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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hiengkuax. 31st August, 1888,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1888.
tion which throughout marked the régime of Governor Bower has passed away, and that the works of progress so greatly needed, will, in reliable and capable hands, be carried into effect without further vexatious delay,
TELEGRAMS.
*(Reuter.)
STRIKE OF COLLIERS IN ENGLAND. LONDON, October 21st.
A general strike of colliers has taken place thoughout England. '
THE GERMAN EMPEROR. The Emperor of Germany has started for Berlin and it is said has left a good impression upon the Italian people.
(From Straits Times.) THE EMPEROR WILLIAM AND THE POPE.
ROME, October 13th. The Emperor William visited the Pope, who received him in state surrounded by his court and seated him by his side.
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A MARINE Court will assemble at the Harbour Office to-morrow, the 24th inst., at 10.30 8.m. to enquire into the circumstances connected with the death of Wilkins, A.B. of the steam. ship Ghazee.
CAPTAIN Peterson, of the German steamer Telartos, on arriving at Singapore from Hong- kong on Saturday the 13th inst., with 478. Chinese passengers, reported that three of his passengers jumped overboard and seven swam asbare while his vessel was off Green Island. SCENE-in the neighbourhood of the Roman Catholic Cathedral on the night of the Pope's Jubilee,
Maiher His Holiness' Jubilee."..
THE U.S.S. Juniata left Singapore for New York in the afternoon of the 16th fast..
cent specimen of manhood, over six feet in height, with a fresh complexion and curling sunny hair that surmounted a head and face the THE Band will play at the Officers' Mess, vods might have envied. Frank Weston was Murray Barracks, this 'evening, commencing at pretty good jeune premier, aliliough nothing 8 o'clock. The following will be the programme:ut of the common, but his personal attributes
March...... will be true to thee". New
carried him through and he met with a consider Overtura......Schubert”...........
able amount of success, especially amongst the Valso
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women. After a time he won the affections of "Fantasia Rem, of Mendelssohu...ndfrey.
Selectly.
"Dinoral". Meyerbeer,
talented and popular actress, and married her. Selection......Mefistofele".......
..Bolin.
She has been dead for years, so we withhold a Jono Moran, Dandmaster.
name that was once honored and respected by been before, his wife's death, Weston became a all who knew her. After, or it may possibly have rolling stone, and so became well-known in most parts of the world, notably in Australia, India, and the United States. Some years ago, we don't exactly know how many, he turned up
lishment was a lady named Ada Templeton, Amongst other artistes in that mammoth estab in San Francisco as agent for a teading circus.
who was alike famed for her equestrian abilities and ber surpassing personal charms, and it was Scotchman quickly became strongly cuamoured not particularly surprising that the dashing
position to say exactly how their course of of the fair equestrienne. We ate not in a wooing went along, but it appears to have been. a case of Romeo and Juliet's— „,
an No. 66, containing 58.812 square feet, annual Crowa rent $216, was $4,880, but the same buyer had to go up to $9. too before the hammer fell. No. 67 also sold well this lot, which contains 14.965 square feet and is saddled with an annual Crown rental of $36, was valued at $1.500, but a keen competition sent the price up to $1,600. We have not heard for what special purposes these properties have been, secured.
At the Government auction of rural building sites at Magazine Gap yesterday, three of the lots put up were purchased by Mr. H. N. Mody, Globe-trotter to Lusitanian, masher-What at what certainly seem to be high prices. No. is all this illumination for?
39. comprising 54 121 square feet, and with an annual Crown rent of $200, was put up at Globe-trotter "Is the Pope coming to Hong-down to Mr. Mody at $5.520. The upset price $5.410 and after a short competition knocked kong?"
Masher" No, this is to celebrate bis coming of age." The Globe-trotter collapses. Ar the Police Court this morning two Chinese employed in the Post Office were charged with stealing a bill of exchange, value $400. The bill was sent in an ordinary letter, directed to the Tye Hing Wo, Wing Lok Street, which was asked for by, and delivered to, an unknown person, although, it is said, the messenger. of Tye Hing Wo was known to the distributora It afterwards wandered through two branch post offices, and was at length delivered to the addressee by one of the prisoners. The master, detained the portman, and, when the bill was missed, gave him into custody. The other man was alleged to have been concerned in the affair. The bill had in the meantime been cashed at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank--The case was remanded.
The Hongkong Gelegent private interview with the Pope, and was con- however, noticing that the corner was tor
HOYOKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1888.
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After the official reception the Emperor had a ducted over the Vatican galleries and St. Peter's, returning afterwards to the Quirinal, '-
GERMANY AND ITALY.
A. grand banquet has been given to the Em. peror William at the Quirinal. "King Humbert proposed the health of the Emperor in the
warmest terms.
Good night, good night) parding is such swent karenje, That I thall say good night, till it be to-morra,
In plain English they parted, and Frank Weston sume years afterwards found himself in. Far Cathay as co-proprietar of Reményi's Concert Company, where he feed, no doubt to his profound astonishment, Atla Templeton, charming as ever if somewhat increased in bulk, a prominent leader of that fashionable society, a section of which old women so primly over their tea-cups designate the demi-monde. If we remember rightly it was Southey who write
THE Scottish representatives scored a glorious victory in the international four-dar race for the Ladies Plate at the Shanghai Regatta on Wed, 'nesday last (Oct. 17th). Three boats came to the post, repreventing Germany, England and Scotland respectively, and the event was regarded as a foregone conclusion for the Germans, who won the toss and had the insile position, the Scotch being on the outside. The English dropped away from the start and rapidly tailed off, the other two hants rowing a tremendous race all the way, Scotland just leading until a very short distance from the winning past, where the Germans drew up and for a moment showed in front. The Scotch stroke then spurted and to the front and won by two lengifs, their success being hailed with great enthusiasm. The follow-met again, was in a crowd" as the old song ing gentlemen manned the winning boat: - has it, and that meeting led to certain romantic results, which are detailed in the succeeding chapters.
They shit who tell us he can die; With life all or pains fly,
All others are but vaulty!
Tus expenditure for what are termed Extraordinary Public Works for the year 1889 is placed at the high figureof $637,626, which amount, it is assumed, will be defrayed from the credit balances of the and drank to the King of Italy and his valiant which are at present going on under the auspices his crew responding gamely they gradually went fully experienced by these two lone hearts, they
In replying to the toast, the Emperor recalled how Italy and Germany won their unity in battle,
army..
Count Crispi and Prince Bismarck, have ex- changed telegrams, dwelling on the value of friendship between the two countries,
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CONSPIRACY IN JAVA.
BATAVIA, October 14th.
conspiracy, has been discovered in the residency Soerakarta, near the boundary of the residency Madioen. Forty-two of the ringleaders have been arrested and 11 who would not sur- The disturbances are now ender, were shot. completely suppressed.,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
We are informed by the agents (Messrs, Jardine, Matarson & Co) that the "Glen liner Glenshiel, from New York, left Singapore yesterday for this
pori
O Antoy correspondent hears that H.M.S. Linnet has been ordered to Taiwanfoo to protect the foreigners at that port in the event of the expected rising.
ordinary revenue returns and from the premiums on the sales of Government lands. The more important of these intended ..improvements are-new Water mains which are estimated to cost $360.000; a new Central Market at an outlay of $70,000; Police stations at Aberdeen, Quarry Bay, and Kennedy Town, $37.000; Hospital quarters for nurses and staff, $30,000; Epidemic Hospital $30.000; five - IOW District schools. $25.000; twelve 1. Public latrines, $49.090; a filter bed for. Pokfulam, rewrvir, $35.000; slaughter houses ai Sulphur Channel and Kowloon, $35,000; instalment of cost of Gap Rack lighthouse $30,000; and works connected' with the drainage system of the city. which during the year are expected to cost $100,000. To none of these public works, excepting perhaps the drainage on the separate system, which is estimated to cost altogether $363.000, can objection be fairly taken. The majority of these contemplated improvements are absolutely necessary for the health and welfare of the community, and the Governor. is to be strongly commended for so energetically pushing them forward. We further applaud His Excellency's evident intention MANILA papers to hand by the steamship Dia of providing ample funds for necessary mante report a sensational reprieve granted ai public works by the sale of Crown the Philippine Islands to a criminal named the eleventh hour by the Governor-General of lands on an extensive scale. On another Alum, who had been sentenced to death. The occasion - we will deal with
this culprit was about to undergo his sentence when subject at length, but meanwhile would the foot of the scaffold and intimated the unex- an nide-de-camp of the Governor's arrived, at strongly urge Sir WILLIAM DES Vieux pected pardon. to offer the public every possible facility to obtain building sites on favorable conditions; as the operations of the land- grabbing fraternity have made the charges for house rents in the colony a grievous burden, which few are able to bear:
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There are, however, other public works dof considerable magnitude. In addition to those quoted above which have the Governor's support. Amongst these are a new Harbour Office and a new Gaol
Tug total value of the Japanese trade in July last was yen 8.799913.320, of which yen 4.775,158,860 represented the exports, and yes 4944,770,460 the imports.
Ar the Supreme Court to-day Mr. Francis applied that judgment might be entered for the defendant in the appeal case, reported yesterday. The Altorney-General not opposing, his Lordship. entered judgment accordingly, with costs of the special jury."
THE affiliation of the Hongkong Public Schools. with the London University, an event heralded by the examinations for the degree of B. A.
of the Inspector General of Schools, bas beco held to mark a new epoch in the history of our educational institutions. While acknowledging the advantages to be derived from the oppor tunities of acquiring University degrees in this far distant dependency of the Ballist Empire, we hardly think the movement is such a boon as our evening contemporary tries to make out. University qualifications are very good where they may be very useful, In this essentially commercial colony of ours advancement and preferment in the remunerative professions are generally to be obtained by mer. cantile sagacity, by good connections, and by capital. Les carrières ouvertes au talent are not, with slight exceptions, to be found he, as they can be found at home and all over Europe. A one's name, will not guarantee him his daily bread University degree, or ten such degrees appended to or ensure success to his tie tenours may prove of the world. Scholastic sufficient Incentive to the rising generation of the colony, but their validity or ulility to their possessors in the near future are, in our opinion, rather problematical. It will hardly be contested that all our youths, or even the majority of them, cannot profit by their University degrees at follow in the footsteps of their nearest rela home; the majority of them will naturally. tlons, who are engaged in commercial pursuits in the Far East A small minority may eventually seek for employment at home, and to these alone, University qualifications may become useful, although we cannot guess in what direction. The colony at large will neger materially benefit by the affiliation movementnow set on foot.. What is wanted here is of education that will transform our rising gene- men of business, whether they
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ration into r
of the so-called professions. follow a commercial life or go in for one The immense resources for trade, engineering and mining which will be offered by vast Cathay, when its prise, will demand experienced and able men, gates are thoroughly opened to European enter- not merely men able to put the letters . A Colleges and public schools does not supply after their names. I Hongkong with its
this demand but sends out instead a succession China and Japan, then it will be all the worse of university men to cultivate the resources of for Hongkong and its future prospects. When the necessity of altering our systems of tuition we shall come to a practical understanding of to suit the requirements of the times and of the place we live in, then we can safely say that a movement has been started which marks an important epoch in the history of our educational progress,
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Ir Mr. J. J. Duan's Trading and Planting Com- pany in British North Borneo has "no need of advertisement here," as stated in the correspon dence column of this morning's Daily Press, would be interesting to know the philanthropic gentleman to air himself with so much ostenta- motives which induced that no doubt worthy object was merely to give the public information tion in the local press. If Mr. J. J. Dunn's regarding Borneo and its commercial prospects, we fail to see why he should have thought it necessary to 'crack up" the Company of which he is Chairman, at the expense of Messrs. Abrahamsen & Co.-a rival firm that did good servi e in the new territory before Mr. Dunn and the speculative enterprise of which he is the interested advocate were ever heard of in the Far East. We are not personally concerned either in Mr. J. J. Dunn or in his Trading and Planting Company, but as in some respects we represent the public, our interests in the success of British North Kornen are probably much
in which the usual trials and struggles inseparable At all events, after many years of separation, from our voyage through this weary world were
Act I.
A WEDDING, Nesbit-Templeton." On Monday, August 16th, 1886, at Shanghai, by the Rev. Young j. Allen, Francis Andrew Nesbit (professionally Remenyi Conceit Company, to Ada L. Tem known as Frank. Weston), Manager of the pleton."
The above announcement appeared in the Hongkong Telegraph of August 21rd, 166, and, it, is a curious fact, worthy of being "inade a note of" as Captain Cuttle would say, that domestic announcements-three births in the the dollar which is our customary chuge for the happy bridegroom quite forgot to pay
same family at one time taken at a reduced rate. However, as Mr. Weston overlooked a great many more important matters than his wedding notice, we need not dwell on that depressing theme. There was one important thing in the notice, by the way, which he overlooked, and that was in giving his own alias he omitted to ton was Jeie Grants But to proceed with our state that the professional name of Miss Temple. story. The happy pair spent their fune de John Kinos and the moosmics for which thiel in Japan amidst the rose trees and.
deservedly famed. It does not appear that the historic land of the Rising Sun is so the honeymoon was altogether a dream of bliss, the old love that bad revived so quickly, seemed a spell of happiness unalloyed. On the contrary, when put to the test to be only about skin deep. Jennie found Frank blasé; Francis found Jane imperious, self-willed and exacting-and when both discovered that they had individually been "taken in and done for," and the treasury presented a woe-begone appearance, there were sul Dithin the camp that brought the cooing
old time loyers, and matters matrimonial rapidly and billing to a sad and untimely end.
Hongkong was the next baven af rest for the
decided on, and a little Constantinople slave went from bad to worse.. A trip to Manila was market transaction took place which fore- shadowed the beginning of the end. Concert
business in the Philippines was at a very low
him, and give him no cause to tell you to leave aim? ·
Petitioner- was. 'Idil not. And you did not assent to his leaving you ?- No, but he had no means of keping me and told me so..
married -No, not after the first two months.
He never gave you anyıling after you were You make no application for alimony for your support ?-No, it is no use; he has not got any-
thing.
Mr. Geo. Shafeldy clerk of the Court, was then swoin and gavo corroborative evidence of The marriage, which was solemnised in the Cön- sulate General, before the U.S. Consul General He also stated that efforts had been made to serve the notice of the petition upon the respond- ent, who could not be found. The necessary papers were sent to the U.S. Consul in Australia, hut they were returned with an endorsement by could not be found, and that it was supposed he the Consular clerk to the effect that the man had gone to South Africa. The notice had also China Herald, been advertised for the usual time in the North-
The petitioner, in reply to the Court, said she wished to resume the name of Jennie Grant,
Hia Honour said that the marriage and the ather facts having been duly proved, the decision of the Court was that the marriage be annulled,
te would make a written decies to-morrow. the petitioner to resume the name she wished.
His Honour gave the written decree at
October 18th.. follow
Petitioner makes application for divorce from her husband Francis Nesrit, alias Frank Weston. The action was begun on the 26th day of April, 1888. The Marshal reported that defendant was not within the jurisdiction of the Court. Thereupon a sunmans was duly pab- lished in the North-China Herald for the period prescribed by our Court's Regulations for absent together with the petitioner's Petition and defendants, and a copy of sail summons an order to answer in accordance with same, were forwarded to the Consul of the United States at Melbourne, the last place where respondent was known to have been. The papers have been returned endorsed "Defen- dant cannot be found, supposed to have left for South Africa." The allegation of the petitioner on which she seeks a divorce, is desertion. In divorce law desertion is defined married parties from the other, or the voluntary as "the voluntary separation of one of the refusal to renew a suspended cohabitation with out justification, either in the consent or the adduced in evidence fit this definition. Respon-· wrongful conduct of the other." The facts as dent told plaintiff that he was unable to support her. He had not supported her since two- months from the date of their marriage. He told her to leave him He failed to make any provision for her, nor las he communicated with does it appear that he has taken any steps to her since the day he forced her to leave him, nor renew their married life. All the circumstances desertion. The two well recognised elements of the case, carroborate the allegation of his
found in this, to wit: "cessation of cohabitation that must enter into every case of desertion are and an intent in the accused party to desert the other." The only difficulty under which peti-
would not be permitted to testify; but not only witness, and ordinarily under the Common Law tioner labours is the fact that she is the only.
does the Common Law embraced in the Ecclesiastical Law of England, under which the
five treaties "On Marriage nnel Divorce," and Court assumes forisdiction af divorcé ensen, giva latitude and discretion, but Bishop in his exhaus Wharton in his Law of Evidence," sanction must, however, be corroborating circumstances in the usage and the propriety of so doing. There addition, and these are sufficiently plain here. The case is made out sufficiently to warrant the parties. It is therefore ordered, adjudged and dissolution of the matrimonial bond between the decreed that the mariage solemnized between Ada L. Nesbit and Francis Nesbit, alfas Frank Weston, on the toth day of August, 1887, be
she bore prior to her said marriage. that petitioner be permitted to assume the name And the same is hereby dissolved and void, and
J. D. KENNEDY, Consul-General, Acting Judicially.
We concur in this judgment,
A. T. FRIEND,
J. W. BENNETT, A
Associates.
The End.
THE STRANDING OF THE GERMAN. STEAMER ELSE”
-the latter to cost $420,000. We cannot possibly London also, expressly to make pur- the presence of a fair sprinkling of local "sports." "concedes, hold 'leases over certain lands in and his finances. Remenyi, who was performing Bam-pos (Siam), sustained a serious accident
the Chinese.
greater and are certainly far more reliable than those of any unknown crowd of English specu-
Mr. Dunn was a'system lators,
at perfect liberty to laud to the skies the remarkably "good thing" which he and his co-partners intend with such characteristic liberality to keep to themselves; but he certainly had no justification. in running down the business of other people, and it is his conduct in this respect which throws a very serious doubt. on the bond fides both of himself and the Company which he represents so ably and so modestly. Mr. Dunn's assertions who is certainly a more reliable authority than to which exception was taken by a correspondent the Chairman of the Borneo Trading and SAYS the Chinese Times-There are two per
Planting Co., were that "Messrs. Abrahamson & Co. possess neither land nor sawmills in manent "stores" in Peking, one under the pro-
British North Borneo and they are now unlikely French Legation, but they appear to leave some tection of the German and the other of the
to acquire them." There was no necessity for thing to be desired, and the question is often
any such statement, and it is quite evident that it was made for the express purpose of prejudicing
rate of discount, but fever, on the other hand, asked why some more pioneers of commerce do
the interests of Messrs. Abrahamson & Co. Our
was at a high premium. If Weston did not. not occupy this field. Of course Peking is by
succeed in filling his pockets with the silver of correspondent stigmatised Mr. Dunn's statement the music loving inhabitants of Manila be treaty closed to foreign trade, but a very large
as "a direct falsehood," and we, from dur own managed to get hold of a big dose of fever which trade is done nevertheless, not only in foreign
knowledge, were in a position to support the laid aim belpless on his back in a strange land imported articles but in Chinese manufactures,
contradiction. And now that Mr. Dann has amongst strangers, and which left his loving such as porcelain, cloisonné, embroideries, &c., THE first instalment of Subscription griffins for taken the trouble to justify himself, we do the export of which amounts to several hundreds the Hongkong Race Meeting of 1889 arrived
not hesitate to say that the statement was
spouse destiture. They once again parted, and The Cebú correspondent of the Manila Diario of thousands of taels annually, and agents come from Shanghai yesterday and were drawn for at
not only false, but it was mean and can deck of the steamer as most affecting, Jennie account of the stranding of the steamer Else
one who was there.described the scene on the gives under date the roth instant the following from the great houses in Paris and New York, Kennedy's Horse Repository this afternoon in temptible in the very highest degree. Messrs. returni
Abrahamson & Co., as Mr." Dunn himself now
to the isle of Fragrant Waters, whilst The German steamer Else, which anchored a few chases of works of art. Time was when some The ponies, ra in number, may be described as
Frank " lay back" to recuperate both his health days ago in this barbour, having arrived from see the slightest necessity for a new gaol, Foreign Ministers, plus royalistes que le Roi, an all round level lot, and, at all events so far
Borneo which have years to run, and he also in the provinces, did not return 10 Manila, and so while crossing the Straits of Balabae. In trying and consider that the introduction of the attempting to establish business relations in the No. 1, a very lengthy iron-grey, was drawn for they please. The fact that five thousand acres Hongkong, a mere wreck of his former sell He a coral reef, and remained there the winle night. would oppose with fury any of their nationals as appearances go, quite up to the usual standard. admits that they can obtain 5.oco acres whenever Weston bad to make the best of his way back to to shape a course for this island, she stranded on expensive separate system amongst the capital. Experience brings wisdom, and it is Mr. J. D. Hamphreys, and although this racer's are too small for timber to be worked profitably found a good Samaritan who advanced his passage. The next morningthe German steamship Arigton, Chinese prisoners would be nothing less probable that the Ministers would now be at least colour is not in his favor, he is quite likely to if it be a fact, which we gravely doubt-has-money to Singapore (which has never been which was proceeding to Siam, arrived on the than childish folly,. All the pet theorlar Passive; and leave objections to the initiative of carry the popular blue and white sleeves' pro Nobody ever said that Messrs. Abrahamson proceeded to Calcutta. With the assistance of vessel. The Elie having jettisoned 1,500 bags. nothing to do with the original contention, repaid) where he arrived safely, and thence he spot and rendered assistance to the stranded minently, especially in short races. Mr. E. L. of European prison reformers vanish into
Woodin, whose success in past years with bis&Co., had a saw.mil in Bornen; but how does Lord William Beresford a benefit performance of rice (which constituted part of the cargo) con space when applied to the rascaldom of Manila, under the auspices of the Spanish menal, had No a set aside for him-a cleverly. acquire one ?" As a matter of fact he knows.
AN Agricultural School has been created in Subscription grifins have been almost pheno Mr. Dann know that "they are now unlikely to was got up for the broken down "pro" and signed to a Chinese merchant of Cchú, tha Kwangtung, The best policy of dealing Government. Judging by the comprehensive shaped dapple, grey, with capital racing points,prudent foresight" and advertising the merits conveniently ignoring both his wife's existence nothing about!he matter, and in glorifying bis own Weston to "make tracks" for Australia, he. 1900 rupees were realised, which enabled with the scum from Canton who crowd and practical programme of studies which is to but a trifle on the small side. This pony our prison, mostly for petty, larcenies form its curriculum, we think the Chinese certain to gallop, and so will No. 3 should all of an enterprise which so far has been anything and the other obligations he had incurred in the
Government would derive immense advantages go well in training. This latter, a foc, upstand- and other comparatively vental crimes by introducing similar institutions throughout.iting white or grey, with all the characteristics of a his arm." We have no doubt whatever that have gone to South Africa where he probably but a conspicuous success, he merely chanced Far East. From Australia he is assumed to would be to sentence them to short terms The substitution of the primitive methods of bistorical yellow jacket of The MacOniodds, surmount all the imaginary difficulties so vast territory, particularly in Southern Chins, high class racer, should make a bold show in the Messrs. Abrahamson & Co. will manage to
now is, as dashing and debonair as ever. And and then deport them. The separate tilling the ground, which are still adopted by Albeit as poor as a crow, there is a good deal to
now for the danouimént. laboriously detailed by, Mr. J. J. Dunn, and are system has a reformatory tendency no Chinese husbandmen and land-owners, by the admire in Mr. H. Lightwood's eas ewe lamb, quite prepared to see the pioneer firm of British
Act. II doubt, but surely it is not incumbent on improved, scientific systems, and the training of (No. 4) an old fashioned dun of the Tajmahal North Borneo existing in well deserved prosperity
A DIVORCE. this colony to commence business as philan-appointed Agricultural institutions would entirely luck to develop into a useful pony. Mr.Ld, has gone over to the great majority. Mr. States Court for the Consular district of Shanghal, a generation or two of Chinese youths in well- stamp, that ought in time and with ordinary long after the Bomen Trading and Planting Co.,
On the 17th of October, 1888, in the United thropic reformers of purely Chinese and create unbeard-of sources of wealth. We a flea-bitten grey that would immediately strike Borneo Tobacco Co. are worth 100 per cent,
revolutionize rural life and prospecte in China Richardson of the gist Regiment scoured No. 5, Dana suggests that if the shares of the East before General J. D. Kennedy, U. S Consul criminals. The four hundred thousand culi from the Manila Comercio the following a judge of racing stock as being rather too light premium, the shares of his Company are of Mr. J. W. Bennett ns Associates, Ada L. Nesbit General, acting judicially, with Capt. Friend and dollars required for this proposed new gaol | programme of the proposed Agricultural School in his bind quarters to be quite all that could be them. We are certain that, so far as Hongkong Nesbit, a theatrical agent and pro Singapore, to lequire into the circumstances
incalculable value, and that he means to keep applied for a divorce from her husband Francis can be very much more advantageously is to impart a theoretical and practical knowledge this may be, one of the sort that can gallop is concerned, he may keep them and welcome, known as Frank Weston,
in the PhilippinesThe object of the institution wished-but then poules race in all shapes, and expended for the public benefit. The new with a view to train expest agriculturists and make make and shape.
The President of the Marine Court held at Supreme Court house is urgently needed, country overseers, to promote by means of iron-grey (No. 6) is big enough for anything, craft en sing been claing Oy oud proceedings were merely formal, deitvered the following anding on the 15th
Mr. S. J, Danby's There is nobody here yearning to invest in the
There was no appearance for the respondent attending the loss of the British stenner Aildars, and no better site than that now occupied experiment and observation the agricultural and wil be found a rare weight carrier. A nice the value of which has not been enhanced by The petitioner was sworn and deposed I was inst
advancement of the Philippines, The training looking white (No. 7), with good shapes,
and a | himself in the Daily Press, been selected; but with all respect. for in the first year comprises Notions of Agronomy, hardy looking customer is the chesnut (No. 8.)
dent, drew. Nesbit, professionally known as Court finds that the British steamer Kildars, His Excellency's better judgment, we Topographic drawing. In the geenne year the name of Mr. Phillipi. This chesnut has a cat on
Frank Weston, in this Consulate. He was 2,177 tons register. (nelt), Official No. 90,co Mathematical problems. Topography, and which fell to a confederation racing under the
agent for the Remenyi Concert Co. After the commanded by Capt. J. Johnston, holding think that it would be unwise to change the following subjects are taught Especial coltiva
marriage I stayed in Shanghai about three conificate of competency No. 33,750, salled from *present location of the General Post Office tions, Cattle breeding and feeding, Agricultural injury that will soon heal up. If appearances may arrived yesterday from Formosa, states that there about three months. While in Manila That the ship was not overloaded, her
An officer on the steamship Thales, which Hongkong, thence to Manila. We remained cargo of sugar for Hongkong, t
weeks from here we went to Foochow and. Passerocan on the 17th Sept 1885, with a full It is in the centre of the city, offering dustries, constructions and management of Subscription griffin stock appears likely to prove whilst they lay at anchor, a few miles from the respondent paid for my living for the first two mean draught being 24 8.5 inches, that she
arts, practical cultivations and agricultural in be trusted, Mr, D. Nowrojee's first investment in many advantages and conveniences to the machinery, Machinery and Botanic drawing profitable one. His chesnut (No. 9) is a big Talwanton, rumours reached them of serious months, but after that he had no mosty and I was staunch and well-fitted for the voyage, and community which cannot be found at the accounting and legislation, General practice of is not a more promising racer in the whole mob
was without incident In the third year, Rural Economy, Agricultural racing pony that is bound to gallop-in fact, thers riots, lakin station being destroyed very near paid my own way. When I asked him for had on board North Barracks. With the proposed cultivations, cattle rearing and rural industries, Mr. Humphreys again chipped in for 'No, ro,
that place, and the attitude of the nativés 10 money he said he had none to give me and told for a month old or or
sufficient to last at least reclamation projects every well-wisher of and perspective drawing are taught. The pic yery handsome black or brown that is the very the foreign residents to discuss the advisability own that I got means to leave Manila. That 28th Sept when very bad weather, was encoun
the the colony must heartily agree, and the into the Agricultural School are:-Arithmetic, with his legs striped like a zebra, was allotted
liminary qualifications required for admission spil of a galloper. A dirty grey or dun, (No.:11) of sending to Hongkong for a gunboat,
now about two years ago I have not heard fered, with every appearance of an approaching sooner they are under way the better will Algebra, and elementary Geometry, Rectilineal to Mr. E. J. Coxon this poky stands type
anything about him since. Nearly eighteen typhoon, and the vessel was headed South in the "It be for allTM
Trigonometry, Elements of Natural History, die on a capital set of limbs, and it will be strange
mouths elapsed before I filed the petition, and "concerned,
clearing the storm.53 Topography Elements of Agricutung Linen" indeed if he does not display rare-dash of
have since euppested mycalf have not kegy There are several other important and topographic drawing, Elementary Physics speed. The last of the lot (No. 12), is in very
anything about him since, except that he passed through Hongkong proposals mooted in His Excellency's and Chemistry-Let us for one moment imagine, poor condition out he will get over that to a few, message to the Legislative Council which such a course of studies introduced; all over weeks, and Theouscht ginije imali he shows
China, placed under Government supervision, such good point pain, other resposta ihar we propose dealing with later on. At and presided over by competent European cute on the dards be may win br ernon ki cao safely congratulate the teachers and wa hkye's wave of progress and first race. The next; instalmen the disgraceful era of stages country
KROPPSge advancement set rolling over the sluggard
The Spanish gunboat Calamines was in the Straits,
sigion succeeded in towing her out of the howing her out of the roads, and as soon as Lieut. 15, Anton, who was was, he immediately tendered his services to the in command, saw the danger in which, the El Captain of the ill-fated steamer, and did all he could to prevent the vessel from sinking during the night, that t
The Cebu correspondent does not say whether or not these sustained any damage to her hull, but it is presumed she came off intact.
THE LOSS OF THE 4 KILDARE.;
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
by the North Barracks could possibly have occuplas three years; the subject matter taught to do credit to Mr. Mody's pretty colour ught the sorry exhibition the Chairman fias made of married on the 16th August, 1886, the respon. Having considered all the evidence, the
his off fore fetlock joint, but it is only superficial
are expected by the ntcamer the end of the rock.
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THE RIOTS IN FORMOSA,
FAR EASTERN ROMANCE,
PROLOGUE Francis Andrew Nishet, a handsome young In reply to the Bench the Scotchman from the lang toon o' Kirkcaldy, that effort had been coace, O ELEG emple a well-known London commercial and the node trás doly pobilab
nent like many hundreds of other China Herald
similarly situated, became stageHis Horou How did Fin due course graduated on the from the time you were inggif" November Were you