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to convert the try lato a goal failed. After this the Club played somewhat better, but were very
close to the Clay's “basoty-Bro" boundary defolent in "pasig," and out of a corimmage Hunteraan got the ball sad pasad to Coates, who,
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12th January
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sidered necessary to give out the land on and utilising it. lenses, the periode of the leases should be longer than 50 years, and the rents should be permanently fixed." These gentlemon think, apparently, that the bond de investors should have everything and that the com. unitz generally have no right to a share of the ita ng represented in the raine of land, of the prosperity which has been built too, the wife of Henry B. BeiseS17, of a son. 185 up by the joint efforts of the com- At Hankow, on New Year's Day, he wife of Emunity. The Land Commission anticipate OILBY, of a daughter.
TELEPHONE No. 12.
BETHS.
On the 236 December, ut I.D.M. Consulte, Chie-
The Daily Press.
that under short lenses tenants towards vacant owing to Mr. G. J. W. King being their already hasry acount. Almost immedia Admiralty Dook took plaas. The Arsene) was improvements in conres of construction, so quickly as a 6-pounder. Seventy-pounders are
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wonli objant to manstion à suor of free £780,000 fa £200,000 being spami to make those you left- longa equitably to the party by whom it has to establish public wash-house was notified
nient is a fratroles ornietr.égull "bí built for to mix the men so na to be sesmen, and bare been earned, whether the tenant or the land. some time ago, We note that the same
that money Then came the point, How were they tard, and this view is gradually being incor-question has been raised at Bomby, where porated into the satire law; but the ag the Extension Committee recommend that
News has been received here of the appoint quirements of the services was necessary in knowledge of the machinery and modern appli valled unearned increment; that is, the in- all private dhobis "wadat should be alowed although collared, managed to are the ball, and mont of His Excellency Senhor Firmino José disorder to atir public opinion to apply the needances with which they had to win au notion, if crament which has resulted from the com.that the Municipality should provide eat ten with it just over the goal line. Higginbotham Costs to be a member of His Majesty's Conseil, bonefisially to any department falling behind in ice watch her hight be suddenly calloft upon
ité doty sad so hurry desirable reforms ships which they might be bined work and enterprise of a whole.com.ible accommodation, and in connection with, made a good shot for the goal, but owing to main recognition of valable servious rendered to the (ort.) among strong mindo ten of 3ster to man, take out of harbour, and perhaps arut anunity, belonge equitably to the community, each vode, or group of wadas, there should ng scarcely sufficient allowance for the wind just torerantent His Essiletoy well deserves the mined opinions, such as composed the present an action within a week? What we should Board, there would, of course, be differance as probably come to would be an increased training that is, this atate, represented in Hongkong ben disinfecting chamber for the purpose missed it. On the ball being re-started a loose high distinction thus conferred.
A general inspection of the guns in all the to details, and it wins absolutely, right there are no canvas at sea, a forklar, roster by the Crown. But under the present system of purifying clothes from districts in which scrimmage almost immediately ensued, and the
should be so that matters might be fally dista transfer them to barracks and thence to Best class fighting ships.. Beamanship in an altered ROSE WATER & OTHER CRACKERS The state obtaios to portion of the increment, contagious disease is known to be prevalent ball rolling out was secured by Maôlṣas, whó | förts was' ordered by Fr. Corts, and His Ex-onzeć; but on questions of general pollar they art; farmor it was the art of holding the A system of short leased would secure to it The Government here should take steps after one of the best runs of the afternoon, celleney personally inspected them yesterday and wore all agreed. (Hear, best.) Ahaost the first
As the protection of our great, commercial The wasther-gauge now was speed, and this right. Whether the term should be for the comprimary disinfecting of clothing, vered the first end only try for the Club, the superintended the ball firing. The pices were point to which the Board had directed attention weather gauge of the action of the wind on the machines. a full speed, and it reprod more Matonile kicking off, Higginbotham was allowed Armstrongs, which have cost the Government national existenss depended. With that object verre, more plus, and determination than stor CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS, aleg yours or lenger is a matter of detail, and so meet in part the pressing needs of Fico kick-bedug a fuflare. After half-time, on all found to ba In perfect order, especially routes on the sea, on the minty of which our seamanship was the art of handling those great The Bombay Committee recommend that in the prefect emergency bould acquire the by the carglasses of the Club to add to the score many thousand pounds sterling. Soms of the in view they had subsidized several of the magal It did in the old suling days. The present Localition where it is desirable to have exten. plane of tho atsam laundry. Whether it ofthe Services. Hunterman tried the kick and carriages, however, require repairs or replacing.fcent greyhounds of the sea. There were six Board had devoted the whole of their attention sive buildings the term of the loage should should be used only for the washing of the succedel putting the ball in the right place. The French Opara Douffe Company which is of the verses (to be increased to tea), going to perfecting the organization of the Nary ne from 17 to 181 knots; there were 19 others with the en possible. The system was very bad, and by extended in proportion to the coat of the hospitals, or of the troops, or of such of the Again the ball was started and despito soms now performing in your plase will probably pay a speed of from 14 to 17 knote, and when the the taxpaper had a reasonable right to complain NEW ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC Suildings. A portion of the Committee, general public as shows to avail themselves smart play on the part of the full back, also visit on Saturday and give a performance arrangements wore coudladed there would be 24 of the results. He did not throw aus blame on of thoss vessels, the very cream and pick of the their predecessors or other parties in offing (bear. consisting of four Indian members (the of its advantages would be for the doctors Woodcock after a plucky run lowered the colents or two.
Our Minister to China, Sr. Roza, will take his great ocean-going steamers, that could be taken heart, because, under the system, there could reports signed by oighteen members) to decide, but in any one of the three cases of the Club once more. The try at goal was
91x quocet, semed, and provisioured in oight not be anything but biuncers and mistakes. days a smed merchant auxiliarios. Besides dissent from the leasing system. They say it would be extremely useful and would well however, a failure. Misfortune til somed to departure some time next week.
dog the steps of the Club, as a splendid kick out
The carvetta Bartholomeu Dias leaves for these high-speed vessels, there were 150 first. Thst defeodre system it had been the whole 1944We are unable to agree in the recom- repay the very moderate cost, probably not
medication of the Committes as to the forma moro skn $15,000, for which it could be se. Hall was neatly caught by Metcalfe, who home to-day taking os passengers several officers class ships under 15 lots on the Amiralty object of the present Board to aller and give
haring male his mark, dropped goal is of the garrison and their follies,
list that could be taken up for transport, stores, the country su efficient Navy." (Chears;) and conditione on which Government should sured. The proprietors are, of course, nu capital style. Some even play then took plaos,
smmcrition, coals, and hospitals within a month. Then-they-had; got depots-ho would not say part with their land, and expecially with land xious to sell, and as far as they are concern the Club trying hard to more, but the Bervices
whereabroad, so that it may of the 24 merchant" Auxiliaries wore abroad when required, they reclained, as, we believe, they hold out very ed, their opinion may be considered liable to hacks were over on the alert to frustrats their
could get their armament there and, precsed to A judicial decree published in Berlin probi. little inducement to bend fide investors, ba biased by self-interest; but looking efforts. Higginbotham, who played a most
azy plaos on a fordiga station. He found a pri bits the sale and direnlation of a German trausls. Whenever substantial buildings are in view the matter impartially we consider that in most game throughout, again got pos
pular error abroad as to these ressels, the idea tion of Emile Zola's latest novel, La Terre," on we think that the proper course would be to conditions like the presant the Government scion of the ball and Fassad to Graham,
The Journal Officiel of 30th December last being that the Admiralty, from motives of the strength of the section of the ponal oude who after a fine run got. in, clasa to touch.
ther from the intention than mich an, absurd again zoceseful The Club ones mora patou. Service who are dismissed from the Ist inst. toad of building now ones. Nothing was fur of the work has also been prohibited in Austria. M. Sarden quotes in a French journal a hent idea. The great danger to our commerce.lay in. efum, and Madison has pretty dribble gotthe ball in consequenos-of the abolition of their offices.
Everybody expoored a second and a third list of the first three steaks after war was entered on, reply of Alexandre Dumas, on the first tight of "La TORCA" to the critics who professed to be "The (). M. 8. F. Co's steamer Kunglee, dus down the fold, but lead is just as he tras getting dimissala during the current wook, but it is said boname if an enemy xot told of one of the great shocked by the excessive align the torbars here, shortly will bring down twenty-six racing dangers. Thompson thea secured it, and ponis from Shanghai.
having plenty of way on, made a fine run but a cablegram ordering the non-execution of the liners, or even an old B-knot erlier, and pat s
few guns on board, and stationed her on one scene, "reppose," said Daniña "your would re- The fasteful card calendar and fragrant we plockily coffered by Shepherd. From the decree of the 29th October was roooved yester oocan highway where shipping was more or less prosent Edipus with spectrales and shade over pocket diary for 1885 issued by Messrs. Watson scrimmage that resulted the ball was driven into day by the Goverrer-General Nevertheless fecussed, she might sens from three to 20 vessels bis vra!
An official report has been mal to the Ad- only £50,000, for which we get 10 vessels over well-known annual is later than usual interred possession of the "atbar, and ran right others, as to whom the lot would fall to who 17 kasts and 14-under 17.knoten ridicalmsly miralty with reference to sobre axperiments car & Co. Limited, reached ue yesterday. This trash, and Thompson, after some passing, again the dismissal of 107 and the uncertainty of the tha sacy next day. The cost to the country was appearense.
to, but the try was disallowed on the ground of the other lista appeared completely marred the small sum for the advantage gained. The second ried out on board Her Majesty's ship Hardy, st My Ng Fuk Shang, interpreter to the Police being of side. Some very stiff play then tock New Year's festivities, and Sanday, 1st January, reform was the institution of the shipbuilding Spithead, with the new 36-pounder quick-firing Magistracy, has boon appointed third clerk in the Police Department, which post was rendered the goal line the Service added another try to
place, and the ball being gradually worked up to 1888, was certainly not a bright day for Saigon. cheer, warding to which the weight of engun. Twenty-two rounds were dred in two. Yesterday at 6 p.m. the inauguration of the gires and mamant would be defnitely minutes and a half, and it is considered that the fred, a margia of 4 per cent being allowed for weapon can be loaded and aimed almost ce the end of their term would do nothing to-pointed Land Bailit. wards repairs or in the improvement or
that the ship win finished would not be falas now being made. the superfinons staff in the dock-yards which, With the object of meting the present demand sustenance of their dwellings. It would be
to her original design, third the cutting down easy to provide against this by a liberal
however painful, was necessars from the fact that for higher commercial stad stion, the conucil of three men had been employed doing two mon's King's College have capted a propoint of the system of compensation for improvements,
work, fourth, the arrangement with Australia. Head Master for the morganizatipu of the dietinot marcantile Mr. G. MEDEWETHER; Chairman of tho
by which a squadron of the best and most Bohol, establishing The Committee appointed by the Govern Bombay Port Trust, in a minuta appended ment to consider, the future extension of to the report of the Extension Committes, Bombay bave recently presented their re- says he fully agrees with the recommendation perr. Amongst other things, they recom-
ss to lanses quoted above, "assuming that mend that Government sall no more land, the buildings for which a lease of over 50 but let out at not less than fifty years years would be granted would be of leases, at rates, parring, of course, according very special character and very costly," to locality, but in all cases increasing grad- but that otherwies bo doss not think that ually over periode, and -renewable It expira the losses should be for more than 50 tion on terms to be agreed upon between years, or that there should be any stipulan British Kowloon, published by Mr. Bruse We have received a map of Hongkong Island -65vernment and lessees.". We draw attention on as to renewal further that the: Shepherd, and lithographed by Stanford. It is on to this, becouse it differs so widely from the this may be arranged for such further term the scale of two inches to one milo, and is neatly recommendation of the Land Commission and at such yearly rent a may, niz maths exorted and goloured. All the latest reclama tions, and reads, as well as the Taitam reservoir which recently sat in Hongkong. Their previous to the expiration of the period of and servicerena-voir are shown on it, and it will. Mal ..............Jsport ypod this point was as follows
J. Gray The Commissioners are of opinion that it is desir lease, bo agreed on between Government and be forad vory useful. abla in the interests of the colay that all the land the lasce, the latter having the right to re-
The Foochow paper is inferrata that about granted uposlena jexcept for agricultural or pastorn mase the buildings should & comenal not be eleven stam launches are laid up on account of parpases, or for garion lots), should be granted upon
resine touare. Eefore very long it will be noce arroged. "Port Trust experience has their license to run from the settlement into the F. II. Shepherd
neighbouring country having been suspended tast aomathing ebould be dono in relazares to the Mary
shown that lessees will for lease of 50 by the authorities. The cause of the auspension lowes for 75 years. The Fame difenities will road arize dealing with them na srose with the 75 rensa sera, and with only auch vory indebuite is said to lie a combined betion of the owners Ioanes granted in the early days of the actony, when the lot holders looked forward to the fact that the conditions as to renewal as I have abore of the inuoch No.10 and the Min Magistrate or Some otter blandarins, in order to stop the launch terbation of thoir leagen was within a mesure suggested, creat buildings amply good of Movers Kew Hong Take & Co. plying for
istance to rearly which the torm we attended for a further period of 94 Feat. The jota koomme enough-for the villa residences in question, passengers, this licence has signs been suspended namarketable, tenants will do nothing towards ro pair, or in the improvement or eustenance of their and I do not think that Government should by the Commissioner of Customs. dwalings; if they were habitable towards the expite lose the chance of a very considerable in tion of the term that is sa much sa 1569 would be. No are Eus Ludybt land er 75 years lease only, ridicrease of rent from a new lease after 50 years thodox that the Crown would enforce its right of It must be borne in mind that the raies
atry at the end of 75 years and far them out. Nor door it appear why there should be in ditution proposed to be charged for the land are very on the side of the harbour to the other or a lands In the iws of n the contry. It any he urged that partes should be kept to the,striot performance of their angsgatents will the Crown, And that whom and has risen in vaing the land ord should be entitled to the uncernal increment, at least proportionably In modern days it has been stranously urged that the landlord, even if a private individos!, has no right.
In case the Crown in to bearued increment the Crow will, at the sista tipon it rights, expiration of 73 pears, fake not only the unrated that the system o increment, but the whole value of the improvement propor regulations, would load to any falling Las Creva in decurg with Crown Laude is not like off in improvements, and it is quite certain roma private per one solúshly escking to driven bard that the colony will require all the revenue bargain at the expense of an individual, but to dispos of ive lands in the beat interests of the whole court can raise either from the land or other le
Librown, as the Unionissioners have acaronzed gitimate couress. An an illustration of her to point out in wither part of this report, has the new weeds arise unexpectedly involving con- entira onopoly of all angrinted land, and in the onse of the weldings at Kowloon, sad on the taille, par siderable expenditure we may mention the chasers' were, and are compelled either to neof the terms that are offered by this Crown, or to go without the land
The Commissioners feel enre that the main reasons
HONGKONG JANUary 180m, 18x8.
Mr. Gangster will give another Organ Reeft-ely afterwards "Noside" was called, the Ser-illuminated by the electric light The Dock al at St. John's Cathedral on Thursday, the 19th rice winning a very fast game by three goals made entirely of grauita, with an iron caisson inat, at 9 pin. Several solos and choruses from and five tries to a try. The following are the red with wond, a kind of composite system the Oratorios will be sung on this occasion. Proteame
The dock 160 matres in length and can take grammas will be circulated.
in vessels drawing 10 metros The pomp house is sapp Eed with 2 Dumont's 24in. centrifugal pumps and 2 18in draining pumps with 6 toilets. The constructor is the well known or mear Monsieur Hersent
pablished or our front page, which anaeavour the Attention is directed to this notice to mariners
return of the Light vessel Tungsha to her sta tion, Shanghai district and the removal of the Light vessel Kistoan for repairs.
The Shanghai Mercury maya-The foreign Talpskfoó estimate that, the work will be finished sugicaera baikling the railway from Kalung to in about two years, after which Helung will pro bably become the leading port in North For-
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Beroar Ms. H. E. WODEHOUSE,
OPIUM CASE.
Chan, Atams for being in possession, it about three lanis prepared oplum without having a valid certificate, was dined $10.
THEFT OF GEOTHING.
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THE DISASTROUS FIRES AT FOOCHOW.
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powerful craigon and two torpedo boats wonte division. In this division the subjects or be added to the defence of the Empire, the recognized as specially nessary for merratilo building and maintenance of which would be life will be systematically taught, and buy, will derived from colonial faads; fifth, the setting up he prepared for the commercial certificate to ba of a 96-hours ses trial for new vessels and an-granted by the Orford and Cambridge Schools giaos, instead of the former umple spin on the Fixamination Hoard measured mile, sirth, the utilisation of the
The retures of the Board of Trade for No artificers on board a ship for carrying out repairs rember are the most encouraging which hav and defects, by which a large saving would be been issued for resm. Ther upper to show that effects: seventh, the organization of a proper the trade of the country has at last takes a tara, intelligencedefartimentat the Admiralty whereby there would be made out in peace time all those sad that the long and dreary stol of depres requirants which had to be carried out in time on is coming to an oud The exports for the month are over £1.000,500 Above those of the of way; eighth, in improved reathod of framing 100 month last year. This is a largo and the Estimates; ninth, a plan for the mobilization marked icorsose, and ikonfirms what we hear cf the reservos; and tenth, a new scheme for the education of offers more in sccordance with from other sources that trade is at last. improv modern requirements. The present Board hading all over the ometry.
A proclamation has been issmid-ardaring that also laid down 18 new vowels, five of which would
team 20 knots: All that, he submitted, coh.all sixpences mañ and to be made at the Mint stituted a creditable programme in a year; it shall bar designs as follows:-"For the obrerso wand add enormously to the officiency of the impression Our Effigy with the inscription
Vitoria Del Gratia Britt Region PD and-
We take the following report of the recent fires at Foochow from the Echo
The settlement was aroused at about the alock on the morning of the 5th January, with the ery that Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co.'s hong was on fire. It appears the fire broke out in the ofle on the first floor and spread with sop alarming rapidity that it was impossible to get Lin and save anything: in fast three te bow
wore sleeping on the ground floor bad barely time to suppe with their lives, and in feet; and the taxpayer would know that he got few minutes there was nothing left bat a pound's worth for the pound be paid (Chears for the reverse the words 'Six Peuce placed in the four walls. The safe in its fall through He would next insations some reforms and the centre of the piece, beving sa liga branab the foer was naterloostely aromhed, and its improvements which wars inthaar; but requiring a one side and as oak branch on the other, sur
time for completion. The system of eugling moantel by the Royal crown, and the date of contents of course destroyed, the stone built the fost in home waters was such as Noth the year between and "blow the branches, and a strong-room with fire-proof door was also might have used in the Ark (laughter); it graining spen the edge." destroyed, and thrs Messrs. Adamson, Bell & was the most obsolete onceivable. The methods Co. and Weiroo adore bave lost all their books were bad, the appliances war warsa; but now the Apontoman in Charleston, who entertalued wors of raforin was in hɛnd, and they would have a good deal of company at dinner, had a black and papers. By the strenuous efforts of moral a good scheme, he hoped, before the year was attendant, who was a native of Africs, and never The Foochow Dehocays-We are glad to
ferignore and the Cantonese staff the godown out. The ratings of the men would have to be canld be taught to and things invariably to the sar that the serious trouble at Fook Őan be- to the natives and the Catholic Missionary
adjoining this building was saved; had it saught altered in a way more in accordance with the re-loft band of the guest at table. At length his has been satisfactorily settled. M. Frandin has
Dre nothing wuld have prevented the dwelling. quirements of the pressur time. Then, there master thought of an infallible expedient to house and the whole of Messrs, Bathgate & Co.'s the clerionl dopatreont which wanted a direct hire and ex the cotts were their work in artain amount of relo m, ant this was being harfe on single-hrast, ha tali amba hot only admirably succeeded in waking the Viceroy pay for all focus, but also to have the
premises being gutted. On the otser side the thrashed out, as well as the subject of the tran-ways to land the plate, a, to, the buttonhole low, allowing for so much of it being free, instigators punished, and it is believed, two or
wind was blowing the flames towards the large sport of troops, which they were going to hand side. Unfortunately, however, for the poor dit omne quite likely that after 50 years three of them will love their heads. A Tootai the land would be worth much more; bet and 3,000 soldiers have been despatched to this Lang Akong, convicted of stoading a pair building occupied by Mrs. F. H. Bagland & Co. over, if they could, to the War Oftop. The impero, on the day after he had recoivad ain Co. and this parlant matter of the reorganization of the ingenious leason, there was ausing the gusta at and the China. Merchants' casces would of coures Essl quite sure that, Vicary to settle the Ease at once, and make a teased to fourteen days imprisonment with hard the roof and fur fall through to the ground, with the agine as Nelson used in the old days at a stand. He nokad first at one side of the a double- soons of the trouble with instructions from the troeta, the property of Wong Apat, was son
signaling departament' was being overhauled, dinner a foreigs gentleman with WW 1000 all ablezo.-- Juss than half an hour this department of the feat being still very breasted coat. Sambo for a while was completely dealing with Government they would be fail reparation to the Missionary and the woo-labour.
taking with them a large Chatwood's Invincible fairly treated." "The need be on fear verla. The Cathelle Mission at Fock Van `is
Safe, which was boon lying amidal the cherred of sling ehips when it did not matter how gentleman's coat, then at the other; an-1 £nally, long a signal took to read. In those days of quite contoanded at the outlandish make of the of short legaer, under said to be over 200 years old.
Lo Ahang wag charged with others not in ons embers in an apparently scand sondition, so it is to it would readily be conseived that an gentleman's garment, he cast a despairing look The Foochow Ecke says:-Tho quotation for toy with antering the house of Ho Stat Chus to be hoped the ledgers, &, will be found admiral night in ion suddenly see siasat his master, and exclaiming, in a loud voice Patra opinm at this port has been for the last srd straling therefrom clothing to the rates of touched The Chins Merchants' S. 1. Co, change of movement which would shin Buttonbeles on both sides, massa!" handed th few months rather below that of Hongkong with $70; and Woog Ingi was charged with aiding who, it is ssid, had no safe have lost everything him to win, and he ought to be able to plate right over the gentleman's hind. sharges included, caused, it is said, by a few rinh and abetting the first defendant in the offores. There the seemed to best back aguldst tho native dealers, who import the drug direct fram Complainant, compradors to the Government wind, and Mass. England's large two-storeyed transfer his ideas to his captains as rapidly
In the Cornhill of Dober there is an articlo Hengking and sail here st a loas of 10 to 15 Civil Hospital, residing at No. 128. Questa godown was soon burning and was also gutted. having sigal and look ont stations around the en beer delasting in The Land of Beer." from
ng possible. A scheme was also under way for dollars a bust, in the hope of driving away Road Wast, said that on the 18th Inst, about 2 The fire themattacked thesmallad jaitleg godown, upasis, which more to be found in ovary country which the reader may soon derive abandant foreign importers. The ites is ce dont 11.m., 4e returned horse. His clothing was burning off the sfattars and twisting the win in the world axcapt their dear old island proof that although the bear of malt sad hops foolish one, but in the meantime it dos is then hanging in its usual place. He went tad hars but the building was eventually saved laughior), so as to he enabled to communicate Las always boon regarded as the national-bes great deal of harm to those dealere who buy bed, and about &am, he was awakened by hear through the exertions of Messrs. Gibb, Living continuous information to any admiral in com cerage of England, it only occupies that position demand that has arisen, in connection with frem forsign honga, who are able neither to inga aoise. He got up and saw that the cloth sloo & Co.'s staff with their fira engine, although maad of a fleet, and let him mo immediately in a very inferiti degree compared with. Ger- the smallpox epidemic, for a fever bospital. sell nor to compete with those who purchase from ing had been removed. He called out to the se: the bas stored there ready for shipment was more what was going on all round the east. The many. The quantity of beer coated in Ger
the patire importera. This state of affairs has cond defendant, bis smah, who was sleeping in or less damaged by fire, smoke, and water. It which decided Parl streg te vazction the extension of The used for such an establishment has been canced many native retail dealora to use native the pastes, but she pretended to be asleep. He was at one time feared that Messrs. Rassell &gon vole, also, was being worked out in order to any per capita of the population is beyond ths see what plant was being transferred from the question astounding; and somehow where beer He Town Ints from 25-30 383 years would pay painfully demonstrated, and it will have opium instead of Indian, which pays them better, identiled the articles in court as his propert T. Co.'s fine ólá hang would begume z prey equally to the extension of the louson of all other lots be the next pablic work undertaken, on account of its cheapnoss, and which is now
San Lai, sarpenter, living on the ground floor fra, as the-femes we scorching the walls of War Department for the use of the Admiralty is the sola beverage, the average Teuton sureaals in building their own gans. (Cheers) Taralok keeping his legs and his wits although the We have no besilation in prebouncing the Then we have in prospect a now Go), new / Very much used by the low class people. The of the same house as defendant, said he was their offices, but, there were plenty of wiling from rafors affected or in course of being var. latter may be rather muddy and blans. There
natives assert that in mother years this awakened that morning by a noise view of the Bombay Commites the more Supreme Court, and now Post Office. With port will have its owe opium to supply the whole complainant' room, on the Loor above. He want Lands, and the wonden tas lights and venetiarried out to what seeman somsary to be done, he have been ingtance of men drinking over one existed as to tho advisability, of continuing the occasional vomit. The bear of Germany is correct one. In the early days of the play a growing dommunity such as that of Hong nastry demand while the Indian drug will only entails his room sed saw the first defendant the outside less is fammable, and with a plentiful referred to the great namber of opinions which hundred glasses in a day, assisted in the fout by long lenses may have been desirable to an
runting down the stairs with the clothing_pro- | mpply of water no harm was dure, kong every year almost will bring demande
daced in his hands. He arrested him. "Thera Too much praise cannot be accorded the miding of hoary ironstada. However opinions however, vory light That students at the might differ, they might depend upon it that Tniversities of formany should swallow from courage parties freely. to take up hand and for large works of one kind or another,
escaped. was another man with the first defendant, but he several mandarins who were present with a party directly way homed in the distance every Bug. 20 to 30 pints per day, and be able to face the carry out improvements. The demand for
of soldiers that kept the crowd in cheek and Batman worll begin to count upon his fingers professora in the classes van only be recounted- and, if the land is to be considered
The first defendant caid he Lad been engaged prevented them invading the property and the number of our ironclads as compared with for by the lightness of their liquor and their by another man to carry the things say. The looting. The Cantonese si despre great that of our opponents. It was the sea-going bait, when oppressed in the stomach, of pashing second defendant denied, all knowledge of Bret aredit for the way they worked with the freonells that would finally settle the issue, Enger down the throat and so bringing about
engines of unsre Jardine, Matheson & Coj defandant. She was asleep at the tast
with, dƐe tenant.
offeeted by the tenants.
munity
from 75 to 999 yALIA,
ندرية
land has now become so keen that thecepital of the colunt, it should be the object would be no difficulty in disposing of it on of the Government to make the interest on abori-leas. Moreover, the greater portion its capital auffice to balance the budget, in- of the most valuable land, that in the business quarter of the city, has already stond of parting with the capital itself. Leone been disposed of, and it hebores the Govern. will, of course, be necessary to gel immediate command of the mosay, required for public,
ment to make the most of its remain works, but it cannot be considered other estate. Mr. WODEHOUSE, CLM.G., in his re
than bad polley to contract loans and port
port on Hongkong, included in the original with capital at one and the ente time. papere issued under the authority of the Royal Commission of the Colonial and Indian-
be used by the officials and upper classes.
meeting of the Legislative Council this after The following is the Order of the Day for the
First reading of the following Bill- The Francy Ordinance, 1838. (a.)-The Cathedral Ordinanca, 1888.
(c)-An Ordinance to provide for the preserva
BURGLARY.
His Worship seatenced the first defendant to Messrs. Bathgats & Ody and Mosers. Gilman & prided all our weak points were properly the pleasure of mgurgitation. ton of gender of looks printed in. Hongkong, and mentha impriso«ment with hard labour, and Co, for native houses were also burat in defended, and England's weakest point was
for the Vegistration of much books.
-An Ordazanos to amend the Reformatory discharged the second.- Bahoals Ordination, 1880.
(e) The Regulation of Chinnge Ordinance, 1888. U¬án Ordinance prohibiting the Ennlämre "of Verandaba erected over Crown lande,
TÉZ-FA CABE
Lo Alsci was convicted of causing an obstrus (4)-An Ordinance for the Rogiskstion of Imtion in the publio street by selling tar la lottery ports and Exporte
Beketa, and was fined $10. (A.) The Trees Proservation Ordinance, 1835. (.)-The Unclaimed Halasses Ordfance, 1857. G-An-Ordinance to amend the Grows Reue- din Ordinanco, 1875,
(k) The Official Signature From Ordinance, 1888
-An Ordinanes for the naturalimtion of Fritz Adolph-Fridelas Girobien.
(An Ordinanco for the naturalization of Hil- luna Coo Ngawk alias Lio Kin Fung..
__(8.)—An Ördmence for the zinturalization of. Tal' Shang alias Lai Chek Kún.
(o.) Ordinauge for the naturalization of Lai Kit, elics Lai Cheak.
of 1B50.
SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO"
we should have four or five more ironclads.
An Ordinance to smènd Ordinance No.: Ngau Fe by "opening up the old inland the heat was no intense it was aliüent impossible to have one third wore as the attacking force, to liam Makepeace Dickens.
-REUTER'S TELEGRAMS;
Y
(Hear, hoar. H On the dethroning of Shakespeare, such ori- one of them there was a bood explosion of either her mercantile marice,
had stated before, and be still adhered totions as those of Mr. Panch are portaps the Aro srackers or kerosine oil. · ·
The properties, we hear, were fally insured, the statement, that to make England impreg best, so far as Mr. Donnelly's cryptogram in and the losses will fall principally in the China able, to far sa han foresight could do it, concerned The following lattar, entitled "A In Disputed Will," is to the point: Dear Sir,- Fire Insure Co. the Liverpool, London and the event of war the first duty now, as always, Mr. Donnolly's cryptagram, showing Boon to Globe Lasurance Co., and the Hongkong Fire
was to watch the enemy's flent in their porte, ha the author of all Shakespeare's plays, is a Lüsurance Ca
If onse the susmay's ironolad fost got clear and wonderful discovery. The principle coly needa Following so closely open tho targa fire just went raging about the ocean (lugtug) it was to be applied with sufficient ingennity and pere Erbibition, and to which it is to be regretted At a time like the present, when smallpor
recorded, words fail to express the anxiety caused imposible to say what damage it might womit astaranes to revolutionise the whole field of litor- in the minds of foreigners when at about 7.30 before being brought to setion. Supposing that ary history. I myself have only had time to ap wider publicity has not been given in the le raging in epidemic form, the commarily
The following summary of the contents of on the same evening a fire was seem to burat 1890, when the programme of heavy ship build-ply it in a few instances, hat have already got ort in the neighbourhood of the Amoy Road. ing would be concluded, saw a disagreeable but the really valuable result that Negrotti and salong, points out that the question of re-must, we think, bitterly regret that it allowed
the Cantos Kwang-pato of January 11
The fire burnt up to Mr. Walkinshaw's garden possible combination of two great Powers we Zambra wrote most of the works of Milton. Day- vence is one of great importance to Hong-the steam vandry to fail. At that establish-
Another article on the advantages Bkely to wall, and round to the back of the house. Save should have to watch at least four or five pointa sud Martin Luther wrote Sentford and her kong, that the revenas develops in a lesser ment the clothes were scientifically disinfect.
result from the return of the Yellow River toral foreigners at once proceeded there, and by the or the porta The total of the combined iron-ton, and Sir Walter Scott wrote the ballad with ratio than the population, and that the ed. Under his system they are taken
its alt bed the aum and sebstance of the area removal of some venetiana and a plentiful supply plads of our opponents, of the first, sneond, and the refrain Two Lovely Black Eyes. Charles He held that we ough Thackeray's works were on tiruly written by Wil. Government Ands itself confronted with auto the houses of the washermen, where it in
Hence the crypto- ment being that if will revive the old trade of of water the house was saved, although at times third elase, would be 31. urgent demand for larger public works, quite possible there any be smallpox patients
encomunication through the Canal, the Husi, and to stand or the verandah The fire thon semod allow for variona contingensies, but allowing grammatic name. I am working as bard at the necessitated by lus growth of the population lying landry machinery is still in the
the Yellow River, and that it will render fertile to subside a little, but after a while a breeze only on fourth, would give it as the least total theory- the somewhat uneisstie rules of this quantity of land now useless from wont of sprung up, and everything being so dry the flames eory, while all we should have variable in establishment will permit, snd this morning I without further means of providing for them. colony and could be secured for a very moderate
irrigation.
moon began to make bedway again, and with European water would be 33 We had accord eanghts oryptogram oraling up the winder. SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PEES" He also repeat, what he so often been gare, under cast price in fact. Although the
Notice that the repairs at the am Tuen alarming rapidity went slang at the bank of Bring to theory, sufficient for one, but this was not pana Ahs! excuse my glor must dissemble. : LONDON, 10th January. stated, that the capital of the rolong is its cenunity did not show its appreciation of
Temple are now completed, and that it is worth Phipps house; consuming prarything in their allowing for silents or a posible defeat of ove Yours, The Bin Bail. Coley-Intouroll THE SITUATION IN EUROPENS
• visit,
wey, including a Tory large banyan tree aquadron. At the same time as our most power:
A ner pioneer tool for cavalry, and another The expression is perhaps not a the laundry by such support as to make it
Evang Hachiang, Major-General ou The course then was almost in the formful rival at ssa (Franes) bad ceased building happy one, nor strictly sourect Irons a pell pay, we gangot but think it would be a Two more. Buat divisions are going to the mancing the Nau hao district, having returasd of a right angle, straight in the dires-heavy ironciads and was building cruisers, it was for infantry use have been invented by Majór tico-economical point of view, but it ia sulli. judicious step on the part of the Goverement Austro-Hungarian frontier (
to Canton has held a grand reception on the go then of the Hongkong sat Shinghai Bank, possibly the wisont policy for na to do likewise; Underwood, of the the Hussars, which possess CELEBRATION OF VICTOR
sasion of his birthday's
burning up to the garden wall, which in some but the time seemed to favexxpired, as he heard certain advantages over the ariinary service ciently expressive of the broad fact that when to secure the machinery for the 2 of the
places was knocked down, leaving the Bank in the French Admiralty were preceding with the tools. The cavalry tool..biol has been so far
· EMMANUEL'S DEATH.
Two more Lottery Agencies suppressed a the whole of the land bee passed into the various Government establishments. There
La Ab Ini, a robber, night and handed over imminent danger. It then proceeded down the Bremana, a most powerful armourolad, designed approved as to be placed nadar trial by the Go- An imposing ceremony has taken place at the to the Magistrate,
akrout on the western side of the Bank, where it to wand 18 knots; carrying 18in. of armour, torpment, condisis of a combined spade, pink, hands of private owners on long lease the are the troops to be considered; it is car
Pantheon in Bome in celebration of the death of { Netion of the appearance of a ghost st swed-was grappled with, as a fire engine was working and four 75-ton gaps, besides extensive subsidi and are, whick, though larger, is lighter than solony will have conge to the end of is re tainly not wins to let their washing go to
there under the direction of Mr. A. W Gibbary armament. Going to cruise he found the cavalry spadest pressat is sse, and is enre: who took the bose on to the roof of a Chinese that in 1890 England would bave 51 oruisers ried with greater oazo, besides being more soi- sources in that direction 3 xtion privata" washernien at the present the King Victor Emmanuel, which by the Con-ding the ghout being that of a decent fisnoto
tinental Press is construed into being a seply by of the husband. will have to be incressed. Retaining the There are also the Civil, Naval, and Military the Italians to the Papel Jubilee.
Attempt at highway robbery of winner of a house, and it was through, lis perseverance that speed 18 knots and upwards, agamat & der on The ordinary spade when carried strikes. lottery: by mistake the thieves knocked down the fire was arrested a point. We hear tainly 67 jssibly, belonging to the same against the horse's side at the gallop ind inter- uns of the word" capital" in relation to the Hospitals, each with a large amount of
the wrong man and took nothing by their that over 1,000 houses were destroyed, and the twe Power selected as being possible oppo feres with the steadiness of osvalry moramenta. ventar. land, the question naturally enggests itself washing. With the disinfecting apparatu
eight of the houseless and helpless propis knd. nests; while out of this camber we should The new combined tool, on the other hand, is kaste and upwards taken to pisces, and the afsaft in attached to the Fire at Sluhul; 4 lives lost.
dled together in the streets and on the hill was Here 22 orasers 17.
against 29, certainly, 32 posibly, of the same carbine, while the epadle-head and the combined whether it is a prudent course for the colony the laundry night possibly be safely uaed
Attempted rape by a loper,
pitiable to babold.
allied Power. He might be told he had not plek and are are carried one on either side of the to make away with its capital. A supposed both for the hospital washing and that of
An eployé in appium shop falling.danger.
On the 19th December a fire broke out on the allowed for England having an ally, but the wallet. The mowinfantry tocl consists of do- ously ill his master exposed, him in the street equivalent is obtained in the shape of each, the troops. This is a merical question on
The abord match (Rugby) was played at lest as spond ajuro the basines it he remained opposite side of the river from the settlement did not know, and must weigh ebanoss nocord tachable steel pade which is curried in a leather which is expanded, let us say, on publis which we will not venture an opinion, but we wong-ual-cheong yesterday afternoon. The ball in the house, the halfen in shang, a boat was sad just below the long bridge, and a large ntin inply (Hear, hear. The recent manoeuvres of use strapped ou the seller's chest, and thus. works; but very few of these are remunera are giren to understand that the doctors con- was set rolling punctually at half-past four, scd ultimately obtained for han to get woll or dis ini ber of houses were destroyed On the and Jan the evolutionary squadron had no impressed the note as a protection against rifle fire, as it will tire: the remainder must be considered. wider that even for the hospitals alone the es immediately the Borrices began to make things Two wonderful sinke storia rolatudatos sty another fire occurred burning 250 shops. Board that they had resolved to it out a eqan turn a ballet at any range above 200 yards. Various appointments received by wire from The loss of two lives is reported, one being dren under similar or better circumstances over The shaft or handle is carried at the left side, dead stock; whereas land is always remo.tablishment might be usefully acquired by the war for the Club. They had the advantage Poins
thiaf, who was killed by the fall of a noin planke, as It would tend immensely to benefit off and is made of light steel tabing which forms Derative: The Land Commission says Government. One of the principal points of little in weight, while in skill and combustion Extracts from Piking Gavettes.
upon bim, which ko was trying to carry away.cern and men indsendling their ships while per the scabbard for the ordinary bayonet. At suo forming évolutions sachse would have to be end of the shaft is a cross-piece forming a pick, Report of visitors at Viserty's and Goveznega "In modern days it bas heen strenuously sanitation all the world over is provision they for surpassed the Clab, who throughout the.
done suddenly in time of war As time went on and also somatiating the bandle when attacherl arged that the landlord, oven if a private in-for the effectual cleansing and disinfecting of game played somewhat wildly. Within a few Tarena.
Eclipse on the 17th of 12th moon will be An Important Discovery is saxounced in the there was no doubt a matter of great interent to-the spade-head The attachment is very Paris Figuro, of a valuableremedy for nervous and diffenity would arise in the tmiring of the easily made, the lower end of the shaft is dividual, has no right to the unearned in clothing, and it cannot be considered other-minutes after starting, the ball was sent over the malls not
Club's goal lins, and through some mindezt Public offices will lose from the 20th of 12th debility, physical axhaustion, and premature seamen of the fleet Masts and yards were done aligned into a socket in the spade-head, and is Grement," and, the intended inference would wise than wasteful for a community acted standing Graham was allowed to score the Bret murs Let Seb] to the 21st of lat moon 3rd dotay. The discovery was made by a missionary away with ja all war vessels now building, and firmly dipped or a rinn haft en by need appear to hay the no-right of the Crown.f with a dread infectious disease to allow ap- try. Thompson fried the place kick, but falled. March China New Year holiday.
in Old Mexico; It saved him from miserable aliculd be in all existing fighting vessel, the 160] the pick-hand viloh enables the shaft to be used even more clear. This is certainly a strange pliances like the of the stem laundry 10 The ball was quickly kicked out, and the Club Tirthdaymmisionse, of the Prefect, and the Rev. Joedpà Holmes, Blooussbury Mexcises creased coals
Birthdays of the wife of the Provincial Judge, existence and an early grave. We learn that to 200 tons of their wight being repinned by in a rife rout when stuck in the ground. The ammunition The ships focus toiml weight of this ingenious combination tool doctrine, and we are at a loss to conceive by lie idle while, they have their clothes bandled followed in thale advantage, but the Fervices the master wire one during the Bloomsbury Square, Loddon WC. will sending the Channel Squadron had done and wore is only lb. 7ox, while its nefsiness appears to abat, arguments it can be supported. The under conditione directly calculated to spread proved too strong and in a few minutes Higgins coming woen
the prescription, free of obargo, on receipt of "doing excellent work in taking the 3,600 men to be such as to extitle it to tedal in the same wAY_ self addressed stamped envelope:
17 mos; botas time were on the House of Commonà sa the cavalry" tool." increment, as far as it bas been marad, be infections The intention of the Gorerament botham was again over the line, but the attempt Extracts from the foreign papers.
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