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prepared opium in his possession, was fined $35, with the option of a month's imprisonment. He went in out of the wet. The implements and opium found in his shanty were handed over to the opium farmer.
Ws are pleased to learn that Her Majesty's Government have decided during the present session of Parliament to introduce a measure for giving pensions to the widows of seamen and
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WE are very glad to note from Faris that the Court of Aix has confirmed the decision of the tribunal of Marseilles, which rejected the applica. ton of the municipality of that city to recover possession from the Empress Eugénie of the chateau it had presented to the late Emperor. MRS. FLEMING is again going the rounds on one of her usual missions. It appears that the Chinese Orphans' School at Wanchai is in need of funds, and this practical philanthropist is en- deavouring to collect, amongst the Chinese, a sufficient sum to meet present requirements. We wish her every possible success in such a good
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CHEUNG AYAU, * bontinan, charged with snatching 18 rupees from the stall of a money changes, was clearly proved to be a "bad hat" and was served out with six months, board and lodging, hard labor being thrown in as a make- weight, by Captain Thomasett.
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The Havas Agency is responsible for the fol lawings" Consequent upon recent troubles at Madagascar, and having regard to the attitude OUR original morning contemporary of this date taken up by the French authorities, the Admir favors its readers with about a quarter of a alty has ordered the "Sea Gull," gun boat, on its column of what it is pleased to designate Latai way from India to England, to proceed to Mada Telegrams." As the latest of these "late tele gascar, for the protection of British subjects, and grains is considerably over a month old, and io inquire into the conduct of the French repre- as the whole of them appeared in our columns sentatives. The Commander of the British fleet more than a fortnight ago, the enterprise of the in Indian waters has received special instruc- Wyndham Street oracle deserves special recogni tions in the event of his co-operation becoming | tion. necessary," Commenting on this the Paris Temps of November 30th says: "What is We take the following description of the great serious is the news given by the London mile race between W. G. George of Worcester, papers this morning of a British gun-boat being amateur champion of England, and L. E. Myers sent to Madagascar, with the double object of the Manhattan Club, champian of the United of protecting British interests and inquiring States, which took place at the Pold Grounds, into the doings of the French representa- New York on Saturday, November 11th, from tives. It is also said that the Commander the New York Herald As soon as the half of the British fleet in Indian waters, has re-mile race was over Jack Goulding brought out the horse roller to give a finishing touch to the his co-operation becoming necessary. We can track, which he got into very good shape indeed,” not exactly see what contingencies these special though Friday's rain had made it dead." The instructions contemplate. There are no indica-day was rapidly drawing to a close, and as both fions thus far of British interests being menaced Myers and George were anxious to get the raco on the Madagascar coast: As to the employ off they were ready before the signal to come out ment of a naval force to watch our Consular was given. George had again taken up his agents, it would, it must be admitted, be a strange quarters at the old Pelo Club house, from the proceeding on the part of a State whose Minister Hagstaff of which the Union Jack of Old Eng. but two days ago publicly professed his friendly land floated on the breeze, and as the te'l Engi feelings towards our country,
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THE Italian Opera Company will give their third performance at the City Hail this evening, ap pearing in Donizetti's famous opera "Maria di Rohan," As a translation of the argument bas been extensively circulated throughout the co-ceived special instructions, In the event of tony, its reproduction here would serve no useful end. The cast of characters includes the leading members of the troupe, Signor Petrovich appear ing as the Count de Chalais, Signor Ciocci as the Duc de Chevreuse, Signora Silinį as Ar- mande de Gondl, and Signora Lubice as the Countess de Rokan. We hope to see a full
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LAI KUN KIU, and Chun Akum, seamen, and Lok Akiu, a widow, were charged before Captain Thomsett this morning with being suspected of
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manner which showed he had plenty of friends. Myers did not keep him waiting a moment but at once came out from the room he occupied below the grand stand. it had been rumoured during the afternoo that Myers was not well, and was
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to the value of $80.25, the property of Lai Ayuk, a farmer, on the 11th Instant After evidence had been taken, the first defendant was sentenced to six months' hard labor for larceny, the widow was fined 10, with the option of three months hard labor, for unlawful possession, and the second prisoner was sent about his business. GUSTAV ZOMER, of Germany, a scamon, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting P.C. 17, tearing his uniform and otherwise mis conducting himself, admitted the soft impeach ment and said he was under the influence of
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SIR Robert Phillimore, according to the Law Journal, was to resign his office as judge of the Admiralty,at Christmas. The learned judge has been longest on the beach of all the judges, and THE Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph [3 he is the oldest judge in years, except Vice Chan-writes on the 1st ulto.:-M. Andricúx appears
cellor Bacon. He completed his fifteen years determined to fight some members of the editorial THE French press appears to be making a dead service last summer. Some rearrangement of staff of the Gambettist journal Parts. As I set against England. The Liberid of November the business of the Probate, Divorce, and the informed you yesterday, he declined to meet the 30th publishes an article, in which it says
England's jealousy prevents her from tolerating who solicited the privilege of fighting him. M. the idea that any other nation should establish and the new judge is contemplated.
Andrieux now claims that he was insulted by itself in any portion of the known world. It was WHATEVER orders may have recently been issued M. Laurent and M. Emmanuel Aréne, who met she who caused the negotiations between France from cold, and he certainly did not look respecting Stonecutters Island bave, apparently, his representations, on behalf of M. Soubeyrain, and the Malagasy Ambassadors to fall through. bright as when he went to the scratch the previous not been sanctioned by the Government. The permission granted same considerable time ago
in a letter addressed to that gentleman accusing The English pretend to be our friends. What, Saturday. There was a darkness under the
and a pallor on the cheek, which indic M. Andricus of wanting to fight any one except then, would they do if they were our enemies? to Mr. Kennedy of the Horse Repository to turn out ponies on the island is still in force, and we the real author of the calumny. M. Andrieux The whole world has displayed generosity enough thing but the condition he was expected to be th actually saw a fresh chum for the rabbits safely has therefore written the following letter to M. towards England in allowing her, morally at for a race at his opponent's best distance. Still shipped this morning at the Douglas Wharf Charles Laurent, editor of the Paris: "In least, to take Egypt. Let her, in her turn, per his friends had confidence in his, ability, and The Administrator would appear to be on the answer to my first letter, you said that the staff mit other nations to develop their relations there was a good deal of being at even money side of the bathers and other habitues of our late of your paper was jointly responsible. Therefore at other points. There is room for all in the the Englishman being supported by a few book I sent my friends to you, Charles Laurent, immense spaces of Asia and Africa, and civi- makers, with whose dealings, it is only fair to penal settlement.
chief editor, and you denied your responsibility. lised peoples ought to work in concert instead of say, he had to connection whatever Having thus eluded your engagement, you signed excluding one another by their jealous mis of removing their coats and wraps was
letter to M. Soubeyran containing impertinent giving." The Liberté, in conclusion, urges the work of a few seconds, and Mr. A. H. Curtis, as remarks about me. I want to finish this business. French Government not to allow itself to be aroon as they were ready, are the pistol. you to assume bullying airs, at may expense. I unjustifiable opposition. Several other journals began making the pace, strong. Before demand satisfaction by arms. Say either yes or give the Government similar advice, and express gone a hundred yaris George was two yards in no. We have had subterfuge enough on your astonishment at the attitude of England. The front of Myers, and this he increased to three part, and patience enough on mine. I salute Temps says "The sudden solicitude displayed yards on the back stretch. Sweeping around you. Signed) Andrieux," M. Andrieux's chal- by England for the savage population of Mada- the lower turn, George added anothe lenge to M. Emmanuel Aréne is couched in more geacar, raises a smile when one remembers that advantage, and at the quarter mile, reached in
leading four polite, but equally firm, language. Both chal. England, within the last few years only, has min. 1 sec, he was lenges have been accepted, and, in accordance ntade two expeditions against Afghanistan, con. Coming down the home stretch Myers with custom, the Paris this evening makes no quered Zululand, fucorporated the Transvaal, up slightly, and as George, completed the
and annexed Cyprus, without speaking of the lap in 1 min 23 sec. Myers was little more than mention of the affair.
bombardment of Alexandria." The Temps two yards behind. A word from the latter's THE Vienna correspondent of a London daily finally expresses its opinion that England is trainer, Jack Fraser, brought him back to his wires on November 30th, as follows The making so much noise about Madagascar in or old place, four yards behind the Englishman, Ministerial changes at Constantinople have pro- der to obtain an opportunity of offering France who, it was known, would run quite fast enough duced an unfavourable impression here. It ap. an inexpensive compensation for the position she for Myers's weakened condition." Af the half mile George was leading by five yards, and his Council may also be sacrificed to the intrigue at A CORRESPONDENT writes with reference to the duce the gap as he came to the stand, and at pears not unlikely that the President of the has lost in Egypt.
time was 7 min. 5 sec. Again did Myers te present on foot, particularly as he is known to be recent explosion at Monte Carlo "It seems the completion of the second lap, in z. min. on cool terms with Assym Pasha, the new that the genial scientist who rather obtruded his sa sec. George was only three yards In front. Minister of Foreign Affairs. The arrest of Mar experiments in 'dynamics on the company at As soon as the leader entered upon the last sent to Vienna with the insignia of the Turkish portune moment when every soul was deeply effort to shake off his fleet opponent and dil his order conferred by the Sultan on the Emperor absorbed in solving problems of chance, or
speed possible, so
Se o he dashed away at a great of Austria, is much commented on, but nobody evolving some new and infallible system -- pace, and ball-way down the back streich had a here for one moment believes he was really, im turns out to be ho common thief striving to take
good six yards lead. He jumped away plicated in a conspiracy. It is said that one of advantage of the panic and confusion to rake in denly that the
before advantage, was his servants acted as informant against him, a few stray bank notes and coin from the aban accusing him of being present at secret gather doned tables. This peculiar event has been so
Myers was aware of it, but the latter in furn Ings of officers belonging to the Constantinople well guarded against by the ever-watchful authe
creased his pace, and was holding George all' garrison. A depôt of arms is reported to have cities of the Casino that the worker of this got there Myers began pacing and the cry was coming, sind come he and prisoner was accordingly treated to three officials pretend to have found compromising and turned his Inventive genius into other
papers in his possession, There is presumably channels. The miscreant hero of this last then months' hard labor, The Lancet is glad to be able to report that the no more foundation for all these charges than exploit is no other (and) than the leader of what there was for the evidence concocted against is called here the Italian company" by some and Duke of Edinburgh is recovering from his Midhat Pashe. The disappearance from the gang by others. They had been carrying on for HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" for 1883 people are born and die, but old. Mother Indisposition. The Duke has been suffering Palace of that unsympathetic individual, the a long time a very successful system of winning will be Printed on a superior quality of Paper Earth does not mark enough change in one from a pulmonary and nephritic congestion, due Chief Eunuch, will not cause much regret, but on certain numbers at with a NEW FOUNT of TYPE, specially ordered generation to be porceptible. To a great to exposure on board the "Lively. All serious it is too bad that officers of unblemished chase infinitely little defect in one or two of the for the work, from: THE PATENT TYPE many people now living the year 1883 will symptoms have now passed away, but Dr. Wilks FOUNDING COMPANY, Red Lion Square, prove as fatal as If the earth were to be of Ashford is still in attendance on his Royal racter should be amongst the victims of Abdulylinders'; and by a few of the discoverers of Holborn, London, and will be bound in a fashion drawn into the wake of the comet, and with Highness. Though there need be no indety Hamid's evil counsellors. An evening telegram this defect banding together and wor
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A PREDICTION Comes from London, says the Morning Call, that the comet visible morn- ing and evening last October, will return in 1883. and that its orbit will then be so near
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"fire water" and did not not know what he was doing, was fined one dollar and ordered to pay «Mexican" to the constable for the injuries donc to his uniform. The violent "tar" who, during | his little caper with the "peeler" pointed an un-
the sun that the smaller body will disap-loaded pistol at him, paid the coin and departed pear in the larger. The results of such a in peace and soberness.
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which will deal with almost every branch of union of forces will be, in the estimation of WONG AFUK, charged with picking the pocket shal Fund Pasha, who but a few weeks ago was the Casino the other night-at the very inop-quarter of a mile he knew he must main, un
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of Sü Acheong on the Chinese Recreation Ground on the evening of yesterday, said he had a fight with Su Acheong a few nights ago and got the better of the battle. Last night the vanquished one and a few friends met him at the Recreation Ground and commenced to take it out of his hide, and he ran away, being stopped short by a. com stable. This story was a shade thin for Captain Thomiet, as the evidence that Wong Afuk had
scientific men, such as to dispense with the future publication of the newspapers of the world. The person is not now living who can recall a time wl n'a prediction of в speedy collapse did not hang over the at HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, FOOCHOW, earth. It has come at one time from re- and AMOY, with times, and other interesting ligious enthusiasts, and again from those particulars, carefully compiled from the most who made science the basis of their predic- reliable sources will make "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR/ tions. The earth, however, has moved on picked the pocket of Sil'Acheong was very clear, i been discovered at his house, and the police sort of 'oracic has given it up disheartened, raised that now, he was EAST," a vade mecum for all classes of undisturbed. The seasons follow in regu- sportsmen,
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belonged, has been embarked for Trebizonde thing getting abroad, they soon from Constantinople states that the regiment of Dragoon Guards, to which, several such officers cert, they managed to win imm
money and all went well with them where it will be disbanded. The fact that Mah imitators. Of course, the authori moud Nedim is on the commission of inquiry ap took measures to put the wheel in o pointed to investigate the alleged plot betraye
pany know that they had done 'combinationa" soon, failed to turn accustomed regularity, but trusting to the old luck, with a result so disast time they lost all and
This seemed so imfai
main idea actuating little scheme for reven
branch Soc
ansurpassed by any work, of the kind ever it serve as fuel for the sun; but that the the peculiar nature of his malady that many about a permanent recovery, it is obvious from published in the FAR EAST.
human family will go on and increase, in months must clapse before his Royal Highness numbers for hundreds of years yet to come will be able to undergo the fatigue and exposure "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND is about as certain as any future event incident to his professional vocation." HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" will, in The earth is still in its infancy. Its waste | SUFFERINQ mankind is in for another treat. The clearly enough the hand of Russia. Just a for but they were unkind enough not to let the order that it may, circulate extensively outside this Colony, be published at a POPULAR places have not been found and improved. Trigraph ways that according to a report cur night ago I drew attention to the ascendancy Christian civilization covers only a small rent in trading circles, crinoline is "fully upon Russian influence was gaining at the Porte, and space on the earth's surface. If there is a not meaning that we are all clad in wire it is a known fact that every time that is the purpose in creation, it is as yet unfulfilled. without knowing it but that the ladies and about case Ministerial changes are sure to follow. M It is worthy of note at this time that when to revive the use of balloon petticoats. The story de Nelldoff naturally took advantage of the ab science leaves calculation and resorts to is that certain Sheffield manufacturers have large sence of Lord Dufferin and Baron Calice to se There is not space in the compass of an Ordinary Advertisement to detail all the informa-guessing, it is not an especially good orders, chiefly on foreign account, but that must cure the dismissal of those members of the Sul- tion introduced into the work, but it may be fairly guesser, Every one will remember what be a phrase intended to soften the announce tan's entourage whose co-operation he could not asserted that no such Directory has ever been a commotion there was a year or twent for it la added that a good deal of the count upon. The new German Ambassador, M. stuff is for the home market. When fashion de Radowits, was not in a position to thwart pubished, either in Hongkong, or any other part ago about an unusual conjunction of issues her decrees all bow to them. The reign him. Indeed we
d we hear to-day that the dinner
ia given Caverage of the East, at the Price.
planets. It was something that could not of tight skirts seems coming to an end, and as which was to have been even in his honour at happen but once in thousands of years, and figures have been outlined, so they are now to be the Palace has bear indefinitely postponed, and bring must seriously affect this earth. There were hidden. No one would think of disputing fem that the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg has sud- predictions of such conflict of the elements Inine taste in matters of attire. There are so denly left Conftantinopla for Egypt. The Sultan as this generation had never witnessed many ways of distorting nature and substituting is therefore, abandoned to the Influence of There were to be tempests, hurricanes, wish to limit the field of choice. The crisolette that influence may tell in the immediate future semblance for reality that only a cynic would de. Nelidoff and Mahmoud Nedim How cyclones, floods, epidemics, and other forms of evil and agencies of death. But theformities which happily do not exist except in mente besides the change in the Cabinet and
has done something towards the irultation of de remains to be seen; but of its Inte schle
planets formed their conjunction as was cal- the Abyerinian sheep, and the crinoline will now the spurious plot, something may be culated, and dissolved the tangle with no come in, we suppose, to give lovely woman a from the following extract from the Suggestions for the Improvement of this work appreciable results to this earth
PrThe Khedive, counse The last dodo like appearance, as that bird is represented Press are respectfully solicited
year was a little dry in places, and crop in the Ashmolean Museum. The principal thing, in anxious to maintain peace with
Sultan to cedo the averaged lower than the preceding year, but however, is that the Indies should please, the and asks the
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