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He-And did you see Monte Carlo while you. were at Nice? She-No; papa called on him, I believe, but from his disappointed appearance when He returned to the hotel I think Mr. Carls muith wa been out,"
quite willing to concede to the members Inevitably have cast him in heavy damages. MISSIONARY--I hope I shall find a true friend lo of that august body the privilege to Bat the honorable member for the princely your Majesty. Cannibal King-Well, be mar exercise their discretion, so long as it is house has, doubtless on good grounds, be there still, but I'm afralé you'll find him understood to be on their ownresponsibility, neither sought vindication of character however much we may differ as to the nor tolanum in the shape of dollars to wisdom or expediency of Mr. Keswicx's stone in some measure for Injuries election under existing circumstances. The sustained. Perhaps Mr. Kaswick Is Hongkong Legislative Council, however, is laboring under the impression that becaure quite another and a different affair,, and in August last his business partner, XATER.-The Water used is absolutely it is in his character as a legislator and Mr. J. J.BELL IRVING, when discussing the
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unofficial representative of the community's Share Bill at a Chamber of Commerce how are you alı?. - c. best interests we now propose to suggest || meeting in August last, characterised what Fair. Patient-Obl Doctor, how we have STEAM PLANT:---Of the latest and most to the honorable member for JADINE's he thought fit to describe as "unwarranted inlased you! There hasn't been a case of sick
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that both his position and bona fides require insinuations and statements pointedly ness since you went away! without delay a categorical and unqualified almed at the Vice-Chairman" 213 denial of the damaging charges brought being absolutely false, he is absolved THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s royal mail openly against him at last year's Chamber from any personal action or explanation! tame Empress of India, from Hongkong that arrived at Shanghal st 3 am, to-day and sailed of Commerce meeting, by Mr. Eown so, he stands alone in
again at 3 p., and will be expected at Nagasaki MACKINTOSH, of having prostituted his opinion amongst the independent men of it 6 am on the 8th fast. position, as a member of our local this colony. It took Mr. BELL IRVING over legislature and a trusted protector of the four months to pluck up sufficient colony's rights, for an ignoble purpose-courage to deny Mr. MACKINTOSH's that of self-interest.
direct charge, although the accused legislator was within a few days journey of Hongkong, and the dental was not made until after the great Taikoo autocrat had left for England, And yet In the face of all this, when Mr. J. J. Keswick returned to the colony a few weeks ago, Governor Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON at once nominated him an
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At the meeting in question the Chairman, during a lengthy and interesting address, which in almost every line bears evidence of careful preparation, said -
Mr Frivole.-Is there anything slower than
■ house-coelia ? Mr. Ewo-Certainly; a mlisionary bouse
bast
AT the Magistracy to day, befo e Mr. Wedehous", gambling-bouse keeper and ten of his clients, arrested by Inspector Quincey at 36. Peel Street, last night, were fined respectively $35 and $1 each, with the usual alterantiver.
SUNDAY MORNING-IN A BARRISTER'S CHAMBERS.
Eminent QC-Did you got the retainer
frons.
the bank thief?· Clerk-Yes, Sir pawned bis watch to get it Q.C.—Did you split-away the complainant la
that lidecent assault affair M
Clerk-Certainly, but we had to are very strong moral persuasion before she would go. Q.C. Did you take care of the four jurymen in me that newspaper case.? Clark Os! yes, Mr. Hookem Solvvy squared
them all right in the genal wayang
C-Very satisfactory indeed; close, the office and we will go to divina worship and after
Cuk Bangkok contemporary the Frat Press state, that the Slames Govemment has borrowed money from England, with a view toni wards to confession. French designs. This is said to be the first the London Lyric Company, after most suc defending the country more effectually, from By private advice from Shanghai wo learn thất foreign loan contracted by Slam.
cessful season there, had altimately to lament the torrential rains which to Interfered wih'ike. INTELLIGENCE was received by wire yesterday races and persistently threw a damper"--- that Commodore Bury-Palliser, who left for literally on everything, thestres included. The home this work, bṛs been promoted to Rear Company is to leave Shanghal for Yokohama on Admiral in Her Majesty's Fleet. We may Monday (8th inst) and after three weeks in expect soon to hear, who will be selected by the - Japan will probably return to Hongkong dirtel. Admiralty to relieve Admiral Bury-Palliser as {The manager hopes to make his bow here in the
Yet another communication, with the Local Government has to be touched upon. I refer to Mr. Kerwick's Share Bill This proposal, you may remember, was tally discussed at a large meeting of members of the Chamber specialty unofficial member of the Legislative Commodore in charge at Hongkong the CORTED.cd. The result showed a strong majority Council. In that important position, was opposed to the prop sed legislation, yet the Government d'clined to accept the opinion of until he has thoroughly vindicated him. Asour noon today two coolies, working at the those whose practical knowledge should have self, Mr. Keswick cannot possibly enjoy roof of Mr. Lapaik's house in Glenealy, where teen a sufficient guide to them. They passed the the confidence of the ratepayers, and his the white ants were recently found to have done measure without amendments of any kind, a thea appointment must therefore be objection-extensive damage, were suddenly precipitated a further collapse of sure which I have no beslisifon in saying, for the able and unsatisfactory, offensive both into the upper floor, pare it was intended, has no parallel to the to the other members and to the timbers. The two men were at once taken to Unfed Kingdom or its colonies. Now what
the Tang Wa Hospital, not very seriously in the result of that legislation by the light of the public at large. For many reasons we present day? What most of us, I imagine, should be glad to see a gentleman, whose jured.
spected. The legislation did not emanais abilities and influence at one time from any real desire to curb gambling, but promised so much for the cause of local was actually the result of a combination of progress and reform, resume his former one powerful clique against another, both position in public approbation, but until darply interested in share trafficking, and trying to corner the other, I don't want he has clearly refuted Ma. MACKINTOSH'S to touch old sores; those who suffer now charges, we submit that "the member for their own billerness and any attempt on my JARDINE's" should be at once called upon part to expose them to public gars would to resign his seat in the Council. be most uncongenial. I only deeply regret that the interregeam Government then in office had not looked farther ahead and been guided by the advice tendered by this Chamber. Some miti- gation of the distress might have then resulted from," balls" and "bears" finding a level by their own unaided efforts.
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THE new steam water-boat Neplunk, which mat with misfortune a few days ago, as reported, has not yet been raised from the bottom of the barbour. On Thursday the salvage party was making very good progress at lifting her, when suddenly the chain snapped, and down west "M'Ginty," To-day there has bien ng wind nar well (as on Thursday, and. Friday) and every thing has been most favourable to the success of operations.
City Hall on the 5th June, and to play every night
udulabóurthe end of the month. We understand that arrangements have been made for the pro duction of a really good farcical comedy willten specially for the Company by a local amateur play-wright, who has now several successful pieces running in England. The new work, which deals with life in India, is one of exce lent promise, and as this is, we believe, the first instance of a play being introduced to the world from Hongkong stage, wo sincerely trust that the result will justify expectations. THE most valuable product of the eucalyptus trees which are planted in California are, says a writer in Gardin and Forest, the essential oil and The distilled extract from eucalyptus, which certain medical preparations from the leaves, resembles in its method of production the well- known distilled extract of witch hazel, has come lato prominence within a few years. It is a concentrated extract from freshly gathered leaves of trees that are at least seven years old, and the sider the better. It is used for most of the aliments where the oil has been used, and has the advantage of being cheaper. It has been recommended for beadaches nervous affections, and as an antiieptle it has given good results when applied to fresh wounds, and for to flamma- tion of the mucous membranes and insomnia ; service, while as a disinfectant it is useful from the fact that, like the ell, it substitues a pleasant odor for noxious ones. Theoll has an established place in the materia medics, and thero `is
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IT is rumoured that dissension is rife in the Kirk. This is not stale news, of the Deadly Part order, for we do not refer to the every-day ructions so frequent in abedes of brotherly love, eic. The present dispute, according to reports arises out of the question whether a choir is or Is not a device of the devil, or good music the death-knell of pure religion, Exactly how far member of the choir may have helped on the agitation we cannot say ; but we think!
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Berlin Blet:-- vas got a belloffer heds on evidently a field of usefulness for the distilled me to-day.
Old Soke :-How's that?
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Mr. Mackintosh's impeachment of the honorable member's political honesty and terms, it is direct and to the point, and we cannot better define the true position than by quoting our remarks in an editorial which was published in the Hongkong Telegraph on the 18th of May last
instant,
ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN BANK IN DIFFICULTIES.
Owing to a run upon the Colonial Bank of Now no useful end would be served by Australasia, it has been obliged to suspend pay- attempting to disguise or under-estimate the very serious allegations against the Hon. J. J.ments, but it is expected that it will be able to Keswick contained in the foregoing references to | reconstrucț, the genesis and special object of the motorious Share Blil, and as the matter at lasus is one of great public importance we are somewhat mr. prised that, although over a month has elapsed, taken either to can 20 steps have been
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B. B.-I as went to der big show last night, und der drinks was free,
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Q. S.But I thought the company strictly select, and they didn't lovite you?
B. B. No, der didn't, but dey nefer anked for favitation cards at der door, so I walked in. choot like I owned dry place meiner, and
vas abtuck to der bar till chuckin-nut time i
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YESTERDAY afternoon, about four o'clock, coolle who had recently returned from Sandakan was buying "scrap meat" from a boy at a stail In First Street, Chiastown, when some dispate arose, and the man threatened to strike the boy, Two other Chinese interfered, and in the struggle the man from Sapdakan received a blow which lald him out on the road. He was picked up Mra, Blank-What's your favorite Han out and taken to the hospital, where he died shortly afterwards, from rupture of the spleen. The Mrs. Tank →B. and S. of course,
police have arrested a man who is said to have struck the blow.
kore!
GENERAL BLANCO, the new Captain General of the Philippices, has arrived at Manila by the Spanish steamer Isla de Pansy
tradict controvert Mr. Mackiniraby H.M.S: Imperieuse 'arrived at Amoy on the 3rd The following to a List of Watais always kept damning charges or to purge the Hongkong inst,
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alleged conduct, if true, renders him unft THE Italian cruiser. Curtatone left Amoy for for what is, or at least is supposed to be. Shanghal on the 41st alto, an banorable position. The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce clearly and distinctly said that the Share Bill legislation "did not emanate from way real desire to curb gambling, but was actually the result of a com- bination of one powerful clique against another. both deeply interested in share trafficking, one try- ing to corner the other." If that accusation means anything at all, it means that Mr. Keswick dishonestly made use of his position as an une official member of the Legislature to bring for- ward and force through the Council an ordinance that was not designed for the public interest hat for the purpose of enabling the honorable mem- bar and the "powerful cliquen at his back to Mr. B. Franklya Taylor's Boxing Tournament bring to a successful fasue a conspiracy—whether successfully eventuated this afternoon. A repo. criminal or not we are not called upon to decide- } will apport in Monday's Telegraph, to corner" another clique of sbaro,traffickers." Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce publicly That is, in plain English, exactly what the
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THE MEMBER FOR JARDINE'S,
Berlin Blet--Vot is dot? Uggles-A lot of drunken sailors having a row, Berlin Blet-Ach je! I tought it was a mosting of mine glub!
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THE way of the potato, according to a writer in Blackwood'a Magasine, was said to have been barred by the Presbyterian prejudice that it was never mentioned in the Bible. In the Lothians it came in about 1940, the year of death, from Ireland, but was confined to gardens till about 1754, when it was planted in fields about Aberlady. By the close of the century it was a general arifele of diet, Ramsay says that la 1750 George Henderson went for big
of patatoes to Kilsyth, where the frith method of field culture had lately been tried, and introduced the potato into Mentieih, where a few had been known, but only la kale yards. The old folks, however, did not take kindly to the food. Old George Bachop, ona of the Ocktestyre tenants, when told by his wife that she had potatoes for supper, said: "Tatties) tattles! I never supped on them a' my days, and wians the alcht. Gie them to the herd and get me sowops.". It is sigolficant that Bums, who sang the praise of kale and porridge and baggia, has nothing to say of the potato
COMPLETION OF THE WAGLAN. LIGHTHOUSE.
IT is pretty well known, says a Cincinnati paper, that professional singers are heavy enters. "So⠀⠀ are public speakers as a rule. There seems to be something la vocal exercise which promotes digestion. Eren cholz singers often and that that they hars all they can do to keep from get By Invitation of the Commissioner of Costoms, ting fat. A few nights ago Scalchi dropped into Mr. 1. McLeavy Brown, a small party yesterday the Bellevue with Campaniol and two or three paid a visit of inspection to the new lighthouse other singers and if anyone had kept account which has just been erected by the Chinese Im. of what they consumed it would seem amazing. perial Customs Service on Waglan Island, Bo Christion Nüssen, when she was here, once sterides the Commissioner and the Press there were one afternoon two dozen raw oysters, a flet, Mr. J. R. Harding, M.I.CE, Assistant Engineer soup, two birds, balf a dozen plates of vegetables | in Lights Department of the I. M. C.; Lieut. F and drank three bottles of Basst nie. - Lindway Lloyd, R.E., and Mr. R. J. Markwick.
A stant was made from Pedder's Wharf shortly Tire Singapore Free Prais comment -- It is after am and the party were conveyed in a not clear why the P. & O. Company should try steam launch as far as Faltermoor, where the to over-ron the M. M. mail to Hongkong at some miser Likin was in walling to take them on to considerable inconvenience to the public. It is Waglan.. A strong "north-east, wind" prevailed not conducive to business to have a mall in on and in consequence the sea was sufficiently the top of another with a necessarily long gap rough to make the outward san say. before the next outward mall With the Ene thing but leasant one for victims passgu" made by the rivalis, and the of mal-de-mar. However, Waglan was reached Oriental in connection with her, and also con at about 10.30 2m, and the Lakin dropped sidering the a5 hours advantage on the passage sachor clore in to the island. The party were to Hongkong caused by the P. & O. ships pro- then transhipped by boats which were drawn op fsl affectation was almost enblime in its audacity. The British steamer frame, specially fitted with a die M. M. vessels do, there is doubt that this and comfortably effected by menon of a derrick ceeding direct instead of having to call at Saigon underneath the stage and a landing was quickly The merib-cast "I don't want to touch. old sores those who powerful shear-legs, over the hatch, in order to P.&O. mall will get home, first to Hongkongmarked by two or three coolles. which landing suffer know their own bitterness and he had deal with unusually heavy cargo, arrived here not entirely to the sailsfaction of the public there. side of Wagler, the only oner
„In fully exposed in the sweep Just a moment before vehemently enunciated on Thursday, bringing large Krupp guns for the It is also intended that the Oriental should has been attempted charyaagainst the Vice-Chairman of the Chamber Chinese Government depot at Wel-he-we', neur HISTORY often repeats itself—especially in a theme of the Legislati, a Cogrclhund an old Port Arthur, and left last night for Chefdo.
arrive at her journey's end in time to allow the of the seas brought in by the north-east monsoons Ravenna to return to her old Japan run, and bat a very werkmanlike plan has been adopted Hongkong At the annual meeting of collragus, although a rival in business, acharge
also that the Orientalshould be in ilmeto blog by means of which material, éta, can be landed lo almost any weather. This is a ̈sykiem" of the Hongkong General Chamber of which, if allowed to go unrelated, will practically
buoys, anchored a little distance out, and strong "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Commerce, held on April 8th, 18ga, the rule Mr. Keswick's public career for Ure Some A Taglish 'paper tells a story of a well-known away the homeward mali.
Bishop who suffers from an Impaired vision. HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST," in Hon. J. J. Keswick was elected Vice- forms of jobbery common enough to all official He recently held levee. At length a guest ap- THE new Rotisserie of the Hongkong Hotel way ring-bolts fastened in the rocks on short the
experience, may be condoned, and husbed up, order that it may circulate extensively outside Chairman of the Chamber for the ensuing but this latitude hardly extends to a direct preached and wald How do you do, my Lord! opened to-day with results which were eminently inca connecting these are also attached to funks this Colony, is publihedai POPULAR year, notwithstanding the fact that to his attempt successfully carried out to make our My mother wishes to be kindly remembered to instructive, if not satisfactory in some polats whose position can thus be altered at a moment's Ahwald the Bishop, that is very good The geographical amengements of the back notice. Waglan is distant from Hongkong some PRICE, and can be ordered at This Office, or address to the members' the Chairman, Legislative Council, the alder and abettor of of her. And how is the dear old sou! ? Nothing talis regions are so inexplicably labyrinthine i za miles and from Cape D'Agullar three. Cabla.
Mr. EDWIN MACKINTOSH, of Messrs. clique of unscrupulous share gamblers who BUTTERFIELD and SWIRE, Jade a direct wanted to crush an opposing faction, no matter like a good old mother! Be sure to take care that jo erdlowry, China boy the voyage be communication has not yet been established with of your old mother. Good morning." The tween the kitchen and the table is matter of the first named place, although provision has been charge against his colleague which, if by what means.
Mr. Keswicx was absent from the Bishop did not in the lesst koc who his visitor hours, and test who intends to sample made for it on the island and suitable accom was and said to his footman: Who was that? every course us to stay on the promises modation provided. Considering the immense true, rendered that gentleman quite unfit to hold any publle position of trust colony-to Shanghal, if we inlitake not The servant replied the last gentleman week to the matter of drink too. some benefits which a telegraphic signalling station in this colony or elsewhere. At the owing to ill health or for some other all-who left your lordship's reception is the Dake of hopeless lunatle has induced the directors would center on local shipping, and the com- (whose manager, Mr. Schmid, is too much paratively tifing cost of laying down this annual meeting of the Chamber, held sufficient reason, when the Chairman of Connaught
managed—ss happens in many other cases) to those cable, le lacomprehensible why on Wednesday last, Mr. J. J. Keswick was the Chamber of Commerce unmasked his elected Chairman for the current year, batteries against his colleague in a styla Laar night United Service Lodge, No. 1341, impose a charge of 25 cents for cab, which the Hongkong Government has not availed itself although up to date, so far as we can which fairly paralysed the community; but EC, gave a most enjoyable quadrille-party to of course is just the shortest possible way to of the opportunity which has been offered it by "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND learn, he has neither disproved nor he was not so far away nor was his bodily the City Hall, which was very largely attended smoother the trafe entirely. Probably the Chinese Imperial Customs. The Wagian Most of the Masons present wore the regalis of no uso warning these good people they Ughthouse will be a boon to shipping, which HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST offer contradicted the serious allegations publicly condition so dangerous as to prevent him their respective lodges, chapters, etc., making will find out for themselves soon enough, by perhaps only navigators toera bere all rea Special Advantages as an Advertising Medlem made against him by his predecessor in from at once authoritatively contradicting a very pretty and effective: scene, which lost bitter experience and then, as likely its clently appreciate. But would be a greater If it were connected to this island by cable, It has an extensive circulation in all Port office. What Inference can reasonably Mr. MACKINTOSH's statements, giving that nothing, but rather gained considerably, from they will blame the manager, or appeilata com
As soon as the party had been landed they between Singapore and Nowth and be drawn from this strange polley wo individual the lle direct, and vindicating the fact that, for the nonce, the castom of hang mites of lavestigation. It is great pity on sen Australasian Colonies, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and the scale of charges leave to our readers' own judgments. If his honour and reputation in the law ing monotonous vegetation and flags about such a desirable fantiution, as the Rotisserie were, guided over the works by Mr. Harding, has been fixed at an exceptionally low rate may be urged that so long as the members courts, Bat Mr KESWICK, did none of the hall had been abandoned. The Orchestra undoubtedly ismiled at liw birth by on whose plans and under whose supervision Terms can be learned on application Non
of the Chamber are satisfied to have for these things; up till now, so far as Macesso supplied a fairly satisfactory pro lot of clumsy meddlers. All ele is excellents they have been carried out assisted by"kir. some respects have been improved on, the dining room in simply a work of aft zag zond leads from the landing up to the their Chairman & person resting under his constituents know, he has neither giamme of music, which, however, might in the food is absolutely beyond all; pris. F. W. Godail, clerk of works A concreted zig. Suggestions for the improvement of this work the stigma of most damaging disproved nor denied "Tom's" Indictment, and dancing was continued with great spirit (with an eye to comfort) and the cosy little buildings, which were all Inspected in turn, are respectfully solicited. W
accusation, publicly made by another Mr. MACKINTOSH is a merchant reputed until four o'clock; while the card room, smoking private rooms are exquisite. The whole ta under These are listed one from the other, In most influential member, nobody else baa wealthy, a leading light in the great world room and other accessories more than the able personsupervision of Mr/ Schmid, este offre or other accident, and consist of A right to interfere! But considering that of commerce, and if found guilty of having jauided the efforts of the Stewards to arrange a whose long experience is afficiently well known quarters for the Keeper and his staff, stores the Chamber of Commerce is practically a made improper use of his position as Chairs casual evening for all. Refreshments were The situation of the place is the best in the rooms and becamry detouch TAG public Institution which arrogates to their man of the Chamber of Commerce to berally supplied during the interval and, taken whole colony and if properly worked, the Hotilare all of bick or granite and concrete Altogether, the dance was as unqualified paccess, Roissale should soon establish a firm hold on foundations and, besides affording ample the right of representing the commercial slander vand vilify a person of Mr. fortwhich great credit is due to the Steward popular favour. Bat ti will never do that accommodation, are suficiently strong to resist Interests of Hongkong all the world over, Keswick's high standing as local head of Wer. Bro. G. J. W. King, and Brothers E. T. long us every item on the wens means hallan say typhoon that ever blow Speaking tubes such a contention would be clearly JARDINE, Matheson & Co. and member of Willama: Citat Bidgood, T. Allen, W. He had hours walk, and every drink maana nj canța connect the quarters to the lighthons LONGE SO "text-abusid she man on day need anything cabineres untenable; nevertheless the Zilgraph the Legislative Council, any jery ↑ must | Smith, T. Spafford, and Y, Howell,
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