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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1889.
DANISH apples are said to be driving the American fruit from the English markets. It would seem, therefore, that if there be something rotten in Denmark, it is not the apples.
COUNCIL.
WOMAN-How long will it take me to get a MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE divorce in this court? Chicago Judge That depends on circumstances, madam." Woman- What circumstances? Chicago Judge-Well~~ erit depends altogether on whether you are married. Woman-Do you suppose I'd be We are Informed by the agents (Mesars. D fooling about here if I wasn't? Chicago Judge Sassoon, Sous & Co.) that the steamer Fadan,Here's your decree, madam. with mails from Calcutta, left Singapore for this of port to-day, and may be expected on or about
the 20th inst.
articles suitable for CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GIFTS.
A LONDON music hall joke very popular at vire Tollet Fittings in Crystal and Silver.
ment is: First Artist-Who has the smallest Liqueur Stands.
Smakers Cabinets, &c. foot in the House of Commons ? Second Artist -The Grand Old Man, because nobody can step into his shoes. (Roars of applause from the
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EMILE de Laveleve, the European nublicist, savs that a hundred years hence, leaving China out of the question, there will be two colossal powers. in the world beside which Germany, England. France and Italy will be as pigmies-the United States and Russia.
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ABOUT eleven o'clock this morning a chit coolie delivered a not at the Registrar's Office, and when going out Bailiff Howell saw him. As there was a writ out against the man for a small amount, he arrested him and sent the chits round by deputy, much to the coolie's dismay.
The Young Man (rapturously)--And now, Fingrie, it only remains for you to name the happy day. Please make it soon, very, very soon. darling. The Young Woman (in the kitchen a few moments later)-Bridget, would it Interfere with any of your engagements if I should he married three weeks from next
Wednesday evening,
An expert says: "It takes two years for the champagne wine to property champagnfie. There is a heavy loss from breakage. When the gas develops a champagne cellar sounds like a, hattle. The bottles explode with a tremendous' force and are dangerous. Over 20 per cent of the bottles break. That is one reason why champagne is so high."
A GENTLEMAN who died recently near Berlin desired to have his tombstone decorated by the following legend: "I believe in one Saviour- in him everybody must believe, of whatever religion he may be--and he, is Death, for he releases us from all our troubles." This bas been done, and now the parish authorities have requested the heirs to remove the gravestone.
The three men charged yesterday at the Police Court with keeping a gambling house at No. 319 Queen's Road, Central, for the nurpose of Reecing returned emigrants from California and Australia, were to-day committed for trial at the next Criminal Session by Mr. Robinson. As the matter is sud judice the reasons for not.com- menting on the doings of these worthies, as promised by us, are obvious,
SARAH BERNHARDT has a new fad. She now has a habit of arising at 4 o'clock in the morning, dressing herself as a ninn, and prawling about the remote streets and byways of Paris until 7 or 8. Then she returns to her home, undresses, and goes to bed. She recently remarked that she had thought that she was too old to learn anything new about Paris, but she has been taught a great many facts hitherto unknown to her by her matutinal wanderings.
VITAL statistics continue to show a steady decline in the number of births in France from year to year. The official figures for 1888 show that the excess of births over deaths in that year was only 44,772, against 56,536 in 187. In 1884 there were 937,558 births; in 1885, 914.758
1,720 lers: in t#87, 899,333 births, or 1350s births, or 13,200 less: in 1886, 912 838 birth, or Tess; in 1888, 882.6 9 births, or 16.794 less. "At this rate of decline it is easy to see that the number of deaths in France will soon exceed the births.
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THE following gentlemen will represent the "Medicals" in their cricket match`against the Roval Artillery to-morrow (play to commence punctually at fr a.m.):-Stiff Surgeon' Brown,' R.N.; Surrean Moore, R.N.; Surgeon Shuttle worth. R.N.; Deputy Surgeon-General Paterson. A.M.S.: Surgeon-Major B Traw, A.M.S.; Sar. geon-Major Robbins, A.M.S.; Surgeon Will, A.M.S.; Surgeon Yarr, A.M.S.; Dr. Bell, Dr. Lowton and Dr. Atkinson.
"SAY something into the nkanogranh tha? T h4 reason for mar quldanes, wald Kaiser Wilhelm to Bismarck and Moltke, as Edison was revealing the extraordinary capacities of his instrument. "The opinions of to-day" fald Bismarck) Hare, not those of all time. The fashions of wisdom are various, and each generation must get through its own allotted task of thinking and doing." Marshal Moltke's message was, "God is the King of kings.” “Ah. well," said the Kaiser, when he heard them, #both will live to speak many times more and at greater length,"
SAYS our Arizona - contemporary :-Many of our subscribers are asking why The Kicker has nothing to say in favor of either of the local tickets in the field. There are two reasons:] First, because we were not nominated on either ticket, and second, because a bigger gang of rascals were never up for office. We wanted in run for Mayor. It fà no usé being over modest about such things. We are better fitted for the position than any other man in town. The office should have been glad to seek us. It didn't do in, and so we sought it. We should have filled the position with credit to all, but the gangs wanted a tool, and so they nominated "Doc" Burrows and "Hank" Jones to head the two tickets. Neither of these men will ever serve, Within one month we will have both of them back at Joliet to serve out their unexpired sen.
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SUPREME COURT.
'IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
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(Before Acting Chief Justice Fielding Clarke.)
The December Sessions opened this morning, there being ten cases and fourteen prisoners on the list.
THE FRASER-SMITH V. BRANDT LİBEL CASE.
In this case, which was adjourned from last Sessions, Mr. Philipno, barrister-at-law, (instructed by Mr. Webber) appeared for the prosecutor, and the defendant was unsepresented, Mr. Philippo asked if it would be convenient to his lordship to take the case, which stood first on the list ? All the witnesses had been subpoenaed for this morning.
His lordship---Oh! Yes.
The Acting Attorney-Cieneral (Mr. A. J. Leach) -It will not be convenient to me.
His lordship-Oh I that is another matter, I think Government prosecutions should have precedence, if no communications have been made to you.
THE CAMPOS CASE.
Mr. Follock said that he had only just been instructed in defend in this case and he wanted a day fixed for it, as the information had been only filed yesterday, and be had not had time to study it. Beddes, there were several legal questions which might arise in the case.
His lordship declined to fix a special day, but offered to put it at the end of the list. He found It very inconvenient to fix dava, sa sometimes the Court found itself with half a day on which nothing could be done.
A JUDICIAL JÖKE. The Attorney-General also, mentioned a case in which Dr. Ho Kai prosecuted, and which he desired should be put at the end of the list of cases in which the Crown prosecuted.
His lordship-What Is the use of making a list? Hadn't I better begin at the wrong end, and wo k them up that way? (laughter).,
BRANDT OBIECTS.
Ir is on the faßir that a Chinese company will The defendant in the libel case here arose and soon be formed here to establish a sugar refinery | said—May it please your lordship, I have retained Subscribers to The Hongkong Takpak are respectfully in Formosa under the directorships of Yung Mr. Francis in my libel suit, and he is not here, Wing, a naturalised Chloese-American citizen, so I shall be forced to plead myself; I was reminded that all Subscriptions are payable in advance.
now living at Hartford, Connecticut. U.S.A., given to understand that the case was not com- formerly Chinese deputy minister at Washington ing on first, and some of my subpœnas have not In 1974, and Chun Afong, the well-known and Į been issued yet. wealthy sugar-cane planter of Honolulu, former gentleman, we learn, will arrive in this colony from the United States some time next month to start the company, seven-tenths of whose capital have already been subscribed.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, Wednesday, DecemBER 18, 1889
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THE NEW HOPPO. H.E. Kuang Ying, the New Hoppo of Canton, took over the scals of office this morning, at to o'clock, from his predecessor, Ch'ang, who leaves for Peking, overland, in a fortnight.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. FOR the present cold weather, a fine selection of Saxony Tweeds, suitable for Ulsters, Overcoats and Sults; is now being shewn by The Hall & Holtz C. Co., Limited.---Advt.
WE are informed by the agent of the Messageries Maritimes that the Company's steamer fraou addy, with the next French mail, left Saigon for this port at ro a.m. to-day.
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"BUT, doctor, you said last week that the patient would certainly die, and now he is perfectly
'well" "Madam, the confirmation of my prognosis is only a question of time."
The His lordship-May I ask whether there was any understanding that this case should not come on first, Mr. Attorney?
THE sixtieth birthday of the Silent Member* of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Wong Shing, was celebrated in grand style to-day at his residence, in Peel Street. As early as the break of day the house, gaily decorated with presentation scrolls, was all aglow with brightly. Ilt lamps, and the sons, grand-children, and rel lives of the patriarch filed into the recepting rooms to offer their congratulations to their venerable progenitor on the comple'in of his sixtieth winter. As the evening wore on strings of hired and private sedan chairs, fi'lel with friends, arrived.
Irispretty generally understand that the Autor ofall the Rosslas poisesses extraordinary physical strength. Of this he lately furnished a new proof- | at the palace of Fredensborg. AGerman conjurer, Herr Lowe, was entertaining the guests with a performance of several neatly-executed tricks, and displayed remarkable dexterity in the manipulation of a pack of cards. At the con- clusion of the performance, the Emperor said to him that he knew a card trick which it would puzzle him to imitate. Whereupon the Czar took a fresh pack of 52 cards, and tore it right through the middle with a rapid Jerk of his hands,
THE Band of the A, & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Regatta, to morrow afternoon, the roth inst. ;-(0)
Grand March. Triumphal
Robinson „Wildimuśk Belection Ramiescences of all Nationa” „Godliwy.
AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No, 618, S.C will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock. The Grenadiers precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited..
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CUSTOMER; You don't call this sky-blue stuff- milk, do you? You ought to call it milk and water, instead of milk Milkman (politely): "So I do, sir. I always say, "Milic-nau,! which, as you are a man of education, you will know is foreign for water. I always keep within the law,
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The Band will play the following programme on Friday afterncor, the zoih inst,
·G and March Victoria Regina”, Maina)
- Slumber song 1 Sawollen, Orphée aux Bofers
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The Attorney-General-I know of no under- standing whatever; it was mentioned to me yesterday that a day had been fixed, and I said that I was sure no such arrangement had been made.
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His lordship Is there anything we can go on with P
The Attorney-General mentioned several cases. His lordship (to Brandt)-How is it you are not ready?
Brandt-I am not,
His lordshipIt is possible yost may have been taken by antprise, but you must get ready
As soon au you.enn,
Mr. Philippo-He has had a month, and used his sight to traverse from last sea-ins. What difference cia a day make to him 7
‚ His lordship—I shall go on through the list.
Á SERIOUS FORGERY,
Two coolles were indicted with forging tallies, with intent to defraud, last week.
The jurers were-Yum Sien Chan, C. P. M. Friedrichs, G. J. A. Astearoth, W Shewan, H. Sheppard, J. M. Pereira, and H. J. Hyndman. The evidence showed that the prisoners went to a contractor and presented tallies, parporting to prove that they had carried a quantity of bricks to the Peake, and were entitled to $2, and 15 cents. The first prisoner was sentenced to six months imprisonment, and the second to one year's
• THE ROBBERY OF $5,000, 200 The robbery at the Welsing lottery agency at Kan.Zulang laus on the night of the 7th of November last was the next case on the list and it occupied the whole of the afternoon, Dr. Ho Kal, instructed by Mr. Ho Wyson, defended the prisoner, L'Abol, who had been charged with forcibly abstracting: $7,800 to notes and $200 in small change from the sale of the lottery agency in question. The result will be duly recorded
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insuring the In various ways the project was going to cost more than was expected, so that the one-cent levy might not do it within four years, but they could then consider generally whether the revenue for lights could bear, its maintenance.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon! There were present: His Excellency the Governor (Sir William des Mr. Ryrie'said that it was well known among Voeux); the Acting Colonial Secretary, (Mr. the leading merchants here that the old light A. Lister); Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonia! were all paid for. He remembered, when the Treasurer: Mr. S. Brown, Surveyor-General; Mr. | Sinking Fund for obtaining them was formed, W. M. Deane, Captain Superintendent of Police; that the light dues were reduced. In almost all Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting Registrar- the countries that lighted their coasts-particu- General: Messrs. P. Ryrie, Wong Shing, C. Plarly America-there was no charge for it, and Chater, A. P. MacEwen, J, J. Keswick, (unofficial | there were gentlemen in this Colony who fel strongly on the matter. A cent a ion might members) and Mr. A. Seth, Clerk of Councils.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and not sound.very much, but those who had a large number of steamers found it a very heavy confirmed,
charge.
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THE GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE,' His Excellency, in moving the first! reading of the Ordinance to Amend the Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1879, sald :
His Excellency said that Mr. Ryrie spoke with some warmth on the matter, but reminded the Council that the question had never before
creased allowances, little in thought of the officers and mèn of Her Majesty'a . Naval" service in this part of the world, who for years, with exchange falling from 4/6 to the dollar have had to perform their anerous duties, with its great increase of responsibilities, upon scale established in eighteen hundred and war the miserable pittances deled out to them on the
time under Nelson. A. Lieutenant of eight years!, standing in Her Majesty's Navy has to find everything besides quarters upon something ke two hundred pounds year, whereas a Hongkong Civil official of 1889 upon from £500 to 800 per annum naturally scars to the Peak. How unfortunate it is that Her Majesty's Navy is not controlled by an official, (and unofficial for that matter), Council, and one so extremely complaisant and sympathetic-at the expense of the public.
-You are aware that a considerable expenditure been raised in his time, and his attention had strings further to its generally recognised well-
been going some time
or four times what was received.
Mr. Ryrie--I referred to the old lights; madj His Excellency modified his statement-at- any rate it was much more.
adjourned until after the holidays.
The Bill was then passed, and the Council
REGATTA NOTES.
only been drawn to it recently. was quite chase of a vessel and other thing, connected with views to him to learn that the light dues, had realised more than they were intended to pay the Gap Rock, Lighthouse. When that under- taking was first taken in hand there was an under-e regretted that the matter had not come up standing, that received the unanimous support Ryrie was wrong, though, at any rate with before the Estimates were considered. Mr. of the unofficial members of the Council, that a special tonnage rate should be levied to pay for respect to this year-the lighting had cost three the lighthouse. The Ordinance refering to light- houses, and enabling revenue to be raised for them maintenance, only referred to lighthouses within the waters of the Colony, and I am given to understand that it would be illegal to levy any rate for lighthouse situate in Chinese territory, as the Gap Rock light will be, without a special Ordinance. For that reason it has been necessary to bring in this amending Ordi- nance in order that we may commence to levy a rate at the begining of the new year, the amount - of it having been calculated in the Estimates. I regret that by an oversight the same amount slipped into the Estimates as is put down for last year. I think a levy of one cent will be sufficient, lastead of one and a half cents, as authorised by this Council. I think we may try one cent, and if it turns out not to be enough it may be increased. But I think it will be suffi- cient. Still I think we ought to begin, as the rate will be spread over a large number of years-Master and Blair, I would rather leave myself in the hands of the members as to the number. It will cost more than was first imagined, I think, and it may be a reason for leaving the whole amount, but still, as we are comparatively prosperous, I think one cent will be sufficient. However, I do not pledge myself absolutely to that, but at all events I want me measure to enable me to raise anything, For that reason I beg you to pass the first read- ing of this Bill to-day.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that it pass.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.). Since my last notes I have had more time to devote to the study of the crews for the different events and have seen most of them at practice: My views are briefly as follows :-
On the first day the "Parsee Cup." presented for Pair-cars, should be won by E. B. Shepherd and Duer, both of whom are rowing well together, but they will nevertheless be pushed hard by
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Hong Pairs. This event, as I mentioned last week, ought to, prove an easy win for the "Ke-chong" representatives.
The German Cup has been reduced to three boats and Friederichs should win. Little, who strokes the "Kornblume" has materially strength- thened his by taking in Kennedy, the Scotch International rower, a proceeding considered à little bit out of the regular course, seeing that Kennedy bad "scratched" his own boat at the last moment, because he found his bow, Grant, did not, quite come up to form. Bramwell has in his boat two griffins in Sample and Martini, and as they have not quite answered expectations, the prospect of this boat winning
is somewhat remote.
"The Brokers Cup" for double sculls has three entries, and I am of opinion that W. H. Potts and E. B. Shepherd will win, *" Big * Friederichs and "Little " Fredericks are also "in" it, as well as Bramwell and Davidson, and a good race abould be the result.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer seconded. Mr. MacEwen--The discussion generally takes place on the second reading of a Bill, but it may be as well to know what to infer from your remarks. If I remember distinctly, at the time the levy was granted it was understood that the increased tax would be merely used to pay the cost of erection and then withdrawn.
His Excellency-Most distinctly, One cent will only raise $30,000, and we shall be lucky if we get off with less than $120,000. This will be called the Gap Rock lighthouse and its The Ladies' Purse is looked upon as a good maintenance will fail on this tax when its erecthing for either Shepherd's or Master's crews. tion is paid for. I shou'd like this passed, as it The Naval inen are not so good as inst year will be very inconvenient to levy this for a having lost their No. 3. but still they have been broken period of the year; and I should like, doing capital work and I would not be at all. unless there are strong reasons to the contrary, to surprised at seeing them pull this event off, have another meeting before the 1st January. If Laing has a nicely balanced crew and should you prefer meeting at a later date I am quite show up prominently, willing, but I did not otherwise contemplate calling a meeting before the New Year. Practically this is a matter which the Council have already agreed to, so perhaps it would be better to suspend the Standing Orders, and finish it.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the suspension of the Standing Orders, and it was agreed to. He added, in explanation to Mr. MacEwen, that although the light was not yet in existence the expenditure bad already commenced, very large sums having been laid out in preparing the site, and in the acquisition of a tug for service there. Of course that would go on until the completion of the work.
His Excellency-I understood Mr. MacEwen to direct my attention to the inquiry whether the tax would be still levied when the work was finished,
Mr. MacEwen-I dit. I asked if, as soon as the light was completed, the levy would be withdrawn.
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The Council then went into Committee. Mr. Ryrie hoped that Mr. MacEwen's inquiry would be officially noted, because when the matter was first mooted it was understood that when the lighthouse was com- pleted and paid for the light dues would be considerably reduced, or withdrawn altogether. They were never intended to form a source of revenue to the Colony, after the oli lights had been paid for, but they had been..
The Acting Colonial Secretary-Have they been paid for ?
Mr. Ryrie-Long ago.
The Acting Colonial Secretary rejoined that
he was not sure,
His Excellency promised that the Inquiry should be recorded, with his reply. As to the past promise to which Mr. Ryne had referred, he could not guarantee that his promise would be binding on his successor, but he assured them that he had no intention of apply ing thli levy to any other purpose, unless some unforeseen necessity prose, which was unlikely. In that case he would be guided by the Council, Ha did not see why the levying of the rate should be placed in his hands, and he thought ency might with advantage consider the expediency of altering that,
The Chairman's Cup has six entries and forthis Friederichs has a show, although Duer, his No. 3, will have had plenty of work up to this points and may not be able to respond when the pinch comes Stephen has a good than in Bramwell, but cannot say much of hie. No. 2,and his bow the latter is a griffin and still requires a deal of coaching. Master has Martini, with Henderson and Duncan; E. B. Shepherd has Little No. 3, Blair, No. 2, and Thompson, bow, and this crew should do well, although bow is not so fit as he might be. Davidson Has Stickley for his as No. 3, in this contest and ought not to be, far from wiening, if the form displayed a day or two ago is anything to go by. Kennedy's lot are some- what light, Sample being No. 3. Duncan No. 2, and Bruce, bow.
Hongkong is to be called upon to open its purse Fairplay, they say, is a jewel, but if prosperous
paid civil staff, then surely the claims of Her Majesty's Navy serving in these seas, the pros- perity of the colony depending so much upon their endeavours, is also worthy of some acknow ledgment or recognition in the shape of "batto," an allowance made by not more prosperous India, in comparison, to the Naval squadron In Indian waters.....
AMOY.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDNET.)
Amay, December 16th, 1889. At the regular meeting of the Innic Lodge held on Tuesday, the roth inst. Bro. T. W. Wright was installed as Wor. Master for the easuing year and invested the following office- bearers MALA
Bro. I. Graham........S.W.
D. M. Wright...LW. C. S. Powell.....Treasurer, W. C. Lewit...Secretary. Aug. Pichl....S.D. QUAL. G. Gotz
Wor.
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W. C. Howard ...Dir. of Ceremonies. G. Hagenstein...I.G.
H. Wood .......Tyler. The Corinthian Lodge held their regular meeting on the 14th inst, and installed- were
Bro. B. N. Jenkin .........
W. C. Trwis
Wor
F.H. Edward.......
A. V. Havers.......
J. Smith.........
W. Wilson.......... B. Nicholls,
H. J. Wood.
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.S.D. JJ.D. Steward... ....I.G. ......Trler.
The steamship, Tamsul returned here the other day with her rudder broken, having touched the ground somewhere on the passage from this to Shanghai She is now in the Amoy dock effecting temporary-repairs, so as to enable her to proceed to Shanghai.
Yesterday a very serious accident took place up the river. The second mate of the steamship Diamond borrowed a gun and went by himself to Goose Island for some shooting; on firing the' first shot the gun exploded, shattering his left band. He had rense enough left to bind the arm with some sticks for a temporary splint and came down to the Hospital, where he arrived in about five hours after the accident. The results of the wound are loss of the thumb and half of the palm of the hand. The injured man attributes the accident to the gun being dirty, which ought to be a lesson, to our local sportsmen, as generally the first time they handle a gun is when they come here, and then they get hold of anything that will fizzle and go after the birds, blooming into sportsmen without training or experience. They never look if, the gan: is clean, or not, trusting to their boya" to do, the needful, and yet knowing full well that they are trusting to a rotten reed.
ALATE TELEGRAMS.
2 PARIS, November 26th. At a banquet: given at Rouen, the Colonial Under-Secretary said that France must remain Charla gorn in Tonquin, in order to prevent the English On the second day the Junior Scalls ought to forestalling her in China via Stam and Burmab. be won by W. H. Patis, altho' he is not such a "Junior" as one would expect to see in a race' of this kind. Metcalle rows well, and he and "Young Fredericks" will make Potts do his best throughout a stiff journey.
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Practically the same crews are in for the Garrison Cup as for the Ladies' Purse, and L. ex pect to see either Stickley or Davidson prove successful,
The American Cup is a very open race, but 1 take Kennedy's crew for choice.
who are not previous winners at the Regatta.
The "Members' Cup will be picked from those
The hint given last year about launcher following the boats, will I hope be taken to heart, and all those in charge of these craft will greatly oblige the Committee by keeping bebind the last competing boat as far as practicable.
CANTON
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
PUR CANTON, December 17th. The river pirates are becoming more daring as the Chinese new year approaches. This last proceeding beats the record for audacity. The days ago, they seized a launch plying in the vicinity of Canton and after overpowering the THE D'AGUILAR LIGHT.
thew, without offering violence, they locked the Mr. MacEwen-Whilst on the subject of lights, whole crew up in the coal-bunkers, and then pro may I refer to the D'Aguilar light. It has been ceeded with the launch to rob various passenget considered for many years not a very good one boats, and when satisfied, ran the launch on to be approactied from the north, and there was
shore and made off with their booty. What some discussion some years ago, as to putting aan exhibition of official impotenceli (2 light on Waglan. I do not know whether any negotiations have taken place with reference to The late Viceroy's last act was to appolat it, but I think it is worthy the consideration of an International adviser and a representa your Excellency and the able men who designed and the British Consular Court in China:
tive in the Supreme Court of Hongkong: the Gap Rock light.
LONDON, November 26th, The Conservative Conference at Nottingham to-day adopted a resolution to form a National Party by fusing the Unionists and Conservatives,
Sir Evelyn Baring is visiting Wady Halfa to report officially on the state of the country.
Mr. Parke, Editor ofthe North London Press, has been committed for trial by the magistrate for a bibel on Earl Euston, charging him with an natural offence. Lord Euston admitted visit Ing a bouse kept for the purpose, but averred that he scornfully repulsed, the disgusting 'over- tures made to him: Gossip accuses numerous other persons of similar offence, and a statement that Government shields the offenders has created a painful sensation, though, the assertion is discredited. A sad w
A November 27th
Lord Sallsbury has notified to Portugal that England refuses to admit her claims to a part of Mashonaland, which is within the sphere of British Influence, and also refuses to recognisa ter claims to certain territory north of the Zambodia pred urinaren
Mr Vandaleur Creagh is gazetted Govern or of Labuan,
NEW YORK, November 27th, The City of Lyns, in Massachusetts State, is the scene of a terrific fire, which is still rapidly spreading Numerous shoe factories', buildings, and newspaper office have been consumed.
emite being used to isolate blocks in the burning streets, During the night a boiler, ex- ploded, killing four people. This is the only accident, and a crowds of persons are wander. Ing about homeless in the vicinity of the Gre, It is marvellous that the casualties are not greater,
Be the great fire at Lynn, 120 factories and 142 houses, forming 154 blocks) whereof 112 His Excellency I was given to understand His Excellency, deputed the Chinese Minister were wooden structures were destroyed. The last year that in consequence of our having in London to select an English advocate damages are estimated at twelve million dollars, undertaken the Imperial: Maritime Customs of large experience and extensive qualifications A large force of militis wore unable to prevent promised to erect a light house on Waglan, and after some difficulty the selection has bean wholesale testing
made of an eminent British lawyer of diuin The National Sliver Convention for the purpose indeed I went there in a Chinese vessel gulshed ability, and one not only well-versed ineffafinencing Coogress in the matter of remonti for the purpose of seeing the site, as is profession bat an English gentleman of leg sliver held its fist sitting at St. Louls today.
anderstood. Whether anything has been done or not I do not know, but I gathered that birth and connection, and well known la ANTWERP, November 27th.
expected by The proprietor of the cartridge factory which it was to be commenced at once, I have not political life, Mr. Herbert,who is c
an early mail, and 1 venture to predict he will at resently exploded here with such fatal results teen any evidence that it has been begun, but I believe that the Customs fully intended to last succeed in raising the tone of the Hongkong has been sentenced to 41 years Imprisonment, Bat which has sadly deteriorated of late years and the manager to 18 months Imprisonment, erect it. That and Gap Rock were both arranged
PARATO Another rumour is floating about to the effect that. the same time.
The Acting Colonial Secretary said that, the Gap Rock lighthouse being so distant, a steam tender could be required and the expense would be very great, as compared with lights on shore, which must be borne in mind in connection with the assurance that the levy would be confined to that Tight,
Mr. Ryrie-Don't the Chinese Government pay for upkeep? ART
our Consul-General at Shanghai, Mr. P. Hughes, and in addition to pay twelve thousand france
JAR LONDON, November 28th. shortly retires, and it is then the intention of the damages and costs, Home Government to reduce the Shanghal establishment by making it a Consulship Instead Bradlaugh, embarked to day. - Ha is of Consulate-General, This is somewhat disabe exceedingly, weak, and haggard. In appearance
Trid was accommodated with a special apper- pointing to the friends of Mr. Chaloner Aläbister, who have looked forward with confidence, to deck cabin on the Ballarat, & He has been ad- his advancement to that position; but fill somlevised that it i other more advantageous position may be in the week's stay new shaffic of the Consular deal By the by, whilst official Hongkong is advocating an fecielle in salary to its civil officers, the Futcigo": Office corps of Great Britain In Chin":fa
Mr. MacEwen reminded Mr. Lister that there was a considerable margin from the other lights
His Excellency remarked that the subject was one dealing with the future; if he levied one cent per ton, instead of 13 cents, it would take four having its pay and anolaments cut down. There years to pay for the erection. They could not is a screw loose somewhere. In this grand pay: sell with accuracy, of course but they, wore I grab of the civil servants of Hongkop
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impossible to exceed one He will read before, the
Congress a draf of bie Bill to make Legislative Introduce into Parliament next Senion, wear Councils more representative, which he intende
of the election to the Land Rector Andrew Univeralty has been declared: Dufferin sos votes) Mr. Balfour of Bullfigh Toos the former was declared elected?”