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rampant amongst the Chinese passengers on board-who, we may add, have been variously estimated at from six to nine hundred-was permitted to depart for Singapore at seven o'clock this morning. We are reliably informed that there were
A REGULAR LoddrOF PERSEVERANCE, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday evening next, the 17th instant, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely,
LAU YINGMAU was this morning sent where he won't use shoes for the next fortnight for steal
THE French corvette Villarin left here, yesterday, bound for Shanghai. She will probably visit the
Coast Poris' en route.
would direct attention to the abridged pro- spectus of the Victoria Ice Company, Limited, published in our advertising columns. This new
WHOLESALE, AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, at least four new cases on board whaning a pair of those useful pedal. appendages, enterprise, to which we alluded some time
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the steamer'left the harbour, but no effort appears to have been made to communicate with the authorities in order to have the sick sent to the lazaretle on shore. A so-called civilised government permits p `ship carrying hundreds of native pas- sengers, which is known to have cholera
valued at yo cents, from Leung Kwongsum. PAUPERISM is on the decline in England. In 1881 the expenditure for the relief of the poor was £700,000 less than in 1871, and the number
gives promise of enjoying a prosperous career, and should command the support of the cont- monity.
Shortly afterward the "yellow jack" Island
the wharf. was hauled down and the Kwangtung is now at cognised the folly of sending the steamer into We presume the authorities re- quarantine after allowing the whole of the. passengers to depart.
"Beware of
WONG KISANG was sentenced to a fine of £10 or 3 months' rigorous imprisonment for being found in the unlawful possession of some jewellery which had been stolen from a dame du pave
named S1 Atai.
an artist falls out of the balloon, a distance of
of the accident taken" "on the spot where he strikes.".
CANTON
IN a recent article on etiquete appears the ads Iriny literest our sporting readers to know vice, "Never pull your watch out in company that 32 griffins have already been subscribed for, unless you are familiar with the people." This so that the Hongkong Race Meeting of 1884 gives is simply a new version of the old ramning "|"every promise of proving a successful one.
of pickpockets.!!"
We are authorised to state that the assertions relating to the recent French advance from Hanoi, published in this morning's Daily Press under the heading "Affairs in Tonquin,” and purporting to emanate from the Haiphong car THE proprietors of a London illustrated weekly of paupers had fallen from forty-six per 1,000 THE Douglas Company's steamer Kangtung, respondent of that journal, are from beginning have had constructed a balloon and intend to to end a tissue of mendacious falsehoods. We send artists into the upper air, and print illus from Swatow, arrived in port this morning and make no comment on the ignorant, childish, and trated narmtives of their aerial voyages. When of population to thirty per 1,025.
asusual came alongside the wharf. After remain-lying twaddle which the morning paper tries to CHAPLAINS in all the Paris hospitals, excepting there about an hour, the passengers mean foist on a too credulous public; it is enough to half a mile, and strikes the earth with a dull on board, to depart without hind-those in which the statutes require chaplains and while leaving, the quarantine flag was rance, although her destination is a those at a great distance from the church, are dered to be hoisted and the vessel commenced expose an- impudent pretence to knowledge (a thud, he will add variety to the trip, but he will British settlement, and the risk of spread- dismissed. There is, of course, great opposition her preparations for a journey to Stonecutters something far worse) by an authoritative con- feel too much discouraged to make a sketch, ing the infection simply incalculable. One in the Catholic Church, can easily imagine the 'tween decks of the Afghan for the next week, with her living freight packed almost as close as herrings in a barrel, and a deadly scourge perhaps decimating the unfortunate passengers by hundreds, and no aid available. The pic- ture is not a pleasant one to contemplate. How many of the Chinese passengers on board the Afghan will die between..here and Singapore we shall never know. The measure of responsibility belonging to the Hongkong Government we shall leave others to define. But in the name of humanity the people of Singapore should receive timely warning of the scourge which is being rapidly borne to their shores,
As before stated we are in possession of positive information that cholera has been and is now rife in Swatow, and yet we be lieve we are correct-to-asserting that vessels from that port have not yet been declared subject to quarantine re- gulations. However, be all that as it may, we should like to know the mean
would heartily indórse amatrimony but for my observations of one married person," said a hatchet-faced misanthrope to a party of young men. "And who is that individual?" he w asked. "My wife, gentlemen." MRS. V. A. O'CONNOR of Fort Gaines, Ga, can play on the piano with her hands one tune, sing another, beat a drum with one foot and carry on a conversation at the same time. The death rate is rapidly increasing in that place. REFERRING to the Beirne-Elam duel, the Stock ton Herald spys a man who can't edit a news- paper without the assistance of a pistol has no right to be in the business. His proper place is
in a Louisiana pulpit.
RECENTLY the reporter of an Oshkosh paper wrote an account of the drowning of a boy,"and" said The remains were insensible when re- covered." After razing his salary the managing editor remarked that to be over-truthful was worse than telling a downright lie.
sicfan, who had worked over the Texas man
COUNT d'Herisson, a distinguished French officer, China; from the Private Correspondence of Gene- has written a book entitled "The Expedition, to
ral de Montauban, Count de Palikao." He was authorised to do so by the former War Ministers. The present Government thought the publication was undesirable, particularly because it is said it might be disagreeable to England. M. d'Herisson brought an action for damages, which has been compromised. The Government gives him 600, on condition that only so much of his work shall be published as the War office, may think proper.
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SAYS the New York Post:-An intelligent young largely investing in lands in Texas, was asked Englishman, a Baronet's son, who has been
how it was that so many of his countrymen were
buying land in this country just now, "I will
tradiction.
JUSTICE MCARTHUR now and then gives the
thing to smile at-Inughing being forbidden. Supreme Court of the District of Columbin some Recently a certain lawyer, of whose abilities the Justice has not a high opinion, had a complicated case before him, and introduced many witnesses, made a long argument and referred to about a him. Seeing, however, that the Justice was not hundred law books which were stacked about
much impressed, by his efforts, he at last said that if his hands was not satisfied, and would make any suggestions of any further testimony or authority that should be produced, he would most gladly comply. "Y-y-yes," said the Justice, there is one thing m-m-more you should, you m-might, win your c-c-case. The lawyer P-P-produce here, and I think that, p-p-perhaps quickly answered that he would furnish it, what ever it was. "W-w.well, then," was the rejoinder, "I'w-w-would recommend that you hire m:1-f-first- class 1-1-lawyer!"
We-leam frour the Clerk-of-the Course of the!!
Hongkong Race Fund that it is still hoped to get
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, 15th September, 1883. Everything is quiet here at present, although bers of the foreign community. To-day is an uneasy feeling still exists amongst mem»
a great Chinese holiday, and it has been currently rumoured amongst the Chinese that another attack will be made on the Shamien this afternoon. Everybody is consequently on the qui vive, but I look upon the rumour as a more candra, and do not anticipate any further all business within the city is practically sual, disturbance. The Custom House is closed, and pended for the day
circulated yesterday I procured a copy and got A most serisational Chinese proclamation was
Dr. Ker to Findly translate it for me. It is to the effect that if the Chinese Government agree or is coerced into paying at Indemnity for the damage caused on the Shamien-last Mondays the populace will rise and burn the whole of the property owned by foreigners in
"graph will always be open forthe tair discussion_l_ing_of_and who is responsible for, the fished out of the water, unconscious, "I never England soon, equal to that made in the South has actually been done, in, the matter The Capton. Of course this is merely the usual style
by correspondents of all questions affecting public Interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself res ponsible for opinions thus expressed.
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senseless burlesque which was played this morning on the arrival of the steamer Kwang-tung! This vessel, direct from Swatow, came straight to the wharf, no boarding officer's launch being visible, and after lying alongside for one hour, during which time her passengers came ashore and went their, several ways,
the quarantine flag was hosted. The Awang tung, however, has not gone to the quarantine station. We are not in
could have brought him back-to-life. If that circus procession hadn't passed he never would have regained consciousnÉDS,"
MR. JOHN PAUL LOGAN of St. Paul, Minnesota, offers to pay $1000 reward to any mob who will hang a white man for murdering a negro in the South. Mr. Logan is opposed to the exclusive elevation of the colored race, so noticeable in that section of the country, and desires to vary the monotony" and give the Caucasian a chance.
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of the proclamations issued by Chinese rowdies, but nevertheless it cannot be denied that a very strong and bitter feeling against foreigners appears
exist nearly in all circles, so until the present the utmost precautions be taken for our mutual protection..
unpleasantness wears off, discution dictates that
THE circus saved him: "No sir," said the phy-tell you," he said. "There is a vei general up the much talked-of "Sky" Race meeting but feeling that there will be a great change in no information has been afforded us of what by your civil war. Although they would laugh C. C. observes that as there appears to be such at the idea if you suggested it, nine out of ten paucity of ponies and riders there will be men in England believe that Albert Edward great difficulty in framing a programme, and Prince of Wales, will be the last King England asks us to bear in mind that, it will not be will ever have. A revolution is silently but an Autumn Meeting but simply an afternoon's surely preparing that will uproot all the remnants fun, combining foot and pony, racing. We are obliged to the C. C. for all this valu-,
...I am Informed, on what I think la reliable of the old feudal-system."-
able and interesting information, and regret authority, that the Viceroy has given posle "BANIAN" in his usual frothy effusion of this exceedingly that our views regarding the tive instructions that no private messages. morning refers to the withdrawal "instantly "ofthe proposed "Sky" Races differ so materially can be transmitted along the new telegraph Runboat that was lately requisitioned by H:B.M: from those stated above. There is neither a line until-receipt of further orders. As states Consul at Canton. Whether he means thereby paucity of ponies nor riders, and the alleged in the Telegraph the other day, His Excellency their copies before FIVE O'CLOCK will oblige by position to say why she should have AN Associated Press telegraph operator out West to impute blame to the Diplomatic or Naval difficulties of framing an attractive and "aport has practically taken over the Wa Hop Com-
got married the other day and a week after for- authorities is open to the reader to draw his own ing" programme are purely illusory. There been ordered to hoist the yellow flaggot to take home a new bonnet he had promised conclusions. Seeing the Consul had requisitioned are plenty ponies avallable in the colone pany's property on behalf of the Imperial Gov emment, although I believe the purchase money and then shortly afterwards receive his wife. Next morning the country was startled the gunboat, doubtless a strong protest would and a sufficiency of riders to afford a capital has not yet been paid h
The foreign consular officials appeared to be counter-instructions to haul it down. If by a dispatch announcing a "terrible cyclone have been made had the protection been with. afternoon's sport and amusement without she had a clean bill of health where which crossed over the State, desolating the coun-drawn without his sanction. Later on we may introducing pedestrianism, which is an ex very busy with the Chinese lithorities through- have the pleasure of reading this protest, just the cellent thing in its proper place, but that out yesterday. Mandarins by the dozen were to was, the necessity to hoist the yellow try for miles around."
same as we have been permitted to peruse the proper place is not on the racecourse. If be seen on the Shamien Journeying to and from HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1883.
fiag? If, on the other hand, she came
THE steamship Afghan, with over 60ɔ passen-Audacious" correspondence with the Chamber the C. C. fails in his attempt to arrange an the various consplater,/ out, uzay U from a cholera infected port or had. We gave some information yesterday re-
the plague on board, why was she noters and cholera on board, left for Singapore at of Commerce. From Canton advices, we are afternoon's racing for the end of October, And The Chinese troops are still encamped in their 7 o'clock this morning. We learn that there inclined to think that H.B.M.'s Consul acquiesced Old Sportsman" will be very glad to arrange the old positions on the roads encircling the conces garding the quarantining of the steamship quarantined directly, instead of being al- were four additional cares of infection on the in the withdrawal of the gunboat, evidently con- whole affair, with the co-operation of our local sion. They have so far given no trouble, and seem Afghan, and animadverted rather strongly lowed to come alongside the wharf and vessel when she left the harbour, and that no sidering that all danger was past.
sportsman, for pare love of the pastimé !! to be a peaceably disposed lot of men. The Colonel irt command is an active officer, and is frequently on the conduct of the responsible officers land her passengers? More bungling, means were adopted either to communicate with of the local Government for what we as additional blundering. Who is responsible the authorities or land the sick men at Stone- THE great tragedian Bandmann, and the lovely 1. WOULD not like to be a German peasant wo to beseen inspecting the various posts should
and accomplished Beaudet (who it seems did not
man (says Mr. ex-Consul Henry Ruffles, in his say that very few of these. gandiyamrayed sumed was a flagrant neglect of duty-for-all-this? When-and-where-is-it-all-to-cutters'_Island.___
die at Mudgee as reported) are holding high newly published work Germany Seen Without "braves" are regular soldiers. More likely they The statements then made were substan end?
A BRADFORD young lady who was very eager for links in Sydney. After a weazy and unprofit Spectacles); I would much-prefer to be a Gerare coolies who have been temporaril
pressed tially correct; our adverse criticisms on the
the company of a certain young man sent him able pilgrimage through the mining towns and man horse, for German horses are well treated into the service by the mandarias, for prudentibi action, or rather inaction, of the Govern-
note asking him to accompany her to a friend's villages of New South Wales, Daniel Edward and well fed. The Germans are naturally kind and perfectly understood reasons. house on a certain evening. When be responded at last plucked up sufficient courage to try his to all dumb animals. Women, however, receive. One of the Foochow gun vessels, has joine ment were only too well deserved. The
sbe naively remarked: "I wouldn't have bothered fortune in the metropolis.If-his-successes-at-none of these kind attention and considerations ed the feet anchored opposite the Shamien. Afghan came into the port of Hongkong
sending for you, but my earrings are real dia- the Gaiety Theatre have not been satisfactory at the hands of the male portion of the com Chipre men of war, the Bridah, vessels SciN {There&arn "now in addition to the seven direct from Swątow, where cholera is
monds and I'm afraid to be out on the street at from a financial point of view, it must be frankly munity, but are treated as if they were of a reported to be as rife at the present time
night without having some one to help to guardachnitted that it has been through no lack of species lower than the brates, with no feelings and Espoir, the French Lufis and the Por as at any period during the past summer,
exertion-and originality on the part of Shake and no souls. "Woman is made to perform tuguese Tamega. I have heard that the U.S.S crowded with over 600 Chinese passengers -a plague-stricken floating town, and
pere's own particular friend. The versatile every kind of degrading labour. She prepares the Palos is also expected, this cannot say whe impersonator Shylock, author or adapter of fields for planting, she drives the exen and holds ther the repost is true or net The Portuguese yet, without objection.or..protest,_she_is
"Dagle Bower, Narcisse, Madeline Morel, the plough, and not unfrequently she takes the Watchman who was the cause of all the unfort permitted to quietly lle amidst the ship.
and other choice chef d'œuvres, special corre place of the ox before the plough. She sows the unate trouble is now a prisoner on board the ping in the harbour, openly communicating
pondent and dramatic critic (of his own perseed and tills the soil, she shovels, the bees, she
The Chiness hotel keepers of Canton have with the city, for close upon thirty hours.
formances) to several ignoble "rage," and cham reape, she gathers the harvest, the thrashes the During that period four deaths occurred,
pion trumpet-blower of the world, has created a grain and carries it to the mill, she grinds it at issued a joint circular to the community strongly one European and three Chinese, and then,
sensation in Sydney in what he designates the the mill, she markets the products of her small ging all classes of Chinese not to travel by the for the first time apparently, sharp-sighted
Horrors of Drink." The eminent tragedian's heer for her lord and murter. She does the work bow bitterly, the natives feel the recent affairs! great play of "A Woman of the People, or the strip of land to buy bread for her children and Hankow. This piece of trades unionism shows officialdom suddenly discovers that there
advertisements concerning this charming play and the drudgery in the factories; she is the stand was closing my letter learn that the is cholera on board, the yellow flag is
(which, we assume, is either adapted from Emile scavenger for cleaning the streets and for gather Zola's realistic and filthy novel "L'Assommoiring offal in the cities and highways for en or is a so-called original hash-up of Daniel's, riching the land. She does everything but play.sulate before the Acting Portuguese Conful and a stolen without acknowledgment from the French soldier and hang around beer shepa, and drink will only be a preliminary inquiry, and that the work just named) forman interesting and amusing beer from early morn until late at night, like the study, especially to those who happen to know the life and history of Milly Palmer's worthy hus band. We cull a few of the cholcest gerns from a "Magnetic success of. The varied selection, Woman of the People or the Horrors of Drink." The Herald saya j-"Billie Jendela amenal action had Her Bandman pissed wall, and looked the 'soaker to the life, We can readily believe that our friend Daniel could look the soaker" to the life.
TELEGRAM S.
LONDON, September 13th, GERMANY AND CHINA. A semi-official denial is given to the report of the concentration of a German squadron in
Chinese waters.
ZULULAND.
Many Boers are joining Cetewayo.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
DURING the last decade thirteen men have died in Great Britain, each of whom left a for- tune of £1,000,000 or more.
Ir is no longer polite to speak of a man as hav- ing been hanged. Say he went to the other world as an "assisted emigrant."
hoisted and the vessel is escorted to A DOCTOR thinks tight lacing a public benefit, the quarantine anchorage at Stonecut-because it kills off the foolish giris and leaves the ters' Island. Six more victims quickly wise ones to grow into women. succumb to the dreaded scourge, and
JOHN BURNS, a Brooklyn, man, painfully exem- eleven, with
some symptoms of life
segregated on the island under the caro of Dr. MARQUES, the assistant superin-
cigar in his mouth. No insurance.
JOHN FLANIGAN, 'described as of Ireland, waI this morning sentenced to fourteen days' imprison
them,"
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THE Bombay Gazette contains a statement which is worth the attention of cholera expèrts. The fumes of burning sulphur are said to have the effect of killing cholera-germa. "It is on record that by freely burning sulphur in the houses or streets of Indian villages, the spread of cholera has been promptly stopped, and, we believe, it is pretty well established that within a certain area the sulphuric fumes being fatal to the germs of around gas-works cases of cholera sever occ that disease. All that is necessary is to light a number of small fires throughout the area to be protected, and throw handfuls of sulphur. from time to time on the hat embers."
WHOM VAINTED.
a
trial of the Portuguese watchman of the Hankow
has been fined for Tuesday now at three p.m. The trial will be held in the French Con-
high Chinese official vit seems to me that this
man must eventually be tried at Macac, althoughs the Chinese may possibly protest against luch course on the ground that the offence was committed on an English ship, and thus got ithin British furisdiction. Should thin protest be made and sustained, the man would no doube Se mind by Her Majesty's Chief Justice when he comes down from Shanghat for the
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German men, and these occupations would be assigned to her, provided they required hard labour or drudgery of any kind. Yet they are strong and labour, and perform what is called A man's labour." :WWhile at worle in the filde] and it is only during warm months of the year that they can, they are only paid 10 or 13 cents for a day's labour of twelve hours. When they board themselves they receive from 20 to 28 or 30 conta The woman of the People, the most powerful agament in a day," Colonel Higginson, writting in the Wo. 175. favour of templersson and subelety,.. Over 50,000 drunkards bon reclaimed through the median of this marvallous playman's Journal, maintains that, admirable as the Germans may be in many respects, their views London Tours.
concerning women are barbarous, Woman, said a German lady recently, was created to be the servant of mad. He says:—All
tendent of the Government Clvll Hispital.ment and a fine of ten dollars, as amends, for are you guilty or not guilty?" If he said “Not | visible affect upon the audience, pertlouis-ly the ladies, nna of Some trouble arises on board the steamer having assaulted his Chinese cook, with the Chinese passengers' in conse- quance of the authorities, insisting on the RHUBARB pies, says a cookery item, are improved bodies of the doad being buried at sea, by being baked in a slow oven. So there is one a course to which the Chinese have a thing in this world which is the better done for characteristic objection. This nécessi- being done in a slow-ovenly manner,
In early times, says Blackwood's Magazine, & was considered that criminals accused of felony and hope left, are hurriedly landed and plified his name by going to bed with a lighted could not be properly tried unless they consented to the trial by pleading and putting themselves on the country. After reading the indictment to him the question was put, "How say you
guilty," the next question was, "Culprit, how will you be tried!" To which the prisoner had. to answer, "By God and by my country." If he willfully omitted either portion of that answer he was said to stand mate, and a Jury was worn to say whether he stood mute of malice or mute by the visitation of God. If they found him This excruciatingly funny extract, it is hardly mute of malice that was equivalent to pleading accessary to say, never appeared in the Times, guilty in cases of treason or misdemeanor; but in
but originated in the fertile brain of the enter cases of felony he was condemned, after much ex-prising Bandmann. Here is another specimen hortation, to the pain forts et dure that is, to be of Herr von Trompetblower's genius stretched naked on his back, and to have tres laid upon him, as much as he could bear, and more, and so to continue, fed upon bad bread and stagnant, water on 'alternate days,- till ke either pleaded or died. This strange rule was
tates the captain and officers arming IT was found that Leong Akum, a coolie, had no themselves and taking up a position aftright to wear a soldier's coat as he bad not ac whilst four cholera-stricken bodies are cepted the Queen's shillings. The magistrate lying on the 'tween decks surrounded thought that as Leong had such a penchant by hundreds of excited Chinese. Happily for the Queen's service he could not do better the poor wretches are amenable to rea- than join the shot-drill squad at the "Ranche son, and on the arrival of the police they for a six weeks' spell. - His name was entered an quietly submit to the removal of the bone the roll book accordingly.
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D TO MOTHERS, WIVES, AND SISTERS. Last Night a lady fainted and griloman was carried out of
DAISTY THEATRE fus fit from the effect of the marrellous acting of the
N" WOMAN OF THE PHOPÍN."
71- Thotarods of weak and unhappy creatures have bain saved from a dependind fe durough this great play,
Read the Pram of the World.
Moral and Rallsloon Piece.
No friend to temperating and sobriety should fail to woo thli Only one more extract, which we reproduce for the especial benefit of the Chief Justice and our old friends of that famous libel jury: too LARS OCULAR PROOF.
of social courtesy la Germany so far known, imply deferente as die not the woman. Mrs. Pitman, in her pean Breezes,ver an amusing of the awkwardness, of... Hungarian officers at being naked to hold a lady's for bet, since their professional etiquette for bids their carrying in their hand same is the rule in all good, socié many; and if gentleman, and
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of contention for interment at sea. Ten TO-DAY, the 15th day of the Chinese eighth moon, not abolished till the year 1772, when standing deaths and eleven sick on shore repre- is religiously observed throughout the Chinese mute in cases of felony was made equivalent to sented the cholera roll of the good ship Empire. The day is known as Chung Yusk (or conviction. A case actually occurred as late Afghan when .we wrote yesterday.
Chung Yit amongst the Cantonese) and in deas 1736, when one Burnwater, accused at King
together in the street, it is only We have not heard how the sick under voted to the worship ofthe moan. Itisthecustom ston asizes of murder, refused to plead, and was
not her escort whom propriety!) the charge of Dr. Marques on Stonecutters" on this day to make present of various kinds of pressed for an hour and three-quarters with Bend the kollowing letter seg tage as
Galely Hotel, Sydney, August 11, 1883 parcel. To such a paradoxical Island have progressed: Ferhaps some cakes, known as moon-cakes. The religious par-nearly four hundred-weight of iron, after which To Her D. K. JANUMAN
DEAR $12,--On Monday night I went to the Caiety The 50 that a lady once begged of a your news may reach us later on in the day. tion of the ceremony observed throughout China be pleaded not-gullty and was convicted and is witness the play of the WouKH OPTIE Proria, and war so to allow her, for her own sake,
bundle; it would never do for her But we have heard what ought to arouse festival, 13th moon 25th day, like our Christ pressed to death, The object of refusing to is very similar to that observed at the Spring hanged. In 1658 a Major Strangeways was.
walking with a man who would the indignation not only of this com- mas) "The local mandarins all parade the streets" | plead was that, as in that case there WAE NO
self an to take it mmunity. but of the civilised world.-with images of all devices, and feasting is kept conviction, no forfeiture took place, and the pro-
civilised world were in a fair way to That floating pest-house, the cholera up until a late hour. Thanks are offered up for perty of the accused person was thus preserved
bly retarded through the infected steamship Afghan, with the disease the prosperity of the past half year,
for his belt.
mich affected by the plot of the plays and the acting of BEAUDET I yourself, with the Members of your Company, that È solun a fin, and I had to be taken to the Kumpicele
-After all this, he would, indeed be a sceptic who refused to admit that Bandmann was the
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