Intimations.
AERATED WATER S.
pare.
The PRODUCT. Will bear comparison with the Waters made by the most
noted makers in England.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co, LD,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
£38
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1893.
THE foremast, etc., left in West Lamma Channel by the American ship John Currir, and to which we drew attention as being a danger to navigation, has been towed late post by the Piet Fitk
Two men were fined £15 each or ons month by Mr. Wodehouse, at the Magistracy to-day for injecting morphine in the street." So the charge-sheet said, but it did not say whether the street liked being inj.cted.
A REGULAR meeting of Pervoverance Lodge. No. THUS the Investor's Review on certain 1165, E.C. will be held in Freemasons Hall, Australian banks: "More scand. loss. proceed- Zetland Street, on Monday, the 16th lowtant, atinge never took place in the blatory of any 5.39 for 9pm. precisely. Visiting brethren are constry, but it will not be long before the in'gally cordially invited.
bears fruit. Their balance sheets have been THE cord kept at the Haiphong military false, for many years they have been cor ducting hospital shows that from 1st January to 33rd their affairs on the most approved style of the September, 1891.0 for the whole of 1893. Tarime or less most of there reconstructed banks Liberator Balding Society. Within years maizes, agafas 1.60 for the whole of 1892. The maxim was in July, 0.486349 m., er over 18 will topple over again."
Inches.
SAYS the New York Recorder of the 4th nito. :- - Ex-Conral Edward S. Bedloe and as deputy, W. E. Fales, are enjoying & return to ille and Gotham. Nothing la too good for thems, and they appreciate to the fall very fall-the hospitable courtesies of their many friends, THE V. R. C. smoking concert, which is to be held in the Club's gymnasium to-morrow night, gives promise of being a great success. All aliable talent has been secured and a very prettily arranged stage prepared. Smiling is to
begin at 9 o'clock, sharp.
st
was in darkness, and the piano blocked the stalk.: relative to the amount of damage done have There was thus no light on the defendant as he been current-some that even the foundations lay at the vessel's alde; but witness particularly had suffered in the recent storm, others that noticed that his face looked pale. The nearest the quarters of the light-keepers, as well of the persons standing round would be quite as the lantern, had been seriously shattered. close, but witness could not say whether they However, although the Government has two were European or Chinese.
wall-found tenders here, and the Dock Co's tog, Dr. J. A. Lowson, assistant superintendent at
Pilot Fisk, is under special charter, no official the Government Civil hospital, sald he saw the inspection of the buildig csuld be effected until defendent on Sunday, September 24th, about Wednesday last, owing to the sene that were 915 by Dr. Akinson's special request. Witness breaking against the rock and rendering landing went for an interpreter, and while the defen- lasaihility. Even then it was affected with dant was describing the row on the launch considerable difficulty and danger, in conte witness was taking stock of him. The man zald quence of the landing denick having been Europeass on the previous night Witness the precipitous besides at the landing steps. he had a pats in the left side from fighting with washed away and a heavy swell surging up over examined him, and found there was
nothing physically wrong with him except that he must have been under the influence of alcohol. His eyes were" decidedly groggy", suffused and Jaundiced Witness taxed him with drinking, and he admitted it; said his mother had given dim some liquor the day before. This was partly told ibrough the interpreter,
Mr. Dennys objected that what the interpreter said was not evidence.
Witness said he could not find any mark on the man, except a slight one on the shoulder; he seemed all right, and witness discharged him. The lusensibility mentioned could only have been produced by an injury to the head, a severe shock, or a narcotic polson-alcohol have been due to any shock as described he thought it was simply shammlog, not drink. The pulse was a litle "soft," and be
The Government officials specially despatched in the Pit Fish, Capt. Stopint, to report on the damage sustained, were Messrs. F. A. Cooper, Director of Public Works, Mt. R. M. Ramsey, R.N., Harbour Master, and Mr. J. R. Madie, the engineer, who superintended the erection of the Lighthours. A fooling on the rock having been effected, it was at once observed that seas must have broken over the north-east, side of it with great violence, for the strong Iron ralitags soldered into the little concrete causeway, which joins the two parts of the rock ingether, and fills up the cavily from which the island delves its name, were torn out and lying about in pieces, while the anter part of the building, la which the keepers live, having been washed away at a beight of at least to feet above sea-level. This sepeared to have caused leaks through which the seas sported was a Kule excited, but he seemed all right fate the keepers store-room and damaged their opinion that the man was all right, and after
at the time of examination formed the provisions.
shamming.. hearing the evidence was contain he had been Cross-examined-Witness heard about the row at breakfast time, bet re the examination. Had not seen Mr. Wood, nor Mr. Crow, as far as he could remember. The man might have been insensible three hours if "dend drunk, but would not than be bright and lively next morning. The oplam gives by Dr. Alkinnon could not have made him look “groggy." Wit ness thought Dr. Atkinson must have been mis- taken, as he admitted himself in saying that after all the man was not hurt, Witness did not
The light-house Itself was found to have fated very badly ln the storm of the 1st and 2nd Inst. and looked as though the seas, not merely the spray, but seas, had broken clean over the spiral hallding, for eight panes of thick glass, the outer easing of the light, were smashed to stoms by one of
for the last two or three years. MF, ALEXANDER MCDONALD THOMSON ranked as a "passed cadet" in December, 1890 VICTORIA DISPENSARY. he acted as Superintendent of the. Gaol from April, 1891, to March, 1893, was clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office and acting Clerk of Councils for a few months, and since the Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART was despatched to London as WAT
FATER~~Tha Water" used tr^absolutely his Excellency. the Governor's Plen!- potentiary and Envoy Extraordinary on that most amusing, albeit expensive special STEAM PLANT.--Of the latest and most mission to establish a Chinese coolle trafic
powerful type.
between Hongkong and Brazil, Mr. THOMSON has been the locum imens of the SUPERVISION. The whole process only successor to the immortal Ka, the
AMONG the Tonkinese, when a wife is proved of manufacture is under the
Wooden-beaded.
unfaithful she is bound on a horse à la Mareppe, continuous supervision of a
Now, we have no reason to doubt, in
and turned adrift; then if the steed is caught, qualified English Chemist.
congenial work of which they have some
the rider is executed. Thus it happened, according to the Courrier, that when first the practical knowledge, that both these com- parative novices in business life are useful
natives saw a baresiace, with a number of animals careering wildly with brightly dressed and trustworthy officials; but what has
(presumably female) Europeans on board, really to be considered is whether alther one
they concluded that the Frenchmen were holding of them has the experience and technical
wholesale execution of their frail ones! training absolutely necessary for any man to be an efficient Treasurer of this colony.
VERY serious complaints have been made this So far as can be gathered from their
summer as to the brusing of the troops in the outlying parts of this colony.The men who published records, neither of the enterpris
have been stationed at the new model (7) barracks ing twain has the slightest acquaintance, A CHIAMAN who was engaged in painting or has had any experience whatever. In Waglan Lighthouse, which, by the way, Ly-to-moon, to look after the big guns, have for Instance. Witress did not think it could was partially,wrecked-huge pleces of plaster to put up misfit doors, rotten wall, badly suffered vary slightly from the effect, el designed and abominably constructed vanilla- qualifications which ought to be a sin gud the recent storm, fell from one of the ledges tors. If this sort of thing is to become perms. A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. non; Mr. SMITH is a B.A. of London. Mr: this morning, a distance of about 30 feet, frie nest, the War Office authorities in Pimlico shsold THOMSON an M.A. of Aberdeen, but as our tosing his skull and breaking one of his wrists be requisitioned to serve out "Rayton swimming correspondant very aptly, puts it, they He is at present in Hosplint here, insensible.. | dresses" and sea boots. Av pne Tommy face- are quite ignorant of finance and accounts,
me a blooming tent!" To which another VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS, book-keeping, etc.," and it is almost invart A Str Hoggery's Dinner Party-Chappleously remarked. "If this is the new barracks, ably the case that a person saddled with isn't it. There are actually a couple of tailahs but we don't want to live in it in At Kowloon At, you here, old man? Awfully mixed crowd, retorted It's all fakt to have a bannual bath, SEASON 1893-94
a University degree and what is known as beab, by love." Cholley"You don't tell me it is equally bad, and there is urgent need of a classical education is a hopeless incom- That's just splendid, you know! Shall get ouah Improvement. There complaints are proved petent in the intricacies of general business. host to give me an introduction to one of them genuine by the fact that the hospital rate is going
The appointment of the new Colonial and go wound to-mowwow and ordah a new up rapidly. Treasurer is a matter in which the rate-mu{t.” payers of the colony have a very strong interest and an Incontrovertible right to protest against any action likely to lead to a repetition of the disgraceful scandals which so recently degraded the Hongkong Government its generally incompetent personnel and its loose and shady methods, robbing the tax-payers of a sum estimated at over 850,000 but which in all probability
Books and records that are burned off hand, conveniently tell no tales; but that the Treasury frauds had been going on for the past twenty years at least is about as certain as anything can be. And the luckless rate-payers were as usual the victims. In the Telegraph's opinion the Treasury department should be entirely reconstructed and placed under the control of the Colonial Secretary, who, if we are rightly informed. has ample leisure time to devote to the extra dutles. This system worked well in the past, and it was a contemptible job on the part of Sir "JAW BONE" which created a separate department for the benefit of the late Mr..ALFRED LISTER. The cost of the Treasury for 1892 was 827,376, the estimate for the current year is 827,092 an extravagance for which there is no excuse, as we are certain the entire work could be efficiently performed at less than
THE FIRST SHIPMENTS OF OUR SUPPLIES OF
GARDEN SEEDS
for this season have arrived, and we are now prepared to book order for prompt of forward execution. Complete Catalogues with concise directions for sowing can be obtained on appll catlon, or will be posted to any addiem. In these Catalogues the seeds are marginally numbered in English and Chinese, and when ordering it is
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A WELL-ADVERTISED Sydney evangelist recently was remonstrating with a bluff barrister on the earthly nature of his ways. The barrister pleaded his profession. "You should attend to your business Above," said the evangelist point leg upwards. "If I attend to my business fa Heaven," sid the other. "my business below would go to-well, Nicodemus."
HEALTH HINTS,
Raw egg for a cut. * Hot water for spraine.
Don't violate the common laws of health.
Don't be sparing of carbolic acid and chloride
of lime.
external mark.
gree with the popular doctrine about the tender ness of the Chinese spleens did not think real pain or injury could be caused without an By the Court:-A to Dr. Atkinson's statement that the man had no appearance of being drank, opportunity of seeing whether the man was or was not drunk; but Dr. Aikinson said in evid- ence that he was.
the seas which put the light out and Iretrie ably smashed three out of the seven lenses and tore and twisted the brass frame-work and pivot of the burner to such an extent as to ender them useless, Even the heavy hard-wood shutters the upper part of the building were torn from
of
their rivein and hurled with such violence into the oil-rooms as to smash several cons of oll and wreck everything in the place. Of course, with eat the proper number of lentes the light cannot be seen at the full distance (rg miles), but on hand, is fix'd in position, the light will when the one 'spare lense which has been kept. probably be discernable at a distance of iz
only, The burner of the light was, as stated, damaged, hat a spare one having been sent out with the apparatus a year or sɑ ago, it was speedly, fixed in position and with le they temporary light is belog worked, while the damaged burner is being repaired Incally and will to kept handy in case of future mishaps.
quite sufficient to state only the numbers of the totalled four or five times that amount, will play the following programme at the Barrick Cores certala forms of throat disease by malding witness differed.. Dr. Atkinson had the better miles. At present lis radius is about eight miles
kinds recofred.
Orders from one person, of from $5.00 to $10.00,
allowed 25 per cent, dlacount; over $100
na extra 5 per cent.
CLAY'S FERTILISER. A high class Fertiliser for Pot Plants and for use in the Garden generally; it supplles natura; nourishment to the soil and assists the process of assimilation, thereby alding the plants to attain to their full size, vigour, and beauty. Sold in Tiss containing to lbs. each........$1.50
12
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'RANSOME'S "NEW PARIS" LAWN MOWERS.
$4.00
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THE Band of the tst Shropshire Light Infantry
Square, this evening, commencing at 7.30 o'clock -
“Rive Board MADO CARINA
Lite. Yaomen of the Guard“ ....Bucalona). "A Starry Night" Schoulsche.....Sunbaxma "
Qadrille Valam
Lan Valas.......... Chad
Driginal **.
Moreska"
The Mikado" Gondalları
Blackstock. Nawton, Hare.
„Burslotal ............Sullivan.
FIRE broke out about 9.45 last night at 14, Li Slog Street, leading from the Prays to Queen's Road, just below the Government Civil Hospital. The tours, three storeys high, was occupied by dealer in sharks' fins. The fire originated in the top floor, which with the middle fixos was bort cat be'ere the Brigade got the upper hand, The damage is estimated at about $2,000, and covered with the Economic Insurance Co. of which Messrs. Hutchison & Co., are agents. An inquiry, was opened at the British Consulate, Canton, this morning, with reference to the disappearance of Capt. Crawlle, of the Chinese Engleeering and Mining Co.'s steamer Ching Fined from that bridge of the steamer pk, was missed from steamer when lost. No further detalls are yet avaliable, but to insist that Mr, MITCHELL-INNES' successor | we shall probably receive the revulis of the must be a thoroughly competent and Consular investigation by Powas to-morrow reliable man who understands the special morning. duties of the department. It would no doubt fur vous reasons be preferable to have a Hongkong official appointed, and there
one half of the smaller of these amounts.
The beat and cheapest machines in the market, Kept la stock and supplied at Manufacturer's But in any case the community is entitled off Tiger Island about midnight on the rith
prices.
FERMINGER'S
MANUAL OF GARDENING
FOR THE TROPICS,
Do you wish to strengthen our muscles? Give them proper exerclie. De you with lo strengthen your memory 7 Use it.
A physician in Switzerland declares that he
his patients yawn several times a day.
Michelet says: "Pain is in some wise the arist of the world, which creates us, fɩshions ur, sculptures us with the fine edge of a pitiless
· chisel"
A medical jurnal assests that people who drink cow's milk are more prone to consumption than those who use the milk of the reindeer, the buffalo or the goat,
THE STEAM-LAUNCH PICNIC.
At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr. Hastings, Cheung Yau, certified master of the launch Rising Star, who has been prosecuting Metri, H. W. Fraser, W. M. Wood, and J. A. E. Chaudet for assault on board the said vessel on the 23rd ult, was sharged with assaulting Mr. Fraser and with behaving in a disorderly manner on the same occasion. Mr. G. Philippo prosecuted and Mr. H. L. Denny's defended.
said so at all.
His Worship found that Dr. Atkinson had not
1. E. Brett, ward-master- at the hospital, stated that the defendant when given an opium pll by Dr. Atkinson went to sleep at once, and
Why more forethought was not manifested when slept lill seven next morning. Theman had ap- parently been drinking, and seemed to be in pala the light was ordered from home, we are a loss to -nearly killed. Witness thought he was sham-understand, for it would occur to almst any one ming, as be slept so well,
that weather likely to damago'a strong brass burner would be sure to damaga the lenses, and that, therefor, if advisable to have on band a apare burner it would be equally necessary to
not done, and the result is that until now lenses are precared from home, mariters will be subjected to the inconvenience of a defective, if not a wholly unreliable light.
say
Cross-examined:-Witness could not whether the sleep was caused by the opium Ho had live wards to go round every half hours and every time, he shook the man and asked
have at least one set of spare lences 1 This was
meaning "Any pain?" W. E. Crow, analyst at the Government Civil Hospital, said he was on board the launch on the 23rd olt.; beard some of the party suggest the man in charge to go fall speed. The being partially filled with salt water, as reported going fall speed, and then heard Mr. Fraser tell The reason for the keeper? fresh-water tanke defendant refused, saying he had been ordered some days ago, is to be found in the fact that go half speed. Then Mr. Wood joined Mr. the spray and seas which struck the buliding Fraser and told the defendant to take the order. streamed down the water pipes, leading from the Mr. Fraser alse told defendant "I am Nay of top of the house to the reservoir at the base. this party, you take my order. Then defendant. The foundations are not seriously damaged, bat became noisy, and Mr. John Ocala joined la, come from doors, let Into the foundulen (for Witness also went up and said to defendant strengthening purpose ?) have been smashed in. 'Why don't you take this gentleman's order ? # Taken altogether the damage one done to Gap Then defendant turned and shouted something Rock Light house is considerable, on the the E. in Chinese, and the engines stopped, and the N. E. side of the building in particular, and it whistle was blows. The man was then taken will cost a good round sum (one estimate forward, past the witness' left side as be faced in stated at $3,000) to put the place into any aft. A rush was made by some of the Chinese, thing like proper working order. In the mean and witness stopped them. One man was time the fall facts, of this starting export of the incompetency, carelessness and lack of foresight stanchions. Witness, as he turned, saw, defendant on the deck. His attentions was then the hapless Colonial Treasurer, lack off ordinary diverted to man who was making a rash on bis Intelligence) will probably have some Ught
ght sides witness stopped him, and told the thrown upon it in the Counell Chamber. men to keep quiet. Those two were all who Captain Tülett near the wheel. The defendant
MACAO.
forward, and Captain Tillett called out to every was then recllclog in the hows. Witness went
(FROM OUR CORRISPONDENT.) body to sit down so as not to interfere with his
October 1zib, 1893- sight of the course, Captain Tillett remained in charge and brought the launch to the wharf. The
In my last I Informed you that the coolles who
stable tried to raise him, but did not succeed, celebrated craft on Sunday last, but this they were waiting here for shipment to Brazil by the defendant was not all right on anival A conTitaries was to have gone on board that
This work is alike interesting to the student | are undoubtedly several experienced men his recent injuries and the animals are said to Captain Tillett on the other side. Witness making a rush along the bulwarks (or as the Marquis of Ripon put it in respect to
of botany and to the practical gardener, comprises a large number of plants which
and
for
the convenience of reference are stranged in
separate groups and are headed with their
brdinary and botanical names.
THE CULTIVATION OF FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT TREES, &,
is practically dealt with, and Pruning, Grafting, and Manuring thoroughly explained.
Price $7.50..
A. 5. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
The Hongkong Dispensary. ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 4th September, 1893.
DEATH.
At Amoy, on the roth instant, R. HILLWIG,
The
Hongkong Lelegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1893.
Is
THE COLONIAL TREASURERSHIP, Tax following is an extract from a note sent us this morning by a reliable correspondent:-
to
J. A. E. Chaudet, one of the passengers on the picnic, gave ble story of the row, somewhat similar to the evidence given yesterday. Wit- nces was not near the scene of the disturbance, bat beard it from the extreme baw. Afterwards witness took the wheel. In view of the possi bility of somebody belag thrown overboard in the row, witness starboarded to come nearer to the land. Then the engines stopped or slowed, As will be seen by advertisement, Professor Afterwards witness felt the wheel being revolved Max' menagerie at West Point se-opens to out of bis hands, to port the helm. A Chiaman morrow night. Max has quite recovered from was taking held of the wheel from behind, and be in first class form. Fortune has not treated relinquished the wheel and walked round to the enterprising proprietor of this show with any speak to Captain Tiilit, from part to stat- greatamount of fever since coming to Hongkong,board in front of the wheel. Mr. Crow said to for the menagerie has twice been, blown fato witness “Stand_by—they are going to make a smithereens by sportive tpphoons. However, rush; they have just made one to Three or four will meet with its just mead of public support. The Shanghal correspondent of a Tenkla paper, after pointing cut that three-fifths of the vessels calling at that post are British, as ag-inst two par maksam French, goes on to state that simost Tovage to Europe, but the tedions railway everybody prefers the French mall boats for the
handicap. He suggests that the M. M. steamers, like the P. & O. and N. D. L, should call at some English port and thus secure the through
riff
in various capacities quite competent for the post, but they are not " passed cadets" and on that account long service and approved efficiency go for nothing and are ignored. Nothing can be more certain than the somewhat depressing circum. I with a third start ii le lo ba hoped that the show | Chinese were conferring with angry words and.-actually #rusfed." On turning again he saw stance that there is not a single "passed cadet" in the Service competent for the vacant post, and against such a stubborn fact the Influence of the friends of rival candidates should be of no avail. If the posts of Governor, Commander-in-Chief, Commodore, Chief Justice, or aven Director of the Observatory were to fall journey across France to England is a heavy asked in mutllated English "What for you no Witness thought the man was drunkara
vacant, the "passed cadets" would at once take the field as applicants: Could satire on this rotten and flagrantly costly cadet system go any further
TELEGRAMS.
THE SHERMAN ACT REPEAL DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
LONDON, October 13th At Washington the Senate has begun con tinuous sitting in order to secure the votes upon the repeal of the Sherman Act. The cloak rooms have been fitted up with couches and special strangements made for refreshments. Senator Allen spoke for fifteen hours fa fares of repeal. The repeaters defeated one free coln ́age amendment, the debate continues.
AMERICA'S GOLD RESERVE,
menacing looks, but immediately collapsed. Witness then went forward to where Cheang Yau was deposited. Whilst at the wheel witness had noticed group of objects pass by him, centred round something. He now saw Cheung Yan reclining in the extreme bow of the boat, looked up; then Mr. Adamson came up and partly supported by a stanchion. The man
go full speed Englishman o. talked you." saw defendant next on Monday, about 10 a.m., in have not yet done owing to the fact that their the hospital, standing looking out of the window. number of carpenters are engagert on the Joby quarters have not been fited up. Quite a large Witness asked What about last Saturday but as I have not yet been invited to inspect the night and defendant immediately sat down on work I cannot pass an opinion as to whether the bed and pretended to be burt. Witness the Tetarios is at last inted out as a bond fide thought he was shamming, and itft the room coelle trader or sot. About 360 "free emigrants The first that witness knew about his being hurt will all in her-that is, should she be permitted or complaining was on reading the papers.
Cross-examined-Witness had no idea of waters, being out 9 nautical miles hom to sall at all The ship is now lying in Chinese "shamming" anti Monday morning Witness Macao, it is on the cards that the Viceroy of did not help to carry defendant to the bows of Canton or the Customs authorities at Lappa will the lensch, but was keeping back the Chinese, have something to say with reference to her The whale and there were two or more chiarse, he though departure, that is, if she is not provided with were two or more Chlaese; he thought the necessary papers from the Chinese Govern they were going to prevent placing the man menk under restraint Witness thus helped to get tha
The man replied, sccompanying the words by gestures, and in a strong voice, bot his speech was incoherent and witness did not gather the nature of his reply. The man seemed strong and well, A FRENCH physician who has studied the habit not like a man with a grievance, and the tone of of nail biting carefully and scientifically for some his voice seemed rather spelogetic. Wimes years, announces that the practice, which he never touched the man-never had an apporte digalfies with the name of onychophagy, prevails|nity, and never was near him in the 109. to a deplorable extent among the school children Mr. Philippo aid he would not ask the of Parle, More than one-fourth of the boy witness anything about Mr. Farmer, as his pupils in the public schools are confirmed Worship had objected. nail biters, among the girls the percentage la larger. The habit, the doctor said, is due to nervousness, and he proposed to cure it by mains of hypnotle “ruggestion."
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Witness:-At the same time, is view of the publicity which has been given in a press, and the foul and isise aspersions cast upon us--
His Worship -I have nothing da with
what the press does the press puts in man put under restraint. Witness told the man The bamar which was held 'n fértofght since THE Formosa Trading Company's steamer Cars "laughter" "here and there also, but I do not so follow Mt. Frutera ordena; air. Wood also had a decidedly unpleasant experience while take that down, and I bave nothing to do with spoke to the defendant; then Mr. Quin also spoke lying at anchor in Tamrol barbour during the
to bim. It might have been tint Mr. Anderson gale of the 6th lost. Owing to the beavy rains Cross-examined: Witness would not say he and others might have given the man other that had fallen, a tremendous body of water was was singing, as ke did not know whether he had
orders. Witasis could not say who fint gave sweeping down the river and this, together
Car? | ba gavA -Tong with masteal accompaniment.
The gold reserve in the United States Tray the force of the wind, was too much for the with musical talent enough to justify the terms; but the order to hesvs up the anchor, or who † Pot" the present, however," the scope of its
has fallen to eighty-seven million dollars, the cables, which, with a sudden susp, parted in twain and the vessel was driven on to one of the smallest amount on record.
banks, Luckily the bottom was seft mod and eventually the vessel was got off without having sustained any demago whatever.
THE "DENBIGHSHIRE" FLOATED. We are indebted to Merers. Dodwell, Carlill & Co. for the following :----
KOBE-October 13th.
Koalised no less than $1,040-not st. all a mean sum considering the state of local finance. ***"The "aply Immovement in sny Government department work of site, le the establishment of a montly-order office by the Post-offes people.
The Home of Mercy is in lacks way. The business will be limited to Portuguese possessions, winning ticket in last month's lottery was not sold, consequently the poise falls into the hands. of the promoters, Had it not been for this stroke of fortune life said she House would have Beek Beavily b
· hit, for some 1,400 tickets remainadi.
Pabr poverty stricken Macao, already over
further""_"lasts of that galling draught. The
Witness first thought the man was drunk It was one of Moody and Sankey's tahes ordered half speed. "Anybody might have done the only one which he could remember. Then when he refused to obey orders and he heard the row, and on turning to look he saw angrily, and said he had been ordered okah there was nobody at the wheel. Witness Witness made no sxamination to też if the man |
therefore went to the wheel, and on the way he
was drunk ; did not see aby bjes such as all saw the struggle. Afterwarde ke saw the by anybody. There was a Preat deal of shouting. THE " Boa Mots of Sydney Smith and Richard defendant on the starboard side, at a stanchion Witness saw the defiant being held down on old Brinsley Sheridan" is the title of a new book just abait the wheel; head slightly turned alt, deck, bet sul not say by whom. Did Est The Denbighshire has been floated, and her Here are a few of Sydney Smith's witticiemts and one band round the stanchion, There were beat Mr. andet playing the piano at all during whelmed lih teration, is to be treated to
My house is just now fall of cousins. They two or three persons standing round Wiss the Yaw; did not hear any plane then, nor any Home Government has advised the Exchequer damaged cargo is now being discharged.
are all first coastas, and I wish them-once to understood that Mr. Fraser organised the Moody and Sankey moved,” When that showy Mms. 3, appears plente. When wimam fint heard the tow anywhere, though there to no ganison within somebody skid #It is a drunken Chinamanj
LOCAL AND GENERAL;
**It will doubtless Interest you to know that the friends of Mr. SzacOmar SMITH and Mr. A. M. THOMSON are both confident of the Treasurership. It is needless to say that both these comparatively Juvenile and Inexperienced officials are quite ignorant of finance and accounts, book-keeping, etc. The only qualification they appear to possess for this responsible position is in the fact that they are 'passed cadets'
NEW YORK uses about 160,000,009 galima of and are said to have an imperfect water daily. smattering of Chinese."
Rumours. In accordance with the foregoing remarks have certainly been current in the colony for some time past, but we cannot really believe that any one In bis sober series could have regarded them seriously, or ever contemplated the possibility of such an appointment. On referring to the record of these two officials we find that Mr. Tuomas SERCOMER
Sutra became a "passed cadet in 1886, and from that time until 1890, with the exception of five months when in the capacity of acting magistrate he turned the Magistracy Into a howling wilderness, he was a clark in the Registrar General's department, He hat beën home on leave
twelva mlies the horizon is immediately clouded they are only securing bla. Then witnessce to show that Mr. Frase Mr. Wood. These additional taxes have been uncond to
Mr. Dennys said that he had no with to address the court unless judgment, was to be even forthwith to which can be word Chesne
Yau, now some weeks ago,
Mr. Philippe announced that his case was now to call for tenders for the following monopolies copcinded; Captain Tilett was to have been The Importation, exportation and suis, of with major." The Church's ordinances of played the plane for a few moments, and but was sick. There was already ample kerene, sunpowder, salt-peira and valp? ur. feasts and fasts are tolerably well kept up. The then went to the wheel. He did not think the and BC. Conder what Moses a recoup the Government for tosses sustained slah keep the feasis and the poor the fatia" defendant's abouts ludicated palm Ho did not had said. He was filing to leave the case in through the fuctuation of exchange. The As of 83,500 le missing from the Godown out is the only teen of the scod thing see defendant renting of wing sedited; the his Worship's hands without saying any mora. porre classes of course murmar the le pro Company's compradore-office. So is a Chiness to have at my feet." Of the good things first he noticed of the defendant was where
Lerations against additional taxation (le attributed to Sheridan: these see a samples described, lying a reclining. Witness €4
is a hard battle with thousands here) hat clerk who got leave inst week.
-Two Royal dukes meeting Sheridan, officer of the Civil Service, and had nu nautics)
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they, munnur in vain. "The Government needs declared that they were discussing whether training he took the wheel because nobody
mercy and nothing will turn it from fix squealeg he were more fool or rogut, and focularly asked was steering, and so the vessel was in danger.eview some of the celdence giren for Cheung
polley. A wise monopoly is the next " Industry his own epision. Bowing and taking each by He turned the launch towards the land. Between
spoken ofthes, perhaps, the last remaining an arm to replied Why, f faith, beilevindiquer, and the row would be about an hour and
Inxury of long soffering humanity will be toped. am between both.” Everyone knows how quarter-there had been six or eight songs. Sheridan "went to the jaws On being told Some of the party wore to go to supper at 11.30
A bicgaet was fant night'
vendered
to Di end, he said he was glad to be. Some of the not say how many men were found the Chins-
¿Espectárás D Almeida at the Boa Vista Hotel! once that the lost tribes of Insel had been he thought it was a general invitation, and a
hear he bad not know of anybody not being invited. Could
and i was quits; recherché affair. The miliary band was in attendance and played man—it was all blurred and indistinct. The
good selection of appropriate music. Tha Europeans were not standing together, an if ex-
́occasion was the early departure of this popular: pecting a rush of the Chinese.
On the ith instant defalbe news of the break- modico to Timor j. In fact he salls in the 2- mod down of Gap Rock Lighthouse was recurret. A Compaor's steamship Guthrie on Sunday or here through Lapitala Fordu, of the P. & C. | Monday mest, kad leavej a Kost of friends undz steamer Clyde, Sloos that time various rumours |- patienté bolid king,
Young mother-"How many kinds of calls medicine have you?"
Druggist-Dosens of fem, ma'am. How many kinds of colic is your baby troubled with A LARGE SIGRID Saw-milli, fired with the best on the 23d alt at Ben-buy, by the Tonkin modern appliances, was opened with great felas Timber and Trading Co., Limited,
bart things were sold by Sheridan's son, Tóm.
A REGULAR Convocation of Victoris Chapter, When bis father mat big the first time after the No. 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall | youth's martiago with the assuranon that he had Zetland Street, on day, the 20th Instant, at 8,30 made his will and cut him off with a shlling for o p.m. precisaly," Visiting brethren Key cor- - "You don't happen to have the shiling about 1.Mally invited..
you now, sir, do you ?”! -
By the Court Witness could not remember whether there was a light near the whe^i, There was no light at the piano. The cabin
His Worship said he would look over all the ayldesce carefully, and would give adigunent en Monday next, at noon.
THE GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.
PARTICULARS OF THE DAMAGING"