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The Purity of the water is certified by analysts. The construction of the machinery and system of manufacture in force ensures cleanliness and absence of all contamination in the finished waters.
The quality of the Soda Water is equal to that of the best English makers.*
The Flavour of the syruped waters is equal to any produced in England or abroad.
Soda and Acrated Wwater supplied in Bombay sized battles only, unless the ordinary size is
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1890.
DEATH..
At Newchwang, on 25th April, HENRY MÁC CRACKEN THORNE (MCTHORNE), a native of Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.A, aged 58 years.
Jon Bonakang Celegraph elegraph
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY. MAY 10, 1890.
ECHOES FROM THE "RIALTO.
ALTHOUGH share business still drags on a weary existence, with few. (If any) prospects of tangible improvement in the near future, the noble fraternity of brokers
until they are finally wound up." However, we have neither space to spare Ror opportunity to day to deal practically and in detail with certain companies which for many weeks past have been the talk of the town; but as the time has most
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THERE will be a game of Felo on the Race course on Monday, the rath inst., at 5.30`p.m. SIR Bartle Frere "arrived in Singapore from Rangoon by the British India Co.'s steamer Furnes on the and inst.
THERE were no less than fifteen steamers and one sailing vessel alongside the Hongkew Wharves during the afternoon of the 6th inst, A WESTERN editor remarks that a newspaper and a family are the easiest things in this world to start. Bringing them up is where the rub
comes in.
LES SIMON, French delegate to the LaborTwo hundred and twenty-nine pauper im Conference in Berlin says: The Emperor has imigrants, chiefly from England, Ireland and been falsely represented to us for months. If Germany, were detected and returned to Europe the Labor Confeitance has no immediate practical during 1889 by the New York State Board of result, it will be useful. In spite of the sceptics," | Charities. it will be the signal for a new departure. Prince Bismarck introduced himself thus: 1 am Blu
marck.?
THE steamship Memnon, which sailed for Sandakan to-day with over 440 Chinese coolies on board, was the scene of considerable con- fusion prior to her departure, owing to her decks being crowded with coolies, crimps, hawkera, blacklegs and riff-raff of all kinds. To make the hose over the throng, "Just to cool them confusion worse confounded the officers turned down a bit."
original drawing of the cartoon in Punch of the other week. Dropping the Pilot" was its significant title, the principal figure belog that of the German Chancellor quitting the ship of State, over whole bulwarks the Emperor watched
WE read that Lord Rosebery has secured the
A Rosts correspondent says that whilst reading an Italian paper the other day "the first thing my eye fell on was a brief biographical notice of Buffalo Bill who is drawing enormous crowds here; by the way--and the writer gravely stated that Colonel Cody had gained his military rank "in the wars against the Indians conducted by Washington 1" Soon after, in another daily, I dug up a gem ; an account of the adventurous
"present at the siege of Lucknow in the Kaffir lives of two brothers, one of whom had been
war," But perhaps the finest thing of all was printed by a leading paper at the time of Robert
be buried in Westminster Abbey, not far from Browning's death. It announced that he would
the tomb of Chaucer, and close to the remains of the illustrious poet "Comer"!
„surely arrived when plain speaking' and united action on the part of shareholders are required to avert what is. already a serious disaster from becoming hopeless ruin to scores of trusting investors, "we propose dealing in plain English with the position, prospects, and general manage ment of a few of the more or less collapsed "You can't spell 'saloon, and a Yankee to a joint stock concerns in which Hongkong Cockney friend. "Can't I?" said the Londoner, with a look of triumph. There's a hess and a capital has been largely invested, in hey, and a hell, and two hoes, and a ben."" order that by some means or other those many friends of Capt. Allison, of the large may arrive at the true situation. It vented by serious illness from proceeding with is better to know the worst at once than the vessel when she left for Australia to-day. to suffer that hope deferred which wears Wx understand that numerous complaints are away both body and soul. Our attention demanded from brothel-keepers by an interpreter towed up to the Old Dock busy yes erday after reas of the Company is proceeding entirely antis. will first be directed to that most puzzling of speculative anomalies, the Punjom and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co., Ld., and should nothing unforeseen intervene, our present views of that first class-well, gold mine, will appear in our next issue.
At the first ordinary meeting of the Trust and
Coast Port Orders carefully packed and des. meet, and still hold high wassall in the immediately interested and the public at Tsinan, will hear with regret that he was prehis departure. Prince Bismarck, writing to an Loan Company of China, Japan, and the Stralis,
patched by first steamer after receipt of order.
(Telephone No. 60.)
most of them, alas dead brokers somehow or other manage to make ends
lobby and billiard room of the Hongkong Hotel and ornament the sacred precincts in the vicinity of the obsolete Clock Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Tower. By the way, when will the Hon. the Surveyor General see his way to recommend to His Excellency the Acting Governor the advisability of removing Inconvenient structure to some place on the higher levels of the city, where it will not be a public obstruction and nuisance?
DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA, LIMITED, Hongkong, 28th April, 1890.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
BY APPOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG.
TE invite attention to the following old WE
landed 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
that hideous and
most
But to return to the legitimate affairs of the "Rialto." For weeks past share transactions have been so insignificant that we have not thought it worth while to detail them, the more especially as any comments or criticism would most probably have proved misleading. The principal
THE MISSING BARRADAS,
THE China Mail "understands that defal- cations to the extent of over $40,000 have been discovered in the accounts of C. M. BARRADAS, money order clerk in the General Post Office, who absconded
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being made with respect to the heavy bribes' in the Registrar General's department. The matter certainly merits investigation. PEACEMAKER-I wouldn't fight, my good men, First Combatant--He called me a liar, sur. Second Combatant-An', he called me a loafer Peacemaker-Well, I wouldn't fight over a difference of opinion, you both may be right.
IT is stated that Fnglish women are now A purchasing men's saddles for their own use. Landen saddler says the case won't last long lovely woman's legs are to short that she cannot possibly look graceful while sitting straddle-wise. TO-MORROW morning between 9 and 10.30 o'clock the steam-launch carrying the, Bethel flag, will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pennant C, to convey men ashore to 11 am.
about 12.30,
indeed a fine one,"
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old friend in London, says of the picture, It Limited, held in London on the 31st March, Mr. W. Keswick, who presided, said:-There is no business except that of mentioning that the com- Our Shanghal morning contemporary of the 6th pany has been duly formed, thata quotation on the inst, Bays: "The Charles S. Whitney was Stock Fxchange has been obtained, that the busi-
noon, and as her cargo has been discharged,||factorily, that we have made arrangement such as the damage done to her side by scraping the Leuconna rocks can be seen. Her starboard side is scored for twelve feet between the main and mizen masts; about in a line with the twelve
and thirteen feet marks,"
THE Straits Times of the 2nd inst. has the following:-Mt. E. Laurence, the optician who came to Singapore from Bombay about a week ago, was found dead in his bed at the Hotel de l'Europe this morning. The deceased had been suffering from fever, and was ander treatment by Dr. Tripp, who saw him last evening, when he was apparently about as usual. His sudden death is attributed to a collapse during the night. THE Daily Press says that the Report of the Head Master of the Central School, which was yesterday and duly appeared in our last night's the vote for printing, etc., is brought forward. This may interest the Finance Committee when If an important educational report of this character cannot be printed in less time than four months, it is absolute waste of public money to print it at all.
noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled business has been in Banks and Steam-recently." We assume that our contem, service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, returping laid on the table of the Legislative Council port Suicide Club, has fulfilled the member- by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the hoats, and, in the midst of an almost porary would not have made a statemenADMIRAL Besnard, who succeeds Admiral.de laissue, was published so long ago as last January of this astonishing society is one of intense in-
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 Post or by Telegram
A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule
B Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsules.......
12
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal. Capsule 14 D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Ôld Bottled)
SHERRIES
CC
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule.
B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
18
6
wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50
C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Capsule..... 10- Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule..............
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice old Wine, White Seal Capsule..........
10
1,00
of this kind without sufficient grounds, as it is a most serious reflection-to use no stronger term-both on the Postmaster General and his deputy. The departed
China
Mail as "Money Order clerk in the General Post Office," and we are at a loss to comprehend how it was possible that a person holding such a comparatively subordinate position could have had control of the large sum of money he is said to have embezzled.. Nor are we any wiser on turning to the "Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East," where we find Mr. Z. M. BARRADAS described as "Superintendent
Order Office." of the Money
If
universal depression it is certainly most encouraging to see those old established and thoroughly legitimate stocks fairly receive prompt attention.
holding their own. Banks, in the face PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.)
of many adverse rumours and not BARRADAS is described by the Per dozen
Case Per Bot withstanding a decided lack of public con- fidence in more than one member of the $1.00
Directorate.continue in strong request, and 1.10 shares are now wanted at as high as 199 1.25 per cent premium, The Immense and ever increasing Chinese passenger traffic 1.50 between here and Canton. has, notwiths
tanding the China Merchants' opposition 0.66 and the reduction of fares, inspired holders of the Steamboat Co.'s scrip with fresh 0.75 confidence, and shares that a week 1.00 or two ago were a drug in the market at
32.are now eagerly sought after at from our evening contemporary's statement is 36 to 37. A decided policy, resolutely unfounded it certainly ought to be publicly carried out by the Directors of the contradicted if it is not officially denied Steamboat Co. and the General Agents on Monday, we shall be compelled to of the Chino Navigation Co. might yet avert belleve that it is only too true. And the threatened consequences of this loudly then?-well, it will give us infinite pain to vaunted Chinese opposition; but in a case be compelled to let the light in on some of of war to the knife--and that at present the details of local postal mismanagement appears to be the only possible solution of we have been vainly directing public atten- the difficulty-the solid co-operation of the tion to for many years past. We happen foreign element who have so heartily and to know where BARRADAS went to after $450
5.00 loyally supported the combined Companies decamping from Hongkong; we also know 750 for so many years, should be secured by whose assistance he was enabled to get at any cost. A house divided against safely outside the jurisdiction of this colony; Per BoL itself cannot stand, says the old proverb, we have been reliably informed of his and it willbea bad day indeed for the Hong- movements since his first disappearance; $1.10 kong, Canton, and Macao, and the China and we are by no means certain that, at Navigation Co.s' when their Europeana trifling amount of trouble and expense, clients go over to the enemy. Many we could not within a few hours bring 1.50 useful concessions, costing the combined him safely within the pale of that justice Companies very little, might be made he is said to have outraged.. But before, 2.00 to European passengers and to foreign doing anything in this direction we want shippers both here and in Canton, and we to be quite sure that BARRADAS has actually 75 must confess surprise that this fact has not defrauded the Hongkong Post Office of
long since been practically recognised by $40,000. 0.75 those most intimately concerned, ·
E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)
14
1.52
dot,
Per Case. Per Case.
I dos, Quite. Pisu.
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
CLARETS.
Red Capsuleán
C St. Julien ..m
D. La Rośc
$4
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule ... 4.50
7 II
Per dos.
BRANDY.
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule...
12.00
$12
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule
1,25
C Very Old Liqueur. Cognac
Red Capsule
1
18
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old
Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin tage, Red Capsule ...... 24
SCOTCH WHISKY,
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
sule
DO
&
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark... 8
C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.....................
8
0.75
D Watson's HK D. Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule... 10- E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 12
IRISH WHISKY.
A John Jameson's Old, Green
8
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule....
10
C John Jameson's Very Flue
Old, Green Capsule.......................... 12. GENUINE BOURHON WHISKY, fine old, Red Capsule, with Name. 10 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.
1.00
1.00
1,00
0.40
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule nettam 12 Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon. LIQUEURS.
Maraschino Benedictins Curaçoa Herring's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse Dr. Slegert's Angostura Bitters, &c.
To-day and yesterday, somewhat unex-. pectedly we should imagine, there has been а small "boom" in Docks,
TELEGRAMS
PARIS ON GUARD:
LONDON, April 30th. Military preparations on a considerable scale are being made in view of the labour demon strations which take place on Thursday.
Troops occupy the Palais d'Industrie and the various squares.
CHAMBERLAIN AND THE LAND BILL, In the debate on the Land Bill, Mr. Cham berlain urged mutual concessions to settle the Land Question.
BRITAIN IN EAST AFRICA.
May tat
The British Company has concluded treatles with the King of Uganda and the various other chiefs, placing Uganda solely under the fofluence
of the British.
THE LAND BILL
faille in the command of the French Squadron in there waters, arrived to-day in his flagship. the Triomphante, and saluted the port. Com modore Church afterwards exchanged vialts with His Excellency.
tive in England with a special train of eighteen TRIALS of the latest express compound locomo- carriages developed the unparalleled speed of about ninety miles an hour. The highest speed, as measured by a stop-watch, was just over ten seconds per quarter-mile run.'
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A JAPANESE native paper states that a man named Hanaya Saburo was sentenced in the Tokyo Criminal Court on the 26th ulto. to Imprisonment for six years with hard labour for having murdered a girl employed in the Chitose Restaurant at Shimbashi, Tokya
A LONDON Tinies' letter from Persia says that the Shah, in addition to the masses of jewels in the royal treasury, has a private fortune stowed in vaults or elsewhere, which is known to consist of at least three millions sterling. To this he is perpetually making fresh accumulations.
A GENERAL suspension of payments for one year has been found necessary in the Argentine Republic to allow the commercial and financial tion in which they have been indulging of late. men to get over the results of the wild specula- How would that plan work in Hongkong, LATE Queensland papers report that the Isabai, a cutter under the British flag, bad recently been captured by natives on the coast of Netherlanda New Guinea, the vessel being plundered and the crew murdered. It is said that two other vessels have lately met with the same fate there. Tray say that Baku, on the west shore of the Caspian, where the sacred fire burns and the petroleum springs from the earth to a height of Thirty feet, is cholera proof. The air and water of the neighborhood, it is contended, are so impregnated with naphtha as to kill the cholera
germs,
Ir le said that memoirs of M. Hervoix, the chief of the private police of Napoleon III, will soon be published, unless his executors are prevailed upon by members of the Bonaparte family dot to reveal the inner life of the Tuileries during the life-time of several of the people referred to In the memoirs,
BRAVE KATE SHELLEY, the lowa girl who, at at the age of sixicen, saved a trainload of people on July 6, 1881, by crossing over an iron bridge on her hands and knees in a tempest to give warning of another bridge's destruction, has tried to support her family by teaching, but they are destitute. Now she is in need of help. FROM the 1st inst the Kobe Herald commenced publishing an an evening instead of a morning paper, and in a new and enlarged form. Our contemporary bas, in our opinion, done wisely, | The Herald is an enterprising little paper that has striven hard to make his way, and, has certainly deserved to succeed... It has our best wishes.
Wx read in a Japanese contemporary that Mr. Minami, Assistant Director of the Commercial Bureau In the Agricultural and Commercial Department, who is now in New York, has been ordered to return home by the Japanese Govern- ment. Mr. Minami, as many of our readers will remember, was for some time Consul for Japan in Hongkong,
were contemplated by the prospectus, and that everything is going on as intended. The ex- penses of bringing out the company have. amounted to about 5,000, and that leaves a sum of about £45,000 to be carried to reserve. That is the nucleus of a very important fund.—A vote of thanks to the directors was moved by Mr. D. Reid, who said that there were many old China residents who expreted very important results from the Company, an expectation which the Chairman hoped would be fulfilled. THE Yankees are away right ahead again.. Ons of their most remarkable developments i Suicide Club, which has been in existence for four years. A despatch from Bridgeport (Conn.), dated April 7th states that Wendell Baum, secretary of that unique organization the Bridge. ship agreement by killing himself. The history Four years ago. five citizens of Bridgeport, all terest to the students of morbid psychology. Germans, met one day when all were lowspirited, and, half in jest, organized the Suicide Club. The agreement was that one member of the club should end his life that year, one the next, and harbour on the afternoon of the and inst, when thus far been faithfully kept. When the annual THE Meamer Sultana was leaving Singapore 80 on until all were goue. This agreement has she ran down a sampan that crossed her bows, meeting was held in January there were only The sampan, of course, got the worst of the collit members to attend it, the secretary and sion, and sank, one of the two Chinese on board president. It was proposed at this meeting by the secretary that the president should make being drowned. The Suliana, it is alleged away with himself during the year, and by the never stopped to "save life," but proceeded on her voyage as if nothing bad happened. But president that the secretary do likewise. The the Singapore police authorities assert that when president of the club is now the only member the steamer returns to part those responsible lek and another year will show if he keeps his for this accident will be called to account. Willath.. they? We doubt it very much. After all, what THE captain, owner, and crew of the schooner is a poor wretched Chinese sampan-man more | Bessie, which vessel was destroyed by fire in or less t
Sourabaya Harbour on the night of the 12th April, arrived in Singapore on the rst inst
THE old story of the dog that bit the man' and The Berife was a wooden brigantine-rigged schooner of 228 tons burden, and was six- disappointed the local gossips by dying instead of the man, as they foretold, received recently at teen years old. She had taken a cargo of Wellington (New South Wales) a modern repe-horsen from Western Australia to Sourabaya, tition. A boy appeared before Judge Docker and after discharging her freight, was preparing charged with indecent assault. The Court, for a voyage to the Sandal Wood Island in the baring heard the prisoner's plea of not guilty Tava Sea, and after placing all fodder and other was prepared to listen to the spicy story which necessaries on board, on the 11th April she a pleasant-looking country girl was expected to | lay in the harbour intending to sail the unfold; but whether it was the smile of the Crown" ["next day, - 'About 2 o'clock the following mora- Prosecator or nervousness begotten by a firsting there was an alarm, of fire, and when the appearance in a court of high jurisdiction, the pro-hatches were taken offit was found that the fodder secutrix seemed to be tongue-tled, and neither the in the hold had become ignited. All efforts to blandishments of the learned prosecutor nor an save the vessel proved. fruitless; and. she intimation from the Judge that he could give her. was scuttled and sunk. The 'Bessta carried. 12 months in gaol, extracted from the blushing a crew of 14 hands all told, and at the time of girl any details. She would not say what she fire there were four passengers on board. The said before the magistrate? was all that she was owner's wife lost all her effects, and some of the understood to say, whereupon the Crown repre- other passengers lost portions of clothing. There sentative entered a nolle prosigui on the charge was also say worth of specie on board, which in the indictment. To-day she accused is a free has gone to the bottom. The captain attributed man, but the said-to-be-aggrieved girl, who the fire to spoutaneous combustion. An official sought the aid of Justice's double-edged sword, enquiry was held at Sourabaya, but there was is a prisoner in Wellington Gaol, committed for no evidence to show how the fire originated. twelve months for contempt of Mr. Justice | The Bernie was not insured. Docker's Court. First moral:’ Others than engineers are occasionally hoist with their own THUS the Kobe Herald of the 1st inst. :-The. petard. Second: Is the Law going to exact new tens commenced to arrive here in small its pound of flesh from a girl whose only crime quantities on the r9th April-fully ten days may be that she is extremely modest?
earlier than last year. This, of course, was owing to the season being so much advanced. Taus the Sydney Bulletin Without fear or On the 28th the teas began to arrive more freely, favour, affection or ill-will "that is the kind of and by the end of the month 2,000 piculs had way Supreme Court judges swear they will do been settled. The prices paid for the first their duty, bat in practice they sometimes stray" "few lots were nearly as much as was paid in a long way from this path of judicial rectitude the previous year, but later on a sharp decline and make the conduct of the court subservient took place in sympathy with the rise in to the enrichment of some curlyhaired youthful exchange. With regard to the quality of new relative or connection. This judicial eccentri-season's tea, thus far. It shows about as goo chy has been a perpetual scandal in various | preparation as the early teas last season," but courts for many years past, and now Queensland | quality is a little inferior, and it is almost certain is enraged at a similar abure” of “authority,] that if the long-continued wet weather does not The awkward part of the business is that no speedily come to an end, It will have a very
complete remedy can be suggested. The custors unfavourable effect on the quality of new crop of oppointing judges for the term of their natural generally. The outlook for producers is not a lives is largely responsible for the presence of the bright one. The high price of rice increases evil. If a judge knew that bis billet would in the the cost of production, and this, taken with early future be dependent upon the will of the the lower prices realised for tex on account of electors, their employers, he would take care not the exchange, will give producers a poorer result to do anything to spoil his chances for re-election. - than usual. It fe to be hoped that for this reason But as it is now Judnes are so utterly reckless the preparation of the teas will not be allowed that if they now had to submit to election there to deteriorate, for, if so, it cannot fail to affect are only three. Supreme Court judges in New prejudicially the sale. Already complaints have South Wales and two in Queensland, who would been made of falling off in the quality of stand an outside show of “saying their forties" "Japanese teas from these districts, and producer though we believe the present Supreme Court must exercise great care and watchfulness if they judges of Victoria would all be returned. If the wish to maintain the high reputation which judges whose arrogance is their most noticeable Yamashiro tear have hitherto enjoyed.. attribute desired to hasten sweeping reforms of he
A TRAVALLER
returned recently
from Peking, according to the North China Medical Carette
the whole legal system, they could not prepare
more than
I
shares having changed hands at from 52 to 54 per cent. premium for cash, 1.10 and also at 60 for delivery on September 25th. So far as we can gather, the reason 0.75 for this is that, in addition to remunerative work in hand at the Company's various establishments, the vexatious and much to 1.10 be regretted Filipinas litigation is at last drawing to a close, and; so it is said, with absolutely certain favorable results to the 0.40 Dock Company. But be all that as it may, Dock shares are now in general demand, ago and promise to see a still higher figure, than the present quotation, before very 100 long. How far actual facts warrant this Improvement we are not in a position to say.
China Sugars are out of favor at 214, and are no doubt suffering from the great depression in the sugar trade throughout the world in addition to the scarcity of money in this colony. Luzons have receded to 85, and it is quite probable they may shortly reach a considerably lower figure, as publle confidence in the stability of this stock is of a very lukewarm description. It is worthy of note that the Ice Company's script, notwithstanding the fact the twe are at the beginning of the season when money should be made “hand-over-fist" In this necessity of life in the Far East, has dropped several points; but this may only **** not to zelmed the merly publication of the paper,
Advarustenis NX Subscriptions which are not ordered for a be a weak invention of the enemy, a "bear" movement to pave the way for Mariah newspaper published in the Far lines, and la therefore the 1-3 bulling" operations on a large scale the Emperor, who in his speech, said any diet says that the engineers who are competing for plants were exhibited at the last meeting of the The animal-ispatched in all directions", with
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The hang Tagrage's mumber at the Telephone Central Quien sabe! Almost the whole of the other local stocks quoted in our list continue steadily on the downward line, and it is Babeceous to. The Hauchene Tularosh we sumptly hard to say where some of them will stop
TO BUBSCRIBERS. ded that all Sudstritiiens nes pagubi in ana
May and Mr, Balfour's Land Bill has been read the second time in the House of Commons by a majority of eighty.
THE LABOUR MOVEMENT; The Labour demonstrations on Thursday were orderly throughout Europe and America.
says that he saw there a peculiar method of cure. MR. J. G. Mackertoom was charged at Sings doing by their faults and fan they are now
temple outside one of the city gates is to be pore on the 3rd inst, with assisting in the management of a Manila lottery. To enable MUCH interest is stated to have been evinced in found a brass mule of life size, supposed to have him to go on a business journey, the case was scientific circles by a discovery which has Just wonderful healing properties. Patients suffering postponed till 1st June, bail of $1,000 being been made at Kew by Mr. D. Monis, the from every imaginable disease seek this templo assistant director. Hitherto the sugar cane has to obtaina/cure, The method pursued is an accepted. The Singapore police evidently mean: business in connection with the Mantis lottery, bern produced from cuttings or slips exclusively, follows :-Supposing you suffer from scluica,-
as no one knew that there were such thlogi au | you go with all speed to this famous temple, and Can we say as much for the Hongkong force?
seeds in the plant. After a long÷inearch Mr. having discovered the particular part of the brasa": THE specifications of the proposed Watkin Morris has fat-issi discovered that each cane' | mule corresponding to the painful region of your Tower In London have been prepared. The produces a number of seeds, from which it in: | own body, yohimust rub the animal a certain tower is to be not less than twelve hundred possible to grow a variety of improved canes, number of times, and then, with the same hand, feet high, considerably exceeding the Eiffel anticipated that by cross fertilisation and shampoo your own disabled member, and then Tower, The structure is to be so designed selection of the best, seeds a considerable well, then the pain goes. The special feature as to resist wind pressure, sudden storis, } incresas will be made in the yield of suger of this method of cure is its delightful simplicity • and incursions of lightning. The material in the tropical plantations. He instances | 1s your tooth sebing P. Just scrub the mule's teeth preferred is steel, but the designer le not to the case of best, which whed first intro and afterwand your own, and võllal the cure is be confined to the use of that or any other doces for sugar.: growing purposen yielded | completo,' ';. Have you an ulcer of the corneal material. If steel is used, the structure standing only about six per cent but now, by the Piss the tips of your fingers to and fro over the a maximum of wind-pressure of fifty-six pounds method of selection of proper sceda, it produces | particular eye-ball of the mulo, and then with to the square foot the stress on the steel is not about 8 or 20 per cent. of saccharine juice. They well-regulated pressure rub repeatedly the to exceed seven and one-half tons per square seeds of the cane have been discovered in the afflicted eye, The caule bas, unhappily, lost his inch, The lower is to be divided into an panicle or flowery head of the cane, and the right during that many years he has been indefinite - number of stories, but each is, to difficulty of finding them has been increased by engaged in his-benevolent work, the cys-balls, *afford adequate floor space; and to be capable, the similarity of the glomps and; the hayle, if we are told, having been gradually worn away of bearing the - weights of restaurants and was only by the aid of a powerful microscope, as the the result of constant: friction, until now
THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION.
May 8th. ́. The Under-Secretary for the Colonies in reply to a question said that Lord Knutsford would consult Sir Cecil Clementi Smith and Sir G. W Des Vœux on the question of Sunday labour in Singapore and Hongkong,
THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
The German Parliament has been opened by says that the engineers on correspondent the prizes of 500 guineas for the best and 200 placing of the balance of power i
z would endanger guiness for the next best design, may provide the equilibrium and the forming of a basis of cliter, one vertical lift going right out from the peace policy. His Majdaty Announced the bottom to the top or scries of lifts. The safely of the lits is to be a matter of first importance. introduction of the Military bill and samures but speed is desired. The tower will be lighted for the protection of workmen..
throughout with the electric light,
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that tiny seeds were detected, and a number of hul bave only the emply orbits to operate upo Zancan Society, with the seeds attached. A fresh pieces of brass, put on to cover holes Kew Gardens there are some planis shoot nine produced by the constants, friction, of enger Inches Bigh, hich have been grown from seed patients, and a new, perfectly whole mania stands obtained from canes sent from the Barbadpee, ready at hand, awaliing the day when his old The importance of this discovery cannot bo over. | [celle gee, having fallen to pieces in quaxemplo: estimated, as it will tend to drive beet sugar out bhall give him an opportunity of likewise bones ¿of the market,:
Isting posterity,