Intimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
OUR NEW SEASON'S
Flower Parcels of 50 Packets, price, $10.00
Vegetable
11
of 10, of 45
Single Packets at list prices.
SPECIAL FLORIST'S SEEDS.
SANGI DE:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1888.
A SLIGHT shock of earthquake occurred at Vigan, in the Philippine Islande, at 4 a.m. on the 8th inst; lasting about to seconds. No damages are reported.
few years ago the clown and contortionist of the Kide 'Burke's Peerage." His Jordship was a Surrey Theatre, Tength of pipe laid in Paris for the distribu- ion of power by compressed air already exceeds
3,000-horse-power and about three million cubic feet of air are compressed daily to a pressure of eigthy pounds per square inch, at an expenditure of fifty tons of coal.
5.00 which is sald to be owing to the absolute with a charge of 750 'granimes of fiue powder thirty miles. The compressing engines are of Ret on. Mr. Francis objects. Re-opens the whole | other, a “waler." which I had not long fought,
7.53
In Packets of six or more named varieties, viz :- CLOVE, PINKS-PANSIES-PHLOX-
hitherto been sufficient for their wants His Excellency did not state,' but dou' tless we shall have an opportunity of dealing with the matter, which would appear to be one of some importance, when the details are LOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS laid before the Finance Committee. FLOWER
ARE NOW READY.
The Surveyor General's department, it scoms, obtains a net increase of $16,708,
necessity for an increase of the staff of that establishment, The Governor in recommending additions to a depart ment that the general public consider already greatly over-manned, states that he has only done so after careful consideration and consultation with Mr J. M. Paice, and then he somewhat singularly adds that Mr. PRICE will probably derive no benefit from them, as the colony is about to lose his most valuable services, he having applied for leave to retire on the ground of ill health." Surely. Sir WILLIAM DRS VIUx does not imagine that any explanation of this kind was required to prove the bond fides of such a distinguished ornament to the public service as the Honorable the Surveyor General! But at all events we certainly cannot agree with Alertlements, Re, he adored the His Excellency that "the duties connected with the public works of Hongkong appear to be especially prejudicial to the health of
HOLLYHOCKS-PORTULACA, VERBENA and PETUNIA,
MIGNONETTE MACHEL (The New Variety).,
Prices Catalogue on application.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Mohebane, 31st August, 1988, .*
It
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Tadurangentech (hap sedemandestinas reisting to Subeeripatman,
Telterapk” nasl not to the Editor.
Terim on Telliniul mouens in le sem sa "The Valitor" and not in Individual members of the sint.
CoenmunkerBasa interfest for quísilesston must be urremsanied
le the name and sides of the writers, not norestrily for the officers, "The contrary appears to be the
poklimulon ; fait axendence of good faith,
Whilst the malumana no the Hengkuar Televash will always be open for the file discussion by cormoondeses of nfl questions
·Merilne public Interesen, jo mont be distinthe understood that
opituloma thus exptgesed,
case. It may be true that the occasions are rare during the hot season when several of De filter does not in any way haid himself responsible for the staff are not incapacitated by illness of one sort or other, and we cannot con- tradict the assertion that last month nine
TO ADVERTISERS, Adamellen hre requested in foreand all antides, Intenelen for Insertion lethal due's tone, not later than Three a'Cinck an as nat to retard the early' nahlicalbum ofthe paper.
· fixed period will be continued until emustermanent,
The Honchong Televes'th link the breast elrendolan of mov
best medium fe Algeni Tomar he learnt on application,
Fachange is No. 1.
Farrell's newspaper inished in the Far East, and is there the The Hauphing Telegraph's maber at the Telephone Centai
A NEW gun has been manufactured at the Finspong Styckebruck arsenal, in Sweden, capable of firing thirty rounds a minute. The bore is of 47 millimetres, and length 2.445 metres. The projectile, weighing 1 kilogrammes, attains an initial velocity of 957 metres per second, the maximum pressure in the explosion chamber being equivalent to 2,300 atmospheres. ALTONSE DE BERIAT-You say you are super. stitious, Miss Cushington, but would you dare to be married on Friday? Miss Gushington what! Next Friday? Why, dear Alfonse, you are so sudden and so, unconventional. You quite misunderstand me, I protest-I didn't propose That's all right, Alfonse, you didn't propose as they usually do, but I like just the same. Yes, dear, it shall be Friday."
Alfonie swooned
LEO XIII is asserted to be in poor health, although his rent condition is carefully kept from the public. He is in a painfully nervous state, is said to be constantly pursued by a morbid fear of death, the slightest ailment assum ing, In his excited imagination, the form of a serious disorder.. We wonder, assuming all this to be true, what the worthy old gentleman has done with the "infallibility" he is credited with possessing. The descendant of St. Peter ought not be afraid of joining the angels. THE Sydney Bulletin says the Chisaman will steal the longitude and latitude and the days of the week out of Australia yet. That's our opinion. They are progressing fast when they can steal two and a half miles of telephone wire in a couple of nights, as they have done this which they can do in a literal sense, as the bronze wire, melted down, is just the thing to make cash out of. The last length was stolen close alongside a branch police station.. SAYS the New York SunPoker players are interested in the bet for a hundred dollars which was decided yesterday in an up-town pool room. The question was, which hand is the higher-n straight flush of ace, two, three, four, five; or a straight flush of ace, king, queen, jack, ten. The majority of players, I think, would jump to the conclusion that the latter is the stronger hand. Such was the opinion of Dave Johnson, the yell known bookmaker, and he backed it to the extent
ried to be a flyer at a mic. There was also one, but of him more ntion. With this galaxy of talent we looked upon three races as already won. The steeplechase we proposed for my country-bred, the galloway race for Tilson; and the hack race we allotted to the Dr. McSweeny by name. Of course we had to be careful in our training, for it would not do to show the trumps prices we should have to give at the lottery. So we held to the world and thereby increase the having found an excellent bit of turf in a secluded spot some three miles away from the st..tion and raco course, one of us would and get our gallops over before the other sporting-
off very early owners had shown a leg. Now and the just for the look of the thing, we would give our nags ground, but the real preparations went on a spin (half speed) on the recognised training unobserved and on the quiet. It was no doubt hard work, and both Tilson and
myself were trained as fine as a hair, but
A YOUNG man, shabby and dirty, plays a street-asking if notices, in Chinese will be served on let it pass. Now in my bungalow where organ in London, with a big card on his breast Chinese builders Captain Deane humorous, three of us used to "chum we had two of beating these words: "Utterly desiltaic! I am Surveyor-General severe. Registrar-General, three smartish nags-one, a country-bred which Viscount Hinton, the eldest son of Earl Poulete / as father of all the Chinese, insists that it's no owned me for a master, and was about no good use to serve an incomprehensible notice on a
a beast across a country as it has ever been.my General offers to get it done. Brather officials man. Extra expense pointed out, Registrar god fortune to turn my leg over; another, an Arab galloway belonging to Tilson, which could still obdurate, Mr. Francis comes out strong. make most of them gallop; while a third, the The notice was a subpccan, and as such tuust be property of our Assistant Surgeon, though not comprehensible. Seconds the Registrar-General's anything particular to look at, we had privately. amendment. Carried. The Chairdian wants to question of plan inspection: Captain Deane tries to suppress his eloquence, saying he llas spoken four lines, already. Has he amendment? Mr. Francis las. Will not produce it until he has addressed the jury, Captain Deane sighs tragically. After a quarter of an hour more of A CHINAMAN was found murdered in his tent
Mr. Francis the Chairman tentions that he the 16th inst, at Albay in the Philippine more all-round discussion on n'little venture of would like to see that amendment. Five minutes Islands, and as strong suspicions were, enter-Dr. Canilic's. Captain Deane asks what they ained by the police against a Manilaman who
are talking about. Discussion temporarily killed; venture unsuccessful. Mr. Francis's amend. resided in the neighbourhood and had had a
ment at last. Moves that the discussion be, quarrel with the deceased a few days previously, adjourned, as it is dinner time. Four members hungry, four not. Chairman among the latter, this individual was arrested. ́
and settles it with his casting vote. Mr. Francis GOVERNMENT statistics recently published place indignant; says the Speaker of the House of Com the population of the Russian Empire at mons never afiadur thedinner hour. Precedent 108 787,335, of which 81,725,185 are in Russia ignored. Subsoil drainage system next debated, proper, 10,136 725 are in the other provinces of Mr. Francis thinks it a jolly shams to make Russia in Europe; and 16,925.325 in Asiatic builder lay down separate drains for water and as we anticipated a grand coup by our Russia. St. Petersburgh is the most populous Government. Sanitary Surveyor gives an opinion As the time fixed for the ences drew near every sewage. Besides, it was not yet snctioned by the stratagem, we did not mind a bit of exira trouble. city, with a total of 861,343. The population of adverse Moscow is 753,469, of Warsaw 454,293, and offers the double system. Discuss: 'n poca on still, as every owner of a teed imagined his own subsoil drainage by the sewers; pre-body got more and more knowing, and, better. briskly till the Registrar-General agnals to Dr. crock a certainty, he did not mind putting his Cantlic, and again a pre-osition to jura is hand in his pocket for a handsome subscription, HANSON Craig of Kentucky is probably themoved, seconded, and igno. d. Surveyor feneral looking on it merely as so much money lent for heaviest man in the world. His weight is given four months fiddling with these bye-laws and hurdle race, or the this, the that, or the other feels confessive-says "Look Bete, we've been a short tima. "Bound to get it back over the at 793 pounds, and it requires thirty-seven yards only done about four hours' work," (Mr. Francis event." they argued, consequently the added of cloth to make him a suit. He is six feet four unabashed this time.) Continues that everybody money, as well as the entries, made quite a respectable show. Indeed the Stewards found and one-half inches in height, is 31 years old is laughing at them, which is not far out, and
that it is a toss-up whether the bye-laws are themselves in such funds that they added another and weighed eleven pounds at birth. When a years old he took a $1,000 prize at the baby man thinks it's odds on the guns. Surveyor-over 8 flights of hurdles, for horses the bond fide finished before the famous guns arrive. Chair item to the card, viz., "a hurdle race, 2 miles, show in New York, tipping the beam at 206 General thinks they should stick to their guns, property of officers belonging to the pounds at that time. His father weighed 115
to me and then, and meet every day. Mr. Francis asks catch weights, owners up." Directly on
said, "Look here, my boy, you must enter the pounds and his mother 122.
"Mitchell of the Artillery has one that can beat me in a canter." "Never mind, you cater your nag. I'll see to the rest," replied McSweeny, and accordingly entered he was, so that we had pretty well the whole stud engaged, though how McSweeny was, going to ensure a win for me I did not quite see, unless he meant his horse. By this time the racing mania had exercising his surgical skill on either. Mitchell or if possible, warmer partisans than davir communicated itself to the "syces," wila were,
Odessa 240,000.
thinks they ought to icet next evening, Rest
next week. Finish.
CANTON.
officers were at one time unfit for duty and week at the Peak. They took it to make money, THE bones of Howard of Effingham lie in the of Board not so enthusiastic.. Decide to mice waler for this at once." "But." I. objected, Advertismente and Suberriptions which are we nevered for many works were thereby unduly retarded; but we can emphatically say that nearly the whole of the Surveyor General's out- | door staff have been in the service for many years without having apparently prejudiced their healths to any alarming extent in the performance of their no doubt onerous duties. We are at present disposed
TO SUBSCRIBERS. Sahurdhere in The Hinokane Telemajh are resperafiliv reminded that all Subscriptions are parable in advance.
BIRTH.
· At the German Foundling Hole, on October .18th, the wife of Pastor F. Hartmann, of a
Son...
(1057
The
parish church of Reigate, with no monument nor memorial save this descripation on the coffin: "Here lyeth the Body of Charles Howarde, Earle of Nottingham, Lorde High admycall of Englande, Generall of Queen Elizabeth's Navye Royall at Sea against the Spanyards Invinsable Navye in the year of our Lorde, 1588, who departed this Life at Haling House the 14th day of December, in the year of our Lorde, 1624. - Ælatis sum, ky." DR. KAUFFMAN, A German scientist has succeeded in solidifying kerosine oil. The process consisted in slowly beating the oil and mixing with it from two to three per cent, of soap. The
when cooled forms a solid matter possessing the hardness of compressed tallow. In this form the mixture cannot be lighted so easily as the pure oil, but it ignites more readily than coal, burns very slowly, emits no smoke, produces intense heat, and leaves only about two per cent of
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, October 16th, 1888. The Viceroy since his ten days' seclusion presiding at the late examinations, has taken a week's vacation, but buckles on harness again to-day.
Hongkang Telegraph the Causeway Bay reclamation, the Taliam of a hundred dollars; but the decision has soapis dissolved in the heated oil, and the mixture Lengthy telegrams on the subject, are also select cur" compound" as the native Tattersalls,
Howarowa, FrmaV, OCTOBER 19,"1888.
Tur financial statement made by the Governor to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Jast is deserving of all praise. It is by far the most satisfactory of His Excellency's fairly numerous official utterances, and very clearly shows what manner of
of Man
against him, on the ground that the ace is the bighest or lowest card in the deck. Placing it at the highest, and taking the first flush, it will be seen that a deuce, tray, four, and five rank above it, while it is impossible to rank a king queen, jack, or ten above an’ace.
IN Mr. Pollock, barrister-at-law, acting stipen residne. It is asserted that this new compound diary magistrate, we have a fair specimen of a has already been tried in furnaces and found square peg in a round hole. Mr. Pollackghly satisfactory as fuci.
respective mastere, and on more than one The treatment of Chinese by the American occasion the argument became so heated that serious attention of His Excellency, and numerous had to blows, when the dusky attendant's and Australian Governments is commanding the words were found ineffectual and recourse was petitions from Chinese residents in Hongkong, endeavoured to do battle for their charges, by who are engaged in trading with those countries, hitting, scratching, pulling, kicking and wrestling complaining bitterly of the hardship of the recent with a rival, yelling the while as if pandemonium have been sent into the YAmen. was let loose. Unfortunately they were want to passing between the Viceroy and the Tsung-li and the row was often so great that one of us Amen. The talk of a retaliatory policy in had to rush out and quell the disturbance with a regard to kerosine oil is not feasible, and would dose of" lakri" or hunting crops. However it only tell still more adversely to Chinese interests had the advantage of making the syces as keen without materially affecting those of American as mustard, and woe beside the unfortunate shippers.
grass-cutter who neglected to do anything that might conduce to the welfare of the stud to which they were attached. Prompt vengeance, swift and unfailing, was their reward and meted out with sparing hand. The day before that fixed. for the races we all assembled in the evening at the Recreation Rooms to draw the lotteries, and very plentiful was the chaff as the various animals by their owners. I remember by the way there were put up for auction and bought generally was a little unpleasantness over the lottery
to regard this increase of $16.708 as a sort of farewell legacy left by the Surveyor General for the public to pay as a recog nition of the eminent, albeit, expensive. services he has done the colony, of which
Water Works, and the "White Elephant breakwater are very suggestive examples. The votes for the Police department amount to $10,684 over and above the total required for the present year. We are told this is owing to an addition to the numerical
Considerable attention is now being devoted strength of the Force, necessitated by
by the Chinese Government to Whampaa. A the growth of the population. This is a
large piece of ground in "Bamboo-town," 4djacent to the new Custom House, has decided move in the right direction, and
been appropriated by the authorities for the we can only regret that the Governor in all probability a sound lawyer, and is certainly A CHINESE carpenter in the employ of a 'ricksha extension of buildings in connection with the a most conscientious and painstaking magistre, maker in Queen's Road West went into his submitted for replacing the wooden bridge at Naval College. The designs also have been our new ruler is. Sir recommending an increase in numbers but he at present lacks two important qualifica employer's room yesterday, and saw the boss the barrier in the "back" reach by iron screw WILLIAM DES Vaux has set out at did not also recommend an increase of tions for his position.. One is a knowledge of paying a bill. In the pillow-chest which was piles together with a moveable pontoon of 120 considerable length, and with perhaps the men's pay. This is the worst pald Chinese character that he will no doubt used as a safe were two $50 notes, and the son feet in width to admit of a passage way for unnecessary verbosity, the financial and most hard worked department in improve in sooner or later, and the other of toil modestly asked that they should be given which bas frightened His Excellency so far.
vessels. The estimate is said to be $190,000 position and prospects of the colony.the public service of the colony. The is promptitude in arriving at decisions. As to him as a bonus for working so hard the Inst and apart altogether from the facts additions to the salaries of the Gaol staff he becomes acquainted with the peculiarities six years. If the master had said "Yer" he small kind of way, and a dollar coinage is again arranged matters with his jockeys to win with The Mint has really got to work at last in a to run loose, and a rumour (afterwards confirmed quoted and arguments employed. we are will also
meet with general approval, of the Chinese he will probably become would have got them, but he didn't. So Chips seriously talked of. Anything more unprofitable | No. 2-as clear a case of roping as could well bound to admit that he has done his work
to learn the more expeditious in disposing of cases, but lay low until the coast was clear, and then er unsuitable in to present position of things he imagined. Our bungalow were particularly bul we. are curious well. The statement is plain and practical special reasons why His Excellency considerable time. What is really wanted in arrested afterwards, when he told a little parable of the new Provincial Judge, a man of reputed fortunate, for in the steeplechase 1 drew my own
we are afraid that this will take some acquired the notes without trouble. He was here it is difficult to conceive. With the advent and feertainly would suggest that the has felt compelled to recommend an
about his master having swallowed the agree-energy and ability, it is expected a stop will Governor is a financier and diplomatist of Increase to the salary of the Superintendent. possesses a sufficient knowledge of Chinese to
a Police court like ours is a magistrate who ment under which he ought to have had the be put to the lawlessness which has been so
bonus, Remanded. no mean ability. It is impossible within the Major-General GORDON, we have every check the interpretation--although a fairly able
5,000,000 in connection with the Yellow River unusually rampant, in this neighborhood lately. There is a talk of a new foreign Loan for taels scope of an ordinary newspaper article
reason to believe, is a most competent and trustworthy staff of interpreters no doubt to deal critically and in detail and do full officer, and we are personally very glad exists-and who has that decision of character
is said to be working to get it placed in the works. Hu, the Chinese Ex-Minister to Berlin, justice to a financial statement so lengthy that the Governor has so handsomely. which will enable him to "sizeup" the wrong-dots
hands of German financiers, but the Viceroy is and so elaborately explained; we are acknowledged his claims to special recog-who are brought before him, and deal with them
disposed to offer, it to the great local Bank, therefore compelled, for the present atation, especially in view of the anything / without spending hours upon hours in endea strong swimmers, but after going out a little | which has accommodated him so well already pay a stiffish price as he had a reputation, but
least, to confine ourselves to running briefly over its salient features,
It is, of course, most satisfactory to receive officially such unqualified assur- ances of rapid and substantial Increase in the general prosperity of the colony. Governor pas Vaux supports his conten- tion in this connection, by referring to the great addition to the publle' revenue, and we think he could not have appealed to more conclusive evidence. The revenue,
YESTERDAY afternoon, just as the tide was went to Miller's Point, near the Police Station obbing strongly in the Harbour, three sailors Kowloon, and started swimming. They were
at
but amicable relations which it is generally There is not a solicitor in Hongkong who does
voring to obtain every trifling item of evidence. way they were unable to regain the shore, and were carried backwards as far as the Meance, understood have existed for a considerable not realise how ineffective cross-examination time between His Excellency and the through the best of interpreters is the studied pugnacious Major-General.
The Extraordinary Expenditure and His Excellency's statements regarding the numerous important public works proposed or already decided on, will be dealt with In our next issue,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
in 1887 was $1,427,480 and the estimate for the current year 81.437.670; but A MAN in Galveston ate twenty-three eggs at one for 1889 we find the figures stated at meal. The jury said he died from ova-feeding. $1.737.718, after making allowance for the abolition or reduction of certain taxes. KING Solomon has been officially declared a
half a mile away, Inspector Craddock saw them up just as they were becoming exhausted. their danger, and sent a boat out, which picked
They were brought before the Magistrate this morning on a charge of bathing without having the requisite outfit, but were discharged with a caution,
SPORT.
A SKY MEETING,
the pony race, as a certain owner who had leaving the other, which was a real good thing two entered bought his second best for a song,.
1 am sorry, to say) went round that he had
horse, the country-bred, named "The Prophet" by McSweeny's express desire, for he said that
not much fancied, I managed to secure him for Prophet generally went before, and therefore. mind: a somewhat hazy definition. As he was the name was a good augury, though to my.
unknown also went for next to nothing, and the a small sum. McSweeny's animal being quite Bard, as he called him, was knocked down to the docter. For Tilson's galloway we had to as two others in the same race were almost REMINISCENCES OF INDIAN equally fancied, it did not so rauch signify, as it made the lottery well worth winning, and we were quite certain that the Pippin, as Tilson's. nag was called, held everything elsa quita safe. For the hurdle race (extra) McSweeny, against my advice, bought my waler, The I doubt if there is any other country in the Buck, though Mitchell's animal was a red world where sport flourishes to the extent that hot favourite. On my remonstrating with the it does in India. Whether it be hunting shooting, worthy medico he only replied with a know racing, cricket, or whatever else may occur toing wink: "I tell you I know something, you the mind, one has only to arrive in what is leave me alone. If you chaps don't like it I' known as the "Gorgeous East" at the proper have it all on my own "account" (you see we Fortnightly conclave of the Sadly dreary Board season, to find each and every one in full had formed a sort of little company, and all bets? yesterday. Only five members and one unoffi operation, Certainly, sa faras racing is concerned, and stakes went to the firm). So confident, was cial dito present at first. Mr. Francis reappears India is a veritable nursery garden. Every he of success, and as the amount involved was later, having just landed from his cruise. Had station has its meeting at some time or other very little, we agreed that it should go into the enjoyed himself very well, thank you. Ovation during the year, and those who were never pot and after a peg or two we retired well satis now free from cholera, and malding other inter- buying their fancy at the lottery and even and self proceeded, to turn in at once, as we frustrated by Secretary reading how Chefoo is known to back a horse in England will be found fied with the prospect of our investments. Tilson to forget that he has had predecessors who, ifesting announcements, Report of the Com- donning the silk as full-fledged jockeys. Besides both had a hard day before us, but McSweeny drainage bye-laws circulated. The QC. as "sky meetings, son of impromptu scratch mysterious appointment about which he was as round holes," ultimately itted themselves
hearing that his pet bye-laws were affairs, which, though they did not bring out silent as the tomb. Evidently it amused him friction-that is to say, experience. If He considered to be largely repetitions of the Com- any crack performers in the way of horses, were though, for he kept chuckling to himself like an. would just act a little more on precedent, tee's production, only put into different great fun and consequently very popular. They asthmatic hemp till his syce brought his tattoo
in which connection we would agree with form. Capt. Deane brilliantly suggests that used to be got up in the station fiself, while a. up, and he disappeared round the corner of the him that in some respects a revisal of the Surveyor-General and Mr. Francis fight the a horse or so, and a native gentleman's purse much to our disgust, waking us both out of our the Board go into Committee, Nobody stirs. few men from neighbouring places would send bungalow, returning in about an hour, and punishments for certain minor offences would eclectic bye-laws line by lines everything subscribed for by the leading natives about was first sleep.
carelessness, the directness, or the warning tones in which they themselven put the questions are quite lost in translation, and the best that can be done is to go by appearances. Now Mr. Pollock, being conscientious, tries to get to the bottom of every, petty case which comes before him. It does him credit, we admit, but experience shows that it is not the best way. It haresses the interpreters, the witnesses, and everybody concerned it wastes hours where minutes would do, and results in no better au administration of justice. Mr. Pollock is apt
SANITARY BOARD.
The chief portion of this large increase bankrupt in England. He was a Salvation they began by being like himself" square pegs ice appointed to consider the various samples the regular meetings there are institutions known rode off to the Artillery, lines where he had a
of revenue is due to the enhanced price received for the Opium Farm, but it is also satisfactory to find that there is an appreciable increase under almost every hend, the most noteworthy being in
Army King.
Tux disappearance of the white moss rose is noticed in England. One florist claims that rose which for more than thirty years has blossomed white in his garden, has suddenly
earth,
compared with the present year. His recorded an the blackboard by both try to keep Excellency explained that of the increase My text is 'Remember the Sabbath day to keep
it baly"
anorts
licenses, which are estimated 'to produce put out red roses. The only cause of thin | be "advisable-he would lighten his labours redolent of" drains; and everybody speak generally a feature. The term "sky races," as The morning of the races was, as it generally 8489,895 us against $2441216 for the surprising change was the enrichment of the very materially. Suppose a man is chargeding at once. "Francis wins. Says he thinks appiled to these meetings, I fancy, must-have is at that season,, ns, fine as could be wished, with some petty offence against the by-laws repetition in bye-laws makes them clearer, originated in scurry races," but of this I am not not too hot and not too much sun, and every- Surveyor-General counters with a quotation sure nor is it a matter of vital importance. Inbody, was astir belimes. The course itself current year; postal revenue, which is "My sermon to-day," said the Nebraska clergy. Is is surely for really necessary to elicit about "gilding refined gold"; very fetching in common with other stations the one at which presented; quite a fixed at $160,000, or an. Increase of
Iman, looking placidly over the congregation; every little detail1. A statement of the charge, connection with drains. Mr. Francis explains the I found myself in 186-naturally had its skynatives, in help8ay appearance, with the beat-coloured raiment and a $25,000; and fees of office, the returns will treat of Sabbath desecration, and I trust
"Do you admit the offence? Fined one Price, and temporarily loses his grip on the rest early in the morning, and the racy conver and bullock hackneys were drawn up along difference between section and elevation to Mr. meeting, and from the amount of galloping done choice assortment of buggies, dog carts, ckkas from which are expected to realise $188,635 that I will be able to point out its wickedness to dollar, would be sufficient as a rule, and of the Board in doing so. Result-live separate sations that filled the air, one would have thought side, the talla Moreover a troupe of alggers as against $128,260. As was tobe expected good effect. Before opening my discourse, how would expedite matters considerably. To get discussions on different subjects go on for that one of the classic races at ibast was about recruited from the regiments, enlivened the out of temper at an apathetic or naturally stupid couple of minutes, till the Surveyor-General to be decided. In those days I was not over-proceedings, with the latest comic songs, while the Increase in revenue is accompanied by ever, I will announce that a bare-ball game is in a considerable Increase in the ordinary progress south of the church, and for convenience colle, to press for an expression of opinion from understands, and the plan-professor continues burdened with the "too, too, solid flesh," so was the band of the European regiment towa expenditure, amounting to $62,472 when of worshippers the score by inninge will be an old woman who never had two ideas in her the definition for the benefit of the rest of his in request for training purposes. Three and in the,, paddock to play between the various flock. Mr. Cooper, Sanitary Surveyor, is invited four horses a morning, and as many more in the events that figured on the card. The first of life, or to try and trace the relationship between by the Chairman to take a short lesson. Mr. afternoon, I had to put through the mill, while there was the big event, the steeplechase, and half a dozen parties, is quite imperfluous. And Francis catechises him for a quarter of an hour the respective owners (those who did not ride I field of ten faced the starter. We all got of well for goodness sake, Mr. Pollock, do not sit there Interest flags, until Mr. Francis changes his mean) would, stop-watch in hand, criticise the together and came down to the first fence, a stiff and waste your une arguing points of law to cure to a drawing lesson, showing how the performances of their bags: Very knowing too hurdles in a busch lere we lost four of the what d'ye call-em pipes" were laid. Proposes they tried to appear, and some of them would go competiton two coming down at the fence, ond determinedly with the lawyers. Let us whisper to make every builder, bir own draughtsman, any lengths to time an advertory's animal if refusing and one getting over himself but leaving a well-intended word in your ear! You may not Colonial Surgeon and Mr. Ede edge in some pro- they thought by so doing they could guage his birstced on the wrong ide. For half the distance know that the Hongkong lawyer is often eat found remarks-general aspect of members that form. Personally I never find any preat faith in there, was not muchy choose between any of u minted by in Chinese client-cocending » his long-pfenjim ignoranceofthe subject. Secretary asleep... thestan-walchihaugh 125T SEN
Mr. Francis still beaming and flowing Suggests chance for it in India than at home, but to that anybody sanding in a plan mast write. suppose that by timing borse windedness and volubility. ↑ Ha ́has a therefore, in raising objections for you
his name on it, as a guarantee of good faith. himsell over any named distance rule, and half the time deserves to be a pally due to the needs of the Johnston were top scorers, and they were all Sit on him, Mr. Pollock, without any hes
ation. “What the special badly missed. The Club had just started to bat as he la generally wron his population are when our report left. We shall publish a fall | tions, and you will carn the trail
han hus account of the match in our next issue,
press and the pubi
of 891,808 in departmental expenses, 835.474 were due to votes for scavenging Tilk first important cricket match of the and for the Lock. Hospital-amounts which season, Garrison. Hongkong C.C, was had been transferred from Miscellaneous commenced this afternoon. The Garrison took Services to the Sanitary and Medical flirting departments respectively, and that the wretched fielding of the Club, run up 124
before the last wicket fell shortly before rgat increase, amounting to 856,334, was
Marketing o'clock Scanlan, Higginbotham, and Major
Ling:
acressi
Of course,
In the absence of Mr. Humphreys Mr. Ede sort of line as to his powers
Everybody echoes Of company, struck me arabio Mr. Francis abashed First time sera Do cause to alter in Alteration of fint section of bye-laws, hurriedly: However
pleased the “Begistiny-General discovers a vein. „did no}
course
ffimal members by far the
by
Any Ho
differ