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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1892.
Rev Doolitle Dubbs.-In the dark hours of night do you never realise your condition?
Old Soak - Never. 10's" always in the morn-" log.
On the motion of the Rev. M. C. WILCOX the foregoing resolutions were adopted by what is described as "a unanimous rising vote" and the Rev. Gro. B. SMITH, President of the Anglo-Chinese College, THE returus of the number of visitors to the City was requested to present them in person Hall Museum for the week ended Dec. 1fth, to the newly elected President and Europeant; 117; Chinese, 1,731'; 'total United States in a few months. Secretary of State when he visits the
If It is to be assumed, as seems only fair and reasonable, that the Rev. Gro. B.
SuYTH and the other' mlisionaries present on this occasion are men of education, Intelligence and common-sense, we should be glad to see any loop-hole by which we In 1890 competed and won against FOUR of could escape from setting them down the most famed Belfast makers.
The Analyst's report z— 'It is of un_xceptionally 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, 1892.
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have just received
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IN ORIGINAL JURISDITION
or lever, and the edge of the tile inserted to keep it open; this being not satisfactory opening an entirely fresh course was taken; a sharp chisci was cred to cat a large hole through the side (Befors Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief | quite big enough to insert a band. He certainly
Fustice)
thought it quite impossible that the mere falt from the ground floor to the cellar, or of a mass of debris on top, could bare caused the damage, Inspector Hennessy said that the safe was found among a heap of debris in the cellar, protected from heavy wrights by the position in which the beams had fallen over it.
December rath.
THE Japan Marl states that the Mikado has BRADLEY & CO. v Ng King Trai ordered Count lapuys to discharge the duties of
This was action to recover balance due on on Point of State during the indis-five dish-moured bill of exchange, with cost of psition of Ito.
negotisilang in recover, and interest, totaling ama $2,cos. Mr. A 1. Leach, Acting Attorney- Mais Due :-
General, Instructed by Mr. H. J. Geige (Jahnson, Stokes & Muster) was for plaintiff. Defendant was not present élther personally or by entinsel. Mr. Leach brieffy rehearsed the farts and
Indi. n (Wingsong) Singapore (Fava) French (Meldown)
13th instant. 13th 器 17&
S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland A REGULAR meeting of St John's Lodge, No. 618, Street, this evening, at 8 for 8 30 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
THE Spanish cruiser Reina Christina arilved here from Manila yesterday, and wasted the customary cantity of gunpowder in meaningless salutes and ofsturbing the peace of the Sabbath day.
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either as helpless and hopeless Innocents We are informed by the Agents of the Message or howling cranks. Why will not ries Maritimes Co. that the Company's steamer misionaries in China-not only Americans | Melbourne, with the next French mail, left but those of other foreign nations-try | Saigon at 6 cầm, to-day, for this port, to conduct themselves in worldly matters like worldly men, Instead of making themselves by their utterly purposeless and childish proceedings in and out of season, a butt for ridicule and the laughingstock of foreigners throughout the Far East? So far as we know to the contrary, Dr. GRACEY is an accomplished and most estimable gentleman and an efficient consular representative of his country's Interests at Faochow; and if a resolution had been arrived at on reasonable and sensible grounds by American citizens resident there, advocating that in his particular A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, case, as a result of the recent triumphs of the Democrats in the Presidential elections the famous dictum of "the spoils to the victors" should not be applied, there would have been no room for hostile comment or unfavourable animadversion, But the missionary method is simply un- bearable and offensive beyond measure, The coupling of the ALMIGHTY and the HARRISON Administration, in the vote of thanks for the presence of Dr. GRACKY in Foochow as United States consul, is about as great a novelty as that other singular idea of a consul's duty" being to always devote his inguence to the cause of Christian Missions. Of course it is most gratifying to know that Consul GRACEY'S "heart is greatly interested in the salvation of China and the education of her people;" but we doubt very much whether these no doubt estimable virtues will have very much effect on or Influence with the hard-headed business men who are likely to be placed at the head of the State Department under President CLEVELAND. Consul GRACEY has good grounds for exclaiming Oh! save Ime from my friends."
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TELEGRAMS.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
LONDON, December 10th. The International Monetary Conference is about to discuss the question of ■'general
bimetallic scheme.
LOCAL AND GENERAL, H.M.S. Penguin arrived this morning from
Chefoo.
THE Amoy Races have been fixed for the 1tb, 12th, and 13th January.
ANOTHER sudden rise in the price of cotton is repasted to have sprug ap la Fonchow during Manufacturers who contracted orders for the new ast week owing to a scarcity of the article, cloth are said to be losing considerably. Faber-I'd rather you would not go calling with that youn man. I'm afraid he does not know how to manage a boat.
Doughter-Dear me, why do you think so? Father-He wears'a yachting suit,
ACCORDING, to the Nicht Nichi Shimbun, a
authorities, and called evidence i-
Robert Hunter Hal at sted that he was one of the partners in Bradley & Cocol Swatam, and s nline in this sult. Had met defendant Ng King Tsal since the' transactions in respect of tobacco dealer between the Straite and Swatow. which this action arose. Defendant was a In 1891. itars had dealings with defendent, about bills of exchange. (Document produced and identiôed). The bills were nent to Singapore and accepted, and in due course when they matured they were presented, but dishonoured. Witness received notice of this
on whom the authorities are at present using the customary alds to the confessional. This other victim is expected to be fixed up this afternoon,
It is worth mentioning that this brutal torture is taking place at the corner of the London Mission's compound and right in front of the Mission Hosptial. Is it not clearly evident that the day of foreign Missionaries in China in to convert the Mandarina and the official element in the first place, and after succeeding there to proselytise the must i
I have to note the arrival here of the barque At the request of Mr. Gedze, the master of | Sin Koiga, with poles from Fanghow for the the shop was re-called, and wild the insurance new gadawns which are shortly to be erected by polley was in a drawer in the safe; the money the China Merchants Company. This is the was below, in a small basket. Nobody but first arrivil at Swatow from a Coast port of a witness had a kor. The key would not öpen | sailing vessel for a very long time prat. the safe now. The polley and money ought to be still Inside.
At this stage his Worship said he would | NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. adjoum in order to farther ex mine the spot where the safe was found,
The following telegrams from our San Fran Inquiry adjourned uniil Monday next at 2.30. clico exchangen were crowded out of Inst
Saturday night's issue-
"BROWNIE" ON FLOGGING.
For some considerable time past we have studiously Ignored the vapid vapourings of the
idiot (or idiots) who, under the nom de plume.
ST. PETERSBURd, November 10th. The barvest in Southern Beniarabla has proved a complete failure. The inhabitants are" with- out grain and the estilo are without fodder, Moch suffering is certain to result.
VIENNA, November roth.
A mill collapsed in Oran, Moravia, yesterday, shortly before time for the hands to leave for the night," "Almost 200 men were in the building at the time. About fifty persons were caught by the bricks and broken timber Several were rescued, but it is supposed that thirty-five or forty were killed. The dead bodies of twenty were removed.
Brownle,' regale, the one reader of the China Snail every Saturday night with from one to and told bis Chinese cashier to Inform defenden!
two columns of Imbecile iwaddle, Feeble'from (the drawer) who was then realdent in Swatow. the commencement, the weekly Murmurs of Witness had two Interviews with defendant, these nondescripts for "Brownle" is one of MR. NAKAJIMA, Japanese Minister to Rome, both speaking in Chinese. Defendant said he the Mr. Hyde And Dr. Jekyll sort, have of arrived here yesterday from Yakobama, by thecould not understand why the bills had been dit into became so utterly childish that the German Lloyds steamer Nurnbirg, en routs to Europe. His Excellency is accompanied by bis donored as goods had been shipped to the Taligraph decided to ignore them altogether drawer sufficient to cover. Defendant asked wit
and allow our contemporary to return to that
BERLIN, November roth. mess to take steps to press the drawee for pay obscurity from which it would never have The Impending political crisis of which Teabled" ment, without delay. Witness drew up a
emerged but for this journal's free advertise you a forecast on Sunday laassuming moredefinito. telegram accwrdingly, which defendant des ments. And with the ignominious Vanish-proportions The Chancellor is becoming so In Singapore to press drawee. The Bank replied who, with characteristic modesty assumed the majority on the army bill in the fice of the patched. Witness also telegraphed to the Banking Act performed by the inflated jackass doubtful about the possibility of securing that there would probably be considerable delay. lowly title of "Silver King," and when his scathing criticism of Prince Blamaret and of Defendant, then said he would go to Singapore absurd prophecies that allver was bound to 165 members of the Reichstag who are pledged. and see what was the matter. Defendant never
hoom, etc, came to hopeless grief, suddenly to resist it, that this muckwalked-of meisure may denied his liability nor attempted to evade it.
disappeared, it was fisting time and opportunity by withdrawn at the last moment. This would for "Brownie” to get? also. We would not make Count Caprivi's position almost untenable. think it worth our while now to condescend to The Emperor, who bas been constantly notice anything the China Snail thought fit to consulting Count Waldersee, now thoroughly publish, especially knowing that the chiculation appreciates the gravity of the situation, and of the rag is absolutely contemptible, were It. | it is believed that at any moment the return not for the passibility that an erroneous to power of Prince Bismarck or Count Welder impression might get abroad as to a certain see, perhaps of both is quite possible. Such a question which is of paramount interest to China step would be baffed with enthusiasm through. in the march of human progress, the advance of out the empire,
LONDON, November 11th. civilisation. In the China Snail of Saturday
A number of Welsh tin-plate manufacturers, night the person (or persons) responsible for the "Brownie's" dlanhoi of empty nothines, makes | whosa works have been closed, are giving notice two definite assertions on matters which have in of a resumption of work. The "news" of the the past led, and are certain in the future to lead | Democratle victory was received with great to beated discussion. Here is what "Brownie" satisfaction in the iron and tin-plate manufactur
Ing districts of Great Britain. Magistrates that of late the rattan has been "That it goes to the credit of the Police
most effectively used."
marriage has been arranged between a daughter of Count Oki, ex-President of the Privy Council, and a certain influential resident of Kobuhara in the neighbourhood of Nikko, Yashu province. IT seems a difficult maher to arrive at the number of lives actually lost by the Ravenha Chishima Kan collil. The Japan Mail, the recognised organ of the Japanese Govern- ment, saya that only 16 were saved out of a crew. of go, the remaining 74 being drowned. We shall probably have to wait until after the siting of the Marine Court of Inquiry for reliable details. THE Band of the 1st Stropitire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, this evening,commencing at 7.30p.m.:—
Pollen..." Bric 4 Brac"
Quadrille Jelly Company
Valse
Palks...
Fahrbach.
..Codto. .Kapp Fiddls and Iooder, Schottische Gloire de Dijou
..Smith,
Buchar Lascen........" Dorothy"........... Valse
"Lorg's Golden Dream"...
".........Bonheur. Quadrilla ...... Boane dine” meeneem.Scholar.
"Farfadel THE Douglas Co.'s steamship Namoa, which arrived from the Coast Forts yesterday morning, reports having had a rare knocking about during the passage from Foochow to Amoy. A heavy gale blew from the north-east, accompanied by a mountainous sea, which for a time constantly broke over the vessel. The stausch old Aberdeen clipper, however, safely weathered the storm without infary, and went over to Kowloon Docks oday to undergo cestalo altctations and repairs In her engine-room, etc.
A CORRESPONDENT writes from Foochow that the new deck for the Arsenal at Pagoda Ancher-
THE P. & O. S. N. Co. stramer Thibze left age is finished as far as the masonry is con Bombay, on the gth inst., for this post.
THE sensational "Vanlabing Act" which we anticipated recently appears now likely to fizzle
for the present.
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THE British despiteti veszel Alacrity, with Vice- Admiral Fremantle on board, arrived here yesterday morning from Takao, Formoza. VISSEZs which arrived at Amoy on the 6th and 7th inst, from the North, reported having en countered exceptionally rough weather in the neighbourhood of Turnabout,
THE Dusmall assault case was to have come
up this afternoon before the Magistrate, but as some of the witnesses falled 'to appear, the farther hearing was adjourned,
A NOTIFICATION ( Saturday's Gazette informs all whom it may concern that St. Joseph's Catholle Chapel, Garden Road, has been licens BIRTH. On the 11th instant, at the Peak, Hongkong, ed for the celebration of marriages. Mrs. CANTLIE, of a sun.
DEATHS.
At Vancouver Island, on the 9th inst. JOHN MOFFAT, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation. Shanghai, oged 32.
At the Peak, at 8 o'clock this morning, MAGGIE LIDDELL WILSON, wife of John Mit chell, Marine Superintendent, Mesoro, Batterfield and Swire.
he
jonghong
MURRAY Battery is being fitted with the electric light so that the Volunteers may drill every evening, beginning next Saturday, ending with a big competition and inspection on Chinese New Year Day.
THE Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, through their Hongkong agents, Mears Douglas, Espráik & Co., have issued a neat and elegant wall calendar for 1893, which would be an ornament to any office.
elegraph, just as the Glanfalloch got under way bound South, on Saturday afternoon, a Chinsman' jumped overboard and being unable to swim was almost drowned before the Captain of the Kow. loon ferry launch Evining Star rescald him He is all right to-day and denies having at, tempted to commit suicide.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1893.
A MISSIONARY BURLESQUE AT FOOCHOW.
THE public meeting. In connection with the Volunteer movement announced to take place on Thursday next at the Conseil Chamber will be held in St. Andrews Hall on Monday toth Governor will preside, and all who take an instant at 5:30 pm. His Excellency the interest in the movement are cordially invited to
A SOMEWHAT amusing, function is reported to have taken place at the session of the Foochow Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Mission, held at Foochow on November 13th, in which attend... Dr. S. L. GRACKy, the United States consul at that port, was the principal victim. The worthy Doctor is, we believe, a professional "Joss-man," which is rather to his credit than otherwise; but in consequence of this, or for some other Incomprehensible reason, a mob of American missionaries considered it good taste andincumbent on them as missionaries to get on their hind legs and propose the following series of extraordinary resolutions:-
"Whereas Dr. 5, L. Gracey, U. S. Consul at this port, has faithfully fulfilled his duties as Consul and conserved the interests of American citizens, andlig mang
"Whereas his heart is greatly interested in the salvation of China and the education of her people, and
"Whereas his influence is always devoted to * the cause of Christian Missions, táerciore,
** Resolved 1--That we give thanks to Almighty God for ble presence among us and to the pas sent Administration for ble appointment, and we earnestly request the future Administation to continue kimi as Coprul at shld postЛ
His Lordship pointed out that defenfant did not in his reply seek to deny Hi-bility, but said the blits had not been properly presented, nor `ever really dishonoured; and if dishonoured, no Paper police bad been given to defendant.
"Witness sald he had received altogether $850 and had no other transactions with defendant, so that this sum must be on account of the bills. In Swatów witness had received $ago, which defendant himself had noted on the bills as nald on ace unt. Defendant proposed to continae paying off, but left Swatow after only this one payment.
Sim Teu Teng, cashier with Bradley & Con said he knew the defendant's firm. Ne Cheant Seng; knew the defendant himself. Identified the blits produced. Remembered the $150 being pald by defendant, who said that the drawee la Singapore ought certainly to pay the bills. Defendant promised to pay the whole amount.
Mr. Leach next produced the evidence taken on commission..
The depositions of the H. & S. Bank bill collector in Singapore slated that he was given the bills fa question, for collection. He present- ed the bills to the drawee, but was told there was no money to pay them. All the bills were. duly accepted bat dishonoured.
Mr. Dow's depositions were of similar purpon. Some discussion ensued between His Lordablo and Mr. Lench as to the date on which the dis. honoured bills were protested.
-Wong tu proved service of notice of cult on Mr. Wilkinsan persansily, he having acted in former cases for defendant, who had now gone away and could not be found.
The case was adjoumed until Thursday next, at to a. m., in order to consider the question of protests.
THE RECENT FIRE IN QUEEN'S.
ROAD.
MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY,
At the Magistracy this afternoon Mr. H. E. Wodehoure held an inquiry into the fire at ju and 331 Queen's Rod Central on Thursday night last. Inspector Hennessy represented the police and Mr. H. J. Gedge (Johnson, Stokes, and Master) watched the proceedings on behalf of the Baloise Fire Insurance Co. (Kruse & Co. agents)
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"That double doggings-ziven upan entering and retiring from Gaol-have exercised a most salutary effect upon the numbers of offences of A serious kind.” [Our readers will excuse the grammatical Ignorance of the China Mall. A silk purse from a sew's ear has not yet been attained.-Edi, Telegraph ]
Cabinet Council the British Government has It is understood that as a result of a lengiby
decided to retain possession of Uganda.
The statement that Lord Donraven had cabled to New York that he would send another challenge this week is not true.
The Coroner's, inquest into the death of the Duke of Mariboraugh was held in Blenheim to-day. The jury returned a verdict of death from natural caures,
PARIS, November rith, The victims of the recent anarchist bols explosion of Paris were given a state funeral to day. The scene in the cerartery as the bodies were consigned to the graves was most distress- ing. The relatives of the dead would not ba comforted and their cries were haartrending,
NEW YORK, November rith, The Harald correspondent at Valparaiso cables that the. Ministry continues In" office,' despite the fact that their resignations have been accepted by the President. It is regarded an likely that they may obtain a majority in Con gress shortly.
BERLIN, November rith.
There are three other paragraphs in S«turday's China Mail the Editor and Proprietor of which newspaper poter as a holy man and is a recognised pillar of the Kirk-advocating savage brutality as a deterrent to minor criminal offences, and to other so-called offences, such as returning from deportation, which are not Criminal at all; but the two above quoted are quite sufficient for dar purpose. We deny the truth of both the assertions made by thất canting bypocrite, who, with such Pharisee-like unction, demands the kroat as a salutary counter-irritant for his frail brethren. We sty, and that unhesitatingly, that both assertions se lofamous perversions of the truth, deliber- ately told and either with foll knowleddge A peculiir sentence was pronounced yesterday that they are lies or without having, taken apon the workman who murdered two children the trouble to verify their frath or otherwise. It at Neu-Rupplo, province of Brandenbury, forty is not to the credit of any judge or magistrate to miles northwest from this city. It was ordered sentence & poor wretch who has been driven to that be be confined, at bærd labor for fourteen a vental crime by starvation, to be tied up and years and then executed, flogged like a dog, and we are quite certain The Kroux Zeitung confirms the report of a that melther Mr. H. E, Woodhouse ner Com. | serious massing of Russian troops on the German mander Hastings, our present Police Magistrates, | frontier. would care to claim such a doubtful honour,
LONDON, November 11th, And as to what the Chiva Mall cails double Mr. Langtry has bought Lord Ashburton's floggings, that is to flog a man on entering gaol steam yacht Ladys Mails. She pald $135 000 to order to lay biro up in hospital for from a for it. fortnight to three weeks, and repeat the dose
after the expiration of his sentence. which Woo Sam Yee, owner of the two houses, said means sending him out into the cold world he was away in Canton from Nov. 25 unill helpless, friendless and starving, unable to work wo days ago, Witness was well acquainted and too weak and ill to prey upon bis neigh with the preralses burnt, 333 Queen's Road.bours--why, the coarsest bratalities, reported There was a cellar, occupying the aarne space as the ground flour. The cellar stairs were near the wall at the west side. Witness also had a cellar under house no, 331, approached not by a door from the cellar strendy mentioned but by a separate stair,
cerned, and even to laying the blocks up to within thirty feet of the gate; but it is just there that the trouble beglos, It seems to'give'the Chinesa workrei full employment for all their pomping power to keep the coffer-dam clear of the immense leakage which is troubling them just now, and from a non-professional point of view the cofferdam hardly seems strong enough, espcially when they begin to remove the mass of rock from which it is at present shored: And that this is the opinion of the Chloess over seer is apparent from the act that they have built a wail of masonry to the castem side of the coffer-dem, which is unsupported by the rock. About a hundred yards from the dock gates there is only a foot and a half of water at low tides, so that the time for opening this new dock for active service still seems a long way of. THE Foochow Echo of the 3rd lost. Bays-The propiletor of a plece-goods shop has been arrested for disobedience to the proclamation about the discontinuance of the use of kerosena oll. It appears that he had been frequently exlied upon by the yames ruoners, who pointed out to him that he was acting against the law in still using | the oll, One after another went away satisfied Witness explained that there was a door that they had done their duty, but we may rest from the ground door of 331 fato 333 assured that they did not leave with their pockets | but it was built up, The cellar was used empty. On Wednesday last, however, the pro- | cooking, and the for house above was prietos began to feel that he was being visited a restaurant. The safe (produced) was kept on rather too often by the fraterolty, and be not the ground flor. Witness left it locked and only refused to pay the "gacest," but took away the keys when he went to Canton, kept his lamps burning with the olf. He was at It contained about $100, the fasurance policy, onca reported to the magistrate and the next day ard a few unimportant articles. The safe had arrested. All the shop-keepers, having become since been broken open. Witness became muster accustomed to this off and liking it on account the shop in the first meen this year. Before of its cheapnois and the good light it given, are that he had nothing to do with it. It was pro- kicking against this new order, and grumbling viously a tea and cake shop, as now, but witness that, while they are prohibited using it, the did not know the people in it. officials' yamins are stüt lighted with it
Inspector Hennessy sald he understood there was through communication below, but was not sure.
of
John Warden Kinghorn, engineer in the Gre brigade, said he had examined the iron box, and from the appearance of the later edge of the door and casing be thought the box had been opened before the fire. If not, the edge would have been quite clean, but it was now dirty and charted as with the dimes. There were no marks of the instrument which must have been used in opening it; the sale up- peared to have been forced open with some sharp instrument, which would have left a distinct mark; the inner rim of the door was frced up, which could not have been done in any other way. Thus there must have been some marks, which had evidently been obilte. rated by the action of the flames. If the safe had been closed during the fire, the Inner cagleg might still have been charted, but the tool which forced the door open would have left marks. The safe was of fron, small, vory inferior make;
"BROWNIE," in Saturday night's China ideft, wants to put forward Mr. Ind. J. Francia, QC,, as-successor to the Hon. C. P. Chater in the Legislative Courell, but lacks the courage to upeak out honestly, and as usual plays the bumbag and hypocrite. It has been an open secret since the Colonial Secretary's course, venomous and utterly uncalled for attack in Council on the Senior Unofficial Member, that Mr. Chater, who has devoted a vast doul of valuable time and an immensity of trouble and An entire change of programme is announced research in the interests of the public, intended for Harmston's Circus this evening and to judge resigning at the first favourable opportaally by the bill of faze published in our advanising and it is equally an open secret that a strong columns the management, now that everythlog feeling exists amongst the community that Mr. is in working order, are going to eclipse Francis, under all circumstances, is the best everything of the idled ever seen cart of the Suer man to fill the gap. We're quite of the oplatun Canal "Mexican Bill" is going to be present
that the learned QC. is the man for Galway. tonight to relate his experiences In Cloudland. He is not troubled with any qualmich scruples, | kad not examined the lock.
and if he can coly manage to keep his unruly Mr. Gedge called attention to a tile stuck in Tax Foochow Ecke of the 3rd fast, says that Irish temper wiiblu decent latte, both at arriving from the counity at this time of Hon, Mick O'Brien as high as the Tower of About 10.30 a.m. to-day (alb) he went with the that the great lacrease of gangs of bad characters diplomatist and an.a debater he can knock the Inspector He nesey proved finding the ■ate, the year has led to the streets in the city and Babel The Hongkong Telegraph will support master of the shop, who painted out where the Nanial being patrolled at night by soldiers in the Qla the public interest; "Brownle will safe would mest probably be. After removing command of capialo. The orders of the probably, for diplomatic reasons, advocate the the rubbish, the arfe was found Just as cow Viceroy are so stringent in this matter, our con. Imaginary claims of Mr. Chas. J. Holliday or produced. The lid was partly broken open and temporary bears, that the pickets are not likely some other equally brilliant member of the there was a large hole in one side, apparently to be bought over. We have later advices from cruich and toothpick brigade, whose boots he cut or prised with a chisel, Aille was furented Foochow regarding this dangerous nuisance, has been so long accustomed to lick. We are is the order, as if put in to facilitate the breaking which show that the Fohkien Viceroy is quite up most peacefully Inclined, and hope we may be open of the sale. to the situation. On the moiplag of Tursday tho | forgiven for wishlog, that the day la not far. Mr. Kinghors, recalled, agreed. thaille or bih inst, the Viceroy's gunboat upad fair outer when tur feud enemy is let loose bilck had been so used. He thought it must chow for Hankow with goo disbanded Hunan in his war-pilat, on Messrs. O'Brien, Lockhart | have been done before the fire. The heating of soldiers on board. These were the gang of and Mitchell-Innes on some important question had characters referred to by the Ecke, and his affecting Hongkong's tights, the elucidation of Excellency adopted prompt and summary mae which requires local knowledge and experience
and brains. sures to get rid of them;
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WASHINGTON, November 11th, Captain Dinsmore, for many years chief usher at the executive mansion, is dying.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 11th. A horrible story of cannibalism comes from Bessarabla. A woman named Akkermann, from the Siberian mines are not worse than the | glantess in stature and strength, applied for Christian remedies for reform so strongly shelter at the house of a peasant women samedi advocated by this Hongkong religions (Vooreskel Sarier. They became friendly and the publication, which is the cognised organ possint went out to get a fresh supply of voďle a of the Missionaries in South Chlas. Flog, when one lot gave out. In her Ishsence th o ging a man, bo be Chinese or Foropean, Akkermann woman killed the peasant's babi 7. inevitably debates, degrades and brings him sucked its blood and devoured put of fie body.. to the level of the brutë ; and that is not what As the peasant re-entered her hut she saw it e Great Britain anticipates by punishments women trying to kill a three-year-old girl... The that are supposed to be deterrent. Our heart mother tried to defend her offspring, but tha overflows with the milk of human kindness, but giantess thrust her aalde and killed the little giri If we only had. "Brownis" tied up to the with a birdgens, The ressant became a raving triangles for two minutes, the salutary effect of manlać and tried to kill herself; The neighbors, the so thoroughly well deserved correction meled after a desperate struggle in which several were out to him would inculcate a lesson the value severely hurt, managed to overcome the glasskara of which he would remember all his life.
and tie her with ropes. On the way to jail, the populace tried to lynch her, but she was fically landed in the lockup,
DUBLIN, November 17th, "Telegraph publishes an account. of an apparent attempt at,, assassination on Wednesday last. It appears that while Weld lek, the chief of the university piloting house was seated in his office at Trinity College on Wednesday evenlog a gant was fired through the window. Weldrick was badly cut by fragments. of broken glass.
CHINESE BARBARISM AT
SWATOW.
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SWATOW, roth December, 1893. That the Chinese mandarlas have no inten. tion of getting left in the march of civilisation has just been made apparent hete by a ghastly spectacle of inhuman crucity with which foreign The executiva committee of the Irish residents have been officially favored It Landowners convention: resolved to advise the appears that three or four men-whó la Hang, landlords to withdraw entirely from the proceed. kong would probably have successfully Agured inga of the Evicted Tenants Commission, as company, promoters or Bank, directors-ne HANYA KARLA GLASGOW. November 11th, finding that fimes were unusually hard and The British steamer Canadian from Baltimore, labour saremunerative, took to robbery on the reports most fearful weather during the parunge, river between Swatow and Chow chow-foot Tremendous seas broke over-het and Captain mild sort of piracy in which violence was strictly Goodwin was compelled to heave the vessel tox taboced. The yamén runners were quickly, on She remained in this position eighty hours. Of their trail and a few days ago their arrest was the cattle she had on board fifty head were last, effected. Yesterday one of these men was MAGUNKROLAIN LONDON, November 12th. brought before the magistrale, and under the influence of the customary Chinese peranative methods of clicking confessions of gullt be admlited having taken part in the robberies The unfortunate wretch was thereupon entenced to be exposed in a wooden frame and starved to death,
It is rumored that Viscount Sedler, eldest son. and heir of the Earl of Atran, will on Tuesday. marry the widow of Robert Sherman of New Yark. The Earl Is anid to be opposed to the match. The Viscount is 24 years of age. Tho prospective bride has a daughter nearly as old
Tals frame is a rough erection consisting of The adoption of masculine saddles by a num«' four posts about five feet high,and a foot and a bar of ladies who have devoted themselves to half square, bound together at both ends, with a the Somerset bunts is a prominent tople la wooden collar at the upper end to fit the neck of society. It is starting to see these Indies attired the condemned when standing upright, but in divided skirts, blouses and mannish hats," which is wory effectul in choking him whenever foremost in the bust astride their horsey, Somo ble legs give way." On Friday afternoon the of them appear in long riding costs, boots and criminal was taken from the prison, and fixed to breeches.The most generally accepted riding the frame, and from cursory look I had at him habit,, however, in the divided skirt. The myla this forenoon, I think that strangulation will meets with approving comment from the mea, farnish him with a speedfar, exit to the Great The Zoomadgraph this morning publishes Beyond that starvation. Except for a perrouss number of interviews on the result of the twitching about the nostrils and lips, no algns Americas election, with representatives of the the safe had “ser", the Iron in: le present of life were apparent. Alongalde this horrible trades in Great Britain, Walls, the Interviews distorted position, and made it clear how the exhibition of Chinese civilisation another similar show grist Interest la felt here in the matter and, entry had been forced first, the door of the frame has been erected, which will be utilised pleasure at the result in same quanters the hope anfe had been forced slightly open with a srowbar - for the benefit of a seclad meccaber, of sår mange | dirungraded vente nekoga, kie Mazony m