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for me. They show that for a fifty-year loin, | AN earthquake was experienced at Tamsul estimating the average of exchange to remain Formosa, on the right of the 14th of November, constant, the colony would benefit by borrowing The almost terror is said to have prevalled in gold to the extent la round number of amongst the natives, but fortunately no fatalities $360,000 If the rate of interest payable were occurred. per cent. less than would be payable so silver,
$145.000 if the rate of interest were & per cent. less, and $725,000 if it were 1 per cent, less. It is by no means improbable that our loan may be raised is London at a more favourable rate of interest than
I per cent, below silver Hongkong. In that case, and subject 10! to the conditions I have mentioned, the benefi the loan was raised the average of exchange would considerably exceed $725,000. If after were to sise the benefit would proportionately increase. If it fell the benefit would diminish, but it would not be converted into a relativa loss, taking the difference of interest to be, E, and 1 per cent, respectively, until the average exchange had fallen by three-pence, four-pence, and Give-pence respectively,
THE versatile Tommy Hudson, with his popular Surprise Party, has again visited Indix Tivell Theatre, Bombay. In addion to other and at last accounts was perfarming in the attractions, Mr. Hudson has added the Steens, the famous thought readers, to his show.
A BANGKOK Contemporary observes that the for China before the blackade was declared, and thousands of Chlaɛse who cleared rom that clly
who took their Siamese wives with them, are now streaming back again. On her last trip the Phra Chula Chem Klas look over, principally Rom Swalow, no less than foo of them--and not
one of them was of the coalie class.
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Up-tol de jurnallim. Under the heading of WHAT things are coming to in the Land of the "Another blasting voriten!" » Calonl I cantem-Fit San, A vernacular newsper of the porary tells harr-wine tale of a man who ih nitima reports the following occu srstalned a bad situa'k of lock-j sw whist awear Last night, two students of a certain school, who Ing at his wife. It may savour of the implous anested to be intoxizited, were walking in the somewhat, hat te is decidedly comprehensive. Tink:]| S-tilemant whan they met ferelen gentleman in a Barikisha. They stored the nagtly handled The gentlemen posted to we and draged at the farelner, who was
the nearest unilce hex, and the stulents were Arrested On the following märking, howevnt, they were discovered on examination to have
me contravroilm of polles rezulations and acted from a drunk `n inrul", and not with any malicions intent. They were arcadinaty fined
having paid the fine were 1 charged. Piisad that the formlener was the Secretary of the German Legation.
cenderar west pocket Al rv, gat up in the known "F cenix" Fire Insurance hanging We bag in nebrawled the rec-lot of the well
aud Terteraan Hare; ali a handsome will gelendar freund be the Livernoel and Landon Mere Douglas Laprak & Co., the Hongkong Red Glebe Insurance Cimory—all three from agenta.
the Goremer of Fermass, her anticipates SAYS the Shanghai Mercury :-" Shao-Yu-Lin tenhle or wants to make a blenqueras upan contracts, the pagal mich rows for Chinese who have a say in the spending departments. We are told he is going to erect four more
wallew milions of money before they are fets are to be in foreign style, and will destlers completed."
Tytaif water to flash the sewers from the adder levels down to the sex? W 1 Eco from the hill answers "Wayland-whispers low
Ask the offic ali [
Y. u's truly,
CUSEHOLDER. Hongkong. 6th December, 1893
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mails from Vancouver up to the 13th with The Canadian Pacific Co's mail steamar Empress of Japan, Capt. GʻogyArben with
arrived in barbour this morning. For the sub- fed new items we are Indebted to the Victoria (RC.) Daily Cobwist :-
Now, the loan has been floated at 39 Ar the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. H. E. extensies festa in the virleity of the parts. The vanished man, snd the payment of this Hitta birded Rlo Janeiro, although he hoarec (ved by
in London, or one per cent, cheaper than a silver loan; and the dollar is quoted to-day at 25. 3fd. tit., or 44d. less than in January. Yet the Budget has this year TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS. been again framed on an optimistic basis --2s. 6d. average, or more than ad, in excess of the reality. In the Governor's opening address on Monday, and again In the Colonial Secretary's Budget speech yesterday, the Council was assured of an early rise in the rate of exchange; but the same song has been sung for years till hope deferred, maketh the heart sick,"
CIGARETTE CASES, CIGAR CASES, CARD CASES.
In SILVER, ELECTRÓ, SNAKE SKIN, RUSSIAN LEATHER, &c. CIGAR & CIGARETTE HOLDERS, PIPES.
Hongkong, 13th November, 1893.
a boat-woman and her daughter in the harbour Wodehouse, the coolle charged with mudar el fortaight ago, was again brought up on remand, Dr. Marques depared that he had made post- mortem examinations of the two bodies, and found that death was caused by drowning, pot brows. The case was further adjourned until Friday.
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A New York wire of the rgth ullo, states that articlesofagreement between Mitchell and Cerhett and the Olympic Club of New Orleans had been signed by the representatives of hath pugliate In n the main the articles do not differ from those [reviously signed by the men with the Coney Island Athletic Club, only that the purse is $29000 fasted of $40.000. The fabt has been fixed for a date so near the 13th December an possible,
THE "Vesishing Act” is still nopaler, and there are ever and anon fresh results to the band of mourners who chant "Oh, for the rauch of the
interviewer, who is not always careial what bill 1 Nearly a month age the Teerath company be gets leto, struck a gerize from high as Imurls used to he Honolulu, named Gardiner, and boomed him as December, this d'afegul-hed visitor was char
On the 1st of trously supplied with the hotel bill in the usual course; and that seems to have karched him out of time for he has never heas near the hotel since. The last that was seen of him was down Wanchal way, where he was squatting on the Praya wall negoticing three cash worth of peanuts from a Chisens hawker. He left in the kotel two bares, which resemble Mitchell-Inner head-only wood, and nothing more. He may
1304 Why should exchange improve? What | races, which were fixed for Monday, Tuesday ACCORDING to the latest advicex received by be a solid man, bow-ver, and if so we hope these
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will make it do so? Many people have a
A TELEGRAM pablished in a Japanese native paper states that an important seigate of forged that place. A shipping agent, by name Marais notes has been made at Bakan by the police of Molchiro, bad been under suspicion for some time past and on his house being searched no less than 2,000,000 yen of forged notes were dia. covered. It is understood that over 250 persone In that and the adj:ining prefectures are implicated.
ON the 21st ult., says the N. C. Daily News, min, azow and sleet fell heavily in Tientala ned were followed by a severe frost. As the tsb course was chequered with ice-squares, the stewards had no option but to postpone the and Wednesday last. Taku. Bar is again the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. blind faith in natural reaction"they scene of a block; on Wednesday, the day of the say that silver has gone down so low, it fall moon, there was only ft. 6in. of water, must have "touched bottom" (the Gov-allowing neither ingress nor egress. error used that expression) and it must now rise again. Why it must, they cannot say; but it must. Similarly, If a brick drops down a well, they would expect It to rise again. The fact is that, as far as Hongkong is concerned, the factors of silver depression remain, and no factor of reaction has been introduced; rather the reverse. There is just as much si ver in the world as ever there was, and less field for its disposal, through the action of the two largest users-India and the IN the course of the next few days the Chathon, United States. That is the state of silver;ge Company will have two chattered though, on the other hand, the dollar may
stesmers at work to carry the Company's pro- be protected to some extent like the
duce from the mines at Harpay to Hongkong; rupee, as Governor ROBINSON suggested dock effecting some slight repairs, having been the Norwegian co-touder Temarind, now in -perhaps the same influences which engaged to tun alternately with the Riversdale have caused the fixture of a 15. 4d. so as to effect a continuous in fux of the Hongay increasing demand for a product of which the supply is virtually unlimited.
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our Japanese exchanges Howallan affairs appear to ba a bit mixed. A private telegram, received In Tokyo, annennces the departure of an American English, German, and another for wall. Another telegram has also been. (coupler unknown) warship from San Francisco received in the same city to the effect that York for Hawall with her guardian Davis. No mention made of the much sought after and Princess Kala'ant has decided to leave New
bitterly lamented Bell
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LAST Monday, as our Shanghai moralog con- temporary of the rat last, the Commissaire and a midshipman belonging to the French man-of- shooting. They wers in plain clothes, and shot war Forfait went shore at Wassung for
pigeon, which they afterward a found was a tame one, and compensated the owner and thought they could go away, but the natives collected in made their way back to the ship and reported force and took their guns from them, so they the air to the commander, he communicated with the French Consul General, and be with
remarks may bring him back to pay up.
WASHINGTON CITY November roth, Senor Mendanras, Brix in Minister, does not believe that Admiral Molo ha again me
fusillado of shot and shall into the Br-sillan way of London, news which would Indicate that the reb-1 leader yestentsy poured a furious capital The Information, although anticlal worthy source. Sener Mindness bra no official cains, the midlater frankly states, from a trust confirmation of the report. He is in dlly. almost bounty, communication with the Billia Foreign Office, but none of bis advice, make mention of saf overt act recently on Mel'o's port. A dispatch from President Felz to, made poble in New York, contatos no refere ce to a bombard ment, and ha regards it ay unlikely that the rig bould have been abelled without the fact becoming generally known.
Admiral Mella's alrostion is described by Senor Mendoncas as a desperate one. His ships are si'l in a badly crippled condition as a result of their encounters a fortoight ago with the Government forces. He has no com
Or the question of starting horse racen a Hang. kong a correspondent who signs himself "T" Daily News as follows I did not make the supplies of food by running alongside the replies to Mr. E. H. Gore-Booth in the N. Calcation with the mainland. He secures grand mistake, he refers to, for, when waiting a costers which carry produce in Ris and Gore-Booth wished to ventliate watwhich was the de facto Government when the rebel in is my letter, I understood the only question Mr. Paying for them la scrip. This crip the minister added, will have to be deemed y crushed, which is another reason why it is desirable to end the war an speedily as possible, exhausted. His position in the barbor is such Moreover, Mello's ammuallan is going rapidly that he cannot, under any circumstances, InAct
deg pits of the capital. The government buildings and great commercial hentes are out
topon any but ibe more isolated and
the correct way to start races. When I said that a good rider could send a pony foto his bridle at once I spoke of the start and not of the race. Good riders are well aware that sending a pony the way to wla. All authorities on racing, slong at top speed throughout the race is not that I have read, state that the jackay should always get well away, however he intende riding the race. The reasons are numerous and are well known to exserienced riders. These of the range of big guns. The Peixoto govern
peny jump at the start, or even over timbers the vessels fitting out at New York are expected to Instructions I have always acted up to with suc-ment, Senor Mendoncas says, is holding is. that I quite understand how to make a horse or Grande to Peru are loyal to the President. The cess. I may also mention for his loformation The congress, the army, the several staff wi
latter pastime I enjoyed as far back as he refers
semblies and the people generally from Rio
rupee may work to fix the dollar-yet ƒ coal and thereby meet, in a measure, the ever- [ the Taotal, and the gun■ were ultimately returned to-in' the sixties-although this was not in / be of great service to Pelzato, and their arrival
the position is different here we have to deal with China, which will always use silver, and practically knows nothing of "face values" on bits of metal. If the
ABOUT half-past eight last night a fire broke out British Government sees fit to impose this on quality of rattans stored in the top floor of No. 131, Bonham Strand, and read so-called "protection," and to create, as also to the house at the hack, 117 Wing Lok the Governor suggested, a British dollar, Street. The fire birade turned out promptly that may be all right under the Union and managed to put out the flumes before they Jack; but the Chinese will still melt the spread further. The total damage is estimated bullion down, and chop it up. and rough y 1 $1.000, which is more than covered weigh it out in payments. Thus, as far Meri, Siemien & Co, and Bradky & Co. as the commerce of the Far East is The property is all owned by one man, who
was la Cantin-as usual in cases of fire. concerned, artificial or legislative protection is impossible, and the dol ar, or the currency of the Far East under any name PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME, GUAVA, whatever, must follow the fortunes of silver; and, as the Member for the Chamber of Commerce pointed out a year
financiers ago, "able
Bre already contemplating a ninepenny rupee and a dollar at 15. 4d." The rupee can perhaps be saved; the dollar, since those words were uttered, has gone steadily down as he indicated, not up, as the Government predicted then and now.
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LONDON, December 4th. A protocol has been signed by Great Britala
A BAD Ticksha accident occurred this morning ricksba with a single coolfe, was foolish enough to In lyndburat Terrace. A European, in a private go at a brisk pace down Old B-Kley Street, where Naturally, in trying to torn long Lyndhurst the gradient is little less than the side of a house. Terrace the vehicle turned over, and the occu- Central Station close by. Thence he was taken pant was picked up in sections and taken to the home, and is beleved to be deing well. After a few more such affairs, people will perhaps learn that the common or garden sickaha is no use for etter meantalareilög, steeplechasing, or pare chate performances,
Ar the next meeting of the Sanitary Board on Thursday, December 7th, at 415 pm, the following will be the Agenda-1. Colonial Secretary's letter appolating Mr. E. A. Fam to be Acing Sanitary Superlaten lent and Acting Secretary to the Board. 1. Morally Returns for weeks ended the 25th November, and and December, 1893. 3. Surveyor's Reports on Second Street Nos. 186 to 200 (even Nos.) Third Street Nos. 33 and 35, Pokfulam Road; and No. 319, Queen's Road Central. 4. Sus Tayer's Report concerning proposed Spring Water drain on Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 541 and 542.
China I certainly said a starter should be well in front of his horses, but I did not think THE Grand Assult-at-Arms which is to be held for a moment that any one would take that In the Theatre Raval, ity Hall, on Saturday to mean he should be lengths ahead of the be found in our advertising columes, promises the starter walks up with his horses he the 16th inst, and of which full particolars will horses when the flag was lowered. Unless
piven under the auspices of the Victoria Recrea- In he bure zurces. Te exibition will be in Clab and the Shropshire Light Infantry, are ordered back. Beyond this, the starters I must be well in front, and if they cannot be sent off by the time they get almost up to him they which in telf is a guarantee that every effort is being made to render the show more than ordine course, if a starter finds that he can start better have seen are almost allent at the port. Of sily attractive. His Excellency the Governor on a small contse from behind his panies, by pride and the entertainment will have the all means let him do so. The sixst of at horses sunnett of Genert Digby Barker and Comsat Asent I referred to was as I said a very good modore Boyes. The plan of the house will be one (I was standing by the starter) every horse
•an'view to-morrow at Kelly and Walsh Ltd. where seats may be secured.
| moving up in a good line. when the flag fell. It
As will be seen by an advertisement which up-s not at all-enemmen among horses, it is not a horse stopt after the flg is down when touched with the spar, or for some other reason, which
the starter's business,” «
graph in the East, has just returned to the pears in another column, Professor Sers, the only expment of the marvels of Edison's phono. Colony after a prof able tour in the North, and instrument prior to leaving for the Australian intends giving, one public exhibition of the colonies on Saturday. M. Sera speaks highly of the appreciation shewn and support tendere him while in Japan and doubtless the same will be extended to him here. It is his intention to try and arrange a séance for the children of the various public schools; the idea is a good one and shan'd meet with cooperation. Notice of the public'entertainment will appear later.
CORRESPONDENCE,
[We do not necesarity aridorse the opinions expressed by Corsadeny this column.)
at Rio le anxiously awaited.
Minister Mendoncas! adviers are that the representatives of the Bralian monetical party in Europe are disheart ned at the lack of responsiveness to thei sentiments song the people of Brasil They had expected a great uprising as a consequence of Me'lo's revolt, and they do not conceal heir disappointment that it did not occur, TEL: declaration led the mii ter party in the republie. "W-lever, he, “may to add that there is no monarchical pariy asa
pablic will continue. Bez has reas thelsat of be the outcome of the pending treubles the res
a monarchy with the dep mation of Dom Pedro,
LONDON, November reib, The Timis has this dispatch from Rio de
They have daily skirmishes with the government Janeiro: On November ged the insurgents placed their guns on the Iled of Mre ngut,
troops. The government fut cont need to fira an Villegagnon Island. The raculties aro mal The admiral has set a circular nota to the legations asking them to recognize bis rights as a belligerent, and thus deewage the dirger to life and property. The legstio sconsider his appl'ction prometnes. There is, however a strong undercurrent of Erling hire in fiver of HAGGIS AND OTHER THINGS, insurgents. It is thought that this ancteas will TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Homokong Tumorism," mean the abolition of miltim ad general MA, EDITOR-It was late when I got war
rform in the methods of government. The paper on Monday evening; what was up 2-1 forrige men-of-war maint in the neurality and hope you enjoyed your birthday dinner and decline to pentect, versels in disg ammuni lot. may you live and thrive in spite of your enemies | A speedy cessation of hostilities is considered production of the 4 h inst. I norlen af witrme for years and years to come. On reading your not at all unlikely. that might be commented upon if you have room
NIW.YORK, November roth, The Harald has received the following com
and France providing for a fiontler buffer slate, condition of dralos at Nos, i zo to 146 (even Nas), southera ends of the fule: d, and that the total | stairs and window-skutters wera katurated whitustion here i. the same as when ↑ cibld you
which the Time atates will be under the control
of China.
A Delimitation Commission will shortly be crganised..
THE French gunboat Zion'arrived at Shanghai
from the Yangtese ports on the set fast. THE Hsinchi was to be the last China Mer Chania' steamer to leave Sharghat for Tientsin
this season.
THE U. S. Senate has duly confirmed the appointment of Mr. N. W. McIvor as Consul Geners) at Yokobama.
THE Tokyo Tramway Company have petitioned BOM AND AFTER THE lar OF JANUARY, concern into an electile railway.
the Government for permission to change, their
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of the rebels en Governor's Irised, occupied by on November 1st. A second powder ̧m-gazine them, containing more than 200 sona of p wder, der to the vessels. The rebels inst 60 men. exploded while they were transfer the paw
NATIVE advices received in Shanghal from Tam and state that his Fxcellency Shao, Governor of Formos, signified bis intention to commence In your valuable coinmns. In the first place manica in from the Balen Mi ister of at early date the building of exira fortifier there was the fire at W nchi; damage $9.95 Foreign Affairs-The political and financial tions in the European style at the northea and This was a cloer cap of Aron, E number of new fors will be sine. The vicinity of kerotese, and through some enmity to the the
Taipehfu and Kelung slee wil bare four now forts. It is also ramared in official circles,
owner (supposed to he the herd Chinese earpen at Talpebfa that the Governor has been made to deliberately set the premises on fire ter in the Naval Dockyard) an attempt was ordered by a telegram from Peking to set I fall see any police report about this in about adding six new regiments to the to-night's paper."
FERLIN, November 11th. LOCAL AND GENERAL.
present forces of Formosa and that this is The Shanghai Mercury of the 1st inst. skys;~~~
Secondly Ob that haggis yes; the signal example of the fficers involved in the The Emperor Willem's desire to make a but the beginning of a new era of things mystery is 'erful-the full and plamp ones Hanover gambling caso appears to have been Telegrams announcing the failure of the Société in that laland. In opposition, however, to this The silk steamship Empress of China was Generale de Crèdit Mobilier Italien were warlike news, says the N. C. Daily News, is Powers, and they are vexed at rever ásving that the Emperor cannot directly order the never reached the table occupied by the overrated. To muitary circl it is mint-ined delivered in New York on the 4th fast.
received here to-day, The Bank is a very extensame of very contrary signification, which has tasted a real guld higgs-the one they dismissal from the service of the officers con stve institution, with branches in all the larger reached, un by another channel, and that in rast amount of suffering la every part of Italy, railway, owing to want of lands to run it did not lovite it? They did some dali-like blogs ges do not take the nevere view of the car that Italian cities, and its collapse must, lavolve the contemplated stoppage of the Formoss fal diona ken, Surely the Invitation Committee Ities. It is certale bat some ir fiuential person got was "black pudding," but how it got cerned, but must act threach the regular 20ʻbor. bere finances generally are in the most terrible as satisfactory basis-the state. This, we four, is only the beginning of having already Jost searly two million tacis
Government in the invitation line, but I hardly think they the Emperor takes. No authentic list of diamle the national baskruptcy which has long been on the venture. It is, however, intended that pudding and a real woel-made haggis.
were unable to discriminate between a black sala bus yet been made known, but rumors point impending, and Italy was drift into the same will be pushed on the moment sufficient money but masks the dresses, out here it is as difleult to it is efficially stated that the enforced refremen very unexpected happens, drift the
the stoppage should only be temporary. The work
to several officers, regard ng whom the officials The dresses? Well, there were a few pretty ones, at the War Office decline to give any information which only pays about one-third of the faterea pa pose. One method is a proposed memorial and these hard times don't slow of it. Then will not be anmerous Clemant counsels have discredited and miserable posi lon as Portugal, shall have been subscribed or collected for the get a good dress as so invite's both cour money, from the army in consequence of thr-scandal on her debt. Spain is fa pretty much the same by the Governor the Throne to sanction the position as the rest of the famous Latin Union Italy's embarrassments are, of course, largely people subscribing to which will be privileged best and all its fixings. But there were some those refierents will be so managed as to be formation of a fund called the "Railway Fandal, plais porridge is enough for Scottle to prevalled, and is consequence the resignation of thrive on, but Londoner, &c, wants roast few of those implicated will be requested, and due to the enormous efforts which she has made to bear official rank according to the amounia
bannie faces, and in the Far East day are thuch nattended with pubic ignominy, in order to keep lo lins in the Triple Alliance and maintain a huge army and navy. To us,
I'more rare than 'preity, d'èsses-and as they do so far away, there seems indeed to be but little YESTERDAY afternoon the German steamship bonniest of them.' was a lady connected-wartet. A large wholesale hutcher of Berlin is in Glasca' after the balls, there--I'd say the regularities in the Prassian military commis
Sensational disclosures are expected touching
and being devoured by an enemy. Italy's army id up" in consequence of the collision on choice between being eaten up by one's glende Amigo went out for her tial trip, after being the Press of Hongkong, wnd navy are simply eating her up.
about to be prosecuted for supplying the army the roth Jaly last, when the Dutch steamship shord and have yours and, whisper 11,1 11 established ade, provides two army coʻps with Now, Mr. Editor, as I've had my say, just go with diseased meat. His firm, which is long Bantam ran into her at her mborings and sank THE Tientsin Contespondent of the M. C. Daily Ber. After the
And in reputed in clear a profit of 7 0000 FORTY-FIVE thousand dollars is the som ́sald to Newé wilten under date November 24th 1--The ber had been very troublesome work of talsing / there really to be a St. George's Hall ? Prote
Peiho as a means of transit has completely lost Dock Company,
satisfactorily accomplished by
muks yauly, bookkeeper discharred by the face. it seems to best the it and perseverance of the energetic manager, she was docked for under the personal supervision
firm tatas dimango, bas reported to the War Office that certain buyers for the army received regular of man to effectively repair the breaknar survey, and then had to wit a litle before it [We are unable to answer our correspondent's allowed to paray any kind of meat it chose
presents from the firm, and that the firm was. Hostwa (7) wherever its exact locally may be. The fact is that the water breaks out of the river, once the work of repairing het was commenced was finally arranged what to do with her. When
questions St. George's Ball Rumours have The progress of the inquiry suggests the belief flows away over the plain in a shallow body at Hungham, everything was done to make the
Been sfisat that it was intended to arrange an that the outbreak of typheid in certain regimenta hardly enough to fosta tab, and sejains the streams jeb thoroughly creditable. The engines bollers,
English Bellon St. Valesti te's eve, but whether | was due to bad men thas supplied. The news lower down; the consequence la that for a long and all ironwork hid to be put in order, after.
they are reliable or not we cannot my-Ed papers are not allowed to publish the whole stretch there is no water in the channel. The beleg sunk in the barbour mad long enough
H.K. Telegraph.] block is unparalleled food and commodities to get covered with barnacles and all the other
Although the elec lane for members of the Can't get down, except by tedious portags and saloon and cabins have been handsomely can't get to the capital, while wool and exports internal fittings were extirely renewed. The
Landtag have not madally altered the relative and tranthipment. Prices bava risen and are completely sefarniabed, and a new deck, of good
strength of the political parties In that body, the Conservatives winning nieteen seats, bold tising and the call on all sides is for a railway, round teak-wood, has been fald, Practically all
the advantage. The Agrarians also return a THE Shan,bal morning paper says it was not ends of Decrarile and other systems, but as also bad to be done aloft 10 fact,
The authorities enquired all round for scrap the deck gear had to be renewed, and some work
› To Tas Korres OF THOR HONORong Tilequark," the soldier who did the recent decapitation who only small por ions of each could be got and is now as good as new, and is some points allaying the present epidemle, which I believe the ton of the official element, forty-seven of the stronger delegation then they had at the last the Amigo
SIR, Can you do anything to asist in ression, The House contains a large representa Tax present year began with the dollar at start to the regular executioner, who was died of consequent bight and remorse, but the about as. 8d., on January 11th, when the present as a student of the art of decollation.
there were of different gauge, the result was nii. better ship than ever she was, which speaks Doctors of the Colony say is caused by Want of Government was forcing the £200,000 loan
guild is paralysed for the purpose of opposition, Hongkong de Whampes Dock Compaaja riaff, vicinly of the Harbour Master's offices last night Perisinning groups meal appointments. The Now is the time to strike ing even the boatman's highly for the skill and ability displayed by the flashing of the sewers. At the fire. In the era, all of whom belorg to the Conservativa
holding Government through the Legisistive Council, the rate Tur Japan Herald of November 351b says honoured graves, they are forgotten in the ing chiefly of gentlemen connected with the waste of Trism water, the consequence of hich them are held by Richter is, ard-sis by and as for the shades of the dead in their On the trial tip yesterday, a small party, consist, with others, was the witness of a most wanton twenty alza Fourteen of these remising to for telegraphic transfers was 23, 8d. The Tae telegram received by Messrs. Samuel, cracking parse-strings of the living Colonial Treasurer, in framing the Budget, Samuel & Ca, on the 23rd instant, stating that almat as bad at the month of the Pribor the round the islands the agents, the officers, and to our household water supelles Dering the from the House, smoes them belig Herr von Talogs are Amigo, went all over the vessel, as she steamed may soon place us on short commons libregard Rickenists Some well-known figuren disappear counted on an average of 25, rod. to th the factory of the Russian Star brand of kerosene winds have made bad tides and there is a block indeed everybody there expressed the greatest height of the fire (in fact I belive throughout the Kendall, from the Free. Conservative benches, dollar, and in this he was supported be all at Batoum had been burned down, is fleesced at the Bar: 7 feet add on the day of fail moon is possible satisfaction at the a le manner in which daration of the firs) Tythm water was being used Professors Seelig and Hainel from the Liberala, the Colonial Secretary, who on a laty the Yokohama market at once, some 10,000 cases much too bad of Nepicco Pechill; and this the ship has been refitted. The engines worked notwithstanding that there was barbour and Her Reichensperger from the Centrelin,
of Anchor brand changing hands immediately, too after notice has been given of the withdrawal vny smoothly and developed a speed of twelve full of sea water and two magnificent fire-engines 236 Conservative journals are juhliant over 1.825. Quotations threaten to advance, and of the lightship (December 3rd), and when ne knots. After the to, the Amige went to her ready to pamp the Harbour drylate in reale pod cleatons. They predict that has boon kind encogh, to make out some Sgures |-reached."-
it is anticipated that $3.00 will shortly be end of stuff to ready to come in and more plled loading berth, and will in a few days be at sen Why is this dose 1: Why could not, the ses conlllion will force the Government to rENDURDE.
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CAFT. Petersen, an old resident of Bangkok, died in the Hospital there, from the off c's of a severe attack of fever, on the x3rd ulto.
have been pild for the old Bus Funnel steamer ÁLL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN Orestes, which was recently sold to a Japanese
shipping company.
ADVANCE,
The Honghong Lelegraph.
It is reported that an American-Japan Trading Company is about to be formed at Chicago with the object of promoting and developing trade between the two countries.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s royal mail HOMOKONG, WRDNSSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1893 midnight on Tuesday, and left again at 11:30 steamer Empress of India arived at itoba at a.m. today for Vancouver, via Yokohama MR. O'BRIEN AND THE DOLLAR.
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