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GREAT BRITAIN AND PORTUGAL.
The Portuguese Cortes have passed the African Convention Bill and it will be signed to-day.
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BEHRING STRAITS SEALED UP.
June 17th.
We are informed by the Agents (Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sors & Co.) that the steamer Arraron Apcar, from Calcutta, left Singapore to-day for this port.
THE agents (Messrs. Carlowits & Co) inform us that the Navigazione Generale Italiana for this port yesterday, and may be expected of or about the 24th inst.
THz Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Ajax, from Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong this morning, and is due on the 24th inst.
TRIPLE ETEWS on war-skios are being introduced the experience of engincars showing that 15,000- by all the principal naval Power except England,
tively transmitted through one CTEW,
Great Britain and the United States have steamer Bormida, from Bombay, left Singapore horse-power is the maximum that can be effec
ratifled the agreement closing the sealing season In Behring Straits until May (9a 1)
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE P. & O. S. N. Co's steamer Ancona left Nagasaki for this port at 1:30 a.m. to-day. FIRST Sportsman."Well, I didn't miss that one, at all events." Second ditto" No, Sir, they will fly into it sometimes."
AN eminent surgeon sdys that with four cuts and a few atliches he can aller a man's face so that his own mother would not know him. Any Blustrated newspaper, can do that with only one
cut.
AN Emergency Convocation of St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 218, S.C, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening at 8 for 8.30 o'clock precisely. Visiting com-
(Telephone No. 60.)
Nos. 23 & 24. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL | panions are cordially invited.
Hongkong, 4th May, 1891.
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BY APPOINTMENT.
A Sioux City evangelist who was formerly a lawyer says: "There is no use in talking; a man can't be honest and be a lawyer. I know that to be so. A lawyer goes in to win his case, and if he can't do it by fair means he will by foul." Did this worthy evangelist ever live in Hongkong, we wonder ?
The Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme in the Public Gardens, to-morrow, from 8.30 to to p.m.-
Auber,
Overture......" Zenattu".... Vale Thise Alone....Heimir. Selection..." Les Cloches de Comneville" Planquetta. Comer Bols," The Baller Land"....Cowen. Balection.....Rees, of Sullen Winterbottom.
We learn from Manila that the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's branch had not yet re-opened on Tuesday last, as was expected, Regidor and day and threatened to break down the doors, in four shady friends went to the place last Saip order to get the money ander the order from the Court, but an official Intimation that Bellbet THE King of Greece got right in the swim the Raol was not yet too full made them change other day and made $6,000,000 in speculation
their minds. The feeling among the English on the London-Stock Exchange in one swoop.residents-there-runs-very-high, the general, At the present fancture It would be interesting pict being that there is no such thing as to know what his Majesty's opinion is on short- justice in the whole colony.
ciling.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. A YOUNG man, from beyond the Alps, turned up
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THE Legislative Council chamber this afternoon presented the very unwonted spectacle of a Queen's Counsel addressing them from the foot of the table, a broker and a couple of ladies seated behind the Governor, and nearly a dozen members of the Brokers' Association seated promiscuously in the rear of the recording angels.
We would remind our readers that America's only tragedian Mr. Geo. C. Mlin, and Company, will open here on Tuesday evening the 23rd Inst, in "Julias Cesar. The box plan is on view at Messrs. Kelly and Walsh's where seats are now being booked. The performance is Administering the Government. under the patronage of his Excellency the Officer
groom of Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, PRINCE Albert of Anhalt, the affianced bride- Is a descendent of the "Old Dessauer, of whom Carlyle wente : "He invented the iron ramrod; he invented the equal step; in fact, he is the Inventor of modern military tactics," to say nothing of a choice collection of gutteral " cung F words, which he not only invented but held the patents of
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(Before Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chi
Justice.)
June 19th.
FRASER-SMITH V. SASSOON.
asked for an adjournment of the case on account Mr. Holmes sppeared for the plaintiff, and of Mr. Fraser-Smith's departure from the colony under the direction of his medical adviser. He expected to return in about nine weeks.
Mr. Hastings for the defendant, opposed the
that the plaintiff had left the colony or, if so, that application. No evidence had been adduced, no affidavit filed, and there was nothing to show he would return. There should be at least an affidavit from the medical man.
His Lordship thought there, should be some medical evidence, and also something to show that plaintiff intended to return. He would adjourn the case till next Friday,
BARRETTO, CHINA GINGER CO. from the China Ginger Company, from April Mr. Barretto claimed $911 for arrears of salary 1890 to April 1891. "Mr. Gedge appeared for the plaintiff and said the defendent company bad consented to a judgment against them. Mr. Smith, one of the directors, represented the company and sald the amount was quite correct and the claim was admitted. Judgment was accordingly given for plaintiff with costs,
COUNCIL.
THE North German Lloyd steamships in 1890 New York. 364,992 between Bremen and covered 811,224 sea miles between Bremen and MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE Baltimore, 604,500 between Bremen and South
345,900 on the Australian arzoo on the Hong- kong Japan 65,100 on the Sydney-Samoa, and 48,360 on the Briadial-Port Said. Total 3,630,476 miles.
him. Emperor: "Young man, was your mother was 5, a few weeks ago--and the market rate for Ameries, 304,600 on the East Asiatic service meeting of the Legislative Council was
ever in Roma?" The Stranger: "No, sire}"
but my father was
A CITIZEN of Savannah once tried to draw out Sherman against Grant. Sald Tecumseh: “It won't do it won't do. General Grant is a great General. I know him well. He stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now, sir, we stand by each other, always,"
THIRI were no more disturbances reported in the North up to Monday. At the German Con- sulate General, Shanghai, on Saturday, about 40 gentlemen, veteran soldiers and sellors, put down their names as a company of German Shanghal Volunteers, to be placed under the orders of Major Morrison.
THINGS we smile at :-Mr, Granville Sharp, Ito (who buys the middle lot at every land sale and. then wait till the adjalning tenants make it 1.15 worth fifty times as much) wakening up with the conviction that the cultivation of land is the only proper employment] for a gentleman, 1.50 Change here for Kowloon,
THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play 6.50 the following programme at the Barrack Square,
this evening, commencing at 7.30 o'clock :—
March...........The Bogle Man "Kappey, Later......... "Connaught
1. D'Albert Valse.............."The River of Year Liddell, Palka Chepples
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FRANK BURGH and Emma Burgh, man and wilc, $4.50
are simply making a fortune, by exhibiting 5.00 themselves all over Germany; they have already 7.50 done Vienna and Berlin. They are younglah people, and the attraction is the amazing tattoo Fur Bot, all over their bodies' of which they show as much as possible, for the tattoo has a curious effect, as of clothing, and quite takes away the Idea of nakedness, Frank has the Crucifsion beautifully tattooed on his chest, and Emma bax the Last Supper done with equal ukili upon ber back. One of her legs is tattooed all over with emblems of Ireland, and the other with emblems of America while Frank has a fine portrait of Emms on his stomach. It would a. almost take a book, to describe all the picture tattooing, they are idomed with. For the time being this show runs away with the money. The Burghs are Irish Americans.
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Tax tightness in the money market seems to be brightening. The Bank of England lowered relaxing, and business prospects all round are their rate of discount yesterday from 4 to 3
-three-months-bilis was also reduced to percent, per annum. The price of silver went up a couple of points in New York, too, yesterday, in consequence of extensive private speculation, though it receded one point before the market value of the dollar. Tea trade at Foochow is closed. Still, it all points towards a rise in the reported as being very active. HONGKONG is not yet sufficiently civilised to bave a School Board, with all its appurtenances, but all the same it can raise a fair mother-and teacher fight. At the Magistracy this morning Wong Mul, a married woman, and He Chal, schoolboy, were charged with assaulting Tain Yow Wal, school-master at Wan Chal. From the evidence of the prosecutor and his wife it respectful, and when he rebuked for his youngster had been wickedness his mother and another woman came to the school, assembled a great crowd, dragged the dominle downstairs, hit him on the nose, and used both fists and umbrellas to beat him The Irate mother was bound over to keep the peace for six months, at the rate of $25.
that
A Swiss doctor says that many persons who extend their mental work well into the night, who during the evening follow attentively the programme of a theatre or concert, or who engage evenings in the proceedings of societies or clubs, are awakened in the morning or in the night with headache. For a long while the doctor was himself a sufferer from headache of this kind, but of late years has wholly protected himself from it by simple means. When he is obliged to continue his brain work into the evening, or to be out late nights in rooms not well ventilated, instead of going directly to bed he takes a brisk walk for half an hour or an hour. While taking this tramp he stops now and then and practices lùng gymnastics by breathing in and out deeply a few times. When he then goes to bed he sleeps soundly. Not withstanding the shortening of the hours of sleep, be awakes with no trace of headache, There exista a clear and well-known physiological reason why this treatment should be effective.
has been deposited by that sagacious animal in THE following gem, addressed to our office goat,
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Dear Goat,--
Asking pardon of the three Who write poetry with thee, I address the great B.P. Poor Hooper has lost the Election, Because he'd got no-one to alů, But since he has lost it, I think your Comments on his grammar too bad, He promised to do many things, About which no man now ever bothers, He lost, so can't do as he sings- But tell me, dear Goat, will the others ?---
I wasn't along at the voting Although I pay rates (high ones to0) That I wasn't I'm now rather sorry, Because I'd have voted for you, But until this magnificent Col'cy Has a good municipality, Elections to Boards as at present Are fit only for you and me.
GANDER, (in the dry part of Tytan),
Mr. Green, the unhappy victims of the riot On Saturday the bodies of Rev. Mr. Argent and at Warneh, were interred at Hankow. H.E. Chang Chih-tung made arrangements to attend the funeral personally, but did not. The German men-of-war on the station received. orders from Feking on Saturday that they were to suppress any flat with the free, use of their guns.
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Mr. Ho Kal seconded the motion, which was #greed to.
Mr. Francis, Q.C., then addressed the Council. Flo sald-May i please your Excellency and this bon. Counell, I appear instructed by the Share- brokers' Association to present to this hon, Council certain arguments which in their opinion, as an associated body, seem to them to have very great weight in opposing this Bill, and which they believe if fairly presented before this hoa. Council will probably lead the Council to refuse to pass the second reading of the BIL. I bave in the first place to tender their very hearty thanks to H.E. the Governor and this hon, Council their counsel. for granting permission to be heard to-day by
After reading the title and preamble of the Bill and quoting the stated objects of it, Mr.
objects were very simple-first, to compel each Francis went on to say that the means by which it was proposed in the Bill to give effect to those vendor to enter on the face of any contract he might make for the sale of shares and stocks, the numbers and other marks by which those shares were identified in the registers of the res pective companies; in default, the Hill made null and vold all contracts not bearing such numbers and marks. Secondly, the Bill imposed a penalty, and rendered it a criminal offence for
and void any contract which failed to comply false marks; and thirdly, the Bill rendered null any person to wilfully insert false numbers ar
with every requirement of the law. Now, it was an, old, rule and a sound, one, that when any new law, it should take into considera a legislatore we considering-the-passing-of tlon-first, the state of the law which It was proposed to amend; secondly, the evil which existed ander it, and which it was proposed to remedy by any alteration in the laws and thirdly, to consider the means by which it was supposed or proposed that the evil might be remedied. In the first place, the state of the law at the present moment-in-this colony rendered for rather left ir perfectly lawid held this afternoon. There were present -H.E,
and perfectly legitimate for any man to enter Major-General Digby Barker, Officer Admini-perty, whether he possessed it or not, even
into any contract, for, the sale of any pro stering the Government, Mr. W. M. Goodman (Acting. Colonial Secretary); Mr. A. J. Leach restriction or penalty imposed on bim by the whether it was in existence or not, and the only S. Brown (Surveyor-General); Mr. I. H. Acting Attorney-General); Mr. W M. Deane; present law was this-that when the time came Stewart-Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. N. G. out his contract because of not having been able for the contract to fall due, and he failed to carry Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer); Messrs. J. to procure the property which he has agreed to Keswick, T. H. Whitehead, P. Ryrie, and Hotell, he was subject to an action at law and could be made to pay whatever damages had been suffered by the other party through his failure
contract. In most Casca of course, the remedy was very simple and the amount easily determined. If the vendor failed market, bought the property or shares, and at to fulfil the contract, the purchaser went into the the market price, and claimed from the vendor the difference in the twa prices. If it was the purchaser who failed to take delivery and pay market, told it for what it would fetch, and if for the purchase, the vender took it into the
claim accordingly. Of course there were that was less than the contract he made a
rule was not found to work, and could not be some cases, extraordinary cases, where that made to apply. There was a case recently of that sort, and it was then left for the Jary to say what were the damages. This, then, was the England, and had been so for some time past. state of the law at present. It was the same in. There was formerly an Act of George II, called Leeman's or the Stock Jobbing Act from which Mr. Francis quoted “ practice of stock jobbing to the utter wicked and pernicious ruin of themselver and
MINUIES.
Kai.
The minutes of the last meeting were reid to fulfil the and confirmed,
REPORTS.
Inspector of Schools, and the Report on the The Educational Report- for 1890 from the Blue Book and Departmental Reports for 1890 were laid on the table.
IT would be interesting and highly amusing to know what action the Stewards of the Hongkong retke below, and which took place at a recent Jockey Club could take if the incident which we
pony race meeting in Australia, had been brought under their notice. We once enjoyed table by direction of his Excellency a copy of a The Colonial Secretary wald he also laid on the the comical spectacle, provided especially for telegram dated April 25th from the Governor to our delectation, of seeing the local Stewards arguing pro and cos the same point-but we from the Secretary of State to the Governor
the Secretary of State; telegram dated May and never saw men, supposed to have some lule telegram dated May 6th from the Governor to knowledge of the subject under discussion, dis- the Secretary of State. Also copy of despatch play so much crass ignorance and incompetence. No. 71 dated April 3rd, 1891 from the Secretary However, this is the case we have referred to:- of State to the Governor, and despatch No. gr, At a recent pony meeting a certain stable de dated May 7th, from the Secretary of State to cided to back their pony No. 1, but, not being the Governor. The telegrams and one of the able to get a fair price, put their money-some despatches formed the subject of questions which 630-on their next best, No. 2, at a long shot. The "atiffening" of Nori, however, was scarcely--they did not appear on the agenda to-day ond hon, member had wished to ask, but satisfactory: So toon as the stable money went because the usual three clear days notice bad an No. 2, No. 1 went back to a low price, when not been given. That, however, was immaterial, a jockey, also riding a pony in the race, thought as these documents gave all the desired, and he saw a good investment for a fiver, so put it
much additional Information, an No. 1. Approaching home No. a appeared to be winning comfortably, but the jockey who
Mr. Whitehead's question was Will the Government lay upon the table a had backed No, s kept bis
mount alongside that copy of the Secretary of State's telegram of and animal, and when the time arrived brought his whip down one, two, three on No. 1's rump, and Despatch No. 71 of 3rd idem in connection with May last and a copy of Lord Knutsford's before the latter's jockey could understand the Salaries Question, also a copy of his matters he had passed No. 2 and won by a head. Excellency Governor des Voeux's telegrams of Fact-as evidenced by the three stinging whip-25th April and 6th May to the Secretary of Stain marks which No. 1 carried home on a spot. on the same subject. where his own jockey could not possibly have reached him.
GREAT FINANCIAL CRASHES, Calcutta fallure of, 1831 involved
The $75,000,000.
The failure in Holland in 1773 exceeded $50,000,000,00
The English failures of 1847 lnvolved $100,000,000.
The wild cat" crisis in the United States in 1837 caused all the banks to close.
During the great panie, of 1875 in the Unlied States 7,200 bouses falled for $560,000,000.
"Black Friday" in Wall Street New York, was on September 24th, 1869. Fortunes were swent away like chaff.
The shoe and leather trade crisis in Boston in 1883 casted losses amounting to over ten million dollars.
The Overend, Garney & Co, failure, nearly a quarter of acentury ago, involved others, amount ing to upward of $500,000,000,
In 1799, in Hamburg, there were eighty-two fallares, fovolving $10,000,000. There was a panic in Liverpool in the same year.
The vote of $3,000 for the Magazine Gap water supply recommended by the Governor was referred to the finance committee.
MOTIONS.
Mr. Whitehead gave notice of his latention to more at the next meeting-
dlacouragement of Industry families... great year of her present Majesty it was found this Act worked so inconveniently and hampered so extensively legitimate dealings on the Stock repealed-33 Vic, Cap 28. After quoting from Exchange and ali dealings in shares that it was that Act of repesl, the speaker submitted that it was a very strong argument in itself to present before this Council, that legislation had existed in England many years: precisely the same purpose as this Bill, intended Ago for to prevent the same mischief and provide the same remedy, and that that Act was deliberately repealed by the legislature of Great Britain, the impeded transactions in stocks and shares.. reason being that they found that it unnecessarily (1.) That the services rendered by the Chinese,
Broadly the arguments he had to present to-day Admiral Fong and his officers in tracking and
were the same. The only effect this Bill could bringing to trial and condign punishment the
have would be lo seriously impede the free trade Nemea pirates are deserving of every acknowle stocks and shares, and so to impede and ledgment and that the Government be requested had been of the greatest advantage to the mer Injure the operation of the Companies Acts, which to convey to Admiral Fong and his officers through the customary channels the hearty cantile world, and without which many of the thanks of the community and of this Council for great local enterprises could never have been their exertions,
commenced, and certainly could not have been (3.) That the existence of gambling houses carried out. But beyond the argument of in. in Chinese Kowloon and the toleration of
convenience there was the ground, that this gambling by the authorities there, it and has
Bill was mistaken. It was admitted that very been for some time past, a very serious cause
great evils had existed in the colony arising from transactions In shares and stocks, excessivo of annoyance and injury to the inhabitants speculation and gambling, and that if any of this colony and tends to render inoperative effective measures could be taken to stop thu recent legislation in Hongkong against gambling gambling, it would be not only immensely to
(3.) That the Government, he requested to move the Chinese authorities with a view to the advantage of the Stockbrokers Association the advantage of the colony but also to the entire suppression of public gambling and which he represented. But they comply ined gambling houses at Kowloon,
Mr. Whitehead anked for the production of Inexpedient. the papers, but his Excellency thought it
THE natives in Mindanao have been trying shake off the Spanish yoke, and a good many of them are now burled without benefit of clergy In consequence. The Manlia Comercle des- cribes with much unction how a gallant army was sent to coax the Moros fatos proper sense of slavery again, and bew, on the rỹth ulto,,
In 1814 250 banks suspended payment in hordes of the natives gathered around the camp
England, and in 1822 at Manchester failures with curious gate, when all of a sudden" the
Dccurred.to the amount of $10,000,000.
The Glant & Ward fallure in New York city 1.10 artillery opened on them, killing and wounding THE same old giddy infant rushing miserably
many, including a couple of Saltans. And into destruction has tarred up once more this 14 nared many financial and business as the spirit of "aubmission did not pervade the time at Dunedin (Maoriland). She was a small houses and a loss of over $25,000,000, heathen ranks as much as one would have female child of eleven, with an old eye and a In 1839 the Bank of England was saved by 7 expected after all this, on the 39th May the look of ancient wisdom on her crinkled features the same year caused ninety-three companies to the Bank of France. A panic in France during gallant Spaniards took a couple of gunboats up and she called round in a calm, self-possessed fall for the sum of $30,000,000, and when the 5.00 the lakes to another sorging Crowd of naked way at the police-station, and told the
trash, and turned the mitrailleuses on. Next inspector how she had been assaulted by smashing of 'or has quite finished this cheerful 125.10 day several regiments attacked the Moros' altay Andrew Manson, artisan. She such list will be continued,
villages, and a glorious butchery ensued, in parched, dried-up prehistoric-looking infant 1.00 which over 100 of the rebels were killed, "an that the officer was staggered, and though heÁ LONDON paper refers to the cant that fo so enormous number wounded," and many prison hardly believed her, she swore affidavits and Aften evidenced by the actions of British 40ers taken. These latter were sent to Manila took oaths with such surprising duency that members of Parliament, in the following terse for tria'. The trouble is not yet over, though; there was nothing for it but to run Manson in. terms:-The Houses of Parliament are equal Capsule...........................................450 ·· 0.40 several more regiments being dispatched from The accused appeared at the police-court next C Fine A. V. H. Geneva..........as
ago Manila to the scene of strife list Saturday, morning, and tried in a daxed, astonished way business to attend a horse-race; tech tree by the Colonial Secretary the Council agreed to submit for their earnest consideration-bad that
to any emergency. One day they adjourn their
Onthe motion of the Attorney Generalseconded N.B.-The Spanish authorities in Madrid won't to find out what it was all about; but his adjaum it to allow member to go to
Church. ask for any Blue-book, or talk about treachery accuser climbed into the witness-box with
First reading of a Bil entitled "An Ordinance arisen, or, could it be shown in any way that all: Piety and betting come equally easy to the House on their side, d la Manipur (
considerable exhibition of white stockings and | of Commons-a body of gentlemen who are on to license the present Church of the Immaculato that rash speculation, and gambling or any of h undergarments and swarmed up on a chair so / unanimous in recognising that the common bass/Conception for the eclebration of marriage from had been caused by short selling, using the:
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Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1891.
TELEGRAMS.
INSPECTION INSPECTION OF TEA IN GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, Juna sith.
Inspectors have been appointed to sample all imported teas.
THE BACCARAT SCANDAL
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The Acting Governor replied that the first that this Bill would not in the least back, question had been dealt with, and suitable much less stop these evils. The evil com acknowledgment made; and as to the second, plained of according to the Bill, was
11 short the question was under the serious consideration and contracted at a future date to sell a certain
selling
A man went into the market passed between the Chines compondence had number of shares at a certain, price, ah, ser be passed between the Chinese authorities and the was not possessed of, and when that time came British Consul at Canton.
shares to, falát his contract. That was the evil he must go again into the market and boy complained of. He was quite willing to adralt that this Bill, as it stood, would do a good deal to stop men from selling shares which they had not yet got control of, but he denied that that Acting Attorney General written at the time this Was the real evil He quetzf a minute of the Bill was introduced. He admitted that the evils which the Acting Attorney General detailed were of serious extent, and many man,had been serl.. ously injured or ruined by share speculation, but the question arose and llwasn question he would
MR. KESWICH'S QUESTION,
In reply to Mr. Keswick's question the Council who were exempt from jury service were Colonial Secretary said that members of the precluded from nominating candidates or voting In Sanitary Board elections,
NEW BILLS.
the time of its opening."
On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Registrar General, the Comell agreed to
First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance, 1890,"
ALL Eastern folk who had the pleasure of meeting that her head might appear over the top, and of their position is hypocrisy, Mr. W. H. Smith Signor Majeran and his amiable and highly talked the court nearly to death in about two that plous man who has just fobbed himself gifted wile when on their recent tour in search of minutes. Then she danced down again, and into the mug sinecure of Warden of the health, will be glad to learn that the benefit which the bench committed Manson for frial, and Ports--taoved that, Thursday being Ascension was recently accorded them by Sydney admirers, want home wondering at the prematurely aged Day, the Committees of the House should and which was rendered necessary by rather and bland sapect of the prosecutor. And finally | meet until
the theory belog that members 1 two, the painful circumstances, turned out a brilliant suce the Assizes came on, but by this time Manson would be anxious to go to church, Needless in cess. The Bulistin says The Matronl benefit had recovered his senses sufficiently, to hire say, the House smiled, Bat they have a part seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Council On the motion of the Attorney-General, was, perhaps, the most successfal theatrical lawyer, and that person drew the infant out till to play. They have to deceive a gallible benefit that ever took place in Australia. Her she abandoned all considerations of time and into the beltes that they are serious, religious "eed to Majesty's was crowded everywhere, even in the space, and made statements that were contrary men, anxious to show their respect for religion "Third reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordin. gallery, and the whole areas of dress-circle and to the laws of gravitation and cohesion and by postponing the national business on the Nos. 18 and 19 of 1884 as if they had been
ince to were reserved long prior to the rising | everything else; and then she burst into tears anniversary of the day when Jesus, the grest || "woclaimed to come into force on the aged-d*)*-on Aere did not avalve short sel ding." -It was NOT
give the name validity to Ordinances
banda, printers, bill-posters, ushers; musicians, | story from another girl, and that the other | have ascended into the clouds to some undefined of Septembng of the Bill entitled "The Fosts other indirectly. The cause of disaster was not
Actors, managers, theatre and acknowledged that she had got the whole Jewish teacher, was reported by his followers to and representative theatre goers, tatt
fairly tumbled girl had got it out of a newspaper, Where place in space called "Heaven, Sir W. over one another in their efforts to be upon the climbed out of the witness-box with Lawson sarcastically asked whether the of service, and one gentleman, a well- another exhibition of white stockings and under- highly-respectable W. H. Smith would move known metallician, was responsible for the garments, and fled for home. The story doem's the adjournment of the House for the whole sale of 30 fire-shilling tickets. When go any further. If this infant with the ancient sitting on Derby Day. Plous Smith pro- such enthusiasm was displayed, it is not oye and the old understanding had perjured | dently
of
course, supported the Government in topped by 50 that (4400) obtained by the have been trouble, but no one ever dreams of their
of days and rites. The Government
stalls
of the curtain..
fere with it. There was no man who knew any teras in any senes in which this Bill would inter- thing about what went on in the share market who could say positively that there had been had been selling to any very great extent any great amount of short selling, or that assy man,
he had not entered into contracts to take up at stock, which was not in his possession car which future date, or which he had not in as control, The speaker had known one man in the past short selling, and his case was her in the banke history of the colony who had barn, ruined by rupicy four but tha baik cftrar actions going Third reading
short selling that ruined people/er caused ruin to Protection Ordinance, 1891,
Third reading of the Bill entitled 4 An Ordi "bearing operations, but "bu ling" operations ance to provide against abuses connected with. Perroni selling for a trail, calculating that the erection of Pablic Latrinen. Azke
they could go in by and by, and Third reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordi.hexaned at less rate that was very little nance to further amend The Fablic Health dong in this Colony. Those who were rolned by share dealing, were persons who had bought for A TING THE SHARE BILL
Anyone acquainted with the Colony. and its share business could enumerate hundreds Mr. Whitehead rose to roose that counsel be of young men who had bought in this manner,
get
the shares.
At nearly all the porinin the United Kingdom, surprising that, the sum realised should have herself over a case of petly larceny there would be sept silence. The Roman Catholic mem
benefit in this house for the Bourke Relief Fund, I prosecuting the girl who has faked up an observe, they being much giren to the Ordinance; 1887." į albeit that wan.for a public calamity. Winess) Indecent story with a view to getting a low / cttwind that proposal with $10 votes, 15 heard on the accond iekđing of the Bill entitled | and then y price, not rising as thow, prevented Signor Materont from attending, but often complete stranger seat into pean majority including many betting men Nearly all the home papers concur with the tender and mournful letter of thanks and farawali | servitude. The Bulistin"in our authority for notorious evil-liver. Had Da Cobain- who has { "An Ordinance to amend 'the Law in respect of anticipated, had lost their money. Why?
from this great artiste, generous and whole adding that there are about three dozen auch Aed from Justice-been present, no doubt be the sale of Shares in Companies seglstered verdict, but they criticise the connection of souled man, was read by George Rignold so a girls loose in various parts of Australasis, and would bare voted in the majority with his under the Companies Ordinance 1865 to 1886 4. R. H. the-Prince of Wales with the acanda). I deeply interested audience.
| they are mostly, prospering,
Orange aðilangue, Mr. W. Johnñon.
and in oibor Jeint Stock Companies?!
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Because they had entered into contracts wi bakery that in the month, or posteli might wahres moniss, thay would buy og