THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1891.
10,941 dogs have becu killed in ́ Singapore since | BLINKS-How't business, Jiskı ? Jinks—Thank. the hydrophobia scare set in there, -
Tu mila thermometer doth smilie.
On bong, hotel, godown, pagoda.
And in a very little while”-
Is nearly drowned in Scotch and soda.
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Heaven, at last I'm getting shend! Blinks- Humph't I got one last night, but I see në restan to. Crow over it.
|H.M.S, Tweed has been lifted and beached pre- paratory to stopping the fracture in her bottom, and safely placing her under hospital treatment in ordinary, in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock.
Scrreg-Editorial Sanctum.
Old Buffer (entering with a solemn smile),
Anything 1 can do for you? Weary Editor (who has heard the conundrum
500 times before) Yes, get out i
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THE Tientsin correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes that according to reports, there has been a considerable amount of kidnapping of of children have been rescued and returned to children here during the entire season. A number
MONSIEUR Paul Macer who has been taking a
THE Secretary of the Pucjom Mining Company cursory glance at Luang Prabang, an out-lying
| (Mr.__ A... O'D; Gourdia) Informs us that district of Slam bordering on Burmah, left here SCINE in the Police Court on the 14th last. Mon- Orange who is now at Stogapore, that the he is in receipt of a telegram from Mr. J. on the tath inst, for Europe.
golian, "blood" under cross-examination'admits || result of the latest washing of the Gubau THE French chartered transport Comérin arrived having paid $too for the person of a young and output vicided 87 ounces of retorted gold, the at Singapore on the sth fast, from Toulon and lovely Celestial maiden, birt swears that sudie- | valus of which is about $2,100 and that the gold their friends from time to time. Few apprehen- inst, when the eyes of the Marinhark Famiture: Information would have been of additional value will shetty bo dipped in foron de had the quantity of stuff from which the 87 ounces of gold were extracted, been given.]
rome 1,600 soldiers on board.
THE Peruvian Mail, a brightly written and well got up paper, speaks of the Melbourne Argus as the leading jäntual published in Victoria, New South Wales. Coples of the penny atlas should sell well in Peru,
THE last bon mot from the brainy centre of Hongkong la credited to the genial "boss" curto- dealer of Queen's Road :---“ To what church does a fellow belong, who buys a front seat at every ballet?"Why a Calvinist, of course,” -- AT about twelve o'clock last night (11th Inst.), whilst the Police were raiding a gambling house fo Rarrio Street a Chinaman jumped from the topaloney, and was killed. There were three men and two women in the house at the time.
A PRIVATE in the Highlanders named Turton, was taken suddenly lil yesterday morning (rath last) and died at 12.45 pm. He was buried
with military honors in the course of the evening. The cause of death has not yet been made knowl
THE Bokhara rock buoy which broke adrift during the recent typhoon, and which was recovered through the energetic action of the Acting Harbour Master, Commander Hastings, R.N. again la position to the great conveñis ence and relief of the shipping interests of the post
Lawyer
(excidedly) Now! Now! I know better than that. Sensation, and general suigger throughout the court.
AND now the missionaries seeki Repose beside the ses Or patronize the Hongkong Peak With swells of high degree. Amid their undefended focks Old Satan finds delight
And with the plans orthodox Plays sheol every night
THE Canton anthorities have made another attempt to effect a gigantic squeeze on foreign trade. They have insisted on the Chinese tese merchants shipping their tea by native vessels and have so amnged matters that foreign tea is placed at a disadvantage of about a half-penny per lb. Upwards of 15,000 packagescame down by native craft two days ago. How about Treaty obligations?
A CORRESPONDENT Wiltes to say that the rumoured closing of the gambling hells at Kow- loon is a myth, and that with the exception of the pier, gambling is carried on with as much the three houses facing the Bay at the head of
avidity as ever. He adds that a Chinese friend of his won some $2,000 there on the 13th inst. No Europeans, towever, have visited the placa for some days past.
ACCORDING to the Hupae, gold mines have been discovered in the Chengchen district of Kuang THE Japanese have an aphorism that is worthy ting. Adventurers flocked to them in great a plats in our copy books.
numbers and did much damage in digging about graves and fields in hopes of finding the precious metal; violence and robbery also became rife. The villagers petitioned the magistrate to pro- bibit mining in the locality on these grounds. was restored. The magistrate consented and the usual quiet
"How seldom he who takes a drink
Perceives the devil's crafty plan ! The first drink takes a second drink
And then the two drinks take the man,"
their heels as soon as there is the least indication of a possible discovery. It is on the decrease now that the ralus have come. Probably the We learn from the Native papers that there has.
number of poor people about facilitated the been a serious landslip on the southern babic of "perations of these rascals. And probably there the Yangus opposita Chinklang, The people of that there should be, or there would be more
is
that vigilance on the part of the authorities the district had retired to bed early, the weather being cool, when suddenly they were roused by
panishments for this crime, and conrequently food rusting noise, as if the water were flowing
less crime. quickly under the houses. All who could get Away rapidly enough made off Inland as fast as they could, but after going some distance they and on looking back they saw a tract of ground were stopped by hearing a terrific roaring noise,
wide falling into the river. There were shooting metrical translations :- about half in length and some 30 or 40 feat 100 Chinese houses, several bean-cake shops, oil stores and other shops: on the ground, all of which diappeared Immediately. The wood stored in a native timber yard, which was also. carried away, was seen floating in the river next day. Up to the present. no lives have been reported lost.
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TO OUR DISTINGUISHED VISITORS FROM AMOY: Let Germany bosst of her Emperor bold And England of her Prince of Wales: Amoy can be never left out in the cold, With two rulers like B-d-l-o, and F-l-s But willing at all times her blessings to share, Shawweetly consented one ruler to spare (She herself has repeatedly said so.). So we had a visit from B-d-1-0. He stirred up the atmosphere here in our town. With the sharpest of critical gales," Then returned to Amoy, to bis sceptre and crown And in his turn arriveth now Fl-4. Then welcome him royally, "Spirit of the Press." With "liquid refreshment" and song: And take care that his shadow may never While he tarries with us is Hongkong,
less.
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Wr tender our cordial thanks to the Spanish Ar the present time of the year when the con- Consul at Hongkong for the news that a mild script fathers of the place, test up all the streets, and undersized typhoon had escaped last night so as to expose the decaylog matter beneath as (ith inst.) from somewhere within the vicinitywall as to
the 'ambient atmosphere with of Luzon at 114 am. and when last seen was malodorou and miasmatic' gasses, it is well to making its way S.S.W. If it keeps on the even repeat the advice of Dr. Charles H. H. Hall, the tenor of its way, it will pay a friendly visit to our Yokohama physiologist, to plant sunflowers and friends at Singapore.
eucalypti wherever possible. These two growths have a wonderful power of destroying unhealthful: vapour, malaria and disease.germs and as might conscript Fathers to an unparalled degree. be expected, thrive in Hongkong thanks to the
THE inevitable scored another polat on the 14th
ble advisedly for it follows, as surely as does business in the East and which does not adver- the night the day that any such concern doing
dissolution. Mr. St. John Hancock was in close tise in the Tigradh must promptly meet with attendance at the death scene and has we learn, bereaved who had relations with the deceased been appointed as official comforter to the
concern; or in other words has been ordained liquidator. The season of mourning har not ret been determined upon, but we presume it will be of a somewhat extended nature, In the death of Sir Charles Forster, M.P., for Walsall, England loses one of the leader who made the Liberal. Party Its ruling.organisation for many years. He was thaonly son of Charles Smith Forster of Lysway Hall, Rupaya wealthy gentleman.and Elizabeth Emory Forster,. daughter of Richard Emory of Barco-House, Salop. He was born at Rugely in 1815 and educated at Worcester College, Oxford. He was admitted to the Bar at the inner Temple in 1843 and in 1844 joined the Oxford circuit. Though rich in his own right, he worked very hard in his profession and soon achieved considerable distinction as a pleader. In 1849, he entered the arena as a political speaker and took mak forthwith ar a powerful and convincing, though not an eloquent speaker. He made himself so Popular in the next two years that In 1852 he for Walsall He was elected by a handsome was offered and accepted the liberal nomination majority and has continued to represent that borough ever since. In Parliment, he displayed, great executive ability and was more than any other man the master of arvate business. In 1874 he was created a barodet. He married of Eldon, by whom he has had fire. Frances Cathering Surtees, alece of the first Earl
It is always pleasant to discover gealus. By sccident the Hongkong Telegraph found out to day that one of our leading officials was gifted Scripture, hid his light beneath a bushel." with considerable poetic talent, but against He has kindly permitted visto publish the follow-
Blest he in his waking, whose eyes from such (From Sadi Gulistan.)
Slake
grace
New brightness may borrow.
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thirst in the winecup, ere midnight be past
Thon wakest to sorrow:
Slake destre in the cupbearer's arms, fill the doom
Thou'lt heed not the sorrow.
(From the Piedmontese.)
To good St. Michael, who with hideous rout
Cast Satan down, our talk hold holy revel. But were St. Satan to cast Michael out
With equal seal to-day we'd feast the devil. Tus Free Press learns from a reliable source that there are troubles in Sintang, Dutch West Borneo, between the Dyaks and the Malays, Sintang is an inland district, 30 hours up the Kapocas River to the south of Pontianak. Three thousand Draks are in arms against the Malay Rajab, the dificulty being the payment of the several baving been killed on both sides, the diff or tax. Fightlog has already taken place,
grow-country is almost starving from lack of rice, trouble beginning on the 31st ult. "The
"ANNE ONYMUS.”
delight of all who live, move or have their being to the temporary absence of Sun Hon, the City A MEMBER of the British Officers. Marino Asso. Dyaks are so distressed by it that they are i
In that locality.
THE genius who directs the grave-digging opera- tions that are now being conducted in our streets, having falled in his endeavours to make water flow up hill has caused the bowels of Fedder's In reference to a paragraph that we published on Street to be once more opened up, to the intense the 14th inst, anent the closing of the gambling hells at Kowloon it appears that it was solely dea Mandarin, that the gambling spoken of was tolerated. Business necessitated the presence of Mr. Sun Hon in Hongkong and his back WAI so socner turned than the houses were thrown open and the old game was renewed with addi- tional vigor.. So runs the story anyhow. Ara dinner gives on the 14th inst. to one of the P. & O. passengers who is on his way to the fellows, the most notable ben hot was the following impromptu :---
As an Instance of the growing popularity of the electric light it may be noted that Messrs. Chang We & Co. are having their extensive establish ment fitted up with the light, as also is Dr. Sien Ting he well-known dentist. These two Chinese owned premises are the first that have adopted the electric light,
ilçe being quoted at $8 a pikul, the Kapseas River from lack of water, being almost impass able. The drought has affected the whole of West Borneo, and it is conjectured that the unable to pay their taxes. Prompt measures have been taken by the authorities to quell the disturbance. The Djambts left Pontianak on Friday for Sintang with stores of provisions and 75 soldiers. Two launches with a fleet of lighters laden with stores, and the Singkawang, took a farther number of soldiers up-river. Trade had almost ceased with the lowness of water in the
matters to a still lower ebb.
AN Invalid planter named Riechter belonging to Sumatra and who had just come from Penang with the intention of procesding home in the Purnia at Stugapore on the 8th Inst The Last German mail, died on board the steamship
deceased who was travelling with his family, was suffering from beri-beti.
THE "Wild-dell" buildings, including the palatial land of the. Mikado and who is a prince oil good of doubt that what between bad packing,certaintiver, and these further troubles will bring would benefit all classes alike. Its first result can get across the ilue without being drynursed
up-stair stables, situated at Wanchal, and erected only about 18 months ago are found to be so unculable that it has been determined to pull them down and to erect new premises, designs of which are now being prepared by the architects, Mess. Palmer and Turner.
Ar shout 6 pm, on the rath inst, the cry of "stop thiel" was borne on the breers in the vicinity of the Recreation Ground, and preceding it by about fifty yards was a flying Mongolian who with his quese streaming astern was bent on doing a record. Several Europeans joined in the chase and the fuglive was eventually run to earth, and thence to "limbo," with a panting crowd in close attendance.
Dragon who guardest morals in Japan, Scare from thy shores this fascinating tips His tales and cocktails, Jokes and wild fan-tar, Pack them all eastward in your fastest ship. THOSE of our readers who are in the habit of swimming in the deep water of the bay should bear in mind that according to the Chinese fishermen, last week (the second week in Augus), is the one in which the ground-sharks enter the harbor and remain until, November. What truth there is to the theory we have no means of knowing, but the Celestials are always keen observers of the habits and movements of the placic world.
DURING the day, the movement of travel and traffic keep the air in circulation and prevent the public from noticing the foul vapors which the adjacent streets. But at night when the arise from the excavation on Queen's Road and great thoroughfare is untenanted, save by the stalklog Sikh and the staggering sailor, the atmosphere becomes surcharged with mephitic the offices and godowns, Impregnating every- horror and and stercoraceous stench. It enters thing it touches.
THE lton-bag-lalo déwn" with: the lamb and: Inspector Horton's boatman, who was missing, has been found, If turns out, that going into the native village to purchase a candle by means of which a little light might be thrown on the ways of the inmates, the brave" who turns out
brothers-in-arms sched the unfortunate man, the 1th inst; with the assistance of a crowd of his to be the lover of the woman who was fined on
Chinese Sam-sul-nar where they chained- dragged him to his own, private house. In
nearly thrashed him to death for the familiar. 'him round the neck to à béd post, and then
Parnellite reason that be. was foformer, "concubine was let off, he would suffer no To Increase his delight they told him that, if bla....- punishment, but if she was fined or imprisoned.... he would be put into a boat, taken to Canton and there be beheaded in the best style of art These threats and the treatment he had received him to write a letter to his friends in Hongkong," so frightened the poor fellow that they coerced telling them to go at once to Inspector Horton... to beg him to have the woman released. This the luckless woman was fined at 11 am. Inspector was received by the Inspector at ́s pra, while Hansen in the meanwhile had sent a delective to make enquiries in the matter. The local Hostia at Chinese Sam-sul-pu and reported that Hawkshaw met both Inspectors Hanson and
he had found the lost sampanist and had taken him to the Chinese Felice Station for protection. When the two officers saw the fugitiv, he had a chalo"round 'his neck, his clothing begrimed with mud and his frame in a terribly battered conditon The Juspectors could not then take any further steps but to send the man to Yau-mati, thence to the Civil Hospital, the mandarin being strat at Kowloon City on duty.
aletrists which we give for the benefit of those HERE AND a few Sydney Bulletin Kints for the proper, construction of railways through countrye- who havathe Kowloon-Canton linela hand. First of all, begin by estimating, the increased value that will be given to lands in the vicinity, and charge the proprietor, say, three-fourths of the amount that will pay for all the land wanted AXIONG the many. Improvements which are walks over him it is his own look-out, and f mamen sand, leave, a good deal over. Don't fence the lina, if any darned fool gets on it and the engine necessary to convert Hongkong from a mere anybody's cows or pigs tosist on sleeping on the commercial port into a great metropolis is a line let them be squished by the cowcatcher and magnificent sea-road around the island, similar don't pay compensation-the owner ought to to the famous drive at Marseilles. Like the have fenced them-in. Dan't have any way. have been 171 fires on board cotton-laden ships ciation willes :-" Stallatics show that there
latter, it would require embankments, bridges side stations: simply put up a board with the and tunnels, but with the, wonderful natural. 1887 there have been no fires on cotton-laden
name of the place on it; and have no plat- bound from the States to Europe; also that since
advantages of our city, it would excell the other forms-any reasonably athletic person can abin in every respect and would be without exception the handsomest thoroughfare in the world. can get a leg up from some good Samaritan in ap fato a carriage without one, and the cripples ships from Indis, and only four previous to that year. The natural Inference is that there must be some special cause, or causes, for the
Besides affording an unequalled, opportunity for the train, Hare notaiton-master nor porter nor walking, riding and driving, It would open up ticket-seller the guard who travels with the parts of the island now inaccessible, and value train can do all that; and dispense with gate. Atlantic fires; and there can be no manner.
icar and so given fine impetus to real estate that keepers In the country districts the man, who mischievous customs, and, the notorious "Gre
would be the erection of homes, large and smallbyngate-keeper might as well ha dead, anyhow.. bug," the frequency of "spontaneous com-
on the ocean side, where it is far cooler, moro Have all the rails, locomotives, and the like mada bustion amongst United States cotton is amply
healthful and comfortable than either on the in the country, and have all the formation of the accounted for. Earl De La War and Lord Stan
harbor side or even on the Peak One or more line done by day-labour; and pay for them both but the British shipowner who is fast becoming
bathing could be had and a small city, would be the tallway finished, the chances are that hope propose to attack, not the Yankee "fire bug,"
seaside hotels would result where. still and surfin notes issued. by a State Bank. Then, when this Almut Sally of the period. I am glad to see that Lord Balfour of Burleigh made reference to
bound to be established within a few seasons there will be some cash left on hand, for only certain well-ascertained causes of fire in United
atter the road was once spened. The cost about half the amount extracted.from the local though large could be met by a loan for a long: proprietors on the betterment principle will have States. cotton ; but when he added that some burning had occurred through electricity being
period and would be offset a dozen times ever by the enhancement of landed values, not to men- generated between the iron bands and the cotton,
been used to purchase land, and the other half will be 'left. This amount could be used to he simply ventilated a theory of his owWR-OI
tion the Increased popularity and healthfulness of reduce the public debt. The notes Issued to pay more probably one furnished him by a Barnacle.
Hongkong. A prominent engineer declares that for construction would be redeemed gradually the road could be built within a twelve month; out of profits as soon as there were any profits. THE experiments in irrigation by means of
struction and that there would be nons of the station could have one the amount to be paid that there would be no great difficulty of con- Any locality that began to pine after a railway- artesian wells new being conducted by the United States in Nebraska and the Dakotas are
trouble so common at home of adjusting riparian out of the local rates. Have only one class of already, ylalding interesting and in many
rights and other easements, de fleste instances remarkable results. A well sunk 400
carriages the tram manage to pull through on feet in a dry valley brought up a column of
to be of profound faterest when they do take GREAT geographical changer' secur so rarly 'as
that basis, and the trains can do the same. Then water, siz inches la diameter that spouted 35
place. One, which promises to be of the highest MESSIS, WHEELOCK & Co.'s report issued at
raire Cain generally and go right ahead. feet above the surface and has continued to flow
importance lunow going on in San Diego County Shanghal on the 7th inst, says that since their with unabated force ever since. A series of five
in the southern part of California between the last five, of the 24th it, the freight market has wells, with depths varying from 103 to 30a festa
two giant ranges of the Sierra Nevada and the shown further dedine. Towards the end of deliver water whose composition is identical
Rocky Mountains. It consists of the beginning last week rumours were current that a drop was with that of a series of lakes nearly 200
of the making of an immense inland sex. It imminent and it unfortunately proved to be only miles away It is belleved in this case that the water percolates downward at the
began eight weeks ago when a stream of too true. Cargo for London still continues very CONCERNING the ever-recurring farce of testing, impervious clay rock stratom along whose Shadhing prefecture in Cheklang four men were rapidly in volume and was joined by other is ample demand for space and the berth is not Lakes through sandstone until it reaches an IN the suburbs of the Vuyao district of the usar the Salton Salt Works. It lacreased support. On the other hand for New York there water was found, rising from the ground scarce and all, steamers are receiving but poor in the witness-box, ability to understand the surface it flows for hundreds of miles. No recently detected by the villagers in the act of springs which in four weeks formed a lake over suppiled with tonnage. nature of an oath in the case of an infant, or explanation has as yet been offered for the robbing graves and stealing bones from dead. blackfellow, or a Chinamas, or J.P., District tremendous pressure which forces the laid up bodies for the purpose of concocting medicine. Court Judge Pati, of Queensland, the other day in the artsfan wells. The former belief that The ghouls, sayan Native paper, resisted arrest At the same time similar streams broke from the Nagasaki to Shanghal-Owing to the scarcity of sixty square miles, with a depth varying Demand le far from brisk and the regular remarked that it would be far better to instruct gneiss and granite were impenetrable to water very stoutly, and in an encounter which followed ground at Indian Wells, sixty-two miles south of off coal rates have again declined and from 1 to to fect and averaging about 3 feet. ligere suffice to fill requirements. From and to catechise witnesses about statutory punish must go with other exploded, notions to the two of them were killed on the spot and two Salton and acting in the same manner formed a the market closes weak at quotations. For ANOTHER proof of the risks that the ordinary things. The average blackfellow's answer as to percolates through both these igneous rocks, took the prisoners to the magistrate, at the same
ments than about hell-fire and other imaginary limbo of vanities, Under pressure the water were captured alive. A committee of villagers second and larger sea of 190 square miles. The London via usual ports of call and Suez Canal: Chinıman will run in order to avoid arrest was the consequence of his telling a lie on oath They exercise slight filtering power, but time requesting him to hold an inquest over the givenlist night (Aug. 11th). Detective Sgt. Haddon "Mine go to Hell" with a big accent on the are inferior in this regard, to sandstone or even bodies of the dead ones. The magistrate ing 3,000 square miles. Indian runners were occupied by, the steamer Benglos, Patroclus two bodies of water are growing each day and,As noted below, departures during the fortnight mades raid on a house at No:9 Rozario Street last word. "Where's hell? the Court sikmestone In sorsa instances, where it fa sup being a new locumbent of the post, at once employed to go round the ring waters, and as and Gleneagles related for despatch in a few threaten to unite, which will make a lake cover have been considerable, the berths is now fally and surprised a crowd of gamblers one of whout just as if the Court itself knew—and Jackay pood that the granite is not thoroughly had an inquiry, and decided that it was they failed to find any surface, falet, a bost wax days, Rates of freight for all lines are alike as elected to seek the seclusion that the smoke-hole promptly replies, "Longa pitty lock-up; my crystallized, the water attacks. the felspar and legal for the villagers to take the law into provisioned for a week, and started to explore per qmtations. For New York via Suez Canals of an adjoining boose granted, and in this: hurry word 1” bad Me head split in two. Those captured were News has reached Singapore of the death of two of the shalts on the hillsides and the construction the robbers might have been easily taken, even to come, whether above ground or by s ablere having secured as much cargo as her allotted dissolves cst enough potash to be perceptibly their own hands and kill the prisoners, as cach fined $10, which amount was promptly well-known prospectors In Perak. The last trip-of reserves. Canals and alaices will then carry when they offered resistance; and two of the raneau communication. Subsequently some alkaline. The engineers recommend the sinking
and try to discover the connection with theThe steamer Beslawers arrived from Japan from the villagers superiority in numbers Colorado River, whence the water was belleved anted up,
aret pltimo and will salj via Amoy 8th Instant An edifying spectacle was witnessed at Pedder's W. Mactavish to Teluk Anion, whence they trick of several miles, and so save the trouble of eximination, The rage of the rustles knew, no had occurred northwest of Indian Wells and thattambi e due here in a few days should exe of the Coryta took up Mr. J. M. Nelson and M. enough water for Irigation purposes over a dis- committee were accordingly remanded for further miners reported that a violent local earthquake Wharf last evening (13th inst.) when a local legal were to start prospecting in some valley not far pumps, msins and delivery pipes.
space would permit of her booking, and thers luminary was engaged in combat with a chair away. As far as the Free Press has been abler
"Þeing; still, further cargo, on the market the... I coolfe. The man of law advanced to the charge to learn the two men had got about as alles into THREE is no more mournful spectacle than a hold the inquest the villagers forcibly seized him: The so-called Colorado Dent, lying to the cast, the past two wock Rate for freight 409. per ton bounds, and an indignation meeting was held a crevasse had formed through the Sierras ilong perience no difficulty in filling up, should buying under the protection of an Alpine-stock and for a the jungle, when Mr. Nelson was attacked by first-class English hunting-deg here is the effète and demanded the release of their representa of the new lake; resembles the bed of a dead men, for tea and general cargo. Vid the Cape
When the unsuspecting magistrate proceeded to which the water was flowing from the ocean. go on a similar bass to what it has done duriegsi few moments the fun, was fast and furious until the what is stated to have been cholers and East. There are almost no birds for him to tives. The magistrate, remembering that on. It has an area of 3,000 miles, and lles from to The CSsty, has now began leading but unfortunate Mongolian, rightly judging discretion numbed to the attack. Four hours later-M: point at there are no leafy nooks and covers; some occasions prudence was better than valour, 350 feet below the ocean level. Shells and other the demand, for, tomage by sail is somewhat to be the better part of valor hasily retreated. Mactaviah was taken ill and, also died. Theis there are any number of pests which bite and consented; and the liberation of the magistrate marine deposits abound, and show that at some limited Departures for London via usual ponta and left the field in the possession of this very "boy" made his way back to Teluk Anson, and creditable representative of the devil's brigades (so it is said) coffins were sent cat and the bodies ting him and there is the hot climate which took place at the same time as that of the two long past period, it was part of the gulf of of fail and Suez Canal-P, & O. extra boat A Maroo in the employ of Mr. Kennedy was Anton
of the unfortunate men brought into Telak Contm at Ewatow, Colond Strach bas however, high authorities, who ordered the former far as the latitude of San Francisco. Volcanle via Foochow 26th, steamship Cardiganshira
destroys his finest qualities. The German committee-men. The case was reported to the California and extended Northward almost as steamship Bombay athult, steamship Glenlyon!! charged before Mr. A. G. Wise at the Magistracy.
found, method to exercise the hunting dog and on the 12th Inst, with furious riding and with. A COMMISSION was called at the Central on the to intilise the, canine virtues by training the magistrate to go and assist the new magistrate and selamie convulsions raised the land beneath a Foochow 28th, steamship Yasos vid Foo havity thereby endangered the life of a young 15th last to sit upon the "sand" which Hat Intelligent quadruped to scent out, white ants
in settling this awkward affair,
the water far above the surface and converted the chow 19th, idem, steamship Ningehow via i child who was straying about the road. A consts been the silent witness of so chach false swear to yours ago the H.I.G.M. Consulate was The Times of Ceylon makes the following The Intense heat slowly craporated the water: 1st and 5th, Instant, respectively. Departure for Northern half of the Gulf into a closed inland sea. Amoy, and P&D extra boat steamship Canten ble gars evidence as to the narrow escape of the ing oath taking and breaking at the Migliacy overrun with the redenbible, insects who made reference to the probable future regimental and finally left a vast bed of rock All Tas in New York, via mica ports of call and Sues child whereupon Mr. Wise administered a most for the past forty years. During the course of life scarce worth living within its walls. The movements in the East. Our statement the the course of time became covered with dust and Canal The steamship Thorndals via Amoy sensible and severe rebuke to the woman who is lengthened service, the box has been Consul had just received 3 fine hunting dogs other day that Colonel Gildes had received and blown from the mountsins, and mad and 28th July Departure for Vancouver, American allowed so young a child to wander alone about, several times laid up and subjected to hospital from home and was worded not to have some the sheet, and at once dismissed the case against treatment bas had many zeti el new legs and regular work for them. Soin despair of anything Highlanders stationed in Ceylon were to remain The salt deposits have been utilized by cam Kabe and Yokohama: Quotations are: Shang an official communciation that the Gordon canh brought down by Infrequent spring breskets, ship, fecia 1476 tone.tregister 4th instant vid nadergone other repairs, A strongly, warded better if tight them to find white ant's nests here: till the autumn of 18gs was not quite merce and have been worked with conaldersble halig Loadens P&O SN. Co253. per to the proper authorities that like all other it is located. The dogs, leamed quickly and Colonel Gildex, but by another Officer of the famous for its heat and absence of all dial York 355 od for Tea and General align recommendation was drawn up for presentation about the building and the vast grounds where correct, as the information was received, not by profit by several corporations. The district is to fortes and general cargo through to New falthfal Civil servants, should be made before, fortnight, had passed, were digging up Gantson in in private letter from friend at the and Tegetable life. Some tuts, were explored, Shanghalito, London, O. 8. 9. Co. 15 peri recipient of a handsome peniton Triants from the flower pots and excavating neats Horse Guards. The other slatement, however, by the old Spanish freebooter and appropriately tax for Tex and General cargo through mimson cloth (that was) and which formed a budded in the walks or under the verandahs, la gulto correct though not official, and the named, the Piala of Death the av alley of to. New York 35sa od for Tea and General covering was ordered to be distributed among By degrees they because sa proficient that they general trooping fixtures for Ceylon, the Straits, Despair" and "The Dead Fields Engineers cargo, Shanghai to Londen, Glen Line ass per: the court mendiants for cloting gains the would notly, the Consul by: scratching and and Hongkong as re-arranged are as follows have often planned to palake lill, ares fertile by ton for res and General cargo; through to New approach of winter,
barking when the insects had begun to bore The 91st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, irrigation, after the manner of the Valley of the Yorks for Tea and General cargo. A GOOD story is always in order and the later spaniel insisted upon the coolies bringing step acme reason or other to be sent home this year, State, but all their efforts so far have been in Tel and General cargo through to New York furniture. On one ocesalon, the, best dog, a fine: lastead of relieving the 58th at Singapore, are for Nile, which would add two millon scress to the Shanghai to Londen, Ban Line aga; per ton for from New York. A colored clergyman called ladder into the parlos, and placing it against the and will be relieved by the 38th South vala, except in the extran northern part 358 94 ford and General cargo, Shanghal upon a large wholesale wine and liquor house door way. He climbed its steep ascent to the Staffordshire: from Gibraltar. In consequence where there are number of fenis farms. The to London, CSM BC, Current rates One of the Ballman' came forward and sal 'top and there showed his astonished master that of this the 58th and the 75th, instead of moving district lies near the Southern Pacific railroad, Nagachto Shanghal 3o.go per ton of cosl We learn with regret from the Bangkok Timer "What can I di' for you, Sir?" The Exile the ants were undermining the door frame and on to Ceylon and Mauritius respectively, will which at places runs feet below nett, for both; steamers and sailing vessels. of the demise of MR Dungan Normby which diving responded, "Tse the pastor of de fust had déstroyed so much fure that it was liable stand fast till the end of 1891. Their the ocean level. Is the sea increases much Cheloonton Amay, 14 cents per pical News took place on the 20th ult. Mr. Normby was African Church ob Zion' an" so called for to to fall and cush any one beneath it. The accom destination then has not yet been settled, and, more, the tracks will have to be removed. chwang to Amoy, 17 cents per picut. Settle 35 years of age, and had served the ponton of procure some Euchre wine != "Some what le plished Carsal takes no credit for originating so though the 28th may possibly come to Curious to relato, the Ute Indians havamente, during the fortnight Oscarshall, that time in the British Navy He had seen Some Eachie wise, wat you die for de Lord's usefull practice, but says that the idea was Ceylon, it is pretty certain that the Gordon tradition that the desert was once a sea which Norwegian steamer róg, tans: register Newly some service, and had the Egyptian wat-modal Supper." "What kind do you wish med anggested by the late Frank Buckland, England's Highlanders will not go to Mauritius. We shall abounded with fauna and flors. Professor V. chwarter Kood:-16 cents, 12" layai days, and the Turkish Order of the Fourth Class" of the salesman. "What Is dere more dan one meest naturalist. The motion is really a bril-be sorry In Ceylon if, owing to this sudden Newbury the eminent geologist murveyed the Tale, German steamer 939 to register, Chefon the Hedjidie Mr. Normby was well known in kind, my worthy fren 7 Oh, yea's there are plant one and opens a splendid fald for the faith change in the morements of our old friends the district 5 years go and recommended its to Amy.141.canis, 10/lay/daynic Disengaged g this Colony having served as an engineer for quite number of kinds. I'm sure I don? "ful sound, instead of opening a pack upon a gut, the 58th Steelbacks do not come to Ceylon conversion Inte & lake by means of the Colorado, vesselain portie Hrvard, American barque some time in the Scottiak Oriental S. 9. Co know which panikeler kind i want. Will hall steered fos, the sporing man,will now turn at all, but there is a possibility that the arranges River or by a direct Commitation, the 193 for hireNaspectus, British shipp which he left about 12 months ago to take the what do your congregations like queried the them loos in his chambers or will spend a day mantras given above may after all be changed coad, He stated that the chinga post of Superintendent Engineer of the launches lekaan, nekon dat so fussde gemlemen in the nooks and corners of some official's palace again, though at present they are fixed as the surrounding territory and greatly increase: harpur, 158 tong register. Victoria, Norwegian of the Siamese Postal Department. The remains am concerned, they sint no preference but ifit. There's rate sport in the Governor General's described: A reversion to the first arrangements the annual ranfall. Tadas
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THE Anglo-Dutch Convention relating to Borneo, which was signed a short time ago, leaves, according to the Hague correspondent of the Standard, the frontier unaltered from its present westernmost point to the 117th degree, whence it follows parallel 4:20 until it reaches the sea, and is carried on across the Island of Sebattfi, the northern portion of which is to be British, the other hall remaining Dutch.
WHAT threatened to be a very serious epidemic of Asiatic cholera at Swatow has been averted by the late typhoon weather. No less than four of these storms which passed inland near that city from the Formosa Chanel were followed by very heavy rains, which thoroughly washed out its filthy streets and pullons. The few cases of cholera reported in the past week have been of the sporadie variety and have been confined
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A WRITER in W tail journal' gitch the following rale to climate the height to which co grosi Take a call at any time between, she week old and one year stand hit on's level: surface so that he will stand naturally, then measure the distance from the bar of the hoof to his knee joint and for every inch or fraction therec ho measurei he will be hands bigh when matured," If he measures ry'isthen her will grow to bors hands hf Bj If 151 inches; he will be 15% hands bigh, an'so on.
A WELL-KNOWN young gentleman in Hongkong bad antil lately the playful habit of thrashing his wife with great regularity and a bamboo (He has it no more as the Law has Interfered) The last sportiveness produced two black eyes on the part of the wife, who is a very pretty blonde. A friend whe tried to apologize for the brutality said, "Her eyes were so bright, that be mistook them for the dawn, Finding bis mistake he did the next best thing and put them in mourning"}
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The alarming amount of summer complaints that have. occurred past fortnight is due to no. oiber cause. simple system employed in London, New York Why do not our sanitary authorities adopt the and Paris and disinfect every excavation? The cost would be lasignificant, the comfort unspeak able and the sanitary Improvement enormous. the role of moral menters and keep the idle and Or is it that the powers that be with to tako mischievous at home by making the streets unendurable and deadly, after nightfall. Or are they waiting until they hear from London what disinfectant is, and whether it should be eaten, drunk or worn as a cholera belt? What is the trouble, gentlemen, and why do you not show some evidence of your being alive?
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