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TELEGRAMS
(From the Straits Times.) FRANCE.
PARIS, November 13th.
M. de Freycinet, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, said it was quite useless to hope for pany reduction in the War Budget, that on the contrary the tax-payers must prepare for exceptional effort to secure the defence of the
Country.
CENTRAL AFRICA
LONDON, November 14th.. Mr. J Thomson, of Masailand fame (1883/4) has undertaken to open communication with
Emin Bey, and starts in a month's time, being convinced that Stanley is dead.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
We are informed that the steamer Pasig will resume running as a night boat on the Canton siver on Sunday next.
-A MERTING will be held in the City Hall on Friday next at 5 m., for the purpose of estab- Ishing a literary society in this colony.
We note that the O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgic will proceed to San Francisco, via Amoy and Yokohama, on the 28th inst., at I p.m.
We would remind our readers of the performance of "Il Trovatore" by the Musical Comedy and 'Opera Company this evening at the Theatre Royal, City Hall,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 1888.
A TRUSTWORTHY Authority on tobacco planting ja Borneo states that the prices lately realised at Rotterdam for the Bornico tobacco sold there, should leave a considerable margin of profit.
ANOTHER gun of enormous dimensions is in
DOROTHY" AT THE CITY HALL.
Imperial party were all sitting in the dining car, which was much damaged by the smash which
killed on the spot, and eighteen badly injured. followed the derailment, Eight of the Cear's personal attendants and eleven others were
LONDON; November 1st,
receivable in payment of debts at the option of the debtor. The Commission also proposes that
metallic system. England join with America, Germany, and the nations of the Latin Union to restore the bi-
course of construction at Krupp's factory. There was a large audience who, to all appear pince to my ship, where the second defendant. sion, Mr. O'Shea was examined.. He detailed | Minister in London, complained to Lord Salis...”.
weighs 150 tons, measures in length 57 feet, and is expected to throw a shell to the fine distance of 12 miles 1.
THE Admiralty have directed the Leander, 10, twin screw steel cruiser, 1,750 tons, 5.500-horse power, Captain Martin J. Dunlop, to be recom- missioned for another term of foreign service oa the China Station. A new crew will come out in the Tamar,
Company made their re-appearance at the Theatre The American Musical Comedy and Opera
Royal, City Hall, on Tuesday evening, in Alfred Cellier's successful comle opera "Dorothy,"
ance, thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment As we noticed the performance of "Dorothy" at length when it was first produced by the Company, it is only necessary now that ant features of this latest representation. we should refer to a few of the more import
The scenery and stage effects were in every way admirable, and it was especially noteworthy that the prompter's duties were on this occasion a complete sinecure-a change very desirable, ad much to be appreciated. The members and, in fact, showed the amount of improve ment reasonably to be expected from extended experience and judicious conching. On the other hard it must be admitted that some of the voices, notably those of Miss Maude Hare and Mr. Fisher, showed signs of wear and tear'; but considering that the troupe only arrived from Shanghai en Tuesday morning, we are quite prepared to concede that the fatigues of the voyage may have placed them to disadvantage.
tina
Ng Sui fing, an elaborately dressed youth, who said that he kept a shop near the Canton
and asked me to get half boiled opium for him. I Wharf, and deposed as follows:-On the 15th inst,, the second defendant came to my shop therefore asked the Oplum Farmer to boil the opium, and after he had done so I tookit from his
gat it the same day. It was then. in thirty-six I had previously known him as a friend, but I had never sold him opium before. I do not often sell optin, but if anyone asks me I supply. it. That is not my business—I am a, denler
Ah Taf, has been in Manila, goods. I cannot read or write, and. I have no accountant. My shopman, days, I mean 'six or seven months, I get $3 per chest profit on my sales of opium. I made $2 on the epium seized. I bave been in business six or seven years.
with
me six or sever
By the Court-I do not know what the second defendant does, although he is a friend of mine. it to him I gave him a certificate which I had. got from the Opium Farmer.
At yesterday's sitting of the Parnell Commis. the Kilmainham negalintions, and said he had destroyed the bulk of his memoranda referring to
sane, because Sir William Harcourt and Mr. Gladstone had advised; the utmost reticence in respect thereto. He further said Mr. Parnell: objected to the manifesto which was issued after the Pheonix Park murders, because he said it was bombastic, though he approved the sub stance of Mr. O'Shea, believed that the signature of the famous letter was genuine. In cress examination, he admitted having quarrelled with Mr. Parnell in 1886, but denied that he had talked of revenge.
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last November 7th. The papers relating to the Sackville-West incident show that Mr. Phelps, the American' bury especially regarding the statements made had interviewed him which cas cenain reflec by Sir Lionel Sackville West to reporters who tions on President Cleveland. Mr. Phelps then asked that Sir Lionel Sackville West might be called, and Lard Salisbury declined to comply with the request until he saw the statements fo question. Thereupon Sit Lionel Sackville-Wert's passports were handed to him.
PARIS, November 7th.? A dynamite explosion has taken place in Paris; two registry offices for coffee-houte An agreement has been signed by the Northkeepers were blown up. No one was killed but Sarawak, and the Sultan of Brunel, accepting The Commitice of the Chamber have resolved tories. The Sultan of Brunet signed the nigree to revise the Constitution. British Protectorate over their respective, terri in favor of summoning the Constituent Assembly ment only recently, after the mission of Sir Hugh WASHINGTON, November 7th. Low, British Resident at Perak.
NEW YORK, November 1st. The New York Herald says that Secretary his passports was hasty and unbreaming. The Beyard's action in sending Sir Sackville West Herald urges Mr. Bayard's dismissal from efice.
Moscow, November 1st. The Czar has arrived here to-day, and received a perfect ovation. He afterwards proceeded to Gatschina,
WITH reference to the East Borneo Planting Co. we learn that over half a mile of rond has of the Company also played well together, He wanted the opfum ball boiled. When I gave British Borneo Company, Rajah Brooker off the damage done was considerable: already been made on the catate, and a jetty and two large houses for coólien. have also been constructed. The greater part of the jungle is in process of being rapidly cleared.
It is stated that -Adıniral Sir William Dowell, K.C.B., who has for some time been employed ns President of the Signals Committee, is spoken of an successor to Lord John Hay as Commander- in-Chief at Devonport. Admiral Dowell will be compulsorily retired by age in August, 1890.
A NEW steam launch named the Afelap, built In this colony under the supervision of Mr. Andrew Johnston, engineer surveyor, will be taken down to British North Borneo by the steamer Atemnon on her next trip for the service of the East Borneo Planting Company.
THR grievance alluded to by "Anti-Contamina-'] tor" in our evening-contemporary's yesterday's issue is a faint exposition of an evil which is a disgrace to the colony. There is scarcely a
street in the town which is free from bad smells. As it is said that sub-solt impurities are accumu lating under our streets, it is the imperative -duty of the Public Works Department to strongly grapple with the evil, and, drainage or no drain age, to have it efficiently rooted out.
THE columns of the Macao Independents are still full of that nauseous and unreadable contribution
headed "A criticism of the pamphlet issued by the dissolved Corporation." We have often remarked that thenewspapers of the neighbouring colony reflected the mental and moral status of its inhabitants. The Independente and Ves do Crente are the true expositors of that eraKa ignorance, profound immorality, and utter disregard of principles which characterise the dwellers of the Holy City,
THE speed trials of a new first-class steel torpedo hant-one of three being built for the Indian Government by Messrs. Thornycroft, of Chiswick -were made on the Thames the other day. Her beam is 1331 feet by 14 feet 9 inches, an entry a heavy deck armament and be used as exceptionally large one, in order that she may either a torpedo or gunboat. Her complement is three officers and thirteen' men, and her load the other day was twenty tons of coal. The mean of the running was 23*156 knots, the guar-, anteed speed being 22 knots. Her manoeuvring power is excellent.
THE Editor of Hayes' Sporting News writes to The Editor of the Indian Daily Nems as fallows-
Flayer wante the notice an Checkmate which has caused so Six-Soma of your correspondenta appear to forget that Mr. much was of paper and ink, as the drama cride of my paper. I was at the performance: I went carefully over the natics, and ingeried, because I considered "it" correct and fair. As kowever, the personal element has been imported fats the declin, I must defend my reporter on this work. With reference to the supposed "slaring", the amatojus gol Violetays in your lippe of today 1: The reason is try far to find, if the rumour is true that is going the round, to the
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"Dorothy "is anopera bouffe that grows on you the oftener you hear it the better you like it— but in our opinion it is a very long way from being a first class production, if we remember tightly, Cellier, after obtaining some fame as a composer, collected a number of fugitive pieces he had written when he was practically unknown and strung them together, Stephenson afterwards adapting the libretto to this musical mélange, Whether this tale be true or not, there is nothing particularly brilliant in either the music of the argument. The only striking numbers good and true" and the baritane sole "Queen of are the quartette commencing "Swear to be
my heart to-night"-the latter, by the way, a very ancient chesnut and anything but original, However, Dorothy is not without attractions goes along merrily enough. to an audience, and when adequately represented
Miss Hate who appeared in the title role has greatly improved in her acting, and it is no fulsome praise to say that she sang charm- admirable and she ingly; her method is
phrases with wonderful facility but her fancy she requires a rest. Miss Vera Patey, voice was wofully thin on Tuesday, and we who substituted Miss Flo Morrison as Lydia Hawthorne, is a very clever young actress, and proved herself quite equal to the musical require ments of the part. If this lady could only. succeed in keeping her features at rest, instead of wearing a perpual and anything but attrac live smile, her performances would be much more effective. And while we are fault-finding, it is perhaps just as will to remind. Mesdames Hare and Paicy that ladis masquerading as village maidens would scarcely be likely to have the contents of a select jeweller's establishment | in the shape of diamond rings, bracelets and brooches lavishly displayed on their fingers, arms, and corsages. As a matter of fact it is not a custom even amongst ladies of fashion to wear jewelled bracelets and other such like reserved for evening wear. The innate percep ornaments in the day time-these things are
|tions of a true artist would avoid the silly blunder perpetrated by Dorothy and Lydia, and we would just hint to these ladies, and to all others whom it may concern, that a woman's attractions, on the stage or off is, are certainly not enhanced by the meretricious glitter of diamonds and rubies. We could say, something about "beauty un dorned," but will reserve that Gracie Whiteford wis excellent as Phyllis, originalproveth for another occasion.Mizi....
whilst Miss Leamington made a good deal out of Mrs. Privett.
Mr. Wodehouse here sent for Inspector Perry, and requested him to go to the Opium Farmer's and get the counterfoils of that certificate.
Witness continued that the second defendant took the opium tins away in bags. He was alone at the time. He also took the shells away- him where he was going to take it. Witness witness didn't know what for. He did not tell
gave him the export permit because he said he was going to take it to another place; gave him two receipts, also; one was for money nad one for opium; both were identified.
Ah Tai, who said he was a clerk to the last witness, corroborated.
manager of the Opium Farm, the manager having Chu He Keen, a youth, said he was acting suddenly gone away yesterday. He did not know the first witness for the defence. He could not tell if the opium in question was prepared or not, or whether it came from the Farm, or mits with prepared opium, but he did not know anything about it. The Farm gave export per whether or not they had the power to do so, Having had the case explained to him he ex pressed the opinion that the opium was going to first witness, he said that they sometimes sold be smuggled into Hongkong. With regard to the prepared opium to him. He had no right to sell again, having no license from the Fam.
By Mr. Ewena: We have sold a good deal to his shop, but I do not know him or his folis. I know Ng Sun Po, but I decline to say whether he has any business relations with the shop, or whether he is a lessee of the Farm, or how much he pays. We sometimes sell raw opium, but never less than a chest. We allow Ng Sul Ting to boil opium at our factory; we charge 100 chests a month. I think I don't know why $65 a chest for half boiling, and half boil perhaps we only half boil opium, and never heard of smuggling.
At this stage our report left.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by. Correspondents in this column)
THE MANILA LOTTERY. TO THE EDITOR OF TH "Ilonaxova Teleōraph." possibility of an Ordinance being passed by and SIR,I see with deep regret that there is s bye to prevent the sale of Manila lottery tickets in the exciting pursuit of riches, which they are in this colony. As I spend all I have and more
precludes my indulging on the Club steps in the only means of affording me as my sex share transactions-I feel I shell, bo dreadfully out of it when the proposed law comes into operation, and trust that His Excellency the his contemplatal cruel blight on our favorite Governor will also include share gambling in indulgence.
Your's very truly,
-AN-IMPEGUNIOUS-FEMALE. Hongkong, 22nd November, 1888.
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THEISM. REVELATION.
- TOʻTHE EDITOR of the "Hongkong Tringraph.",
SIR-Your correspondent, the writer on "Theism . Revelation," has undertaken a difficult task. but he goes at it with a light step and confident air, and no doubt thinks he is
taught us to love, and which by some secret annihilating the Old Book which our Mothers power is making its way into every language on the face of the globe.
ZANZIBAR, November 1st. Tabora, report that Arabs trading in the interior The couriers who have just arrived here from tet Stanley's rear-guard at the end of November last to the west of Albert Nyanza and south-east of Sanga. Mr. Stanley was then two days' march ahead. The strength of the expedition bad been reduced to two hundred and fifty men. Great suffering had beenexperienced in travelling through the forest and marshy regions, and fights with the natives, for food had been numeroas. Many of the party are dead and river, Mr. Stanley himself was well, but missing, and forty were drowned in crossing n the majority of his escort had just recovered from, fever, which had caused a halt of three weeks. Mr. Stanley hoped to reach Wadelai in January next.
CALCUTTA, November and,, Emigration from India to the French colonies of Martinique and Guadaloupe is prohibited.
Magda,
General Harrison was elected President by a majority of 35 votes. Mr. Cleveland carried New. York City by a majority of 57,000, but General of 14000, thereby deciding the election, Harrison carried New York State by a majority
LONDON, November 8th, Mr. Gladstone addressing a meeting at 17,000. persons at Birmingham yesterday charged the Government with shameless disregard of law in Ireland. He adjured his followers to persist in a policy of fostering the affection and good will of the Irish towards the English.
ASA PARIS, November röth, The Revision Commission has adopted the plan of révisiba by-a Constituent Assembly. ratified by the nation.
The President of the Republic has inaugurated
November 14th, the Pasteur Institute in the presence of several ministers and several members of the Diplomatic Corps.
November 15th.
budget of Indo-China at 481 millions and the subsidy at 15 millions. A
The Cabinet has decided that Nam Ngh, the former King of Annam, who was recently captured, will reside in Algeria.
The 1889 Budget Commission has fixed the
ANA DAY AT HONGKONG.
MEE BY PROTEUS.
IL.
MADRAS, November 2nd. day have been repaired to-day. The cyclone on The telegraph lines which had broken yester- Wednesday night did much damage to native: houses all over the city. The spire, "of the Scotch Kirk was injured. Part of the stables of
We will go back now in our ricksha to one Shable and Company fell in. The lower parts of the hotels, and have lunch there, passing. of the city were flooded. The Olive and the away the hot hours of the day in a place of lofty, Goorkha returned to harbour yesterday. The well-shaded rooms," not too far from coollag Bhundara was anxiously looked for until the drinks. The extremes of heat and cold are Very steamer was seen over the horizon to-day flying marked in China. The reason is that China signals of distress, The British India agents at is the unprotected, debateable land between ance sent the steamer Siria to rescue, believing tropics and arctics. Spring there is most trying, the steamer to be the Bhandara. Neither have It is even worse than in Australia, which, for a come in as yet. The bund ofa large tank closelike reason—at least in its southern hall—suffera to the Mads Rallway, 6oth m. from Madras, from similar extremes. In neither country is has burst, breaching the line. Traffic has there any considerable range running from cast Bangalore to-night will stay at Arkomam all been interrupted. Passengers for Bombay and to west to prevent the piercing arctic or antarctic winds from aweeping over them, or they are night, and cross the breach at daylight to-morrow. equally exposed to the reflux winds from the north. (Par parenthèse, one may note that all
inclined to think that the earth's rotation from over the earth the tendency in mountain ranges is from north to south, or vice versa s or I'am
the crust in the same direction, is the cause of it) east to west, with consequent general pressure of In one respect we are better off. Both our heat and cold are drier. A molat farmace, into which, sort of thing for a system built upon nerves and are poured blasts of icy air, is about as trying a blood circulation as could be desired. Some Aus- tralian doctors are foolish enough to recommend the China trip, and a 'stay at Hongkong, to pulmonary or bronchial invalide -- A fortnight's residence in the island during spring or summer (and, from all I gather at least, winter may cere tainly be addedy is calculated to undo all the good of the lovely voyage up inside the Great Barrier and through the Malay Archipelago. I have tried it; and know,
November 3rd.
to-day. She bad 627 coolics from Negapatam The Sirin towed the Bhandara into port
Bhundara went to sea every precaution was on board bound for Rangoon When the taken to prevent her shipping water, and the hatchways were soon swamped when the storm could not work. The decks were swept, two increased, the fires were put out, and the engines boats were smashed, and considerable damage done throughout the vessel. On Thursday morning the coolles-were-inspected five were found dead: they were buried at sea. The same day fourteen were injured by having their legs or arms broken or they met with severe cuts. The surgeon's medicine-chest and apparatus had been washed overboard, he was there fore seriously handicaped in treating the wounded: Two doctors and a staff of medical police were ready to receive the wounded when pupils with ample assistance rendered by the
Hongkong, or rather, Victoria (since we are
A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1979. | effect that Mrs Hayen wes refused admittance to the club in but this gentleman's acting is inexpressibly feel I putting the finishing, strokes on the work of they landed. All the coolies were brought ashore 10 abjure the popular error that confuses island
will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
A CRICKET match, The Hongkong Cricket Club 7. The Garrison, will be commenced to-morrow at a p.m. and continued at 11 am, on Saturday. The eleven are as follows:-
CLUB,
F. J. Coxen (Capt.)
S. Tart
T. S Smuli,
EW, Maitland..
F. Mailand,
T. E. Darios,
C. Plan.
1. Bark.
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GARLIJON,
Major Churchill, th(Capt.)
Johton, RE
Miles, RA
A, da C. Scanian, A.M.S.
H.T. Hawklas RA
E. M. Blair, R.E,
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question," Such a statement in un'rue and cowardly, Inus the club and swindly, in that the uterer of this patruth, that 31, Hayes never, directly or indirectly, sought admittance Instead of telling his or her lie and aricking to it, endeavoured to
shelter him or herself under the protection of "umour.“
Youm, &c.
THE EDITOR, Hayıt Sporting News.
November 5th, 1983.
With referenca tatha letter signed "Vlolas" in yesterday's isca, the Secretary of the Dalhousie Cub aatee chat, as Mr. Høyes has never applied for admission to the D. D. C. sha cannot have been refused-ED., I.D.N
WE read that Sir W. Pearce, the eminent ship builder, has instructed his solicitors to take proceedings against Messrs. Routledge and Co., the publishers, and Mr. W. S. Caine, M.P., for libel. In a book entitled "A Trip Round the Curp. Slake, Tiffin will be provided in the Ground on World," Mr. Caine has charged Sir William with Saturday,
Dr. Sparrow,
Two others.
EC. Herlabodham. 5th.
11. Johnston.
ACCORDING to home papers received by French mail, the Pope and his advisers are greatly distressed about the treatment of the Papalrescript in Ireland. It has been practically ignored both by the bishops and the clergy, The Pope is indignant, but he is afraid to advance, nor does he know how to retreat with dignity. If he 'attempts to secure the enforcement of the rescript the result might be something like a schism in the Catholic Church in Ireland; and his advisers, among whom is Cardinal Manning, have urged bim not to press the matter any further.
dishonesty, and little short of swindling, in con nection with a steamer by which the author travelled from Vancouver to Hongkong, and which He assumed to belong to Sir William Pearce. As a matter-of-fact, the boat to which Mr. Caine refers was not Sir William's; neither did he charter her, neither had he any control over her arrangements either as regards backing passengers or providing for them...
Although not in his best form, Mr. Fisher's Geoffrey Wilder was a creditable performance, and, once or twice his vocalisation renched a high order. Mr. Imano, as Harry Sherwood, was heartily encored for a powerful if somewhat lifeles rendering of Queen of my heartto-night,"
ludicrous. Mr. A. Sutch gave an admirable and his make-up in the second Act was simply impersonation of Squire Bantam, and the other minor parts were respectably álled. It is almost needless to say that Mr. Jobs F. Sheridan was I beg leave to ask your correspondent a quite at home as Zurcher, and kept the house question, and desire to have it answered in the in continuous merriment all the time he was on light of theism, casting aside all knowledge o the stage. We are inclined to consider that this the subject gained from Revelation. Death. clever comedian overdoes the "gagging" busi. Death! Why Death Why, in the light of ness, and although, we do not remember ever pure theism, must death, after a few short years, hearing an offensive pun or objectionable witilerench us from, all that life made dear to us medium where it is sound policy for even genius cism insue from his lips, there is a happy to draw the line.
Mr. Robertson played the accompaniments and conducted the opera with his usual skill and discretion. Tonight the Company will perform Verdi's grand opera "Il Trovatore."
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE
OPIUM FARM..".
A very extraordinary case to those who were not in the secret-was partly investigated by Mr. Wadebouse this afternoon. Four conlies were found in a junk off Tal-kok-shul, with ninety balls of prepared oplum, wort $1,350, on board by P. C. Warnock, They were brought up next day on a charge of being in passession of opium in quantities of less than one chest, and were defended by Mr. Reece, who set up the defence that they had a permit. The case was adjourned, and In the meantime the Crown began to take an interest in the matter, it being suggested that the Oplam Farmer, in giving such a permit, must have violated his agree ment. The hearing this afternoon, therefore, assumed a much more important character, Mr. Johnson appearing on behalf of the Crown, Mr. Ewens representing the defendants, Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Hastings being present on behalf of the Opium Farmer, Inspector Matheson seating the Chinese Customs
THE following items of news are communicated to us by our Macas correspondent -Last night a Mahrattan policeman killed a Chinaman with three shots from a revolver and wounded another with his sword." Arow had occurred in the place MR. CHUN-PUT-NAM, the Director of the China called Volong's Gardens, at the eastern extremity Merchants Company, whose death is announced of the city; on the policeman interfering he by Shanghal papers lately received, was the father received a heavy blow on the head, whenshe of the young lady engaged to the youth who a turned round and plied his revolver on the "few months ago distinguished himself as a leader, sailant, and then tried the blade of his sword of pirates in Macao, It will be remembered that on the body,of another of the crowd New this young adventurer managed to get out of the Friday a valedictory ball will be given at "Macao Gaol by tribing some of the minds the Union Club in bonour of Commandant Fer authorities of the Holy City, and subsequently reira, Lieut. Pessoa and Senhor Salles, who are repaired to a lown in the vicinity of Canton. It proceeding to Lisbon by the Messageries steamer on beball of the Police, and Mr, Byworth re was alleged that being a minor he could not he | Saghalité, on a year's furlough. A soiris will detained in the Macao Gaol against his father's be held on Saturday at the military Club for the Evidence as to the seizure was given by F.C. wish; that Tong-king-sing, had applied to the Macao authorities for the release of his son, on the plea of sending him to a house of correction in England. These allegations are fales; Tong king would have nothing to do with his son
same purpose. They are to have no end of Warnock, who stated that at eleven, p,m, on soirdes when she Chinese leave Macao, for the night of the 15th be went out in a water, good. Colonel Garcia succeeds Colonel police boat to search for 4. junk which was Kereira in the command of the Police Force came acro s her near Tal-kok-abul, and arrested expected to pass with opium on board, "He and has a neat at the Legislative Council under the four men on board. The ninety balls of
fonium were bein
The Bandara lies outside with a great list to and town), being the great entrepot of the Far port. She bas gå feet of water in her hold. A Est, is naturally well found in botels. The lot of pumps are working, trying to keep her. Eowth of good hotels in Australls is quite recent, afloat. The military are maisting in the pomping And even now they are more showy than really the mixed mail train from Madras as it spit has less variety than even the Englan, and The violence of the storm was so great, that genius. The Australian cuisine is trying one. comfortable, in sympathy with the natural
capsized. Nineteen carriages fell over on its a torn. You can promise yourself a really good proached Chingleput was blown off the rails and nothing is dont, as the culinary people say, to sides, only the engine retaining its position on meal in the best hotels in Victoria, Hongkong the rails. Only one passenger was severely Just as the bedrooms are lofty, large, Vast even, injured; a native second class passenger, whose furolated reliably and with taste (not with the endured, and what compensation does theism The passengers numbered three hundred of us all here in Australia), so the cuisine will be Why must the borrible pains of dissolution befoot was cut, and another had his wrist sprained. Shoddy, gim-crack-articles bich are the curse hold out for the horrors of a life-long anticipation of this final plunge into the unknown?
found to be varied and admirably cooked, we trot along in our ricksha, returning, not by the way we came, but by the parallel wall along. he quay, with the barbour and Chinese, const Atretched out to the right we can with safety fect on passing the next five or six hours as casantly, as may be, till at 40, we take our, ces in a chair and begin the scent of the
If theism of any other fam outside of Revela tion can give the light that will make the human face happy on this one point, your correspondent can save his time and labor in arguing against Revelation. Death closes all eyes on all the things of earth. Why Death 1.This is the ques tion of one who must soon meet Death
I remain, Sir,
Yours faithfully, Canton, November 21st, 1888.
FAITH,
ROME, November 3rd, The Pope has sent a Note to the Powers asserting his temporal claims,
ST. PETERSBURO, November 4th" amid great popular enthusiasm,
The Czar and Crarias returned here today
BERLIN, November 4th, Germany is building eight first-class fronclads.
* LONDON, November 4th. A letter from Sir Willam Harcourt has appeared stating that some of Captain. O'Shea's: assertions are fictions.
Ist state that one of Stanley's white companion
The couriers who arrived at Zanzibar on the dead. It is known in London that Stanley had not arrived at Wadelal up to March.
bright
Ashower bath and a change of clothes our room-and all the rooms in the hotel are On the same scale of loftiness and size--we hear the gong, and set off along the passages into the Revelation to reply to Faith's queries, and We have asked the writer on "Thelam
ong The far side is broken by a row of French dining room. It is a regular hall, 50 or 60 yards this is how he does it Theism is essentially
ich look out over the harbour. A domble windows opening on to the stono verandah, founded on the existence of a hereafter beyond
To of great white punkihs, down the bol the grave, but, unlike Revelation, which makes
BERLIN, November stb. length of the place, swing slowly. a future reward or punishment an encourage Germany is negotiating with England and bloxing sunsbide outside in tempered by green. ment to virtaa or a deterrent to vice, other Powers for the repression of the slave trade blads, let down over the arches of the verandah. Theism makes virtue its own reward and and the stoppage of the supply of ammunitionThirty or forty Chinese boys Zin complete and vice its own punishment, Death is the to East Africa. A favourable issue: shortly Bawing, white, keep up a perpetual come and go most natural of things all living organisms expected. are liable to it; inorganic substances are all LONDON, November 6th and, all sound and small, and if you are
i do their steryds pool on the sables; 5 Tho formations. Is there any necessity for a campaign in Birmingham here, pekking at your Apper anderer from the subject to perpetual disintegration and now Mr. Gladstone has begun a thres days at the hotel, the one you choose Revelation to tell us that which is older than mecilag yesterday, he said that he feared the higher Revelation itself?"-Ed Hongkong Tale dangers in the Balkens were dallayed. memoriei grap]
England's great source of wald, in Egypt In reference to West incident, he said ffy Great Britain, and he hoped factorily explained. PARIS, October 30th
regard to Home poll Admiral Kants, Minister of Marine, made a
In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, affirmed ble last year's Not peech in which he admited the weakness of the solved by a majority
The Manchester Chamb French navy, and said that therefore new cruisers the Britian and boats were being built as rapidly as possible. labou C CAIRO, October 31st, with reinforcemente,
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