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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1892.
THE Canadian Paci6c Railway Ca's Royal mallTHE Air reports that a column of troops steamer Empress of india left Yokohama yester band of brigande reheating towards China. operating near That-khe was sent to intercept a day afternoon, for Vancouver.
The soldiers found the enemy eatly enough ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission seven privates ned a sergent were killed, and steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside the pirates passed on unchecked. have always made good GINGER vessels hoisting code pennant C. between 9 and
10.30 am, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to MRS. CAINDOWN (o modiste), "You now under
expect it to be the most conspicuous object at the ball"
ants to allow me to allp my cable. I was account, use filthy language, Mahomet Japhet not ordered off the junk and did not, on that pushed me off the junk into the water. No one called out to me-"Beat the black devils" We had no struggle prior to the stabbing. The knife was about seven Inches long or two fingers wide, I was and one defendant's finger that produced the cut on my forehead,
Re-examined After I first went alongside the schooner the other boats were moved ahead and when they came back it was their additional moerings that fouled my cable,
By the Coun-My junk was never between the other two junka.
about "the American girls." being seized with "misapprehensions" and raving- That accounts for Arnot becoming to affable,
ALE, and we are now making the best. at the IT o'clock service, returning about ra,jop.m, Stand how I with the robe to be made.. I shall and cut with a knife. It was of thering on the Banconsfield, his pair of beaution, performed as exciting tiger-hunt near Hung hos, cading la
various exhibitions and competitions in Londen and elsewhere, GINGER ALE made by the formula we now use has won 3a Prixe MEDALS and CERTIFICATES of MERIT.
AT the Magistracy this morning Mr. H. E. Wodehouse opened an Inquiry into the cream- stances of the recent conflagration to Queen's Road. Nothing of importance transpired and the Inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday morning, the talb,
We are glad to hear that Staff-Sergeant Tennant In 1800. competed and won against FOUR of is making strangements to gives repetition of the most famed Belfast makers.
the grand Assault-at-Arms which electrified a Hongkong audience on the and inst. Next Saturday will prehably be the date Bxed for this really genuine trent,
The Analyst's report 1- "It is of unexceptionally good quality."
"Particularly pleasant to the taste." "Decidedly tonic and sustaining."
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"In every respect most satisfactory,"
ARTHUR HILL HASSAL, M.D.
The ideal temperance beverage.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., L.
Victoria Dispensary, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 17th October, 1892..
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The old saying, "istance lends enchantment to the view," has been paraphrased by the German comic paper Fliegende Blatter as follows: "We look upon the past ** better than was, the present as worse than it is, and the future as more beautiful than it will be,”
Tux boxing tournament under the suspices of the Victoria Recreation Club didn't come off last night, several of the "brufters" being unavoidable absent. Mr. C. Robinson.. Mr. Warke and Mr. B. Taylor were amongst thore who came up to time, but nothing was done.
to the French papers the young ACCORDING to the Crown Prince of Germany is in the habit of A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, using as a target for his platól practice an Image of a French infantryman, and it is said have just received
that he recently asked his father if he would not be permitted after his promotion to a lleutenancy to fire at a Russian officer 1-
THL Hoo, G. Curzon, under-secretary of State. for India during the last Administration, has been Inspecting the Hongay and Rebto coal mines, and is now travelling through Annam.--The Courrier says that "the accession of the Gladstone Ministry has given him plenty of
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THE Bonita returned to Shanghai on the sad Inst. in tow of the Syren.. During the time the Bonita was at anchor, the steamer Tatyisk made several attempts to rescue those on, board, and stayed by her a night and a day. Captain Popp, who was on board the Bonita, finally decide to recommend the Talyich to proceed on her voyage.
THE quarrels between M. de Länesian, Governor- Gentral, and General Reste, commander-la- chief of French Cochin-Chins, grow daily worse. Each accuses the other of deliberate decelt in sending despatches for political and personal endi. Meantime, while these two watch-dogs anal, the pirates and brigands are enjoying
themselves.
Modiste. "Yes, madame, It shall be so. One little point as to the covering of the arm and bosom,"
Mr. Caindown, "Oh, as to that, it is imms terial. I will leave it to your own indiscretion, OWING to the incleniency of the weather the latrepid siroman, Mexican William," was phliged to postpone bis projected visit to cloud. and, fixed for 4 pin food hour, when the will be admitted grass, but a collection public will be
will be made at the doors after the opera is over that neue who assist the plucky balloonist on his journey will be able to say that they paid for puffin. As the enclosure at Causeway Bay will not accommodate more than 1200 people those who want to get a good seat bad better be on the spot as near. 3.30 p.m. us possible.
MR: Henry Irving tells the following Dublin experience in a recent number of the London Strand Magazines-
Many years ago I was playing in Dublin. I was suddenly called upon to undertake a beary part, the actor who was cast for it having been taken. In those days your gallery boy was a much greater controversialist than he is now. mean, if a couple of gallery friends were separated they thought nothing of holding conversation across the house while the play was to progress. Well, I made my first entrance. Is that himmels ? shouted one youth to
another,
"No," came the reply; them is the young man's clothes. They'll shove him out later,"
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A TONKIN TIGER-HUNT. The
"Avenir publishes a description of an the death of three tigers. Resident that three tigers had established thems The villagers of Di-nao had informed the elves in business near the village, among houses and farms scattered about a dense forest and every day pigs, goats, and other movables were feloniously appropriated by the tigers. It was no longer safe to work in the words, to cara a ilvlog.
Accordingly, a strong corral was built round 24 hours for-tors and fire crackers were kept where the tigers had their head quarters, and for golog incessantly, so as to persuade the tigers not to come too near the working parties.
plak of condition. The great horse-traluce's for a loud autburst of applause which was, appearance in the mysle, circle was the signat irrespective of other testimony, evidence that this clever and gentlemanly showman's popularity here is quite on a par with the universal esteem in which he is held wherevas he has been. To say that Gladstone" and well as any of Hengler's pets would be but faint any trained horses that we have ever seen-and praise for the fact is that they excel in education that is not a few. In his "Three Nations" act young Frank Harmston elicited constant applause and a richly deserved ancora was demanded. The Feeley Family are, of course, a very con- spicuous feature of the performances and Mr. Mr. R. Fraser-Smith-I know the complainant Harmston is to be congratulated on enlisting is a wallor at present in my employ. On the their services for they are so perfect in their called at my offices whit :wo other men who are comicallves and acrobatic feats that they alone afternoon of Tuesday the 6th the complaisant parts and so clever in alltheir thousand-and-one also employed at the wreck. He had been could keep a floor-to-ceiling audience in good bleeding from the forehead and had a cat on hamour the night through. In their "Comic ene of his hands. His face was stained with Globe" act Dan and Tom Feeley are im- The whole section of woodland where the on guest blood. He had also two bruises mense, especially Dan, who manipulates the tigers lived was that enclosed in a mere co on one of his ankles. Tho wound on the fort brush with the skill of a Royal Academician about ten fest high, of bamboo and brushwood head was superficial-not, deep and about
and the sang froid of M. Freycinet on the eve closely interwoven. The tigers no doubt listened The of the ever-memorable dual with the "fake" with great interest to these preparations, Next three-quarters of an inch in length. man complained to me shout being assaulted. It popular leader Boulanger, who played the day at 7am., the Vice-Resident and staff came did not look like a wound caused by a blow with hoodlum in France fox so long and to the place, with many other of the inhabitants, a ring. I took the man to Inspector Mackle at the Water Police Station at Tsim-tsa-isol, and Brussels. Great, however, as these two artistsfying bridge of bamboos through the tree tops "crossed the Border" beside his fiances in In less than an hour the nimble Aunumites built- than we boarded the junk and the defendants were with the globe they were even a greater into the middle of the enclosure, so as to scare were identifiad,
bit" with the chairs, assisted by their accom-the tigers from their dea and drive them towards Cross-examined by Mr. Grist--The ring, pro-pilsbed brother Willke. Their jetts, anties and the narrow exit. This work was most logentcurly duced could not, in my opinion, have caused by-play were so indescribably funny that all executed, at considerable risk, as may be ima such a cut, unless it were a sharp blow we can do is to advise those who have not yet gined. From this rampension bridge the downwards-not by an ordinary straight blow, seen them to avail themselves of the first Annamites, climbing and skipping aloft like f hit hard enough, the knife I saw would bare opportunity to do so. The whole of the accom penetrated the man's brain. There have been plished Feeley family came out in the "Doable into the dense jungle beneath; while at the cats or monkeys, thrust long polated bamboom no disturbancea with the Chinese on the junks Ladders" scene but I have had discussions with Mr. Wilkinson unquestionable sail by their grace, style and same time all the devices of Oriental music's earned constant and were utilised to terrify the animals into flight.. about the salvage. The Chinese crews of all long-continued applause. Towards the close At last a splendid full-grown tiger sprang out the boats were on good terms until the black of the first part of the programme Maden and met a shower of bullets from every alde, men appeared on the scene.
alsalle La Blonde appeared in the arena which soon finished him. The other two fought the schooner Mantiara, lying near the Dunmail and astonished the audience by her per appeared like a flask among the brushwood, Franz Mitchell I am employed on board mounted on a magnificent milk-white stead shy of the ambuscade; they appeared and dix rock. On the 6th a Chinaman named Aft was formances on the animal's bare back, skip and tried desperately to escape by the back assaulted by the two defendants," between a and ping, jumping through hoops and over banners door but at last they had to come out and be 3 pm. when attempting to clear his cable which with a grace and apparent ease that mark her killed. The three tigers measured 2.40 metres was foul of their moorings. Mahomet Japhet,färatas one of the cleverest artistes that ever entered (about ten feet) each, from tip of snout to tip of defendant, made a rush at the complainant, held her professlan. That this universal favourite tall. They appeared to be all about the same him by the neck and drew a kolfo from the region was recalled goes without the saying and that age. The reward of $za per head has been of his waist, while the other defendant left the abe treated her admirers to one of her inimitable pald to the villagers, who are highly pleased.* stone-boat and hit Afu with a stick. After step-dances may also be taken for granted. This is "Le, Sport," stabbing the man he was thrown overboard by Gilbarto, the dashing bare-back hurricane hurdle" his asiallants. He was picked up by the rider performed not only astonishing fents with schooner's crew, bleeding a little from his fate his trusty steed hat also went through a number head. I am positive it was Mahomet Japhet of difficult marconvres on the horizontal who had a knife in his possession and assaulted barn with SignorBysack, one of the finest the.complainant with it.
gymnasts oftheday, Inhis "Bounding Jockey "act George Harmaton fairly brought the house down and his great leap on to the horse's back while in full gallop resulted in his recall at the close of his plucky performance. The Queen of the Air," Malle, Adelias, followed the champion jockey and proved her right to the title she had Towards the close of the performance our old bestowed on her in Europe some years since. friend Robert Love stepped into the arena and indistinguished statesman, is announced. one of his inimitable neat speeches thanked the public for their liberal patronage and expressed the hope that it would be extended to the Colony. Although encored to the echo the speaker proprietors throughout their brief season in the could not be induced to return but he sent in Madam Denny, John the coachman, Woodward the ringmaster, one of the Feeley brothers and a couple of fine horses all of whom went through just before the strains of "God Save the Queen" antics that sent the audience into fits of laughter warned them that the hour for all good people would have to come again another night if they wanted to see any more.
Cross-examined-I have been ar
days
on board the schooner. Sometimes the Chinese growl a good deal, but there was no fighting, While I have been on board the schooner I have not seen any pigs of lead taken from the junks and put on board the schooner There complainant. I saw no stones thrown there was no quartelling before the attack on the were bons to be got. Stanes don't flest on the top of the water.
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The Occidental and Oriental Co.'s steamship Goalie, Capt. Pearce, with the American mails. of the 16th November, arrived in port to-day. We are Indebted for the subjoined telegramı to our San Francisco exchanges
PARIS, November 5th, M. Massicault, Resident General of France in... Tenis, died to-day.
The death of Edouard Valery Gressler, a
The Marquis de Saint Denys, the orientalist, is dead.
dramatic artist and French composer, died last Florimond Rouger Hervé, a well-known night.
BERLIN, November 5th.
MR. WALCOT's exbibiilor of knives, etc., at the City Hall at 5 p.m. to-day was, postponed until Monday, at the advertised time, owing to BUTTER SCOTCH, ALMOND ROCK and bad weather. His morning exhibition was
successful as the weather would allow. Lots of people lovested, and everybody who saw was highly impressed with the value of the wonderful emery stone and combination kaife. The Avenir du Tonkin says. "In this country to lay what he thinks is inevitably doomed to nothing of the actual circumstances of the case, a lot of dried blood. The length of the wound j' to be in bed had passed and that therefore they by the death of the Pope. where the journalist who is independent enough gaol, the police force does not trouble #self much about serious offenders, and has little scruple about tolerating and even encouraging outrages on public morality," There l a remarkable similarity between Hanoi and Pong
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES in great variety.
CRYSTALI IZED FRUITS, MUSCATELS, ALMONDS AND FIGS.
FANCY BOXES.
A large and varled Assortment of ARTISTIC, DASIONS.
XMAS CARDS, ENGLISH, JAPANESE and CHINESE,
a splendid selection."
TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS,
A LARGE STOCK WELL ASSORTED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 10th November, 1892
kong.
Ir reems odd to think of missionaries going to Scotland, the bome of the Covenanters, to work at Christianity. At Anwoth, in Kirkcudbright ahire, there was found a few weeks ago one of the old "hillside crosses" set up by the carly
missionaries who went to the Lowlands from Jons, or Ireland, to mark the spots where they first preacted Christ to the heathen Scots. The Interesting cross is of red sandstone, 42 laches long, 143 inches across the widest part, and 4 Inches thick. Its aima are 26 inches la length, or were, for one is broken off. Rude inscriptions are carved on the cross.
SAYS the Slam Fres Press-we are extremely aor y to hear that Mr. Betbgr, Director-General A. S. WATSON & CO.. LD. of Siamese Railways, is far from enjoying good health. He has spent his leave in travelling from one watering place to another without carding in obtaining much alleviation from his complaint. We also bear that he is suffering from a severe eye disease which bas necessitated bis being shut up in a darkened room at Ems, His wife is said to be obliged to attend to all correspondence. We have never hesitated to criticize Mr. Bethge's action whilst D.-G. Is Glam because we thoroughly believed it to be wrong i but this cifticism of Mr. Beibge the official has
The Longhong Telegraph
HONGKENO, SATURDAY, DICIMBLR 10, 1892.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
A NEW daily paper is to be published at Hanoi from the 1st January next.
WHEN American capital agală finds profit in shipping, will not, asks the N. Y. Mfarišima Register, also find profit in marine underwriting? Mr. Hamburg (At German Club bar)-What
beastly whiskyt Berlin Blet-Don't shpeak!-You have'st tried
der gin yell
BETWEEN an American who saya Wogner and an American who says Vagter there is, remarks the M. Y. Herald, an atmosphere of mutual contempt thick enough to cut with a knife. An Emergency meeting of Zetland Ledge, No
will be held in Freemasons Hall, E.C Ziland Street, this eveolog, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
IT is reported that the Canadian Pacific Co, is about to enci a large hotel at Yokohama to accommodate the influx of passengers expected next year,
In a great kerosene oil case. which has been recently heard in the Tokio Court, Judgment was given again Messrs, Meurilyan, Heiman & Co., who have appealed. The opposi'e parties were * Japanese firm.
·MAILA Due inime
Indian (Wingsang) rgth instant, Singapore (Java) 13th
· French (Mälbourne) 17h LUCK-"Do you believe, Mrs. Pilkinton, that throwing old shoes after a newly married couple Indeed, I de; my hut. brings them lock?" band was struck by are of those shoes, and died Just a month after we were married."
THE O. & O. CO's Frisco' liner Gasite, which arrived here to-day, came down from Yokohama in 4 days, 22 hours and 17 minutes--a grand performance that shows that Cap', Pearce's Tessel hes lots of "go" left in her yATE
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Aggregating 11,319 tons, register. Our esteemed morning contemporary, not con tent with directing the course of Imperial Chinese politics from day to-day, has been tackling Japan, A British consular official named De Bunsen caused some trouble by delaying the lasue of stocting Heences and then charging double. Of course, the Daily Press approved of this. The Hyoge Naws says "Could cackling save Mr. de Bunsen from the charge of being injudicious he has been more than justified. The Hongkong Daily Press, which, rarely writes a new thing and never says A smart one has joined the screaming pack, and tries to crush us with wooden thunder. It knows is ignorant of the fact that the penalts for Fritishers are greater than those imposed on members of any other nationally, does not know that between the rules on the licence issued and against the Britisher, and cannot conceive that the British regulations there is a great gulf fixed although shooting Heences were postponed a month to give the birds a chance, yet the japa- Bunsen is an official, and that is enough to shock nose slaughtered ruthlessly all the time. Mr. de the Daily Press at our temerity, but in future It would be wise to confine itself to topics it knows something of-if there are any."
SERIOUS ASSAULT CASE,
POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS,
By the Court-The complainant's boat is under my charge and the man was acting cable. I was on deck watching him and so saw under my orders when attempting to clear Els all that transpired. The assault was committed on a boat which is not the property of the The defendants are watchmen, not salvore. complainant nor under charter to him either,
to me at 6 pm, on the 6th that he had been Inspector Mackle-The complainant reported assaulted. He had a mark on his forehead and was about one inch. The wound was not quite straight. In consequence of the complaint I went off to a junk anchored near the "Dunma!" Rock. I produce a knife then handed to me waist-belt. Defendant sald he used the knife by the first defendant. He drew it out from his for cutting tobacco..
Cross-examined-A sharp blow with the ring such as the man had on his forehead. produced might, just possibly, cause a wound Re-examined-The knife produced might also bave caused that wound.
By the Court-The defendant produced the kalio readily.
At this point the hearing was adjourned until Monday, the 12th instant, at a,30 p.m.
THE "ZAMBESI" COLLISION."
At the Magistracy this morning Mabomet Japhet and Abmed, two men of colour, appeared Messta. Dodwell, Carii!! & Co., agents of the Chi Afu, sallor in the employ of Mr. R. Fraser-forwarded for the information of the public, with before Mr. Hastings, charged with assaulting Northern Pacific Steamship Company, have Smith, while engaged la the lawful performance most commendable promptacis, the following of his duty connected with salvage operations telegram received from their Yokohama agents near the Dunmail Rock, Kowloon Bay, on the last night 6th instant.
and Mr. Grist; of Mr. Wilkinson's office, for the Mr. H. J. Holmes appeared for the prosecution
defence.
Chi Afu, examined by Mr. Holmes, stated -I am sailor employed on board licensed jank No. 306, which for some time past has been engaged in salvage work nea?
The Zambrit was in collision abost midnight The Zambari is beached near Yokosuka, about (8th and 9th Inst) with the Hokumen Maru. 8 miles from Yokohama: passengers and malis and all the crew with the exception of 1.fireman saved. The Zambest bas. a hole in her side, below the water fine She was struck on the port bow, and has her fore compartment full of water, and oft in the main hold. Engine- room and after bold undamaged. Material for attempting to flost the Zaméral has been sent. Steam-pumps and divers are at the ship, and it | Is expected that she will float to-morrow or next day. All cargo must be discharged and this is being doneas quickly as possible, The Captain of the Zambert reports that at the time of the colitalon the weather was clear, that he first saw the red light of the Hehumon Maru, and the Japanese starboarded, and that she is damaged as well as the Zombast. Passengers and cargo for Hongkong will be forwarded by the steamship Flintshire expected to leave Yokohama on or before the 16th December.
In addition to the information already supplied, Means Dodwell, Carl & Co, courteously inform us that the Hokumon Mars was formerly the Amicitia, of Bergen, 711 tons gross reg: grading from Hongkong to coast porta unila few months age.
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS, ROMAN HIPPODROME AND MENAGERIE.
course open to the public who immensely enjoyed The menagerie, now neatly covered in, was of
lion (presented to Signor Chiarini by King Victor the spectacle of the huge Bengal tiger and the Emanuel of Italy many years ago) feasting off raw viands and roaring and snarllog at each other in such a terrific manner as to frighten a number- of children who thought they really meant it. This afternoon the malinte was well patronised by the children and not a few ladies and gentle- men, and to-night's performance bids fair to be one of the greatest draws of the season. Doors open at 8.30, and smiling commences at 9, sharp. ARNOT REID AMONG THE GIRLS.
In his latest letter to the Stratis Times Aznot Reid displays at some length his ignorance and begins his opinions on American railways,
following will be created cardinals: Mgr. Kopp, It is reported that at the next Consistory the Gallebert, Di Petro, Fersico, Monni, Wank dry expected at another Consistory, which will and two French bishops. Mord creations are probably be held in March, unless the course of ecclesiastical events should previously be changed
LONDON, November 7th, historian, is announced.
The death of Dr. Maurenbrecher, the German
Frankfort to-day.
Desoff, the famous opera conductor, died at
Returns fasued by the Board of Trade show' that Imports decreased £2,150,000 and that exports decreased £2,440,000 during October, as compared with the corresponding month last year.
There a tremendous excitement to-day in South Africa, due to reported gold discoveries in the Deep Level reefs.
A receiving order was made to-day under tha petition of J. T. Eades-Walker of Studley Castle, consists of 3400-acres of land and a lot of brood Warwick. Liabilities £200,000. The estate mares. The Sheriff is in possession.
NEW YORK, November 7th, 'It is now quite certain that some English Hoyacht will come over here. next fall to contest with a selected American yacht for America's five of the New York yacht clubs said to-night. cup. Secretary Canfield of the committee of that Kersey had received a cablegram from Lord Dunraven expressing satisfaction with the con ditions and arrangements cabled October 24th. says that Pauline Lucca, the prima donus, is The Commercial Advertiser's Vienna special: dying.
miles in the United States; I have visited seven I have at this time travelled three thousand cities or oiber places of resort ; and I have some recollection of a previous American Journey where I travelled some thousand miles."'
This sounds funny. "Other places of resort" suggests quite a number of potabilities, which it might not be safe to explores while the vague and ungrammatical reminiscences of early childhood are simply delightful.
After dilating on many differences between America and other places, Arnot moralises
"I came to the conclusion that it might be money in my pocket to be more affable. I became more affable,”
The Haffable Harnot will be a hinteresting hobject
He will next "come to the conclusion to be less windy and bombastic especially about circulation.
But look at this -"Above all, before all, and beyond all on these cars I have met the Amer can girl who is always delightful At one time, I travelled for several hours with a young girl
Arnot is evidently going to the bad.
She was good enough to tell me all about the difficulties and ambitions of her career. It seems that her poppa had opposed her desire to strike out for herself, and that she had only suc ceeded in doing so almost with strategy,
Dear dear 1
Kowloon Dock. A schooner, a stone junk, nothing to do with Mr. Bethge the man.
and a smaller funk were also there, I know the defendants, On Tanday, the 6:h instant, I UNDER the heading "An Elephant Overboard" was on board the state funk when the defendacis the Hyogo News sayız" Messrs. Harmaton beat me. All the boats were at anchor. I was and Son's Circus Company came down from the first to anchor and they anchored subse. Yokohama by the Empress of Japan. As the quently and our ropes got foul of each other. menagerie belonging to the troupe was being boarded the defendant's bit to clear placed on board, one of the elephants leaned the cable but did not cast the cable over the hatchway to look down the ship's side, clear of the windlass. I got my cable clear Just then the vessel rolled alightly and the eleph of ons bast but not free from the outer ant went overboard. He was recovered by hav-boat's cable. When I boarded the outer junk the defendants were on board the stones Ing cloths placed under him and holed up by the derrick. The sampans rcurried off in ait boat. As soon as I got on board the outer junk directions when the elephant fell over. In con the defendants stepped on board from the stone nection with the menagerie a sillor on board boat. The second defendant commenced opera rast with a very serious accident. Examining tions by giving me a blow on the back wiha the tiger too closely the savage brute attack stick without giving me say warning. As soon it paws through the bars and clawed.
as struck I stood up and then Mahomet Japhet the side of the sallor's head tearing away gave me a poke on the forehead with antie a great deal of flesh. We believe it was not a which he drew from his side. He caught hold tiger, but black panther, which did the trick. of me by the neck, stabbed me, and then pushed me overboard, In trying to ward Ar the meeting of the Legislative Council to be off the stab I was cut on the hand. held on Wednesday, 14th December, at 3 pm, He pushed me overboard into the water, her the following wil be the business
Which I swam to the schooner, and was picked up by means of a rope that was thrown to me, The wound in my head bled freely, I reported the assault to Mr. R. Fraser-Smith at his office, because I am working for him. There were lot of people on board the schooner, amongst them a black man. There was so much blood dowlog over and into my eyes that, at the time I was hauled on board the schooner, I could not distinguish who were my seachers. I know the first defendant by sight, I am not mis- taken ap to the man who stabbed me,
Cross-examined by Mr. Gilt-I have been employed at the salvage work for ten days and upward. When I commenced to work there were
It is not to be wondered at that the Stralis 5. Second reading of the Bli entitled "Antares bonte at work. The scene of salvage opera
Times is driven to speak of a "misapprehen Ordianace to amend The Marriage Ordinance, tions fa near the “Dunmal!"Rock. I got my jask
sion somewhere" about Arnot the Affable 1876
between the schooner and the that two jonka
Perhaps the Ghicago free lunch explain it. 6. Second reading of the Bill entitled "An by occupying the space between the schooner and
The managers of the Dedication Festival adder Ordinance to provide for the: recognition in the the two fusks. Since my junk has been anchored
look to provide a free lunch to everybody, who Colony of Probates and Letters of Administration there the moorings of the other two fanks have not
wanted ones and Arnot rolled up in his those granted in the United Kingdom."
to my knowledge, been altered. Their moorings 7. Second reading of the Bill entitled "An. wern down before my craft was moored but they
word "The bill of fareconsisted of ham sandwiches, Ordinance to amend The Medical Registration let go other anchors after I arrived alongside of special praise is due to Johnnie, and Georgle coffee, milk, and doughnuts. It was served Ordinance, 1884,"
them, and that is how the entanglement came Stewart, whose antics and finish about, I wanted to move my anchor so as to be" Grotesque Fiddles act brought forth thunders of the reporters, and there were eight tons of ham in the promptly and neatly, according to the testimony able to get on the other side of the schooner. It of applause resulting in an undeniable encore. was at 5 pm, on the 6th that I boarded the funk Next came Mr. WB. Harmaton, with his en which I was assauliod." I asked the defend. * magnißcent pair of chestnuts, both in the
1. Report of the Finance Committee, No, is of 1893
2. To move resolution for increase of rates at Kowloon Folat and Yau-mat
ORDERS OF THE DAY,
3. First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordle ance to declare the terms and conditions ap plicable to Loans authorised to be raised by the Government of Hongkong and to provide for the creation of Inscribed Stock
4 First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordin» ance for raising the sum of £200,000 by Loan for the purpose of defraying the cost of certain Public Works."
8. Second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to repeal Section 45 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1860 and to amend Schedule A to Ordinance No s'ol 1883,"
There is a remarkable contrast between scenes at West Point not very long agoandthat witnessed face the popular purveyor of public amusement, Mr. W. B. Harmston, set up af enormous pavillon and menagerie at West Point four days ago, instead of a chilly temperature and a still colder audience the tent has been night after night (and last
alght
What follows is really beyond a mment,
That young lady was altogether the frankent that she had been for some time engaged to be whom I have met. She told me with simplicity married; but, upan thinking over it one morn ing, she came to the conclusion that there really was nothing in the young man to cause her to love him. And he told him so the same day. Bet, most remarkable of all, she was not only frank herself but the cause of wholly unusual frankness in me. I am awestruck at remem bering that the persuaded me to open my notwithstanding despatch box and submit to her a newspaper counter attractions) crowded with enthusiastic and fashionable audiences,numbering thousands, to witness the unmistakeably genulae exhibition of unusually bigh equestrian merit which elicits storms of applause and stamps the Mammoth Show with the indelible mark of world-renowned success
article on which I was then engaged, and also
some much more sacred things
If Arnot showed her an article like this, she must have thought he was worse than "awe. struck—moonalruck.
Last night the programme was of great length and the artistes, who have now recovered from their recent stormy voyage, were in exquisite "form-not a slip being observable from start to falsh. Of the detalls of the performance we need say but little at the present juncture tands. owing to pressure on our space,
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for the sandwiches, 3.000, pounds of coffee, and 240,000 dough-auta. The waiters were gitis, and there were 350 of them in kll.”.
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ROME, November 7th. The retorns of yesterday's elections for mem bers of the Chamber of Deputies show 184 Go verament supporters and 21 members of Co opposition are elected, necessary in seventeen diatricis, in which the Re-ballot will be Government candidates stand the best chanosof being elected.
LISBON, November. Fili Vaism, in the province of Douro, in which it A serious election riot occurred at Povo de Is reported that several persons were killed, The row started between fishermen and laborare,
BUDAPESTH, November 7th, to-day the Minister of War was questioned in In the 1 Lower House of the Hungarian Diet regard to the report that the resignation Migli zry had been accepted. He replied that Cant Sapary, Frime Minister, was the only memt er of the Government who could give any information regarding the subject,
PARIS, November 7th One of those o
accidents which prove the truth 籍 stranger than fiction took place this orning
In the Rue des Maraichern. A shoemak és named Huberty was in the habit of taking fencing workman, Theophile Ousset, This morning they exercises every morning at his shop with his were fencing as usual. Suddenly in the heat of combat, while Huberty was acting on, the offen. sive, the button of Oussei's foll fedio and Heberty received the sters fall in the face. The point struck at the base of his nose and went through to the brain. Huberty fell dead on the spot. The unfortunate mix was married and the father of eight children.
Gil Blar published * letter from Anarchist Meunier, supposed to be in England, declaring that Francols, who was arrested. a. short time age in London for blowing up a restaurant In Ros Magenta, Paris, In Apell fat, had nothing whatever to do with that dynamite outragee, Meunier says he himself caused the explosion, and If Francois, proceedings for whose
A extradition ave now pending in London, is ste rafgyed in Pula be (Meudler) will surrender himself to the authorities.
Both Massier and Francois were suspected of causing the explosion at Very's restaurant and were arrested, but were subsequently released.
Ajudicial inquiry into the affair of the Panama
A November 8th,"
prosecution of the director was not justified. Canal Company resulted in a decision that the dispatch from Santiago de Chile anys: that the membira of the Callesa ministry have resigned.