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is not proceeding as favourably as could be LAFT Saturday night the Staff Sergeants of the Royal Englacers gave a very successful smoking concert at their quarters.
wished.
A GOVERNMENT REVERSE.
GENERAL ECHALUCE, newly appointed Assistant Governor of the Philippines, left Barcelona for Manila on the roth fast by the Isla de Mindanao.
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Our confrères of the Bangkok prons are having An amendment to the Parish Counelis BIII, | a bigh old time in calling each other names thAT AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. are the reverse of complimentary. Some lively proposing to enfranchise women, has been caribel proceedings are looming in the near distance. ried against the Government by a majority of 33.
SIAM AND THE POWERS.
FARIS, November roth, Lord Kimberjoy, speaking at the annual banquet given by the Lord Mayor of London, asserted in somewhat general terms the Interests of Great Britain in Sism. Sfr C. Dlike and the Hon, G. Carson have given notice of questions CHOCOLATE ALMONDS. | in the House of Commons as to Slam, FANCY BOXES of SWEETS of various kinds
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A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No.precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. 1026, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland As Indicated in these enlomna weeks ago would Street, on Wednesday, the 22nd instant, at 30 probably be the case, Mr. T G. Scott has been for 9 am. precisely. Visiting brethren are
Appointed Mluister Resident in Bangkok for cordially invited.
Great Britain, offs Capt. H. M. Jones, V.C., who goes home on leave.
THE Imperial Maritime Chinese Cu.toms an- nounce that the exhibition of the Lao-Pleh-Shan Promontory light will be discontinued each year on the 15th December and resumed on the 1st March following:
The strike of tramway men in Marsellles is Ms. H. J. Ganox, of this colony, was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court at Shanghai hy Chief Justice Hannen on the 14th lust. M. Gedge will represent Messrs. Johnson, Stakes ́and Master in the Model Settlement
FRANCE AND DAHOMEY,
November 11th. King Behansin, of Dahomey, has sent envoys
them or even to receive them.
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REFERRING to the arrival in Singapore of the to Paris, but the Ministers refuse to treat with Co.'s new steamer Yoan, the Times belleves" she is to be permanently on the Eastern Station," Mr. Ardot Reld, the guiding light of our Slogapore contemporary, is certainly a most unique specimen of modern journalism,
THE ANARCHISTS IN SPAIN. A state of alege has been proclaimed in Barcelons on account of the recent dynamite outrages, and forty alleged Anarchists who hayo been arrested will be tried immediately by
court-martial.
MADRID, November rath.
Ar the annual meeting of the Shanghat: Paper Hunt Club, held on November-asth, the follow- ing gentlemen, were elected Stewards for the coming seasonMessrs. Frank Maitland, (Master), Dudgeon, Crawford, Midwood, Ays. cough, Perrott and Soater. Mr. Arscough agreed to perform the duties of Honorary Secretary,
The police have found ten dynamite bombs In the house of a supposed Anarchist named Fontanals These Infernal machines are of theTHERE will be a football match ander Rugby same pattern as the two which caused such rules," Club . Officers of the navy," to-morrow; damage to the Lyceum Theatre here recently. kick off 4.30 p.m. The Club team is as follows:-
Lients, Jordan, S.LL, Strick, S.L.L., Smythe, S.L.I., Mr. F. W. Wella, Lieut. Stevenson, R.A., Capta. Steward, R.E, Welman, S.LI, Lleats, Masefield, S.L1., Markham, S.LL, Robinson, S.LT, Luard, S.-L. Payn, S.I.1., Messrs. E. S. Exckió), E. Ezekiel, and Dr. Atkinson.
THE SANTANDER CALAMITY,
November 15th.
The local authorities at Santander have ascertained that the damage done to bolldings In the town by the explosion on the dynamite laden steamer Machtchaco amounts to eleven
million dollars.
THE MEKONG.
M. CHAILLET, of the Tonkin Customs, engaged about four or five hundred Chloese, lacluding a number of soldiers from across the border, for road-making in Cochin-China. They were to
get to a month and a sleeping-mat thrown in: PARIS, November 13th. but after getting their first month's pay and the The Times states that some Laotians who mat, in advance. they nearly all bolted, on the refused to work for the French on roads about. Chaillet only got 41 of them to Halphong.
eys of departure for the scene of operations; and
the Mekong have been shot by the French In |- consequence.
THE WAR IN MOROCCO.
MADRID, November 11th. The Sultan of Morocco bas sent an envoy to
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improved quotations, and altogether confidence appears to be returning rapidly,
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS, (Before Chief Justice Fielding Clarke.) November 20th.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
A field of eleven members turnert up on Saturday to compete at you and Soo yards for the Long Range cup and spoons, The_cup_was won for the Brst time by Comdr. Asho, R.N with the respectable net total of 83, and be also secured the handicap spoon.. Mr, Mann won the net spoen. Appended are the scores :----
Bo Agro Hp Net yards, yarda, pita, painia, tozal
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GUY FAWKIS, Kwok Tim was charged with demanding money with menaces, and causing hart to Un Kam by an explosion. Mr. W. M. Good. Johnson, Crown Solicitor, conducted the pro- tuan, Attorney General, Instructed by Mr. A. B. secution, and the defendant was unassisted by in Wat
conneel
The following jury was sworn 2——
J. D. Lapralk, A. M. R. Pereira, F. M. Lopes, R. Lang, H. C. Macleno, J. E. Gomes, and G. A. Yvanovitch.
Cammr. Asha R N....... Lake Howell SLL
Capt. Palmer
Lieut. Col. Mulcahy.. Lien Col. Robinson Majse Kyton, S. 2. La ma Bergt-Major Liddle
Mr. C &
Un Kam, an aged cripple, stated that the prisoner had formerly been employed as coolle by him, but was dismissed some four months ngo, On the 7th lust, they had an interview, at forming a "Chambre Syndicale de Commerce A NUMBER of leading Erench Colenials Kre
which the prisoner deminded $26, which he Colonial" which appears, according to the pro-wearing, Very well, if you will not pay claimed as due to him. Witness refused to pay, then produced a packet of gun- spectas given in our Tonkin contemporasles, to powder, be somewhat similar to our Imperial Institute.
H.M.S. Archer arrived at Shanghai from Chefoo and Welbstwel on the 13th Inst. A Shanghai contemporary states that the Railier was sent ouf to meet Ker and Warn her of a shallow patch near Buah Island, that ( not marked on the charti,
SAYS the N. & Daily News:-Mesurs, G, K. F. Brutton and George Miller have been elected 131 and 2nd Lieutenants respectively of the Nordenfelt section of the S. V. C. Mr. F. H. Haskell, sentor sergeant, whose name had been brought forward for both posts, declined to stand as a candidate.
A "PIRATE!" from Keban, caught in an sict of vendatia agulost the local mandarin, was executed at Hansi on the roth inst. His head was taken off at a single ent of a Japanese sword. Four other pirates are in Halphong gaat awaiting wentence; one, a woman, may be only Imprisoned, but the rest will probably be "abortened."
A PROCLAMATION by the Shanghai magistrate calls upon the followers of Buddha of that city to *pen their purses and contribute towards the fund that is required to pay for a complete over« haul of the temple of the Native City God, inside the north gate. The proclamation further adds that the dilapidated appearance of the present temple is a disgrace to the city.
THE P. & O. steamer Roseila, which arrived
here yesterday from London, vil Singapore, had a very stormy run up from Sloganore falling in with heavy north-west gales off Polo Sapato, accompanied with heavy rain and a high con- fused sea which resulted in large volumes of water being shipped fore and aft. The mall. some damage done.
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me, we will die together," He then struck and applied a match, and an explosion followed, The badly burned, and so was the refin himself. old man and bla tittie grand-daughter were very Witness was blackened all over the lower part of his face.
His lordship: But won't that wash off? Witness: I do not like to try; washing is painful, and I have never washed since that day! His lordship And your hands, I see they are the same colour as your face--quite black.
Witness -Oh, that is not burnt, that is only disti
Corroborative evidenco having been given as to the explosion, the jury unanimously convicted the prisoner, who was sentenced by his lordship to three years' hard labour, 199
SHOCKING SUICIDE IN CANTON--
The numeroni frlende of Mr. H. Bodler, Els Imperial German Majesty's Consul at Canton, will regret to hear that Mr. Badler shot himself fatally last Saturday night, and that the funeral took place yesterday afternoon.
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(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Chefoo, November 7th, 1991. -
gate. The inhablinuts, who casat brave
Our season, one of the most pleasant, may now be looked upon as over. The last swallow har
winter blasts, are looking to their fires. . Añ Interesting ceremony took place yesterday, Race Meeting, which afforded the residents so when the owners of ponies at the Autumn much enjoyment in training their posies, and visitors so much pleasure in seeing them ron, presented the Clerk of the Course, Mr. A. R Donnelly, and the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. E. T. Pym, each with a silver cap, in recogni tlon of the good services they had done them in bringing to success an unusually good three days” sport. None were more surprised than the recipients.
November 11th.
It has been knowing this mornlog and two or three of the highest hills are covered with snoW. The weather la cold, but bracing.-Shanghat Mercury,
FIJI'S NAVY.
THE SMALLEST IN THE WORLD-AN TIGHTY TON BOAT. The new Fijian navy-consisting of one vessel Is Dow being constructed at the North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand, by Mr. W. Holmes, shipbuilder, in order to replace the Auckland. built schooner Clyde, belonging to the Fill government, which was recently wrecked in the
Mr. Badler came out to China as an Assistant in the Customs Service la 1870 and was stationed Nagpo. In 1974 be, being an accomplished At Swatow, belog afterwards transferred to
Chinese scholar, left the Customs to join the German Consular Service, his first appointment groun. The craft which Mr. Holmes Amey. In 1884 he was appointed Vice Consul being that of Interpreter in the Consulate at building, to the order of Sir John R. Thurston, governor of Fijl and high commissioner of the
be was Acting Consul and Imperial Commis-
Western Pacific, is a vessel of between 70 and at Jenchuan, Corea, and the following year
80 tons burden, to be sirged sa x fore-and-aft sioner at Seoul, Shortly thereafter he married schooner, and is to be fitted with an auxillary Miss von Möllendorff, the sister of Mr. P. G.
screw and englaes, which are expected to give, von Möllendorff, Chief Commissioner of Customs her a speed of about five knots. Fersall power in Corea and Adviser to the Foreign Office, whom however, will be mainly relied upon la the islands he met at Mr. P. G. von Mollendorff's residence and she is to be loftily sparred. Mr. Holmes in Seoul In 1836 he was appointed Vice-Consul has got the schooner well under way on the at Swatow, and in 1887 was promoted to be stocks, and he expects to launch ber at the Shore Consul at Canton, which post he held up to the bout the end of next month. The vessel, which is to be named the Clyde, will sall for time of his death. In 1800 he was abrent on months ago he again went boste on short charge of Captain Callaghan, of Fiji, who is row leave, the reason for his going on the latter in Auckland. The planking of the vessel is now with regard to bis eyes. He returned to accarton belog to obtafe the advice of specialists about completed. The schooner's dimensions are: Length, go feet; beam, x7 feet; depth, 6
tocking quite careworn and apparently none Chỉux in the Bayern on the agih uliimo,
feet. She is diagonal-bolik, of Saurf timber, with pohutukawa knees and tron beams. She the better for his trip to the old eruntries will be ensined by Mr. Bach, of Hobson street Mr. Badler was an accomplished scholar, every Har maismaat will be 55 feet in height, and her lech gentleman, a secat inusician, the moving foremast 52 fect. She is being built with a longe missed by all who knew him. No resson for the unfortunate act can be assigned by any one. who knew Mr. Badler, and the cause is therefore
punish the Kables Moor, on account of their "remember that syncope will not occur for two sorting-room was flooded by one big sex, 'and | leave, returning the following year, and a few Fiji about the end of next manth, under the
continued firing on Melilla. The Spanish euglacers are progressing rapidly with the con- struction of the forts as to which the trouble Erose. Two more regiments have gone to the provided that you do not hurry." Never to the Great down to the week after the death of
front. The triberen kayo bad a fight among FINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME, GUAVA, themselves. The leader of the Moorish cavalry has been killed in action with the Spaniards,
and other...
FRUIT JELLIES in great variety.
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and many of the Moors are dispersing,
The British squadron has left Gibraltar, The Lord Mayor of London, at a banquet on the 9th, in proposing the health of Mr. Gladstone, wald that England sympaibised with Spain to the Morocco question.
November 13th.
Prince Antonio sails to-morrow for Melilla to join the forces operating against the Moors,
To-morrow 10,000 "Mauser" rifles and a large quantity of ammunition and war material will be shipped for Melilla.
To-day there was an energetic cannonada of the Moorish position by all the Spanish ships and forts.. The Infantry has taken up quarters
Kround the forts.
General Macías has expelled from the garrison an English newspaper correspondent.
The British authorities at Gibraltar have
FROM the day of the secession of Frederick the Emperor Frederick, says a contemporary the cuisine department in the palaces of the Kings of Prussia was under the direction
to of French cheft. The prerent Emperor, hands of German cooks, and the French language was banished from the mus. After of this regime the Emperor bas
FRENCH surgeons, it is-sald, were often astounded at the consummate coolness of the late Dr. Nealton when performing operations. He held that there was little danger when a surgeon knew what he was about. If you have the misfortune to cut an artery," he would say, minutes, and death only about as long after, Four minutes la four times as long it is secessary to place a ligature on a blood vessel, hurry was one of the elements of his power, INTERESTING Item from the Slam Free Frer of November 7tb: Mr. Cheetham arrived by the steamship Tatchtow trom. Hoogkoaz Ha however, placed his kitchen entirely in the spirit in society and a man who will be greatly | poop, and her cabin will accommodate twelve will act as accountant of Messte, Jardine, Mr. J. G. Jones, who leaves for Europe in Matheson, & Co. on the Korat Railway, replacing the course of the week. Mr. Cheetham is well-solved to return to the practice of his predeces-wrapped in mystery. knowo to Shanghal and Hongkong, where he is sors, and two French chefe of high reputation very popular." We live and learn. If the recently arrived at Potsdam; but his Majesty gentleman referred to in the foregoing extract is has ordered that the German manus ara to "well known and very popular" in Hongkong, remain in use. we must have been going' round with our eyes shut for nearly twenty years. But as a matter of fact Mr. Cheetham is an absolutely unknown quantity in this colony; la Shanghal, we believe, he bears the reputation of being a good fellow,
Thus the St. Louis Republic on the influence of work over bodily health-Industry is aan Itary. Our faculties of body, mind and spirit were created for use. Exercise develops the body, | study keeps the mind healthy, worship and good works preserve the spirit. Idleness distempers all our powers. If wause a part only and-dirase the rest then we are one-ridedly strong, and weak on the Idie side of our being. A railroad
five years
A STRAITS cadet, one of the paual sort apparently, has been furnishing our Singapore afternoon contemporary with vainable "copy. Here it is in all its nakedness, and we are only in doubt as to which in the bigger Idiot, the editor or the official Incubus :-"That young Cantoness scholar, Mr. G. Litton, who is studying in the Canton provinces as a cadet for service in Singapore, writes to a correspondent as follows from the bowels of Hainan - A line to tell you I have got to Nadan, or borders of Lee- Land, after a go miles' walk, and three nights in the most indescribably beastly places I ever was to. However, I sms very fit and cheerful and
SIAM NOTES:
Bangkok, November 9th, 1893. Eleven mining concessions, out of twenty-two, were granted by the Minister for Agriculture and Mines on Friday.
A syndicate, composed of Bangkok and Hong- kong capitalists, has purchased the Sameen Rice mill. Mr. Maclachlan is to be the engineer,
According to mall advices, Mr. T. L. Williamese has taken unto himself a wife. The lady is a widow, and is said to have £13,000 and a family,
An old man was nearly killed by an alligator at the Dow Kanong river, a day or two ago. On Monday man was half-esten by another alligator, at Klong Led, near the Borispah Court, Capt. Jones, H.B.M. Minister Resident, here, swift and constant passage of trains brightens is utterly unlike anything have seen in China replaced by Mr. J. G. Scott. He had intended the steel and actually preserves it So bitherto Sandy, population sparse, and celd going home some months ago, but w
persons. She is a shapely-looking craft. and will be a great improvement on the old Clyde, Callaghan was commander-la-chief of the which was only some 30 tone burden, Captain Fijl "navy" when it was recently lest on the coast of Vaans Levu, and he will hold the sama position again when Mr. Holmes has finished ike new one-Auckland Herald.
THE WORLD'S QUEENS,
The Queen of the Belglans is reputed to be one of the best living performers on the harp.
Queen Margherlia of Italy, on the occasion of her silver wedding-day, received among other things over 22,000 begging letters.
The Empress of Austria is said to spend nearly half the day in having ber hair cared for. Der log this time she is read to, and smokes cigarettes,
Queen Victoris is superstitious about precious stones. She invariably wears a chrysophrase in one form or another, this stone being thought it beautifal, too.
of handsome and artistic designs, suitable to all refied a thousand cases of Remington rides, kis rast out long before it will wear out. The off into the wilds to-morrow. The country here I will proceed home on leare, and be to bring nothing but good luck, She considers
tastes and at moderate prices,
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Hongkong, 3rd November, 1893.
DIRTH.
At South Cape of Formoss, on the 13th Nov., Mrs. RATCLIFFE, of a daughter. Home papers please copy.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
Aguariach.
which there might be need for such increase."
November 16tk.
This is the sort of "rat," that our friend Arnot Reid, Camlachie's 'very own and the only journalist in the Far East (by his own confession), throws off his chest in the Siralle Times:
Last night (November 6th) Capt. Jones, British Minister Realdent, took leave of his Majesty at an audience, and Mr. J. G. Scott, the now Charga daffaires, together with Mr. Beckett, acting Consul at Chiangmal, were presented.
is it with the complex natere of man. Uid bracing air. All sorts of languages spoke.) "vested, owing to the Franco-Slamere trouble. means e-the more use (within legitimate limita) the more life. Moreover, industry la moral safeguard. Idleness breads temptation. Indeed, we cannot be idle. If our powers are at exercised in well-deing they will be occupied in ill-doing, There a world of sound pallosophy in the familiar lines of Walta: "Salan Honest labar preempts body, mind and spirit and
will find some mischief still for idle hands to do.”
holds them in service for morality, "
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bilia and is lost in the desert to
A
Princess of Roumante, has made considerable Princess Marie of Edinburgh, now the Crown progress in mastering the language of her new country, and her maids of honor are much astonished at her facility in conversation, hood devoted to the reformation of criminals, The Queen of Greece is president of a sister-
Archduchess Stephanie la lecket containing and she personally visits prisoners.
das of her mother, the Queen of the the portrait of her little daughter on one side
The only ornament ever worn by the widowed
Belelans, on the other,
The Empress of Austria has to give a written receipt for the state jewels every time she wears them, and her majesty, as a result, usually con tents herself with her private collection, which is worth now and a half million dollars.
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THE END OF THE WORLD.
which were being smuggled. (Query-by Moors, or by Spanish Anarchists ?)
November 13th. General Maclan has taken steps to prevent foreign officials staying in Mella.
The Sultan of Morocco has commanded the Riff tribes to suspend hostilities against Melilla, Spending arrangements with Spain auto changing the site of the objectionable fort at Sidi
Funck by Sir John Tenniel is entitled Masters day for lesubordination, at the instance
"The leading cartoon in the currant issue of
A ssilor employed on the Amoy was sentenced 15 daya' imprisonment by the German Consul TO SUBSCRIBERS.
atitude forcing Siam to sign the new treaty. Gael, as there is no consular prison: attached to More Spanish troops are being sent.
ly Inactivity representing France in a defiant of Capt, Wall, He was sent to the Siamese
SUBSCRIBERS
November 14th.
whilst John Bull, sitting by smoking, remarks r THE HONGKONG TO
The Moors are Incressing In numbers, and
Treaty or no treaty, I shall do the trade all the German Legation in Bangkok
correspondent says that at Champary, an TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPEONFULLY || have completely invested the outlying forts, A RECENT work on sanitary engineering says the same. The accompanying verses point out the west, court of the Peninsula, chofera and The Spanish troops are to advance into the that the city of Damascus possesses, in all protest Joan Bolt doesn't care for treaties so long small-pos are prevalent By command of His HEMINDED THAT 'ALL' KPESCRIPTIONS | enemy's country next week.
babilly, the oldest water-works in the world, as he has the trade," November 15th. Damascus is the most ancient of existing cities,
Majesty vaccinators have been sent down. "Sitting by smoking" is altogether too good Unless they get more lymph chan is allowed to MUST BE PAID IN ADVANOB,
An Immediate rupture in the Cabinet is ex-baring seen the size and fall of the Greek and for Far Eastern Journalism Amol should pitch the local hospital the inoculations will alsognt to pected. The Minister for War wishes to go to and Jerusalem. When taken by one already does not enter into the provinca of fourniem.
Roman empires, of Babylon, Ninevah, Palmyrs his tent in Texarer-well, never mind, but some about one a week.
Saracens where where knowledge of the Roglish language On Friday Melllls, but there is great opposition,
alabt the royal yacht Staida, when From the Romans the water-worka The English press is agitating for an increase existed, and it is probable that the Romans the Editor of the Stralis Times is oblivious Coming down siven with another bost in tow M. Camble Flammarion says that in all pro- in the British Navy, on account of the combined constructed the works which will edit med 6f the fact, which is patent to warybody sustalaing ether damage. The casually was due which threaten it, our planet will die, not of te fouled the Regent, and lost her foremast, bealder, hability, notwithstanding all the circumstances | afrength of the French and Russian fleets, and / supply the town, Damiancun lies in a valsy | else, that Joha Bull's greatly vaunted frading to the strength of the ebb-tide, and ought to be axeeldent, but a natural death, That death will on the river Abans, which flows from The manapoly surely and swiftly drifting into the warning to the authorities not to allow any of be the consequence of the extinction of the suo, points to the Malfils disturbance as a case in Taboo town. In spite of a copious supply | strongly recommend, fn áll good feeling, that i circumstances. -- 192AN PEASYGROWEY || zało will give it on the one hand 17,000,000 years
of the hands
our German cousins-why, then we their vessels to steam down the river under such in 20,000,000 years or more--perhaps 30,000,000. of excellent water, Damascus has had no, Lord Salisbury's admirer should make tracks for
—since fis condensation at a relatively moderato On Friday afternosti ene Ata Cabinet meeting tooda y x second despatch, the double canalization for water supply and East need not necessarily be a fool.
immually from epidemics, owing to the fact that Camiachie by first mail. A journalist in the Faren at the operation cut his throat because of existence, while, on the other hand, the inevit received to-day from the Sultan of Morocco, was drainage, being more or less leaky, saturated the
He was respected of theft Dr. Hay stitched able fall of metams into the sun may double this read. He repeats his assurances of friendship | soil and raised the spring level nearly to
|wound. * Shortly afterwards ka teled to number. Even supposing the duration of the the
IM reference to Mr. Henniker Heaton's tour stringle himself, but was stopped after on be us to be prolonged to 10,000,000 years it is still towards Spain, and says that he has instructed surface, and the sewers are rarely if ever cleaned, and the world during the pretest recess, the jamped up, tore off his clothes, d'iciped into. Incontestable that the radiation from the sun cools ble brother to proceed to the place of disturbance are not systematically ventilated, and they pass Westminster Review says: Whatever other the street. He was promptly followed, it being it, and that the temperature of all bodies tends to
under many of the houses, It la not surprising, and quell the turbulenen of the natives, stop therefore, that Damascas is and always has been members may be, Mr. Henniker Heaton is not feared that he would mer into the "Palace, in aequilibrium. Then the earth and all the other them from interfering with the erection of the | an insalubrious town,,
exhausted by the labours of the Session. He which case his employers would have to pay planets of our systers will cease to be the abode has been poking fun at the Fort Office again | Ter. So as a fine for not sending him to the of life. They will be erased from the great book, fort at Sidi Aguariach, on ground to be ceded permanently to Spain, and ensure the punish. THE amount of sliver in France is a difficult pro- Mr. Heat gather Suppressed Report asylum. He was not caught however, according and will revolve, black, cemeteries, around the
hag a pretty turn for Irony, and to our Informant-Siam Olteren.
extinguished sun. blem to solve. It has been variously estimated this makes his report worth reading, in a
Will these planets continue to dlat even At: from $400,000,000 to $800,000,000. The literary regant as well as for other sERSODE
then? Yes, probably, in the case of Jupiter and United States Mint Director in a recent tabulaled Here is a
It is the
perkapa Saturn, Hoy beyond a doubt, for the statement of moneys in the different countries of Postmaster-General who is supposed to be re-
mall bodies such as the earth, Venus, Mars, the world, puts the amcant at $700,000,000, porting to the Treasury] that we have been able
Hemmy and the moon. Already: the moon of which $50,000,000 fa token money and
|_ to have, preceded us toward the final extent, although the, letter postage has not red here on. Vriday" last j ́sa a hurricade was Sistedcal Department [ the
benrated. We have reduced the sise of the cards blowing at the time the fire spread rapidly. The the earth toward the same destiny. Venus, head of the French Ministry, estimates the siding, we selure to sell one for less than Id., which Chinese worked splendidly and subdued the das- younger than our planet, will doubiless survive
$500,000,000, of which
is held do $255,000,000
do not like to pay ; and we haya set our faces familles were rendered homeless,langriking lottality, much faster than this...and loses its heat, by the Bank of France. The Belgian Minister Hike's wall agulast the use of a plain card bear- We hear that the prefect has given a free burial From century to century, from year to year, from of Flandco estimates the total at $410,002,000 logam adhesive stamp" And again. ground to the people. ; - The place is outside the day to day, from hom to hear, the surface of the A member of the American Congress pass the Express Delivery I have thought it my duty morik gate. The common people say that this is earths is transformed. On the one hand the amount at $800,000,000, and thinks the Uslied, frankly to mallest the dislike of the express | ts privast body-enatching on the put" of the continents are crumbling away and becoming State ought to be able to keep to circulation as service entertained by the Department. These foreigners who live na the Ellenside the war carered by: Lise song which Insensibly and by much sliver 装 France, or $800,000,000. Hala Auerying processes are highly destructiva ef gate. We sincerely hope the populace will use slow degrees tends to invade and submerge the willing that the coinsgs of the metal abeuid cease methodical habits, and fucrases the mental wear this plot, as the number of sickening an a
2'sights"on" (entire globe; on the other hand, the amount. when that amonul la reached. There are now and tane of the staff." Mr. Henolker Heaten the hill increases with the coll
Some water on the smace of the globe is diminishing. The returns of the number of visitors to the City 1611 000 000 (a fall: 1 gul, tender, and limited is also happy in kis referances to himself-from-weaks ago the Chiname put a coffin Cat Best Arora and reasonable calentation shows that The Earl of Rosebery has stated in a speech Hall Museums for the week ended New, 19th her tester kniver in the United States, hat most Post Office point of view. It would not be a gate of one of the forel cheats housin
é covered by water is 10,000,000 sións, wharaka Rumia and Franes une conoœned, 1 2,154;
HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1893.
TELEGRAMS.
BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES.
LONDON, November 17th.
Mr. Gladstone stated in the House of Cam.ment of all offenders, mons, that there need ɓa no fear about Great Britain's distinct naval supremacy belog upheld.
THE STRIKES. IN THE COAL TRADE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
la
CRINKLANG.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, 3
November 1318, 1898
The medialios of the Government in the { OVER three hundred houses were destroyed be£áta.000,000 is full legal tender, M. de Foc to keep down, the use of ad, post-cards so kome An extensivo Eve in the vinties quarter oCCHTS: SPOGRAggers is "much, fusthai såvanced than
dispute between the coal mine owners and the fire in Shanghai dlty on Sunday the 12th inst.
mlpers has resulted in favour of the men, who ara to remiza work on Monday on the old terms,
LOBITUARY.
Prince Alexander of Battenberg.
of:
THE U.S.S. Baltimore, the new flagship for the fall`· legal · tender - Filter forrance "at" the master, who bay one card as they want it, troying alemant," but not "anili twe i kundred us, jullese little worlds lose their elements of
Chins station, will arrive here thoitly, from Singapore.
M. W. Bшny, manager of the Raub gold Sir Robert Merier, British Ambassador to mine, wrties in rost hopeful terms of the im Russia
mediate prospects of that popular enterprise.
✨ TROUBLE AHEAD,
that the settlement of the Indian frontler quos | non sieEwropanan, 136) Chiness, 1,9983, 10ja) / of the ini laghi tender sliver in la circulation in 1 bad thing if every Department, were fitted. up: keegi, open and in venging puma-binsia kam. Four strerrun of 'erieure alone nil alio land on"
(f) the fabit of Silver entilation and Tranbury moven: | with thy k jadley)
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