Intimations. DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA LIMITED, CHEMISTS.
OR
DAKIN BROTHERS' TONIC SPICE CONDITION POWDER FOR HORSES.
A
COURSE of the Tonic Spice strengthens and gives tone to the digestive organs, fortifies the constitution, and invariably restores the healthy functions of the organs.
For horses in training for Racing the Tonic Spice is of essential value, for by its use a great saving of time is effected in producing that firm. ness of muscle necessary for the great exertions required on the racecourse.
For griffins or newly-imported horses a month's course of the Tonic Spice will bring about as much improvement as could be done in three months without the Spice.
NO HORSE-OWNER SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT.
Sold in Tins at $1, and in larger Tins, four
times the quantity, at $3, DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,
LONDON HONGKONG AMOY. [13 WINES AND SPIRITS.
BY APPOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & CO;, LD. '(Established A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG.
TE invite attention to the following old Wanded Brands, all of which are of ex- cellent quality and good value for the money.
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired.
Orders through Local Past or by Telegram receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.)
A Alto Douro, good quality,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1889.
foreign affairs is to dwell at peace with all the warld, whilst upholding a stern preparedness for any emergency.
THE STANLEY EXPEDITION.
December 8th,"
Mr. Stanley has arrived at Zanzibar. Emin Pasha is slightly better, but is suffering from severe internal injuries.
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OBITUARY.
Jefferson Day's is dead.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. Mutine's trip to the Loochoos did not result in the discovery of any wreck.
THERE will be a game of polo at the Racecourse to-norrow afternoon, commencing at 3.45 o'clock.
THERE will be no drill at the Hongkong Artillery Volunteers! Head Quarters this even Ing.
MESSRS, Adamson, Bell & Co. agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam- ship Abyssinia arrived at Vancouver on the 7th inst. from Japan.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s extra steamer Kkivd. from Bombay, left Singapore on the 7th inst, for this port.
Mr. Rodyk sald that the debtor was in gaol, and he could not arrive at the facts.
Mr: Wotton had several objections to ad judication There were no books or papers MR. JOHN MACGREGOR has been elected Comforthcoming, no account of the debtor's wearing modore and Mr. R. Cread, Vice-Commodore, apparel, no fall description of the debts owing to the Shanghai Yacht Club for the ensuing him, no information as to where he resided, and
only one of his names given. year,
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AN Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525. E.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall. Zelland Street, on Friday, the 13th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
THE General Managers (Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co.) inform us that the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s chartered steamer Moray, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port at daylight to-day, and is due about the 16th inst.
THE Forth Bridge was virtually completed or the 6th November, when, in the presence of a large gathering of spectators, the last bolts were driven connecting the Fife side with the Inch- garvie girders. The recent spell of fine weather enabled the workmen to make rapid progress in filling up the last gap.
THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The follow
A REGULAR meeting of Ararat Lodge of Royaling will be the programme - Ark Mariners, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Overture........" Haydće” Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
AT regular meeting of United Service Lodge held on the 9th inst. the following office bearers were elected for the ensuing year 1-
Bro. W. Baker.' W. M...................................... Treasurer............................. Wor. Bro, Goulbourn, Tyler .................. Bro. J. Maxwell.
THE Scottish communities of Calcutta and Bombay did not publicly "celebrate" the anniversary of St. Andrew's this year. A con- temporary suggests that the state of the exchange must have had a depressing effect on usually enthusiastic patriots from ayont the Tweed...
A SPECIAL collection of Fine Art Pictures, com-
prising Landscapes, well-known Home Scenes &c. in Oils, is now on view at The Hall & Holtz C. Co., Limited. Prices are exceptionally moderate, and the pictures would make eminently $1.00 useful and acceptable Xmas Presents.--Advt.
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B Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsules
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quality, Black Seal Capsule 14 D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)
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SHERRIES
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule........ 6
B Su erior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50
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Sherry, White Capsule..... 10. Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule....
D Very Superior Old Pale
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Dry, choice old Wine,
White Seal Capaule.......
Extra Superior Old Pale
Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Dottled)
CLARETS.
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THE Ganges was to have left here for the north at noon to-day, but as she was leaving the old P and O. Wharf she crossed a junk's cable, which fooled her propeller and necessitated her return. The Pilot Fish offered assistance, but it was not required. A diver went down to clear the obstruction away, and the period of detention was not lengthened.
WE beg to state, for the information of the Straits Times, and all others whom it may concern, that the depreciation of stocks held in Hongkong for the four months ended the 30th ulto, amounted in round numbers, on paper, to 1.00 over thirteen millions of dollars. How much the real depreciation amounts to is a problem we do not pretend to be able to solve.
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doz. dor. Quarta,
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule ........................... $4
St. Estephe, Red Capsule ..... 4:50 C. St. Julien...............
D La Rose
BRANDY.
Per Por Case,
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule.......
..$12
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule
14
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac
Red Capsule
Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin-
tage, Red Capsule
SCOTCH WHISKY.
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old
in 24.
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
8
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... B
8
·C 'Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.......................................................... D Watson's HKD Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule... to E. Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 13 IRISH WHISKY..
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsul.............................
8
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule............................ 10 C John Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Green Capsule........ 12 GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, fine pld, Red Capsule, with Name. ro GIN.
A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule.4-50
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule.......................4 50
C Fine A. V. H. Geneva.........5.25* RUM.
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TRE Hongkong Football Club played a match yesterday afternoon against what was described as the "Kowloon contingent of the grst Regi- ment." The game was really a "pick-up," as the Club had to take in four men from the Regi ment to make up their team. After, some close and interesting play the Club won by three goals to one, thanks chiefly to the recruits picked up on the Ground."
7.50 INFORMATION was received yesterday by the Chartered Mercantile Bank here that $210 had been taken from a registered letter sent to the PBL Singapore branch. Detective Inspector Quincey had a look at one of the office baya' boxes, and found over a dollar's worth of stamps belonging $1.10 to the Bank stowed away. Two had apparently been cut off a registered letter, so that suspicion 1.25 points to him. He was remanded by Mr.
Robinson to-day.
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"Rosén chu Balia" Fantasia Swedith Velodies" Air & Chena..."The Marylous work” Selection..... "Iolanthe"
Auber
Fahrbach. Dunkles, Haydo
Sullivan.
THE Singapore Free Press of the 30th ulto, says:-"The steamer Bintang, from Karimons, which arrived here yesterday evening, reports that on Thursday last at 1 AM. the passed the steamship Rest. Schiff Lama on shore at Pulo Bable; halled the passengers; picked them up and brought them to Singapore. The Rest Schif Lama was from Bengkalis; no ilves lost. She is still on the`reef”
AQUAINT ard curious point of law was recently
before the Court for the Consideration of Crown Cares Reserved, presided over by the Loud Chief Justice and six other judges. The point would appear in part to be summed up in the question, "Can anyone steal nothing?" I arose out of a criminal case which occurred some short time ago. A youth named Brown 'bad been convicted of an attempt to commit an offence, and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour, However a case was stated in his beh.lf which raised the point whether the conviction ought not to be quashed, on the ground that it was impossible to commit the offence. It would seem that the Court of Cri- minal Appeal in the case of the Queen v. Collins, decided that a man could not be convicted of an attempt to steal when his hand was in an empty pocket, from which it was impossible to sical. The Lord Chief Justice and the six other judges took a different view. They were unanimously of opinion that the Queen v. Calling was a mistaken view of the law, and affirmed the con. viction of Brown.
We take the following from Messrs. Wheelock Co.'s Shanghai Freight Market Report of the 6th Dea-Our last circular. was dated 22nd Nov, and we have now to record a 'decline of tea
His lordship agreed that the 'liabilities were not fully described.
Mr. Radyk said that he could' not supply any particulars.
Mr. Wotten-If the debtor does not he is not eutifled to protection..
His lordship concurred, adding that it was absurd that the debtor's firm could have carried on business without any books.
Mr. Wotton said he believed that the debtor's
partners had left the colony, taking away the books which shewed the debts owing, probably for some object
His lordship I think so, and that object an improper one. The petition will be dismissed.
THE SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.
The nine subscription griffins which arrived from Shanghai this morning by the steamship Fooksang were drawn for at Kennedy's Horse Repository this afternoon as follows --
No.
45....
Drawer.
Color. white........ P. Jordan 46..........white......... R. Fraser-Smith *47..........br.
J. Y. V. Vernon J.D. Humphreys J. Armstrong L. Mendel D. McCulloch JJ. Keswick
48..........gr.
49 50.
white...
St... white... 52.mingt
53.g... R. M. Gray The records made by these panies have not come to hand; however, after the next and final lot have been alloited, we shall publish a com- plete list of the griffins, with the times they have made, cc. Today's contingent may be described as a very good looking mob all round, and if we were called upon to make a selection we should chonse Nus. 50 and 53 as the pick of the basket, although Nos. 50 and 46 possess points that would recommend them to judges of racing stock.
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Lieut. Vignolles continued-1 produce the vent-peg, used for stopping the went whilst the bore is being sponged out ard remmed it is taken out just before the friction-lube ir put in, at the word "Ready." No. 5. puts it in. and takes it out as soon as the bore fr clean. It must have been in on this occasion, because it was blown away, and the cord attach- ing it was all burnt and broken, ...........
At this point the inquest was adjourned, and light, covering each other with blankets, caress- resumed at the Barracks,
ing each other hands, cuddling, pawing, and even kissing. It was impossible not to notice these demonstrations of affection, and to explain them" we assumed that it was the manner in which one missionary showed sympathy for another in time of danger. Unfortunately however, the theory did not hold for as the weather mede- rated, and the companions could venture further. afield on deck, their sympathy for each other, rather than abating, seemed to increase. Dick declared it beastly, and said she would never go round a corner without first whistling or cough- ing. It was not right to surprise people, she would not like it herself." I do not remember quite, but when Dick said this I think I gave her arm a little squeexe.
Mr. Wodehouse-If it was in how could any charred remains be there?
Witness-It seems to me that the sponge was too big to go to the end,
Mr. Wodehouse desired that it should be tr sted,
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Witness continued that the guns had been recently examined, but he could not say wher Hr the last impression of the bore was taken. believed that one was taken ofter every filty rounds, but at any rate it must have been within the last two months. Witness had only been here a month, so was not sure,
Major Miles said that they were issued in July last.
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Witness added that the reports and impres ston were always sent to Captain Simmonds. Inspector of Warlike Stores.
Corporal Collins, R.A, said-I was No. of the detachment in which deceased was, yester day afternoon. Eleven rounds had been fired. and I was superintending the loading of the gun: No. 3 had withdrawn the sponge, and put in the cartridge, and the deceased had pushed the rammer in about two feet, when the charge exploded. The time from withdrawing the spongo to patting in the charge was only two or three seconds. The sponge was properly wetted, and seemed to be pushed to the end. I saw it half turned twice. The gun was properly fired about ten seconds before. The explosion. took place within second after the loading -before the cartridge got "home" It was No. 3's duty to have stood aside whilst No. a rammed My only explanation is that part of the cartridge case was left smouldering in the muzzle by the sponge. I had previously seen the sponge plunged into a bucket of water.
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Dr. Yarr, Medical Staff surgeon, said that he had held a port-mortem, and found the deceased's right arm blown away near the shoulder, and a deep wound over the arm-pit. The right side the face, right shoulder, and side were severely burnt and contused; the upper four ribs and collar-bone broken, and the liver ruptured in so many places as to make it resemble a sponge, THE FATALITY AT THE BATTERY.Death must have been instantaneous.
THE INQUEST.
The extent of the shocking accident which occurred at the North Barracks yesterday was in no wise exaggerated in our brief report. It occurred about 3.45, just as Admiral_de_la, Jaille tansted at Murray Pier. About eight guns had been fed as he and his staff stepped ashore, and they had stood looking at the battery for about a minute, when the gun furthest away was seen fire before its time, and above the pall of [" smoke a belmet was seen flying, full thirty feet high. The Admiral evidently guessed what had
following evidence, taken by Mr. Wodehouse, The full circumstances will be found on the at the Magistracy and at Wellington Barracks, to-day, on the body of the deceared.
A detachment
happened, for he turned and spoke to one of his officers, Licut. Vignolles, who was in charge, of the detachment that was firing, stood ne rest that gun, and saw the body of Gunner Parnell on the ground at the muzzle, where he had runk, but he nevertheless continued firing to the shillings per ton in the rate of freight home-end, as ordered. Then he discovered that another wards, brought about in a great measure by the excessive quantity of tonnage to be avail.
man, Thompson, had been shot. Each of the men had been standing alongside the rammer, able shortly, compared with the cargo yet to
and the second man had been blown bodily back, go forward, Coastwise. Although favourable his left fore-arm being shot off, his eye destroyed, advices of the weather continue to came to hand, trade with the Northern ports may be consid Parnell's have been found. The rammer was and his face severely burnt. Neither his hand nor ered closed. In the Naganaki Shanghai route
shattered, and only a few bits of the handle fell there is very little deing, no suitable tonnage on the shore. The funeral of Gonnell Parnell being available. For London, via usual ports took place this afternoon, military honours being of call and Suez: The O: S. S. Co, steamer
accorded to the unfortunate man, Jason, now in port, sails on the 11th Inst, with with a fair carges rate of freight 354. for tea and 32s. 6d. general; she will be followed by the Antenor on the 17th inst. at the reduced rate of 30 per ton. The Shire tine Monmouthshire, due from Japan on the roth inst., will meet with immediate despatch, as her allotted space has already been taken up at the last named figure. The C. S. M. S. N. Co. steamer Chingwa and Glen line Glenagie, circul- sted to arrive from Japan about fortnight hence, will take the berth and load at current rates. Tonnage will be further increased fo few days by the arrival of the P. & G. extra steamer Hongkong, for which we understand not much cargo is required owing to previous large enagements in the Straits for Marseilles. For New York,, za usual ports of call and Suez Canal:-The Patean arrived from Japan on the 3rd instant and is on the berth st gos, for tea and 45. for general cargo. Via the Cape -The American ship Mary L. Stone has now We read that Her Majesty, the Empress completed her leading and sailed yesterday, Dowager, having expressed a desire to have The Governor Goodwin, with only a limited r.co the photographs of distinguished foreigners quantity of space disengaged, will leave in a few who have served China, H.E. Li Hung-days, calling at Hongkong to fill up, Departures L10 chang commissioned Messrs. Salzwedel & Co. for London via Sues Canal 1-0. S. S. Co. to reproduce the photo of the late General steamer Ulysses 26th ul-imo; C. S. M. S, N, Co, Gordon. This has been done, and the photo, steamer Oppach 30th ultimo. Departure for 0.75 graphs having been enlarged to about five fect, New York via Suez Canal-Union Line ateamer were sent by the Haean the other morning. Collingham on the 1st instant. Quotations One pleture represents Gordon in his Engleeer's are:Newchwang to Swatow, season closed, uniform, and the other in Chinese dress. Cheloo to Swatow. 18 Mex, cents per pical, nominal. Nagasaki to Shanghai, $1,40 per ton coal, nett, for steamer for saling vessels $1.40, Settlements, during the fortnight-Nil. No disengaged vessels in port.
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EVEN if you are the husband of a sporting 2.00 duchess you mustn't keep thirteen male servants without taking out a license for them. Mr. Mil. ner, the partner of "Mr. Manton," the (Dowager Duchess of Montrose) did this, and a local bench of magistrates has fined him accordingly. The fact that the thirteen male servants were only 0.75 boys engaged to look after the barmless necessary race horse does not seem to have been regarded as a sufficient excuse in their eyes.
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SUPREME COURT.
Mr. F. C. Vignolles said:-I am a second lieutenant of Artillery, stationed here. The deceased was attached to my battery-No. 14 of the Southern Division—and had ten years' service. He was unmarried. were firing a salute from the shore battery at North Barracks yesterday afternoon, about 3.45 in honor of the French Admiral The battery consists of four 32 pdr. smooth-bore guns, and the detachment consisted of twenty-four men and a sergeant. The guns are in a row, facing the sea, five yards apart, and there were six men to each gun. They are numbered-No. 1 gives orders to the other five .No. a sponges out the gun to clean, places the cartridge in the muzzle, and rams it home; No. 3 assists him; No 4 helpi to run the gun up; No. 5 fires; No. 6 carries the ammunition to No. 2. The officer in com- mand gives the order to fire, at intervals of twenty seconds, At the firing yesterday I was to the right of the guns. We had fired eight rounds, and it was the turn of the nearest gun to fire again. Deceased was No, a man at that gun. I gave the word to fire, and the lanyard was pulled, but it broke, and the friction tube failed to ignite. Nos, 2 and 3 guns were then fired in succession, being already loaded. I thought the miss-fire was due to a defective tube, When No. 3 bad fired, No. I was fired success. fully, that being the eleventh round. I then ordered No. 4 to fire, Hardly had the report sounded, when I heard an explosion at No. 1 again, and, thinking that they had fired out of tum, I turned to inquire, and saw a smouldering helmet about ten yards in front, I guessed whet had happened, and, looking down, saw Farnell lying on the ground just to the right of the muzzle, He was lying on his back, with part of his clothing blown away I thought that be was dead, but I finished firing, as it was no use stopping, and then sent for a doctor, and stretcher. When the stretcher came, to my sur- prise another than was lifted up-No 3, Gunner Mr. Pollock, instructed by Mr. Reece, made Thompson. I looked at deceased, and found him an er parts application for leave to appeal to terribly mutilated, his face and body being burst, the Privy Council against the decision of the from the shoulder to the hip, and quite black, Court of Appeal delivered in September last in His right arm was completely gone smashed the salt Ho Chun Low v. He Lat Sher. He below the shoulder, and he was lying to a said that he represented the defendant, who was pool of blood. He seemed to have no other ordered to take only a beneficiary Interest in the injuries. The other man and his fore-arm estate of the testator, under a will dated 1873, blown away, and in his left hip was a deep He desired to appeal against that, and against hole, evidently caused by splinter from the MR. EL O'MALLEY, late Attorney General of the order of the Court that administration rammer. The whole of the right side of his this colony, has been appointed Chief Justice of accounts should be taken and made, He also face was burnt, and he is in a very dangerous the Straits Settlements. This very excellent | desired stay of proceedings,
state. I examined the gun afterwards, and NETHERLANDS INDIA,
gentleman must have an unusual amount of The Court granted leave to appical
found that the vent server was missing other Influence with the satraps of the Colonial Office
wise all was in place. It was afterwards picked THE HAGUE, November 29th.In Downing Street, to have secured an appoint
up seventeen yards away. My theory is that The Second Chamber has, concluded the ment to which he had not the abadow of the
part of the silk cartridge case was left inside, general debate on the Indian Budget. The claim. Mr. O'Malley in doubtless a fair lawyer
burning, instead of being cleared out by the financial policy of Mr. Keuchenius, Minister for
sponge, and that the cartridge was ignited by it the Colonies, and his attitude on the Achren and
as it was being rahmed home. That is the Opium questions were very severely criticised.
only thing that could have caused the accident, Mr. Kenchenius declared that the Governor of
The cartridge consisted of seven pounds of Acheen has complete liberty of action, while
powder, in a silk case, and tied up with tape. avolding an aggressive policy.
In the matter of Lo Yang Hing, the crThe igniting agent in a friction tube. After the Namhoi magistrate, Mr. Rody represented the firing very little residue, should be left, and debtor, and Mr. Wolton and Mr. Webber the that should he brought out by the sponge. It petitioning, creditors,
would only be a little charred casing, and would be pushed down by the sponge. The order is given to No. 2 and 3 to push the sponge right home, and give it two half-turns before with drawing it Directly the sponge is taken out the cartridge would be put in,!
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A CORRESPONDENT sends the Whitshall Review the following extract from a letter written by a French nun in China to the superior of 0.49 her Order in France - Voulez-vous rire. vous aussi, ma bien chère Révérende Mère ? Imaginez-vous que l'évêque protestant de
·Hongkong vient d'inventer" une nouvelle doc- trine à la mode du pays, c'est bien le cas de le dlie. Il a fait toute une belle cir. Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon, culaire afin de démontrer qu'à la Cène LIQUEURS.
Notre-Seigneur avait choisi les productions' les plus simples et les plus communes du pin et du vin, parce que le froment et la vigne étaient abondants en Palestine. Mais a-t-il ajoute, s'il eût été en Chine, il se fac certainement servi de thé.. Désormais" done, à la Cène, nous emplolerans cette boisson chinoise et nous n'aurons plus besoin de vin.' 'En Alargissant la conclusion, nos boas Bretons pourraient se servir de cidre, et les Allemands faire la Cène à la bière."
Benedictine Maraschino CuraÇOR Herring's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse Dr. Slegent's Angostura
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Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DICEMBER 10, 1889,
TELEGRAMS
Mr. Lan Houtai Anasunced that he would bring forward a motion for the abolition of the cofice monopoly.
#JOSS" SALISBURY,
LONDON, November 29th.. Lord Salisbury, speaking at Nottingham, sald that the guiding principle of the Government to
and no more. His career lo Hongkong was a complete, blank, both as an advocate in the law courts, and as the legal adviser of the Government." In the Legislative Council he failed to shine, and his backing and filling-in with our dear friend Alfréd and the company Hoo. W. Keswick over the Newspapers Bill, showed clearly enough that he was, if nothing else, a very fit and proper person to represent a Liberal Unionist, pocket borough in Parliament. Still M, O'Malley may prove an excellent Judge In Singapore-that is if he can manage to keep awake, on the bench, which, judging by past experience in this colony, in extremely doubtful,
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION,
(Before the Full Court.)
A CHINESE WILL CASE.
IN BANKRUPTCY,
(Before Acting Chief Justice Fielding
Clarke.)
FISHY HANKRUPTCY,
Mr. Webber complained that a judgment debt of his client's, amounting to $1000, had not been put in the schedule, and said that he had reason to believe that the defendant had property in the names of his partners and relatives.
Mr. Wodehouse recorded the following find ing "Death was due to the explosion of cartridge while in the act of ramming into the bore, the probable cause of the explosion being the unextinguished remains of the cartridge previously discharged from the same gun.”
DICK.
A NOTE FROM THE PACIFIC.
The central figure in this little story is a girl called Dick; the mischief maker who created trouble by eavesdropping and then tattling is a woman who, from the spots and stripes upon her dress, we will call Columbia; the other actors in the play were Dick's lady friends, myself, a Daval officer named Lefly, the Captain, the usual complement of globe trotters, a few virtuous 48 missionaries on their way to labour in the housewives, and last,but by no means least,some vineyards of Far Cathay, All told we numbered nearly one hundred, and we met on board the steamship Gallia, bound from San Francisco to Hongkong.
Some days later the meaning of this extra-
ordinary billing and cooing was made clear, by the discovery that the twenty male and female couples were newly married, and the trip in the Gallia was their honeymoon. "Honeymoon or no honeymoon" iemarked our captain, when he heard this statement-then looking hard at Dick and myself he commenced "I'll tell you young folks it's contagiouź-now just mark my words. The other night I dreamt that all the bulkheads and partitions in this ship suddenly became as transparent as crystal, and everywhere there was a brilliant light. I could see everywhere and everything, and I saw two people who are not very far away from me just now."
Oh my," said Dick, with her eyes sparkling as usual, "Isn't it funny, Captain, I dreamt exactly the same, and I saw you and, well I shan't tell, Captain, if you don't "That night Dick, her friends, Leffy and I sat out on deck until pretty late, singing songs,telling stories,and as the hours were on getting a little closer and closer to each other. Apropos of the Captain's dream Leffy told us about a wonderful dream he and had. He had dreamt that since leaving San Francisco, then had been a universal deluge, and when the Galila reached Japan, all that could be found was a large plain covered with puddles of water and sticky mud. Not being able to land we sailed on to China, which to our sorrow we found to be like Japan. After cruising about in various parts of the world and finding nothing but mud flats, we came to an island that was a'little drier than the others and where vegeta of this oasis in the midst of oceans of water and tion was first beginning to re-appear. The sight mud flats so delighted us that we drew up the. following brief petition and presented it to our Captain.
"Oh noble navigator, we know that thou art not in any way related to the naughty mariner who slew the poor black albatross; we, thy pas« sengers, humbly beseech thee to cast thy anchor and let us land upon this oasis of green which from thy cunning in the navigator's art thos hast declared to be Hongkong.""
Then came the signatures. The Captain was touched by the flattery of our remarks, especially those which declared him to be not connected in any way with the naughty mariner who had wantonly stain the poor albatross, for he im mediately dropped anchor and climbing-upon- the poop replied,
Ob, true and honorable passengers, your will is my will, but before you land hear the words of one who has experience in human nature. It is clear to us all that we of the Gallia have, as in the days of Noah, to repeople the earth, so when you land, gather together sticks, and mud and construct for yourselves small huts; but before you go I call upon one of the many Ministers who are now amongst us, to unite in the bands of holy matrimony the frisky bachelors and maidens who are here on board. When you land At one apex, there let the missionaries dwell, at mark in the first mud flat one large triangle, another the virtuous housewives and their sponses, whilst at the third the frisky bachelors and maidens-So shall it come to pass that as is in the slayn of Caesar, the saying shall he fulfilled that Omnis Gallia divisa esi in tres Partes" "And who married me?" broke in Dick giving my hand a squeeze. "I did” replied Leffy, ** You did, did you-but you did not dream tell the story" After that you lived to this little speech I liked Dick more than ever, to hold itm meetings, each successive evening Night after night the same little party continued
caster and cosier with rugs perhaps than it had the corner where we encamped being made been an previous occasions,
It was a gloomy day when we started, the rain came down in sheets, and San Francisco and its Golden Gate were hidden in a canopy of mist. Almost everyone wore a solemn face, and, when we were well away, gazed with a for- off look towards the laod they had left behind. Dick, her friends, Leffy and myself sat at a table opposite to Columbia, the Captain, and the virtuous house wives. It would not be correct to say that Dick was pretty; she was something morethan pretty, she was attractive. Herfentares were sharp and regular, and her two little eyes were always sparkling intelligence and life.
Some people would have described Dick's appearance as being of the doll type, She certainly had a "towzeley" mass of yellow hair. and porcelain bluish coloured eyes, but her hair was rougher than that which dolls have, and ber eyes were always twinkling with mischief. When- ever you looked at Dirk you felt that she read your thoughts, and her little eyes would wink at you with squirrel-like perkiness as if daring you to throw a something at her. She was rather slight and of medium height, and If you had ever met her with her little grey jacket and a turned-up collar doing the block, you ́ would have said she was as trim a little craft as you had ever put your eyes upon. In general appearance Dick was as saucy and as smart as a lile gun- boat, and you could not be long with her before you felt you were in the presence of a man killer, and Dick was a man killer that bad never given, and probably never would give, quarter On board ship Dick adopted a gay and careless style, dressing herself in a naval jacket with brass buttons, and decorating her towzeley head with a circular piece of brown felt, turned up at the edge and without trimming, Dick's cap was a queer little thing, and now I think of it I am not sure whether it was Dick er Dick's cap that I loved the most. Do what you would Dick's hat caught your eye--it was always so different. At one time it would be turned up on the right, half an hour after you would see it turned up on the left, and with each change in the turning there would be a change in the compling In the morning it might be crum:led at the top, but fo the afternoon it would, be variegated with creases at the side. To know Dick's mood you, had only to look at her hat. If it was set well back upon her head so that a forelock of Next morning Dick came to breakfast, but yellow hair was blowing about in front, you without her little brown hat, and looking a little might know that Dick was inclined to be sad. After breakfast; instead of going on deck, aggressive, whilst if it was tipped to the right or Dirk returned to her cabin. Everybody at fable observed the change in "Dick's manuer and the left it meant fun. Dick's hat was usually tipped to one side or the other, and when it was wondered what had been the matter. At lunch like this the little porcelain blue eyes seemed to time Dick turned up again, but if anything beam Invitations for a battle. At night time when a trife sadder than she bad been at breakfast. Dick turned out for a stroll on deck, the little She did not eat much, answered questions felt hat was turned down all round, Dick had briefly, and when the meal wasover, again retired. not been on board many days before she bad By this time the cackling of Columbia and the established a reputation for repartee, and anyone housewives had become public property, but who was rash enough to fik a joke at the we all knew Dick too well to imagine that expense of Dick or his friends invariably came title tattle of that order could disturb her. off worsted. Where she sat, from the beginning Something was the matter, but what it was was of a meal until the end, there was always fun more than we could fathom. Dick who had and it was evident that the merriment caused been the life and soul of the ship had suddenly no litile envy with Columbia and the other become depressed, and so far as we could see the tons on the opposite side of the ship without a reason. think they thought us fast. Whether the weather was rough or whether it was fine, Dick's eyes were always twinkling. There was an atmosphere of merriment around her and it was contagious. Unfortunately however there are many other elements in social existence that are contagious as well as meniment, and although all we have to relato about them is only repetition of an old story we must complete our narrative
On the twelfth night out Dick and I, for reasons. better known to ourselves than to others, took up quarters in the canvas covering of a boat, where we sat in silence gazing at the flickering apote of phosphorescence on the water, and listening to the seething of the white foam churned up by our ship as she forged her way through the black waters which surrounded us.
Dick was the first to break the silence, "Rip," which was the name I was known by when Dick and I were alone," Rip," said she in a voice a little above a whisper. "Well, Dick," I replied in an equally low tone.
"When I started, Dick," I said "I had rather ba a lamp post in Kearney Street than a sailor"- ¦‚“But the Pacific ain't so bad now in it?”- "No, Dick," I replied "sitting here is more romantie them sitting under a pala tree in Africa." Romantic don't express it. Rip, its moire antique." At that moment we heard voices at the other end of the boat, one of which might have been Laffy's and the other one of Diaze lady friends. The only words that were distinct were large
fapte When the weather was sought it was generally remarked that about twenty male missionaries paid unusual attention to some twenty female missionaries. There there OE N
Spose Leffums die, what Birdle do?" “Birdie, die alsó--I oves '00 Birdums,” Dick's hand glided into mine, and then we sat listening to the rushing of the water, and the sighing of the breeze, wishing that we could come to the mand fats and set up house. We however were not to enjoy our happiness undisturbed. Suddenly the moon broke through the clouds and there before us stood the envious Columbia, helding by the hand her little boy, who immediately he saw us pointed, and said
Ohi Ma look't here is Dick"
That night Dick and her friends were reported, the virtuous housewives met in solema con- clave, cackled, and 'conduded that the virtuous bachelors and maidens must be catracised.
At dinner Dick again appeared, but this time refused all that was offered to her, and had about her eyes a sad and weary expression as if she was ready to burst into tears. Th
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The melancholy spread, and all at the table were silent For the third time Dick retired, but this time before the meal was ended. clear that something must be done, so I wrote a note asking her to come on deck, so I had something important to say. The answer came,
#Rip-will be on deck, back quickly
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