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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1891.
Te prasible we will find room for "Truncheon's" letter on the Naval Yard Police in our next
Issue.
THE agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlil & Co.) inform us that the Canadiari Pacific steamship Empress of Japan, from Vancouver, left Shanghai for this part at 4.30 p.m. yesterday.
CAPT. Macisance, late of the Auckie, bas super WOODYEAR'S CIRCUS gave a performance at
eded Mr. W. Comely In the command of the
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WHERE there's a will there's very often 'a Inweult, The Supreme Court of Hongkong has lately proved that with a vengeance, ↑
No matter how much man hates a creditor, ha Invariably asks him to call again. That is the *nswer our shroff gets nine times out of ten.
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A SHOP-KIKKER named Shin Aku, for belog In the illegal possession of gf taels of opium, w** fined so by the Magistrate to-day. The fine was duly paid. the report of his own death in the rapers. GENERAL Butler didn't get mad when he read Berjamin merely remarked that he would never
Manila on the 14th last, In.ald óf some charitable, Institution. The whole of the proceeds, were banda dover to the Archbishop for distribution. A St Petersburg correspondent states that Lieutenant Kecuraetioff, for many year a resident of Japan, has declared that the whole of the Japanese aristocracy: are only awaiting the Mikado's Initiative to become Protestants. An Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., wlli ba held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the and prox., at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are ABOUT one hundred and forty people were cordilly invited.
Tire Autumn Regatta of the Shanghal Rowing Club is to take place on the Soochow Creek on the 28th and 29th of October. Maud.(sobbing)—I'm:
Clara-Why not, dear Maud-I've got a mustard plaster on for my the steamer New York." cold and it's taken altogether too much. BOURAS, QC, Recorder of Plymouth, who recently gave the notorious decision that asking a man under engagement to leave his work, in itself constituited legal intimidation," is the son of Serjeant Boripas, the original of Dickens' Serjeant Bazfuz.
A BIQUIST of 100,000 francs has been left to the Academy of Science In Faris by a French non, who coupled with the legacy the condition
with any other world, placet or star. She that it should be given as a prize to any one- who would discover a means of communicating
with women. A fearful panic followed. Threa women were killed by lightning,
Kay WIST (Fla.), August 27th.. Squrerick's dinner and can't go !
The revenue cutter McLane arrived here invited to the to-day from the Bahama banks, bringing news of the sailing for Newport News of the disabled. Morgan line steamer El Dorado, conroyed by
BOULOGNE, August 27th.
· Thirty houses were unroofed by a hurricane here to-day.
ANTWERP, August 17th. Baltimore to-day.
The British steamer Elbrus arrived from Andrews of the dary Mermaid, which sailed On board was Captain
from Boston sometime ago on a trans-Atlantic. race with the dory Sea Serpent, which was arrived at Lizard Polat ten days ago. Captain sailed by Captain Lawior. The Sea Serpent Andrews became exhausted in mid-ocean, and,
thirty-five days out from Boston, when a terrible when opportunity offered, abandoned the race.
Andrews says he had good weather intil
filled the Mermaid with seven inches of The literary Chancellor of Kupch, says the Shên- water. The next day a tremendous" wave cap- pas, fa unusually atlet this year. The essays sized the boat, and Audrews thought he was lost. written by students for determining whether He was in the cabio, but managed to open the the applicants possess the necessary qualifica-boat. He prayed to God for the sake of bis hatch and climb upon the keel, and righted the tions for entering the examination hall were so severely scrutinized that many were rejected. family to give him another chance, and he would The number of contestants for the second degree stop this business. He then closed himself la the cabin again, and passed two days and nights was comparatively small. However, there were few names appearing on the blue poiter after in the same way. The wind all this tima con the first three days, and still fewer after the tinted blowing with such force, that when he second tri-, also of three days. The names so
opened the hatch a little the wind be respired caused a sound like a big whistle. The lamp oll was exhausted, and, being too fatigued to keep watch, he lay on the bottom of the boat for four days until picked up by the steamer Elbrus, Andrews declares he will never attempt the voyage again.
Judge Holst of Berlin started on the rịth inst. - to ascend Mount Tergion, in the Camic Alps. He was unaccompanied 'by a guide, and as the Judge has not been seen since, he has undoubtedly perlabed.
HALIFAX, August 29th.
A special cable-gram from Bermuda says that a terrific storm raged yesterday, leveling stone wires. It was the greatest storm since 1880 walls, uprooting trees and destroying telegraph
OTTAWA, August 19th. ment printing bureau, has been dismissed. He Andre Senecal, superintendent of the Govern left for parts unknown, rather than face an ex amination before the Public Accounts Committee.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 29th.
White Sea, therefore large exports of that cereal The recent Imperial ukase prohibiting the exportation of rye does not refer to ports on the are expected from that quarter
cyclone on the Island of Matinique places the
PARIS, August 29th. The official estimato of damage by the recent
people Icst their lives.
leingela spremalon, conical leather leave the United States a poor and unprotected' present at the dinner given on Wednesday suggested the planet Mars as the best one with storm came up. On August, 161k = huge wave amount at gro,000,000. It is estimated that 378 hallan and gaversing back ding from: 1 orphan until he was obliged to, and ke didn't fight last, (September 23rd), at the Shanghal which to experiment,
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Ir is a well-known historical fact, that King Fric of Sweden wanted to marry Queen Elsbeth. It is riot so well known, however, that he made a similer proposal to Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary's letter, politely rejecting his offer, was sold in London, the other day, for about $110.
Club, by the Shanghat Cricket Club to the Hongkong team. A pleasant evening was passed, and a concert that followed the dinner, proved a great success.
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Beachcomber-Ne mesas of subsistence (ak THE Band of the A. & S. Higbianders will playing out a Bologna sausage and a flask of whisky) the following programme at the Officers' Mess | what do you call that ? this evening, commencing at 8 p.m.
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A SCOTTISH Fight has been made up for the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. forthcoming Shanghal Regatta, and will probably contest the International with Contiusata crew: England doesn't stand where it used to do, and Englishmen (and a good many Scots too for that matter) in the Far East have become mere toadies to the German element...
FOUR Chinese were arrested at Chinklang on the 22nd inst, suspected of being, members of the Kalao-hwef Society. Three of the suspect are attached to the Native staff of the Imperial "Martime Customs and the other is a 'coolie, lately employed on the roads extikle the
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REFERRING to Captain Dunn's performance in the recent Inter-port Cricket Match, the M. C. Daily News saysThe match has already been described at length, but it is impossible to avoid drawing attention to the grand all-round match out of the twenty-two engaged in the match the Hongkong captain. He scored 75 for once out, took 7 wickets for 93 runs on a run-getting pitch, fielded brilliantly and captained his team with rare judgment.""
THE following Incident, says the N. C. Daily News, will show how cholera is spread amongst the Chinese. A Chinese altendant at the "Hospital, in moderate circumstances, died quite lately. His home was in the fiterior, beyond Soochow; and as it would be very expensive to take him there in a coffin, his friends are taking him up a three or four days' journcy-it crowded passenger bost simply as a sick man, to his ordinary clothes, with the fiction that he is not dead, but too ill to move about. Foreigners can fortutately only imagine the result of such an act at this time of year.
posted are of those who fail to pass and warned not to enter again. During the last three days a part of the hall caught fire, but the flames were quickly extlogulshed by engines that were constantly patrolling the premises.. A CORRESPONDENT Writes :-Taiwanfoo is not a happy spot for the merchant. The bar, which yearly grows. worse and which, despite their promises to the contrary, the Chinese Govem ment will not improve, has been playing bavor with commerce this season and preventing all communication with the outside world for weeks at a time. The old Taotni bas been removed progressive and liberal than his predecessor. (argeted 7) and the new one seems to be less The reported opening of the camphor irade has not occurred and, according to the mandarins general, and optum in particular, is very dult, will not occur this year at least. Trade to The only events of interest were visits from Dr. Fales of Amoy, who came to examine a gold- mine in the hills at the back of the city, and Mr D. D. Olia, of Foochow, a wealthy Parsee merchant, Bath were upset on the bar and came near being drowned.
NEW YORK, August 28th. day via London from a prominent official in the A private Peking cable dispatch received to Chinese Government, announces that a, com- mission of leading officers of the Chinese army has been ordered to proceed at once to England and examine the Lee magarine rifle, now in use by the British troops.
Lee with the Austrian Mannlicher arm and decide without delay which arm of the two is The commission is directed to compare the
"better adapted for the Chinese army,
is to be rearmed, and, owing to the present The entire Chinese army, the cable announces, trouble in the empire, the consignment of arms must commence within three months and continue until at least go0,000 rifles have been delivered. The new English rifle is the Lee 303 callbre.
It is an American Invention and was sold recently to the British War. Office. The Lee company has already sold to the Chinese 43 calibre Spanish model This is the same Government 50,000 stand of arms of the Lee
vessels and revenue cutters of the United arm to use to some extent aboard the naval States.
ADEN, August 19th. An Arab has arrived here and tells a startling tale. According to the story, Ahmed Ritschl principal division of Arabia, utterly crushed a Pasha, the Turkish commander in Yemen, the revolt which broke out recently in that province. The Arab adds that the Turkish Pasha subsequently entered Sana, the capital city of Yemen, in triumphal procession, having to his train fourteen camela laden, with heads cat from the rebel chieftains of Yemen,
New York, August 30th, The probable political effect of Prince. Rudolph's death is discussed by M. de Blowlis, the famous Paris correspondent of the London Times, in Harper's Monthly for September. The following are extracts from the article:
Europe would appear to be enjoying a enormous armaments in which it is indulging prospect of an indefinite period of peace, and the would therefore seem to be acts of prodigality and madness. This is a mistake. Despite all that I have sald, despite all the logic and truth there may be in what precedes the inevitable and fatal event which may happen to-day, to
being any possibility of staving off or preventing morrow, in ten years or even later, nobody knows what at once imperiously, without there
It will let loose war over the entire surface of Europe and place the sword in the hands of all the great continental powers.
"This unavoidable eventuality has not been long in existence. It sprung suddenly into befög, with all its tragical consequences, from the Meyerling drama.. "It was originated by the revolver which put an end to the life of Crown Prince Rudoph, and left the Emperor Francis Joseph without a direct heir. The catastrophe I speak of, which will cause an inevitable, fatal Emperor of Austro-Hungary". and generat war, is the death of Francis Joseph,
We are glad to learn that Woelyear's Circus is in luck, having struck it rich in Manila, where they have been playing to splendid business.far some weeks past. The genial Walter Harland of tenor voice and "Good day, Boss" renown. writes that the show has been most liberally patronised by the high officials of the Island, from the Governor-General downwards. The Circus, which has been strengthened by the Ar the Magistracy to-day, à money-charger additionof five new performers, visits Cebu and named Tong Ching Ping was charged with Hollo before coming to Hongkong, and will not heing in possession of er counterfefe dollars.open here until about Christmas. The defendant's plea was that he had got thems from his mother but upon this point Mr. Wise seemed a trifle sceptical and fined him $55, bút not being possessed of so much bullion prisoner
A MEMBER of the "Rialto, who is unusually was sent to gaol for three months,
well-informed on such matters, predicts will much confidence that the Imuris Mines will be "THE largest sam ever paid for a single novel is
the ruin of half the leading people in this colony. said to have been $200,000 to Alphonse Dandet
We were under the impression that three-fourths for "Sappho," published. In 1884. Eighty
of these gentry had already been ruined, and thousand dollars were received by Victor Hugo
were rubbing along, waiting for something to for "Les Miserables" (1852), published in ten
tum up, supported by lavish Bank advances per
CHRISTIANA, August 28th. langunges. Lord Beaconsfield received. $60,000
favor of a well known princely philanthropist.ing the question of the treatment of criminals and
The international congress which is consider each for "Endymion" and "Lothair." George
who says share gambling is an abomination and the best means to improve the condlilpn of the Elliot received $40,000 for " Middlemarch," and
a crime that is, when he gets caught trying to cristinal classes, continued its session. to-day Charles Dickens $37,500 for * Edwin Drood."
Two sailors named respectively Brown and Dall,
act the "ball," At all events, those unfortunnies Yesterday the congress passed a resolution TANGLE-I've struck an idea that will save belonging to the American barque Western Bells, who got left in this fmurls will-o-the-wian advocating the plan of allowing criminals to pay wont be able to turn round and blame the fines, even by instalments, Instead of belag millions of dollars to this colony every year were charged before Mr. A. G. Wise to-day with Brown-Indeed 1 What is it? Tangle-You having deserted their ship. The two prisoners warning to go slow, but exhibited wonderful faith
Hongkong Telegraph. They had timaly imprisoned. At this day's session the members know the last two inches of a cigar, be to ht with others of theen dayer Imprisonment fe without anything tangible to rely on. It is to be extortions in the event of the prisoners making favored remission of punishment for small thrown away because you can't smoke themi sentenced to seven Well, I'm going to take out a patent on a cigar refusing duty, but prior to the saling of the settlements (the other day were a caution. The committed the offence charged against them hoped they will pall through somehow; but the compensation and showing they regretted having that won't leave any two inches, because I barque were put on board by the police. The Napoleon of the Share Marke acted with The congress also placed itself on record as pic, isn't it? This is the Shanghal Bank patent vessel was cleasing the harbour on Sunday would have been a regular Waterloo to a whole labor, and recommended that a detailed statis- make it just two inches shorter than amal. Simo evidence adduced went to shew that just as their unparalleled magnanimity, otherwit Friday last favoring an inquiry Into the system of convie Party were lost. —when they plie up a Reserve Fund es paper morator, the prisoners jumped overboard and
tical report upon the character, habits, occupa swam ashore, when they were arrested by the regiment of lame ducka. to toformation brought by the ACCORDING
tion, health, nationality, religion, past life and Japanese, steamer. Akaskit Shanghal on the police. Mr. Wise sentenced them to six weeks SAYS the N. C. Daily News editorially on the career, after leaving the prison, of habitual planned by Baron Hirsch,
hard labour. Orders from one person, of from $5 to $10, | City was on an even keel la about clever REFERRING to a smoking conceit given is employed on the new trans-Siberian rails countries sending delegates to the congrèze,
23rd inst., the foundered British barque Cope
24th Sept:-Vladivostock, we are told, is criminals, should be drawn up in different | undergoing a reign of terror. Fourteen convicts" fathoms of water at the bottom of Nagasaki honour of the Hongkong cricketers at the bave racceeded in making their escape from
PARIS, August 28th, harbour, with her topmasts Just visible." The
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CONSTANTINOPLE, August 31st. The Sultan has yielded in all Russia's demands respecting, the Dardanelles, which henceforth <will be-opent, Russian vessels when closed to recent detention of a Russian vessel, dis others. The Sultan abjectly apologized for the missed the officers responsible therefore, and, promised indemnity.
PARIS, August 31st. announcing that Fourneas'rexpedition to explore The Government has received a dispatch the valley of the Sapghat Bayne, Central Soudan Sixteen were killed and thirty-one, including and French Congo, was attacked by natives.
chandise and a number of rifles belonging to the Fourneau himself, were wounded. All mer
BERLIN, August 31st.
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that the Argentine Republic is opposed to the Advices from Buenos Ayren are to the effect
wholesale Immigration of Russian Jews as Baron Stumm, one of the largest employers of labor in Germany, has decided to pay higher) wages to all his employes white-the-dearness of food continues, and to increase the pensions
Akashi, who at once lowered boats and saved, the W. C. Daily News mys that "by far providing themselves with private clothes, is by beheaded at Douai, near Lille, in the depart. capsizing was witnessed by Capt. Trennt, of the Lyceum Theatre, Shanghai, on Friday the 18th their guards, and the only means they have of committing several atrocious murdera, was allowed widows of employes and others.
all on board the ship except the boatswain and the Captain's wife, The latter was lying on lang chair on the quarter-deck at the time of the accident, and it is supposed that, when the ship went down, the unfortunate woman was unable to escape from under the awning. A-PINP, named Chan Cheung, who was employed for active service by a German sailor named
the most remarkable item was supplied by a himself as Mr. P. MacFogarty Blobbs and gave member of the Hongkong team, who introduced
house to simply yell with delight. It would be topical song in a manner which caused the difficult to decide whether make-up or delivery was the belters the little bits of "business" caused fits of laughter, and the whole performance was the best of its kind seen in Shanghai for way long. We are wondering which tinguishing himself in the North as "Blobbs"!
a succession of murders. They have already a farmhouse, one French naval officer belonging made five victims three harmless occupants of
Russian bandmaster. There was a sort of grim to the squadron that was visiting the port, and a frosy in the murder of the last of these, for he was returning from the funeral of the French officer. There is not a revolver for sale in Vladivostocks and those who have these army keep them at band ready for immediate use as they sit is
of wild animals had broken loose.at Vladivostock. Lions and tigers would not insist on human flesh, but these miserable human wild beats must have clothes, and to get them they most murder those who are wearing the clothes. If any oze were to try to save his own life by giving them clothes, he would incur the tender mercies of the Russian police as an accomplice."
ment of the Nord, this morning. The execution fact that he exhibited the calmest demeanor and of this young criminal is remarkable from the
death, The young rascal positively refused to seemed to have the most utter disregard for listen to the priest's comfortings and admoni- Hoas.
received provisional authority to continue their Betting agents in Boulogne and Calals have business. This is regarded practically
feet steamers at the Dardanelles. The Possiche The press ridicules the report of the Turkish ting the recent detention of Russian voluntoer Sultan's submission to Russia's demands respec
Sultan's part would justify his removal from Zellung says that such action on the among the independent states of Europe.
England, saying: #It would be exceedingly The National Garitia argues that the Initiative in the Dardenelles matter falls upon bitter. Irony of fate. I immediately after the due to the exertions of the people of Boulogne.pelled by Russia, France's ally, to defend her
ST. LOUIS, August 28th wire that the Monterey and Mexican Raffroad Intelligence has just been received here by was completed into Tampico on the 26th insi. This gives the road 400 miles through the best country in the republic, and connection by steamship with foreign ports.
Interests."
Ferdinand John, belonging to the General Werder, was charged at the Magistracy to-day of our worthy representatives has been disther houses. It is worse, than if a menagerie definite settlement of the betting question, and is Portsmouth reception, England should be com with having "scooted" with two Mexican dollars, the property of complainant. Cheung offered bis services to the gulleless foreigner and took him to some bower of bliss in Graham Strect, where the Teuton, to show his bond fides, fished out the money in question, whereupon the guide, philosopher and friend was seized with an irresistible desire to become the possessor there of. This he did and get clean away, but was afterwards bagged. Two previous convictions were proved against him, and he was “jugged" for a term of four months.
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in the Netherlands Consular Court at Shanghal on the axst fast, before Messrs. A. Haupt, Acting Dutch Consul, and W. B. Van Corbach, Nalting, and C. Iburg. Assessors, J. C. Hoch, of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, was charged with having caused the death, by a gunshot, of a brother officer, Domenico Lamacchia, an Italian, at Kinklang on August 19th. Mr. Ernesto Ghisl, Acting Consul for Italy, watched the case on behalf of the deceased. It baring
A RECENT number of the London Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Newer contains s portrait and blography of a talented. lady who
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OTTAWA (Out), August 28th. In the Commons last night Sir Richard for its abuse of power in the issuing of Governar Cartwright's motion censuring the Government
Roue, August 31st, The cyclone which passed over the San Mauro, Castiglione and Gassino districts caused great distress. A number of persons were falured. crops the path of the storm were, destroyed, and houses damaged.
A. S. WATSON & CO.: LDA CORRESPONDENT writes that the disgracefali been proved that the affair was purely accidental, was once well known in Hongkong amateur General's warrants the past year, was lost on Vatican'ibat any such-statement is quite with
packed meeting of the Jockey Club held at the Assessors held that accused should be musical circles. Here is the blography - division of 97 to 82,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED AD, 1841, - Hongkong, 26th September, 1891.
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adith the Lern Mediterranean, create The steamer Singal reports a revival of ding with the Levant have been ordered to cary guns of small calibre and other armaty
Mik E. Jean Grahame-Coles was born. In Calcutta, of Scotch parents; she came to Eng met this afternoon to consider the legality of land, however, when but three years of age. Thomas McGreevy's resignadon. The result The sub-committee on elections and privileges Having studied slagleg under Signar Randegger, will be that McGreevy, in due course, will be she made her first appearance in public three years ago and obtained considerable success both in London and the country. In March last year Pirates of Penzance at performance given she was engaged for the part of Ruth in the by the Meistersingers' Club, and was so well received that her friends advised her to adopt the operatie career. In the following November she was retained by Mr. D'Oyly Cane to play in the selection." We need only add to the fore going that Miss E, Jean Grahame-Coles was known in Hongkong a dozen years ago as Mrs. George Coles, and played Josephine in H.M.S.. Pinafore and All In The Sorcerer," is per- formances given by the Choral Society, with conspicuous success. The portrait in the London paper is an admirable: likeness of Mrs. Coles.
Celegraph.com to enjoyment, after end of ber man youthful sivante, performance oly
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CHINA AND FRANCE.
LONDON, September 26th, The Chinese Minister has banded a despatch to M. Ribot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stating that China is doing everything in her pow to protect foreign interests in China. The Northern Fleet has been ordered to the scene of the riots, and the Mipister expresses a hope that France will await the rette
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THREATENED-ATTACK ON FOOCHOW ARSENAL,
TORONTO, August 28th, The town of Omemee, Victoria county, Ontado, is threatened with destruction by fire. The Windsor Hotel was the first building to go. The telegraph office is gone.
M! VINICE, August 28th. of Roumania, who is reported dying, says she is The private physician of Carmen Sylva, Queen suffering from spinal congestion, p
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London, August 28th, The Belgian Government: will, create a large seaport at Keyst, with a direct canal to Bruges. Gladstone has written letter denouncing gambling as a formidable and growing national evil. He adds that he is ready to give his aid to any efforts aiming at the extinction or mitige tion of gambling,
It is asserted that ex-Premier Crisp will
Pope leave Rome in 1889. It is learned at the presently publish documents intended to demonstrate that 'France desired to have the
intention of leaving Rome. He entered into negotiations with the Prince of Monaco, out foundation. The Pope did, in 1889, forma an
Complate arrangements were made and aparte ments for the Pope designated, when a letter of extreme importance was received from the Prince
should be allowed to continue without interrup making certain conditions relative to the sojourn of the Pope. One condition was that gambling Hon. The conditions were such that the Pape conld not accept, and the plan fell through. But matter. France" had nothing whatever to do with the
LONDON, August, 31st, An explosion took place this morning in the Malago collery, near Redminster, Somersetzbirni Seven miners were killed, two are missing and about one dozen others are seriously injured.
Mr.Annie Besant's farewell ́address,delivered on Saturday evening, has aroused much wonder. and controversy. She stated fi plain words that she had received letters from Mme. Blavatsky since the latter's death.
acquitted, but the Consul polated out that under Saturday was convened for that day (the Jewish Article 307 of the Netherlands Penal Code, he Sabbath) in order to prevent the large number was bound to inflict the minimum penalty of of Jews who are members of the Club from eight days imprisonment, and that would be the fs being present, as it was well-known their senti sentence of the Court. It was manged, however, ments were strongly against the resolution being to telegraph to the High Court at Batavia to confirmed, Ferhaps that may be true / but it is remit the term of imprisonment. of very slight consequence to the real lease. At Nowchwans, on the 19th instant, the wife The Immortal, Immaculate and super-virto ANOTHER mag in the matrimonial sex Who ten sportsmen-ye godal-and the equally high doesn't remember the fair Ittle Gracie Plaisted minded Stewards have had their merry hour who travelled through the East some masthe and enjoyed a gratification no doubt dear to
ago with an Operatic Company? Well, Gracie their magnanimous souls and they are quite bied away from here to her home in Califoris, dance the piper has to be paid, and in this case triumphs and there met an ald "lovier" whom the reckoning promises to be a serious one.
she eventually married. The bargain wax bad THERE has been a serious outbreak of cholers one apparently, for hubby ved fraud, and much trouble earned. They lived together in Amay the past fortnight and no improvement for some time but the lord and master is expected until cooler weather acts in. The behaved so outrageously that the fair Gracie at deaths in Amoy proper athong the natives exceed last decided to quit. This she did, and a hundred and fifty a day. At Chich-be, many are dying that the supply of coffins has living in civilized America has doubtless been exhausted. At Chang-Chow the death rate obtained that magic allp of paper which renders is reported at ninety per diem. Kulangsu the her a free woman again. Miss Plaisted is play. European colony of Amey, has not escaped the tng with great success at the Tivoll in epidemic this year, the deaths among the natiyes having exceeded a hundred a week. Two Europeans have died, one Mrs. McGregor, wifex enterprising management of our Northern of Rev. W. McGregor, and the other A Marçal, contemporary, the N.C. Daily News, has issued proprietor of the Amoy Gazette. The US, sa srt supplement indicative of the feeling with Consul-General'at Shanghai telegraphed to the. Ireland, say the result of the continuous-beary: Unless you think the dead can write, that is
The sketches speak for themselves and onested which foreigners are viewed in Hanan just now. discaso, but came through safely owing to matbessynologue of any great merit to understand | received the same night, to the effect that reports by sunshine soon. In several sections the potato ask you to beliera me, but I tell you it la true)”-
the letter-press, Two missionaries are depicted seemed to confirm a preposed attack on the being stabbed and beaten to death under the Arsenal. The telegram gave no further informa» A MURDEROUS attack was made early this direction of benigs looking old tentleman on tion, but the general oplaton is that the expect morning upon a coolie named Lai Ayan, at the the upper ground, and below is a triumphant scene attack on the Arsenal is connected with a revolt Man On Temple, in Hollywood Road. It appears of bibles being burnt. The gentlemen engaged of the Chiuese soldiery. that the unfortunate had a quarrel with another in this latter congenial occupation · find the coolle, a day or two, since, and was then warned stenches which arise from the flares offensive NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL that he would be "done for," However, he that they have to hold their nasal organs tightly, Ma. Pemberton Willlard, and his Opera Com-- slept on the terrace of the Temple: In company to prevent any damage being done to their onby arrived from Shanghai by the P.&O.B. with the man with whom he had quarrelled olfactory nerves. In the background there h Nï' Co.'s stemther Gothay this afternoon. and another, and apparently the now was coolle carrying a huge load of these objection. Rio de Janeiro, Capt. Wm. Ward, arrived from resumed this morning. The two men in gues, able books, making his way to the boning the THE N.C. Daily News states that the Chinese tien fell upon him with kalves and cut him about inference doubles being that there are more Government dredger Anding, the tug Kaltung fearfully. He was removed to the Government yet to wane. The thing, which is a facsimile and the four dredging barges have been removed Cirl! Hospital where his depositions were after of one of the mildest anti-foreign placards yet From the Woong Bar, and are now in the river.wards taken by Mr. A. G. Wise. One of the|| (saged in Honan, would be an amusing cartoon off Shanghai city, Finished their mission, we men concerned in the cabling has been since werelt net also an indication that the hated and suppose, and left "the haavarsens haurier" in | arrested, Little hope is held on nato shu'sepovery | date station of foreigners: by the Chiness to the the same old spot.
of the injured maN
North are both despicatul and widesprin
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THE golf match, Hongkong v. Shanghal, arranged to take place on the 24th luath, had to he postponed owing to bad weather.
Connell, Mr. Bedloe, was attacked with the prompt treatment. He lost two house coolles with the ailment the following day.
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In connection with the recent reports of im- pending trouble at Foochow, the United States
Telegrams from all parts of England and 23rd, asking for information. A reply was United States Consul at Foochow on September rain is distressing. The crops are all under:
water and will certainly be spoiled unless saved disease has appeared. 997
She said You all know me. For sixteen years and a half you have never known me to tell a Be. My worst public enemy has never cast a slar upon my integrity, and I now tell you that since Mme. Blavatsky left us I have had letters in her familiar handwriting,
remarkable fact. You are surprised? I do not
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The most serious brawl reported this season has resulted in deadlock. The direcions, fastead. violence to Salvationists they determined to parade The Dublin Fruman's Journal, trouble assalled the Salvation Army. Despite threats of occurred yesterday at Eastbourne, where a crowd
of immediately resigning, found a way to retain
as usual and came to the meeting place from temporary possession under one of the articles different directions, members of the band bring necessary to elect a new directorate was not were waylaid by toughs, however, and all the of the association. The fortnight's notice ing their instruments concealed in a cack. They given. In the meantime the paper will support lastruments seized and mashed. They afterwards Painell, and the old directors will prepare to larus a new organ. Archbishop Walsh declined to gathered without music and started for their allow his votes to be used on "aliber side.
headquarters, but were again attacked. By this time the police appeared, and attempted to Archbishop Croke voted with Gray. The poll showed that the Liberal wirepaller, Mr were reached the crowd had grown so large that: protect the paraders, but before the barracks. Schuadhorst, to a shareholder, Ve it was Advisable to stop the procession. Despite A terrible thunderstorm swept over the Trieste BERLIN, August aoth the officers, a free fight ensued, and hundreds of district yesterday, causing several fatalitlen, The Alpine traveler, Maurice Petitgar, was heads were broken. Some of the injusles Inflow Lightning strack church at Tuails, on the killed by falling into a crevases near Courmayeur, ted by the clubs and stones were of a seziona Italian franil^v; while the building was arowded · Tialy,
nature. The police rallied and drove the maš
The PM. S. S. Co.'s steamer Elly of San Francisco via Yokohama, this morning, The following telegrams ans, taken from our exchanges:
Vienią, August 17th.