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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1893.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Ar the Magistracy to-day detective Green secured the conviction; of a casino-keeper at Colne Read, who was fined $30. · ·
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Mirs Oldmayde.-Do you'show good form In wearing such a very thin ́dress ?
Mis Jolie-The gentlemen all tell me I do. The largest need'o manufactory in the world is in England, at Redditch, near Worcester. Over 70,000,000 are made weekly.
Editor of the D.P-I wonder how many people read my editorials.
Old Soak.I can only answer for your proof reader.
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THE agents (Messrs, Gibb, Livingston & Co.) | inform us that the "Ben" Line steamer Ben Venue, from Antwerp and London, left Singa- pore on the 4th inst, for this port.
we do dat to make cigar lighters. It gosta "as podlog (
We are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) that the E.'&'A. 5. S. Co.'s steamer · Afrumuir, from Sydney, left Port Darwin to-day, for this part.
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for the Police Court this morning Mr. Wodahonse sent two recognised professional burglars to gach for six weeks each for being found la possession of bousabresking implements.
playing in Pittsburg, he made a little speech in THE other week, when Nat C. Goodwin, was response to a call, saying "Ladies and gentle men, permit me to thank you for your kind favored by so spoutanceus a call, that I was reception. I will not say, like most of those ever happens again, I shall certainly select your born in your city, but I assure you, if that event beautiful city as my birthplace. A voice from here Mr. Goodwin was led off in a state of the gallery Soy ! w'at's der maltor wid dyin'
stter, collapse.
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"NÍOBE" AT THE CÍTP RALL.
The successes achieved by the London Lyric' Company since their opening night in Hongkong seem to become more pronounced as the reason extends and their latest to the "mythological" comedy of Niobe has been shout the most brillant of all.
coriander-leaf, or of such seeds as the spine seed, was to make room for the 7. B. Say. The sesame-seed, carraway, peach-kernel, cherrygon-boat keep a pilot on hand and sterm up, kernel, plum-kernel; or of such nuts as the ready to move at a moment's notice. All this, sweet almond, bitter almond, cocoanut; or of .of course, goes to show the unimportance of her and garlic. such vegetables as the onion, chill, lesk, shallot | vialt to Bangkok..
From a hygienic standpoint the best auxiliaries are the onion, ginger and almond. Papuka, or Hungarian pepper, is a very delicious aid to the
praiseworthy formula
For heth curry-pute, "Wyvern" gives
I small, onion
1 clove of garlic
* dessert spoon of turmeric
This screaming sketch has to be seen to be
is both lively and witty, and those who missed dons are excruciatingly funny, while the dialogue rightly understood and a preciated. The altund gestion.
the performances of the Lyrics last night and the night previors have lost more laughter and wholesome fun than the average year contains,
In the character of Pater Amos Dunn, the Kitts has ample scope for the dis lay of his ad- fusey and unfortunate insurance agent, Mr. mitled talents, and fairly convaled the sadlence. was carefully acted and the same must be said The Cornelius Griffs of Mt. Graham Stewart of Mr. Fergusson's Philip Jennings. Hamilton a Mr. J. H. Nana. while Mr. D. C. Smith was Tompkins, the art crank, had a good exponent natural a life in John,
contrast
In reference to the rapprochemend between OLD SOAK-You don't take many pipers at referred recently, the. Singapore Free Prais Arnot Reld and Granny, to which we briefly your club.
Berlin Blet.-Only vuo, der Dally Prast, and } #ayɛ]—” It is rather a pity to see a fairly respect highest pralsa can be said. The part is a very
able paper like our contemporary reduced to the policy of beating the big drum in order to get a hearing for its asserted merits, instead of allow ing these, if they can, to speak for themselves. Why all this painful toating, this seal to pat it unless it feels that lie postilon is insecure, and own back, this claim to be a major paper is not (true, it is not) recognised as it would like to be. The course lacks dignity; it smells to much of Somebody's Soaps and Poddle's
there at once...
Swatow, and reported that on leaving the letter place a passenger Jumped overboard to get anbore. A boat was lowered and search made but all efforts were unsuccessful,
Patent PIEL,
Great Britain and Russia will follow, and last of all the German strata will give out.
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I dessantspoon ofcoriander-seed, fresh-wasted. 1 dessert spoon of poppy seed I teaspoonful of nepaul peppar x teaspoonful of sugar
1 teaspoonfal of alt
I texspoonful of grated green glager. Found all these with enough salad oil to take a paste. Also pound 13 almonds and one ance of cocoanut with a little lime-juice, Mix the two pastes, stirring in a saltapoonful of pow dered cinnamon or cloves.
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The fort at the entrance of Klong Bang Lusug is being rapidly renovated. The grass and weeds with which it has been pleturerquely covered have been removed, and the earth and hushes cleared from the muzzles and touch-holes of the guns. The fort at Paknam is also sald to be receiving an extra costing of paint, and trials are being made as to the working of the guns. It is whispered that the gallant Governor is the only official who understands these pels, and that be is determined to fira, on the first French
gunboat that enters. He was caught napping this time, but he swears it shall not happen gain, even if he has to arm his wall- tended, carefully fed and devoted verfs of the rice and timber hulks.
Captain Traill, Assistant Superintendent of the Royal Dockyard and one of the oldest European employés under H. M. S. Government, has sent is a petition, we understand, to Government for a pension and his Majesty cannot fail to view An excellent dish is curled sweetbreads and his care favourably in recognition of the fallbfal into pleces an fuck wide, wash and drain. Make ment. Second officer of His Inte Majesty's ship is that made : Take two sweetbreads, cut them services which he has rendered to his Govern
of soapstock. Slice a large onion and put in x a cupful of coconut milk and also have a capfa Favourite so far back as 1849, afterwards as chief officer, captain of several sailing ships and sauce-pan with a lump of butter. Cook until the commander of the gunboat Warlike in 19631 of curry powder and one half the docaanut mallks held during a period of residence in Bangkok anlon begins to turn yellow. Add a table-spoonful these are the chief apointments Captain Trail burning garll the whole sauce is less than on the Siamese Government for a pension wil and half the soapstock. Let it cook without of over forty years, and we trust that his claime capful. It will then be a thick, smooth, valvery receive due recognition at the hands of Wa
Majetty.-Stam Bree Press.
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THE NEW AMERICAN STEAMER S.
Of Miss Ethel Arden's Niebe nothing but the difficult ene by reason of the af ancient dignity and form of diction with latter day common-nisce vulgarity. Miss Arden was especially good in the more comical scenes with A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland
Dunn. Mr. J. F. Brian also scored another Street, on Wednesday, the rath instant, at 6.30
sister" of the long-suffering Pater, while as the decided ancress Halan Griffin, the "terrible for 9 p.m. precisely, Visiting brethren are 0.50 cordially invited.
wife of the same individual Mrs. Nung WAS all that a jaslous wife should be. She both 0.60 AT the meeting of the "Job Lots" last sight,
looked and acted the part to perfection. 5 0.45 after an animated though not interesting
Mia Marte Brian was quite at home as DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD,
`discussion, it was decided by majority ofA PRUSSIAN official mixing, expert, according to
Hallia Griffs, a lively but somewhat slangy Eastern-born persons that life in the west is
Put your sweetbreads in a pan in which a better than Ne in the cast. They had better go investigations of the coal strata of the world, and Hongkong audiences, met with a flattering, a handsome brown. Transfer the sweetbreads to an American contemporary, has recently made established berell is a prime favourite slik small piece of batter has been heated to near with the boiling point and let them remain until of has expressed the belief that the coal deposits of THE Shan-line steamer Slam arrived in Singa. Austria-Hungary, France and Belgium will be. The characters of Brairis Grifin the sauce pan and let them simmer a half-hour, A. S. WATSON & CO.. LD. pore on the 28th ultimo from Hongkong and exhaused in five centuries at most. Those of Mines V. Dagmar and M. Gregor.
and Miss Milion were fittingly sustained by adding the rest of the milk and stock. At the close add a little pounded green. ginger, a pinch was a song by Mr. Cecil Bort, "Eduard" by
A most enjoyable performance was brought cayenne, a dash of lime juice and some fine say The
to a case by a low variety items, among which ribbons cat from green and red chillies.
Curried calves-brains are delightful when, Misa Dagmar and the ever popular Ta-ra-ra-served in Ceylon style, as follow boom-de-a of Miss Marle Brian.
again, dry and dust with fine wheat flour or tice Wash the brains, cut into pieces a ball lock thick and as large as a Mexican dollar. Wash four. Saute the pieces with butter and browned nnions. Freak two fresh cocoanuts, pour away the liquor and grate the flesh over a large bowl Pour over this a plot of boiling water and let stand a half hour. Strafa with heavy pressure through a fine cloth, protected by a nice aleve. Silce one small onton, one shallot and one clove of garlic and try to good batter. When the onion is pale gold, add a tablespoonful of fine flour, the same of turmeric, a teaspoonful of salt, saltpoonful of white sugar, one of powdered cloves, ons of powdered cinnamon, teaspoonfal of finely minced picked ginger and the same of pounded green ginger, and stir in a half pint of the coconut milk Let it simmer twenty minutes and then ad the other half pint Before serving add a litle lime juice.
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED
WATERS.
UR NEW FACTORY has been recently O
refitted with automatic Steam Machiney of the latest and most approved kind, and we' "are well able to compete in quality with the best
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The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness ara exercised in the manufacture throughout.
"BOMBAY SODAS." We continue to supply large bottles as hereto fors, Fres of Exira Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi- nary size.
COAST PORT ORDERS,
IT has lately been commented on in America that France maintains an army at an annual expense of $151,000,000 and supports her schools with 8a1,000,000. On the other hand the United States expends $115,000,000 for public schools, while the army, and navy cost only $54,000,000.
THE Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was expected to arrive la Singapore about the gth Inst, en route for Hongkong via Bangkok His stay in the Straits will be shortened, owing to the prevalence of cholera. This is a pity, for an archduke or two could easily be spared and the world would still roll on.
SPORT will begin in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, at 9.15 to-morrow evening, when the Smoking Concert Club hold their last concert for the season. The gental J. S. Lapralk will be in the chair, and the programme is calculated to knock spots out of anything already presented before the members of the club.
It is said that the most beautiful unmarried Princess in Europe le the Princess Clementina, whenever practicable, are despatched by arst youngest daughter of the King of the Belgians, who is twenty-two years old. When the Office rleamer leaving after receipt of order.
Gost heard this he smiled grimly and in his own peculiar vernacular indicated that there was metal more attractive in Hawall. No accounting for lattes.
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empiles when received in good condition.
Counterfail Order Books supplied free on application.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all signed messages addressed thus will
receive prompt attention,
The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock:-
FURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
LEMON SQUASH GINGER ÅLE
RASPBERRYADE
GINGERADE. · ·
No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Battles are never used again by
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A SPECIAL telegram to the Slogapore Free Press from Malacca last week stated that the number of cases of cholera was 31, and there had been 23 deaths. Fifteen cases have been admitted to Hospital, seven deaths there, and three dis- charged, Ten Malays have suffered, two Portuguese, two Chinese, and seventeen Klings. Two and a half inches of rafa fell on Tuesday; temperature 80.
AN American contemporary says with wander- ful buthfulness:-"Trial by jury is a great instation; the rights guaranteed by the Magna Charts are glorious things to talk about, but as I sit in our civil and criminal courts, day after day, and hear the villainous verdicts brought in by the average jury-verdicts defying law and evidence-I feel as if the whole corrupt grate would be be ter if sunk in the sea, and in its place the venerable Cedl once more sitting at the, city gates to deliver his judgment of the right or wrong. God help the poor woman against whom the judgment was given (in a recent cause calders) for the court to which she applied for justice afforded her no protection."—If she has down her jury one by one, with terrible certainty
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American sapply, be expects, will not last longer than the European. We don't suppose that we shall be an important factor in the world's commercial affairs five centuries hence, but the chances are that the magnificent coal deposits in the island of Hongay-locally known
'Charbonnages will be the most important coal sirata in Aria.
, VICTORIA ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
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The annual prize distribution is connection with the Victoria English Schools took place at the City Hall this morning, in presence of H.E. the Governor and Lady Robinson, the Hon. E. R. Belillos, Sr. Ortis, and a very large number of ladies and gentlemen, friends and relatives of pupils, etc.
A short entertainment was given by the children, including physical drill by both boys and girls, vecal and instrumental music, and a very successful nigger minstrel performance.
Mr. Braidwood read the report on the year's work in the school.
judging from the booking the house should be To-night "Last Lynne is to be produced and gain crammed.
THE COOK IN THE ORIENT.
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CURRY-POWDERS AND CURRY. MAKING, The average European cooke whether amateur 6: professional it matters not, is too busy or too laxy to suit his curry-powder to the dish be is preparing or the palate for which the dish is latended.
He will use a ready-made powder, regardless of the fact that It may have been unskilfully manufactured, that it may be stale, or worst of all, that I may be meuldy and spalled. His only touchstone is that the preparation produces * yellow-green color and gives a decided flavor. of turmeric and coriander, Il ready-made stoffa are employed, use the curry-paste rather than His Excellency after distilbuting the prizes, the powder. It mixes better and does not turn said --My Lord Bishop, ladles and gentlemen,up in lumps and streaks, as too oftés, occur the performance has been most excellent and with the powders in the market, amusing,“bat-1-want-my-dan, io l ́aball not
stay to say much. (Loud applause.) However
caroot help areaking, as I like to hear myself talk, and I know you do. Mr. Braidwood's report is all right, for Dr. Eitel says the same, and so there can be no doubt about it; if the Doctor had not said anything, Mr. Braidwood alone would hardly be trustworthy. At the fond parents of gland most girls have parents of some sort ill be happy to know that for the past thrsc years there has not been a 'single failure among those who have succeeded. There are now four girls bere who have passed the "Oxford Local examinations and thereby qualified as "swea! Tentyson, who has since died) the first (quotation Invented by Mr. giti, graduates" of their class in Hongkong, and probably in the whole of the Far East. (Hear, bear.) We all hope that in future years we shall send away more of them from this school, and that they will stay away. There are also some girls who have gained Bellyjoas medals, but the medals have not yet come from England-be contractor there went into bank uptcy and the man who had charge of the plans and specifica Victoria College and the Victoria. English tions did the "Vanishing Act" So both the Schools Bellyjose medal winners must whistle just a wee bit longer. The Government grant For the girls of this school is twelve dollars and few cents for every girl in average attendance. The boys have only got $10 odd, so the girls are getting ahead both of the school.
~Best of all make your own stock powder and
parts. From Wyvern, whose deli htful work, Culinary Jottings for Madras" shou'd be in the Ibrary of every gusir nome, I borrow the fol- lowing for curry-powder :-
Turmeric................... & parts Coriander-seed ouns Cammin reed.
Dry Ginger... Dried Chillies
FOOCHOW NOTES.
Foechow, April ist.
The annual feast in honor of the Joss presid: ing ever trade was held on Wednesday last. There was a great le ring off of fire-crackers and much feasting, which was kept up by the tra-fers the greater part of the night.
During the thunderstorm of Monday morning lost a bonze was killed by the lightning, close by the ravice; and three of the large plas trees In close proximity to Mr. Slemssen's house were struck, stripping off a good deal of the bark.
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The contracts for the construction of fast steamers for the International Navigation, Com pany were signed on February 7th by Viliam Crampand Sons, of Philadelrbi Thest earners, says the New York Maritims Register will be faster than either the Paris or New York, and the work will be pushed as rapidly aa poisible in order that the veascia can be placed on the February 22nd and the new vessels will be built new Southampton route. The Parts and the New York will be under the American flag on in compliance with the act of Congress of July last, placing the two vessela named under the protection of the United States, the terms of the act requiring that double the foreign-hrallt tonnage admitted to American register mast be built by the owners of such foreign-bulit ships. In Arnerican shin-yards. The mod is prepared, present an extremely graceful shear and gradually tapering strin, and ate a marked contrast to the type of Clyde-built ships.
The vessels will be 511 feel long, 63 feet (American) will be re,655 tons, and their dia- beams, and 42 feet deco. Their gross register placement, when drawing 25 feet of water, will be 14,518 tons. These vessels, under the mall- carrying contract, will be required to maintain a speed of twenty knots an hour.
The new boats will have a commodation for 472 first class passengers, but the second and third cabin accommodations are to be increased to 216 and 500 respectively, as, agalust 184 and 386 la the old vessels.
required for the new steamships will be farstik ed
More than 25,000 of the 3,000 tons of sterl
by estern Pennsylvenia firms, The Cram.pt get this steel for the new boats for an averago (oughly extimated in the lump... of about 340, a ton all around, or $1,250,000
Carnegie Steel Company, Pittsburg, 4,800 tons The steel contracts are appartioned To the of plates for the hall of the largest stoi imer,' which will rank with the monster Cuna rders We hear of complaints on all sides of the the Carbon Steel Company, Pitsburg, 1,980 Campania and Lucania recently launched to Black Pepper-c©ID#********* 2
number of counterfeit tea cent pieces in lans of plates for three sets of ballers to the Mustard-seed amouna I
circulation. Slace the introduc:ion af the coriander seed and fenugreek reparately. Dry, increasing one, and as the Government has 9.100 for two hulls; to the Wellman Steel Com
Clean carefully,
Phoenix Iron Company, Phocalxville, 6,000 Parch and pound the genuine cofo the demand has been an ever-ion to the Paxton Iron Works, Harrisburg, pound and alft the other ingredients separately. en unable to meet it with a sufficient supply, pany, Thurlow, Pa., 10,000 tons plates for two Then weigh out each separately. Then mix the
the counterfeiters have been busily at work, bulls and two sets of ballgra. powders, adding one part of salt. Pack In bottles,
Hoavy rains are reported to have fallen up cork and wax the corks to prevent evaporation. Country at the end of last week and the com- Dr. Kitchener, who was regarded as an authority thencement of this, to the great satisfaction of in culinary matters some fifty years ago, recomland. It is impossible to say what the natives the farmers, as they were much needed by the mends the following recipe for carry-powder -
ingredients, Ib.. coriander seed, 15. have to go on, but it is predicted by them that turmeric, a oa of cinnamon seed, a oz of fenu- the river will be swollen to sa extraordinary ginger, oz of cayenne, à or, of allspice. greek seed, 1 oz of mustard, 1 oz of ground extent at the commencement of the 3rd moon) (middle of April) and that big floods may be expected,
Mode-Pat all the ingredients in a cool oven, where they should remain overnight, then pound them is a mortar, rub them through a sieve and mix thoroughly together: Keep the powder in a tightly-corked or, better still, a stoppered bottle.
This makes a very fair powder which resembles by Muncherjee Manockjeel
Those who like a brilliant, high flavored curry, cannot do better than employ the one suggested by Dr. Edward Bedloe:-
has been notified that the American flag will be Secretary Foster, of the Treasury Department, formally raised upon the Inman stemmern New Birthday, February. The event will be cele York and Paris at New York, on Washington's brated with great pomp. Many distinguished people have recolred invitations to be present.
Our fortune abe will live to see Nemesls strike boys and also of the Volunteers, who only get † the well-ktown preparation in the market put up appeared fately in the Shenpao, stating that a:1656; and, according to the Contemporary:
ADVANCE, Australia Afar-seeing native of our great republic in the South Pacific has discovered well be says he has that the walls, the poetry of motion and fair woman's greatest weakness, is neither of German nor of Swiss origin, is generally believed. The credit for the most entrancing of modern dances, according to this Australian traveller, belongs to the ostriches of South Afries, which interesting bipeds invariably commence the labors of the day by Indulging in a good old walia bound, and their movements are said to be exceedingly graceful, Now, if this intent knocker out of old-time UBSCRIBERS TO. "THE HONGYONG | beliefs had said that the sprightly kangasoo or the erratic babylo had originated the waltz wa TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY | might have believed him to a certain extent; but we really must draw the line at ostriches. REMINDED THAT ALL HUBSCRIPTIONS | If this sort of thing le allowed to costiape we
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shall have the Office Goat claiming to be Hongkong's only statesman, philosopher and philanthropist.
drill far away out of sight better than the HK. $13,000
Besides, the girls do their physical V. A whose exhibition is more likely to invite intruders (with a sense of humour), than to scare them off. (Loud cheers) In these days, the ladles are runnlag men very hard, intellectually; for myself, I know I have less sense than an ordinary old woman. (Applause.) In Chisa, the women are practically in abject slavery to mankind; with our nation it is the reverse. I speak from personal experience. The poet whom I just quoted saye very truly Jam
What are little giris made of?
Sugar and spice,
And all that's vice---- That's what gleis are made of į What are little boys made of?
Frogs and smalls,
And chow-dogs' talla→ * That's what they are made of t What are Governore made of }
Tommy-rot,
And batter, served hote That's what they are made of l What are Colonies made of?
Government Schools,
seeds 8, Black Commin seed 4, Fenugreed reeds Ingredients-Turmeric, 8 parts, Coriander- 2. Dry Canton Ginger 7. Dry red chillies 3. Dry green chillies a, Black pepper coms 2, Mustard, seed 1, new cloves 1
SIAM NOTES.
THE FIRST USE OF COAL A coming war with Russia is freely talked about as the latest news at the tea-houses in the In the manufacture of salt on the shores of the Though coal had been employed for centuries city and in the streets. Without any known coal fields, wood had hitherto continued to be real foundation for this, we can only account for the fael of the loland:walt works. The use of its baring arisen from a paragraph which coal at Nantwich is mentioned as a novelly is number of trained officers, and fifty men from Review, at Droitwich wood fuel and leaden pans the Viceregal troops, with to field guas and were in use ap till 1691. In this cra sea salt 2000 rifles, are to be despatched shortly, to the manufacture was in the xenith of its prosperity. frontier province.-Echoi
But the suby diution of coml for wood in the laland salt, which took place accidentally, aided by the discovery of rock, led to the gradual decline and final extinction of the mana- facture, of salt on the cost. The only traces now rems inlng of this once flourishing industry the coriander, fenugreek, and green chilltesing days, at the latest by the end of the month. Prestonpans on the Forth, Saltcoats in Ayrshire,
Mode-Clean thoroughly, Parch and pound
exist in arich names as Howdonpans on the Tydr, separately. Dry the other ingredients separately. Powder them all, rub through a very fas sieve mandant of the Naval Division of Indo-China Scottish proverb, Carry salt to Dysert"
A telegram has been received by the Com- and Saltpass in Arran and Kintyre. and mix well together. Keep in glam-stoppered now on board the Zufis, to await further synonyicons with the English #Carry coal to bottles,
instructions at Bangkok
Newcastle." In no branch of industry was the Business continues brisk in Bangkok Forty-scarcity of wood-more keenly felt than in the ene vessels were entered at the port up to the smelting of metalliferous ores. Continued efforts and fast. The number of Dutch vessels har been 10 accomplish this with cast. began immediately remarkable, and most of them are consigned to after theccession of James 1, and were per Messrs. Markwald and Co.
severed fr. throughout the seventeenth century. But for a long period the new fuel proved highly intractable, and scheme sffer scheme ended in failure and disappointment.
Bangkok, March 24th. The case of Mr. Götte, of the Stam Mercantile Press, will be decided in the course of the follow
The claim of the Siamese Mining Department against Mr. Ollo Weber has been referred to arbitration. Mr. M. R. Wectern will act for Mr. Weber, Mr. J. S. Black for the Mining. Depart ment, and Mr. E. Wiede has been appointed umpire.
The official dovecots were fluttered by a start ling telegem from Paknam on Monday last The zealous official in charge wired that there They, however, proved to be thres innocent were three French men-of-war outside the bar Datch traders, much to the relief of every one concerned.
Klog on Tuesday. On dif that more were A grand review of troops was held by the reviewed than are on the rolls or pay sheet Uniforms, we hear, fell short and cartridge belts orery ibing went well, and, in the words of were missing. But with these small drawbacke McDonald Cameron, no deer display could be witnessed at Aldershot.
The
After eighty years of oft-repeated trials the tantsitzing problem remained unsolved. Wood and of coal still held the field in the smelting furnaces and all hope of ever seeing coal sub witned for them had well nigh died out. In 1686 Sir John Pettos, in his Yaays on Works sea col and pit coal with the remark: These Mets Ick, concluded his observations regarding arm, not useful to metais." The unpromising prospects, however, soon began to brighten raining, which took place about 1692--baving antediately after the revival of lead and copper probably been more or less in abeyance since the Interruptions occasioned by the Civil War,
ken-
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A few words of advice in selecting the Ingredients for curry powders may not come amlas. The turmeric should be a good healthy Foot, neither too green nor too dry, of a yellow or saffron color, wlikin. If too old or mouldy, it should be carefully avoided. Cinnamon should be the fine inner bark and never the middle or cuter Better still are the first quallides of dried cassia buds. The essential oil is finer and the vegetable tissus is less hard and sawdust like, [AT the Magluiracy to-day," befors Mr. Wade
house, a coolle recently released from prison was
The best nutmegs are from the Moluccas; all others, except those from Penang, which are fair to charged with extorting $30 by frand, under pecular circumstances. Prisrner bad while in
And Government fools
medalm, are greatly inferior. There are many gaol conversed with a fellow-convict," who was
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klads of cummin-red in the market. The most HONOXONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1895. doing six months 'ard for counterfeit calaing (Loud and prolonged applause, during which which comes from Afghanistan. This is the aromatic and delicious is the Slack variety, from the end of September to the end of His Excellency sight Lave resumed his sest, klad the Scripture refers to in the phrase, "tithes TELEGRAMS.
Mach. The colner bad a wife and family, but didn't. He went on speaking.) You see, of anise and cammin," It was a favorite spice and he told two of his companions in the poetry is my forte, and I make a special feature with Lucullus and the Roman bon-vivante, chalu gang all about them. These two of classics. You all ought to go in for some Speaking of anise, try always to get the Egyptian MR. BALFOUR IN IRELAND-
finished their term before the coiner, and specialty. Newton devoted his whole life to or Nubian. That from other lands is poor LONDON, April gth.
so agreed to do a little squeeze. They want to mathematics Milion to the writing of Paradise descendant of the seed that pleased the palate Mr. A. J. Balfour, speaking at a mass meeting of prison life, and gave her letters which they Blackstone, a Rajah Francis might now aid to digestion, finds its highest development in the grass widow" and told her horrible tales Lost Sir Humphrey Davies to chemistry of the Pharaohs, Carraway seed, an torainable of Unionists in Belfast, hoped that Ulster would sald they had smuggled from her husband, if he knew as much as he pretends) to Muscat, Arabla. It is largely used in comies by
22. The fiber left kín sklif to rocké never have to fight for her libertion; but what asking for various small things which could not law Pite to polities, with such
„On Tamar's glitting worse! fervour the Hindoos themselves, but seldom by
The rugged alors nubed to wat would be justifiable against a tyrannical Kingman in the gaol to secure lenient treatment of the Exchequer at the early age of 1 (and that
be had in pilson ; and fasily, for $30 to bilbe a that he was prime midicter and Chancellor Europeans,
Team Mandigľa vonians caras-m Amongst the funniest incidents of the week these ores cams to be melted with coal. The might be equally featffimble against a tyrannical She paid them the money, and gave them the early 1) Mitchell-Innes to memory. Alves tree, should be fresh. As they age, they lose Siamese Government. These gallant three have accomplished by a Mr. Lydal in 1697, and the Cardamom seeds, or the seeds of the ginger has been the offer of three Europeans to the extraction of silver from lead with coal was majorliy.
other things, but poor hubby never got and Barabbas to book-keeping; O'Brien to their volatile oils and become harsh and course offered their wained services to the Blaranse in same individasi appears to have been the first to them, nor had he ever asked nor writion Ethiopiate minstrelsy Price to the architecture There is no preference between the two sorts of the letters, So when he left her Majesty's of private wealth and look at the results sesame-seedi, the Indian and the Oriental, Of French. Wer
the event of hostilities breaking out with the successfully use coal in the smelting of tin in 1705. service, the whole fraud was revealed; one of the now I hope, boys and girls, that you will the many varieties of misce, which is the all warriors and suppresse blushes of the budding The ones of iron proved more refractory, no sub- culprits was caught, and as the case was clearly remember what I hare said ; and when the which partly covers a nutmeg, the most delicious
their names, though it is stantial and permanent success in smelling ther proved the Magistrata sent him back to durance Victoria English Schools are removed to their comes from the Malay peninsula. That from blusa unseen,
■ pity that such cheap valour should live to with coal being obtained till near the middle of vile for six months more. The letters are interest-new home at Craigengewer, in Caloo Road, Molucca is somewhat below par, ing. One of them says, "I have received from you, which Mr. Braidwood mentioned hope you Corlander-seed keeps better than any other of the White Elephant upon the Commandant of proportions in fact, was dying out for want of His Majesty was pleased to confer the Order of charcoal iron had dwindled to very small the eighteenth century, when the manufacture my dear wife, a lady been put to work on the than in the past. (Hear, Heart tatins, In this respect it surpastes mostard-sted, and the Captain of this Lutte. There is onlove fact at the Coalbrookdale Iron, works la Shrops & letter, lead pencil, and a tooth will strive to make it more successful and pr splon. This is due to the large amount of clit con- the Naval Division of Indo-Chins, his AD.C. fuel. It then at length became an accomplished chain gang. This work is moderately fair, but Bishop Balmandi briefly thanked his Excellency In using ginger, buy the Canton. It has no rival. fost between the French and Siamese, bar the sbire. The success was at first ascribed to the loside the geol I have to carry heavy stones and and Lady Robinson for their attendance, and Try also that delightful dainty,, pickled ginger laws of courtesy or chivalry must be observed Stropshire coal, but probably the employment cannon balls, terribly inborious work, and the also the prise-givers and all others who had it is aromalle, warm but not strid. chances are ten to one that I shall not survive! shown thei; interest in the boys and girls of the The flavor of a stock curry powder can be varied. The canonnière Entfe changed her anchorage From this the cast became the life of the fron
though the crack of doom (whose ?) be at hand. of a strong blast had a great deal to do with But if you will send me $30 through the bearer, schools, cik,
buds, mace clansmen, sulmeg, cardamons, boat, but to find better opportunity for steam eighteenth century w coal from fornaces fag to the taste by adding during the cookings last: This changa has manufacture. The ci-devant drooping mall quantity of each goes in Clever, cassia- been rumoured, to make room for another run rapidly, revived, and the latter, part of the allapics, be of grecu leizes such as the tannal, ing away should the Siamese seatings thefe successful operation throughout the United, Tammon-genes," "way," lauanly" barragen, woodend; "wizkhe preparations. Another nodeunt maya la, Kingdom..
ANOTHER BANK FAILURE, The Commercial Bank of Australia is reported to have suspended payment. Its capital le £3,000,000 sterling.
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
M. Dapoy has formed a Cabinet consisting of M. Peytral, Finance Minister, M. Davalle, Foreign Midiner, and M. Guério, Minister of Justice.
EGYPT.
The Egyptian Ministry has rejected the Bills proposals to reform the mixed tribunals, objecting to an increase of the foreign element.
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in in apiberity, and he will then let me get to cheers by the boys for Sir William and Lady work in she laundry, which is mucis easier. Be Robinson, the donors of prizes, the priss winners, good to the children. Do not pawn my dechap" ! the setioci mal, and visitors kis friendas:
I can give the money, so prisoner No. 93, who school proceedings terminated with beasty