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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1888.
WE are requested to state that the German service cannot take place to-morrow in the Bethesda. Chapel, Berlin Foundling House, owing to the building being under repair. A CHINESE student who spoke an incomprehen- sible lingo was degraded at the Police, Court this morning by being fined $2 for owning four taels of dross opium without also possessing a wanted to know, as far as could be gathered, if certificate. He rather stood on his ignity,, and
he couldn't sign a chit for it, till Mr. Pollock said "Oh gowny."
THE following are the seating capacities of the | OUR quasi-religious evening' contemporary right "largest churches of Europe: St. Peter's actually prints the four winning numbers for the Rome, 54,000 persons; Milan Cathedral, 37,000; big prizes of last month's Manila lottery. Surely A, S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
St. Paul's London, 25,000; St. Sophia, Constan." Brownie's" ghost has not fallen from grace tinople, 23,000; Notre Dame, Paris, 21,000; and joined the ranks of the gambling sons of LOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS Florence Cathedral, 20,000; Pisa Cathedral, Belial It looks remarkably like it-and we
13.000; St. Mark, Venice, 7,000 persons.
may just add that we always doubted the ARE NOW READY.
genuineness" of the halo of holiness; that sur- rounds the noble forehead of our saintly friend, Two mafoos employed at Kennedy's stables quarrelled about their "chow" last night, and went down alongside the Cathedral to "have it out," that being a quiet place. One of them didn't fight falily, though, having a table knifey kind permission of Colonel IX G. Anderson and a piece of wood up his sleeve, and when the Regimental Band will play in the Public his opponent "saw" him with a rib-bender he Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 9 till koj showed a full hand, and carved him up consi. The following will be the programme:—.
week, with care. derably. The man will be out of Hospital in a
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Vegetable
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of 20 of 45
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Single Packets at list prices,
The patent phengraphist of the China Mail Parcels of 50 Packets, price, $10.00 "understands" that, Mr. Jno. J. Francis, QC
5.00 "is a fairly good chess-player, and when a 7.53
deliberate attempt is made to checkmate him, he aften "Castles his King?" The patent paragra- phist of the China Mail evidently desires to shine as a wit and humourist; but he only succeeds in showing himself to be, in chess as in everything else, an ignorant but pretentious ass. Checkmate!
SPECIAL FLORIST'S SEEDS.
In Packets of six or more named varieties,
viz :-
CLOVE PINKS-TANSIES-PHLOX- HOLLYHOCKS PORTULACA, VERBENA
and PETUNIA.
MIGNONETTE MACHEL (The New Variety).
Priced Catalogue on application." " THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong. 31st August, 1888,
DEATH.
WITH reference to the death of Mr. H. L. Norris, head-master of the Protestant Collegiate School at Chefoo, reported in our columna a day or two since, it appears that some six weeks ago a Chinese dog rushed into the pupils' dining room, and while Mr. Norris was driving it out, the animal bit him. He took no steps to cauterise the wound till an hour afterwards. It is said that hydrophobia was developed at 8 am. on the morning of the 27th September, and he died Tat 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. Mr. Murray has left Shanghai for Chefoo to take charge of the school. None of the pupils were bitten by the dog.
At Prospect Villa, Kulangsu, on the 18th September, after a long and painful illness, Susannah JANE, the beloved wife of W. Fenning,
Chinese Customs service.
The Hongkong Felegraph
HONGKONG, Saturday, October 6, 1888.
TELEGRAMS.
(From the Courrier d'Haiphong) THE ERENCH COLONIAL COUNCIL
PARIS, September 20th.
A degree has been issued restoring to the Colonial Council the right to regulate the tariff
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In the year 1712 William Whiston, a'learned divine, who became poted for his eccentricities ACCORDING to the statistics furnished the (and who had enjoyed the friendship of the great War Department at Washington, the following philosopher, Sir Isaac Newton), predicted that ạ comet would appear on Wednesday, 14th Octo-horses; America, 9,500,000; the Argentine
is the latest horse census: Rossia, 11,570, ber, at five minutes after five in the morning, Republic, 4,000,000; Ausgia, 3.400,000; Germany, and that the world would be destroyed by fire on the Friday following. His reputation was Tigh; 3.350.000; France, 2,800,000 and 30,000 mule; and the comet appeared, and then a number of Spain, 680 000 horses, and 2.300,000 mules; England, 2,700,000 horses; Canada, 2,624.c.; silly things were done by credulous and super Italy, 2,000,000 horses; Belgium, 333.000's Den stitious people, of which the following are mark, 116,000 Australia, 301,000; Holland, specimens:-A number of persons got into boats 125,000, and Portugal, 88,000 horses and 50,00 |and barges on the Thames, thinking the water the safest place in such a crisis! South Sea and India stock fell, though why it should do so is not
told-for whether the world had been destroyed by free or not it could not have made any difference in the value ! A captain of a Dutcis ship threw all his powder into the river that the ship might not be endangered! At noon, after the comet had appeared, upwards of one hundred clergymen were ferried over to Lambeth Palace to request the Archbishop that proper prayers. might be prepared, there being none in the of judgment was at hand, and some acted on that belief. There was a prodigious run on the Bank
church service. People believed that the day
WE would remind our readers of the grand variety entertainment to be given at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening, by the Amateurs of St. Patrick's Hall and the Lily Minstrels of elegraph the 58th Regiment, for the benefit of the widow and family of the late Cornelius Pereira, the assistant warder in Victoria Gaol who los' his life in the recent outbreak by the chain-gang at West Point. The performance is under the distinguished patronage of Governor Des Voeux, Lieut-General Cameron, Major-General Gordon, Colonels Craster, R.A., and Anderson, 58th Regiment, Dr. Ayres, and the Officers of the Garrison, and being for such a thoroughly deserving object should be largely patronised, Tan Courrier d' Haiphong says that the export of rice from Tonquin has increased during the past few months. In August last Haiphong exported the following quantities:-647,398 The procedure of the Law Courts of Indo-kilogrammes by the steamship Clare to Touron;
8,366 kil. by the Quang-nam to Hué; 218,750 | occurred. kil by the Pha`quor lo' Touran ; -68,132 kil September 22nd.
by junks, to Pakhoi; totalling 1,018,646 kilos. Up to the 24th September, 148,640 kilos were exported by the Clare to Hongkong; 1,191,786 kil. by the same steamer to. Touron; 28,780 kil. by the Frejr to Hongkong 32,400 kil by the Quang nam to Thuan-an; 18,240 kil by the same vessel to Huć; 178jozz kil. by junks to Pikhoi totalling 1,597,868 kiles. So that in less than two months, 2,616 tons of rice were exported from Tonquio,
of taxes and other duties.
LEGAL PROCEDURE IN INDO-CHINA.
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of England, and Sir Gilbert Heathcote, at that time the bead director, issued orders to all the fire offices in London requiring them to keep a good look-out, and 'have a particular eye on the Bank of England The comet appeared, and disappeared, but of course no catastrophe
mules.
A BOAT RACE on the Shanghai River last Sag day terminated in a tragedy and narrowly escaped becoming a catastrophe. The course was round a stake-boat, moured off Kajao Creek, only two boats competing, the fascotte and Novelty. On her homeward course the Naneity, when rounding the point, capsized, and one of her Chinese crew was drowned. The owner of the vessel, Mr. T. C. Ramsey, who, was acting as sailing master, states that he was gybing sail at the time, and the wind being very strong she could not recover herself, filled, and sank in less than half a minule. Mr. Ramsey had a friend on board and three Chinese sailors, he being the only one who could swim. The others all went down with the boat and came up again, with the exception of one of the Chinese crew. the gratings which were floating about (the.e were three life-belts in the boat), and they then bad to wait until a boat came, over from the Pootung shore and picked them up, it was mone too soon for the other foreigner, and also for one of the Chinese, who had lost his grating and gone down twice. The rescued mariners landed at the Camp, where dry clothes where given them, and they were well cared for. There was a native boit just ahead of the Novelty when she went over, but though Mr. Ramsey called out several times, it would not come near him..
moveable, at each other
light was anything but satisfactory. After scoring 4-F. Maitland was caught by Tomes off Blair, E. was then made, no other wicket falling up to the J. Coxon taking the vacant wicket. A good stand call of time, when the score stood at 28, Coxon. having made 13 and E. W. Maitland 7.
the part of his man. One or two blows were struck, and immediately the head man of cach struggle ensued. There were about sixty China lot ranged his followers up and a serious men and some thirty Malays; the latter were mostly armed with knives and the former with handles, belaying pins, capstan-bars, &c. Play was resumed shortly after if this for. The well became general, every Malay hitting noon, the ground, although still a trifle dend, the nearest Chinaman, and vice versa, with the playing much better than yesterday. As usual. result that a good few were quickly lying bleeding a large proportion of the All Comers wero on the deck. Mr. Andrews, who had climbed out absent when play commenced, only 15 mon side, but as a chunk of holystone just missed his had of it up to tiffin time, E. W. Mailand of the storeroom, was not attacked by either taking the field, and a pretty lively spell they head he decided to take to cover, and hid in the and Coxon, the two not-nuts of last night, forecastle till the fight was over. The chief scoring 34 and 45 respectively, before being male, Mr. Stewart, had in the meantime come disposed of. The bowling of the All Comers forward, and tried to stop the row, but he, too, wni terribly weale, the absence of Blair, a slow ind to retreat, as both sides were hurling the round arm trindler who gets a lot of work, na stone ballast, iron-bars, and everything else the ball from the leg, being greatly felt
Over seventy dinner their fielding on. the whole, however, was piates, besides glasses, pans, &c., were smashed. pretty even, and not very many mistakes were He ran back, not knowing exactly what had made. After getting rid of Maitland and Coxon, occurred, and ordered the other officers to arm. a good deal of trouble was experienced from They and the stewards accordingly loaded their Scanlan (1), Higginbotham (22) and Major John- revolvers and went forward with rifles and ston (10), and inally Lloyd played a dashing bayonets, but as altogether there were only nine-not-cut" innings of 36. The tail of the team little scared. Several guarded the alleyways. Blair secured the bowling honours by taking.5 teen Europeans aboard they pobably felt a did nothing, and 184 runs represented the total. and the rest went among the fighters, who had wickets for 47 rons; Poland had for 62 and castle by their adversaries. When they saw innings shortly before 4 o'clock and found run- been hard at it for over half-an-hour, the Capt, Stanley one for 25, Chinamen, having been driven into the fore- The All. Comers commenced their second the firearms they quietened down, and the getting a very difficult that, E. O. Smith. officers "took stock Half the men, were and F. H. Johnstone being dead on the wicket, feet cut with the falling missiles, the none were (18), the batting display was feeble in the bleeding, one, a Chinaman, having suveis stabs while the fielding all round was excellent. With in different parts of the body. Many had their the exception of Capt. Stanley (ro) and Gregson really very seriously hurt, the doctor attending extreme, and the Inst wicket fell just before them all. Capt, de Horne sent a bet eff to the gunfire for the miserable total of 97 runs. nearest gunboat, and a file of marines came on Johnstone and E. O. Smith had cach & wickets board. The police afterwards came, in response to his credit, Sercombe Smith, who was not to a signal subsequently hoisted, but all was put on until fate, accounting for 4. then quiet. The four ring-leaders-two of cach-During the afternoon the Band of the 58th sort who had been put in irons, wore handed Regiment, by kind permission of Col. Anderson over and taken to the Harbour Office, and after and the Officers, played a number of selections
which were highly appreciated. wards before Mr. Follock.
Full scores are appended :-
THE REMAINDER FIRST IMMINGY,
Ramsey succeeded in giving the others some September 21st.
China has been established by a Decree..
M. Trouette has been appointed Chief Justice
of Hanot.
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THE QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR. Ronavolo III, Queen of Madagascar, has been awarded the Grand Crass of the Legion of
Honour. LEGAL APPOINTMENTS IN TONQUIN.
September 23rd.
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M. D'Arracq has been appointed Attorney General at Hanni; M. Jolivet,, Chief Justice of the Court of Haiphong, and M. Sannal, Attorney. General.
ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMSHIP “GHAZEE"
Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co., Agents at this port for the steamer Ghazer, have forwarded us
In the valve of the Daily Press may be fairly estimated from this morning's issue of that paper, we should put it down, not at $30 per annum, but at something less than nothing were that possible. With the exception of an antedeluvian missionary report about the floods
Honan, which has been discounted and doubly' discounted by extracts in our columos from Shanghai papers, this morning's Press contains
FOR a long time past we have had it dinned into
our ears that the garrison of Hongkong was to be increased by another regiment. Although we are neither prone to countenance vague rumours nor to side with the alarmist and pessimistic fraternity, we are Inclined to believe that the increase of the land forces in this Island is part of the programme for the defence of what are termed the 'coaling stations' of the British Empire. The fact nevertheless stares us in the face that, like the long promised guns, the kita soldiers are not forthcoming, probably so the identical reason that it takes as long to troops ready for the Colonial service as it does to manufacture beavy ordnance. Moreover, if
we take into consideration the peculiar circum-
Inspector Craddock asked for the case to be
summarily dealt with as one of disorderly con- duct, as otherwise it might involve a committal, and detain the ship.
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His Worship decided to do so. Mr. Andrews then stated that at 8.30 this morning he heard a disturbance on deck, and on koing forward saw the Malay prisoners fighting with Chinese. He went into the forecastle, and found several men fighting inside, throwing all, sorts of things, shackles, stone ballast, &c. He did all he could to stop them, but they took, ao notice of what he said. After staying a minute. Les fe Bel), 6 (, SariJuustone... or two a stone whizzed past his head, and hermita, c Smith, b 0. decided to retreat. He accordingly went aft and S called all the officers and stewards up. By this Major Dandy, K.A., Hurd, b
& Juanstone time the melde bad become general, ifty or sixty men bring engaged in it. All the officers armed themselves with revolvers, and went forward. and the four prisoners, who were the leaders in When the crowd saw the revolvers they stopped, the fight, were put into irons.
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In defence the first Malay prisoner said that he was taking his rice when the cook began to quarrel, and on asking what was the matter another Malay complained that the cook had. set the winch going without understanding it, although he (the Malay) would be responsible if it was broken. He told them to be quiet, but whilst deing so'a Chinaman struck him on the car with a piece of wood. He threw a block at him in return, and the fight began.
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One of the Chinamen stated that the row commenced through his stumbling against a Malay, who abused and struck bim. Another Malay then struck the other Chinese prisoner on things about, the foot with his knife, and they began throwing
The case was adjourned for decision on Monday,
THE ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER
BY A SIKH CONSTABLE.
At the Police Court this morning Mr.
the following telegrama received by Mr. Andrew Johnston from Mr. Walker, who is in charge three and one third dreary columns of Colonel much to blame for their comparative tardiness in career. He is the eldest son of the late Mr. Wodehouse, held a magisterial inquiry respecting
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of operations at the stranded steamer Ardgay-Quaritch, V.C., an incomprehensible editorial,
QUANGNGAI, Oct. 5th, 7.m.. On Thursday (the 4th) at 4 p.m. the steamer Ghatee passed Northwards with engines broken. down, and wishing to be reported.
Later, 6:35 p.m. On Friday, at 11 am, Ghhree passed for Touron, short of coats, disabled by the last typhoon; and with peak and engine-room full of water; wished to be reported.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The report of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited, will be found in another column. THE Portuguese transport India is under orders to 'leave' Macao to-morrow morning for Lisbon
via Timor,
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evidently-slung together by the office boy, and some very stale padding. This kind of thing may be journalism of a sort, and it is possibly quite good enough for the people who read the moming paper-but we don't think it would 'go down' anywhere else but in Hongkong. We are yearning for another instalment of Colonel Quaritch, V.C.
"EXTENUATING circumstances" have seldom been pleaded with greater ingenuity or upon more novel grounds-than-by-a-culprit-recently tried in a German court of Justice for murder and robbery. According to custom, the presiding judge, before summing up the evidence for the jury's considera. tion, asked the prisoner whether he had anything to say for himself. Only this, your honour,”
stancer in which the British army is placed, having to be fractioned out and spread over the immense and widely spread areas of the Colonial territory, the military authorities may not be so re-inforcing distant garrisons and outposts. Owing to the absence of all conscription the British army is kept at a very reduced figure, and it is not sufficient to meet the requirements of the times. It goes without saying that if to-morrow our legislators and politicians thought fit to revolu tionise our army system and introduce com- pulsory enrolment, England would be able within a very short period of time, say, within a year, to muster two millions of mes. So far our main strength has lain in the Navy; and
day is not far distant when our maritime forces we may say with some confidence that the will exceed in number and efficiencey those of the two greatest naval powers combined. But reverting to our Colonial defences, we cannot help deprecating the scantiness of our land forces. Hongkong is undoubtedly
sufficiently adar and numerous to allow of an the fact that the approaches to this port are enemy posting his forces all around and starting a regular siege against us... A land force con-
We are glad to learn from Captajn J. Black. replied the latter; "it was not a murder, but a small island; but let us not lose sight of |
burne of the steamer Nanshan that the work in connection with the light now being constructed
"at Cape Pedaran by the French anthorities is
proceeding most antisfactorily. TO-MORROW morning between 9 and 10.30 p'clock the steam-launch carrying the Bethel flag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pennant C, to convey men ashore to 11 am. service: at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, return ing about 12.30.
Prisoner: "In this way, your honour. The suicide." Judge: "How do you make that out ??? deceased, for years before his death, went about everywhere saying that he was determined to put an end to himself, but he never had the courage to do so. At last his irresolution aloved sisting of at least three regiments of infantry, and a few batteries of mountain artillery, me to pity; so, to save him from disappointment, are urgently required here, were it only with and, more especially, from being worse than his the object of giving our possible enemies a word, I suicided him." Judge: "That is all practical knowledge of what is to be found very well, but what made you take this watch?" in a British coaling station in addition to Prisoner: When he was dead he did get coals. We have often thought of another plan
IT apppears that Mr. J.-A. Robertson, the very efficient conductor of the American Musica Comedy and Opera Company, is also an organist and composer of some celebrity. At the requr of the Shanghai community he recently gave an N. C. Daily News pronounces to have been organ recital at the Cathedral there, which the
the first order. Our contemporary gives some an unqualified success and a musical treat of particulars of this talented musician's past
Henry Robertson, Law, Secretary of the Bank of Scotland, and well known as an author of legal books. His parents died when he was a boy, and he went into business in Glasgow, being for eleven years amateur organist at Dowanhill Church in that city, and he made his first public appearance when he was only seventeen. The firm in which he was engaged failed, and he took to music as
a profession, becom
at Glasgow with noteworthy success. He gave "David and Jonathan," having been performed
national Exhibition, his chief claims to fams over thirty organ recitals at the Edinburgh It an orgainst being his crispness of touch, taste, the combinations which he makes in his
and establish himself as an orchestral conductor, use of the instrument, and his careful avoidance of vulgar effects, Anxious to extend his range he moved to London, where he was soon engaged as an operatic conductor, and then, with a desira to see more of the world, joined the troups with which he is now visiting the Far East.
the death of Lui Atak, coolie, whose mother had alleged that he had died through the ill-treat mert of Sikh constable 729, Nund Singh. Mr. Wotton appeared for the accused.
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THE PEAK TRAMWAY.
down into a regular groove of work, and the The tramway to the higher regions is settling authorities have no doubt by this time come to believe that they know what is required for the public, and of course their own, benefit. The hours of running are evidently fixed for passenger to the satisfaction of the shareholders, further accommodation only, and so long as that pays attempts at accommodating the public may be
Kwon Afung, a widow' residing at Cheung Sha Wan, stated that she was the mother of the deceased, who was 17 years old. Yesterday morning he came with her to Hongkong to collect hog-wash. About 7 a.m. she went into a house in Queen's-road, to fill a bucket, leaving her son ing before long one of the most success-heard a noise, and, when she went out, saw a outside, near the ruins of the last fire. She ful teachers in Glasgow, As a Mr. Robertson is well-known, his sacred cantats, beaded foreigner" strike him and kick him in neglected. There are one or two questions we
composer great crowd. On going up she saw a "red-
her back to the junk she had come over in, but future of this novel and so twice. She picked him up and carried him on depends on the answer given what is to be the the loins. He fell, and the man stamped on him would like to have answered, and it largely highly successful long after the assault as it took to eat a meal.Are there to be intermediate stations at the before she got there he died. He lived about as undertaking She first identified P.C. 530 as the man who levels of the Robinson Road, and at the positive it was he; he was in uniform and she Victoria Gap P. It is said passengers may get off killed him, and afterwards F. C. 729 She was bridge across the Peak Road below the
saw his face. In cross-examintion by Mr. at the level of the Robinson Road, But this can |-Wotton she adhered to this statement.
only be accomplished at the risk of breaking a
stable chasing a boy who was running down are not really made aware that such a stoppage to Chan Chee, earth-coolie, deposed that at 7 limb, or even worse, and those who have triedthe a.m. yesterday morning he saw an Indian con-experiment do not care to repeat it. The public Queen's-road West. He caught him by the made even for the asking, and to ladies coming to queue, and pulled him down. The constable tennis the convenience may cost them serious then stamped on him three times, and, when he injuries. Attheupperlevel, where an intermediate rose up again, kicked him below the abdomen, station is required, the same query holds good.. A He fell again, and some boys picked him up and number of Peak residents whose babitations are supported him until his mother came. He in the southern extremity of the Hill district, find Identified P.C. 729 as the man who committed the tram of little or no use to their owing to the the assault
absence of this station. Surely, if the tram is intended for the public good, the convenience of the public should be consulted as far as pos sible! People are beginning to ask whether they saveanything by thetrum in coolles, chair hire,&c. "The almost universal answer to this question is. -Nq} we have to keep the same establishment, to pay for the coolies just the same and the tram in addition." Once this belief gets abroad, we are afraid that gradually, one by one, the ticket OPENING MATCH OF. THE BEASON.
holders will "drup off unless the tramway authorities cater for the public. The opening match of the Hongkong cricket-a-Are arrangements to be made i
for carrying ing season, First Twelve v.. All Comers, the latter on this occasion_numbering 37, was com- in very fine weather for the time of year. Owing menced on the Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon
to recent heavy rains the ground was scarcely
A RUMOUR was current in Shanghai on the require a watch. I did, and so I'very naturally for local defence, which we think is feasible brooke, Capt. R. Cass, which we stated in our
By Mr. Wotton: He stamped on deceased with all his might, and afterwards kicked him. serious condition of the lad after the assault.
Another witness testified to the evidently The inquiry was then adjourned till Monday.
CRICKET
THE "CARISBROOKE" AND
* "FALKENBURG!!
We are informed that the steamship Caris- ngth ulto, that the Japanese steamship Portolke friend of mine, and I wanted, something to authorities, and that is, to organise a native con- stress of weather to run into Touron, on the put it in my pocket. Besides, he was an old enough to deserve the attention of our military yesterday's issue had been compelled through Afaru had been lost whilst on a voyage from
remember him by !" Kutchinotru to the first named port, No
tingent, saj 10,000 strong, so drilled, armed, Cochin China coast, for a fresh supply of coal,
· information on the subject had been received at A WRITER to the Chicago News on newspaper equipped and commanded, as to be able to is now en route to this part with the disabled. the office of the Steamship Co. in Shanghat. improvements, says-Some years ago it was take the field at a very short notice. This Saigon on the 24th Sept, in tow. It is further German steamer Falkenburg, which left publicly stated by 'R. H. Hoe that the news is not an impossible scheme. In a Colony stated that the latter vessel has lost the master, THElast "bulletin” of the American Geographical Society quotes M. Ganeval as showing that the paper of the future would be printed entirely, which is well-nigh celebrating its jubilee year Capt. Dreyer, who died of heart disease, in world is not yet overcrowded. Allowing five reading matter, Illustrations, and all, from and containing a native population numbering addition to having her propeller broken and
goods, or at least market produce? Not even nere to each inhabitant, he finds that Europe has since done in its experiments. in this an immense proportion of Chinese who have
photo-engraved plates, What the Hoe Grm nearly two hundred thousand, there must be been rudder disabled in the typhoon.
basket of soda, water can be carried up now 1" has room for an additional population of direction of course I do not know, but there either been born here, or have acquired the FREE FIGHT ON THE VERONA."
two would be a great convenience, and not only nothing but passengers. An early market train or 115,000,000, 'Africa for 1,336,000,000. Asia for
is a man in New York now working very nearly | rights of citizenship from long residence. Ten
that but a necessity if the tram is to continue 1,401,000,000, Oceanica for 515,000,000, and
For about three quarters of an hour this so lively as could have been desired, and although in favour. The idea is growing that the America for 2,009,000,000. The frozen regions on this line who will soon have his invention | thousand men are by no means "an exaggerated morning the deck of the P. & O, steamship) the pitch was a capital one' the bowlers had all evening trams for a few hours a day la not in shape to patent. The principle upon which figure; once such a body of men have been put Verena was the scene of a somewhat sanguinary the best of it The All Comers went first to all nor nearly all the community require, Au he depends is a "photoglyptic stereotype," as through a complete system of discipline, and free fight amongst the crew. The Verona left the wickets, sending in Capt. Stanley and A. one lady passenger put it the other evening be calls it, in which the stereotype sheet is drill and placed under the command of British Kobe for here on the 27th ult, having exchanged G. Poland to face the attacks of Lieute E. whilst ascending the car! They seem to made directly by the camera, very cheaply and Officers, with a plentiful sprinkling of our soldiers her Lascar crew for the Chinese firemen and 0. Smith and Johnstone. The first named think it a great favour to allow people A LITTLE pagan who was paraded before Mr. with clearer and better results than any common among them, we are sure they will, apart from Bakkara The previously employed on the was quickly disposed of, but the Naval man to travel by it at all. That is really the feeling The continual enmity between the two gave a lot of trouble, piling up 21 before abroad and "the thing," as it is generally called, Pollock this morning evidently thought he stereotype can give, as the matter is photographed our own army and volunteers, afford an invalus nationalities did not particularly manifest it having to retire "run out." H. W. Dick played is really not much use and frightfully expen might as well be bang for a sheep as a lamb. on to a matrix already curved to the shape of the | ble aid, should we ever be called upon to defend until this morning, when it broke out in a iyin good style for 9 and G. H. Finch exhibited aive. Once this idea gets broadcast and the He committed the dire offence, last night, of cylinder by an arrangement of lenses which be these shores against an invading foc. We have Andrews, went to serve the weekly rations to Sparrow, who quickly rattled up at before falling unless the authorities bestir themselves
fight. About half past eight the storekeeper, promising form in puting 13 together, but Dr. glamour of novelty worn off, we are afraid that selling crabs in the market without having a bad kept secret. You know the common matrix all heard of Gordon's disciplined cohorts in the them. After giving them the small stores he to a good ball from E. O. Smith, divided the shall see the grass growing to the road-way and firmen empowering him to do so, and was run is made flat and then beat into a curve before suppression of the Taping rebellion tiny ice was. All the men were then quiely colleague. Nobody else did anything worth twelve months are over would the store-room forward, where the batting honours of the innings with his Naval, the rails used as uprights for matabeds before in straightway. He got out in some way, OD thetmetal is poured upon it, thus naturally blur. years ago. With ten thousand equally disciplined ball perhaps, and at once walked down to the ring the fine edges of the letters and the lines of natives, armed with our improved rifics and eating on deck Andrews wanted to get the mentioning, the last wicket falling with the total 3-Alete trainat say, quarter to eleven, would Market again, to sell his stock in readiness for the Illustrations, so we seldom get a satisfactory
fastened the bags to the rope by which the Twelve was fairly good for seemly In Many one efdsen hvitations thadine at the rice perved out, so in the quiual way be at 1:0, of which 14 were extras. The fielding of be a great convenience for diners at the Feik. the morrow's fine. He had been mulct in a picture from a rapid press. The New York
cargo is holeted out of the hold, and called the season, and the bowling quite up to the Peak knowit be Absence of train communica pensity of tz before the second charge was Herald bas, I understand, furnished some of the
out to someone above to hoist. The conk, average, F/Hi Johnstone took wickets for 3 lbs ther dianer Surely the authorities i known anything about, and Mr. Pollock was so funds for the experiments, and I have myself a
Chinaman, set the winch going, which 20.8mith 7 for 31, and T. Sercombe Smith do something for the dear passengers, and not. annoyed the Malay winch-tender, who elthers for 15 overcome by his hardihood that he let him off small interest in the result, which, if it paus out,
used strong language or struck him several other
allow them to trudge down at great physical the first exertion and to the disturbance of their afgestion; The brothers E.Wandr a severe talking to,
is bound to be a big.
Chinese Interferedy and the Malay astang took supresentatives of the Twere going t
AHS MBIWAT To will probably?"
of Asia and Europe are deducted from the avail. able space, but Arctic America is somewhat hastily assumed to be fit for cultivation.
artillery, led on to battic by our own regiments, and our volunteers, with our ships of war cruising outside Hongkong, and our forts, bristling with thirty-tonners, our submarits mines is readiness to explode under the keel of any intruder, we may quietly and securely wait for the enemy Bai