Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LIMITED.
DISPENSING CHEMISTS.
WHOLESALE and MANUFACTURING
CHEMISTS and DRUGGISTS, AERATED
WATER MANUFACTURERS, WINE
and SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
SLC.
7E have the pleasure to announce that this
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For Sale.
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Ar the Magistracy this afternoon, the Happy Valley murder case was again before Mr. Hastings, and was further remanded until to
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"THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" FOR 1892
Tax Russian transport Russia, with Bas troops etc., from Vladivostock, and a cargo of tea from Hankow, left Slagapore for Odessa on the morning ef June 27th.
THE tigress recently purchased from the pro paletors of the Chinese Gardens at Shanghai for Harmaton's Circus diedon June 28th.
the inquiry of a correspondent as to the names Tux London Nautical Magusina In answer to appiled to the fourth and fifth masts of a skip, says that there appears to be some doubt as to the proper names to be given. It says that After-Main or Centre, Minxen, Jigger. This is a matter that has puzzled many persocs, and in view of the fact that five-masted vessels are becoming common, a settlement of the question ahould be made.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL,
AN OPEN LÆTTER.
Tax Bangkok Timer kears'that Senhor Pereixisting momenciature calls them--Fore, Main, | consideration I am quite unable to detenulse Let him who runs road the figures of your fast -.
the Portuguese Consul General for Slam and the Straits Settlements, is to be shortly recalled, and the office abolished. The number of Portuguese In Stam hardly exceeds seventy of all ages. WOODTRAR's Circus company, who for some works past have been rusticating in Amoy, are expected here in the course of a day or two. We THIS Valuable Work, with many NEW believe it is not their intention to performs la
ADDITIONS and IMPROVEMENTS,
Hongkong, and that their future movements are
IS NOW READY.
for the present' uncertalu.
Company, formed and registered in Hongkong. PRICE THREE DOLLARS. under which the launch Evening Star was run
has taken over the Businesses hitherto carried on here and elsewhere by Messrs. DAKIN BROS,
OUR Shanghai morning contemporary states that the steamship Takksing was formally arrested on Saturday June 25th by the Supreme Court on the request of Mr. H.S. Willdsson, acting on behalf of the owners of junk with which the steamer had been la collision. They claimed TIL, 11,000 for the loss of the funk and cargo, an amount very much to excess of their original demands. On Mess. Melchers & Co. signing a bond for the amount claimed the steamter was released."
To the Directors of the Hongkong Holel Company, Limited. Gentlemen,After lengthy and very series whether you are philanthople gods or heaven sent gealuses, and in my doubt and hesitation to decide. You have at any rate presented must leave this knotty polat for fature generations Hongkong with a magnificent
power, that he has svalled himself of it to reduce them, for they stand in your last four accounts $15,479, $16,479, $16,974. $16,974, and what is this rumor 1 am constantly hearing about a well known resident having an unpaid [account running into thousands of dollars ?
If true it to scandalous, and it "Sandry, Debtors "ara "not considerably reduced shareholders to call upon you for explanations, before your next meeting it is the duty of your.
four reports-817.050, $30.178, 314.674, Receipts fallen off $11,000 Sundry Debtors $31.509
this is not absurd, and then ask your shareholders, increased $17.000, Ask yourselves, gentlemen, If at your shares have declines Hotel, although, The Hongkang Hotel ought to be ona of the you must entirely chango your system. Cater over eighty per at lucrative businesses in the colony, but generously and sensibly for the public, adopt a rollet all wssics, uramente andanagement, get a couple of experienced har-mails for your abollah unsices hangers-on, bar and an efficient European chat in your kitchen, have the whole of your accounts and statements compiled in your own office under the direct supervision of your managing director, and there seems no reason to doubt that your shareholders may yet reap the reward of their long-suffering belief in the better days that have yet to come.
I am, gerilemen,
Yours faithfully,
cent in value, I doubt whether in these had times this fact will be as much appreciated by your shareholders as it doubtless is by the public And now, gentlemen, that you have get this palatial building, what are you going to do with it? Formerly when your property consisted of the original building and is one annexe in Queen's Road, the Hotel could make $45.000 rear. Now after all your expenditure of borrowed money, with one now wing added, and another nearing completion, the place only seems able to earn actually far less money. Where is the leakage Not so many years ago yours was
At the Harbour Office on Saturday Capt. Ramsey held an inquiry into the circumstances Into No. 3 wharf at Kowleon on Sunday, the aoth ulto, being injured thereby to the extent of Orders for Copies of THE "HONGKONG $300 He found the lowdah solely to blame, THE population of Africa, according to the latest enlid ten per cent, stock and the shares stood ki
and suspended his coctificate for a month. - and most reliable: estimates, İs given at OF CHINA, LIMITED, and Messrs. CRUICKSHANK. DIRECTORY" may be sent to the follow 4% UNDERSTAND,” said the friend, "that Maden | mit, while the population of the three Americas stock and the shares are at a substantial discount -
| 163,000,000, or fourteen inhabitants to the square
has marked very well," "Oh, yes,” replied the is given at 151,731,000, or eight inhabitants to grated mother, “very well indeed," "But he the square mile, it must be remembered that has such a peculiar name, Frimiewiggle, wasn't | while explorere tall us of large districts in Alrien It 1 | That's perfectly horrid, don't you think ?* | that are” scantily peopled, there are also vast Well, hesitated the mother, "It doesn't sound regions densely populated of which but few vary melodious, possibly, but it is perfectly persons have ever heard. It may in fact be beautiful on a cheque,"
azid that only the frings of the Dark Continent bas as yet been reached, after 1,000 years of Intermittent exploration.
& Co., LIMITED, together with all ASSETS and LIABILITIES.
The suppor: hitherto given to the late Firms will, we trust, be continued to us.
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Hongkong, 1st July, 1891.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
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The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most aoted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
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Tux bad weather yesterday made the trip to Macao very uncomfortable-as Mr. Mantalin! used to say, "it was so dem'd demp." A goodly number of excursionists went in the Honam, however, and as the rain cleared off in the evening, the hermesse was fairly successful. The Kwong do was not patronised owing to having, at the last moment, again, changed the hour of mailing to 7.30 a..
BEAUTY,
ONE who knew defined beauty thus: Three white things-sicin, teeth and hands. Three dark eyes, eyebrows and eyelids. Three red-lips, cheeks and nails. Three long-the body, hair and hands. Three broad--the chest, forehead and space between the eyes.
We shall deal with the letter from "One of the crew of the Oceanle" to-morrow, but our opinion is frankly that what our correspondent considers an outrage and an injustice is merely one of those necessities which occasionally arise in spite of every care. Besides, Aberdeen Dock is anything but the unhealthy spot it gets the credit of being. It is only another case of giving a dog a bad name, etc.
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Hongkong, 4th July, 1893.
SELAMA TIN MINING COMPANY" LIMITED.
a substantial premium; now it is a four per cent.
and this fact ipeaks plainer than any, language that something is wrong somewhere. Is It in yourselves or in your maunger? Personally Mr. Tucker appears to me an exceedingly pleassat civil, and obliging gentleman; whether his management of the Hotel in what is needed for "the "somewhat exceptional requirements of a house of public entertalement in the gorgeous East, laa point on which you are best ablatojudje. An extraordinary general meeting of abere- It is said that Mrs. Tucker, a most amiable lady holders in this Company was held to-day. Mr. and no doubt an accomplished manageress in der Orange presided, and there were also present UNDIR date the 27th ulto the Chioklang corre- own department, "bosses" the show generally: Mestis. D. Giles, C. P. Chater, W. H. Ray, spandent of the Shanghai Mercury wiltes as and I are bound to admit that few if any can. Inchbald, W. Watton (director) and Messrs. follows:-A very destructive fire broke out this plaints have ever reached me as to the comfort. B. Coaghtele, W. Legge, J. W. Boyd, H. J morning about 1 o'clock in the eastern rabarbs and ordinary arrangements of the bed-rooms, Seat, Capt. Farnic, S. 1. Dinby, G. H. Po'ts, of the city, in a densely populated neighbour.etc.; but nevertheless there are details in the J. R. Michel, Capt. J. Farrow, J. M. G. Manak, hood. Over forty levements were burnt out before general management which leave much to be the Nailve fire brigade succeeded in getting desired. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker will pardon me, I the blase under control. The sailors from the hape, this freedom of expression, but since Chinese gunboat Welching "rendered good they are public characters in the management of service in keeping the crowd back. Fortunately a public house, of a public compaby, they cannot the locality of the fire wason the bank of a creek hope to be exempt from criticism when things where there was an abundant supply of water.
go wrong, and if they never meet with any lew The origin of the outbreak was an explosion of friendly than mine it will do them no harm. a kerosene lamp.
Wx learn from Amsy that at a meeting of members of the Masonic fraterally held in the Masonic Hall there on June 23rd it was unani- mously resolved to open a fand for the benefit of the family of the late Wer. Bro. W. C. Lewis. The widow has been left with three young children Inadequately provided for, and it is proposed to educate the two eldest (a boy and. girl) in Hongkong. Wor. Bro. W. J. Hewett has been appointed Treasurer and Secretary to the fund and will thankfully receive and acknow ledge all subscripilons from members of the Craft. The Committee, who are Wor. Bros. will be glad to receive any suggestions from the Hadley, Jenkins, Nicholls, Powell and Wright,
the fund.
Bat gentlemen, my letter is to you, and again? goodness knows how many additional bed-rooms ask what has come over the Hotel, that with you cannot earn as much now as you formerly used todo? Your gross receipts must be larger than they were some years ago, and yet I find your pet earnings were in
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1885-$45,447 .......Dividend 10 per cent, 1886 44,009 ... 1987 44,698 1888-44,761 11880 50.704 1890-32,188 1891-38,325 * Considering that you have now to pay interest formerly employed, ons would not look for upon two and a half times the amount of capital
EW. Maitland, H. H. Joseph, P. Jordan, A. G. Marris, T. I. Rose, W. Ramsay, and otherr, a
The Chairman sald :-Gentlemen, this meet ing is called for the purposes set forth in the notice which has been read by the Secretary, The circular larued on the seth of June stated the reasons for which the reconstruction of the Company is desirable, viz, the heavy loss. sustained by the Company at Selama and the which are now largely held by unregistered $1 ability attaching to the ordinary shares, shareholders, therefme the present scheme was formulated and I am glad to say has met with hearty approval from the majority of shares holders. The Board was also feduced to recom merd the scheme now placed before you be the present favourable prospects of the operations in Perak and they were fortified in their opinion by the strong recommendations of Mr. Warren, whose repati can be seen by any shareholder at this office, and the thanks of the Comprey are due to the Hon, C. P. Chater for his consent to tons to the meeting I would be glad to hear the Mr. Warren's visit. Before putting the revolu remarks of any shareholder,
1.50 be opers for the file discization by correspondence of all qosticos While the columns of the Henghong Tillgraph will alway affecting public interneta, It must be distinctly understood that of years past has been engaged in the pearl i brethren as to the best means of administering falling off in your earning power, and thereto holder I object to the proposed reconstruction, the Editor does not in any way hold himself responsible for
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BIRTH.
DEATH.
Capt. Reddell, who for a considerable number OUR Port Darwin contemporary reports that
shell business on the Australian coast but who will be well remembered by old hands in Hong- kong sa P. O. officer and afterwards as captain in the service of the Eastern and Ac
pearl as large as a pigeon's egg.
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Mr. Boyd: Mr. Chairman, as a farge bare
trallan Steamship Co,, recently camo ACTORS = | Pakis were charged with grievously assaulting von to earn, and not merely to szawie your ; as required. The proposed arrangements aro
allowed to how money, nor is anybody By Prussian law no prince of the royal family is permitted to lead him money. If anyone doen end, the coin is irrecoverable. It is a good law in Its way, but it doesn't go far enough. What
Indian
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among the shareholders/
At the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. Hastings, fire Chlaese seamen of the coasting steamer
an Indian watchman at Aberdeen Dock on the 24th alto. From the evidence (which was not taking the height of the tide, and making a note disputed), it appeared that the complainant was in bis book, which he has to do every hour. One of the prisoners jostled him and spoiled the memorandum Words passed, and the China is wanted in order to abolish usury, pawnbroking his friends came to him, and the whole crowd man uttered the slogan of his clan, whereupon bad debts, insolvency, and a lot of other evils, li
a across the gangway, and on recover it by any legal process whatsoever. to the deck af
deck, and is stated to have looked down approvingly while the Chinese crew did their best to murder the watchman. The noise drew the attention of another Indian, who brought the dock superintendent out. The radians, seeing help coming, hid themselves below, and as The Give prisoners were identified by the the Indian, nearly dead, was taken to the hospital, where he has been ever since until to other Indian, and were sent to gaol for 14 days. it a great plly that the captain, who certainly appears to have behaved in a most incompre hensible manner, was not called upon to explain ́ his conduct.
law by which no person who lende mosey can i drugged the their skip. The captain was foot Hughes, Dan McCulloch and Cardirectors, bet had not had them transferred.
TO-DAY being the Glorious Fourth, the On June 25th, 1893 at Ningpo, Mrs. F. W. American ships in harbour were gally dressed. BROWNING, of a son.
The free drinks at the hotels are no bager in rogue. Nor was there any salating from the Victer Emanush as there is on the ballonal Grand Dukes, and so on. If the Fourth" is not festival of every other country, birthdays of honoured, the others should also be kept quietly The "Keechong hong, as of old, kept open
DONALD EDWARD, second son of the Rev.
o Fecho Fu, Shins on the 24th May, W. Price, aged four years.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1892.
TELEGRAMS.
BRITAIN AND MOROCCO,
LONDON, June 25th, The mission of Sir C. Euan Smith to Tex, the object of which has not yet been revealed, has failed in consequence of the pressure brought to bear on the Sultan of Morocco, by the French 1.50 Government.
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C Very Old Liqueur Cognac,
Red Capsule
20
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old
SCOTCH WHISKY.
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A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
rule
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B Watson's Glenorchy, Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark... &
C Watson's Abejour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.......... 8
D Watson's H K D Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule to Watson's Very Old Linear Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsalemə 12
RISH WHISKY,
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsole
1.40
1.75
(A later telegram to Hongkong direct says that Britain ultimately succeeded. As nobody knows 0.75 what could possibly leterest England in Morocco,
the information is valuable.-Ed.]
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·LOCAL AND GENERAL,
HMS Swift arrived at Shanghat" from sin Wenchow on the ayth alte
"house."""
THE E. & A. Cols steamer Atris, Capt. W. Ellis, which arrived here yesterday morning frem Sydney, via ports of call, reports having spoken on Jane 28th in lat. 6 deg. N. and long. tag deg. E the barque Parents, of St. John's, N.B, and on July and, 150 miles south-east of Hongkong, the American barque Richard Parton, of Camden, Maine, U.S.A. The Airlie brought on eight Europian and 82 Chinese passengers.
Amour as, yesterday (3rd July) a fire broke out in the top-floor of a tobacco shop, gr Wing lok Street, in a drying-room, where it is supposed the canal "over-beated stove act was worked. Nobody was on the premises, which with their contents were insured for $5,000 in a Wodehouse, turned out promptly, and with thier German company; The Fire Brigade, under Mr. usual energy put out the fire in about as hour, giving it no chance to spread.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Chtif #fustica Fielding Clarke.)
July 41b,
. COHEN V. JOSEPH.
stated that this case had been settled out of Mr. Philippo appeared for both parties and court, and he begged to have it struck of the list. The action was for $1002, being the value of fifty Chian Sugar shares on the date at which defendant had contracted to buy, but failed to not stated in court. take delivery. The date of the contract was
The case was accordingly struck out,
THERE is something, says the' Sat Francisco MR. W. ST. JOHN HANCOCK AGAIN
Chronicle, that always suggests the opera batifie in Hawaiian revolutions and politicalvertres. The present lipiscaval is no exception. Think of a conspirator with the name of Jim Crow, or of Bibikane, the Roaring Lian, Honolulu aught to furnish a rich fald for some of one witters of Tus French gunboat Vipère left Shanghal for comic opers. The Aula-Aula could be inverted the Yangtze ports on June 27th.
as nevel ballet, and the missionary would make a good rival of Gilbert's Pook-Bah
Tar China Mutual 5, N,. Co's ten steamAT
Myung arrived at Surt on June 24th and lift for London the following morning. THE Mostwa, the last of the Russian tea ships for the season, left Woosung, en ronde from Hankow for Odessa, on the 27th ulto.
| Ar the Magistracy to-day a Japanese seaman was charged with cutting and wounding another, in a conte shop in East Bireet on Friday last. appeared that a quarrel had arisen among four Japanese sallors in the house, and our of them was at its conclusion picked up senseless, a broken bottle being found near him, while His head and face were so badly cut and smashed 1.00 THE returns of the number of visitors to the Clay that it is not certain whether he will fire. It is Hill Museum for the week ended July 30thought possible that he may have fallen on the ara 1---Europeans, zalj Chinese, 990; total broken glass, but the probability is that: ke wa 4.50 040 1,124.
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been on a ballooning expedition to Tamsul, in FONDOLA LORD Randolph Churchill have come coldly to the conclusion that whatever may be the origin of man, woman is undoubtedly, des- cended from an ape. Thus does the escaped monkey go back upon un
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THE Band of the tet Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme weather Permitting) in the Patile Gardens this eventer, A. S. WATSON & CO. LD. commencing at 8 pm.
TEE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, SANS ESTABLISHED A.D.-1841- Hongkong, 4 Febrsta
CARACAS, Vescrasia, has been the scene of some of the most lateresting manhquakes on record, in the one of 1813 if is on record that the sur face undulated like a pot of boiling and, while terrific sounds were heard underground. The rader which 10,000 of the inhabitants were
"(city, was an Instant
a heap of ruins
binded hi an carller earthquake the granite roll mnk leaving a'lake from 150, toi 500 foot The earthquake of 2841nd1 cz New Madrid Moywany desolatad, Aling the into North America. The own of Mini (pskywer (tel that region twenty eight shocks occurred durias Charron of Dramber, a for thy.lour darse quika postantly agitated: Islanda ayaang my kek and Jakes were formed wider anis
A DOUBTFUL DECISION.
house, the two chair coolles charged by Mr. W. St. J. Hancock with intimidation and violent conduct at the Peak were brought up on remand
A house boy employed at Myrtle Grove, was called, and stated that he remembered Mr. Hancock coming to the house, When laside, he asked witness to get change for half a dollars witness went away to get it, but when he came hack Mr. Hancock said it did not matter "mask"--and did not produce his half dollar The Mr. Hancock cleared out by the back door and went away. The coolles at the front of the house asked witness where the fare was, and witness told them, whereupon they went in chase. Mr. Hancock did not leave the house in
their chair, baa
oner.
Mr. Legge said he failed to see how this gave the Information he wanted. There was simply se mention of prospects
I ask again, where is the leakage? Is it in your while there are calls amounting to $3 still avail- klichen, La 'your bar, or in rotad? It is certain it must be somewhere, and If I repeatable on the shares of the old company, and I this often enough it may possibly begin to dawn would propose that twenty or thirty cents be you that something might be done to called up on each share at once, and the balance $2,000 directors' fees 1. I think myself that mon very unfair to those who bought $5 shares at filled by a managing director, for lumped are altered so much since the last report as to of you ought to be abolished and your places premium. If the circumstances of the company together you certainly are not the men to pall day Justify this stap. It would be beter to wind up Hotel through. What do you actually know, at once, and divide whatever is left of the assets I have for many years been a regular fre Mr. Legge spoke at some length to the same quenter of your popular establishment and can effect. Many people, himself loc'aded, had well remember the time when three, men, Kerbought shares trusting in the names of the tankerous Taylor, put their shoulders to the Further, no statement, whatever had been put heel, upset the lease, tumed out the reit forward to show that the company could rearon falafanti Board of Directors, and made the Hotel ably expect to pay I reconstructed. There pay, fostead of $24,000 a year, $44,000 a year, should be some statement of reasons.
At the request of the chairman the company's But then they worked, hard and
rightly. Ohl they made a mess of it, did they retically. Hughes the Hotel, McCullock the anlfelter; Mr. Ellis, read the draft agreement of Bar, and Taylor the Kitchen, if I remember reconstruction. And you are now suffering from their mistakes? Well, I must admit that when the genial Dan and unfortunate in that he always lost his cases; that at another meeting, to be held shortly. The sssumed control he did prove rather tigious,
The Chairman sald ke proposed to deal with but ke maintained his interest and his bellelis last report could be seen at the office, and the Hotel to the last, and morning, noon, and explained everything. The scheme had been night, was ever on the spot and attentive to carefully framed to cause no injustice to fully the duties he had undertaken..
paid shareholders. To make a call, when the But this is a digression, and to retum to the abares were held by people who had not subject matter of this letter, let me tell you, registered their transfers, would only cause a gentlemen, there are three sources of expenditure large number to be forfeited as unpaid as with which require careful watching. I am Chairman the Green Island Cement Co. This scheme of a Hotel Company myself and know what I would reduce the capital, which was desirable. Am writing about. Let us take your staff! It was not proposed to make any call just now. How many clerks have you, keeping how many books you neither nor understand? How | The Chairman moved and Mr. Judd seconded treading on one another's heels and getting in ene many servants have you, eating their heads off the adoption of the resolutions for reconstruction, another's way? When I enter the ball of your Hotel I see Indian watchmen and Chiness porters loafing around. When I enter your dining-room I see twice as many servants s there are guests to Theo tôi Bar Formerly you could supporti European barmald i now you prefer a dozes Chinosen, seven persons doing the work ont does in England, and, oh yes, of course, perfectly, trustworthy.. Cash payment is an excellent plan, but pray what check have you Dozens of people were turned away from the The City Hall Theatre is not big enough: the receipts ? And he looks after you performance of the pantomime Blue-Beard kitchen? A Chinese cook with the salary of a
sa advertised.
Mr. Boyd proposed and Capt. Barnie seconded an amendment that the resolutions be rejected. This received no support, and the resolutions were carried.
This concluded the business of the meeting,
"BLUK-BEARD”
At the Magistracy today, before Mr. Wode-mandarin and the idess of squeezes and by the Stanley Company on Saturday while The supplies the kitchen ? Your manager 1 Obi those who managed to squeze fato the place dese no i no blong my pldging if you want some constituted the largest and most enthusiastic one to do that you must get a steward, and audience ever known in Hongkong. From start experienced and first-class man ; but this must have more than sulfed the rosiest expec must acknowledge that your steward is an to finish, the applause that greeted every item inesponsible system entails more expense, and tations of the artists, 10 everything let to Chinese, and their Pantomimes are not the highest type of ideas of feeding Europeans have been acquired dramatic effort, and Else Beard wis ora bit anywhere and anyhow. Consequently we res ont of the ordinary as pantomime; hit as a daily in place, food in abundance, of no quality, or of bad traupe may shine at her or ble brightest, it fe your Hotel what we flad in every pubile means whereby every member of the Stanley qually, cooked without knowledge or desire to unrivalled. The libretto is of course, exzerable, please, served up anyhow, and revolting from lit. ad the music mostly of the cheap and nasty sameness and constant repetition. A bill of lare orders the story is a miscellaneous sort of thing, which nauseates from its very extent and irritates much about as interesting in a showma because there is nothing in ft fit to est; Not that monologue I will now show you the following. you are worse than your opponents, but you are choice items," atc. Ah, well, it is a pantomime, This was all the important evidence produced, no better, and the cost must be wildly extra and it is a tremendous mocess. Mr. Hancock had nobody to prove the alleged vagant for the article produced. I sympathist at the girl-oh, rapture The men were tamidation or to show that be really was in with your difficulties but I cannot pardon your good, but the ladies were fast heavenly (That possession of the money to pay the coolles. All shortcomings, because no man ought to accept, at least, in the opinion of the audience. We his statements rested on his own word, contra- the salary: attaching to 'a' post and shirk the have our own oplulon on pantomimes, and it dicted by the two coolles, the house boy, and responsibilities for which that salary in paid differs greatly from that generally held. The the principles of common sense
Therefore I say abolish youneives and get a audience simply west road over the dances. Fils Worship discharged the second prisoner, Managing Director, Abolish your secretary-what The fairy trio, Misses Lake, Swift, and Trigge found the fast prisoner gulity, and fined him do you pay him $1,600 a year in?-and have your could have danced all night without any oue ten dollaznjakodign
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