Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1891.
A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No. 618, THE P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Forrits left S.C., will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Shanghal on the 5th feat. at f p.m., for this pert 8 for 8.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA no fault can be found with the conduct of air. You know the saying-~ 'The man who h-h- Zetland Street, on Monday, the rath Instant, at THE returns of the number of visitors to the City
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factory, and nothing more can be desired. | TRAVELLER="Can I f-f-find my way through Then, granting that it is so, admitting that these woods Resident I doubt it. all the departments of Government, the question arises whether it would not be as well to extend all the current leaves eise die, to give to these weary workers now over the seas a permanent holiday. The work would stil go on. Then why not go further and save the money? In spite of the childish quibbles of the Acting Colonial Secretary, it is a fact that a saving of $93,000 a year would be made. An examination of the figures shows that the amount actually paid away to people who are busy resting-not, please observe, Mr. GOODMAN, not to those who are working, for somebody else the amount paid to actual non-workers is in
round figures 898,000,
TELEGRAMS,
THE NATIVE INDIAN REGIMENT FOR HONGKONG.
LONDON, December 3rd.
A Royal Warant for the formation of an Indian Native infantry regiment for service in Hongkong has been issued,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE P. & O. 5. N. Co's steamer Vensils left Yokohama yesterday morning, for this port, A Gerstle notice announces the appolatment of Mr. Walter Caine Hiller to be Consu General A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THR following appointment has been made at the Admiralty --Paymaster C. S. More, to the Redbots, to date October 12th.
in Korea,
The magisterial inquiry into the circumstances connected with the sudden death of Mr. C. Boad, Steward of the Hongkong Club, was brought to a conclusion on the 5th jest tomber, con Wize recorded a verdict of "death from syncope, Fist is just now abnormally cheap in the market owing to the fact that the Chinese decline to purchase it until they know that all the bodies of the victims of last Thursday's storm are recovered. Arked why he wouldn't "chow' fish a Chinamon replied; "no wanchee just now. He makee "chow chow" die man. No. ploppa chow be; velly
bad Jose.
THE local Courts are now as you was, for Mr. Fielding Clarke returned from leave of absence this morning by the Peninsular (Capt. Soggio)
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An old pensioner of the 424, and a good judge of whisky, was brought before a Scoich Baille on the charge of over-indulgence in his favourite beverage. It was not by any means his first offence, and he trotted out his usual ples that Waterlos. To this the Balle replied, "Weel, be was one of last survivors of the Battle of Sandy, I'll let ye aff this time; but, mind ye and it's as sure's death-if ye come here again zurvivor of the Battle of Bannockburn." I'll clep ve in jlle, though you were the last
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Hall Museum for the week-ended December 6th, A meeting of the Tegislative Counell was held are :-Europeans, 146; Chinese, 1,778 ; total | this afternoon.. There, were present:-H. E. 1,934.
Major-General Digby. Barker, Oficer Admlai- A REUTER'S telegram from Paris, Oct. 30, states atering the Government, Mr. W. M. Goodman that the President of the Republic that afternoon (Acting Colonial Secretary); Mr. A. J. Leach received, the Slames Fince Damrong, whe(Acting Attorney-General); Mr. F. A. Cooper came to bid farewell to M. Carnot. Ho let the Acting Surveyor-General); Mr J. H. Stewart- Prince Chair, the son of the King of Siam, who Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer): Capt. next day for Copenhagen, accompanied by Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. N. G. is about to enter the Military Academy in the Hastings, R.N. (Acting Harbour-master); Messen, Danish capital. The laterview at the Elysée T. H. Whitehead, P. Ryrie, J. J. Keswick and between the President and the Siamese Prince Ho Kal was most cordial, and lasted for more than half The minutes of the last meeting were read an hour. President Carnot has appointed Prince | and confirmed... Damrong & Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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. RETRENCHMENT, I Mr. Whitehead moved "that in consequence of the Government of Hongkong is constantly of the fiet tost the cost of the Administrative Staff increasing, baving risen from 2547,650 in 1887 to the enormous amount of $758,139 in 1891 and to the still larger exilated am of about $500.000 for 1892 exclusive of $65,000 for pensions for 180s, It is incumbent on the unofficial members of Council, being the law- fully constituted guardians of the public pane, to earnestly consider and strenuously urge upon the Government the necessity for retrenchment to every possible direction, more especially when le is remembered that the Colony's financial posi kendi tion is not strong, that we are threatened with and that our position with reference to opium Ia shrinkage in lis revenue in the near. fatura, and the revenue derived therefrom is precarious I beg to move, that Government appoint a Cons mission composed of members exclusive of Go vemment officials with full powers to enquire partments of the Government with the view to into and report on the working of all the De retrenchment, and to the desirability or other wise of the redistribution of work, the amalga mation of certain offices, the fecreasing of the hours of the official day, pelvileges in the way of leave, en
charged with stealing go from a sailor last week Ar the Magistracy to-day the "rickahs coolle
that he only received information of the theft was brought up on remand, P.C. Hadden stated day after it occurred. He at once started out to find the coolie, and had as much fun as if looking for a needle in good old-fashioned haystack; În several places he found that the coole had given evidence that he was rolling in wealth At last he was discovered hiding in a prominent resident's house. The proof of the theft was conclusive, and la default of finding adequate security for good behaviow the prisoner was sent to geol for six months, “Am CAPTAIN William Chimmo, R.N., retired, who led on Oct. 30, at Wansdownd Weymouth, Law much service during the first China war in the Modeste, 18, and Cornwallls, 72, in which latter ship his relative, Mr. Benjamin Chimmo, R.N., Chief, Vice Admiral Sir William Parker. He was was at the time secretary to the Commander-in present in the operations in the Canton river at the capture of Chapoo, Woosung, Shaoghal, and Ching Kinng, and at the blockade of Nanking, Subsequently he served in the Dido, 18, Captain the Han. H. Keppel, in the operations in 1843-44 against the pirates of Borneo. His last service affest was in the Massan, 4 in which he explored the Soolos Islands; and had hot 190 of the enemy and losing thres officers and engagement with the Ilianson piraten,”"killing two men wounded. He retired with the rank of Captain 1873. He possessed the Chine medal with clasp for Cantos.-L. & C. Express
Is you are hard at work," suld the new "That 1 be," said the horticultarist, not knowing person to a man who was working in his garden. paraon," I have taken a house not far from here, to whom he was speaking, “Well," said the and resumed duty as Puline Judge at once. Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, who acted as Pulsne Judge could work it for maOh, that I could said and there is a nice garden, do you think you daring Mr. Clarke's absence, has resumed office the man. Very well, good-day," aid his as Registrar, while Mr. Bruce Shepherd and other subordinate officials of the Supreme Court 1" That you will," said the man.
reverence. I will no doubt see you often up the | have also returned to their usual duty.
"I generally goes up half a dozen times a day when SAMBO joined the church, and his pastor thought wants pint. He lost the job-the parson
| meant the church. best to look after him. "Have you stolen any chickens, Sambo, since you met with a change We were a litte premature in reparting the heart?" said the shepherd one day. "No arrival of the China Merchant Co's steamer massa; ob, no, I basn't stole no chicks 'tall." Xiang Ping day or two ago. It was the "Any turkeys 3" persisted the pastor. Oh, no, Xiang Kwon that cams in on the afternoon of massa hasn't took nary a turkey." "Well, 3rd Instant. The former has now arrived here Sambo, I'm glad to bear it-very glad. Watch and Captain R. Stuart, of Shanghal, has taken and pray and the good man went on. over command of her from the Master-Captain *Golly 1* chuckled Sambo, peeping Inside bie Holmes The Klang Ping will all for Shanghai cost, If he'd's sid ducks he'd a hed me," lo a day or twa, The White Clond now has TYLEGAPHIC information was received here will doubtless make hay while the sun shines; the Canton-Macao "pidgin" all to herself and yesterday evening to the effect that the Swatow, until the Kiang Ping comes down from the Shipping Co's steamer Chutan, 5a3 tons, (Capt, north with the new bollars with which she will be W. Wendt) which left on Saturday morning for fitted by the Old Dock Company of Shanghai Halphong under charter to Messrs. Marty & Co., bad struck's rock at six o'clock yesterday morn MR. W. DE MULLER and Mr. Warington Smyth ing near Mok-lan-tao, in Hainan Straite. The have arrived at Bangkok under engagement We invite attention to our first supplies "Hr that takes a wife taken care," say that cargo was landed at her voy, te Both vessel with the Spares Government to catalo but Brown says that Franklin is wrong--"that enable to proceed on her voyage. Both vessel Mining Department, with a view to the develop he who takes care doesn't'take a wife,"
and cargo, are, it is said, covered by lasurance. mint the mineral resources of the country and It is expected by the agents, Messrs Melchers the reorganisation of the existing system ander THE returns of stamp revenue in Hongkong & Co, that the Cheras, after being patched up which concessions are granted Mr. de Müller, during November show a total of $13,460, being at Hollow will be able to come on here for who belongs to the School, has made a name a decrease of $1,115 as compared with November repairs, at an early date.
in every quarter of the globe. He is not, saya the Bangkok Times, a new-comer in Eastern lands: ten years ago he was out in Borneo, pros- Company. Mr. Warrington Smyth is a young pecting on behalf of the British North Bornes man, but is no novice. He la B. A. and LLB, of Trinky College, Cambridge, and F.G.S., he Smith. has spent several years in the office of the Tatsang...... Departments and the Duchy of Cornwall, under Medfor Mineral Adviser to the Woods and Forests | Peninsular s his father, Sir. Warington Smyth, and other well-ro
Ningchow...... known professional men.
Polex mom THE London and China Express says:-We Don Juan have previously had occasion to compliment the Treas Jelebu Mintog and Trading Company on being the first tin mining ventare under European perintendence, in the Native Malay States, to bring tus labours to succesful conclusion. The Aug, 5 (the company is closely akin to report for the six months from Feb. 9 to Chinese systems, for it. adopts the Chinese calendar) shows that the operations contlase to be successful. The report points out that Kaifong no material alterations have been made in the method of working, which is still carried on chiefly on the Chinese tribute system; and the directors think, with apparent
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JORDAN ALMONDS, NOUGAT, BUT TERSCOTCH, ASSORTED TOFFEES, DRAGEES, PRALINES, and a large selection of PURE CONFECTIONERY from the leading
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A serious mishap has occurred off Plymouth, two fahing boats having been struck and sank by shots from the gunboat. Plucky while at practice. One man was drowned. THY P. W. S. S. Cols steamer City of Blood | Janeiro, with mails, &c. from San Francisco to the 14th ulto. has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow.
THE American ship R. R. Thomas, which arrived here yesterday from New York, reports having "spoken # the bark Hectanooga on the Tak ultimo, 63 days out from Gilberts Island to Falmouth.
"No, Harry, I am sorry; but I am sure that we could not be happy together. You know I always want my own way in everything." "But, my dear girl, you could go on wanting it, you know, after we were inarried."
WE hear that arrangements are being made for the sale by private tender of the stranded bark draw as she now lles, her masts flush with the water, in the barbour. She should prove a good | " apeć? If procurable at a moderate figure.
We learn that Mr. Koh Hong Take's new steamer Artiading which left here for Slogs.| pore at 4 p.m. on the 15th November arrived safely at Singapore on Friday last, having made COLOURED OPALS mounted in Plusli, an excellent passage and proved herself at
class sea bont.
TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.
representing favourite subjects. '
FROM a recent novel wo extract the following passage :-" The notary was walking in his garden with both his bande behled ble back A large assortment of ENGLISH and and reading a newspaper. Nothing so won
deriol for a notary after allt We have a few of JAPANESE CHRISTMAS CARDS, of hand-the tribe la Hongkong who could beat it all ends
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LORD HAWKE and his cricketing team have returned homa well satisfied with the results of their brief tour in America. They played in eight matches, won six, lost oue, and left one unfinished-scapital record, as the eleven had no claim to be considered representative. Mr. Hill. yard came back to England la advance of his friends, and Mr. H. T. Hewett the Captain of the Somersetshire County team-remained behind to pay some visits In New York, but all the other players have reached Queenstown. The Englishmen were everywhere received with the greatest cordiality, and Lord Hawke has already determined to undertake another tour in 1893. TAR "White Star Frisco lloer Oceanic worked cargo yesterday and $100 was paid for the privilege, in due course. Two hundred dollars may be, and doubtless is a trifle to the wealthy owners of the White Star, P. & O, and other great fects of "ocean-flyers," but there can be little question that the charge, small though it bo, is deterring a great many from unnecessarlly working cargo on Sundays. This was really a case of urgency, owing to the delay in the ship ment of freight consequent on Thurday night's storm, which wrecked a large number of cargo- boats and coal lighters which should have been alongide her at an easly hour on Friday the 4th Instante.
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The Colonial Secretary replied in the most foolish and petulant manner he has yet displayed, which is saying a lot.
ment was always trying to do something (though His Excellency pointed out that the Goran- he did not explain how the present state of affairs came about in spite of them) and men tioned incidentally that the cadet nuisance bad lately been stopped at bin request.
Soapy Jim talked a long time, but said nothing, On a division Mr. Whitehead, Mr. Ryrie, and Dr. Ho Kai sumparted the motion, and' the "crowd" against ; motion lost.
THE BUILDING ORDINANCE. The new Building Bill was recommitted. After a little unimportant discussion the bilE was taken through all the stugen and passed."
THE MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL. This Bill was again taken in Committee, and after some discussion on the question of launch surveys, passed through, and was read a third. time.
· ADJOURNMENT-TARIWILI. The Council adjourned sine día, 'as › Sir William Robinson is expected here Wednesday, His Excellency in a fow well chosen and sincerely spoken worda'took his leavu, [Note-The full report of the mesting is of such a length that we could not possibly publish It by five o'clock; consequently we hold it over, rather than break through our rule of punctuality. -Ed]
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some and artistic designs, suitablo to all tastes, MR. SERJEANT Atkinson, the father of the the original stock, very magnanimously left the Certain it is that the present low quotation of another in rotation and to lead from each the prevalent;in the Colony that this increase, the
and at moderate prices.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
~~~ESTABLISHEDTMA.D. 1841.- Hongkong, 1st November, 1891.
DEATH
Bombay Bar, died on Monday November 11th at Brigg's Temperance Hotel, Bombay, where for some months he had subsisted on the generosity of bis learned brethren. He was called to the Bar in 1840, and acted as Chief Justice of Bombay 1877.
Tex new British cruiser Pallas (Captain Bell) arrived here on Saturday evening and exchanged niates with the port yesterday morning. The 15 Pallas is one of the fastest cruisers in the British navy and can do her zo knots per hour with comparative ease. Her armament consists of eight 4-7 guns and right 3 pounders, and she carries a crew of 216 men,
Monday 7th December, at Mount Kellet, WILLIAM BRASYER, younger son of W. K. and Emma Wylo, aged 7 months.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
jongkong (elegraph, which went to show that the plainsic was THE proposed Hengking Battalion will be
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1891.
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Swatow, cc. standing its many defects, may be made to pay Frtir
Hothow, &c. European management, if that manage. Deuteros ment be sufficiently careful. Does this not Continental.....
"Yokohama show that there may be something wrong Haiphong.........
"Haiphong. THE strike of engineers, firemen, clarks, grensers
Hongkong, 13th December, 1891. Company, at Bangkok, is over. The "hands the other European tin mining companies. Imacos
Holhow. etc. etc, employed by the Slam Electric Light in' the system which is pursued by Afar
Shanghal
To the Hon. W. Meigh Goodman, Acting
Colonial Secretary. bark Singapore. have got their shekels and are worklog like la the Peninsula, and cannot some of
SI-A Mr. Whitehead's resolution asking niggers again, and smiling all the time. The them proceed on similar lines with hopes of
Aggregating 21,123 tons, register, for the appointment of a commation to enquira shareholders have decided to increase their the same success What the Jelebus Company THERE was a vivid scare in the dark shades of into the question of the constantly increasing original capital of 553,000 licals to 812,000 ticals, has done by the tribute system raight with very early morning the other day at a Manchester cost of the maidtenance of the Administrailer and pay off the liablilles incurred during several advantage we think be introduced love the railway station. A long train, the leading feature Staff of the this Colony is shortly to be brought months of idleness, saabling them to go on with working of the Pabang Corporation, which with of which was horse-boxes, came in from London, forward, and as I shall then be abient, I have working capital of something like Boooc ticals, its huge concession of many hundreds of square and alld up to its appointed position. The the honour to address you by letter on this The Klog, although holding very nearly half miles might be made to pay handsomely porters in waiting proceed to open one box after subject,
There is no doubt that there is a strong feeling decision in the matter to the rest of the share 75. per share for the shares in such a valuable horses therei consigned. In due course they concessica seems almost ridiculous, when the holders, simply promising to take up a propor tionate share of any new issue if one was decided means making it pay lie at hand. It is notorious me to the last box. Os opening the doors of figures of which are given in the wording of Mt. this, the men were applied to perceive in the Whitehead's reaslation, is assuming alarming on. As to the prospects of the enterprise thers that Chinese will make the same ground pay dim light that it was occupied, not by a horse and disproportionate dimensions. On this polat can be no possible doubt: there are at present that Europeane lose on so heavily. Why not but a loni They slammed the door at once; I offer no opinions but I am certainly in favour over 150 subscribers, to whom 3.500 lights, give them a chance on some of the large con- one man fainted, and the other decamped with of the passing of Mr. Whitehead'a nesolution, averaglog so candle power, are supplied the cessions in Pahang, charging them a royalty on remarkable speed, spreading the alarm. The and on the following grounds. Should such a 600 lights Installed in the Palace will be shortly the production ? The capital of the company doors were carefully secured. The horse-box commission as he asks for be appointed, the ques quadrupled an estimate has been supplied to might be employed in making certain judicious was detached from the train, a special engine,tion will be carefully and thoroughly examined the Local Government Department for the advances to these workers, a kind of business was brought up, and the truck, with its grisly in all its bearings. If the decision arrived at is erection of over too are lamps of 2,000 candle which the report of the Jelebu Company statea occupant, was safely shunted into a more that the increasing cost in indispensable without power each, for street lighting; and if the new to be very remunerative. Careful management secluded part of the station. A telegram was interfering with the administrative working of illuminant proves anything like so popular among on the spot is what is here required, and if any despatched to the Manchester Zoological Garthe Colony, the public will be satisfied that such the better-class of Siamese as it has among companies elect to work on this system they dens so that experts, might be at band to deal is really the case, the feelings of which I bave: the Japanese and Chinese in the East we may would have to entrust their managers with full with the difficulty. Of course there was some spoken will be dispelled, and things will go on expect to see the equipment of the Company powers. THE Case of Stack. v. Pontifex was beard in the fully exercised before very long to paraphrate UNDER the heading "Encroachments upon Sun was that one pair of the keenest eyes distincommission decides that there to room for peeping when this crisis was reached; the result more harmoniously... On the other hand if the Queen's Bench Division last month. At the the old jingle, "they've got the plant, they've correspondent writes, to the Calcutta gulsked an ordinary address label in connection retrenchment, the Colony will then be afforded meeting of the Pahang Corporation Mr. Stack got the men, and (now) they've got the money Statesman has long since been said that Ith the king of beasts; and with the dawn of an opportunity for curtailing expenditure at a attacked the directors, and Mr. Pentliex (Chairs 100, man of the Board) replied by quoting letters
corporations have no souls, and this becomes day, there dawned among the onlookers a cop time when the financial outlook is not of the more true the more powerful the corporation in sciousness that the Hon, at least, bad habit of brightest b mere adventurer." Judgment was given for the raised in Upper India, and recruited entirely question may chance to be. The Directors of totalning the exact position he had at first taken. These, Sir, my reasons for supporting Mr,. plaintiff for one farthing }.
from the Mahometan population. Its comple- great lines of railway and of steamship com- up next, that he was inanimate 1 The folder. Whitehead's resolution. P SEX or seven years ago, it is said, a certainment of officers will be one Commandant of panies seldom think of their employds when lay of the porters ventured in, and found on the label.I have the honour to be, Sir
the rank of Major, two wing, casomanders ing out or prosecuting their plans of operation. the name of Mr. Rowland Ward, 2.5, as well * Your most obedient servant, noble Lord told a smoring-room acquaintance (Ca Wax in official of the Hongkong Govern- that if the ex-Premier word his collars much medical oficer, eight schedara, and Sunday is in every sense of the word the Inhotty as the address at which the taloust was to be about at teneat Can CHATER
a smaller ing man's day. Even in countries where its delivered; and it was sent to its destination Ditari itu ment wants to go away and give his higher the Speaker would not be able to see number of jemadura. The non-commissioned religious sanctly is not much respected, move- overworked brain a rest, he gets four air, Gladstone to a candid friend who repented of rors of all ranker, The proposed rate of pay every man needs and has a right to demand, ons him. "Tell bis Lordship, grimly remariced onicars and men will number 988, giving a total ments are becoming very common to secure what months leave on full pay, and eight months the gibe, if he wore collars twice as high as and staff allowances are to be the same as in the day's rest la seven. Attention has been called on half pay. In the meantime he has to mine, they would cover his earn!";
Indian Staff Corps, but colonial allowance up to the fact that the stormers in the river havs Bind some kind Christian friend to do his
to a certain limit will be granted. The exact commenced unloading on Sundays at the Jetties,
POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. work they call it "work" quite seriously TX list of natives drowned during the storms
and during the first four months the that raged here on the night of the 3rd fastant in at bay to be settled by the War Office, for the first time since the jetties were built
Edward Littlefield Woodlo, late agent of the gradually becoming longer and longer as the Major 2. G. Barrow, who left the Military De- This may not seem like a very serious misiterat pay is a matter of arrangement between bodies, onealter another, come to the surface and arst commandant, and he is reimning to India the wrong direction. The great firms which own at this part, was brought before, Mr. Wise at the partment Secretariat last year, is to be the first, but it is one step among many others in Peninsular and Orlantai Steam Navigation Co. the two, while the pay of the are picked up by the water Police and buried to raise the regiment. The War Office desires or control the various steamship lines which trade Police Court this afternoon, on remand, Mi. locum tems during the other eight A good many bodies will probably be carried to keep what little patronage there is in the at our port will no doubt say that the cases are A. P. Stokes puosecated and Mr. J. J, Francis, Robla months is the forfelted half of the out to sea by the tide and washed ashore on real office holder's aklary. If the substitute neighbouring lands. [Will Customs cruise their own hands, but any case they will have to be a more serious matter than urgency in London,
matter of appointments to the battalion in urgent, etc, but smely urgency to Calcutta cannot QC., instructed by Mr, Dannys, dalexded, aga pala, Wat w
The prisoner, who was granted a. seat. In is also an official, he draws during the kindly note 71
obtain the officers from the Indian Staff Corps or Hong Kong, or Melbourne, It is simply non- Court, was formally charged 5-1) an first period his original pay, and after- THE reports concerning the partial failure of the through the Government of India. The rank | sensofor men, because they are rich and nowerful,
Firstly, with "embeuling and stealing one! THINGS JAPANEİSE, wards half of it and half the pay of his rics crops in the northern provinces of Slam are, and file will be treated on the same liberal scale to issue orders on the pics of urgency, which will hundred thousand dollars, the monies of the temporary office. So that, during the according to the Jangkek Timst, based upon as the Sikh Police in the Straits and China, take away the poor man's rest, as well as break Peninsular and Oriental Steam . Navigation We have rocalved from Mesir. Kelly & Walsh twelve months, the absentes draws four fact. The level of the Upper Mensim has fallen furlough on fell pay being granted every fire down the sanctity of a day which Christians, Company Limited, between the 9th of August, copy of the second edition of the Wiefel during the past month to very considerable year. Major Barrow joined the Army as Ensign throughout world, are decent enough to 188, and the 16th October, 1891, while resident and exceedingly entertaining work Things the closing of many of the larger creeks, andered the Staff Corps, faly 17, 1877, He was Sandaya are under no compulsion whatever, the aforesaid Company dalaw in lifully and Professor himself said of it, letionary not Peter Japanese by Basil Hall Chamberlain. The Beth Foot as Liertenant, me 27, 1874; and sible parties that the men who work on the Secondly that one-quarter to one-third of the paddy has in the Indian fatelligence Department, This, however, as every one acquainted with with latent to defraud, did falsify certain accounts of words but of thly gas a guidebook, less to ruined by the altarks of fact, or paddy-worms 1884-5% and in the latter year was appointed such matters in teallly, is only half true, sent to the Head Office of the Company in place than to sublogists that is as to the style For instance Mr. Fzxxino draws §6,480 and rests his brain a year. Mr. GooDKAR The latest development of the railway scramble to the Military Secretariat. He served la the Some men may be willing enough, especially London, between the oth day of August, 1887, of mangements but there is an artistic touch in not Christians, and those and the 16th October 1891 47. &.0, combined in a vigents and nice appreciation In Bangs is the suspension of Mr. C. Rovslag. Afghan War of 1879-capture of All Muild if they ard takes his place, teaving a vacancy for an the Aid and indefatigable Secretary to the (medal with clasp) in the Egyptian Expediho have a conscience in the matter ara
Bwvery page, & graphic treatment of each subject Amey General, and Mr. LEACH la called Royal Railway Department. The Bangkok Hon, 188, as Deputy-Analatant Quartermaster obliged not only to be willing but to sew willing.
the new agent of the P..
•Mr. Josephsport, deposed to: Insocuracies of the sillent points: RECÍ NA ITUVCs that even a . Mr. GOODMAN would ordinarily draw 27ms thinks that the letter by Engineer in General to Indian Continent--battle of Tel-el. It is as much as their situatlons are work In the accounts seat by the defendant to the waldomary can be made deeply interesting $7,800 but under this arrangementhe draws recent issue, was * factor in the job," Kebir (medal with clasp, bronze star, Fifth Class for them to raise objections. Sunday work Head Office Is London. He was followed by and of high terasy merit. The new portions of 88,440 so that he has nothing very great bat Mr. Rovsing was not the writer of that of the bodies (cantonadd to the pica, involves in nineteen cases out never saw Dr Br. J. H. Cezar Hawking, of the Hongkong and present edalon are simply an amplification to grumble at Mr. Lxaca manages to letter and has authorised the Banghes Times to Expedition, (mentioned in despatches, right oppressten. There has been too much of Shanghai Bank, who gave evidence, respect and extension of the original, rendering it the contradict the rumour to that effect. Mt K. brevet of Major). Captain Faithful, 33rd Punjab it in some of the pubile offices in Calcutta, Ing cortale extracts from the Bank's books rost complete work ever published on Japan, make out on Bere the Kybre as they Beibge is evidently nothing if not erratic, and we Tafantry, all probably be second i could have personally known, then either to go to work refsive to the head of count state plaque One chapter on English She Is Tapped Iz office. (These are the figures as they shall, therefore, not be surprised to hear that Captala Retallick, now attached to the on Sunday, or to bring office work home with also gave evidence relative to certain cheques way Jenny Weextractthe following examples work out on the usual system. It may be, Mr. Roysing will succeed in showing him up 35th Birbs, as Wing Commander, Leutenant them on Saturday night, because they dared not alleged to have been draws by the prisoner on recent writer who prefixes on Hangela of course, that private arrangements have thoroughly at an early date. Bethge made the Woodcock, 29th Funjab Jalentry, and Lieutenant decline. It is time to stouse public opinion on the P.&O. Account in his own favour. Mr. piclace to in interesting & Collection of Regis been made, but for the sake of example unfortunate editor of the Slam Mercantile Gasilis Blowart, 45th Sikhs, may possibly be Adjutant this subject is Calcita, a well and in other Jones Hughes followed this witness into the sered: Trade Marki, observes that Far fociaty the customary plan may be considered as face the music in's German Star Chamber and Quartermaster respectively while the Eastern cities. If the managers of any of our box and formally idealed a couple of chequer Vinth wininry always going to be retainad.)
a recently, and stems so pleased with the result following oflows are applicants for the post of great firms bare reached point where they feel mede out by him in favour of the B&O chilled, and in all things are alta, improve. Now, it is a maxim of our Government that he is doing his level best to get there" wing nicer -Lieutenants Eckford and Bayley, that they can afford to bid defiance to their Company proneeds of sales of damaged the male being of court reckoned
again. But in Charlie Rovsing Mr. Bethge will tst Bengal - Infantry s* Berger, goth Bombay Christian obligations to observe the day, it is carro ex sisemthip Ancona, civillian Lofluences, little volume and bens that "What is, is good" the work of all we think, and his match, and more than his Infantry Rowcroft, 15th Sikhs and Watson, time to make them understand that they connot At 4 pm. Bill Worsal adjourned the case iibid at Tak & in the onset of fidel departments, as now proceeding, is antia" | match;
josh-Punjab Infaatry,—de de C/ m }: Wid defiance 10.public opinion with fumpunity/ # pm, on Wednesday, the och int counter atlases neesaten mind into Laer
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SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A PAMO AGENT,
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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIAT 1014.
The competition, on Saturday attracted only a small attendance. The spoon given for the Aggregate, and the dup, both fell to it. E. Rehinson, the latter for the second time The two leading scores are appended. To real, HETVENAZERVAT though good thots, were nowhere
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months full and eight months half, or extent as much as two inches a day-despite Loand Foot, Dac, 30, 1873 ; exchanged to the respect. It will probably be said by the respon in Hongkon while employed as a servant of first edition is sufficiently well knownnigs, the
(say) altogether eight months full pay
eight months' wages in full for no work at
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