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and 93 Queen's Road West. The applicant LILUOKALANI soliloquy: Hawall should the Ar the Magistracy to-day a coolle convicted of been for years employed in a responsible is a man well-known in the colony, he has spirit of mortal be proud ?.
cutting open a bafe and stealing cotton, on board the Fatihan yesterday was sent to gaol for aix months.
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The combat thickens! Ho! Advance The Senatorial snickerude 1 Let it the thrustwise shivering lance, And tap the jigsome tambourne ↑ Oh, hearts of steel! Now do'or dia.
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position at the Sallors' Home, his personal | WIFE--Oh John, how much I love you!-Has- character is unblemished, the premises band (reaching for packet book)-How much? were admitted to be most suitable for THE Chine, which leaves for San Francisco on
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take is oplam« GRANVILL SHARP who with Mr. H. ET March Sensions open at ten o'clock WODEHOUSE, police magistrate, and Mr. F. to-morrow morning in the Supreme Court. There H. MAY, Acting Captain Superintendent of are only two Chinese cases for trial. " $1.00 objections to anybody being permitted to Police, formed the great Sanhedrim—had 1.50 earn an honest living in any way, contrary to his peculiarly exclusive ideas. Modern 1.75 Philanthropy didn't know the applicant, and knew absolutely nothing of the house or the locality, but as he held 75 the opinion that there were already plenty of public houses in Queen's Road, he most patriotically opposed the application. And then Mr. GRANVILLE. SHARP commenced to generalise, and naturally lost himself in his own childish verbosity, He thought the presence of hotels tended very much to promote syll in the colony, THE statistics of the population of Amsterdam and supplemented this extraordinary for the year 1893 are as follow Births, 14,366 0.50 statement by saying that "that was what establishments in this city, 25.575 total those who take the greatest interest den 39:939 from this eths, 8.377 souler In the soldiers and sailors in the total decrease, 29,207 souls. The population on and departures city, 20,310 sonia). Colony think "-doubtless meaning him- Dec. 3r was 207,007 males, 250,414 females; self and a few other old women; that total, 437,441. The total increase during 1893 there was no "call" for a hotel in thất place, which was only a native quarter In Taipingshan with nothing but Chloese houses near and around; that he had made no inquiries, but the Chinese generally were almost entirely opposed to it-and then Philanthropy shut up like a knife in the face of a few pertinent remarks from the Chairman, and the licence was granted.
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Arthe Magistracy this afternoon Mr. Wodehouse held an inquiry Into the circumstances connected with a highway robbery on the Pok-fc-lam Road. A great deal of evidence was adduced, showing that a coolle was attacked, gagged, bound and robbed of few dollars and a blanket. The and one of the robbers was traced. The enquiry blanket was subsequently found in a pawnshop, was adjourned until to-morrow.
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AN English Journal, the Offician, states that most fans mon have bine eyes. It cites Blamarck, Gladstone, Napoleon and every Pre- sident of the United States, except Harrison. It doesn't mention Mitchell-Innes.
THE TREASURY FRAUDS.
"The trial of A. F. Alves for fraud, etc., was resumed this morning. As before, Mr. Johnsen prosecuted and Mr. Francis (instructed by Mr. Holmes) defended.
Cheung Wan Taal, second shroff in the Treasury, was further cross-examined and re-examined as to details of his work, producing ble books referred to yesterday. He said he was guaranteed for $5.000 (ot 83,000 as vaguely Imagined by Mr. Mitchell-Innes).
daly at the Treasury since 1887. His business Jaghat Singh, P. C. 666, said he had been on was to go with the last witness (second shroft) en the bank with money. Sometimes he was sometimes sent him to the banks H. & S., sent out to do various things. The defendant Chartered, C.M. last December, about the 15th,, defendant sent him to the H. & S. Bank with a cheque. to get money he thought $673.62 or $67264 Winess recognised the cheque pro- duced as the ons mentioned; he could read English; this was for $674.62. He handed the cheque to the shriff at the Bank and got the money, and brought it to defendant,
Shanghal Bank, said that since the 5th moon last Yeung Yak San, shroff at the Hongkong and year (June 1893) he had been at the bank. Was not a learner; had to receive money and pay out, on the compradore's side of the bank. Identified the cheque, dated 16th December (mentioned by last witness); witness paid the money to the Endian who brought it Witness wrote on it in Cole "December 16th paid to Indian $674-62 Could not recognise the Indian now.
SUPREME COURT:
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Beforà Mr. E, F, Ackroyd, Puitni Judge)
17th.
March
WEO SHOT THE COW? Ch. Kam On sued J. Baird for $20, value of for a tiger) on the 17th February last, at Hok- cow shot by defendant (presumably in mistake chul village, near Cape D'Aguilar lighthouse, of which defendant was koper.
Judgment for defendant, with costs, on the ground that it was not sufficiently proved who (if anybody) really shot the cow.
"THE MAGISTRATE" AT THE CITY HALL.
as the Magistrates' clerk, Mr. J. F. Fullar.as a flunkey, and Mr. Williams as the police Inspector, From start to finish there was no flagging of Interest and the applause was continuous. The scenery was scarcely up to high-water mark, and without much trouble might have been greatly improved upon. There was sino a noticeable mistake in dropping the cortala at the end of one of the acts, but the audience took it quite good humouredly and applauded to the Vivienne Dagmar sang with taste and effect echo.
+ "variety› business which followed, Miss
with her graceful Serpentine Dance, whilst Miss Nos petits conscrits and created a furers Marie Brian fairly took the house by storm by her wonderfully effective rendering of that classical gem, "Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay,"
the
To-alght the Company are announced to aspear in the well-known farcical comedy."The Pickpocket."
CRICKET.
LOG. TU. HONGKONG POLICE. teams was played yesterday afternoon at Happy The return match between the showo' named Valley, resulting in a win for the Good Templarn
to runs. Full scores sia appended 1-
successful representations of A. W. Pinero's The London Lyric Company gave most popular farce *The Magistrate" at the Theatre Reyal, City Hall, on Wednesday and last night, to large and enthusiastic audiences. As indicated in our criticism of "My Uncle," this Compare without being 'exactly super-excellent, is most effective all round both ladies and gentlemen know what they have to do and theyby whether any combination of dramatic artists do it well. In fact, it may be doubted of equal proficiency in their own line has previously visited this part of the world. Nothing bays made a most favorable impression on au ceeds like success, and as the Lyric Company audiences that are notoriously more byper cri ical than sympathetic, the enterprising pro- prictors will probably have no reason from a financial point of view to regret coming to the Far East.
ever so many years ago.
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utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the fine gentlemen would be in gaol if they had I found guilty of a most disgraceful rough-and- | up the counterfoil (produced.) Returned both all this, "The Magistrate" is a smart udge, in the suit of Amery u. Hutchinsm on
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Now, what can anybody who has even the brains of a sparrow and the intelligence of a-Mr. GRANVILLE SHARP-think of such a burlesque as this? Is it not sickening and degrading In the_extreme? For some reason or other an inscrutable Providence has evolved particular type, but in matters affecting men of this
public interests, the well-being of humanity, they should be mercilessly sat upon. We ask Governor ROBINSON to abolish that AT the Magistracy to-day before Capt. Hastings, ridiculous farce known as the Bench of Joseph H. Donnenberg, botel keeper, and Edward Levy of Jerusalem," coffee house keeper, were Justices-a considerable number of these
tamble exhibition in Queen's Road Central on their deserts-and recognise the necessities the aud inst. Mr. Robinson appeared in defence of the colony and the requirements of the of Donnenberg, and Mr. Wilkinson for Lerz. advanced times in which we live, and to Both were fined half a dollar, or three days' hard- of establishing without delay a properly months, or 14 days' bard labour in default. constituted Municipal Council to direct and guide the local affairs of Hongkong, Tax Mutual Shippers steamer Mc wo This reform has to come, and if effected, goes to Bangkok to load rice for this port amicably, so much the better. But it will for China's teeming milions belag now available large quantities of the principal article of food come all the same. We, also beg to for export from Siam. The Moyun will leave propose that Mr. GRANVILLE SHARP, in his Hackow for London with the new season's teas in May--the sixth year in succession she has capacity at publia philanthropist, be at once summarily abolished.
been the ploneer tex steamer for home. It would appear that the "Glen" boats have quite abandoned "tea racing as an unprofitable business.
throw his powerful Influence in the work labour, and bound over in $15 each for thren 12.30, defendant told witness to cancel the coun- Ingly effective. There is nothing either origloal,upon common law only, at rather upon a kind
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LONDON, March 16th,
A petition has been got up on behalf of Irish Catholics against Home Rule and has been numerously signed by leading Catholle Peers
and others:
To our credit be it said, it is seldom that John Joseph Francis, QC, la in accord with as, but In his capacity as second fiddler to that burlesque on common sense yclept "Ye Odd Volumes "he last night expressed his regret that Hongkong so lacked that commodity which in civilized com- mudities is known as Public Opinion, The spectacle of John Joseph upon his hind legs advocating the healthy doctrine of public opinion over to be appreciated.'
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An Imposing Unionist demonstration took
and `classes, at which resolutions were passed condemnatory of Home Rufe, and in favour of maintaining the Union.
THE shadow of the genial and attil lamented Saint Patrick must have been hugely tickled spon witnessing the motley gathering of Hiber BAGE assembled at the Hongkong Hotel last olght to do his memory honor. Irishmen and not ond of 'em possessed the pluck necessary to THE Ruslan cruiser Zabiska retumed to-day Invite his neighbour to "thread on the tall of me from Manila.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
coat The Rajah" was in his element and
J. A.das Remedios, fourth clerk of the Treasury, said he had been at his present post since 16th look after Crown rent and taxes. On Monday January last. Before that he was cl.sk in the H. and S. Bank His present dulles were to 30th January defendant asked witness to issues gave witness a small memo, from which witness Crown rent receipt in the name of Mr. Ede'; made out the receipt, for $500, Gave the receipt to defendant. At the same time, wliners filled
written by witness were exactly the same in memo and receipt to defendant. The figures receipt and counterfoil. Later in the day, about terfoil. Witness asked where the receipt was defendant replied that he had torn it up. Wit ness then ruled out the entries to the counterfoil in red ink, Witness also wrote a receipt, on one of several blank farms given him by defend from Chan Sam Lung for Crown rent of Marine ant a few days before, for $12.50 received Lot 100, by the shroff's directions. Wite can and defendant's instructions that whenever a receipt was spoiled he was to use the same counterfoil over again and use a loose sheet ia place of the foll so he used the counterfall over agata for the Sra.co after crossing out Mr. Edels payment, Witness left the Treasury that day at 7.30 being
eing unwell. Defendant remained inthenext room. There was no partition between the two rooms. Next morning witness again went to counterfall again on proceeding to do some work the Treasury, a litle before tea. Saw the at receipts: the counterfall was torn in two (as Bow shown); the pieces were in the book, but a blank counterfoil was paried to. Whness did not tear it himself. Witness recognised the Treasury rent-roll for rago; he had cast some of the totals hitaself, arrears due for 189, and totals paid to 1890. The total pald in the year was $192,946.34 according to the books. In 1891 (which witness aise totalled) the the total of payments for rents and arrears. payments amounted to $191,198 64. This was Witness totalled some of the columns for 1892; the total crown rest paid in that year was $199,246.06 according to the book. Some of the totals had been cast by Mr. Freire. Freire made mistakes sometimes in some of bis CROSS-ezamined. Do you not know that Mr.
No, I never heard anything of the sort. Treasury I am still issuing receipta ; I do not Are you still collecting crown rents at the
SINGING and dancing were first brought on the somewhat questionable dress-quit and, wore his adduious and that they had to be cast again 7— | All the rest is incidental.
stage by Andronicus, B. C 240
H. M. S. Mercury came out of dock to-day and was towed to her anchorage by the Flist Fish.
Miss de Vere--I can trace my ancestors away back to the reformation.
Juggins That's nothing. I can trace back to ancestors beyond reformation.
prig of green as proudly as his other honours. He was pathetically elequent too, and whos is a voice almost too fall for utterance he attempted to wrble Boyne Water" the company was absolutely dissolved. However, such facidental defects did not prevent the dinner from being enjoyable and those who can remember any thing about it say that the "shivoo" was all it shonld have been-and the whisky even better
thinks Hawall in needed as a barrier against a AN American naval offices, Capinia A. T. Mahan, possible invasion of Chinese barbarism. His masuing is indicated by the following remarks s | ju is suficiently known, but not, perhaps generally noted in our country, that many military men abr ad, familiar with Eastern can THE programme of the high-class amateur conditions and charactar-notably Sir Garnet cait to be given in aid of the Nethersole Hospital Wolseley-lock with apprehension toward the fand on the 28th Instant at the City Hali contains day when the vast mass of people in China,
TWENTY-SIX gamblers from Nullah Lane, on the lavitation of Inspector Baker, called at the Magistracy to-day and at the request of Mr. Wodeboure contributed $3 each or its equivalent in hard labour for the public good.
verbal Intend of a
"The Magistrate" is a farce, pure and simple, and was originally produced at the Court Theatro, London, in March, 1885, under the management was played in four acts by the Lyric Compiny- of the late John Clayton and Arthur Cecil. It doubtless owing to stage exigencies-but was originally produced in three sets. Although. toured with toomense success in various countries, and claimed by dramatic critics to be, next to "Sweet Lavender, the best of all Pinero's works, we quite fail to recognise any claim to the title original Undoubtedly- bright and well-written sketch, and admirably worked up for stage representation, "The Magistrate" is nevertheless a mere hush-up of
his name is so closely associated, and arlagiarism the pungent wit of W. S. Gilbert in the Bab Ballads and the famous comic operas with which on the leading situations in "Pink Domicos,"
THE MARINE CAUSE CELEBRE.. school with which Charles Wyndhata made a sparkling farcical comedy of the French
AMERY. HUTCHINSON. a tremendous hit at the London Criterion
TO THE KOTOR OF THE "HONGKong Telmarafx,” SIR-In view of the starting nature of the But admlulog Judgment delivered by Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Pulspe specimen of the play-wright's art; it abounds the 13th instant, I write in the hope that you will dialogue, and the leading situations are surpris lordship's decision- decision based, apparently, in witty (ad at times amusingly suggestive) Accord me space wherein to comment upon hir
or striking in what in old days used to be of hybrid law made up of a peculiar medley of described as "the plot" of any stage play. A Maritima and Common Law which is an innovs- widow, Mrs. Farringdon, who marries Mr. tion that cannot, I think you will concede, Posts the police magistrate at Mulberry eliber be too severely criticised or too widely Street, London, makes the mistake, not uncom- exposed. years instead of 36, and as a consequence of not carried out bis intention of preparing a care mon with the fair sex, of stating her age at 3r At the outset Mr. Ackroyd admitted that he had this she has to represent her son Cla as belog folly written judgment (as such a case merited), only 14 instead of 19. The Ind, as lads will and he explained that he delivered his decision everywhere, feels, in spite of bia Eton jacket, that viva gece because he thought it might be to bit of old Satan which enot be suppressed, the advantage of the parties to hear his verdict. and is up to every devilmeat. He knocks his as early as possible. This is an example, then, doating father-in-law out of time at cards, has a of the way in which a Peisao judge in a Crown rivate room at the Hotel des Princesa ren- Colony winds up an important case which, dezvous of somewhat doubtful reputation--and according to his own words, he considered generally is having a good time round town. merited such care as to necessitain the expres Colonel Lukyn, a friend of the late Farrlogdan's, slon of his thoughts, deductions and authorities dealy returns from India, meets P. sket at a eight days, mirabile dictu, to make up his and who actually stod godfather to Cis sud in manoscript) And it took his lordship jost Club atd is lovited to dinner. Mrs. Portet in mind to deliver told of this and seeing the danger of her secret writen judgment. because it might be to being discovered ( her actual period of the advantage of both parties. Now, how existence in this wicked world), makes an could it be to the advantage of bork pieties, excuse to call on the Colonel, goes with her seeing that the judgment was wholly in favour sister to his lodgings, finds he has gone to the of the Captain of the Whampoa, while she an Hotel das Princes, follows him there-and the fortunate officer, who is still without a discharge rest is "Pink Dominos-lmost unadulterated. from the Whampoa, is deprived (bythe judgment) "The Magistrate" is induced by the lacorrigible of his right to at least two months pay, while usual complications ensue, the police come lo, Cis to go to this hotel on the sly for a spree, the waiting the receipt of his legal discharge, and is arrests are made, and at Mulberry Street next
mulcted in bis own and the Captain's costa morning "Els Washop," in a very conspicuous special defence for Captain Hetchinson, whoso None whatever, The judgment is, de facto, a state of inebriation. sentences his wife and sister. mero spre disif has been taken by the learned in-law to seven days taprisonment. All comes judge as gospel, Mr. Amery's allegations and those essential story of The Magistrate in one act of reasonable argument or thought. All through right in the end, of course—and that is the of his solicitor being treated as beyond the pale out this alleged judgment the Captain is The bonours of the representation were about held to be the counterpart of the late Mr. Mrs. Pocket, Mr. Henry Klits as Poskit, and chopper notoriety), while the victim Amery has equally divided between Miss Ethel Arden as George Washington (of cheny trea and meat Arden scted most effectively throughouts to an dye. Maritime law has been coolly set aside Mr. D. C. Smith as Cia Farringdon. Mixs been set down as an Annanias of the deepest grecable carriage this lady adds sound method, and one of the most important clauses in it automaton, and is in every sense a highly to Part II of the 1854 Shipping Act, section 175 she speaks and moves naturally and not like an (bearing on this case) utterly ignored. I refer accomplished exponent of characters of this sub-arction 4, which reads thus - In cash. particular class. Mr. Kitts is a thoroughly sound in which discharge and settlement defore comedian of the David James type; he does his a Shipping: Mailer are hereby required, Then the Transurer himself has always sign:d❘ work carefully and well, makes ble points at the since you Joined ?—No,
proper time and place, has a good stage face otherwise mads, shall operate or be admitted no payment, recaps, sittiamant, or dischargs About the gist January.
When did the Treasurer, begin to sign which he knows how to manage, and exhitis as evidence of the release or sallsfaction of to his every action the selling effects of an any claim." And yet we find a Hongkong judge experienced actor. But where, in the fair name of all the angels, did Mr. Kitts ever see a man that the captain of a British steamer who, in towards the close of the 19th century car tending. in this world with pronouncedly red hair and contravention of the law discharged an efficer Who signed it ?-I do not know. Was it algued at all -Not when it left my already stated, but that is no reason why, in shipping master, failed to commit the Illegal
grey 'de whiskera? The Magistrate Isa farce, on board his ship instead of before British.. delineating scenes that might occur in every act of forwarding to his late second officer fa Who makes out Crown rent receipts now ?-day life, it should be reduced to the Hongkong Shanghal discharge is not
level of
a burlesque. Bir Kita
wards bis subordinate and that, on to contrary a can only say he made a mistake which he ought he has been put to each outrageous trouble and to avoid in fature. It is no easy matter to get an expense by the officer who struggled for his bare actor of experience to play such part as the rights, the whole of hit costs should be supposed 14-year old Cu Farringdon Clever refunded to bita by a man who, although acting is required, and before that stage in "the nearly three months out of the ship, has not histrionic honours must be a good bit over Women's articles and faralshed with a proper profession can be reached, the aspirant to yet been formally and legally signed off the seven," If our memory may be relied on, it was discharge discharge, be it noted, without proposed some seven years ago, when The which he cannot go up to pass an examination Magistrate" was Brat produced la New York, qualifying him to serve as chief officer in the that Ada Rehan should play the boy's part; but British Merchant Service. Mr. Pinero objected, and the greatest oralind I will not encroach further im your crowded. on the British stage made a great hit as Afr. spada with an analysis of Mr. Ackroyd's famous Pazart. Mr. D. C. Bulb was an admirable monograph and dissertation upon Maritime and. Cis he looked the If money is paid by cheque, do you see it with consummate tact and ability
put and
ho played it Common Law further than to point out that he I do not see the cheque, 1 ice the memorandum We bave nothing but praise for the Colona! Captain blameless and then-in the next breath contradicted himself-he firs of all held the accompanylog,
Lukyn of Mr. Graham Stewart ; it was a clever said, "the Captain has been guilty of some Do you put your Intials on the receipt before conception, most consistently carried out. There negligence is not sending the document from you give it to the shroff ?Yes,
may have bees, may be now, men living on this Shanghai. It did not require a genius to per Mr. Mitchell-Innes sign it on seeing your globe like the Captain Herass Vale depicted by ceive that the Captals Faad been gully of Initials --Yes,
Mr. Edwin Fergusson, but we have never mist some negligence, and very culpable negligence them, and we cannot reasonably Imagine, the too, seeing that Amery brid. furnished him with existence of such Idiots. As an exaggerated, an addressed envelopa wherein to forward from character sketch Mr. Fergussan's Impersons Shanghai his bonus $49) and discharge, flon is entitled to some credit, but British either of which were ever posted to him officers, if they are is the babit of saying by Captain Hutchinson
by Jove, can scarcely be fairly sat down as lunatics at large-even in so called farcical comedy. Don't copy anybody, Mr. Fergusson, and you will very soon be a much Mr. Francis:-I thoroughly agree with you! better actor than you can at present Justly Witness father stated that bis wages were claim to be The minor parts were admirably scarum way in which ships' articles are passed $75 per month; ha kept If the booke concemfug Alled, Miss Marie Brian as Mig Charlie and the fieltswithwhich cart and horse „Crown-cents-and-tazor." He made his entries in | Vervinder Miss Bar Gregor as Brailia Tem- can be driven fin 'China) through the Mes Finson and Men, J. F. Brian as a conventional chani Shiping Act. Attention bas now been slavey" being, especially good. Mr, Vainer drawn to thean matters, and despite Mr. Junica was very effective na "Ar. Bullamy, the second Ackroyd'aopinions and special pleading for the magistrate, and we can highly commend the Captain of the Whambra, there is now hope that efforts of Mr, Bethelt so the French hotel keeper, | some much need reforms will be enforord Mi: Croll Burt as the polics selgesat, kry Doing For Mastern Zonendur shipping offset
take money.
And you are stili algoing receipts for the Treasurer No, the Treasurer himself signs them.
Since when bas the Treasurer himself signed them? When did you cease signing-I have never signed. I only write out the receipts ready for signature.
Then the receipt which you gave to the de- fendant for the goo must have been signed by you 1-No.
elegraph.many magnificent items, as may be sin from now inert, may yield to one of those im hands, when I gave it to defendant
jonghong Teles
HONGKONG FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1893.
advertising columns, and no doubt there will be a large attendance on the merits of the show, apart from Ita praiseworthy object.
MABEL-Why, Claire, you are positively moping, and you are to be married to-day.
Cialte-Yes, Mabel I am worried. I know so very little about Jack, and
Mabel Of course, you little goose. Don't you know you wouldn't be marrying him if you knew all about him?
IT is with pleasure that we note that our pogillatie filend Mr. "Billy" Waters bas for good and all cant bla "mud-hook " In our midst. Mr. Waters' management of the Stag Hotel (vide news) is unquestionable; and now that has settled down to a thorough-going Bentface Billy has thrown away the "mittens and success is certainly assured blog.
A HONGKONG PHILANTHROPIST, Ir any direct proof were wanted to show the absolute necessity which exists for the formation of a Municipal Council to control the local affairs of this colony, we have only to turn to the meeting of the Justices of the Peace held at the Magistracy on the 7th Inst. The business to be disposed of was not of particular importance--an application for a new hotel licence in Queen's Road West-but certainly it was sufficiently novel and Interesting to have attracted the attention of some of the 121 nondescripts whose names A THIRYES' Slang Dictionary in þéẩng compiled appear in that useful publication The in Berlin to help the police in diet; dealings with Hongkong Directory as Justices of the criminals. Since the last similar publication Peace. One of the Great Unpaid did and old expressions have become obsolete was issued, in 1848, new phrases have crept in turn up, and under all circumstances it among the criminal classes, so that the author- would probably have been better If he had itles are obliged to keep their knowledge of stopped at home, as he only succeeded in thieves' argot in touch with, the timer, making himself ridiculous. Nothing new
for Hongkong Justices, by the way. The IT is said that the Hon, (7) I. I. Bell-Irving, extraordinary exception to the general rule local "boss" of "the priccely house" (cominally was that most extraordinary character, know whether or not this distleguished member at least), will shortly leave for home. We don't Mr. GRANVILLE SHARP, who bears the of the Hongkong Legislature latends to return reputation of being Hongkong's mostnoted to the colony; but we do know that he would not philanthropist, In spite of the fact that we be missed shoxid he not relpen. It has always ara unacquainted with a single instance of beco a mystery to most peopln-wby-such. this worthy gentleman haring contributed a notoricusly thick-headed galopt was ever red cant to any deserving cause during appointed to the Legislative Council. Kissing goes by favor, we supposa, eren al Governs the past seventeen year
ment House,, Mr. Irving'e legislative 'abilliles, Mr. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TAYLOR desired assuming he possesses any, are somewhere la a hotel licence for the premises at Now, go the region of birbo "g".
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How do you know what amopaly to put on copied some siher man's make-up, and if so blare! That he has done nothin? ; wrong to-
pulses which have in past ages buried cirili- Į sallon under a wave of barbaric Invasion. The great anales of Evropo, where existence is so frequently deplored, may be providențially for them ---The shroff tells me. tended as a barrier to that great movement, if b Do you receive the money and count it ?-No, come. Certainly while China temsins as she is Then how do you know that what the shroff nothing mare disartrons for the future of the tells you is correct? Because he passes on to world can be Imaglued than that general dime the memorandum, or the old receipt, which armament of Europe, which is the Utoplay the payer brings in. dream of some philanthropists. Capt, Mahan's And you make cut the receipt and take it to fears, like Lord Walsaley's ignorant predictions, Mr. Mitchell-Innes and get it signed ?—I hand are childish rot, China doesn't want to fight it back to the shroff, and he receives the money and if she did, she doesn't know how.
and sends the receipt to Mr. Mitchell-Innes for signature.
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Quarrepressible friend, citizen George Francis rasends us from New York the following dogge which he evidently thinks is poetry
ORIENTAL INSOLVENCY. Grand old merchant, at eighty-two,
Has outlived all his clipper ships.. "Captaine, males, partners, agents, crew 5
Outlived the old ship World and new, As if his life career was through. Born four years before Waterloo, The life of all our Presidents, Bare Washington, and world's aventa All passed before his cosmon view, His clippers light my mummy i Howqua, Samuel Russell, Surprise, Oriental, Penguin, David Brown,s Benefactor, Bonglactress,
Contest, Jacob Bell, N. E. Palmer, ** Great Repubile, Yokohama, Golden State What clipper ranown
In energy and enterprise
Or Whampas-trading history ||
-Bit deadest thing out there today-
So you do nothing else but write the receipt? -Just so.
You do not take them to Mr. Mitchell-Jones yourself for alguntere 7--No.
Does he see the money, the cash or nates or cheque -Yes,
Are you said? (Long pause.) Have you ever seen the money shown to him -No. A
Then why do you say he sees it 7-Because be opens the letters,
Bet if the payment is made personally to the shroff ?I do not suppose he knows anything
about it,
Is Canton, Foochow and fihanghal ; those books from receipt counterfalls, and put on When Japan, India took away
the counterfoils just what the shroff told him, He was not called an accountant, only fourth dierka He joined the Treasury, when Mr, Carvalho left,
The tea trade it was time to die.
No China trads today can pay No solvent hossa in Chian sexth consensus of bankrap'cles,"
Adjourned until Monday (sotk) si aga p.m.
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Ons word mere. However divided opisiens may be respecting the merits of the case, there can be no question about Mr. Amery having succorded in exposing growing evil in Corsolar Shipping offices--the happy-go-lucky barome