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Twenty members entssed for this competition, but very few cards were returned, and with the exception of the two lending scores the play was not preticularly good :—
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'AQUATICS. Training for the Regatta to be held on the 10th and 11th inst, is going on space, the various crews showing great improvement on recent form.
All the Binks have given notice that they will be closed at noon on the Regniin days.
It is rumoured that one of the "eighla" may every off before race day, but it la only a tumour and probably (fronded.
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dictation.
We have been favoured, in stilet confidence, with the first draft of the speech addressed by His Excellency the Governor to the Honour able Members of the Legislative Council op
It was prepared, we are Thursday last. assured, by iba genial librettist of the A.D.C. from rough poles taken down at different times during the list mouth or so st His Excellency's It is not, of course, precisely the speech in the form in which it appears in our report of the Council meeting, but it is the raw material from which the speech actually delivered was elaborated fat by the Private Secretary and afterwards, with very great inbour by that master of language, the Colonial Secre- tury, and it is gustan'eed to contain a far more accorate expression of His Excellency's opinions and feelings than that which was put tato his mouth last Thursday afternoon. Ils insportance seems to us to fully jasilly its appearance, lea Conspicuous part of our columos. Here it is
maiters about
Honourable Gentlemen, Having pat the meating of the Legiala tee Council to the latest date possible I am compel. led, very much against my ill, to call you togelber and go through the farce of asking your opinion and advice on which I and my Colonial Secretary know far more than you do, and which I have not the falatest Introllon of acting upon, even if I were at liberty to do so, which I am not, The annoyance of having to meet you is very mach Lessened by the knowledge that, as it is so near the end of the year, and as the Estimates must be passed for hwlib, no time can be wasted in useless debate
I congratulate the Council, and myself, on the additions made to it. Maju-General Black bound by his official position to be alleat and vole with me in all things. M. Wei A Yuk will only speak and vote as the Reglasar-General directs him. He does not at all represent the Chinese He is half English, so we will have no nonsense from him. The addiilon of the two new members to the Executive Council is an excellent move. It neutralls's
of the mofficial members in this Council. We can always prevent them triking by calling their attention in their orth of secrecy as to all that comes to their knowledge In Ex catre Council. To prevent all further fast and feathers about
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the Military Contribution you have got to para Ordinance fixing it at 17 per cent,, for ever, or until farther oders from the Secretary of State. It will be quite useless your oppnying it or attempting to limprove it, Chamberlain bas directed it to be passed. You were follah enough to ask for a percentage charge without
thinking of what you were doing, sed now you can't get out of it,
As it is so ate in the year you must pass the Estimates and the Appropriatios Ordinance is one or two slitings at the most. There is no time for any useless tuking. Jhany has drawn themaps cleverly that whil the Revenue appears to be $1700 less this year thạo lai), the Military Conterbation is : 30,000 more, and I am blessed I think you can find out how it has been done, smart as some of you are at figures. There is an increase in the expenses for fonds, They went it precious badly ;' and there are 10 maty bicyclists about that it is beginning to be
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The Sanliary Department is, a bideous expense and will cost much more next your. Like the P. W. D., the more men it.has the less wark it seems to do. It has spent $70 000 in killing over 1,000 people oal of 1,204 attacked by the plague, and we are not la better pation than wa were in 1994, it should come again next year. The Board is in the same hopeless muddle as it has been since the only intelligent members of i resigned None of the officials out here want suncficial majolly on it again. It was only anulance, and if you think that I fatend to take any notice of your absurd pleblacitum you are more confoundly mistaken. Of course it made Chater and Beililos lock foolish, but that is their business, sot mine.
you want any further information about the Estimates ask I ockbari in Finance Committee. Don't bother me. He wil answer you or not, as he pleases. A
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDÀY, DECEMBER 5, 1896.
death of William Datble, the well-known whip-<| owner, of Aberdeen and London,and senior part» ser in the firm of Messrs Daible Bros., awaers of the famous Dathle line of ships.
LONDON, November 11th. "Loid Esher, Master of the Rolls, is about to
retire from the beach.
[Lord Esher was appointed a judge of Appeals In 1876, and la 1883 he succeeded Sir. Georgs Jessel as Master of the Rolls. He was created ▲ Baron in 1985. Lord Esher is in his Bist your}
Gaudaur to row for the championship of the The English sculler Barry bas challenged J. world. C. R. Harding, who was detested by James Stanbury, of New South Wales, agrees 10 Tow Barry on the Themes for £200 «ilde:
BRISBANE, November 11th, The Government Pacteriologist interds leav.. ing Brisbane on Friday for Balloo Downs station, where he will farther canilave expert
ments in the destruction of rabbits with chicken "cholers viros. Mr. J. F. Balley, of the Colonial Boianist's Department, will accompany Mr. Pound to make a botanical examination of the Gray Range country about the Balloo River.
LONDON, November 12th,
In commentlag on the speech delivered by the Marqalı olTM Sallsbury, at the 'Guildhall barquet, the French new rapers Interpret Lord Saltsbury's refusal to relinqaləh an acre of territory at present occupied by Great Britain as appile-ble to Egyp: The saranis evince irritation at the Pritish Premier's n'teranças, though they admit tɛat statesmen recognise that renders it irgitions at present to raise the ques the apathy of the central Powers in Europe tion as to the evacuation of Egypt by Britain, and they canalfer that this fact prevents in expression of good feeling on the part of France towards Beltain
states that Russia is organising Ethiopia, and so Dr. Macarlo, the Papal Favoy in Abyssinia, menaces Egypt. Rusia, he adds, intends to use the Abyislaians in fighting Great Britain In Aldea.
English newspapers, which were some time ago forbidden to be admitted Into Turkey on account of the hostile tone of some Jura's towards the Sultan, have now been readmlited into that canalry,"
The St. Petersburg jurnal Vedomosti con- tains un reticle suggesting that the Tier wou'd gladly mediate between France and Germary on cordion that the French abandon the Alace-Lorraine by Germany Te suggestion revanc'é and acquleres in the occupation of
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CALCUTTA, November 17th. stamps by officers of the Postal Department kes- The street outside was crowded with an eager It le reported that-a large number of sats era | been submitted to the Government, The board throng waiting to hear the poll declared and | found dead every morning in the native part of reommanded that some substantial reductions be nar y feelingyao high. The youngsters from | the town. This Is looked upan as en ominous. made in the saintles of the officers concerned beblad the office fence began to drop pieces of sign, as a similar state of affairs preceded the and the Cabinet azo kikely to agree to the pro- coal, great weds of wet paper, and paper bag, bubonic plague outbreak in Bombay. posals, filled with flur on the heads of the people. No cleansing of iba town continues. one knew where the missiles came from, and soon angry partirans accused each other with having “put up the jib." In some cases blows were struck and a big free fight was only averted by the declaration of the poll.
in siling his chiefs pretty badly at times he has In the Far East, although the P. D. aucceeds not the originality of purpose that marke his | Western brethren, but he bas stack out in a most up-to-date fathien at Hogo lately. On The 18 h all the Riogo News reported that "Just 10 minutes before the paper was ready for publication, the tops of darkness unesked out of the effice carrying their Uffis, etc., with them, and left us without a messenger on the premises, Tee reason for this step a whole day's investiga- ton failed to disclose. No complaint had been made or request advanced. At midday some of the tribe greeted the office, at a safe distance, with shouts of barsal," a thoughtful con gra'allon that wo duly appreciated. The delivery was made by darccustomed j'selki- she coolles, and for any mistaken defaults we have to crave our readers' Indal gence Boys are not difficult to precare and another staff is already forming; but efficiency cannot be guaranteed all at once. The men employed were as much taken by surprise as and having set and printed the paper they also ourselves; but they came gallantly to the rescue, folded it and assisted in every way in its despatch. Printers' Devils are Devils the whole world over. In one case at least one of the gang found his paternal roof to hot to cover bim last nigh!."— Et ———. I{ —— well, perhaps it would be better to say nothing about fi at pre sent, except that there are laws in force here which protect employera ny well as employći.
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· CALCUTTA, November 11th. As the Rev. Mr. Mariis had just finished the After a projenged discussion at the Municipal sermon at the Sutherland Church last evening, meeting the mailon of the Hon. Mr. Stevane to and was giving ost the last hymn, the chain continue the anti-cholerate inoculation experi-sapporting the central lamp gave way. The ments at manicical expense was rejected. Sur lamp fall," and the lighted all spend over the gaon-Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders characterised for, causing a general rush for the door, which | these experiments as illegal, dangerous, and fortunately opens outwards. A gentleman, with absolutely, useless. EvoŊy now cure, he said, great presence of mind, dragged the burning first of all cured everything, secundly it cured matting down the central asle and outside. amething, and thirdly, is cured nothing. The The congregation returned to their seats, aang following amendment was carried by eighteen the Doxology, and retired. The text was to fifteen votes:-That the experiments be con- tinned till the end of the financial year and that
curiously appropriate. "Re ye sfio ready,”.
thereafter the Commissioners cossa to carry on these experiments solely on their own account.
Mr. Stevens rand a letter from the great selentist Dr. Klein, in,support of anti-choleraic Inoculation,
The press generally dimpprove of the action of the Municipaity In rejecting Mr. Steven's motion.
LONDON, November 17th,
fist of honours for the Nile expedition
The London Gazette contains the following
To be Knight Commander of the Bath, The Sirdar, Sir H. H. Kitchener.
To be Companions the Bath: Colonel Cochrane, Surgeon-Colonel Gallway, Colonels Colville, Royal Navy, who is also promoted to Elliott, Rogers, and Carte, and Commander
bo Captain.
To be Companions of the Distinguished Ser- vice Order: Surgeons Hunter and Panton, Maja Martyr and Haygate, Captains Legge, Mahon, Morgate, Griffiths. Fitton, and Watson, Lientensnts Gorriage, Girouard, and Beatty (Royal Navy), besides Honorary Colonal Fatky
Bey.
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"The following promotions are made ¿---
To be Major-Generals (7), Majors Hauler and Rundle.
To be Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, Colonch Egerton.
To he Lieutenant-Colonal ; Major Lloyd. To Second Lieutenants: Sergeant-Mejor Halley and Colour-Sergeant Filat
To be Brevet Lieut.Colonels: "Vajere Parsons, Travers, Lewis, Kleboner, Barn-Mardoch, Palo, Collinson, Da Brath, Captaion Wingate, Maxwell, David, and Townshend.
To be Brevet Mors: Caotslas, Tadway, Shekleton, Hickman, Sparks, S'dney, Kinca'd,
Hower, Mawood, and Cadell,"
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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUR:
French (Tamise) & K inst. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 13ih luat. English () 16th last. German (Payarn) 16 b inst. Tacoma (Olympia) açtă Inst. American (City of Peking): 78th fast. Canadian (Emprats of China) goth lust,
THE Canadien Pacific Rallway Co.'s steamer Empress of ledía leit Yokohama for Vancouver' yesterday afte noon. *
THE D.D. R. steamship Bellona, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this part to-day, and may be expected bere on or about the sath fast,
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SHIPPING RETURNS, From 6 jam. yesterday is 6 famn, to-day.
Tilman...............Stearner, from Australia
ARRIVALS.
SYDNEY, November roth, THE Imperla German Mail steamer Bayarm, The Adelalde $5. Co' steamer Franhilm carrying the German malls with dates from Berlin arrived yesterday from Brisbane after a fearfḍlly to the 16th alta, left Colombs for this port parilans pissage. 'In heavy gala on the yesterday afternoin, and may be expected here 3d her decks were washed fore and aft by great on or about Wednesday, the 15th lust, Keas which damaged filtings and deck cargo, beildes taking granthiles of frukt overboard. THE M. M. steamer Tamiss, with the French Tarpaulins were torn off the hatches, and the mall er Saghallin at the 6th November, left battens carried away. A good deal of water | Salgon for this part to-day, and may be expected got below into the holds. At midnight, daring || here on or about the 8th Inst. This versel bringu | one of the banviest rquells, the chain of the replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on
steasing gear carried away, and for about half an the 30th September hour the steamentwas In Imminent danger of founderlog, Under greal difficulty the" after steering gear was connected, gud the vessel once more brought under control. During this damage was done to the firings. The Iron ralis time she strained heavily, and considerable of the bildge were beat almost double, and all lysg the woodwork at the side of the bridge carried away. For 25 hours the p'esmer was Elsed down, and a most anxious time was spent by all on board. The parrengers in the steerage weze takes aft, as it was impossible to batten them down in their quarters At about 5 o'clock on November 4 the weather moderated sufficiently to allow the stormer to be given more steam, and Sydacy Hends were entered at about 9 pm. At the Coolamondra Q inster. Sersions, Con- stable C. D. Connolly was sentenced to three years' hard labom for brutal'y Ikasing a drunken man whom he hid fa-custody,
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DEPARTURES. Ef steamer, for Amay Catherine Apear.... Sabina Rickmert ... Raz.1840766612 Foochow
BRISBANE, November roʻh. News of a tragedy at rea, on board the British ship Blangfell, was received bere yesterday when the vessel strived from New York, On August 1, the cook. an American negro named John Godler, was taken, fil, and complained that he was unable to work. He continued {i} for over a fortnight. On the evening of the
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The Court at Brussels das ordered Major Ever since the corclusion of the Chino-Japanese weerton, Young, Mitford, Jackson, Gordon, fifteenth day while the captain was in his cabla Chittagong
Loʻhalte to pay the expenses is the breach of promiss action brought against him by Mist Olga Hecke.
The King of Sweden will probably be asked to nomiesto jurist as the 5th arbitrator on the Jint British and American tilbunal to be au pointed to settle claims arizing out of the oundary disputes between British Gulans and Venezuela..
South Africa Company to raise £750,000 by the Mr. Cecil Rhodes recommends the Billsh sue of debentures to complete the railway to Salisbury.
M. Harot ox, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, atured in the Chamber of Depalles 764- terday that the Powers had under consideration further reforms in #ddleian to those he has the question of demanding from the Sulian
already promised to carry into effect
November 13th.
The German Government has submited & vote to the Reiching for 7,000,000 marks 3 500 000) for insessing the strength of the Bavy. The vote is double the amount asked for
last year.
The Daily Telegraph announces that the statement made by the Johannesburg Standard to the affect that the Transvasi Government claimed £1,CDD.000 from the Briti-h Snack
Africa Company as an indemnity for the Jame
son rald is without foundation,
The British military authorities have granted permission to a large number of offers of the
army to proceed to West Africa for service la the Royal Niger Company's Protectorate.
The object of the Niger Protectorata to salat the Emperor of Sokoto in repelling the engaging the services of British officers is to
rebel chief Rabab's threatened attack on Kino, the largest and most populous dwie in the one of the princioal owns in the empire of Sokнa, oudan, and under the control of the Royal Niger Company.
A committee of the French Chamber of nepaties has approved of the ad-pilon of the Greenwich meridian and the abolition of that
of Paris.
The Temp says that the claims of the United hemisphere consitate a serious derogation of States to absolut sapremacy in the western
the rights of Europe.
Mount Vesuvion has again breken pal into active erop ton. The eruption shows signs of creasing, and considerable alarm is felt in
consequence.
Io commentlag on Lord Salisbury's speech at the Gelidball banques, the newspapers on the Continent asvert that Lord Salt-bury admi a the failure of British pol cv in in East.
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Mtrle -East that attention has been paid to the march events in the Far Exat. Yet Ramla is all this time working out a bold and masterly line of policy in that rart of the world, and it is well that we should realise the necessity of keeping a watchful eye open both ends of her dominions.
war, the Northern Colourus has placed her band beavily on the Korean peninsula. It Is he that the Japanese bad prior right here, bat Rassis, by means of intrigue and thrests, bas succeeded in making the King her cresture, and the Government subservient to ber withes. Now comes to hand a piece of new which has received little or no attention in this country; bat which li nevestheleys of considerable generally. Two tallway concersions have just Imporence, both to ourselves and Europe been sigred, we are told, one being grinted for aline from the post ni Chem.alps to Seoul, the Caples, and another from the capital to Wijn, on the Chinese froskler At the same time, Russia has obtained a "lease" of land on the sex baird for a coiling station Now, it is hardly to be panpoted that, the like to meant to have Wijs perpen tenlos. Rather muy we expect in sea it continued before long to the per bwerd to touch that power'a arm which Resis is nieching over Northern Asia, her Great Siberlan Raliwa. When we remember, tro, that no lower than 40 000 men are now con centrated on the Russo-Korean frontier, and that the most powerful Russian fleet ever seen in Pacific waters is now sysembling near Vladi wasteek, it requires no wonderful amount of per spicacity to realise that our Northern rival is contemplating beli mave on the politics! cheat-board of the Far East, Chemulpo, let it be remembered, is a very nice roadstead, open all the year round, and a suitable port, in fac for one of the terment of the Siberian Railway, Let us si cerely hope that our Government is keeping a careful eye on British interesis in there regions.
The following note is from the Saturday Review
East. She has now consented, in reply to a Rusaf steadily presses forward in the Far special embassy from Seoul, that Kores ball be diplomatically represented at St. Petersburg, though with the King of Kares resident at the Russian Legation in Seoul, there does not serm much reason why he should appaint a Minister to the Risian capital when the Foreign Office thers would do all his business for him free of expense. But it loks better, of course, especially from a Rushin,polat of view, Mr. Waeber, the Rosston Chargé d'aires at Seoul, Is a very clever man fence of the Koreans-ia mach so, that the
and has won the complete con Korean Independent, a curious litte bilingual sheet published in the capital, balls & rumour of Mr. Weber's appointment to be Minister us", signal that Russia will maintain and strengthen the Independent sovereignty of the nation ";. Moreover, Russian "merchants" are beginning to be interested in Korea as well as Rasslan officials and military men, and the last mail brings news of a curious imber concession granted 16 * Possian subject by the Korean Government, in which an undertaking is made by to concessionaire to deposit 150: a combles in the 189-Chinese Bank as guaranice maks up her mind that her formidable Northach selghbour has come to Korea to stay.
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Mr. Balfour speaking at Roc-dale aald Great Britain was organizing and means to continue organizing the province al Doneals,
CALCUTTA, Nɔvember 18th,
Au envoy from the Chinese Court named. Chan Tahat has arrived in Calcutta as a visit to the Viceroy. He is a menderin of the third cises and will be joined in a few days by three companious, The object of the 'visit is stated to be the mettlement of certain political matters with the British Foreign Office. The Viceroy's advice is to be taken in the first Instance.
LONTON November 18th. The Government have decided to grant s medal for the Matabele operations of 1893.
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two seamen came running aft bleeding profusely from woonde Indicted by Godfrey. The captain went on deck with his revolver, and beard God- OUTWARD-13th November Binlomond, frey say, "You'll shoot me, will you 7". At | Bellowa; 17th November—Bor×4o, Astoun, the same time a shot was fired, and the Pingrusy, zath. “Novembri-Balmoral nah second mate reperied that Samuel Lewis, Norcomber-Bayern, Chingwo, Myrmidon, seaman, was lying mortally wour ded. Toli Oolong, Elienbath Flikmars, Senta. 27th
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died ten minutes afterwards. frey ran into the forecastle and refused to come cat. J. Silva and W. Wicks, the wounded sex- men, were asleep In their bunku when fired at. Early the next morning a party were going for. ward vrrned with revolvers, when Godley wilked | cua out of the forecastle and again opened fire. The ship Marla Hackfield hove in sight; and was signalled, the ciptain asking If they could let him haverome fire tms. "The answer was No." Shots were exchanged all day, but God frey abeltered himself in the forecisi, The following day Godfrey' was missed, and it wa decided to go forward at all risks. A search 'was made, but he could not be foard A document lelog in his bunk stated that he wanted all his effects thrown overboard after him. It
From exchanges received this morning by the wish further stated that he intended to shoot G. Ramany) from Sydney via ports we extract China Navigation Co.'s steamer Trinan (Capt.ath the seamen he had wounded. He evidently
had committed suicide by jumping overboard, the following items -
LEGAL
SYDKY, November 8th. readings of the Coloured Races Restriction B
The Legisistive Council has passed the final after considerable debair. On the second read. log several members objected to the bill, one describing it as cowardly and selfish, and another said it would prevent Britisk ou-jects landlog in | (Before the colony. The Counel! has made amendments providing that the Act shall not apply to minit. tess of religfor, anilve missionarios, aclenifais or students, together with their wives, familles OF servants, and the Governor Is. given power to been returned to the Assembly. exempt any persons from the Act. The bill has
A man named Hepburn is now hanging at Coogee Aquailom for exhibition purpates. He waswang into space on Sunday, the 8th Nov, before a large audience, with all the detail of a legal execution, and is to be cut down on the 25th Inst. and restored to ille by some secret
process.
A strike amongst the Hansard reporters has been Darrowly averted. The Session in Parile ment was a particularly heavy one, and on its conclusion the Speaker consented to the Hanzard staff being sent to the Federal Con- vention at Bathurst opening on November 16th. The reporters objected to this, more particularly as the Conference to a pilvato undertaking and there were plenty of men who would be glad to get the work. The Hausord men at inst declined to ga to Bathurst, and the speaker decided to let the matter drop.
INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
SPECIAL SESSION.
his Lordikto Dr. W. Carrington,
C.M.G, Chief Fustles.)
December gib.
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THE OREEN ISLAND FIRACY CASE,
The case of Regina v. Chan Cheong and He Yau, charged with piracy on a fishing boat
off Green Island on October sand, was resumed to-day before His Lordship the Chief Justice and special jury. Mr. Pollock (Acting Attorney- General) conducted the prosecution and Dr. Ho Kst appeared for the defence, having been assigned by the Crown,
A quantity of evidence similar to that taken at the Police Cauri was given and the Court, ad. journed till 10 am. on Monday.
IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.
Before His Hensor T. Sercomba-Smtik
and Captain Hastings, (Nautical Assessor.) Dre mber çib.
FRIWIN U. HILBING.
Liit
Intimation.
of Applications will be Opened on Saturday, the 881k. Nemamber, 1898, and will be "Cloud on Saturday, the 181k December, 1800.
THE EASTERN MICA MA NI ULATING WORKS, LIMITED.
(incorberated under the Combante: Ordinancer 1808 to 1890, whereby the Uability of sach Shartholder ti Limited to the Amount of Me Shares)
CAPITAL SAAT
.$50,000.00.
Divided into 5,000 shares of $10 each, of which 500 fully paid up shares will be allotted to the vendor in part payment of the parchaso moner, and of the remainder 2,500 shares ara now offered for subscription, payable as follows s $2 per share on application, $5 per share on allotment, and the remaining 53 per share as required at call,
General Manager 2 C. HOLDSWORTH, Esq, Bankers:
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
Solicitor 1
K. W. MOUNSEY, Keq. Secretary (pro tam) i GEORGE W. KIRKPATRICK, Esq., c/o Hongkong Hotel
THE
me the Land Sales realized already $160,0015 | interesting specimen of humanity yclopt "the of good faith. It is evident that Japan must the residence of the Hon. E. Vickery was vixited | QC. (instructed by Moss's WEkinson and cash and as to the balance in goo fully paid-up
year.
about that.
The Finances are looking up. Johnny tells Clever boy; he has only put it in the Enimal $197.coo and be only evilmistos it for next year as $100,000, so as to squeeze some more Military Contribution out of you and get his name up at home. But you can talk to him (The fragment ends shruptly here, only a word
or two of the next pang-aph being lelu)
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. The Chios Navigation Co's steamer Trinas, Capt, Geo. Ramsay, from Sydacy and piz, arrived in harbour today. For the subjoined telegrams we are indebted to our Colonial
LATE TELEGRAMS,
LONDON, November 14th. Lord Lan-downe, speaking at the Colston barquet at Bristol, protested against the apathy of the public in military matters and urged the need of a thoroughly efficient army,
BOMBAY, November 14th.
A piece of land situated on the Sau Kl Wan Road has been selected for the bustness of the Company.
'HE COMPANY has been formed for the purposes more particularly set out in the Company's Prospectus and Memorandum and Articles of Association, both of which can be seen at the Offens of the Company's Solicitor.
The boslocis since its commencement in March, 1895, shows a net profit of about 40 per „This was a claim_for_$1_0_81_compensation cent, which with sufficient expital should fun. Burglaries are very rila at present. A few for damage alleged to have been sustained by a short time incresse to a marked extent and pights ago the house of Sir Astley Cooper was
pilot bosi, the property of plaintiff, through a return a handsome profit on the subscribed There are few newspaper men who have not
entered and robbed, a large amount of old family collision with the Swedish steamer Victoria capital. The purchase price has been fixed by at some time had "experiences with that
plate, jewellery, Ltd. being stolen. On the 6th commanded by the defendant. Mr. J.J Francis, the Vendor at $10,000, payable as ta $5,000 in and the burglars made a large haul of sliver Grist,) appeared for the plaintiff and shares. prater's devil." For sheer "essedness he
plate, On the same night three „other houses Mr. Robloxon Enstructed by Mr. Hast- Plans for the necessary bulidings have been certainly bests an army male, and it is imposalblo
were broken into and money and properly stolen ings. of Mr. Descon's office) sppeared prepared and the estimated cost of the land and to say how many clever articles and gems ol
MELBOURNE, November gih. for the defendant,
buildings, exclusive of machinery, will be about Journalistic thought have been spalled by his
A icine was created on board the steamer The evidence of plaintiff was that his boat, a $15,000. exasperating pranks. We have seen him pelt
Gulf of Stam when Irving. Melbourne by the decked croft, 38 ft long and 8 it beam, was lying Arrest of William Francis Sidgley, a hora dealer, off Swatow on April 18 & when the steamer way people with type from an upstate window of an
aged 9g. About seven months ago Sidgley sent sighte!. He had his pilot log firing and expected office, and he has also taken the roller compost
his wife and famils to Adelaide, ostensibly for the steamer to pick him up. The steamer The lot contains an area of 37,500 square feet, tion (a curiods mixture of glue and treacle) for ❘
the benefit of their health. He has since taken apparently thought he was going to cross her has a good frontage and an adequate fresh waler | the purpose of pelling. Chinese storekeepers. A
two consignments of horses to India, and after bows, when he was making for her starboard supply. On the sex front a Plee or Wharf snill- stray dog affords a lot of pleasure to the grimy Orford Sherman, Manager of Messrs. C. O. been a housekeeper to
The suddenness of the death of Mr. F. H. the last trip he met Mrs. Mitchell, who had side, and the, the Victoria, ported, bar helm and clent for the immediate requirements of the Imp if he can get the canine into the machine Smyth and Co., on Thursday morning, was A
masmed Rorea Inte him, catifog through his boat. Witness Company will be constructed, the cost of which fa room, the animal's cost being like that of Joseph great aurprise to his friends, but it was not 18 years, and Sidgley proposed that they Captain Heiberg denied that the collision
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Mrs. Mitchell had a daughter aged was cross-examined at some lengthly connsel by Included in the above mentioned sum. in the matter of colours, when the P. D. has unil yesterday it became known that the case should leave Australia. Mre, Mitchell at Gest happened through the fault of the steamer and (including a steam-launch) can be obtained at a The machinery which will be DOCESELEY finished with him. On one occasion some of was one of babonic fever. Mr. Sherman was declined, but on Sigley threatening anicide he contradicted the statement that the plint was cost of about $4,000; thene playful little creatures got hold of a very apparently in good braith when he went up to abe contented. He took passages for Sir, and | fylog a flig at the time. tipsy man who had wandered tate the office and Poons in company with his mother on Monday Mrs. Sidgley and Miss Mitchell by the Gulf of completely disguised as if he had bean teaching Deccan capital and retained to Bombay by wrote to Mrs. Sidgley in Adelaids, and gave the when the luckless fellow get out gate he was as fast, but he became suddenly li while in the Slam for Natal/In the meantime Roberts at 11 a.m. French at Killaloe. One side of his face was Taesday night's mall train. On reaching home whale matter away. The wronged wife came to daubed with red ink, the other with black, and ble condition became serious and Dr. Sidney Melbourne, and securing warrant for the arrest his nose was a brilliant blus. The four used Smith was sent for. He advised the patient's of her husband she and female friends accom
Yokohama, Novapsher noth: The only contract entered into fu one made for paste making powdered ble hair, and his removal to St. George's Hospital. Mr. Sherman panted the police on board. Sideley was battered cost was stock all ever with streamers of parti was taken there at six o'clock in the evening and with embrulins by the females until rescued and
An application for bail, made by Mr. Lowder between Mr. Haldsworth of the one part and the coloured paper. The effect of such decorations died at a sum, on the following day,
on behalf of Mrs. Curaw, who has been come | Company of the other part, a draft of which fan can be easily imagined." The P. D. had little to
locked up uw a charge of wife-desértion,
mhied for trial op the charge of murdering her for the purpose of Identication been signed by.. learn from his elders, as he chewed and smoked the case was one of babosic fever and, needless
The authorities at the hospital have no doubt adidas BRZULEK, November 9th. husband, has been refused by the judge of two of the persone signing the Memorandum tobacco, drank beer or rum and was a launch
H.M.S. Pylades anived yesterday off a lengthy H.B.M. Cáuct. The application was made to und Articles of Association."
His Honour la chambers, to 187, Cure was taken to disinfect the ward | cruise in the Solomon Group,. While at San
The Agreement, Mimerendam and Articles Anypics of the game of "Three-up," poker, where the patient died. The case possesses Christoval she investigated the of the In selewing to this case the China Garafia of Association, and plans ami all wher informas and ulce. " splashes" in some offices the fore melancholy interest, alves it is the first fatal Belkin trader Hamilton, who was murdered by says Mer, Catew is related to a well-known, tion can be inspected and given at the Offices of A horrible story it brought by the mall men have had to keep a llasom cane or a plece attack of bubonic fever that has occurred in the the natives to June last. When at Ugl they member of the T.M. Customs at Shanghai. Our the Company's Solicitor, Mr. R. W. MOUKSEY, Just to hand from Havana, One of the ut maschine belling handy for corrective pai- European commonly.
ugly accusatioan made from time to time poses, and ofien alier a chastisement the mother
murdered him with tomahawks,, alleging that contemporary adds that many Stanghal residents | No. 51 and 55. Queen's Road Central. against the Spanish authorifiles in Cuba ja that of the lamp hes sallied forth in maternal lodis from sours and frequently altered istam fear to orewetked them, and thet ons died fifteenita in August and September, and then the forms, which can be obtained from the Com
Mr. Sherman, who was slightly built, was far | ke from Mr. and Mts Carew at the hotel in Miyano- ⠀⠀⠀ Applications for sharen should be made upon pilioners taken from the police quarters in nation and given the soleman a big bit of her but the circumstances under which he contracted village on Samo Christoras, three miles faland. husband and wife, who were accompanied by pasy's Bankers or Solicitor and the mount Havana and drowned at the entrance to the mind for Ull-resting her "little boy." Sometimes bubonic laver are not known. He was 27 years The Pylades anchored as close as possible to their two childsen, were apparently on the best payable on application must at the same time harbour, thelf bodies being devoured by the the unfortunate foreman has been summoned in of age, ៩ numerous sharks that infest the coust. It is said | such cases, and when a fine was inflicted his
the spot, and sent a detachment of blue Jickėts | termu
be paid to the Company's Bankerz. November 17th, that alzty-three imprisoned rebels were thus young persecutors in no way concealed ther
ashore with the object of punishing the max. At the close of the proceedings Mr. Carew If no allotment is made, the deposit will bu The plagus roturas to-day show 13 now cants deson, but this was impossible, owing to the proceeded to her house on the Bluff, accom- returned withoni deduction or laterest. disposed of op September 26th st
Jabllance from him. Daring on excling and rodents
inaccessible state of the country,
pantad by Mr. Kircher (constable of ́H.B.M. ⠀⠀⠀ A General Mesiing of applicants will be held SYDNEY, November 11th, election campaign a serious riot was pearly
··November 18h. Mestri, Gibbs, Bright and Co. yesterday | resulting from the tricks of some Pelotar
LAURENT MELEWARE, November 9th;...] Consulate), and was taken to the British on the 16th December, 189, when the allotment The returns give elevan cases - Bod savan The report of the Fubila Birrice, Beard in Giòl in the Settlement, where she is now bf shares wii be proceeded with. Esdeived a cable from Landen mandanding the ⋅ Derlis, "It was in the dash of avaslag and the 3 danskejbringing up the total of mortality to 497- saakvelden with the sloped tests in obrolase" lodge-Formid
Hangbang, drih November, 1546.
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LONDON, NWember roth. The Messageries Maritimes steamer 'which arrived at Constantinople on Tuesday from Marmora reports a serious tornit on Saturday to the Baltish Vice-Consal at D-desgalich, Mr Jacques A. Missly, whole also Postmaster at the French rffice there. The Customs officers wanted to open the letter bags which Mr. Missis was conveying to the steamer. On his protest ing the soldiess on duty struck Mr. Mile on the face. The affair equally concerns the English and French Ambanidors, who are not likely in the present condition of the country to overlook Its gravity.
The caso stands 'adjourned till Monday next
THE CAREW CASE,
Arrangement" bawa been made whereby the services of Mr. Holdsworth have been secured as General Manager of the Company for a term of five years. His mufque experience in Mica manipulation will be of immensa vains to the Company: