relative of a powerful foreign bouse into the secrets of the federation,
It has
Nothing is yet publicly known as to the dispo- sition of the late Duke's property. always been supposed that he was immensely weal hy; cestainly his states are extensive nough. Apart from places, castles and shoot.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1893.
cavalry were summoned, and the Riot Act was, read.
Cholera is spreading at Grimsby and in York shire.
Acting upon advice of bis doctors Mr. Calos has realgned bis seat on the Opfam Commission,
Francis
committed suicide in England.
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Silt another deeply laid plot for the assassina. tion of the Rusalan Czar has been dragged into the light, the head centre of the movement on this occasion being the Moscow College. Nearly all the professors and students in this educational establishment are said to be lavalved, as well outside it walls. Several bombs and other suggestive Infernal machines have been found secreted within the preélucts of the college.
September 8th.
The United States national cemeteries, eighty- three is number, contain 330,700 bonored dead. Every individual grave is marked by a stone tablet of granite or marble.
The dimand la not among the quillest gema It has not been found in the known to man
is the tombs of the Phoenicians.
The letters in the various alphabets of the world wary from 12 to 201 in number. The Sandwich Islanders have the first-named dumber, the Tartarian the last.
Ing lodges owced by him in Germany, he was / writer, has, the well-known Australlan | as a number of high civil and military authorities ralas of Nineveh, in tbs Etruscan sepulchres, nor
the preprictor of one of the finest shootin domains lu Europe, situated in Austrian Tyrol All these properties are entailed and pass to his
successor,
A cyclone passed over Eastern Silenia on Thursday isst, and 100 houses at Neustadt, Koxel and Obergiopaz were unroofed, crops were destroyed and several persons killed.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
ADELAIDE, September and. The claht-hours labour carnival to-day is probably the largest and most successful demon. siration of the kind ever held in Adelaide. The procession through the streets this morning was a most imposing affair. The weather is fine,
September 6th.
Further sensational finds of gold are reported from Western Australia. A parcel of eleven tons of stone has returned the phenomenal yield of thirteen thousand ounces of gold. This car vellous alone came from a fifty-fest shaf: on the Begelbolas Reef, which is nine feet wide. There being no battery in the vicinity the stone had to by crushed with the mort primitive appliances. But these rich yields are few and far between when compared with the large area of country being worked. Many hundreds of miners are obtaining nothing, and great sickness and dis- tress prevails on many of the fields. Flour is selling at sixteen peace per pound.
September 7th." Joseph Barrow Montefiore, an old Adelaide resident, and a cousin of Sir Moses Montefiore, bas died in London aged ninety-one. He has lelt a considerable amount of property in „Adelside and vielnity.
It has now been deckard that the Earl of Kin- tore will not relingalsh bis grip of the South Australian Governorship till the beginning of 1805. In the meantime he will obtain six months' leave of absence on full pay, from November next.
The great Ministerial Expenditure exposure st forms the cubject of much Parliamentary discussion and political witticism.
BERLIN, September 3rd. The Emperor William, in his address to the forces at Melz, cald that Melt and its Army Corps was the cornerstone of Germany's military power, and destined to preserve the European peace, which, his Majesty sald, he was firmly resolved to malaiato.
LONDON, September 3rd.
M. de Vliers has given Slam three months to consider the new treaty which has been drawn up, and which virtually overrides the commercial treatles between Stam and other countries..
It is currently reported that the Earl of Kintore is to be created a Marquis on his return to
what grounds is not stated. England-on
In the House of Commons, las right, Mr. Gladstone reiterated his unalterable determina- tion to push on with the Home Rale Bill in preference to all other business, and announced that there would be an astoma session this year for the purpose of passing this measure through its final stages and dealing with other legislation which had been perforce neglected.
A fatal accident was brøpened to`an express train running between Boston and Albany, Whilst the train was crossing a bridge spanning the Westfield River the structure collapsed, and engine and carriages were precipitated into the water. Twenty passengers were killed, and nearly all the others more or less lajured.
A series of attempts have been made to wreck express, goods, and excursion trains on the lines of the Midland Railway in Derbyshire. In each Instance the attempt was happily frustrated. The murderous attempts are pliced to the credit of the men on strike.
The Australians concluded their ärst Iringa against Notts yesterday for a total of 343. Lyons contributed sixty and Gregory'ninety."
No fresh developments of the Franco Siamese trouble are reported.
September 4th.
The third reading of the Home Rule Bill was Carried in the House of Commons on Friday last by a majority of thirty-four. The announce ment of the result of the division was followed by an outbreak of excited feelings rarely wit nessed, the supporters of the Government indul glag in round after round of frantic cheering and other demonstrations of triumph. The division
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As an outerme of the recent agitation regard. tag the French sciloa bi Stam, allogent lestruc tions have been forwarded to the Marquis of Dufferto, Beitleb Ambassador in Pariz, to ses that English sights are protected in any for ther negotiations that may take place respecting the settlement of the Franc-Siamese dispute. SIMLA, September 6th, General C.E. Nairne, assumed command of the Bombay Army yesterday,
The Government of India have sanctioned the early construcilon of a permanent lips of tele- graph from Bhamo to Nam Ram and Fort Stedman to Mond; and of a temporary line from Walogmaw to Sima via Kıza
The Government bas approved of the relief, in October next, of the present Kjurt Kach Garri on by one troop of the sat Panjab Cavaly and a rifles of the 3rd Sikh Infantry from Dera Ismail Khan, and of the present fandola Garrison by sa sabres of the 3rd Punjab Cavalry from Edwardesabid, and 150 zifiss of the and Punjab Infantry from Kohat. The Garrisons are to be relieved until further orders every six months.
Two thousand Government transport moles are being withdraws from stations la the Bengal Presidency for the purpose of taking op the usual winter supplies to Gilgit, which are now to be pushed forward via the Khagan route with the least possible delay. Hired carriage to supplement the above to the extent necessary is also being entertained. The road from Babusar to Chilas is now reported open for male trans- poit
Lord Lansdowne is likely to remain In India till the middle of January, as Sir Henry Norman will probably, be unable to come out before that time.
Heavy rain has fallen in Simla during the past three days and a good general fall bas occurred in the S E. part of the Parjab, where it was badly needed.
The Chief Engineer of the Bolan Mushkaf Rallway telegraphs that a sad accident occurred
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The Daily News and Chronicle, in comment ing on questions put by Sir W. Wedderburn la the House of Commons concerning the riets at Bombay and elsewhere in India, Insist upon an Independeal inquiry being made into the slots and their suppression.
Rioting among the miners on strike coatlonas in Yorkshire, and notably at Heckmandwike, where the police had to charge with drawn catlasses a threatening crowd of mlaers who were demanding an interview with the managers. Several of the mab were Injure 1. S-rious slating has also taken place in the neighbourhood of Nottingham.
Mr. Bolton, the Home Rule member for St. Pancras, b ́s joined the Unionist party.
BITS OF INFORMATION. George Washington was President of the United States only 10 years ago,
The Capital at Washington was 100 yeırs old on the 18th September, 1893.
The occupants of a balloon mile high com- mand a radius of ninety-six miles.
The Twentieth Century does not begla on January 1st, 1900, but a year later.
In every country consumption kila more victims than any other one disease.
Uncle Sam is sill! "paying pensions to twenty widows of Revolutionary soldiers."
The first American, railroad three miles long, was opened in 1836 at Quincy, Mass.
The population of New York State is greater than the entire population of Canada.
Of the seven full Generals who were in the Confedenste Army, none are now living.
The smallest tree in the world is the dwarf willow of Great Britain-two Inches high.
In 1874 all London houses were compelled for the first time to be connected with sewers.
The first King to whom the title of "majesty "
La 1463 The first cavalry regiment raised in was the Horse Guards of Edward VI, in 1550.
The ratio of insanity is greatest In Ireland, 37 to 10,000; the United States comes next with 33. The strength of a horse is equal, on an sverige, it is zaid, to that of seven and as hell
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J. H. Mitchofer, writing la the current Know- leaga, says that the Bible is not the oldest book in the world, as the "Papyrus Prisse" was witten at least prior to 1500 B.C.
Less than Afty years ago there was no postal system in the United States, Previous to 1847 the malls were confed by privato firms, and rates varied according to distance.
The average weight of 20,000 Boston men was 147 pounds; women, 125 pounds. At Cincinnati the average of the same number of men was 154 pounds; of women 131.
The total length of the streets, ave ues, boule- wards, bridges, quays and thoroughfares of Parla generally is set down at about 600 miles, of which bearly 200 are planted with trees.
The marriage rate of Germany rose zo per cent to the year following the Franco-Prussian War. The same phenomenon was observed after the French war which ended in 1815.
The Temple of Ypsembul, in Nabla, is cut from a solid rock, and its entrance is guarded by four statues, each 65 feet high, 25 feet across the shoulders, the face 7 feet long, the car over 3 feet.
General statistics prove that since the Trojan War, 3,000 years age—that is, since the begie- ning of history-sot a single year has elapsed in which seme war has not killed a large number of men,
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Telegraphic Address "SOURINOS," Hongkong, (A.B.C. Code 4th Edition.) AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS &
OF PEKING." The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their
GENERAL MERCHANTS. Bill of Lading for Countersignature; and to take
No 17, PRAYA CENTRAL, Immediate delivery of their Goods froin alang-Under Messis, Douglas Laoralk & Co.'s Offices. side.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and
expense.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent. Hongkong, 25th September, 1803.
PUBLIC AUCTION
GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTINGS.
OF
Jadis has perhaps a greater variety of plants than any other country in the world, having 135,000 nalive species, whlie the flors of the entire
Continent of Europe only embraces about THE Undersigned has received instructions 10,000,
The total number of white males in the United States from five to twenty years, inclusive, is 9655.372, colored, 1,587.118. Total number of white females of same ages, 9,595,193 ; colored, 1,609 499,
In the Cascade Mountains is the Great Sunken Lake, the most deeply sunken lake in the world.
on the line on Tuesday last. Whilst gang of ❘ was applied was Louis XI, in France England It is if een miles long and four and a half wide.
workmen were excavating the foundations for s bridge, the side fell in, kliling no less than 18 men: the catastrophe is entirely due to the tremendous rain that has fallen in that locality lately.
LONDON, September 6th,
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The St. Leger Stakes of 351075 for three year olds; colt ost, filles Ext. 1tib; the owner of the second horse to receive 200 sove, and the third 100 savs out of the stakes; Old St. Leger course (about one mile six furlong and 133 yards).—240 subs. Closed September 15, 1891.
The following is the result
Mr. H. M'Calmon's be Isinglass by Isonomy
Deadlock
......................................T. Loates I
Mr. C. D. Rose's be Ravensbury by Isonomy-
Baron de Rothschild's bra Le Nicham by
· Tristram—La Nace
(Winner trained by J. Jewitt, Newmarket) The St. Leger was run in fine weather. The following was the order of passing the post :---
(1) lainglass,
Ravensbury,
Ray
(3)
Le Nicham,
Self-Sacrifice,
(5) Phocion,
(6) Glengail,
(7) Khartoum.
The betting at starting was: - Five to two on Isinglass,
Five to one against Ravensbury, Forty to one against Le Nicham and One bundred to one against Self-Sacrifice. The Timer, of to-day, in a leadleg article on the appointment of the new Viceror of India, says that Sir Henry Norman's record augurs well for his new career, but that the great draw. back in his car is that he has held a subordinate post in India, and that the nomination of a oldier to the bigh post is undesirable. The article adds that it is an open secret that Sir Henry strongly opposed Lord Lytton's policy, and there is every reason to suppose that he favours the system of cauilon and moderation.
September 7th.
The debate on the Home Rule Bill was resumed in the House of Lords last night. The Duke of Argyll made a speech in which he scathingly condemned the Government for bar-
men.
There are about 3,003,000 of men over thirty years of age who are unmarried in the United States.
The total number of colored troops in the United States Army during the Civil War was 186,017.
Pr fessor Felix L Oswold predicts that the United States will bave 300,000,000 inhabitants
in 1993.
In Assam, Bettish India, the rainfall at times exceeds the lncredible aggregate of 200 faches in a year.
The oldest German railway was opened in
It is 2,000 feet down to the surface of the water, but the depth of the water is unknown,
In
a work on criminology the learned to vestigator says that out of ninety-eighs young men criminala 44 per cent. did not blush when examined. Of 122 female criminals 81 per cent.
did not blush.
The Gothenburg system is that under which the Government of Sweden buys and sells ali liquor is une la that kingdom. The South Carollos law, now being tiled, is of the same character as that of Sweden.
The route from England to India is strewn with treasure, owing to the many shipping
disasters. An industrious statistician reckons
that fully $800,000,000 worth of gold and jewels lies at the bottom of the sea on that frequented
WAY,
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON SATURDAY, the 30th September, 1893, commencing at 3.30 P.M.,
at his SALE ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET. HIGH-CLASS WOOLLENS FOR GENTLEMEN'S AUTUMN AND WINTER WEAR IN THE NEWEST DESIGNS, Comprising ---
SUIT LENGTHS of SCOTCH & ENGLISH TWEEDS, WEST of ENGLAND COATINGS, DIAGONALS. FRENCH and ENGLISH TROUSERINGS and VESTINGS, &c. &c.
ALSO,
GENTLEMEN'S WHITE SHIRTS, UNDERSHIRTS, HOSIERY, and a quantity of other Gordi.
The above will be on view on Friday, the a9th instant.
TERMS OF SALE :—Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 25th September, 1893.
NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 176. CHINA SEA.
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December, 1835, and ran between Nurenberg | CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL reçelved from the Chief Commissioner of
and Furth
The average weight of an Englishman thirty years old is 156 pounds; of an American at the same age 150.
More children are born in Greece and in Spain, prapariton te population, than in any other Caucasian nation.
In
According to the insurance tables the expecta tion of life at ten years of age is gresient in England, 49.2 years.
The greatest manament in the world is the Washington Monument at Washington, D.C. Its height is 555 feet.
Men attending the pans in salt-works are never known to have cholera, small-pox, scarlet fever or influerst,
The geographical centre of the United States teriltary is in British America, 440 miles north of the Montana line.
Of 1,000 men who marry, 337 marry younger women, 579 marry women of the same age and 89 marry older women.
Among the celebrities buried in Westminster Abbey is John Broughton, once the campion prize fighter of England.
The highest masts of sailing vessels are from sfo to 180 feet high, and spread from 60,000 to 300,000 square feet of canvas.
The Edinburgh Review says that the com-
form monest of color blindness is that which
identical with red. The oldest Lillers, France. From is mouth water has flowed uninterruptedly for 746 years.
has been locked forward to with the keepest tering the Empire for a few votes. Lard Cross thinks artesian well in Europe is found at
Interest, in recognition of the fact that the Unionists would at this point make a last deter. mined stand against the measure so far as its passage through the House of Commons was concerned. Every member of the House (670) was consequently in his place in anticipation of the crisis.
The same deep interest was displayed outalde the House, and a large crowd collected in the vicinity. Mr. Gludstone received a perfect avarlon from the people as he paried through on ble way into the Honie.
M. Floquet, recently President of the French Chamber of Deputies, has been twice shot at while attending a peiitical meeting to Paris, Neither shot took effect
It is reported that the British and French Cabinets have arrived at a complete under. standing respecting the Siamese trouble, and that the agitation being worked up over the matter by the newspapers of the respective countries is altogether mlataken.
The British forces in Mashonaland are being reloforced.
The Equitable Mortgage Company,_of New York, has suspended payment. The English Kabilities amount to over two millions sterling.
Nottingham has made only 193 in both innings, the Australians thus winning by an fanings and 151 TUNE.
Canada is sending Special Commissioners to Australia with a view io developing trade betwena the two countries.
SIMLA, September 4th. The Durand Mission will take several presents to the Amir of Afghanistan, amongst the number being a couple of Lee-Milford sides, and some ammunition for the same.
LONDON, September 5th. The Times Bangkok correspondent states that the Chinese are preparing in southern Yunnan and Kwangel to protect their interests on the left bank of the Mekong river,
The Times and Dolly Nawr expreta surprise at the appointment of Sir Henry Norman to the Viceroyalty of India, but generally approve of it.
September 6th, In the House of Commons last night Mr. Campbell-Bannerman, Secretary of State for War, in reply to question, said that it was not intended, during the present season, to replace one of the line baitalions in Egypt by a batta Hon of the Guards.
spoke in oppsiltion to the Bill. The debate was adjourned.
The strikes in South Wales have ended and the men resume work on Wednesday on the marters' terms.
A copy of the first dictionary, made by Chinese scholars in the year 1109 B.C., is still preserved among the arcblees of the Celestials,
Cholera has appeared at Constantinople. An unwanted excitement has pervaded the House of Lords since the advent of the Home Rule Bill, and there has been an exceptionally large attendance of visitors, including a great number of ladies, in anticipation of an excited debate on the secard reading, a general impres-bark known to scientista, sios prevalling bat the much debated Bill has been faredoomed to extinction at this stage if the verdict of the Upper House be of any avall. The Earl of Spencer formally moved that the Home Role Bill be now read a second time. He was followed by the Duke of Devonshire, who straightway moved the anticipated fateful amend- ment, to the effect that the Irish Home Rule Bill be rejected. The Dake of Norfolk, Earl Comper, and the Earl of Zeland spokes in support, of the amendment, when the debate was adjourned.
One-filth of the total resident population of Denver is co posed of people who went there for their health's sake.
The river approches to Lake Nicaragua abound with the only pecles of fresh-waler
During the last fifty years more than 9,000,000 people bave emigrated from England, of whom 10 per cent, have returned.
The House of Commons has since carried an Important and significant resolution in favour of an all-round and sweeping reduction to official salaries in the House of Lordr, The resolution was opposed by the Government, as partaking of the character of an fil-timed menace, but was carried by a majority of eight notwithstanding,
Another tragical railway fatality has occurred in the United States. A crowded passenger train running between Chicago, and Cincinatti came lata collision with a cattle train. Both trains were travelling at high speed, and the engines and several (the leading carringes und trucks were shattered by the terrible impact. Six persons were killed outright by the collision, and number of others fajared. To add to the general confusion and horror the wreckage caught fire, and a number of infuriated bulls liberated from the cattle tracks charged the passengers, several of whom were badly gored before they could reach shelter,
Mr. Thornton's Eleven hauscored 345 in the first Innings against the Australians, The latter are all out for 391. The Sporting Life, commenting on the game at this stage, considers the Austan- Hans' innlogs a great achievement-especially Graham's contribution of 95-in the face of the exceptionally powerful howling which forms the chief surength of this carefully pliked. English
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The four countries in the world which possess the smallest telegraph facilities are Peru, Pata... guay, Uruguay and Persia.
"Champ" is not a new word, as Sir Philp Sidney used "chumpish is the sense of
Ballen" over 300 years 320,
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HONGKONG registeR.
Mount Vernon Cook-It ñame from Admiral | Hongkong Observatory, 25th September, 1893. Vernon of the English Navy, with whom Lawrence Washington served.
Nearly 45 per cent of the 9,749 547 foreign- born residents in the United States are living in the 124 cities of
pepalation.
From an observation tower on the Bracken, in the Hars Mountains, eighty-nine cities and 668 villages can be seen in clear weather,
The Brit sailing vessel in Lake Superior was launched in by a Jestit missionary. The
1679 Brat steam vessel was launched in 1818.
The flag-staff upon which the first secession dag was hoisted in South Carolina, when that State seceded in 1863, fa still standing.
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The first canal-bost from the Erie Canal Hongkong Observatory, a5th September, 1893. srived in New York Harbour in November, 1825, amid great rejoicing.
It is said 1,000 words are quite enough for the vocabulary of daily use, and that even "with" 400 or 500 a man can do bucloess very comfortably.
To-day's Advertisements.
"ANTRE DES FAUVES."
NOTICE.
"HE subjoined Notice to Mariners has been
Customs, Cores:—
COREA.
NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 5.
JENCHUAN DISTRICT. Į
SUNKEN ROCK IN LYNÉ SOUND, NEAR
PORT OF MOKPO.
MISSRS. A. É. SKEELS & Co. under. take Sales Privately, or by Auction, of any class of Goods or Property. Prompt Settlements Guaranteed. Immediate Cash advances on Goods for Auction.
Cargoes received for Storage, Insurances effected.
Hongkong, 28th April, 1893.
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Auctions,
PUBLIC AUCTION
BY
E. SKEELS & Con at their
SALE ROOMS 17, PRAYA CENTRAL, TO-MORROW
(170
(TUESDAY), 26th September, 1893, AT 2.45 P.M. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & EFFECTS. (Removed from Knutsford Terrace, Caine Road and Hospital Road for Convenlince of Sale.) Comprising:-
Drawing-Room Suites, Dining-Room and Bed-Room Furniture, Nine Double and Single Brass and Iron Bedsteads with Mattresses, Carpets, Rugs, Porcelain Ware, Cutlery, Electro Plated and Glass Ware Pictures, Ornaments, Cooking Stoves and various Household Requl sites.
Also for Sundry Accounts. New Cabinet Furntore, consisting of Two Handsome Sideboards, Two Extension Dining Tabler, Three Dinner Waggons, 100 Teak Wood Chairs (Cane Sealed), Easy Chairs med Satas, Overmantels, 15 well-made Wardrobes, ail sizes, | Dressing Tables, &c.
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ALSO, Jinsicksha (Japanese) qalte new, with Brase Fittings.
Cooking Store suitable for large Mess. Two Cavalry Swords,
A quantity of Photographie Materials,
&c.
Szc
8cc,
On view on Tuesday A 34.
SATURDAY next, 30th September, at 2.30, AUCTION SALE
A Sanken Rock, with 6 feet of water at low M
water spring tides, Hles in lailtude 34° 36′ 15′′ N., longitude 1265° 12′ 45′′ E., The Rock is of ROVAL SHAPE, 150 yards long by 50 yards broad, lying S E. and N.W, about 1 mlie from a small conical island (name unknown) besring W.S.W. from the Rock...
The channel in which this danger lies is not recommended as an approach to Mokpo.
By Order of the Chief Commissioner of i
Customs,
(Signed) W. MCC. OSBORNE,
Acting Commissioner of Costoms. Custom House, Jenchuan, 31st August, 1993,
By Order of the Inspector General of Customs.
THOS, E. COCKER, lor Coast Inspector.
Imperial Maritime Customs, Const Inspector's Office, Shuogbul, 18th Se‹tember, 1893,
To be Let.
TO LET.
DWELLING HOUSES
OF A LARGE QUANTITY OF 'ISCELLANFOUS PROPERTY.
See Expresses.
A. E. SKEELS & Co.,
Auctioneers & Valuators, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1893. (1043
Intimat ons.
LEVY HERMANOS.
[EWELLERY, ' DIAMONDS, WATCH CHRONOMETER & CLOCKMAKERS, Sole Agents for PATEK PHILIPPE & Co, Geneva. A great variety in Fancy Goods and Optical Instruments.
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10 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite the Telegraph Office.
G. FALCONER & CO.,
and CHRONOMETER MÁNU. (1045 WFACTURERS and JEWELLERS.
NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS CHARTS and BOOKS. No. 48, Queen's Road Central,
(693
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,
•HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK-
BANGOUR" The Peak, Furnished. CMAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER
"BURNBRAE," Glenealy, "THE WILDERNESS," "Calne Road. "NORMAN COTTAGE," Robinson
Road.
SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Sele Agents fr Louis Audemars' Watches-
No. 4, RIPON TERRACE-Bonham | awarded the highart Prizes at every Exhibition]
Road.
Nos. 2, 8 and 9,. CHANCERY LANE. FLOORS in Blue Buildings.
FLOORS to Elgin Street, Feel Street
and Stauston Street.
FLOORS in No. 5. Shelley Street.
No. 14, KNUTSFORD TERRACE,
Kowloos.
No. 4, VICTORIA VIEW, Kowloon.
and for Voigtländer and Schn's CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES 2D SPYGLASJES. No. 8, Queen's Road Central, [694 CAPTAIN CH. ROBINSON, COAL CONTRACTOR, COMPRADORE AND STEVEDORE.
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Aristotle fixed the proper ages for marriage at thlity-seven fr the man, eighteen for the woman; Plato made the sges thirty and twenty, The iron crown with which the Kings of Italy used to be crowned in Milan' was a gold crown, but received its name from an iron circlet it hadOWING to Professor MAX being worse in THE HOUSE, No. 30, ELODE STREET. wiihla (t.
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'consequence of the wounds received on THURSDAY last, there will be
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Hongkong, 25th September, 1893.
The custom of men wearing black clothes for In the House of Lords, Lard Spencer moved Berlous sloting has taken place' among the evening dress is suld to have had its origio in the second reading ofthe Home Rule Bill, and, fa colliery strikers in Derbyshire during the week, the black military tunic which was worn nearly Z ETLAND doing so, reiterated the views already during which soms wild work baa takan-place, 300-yasrs ago. exprerred by Mr. Gladstone. The Duke of incloding wreckage of officers and assaults The race track at Columbus, Ga, which was Devonshire moved its rejection, and claimed on officials, and culminating In the laid on fly-nine years ago, is generally reputed that the country had not accepted the Bill, fries of several shots flatra Fasciar to the the oldest conuously used race-course which was simply the outcome of Mr. Gladstone's | tralo. The posfiton of affairs - became in United States,
so threatenting that strong bodies of military Performances at theatres of ancient Greece The debate was adjourned.
and police were concentrated at the chief centres sometimes lasted twelve hours, Seven o'clock Serious plating took place yesterday, at of the disturbances, when the Riot Act was rend in the morning was the time for the mining o Chestarield, Barnsley, and Swameet/ The ❘ and the slotery dispcreed with ilutie troshie, "the curtain, so to speak,
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