Intimations.
GINGER ALE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1893,
THE O. & O. Co.'s steamer, Gaelic, with malls, c., left San Francisco for this port, via Yoko- hama, on the 16th inst.
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CAPTAIN A. HUNT, who for so many erentful reason for that order was because it was 6 p.m. Luis Gonzi'ves d'Almelda e Castro, first | years has commanded the Cuina Navigation
Co's Australan laer Chingly to the advantage, clerk in the Import and Export Office, sald of his on players and with credit to himsell as I fasued the permit produced, between LIENT Rawnsley, R.N., of H.M.S. Duke navigator and seanian, is about to reture from noon and I p.m. on the tab, (Fat in and Wallington, has been appointed to the Victor the Merchant Service altogether and will leave marked C and D) Fmanuel, vice LL. Paget, whose period of the East for good at an eaily date.
Cmit-examined-The ta chests mentioned in the permit is a portion of the rgo cheats which | the Farmer is allowed to draw every two pionths.
arrangement.
WE have always made good GINGER service has expired,
THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry
Squate, to-morrow, commencing at 7.30 p.in:
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ALE, and we are now maklog the best. At THE practically new Northern Paclic steamer will play the following programme at the Barrack -y: cheste per month according to the new
various exhibitions and competitions in London and clacwhere, GINGER ALE made by the formula we now use has won 32 Prize MEDALS and CERTIFICATES of MERIT.,
Tacoma (Capt. Hill) is now almost out of the Deck Company's caro, and will go for a trial trip on Monday next.
THE prosecution of the Oplum Farmer by the Water Pollca ended to a tasse at the Magistracy this morning, as will be seen by a full report of the case in another columa,
In 1890 competed and won.agalost FOUR of "FINANCIER Writes us a long and exceedingly Instruktive letter on the Governor's address to the Council, which we propose to deal with editorially lo to-morrow's issue.
the most famed Belfast makers.
The Analyst's report i— "It is of unexceptionally good quality," #Particularly pleasant to the taste."
**Decidedly tonic and sustaining,”.
In every respect most satisfactory."
ARTHUR HILL HASSAL, M.D.
The ideal temperance beverage.
- DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD.
Victoria Dispensary. ............. Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 17th October, 1897.
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THI Fire and Brimstone Festival is still occupy ing the attention of the Chinese, bless 'em. We sincerely trust-they will have all they want of this kind of thing in Kingdom Coma.
Australian liner Chingtu is now undergoing a tborough overhaul, from truck to keelses, by | the Dock Company's experts at Kowloon.
THE M. M. local steamer Haiphong, now in the barbour, get aground, we believe, in the Halmar Straits on her fast trip, but is not thought to be much damaged. Divers are to be sent down, An Emergency Convocation of Victoria Chapter, No.515, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 21st instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially
A. S, WATSON & CO., LD; invited.
have just received
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their first abipments of
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CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES in great variety.
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FANCY BOXES. A large and varied Assortment of ARTISTIC DESIGNS.
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TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS, A LARGE STOCK WELL, ABBORTED.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, toth November, 1892.
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MAJOR CHARD, V.C., of Rosko's Drift fame, bas been appointed to the command of Royal Engineers in the Strafts Settlements. Singapore, we are sure, will be glad to welcome an officer with such a distinctive record..
THE man Webster, recently convicted of man slaughter by H.B.M. Court at Niigata, arrived here in the P. and O. steamship. Ravena last week in charge of Constable Kircher, to serve out his term of imprisonment.
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THE "BOKHARA”.
H.M.S Pallar left this afternoon for the Percadores, with instructions to do whatever seems necessary with regard to the burial of bodies recovered from the Bakkara and Normand. The thanks of the community, and especially of relatives and friends of those las, must be accorded to Governor Robinson and Commodore Palliser for this humane act.. i
Tax agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com | EXTENSIVE : SEIZURE OF OPIUM. pany has courteously arranged that the Com- pany's new steamer Pers, the pioneer ship of the large liners to be built in the Fax West, may be inspected by the public to-morrow after noca, from a to s p.m.
A WATER POLICE “FIZZLE,"
Joseph de Romulo, oplum godown-keeper to Satron, Sans & Co, for the past 30 years, ald he was la charge of all the oplum kept in the godowns. There are 40 bally in each chest of Pins, divided into two ilers of 20 balls each. The interstices in the chests are filled with dried peppy leaves. Oplum la sever packed in the way in which the opium la Court is done up.
Crass-eximlard-All 'I speak of is resp cling my knowledge of M-sus. Sassoon's godowas Sometimes when oplum is sold the dried poppy leaves are left in cur godown. Sometimes customers label each ball before taking delivery.
Inspretor Mackie, re-called, said the cargo- boat when seized was 600 yards off the Fraya.
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(White followed a crurie which is always found | section) là opening the procce:lings, said that it to spoil the game. We weed furgest instead: was now universally admitted that what wa 5-"Come to-morrow," or Pawn shirt or white called the Stiver Question "Bad reached a stage may even more to Japan followed by Black-t which the most serious injury was being in. extradition warrants. Some players now adop flicted upon British trade with all the Eastern at the fil h move the Night Fianchetto." Any silver-using countries. It had, therefore, been of these would be better than what White did, felt by the comml tee of the East India and, Chian Tride Section of the Ch mher that the which is never played now.) 6-Spect to Tart. Tart takes Spect.
section ought to consider the subject. It was not improbable that the divergence of views (Interesting position.)
which existed outside might to some extent de 7-Ticket to Singapore. Bailiff takes warrant. | refle ten there. But he would wish to express R-Speet takes sampan, Sampin takes trunks. the hope that those wh too part in the di cus
Bailiff taker Speet, sion might show that they appreciated the guest. 9-Speet takes leave.
gray ly of the subject. He wuld call on Mr. Macandrew, who had ki diy undertaken to introduce the su' j ́ct and to make a mo'lon.
(White delayed this more too long) ro-Judge takes evidence, Castles tepide.
It would seem that this is not the orthodox castling, since though Black made the move it ta white who is now in the castle. This course has often been followed recently, and his bien called the "Chokey Piano," or Rook's game White now wishes to retire, but cannot, nor che be open out.)
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PassengerS BOOKED FOR
CHINA,
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from Marseilles, October goth-To Shanabal
Per Mengerles Mautimes steamer Yarra, Mrs. Edgar. To Hongkong: Mr and Mrs. Ackroyd, Mr. and Mrs. Lachal, Master Lochal, Mr. Edgar, Mr. G. Wrencke, Mr. A. E. Skeel.
Per Mesingerles Maritimes steamer Yangisa, from Marseilles, November 13th-To Hong- kong: Colonel Macdonald. Mr. T. Windsor, Me and Mrs. Dawson and two children.
obj ct of the amended ordinance is. The move. mean of opium means transport of it from one plice to another be fore prohibited hours.
His Worship-Supposing I had not time to
Par P. and O. steamer Sutlf, from London, get to my destina lon! Where does the Ordin October 6th-To Yakahams; Miss Andrrcs, ance show that the movement must be cot-Miss Vigers, To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. R. pleted?
L. Richardson.
Mr.Johnson.in.reply.sald that he could only go on quoti:g the Ordinance.
Mr. Dennys sald he didn't see he could add much to what his Worship had cald. It was unreasonable to say his client was bound to Arrive at bis destination before 6 p.m.-the Ordinance and is schedule did not set forth anything of the kind.
His Worship fail to see there has been any offence against the law. The case is dis- missed, but the opium will be retained until the prosecution have had the usual time granted for appeal.
Per P. and O. steamer Arcadia from London, Oct. 14To Yokohama :-Mr. E...A. Bird, Mrs. Brent, Miss Moss, Te Shanghai: Mrs. Runcle, Mr. C. Cornford, Mias Cornford Rev. and Mrs Steveas and child-n, Miss Stevens, Te Hongkongs Mr. and Mrs. Sandeman, Miss J. E Clarke, Miss I. Clarke, Miss Bushell, Misi Fletcher, Miss Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Lethbridge and two infants, Mr. H. F. V. Oltham, Liest Hon, F. C. B. Addington, R.N., Miss Hankin, Mise Hook, Miss Burroughs, Misi Lee, Mis Marshnil, Miss Lloyd, Mrs Dalrymple, Mr. T. Patterson, Mr. Faga From Bandish-To Hongkong: Mr. and Miss Crawford.
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Mr. Jares, Macandrew then prop sed the A NAVAL Correspondent writes to the L. & C.
resolution given in ou list best vid sätä jose The East India and China Trade S-ction had, press-At the present moment, exclusive of tho ships whose relief has already been
as individuals, necessarily had their attention closely directed to the questions which had arlien publicly announced as arranged for, there are 14
out of the serious fail that had taken place in vessels whose crews have been absent from
the Eastern exchanges, The question reduced England for three years and over, including the
itself ora of currency. Half the metallio Hyacinth, Pigmy. Plover, and Redpoli. The
(White is badly checket, and somehow there chculating medium the world constated, Emerald was recommissioned at Bermuda in April, 1889; so the probability is that even in the
Mr. Johnson-My cue is that the oplum Insa, here is no mate for hisia, sestrange to roughly speaking, of gold and balf of silver. It eveal of ber being relieved shortly ber crew will question had not re ched its destination. It of Fool's Mate, mads all the worse by the fichasing regard to the immense devipment of there is no for him. This to a variety was obviously a matter of the highest importance THE China Navigation Co.'s well known havebeen absent from home for about four years, was in process of being moved after 6 that his Queen is gone. It cannot be called at
Such a state of things is both cruel and unneces-p.m. contrary to the ordinance. If the
Internailor al, commerce during the last quarter sary, and it is nothing less than scandalous that oplum had gone in the West Point factory
of a century that these two media should bear officers and men should be exiled from their it would have been all right. It might have
some definite relation to erch other. When this families for such a long period. We, the richest remained a long time and then goodness knows
was absent commercial transactions In digiunt countries were rrduc d to a species of gambling, country in the world, are the only nation that what would have been done with it. The
for mo shipper could guess how the factor or the vontures to trest Its sailors in such a fashion object of the ordinance was to prevent the opium
vata of ex-hange between silver-gud gold might example of other tavles, and, whenever pracil been possible to have got down to Pit Lam in ball
to that the market for his shipments might be Surely some effort can be made to follow the
from being moved in the dark. It would have
sand six months, or even one month, fu advance, -- cable, relleve ships' crews.every two year
an hour, but for some reason the man in
financially affected by an entirely changed con There is no doubt abt it that long commis.
charge stopped and made fast to a junk.
dilon of things long before the goods to be dealt slons are the case of the Navy, and do more
Theets show the opium was packed in vry
with had arrived or could be wild. Exchange harm to the happiness and esprit de corps of j'a
suspicious manner, and it la well known what the
thus become a governing element in prices personnel than all the other evils they suffer from combined.
hardly inferior, to the operation of the ordinary law of supply and demand in determining the value of the merchandise. He had no deübt it #uld be the opinion of that section that the fixity of the relative values of gold and silver, or a near approach thereto, was of much greater. cena quen to the commercial and financial community than the actual rates which might by common consent be adapted... Opinion would, differ to the end as to whether the price of silver should properly stand as an International range. ment at 6od, or at 30f, perez, mɛasured in gold, or at some intermediate figure.”. The s could be no difference of epiolan, however, among those engaged in commerce that the attainment of ome ratio which would be established with the view of making the exchanges approximately constant was an obj;ct admitted, by all to be desirable, il it could be found practicable. The question being che of currency and coinage it Was the proper function of the Government of this country both for themselves and for the Government of India to determine, with the xssistance of the ik fied expert knowledge which they could ermmand, what practical steps ought to be taken to altain the desired erd, and what Fer P. and O. steamer Rome, from Louden, would be the effect of the requisite allendant. Oct. 18.-To Yokohama: Mrs. Kirker, Miss changes in the legal tend r both at home and la Scorel, Mrs. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Prok, Miss the. Esit... Up to be present time Gorerament Catati, Mr. H. Roxburgh. To Koté: Mr. G.-D. had dose no hing. The only practical measure" Pakenham, To Soanghal: Dr. Wakon, Mie that has been yet propounded outside of a gold Thornborough, Dr. Gillison, Miss J. S, Clarke, currency for India (which) in any cone would be Mias Snell, Miss W. A. Thompson, Miss a costly and parbapa a doubitul remedy), isa Casewell, Miss G. Smith, Mr. Chas Dowdall, recurrence to the double standard, making both Dr. and blin. Han, Miss Harris, Mia gold and silver a legal tender.. This it bad been. M. Harris, Mr. C. F. Bloom, Mr. J. E. proposed to affect by an interactio al agreement ja kebaum, Mr. A. Hektrand, Mr. A. R. in which the leiding countries of Eur pe, and Bergling, Mr. Macarthon. Camenn, Mr. Chai America would be invited to jain, and it was Thomson, Mr. H. E. Ford, Mr. L. Jones, M. hoped that such an agreement might be the W. Emslie To Hongkong: Mrs. A. B. John-issue of the approaching conference. son and three children, Rex. G. Williams, Misa
Governmentauid not semain indifferent, in.ths. Curling, Miss Paralow. Rev. and Mrs. G. W. existence of evils which touch it so very closely, Coultas; Rev. Hi C. Koix Rev. G.-H. Davis, and • mea epwillingness to face the situation
.་ Miss Bosanquet, Miss Huhold, Mrs. Harvey, would certainly not testify any capacity Miss A. Hunt,. Mr. and Mr. Corcoran and for successfully dealing in them. The section children, Mr. Cuthbert, Mr. McLennan, Mr. did not put forward the double standard as Gilmoor, Mr. Helt, Mr. McLeod, Mrs Wilcox, a perfect and unfailing remedy for the evils Mr. Wilcox, Jun, Mr. M. G. Stewart, Miss Molt, which had become so, prominent. The case, Mrs. Burton and two children, Mrs. M. Stewati perhaps, admitied of no such remedy, for it and children, Mr. McLeod," Mr. and Mrs. E. might be conceded that chcumstances had
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and infanti changed a good dal since fixay of the compara Per P. exception of one which was marked 3943 Insterd of 5343 then towed the cargo-boat to Bank
October 28th.-To Yokohama: Mr. and Mrs. C.
and not the exception. But they earnestly Cons. Whaifand gave instructions for theremoval of the Eve's daughters led blm astray. A charmlog|| Putnam, Misses Putoams - Mr. and Mrs. Badd:|tended that the double standard was calculated eplum to the Central Station store-room, and and distinguished lady, one of the "ch-no-we- and chilid."
to provide a material alleviation of the evils. then took the defendant to the Water Police never-mention-em's," was seized with a mad,
He thought the, resolution which he had put Station at Kowloon and charged him with re-consuming overwhelming desire 10 elope
before them, was one to which any of those pre- moving the opium after dark. He was soon
with him. He always was extremely popular
sent might saf:ly give their adhesion, although bailed out, for $500, by an employe of the Oplam with the fair xas Old Man Stanley Farmer. I eximined on the 14th one chest and the rest of the Awfuls know. So Per P, and O. steamer Ballhardt from furre it was open to the abjection that it did not prescribe any definite course for the Govern marked 85/43 which contained two mat bags, the poor misguided female from No. 46 (London, November 10th-To Y(Kohama: Miss ment to follow, but he hoped the discussion each bag containing 5 pickuges of 4 balls each we are rightly informed) undertook to get || B. Frere. To Shangbai; Mrs McCracken? To - would be on rather wider llocs than those fudli. of Patna opfum. The chest contained obim out of the Colony. She did not undertake Hoogkong:-Mr-and-Mu. R_P_Lelph-Mr-ard | cated in the resolation, balls, in all. I examined the other chests to settle with His creditors-and that's where Mesa, W. M. Goodman, Me, and Mis. Halchieon Mr. W. Patterson seconded Mr. MacAndrew's:
We have to record. the death of Major-General Sir Thomas Townsend Pears. KC.B., which occurred on the 7th Inst. In his 84th year, During the Chinese Campaign of 1940-42 he commanded the Engineer force, and was promoted to Brevet-Major..
THE naval transport Tamar is expected to come -out about the first-week in Derember with relief. crews for the Caroline, Mercury. Pigmy, Rad pole, Plover, and Alacrily, which are to be recommissioned here, unless the two Stralis vessels pick up their men at Singapore, At the Regular Meeling of Perseverance Lodge of Hongkong, No. 1165,"held last night, the following officers were elected by ballot for the chsuing year
Wor. Master G. L.. Tomlin, S.W. Treasurer .......................H. W. Robertson. Tyler .................). R. Grimble. THE-French-Journal-Official-ħas-published decice ordering a Universal Exposition of Arts and Manufactures to be opened in Paris, May 5th, 1900, It would seem from this announcement that France bas decided to have a universal exposition every eleven years, fr there was one in 1857, 1878 and 1889. The decree states that the exposition of 1900 will be fully representative of the art and philo- sophy of the nineteenth century.
LIEUT. COLONEL and Staff Paymaster Henty Burke, late 55th Regiment and Army Pay Department, has died at Mutley, Plymouth, aged sixty-nine. This officer served with the 55th Regiment là Chloa (medal), and was present at the taking of Amoy, the second capture of Chusan, occupation of Ningpe, repulse of the night a'tick on Chinhal, expedition to You You up the Ningpo river, taking of Chapoo, and operations in the Woosang and Yangtze river,
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At the Magisiracy this morolog Wong Ng, a servant, appeared on remand before Mr H.E. Wodehouse to answer to the charge of removing to chests of Patna oplum after pro bibited hours in the waters of the Colony, con trary to provisions of Section 6 of the Ordinance of 1891. Mr. A, B. Johnson, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and Mr. H.L. Dennys defended.
Inspector Mackie said-On the 11h 1 went on duty in the harbour, In police laurch, A few minutes past 7 p.m.leit. Kowloon and steered down the central fairway. When near Jardine's western buoy I saw a small cargo-boat made last aster of a large trading junk. The cargo-boat was not under way at the time, but was beginning to move hauled up alongside the cargo-boat and boarded her with sergeant Niven and some ukongs. I saw the defendant and three men on board the boat. The defendant was aitting on some oplum. I asked defendant, through interpreter, for permit bad was given the permits produced. (Put in' and marked A. and B.)
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His Worship Did you quite understand 4X6 conversation?
Witness-No, not altogether. Mr. Johnson-The interpreter will be called later on.
Continuing,I found the marks and numbers on 13 chests on bonid corresponded with the
THE VANISHING ACT.
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THE FLYING Dutchman. Some six months ago a distinguished 'Dutch- man with a quase stern and a double chin came up from Batavia, where he was reported to poses immense properties. On the strength of this, Hongkong Society at once took him into its husum. He socn.become a prominent oraa ment of thalu, even more promiloent (as to exparse of waist) than Suidter. He was sought after everywhere, being a most elegant and accom plished gealus; he could sing like an angel, with a really beautiful tenor voice? ha played billiards better than any man in the Colony, and in this way made a good many dollars, until people fought shy of him; he was a brilliant chess player is reported by the "liuile bhids" that he was responsible for the copanctuality of the fupreme Court one day when Rajah Francit trike loose; but that's another story)-and though as a matter of polley be sometimes lei people beat him, we are prepared to put money on him against any other chess man in the Colony, bar ourselves. This is genuine.
But there was a mystery bout him. Homay have been a Baron, or a K da-Printz, but stiil be never seemed to do anything much. Nobody could make out what he was here for. He was
Per P. and O. steamer Peninsular, from London, Oct. ar-From Brindisi, Oct. 30.-To Hongkong: Mr. Stolterfaht. Frem G008. THngkong : Mr. and Mrs, P. J. Maralą, Miss Marais,
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marks and numbers given on the primia, with Efinally challenged one day, and made to give Sha O toimer, Clyde, from Ldadan, | Live values of go d and sliver had been the rule
bis word of honour not to do the "Vanishing Act," Good old honour i
leaving for Singapore yesterday, the Chelydra
Per P, and O. steamer Ordintal, from Landon, November 4th.-To Yokohama Miss Fawn Miia Sogdon. To Hongkong: Mr. E. F. Griswold,
THE demand for sheep in Edinborgh cannot hand found they contained the same quietly the game went wrong. Two steamers were and child. To Hongk mg 1° Rerland Mrs. 3. Cmation. It was well known that he was a bl
of opium, which was packed in the same manner as the drug la the first chest inspre ed. The package produced is one of the packages I refer to. It was taken from chest No. 8158, which I examined on the rgth instrut
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and the Borneo. She went on one, and he was Per P. and O. steamer Australia, London,alist, and be did not think he red give any
Telegraph.deian
he Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1892.
TELEGRAM'S.
THE COLUMBUS ELEBRATIONS.
MADRID, November 3rd. The disturbances fa Granada cansed by the Lucen belog unable to attend, an arranged, at the Centenary festivilles, have at last been put down.
Four Mialsters, including those of War and Justice, were to have gone to Granada to-day, bat refrained, lest the troubles should ba renewed.
THE U. 3. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
LONDON, November 14th. An extra session of Congress, to deal with the tariff question, will probably be held shortly after President Cleveland's Instalment,
The Democratic party is likely to have control
of both House [Reuter has not yet fuformed us of the result of
the election.]
LOCAL AND GENERAL. H.M.S. Imbiriruse went into dock yesterday for somewhat extensivo repairs.
very active just now if we are to judge by the and C. Express report of a sale which was made at Oliver's auction mart in that city a low daya since. A sheep was put up for sale in the usual manner, and there was no bid. The auctioneer asked if anybody would offer a shilling, but there was no response, and a well- known buyer haring, in jest, made the hard- some bid of one penny, became the owner of the desplied mutton. MAJOR-GENERAL Francis Morley, of Marrick Parks, Richmond, Yorkshire, who recently died at Scarborough at the age of fifty-five, served in the campaign of 1860 in Chlas with the Buffs, and was present at the action of Sinho and the inking of Tongka and the inner Taka Fort, receiving the medal with clasp. During the operations in the Malay Peninsula in 1875 be took part to the attack on the camp at Qolla Kangan in the expedition against the villages of Lunzuo, and commanded an Independent force of the Buffs and 1st Goorkhas on the left bank of the Perak River, which captured a stockade. two guns, and two war-gongs, for which he
·nceived a second medal.
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TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS. Inward. Lennox ..........................steamer, from moji, Salasi.****
» Marseilles. Nerior ...inim.
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Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. L. Grangurs. go on the other, and meet her in Singapore. November 15th-For Shingha Mr. C. S. Foor gfill
Champness, Mr. C. Grat, Mr. P. Dempsey, Mr. He's in the asylum now. He over the W. A. Tatchell, Mr. D. Entwistle, To: Heng Hongkong Hotel for a few months board, kong: two Misses Murray, From Brindisi," mot to mention chlis ; of his debts outside we❘ December 45.—To Hongkong: Mis G. Mitchell- know nothing, and hope he has none, for with | Innes, Mrs. F. Henderson............ all his faults we rather 1ke him, The Hotel pople got wind of bis intended flight, and though they could hardly believe that such a substantial man would try to vanish, they took precautions, and lay low.
CHOLERA IN HAMBURGUE
To the Cout.-All the bails of oplum produced are labelled. When the launch stopped, the small bost moved about 40 yards for her inalde. When first sighted" It was not under way, and we were about 15 yards from It I cannot say whether the cargo-boat was attached to the junk or not. It about 5 or 6fect, possibly more, astern of the junk. It was dark so I could not see much. The oplam was in the open hold of the cargo-boat. There was nomine Only he didn't get aboard. His baggage. It may interest you and your readers who do deck over the hold.
In reply to his Worship Mr. Dennys said he did not wish to cross-examine the wliness,
Chinese Detective sergeant $91, attached to Kowloon district; said he was with the last witness on the night in question in a Trusch, About spposite Bonham Strand he saw A cargo-bost lying astera of a junk It did not appear to be moving at the time, but after the lanach passed it commenced to move. The launch went alongside the cargo-boat and with the Inspector and a European Sergeant he, boarded her. Witnessaw the defendant there and asked him who he was. In reply the defendant stated he was the servant of the Oplam Farmer. Witness asked "where are you taking the oplum ?" He sald--"going to the westro factory." Witness asked him-Why don't you go on " and be replied "I am awaiting my master's orders". Defendant gare Witness the two permits predeced. Witners told him it was after prohibited hours and the defendant sald- "I don't know, I'm awaiting my masie's orders." Witness took the eplum from Bank wharf to the Central Station,
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"Once aboard the lugger and the gruri is got to Pedder's Wharf, and he was just saying farewell to a few ether Dutchmen, when Bailiff Howell, and his Assistant, Brother Brown, drifted down on him, and a collision ensued He of the Square Sicia was quite grieved, and apologised deply for the accident to his word of honours the dollar was so low that he thought Tucker would not want any of it. After a little quiet interchange of confidences, Mynheer Neerlander went to see His Lordship,
These two chess. Aeling Justice Palleck champions agreed that it was a fine day, and that Hongkong was a lovely place, and that Victoria Gaol was a handsome building. Ultimately the debtor's ward was favoured with an increase of population.
Since als removal to the Queen's Hotel, my hear has occupied bimself in his favourite amusements-singing, billiards, and cheas. He sings an adoptation of Pinaforei
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The merry, merry Balliff, -The merry, morty Bailiff Sing hey I the merry Bailiff and the Tart
them (and the Tart)
I'll never see the angel in Batavia, For Pollock bat upset the apple-ca12." He also whites the weary hours away sloging the Mikado's fearful condemnation of the billiard find, about playing for all eternity "on a cloth antese, with a twisted coe, and elliptical bullard balls." He.now realises that he did not break
Nigposteamer, for Shanghal Namea „...............ábia
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Kwok Akau, owner of cargo-boat. No. goo, said---I remember the evening of the Pescadores. Aggregating 7,367 tons, register.
Inst. My boat was abreast of Victoria Hotel when the defendant came and engaged my WRITING to the Penang Gausite under date the boat to carry, as he said, is chests of opium 3rd instant, Teluk Auson correspondant saya: to the Pit Lam, which is at the west end of
"A buge boa-constrictor, measuring about the colony. At 5.5 that evening the oplam away well I made 21
22 feet in length, was brought to Teluk Anson was brought on board the boat and after the yesterday from Bata in the Kaula Kangas defendant gave the word at 5.30. p.m., we set district. The monster's girth was something sail down the harbour. Having a clock on board enormous, and naturally there were anxious I am able to fix the timas. When we were as far enquiries amongst the spectators as to the as Bonhain Strand it was 6 pm, and we ma do cause of its abnormal dimension, The Malays, fast, in accordance with the defendant's request, who had caught the boa asleep, said that to the stern of junk until 7 p.m. Af tiger had been to their, kampong and that time it was blowing fresh and there being devoured buffalo (not being sure whether junk just astern of my boat I let go the Jurk to
THE P.&O. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Shanghaf left
Bombay yesterday, for this port.”...... ADMIRAL Fremantle is expected back hem in the Alacrity about the sih December,
MR. J. J. FRANCIS, Q.C. and Mrs. Francis left for Shanghal in the Salants this afternoon. THE new Siamese yacht cruiser Mens Chakkre left Leith on the 12th ulto, on her voyage to Stam,
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the cart and the driver had shared the which I was made fart and held on to another. same fate or not), after which the reptile had fast at that time, after making fast to the other embraced the tiger and swallowed the lat. Junk, a police launch came alongside and I was This statement taxed our credulity very much, boarded by police officers. I don't know, why and we waited patiently for the result, when the defendant asked me to lie to astern of the was found that the brute had actually swallowed jank at 6 p.m. a whole pigs about 4 feat in length, and its digestive organs being impaired, It lay down to 'sleep and was féaught napping,
Cross-examined—I was engaged to take the topium to. Fu Zam, West Point When told to mals fast to the stern of the junk 1 knew she
A gentleman lately resident In. writes as from Hamburg as follows
notice German pip za to know that sccording to to-day's official publication the statistics of the Cholera victims are as follows'vis s since August nothadong papela CUPTORIA AD
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reason for seconding the motion after what hid been aid by Mr. Macındrew.
Mr. Mowatt cordially agreed with the terms of the resolution proposed, That an inquiry- "was desirable was, he thought, admitted on all bands, and it was recessary for those e gaged hoped the resclus tion would ba
Jargely in ipimously,..
Mr. Gulland, thought it was admitted that the question was not so much one of State value as one of International value, and 'ther
befag the diffully was to trive at standard value. He thought I was taken se aty accepted as om that it was not desirable in any business to interfere with market values. The plan which had suggested itself to his mind was this s All sliver producing countries to-day could determine their market value for silver That being the case, it would, be föribd inferna. tional Convention about to assemble to fix upon gatandard of yalus. for bullion;;/ Suppose that it (should be fixed at, the old; standard sfidos, për er will that standard allow orch allver-prodom ing State to exercise such a control over the shipments of bullion from its own conary or its “imports that, in all, sliver exports the" valos esch imported parcel should be increased by a Government duty to the bar välde determined by the Convention? That would at once bring liver bullion to a parity of value everywhere, The chief 1x/cutive Committee collected to could not circulate between one country and another oherwise, than tpgn, iscagulsed date la cask M2 454.433.35 apart from gifts in tandard of value. At the same time the profit: kind, and besides them are several other Combich wruld aeciae
accrue to the silver producing coops. mittees who have received goodly sums for diaribistionon thy
Total...17861'!
The deaths smeenting to way 1 percent of an estimated pepulation of 600,000
7 send you a paper giving abaya statistics."
THE SILVER QUESTION.
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We briefly recorded in our last fange that a well-attended meeting of the East India and China Trade section of the London Chamber of Commerce was held on the 6th Inst. for losing hazard, and the purpose of considering the silver, ques put on too much side without having enough tion and its bearing on Eastern trade screw, so that instead of geting off the red he and whether any representation akosin got himself into the pocket-spot, barred. He Phone present were 2-Mr. H. M. Matheson (who is now in bulk and has lost his cue.
He played While in the following combins occupied the chais), Messrs: G. F. Mewburn, W.
Paterson, E. Grouter, Wm. Colclough tion chess game t
Macandrew, Isaac Batter, G. Gulland, E.. WHITE.
Batt, S... Graillan, Henry G. Hayter, Owen E Hayler, Thos. Scott, A. Harvey, E. Gülman, 1 Henderson, J. Howard: Gwyther D. Andrew. W. F. Sidis J. Whittal, T.E. Wilson, W. Mi Macaulay. M. Ryrie, J. Macgregor, F. Hodg, Jackson, JH. Norman, R, W. Manson G. W. Manion, G, WRichardson, Cardross Grant, W. J. Thompson, Junt., A. Zimmermaand,
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try would boa national profit, not intodividual's and at the same time, the mining Interests of! the State would still receive the market vaine of their complodity, whatever ik it might be, la the: 'country in which it was produced, sm
Mr. Whittall had no off a fon to the serpla tion, although it struck film as being inoppor
Things were quiet at present, and the effect might to only to renew uneasiness and distrust. The Government was moving in the matier, and was, to be repletanted at the loter national conference which was abonly to to zo took any action in the matter they rught to write place, and he thought that before the Chamber and see it some refolt was not likely to be of val by the convention. The Indian Gover smont good standard or the closing of the minta Instead were pressing them for two alternatives, father a of any such step as that being a bene to thems as "merchaöts trading with the Easy It would be very detrimental, as it would fill farther. derpreciate the value of silver and lace China, the Siralis, and the Far East as it yan called, in
very anfavourable position.
Mr. JH Norman thought it wild be predent to psas such a resolution, for it was exceedingly C. Paterson, M. Mowat, W. Impside, and/Wi| Tempersie. It had been stated that the whor Keswick wa
Pond of itäs Kast - Indian irada, was injured in cole Mr. Hugh Matheson čitle) chairman of the manenos of the state of the exa) langat). He war