Entimations.
DAKIN BEOS, OF CHINA, LIMITED, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C
PURE WINES.
Wheg to invite careful attention to the
following selection from our Wine List, far we have succeeded in combining purity and excellence of quality with moderate prices,
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Vino Generoso—a generous
round wine, green seat..$ 6.00 Vino Depasto medium diy wins with delicate flavour. redent
$0.60
$10.00
$1.00
Amontillado-a high class
natural wine for connols- seurs of Sherry, yellow seal.$11.00
$1.10
Delicioso-the very finest
sherry procurable, 6 years
In bottle........$14.00
PORT..
Superior qualiti...$10.00 Invalid Part, gold séal ............$12.00
Old Thway, soft and mature,;
black sent
Specially selected old vintage.$20.00
BURGUNDY,
Burgundy with strengthen
ing properties.......$14.00 Chablia mellow White
Burgundy, fine flavour and '
banquet $14.00
CHAMPAGNE
well matured,
$1.25
$1.00
$1.10
$1.25 $1.75
'Beaune-a full-bodied Red
$1.25
$1.25
specially selected dry wine. $18,00
$1.75
LemolueVin-brut Cuvea
Royale: As Supplied regu-
latly to the Prince of Wales,
Avize-a
House of Commons, and the
chief clubs in London, &c...$12.00-
Per chas of 24 pints
$3.00 $33.00 $1.00 We are sole Agents in China. for the Sale of this splendid Wine.
(Telephone No. 60.)'. Nos. 22 & 24 QUEEN'S. ROAD CENTRÁL.
Hongkong, 9th March, 1891.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1891.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESEKCTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANOM.
The
Hongkong Celegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIday, March 20, 1861.
TELEGRAMS.
MR.. GLADSTONE'S PLATFORM. :
LONDON, March 18th. Mr. Gladstone, speaking at Hastings, expressed himself satisfied with the Marquis of Salisbury's Foreign Policy, but severely criticised finance He declared his adherence to the Home Rule
programme.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL. MORE than a thousand prisoners are being treated for berl-beri at Bultenzorg (Java),
Tat women of the day might well despair if nature had formed them on the lines that fashion builds them.
Tx Superintendent of the P. & Q. S. N. Ce. informs us that the Company's steamer Lombardy left Bombay for this port on the 18th inst. at 5.30 p.m.
Tux agents (Messrs. Geo, R. Stevens & Co.) | Inform us that the Nippon Yusen-Kalsha's new steamer Hireikima Maru, from London and Middlesbro', left Singapore yesterday for this port. A REGULAR Convocation of Cathay Chapter, No. 1165, will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at B.30 for 9 o'clock A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. precisely. Visiting companions are cordially
BY APPOINTMENT,
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG.
E invite attention to the following old
cellent quality and good value for the money.
Wuded Brands, all of which are of ex-
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled
by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices,
In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired.
Orders through Local Post or by Telegram ceive prompt attention.
PORTS. (For Invalids and general uss.)
For done
A Alto Doura, good quality,
Green Capsala..............................$10
B Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsule
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12
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule 14 D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)
SHERRIES.
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A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule......... 6 B Superior Pale Dry, dioner
wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50
C Manzanilla, Pale Natural,
Sherry, White Capsule.i... 10 Superior Old Dry, Palo Natural Sherry, Red Scal Capsule.d
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, cholec old wine, White Seal Capsule................
I Extra Superior Old Pale
Dry, very finest q Black Seal Capsule Bottled)....
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Tux latest addition to the Italian. Navy, the Francesca Moresini, a twin-screw battle-ship of 11,000 tons and 164 knots, carries four 105-ton Armstrong guns mounted in pairs on barbeites, beside other smaller arins.
ENGLISH Journals Intimate that it is "not desirable" that the United States should have a coaling station on the Sandwich Islands. No doubt Uncle Sam will courteously and diplomatically accept that intimation ar finsi.
ARROULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No: 1926, will be held, in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the zjrd instant, at 8.30 for 9 pm. precisely." Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
A LONDON firm of engineers has received a concession for the building of an electric railway, five miles in length, between Naples and Capo dl Monte. The work must be finished within
THE story of great purchases of land in Mexico by the Mormons is repeated. The statement is that 3,000,000 acres have been acquired in Northern Mexico, and that it is designed to | nine months, remove the Mormon population of the United
her."
A CHINESE errand boy in the employ of Mohamed Arab, draper, Lyndhurst Terrace, was charged at the Police Court to-day with stealing goods from the shop to the value of $18. The defendant admitted the theft and was sent to gaol for six weeks,
THI paternal (?) N. I. Government has, It is reported, lent the newly made Sultan of Slak | ten thousand guilders, to defray the expenses of his installation. It would be interesting to know if the rate of interest is as high as that of the local Shylock.
AT the Magistracy this morning Fung Ki wai
charged with begging from Europeans in Wyndham Street yesterday afternoon. Serge Baker arrested the defendant, upon whom was
found a small sum of money. Mr. Wise imposed A fine of $1 with the alterative' of "six days' imprisonment.
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“A_CORRESPONDENT" writing to the Sumaträ Courant on the affairs of the island, Inland, says:-On the second of February twenty five mea under the command of aCaptain and a licuteri- ant left the fort at Kelapan Dua to reconnaitre in the direction of a stockade from whence the Achloeie were continually fuing on the fort. They found the place unoccupied and the enemy. being unaware of the presence of troops, were busy holding a bazaar behind the stockade. The soldiers opened fire and the Achinese fled, leaving their goods and eight dead behind them. A large number of weapons were captured. Whilst retiring one soldier was slightly wounded. LETTERS received from her Majesty's cruiser Mohawk, dated Las Palmas, stated that this vessel, which has been sent out to relieve the
Archer on the West Coast of Africa, thus taking wrecked, has so far had a very rough passage. the place of the Serpent which was recently The ship is described as top-heavy, and very ancomfortable in a seaway, owing to which til hands were turned out for two nights in succession. The gangways were carried away and the boats stove in. There were two feet of water in the steerage, and the pumps were kept going all one day, the vessel at this time heeling 45 degrees. Comforting—very 1.
WOODYEAR'S Circus, now under the manage ment of Mr. Robert Love, arrived in Singapore on the 13th lust', and will probably make a stay | of two or three weeks, there, prior to paying
another visit to Bangkok. It is quite on the cards ANOTHER smart capture was made by Detective that as there is Nkely to be a theatrical com. Sergeant Hadden at noon yesterday. The wily pasy la Hongkong at the time the circus la due | officer 'noticed a boy leaving a pawnshop sad here, the astute Mr. "Bob" Leve may pay Salgonquestioned him as to what he had been doing, to visit, and thence on to Manila before performing which the Chinaman replied that he had been here.
It would appear 'that those members of the Mila Dramatic Company who are of the male persuasion can wield the willow to some effect, and indeed cricket seems to be their favorite with the N. C. Officers of the 58th Regiment in Singapore they defeated the 'Steel-backs easily, After the ratch Mr. Mila and his com- pany entertained their opponents at dinner at the Adelphi Hotel, where a very fovisi evening was spent,
recreation. We note that in their last match
doing nothing. Another boy was standing close by and the detective hauled the two of them into the pawnshop, where it was found a couple of rolls of Shanghal cloth had just been pawned by the youth who had been doing nothing.' The detective after taking the boys to the Central suspects was employed at a drapery shop, the Station made enquiries and found one of the
master of which had lately missed seven rolls of Shanghai cloth. Mr. Wise, after examining the youths, ordered one a weeks imprisonment and twelve strokes with a rattan, and the other to be kept in Imprisonment for three weeks,
It would seem that it is only British
most
THE people of Boston, U.S.A., bave free access to about 2,000,000 books in the public libraries, There are half a million volumes in the City A PECULIARITY about the " 1891 "is that adding Public Library and its branches, another half the first figure to the second makes the third, million in the Howard Atheneum and State and subtracting the fourth figure from the thin libraries, and fully a million in semi-public and know to the contrary, has been carried out
gives the second. Adding the four figures together gives ur the number of the century. Tury are talking about drilling a well at Butler, Fean., to be 40,000 feet deep, with the idea of "piping off heat for economic purposes." It is likely that when this feat is accomplished the letter, may be converted Into 'h.' in connection with the undertaking, THE little Republic of Urugnay has set to the 1.25 great pations a good example of disarmament. It is true that its standing army consists of only two or three battalions or troops; but even these are considered too much for a peace-loving people and are accordingly disbanded,
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other libraries. It is estimated that there is an average of fifty volumes in each occupied dwelling-houre in the city. According to the cannus of 1885, there were in the librarles of Massachusetts over 4,100,000 bound volumes, and about 1,300,000 pamphlets and 35,000 manuscripts.
As will be seen from an announcement In another colame the usual Easter Meeting of the Hong- kong Rifle Association will be held on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 27th, 28th and 30th
insta. There are thirty-one events to be com- peted for, including Aggregates and with favor able weather the meeting promises to be a most successful one. There are separate Aggregates for Volunteers, Members of the Civil Service, Police, Navy and Array (Officers). Navy and Army(other than Commissioned Officers) and also for all comers. It is to be hoped that the entries will be large, especially for the latter, as they are open events given to encourage shooting,
hospitality that proves distasteful to the young Czarewitch after all, for a elaborate programme was arranged for hin cotertainment in Batavia, which for aught we
The Chairman sald that as the hon, member was at the table he thought he must request him to vole,
The votes were recorded as follows:-
FOR.
ACAINET.
Mr. H. Whitches Mr. Ha Kai
Mr. L. 1. Keswick Nr. P. Ryla
The Surveyor-General The Registrar General The Colonial Treasurer The Attorney-General Mr. C. F, Chater The vote was therefore passed. VOTES PASSED.
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The sums of: $960 for the salaries of two student interpreters; $1,800 as a supplementary vote for Peak Water, supply: $6:o as compass | stonate allowance for the widow of the late Inspector Swanston of the H. K. Police Force: $840 for the Postmaster-General's quarters for defraying the cost of analysing the observations year: $536.84, equivalent to £85, for and readings of the tides at Hongkong for 1887-88 and making the results avaliable for future predictions: $2,577:42 to cover payments for the undermentioned works not completed before the 31st last December, and for which no provision has been made in this year's estimates, namely, re-drainage of Government Civil Hospital $119.82, and construction of a storro water drain in Jubilee Street $4.457.60. The unexpended balance from 1899 was $19,363.35 $2,500 to provide permanco! moorings for the new hospital ship Flygaia also $29,300, re-vote, for the last two instalments to be paid for the building of the flygria; $188, being undrawn salary of the third bailiff of the Supreme Court from xat May to 22nd September, 1890, was voted to the first and second balliffs in proportions recommended having done the work from the time the third by the Registrar, the first and second bailiffs
bailiff absconded until a successor was appointed; account of the Pokfulam filter bed, and $485.59. $3.254.47; unexpended balance in 1890 on
lonate allowance to the widow and children of excessover estimated cost; and $885 as a compai-
the late H. L. Mather, second lighthouse keeper were voted.
The passing of these votes brought the proceedings to a close.
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
The following despatch relating to military contribution was laid on the table at the Legis lative Council meeting yesterday afternoon :-
DOWNING STREET,
13th February, 1891. SIR-I am fuformed by the Secretary of State
for War that the full military contribution for the year 1890 has not yet been paid, and I have accordingly telegraphed to you this day request- ing that the balance of the amount should be paid to the Military Authorities as soon as possible,
I observe that the increased contribution has now been voted for this year, and you will of course see that the proper amount is paid at the end of the current quarter.
I shall address you separately in regard to the protest on this subject of the unofficial members of the Legislative Council, enclosed in Mr. Flem
despatch No, 449.ofaand December last I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant;
KNUTSFORD.
answer, to the appeal. The success of the movement has been most conspicuous; the administration of justice where British subject were concerned has been without a flaw, and the Judges have earned for themselves the same high and immaculate character which has thrown a halo over the Bench in England, Nor have British interests been the only gainers. Among all foreigners resident in China the con- ception of pure justice has been promoted, and the proceedings of the consular counts of all the Trenty powers have been consciously or uncon- sciously elevated, and to a considerable extent in- fluenced by, if not actually modelled on, the great example of the British Supreme Court. In this matter Germany in particular has played a very worthy part, her Consular representatives being mostly men who have at least enjoyed a thorough of the English Court has been the means of legal education. As for the Chinese, the purity revealing to them for the first time the ben of abstract justice, freed from politicnt con siderations, from the bias of official interests, from corruption, and the pressure of public opinion. The judgment given by Sir Richard Rennie in one case alone was received As we have good reason to know, by the higher Chinese Officials with sheer astonishment. We refer to the collision case between d'P. and O. steamer and a Chinese mag-of-war, in which the falter was sunk, in the estuary of the Yangtze That a British Court should deliberately condemn a powerful English Corporation to pay heavy damages to an allen was a conception wholly new to the Chinese, and the proof of it mised, the character of British justice and the credit of the British name immeasurably in their estimation. From the point of view of international good- Supreme Court has without doubt rendered most will and mutual conciliation, therefore, the valuable service. In supplying the immediate raising her general reputation, and promoting requirements of British subjects no less than in
Supreme Court has been a national boon, and it the permanent interests of the country, the
Can hardly be doubted that the miscellaneous body of foreigners has gained something by the dignity reflected from the Judicial establishment
of Great Britain.
A wise and upright Judge and one learned in the law may be said to be the supreme attain- ment of civilization, and to produce him and sustala bim some very special conditions have to be observed. Unlike the poet, the Judge has to he made, by long and severe training, and he has to be continually supported by the potent influence of professional tradition, the even activa opinion of his peers, as well as of the intelligent. public. Without these aids and simuli no Judge could maintain his character, and even with them his duties make a demand on mental and moral resources such as probably no other calling in life doen. To be a Judge is no boliday amusement. Those who have tried It-they are not too many-know the extreme difficulty of being truthful, while to be just stems so 'hopelessly beyond the range of common seriously attempts it. From such considerations, endeavour that not ope in ten thousand derived from daily experience, some conception may be formed of the moral and intellectual tension imposed on a man whose business in life is not only to be just, but to reduce, justice to a concrete entity, and that not once and again, but. continuously throughout his whole career. Undoubtedly in this as in all other occupations „practice makes perfect, good mental habits like bad ones acquire strength in going, and Judges, It must be owned, usually carry the cares of their
that, however, but the result of the long special training without which this great product of modern civilization could never he produced?
Governor Sir G. W. Des Voeux, K.C.M.G., &, ofice lightly and live to a sipe old age. What is
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in its intirety and as it has a decided flavouring' of the affresco about it, no doubt the suthorities had previously ascertained that such proceedings would be agreeable to their guest. The pro- gramme was to include a reception at Tanjong Priak by the Governor 'General on the 7th. Sports at Bandong on the 8th and 9th. The same at Garost on the roth and 11th. General troops, and alligator shooting on the rath. parade of the Weltevreden and Meester Cornells
Dance at the Harmonie Club on the ruth and the 14th March was the day fixed for his departure.
An Officer had also been exercising and drilling the native chiefs with a view to their forming a guard of honour to the Czarewich. Those who
were to ride on the right side of his carriage wern to carry Russian Bags, and those on the left, Dutch flags. Perhaps if some such 'circus' as this could be arranged for our guest-should he deign to land here at all, it might prove more palatable to him than the formal and initating show business usually enacted upon such occasions.
AN IMPORTANT ́SIAMESE. RAIL.
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WAY CONCESSION.
A PROPOSED RAILWAY ACROSS THE MALAY PENINSULA.
An Important railway concession, to which we alluded in a previous Issue of the 7th Inst., was, says the Bangkok Times, signed on Thurs- day that by His Majesty the King. It is for a railway across the Malay Peninsula from Singora to the town of Kota Star or Salburee, and from
thence to Kulem, a tin district on the southern- most part of the province of Kedah. The grantors are his Majesty the King of Siam, together with Commerce was held this afternoon in their lot of a bush parson in the back-blocks of the Sultan of Kedah and the Governor of Singora, and the concessionaire is Mr. Charles Dunlop,
A MEETING of the members of the Chamber of
The Judge must in short be a speciallat. The necessary mental abstraction cannot be attained on any easier terms. He must not only be placed far above the reach of any sordid tempta- ilon, but he must give a very wide berth to all thase political and social passions which seize upon and away the common man, Imagine for a moment what sort of Judges persons of Mr. Gladstone's or Mr. J. G. Blaine's antecedents would make!' No; he must be removed from all the engrossing concerns of life, must not touch them with the tip of his finger, on pain of detracting from the purity of bla ermint,
Now, the step which the British govemment has just taken runa clean counter to all such considerations. The Judge is not be left in his serene abstraction from the turmoil had disputation of common commercial life, but is
1.00 he might shake some of the cards out of his rooms at the City Hall, under the presidency of | Australia is not the happy one that many of Singapore, who has been in Slam for some time to be dragged Into the noisy fray: The clam.
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WE are glad to notice that the few seats that were not already taken for Mr. G. C. Mila's first appear ance in Hongkong as "Hamlet" on Saturday 1.50 night, are being rapidly engaged. Those desirous of witnessing the performance should lose na time in securing tickets, for the house promises to be one of the largest of the season.
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C St. Jullen
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C Very Old Liqueur Cogune,
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A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
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B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Nama and Trade Mark......
C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark............
D Watson's HKD Blend of
the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule ... to Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Cupsgla s2 RISH WHISKY,
A John Jameson's Old, Green
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John Jameson's Fine Old,
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MANY of our readers will learn with regret that the Mesars. Baldwin, the celebrated aeronauts, have sold their 'plant' to a circus proprietor now perfarming in Sumatra and that they will zot now be able to give another of their marvellous performances in Hongkong. Baldwin sealer, however, is now passing through to $1.10 the States, where he intends to procure some additionsi aerial wonders, with the intention of 1.25 paying the East another visit, a year or so
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A COLLISION between the steamers Devonhurst and Strothendrich occurred off Bezoskie, on the coast of Java, on the 7th Inst, and resulted in the sinking of the latter's all the crew, however, were saved and were safely landed at Sourabaya, to which port the Devoskurit was bound at the time of the accident. The Devonkurst is one of the boats lately taken over by the Ocean Steamship Co. from the Netherlands India 8.M, and had been laid up for several weeks while being overhauled at Tanjong Pagar,
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Mr. E. Mackintosh. Owing to pressure on our imaging it to be." Old malds who sit at home at past negotiating the terms with H. R. H. Prince ours of controversy are to be allowed a chance news columps we are obliged to hold over a caxe, sipping ten and talking scandal, sometimes Naret, Minister of Public Works, and the Rall- of silencing the still small, volca of truth which
detailed report of the proceedloge until to-morrow. It may be mentioned, however, that before the meeting closed Mr. T. H. Whitehead expressed an opinion that the Chamber might do something with respect to the calling of a public meeting to protest against the imposed the matter might be left in the hands of the Military Contribution. The Chairman said that
newly formed committee who, he thought, would' have pleasure in acceding to Mr. Whitehead's request,
HERE are a few medical opinions regarding the health-preserving qualities of certain vegetables which are worth noting:-Spinach 'has a direct effect upon the kidneys. Brets and turnips are excellent appetizers, Tomatoes. act upon the liver and asparagus purges the blood. Lettuce and cucumbers are cooling in their effects upon the system. Common dandelion used as greens le excellant for kidney troubles. Celery acts admirably upon the nervous system, and is a care for theumatism and acuralgia. A scup made from onions is regarded by the French as as an excellent restorative in debility of the digestive orgaRE. Rad onlous are an excellent diamatic, and the wille ones are recommended to be eaten raw as a remedy for insomnia. Oalons, garlic, lacks, olives and shallots possess medicinal virtyo of a very marked character, stimulating the musculatory system, and the consequent increase in the saliva and the | gastric juice, promoting digestion.
| In the Queen's Beach Division, on 9th Fab, Mr. The attention of speculative concessionaries at Buckaill, Q.C., moved for a rule wird for a wilt 1.00 Batavia has, says a Stogapore paper, bees of habeas corpus in the case of Hugh Reginald attracted to the petty State of Landak in Nether Haarson, an engineer in Her Majesty's Navy, lands West Borneo. That principality is who is now in custody on board H,M.S. rumoured to be rich in diamonds and gold, the | Crocediis, at Portsmouth, awaiting a court- mines being worked in the hative fashion, and 0.75 the rivers lend themselves readily to industrial enterprise. Report bas it that the Sultan of the 100 || Biate is rough and uncivilised, and too much
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enthuse in their own inans fashion on the heroic behaviour of dear Mr. So and So, who labors for the Lord and for the Lord, alone, far off in the diraly defined Never-never country, where they picture him expounding the truths and the etceteras contained in holy writ, to a camp of semi-barbarous niggers who sit around devouring the highly davored 'possum or the sinewy emu, and at once agree that his will be a front seat in the circle of thous hallowed martyrs who are supposed to have long since journed to the mansions of the blessed. Little they dream of the actual life of a sky. pilot in those godless regions, but the following will illustrate one phase of the existence. Not long ago a very dignified, itinerant clergyman held service in the dinning-room of a Northern Temitory hotel situated in
parson-less town,
At the close a miner, made a collection in digger's dish. It panned out' well, and as he capsized the lot with a crinkle and a jingle on the table before the sky-pilot, be sald joyously "You've scooped the pool." and then, as an irre- pressible addendum with an appealing glance round," the winner shouts ! "
FINANCE COMMITTEĖ.
way Department.
His Majesty when in Kedah in June last year was pleased to give bla approval to the scheme, and is fully alive to the Importance of the railway in question. Siagora is a large centre of trade a far distant period has sent produce to Bangkok, on the eastern side of the Peninsula and from
the-Straits, and more especially to China. The father of the present Governor was himzelf the owner of square-rigged ships trading between Singora and Chinx, and did a large trade. The distance between Kola Star and the town of Singors is about seventy-six miles, and an im- portant traffic in goods is carried on between the two places. There is a fine broad road all the way over, and when his Majesty was down there last year he traversed the whole length in his carriage. The distance to Kulem from Kots Star, the capital of Kedah is over sixty miles and the line opens up on this section some of the best planting and mining land of the province, entrance of the large inland son, has a falty We understand that Singora, which is at the good port, and the land of Pulo Tikus gives if it some protection during the north-east mon-
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timorously soliciis a bearing, and the ear that has been attuned to the sither must henceforth brook the brazen trumpet. To put a Judge to the rough work of a Consul is something
lika taking a razor to chop wood. The instrument.. badly cur. It is no disparagement to Mr. will be spolled, while the wood will be
Hannen to Insinuate that he is not two: men, and if a man of inferior calibro were placed in his difficult situation, he would probably end by being no man at all. The Consul General cannot help engaging himself in matters which the Chief Judge will afterwards have to sit upon with no one to administer the Juryman's oath or to utter the warning against prepossession. The dilemma of the Chancellor in Jolanthe suing himself in his own Court will not ba au edifying spectacle real life. In the case of Consuls it is true the combination of two incongruous offices bas |-been attended with wonderfully Hitle mis- fact that in most cases the officials have virtually carriage, but that has been mainly due to the suppressed one-half of their functions, and that the supervision and frequent vialtations of the Supreme Court has held them in wholesome check in regard to the other half in the days preceding the existence ofthe Court the burlesques of trial, and eccentricities of judgment sometimes reached a highly comical eminence at some of the Consulates, Perhaps the persons of to-day. enjoy the advantages of a better education than their immediato predecessors, but with all that they would, if left to themselves, ruch
wildly inte the marass where a trained lawyer would fear to treadIt cannot be otherwise. Man with the functions. Not more sust, however, then a rough-and-ready habits of the work-a-day world are totally unit for the exercise of judicial
trained lawyer, and a Judge of many years' remoretsading is for: the common work of a Consul. THE BRITISH SUPREME COURT The natural combination of judicial with executive functions can have no satisfactory. IN CHINA...
results, they will not blend, and while prestige of the Supreme Court will be Impaired
be ralică No one has a good word to say for the new that of the Consulate is not likely arrangement by which the British Foreign Office by the attempt. It is distinctly retrograde has merged the functions of the Consul General movement, and we sympathize with Mr. Hannen in Shanghai in those of the Judge of the Supreme in being the first corpur, by no means vile, on Court, View it on whatever side we may it is whom the sorry experiment is to be tried,
far-reaching national interests have been sacrificed to a paltry sconemy in this cass and fore ching salon b. Great principles Chinese Times, and it is hard to believe, that the matter could ever have been fairly considered by the heads of the Foreign Office. Twenty-six years ago, under the wise gaverament of Lord Falmerston, who of all Bridth statesmen, of own
or since, had the most accurate appreciation of the country's interests in China, a British Mr. P. Ryrie If we are to have an increased | Rumeme 'Court was established in Fourteenth of July Fête, under
and well-pald with competent
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held yesterday, after the Council meeting, the Acting Colonial Secretary presiding.
THE SALARIES OF THE VICTORIA COLLEGE
MASTERS.
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The Chairman-Hon. members will remem-
ber that & minste recommending vote for additional pay to the masters of Victoria College was held over from the previous meeting, In order that further inquiry might be made, A doubt arose as to whether due consideration bad been martial, having been arrested at Singapore at been found to the matter of quarters. It has that consideration has been given to the instance of the Admiralty on the ground of that point, and therefore there is no undue desertion. In 1800 Mr. Pearson was appointed increase in the amounts recommended by the to H.M.S. Fambroks, and he was described as Secretary of State. The history of this vote is borns on the books as "additional for the Afarsay, that the $1.530 for the Increase of salaries of the During the antumn manoeuvres he was drafted masters of Victoria College arose from a petition on to the Mersey, which was put in commission, sent home by the masters lait year, asking that After the maneuvres she was put out of sqm- they should be allowed. the same rise
0.45 action for $1,300 on ajoint promissory note signed broke, which was not in commission, but was Secretary of State has been pleased to approve Tux ault Minhinnell v. Fraur-Smith, belag an ion, and Mr. Hearson went back to the Pam-ether members of the Civil Service, and the by defendant and Mr.I.Francis Webber, was tried merely an old bulk moored in the Medway of the petition with the small modification that During the manceurres Mr. Hearson had been the whole increase is not to be given at once, but at the Supreme Court to-day before Chick offered the past of Instructor in engineering at by gradual increment from year to year unill Justice Sir James Russell and special the Imperial College at Nankl. He applied for the maximum is reached. I have therefore to
move that this sum of $1,830 be voted.. Jory. Plaintiff was represented by Mr. Ja leave of absence for three years on half-pay, but
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. 1. Francia, Q.C., who was instructed by that was refused, and then he asked. Izaya to Messrs. Dennys and Mossop defendent resign. He received no answer for some time conducted his own case. After hearing evidence and left to take up his appointment. After he the jury, by a majority of five to two, found for left a refusal to his request arrived from the the plaintiff, and judgment was given for the Admiralty, the ground giren being that naval Hering's Cherry Cordial amount claimed, with costs. A full report of officers accepting appointments had not been Dr. Slegert's Angostura the case, which is of considerable faterest, will wall treated in China. Their lordships granted
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military contribution we cannot go on increasing salaries too. I will vote against all increases, On the vote being put a division took place, The Registrar-General asked if he was com- palied to vasi, en 1 he could remain neutral,
The Importance of a trans-péninsular line to one which largely concerns the Kingdom of Siam, and is also one of universal interest, as the delivery of mails from Europs to Bangkok, Saigon, China, and Manila should be accelerated. by three or four days when this railway is com- pleted. Another important point is that the pro- jected Hos will pass close to the coal folds of Purils which, we hear, are likely to be developed very shortly, but our contemporary, hopes to important rallway and the country it is likely to Five further information with regard to this open up for mining and agricultural enterprise."
WS FROM PARIS,'
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.}
PARIS, February 14th, Of all the extraordinary spectacles of Pasiz, Municipal Ball has no equal. It is a kind of
Staff The extraordinary #agadas of what cover. A clean shave and a frock coat, such at were called Consular Counts had been laast is expected on the side of gentleman 1 AS for yearl Crying Loud for remedy, and the" for the gentler: mexy the tollette may be low or Expreme Com for Chinn and Japan was the high hodied ) and the materiala, slik, satiny.