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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1891.
•A PUBLISHER announces a new work entitled |" Ha Always Pleased. His Wife," Do not get ‚nfarmed--li is a work of fiction.
A REGULAR meeting of the Eothen Mark Lodge of Hongkong, No. 364 will be held in Free masons Hall Zetland Street, on Friday, the zard Inst., at 8.30 for 9 mm, precisely. Visting. brethren are cordially invited.
THE Journal of the Chambers of Commerce states that the Belgian Government proposes to declare Antwerp and other Belgian ports free ports, aiming to make Belgium the warehouse of Europe. Many French and other bus firms would not hesitate to transfer their business. to Belgium in order to escape some of the burdens of protective tariffa.
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In the official return lately published "of the strängth of the British Army 'it in shown that twenty-three thousand men between the ages of seventeen and twenty were recruited last year, and two thousand youths enlisted under the age of seventeen. The Valuateer force in Great Britain is now forty thousand below full strength
THERE are good times coming for the police of Promotion is slow, and thanks Hongkong. slower still ; but now-wows it wil be all sight, Under the new Oplum Ordinance, every search for contraband oplum, must be conducted under the supervision of ■ Furopean police sergeant. As them are a limited number of sergeants, and
an unlimited number of searches, some 2,000 moro sergeants will be needed. Good for the #bobbies !"
found that Chiu Hing received $120 from Pitman for Ho Sang Leang, and that he had authority to do so, on account of the note held by Pong. With smaller instalments, from soc. upwards, which judgment was given. There was no the amount unaccounted for was $124.50, for order for costs, as his Lordship thought that if the amount claimed had been more moderate it would have been paid. Execu- tion was stayed until Tuesday morning on the application of defendant's counsel, on the ground that Mr. Pitman was in Canton on Important business.
would shortly be among them agalo. The upon the new forts'; and though samo surprise speaker himself seemed to have lost a friend was felt at the supplementary" demand that its one of the most kindly, courteous, honest, and former contribution of £20,000 per annum should straightforward of men in every way. It might be doubled, as a subsidy towards the cost of the be that the Board would have a better president increased gardson, that voto also was loyally Mr. Brown would always be remembered for was accompanied, that an additional battalion now, but certainly not more kindly and generous.. passed in reliance on the promise by which it his great discretion, his very great tact would be at once added. and the good humour which he always main. tained while on the Board. Mr. Francis asked that their regret be formally expressed in a motion which he now proposed that the members of the Board regret extremely the sadden demise of the president, and desire to place on record their high opinion of his THE ARABIAN NIGHTS" AT THE Character, and appreciation of his invariable
courtesy and kindness. THEATRE ROYAL..
Mr. Humphreys seconded the motion, which was duly accorded.
spin The Board then proceeded with the business of the day.
On the report on the unhealthiness of the deaths since 1878,
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in one of the Parls Courts of Justice. A rala, haughty woman was called as a witness, when the magistrate enquired her age. Twenty-five Last August," promptly replled the lady. The next witness was a young man who at once acknowledged, that he was twenty-seven years of age. "Are you related to the last witness P". queried the magistrate. "Yes, I am her son," he replied. "Ah 1"mused the magistrate, "your mother must have married very young."
Iw the sparsely settled districts of the West, women attend political meetings, and the married ones usually take their babies along. At a late "Gathering" in South-Western Minnesota, a woman whose babe began to cry started to go ant, when the speakers loud voiced ranter sald to her "Madam, you needn't leave. Your baby doesn't disturb me at all? The woman turned and Indignantly exclaimed My baby don't disturb you, ch' I should think not. It's you that disturbs my baby! There, there, don't cry, precious,"
Mr. Francis-With a very strong expression of opinion from the Board that, the Inspector of Schools. the health officer, or the drainage authorities abould have found out long ago what
But it is otherwise with the demand which has now been made that the additional £20,000 should be paid for fast year although no addition to the garrison has yet been made. That demand is considered in the Colony to be unjust, and this Association cannet but sympathie with the feeling. Not only does. It Involve a departure from what was held, on one side at least, to be a distinct understanding, but it seems to involve the assertion of a principle which the Colony views with grave apprehension.
The situation of Hongkong and the nature and extent of its resources cannot be too clearly stated, in considering it liability for military
territory, from which It can draw revenue and wealth and which it is concerned to protect. It is a socky island, originally rude and insanitary which has been made habliable at great cont and by prolonged effort, through public worke
Mr. Francis had appended a minute to the effect that clearly these lives had been sacrificed by the learance and incompetence of Govern. ment officials and not by any fault of the
which require constant maintenance and exten- locality.
The President suggested that the report beston. It is purely a depôt, owing its great com
mercial importance to its position in the China' Sea; and its very existence in this capacity It depends on its being a free port. has a population of only about 200,000, the great majority of whom are Chinese labourers. Its resources are, therefore, rigidly limited ; and the very fact that your lordship has, in requiring payment of the increased grant ordered the stoppage of various much needed public works, indicates an apprehension on your fordship's part that the limit of taxation has been nearly reached.
'was the matter.
After some discussion it was decided to send up the report without comment.
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Is sedative, and when inhaled relleves Asthma, | credited to Mr. H. Curtis, amateur champion of Company that the arrest of a coolle was made bright farcical comedy "The Arabian Nighta”was } schools at Stanley showing a large number of contribution: It is not the centre of great
The penetrating agreeable vapor of the Off covered by an amateur, fair heel and toe, If We are informed by the Secretary of the Punjom notwithstanding the fact that Sydney Grundy's
England, who walked that distance at the High-by the Inspector of Police at Kuala Lepiwon the gate Harriers' sports on the 18th of last July, at 23rd wirima for being in possession of about 9 Perlesmed there last night by the Willard Opera Company. This may be a round-about mode of Paddington, in 1 hour, 1 min. 6/15 sec., which ounces of gold. The theft barlag been proved, expressing the fact that the sudience was pain- the Magistrate ordered the gold to be returned to is nearly a minute faster than the proverbeat the Company, and the thief sentenced to three fully circumscribed, though it gets there just the on record. As regards professionals, W. Perkins months' imprisonment, and further to forfelt the same. But if the audience was scant in number bas walked eight miles inside the hour.
security of $90, lodged with tho. Company atwa "away up from the points of enthusiasm
and appreciation. The Arabian Nights is no should now be on the boom.
points and mirth-provoking situations from the rising of the "reg" to the fall of the flag, and when it is manipulated by capable hands and level heads it is one of the most enjoyable pieces that can be produced, and in the ranks of the Willard Company it, is an indisputable fact that both the above-mentioned ingredients are strongly in evidence. But on the other hand it is equally true that the play last night was conducted in a manner that was Įndicative of a desire on the part of the performers themselves to have as much fan out of the business as the audience. This rather detracts from the excellence of any production be it never so clever, and it would ba well that this fact should be barne in mind. Now and then Mr. Wise has occasion to deal The play, however, was splendidly staged, and with common low-down dranks in the Poltee the performance, if a trifle loose, was a very enjoy. Court, when he frowns judicially and says abloonest evidently bit the taste of the audience "seven days" Under the law be also has to a T., for the applause was both frequent and power to deal with the cause of the drunks, and loud. We have always given Mr. P. W. fine or imprison the low-down publican. If every Willard credit for being an exceptionally clever body had their rights, he would to-morrow have comedian, and last night's performance, although the pleasure of assessing a high-class drunk-pot quite an to his best form, was a very clever one, two of them, in fact and fining or imprisoning Ax Arthur Hummingtop he was natural and a particularly high-class polson merchant. We irresistible, and needless to say scored on every available pofat, and on some too, that, were not ship is stranger than justice even with us; bat be careful, Mr,—————-..
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We have received a copy of some interesting addenda to the New Navigation Simplifted by | Mr. J. A. Clarke, of the Nautical School, Hong. kong, highly commended by several naval and other authorities. By the help of this valuable work we safely navigated the office sampan from Pedder's Wharf to Sam-shul-po, where we lost all our money to a gambling house. Then we put the book on, and lost that too, and had to come back by a launch, and borrow the fare from the policeman on duty. Useful body, the police force.
VEGETABLE morally was up before, Mr. A. G. Wise to-day mention no names this time, as for once friend.
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DISCOUNTS.
LAU YAN, 'a youth of 18 summeri and loose
upon charge of annexing a gold watch valued at to Mexicans, the property of Hermann Altona.' Yan” was budding fallor, hat had also an eye for the artistic, and seeing transferred it to his own pocket. He pleaded that the house boy had given it to him to self, but this the domestic denied and the consequence is Mr. Yan retires into seclusion for the term of six
the "ticker" on the table of its lawful owner
months' solld..
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THE Hand of the A.& S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Barrack Square tomorrow, commencing at 7.30 p.m
March.......Marcary”.
**The Glendallers* Value
In the Twilight... Folks Pet Hom
Galop... Dows the Road” „
Quater Bucal Cooth.
WiKanga,
Maspa
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patent to many of his audience. In short had this comical character been especially written for Mr. Willard he could not fit it better, nor make more out of it
'As might be supposed from his previous talented Impersonations, Mr. Harry Hall was tother genuine success, and in the scenes Inimitable as Terhua Gillibrand and scored between himself, his much devoted Mamma, and the bigb stepping. Rosa Colombier he was great and mirth-provoking beyond compare; and contributed largely to the undoubted
FROM Walter Berant's "London-Plantagenet" in Harper's for September: You have now to learn, what I believe no one has yet polated out, that if London could be called a city of churches, it was yet more a city of palaces. There were, in fact, in London itself more palaces than in Verona and Florence and Venice and Genoa all together. There was not, it is true, a line of mathie palam! along the banks of a grand canal; there was no Piazza della Sig-
muccess of the show. And of Mr. F noria, no Plazza dell Erbe to show these Wentworth's performance as Dobson nothing but praise can be written. The part, although bulldings. They were scattered about all over the city; they were built without regard to not a big one, is essentially comic; and general effect and with no idea of decoration or to the bands of so clever an actor as Mr. W. a picturesqueness; they lay hidden in the laby-good deal can be made of it; and this was cer rinthine streets; the warehouses stood beside tainly the case last night. As Ralph Ormerod Public Gardens on Monday, commencing at and between them; the common people dwelt Mr. P. Vernard was quite up to his usual form,
and was thoroughly conversant with his lines, 8 30 p.m.
in narrow courts around them; they faced each other on opposite sides of the lanes.
Miss Vera Patey's conception of the character OverturThe Piles* Valle
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The palaces belonged to the great nobles of the elastic Rosa Colombier is undoubtedly Selection...... Ramlalarescas, of Donlaatti”.....Godiny,"
one that is true to life; and if at times a trifle and were their town houses; they were on- Caradin Polento”......ajaze
pacious enough to accommodate the whole boisterous, the fault lay in the good intentions of of a baron's retinue, consisting sometimes of the fair Vera to satisfy her audience in the line four, six or even eight hundred men. Let us that seemed to suit it best. Mies Alice St. remark that the continual presence of these lords John was cast for the part of Mrs. Hummingtop, and those following did much more for the city the loving and confiding wife of the erring than merely to add to its splendor by the erecting Arthur.There is not much In this sweet of great bouses. By their presence they kept she has little to do but look pure, trusting and representative of domestic bliss, as it should be:
or an aggregate of merchants; they kept the clisens in touch with the rest of the king-Frances Trigge was intrusted with the character brought well forward last night Miss dom; they made the people of London under- of the bright little Daisy Maitland, and was not stand that they belonged to the realm of
admitted) we had serious intentions of jointag England. When Warwick, the kingmaker, only as pretty as a picture, but just as artistic.
Once upon a time (only last week be it,
the long suffering band of Benedicts, but Miss Bessie Royal by her ideal impersonation of the awe-inspiring character of Mrs. Gillibrand has galte cured us of the desire. Miss Royal is a actress we have clever woman and as an nothing but admiration and pet words for her; but a mother-in-law she, about to cur private estimate reaches of the tortures of Hades. We will never get married any more, and be it for good or 11 let the entire responsibility rest upon you, Miss Bessie and higher praise than this would lack intelligible expression, Miss Gracie Norman casayed the "slavey" Barbara, and made as much out of the part as a ton of talent would allow.
ing in his name referring to the Water Supply. Dr. Cantlle proposed the three motions stand
with pipes whereby, the
-That the Tal-tam waterworks be supplied water from the streams can be carried directly into the conduit as in the case of the Fok-fi-lam works,, maka ka
B-That sand of a quality such as the Government Analyst recommends be obtained for the filter-beds
G-That the Tal-tam service reservoir be covered over as early as possible.
Mr. Humphreys seconded and the Board agreed.
"Dr. Cantlle remarked that the covering of the Tytam Service reservoir had been recommended by the Board long ago but was never done. They should know the reason why. Now again it was recommended, and perhaps would be down The Board shortly afterwards adjourned for i fortnight.
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION
The following despatches respecting the Legislative Council by command of his military contribution were laid before the Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern ment, yesterday --- SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE OFFICER ADMINIS
TERING, THE GOVERNMENT»,
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demanded presents still only fourth of the cost of the garrison; bat it is submitted that this proportion fally equals the relative importance of local and Imperial Interests. For Hongkong is not only a commercial entreport It is an important coalling station and base of operations for our fleet, which finds there dock- yard and other accommodation. Assuming, for the sake of argument, that it were effaced as a place of residence and of trade, ber. Majesty's Government would still have to fortily and garrison it for Imperial purposes, as a strategie centre from which to extend protection, in case of need, to our trade with China and Japan.
This Association is aware that the contribution
It must be remembered, further, that a large proportion of the commerce which apparently Hongkong, like Slogapore, is one of the stations converges upon Hongkong le a passing trade.
upon our maritime highway to the Eist. Unlike Singapore, it has been unwilling to hamper the even of statistics of the value of cargoes entering absolute freedom of its trade by the collection and leaving its harbours but it will be sufficient to point out that the ocean steamers which con tribute to swell the aggregate of its tonnage are on their way to and from Shanghal and Japan, and leave or take in at Hongkong, as the case may be, only so much of their cargoes as be destined for, or derived from the regiona that is the southern provinces of China and In a certain degree Cochin-China, Slam and Manila for which Hongkong is à commercial centre. It is in respect of this share only that Hongkong kan be held directly interested." The whips themselves and the cargoes they carry past the port constitute, so far as Hongkong is concerned, an Imperial interest for the protection of which the Colony cannot be reasonably held KNUTHFORD,esponsible. Mr. Cardwell indeed accepted,
1866, in a despatch having reference to Singapore, SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE OFFICER ADMINIS-a principle which must be held equally applic able to Hongkong-that "the Straits could not
4th August, 1891. SIR, I have honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No seckor 18th May last, forwarding a protest from three of the Un official Members of the Council against the pay. ment of the lapsed portion of the Military Con- tribullen for 1890, before it had been re-voted by the Council.
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I regret that the Connell was not informed, when asked to re-vote the money, that it had been already paid in anticipation of the re-vote, which should have been taken first.
„TERING THE GOVERNMENT.
Oh August, 1897.
2. I have also had before me a letter from the enclose a copy for your Information, together China Association on the same subject, of which with a copy of the letter which I have caused to be addressed to the Association in reply,
WHEN Adelina Patti was a litle girl she took part in a concert given by. Ole Bull. The cele briifes of the neighbourhood gave the concert party a supper after the performance, and there was present Stanley Matthews, now President of N.B.-All Seeds are tested on arrival before the American Court of Appeal. Supper over, the place from becoming merely a trading center forgiving, all of which womanly virtues Miss St. official members of the Council against the pay-Hongkong to look at the question in a narrow 01
Matthews pressed little Adelina to slog. "Sing and I'll do anything you like," said he "Any thing?" asked Patil "Anything," repeated the grave lawyer, firmly, forgetting the cases of Orders from one person, of from $5 to $10, histeric precedents. So the future disa sangrade through the streets to his town house,
Jephiba, the daughter of Herodias, and other allowed as a discount.
Home, Sweet Home," "Now," said she, when followed by 500 retainers in his livery ; when Orders from one person, over $10 allowed an she had finished the song, please, Mr. Matthews, King Edward IV. brought his wife and children stand on your head. You're Joking, child?" to the city and rode out to fight for his crown; extra 5/。 discount,
gasped the future President. A bargain's a | when a royal tournament was held in Chepe bargain," said Adellas, plaintively. "Well, If the queen and her ladies looking on even the you inslet, here goes)" said Matthews; and up boys understood that there was more in the went his heels in the air, amidst the frantic world than mere buying and selling, Importing applause of the company.
and exporting that everything must not be measured by profit that they were traders, in- deed, and yet subjects of an ancient crown i that their own prosperity stood or feil with the well-doing of country. This it was which made the Londoners ardent politiciens from very early times; they knew the party leaders; they felt bound to take a side and they quickly perceived that their own side always won, which gratified their pride. In a word, the presence in their midst of kings and nobles made them look beyond their walls, London was never Ghent ; nor was it a Venico. It was never London for itself aging: the world, but always Londen for England first, and for its own interests next.
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The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1897.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
..THE Maharaja of Fatialla offered forty lakhs of rupees for the great Hyderabad diamend the other day.
THE polite reporter wrote that--Mr. Blank rendered several plano pieces, but the printer set up that be "rended the piano to pieces.”
Ar the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Monday next, at 3 p.m., the business
will be :-
Financial Minutes.
Report of the Finance Committee, No. 9 of 1891.
"Questions,
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ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Senior Missionary in Hongkong of the London Missionary Society."
Third reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Bank ruptcy."
Committee on the Bull entitled "The Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891."
Committee on the Blil entitled "The Raw
Oplats Amendment Ordinance, 1891.
Committee on the Bill entitled "The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1891."
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(Before Mr. B. F. Ackroyd, Acting Putani), Judge.)
October 16th,
MACLEAN V. FITMAN,
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be called upon to incur any charge that might
· Sir,—I have had under my consideration Sir be required for troops stationed there for Imperial. of April last, enclosing a protest from the un G. W. Des Vœux'a despatch No. rog of the 7th purposes.”
There has been, however, no desire in
the pretent, on the ground that the fall garrison a great incidental benefit is derived by the Colony ment of the increased Military Contribution for ulggardly spirit. The truth is recognised, that
is not yet quartered in Hongkong,
from the safety afforded by Imperial protection i and it has shown willingness to contribule, to measure of protection which Her Majesty' the extent of its means, towards the fncreased Government has decided to afford, The exaction, however, of an increased contribution for which 3. It appears to be admitted that the Colony no additional equivalent has been given implies is well able to bear a charge of £40,000; that a different principle which this Association the claim is not unduly large ; and that it would | speaking behalf of the Colony, feels con- have been cheerfully paid if the complete strained to.combat. The revenue of the Island. garrison had been present, instead of a is not at present an expanding one, and portion only, which portion, however, costs it is evidently felt that the exaction of so about £170,000 a year or more than four times large sum, in defiance of protest, implies the the Colonial contribution towards ita cost. possibility of farther demands, at the
caprice of the Treasury, which would gravely embarrass the colonial avances. There is no privilege of which the Colonies are more jealous than that of self taxation. And though it is admitted that the Government may wisely reserve to itself, in respect to Crown Colonies, a right of dictation which would be inadmissible elsewhere, grave discontent would certainly be excited by any evidence of a tendency to carry that power to the point of exacting contributions without, or against, the assent of the Colonial Councils.
The main objection to the charge appears to be, that the Colony considers that it has been deceived in the matter, Inasmuch as my despatch of 20th January, 1890, led the Colony to bellers that the contribution of 40,000 was considered to be the proportion which the Colony should pay towards a garrison costing £280,000
The "Arabian Nights" was prefaced by a concert that is deserving of full recognition, us 5. I have fully dealt with this misunderstanding the selection of songs was the happiest that could in my despatch No. 47 of 7th March, which has have been made, considering the artistic attain been received in the Colony and laid before the ments of the Company. Mr. Fearnley's render Legulative Council, since the despatch under
As an Illustrative Instance of the mistakes leg of "Tom Bowling" was a creditable effort, acknowledgement with its accompanying protest and was received with unqualified approval was written, and I trust that that despatch will that may be made when colonial opinion is over. Mr. Hall's "They are all bad" was a have removed from the minds of the Un-official- ridden, this Association would reature to adduce serious ditty of the religious order, but Members of the Council, all idea that there has, a case not altogether Inspposite to the present nevertheless it went down with a run. Mr. been sny #breach of faith 7: or “sbliting of discussion. The suppression of the Contagious Wentworth scored the biggest access he has ground on the part of her Majesty's Gorem. | Diseases Acta at Hongkong and Singapore, In ret achieved here in The Scout and ment in this matter. deservedly se; but the gem of the area.
6. I can only add that her Majesty's Govers defiance of the unanimous opinion of the colonists and of their representatives, and it is ing was Mr. W. Waithe's singing the airing ment adhere to the view expressed la my belleved also of the official members of the "McGregor's Gathering" in tros artistic style. It despatch of 7th March, that no mufficient grounds Legislative Councils, has not only caused far is seldom that Mr. Walshegives his splendid voice exist for delaying the payment of the full contri-reathing harm but has directly reduced the and his undoubted power a chance, but last night|bation.
har directly reduced the available numbers and
SANITARY BOARD.-
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At the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon there were present Mr. Stewart Lock bare (president) Mears Francis, Herpool, Cantile, Humphreys, and Cooper.
there
A KRUTSFORD, —THE CHINA ABBOCIATION TO THE COLONIAL
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IS WHEN it comes to a show-down between Tenny- son's Enoch Arden and the following true story from the Pariz Mercury it, will be seen thất grand old Missouri in stiff In'it: "Oliver Smith
he excelled himself, A dunt between Miss Veray. With regard to the troops which we to be. efficiency of the garrisons which those colonies Patey and another fair young artists whose | drawn from India for service in Hongkong and, are now called upon to assist in increasing. left this country in the spring of 18go for Call- fornia during the gold excitement, and was not Judgment was given this morning in the name was not on the bill was a hymn other Eastern colonies, much greater delays have need hardly apologise for entering at some beard of here uzill last spring. He worked in second, action, between John Pitman and
under the disguise of the queer sounding occurred in India than was anticipated in deter-length upon these various aspects of a question the mines there for a year, and upon hearing that W. P. Maclean, namely a claim by the latter of title of "The little Peach" It was a clever mining the class of natives to be recruited, the which is being discussed with some carnestness his wife was dead he drifted away to the gold 3743 balance das on a promissory note held effort, and stirred the audience muchly, but what conditions of service, dc dc The subject is in Hongkong; for it is on these general grounds, Acids of Australia. He wrote several letters by him, drawn in favour of Joseph Pong by WA appermost in minds of many was the now, however, in an advanced stage; the Officer as well as from sympathy in the feeling of the back home, which macarried for some cause, defendant for $1,160. The note was endorsed Identity of the new girl. "Walting" by Miss Commanding the regiment for. Horgsong bas Colony that the exaction of the additional grant af and receiving no answer, he gave up the idea of by Pong, and September, 1890, $100 paid, Cials Denver is sill doo, but doubtless will one been selected, and though I am not yet able to for the past year would constiinte a breach
turning, contenting himself to live in his new and on the back was written paid soo day be realized. "La Perichole" is billed for say when the Indian troops will be actually, an implied understanding, that this Association home. He left four children, all of whom are besides different payments before. Piman, to-morrow night, when doubtless a heap of present in Hongkong, I am assured that every would urge upon Her Majesty's Government the dead, they leaving two children. His wife in Bil June, 1500. The only question now left, buillen will be annexed by the management effort is being made to expedite their arrival desirability of foregoing the claim until the still living at the age of sixty-seven years. He to be decided was whether defendant had or had we hope so, anyhow,
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additional troops have actually, arrived. IM; reliance that it will be admitted to be the utmost; was twenty-five years old when he went away, not paid the note in fall. The first thing was to
fairly asked Mr. Smith will return home next month, and no ascertain the original indebtedness of defendant,”
to pay, the fall! doubt will meet a hearty welcome from his wife not only on the note but also for goods oblated.
the Colony can be sum of 40,000 will, it bellovod, then ba and relatives, as well as old friends, many of His Lordship found after complete inquiry that
readily contributed. whom have long thought him dead.”
the total amount due was $2,085, and it was for
ALFEED DINT, defendant to prove that it had all been paid
Vice Chairman of the China Association, SMOKING is on the increase amongst women. Nothing could exceed the carelessness of the
Rat Honourable Lord Kutsford, "G.CMG, A member of the House of Commons, who is an defendant in his accounts, and he could Inverate smoker, was dining with a party which not expect to use his carelessness as a defences incinded several indles, Immediately after what he proved would of course be fully weighed, dioner the ardent smoker began to exbibit signs but what he could not prove could not be accepted. of restlessness. This was noticed by a lady, The Coast found that he had paid in various he guessed the reason at once. You want amounts altogether $1,615.50, leaving $461.50 smoke," she said, "uy one of mine," and the in dispute. Mr. Fitman claimed also to have pulled out a dainty silver case containing some paid $300 on January 28th to Ho. Sang of the very strongest Cairo elgarettes." The Leang for Pong, and afterwards $100, $120, London correspondent of the Scorsesee says and $120 1gato, making $640 together, Two or three werks ago I was surprised to see all of which Pong denied, admitting only paid on June 8th, which Mr. Pirman Pavilion at the Naval Exhibition smoking • endorsed on cigarette. It was a Saturday evenlog, the place other transactions with He Sang Leang, and welcoming the new president to the Board, endorsed by Lord Derby (in a despatch bearing to you, for the information of the China, was crowded, but the young lady was, coloring admitted that some of thess payments might it was only due to the late president to the same date): that the Straits Settlements Association a copy of despatch, which has SAVEN coolles braved the Magisterial presence her after-dinner smoke with a perfect sense of have bees on account of them and not of the formally express their deep regret at his and Hongkong should bear the cost of been laid before the Legislative Council, explain this morning through the agency of Inspector freedom. She was one of the young Princesses note. Thus the amount in dispute was on inres sudden and sad demise. He felt sure that the necessary works, bet Majesty's Government is the circumstances under which the increased Mann and were requested to explain their of Wales, and she fingered har cigarette with an Eigation brought down to $340-8100 on 17th they all deeply regretted the death of their contributing the armaments, and I need not contribution had been asked for, and stating connection with a common gambling house in case that told of considerable experience. After January, 3120 January sitä, and 8150 February colleague, which was so sudden and so mex recall to your lordship's memory the cordial that Her Majesty's Government saw no salicienk * Gliman's "Basier. Three were fined $25 each this it is not surprising to be told that the 15th, No doubt these, amounts, wäre paid pected, coming in a time of holiday enjoyment appreciation which was soon after expressed, of grounds for delaying the payment of the full un mix washy" kimprisonment and the balance $3 | Princess of Wales bersell enjoys a cigarette, and. by Mr. Pitman to He. Sang Leung, but the la Japan, and at a time when they all expected the promptitude with which those works were contribution. The Officer, administering the (or ten days' quick. "They all went up.
thai at the Royal table ladies habitually smoke." | question was what they were paid for. The Court | be was coming back with renewed health and underiakan. Hongkong har aspended 6180,000 | Gertrument has now been informed, with
A SAN Francisco contemporary cheerfully remarks that "the rule of Great Britala in Jadla is tyrannical, but it is likely that the government
of Russia would be worse."
We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlin & Co.) that the Shire Line steamer Flintshire left Singapore for this post to-day,
and is due on or about the 22nd inst,
"I MERELY intended it for a nell, your Worship sald the accused, who was haled up for obtainlog goods oder false pretences. "All right," responded the Beach, "if that's nil, we'll call h a cell for the next six months. · Next case,"
A letter was read from the Government nomi pating the Registrar General (Mr. Stewart Lock hart) to be president of the Board in place of the late Mr. S. Brows, and Mr. F. A. Cooper to be vice president in place of the Registrar General. No appointment was made to fill Mr, Cooper's place as consulting engineer.
Mt. Francis very strongly objected to the vice presidency and the engineership being assigned to one man.
Mr. Francis then proceeded to say that before
The
THE COLONIAL OFFICE TO THE CHINA JA ASSOCIATION. AU
China Association,'. 122 Leadenhall Street, 13th May, 18gr. My Lord, A Telegram has been received from Hongkong, Inviting, the concurrenze of this Association in a protest which has been for mulated by the un-official members of the Legislative Council arainst the exaction of an increased subaldy notwithstanding, that the
Downing Street, 5th August, 1891. addition to the garrision on which the demand Sir, Lord Koutsford has fully considered the was originally grounded, has not yet been puede arrumenta, advanced in your letter of Igth When it was resolved some years ago, in May last, la support of the protest of the pursuance of the recommendations of, Lerdun-official members of the Legislative Council Camarvan's Committee to strengthen the of Hongkoor spalost the payment of the increased defences of certain important comling stations, military contribution on the ground that the full the principle was laid down by Lord Hartington garrison was not yet quartered in the Colony,
a young lady lounging outside the Royal | the $100 ha note. Defendent had, however, | taking any stop in consequence of this letter, or la the House of Commons (in July 1884) and |, and I am directed by his · Lordship to transmit