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$14.00 $1.25 $10.00 $1.00 112.00 $1.10
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1891.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
NINE persons are saved every week by t'e
National Life-boat Institution.
Tx inquiry into the circumstances connected with the murder on board the Namos of Capt. T. G. Pocrck, Mr. Petersen and others will be continued at the Magistracy at 9 o'clock to
menow morning..
EVEN the laxiest of men can usually see some. work that some other fellow ought to do,
The Nagasaki Express states Mr. S. Ichimura, of Sasche, ban entered into a contract with the Naval Department to make a ship-building yard, at Sasebo, at a cost of yan 38,000. THE General Managers (Messrs. Jardine, Mathe son & Co.) inform us that the Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Kutsane, from Calcutta, left Singapore last night for this por PROFESSOR Haien suggests that the force of a sian of gunpowder or dynamite, just as the waterspant at sea" is diverted and broken by a
WIN a man in drowning in mid-ocasm the like discharge of explosives.
should plant his feet firmly on terra firma" la one thing that is needfu!, no doubt, is that be the logical elucidation of an apparent impossi. billy given by General Booth."
The British Secretary of State for War has *pproved of the honorary rank of captain being after ten years commissioned service, instead conferred upon quartermasters of volunteer corps of after fifteen years' as heretofore.
TWENTY-FIVE on the breach with the rattan and six months' imprisonment with hard labeur war the magisterial fat sent forth by Mr. Wodehouse at the Polic: Court this morning, in respect to a carting shatcher who was caught plying his nefarious pidgin, way down in Lyndhurst Terrace graterday evening. Twenty-five strokes view of the frequency of this offence there can be little doubt but that these gentry richly deserve a flogging,
hint when, he joined that we werd on simas thing different to a regular trading voyage and and he was satisfied.****** that perhaps there was plenty of money in it,
he returned as he wanted to see me." At 8 o'clock he made himnute, and after the usual accompany him for a walk. The Don took me salutation, offering me a cigar, he begged me to laside the cly to a wine shop, whose dark On the 1st of May we took our departure from interior contrasted strongly with the bright Manila for a place called Engano, about 250 moonlight without. He was evidently knows, miles distant, ostensibly to take on board some and probably expected, as we were shown into baies of bagging, but really to hunt up more & private room without word, and a bottle of information concerning the treasure. Here part wins and glasses, were brought in. The occurred my first treable with the sailors, and Doa filled the glasses, and holding one up to It almost proved to be my last. We had a the light invlied me to take the other, saying, small dinghy hanging in dasis astern, which suddenly "Friend, do you wish to get away
we had anchored Dan Ignasio expressed a wish Do you wish to make money be inquired to on shore. Seeing Joaquin standing near,
to go "Yes," I stammared out, would do anything to attain that, and even riak,the captain on shore, but instead of oberlog,
short of robbery,
I ordered him to lower the dinghy and pull- my life is not robbery" he said, but you he coolly took a cigarette from behind his ear may have to defend your life, though probably and walked up to the galley fire to light it. there will be no danger whatever; and the Such an impudent disregard of my order I could blessings of the holy church will be over your not pass by, so I knocked the cigarette out of his the bottle to fill another glass, but be pushed it fearful malediction he pulled a long, sharp undertaking if you engage in it. I reached for mouth. This made his furious, and with away with an impatient movement of his hand. pointed knife from his waist and made a lunge "No more drink," he said, "but listen to me," at me with it, but the cock grasped his
Russian equivalent of our C. "M. G.-ship, is contornado may be largely diminished by the explo. is a pretty good dose of pickled raitan, but from Manila ?" "yes answered, 41 we used as a pulling ba1t'in harbour; and when
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At present Russia bas about 1,000,000 diled persons out of a population of roo,000,000. The ferred on the worst of the political prisoners, and is dreaded more than exile to Siberia.
port this morning reports that the Japanese THE British steamer Nation which arrived in
steamer Tsuruga Maru-the planter vessel of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Co.'s Japan, we Amey, Manila Une-was in Amoy on the 5th,
inst.
secution.
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GREAT interest is shown in Spain in a very curious extradition case. A young Frenchman 886 on strong circumstantial evidence that he was condemned to penal 'servitude for life in
WONO TAI, 39, of Samui, charged with taking Tax following are the names of the men who vici escaped from French to Dutch Guiana to was concerned in the murder of an old wealthy friced and neighbour of his father. This 'con- part in the piratical attack on the Namon appeared amongst the "great unwashed" at
were chosen to play for the Stralis against June, 1800, after suffering hardships that gave him Mr. Wodehouses, rauster this mornlag. The Horgkeng Messrs. EW, Birch (Capt.), E. Vevere liver complaint. He was joined there by his case was remanded until to-morrow when the Horsby, S.C. Fox, A. H. Bagnall, H. L. Talbot, father, who always believed him inaccent, and witnesses, officem of the Namoa, who identified aspector Hughes, A. B. Hinde, R. G. Wa'an, bad tiled hard to get the sentence revised. He him last week will give evidence for the pro-E Higgibbatham, R. McKensie, and A. J. brought him back to Europe on medical advice, and father and son went to Spain to Palencia, in father consulted a lawyer, after first asking him if they could trust in his respecting professional secrecy. The lawyer promised, crecy, but, iter hearing the case and their inquiry About Spanish extra- authorities, who arrested the fugitives and lodged them in gaol, pending extradition formalities. The Madrid Press condemns the conduct of the lawyer, who has been clied to appear before the council of bis order to jsality sim elf. How many are there, wonder, in the local detach scat of the Devil's brigade who would not have done likewise 7
Specially selected old vintage......$20.00 $1,75 | CONGRESSMAN William McKinley, has been in
BURGUNDY.
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Burgundy with strengthening
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Congress for twelve years, but he is still comparatively poor. He was a small form in Columbiana County, Ohio, and a modest but
and he forthwith began to explain what he prevented his doing any mischief. And
wished me to do.
this
Nor an Island has risen or sunk from sight inntile, where the wretched invalid' and his when, after weeks of labour, the ruins had beca || Bajadanto, a place 63 miles nearer Manila
the Pacific Ocean for thirty-four years, and ecologists say that nature is resting for a future mighly effort, An English geologist predicts that within fifty years convulsion of nature below the surface of the sea.
properties..................................................................$14.00 $1.25 | atizactiva residenco at Canton, where he always 】 will sink the whole of New Zealand fifty feet dition treaties, be denounced them to the local recently, when secret information, had been alires, who awarmed round the schooner from
gundy, fine flavour and bouquet.$14.00
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$1.25
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lved. Aside from these he has little, and fifty thousand dollars would probably be considerably above the sum-total of bis possessions. THE lamentations of Jeremiah were as nought, compared with those that are bring secretly rented in Hongkong to-day-for news of another defeat has come to Band," "Mr. Arthur K. Travers in is receipt of a telegram stating that "Colombe beat Hongkong by so wickets.” Singaposa won by 170 runs and now Colombo by to wickets i What can it be--the whisky or the weather ?
THREE armed ruffians who were caught in the act of entering the house of Messrs. Schellham & Co.'s compradors in Fletcher Street with latent to commit a robbery are now doing their twelve months' hard by ordat of Mr. Wodehouse
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whom they had the pleasure of interviewing at the Police Court. This is the first conviction under the new "Magistrate Ordinance” which came into force on the set instant.
Tux Milli Maru, Capt. J. B. Macmillar, will sail for Melbourac via Singapore and Sydney at 2000 to-morrow. This is the first Japanese-owned steamer that has been despatched to Austrailm, a fact which, taken in conjunction with the line, which the enterprising owners have fast established between Japan and Manila, shows how the Japanese are going ahead. When will John Chinamas launch out in the foreign
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Tux Straits Independent feels uneasy on account of news of short rice crops in India, Burmah, and Slam, and anticipates bard times for consumers of imported grala in the Colony. It urge the Government to encourage rice growing in the Settlements and the Protected States by winging Irrigation facilities into play, and liberallsing the land laws. It says that the latter check setile- ivate and discourage cultivation enterprise. Rumour has it that several extates in the Province have been abandoned in consequence.
ALEXEI Pjałachschejen," the Russian poet who celebrated bis poetical jubilee in St. Petersburg three years ago, has suddenly become « rll
Hoandre
comes into possession of fed Besides more than two million roubles,
"desjatinen" of land and a splendid house la St. Petersburg. He comes of an old noble family, bat is as youth he was deprived of his rank by Czar Nicholas, only to bave it restored by Cast, Alexander the Second, because of bravery shown in the Caucasus. The death of a wealthy kins fertuak man now puts him in possession of this large
THERE will be a game of football under Rugby The match is Club y. Navy, and play in to rules at Happy Valley to-morrow alteranos. commence at 4.30 pm sharp. The Club team are requested to wear blue and white jerseys, "and to turn up punctually, The following team E, Gedge, J. M. Dow, A. Chapman, E. Eskich, H. S. Bura, J. Anderson, J. H. Sample K. A. Stevens, J. M. Atkinson (Captain), E. Fearon, H. W. Sinde, G. M. Wheeler, A, Hough, E B. Shepherd, A. N. Other.
DARING ROBBERY IN THE
HARBOUR...
the p.m. on
5th
of
Doa about this matter, he only shrugged his I always carried my revolver. When I told the shoulders, and told me to be cautions. His stay on shore was short and evidently unsatisfactory, as be~quickly returned, with a cloud on bla brow, and ordered me to get under weigh for
receive a passenger. We arrived there in due where we would hear some news and probably time, and found it to be a small fishing village, peopled by half-amphibious and almost naked,
Don Ignasio spent two whole days morning ili night in their canoes, begging, shore here, and when he returned on the smile on his allow countenance, The wind third day I saw success written in the antisfied was fresh and fair as we proceeded with all smil set within an hour after the Dos had come on beard. Capo Bajadore was Just rounded when I was told to steer towards the shore and anchor as near it as I could with safety. I consequently kept the vessel in, and the lead going, and anchored in
During the earthquaker and typhoons in Maalla in 1863, when the city was almost des troyed, one of the churches, with hourds of gold, silver, and precious stones, the accumulations of centuries,was levelled to the ground; and thoroughly searched, an sign of these transures could be found; they had completely disappeared as if they had never existed. Much money had been spent in lavestigation, but so clue could be discovered of their whereabouts until quite received that the treasures were in the bands of a few unscrupulous persons, but beyand the ecclesiastical court had concluded to employ rench of the Ruthenities in Manila. The high craft and cunning against the sacrilegious bandits for the recovery of this immence treasure. A schooner was purchased, which they intended to it out as a trader, with a picked crow, and after trading between the islands to allay suspicion, gradually approach the place where the treasure was concealed and surprise the
fathoms of water, less than 300 robbers in their retreat. They had already yands from the wooded shore, where not a human engaged the commander, but now wanted being or a habitation was in sight. It was now the recommendation of Don Igapsia. I had to bright light in the rigging, and also to let the mate, and were ready to engage me, through getting dark, and the Don ordered me to hang promise to be secret as the grave; as all the allors go below, that we had better keep head if I divulged anything, but a great pecuniary Later, when we were alone on deck, he told s curses of the church would be heaped on my watch, and he would take the first one himself, stood him to say that the disappearance of the secured by the robbers, during the panic follow. reward was held out if we succeeded. I ander what had happened. After the treasure had been although several years had passed, and the Engano, from there to Bajadante, and then to treasure was still a secret to the people generally, ing the earthquake, they first conveyed it to intended to keep it so even if it were recovered. the island of Tamatan where it was buried,
was ready to risk a great deal to change my rabbers, a native of Bajadanto, bad quarrelled It did not take me long to make up my mind. where it still was six months ago; one of the preseil circumstances, I told the Don that he with the rest, and bad to Ace from them. This smile of satisfaction on his lips, and it deepened hoping to secure a reward and a free pardon could depend on me, which brought a grim was the man who bad given the information, when I expressed a wish to be introduced to my Den Ignazio had seen this man yesterday and straightened himself up se ho answered: rest if we should come across them, but they had future commander as soon as possible. He persuaded him to go with us and point out the will be your future commander!" I had not probably left Tamatan for some other island arthry imagined say thing of that sort, and it took me had a small stoop, and were only four in number. as he undoubtedly was, I believed he was had no opportunity to do so. This Bejadanto max not a bad fellow at the bottom, and I bad was to come across the laland to-night and bail no doubt but that be would fight well, in the schooner, and we should lower the boat and
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Some idea of the large number of dangerous hunting-ground may be causared from the criminals that find. Hongkong a congenia! facts connected with the Namoa piracy, the three that tragedy, the arrest of two armed gangs murders committed here within a week after of robbers en bord steamers sailing from Hongkong to Canton, and finally fremst this colony on Monday evening. The facts of armed attack made upon a boat in the waters of the affair are as follow:-At instant, a sampan fonded with four chests of
6 opiums was despatched by a Chinese merchant from the Harbour Office pier to Sbau-kt was for plum Farmers boiling down estabilabmeat the purpose of having it prepared for use at the
Whitfield was passed, when suddenly the which is situated there. All went well until, occupants of the sampan were fired uoon by a number of men who, towing at a furlour pace, came darbing alongside occupants surrender under threats of lostant the sumpan, bade tha death, transshipped the opium to their own boats light-draft fishing smack-and, after threatening to shoot them as dead na stenes, if they informed the police, left in a northerly THE British War Office authorities hava decided from their fright they rowed back to West direction. After the sampan people recovered to pull down Regent's Park barracks this month, Point with all hate, and foformed the April. In view of the calargement, the Crows The police were informed but, it is said, did and commence the erection of the new quarters merchant to whom the oplem belonged has taken some adjolaleg property: kospital," which has hitherto doss duty for recovered five balls of opium in the house of
The nothing until yesterday morning, when they Knightsbridge as well as its own quarters, will noted "shady" character at Tekakwan who said carried out the Blues are either to be stationed day three brothers were arrested in any also be enlarged. While the work is being he picked it up on the beach." Later in the at Hounslow or in Ireland. The barracks ware close to the house where the five balls were condemned ten years ago, and the drainage is recovered and in their domicile, a "fake" coffin evidence that the men while deliberately under-alleged to be very defective, especially under the shop, 317 balls of the stolen drug were found mining the wall were filled by a sudden Oficers, Mess and the stables, collapse, being buried in the debris which was
stowed in a coffin. These three coffin-dealers composed of half and quarter hundredwolght
this moraleg, charged with stealing $2,500 were arrested and brought before Mr Wodehouse stones. The mortar, too, was of very inferior
worth of opium and were remanded for week quality which accounted for the wall fallag
pending the apprehension of several other bright than · the deceased' expected. Worship found that death resulted from in-
specimens of humanity who are supposed to Juries received by the falling of a wall on the deceased."
has become a necessity, says1he L. &* C. Express, has been selected to play for the. Club-Mesir, the robbers boarded their craft. Three with surprize. But why not? Religious fanatic They had not yet disposed of the loot because they
THE publication of the Brunel Order la Conaci! in consequence of the further attention, which that country has attracted during the last year or of and for enintig ad other of land and concessions for, and Regulation of purposes to British subjects, and regulation of any dispates which might arise under these | necessitated the provisio a now pul in force. The Crder itself does no mterially differ, except where local condlilons bave to be studied, from those in force for the jurisdiction of British
subjects in Sław, China, and Japan.
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Mx. Wodehouse held an inquiry at the Magis | tracy this morning into the circumstances connected with the death of two bricklayers who met their death while pulling down the wall of a house at Yaumat! recently. It transpired in
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interesting occasions.
it is only a mail ago, says the London & China Express, that the text of the Tientain sppaal for funds to support the starring Chiness in ment on this philanthropy is unfortunately sap-have been connected with the case. the district was received. A lamentable com- | plied in the following telegram from Reuter's
agent at St. Petersburg, which renda→
Intilence red hê dom Windiyostock report that a popular formant parvaila's Tientsin.
these being randazad deepers in from want of food, have threatened to mainten the Europeans, and than march upon Peking to demand roller from the Emperor himself. It is added that there are si present dis war vamalt at "famanamaly, four Chime, one Fruch, and one Americas for the protection of Europasas.
large numbers of the inhabitants are densitate, and to
We observe that no British gunboat appears as being there, though it was about time that the ual vessel should take up her quarters for the
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CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions exprmoed by Correspondenza in this column),
PERMANENT JUBILEE MEMORIAL. TO THE Xuron of twa "HomoKONG TELEGRAFNI, DRAE SI-Referring to the long effusion on
seven gencri for dhe Church is devoted take him on board secretly as he knew that he servant he appeared to be. Still I thought it had been well watched since his desertion from self in the scheme, as he was probably well 11 o'clock by the hail from there. The Das would be rather imprudent for him to show him the gang. Our conversation was interrupted st have spies there. When I expressed my doubts passenger, while the rest got the schooner under known in Manila, and the robbers were sure to and one sailor pulled in for the expected
cssection with the church. They only knew as the sails began to draw and our course was to him, be told me that nobody knew of his waigh. The boat returned and was hoisted up him as an old saltor, at present in the Govern- set for the open sea. I had now a good look at ment service from which he would in a day or the new arrival, and a mare unprepossessing two be publicly dismissed in disgrace. As I had visage I had seldom seen. We had had fine
thought the schooner would be here inside advised the Don't no farther objection to make, I agreed to join weather since leaving Manila, but it now began bias and to be ready at any moment. He to look ditty, and the baremeter fell rapidly. I wack, when he would take command, sad anchor until the bad weather passed, but bis "balween the islands and could thea folk bar, but la the meantime I had impatience to proceed was so great that ha to remain where I was. We drank success to would not consent to any delay. When we got
deserted and silent streets. The Don parted gale, and created a tremendous sex which was our expedition, and I felt highly eisted as we clear of the shelter of the land we felt the whole walked to my lodging, through the now almost force of the wind, which had increased to a heavy from me at the door, enjoining the airictest every minute rising higher. Both wind and sex sccr-cy. I did not see the Doa fer the five were in our favour, sawe scudded before it under following days, and began to chafe over the only a handful of canvas, and made tolerably fair when one morning I heard his voice, running. Extremely careful steering was neces= Inquising for me. I hurried down to meet him, try, as the slightest saving would probably and found bim standing at the door conversing result in the schooner broaching to, the conse- with the landlord. Here is luck, amigo: Don quence of which in such a gale would have been Ignazio has got a ship for you I exclaimedaks disastrous. Baker and I took watch and witch; mesties, as he alread in imagination was finger the Don being laid up in his berth sea-sick, ing my advance. True, said the Don, I Baker had been on deck daring the forenoom, locked to him for confirmation, "if you will go and when I relieved him at noon I stood aft for in a small schooner as mate, with me; but your a while watching the steering. Had it hers PAY will only be thirty dollars per month. Will safe I would have hove her to, but the gale was you go!" As I was apparently doubtfully new at its bigbest, and I dreaded attempting to considering the offer, my landlord, afraid that bring her up in the wind. The waves were not
MARRYING, and giving in marriage, seem to be the orders of the day with the Stanley Opera Troupe. Two have taken place since the com- pany's re ura'here, and if rep as he true more are to follow. The last to whisper "yes" was Mina Dolly Inman, a favorite member ofthe company, and in consequence that young lady was this morning joined in the bands of holy wedings with Mr. W. Farmer, the late manager of the troupe, at the Cathedral Quite a fashionable winter. We trust the difficultles experienced in | this subject which you favoured with space is would decline, and that the coveted dollars would | long, but of an enormous height, thels topmost crowd witnessed the ceremony, 'but, as our getting the Firabrand out at the end of last your columas last night, permit me to suggest slip out of bis grasp, hastened to assure the Don / sides foaming and curling as they raced on
society" man was unfortunately engaged cisa
reason will not be made the precedent for mot to your readers that they need not warry them. where, we are unable to tell who they were, and detailing a gunboat to be stationed in the river selves about the maintenance of the Public that I would be only too glad to go, and, after the other. Joaquin was at the tiller, and what they wore, al is customary on these during the winter season.—There's nothing in it. School. The colony is overdene with scholastic document which I signed; thirty deser wears each succeeding wave.."As both air and water did not contradict bim, the Don produced a was apparently doing his best, carefully watching establishments and were it not, the educa tion of the youth of Hongkong being under counted out to me on the spot to the missing's were warm I was but lightly clothed when MR. WILLIAM SMITH, M. Inst. C.E., Aberdeen, the supervision of an important depart. great, delight, and I was told to be on board the cams on deck, and had neither hat nor boots, has patented as arrangemist of ship rallwayment, the subject dilated upon by Anschooner the next day, Most of the thirty dollars Observing that the fore-ak eet was washing a beet which has been reported on favourably by Sir English Resident" would be dealt with by these
went into my landlord's pocket, and with the in the las scuppers, I stepped forward to coll it balance I bought a few articles necessary for my up out of the water. 1 and already succeeded say, which we may reasonably expect the Jubilee board the schooner, which was in charge of a back, coming from the side. I looked af other and mere Important memorials, I should
in partly doing this, when I suddenly felt the The following morning at so o'clock I went on wind, which had been blowing on my General Committee to bring before the pable in due course. If their propositions are distasteful Manila man who gred me somewhat suspic and saw Joaquin, with demoniacal grin on then will be the time, not the present, for a ruskily when I informed him that was going his face, jamming the tiller hard down and Upon the columas of the public press.
la the vessel. She was a real country wallsh, and shooting the schooner up in the wind. At the in dreadful disorders both standing and running same moment a green, frothing wave, towering Yours, #tc
gear knotted and spliced, sails with patches upon high over my head, came tumbling over the low patches; and the paint, what was left of it pealing bawarks, and twept me of my feet, sending Hongkong, 6th January, 189t,
off. She was evidently of green old age and unresistingly, lato, the fathomless desp to had been badly used for years. The Dos grlaned leeward had kept hold of the fore-sheet is 1 and to my question did he not intend to put her. I carried along, that the rope tijd rapidly though at my look of dismay when he arrived on board went overboard, but by such a terrible force was In better order before we left, answered with my fagers, chuẩng them to the bones, until the be ready to rail before the month was up that
* Jerks remember cursing
but that be still
carried is taken bollies as ship, would be
WHAT prompts an ass to bray? This is u question that bas paraded naturallets from time immemorial almost as much indeed as did that of the procreation of the ornithorhynchus ↑ E. J. Reed. The weight of the vessel to be who are paid to see to such matters. There are intended voyage, . LASERJ Paradoxes. Laurence Sterne, the parson philosopher too, rare the subject much attention but could never settle,`øven to his own satisfaction whether it was from pain or pleasure, sorrow or anger, that the donkey trayed. But there are asses and asses, and ke whose #he-hawa" are reproduced in the China Mail has even been an interesting study to OL The repriers, of the prisoner Thang Li by Governor Des Voeux is the latest subject at which this oracle of the Sazil braya bus whathar in protest against, or acquiesenes si, his Excellency's acilon, no one—not even * Neddy" bimanif, can say. He tried such course but as usual made a dismal fällure of bath of them --and an object of himself.
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frame fixed on The water-borne on these bige, and rise or fall Little at the various changes of gradient, the bags accommodating themselves to the vertical deviations of the railway. The method of con. struction and working of this ship railway was shown at the late Edinburgh Exhibition. The larcator points out that if a skip railway ware constructed between the Bristol Exanası and Waymonths the latter port would, almost immediately spring lato a couling station of the first importance, as the proposed kailway
| place it în direct communication with the Welsh coal-deids, and would enable coal to be delivered
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curt "na." He then informed me that woman wakker and speculating whether
four trustworthy men and a cook; the end
At the Parisor in barges at a cost of not 'mere | famed city of Manila; net as a guest of thé | kàhad enga wanted a second materke land | ing, at the thought of bow disavOWLICIES
formed a slight aquaintence with a your p
resort a gentleman got ́n tin of raspberry.1% With all the most recent improvements "in decks and51 had little, to expect from them, baing á | Bouffar, with the same, of g
It,
During the spring of 1866, I was in the than 11. 6d. per ton additional to the price at the Captala-Genovaimot even living in one of
come; then I found myself laughe It was mentioned at a recent meeting of the | pit's mouth or port of shipment. Another pro- | the luxurious hotels, but as a castaway, hard
the Dan Australian Women's Christian Temperance posed rosta would be from the Gelway to the op, staying in an obscure lodging, kept by a American of the name of Haker, whe had beas
when he found had Union that the fermented wine used, for same- byss, and a further age from the Forth to the cock fighting, garlic-eating westiap Of all the left behind in hospital frose some ship, but was shifted like akatidescape from purple to pink changed to a beautiful, red, and 2000 Shortly mental purposes was “abaminable and accursed | Clyda.
porte in the east I believe Manila in the worst now well, I thought I might be able to induce the devil in solution, in fact." A Mrs. Fall
In a hundred diffrent tinta, and all dals time) for & sallar in distress. I had indeed a hard has to go if the looks of the vessel did not acard was going down, down, down, when all of wood told unfermented wine was recently forgotten at a built by the Blyth Shipbuilding Company, was to get away from the place. I had applied, to persuasion. I got him to consent, to my great black cathy
a story of how, by some means, the Ox Nov. 14th, a steal crew passenger steamer, time of it, and would have embraced say chance bim; and the next day,stas, magreat deal of sudden I felt a terrible sheck and all turned suburban church, satij too late. "The minister launched at Blyth. The vessel in a sister ship the Consuls for aid, but in valu, as far last relief, as I did not like the idea of being alone in his difficulty appealed to one of his members, to the Ching Fing, which was launched a few vessel I had been on board was Spanish on board with such a villainous looking draw a rolled down steep hills, headed up naked in bar- I have read about unfortunate wretches being white ribbonite, and said, 1 soppage I must weeks ago, and in so feet long, by as fest coasting brig, and ibis absolved them from the sailors proved to be when they were rels studded with sharp spikes i and I used te not pie port wine ?" Certainly Hot!
of the breadth, and 13 feet inches deep. The vessel taking may interest in my fate, and left me to mastered. But the Dow find confdef cell Imagine the agonies they must have endured. replied. They tried to make a drop of raisin which was named the o Ping, is equipped the tender mercies of the Spanish authorities them. One in particular, ations, thick set, Sach were the feelings I experienced when I be wine, but were unsuccessful, and kan Jast
Tenquis machinery, including steam windlass and baretic and a gringo. Shortly after my
- gan to awako again to consciousness! Millbano, me with great aversion, and had of pins and needles sticking into my flesh from poured some boiling water over it, strained capatas; steam steering gear and steam winches arrival at Manila had rendered a slight service already presentimant that he would la somb head to foot sharp. pincers pinching me, the
for discharging cargo, fall poop for passengers, to an official in the office of the captain of the way play us false. The o
cook was the only blood urging through" my wine, one moment trepcal prestola piel sid nad one I placed war lleries on Ho ho hand like lightning and liquid fire, then stopping bey raspberry jam for twenty cents a ta at any repeas and xatire officers, engineers, dotknow--and he used occasionally to visit me and for years cook on American Fahlps, HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1891.... local store and hot water is cheap enough, but Triple expansion engines, guaranteed to steam bring me cigars or fruit and stay for half an speak English For Coimple of
surge. Slowly, how awfalls slowly! my percep what a revoltingly, profaid religion must that be oksets on a very small consumption of coal, will hour's chat, with me. He was a tall, dark - mitte: bury taking in cargo and Praky nemal / suddenly, but only to make quother violent the imagination of whose followers generally be fitted by Mr. Pratt of Hadderaald. The bllous-looking individual, with a broad befamed puiting the schooner ship thape; but the Before
med my "sufferings became less, tion opened.. TELEGRAM S.
fanatics, by the same token-does not soar above bollers are also adapted for burning weed. The sombrane tilted over his glistening eyes, which Dan seemed averse 16 any improvement sound becamcards basi crushed-sugar and turalp-seed l creed Pings which will carry :1,000 tons dead twinkled like stars in a dark night, and were being made in her appearance and rhy little finally I could datinguish Baker's voice. When clearers until which lady settled matters" "by saying weight on ft fect draught, has bees ball to the never at rest. These eyes always produced was done in this direction. He made Baker and I opened my eyes I found I was lying on the THREATENING MESSAGE FROM THE
certainly not to the highpriest, and in which order of Mr. James Whittall, of London, per strange efect on me, and I feared him, though. I presents of two good revolvers half a dozen cabin table, with Baker stooping over me and ENGLISH MINISTER AT WASHINGTON.gentleman stratos raspberry Jam in order Mr. John White, and during constraction was I felt attracted towards him. He was very muskets were alte brought on board, though we
ubbing mc to typify something which let venerated by been superintended by Mr. T. G. Walton also of religious, tad, afterwards discovered, a discovered later that no ammunition came with me loading at him he ceased, and
me with all his strength. When he saw a problee
..." LONDON, January 5th. It is stated that Sir Julian Fauacriote has millions of Christians and adored by millions London, who has alts looked after the binding perfect tot in the hinds of the priests. notised Secretary Blains that any seizure of Venerationg: No one in so obscene as your the carriage of cosi frwm the Kalping mines in one evening on returning home, I was told that insuring monthly pay of fod dolars whether we Don, pale as a ghost, altting close to rast more, in a blasphemy against the human bump | of the engings. Both vessels are intended for I had aceŋ la Manila about two months, when less Before we sailed the Dow gave me a paper to I thought you were gone, old man! "The British Dealers outside the league, limit of fessied religionist but thank Heaven they don't | China of which Mr. Teog King ling la 'chlaf | Dan Iguerío had been there, and'leli a message. succeeded not, and's hours of 15,000 dollar holding one of my hands. I was still too weak
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