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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1892.
The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1893.
CIVIL SERVICE SWINDLES.
Tax Government has forbidden its servants to deal is land that is, bona fide Invest ments will now all be impossible, but the speculativa squeezer will easily be able to | continue his business. Very much more efficient action will be necessary before tcan be stopped, and very much meracare should be exercised so as not to hit the wrong man and kill what is harmless. Süll, as an attempt, however clumsy, which shows good intentions on the part of the Govern- ment, we are pleased to see It.. The spirit which prompted. It is certainly right, COD LIVER OIL EMULSION WITH
HYPOPHOSPHITES (Lime and Soda). |-- | though the action is foolishly done. A combination of great value in wasting dis- easca, capecially of the Chest and Respiratory Organs.
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As a general principle the necessity for any order of this sort is greatly to be deplored. Gramy is right-it is a terious reflection on the honesty of the Civil Service; but it is a true one. With all due apology to the honest members; it must be aald that many of our Civil Servants are cunning scoundrels, who have only sought and who only use their official position as a
THE World understands that within'
the next few months Prince George of Wales will take bis seat in the House of Lords as Duke of Kent.
Count d'Hérisson, the author of the "Memoirs on the French Expedition to China," has recently been appointed to command the native levies in the French Congo.
Learned Judge--What's in the 'calendar for | A LAROE find of ́oll in Assam is reported. The this morning
Assam Railway Company has, according to a Clerk-Regina versus Gübèles for polygamy ; | special Calcutta telegram to the Rangoon « clear case I think, na' Jud.
Garette, struck olf_in"s well at Digboy at ́a Judge-Ah | yes, I don't doubt it. The Jury | depth of 640 feet. The jet spilegs up forty feet will give him a vote of thanks.
into the air, and the flow is estimated at one T
thousand gallons per hour.
polles have succeeded in recovering $10,000 in money and deeds stolen by a man« It is instructive to note the column-headings of darin In Hongkong last week. He had gone our Central and South American contemporaries, fato bis fellow lodger's room and taken away They group the various Items thurs-Notielas the treasure-chest, and delivered it to a store- (asc)Testros (beatrical notet)-Duelo he was going to Canton. Went to gaol instead. Santoral (ecclesiastical notes)-Penitenciarias: keeper to be kept until next day, when, he said, Revoluciones-Escuelas (educational notes THE China Milf last night published a letter Avisos (advertisements)." :
from Copper Jock which purported to be an explanation of certain proceedings at the Engineers' Association meeting on Saturday. Turning to the Mail's report of the meeting, it is found that there is no mention whatever of the incident alluded to. And still the China Mail calls itself a newap per l
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks, the following donations to the fands of the Hosptials H.E. Sir William Robinson, K,C.M.G...... so Yan Wo Kung S............... Mrs. Caldwell.............................................. Small sums.
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Our Mexico exchanges contalo long accounts of a new training ship fast bullt for the Mexican government by the Forges et Chantiers Co. of Havre. The vessel is called the Zaragorn, and is constructed according to the most modern principles. It is anticipated that she will be n valuable adjunct to the Mexican navy, THE boatload of raw oplum (seven chests) seized hy Inspector Hanson lately, was to-day turned over to the Farmer. Nothing is to come of the caso after all. The boatman was provided with to remove the oplum, to Farm a Farm permit, premises," and though he was caught heading straight for Chinese territory, it cannot be helped. Put it down to the strong currents that run in
this harbour.
ACCORDING to a private letter from Chinking dated 23rd January, there were upwards of 10,000 strangers in the native city on that date. There were rumours of an intended riot on Chinese New Year's Day, but H.M.S., Redpole and the U. S. S. Monocacy had arranged for concerted acilan in case there was a disturbance, ‚and the would-be clote's thought better of It,,
A WELL-KNOWN shipmaster, Capt. Alfred Dorff, of the blue-funnel steamer Memnon, trading between Hongkong and Borneo, has, we regret to bear, joined the great majority. He was taken to the Hospital very ill a few days ago and passed quietly away at to stelock last night, The funeral, which was largely attended by his numerous friends, took place at Happy Valley this afternoon.
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of Messrs. D. Sassoon & Co. was brought up on Ar the Magistracy to-day a coolie in the employ remand charged with stealing from that firm
unwilling to prosecute. It is openly stated that if about $50 worth of raw opium. The case, bowever, fell through, as Messis, Sasson were the case had proceeded, it would have been shown that Messrs. Sassoon had raw opium in their godownn In less quantity "than
chest, contrary to the last Raw Oplum. Ordinance, and that it was the possibility of serious revelations that led to the collapse of the
prosecution. The prisoner was dismissed and
the oplum confiscated, and handed over to the farm.
A TERRIBLE VOYAGE.
HOW THE "TORBINGTON” WEATHERED
TERRIBLE STORMS, The British steamship Torrington, Captalu Geo. R. Berwick, 1,563 tons, arrived here from
Middlesbrough and Hamburg, vid Singapore and Tourano, yesterday aft-moon. Some anzlety was felt recently for her safety by those who knew hat little of the build and engine power, of the vessel, and who surmised that she was under- manned, short of officers, stil shorter of coal and built in the latest "rry" style. And they thought so because she had to put into Saigon and Touran on the way up from Singapore, putting into way-parts was due to the at the weather- succession of terrific gates from the nor'ard and eastward 'which caused moun-'. tainous seas to break on board, flood the engine room and put out the fires-which she succeeded in weathering in a manner which is truly surpris.
Nos, 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL- \ cloak for the business by which they really ❘ng the past year holds that the tobacco industry $150,000 per annum being offered for the Macan} Torrington falling in with the heaviest of heavy
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
AMERICAN CHEROOTS.
them to the notice of Stackers.
THE British North Bornes Herald in review.
there has fully asserted the fact that the country can grow a quality of tobacco equal to, and even superior to that of Sumatra, and dwalls upon the alleged fact that Borneo has beaten Sumaira by at least go per cent. in prices and that in addition Borneo tobacco is now being anxiously enquired for
MESSES. Imay, Imrle, and Co., shipowners, of Liverpool, have issued a circular announcing the retirement; after forty years' business is, of Mr. Thomas Henry famey, the senior partner, who was not only the, founder of the Erm, but ao of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (White Star Line). Mr. Ismay, however, retains his full interest in the White Star Line, and will continue to act as Chairman.
live and earn their money. This is more especially the case in the P. W. D. By the way, it may be necessary to state clearly that we are not "attacking one man through the whole department," as the Great Q.C. puts it. We don't mean These CHEROOTS, made from a fine selected | MINHINHETT. MINHINNETT is an honorable quality of PENNSYLVANIAN TOBACCO | man, who never made a dollar outside of LEAF, are mild, well matured, of excellent the wages he earns in the P. W. D. He flavour, and will be found equal to Havanas. does not own any land or property, nor They are meeting with much favour in the lend money, nor have any private dealings Colony a an agreeable change from the usual with any of his contractors at any time on Manila Cigar, and we confidently recommend any account. And he neverlived in a house belonging to one of his contractors. No, we are not attacking MINHINNETT. He is a good and virtuous and deeply Injured public servant. But there are and have been others who were bad-really bad, and they have stolen thousands of dollars PORTS, SHERRIES, CLARETS, BRANDY,
through their position. In fact, Hongkong" SCOTCH WHISKY, · IRISH WHISKY, from its very foundation has been bled. BOURBON WHISKY, GIN and RUM. Our When the colony was first settled, who favourite and well-known Brands of the above were found to be the owners of most of the are bought direct from the most noted shippers, soil already? The very officials who had Imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus been asked to recommend a alte for a enabling us to supply the best growths at mode-colony under the 1840 treaty, and who had rate prices. We shall be pleased to tornish full bought up the land and then advited that particulars and price lists on application,
Hongkong should be chosen. And so it has been always.
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Opulm Farm at an early date; which is an
advance of $109 000 as compared with the re- Tenue dived from the source during the term $1882-97. It ir expected that the old-Farmer, the You Wo Hong, wil be hapelessly out of the running when the new tenders are called for under instructions from Lisbon,
LADY Dilke lately received from Turkey a very fine Arab thoroughbred. The animal was exported by a special order of the Sultan, relaxing the rule which forbids the exportation of pure Arabs. It is a very beautiful 'creature," with the bread head which is characteristic of the heat Arabs, and an undeniable tail.. It has
and, unlike most of its kind, it can trot as well already turned out an extraordinarily fast beast,
as gallop, After making attempts to exterminate in the bigher ranks of officialdom, even Michell-groom who had the effrontery to mount him, Here is a good yam which, fornaive simplicity the blacksmith who tried to shoe him, and the Innes could hardly surpass. The Clive, an Wifadah (the Faithful One), as he is called, has Indian Marine abip, was recently in dock, and settled down to an angelic mood. one of the bigb officials at Poodab tele- graphed that she was to be made ready for sea by
WHEN we stated in our issue of the 18th instant certain (ncar) date. The reply message read, Clive neaped; cannot be ready till a5th. The bigh official immediately wired back thus
Order Clive to be tinneaped at once. Where ignorance is bilas—and so on. THE zer Ponuguese Cablatt, formed by Senhor Dias Ferreira, Minister for Home Affairs, a fort- night ago is constituted as follows
·President'........Dias Ferrelta. Minister of Fustics ...Bishop Bethsalda. Chancellor of the Oliviers Martins. Minister of War General Jorge Candido.
Exchequer Minister of Marine Ferreira Azural.
andike Coloniesuļ Minister of Foreign Costa Lobo. -
Afairs
that the funeral of Captain Thomsen, late master of the "Kingin" liner Niobe, who died suddenly on board his vessel at p.m. on Saturday last, from apoplexy while passing The Brothers, would take place at Happy Valley we bad every reason to believe that such would, in the ordinary course of events, be the case, seeing that Captala Thomsen had departed this life barely eight en hours pilar to the Niobe's arrival here. Such, however, was not the case, for the chief officer, Mr. Stehr, not only dumped the body of his commander overboard seven hours before the arrival of the steamer bere but even entered the port with the flags dying at the trucks, nothing unusual had occurred, and did not half-mast the flags anțil instructed to do so by the agents, Messrs. Siemssen & Co. We understand that a searching inquiry Into the circumstances connected with the death of Capt. Thorsen and the burial at sea has been held at the German Consplate, and a full report wil be DURING the two preceding nights Woodyear's forwarded to the German Court of Admiralty in circus has been doing splendid business and Berlin by the mail to-morrow. It would have dghily too, for the entertainment which the been belter had Mr. Stehe brought the body on management is now submitting to the public Is to Hongkong, as he could have done seeing that one that really merita substantial recognition, the weather is cold, and it would have pre- On Monday sight the huge pavilion was almost vented the expression of the strong feeling of approval of the programme by lavish applause.circles throughout the colony. We refrain from From beginning to end the performance ran as dwelling upon an unsavory case which, wo smoothly as water down a hill. A complete change understand, le still suð judice and which cannot of programme is notified for this evening's be settled until the Niobe completes her voyage entertainment, and doubtless it will prove as to Hamburg, whiḥer she is bound hence to attractive as those previously put on. Anyhow, morrow.
inter of Public Viscount Chancelleiros, Works guam)
that part of the proceedings which refer to me, “ a hot having attended to certain duties which I was said to have undertaken. I was elected an auditor without my consent, I had no official nott. fication of the fact from the Secretary, Mr W, H, Walker, and I only learned it from the newspaper report. I at once intimated to Mr Wilker that through pressure of, business I could not accept of Audit Committee, and have never had the office, had never had any notice of any meeting alightest intention of acting on it. This has been
nominated an auditor for next year. I am sorry perfectly understood both by the Secretary and Mr Kinghorn, who saw fit to object to me being
this should have happened, as I have the best Interests of the Institution at heart.
Yours truly,
JOHN MITCHELL Hongkong, 2nd February, 1895. Quite so, Mr. Mitchell. That is just what we
"said in our report that you were elected auditor last year, and. had not wished to be, and did not do the work, and therefore it was evident that you would not wish to be elected this year; so your name was withdrawn. That I how the matter was understood at the meeting, and also how it was represented in
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e report, so that there is no occasion for you to rush into print in explanation of what was "already sufficiently well known. You don't want to servo," and you are not asked. Don't apologise, least of all through a newspaper whose communications you return anopened, You might, by the way, explan how it is that you refuse to losk at any letter from ́us, And yet you ask of us the favour of space and publi chy for your own letter. But if you do write about this, take warning from this Fugineers' Association malter-take care not to write a letter that only makes your conduct look all the worse.—Ed. Hongkong Telegraph.]
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
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BERLIN, December 24th, "A quantity of dynamille exploded to-day in the refreshment pavilon in the Thiergarten. The building was considerably damaged and there was much excitement. There is no clve to the perpetrators,
ST. PETERSBURG, December 24th. The Russian Government has 'decided, to-- support France in its application to the pawers to enforce Bulgaria's observance of the capitula- tion between France and Bulgaria.
PARIS, December asth Vice-Admiral Amet of the French Naval Reserves, has been re-elected president of the French Yacht Club, which portion he has held from 1882 to 188.
and proves the facetious remarks made in to-day's Daily Press about "the peregrinations of the vessel," "long belied bopes of her safe Errival" are utterly without substantial founda tion. But where the D♬ young man exceeds ike bounds of fair comment on the report of the vorage courteously supplied him by the chief officer of the vessel, is where, in referring to her struggles through desperate dangers," he writes, "the good ship save the mark!!(ric) That is to say the
Daily Press considers the Torrington is not a good ship, for he "saves the mark" and to add insult to injury be con- fesses, editorially, that "there fe no small element of the ludicrous in the Recount Loula Apastay has confessed that he murdered which our representative gathered last night from the Baroness Dellard. He gives as the move the officers on board." It was ludicrous, but not of the crime that he was driven simast med by in the way he meant. The following instruereport, the necesalty of paying debts to save himself of the Torrington's voyage from Singapore to from dishonor. He says be left Lyons on Hongkong, which occupied about six weeks, and December zat with a settled resolution to get proves conclusively that bad she been otherwise money even at the price of crime. Before leaving iban a thoroughly staunch vessel she would be purchased the knife with which he committed have foundered with all hands. But she didn't the murder. Onreaching thehouse of the laieners She didn't go to the bottom like the Nochow she opened the door for him, recognized him and she has not become "missing"like the Somditch led the way to her, room, He asked her if she Fra Nang, she didn't get on to the rocks like was alone. On her affirmative reply he threw the Yunnan and Tongshan, and she wasn't towed himself upon her and cut her throat. Hearing Into Saigon lame, like the Italian mail steamer the servant approaching while looking for Bormida. On the contrary, she as tight as m money, he waited for her, Infie in hand, deter drum, as fit sa Siddie, carries a full comple-mined to kill her also. To the strugie the kaile ment of officers, engineers and men, and is fell from his hand, whereupon he fled without likely to hun on the coast of Chips for quite having secured any booty, a while and give a good account of herself all
the time,
Anastay's ¦ confession is as strange as bis arrest, which many thought was made on Insafficient evidence.
When, therefore, the confidence of the State in its servants is broken, it is necessary to watch them carefully. So far, good, But why only so far? Why not prohibit Civil Servants' speculations in shares Why not, as in the Straits, order that they shall not be allowed to borrow or lend money? Why not compel them to devote their time to their official duties; instead of filled and last night the audience testified their indignation which is being expressed in shipping ship towards Saigon to coal,We arrived at there is a good deal of talk about ibe succession,
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carrying on private business big enough to necessitate complete sets of books All these are equally necessary, If an
QUOTATION FROM THE LOG.. Left Singapore Roads at midnight on 13th Dispatches from Rome leave no doubt that December with moderate: N.E. wind, which bis holiness, Fope Leo XIII, is fast approaching freshened towards morning. On the 15th paised the end of his days. His vital energies are. Donar, the wind then a good deal stronger and sustained by all sorts of peculiar means, For the sea increasing. A Uring gale was blowing by example, before the last consistory met he was the time we reached lat. 6° north and the made to breathe quantiles of oxygen until it sta was running so high that it constantly flooded was time to appear. His physlelans belleve As there was no prospect of the that his life cannot be prolonged much longer the decks. gale "taking off" and a great deal of than six months. Indeed, it is quite probable coal had been burnt in trying "drive through | that his life is nearer its close and that he will. the abnormally heavy monsoon, we headed the not see the approaching summer. Already Salgon on the 20th December and after coaling and it appears that Cardinal Monaco la Valletta left on the arst. When we got outside we found | of the Inquisition and Cardinal Parocchi stand ourselves in I. moderate N.E. monsoon the best chance. until Cape Padaran was reached, where the wind
HAVANA, December 25th, freshened and the sea lacreased considerably. The last sugar crop of the island amounts to Held on our
ourse and on the 28th we were in 815,516 ton Lat:11.9.50 Long, 109, ° 44' with a heavy gule Am ROME, December 25th.
While midnight mass was being celebrated ning Water got down in the sicke-hole, put this morning in a charch in Valencia, four bomba out the fires and the engines ceased to work exploded in the edifice in rapid succession.
The best and cheapest Machines in the investigation ofthe private business affairs | there is no more, pleasant way of spending an THE late Sir John Pope Hennessy wAI A VETER- blowing in our teeth and a tremendous sea run- -
market, for sale at manufacturers' prices..
LAWN GRASS SEED.
SWEET CORN SEED.
A fresh supply of the above just received.
tile man, and in his time played many part He was once concerned in a sensational incident at Paris which will bear relating. During the Thlid Empire à Mr. Dayton was the U. S.
of some few of our public servants evening than by a visit to Woodyear's circus. could be held, there would be some inte- ACCORDING to El Reproductor there is a pro- resting revelations. This is perhaps too ject on foot to introduce the practice of washing much to expect the Government to do, and into Mexico. At least, that is what it looks like probably it will fall to the task of the according to our Office Goat's interpretation of of a certain very charming and clever person, a
Telegraph to do what it can in this direc A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. tion; but for the rest, it is pretty certain
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED AD. 1841. Hongkong, 4th January, 1897.
that the last new departure of the Govern- ment is a foreshadowing of a sweeping [4 policy of reform such as the colony needs badly. If this policy goes on, it will break up our Civil Service entirely. Then there will be a chance for Hongkong to prosper.
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AN IRONCLAD ASHORE.
LONDON, February, Int.
Such
· adhere to it.
LISBON, December agih. Two hundred Italians "in" the laxireito at
at 5 am. and we then set wall to keep her on When the smoke and dust cleared away it was Minister to France. This gentleman was pir ropes in a few minutes. Therefore made a seseveral persons near it injured. One side of the ber course, but they were blown out of the seen that the high altar had been destroyed and
an article in thai paper, which is printed in Spanish. It says: "In all climer, and especially Mrs. St. John Eccles, and was in the habit of cheer, ndare it overboard, but it was church was completely wrecked and a number
visiting her frequently at Meurice's, where she
preless. Meanwhile set to work to get water of worshippers bruised by falling debris. Two in hot ones, the bath is a valuable hygienic lived in great style. One evening, after a dinner out of the engine room, which was a very difficult persons suspected of complicity in the bomb muxiliary to the preservation of public health.
task owing to the fact that we were tumbling throwing were arrested,... KAMA It is wonderfully effective in clearing the bide or ball at the Tuileries, Ms. Dayton called upon about in the trough of the sea, and huge waves from all secretions, all viscous accumulations, his framerata, and, fatigued; threw himself upon constantly broke on board. At length, on the a sofa. After some time, the lady, wondering seda canbe removed by the pacers of vergii why he had slept so soundly, tried to awaken 14 begin got beatam, sighted land on the Ploter, Asore lands, stacked their officers beam and kept away for Cape. St. yesterday and it was only alter some desperate so that the skin may perform its functions freely biri, when, to her, horror, the discoveration James. Having sun short of coals we fighting that they were subdued and order
was dead. Here was dramatic situation again put back to Salgon to refill Archeted restored. and unencumbered. It is hardly possible, with
One can imagine her feelings at thus finding of Cape St. James on the 30th December, immense amount of miscellaneous things that of her lover, who, only a few minutes before gale and very choppy sea to Cape Padaran. On stricken districts killed five men for the purpose out having seen it to form any idea of the herself alone face to face with the corpio Left it on the 31st and encountered strong N.E. A famished peasant is one of the poverty-
ST. PATERSBURG, December 2gth. collect on the skin during the year, which all can had appeared to be a robust health. the 1st January the wind and sea increased and of robbing them and buying food. He seemed be removed by this new process-contagious What was to be done? To call the germs, bacili, parasites, fungus-growths, weeds, hotel people would be to rates a scandal, which by noon a heavy gale was blowing accompanied to have been driven lasane by hunger. and sometimes even lost articles of jewellery.
SALONDON, December 17th reduces weight considerable for as is off the stage was a woman in such a position. where we zived on the 5th, the wind increasing The fog has paitly lied. Many accidents It is also a useful invention for jockeys, as it was the last thing she deshed. Never surely by a dangerous cross-sea up to 19 deg. northave be H.M. Ironclad Victoria is ashore; she is simple, and though unpleasant at Brit, to me She was fairly racked with tenor, when she hurricane, the sea monatainous and confused, falls on the Ice, etc. are reported, it is expected suddenly bethought heraell of a young gentleman and ship fairly nemausgeable. Have to for that the weeks mortality record will stop the expected to refloat to-day.
one may get used to it. About suce a year, you whom she had met at dinner a few nights pro- deal of water getting into the storeholeibe fires time of plague. Influenza bas claimed its awhile, but shipped seas continually and a great greatest number of deaths ever knows, except take a large vessel of wood or other material, viously and who had amused her very much by were extinguished and we soon found ourselves victims by thousands, and persons enfeebled by called a "tob," and fill it with common ordinary bridant conversation. He was staying at at the mercy of the elements for a second time.iness havs fared badly in the contest, water such as is used for making p punch' then Meurice's, so she determined to confide in his you take a lump of a substanco called- ་ ན
(Advertising space to let here. Teader and ask his assistance, Fortunately for her, he owever, although the pumps were rendered use. invited from soap manufacturers. Apply to the was in bis room, and, hearing her story, he at less, we balde ship out with buckets, aided by hai farned a proclamation rattly log the abolition
the passengers, but had drifted a good, distance of the tobacco monopoly. once cffered to do what he could to help her our Goat.)
of her difficulty. After cogitating for a while he to the south-west. On the 9th wa sigged in singe A dapatch from Hamur, Norway, gives an over the water in the stakehole and got account of an international five-mile skating a very neat and useful pocket dlary and desk A MEETING of the London Institute of Marine went out, and to a short time returnedoel was to work at the fires and made for Song match, A Norwegian named Hagens won in 15.
Engineers was held on the 8th December, Mr men, who carried the body away. So quietly was Core Cand and file Asses Co PTF. Auckland presiding, in Gresham College, it done that no one in the hotel sare the night. Loo hay, but couldn't fetch it. At 8 pm, blowing minutes and 1 seconds, beating Smart, the issued by the Standard Assurance
Baslaghall-street, EC. when Mr. S. C. Sage porter, whom a few francs induced to hold his rolling terrifically and shipping hundreds of tons The Bothnia sailed from Queenstown for
A hurricane tremendous sex running vessel English champion. read paper on a Watertight Bulkhead. Dear, tonggounge entient was Pepe Hennessy, then of waters The vessel seemed to be in a bay for New York today. Her mails aihount to 1757 Hinged doors, sliding doors, with horizontal and The young gentlersan vertical action, were reviewed and their several starting to carve bis own fortune, It appears that sighted land on both sides the S.W., and aacke, the largest quantity of mail matter ever good and bad points touched upon. The vertical he went straight to the nearest commissaire of N.Wand were drifting gradually down on it, so taken actors the Atlantic on ose rearch sliding door were commended as being meat Polilce, and representing himself as a medical we put up rockets at latervals, but got The Chronicle's Berlin correspondent states anitable and best adapted for the purpose of man, told him that the American Minister had response at all. Then for a third time the fires that Russia has formally intimated her readiness closing quickly. An incident was referred to in been suddenly seized with a fit at Meurice's, and went out, and the same work of baling out to grant the commercial treaty with Germany, which a steamer fiked with vertical doors and it was absolutely necessary that he should be at ad to be done. Meanwhile the boats were 3 CARE PARIA, December 27th, wise with horizontal doce had foundered, mainly once taken home, but that it that hout of the cleared for lowering at the danger of founderlag Airard, formerly French Minister of Finance, because the later door could not be closed at all, night it was impossible to find people to carry appeared imminent. On the och managed to get in an faterview on the subject of negotiations for craved the assistance of denker engine to work pumped ship out a commercial treaty between Franceward, the The practice of fitting cast iron in place of brali l'him he, the tumatalie, That functionary: tot steam up and on the 12th were keeping)})}) United States said: “Treaties of this kind are A TELEORAM to the Rebe Yushin Nibs from far the bearings and acts la connection with the Monsieur le Sapporo in the Hokkaido (Northern Japan) gears for these doors, and the parsimony dis was all politeness, and was, of course, desireos WAY for Touron, to coal, where we anivad on useful as i wodny wivel between countries | states that a terrible accident eccurred the played in such cases, WAF Bizongly condemned}} to servs.so datinguished a member of the diplo back and so-conlod, and left on the goth far The treaty with the United States will be the 13th Took in bad coal at Tonion, so pat where tariffs are so high that they paralyse trade, the 18th Im an exploilon taking place at 2100) Several pigus and models were shown to filas-1) matic corpe, sa ho sent some of his men, who Hongkong, where we arrived on the and inst. 2 }extremely opportune and will go a long way to-
OBITUARY,
"THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND
HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" ́
FOR 1892.
The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon.
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Horonal Coal Mine by which more than seventy miners are reported killed.goda WOODYEAR's Circus to-day-gare another after noon performance at West Point, which attracted; a large number of adults and children, who were to all appearance abundantly satisfied with the programme which was provided. The show opened with the "Egyptian pyramids as, "which was well appreciated. Miss Zuida, and Little Ethel in their daring trapeze act, suspended by the teeth of the former, scored a great success The clowning of Victor, and Martyn paused so end of fun. As will be seen from the advertises ment, there will be only two fiascom performs ancos every week, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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The officers of the ship say they never experi tavler or more dangerous seas in any part of enced such a succession of storms nor encountered
the world," "ding Hall And What
trate different gears, as Deaidia & Nichols, transported the body to the Minister's house, McElroy's door with Niccola automatic gear, inspecting nothing, and lule thinking that they described to detalli la the discussion inference Hennessy' a ready wit, a very grave scandal was and Van Olleden's goat. Each of these was were carrying a cadaurs. And so, thanks to
some builders in avoided. The next day, was made to the practice of
course, the making the watertight bulkhead at the coal had the startling news that the U.S.
representa bunker, involving doors, which in the event of tive had died suddenly in his house after:
"Tejiirt=" collision, or other accident arising to flood the ing from the palace, and so the occurrence passed compartment, could not be closed on account of out of memory. Whether Pope Hennessy con- obstructing cost. The necessity of having the fided in the Commissaire, and told him the truth watertight doors frequently, examined, and only those in the secret_knew. It is certain, Verte d worked at sos to keep, and mere the gear however, that the bedding Governor of Hongkong being kept, in working order, was urged as earned the undying gratitude of a somewhat sins and son for not only watertight doors, but remarkable and very pretty woman, who had in all the othat detail and gear in connection with those days considerable indinence in more than
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A dispatch from Teheran says that the Shah
insure enthusiastic participation in the Chicago
The McKinley law has so much harmed our trade, that I would favor going to the United States for staples only when it is impossible ta obtain what we need elsewhere. The McKinley bill is a barbarous piece of legislation and has | cansed: "rent ill feeling-in France, "The whole law-isk due jo, an error of judgment. The Americans argued that as their exports are MR MITCHELL EXPLAINS, malore, products that other nations must have, or wroz OF THE Fosciwo Tobar they would be sure to fled buyers and so could Ros-Having read the report of the finasi | shut their ports to foreiga, macníscinrere. This meeting of the institution of Engineers and reasoning is fallacionaje Look how England has Shipbuilders, I think it dus to mysil le peplata i davaloped siden ako ndayced free trader: If the
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