A
going down the b Mr. Taylor commenced to drive the lengthy dun, and at the entrance to the straight he bad got within a couple of lengths of the leaders, Elsinore having dropped away after making a bold show oppas to the village. In the race home Exchange was the first to crack up, and Duxit, gamely answerlog bis jockey's cals, collared Silver King fifty yards from the chair and, going on, won easily by a length; Exchange was a bad third, and the others nowhere. Tlais, amin, ofree.
LADIES' NOM NATION RACE, three prizes presented by the Polo Club; to saddle a pear on the course at the winning post, mount, le round a port about 50 yarde distant; return dismount, and receive a cigar and a box of matches from a lady, light the cigar, mount, and ride over the same course agalo Flist past the winning post, with cigar alight, and gleths tight, to win. Entrance, $1. Mr. Blank's g. ¡Exile, nom. by Mrs. Master,
Mr. G. C. C. Master. 1 Mr. Salop's g. Cloister, nom. by Mrs. Combe,
Major Lyle, a Mr. C-pickshank's d. Banjo, nom. by Miss
Jackian.......!
......Owner. 3 Mr. F. H. May's g. Sweet William, com.
Mrs. May
Owner, o Mr. J. C. Forbes'g Doaneige, nam. bị ba
Murray
.....Owner, o Mr. Landale's w. Endeavour, nam, by Mr.
.......Owner..o Hawkina Mr. Gedge's g. Prcher, nom. by Miss B.
Hancock......
Owner. D Mr. Suick's g. Mac, num. by Mix. Eyton
Owner. o
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1894.
cannot leave; they know the work of a Customs officer, but there is no market for Customs officers. A shoe-raaker who does not like his employer goes to another shoe-making shop and a new master; but a Customs officer cannot change in the same free manner, as there is no other employer at had Tacy dare not ask for anything, much less grumble or strike, because they may at any time bo discharged, and that means starvation to them- selves and their families. New men, deluded into the belief that it is a great chance, are always ready to anep op any vacancy là the Customs. People talk about "sweating systems at home, but this is slavery and is not even at home."
sre
ANTI-ANARCHIST.
OUR DEFICIENT WATER SUPPLY, To TM Enron os Tas "* Honakona TrieɑzarH,"
No milk-and- of regular attenders, of whom half are mission- tants during the coming strife.
water men will do; real vikings are the ailes, out of a population of about 500, moe or less. A amour was circulated the other day boys to make this old mare go, bays who feel as much at home afloat as they do ashore, as that the sacred edifice was to be taken down, as there was no further use for it; or else to belong as they can shoulder. ■ first-class shooting iron and cairy plenty of ammunition, and know turned late a hotel. Here is a good Idea- this the proposed Pasteur
how to use the same excellent weapons ia a why not meka
satisfactory manner. I overheard one of the Institute, and thereby save money?
*knowing ones" say that he would just make things ham a bit, if he was given "another chance for Tal-pingdom come."
CHEAP SILVER, UR THE GOLD MONOPOLY.
The idea to the vicle under the abəyə he ding which appeared in the Hongbong Telegraph of February 17th were penned several months previously, at the time that a gold standard had just been decided upon for India, and were intented for publication but rejected on the ground that bi-metallism without a per manently fixed ratio was an impossibility, and muld-metalism a deluston. I. of course, could not see why ideas on the suject might not be given pabiicity to, even if not sound; the more so as I believe there to be based on the firmest of foundations, víz, Natural Law.
I will now merely add that many of the results then predicted have in the past few months bren proved to be correct and others are already throwing their advancing shadows before them and will themselves soon be on us.
The Machester ship-canal has recently been opened and will enable Manchester good to be laid down in foreign markets at a considerably lower cast than before (as was the latention, and motive-power, of the promoters and sup porters of that enterprise) but the Indian and British Governments have robbed them of the fruits of their toil and outisy by striking a blow at sliver which it will not readily recover from, and have thus roined the prospects of a Industrious livelihood for seme millions of our nationals whose living depends upon the cotton aplaning and weavingtrade, the principal markets
for which are the East.
The vikingswhose swords are always sharp, and whose consciences are always clear, are pretty sled kingdom from this ancient and vast Empire. sure to succeed in carving themselves out a good I aux assured that the Empress-Dowager will never celebrate her sixtieth birthday in peace, despite the fact that thousands of honour-and- glory-busters are now busy all over the Empire collecting shekels from every possible source Emperor may, if he chooses, buy up the principal and board in the realm. Of course the young
actors in the rebel service by giving them a good coveys to some foreign court. The Emperor is, round sum of money and good appointments as
however, said to be very parsimonious la the matter of giving appointments and other rewards to the faithful servants of his predeces manifesting itself everywhere. sors, hence the great amount of diacontent
W. MESNY..
CONCESSION-FLOATING IN SIAM.
Several of the concessions lately obtained by residents are now being put on the local market lor experimental work The average capital is Only one or two of the about $10,000—1,000
dispense concessionaires are apparently able with this very risky speculation but then they are people who did all the preliminary work an their own account, before they applied to the Government, and they not only know what they have got, but can give proofs. The curse of concession-granting bitherto has been the blind system of giving a man a munopoly worth, and 19 yet the evil is to some extent and then leaving him to find what it is still existing. No trustworthy man Lake blindly for a concession of land which he knows nothing about, trusting to its lasccessibilty, or its the the gift worth the trouble of asking for. It is generally the other way- man discovers Mariferous, or slanniferous, or whatever sort of land he is looking for, and then he asks for it on rent; he doesn't say-" Give me a square mile about 16 N., and I'll see if there's anything in it, if I can raise the capital to do it,”
Rumors of a change in the ftallan form of Government to a republic are rife about Rome.
It is proposed to erect a new building for the Chamber of Deputies in Paris to cost 4 500,0001. French exports fast year amounted to 3,ang,000.000f, which is lower than any Gar since 1885.
A railroad to Jerusalem and an elevator to lift signs of the times. pigem to the top of Mount Calvary are peculiar
The city of London is in debt to the extent of $150,000,000. The revenue of the city for the last year was but $10,000,000, Last year two Londen auctioneers disposed of The stamp-collecting fad is on the tncrease. about £15,000 worth of
stamps.
the five lasurance companies and underwriters at The property in used last year in London by Lloyd's amounted to over £8000 0000
French Imports in 1893 amunt d in value to that they had fallen below 4,000,000.ocal. 3.936,000000f. It was the first time la ten years
Co-day's
Adber isements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE Company's Steamship
Captain Goddard, will be despatched for the "HAITAN,"
Nooo, and not as previously notified. above Forts on MONDAY, the gth instant, at
For Freight on Passage, apply to
.DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers, Hongkong, 7th April, 1804.
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No. 110
The auffering among the London paer last GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. winter was not 10 great as was expected. It was about an average winter for the unemployed.
Travellers to the Riviers should be warneditary Authorities that ARTILLERY [NFORMATION has been received from the that near Ventimiglia, on the Dalian-French frontier, a serious outbreak of typhold fever hai occurred.
Germsay's Inquiry into the silver question in its broad phases, which is about to be entered Into, may possibly change the suituda, of that | country on this issue.
In Herlla & new company has built a lot of with automatic fare-receivers, so that the driver exhs on an Improved pattern and fitted them does not bandle any money at all.
Plans have been approved in London for à great Ferris wheel after the Chicago pastera, It is "Gigantic Wace! and Recreation Tower."
coat $250,000 and will be known at the
the public conveyances in London and Paris, Men do not give up their seats to women fa They might be so polite il called upon, but the laws of both cities forbid crowding of passengers lu excess of sasting room.
Baron von Nordenskjold, the Swedish ex.
PRACTICE from the Batteries will take place as under, from the gth to 14th Instant, between the hours of 8 4.1. and Noon, dilly *---
From Stonecallers' Island in Westerly and
South-westerly directioni
From Belcher's Lower, in Northerly and
North-westerly directions. From Ly-e-man in Southerly and South-
easterly directions.
All Ships, Jonks and other Vessels are cau toned to keep clear of the ranges.
The Inhabitants of the houses near Belcher's are warned keen their glass windows open during the PRACTICE, and all people working warned to keep clear of that part which will be In the vicinity of Belcher's Battery are also indicated by gunners placed on sentry for the purpose,
By Command,
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
And row, too, as you have reported, the foreign Tidewaiters and gradually being replaced by Chloere. What sort of supervision can you expect from Chinese coolles and half-starved Europeans? None at all or only of a very bad sort I should say. Then is it any wonder that sims, cplum, and anything else can be con- stantly smuggled? Then there are our own Hong- kang Paller They have been king for an increase of pay and we ourselves have refused- it through our members of the Legislative Council. They are almost as badly off as the Customs people, although they bave a pension to look forward to. They ought to be paid better, since our safety depends on it. The ratepayers will not mind the expenditure being increased in that direction, especially if corresponding · decreases made where merited. We would rather pay more than have our houses blown up with bombs and our streets Banjo got a long way the best of the start made dangerous by the scum of Kwang-tung Let those who want arguments refer to the and went the first part of the journey many Economy of high wages, which appeared lengths in front. Owing to there being appaistely in the Contemporary Review. rently something wrong chher with his cigar or
Yours truly, the matches, or the pony's glathe, his rider lost late of time before getting under way for the,
Hongkong, 7th Avril, 1894. final gallop. Meanwhile Mr. Master, who can ride a bit and dispensed with the use of stirrups, had obtained a clear lend und wen just as be Hked. Majar Lyle, on a fearfully and wonderfully made old ser, w, was second, and Mr. Cruick-leader in last night's Telegraph which will, 1 DEAR SIR,--Relative to your very interesting shank, who rode 'pluckily to the end, a good take it, cause a slight explosion in the camp of the Phillitines, allow me to refresh the memory CHAMPIONS CUP; presented by D. R. Sancos, of your readers on the subject of questions pat Esq miles; for all China ponies weight to the iste Mr. J. M. Price in the Legislative for inches as per scale Previous non-arters Connell on the 7th May, 1888,-bearing on at this meeting 7lbs, extra. Second to receive
the Tytam muddle, leaving them to form Şta. Third to save stake. Entrance, $3., their own conclusioca as to the wisdom Mr. Taylor's g. Thunderbolt, rost 1....... or otherwise of the policy of the Govern- Mr. Taylorment that time, viewed in the light of recent Mr. Cruickshank's g. Havac, runt. 415.
events to which you have referred." Here, then, Mr. Master a is a copy of the official verbatim report of what Mr. Carruthers' w, Nero, 128, 1lb................ was said on the subject as far back as 1888 :-
Mr. Cruickshank 3
THE TYTAM WATER SUPPLY. Mr. Cruickshank's br. Gungadeen, 10st. alb. Mr A. P. MacEwen, pursuant to notice, asked Mr. Gedge o→Presuming that the water will be supplied to Mr. R. Fraser-Smith's d. Deart, 1st tib...... the town by next November, is there to be a new Capt. Thomas o distribution for fire-extingalabing purposes, and, Mr. J. D. Humphreys' g. Swift, 10st. gib....... If so, by what date will it be completed ? Is such Mr. Hart Bock a distribution ecluded in the present estimated Mr. David's g. Silver King, 11st, 2lb
cost of the Tytam Water Works ? If not, what Mr. Manners a will the extra cost amount to Havoc was most fancled, but Thunderbolt, Duart, Silver Ring and Nero were also strongly supported. The flag was dropped to a capital start and Gongadeen made running from Silver King and Havec, with Nero third, and the others in close order. After passing the Grand Stand the brown subscription increased demand on the general malus shall which is sapping the ille of British Industries | be exploited-let people have a try at coffee, and Marioz, estimates that by about 1905 the type Export Import and Bank Compagnie.
third.
pony was passed by Silver King and Nere, Havoc lying third, very close up, with Thander bolt handy and holding a good place next the zalls. After passing the Bowrington Bridge Havoc rushed to the front and was followed up the bid by Sver King and Thunderbolt, with Swift and Nero in bot pursuit. Making the descent to the village Thunderball parted company with Silver King and at the quarter-mile post challenged for the lead, the rest of the field cinsing up rapidly as they faced for home. Havec cur inside-the distance, and Thunder bol, most judiciously ridden by Mr. Taylor, ranning true to the end, won somewhat easily at the finish by rather more than a length, with Nero a fair third, and the rest of the fald close together. Times 14, 63, 1.474. 2'17, and 2.49.
CORRESPONDENCE,
ta do pot mamilly madame tha oyizious expressed by
merpenlants to this column.]
PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING AND CRIME.
The Surveyor-General-On account of the great cost there will not be two sets of mains, one for fire extinction and the other for general use. For the present it is intended to utilize the ons set of mains for both purposes. Some ten years bence when the population shall have largely increased and the correspondingly have tended to decrease pressure, it will no doubt be found necessary to lay separate mains for fire extinction.
Sir William Des Voeux-I think you had better alter the first sentence to "on account of the great cost no provision has been made, instead of saying that provision "will be made," because the latter makes me responsible for it, and I have nothing to do with it.
Apparently what Mr. Price originally said was "Pro-slon will be made for separate fire service" the report is palpably and clumsily "cooked."
Thanking you in anticipation for the favour of space for this po'.
Yours faithfully,
OLD RESIDENT. Hongkong, 7th April, 1894.
CANTON.
Manchester is the first to feel that fatal blow; the coal mining centres of the nerth and west of of coal in the East driving English coal from England will feel it next by the lncreased output eastern markets (this will not be long is coming about); then Birmingham will feel the plach by the production of hardware in the cheap wage and cheap silver consteles (this will take some five or six years to come about at the establish ment of plant and training of skilled labour will take time) though she may have a momentary prosperous time in supplying the machinery which is to bring about her own rula.
The above catastrophes to British capital, labour and prestige wil only be warded off by the adoption of bi-metalliam on a sound basla, namely an elastic ratlo fized by the natural law of supply and demand. The cotton mills already erected in Japan (and these which will be erected In that country and elsewhere before the currency question is put on a sound basis) will not come down again, but remain as permanent competitors for the supply of cotton yarn and plece goods in eastern markets; but the present rapid develop. ment of such undertakings will be checked when the industrial populations of gold standard countries receive fair play by dolog away with the pernicious gold manopoly.
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The Mining Department of to-day is a vast improvement on the old system, but either its Director has not got a free hand or be fant learning wisdom. Supposing Stam to be really rich in mineral wealth-which isn't certain, since there is not one concern of the sort is the king dam (with which Europeans are connected, at any rate) which has paid the most infinitesimal laterest yet-the best way to develop It is by giving concessions to men with both knowledge and backing : not concession-mongers and men of straw, who only damage the reputation of the country,
·
No right-thinking person will grudge Japan
If the mineral wealth of Slam has been over- or try other country for rather thele people) their estimated-If it can be shown by reliable expert progress in peaceful industries, but any patriotlement that mialog will only pay in the same ratio Englishman may fal·ly view with regret progress as rice planting-let its agricultural possibilities (with the suffering that rain means to millions tobacco, and so on, ou equally easy terms. of Englishmen, women and children) which are Miolog has so far had a fair chance, and Being handicapped by the bungling with the agriculture besn't—Stam Observer. silver question, and the monopoly given to geld. All that is wanted is fair play and free competi- tien, and if the British industries cannot then bold their own, ne bolstering will enable them to do so and the British Emple is doomed. for one believe that they can with fair play hold their own and that the most fatal blow they have received, and the trade of the world at large has received, is the laws passed within the last few years giving gold a monopoly of us as currency sad the equally unjust Shirman Act giving (or rather trying to give) si vera fictilous value; both courses, and sil on such linda, are opposed to Natural Law and must prove dis- It having been on more than one occision advan ed by those whose opinion carries weight
Ra'rous.
with me "that contracts cou'd not be entered opon on a sliver basis owing to the uncertainty In its relative value to gold and therefore bime allirm was either impossible or could only be Inillated on a permanently fixed basi," I
THE GERMAN'S TAILINGS.
The machine works well enough," said Jack to his mate "but it can't make the gold, if the gold's not there. However, we may drop across it, like the others, if we keep pegging on."
"We might," grunted his mate, This was after four days of hard and fruitless tell with a patent dry-blower.
The two mates were known at Hannan's to
man.
be real chickens. The sun blazed down and but they persevered undauntedly till they were seated their unwashed bides with ugly cracks, down to dry damper and a gallon of water
The gold had no ran. party above them were all right; they just were "That was patent, The
on. The German "batter" below them was aixo evidently in luck, for he could be seen transferring specks from his dish to his
"shammy."
"I wonder what Bismarck would take for his saving all his gold with only dishes."
"Not half of It Take my word, Dutchy's got hammy at his bell? It was light enough when real good thing. Have you twigged the. he came here last month, and now look at It! Notice, too, how the beggar shepherds his claim. As though he was scared that we'd jump It."
That was true enough. The German slept on
for the rescue of the Swede, Bjeling, and partly plorer, is preparing to go on an expedition partly to make explorations in unknown waters of
Greenland,
manis at Parle, in absolute-poverty. He Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax died of pseu introduced the xophone in Paris in 1888. In 1857 he was made a professor in the Conservatory, He received the decoration of the Legion of Honor in 1849
The tenth census of Great Britain, taken April 6th, 1891, the details of which have just bees published, shows that in the ten years from 1881 the population increased 3,018,086, which is a period in the century. slower rate of progress than during any decennisi
leum and other material is now being extensively A new kind of fuel made from solidified petro- manufactured in France. It is stated that its beat-producing properties are very great, and that experiments to use it in engine fornaces have been of a most satisfactory nature.
London's Thirteen Club at a recent dinner had thirteen dishes on the menu, salt cellars were emptied about on the table-cloth with studied Carelessness, the Chairman broke a large tartar and each guest a small one, and, to exp the climax, only cross-eyed walters were employed.
Vice Admiral Lefevre, French Minister of
of ironclad.now being constructed by the nations of the world will have reached its apogee, naval armaments along present lines will be com pleted, and the nations will have armed, for the Bes, up to the Hailt.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 5th April, 1894
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they serm, and that is what I wish to explain | good old days when we had to "shell-out" ten bob cipalities and debentures in large compartes, of his neighbours' characters, and earned him W. M. B. ARTHUR, Esq,
to your readers,
I
and silver,
A. W..BEST.
[These notes ought to have appeared weeks sen, but were unfortunately mislaid-Zd, Hongkong Telegraph ]·
SECRET SO ́IRTIES IN NORTH CHINA.
Shanghai, ayth March, 1894. - It is now some ifme since you have had any news from me, and that fict is due to the scarcity of good news and my own disinclination to send you depressing accounts of the bad times prevailing in North China
*
#Yah! ough you want, you can hef mela dailinks. You can haf dem vor yoost dree Danses. Ach! dere vas a man what yood gifmo vife onnees; pu't no madders. ́ You been. Voorking alongside me, coot sapers, and you can' hat dem vor roast dies." →→
The gold was weighed out, and changed hands one Sunday evening.
(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT)
Canton, April 4th. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGsxong Telickar," The local wiseacres has put their heads DEAR SIR,I have read with considerable together, and the fat has gone forth that, as interest the article in your paper of the and there are more than twice as many four-legged think it well to add that should an international | taliings 7" said Jack, one evening ; "he can't be ins ant about those two "Chloers guild-men animals in hameen as there are two-lexgedreement be arrived at for the Introduction of arrlvlag from Canton and having in their ones, the former (1.6. the canines) shall be sah bimetallism on the basis of (s I have suggested) an elastic ratio, the violent fluctuations in the possession bom andi Zother Illicit arms. fected to a poll-tax of $5 per bend, as against $a
ratio between gold and silver will cease, for they You seen to think that the neuple of Hongkong for bipeds. This will probably lead to s rise in
have only occurred du ing the last few years and ought to rely as much on the Chinese Customs the price of bricks and a proportionate fall in the
are undoubtedly due to unsound legislation and #1 on their own Police to prevent this sort af dög-meat market ; for not many men value their
not to. violent fiectasions in natural apply and thing. One might expect it certainly, consider. dogs so much more than themselves as 5 to 2. ing how much the Hongkong Government does. It is stated that the proceeds of the new tax are for permanent loss or loina for lengthy periods, his claim, and seldom left it for longer thas
demend of liver; and it might easily be arranged for the Chinese la the shape of anti-smuggling to be devoted to founding a Pasteur Institute. regolations, cic; but "things are seldom what We can't help carrying our minds back to the such as those raised by governments, mual minute. His behaviour was a patent defamation to be contracted on a gold basis, leaving short their hearty dislike, which found occasional for a dog and another ten for a gun-thoroughly Though so much has hein talked and written | typical British squeezes, which we all admhe
time contracts and general business to be under- of it, the efficiency and management of the Chi patriotically when we don't have to pay them. taken on a bimetallic or a silver baals, without Bat Bismarck was gentle-spoken, Bese Maritime Customs is a myth, a snare, a When exiled to these uttermost ends of the Injustice or giving ground for fear of serious loss peace-loving man, and conciliated the maics delusion. It might bave been some good, years earth, our consolation has been that we had through fluctuations in the exchange ratio of gold so self-deprecatingly that their words were never
actually translated into actions. #go; bui now the good billets, the so-called escaped ten thousand miles from these petty, Indoor Staff, are occupied by the incapable extortionate survivals of fendal tranny; but friends, and "friends-of-Iriends,” of the powers | here they are down on us agelo na di yozs. that bei Unft for any brain work, they are It is nied that dogs are able to be a puls- thrust into these sinecura positions, which an | ance, and an must be kept under restrictions, average schoolboy of 14 is capable of filling. That is all right, if only the same principle were These people, who work five hours a day and applied justly and impartially to other nuisances. In that time write their private letters, who I know what you will say—that I want to "come gamble and get drunk like gentlemen, who pound for sins I have a mind to, by damning cringela and favor the "princely" European those I'm not inclined in 1" but never mlad, fale Erms and whe lord it over the Chiness and is fair, and all should be treated equally. Take Parrees, who become members of the rehsl | the steam whistle nuisance ; if a tax was put on societies, and import arms for use against every whistle, nobody would object; and if they the government that pays them these could also be fitted up like gas-meters, to register people have sommer-houses kept for them the exact amount of usage and pay in proportion, on the bills, houseboats for Bondsy ploaier, everybody (almost) would simply dance for joy. It is, however, certain that we are on the they get two years' leave on full pay every Here in Canton, from a variety of causes, the verge of something new. The Chinese Imperial seven years, they are pampered and paid large steam whistle plague is worse than in any other Government at Feking and the Provincial saisties, besides grabbing other perquisites part of the whole world. When China made her Governments of the two great Viceroys, Lf while the members of the Out-door Staff, who foreign treaties, why on earth did she not insert Hung-chang at Tianisin, and Liu Kuo- at do the real work, are paid more plitences and clause providing the penalty of Kingscht los | Nanking, are very busy trying to forret out the treated like dogs. They work from 6 am to 6 such outrages? In Hongkong, according to alleged Head-Centre of the Chinese Fenians, or p.m., 13 hours a day, and longer scandal in this occasional reports in your papers, the authorities Nica Fé, as the Chinese now describe this power climate! They commence with a pay of $60 | seem to pounce promptly on suy over-exuberant. fol secret organisation, Imperial Come per month, and after twenty years' service may whistle-blower, and hang, draw, and quarter the missioners and Viceregal delegates are possibly get $125. The highest position they miscreant if he cannot find a good excusa; and being hurriedly dispatched under secret orders can aspire to is Acting Examiner they then the resuit la that you very seldom have to all parts of the Empire, mors especially to do the work of a fall Examiner, but don't get shrill air-glerclag shriek prolonged more than Shanghal, where it appears that a very much the full pay. Probably ment of your renders don't half an hour at a stretch, Here, however, feared individual designated by the secret know what an Examiner has to do well, almost every skipper, white, yellow, or variegated, fraternity as Ta Tao (Ls. Big Sword), is busy let them take a hip to Canton and pay seems to imagine himself the Angel Gabriel making arrangements for the landing and visit to the Examinatios Shed at about blowing the last trump on a 40-horse-power distribution of over half a million breech-loading noon any day. They will be driven to wonder, high C-but unfortunately it never is the last 1 | rider, and many millions of cartridges, Conse just as I was, how people can de mental: We oken wish it was. They come close up to quently the neighbourhood of Menors. Weeks work for 12 hours ■ day in that nolay, dusty, the Band, almost under our windows, and then & Co.'s premises at the Corner of the Tientsin, awful place; and the quantity of stuff they (ar li stems) fx the whistle open and go ashore Ningpo, and Klangsi Roads has been quite have to be able to valuate accurately and leaving it in full swing till they come back-lest lively of late by the attendance of numerous promptly is almost Incredible. And for all that, they should be fog-bound, perhaps | We must mandarins, wearing red, blue, or crystal buttons, $110 month, say about £13! They get no fadeed be a long-apffering and optimistic com- and ridingin green cloth chairs, or well-appointed Loose-boat, no Sanitarium, etc., but when they munity, for we never kill them ; wa just let them carriages, at all hours of the day and
charged. They me entitled to a year's leave | ordinary mortals we should long ago hayo risen | appears that the scholarly crank, Charles Welch on half-pay every ten years, but cannot in our wrath and torn them flash from limb, and Mason, is back in China, and has recently been afford to take it because of their small pay, ¦ danced a war-dance over thei: mangled remaios, taking a survey of the new Chinese forts on the The Customs authorities make no allowance in and then kicked them into the muddy creek to Yangtze, before proceeding to farther active
· the matter of salaries on account of the fall of | suffocals to death.
business in the way of occupying the sald forts, exchange, although every respectable firm in Our Church is at present undergoing erpair, in the name of the great secret organization China and India ban dana uo. "If they don't | and services are being held in the Masonic ciall, which he is supposed to represent at Chinking, like, they may leave," is the rule of the Service, When the alterations are completed, it is and elsewhere! There Is golog to be a busy time and in these few words lies the whole secret | expected that at least thraea mare" sants will be for people who have grit enough to go in for the that keeps the concern going. For men simply. Attrsowed, beinging the total úp te a round, desen. I supply di arms and ammuntilon to the sombas ·
That night was a bright, moony one. "My log has yoost right in; I can maig twenty miles py dis light," said a solitary swag- man, as he struck sinng the Coolgardle road.
After a while, the swagman sat down on his bundle for a spell and amoke. Then, he took a well-filled chamois-leather bag from his belt, and recklessly emptied Its contents on the ground.
"Yah dinks you whas hardly voart dres ounges," and he laughed softly. I suppose day'il yoomp my gisim." And he laughed londly,
Hannan's and took the first hid that offered for On the Wednesday, two men went into patent dry-blower. They appeared to have lest confidence is it.
TEO). A. BEATTIE'In Sydney Butlitin.
- NEWS AND GOSSIP.
It takes a Spanish express train a day to travel 100 miles..
The Batozcas Bardett-Contta will be eighty years old on April 29th.
Frofessor Edmond Freaty, the distinguished French chemist, is dead.
Sweden will spend $3,700,000 extra for five
It has been definitely settled that
"HE Undersigned have been fastructed by
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
at his official Residence "THE MAGISTRACY," ON FRIDAY next, April 13th, 1894, commenclog at 2.45 PM HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & EFFECTS, THE WHOLE OF THE
COTTAGE PIANO, &c, &c. See Future Advertisements,
A. E. SKEELS & Co., Offices, 17, Praya Central,
Auctioneers, &c.
Hongkong, 7th April, 1894.
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· PUBLIC AUCTION
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, VALUABLE BOOKS, &c.
THE Undersigned bave received instructions PUBLIC AUCTION,
SATURDAY, April 14th, 1894,
to Sell by
KO
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AT SALE ROOMS, 17, PRAYA CENTRAL commencing at 3.30 PM.,
A QUANTITY OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
!
BOOKS, &C.
The Property of W. C. BARLOW, Esq., and Others leaving for Home. Comprising:-
Cottage Plano, Diawing-room Suite, Bide boards with Plain and Bevelled Glass Backs, Dinner Tables and Chairs, Dinner Waggons, Book-cases and Shelves, Overrantols, Marble top Tables, Card Tables, Rattan Furniture Cretone" and Lealber Covered Chalss and Couches, Double and Single Bedstends with Mattresses, Wardrobes with Plain and Bevelled Glass Doors, Dressing Tables with Swing Mirrors, Chests of Drawers, Marble-top Wash- stand, Wilting Table, Despatch Boxes, Dinner Service, Electro Plated and Glass Ware, Cutlery,
AND A QUANTITY OF BOOKS. Catalogues will be issued. On View from Friday,
·Sale Terms :—As customary.
A E SKEELS & CO., Anctionsers, &c. Offees, 17. Prays Central,
Hongkong, 7th April, 1894.
are sick for three months, they are dia live, in hope of reformation. Wera wa xera night for the past ten days or more. It also years in haliding now-was-Lbiperewas Kopland is | Mont Safe, Filter, Lamps, Flants and Pots,
to buy the tronk line telephotes.
Smoking is permitted in the prisons in Belgkurs only as a toward for good behaviour.
There has been a recurrence of cholera at Warsaw, sad many dostaw have resulted.
Mr. Astor's London newspaper is reported to have resulted in is loss of £200,000 last years,
The fog in London, one day recently, brought lóto the pockets of one gas company $300,000. F
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Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION, No. 14. Caine Road, Hongkong, and April, 1804.
TO LET.
TOS. 5 & 7. SEYMOUR TERRACE.
NFFIES in Victoria Buildings.
The GROUND FLOOR of the Premises now in course of erecilos at the corner of Ice House Street and Queen's Road Central, suitable for OWVICES Dr SHOPS. The Floor can be divided into separate suites of Offices if neces sary, to sult latending Tennis.
A LARGE and DRY GODOWN- suitable for the Storage of Oplum, Cotton, &c, of about 2,000 Tous (gross) capacity, also to be let under the above Premises.
OFFICE in No. 4, Prava Central.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong. 4th April,
.TO LET.
DWELLING LODGE"
"BAHAR LODGE," at the Punk, "HIGHCLERE," it Magazine Gap. No. 8, CHANCERY LANE. No. 2, RIPON TERRACE. FLOORS in Blue Buildings,
FLOORS In Elgin Street, Pool Street
and Staunton Street.
FLOORS in No. 5, Shelley Street, No. 3, VICTORIA VIEW, Kowloon, No. 4 KNUTSFORD TERRACE,
Kowloon.
OFFICES :-
FIRST FLOOR No. 4. Queen's Road Central, over the Bank of Chias, Japan and the Straits, Ld. · PRAYA CENTRAL, over Mestra. Des-
glas Lapralk & Cos
GODOWNS ——
BLUE BUILDINGS... Apply to
THE "HÔNGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
& AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, and April, 1804.
TO BE LET
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WILD DELL BUILDINGS
Rooms situated in the best part of the building.
Apply to
Norsed or Unfurnished), Five Good
́HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE Co, Ld Hongkong, 9th March, 1894.
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FOR SALE.
APAN HAND-MADE PAPERS,
JAPAN
JARAMY?
ΠΑΡΑΝ
JAPAN
PRINTING PAPERS,
COPYING PAPERS.
'APAN WALL PAPERS,
&L.C.
&C
800+
PRICES VERÝ MODERATE,
ORDERS respectfully solicited by the Under- signed.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,
¿3, Queen's Road Central,
(448 | Hongkong, grå January, 1894.