Intimations.
GINGER ALE.
WE
JE have always made good GINGER
ALE,' and we are now making the best. At various exhibitions and competitions in London and elsewhere, GINGER ALE made by the formuls we now use has won 3a Frizs MEDALS
and CERTIFICATES of MERIT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1892.
BURMAH AND CHINA
THE P.&O. S. N. Ca's steamer Gwalior The first decenalal tribute mission from Bombay on the 24th inst., for this port.
Barrash to China will probably leave Mandalay for Peking during the winter of next year, la accordance with the treaty of Peking.
ROTHSCHILD WITHDRAWS. Mr. Rothschild has announced that be intends to withdraw his proposals made at the Monetary Conference in consequence of the American delegates refusing to support, the same THE SILVER QUESTION IN AMERICA.
December 8th.
Senator Hill has fatroduced to the Senatu a
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Tax Fyrrhus,thalatest addition to the deserve popular and highly efficient "Bing Flanne line of steamers, left Liverpool for the Far El on the 4th November,"
OUR Sharghal contemporary the Mercury in that the Chinese revenue cruiser Ling-ffnew probably undergo a thorough overhand at Shar hal during the present winter. We are informed by the Agents of the Austrà Lloyd's S. N. Co that the Company's steam Orion, from Bombay, left Singapore for th port on the afternoon of the 24th Inst.,
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The Superintendent of the P. & O. 5. N. Co. informs us that the steamship Mirangars, with at 5 pm os ida 25th fnar. She ought to arrive the English mall, feft Singapore for this port here on Friday night.
IN the Supreme Court to-day, before the Chief Justice, Mr. Winfrld Platt was admitted to practise as a solicitor in the firm of Johnson, Stakes, and Master, on the application of the Attomey-General. It is understood that 'Mr. Flatt will be attached to the Shanghai branch.
a “ne We dont think the extraordinary communica tion referring to an alleged song headed *Couldn't Bows the Lot" is of any interest to anybody, and we haven't spare time to-day to careful investigation, that it means anything, the poetical Office Goat will be let loose for all he is
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL
Peking, Capt. R. R. Scarie, which left Sas The Paclic Mall Co.'s steamship Cily of
Francisco with the American, malis öl Nov, 25th, arrived la barbour on Saturday last, For the subjoined telegrams wo are fadebted to our San Francisco exchanges :----
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Hectly shattered and wept like a woman when witness testified that he had med pressure acquitted or only sentenced to pay a mount of upon witneszer,» Überwi¬der will probably ba
fine. The curious thing is that ma amount
maximination enu'd draw from the witness the name of the writer of the pamphlet.
fa angry.
Angun us K. Kerr, who was arrested at the of the American su’horities on a charge
In 1800 competed and won against FOUR of bill to repeal, the Sherman Silver Purchas THE Canadian Pacifc Railway Co.'s Royal ml | do more than hastly peruse it. If we lad, on has been occupied by the Federalists, Anumber ambezzling $12 nna from the Jarvis-Craklla
the most famed Belfast makers.
The Analyst's reports-
* 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.
A. S. WATSON &
have just received
d. A report from the United States Secretary to the Treasury states that the Sherman Act is not satisfactory, as the depreciation of the silver In the Treasury embarrasses the Government, BONAPARTIST INTRIGUES IN FRANCE. San Francisco, with the American mall of to TAR Pacific Mall Co.'s famous liner China fre December 23rd
Gtb last left Yokohama for this port There is growing consternation in Paris.ristmas morning. The Chius called
_Honolulu en route.———— As the result of a Bonapartlat meeting an envoy has been sent to Brussels, to see Prince Victor Bonaparte about drafting a manifesto.
steamer Empress of China, Capt. R. Archiba, Vancouver, arrived at Yokohama yesterds and left agafa at ro am, for this port, via Kowerb. and Shanghal
THE SILVER QUESTION IN
AMERICA.
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December 24th.
On the roth Dec., In, lat. 9 deg. 4oʻm. N., leg 10 deg. 5.m. E. the steamship fagradan, Ca Piper, from Singapore to Saigon, picked uph very heavy weaker the "whistling buoy " whh moaths past.
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O'Cones's Audience with the Emperor of publishes the following with reference to Mr. THE N. C. Dally News of December to'b
Chīna şi-
of
Trust Company of Khas City, was brought up on remand in court to-day, and the magistrate
ridden by Sr Biche Cunard reared and fell on turned him over to the Amerlein officers sent after him.
While huntlig in Lancashire to-day the horse
he will recover top of the rider Sir Bache was badly hurt, bot-
-London, November 18th, The complacency with which the Cüblert NEW YORK, November 15th ed the cluses of home rule dealing with The Herald correspondent at Valdai facing the financial queglon. Gldstone himself political changes in Ireland his broken down on cables; News comes of further fighting in Rio has not ventured Innersent a definite or detailed Villa Rosario, near Sia Gabriel, yeater the consent of his callesgars, the clauses relating Grande do Sul. The Federal forces attacked anulon of the question and hes putponed, with killing a number of Republicans and king to finance until the Cabinet resumes its sliting others prisoners. The Republicans repulsed the Federal troeps at Dom Pedro Rivera Chiệ
There is much anger against the Uruguayan of Republican chiefs are hiding along the frontier, authorities for llowing the Federals to organize their forces on Uruguayan territory,
have just been received here. General Rock, telegraphat-Twelve thousand Mandy rifles. The Herald correspondent at Buenos Ayres
We have learnt with much pleature luce our meeting of Radicals with be held to-morrow. If is said, intends to pay a visit to Chile. A secret paper was issued this morning, that the circumis said that the obf ct of the meeting is to devis stances of Mr. O'Conor's audience of the plans to overturn the Government.. Emperor were to every way satisfactory. The
CHICAGO, November 10th, |Chêng Kuang Tien, to which ho
A "Washington; special to a Républican received, is in the private gardens, in the ts now actually residing, and Mr. O'Canor heart breaking conversation, as far as certain entered the palace grounds through the bla Democratic leaders are concerned, held recently official gate, not through the smaller door which In Cleveland's residence in New York. The year. The Truugii Yamen did not even suggest disgusted auditors. Good plain English was was used for the Austro-Hungarian Minister last
detalls are gradually feaking out from his
Kuang Ko. We have been favoured with the that Mr. O'Conor should be received in the Typken by the President-elect, and be did not following copy of Mr. O'Conor's speech to the
hesitate to emphasize the fact that he had been- choren chief magistrate by the people and not Emperor, which was graciously received and
by the politicians, acknowledged :-
WAS
has been missing from Britto Bank for some part of the palace in, which the Emperor morning paper says: There was an exciting and marchlits bere are indignant over the extra-
[1183A resolution prompted by Mr. Cleveland has THE Hongkong | Bokhara Rellel Find Co. been introduced into Congress empowering the caittee, so we read in a Shangbal contemporer LD, President to suspend purchases of silver welected in the Model Settlement, and has pr has been good enough to accept the $5,oco c mised to apply the amount in accordance wi the wishes of the donor.
ever be considera circumstances require it.
SPAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES.
MADAM, December 14th, Fleet-Admiral Dòn Pascual Cervera y Topete has been sworn fa as Minister of Marino.
The tariffs in force during 1892 in the Philip. pines will be continued and the Colonial Minister proposes to introduce farther levies from PRA-July next.
ex Steamers "BENLEDI" and "GANGES"
their first shipments of XMAS CONFECTIONERY
Consisting of:- CHOCOLATE CREMES, VANILLA
LINES, SUGARED ALMONDS, BURNT ALMONDS, NOUGAT, JUJUBES, TURKISH DELIGHT,
PARISIANS,
&C.
DELICIOUS FRUIT JELLIES. ASSORTED PINEAPPLE, LIME, DAMSON, GUAVA, RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY, PLUM, &c,
CALLARD AND BOWSER'S
CALLARD BUTTER SCOTCH, ALMOND ROCK and
EVERTON TOFFEE.
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES
in great variety. CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS, MUSCATELS, ALMONDS AND FIGS,
FANCY BOXES.
A large and varied Assortment of
ARTISTIC DESIGNS,
XMAS CARDS,
ENGLISH, JAPANESE and CHINESE, a splendid selection.
TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS,
A LARGE STOCK WELL ABBORTID.
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It is probable that the Philippines coasting dues will be dropped after January 1ste The new Cortes will open in Apill.
PHILIPPINES COASTING DUESA The Delegate of the Manila Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the Minister in favour of suppressing coasting dues, and has beez received with sympathy,
(Special to "N. C. Daily News.")" GREAT FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE AT OSAKA.
KOBE, December zoth.
Mills Nos. 1 and 2, containing 30,000 apladies, belonging to the Draka Boseki, Kaisha, were totally destroyed by fire this morning with great | loss of Hfe, over eighty, operatives having been
burnt to death.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A MASS of Interesting mater is unavoidably beld over until to-morrow. This includes 'an Open Letter to bis Excellency the Governor and a few comments on Mr. J. J. Francis' allegatione -the-milliar-contribution, the "Sons of Nep'ure, and other items. WOODYEAR'S CIRCUS, we are pleased to tears, is raking in the shekels at Rangoon.
Inst. from Hankow, having been relieved at the H.M.S. Linnal strived at Shanghai on the 20th letter post by the Porpoiu.
THE Inlet London canard le that Lord Randolph Churchill, and not Sir Charles Dilke, bas become proprietor of the Pall Mall Gazetti,
There is still no news of Piccinelll, who was captured by brigands on the Langson (Tonkin) rallway works nearly two months ago.
ACCORDING to telegraphic information from London the reconstructed Chartered Mercantile Bank will commence business about the middle | of January
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Hx was telling his wife about a small game it poker la which he had lost forty-five cents,
It was the worst game I ever played, ie excialmed, still angry over it, and I got so me I couldn't see. "
"What did you do then, dour," she smild sweetly, "g it blind "
SIRE have the honour to deliver to your Imperial M Jesty the letter by which the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, bas designed to accredit me in the character of Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of your Imperial Majesty. My august sovereign bas
the friendly political and commercial relations cutrusted me with the mission to devote my best efforts to further develop and confirm which so happily exist between the two great empires. Assisted by the gracious good will of your Imperial Majesty and the cordial co operation of your Ministers it will be my camest endeavour to altain this end. Site, my august sovereign bus charged me to, be the faithfal interpreter of her sincere regard and of her ardent wishes for your Imperial Majesty's long and prosperous reign.
robbed Dr. Lean Prato of $1,800 worth of peak DELAG110, Hebrew, who is alleged to hay
a year ago and who was recently brought bak here from Mauritius by Detective Gree, agela faced the music in the Hall of Justice this morning. After a litus further the case nadil Thursday next at tt 6.0. evidence: was heard Mr. Wodehouse adjourned
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS will soon be on its way to warmer (and less impecunious) elimes and Thursday next will wes the last of this popular show in Hongkong for the present. To-morreD there will be a grand farewell wgfinds, and for to-night there is a completa cffange of pro- gramme, Uncle Harmston has still many good Items up his sleeve,
IN reference to the article published in these columns recently on "Mojl" wherein it was asserted that engineers on steamers sometimes accept bribes from coal people, a correspondent Informs us that the bribes never reich the engineers, but only the captains. Well, we are not in the business sayhow, and the bribes never come to us; we apologise sincerely Owners, please note,
· RAPE CASE AT KOWLOON.
Samuel Ball, 31, of England, private lo the Shropshire Light Infantry, was brought before Mr. H. E. Wadehouse this moraing and charged with assaulting Chinese woman at Kowloon yesterday, The following evidence was adduced s—g
assault,
Cheang Sze, a married woman soyears of age, sxid she was a resident of Talkektsui, British Kowloon. On the 26th she was making the company with another woman. When she was best of her way homeward from Hangham in crossing the rifle range she met the prisoner, who AN assault was committed on a well-known caught bold of her and forced her on to the European on Pedder's Wharf last night by a ground and tried to commit an elevated European constable, who deliberately At that moment some European came and mashed bis victim, and with taxved her and, after a long chase rated then added insult to injury by challenging prisoner. The soldier did not offer her any creation. An eye-witness says thatitwas a wholy money. He held her hands and put one of his unprovoked attack on the unfortunate man who hands over ber month, The other woman ran is, we are glad to bear, progressing favourably away shouting "save life 1" In Hospital. The savage constable, who provad himself so very handy with his "dnkes" and his sad has not yet, because too seedy, been called stick, was dissemed and taken to the station
to account.
Lam nader no obligations to Tammany" Hall or any other organisation for my election, he said, "and I do not propose to be dictated to by anybody. New York State did not choose me to be President of the United States, hence I can get along well without any further advice from that quarter. Now that I am President It is my Intention to be the head of this nation in reality,
land set his face resolutely against an extra and I will not permit any dictation as to my fatore actions."
session of Congress, saylar there need be no baate about revising the tariff before the regular session, which would begin in December 1893. There could be do mistake about the intentions of the President-elect judging from his atter ances, and those present will never forget his manner of expressing his convictions.
·
In the course of the same conference Cleve
LONDON, November 17th.
The Indian currency committee, which it was supposed was expediting its decisión with a view to Idqencing the, faternational monetary con. ference which meets in Brussels on Tuesday next, adjourned to-day until the conference is over. This unexpected step ls, attributed to m design of the committee to assist the British delegates to the congress in leading the discus sion of the proposities on the currency in India. When the commission resumes its sitting evid- ence will be privately taken from currency experts, including the single standard men favor- ing gold coinage for India, ferret
old girl who was arrested on the charge of Gwyneth Maude, the handsome eighteen-year swindling Spisk & Son, jewelers, out of allver salvers and candelabra, was brought up and remanded in the Marlborough street Police Court to-day. A few minutes before the case was called the court was informed-that-the-giri's mother had commited suicide: this morning The hearing to the case was postponed for a week;.'
The British steamer Aysiaby, Captain Max Gold, at Bremen from Swinnah, bas fifty bales of cotton in her forehold, on fire. The Aimes | are under control,.,
PARIS, November 18th. alition of Frances, who was surrendered to the French authorities by an English magistrate to answer the charge of blowing up thạ restaurant, of «M««V«r¥ in Paris in April instz The Fr-fect of Police has received warning that if the deel-on of the English maglerite is confirmed on appeal there will be fresh explosions here. Spec'aithreats are made ag-inst the British Embassy,
Five niploves In a brush factory at Marco havedied during the past two days of a mysterius l'ness resembling the plague. The vic'ins had been engaged Inserting bristles Imported from Perla. The factory has been closed."
The debate on the nress ħil was continued in the Chamber of Deputies to-d-y. The discussio lasted five hours and wi I be conilnued to-morrow.
ROME, November 18th. It is announced that Fis Gmen. Rev. WilIm J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, will be made Carcinal at the approaching can I story.
PARIS. November 19th, M. Edwards, editor of Le Matin and M. Drouter, a member of the Chamber of Deputies," became involved in a personal sercation at the Vaudeville Theater, and a duel was fought to-day. M. Droumer was wounded 'in the arme Eclair states that M. de Lesseps will resign; the chairmanship of the Pinama Canal Com. pany when the summons in the action of the Government against the firectors ofthe company 1,19 served on him,` L'Eclair adds that M, Leon
will succeed M, de Leserpt
ROME, November, roth peasants who wreaked vengeance on a priest by The trial is in progress at Palermo of two pouring a selation of corrosive sublimate into the chalice used at mass. The priest died on the alter stairs.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 19th, Count Tolstal, in the Ruralan Gaszili, calls of the peasantry in Russia. He says famlac attention to the continued miserable condition again threatens the already rifflcted districts. The rye harvest is as bad as it was in 1897 and dearth of material for fires and the people are okta are an utter fallare. There is complete exhausted by last winter amlatry. Thepslook is as black posibl
BRUSSELS, November 19th, Mrs. Maude, who had separated from her Delegates to the international monetary co- husband, was living with her daughter in a band. ference who represent the Latin Union held n some house at Hyde Park gate. Mrs. Maude meeting to-day to discuss the proposals of Italy
killed herself by jumping from two-storey was a daughter-in-law of Maj -General Maude, concerning the circulation of copper coins be who was formerly equery to the Queen. Shetween nations belonging to the union, with a
window of the Great Western House, Padding ton, where she had been staying for the past two days.
view of remedying the inconvenience now felt by reason of Italy's lack of small coins. Delibera ten on this subject has no beasing on the general conference.
Charles Hadden, Detective Sergeant, sald-On the 26th at 4 30 pm. be was on the Police rifle
of save life i' and at once ran in the Tange at Kowloon in company with three other sergeants, Ho suddenly heard cries
direction whence the shouts came. In a THE members of the Water Police Mess and moment or two he saw the last witness their friends had a very enjoyable time last on the ground and the prisoner on top of her, evenlog at Talm Taa Taul Station, Kowloon in getting away from the man. The prisoner ran Bordeaux, caught fire: and sank near Breist. The colller Pretoria from Glasgow for The woman was struggling hard and succeeded
TRURI (Nova Scn:11), November 19th. › ̈ An excellent d uner was provided in the spacious after the woman, threw her dining room, which was tastefully decorated gain attempted to commit an assault At
the ground and The captain, mato and five seamen are missing of air discovery of gold af the Caribou mines, Great exement prevails here in comirquence with 1g, evergreens, and mottoes. After dinner that moment the man hoked round and seeing
· PARIS, November 17tfa. | worked by the Tror Gold Mining; Company, the usual teasts were drunk, and songs were sung the witness running towards him ran away, bolds its scasing was crowded with a fashionable the biggest and riches: gold mine ever opened The rooms in which the Court of Appsenta The present discovery xp cted to turn out sais, which Mr. Lamont gave a fine imitation of a corne Witness gave chase and arrested him. Whep Hancock, of the Ancona, deserves great arrested the prisoner was in full uniform and had appeal of Mrs. Deacon from the decision of the
was loadly applauded. Mi,
throng to-day to listen to the proceedings in the In Canada, praise for the ab'e manner in which he dis admitted that be tad attempted to commit the Deacon children to the father, Maitre deck were burned this morning, together with five copper cents in his band. Prisoner Tribunal of the Selce awarding the custody-of-The-Merchants-Fr-hange-and-the-builders
· CARDIFF; November 19th, ------charged the dates of chairman" and "his"ver
appropriate song. In character, entitled the augault but pleaded, in extenuation, that he had Policeman," fairly, "brought down she Houses agreed to pay the woman Ave cents. The human, who appears for Mr. Desco's, con all the tecnids and drawings gathered since the The party dispersed about midnight, everyone
prisoner evidently under the Influence of the Court of Appesis reversing the Indement of
tinned bis argument, begun yaiterday agafast docks opened. Los 325 000, expressing great satisfaction at the pleasant way
liquor at the time.
BERLIN, November 19th. in which the evening had been spent.
Cheung Ami, wife of a boatman, said she was the lower court In presenting Mr. Descon with the first witness when assaulted by the Mr. Descon's llason with Abellle from fae bes
case yesterday M.. Clummel gave the history of another attempt to damage Prince Blimarck The latest movement of Chanceller Capirila
He has made a collection of all the articles and ran away shouting "save lie."" Hadden's statemerts. The prisoner was under of Mrs. Deacon. The court announced that it Dracon at the Hotel Splendide. This morning Sergeant Duncan corroborated Sergeant he was none the less severe in his arraignment the influence of liquor, but was not druck. Infantry, said the prisoner was one of the man be included among the directors of the Fanams
Lieut. C. J. Garsin, of the Shropshire Light would reserve its decision until Tuesday,
The Dix-Neuvieme Strelt ways Eiffel will not
In defence the prisoner stated that he ard when arrested was merely helping the poor op against the woman accidentally,
old woman to get up, months' sigorous imprisonment,
His Worship sentenced the prisoner to six
We are informed by the Agent of the Message ries Maritimes Co, that the Company's steamer Salarie left Shanghal at 4 am on the 25th Inst., for this part.
A. S. WATSON & CO.. CONTRIBUTOR--Why didn't you print that story The Taka correspondent of the "Shakekat) Prisoner. She saw the attempted assault and glanar to the time Abeille was shot by Mr. interviews of the late Chancellor, which have
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BIRTHS
At No. 49, Peel Street, on the syth instant, the wife of H. HYNDMAN, Jr., el a son. [1288 ́ ́ At 15" Miller. Road, Shanghai, on the 19th December, the wife of the Rev, W. P. BENTLEY, of a daughter.
At 26, Kings Road, Shanghai, on the 20th December, the wife of F. CLEMENT COOPER, of & EDD,
The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, Tursday, DICEMBER 17, 1893.
TELEGRAMS,
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
LONDON, December 5th.
The American delegate to the Monetary Con- ference having stated that it is believed America will cease the monthly purchase of silver if the Conference Isiled, the Timer considers the Cos- ference has already. filed, and that a sharp fall in silver will probably enane.
AFRICA.
*December 7th, The report that a telegraph line is to be con structed from the Zambesi to Wedy Halfa is now confirmed,
"I sent you of the twins who are each six feet high and whose combined weight is only 186 pounds? Editor-It was too thin,
and from Yokohama on the 10th, arrived at Sandeefalon, because there is certainly no know forming his battalion and bore a good charactes. | canal whom the Government Jatends to prose other high personages.
is a rumour that the Tientsin Harbour Maraury writes on December 15th :- There Master refused to permit, in the summer, he THE O. & O. 9. S. Cols steamer Oceanic, with steamer Gem in the river, to have her dig building of a coffer-dam round the sunken mails, &c., which sailed hence December 2nd, ost. If so, I give him credit for thit Francisco on the 24th inst,
ing how such an undertaking might have intestered with the navigation of the river, the banks of the same during the summer, Bet it may be possibly done during the winter. I have non sans of telling, except the rumour if acouiract-that-next-spring-is to find her ready for repairs," The man, who wrote this for the Marcury deserves to le decorated with a tenteral medal to show that all the fools in the world have not yet died out.
|| We are informed by the Agents of the Message
ries Maritimes,Co. that the Company's steamer Oceanien, with the next French mail, left Saigon at 9 p.m. yesterday, for this port.
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A REGULAR meeting of Zelland Lodge, No. 535, will be beld in Freemasons' Hall, Zelland Street, this evening, at 8 for 8.30 o'clock precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited,”
We are indebted to our reliable morning cons temporary for the Intere ting Inform tion that the Tede-China steamer Palaste left Shanghal yesterday morolog (Sunday) at 4 o'clock for this port,"
MAILS Doo:~
'Australian" (Menmuir) apib lost. Bombay (Tibet) 27th
Indian (Chelydra)
French (Oceanien)
Bombay (Bormida)
28th
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29th D
gih próximo.
A SHILLIN A DAY-
A satire on English rullitary pelkons, My name is O'Kelly, I've heard the Revelly From Brr to Barrily, from Leeds to Lahore Hongkong and Peshawar, Lucknow and Etawak,
!
And fifty-fire mora all endin' le pore."
Black death and its quickness, the depth and
the thickness
Of sorrow and sickness I've known on my way But I'm old and I'm nervis, I'm asst from the service,
And all I deserve is a shillin' a day
CHORUS Shillin's day, Bloomin' good pay.
Thus the Sydney Bulletin: -New South Wales Judges were called ppoo the other week to deal with one or two more spotted attorneyr, A fcature of this.rascally age is the almost abso- Lucky to touch it, ^ shillin a day | late extinction of that class of legal practitioner, Ob, it drives me balf crazy to think of the days I known as the "family solicitor "-- ronfidant to Went slap fer the Ghaxi, my sword at my side. whom a client might safely trust his life, Trost | When we rode dash-for-leniher bas now so far decayed, that plenty of men who | Both 1quadrons together,
lend money on mortgage pay the amount over. That didn't care whether wo lived or wa died, personally to the mortgagor, and receive the But it's no use despara', my wife must go Interest thereon direct, rather than let their
Lawyers bandie ft. Such things are significant Ab' me commissaria' the pay bills to bettery indeed of the decadence of legal reputations. So if me you befold Trust-moneys now-a-days are going into the Io the wet and the cold, hands of responsible corporations, from which By the Grand Metropole, won't you gīre mib a- prople have at least an even chance of getting back their coin, Looking at the long, mawkish
at of respectable and even godly Australian attorneys who have cleaned out their clients, and then cut their own throats, or gone to gaol, or scooted to Vaipparaiso-cach an equally unsatisfactory conclusion from a dívi'end-paying point of view-it is a marvel of human gulib 17 how anyone everentiusto his worldly, fortunen to a single individual while there is a Trustees and Extentors Co, to deal with,
Lester ?
GRAND CHORUS. Give 'imi a letter, Can't do no better;
Late Troup-Sergeant Major an' all with
'lester
Think what'e's been,
- Think what'e's seen. (
Thiak of his pensinis 20′′ i
Gard save the Queral
TAG
POLICE SHooting MATCH, A very enjoyable shooting match took placo yesterday afternoon on the Police Range between
cute.
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of readers at the Chancellery has been busy for appeared in the Berlin and foreign newspapers of any nature hostile to the Emperor. Au army.
The same tactics are belig pursued against which Caprivit inks is of high importance. seme time. This is a collection the dect
of
These documents MADRID, November syth that they fosilly his positlan, and the result. Is Caprivi in fond of producing and it must be said The Queen of Portugal, who, with her royal that the Kaiser renews his promises of personal spouse, is a guest at the Spanlih court, expressed support. There, press curings I carefully * dele to see a ball fight. The Queen Regent. pr pared. They have, without doubt;-often- Christina arranged for the exhibition, which was prevented the Kaiser from exercising his given to-day in the presence of the court and the periodically strong desires to recall the Iron royal visitors. The show was a great success Chancellar, and was thoroughly enjyed. The King of Portugal, in a moment of enthusiasm, threw his diamond scarf-pin at the feet of Mazzantent, the
torreador,
Married" and "Single" members of the Police
**YSYDNEY (N, S. W), November 17th, Force, ten alde. As will be seen from the scores the Single men came out victorious by số points."
Advices-received here from Apia, Samos, The highest individual score was made by P.C. how that there is much disquiet in the group Christie with a creditable total of 94 The Disturbances have occurred among the natives atmosphere was rather hazy, andra paling of Hiral Chiefs to the file of Maugue. Some of the Tatalla islands, arising from the claims choppy left wind spoiled some good scores. Upon the whole the shooting was below the fighting has occurred at Pago-Pago bay, wheed
the town was almost completely destroyed;" The Married team was captained by average. Sergi. T. Duncan, while the Single team was
BERLIN, November 17th, captained by Sergt. J. Hannah. "At the close The Vossiche Zeitung states that the Imperial of the match, three ringing cheers were given : loan which it is proposed to raise on account of for the losing team. A return match under the the army, navy and imperial railways amounts same conditions is contemplated for Monday to 149,000,000 marks, next, when it is to ba hoped the married men will do better.
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November
The court was crowded yesterday at the hear ing of the Oberwinder trial, which is the gut Total come of the famous Xanten child murder case. A Jewish butcher named Buschoff was suppored to have murdered a Catbelle boy, Hagemann
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Thus for the moment Prince Bisourck is very much out of favor a court, and, further, the Empress dislives him because of the worry he
canies ibe Kxjser, Caprivi would now be happy were it not for the black cloud of the army bill hanging over him. “Netw thatand” that all manner of pressure has been brought to bear, there seems every prospect of Lis belag, thrown
"out" or withdrawn.
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Capryl stand another "at down" like the
education bill')
It is now an open secret that the Kaiser refused the advice offered by the King of Saxony during his recent visit here and refuses to appro clate the opposition to the Caprivi regime by
the Liberals of South Bavaria, Baden, Wartems
barf; and, above all, of the Saxony Conservatives. which is so vary marked, and it is sild' that the Miraler of Foreign Affairs his exhausted the 50,000 marks placed at his disposal as a secret Jus 4, which was largely speed in keeping up pleasant relations with the press. A sensation has been caused
by name, for the purpose of using his Blood for departure of the King of Saxone the abrupt
rellious riter at the time!**
wzory, Herr Baumgard, the public posecutor, Judge Brosles and Justice Schelling related the prose cutor even to examine Baschoff's house and thereupon a pamphlet was published, edited by Herr Oberwinder, full of crushing revelations. against Herren Baumgardt," Bruxius and Schell
front Potsdam, where he was visiting Emperor William. The kudden ending of the visit caused the circulation of report that the Emperor and the King had quarreled over the army Inbantare. Some inde dan rupture undoubtedly occuried between the sovereigns, but as the Government of Saxony some time ago ausinted to military reorganizi.
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Totalwinder was accused of. libel, All the Itndalen Members of the diplomatie clicia credit the Iesided | very strongly in favor of the vaccined. report that: the diffirence mione: over: the The Judge himself was evidently favorise to Emperor's proposing to proscente Prince Bis. the delendent. Judge Curtius, son of the coles marck, whose latest juvelations an to how he brated historian, blamed the palatifs with the precipitated the war with France by falsifying. greatest severity, and said that they had tot done the Emperor's diapaich, are felt in official gearten their duly chalk, AR on A Jabarded to justify any measure that may be adopted to After this the cars changed completear, Ober" silence him. The Klog of Saxony, it is said, winder, supported by Judge, became soouser and not only opposed Pritics Blimarck's prosecution, the plaintifs the noraud Herr 2want war) but urged the Kaspar är to make the feat advance
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