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„HO-GRONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1888.
TELEGRAMS.
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THE CHINESE QUESTION IN
AUSTRALIA.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 158.
FHERE are, some telegrams in another column reling to Admiral Ryder_and_the_Prince of Naples. We are sorry we cannot offer any lucid expå auation; we can only say to our readers, as ennwman says to his clients,," you pays your mory and you takes your choice."
His Excellency the Governor and Lady Des "THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Cyclops, Vœux bave issued invitations Joca Ball in be from Liverpool, beli Slyppira-on-the-20 in held at Government House on May 24th, in for this port, and is due in the 13th, honour of Her Majesty's birthday.
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THE inanufacture of coal-tas dyes in Germany, sys Berlin circular, bas so largely increased during the past few years that about 80 per cent.
Tit's the New York Maritime Register-Theftheic dyes are produced in German factories. Schooner rig for vessels' must certainly be an excellent one, judging from the many large and mall different vessels that are so rigged. From en tens up to any size seems now to be the rule;
The ship-owner now proposes to build a fivel Basted schooner of about 3,000 tons burthen. This we believe is the largest yet in the schooner
Jinc.
I HAVE long loved your daughter, sir," he said, and would fain make her my wife." "You would want make her your wife ?" demanded the old man, who has knots on his head. "I would fxin make her my wife, sir." "Well, I would fhin say thee nay," with bitter sarcasm. A young man who uses such language as you do, would have to stand his landlord off for the second month's rent.".
was:
THE revenue collected at the Custom Houses of the treaty ports in Japan during February
...yen 163,426.11 mani #' 200.764.16'
1,618.86 3,675.00 2.154.79.
Exports. Impons
Storage...... Ship's Fees... Miscellaneous.
Total......... yen 371,658.93
Here is a real case of self-denial-He was
It is much in the interest of German industry, which is in most cases based upon a sure pedestal of science, that perhaps in no country, in the world is experimental chemistry an much studiel sin Germany. The vaal progress which has been made in the export of Gernian aniline dyes is proved by the fact that in 1880 2,140,000 kg. were exported and in 1886 5,700,000 kg.
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Their Shanghai, May 4th, says Quotations ar Newchwang to Switew, 28 31cs, cents per pical, cents per pical, dead;,Niski to Shanghai, steam, demand. Chefos na Siwatow, 21 Mexi
$40 per ton of cul nett, bir seamos démandi; $1.20 ex ship, for sa og vessels. Settements ring the integrallave te y 1--Piste German steamer, 2,805 tons gister, Were to Whimpou: Matilda, American barre, bay tons register. Kashnotzu to San Francisco, Mex, $i per ton coal, despatch Cifa, Getinan steamer, 387 lons register, $.co pr mouth, e months; LATE advices from the Colonies state that the register, Newchwany, to Kote, 29 Mex. cents per W. Le Latheur, Bitish Barque, 573 tons Sydney Governinent was preparing a reply spicul, 25 lay days. Outega, Unitish barque, 4o the Chinese note of protest, soliciting the joint ions register, Newchw.pt to Hongkong, 30 Mex. action of the other Colonies in asking the Imperial Government to enter into a convention barque, 360 tons register, Newchwarg to cents per picul, 25 ly days, Charley, British to prevent the Chinese from coming to Australia Fuochow, 23 Mex. centi per pizul, 12 lny days. altogether. This may throw some light on the No disengaged vessels in pant. decisive action taken by the Government of Victoria, which has apparently affected the Ching-Mail in a fashion highly suggestive of mental aberration, delirium tremens, or softening of the brain. This last affliction, however, would not be possible, as there cannot possibly be an effect without a cause, and the China Mait oracle never had any brains.
SUGAR-GLOWERS in Demerara are said to have been much excited of late in consequence of the alleged successful use of cocoamat of as a sugar. inaking agent in a factory, and that it is clained that by the addition to the pan, pior to striking, of about a pint of the oil to the ton, produces an enormously increased retum, of sugar from the msicuite-On-lantning-tled-the-process-was-in- ise on the Leonora plantation, the property of William Russell, the restitor of the Argosy obtained the confirmation of that veteran sugar planter to the report that the oil and a wonder fully beneficial result, as the returns in dry sugr
W-wo, la enged today with the following brought before a Texas justice on the charge of measure on the production of silver. If you ask had risen, from an average of about 64 per cent,
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other day ng the above subject ;—
khunkenness.
teleerom fm Sir Henry Loch, Governor of
“Do you plead guilty or not
I deny every Veturia traške Governor of Hongkong, in reply "I don't plead at all. to feed message is Excellency sent the ing" "Do you deny having been up here before?" " should smile. Why, Judge, I deny "eing here right now. I deny that you are here, Sivua Mk 18, 8th May, 1888,
or ever have been here. If you catch me giving Referring to wear frogram of the 4th May, my Clermont grinder Chinese Immi-self away, just wake me up and let me know prrant Shutute (Pt and Chinese Act 1831. Chinese jawed or ant of wid fch buta Victoria --naturalization
pspherese immigrants claiming to a Naturalyd tátish subjets have nearly in interteichrer issued to oferta Plan thug saten ville halelers; attempting franhilst er aan of pull tax the consequence Bein Givernynent strictly” riforting acts, unler cander in Croteau tekad under public health arts vendered vessels from Hongkong, Singa Ter et cetera, liable to detention by health
offer,
THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.
LONDON, May, 7th, The Doe Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscrip fine of ion sxes meh, half Gurfeit, for three year. eta Giline, itd, tal ench; the owner of the (gornn 14a roseeker van says, or of the stake, and “Up Proto SE90 nus stake; Rowley mtter-68-
sunt.
Mr. Honelas Mode Lobo
jjeb Fennver.
Briar-ynol, by Spring-
Lad Cdkorns by f Sealuerze, by Isonomy
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Mr. C. Nylor's, h, I'll Be Mahone, by Uncas
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BISMARCK DEFIES FRANCE,... Prince Ris.arck states that the Czar's word is mightier than Pansl:vist intrigues, and that he does not fear Boulanger's ventures.
(From the Straits Times.) ADMIRAL RYDER.
LONDON, 2nd May. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alfred P. Ryder, K.C., fell into the Thames yesterday at the Pimlico pier and was drowned.
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THE GERMÁN EMPEROR. The latest balletin states flist the Emperor is languid, suffering from headache and increased coughing.
ITALY.
ROME, 2nd May, A dynamite shell exploded during Artillery practice at Roine, injuring H.R. H. the Prince of Naples slightly on both thighs.
(From the Courrier & Haiphong) FRANCE.
PARIS, April 27th, The Senate has commenced to discuss a ject of military law.
April 29th. M. Celoren de Blainville has been appointed Director of the Civil Service in Cochin-China. April 31st, The Chamber of Deputies has adjourned its sittings till May 15th. |
May 1st.
SER MARIANO DE CARVALHO, the Portuguese th, in cellor of the Exchequer, has asvamed the hanship of the Lisbon Gas Company, The Secule, commenting on this abnormal, gnition taken up by a Vinister of State, says
Can anybody refrain from severely stigmatizing Minister's proceeding, who in order to peket a few hundred mitreis, lowers himself to deptie of degradation which he has often -condemned in his adversaries? We protest satiest this frightful crescendo of the most bare feed immorality.'
"THE TRUPUSED CHINESE CHAMBERAH COMMERCE.
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the affair. He then informed the police and the list prisoner we aremiadil told my clansma pertrips discharget on arrival at the mar would certainly be most, severely censured, hout it on the and May. They beat him port. At last the fog lifis. welcome sight, because he would not consent to go to a foreig ind $150 find that what with slowing And country but has not sugift gan tied wit body they beat him. He was calling out," sav
fe" and was crouching on the floor with his hands up to his head. henting, the prisoner wake me up ant said ". been as cep about an hour on the night of the
don't know what is the matter with this mar whether he is dead-or speechless, will you com uid look at him." When I got into the run
of tide and current he is within a ship'length of wrecking the steamyshin Cosmopolite. Heint. After hack and weary he is a course and leaves the bridge, saying in $50-"Call me if the fog settles clown again," and throws himself into his bunk
in his clothes for a hard earneri rest. **Suco is now in his Berak and $50 feets all the responsibility, (nal that he is afraid of or shirka , for he is an old skipper) forthough provingly as vigilant as $150, the weight was equally ́on the latter's shoulders,
int the man dead, the body was laid on it
tied his hands behind his back with old he торе,
side on the floor, with black clothes on, Thy
long the rape was the ends were looss. I dit Examined by Mr. Dennys ;-I don't know how it see the tying of the hands finished He was not a friend of mine only saw him on the junk Five or six beating was going on. Other men were sleeping men were sleeping in the cock-loft while the in the same room as deceased, and about the width of mat between them, I did not dead; there was no light there. If I tell you examine the body to see whether he was really who my friends are in Hongkong you would not know them, I don't know where they live. I met Li A-fat by chance in Queen's Road; don't know what his business is, he lives in a family house: I do not know any of deseased's relatives.
in the Tok-lo district and came to Hongkong to Chal-yow-lothe Court-1am afar labourer look for my brother whose name is Tsz 1-yow. 1
last saw him alive on the zoth April; he was body was exumed, and identified the body as then in good health. I next saw him when the, my brother's.
To Mr. Dennys-I do not work for wages, J farm on my own account and grow rice, ground nuts and sugar cane. Deceased was not really my brother but of the same family name, and brothers. My father gave me ten dollars to our ancestors four generations back were come and look for him; part of the money was to repay me for being away from my work.
At this point the prisoners were remanded till to-morrow at 10.a.m., ball being refused.
CORRESPONDENCÉ.
We do not necessarily éniorso the opinions expressed by,
Correspondents in this columut.). Vy
FIFTY DOLLARS ON THE BRIDGE; OR
THE CAUSE OF SHIPWRECK.
TO TIM EDITOR or tur "HosGRONG TVERERATI," Si-Permit me, if you have space avait the. to air through the medium of your valuable columns, my humble opinion on a subject which the ill-requited services of the officers of the is of vital importance to the general public, viz., mercantile marine on this coast; and the casual tick naturally consequent thereon.
THE Mexican dollar, the value of which in China -and-clicwhere has been steadily waning for the last ten years, is now represented at a fraction under three shillings, and how much lower the uncertain coin is going to fall depends in a great
bankers or financiers for guidance on this very
to between 73 ani 75. The decor says: awkward question, this is about what their answer
*The oil is thoroughly inn sígas, in fact, a wholes will come to that as the production of silver increases over and above that of gold, so
some ingredient, and the sugar made with it must the value of the Mexican go down. coconut oil. When, in addition to this, the contains not a trace of the odor peculiar to Accepting this view of the matter as the only cheapness of the apt, and the simplieity of its possible one, we
can only regard the late application are talon into account, it seems cer- discovery of the £5,000,coo in shining pres inain that the new posts is bound to come into the North-west of India as a very doubiful general use." blessing, and one which may possibly accruale -the-difficulty-kit-his-lately-hidden treasure, discovered in the vaults of a great Indian Priner, we may well supphse is put the only ́ hidden pile either in British Isha or in China. The A meeting of intuential Chinese merciants Hindoos, and all the native races of Hindostan, was held at the Tu Wah Hospital on the and indeed of the whole of China and the East, afternoon of the 6th fust. for the purpose of have never been, as far as we ate acquainted with erecting a suitable building for the Chinese their history, a great money spending people.hamber of Commerces to be inaugurated in and what is of greater intrest in this view, the commemoration of Her Majesty's Jubilee. There money which, during the last three hundred were present:-Messrs. Ha Amei (Chairman) lose sight of the fact that their lives and proper It appears to me that the public generally, and shipowners and underwriters particularly entirely years, has been constantly wing into the Wai Yuk (Vice-Chairman). Lee Sing (Treasurer).ties respectively, are entirely in the care of these The low of treasure, particularly of silver dollars still at this present time be there in some Ng Wai, Woo Ping Sain, ito Tang, Lau Wai
East in a cady stream from Europe, must Dr. Ho Kai (Secretary), and Messrs. Hio Tim, "common sailors." hed silver “bullion," from California into India shape or form, and the question is where sun, Cor 1520 Clug Tong Yil Mun, and
hina and Japag, but especially the two first
nd how does it exist -in buried coin, in others. Posted countries, is enormous. By every mail personal onaments, in religious shape of idols. sinuper arriving in this port from San Francisco
»r how P ́À glance at our Exchange tables will we find these shipments of great and increasing show that during the last two weeks the value of Last month the City of Peking had on the Mexican dollar has been quivering at three board in Mexican dollars $183.422; in silver shillings and under-that is to say at the value bulben $497,400; in gold coin $20,056; and inf fifteen hundredths of a gold pound-and that zo dat $140. The Bank shipments, also by for some reason it remains at this value or does this steamer, were as follows:-To Hinge by the not decline further than 2/111. Recent statistics Anglo-Californian Bank, silver bulon $13.002; show that the gold output of the world is increas to Calcutta by the same Bank, silver bullion ing, while the silver is not larger than it has been $1,500; to Bombay, by the Comptoir in the past. Professor Soetbeer has collected the
Escompte de Paris, silver bullion $302,900. A statistics of precious metal production large quantity was also shipped by Chinese.
vane.
follows:
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THE Correio Macaense commenting on come Timor news published by the For do Crente, | 1881. has the following concerning that jewel among 1883.. the Portuguese possessions We find nothing 1884..
1884. surprising in the fact that the Governor of
1886.. Macao should have landed at Dilly on the last
1887. day of March we hope he has arrived in good health, but we are no necessity, for the gunboat THE report which reached here the other day Te to lie waiting for him at Atapupo, far less by the incoming Australian mail about Admiral that it should convey on board the district Fairfax in Australia having had instructions no account should have from the home Government to survey a route Governor who on alyndoned his post. We note the pomp with | for the line of steamers which it is proposed to which the Pos do Crente says Senhor Firmino run between Australia, New Zealand and British da Costa has been received. Timar pomp Columbia, is probably-a mistake, and in any We have not the slightest idea of what it is, but case may be taken cum grano. What is going presume it consisted in the firing of a few shots, to pay the new line for running over 9000 miles which is quite enough for Timor. The fact that of ocean has not been explained; passengers two soldiers, received' injuries, when firing the there will be, no doubt, but barely gaòugh to gune does not surprise us, for these things have | pay even half the expenses of such a happened in the best regulated armies since the | line of steam packets as would compel their javention of gunpowder and artillery. May we patronage in the face of those which are ask, moreover, what has led Mr. Ernesto Lassi to unexpectedly leave for Europe, and why Dr. Rocha continues Imprisoned, with a sentry at his door, and cut off from all communi- Cation with the outer world? Although we think these two events are intimately connected, we shall refrain from commenting on the former. Mr. Lassi was perfectly entitled to retire when he listed; but the rigorous imprisonment to which Dr. Rocha has been subjected gives rise to suspicions which are naturally based on two hypotheses; either the Doctor has been guilty
already plying to Australia and New Zealand, not only from the United Kingdom but from America and France, The fact is, there are steamships at present in sufficient numbers and size to carry ten times the amount of those who travel. The large steamer which took M. Froude outto Australia could baye accommodated just ten times as many as she bad, and probably seventy-five per cent, of all the great ships running to the East are parallel cases. As to a line from British Columbia to New Zealand, the eight or pine thousand miles of route is, in
Mr. Ho Amel said that the object, of the meeting was to decide about the site whercon tu erect a suitable building intended for a Chinese beea first proposed so ply to the Government. Chamber of Commerce in this Colony. It had for permission to all this institution on the Chinese Recreation and, but as it was that site being ihus appropriated, the Committee thought that Guvernment would not consent to had given up the sa, al it been possible to secure a site in the Central District, without incurring heavy costs, dat would have beyond life. Commit' resources to require answered all pasts, but it was entirely
with no companion save his overwrought imagin backwards and forwards across the lonely bidge, Tis a beastly raw night, and as-ggo warders
niion, his lonely life-for he has no friends out here, save the "bron companionsofthealehouse"
Sigo, and his small pay, all force themselves sibilities-in all of which he is no better off than his bardships, privatións, risks andi rešpon-
upon him and machten bim,
in a row. As he gazes wistfully at them, trying
He wanders on, still keeping a Inok-nut,... though he sees only a taunling spectre nl $30 to make more of thein, his distorted vision
black, ominous and, overpowering, so much so centralizes the spectre and it becomes $50, that he cowers beneath the weight of it.
Presently, the quarter-innstër, noticing that Have got light right ahead, Sir." he has not answered the look-out's report, says:
for he only transfers his spectre to it, and it at $50 looks blankly at it, but he sees no light,
conflicting kind profoundly agitating-him-while- once becomes a small meteoric $50.
the steamship. Cosmopolite draws nearer and with every moment, until it is an enormous and -nearer, the meteor-assuming-larger-proportions- consummately brilliant $50.
He stares at it steadily, emotions of the most
trying to attmet the attention of $50, but he is The quarter-master shifts the helm.uneasity,
sworn at and told to "keep her on her course, while nearer and nearer draws the meteor.
In a moment more there is a terrific shock, a deafening crash and $50 sces thousands of meteoric $50 radiate from the central one,
He hears a heart-rending shout from the "souls," and itgradually dawns upon his clouded imagination that the steamship Cosinopolite bas struck something and is foundering.
They have only four boats and these are capable of holding a hundred souls and the drew pa discipline cannot be maintained; they are quickly filled and as quickly sunk.
A few are saved from the ill-fated steamship. Cosmo, life, and they are those ofthe crew who didinot venture in the boats, viz: $152, 871, and So, for they had more sense. The "sauls" all from temporary insanity, brought about by our acrished, poor things. St5o, who was suffering and all of the afore-mentioned causes, had ruled to pass, at least five miles off, and $50, likewise his course straight for the light which he wished suffering from lemporary insanity, had steered it to a degree; consequently the wreck of the steain-
about deviation and variation being applied, the ship Casmopolite. Ten days later there is an enquiry into the matter; a good deal of nonsense wrong way is mooted, but, no satisfactory.. explanation can be given or elicited, so $150 and $50 both lose their certificates and are
To begin with, the Master ("Kapting" !!?) of a steamer receives the startling sum of fremrendered helpless in the future $150 to $200 per mensem, the mate $75 and the second mate the enormous, soul-stirring and estate-purchasing sum of $50 per innon.
Now Sir, can these suñîs be considered an adequate or proportionate remuneration for the services rendered by these men ?
I say No, most emphatically "No," for they ricksha and wheelbarrow coolies), their work are the hardest worked men in the East (barring
Monday, all the year round they are hard at it. never being over; day or night, Sund: y or
are theirs; for everyone knows that they have We will say nothing about the pleasures that
being barely sufficient to meet their washing none, their wages (we dare not style their palty remunerations by the dignifie! title of salaries), and tobacco chits; neither will we speak of the society which they move in, for they are spurned as a plague by the most insignificant of subordinate "Hong" gentlemen | 1777,
And now let us again place the good ship Cosmopolite afont, and let us inngine her going North once more but, during the N., monsoon. determines
There is a stiff and steady breeze, and $rga
inside, as it is termed, go up the chart-room for three days, getting odd:
He has been up and down, from the bridge to snatches of sleep which are almost worse than
none at all.
to
One and all of the preceding enuses of
imagining himself at the bottom of the sea and time he is called he awakens with a feverish start, temporary insanity prey upon him, and every
ogre of an owner sitting astride it and glaring that a huge, black $150, resembling a sliny moss-covered rock with a one-eyed, long-toothed fiercely at him, is pressing heavily upon his theat and drowning him.
He gets up, shakes himself, pricks off and rules his course, having made bue allowance for tide and current.
such a site. Fa-Win, the Eastern District, was too far from the business quarter of the town, Cold.
Silver.
and Sy-ing-pun was not a place worth selecting $103,150,000 $103,210,500 it was subsequently proposed to purchase that
99,500,000
When shipowacrs have been remonstrated 110,750,000 piece of ground on the full dde opposite in the 95,050,000 115,561,000 Koshing Theatre, costume an area of Gojoco with upon the insufficiency of these wages, they
He then mounts the bri'ge and sets the course, 101,520,000 117,000,500 square feet. If that sind would suit the con- reply in a favourite cant phrase: These sums saying to $75 "call me when you are nearing 102,550,200
126,750.500 veniences of the genleisten present, the Com are sufficient for the class of men to whom they Taipang Reck"-descends and lies down again 98,520,500 131,200,500 miller would depule Mesars, Ho Kai and Ho Tinae given. Why classify these toilers of the for another fitful stuber. 107,063,030 126,148,900 to wait upon the Surveyorfieneral and arange deep In fact, you cannot, for they are
matters with him. The spiker thought the extracted from every walk in life; they are men, is, comparatively sath in here, albeit there is
It is a splendid, mannlit night and the water' Government would allow them to acquire the sometimes even gentlemen, have the same a fresh, cold gale blowing, and Sanders proposed piece of ground at a low rate, say, at 50 requirements in the present and future of this backwards and forward thinking of his past, already subcribed reached $6,000, of which but unlike the latter, they will have none in the and has just been disrared (played with) by cents per square. Fot, or even less. The sums world as their more fortunate fellows of the soil; for he is an o'd servant of the company's $26,000 had been college, auf 11,cool been next; for it is an understood thing that they will them, in their overpowering knowledge and paid out for various expeases, When the ground be supplied with every luxury when there. Justice (it being done to make hizi more came into their possession, subscriptions But when shipowners say that these suma are careful in the future), from “ Kapting "to Mate---| on hand was now deposited the Chinese Backs would be more easily collected. The amount sufficient for this class of men, they must
lose sight of their hardships, privations, risks, and company's vessels, whose "Kapting" had found from $200 to $75, either because another of, the Mr. Wai Yuk expressed his adhesion to the particularly their responsibilities, for, if they are more favour in the sight of the almighty boss Chairman's proposal and said that having worthy the responsibility, surely they are worthy of the Hong had collided with lus while inspected the proposed locality, he found it most of a higher remuneration for undertaking it; but endeavouring to pass him in narrow waters, or suitable to their purpose.
On the motion being then put to the gentlemen alight of the hardships, privations and risks, a ton rattle-trap had given out, thereby causing
again, though
(the shipowners) may lose because the steam steering gear of a "ten pound. present, it was unanimously carried by a show they don't forget the responsibilities, as it is the damage to the extent of a few thousand dollars of bands.
one theme upon which they continually harp it and for which some one must suffer. The Chairman remarked that the regulations their endeavours to make the responsibility do course of preparation, and when ready, would is comparatively helpless, he "saveys. Now, future, each recurring thought maddening him for the new Chamber of Commerce were in duty for an increase of pay. However, though Jack thinking bitterly of his past, hopelessly of his Well, he wanders backwards and forwards,
be circulated among all persons interested in there is another and very serious point in this ergu in a greater degree, until an irresistible, hellish the matter, for any further suggestions or ment, and which applies to merchants, shipowners desire to wipe out all his grievances and square Amendments, which he requested them to return and underwriters more particularly than to the himself with these gods-hisowners, seizes him. Government officials be invited to become lives more or less in this teeming beehive of a is past the bearing of safety, and still he moves to-Dr. Ho Kal. He then proposed that all general public-for, of what value are a few The time for calling $150 is at hand, the ship honorary members of the new institution with a world-viz, the fact of temporary Insanity in no, but gazes eagerly and with fiendish glee, view to giving it their assistance when needed. shellbacks." It seems incredulous, nay, it is his eyes protruding from their sockets with the Mr. Lee Sing having seconded the motion, it so, for no one has ever credited Jack with an intensity of his gaze upon the nearing breakers, was carried unanimously.
Intellect or mind sufficiently fine to suffer either which, as they leap, hissing and foaming upon Mr. Ho Amei neved that a Chairman, a Vice- aberration or insanity, in fact, they scarcely credit the resisting rocks, resemble so many avenging Chairman, a Treasurer, a Secretary and a Com him with a mind at all-(automatons haven't spirits beckoning him on, and as he sees each mittee of twenty members be elected to represent minds, have they so they will be the Chamber, and that at all meetings, eight tionately surprised to hear the he he propos, proudly created wave resurge angrily, beaten by the prouder, frowning, adamantine members be sufficient to form a quorum. even an intellect and that he can be guilty of rocks, he recognises his own fate and longs
insanity. wat carried unanimously.
eagerly, expectantly, for the shock and crash ship Cosmopolite of 1200 tons.register, with two plutocrat-would-be aristocrat-though fearfully hundred souls and fifty of a crew crew have apparent snobocrat of an owner. no souls, Chinese have-on board, tog
together The ship and souls are lost, there is another with 30,000 pleuls of cargo of any denomination enquiry into the matter, more nonsense about whatever, bound North Value of ship: set of tide, wrongly applied error, more cancelling Judicature are gazetted:-M. Dicos, Advocate the victim of an arbitrary Government rather trade may very possibly be brisk, as for example boarding house in Third Street and his chief foki own specific value for a toul, at least, I heard"]
This afternoon Sit A-tim the keeper of a not estimable perhaps, for every one, hened you will any, gentle public, that these men freight and cargo, $100,000. Value of souls of certificates, and Jack's end is worse than his
General; M, Bernies, Legal Adviser to the than on individual responsible for some belnous between Australia and the United Kingdom, but Sit A-kang were charged before Mr. Sercombe of a European soul that was only valued at are incompetent, that they did not know their
fault... As regards the revolts in Timor, our even on that trade the profits to passenger Tenders will allow us to repeat-that-progress-ja | steamers, at present, are so small as to make the named Taz A-luk on the 18th ult. Many of leaves Hongkong at 6 p.m. on any given day, business, these aceldenta being brought about an (impossibility where anarchy reigns supreme, enterprise a very risky one. Even between China the details of this case have already appeared in Time of year, S.W, monsoon season. As soon simply through the effect of temporary Insanity, civilisation an absurdity where despotism and Europe there are far too many steamers intely finished Coroner's inquest. To-day Mr. 3150 and $50 are on the bridge together i fog of an unscrupulous and over exacting owner, our columns as given by witnesses in the as she gets outside she runs into a fog bank; induced by the fear of incurring the displeasure LOCAL AND. GENERAL. and chaus have invaded, the domains of for the trade, either in passengers or in Dennys appeared as before; to watch the becomes decrer, engines are slowed and the he (the owner) not yet understanding that the
administration. Tho press has persistently merchandise. But when a line does start to run case on behalf of the prisoners,
To, A-ful whistle regularly blown. Both these men are man upon the spot is the CHARINU's Royal Italian Circus is now perform-uded the richness of the Timer soil and between British Columbia and Australia, say in on stepping into the witness box sald on the alers, every nerve and sinew both visual should be done with the ship
best
est judge of what *ing to cjowded lipuses at Rangoon,
recommended its cultivation. All the publit 20 years from this, it will require no surveying, same to Hongkong with the deceased on and auricular, excited to its utmost Reliefs i But then, what can an autompton know? I heard the prisoners beating the deceased and been highly praised. I would appear that British energy has opened up all over the went into the room, telling them to stop as they elapsed, and still there is no sign of the fog of your subordinate and Irresponsible Hong remains at his post. Forty-eight hours have the sooner you curtail the enormous salaries Timor-hus Judge, & Crown Attorney, a Sanitary world. As a matter of fact there has been would very likely kill him. The first prisoner lifting, and $iso and $50 are together on n the men (27) and increase the wages of your equally. Board, a Treasury,-A-Board of Public Works fleet of steamers navigating that sea up as far as told me to go down stairs, and I went down at bridge again.
once where I joined some other men in smoking At last $150 is wearied out with watching a
with watching and belerate but fearfully responsible shipmen; the 526 canvicts, from Odessa for Saghalien, arrived and a garrison. It looks as if it had everything; California for the last ten years or more, and and drinking tea which was provided us by the anxiety, for with every sound or shadow his the chances of like accidents occurring in the for you, for by so doing you will minimise but in reality it has nothing because the fanc their route is as the brow flies. The track for a
future, and you will also be able to pile up a ilonaries such as they are--are ever at war submarine cable is quite another thing, and of
few more of the dimighty motors of the humán (Fi?) mce. THE Superintendent of the P. & O, S. N. with each other, and this produces the general conses if any prospective company can induce Ce, courteously inforṁe us that the steamship atrophy of the settlement. The total produst of the Home Government to survey it at the expense suid wait till the body is buried. Afterwards; symbol:"#150:in the center. He might" anchor trust in automatons? Why will you trust in Oh too confiding shipowners, why will you Verone, whits the nex: English mall, left Singa- the improvements, sanitation, progress, civilisa of the nation, so much the better for their when I went out I found in clansman in Queen's or set de course, but fashib oru interest Frovidence alone to take your ships from post
Interests, tion and Importátice of Tim:ri Zoró j' 18. pore for this port at nant today
Road gamed LI A-fuk and I told him all about is afraid to do so, for did he do either he to post? Why don't you rather recognise your
The President of the Republic has arrived at Rochefort, where he received an ovation.
The Senate has postponed its sittings till May 15th.
May and,
Paris.
The President of the Republic has returned to The post of Commander of Nossi Bé has been
May 3rd. The following appointments in the Colonial
suppressed.
Attorney General.
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of a serious offence, or be is the victim of our oplaton, much too long to offer even the can spirit of revenge occasioned by ble integrity remotest chance of the scheme paying. Then of character and by the energetic and impartial | too; where is the cargo to come from? The defence he has undertaken of the character of steamers cannot pay their way on passengers the Bishop of Cochin. We are unable to venturs | along. The trade between two new Colonies a positive opinion on this matter, but we are canneldom be anything of much importance; strongly inclined to believe that Dr. Rocha is between a new colony and the Mother Country
Mr. Lau Wal Taun seconded, "and the motion illustrate, say for instance, that the steam-which shall tell him that he is avenged oh his
This concluded the business of the meeting.
TRIAL FOR MURDER IN THIRD STREET.
THE Portuguese gunboat Tejo left Singapore for functionaries appointed for that colony have any more than those other lince which individual the 25th ult. and we both staid in the same house. on regularly between 875 and 850, but still $750 Well, gentle buf dense and indifferent public","
this port on the afternoon of the 1st inst
THE Russian transport Nijri Norgorod, with
at Singapore on the 2nd inst.
a
house. The following day I saw the body lying overwrought imagination fancies his ship in on the ground floor, and then I wanted to get collision, his certificate, berth, and $150 swept away from the house but they would not let me from him, so every cater betonte go out. The first prisoner stopped me. He dancing visions of a star with the