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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1893.
THE PHILIPPINES.
May rgth. The details of the Important Bretland admin istrative change resolved on for the Philippines are now madepablic.
TELEGRAPHIC EXTENSION.
A vote of $100,000 has been passed for the Visayas (Philippines) cabia.
SPAIN,
'The Queer-Regent to-day reviewed nine thousand troops in the Pasca de Recoletos, Madrid. The "march past" was magnificent The King was present at the review,, which was In honour of bli seventh birthday,
THE PHILIPPINES TARIFF.
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THIS afternoon Police Tennis Tournament was commenced on the foe courts at the Central Station. Several bandsome prizes have been offered by the Captain Superintendent and Lire. May, besides others presented out of the Recreation Clab fands, and there is every prospect of a most successful scules of annual competitions belog fairly set on foot.
THESE are 180,000 inhabitants in Ranton; and it is said there are 250,000 waterproefs to protect them from the rains.
on a point of order was thoroughly justified, and bls Excellency's healtating, halting. and inconsistent raling was only one more proof of a belief, now almost universal in the
Tire Agents (Messrs, Gibb, Livingston & Co.) colony, that Sir William Robinson, with all bis informs that the "Ben". Line teamer amiable social qualities, is a very weak and Beniawers from Antwerp and London, left unreliableadministrator.owever, Mr. O'Brien's 'general'statement on behalf of Government " Singapore on the 25th, Inst., for this pert
was neither a gem of oratory nor a very credit SCENE: an Indian race course,—Excited fudge, abla exhibition from commonsense point of leaving the box after two contes bid run «view for an official who is generally supposed to dead-boat, remarked, "Well, Tam girdle made gulds, through the Governor, the destinies of the dead-boat of "Why?" Innocently asked colony. All he sald meant nothing but gas; it friend, it made no difference to you" "Oh could have lost none of its effect by being held didn't it?" replied the Judge, "I had a pot of over; it would have been better left unsaid. musey on him.”
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MR. MCCALMONT'S colt Isinglass, ridden by T. Loates, started favorite for the Two Thousand Guineas, the betting belog 5 to 4 ow him against the field. The bay son of Isonomy and Deadlock secured clever victory by three-quarters of a length, and he will probably win the Derby next Wednesday, withough the chances of Raebarn and Ravensbury and not to be despised.
CORRESPONDENTS are respectfully requested to Ar the Magistracy to-day before Captalo. send their communications written one side The export duties on coffee, hemp, and Hastings, a gun latar of the Atlatle Attillery of the paper only. The Hongkong, Tragraph was charged by another member of the same li always open for the publication of any corres corps with theft of $7 and quantity of pondence or information likely to be of pubile jewellery. Mr. E. Robinson was for the pro-interest, but under no circumstances, will contri A Vaccins festitate is to be established in the station Brit. J. Francis, Q.C., for the bations marked "Communicated." or Contri- defence. The preceedings lasted almo t all day, bated," he accepted. The Editor of this journal Philippines.
and attracted the attention of apparently, the prefers to take the sole responsibility for every- whole Indian community of Hongkong. thing that appears in its columns. Ultimately the prisoner' was committed for trial.
tobacco are Encreased,
VACCINATION.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. TRE Caplan Obareer advocates the transfer of the govemment of that colony from the Colonial
to the Indli Offico.
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"True enough for you there," wild I ; "and Its meself begrudges no man bis bread and bolter, but I do object to our Government plat- tering it with jam. Give them positions in our colleges where they can by usefulness carn their pay, but dont let them treat us to shame.”
Them is hard words,” said he, They are that same,"wald I; "but sure I'm denting with hard facts. Arrab, you are not to suppose that my reasoning" is aarrowed to the deformity of personalities! the sorrow a fear of it."
to you, Mister Editor, I would like to say a few Well, so much for that, and if Its all ske name words about the Rate-payers meeting at the City Hall last week. I was there to time with te shillelagh ready for ructions; the bit of fare Mr. Whlichead proposed that the first reading" - Was porty and, as requested, I selected fifteen of the Fo Leung Kuk Bill be postponed until of the covers that were all ready disked, when after the reports of the members of the Special were tould that fifteen were too many Committee had been circulated and studied; and
to digest at one sitting and it was best face of it, that seems to have been rest to the bad times, when they cut the bill this amendment Mr. Bellion seconded. On the vald I to meself, "this
to be content with, fire. "Ob, marther," must be owing reasonable proposal; but the official phalanx," of fare by two thirds, But your out the bill denied, and the figures on division were 7 to 2 Idiosyncracies, and fearing you will be after like the Roman leptons of old, would not be not fairly witbla the province of globe-troting Dr. He Kal voted with the officials for some slinging fok at me, or cut up cantankerous, I will inscrutable reason, possibly only empre hensible to the Celestial mind; but if our et Romy hold of the Ratepayers' Association, excellent friend, the really clever and well for the present anyway, more particularly an I meaning representative of Chinese Interesis, am getting to the middle of me book and its imagines that any good can come of his assisting
about time to begin it, an official clique to force an ordinance opening induence: in these parts, the love of fair
Now, proud as we may be of our civilis. the colony by weight of numbers, without givlag play which governs the mind of a veritable the_rate-payers time for dee consideration, an
Briton compels me so many an aside, and if I diture of pubile money, he will find before long "cussedness is neither statesmanship nor that he has made a grievons mistake. Pure of my gentiest readers may give theira, whilst the adverse section may restrals from cat- diplomacy.
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NOT so many years ago, says the Chcinnati WRITING ander date May 12th Mr. Bibby, Enquirer, a finely educated native woman carned manager at the Raub Co's mines, says that the $30 a week as a typewriter. She left teaching lode at the Raub Hole has improved, and in the for the new occupation in high gke. She South Drive is zin. to 18in, thick. The extremely could road and answer business eters in [38 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons" Hall, | some trouble. Mr. Bibby lays great shress on are in the profession nowadaya, It his heen ordinance that involves a considerable expert do not earn the applause of the entire audienca
An Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. hard ground at Bukit Koman is likely to cause French and German. No such "plums" Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock having struck gold-bearing stuff la No, a cross-rained, not exactly by Chinese cheap labor, precisely. Vanking brethren are cordially invited. cut level, 120 feet deep. He hopes to clean-up but by the most extraordinary influx of giris, about May 27th, and expects that he will bring Prices have fallen with a dull thad. You can A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE City Clod is apparently an Official Time one thousand ounces of gold with him to Singa get the French and German welter, with keeper; it struck the hour of six this evening pore, lestead of eight hundred ounces as for shorthand thrown in, for about $a to $15, when its hards, and all other well-regulated merly estimated.
and the pisin, ordinary typewriter, without clock hands in Hongkong, were pointing to 6.15. ONE of the best of Mr. Adrian Ross's clever the frills, for $5 to $7. I know a mass, pretty
rernes in Morocco Board" is that which expert, willing to work his machine for $13 It is stated that since the decision' has been
attempts to forecast the new musical farce, the week. He's been out of work half the time for result of the establishment of an Independent almost anything is a better trade for gile now, the last two years. Typesetting, bemaking, Parliament on College Green, Dublin. debate on the second reading of the Irish Whisky The inexorable law of supply and demand BBI is graphically described, the last stanza grinds away, even though its victim be a sweet running as follows:-
young thing with fluffy bangs and an apron.
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arrived at fat a joint mission of Russian and British officia's to delimitate the Famirs boun- dary, everything has again become quiet on the north-west border of India.
YESTERDAY the Captain-Soperlatendent of Police celebrated the Queen's birthday by giving a dinner to the Inspectors, distinctly populer, and praiseworthy Innovation which ought to become permanent.
ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH.—The Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C, between 9 and 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, to convey men athore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 13.30p.m.
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MR. T. G. KLANE, whose imprisonment for period of twelve months in Victoria Gaol in connection with the Mammon shooting affair at Sandakan, cœnied some sensution in shipping circles about a year ago, will be liberated on Monday morning. We understand that a number of Mr.Keane's friends have arranged to entertain him at breakfast shortly after his release.
AN appeal hubeen made by an influential com- mitee of Mano ladies in aid of the Canossian Sisters of tar Asylum of the Holy Infancy in that colour. Any contributions to this most deserving chalty may be sent direct to the Asylum in Macao, Mr. Filomeno de Grags, Alreston Tenace, and the Lady Superforass of the Italian Convent, Calne Road, Hongkong, or to any memberof the Committee. It is intended to hold a Fancy Fair at Macss on June 18th, the entire proceeds of which will be devated to the
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Asylum.
A VERY sad and somewhat remarkable case of hydrophobial reported from Labore. It ap- pears that Mis Doyle, wife of a railway employé, hand, on which was small open sore. Liter was caressing a dog, when the animal licked her on this dog bit sme other dogs, all of which went mad. Shortly afterwards Mrs. Doyle was taken ill, and died after suffering from paroxysms for three days. It is stated distinctly that the anfortunate sidim was not bitten by the dog it merely licked her hand and exhibited no symptoms of madness.
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Thesan Orangimam from Dery and a calmber from the South, Took their fate to move the Closure upon aach other's mouth; And before the learned Speaker could persuada the Houas to visa, All the Ayer had broken nose, and the Nose had blacksand eyes i Then the Opposition went for shticky, the Governmast for salonas, And they argued out the question by the light of benken bones Į For they fought with wil the fury of the noble Irish Ball, Till Kali tha sants were empty, and thu mimbarn all were full !
Oh, the bear, haar, hear,
And the laughter coming ather. Sure it dearly split the exhhar, And it burst the chandeller ↑
TU the timbers were kit, and all the mower spist, And chat was the flaate of the Irlah Parliament
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OUR LOCAL PARLIAMENT.
With a grateful feeling for this anticipated in this manner is to draw comparisons between indulgence, the logical sequence to my reasoning the cuperstitions of the Chinese and those of our advanced divlization,
with a sod of turf under me arm, the joyousness In my young days when I trampet to school of me young heart in keeping with the song of the early lark, and the dewy buttercups and daisies, in similitude, with and me humble lot in Nie, masy and
it innocence ·
perfectly riddled with them stories of Mythology many a time had my young brain been that form the very foundation of our advanced education, the rossamerike Fetions remaining with us in after years, and is my "History of Hongkong is to be the standard work for the Colony, the beautiful fit outrageous and miraculous) origin of this culd rock will be found in the following sentences, so that every College dan may haves copy of it in his breecha pocket-the more betoken that I am dedicating
me book to Victoria College,
items of fact from the General's cook and the After a power of trouble collecting the following
the origin of Hongkong.. Governor's chair coolies, I will now give you
At a meeting of the Finance Committee, held immediately after the adjournment of the Council, the Colonial Secretary gave another exhibition spirit which have so conspicuously charac
of that contemptible meanness and bitterness of terised his public utterances since bis arrival in Hongkong. The question was a financial minate, in which the Governor recommended the Council to vote some $13,000 for the extension of MacDonnell and Austin Roads at Kowloon. The vote was most strongly approved of by the Director of Public Works (Mr. F. A. After a rather lengiby interval af rest the Cooper); the desirability, nay, the urgent neces. Legislative Council resumed active operationssity of the proposed road extension was recog fast Thursday afternoon. The what of the nised and admitted on all hands, and yet Mr. Official members, including bis Excelency the G. T. M. O'Brien, C.M.G., thought it to dwell on Governor, were present, but the public presen- the fact that the construction of the new road iatives were minus the Hon. C. P. Chair, absent had been asked for by Mr. Chater and Mr. cwing to a sharp attack of illness, and the Bellies, and to make special reference to the "member for Jardine's" Mr. J. J. Keswick, who supposli.n-he made a positive assertion- was doubtless otherwise engaged in preparing that it would be of special advantage to the loss made by the late Chairman of the Hongs that the success of "Charbonnages would an effective counterblest to the notorious allega Charbonnages enterprise His further re:nark
tong Chamber of Commerce," Tosh" of that ilk, benefit the colony at large, probably was intended to mean something, but what that on his last public appearance in this cobay.
something was is a secret of which the Honour-
Secretary (Mr. O'Brien) laid on the tabli a state- under the convenient cloak of duty, attempted After the customary preliminaries, the Colonistable Mr. O'Brien la the sole recipient. This is not the first time the Colonial Secretary has ment of the revenue and expenditure for cheap sarcasm at the expense of Mr. Chater, 189a; the annual reports of the Harbour Master, but if he is wise he will make it the Postmaster General, Sanitary Superintendent, as, at least until he is in) a
"Joss, who is second cousin 15 thundering and Colonial Veterinary Surgeon; and the
position to show good cause for insinuations that bliss. It is not for the likes of me to go further Jove, sat upon the verandah of bis abode of special reports and recommendations of the Commlistóns appointed to taquire into the
are grossly unparliamentary and, 80 far than that and describe the interior of the dwell- as can be ascertained, wholly unwarranted, Mr. history, working, etc, of the Po Leung Kuk, and inform the Council. by way of explanation, that officer; giving him credit for all that, we can
O'Brien bears the reputation of being an effic, although Irish-like I often and often build the Treasury frands and be then proceeded to the revenue for 1892 amounted to $1336 933 only regard it as a matter for regret that he did
ent, palastaking and thoroughly reliable pubile castles in the air, and entertain fancy in their
spacious halls. which exceeded the revenue for 1891 by $211,630, not leave his offensive official manners and and thatolany previous year since the cony was established by sstil larger amount. Thiobserved wither and die in the spicy breezes of Ceylon.
unnecessarlly #ggressive methods in debate to the right honorable gentleman, was satliactory- which assertion elicited faint applause from the Colonial Treasurer, whilst the member for the Chamber of Commerce was observed to smile rif wonderfully tickled—but as the incense was due to several exceptional windfalls, it would sot be safe to accept there figures as i guide to In response to the address of confidence for- the near future. One of the exceptional wind-warded on the 8th February last by Mr. W., fails," Mr. O'Brien explained, was a sum of Danby, on behalf of the ratepayers of Hongkong, $83,860 received for Water A/C, which had been to the Unofficial members of the Legislative cleverly estimated to produce ni Mara feeble Council, the following letter has been sent to us but the faintest notion of the real dit of the applause from the officials, who evidently had for publication :- Colonial Secretary's shallow explanation.
ARE-S.
THE RATEPAFERS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
Hongkong, 12th May, 1893,
To Willam Danby, Esq.
Sir,-We have the honor to acknowledge the receipt through you of an address signed by over two hundred resident Ratepayers of Hongkong, thanking us for our eforts in the Legislative Council to promote economy and efficiency in obtain for the unofficial members and for the the Government service of Hongkong, and to
community a more potent voice in the adminis ration of affairs.
Hats off if you plase, gentlest readers for approaches the abode of the gods, and this is the be-the-hokey powers, my winged fight of fancy true fiction. (Pot in a golden capital to begin with, if you plase, Mr. Compositor.)
"The Queen of Heaven," who is as fair as the most refined thought can-picture her, with almond-shaped eyes of Celestial brightness, at quite adjacent to Joss, for sure it was their lune de miil, that sweet season of dawning life and of soft pleasure, when by holy compact He I welded to Hie "for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer until death do them part."
But since the gods are immortal, and do no pidgin for their living, this portion of ma plasing imagery is mixed, which goes to show the impotence of mortals when willing of the infinite, and I must lave my gentiest readers to fix things to suit their own gietale fancies. But any-way, the scene around Mr. and Mrs. Jors was worthy of the gode. It consisted of the lovely Valley of Content sheltered by the lofty bills of Wisdom and to enliven this heavenly landscape, there flows on a crystal stream a bubbling stream of wit, which is indetermins ofer onward it flows erratically ever perils of thought, the sparkling eddies from which, expanding into rings of rippling waigns, tap a rosy tints of morn, calmed by the thoughts of the boundless shore. The atmosphere, which bore the good and just, was suddenly awakened fato revor berating echoes-for Josa commenced to sneers.. #Begarra," said the Queen of Heaven, "Its m cowld you've gath
take a trip to the mortals below in China, where "Ohi bedad; I have," said he, “and I'll just I am sure to find a hot place and can sweat le
Dat,"
THX best laid schemes of mice and men," said Company, slites in a recent letter that his Robble Buros, "aft gang agley," And that neighbours at Punjom have been doing remark sdmirably expressed frulam was strongly in ably well of late. Tais is good news from xn
evidence on Whit-Monday when the Warrant Independent and thoroughly competent authority. Officers, Staff Sergeants and Sergeants of the AT the Harbour Office to-day, before Capt. Royal Artillery, and a large number of their Ramsey, George Marty. A.B., of the British friends, both military and civilian-in all about seventy persons--assembled at Murray Pler four-master Small (Capt. Morgan) was charged with the intention of proceeding in a large steam with refusing dety. The evidence showed that launch, specially chartered for the occasion, en be was a persistent malingerer, and he was sent to the famed Tamcho Silver Mines, near the Bogue forts in the Canton river. The to acl for seres days, YESTERDAY fiernoon, in honour of the Queen's, mojected voyage had scarcely commenced birthday, the whole military force of the Colony, when the boisterous elements brought it to * andden and unlooked-for termination. It Including the Shropshire Regiment, the Hang- kong Regiment, Artillery, Engineers, and blowing such a howling gale of wind, with Volunteers, puraded on the Prays Reclamation stable pic-nic ware quite out of the question, and
a big sea, that a comfortable trip and an enjoy five o'clock, when a royal saluto and feu de fole the order to bout ship and returs direct to were fired,
the starting point was a wise decision. By noon the RA, men and their guests were comfortably At home in the commodious mess-room at North Barracks, where an excellent tiffin was shortly afterwards served to and thoroughly enjoyed by over a hundred persons, After tiffin the mess-room was cleared and a most agree- able afternoon and evening were passed, the entertainment_Including songs, recitations, speeches, and, last but not least, the merry dance. The hospitality of the R.A. hosts was most liberal and was heartily appreciated by all present. The party broke up about 11 pm, after the expression of good wishes on all sides. RE the Franco-Siamese trouble, the Singapore Free Preas of May 18th says "We gather by last advices from Bangkok that there is French and Siamese on the Mekong, above the fall como oration of hostile contact between the
Mr. E. R. Bellilos rose to give zoice of s island of Khong. A telegram was seat home to some tended to ask, at the next meeting the Foreign Office by Capt. Jones, V.C, the of Council It is a curious question, and one British Chargé d'Affaires at Bangkok, nott- which probably no person in the coy, save flog that the French troops, chiefly Can and excepting the hon. member for Oplim, would ever have dreamt of suggesting. Mr. Belllfos Ansamese, in to lowing up the Siamese retreating, had been surrounded, wants to know-although he must have known and that four leutenants had been killed all about it for years past if he has sidled the
We beg of you to convey to thosa gentlemen and the French force generally cut up. A core of public events-whether there exists kong and Shanghai Bank to the same effect. As and Great Britain, or between the Chinese sideration. The expression of their satisfaction telegram has also been sent to the Heng any understanding or agreement between China who have signed the address our very hearty thanks for their very great kindness and con. may be guessed there is no small excitement at Imperial Maritime Customs and the llongkong Bangkok, and it is noted that the presence of Government, in connection with the recently and approval is very welcome to us and will H.M.S. Swift there, lying as she does between opened lighthouse on Waglan Island, immensely strengthen our hands in future pro the Freach ganbout Lutin and the King's he is unable to understand why Chins legs, palace, and opposite the British Legation, is con. should have gratuitously lighted the entrance sidered by the Siamese as a good omen. It land thinks he is justified in suggesting that to Hongkong "out of sheer love to England,” a fact that the recent seara which kept the country people from sending their rice down to this useful sid to coast navigation has been Hospital begt in acknowledge, with thanks, the Bangkok has been stopped by the presence of the carried out either to make it appear to Chinese MARRIAGE.
Pritish gunboat, ad rice is now coming in freely eyes that Hongkong in still part, and parcel of At the Peak Church, Hongkong, on the arth following donations to the funds ofthe Hospital to market. The situation is altogether one of the Chinese Empire, or as a new post of instant, ALEXANDER ROSS, of the late H. Skolt......... David Ross, Eddlerton, Ross-shire, to Am Victor H. Daco¶¶¶ 1500 Siamese 10 apparently turning to the Engish colony by Chinese cruisers, Mr. Bellios may effectivo representation; we have dose’well.
moon₫ 25,00 | grest tension, but the notable point is that the observation to intensify the blockade of the GRORDINA, third daughter of Jobo Bally, Calne, H. Stolterfo................. To the King himself is almost ready to welcome Macao Steamboat Co., but he evidently knows
............. 10,00 with great readiness for support. It is said that he Chairman of the Hongkong, Caslan and We apologise for the delay that has taken BIRTH.
3.00 British protection as a final solution of any little of International reciprocity a regards place in acknowledging receipt of the address, 1.co undoubtedly difficult position, but the Siamese side to savigation on rock-bound couts, and We have waited in the hope that we might be 5.00 princes hesitate, as they fear that their states he is not acquainted with the perfectly open able to convey to you the information that our 3.00 and Influence would be thereby compromised." negotiations which preceded the cansaction of prayer for independent commission to A "CITY_of the Future" will be shown at the Great was the amusement of all Europe when, worthy and no doubt well-meaning guileman's pendliure has been acceded to, but wa Waglan Lighthouse, that is his fast. This vestigate and report on the public in Wold's Fairof Paris, which is planned for the at about the close of the last century, Willism insinuations as to the Chinese Gorgament's are yet without any reply to our your 1900. - The Inventions Nouvelles proposta | Murdock discovered that gas could be used for motive, in carrying out a work so univmally use-
Memorial of 12th January last to the most a departure from the usual toy arrangement of illomlasting purposes. Bo little was the faven ful, are absurdly childish; and we leavshim with Honorable the Marquis of Ripon, Her Majesty's miniature middels, Eiffel towers, ate and tion understand by those who had not perfect confidence to the tender merdes of Mr, although we are willl in expectation of a favor. Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, advocates the erection of a city on a site seen it in use, that even the great and wien men | Becretary O'Brien.
able response. ...... sufficiently lige to illustrate practically all the (7) of the British Parliament laughed at the most promileen: new laventions, as well as the idea. "How can there be a light without a The Registrar General (Mr. J. H. Stewart
We shall be encouraged to further efforts by fraits of moders electro-tecbalgee. The cost of wick " said one member of that sugust body, Lockhart) moved the first reading The other support promised in the Ratepayers erecting this future model city is to be covered with a wink and a knowing nod. Even the Leung Ku Incorporation Ordinanti, and la
address. by ranting at the houses, hotels, etc. as wall great Sir Humphry Davy ridiculed the accordance with recogelsed parliamentary prac
We are, Sir, as all the stores to the exhibitors. At the class idea of lighting towns and cities with gas, tice reserved any remarks until the second
Your most obedient humble servants, of the Exposition the entire site, with buildings. He one day asked Mardoch: Do: you reading. Dr. Ho Kal seconded" the matjen
(Signed) C. P. CHATER. etc, will be cillised as the nucleus for a new mean to use the dome of St. Paul's for your gas without further comment; but this procedure
野 Ho KAY quarter of the diy of Paris,.
moter?" Sir Walter Scott also made merry of apparently did not wult the views of theColonial the gas ides, and of the coming attempt to Becretary, who proceeded, without lyme or ALL descripios of coins known to the American Upminste London with smoke from nå tar reason, as he expressed it, to says word or system were struck off last March, together with factory," When the House of Commons was 130 on behalf of the Government." Why Sir the remainder of the new Columbian colas, dually lighted with the new illuminant the William Roblason did not at one rule his Altogether there were 10,138,032 coins made architect and custodian of the building, who subordinate out of order can only be ixplained
It's mighty obliged to you I am for publishing during the month, including 5,263,020 cents. Imaglop that the gas ran a fire through the in one of two ways, and sit present we wefer not in your true of April and the dest, chapter of General Dodds has been secorded a brillant which retallat per plece, a gift of the Govern- leches from the wall to prevent the building desire to say on the first sending of a bill that reason I had to the world for writing that same There were 2,062,105 of the Columbian colas, pipes, insisted that they be removed wypral to dease them. What could the Government me travels and experiences: Of course the only reception on, his anival at Marseilles, from ment to the World's Fair enterprise. The cofs from taking fire 1, Several dístinguished men could not be held over until the debi's on the was the desire, Ika other globe-trotters, to se mohéromens 'that was part ́ ̋thels comprebenslan Alricu
ga for March and for this fira dine months of bers were also observed carefully touching second reading La Wang and roles of parlimentary } were so mighty particular with the O' for what to be the work of Spirits: In England. wa kava
right bad the Governor name in print, and its pleased I am to find you the pipes with their glored flogers and then to override all recognised': Jaly 'to" ||smelling them to see if they could detect procedure for the only too evident specific would the ould family think if you had dropp'd it the superstition of Spiritualism, and even in March, March 31. the odour of burst feather. The first shop in purpose of permitting the Colonial Senetary to likes hot spud, as we say in Ireland for sure its face of the fact that, dally exposure unmaska Double Eag$1,150,360 $17,000,060 London lighted by gay was one of which he is his second-hand sarcasm and they are Esgles ............................. 300,220 2,317,210 Ackerman, a German, was the proprietos. This exceedingly weak eren whoo gauged by a Quarter Eager... Half Eagles YURITYNE 535. 39 2,447,840 shop was on the Strand, and the date was rare, second-class standard at the expette of the
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6277 One of the ladies of rank who often visited the Hon. T. H. Whitehad? Mr. O'Brien's fulsome Standard Dellar........com 140,320 5108,570 Ackerman shop was so delighted with the landation of the good work done by the Fo Half Dolishponnove · 150: $37,005 brilliancy of a gis jel on one of the counters Loang Kuk, kis gratuitoes and entirelyincalled. Half (Columbi) Dollars 1,031,0532,301,052 that she requested the propalator to let her take for references to the opprobriens (7)-term Quarter Dollar 76,000 $1,488,143 it home for the evening, promising to return it fecret Society used towards those Imbaculate Pimes
1093706879 lay claim to the honor of belag the first to ietro Beauty of Kwangtung when they dried to this severe both Germand to a for poor Trisa bos Rot to bellere le
safe and sound on the morrow. Although many guardians of the distressed female youth and
Do I believe in spirite 70% said I. Vasrah, now, 361,317 duce gas for practical purposes, all the glory British colony, were already in palat on Etsy, will you? Taald he ↑ Marrah, be álty | Spirits ? Sure, and is'nt is a father, and, a there is in it should be accorded to Burdach, Cornell table, and were certain to be published now, and life can't be slay, be as alsy as you can, mother to us and what would wa do without it 6113, who wes, no doubt, the original discoverer of the within twenty-four hours in all the zakupapes for by the holy hekey its powerful had tama to stall jaball F. Ochji be: dad, I do bollevar in
En South Chim. Mr. Whitchundi's" protam i begrudge any docení gialleman mis living? Upiritu
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Wiltshire,
May 26th, at 3, Kantsford Terrace, Kowloon, the wife of BROOK PIGOTT, Esq, of a son, prematurely,
The
Hongkong
HONGKONG, Saturday, May 27, 1893.
TELEGRAMS.
GREEK FINANCES.
PARIS, May Igih, The Greek Lean has not been floated successfully, and the Ministry of af. "Tricoupis, bas resigned,
CENTRAL AMERICA., A revolution has broken out in Nicaragus,
THE HERO OF DAHOMKY.
FRANCE,
The Chamber of Depuiles will discuss the Budget on the 4th prox, [This must be an error, ar the 4th is Sunday.]
THE SPANISH REPUBLICANS, A
MADRID, May rath.
The Municipal elections have had to be suspended, as the proceedings of the Congress were brought to an absolete stand-all oing to the datorbances greeted by the Republican party,
THE INFANTA,
H. R. H. the Infanta Eulalia has been taken'
at Havana, on her way to Chicago,
THE Hon, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial
Chan U-fal... beau
J. Mathieson.................................
A. Rodger-aqua R. C. Vanla
the fiscal year compares as follows pie
For
Cents...}}
******* $2,010
"Have a cocktail first," said the Queen of principal objects has been to demonstrate clearly
In what we have already done one of our Heaven, "for its a long flight to them parts,"
So just to oblige her he Imbibed the refreaks. the utter insufficiency of the unofficial clementing beverage, and then up and started on his the Legislative Council to give effect to the aerial voyages and after travelling through space popular valce, or even to secure for it adequate he landed off Kowloon shout the middle of Jand
"Eureka!" said he, "if this is not hot enough, consideration on the part of those in authority, and if we have succeeded in bringing prominently then its another world I'll have to discover."
So he settled down to sweat, but as be com before the inhabitants of Hongkong the need for some referm In the direction of more
menced to learn the Chinese language at th same time and to drink fay, the constitutin even of a Jors could'nt stand it at-all, al-all' And he busted, and spiliting op into sonow a bit of me knows how many pieces, but when he cooled down they formed all these small shods off the Bat enzo be took the cawld sweat with him. coat of China, of which Hongkong If one. and every time he seeses it causes & typhoon while the periodical humidity of the Hongkong simosphere is das to that same cowld sweat which has settled upon his general constitution.. meesing, or to get hire to have the complaisance The Chinese chio-chin Joss to mollify him: just to tum his herd away a trifle, for whatever; direction his hea is in at the time of the sneers it gets the full orce of the typhoon,
T. H. WHITEHEAD, ER. BIZILION.
THE IRISH GLOBE-TROTTER,
Them 'spirits ar. mighty trouble to the Chinese, but sure they seem to be eally ratlifed any:way, for`to btus a few small sticks, or gumalaw them bits of paper to make bellero they are money, pats the crachures to such a happy state of mind that they are copfent to live: and let live and de
Talking of Spirits reminds me of a quare mistake I made j. it was this way i 's gentleman, who was staying at the Hongkong Hotel, know- Log I am writing this immortal book, said to me, Falty, while we look on and muvel at the being absorbed by superstition, we should simplicity of so practical a race as the Chinese remember that mankind in all ages ascribed
the only legacy the father left me, and its mighty the imposture, there are yet numbers of firm plasing to the sences to know when I am slected bellerers in lis laeed so wide-spread is the to parlament that every member who names me belief that It kas, sa Tom Hood says, luvaded must begin with a good round exclamation. But the peace of to continue me discourse with the philosphieal raisoning and versatility of the Irian race, it is: necensary I should term roler bacie to that name first chapter; et 1 and told by me friend Dianis that is in severe I've been with cortala, German
Towman, of science-et ermanof ari, The than who deals but at lasts maXT, And the urais who deals in the city. Patay, do you belleve in spirita 21