Intimations.
AERATED WATERS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1893.
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A SINGAPORE paper reports that a Chinaman,
to the last stages of leprosy, was seen there the
alm
Hookem Salvey stay, Browale, I sent that article of mine to all the papers, and none of them printed it but you, thing when they sealt
Browate:--Some people don't know a good The Office Goat --Ferhaps they know a bad one, though!!
THE Portuguese genbost Bango, from Bangkok, which had to put in at Saigon for repairs, arrived in Macao Roads yesterday afternoon. She could dot get into harbour, and the Andam and | another Chinese cruiser, also stuck on the bar two or three talles from the anchorage. Cipt. W. E. Clarke did manage to mud-lark the | Hengshas into the Inner barbour, but it was not until after 7 o'clock. If the Portuguess it has been doing for years past, within five Government allows Macao harbour to sit up ms years the port will have to be closed. No out- side steamers can re the place even now.
Mr. Whitehead said be must reports on the working, as distinct from meje sta Íntics,
The Attorney General spoke at length in sup part of the Bill.
The second reading was carried HIM. CON The Bill was at once considered in Commute. (Lekt sitting at 5 p.m.)
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THE PROPOSED NEW GAOL.
plied him with good advice which he very mech detested Dash, however, needed advice. deal too obstinate for everyday life, and had a because, as his friends thought, he was a great fad of his own upon which to feed his obstinacy. Every one igreed that Drih bad a splendid heart, but then it was also very widely suspected that a massive particle of this section of his composition was full of sextimentalism of a sort. To materialise this sentimentalism of his Dash himself off from his friends far days together to now and again took to pen and ink and shut pat his Ideas in black and white. This was his bobby and his friends were always advising him to ride it easy and leave others to do all the writing, so that he would have the more time to do all the laughing. But Dash waI always obitinele, and whenever any one tried extra hard to lure him from this fad, he would take his revenge by using extra pains to cultivate bis favorite hobby,
Statements of its business; no Government
THE Manila Comercio of the 26th, May says no way of finding out whether that was true or aught to authorise and no ratepayer ought
This morning a forged $35 note was presented not, for there had never been until lately to have to support an organisallon which other day making a house to, houss canvals for │at the Banco Espsßől Filipino, the first counter any reports of the working of elther. the Po VICTORIA DISPENSARY. la conducted privately, secretly, under all
felt ever known fa the bistory of that inalindon." Leung Kuk or the Registral Generals depart the auspicions of Ignorance. That is
ment. The term "secret sectly" was perfectly where the trouble lay a year ago, and it
applicable in ita proper measg. Has there yet. The Po Leung Kuk may
The Registrar General sail that reports had be an assembly of angels, but they blde
been published. their angelic Rights under a bushel; it is a W^ pure
ATER-The Waterffused in absolutely secret organisation, In spite of what the Registrar-General' and the Colonial Secretary may say. They will not deny STEAM PLANT.--Of the latest and most that it is a Society? No! Nor that it
powerful typo.
works in ways unknown to the public? Nol Nor that what is unknown SUPERVISION. The whole process remains a secret? And yet they grow of manufacture is under the indignant, and make egregious exhibitions continuous supervision of a of themselves, because we call the Po qualified English Chemist,
Leung Kuk a Secret Society. Secret It is, as their own statements show; the report of the majority of the Commission says so; the Commission has flashed Hulle light on the Society, but what is wanted is a lasting lumination, permanent publicity, and until the Po Leung Kak's proceedings are thrown as open to the regular criticism of the public as the police courts are, and the hospitals, and the VICTORIA DISPENSARY, [38 asylums-until the prevalent system of
secrecy Is abolished, it will remain a Secret In most of the hotels and cluba in this colone /.) And the spotted Japanese, snake-yes, from the Unofficial Member of Conocli against [ grow into opal However it war, för an indefinite Society. A Secret Society is not necessarily A, S. WATSON & CO., LD. criminal; we don't say that the Po Leung Kuk is criminal, but we do say that its methods have been secret, and we venture to believe in many Instances illegal.
The PRODUCT, Will bear comparison with the Waters made by the most
noted makera in England.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD,
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.
UR NEW FACTORY has been recently
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THE Yedam Mail drops on Clement Scott like a load of bricks for his very unflattering det however, that whether his picture is or is not cription of Japanese women. The fact remains, fair to the whole nation, he certainly does give with remarkable truth the view taken by ninety sing out of every hundred visitors to Japan-the actual and only posable Impressions of that great body, the genenloutalda pobile, UNDIR the heading "More news via Heng kong the Singapore Free Press gets back at its local contemporary the Straits Timer, and the Hongkong Daily Press, in quite a finished fashion. A paragraph appeared fo the first men done paper on wy a thuiteal way as bomby plots cld Granny in the usual way on the 20th, off cause rappered again in the color of the S. 7. on the 26th. Not had
The following despatch respecting gaol
and Junc, 1893 --: extensions was laid befor the Legislative Council by command of the Govemer, on the
DOWNING STREET,
ACCORDING to our Japanese contemporary the
is making lovestigations which aine the days Kokkal, a to fett-long snake, who was amusing himself the other day (ho was a male animal) of Pharach's daughter and the blushes have been tabooed in respectable circles, Jamped at the notion that he could attain immortality by
"jih March, 1893. commiting suicide, This ides is offered gratul-receipt of your despatch No. 10 of the 11th of SIRI have the honour to acknowledge the totaly to Sydney B. 1. Secock, C. M.A.1. &c. W. St. John F.R.L.B.A., Sidney Jeffrey, A.S.S.. and other members of the Nond-script Noodles who are desirous of publicly making themselves ridicu- ho was spotted went in front of a railway some sort of respect lo Sunday as a day of rest train that was coming along and after delivering bards is allowed; het in a certain gie-pilace a lengthy exhortation in twenty acts on "Evol billiards gin-pilacetonide Darwin-like paar old. Annia in the centre of the cly there is no restriction Laurie's sweetheart, inid bimself "doon to dee." noisy games of bowls, and still notsler dranken He's living with mother now, orgles, go on absolutely irrespective of Sundays, to the intense annoyices of all residents who like peace and quietness at least one day out of
record this!
`ELYBE.
December 1893, enclosing the report of a Com- wittee which you had appointed with a view to working out a scheme of prisons extension on despatch of the 7th July, together with a protest the principles laid down in my predecessor's
the mores proposed.
patch No. 10 of the 20th of January, enclosing a I have also received and canaldeted your des- representation from leading members of the Chinese community, in which, as I and stand,
different, and somewhat stranger line than the they argue that no extension of the Giel should be undertaken. As these gentlemen take Unofficial Members of Courel, it may be can- tion first. venient that I should deal with their representa-
restted with automatic Steam Machinery / spante of philanthropy, until to-morrow. Mr. Legislative Council, but the time is seemingly should be allowed to fost the public in this ways, extension of the Gs,ol, her Majesty's Govern-
of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete in quality with the best English makers:
The purest lagredients only see used, and the uimost, care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout.
"BOMBAY SODAS,” We continue to supply large bottles as hereto- fot. Fra of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi- nary size.
COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.
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MR. HANCOCK, C,E., P.RI.B.A. } We regret to have to bold ever the obituary, or epitbalamium, or special pean, or whatever It may pan out," regarding the above-named W. St. John Hancock, etc., in his latest role as self-constituted adviserto the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce and to this commonly generally, is altogether too important un individual to be lightly passed by. The Hongkong Telegraph intends to carefully dissect Mr. Hancock in Its
next issue.
TELEGRAMS.
UGANDA,
LONDON, June and.
"big-bead" The Hongkong Telegraph has "OSTEOPOROSIS" is veterinary lore means never applied this complimentary term to the distinguished official members of the Hongkong close at hand when the dogs of war must be let than Mitchell lunes (with his face blackened) loose. Stewart Lockhart on the stump is worse singing a comic song. Johnny would make a first-class policeman.
Ous. Tokyo contemporaries state that In the event of his Excellency the Governor of Macao's representations to the Japanese Government, the Consaler Jarlsdiction question, proving abortive, Mr. Sone Arauke, Japanese Minister to France, Portugal and Spain, will proceed to Lisbon and negotiate directly with the Fortuguese Government, Govenor Borja will leave here for Yokohams by the 0. & O. Co.'s steamship Belgie on Thursday sent,
Tax following paragraph is from the Singapore Free Frans of the 17 alto.H.M.S Pallas,
Tex Avenir du Tonkie says:-"The lighting of the town (by electricity), on which there has been so much adverto comment, becomes worse in the European quarter hardly give so much and worse. After the bour of 11 p.m. the lamp light as an ordinary farthing candle. It is intolerable that any Government contractor and it is, astonishing that there should be so carries out bis engagements to the ratepayers much patience with himtha mere cave, who with such indiffernce whilst a European enntractor doing the same is promptly brought matter as a mild like is exactly like the way in to his bearings This style of treating the which the ferryman at a certain part of this town, secure in ble monopoly from the Govern ment, avoids the abuse of his belated patrons by the simple expedient of keeping out of the way altogether, and leaving them to the fender mercies of any stray boatman who may happen to come alon
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held
I have perused thele remarks with Interest, but am unable to accept their views, and would most emphatically point out, that in orging the have not been infine nced by any desire to lessen have pressed for prison extension, mainly the punitive character of imprisonment. They because, while objecting to the evils inherent to the association system, they believe that the deterrent prison discipline. cellular system la the only pacticable basis of a
This parsalt of his, however, did not prevent our hero from looking about him-and bestowing those trivial attentions to his personality and comfort which every young man who aims at
energetic as his friends believed and gave him stylishness holds as a special stock in trade. 'Ambitious to a degree Dash was yet not quite so credit for. Perhaps his eveniles were merely lumbering for want of a stimules! Or perhaps, like many other young men, he thought that the if he looked like an author he might ultimately external always governed the internal, and that
fond of destilery scribbling, and more arratie with ambition, full of miscellaneous knowledg time, Dank was doing nothing but growing, thin
than ever. He had once written a shockingly clumsy three decker of fiction of which at the
excess of erratic sentimentalism, so she balanced time he thought immensely; but as Dime For tand appeared to have endowed him with an her generosity in that respect by allotting him but a meagre portion of this world's goods. And this fact had fortunately prevented alm from folding his liorary n'ghtmare on an long- suffering public and perbaps it saved his reputation alo
The Times publishes a letter from Uganda in which it is stated Sir Gerald Portal has en- Bsted all Emin Pasha's Fgyptian troops in Uganda for the use of the British Govern- in consequence of telegraphic orders, was rapidly tala afternoon. There were present-H. E. with her docking at Tanjong Pagar. She comes T. M. O'Brien (Colonial Secretary); Mr. out into the roade at noon and will, after receiving W. M. Goodman (Attorney-General); Mr. F. A. her mails, leave immediately for Bangkok. Cooper (Director of Public Works); Me: H. It is ad ratood that the step is ta' en in order Stewart Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. N. G. that is the present stained condition of affairs Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treasurer): Come, R. British lnterests shall be adequately represented Murray Ramsey (Harbour Master); Messrs. T. on the Meinam, and that there will be. If neces. Whitehead, 1.1. Keswick. E. R. Bellios, British subjects in Bangkok.
ment. His action it regarded as a virtual / got ready for ses yesterday instead of proceeding the Governor, Sir W. Robinson : Mr. G. cessor's despatch, that the protest must be taken He had escaped from his friends to arold
assumption of protectorate. Sir Edward Grey, in reply to a question, stated that nothing has been heard of Sir Gerald Fortal sinceble arrival.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AGAIN DEFEATED,
Surrey hai beaten the Australians by fary, due protection for the lives and property of and Ho Kai, unofficial members.
eight runs.
THE STRANDED IRONCLAD. [Special Telegum to Japan Matt}
NAGASAKY, May 22nd.
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The Mitos Bibl“ „Company's divers, with
pumps and sslving gear, leave here to-day in the Satsuma Mars to raise the Russian war- Yessel Vitlas:
· THE PHILIPPINES TARIFF,
· MADRID, May sged The export duties am to be locreased from the
15th August next.
The tariff rates of June, 1890, on the manu facture of sugar are to be restored.
"
An Immigration fee of $10 per head is to be charged on all Chinese, g
The steamers between Manila and Marianas are reduced to a bi-monthly service,
MORE TROUBLE IN SPÁIN,
May 16th.
Thers is farther trouble in the Cortes; the Government bas net yet been able to dispose of the Speech from the Throne and reply thereto, and it is expected that the Cabinet will not be able to hold together when that is passed.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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On the 16th alto. a telegram was received by the Secretary of the Raub Australian Mining Co., Slogapore, from the manager at Faub, to the effect that the emailing was finished. 850 tons stone realized 1,106 ounces of smelted gold. It is declared that the prospects continge good. Further reports to hand state that the Manager has, on the No. 1 level, driven 35 fort and an good stone. In No. 1 level he has gone 50 fect, through hard ground and will require to go on cutting for some weeks more. At Bukit Koman slight progress is being made through a fair bed of gold-yleiding stone."
MINUTES,
PAPERS,
The Director of Public Works fald on the table the report of the Public Works Commitee's last meeting.
and will, I hope, be generally, sccepted as me to be adequate for the necessities of the case, compromise, and be received in the friendly upirit in which it is offered -
Ing Dash Derington's friends were more then On the particular night of which we are speak-
leaving they canled a strong conviction with them usually earnest in their advice to him and on that for the present at least he had been cared mistake. They might as well have tried to pre of his "itch for writing." This was, however, vent the river from flowing coward to the sea. Members of Council, and the report of the Com-scheme in his mind for turning out one of the As regards the protest of the Unofficial For some time past Dash had been revolving a mittee on which it is based, I would observe, cleverest novels that ever track the public that my predecessor's dispatch appears to fancy or enthralled the numerous body of critics, bare been thought to involve larger extension hr been somewhat malvorderstood, and to
and for tble perpose-tired, moreover, as he was of too much good advice, ha took with than his Lordship bad in mind. If his despatch kim the next day the necessary implements Ja referred to, it seems plain that he would have wherewithal to materialise bis creations, and been content with a prison accommodating 546 left for a modest little seaport where be intended persons, of which not all would have been in to sequestrats bimself until ready to fling his separate confinement. But the Committee have criticism-defying novel upon anastonished world. put forward a scheme providing for 613, and it is Sach was the ambition of Dash, but to nil rather against this scheme than against my prede outward appenance the fates were against him. paragraph of the protest, the Unofficial Members predicament. He fell wildly in love, The themselves are willing to concur in very twilight and the beach lent their aid. She we to be directed, if I sightly understand the rab distraction bet_tumbled into an even WOTIC ppreciable extension of the prison accommoda divine-10 Dash said, and he was always don, and this being so, it sprears to me that highly susceptible to his friends sald, and they, and my predecessor, were mare neatly in accord than they sumed
human nature, of course, helped the conflagration Further, the within him. This She who turned the brains of gratifying decrease in the average prison our embryo-novelist was one of those infialtely population during the last two years, seems to sweet creatures who are as enchanting
form The minutes of the last meeting were read justify me in making some reduction in the and confirmed.
as they are gifted in mind, and when you come minimum of $46 laid down by my predecessor, to know that it always took the minimum of I am anstons as far as pasible, consistently Tawalalae potestiality to reduce Dash, you would with the public interest, to meet the views of the realise that this time-under the inexhaustible The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Memorialsts on this question of prison arcom- attractions of his newly found Diva, he was Registrar-General's report for 1892, correspon-modation; and the following scheme appears to seriously smilten. He wasford of an intellectual dence with the Secretary of State as to retrench- ment, a memorial from the Unofficials dated
He always wrole verses on nics eyes--and hers expression--and her face was a perfect study. Finance Commiter's last meeting. 72th January, 1893, and the report of the
saved her tongue an immensity of trouble when she desgned to use them as astillery. attractions presented no flaw or blemish. Dash Her lips were cruelly beautiful and her other saw that, although she wore a wedding ring, she was not visibly encumbered with a husband; and report La the hotel where be lived closed the lady as
* widow. This knowledge yielded a sort of sneaking hap piness to Mr. Derrington, but he dared not breathe word of affection to his charmer, because the question ultimately resolved itself Woodford was evidently hothouse rosebud in his mind as a problem of S. D. Regina
way Dash, in his sentimental style, mentally nurtured in a bed of luxury-atleast that was the
described her in worlding her in as the lead- ing figure in romance of his own con caption. Lacking the meant to be able to offer her a luxurious home, Dash carved in his beart of hearts for the first time la, his life at the stinginess of fortune. But what perhaps wounded his tender feelings more than everything else was the fact that, situated as he was, he appeared The scheme which I propens leaves therefore as nothing in the eyes of his enchantress. His. some small margin in the cass of each class
natoral frame of mind did not help to improve Funker, I consider that it would be advan. bls love-lom condition, and his friends, when tageous fa the case of the remaining associated they heard of hly predicament, only aggravated might be thrown into and thus facilitating casm. They asked him what had become of his supervision by night, and pessibly increasing transcendental genlan, and the long expected their practical capacity for accommodation of book of the season" that was to revolutioniss prisoners at times of exceptional pressure. »
the navel-reading world, and by other good. Subject to the requiremesie wäich: I have natured references of a similarcharacterdrove the Mr. Whitehead gave notice to ask at next indicated, I leave ail questions as to the so-bapless youth into a state of miter helplessness. meeting whether the correspondence between arrangement and improvement of buildings and. Like many other men he could always make good himself and the Colonial Secretary on the other structures on the existing site, to the resolutions, and accordingly one day made up appointment of the Registrar-General as Chair-discretion of your Government. I cannot of his mind to bid Regins good bye and go back to costse but regret that the Usofficial Members the much more exdurable sorment of his friends. of Council have felt unable to assent to the But a few days later 'Dash was to be seen policy of my predecessor, but, as there seems parading the seashore, haggad in appearance make, will meet with general assent from the steps and a craving lock in bis eyes. For Members of Council, I refrats from entering on reason to hope that the propesia which I now and negligent in dress, with weary foot-
controversial matter, resto
the time being, his novel and the idea of it was swept clean away from his mind ; and the more be lingered to his retreat the more his friends chaffed him.
ABSINT MEMBER.
The Governor staled that the Senior Unoffi
RETRENCHMENT..
THE Rangoon Times of the 15th ultimo reports cial Member had written apologising for his the capture of a solarious dacolt, n-med Babidur, whose depredations, extending over a sbsence owing to sickness and asking for the number of years, werd of a most atrocious further postponement of the Masonia Banevo- character. He was arrested by some placky lence Fund Incorporation BI, Zemledars, at Bhurting, and brought to Agra by Mr. Sendles, Reserve Inspector. "Babador was a source of perpetual tenor to lonely wayfarers and used harass the Burmese police consider ably by escaping Inis Bhurtpore territory after commitlog outrages on the border. The man's arrest has caused a grësi senssilon and has given
ion all over the district. The decolt is conserged in geol and his trial is awaited with
faterest,
Retrenchment Commission, in accordance with The Governor pominated the following the despatch of the Secretary of State, to enquire into retrenchment but not to touch on reduction elexisting salaries :-
The Chief Justles (chairman), Capt. R. Murray Ramsey), Mr. C. P. Chater, Mr. J. J, Kerwick, Mr. T. H. Whitehead. Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, C.M.G, and the Captain Superintendent of Police.
WAGLAN LIGHTHOUSE.
In reply to two questions of Mr. Belllles, the Colonial Secretary stated that there was no Agreement between Britain and Chlon or between the Hongkong Government and the Chinese Custom Waplan Lighthouse, and that
tinue to be primarily avaliable for European (1) The ga existing separate cells should con prisoners, of whom, there is an average of over
te divided off into 102 separate cells. 40, the rest being used for Chinese criminals,
(2) grof the existing three-prisoner cells should
(3) A new site should be acquired adjoining. the Gaol, on which should be built a three- storey block containing about 140 separate csila
Tided for 344 prisoners of the more criminal (4) Separate accommodation being thus pro-
would remain for the accommodation of 180 types, 6o three-prisoner cells or small wards, miscellaneous prisoners of the less criminal type I note that according to the figures for 1897 the prison population wis divided into,
Criminal..................... Non-criminal or petty caminal 176
Total average
500
REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS | IT le reported that the United States man-of-war | 7%Happarently all her crew with" the exception there was not, as fir- so was known, any special / cells, that where possible, two or three of them his soreness by friendly, chaff and cheerful ar
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
BIRTH.
SUTHERLAND, of a sod.
stock on the 26th ulto.
reason for Hongkong harbour entrances being lighted by the Chinese Customs.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PO-LIUNG-KUE COMMISSION.
THE Mikuni Maru, a steamer belonging to the Awa Steamship Company, was with difficulty saved from fatal destruction by fire on the 13th May. She was lying about a mile and a half. off Tateyama, where the bad arrived from Tokyo, ‚and ber master as well as all her passengers,
three, were ashore when, at about 9.30 p.m. Baltimore will zelleve the Lancaster as dagship | Gre suddenly burnt out in her engine-room and on the China Station.
quickly spread. The police seem to have been the first to detect the fames. They put off is TEX Russian corvette Rasboynil, L-Com fishing bosts, and after great exertions beached At East Point, on the 1st instant, Mrs. Joms Ouchomsky, arrived at Manila from Viadivo the steamer and succeeded in extinguishing the Configration. The cure of the fire has not yet ONE of the founlest things in the Council is toys the Japan Mall of the aand uit.) been
determined. mes long O'Brien on his lent, trying to dodge the | **
It was a big day (Corpus Christ!) in Macaoman of the Po Leung Kok commierten had been yesterday. From early morn till dewy eve the forwarded to the Secretary of State. old city was on the gui elus. The holy father had big innings, and during the afternoon contingents of the naval and military defender of our Portuguese Digibours marched through the strectato martial masic. The sailors made an excellent show, and although, according to | British notions, Porttime warriors lecie stenata as on parade, the mes from the old country displayed yesterday that activity and aflownext meeting for the appointment of a small Mr. Whitehead gave notice to move at the which the old days (ally held at bay the committee to enquire into the working of Gan much church nonsense, too little practical work Rock lighthouse and cable, and the systems of
The
Songhong Telegraph.kah and keep the thread of his angundan
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1893.
THE PO`LEUNG KUK.
|Lewined legions of Soult and Massena. «Tod
Portugal's great drawbacks, - But there's a good time coming and at no far distant date, Os Australian exchanges indicate that the Panic Consequent upon the recent bank fallures
THE TREASURY FRAUDS.
Mr. Whitehead gave notice to sak whether the Government hid taken or intended to take steps to recover the Treasury plunder from the responsible personi (as per Report of Special Commission) or from their sureties,
algpalling steameri
CAP ROCK
NATURALISATION.
n the motion of the Colonial Servetary seconded by the Atorney-Generel, the Cooneti passed the first reading of Bill for the naturalisation of Meyer Fredericks, the reason being that he is a member of the Volunteer corps.
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REGISTRATION OF DOGS,
I agree with the oplaton expremed to the 5th paragraph of your despatch No. 340, that the suggested free emigration of er-convicts to newly impracticable, and I await with interest your explored or thinly, peopled countries is quite farther report on the question of transferring the juvenile Inmates of the Gel to the Roman Cathelle Reformatory, a recommended by the Unofficial Members of Counci
gentlemen, aliber by laying before Council or You may communicate the despatch to those otherwise as you may see it can fo obedient, humble servant,
I bave the boncur to be Sir, your most
RION Governor Sir W. Robinson, KC.M.G., &
in
And his beauteous lady, bight and trim and unconscious of the agonies she was working with a happy look in her eyes, and apparently all another soul was also to be seen taking her usual afternoon promenade wear the sipping waver, the centre of a gay crowd of pleasure seckers and Airting and laughing with evident: relish and enjoyment. : Who would ever dream- that death cold assume auch beauteous forms to hasten wools out of their earthly calets 1 And yet how many a doll-acid-figure has been the cause of bridging about the prematura end, of promising lie-since Eve frat began: philandering?
THE manager of the Telephone Company noti. fies that direct communication has been estabe hed between the exchange and the offices of the Wharf, and Godown Company'st Kowloon Or the 21st May a lamentable shooling fatality occurred at Ipoh, in the Protected Halay State of Perak. Mr. F. W. Brewster, a Government Ever since the Introduction of the Po official of great promise, recently appointed Leung Kuk Incorporation Bill, which was district magistrate, was accidentaly shot and read a second time in the Legislative killed by another officer named Cook, with Council this afternoon, we have protested whom he had geus lato the jungle on a sporting against it, as against any officia expedition egen recognition or support of a body whose THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alles Memorial organisation and administration: Is Hospital begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the practically a mystery to
the world, following donations to the fands of the Hospitali We object to sanctioning a scheme EW. Mitchell..... 10.00
Iscased to exist and that, the worst having whose details and nature are unknown on. J. H. Stewart Lockhart 2000 been realised, business generally is now belog to the community. We refuse to approve Captain 3. W. Goggia.5.00 Confected with as much energy as eve Mech of signing open cheques, representing P. Witkowski.........
distress prevalis, however, and he unemployed public money, and giving them to total
continue to clamor for work. A deputation of strangers. We deprecate the granting of Tate is plenty of water in the Hongkong them walled up a the Premier of Victoris powers and moneys to a body which reservoirs now, but that is no reason why the other day and veniisted their views as to should be wasted. We have had waterworks the measures which the Government should works covertly; it may do very good men prying all over Pedder's Hill making them take in the matter of providing work for them. Work apparently the evidence is all to the scives a nuisance to private sealdents, yet no It was suggested that slabour colony should be The Registrar-General moved the second effect that the Pe Leung Kuk's methods map is pat to the ceaseless dow of Water-pipe established and that the Government shopila reading of Po Leung Kuk Incorporation Bill. are fairly honest if not always legal which we can point out near the Telegraph give the men land to settle on and provide them and made an exhibition of himself for about half but that is not the point; we want ofice, where at least 100 gallons a day must be with 445 cach, or 16 for nach man, woman, an hour. (An thispaper goes to, près.st 5.30 to know what we are
and child who were settled on, the land. The pan, we cannot now reproduce the Registrar. doing, we ruaning off, but
Premier said he koer of 4,000 men who would General's three calumps of blatant babble.). demand
full and free Information Ir has been decided, says a Singapore contem willingly setile on the land on these terms, but Dr. Ho Kalseconded the motion, in an equally. ready to hand at any time with-porary, that the farce Chinew, rambling he failed to sea where the £168,000, which the long speech. out requiring a Special Commission to swindlers, who was recently deported by the scheme involved, was to come from. The Gov Mir, Bellios sapported the motion. Investigate for nearly a year before the niborlifes in Hongkong, and very considerataly versment and philanthropic citizens were doing Mr. Whitehead spoke in support of the second necessary information can be obtained. shuffled ou to Singapore, LID be deported to their utmost to aid the unemployed to setile on reading of the Bill, and expressed his high Nobody puts money into a joint stock Singapore's expense. This should lead to soms enable the men and their families to live until though many improvements in its methods wars Canton on account, of their morals, but at the land, and render rock musistance as would optolon of the services rendered by the Society, company without first knowing who are the promoters, what is the field of pointed expressions of opinion by the authogfiles | their holdings a Encang, productive. “The best necessary. He hid not originally bond in was not in a hurry to break ujjoons whole thing which'drow forik en exclamation of:
hure when they do, as they most probably will, shing the unemployed could do was to recognise | fayoss of the Bill; very many phagons had not operations and so ani nobody dapoalt ring this matter before the attaion of the this, and not trouble themspires about Utopian believed in the Society's the Impression was savings in a bank which never publishes | Hongkong ofsciİLE
general that is was doing harm, and there was,
chemes.
On the motion of the Attorney-General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Connell passed the first reading of a Bill for the registra
en of dogs and suppression of rables.
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THE PO-LEUNG-KUK. `
PHILANDERING: UR.
BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
A SEA-EIDE IDIL (Written for tha“ Hongkong Telegraph." СВАР, 1
PHILANDERIKO
Under the hospitable roofofDash Derrington's unity bachelor apartments a few friends were although the night was growing old the party having a convivial chat. It, wil wet outside, and
Dash Dereligion's soul was posing slowly out: of him, bat he still clung to the spot which brought him in h misery, Alas 1 for his fruit- less devotion! Even if she know of and it; was doubtful, she wore, a discreetly Ignorant: look about everything concerning her woebegone #dmirer. His feelings towards her were full of that mysterious influence which spiritualises mil a real affections, and therefore slibongh he suffered a great deal through her, he offered in silence and never obinded himself fets her society.
One day na Dauls was just turning round the corner of a strunt for his usual promenade on the bosch, a carriage, which in his preoccupied state wily past Bing and before he could withdraw - of mind he did not notice coming up, brushed: it, one of his fest was caught and crushed, under- was not so much the pain, as the shock of the the wheels. The accident was so swift that it
cigars, and generous, whiskey-oth of which, and its occupant got down, and then, well, and Dash Derrington plfed his lands with due pain from him. The carriage stopped at once were such enjoyed by theme, and they in turn, that, Dash;forget his foot fergotike marriage aNG.