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the Gospels referring to the building of gorgeous temples or to a liturgical worship. On what precedent, law, or practice have our temples and religious buildings been reared and kept going The nearer we come to the source of the Christian religion the purer we find it; dogmas, Ilturgy, and church trappings are not to be found in the Gospels, but sublime and heavenly injunctions of brotherly love, and of aspirations after the eternal and the imperishable. Was there a sexton among the twelve apostles who kept tolling the bells previous to a sermon or a religious gathering? Was there a sacerdos clad in full canonicals and chanting the praises of the Almighty? These are purely human Imperiales, Cazadores, Imperiales, Exceptionales additions to and superstructures of the grand principles underlying Christianity. Those who do not confound true devotion with mere pretence, reject the latter altogether and regard the temples and other places of religious worship as entirely useless buildings. They take to heart the lowly Nazarene's own injunction as to the secrecy of prayer, and let all the
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Hongkong, Wednesday, DecemBER 17, 1888
ANOTHER magnificent temple has been opened in this city of Victoria for divine `worship, and for devotional exercises which- are not divine. The Roman Catholic clergy, represented mostly by the missionaries
tive Congregation de Propaganda Küle, having some years ago arrived at the conclusion that the residents of this colony belonging to the Roman Catholic persuasion had increased to much greater proportions than the old Cathedral in Wellington Street could accommodate, sold that "house of God" to Chinese speculators, and started to build an imposing structure in a mare conspicuous locality at a cost of something like $120,000, and capable of accommodating four thousand worship- pers, or about the whole of the European population of the colony. We do not find fault with the intentions of the reverend padres; they are, with few exceptions, mien who apparently act up to their religious convictions, and are therefore entitled to respect. What we really admire in them is their implicit trust in their powers of proselytism. While the Catholic community, nearly the whole of which is composed of Macao Portuguese, barely numbers two thousand souls, a church has been built capable of holding double, that number-probably on the assumption that the Malthusian theory holds as good in religion as it does in the propagation of the hunian species. There is an air of triumph in the erection of this new vast temple which seems to indicate, on the part of the builders a certainty that within a short period of time the entire population of Hongkong 'will be like unto one flock under one shepherd-said shepherd being that worthy old gentleman the Pope of the Vatican. It is hardly necessary to remark that this New Jerusalem anticipation is far 100 sanguine ever to be realised..
The grand movement in religious centres nowadays is not towards Rome, or towards the re-establishment of any
Cathedral belfries to themselves hoarse.
in ever conceivable direction. A movement of
requests all effective members of the Corps to The Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteers parade at Head Quarters on Wednesday (Boxing
Day) the 26th inst. at 10a.m. It is proposed to.. take the 7 Par, battery to Kowloon and carry out shell practice at targets.
THACKERAY, in one of his whimsical and satirical Roundabout Papers, alludes to the
AN earthquake always begins with small vibra-WE would draw attention to the change of tions, according to Professor J. A. Ewing, and of programme in Signor Chiarini's Circus and those which follow none stands out remarkably Zoological Aggregation to-night, when a full abrupt from the rest. The motion is scarcely a
house may be anticipated. "shock" at all, but a "wabbling" of the ground the earth of an inch and three-quarters is the greatest yet recorded by the instruments in Japan, while the motions are usually to be measured only in hundredtha an inch. THE native community and the believers in miracles are considerably exercised over the Nam-tau affair, and most of them are fully con- vinced hat incorruptibleness being against the railroads of the future in Eastern climes. He laws of nature, the supposed body that lies in the neighbouring village is a proof of the possibility mentions something to the effect of how incon-
gruous will at first, appear the announcement of of reversing the order of the Universe. We have
the guards of a train that passengers for Dam- already hinted at the advisability of sending an
ascus and Jerusalem will change cars and that, excursion steamer full of Portuguese pilgrims of both sexes, particula ly of the weaker, to visit travellers for Babylon, Nineveh, and the Persian Gull towns are allowed forty minutes for refresh. this second holy island in the vicinity of this port. The clerical promoters of the excursions to St.ments. The idens of the great humorist are John's Island ought to take the matter in hand already realized to a certain extent, as an excur and lead their flock of driven castle to witness India. The route chosen is by rail through sion train recently left Paris for Central this new Nam-tau phenomenon. Of one thing Vienna to Odessa, thence by the Crimea 10 they will be convinced, namely, that a suspended bodily decay after death is anything but a proof Tiflis, Baku, and across the newly opened rail- road to Samarcand. The return journey will he of either a reversion of the order of nature, or of body of St. Francis Xavier was found undecayed The trips will be duly organized and will cost the sanctity of the deceased gentleman. The made to Batoum, thence to Constantinople. Sofia, Belgrade, Duda-Pesth and Vienna to Paris. for the same natural reasons which obtain in
5.000 francs, which includes living and sleeping the case of the carcase of the Nam-lau farmer.
car, and will doubtless receive a large patronage. IT is now, I believe, writes a correspondent of The humorous prediction of the great satirist would have been realized ere now had it not the London Spectator, Renerally accepted that been for the prejudice of the English Govern our conscious, daylight thinking processes are
ment that is rigidly opposed to any railroad that carried on in the sinister half of our bikin-i.c. in the lobe which controls the action of the right leads to her Indian dependencies. arm and leg. Pondering on the use of the dexter half of the brain-possibly in all unconscious cerebration, and whatsoever may be genuine of the mysteries of planchette and spirit-rapping, cametothe conclusion (shared, no doubt, by many other better-qualified inquirers) that wedream with this lobe, and that the fantastic, unmoral, sprite like character of dreams is, in some way, traceable
me: To bring back sleep when lost, we must quiet the conscious, thinking, sinister side of our Grains, and bring into activity only the dream side, the dexter lobe. To do this the only plan I could devise was to compel myself to po aside every waking thought, even soothing and pleasant ones, and every effort of daylight memory, such as counting numbers or the re- petition of easy, flowing verses, the latter having been my not wholly unsuccessful practice for many years. Instead of all this I saw 1 most | think of a dream, the more recent the better, and go over and over the scene it presented Armed with thi, iden, the next time I 'ound myself awakening at 2 or 3 o'clock in the NINETYT thousand paupers was the London, morning, instead of merely trying to banish census for September.
painful thoughts and repeating as was my habit that recommendable soporific, Paradise and the Peri," reverted at once to the dream from which I had awakened, and tried to go on with In a moment was asleep And from that time the experiment, often repeated, has scarcely ever failed. Noi seldom the result is as sudden as the fall ofa curtain, and seems like a charm. A friend to whom I have confided my little discovery tells me that, without any preli- minary theoriting about the lobes of the brain, she had hit upon the same plan to produce sleep and had found it wonderfully efficacious.
It has been said that all men of sense possess only one and the same religion. That is the religion of morals. of truth, and of an implicit trust in the Benevolence of the creative Power. Christianity itself is only a development of these principles. The real Christian house of worship is
a ship had to wait a fortnight for a mate private theatrical suppose because he was with the regular certificates. These men he men jealous, and I just loved private theatricals. By tioned held French, or German, or some othetand-by, when I couldn't stand it any longer, 1 European certificates. The detention caused went, way out to Nebraska-horrid place-and considerable pecuniary loss, and in view of that staid there until I got a divarce. Now, of course, he thought it desirable that the amendment, I could play in theatricals as much as I choose, which he had had in view for some time, should but somehow I am never asked, I don't under sideration:-After the words "British possessions" that when I got divorced on purpose to be an be introduced whilst the Bill was under con- stand it, do you? And it does seem too hard,
to insert the words "Provided always that persons amateur actress I have absolutely no chance holding such certificates are ready and willing whatever lo display my talents. Of course you to ship themselves at a remuneration which the know I didn't give that the reason for a Harbour Master shall consider reasonable, divorce. One never does tell the real reason, otherwise he shall have the power ship a and rightly, 100, because everybody knows it man holding a foreign' certificate." By that already, and generally much better than you means the Harbour Master would be able to ship do yourself. Just at present I am inclined to these men with foreign certificates-not captains, think divorce a wretched failure, because when of course, but chief or other mates. As the law
you begin, it you expect so much and your stood at present a ship might be delayed 'months. expectations are never or seldom realized. He put the question of remuneration in because Perhaps I may change my mind some day, but if a man who had a British certificate knew now I am a disappointed 'woman and my youth that he was the only man available he is rapidly passing. No, so far, divorce is any- might at present demand an almost prohibitive thing but a success." salary, so he suggested that the Harbour Master should determine what was a reasonabic.
one.
His Excellency asked how the validity of the foreign certificates could be tested,
Mr. Layton supposed that Europe in countries were not in the habit of granting certificates to incompetent persons, and he supposed, the capabilities of the holders. Perhaps it might be Harbour Master had the power of testing the advantageous to add something to that effect. certificate should be at all an improper person to be mate of a ship of another nationality.
The Attorney-General expressed his obliga: tions to Mr. Layton for the suggerim, aad explained that as there was no hurry about passing the Bill-it being rather intended to afford every member an opportunity of making improvements-it would be best to go into Committee, and let the matter stand over tor, a while. in the meantime he could communicate with Mr. Layton and have the amendment properly framed and introduced at might be also discussed..
He could not see why a mate holding a French
"DIVORCE HAS RUINED MY LIFE." "I am willing to answer your question with. the trite excerpt from the marriage service, Whom God hath joined let no man put asunder Divorce is a crime ! It is not only a crime, but an incentive to crime, for a man who tires of a woman can get rid of her on almost any pretext. Divorce has ruined my life, and I answer without hesitation that I consider it a failure.
"NO."
"Well, *** oh, I would really rather not- well, No, there. But I positively decline to give THE WORLD WOULD BE BETTER WITHOUT IT, my reason for forming such an opinion."
"You ask me, 'Is divorce a failure?' I will would be better without the temptations of the answer you frankly that I think it is. The world Diverce Code."
ADVANTAGES OF A DIVORCE.
the Universe, not the gaudy temples of to that fact. The practical inference then struck bound to either mingle with the melancholy a future date, when possibly other suggestions you will. But when the element of incompati
islolatry.
TELEGRAMS.
(From Straits Times)
AUSTRALIA. ....
LONDON, December 3rd.
The drought has been broken.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
{^ NGELINA 1 do think that Mr. Jodkins can sing "See-Saw" divinely. Edwin (slightly jeasons)—He would make à much better success of "Hee-Haw" in my opinion,
I was Diderot 'who said that women swallow At one mouthful the lie that flatters and drink drop by drop a truth that is bitter. And Diderot, who knew the world well, was about right.
A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge,
No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 17th instant, at 8.30 for gp.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited,
MESSRS KELLY & WALSH'S English and Chinese Diary and Almanac, price one dollar have yet seen. It should find a place-in every office in the colony.
is about the most useful desk companion we
We would specially direct the attention of our place at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, to-morrow readers to the performance announced to take night, for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher (Miss Fla. Morrison). An excellent programme has been arranged, and the deserved popularity of these accomplished artister should ensure a crowded house.
FROM Messrs. Wheelock & Co's Shangha freight market report, we take the following:
We have no new feature to note in steamer rate: to London since the date of our last circular, 23rd ultimo, but we may look for an advance during the coming fortnight. Coastwise. The Northern ports may now be considered fairly sequently decreased. For the Nagasaki-Shang- closed and the demand for tonnage has con-
hai trade we have sufficient craft for all require. ment. The steamship' Pembrokeshire arrived on the 5th instant from Japan with nearly a full cargo, she takes a very limited quantity
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"FUN on the Bristol was the iccherg with which the Opera and Musical Comedy Company froze the marrow of the moderate audience at the City Hall last night. It was nearly the worst show the Company have given us yet, and they know it. We sat the first act and a half out at the bar, and when that closed we were throng upstairs or go home. We preferred home, but stern duty kept us at our post. We have looked at “Fun on the Bristol" in various aspects, and said a good many nice things about it, lately, but last night it seemed a different Bristol," or else the. "Fun" got left out, and we took back mostly all we had previousty said. Mr. Sheridan pervaded the piece as the "Widdy," of course, as well as he always does,-better, in fact, for Phil Ray, as the black steward, played, up to him with a good deal of humour, but we don't know that anybody else would care for us to say what we thought of them. The concert in the third act was a musical terror. It was saved by a pretty but semi-tropical little song of Miss Gracie Whiteford's-"My little state" Miss Artine's banjo-playing which got a double encore, and Phil Ray's selections on bottles. The rest of the items were very nice, but it was. very funny to notice that the vocalists either did
sang badly. To-morrow night, now, we can really not know the words of their songs or else they
promise a treat. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher (Miss Mad Margaret Morrison) will take a benefit. The Company is working up three items which should "fetch" the public-The Waterman." first act of "Ruddygore," and "Trial by jury." A special lot of intelligent Hongkong jurors, warranted not to know the plaintiff from the defendant, will be empanelled, and a real gilt- edged, satin-lined, jewelled-in-four-holes sort of a show may be expected.
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(Before Mr.A. 7. Leach, Acting Puisne Judge.)
...AN AB-CONDING FIRM.
for judgment in favour of the Ban Mo Hong, Mr. Pollack, instructed by Mr. Wotton, applied Bonhamn Strand, against the firm lately trading as the. Fo Kin Loong, 4. Wing Lok Street, for #3.360 due for saltpetre supplied and interest
A
crtner in the phintiff, firm deposed that 2,613 taels of saltpetre were delivered to the defendants in June last, and a receipt (produced) given.
Judgment was granted for the amount, with
costa.
We note that the Japanese Consu! at Sbut has intimated to the Foreign Ofice under date the 16th ulto that small pox has prevailed in Sou from this at 60s,; clearing to-day, so, prac. dents there have been attacked by the disease. since September, last, and three Japanese resitically the Mails and Holt's again have the berth to themselves. Mails taking cargo at 6os. and Holt's booking in the steamship Ajax at 555, to be followed by the steamship the 16th instant. The Glen Line steamship Anchises at bor. taking her departure about Glenartney-proceeds to Japan to load a part cargo of Nice; if sufficient inducement of cazzo will probably call in here to load general cargo. The meamship Benvenue which arrived here from Japan on the 16th ultimo, is taking a large quantity from this at 60s. per ton, she will he DISTINGUISHED actress-There is something despatched on the gtn instant, calling at Anjoy about your face, sir, that is strangely familiar. to complete her engagements. The steamship Where can I have met you 7, Stränger (with a Lennox, due in a few days from Japan, follows once filled a six months engagement with you feet. Via CapeThe Isabel is fully engaged hurt look)-Why, don't you remember me and will take cargo at 601. per ton of 40 cubic as-Actress (cagerly)-As my leading man in and will probably clear on the 15th instant. The costs.
Ingomar," wasn't it? Stranger (humbly).s. Empire has not yet arrived, but she is also No, madam; I had one of the minor parts, I fully engaged. Quo ations are:-Newchwang was only your husband.
to Swatow, season closed. Chefoo to Swatow, 13 Mex. cents per picul, small demand. Nagasaki to Shanghai, 81.70. per ton of Coal nett, for RECENTLY the police of Nice observed that a college conducted under the auspices of a steamers; $ap ex ship, for sailing vessels. learned divine named Abbé Rami was attracting Settlement during the fortnight-Crusader, an immense attendance, and, suspecting that British steamer, 647 tons register, monthly they were drawn to the Feniton School for illicit charter, $4,750 per month, for 6 months. Dis.
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Mr. Pollock made a similar application, on behalf of the same firm in respect to a debt of
$1,526, contracted on a sirilar transaction by
the same defendants.
Judgment was given in this case also, with
Mr. Ryrie pointed out that the discharge would be a test of the validity of foreign ceni. ficates.
The Council then went into Committee on the ill, and immediately adjourned sine die.
POLICE MAGISTRATES' POWERS,
"I can't see," she said “how there could be two minds as to the advantages of divorce. A first marriage may be a matter of impulse, or of temporary emotional aberration--call it what
does in such cases, there can be no doubt that bility develops after a little while, as it usually
such measures as are invoked to sever the hateful tie are deliberately and thoughtfully taken. Divorce has, therefore, this distinct advantage, that what follows is guided by the eye of experience.
"For myself, I have been exceedingly happy in
The Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Bill to Amend the Powers of my second marriage. I have a small but a very Police Magistrates.
It was passed, and in Committee. The Attorney-General said that as it was a strong measure to empower Magistrates to pass a sentence of two years! imprisonment he would, move that in cases where Magistrates thought a heavier sentence than twelve months' imprison. ment was necessary he should commit them for
trial. That would limit their powers considerably M. Wodehouse seconded, believing that the power was excesive.
The amendment passed, and after discussing Council soon afterwards adjourned an amendment to the Arms Ordinance the
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
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Canton, December 12th.
happy family of children, and a husband who realizes all that is possible in a chivalrous and devoted man. Had I lived out my life with my first-ah, well, I did not, that is sufficient.
WHAT THE MRN THINK OF IT. The man who were interviewed did not discuss the matter as fully as the women. One society: said: "I consider divorce the most inestimable. man, who is now apparently happily re-married, blessing, In the bright lexicon of the Divorce Code there is no such word as failure." Another gentleman said: "Let people find out for them. selves." Being pressed, however, for a decided answer, he confined himself to one. word-"No." The next gentleman was found at the Union Club, and he responded with alacrity:
"Is divorce a failure? Well, I should think not, indeed. My wife was a terror. She read the Riot Act six times a week-tegularly, and, my ord, how she did talk 1 Young, man, it was a lucky day for me when I got my divorce! I've
The Fatshan Medical Mission have established a Hospital at Sukwan in Kwangsi, which place is situated about twelve miles above Wu-chow-grown fat on it. Failure? Not much fa on the West river. It is also in contemplation by the Fatshan mission to establish a medical school for twelve pupils at $:50, per annum in connection with this establishment under Dr. McDonald's superintendence. Next Tuesday near Samshui and for ten days afterwards á dramatic exhibition takes place of all the best noted theatrical talent in the province. This only occurs once in sixty years and the whole province is on the qui vive to witness this exhibition.
The President of an ice company replied: "You must remember that it is a cold day, when an ice man gets left."
IS DIVORCE A FAILURE?.
A COUNTER-BLAST TO THE CONTKOVLASY UN THE SUCCESS OF MARRIAGE.
What becomes of divorced women?
by the question. Just as mules are supposed to
A well-known Judge received the reporter with marked chldness and the observation." You must permit me, sir, to be my own Judge."
A millionaire brewer dismissed the inquisitive interviewer with the remark: "I am not in the business of entertaining the public."
THE REVOLT HAS BEGUNI
Were it not so, what need of the Inte New South Wales military preparations on behalf of Capital? What need of Nordenfeldts and armicu if it were not recognised that this strike differed from the rest in proclaiming war,, not against individuals, but against a System? The revolt A vast field of unexplored territory is opened has begun; what though want and the fear of
miliary assaulte compel the strikers to resume sack for their death in some spot where no eye can slavery upon a compromise, or even less? In behold them, so divo ced women, once divorced, that very display of force is the recognition of are believed to withdraw to some mysterious this fact that those who produce are entitled to unobserved. But the Chicago Tribute has been limbo in which the rest of their lives is spent the material and the fruits of their production--- entitled to the full exchange value of the latter, at the pains of collecting statistics about them, and entitled to keep away all who would deprive and it finds that they can accurately be divided them of their places at the raw material
when into the four following classes:
they wish still to utilize their own labour at . CLASS L..
those places. What though for awhile suffer. Re-married within a year......................
--75 per cent, ing and soreness of heart be substituted for
active protest? It is only that fresh fuel is-
• CLASS II,
being added to the fire which smoulders Waiting for an offer........
...10 per cent.
beneath the surface, and which will break out CLASS III.
above so much the more surely for all that Fallen into evil ways...............................
...to per cent.
in fed into it, for such fuel can never stifle the 1 CLASS IV.
flame of its own burning until it sifles the flame Devoted to celibacy.....
5 per cent of life itself, leaves the millionaite slaveless, and bide him labour or die. A small jet of flame These figures have been compiled from a registers, from the statements of Judges, Justices which shall burst presently if the cause be not taken away-one vast searing sheet of fire. It of the Peace, clergymen, lawyers and court. officials, and from personal inquiry among those is not alone the miners who have suffered-it is who have been divorced. They can be accepted. the People. Capital has made its thousands by relailing that for which it paid nothing, and As a counter-blast to the controversy which waste, at famine prices, of the beat: And the has been continuing for some weeks in the daily People have come to see that they too are the papers, "I Marriage à Failure ?" the New York chattels of every slave owner; that there is Truth has started a series of interviews with profit-slavery as well as wage-slavery, The People well-known men and women in New York whom are the law has put asunder on the question, "Is Divorce a Failure 2" We print a few replies, omitting the names. We begin with the ladies.
of the mumineries, of the religion of the purposes, the gendarmes recently made a raid engaged vessel in port, State of Mains, American the limit under the Section was one month, He comparison of the divorce lists with the marriage subsides, but a huge ember is glowing, from
middle-ages. On the contrary, the educated classes of society are gradually but surely getting rid of symbols, ceremonies and
liturgies in religion, in order to follow the purer and the more elevating tenets of. Christianity, such as they were originally propounded by its founder. External worship, which exactly corresponds, to the exoteric doctrines of the ancients, is being everywhere exchanged for the esoteric or intimate portion of the cult; even the masses are getting gradually weaned from that empty show and pomp with which religion has been surrounded, and are abandoning the shadow for the substance. On the Continent of Europe, where the clergy still hold considerable, sway over the con- sciences of the people, religion retains much of its ancient and pagan form and appear ance; but even there the tide of civilisation and progress is "advancing, and the day is not far distant when indulgences, the celibacy of the priesthood, the confessional box, together with the temporal power and many other anti-Christian Institutions will
come to an inglorious end,
It is notorious that the founder of Christianity never built a temple for divine worship. He entered the temple of Jerusalem to discuss with the elders of the Jewish Church; he was a reformer and a "Cetenter of Church Trappings from his youth; and throughout his short, but eventful pilgrimage he loved to discourse of heaven and of the sternal Creator on the plains, by the sea-shore, or on the mountain side. Not a single Injunction is to be found in
on the premises, discovering a roulette table, ship, 1,458 tons.register, with all its necessary implements, hidden within
BRANDT . KWOK HING. Mr. Webber applied on behalf of the defendant for special leave to review this case, which was decided in October. He did so under Section 68 of the Code, on the grounds that a material witness, who was detained by illness in Canton duringthe last hearing, was now forthcoming.
His Lordship pointed out that two months had elapsed since the case was decided, whereAS rend the affidavit, which he did not consider a bed. The abbe and his visitors are to be THE annual social gathering of the members showed that the witness had been ill all the prosecuted, and the school is closed for repairs. of Union Church was held fast evening time the case was proceeding, as it gave no church. There was a very good attendance details. He refused the application, without M. RICHAUD; the Governor-General of French at tea, which was served by a committee of prejudice to any other applications, adding that to Tenquin about the 20th inst. He is at present. After tea the Rev. J. H. Bondfield, pastor, took Section and on its merits. Indo-China, has expressed his intention of going ladies in the regular homely tea-party, fashion, he refused it on both his interpretation of the engaged in the works of the Colonial Council. the chair, with him being the Rev. Dr. Chalmers, It is known, says our Hanoi contemporary, that Res. J. R. Stevenson, (late of the Baptist con- the most serious questions are discussed during nection at Derby, and now proceeding through the sessions of this Council; the project of the to Shanghai to take charge of Union Chutch Indo-Chinese loan is the most prominent and is there) Mr. Dyer-Ball, Mr. R. H. Kimball, Mr. fully supported by M. Richaud. It is expected W. Legge, Mr. Powell, &c.-Mr. Bondfield, at that he will be instrumental in obtaining the 100 the outset of his address, compared the atten- millions loan, which is considered to be a boon dance at that anniversary with the previous on
and cxpressed his pride and gratification in for Indo-China.
the stoly growth of membership. This was of the centre seats were let, and many of those at instanced by the fact that practically the whole the side, apart from the attendance of soldiers and waitors and other non-scatbolders, who swelled the congregation at the morning service on Sunday week to 130. One of the most
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council wan held this afternoon. There were present:
His Excellency the Acting Governor (Dr. F Stewart), Mr. O'Malley, Attorney-General; Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Colonial Treasurer; Mr. Deane, Superintendent of Police; Messrs. P M. Price, Surveyor-Generals Captain W. M. Ryrie, Wong Shing, B. Layton, and Mr. Seth, Clerk of Councils.
FORMERLY A distinction was observed between the forms of small, medium, and grand ceremony; politeness poitessed as many delicate shades as there were degrees in the social hierarchy. We will give an instance. The Marquis de Chauvelin, prefect of Bruges, when giving a dinner to the gratifying facts in connection with this increase read and confirmed. Prince of Neufchatel and his staff, in helping his was that so many young men attended. In view
The minutes of the previous meeting were
VOTES.
The following votes were referred to the Finance
cats to the roast beef, made use of the folow of the numerous temptations which he set young Committee $5.300, as an additional vote for ing modes of expression" My lord, may I bave men bachelors in the Far East it became the the honour of sending some beef to your day of the church to make special efforts to repairs to buildings. The greater portion of it was Excellency?" "General, may I offer you some support and guide them, and he was glad that required for unforeseen expenses in connection beef?" Captain, will you take any beef and those efforts had been so far so successful.
with Mountain Lodge and Government House. to the others, while pointing to the disb, Any Something had been said from time to time as $1,500 for coat of work of supplying with water beef?" "Beef p the lowest rank, a simple gesture sufficereaching to the desirability of organising a Sunday Bouses in Albany above the Pokfuium level.
STOP this scientific business where it is and don't let it go any further. Only a short time ago one of these scientific joskina analyzed a lear that had trickled down upon the cheek of a lady who wanted a new dress, and he found it to contain phosphate of lime, chloride of sodium and water. Ever since reading that analysis we have lost faith in tears, and no matter whaka person is bellowing about, wa can only look at the tears as they flow over beauty's cheek and and water, The analysis has knocked all the think of the phospate of lime, chloride of sodium poetry out of tears for us, and we feel as though we wanted our money back. If the scientist will refund what he has taken from un, he can have his own analysis."
School in connection with the church, and he had given the matter bis careful attention. He felt that it was their duty, before going outside their immediate sphere of labor, to consider the religious education of the young, He believed that that was not being overlooked by the parents, but if assistance in that direction was needed he was quite ready, without undertaking the supervision of the school, to do all he could koayurtke in conclusion he thanked the members of the congregation for their great generostly in responding to the various calls made on them, towards himself and Mrs. Bandfield. The Rev, and especially for their sympathy and kindness T. R. Stevenson, Mr., Dyer-Ball, aud Dr. Chalmers also addressed the assembly. Glees, anthems, and songs were sung by the choir, and volcs of thanks wore tendered at the close.
IMPORTANT TO MATES.
The Attorney-General moved the second read ing of the Bill entitled. "The Merchant Shipping Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1888.
Mr. Layton asked if it was competent for members to move separate amendments to the Bill On being told that it was, he said that be desired to add a clause to Section 15, sub section 1 It seemed to, him. that many ships and steamers were delayed here for want of officers who had British certificates. them, though very often there were men Unless they had those no, captain could take available holding foreign certificates who were perfectly competent to perform the duties. But the capisins could not take them, and in some cares-as he had himself lately experienced➡ |
as substantially correct.
A LONELY WAIL
beginning to say: "My children are the members of my own body their freedom is mine who wounds one of them, wounds me." "Get And the People will shortly also say: you gone, you who have taken a monopoly of "For many long years I thought divorce a
my earth. The world is mins, and I am going to use it with these workers, the members of my great Institution, the only one, in fact, that body. He who denies the freedom to these my enabled a woman to develop to its fullest extent 'imbs, bids Mankind cease from the Earth." her trusting, loving, feminine nature; but now a poor old woman like me, with neither kith nor Presently the People will add: "He who bids. Mankind to cease, is not in truth human. He kin, needs the close proximity of a strong mascu line arm, and powerful male tongue, My shall cease himself." Then will be the Revolu
tion ! former husband would have, answered this pure will it be a revolution of blood? Let the pose admirably, but his energy is nowadays all wasted upon the trying emergencies of a beer. saloon. I won't say positively whether, on the whole, I consider divorce a failure or not, but I am inclined to think its disadvantages out- number its privileges."
"IT IS SPLENDID," "Oh, it is such a release to be free! You
usurpers answer for themselves. If they feel the force of what is coming, and gradually abandos their monopolies j if, under the gradually-increas. pressure of public thought, they leave usury ing and teach their sons to produce material or mental wealth, instead of wringing their needs from others, and urge those sons to stand foremost in the ranks of the revolters, that they may not be ground down by other userpers as the masses had been: the revolution will be under the red flag of fraternity, and its blood will run in torrents through hearts of joy,
see, I have all the money I want, and as I am pretty, rich, young and trepen and is 1 am what I please. My married life was wretched indeed. When my husband bought tickets for the theatre he neglected to include mamma and
But if they short-sightedly cling to the trade of my three sisters, and when I objected to this he plunder, and their sons learn to regard it as their swore dreadfully. Of course I wouldn't go any. Tight-if they rely on anti-labourcy laws and where without my family. No self-respecting Nordenfeldt gunt to crush the masses into sub- woman would go out with her husband and jection-they will see the red flag waving over leave her poor mother and sisters at home by bayonet and rifle, point to point, mazzle to muzzle, themselves. And because I stuck to my fatally charge to charge; they will see blood without my cruel husband went off and spent his even- neah, and flesh without blood. They will see ings with a circus girl! Did you ever hear any and they will see no more. The Revolution will thing so atrocious? No man except a depraved mais over them, and it can never be stayed, monster would act in that way. So I just had The People are invincibles, balas BERE to get a divorce. It is splendid.. I never thought The revolt has begun 1 In France, as here, I should be so happy in this world, never the military bave been employed to prevent the O!" ANYTHING BUT A SUCCESE Patrikers from meeling those not yet on strike, "I have been rather unfortunate, I am afraid, with the result that a good many of the latter You.sce, my husband did not like me to act in 1 bars thrown down their tools and left worky hand-