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| Service would have parted company long the Tytam Water Works, the Lock Hospital, ere now. But, is the indictment which the new Lunatic Asylum, the Public Mortu- has cost Mr. J. M. PRICE so much labour | ary, and Meteorological Observatory, ex- and study, so much research and scheining, cepting the lavish praises the modest orator ami so much histrionic eloquence, true or showered on himself, is "stale, flat; and even partially truc ? Ay, there's the rub, | unprofitable.". It was no doubt effective Mr. Surveyor General and gentlemen of the Hongkong Legislative Council. If these things uttered by this officer against his absent superior are true, and they ought to be, to justify Mr. PRICE, so perfect in their absolute accuracy as to deviate neither one way or the other to the extent of a single detail, the community of Hongkong, Her Majesty's Government, the citizens of the Mauritius and the British nation, require proofs, not more insinua THEY INCLUDE CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS tions unsupported by tittle of reliable 'evidence; and it is for the Administrator of Hongkong to see that such proofs are forthcoming. Mr. J. M. Pxicz of all men in the world ought to know that la crimillerie prdinaire fait qu'on s'y accoutume el que chacun la méprise.
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SIR CHARLES DILKE A CABINET MINISTER.
LONDON, December 18th. Sir Charles Dilke will enter the Cabinet shortly.
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IN the House of Comthons on November 9th, MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE Sir J. Fease asked the Under-Secretly of State för Foreign Affars whether instructions had been fro. 4. sent to Her Majesty's representative in China authorising him tomtify that portion of the Chefoo Convention which related to the duties on opium in the form in which it appeared in the Convention articles of 1876, or whether any conditions had been attached to the ratification of that article of the treaty as suggested in the despatch of the Government of India, No. 312, of 1881.Sir C. Dilke: Sir T. Wade has returned to this country in order to consult with Her Majesty's Government on the subject, but no decision has yet been arrived at.
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A meeting ofthe Legislative Council was held at the Council Chamber, Government offices, this afternoon, the business on the agenda being the second reading of the sevens bills particularized in our issue of Saturday last, after which the Council was to meet in finance committee for the, despatch of financial business. There were pic. sent His Excellency the Administrator (the Hon, W. H. Marsh); the Hon, George Phillippo, Chief Justice; the Hon. F. Stewart, Acting A MEETING of the Perseverance Lodge, No. 465, Colonial Secretary; the Hon. EL CFMalley; was held last night for the installation of the Wtorney-General; tho-Hon. J. Russell, Colonial- M. Bro. P: B. C. Ayres for the ensuing year by Treasurer; the Hon. J. M. Pilce, Surveyor the District grand Master, who was accompanied General, and the Hon. P. Ryrie and the by his Deputy and the grand Lodge officers. Hon. F. B. Johnson, unofficial members. The following office-bearers-were-invested
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referred to the notice he gave at the last meeting as to certain questions be intended to ask in reference to the smuggling of opium and other goods between this Colony and the malaland, and the acts of violence said to have been.. THE work of levelling and excavating the site of the new Roman Catholic Cathedral at "Glen omitted, and after referring to the report of caly, above the junction of Cainc and Arbuththe Police Inspector at Shau-ki-wan as to an not Roads, progresses apace, under the able affair between smugglers and the Revenue crui- supervision of the Rev. Father Vigano, who is something of both a civil engineer and an archi-s involving loss of life, expressed his surprise itself. An immense mass of hill, 320 feet long, tothe Chamber of Commerce. Thereport, he said tect. Some 130 men are employed on the site that the Government did not communicate the fact. 60 fest broad, and 48 feet high, has had to be didnot, ofcourse, relate to allegations as to naval 'cut away to clear the ground for building upon. By the time Bishop Raimondi arrives-about engagements in the barbour, and was for the the 6th or 7th January, as his lordship does not most part guess work on the part of the In seem to have reached Yokohama by the Coptis, specter. Certain statements in the report were no telegram having been received from him so serious, it was unaccountable the Goyen- the Rev. Father expects to have everything ready for the laying of the foundation stone by the ment did not make a strict inquiry into the whole, affair. It was not the duty of this Bishop. When completed, which it is hoped to be in about three years from the present time, Government to prevent infraction of the Chinese the new Cathedral, which will be in the Gothic Revenue laws, and so long as chests of opligt style, will form a noble addition to the architec
were charged with so heavy a duty, smuggling ture of the Colony. 1 will be 275 feet long in ternally, 135 feet broad in the centre, and 68 feet would take place, but acts of violence in our high, the tower, which will be in the front west jurisdiction ought to be put down. If the state- corner, being 130 feet in height. Winding ments in Mr. Creagh's report, and those in Sir round the whole extent of the interior there will John Pope Hennessy's Nottingham address are be a passage 18 feet wide railed off, its length being 640 feet. This will give great scope for true, the responsibility rested on the Government the imposing Processions in which the Catholic of the Colony. His honourable friend on his left Church delights. There will be an area of 6,400 (Mr. Ryrie) objected to the blockade, not because square feet in the interior of the Cathedral for it prevented amuggling, but because dues were
congregation, not including that comprised in the sanctuary and the five chapels within, the levied in excess of what was right He (Mr. Cathedral. Sixty, windows of stained glass Johnson) believed the statements made were will ornament the noble pile, which will grossly exaggerated, and it was high time an o will be constructed of Carrara marble, Gothic of putting the questions of which he had given have 38 granite columns. The principal altar quiry into all the facts should take place. Instead style, the small altars being of the same notice, he would ask that a Commission of Inquiry muble in the Doric style. A Grand Organ be appointed, which would also throw some light of 32 registers will discourse sacred music on the blockade question. He would move a re within its spacious walls, and there will be solution that such a Commission be appointed peal of six bells, to be brought specially from to enquire into all the circumstances relating to smuggling. Mr. Russell seconded, and said it was absolutely necessary to ascertain the real state of things as to smuggling, as this port being made the basis of smuggling operations might collection of the revenue by the Chinese said Hongkong was a smuggling depot, but he never saw it put forward unul Sir John Fope Hennessy made the statement. Mr. Rycle thought an inquiry might be made by the Executive of the Colony, and that if a Commission sat and the were published, it might do the Co. proceedings
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In concluding his oration the Surveyorance in $20 to appear in propria personœ to cipal entrance door will be on the south interfere with the Government. It was
Di the east and
and quite theatrical for Mr. PRICE, in re-, ply to the Administrator, to truïmphantly LOCAL AND GENERAL, announce that the work on the Tytam scheme was in hand, and that a commence- RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Museum for ment on the Hospital had been made that the week ended-17th December, 1882--Euro- morning but this style of playing to the pean 189, Chinese 2,479 : total 2,668. gallery is somewhat too well known to be A LODGE of Emergency. of Zetland, No. 525, will taken without a very large grain of salt. be held in Freemasons? Hail, Zetland Street, this The stale dodge of endeavoring to make evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely," it appear that Governor HENNESSY had
A Longe of Emergency of United Service, No. purposely lied to Earl-KIMBERLEY on the 1341, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland subject. of the conversion of the Lock Street, on Saturday evening next, the 23rd in- Hospital into a General Hospital is.quitestant, at 7.30 for 8.o'clock precisely. unworthy of such a subtle diplomatist's THE members of the Canton Amateur Theatrical talents. It could only mislead and de- Society will give a performance on Friday even- ceive those, who had an interest in being, ing the 22nd inst. We have not received a pro- or wished to be deceived and misled. gramme, but understand that the pièce de In the face of the decision of Lord résistance will be Henry J. Byron's popular bur- It is one thing dealing with a harmless KIMBERLEY, and notwithstanding that the lesque Faust and Marguerite, The committee gentleman of the type of Mr. BULKELEY Tytam Water Works have been actually having kindly favored us with a ticket; we hope. JOHNSON, but quite another when your commenced, we have good grounds for to be present at the entertainment. opponent is a clever and not over scrup-believing that Governor HENNESSY'S Opinion TELEGRAMS were received in Shanghai yester ulous politician like Mr. Jous Mac- that Mr. Price's water supply projects are day, says the Shanghai Afercury of the 14th inst announcing the unexpected freezing over NEILE PRICE. The unofficial member not needed in Hongkong and are far too of the Peiho. In consequence of the sudden belongs to a class of aspirants for public costly, is the view of nearly all the intelli- change in the weather, two steamers, the Ef fame which was well described by Jous gent residents of this Colony. The Tytam Dorado and Pautak, were unable to get away. Bateur when he alluded to Sir CHARLES Water scheme is the most gigantic piece The Pantal was nipped at the danble Bend, and ANDERLEY, then President of the Board of of humbug that has ever been foisted on the El Dorado at the Nine Forts. It is not known It is requested that all communications rela Trade, as a dull man, a pedlar in political an indifferent government, and an easy whether the steamers were outward or inward ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be advapidities. But Mr. Jonsson's ally in going community-It may possibly prove-bound at the time the ice pioned them in. dressed to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" this latest "put-up job" Is a person of an everlasting monument to Mr. J. M. A TYPE-SLINGER named Phillip Luz, whose name Letters on Editorial matterato be sent to "The considerable attainments, whose career in PRICE, and an evidence of the utter im- is not altogether unfamiliar to us, was cast in a fine of 50 cents this morning by Mr. Wodehouse for Editor and not to individual members of the Hongkong is a history of itself. Mr. J. M. becility of the government that sanctioned allowing fire-water to so master hin yesterday staff.
Communications intended for publication mustPrice is far and away the cleverest of all such a monstrous waste of public money as to render him oblivious of the fact that he be accompanied by the name, and address of the our heads of departments, and the best The only reason advanced as an argument was knocking about the public streets in the con- writers, not necessanty for publication; but as
estimate of his abilities may be formed in favor of the necessity for this scheme dities known to the police as "incapable. We re evidence of goal fut
from the undoubted fact that in the inner is contained in Mr. BOLEELEY JOHNSON'S member reading something in ancient history mysteries of official diplomacy he has al-rather ingenuous explanation of his former about Phillip drunk and Phillip sober, the object ways run a good second to the Governor upposition to it on the ground of its extra being to shew that they were two quite different himself, and in a few instances he has vagance, and is to the effect that the individuals, and doubtless Phillip the type-slin- even succeeded in getting the weather funds at the disposal of the Colony, amount ger stands in the same position, and may be an gage of that wily disciple of BENJAMIN to over a million dollars. Professionals excellent setter up of "copy" and an estimable DisKALI The put-up job" above laugh, as well they may, at Mr. J. M.mber of society when not under the domina referred to. Is the barefaced medium Price's nonsensical technicalities. The
A REMAND from the 13th instant of the case in introduced for the purpose of giving Luck Hospital, Lunatic Asylum, Public which Inspector Lee charged his "boy" on the Surveyor General the opportunity of Mortuary, and Meteorological Observatory suspicion of annexing g1 Mexicans belonging "making a publle statement as to the large need not be specially alluded to, As Mr. to him (Lee), having failed to throw any light on public works he has in hand, or has orders PRICE is paid for superintending the public the subject of the whereabouts of the dollars, or to carry our or, to speak more plainly, works of this Colony, we are really unable-as-to-the-ariful-rascal-who-appropriated-them, to make a most scandalous attack on the to see any, grounds on which he can base though suspicion points strongly to the servant Lombardy, one set on the rotatory system, and as the culprit, Mr. Wodehouse discharged the one of joy bells. There will be two entrances to policy of the absent Governor of the Co-laims to public gratitude,
defendant this morning, upon his own recognia-the Cathedral from Caine Road, one for chairs, and ons for chairs and carriages. The prin lany; an attack so violent, venomous, pre- judiced, and unjust, so subversive of all General said "There is, of course, an.
answer any charge Inspector Lee or any other of the building, there, being two side the rules and regulations of government, undue amount of work of an ordinary na- Inspector, sergeant, or constable, may bring
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one on and so audacious and unheard of in the ture which has devolved on the department against him during the next three months. the west. Two thousand seats, with kneeling benches, will bearranged for the congregation and HONGKONG, Tuesday, December 19, 1881.
colonial history of the empire, that we over which I have the honour to preside, Celestial "boya" ever helding their personal visitors, and it is estimated the new Cathedral cannot think Mr. J. M. Paice has heard in consequence of the niggardly policy ob- recognizance as too sacred a thing to be violated will be capable of accommodating some 3,000 NOTWITHSTANDING the big bid made for the last of lifs bold but somewhat imprud-served towards public works during the or ignored, we have no doubt Inspector Lee's people. The estimated cost of the whole, in- notoriety at the meeting of the Legislative rent course of action. Mr. BELKELEY JOHN late administration, In conclusiou, I have servant will run at a break-neck pace to the cluding the altars, organ, bells, &c., is $170,000. lony inore harm than good, as the Chineso The funds will be supplied by the Propaganda Government would take advantage of t station and give himself up immediately hede fide, but it is hoped assistance will be given and take up everything that favored their Council on Wednesday last by the Hon. son, addressing the Administrator said to express the hope that we have passed learns there is any chance of a sustainable by private persons. We hear that the brothers own views of the case. He did not see why the F. BULLELLY Joussos, and the persistency The question I have given notice of is to through a period of magnificent intentions charge being brought against him.
Messrs. J. H. and D: Remedios have very police should not stop acts of violence if com with which the junior unofficial member ask the Surveyor-General whether in con- to one of sober, earnest, unpretentious, A SPECIAL issue of the Government Gurette, Grand Organ. The plans were drawn by the late us. He doubted if the great engagement, with generously made an offer to supply the bells and mitted in our waters: if outside, it didn't concern thrust himself and his opinions before the nection with the Tytam, water-works he action, and I have no doubt if I continue circulated this morning, says: Whereas by Mr. John Crawley, the well-known London 100 on one side and 150 on the other, ever took assembly, it must be admitted that he only has taken into consideration the recom- to be honoured with your Excellency's section 25 of Ordinance 8 of 1879, it is provided architect; who has been succeeded by Mr. Joseph place. He had visited the place, and he could played a very minor rôle in the afternoon's mendation as to the establishment of public confidence, and if I can merit that of your that whenever the Governor in Council has S. Hanson; Our local architect Mr. W. Danby only a few illiterate coolies in charge, and no sem
sceno attempt at a protection service, there being. made some alterations in the plans. performance. The hero of the day was lavatories in the colony. I ventured some Excellency's successor and retain that of reasonable cause for believing that any country
blance of a protection service worthy the name. The police could make enquiries and obtain every unquestionably that one bright, particular months ago in the Chamber to call atten- members of this Council, I may yet do or place is infected with any infectious or conta
information without a Commission. He sup star of our local government employés the tion to this same subject, and I am glad to much during the next twelve months to re- gious disease, he may make such regulations
posed there was a law in the Colony which Honourablo-we had almost written and find in Mr. CHADWIce's report that he sup-trieve the deplorable Inaction of the past." concerning vessels arriving from such country
The weather was again fearfully raw at day- prevented armed bands from leaving it. The Reverend---Joux MACNEILE PRICE, Sur-ports the recommendation. Any one who-Let us at once frankly admit that these or place as he thinks necessary for preserving light this moming, and consequently a limited Administrator said he thought it would be more veyor General of Hongkong. This clever sees how the streams which fall down the final observations, considered as a perora- by an order of the Governos in Council bearing Wong-pei-chong Froceedings there were of to have a Commission to enquire into the alleged the public health of the Colony. And whereas number of "sports" lodged an appearance at satisfactory to the Government and the public master of the difficult art of diplomacy, north side of the island are poiluted by tion, are worthy of all praise, But to be date the 5th day of October, 1881, Manila was coffee table about the number of nominations, chinese and from the officers of the Revenge course rather uninteresting, the gossip round the smuggling. The evidence need not be published,
Valuable evidence could be obtained from the apparently anxious to let off a pent-up del- the washermen, and the straits to which just it is only fair to show that they are declared to be a place infected with an infectious prospects of a grand race for the Derby, and uge of rhetorical fireworks, by a piece of these people are reduced in the dry rhetorical fustian, or in other words, cant discase, viz, cholem And whereas it has been kindred subjects, attracting far more attention than Crulers. If the evidence were to be published, about the most bare-faced jobbery we seuson, must be satisfied that the sani and humbug. What does Mr. Paicz mean made to appear to the Governor in Council that the work done by the various ponies. Mr. Henry's they might not like to give any at all An have yet seen exhibited at any meeting of tation of the colony would be improved by the deplorable Inaction of the past? Manila is no longer infected, it is hereby ordered racers made their first appearance on the course, understanding that it would not be published
where, ridden by the veteran Joe, Foxhound, Rialto, our local senate--and to which we will some such system as that recommended Is it not a fact that the honorable gentle that the said order bearing date the 5th day of Incubus, and the two griffins Pelham and Riensi, ferred to by the Inspector, he understood, prosently further allude-gained his op by Mr, CHADWICK were adopted,' There- man arrived in Hongkong in January in respect of Manila: Provided that this order These are alfine looking poles, and have and territory: The smugglers were beaten badk | October, 1882,-shell from this date cease to apply went through a fair amount of trotting exercise occurred on the mainland, cat on the water.
they should The whole thing was devised in Chino portunity, obtained unheard-of license from upon His Excellency called upon. the 1873, four years before the advent of Gov-shall not affect the liability of any person in raw jacket of one of the keenest sportsmen in by the Revenue Cruisers and went inge
win a lot of for, his complacent and accommodating sup. Surveyor Genaral to answer the question ernor HENNESSY? What works did Mir respect of any thing done, in breach of the sald
the Far East. First Comet, Filbert, and other Shaukiwan. He did not think this Government erior, and after a most eloquent harangue, of his hon. friend, and to make a state- PRICE carry out from 1873 to 1877; and order whilst the same was in force.
celebrities were at steady exercise, Mr. Lewis's was responsible, He had instructed Captain which for bitter invective, only partially ment as to the large public works he had what did he accomplish from 1877 nl COMPLAINTS respecting the want of system in white griffin Wrangler overpowered Tientsin and and he also wrote to the Consul af Cauca concealed by innuendo, against the Go-in hand, or, had orders to carry out, as he left for home two years ago! Why sweeping the streets of the colony are becoming his pony gets over the ground in very goodfrom him to inform the Viceroy that we should ho galloped nearly six furlongs before being stopped. and he wrote at Canton asking vernor, has probably never been equalled such statement would be interesting both were these wonderful works, which were too frequent to be any longer ignored. A cor- Mr. Capel cantered Blunder Blas the length wish to encourage smuggling. He thought it in the history of the Colony, and a rather to the Council and the public. And then so urgently needed according to the respondent writes that on Sunday last, whilst of the straight, this powerful animal moving most useful and desirable to appoint a Commis pitiful display of vulgar self laudation, posed Mr. Paics commenced his greatest public Surveyor-General, not commenced before journeying along the Praya, when about foo yards in a very suspicious style, and we aball: son of Inqulay and would take at early oppar
not be surprised to see him break down during tunity of doing so."Our early hour of going before the community and the world as an attack on the character and policy of 18777 And above all, when Mr. Jons from the Harbour office, he was much annoyed training. In any case he is a very much over-press un not allow of our giving any more
if he' the Council' proceedings to-day, injured martyr, the Innocent victim of Pore Governor HENNESSY, The Administrator MACNEILE PRICE was emulating the old by the dust raised by seven or eight miserable rated animal, and will indeed be lucky HENNESSY'a high handed duplicity. was probably correct in saying that Mr. man eloquent, why did he not ex looking scavengers who were engaged in their wins a single race. The young gentleman and the dun griffic, alluded to in An Old Sports- The Great Tragedian. BANDMANN, pre- PRICE's statement as to the public works plain his reason for pigons-holing the usual occupation at the unseemly hour of 1.30 man's" notes on Saturday last, made another We confess that the complainant does not exhibition of themselves this morning, and they Bonted a touching spectacle when he ap- he had in hand, and had orders to carry Breakwater papers and plans? And why send his growl without good cause, for we have will certainly come to grief one of these days. peared in Shakespere's sublime tragedy out, would be interesting to the public, but did he not sing a pasan in his own praise recently observed that the coolles employed in Exactly thirty nominations have been taken Hamlet as the melancholy Dane, with his his action was nevertheless as singular as, at the success (?) of that. extraordinary keeping thestreets clean seem to be of opinion that just the number we estimated. The worthy been the order of the
out for the Hongkong Derby of 1883, which is sult of sables, and black thread gloves we belleve, it was unprecedented in the work of scientific Imagination ? -
the greater the dust they raise, the better they are C. C. is as tight as wax as to the nominators,Shanghai of one of our community. complete, and with a crystal dewdrop, of | history of the Colony; and we cannot hut A few short years ago Mr. Paice was doing their work, and this idea appears to be acted although we really cannot see why there M. M. Modes Zaq., sopierontalsco abnormal size a conspicuous, pendant to think that he laid himself open to severe Governor HENNESSY'S closest friend and more strongly on if a European happens to be should be any secret about the matter The Messrs. David Sassion, Bond and
hominations for races at home are always port. During his stay, amor his still more conspicuous alfactory organ; censure in permitting the Surveyor-Gen- mosi serylle follower. It is not worth while in the vicinity. We would ask if those men are published in the newspapers, and as it man has made himself gener but compared with patient official martyr-eval to wander at will from his subject going into the reasons which led to the pre not supposed to take their unsightly figures Mr. Tripp should have furnished the local press which he entered into any little
pol under some sort of supervision, and if they would no doubt interest the public, we think well-known hospitality and t dom on a monument of his own manufac. for the express purpose of accusing, black final burst-up" between the pair, and we and implements from the public gaze before one with all necessary particulars. But then, as amusement. Mr. Mpies left ture as represented by Mr. J. M. Paice, guarding, and vilifying the officer who is only refer to it to show how men will hour and a half after mid-day? If the scaveng and no doubt it is; but at the same time it could went to see film effe nor were the
someone may say, Hongkong is so sonservative, Kianglets yesterday and many, BANDMANN, the eminent and chaste,' sinks still the Governor of Hongkongi
change with time, and to afford those who Ing contractor is not required to have his work very well afford to lose a good deal of its snobbish outdone in expressing thrin kindly wi into utter insignificance. It was indeed u After a very careful purusai and analysis may not be acquainted with the past, a fair finished by a reasonable hour in the morning, so-called conservatism and be zone the poorer him, as ma heart-rending sight to see the deeply in of the Hon. J. M. Priex's exhibition of opportunity of judging the Surveyor Genjerit is quite time that come alteration were for the loss, However, we can give a pretty few defolte af åre cracker, joined the
accurate guess as to the nominators, and don VAYARE, We feel sure that jured Surveyor General with that sad and trumpet-blowing, one is rather astounded al's attack on the Governor on its due merits, made in the contract. If, however, he is sup the number of nominations. A new additici carrice withh the hearty good wishes plaintive expression on his noble coune at the actual results of so much tall talk. We think Mr. Price has been advised: If posed to have the streets, clean at an early to the active ranks of our local turfter Mr. entire
hour, it is only right that some, "one from Tasman, heads the poll with seven nominations, ... The "eather tenance, revealing how much he had apart from the covert attacks on the Gov-he Imagines that the people of Hongkong the proper department should see that a three of which, we understand, are specially sleet and snow to seen on the mou suffered on becoming acquainted with ernor. If the Surveyor-General Intended, are to be guiled by his plausible oratory necessary public work is not allowed to de reserved for another owner, Mesin Kerfoot, Recently very bich fldet slivo Imindated theGovernor's peccadiloes, and to as requested by the Administrator, to afford he is sadly mistaken, We do homage to velop into a nuisance. This matter should Paul and Gordou rub a dead heat for se bund and part of the
cond place with four cach, and then come. It is with pleas hear his beautifully modulated volcs the Council and the public some interesting this accomplished government servant's commend itself to the Surveyor General, and Mr. St Andrew and Mr. Henry with one our Protestant church playfully piling up against His Excellency, Information relating to the great works vast ability; but we beg leave to take ex- we can assure him that, if the rectifying of what less. Mesa Vincent and Bromhead, two the beat with daring efrontery and all the skill of a now In hand, he evidently forgot the caption to his policy with regard to his appears to be a small matter does not bring new aspirants for turf horiors, are down for a placed
couple each, which brings the total up to 29, and | Bishop: prepared and practised erator, by the ostensible purpose of his speech in his superior officer, and consider that his rehim such everlasting fame as the Tytam Water it is just possible that the young: "sport" above or next media of insinuations, intuendoes, and anxiety to blacken the fair fame of his marks at the last meeting of the Legislay nothing of the lavish praise which will un- for the short talled dun paper chaser
Works, New Central School and New Gast, to mentioned, hay laundhed out into an direct
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An Indictment of so former friend and patron. Everything tive Council were of a most, unjustifiable doubtedly be bis when the Hongkong Tramway safely calculate upon a large entry,
that Mr. Paice said against Sir John Fort and reprehensible character, which the becomes an accomplished fact, it will at least Gon we should
fewer then 20, and HENNESSY has been repasted times out of Secretary of State for the Colonies will obtain for him the thanks of an as present mach contested and most number before; the information regarding scarcely permit to pass unnoticed.
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