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The newest term for wheelwomen
the keeping of vehicles whether for trade A close struggle was witnessed yesterday ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB | Barmah and the continuation of the rallway line as by keeping cinco pach gna spoils the others' same individual hid taken a much larger dose
afternoon at the Happy Valley between the
to Mandalay changed the whole sepant of the sport and very shortly I heard the hoary boom he would have died, unless the antidote was a or pleasure dependent upon officiel goodwill Hongkong Football Club and C Qumpsby The Third Club he was salled on Bondy ctise. The ronto via the Ghan Baton lles of the eight hore, quickly followed by the sharp genuino ono. This meds of reasoning is exactly We do not for a moment suppose that there BB. In the first half a splendid shot by Man The wind was fairly strong at the start, but fall wholly through British territory, whilst that report of the twelve. Instantly growls of birds what is constantly mada nas of in the posted In conclusion, we would adviso those who was any delinite intention in the mind of kay just mised the entry by a few inahes. Ughter all through the see, the and being Attic from Manimal would for a considerable one swiftly flying soross me, and I had no ense of cures of snt -bile by many remedies. tho Broadd lilf both teams played their hardent more than a drift with the tea. The car was portion of its course, lia through Sam, and difficulty in emptying my four barrels as fast the Government of putting the screw on and it was diene that there was not much to from the Police Pier, Kowlons, rquins Cosmo probably in the long ran the chief mine would as I could fill them for minutes, The Lear of or ses entposed cases of the cars of tradera, who might become obnoxious aboose between this toweroft put in a good politan Dook Buoy (port); North Railway Bay not be inulmain but Bangkok These reasons shots, however, wore long ones, and the birds snake bite by an alleged remedy to bear this in to them, but a matter of fact shot which landed into the goalkeeper hands, eterboard), Mark Best of Chang Hat (at are not sated by Mr. Colquhoun, but no doubt quickly detect their enemy, the tick-tok, and mind and to ask themselves, first, if the then wont over the bar. A few seconds before bond), Stensentter#lebarbourd); 14 miles they have weighed, with him in malding his learn to give it. n. very wide berth; and when, soske is beyond doubt one of the Thanatophids the Ordinace gives the Government me was called the Army onstedtan had much The following boats started in the first class formal rotantillon Mr. Colqulionn Team after a couple of hours, we get back to the secondly, if so, has the minimal lethal dose boon monds that the Saiween line be constooted or houseboat, we did not think we had done vary injected? In the alone of this knowledge Petrel Me Morton Jonker the power of so using it and it would re-work to parlons. First he had to fist, then the
Payher Royal Engineers obser
guaranteed by the Imperial Government, bally, to muster nine taal, dock, and a leash any alleged cure by any remedy whatsoever is to be received with sceptiofam, unless that As a matter of fact, since his address of enrlewN quire a very trustful disposition to say that bell returning caused him to kicks, at the sams time be sustained a heavy ebargo, and ImmE-
Billu Me 0, Murray Adamson
was, dellvored, 16 has been decided to co It would be warrizome to describe day after comedy has been tried and stool the rest of there is no probability of its being so used, dlately afterwards the ball, which he had well
LadybirdAlle J. Hastings Erica Hi Ai Detizon
etrust the whole line from Imperial fende, day whatie uzything but worrisome to perform, experiments such as we have mentioned. We Old résidents will remember that Governor removed, was rean to have fallen on Oliver's
which is the much more satisfactory course. We were able to vary our attacks on the wild are worry to say that of no remely known ta hoed about thirty yards from goal. Olivar then
Meteor Mr. TW. Lammert HEYNISHY, being diepleased with the direc- raised it considerably and sent it under the bar La Princess A,Mr: X. MọKie...
The line will be a valuable feeder to the Burmak fowl by some days of moderato naipo shooting; via on this be justly aid at present-Leian. State railway and will open up a vast area of fer-for, unfortunatly-for-ho unipe.time.comes tom of the Dock Company in connection The whistle blew, and the combatants retired. the Second class
Life country: Peace now reigns throughout the rather before the wildfowl oma in, and the with a certain matter, tried to conscnto the the Hongkong Football Club having won the
Shan States and railway communicaties, will birds we had to go for are what the Swatow Company's steam tog Fans, pomtanily for a match by one goal to mil.
soon bo ostablished, population will inross poople call resident snips, and are consequently rapidly, and the once popalous and prosperous considerably wilder and lase plantifní... than technical error in connection with the non-
States will in time become even mors populous the migratory anips: wo, however, gave agyalostrierne.
The Theaf renewal of her register. What has hip
and prosperous. If the Chins krullo is attested fair account of what we saw,
She "Is it trao that married men live longer pened befers may happen again, Governor-
FROM THE COMERCIO
to the line, good and well; if not, there is every difficult of all to get were the geese I reason to hope the railway will pay without only saw one kind of gospe myself, than single ones Hs: "No! It only senza HENNERRY'S attempt to confiscate the Fame THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.
though I have based there were scrotal othsro, Junger to them."? broke down because it was found the lawMDAI, 4th December.
and that was the common bron goose. They were rarely to be met with singly, or in ones de could not be stretched sufficiently in cover
two, but generally they would settle in large flock right in the open, and for days they defick all our efforts; whether on the open mud or in While, min imaginings opet, the boundary the fold behind the embankment, thoro always determine might have been left anfalued to crawling on hands and knees for two or threo the end of time without the mallest suurifce of hundred yards, wo always had the satisfaction say British ularest, the despatch of the Com. of going them get up with a mocking encklo mission has boon, attended by, eno rrault for and mail away. It was only what we adopted u which, if there were any seurance of its con suggestion.nf my friend's and lag for hours under 20quences being frankly accepted, there would the big embankment, and then, as one or two be good reason to be profoundly, thankful. tighted over unwarily, a little lower than thoir The experienc gained by its members disposes companions, geve them right and left, that we once and for all, for every rearonable had the entisfaction of bringing a fow to bag. mind in which any doubt pristed on the Fifteen days of this did we enjoy when the Ericss
subjook, of the bugbeer of a Russian invasion inevitable tune articad to return to end. The Payne unfortunately scraped her main of India from that direction. The statement qilarters. We counted our bag, which sounted boom with the Inoy and healed down her flag,ude the other day by Colonel Gerard to an to just over threw hundred bead of game all but sailed found the course,
interviewer in London that the diffulty of told-not a very large hag you will say, con A broad renoh, with a short run at the onkonveying ad army. soross the Pamirs would be widering the time taken, but to anyone who has brought me to the North fairway bangs insuperable, is fully confirmed by the inforest had Swatow shooting, and knows the labour ing account of the journey of the Commission and time required, not a very small vou either. and the marke was passol en follows ---- Dark and Petral falling to the rear on the way viven in the letters of the Pitect's correspon. Then we turned our fades silly and resignedly | Being-stranger, the cashier, sugaired him to
it, but in the case of the Vehicles. Ordinance there would be no need to stretch the las and may business having occasion te wee
The President of the United States is his message to Congress reiterates las desire to
Spankadilla Liat Bisoley, E.B. The starting Una was crusood at 11.15, Payne and Erica lending, with She, Petre, Ladybird, and Princess close up. The stert was ne of the prettiest gute we have seen,Bangoon Gaestie... one other. In the reach down to the Co- the boats arousing within a few yards of moralitan Dock bany Princess and Ladybird picked up a little on the leaders and this mark was rounded by Fayne, Erica, Princess, and.
wer the times of the boats NA
THE LESSON OF THE PAMIR COMMISSION
“' I'm sure I hit that last one, Parker. Didn't on see the feathers fly "Yessir, and took the birds wiv 'em."--belt.
trucks or cris might he brought to n s have introduced a resolution favouring the r. Zwasbird within ferty seconds. The fellow which the Pamir Commission went ent to appeared to be the inevitable sentry; and after like your hair cut, sir?" New Customer :-
preserve neutrality as regards affairs in Cuba.
Messrs. Alent and Call, members of Congress,
regation of belligerent rights in the Cuban still by the withdrawal of its licence should rebole. Shonid this resolution pass it will be the Government-wish to injure, the pro-ratood by the President prietors. That is what may happen, but of course the Government never contemplated the use of the Ordinance for any such pur-
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THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN SPAIN:
MATEID, 4th Dedamber.
Great political draitement prevails. The Proaidort of the Council of Minister,
may Cabinet crisis.
treat interest is folt in to-morrow's mosting of the Council of Ministers..
thor as anything of importance then let tens the Tacoma firm would again telegraph. The main she was broken i latitude 49.14 north and Jongitude 164.27 west, and the sailing vessel epoke the Strathnosis in latitude 43.40 north and longitude 145 west.
RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
What then were the alterior and undis.Senor Canovas del Castillo, donica that thero in closed objects which made the Government so desirous "to take every one in the net?" Congeivably ons of the objects might be to debur rockless drivera, from the privilege of
THE STRATHNEVIS” SAPE keeping carriages. But the law already
Moss. Dodwell, Carin & Co. inform us that provides punishment for furions driving and if any driver does actual damage either to they received a telegram yesterday morning person or property he is liable to be eued from their Tacoma frotating that now has civilly for compensation. Elsewhere in the bean roceived by a sailing, vessel which has ar Empire this is deatoed sufficient protection rive at Victoria, B.C., that she had spoken the Strathneris on the 19th November, with Ler main for the public, and it has not been shown or shaft broken, and that she was making the best publicly alleged that in this colony reckless of her way back to Victoria under sal The driving is 99 exceptionally common as to telegram adds that the Strathmowia was all well, call for special legislation of the chaineler and that there nood not be any auxiety about of the Vehicles Ordinance. Moreover, who her. Letters from the captain of the Strath would be the examiner of the persons who is was due at Tacoma yatorday (th), and if keep carriages to say whether the driving is reckless dr not? The office, with a suitable salary, would form a very nice appointment for a superannuated officer of the Horse Marines. Another object the Government may have had in view is the regulation, on strictly mond grounds, of the per- sona who are to be permitted to keep earringea. Objections have been inked, we believe, females of a certain class
Au. Imperial denrod was issued on the 6th driving along the public roads. This is matinspose to the memorials favouring the constraction of railways prosented by the War old standing question. Some twenty-five dagarigent. 11 is to the affect that railways 20 years ago, during Sir ARTHUR KESTED rich are most important to trades bould be administration, when driving was ella constructed and that the Princes had already fashionable form of recreation and the Shau-beon ordered to draw up a plan for a milway from kinni Road was crowded with carriages the capital to places in the neighbourhood. The every evening, the intrusion of females Princes ordered Hu Wat-fan, Provincial Judge of the class referred to became to of Kwange, to make a report of the locality and objectionable that it was put a stop to. The the scst. The Judge in reply to the Throno law at that time afforded means of bringing Bak that the distance from Tientsin, pussing pressure to hear upon them to induce com along the west bank of the like to Lokaw plinance with the wishes of the Government, from the l'eihe to Lekaw bridge would be about bridge, is 216, that the cost of the railway or at all events, whether there was any legal two million for hundred thousand tags, and warrant or not for the action taken, if that a plan had been drawn up. The perial decroe says that the Judge who-has prepared proved effective for a time. Since then non the report is the most suitable man, to under- ditions have changed. Driving has ceased take the work, and that the sect of the railway is to be provided by the Board of Revenue and decree further says tant the railway from Lo laer Bridge to Hanko, which will cost milions of dollars, ehould be undertaken by the rich mer cants, and it morghanta can rainn soek; a large capital they are invited to found a com- pay to undertake the work without any moke tation from the officers, and farther that if the work is carried on properly and successfully they are to be rewarded by the l'hrone.
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SNAKE POISON AND ITS. ANTIDOTES.
Garrulous Barber And how would you **In porfoot silence." (Collapes of barbor.)
Hotel Visitor Now are you sure this bel
is quite clean Servant Yes, sir, the sheets were only washed this morning Just feel them, they ain't dry you."
Heavy Caller: "And so I hear, Mias West ern, that next sonson you are going to taks over many of the morn arduous social duties of your dear tarafa?" Miss Western: "Oh, yes; in foot, she has already instruoted me to entertain the boren!"
A gentlemas entered a bank in the North of Lugland and presented a cheque at the counter.
be ilentlied, and bed Can you produce a friend "No," replied the stranger, sadly,
Fm a football roforos.
One Good Tara, &c.---Flossin (why has over. heard 'anaveration between her father's groot and the family doctor): "Ain't you goin' to buy our gee-geo? Dootor: "No, my dear, I want a larger horro Flossia (eoproachfully) : --- We always take any size baby you choose to. bring."
It has boet weertained that ammonia in the
posible,
The fact that snake poison is of porennial interest to tades who dwell in India renders so apology noosary for again referring to the abject. In a couple of irticles arber in the cially with regard to the reputed value of the air is the main, cats of flowers losing their.. year we put the maller beface our readers, ope- salts of strycline as an sutillo. It was shown that the experimental researches of Dr. tints and colores. In order to preserve them Elliot of Medios as De D. D. Cunningham their natural state, as montly in Calenita tnfirmed the opinion ospassad they should be preserved between paper that by many medical men in India that this been previously saturated in water having
our readers as are this drug was first officially to ride in the streets of St. Fotersburg drag was mealers, and worse than lossene per cent of oxalic void. in the antidotal treatment of xaak-bite. As The first lady yelist who was authorised
Victoria, and it was to put to the best the. claimed ann antidote Dr. Mueller of us couze to grist, billing from her machine and
Pres
The Liverpool Workhouse Committed linve decided to see on tire recommendation of the Medical Offer that an inonbator should be provided for infants. The doctor reported that they had brought in so winny wretched babies who died from wast of vital heat, that with an incubator many res might be saved. It was resolved to prestes an inenbater to hold for children, where they will be kept at a uniform temperature by means of hot water.
dant. Of the Darkht Pass, by which the Comtownels Hongkong.-W. H. O. in the drum. mission travelled, the writer tells us that it is by far the most accessible of the Gilgit routes: many others having been exploited, and recons haitrei scossively and pronounce impracti cable, even for a party such so that which composed the Commission. It is intereating therefore, to learn, among other things, that, în order to put three months applies on the Pamirs even for this party, which consisted of In the ran down to Ching Hus mark the ve British officem, with their followers, no to be employed. For any ons who knows what wind, which had been sist so far, made & fower than eight hundred baggage posies hd the movement of na azmy, with all its impodi sudden stage to zorth, and Princess want by Erica in fext place and this mark was rounded in the following orde-Princess, weals, over such a distance implies, this fact Erica, Ladybird, Meteor, Stalle, Peires; She, alone is ruffleient to settle for over the question route under consicloration a 'cuffciant forse ovan Dart, Eileen. In the host up to the cast end of of the possibility of Russia despatching by the Stonecuttars Island the breeze fall away nimost Erica and these four went away from the rest tall the physical geography of the Pamirs and entirely. Indybird and Meteor both passed toate the most insignificant diversion. Little would be gained by any attempt to set forth, in of the fleet. Whon near the powder magazine at Stousoutters rien drifted past cleer at that the Commission, in crossing the meat no their approaches.. It is signideant, howover, third place and on the ranch along Kowloossible of the pasase between Cashmere and the claims made for it by that gentleman that Drjaring herself so badly that she is now in the shoro Ladybird, which had gone wint hunting
hospital. This accident means that cycling by too near the Docks, was herited for some time, doo Koogh at a favourable season of the Elliot undertook his long series of experiments. ales in Busaia is doomed. The police will and Erita, carrying way from one cat's paw to year, had more than half, their native followers As pointed out in the former articles Dr. Elliot isse ne mors permits to woon, as the fores another, was able to get in front of her operarily blinded by the reflected rays of the injouted into numerous animals doses of fresh holds itself responsible for all accidents not sun, who every square inch of exposed skin was cobra and other enake onom and after
caused by its agents
on strych Prince bad nevor lost the wind catirely and finished an easy winner, Erica being second, and blistered and burnt to an extent that admitted aging interrals fall doses of
of no subsoquant recovery at those altitudos. nie. In overy case the alleged romady. The line was crossed at the finish by the boats Of the route along the banks of the Wakban proved of no rail, may more, the results as follows
that it 290 river, again, by which the Commission travelled want to show
really from Berhad to the Pamirs, we nes told that dangerous had the shake-bite not boen fatal it is a record both for limited space and for in character. But though, with few exceptions, excessive gradienta, nod that no recompiting medical opinion in Indio was unanimous on this officer would have been justified in proceancing point, ret, in view of the assurances receive it prantirabla for laden animals. Of the Pamirs from Australia that the remedy had buon tried themselves, the sole value of which consists in and was very successful there, it was thought certain rarrow belta of grazing land, affording that there mast be some essential and redical pasturage during the short summer months for differonse in the stars of the venera of the the sheep and yake of a fow hundreds of nomads, deadly snakes of the two spuntades. Howovor,
According to the Paris correspondent of the tho writer says that it is difficult, from a military this view did not contaat Dr. Elliot. He induced Daily Chronicle, the mayors and adjoins of point of view, to understand the weight that has the Madras Branch of the British Medical Ass Paris have been asked to register births of both Enan, given to them by same writers as a possiblociation to word a series of questions on these soxes in the name of Taumarise, One happy basis for Russian aggression. "It is very doubt points to Australia. A reply was noon forthcom father gave in the lengthy prefix of Majunge ful," he adds, "whether any one of that group of ing, and in tamistakeable language it shows that Adelba Tanszarve Goulard to mark the thres pases which moss the Hindan Koosh east, of what was clainel in India was correct. The trumphant positions of General Duchasne. It Kafiristan, and arhich are dominated by Chitral natual replies are as follow:The Secretary of
is high time that the Society for the Provention has ever been used to assist a Northern invader the Melbourne Branch of the Association of Cruelty to Children extended their operations into Inglis," but certaitly with the possible ex-writes: (1) The strychnina treatment of snake-
The Roy R. Guynne writes to the Spectator:--- Yasin frota the North-west, nono of the Maetagi and las been saaply tried (3) The opinion of
*** evur have; and if we con- the medical profession, na judged by its sooisto Of the talling of many stories of cats and dogs gigen the innumerabia efforts that have been bodies, is decidedly against this treatment. there is no end; and much reading of them is n ccessfully made to swap over the border and (3) The profession does not scurteaanes the delight to the fleas. Here is a goasino ono told to tap the natold wealth of India from the free use of strychnine by lay men (4) Deaths to me by a dear and most trustworthy friend- North-west and from the West, wo umy rest from suake-bite, as alleged by. Dr. Mineller, are
an inoumbout in Yorkshire. His dog hnd assured that the physical difficulties of that not thing of the past in Australia.
certain.religious instincts, and when he saw the the chance of aggression from that quarter as for any ons to maintain that the drug which to his corner. One evening lay wore brought In face of the above replies it is impossible books brought out for evening prayers, retired Ice-bound barrier are quite sufficient to render
remote in the future as they have proved has been found useless and harmful in India is out while he was growing a bons. Tastinatively imposible in the past. As to the climate of the beneficial in Australia This being so, It is he dropped it and withdrew. The cat, being a region, we are told that the average Famir apparent that Dr. Elliot has conferred a benefit pagan and carnivoroas, took possession of the weather appeared to consist of a succession of on the public, for otherwise we might find such bone The dog glowered at her, but budgeil squalle of ruin, bail, or snow, nacenfimted by an a free nas of strychnine productive of much Form not an inol. Scarcely had the fest "Amon intensely cold biting wînd, which blow alter- Thoro is comething pathatio, we think, in the sounded when he made our spring. The fate nately up and down the particular valley inway public and professional opinion is proze to of that cut I have got words to describe. which we might happen to be snopod.” | avize upon any new drug or poison as en Finally, the writer says that should war arise. antidote for the untoward apuident of sinke-
In the matter of hath the American mil- between England and Russia, no one can safely bite. The seems to exist in the minds of the lionaire has out-rivalled the richest and most maintain that a mils & two of intervening public more than one fallsay on the abject. Inxurious Roman that ever disrobed. Afghaan territory would make much difference to In the first place, most people believe that the Adolph Sutro has spent some of his fabulous Any aggressive designs, emanating from the lightest bite of a venomous snake is deadly and fortune in panelling the cliffs at San Francisco, Roof of the World, but it is impossible to ip- | must invariably be followed by a fatal issue: so that the Pacific flows into enormous tanke- agine that any military authority could seriously This, however, is far from being the case. Many some hot, some cold, some for swimmers, and amtemplate even the tinience of al destina" dy andoubtedly die of susko poisoning-net some exalusively for children. The largest tank Yet not only has the existense of such designs that go as to take for geapel the villages 250 ft. Ly.150 ft. The place, we are tokl, is been seriously contemplated by men who pose ne chowkidars statistics on this matter. Many full of beauty and colour, with tropical plants high military authorities, but it has been made people, on the other hand, who have been bitten
The marks gained by the beats are as followe: CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND CLASS Brico.......18. She...... 30 Princess...15 Dark100 HARDIGAP CLASE.
-ATTOW
10 Lealybird...
to be the favourite recreation of suicy, the Peiyang Squadron Administration. The docked hosts may start. For particulare scention of a semi-mythical Chinese Invealon of i bite has been fully introduced into Australis to this peculiar form of parental torture.
FORTHCOMING WORKS.
“Meesru: Gett, Atem and Co., the eminent
publishers, inform us that they have now in the press and will shortly issue the following in A Short and Easy Way with Vexatious Ques. portant worke
The Regatta pacos will start from near the flagship at Kowloon at 1.15 on Thunday and and Friday next. Any partially decked or programmes of lagatta, which can be obtained at the Victoria Recreation Chub.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,
There were fourteen members present last Saturday to compete for the Short tepkin, which was won by Colour-Sergeant Hopkins, R.B., within very good score of 64. The Spoons were taken by Corporal Wooldrigo and Mr E, Robinson. The following wars the best
290 300 Handi-To- yus yun. C, Sargs Hopkins. 82 Mr. E. Robinava... Corporal Wooldrige. 34
Mr. R. Butter...... Mr. J. Andrest..... Captain Ferguson....
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partly because society has migrated to the Peak and partly
because tennis and other forms of recreation have taken the field. A number of traps are still kept, howevar, mostly by sporting gentlemen for the purpose of driving down to the Racecourse; and the prohibition against THE Licensing of Private Vehicles Ordin public women driving having long ago ance has not been disapproved by Her Majesty, become a dead letter a few persons of this a fret which is not likely to enhance the class may also be seen out driving in the. reputation in this colony of Mr. CHANDER evening Theme thing prevalle in all LAIN, Her Majesty's adviser in the matter, other large cities and towns, and althigh The Ordinance was passed seven months it may be considered objectionable, if the ago, so that it has taken the Secretary of Hongkong Government tries to interfere State a long time to make up his mind, for with it they may brings horlet's nest about the notification of approval was only their ears, for the subject is a delicate one published in last Baturday's Gazelle. It to handle and such a measure as the Licens would perhaps be considered embarrassing ing of Private Vebicles Ordinance is little cal. and vexatious were the Hon. T. H. WAITE culated to abate the practice; if the women READ, the only member of Council who can are not allowed to keep carriages of their be looked upon in the light of a public own they can hire them, and if the Govera representative, to ask for the publication of ment tries to meet that by making the very all the correspondence, and if he did so the stable keeper a judge of the morality of his request would probably be refused, but it customers there would be a nice kettle of would be useful to know on what grounds the deh to fry. It is a mere matter of surmise, decision bas born arrived at. In the absence however, that the Government Jins any of auch information the oily conclusion to sention of grohibiting any particular class forcombe Smith, a Loy named Tong San-king attention of the public to mother evil mid fin
colony.
The ostensible reason for bringing in the Bill was to regulate Chinese trucks and trolleys, which, being run down the step atreets of the colony, sometimes gel Leyend the control of the men in charge and be
tioners. By C. 8. D. Lockemont, Esq. Robbing a Foor Man of his Water. By P. W. Discourse on the Duty of Submission to the
D. Kickom, Esq.
A
Government. Dy the Rev. T. H. Boanerges Blackeye
How to Make the Most of Both Sides A
Series of Essays by Popular Legislators. Hongkong: A Colony Governed by Oftorals for Oficials. By the Lord High Flap doodler:
DISAPPEARANCE OF A REGİS- TERED LOCAL LETTER.
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tus excuse for extending the boundary of the snakes unquestionable retomous escape. It and lows of growing plans," while through the British Empire in Indis hundreds of mile is rely a question of dosage. In any given us sidewalls is sucu the ocean view. Ifero beyond its natural limits and saddling the case it must always remain certain, until de by the millionaire and his friends bathe to the people of Indin with an enormous military extermined by the act cal remts, whether a lethal music bi na orchestra, lounge at Interrals in a conservatory and aquarium, and, when they endituro for which there was no independent dow has er has not been introdnood by any in-have clad themselves in the partially furnished Justification Friend of India.
dividual hite. If a small quantity of the virus reming-roots, ka their refreshment in a in introducid lose than ste zainn le hat one splendid bail. the person bitten will escape, whether any re- medy Lina been applied or not, In this fact tes
At the end of 1904-05 there were 1,204 com-
cane publie danger and nuisance. It is Mascom last week, of whom 172 ner Europeans.aguin." "I want -again on Tuesday at factly unshte to continue owing to their gener, or woodsocki, can be mel with on the Island Barily deadly. If the reptile has been able to 60,17,320 represent the paid-up capital:
to get beyond control and rush. downi
the streets Ri a dangerous speed. The The N. G. I. steamer Letimbro left Ferplay
pected here on or about the 29th inst. for this port on the 8th fist und ray be
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Mr. Barnato's philanthropis prealivities aro always breaking out in a fresh place. Not long age we had the pleasure of zveoriling his generous. donations to various charities in South Afrine, aluding some 20,000 to Kimberley, £10,000 to Johannesburg, and 2500 to Cape Town, making in all the princely total of £15,500 The broad stream of Mr. Barnato's generosity has now bean turned in the direction of London. Ho and a few sity friends have raised, ketiöon thom £15,000, and forwarded cheques for that amount to the Lord Mayor, with the recusat that ho will superintend the distribution of this tale and Londen charities, If all our million. sizes were as generous as Mr. Barnato and those adolated with him in this amiable conspiracy would soon be is a more flourishing edition of benevalence, the francos of our hospitals than they are sf present.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," DEAR SIR-Now that the police admistra tion are okhlhiting such unwanted setivity in carrying put the Ordinances regarding passes At the Magistracy malerday before Mr: T. lange, may I be privileged to draw the
WILDFOWLING IN CHINA was charged with stealingaregistered local letter, the opinion of those who have to anduro it) a be arrived at is that Mr. CHAMDORLAIN has keeping vehicles. So far as can be gathered goatouts own, addressed to fra. J. D. more urgent one, which the Hongkong.com.
the greatest fallacy as regards the sucess of panies throughout Latia, with a nominal capital thought it more politic to "gave the face"
Although, to be quartered in Hongkong any partioniar line of treatment. Suppeso from what transpired in the Legislative Humphreys, Mount Richmond, Mr. Ewona apstabulary might be instructed to suppress as of the local Government than to disallow an Council the Ordinance, seeing to have been paired for the presention, and with his sanction soon as possible. I refer, sir, to the absolute may jantly be regarded by the long entering wan bitten by a mako, symptoms due only of Rs. 27,66,35,000. Of the whole capital in joint-stock companies, 85 per cent. is invested shaard Ordinance, for a mora absurd law has sed nainly for the purpose of shevingtaining the attor
the charge was amended to ona of wilfully de pandemonium whigh exists in this street British officers as the climax of a herd and to fright (ruck is the universul dread of the In companies registered in Bengal and Bombay, Queen's Road Fast) avery night of the week apricious fate, rat to the lover of the gun raptile) enpervena, a remedy, be it the “chicken. The formation of samall provident companies in Dever been eracted in the history of the that the Government is master in the the General Font Office, said-On the 30th No pm. and one, am, These orgies are caused fomething to live for even in the must Bastery ・ other is applied if the patient recovers, this
Ling Suig, a letter carrier in the employ of without intermission hetwon the hours of ten and the dog there is some compensation care, lately Iscussed in this paper, or any Bongal, to which attention has often been drawn, continues setively, the number registered colony, but we believe it is not correct that Tomber I delivered a rogistered letter to the principally by the men of the mercentile marine, defatigability of our of the sers of the This, however, only an orataphs, of the confug being 87. Clver 45 per sint of the paid.ng it is intended to follow it up with other datendant at the house of Mr. Humphreys bo Our Jack" and other nations "Jack" figa one officers da capital is invested in mills and presses, chiefly measures waking the right to wear clothes been 7 and pan. I gave a receipt forte, which as a good second in what is apparently a gun. atriton pigeon shouting olah has boon ng of good had a propter foc, an is shown for workling of prassing bolton, jale, wust, and or eat food dependent on official licence:
was tied up with this letter. I left the latter, but petition, and Montiour Athins is not altogefier established (az birds they are, of course for by wary authenticated cases where parsons silk. The greater number of these are registered did not get the receipt signed as defendant told annocent. These gentlommer amuse themselves Hongkong does not procnes. the real article), have been bitten by anket caught and identi in Bombay, that presidency representing under ue to corao back for it on the following Mon and distract other by forming riuksha pro where the sportamu can go and get rid of his fed as venomous, and have recovered without this head a paid up capital of Rs. 8,49,30,020, day. I went back on Moulay about one pm cassions oy and down this street and rolling superduous cartridges, together with his bile, any remedy at all. This is an important fact boing nearly iso-thirds of the whole, most of it There were 2011 altors to the City Hall | He said Humphreys is sleep, come and screaming and singing til fast are per and a stray snips or two, or perhapa a partidge to get hold of a bite of a snake is not nego invested in ection mills and press x right that means should exist to ecable the
sant one pa hat. I did not see the ally being thoroughly primed with fire-anter itself. But to shake off the dust of ones boots satan hold of a taper or foo; and while gripping rested in mills and presos registered in Bengal, police to deal with that matter; but these Another heavy batch of ne light or-pas dafontant then In consequence of what I was supplied them by some of the aristocratic natab at the island and get up the China coast is, in has had Une to inject a tail does of its ranom, a large number of them being inte mills and could casily have been provided by requiring charger was dealt with at the Police Court yes- tall I went to the Test Office and spoke to Mr. Lishments to the far westward this same the winter montes, the be all and end at of the prospects for the abortusolo violin's re
terday.
Bolly. Mr. Solly gave me lotter, which I street. Due Warrior in Her Majesty'a landevory sportsman's existence.
*****covery are mis hot in a great number of cases. every truckandrolley to Beara plate with the
task to the house. On that ocension I saw the fareas has adopted a mather unique method of It was with this praiseworthy object that Mr. the snoke lice mot en able to do this, has a owner's norac, so that he could be summoned San Francisco to the Fh ult arrived at letter: The registered letter had written on it be generally when on the spree gratifies his last Janeury and went on board one of Douglas Its fangs it may just before bat tied its The steamer Evandale, with maile, from defendant, he handed me the answer to the informing us that he comes of an imbecilostook: A. H. T. P. and myself got three weeks louro Laps icrely soratahed the part, or if it has fixed and fined should his vehicle be allowed Yokohama on the Sil inst.
in Chinese clarusters: "Hongkong Dispensary's excited disposition by imitating the calls of hapraik's confortabis steamers, bound for polson sus on koron other objact, consequently taipu's private residence."
rooster, but in this militant swain is undoubtedly water, which place is, but here, & regular little poison having been introduced the person M. Humphrey's then said.The defendant is afected with pulmonary piss his efforts are home of the wildfowl Of course, we fally bibteu estas Aging in any casse spoken Government, however, determined to
substitute head boy, and I have had him six not appreciated, and I trust he will access this armed and equipped ourselves before starting of see of cobra bito, the snake ass neither weeks I did not receive a registered letter the only nation. No doubt a great share of and my friend bad. In his usual careful and beanten, aught, nor identified. Nor indeed bring every one into the net, as the then
The Chine Mutual steamer Faient, from and a raceipt form was not bronglit to me to blame is due to the shanty keepers before re-methodical way, made all our arrangements for is the identification of a snake a deadly so easy Acting Attorney-General explained in
sign. I first saw the receipt form on the referred to, but the authorities controlling these on riving of Smitor. Our Artillery is often apposed.RASS Glasgow, Manchester, and Liverpool left in December who having dinner. The defendant men might be persuaded to give them a little as follows My frind, a double barrelled Therefore It is only by experiment that the moving the second reading of the Bill, and gapore for this port yesterday and may be brought me a packet of letters, on the top of advice on the mattos, as what with tlie univers. 8-bore, built to take Knoch's patent. brass actual value of my remedy can be escortaimed: so it was rande applicable to the people who posted hard on or about the 19th inet
which was the recupt form, but it was not ally famel cats here one has quite enough to cartridges, and his double-barrelled 19-bory it is only by experiment that the minimal lethal keep earrings for their own use. Hence
It is very unfortunate that the, meeting tied to any letter. He asked me to sign do to induca sleep without tuose, midnight whilst I had a double-barrelled 10-bore of dose can ho doterceled, and it in ebly by exper muxiliout gift among various indlestad hospi forth no one is to be allowed to keep a
the resept before I had looked at the letters reveries, I beg to romain. der sir, yours Mosers. Bland and Son and a derbis terrelled mont, that there can be my cortainty that a I locks) through the letters and asked him for faithfully
JENDRANA deadly does ne bo introduced into the cle carriage without the permission of an
the letter for which I had to sign the receipt
We took me dogs, as the country we know to enlation. The method of axriment is as fal officer charged with the duty of issuing
form. He said "I gave it to you on Satuday"
be, unsuitable. Tu twenty-four hours walowa In order to find the actual quantity of kteated inbo Swatow harbour, and, by the fore venom required te vertainly kill a animal I said "I have not seen any such letter, boy"
·Treences and is liable at any time to bare hiş
Bight above mentioned, found our houseboat varying quantities are injected into Reveral He id You gave it to you, and meeter was licence withdrawn or suspended at the
Yesterday morning Mr. G. P. Lament old sitting there. He told me to bring the receipt
THE SHAN HILLS. RAILWAY the Maid of Kent, tally stocked and pro, animali, till the crest amount is known. visioned. These houseboats are built for shoot | Thin quantity being know, not less whim or caprice of the Government. If it by action in one lot the hall of the Wondering furn back on Monday 2
The United States Consul-Goneral at. Barce Jowo with maste, sparg, yazde, and standing rig Mr. J. D. Humphreys deposed It is not
Now that the construction of the railwaying trips, and generally, in addition to having than that areant le then injected into a parti. Ions, lui a recent report, mentions the sequisition were simply a case of putting a tax on ging, with one anchor and cable down. The true that the defendant brought a registered from Mandalay to the Galween hit besu a courfertulle vabiss ritu gani-racks and other only China and tamediately afterward the be a public institution these of seven old bills vehielce zio objection could be taken-ne a
lot was knocked down for $7,200 Various lettor on the 20th November, nor is it true that sanctioned, the opinions of the adroutes of conveniences, are good see boats; and the Maid: known quantity of the alleged antidote. If the of exchange, all made payable in Harcelona. The rival mates are not of vory, absorbing Inforest, of Hené we found no exception to the role. In animal cocovers, ad much the better for the most ancient is dated at 3alleres (Palma) in chors, cables, boats, &o, fetched very good at Becomibor. question of expediensy, whether it was prices.
This concheted tie vase for the prossoution, Colquhona, whose panis won for so many yer good-bye to the good ship Douglas and its genial the routedy hna lasu proved to be useless change sou in salstezon. The second is dated necessary or desirable to raise revenue from
Defendant, in addressing the Magistrate, identified with the Malmain Bsume schema captatu and wird der all for the home of One series of vrverluents like this outweigh 1300 the third drawn in Pia, ia also dated
theniants of alleged onses of cures where this source. For our own part, we look. Tennedy's stobico with the flowing to raven and eight o'clock pan, the latter carrier Salwoon in.
Twoive grillius were drawn for yesterday it said On Saturday, 30th November, batwoon saying a good word in favour of the Mardziey the wildfowl. H
Addressing a meating of: the It was towards swoning when the great at the menorary factors of dosage, Lo, ato un 1999; the next twe were drawn in Valencia in upon carriages as a fair subject for taxation, ante-Bay, M. Lewig groy, Me Roger; tron brought four lettem, que at which was white Liverpool Chamber of Commercs last month bankment at the mouth of the river Had cans Jenown partial example will make this 1411 and 1540 respectively; the sixth was drawn and should the Governor or Colonial Secre grey, Mr.L. G. Leroux; cnn, Mr. B. M. Grey; ons wrapped in a receipt form, I handed the fs, made Lis Confession of faith. The scheme sa view, and it was on the mat mud fat in front even more clear. Buppose a person took by his at Rosation, is France, in 1615; and the last at tary desire to keep ure we see no reasons Conngham; Green, Mr. Hobuke Grey, Mr. are busy, tall the carrier to come not since for as physically the bort ronts to South-western catol the first glimpse of our quarry. There. He discovers his mistake and mediately takes letter, you will pay within the next two month, chestnut Mr Bruce marble grey. Lord letter to my stress at dinner. She said We formerly advocated by him he still considered of this where we eagerly samined on glasses to take, say, four drope of the solution of arsenic Naples in 3595. A translation of the first reads as followsSir-In conformity with this fráb why they should not be required to pay Gray, Brer Lient-Colonel The it I told the carrior to come back for the Chana, far superior to any route from Bhatao, are enough, slang Iites of dat mud, on the some reputed antidote, any gloss of whisky consting from £o date of this, to the woman twenty-five or fifty dollars a year for the German; grey, Mr. Brage: blak, Ceptains receipt. Afterwards the fold found the receipt for instance. That is probably sorrent, but edge of the soa, and still a long distance from ons He recovers, and perhaps puts down his "gresibile, wife of the denied. Mr. Jamo Castallo.
When the Bul was in the
Hadolyffe, chestnut, Dr. Lowson. privilege.
on the table ami he handed it to Mrs. Humphreys Mr. Colgehou sees that other condenations houseboat, were not hundreds but thoreands and to the antidote, thought as a matter of hot be to sign. She asked him for the letter and bile physical ones must be taken into thousands of every work of wildfowl that it ever took less than the minimal lethal down. If the xii. fibras x, modra (about 955) of Barcelons money, which obtain from the runt of the Legislative Council, however, it was stated A German sailor fell asleep at the Eappy then asked me. I have landed you the oquat Follies dification from 1887 onwards entered the heart of the delighted wildfowler to
Cse Praction?: Engineer" for advertisers of the payment of which you will require in due it was not to be used for the purpose of Valley on Saturday morning, and a coolie took letter; the portman did not deliver a parool. made, he says, his scheme impossible and he envire. Although late, we quickly got our
Engineering Specialities. raising revenue and that the fees would be advantage of the man's somnolent condition The prisoner was Hent to geol for three abandoned it. We are glad to hear that fick take the name the Chinese have for small,
cutting open his trousers' peokot with a knife months with Lard labour.
Most people thought he will was an advocats Belt. Aat-bottomed pants) and coolies (coch fick
Dctical Engineer Pocket-book for 1898. purely nominal It must therefore: be | and stealing 12,40, a pipe, and a kaifa. The We understand the letter was posted by of the Manimain zoute, though the active adtak in zonuned by two Chinese coolies, some of poet free. A marvel of chespues. All sew presumed that there was sme ulterior and pouer endeavoured to prove an alibi, but it Mare. Hing Kee & Co. for lady who has rocney of it has for some year been left to ft. them thorough sporten themselves, and well agents. undisclosed motive in mak ag the regulations palpable that he was telling a lie and us be gone to Onlyatts, and the latter was Wod ab Half Hallett. The Manlmain soline has not verset in the art of bringing one up within Dractical Engineer. Fractio articles for practical been previously convicted he was sent to in a way to denote that it contained something boch exactly imposible since 1967, but it has rosige of the fort, and, mad for blood, we slowly non. 2d. weekly, 0, Victorin Approval, of the truck trakto an excuse for making geol for six months with hord labour.
more than correspondsnes;
not been advisable. The annation of Upper advanced on the enemy. Of course we asperated; Manchester."
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iko Legislativo Conzoil and the annual regate clash this week. Doubtless when the Council oseloozed by the Goverment was adjourned until Thursday the regatta was
QUILLDRIVER."
Queen's Road Bast, 9th December, 1825..
matter of principle; it would simply be other lots, consisting of salls, runmag gonr, an I told him to come for the receipt an: Monday still it' is satisfactory to find Me AR Jeer time than it takes to describe we had asid reputation of the satidote, if the som mal dies, 1992, and is thought to be the oldest bill of ar
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University of allorea on the 11th December,
me without fail. Dated at Mafore, the 26th day of October, year 1992 Guillem de Muntra, Administrator of the bin.It bears the following audorsement To the Honourable Senor and My Confrere Lorenss Inques, Er change Merchant of Barcelona.