Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, CHEMISTS, &c,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1891.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Tar Willard Opera Company will open in Sia gapore on the 6th November, la "Rip Van "Winkle,"
SELECTION FROM WINE & SPIRIT LIST. Officers Association latend to give a ball at
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We hear that the British Mercanille Marine
their Rooms early next month.
Mr. Vertisopht--I wish to wed your daughter, sir. Am I to understand that you give assent ?
Mr. Heavylok-No, sir : not a penny,
THE lato W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, leader of the House of Commons, l reputed to have lett a fortune of two millions sterling.
THE smaking concert at the City Club tought starts at 8 o'clock sharp. Os did that the Lion Conique has a regular knocker'in store for the sickers.
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CHARBONNAGES On the boom.-Chater har returned to Hongkong. "Brownle" has been suddenly attacked by jaundice see to-night' Fish Wrapper (if it comes out at all to-night).
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The Hon. C. P. Chater and Mr. Max Grote, Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club, returned to the colony sher a visit to England, by the French mall steamer Salaste this afternoon, These sportsmen are just in time to take an active hand in the impending fray.
THE trooper Oventas la under orders to sail from Portsmouth on November roth for Gibraltar, She will then take the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry, (3rd) from Egypt to Hongkong, returning with the rat Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (91m) from Hongkong to Angland. GROTE says he doesn't care a doubly distilled den, for London. Give him Hamburg: Chacun a con gout. Paul Jordan's.smile ought to have been photographed when our burly German friend enunciated what must really bo set down ay bigla locas Croydon, which a citite and a family mansion at
explains his dissent,
your business to have prevented yessis.
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Did you prevent it?-B-b-b-bon- It caused death--Oh, pleaso-m Wilfully--(moans)
*?—Y-y- | 'not talklog sostente and that your correspondent ·
"Observer". has hit the call on ... the head there can, I say, be no shadow of doubt what-"
Ha 24 When I think over the carelessness of om And wilfully causing death is punished by→ | Naval Authesities, their want of consideration (COLLAPSE) E Bakery for the " Jacks," their explosions of big guns and the consequent slaughter of good meas the shocking Serpent nifair and the generally happy,
1.] Ï shudder to think of the classters thatawaft our There was a very fair attendance at last arms if way does come on, and I am fairly night's meeting of the British. Mercantile Marine | ashamed to say I am, Officers' Association. 'Mr. Barton took the Chair, and amongst those present were -Mn Wiltshire; the B. and S. officer whose recent airest and imprisonment on a trumped-apcharge of "unlawful refusal of duty caused a sensation in shipping circles which is not likely to die out for some time to come; Mr. Chemer Dancin, the late Hon. Secretary "who returned to the Colony from Bangkok a few days ago, and a member of the Australian Association were also present,
PRA BLUE-JACKET. Hongkong, 6th November, 1891.
father of course not; but never mind, here goes-}. First, there is no cause witkast effect, And no effect without its cause. Saver? Very well then I secondly, there are some of these aforesaid effects which we would rather not have. That is so Thirdly, the ilm of human intelligence is to mark these undesirabla effects, sacertain their causes, and take steps to prevent them. Sterne liable, MERCANTILE MARINE AFFAIRS go-lucky way in which the Services are conducted plainly, in words of one syllable, in targetype. specially suited for children? Gatit! Fourthly, then, when this preventive action is not taken, so it ought to be, something is wrong somewhers. Fifthly, when this wrong bisniss is so palpably wrong that you could have seen it bolging out a foot, it amounts to "culpable segligence." Sa Sixthly, culpable negligence is punishable by law according to the seriousness of its effects, isn't it? And finally, brothrou, farewoh no, I mean finally, what is the penalty for causing death ?
Now, Mr. Wise, you shall see what we are Tun recent earthquake in Japan created great getting at. Only one thing: that as there was havoc in many places. It is reported that one body of poor Ngan Ling only a Hitle servant nobody specially appointed at the inquest on the city was entirely destroyed by the shock and girl, only a poor little slavey you ought to have the proceedings with an announcement to the The Acting Secretary, Mr. Mengent opened conflagration which followed. Several railway done more than you did to fix the aims of mur- effect that Mr. Duncan would resume the duties disasters are reported. One good result of the dering her, and to pin the soft impeachment, on' be relinquished' in 'Juno' Ixat, 'whereupon that may diamiss it with costs. The option of a fine, calamity is that the Yokohama papers for several the right person or persons, and to make an gentlemen took his old seat amidst applause. days have left each other alone, finding some
example which should result in at least a week This was followed with a hearty vote of thanks thing else to talk about.
at a time elapsing between the various catasto Mr. Meugens, who, upon retiring from office, trophes for which" Hongkong housebuilders are was loudly applauded.
After reading the minutes of the last meeting. of thanking the Association for their hearty welcome, to address a few words to the assembly respecting.
FROM home paper "Mr. George Munro, Inte manager of the Oriental Bank at Madras,
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· SHIPPING LAW. "Toʻrin Ezetor op vws "Horskowa Teleorary,” SIR;-In view of the brutal, punishment. infileted on Mr. Wiltshire for alle, ed refusal of duty and the Inability of the Magistrato to impose a fine, as he evidently desired to do, allow me to suggest, that the new Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance should con- rate has doubts as to the merits of a case he fain a clause to the effect that when the Magis
Instead of! at once.
quod," should also be provided for I would like to suggest to the Hongkong Association (not being on a China coaster I am nót a member) that if it has any influence at all It should take immediate action, The Chamber be having their own way with the bill, and surely the local government Is always willing to hear both ddes. But you must not wait till t Is too late and then grumble at what is only your own lack of spirit.
A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No.618, ha been appointed London manager of the much more sovertly into the cross-examination Mr. Duncan availed himself of the opportunity of Commerce-that in, the shipowners--seem to
S.C., will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Saturday, the 14th instant, &30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
THE L. & C. Express of Oct, and says:-- Surgeon. Major F. E. Barrow, of Hongkong next week completes twenty se te permition to will accordingly become entitled to the rank of Surgeon Lieut.-Colonel,
National Bank of Chios (Limited) 53, Old New Oriental Bank Corporation, Eas also joined the Street.
Mr. C. J. Galloway, of the New National Bank of Chios, and will proceed to Hongkong for service in China."
A MAN "wasted" by the Chiness Government for murder and barglary committed near Canton two years ago was arrested by Inspector Stanton
justly celebrated. You ought to have gone. of several witnesses, and some of them would certainly have been convicted on their own future use which we subunit in all deference, as admissions. Here are a few suggestions for
becomes_a" layman when talking law to a
·lawyer-a real lawyer. First take The architect | and ask him-
Your firm acted as architects to Mesura. Douglas Lapralk and Co. about these houses
and Sergeant Green in a shanty in Amoy Lane, | Yes
.FERACY,
Wanchal, last night. He had ́s chat with Mr. No other professional arivice was taken except 1 1866; German bark Essmons in 1868; Brides of merry England had, and perhaps now
Wise in that gentleman's parlour this morning, purpose of going into the questions at issue and will look up the Beak a week hence for the thoroughly.
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ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission A. S. WATSON & CO., L.D. sun Dode penant C, between and steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside 10.30 am, on Sunday to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30.
THE Hon. Mr. Mitchell-Innes in that extraor- TEE Stratis Times notes that at the Straits dinary oration of bis on the new Opium Legislative Council, the Governor, speaking of Ordinance, when referring to the smuggilog the working of the Official Assignes's office, and which it is alleged extensively prevalls, said AND the great dissatisfaction thatis publicly expressed,In fact, Hongkong belag an Island, it follows said that his attention was first drawn to the that the whole of the optam that comes in must matter through the medium of the public pres come in? By telegraph, telephone, balloon, or come on the sea.” How did he imagine it could
THE philosophy of Mr. Mitchell-Tanes, as how? It Mitchell-innes isn't about the most publicly exhibited in the Legislative Cound of unmitigated blockhead this colony has ever ibis colony on Oct. 19th :-If we are first-class known, then the other fellow must be dead. Idiots in one thing, we must so continua to the end of the chapter-Mr. Mitchell-Innes, so far as this journal is concerned, is quite walcame to the full benefit of bis argument.
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WE are authorised to state that the China Matt has not shut up for ever. To-day's lazne must not be expected this week, but by-and-bye it will probably venture forth. Its missionary spirits forbid publication on the Sawbath, so it is anticipated that Brownle's epigrams will hape pen along by Monday or Tuesday.
THE German Club nobility and gentry announce making contest in that second-class pot-house to-night. The members of the Telegraph staff hara taken in an extra supply of soda bottles to be prepared for emergencles; and we consider only fair to intimate that if the police allow night to be made hideous after twelve o'clock by these foreign, beer-weillers, we shall have to trouble the Magistrate on Monday to assist us in putting a stop to a most offensive nuisance in the centre of the city.
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Servant-Oh, miss, that Mr. Borem do be comis here again. There's no use tellin' him y'r not at home, for he'll just push past me an' day he'll wait till yer do come back.
Miss Beauti-Then, for mercy's sake, tell him plainly that I'm engaged Do it in such a way that he'll conclude to leave.
Servant-Yis, mum.
Mr. Borem (a minute ister)—Is Miss Beaut at home?
Servant-Yis, sor, but she do be ingaged, an the felly she's Ingaged to be's waille in the parler far yer wid a club.
It is great fun to see somebody else get fooled. The Japan Mall says in all seriousness that "a doren Indian Chiefs who arrived in Japan the other day by the Empress of China to study the representative institutions of this country, hare expressed a destro to engage in a canoe race for the instruction and edification of visitors to the Regatta to-day. The Hon. **Secretary of the Y.A.R.C. În mentioning the matier furnished us, under conditions, As TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS. Our special 'Rickaka article still unavoidably to secrecy=[" secrecy" is good [] with the beld over. We mean to knock Mitchell-Innes names of the noble redmes. They are :Pah- and his "bosses" clean out to one act. But we puk-kel-na (The Grasshopper); Pag-gawangun COLOURED OPAT'S moited is Plush,de think that Dr. Ho Kal, if be actually pretends The War club); Sah-sah-giwan (The Rapids); to represent the Chinese community, should have Shak-abuh-gak (The Bine Heron); Wah-way been on the war-path before now. Let there be taysee (The Fire-dy); Wa-be-wa-wa (The White representing favourite subjects,
no mistake. We strongly object to "farms Wildgoose)" That is what gives it away-the and monopolies in every shape and form, on names. Why didn't they sling in Hiawatha and principle; but if the Chinese residents of Hong-while they were at it? And what is the matter
kong, who are especially affected by these pro- hand-posed ultra-Protecticalst measures, don't think it worth their while to do anything to conserve their own rights, we shall quietly sit down to the
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 1st November, 1891.
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On Tuesday (Oct. 20) says the Kobe Herald, at a meeting of the Radicals in the inki-kom, Kanda, Tokyo, when Count Itagal, who occupied the rostrum, had nearly concluded his speech, a man named Kanayama Yonejiro, of Toyama Prefecture
suddenly attempted to attack the Count with a short sword. Fortunately be falled, to reach his intended victim, and was promptly is arrested by the palice. It turned out that the association called the Seinen Gidan, and the would-be assassin was a member of the sesa discovery resulted in a fracas among the saski themselves, the result being that one or two got badly broken heads. Further particulars of the affair are not yet to hand. [Oh for a few enterprising sorki in Hongkong []
The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1891.
TELEGRAMS.
RIOTING IN IRELAND.
LONDON, November 5th. On the occasion of Mr. John Dillon's visit to Waterford, sanguinary faction fights occurred in which 150 persons were injured.
(From the Stralis Times) THE C. M. BANK LOSSEB.
LONDON, October azrð.
The loss of the Chartered Mercantile Bank i due to general speculation in silver and not to the Bank's speculation in silver.
NEW PARNELLITE LEÅDER. Mr. John Redmond has been elected the leader of the Parnellites.
THE DISTRESS IN RUSSIA,
THE PAMIRS QUESTION.
October 27th.
It was currently reported in town this morning that the notorious American "slogger,” John L Sullivan, had arrived in the colony and was staying at the Hongkong Hotel. The report: created quite a sensation in Corinthian circles and the talent" rolled up in crowds to the Hotel to see the lightning knocker-out. It proved falacalarm. Sullivan, after a disastrous theatrical campaign in Sydney and Melbourne, left Australia for San Francisco by the R. M. 5.
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with "Old Nokomis" that he should be left out Or with the two special emblems of the Mail itself Mahng, the loon, and Hookey Walker 2 AFTER the public expression of opinion by Mr.
yours ---I suppare not,
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Can you tell us an architect's duties in house mending jobs 7-No.
Why not 7-I ara not an architect. What are you?-Asidi-I-mean-I don't know exactly. Biere I was a hod-carrier by pro fession.
(Professional evidence as to what an architect is reasonably expected to do would have to be Then you could bring on the first called, witness again and "go ahead wid the play.") repairs were in progress 7-Yes.
You paid visits to these houses while the
You knew some lumps of house had fallen lately? Yes.
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Did you know why ?-Never thought. ever do think. Cant. I am not a man of
that sort.
If you had thought at all, what conclusion would you have come to, supposing you to be a sane man-I would have known the bricks used in the whole of the buildings were rotten.
Very bad? Worse than Mitchell-Innes logic
That la impossible. Remember you are on your oath. Stick to the trath and don't exaggerate have known Now, if you had been sane and sober, you would first that the bricks were bad, and that decomposition had set in, so to say, and that really there was no telling where would stop?-Jusao.
would be just as bad as another, if not worse?
And that likely enough one, part of the house Well, you can put it that way.
And that really the fall of some of the buildings should have been warning enough?—Yes
And that the determination since taken to pull down the whole block is really none too soon Just as you say.
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION
· MEETING.
The following resclusions were passed with enthusisem'at the Military Contribution Meeting. in the Singapore Town Hall on Oct. 29th
He contended that the Chinese are utterly lacompetent to effectually suppress tracy, which - That the old law leaves an officer no chance could be proved by the number of foreign vessels of potting up his hard-earned coin instead of (to say nothing of baadreds of native craft) being subject to the fadigaity of "going up" for outraged in the Chian Sea since 1366 namely a week or two, picking is kuma, and wearing the British bark Casar and Danish shin Carl in convict garb, and coming out with the gaol is lúdicative of the contempt which faw- | steamer Spark in 1874 † · British bark Elizabeth | makers
Childs in 1879; British steamet Greyhound in entertain, for one of the most important sections 1885 British steamer Nawda in 1890, and the of the world's communities; Mr. Mackintosh's Blush steamers Berean and Soockow, on opinions to the contrary notwithstanding, board-which-pirater-were-ready"""with" armin,” ammunition and stinkpots. He felt that
Yours truly,
A BRITISH OFFICER. the remarks of the Fesident on the subject at the list anrual meeting Hongkong, 6th November, 1891, were applicable at the present time and thoroughly fantifiable from every point of view, and be there- fore quoted them as follows As to who is to blame, we as an association should not, I think, blame any individuals, but we can, and do blame system, which has proved itself not only unable to detect and stop the conspirators who armed themselves and boarded the Namas in the waters of this colony, but which, when
That this meeting of residents in the Straits fully informed of the dastardly outrages com Settlements views with alarm the great decline mitted within 50 miles of the port, utterly failed that bas taken place in the revenue of the Colony, to even attempt to capture the cold-blooded simultanesusly with the increased payments villains who turned a British ship into a terrible, required by the Imperial Government for Mill- awe-inspiring hell! I would add that we as a tary purposes, and the consequent curtailment body of afficers do not experience that sense of of the expenditure necessary for the advancement security which, as constituent parts of a peaceful of the interests of the Colony, and is of opinion profession, we ought to feel, if properly protected that any departure from the policy of liberal by those whom we and our employers are taxed and judicious expenditure for such purposes will to support. It is apparent that we carry our seriously affect the prosperity of the Colony. lives in our hands under present conditions, and 3. That in view of the present financial that many an awful warning has been woefully position of the Colony this meeting respect disregarded. Taking everythinginto considera folly asks Her Majesty' Government to tion, we now fearlessly assert that the Namon | review the situation. a promised by the over whom neither the owners of the Names quer in the House of Commons and con tragedy resulted through the negligence of thoas Right Hon'ble the Chancellor of the Exche- nor the officers on board had any material firmed by the Right Hon'ble the Secretary control. He then pointed out that the mere of State for the Colonies in his despatch fact of steamers being armed and officers dated the 5th August 1891, with the object of doing their “watches their pockets probably tended to increase the contribution, so that the Colony ball not with.. revolvers in making a substantial reduction in the military danger of successful attacks by desperadoes who continue to be crippled for want of funds. →→ Infest the shores, rivers and crecies of the neigh-Strait Times. " hotring Chinese provinces for the fact of the would, in all likelihood, cause the piratas to wait officers being on the gui ure in the day time
for the middle watch of the night when but one officer on the bridge. An attack under such or two men would be about the decks uzdi one circumstances must prove disastrans in the extreme. Then there was the, risk not only of Look here. A house often has four walls?-baving vessels looted, inisters and officers Often
butchered, and the crew and passengers imprisoned, but, in view of the idrati fication of photographs by survivors, it was highly probable that in any future attack of the kind the pirates would either barn their prize or scuttle bez, thus sending the whole crew and possibly hundreds of passengers to an awini death." He thought that masters and officers, Fifteen years ago the total conl' production of who were invariably the first object of attack, the world was estimated at $60,000,000 toss, of were Justified to showing anxiety and desire which the United Kingdom produced 123,000,000 for the prevention ef leaving the winters on board ships tons, and the United States about 48,000,000, this colony, and he Stace then Great Britain has increased her out belleved that the Insuraece Companies and put about 40 per cent, and the United States all right-thinking men would sympathise with about 300 per cent. The British production them in any attempt made to Insure seems to have reached its maximum for the themselves and the vessels they navigated present while the production of the United from falling into the hands of the most cold-States is so steadily on the increase that before blooded villains the world has yet known the end of the century the United States will Chinese pirates, mak MLA JANAR 19 probably be the largest conl-producer, in the After some dicussion #:: resolution was world. When the fast census was takes the unanimously carried to the effect that, "opon aggregate coal production of the United States the return of the President to this port a depots was 20,000,000 tons in round Egures. Of this tion should wait upon and ask him to favour the 42,000,000 tons were bituminous and 28,000,000 Association with his views respecting the pre- anthracite. The yield of bluminous, which, [Up to this point the cross-examination of the vention of piratical attacks on board vessels idclades lignite, has now swollen to 95,0,0.000 officer could proceed on substantially the same "architect," the contractor, and the Government leaving the waters of the Colony," med 21 tons. In 1887 Servant, the great authority on That the day has arrived when greh obtriger coal, figured the yield of anthracite (which is all grounds, with only such variations as to parti. can and ought to be prevented there shapid be or nearly all produced in Pennsylvania) at colar professions as each case demanded, not in no doubt, and the sooner it is done the better will 34.600,ooo. If this estimate: was correct, the sny way altering the purport of the evidence it be for the travelling publicg shipowners, yield of anthracite bas, increased 33 per cent in elicited. But now you would have to take a insurance companies, and those (inpinding, of four years, ANTARKENNA separate line for each. Chinaman first.)
Mr. Contractor, you have admitted that this
Too late, in fact?-A-hem Darnsite too late?—(1)
the whole block would have been taken down So that if a capable man had been on the job, after she warning of last August You bet! remove one side of the square and leave a three And instead of doing that, you proceeded to legged dot-and-carry-one sort of a show -Ex, don't quite understand.
If you take one away thres are left 1-(Counts on his fingers) Right!
And you took one away ?-Ah, now I follow,
Yes.
The house being already tottering, did that seem likely to strengthen it ?-Why, cert'nly.
And to further guard against the whole borse following the kitchen on its mad career, you piled a few tons of brick on the top?-Well, my contractor did and I knew it and said nothing. How many tonal-Danao. Give it up. Try
A. G. Wise, Police Magistrate, as to the filegality of the Oplum Farmer's officers searching passen gera by the River and other steamers for oplum in pabite places, we would suggest to the Dires tors of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam. boat Co. that it is a duty they owe to their Chinese passengers to at once put a stop to the disgraceful and offensive searching of men and
an easier one. Asks policeman..
Well, anyhow, you now know that the houses women which daily takes place on their whari, by having every exciseman who attempts what fell?Yes.
And what were the causes?--First, bad build with assault. And if the exciseman doesn't wearing second, knocking out the back wall; third, is an unwarrantable outrage arrested and charged his badge prominently displayed, as provided by piling up the bricks topside. Ordinance and this they rarely do they should not be permitted to come on the wharf at all. The Hoo. Phineas Rytis is Chairman of the Steamboat Company, and considering the past tion he has taken up in the Legislative Council on this searching business, we are surprised that he has not long since taken the bull by the horas and effectually grappled with this iniqui tous infringement on pubile privileges.
And all these causes were facts within your knowledge before the collapse?—Yes.
You knew they were going to cause the collapse?-I decline to answer,
Well, an ordinary owl could have seen it with. one eye?—Oh yes, undoubtedly.
COUTEC,
Alameda about a mouth ago, vowing vengeance grave responsibilities which their limitless fall of houses could have bean prevented by a 7 sagineurs), who #so down to the sea in
against the Colonies and threatening to chay op" Paddy Slayin the first opportunity. Paddy will probably "chaw-up" the Boston Boy in the quickest time on record If they meet in the
Estic arena.
The following remarks of Gederal Hayaton in a recent issue of the Century, referring to the Press and Public men, are well worthy of attention:-Is the press immaculate? By no misans. Do all connected with it appreciate the facilites for reaching the public should impose upon them? Again the answer must he sa emphatic "No" Have public men no reasonable grounds of complaint? Undoubtedly they hava, But she sweeping judgment which too many of “tham pars upon the representatives of the press as a body has in it the same elements of unfaire
you I--I have.
And it was not ?—No.
Why not?-Because I am a Chinaman, and if I am not properly watched every minute of my life I am sure to do some thing wrong, and the wronger it is the sooner. If de lt.
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THE PRODUCTION OF COAL.
clans to revise their figures of coal production The census bulletin on coal will enable statio in this country and throughout the world. During the year 12go the total production of coal in the United States footed up 141,239,513 tons, which is an increase of o7 per cent during the decade. We are all behind Great Britain: as conl producers. The British Islands vltid about 170,000,000 long tons of coal per year, which la abani enquivalent to 190,500,000 of our tons, being nearly 50,000,000 tons more then "we produce.peta de
The world's product of coal mun zow approxi GUS MAN M3 mate 430,000,000 tons. Germany has increased THE WILTERIRE CAKE,Ă) "afa ber product, from 37,000 000 tons in'; 1880 'to. Mr. Wiltshire's case was then thoroughly 65,000,000 tons to 1890, France from 17,500,000 investigated, and la reply, to the questions put tons to 29,001,000 ; there has also been a small by the officers present, who should bear bome increase in Belgium. It is not known, whether petent as anybody on earth to go into sachri thayo has been lately any material increase in question, be made exactly the same statements Austria, Rusila or Spala. New South Wales that have skrendy appeared in the Hongkeng | has increased her coal output from 1,300,000 Telegraph (Oct. 30) under his name, U 19; tons in 1875 to 3,000,000 tons in 1890, and there. After "an exhaustiva dircumloz, a resolution has been an increase in Japan and British was usaminously passed (*- Tart this meeding in Columbia. Taking the latest statistics all round,. of opinion that Mir, Wiltshire was not only wrong. It appears that the world yields, as above stately
Infringement of the liberty of the best butt/Whisste not all of equal quality. At least a maliciously libelled by Edwin Mackintosy, and quarter of the German.com is lignite, sad the bad unjustifiable imputations casteapon his coal mines in Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon and character by Mr. Blackintosh's solicitor, Mr. Washington belong largely to the same grade. Wotton, long porn duerarcoma), Sack - Such coil will not do the work of good bituminous It was decided to reserve decision as to future coal much less that of anthracite. It does not action: for! : few days, in under thick the case contain carbon enough to generate caloric for might be brought before-a special tipeeting of steam purposes where a high degree of power in ? | Committee man, diz fitoni sedinthobijo kak required to it is quickly consumed and ita hest A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the bever, it is the best we have on this side'o's absorbed by the atmosphere. Such as it fup
"The Temoh Gold Hills (Limited) has beey are honest. So with journalisis--as class was (or something) that he never knew what fully. Imprisoned--which ́was an outrage and about $30,000,000 tons of coal per year.
most effective fões" of the press are those of its the Jou perform the functions laid down in | proceedings to a close, TANNHET AS BA
own household. It is fully able to deal success.
able to crush these. fully with all others; it should be abundantly.
papers --No.
TAXE along breath, smile, and then go down on your bended kütes and wow that the Fong" - ness and injustice as exist in the wide opinion Was anybody watching you? Well, Mr. kong Telegraph has a special gift of prophesy, that public men as a class are corrupt.." With | Juggins was engaged to do that, but he was so Listen to this, from a paper just received by the latter the exact opposite la trud... As a class busy going to the Hotel to see what time it French mail →→
they are careful and conscientious. The was going on. registered by Mesus. Harwood and Stephenson, mrsneeus judgments of públicmen and of mer-
Then you mean that when the cat is away the 31, Lombard street, C., with a capital of bers of the press spring from the same danes mice make hay while the sun shines? That is €175,000 in £1 shares. The object is to carry namely, visting the shortcomings of the few what always happens and is always expected The distress in Russia is unabated and the | Into effect an agreement expressed to be made upon the many. In the one case the fact that and cannot be otherwise, so you seed to be
between Henry Norman and C. P. Chater party men, as a rule, malte to shield these detected ready for it and take precautions, passants are esting earth and rags,
of the one part, and the Company of the other in wrong, creates a general opinion that the class * Stand down, Next? Government man, come part, for the sequisition of certain gold mines, is corrupt. In the other the fact that there is up and he killed 1 | mining rights, and auriferous land, in particular, too much toleration by the press of its ilbellers Mr. Government Man, what are your duties
the mines known as the Temok Gold Hils, in and sensation trengers gives excuss to public | -(Produces documents showing thein.) In a letter to the Tiviss, Professor Vambéry the Kingdom of Siam ; to carry on business sa men for their sweeping charges..... In 'a word, the
Did says that he believes the object of Russia's | miners and smelters, and generally to cury os movements in the Pamirs is to facilitate be any metallurgical operations which may
Why not Because I am a lunatics, approach to the Indian frontler by tampering to deal in baltion, precious, stones, coal,
seem conducive to the company's objects)
Hopeless? Utterly with Gilgit, Yassin and Chitral. This would cake, bricks, timber, machinery, provisions creste trouble in northern Cashmere, and the | &c. The first (subscribers are (--). H. M.
How's this 7-Because those directions are not masuk, would be a new delimitation of the Russo Shaw, 9 Fenchurch-avenus, EC. 8. Gray, Kg 52, Sydenham-park, Sydenham FŔ
hulle that way y` the Government never tells its Afghan frontier.
TO THE ZOITOR OF THE "HOROROSO TELive" din most of Australa,, so far wo is leng wa; it is Cave, 33, Clarendon gardens, Maidavala j It surely happens that anything needs to be | servants to do what would be any use. We are SIR, --It may Interest some of your renders to absents the New South Wales coal field » are the EXPLOSION OF A BOMB IN DUBLIN. R.HA Greason, 31, Walpole-street, Sloane said by way of fault-finding or advice, ez even not for use, we are prospects we are, and don't know that I and some of thy diends were talking only tulness worked, Even on the cantinents,
square ;. C. S. Lett, 37, Matheson-road, West suggestions for improvement, in reference to the you ins
about the dock, businnen fully, a year ago nad lz, which are the chief producers of raines al fuel, in October 18th,
Kensington R. S. Corbett, 116, Christy. codduct of our present Oze Magistrate, who is Come, come! Why don't the Government was, "told youth, to cemerlang to one of our la comuned to narrow, MEGAS-2: L'aks Great Britain church-road, Tuise-billy Ty D. Pillans, nearer than anybody we can just now think of order something rational )–(Suiggen) Heutenants that we sought there i would be out of the calculatina, and Europe would not pro- 29 Sheen-park, Richmond, Sereys each of to the pleasant state in which criticismi cannot Let's bare you outside please. Next witness! some trouble about the docking of the large, duce coal enough for household purposes;in ible Whom takes one stare. There shall not be les exist, for want of usatesanes or paison i dira, Ob, that architect again. (Called Bach), # merchant ertisers. I went up to the officer, country the productive così falde are embraced than three nor more than sayan directories The Do But he le not quite all there, so to speak, 2
Now
-Now Mr. Blooming Architect,. I propose to in the umali kumble tanners and told him, withing purpurea @ grindley thần) that cof this? LADY ROBERTS DECORATED.
first shall be appointed by the subscriber, to the and then he gives # proof that he labuman after enter a verdict of wilful murder against you, but about ik ben we were both of duty, ashore, Slave i Rossi, tiek, kehnder: Siberi The order of the Royal Red Cross has been memorandum of association, Qualities and The latest lastance of this was given yes. If you have anything to say in defence before 2 He seemed annoyed felis pad for daring a ler o larger are then the whole of North £190. Remuneration, £3,500, with an additional | tenday, when he showed that there is one little close the inquest, or if you object to the finding speak to him, and with a curl of his upper America, only produces shout "million tons a sonderred on Lady Robert, the wife of the Comper cent of the cat profia after payment of ks. plece of advice he peodasis [Not that we consider of the Coroner, come on. You know that you. To quidy C mind your own; badacitant indir ari. Of coursay the world had not b. en saander-in-Chief in India.
per cent, dividend.
ourselves toompetent to, talk to him like a I wilfully called, yourself an sechstent and it was --don't- tale (Ronatsje të mBE THE
A begab was exploded outside the office of the " Nailong; Freas" in Dubling the windows were shattered, bet nobody was hurt.
DEDICATED TO MR. A. G. WISE,
If you had done the duties laid down by your employers (the Government) this fatal calamity would have been prevented 1---Skeureely,
"THE NAVAL BUNGLE.
evin the Missouri Valley, and it must always operato abar, to the establishment of manufactres and other enterprises requiring a high degree of suzy unevenly distributed throughout Areito the world??.There is no coal ja Africa and none demia in Asia, outside the great coal fields of China.