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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1895.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIG DİNNERS.
INTERTAIN THkin members and their.
QUESTS WITH WIT AND WISDOM.
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known author, and also widely known ready upeaker. Temporarily oppressed by his surroundings, Mr. Page began by remarking that he really didn't know whit to say, Instantly
abuziners-like tone-
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Turn that page down, Mr. President, R' evidently black."
Royal Household, · Wacther Prince Pak's party or any other party secures the victory be averti to be a matter of indifference,~~what is of Importance is that the reformas, la Korea should: be carried on without paure, Japan has pledged HOW SEVERAL FAMOUS AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUBS there came from a far-aff corder of the board, in herself to this
undertaking, and Inouye clearly holds that it is her doty to carry it forward in earnest, no matter what difficultier mey be encountered, Throughout the Interview It is noticeable that Count Inouya makes no ménilaon of any adverse forelga Influences at work, but they are none The less clearly present to his mind, as the burden of his argument manliestly to that Japanese influence must be upheld in the penin. Holar kingdom at all costs. For that Japas want to war, and she cannot in self-respect or la sell-preservation now abandon the position isken op without losing all that she has hitherto
galned.-Kabs Chronick
NEWS BY THE NORTHERN
·FACIFIC MAIL.
The Northern Pacific Steamship Company's steamer Victoria, Capt. J. Panton, from Tacoma, via Victoria, B.C., Yokohama, Kobe and Moji, with mails up to Jane 8th, arrived in port last sight. For the following telegrams we are --Indebted to our Tacoma exchanges 1--~
LONDON, June 5th.
The Daily News in Its financial leader Intimates that the loan which Russia is attempt- ing to segallate with Paris bankers represents the amount of the additana) (ndemnity for the Liao Tune peninsats. During the recent rego, lations it is claimed Rossia undertook to provide for a portion of the Chinese, loans. It is stated that arrangements for the loin have been vir- tually concluded through's syndicate head ́d by the Banque de Paris.
The Timer correspondent at Tananarivo telegraphs that placards have been secretly affixed to church doors in that place Inciting the people to kill the Queen and premier and to 'welcome the French.
At the last Clover Clah dinner Jou Howard talkers, rattled on until he came to-"that one of the readiest of New York after-dinner
reminds me of a story. I was travelling once in Indiana, and my trals, stopped at Colfax with a hot box --
Among our Amerloin exchanges. received from Tacoma to-day was a Washington paper containing the following Interesting report of proceedings at entertainments given by some
A drawing valce in reprozchiul tone brake in famous American social einds, in which our ald
at this instant with, "How could you have cold friend and colleague Dr. E. B:dloe (who has a
facts in a hot box?" and Mr. Howard's story host of friends and ade Ireis in the Gorgeous was never finished East) figures conspicuous, and as it will doubtless
Ex-Governor Bass is one of the most Interest and amuse some of the members of ye persistent (do-makers of the Clever Club. On one occasion Moses P. Handy, àbout, to intro- "Odd Volumes we lose no time in finding | duce Charles A. Dans, of the New York Sun, to space for it in our over-burdened calamus :-
the club, began by congratulating_the_clob on *I was at a big dinner last night where there the presence of a Nestor of the press. Governor was a good deal of sperking,” said one of a
Bann, himself a newspaper makn, arose, und, with group of men in the smoking room of a down-meck dignity, howed sé If in acknowledging a town club the other day at lunch tíma, “and I compliment to himself Not bestiating a second, found its fearfel bore. I hadn't been to that Major Herdly went on-"I said Nestor of the ort of an affair for several years and had for press, net janter gotten how painful they can be if you don't fancy that form of enterta!ament, but you may wagh a pot that i'd be some time before I go to
another,"
"Such dioners are apt to be fatiguing," acquiesced another of the party, but there is no reason why they should not be managed is a way that would rob them of at least a part of their terrors, and I believe there is a tendency toward that very desirable end. 1 have heard more than one man Interested in semi-pabile dinners discuss 'the matter during the past season, and in one instance, at least, I know of adloner where over a hundred men came together that was a decided improvement over the average cut and deled affare of the kind,
"The reason way that two of the committee having the dinner la charge had been guests inst year at one of the Gridiron Club's monthly.din. ners at Washington, and another had been to 2. Clover Clab dianer in Philadelphis and a Qasint The morning Post denter the report thatClub dinner here in New York. Now, those Oscar Wilde is insane, and claims that he has clubs, and in a somewhat lesser degree the sever been confined in a pudded room. It is Fellowcraft Club of Chicago, in the course of the asserted that Wilde was started to work at the past fourteen years have done a lot to educate the treadmill according to the usual prison discipline public dinner-going folk in the art of entertaining at Pentonville. After a few days he was sent to a large number of men, although the lostruction the Infirmary, where it was founnd he was has only began of late to bear fruit. That it will ruffering from melancholls and à trouble of the hereafter be of no little alue there is no doubt, stomach. The disorder of the stomach ceared for the ideas they have evolved from experience after a two days' confinement in the horoltal and and natural cleverness once baving gained cur« Wilde returned to prison feeling greatly rolloveð. tency will bo cagerly seized upon,” He is now at work pleving orkam. His melancholia continues, but otherwise his haalth is fair.
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What the second of these two men said is essentially true, and the same idea has been very recently exploited at considerable length in The Times in its financial columns says that | the columns of the St. Lauls Glode Democrat, It is rumoured that Passia is negotiating with | the Washington correspondent of which paper Pats bankers for the loan of £16,000,000 to is a member of the Gridiron Club. He said, China upon Russia's absolute and unconditional | among other things :— pazrante".
The steamship Paris, with the Cornell crew, which is to tow at the Healey regatta in the contest for the grand visitors' challenge cup, arrived at Soutbámplós at 8.40 to-day. All the American oerumen were in "fine condition and they said they had greatly benefited by their trip across the ocean. The Cornell crew will remain at Southampton to-night and will go direct to Henley to-morrow, where a delightfully situated house has been reated for their use by Commodore W. T, Hastings.
THE GRIDIRON CLUB
the club are nawritten, but they have grown tato stranger force than if they were.
did not attala Its success and its present standard at once. Its dinners now are the result of the growth and cultivation of an idea. This way what the statesmen discovered when they. tried to emulate. While there appears to be the greatest degree of individual freedom about the four-pronged table, a close observer will soon discover clearly defined bounds to that freedom. The Gridiron Clab has roles which are as inviolable as the strictest etiquette. A state dinner at the White Kamie in no more closely hedged about with its formalities than WASHINGTON, June 6th: Consul General Jernigan at Shanghai basta Gddiron dianer in its way. The sales of sent to the State Department his observations on the commerce between Japan and Chias and Korea, which he says will present new phase as the result of the termination of hostilities. He says that the competi- tion smong the Japanese merchants for Korean trade, vicians and has demoralized business. Mr. Jernigan calli 'attention to the fact that there is not in Chios or Japan & bank ing lastitution conducted by American capital, Great Britain. France and Germany have banks In China and Japan, be says, and the merchants of those countries are supported by banking Institutions of their own and they have been dividing the profits of Asiatic commerce,
American merchants in Asta are compelled to transact their builness through foreign bänks, Not many years ago Američan interests were matters of considerailonnt Shinghal and Ameri- cin commerce whitened the Asiatic seas. Now other nations are pushing ahead, althoug geographically the United States should supply the markets of the swarming millions of Asia, LONDON, June 6th.
Volgarity is not tolerated. It was the custom for years to have the presiding officer aonounce in a delicate way at the beginning of a diuner that "ladies are always present." The inference w quickly drawn by guest, and the under standing became general that everything sald must be clean. This has grown to be one of the cardinal virtues of the club, and it le now rare indeed that a guest offends. The members never do. Woe to the guest who overlooks the rule, and starts a story of colour or who mistakes double meaning for wit. He never geta farther than the foreshadowing of his intent interruption from some member of the club A rap from the gavel stops his story, or a sharp
notifies the offender of his mistake,
A like rule is observed by the Clover Club, and the telling of an incident which occurred of the new art of successful dialag. A New not long ago with illustrate this characteristle of York clergyman, one of the best known of that clay, was a guest. His name is familiar to the whole country. It seems a hir! thing to say, A dispatch from Stuttgart says there was a but the fict le the two professions upon the tremendous cloud-hurst yesterday evening ovir members of which the" dining clobs have mort the Wurtemburg portion of the black forest trouble to impress the rule of cleanliness of district, caning great destruction of property, speech are the ministers and doctors. This The downfall of water caused the river Eyach io, clergyman when called upon arose and told a rise and many houses at Baligen, Formmern andatory, which he would not have given in the Lanforn were swept away, Ten persons were presence of ladies. We sat down amid profound drowned at Bellingen, at Lafon fifteen persons and disapproving allies A member of the
sertóniness of manner 1-id:—
A man with considerable reputation as a reciter rather airly announced at one of these dinners that he had something new, and he thought he try it then and there "on the dog."
Why don't you get a mirror?" came from the vicinity of Dr. Bedlon's chair.
At the time Ausilo Corbin was President of the Reading Railroad and revolution in the maargement was impending, he attended one of these dinners. When called up he said that he felt much embarrassed
"Like your railroad" some one sang out, and when the laugh died away the magnate had something to talk about..
As Mr. Justice Brewer rate, to speak at a recent Gridiron dinner, a member of the cins grasped an empty bottle, and, desling the table ibree prodigious thumps, begen- tu a'sonorous tone, "Orez, orez over, all who have business with the Honourable Coust draw near and give ear, for the Court is now it verglón. God save the United States and this Honourable Court."
It was remarkably close Imitation of the asaal olema and antinated form of opening the Supreme Court, The Jastlee sat down a moment to recover himself, and then he went on a brilliant twenty minute speech, In the course of which there w get one Interruption, When Monsignor Satelli's philosophical theory of the place and power of the press was presented before Gridiron Club the allence was unbroken from beginning to end.
TRE RULE OF INTERRUPTION. These random illustrations of the "art of faterrupting," and of not Interrupting, lose their force removed from the colour and life of the baugust room, but they may serve, coldly, to give an idea of what meant. Majae Handy, a member of both the Gridiron and the Clover, once laid down the law of Interruption in a tersa
WAY :----
"No interruption," and he, "I justible that does not inspite the speaker to roparice or contribute to the enlivensent of the company. No interruption is to be tolerated which is ill matured, profane or uncivil."
With some who have never been guests the impression prevails that it is the height of club ambition to break up a speaker ; that speechas are not tolerated. Nothing could be farther from the truth. No-min wẵn com u to a Gridé fron Club dinner with something to say fills of hearing, and an appreciative hearing to At the last dinner of the Gridiron Club, ons of the guests was Charles S. Gleed of Kanas. Mr. Gleed talked to a most delightful strain for half an hour, and when be sat down he was wildly cheered, One solitary interruption had punctuated
his remarks,
ODDS AND ENDS. --
The fiat armag szed was made of skins sad padded bides.
Tail men generally have long skulls, short men round akul?!+.
An eccullstavs that scarcely one la 10 of watchmakers suffer from weak eyer,
A steve for burning coal dust has been invented in Germany. The fuel gives intense beati
-According to the latest statistics, the women In Sweden ouloumber the men by 148,669.
In 1544 the cold was so severe in Holland that wine was cut in blocks and sold by weleht. Car for pigeons are being trained at Ports. month for carrying messages from ships at sea
to the shore.
An educational qualification will hereafter ba required of men seeking enlistment in the United Stater #my.
shipping and mÀÏL NEWS.
MAILS DUE!
Indian (Arration Apcar) 8th inst. „French (Calédonien) gih last..
"Australlın (Afṛlia) rojh last. Amedcan (Belgie) 16th Inar, Estadian (Empress of Fop in) 16h lost. Tagoma (Tacoma) 19th lost.
THE Mutual Line steamship Oopack, from Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool, left Singa- pore for Hongkong this morning, and may be expected here on or about the 11th fast.
We are Informed by the Agents of the Austrian Lloyd's 'S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer, A public school system was put in operationWindobena left Singapore yesterday afternoon I nearly all the provinces of the Roman empire for this port. in the year 98 A.D.
When flying at its highest speed the house fir makss 600 strokes of its wings per second, and the dragon fly 1,500.
A tax on theatre tickets has worked well in Russia, producing a million roubles, st a light expeare for collection,
Apy inhabitant of Bengal can obtain a five- als dose of quinine at the mastest post auff de or the equivalent of one forthing,
The people of Great Biltala pay about izo pence per baad every year lo liquor tax, 30 perce in coffee tax, and 60 la tobacco taxes."
THE D. D. R. steamship Gerds is due here on
or about the rath inst, from Singapore. She. will call here en route to Yokohams.
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ARRIVALS:
to-day
SHIPPING RETURNS, From 6 pm. yesterday to 5 pm. to-day Kaufyang ............steamer from "hefco, Victoria Rashing Tallie analistaärrät
Glengarn 54156
Loksang Patios....RAES, OVE
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Tacoma.
Singapore.
Kobe,
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Java:
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Chiakiang.
Aggregating 14,174 tons register. DIPARTURES,
The sight of four zehess being driven in an four-in-hand recently through the streets of South Kensington aroused considerable interest. Beaconfieldu face was a puzzle even to bis Intimates. It was impossible, by watching to gula une insight fato his feelings or emotions. Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, who paid a visit ikat winter to South Africe, has written au account of his journeys sad printed it for private ↑ Bužimomik.....................steamer' for Shanghai,
Maria Valerie an circolation,
Kwalyang mammu Hanot18731 Gloucester City Kwangles........ Halloong
Only one marble statue of the human figure with"eyelashes is known. It's the sleeping Ariadne, one of the gems of the Vatican, and was found in 1503.
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Singapore. Canton, Haiphong. Manila.
Shroghal. Swator Sandakan.
Aggregating 11,589 toos register,
Sir R Ball, Astronomer-Royal for Ireland, is said to believe that the time is approaching when | Memnon a posterity will be able to construct machinery that will be operated by means of glasses, with heat obtained by the direct action of the sun's YEYS.
Augustus Dickens, brother of the famous novelis, emigrated to Americs, and lived and died in Chicago. He was a clerk to the Illinois Central Offi'e and turned nat Idle, Intemperate, and thriftless. His brother never recognised
him after he deserted his' wife.
Pursuing the excavations of. Roman remaine at Bath, the clly architect has just made some valuable discoveries, including a large number of gems of beatiful workmanship, Leading antiquarians have'sxpressed the opinion that ther are in some respects almost unique.
The name of Spain was bestowed by the Phosaiciaus from the word Span, signliying" a rabbit," an allusion to the great numbers of this animal on the Spanish plates. The country was formerly called Iberis, from the tribe of Iber, who took their name from the River Ibroor Ebro,
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The British steamship Lokrang left Chinking on the 1st Instant, and experienced moderate easterly winds and cloudy weather to the vicinity of Steep Island; thence to port had strong monsoon and high sea with occasional heary rain. Passed the steamablo Menmuir anchored under Talchow Islands on the morning of the 3rd.
The British steamship Namoa left Foechow on the, and instant, and had fresh south-west winds and fine weather to Amay, Left Amoy on the 4th, and had fresh south-south-west winds and sex with heavy showers throughout. Left Swatow on the stb, and had fresh south-west winds and overcast weather to Breaker Point; thence to port had moderate and light south. south-west wind with heavy ralo. In Amoy were the steamships Empreis of India, Sungklang, Formosa and Kwong-mo. In Swalow the steamships Tamest, Taichiow, nod Shantung.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.
P: C.-C. Klao. In Kowloon Dock: Titos.......
America took its name from Amerigo Vespucel, who landed on the cost of South America the year after Columbus discovered the mainland further norib. Amerigo is said to have made the first map of the New World. The name first appears in a book publiked by Wald-Taitang seemaller, at St. Dia, in Lorraine, in 1507.
Dr. Martineau, In a letter acknowledging the receipt aka letter from the South-place Society,
London, expressing recognition of his long and faithful services to liberty and knowledge, writes that whoever smothers an "honest doubt" crestes the sin, while missing the prelading good, of unbelief. The conventional cry against "destructive criticism" Intercepts the recon structive thought and faith which can alone
Bat the Interraping is merely an incident of the dinner. Many things contribute to make these gatherlogs different from other dinners.endara, There is no head to the Gridiron table. Mc. Gregors sit everywhere. There is no table of
·CLIPPINGS FROM HOME
MORE PAPERS,
Straits of Dover.... Gloucester City
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Cosmopolitan 17 Aberdeen, $1
transport Moll-maru (formerly the O.S.S. (late Zambest) off, Mojl, on the 29th ulto. The Hector callided with the transport Toyomaru
Mojimaru was so seriously damaged that she appeared in danger of sinking. A telegram was dispatched at 638 pm, at which time it was
assistance of the Mofl-maru.
ad several vessels werd-proceeding to the
--The following has been circulated by H.B.M. Consul at Foodbow :-
NOTIFICATION.
The River befog re-opened, Agenta of British vessels are hereby notified that the usual practies of depositing Ship's Articles at the Vice-Con-
handur. The Secretary of the club, Mr. DeGraw, bas held the position for years, · He has made a study of seating, members and guests to carry A telegram from General Déciesne, sent from out the spirit of the dinner. He mixes the Majanga on the evening of the 24th of May, entertainers and the entertained. In a way which announces that the Commander-in-Chief of the adds greatly to the general gavety. No sensi-expeditionary corps - was very shortly to leave | salate Pagoda Anchorage and the Register and tive person is able to see that he hasn't as good that port for the front. The tiver gun-boats and fast Port Clearance at this Office, will be a sest as any other guest. With the diagram | lighter barges were being rapidly, prepared for resumed from this date.
service. - Three Sakalava. Chiefs have promised
of the four-pronged table before him, the Sec ctary moves hit names about until he their assistance to the French. On the aird
Is sure there len't a dull - place anywhers. At the Havas Agency communicated to the Press a off with the speaking arose from his place in one # recent Gridiron dinner, the guest who led ||
corner of the banquet room. The next one came from another corner, and the third was eslled up from near the presiding officer. At the regulation public dinner the star guests sit la solemn state with the prealding officer at a table of hoocur, dot unfrequently raised a little above these occupied by the common berd. They are classided and called upon lo same order of ability or rank, or of this kind is tolerated at a Gridiron dinner, in accordance with a series of toasts. Nothing Max O'Rell called one of these dinners a great
description.
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R. W. MANSFIELD, H.B.M. Consul
H.B.M. Consulate, Foochow, 17th June, 1895.
were killed and at Formmern #ivan were killed | club, Dr. Bedloe, imusediately get up, and with leveller," and It was a happy esten, undivided | was at free expected. The river by which question of the damages sustained by the officers
and nins are missing.
The Cornell crew which is to compete at the "Mr. President, we have heard from Mr. Henley regatta in the contest for the Visitors' | Black Black, of New York. Now let us bear Grand Challenge Cup arrived here from from the Rey. Blank Blank." Southampton to-day and are greatly pleased with the Which Commodore W. T. Hastings," navy, secured for them, The weather this alternoon is Beautiful and the villagers dreambled la force on the banks of the Thames when the crew took its first spin over the costas. The young men from Ithaca created a favorable impression among onlookers, but expert Belifshers ashore expressed the opiston that they were too light,
The Standard Oil Co. and the Scotch Oli Co.
of candles,
The presiding officer, in the same serious manner, announced that the club would like to hear from the Rev. Blank Blank. The clergy mau saw the blunder he had made, but he did not refer to it. He got up and spoke again like gentleman and a minister of the Gospel. A he fat down there came a hearty burst of applause,
VERSATILE DR. BEDLOE.
Two most versaille entertalcers at these characteristic dianara ara Dr. Edward Bedloe, have concluded an agreement at Glasgow, which of the Clover Club, and Ed. Hay, of the Gridiron le to last three years, for an advance in the price Club, They sing, they talk, they recite and they bubbla over with bright things. If you sat nukr The steamer Palatia, with Priacs Hobenloka || them you would observe, perhaps to your and other members of tha connell of. ministers || astonishment, that as the wise went round they aboard, traversed the Baltic Canal for 100 did not touch it. Nothing stronger than kilometres, and demonstrated the completa | Apollinaris water patres their lips. As the success of the canal,
gayely grows and the faa waxes fast those min are in the forefront of it, and without the laspir stion of any ariffcial stimulant.
A Stuttgart dispatch says it is officially announced that the fataliifes which resalted on Wednesday, June 5, from the cloud-burst over the Wartemburg potilon of the Black Forest amonat to goo. Ai Bilingen alone thirig hagres * were demolished by the rise in the waters of the tiver Eytacht and many other buildings were damaged..
The British steamer Davour is ashore on Brigg's Reef near Belfast. Four hundred of her passengers have been landed b, a coastguard bost. The steamer lies in an easy position and will probably be Bosted this ovenlog. The Davour has received assistance and will be inted on the next high tide la all probablilty, Brigg's Reef, the spot where the steamer went athore, is altuated next;Bangor, County Down.
An official dispatch, received at Berlin from Heis von Paltkammer, Governor of the Gazenen district of German West Africa, announces that Bokoko tribes. Four strongholds of the rebels have been stormed by German colonial troops; two hundred tribesmen were killed and many others were capturai. Da the siễn of the. Germans twelve colonial soldiers ware killed and forty-seven wounded. In the list of cœazzilles there are no GFRIENDS, -
When Thomus R Reed once told Jadge Holman that Gridiron dinner way « place where' It was allowable to "since back," he meant that the art of feferrupting was daly cultivated by the members. Interrupilon for the sake of lnterrupting is scrupulously frowned upon | at Gridiron dinacre. Interrupilon which adds to the entertainment in welcome. It is considered neither smart nor funny to break up a speaker by brutality, But if something la the personality of a speaker, in his appearance; or in what he says, suggests to a Gridiron a bright question or comment, it goes Very early in its ten years' experience the Gridlion Club discovered that Interruption was an art, and cultivated it as such. The Clover Club wai' xlower: In the realisation that Interruptions must mean some- thing besides noles and rudeness, and it soffered a Men who had gone to Clover Club diquera vāk siklng to say and hat not bogu sllowed to sy la didak go again. The Clover Club bas turned over a new 3511, and no longer confounds gilcksese of repactes with ' ost-onïir',
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ODD VOLUMES:
We have been favoured with a specimen copy of a new literary ventum "The Hour," illustrated-weekly journal prablished in Toudon by "The Hour" Pablishing Company, Liralled, at the price of sixpence a number, of thirty, shillinge a year. For this som the public are offered much more than the 48 pages of text and illustration contained in each weekly number. Each subscriber will be handed, with, ne, as his receipt for this annual payment, Debenture Boad, (edeemable it does got quite clearly appear when) which will entitle him to the return of his thirty shillings with a bonus of ten shillings and in the meantime to interest at rates, varying with the success of the paper, from 6 per cent to 15 per cent per anndan, the lesser amount being guaranteed. He will also receive a Free Policy of Accident Insurancs, mecaring to his relatives L2000 in case of death by accident in any vehicle, públic or piļraic, in which he may be invelling, and to Lesser- amounts in case of logs of limbs. / He will, furthermore if the happy father of many children, be entitled to send up his boye and Fits to compete for scholarships at Oxford and Cambridge to the value of £1,000 offered by the Proprietors of "The Hour.” All sorts of smaller prices and advantages are to be placed at the disposal of the English speaking world, If only they become subscriber to " The Ham Thi vastaro is described as a novel system ofte. operation with the pabile, or in other words tha public are to find the capital för this enterprise and for all its developments on the security of debantura bonde bearing interest, and every debeature holder is also a subscrther for tha paper. The illustratione ara.vary good and vary plentiful, both plain and coloured, but the letter press is by no means so good. It is, in this aprelmen copy at least, very 'scrappy.'
ASPAL
The last mall Dought we the usual bundió of papers and mkasines from Chiscio and Company. The Quiver is, as usual, everything In the way of reading that is desirable in the family circle. The Saturday Journal for Tune Is eighty pages, closely printed, of useful and entertaining gossip and chit chat, and most wonderful reading for a rainy day. We have taken, as usual, some clippings from it. Work resumes and continues Instructions in the art of Glass Blowing, with illustrations of the different processes described. A series of chapters on Gold-Leaf Gliding is commenced, as also a set of papers on the art of working and moulding India robber. It is difficult to say on what subject there is not something mieful to be found In the pages of Work. The wonder is how such a mans of useful matter can be got together and printed and published at the price.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
HONGKONG SHARK MARKET.
Hongkong, July 6th, (noon). Mr. Erich Georg in his Weakly Shari List issued at noon to-day states :-
Darlag the week under review, the market for most stocks has been rather quiet, and the only business of importance has been in Hongkong and.Shanghal Bank shares, which, in anticipa tlon of a splendid balance sheet for the half year, have been in good demand, about 500 shares having changed hands.
BANK SHARES.-The market for. Hongkong and Shangbai Bank shares opened strong ou Monday with buyers at 184, and business kas been put through at 184, 1844, 185, 185, i per cent. prem. for 31st August, and at 193 and 187, per cent, prem, for carb, at 190 and 191
154 per cent, pram. for 30th September, market closing with buyers for cash at 116 per cent. prem,, while a few shares could be got at 187 per cent, prem. The London quotation is £44. Nationals are weaker and offering at $371, and an offer of $27 might nat go unhõeded.
MARINE INSURANCES.-A few Unions have been fixed at gr6z, at which rate a small fot .could be placed. China Traders found bayern at $69 and $70, but are on offer at the latter rate. North Chinas haya bean done in the north at Tis, 195, for which destination Yangtases, aço wanted it $93, Cantons continue in demand at quotation, while Strafts, which changed handa in small lols at B18 to $18), are on offer at the latter figure.
FIRE INSURANCES-Nothing has been done in Chinas, which are on offer at $84, but Hoog- kings, have been negotiated at $205, at which rate the market closes strong with further buyers, SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats bave been done st $33 and at $318, and, are on offer at 833. In spite of the plagus at Macao this company has done well, and prospects are mach better. Indo-Chisan have dropped to $525, without attracting buyeri. China and Manlias changed ownership at 314 to $55, and close firm." Douglases coniinua it with a few shares offering at $50. * China Matusia neglected.
REFIXERIE-The only builders I have
related that on May aand, General Meisinger's telegram from its correspondent at Majunga, who
Brigade, having found Traborty (Mabatomboka) occupied by the enemy, turned that plans by
The Dutch Government here presented to the east. It was abandoned without any fighting the Chamber of Depalles the Convention con- The following day the French troops occupied cluded with Great Britala for the settlement of Ambate; driving back the Hovas, who withdrew the case of the British ship Costa Rica Packs to Ankoxin. The forward march was being The convention provides that an invitation shall continued.. According to the same telegram, it be addressed by Great Britain and Holland to a was sumoured that the foras Premier had gone third Pawar Riking the latter to nominate one to resist the French.. From the latest informa. | unquestionable reputation as arbitrator to decide to dievstansus, to encourage the populaties of lis sabjects, who shall be a jurisconsult of tion, it is beffered that the expedition in not only the question of the claim for damage beard of ls in Chluss at $top and $104 per Madagascar will be a longer affair than sustained by the vessel's captain, but also the shar While a course is being
MINIKO STOCKS very quiet, Punjomas sro attention is given to it, but between courses the French hoped to reach Saberbleville is and crew and by the vessel's owners, which are there is always something gṣlog os.
One more characteristle of these dinnere may blocked the stream by obstacles of all sorts All laterested in the Costa Rica Packet case weak with sellers at $105. New Balmorals found to be uncarigable, the Hovas having to be regarded as the necessary consequences of weak with sellers at $5.90; the local papers of 1st and 2nd instant espriat the Mining manager's the ** preventive detention" of the captain.
report for the month of May, Charbonnages be mentioned. In accounts of the usual public which are defended by small armed posts. The Alli dianer a long list of wines in paraded. Two column wil), therefore, be compelled to advance will, says London contemporary have been done at $3.75 to $5.90, and are in wines are only served at Gridiron dinners. And along the bank of the river and avold the some feeling that Netherlands demand now at 86., Jelebus, small sales and if any one would glance along the table he would impediments placed in their way, Merenver. Govemment is stated have decided discover that the glasses were turned down in the mountains which ile between Subarleville upon the despatch of four war vessels tot 83 30. A law. Raube are offering at frost of at least half of the members of the clubs, and she coast are strongly occupied by the the Mearish coast, to demand satisfaction $4.tars could be placed at $390. The Clover Club goes a little farther and waves Horts. It la balleved that the first karlou stand on the Dutch brigantine Aasa at the end of wine only on the card of the member ordering || War indé by the Malagasy in these mountains, it. It is, generally speaking, a fam, that for
April last. Dutchmen should be done ante by others as they are prepared to do unto others. several years wius-drisking at public dinners
In Frankfort there is a restaurant the walters They demand satisfaction promptly enough for has been decreasing. A public dinner is not an of watch have just received what must assuredly an outrage, and by way of making things square orgy. The tendency in the Gridiron be the largest tip on record. Amang thair it is to be hoped they will not get it without a Drunken wit is of a very poor quality. In the independant mease, Herr Wilhelm Pantzel. toward less and leis drinking is noticeable.
customers for many yesta was a gentleman of good deal of difficulty... flowers, the music, the speaches and the other Recently this gezileman went on a trip to Egypt, features there is Intoxication of the rational and and died while there, at Fort Said. By his will, more wallsfactory kind.
it is found, he has lelt filleen thousand marks to the fortunate walters in'quan!ion."
CLOVER CLUB PHILOSOPHY.
It may be added that Charles Dudley Warner once wrote of the philosophy of the Clover Clubi
which suits a polliical statesman as well as a man
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It has a suspicious look. Can that be tight jumped that ditch? That was a wonderful jump HARDACRE :—You say that Whipple's: horse
of letters, and is as pleasing to an actor as to a HUNTLEY ;. "Yes"; but it was rothing in the justice of the Supreme Court of Error And it one Whipple made." He landed at least, zo feet is not certain that there is something wrong farther on than the horse did.". about a thing that all the newspaper men
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site la admiring? I should like to know The new lighthouse at Penmarch Point, the secret of its attraction, and how its inventors | Beliteny, the Igth of those - lighted by electricity baye bit spor something new to sociology, on the French coasts, will be about 130 yards to It cannot be called dull; it is not exactly the east of the present one. Its tower, which will decorous; it does not come within the defint be about 185 feet above high water line, le being tion of an American woman that she is bolt entirely of the best description of granite, too much « Bohemian to be a lady, and too and the light will be of such intensity as will much a lady to be a Bahamian', it is elegant it is said, suable it to be seen at a distance of without being strictly conventional, and it is newly 100 miles la clear, and from 25 to 28 enjoyable enough to be slafal Its wit does not miles in hasy weather, having an lluminating appear to be premeditated, nor fis fan ordered power of 10,000,000 candles. It is hoped that In advance, and members do not appear to be the new light will come into operation at the jolly al set purpose, as if they were obeying and commencement of 1897., Navigators along the of the provisions of his consiliation. Perhaps it dangerous consta of this vicinity, and especially laws. The only thing one can calculate on Change by the niqul route of 11 Ras anding there is the unexpected; and if you de Salud, will? kave reason to be ristele expect that, something else will. turn up." It is to the Isle Marquise de Blocqueville for Her certainly the most successful method yet invented legacy of 303,000 francs, and algo to the French In this country for passing mildly convivial Goverwinter med atherous appropriation of At a recent dinner of the Gridiron Clnts one of | svening, and I doubt if it is founded upon any the addisional Vimine bem reduled for the pope. (hą gients was Thomae Helson Page, the walle à philosophical systems whatever,"
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DOCKS, WHARVER ̈ÄND GODOWNS--Hong-
kong and Whampos Dock shares are a little easier, and a low, lots have been pisced at $105 Per cent, prem, at which figure shares can be procured. Other stocks under this heading unchanged,
* LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINUS,——A sale pi
Hongkong Lands has been effected at 850, and a few more shares are offering. Wharven, an wall as Wanchals unchanged. Easy la July, anys the Hyogo News, thein la MISCELLANEOUSA sale of Green Islands is to be a "grand conference of native steamship. | reported at 810. Watsons changed hands and owangy in Osaka.. There are plenty of matters, are in demand at $95, Hongkong Eléctiles il uzy's, calling for their attention ; the problems have found sandy buyers at $4-85, ni which rele In the immediate future are numerous. What | further shares could be placed, holders demand- in this country? Can they hope to secure is to be done with all the steamers now owned ing higher rates, Gas and Rops shares continus In demand, a few shares of the latter stocks sufficient cargo to make their regular running having changed hands at $135. Fenwicks tough profitable! One of the N.Y.K. officers recently buyers at $159, but at that fignca more shares declared that while the Company's fleet has been are obtainable,· Ice shares have been done at so greatly enlarged, it comprises not a few old 883, Hongkong. Brick and Cemonts have vanels that are suited for nothing better dropped to 372 sellers, without leading to busi than cosi-carriers. The actual addition made, ness. Tramways sie wanted at $70, Dairy excluding the sight steamers of over 3,000 Farms can be placed at 87. Other stocks tons each purchased by the Government, unchanged. limited, he thinks, to 20 verdals; some of the cltht wil be entrusted to the 0.8K The N.Y.K. propose to res four of their steamers to Scorr's Emulsion of Pare Cod Liver Oil with Bombay, in place of those now chartered for the Hypophosphiter, is a combination of two mont service trips to Australia are to be more often valuable remedies, in a palatable and easily, undertaken, though at present no regular diguited form having great, hezling, anák schedule will be arranged; and another occasional strengthening properties, most valuable in liss is under consideration. The Company Commpiles and wasting diseases. Read the cannot extend its operations to San Francisco following " I have found Scott's Emplafon of Mail Company, but there is nothing to prevent scrofalous diseases. It is extremely palatasim its antering of competition with the northern and does not upset the stomach-thus rensering lees to Victoria and Vancouver. Moreover the great difficulty experienced in the pdministra. Mexican port may be selected as a torminus for fition of the piala all"--D. P. Knch, LRC, other trans-Pacific stancenes, many Inducements Bergson, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin. Asy offering in that direction. Formoss cannot yet Chemist can supply it Sola Agents for. Hong- nuripost a regalar donssction) but such, suh- kong and the Empire of Chins --Waiking & |aidieod, is beind to come ni no distant date, "Co., Hongkang.={At}
there has been severe fighting with the rebellious checkla israputestan in acq dringtheknowledge has no constitallas, and runs on extempers bye. those coming from and entering the Espira 94 #ccount of its agreement with the Pacido † great benefit in the treatment of phthisical and.
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