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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1858.
TO-MORROW morning between 9 and 10.30 By kind permission of Major W. T. Ellis, and the o'clock the seam-launch carrying the Bethel, officers of the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment, flag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code the Regimental Band will play in the Public Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 9 till to p.m. pennant C, to convey men ashore to 1a.m. service, at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, return-The following will be the programme ;— ing about 12:30,
As notified in another, colomn, the American Musical Comedy and Opera Company will appear to-night at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, in the ever popular "Les Cloches de Corneville," with Mr. J. F. Sheridan in the powerful role of Gaspard, the miser. The performance should be one of the best of the season, and will doubt less attract a ful house.
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We learn that at a meeting of the General Agents (Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) and Consulting Committee of the China Sugar Refining Co., Ld., held this afternoon, it was nrranged to declare an interin dividend for the half year of 6 per cent. The all important subject of the General Agents remuneration and
China coast are kept at starvation wages, they must connive at the unscrupulous irregularities of their low class Chinese employers in order to ensure a decent living. Now, all that may be true enough—in fact, we know it is too true; but although such dirty work may be expedient on the ground of self-interest for these back-sliders from JATSON'S PRICKLY' HEAT LOTION what was once considered an honorable WATSON'S is the safest and best cure for Prickly Heal, it profession, it must be severely dealt with when it amounts to an infringement of the affords instant relief, and will be found useful in law. It is really not surprising that vessels allaying all irritation of the skin whether arising under the German flag make money when other steamers are failing to clear their from acility or caused by the bites and stings of expenses, if they are allowed with compara- insects. It is also a useful Toilet Article for the tive impunity to bring deck-loads of pigs holiday the Stamp Office will be closed. The Commissions still remains in abeyance, but it is
three tiers high, mangled and bleeding. into the Christian harbour of Hongkong as a medium of trade, and when found out at their disgusting business are Esmerely fined £5. A great deal has been said lately from the Bench of the Supreme Court and other high places about the Bor-Horakang (elegraph iniquity of kidnapping Chinese waifs and
toplexian.
AS. WATSON & Co, Ltd., THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 11th July, 1988
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1888.
The shocking brutalities connected with the traffic in pigs between Hoihow and this port, which we thought had been abolished by our cruside of four or five
we are requested by the Acting Postmaster General to state that Monday being a general Past Office will be open from 7.30 to 10 a.m. and from 4 to 5 pm. The drop bar will be open all day. Deliveries will be made morning and evening. No mail extra will be issued. Should it be found necessary to alter the above arrangements on account of the departure of the English mail for Shanghai due notice will be given.
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an open secret; that Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
times, will be found prepared to make a reason- Co., recognising the altered character of the
able and yet liberal concession to the shareholders, All's well that ends well..
Merchandise.
THE returns of Japanese exports and imports during the first half of this year as compared with those during the same period last year were; according to the Bakka Shimpo, as follows :—
First off 1883. First Half of 1987. Exports...29.619,8:5 98.....22,738,630.03 Imports...... 17,940,012.23.18,545,998 49 The above shows an increase of yen 6,881,195.96 in-exports and yes 9,401,033.73 is imports in the present half year.
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CHINA has the credit of possessing more ducks than the rest of the world. In many breeding establishments over fifty, thousand ducks are hatched annually by artificial means.
A CURIOUS Individual sent a dollar to learn how an advertiser could "guarantee a man to make $1,300 a year without work," and was told to put up $13,000 at 10 per cent. WOODYEAR'S Circu, which has been performing MISS EIKENSTREICH paints “cattle pieces,” con.. to large audiences in Macao"during the week, cerning one of which an art critic says;—" Miss will give a final performance this evening, prior | Eikenstreich's 'calves' are not in themselves. to proceeding to Shanghai, The strength of the intrinsically interesting: they stand out too company has, we learn, been increased by the much."
engagement of Valazé Brothers, who arrived WARDER (to condemned man, eating his Inst here the other day from the Colonics, where breakfast): Will you have some of the bam their wonderfal serial and trapeze acts have and eggs? Condemned man: "A couple of falely paralysed Australian audiences, Mr. the eggs, please, but no ham. It gives me in- Woodyear has a really good show, and ought digestion." to do well in the Model Settlement. NAMES of things are often misleading. Here
are a few noteworthy examples -
The tuberose is no, rose, but a species of polyanth.
Pompey's pillar had no historical connection with Pompey in any way.
know?" sarcastically inquired au irate subscriber "WHAT do you publish n' paper for, I'd like to
of the genial editor. For $24 a year, in- advance," calmly responded the editor, "and you owe me for two years' subscription which I will feel obliged by your liquidating without further delay."
WK would call the attention of the responsible authorities to the great deficiency in the lighting › of Praya Central From the Steamboat Com
obstructions in the way of cables, blocks of stone,' pany's wharf to Murray Pier, the road is so full of
Cleopatra's needle was not erected by the Egyptian Queen, nor in her honor.
Whalebone is not bone, and said not to possess a single property of bone."
Turkish baths did not originate in Turkey, and are not baths, only heated chambers.
German silver was not invented in Germany and does not contain, a particle of altver.
Black lead is not lend at all, but a compound | ele, etc., that a night promenade there is any. - of carbon and a small quantity of iron.
Brazilian grass never grew in Brazil, and ising but a safe diversion. If one takes into consideration the fact that three quarters of the not grass; it is nothing but strips of palm-leaf.
road is unprotected by any sen wall, the necessity Burgundy pitch, is not pitch, and does not come from Burgundy; the greater part of it is of increasing the existing lighting arrangements resin and palm-oil.
must be obvious..
Sealing-wax does not contain a particle of wax, but is composed of Venice turpentine, shellac and cinnabar.
strays, and His Honour. Acting Chief Justice RussELL, has in plain terms sturdily intimated that in all bad cases kidnappers may expect the most severe punishments, including the lash. It seems to us that the atrocities to helpless animals on board the Anies are not very far removed from being as bad as kidnapping, and that there is not Court this morning, when Captain E. such a vast difference between traffickers in ARREDOR, of the German steamer Aufon, morality and brutality respectively. was charged before Mr. H. E. Wonkursy That both offences should be firmly mak' a keepsake for yer sweetheart." Weel, in. cxports and yea 499,153.03 in imports in the specimens of cuttlefish. with cruelty to animals on board his vessel on July 29th. The evidence showed that the police boarded the Anton when she arrived here from Huihow the date named with a deck-load of
years ago, again cropped up at the Police
on
pigs, and found the wretched animals
stamped out will not be denied, and in urging the police authorities to continue exercising the most strict supervision over the consting tramps which use this harbour as the base for their nefarious trade, we would at the same time suggest to their
First Balfor 687. Exports....... 3,105,240:03 4,948,925 40 Imports 4,684,498-57 5,154,65,60, The above shows a decrease of ren 1,842,655.37
present half-year.
THE SEVEN AGES OF WOMAN,
All the world's a wardrobe, And all the girls'and wonien merely weaters, They have their fashions and their fantasies,
And one she in her-time wears many garments,
Befilled and braidered, in her nurse's arms.
EXPERIMENTS undertaken to determine the feasibility of inflicting the death penalty by clectricity establish the following points: 1. That death produced by a sufficiently, powerful electric current is the most rapid and bumane of
packed closely together three tiers high. Worships at the Magistracy that they will be grateful. An instance of a different kind Throughout her Seven-Stages. First, the baby, the purchase of 720 metric quintals, (say 720 MUCI has been said as to the position' best...
without a sufficient gangway between the
doing a great public service by senten
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A. NOTED wag named Jamie Graham, whose visits to the barber were few and far between, was met by a learned doctor who loved a joke and frequently exchanged hits with the wag. On this particular day the wind was high and Jamie's tangled locks were flying in the wind "Man Jamie," said the doctor, as the pair met, "wonder you don't get your hair cut
I wadna gang wi' hair like that for all the world." "Ye'll never get the cliance, doctor," replied Jamie, "for yer heid canna grow as muckle as wad week, replied the doctor, "it's an old saying, ye ken, that them wha maun be, weel clad canna aye be weel fed.". "Ah, but ye mind me at. anither saying," returned Jamie.. "It's nae use puttin' thatch on an empty barn," WE said the other day that the Chinese could occured last evening. As the Canton steamer was leaving the Jetty a Chinese merchant who to the pier. He missed, and fell into the water, which is twelve or fifteen feet deep. He was quite helpless, being unable to swim, but not one of his countrymen offered to help him. A Sikh constable, Khan Singh, No. 559, ran to the spot and went in to his assistance, keeping bim above water till a sampan came and received them on board. The Chinaman was then insensible, and was taken to the Central Police Station to be attended to. When he came round he stated that he had a considerable sum of money in his purse when he fell in, and that he dropped several dollars out to lighten himself. It was hinted to him that he might show his gratitude substantially to his rescuer.. but he only coughed up a little more salt-water, and said nothing-not even "Thank you."
THE Yankees are always miles ahead of the rest
tiers to allow the sailors to carry on the cing the next oflender in the pig line had stayed too long on board tried to jump on work of the ship, so that they had to move brought before them to the longest about on the top of the baskets containing of imprisonment the law allows.
the living freight. The police distinctly saw Several men running backwards, and forwards over the bodies of the pigs, all of which were more or less bruised or cut. There were about two hundred pigs on board, and one was observed in-the lower tier with its entrails protruding, Captain Axxior admitted the charge and was fined £5.
PELEGRAMS.
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LONDON, August ist. An angry feeling has arisen in Paris in consequence of reported French (7 Italian) tesigns upon Tripoli. An official denial bas heen given to these reports and the note declares hat the naval and military preparations of Italy
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
HR O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamship Gaelic, with the American mail, was entering the harbour when we went to press,
We take the liberty of thinking, with all due respect to the Bench, that theim at that port. defendant in this case get off far too cheaply, as we hold that nothing, not even the desire to accommodate an unscrupulous. fiend of a charterer, can justify deliberate brutality to helpless animals; but the paltry fine inflicted may, and we hope it will, although we have our doubts, prove OUR daily summary of proceedings in the local a salutary lesson and a useful warning for hate Market, which has been omitted for some the future. As the Captain of the Antonime past, will be resumed in our next issue. is quite an old hand on the China coast- and has for years been thoroughly Acquainted with the traffic carried on between the Southern Chinese ports and Hongkong, he cannot plead ignorance as an excuse for, or extenuation of, his offence; he was perfectly well aware that he was breaking the laws of this colony and condoning acts of brutality which had already been severely punished in the case of other vessels. The prosecution. of the Captain of the steamer Hainan cannot yet bu quite forgotten in loçal sea- going circles. The magistrate, how-
*A DOCTOR always remembers kindly his first patient," says a writer. Yes, but how often does he chip in and help to pay for the monument? We read that the buildings now in course of construction in Manila for a Japanese Consulate, will be completed about the end of November next.
IT is currently reported on the usual authority of somebody who had it direct from the Board that the Directors of the Deck Company have, decided to recommend to the shareholders a dividend of 3 per cent. for the half year: The amount available for "writing aff" has not transpired.
of the world. There is at present in Tokie a Dr. Bigelow, who hails from Washington, DC. This gentleman, like so many of his enterprising countrymen, has a mission, a very special one. The desire of his heart, the object that is to lift him up to the seventh heaven of delight, is merely to trace the connection between the ancient civilisation of the Romans and the modern civilisation of the Japanese. This is a grand undertaking, and we trust Dr. Bigelow will succeed in finding the "missing link. He will, however, have in the first place something else to discover, and that is civilisation amongst the Japanese. Wearing European clothing, which makes them look ridiculous, and adopting a foreign constitution and apeing foreign habits and customs, which are generally unsuitable, and which they but superficially under- stand, make but a spurious kind of civilisa- tion at the best. Dr. Bigelow will find true Japanese civilisation amongst the myriads who wear the national costume and fill the sphere sham, and it is a sham which will have but fleeting existence, is a weak imitation of the fripperies of political and social life borrowed which degrades a free people. We shall await, with interest Dr. Bigelow's endeavors to connect the ancient Romans with the Malay tribes who occupy the Land of the Rising Sun.
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And then the trim-hose schoolgirl, with her
And small-boy-scorning face, tripping skirt
waggingly, Coquettishly to school. And then the dirt, Ogling like Circe, with a business avillade Kept on her low-cut corsel. Then a bride, Full of strange finery, vestured like an angel,.. Veiled vaporously, yet vigilant at glance, Seeking the Woman's heen, Admiration, Even at the altar steps and then the matron, In fair rich velvet, with suave satin lined, With cyen severe, and spiïït - of youthful cut,. Full of dress-snws and nudish instances,
To te ch her girls their past. The sixth age shifts Into the gray, yet gorgeous grandmamma, With gold pince-nez on nose and fan at side, Her youthful taste still strong, and worldly wise Frosing of Fashion and Follet, pipes In sumptuary law, her quavering voice,
Of tobes and bargains rare. Last scene of all, That ends the sex's rode-swayed history, In second childishness and sheer oblivion Of youth, taste, passion, all, c'en love of dress.
--Boston Daily Advertiser
Catgut is made from the entrails of sheep. Cultic-bone is not bone, but a kind of chalk once inclosed in the fossil remains of extinct Ir the following details concerning the prices of that produced by any agent at our command. American and Australian flour compared with. That resuscitation after the passage of such The French article in the Haiphong market are
a current through the body and functional centres of the braiq 'is impossible.
3. That correct, there is very #ttle chance of the
the apparatus to be used should be arranged to latter being in much demand in the near future. The Courrier d'Haiphong says that on the 7th permit the current to pass through the centres December, 1887 the Government contracted for of function and intelligence in the brain.
hundredweights) of flour without specifying its origin. French flour was tendered at the rate of 62 francs 88 per 100 kilos. Had the adminis. station purchased at this price the 30,000 quintals it required, it would have disbursed francs 1,886,400. As a matter of fact, however, on the 12th December, five days after the French offer, another, adjudication took place for 15,000 quintals of American four. This was offered at fr. 37. 89. In August of the same year, an 'equal quantity of Australian flour was contracted for alfa-37-77 per kilo; giving an average price of fr. 37. 83 per kilo. As out of this sum & franes re-enter the treasury as Customs duty, the administration really paid no more than fr. 3. 83 per kilo, which for the 30,000 quintals would have amounted to fr. 954,900, instead office. 1,556,400 for the French article. The Protectorate thus realised an economy of nearly a million francs by taking American and Australian flour in preference to the French article. This speaks volumes against the protective system now in vogue in French Indo-China.
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A WRITER in an English newspaper says regard. ing restaurants in Congo Land, where they serve monkeys on toast, smoked elephant, and broiled alligator:-"I know of no people who get oysters from trees but the Mandingoes, through whose country flows the Senegal and Gambia river. The bivalves are taken from the branches to which they attach themselves during high tide. Here is Mandigo bill of fare which Reade, the explorer, leaves on record for the amusement of the curious: 'Then followed gazelle cutlets à la papilote; two small monkeys served cross-legged and with liver sauce on toast; stewed iguana, which was much admired; a dish of roast crocodile's cigs; some slices of smoked elephant (from the interior); a few agreeable plates of fried locusts, land crabs and other crustace; the breasts of meraaid, or manatee, the grand bone-bouche of the repast; some boiled alligator and
adapted to sleep. Speaking generally, it may be said that the position upon the right siño, in the majority of cases, is best suited to the requisites of brain repose. Various theories have been advanced with the view of explaining the superiority of this position, but they are on the whole unsatisfactory. As a matter of experience, however, with the exception of those who suffer from lung or other chronic affections, the type of sleep obtained in this position is usually of a more perfect character than that obtainable in other attitudes. Thus, however agreeable the position upon the back may be, it possesses the fundamental disadvantage that dreaming is greatly facilitated thereby, and thus the type of sleep is rendered less perfect. This lack of physiological adaptability is perhaps owing to the fact that a certain unequal increase in the cerebral circulation is engendered, and that thus certain regions of the brain are aroused. into physiological activity, while others maintain, a position of more or less complete repose." The elevation of the upper or lower extremities above the level of the trunk is not advisable except in exceptional conditions of debility, and then only under competent medical advice
-LOUR CHINA SQUADRON:
There is a weakness in the composition of the natural mar that makes him proud of every thing which looks like national or personal strength, and for this reason we suppose a certain, writer in the Fajais Gasette of the 25th ulto. says, in speaking of the British China Squadron of warships leaving Yokohama,that as they steamed out in the regular order of Indian file from the harbour, at 11 am, and led by the new flagship ¦ Impérieuse, they presented a most imposing appearance. This about their appearance we gratified to think that our squadron of fighting: are pleased to believe, and we would beimmensely ships is really as powerful as it looked, for at an enormous expense of treasure, of time inbour, and 'mental anxiety, it was sent all the way from our home dockyards with the express purpose
of
ever, as we have stated, took a lénient A WESTERN exchange calls for a new word to of life for which they were born. The modern to put a stop to this pronounced nuisance, and hippopotamus steaks, While this dinner does sahting, when there was any such disagreeable view of the matter-especially lenient take the place of "hanged" in writing up considering the shameful cruelties laid bare accounts of executions by electricity in New York. Shall it be said that the condemned man was hardly sounds right. How would it do to write of him as having been "wired" or "shocked"? The Courrier Haiphong publishes the new Regulations framed by the Acting Governor promotion and pensioning of employés of the Civil list. Considerable alterations and improve ments have, says our contemporary, been intra duced into these regulations, and it is hoped that many a grievance will in future be remedied, DURING last year the amount of bullion exported from Korea was as follows :—
by the evidence of the police--and probably electrified" at such and such an hour? That from England, France, and the United States | assist the management by making a point of the most common dishes known to the Barri of gut the folds of the old fag every morning.and.
thought he was satisfying outraged justice, by imposing a paltry fine-which, however, happens to be no actual punishment to the defendant, as it is certain to be madogood by the owners or charterers of the steamer, We do not consider that justice has been adequately satisfied, and would submit to the authorities that the charterers of the Anton, or the owners of the pigs and the persons responsible for shipping theso animals in the disgracefully brutal and illegal manner described, should also be-charged and summarily punished. The captains of these small Chinese chartered steamers are practically nobodies" on board their own vessels; the entire business.. the navigation of the ship excepted, being carried on under the direcilon of the Chinese comprador and his native staff. And the result of all this is that irregular- Itles, of which this Anton case is a fair sample, are of distressingly common occurrence. We contend, therefore, that
General of French Indo-China for the admission,
Exports from Jinien Exports from Fusan Exports from Gensan ..........................
Total
$ 564,237 213,074 593,013
..$1,378,369
of this total, $210,294 were for China and $177.975 for Japan.
IN 1848 Lieutenant Techow was dismissed from the German atmy for surrendering the Berlin armory in the insurrection to the Civic Guard, and was condemned to fifteen years' imprison. ment in a fortress. He escaped to Australia;
We frequently hear complaints from theatre goers of the nuisance caused at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, by the clatter of glasses and the hum of conversation which are heard from the refreshment bar at the intervals, after the rising of the curtain. Of course, like every, regular attendant at our public entertainments, we are quite well aware that these. "grow's" are only too substantially founded, and we think the blame for recent lapses in this direction ought to be equally divided between the manage ment of the Musical Comedy Company and the direct violators of the unwritten but thoroughly understood canons, of good taste. The door the orchestra and stage leading from the bar catrances, should be closed immediately the first bell rings, and the audience should distinctly understand the exact number of minutes to be occupied by the interval. Without, making further suggestions, we a e quite sure that Mr. Willand will promptly take effective measures thereby provide as far as possible for the comfort not equal in courses some of the elaborate business to be done. Those costly ships were feasts of civilized lands, certainly no one will say not sent out here to be looked at in silent awe by and convenience of his patrons. And the fre quenters of the refreshment room can materially that it lacked variety. Lotus seeds form one of a lot of semi-barbarians, stor yet simply to shake * show its various bars and crosses of variegated taking their seats as soon as the first bell rings, Central Africa. The pods when gathered are blue and red to every nigger that comes bored and strung on reeds and bung in the sun along," but for purposes of offence and defence, THE Spirit of the Times has the following for drying, after which they get to the table. Such at least is what we suppose to have regarding Emperor of Norfolk, the crack" Along the Upper Nile another wing of the Bairi been the object of the Admiralty, although there are competent critics at home who Californian racer that recently won the Brooklyn tribe bleed their cattle monthly and cook the hold that the squadron is imposing only, and Derby Emperor of Norfolk is probably the blood with their flour and meal. They citeca would be nowhere when it came to real business. finest specimen of a thoroughbred horse that this a luxury and the dish is eaten with great What the results of an encounter with the Chinese or Japanese Accts would be it is impossible to has appeared during the present generation. A relish."
predict, but our own opinion is that we only have bright bay with a star and near bind heel, white, Yaz electioneering battle which lately took place about two ships in the British Squadron which are his marks. But his conformation is the in Macao, though now blown over and become would be capable of successfully standing up perfection of the unity of power and blood. We a thing of the past, was apparently fought out against any two of the five armoured craft which, sea mady horses of the most exquisite quality, with great ranceur on both sides, for the shricks to the breeze the quivering for of the blue
regularly at 8:1
8 o'clock every morning, throw out but they are delicate. We ece many borses of of the wounded which are still to be heard from dragon, The late additions of the Impérisuss great power, but they are coachy. The Emperor the columns of the local newspapers are loud and the Porpoiss the two ships we mean is a colt of enormous power, joined to the highest and piercing, and lead one to believe that an are the Imperianse and the Audacious-do quality. His massive head and deep muscular election for a depaty to represent the Holy not, by any means, bring our squadron In Chinese waters up to its pecessary fight- neck, his mighty barrel hooped in by ribs as City in Lisbon is anything but the smooth con ing weight. We will not compare them, just broad as your wrist, his great loin and his stitutional affair it purports to be. The Corralo now, with the squadrons of any European
use there enormous stifles, which are on a level with his Macoense, as the organ of the loser in the power in these seas, because hips, all are of the most striking character, contest, deplores the result in language quite interest Our ships look well on paper every hero: in force great enough to compel our Most horses bollow in between the hips befitting the occasion; while the Independerile, now and then we count them up and make no leas and the stifies The Emperor is straight. representing the conquerors, has been singing thansix and twenty; but as we have said, there are His driving power is like that of an engins, - itself hoarse in a stylq; quite the reverse of only about two out of that big aum which could be his legs are without a blemish, and bis fest gentlemanly and respectable. The Vor de placed with any chance of success against the five or six armoured ships of China, or the five or six has in addition, two very powerful ships which steam faster than the Imerieuse by a knot and
handled with average skill. In point of speed. three-tenths an hour, and which, in consequence Could always evade her four. 24-ton gass, if our squadron could do nothing with the superior switness of the Chinese, fleet. Our two fastest ships are the iméérieuse, 16.75 knots per hour, and the Porpois, 17 knots. China har two ships of 18 knots; four of 16 knots, five of 1g knots, and two of 14 knots. Of course, nobody supposes that our China squadron should always be strong but never anything to equal this illogical of beating The Bard, weight for age, from any abating a little, but now and again the embers of enough to meet the Chinese fleet, but what we have la these latitudes should be good and distance up to a mile and a quarter. His greatest the dying conflagration are stirred by the powert fast of their kind, and always prepared performance this year was when he took up 125 of darkness which rule supreme in the Holy make's better defence of British Interests Iban pounds and ran seven-eighths of a mile in 1.28, City, and a lurid flame of discord occasionally Admiral De Honey on a certain memorab which is the fusiest ever run by a three-year-old flumines the obscure recesses of the local prints, occasion made In Peruvian at the weight. All his races have been won so huch to the amusement and Instruction of fim do sio chord work
which so much easily there is no telling how fast he can go, as partial observers and unbeliever in things, ste adr he has never been punished to make him win
JUDGE DENNY, the well-known adviser to the King of Corea, accuses the Seoul correspondent of the China Mail with having written in a communication published in that paper "a deliberate and malicious lie," and calls upon our contemporary to make the amende honorable, "Every statement in the letter alluding to myself In connection with an audience by the King to Megary, Watters and Ford," says Mr. Denny, "is unqualifiedly and absolutely falso." And here is the shuffling apology offered by the Editor of the China Mcfi in defence of a correspondent who is plainly charged with being not merely a perverter of the truth but a deliberate and mailclops Mar
"We publish the above correction with mach pleasure. It will be observed that Judge Denny does not deny that an insult was offered to the British representatives, but be decies all con- section with it himself. We are sorry our cor-
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to hold the nominal master of the vessel and now, at the age of 73, he has returned: respondent imputed blame where it did not lie, broad, round, open at the heel and dat Hels Crente, an amphibious production of that equally heavily armoured ships of Japan, China
legally responsible, as was done to-day, while the real criminals are allowed to escape scot-free, is only playing with the machinery of justice.
able, and he will be re-imprisoned, probably for
but he seems to have erred in this respect in com- unlike any horse we ever saw in appearance, clerical party which for ages has worked the hoping that he was included in the amnesty pany with the best informed journals in the North, in many respects a Lexington-looking colt, but ruin of Macao, has been adding fuel to the proclaimed by the new Emperor. The Minister This is untrue. Ed. Hongkong Telegraph.] of War decides that his offence was unpardon-enny's position, to attribute blame to him, and his three-year-old form, he has suffered but one ou the defeated candidate. And thus the not an unnatural thing, in view of Mr. we never saw a Lexington quite so perfect. This, flames by heaping certainly uncalled for Insults it is well we have now got his emphatic denial. defeat, and that the first of the season, when be newspapers of the Portuguese settlement, alded We have always entertained a high opinion of
was beaten by Cruiser, whom he has since by their Hongkong weather-pock, the Extremo Mr. Denny's character, and base often had occasion to commend his official action; and we defeated every time they have met conceding Oriente, havance again shown themselves in regret that any incorrect statements with regard him weight. He is the best three-year-old by their true colours, to the detriment of newspaper to him should have been made in our columns." teh pounds that has appeared on the turf in this influence, and contrary to the spirit of justice
life.
It's certainly a consolation, albeit a
THE members of the Garrison Shooting Club slight one, that the Anion is a German gave a most enjoyable smoking concert last night and not a British vessel; but of whatever at the Commissarist Building, the of which nationality, it cannot be too plainly under- was kindly granted by Colonel Craster. The stood that no steamers amenable to the attendance numbered about one hundred, in jurisdiction of this colony will be permitted cluding naval and civilian visitors, and a very rany circumstances to be used as pleasant evening was spent under the geniel floating torture dens for dumb animals. We presidency of Sergt. Mills. We believe it is the intention of the Club to give scxeral similar shall no doubt be told that times are hard, treats dading the trying summer season-pro- and that as the masters and officers of aviding the powers that be" are favorable to certain stamp of vessels, which crowd the such a mode of japocent enjoyment,
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We hayo read many explanatory apologies, | decade, and the only horse in America capable and fair-play, This Billingsgate squabble is now
concoction of Irrelevant twaddle. However, as the character of both the China Maif and its Seoul correspondent are thoroughly well known to the limited circle who set ikely to accuss the cowardly libel on Mr. Desny, that gentleman need be under no apprehension that his high character has suffered to the slightest degres.
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