INTIMATION.

THE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1895.

SPORT AND ANECDOTE.

BY AN OLD FOGET,

phans ef mántsarism and professional insing and having arugged, bluff hesrdness and outspoken. ness distinctly his own, he has “caught on," as the phesse gees, immensely in -Franso, Paris being his headquartəra. I am not sure, indaed, whether he would sataonsider it disrespectful

The progress of Professer Whitney's enter. kind and have syulded possible, mispicions

On the 24th wifimo, before dawn, two bat But this is not thinking that I more produce tainment at the Mruni Austin Hotel ilde erop. letu Fatsian for Canton. Before they had got is transported to the ports the prios will go that might be engendered by any appearing wil be found in our univerfitemsufis from Fatahan a piratical heat came up and down Only Busin, England, France and npce of trying to keep the details dark, The ch

aleared away all the aimables in them. Austria deal in ten and silk. As the population Liu Tung fu, the Black Fung chief, calls on of the countries dosa not inoresee the loniand intelligent observer, however, may perhapa

the Vigoroy and the other onloors orury day. | will-uph increase, Germany, although it has "HONGKONG DISPENSARY be able to supply the explanation on his

He is carried in a chair boras by two coolion, opened up railways like England, cannet estal own imagination, namely, un erroneous

with four soldiers walking in front and two ap with England; besides, China has no wann behind, It is said that Admiral Cheng Shuo factares to export abroad. estimate on the part of tha, Director of Publio excellent music,Some lusty gala'and busto, chung will soon go to Peking to ask for an S-The advorato nisu says Travelling wilt fixtures for next year, and at this mooling My floccos, prepáro oils and embrociation's and what Works as to the value of the property hooks on and

has just received FEESH SUPPLIES OF

WHOLESOME

CONFECTIONERY

AND

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These include

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CRYSTALLISED FRUITS, METZ, FRUITS,

ASSORTED TOFFEES,

MIKLE BONBONS,

FRY'S CHOCOLATES,

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ORANGE PASTE, ORANGE ROLLS

&c.,

Together with the Intest Novelties in

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which are very suitable as Sonsoanble Presents For Ladios and Young People.

FRENCH

CONFECTIONERY, and CONSERVES

ju Large Assortment from the Bear Pakisar Houses.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED), THE HONGKONG DIAPERRARY. Established A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 9th November, 1895.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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Possibly the buildings, together with the land, represented $21,000 of public stoney invcated, although the value in the open market was only 88,600. Other Government buildings if offered for sale would probably yield equally disappointing results. Still, in this particular case, the bewildering and vexatious question remains, why was not the property sold by public motion insteat of by private treaty ?

In its nodes of the Caledonion Hall at Shang hai the M Of Daily Nets anys When the ladies had doparted the escond supper took plase, the presoedings being onlivened with much

the chair. Some excollent speeches were mado, notably one by Mr Fullarton Henderson in returning thanks for the gnosts, proposed by Mr. R.: Campbell: Azorg the singura were blessrs. Bates, Dr. Cooper, Gumpert, and Sutherland, and it was yot anti 6. that an adjournment was made to the Bub, where a real weis dained to the sud de string of the pies, and this ball was closed for the your

Tho 0.9.8. Co.'s stoamor Teuber, with drafts for the garrison, arrived gostordny. The follow ing is a Bat of the officers and mon brought out by bor-Royal Artillery-Major P. B. Han ham, Mrs Hanham, 25 men, women, child You Boyal Engines-Castal Caroy, Mrs Carey, and Limit. Bannerman, 5 mm, 8 romen 12 ohijdren. Belle Brigade-Captain Baker Cary, Lisut, Holland, 183, men, 1 woman,

ill probably appoint Lia to all the important

CADCY.

A notorious. namod Find in now carrying on his dopretations sad tolog what over he likes in Leong kong, a busy place in the district of Buntar, and the local officers are obliged to prefenti, to be blind and dust. "Ho demands that each junk plying belago un kong and other places shall pay him forty male a month, otherwise, the junk is to be destroyed. Tu fast he is more powerful than the ofHoists there.

On the 25th ultime a fire broke out in Honom in a somehu shop. Ton neighbouring homson were reduced to nehes. Four man were arrested for committing theft daring the fire.

The customs of the West are such that the women give no rest to their husbands at home Thor compel them to travel with them from place 6 place. As the stone are different in China mo conconlenges are only a disadvantage.

money to build always, Tomignons lang

QUE, FRIENDS THE ENEMY,

By and bys aur sesuty risket secretaries to refer to him as a trainer now; he is a digmotor will le meeting in London to arrange their in-chied. His castante may roll up theic

tako the task of taking apa list of dates for strings He can be as garrulons as a Bah the Australlas team, which is to visit these woman or as rate and mysterious as a horos aust seeson. It may at oase be admitted phil. And he plays bin part perfectly in the that the work could not have been placed in great game of "Bluff which anters so largely in mettern ayole racing: „Ta do him the harast batter handa. Mr. Alcock is man who justice, let it be recorded that he has made the wields very onsiderable influence, and her very happy knock of exerting this intineres must of his opportunities, and the apparently 4→Tho advocate also mye --Borrow foreign

worn-out and somewhat despondent "Choppy" at precdecky the right moment. With the all- of a year or tæve back is not the same man who pwoffel Surrey, aleh, bohini, the vesture, its holds, it is supposed, world's cycling needs is money at 2 or 3 per gout, railways give 4 of 5 success must be well nigh ensured Somebody the hollow of his hand. Let me give an instance per cons

has said it is an Englehman's privilege to grum- I Ching barrows money the mandarin got ble it is no less true, that if he grumbles he of the great Ms. "Arrangements" setateness s share, the Chinese agent gets a stars, the usually dishes an with paying. Now I feel dig. Not so long ago cortoin English gentlemen foreign agent gute a share, fill the interest pred just now to take advantage of the scaled entered into some kind of agreement, either int which Chine bas to pay for foreign money privilege, and indulge in a little concerning the plied or otherwise, whereby Warburton was to The question that appeared to be most

gets to be very high, owing to these landers proposed visit of the Australians. I am be provide a pacing quadrupleta cvole propofled vexatious to the Government, however, was.

and Avindlere. When a higher interest the ginning to think that these tours are nothing by a quartet of riders, and invaluablo se 4.8 per cent is charged it is all pocketed by more or less than money-making poslations, 2 pacing instrument and the videre, for the one having reference to the recognition of

the money lenders, AMORA,

and that cricket is but a very condary con

purpose of sponring the defeat of certain plagne services. The question was general

THE CONTROL OF KOREA, 5.—The advocats also says By having mail sideration, We have seu good don or foreign riders lodity milsa olanpionship

ways the mandarins can examine matters them Australian arisket during the last tocado or

for professionale, and the following day to in its terms, but was understood to have oild ng Pay Department-Captain Dy. BOR. Army Medical Staff-Sargsou-Major

Korea, everyone knows he been and will selve by going to the spat

two and Iata by no means pensanded that next do the like in the amateur event. I saw particular reference to Mr. Frases and the Hayes, D.3.0., and Mrs, Hayes: Succion-Major continue to be a bone of sutontion, which, is

Does not the advocate know that the yames year's tour-ls in the best interests of the game. fenat, I may say that morn perfect pacing has both races, and without ersggerating in the inketand incipiant, a very sore point with Johristen, Mus, Jouston, and child Burgeonible to bring about another great wir at any are often the source of the groulest disorders With the number of first-class counties in the Government. Mr. WATERZAD, for Captains Drow and Edge. He feat Stal Corps time. Engia will not allow Japan to world the right before the eyes of the mandarin Thrased as they have been, it will certainly be a never been seen on any track then we saw

---10 mon; 1" woman, 1 nhill." Ordnance Store reasons which did not transpire, wished Deportentu, Heaton, Mr. Inton, and averunt of that kingdom and reforms toutedy is to be found in the character of the matter of soas dificulty to make the arrange that day. It was little Michael, the Welsh to withdraw the question, and had received 4 childrens Ordnance Store Corps-mon, Irarried at Japa will fight Russia enthor than mandarin, not in the railway convenience. munte so fit in as to give all on own counties boy, who was good, it was he, too, who won "The lot the latter isemme thất rôley and England. 6ho advocate also says That with rail. ao geod s trial against their neighbours as must victory was no narrow one either, Michael bost herrajesion the Governor to do a woman.

and Germany fand possibly ather powers) will ways there will be less end of soldiers, oppose desirable to all who have English his opponents by miles, and jumped out of his not tolerate the great Northern power scongying Bat his is forgetting that troubles often rise cricket at heart. Tru, there iso sprung addle with soarcely a sign of fatigue. Such was But the Arithdrawal was not allowed with

At an ioquest bold at Choises Torra Hall of out a waspish attack of Mr.WEREAD the 31st Oathbar by Mr. Drew, a city merchant or which would be the race if she came off in China through disbanding rollers, and the up in the acluzies during the inat for the value of Choppy moistance and arrange victer in a war with Japan os the object and country may be lost in that way, A pears Beveral young gianta with bat and ments. We all expected to see this English- and Mr. FRANCIE, It is to be regrotted, we ghid to bo sworn by himself. The coroner: ing the polioy of, if not absorbing, the Chinese ways mines can be gr opcus, as there is of people on this side anxious to see Iredate day. But something happened, and the old Lan of foreign nationality residing in Royal Avenue thus dominating the Eastern Pacific and diclathe advocate nisq says: By having rail ball, and thers are doubtless a good namber man brought through winner of the following think, that the question was withdrawa, On the Old Testament ? The inrur: No.

Troth, Moses, and some of the other new blood abire athlete took different sides the next day. especially in view of the remarks rade by The coronor Will you ultra Empire. There is only one way out of this exter method of tran

This is forgetting the in former dynasties Australia has at her command: Everyone, I Mesting his on the morning of the race, he explained with the most charming naiveté that he the Rect of Ancient Porsinns and wish to be

of railways. They do not know that England's amable relations with the Melbourne authori worn on the Parsee Bible. The coroner's

coal is about to be used up. If Chian sells coal tios, and if the team comes we shall do our best chance, seeing how ignominously they had boon' boston the previous day. Thore was a offer (Berguant Adie) being able to find the

to their atomers they will stay on hers without to give them a good recaption and a thrashing world' of morning in his expression, as be réquivel book, las coroner said the gentleman

four. Let the people. open the mines au they or two into the hargain, if we are able, Forkopa weld have to be summoned at the next inquiry,

plaaso. Why should the Government provide it is too late in the day now to go niers fully into went off with a characteristic hobbie | vhun, to doubt, a copy of his Bible would be

spesi ve railways for Qestar P

We must live and let live, you know." War the expediency of the proposed visit, but my burton again pulled the strings without taking produced. The inrer Dat I am provent

grumble does not end here. Like on ood off his coat, and that day a Dutch erclist, paced by my religion from oven viewing dead bodies,

spade being and so I must not, even if I am 6nel £5, £1

friend, Mr. Heruby, I believe in called a spade, and if the Australian players by "Choppy's crew sa few know how to pace,

won the big prize, and the individual who. or even 250. The coroner said that irler these

come to these shores and pocket some hundreds formstances the gemau would be exempt

of pounds each as their share of the speculation effected the arrangements is allowed to live, as- from: serving, and he was accordingly discharged..

maintain that in all fairness that should he put it, and I should say, in comparative be classed as professionals. I am perfectly luxury, too. On one occasion some of the enterprising journalists of Paris got him well aware that this may appear rank hercey killed in a cal secdent, and a few days later some of our thin-skinned amateurs, and is likely Choppy had the extreme pleasure of reading enough to be loftily pooh-poohodby the people whe

the most bender obituary notice. His ago is preach purity of sport and pocket. all ther con get at the same time. But why should they not somewhat unrartain, and he has been known to. make a mistake, I believe, In trying to guess it be classed as professionals just as much, as

mai sig incomes cut of the game as amantes, Briggs, Richardson, or Lockwood. It may snit himself. We will return to the wanderer some our, alastic consciences to regard those men who

of these next days.

AN ANATHEMA, bat it is not very, reditable to our reputation than Warburton's doings. It is not new, but is Hare is something perhaps a little lighter' as straightforward, plain-speaking Englishman. Of course, Lize chargn cannot be laid at the door extromoly forceful. Foam Faul Richter, having of the Australians alone; they have simply observed that a lady exfour, if she wanted to give fallcor & paraicious example, I suppose every the word "halt" would do it in this strain. You copper of the expenses of the tour round Eug soldiers, all of yes, now mind, I order you, as and will be guaranteed before the players are soon as I have finished speaking, to stand still, everyone of you, on the spot where you happen to surprised indood to learn that the cracks

Pike Governor. "I do it," midis Ex. firme, 'On the Koran -No str. I belong to the independents of Korea and place the manage they were able to work'ntines without the usos sure; will agree that it is best to keep up our thought it only right to give the foreigner

“maro's nest.” The Great lowers must guarantoo ment and guidance of that wretched yet highly important kingdom in the hands of one of the smaller nontral powers, whose hands will be strengthened whenever noad be by one or all of the guarantcoing powers. Thora, is only ons suitabla power in whose hands the management of the reforms can be safely placed, after all ideas of the question have been fairly balanced, to ensure harmonious working. That pover is Denmark,

INTERNATIONAL SPECTATOR

THE "EDGAR" DISASTER.

way.

8-The advoenie likerise says By opening a railway to Chinxiangpon from Peking, then, in case of war, grain can be transported that This is not knowing that grain can be trans ported overland in part of the journey and ave a round of 000. This is the way to saya tizie and economise! Can striving in one day and one night counterbalance this

cellency, referring to his allowanes of the withdrawal, “not so much out of considera- tion for the hon, mamber" as out of regard for Mr. Paayers, who has been danger ously ill, and las, 2. beliové, expressed a "desire that the correspondence or at all events some of it should not be made public." Had His Excellency had any Fronl consideration for Mr. FRANets he would hardly have made those remarke, which are

The pleasant custom of sending Christmas suggestive of evil, for it is to be presumed cards to friends is int likely to fall of while

3rd- The dangars of hiring railwayė, k Mr. FRANCE would not have objected to the the publishers go on each year adding to the

The catastrophe at Chymilpo which resultad hoanty and novelty of thoir publications.

1-When the poor sell their land for railways publication of the correspondence less it Messrs ftaphael Tuck al Sons in thoir in the sudden death of nearly fifty petty they will squander the money and will never had been unfavourable to himself; and presant sensors issne glaim to have gune "que and blasjackets of H.1LS. Fager to be the recovog it. that is the point His Excellency appeared one is we find it juctifed by the handsome Caplan Norcock, of 11.1LS Caroling and

·better" their previous best, and large as the abject of an official enquiry at Nagasaki by desirous of making. Hongkong knows specimen collection which we have just re-

Captain Bigge of HMS. Piquo, Meanwhile it Mr. FRANCIS very well, knows that to ceived. The eminent firm which has done so appears to have been emphatically an accident his keen intellect and extraordinary energy for the advancement of art in connection for which no one can be held responsible. In with this liuo of goods has had the advantage of the various accounts published there are 85 he anitus hothanded and impulsive the collaboration of distinguished artists and might be spected, some small disorepazine, disposition which not unfrequently leads writers and with the perfection of mashanical but they all agree in the malo "points. processes in printing a result has been achieved Sixty-five men and five officers left the Edgar him into indiscretions of speech. In this which would lie bou deemed impossibio early in the morning of the 13th ult is a large country people are better ima ihe villagers particular case he was placed on the horns, few years ago. Under the generio name of unch (uot n' slasner) for Rose Teland for driff and villagers are better than the town folks, the shoros of Australia, and I sladd be very to be; dez't you hear inor Halt, I say, all of

It was then calm, and the sea was perfostly mooth. At 11.30m. they embarked again to return to their ship. The wind had got ap in

China; if railways are opened 100 million taele 2 prosent 19 millon tools annually leate will go abroad annsally and foreigners will be borrowed money is not paid lack the nations getting all the higher work. Morever, it will give no more rest to China than they gave to Turkey, N

Customs will be injured by railways

When railways are introduced all the evil

f.

VGLT, COMINATOrizations relating to,'homens columns his opinion in very plain language. Wat the Prince of Wales' Eqmons yacht wil ho | ad sank. Some of the ores, of the Bassion and lead them into the interior 08 they did approaching the status of W. G. Grace any more jack be missing, your feet corned, your shaving

should be addressed to The Horton, **Correspondenigmanat forward their game endaddres with mommies!iana addressed, to the Editor, unt for publication, but as evidence of good faith.

reply the Secretary, of Sale saak has not transpired it most necessarily have heen of an unfavourable character to Mr.

found to mark the abs of daintiness and par fection. The Christmas cards propor arv ar-

ringed in wis, of which the collection.com- Isha at morning, but had returned at 11 7. When a railway is built with foreign

of a dilemma: either be must. accept an

Christmas cards are included also calendars

customs of the towns are brought down to the

left their horaes without a sum of money being you!" To this a strong-minded American and ilustrated books and booklats. Of

guanfood them at the completion of the matchwoman, in one of the newspapers, commented insult in the form of a silver inkstand stonings we learn from the publisher's

villages and the country.

4 The railway will come the prique of If this be so, then let ne loof at the facts as follows :--"Now, Mousiour. Jean, it was an or he must commit the breach of mainers of circular eers grandred entirely new designs ika interval too was a consemble reservat and cereals. This I saw in the wascam in

and the tide was running very strang,

as they are, and ondeavour to get the square lucky day you wrote that sentence. May you never hear anything but that little concise suggesting that he was entitled to some and jing from the one or two wo have seen.

aftor the building of railways.

pegs in the square holes.

word, "No" from every rosy lip yon meet it was determined to as the sails, and

18 M GRACE A PROFESSIONAL F higher reward for services rendered whined the claire that such productions little progress was made with the osas that Berlin, by comparing the prices before and

thenayson's Faves and Heroines"

5.Railways clear away natural obstructions This in, I am aware, a very ticklish topic to May you halt wifols through life; may your to the progress of the enemy. tarily and as a matter of public spirit. He Calendar, the Browning the Whittier, they ware accordingly holsted, double-reefed.

touch upon.

And yet it should not be so,

buttons be anappish, your steings knotty, On Servies My Lady, and the Britannia The boat had been alrely taking water ou chose the latter alternative, and express Yacht Calendar, the latter a perfest model of bore, and just after the sails, wero hoiated 6.When the railway is opened poor mattres Surely thero shorld be no more diffenity about and your stockings full of holes. May your boot-

quall struck her and alis lay ovor, filled. will themselves to sorve foreign nations

than dincising the standing of Arthur Shrows water be cold; your razor dull, your hair stand erniser · Gremyastchy ma also been on Rozethirty-five years agh

bary or lished Daft. What possible difference up, and your collar le down; may your beard his either one title or the other made to the he porcupiny, your whiskers thinly settled, your arises no less than twelve hundred and fiftram, and the craiser's stern launch was forte money it has to be mortgaged in them. Again actual position of the latter famous player? He mustacheis curl tho wrong way; may your coffed All testers for multication should be written on one FRANCIS, for any man why wishes to argue

a hundred and fifty being in back and natoly still alongside, with etoam up. Ons of if cur soldiers are equal to others, we have a figured as an amateur and as a professional be muddy, your toast smoky, and your tea the Gremynalaby's heutenants bag bean watek. nothing to foar, but if others are superior to tat, to the world he has been Richard Daft water hewitched And, with a never-dying side of the paper only.

white. The photogravure and platinotype

ours then, wo have much to four. us to his claim to a distinction at the harde productions strike in a ling the nintiest Ing the Edgar's boat through his glassce the

Lae same. Today Dr. W. G.Graco stands head desire for affootica, may you crawl through No oneniously'signed communications that have of his sovereign courts an inevitable rebuff; and most artistic of.the collection and many of whole time, and he isisadly despatched the When railways are opened and thore are and shoulders above every one as a cricketer, creation a meek miserable, nasty, forlorn, pīrendy appared in other propers will be tassitat.

bat-the publication of the enspatel vold them would make beautiful Eils pitures for stam launch to the scene of the catastrophs, any volbers shunt, as in Chias, if they cap and I would ask, with all diffdents, whether fidgotty, fasey, ridiculous, rained, dejected,

or ret the "pot has been kept a boiling" by his ragged old bachalor. Amen”. Lenchy. All tastes are catered for, and no he was the means of saving fourteen of those ture the train, how can they be captucod? have made no difference to the paquistan who has the opportunity of selecting lis in the witor, while a boat from the French Even when railways are opened through abilities in the cricket told? The nation's tributo appraisement of Mr. FRANCIS's merits cards froin a good collection of Messrs. Raphael craisor Alger, which was also promptly on out the Empire they only reach a tithe of the to the man who has done so much for the greatest Tack and Sons' productions can fail to derive ti spot, saved eight more, one of them land; the nine-tenths are still without the con- of our English games has been superbly earned, and might possibly have thrown 2014 pleasure himself and give pleasure to the friends dying after being reecnod, though every effort voulues of transport. But if you do not be and he would be a churl who world ingrudge light on the question of why his to whom he sends his gasonings in this was made for four or five hears to esas love these things borrow 10 millions and build him a single penny of the money subscribed.

a railway and then you will soon discover the Let me write yedi down as one of his Tree that a section of the pross, and various services were presed over. In any case, form. The design suggested by the recont cute him. The Grengosichy remained at

tomas and hawalist nunina, he has illad. proniations whose importance is in inverso retic Chia-Japanese war would not give pleasure Chomulpo for a fortnight after sooident, but barin. however, the correspondenes could hardly to non, it is true, bus

Fromison newitems at Chinato me as no other cricketer could do, and in to the longth of their names, are crying out for bodies of the drowned or of the hoat, though if easy not get some great bargzin made for my way I have falson occasion to put upon, a reform of the lunaoy laws on the strength of bave placed him in such an unfavourable cards are not often siit to Chinese and uo va

everything possible had been done to find them. their own ends. Captain Henderson of the Elgar was visiting

record my worship of the man more than ones the Ipochester cise, Happily there is no light as, the Governor's remarks would make world and there one of those.

or twice. We can cill Dr. firace to amateur chance that they will bara their way. An the the British Conaal-eneral at Seoul at the time

we ke but surely the term is a misnomer. St. James's Gazette has pointed out, the facts il appear, and if Mr. FRANCIS is in posses

the accident back place. The officers who were

and therefore I would be as frank with our own of the case go rather to show how carefully THE discussion of the military coutri- sion of a enpy any think it is due to himself

in the best per Gunnery Lion, E. F. Bruen,

players us with the Australians, and bring all personal likerty is safeguarded already, and tha bution question by the Logislative Council that he should publish it Reverting

Sub-Liont E. H. Rymer, and MessrYES. C. E. J. Thomas, R. G. Hobson and Gabove arguments; they are Chinese and childlike, guja. Toqnibble about our champion must at

1: tales to point out the folly of the under the same catagory who play for poenniary present Government is not under the nosessity has been adjourned for a week. In the to the proceedings in Council, we think

of taking up every silly outory in order to sare hackworth, shipman. The bright spot in an ordinary schoolboy could upset the Secre- all times savour of ungraviumanoss, and it must its skin. But so many people are apt to be meant.me a dospatch by the Governor to that the Governor, having given" por

the calamity the promptitude with which the tary's foolish reasonings-Mercury.

always be said, to his everlasting credit, that he arried way by su agitation of his Kind-that men-of-war of her nations in the harbour sont the Secretary of State, dated 28th August mission for the withdrawal of the question,

has shown such an abiding love for the game some remarks on the other side may be useful. assistance. ptical differences, if any exist,

for its own shke that his example has been of Tho truth is that, so far from sane persons last, has been published. There is no ex- should have allowed it to be withdrawn with

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Be not led astray by strange things and squador n large fortuna avar, oge meal. Lat our youth continue the studs of our ancient classics: that is best.

LUNATICS AND LIBERTY,

· BY A MEDICAL MAN.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[BUPPLISH TO THE RAILY FRUS8."]

LONDON, 4th December.. TURKEY AND THE TOWERS. The Sultan ha vainly ugled to. Russia, ception to be taken to the terms of the out discussion. When the Colonial Secres Austa, France, and Germany not lo prefs the cannot worker the feelings of comradeship and SEALERS ARRESTED BY RUSSIAN, Funtold value. No player could have done as he being in danger of incarceration, there is now

question of doubling tu gaard-ships at Con-humanity.thi inspire men-of-war's men under despatch, but if it is the first in which the try rose to a joint of order and said notice stantinople. Prince Tohanoi utalook to whatever they may at and there is no British man-war afloat on which the names unfairness of levying a porcentage on the bud not been given it would have a sound the various Cabinets, het on-level of the Alger at the Gremyantolug willst be total revenue of the colony was pointe ut graceful conduct on the part of His Excel ufyourable replies informed tho Porto that remembered rom this time forth with feelings His Excellency has been rather behicul the honey to have replied that he had personally he declined to sover himself from the other of deep grande for their prompt kindness be fair, because the decision at that time had given the permission for withdrawal and to Power, M. Goluchowski in replying to the the men of th Edgar-N. C. Daily New heen already arrived at. Perhaps the miles have let the matter end thert. The circuu-Sultan emphasized the couplete entente between of red tape may be pleaded, in extenuation, stances, luwever, afforded the Government the Powerà and advised aim to alwadon his Until the Governor received the despatch from an opening atinek Mr. Warrenca and dilatory policy. ..

the Secretary of State informing him of the Mr. FRANCIS on the Bank, and the oppor

The now Chineas torpedo gunlea Forging, bits at Stettin, arrived yesterday She has already been fully described in var doluutas.

decision he may have had no official knowtunity was not neglected. Neither of the ledge that the subject was under considera gentlemen suffered much, and M. Wurs tion. If that is the case the Secretary of HEAD will no douls continus to pursue State is to be blamed for not having asked these armed cucer of a man who is local. Government for its views; but eno bewildering and vexatious questions. neglect cannot be held to excuse another. and His Excellency would have been fully The Volunteer corps will have a ohirol parade justified, it was indeed his duty, to have huida week to-morrow. those views before the Secretary of Sta without waiting to be asked for them, for it was matter of common knowledge that they ndoption of the percentage principle was pos. sible and its bearing on the case of this colony had been discussed in the public press His Excellency, perhaps, could not be expected to foresee that the decision would be arrived at without any reference

A Clixeso druggist trading in Quor's Bend whatever to himself, but the circumstances West was fined $25 at the Police Cart yester would neverthelons have justified some day for selling Merila lottery tickets on lis

premises. departure from official routine. Bus it is little use now inquiring who is to blame for the mistakes of the past: what bas to be deve is to try to remedy them. The officials, though no doubt they will sympathise with the opposition to the unjust exaction, will be bound by official rules to voto for it, 20 that the battle will have to be carried on hy the unofficina, who will no doubt consider it their duty to uppe the yote tooth and nail ut all stages.

The trader charged with dealing in forged bank notes was again bronkhtep at the Pelice. Court yesterday and committed for trinį en oca. charge and remanded on another.

PROM THE OMERZIO,”]

MUNICIPAL SCANDAL AT MADRID

is,densanded.

RUPUSTED OPENING OF THE

WEST RIVER.

WHY RALWAYS HAVE NOT BEEN

WILT IN CHINA.

railways.

1Thorera nine dangers în having railwark

Jat. The big reasons for not having rail- ways in China

The Chin are not honest enough to be entrusted with enormous sums of money

when in the neighbourhood of Rohin Toland,

TARIFF CONVENTION BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN

ta

not

ing why we kept up the fare so long condition-of mental fabbiness, faut at least one-

has without a pure and unswerving affection far too much difficulty in getting dangerous for the grand old gama Besing how delight lamaties shut up. The law pan, which left Yolgohurn on the stå Uctober, coming of this amateur and professions! tion. It is most necessary that liberty should The schooner Saipan, owned by Mr. J. Ker fully mixed all our sports and pastimes are he to blame, but its sentimental administr on sealing cruise with a crow of twenty two question, I am not sure whether or not it would be rigidly protected, and it would not be safe to all told arrived in port this morning (19l be letter to destres odos and for all this quer relax the legal formalities required for the November) with no catch and seventeen of the tion of cines distinction. Some day it may come detention of the insane; but publlo opinion is crew missing. On the vyuning of the 26th and about without any effort of our leadors in thees so maceptible on the point, owing to much the morning of the 17th uilims the Saspon matters and then we may be discovered wonder mading of sensational dovels and a geperst

sighted a Russian man-of-war, believed to be the " CHOPFT” WALHUSTON,

fourth of the lunatics now under look and key, Maadju, which left this port shortly after the Those who remember the sid long distance and most Loperly so would stand. a good have known the value of railways and for was landed from the sebemper on Robin Teland progress he has made since he sought the squr shut them up for their own good, if they For thirty years the Chinese high officials peared. On the 29th a party of seronteen mon career must fall inclined to marvel at the immense of obtaining damigos against those who have Saipaa, to westward, but she after wards dissp runner in the early ders of his professional chance of being pronounced perfectly cane and

Madar, 27th November:

twenty yours while sovers are advenated astensibly for wood and water. On the follow. shores of France, It is sixteen years now since trought their case into court. Every now and Tim Marquis Cabrinana has published in their struth, there has always been sing day the schonuar was blown of whore, Warbarton got his mamy first inscribed as than sense does come into court, and neither the press donciation of the abuses of the strong carrouf opposition to railways. It is did not return to the land fill the eth tilt amateur champion at four miles, and the ups expert opinion nor cominen, tense avails Maricipality, and, as a result, an attempt, his reported that is obief arguments used against when upon a bent being sent shore, it was and downs which bare fallon to his bare have anything against the unreasoning antipathy been muts on the Maquis's lifts, which, fortu allways verdrawn up by the Chicos found from enemu lift behind that all the bees numeroits and raded. At Els bent he was to compulsory detention which sees to possess

Secretary of lagation, in London: TRAVEL Kwon Snugtalna chief, advoosted the sdop-wer on the Btli. A hoarz fal of mow Dotal end. Alkin used to rap in the colours soal, experience of lunatics. A trial of this While you had boon carriel uff by a Busan Jus of a remarkably good long-distatos man, and when every one who does not happen to have had per- antely, was ineffective.

Pellic opinion in Madril, is so greatly excited tion of railway his Government his Roere had occurred on the island in the meanwhile of the Stoke Victoria Athletic Cleh the Staford and occurred not very long ago and made a the interest in the movements in Cabs is tary, owing to private quarzel with his chief, The Saipan, with a crew of only five men, laft shire organisation could place a formidable team considerable stir. A lady who had heon placed The F. & O. steamer Alen left Suppore for swamped. The dissolution of the Mulcipality this is now thetandby of almost all the Cen- men who were left behind, and probably taken the custom of the Stoke AC to make life insanity brought an action against her friends

wrote a rivaldespatch against railwaye, and Robin Inland the same day for Lokohama. The of unuses on the path at one time it was

in an asylum for pronounced and unmistakeable this port yesterday at nan

servulifer, the document has opcupled such as prisoners to Vindivestock by the Russian members of athletes winning certain races, and and the medical men who weto responsible for It is believed that at the first Council of a promouent osition, to the detriment of gunboat, wers F. Paterson, hunter, in charge, by this means they could alnim many celebrities her incarceration, and was pronounced sans by: The N P. stetner. Hankow has arrivel at. Yokohama from Tacoma and saik for this part, Ministers the dissolution of the Municipality untold milliolof Chinese and almost the rin 1. Mahoney, Imator, J. Ross, cock, and J. Riley, who of course, were attached to other clubs: bar a sapient court. She promptly justified the via meal ports of call, to-day

will be degided upon, stated Tag

of the Emp we-give the substanso. of it J. McCarthy, S, Brouzau, A Winger, whether the stoni stil provads I omnot state. romit by treating the lawyers who had gaineil (belows MADRID, 29th, November,

- Corisett, A, Anderson, 1. Larkin, A. Learique, Masy and many a grand race have I witnessed her cause as her bitterest enemies, and worry- Thore insight reasons why railways R. Erickson, E. Home, C. R. Nelson, C. Camp at the go-ahead Staffordshire tews, for the ing them to death with her eccentric behaviour. Legal proostings huvs been taken against should not be go.

hell, B., Shesby, and J. Hill, seamen Japon prizse were of good vahe, and the management Modical men run so much risk now from the thirteen of this members of the Municipal

II.There Height dimerentages in baving Herald.

of the best. The one mile handicap was always low courts in Imagy case that most of. Conneil in connection with the exposures runde,

one of the lit-bits of the meeting, wodny a them refuse to sign a certificate if they by Las Margnis de Cabrimina

smart ranner has served himself for the race can possibly help it, sal my make it a in August. Warburtos brought as much dis rule never be do so under any ciroutstances. Tomorrow the Council of Ministers will leal

thedon sa hero and there another to the club I may illustrate this by a case within my own with the municipal difenity.

bát when he thought amateurism was played asporinos, A lady used to one and seu ms ont he had as compenstion abont, turning pro. As an out-patient at the hospital to which I was The supplementary Convention provided for fessional, One of the little yarns he is fond of physician. She was hopelessly insane and quite which is nocery for co greal work in the rovisid Treaty botwoan Great Britain telling about himsalt concerts, a portain "trini" unit in be at large. She would come and Foreigners hen 70 or 80 millions sterling and Japou having been confulet and ratified, ran for a few of his friends, and as it con- talk coherent nonsense, and bring me letters without any donesty, while the Chin the ratifications were archangel on the 21stems his reputation for stamina and gumances of prodigione length written by herself and Moreliante Cwith one three hundredth November at the Foreign Office in Tokyo, their he is not averes to keeping it green in his me containing the most fantastic rigmarole imagin Turt of each cal, pays no proper dividend. Excellencies Marquis Saionji and Sir Ernestory. Un one chaston a match having been abla. I did my best for the poor thing; but Railways juire enormona tal oven Bator representing the High Confrating made for a biggish stake over a distauve of she came so efton and, took up so much time for snak a emailintry in England: It is far Parties. It will be remembered that the pur- Afty milles, it was stranged by his backers and that, at last. I was obliged to fortid kor beyond the powdf China to End capital for pono of this Supplementary Convention, as friends that he should be treated to what, in dussion. Then she took to writing letters anch a rest Emphus our

definei, in the protocol to the Tresty, was, to sporting parlanda, is termed trial spin. It broadcast, sootsing the of poisoning her. I 3-Christianyut know that the seat of yort the red valore duties messioned in the was in the late emmar time and the time consulted with two or three colleagues who had many gods not mountains and valeys new titill into specific dalies, us for us possible, keepers and others prepared themselves for also attended her, and found that their experiemes By opening tub to disturb the oil of the basis for sun conversion being the medium longety: Warburton was alrara a pladder, and was exsertly the same. Thus har mother, and these gods who laws what droughts and prices, as abeun by the Japanese Customs so refreshments and lamps were providett at the sister with whom he livedamo to me and floods and size contine night bifall us returns during the six calendar maths pre-oficial table, it being the intention of his friends implored me with tears in their eyes to sign a Tak. Hon. T, H. WurTEHEAD seems to

onpaintond the ye, whereas in Chins with the cost of insurance and transporta might be compared. The arrangements being their lives for a long time past, but could get de In the Wei's capitaliste thalyos ding the use of the piccole together to let him run the full distance, so that unes certificate for them. They had gone in foar of have touched the Government on the raw

porty will ha manthy mandaritia and thor tlon, purchase, or fabrication to the port of dis completed in every way, Warburton started on che to sign o cortificate because the lunatic His questions are found to be bewildering

will swindlə all good

olarge, he well as the many The his long and wearisome journey, and realed off publicly sccused them all of conspiring against and voxatious, and we are not surprised as it,

5-In the Westendy can report anyone Convention was to have men concluded, before lop efter lap lite the atayer he was. Whether har For the mo rosson I was oligod to The race of Tito Barnaclea has always Municipality have been unable to inate batter Tho N. C. Daily News says: Asthe Franch.

who has waglected byłaby in public serviço. the 16th of January in the present your that was the warmth of the summer evening, decline the risk. Eventually they did get soma But is Chma uentureir superiors can, som to say, within six months from the date of ur the potency of the refreshments, hoa, never one to do it for them, but not without the utmost kicked at the interrogatories of the man who terms with the Waterworks Company, they havə,

there is no socurity truthfulness

the Protocol, but it loving, boon found in been made quite alar, but certain it is that difficulty nor until they were worn will terror [FROM THE CRUNG NGOTETE TO!!]

In foreign coups no pone are allowed possible to finish the work in that time, owing as the night were on the timekeepers and hp and wristy. The foolish public sympathizes want to know don't you know," and it is a decided to construct waterworks of fluir own.

On the 28th nitime the widow nud cons of the to go about stealogy when the Woceung to the two furoase of alivertaal functions: storers grew drowsy szd eventually fell into the with the Innatie, bat fails altogether to voalize standing mystery to the why they should The land has alremly bean perched for the

parpsss and is situated above the junk me lata Trn Chung-Jan loft Centon by one of the railway was bought by the Chiuose, with devolving on the Japanese Forsiga Office in Boundest of sleeps. Meanwhile the rallat the feelings of the unfortunate latives: choroge and below the Arenai. –

stemers belonging to the China Merrionts in a month the very from the road were connection with the war, an extension of time Choppy stride on tulle after mile in blissful Similar caer are nok at all uncommon; and

Company

A until 16th July of the present year was agraed" igaorance of the true state of affairs. The moon A corpondent witing iten Poting on the Steve Navigulim Courday for Shanghai au stolom.com the ultrag is done

railway

spor. This Convention having been concluded shone in summer splendour, and the store the result is that hundreds of lanstics are at ing and vexatious questions. It is a general 24 November states, according to ikea, Humans

by Gue In Chint there so many Cratoms by that date was duly ratiBed, and the railed hiked and inked bewitchingly And still largo who caglit to be under look and koy, for the sake of themasters and, everyone else, rule that when Government property is sold | Merowy 2- The miestoerry memorial to the The real magistrates have issued a joint barriera that if the pin ran dpcoding, counment living arrived from England on the poor ** Choppy run on Towards mitinight Many of them are not dangerone and may nevor

dees cannot be 14th November, ratifications were exchanged on | however, he thought a refresher would nutcome missionaries have seen the members of the crust of the loaders Yang-le-wan and Soon collected.NEXT

dat into dangerous insanity at any moment, case of the five houses, crested nan huts for Yamen teicu, stile courersing with covorul mut, in conuoction with tas root letevi Chitose the more room thaa sotilsnians of this question will promate fühe teint Gating no response, bei stopped running, and certain proportion inevitably do so,

the tatis where the lanterns were girl, but found unsuitable for the purpose, of then privately. Our contemporary does not insurrection, a reward of $1,000 has boon ofered ten foreigners, su toky sú much luggage progress of the negotiations now going on with and going

for matchup each of them.

with thent. Eran thefors do so. N property estimated by the Director of say what the character of the memorial, is

ethor Buropean powers-Japan Mau, till barnice he found this whole lot of his Heave the perpetually recurring head-line The kidnapper named Lung Sang, who was Zad-Fight Aisleges in having mit by TE

friends asleep. How I have to make a con.. of the evening paper Tragedy at

Shocking Occurrence at Cumber $21,000

considerable exciturnent bout-girl Yesterday aftermori condenado vicikgren't arxestead for kidnapping in bostaisit and killing way The advocato pallways my-AL The funds required-te defray the expenditure fateien, (No words of saltp-sum possibly, do Hoxton, a bathing Outsal al Canby, WHITEHEAD, in his bewildering and vesa den belting of a pouy which was lacked to bufore the Irvine Tadge the ator day though there are diffus, in swallowing won the Olympic games, whiol will be revived in hurton. It must be heard to be properly and so on. The perpetrators of these hotzare trap Two finales were in the vehicle and at one. The prisoner was defended by good cannot got on without so with railways. April rext for the first true for centuries, baro preciated. The charmingly innocent manner in

The Blood is the source free which our syste tious way. wants particulars of this trai time it seemed almost certain that they would of influential Sin- who id Ent really there is feet to be got from row been almost all raised by pabla subaorin which the viod of the drowsy ones doolares ahotion, but the Government unot go be seriously injured, but fortunately the manfer that he was intiocont, but the koi fong, pocelo thom. The god of land and Europe is done, contributed by the wealthy in all parts that ho might have been runting until daylight so built up and from which we derive our mental As well as cur payalal bilities. If the blood is with commendable promptross caught held of protested that if he, na" the ival murderer from all or sountrahereas, if railways of Greece. M. Aberof, a Greek realdent of bed he not stopped for a drink, and si discovered, disavol the body is teated: Bu forges from Smofila, what useful public purpose would be served frightened ray's out and benght airs to and kidnapper, was not curiotal, the people are opened in all thevince of China, one Alexandria, Ens sent another sound-con. Dow the land hy, is excruciatingly droll. He Surv Erecom, Hurt Lets, Sirli and Blood Dliteises, by laying the correspondence on the table a standstill, but not before the temp and comic wild no longer bitu poloemen at their own province will only bug the other. Whore tribution of two hundred thousand Irsace for has not rim e fifty miles' friul sisee, I believe, and Bores of any dad me solicited to give Clarite's

KRON the completion of the Btadium, where therions" "OROFFER" IN "PRÅKOR. We should have thought it might have been in violent cntact with tras The ladies ense for the defence of the page, for in that is the good P

world-famed Blood Mixtore a trial to test i valne |2--The ulvocule says --- By transport. wylewis will take place. The saneons of the The hold be baa ginge secured in cysling circles Therands of wonderful cars have been effected by useful for the Government to have set itself jumped off, and escaped uninjured, but the case the policemon will not szert tomsuives ta

ing mare goode to thes we shall have more approaching festival appears now tube already on the Continent since then is little short of mar- lt. Sold everywhere at 2. l. per bottle. Leware pwas badly damaged, one of tho shafts effect any arrest of criminals in future. The

maatred right with the public in a matter of that being smapped off. The pony was not kurt Tudge therefore passed sentence of death gain from other count

vellous. Having been through nearly every of wales imitation and substitute.

be troubled with such disagreeable matters Here is one of Mr. WRITEHEAD's bewilder

Tu-morrow morning, hetwosn 9 and 10.39 'afeck, Le steam launch Dogspring, carrying the Loch Ag, will call along its any susu helling 11 am service at St. Peters(Seven's hoisting the answering ponnant, to convey men Charoh, returning about 19.39.

HIM.8.-Spurlan took advantage of the spring irls aid want us to the settlement at Shanghai on the 2a inst The Mercury suys-Shy now lies opposite the Bund, at the British Navad Bucy, and is the finest man of war that forated a feature of the river for a considerable length of time.

It is reported in Chiuere offirasi nivoles at Canhin that Wuchoffu, on the West River, is shostly to he opened to formign trade. Slink It is fretler said that the opening of Wrokowi bing, it is, will not bo opored.

many fake phuc within a month, and at any rate within two or three-months. This wows is portant if true. We repeat it simply on hearsay and eunnat guarantee its accuracyjn

It is also reported that in addition to, bo sports mentioned in the treaty with Japan

is to be opened in Hunan and three in hiustung,

CANTON NOTES

it should be put up to auction," but in the Tsaugli Yamei was presented a work ago. The notification to the offest that owing to the to time then the Cin the 21st. It may be proamed that the Hral amiss, and he called out to the manages of the become so: but still roze ar liable to break

Public Works to be worth 101, 980 th been.

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