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LIMIT E D; / DISPENSING CHEMISTS.
DAKIN'S EFFERVESCENT SALINE POWDER.
Is cooling, refreshing, and invigorating, It relieves all stomach derangements.
It relieves headache and sickness.
It allays febrile symptoms."
It quenches thirst.
75 cents per Battle. DAKIN'S JODIZED EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA.
Purifies the Blood. Removes Skia Eruptions. Strengthens the System..
Is of special benefit to those suffering from the Enervating Effects of the climate.
$1.50 per Battle.
DAKIN'S VIN DE QUINQUINA. This Wine will be found of great value as a Tonic in all cases where the system is depressed or where there is the slightest tendency to Malaria or Climatic Debility,
It is prepared from the true Bark in combina. tion with our Finest Port Wine, and is an
the strengthening qualities of the Port.
Price, $1.50 per Bottle. (Telephone No. 60.)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1890.
The Hongkong Melegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1800.
Tux typhoon in a ten-pot regarding the seven years' lease of the wildnerness known as Bowrington Gardens, granted by the Hongkong Government to the new Hongkong Athletic Club, raised by an unknown naval officer who ought to have had the discretion to mind his own business,
H. M.. SURVEYING vessel the Rambler, Capt. Dawson, arrived here to-day from the Australian Station. She has been surveying in the neighborhood of the Quetta rock, and also between the Proudfoot light-ship and Booby Island. From here she will proceed to the surveying ground near Shanghai.
Now, the Hongkong Athletic Club supporters will expend about $10,000 transforming a wilderness into a pleasant place of public resort and amusement and this is money out of their own pockets; they do not ask the Government for a THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play single cent. A lease for seven years has the following programme at the Sanitarium to- been obtained, but at the end of that term:morrow, commencing at 5 pm. :--- there is nothing to prevent the Government from resuming possession should ground be required for any other purpose. The Athletic Club promoters have acted throughout in the most liberaland straight
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Selection Reminiscences of England.
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Two hundred and fifty dollars was the fine imposed by Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning upen & wealthy Celestial who was fifty thels of opium into the rolday, concealed in
A DAY or two ago all the tailors in the European establishments put on their jackets and we down trwards Happy Valley. Their object was to sit in judgment on some member of their guild who had been using more sewing-machines than he was authorised to.. After four hours' delibera Hon they returned to work again.
L'Avenir du Tonkin anys that at Pulo Condorc, on the 17th ult.. 400 native prisoners revolted when returning to labor. The guards quelled the outbreak, a dozen of the prisoners being killed, and many wounded. This was the out break referred to by the Siam Ganette, in re orting the parrow escape of the steamer B. Say from piratical seizure, OUR evening contemporary, referring to the
a military officer who acted on his own forward manner, theyhave done everything caught at the Canton wharf yesterday smuggling the Dock Company hope to sell to the Siamese
recent trial trip of the cruiser, Filipinas, which Government for $110,000, says that "Caplain
responsibility-which does not amount to possibleto encourage the general practice of a clock. The old chap wept bitterly as he counted Rumaty, Harbour Master, who was also on
>This split gives the Gladstonians much encour agement, some of them predicting that the Government will be out in a month. I regard this as most improbable, but it cannot be denied that the Unionist party is in a more critical condition than since its formation.
The White Star steamer Doris, trading between London and New Zealand, claims that it has made the fastest voyage around the world, The total time the Doric steamed was 77 days, 6
The distance run was. hours and so minutės.
8,000miles, and the engine worked continuously, there being no slowing or stopping,
An anti-Semitic riot occurred to-day at Loholsk in Lithuania, which is inhabited mostly By Jews, The majority of the houses were wrecked and many persons seriously wounded, "
anything-and two gentlemen-brokers i manly sports and pastimes and to provide a ↑ over the merry Mexicans to the frigid shroff of board, has been asked to make a report on the quite as hopeful. The charge is remarkable
whose action has been distinctly repudiated by the Football and Golf Clubs which they pretended to represent, shows no signs of abatement, and the mean and
recreation ground that will be a boon to the colony, and yet they find their purely unselfish efforts blocked by a protest to the Government which is a discredit to all
The rattan
HAYANA, June 13th. Eyrand, the Paris murderer, has changed his tactics. This morning he was all smiles, and seemed to be as cheerful as a young bride, and
trip on beha f of the Intending purchasers." We and the authorities, who yesterday were in he can show us that he gets $4,800 a year from he would destroy himself any moment, are now shall be intensely grateful to Captain Rumsey is agonies over his desperate mood, fearing that this much-bled Colony to go about "reporting "thrown into a worse state of mind by his sudden oa private vessel in this way. If the gallant transformation.
On board the ship he will be placed in a cage we shall at last understand why we have got an made of steel bars open on all sides, containing Assistant Harbour Master. It might be of nothing but a chair and two guards, who will be unofficial member of the Council, what the bave a steel-wire strait-jacket to put on him in case he does violence to himself. The cage is official "expert" got for his pains,
modeled much after those in use for transporting
BERLIN, June 13th.
Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL { among those members to whose consistent first stated in the colony they have had the TN the House of Commons last month Mr. THE following are the tea cargoes of each nihilists to Siberia.
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sufficient whippings to cause them to give up EARRING-SNATCHERS have not yet received their nefarious "pidgin." This morning one of these parisites of society was "docked" before with snatching earrings from a widow in Queen's admirable form of administering at the same / Contemptible character of the "protest" orl who were concerned, in its manufacture | Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court, and charged gentleman intends going in for this sort of thing time the appetizing properties of the Bark with these purely disinterested if self-appointed and manipulation. Polo players who wish Road Central last night. The prisoner admitted
protectors of public (?) interests is still the every other interest set aside so that their the charge, and was, sentenced to nine months interest to learn, through the medium of some kept by bim constantly. The near guard ill subject of vehement discussion in all limited numbers may enjoy themselves, with hard labour and twenty-five strokes of circles. The feeling is particularly strong should remember that since the game was support the Polo and Golf Clubs practically owe their existence, and, who indignantly repudiate any connection between these institutions and the insolent letter sent to the Officer Administering the Government by four irresponsible nobodies, who are stated to have been egged on in their foolish course by a certain half-fledged Government official, whose absurd and offensive vagaries have rendered him
Hongkong, 30th June. 1800. WINES AND SPIRITS.
BY APPOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG.
invite attention to the following old
W landed Brands, all of which are of ex- the most unpopular men in Hongkong.
cellent quality and good value for the money.
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most nosed 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. Post or by Telegram
Par daran
receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.)
Casa Par Bol. A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule $10 $1.00 B Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsules
12
Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule 14
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)
SHERRIES.
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner wine, Green Capsule...
CC
B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
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wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50
C Manzanilla,
Pale Natural' Sherry, White Capsule...... to
Pale Superior Old Dry, Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule..
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice old Wine, White Seal Capsule..........
E Extra Superior. Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Boltled).
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use from the Government of Causeway Bay rent free, and also a partial monopoly of the Race-course enclosure; and golfers should know that their links ought to be regarded in the light of a special favor, as they obstruct cricket and other forms of recreation for which the centre of the Happy Valley was purposely reclaimed at considerable publio expense.
Sutherland asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it would be convenient date, the papers and correspondence in reference to lay upon the table of the House, at an early to the additional military contribution proposed to be levied on the Straits Settlements-Baron H. De Worms: This matter is still the subject
of correspondence, and as soon as this is com pleted papers will be laid before the House, THE last homeward voyage of the Messageries extraordinary occurrence in the Red Sea, For Maritime's steamer Yangist was marked by an twenty-four bours the ship was navigated through a swarm of locusts. The sea was covered with something like 350 iniles, and if they had been on these orthoptera, while traversing à distance of land they wou'd have devastated most completely and the any country. Fortunately all these insects were may be safely stated rarely have such a meal drowned, and furnished food for the fish, who it provided for thent.
One ground of the protest against the
lease, to the Athletic, Club being confirmed is that the Military applied some time ago for Bowrington Gardens, application was refused. It would be interesting to learn for what purpose the Military wanted this place, and what quid pro quo they offered the Hongkong Government for its possession. To our way of thinking it is about time these absurd military pretensions. were summarily curtailed. The War Office already owns some of the most valuable sites in the colony, to which they stick with leech-like pertinacity, and yet we are. constantly hearing about military claims and rights which have no actual existence. The gallant defenders, of Hongkong are especially privileged in many respects, and it would be just as well if they discreetly recognised that fact, and abandoned the "grab-all" policy which is so out of keeping with their position here and the traditions of their profession,
He was a 'Kaffir bold,
She was a Zulu maid; All his deep love he told
As o'er the sand they strayed. Pleasant their lives must be Theirs was simplicity,
There was no guile. Plain in their bappin+ 55, Simple their style of dress, Shown in no fashion book; All be wore was a look Brimful of tenderness- She wore a smile,
steamer as per consignees returns since the beginning of the season, as given by the Foochow
For London :-
Steamship Menelaus.
Glencarn
14
674,130 lbs. .1,805,978.
1,377.094" 53.6310
Kaisow
19
Pembrokeshire Prometheus Tilar
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For Hamburg-
Steamship Kaisow......
Pembrokeshire......
For Continent of Europe:
· Steamship Menelaus....................
Glencarn.... Prometheus
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Titan ....
For Hongkong-
Steamship Kaisaw......... Prometheus Tilan
20
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For Western Australia :--- Steamship Glentarn
For New York :---
Steamship Zennor....
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SUPREME COURT.
18,419 161,103, 1
177,980
46,065" 130,964 # 19,315 "
2,030 # (3.458"
2,047
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132.798
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION; (Before Mr. A. G. Wise, Acting Puisna Fudge.)
A PREMATURE' CLAIM.
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A serious explosion occurred in a powder factory, at Spandau to-day; 180 men were buried in the ruins of the magazine, but all escaped with slight injuries.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 13th The Czarowitch will start on a tour of the world on August 1st. He will return by way of › the United States.
ANOTHER CONCESSION
COMPANY.
Another prospecting svndicate has just been started in London under the title of the Sumatra Exploration Company, Limited, with a capital of £150,000, in 1 shares. The Directors comprise Lieut-General Sir W. F. Drummond Jervois, G.C.M.G..C.B.,F.R.S. (formerly GovCE- nor of the Straits Settlements, South Australia, and New Zealand), Chairman;, Sir Edward James Reed, KCBF.R.S.M.P., Deputy- Chairman; W. H. Rend, Esq., KC.N.L., C. M G. (late Consul General for the Netherlands at Singapore); Vaughan Cousins, Esq., (late Stipendiary Magistrate and Registrar General, Straits Settlements); B. C. de Jong,' Fsq, (late Superintendent of the Netherlands Indian Steam Navigation Company at Java); Arthur W. Biggs, Esq. 7, Lothbury, E.C., (Director of the Malay Peninsula Exploration Syndicate); Reinier D. Verbeek, Esq., Mlaing and Civil Engineer, Holland.
The prospectusthusenumerates the advantages of this new venture :--
Of course the Government, having offered a seven years' lease of the ground to the Athletic Club, will not go back on its word, and the signatories of the protest will be courteously informed that their petition has been received, considered, and rejected, and that the Acting Governor will be pleased to facilitate the forwarding to the Secretary of State of any complaint they may think fit to formulate. It may happen before all this takes place that Commander FASTING, R. N., will be officially requested to attend to his duties 1.25 on board the Victor Emanuel, and leave the inhabitants of Hongkong to settle their own affairs, and that the members of the Football, Polo and Golf Clubs will inform Mr. W. H. WALLACE, Major FLETCHER, R.A.-a capital "sport" who is shortly 0.75 leaving Hongkong-and Mr. GERSHOM STEWART, that they will exercise a wise discretion by at once. withdrawing their names, as representing these clubs, from a document that is viewed with general disgust.
What do these gentlemen want? What have they to complain of? They convened for Friday next; but of course, Station, under Captains Bays and Haswell. He Apcar settled the matter by giving six promissory for 75 years, and the payment to the Government wish what they term the Hon. A. P. although all classes of the community will senior lieutenant, and as such came home in ages of $300 each, redeemable at the beginning 4 per cent, of net profits, with an annual rent of MACEWEN's original idea of filling up the be eligible, some right of selection must April, 1868. He had command of the Royal three of the notes, and witness now sued on the pond in the Race-course enclosure and of] be left to the Club, and candidates must yacht Osbarne, from May, 1876, to June, 1879. fourlb. In January he told witness not to from, the workings of the Telakki Reefs, the
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For Case. Per Case.
Quara,
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Pints.
$4
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
CLARETS.
Red Capsule *****
C St. Julien....
D La Rose
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule ... 450
BRANDY.
Per dox
Casa
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule.........
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old
$12
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac
Red Capsule
18
Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin-
24
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
sule
8
also including the Bowrington Gardens,
Well, the idea of filling up carried out. $450
5.00 the pond did not happen to originate 7.50 with Mr. MacEwEs, but with Mr. FRASER- SMITH, who complained to Mr. MACEWEN and Mr. CHATER, as Stewards of the
1200
Par Bot
2.00 tage, Red Capsule SCOTCH WHISKY,
We do not propose entering at length into the question of membership of the Athletic Club, an doubtless that will be thoroughly discussed at the meeting
be balloted for on whatever conditions may be arranged. There can be no hardship in this, and it should be remembered that this is the practice in the Jockey Club which leases the race-course from the Government in exactly the same
of the United States corvette Alliance, which We are courteously informed by the officers arrived here on Sunday to take the place of the Marion which went home about two months ago that she is only a six-gunner, and consequently of the International Saluting Convention; hence not regarded as a "saluting ship" within the terms her silent debut in these waters. It is therefore declared. The Alliance is the vessel which, in reasonable to conjecture that war will not be 1881, went to look for the Fannelle at the North Pole and got up as far as N. Lat. 80 deg. 10 min, and E. Long. 11 deg. 13 min. CAPTAIN H. L. Pearson, who takes command of the Excellent, served in the Pelorus corvette, of which he was third lieutenant, on the China
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The Marinburk Furnishing Co. sued A. G. Apcar for $301, on a promissory note-Mr. Hastings appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Wilkinson defended.
J. Marinburk, manager of the company, proved the promissory note. "There was some furniture ordered in September last by, a certain lady, in Apcar's presence, and he agreed to be responsible. The value was $1,746,-and $501 were paid by him. The balance due was $1,245. In December the woman ordered $953 worth of furniture, but it was not delivered. In January an action was brought against her. the company claiming the balance due and damages for non-delivery, altogether $3,330
of each month, besides $500 in cash. He paid
It was
deliver any of the furniture until he gave permission, as he had had trouble with the girl Witness was prepared to deliver it after that, but never received instructions to da very expensive furniture, and only such as would Cross-examined--I sued her first, but I looked be bought by girls like the one in question. on Apear as responsible. The terms on which the promissory notes were given was that they He called on me every day and hurried me up about getting it finished.
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This Company has been formed, among other objects, for the purpose of acquiring properties, and of exploring mining and other concessions, In Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and the Malay Peninsula.
A very valuable mining concession for pro- pertles situated on the eastern slope of the West Coast of Sumatra, which has been reported upon by Mr. Nottmeyer, Royal Inspector of Mines, Pressia, and Mr. Grassmann Prussian Gover ment Mining Engineer, and, recently by J. J. Cooper, Esq., Consulting Engineer of the Gold- fields of Siam, Limited, &c., has been offered to this Company.
The concession will embrace an estimated area of about 48,000 acres. The concession will be
25 cents per bouw, or about 3d. per acre.
Without takinginto account profits to bederived other gold reefs in the property, the deep leads, and the cinnabar, the probable yield of the alluvial deposits, as estimated by Mr. J. J. Cooper. would be 90,000 per annum for not less than 20 years, or a total of £1,800,000.
Jockey Club, that owing to the heavy way that the Athletic Club has obtained uit, the only feature has been the advance in should be paid on the delivery of the furniture.to £15, in cash and £50,000 in fully-paid bares,
$1.10 mists which in the early morning rose from the water and prevented the far 1.25 14
side of the course from being visible to 1.50 owners in the Grand Stand, training was greatly impeded, and, in short, the pond was an unsightly and dangerous nuisance which should never have been made and which ought to be filled up without delay. Both Stowards agreed, and a few days afterwards Mr. MacEwen had a favorable opportunity of introducing the subject to Governor DES Vaux-who was playing golf and had been unlucky enough to
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blead, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... 8 C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark................ 8 D. Watson's HKD Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule... io E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 12 IRISH WHISKY.
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule........................
8
B. John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule..................... 10 C. John Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Green Capsulc......... 12 GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, fincold, Red Capsule, with Name, to
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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0.75
1,00
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a lease of Bowrington Gardens.
TELEGRAMS
THE SILVER BILL
LONDON, July 12th
The House of Representatives has voted the Silver Bill by 122 to go, the majority being all republicans.
DEATH OF THE HON. ALFRED LISTER.
when he was succeeded by Lord Charles Beres ford; was promoted captain in December, 1879. and has since served a fuas Stanton to Sin Willem Dowell, on the China Station, and in command of the Colossus in the Mediterranean. WHEELOCK & Co.'s Freight Market Report dated elapsed since the issue of our last on the 27th 11th July, says-During the period that has
rates to New York of 53. per ton, otherwise there has been no change. Nagasaki-Shanghai, the slight demand previously mentioned still exists, but tonnage remains scarce, the cholera which is reported to have broken out in the former port may affect business in this, direction. Newchwang to Swatow or Amoy, there is little or rodeinand, and steamers have left our coast for Saigon, Bangkok and Rangoon to load rice for Japan, for which voyage they are getting very remunerative rates; there is an offer in the market for a vessel to load from Newchwang to Nagasak The British Mary L. Burrill and Mary A. Trong have received sailing orders from their owners to proceed to Puget Sound, they will leave in a few days. For London, via usual ports call and Suez Canal:-Rates continue
Re-examined I could have delivered the farsiture at any time, but he never instructed me to do so...
Mr. Wilkinson, for the defence, submitted that the notes were payable after the furniture had are delivered, a condition which had not been
fulfilled,
A. J. Apċar sald-I am a broker. I guaranteed the payment of the lady's bills in this mailer, and gave the promissory notes, as stated, but they were only to be paid as the furniture was delivered. It has not been delivered, and some work has also been left unfinished. I have asked him to deliver the afraid to trust coolies to carry the mirrors.--
The price to be paid for these properties is $65,000, payable as to £15,000 in cash, £30,000 in shares, and £20,000 in cash or shares, at the option of the Directors, and 465,000, payable as will be paid toithe vendors when the Directors shall, in their discretion, make a second issue of
£60,000 reserved for further working capital.
The contract entered lato is dated May 17, 1890, between Mr. R. D. Verbeck and the Sumatra Prospecting Syndicate, Limited, the vendors of the one part and Arthur David Foggs, as trustee for this Company, of the other
.part.
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A-CHINESE GIRL.
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This morning Mr. N. J. Ede received a telegram bitherto for all lines vir., 355. per ton, the furniture, but he has made the excuse that he feel about a Chinese, girl, as soon as she attains drive a more than usual number of balls from Yokobama, which stated that Mr. Alfred berth is now occupied by the Malls and Holtsam ready to pay what I owe him when he does les which are made about her whenever the
not,
Cross-examined-I asked him in April to send what he agreed.
asked bim In May, as well, and he the furniture, but it was not ready, and he did
His lordship did not see that, there was any refused. I never made the request to writing.
Witness continued The reason I did not condition in the promissory note that it should
want the furniture to be delivered in January was not that I had quarrelled with the lady --it was nothing very particular.
be paid before delivery,
The anxiety which all her friends begin to
any considerable size, is exhibited in the inqui- happens to be spoken of. These inquiries do accomplishments, much less her intellectual capacity of which she has, theoretically, none not concern her character or her domestic
to speak of-but they may all be summed up in the single phrase, "Is she said ?", meaning by the term "said "betrothed." "If the reply received in much the same way as we should should be in the negative, the intelligence is receive the information that a foreign child had been allowed to grow to the age of sixteen with cut having been taught anything whatever out of books," Why?" "we'should say ;' what is the explanation of this strange neglect "The instinctive feeling of a Chinese in regard to a
Lister had died a short time previously, on only, but the steamship Beniawers due from 1.00 into the big pool-and it was at once
board the Belgie as she was entering the part. Japan today, will load at current rates; she will 1.10 favorably entertained. The reclamation Mr. Lister left here a week ago, contrary to Dr, probably remain about a week. Holt's steam. of Bowrington Gardens was then mooted, Hartigan's wishes, for a short trip to Japan, as ship Cycless will be despatched on the 16th he was in extremely bad health, suffering from Instant; her place will be taken by the same and Mr. MacEwEN escorted the Governor Bright's disease of the kidneys in its chronic Company's steamship Diomed, The Mutual through that dreary waste, with the form, which doubtless resulted, as is usual in such steamship Danfa and the Shire Line steam- 1.00 result that his Excellency suggested eases, in death from exhaustion. Those who ship Denbighshirs are due from Japan about knew the deceased intimately had no hopes the 15th and 20th instant respectively and will have quick dispatch. For New York, ula 1.16 that the hon. member should bring forward whatever of his recovery or return to Hongkong usual ports of call and Suez Canal:The proposals in the Legislative Council, from the hour the Balgic left her. And inde; departure of the Port Fairy on the 3rd instant Mr. Lister bimself had but little hope, for he
His lordship held that the furniture should which was accordingly done, and It will persisted in leaving for Yokohama as a last, has left the benth entirely to the steamship
have been tendered otherwise the plaintiffs 0.40 be remembered that the Council were though faint, hope of partial recovery. He Strathleven which started booking cargo at 40s. was a widower, about fifty years of age, and perton, but afterwards advanced to 453, at which unanimously of opinion that the pond was leaves four children in England. The "Colonial rate she is getting a fair quantity, it is expected asked for payment for what had not been sold.
follow will be the steamship Moray now loading a useless eye-score whose removal was Office List gives his recond as follows: she will sail on the 15th instant; the next to Judgment for the defendant, with costs.
1 AMERICAN TELEGRAMS. desirable, and that it would be a good Graduated at University of London, 1863; civil in Japan and there is every prospect of a further Via Cape the . B. thing to reclaim Bowrington Gardens for service cadet in Hongkong, 186; faterpreter, advance there
1867; acting registrar-general, 1868; acting
The following telegrams from San Francisco some practical use. Since then a vote assistant harbour-master, 1869; sheriff, 1860; Lewis is loading and will soon be dispatched of $12,000 has been passed for filling / depoty marine magistrate, 1890; coroner, 1871 to Hongkong, rate 23. for general cargo exchanges were "crowded out" from one last barbarity. As soon as a Chinese gli is once and 245 for tea. The British "bark Assyria Herring's Cherry Cordial up the pond and re-turfing portions of the secretary to police inquiry commission, 1872 has been taken up at Horgkong, but we do not [ nights issue
acting assistant harbour-master, 1893; superin Race-course enclosure-the total cost is tendent of Victoria gaol, 18741 assistant colonial think she will wait for cargo from this. Depart secretary and clerk of councils 1875; superia-ures for London via Suez Canal-The steam estimated at $18,000-and the work is tendent of Chinese studies, 18751 postmaster ship Titan and Instant; steamship Hector 9h instant Departure for New York via Surz now being proceeded with, All this money general and collector of stamp revenue, 18751 Canal:-The steamship Porr Fairy via Amoy comes out of the public purse, and it is secretary to board of examiners in Chinese, with
1881; treasurer, 18831 member of Executiva S. Whitney, 30th ultimo. Quctations are:-- cound, 1884-We shall probably refer at Newchwang to Swatow, 18 Mex. cents per pleul, per picul, nominal Nagasaki to Shanghai, &r 30 greater length to his career here in a later issue: neritel, bercang to Autor au Mex, cents per ton of coal nett, for both steamers and sail ing vessels Settlements during the fortnight LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Charley British barque, 360 tons register, Nagasaki to Shanghal, $1,30 per ton coalf
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule mamayana 12
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Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallen, LIQUEURS.
Benedictine Maraschino Curaçoa Chartreuse
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MARRIAGES,
girl is that she should be betrothed as soon as possible. This is one of the many points in eard, to which it is almost impossible for the Chinese and the Anglo-Saxon to come to terms. To the latter the betrothal of a mere child, scarcely in her teens, is a piece of absolute
betrothed, she is placed in different relations to the universe generally. She is no longer allowed such freedom as hitherto, although that may have been little enough. She cannot go any where, because it would be "inconvenient." She might be seen by some member of the family
the Rev. John Gregory, ARTHUR GORTON, eldest being expended especially for the benefit seat at the board, 1876; acting colonial treasurer, 3rd instant., Vil Hongkong and Cape-Chai. Conservatives at the Carlton Club in opposing fato which she is, to marry, than which it is
On the 11th June, at All Salats, Fulham, by son of the late Fred. J. Angier, formerly of Hongkong and Canton, to ALEXANDRA KATE, youngest daughter of the late Edward Mansell, of Fulham,
On Thursday, toth July, 1890, at Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., ARTHUR RODOLPH NUNN AGASSIZ, I.M. Customs, second son of the Rev. Rodolph Agassiz, M.A., Rector of Rudnage, Oxfordshire, to BERTHA ADELINE HANISCH, fourth daughter
of the late Freidrick Otto Harlach,
DEATH,
On the 6th May, at Oxford, MABEL DES. BOROUGH, wife of Egerton B. Levelt-Serivener, Eng and second surviving daughter of the late Sir Harry Parkes, K.C.B., of China and Japan, Killed by the fall of her horse while riding.
of these votarles of polo, golf, and football, To throw Bowrington Gardens into the Race-course, which is the modest request. of the four "protesters," would cost at lenst $50,000, but these gentlemen make
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LONDON, June 13th. The Liberal Unionist branch of the Ministerial party held a meeting to-day under the presidency of Lord Hartington. A good, deal of irritation wis expressed at the course taken by many the scheme of the Government for saving their hardly possible to think of anything inore three chief measures of the session. Lord Har- hemible, "Why in the repressible Occidental the Government proposals, but different opinions that "it would not be proper." Why it would tington and Mr. Chamberlain strongly supported inquires, and is quenched by the information were expressed b Lord Symington and others. not be proper no one can ever tell, except that They complained of bad management on the it never was proper, and therefore is not so now part of the Government and some suggestions, and therefore never will be. The imminent. were made that it was time that a change in the risk that the girl might in some unguarded moment be actually seen by the family of the The favorite idea was that Lord Hartington future mother-in-law is a reason why so few em no offer to find the money to carry out this THE Foochow Ecke understands that teamento Arsenal $1.55 per ton coal, 11 lay days. Leadership took place.
are losing heavily at present, and been assured Hollow, British steamer, f96 tons register, fad" nor do they suggest where it is to that no more picking will take place in the Kuchinoisu to Swatow $2.00 per ton coal, should lead the House of Commons in the event gagements for girls are made in the town Cygnet British barque, 409 tons of Smith's resignation, and that Sir Henry James in which the girl lives, an arrangement be found. They doubtless would like the country, owing to the discouraging state of the dispatch.
register, Keelung to Shanghal, $1.65 per ton, should become Home Secretary ultimately. It which would seems to be for the convenience ay days. Caps City, British barque, 439 tons was decided to support the Government proposals of all parties, in a great variety of ways. communky to provide for the exclusive market. ⠀⠀⠀ amusement of golfers and polo players! but
register, same voyage, $1.65, per ton, 14 lay thus applying pressure from the Liberal: section It would put a stop to the constant deceptions this is "passing round the hat" on too
days. Disengaged, vessels in part-Luros, of the party to the dissatisfied. Conservatives, practised by the middle women, or professional American ship, 1,338 tons register. N. B. This is not likely to promote good feeling between match-makers, whose only object is to carry extensive a scale to meet with popular
Lauris, British ship; 1.315 tons register, Nancy the two sections. The Conservatives will resent through whatever match has been propored, In order to reap the percentage which will' koorus Pendiston, American ship, 1,383 tone,register.. the Liberal dictatorship, favor.
A TRENCH officer in Tonquis has been experi- menting with carrier pigeont. The other day the first of a batch that had been released at Taren-quan reached Hanoi within two hours, having covered ssa kilometres.