Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE Observatory notifies that the typhoon VICTORIA DISPENSARY,nounced on the roth fast, is near the Chion
Coast, just south of Shanghai.
AERATED WATERS.
JATER-The Water used is absolutely
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pure.
A DATCH of 16 gamblers was hauled before the magistrate by PC. Nell Gilles this morning. Nutsber one was fined $25 and the balance were let off for $1 each.
THE British Broken Hill silver mine, Australia, which cost the Cay, considerably over a million STEAM PLANT.-Of the latest and most to buy, is now worth, according to the share
masket, less than £100,000, powerful type. SUPERVISION.-The whole process of manufacture is under the continuous supervision of qualified English Chemist,
The PRODUCT-WII bear comparison. with the Waters made by the post noted makers in England.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., Lu,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
THE Spanish Consul courteously informs as that he has this morning received telegraphic advice to the effect that there are indications of a depression in the China Sea, East of Luzon.
THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carl & Co.) laform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Victoria which sailed from Yoko- hamg at 4 pm. on the 18th alto, arrived at Victo, B. on her way to Tacoma, Wash,
on theroth inst.
"Dm any of the National Gallery committee say anything about the winter scene I sent 1" "Yes, sir; one of er scolded me 'cause he caught cold while he was lookin' at "That's glorious I But why did he scold you"
Tux Singapore Free Press of the 8th, staten that the last two steamers to arrive there from Bangkok brought a number of native passengers and beavy shipments of Stomese rice for the local market. The import of hul
locks has also been heavy.
Granny Sharp should your contention that
ULTRA LOYALIST:We hardly agree with be impeached, and cannot think that you are in earnest. However, it was a display of shocking bad taste on his part to make so free with her I Gracious. But when he expretsed a strong desire to see the Queen's head "among us," how do you know that it was on the business end of a Celestial spear that he wanted it? "Granny may be a man of many parts bot he is not the stamp of character to openly talk
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the document was, as I thought, a forgery, and was not written by Dr. Canille at all. When documents are presented by solicitors as to this case, the Cont naturally bloks that some their genuineness; but from the very first glance trouble has been taken by the solicitors to verify at the document I saw it was not in Dr Centile's writing. More care ought to be exercised in these matters.
Mr. Gelst My lord, I wish to state that I have the genuine docament now lo my possession. myself seat Dr. Cantle down to see the man Trei Tile, on the 5th July, and the doctor told me he would send a certificate. Then when i received certificate, which now turns out to have been a copy of the original, I naturally never thought but that it was the original I bad got. However, there was no attempt at frnuch as I have now obtained the original.
Cause I left the door open." SOMETIME ago wo stated that Mr. Wee Lim Guan had absconded from Labuan with a large sum of money belonging to the British North Borneo Government. As a result of this sarebellion. the Frie Press, Mr. J. J. Aroosoo, his assistant at Labuan, has been taken into custody there.
BEFORE Commr. Hastings, at the Magistracy Tux area of the United States, exclusive of this morning an accountant named Kan 1 Chi miles. Over 100 was charged with unlawfully applying certain AT 420 pm, today a small fire broke out in the Alaska, is 3,000,000
surveyors are now employed in surveying and duly registered tex trade marks, balonging to first floor of a small godown, at 19 Gough Street, preparing maps of the country, and about one- the Hang Mee and Vues Shun bongs to tea Mr. Holmes used by Kwong Sung Cheong of Wellington fifth of the whole area has already been surveyed boxes for fraudulent carposes. Street 10 slow Japanese were. The goods were during the ten years in which the work has been / dalended, and a good deal of hanky-panky work | Hongkong and indeed the whole of the Far East Insared for $2,000 at Stemssen & Co. The brigade put the fire out in half an hour.
A MAN named Robert Adams, who died of small-pax the other week at Perth (W.A.), was three times subjected to vaccination, but the [18-ccine lymph wouldn't take. Seme doctors theresoon told him that be was evidently smallpox-proof. He doesn't bellers in doctors
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. BOW,
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED · WATERS.
OUR NEW FACTORY has been recently refitted with automatic Steam Machinery
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 are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised to the * manufacture throughout
“BOMBAY SODAS." We continue to supply large bottles as hereto- fore, Free 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.
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good condition.
Counterfoil Order Books supplled free on application.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address la "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all aigned messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
in progress. About 60,000 square miles are annually surveyed, and it is estimated that it will "qafre forty years more to complete the map. Mr. John W. Boyd, late Superintendent Engineer for the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., who recently left for home, has now started an engineering business on his own account at 6, Oswald Street, Glasgow, and is prepared to survey machinery and bollers, to give estimates and supervise the repairs to bulls, engines and gear of every description. Mr. Boyd notifies that out for the East.
seemed to be attempted on the part of the pro- secution. The case was eventually brought before the magistrate and defendant was floed $100 or three months' hard and costs to the amount of $75. The tea was also confiscated. THE Czar la expected to lasue a Ukase on Jan. 1, 1894, putting an end to the deportation of con victa to Siberia, and the Politische Correspon- dana adds that on the same day the provisions of the Judicial Procedure Act of Alexander 11 with the exception of trial by jury, are to be ex tended to that country. A revolution in the
DEATH OF MR. J. S. LAPRAIK. By the sudden though not altogether unfore seen decease of Mr. John Stewart Lapralk, has lost one of the finest specimens of British manhood, a conspicuous leader in the commer cial world, a never-falling benefactor in the cause of charity, a staunch patron of sport in all branches, and, in short, a big-hearted, whole- souled gentleman.
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Mr. Lepralk was born in 1841, and came out Hongkong
hu 1858 to join his uncle, Mr. Denglas Laprak, the founder of the present firm
Al- of Douglas Lapraik and (Co. and became a partner not many years afterwards, though he made several long visits to England sirce then, he has all along retained his
DANCING is on the boom in the 'States. Eleven young men of Donever danced seventeen hours | special attention will be given to vessels fitting Government of Siberia was to be expected after faterest in the house. He was a director of and thirty minutes the other week, and only stopped when the Humane Society and the police interfered. The men were allowed six lady partners aplece, who relieved each other at stated intervals. The pria contested for was a $100-medal.
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the visit of the Czarewitch, and in view of the the H. and S. Bank and many other local construction of the railway, but though the companies, and his death will be keenly felt natural wealth of the country makes it an ideaiul asociated with him. land for colonisation it is difficult to believe that his employment, both on shore and affeat, Indefatigable leader, a thoughtful and liberal the Czar or his advisers already see their way to will have reason to mourn the loss of a keen and abrogating the system of exile by Administrative master, apright in all his dealings, and a sincere friend. To all acquaintances he was ever the same jovial, kind-hearted neighbour; and men like him can be ill spared in a Colony like this.
Order.
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When the barque H. G. Wappaus was proven to have gone to sea without a certificated officer on board, besides her German kipper, saiha months ago, she was pulled " and fined $100 in looks like a judicial farce has now taken ulace in the same Court is the one in which what ragard to the B, and S. steamship Hankow
Can you furnish me with any idea why the bapless skippers of launches and small barques should be more or less belly fined for breaches of the local Shipping irdinance while the com mander of a large passenger steamer is allowed to go practically free?
It looks as though the time had really arrived. when all maritime case shou'd be tried by a nautical man nesisted by nautical assessore. This anomaly of maritime esse being tied by magistrates and judges who scarcely know the. baw from the stern of a ship should be stopped..
Yours faithfully,
MASTER MARİNER Hongkong, 14th July, 1893. [Our correspondent" Master Mariner" although
sailing along fairly straight in his communica don, appears slightly "out of gear, for he has overlooked the fact that Mr. Boart (of B. & S.% office) gave testimony to the effect that the reason why the Handow left port without certificated officer besides the master wAS because an officer intended for the Hankom was taken ill at Swarow while on his down from Shangbai to blå her here. That excuse appears to have satisfied the presiding Magistrate, but that. It is not likely to "go down" with these more directly interested in shipping matters we have no doubt whatever. This sort of business-making fish of one and firah of another--should be brought to a cons Clusión, especially in respecttó matters affect- ing the lives of thousands of passengers and property heavily insured.-Editor HK. Tele- graph).
EXCHANGE.
KOW THE BANKS MARK MONEY,
racy exchange states that, those who declare A Woman of No Importance," Oscar Wilde's new play, savours somewhat too strongly of Parli and the French taste. have a supporter in the Frince of Wales, THE Court of Justice at Samarang has delivered is Royal Highness bas vary strong views on Jodgment in the case of the fire on board the the abject of what girls should or should not British ship Cheshire, which was burned there a sec at the theatre, and after he had witnessed the
Two sellors on board were performance of Mr. Wilde's play at the Hay bot by the early scholars of India. Cleopatra's❘ He was a rellable and successful man of bash | Ruderz 163,404. The rate for telegrable tranaler few months ago. charged with wilful armed resistance to one of market, he took the trouble to telegraph to the needles were not erected by that queen, neither cas, and his place in the list of directors of most | Hongkong on Calcutta was on the same date
with wilfully setting fire to the ship. The Court took mitigating circumstances into account, and sentenced one of the accused to 15 months, and the other to one months' imprisonment. THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, this evening, commencing at 7.30
'clack-
Palic"Old Chica"...... Quadril.....Queenstown" Valss... Loves Golden Chime". Schauische... Happy Darkies".
Farcer.........Pepita "
Vlae
The Silver Rhae
Quadrila Souvenir of India" Ve..........."Sonny Hours"......
Coope
Gedirty, „Melenler, „Godfrey, Bucol Seydel.
Calles
THE Strails Times states that civil war con-
Oscar's take the Princess May to see it. "Woman" must indeed be highly spiced it H. R. H. found it beyond the limits of his some. what elastic tasten-
THAT the human frame is an excellent magnet is well-known by practical experience to every watchmaker and repairer. A man will carry a watch for years, and be proud of its accuracy, then If he happens to fall sick, the watch will ile on
ARABIC &gures were not invented by the Arabs
do they any her history They were set up by Rameses the Great. The with the holy city of the Jews. It is a species of Ierusalem nichoke has no connection whatever sunflower, and gets its name from girascle, one of the scientific names of that genus of plants. The word "pen" cans a feather, and is from the Latla anna, wing. Surely the expression of a "steel pan" could he improved upon, Galvanized Iron is not galvanised at all, but is
be difficult the fil effectively.
The rate for telegraphic transfer, Calcuits on London,wa son the 11th July 18, 18, 11-16th. Il the Bank there sells £10,000 on London le produces
Calcutta it produces $86,607. The rate for tele- the same data a/çi. Now, if the Bank buys the graphic transfer Hongkong on Landon WR on equivalent of $86,002 on London It produces
705 and the only cost is in tele raphing and brokerages, say in all, £18, so there is a profit on the cross-transaction, without the loss of day's interest of 677 or 6 per cent. What Is all this about remitters at the action of the Backs in palling the Rupee rate on India down to 190.
the mantieshelf and will develop great insecuracy that metal and maria.ic acid. Pomper's Phe sith, and attended and spoke at the Chamber No wonder there is a how from the Indian
and unreliability. No ex-lanation, writes jeweller correspondent to Science Siftings, is forthcoming except the ere that the absence of magnetism upsets the time announcer, and the best proof of that is that when the man gets well again and carries his watch it soon gets right once more. No two men seem to have the same inues in Lombok between the Rajah, a Hindoomagnetism in their frames, and it is seldom that in religion, and his rebel Mahomedan subjects. two lodividuals can use the same watch satis. The rebels had been gaining ground when the factorily, Rajair's forces recently allled out and attacked their positions. They found the rebels prepared and armed with repeating rifles, and the assail. ants were bextes off with the loss of 300 men, The rebels lost so killed and 30 wounded. In consequence of these disturbances, market prices rule low on the island.
A CORRISPONDENT of the Glasgow Herald writes as follows-I have been Informed of a rather starting incident in connection with the recent sad accident at a Falleston plt. One of the victims, who was believed to be dead when The following is a List of Waters always kept removed from the mine, was taken home, and the "body" was subsequently placed in a coffin, ready in Stock!--
To the anspeakable delight, as well as conster.
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE
RASPBERRYADE. GINGERADE
No Credit given for Botties that look dirty greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, such Bottles are never used again by
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,, The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS TO
As an indication that the death knell of pugilism has been sounded throughout the English- speaking world is the fact that the recent arrival of celebrities in America from Australia ber been hardly noticed; in fact when the matter has been referred to it has been in terms tha reverse of complimentary to the men of the ring." The 'Frisco Chronicle of the gth ult. says:Young "Griffo," the well-known Ans- tralian prire-fighter, arrived, here yesterday on the Alameda. Many attempts have heretofore been made to get "Griffe" to come to America, but no one succeeded until Alexander went back and mados “deal” with the little crackerjack "Griffe" has a string of victories that would
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Mr. Laprak had suffered from weakness of the heart's action during his las: tip home, from which he returned early this year. Only a few weeks ago he had another attack, so serious that his life was then known to be la danger. He took a trip up the coast in hope of regaining health and strength, and appeared quite well unil recently. On Wednesday he seemed in perfect coated with tinc by being plunged into a bath of
of Commerce mening. Yesterday morning, at Alexandria was neither crecled by Pompey however, it was thought better for him act to nor to his memory. Common table-salt is not
come to town for the Bank directors' meeling. asit, and has long since been excluded from
Dr. Comic xlso found that pneumonia (way the class of bedies den minated "salis." Rice developing. In the evening he was well enough to take dinner in his room, at Stewart Terrace paper is not made from either rice or rice-straw, but from a pithy plaut, called tungtsus, found in (Peak), where he was living with Mr. and Mrs. J. Chius, Cores, and Japan. Braal grass neither, apraik, ad fenly he fell back fa his chair comes from nor grows in Brazil. It is stripped and expired in the arms of his daughter-to-law. from a species of Curan palm.
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Bofors Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Pulini Judge.) July 14th.
PEREIRA AND HIS CHITS. In the wait of the Shameen Hotel Company, Limited, against Pereira, for $40, the amount of unpaid chits for drinks supplied, his lordship dent last week, to the effect that under the gara jadgment on the point raised by the defen Billah Consular 1. in Canton no such case
Telephone messages were at once went to Dr. Cantlle and Dr. Cowie, who with Mr. Lewis at once went to the house, but lound that life was. extloct.
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Soria, June 11th, Prince Ferdinand and bride entered the cliy In state yesterday. The pomp-nd glitter ofte pagent has not been approched belme in Bulgarian history, Crowds packed the streets densely almost to the caritage wheels and cheered constantly for the Princess, who appeared
The figs of all the chief houses in the Coay, in Bulgarianḥnational costume. vs. Jane fith,
and on the Douglas steamers in post, were lowered to-day. The body is being embalmed and will be sent home, funeral service being held here in a day or two. Mr. Laprak leaves a widow, two daughters, sad two sons ; only the oldest son is in Hongkong.
SING SONG IN
Joba E. Osmannd will die the électria chsie ́ tomorrow morning. His execution will take pince some time between daybresk and noon. Osmand te perfectly calm and resigned to bla fato. Everything is ready for the excution. The apparatus was tested and found to be in
NEW YORK, Jane 13th. perfect order.
Lady Meredith, mile of Sir Henry Meredith of At last night's meeting of this Company, at London, eloped with Richard Cecil Leigh, a which it was respired to wind up in voluntary wealthy young man, came to New York and
SELAMA TIN MINING CO., LIMITED."
nation of the members of the household, the fili a book. For several years be has vanquished / could ite; his lordship found that the point was liquidation, the Chairman (Mr. J. Orange) made | registered at the Hotel Savoy as Mr. and Mrs.
Fe will with costs.
away many pounds in weight, laste a challenge to fight Griffle, but whether he can get down to 122 pounds is a very open ques- ton, judging by the weight he has been strip- ping at in bis recent fights in Australia. Jim Berron also came on the Alamide, but the prize-fighters will find this country almost as peor a field for their operations as the colonies. Time was when these sloggers from the Anti- podes were received by admiring crowds and
R. LANG AND CO., IN BANKRUPTCY. A suit brought by the China and Manila Steamably Co., Ld., against R. Lang for $87.80 was postponed sine die, on account of the bankruptcy proceedings now pending, on the
debtor's own petition.
BOARDING HOUSE TROUBLES,
At them and, with Lady Meredith's maid, they flod to Canada. On Saturday last they returned to New York and were at the Murray Hill Hotel, but have again left, it is understood for Chicago and i
San Francisco,
be appolated by the Governor in Council, rival cloba wein esger bidders for their service"; \ tested sulf against A. Meurant for $164.77 on a proved that we could not strike the lode, if waters will bellable to sixteen months' imprison-
but we have changed all that and none are to be
μ corpse coolly loquired what they were "going to do with him. What they did with Elm" need not be stated—at anyrate, they did not bury him. SECTION to, of the Chinese Restriction Act of Western Australia, was brought into force in that Colony on the sat of last May. It reads ss follows:-Any Chinese who shall enter this colony by land without first obtaining permit in writing from some person to shall he guilty of an offence galeat this Act, and shall be liable on conviction to a penalty of not less than £5 nor more than 20 AN acconat has been received at St. Petersburg of a remarkable experience that befell a young and in addition or substitution for say such penalty shall be liable, pursuant to any warrant or order of the Colonial Secretary, to be removed gul named Alexandrina Schitkine, 17 years of or deported to the Colony from whence he aballage, who was recently discovered lying in a state complete exhaustion near the village of Bogorodske, in the province of Moscow. She relates that she fell asleep one evening en a heap of straw, and on waking some hones afterwards found herself lying under a tres of snow that bad fallen during the night and enveloped her to the depth of acme three feet. All the girl's attempts to extricate herself provad
bave come.
RESIDENTS who someimes arm diimlized and dishonest servants with characters testifying that the bearers thereof are possessed off apd human virtue, would do well to remember they, law, they can be held respor weeks apo a woman in Fapland was obliged to
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found to do them reverence now,
Paul Bohm obtained judgment in an uncon- promissory note given in payment for board and lodging at the Windsor Hotel.
owing the lateness of the meeting the private meeting held just now I entered fully into the operations of the Company during this year, and the reasons which have compelled the Board to recommend to you the dissolution of
at Selama was deceptive in the extremo ; it was the Company. The whole history of the Com
hard to believe that the rich ore found was pany is very disastrous; the original discovery
merely a pocket and that nothing else was to be discovered there, but our costly experience lode indeed exists. On the fallure of Selams, the prospects at Blands. Mabek and Tekka seemed excellent. The Perak Gorerament gave
10 recognition of our exertions and expenditure. in fretta atance and a liberal concession, Continued work at these places showed the existence of extremely promising jodes, but as funds grew low Tekka, s seeming the more certain, was proceeded with, while Blanda Mabor WES
Tekka lode was not falilled. Extremely the shaft was continued to a depth of 195 feet be paid quarterly in advance. This suit was rich deposits were found at about so feet, and for a quarter's rent
Mr. Bowley said the defendant was away in along the course of the supposed lode, but no At
ABSENT FRIENDS,
In the case of Carvalho against Miss A. Langley for $372, rent due, Mr. (edge (Jahnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the plaintif and Mr. Bowley (Mr. H. L. Dennys' office) for defendant.
Mr. Gedge said the defendant leased a house
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ST. PETERSBURG, June 13th, An imperial law has been enacted providing a more severe punishment for scaling practers In Bebring sea. Hereafter all persons, either Raglan of foreign, If caught sealing in Russian ment and to the confiscation of these vessels,
VIENNA, June 13th. together with the cargo and tackle.
More than 8000 coal and iron miners bare now quit work near Kladno, Bohemia, and the called out. The men refused to disperse and the police attacked them and thirty or forty of police and two companies of military ware
the rioters were cul, some severely. Several policemen were injured slightly. The strikers
from plaintiff för two years, and the rent was to the Muporarily closed ; however, the promise of areaten to make more trouble, and boxst that
on workers in the district. tron workers in the district by all the coal and
LONDON, June 14th,
The recent agitation of the Radicals against
"THE HONGKONG | zibje for their mistaken acis of charity, A fawnavalilog, and she remained buried among Saigon, and had left no instructions as to thik - mineral was discovered in the last 50 feet 46 | practically taxing workingmera for contributions TELEGRAFH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY | pay £4 as dømages for having guch a good NOW 2nd straw for fifty-one days, her only case, but only a general instruction to attend so i the polat where cross-cutting was to be com for wedding presents for the Duke of York und chameter" to a servant whom she knew in be Bowləhment · daring that time being a few any business that might occur; she would tenced to thoroughly exploit the ground, water Princess May is beginning to bear fruit..
REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE,
DEATHS..
July 13th, at Stewart Terrace, Mount Gough, Hongkong, JOHN S. LAPRAIK, aged 54.
On the 9th June, at 31, Earlsfield road, Wandsworth-common, S.W, GEORGE MOUL formerly of Canton, aged 67.
The Hongkong Lelegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1893.
TELEGRAMS.
THE FRENCH PRESS ON LORD DUFFERIN
LONDON, July 13th. Owing to personal attacks made on him by the Paris Press, Lord Dufferin, British Ambassador at Paris, is absent from his post.
SIAM.
return on Tuesday,
Mr. Gedge objected that no evidence was forthcoming that the defendant would return, nor away from the Colony at all.
morsele of bread that she happened to have with dishonest, Her written recommendation of the When at length rescued the girl wir, of servant enabled the latter to get a place which course, found to be in a state of most complete she could not have obtained without the recom- - insaitian, and it required several days of con. Į that she was in Saigon, nor even that she was | (newly arrived in the State) kava sa vafavourable | discuss the manner of the celebration of the mendation, and in which the proved unfaithful atant care and mucning to restore her strength, and detrimental to the lady who employed her 1 On recovering she stated that she had not ex and it was on the proof of these facts that the perienced any excessive cold, and had only occasionally been seized with abivering. She damages were adjudged by the court,
saffered much, bewaver, from benger and after THE natural conservatlım of boys it well Blatter ew crusts of bread were anten supported trated by the persistence of customs handed by sucking the snow. The girl also described down by tradition in long-established schools, the anguish which she felt on finding that no the Great one heard her pitesus, half-stifled cries for help especially in England. At
became too heavy and overpowered the pumps, Citizens' meetings have been held at Cidham, and compelled the ceasing of work. At this Bristol and many other places throughout Enge time the Perak Government Inspector of Mince land. At these meetings, which were called to report on the property, saying a true lode would
the names of royalty were hisxed. Resolution His lordablp thought it a curious thing that a not be found until the granite was reached ; the royal wedding, there was much enthusiasm and uncertainty of deph where the limestone would
were passed in favor of ignoring the event al of funds, determined the stoppage. of work at.
A correspondent in Roma telegraphs this solicitor should accept service of a writ in a party's absence, with no instructions whatever cease, and granite make, together with the lack together.
as Mr. Dennys had done.
evening that big holiness has given long a tots pressed for ladgment at once; Tekics. In socordance with the decision of the Life Mr. Gedge
Alluvial mining was next tried, has as I have Dr. McGlynn was enchanted with his reception there could not possibly be any defence, for her meeting of shareholders held onthe 5th Decembar audience to Dr. McGlynn. It was very cordial, mentioned at the private meeting, it is found and announces a complete reconciliation with "His lordship -It might not be her signature. signature was on the lease.
cannot go on, and the uncertainty of obislang sojourn at Rome. call really settles that the best course is to dissolve this Company and to wind up affairs." Put it down for next Friday,
elish public school of Winchester there whenever the sound of footsteps in the defgh-II cannot decide a caso in the party's absence, that unless the Company has a large- capital it | the Pope. He left to-night after a five days'
is a schoolboy language in use which comes boshood of her living sepulchre fell upon her down from generations of boys new 100 years. In their graves. It is a language with names
"MÁNY A MAN MAY CHANGE HIJ MIND,” Mr. Kills naked leave to refer to a case which for all objects in common use, and even with THERE is some ground for thinking that the rush
o boys into the learned professions" is had been originally set down for hearing to-day many verbs. The boys' language, formed by inversion of certain syllables of grown-up appech, slackening. Till lately, says a Glasgow paper, but had been struck off the list at his request, is familar to every one who has not forgotten there has usually been a plethora of candidates without the precaution of obtaining leave to that he once was a boy. For generations no for the hamablest post in a law office; now, the bring another salt in the same maiter. His Eton bay has buttoned the lower button of bis advertiser has few applications to parsle ever, letter to the Registrar sald Defendant has Waistcoat, and venerable old fellows of 8o hold An agent, who lately advertized in a leading paid the amount in full, so I wi
daily under Law for a well-educated be obliged if you will allow the case to be withs to the odd custom learned at school.
youth, did not receive single reply, and drawn. Accordingly the case was withdrawn, Another defendants' letter, had not received the money, THE "Fisherman's Seal" to the ring worn by when be repeated his advertisement ander but he now found that he find misunderstood the the Pope and used by him as sexion all official" boy only four lads appilad.
the rules of the Court, a fresh salt could not be papers to which his signature is attached. Such solicitor, recently on the look out for a boy and did not wish to withdraw the case. Under pest has been worn and used by the Popes able to pass the preliminary examinarerties insitated, but he wished to have the original one since the thirteenth century. The engraving is surprised at the meagre response to
His lordship said that as the matter stood it in the form of a fish and the cipher of the Pope. ment he having hitherto received treble the re-entered for trial.
"our boys" are perceiving the folly of joining appeared to be settled the case was put on the A German gun-boat has been ordered to Slam Upon the death of a Pope the Cardical number of answers. It is well that many of
Chamberlain, Imer ediately after to protect German subjects. -
ing death, takes the "Fisherman's Seal," or hopelessly versiocked profesions, and of
However, [This item of intelligence is of a most startling, the fish sing as it is also called, and shat dicking into offices as clerics, when so toany nothing more could be done. However, he would
*THE RECENT FIRE, to be found in some of the skilled trades. not to say hair-raising nature, and it is wellters it with a hammer to prevent it ever goed posts and mare tnteresting duties are consider the point more fully. for the nerves of our readers that it was being used on a forged document. The succeed-
As for the Church, it is also a matter for
The suit of the Tik On firm against the published here on the roth Inst—EL]
lng Pope is at once suppited with a fish sing en- graved, with his monogram. The device of congratulation that more sing out a Rconomic Fire Insurance Co. for $756, arising
old
at Gilmorthill D. now compulsory fish as a symbol of Christianity is very Rock, D.D. in bis Hicrurgia has this nor considerable number of the 'amble missionary out of the recent fire at 191 Hollywood Road,
St. Clement of Alexandria, who flourished type of aiadent. No freshman was more trying was set down for Thursday next. A private telegram was received in Hongkong towards the decline of the sec nd om'ury (A.D. to the Profemor than the man who, with no this morning to the effect that the Bangkok river 194), in one of his works called the Fodagogus, elementary education to speak of, came to the recommends the Christians of his day to have Junior Humanity Class at the age of thhty, or had been so blocked as to be entirely closed to sto dogs they wore engraved, not with the lover, resolved to pled through the cuniculon navigation at night. Steamers must now wall images of idols and of utensils which contribute and afterwards way his pow in a poopit." at Koh-al-chang for ordensos pilots, and go up to to sin er intemperance, but with a dove, a fak, a There may be lewer Sabbath drawers in the
skip under full fall, a lyre or an nachos," Mangkok only by daylight.
BANGKOK RIVER BLOCKED.
annover.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATES In reference to a esse before the Court last week in which a medical certificate in Dr. Canille's name was put in to excuse absence | 5 have made inquiries, dad it now turns out that and justify an adjournment, his lordship said
CORRESPONDENCE..
[We do not nommantly endoms tha opladone expensued by
Commodes in this colama). v.
A JUDICIAL FARCE.
To TX STOR OF THE "Howarono TriBORAPH." SIR,-By the last issue of your paper I see Hankos was fined the princely sum of twenty that the commiander of the Canton Hirer steamer
waters of this colony without a certificated fus contr at the Police Court for learing the officer on board his ships besides himssif of
PARIS, June 15th. Although the fever of excitement caused by the exposure of fraud in connection with the Panama Canal partly died away with the con- viction of the prominent men who were at the head of the enterprise, there was a renewal of that excitement here to-day when, the decision of the Court of Cassation was arounced.
In consequence of the declal on M. Eiffel was. at ones liberated from jill, and he quickly returned to his home, white kis family Joyfully La Charles de Lesseps, who is now seriously lii received him. The Lows was confrred to
he was free, but he did not bave the strength to the St. Louis Hospital, and be was informed that leave the institution.
Juve 16th, The reparts of the proceedings in this case, which contained, no doubt, many interesting ever 3,000,000 bachelors in the Unked Slates
matiled. Gostares, are very much condensed in your by which is meant that there are 3,000,000 men well founded conclusions as to why the presiding This fact, of course, furalsht every handy text columns, so it is, therefore, difficult to arrive at over 30 years old who have fever
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According to the last census reports there are
na smired the case, with a merely | for all sorts of comment and suggestion. Now foe altached thereto. Bot on the and than the scheme is advocated of making surface, suelog the offence la considered a grave neglect of matrimony a state tory offence, either ons in maritime law, it appears that an example by way of tax discrimisation la fever of mariled. affält, for it is well known that there are nerafly which the census figures do not answer to thiss might well have been made of the Hankow parties or otherwise. One interesting question at least four or five dily certificated finem How many of these 3,000,000 bachelors are en band in this port who would he only too single from choice rather than necessity ? M glad to take such a position as was open in the The factors affecting the ability to support a Hankow, and, coreover, it la indeed a serious wife have been very much changed under the of silk and ten, te letve port andarmannad? Comỡng the highat preveša, sad so largely have matter for a large steamer, carrying buddreds of newer industrial and commercial conditions, passengers and often large and valuable cargoes So great has become the competition for places