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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1891.
BIRTH.
At Tientsin, on the 9th Nov., 1891, the wife of JOHN H. OSBORNE, of a son.
The Honghong Leleginph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1891,
ONCE AGAIN.
A Fax advertisment for our very own particular friends; BUTTERFIELD and
STIRE
TO THE OFFICERS OF THE CHINA NAVIGATION. COMPANY, LIMITED, There appears to be an impression, that the various bonuses granted by the Company are Irrevocable and lorn part of the ordinary wages of the employées, we will be glad if you will bear in mind that the bonuses are granted solely per cas per bottle at the discretion of the Company, who reserve to themselves the power, at any time, without entering into explanations, to reduce or withheld them. The discretion will not be arbitrarily applied, as may be gathered from past experience."
SHERRY
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$6.00 $3.60
VINO GENEROSO-a gener- cus round wine," graan" 24 VINO DE PASTO-a medium dry wing with delicate favour, red pealuum$10.00 $1,00 AMONTILLADO—a high class
natural wine for connois. seurs of Sherry, yellow seat ........ **...........$12.00 $1,10 DELICIOSO the very Borst
sherry procurable, 6 years
la bottle............................$14.00 $1.15
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. £zē arrived at Ichang on the gth inst.
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MR. TO PINO LUNG. to Chinese Consul at Singapore, arrived here by the French mail.
H.M.S. Archer was at Waho and the Einnar es roula to Hankow, according to latest advices from the North,
Are Australian paper states that £64.450 worth of silver was yielded by the Barrier milzes the other week.
THE ordinary weekly meeting of the Mercantile Marine Officers' Association has been postponed until 9 p.m. to-morrow;-;
ADMIRAL Richards, commander-in-chief of the British squadron fa the Far East, is expected in Shanghai on the agth inst.
THE hearing of the Minkinnat v Frazer Smebel suit has been fixed for Wednesdsy the and December, at 10.30 a.m.
THE first forance in China for the manufacture of cast steel, after Siemens' system, was opened recently at the Klingona Arsenal,
steam yacht Bellyfoss, Admiral E R. Retillos, with a select company of kindred spirits, (mized)left here this mornlag for her usual annual carnival up the Pearl River. They will have a "good time.”
This steamer Alls, which was chartered by the British Government in connection with the Chinese riots in the North, bas hauled down the Union Tack and resumed her original statna as a merchant vessel.
The Bangkok Timies understands that an action" THE French gunboat Inconstant left Shanghai Committee last year, to complete one set of for malicious "libel has been entered in the for Kelong on the 14th inst, with the monument | works for which may had been voted beforn German Consular Court against Mr. R. Gatte, that is to be erected there, over the graves of the asking for the next. As there was only one late proprietor of the Siam Mercantili Garette. | French soldiers who were killed in the war of unofficial member present (Dr. Ha Rai cama
reprisals' six years ago.
later). It would rot, be advisable to proceed: -with the bill in Finance Committee." He would
therefore simply move the second reading.
IMPORTANT additions, snys Fairplay, are about
to be made to the Japanese Navy, the Minister Ar the meeting of the Legislative Council to be of Marine having decided to build elevan iron-held to-morrow, at 11 m, the business will clads at a cost of £9,000,000. It is anticipated be that a large share of this work will be entrusted | to fritish shipbuilders. There are four line-of- battle ships now being constructed in France for the Japanese Royal Navy,
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Mr. Chater:-Your Excellency, hefnes, wa preand-with the harness that is before us I think it to be my, do'y ma point ent that there ORDERS OF THE DAY...,
are only two put of the five unofficial members Committee on the Bill entitled “The Merchio? "prisedt lo-dhy: ¿Your Freellenos de aware, I Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 18ot." believe, of the S-nier Unofficial Member having Note.--A meeting of the Finance Committre | written to the Government arking for a postpone- will be held immediately after the meeting of the ment of the messing, and ststing that I would Legislative Council,
obe imagesthis for him to attend, because he has reto attend at three separate meetings to-day, at which he is ebber chairman or a director. He as Laformed the Government that the hon. member for the Chamber of Commerce-could not come without great inconvenience, and le was very inconvénient for me akka. Still, a far
| A 'SYDNEY dramatic critic says the fact that Robert Owen Harris jeles Myra Kemble to play the name part in "Dr. Bill," and Charlie | Shackleton In "Jane," shows that this clever roung actor is getting on in his profession. Mr. Tar Suwa.alma and Asamayawa volcanoes are Harris' numerous flends in Hongkong will be reported to be in fall ernstieji Their renewed glad to learn that the genial ex-amateur.is} activity, the Shangkat Mercury says, had very making such satisfactory progress on the pro-robably something to do with the recent exith- quakes. Suwa-Síma ir su kala»d in the chain' fessional stage.
of vicanic Island-groups between Japan and the Philippine islands, including th; Linschoten, Loschoo, Maraensima, up to Luxos. This falind is in 20 deg.way min, N. f 129 deg 35 min. E., and the crater is about 2800 feet high ; the other wṣicans we havay not been able to locate from the more reports to hand, aniess Twogs-ims (Vaicano Island Ini Van D'emen's Strait) is meset 'n jo der 42 min Ni and 130 deg, 17 min. East, about 2350 feet high,
In commenting on the absurdity and unfairness of charging a ten-cent fee for late letters when the ordinary postage is only teren cent, the word "Navy" by some uncountable means got into our paragraph. The quration of course has nothing to do with the Ny more than with other people. What we with to emphasise is that all over the world where late, postage fees. are usef, the late fre is either the same as the urinary fee, or half of that. Here in Hongkong where 1ste letters are every day inevitable from force of circumstances, where every firm in the Colony has send intą letters, owing to force of local circumstances, almost as often as Hongkong, and not any other place, the fee is one-and-a-half times the ordinary postal rate.
THE Shanghat Mercury understands that the decision of the arbitrators in the collision case hetween the China Merchants' Co's steamer Heinsheng and the Taku Teg and Lighter Co's Fighter Robin, which occurred in the Felba river last May, has been given in favor of the China Merchants'. The arbitrators hold that the Taku Teg and Lighter Co. were solely to blame. Including costs, the award ta the China Merchants Co. wil amount to about Tls. 20,000 Ar the Shanghai Police Court on the 14th inst. before Mr. G. Jamieson, Cowasjce Bramjee Taveria was charged under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881, with larceny committed at Hongkerg. Detective aspector Keeling stated that in consequence of a telegram from the Hongkong police be arrested accused on board the Empress of China. He bad in bit Dossession $165 in Hongkong actes and 30 cents in silver. Defendant was understood to any the charge was in respect of $200, and not $2000 as bad bren stated. Defendant said he very little English. His Worship for an officer from Hongkong to arrive with the
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Ihmi Ennerred, I am pront and ready to ghn with any work that may be brought for watch and I am enrath t my hon. friend apposits will be equ-ly willine but at the same time
would sk your Excellence to postrong consideration of the. For her Animoriation Hill and the Merchant S'iping Bill. The bad. wember who represents the Chamber of Com merce, and who, 7 believe, has been instructed the Chamber to bring forward various emend- Brements to the Bill is not resort, and he informed me hat it was almost impossible in b-present when actually neglecting his day to the Bank of which he la manseaz. He would he far more. competent to discurs this bill shen I who have one retened from Euroce within the last few. days. With regard to the Appropriation Bl your Fxcellence, will see that it is inadvisable to goon, with that, without a foll number of
the Interests and welfare of those who it ves of the public, appointed by them to look contribute to the revenue of the Ca'any, In these circumatinces I would ask your Excellency to postpone at all events the Merchant Shipping Bill,wth regard to which I might say, 7 qake for the Chamber of Commeres, that the shioplag carcur with the opinions of the kön, mamber
Is the life-bland of the Coliny," and that if we legislate baitily we may therahy do certain
thereby Insure the Interests and welfare; of the
This feeble exhibition of ungrammatical hash, signed by BUTTERFIELD and SWIRE 88 agents for the China Navigation Co., has been sent to all the officers of that Company's fleet in these waters. It seems a great pity that such an eminent arm as Hos. 21 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL BUTTERFIELD and Swixx, directed by such a heaven-born genius as Edwin MACKINTOSH, "couldn't find somebody capable of com-
The Mercury's Taku correspondant, writing on posing half a dozen simple lines in the the rath Instant, says: Things are very quiet A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. | English language without perpetrating here, and very little doing quite an unusual
almost twice as many grammatical occurrence for this time of year. All vesséis / remanded the case fill Thursday, to allow time ordinare felters-here, simply, because this is
seem to be coming in with but half of their usual blunders. It seems a still greater pity cargo,
LONDON, HONGKONG AND AMOY.
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His Excellency--It was not the intention of
WE invite attention to our first supplies that the heaven-born genius just referred
to, so far forgot the respect which employer/ THE Bishop of Exeter, who is now in Hongkong THE well known B. & S. river steamer Ichang, TH bad lock that stuck so persistently to Mr. herm, keep vessels away from ou harbour, and
on his way home from Japán, will stay here' x' owes to employé, no matter how wide few days, and will preach on Sunday next (22nd) the difference in social rank, as to address in the morning at the Cathedral, eleven o'clock the officers of the China Navigation Com-service, and to the evening at St. Peter's Sea
Church, at half past six. pany, Limited, as if they had been so many | THE steamship Fukwò, on arriving at Shanghai rangements are being made to take all that can dogs. They are not addressed as on the 15th Inst., reported having passed the Gentlemen," nor yet "Dear Sirs; they Chlua Navigation Co's steamer Prin ashore are not considered worthy of being near San-shi-wan Point, about ten miles below
ground, and very high up on the bank.
CONFECTIONERY
CHRISTMAS GOODS.
RECHIVED BY THE LAST MAIL.
which__lat-ly came to grief en route from Shanghal to Niego, has become a total The N. C. Daily News of the wreck. 16th instant says:-"All hopes of getting the Ichang off have now been abandoned, as sixty feet of her bottom have been ripped up. Ar- be got out of the vessel, after which what remains of the wreck will be sold. The Fukies returned to Shanghai yesterday and Captain
which has penetrated the Ichang forward of the engine room keeps the vessel in position, but she is not far enough on, and the water is over five fathoms deen under her stern, so that as the tide rises and fills the vessel strains very much. Her mast went overboard on Saturday morning and the position of affairs is considered: so the Shanghai-Ningpo Tungchow will be pat on the sin boats. The run on Wednesday."
Pemberton Willard in this colony seems to have fallowed him to Singapore. The Free Press of the \rith_inst, says:—“Lait night the Willard Opera Comproy were announced to give Jacobowski's well-known opera of Erminie." But a small audience attended to witness the performance and at the close of the first Act, owing to the sudden indisposition of one of the leading members of the Company, Mr. Willard
JORDAN ALMONDS, NOUGAT,ˆBUT. addressed as ordinary human beings;/ Wahu. The Pekin appeared to he. badly Charlton came back in the Kowshing. A rock impossible to go on with 'the 'Opera, "end that, regard to which there is no d' florence of opinion
TER SCOTCH, ASSORTED TOFFEES,
DRAGEES, PRALINES, and a large selection of PURE CONFECTIONERY from the leading
Manufacturers,
CADBURY'S SPECIAL CHOCOLATE
CREMES.
PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME,
GUAVA, and other FRUIT JELLIES la great
variety.
they have hurled at them, as if they were mere coolles, the ipse dixit of BUTTIIVIKLO
AND SWIKE, or EDWIN MACKINTOSH, İr language which any hall- educated school-bay would blush to own, the most insulting and arbitrary exercise of an imaginery absolute power that we have come across for years. Politeness corts nothing, but it is nevertheless worth untold gold,,
And what is there actually in the circulra after it has been carefully analysed? Absolutely nothing. It is chlidish vanity. as full of harmless wind and sound as the empty skull of the man who com- posed it. But it is nevertheless a direct and gratuitous Insult to the whole of the officers In the China Navigation Co.'s service. In Australia, under similar cir. cumstances, every officer in the Company COLOURED OPALS mounted in Plush, would have 'come out until the obnoxious
circular
withdrawn, an
ample representing favourite subjects.
apology offered, and a reasonable and rellable understanding arrived at. In the Far East that standard of Independence
TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.
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OUR Shanghal contemporary the Afercury points out that the well-known Chins race-pony Home Guard has started in 25 races, won eight. been placed second in thliteen, and third in four. This is a sterling record, but Home Guard was unlocky to have had to meet throughout his racing career such equine glants as Zephyr and Hero.
The 'Austrian Lloyds' 'has resolved to increase its number of voyages to the East, and for this purpose to provide itself with a number of new fast vessels. Two of these large fast sailing steamers, destined for the Indian service, are being ordered in England at the price of 150 oco, each and four will be built of Austrian cel at the Lloyds wharf at Trieste. The former (two screw-steamers) most be delivered in six months,
THE Relief of Lucknow bas, according to the
latest home papers, been celebrated recently by dinner in London, at which Sir Henry Havelock. Allan proposed the health of the officers now surviving wha took part in that Homeric struggle. It is particularly interesting to note that one of the youngest subalterns in Ravélock's column is now Major-General Digḥy Barker, Commander of the Forces and Adminis trator of Government la Hongkong.
this season extend their tour eastward you are
the Government to proceed with any other bill than this which is now, befire the Council, and with that only to pass the second reading in order to refer it to the Commitee. This Further Appropriation Hiti lor, rigt is the Chether Secretary has told as, not for any new services for 1891. not, 1893, but it is only for, work with
estimates last year are those which have been and the only items not already passed in the made subjects of separate financial.minatea subjected to the consideration of members in this Council. So that it seems really to be almost a matter of farm to pass this bill, and it with our business, to get thus far with this is desired merely to get a little more, and it Tone Appropriation BIL
·was con-trained to state thatỹ it, whuld be
returned, or bare tickets for to-night's play. As those who were present might have their money Dr. Bill" has proved a very successful piece at home, being a farelcal comedy of very amasing character, Mr. Willard, who himself takes the illerde, will doubtless have a good house as a
visit to Singapore," been accorded to his Company during its present been scarded to the scant patronage that has
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TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS,
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Outward Glenshisi.........teamer, for Singapore.
Venetia
Mr. Chiter sald he was quito agreeable ta the bill pausing its second reading, but trusted It would not be taken in Committee, nor that the 1891 Bill bor the Merchant Shipping Bili would be taken.
*** The Bill was read a second time, and referred to the Finance Commiten.
OBSTRUCTION.
Shanghai. 4 Wahu.
His Excellency :-With, regard to what_bas / 1. Penang.. |---||-been gaid by the Hon. Mr. Chater, I do - Calcutta, Kg Tom not, proposé after the views he has express. Kutchinatru ed, and seeing that three of the Unofficials Aggregating 14977 tons, register, are 'absent. I do not propose to proceed this afternoon with the Merchant Shipping Bill But I must say that I do feel that there is an opposition, to our getting on and making any progress, which I regret. I must recall to hon. members what I have to some extent already stated on previous occasions-that, knowing that ‹ this Bill was of very great importance, aimiiting that the shipping business is the life. blood of the Colony, I purposely had, this Bill read a second time, not hurriedly, after the first reading. but had it published before the vacation, giving ample notice so that during the several weeks
members and vll Interested were urged to com
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FROM an interesting letter sent by a Bombay correspondent to our Shanghai morning contem porary we ex'ract the following "In spite of Melbourne steamer, from Marseilles, &c. The disturbances on the Upper Yangtze 1 see you | Pingiksy mon are to have a fresh supply of missionaries, the Activ........... British Church Missionary Society having | Esmiralda in Arranged to send a batch of sixty-seven to Africa, Sachsen India and China, the majority being destined for Ashington...
Diamond labour amongst the Mongolians. From the Pulpit to the Stage" is not without precedent. Arratsen From missionaries we will proceed to shows | Hampshire in u If half the theatrical companies that visit India.
likely to have a gay time during the spring of next year. Never has Calcutta been so loandated with companies as at the present time. Although Haiphong the cold-weather season has not yet com-Della......... thenced and the winter residents have not Amey yet returned to the Bengal capital, no less than four theatrical advertisements appear in the Calcutta press. Stanley's Opera Company opened at the Corinthian on the oth October, Miss Ada Maven's "Folly Company" is playing at the Opera House, with Slade great attraction. Hudson's Surprise Party in performing new wonders at the Royal, and at the Skating Rink the London Variety Co. is attracting its share of patronage. In Bombay, George Miin is wrestling with Shakespeare and Sam Gerridge," and the Harvey and Fletcher troupe is just opening variety season. The will doubtless be the performances to be given by bins Janst Achurch, an actress whom most of Ye readers will remember as playing the leading role in the production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House" in London, This well-known artife will be supported by Mr. Charrington and company formed in Australis. As Miss Acharch is said to be anxious to soo as much of the world as possible daring her professional campaign, it is more than probable that she will return to England by way of China and
has not yet been reached; but they are respondent of the Shanghal Mercury says 1—Murray, the well-known comic vocalist, as the Straits Times says ~ The latest crushing at the there would be time to consider it. Hon.
A large serortment of ENGLISH and JAPANESE CHRISTMAS CARDS, of hand-getting near it, dangerously near it, some and artistle designs, suitable to all tastes, shipping companies and' ship-owners of the B. and S. type will know to their cost and at moderate prices.
before long,
All this, of course, is the outcome of the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. WILTSHIRE scandal, We should like to
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established AD, 1841. Hongkong, 1st November, 1891.
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"THE HONGKONG'. DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" FOR 1891.
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Messrs. Heuermann, Herbst & Co. Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited. Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. ...The Hongkong Trading Co., Ltd.
Man Yu Tong, Hollywood Road, MACÃO...Messrs. A. A. de Mello & Ca Amor and|
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH),
Podder's Hill, ngkong, Janizary 10th, that,
know in what spirit this wonderful circular. has been received by the officers of the China Navigation Co., Ld.
TELEGRAMS.
THE CHILIAN PRESIDENTSHIP.
LONDON, November th.
All parties in Chill have nominated Mr. Jorge Montt for President of the Chillas Republic,
· A CORRESPONDENT EXPELLED, The police have expelled from Russia the
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Aggregating 5,347 tons, reglater. UNDER the heading "Gold-mining af Raab the
Raub mines in Pahang is satisfactory""""To get almost two thousand nunces of gold from eleven hundred tons of stone is good. It is good because the quantity of stone is considexbley because the yield per ton le nearly trounces and because the gold obtained in 24 months crush Ing will pay the whole of the present expcanes present quantity of gold presents 75 days working
of the mines for more than half-a-year. The
WRITING en the 13th instant, the Ningpo cor. "Outside of the excitement caused by the wreck of the chang there is nothing of particular note, The Chinese gun-vessel Chas W's has once more returned to this pest, her proper station. The British gun-boat Zinnst was here for a few days last week and helped us to refresh our minds as to what a naval ensign is like; a con thankful, but are not ought to be extremely A SCHOOLBOY's composition on "The Editor" ran as follows :---" The editor is one of the bap pleat beggars in the world. He can go to the circus in the afternoon and evening without pay ing a cent. Also to inquests and hangings He has free tickets to the theatre, gets wedding cake sent to him, and sometimes gets licked, but not often, for he can take things back to the next issue, which he generally does. While other folks have to go to bed early, the eclior can sit up every night and see all that is goingThus the Shanghai Mercury of the 14th last-gold-field is still further shewn And at prese
Those who maintain that there is neither the prospects of Pahang hang on gold mining gratitude nor generosity in the Chinese breast with successful gold mining, Pahang would are unanswerably refated by the touching story quickly become a self-savisining sit prosperous disclosed at the proceedings yesterday in States without that, Pahang's progress will
The following crews have been selected for the
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alder it thoroughly, in order that we might all be Ppared to proceed immediately resssembling. On reasserabling, which took place at a much later date then had been ca preted; I was met with a request that this bill be not proceeded with, that the Chamber of Commerce, considering the bill to be one affect.
the life of the colmo bad not given of the 10 stamp mill (including at least one period attention to it, and that they were not prepared. of topparels and as the 10 stamp rail la being think that was the substance of the pice made incressed to no stamps, and as there is said to to the Government. Igave every latitude that I be plenty of mone availible, it follows that the possibly could. I put off consideration of it from mines will probably go on increasing theft outwerk to wrek, until we hid been actually put. From a pubile point of view the interesting for (I think) four weeks. At lar that it may simott be summed that Raub in the bill was brought into Committee. Twice, if gold-fields and gold-fields slways are in the long art three times, owing to these great delays i run developed." If the 140 tons of quirs that pointed out the recessity of having a second now being crushed at the Rrah mill for mening daring the wrek My wishes were the Malay Peninsular Prospecting Co. shews Tested on each occasion. Last week in orden good return of gold the existente la Piking, mand might as little as possible inconvenience hon. members. I put it to them to name a day what would sult them. No day was, pamed by There but there was simply a suggestion mess one hour earlier, last Monday. We get
correspondent of the Illustrated London News, Victoria Recreation Club, to be held on the 17th connection with an ingoest held on the body of slow. As it is, the revenue of Pabang is already † an hour, by which we made, pr giers-the first
THE CITY OF CORK ELECTION.
November gth.. Mr. Flavin, anti-Parnellite, has been elected M.P. for Cork city, defeating Mr, John Redmand, | Parpolito, and Captain Sarsfield, Unionist, by a
large majority,
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Ross.—Poita (stroke), Manak, Duncan, Gedes. Thistle - Master (stroke), Maclean, Friederics, Jeffrey.
Lark-Sanders (stroke), Siada, Bar, Fre dericks, . jje
Keralama. Kennedy (stroke), Stewart Lockhart, W. Jackson, Stópani.
Victoria-Lient, Jackson (stroke), Sample, Thorburn, Watt,
THINGS GETTING MIXED.
November 18th, An uneasy fooling is reparted to prevail on the European bonnes consequent on the embat-rinties ander date-Nov-1oth the THE Foochow correspondent of the Shanghai rassed financial condition of the chief states,
Austria, and Germany are incressing their armaments.
A DEPRESSION IN THE FACIFIC. Stflor Ortiz, Consul for Spain, courteously informe to that he received a cablegram from Manda this morning to the effect that there are signs of a depression in the Pacido Oceni, da
In his weather report - to-day: Dr. Dobarch says:---"The cons was lowered az roxy mom, and the barometer has risen."!
The steamship. Diamond (from Penang via Singapore) which arrived in port to-day reports's
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$16,000 batter than last year, fowlick there has to be ad fed about 32,000 of zoyalty of the latest Raub crashing, Sill better, the success of such crushings, gires a rosappable presability of a regular revenue. And freidentally, it may be noted that even the despised Panjara is turning have aligh ly mended; now need the future be so out small but regular quenilties of gold. On the whole, the prospects of Pahang may be wald to. low as the past, I gold mining really takes hold it extends quickly.
COUNCIL
that
in Engllahman, named Thomas Marshall, who
we have madewi h this billah. An hour is not sufficient, Oartime is limites, The days died under very miserable circumstances la Chinese beuss in the French Concession yester
a closing. In Christmas Is drawler near, and must get his settle I then adjourned the day morning. Mr. Marshall once held a respect
named. Friday, knowing that on some daya able position in Shanghai, and in the days of his
Council -til Friday (to-day). I purposely comparative opulence employed, in the usual
there would have been certain inconvenience to Mr. Marshall, and from certain unhappy causes
word was after about inconvenience to manner, a ricksha codile. Things changed for
particular, member Interested in this bill, Not one, word was said, against Friday, then, be lost one altavión, alter another, drifted lower and lower in the scale of respectability,
anybody. If it was inconvenient, I might have until he foully became a pauper and an
te vare expected, if not then, at least next day, that as edefine Frid" was inconvenient I should have been equals her on to cover master teen MEETING OF object of charity to his friends. But the ilcksha
anted to alter the day. What has pened? That FISLATIVE W except by the conventional faithfal
happened which I am sorry to any confinually- villagers, who opposed the Salt Gabelle, bare servant of a novel, stuck his former employer.
happens, At the last moment, on Thursday been reinforced, and are now 15.000 Brong. türengir thick, and thin, went without wages,
afternoon, I receive leter from the.. Seploy They have named themselves the Chin Chign worked for his master and, finally, shared his A meeting of the Legislative Council was held Unofficial Member, saying that a meeting ca had (Golden Cash Society), and have several poor Indgings and the meagre earnings be this afternoon. There were prebent -H. E. Friday would be very inconvenient to himself Kelas-kwels as leaders. They have repeating scraped together on the streets as a public coolle, Major-General. Digby Barker, Officer Admini-and to two other uncfficials. Had Hs, and rumourgaya thees are fifty Frenchmen with him. At last, when the end came it was staring the Government j Mr. W. M. Goodman letter come on Tuesday, or even Wednesday, to direct tham. They have sacked the town of still the poor coolis who tried to make a last (Acting Coloniai Secuniary)'s (MGA T Latch I would have fixed. Thunday. Instead, raf Tehwet and are now baselging Yeu Chi-isien, effort for his unhappy master, went to his friends Acting Attorney-Geiseral Mr. F. A. Cooper knew there was a mail on Thursday, I tried to four days march from Foochow but it is and endeavoured to get other Englishmen to Acting Surveyor-General): Mr. J. H: Blewari amango: so as to have a little inconvenience as bellaved they will not come to this post, but join fake noifce of his pitiablastata before it was too Lockhart = (Regiurar-General) si Mr M. Go possible, and I do think that when all this le the Kalao-hrust on the Yangtare. They are late. The coolte himself is entirely without money, Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer)'s Cour, W., considered one can hardly be wrong fo coming "well" organised" and "defeat the Imperialists and nuable to pay the seven months' rant das for C. H. Hastings (Acting Harbone Master); Mestre, to the conclusion that there is a spirit of rosis),
wherever they meet them."
the squalid room in which he heused the unhappy C, P. Chater, and He Kal pallikamarul legata ance to this bill being considered. However, I Englishman for so long, without any prospect His Excellency mentioned that owing to the do not wish to persist in teklog it to-day. But of ultimate reward. In view of these circume indisposition of air, Thompson Acting Clerk of mast have one other day this week. There stances subscription has been started by Connell, Mr. May; the Amistat Colonial Secre is only one day left On Saturday afternoon Mr. W. R. Kahler, who was present at the tary; had been requested fu act for slagrand had there are no meetings. It is day that mer be of the most of the community take for relaxsilon.” “ Inquest ; and we are happy to state that by four jaken the necesingyÍ ORIEN o'clock this afternoon $92 had been rabscribed. Colonial Secretary.
know members of the Government service have The list is still open, and as it is desired to get the vide
very little opportunity for relaxation. Igwili together, $too those who wish to subscribe can
adjourn notil to-morrow,
ke The minutes of the last meeting were read 145Mr. Chater said, he regretted very moch- to send. In their, contributions to the energetic originator and treasurer of the fund, Mr. Kahler, and confirmed.
hear his Pacellency a remarks as to the spirit of ogposision to progress among the unofficials, up to Monday morning. The object is a most
Personally be diclaimed" any” auch, fotention, deserving one for the poolie's conduct-leas
and ha telt sure his colleagues would do the bright an instance of disinterested generosity as
His Excellency had judged too severely we have ever known, and he merits every.
cisleiding, clicumstances::~. He farther consideration at the hands of Engilahmen,
Mitjonstmeday afternoons, man ware is to be hoped, too, that some permanent employ
•ment may be found for helami
Tax promenade concert given by the band and pipers on Wednesday night in aid of the Earthquake Relief fund wil very auccessful, and * Bra am, on the 15th we wers in a typhoon... resulted in a considerable augmentation of the Wind blowing with terrife force. Los; thres | fund. The night was fine, and the attendance | boats.. Aber gablo gutted and everything more.. good. I The charge of ages shut out the objection. ́able warbed overboard by beary, cross-scal. able crowd of Mankenges that on * free" band Barometer dropped from 29.90 to 29:20, slabis so may the scent. The other sections suddenly, just before the full fores of the of the community attended in great forop typhoon strisck 118.
English, India) American, Chinese, Germans, The Acto (from Halphong) arrived" today and the compatrious of the summers who were considerably damaged about the upper decks, to be benefited by the contilbutions Thaauma She had her bosis stove is during a gale in the collected at the cafes totalled, www $116, and Gulf of Tonkin on the 17th instant, and the deck the amounts obtuluiä) at the stores in town for kopges were so smashed by heavy seas which" "tickets will probably achan the nopeats came in bruke oy board..
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The Colonis reading of the Farthes There was nothing already been s of financial