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cognised scalo of charges, may-possibly THE French steamer Sallie goes over to Kow. We hear that the Hon, A. Lambert has been ap | ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE that he may give sanitary arrangements lils first have, to some slight extent, temporarily foon Docks this evening to undergo rather exten-pointed Acting Adjutant to the Royal Artillery stationed in China and the Straits Settlements, benefitted the enterprising advertisers; but as it will henceforth be found im-
in succession to Lieutenant S. W. Lane, who is about to be appointed to a Field Battery, Lieu- tenant Lane has held the appointment since possible to raise the tariff to its old dimen-
April 1881, and carries the good wishes of a sions, it is very doubtful whether past advantages have been sufficiently valuable
numerous circle of friends to his new sphere of to counter balance probable future losses.
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revolution, which will best be understood by a reference to the notice in our adver- tising columns, emanating from Messrs. EÇA DA SILVA & Co.
Messrs. Eça na Siera & Corwho are as efficient, reliable, and trustworthy auc VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS, tioneers as any firm in the Colony, an
nounce that henceforth they will undertake sales of real estate at the rate of one dollar per thousand, which is exactly one tenth per cent; on ships, opium, piece goods and $750.valuable merchandise at one per cent,; on household furniture and general goods at $10.00. two and a half per cent.; and on sales of furniture or goods under distraint for rent, two and a half per cent, which will Include appraisements. As this im- mense reduction in commission charges is manifestly for the benefit of the public we consider it our duty to give it every pos- sible publicity. As the sales of real estate have already been proved to be influenced by personal reasons rather than by a high
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ACCORDING to the Gazzife two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt at Amoy about midnight on the 22nd inst.
WE are informed by the Postmaster General that correspondence for Australia will he forwarded
by the contract pocket Peking to-morrow, to catch the urine at Singapore. LIEUT-COLONEL PALMER, R.E. who has been spending: the-last-few-weeks-in-Japan, arrived from Yokohama by the Oceanic this forenoon. We understand that lie gallant Colonel will shortly proceed to England. We are informed by the agent of the O. & O. Steamship Co. that the steamer Coptic left San Francisco for this port on the 9th instant and is de here about the 7th proximo. The P.M. Steamship Co.'s steamer City of Tokio left San Francisco on the 21st instant, and is duc here about the 19th proximo.
Con Save the Queen" in Hindustani is quoted by the Globe and this is how our National An- them looks when translated into an Eastern tongue :— .
Khuda bariewe Qaisar ke 1 Beach! barhawċ talar ku
Haq Qaldar bayar lui Hhef-dewe na Kiha sa Saidah bar hamidah far Farmandah han pai halvat har
Haqq Qaisar ka yar ho!
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MR. Peter Smith, of the "City of Hamburg" invern, a resident of over 20 years in this colony, has been compelled by ill-health to give up business and seek a change of climate. Mr. Smith left to-day for japan by the mail, and was taken on board by Messrs. Blackhead & Co's steam, launch, being accompanied by a large nuniber of his personal friends who wished him boy voyage and a speedy return to His usual vigorous health. WE understand that a movement is on foot amongst our Portuguese friends to arrange a special excursion to Macao for Saturday next. Sunday is a red letter day in the Roman Catholic calendar, being the anniversary of the annual feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. There will be the usual services in honor of the anniversary, and a granul procession. We have no doubt that a large number of visitors will honour the Holy City on this occasion.
The Foochow Market Report of the 15th Inst saysCongou-A steady business has been reported, during the week. The Teas principally in demand have been, fair, to good common and flavory kinds, whilst a few common have been taken at fully previous quotations. Thin! crop Hing Tongs have sold at prices in favor of buyers. The later settlement of Panyongs, and Fock Saryunes have commanded previous rates. Tong Oans, may be quoted a 1 Tacl per picul lower, for medium grades. For Soomoos, and Chun- fully half a Tael, on latest contracts. Settlements locks, holders have submitted to a reduction of for the week arc, 11,331 chests; at Tis, 3 à 22 per picul. Arrivals from the
1,800 chests.
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country have been We learn that there is at last an opposition Messis, Douglas, Lapraik & Co's line of steamers but the same is confined between Hongkong and Swatów, and does not extend to Foochow The. steamship China is now keenly compeling against the Awangling. We used to hear sonte residents at the Anchorage grumble, at what they considered the high rate of passage between Foochew and Hongkong, and express the wish of seeing the monopoly broken; but strange to. say, these individuals were not in the habit of making the trip, and were therefore not in a position to judge of the every comfort provided for passengers on board these steamers. Op position is always appreciable, bat we consider the rates between here and Hongkong, reasona
[43 or low scale of charges, Messrs Eça DA isgigantic vessel when he got her inside the threepers, about the weakest specimen of journalism astonished in visiting the cells and talking with to the vessel having taken a wrong course.
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Suys and Co. may possibly derive a very trifling advantage from the extraordinarily low tariff they have adopted for this class of business; but in all ordinary auctions, and more especially in furniture sales, their extremely favorable ternis cannot 'fail to attract a large share of public patronage. The published tariff for dis- traint auctions should commend itself to all concerned. There can be no doubt whatever that the past excessive rates charged for appraising and then selling the worldly belongings of poor unfortunates under destraint for rent, frequently formed a real hardship to deserving tradesmen and others who happened to be in diffi culties; a hardship, which ought to have attracted the attention of the Supreme
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The 1. O. G. T.'s met in the Temperance Hall last evening to commemorate the ninth anniver- sary of the introduction of the Order into Eng- with bunting and festoons. Business commenced land. The Hall was very tastefully decorated at 7 o'clock by about 80 of the persuasion, and their friends, sitting down to an excellent supper, the tables being gracefully presided over by several ladies. The havoc made amongst the good things provided by the Temperance Hall manage ment proved the 1. O. G. T.'s both inte and female, to be knife and fork warriors of a very high class. Total abstinence from intoxicants is doubtless an excellent appetizer. After the "worrying match was finished, the Hall was cleared and the revd. Mr. Jennings elected to the chair. The chairman said, Ladies and Gentlemen: "I am unexpectedly called to take the chair, and find it no easy matter on the spur of the moment to address a meeting like the present, especially as I have never been connected with Temperance Societics (so-called), nor much acquainted with their movements.. I have indeed often felt it my
blc duty, to preach Temperance in Church, in the church's way, but have never before stood up to
It is proverbial that for many years Chinese, advocate it on a "Temperance" platform Why Shippers have, as far as possible, avoided effect- f'should be more backward in the matter than ing policies of insurance upon their large and We have received a copy of a newpaper publish some of my brother clergy in China, I hardly valuable cargoes. By the untimely loss of the have sustained a severe loss, which might have ed in Yokohama called the Japan Gazette dated know, because the evil effects of drunkenness S.S. Europe, they suddenly percieve how they If we should ever go down to the sea in ships we 17th August, and we are rather at a loss to under-force themselves as much on my attention, per been averted by the payment of a small premium of insurance. Becoming direct losers they are do not wish to have a pluckier skipper than Cap stand the reason why the proprietors of this ex-haps, as any one's. One small portion of my
on the Shippers; attributing the loss of their in W. G. Feare, of the steamship Arabic traordinary publication should have taken the flock would not be where it is but for this evil desirous, we learn, of throwing the onus of blame The manner in which this gallant old salt handled trouble to send us in one of their special wrap. mean in Victoria Gaol! 1 have often been
An influential Guild feel so aggrieved that they red buoys off the Naval Yard, on his way out of the to be seen in the Far East--not even excepting the European prisoners to find how many mis- have actually resolved to abstain from shipping harbour this morning, was what our American the Chind Mail. Ah, perhaps Messrs. W. H. demeanours had been committed while the inen any cargo until the matter has been settled. AF they so scrupulously save every cash, where pos friends would call "a caution to snakes." Had Talbot and J. R. Anglin wished to show us how were under the influence of drink and to what though the Chinese are so very far-sighted, still Captain Pearne beer inanipulating a steam clever and sarcastic they can be at times: In grent crimes, the loss of self-control through oversible, that we are not wonderfully surprised at their taking such an extreme risk as that of not launch instead of a leviathan steamer like the this particular copy of the Japan Gazette, there drinking had led some men.
I want to say a few words about this word "self effecting public insurance where their merchan drabie, he could not have displayed greater what purports to be a criticism of an article on
world. We certainly should expect however, to coolness in what appeared to beadifficult situation. stock gambling, which appeared in a San Fran control." It is the equivalent, or rather the mean dise is in more risk than upon any coast in the We admire pluck and seamanship, and as the cisco contemporary, and in which, after quoting, of the New Testament word "temperance." find large Chinese firms adopting the admirable skipper of the arabic combines in himself both ing copiously from the American journal, Mr. Wherever the word "temperance" occurs system of self insurance; a system now in general these qualities to an extraordinary degree, it fol- Talbot or Mr. Anglin lets him self out in in the New Testament, the Apostles' word vogue all-over the world.—Herald. lows that we admire Capt. W. G. Pearne,
this style: Having said thus much, our San in the original language is a word really mean. AMONGST the passengers for Shanghai by the Francisco contemporary loses his temper alto ing self-control, a power of self-restraint, self- daily this morning, were the two great Hong.gether and bursts out with the following brief government, a firm hold over the baser passions kong sportsmen, Messrs. Paul and Kerfoot, who but terrible denunciation of the London press and appetites. St. Paul mentions it among the have gone north to take part in the forthcoming before which, the keen satire and fierce invective fruits of the Holy Spirit. This, then, is after all, Autumn Meeting. As both our local leviathans of the Hongkong Telegraph and Tokio Timer the meaning of temperance; and this we clergy bave powerful stables, we have little doubt that must grow pale and sink to insignificance: The have to preach, and to tell men and women that fruit of the Spirit, this power of the will to exer Hongkong will make a bold bid for the highest reports encouraged by some of the London papers if they are really Christians they must have this honours of the meeting; in fact our advices res. griffin, and Mr. Paul's high priced trio, give us such a high opinion of these racers, that we should not be at all surprised if the treble event, Griffins, St. Leger, and Champions, fell to the bearers of the "wasp," and yellow jackets, "The Shanghai sportsmen have evidently very favour
prospects of one of the most exciting meet. ings on record.". WE regret to have to record the death of Mr Jesse Harrold, chief engineer in the Hongkong Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company's ser- vice, which occurred at the Government Civil, Hospital at 8 o'clock this morning, Mr. Harrold although comparatively a young man, was a very old and valued servant of the Company. At one time he acted in the joint capacity of captain and chief engineer of the Spark on the Macao- Canton route; bus latterly has been chief engineer -of-the-Aiutang—A short time ago the de ceased was under treatment for an affection in one of his eyes by Dr. Von Der Horck, and after getting, as he supposed, all right, was suddenly prostrated with what was afterwards discovered to be mental aberration. Mr. Harrold went into hospital on August 27th, so that he had been exactly a month and one day under treatment. The deceased who was a very quiet, steady man, was well liked by a large circle of acquaintances, who will deeply regret his untimely death.
than THREE O'CLOCK so as not to retard the Court authorities long ago. Now that pecting the quality of Mr. Kerfoot's skewbald They are venal, cold-blooded, rascally, and ought cise control over themselves...
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1882.
The auctioneers of this Colony are ap parently staunch believers in the truth of the much hackneyed saying which.asserts that opposition is the life of trade, The local knights of the rostrum and hanimer; have had a remarkably good innings owing to the house property fiasco during the past six months, and fabulous amounts are said to have been cleared out of auction
commissions. However, be that as it may, there has been an amount of rivalry ex- hibited amongst the auctioneers, in their
Messrs. DA SILVA & Co. have publicly ad; vertised that they will undertake all such business at a commission of two and a half per cent., persons whose property may be sold under distraint, will have good reasons for refusing to sanction the payable ment of any higher charges..
TELEGRAM S.
LONDON, 27th September. TURKEY AND GREAT BRITAIN. The l'orte demands to know what steps are contemplated after the withdrawal of the British Troops from Egypt.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
We note amongst the names of the passengers arrived by the Oceanic, that of General Jno. A. Halderman, Minister Resident for the United States to the King of Slam,
DR. C. J. WHARRY, the superintendent of the
Government Civil Hospital, who has been home on leave of absence for some considerable time past, arrived from San Francisco by, the steam- ship Oceanic this forenoon.”
founded on one of Gilbert's "Bab" ballads, "The Fairy Curate," which tells us how→→
*China a fairy, light and airy,
Mamed with a mural 3 Man, however,
are without a shadow of 'foundation in truth.
to work the ruln of the journals that invented them." After this might we be permitted to re- spectfully suggest to the proprietors of the Japan Greeffe to print in future their wonderful journal on paper rather softer and more plaint than the present quality. The coarse quality of paper now used prevents the Gazette from being utilis- ed for the only purpose which can warrant its ex- istence, and dear Messrs. Talbot and Anglia when you have any more' witty and sarcastic things, to say about the Telegraph, just send us
that copy
of the Gazelle, and we will, as we are doing now, treat you to a gratuituous advertise. ment. Au revoir.
But, as we all know too well, it becomes weak in many men, and they are tempted, and give way to temptation, and lose all self control. And these are, the men, I presume, that you Good Templars have organized your selves to help. Your Crusade ought not to be so much against a thing (drink), as to be a means of helping men to control themselves against the excessive use of drink, and rescuing those that are down-and so far as the Good Templars Society in Hongkong makes this its aim, I am here to wish it God speed with all my heart.
Hongkong has a bad character, in more re- spects than one. It has a bad character among foreigners for its climate. But it has, i find, a bad character amongst the Chinese of the interior for other things which appear on the surface. Not long ago I was told by a Church of England Missionary, who had travelled inland about a four days' journey, that he came to a city, where he saw a crowd of people in one of the streets. He went up to see what was the matter. And there in the centre of a ring was a Chinainan reeling backwards and forwards across the street, to the immense amusement of the on-lookers. That is an Englishman," he said: He had been down to Hongkong. Now if that be the character of Hongkong in the interior, the sooner it is retrieved the better, and anything you can do in this respect, has, as I said before,
The mixed entertainment which followed the speech was loudly cheered and applauded. chairman's speech was a great success, songs, duets, recitations and planoforte selections being the ingredients which composed the "bash, Where all performed so well, and with so much satisfaction to the audience, it would not be wise to mention names and give an extra kudo to any besides, butter is scarce just now. The meeting was brought to a close by voting thanks to the chainman and other helpers, and by singing the antional anthem, after which the orderly utterly oblivious of the bacchanalian spirits in another quarter of the town who were bidding good bye to a friend who went forth by to-day's mail, and singing in great glee "we'll quaff the flowing bowl." We wish the L.O.G.T.'s every success in their crusade against drunken- ness, and hope to be spared to attend at their next year's anniversary.
WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD.
of
New York papers state that a large crowd wit nessed the wresting match, on Aug 7, at Madison- square Garden, for the championship of the world America, and Joseph Acton, champion of Eng. land. The men have wrestled nine times before, and $1,000, between Edwin Bibby, the champion
and Acton has been victorious six times. He is twenty-nine years old, weighs 147lb., and stands sf sin, in height. Bibby is thirty-three years on which they wrestled was partially covered old, weighs 155lb., and is 5ft 4in. The platformi with carpet, but the wrestlers wiggled off the carpet on to the rough floor, and they skinned their knees in consequence until they bled pro fusely, Hill acted as referee, Arthur Chambers was Acton's second, and Traynor performed the same office for Bibby.
The wrestling began just before nine o'clock, The men's bodies glistened with oil as they ad vanced at the referee's call of time to the centre of the carpet and clasped one another. The match was, according to Lancashire rules, or catch-as-catch can. Bibby showed his lack of confidence in himself from the start by going down on his knees, assuming the defensive, and thereby giving his opponent a great advantage. Acton grasped bis man firmly round the waist, beneath the arms, and strove to turn him over.on his back; but the activity of Bibby served him. in good stead, and when his opponent was thought to have gotten him over, would suddenly. writhe around and would be hugging the floor again as tenaciously as ever Knee-locks,"
back trips," "front trips," "grape vines," "hip- locks, and all the arts known to the science of wrestling were tried in a desperate struggle of one moment in the air and the next squirming half an hour, during which the men would be llut it was apparent that the on the floor. Englishman was the better wrestler of the two, thrown, considerable uproar was occasioned by the referee announcing "no fall" and stating that according to the rules both shoulders of the fallen after the momentary excitement occasioned the dispute, grappled each othet more firmly than before. In thirty-eight minutes from the time they began wrestling Acton, twining his arms around the legs and the neck of the Amer and pushed both shoulders squarely to the floor, can Champion, twisted him over on his back,
∙is first,
first fall for Acton Harry Hill announced a amid cheers,
Once when it looked as though he had Hibby
endeavours to win favor with mortgagees, and other persons having properties to WE observe from El Comercio that the new sell, which amongst such an autocratic artistes, for the Italian Opera Company at pre- THE plot of Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera is thing be done to get the medico out of the colony my hearty wish of God speed." The Chairman's wrestler must touch the floor together, The men, class, and in such an extremely consent in Manila, are expected to arrive from Sin- servative town, is sufficiently surprising to attract special attention. At the be- ginning of the forced sales of house and landed properties, the auctioneer's com mission was generally understood to be one per cent., clear on the gross returns. This was the recognised charge through. out the profession. We hope we are not Smith libel business had reached London before The result of this strange union was a son named having quickly "struck oil," in a neat little speech particular one. It might create jealous feelings, At the end of that time they came out and began;
offending popular prejudices, and outraging -law, physic, and divinity by designating-our-
gapore by the steamship Panay shortly due. The Company will, it is stated, perform fór a short season in Manila prior to their departure for Shanghai. They are expected to open either with "Lucia di Lammermoor" or "La Sonnam.
bula."
Never, Nayer,
Pas the fairy portal. Slyly stealing. She to Kaling Maden daily journey There she found him, Clients round him-- [He was an attorney!,"».
THE preliminaries of the Bandmann-Fraser- the departure of the last mail. Here is what the "Georgie," who became in due time a curate, and, being half a fairy, had the power of paying Referee has to say about the saintly Daniel Ed-visits to his fairy manima. One day, however, "wärd:—"Mr. Bandmann, has been displaying
his bishop, dropping in unexpectedly, finds
The men seemed much fatigued, and they retired to their rooms for à rest of ten minutes,
the second trial. This time it was all one way. Acton got the American down, and the struggle on the floor was short and sharp. Active as up-in a knot by his adversary, and at the end of Bibby was, he could not prevent being doubled
and the fall was awarded to Acton, who was declared entitled to the stakes, winning two faits out of three,
DR. Brown, remanded from the 8th instant, on a charge of being drunk and incapable, was brought before Mr. Wodehouse this morning. We may mention that Brown has been in limbo, under medical treatment, for some considerable time perfectly sober and sane past, and is now in a condition, and only anxious to get out of this colony where temptation to drink is so rik. His Worship imposed a fine of $5 on Brown, with the option of fourteen days. This is a clear case for the philanthropists of the colony; the doctor is undoubtedly a man of ability, and it is very probable if a fresh chance were given him that he would not only turn over a new leal, but would open a fresh ledger altogether. Unless some with all haste, we are much afraid that the Ma gistracy will soon again be graced with his pre- sence on the old charge of" drunk and incapable," When the fine was inflicted on Doctor Brown this morning, the prisoner was allowed out to try and raise the five Mexicans amongst his medical friends. After being on the hunt for a very short time, Brown returned and anted up the needful. to His Worship, the worthy doctor expressed his determination not to appear any more in Court in the character of a drunk and incapable and we hope Acwill be able to carry out his determination. The an editor. The editor, saying that thrashing wings and short petticoats; and assuming her to Kendall, the greatest of all Australian pocts, of wonien was more in his line, challenged him to "come on." Instead of coming on, he sued for be a lady of the ballet, denounces her son, who, whose death we were advised by letters per libel, and the editor, who is evidently a plucky in his indignation at the insinuation, "changed Meath yesterday, Kendall was a literary llon religion, like a pigeon, and became a Moiman" of the first order, and won the prize of fellow, stands committed for trial, but intends to the denouement is changed, and the story much and hundred guineas for a prize odo os fight. He is editor of the Hongkong Telelaborated in the new libretto; but the leading the opening of the Sydney Exhibition in graph"
idea of the latter is identical with that of the 1879. His latest published work, "Songs from the mountains" came out under our personal A CORRESPONDENT writes that the wonderful ballad. phenomenon in the heavens mentioned by our
SAYS the Overland Mail:-The intense bitter supervision and met with a reception probably enterprising evening contemporary as having reasons best known to themselves, but day evening, was nothing more nor less than a
easy to understand.. What advantage can Italy less than 750 copies of the first edition of the work possibly derive from estranging the friendship of being sold within one month of its publication. which were no doubt satisfactory enough, flock of large white birds-probably-geese-the. Preat pan were her interests in the East Henry Kendall was a man with the same sort of they did not advertise this reduction of setting sun shining on them giving them the ex- as large as those of France was she secure of weakness as has been lately displayed by doctor their charges in the European press. This traqxtiinary (7) appearance alluded to. Our cor
the most fiery description. Here's a true yarn movement was a perfectly legitimate one, respondent states that the birds were plainly is the French alliance-was Austro-Geman opinion Brown, an all absorbing love of drink, drink of although its wisdom may be fairly ques.cerned by three naval officers, who had the aid against us-was the political world turned tops about poor Kendall, which has never found its the Coveror's retinue were duly armed with um strength and constituents of the Muscovite army, tioned, so far as the auctioneers themselves of a telescope to make assurance doubly sure. turvy and everything exactly where it is not now
If the Mail will only persevere, it will discover her conduct might be justifiable. She might way into the papers, and which will be appro- are concerned, and it is noteworthy the dodo flying through the heavens one of these immagine she could see her way to some advantage priate at the present time as showing that though | peculiarly so, we think that while are fine daya
through a conflict with England. But it happens he had a failing he made many struggles to con- that since the Tunis affair France and Italy have quer it. An intimate, friend, an artist, met him duction of 50 per cent, was made on Chi-
one day, "Jack," he said, "I'm turning over a nese house property auctions, the commis. is our intention as soon as our new type, now been anything but the best of friends, while
en route, arrives, to reprint in pamplet form a full Austria has far-from-forgaten Lombardy and new leaf-in fact, I've got a new book. I've de- sions for European ordinary sales remained account of the Bandmann-Fraser-Smith libel Venice Germany, threatened by Russia on the clared war, sanguinary war to the knife against unaltered.
case, with all the letters, articles, doc., which were one side and France on the other, must cultivate rog, and I've opened the campaign gloriously, As we have already stated, the wisdom produced at the trial, and have since been pub the English and Turkish alliance; while Austria, Glad to hear it, old man,hope you'll he vic- of the auctioneers in endeavoring to secure lished in the Telegraph. A reprint of the trial ever pregnant with the elements of disruption in torious." The following week they met again." Lusiness, by offering to undertake these has already-bcca-published by the China Afall, her Magyar and Sclavonic populations, must "Well," said Jack, "how's the war?" "Pro
hold by Germany for her own-preservation. auctions at half the ordinary rate, may be, but it is such an imperect, garbled, and generally Italian irritability and temper is unseemly, as greasing favourably, replied Kendall, but with incorrect version of the actual facts of the case well as impolitic. It resembles the ill-natured a sort of compromise the demon and I shake fairly questioned. We might ever go that we consider it desirable in our ows defence barkings of a drawing-room-favourite Italy while when we meet Another week clapsed farther, and hazard an opinion that, under to send forth to the world the true story of one of should remember the past, and then consider and the friends met. "How's the war, Kendall any circumstances, to lower the rates was the most extraordinary cases ever tried in the that she remains a portion of the Eure asked the artist. "All over, replied the poet,
cert by sufferance only, or because the Great an egregious blunder. The attempt to East. The price ofour pamphlet which we hope Powers are mutually Jealous of each other. No Complete and glorious victory. The demon has obtain employment by sacrificing the re-tofasic early next month will be Thirty Cents. one feare her waspish words
auctioneers professional men! As personal temper in Hongkong. He talked about kicking Georgic's 'mamtaa' d' is the fairy Rebecen, in doctor very much reminds as of poor Henry Good Templars retired to their respective roosis, four minutes and a half his backbone colapsed, influence and popularity attracted nearly the whole of the auction business to one enterprising auctioneer, the other gentle men, who were left out in the cold, thought It advisable to appeal to that never falling evidence of human weakness; the pockets of their clients, and to announced in the Chinese newspapers that they were willing to undertake property auctions for a commission of one half per cent, Forcated such a tremendous 'sensation last Mon.nese displayed by the Italian journals is not quite never equalled by any poet, past or present, no
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ANECDOTES OF A BRITISH
VETERANK
Time, Indeed, seems to have wings, when blithe Balcarres Ramsay is found writing that he began his military career some forty years ago. It seems only the other day that he was quite a young Captain in the Seventy-fifth Regi ment, and yet that must be over thirty years The new Governor, General Chang Tsin Yen, sinco. In 1845, at a little dinner which the au arrived by the steamer Appin on Saturday last, thor gave at the Coventry Club, now the St The usual escort was in readiness for His Ex- James, he invited Prince Soltykoff to meet the into the city. Although not the slightest ap magnate expressed surprise at the curiosity pearance of rain, or other description of storm, which Prince Louis had expressed about the cellency's reception, and accompanied him directly French Pretender. The next day the Russian
and when Colonel Ramsay met Prince Soltykoff A fire of a most extensive character broke out after the Crimean war, the two agreed that this: brella and rusty musket. on Sunday evening last in Tong Kee Street, with questioning had a very practical purpose. Three in the city. Over fifty houses were rated to the years later, when Prince Louis was somewhat. ground within the abort space of a couple of under a cloud, owing to his abortive attempt at hours; the majority of the same chiefly consisting Boulogne the "Rag was the only Club that of second-hand clothes shops, with which the city operied its door to him-young Ramsay was abounds. The natives used their ordinarily prim much thrown into his company. Olen he five methods to quench the conflagration, which writes, "I sat late into the night, with him quite however could not be got under until a perfectly alone when, after showing me relics of his
mother, Queen Hortense, he sat playing with clean space was left within the fire walle
Whilst the majority of the Outports have latt dog which had been bis companion at Ham erly sufferred more or less from the epidemic of looking dreamily into the Greplace, seldo escaped, Considering the filthy condition of the talking of what he would do choitra Foochow has, up to the present time ing, but every now and then solilo Chinese thorough lares, and the Intolerable Emperor of the French. effluvia arting from the drains, (which require Some of the most interesting and amusing ex Incessant flushing) this may be regarded purely perience recorded in tires volumes are as good luck. We understand that the new Growhich happened to the author wher vernor General, who arrived on Saturday last, traveling about the Continent contemplates many reformations for the welfare of a tutor. It was at the VI of the Natives at this Port and sincerely hope longing to Mr. Vansktart, but
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