Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,
LIMITED, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &c. LONDON, HONGKONG AND`AMOY. NATURAL APERIENT WATERS. ON THE CHOICE OF A WATER.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1891.
our midst remained unchallenged and. Governor arrived who knew not JOSEPH. unaltered. But times changed, and a The Hongkong Dairy Farm has always been run on purely philanthropic lines; ita founders, promoters, and directors have been from the commencement, more or less, philanthropists of one sort or other For instance the present Chairman, Mr. XTRACT from the 'London Medical Re theoretical philanthropist, whilst Dr. Jax
GRANVILLE SHARP, is an economical and corder May 20th, 1890, by Gro. HERSCHELL, M.D. (Lond.)
In order to attain the highest success in the treatment of a case by a Natural Water, It is far better to study thoroughly one kind, and master its peculiarities, than to experiment with different sorts, each having a different dose and special another may be put under the following heads
The advantages of one mineral water over
aitributes of its own.
t-Smallness of dose-
14.-Absence of unpleasant taste.
On examining the chief waters on the Eng Hiab market with a view of making a selection, one is struck with the fact that a newly-imported water, the Franz Josef, contalas 190 and 178 grains to the pound of Sulphates of Magnesis and Soda respectively. This is much in excess of the quanties contained by either Hunyadi Tanos, Friedrichshall, or Aesculap. It is evi same time it fortunately happens to be almost
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
at Pensux of 28 lepers from Stagipore, fears Tax Straits Independent, in noticing the arrival that, if future importations continue on the same scale, the asylum at Palo Jerajak.will have to be enlarged.
THE funeral of the late Arnot B. Tod, second engineer of the Hongkong, Caston and Macao Steamboat Co.'s steamer Heungsas, who died Cemetery, Happy Valley, at 8 o'clock to-morrow last night, will take place in the Protestant morning." All friends are invited.
March "La Fire la Victalre **................. Vale A Stiramer sight in Munich Selection...." Ram, of All Nations Core Balo," The Artister" Salacio
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Godfrey. Viappy. Luts.
A TELEGRAM has been received from Manila that Woodyear's Circus, expected here last Fri. day from Sandakan by the steamer Memnon, has put in at Manila. Mr. Reich, the advance agent, left by the Diamante this afternoon, and bable opening in Hongkong.
CANTLIT is a very reckless but distinctly practical member of the order. GRANVILLE SHARP preaches practical Chinese Government has ordered the clalous pat
Mr.
It is reported from the North that the Imperial philanthropy: Dr. CANTEIE practises in by the French missionaries on account of the Mr. SHARP tickles his own harmless vanity; destruction of their property at Wahu, to be paid the Doctor survives the throes of labour out of the Imperial Maritime Customs and not certainly got at the high-toned and THE Band of the A. & S. Highlander will play and gets there somehow. And he out of the ordinary provincial funds. immaculate members of the Executive the following programme at the Officers' Mess *2.-Absence of unpleasant effect.
Council who smiled when Governor nrs to-morrow evening, commencing at 8p.m. *3.-Sulphates of Soda and Magnesia in nearly Vaux smiled, and wept crocodile tears when equal proportions.
thatlatter-day narrow-minded official bigot Company was to obtain a central dipl looked sad. The aim of the Dairy Farm where they could sell milk retail at a price that would bring it within the reach of all The Directors said that was their chief alm but, leaving Dr. CAXTLIE out, we doubt the absolute truth of this programme the Hongkong Government, the alte already referred to was granted on what THE public grave digger was again in evidence can be described as favorable business on Saturday evening when a gentleman who was terms. A shop in Queen's Road would driving with his wife down in the aristocratic have
sulted the Dairy Farm Comcastern division of our much divided community, much better, and the know was pitched down an abyss, that had been left pany, ledge of that simple fact would have that way. But as a prosecution is to follow we gaping for any one who might happen to stray A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. saved the Hongkong Government from refrain from saying anything further present. being convicted of about the meanest and mustlest job that the colony has known Two men belonging to the R. E., named Richard since the valuable Hongkong Mint plant charged before Mr. Wie at the Magistracy this Brenton and Samuel Glover, respectively, were and machinery were "jobbed" to the morning with causing grievous bodily harm to immaculate firm of JARDINE, MATHESON one Lung Wing, whom, it is alleged, they and Co. at a purely nominal figure. pushed down a stair-case in Pottinger Street on There have been lots of other robberies Saturday last. As the complainant is now in of public properties and rights intervening, the Hospital under medical supervision, the case but these two, in our opinion, take the was adjouned for eight days..
The returns of the number of visitors to the City. Europeana 147, and Chinese 1,507; total 1,654, Hall Museum for the week ended Aug. 30th, are
China will be found in another columa. It will A LETTER dealing with the National Bank of repay perusal, and we may find time to deal with it critically in an early hue.
THE "Stanley Awfuls," by latest advices, are scooping in the shekels at Penang. "Old man" Staaley desires to be kindly remembered to all his old filends in the Far East.
1.
WINDY DAY AT THE PEAK. Biggs-What a beautiful heiress 1 Riggs-How do you know she's rich? Biggi-She has a very fine legacy.............
THE ex-Magistrate of Shanghai, Pel, has been of incompetency and other faults recently made degraded by Viceroy Llu, of Nanking, on account
known to his Excellency.
at
THE steamship Hankow, which arrived Singapore from Jeddah on the 23rd inst, with 382 pilgrims was placed in quarantine' owing to smallpox having been on board.
Watson, the second magistrate of that town, has THE Penang Goutte tells us that Mr. R. G. heen paid a bonus of $500 for passing his examination in Chinese in the Kheh dialect.
AT a nieeting of the shareholders in the Bangkokins, arrived at Vancouver on the 29th inst. Tramway Co., held at the offices of Messrs. August, a dividend of 7 per cent. for the half- Jucker, Sigg & Co, in that town on the 19th year was agreed to.
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The agents (bici Dodwell, Carl & Co. inform us that the Canadian Pacific steamship
The bead of the Kolac Society, Yang Lao-wil, Empress of Fadan, from Hongkong 11th, Shanghal 14th, Kobe 17th, and Yokohama 1gth
almost caused a rist at Chinkiang, was recently on whose account the Mancha garrison troops captured in Anhuf and was executed on the very night following his arrest and trial. Several other well-known local roughs are now being punished with the cangue at the cliy gates of Nganking.
Two Japanese men-of-war, the Takachiko Kan the 19th instant, bringing with them the Japanese and the Yamata Kan, arrived at Tientsia on Admiral, who called on the Viceroy Li Hung chang abortly after, bis arrival.: THE N. C. Daily News says that information to hand from a Chinese source throws aime further light on the recent dismissal of Tantal that for upwards of twenty years Lfu bas held correspondent wrote on the 19th inst. It seems Liu at Nanking, on which subject a Nanking
several important offices at Nanking. Ho was Chief Commissioner of police for hoth Inside and outside the city walls, head of
Tis. 3,000 a month from them. Although really the river police, director of the college known as the Tung-wen-kuan, etc., etc. The last samed post was of little value, but the
service in Nanking enabled him to take a fars police appointments were extremely lucrative
only an expectant Total, bis age and length of to Liu, who is said to have derived as much as
most place among the high officials; but being a decidedly harbitrary gent he was more feared than loved by his colleagues. His downfall came about in this wise. The Viceroy, considering"
meeting of police officials. Lia was invited to carried out, wrote to the Fantal and apprised that the policing of the city was not adequately bim thereof. The Fantal accordingly called a
This was reported by the Fantal to the Viceroy attend, but took no notice of the invitation.
denlly the strongest water by far, whilst at theAnyhow, after some correspondence with will wire, on arrival at Manila, date of the pro-weeks implsonment with hard labour for Every effort is now being made to trace them that the police administration was in good order
tasteless.
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SEEDS, For two years the Dairy Farm Co.
SEASON 1891-92,
made no attempt to build on the valuable lot they had secured by Government chicanery-or something; perhaps they were ashamed of their conduct perhaps THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF OUR SUPPLY they got into the hands of
GARDEN
SEEDS
for the Season has arrived and we are now pre pared to book orders for prompt or forward execution; Complete. Catalogues with concise directions for sowing can be obtained on appli- cation, or will be posted to any address. In these Cataloguen the Seeds are Marginally Numbered In English and Chinese, and when ordering it is quite sufficient to only state the numbers of the
kinds required.
Orders from one person, of from $5 to $10,
allowed as discount. Orders from one person, over $10 allowed an
extra/ discount.
Expres writes under date July 28th:-" Con-
THE Hamburg correspondent of the L: & C.
cerning the shipment of railway material for China, which I recently alluded to, I now learn that the steamship Afrin has been chattered by Herr Melchers to take the shipment consisting of Henschel locomotives, waggons by Van der The Akce is to leave on or about August roth.". Zypen, and rails from the Bochumer works.
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A LONDON contemporary conveys the interesting informationthat" Mr. Reuben Gubbay, grandson of Sir Albert Sassoon, has just been betrothed at Moscow to Mdile. de Poliakoff, daughter of remembered, was married last year to M. Jules Rueff, a deputy-Administrator in Cochin Chipa." the great Russian banker, His sister, it may be
To Po, a boilermaker lately in the employ of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, was to-day sentenced by Mr. A. G. Wise to three
Despite the pathetic appeal of Granny's own tealing brass castings from his employers. Householder," his Worship did so consign the prisoner to the tender mercies of the dagger. a Singapore Free Press of the 24th Inst. says that a telegram had been received to the effect What about the Wicking comic interjude? that the hall-yearly meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghat Bank was quite harmonious." Perhaps the telegraphist didn't consider the Chairman worthy of notice! irrepressible one's personal onslaught on the SAYS the Siam Mercantile Gaselle: Doctors and lawyers would seem to be the only professions that flourishing in Bangkok at the present time. There is shortly expected another young American doctor for the Siamese service, and we hear that Dr. Adamson la leaving Bangkolem Point for more convenient premises, near the
Baptist
Chapel, where he intends to open a drag Medicine and law are like Ivy, the greater the rain the better they flourish,"
Chinese paper, while a big rough-looking man Of the 28th of last moon, quaintly observes a was pawning some clothes at a pawo-skop in Chefoo, a soldier saw bim and, suspecting bis appearance, accosted bin. The man turned fiercely upon his questioner and struck blm, and
comrades with whom he returned and arrested but did not go far before he met some of his a fight ensuing the soldier got worsted and fled,
he was proved to be a leader of the Kalao-bwel and Sheng Total ordered bis decapitation, which the man. On being brought before the Magistrate
was immediately carried out."
A NOTORIOUS member of the Public Works was the talk of the circle in which he moves Departments, whose low-class blackguardism only a few months ago, was dunned the other day for an outstanding account for furniture, promise. In reply to the creditor's demand for which he had failed to liquidate according to
payment, this ornament to the Public Service wrote a vulgarly Insulting letter, and concluded young lady who sojourns at No. Gage Street. by giving as a reference of his respectability a Authenticated copies of the correspondence bave been handed to as for publication ; but we have to draw the line somewhere, and it is not our policy to kick decayed dogs.
the so called architects and couldn't get out again! And at length the Government gave them notice that unless the milk-shop. A MAN named Keung Ting was up before Mr. original concession would be cancelled. from banishment. Four previous convictions was run up within a certain time, the Wise this morning, charged with having returned In consequence of that reminder, Mr. of seven years for robbery with violence, GRANVILLE SHARP and his colleagues have and upon each of his convictions it was shown were proved against him, the last being one
shop, and store-room for the disposal of mercifully sentenced him to a term of one years' determined to construct their central office, that he had been flogged. The Magistrate the lacteal fluid to all and sundry, and imprisonment without adding additional torture. without delay. But they will do nothing TELEGRAPHIC Information has reached us that are true to themselves. The grant of this Mr. Henry Norman, of Pall Mall Gasette of the kind, if the citizens-of-Hongkong land was a mean job, which ought to have notoriety, has succeeded in floating in London been publicly notified at the time. There concession of in the ancient kingdom of Slam. the alleged gold-mine he managed to get # precedent in recent years when Gov- our informant says that it has been floated on has been, we believe, ons notorious The sam total is stated to be £170,000, but ernor Bows or "Honest Bill" MARSH scrip, no cash worth mentioning having been allowed JARDINE, MATHESON and Co., forthcoming We shall await further detalls -the frequency of this Firm's identity with Interest, the more especially as our with these cloudy transactions becomes reference is made to Norman's gold-zine 11 a Bangkok correspondents always laugh when wearisome-or the Ice Company to serions undertaking, annex the well-known premises in Ice value, without following the usual practice bard time in Swatow. In the past three months 25th a summary was issued from the Official House Lane at a fraction of their actual Tux patron of the Manila lottery is having a AT the London Court of Bankruptcy on July of submitting the property to public auction, some enterprising swindler has sold an unknown Receiver's Department under the failure of That was a bare-faced fraud or something upon their face bad draws prizes were promptly Japan, and New York, merchants. Mr C. L. Three which Measts. Adamson, Bell & Co., of London, China, number of counterfelt tickets, near it; this is another; but as it does not dishonored by the Administration and sent back Grant, the only partner resident in England, necessarily follow that Major-General to the disappointed owners. The counterfeits attributed the fallure of the firm to heavy losses BARIRI is bound by the shady doings are executed with great skill and can be distle on the realisation of goods incurred during the of his thick-headed but weak-kneed guished from the genuine only by a direct com last five or six years, and culminating within the predecessor, we would strongly recomparison between the two. The result has been last year, owing to the great fluctuation in the mend that this nefarious attempt to
to frighten regular buyers of the fascinating Silver Exchange and the general depression in block up for purely commercials and has reduced the sale of tickets to trado. The gross liabilities are returned at purposes one of the main
Swatow by fifty per cent. The "shover of the £505,807, of which £161,856 are expected to arteries queer" I said to be a dissipated English rank, and the assets are not yet ascertained of the city to the acknowledged engraver. detriment of the public health, should be vigorously protested against,
The public examination was appointed for the 29th July, Amore Mr. H. J. Holmes presiding, held this frondos, unsuitable alte for a milk-shop, or for any Dividend of 3 per cent. agreed to. Nothing clae other shop, could not be found in the colony, done but voic of thanks to Chairman. Report A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. privileges are infringed by this scandalous badly needing looking into. The men who Let the residents whose rights and and Statement of Accounts very feeble, and attempt at official jobbery take immediate made out the balance sheet wants rubbing down action to prevent such a plecs of Vanda- with a brick, Working account a gent quite llam; we are quite sure that either Mr. equal to recent productions from the Hongkong RYBIE OF Mr. WHITEHEAD will be glad to and Shanghal Bank and the Dock Co. Item in lead a popular crusade agafast this latest for? A rubbishy statement of account like that P. & L account Auditors' fees $100. What phase of Government double-dealing. now under review is not an audit. But perhaps quite good enough for shareholders of Steam Launch Co. Amin!
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MARRIAGE.N On the 31st inst., at St. John's Cathedral, by the Right Rev. Bishop Burdon, assisted by the Rev. Douglas Hamilton, Chaplain to the Forces, FRANCIS HENRY, fourth son of the Right Hon, G. A. C. May, late Lord Chlef Justice of Ireland, to HELENA AUGUSTA VICTORIA, eldest daughter of Major-General Digby Barker, C.B., Comman ding the Troops, and Acting Governor of Hongkong
The Hongkong
onghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST, 31, 1891,"
TELEGRAMS.. CHINA AND THE GREAT POWERS. LONDON, August sand.
MEETING of Steam Launch Co. shareholders,
THE heavy storm of Monday and Tuesday last seems to have spent its force on Swatow and its vicinity., Houses were unroofed, walls and The Standard in a leading article says that fences wasked away, and any amount of damage the Chinese Government is becoming alarmed at the threats of the Powers; as they have now one to native craft. On Monday night some ordered squadrons to Nankin and the North big boats were capsized and during Yangtse.
Tuesday fifty more met the same fat, The wind and sea were too violent for sustance to be rendered and only good swimmers or bost men who attached themselves to the dotsam of the wrecks managed to survive. At least zoo sampan men were drowned. The storm blew with unchanged fury until4 m. on Wednesday and then died entirely away. It was scompanied with a little thunder, much lightning and a very heavy rainfall. The thermometer fall to 68 on Wednesday morning.
THE WAR IN CHILI.
August 28th. The Chillan authorities report that the Insurgents fighting at Valparaiso got between two lines of fire and, being unable to re-embarkc,
surrendered.
THE SELAMA TIN MINING CO.,
LIMITED.
suffered decapitation, two are to be executed after the autumnal Assizes, and one is to be or the rioters captured at Wahu two have
imprisoned for three years, Two suspects are still at large. The higher authorities have made a demand on the iscal oficials that these two men must be captured and brought to trial.
THR Straits Independent says that, besides but so far without success, men, coffee cultivation, which is now in full swing planters, the Perak Government hat lately and yields the most satisfactory respits to the made some very successful experiments in ten planting. An enterprising Chinaman has taken
direction he is now extending the same. over the gardend from Government and engaged an experienced Darjeeling planter, under whose
H.K. Cricket Club, informs us that if has been MR. A. K. Travers, the Hon. Secretary of the finally decided that the following men will represent Hongkong during the cricketing cam- palga in the North. Practice goes on daily on the ground and as the men do not sail before the roth prox, they should all be in fair form to reet the Shanghailanders on their own heath: Capt.Dunn (captain), C. S. Barff, L. Barff, G. G. Hannay, E. M. Loring, R.E., Dr. Lawson, E. W. Maitland, F. Maitland, E A. Ram, W. Newton (scores), E. C. H. Grant (ampire).
Boyle, R.A., Capt. Dumbleton, R.E., Major
Å SELF-POSSESSED Mongolian last week shipped 8 boxes marked "Sundries" from Hongkong to Swatow, and entered them in the Custom-house as bousehold utensils.. In moving the cargo on- arrival, one of the boxes broke open and allowed stream of silver dollars to run upon the deck, all of which proved hogus. The Customs officials contain the same bate coin. In the confusion seized the remaining seven, which proved to which arose the wily Importer managed to effect
memoranda as to where he could dispose of his hit escape, leaving behind his wearing apparel, a fall set of counterfelters tools and a lot of goods.
the next reception day of officials. Liu, who was present, was called upon for an explanation. With some violence of manner, Liu declared
He. further stated that he had received no notice of the meeting, and that upon calling on and that he was not going to interfere with it.
This thrust the Fantal effectually parried by the Fantal the latter had refused to see him. requesting the Vice or to send for the register of official visitors kept by the Fantal's gatekeeper. The Viceroy did so, and found no entry of any visit paid by Ldu. It also appearing that Li had received notice of the meeting, the Viceroy onder was accordingly made, forthwith depriving behaviour to his superior officer, the Fantal An determined to punish him for his insubordinate
the Taotal of aff his posts save only the
significant Directorship of the Tong-wên-kuip. W are under obligations to Dr. Edward Bodiso United States Consul at Amoy, for the latest advices respecting the World's Fair and Colombian Exposition at Chicago in 1893. At
the Fair site, ground has been broken for thirty buildings and twenty are in course Over $14,000,000 are already in hand and sub- erection. scriptions are still coming in at the rate of $30,000 a day. The United States, the State of Illinois, the city of Chicago, and nearly every branch of trade in that city (some 230) will each have a bufiding and an exhibit of its own, Thirty five of the 44 States of the Union bare taken officia! notice of the Fair and will be represented by buildings, offices, exhibits, col- lections or loan-exhibitions. Of the 62 great: missioners that they will take part in the event. nations of the world, 38 have notified the Con of the leading American cities, 40 thus far bare-
rare and curious collections. The cities in which promised to be represented. Over 400 private citizens in different parts of the world will send --they reside include Rio de Janeiro, Melbourne, AB Mr. Pemberton Willard's Opera Company Canton, Shanghal, Yokohama, Kyoto, Tokyo, Calcutta, Alexandria, Cairo, Hongkong, have a lien on the Theatre Royal, City Hall. Honolulu, Stockholm, Geneva, Rome, Florence, Company will have to be postponed until eatly now amounts to $14.500,009: by the ret visit of Mr. George Darrell's Australian Dramatic money appropriated by Chicago and Illinois after the first week in October, the projected Naples, Athens, Smyrna and Morocco. The next year. We are gind to learn that, at the of the United States 98,000,000: by Europe A some important alterations in the stage private costerns $15,000,000. The entire totk instance of the Committee of the Hongkong$1,000,000 by other countries $5,000,000: by of our local Thesplan Temple are likely to be is twice the amount spent upon the late Paris carried out shortly. When these are under way, the dress-circle should also be vigorously dealt with. At present, especially near the two stage boxes, this part of the house is a delusion and a share,
exhibition and three times that of the Philadel phia Centennial. The general manager, Maj M. P. Handy, calculates that the amount expanded will border on $100,000,000, American illustrated a short time ago when the British will be sold from every part of the world. The gold. Negociations are now in progress where consulate at Tamsul was struck, in contradiction Chicago $100; Hongkong and Chicago $200 THR curious effects of lightning were well by cheap excursion tickets (at less than half-zates)
told adage in the same place a number of Melbourne and Chicago $250; Cairo and plan is to have round trip tickets, London and current, which ren down the wet woods to the go. Provisions will be made to accommodate wire guy-ropes and thence to the bullding. Here a million visitors at a time. A Central commitico times. The high flagpole secured to attract the
Chicago $ico; Rio de Janeiro and Chicago was firuck and a channel cut out of its surface will have charge of hotels, and lodging houses, two inches wide, an fuch deep and several feet and will issue tickets, so as to prevent any mistaka long. A couch bad its corners cut off, and a chair and marked with fulgurisic figures in every
or overchargs, Lodging, will be furnished from was badly splintered. The tile floor was attacked
so cents per diem upward, and board and lodging direction. Though Consul Holland and a number Fair will be the Electrical exhibit. This will from a dollar a day upward. A feature of the no one was injured. Strangest of all be the act Maxim, Man, Sawyer, Bruit, Fuller, and the that the wall through which the current passed other great American inventors and discoverers, of friends were in the house at the time, luckily include every invention by More, Edison, toms Deputy Commissioner Hobsan of Amoxischarge, from the top of the pole to where it FOR some reason or other the British Navy is
seven feet thick. The course of the electrical is a truly plous and conscientious man glad tidings and makes the editorial soul yearn entered the earth was about 390 feet in length. after Hobson, We are also informed that bis.
not universally popular in the democratic colony conscientiousness has struck in badly of late CONSIDERING the limited revenue ofthis country, feeling is not solely confined to the Sydney of New South Wales. And unfortunately the and made him apply the absurd Customs regula- the lavish sums appropriated to the maintenance republicans and the all-powerful labor party. The ons up to the full letter of the law. One letter of the Emperor and the Imperial Household have, trouble, it is scarcely necessary to say, is based and requires an indemnity bond when there is a very considerably in excess of what ought to riggishness by which so many Naval officers tells us that beholds a steamer back for 24 hours says the Japan Herald, always seemed to be on the red-taps snobbery and affected offcial coal, another says that he will permit ne vessel Ing style, but when, as has lately been admitted Times of the 26th July Journal that takes shortage of half-chest of lea, or a bucket of suffice to support the Imperial dignity in becom-degrade theirprofession and insult their manhood, to break cargo until to a.m. the opening of the we learn that not less than a hundred thousand
ilo extract from the Sydney Sunday... legal day in that misgoverned city. Now, this is bad news and compels us to pray for a promo tion of the plous H. L. M. C. D. C. to Chinklang save and no foreign commerce to harass and or Wuhu, where there are heathen to exhort and worry to death.
WE are informed by travellers who have succeeded in reaching the place that H. I. M. Cus
Der
Here is
yes anually gravitated. back again into the special interest in naval matters-which many of pockets of ministers who ranged the our readers will pesuse with interest "H.M.S Imperial donation upon such a liberal scale, Penguin, of infamous notoriety, has been ordered under the convenient cover of a largesse from report aflex concerning that unhappy vessel the surprise is diminished. Practically, to proceed to Chies. Such at least is the latest
THE project of the establishment of a Chinese annum, rateably divided amongst them. Had particular attractions to paval mantincts of the the Emperor, it really meant that ministerial and Australians may well be pardoned for Consul here and in other British possessions ministers taken all their money straight from Helby-Mours type,
salaries were angmented by 100,000 y
wondering whether that station presents any had its origin in the following circumstances: the treasury there would have been much public authorities consider that the climate of the Admiral Ting, while on his cruise last year to
or whether the naval Manila and offer pisces in the South, vielled outery, but by taking it by the gloved hand of effect on disaffected crews. It will be remem Flowery Land is calculated to have a beneficiat with his squadron a great many ports. The fully imposed on, since it was regarded as the bered that shortly after the notorious scande the Sovereign, the Ignorant vulgar were success. in their demonstrations of welcome, but at the prerogative of the Sovereign, whose acts have which early last year evoked such an outburst of Chinese at all those places were very loyal ABOUT two years ago the Hongkong
same time they made known to the Admiral been hitherto regarded with so much plous aw the wiseacres of Whiteball, the Egarin, waa Indignation in these colonies as to fairly astmish Dairy Farm Co., Ld., through the personal
many grievances under which they suffered,
as to be considered by the loyal, as beyond all secretly despatched to China. That step was, Influence of one of the Directors, obtained
chief of which appeared to be at most of the unfavourable criticism. T from Governor DES Vaux a grant on very
ports the want of a Chinese Consul to represent THAT a man's wrong-doing always involves the Imperial Navy in Australia the harm had however, taken too late to save the credit of favorable terms of that narrow strip of land has received the following telegram from Mr. the belde wlam the sun shines on still to the Tsung-il Yamen through Li Hung-chang he was ordered to retam home for malessance prevent a repetition of that "unfortunate com The Secretary of the above-named Company In the old adage which lays it down that "happy have. Admiral Ting represented what they said the soi-disant General Tcheng-Ki-Teng When Is it to a desire on the part of the authorities to their interests as people of other nationalities more than himself has been lately Illustrated by already been done, the mischief was irreparabic, lying to the eastward of Wyndham Orange, one of the Directors, who has been holds good, the charming young lady who this and the Board instructed the present Minister to in office in Paris, he brought with him a hand- fretemps," as we have heard it termed, that we Street, stretching from Pedder's Hill to the in Perak inspecting the Company's properties: afternoon became the wife of Mr. F. H. May England to memorialise the Throne on the bottom of the old Glenealy ravine. We prospects very encouraging. There is no cer- of mortals, for after a dismal and wet afternoon that though the Chinese in Hongkong, Singapore, to her that his recepiles in China would be an but condole with the authorities on the absolute Tekka, a ne property; Blanda Mabok, should indeed be among the most blessed subject, which he did. Haendeavoured to show claims to be his morganatic wife. He represented departure of H.M.S.Penguin Ifan, wo cannot some Parisienne, named Madame That, who must attribute the hurried and quite unexpected believe that this famous old landmark of sinty in the matter, Interview with Resident and Just as the bells of St. John's Cathedral and the southern ports in the Straits Settlements ovation and that the examination of his official failure of their litle game. The Penguin soundal Hongkong is, now known as the Lower most satisfactory. Albert Road, but as the crawling worm
beraided the approach of the bride and who degraded the spot with such a
bridegroom, old "Sol" sserted his supre.
may resemble other foreigners in many ways, conduct would be a splendid vindication. The bas become a byword right through Australasia, name is probably dead long agr—if
"CHARBONNAGES"
their hearts are still loyal to their native land, as poor Frenchwoman was only too glad to belleve and no-good-can-possibly be achieved by an macy and came forth to shine and to he is not he ought to be-we pass
brighten what already promised to be the for the relief of distress from famines or floods
may be seen by the liberality of their subscriptions him and landed at Shanghal with her halfbred attempt to hush the matter up. We may, of We are Informed on reliable authority that brilliant surroundings of the marriage of whenever such visitations occur in Chins. The kama 20 trunks and a retinue of course, be unable to compel Lord Scott to give, by the desecration without further stating that the Camphe mine, a portion of the ornaments to Hongkong scelety. The Cathedral would be nothing in comparison with the beacht supposed to be at elther Peking er Foochow and support of a large and influential sertior, of a cablegram has been received from London two of the most deservedly popular young cost of maintaining consulates at those ports Hotel and there awaited her Hege lord, who was episode, but is this matter we have the syw,pat ay comment. Fourteen years ago a
She put up at the Astor House full publicity to the details of that infaraya large sum of public money
very Tonquin Coal Mining Co's concession on Hongay was densely crowded by not only what the Chiscao residents would receive from such Days and weeks passed and no "General" The the British Press, which will be able to Zerer the expended by Mr. Surveyor-Geners 1 PRICE for £75,000 £15,000 in cash to the thareholders and this is the greatest compliment of all-by quent consultations with the British Fordga dissipated. The servants were discharged, most subject,From Port Darwin we learn that Staf was island, has been disposed of to a sew company termed the fashionable element, but institutions. Memorialist said that after fe little money the lady had brought was soon authorities in England to speak out of the In erecting the very substantial granite of the old Company, £35,000 for working the wives of every married military man, from Office, the establishment of a Chinese Consul at of the jewelry vanished, and finally at the surgeon Colthurst, of H.M.S. Peguin WhOSS wall which protects the roadway on the expenses, and £25,000 in deferred shares to the Commanding officers to the pirate on the Hongkong bad been agreed upon, though the beginning of the month, she was compelled to harsh treatment by: Command Moore has unoccupied side of Wyndham Street. At has been arranged by the Hon. C. P. Chater, R.T. Wright as best man, and of course the was nothing to the Treaty between Great Britain applied to the French Conani in forma pauperis this Journal, la at present lying in the local present shareholders. The agreement, which land. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Foreign Office at first demured, saying there leave the hotel for nonpayment of bills. She formed the subject of some severe comments in that time it was decided that no building is of course subject to confirmation at bride was given away by her gallant father, and China about a Consulate at Hongkong, and be secured for her cheap apartment in the hospital, where are also two A.B's belonging to or other conspicuous obstruction should special meeting of shareholders. The new Major-General Barker, Acting Goreme of though according to international law every French concession where she is probably all the same vessel. As the Penguin only carrita ever be allowed to Impede the free air of company, although perfectly satisfied with the Hongkong. The ceremony was performed by nation might have a consel there. The Chinese living upon his official bounty. At the last one surgeon, we wonder how the ship's company heaven in what even in those early days reports to hand on the character of the deposits Haber Burden, who was assisted by the Minister suggested that the Consul at Singapore moment the hotel-keeper showed praiseworthy is getting on without medical attendance on the was recognised as ons of the lungs af aand quality of the coal, have reserved the right Rev. Douglas Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. May should be made a consul-general and those at generosity and allowed her to take to of her fever-stricken coast of Northwestern Australia F city already grossly over-crowded in to send out their own engineer to investigate and drove from the Cathedral to Government House the other ports sub-consuls. He also mentioned so trasks to her now ledgings Unless the The Port Bars reol has likewise become the almost every part. And for more than p.8.-We publish this information with fall which belleve lasted nearly a couple of would be best fitted for the posts at Singapore proper fiscal daangements before September 1st, and though his surroundings are the séverse of a decade the decision arrives 1, at when
in an open carriage and after the reception, the names of two gentlemen, whom he thought General appears upon the scene or makes the temporary abode of one of the Penguin's crews Bir : Aathva Khozay, held; away in claims the erofit of editing the China Saalis) | Khano, whats ing honey-moon le to be agent,
apologies to the long-cared member who ham, the happy pair proceeded in the Fame to and Hongkong. But the scheme, for the pre the luckless woman and infant are to be sent exmfortable, he declares himsnit better, on fund
sent at least, has "bust,”.
home to Marseille,
"gy: bound of his sinre-dkow".
report.
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