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and Cathe Princely Heniehat Istro deco", and "boomed " for all it was worth, this Imara El Dorado to the Far East. We hope they feel happy. A ve y largo number of land believers in the Far East are saything but happy.
TELEGRAMS.
SPAIN.
MADRID, March 23rd, Vice-Admiral Pasquin has been appolated Minister of Marine.
THE PHILIPPINES.
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COAST PORT ORDERS,
March 24th.
A royal decree has been published ordering that the telephone service of Iloilo be put up to
Auction on the 6th July next.
Under the new tariff the Manila revenue staff
will be cut down.
The rumour as to the creation of a new office, with title of Inspector-General of the Phillp pines)" turns out lo be incorrect.
THE SPANISH MINISTRY,
March 25th.
The partial rupture in the Cabinet previously anticipated came off to-day, but was not serious; the Minister of Marine resigned, and was replaced by Admirał Pasquío y Juan.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN TONKIN.
HANOI, March 17th.
The train from Sul-ganh to-day arrived three quarters of an hour late. The Sul-gaah station maater telegraphed that an accident had occurred, but it turns out to be nothing more than a few ballast waggons off the rails. No injury to life os limb,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE U.S.S. Alert left on Sunday for Japan. H.M.S. Bgeria salied on Sunday for Singapore. THERE is room for five thousand students in the Berlla University.
MR. W. H. BRACE, A. M. I. C. E, late of the Straits Settlements Service, died in the Singapes Hospital on the 27th alt. The deceased wall a Freemason and his funeral was largely attended by brethren «f the caft, INSPECTOR Baker having gone home on leave Inspector Bremner takes his place at Wanchal, Inspector Marn goes to the Central Station, Inspector Mackle to West Point, and Inspector Corcorar, who recently re urned from leave and has been temporally located at Stanley, takes the Trim-sa-tsol atsilon, which as usual falls to the seator laspector,
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SPORTING men will be pleased to learn that it is the intention of Mr. Benjamin F. Taylor to organize an open-air boxing tournament on coming in and a thoroughly good scientific Saturday, the 22nd Inst. The entries are alreally entertainment under efficient management is promised. Full particulars will appear in our advertising columns in the course of next week. Ten Daily Press on "Jim the Penman" is better than a Gilbertian burlesque, Gray" calls it a tragedy, and says that "Mr. Kitts who climbed op a hell-rope and eat it off over held the stage while upon it! Like the man
esteemed morning contemp. mean by saying bis bead, eb-and what on earth does aur that Miss Arden did not overstep the line of legitimate vigour ?"
7172 London Lyrics will play "The Magfaltate" first available boat. at Canton on Friday.
THE Hongkong Volunteers hold a carbine com- petition on Saturday next
Globe Traiter-Mr. Resident, can you tell me way that building is tied to that tree in such
■ strang: manner?
Resident:-Oh, that is the Hongkong and THE Russian cruiser Admiral Kornilof“ anlved Shanghai Fank. They are afraid it would run here on Sonday from the south.
away if not the fast. Some of the bank people ron away every few days,
THE Singapore Insurance Company, in liquida- tion, paid tie fient dividend of $9 per share an the 1st last.
Tax Daily Press has to-day a new and original way of spelling wows de pisma. AT the quarries at Billah Kowloon yesterday afternoon two men were crushed by a big boulder, one dying instantly and the other within a short time afterwards,
As fodicated in our columns same time sincer Mr. R. E. Bredon, the ponlas Commissioner of the Imperial Maritime Customs at Shanghai, will shortly proceed to Peking-os die to act. as Inspector General during the absence of Sir Robert Hart. Other changes la the Service amounced are the transfer of M. de Bernières and Mr. Smollett Campbell to Poking, Mr. E. B. Drew to Canton, Monsieur L. Rocher to Chinklang, and. Mr. Cudlow to Kowicon.
AT the Legislative Council meeting to be held to-morrow at 3 pm, the following will be the business-
Financial Minute.
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ORDER OF THE DAY. the Trustees of the Hongkong and South China First reading of a Bill for the Incorporation of Masonic Benevolence Fund.
Ordinance to provide means for ascertaining the 4. Commities on the Bill entitled "Ap
respect of the Wharves and Piers along the line amounts to be paid by way of compensation in of the Praya Reclamation, to fix the periods for the payment thereof and for other purposes in connection therewito."
N.B.-There will bas a meeting of the Finance Committee Immediately after the Council.
THAT ancient religions frand, "the Rev." Ice Cook, has recently been lecturing in Boston (Mass) on Mormonism, the object of bis die be admitted as a State la the Union. Here is course being to show cause why Utah should not hunk of the stuff Joe ladled out to the Bostonians
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Three
A SCRATCH four-car race will be held by the V. R. C. on Thursday, the 13th inst, crows have been chosen.
ACCORDING to the Diario, Harmston's Circus was to leave Manila for Hongkong on the 27th ult having been prevented from stopping in Salena or Singapore for nothing has been PRIHANTE
Our contemporary must mean heard of the circus coming here."
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SUPREME COURT.
IN BANKRUPTCY,T
(Before Chief Juïlles Fielding Clarki) April 4th.
LO HOE PANO'S VICTIME Chan Kim Tal, a bankiept, applied for an order of discharge. Mr. H. L. Dennys appeared
required to be published under sec. 27, sabaec for the applicant creditors did not appear.
Mr. Dennys produced coples of the notices
the bankrupt had answered the questions put to himself as satisfied with the manner in which 7, and mentioned that his Lordship had expressed
by his partners, Le Hok Pang (late H. & S. Bank bim. The bankrupt bad, clearly been deceived compradore) and Kam Sing Tol, and had been robbed of his whole capital, some $80,000, and was fairly entitled to the protection of the Court and to his discharge. One of the abscending partner was reported to be in. America, and the ather rupt should ever recover any of his money, as somewhere in China. Of course. If the bank possibly he might through the Chinese officials, it would belong to the creditor
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performance we have seen, and quite worthy to be presented before the most critcal audiences In the world. fund
The first act always appears to drag a little, while the plot is strangling to develop through the dulness of a social function." Here the miner parts gira scope for by-play, which was hardly diversion, some of the padding ought to be cat. an lively an it might have been. Falling that out, as if served up unditated it to distinctly slow. But that Is a detail. In the second act, too, the story, pr^gresses" very "fairly, but unless the actory add considerably to what the author has set out, the certain falls on a mizerably lama scene, Perhaps it is, not easy to say exactly How it should be improved, but the fact remains that improvement certainly is needed, and le not Impossible. It is not until the third", acz that the play really become very interesting Its own account; when Yames Ralston, the prosperada City Man" stands expored as Tim the Penman, author of the clover forgeries by which Baren Hartfeld and his
comparing a cheque given for a charity in the syndicate have robbed the commercial world of millions; and when Mrs. Ralston discovers, by
tame nefarious means-the slusion is truly she loved and married to another through tha first act, that she was separated from the man
at the hands of the London Lyrics. The last act magnificent, and Toses not a whit of lis grandrer is almost all-written for the two "principal robbers, who brought out all the tragic force of the death scene.
on.
part in Infinitely better style than be han
CAST your bread 'upon the waters and it shall return various quantities. When the present
Mr. Graham Stewart was in his best form as Duke of York, in company with the late Duke of
James Faltion, in which part of course be hatt Clarence, visited Brisbane some YCATE RG
every opportunity to display, bis splendid talent. thousands of pounds were lavished on his enter- tainment. Brisbane is now a wrecked city and
Nunn had's not very easy or showy part, but he As Captain Redward, the private detective, Mr. thousands are on the verge of starvation and the noble Duke comes to its rescue with "Royalty"
that! But whatever sympathy I may have for end of Act 2, but on the whole it must be sald His lordship-There is not much chance of do more to remedy the natural feebleness of the managed it with great credit; perhaps he might characteristic generally-ten ponnde sterling.
this man-and I must say that I have considers that he was very good all through. Louis LAST November the British barque Stanfield 3 pearls of religious wisdom and forbearanceable sympathy-I cannot give an absolute order Parcfval, victim of the forger In both seancial sprang a leak during a heavy gale whilst lying The Mormon cancer, otherwise called the of discharge. in the harbour of Chetoo, and a heavy loss of Latter-day swiudic, is eating its way Into Con- Me. Dennys admitted that an absolute dis brillant to do; but Mr. Fergussen performed the and matrimonial affaire, has hardly anything was probably averted by the courageous and gress. The car of Mormonism is drawn by two charko could not be granted at once, but he erg efforts of Messrs. C. P. Goodbart, D. politics. Folygamy has nog veel gaya anked that the time of suspension: be made as previously shown, and if he would throw Muller, D. Clark, C. A. Peters, and J. Glassey, has been abolished in short sa possible all departe ca fittle more dramatic force into his age great officers at that part of the Chinese Maritime Utah but only suspended, and this is asserted Customs, The Bard of Trado has awarded in spite of the reverence we have for the peculiar case indeed; and I hope that even
His lordship-I must say that this is a very scene, the refusal to prosecute the husband of bis stolen bride, hit acting would quite gold medals to these gentlemen in recognition, assertions of the President of Harvard University, bere (la Hongkong) it may be regarded as one reach of their efficient services.
All through the Tenitory the women
the first class of unique character. It is a case where a masclever comedian, Mr. Henry Kits, achieved of merit, That taught to sing 'Blessed is the woman who THILE appears to have been some heavy strives to bave her husband marry a dozen he has assets for division among his creditors genius of the play, combining Mephistophellas has failed for the amount of $665.coo odd and another success as Baron Hartfeld, the evil weather lately along the Japanese and Corean, wives! The bookstores there are fall of $820. It presents a very carious story, and malevolence with grotesque currishneas in a coasts, with the customary heavy loss of life, books recommending polygamy, and the news there has been a certala amunt of want of most delightful manner. Excepting "Nerves," Sixteen shipwrecked Koreans were brought papers advertise such banks, If Utah should caution on the bankrupt's part, but there is no in which he played the lead, this is the finest into hanghal on the geth ult, by a nativo funk he admitted to the sisterhood of States, Congress doubt he has been most shamefully defrauded thing Mr. Kitts has done in Hongkong. Mt. They had been picked up at sen some 150 miles would lose the Jurisdiction over her, and as the by men in whom he trusted. It appears for Thomas Verner Fare a satisfectary account of north of Shanghai. On arrival they were forfied Mormons have a majority of 15,000, the State the investigation and I quite agren with what the "walking nobleman," but if an untitled com over to the care of the City authorities by whom would be under priestly control. Even though you (Mr. Deonys) said as to the nature of the they are to be returned to their country by the the Gentiles should have a majority of the investigation, and I am satisfied that it was
moner proposed in such a wooden manner ho population or waters, the admission of the made as thorough as it could be, with the Fulton Millar has hardly the light playful style would have been ignominiously rejected. Mr. Territory as a State would attract the Mormons assistance of the Official Receiver that this man required for George. Ralston, the impudent and from all parts of the country and would drive was telling the truth, and that be was the victim obnoxious youth; he might with original play out the Gentiles unill the majority, would be of misfortune. In 1800 be was a man of good make the past really amusing, instead of being, changed. Polygamy must be put down as a credit and portion, with a capital of $80,000 as wiltten, an almost superfluous nelance. Mr. relic of barbarlem." In conclusion Joteph-who | Unfortunately for himself, he invested $50,000 Bert Rod Mr. George Vowles (one of Hongkong's is bigger fraud than his namesake who of it in this bank, the Wing Tung Yang, and talented amateurs made the best of Mr. Chaß- wouldn't mash' the spouse of the late lamented ured the remainder to start in business-ogiam stone and Mr. Natherby, while another popular Mr. Potiphar urged his hearers to use their and cation yarn business. He appears to have local artist, Mr. George South, distinguished G. T.-Then why not tie up the people to Influence is preventing the legislation which been satisfied with the position of the bank, and himself as a highly creditable Dr. Pettywit tree?
will be attempted in the next Congress to give he got reports from time to time showing profit doing a great deal in a small way to keep up the R-Well, they ought to tie them up to the"|"Ulah a State Government.
made and recorded to his credit, and he thought standard of Thespian excellence and Mr. D. C. top branches, by the neck f
he had the $50,000 sale to the bank and a Smith made as good a Butler as could be THE Nagasaki correspondent of the Shanghat considerable amount more. The other business wished. October last by the Newport News Shiphuliding-News comes from Moji of a very serious dis books that it was a large business, with
· bis
flag, El Rio in 406 feet long, with 48 feet the morning of the arst lust. The Japanese current account of some $22,000, and his built steel vessel now under the United States red on board the Shanghal barque Sadrums on March, 1891, he had a credit balance on Company, is the largest and fastest Amilcanturbance, almost a mutiny, in fact, which occur turnover which was considerable. About rgb breadth of beam, and has a gross tonnage of sailors having for some 4500 tons. She was specially built to ply between refused to work, the Capisin ordered some coolles Then these two men, bla co-partners Lo Hok reason or other business was in every respect perfectly solvent New York and New Orleans and was expected from shore to weigh the anchor and bring the Pang and Kum Sing Tol, managers of this native to prove the fastest of the Morgan Line sıcam.is. Her bunker capacity is 1000 tons, the coal con- coolles came on board for this purpose the represented that there was temporary dificulty vessel round to the lighthouse. As soon as the bank, came to him on 24th March, and sumption does not exceed to tons a day, and it ralfors broke out in open rebellion. Two of la meeting demands made on the bank, and they THE Agents (Mesars. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) | is calculated the: ste can cont in New York for them took their belongings into a sampan | asked him to pay in as much as he poralbly discovers bla true character and charges. kim completion of the voyage. On her trial tip from promptly went after them and attempted to east, I think he did bellero-that the bank was the round trip and here aco tons on hand at the and tried to get away. The Captain could. They told him, and be belleved-at New York along the New Jersey coast the other bring them back, the ship being by this time in a perfectly salvent position, but that it was a week, El Rio developed a speed of about seven under way, drifting round with the tide, as the unfavourable time to realise certain shares, and teen knots on a coal consumption of something weather was nearly calm. As soon as the that although the bank was perfectly able to over sixty tons per day-results which ought to Captain had got into the sampan one of the run- meet its Habilities it would be much more con. be considered more than satisfactory.
aways caught bold of him, while the other venient if he collected what money he could and reached back for his sheath-knife. He had not paid it in. Theresult of that appeal was that be In the cone of a Coroner's inquest held at time, however, to draw it, for the chief officer of tween the 24th and 29th March he paid in from bere Shanghal on the 30th alto. in connection with the Setruma, who was watching the proceedings one source or another as much as 380.coo. He fodled in a Coffee House at Hongkew some days he had been standing, jumped into the sampan and he told them at least, so he says, and it the death of a man named Charles Warren, who from the ship, ran forward from the poop where borrowed what money, he could frem his friends, previously. It came out in evidence that the end with one blow knocked the fellow, who was is not disputed exactly what he had heard from deceased had been attended and prescalbed for endeavouring to get at ala knife, lengthwise in these two men, and they trusted the statement by a man named Peter Sys. a Belgian. Not the bottom of the boat. The Captain then went in the same way as he trusted it himself. He beleg the possessor of any diploms, the Coroner hack on board the ship, but on the chief officer sold all the oplum be could, and got large sums naturally sought to elicit evidence besting on attempting to follow him, the sailors crowded especially from two of his consiligente, is the the nature of the medicine given to deceased. along the rails and heat him back with sticks opium business, the two principal creditors In This, however, Bys positively refused to give an the grounds that the "secret" was his. The jump into the water and swim round to the stern He paid in their money, and he paid in his and bamboon. The chief officer was obliged to that branch, 48,000 twels and 1,000 respectively. Coroner apparently lacked
an borly to in order to regain the ship. At last the vessel own money. That was bla position when these enforce answers to his questions and the inquiry get about half-way round to the lighthouse, two, men disappeared, and they left him came to a rom what abrupt termination. The when, the tide being too strong against her, she of course largely indebted to these two men and Jy's finding was that "deceased died from dropped anchor. By this time about half the others in respect of these saws raised on the natur: causes, but it is a matter of great regret men had managed to get away from the ship, so that the deceased was not attended by a pro-
faith of these representations. I believe that to perly qualified medical practioner darling the last three weeks of his illness,"
THE Thales left on Sunday under the command gone on well-earned leave.
of Capt. A. E. Hodgins, Capt, Ba'hant kaviog THE Morgan line steamer HI Rio, Luched in | Marcury, writing under date March 24th, sayuị | was also flourishing, and it appears from: poke bar piece" correctly as Agnes, Ralston,
day to take charge of the Waglan light house, Massrs. Noble and Rathe arrived here yester which is shortly to be opened. THE returns of the number of visitors to the City
whenever practicable, are' despatched by first Breamer leaving after receipt of order.
FOT COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the ful amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good condition,
Hall Museum for the week ended April and, Counterfoil Order Books supplied free ob are Europan, 128; Chinese, 1,587; total application,
Our Registered Telegraphic Address li "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."
1,715.
inform us that the steamer Lightning from And all signed messages addressed thus will Calcutta, left Singapore for this port at daylight
receive prompt attention,
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on the 2nd inst.
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THE steamer Sri Manjar which grounded o The following is a List of Waters always kept the Double Headed Beacon, off Singapore, on ready in Stock:-
the 26th ult, has been fated without having sustained any damage.
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE
RASPBERRYAPE
GINGERADE.
No Credit given for Bottler that look dirty m greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of contalbing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by
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MARRIAGE.
At the British Consulate, 'Hofhow, on the est of Agril, 1803, Mr. CHAS. J H. HALCOMBE, late offperial Maritime Customs, to Miss LIANO
AH GHAN, of Hongkong.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGRONO, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1893. -
THE “IMURİS” SWINDLE.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
THE Philippines coaster Romsfur arrived to-day, and is to have new boilers put According to Manila papers, Harmaton's circus
should be on board.. A'mistake somewhere
THX next meeting of the members of the "Odd Volumes will be held at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow evening at 9 pm Subjects Easter v. Western llie, Anivaated discussion sure, but no danger anticipated.
WE to requested to state that the Tennis A Home of the Comedore and Omeers of H M.S. Victor Emanusi and H; M. Naval Yard, fixed for the 8th inst., has been postponed to Saturday, the 22nd Aprit.
PROBABLY the two
most
powerful and cleverest men in the world at the present time are octogenarians-Will am Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of Great Billain, aged 84 years, and Pope Leo XIII, aged 83. Tax Literary and Debating Society of Shanghai favor of the adoption of Bl-metal fam. That bas decided by an overwhelming majority in ought to settle the question! What do the Hongkong "Job Lots * think ?,
THE Yokohama City Assembly' (native) has ppt yet made up its mind on the question of allow ing kerosene tanks to be bullt there, A stormy meeting was held on the 21st ult, and com. mittee of investigation appointed, Bribery
said to be rile la this matter.
GRANNY" on Troks is immense. This morne ing's Dreary Pest describes the Conch us
later 349 ft. long, 43 ft. beam, and so ft. depit of hold, The oil cargo is canted a fire tanks, four large storfag tanke and one There are in in ten compartments.
plates being of different thickness, the pressure Bettling tank. All are clicular, sed of steel, the decreasing towards the top. These storage tanks aro cach as feet high (five feet more than the steamer's
six feet wider than the ship) and each is
depik of held by 57 feet in diameter sited with a manhols door about two feet from the ground sit,Ab, now we understand
Granny has given the figures of the land storage tanks by mistake for the steam, Probably the last paragraph, referring to the champagne, accounts for its the dear old lady was not on the Conch at all, but over at the beer into her own tank that he felt the ground Sam-suf-po tanky, and she got so much German heaving, and thought she was at sea. Very much at sea!
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at 4 o'clock in the afternoon the chief officer be the absolute truth; though he did not act went ahore to set the police on their track. We with discretion, I am bound to say, his indiscre- break was a pre-arranged affair. The pretext reliance on the pastion of these men, Lo Hok have not heard bere yet how many of the truants tion was shared by those who trusted with him, were recaptured. It is supposed that the out. They seem to have had the most thorough of the sallors was that they wanted an increase Pang and Kum Sing Tol, and as far as I can of wages, but whether they got it or not they see it was about as cold-blooded, crarl, and had determined to leave the ship at Rokuren, relfish an act of frandas could possibly be to take them away. where their friends were to have sampans ready imagined. Now this man falls for this enormous THE following to Messrs. Wheelock and Cole $104,000,
amount: $561,000e in respect of the Wine Tang bank and the balance of his indebtedness respect of the splam shop. Three Abangka! freight report of the 30th ulto, t-Con- creditors only have proved, and this little trary to expectations the opening of the Northern of $820 which existed in cash has been divided to any increase of business for either London or the matter probably that will be the parishas not led, as far as Shanghai is concerned, among them, and there is an end of New York, but several settlements in Tientsis and of the master, because I am afraid the hope are reported to have bean made under "brough of ever recovering any of the stolen-money to of blils of lading, thus enabling steamers on the the vaguest possible kind. I cannot ace that berth here to secure a fair amount of cargo, this man has acted dishonestly or badly in the Coastwise. The first batch of steamers for New matter at all. I am exceedingly sorry for him. chwang left bere on the 25th inst, but with dis- He appiles now for his discharge, but one of the couraging accounts from that part the export of provisions of the new law is that the Court must to Shanghal-Rates have advanced a little, but order for a specified time in a number of cases, cargo not belog on a large scale. From Nagasaki refuse discharge or suspend the operation of the there is not much enquiry, for tonnage. For one of which is if a dividend of 50 per cent London, vie Suez Canali-The extra P. &O, has not been paid or will not in the opiaton of boat is on the barth and will sell in the course of the trustee be payable on the debts proved. of a few days. The Agamemnon leaves to-day Now although only three debts have been and will be followed by the Chingwe due shortly proved, the dividend is less than one per cent will meet with prompt despatch. The steamship reached in this case; so that this section from Japan. For New York via Suez Canal and fe is therefore quite clear that nothing at all The steamship fardu eccupies the berth and approximating the statutory limit has been. Energia now on the tenth in Japan follows and,17 inbice. (must be applied,
Of the ladies, Miss Gregor looked pretty and
part of Lady Dunscombs, contributed lady to the forger's daughter and bride of the nobleman who is abbed. Mrs. Brian, in the salmortant:
Dagmar was a charming Mrs. Chapitons. The the enlivening of the slower scenes, and Miss triumph of the whole drama was achieved by Ralston, attaining the acme of dramatic intensity Miss Ethel Arden in the leading role of Mri. in the scene with her husband, when she
of colossal duplicity. The dual scene was simply with winning her by fraud and leading a life magnificent, both being absolutely perfect in lif Miss Arden's beautiful acting simply passed description.
Great praise is due to those responsible for the stage managing and accessory duties; the orchestra, ander the capible leadership of Hr. Vallance, helped to pass the time, pleasantly when the cartsin was down; and a few seafaring mongrel pup of loud voice, provided a more or gentlemen of various nationalities, with a less attractive opposition shew in the back seats at the most thrilling points of the play. For these and other blessings may the Lord be unkind to somebody,
Last night the London Lyric Company large audience, in the midst of a high-pressure performed "Queen's Evidence" to not very triple expansion thunderstorm, which must have somewhat disconcerted the mplary dance and the Government House tomasha' 'ur "well Queen's Evidence" is not a remarkably great scene, painted by Mr. Williams Farmer, a Flong- plece, and the loading attraction was the lock kong artist whose personal attractiver es l only equalled by his modesty,
Tonight "Niobe," and seats already at-a-
premium.
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PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN RAMSAY,
arrived, to-day from Australia, after a pleasant The China Navigation Co's stemmer sinds voyage with an unusually large ant influential salcon deck. and Mr. Syme and. Professor evening (3rd inst) the passengers met on the company on board. After dinner on Monday Baldwin Spence on their behalf presented Capt. Ramsay with a purte of sovereigns and the following address:
To Capt. RAMSAY,
Steamship Trias,
you our high appreciation of your unfailling kind the undersigned passengers desire to express to "At the close of this pleasant voyage wa
sess and courtery,
We have been given to understand that this the first vorige on which you have had com weeks has been such as augur well for the wel- mand, and our experiense during the past three fare and comfort of passengers who may in the fature be fortunate enough to sail with you. but "Before we part we feel that it is only right
The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small At a private meeting of trusting shareholders in the mythical Imuria Silver Mines, hold rectally at Shanghal, It was
Company (and all others legally liable) should Wednesday the 22nd ult. ikiriven, cases bad | and being overtaken by a heavy-squall abinti n'gmail amount of cargo has been forwarded to satisfied wit, and I assume they are Then fallow thámignatures of all the European
“decided "that the London Directors" of“ that
Mr. Bingo-John, my dear, after to-day you must dress for dinner.
Mr. Bingo What for, Eliza !' Mrs. But new konse-bay insists on it, a he has always been used to high toreat Brown, Jones & Coli, the fashionable undertakers.
Bingo has a severe attack of the Jim-Jams,
THUS the Slagapore Free Frace of the 37th Oux Shanghel moralog contemporary faults-The P. and O. steamship Mantia, Capt. informed on good authority that Mr. James Lendon, from Amoy and Hongkong, with coolles, mine on March 29th. Great heavens how up two Chinese fishermen, who and a carious Simpson was to leave London for the Sheridan when two days distant from Singapore picked much more of this must the long-suffering com story of hardship and misfet une to relate, the mealties of the Far East endure? Who is Mr. tale bring to some extent borne out by thels the scaron progresses, there is no reason why I shall certainly make is light as possible. that we should thank you warmly for the James Simpson and where the Sheridan mine? weird, haggard and saubrowned appearance, she should not procure a fair amount of cargo These le no apposition by any creditor and Interest you have taken in our welfare, and wa
Some five or six months ago they set out from and meet with ordinary despatch. Pia the Cape. there has not been any, though they have been with you every soco in future," CHOLERA has broken out at Malacca and up to Hainan ons Esblog expedition in a small boat, We have no available tonnage here but represented in been reported, seven of which proved fatal. A. five in the evening they were unable to make Hongkong for transbipment to the British bargus notwithstanding the extraordinary amount of the
the representation, Therefore, passengers.-- telegram dated 18th alto, to the Singapore res the land sgalo, their costs to rom Bandansira. Departure for Lendon Steam. Habits and the nominal nature of the dividend, THE STRANDING IN THE HAINAN Prass states that the number of cases had then against the storm proving fatila. They dified ship Manila vis Hongkong 1gth lost, steamship I think that Justice will be satisfied if I delay the In the event of the Crown Prosecutor refuse occurred. Every precation is being taken by were unable to see land anywhere, they knew Amoy 26th. Departures for New York-NIL. That is the order I minko...
reached 29 bet that no further deaths had all night, and as at daylight next day they Kalow 18th idem, steamship Glanation via operation of the discharge for three months. to undertake the prosecution on public grounds, the local authorities to stay the further ravages not which way to ster. They dilited for a days, Departure for Manila W. H. Conner th Mr. Ernest Major, who left base for England of the fell disease.
so they rate, at the end of which time they inst. Quotations are -Shanghai to Landon, In the German Mall stemmer Sachsen yesterday,
reached a small-and desolate island where they 35, per tom for general cargo; ger, though to has been provided with full powers to initiate A a meeting of Englishmen held in the lor five months endured a klod of living death, New York. Shanghal to New York alrect sol legal proceedings in whatever way he Shanghal Clob on the 29th ulta, to consider bearing many hardships. They managed to per ton for all cargo, Newéwang to Slow what form the celebration of St. George's Day subulat, however, on the few small hinds and the 24 cents pre-plul Newchwad to Amuy 3 may be advised Should-the-amount-sub (fast) sold inke sabscription ball, sinh thay were able to catch, and then having cents per pleut Nagarki to Shanghal sito Rarthed by Shanghal shareholders be found limited to to sasis, was decided on. In connec made up their minds that to stay there was to parton register. Settlements during the fort insufficient, Mr. Major has declared that he will tion with the same event it is locally reported die they first appealed to their jour, obtained night Presto German steamer 655 tons personally provide the balance of the ascesitamosrow to decide whether or not the day la boat once mord Into the open ses, the result Brith ship, 1,8 tons register, Iloilo to New that a meeting is to be held in the Club Germania favourable omen, and started out in their lule Nagasaki to Shanghai, 81.05. S. Mango, funds. It will be remembered that it was the to be recognized in Hongkong. How's this for being that they sighted the Manila, which York, under home orders. Disengaged, verso Amimently respsstable fim of Jardins, Matheson' | High ?|
brought them on to Singapore
in port-N
be criminally prosecuted for hate-faced fraud, and for this purpose a considerable sum of money was
then and there freely subscribed,
JIM THE PENMAN"
HOME STRAITS,
Ost Holhow correspondent writes under date March 31st,
Mr, Commisioner Neumann, of the Imperisi Chinese Customs, returned yesterday afternoon. conveniently be on Saturday night, when the which is evidently in a very bad and dangerous The City Hall Theatre was se fall as it could from the stranded French steamer Haiphong London Lyric Company appeared in Sir Charles poaldon, we may be surmised from an accomat Young's beautiful drama Tim the Peamas gives to me by the Commissioner. I interviewed which has not previously been performed in Sim on behalf of the Hongkong Telegraph a in home theatres must be familiar with tend, Neumann sald There is every prospect of Hongkong, though most pereces who have been he landed her as 30 p.m. yesterday. Mrga good as the Company has shown fiself in ether the Halfheng deeg aventually got off the banks, places, this was on the whole the meet brillent "They bare commsused sairing lis sarge. The
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