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No. 6512-JUNE 7, 1584.]

Tus U. S. 8. Menocacy left the harbour today for Shanghai.

A LE of members of the Police Force, Inspector, Sergeants and Constables, went over to Kowloon this atterson to take part in my opra competetion at the Riffe

range.

A STONE Butter named LA Tak, was

THE CHINA MAIL..

OIL ON THE WATERS.

· Couval — You tall us that you think tho We find the following in a lebo American accused guilty. How came you to trent paper :-

him as a friend up to the moment of his A patent for casting oil upon the troubled | arvest 1' waters in certainly a novelly, but will hardly Wilnem dohot see why one should occasion surprise in this day and generation. cao to troat a man as a friend Leoauen zo To wonder will rather be that we have bas committed a fault. I would be friendly

receptione at its elegantly fitted-up alloy, them, the party, which by this time had through pipes under the water surface, and newspapers Polico Court (2nd March whon gentlemon frionds are admitted and considerably increased, were arranged in ristruggle to the top. The effect was 1839-A aoldier is accused of bigamy. The

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Only & pin!

ONLY A PIN

And it calmly lay

In the shining light

Of a bright noon day.

..!

Only 'n boy..

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He saw that pin,

And fixed on it a look intent,

Till boy, and pin, alike wers hout.

Only a chair-

It had no basinuss standing there, The boy he put on a fondith grin, And on the seat of that chair he fixed

that pin...

Only a man

He sat on that clinic, And as horasE—- So did his hair.

Only a yell!

But an honest one;

It lacked all elements of fun,"

And man, and boy, and pin, and chair,

In wil confusion mingled there. The Artwine Trandlier.

who had received a thorough training in Woxes it would appear have onthuis Mr Ke Wo aid that a gambler was not! the management of gaol. The position tically takon to bowling as an aansement only his own enemy, Init le sapte proident brother's envinge ware not safe. Gambling of Gaol Superintendent here is a good one, in America. In New York alone there are was a great incentive to crime, and he was both in a financial and social sense, and wo forty-three registered bowling clubs for surry to see the Borabo Company fator cannot believe there would be the slightest ladies, and oight in Brooklyn, four of the this thing. He then proposed That this latter having connexion with young people's meeting potition H. E the Governos, re- difficulty in outsinlug ex experienced man church sociotics, while there are any num.questing the abolition of the Gambling beets long in finding out that the with a man who had committed the greatest for the post song the hundreds of officials ber of public places in New York where a farm, and that copies of the resolutions la Scriptural metaphor was a literal fact crime in the world it by sa doing I could deduced from experience. Mr. Shicks, of help him in any way. he hnd mor thoroughly trained in gail, work at lipie Soma of the older clubs for ladies have

sent to the Directorato in London. privato alloy is reserved for lady patrons.

Cheried granimously.

London, as obtained a patent on an Coensch. What I ovan in the colonics. Whenever suitable mon adopted a very comfortable uniform of nary

Mr Morrison asked if it would not be apparatus for oiling the pecan to mitigate ried lus wife's sister, and abandoned her can be found in this Colony to occupy local blue flannel, very much like the lawn advisable for a deputation to wait on Mr storm dangers. He has exhibited his inven-afterwards i

Witnesa Cortainly. brought up before Mr Maskoan this morn-posts which may become vacant, wo tennis costumes, save that the skirts or in Pever, the Resident (cries off we'll all go in through an exercise of its powers in

the shape of very roomy pantaloons, the To whole assembly then aross and pro- English waters, effectually subduing the Count. You are an excellent Caria. ing, charged with being found in an un-also contoud they should have the pre-hottoms of which roach to the shoe toys, curled to the Gevuramcot House, and Mr perturbations of the covered compass of the tian, I sec. Now tell us? do.

I extract the following lines from the occupied mat shed' on the 5th instant. Fo-ference over outsidori. It is only fair to The Evangeline Clab gives fortnightly Pryor, having signified his assent to receive Channel. By his mashine oil is forced lice Constable J, McDougall, who must, local officials that this should be so

quickly seams to calm the commotion Hammersmith one would imagine, ba a son of Erin, visited Sueli questionable appointments as the invited to bowl

somi-circular foam. Mr Pryer then came in its forward and was made sequainted by Mr remarkable. The rough, chopping waves first witness is a policemian, who states that an empty mal shed at 11.20 last night and one under consideration appears to be, is ford defendant there. For this serious a penalty of being a Crown Colony. If we (THE poor Prince Leopold, who died the Morrisori with the resolutione presać by ware subdued to a gootle, undulating on the way to tho pelicu-station the accused the Assembly, and the Resident was also motion in which the bifo-boat rode lightly, said to him, I did not know I had been breach of all established lows of nature the occupied an independent position, like say other day, had only one romance. When asked for an expression of his own opinion. while before it had boon dancing about like married a second time. I had been drunk unfortunate stone cutter was run in for the Australian colonies, we should hard the he was at school he inct a charming young This request Mr Pryor refused, alleging a cork, Mr Shields has an 'oll shell' that for a fortnight, unit I did not haverunk

that his own opinion would not influence may be used an

behanna published. It was only yesterday a projectila, to soren, days.

privilege of appointing our own officials American girl and became groatly pleased anybody. He promised to forward the staro on board ship.

In un umer found out that I had got married again Inat The rotten system by which the Colonial with her, taking no paina to conceal his resolations to His Excellency, and a voto of geney its time fuses, made water proof, are Thursday. The latest news from Torquin is to the Ohio foists on certain of the British de-admiration. Finding one day that the lady thanks to the Chairman brought the most-lighted, it is lung from an ordinary six- The Magistrate to the Prisoner,What

ing to a close

iach murter, and sent to the point of have you to say?' effect that 500 maring failions vinbarked on pendencies, as officials, individuals for and her faroily were going to Windsor to

sca,the castle, he eluded his tator, and as Subsequently the following replies were delivery with reasonable accuracy. The Primmer. Your worship, I have sepa the 29th May for Madagascar. Three whoma infitential men at homo are auxious the family were passing through the show roccived

alsells barat, and almost immediately there rated from my wife, to whem.I allow one RESIDENT'S OFFICE,

is formed an area of undisturbed water and nineponce a week by order of my celo. Anhuth, Mr Was-Hongkong.........

Dead Letters. regiments of the line are also under orders to do something, probably at the expense rooms, he appeared and took charge of his

Elapura, 9th April

described as the oil field, and the radius nel: I am living with another woman. The Hassett, Miss K.,London,... for hume. Boing volunteers for service in of others, would then be abolished. In of the royal apartments. Having the ad- that I yesterday awarded to the Becretary mated with the basis of calculation that all my clothes out in the street if I did not Brandt, Mr R.,Hengkong,...

eharmor acting as guide in the intricacion

St-have the honour to inform you covored by a gallon of oil may be approxi- other day, this woman threatened to the Bowling, Mr A., London, Tonquin they cannot be sont to Madagascar, colonies where there is responsible govern vantage of the rost of the party, the Prince to Hin Excellency the Governor copies of one drop will diffuse itself evor a square marry her. Then we had something to Bridus, Capt. T.,--Hongkong, The present aipect of things in Tanquierent the only official appointed by the grandially led his companion in the resolutions (passed at the public meet yard. Another feature of the invention is drink together, and it seems we wont to Chishaluz, bir A-Bristol boark out our salse that as 2000 home authorities is the Governor.

the rooms not generally open

visitors,

alino of gutta-percha tabing pierced at church and got married," there he began gravely to point out the g of the 31st altimo, of which you were considorable portion of the troops there oan

This may be at I read

Chisholm, Mr A., Bristol, a case of the same kind the folibert, Mr J. H., Birkenhead, Even in regard to their Governors the pictures of hie ancestors. As he was talk Chairman) against a Gambling Farm, and intervals with valves. be sent away, large reinforcemonts will be lonies under responsible govorament are the curtains were drawn aside and his jut the same tuue copy of a potition in favor tached by yard to a solid shot, and laid lowing statement (Breter Wedern News): Gore. Mr E. G..Adelaide,

ing

of it. I have now the henom to enclose by the

of the prot dischunge

cobile. Phon seal to Madagascar to effect a work in that in a better position than the Cros coliner, the Queen, enterod, naturally copy of a letter from the Secretary to the the tabo-and this is intended for alallow were not astumed to go to the altar with Haire, Me E. Q. G., Gosport,

The Judge to Witness-How is it you Gotta, Mr W.,-Iverpool much surprised The Prince, Governor is reply. In Acordance with trous the share or ship, end, corrod throngh country similar to that performed innics, for while in the lafter the Governor dently expecting the Queen to this loiter a license las boen issued for ono

oil is pumped into it dranken man?* daunted, presented the soung girl, exercises a paramount influence, in the lively an interest in her as himself. She month for gambling on certain conditions the valves, rises to the formnor the administration is practically in didn't, however," and dismissed the intrader i ampliance with His Excellency's formalface. The several experiments wore long ago, married & fourth wife, of whom Kling, Mr 0..-London,

checa comparative smooth, a probean crunk, he wouldn't have gone.

the water I know His Majesty the Royal tiger is reported to the hands of the leaders of the representa with sozue caperity, sending her off with letter of instructions to me on the subject,

I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedi-satisfactorily made, and greatest interest is he is the third husband: ho in but sixty havo left the neighbourhood of Wong Nei tivo rasembly. It must not be imagined, own apartments.

lackey and marching Master Leopold to his

ent servant,

felt in more extensive feats than will be years old, and may fairly hope to make up Chong, which he is said to have visited from what we have just said, that we are ing.

rade in ocean disturbance. If the results his half dozen. are equally decisive there, the perils of occu There are very few old, bachelors in Eug fow days since, and was last heard of at plying dissatisfaction with the government

travel will be so materially reduced that land. All the men marry some for love, Aberdeen. He is supposed to have such a of Sir George Bowan. In regard to this

tone remaining will not be allowed to some for money, and some from a sense of hic Meeting held on the 31st ultimo. delicate and high, toned oar for music that appointment His Excellency was, wo be

count. It might be interesting to carry to duty. It is a debt they owe to society. It a conclusing the possible advantage gained is not that they are fond of women, for, the concert of tom-toms and other earlieve, in no way responsible for it; indeed

Sandakan, 9th April, 1884. by a liber use of these machines for a like Solomon, they generally abuse thema. splitting instruments which was given in we hear he was anxious that it should triod in vain to catch a street car after Sir,-The copy of the resolutions panand torn of years. The oil appears to be na | Women will never forgive the magnificent A The above letters have been returned his honor by the Wong-nai-chongites was be conferred upon a local man.

Wark. Failing to overtake it or to attractat a meeting held in Samlakay on the 31st economic force, since a drop is oual to the Hebrew monarch for having spoken fra various places at which the addressees the attention of the conductor, he took talt deprecating the issue of a gambling surface of a square yard of water. How ill of their ux, after having married cannot be found, or have been refused. If too much for lùm. Cousequently he has

may go further al say that so for his revolver, and fired two shots at it. He license, signed by 49 people, reached the any gallons would be neccesary to give seven hundred of them, and even add not claimed within ten days, they will be gone to the northern watering place for a

as the administration of our present probably reassured somewhat in this way: Governor yesterday evening, simultaneously the entire coun rogressivo coating, and ed to that number thros handred con-opened and returned to the writers.

anubines The ma change of air.

what would be the absorption to be over- management of these car companies with a commter petition signed by 51

Men, on the contrary, consider General Fost Ollics, Governor is concerned, we think the com-has long been intolerable. They run tes residents

come in cuvuring onev it was secured? that, having had so much experience, ho Hongkong, (thi Jums, 1884. munity is lo be congratulated on the fact for ears, and then conductore are negligent resolution No, & the Governor will have Copan might in a ton of years be reduced (ject.

serviceable A woman alone is safer in the streets of sent to this Colony another representative cut for passengers as he ought to be, or be much pleasure in forwarding a copy of the bathe most approved pacification,

at all ass and under all conditions of London than an unprotected male A would have seen me. Complaining of hiar remolutions to the Chairman. who, although having but little experience at the office, even if I know his number,

You may inform the petitioners that the travel. This would practically be an equiv woman risks having her putue abolen; a of the Chinese and none at all of aluminis would de ho good, for they are all thieves gambling leense is issued for one mantle alot to bridging the Atantic, uniting En-us riske mora; he take his reputation: OPIUM-New Patna, cas,...8016

together. The courts, too, are corrupt and duly and or China, skuggish. I

are found to ensue. It facts of oil along which the sharp-growed Cunar- any to him in an indignant tone: musty

Chinees to the cf. I have delegated

ders conld move as gracefully and securely Huees only. The Governor thinks it unnecessary to as a steamer on the Missisippi. cials of this State and city for my protection, and must stop this car in

in the natural go into the vexed question of gambling in which cars were stopped by primeval legislation, but it may be mentioned that he before States were foundiert. So bang, bang asked the opinion of three English tobacc vent his pistol. It is a pity, almost, tlust he plantera at Sumatra and they were decided- should have been arrested before the so-

ly in favor of gambling being regulated ductor and the passengers had dissolved the uw, it being found impossible to eradicate connection with the State, and begun to iz among a population cooposed of Chinese

Tonquin,

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W. B. PRYER, Resident of the East Coast. The rapidity with which 'goolism, whether John Morrison, Esq, Chairman of a Pub- practised by mobs or individuals, allema manners, was curiously illustrated by the. performances of a man in Cincinnati who

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ho hadn't

Witness Wall! my lord, if

worthy Englistunan who, at

Tris afternoon, the tugboat Ryžde, built that Her Majesty's Govermaent has not an insolent. This fellow is not kingpliance with the request contained The most turbuicut and demonstrativo | ought to be the best authority on the sub-

and engined by Mosors Gergo Fenwick & Co., made several experimental runs in the harbour with very satisfactory results. At

weighed, and the vessel steered for the sets to work soon after his arrival to powers which I therefore, revoke the quaill not be rupewed if evil couve-rope and America by a substantial puntoon le may be stopped by a woman who will||

ten minutes to three tho anchor wastrative work in Dongkong

stopped for a short time. delay,

pepper

him in self-defence-Nation

Way

Channel Rocks From there the steamer pro- thrust his notions of how the place overled to Green Island, of which she was should be governed down the throats After a shork of the old officials here, and to affect start was again made for changes of the most radical nature in the the Black Rock, when excellent results system of government. We cannot imagine were obtained. Throughout the trip the any thing more rischiarcurly affecting engines worked beautifully under the con- the progress and welfare of a Colony, trol of Mr Mairhead, the chief engineer. especially one circumstanced tbja The greatest number of revolutions obtained is, than ite being burdened with a was 128 per minute, and the average apec succession of Governors, each one bent on of the steamor between Green Island and carrying out his own potions of administr sale here on the 20th April :--

I send you the prices realised at the land Channel Rocks was between ton and clever tin, gotting at loggerheads with experienced knets an hour against a brisk breeze and strong tido.

The runs gavo the greatest

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North Borneo, (From a Correspondent.)

Sen-frontage lots at Elupura, 3 foot by officials, and spotting the work of his pre-60 feet; runt 80 per annum. There wery decessors. Since Sir George Bowen's arrival two of these luis, Nr. 69 sold for gilb, ardi

I have, dr.,

D. D. DALS, Private Secretary.

W. B. Pryor, Esq., Resident.

Police Intelligence- (Before &, G. Wise, Eng.) Saterday, June 7.

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JOHN HULL AND HIS ISLAND,

James Mr G-Cardiff,

B-Truemouth,.. Jobling, Me Kennedy, Miss M.-Araudol, Toncs, Capt. Adon

Lawrence, My H.,Hongkong: Lodeay, Mr C.-Londou, Schereschowsky, Rev. Dr. 8. B..

Geneva, Schmidt, Mr AEongkong, Sett, Mr J., London, Sunith, Mrs E.,-Stockton-on-Tees,...(.) 1 White, Capt. W-Hongkong

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HONGKONG, June 7.

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Exchange.

Give me five chillings, or I will call a poltoorman. Yan have insulted me? Or, it may be, a young girl, often a

who will a little girl, come up to you and politely ask to tell her the time. ing barn, you take out your watch Without suspect. and you are immediately surrounded by several individuals who rob you, or accuse Bank, Wire, yo of having insolted the girl. Dreading scandal, you pay rather than he dragged into an unpleasant affair. There exist tipusands of who live by this kind Credits, 31

Documentary 4 months' sight, India, Wire,

demand,

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30 days' aight, 4 months' night,

highway robbery; who are alware on the watch for persons whose respectable

know few men in London to whorn this race seeing to mark them as easy victims of such infernal machinations. 1 Shanghai, demand,... kind of adventure has not happened once Gold Leaf OE fine...

30 days' sight, private

bankment especially are places that every at least. The parks and the Tunes E-Sovereigns,

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... $27.60

...$5.42

Batisfaction to all concerned; and the hore he has, we believe, stu-lied cur-fully No. 70 for $105. The upset price was 100 charged with stealing $70, the monies of at the time when you were cuting me, the sit down alone out of doors; nerer apeak

There is nothing like a good fine of a few thousands of franes to strip a man of that halo of chivalry and romance that a sword in the band surrounds him with. The dust is treated seriously in France, where, for that very rostem, it is not likely to die out just directly.

For my part, this is how I understand duelling Bir

a German jour-of nalist to a Russian uno a short time ago, famous. I deoply regret that the distance

your article upon German wonten is which separates us prevents my boxing your ears is you deserve, but I beg you to inke the will for the deed, and to coder yourself wall and daly cuffed, by your humble and obedient servant. The Rus- who values his humour should care-

Temperature. A single waman named ip Chun Ho, wasian replied by return of post: "Sir, just fully avoid, even in broad daylight. Nover (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises,

Green's Road) Leung Akwai, a inerchant, on the 16th happy ides of drawing a revolver from my to a child of the lower class; and, if ever Fub. last.

pocket and blowing your brains out on the on the spot; do not hesitate an instant, for 303 should fall into a trap of the kind, pay

HONGKONG, JHaze 7. at Dr. Hukai for the defendant.

Mr. Caldwell appeared for complainant, spot occurred to me: I therefore beg you the

police will not help you, and the Police Complainant lives at 21 Wing Kat Lane to consider yourself as quite dead end dug Court agistrates, who are the failures of baried. Your very bubble and bed out the English Bar, wil simply say to yon: At the beginning of the year he was trading

Ian. quite willing to believe that you are with Shanghai, and then occupied the whole servant.

The polyguist, who is puished in of No. 27 Wire We St., and lust also one France with from five to ten years' penal

but what into a I hear that the North Boruni Cotupany room in the adjoining house for defondant ervitude, gobs off with a few months in will not be represented at the Edinburgh On the 14th Feb. he gave 6776 te delen-oftenest acquitted In this country, where

to Eve in Defendant was its concubine. I prisonment in England; indeed ho Forestry Exhibition.

dant, felling her to put it into her box to desertion is so frequent in married life, An already largely-signed petition is inkoop for him. Complainant took the where marriage is so exay, and the registre of the box, and wild defendant not to leave de Blut rett is unknown, the accused ing of the 16th complainant oponed

steamer's action, both as regards steering the wishes of the community, and wherever' and steaming properties, reflecta great credit possible givon thein a puctival shape.

on the builders.

per lot.

Town lots, third black, eich 33 feet by If His Excellency continues to exercise 66 fost; Nos. 114 to 120; upset price $50 The Rapide was launched about five the necessary supervision over the various months ago.

She is 85 fext in length, 16 departments-which we have an doubt he per lot No. 114 sold for $125; 115, 880;

1860, $75 : 117, 870; 118, 800; 110, 870 feet in breadth, and 7 feet 6 inches in will-a very considerable amount of

and 120, $70. depth Her draught of water, when the useful work, which las long been in abey hold is completely filled, as it was this noce, will be carried out here during his afternoon, is û foot forward, and 7 foot | rogimu.

aft

Her engines are compound surface

condensing of

inal; with a high pressure cylinder thoven, Schubert, Click, and Haydn leve testing against the severity of the law, the

The

for

This is a literal quotation; I heard

when his business is finished, ho gres

myself. The Englishman does not stroll about. one at a brisk pace, and nover walk out in the evening. At night-fail, the parks

4 hozoa power, on Says The World The bodies of Bee eirculation in and around Sandakan, the room ilucing the day. On the zern person can always, with good chance of and unfrequented places are entirely given 16 inches in diameter, and a low pressure just been disinterred from their resting-administration of which has, and is, causing the box before deiondent and fouin succuss, plead the departure of the i cylinder 32 inches in diameter, and a places in the apburbs of Vienas, and re-disatisfaction. Tha potition is written, in eighteen inches stroke. Hor boiler can moved to the Central Comutery. carry 801. steam. She is fitted with all tombs of the four great musicians are ins

three languages, namely, Chinese, Malay and Sutu. the necessary appliances for towing par- tended to be gromped round a monument

A meeting of Chinese merchants has been posos, and is capable of towing the largest which is to be erected to the memory of

Mozart. The remains of Mozart kituself held as Elopara to consider what steps ressels which visit the Far East. Comfort canot be transportal to the Centralfeldhof, could be taken to remedy the nusatisfactory able quarters are provided for the Captain since the burial-place of the composer of sud Engineer in the fore part of the the Enchanted Flute," has never yet been basis of the British North Borneo coinage,

discovered.

alip, while in the after part there

is good quarters provided for the crow.

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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGIOAL'

Rtation,

REGISTER. ATE. JUNE G.

Wind.

up to thieves and prostitutes, and the and ignorance of

There atill his or her oxistence, police taku au notice stitut the money all right. About 1

azizt in London large neighbourhoods into Peuple set out for Canada, Australia, the same day complainant went back New Zealand, maybe get wrecked; or if

which it would be dangerous to venture to the room and found the defendant gone, the lock of the box broken and they ever arrive in port, do not give any at Rd-lay, unless you were accota- panied by detectives. These are curious more account of themselves. Such cies the box empty. Defendant's clothing and jewellery were also taken away, and the are happening daily. In France, with our aight too seen in John Bull's sapisal, and the Scotland Yard authorition will al administrative organisation, a debtor or defondant bad not returned to the house bankrupt has no chunen of escape; in B-three guides, if you care to visit them.

ways obligingly provide you with two or since then. Sholelonged to Aberdeen, clan, you would more easily catch a sparrow

end corpin

plainant had offered a roward for her by the tail,

If, in this auts' nest of nearly five mil discovery. Complainant then produced his

Moreover, laws and customs in Englandits hood to stap out the dens of robbets, Hongkong 20.7583.077 4

lions of souls, Scotland Yard took it into Manila... 20.8283.577 sw The trouble in that the copper coinago

books to show the receipt of the unioy onoaurago marriage. Concubinage is rare, thore is no other) accumulates in wer-He had no safe is his shop, and the box smalitiea of marriage are so elementary thats

which he had deposited in defendant's buz except among the lower classes; the for the number of pulloomon would have to be Amoy 29.7061.074 NE

more than doubled. It is preferred a Foochow 208677.072 The lepido is to be employed in towing prefixed to the German edition of her letters at great loss. It was revived to ask Mr. Wo St, Inuit achom visited her.

THE brief memoir of Princess Alice which is chutta' hands, and an be only cleared off a tin one. Complainant had a wife in Wingitis rally not worth while to disperse with trast to the good sense, wisdom, and Shanghai 29.8676.077 vessels at Iloilo; mid she is to proceed to is written by Dr. Shell, a Lutheran pastor Fung Ming Shan to ge to Labra and lay bail in two suretics of €250 each.

The case was remanded till the 12th inst.,amazı marries. An Englishnaz ay Baryen the parks and other public resorts

them; and so, instead of taking a mistress, economical principles of reportable pacip Nagasaki, 20,94) —– who already find the taxce quite heavy WI natock 22.8948.8 flat part in company with the Amatista on Darmstadt, whs vujoyed much conf the case bufors H. E. the Governor, and

his wife's sister without binding biniself to

and prefer to avoid risking them- the 16th instant. She is to be commanded dential intercourse with the lamented Prinsccordingly the former precended there;}

anything. He takes her to church, pro» solves in setita her to the clergyman Mi So-al-, and street prostitutes.

set aside as hanting ground for pickpockets and is married to her. The marriage illegal, and he may marry again as he chooses.

Lextractthe followinglines from an account into an easy chair after a hard day's work Shanghai 29.0570.593 SR 31 m

at his office, I noticed in the evening Nagasaki. 20.96 counsel for the defence.

paper that sealskin mantles are advancing Wostok (20.86 0.2 SE 'A witness,Forios Pierre Chopart in the in price. Sn they are, my dear; so they

And you know you Courier de Lyon, cheer up, old fellow are. Witness (That's respectable, at any rate me one this wintar.. I In England, the position of a witness is nuta replied, "and I will keep my word. Gradients iudicate moderate E.S.E. winds. enviable one, I can assure you. Whether with the increased price

by Captain E. Ynchaitiota, and Mress during the last few years of her life. the result has not yet transpireil. Muirhead is the Chief Engineer.

Iris, we believe, a fact that a Mr Cecil Dudley has been appointed by the Home authorities to the post of Superintendent of the gast here. En far as we can learn, Mr Dudley has had no experience in gaol duties. He appears to have been employed during

The momior has been, translated for, the

A crowded meeting of the residents of English edition (which will be published by Mr Murray on Monday week) by Princess Elopars has been held at the Rest House, to Christies, and the revision and editing of confer on the expected re-opening of the the letters (of which there will be a much greater number than appeared in the Daun Gambling Farm. Bir J. J. Murrison, of the sladt edition) has been the work of the China Sabah Land Farming Company, was Queen, alded throughout by Sir Theodore voted in the chair.

After reading the Martin.-The World.

netice calling the wreting he said: We

the re-opening of the Gambling Farm, sed have assembled to consider the question of

the whole of its official career in Guinea, on Your Graf von X, of the Prussian caralry,

the West coast of Africa, bis duties ranging of sixtsen quieterings, but no banking ac-I shall be glad to have some of the souti

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(Bejine B. Markan, Boq.)

LARCENY.

Wong Ahe and Chu Asano, were" con- victed of stealing a ton pot, value 81.50,

on the 4th inst. The defendants wore op-

of the cross-examination of a witness by the

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W. DOBERUE, Government Astronomer, Hongkong Observatory, June 7,

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

gaged to carry some porcelain ware froin the house of Mr Sageht to Mr Armstrong's in Queen's Head, and appear to my opened thee in which the purcelain was packed and extracted the teapot on the way.

Defendants were out to gaol for three you be on the side of plaintif or defendant, ty of money, I expect it will cripple weeks hard labour.

you will have to submit to Cross-me somewhat. I was thinking, bl. examination at the hands of the counsel of daughter then said, as she clasped a Chun Achung, who described himself as the adverse side, and you will pass an un-pair of soft, white arms about his neck,

think of the following —

winter. My old oloak will do very well, cheaper then The old mau groaned in nuguish of spirit, and murmured to himself

My worst fears are realised.' In the mara ing the young women was tenderly taken to an insana asylum, where it is believed i Barometer..... that with proper core she may ultimately Temperature.. rocover her reason,

Humidity

from Assistant Inspecter in the Gold Coast count, engaged, busolf to a Friutein who ments of the macting on the subject, I a silvernaith, was charged with entering comfortable quarter of an hour. See what if it would not be better to wait until next Constabulary to Acting Inspector General was supposed to have no quarterings, but a might say that the subject of gambling is

the house of Me A. Bain, manager of the Found. You have and more experience and perhaps sealskin mantles will be of the Gold Coast Colony, Aurong his

large banking account. Shortly before the not one that requires from me any special dust and its contents, and two bronze of women than the accused, I believe.'

Hongkong Laundry, and stealing a writing meritorious employments set out in the Colonial Office List is a special mission to ptials, however, the Gmal was convinced harangue; we cre, in fact, all of us but too Complainant gave evidence to the effect, ornaments, altogether of the value of 230. by a good friend that the Fraulein's worldly conversant with its pernicious effects. arrest some native king in 1880. Originally positiuu was not a happy contrast to his

that about 9.30 am on the 6th inst., the you not Mr Dedley appears to have been a lieutenown. She could boast to basking secuunt Mr J. MacLean agreed with the Chair-prisoner untered his house 14 Ewp Straat,

and had at least sixteen, quarterings, these ant in the Royal South Middlewz Militia

his sleeve. Another man, who got big the segments into which she bad, and added that the recent increase and ran off with a pair of bronze ornaments question already divided her heart with formor ad of crime was directly traceable to the away, carried of the writing desk, but mirem. Graf von X. detenebied to break Gambling Farm, to which a provisional dropped it as he ra

his engagement, and did it rather license had been given. He proposed against the prisoner, and he was sentenced Several previous convictions were proved neatly: he sent her 20,000 visiting cards, That this meeting views with aina tho to three months imprisonment with hard

probability of the re-opening of the Galabour:

This was in 1871. To prepare him for his duties here, he is receiving a few months' training in ons of the large geols in England.

bessing her maidén vans !

Ir is high time that all good housewives, bling Farin. should be more highly educated than in Mr Sun Kwong Looug: I have much former years, if only to be able to detect pleasure in seconding that.

:

So far as our knowledge gous thera aac no Chinese on the Gold Const. Mr Dudley will come here to superintend the manage ment in prison of a people of whose habits, tricks, language and nature he has no know the manifoldacheries made by unscrupulons. The resolution was then put to the meet ledge. He is also not apparently experienced manufacturers to aid competition by deceping, and carried unanimously, in gaol management. Mr Dudley may be tion. A case in point bas very recently

Mr Muses E. Abrahamson then spoke at vary estimable and a very capable mau it occurred. Various dealers, totally uncensoine length, addressing himself particularly ascitable sphere of duties, but he is not a heated with Barum Lisbig, have been using to the Malay portion. After discussion his name and photogrash, and the Liebig quitabla person to racalve the appointment Extract of Meat Company have found amongst the Badjis and head men,. Mr of Gaol Superintendent in Hongkong. If necessary to inform the public that they are Abrahamson proposed: "That the specist The Honie authorities studied the inter- the only nuufacturer who can offer the legislation for the countenance of gambling article with Baron Liebig's guarantee of bots of this Colony they would in the

genuineness It therefore behores nil is a policy which cannot be tou strongly. irst instance have endeavoured to find a housekeepers to insist upon seeing the name condemned.” man in Hongkong for the post, and, tiling hat, have sent out at least an individual

of the Company on the jar, and the foo rimile of Baren Liebig's signature in blas

ik aereas the label.—Adot,

One of the Hadjie seconded, and the res sulation was unanimously adopted.

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WEATHER REPORT.--A clap of thunder... Taskeynote ofgood-brooding is Bantura). A DRESSING CAKE-A tailor's zuit at law to recover a debt

If Little Jack Henier, Who sat in the comer

When eating his Christines pie,

Elad been choked by the plum He pulled out with his thumb, The Little Jack Horner would die !

And the nursery verse

You would have to reverse,

It would go is a different tack, For no longer Jack Horner Would it in the corner. The Corner would sit upon Jack

Funny Folks

WEnca No. Counset--*You got married in 1875, did

Witam decline jo outwer that

Counsel. Bat you must answer it.' Witness. Well, then, I think I did.” Counsel. You married Miss Mary Jane E., did you not ?". Witress. I did."

Counsel,-*Is she still alive ?" WhenNo, aho is dend; (recollect ing himsoli) I should say, that is to say

Wall yes, the is still alive." d.—. Did you marry in 1879 77 Witness.

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He was a book agunt He rang a door Dition of wind beil, and a woman who was swapping opened Force the door so anddenly that he fall off the Wanther.... step and nearly lost his best equilibriors. | Rain. But he was a bous agent, and he recovered his momentum uud sart fluently': FI 3.Tu agent for the most celebrated book ever offered to the public since Uncle Tom's Cabin" was written, and filled useful hints of things that candot be found inside the cover of any other hauk mud with recipes hait, and to the level of the gas in inches, teaklys 1. Banomerna, zuduced toât degrees Fahien- for

cooking and family prayers, and how to and hundredths.

I did. Counsel Was the Lady's name Miss E.-A. ?

Witness. My second wito was my first keep moths out of furs, and some fine * poems TEXFERATURE, in the shade in degrees," wife's sister; the marriage was illegal.' by well-known and popular writers, and you and tenths, Fahrenheit.

Oninsch-That makes thro, does it can givet til nese thus, ordit the instal-haridity of air setarated with moistare being your order to-day and needn't 8. Avorry, in percentage of saturation, tha pay f

for went plan, which

Bow old are you?

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Thirty-two.

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her sister in 15757

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Home Happy

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*7. Barn, bi doskes, tamile and hundredilar.

Coral Are these the only women she looked at the broom in her hand with dreamy eyes. He fell off the doorstep cgain, and this time he didn't recover till there was a block between them.-Detroit dignification. Free-Presi,

WitnessYes.'.

Consel - Are you quite eura (

Wess,Perfectly sure."

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