Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL
Intimations.
Our lowest priced Whisky is of excellent DAHIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD. quality and of greater age than mest brands to
WARM CLOTHES.
THESE
“HESË will all be spoilt before next cold
weather unless properly taken care of.
NAPHTHALINE
is the best thing to keepļaway Moths, &c, und.
prevent clothes smelling fity.
FIFTY CENTS PER TIN.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 6th April, 1894.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
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WINES AND SPIRITS.
On and after the 1st April, 1894, the Prices of our WINES and SPIRITS will be as follows:-
.
PORT
(For Invalids and general Use.)
B Vintage, superior quality, Red Capsule...espencartame
Per dot Cue.
$1440
C Fine Uld Vintage, superior quality, Black SexlCapsule
16.10
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Ballied) iom 30.40
Pori after removal should be rested for a month before use. Wine required for drinking at once should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispen- sary belove being" sent oil · These wines aro too well known to need comment,
the market. We recommend our customers not to be deterred by the lowness of price from trying them all For a soda-whisky, Thorsa's Bland and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any, Abelaur-Glenlivet is a very old Peat Whisky, (Smoky) that could not be replaced in stock at the price. D and E are too well known to need comment.
IRISH-
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule..........TRA
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule ............
C John Jameson's Very Fine Old, Green Capsule..........
Ferdoren Cas
$12.00
11,00
18.00
All these are very fine and old. C has been stocked in Hongkong in word for 20 years, there being lille salt for Irish Whisky in thể Calony. AMERICAN-
Pardorem Cass.
Genuine Bourbon Whliky, Fine Old, Red Capsule, with our Name and Trade Mark............ Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
$15.00
We only guarantes our Wines and Spirits to be genuine whes bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Paris.
GIN.
Perdoren Cass.
A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule $7.20 B Fine Usweetened, White
Capable.....
RUM. Fincat Old Jamaica, Vialet
Good Leeward Island
7.20
►
$15.00 6.00
Good Leeward Island...$250 per Gallon, Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be cappiled at proportionste wholesale rates,
We only guarantee our Winer and Spirits to by genuine when bought direct from us in tha Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
LIQUEURS.
Benedictine, Caraços, Chartreuse,
Maraschino, Heering's Cherry Cordial Dr. Siegen's Angostura |
Bitters, &c. PRICES ON APPLICATION,
Sample battles and smaler quantities will he A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
suppiled at proportionate wholesale rates.
We caly guarantee our Wines and Spirts to be genuine when bought direct from us in the
Cology, cr from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
SHIERRY.
Per doses Casa,
B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule, $10,80
C. Manzanilla, Pale Natural
CC Superfor
Sherry, White Capsule... Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule
12.00
12,00
D Very Superior Old Pile Dry, choice Old Wine, White Seal Capsule..........................
3440
E Extra Superior Old Fale Dry,
20.40
very finest quality, Black
Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)
B, C, and C C are excellent dinner wines or
for invalids and delicate stomachs D and E are ster dinner wines of a very superior vitage
All in true Keres wines.
Sample battles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Splifts to be geoine when bought drect from us la the Colony, or from our Kuthorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
CLARET.
Per Per Casa Da +dos, do Quarts Plate
B 5t. Estephe, Red Capsule......$ 6.96 7.56 C St. Jallen, Red Capsule 9.00 9.60
7.20 7.92
HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 30th March, 1894.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 34, 1894.
TELEGRAMS.
CONCESSION TO. SCOTTISH HOME- RULERS.
LONDON, Apill 27th. The B Introduced by Sir George "Otto Trevelyan (Secretary for Scotland) for the creation of a Grand Committee for the control of Scotch affairs has pased the House of Commons by a majority of twenty-five votes.
THE MONGOL AND THE MUSCOVITE,
The Chinese Minister has come to an arrange- ment with Rumla regarding the Pamira based on mutual concessions,
THE UNEMPLOYED IN THE UNITED
A
STATES.
D La Rose, Red Captak 12.96 13.92
Sainte Foy...
The United States troops have captured a CUBIC .......... 9,60 10.44 | whole trainful of the Montana contingent of Château d'Anglade 13.30 14-40 unemployed, without resistance. Chateau Haut Brios Larrivet 18.60 19.20 Château Mouton d'Armali-
hacq'............................... 21.00 32.20 Our Clarets, including the lowest pricel, are guaranteed to be the geanine product of the Juice of the grape, and are not artificially made from retains and currants, sa is generally the -cass with cheap wines,
Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Splits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
HOCK
Per Pr CAN CIM I do, dos Quarts, Plats.
Nierstela a comammaánı$12.00 - Rudesheimer.usermannin 27,00 - Hockheimer................................ ......... 2400 --
BURGUNDY. Chablis, white wine........ 15.00 - Meursault, superior white wine 13.00 — Volnay, very superior red wine 21.00 32.20
MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNE, Full particulars of the various Brands en application. BRANDY,
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule.......
B Superior Very Old Cogone, Red Capanleriano
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac...
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 187à Vin-
tare, Red Capsule..........
FURTHER UPHEAVALS IN GREECE. A prolonged shock of earthquake was experienced yesterday, and Thebes is now reported to be utterly destroyed.
MADRID, April 24th. Two hundred and sixty persons are reported to have been killed on the spot, and 280 fojured, many fatally.
The GRIFFINS' PLATE, value, Tis 250; for Chinm ponies that have never fan at any Meeting; second pony, Tis yo; weight for inches na per scale; entrance, Tix. 5. Three Quarters of # Mile.
2 3
Lawyer-What's your lacome ? Busted Flash-What I can borrow!
EXPRUENCE teaches that most prisoners lle out of gaol with more ease and success than wblie in.
A COCKNEY Contems-clerk says hit's hall very well to reach ha 4gh C, but bit's better to reach
Mr. Sassoon's gr. Eros, 101t, Talb Mr. Boyd's gr. Dunsblanc, ist. tlb, Mr. Dennis' gr. Sketch, 101. glb, The Cathay Cu, value, Tis 1501 for Chiba igh G.
ponies; weightffor inches sa par scale; Griffine at date of entry allowed 7lbs; entrance, Tis. 5.
One Mile and a Half,
Mr. John Peel's gr. Vagrant, rost. xalk......... 1 Mr. Ring's br. Flying Dutchman, † xost. 11lb. a Mr. Hugh Owen's gr. Freedom, 10st. 13lb... 3
t allowance of yib, deducted. · Time 3mins, sofIECH. The Jockey Cur, valu“, Tis. 100; for China ponies that have never won a Race; second pony, Els. 151 to be ridden by Jockeys who have never had a winning mount; weight for | inches as per scale; entrance, Tia s. Goce Round.
Mr. Graham's bik, ro. Melbourne, rist. ib... I Mr. Manton's dan. Burlesque, 18, 4lb........... 2 Mr. Holmefield's bik. Tremont, rost. 12ld........... 3
Time tulos. 431100s.
The KLANG-SU PLATE, value, Tim. 15o; for China ponias; weight for inches as per scales entrance, Tis. 5. One Mile and Tree Quarters.
M, Boxey's gr. Bluebeard, 11st. 11ờ.......................... 1 Mr John Gilplu's er. Sliver Spray, 21st. rib... 2 Mr. Treban's dan Bovril, 11st. 91b,..........
Tima 3 mins. gaf secs.
3
The HART LEGACY CUP, presented by the late James Hart; valde, Tis. 100; for China pooles; weight for inches as per scale; entrance, Tis. 5. Half a Mile.
Mr. Sassoon's gr. Accident, zest, talb. Mr. Sunon's br. Hollyhock, rest. tib, Mr. Kanuck's bay Tomahawk, Trst. Tib...
Time 60 secs.
I
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3
The RACING STAXES, & Sweepstakes of 'Tis to each; for China ponies that have never run before 1st January, 1894; second pony, Tis. 50; Griffics at date of entry allowed gib; weight for inches as per scale; winners, glbs. exia. "One Mile and a Quarter.
1
Mr. Sasson's dun Blue Ribbon,* rast. 7lb.... # Mr. Ring's gr. Tius, rost, 71b..... * Mr. Kanuck's ro, Blue Peter, rast. rolb...... 3 *Allowance of glb. deducted,
The ROADSTERA' PLATE, value Tix. 103; for China poules (without restriction as to height) not otherwise entered at tbis Meeting, and that bard never won . zace; weight, itt. 1lb.; entrance, Tis. 5. Ones Round.
THE British gunboat Flour is now at one of the Yangtrxa ports; the Jeconstant la also up the river.
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TH Chiacas gunboat Kwong Kam, and two of the Viceroy's corpedo boats left hers for Canton this morning.
IT was rumoured yesterday, in naval circles, that Commander Warrender of the sgabip Con- furgon is shortly leaving for England.
The Spanish gunboat Don Juan de Austria, Capt. Dan Jose de Padrina, arrived safely at Amoy on the agth inst, and left there on the 27th,
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended, April 19th, are -Europeans, 75: Chinese, 8281 total 903.
A FIRI occurred in Batavis on the 7th inst., in which 166 houses were destroyed; principally in the native quarter. Damage has been assessed at 42,000 gulders.
THE plneapple crop at Talwanfoo this year-in farger and better than it has been for long period. Prices have fallen greatly, to the disgust
the Formosa farmers,
SHANGHAI is apparently as paralytic in the matter of money and muscular energy as Hongkong. There also the usual athletic sports have hang dre, and will not eventuate and
automo,
AT the Magistracy this afternoon a Chinese clerk emplyed by Arthur & Co. was charged on remand with forging another Chinaman's name aa guarantor on a promissory note for $900 in payment of defendant's debts to his employer. The case was further remanded.
FOR sententious yet simple wit, this report of an incident in a New York police court is worthy of record. Here's the dialogue between the magistrate and an old ros: Were you drinking yesterday ?." "Whenever I w19 asked." "Were you saked often ?" confess I was in great luck," "Ten days.
Mr. Ruby's wh. Stepaside, ist. alb. .......................... ↑ Mr. Torg's gr. Veiga, 119, 1lb.
o 2 Mr. Renny's gr. Bendigo, 11st. 1lb... 3 | Next |"
Time amíns. 414 secs.
I mant
The GRAND STAND STAKIS, a Sweepstakes of | AMONG the passengers leaving in the German Tis, 10 each-for China ponías, being boxa mall to-day was Mr. Cecil A. V. Bowrs, of the Aide Griffins at date of entry, which had not || I. M. C. indoor-staff at Amey, who is on his way arrived in Shanghai, or been purchased prior | home on well-deserved leave of absence. He is a to rat February, 1894) subscription Griffins of son of the late Commissioner Bowra, and inherits "this Meeting, the winner of the subscription that gentleman's ability and talent. He had a stakes excepted, allowed glbs.j" weight for very warm and enthusiastic tend-ff by his many inches as per scale; winner of any race zibs, friends at Amoy. extra. One Mile. Mr. Sassoon's blk. Blackbird, 11st, 4lbene sue 1 Mr. Ring's wh. Star of the East, rrit. 4lb...... 1 Mr. Buxey's wb. Pondoland, tort, zalb......... 3.
Time zmins. 61 sec
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A ROTANIST, who fallows the Salisbury bannes, says that a Rosebery is an absuch hybrid. THE Rialto is a place where hope is exchanged for bad paper, and bad paper for experiance. THE Japanese gunboat Alagi was despatched from Shanghai to the assistance of the Nippon
| Mars on the 26th inat.
THE Government Gazelfs contains the quarterly list of books registered in Hongkong, from ₤200ny 1st to March 31st, 1894. The reinen le headed by the "Hongkong Directory and Hong List" published at this office, at the wonderfully low price of $6; and farther down the page there is mention of a "Chronicle and Directory,"
Gasstie calls this fearful sum the price at author gnknown, published at the Daily Press office for 61 53! Over twelve dollars 1 The which the book is sold to the public," bai-well, the signature at the foot of the list is. H. Stewart Leckbart!
ADVERTISEMENT in a Sydney dally :—
Journalist, young, Masor, bigh recommenda tions, shorthand, seeks Employment, town or
country, in return for food. "Necessitour"
But why, queries the Bulletin, doesn't he go We are informed by the Agent of the Menageries Maritimes Co. that the steamer fabours, with round making a competence by divniging, or the next French mall, left Saigon for this port izquisite women? There is a fortune in it for pretending to divulge, the Masonic secret to over- at 2 pm, on Saturday,
any needy Mason who knows how to paint the Kitts-That fellow paid me a queer com- pleads to sell his brains for bread alone, a lily. Is the same paper in which "Necessitaus" pliment.
literary rourg lady advertises for board, Bl't---What was it ? Kitts-He said my mouth was a mausoleum Women are elbowing men off the thorny path lodging and washing for 146, 6d. per week, 'of Shakespɔare.
of jounalism even.
MRR POTTER had a flattering reception spot the occasion of her final appearance in Camfile at Singapore on Monday zizhi fast. The com pany is due here in the Melbourne, probably to-morrow,
A SHANGHAI paper states that the wives of the United States Admiral and Conani-General paid visit to the Yamen of the Shanghai Tantal and Magistrate, and they were welcomed by the wife of the latter.
PECULATION IN THE FRENCH NAVY,
PARIS, April soth. The report of the Thomson Commission appointed to enquire into the alleged thafts | Trez was a notable gathering of titais, taotais of provisions supplied to the Navy denies and small-fry mandarins at the Viceroy's yamen robbery, but reports the existence of administra in Foochow last week, to make arrangements tive disorder and s'want of sorvallanca.
for the birthday celebrations of the Empress." Dowager in November.
CHOLERA IN PORTUGAL,
MADRID, April aoth. A number of cases of cholerine (cholarake diarrhcoa) bave spreared in Lisbon.
April 24th, In Lisbon yesterday there were 64 new cases of cholerine. The chrease is spreading siông the
Pwr darm Cam. | Portuguesa cout,
$1440
16.20 2040
36.00
48,00
E Floest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1863 Vistage.............. All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognic, the difference in price being, madly e question of age and vintagċ
Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Splits to be geanine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
WHISKY. SCOTCH-
A Thorna's Bland, White Cap-
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsale with Name and Trade Mark...
C Watson's Abelaur-Glenlivet,
Red Capsule with Name and Trade Mark
D Watson's HKD Blend of the
Perdorim Case,
$10,80
Finest Scotch Malt Whis- ́~ kles, Violet Carolo.........
E Watton's Very Old Liquens ~
Scotch Whisky, Gold Cap anfe...................
Daniel Crawford's': Fisest Very Old Scotch Whliky ontsetia
10.80
12.00
1440
11,00
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SHANGHAI RACES.
(Special to the Hongkong Telegraph)
Stewards 1-A, McLeod, Eiq] H. J. H. Tipp, Esq. 11.8. Fearon, Kag: C. J. Dudgeon, Esq. J. A. Fond, Esq; G. D. BBaing, Esq.; and F. J. Maltland, Esq.
Clark of the Coursa-E. H. Gore-Booth, Esq.
مود
Secretary :-Barnes Dallas, Esq.
Some are still alive and well,
Others in regions brighter f B ́me chose the quietude of b---- Than live with such a fightes i
At the Magistracy on Saturday, Comr. Hastings, R., had before him a wretched-looking Chinese object charged with attempting to commit suicide by jumplag into the barbaar; his Worship din missed the culprit with a caution, and awarded. | two dollars out of the poor-box to the placky and sympathetic rescuer. A little later, another would be suicide came up, and the Bench began laid scheme to make money! No order was to reflect; perhaps this sort of thing was a deeply made about rewards this time; we would suggest should be sent to gaol for six months without that in future any man who prevents a suicide the option of a fine, and any man who attempts sufelds and falls should receive a similar sentence for faling.
The Americans, says the London Nautical SOMETHING like a record. There is now Uring" "Afagotins, have always produced smart seamen, in Japan a woman who has had thirty-three || and duing the last fifty years have taught British | husbands.
sailors many and many a good lesson. The cat of their walls, the shape of their bows, the set of their masts and the speed of their ships, whether as yachts ar aquste rigged tea clippers, have been the admiration and delight of two generations of old-world mariners. There are not a low men England now who, forty years ago, standing on the poopdecks of handsome frigate-built merchantmen, anywhere between St. Helena and Rodrigues, have looked stern and seen with astonishment, not apmixed with annoyance, some beauiffel Yanken clipper coming on after them "hand over hand In an hour or two she would be exchanging Courtesies alongside, but before the day was done that New York or Bostra packet, homeward bound from Foo-chow-foo, would bare strangely disappeared benos'h the forward berlzon in the West
At a recent recestion held by Mfr. "Baker" Jobore at Tyersall, the chief 'tractions were the recftailons given by Mrs. Potter and Mr. Kyle Bellew; the former especially coming in for more Auder than she could well carry away The fair artists also received not the Crown of Johore, but the Sultan's warm thaskı,
A Two years' stody at Ginh has convinced a well-known explorer into things antique that the Egyptian stone-workern of 4000 years ago had a ↑ surprising acquaintance with what has been considered modern tools Among the many tools used by the pyramid-builders were both solid and tubular drills, and straight and circalar
SAWS,
FIRST DAY, MONDAY, APRIL 30TH. The weather has been exceedingly fine, the Iw the course of an article advocating the attendance large, and the racing good. Ap-establishment of a British Fost Office at Tantsin pended are the resulta *-*
the Paking Times hits out in the following The SUBSCRIPTION STAKES, « Sweepstakes of fashion:-The "volatila Postal authorities of Tle, 5 each, with Tis. 5o added; for Subscrip. Hangkong have, we hear, transferred the British tion Griffins of this Meeting only; second mall back again, from the German to the póny, Tiz, ajj weight for fuches as per scale. Customs Post. Having thrown the former loto Three Quarter of a Millo.
confualdu, and put them to considerable trouble Mr. Holmefield's gr. Move On, tost, gib, and spense in organlalag staff for the delivery Mr. Midmac's p. Homespun, test, glba of the malls, the Hongkong, oficials enddenly Mr. John Gilpin's ch, Silver Star, rost, pib... withdraw them. The German Post Office has
far as we know, done its work well under Time rain, jõsače.
difficult circumstances, and deserves the that is of the community. We shall no doubt be as well served by the Chinese Customs Fost in the future as we have been in the past. But neitt er of these Post Offices ona afford us the postal | accommodation wa want, and kaya singht to
The CRITERION STAKES, a Sweepstakes of Tis to each, with Tis. 100 added second pasy, Tix. go; for China ponles; weight for inches as per scale. One Mila.
Mr. Sassoon's blk. Blackberry, tint, alb,
Mr. Taylor's 16. Dare Devil, 2011. falbimi
| Mr. Josser's gt. Firady, fort, tak pirmosios
Time amiai, skrócen
#
80
a demand" By far the senater part of the mall 3 matter into and out of this part in Ballsh, and
what we need is a British Post Office
30, 1894.
THE P. M.. S. S. Ca's steamer Peru, with the American mail, &, left San Francisco for this port; via Yakohama, on the 28th Inst.
„On dir that Calcutta is to be the destination of THE U.S. gaobout Petral left Shinghal for the Shropshires: It lu not likely that the reg!- | Yokohama and Bebilog Son on the 15th fast.. ment will be transferred before November next.
THE statue Vanna da Milo, regarded as the type of perfect womanly beauty, was found at Milo, one of the tilends of the Grecian archipelago, by s póasant while digging at the roots of a tree. We are informed by the Secretary that the Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thoreday next, pending the necessary examination of the rooma for repairs.
བ བར་མར་གར་ཆ་ནི་་་ A "prese diand "was hall last night in honour of Mr. R. Rozrtvén, late of the Daily Prast, who left Hongkong day by the German mail. DURING the absence of Captain McEsen, super. Intendent of the Shanghai police force, his datles devalve upon Inspector Howard. Capt. McEuen, bas been granted six months' leave.
THE O. & 0. S. S. Co.'s steamer Océanie, which via Nagasaki, Kobe, foland Sea and Yoko- left Hongkong on April 4th for San Francisco, hama, arrived at her destination on the 28th Inst. Mausgement of the joint Telegraph Com- panies is to be highly complimented upon the to-day's racing in Shanghai have been fushed speed and accuracy with which the results of along,
court to-day, and each had a larger number of Both maglinates were sitting in the police cases than usual. There were about a dozen "drunks and disorderlies," who were disposed of at the usual rates or 7 days each; and in at a cost of $6. one cass a broken jinřicksha had to be mended
A POLICE tennis tournament (doables) was con- cluded on Saturday afternoon, at the Central Station ground, Inspector Quincey and Constable Barren winning the championship spoons after a very fine contest. The game has become exceedingly popular in the foren, and cannot bát bave an immense influence for good, both physical and in every other way, among the men, as well as their wives.
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A Dorch paper reports that the Royal Get graphical Society at Amsterdam has appiled to the Minister for the Colonies, for Government explore Netherlands New Guines. In 1985, the aid towards equipping a scientific expedition to Government of the day proposed to spend 15.000 guilders for the purpose, but met with opposition on the grout that such an ides only ministered to national vanity, and that it would be far better to sell Netherlands New Galass, to some other Power
A NATIVE letter received at Shangbai from Hankow states that owing to the numerous disastrous fires that have visited the flourishing mart of the neighbouring town of Shast, the gentry and notables of that place have decided the town on the foreign system. The syndicate upon organising a syndicate to supply water to
in question is nearly formed, and a committee will visit the proposed Hackow water-works committee for the purpose of consulting upon getting the necessary machinery, pumps, clc.. from Shanghai at an early date,
AT the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. Hastings, a coolie was sent to gaol for three months, having been found in possession of a quantlly of galvanised steel and phosphor-bronze wire belonging to the Telephone Company. His plea was that some friends had asked him to hide it under his jacket, where it, was found by an inquisitive constable. Mr. Stuart Harrison, manager of the Company, sald the lines had been cut in two places on Saturday, on Robinson Rond such thefts were of constant occurrence at thai place, where over two miles of wire had been taken at various times this year.
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Jigglen-What are you laughing at?
Berlin Blat-Such a joke on Schmitt! I go in his office chust now, van ha la out, und I find
■ fresh bottle of brandy. I tilink it all. Main Gott, how he will kick his coolie ven he comes. back!
THE masonic frateroky of Amoy gave a very successful reception and ball on Friday evening, the 20th Inst., on behalf of Mr. Lie Khong Teck. The programme was excellent and the supper given reflected more than credit opia the Caria- thian Lodge.
MR. G. T. M. O'BRIEN, colonial secretary and acting governor of Hongkong, went away by the sick leave. As the launch felt the wharf German mail host Sachsen this afternoon on alate of 17 guns was fired from Murray Battery. Major-General Digby Barker was afterwards worn in as administrator of the government, and Mr. Stewart Lockhart as Colonlil Secretary addition to his Registrar-Generilahip. Sir W. Robinson is expected to retum by the Empress of Japan cù the 14th May.
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Two Chinese prices went into a shop at Aberdeen on Saturday to buy a few small articles, but were politely requested to first pay their old bills. They pooh-poobed the sugges- what they wanted, quoting such ploss texts as tion, and were processing to help themselves to Blessed are they that give unto the church," "Heaven helps those that help themselves," and so on, when the shop coolie came to his old master's aid, and a No. 1 fee fight ensued. The coolie is now in hospital half dead, and the representatives of the Church Militant are in gnol waiting until he is able to appear in court #gainst them.
THE Shanghai morning paper describes a curious ceremony that occurred in themagistrate's yames at that port on Monday last. This was the taking of the description of three criminals who should have been decapitated for robbing a post-boat last year, bat who, owing to this being the "year of grace" have had their sentences commuted to banishment. A native phranologist messured the heads and features of the criminals, their height and the length of their pedal extrem. ities sisa being written down. They were then long their sentence, and then returned to prison branded on both cheeks with characters sigally- preparatory to being despatched to their various places of banishment, viz., Fakten, Szechuan,. and Kanru
Chefoe on Tuesday last, asking for assistance for A TELEGRAM WAS received at Shanghai from the stranded steamer Nippon, and stating that there were hopes of getting the vessel off, and that Admiral Ting had sent a gunboat to protect her. The Yoriiome Maru left Shanghat on the afternoon of the 24th for the wreck, having WITH reference to a Chinese murderer executed
Ahogy is also lessing for the Nippon. Admiral would be carried out, said he might just as well divers and wrecking on board Captain J. P. Roberts, Mr. Beecher, in Klang gaol the other day, it is reported that Boyd se wetang gear, supplied by Mesars the condemned man, being at length convinced Japanese man-of war that the sentence of death parsed upon him Ting is, in the opinion of the N. C. Dally News, own up to some prevlana achievements, and, if to be complimented for his promptitude in send he spoke the truth, he certainly disclosed a ing a vessel of bils fleet to the wreck; and with rather startling record. In Hongkong he killed that opiales everyone will agree.
aman, but excaped dilection In Mandalay be in Calcutta they were more awake, for although committed a murder, and then left the country i he only attempted a murder, he was put in gaol there for five years, and it was reserved for Selangor to finally stop the career of this-to quote the picturesque language of the Selangor Journal-eving ogre.
THE Telegraph Companies have issued a neatly printed it of the new telegraphic rates which come fato forca to-morrow. The figures of the two routes, optional in theory hot hardly so in practice, are printed in parallel lines and to any which telegraph routes are liable, they are some one not versed in the peculiar manipulation to what paradoxical. For instance, by the Eastern's As an fortance of the obstacles which foreign direct cables the rate per word to New Senth medical missionaries find thrown in their Wales is $2.95, and by the Northern's all-round-way when treating various caser, owing the world-and-to-no-where-la-particularreuteltis to the superstitious dread of the Chinese by the latter $4.50; to New Caledonia 84-45 and organ, the following extract from a recent only $2.00; to Queensland by the former $4.00 to operations involving loss of limb or $5.50 respectively. The list, however, is con- Missionary report is given by the N. C. Dally
perhaps more to blame than Salat Squeeze. venient for reference, and the disappearing dollar Newsy-One sad cise was that of a small Manchu oficial, who fail over an embankment THE Shanghat Mercury learns from a native ture of the tibia and fibula. After being ten daya
and suffered a compound and comminuted frac source that on the 13th instant the Tastal of in the ward be was told that amputados alone Hankow listed a proclamation about the selling would save his life, He believed as and readily of tea. This was issued on account of informa- consented, but his elder brother reproachfally tion received from the English and American addressed him with, 'Are you not ashamed of Consuls, that the Chinese had been selling tea yourself for wanting to live on as a deformed by muster, and that when the cargo came to wreck? What have you to desire? You have four hand it did not agree with the samples. The sons to worship at your grave, and have already toa merchants are warned" that they are not to attained to 54 years; better far dis that a whole arrives, and the lekin officers have received | as a maimed wreck. No, I will never permali Il.* settle the price of ten before the whole cargo body than live on a few more miserable year instructions not to allow any ten musters to pass. And to our sorrow they carried the poor man without the whole cargo accompanying them. If
sway, with blin calling on us to save him. A any tea merchants are found settling sales by Chinese doctor was called to him at his home,'. muster with any foreign merchant before the who guaranteed a cure in seven days. He then cargo arrives he is not to be allowed to trade at closely covered upand confined the two large pus Hankow, and will be liable to a heavy fac.
discharging wounds, with Instructions that they DURING the famine season, when the were not to be opened on any account for seven water days. In four days the patient expired, after supply of the Colony is turned off during the sulfming untold agony," night, it is a common practice for coolies to take buckets to the street hydrants long before daylight, torn on the tap ready for the first dow and then lle down for a nap pending ila ariyal, This moming the water was turned on at iwa o'clock on account of the fire, and so of cosme every tap in the Colony that had been left open began to mm. About half past four a chòile wa found asleep near the Canton Wharf, beside a hydiant which was in full swing as described. He was duly brought before the magistrate, wild was prosecited by Capt. McQohne on a charge. T. Lendon, able seaman, H.M.S. Centurion, pleaded-poor innocent 1-that the water ran so of refusing to perform punishment duty, slowly that he fell deep waiting. We was fined The Coat was constituted as follows :-- $10, however; and now we want to know how Capt. Anderson (Severn), Comt, Rogert much fine is to be imposed on the superintendent (Archer), Comm. Warmander (Centurion), Comt. of the fire brigade for wasting hundreds “pf | Liste (Alacrity), L2, Rawnsley (Victor thousands of gallons when-there is a barbour Emanuel). full of wafet within a hundred yards' of the fire,
-COURT MARTIAL.
·H.M.S. Victor Emanust.
**April 28th,
REFUSING DUTY.
The can was adjourned in order that the prisoner might engagé a solicitor, A
On the Court resuming, Mr. J. Hastings (Mr. V. H. Descie's office) appeared for the defence. Prisoner vas found gulity, and sentenced to three months imprispament.
LICENSING SESSIONS.
AFIza nearly one year's confinement, vailed by occasional tortures and questioning by the 900- THE Heung Sing Co.'s steamer. Propontis, chow Court, to which elty the persons Implicated Captain W. H. Farrand, is at present lying at were sent by the Shanghai Magistrale for anchor fo Kamrank Bay, close to the salt port confirmation of sentences, the new acting of Mantung, disabled owing to her airypump, Provincial Judge Hoang, Total of Chladang used for filling the bell-rs, having broken down, has plused sentence upon the persons concerned From the local agent we gather that the In the murder of a native outside the West Gata Profondiilett Java on the 13th instant with a of the Shanghai city. The following an the fall cargo of sugar and malames consigned te sente ces : The fustigator of the crime sod. Chinese in this port, and that all went: well
"A" special session of Licensing Justices wan actual murderer We Mio-lin, the ex vamia unill the oth instant when the sle-pump gars held if the Magistracy to day. Mr. H. E. runnar to be forthwith decapitated, before the out, rendering It Impossible to keep steam up. Wodehonsa resided, and there were also pre promulgation of the Empres-Dowager's grace Sall was then set and under canvas the vessel sent Mr. G Hompool (Deputy Pelica Super decrees Wa Kuel-lin, the cousin of the murderer reached Kamrank Bay. On the 20th Instant Intendent), Ressrs. B. Coughizio, H. Wicking,
he furnished the sash to sitangle the victim the Scotish Oriental Coreamer: Chofa G. T. Vehch and Chan Ye Fals Yuan Ab-kur, to be forthwith stranged for this answered the Proponta igual of distress and The Chaiman, reading from the notice of acts and the woman (who it seems, really did brought to Hongkong yesterday" her chief meating, sad i-This le an application from not know that her husband was to be muidered, engineer, Kr. MacDonal, compradore, Elizabeth Humphreys for the trapsler of the and was as much a victim of her parametras and a letter from Captain Farland to the agents. Mount Austh Hotel canon from Robert Zahers her dead husband) to be sino, strangled at an The Dock Company bayo the secessary work wood to be with Mr. J. D. Humphreys As early date. A Northern contemporary remasks in hand, and it is believed that the Longlater
thers say objection from the polios that, had it been proved that she was cognisant | will retam to his ship by home of the crime beforehand, har sentence would steamer on Thursday, with a new pump, which, 12mm wat an objection from any quaNÍAS, BRA have been Magyk9h, or dash by the “shamels, when flited should enable the Propane ta Eka transferwen geübted unzulesenal”. and lingering provers,”
reach Hongkong about sen or twelve daya hende. Fourthis coménded the proceedings.
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