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WINES AND SPIRITS.
made and the uncertainty that prevails, it appears desirable that some publié anoounen ment of the decision arrived at, if there bas been any decision, should be made..
Ish BOFOKONG DAHLU EREKS, ERIDAY, MAY 830, 1884-
COSDITIONS OF SAFETY.
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Mr. B. Millala, Bark, will pruulda ak bbe of students, estimated to nowe 10. They, annual banquin se analim with the Rogal There was a good house at the Theatre Royal Spencer leis it fall crash upon the foon In The Marquis-rapiad ;; "I don't that birthday yesterday there was a grit procesaten
Coen sol for tibi ) witás, kuliarobed to Friedrigalrahs and presented, flasie Aout a
Prinen anoXIAS, JUMP TO BE DERS OF TUS ARCO PRATY angst. last night when Lindy Dick " was performed the midst of the gearings, Sul nething alarm you inole liko tamprar lisy The place ie comedy of considerable merit, ing. And now admes the fol tegf-the aline at
Losine, Sit April and throughout the whole evening there was the dummy. With a good rened arm delivery about a man when he gave with righ congratulations to the ex-Chanceler. unbounded langhtse at the many awkward pre-sho lamp goes flying, and alights smash amagat to pay his png to me this Eisenox jer delivered an oration, lay dico-ute in which the Viry Ber Augustia Libo boanet strings and lug of the lely in theid: man told me he had off credit be dealt er tha vadīto në pune Hay Tedd was placbil. The church digitary bad, in corr, and agato, though, the lamp botrays £60 for the latter, and I advised him to im ba dealsrud that he yielded on the gani.is After the Lester ropes the Premier, the Esel barn of the Julical Committoo of the Privy to oslonial expansionin ander to arsid war. Tax Society formed at Shanghat with the bin Oxford days, made a book " himmel, but by signs of wear and half a dossa, obimuoys have distats nept it, but I Enally get him the to the control of the Caroline and aroan Is of Rossbery will introdan & hill in the House virtue of his offen he had discontinued taking a batteral, there is bot gempat sa park money in order to roltare bie distress, and, he lande, despite the great value which he astotied of Lords making ost colonial Fadges ment>"
In referring to the numerous congratulations Coangli
LOED BRASSKY. The document referred to was hors produced
LONDON, 9th April. object of combatting the evil of footinading interest in sporting matter. Bet his for the fire to attend to. The same road are me the letter."
mind is at length disturbed by dressmaking tube | of experiments was tried on about a score of
rose-red lips" of neknowledged the presents and cablegrams from
Lard Bramay, the Guvern-elect of Victoris, amongst the Chinese should command the which tre extravagant daughters has run upp af different sizes so cost, bat after au in court, and was handed to. Justice Dollins on his birthday, the or Chancellor gratefully
Entunastic, demonstrations have been held has received she distinction of the Grand Groes adherence and support of the European cam- by the appearance in his house of his widow's hour and a half's hard work not a single accident The latter referred to the
(G.C.M.G.). munities at all the treaty porte nad in Hong-sister who is a notarius abureter on the turf, had ecourred which could have harta child or deed Alfred Dongis, and the writer aldressed the Germans in Australia.
yen aloge in London? The letter was aigued by the Germans in Ama ios, and also in London, of the Order of Si. Mishool and St. George
in celebration of Prince Bisarark's birthday.
THE NEW GOTEREOS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIL Whether the presentation of aan alsa Us Sir Tristan Mardoa, za old evilersinged a carpet, though naturally the lady in him as "My own boy, and rakst: Why are
friend, who has an interest in the ownership of the corner did not escape without some cathe
With undying love, Oscar Wilde."
LONDON, Sri April, kong.
LUNTON, 9th April. -Your Other expressiuss in the letter wore
Prince Biemarokbas rocciced a million lotters mermerial on the subject to the Emperor Dandy Dick." After many amusing t
It is ofcially superioed that Sir Thomar Fowell Darton, Hark, bas, baan appointed likely to have much practical effect may per the rev. gentleman is indul to lay on the There is no patent or scoret about the on-
horse in order to clear off a dobe respecting the ditions that ensar autos. As a matter fastelin. gilt sal walks between poetry and pas
the celebrating of bis aghtieth birthday,
Governor of South Australia, is succession to BLAVERY IN AFRICA Chatta
the Earl of 6 intors. Counsel, i explaining this lector, said it might
LONDON, 3rd April, ALL them are molested by our London Daps be doubted, but it is bound to do some building of the church spiro.' Tho horas gots nj h Council bay done their utmost to make thenexion:" "1 know that Hyacinthus, who was and 10,000 talsgrams songratulating kim upon
LONDON, 10th April. good, by bringing the matter into public chill, Mr. Told admhinistere a pill which the known for a long time past. The lamps tooted ved by Apuito, was yon in the Greek daya
Since the recall of the French expedition
The new Governor oanunt lukte for South notice; and, as bas been urged, it is only in butter had soortly poisened with strgahaine, did not explads or scatter, their oil about when
and the rev. gantleman is arrested. Thers kucoked over, for the following reasons:-1 anni extravagant to theso in the habit of writing
under Colonel Moutail in Central Afrion, tha times of atross and danger and the present abundant humour in the play, and in the Leading Their reservoirs were made of metal, or ging letters. But he added, "It was mera postry.
Interest is the case was juoroased when Sir Arabelave chief. Savory. bae reconquered the Australia before July, paisibly later. He will his family with him. Lady Bourton is in por is such a time-that the Chiness, from the part Mr. J. B. Ferrell was undoubtedly we also war. The barners were scrawed firmly (Laughter.)
health. bigbest to the lowest, ean be induced to take best. He made an excellent clergyors, and vos into the top of the reservoir, an that oil could
THE BANK OF ENGLAND. Any how stop. It is of course easy to throw by supported by Mr. Hagan Armadale, wheat escape 3. The wick passed through a tube Edward Clarke, upon faishing the diesst or. Kong Tindini ountry, killing of sasaringake Lady Basice and the gonger members of
LORDON, 3rd April. took the part of Bir Tristram fordan, and whe of tastal jside the reservoir, so that only a minutio, fed the witoase over to . H. 180,000 natives.
Mr. Albert Gorge Sandeman, formerly ridiculo on the movement; most philanthropic was frequently applauded, Mix Marie Briau, bottoms of it communicated with the oil. Thus Carson. Q.C., M.P., coronel for the Marynis Carson began the presentation of the case for movements seem to lend themselves to this as the dean's sister, was a sesteriais turtle, the dams could not consulcate under say of Queensbarty, for cross-examination.
and was wartaly rasirat.si, D. C. Barth circumstances wither with the oil or with the form of attack; and in the present case the was exceedingly emusing the butler, and the supour which is given off at a certain the Marquis by reading pasanges from Darien deputy governor of the Bank of England, Las pycature, and which of course Eprme in the top Gray," one of scar Wilde's novels of modern elected governor of the bank in paccession to of the rearveir...
lib, to show that the sather uphold the offence Mr. David Powell.. opponents of the Tion Teu Bui can use the other obaracters were well stained,
allegal, the pisintiff fallowing counsel with a copy of the book and laughing at Carson's in- practice of tight lacing amongst Europeain
sinaations. women as a he grogue.
Mones, beaghé direct at first bond, imported in wood sad bottled by ourselves, thus asving all Intermediate pročita, and sashling us to supply The best growthe at MopenATE PRIORS.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be
had on Application.. FORT after removal should be rested a wonth before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be
decanted at the Dispensary before being
sent out.
This has been
done at Shanghai. There is, however, no real comparison between the two practices. Place an everyday English girl, with her fonduess for healthful exorciss and her After proficienty in outdoor games, beside a crippled Chinese girl, and the absurdity of trying to institute any comparison is at once apparent. Erea granting, however, that
BHERRY Brostlent Dinner and
Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages All are true Xeres Wines.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESE,"
LONDON, 1st May. RUSSIA AND JAPAN,
The Timer states that Russin is prepari ig in mobilize har forses, although it is not considered there is any neosity fur li se doing,
PLANCE AND JAPAN.
The objections of the French press to coercing
priood, are guaranteed to be the germine/ght lacing amongst European women existsJapau in the provent orisie ure izgrenriag,
TRAPPING THE VAPOUR,
The third precaution reqoices sous further explanation, for on its observanos hangs, the prevention of explosiona "When u arup has ben barring for several boure" says. Mr. Spencer in bla report to the Public Control Committee, the oil in the reservoir beonmies
brated to the point of giving off inflammable eshoe, and a mixture of this vapour with flami tashil that has been barut, is formed in the atmospher sir which has taken the place of Teservoir. Ia certain proportions this mixter
highly explosivu, but, as the proportion of fammable vapenr ingresses, the mixture b cones lees explosive thougn more infimm hlo." Now it poy passuge oxista by which the aim mal the vapour en mest, a sudden draught, or the blowing out of the flame, or the lowering of ill liberate both oil sad vapor with couple that may be imagined. With the wiske taby in was the temp, it strongly caustenoted, will, we a has been shown, stand any test.
Carann, addressing the plaintiff, asked "Do you think the description of Dorian Gray, given on pare i, is a moral ore !"
Yes" replied Wilde, Just what an artht
"Did you ever adura as mally as described would notion in a heautiful presunlity"
younger than yourself was the next question.
"I took the ides from in "Dorion Gray" any person of the mais ex
la reply Wilde stid: During this pertian of the proceedings the Shakespeare's sonnete.” Marquis of Queensberry flower his counsel with a copy of Dorian Gray" in his hands Wilde testified that the man to whom he gave with seaming enjoyment.
to the "rose-red lips of Lord Douglass, which amooat was used to pay bia passage to Ameriss, was named. Wood,
BEULLING IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, 4th April A soulling moteb for the championship of England will be rewed on the Thames borween C. R Harding and T. Sullivan, formerly of New Zealand, on the 9th Septembar,
YEWFOUNDLAND AND CANADA.
LONDON. 11th April The admission of Newfoundland to the Caps
FNCOURAGEMENT OF THRIFT IN TRANCE. dian Dominion is virtually assured.
LONDON, 11th April: The French Chamber of Depatise has Toted oredit to copplement the pensions secured through" benefit sometise by thrifty workmen,
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
LONDON, 10th April. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Bic. Wil- A MUSING BELP!
LONDON, 4th:Apriliam Harcourt) will deliver the Budget speech The inspector to the Board of Trade, after in the House of Commons ou the 2nd day,...
PURCHASE OF WATERWORKS.
LONDON, 10th April. Colintraire, bound frost Newcastle, N.8.W., to Ban Francisco, which has been reported., for
The Feniton County Council has, by a large having held an inquiry into the fate of the ship THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE
some time past sa misting states that he isun majority, ampated to press forward the billa for able to account for the loss of the rea
the purchase of the Lambeth and Southwark
+ OKANIDE GOLD-RECOVERY PROCEJĀ, Water Companies' works
LONDON, 10th April. The Court of Appeal bas colustantly dismissed the appeal of the Cal Gold-extracting Com pany . the Cyanide Gold-recovery Syndicate, holding that the plaintiffs' paleut laims were to wida
OLARET.-Jar Clarets, including the lowest
product of the jnics of the grape and sro not artibsilly made from raisine and onerauts, signerally the case with attempt to combat à much greater eril. We distrust in, the wisdom of Germany wooperating the wick way onnea an explosion, whilst a tall £20 on rossipt of the latter in which, he referred and we not heard of afterwards;}. ;-
Cheap Wines
BRANDY-AJ our Brandy is guaranteed, to be pare Cogane, the different in price being worely a question of ago and vintage. WHISKY. -All ear Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. WHISKT marked "B" is universally papular, and is pronounced by the best loosi conocis ears to be superior to any othe brand in the Hongkong market."
to such an extent as to constituto a real evil, that suroly in a reason for discouraging an
in Hongkong do not soo so much of the direat suffering caused by footbinding as do residents. in Cainesc cities, but it cannot wholly escape our attention, and occasionally in the Chinese quarters little girls unny be seen lying on the door or the bed writhing under the agony caused by the, crnel custom. The Scorch if by combined effort on the part of Euro- pean, ladies there is any chance, however remote, of rescuing a few children from the suffering to which they would otherwise bo condemned surely it is worth the trial, Cus tom perhaps deadens our sensibility to the. enormity of the evil. One of the speakers at the recent meeting at Shanghai, Mr. A. LITTLE, remarked that he was in China, be supposed, for twenty-five years before he gave the subject a thought, but ten years ago, og his first visit to Chungking, be stayed at the bopeo of a Chinese merchant, and be really could not sleep at night on account of the cries of a little girl whose feet had just been bound. Probably there are many who, 120 like Mr. LITTLE in the earlier part of his residence, have not given the subject a thought, and who have not been awakened
We only guarantee our Wibes and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colday or from our salterised Agents at
the Coast Poets.
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Hongkong, 16th January, 1695.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS Only communications relating to the new onto it by any such painful experience as that
gentleman records. All the more rosso should be addleased to the Editor."
Correspondenta see aquested to forward their nature, and address with neomunication sådrzeemi to the why the Tien Tau Hai should exert itsofi to Editor, not for publiction, but as evidence of good rouse public opinion amongst foreigners All letter for publication should be written on one and natives alike. And to show that the de of the paper only.
Lalth.
be sent before 13 m. on the day of pahiution
GERMANY AND JAPAN) The German press expresses distusfe for, and with France and Russia in the present orbis.
JAPAN.
The Emperor of Japan is vomell, suffering from .obill.....
OBITUARY. Rear-Admiral Salmood is dead:
THE DEPARTURE OF THE "MELBOUANE”
SAIGON, let May. LSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "DAILY FRESS"
Replying to questions by Me. Carson, Wilde anid the fatter to Lord Alfred was merely It is murions that in a matter which leads "postion," and be added that he had an "andy itself uo susily to demonstration the experts having love" for Lord Alfred, who, hoolaimed, was been so completely at leggerheads. The conten- bis best friend. Witaiose denied having mis tion is amongst the great majority of these genoted huself with Wood. The latter, he lemen that it is the oil and not the lamp which ddal, was introdand to himself by Lord
Stred, who used him to befriend the man. requires seeing to, and that chong oil soek
Wilde and Wood, it was shown also by arose. was used at Newington, with a comparatively ohiot, The obervations of Mr. Spencer, made Christian Dames. It was also cleveloped that in low flashing point, in at the bottom of the mis examination, addressed each other br their period of twelve years, which are con-writing he did not concern himself to produce The M. M. steamer Melbourne said formed by the present experiments show that it morality or immorality. He had no purpos, is a yurstion of lamps and nat af oil. Of scaras. and was goneerand merely with literature, beauty. Hongkong at 5 p.m. yesterday.
where spirits are in gas, that is another matten wit, and emotion. He rarely thought of noy altogether, but spirit, does not come into this thing he wrote as tena; indeed, he might say country for general as in the shape of potro- never in reference to Dorian Gray." Jum, all the cheap oil being of a sufficiently high dashing point to make it quite safe if used in safu iempe
MUNICIPAL INITIATIVE.
THE SITUATION ÎN FORMOSA:
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
over
'The Colintraies was comparatively pow steel 1882, od tax ormed by Mr. H. Hogarth, of ship, Jue was launched at Port Glasgow in Ardenasan. The ship in Nerolo: Jast year, STATE ELECTION IN TIL SNITED STATES.
LONDON, 4th April. The Republicans in the Western States of America have swept the board at the spring alections. The former corrupt administration, in Chiago las Leon belly defented. ́BIR KÖREHT HAMILTON..
LONDON, žih April. eir Robert Bamilton, formerly Governor of Tasmanis, who has besa in a critical state of health for some time post, is dying
TRADE OF THIS UNITED KINGDOM.
Losos, 6th April. According to the tarns of the Board of Trade, the imports into the United Kingdom for the month of March show an increase of 8653,000, and the exports for the same period
ENGLAND AND, FRANCE. also show on increase of £124000,
LONDON, 6th Aprit. English press considers that the explann tions gives in the French Chamber of Depaties
Tha
The French press, in reply, declared that if M. BaBotany remains Bria France will repent in Africa the successes she achieved in Siam
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THE ENGLISH AND ROMAN CATMONIC COURCHES.
LONDON, 5th April. Viscount Hallar, president of the English Church Union, and his Eminence Cardinal minster, are visiting Home. Vaughan, Roman Catholic Archbishop of West
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THE ARMENIAN ATROCITINA.
LONDON, 2nd April. It is stated that Mr. Gladstone is about to lead a orasade ainst the atrocities in Artigia
Loyoos, 6th April. The Pall Mall Gansite states that the Sultan of Turkey has invited Mr. H. C. Cust, M.P., the editor of that journal, to preces to Armenia as an independant. Commissioner in connection with the inquiries which have been insitated in
LONDON, 1th April. reference to the atrocities in Lhat ennetry."
Mr. Gladsteze has declined to attend a meeting Lo be held in Tondon to denounce the Armenian atrocities.
EXPEDITION TO THE ANTARCrte.
LCNDON, 11th April. Mr. Clement B. Markham, C.B.. President of
Sir Edward Clarke objected to Carson oross examining his client an that novel as it appeared in Lippincott's Magazine and not as it was pab. by M. Hanotaaz, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Royal Gographical Society, estimates that with reference to the French expeditions to the the deepath of au vapedition to the Autarotic Rshed in England.
Wille thorapan stapped from the witness box Niger and the position of Frenca io regard to woull coat the Admiralty £20,000 a gase for
Lospos 19th April and whispered a few words to his counsel, after the Upper Nile, are very unsatisfactory, and vir- three years.
against England, which Sir Hdward Clarks withdrew his objectually amount to an axpression of itafanes HIT OF THE LATE SPLAKKE TO AUSTRALABIA. tion.
It is reported that the Right Hon. Arthur The re-examination was very essere and
Commons, costemplatas paying a visit to Aus brought out the grast differences in the ages of
Wellesley Peel, Iste Sparker of the House of
tralasia.
THE QUERENCE QUESTIÓN. Oscar Wilde and Lard Alfred Dongle (the
LOUDON, 4th April. former was born in 1856, the latter in 18701; how the two kid vicited various towas together pad
In reply to a question in the case of Com Cars then drew out Wilde's opinion regard
mons this evening, Mr. Sydney Baxton. Parlia had been much in one another'a 001pupy. ing literature fa general, to which line of orost-
that it was andersary to consider the question xination the witnou made many smart
mentary Secretary to the Colonial Den, aid of colonial representation on the International respouses in the ence line ses is bis plays.
Monetary Conferase until the conference had
LONDON, 5th Aprit. The leading merchants of Germany have
LONDON, 6th April. formed a society to defend the derman gold
At an inficential meeting held in the City yesterday, a committee was appointed to take massures to resist any alteration in the existing mogotary standard d
It is supposed that the object of their visit is to promote the naion of the Church of England with the Roman Catholic Church.
besa convened.
currency.
E
Anping, 30th April. The news of the outbreak at Tamsai has
This is a very fine and striking instanco of caused a great sensstion bore, and although thera pabile initiative and watobfulares. Thers can is apparently. De causa for immediate alarmt be little doubt that legislaties will be based span it, for the Select Committes will be unable to there is little doubt that all are very eye ist the conclusions arrived at in what is pro to the future. In spite of orders from Peking sically their own demonstration. Clearly lamps to surrender the insed to the Japanese thuatould so be sold which infringe any of the people wem determined to fight to the lost vital conditiene enumerated, and these can be The situation simply auonats to this--if the dead by the simplest form of specilleation is modified from time to time na the cirenmataurer Japanese ose to take passion a reballion will be by the Home Secretary, and if necessary, ensus, and the consequences will be more is of manufacture and the ingenuity of lavantora estrous than actual warfam. The people and mas demaid. To arort the frightfal holoen soldiers are exasperated to a degree, and the that takes place every year will indeed be a great
The interpretation of my works does not nolicement for the Council to add to its nobl
conor me" Reid Wide. I do not care recent riot in the Norih olsarly shows that an
record of life-saving
SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY.
*suppence *for bat Philistines think about me."
Dr. Boos'n, the Archbishop of Canterbury, ontbreak may occur at may moment. It would
May we not hope, too, that, with such a Carson sorrely repressed the levity of the stom that nothing but forsiga interration can No suonyeasly sind communications that have attempt to rouse públic opinion amongst the island from overwhelming disaster, copolusive ovidunes of the value of solutie witness and began a more serious phase of oross has published a strong letter, in which be du It the people would only he inuneed to sub: observation and experiment the whole rangexamination by questioning Wilde about his in olares that a union of the two Churches is im
7th April. of independent scientifle work may be extimacy with who 18 years of age, possible. appeared in other paper first will be inserted.
His Holiness the Pope will at Easter issas sa Orders for mira copies of the Daily Prate should the natives is not such a forlorn hops as
may quote the quietly to the new reglas trouble might be wouded? For much remains to be lased and brought out the fact that Wilds took the might be imagined we
Why did you cook the boy's society?" asked appel to the Protestants of England in favour After that war the supply is limited. Only Sapplied statement made at the Shangbai mentino avaiðnd, but with the Black Flag Commanderup, mnoh to be done for the safety and the boy to the atel i righton.
Was it for an intellectual tront of their merging themselves in the Catholic
je by the Rar. J. Macows, who said that, at Takow, blooking up the extenne, rovruiting heal of the densely packed multitude of
all sides, it is hard to believe that the neondon and other cities. Why should not the Catreon.
Glue! instituto life-saving laboratorier und "Oh, be was a bright, careless, using bity.
LONDON, 7th April. researches, all along the line & frei aratura," "replied the witness. as a result of 1bg efforts of ere hundreds of
Lord Selborne, Visonant Cross, and Baron sep so is wear the standard, Carson here produced a silver alrarette oans, s evity of rayonly know girl with
1 de Jalanan, aranmittana young Koru Aph. Lord calling upon the people to young vital pintor that thelegible mini: haggartrickzok, which Wiita adimittel Egerton (of Tatton) are apposting for a sum of Treasury, and Lord Farrer, formerly. Permanent
then tonched aponia avery parish in England, socioty We wish the Tion Tau Hui all aureat, and urging them to scrrouder to stands and factories is often aufle for humen
COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING. rarione bagnand beings to work in Soores of thousands of eres Wilde's relations with cess and would be glad to see the Hongkong to the English rather than let the Japanese us with roaparatory organs are housed in man, and the questions wore sa pointed as
Wilde, however, sin pluses, where the Eresh air is banished. Children to be unprintable. Government assist the movement by wake take possession. ing footbinding in Hongkong, a punishable Basiness is again at a stand-till, sunt thara panked into soboolrooms were practically phatically denied that he did anything improef building at Nijni Novgorod, Bunsia, So work As the practice of sutter and foreigners at Auping aru agitating for our thing is done to carry off the carberio acid and por, hat he was troubled and confused under the men were hurist. Thirteen of this nutuber were
let in the oxygen. It seems hopeless to expost terribla oroas examination to which he was emb. killed. Now that the unofficial members have bees offence.
THE IRISH LAND BILL. protection.
the Imperial Civil Borriss to dopoero itself injectal, and frequently drank water. In fact by
LONDON, 8th April compelled to leave the Sanitary Board the immolation under the car of Juggernaut
taking sonudings for a proper life chact. But seemed ready to faint, and a chair was placed drainage armingements of the Government have been put down in India, we have no
out the questioning of the plaintif the Marquin of Quemeserey stood facing him, and did not by Mr. John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ire | taire his agen coff the man,
Tard, on the 4th March, was rond the second time. The cross-examination of Wilde was not So The motion was agreed to without the Hons ished when the court adjourned at 5 p., proceeding to a divistan, owing to the attitude of largo eroid had assembled about the Old Bailey the later mambers, who acquiesced in the pro to see Wilds leato.
visions of the bill.
For Cash.
Telegraphio Addram Prise
manhons No. 12. . .
The Daily V
HONGKONG, MAY 3RD, ‚180K. -
sistance.
Cross-examination'
LONDON, 7th April, By the collapse of a hotel which was in coarse
In the Home of Commons last night the Irish
Among those present at the meeting were Lord Wolby, lately Permanent Secretary to the Seratary to the Board of Traße, bisides several leading bankera
Loupos, 8th April, The Auruta-General of the astoning hara decided to jointly write to the Marquis of Hipon. 8Borstary of State for the Colonies, urging the
ferson, and the unovsky for the prossos c important of Le Iut untinos: Monetary Com ons of moro Australian delegates.
LONDON, 10th April.
are likely to escape some of that wholesome doubt the inhuman practice of footbinding HONGKONG OXICKET CLUB DAWN Sxperiunon shows that whore the County Council inside the witne stand for his na. Througed Aot Amendment Bill, which was introduced gisen a sam of $200 to the guarantes land of
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CHAMZIONARIE SEMI-FINAL
DOUBLE HANDZONE.
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PROFESSION_PAIRS.
O. Piatt beat C. W. Kaus, .D., 1, 185
W. Maitland and P. . Anderson, H.K. Begiment,
J
C. M. Fista and F. Maitland test Gray and Tomen-
eriticism to which they might with advant could with ease be put down in this colony. nge he subjected. The Hou. Ho Kis, how-Any action taken in that direction would be ever, as a member of the Legislative Conticil, supported by a section of the natives them. an keep the ball rolling, and we trust he selves, some of whom would be glad of will take an
au sarly opportunity of escer- good excuse for failing to comply with taining, by questions addressed to the Go practice which fashion forces on them, but varnment, the real position in regard to this of which they disapprove. important subject. Speaking in Council on the 12th June last, when the plague was maging in ear midst, the Governor said:on "What we want, as was well said in the paper this morning, is not so much a house *to-house visitation as a drain to drain visi, *tation, and, unless we can flush the drain.
The Hongkong team for the Interpart Ride sich will be salented on Saturday and will
Monday.
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ENGAGEMENTS FOR TODAY. -
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G. A. Weodorok v. J. A. Jopp
R. E. Humphreys . E. B. Garde, B.N.
Skoldom
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OSCAR WILDE IN THE WITNESS BUX.
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Mr. David Murray, of South Australia, bas The Bimetallic League.
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THE RUSSELL CASE
LONDON. 4th Apell These of Bowell. Rasell was commended in the Divorce Court today. The ConstEAU Russell petition for the restitution of conjugal rights. The respondent, Earl Russell, asks for In judicial separation.
The Counters wrate to her husband, stating that she was willing to live with him. pra vided that he gave her substantial personal pro tection; and on this condition ube undertook to withdraw the serioas obarge she had formerly preferred against him.
Via America:]
PEN PICTURE OF OSCAR WILDE.
THE GRIMINK IN WEST AFRICA. LONDON, 3rd April.
Liva Tepes About Towns, writer in
LONDON, 7th April. Every available inch in Old Bailey was the New York Sun reently gave thin graphio
Herr Lejat, the Chancellor in the Camaroons arpind this morning when the bearing of the pin picture of Oscar Wilde, showing that the region, a Garmun protectorate in West Africs, libel anit brought against the Marquis of
thetic playwright is not always fair to look has been dismissed from the service, in cones Qu-caiberry by Ower Wilde was opened before upon c
quenos of the obarges of inhumanity towarda Wilds charges the Marquis regrist and Mounser B. W. Maitland sad P. U. with leaving, on February 28th, an moovated
Justice Qolline.
Opintons converging Our Wilfe are so nativen which have been prétered against hits. camerome that it will do no harm to add "on" THE GOVERNORSHIP OF CAPE COLONY, bard at the Albemarle Club, an which were more to the unmbor. Mr. Wilde is still spoken
LONDON, 5th April
LONDON, 9th April. Mr. Coil Ehodes, the Premier of Cape written certain font splthets. Aureault Wilde. of as a thing of boanty and a person of enraging
The suit Tassell, Bassell, which the on March 2d, va used the arrest of the Marqais.
аррагавон. 'The writer met him in London Colony, has denied that he was concerned in any Contes Enesell is suing for realitetion of cia and the latter at the Marlborough Street Police astumer and had an extended conversation intrigue which led to, the retirement of Sir jugil rights was continxed in the Divorce Court was placed nuder £1,500 bail.
with the ex-stbeta apou a basiness matter, Henry Loob from the Governorship of Cape Court to-day. In the curse of her evidence the The court room was to-day orowded with which was subsequently settled to the satisfa Colony Hs declares thet when he left London Countess apologised for the charges who had
Admission was obtained by tickets tion of all parties concerned.
he was unaware of the intention of the Gorern made against Mr. Roberta and her husband, only, and
LONEON, 11th April.
The N. Y. K. shirtered, sleamer Angera loft Singapore on the Ist inst, and may be expected here on the 7th inst
The O. &P steamer Coptic, with mile, &c., Yokohama, and Nagasaki on the 23rd nitime.
"regalarly, I am afraid we shall not get rid Left San Francisco for this port vis Honolulu, jis burdad to death through accidenta with kero-faw the Sheriff in charge exhibited a pilo Mr. Wilde was at that time súdlated to wear ment to appoint Sir Heronlus Bobiusos 83 Earl Eumeli, 12 months ago.
*bus been consulted infonnelly with regard
well-known people.
THE INCOME TAX IS AMERICA.
Tha salt Russell ́e. Raumell, in which the Couples Bell sexing for restitution of com jugal rigata has been adjourned till, the next sittings of the Diveros Court,
THE PINCKING OUT OF THE LONDONDEERI
DINK.
LONBON, 6th April.
Ele
Colonal North offers to deposit in the hands of trustene cánh for the rendors” sturas equal to the amount of his net profts, the shareholders recaiting insome until the company has earned 10 per boat, on the capital for two years express the hope that the other vendors will imitato bin exampla.
The rowspapers consider Colonel North's offer a voiy fair one. Tidy state that the Lon doa directors throughout soted in good faith. 7th April. Colonal North explains that the cash deposited for shares will be the property of the share hokke unduss the dividend named be paid.
PAKATAN : London. 8th April The French bayers in the Londonderry mine abining to refuse to couples their par
SAFE KÚROSINE LAMPS-
in London an avorago of ons parson par wook
of the seeds of the disease. It would be
sins lempe and taking the whole of Great Britain "retrograde of ma to say, perhaps, that the
Mr. H. E. Wodehouse rended his zingistorist it is supposed the average would be one per day of applications. s foot high, many being from ing cock-roled boats of a very large and sumber-sucessor to sir Henry Lock.
fu Houkung nearly all this fires rbst occur are
some mako, and he wore fapping tronsors that " TEKRIBLE EXPLOSION IN AMERICA. duties at the Police Conet yesterday after a das to those cause. Much interest therofun
ETERSELONDON, 5th April.. Wild rumours ware current in London yester bagged at the bases. His rather stupalum body "separato drainage system was a failure, beveriod of linens, but he has not quite recovered attaches to certain experiments recently ug day that Wilde had suddenly left the city to was inossed in a frock cast which airht hat A terrible explosion bas docorred in a drink *I cannot help being of opinion that the from its effects.
dueted under the direction of the London County avoid being present in court, and reports were Meru made by an obseare,tallur, in Newark, toing saloon in New Orlean Fiftoon parzone proper system, if it could be carried nut
The O. P. steamer Express of India nerived Conscit. There are described by the Special also surrent that startling developments would awkward and fl-atting were its entlass, and it were killed, and many others were injured.
The outrage is believed to be the work of the "for Chinatown would be the surface systent at Amoy at 8 nm. yesterday and left again at Commissioner of the London Consty Council as ariso fa-day. But both those rumours were set at would be the widest possible departars from the
rest by the arrival my sort of the principals to truth to assert that his general appearance and Ma, an Italian secret society. "-(bear, bear)-which is in force, in the noon the same day for Valoonser ris Shanghai follows:-
Chicago was burned to ashes by the impeafting the wait.
expression wore anything but repellaut. The FINANCES OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, A telegram was received from Lord Fings! of a lamp, and asores et liras and innlenda ál "West India Islands, where I have resided, Nagashi, Kebo, Yokohama, and Victoria.
LONDON, 8th April. on the let festans with referazen to the lando i- The Marquis, who wore a shabby acaronat, front of his coat was stained with gouse. Bis bouses are being lost by the suma cause every was placed ŝu the dock and answered to the in teeth were dissoloured and the fat hung in beary In commenting opon the Rnancial outlook indarry mine, but owing to the absauce of the 'There you sea everything above ground, Good new about the plague still continues.
the Australian eclanjes, the Time says that the directors from London it was not pablished whilst here you do not see the dead cater were so further case reported yesterday, year in London. The Council followed up the diotment by pleading fret not guilty, and, messes over hie jaw bones.
so that of the present time there is aaly ono atepe whiab had bast taken by r. Spencer in secondly, that the libel was tene and it was
Along with tie nawieldy balk and general improved revenues of the colonies indicate the until the Sik iostaat. The price of shares bagno "the dead rats, and old raga that fill up the sofferer from the disase in the salony, and thoro the days of the Metropolitan Board of Wocks. published for this public good.
ungsioliness of movement there was a manner of approach of a more prosperous period. to fall on the 2nd instant, Every sonidentis reported upon by the laspectOJE The Marquis seemed unconcerned; and, reply same famiinity that aroused ridicule if not "Arains and cause such an intolerable and Pears no likelihood of an epidemic oscarring.
under the Petroleum Act; wire it is possible ing. te quietions, spoke quietly and clearly.
disgust. Mr. Wilde at humped up in a chair;
· Lownow, 9th April. "dangerous nuisance.". His Excellency en- One of the case Mr. Wod-house had to tragnients of the lamp and any leavings of the Bir dward Glacks, formerly Solicitor-General, with his eyes turned upward, and bierpins waa The Supreme Court of the United States has closed a report of this speech in one of his deal with at the Palice Court yesterday il are collected; a series of elaborate reports in opsping the said the oard left at the pitched like a woman. Ha twisted his rings decided that the chief proposals embodied is the
was a charge of depositing the corpas; of a hara been drawn up on the data supplied by Sir Albemarle Club for Mr. Wilde was one of the nervously, and recasionally pressal a handkor. Lucame fax Bill sro invalid, a despatches to the Secretary of Stats, and bild in a save on the Pokfulam Road. The Frederik Abat and Mr. Borerton Redmont, and Tailing oards of the Marquis of Quesosbarry. ohlef wits a narrow lane, border to his lips ny he
THE LIQUOR LAWS IN ENGLAND. Lord Breox in reply wrote - Mr. CoorEE defendants were Fung Shing, & bostromali, the experiments which Mr. Upanese, at the in- Cantinuing, couro mid the girarest isenos har telked. There were two prominent Americass $29, 2% som Losion, 9th April
sud Ip Kam Yang, boatman, and it was proved stance of the bolset Committee, is no eagaged boon raised, as the defendant in his pleadings present at the interview, and they must read La the House of Commons hot night Bir that on the 1st it, the farmalo pot the dead upon at the Newington offies form the faal link alleged that the plaintif bad for some time with interest the assertion made in some of the William Harusart, Ulanos lay of the Erbe "to the drainage question, as affected by the body of a child in the car. The male defsadant in a chain of evidence e uniolusive and is solisted the perseus nomad to commit indecent dispatches that Mr Wilde le a man of magnit
gans, introdonid the Local Idquor Yato Bill, “plagna ; but as to any measures to be taken was near her at the time, and, his excuse was severely tested as could well be imagined, offences,
Coctain lettore addressed by the plaintiff to vent physique, with engaging mannert, and which is almost identical with, the bill of 1995. for the prevention of similar troubles hero. that the womna had asked him to go with her The safety lamp bas, in fact, bosu discovered.
Luis spech in introducing the bill. Sir He was discharged; and the womon bound over Let pa see how it maintained its ropatatɔ̃otz,
Lori Alfred Douglas, the second-son of the rally magnetic presence.
William Harcourt said that it would be unwise "after, by promoting sanitation and pros to be of good behaviour. *
THE INCENDIARIES OF SPRINO GARDENS Murgis of Queerberry, wera brought to the
at present to enforos üniverss) Sunday closing. "bibiting overcrowding, I prefer to wait
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. A room has been fitted up in this stable build plaintiff by a pen ska auld be mas in distress,
It would be inpossible tu impose it in Induo, The remalts of the Standard Life Assuranoeings at Newington for the purposes of the ax and Wilts gave him 220 with which to pay his "until yon bare been able to consult Company's working last year must be very
The following talegraras are from Australian and it should be left to decision by local option
The Unionist press considers that the Liguora "bim after his return to the colony, gratifying both to the shareholders and the periments. It is about the sins of an ordinary passage to Americh, Another latter was handed
Veto Bill is a ridicolonè zionare. It condemaschines, 4029 policies of Life assurance workmen's living room. In the outre is a Berbohm Tree, the actor, who gave it to the papers reorised by the steamer Tainar polioy holders. which is now imminent, and are able to were imed anring £1,792,569; the total ex
Mr. Hornne Pluskatt, sating under a power plain foor-Ingynd wooden table covered with a phictiff
Consel then renouated the facts alrendy THE REVENUS OF THE UNITED KISDOM. the exemption of Ireland from the application
LONDON, 1st April of the bifi sin bribalta isbare the votes of Irish of attorney, bør underfakan, on behalf of the "submit definite proposals with some ap-lating assurances in forme at 15th November. bit of cotton cloth, a strip of carpet nad seni
The total revenue of the United Kingdoms for members. Mr. T. W. Radell, M.P. for South Earl of Wingall, to virtually imitate Colonel "proximate estimate of the cost fr 1894, amounted to £23,275,358; the claims by savings and a copy of Lloyd's are ca the floor, knows in the case, showing that Wilds, wh
death on matiered endowments which arose during
Cartalos of obeap "art" masifa are suspaulted had recently returned from Algiers, drove up to
baude of trustees cash for the vendors' shares COOPEE has now been hack nearly six the your mounted, instudiar borne additions from the well, and in the corner of the room the Albemarle Club about 6p. on February last year was £101,097,000, of which £7,000,000 Tyrone, intends to move in amendment to make Narth's example in offering to deposit in the The bill was read the firel time without diri-egial to the amount of his not prodia, the share months, but ne pot no public angegnoempotto 5,562, the annual Fayence amounted to Te astavions Bgura-n demmy, acesoged in 18th. And en 30tering as banded on thelone was paid-in-respect-of-local taxation. This the bill apply to Aroland
hulders receiving the instina rintil the London- 21,055,922, and the mosmaisted lands arcanted a cotton drawn and apron, with glean, coarse by the ball porter, Eldney Wright, who said: half a million above the estimate for the year. has been made with respect to the drainaget £8038402, being an increase inring the lace fiobp, and a bogast set stop of 6 Blame-Lord Queersberry desired to, sir, to hand this. The antal surplus is about £750,000
EVIOTTON IN IRELAND.
CONTEMPT OF COSET, derry mise kos arasd 10 per cent on the
capital for two years. Her "question. Meanwhile everything" continues your of £173,037. --
LONDON, 8th April, coloured visage. The lamp for trink ere all to you when you one to the club".
«LONDON, 2nd April.
Coolondie. 8th April. roady, fresh from various mature, the of For assiside the envelops the plaintiff foned a card. as though the underground system was to be
The proprietor of Pairplay, a weekly jaapsal Forty cows on a form in County Kerry,
tord Fingall bag baon interviewed, and ha Yesterday Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., ordinary patroni ar paraffin at a penny, a quart on the back of which was the date pan-
| devoted to shipping and fustrance interente, hau permanently continued, the desinage of new the General Managers of the Indo-China Stanis being heated over a gas stove to a compara-18-2-96 and on this card were writt-a ar Irland, have been mutilated owing to a dispate been fland 250 and pests For contempt of Court confirms the recent mabisa as to the catting cut houses and the redzaining of old onea being Navigation Company, received a telegram atat tura of 100 dig, so se tu increase the risky.tain foul epli hyte walch formed the basis of the over an eviction.
THE WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT BILL in publishing a paragraph commending on a case of the rich shoot in the Loedonderry mine, The directors, he said, werd entitled to the first infor conducted in accordion therewith, which ing that the atomer Taung, which was elenet Two members of the office staff stand by with suit
LONDON, 2nd April.which is esbjudice. Oscar Wilde was then called, "Ho languilly van
atlun.ie bad applied it to them, banco the by Japanone waṛebip off Tako, bad, boun re-pencil und printed form 10 take note of "avory-
The debate on the motion for the second road BY THE BELGIAN POISONING CABE would be a great waste of money if it leased, together with the surgo. It will be re-thing that passes, and a couple of Bremen stand are from the solicitors table, where he was
wwwe dLondon, 8th April, lack of information on the field. On his arrival : were in opntemplation to carry out the membered that the Yikaang was taken by the at attention ready with wat sucks and hand sested and entered the mitoose bez. The placing of the Welsh Disablishment Bill was cen
The appeal made by Mudaim Joniaux, a tedy 10 days ago start was made to open up the. recommendation of the Perminest Com. Je because had on board 20 cases of grenndes, as Mr. Spocer tucks up his ouffe aud tiff ass faultlady drested and carried gloves included in the House of Commons at an early
cartridges, but at the Prize Court held at Sase į begins sporations.
his hood, showing Angers covered with rings hour this morning The result of the division wating in high society in Belgien, against her golden bola, and the first shot disclosed the fact conviction for haring poisoned several of her that the phynomunxi gold did not go de por mittee and adopt the surface system for bo, it was proved that the captain and ofloors
140 wen vary pais, bat semingly comprend
For the sonond reading.
relatives, has besa rejected. The death sentence then the blooks in sight what the prospectors Wilde spok with his pastomary drawl. lean did not know of the presence of the sostraband Operation number one The wick is lowered
will be carried into silent,
old the property. He stopped work and, cables, Against it. Chinese houses. The Governor bas targo, which mal been shipped by a German fein gutekly, with no alarming resnit; two, s rýrining bis arms sizes the mail of the wittees box
· LAND TRANSFER IN ENGLAND.
the news to London. The directors instrusted ada manable LONDON, 9th April bin to manure rep rts from Captain Matthews is brought to bear apon the me to son how the and replying distinctly to questions The jury.
Majority for second reading.. Fermanent Committee have recommended it, and the public approve of it. But it looks Nathersole, Hespitale begs to soknowledge y gors out without any Lass three, the elderly appearono una prosperous trades the Parasite pention of the Trinh petty voted Boase of Lords by Baron Bergehell, the Lord purchasers originally they bath yoon
lamp, in liftud had swayed up and down, back men, eged bin with carloalty,
Chancellor, has boon read the third time. Lord Bred the now as to the cutting out of though, wa, were to be permanently con with thanks the following donations to the funds wards and format, tilted at the wildest angles. The wires eaid that upon arriving at bis for the second rosding.
and nothing happens next a blast of air is hoose a low months nga ba found two gentlemen Mr. J. Balfour, lander of the Opposition. Hershell declared that the system of land re- the shoot, and expromed the option that demned to the undörground system, whether of the hospitale
blown down the chimney, then the lamp to wailing in the library. One the Marquis of opposed the bill. He argad the Nontonformiste gistration in the Australian colonies worked the shoot might ont he couticuous rich overturned open the table than the labki misti Qavensborry ithather was unknown to plaintify cherch, which had always laboured for the oca.
to erober sydt prejudices, and to crerve the admirably. Is drawn off with the lamp on it Right into the be forter said, "Bit down"
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· pressed himself in favour of that system, the in Staoghai under a falan doclaration Insp bekarna under a draught, and the light which way eduz posed of very intelligent me Mr. Joesph Chamberlain and the member of The Láud. Transfer Bill introduced in the and Professor Mokslas, whủ reported for the
we Tke it or not. Whether the fovernor has dismissed the matter from bis considers lation, or has yielded to the representations made to him by the head of the Public Worke
› department, we do not know, but in view
of the recommendations that have baan
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| midst of the shavings and tho' newspaper-sl Wille repliLord Quooberry, I will mon good.
nothing happens; Mr. Spuntor piolas up, look not allow way and to talk that way in my house
to be if any oil bas escape, the leaning lights suppon you have come to apologize. PEINDE MAMAZOK'S BIRTHDAY
it again, and then, holding it at arm's length pouble that you mosume me and your son of au at height of five feet from the ground, Mr. unnatural crime?”;
LORDON, 2nd April In counsotion with the celebration of the no afvermary of ̧¡Prinoë...” Bikharok's eightieth
wowska 9gpatal, but might maka lover. The -bole bad ILLNESS OF SIG FERRERIO TRIGHTON been Fried down 2 or 3 but to far no
Fox, 9th April. shange bad come in the real, it being more bat Fredario Leighton, Bart, president of the tory stone. The depth at present stained wan Boral Academy has been ordered abroad for jött. In the tennel at the 20ft. level a start was his baith, which has not been satisfactory for male to rise on the rich toue met with there.
The Good gold was still being met with, but aa yet--- some time pasés de konst