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EUCALYPTUS OIL AND
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OF all the preventives, OIL OF EUCALY
PYTUS, either disguised under fancy names or la fts puré state, has earned the most pro- fessional and lay support, and up to the present It certainly seems to have vindicated the claima put forward in its behalf,Chamist and
Druggist, Feb, 6th, 1892.
DAKINS' STANDARD
BRAND OF EUCALYPTUS
OIL.
Bottles, so cts, and $1.00
NOL 32 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL A., S. WATSON & CO., LD.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1892.
NOTICES, TO CORRESPONDENTS, THEN
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It ln raqsented that all communicazione relating to Subacni pelona, Adversammanta, due, be addrwood to the * Mange, Hongline Fight and set to the Editor.
Letters Ediinial matters to be at to The Editor and
· not to Fazlividheal manibera of the stuff. ---
Communications intended for publication t be aced by the name and address of the welters, wat pecuarẩy for
publication: bet sa evidence of good batch,
Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Televask will always be urn for the tale diecunion by correspondents of all quediens See the public interwets, it must be lectoely derrood that the altor does not in any way hold himself responsible for:
pinions thus expostaső,
BIRTHS.
At 13, Quiuans Road, Shanghal, on the 16th March, the wife of G. R. LoxHR, of the Southern Methodist Mission, of a son...
At Aulderwood. Yang-tze-poo Road, Shanghai, on the 17th March, 1893, the wife of Mr. JAMES DICK, of a daughter,
Hongkong
Lelegraph.
.HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1892.
TELEGRAMS.
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THE now United States Minister to Takya is Tur Russian cruiser Sivoulch arrived at Major S. H. Bonebrake.
Shanghai from Nagasaki on the 17th fort.
Anvices from the North state that everything in perfectly quiet in the recently disturbed districts. MR. C. E. Holworthy, of the Imperial Maritime Customs staff, bas béén (ransferred from Canton to Halaan.
ACCORDING to latest reports from the North, the British gunboat Firebrand, the U.S.S. Palos, and a-Japanese gunboat were still in the Pelbo
river.
THE port of Newchwang was expected to re-open on or about the 18th Inst. The ice on the river this year averaged a feet 6 inches in thickness.
THE German stemez Talyich left here yester- day for Newchwang, via Chefoo, under charter to Chinese merchants, who have agreed to give $4,200 per month for the use of her.
A REGULAR meeting of Victorix Lodge, No. 1036, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland
Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
Ir is stated that six hundred and sixty Japanese- have been converted to Christianity at Nagoya slace the great earthquake. Nothing like a howling earthquake to bring the raging heathen within the fold.
CHIer Jastico Sir James Russell, it la rumoured, goes home to-morrow by the French mali steamer Orut. We hoped to hard had the opportunity of writing an account of his Honour's varied career in this colony before he left, but that pleasure must be held over for a day or two The Mercury hesin that a very senzational case is shortly to come b
before the Shanghailaw courts, In which a certain member of the commanity is to be charged with endeavouring to entice a girl of fifteen away from her home in a neighbouring outport; some thirty or forly love letters are in the bands of the lawyer, which are in de banded is as evidence.
ONE of the Tak Tug and Lighter Co's lighters and a pilot boat were cut down and sunk by the les to the Pelho river the other day. "SEQUAR," the famous medicine man, will leave here for Shanghai at the end of the present week. It is, we understand, his Intention to visit Foochow and Amoy after curing all the cripples in Shanghai.
The Kobe Chronicla regrets to notice that the mild weather lately experienced at that port appears to have had the unfortunate result of intensifying the small-pox epidemale from which Jepan is now suffering. No less than 154 new cases were reported in Tokyo on' the 6th and 7th lost, while 38 deaths from the same disease were there registered on that day. The disease has now extended" to Yamato province, one fatal case being reported on the 5th inst., while seven now cases appeared in Ösaks on the 7th.
the Chios Navigation Co., Ld., and especially used by the well-known river steamer Hankow was taken possession of yesterday afternoon by the Chinese authorities, and the steamers of the Hongkong, Canton and Macho Steamboat Co. and China Navigailon Co. will be prevented from making; further use of | A noice to that effect was prominently posted on the what which is now in charge of the usual crowd, ef nondenciipts and han, erson of a Canton yamin. The wharf bulit by the China Merchants Co. for the accommodation of the Kiangkwan ban also been seized, is now occupied by Chiness officers, and river steamers are strictly pro- hibited from eaming alongside.
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"What all this means is "not at present very clear, and there are so many remours adost that it would be risky to secept say one of them as reliable without furtherand faller investigation. Readers of the Telegraph for the past fow years are well aware that we have · in.
alluded to these columns frequently
to the uncertainty of the lease of the old "Ichang" whart, maintained by the China Navigation Co. through Mesirs," Russell & Co., and. It is very probable that the bapless failure of the famed Kee-chong bang has given the Chinese authorl- tles the opportunity they have been walling for
to-morrow.
Street, this evening, at 8.30 for go'clock precisely. for the rearing of elephants for the meat market Kowloon Custom-house ; Capt the crufaer | so lang. Doubtless we shall receive full detalix
THX Chinese revenue cruiser Pof-hoo, Capt. Booth, we learn from Shanghai, is at present employed surveying in the North Channel. The Ling-jing is still on guard duty up the Yangine. THE DEFENCES OF MALTA.
LONDON, 19th March, 1892.
M. DE LANISSAN, Governor General of Cochla- Holden, the ex-sergeant of the Royal-En-China, has recently been making a complete gineers, who is charged with baving disclosed to tour of every district of the French colonies in the French Government plans of the fortifica- Indo-China. The local press speaks very highly
of bis régime.
tions of Malta, has been committed for trial.
The Counsel for the Treasury, at the hearing before the Magistrate, stated that, through Holden's treachery, France had been placed in posscasion of full details of the defences of Maita
It is a universally recognteed legal axiom that the receiver of stolen goods is equally as guilty as the thief. In the case referred to in the above telegram, the application of this If the French trulse is clearly evident. Government has stooped so low as to bribe
WE Inytte attention to the follt quality and British soldier: to betray the interests of his
all of which are excellent
good value for the money,
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices,
In ordering is only recessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initialleiter for quality desired. PORTS. (For Invalids and general use).
country, it seems to as that, instead of hound. ing down by criminal process in the law courts a wretch who is outside the pale of manhood, the clear daty of the Billah Government was to instruct their Ambassador at Paris to demand a thorough explanation and, if neces- sary, complete satisfaction for an act of double-dealing that is elsgrace to the age we live in--and If this were refused,
polite request for his Excellent
Great and
Britain
We are informed by the Agent of the O. & O. 5. S. Co., that the steamship Birke, with mails, &c, from San Francisco to the 1st inst via Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and will Leave for this port to-morrow,
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QUITE a number of changes in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs are reparted.. Mr. A TONKIN contemporary says that a Mr. New-E. V. Brenso will be marine superintendent of bury, of Californis, is about to establish a farm. the cruisers and steam-launches attached to the C. H. Palmer, in that state." (Query-Tonkin or Califomia the once popular commander Mr. Newbury asserts that elephant mest is Peng-chow-kai in Hongkong and Canton waters, much superior to horse flesh as human food. An goes to Shanghal as assistant barbour master, elephant when fully grown weighs about 7,000 Mr. Deighton Bradler being transferred from- pounds, and Mr. Newbury expects to get 6,000 Shaughal to Kluklang. Dr. Hirth, at present in pounds of good beef" from each animal. Formoss, will be Commissioner at Chinklang, and Mr. W. B. Russell, now in charge at the THE thorough collapse of the infamous prosecu port last named, has been appointed an addi tion of the chief-manager of the late Oplum local Commissioner at Shanghal. Farm, Mr. Kols Cheng Sean, at the Police Court this afternoon, shows an outrage, on pabllc Justice which must be very seriously dealt with And we mean to deal with it seriously. Public opinion appears to be that Mr. Ino. J. Francia, C., doesn't come out of this too evidently trumped-up business with much credit to himself, That is also our opinion.
ANOTHER uncomfortable prediction, says the
THE Empress of Jatan and the Indo-China Japan Mall, i chculating in Tokyo. Last Co's Calcutta liner Wingiang, now in the hands year being the 27th anniversary of the great prophesied a of the Dock Company, will be at their respective earthquake, the seers of evil buoys during the current week the former recurrence of a similar disaster, and they to-morrow and the latter on Friday or Saturday. proved unhappily accurate. This year happens to be the 27th after the great storm and tidal THE Daily Press is not the only rag that pub wave of the Ansef era, and the croakers are lakes reports a month after the events. Again busy. Undoubtedly the experience of last French neighbour states on Sunday March 13th year will induce a great many people to look "The concert given by Mile Olga Deboin forward to next autume with much perturbation. took place last night. We will publish ad account of it next,Thunday (17th),"
A CORRESPONDENT Wiltes:-"If Mr. Rennie is appointed Assistant Harbour Master, the mer THE Mercury states that Mesura. Ewens and cantile community should send a strong protest Reece, solicitors of Hongkong, are going to open to the Secretary of State. Would the game be an office in Shanghai, at No. 6 the Bund, at an worth the cardle?, We think not. It is univer- early date. We understand that Messrs. Johnson,sally acknowledged that the office of Assistant Stokes and Master have also decided to com. Hatbour Master is a sinecure which has absole tion should therefore be set about without delay Hongkong business.
Economy and retrenchment, in these excep tionally hard timer, should never be lost sight of Can we trust our unofficial representatives?
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A SHANst correspondent writes to ear Shanghat morning contemporary under date February and I was called upon the other day by a gentleman who is somewhat of a Chinese phenomenon. After twenty years of study be has evolved a memory system by means of which all the characters in the Chinese language, can ba learned in a marvellously short Ume. The system itself can be acquired in tes days and will be taught to an individual or to a class of sen for the sum of 30 zzels. Here is another line in which the Chinese are coming into competition with foreigners; however, Prol. his inurals. Loisette had better look to The Chlocis New Year has come in with old year, every Chinaman tried to do what no the oral ado. During the last month of the Chinaman has been able to do since the halcyon days of Yeo and Shun-namely, to straighten up his accounts. I know of at least one man who cheated his creditors by committing suicide and no doubt good many others did the same is here again. Eighty thing. The influenss per cent of the people are reported to be down with it. In one vllage of less than 3,000 inhabitants there have been 17 deaths within a month. In a large village, six miles distant, the last few days of the old year.
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN *MAIL.
The following telegrams were unavoidably Keld'over last night, owing to excessiva pressure on our news columns --
LONDON, February 18th. Mr. A: J. Balfour, speaking in the House of Commons to-day, announced that the proposed county council would posses power which would have the effect of closing the control of the Imperial Parliament so far as local matters weis concerned.
The death is announced of Sir George Camp- bell, M. P. for Kirkcaldy burght. The deceased gentleman was staying in Scotland, when he Secame a victim to an attack of influensa, which resulted in his death. He was in his 68th year.
It has been announced that Corporation prizes will in fature he offered at the Rifle Association: meetings at Bisley for competition by colonial
and Indian Volunteers.
Further disturbances are reported from Brazd. A serious rio: has recurred at Ceara, a maritims province on the north coast. It Is reported that the rioters expelled the Governor of the province.
The German Government has received an official report, in which the German policy in Africa is condemned. The report states that it has created the utmost friction with the nativer, and has caused discord amongst the German
are natural lilles, but if the great European mence practice in Shanghai, in addition to their 'tely nothing to justify ita cxistence. Its aboll business was nearly wholly suspended during } troops in East Africa. The report also cuvers
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Republic, which commands our heartiest respect, sympathy and good wishes, for reasons of pique and jealousy can forget lis own interests so far as to condescend to suborn an ex-non-commissioned officer of the British Army to betray his trust, why then, it is time the dogs of war were atzin slipped, and, if it must come, the sooner the beiter. As the old song says—
We've beat the French belo e, boys, "And so we can again. -Ed., Hongkong Telegraph.]
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THR German gunbons is left Amoy for Fonchow on the 15th inst
THE steamship El Dorado brought down two griffins from Tientsin to Shanghal on her istest trip.
WOODYEAR'S CIRCUS COMPANY will open for a short season in one of the big theatres la Canton city on Thursday next.
WE are informed by the Agent of the Messageries 1.25 Maritimes Co. that the Company's steamer Yarra, with the next French mail, left Saigon Case at 5 p.m. yesterday, for this part.
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THUS the Kobe Chronicle of 12th inst- "We yesterday received a Daily Press and Hongkong Telegraph both of which appeared lightly scorched by fire." We have sometimes taken a playful delight in making things warm for Granny but we never intended to actually burn the old lady. She must try to take things a little more coally.
shanties
and lents.
We shall see,
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THE CHARGE Against tḤHE OPIUM FÄRMER:
WITHDRAWAL AND APOLOGY."
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an impeachment of the policy of Baron Soden, the German representative in East Africa,
The London cattle markets have been reopened, the outbreak of foot and mouth disease having disappened. An ontbreak of pneumonia has occurred in nèrth-west, Canada. The disease is working great havoc on some of the ranches.
The Legislature in Belgium has adopted the referendum by a small majority.
The Inman line of steamers between Liver pool and New York refuses to book pastages for Jewish emigrants from Russia to the United States.
A desprich
sich from Madrid states that 250 soarchists are awalling trial at Cadiz.
Mr. Hartier, the meteorologist, alleges that he
has discovered the cause of the influenza epide mic. He attributes the disease to the eruption of Krakatos, in the Strait of Sunda, which oc cotted seven years ago, the dust of which has fallen, causing the influenza
The Canadian Dominion Parliament has re- pealed the Act restricting Chinese Immigration, and a poll-tax of 100 will be imposed upon all Chicamen arriving in the Dominion.
The winter has been the coldest experienced in England for 30 years. The weather has also been particularly severe on the continent.
"General" Booth has decided to establish the first oversea colony in connection with his.. Colony,...
THE Newchwang correspondent of the N. C. Daily News wrote on February 14th: "The misista température was this morning about
At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr. 1° F.31 degrees of frost, but it fo compara- We hear that the amount of gold coming tively balmy, owing to there belag scarcely any Wise, Kab Cheng Sean, late lessee of the oplom In from the Patou river region in Formosa, has wind. Snow we have had in quantities, and monopoly in Hongkong, appeared on remand fallen off during the past ten days owing to the the roads, which are hard now, will be terrible charged, on the information of Oh Tek Leong, to WORK! moneys of the Chinese syndicate formed Inclemency of the weather prevailing in North, for the poor cattle when a regular thaw sets in, one of his partners, with embezzling over $19,000, Formoss, which has caused a good deal of sick-At present thousands of carts are on the way the Arm. At before, Mr. Francis, R.
from the interior, laden with produce, and Best amongst the miners, who ate camped at in ro Ara
exports
being stacked, ready for instructed by Mears. Even and Reece, pro gradually very rickety and lesky The output of gold during the summer, how-
the thousands of tonnage which has been idle is secuted, and Mr. Dennys, solicitor to the late ever, promises to be considerable, as miners of the south, since our port so suddenly shot up last farm, defended. Ob Tek Luong did not appear Immediately on the opening of the Court Mr. Francis sald: Your Worship, since this case sixty-the right sort are gradually flocking to the November." A few days later, on March and, he wrote:-"The winter is beginning to end, as diggings from all parts of China the present Paddy said, and the last 24 hours have been was before your Worship last, I have consulted time the out-put is estimated at from $8,000 to $10,000 per week that is, by Chinese calcula quite mild compared to the weather we had with Mr. Reece and with my client, and we tion, which may be slightly, but not much, in before. The ice is about a fect to a feet taches have come to the conclusion that it would be excess of the actual weekly field. Local dealers thick on the river, and carts were crossing improper on our part to attempt to continue In the precious metal state that the Paton gold yesterday. It will take several days of con. any further with the charge, which I do not is equal to anything they ever touched" from inuous that to break it up, and if another spell think is sustainable-not sustainable
with respect to the small balance which row of north winds takes place the opening will be Callfornia or Australia,
retarded. At present, if I may venture on a remalos toaccounted for after a thorough tile prophesy, it looks as if there would be a examination of the accounts. I therefore beg (with chance of navigation about the 18th fast, but it your Worship's permission) to withdraw the tender our very sincere regrets and apologies to for shipping."
the defendant for this serious charge having been
The Irish County Councils Bit), submitted to the Heure of Commons by Mr. A. J. Balfour IT is a very singular, circumstance that, in the made against him, and for the trouble and whole of the correspondence and discussione annoyance which has been caused him, but at Mr. Travers temporary successor at the Post the same time it is only fair to say that the yesterday, provides for the election of member defendant himself. was to a very consider Office, nobody has ever suggested Assistant able extent responsible for it, because when County Councils in England. The Parliamentary franchise is adopted, but the suffrage will be ex proper person for the position is the Postmaster General, Mr. G. S. Northcote, he was asked by a person in an equally
tended to women, and illiterate persons will be explain the excluded from voting Safeguards are provided Admittedly ao great amount of brain power is responsible posiden with himself in the required to successfully manage our local post. farm (Oh Tek Leong) to
for the protection of minorities and agatust cum- office, and we have therefore no hesitation is state of the accounts, and to show how this saying that If Mr. Northcote, who has been apparent deficiency of $10,000 or $20,000 had ulative voting. The bill reserves the right to the Mr. John great many years in the Hongkong Government arisen, he refused to explaic, and entrenched Imperial Goverment of dismissing all or any
to adequately perform himself in his diguity, and referred to the fact members of the elected councils
that he himself and his securities were alone Mosley, the senior member for NewcasLicon your Worship's permission to withdraw the ture. The debate fallowing the introduction of :ཨ ྃ་ །། the measure was of a virulent nature, and the His Worship-Mr. Dennys, I presume you Government was constantly feered. The Daily charge.
Chronicle wiserts that the bill will probably involve the deirat of the Governinent, The agree?
Daily News cundemas the bill as a bad measure, and says it is hopeless for the Government to
tinted in their praise of the bill. expect to carry it. The other London papera are
THERE ought to be a grand show at Woodreams Francals du Hant Laos" and the "Association is impossible to know when It will be quite safe charge, and, on behalf of my client and myself, to Darkest England schément Port Elizabeth, Cape
Circus, Bowrington, to-morrow night. Parti colars will be found in an advertisement lished in another part of this lasue.
Tuz Avenir du Tonkin has an article on two abortive companies called the Byrdicat ropulaire et commerciale du Mekong," boomed by the Paris press lately. The agents of the pob-syndicate bad demanded a number of con cassions and privileges which would tend to put the whole region between the Upper Mekong and the aca in their bands, forming one of those "colonial crmpanies" to which, save the Awner, the best laterests of the country call for the strongest resistance. The Frotee torate refused these demands. The Mekong company proposed, with a capital of $50,000, to create means of communication, railways for the industrial and agricultural development
PASSENGER by French mail steamer Oxus from Slangbal-"Mr. Ya Sui Wan." Can this really haye been Mr. Deputy WB, late of Nanking, who is so badly wanted by the Hongkong police A REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Preceptory will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the 29th instant, at 8.30 for ga.. Bot precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited
Per
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$1.20 -Oun Shanghalmorning contemporary is informed that there is a deadlock in Peking, the Foreign 1.40 Ministers being determined to have audience of the Emperor in the Palace itself, and the 1.75 Tsung-li Yamén not being prepared to make
such an important concession.
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on the same basis as members are elected on the
of the country, and to undertake mining opera. service, is not competent taistelee very Hons." And all this with a capital barely enoug❘ much out of place in his present appointment, responsible to the farm for any meant. I ask Tyoo. denounced the bill ae's monstrous impos. to pay expenses of floating the company, How dangerous it is for those who live in glass houses to throw stones is now well known to the commanderofthe Italian steamer Bormida, who, In his account of the ever memorable voyage from Singapore to Hongkong in December last stated,
* demand as £4,500 should
Postmaster-General under the late Mr. Ligter for
The principal case of a deputy or assistant to the bead of a Hongkong rubile department must be that he is always available to ran the show it the absence, through illness or otherwise, of his chief On no other ground can we recognise the necessity for assistant post-mastete, foolstrar. generals, colonial-secretaries, etc. If the appoint. 250 THE Centon river "day boat" Homam, Capt. Dever have been made by the Captain ment of Mr. Travers's fucum Conens becomes
Llavour, after landing her passengers here this of the Wingsang now-a-days, both bips question of efficiency, the officer who is best Soo qualified for the position is beyond xil question was an uncivilized demand was it?"
Court, who held the office of Deputy
years with noteworthy success. MISERS. WHEELOCK & Co.'s Freight Market Report dated Shangbal, 18th March runs 48 follows-During the past fortnight freighte homewards have remained exceedingly dull, and although some of the first batch of scans to Tientsin have returned, there is at present no indication of an improvement in trade. Coast wise-There is nothing offering, and any dewand there may have been has been filled by the regular stermers of the three companies. For there have been only two depaitures since 4th London, vid
vid Suet Canal-Outside the mails
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corts. We should like to know whether the -Bormida's--pellant commander thought-the- We have to thank the Imperial Maritime claims of $2,000 for two hundred dollars worth Customs for a copy of the "Returns of Trade of damage done to his vessel by the Wingrang
In 0.75 and Trade Reports for the year 1891, which
includes a very lastractive report on the trade of very civilized demand or not, It was, of China and an abstract of statistics. We may course, promptly paid by the agent of the find opportunity to deal at length with this grang whe rightly assumed that "fit loss
least loss,” in shipping as în interesting pamphlet, later on.
Captain Susil now doubtless belleves that it is A JAPANZEE paper reports that every night better not only to acknowledge a substantial between the bours of 11 and 12 o'clock a foreign obligation (and in this case it probably meant lady is sten to visit Mr. Gower Robinson's grave reacue from a war aye) be to pay and remain there for some time crying wringing her hands. It is said that instructions according to the terms of agreement.
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Mr. Dennys agreed.
His Worship--I have no hesitation at all in allowing the charge to be withdrawn, I had thought for some time that that would be how it would end. Defendant is discharged.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We'de mot necessarily endoren the oplatens expressed by
THE PROSECUTION OF THE OPIUM
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Referring to the Irish County Councils Bill, the Irish press shows a divided opinion regard. log the arefulness of the measure. The "Irish Independent, van Freeman's Journal and the National Prits wholly condemn the bill, as a piece of deaths anconured of Lord Stafford,
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The weather experiented on the Continent. has been exceptionally severe. Snow has fallen. on the Rhine is a depth of q
TO TESTON OF THE #MANOKóró Telegrare," A, DEAR SIR-I beg to express through your columns my deep regret that I should in a hasty moment, in consequence of my not being able to read er understand. Chinese accounts, Severe blizzards have occurred in the south have commenced a prosecution against Mr. of England. The gule was so violent that the
of the Koh Cheeg Sean, the chief manager telegraph poles were razed to the ground, and- with reference to the communication is therefore interrupted in many investigation into the matter and careful Sir Charles Dike has challenged Mr. WT. funds of
Late
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Peace has been restored in Ceara, Brazil, It.
clay Governor was due to the fact that he was a apporter of ex-President Fonseca Found
The trade organissilens in Rome have ordered
a general strike of all trades in the city
have been given to the police to have her den-Tax N. C. Daily News say "The perse to sail 19th fast, and, she will be followed examination of the books and accounts hare Stead, editor of the Review of Reviews, to cons
thoroughly convinced. that 1.00 ifted. The story must be taken with a pinch of cution by the Nanking Viceroy, ander today in Mr Koh Cheng The leaders of the general strike in the city of we the same Company's steamer Palinures were wholly groundless, my suspicions test with him any constituency: for a seat in the
that there has House of Commontant voor m 1.fo malt, as Mr. Robinson was neither married nor Mr. Yu, of every Chiloess who ever had any
engaged, and had no female relatives in Japan, connection with Mr. Masen continues. The via Suez Canal-Litla has to be said, der Sean's management of the business of Rome have disagreed among themselves,
latest victims ari A Chinese
gentleman this head as cargo is arriving very sparingly the Oplam Farm that is loany way repre- resigned their connection with the strike THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial at Yangchaw, with whom Mr. Macon enca diced, nothing has been defialtely settled about the benalbles and further, that he has all along been News from Amerka states that the whaling Hospital begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the and a Chinese girl to whom he once gave a steamship Morey calling in, but should she pro
for the ship Tamerlane has been i sunk off Hawally The following donations to the fonds of the Hospital sliver watch. Entirely inrecent as they probably ceed direct from Japan to Hongkong there will be dolog his best, boneally
Tek Kong Finland captain and Kwong Shing..................summatimmun
soare, they are to be fortured until they confess another steamer put on the bench to follow about - bantfit of the Chama ir.You would insert this: kes ossichella:17 of the crew were drowned...
obliged sala.................. 459 040 Yung Hlog nonummy
to their complicity in Mason's supposed rebellious the end of the month. Via the Cape.-There letter in your correspondence columa once and has transpired that the expulsion of the provin Ye Tak
10 themes. Can't the Hongkong Government do sre a few enquirfea for a suitable vessel, but, the afterwards as an advertisement for the period of 044 Kung Wo
of available to
fonnage Ja anything to stop the shocking barbaritles, that 595a50 Hang Wo..........................................................................
6are dally being perpetrated by Deputy Y the market has been forwarded to Hoogkong for ous month, as I'm anxious to undo as far as the possible any injury I may have, through my Tak On mü
cik wise Yu Sal-wan, absconding forger and transhipment Disperses, Constable hasty and unjustable actie, infilcted upon Yut Shing
pesferer from Hongkong 1. There can be no doubt usual ports of call and Suez Canal:-Steamship Mr. Koh Chang Sean. de 9: that this worthy frequently vialis the Foreign Shanghai vie Amoy, 3rd instant, steamship 1.00 On Shing
Yours truly, Settlements
in Shanghai, and we see no reason Trigman vid Ferchow, cth ft. Departures for
OH TEK LEONG.. ATTENTION is directed to our correspondance, why a couple of Hongkong detectives, with a New York-Nil For Manila.-American ship
#gapore. Hongkong, aand March, 1891. coloma to-day, in which Mr. Ob Tek Leong warrant, should not be able to arrest this ruffian W. H. Conair, on the 13thins), For Sis manfully and amply apologises for his gratuitous and have him brought here to stand his trial. American ship Lucy A. Nickels, on the 13th Inault to Mr. Kos Cheng Sean, Ins candid letter Probably the evidence forthcoming against him instant. Quotations are:-Shanghai to London,
appear as an advertise would be insufficient to secure a conviction for 358, per ten for tra and general cargo through ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN CANTON and obey 1907 ment. We the expecting similar apology from fomacy, as it is hardly likely that his sister and 10 Ne 2 Yok: 35% for less and general cargo. Po p Mr. Francis, who has made as inanitely mees appear against him but on the parjury const Shadghal, to New York 401, Nagasaki to THE RIVER BIZAMES VHARVES BELZED BY THE A double-scull match bas been arranged bes MAYDANINGARGAM addrage tween Hanies, and O'Connor, and Termer and consp cacus and grotesque exhibition of himself, we are not so certain and at all events, his Shingual Br for steamer and sail Wuhu to
UNGMAT Hosmer,The contest will take place in America and was much more offensive and malicious removal from Shanghai would put a stop to the Whampoa 9 candacen per picul, nominal no such advertisement le forthcoming from the horrible cmalties to unfortunate mea and women Settlement uuring the fortnight-American Our Canton correspondent, wrising ander in June next honorable (good old liei) and learned gentleman | carried out under his orders which for wooks schooner Preiper, 153 tons reglazer, $3,300 net, yesterday's data, states last Meins. Shewan a The Astronomer Royal, at Madrid has pabu within twenty-four hous, we will give him one past have been almost daily reported in the 23 lay days. Disengaged vasse, le port-British Cole wharf (late Rassell & Co.s), now under shed a report in which he maintains that seas
ship Andrina, 2,693 tone register,
Ionse to Masses. Estier:66 & Swire representing | spots are conguifunt with rakamaliy free,
newspapers of that Bettlement, -
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which is afterwards to
Sir Willm Rebfuien, who has been offered the Agent Generalship for West Australia, has not yet made up bie mind on the matter, and has it under consideration.
The Pall Mall Gasfle declares that the opposition to the Irish Local Government. Bill anilst the resuntan of the opposing sections of the Irish Parliamentary party,