notes and Quarter. Linnat
1 very interesting. North-China Narciaans
Peacock
Daily Astantial and reliable Herico which Pigoty Pique
all
students of China and the Chinese would
de wall to patronisa ChrysanthemumS
The November-December number of
the China Review contains les variety than Rainbow anal, but the few artioles are very interes Battler
The opening paper by Mr Herbert Redpolo A. Giles on "The New Testament in Chi Spartan
a question that must asces- Swift mese" treats of a
ting.
Tamar
l be of great importance in the ear
of all missionaries.
Mr. F. FL.
Parker's "Short Joy instalment of Victor Emanuel
areya in Szachuer Undaunted
are continued,
sad
tho travels in the interior of China Wizern
14
given. Mr F. H. Ballous contributes a paper of some length entitled "The Ea Em
peror Chong, founder of the gennina!
pire" which will be read with interest by students of Chines history Afor ahort notices of New Books and a number of
one of which Queries,
On Chinese Oaths in Western Bornes and Java" might appropriately have been
placed under a separate completo }
the number.-K. Daily
Trubner's Oriental Record contains the
Torpedo Boats in Rossero Nos, 8, 20, 35, 36, 37 and 8, Best class; and 3 second class boats.
*Flagsbly of Vico-Admiral Buller, G.B.
Foreiga Mon-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
following notice of the Uaina Reviews Admiral Kornioloff The present pablication, judging by the Admiral Nakhimon number now before us, is intended to Albatron
e position, as regards China and the Alouut neighbouring countries, some what similar Alger
Aroona
to that which has been filled in India by the Aspic
The great dogreo of at Bayard
Late years
Cakulta Review, tention that has been bestowed of
the investigation of Chinese literature, Besutampa-Beaupré antiquities, and social
has led to the Hobre nothing of linguistic Slopment, to my beug
upon
accuratilation of important stores of inform Boston. ation, romlaring sozue each channel of pub- Castilla
desir. Charleston
Loity as is
provided extremely de is HOW able; and contributions of much interest
fairly he looked or from the members Concert
may
of the foreign consular survicos, the Chinees
ths
Customs corpe, and
Russian oruiser.
Austrian gunbo Bussian gauboat French arciser Gorman
cruiser French ganboat French flagship
French wooden sloop
G. 8. czuiter
Antonio de h
Don mimionary body,
of Chiness Don Juan de Austria among whom a high degree scholarship is now maidoously cultivated, Duguay Tronin
and who are severally represented in the fut
of the Review by
by papers highly General Alava
bio to their respective authors
Some translations from Chinese novels and Gramiantcby
plays are marked by both accuracy and freak-Titia
now of style; and an account of the career of Imperator Nicolal I
Ialy
Is not only historically valuable, but is also Kaiser
distingedahed by ita literary grace. Beside Kurejets
books relating to Chins and Kormoran
Fotloos
of
now
bo a useful feature
the East, which will be a
the Reve, it carried out with punotaality
and detall, we are glad to
Joiner
*Notes and Queries are destined to Machian alzo
find a place in its page for contalbutions andshur hoped that this opening for
02 Chinese
10. It is to be
Tubjects may oroke a similar monocady
of literary meal to that which was
ed during the Hfetime of |
westor in the field, and that the Ching Review `may roodye the support necessary to paure Its continues
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OHINA MAIL OFFIÖR,
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arulser Spanish oruiser
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Rastaa cruiser
German center
French eraist
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Captain Ternot
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476
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402
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Russian
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Captain F. Wildes
3290
4400
4040
6000
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49%
500
Tuiger
2000
1700
8400
5400
Captain
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Cofiu
1200
Capt. Duclo
Manila
1600
9635
4800
Commander. Osplais Bayle
R. P. de Bonauro
2350
£700
Captain Delort
9500
MsBila zjaigon Nagasaki Кобе
1200
Gorman
a gunboat gunboat
7400
197
Capt, Ramon Rachiquet Freijillo
Capt. Boucharoff
340
Capt.-out. Ingencid
Shanghai CRUTOD
Hongkong
Russian fronclad
8800
8000
Capt. Foelkersham-
German orpiser
4400
8000
Capt. von
French aruisar
4980
BOOD
Captain Rivet
Drosky
German flagship
Captain Jaschze
Nepacki Nagaanki
Russian sloop
1200
Capt
2150 Capt. Lindstroom
German cruiser
1840
4000
2800
Ruasion
1930
3200
French gunboat
500
Freach gunboat
600
U. 8. cruizer Spanish transp Rustian U. 8. Bort
1050
prode-
Otrajny
Pomiat Anova Petrol Plavier Prinsess Wilhelma Reina Cristina Rarix Bitatob Biroatch
the
man of the eleventh Irene Chinese post-staterman bentury, Su Tang-p'o, by Mr, & 0. Bowra,
to notice that
Latin
Manila
Captain Brinkman
Boklomishoff Capt Bour Lieutenant Gauchet
Com, Gueydan Lieut..Com. 1000 Commander Bouston
Do Vintigra Captain Commander Fodlapcisk Com, Rolsinger, Captain J. J.
Read Bercht Captain Rodionof Lt. Com
Emory Lleat. Commander Vidol Captain von Holtzendorff Com'der Jone Wszlete
Saigon
Ticatsin
Chomulpo
Manila
Nagasaki
Shoughal Bangkok
Kloon Dock Manis
trailvostosk
1000
1400
15,500
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2000
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545
450
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20 18,200
Captain Bastanot
950
100
1120 Certain Astromof
2100 4650
2100
Onptain Herbing
2400
480
420
Commmader Constella
Bangkok
1700
20
2640
Commander Stookton.
Facchow
12
1470
Captala Tasbeder
Yokohama
Vladivostoak Nandus Saigon
queried. "'E«,' Does her love ber icky darling lots? "Es. Will her love her icky darling always? A man with Brey hair, who bore a striking personal recom blance to the young woman whose head rested upon the shoulder of the youth at- tired in
and called time. I would
J.
PIANO,
handsome, full toned, strong and guaranteed wear $325 to $385. A PIANO of very superior make and style and well worth $70 mere.
FOR SALE.
980
& G. STODART'S
FINE, OLD WEST OF SCOTLAND
PRICE,
Whisky.
$12 per Cras of 12 Quarta,
Dodwell, Carlill & Co.,
Fraya Control
Hongkong, March 2, 1896.
478
BEECHAM'S PILLS
aro universally admitted to be Worth a Guinen a Box.
NERVOUS
FOR BILIOUS
AND
DISORDERS, SIOR HEADACHE, Less of APPETITE,
SCURVY AND BLOTCHES ON THE SKIN,
DISTURBED SLEEP, For females of all ages they are invaluable.
Prepared only and eald wholesale and retail by the Proprieter,
BEKO RAM, THOMAS
ST. HELEN'S, LANOLSHIRE,
The 1fd, boxes contain 66 Pills. Price, 50 Cents a Box
10. Don't select your own glasses at the apartment 1000ream suit, strode lato the Sole Agents for Rorgkong and the Empire
anfest.
· be
suggest, ho said, with an effort to Galm, I would almest Boom as though some of
that this civil-service examination be ad- these rules were too obvions to require met. journed anti to-morrow evening. Then tion, but practical experience shows that the effort to be calm became too much for myopes abuse their eyes just in the way him, and he barst into a bareh, mirthless stated, loading by firelight or by moon- laugh. light are favourite sins. Rending lying down tends to increase the strain on the 2000mruedation, and while travelling tires the oiliary muide because of the too tre- quent adjustment of fucns. In short, any thing which tends to increase the quantily of blood in the organ favours the increase of the defect, leading in extrems cases to deforget the day when I draw this blade tachment of the retina and blindness..
'ON IT'S TOMMY, TOMMT ATEINS,"
A LAWYER gave a dinner party, after whiob the gentlemen retired to the smokeroom for a weed and a chat. Boddenly the host got up, took down a sword which hung in a trophy, and, brandishing it in the air, exclaimed; Ah, gentlemen, I eball never
of China
Messrs. WATKINS & Co., ArosHKCARIES' HALL, CÜ, Queen's Road
HONGKONG.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agente, num
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or their stay in Hongkong Harbour Crew of the following Vessels, during
BRODICK CASTLE, British ship, Capt. R.
for the first time! Pray, where did you M. Ferguson-Shewan & Co. draw it?' asked an esger guest. At a
raffle,' was the lawyer's rejoinder.
A good story comes from a soldier officer up-country in India, and it concerns the swallowing capacity of a well-seasoned buck THERE was a good deal of sound human Thomas Atkins. A certain regiment it ap-nstore in the onez pestod reply of the dy peare has a shampion drinker who, no mattering old woman to her minister's leading how much fluid he absorbed, never got any question: "Here at the end of a long liso, One evening some men from which of the Lord's mercies are you most at mess and thankful for? Her eyes brightened as she regiment were
forrader, another
.
the famous Private Aropped up. One answered, 'My victaola.'
of the guests offered to bot that the man માધાપ
could not swallow two magnoms of simpkin. To eattle
Robinson & Co.
B
tae question tao champion' Popular Piang, handsome, full-toned, drinkist was sent for and being brought strong guarantood wear, $328/385.-W. up, bis backers said: Atkins, do you think you could drink two magnums of sham-
course, t
air!! pagne ? Why in
oume the team Care and Engineers, read "Praction) tand said tenta. Engineer," and be ap to date. 2d. Weekly he thought and
Ai nowsagente. magnims," sir, axia
Board of Trade Exams. for Marius Engineers. Bee weekly report in "Practical Engineer." Practical Engineer, Diseases averything ro- alating to Motive Power. 8, Victoria Ap-
proach, Manchester.
but tively, but wo you parding It was explained to him, sad Atkins the said that if they would waite a minute be would go ou
outside and find sut for certain. He came back after a few I'm certain minutes, and said (Yes, sir I can manish them 13 Why 1 they neked. *Con w'y sir, I've just been" to the canteen and tried it in bser,'
DUDES NOT THя QUIBIZÒN.'
At a recent disguasion mooting, bold by negroes, the question of the evening was, Which am de muddor of the ohicken... han wat lay de egg, or de ben wat batches de abick The question was warmly de- bated, and many reasons pro and con were
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Statio
REGISTER. March 16th.—AX 4 F. M.
Temperaturza
arged and combated, when a shrewd fellow Wrostock. 29.06 41 put the cass thus: Spand dat you set on Tox.29.02 dozen ducks' ogga under a hen, and der Nagasaki.. 30.08 hatab, which an de mudder-de duck or de Shanghai. 30.14 hen. This was poser, but the chairman Sha extracted them from the difficulty. Rising Amoy 29.04 61 Pk., 30,01 52 Sharpi from his chair in all the pride of conscious
20.96 Swatow.... superiority, he announced: Duos am not Canton.286
29 6804 103 before do house; chickens am da question: Hongkong 29.BO derefore I rule de ducks out and so he did, Viat, Pea to the complete averthrow of these who held Gap Rock 29.89 | a different opinion.
A GOOD RECORD,
Gap
Macao
6028.69 659
Pakhoi.... 29.86 64
Wlad.
Haiphong. 20.84 69 93 Only one pager killed by scoldents to Bolinao. 29.86 84 68 NNW traits out of upwards of thirty-four millions Manila..... 29.8 90 38 ESE parried in the course of three mouths is a re-
The
March 16th.-AT 10 LE.
-
I proportion or passengers injured by sccidents | Amoy 03 56 us
cord that has probably not been beaten by 0.8.James- any railway Byatem in the world. That is the return of a quarter's working of the in- Westock. 30.03, 20 81, dian railways, which ran seventeen and a Tokio......50.20 quarter millions of train miles during that Nagasaki.. 30.12
and carried the enormous number of shanghai.. 30.03 46 100 part 425 passenger units per mie.
Sharp Pk., 90.00 59 90 to trains was aan te little less than seven Bwato milions. The total tooriality, including Canton .29.00 suicides, accidents at level crossings, and Hongkong 29.97 61 91 deaths resulting from personal carelessness, Vict. Fea and including accidents to railway servants, Gap Rook 29.96-
Gap was a hundred and sixty only, while the
$29.94 62 07 13. 129.94 number injured was thirty more,
Haiphong, 29.00 70 100 Ballooo....29.91 85 *
À MERVOUS HEADSMAN,
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Apropos of a business visit which M, Manila 29.06 62 63 Dailler, the famous executeur de hardes 0.8.James -
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On the 16th at 11.15 .
Forecast
VISITORS AT HOTELS.
HONGKONG HUTEL
Mr W. G. Allen Capt. Balfour
Mr
Mr sad Mra Bartol
Barindosgue
Mc B. Bekkey
ir J. W. Bolles
Bottenbeim
Mre C. F. King Mr and Mrs Nortsa Me J, E. Lamblo
Kysho
Capt. and Mrs Lloyd Mr W. Lavton
Mr and Mrs A. B.Dr J. T. Maolont
Mr Boulen
Dr L Martel
Rov
and
Mra Mason
Mr JJ Brandenborg Capt. Medipine, R.N. Me Auton Broetje Mr H E. Me Birney Vice-Admiral and Mr.Mr & Mr E. MoUnha
A. Bulles, meid andEIT, &. Most Manter Edward BullerMe E. Ormiston
alet
Bad family roo Count A. Butler Capt, and Mrs Palmer Earl Carine and valst Eir W, Parfitt
Mr 8. H. Mr W. J. Canter
H. Patesball Capt. and Mrs H, K.Major and Mire Pem
berton Carey,
Mr Engine Chasselor Surg-Ool, Preston Mr B. F. Crane
Mr F. B. Dencou
Mr W. A. Daß
Mr J. B. Dunian Farbabar
Mr D.
Mr G. Fenwick
Mr H. Pebo Mr and Mrs Raphtet
and mold Mr A. H. Reane
Mr B A. Raensch
BA
Mr G. Rogho
Mr B. K. O. Fisher Me and Mra La D.
Ryder
Mr W. A Flatober
Dr J. W. Franshey Mr. J. T. Smith.
Mr A. Fuchs
Mr A. F. Gardner
Mr Greenfield
Mr Gathrio
Mr J. W. Hall
MI Smith
Mia Summera
Mr and Mrs J. P
Thomas
Mr R. L. Thomas
Major & Mim Harham Mr and Mrs Todd MrF. S. Hardenbrook Mr H. E. Tomkiba
Mr B. W. Harris
Mr C. Harris Mr B. G. Trowbridge
Mr W. Darrian
Mr J. J. Hoar
Mr T. Howard
Mt
Mr A. N. Hake Capt. and Mrs Hunt Major Johnson Mr Morton Jones MR. S. Judala Mr T. A. Keck Mr J. Kinghorn
Warner
Mr B. Mr W. B Mr E. H. Bir L. Webster Mr J. W, Wood Mr T. B. Woods Commander and Mrs
Wyley
Idies Wyley and gover
PAAK HOTEL
Mr and Mrs A. Ohap-Mr W, Nicholson
man and 3 childron Major the Hon, sod Miza Coe
-M E Noel and Capt. van Corback obild Dr W. 8. Barrison Col. and Mrs Norcott, 0.10 Mr Harvey
child and nurzo
Mr and Mrs Gao. Me B. P. Sheldon Mr F. H. Slaghek
Holmes
Mr F. C. McCallum Mr and Mrs Findlay
Smith and family
Hugh Me0allum
Me O. A. D. Mel-Mr A. G. Stokea
bourne
Ror. and Mrs G. B.
Major and Mrs G. E. Valtings,
Mooro
Mr David Wood
WIKDSON HOTEL.
Mr W. M. Allen
M E. Art
Mr and Mrs Millar Count Mako
Mr and Mrs T. W.Count Oriole
Barton
œuures, is about lo pay to Corsica, 30'anus- ing story has been going the round of the Faris clubs. When bis services were lass Barometer steady: moderats or fresh N.E. required la the island for the benefit of the and E. winds: foggy, some drizzling.min. Forecast Baro-
Bentfacts Mr D. redoubtable brigand Bugshist, M. Deibier On the 18th at 11.15 a.
metor falling: moderate E. winds: foggy, Mr Beckett more nervous Clean his oflent, a misty. was far
Mr · A. A. Brown seeing his plight, kindly offered him on arm
F. G. Fica,
Carlbian to get over the uncomfortable farsaga of
Coutts 200 sarda between the
kim
First Assistant.
Mrs Piatra
Porch
Plant
Bir
Joha
D. Porndor MacCarthy Ray Min Ray Mr & M Rioketta
Mr Du Hongkong Observatory, March 18, 1890. Fudge. B. S. Duady Mr Robertson and the evaffold. The fate of the prison oriminal if the door, Priest, awaiting the
Judge. b. Se new neither of the
8. Daudy ebist actors in the drame, and very natural. 1. Bangunan, xoduced to 82 degrees Fahren Mrs E. 8.
offsted his services to the one who seemed alt, and to the level of the sea in inches, tenis Mrs E. 5. Dundy, Jn binton
adies Bundy most painfully footed, Seixing Deibler and hundredths,
Gilboa 9. Taxenaaroan, in the shade, in dogmas | He by the other arm, he walked beside
Fahrenheit.
Mr Gray along the fatal path, pouring religious con-
8. Henzosey, La poroantage of enturation, the MrF. Grossmanes esiatlone and exhortations to
to confess into bis attentive ear. Deeply moved and wesp hamlity of air saturated with vistare being Mr and Mrs H J. Mr G. Stewart
WALA 100. ing bitteris, the penitent beadsman confided 4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two polats, to the priest a long list of deaths for which
6. Fanda or WIRD, 20cording to Beaufo Mr Frank Heakers Mr & &. Venir he had been responsible.
Kiek me, my sondo.
Hackert sea exclaimed tha
father as they
Looke Worthy
8. Grata or Whatuse, è blas deky, e de stood at last beside the guillotins. Clamp-
Mr and Mrs W. Ra
Mias M. Subwoon
R. N. Sahvana MY Mr P. B
Choqutong
Hatria Mr.
rand kiss Trevor
Miss
Mrs
Mt Was Vernon Capt. Watton
Mr G. H. Wheeler
Mr Wallace Whils
ing the supposed felon to his bosom bs sucked clonds, adrianling rain, fiog, s glooms Me WH. W-L-Mis Walters
| w | A hall, I Hightning, o preconi, pacing alioware, over his shoulder, with horror and surpriss, sadly, h, a snow, a thunder, o visibilty, Mr J. Margello
Mr and Mieg W, A. look on ausistant strap the other was upon the | # đov (vol),
Matthews
plach, turn him over, and decapitate him in Ham, in lach, tenth and hundredtha
244 gad Men Whingg