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No. 8143.-TEbruary 9, 1889.j
A PITATE in the 91st Regimont named Peto: Hubert was charged before Mr Wode. hau a to-day with assaulting a Chinese boy in bo employ of Soret.-Major Williaman at Murray Barracks a wook ago. The com piziount said dcfendant caked him in the
A CONCEeron has been granted to Moss Ferrot and Fabule for a tramway line ron- ning round Saigon, with three branch linos through the principal streets.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Ts following itoma are taken from a well-written American publication, Good Health :---
TOTAL LOSS OF THE GLENCOE. A tolograms, was received yesterday by Blessra Jardino, Matheson & Co., egants for the Glen Líne, auuhancing the tho enene had sunk of Buschy fed, Sussex, and was a total loss. The steamer
which way the result of a collision, and she was doubtless on her way from London to Alinagon, as she arrived wifely in London;
mrning to go to a compradora's shop for a rolcbed weather kept every one indoors, virtue. A young man ning be known to bo was in ballast at the time of the disasters. That no one will have anything to do' with }'the Rafineries, and a Statement of Accounts tors were authorised to make a survey for
brattle of "Old Tan. Complainant having refused, defendant kicked him on the back And then Bang his shoes at him. Auotbar
CHINESE Now Your pamod of 'in 'n vory dramal manner, says the Foochow Echo, the with the exception of the confirmed grain blors, who mustored very strongly at every nook and corner of the streets to try their luck.
poor beut ought to be provided with an CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY gotio mannor in which the survoys have exercise yard (a backyard), with a pelo į
LIMITED.
been pushed on during that time. As tho in the middle thereof.
The following is the report for presenta arat auaual inspection of the works has Thut as I am not personally acquainted with tion to the shareholders at the Annual just been finished by Mr Ridley, the manag this logical specimen (the Ecoe, I Gonoral Meeting to be held at the Offices in engineer in London of the contractors, monn), I cannot strengthen this ples by of the General Agents, at noon, un Monthia is perhape a good opportunity for plac any harrowing details, but simply com day the 18th of February, 1889
ing before the public a statement of the mend it to the consideration of Me 0. The General agents beg to 'submit to the actual progress that has been made. Ford.
Shareholders their report on the working of According to the agreement the contrace the Naval Votinteor scheme ualeas the for the year ended 31st December, 1868 mata line of railway extending from Government will unfold their plans and The Refineries at East Point and Bowring Bangkok to Chiengarai, passing through getiropor fighting craft.
ten have been constantly employed during Bang Pa In, Ayuthis, and along the luft and risky equipment, was mers *play Aconit shows a very satisfactory result. Nakon Sawab, Cotaradit, Mnang Prays, pigin, and the Government must now Inclusive of $11,1643 brought forward Lakon and Lampoon; and for three branch That the shareholders of the Gas Company interim dividend of $6 per share on theyond Ayuthis, to Khorat another from
go in for sobur barnest.
from last year and of 800.000 paid as an lines, viz., que from Saraburos, a little bo don't are to be dazzled with the Bloc-24th of August lost, the balance et credit. Ootaradit to Thadas, near Lang Phrabangs trio Light in Queen's Road,
of Profit and Loss Account is $237,100:07, and a third from Chiengmai to Chieng That it is lang since I tried to write rhyme which the General Agents and Consulting Rai and Chieng Son. The main ing or succeeded in giving up doggrol verers, Committee recommend should be appro-divided into Ave eaction, and it was stipul ated that the surray of each action as well us that of cook of the branch lines should $90,000.00 to begun and completed at certain 5xed
AY ALARMING TENDENOY.Ono of the mat ularning teaducion of the ago is the loss among young mou of that abhorrence for vice which the greatest safeguard of
a rake and a Baducor without eriously injuring his standing in what is called good society. The average young man is Irum oarly boyhood so accustomed to enniset with tha vicinua and the impure
veil, and finally cornes to look upon visu ag a sort of necessary evil, if he does not himself descend to the depths of depravity which he condones ip others, Pacouls should awaken to an appreciation of this consud of Captain Mackinlay. On her last growing danger, and endeavor to set it voyage home, she did not enllat Hongkong, by carly training in the right direction,
THE PROPER WAY TO DRESS.-We quote/going siraight to Manila frura Shanghai. but a friend of mine is still hard at both, pristed as follows
ooy employed at the Barracks said do- A LONG pending aotion by Menara Archibald that he loses his natural repașmande toward/abouten fortnight go from Manila. ThThat the leto Fletilla, with its antiqualed the period under review, and the working bank of the Namsak to Phra Bat, parko
fendant had on the same morning treated Orr Ewing & G., of Levenbenk and Glas him in precisely the same manner for refus-gow, against a German firm tu Bangkok for ing to go for a bottle of cum. Sergt. Major selling Turkey Red Yaru, bearing a clor able invitation of their tickets and labels, Williamson said the first boy had made a has, says the Sim Quatte, hoes sutiled complaint against the defendant on the out of court, the Gurman Firm paying $1400 towards costs and giving an under- morning in question, and when the case inking not to use the tickets complained of. came before Col. Forboa-Robertson do- Mers A. . Ewing & Co.'s liekuis for fondant protested that he was immoont and their gode are, (1) na oval label with a demanded to be tried by district Court goblen egg trade mark and (2) a triangular
green ticket with two golden vlephants. Martial. Afterwards, however, the cass was referred to the Magistrate being a civil
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The assault was said to have been committed in the verandal ontside ons of the Barrack ruvits, and defendant brought two witnesses to prove that he had not been out of the room at the time it must haro taken place. After hearing ono uf Diese witnesasa, the Magistrate said he had no doubt complainant had been assaulted, but it was impossible to find one whether
name or fate of the vessel with which she elided is not known, but it is stand that
M64 lives were lost. The. Glencoe was in i
the following axellent remarks from an This is, unfortunately, the roal Glencoe this article on dross routly published in the time. Independent
and here in his Intens The Electric Light Zhave
won't it be a boon! Tho Urtef of the Company is looking cross, and why!
to fly.
About eight weeks ago Router Chaskering the state of grains very son *The real art of boring the clothing is tard ̄119 about the loss of Glencoe 11 thinks ise bills will be paid, sieu the b divide it between the shoulders and the which turned out to be a small Bitic sua- Duxire a recent cricket match played in hips, and so divide it, not only that each mor. Did coming events pass their shathe Séparts Initing System now in Hongkong in 1820 Bombay the question arse-If, before the shall bear part of the weight, but that dur hall approaches the wicket, the hatenating motion they shall supplenient and
dows before the great intallects of Reator's And when the Sanitary Board does moet.you alway happens to hold his bat with one hand only relieve each other. The theoretical garment agency i and the ball touching the free hand is for such a purpose is some elastic amterial caught by the foldaman, in Ju to be con- made in the shape of the voat worn by men, aidered out or mot Mr Perkinn, Secuntary with enough of stiffness to keep in shape. of the Marylebone. Cricket Club, was and with the clothing below the wrist aus- Appealed to, and be answors droiaively: pended therefrom.
Yosho would be out if the ball tonolied either hand bahor the wrist? The decision will surprise many; but it appears to bu perfectly sound.
www.
The only design of a waist-hand ar girdle should be to equalize the weight, and to keep the central gürment from which the others are suspended enough in place to adjust it, and yet such as uut sa cunatrice or
weight, and act interchangeably, as our mos and the shoulders do their part in hearing
tiene pay make desirable.'
'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That our Naval defordom shared the community by their excellent manage- iment of the Royal Naval Ball, and, if auch be possitio, added to their reputa.
tion as courteous and attentiva husta.
HOM
hear them arou They all agree to discs, bat I'A tell you on thu sly, I expect they be man, who the pigs begin to
dy, That I am planted to notice the Hongkong Rifle Association embraces within its membership thirty-three ladies, "and trust a weekly spoon' will meet with their approval.
That it was recently reported that a Dom
ber of Council in Singaporo won $742 by meaus of the totaliaator.
Interim Dividend of $6 per
share, paid 24th August, Dividend of $8 por atare, mak
ing 814 for the year, To apply towards "roduction of
Property Acount, Carry forward to next Ac.
count,
periods, the time for completion varying 120,000.00 from two to four yeara according to the
longth of the section and the dificulty of 20,000.00 to ground. The following are the diffar
ent sections, with a note of the work duse 7,100.07 on each,
Section A, from Bangkok to Ayuthli. $237,100.07 This section has het fioishad under the boen active during the year, and the re- Wilkinson and Mr Sai
Most of the cumuming markets have charge of Mr Landor, assisted by Mr sults of shipments are therefore unusually begins a little below Bangkok and a The no good
whole length of the scation is 47 milow. The plans will be taken home by Mr tidley in order to get the specifications astinates, and working plans prepared
Section E, from Ayuthin to Lopbares
Outstanding shipments are modents, and the proceeds will, it is estimated, fully cover the amount of this usut.
In cona quenda of the decaying con-
the defendant was the person who did it or The Foochow Enko of 2nd inst unpa: Ten i contius the body. Thus ouly enn the binaat, as I have remarked befo, Hong-That yet theas are the men who logislatadition of many of the woo on beams in the | This short portion of the line has also an
not as thers was only the complainant's word for it. Es discharged the defendant, not because he was able to say the man was innocent bat bouange he was not able to say ho was guilty.
We have received from the agent of the Messageries Maritimes Co. a table showing the dates of arrival and departure of the M.M. steamers on the Indo-Chinn line du ring 1889. As for as Hongkong is concern- od there is no change on last year. Up to 17th April the steamers loare erary second Wednesday. Colamencing with 25th April the steamor leave every second Thursday till 26th September, after which date there is a bronk of 20 days, the mail beginning again on 16th October to run every second Wednesday. Tho P. and O. time table is also on the same lines as that of Inst year. Up to 25th April the atomers are marked to leave every Thuraday. They will doubt
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following is the Ten Expert since our is
of 5th ultion, as ; or consignees' returns:
For London. -
S.S. Strutur
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Ching Wa Glencari..
For Hongkong. -
8.S. Glenco
For America. --~--
88. Gicheum,
S.S Glencar,
For Western Australia.
Mr New York.
8.8 Stentor,
312,623 lbs. 722,718 350,887
22,854
3,608,
3,989
31
26,541
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JOURNALISM IN BANGROZ -The Siam A. vertiser of the 20th alt says:-An extraur- dinary fracas decurred in the Oriental Avenue, nour the Hotsi, on Wednosilay night. It appears that a gentleman, who emtidered himself insulted by something that had appeared in the cctants of a local contemporary, having met the editor of that paper in the Avenue, charged in with the fines and then knocked him down, Another persons connected with the same paper then came forward to assist us chief,
INDIANS FOUD ELEMENTS, —Most of our foods curtain elements which are not digestible. Prominent in the list of these substances should be placed the riuds of fruita and regatables. The edible part of fruite is peculiarly delicate, and liable to rapid decomposition if exposed to the at- mosphere; it in, therafora, a wise provision of nature to place a strong and impervious costing over it as a protection against se cident, and to prevent insect anemies from
the sced within. The skin of pluras is wonderfully strong compared with its thick- ness, and resists the action of water and many solvents in a reguurkable manner. If not thoroughly masticated before takon iot the stomach, this skin is rarely, if ever, dissolved by the gastric juice. cases pieces of it albera to the Sorta wat paper clings to of the stomach as budios, cansing more or les disturbance or
Baisuna and dried surrans are partionlarly truable.one in this way, and if not chopped up before cooking, ahould be thoroughly chew- ed before swallowing If a dried currant paases into the stomach whole, it is nevor
inconvenience.
kong residents would like to see tuore of their Naval defonders than they do, as
- the sight of the bronzed zud service-like follows who lined the staircase the other aight does one good and makes one faol more comfortable.
That residents would dearly enjoy seeing a Naval demonstration hore, though they prefer not being frightened with guns and search-lights at ten o'clock at night without previous warning.
for the suppression of gambling. O tem- pura, O mares!
BROWNIE.
CRICKET.
CLUB E NAVY.
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Bast Point and Bowrington Bednerics, tentensted to Mr Landon and his assistanta was decided to replace them by iron oxen, who aro at present, working on is vigor as and advantage is now being taken of the stoppage for annual overhaul to carry out the work, the estinaated cost of which ie about $10.000.
Section C, from Lupburne to Paknam Peh near Nakon Sawan. Mr Roberts is in charge of this section and is assisted by Mr The General Agouts en ret that there is Mathews and Mr Angior. He has got on no immediate prospect of resuming work tiles of the survey Luished, uxoypt some This match, which was commenced yos at Swataw with any advantage.
spaces, about two affles in all, which are torday was continued to-day, in spite of the Property decount. The semaining per-till cored with water, and which cannot unfavourable weather. The Club, who tion of Wanchai Property has been dia be levelled until the dry season is farther. batted first, had a total of 157 for their first posed of at $2 per square foot, but as de-advanced. innings, of which A.: J. Campbell contrilivery has not yet been completed the pro- Section D, from Pakuam Poh, via Ootar- bud 55. The Navy in the frat inuing coeds xio, not appear at credit in the 1888 adit, to Muang Frase This section has put together 166, which included the accounts.
been divided by the contractors into two following individual acures-Lee 35, Tree-
Consulting Committe-During the year sub-sections, viz: ons from Paknam Poh to That the Naval Ball any be looked upon man 25 and Lyne 24, The Gleb went in Mc B. A. Salomon has been invited to tako Pechai and the other from Pesad to Muing as a farewell to our newest Admin for a second intings zhis afternoon, and the the place of Mr F. D. Saasoon on the Board, Praye. Of the frat subsoction, which is (foolish, authinking people will address feature of the play was R. M. Blair's and Mr J. R. Elias has resigned his seat. ander charge of Mr Srailes assisted by Mr our Fongest Admiral as Commo-Ad- splendid batting. He went in at the be Auditors.-The Accounts have baen miral and a host of post Captains, whering of the image and ut qui hesadited by Messrs T. Arnold and Fallerton
carried out his bat with the handsome go back to the oil constry very sun,
Acora of Bh at his credit. The Clab's total for the accônd iuníugs, which was not finished, was 272. The following are the
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That well-wishing chevra and the strains of Auld Lang Syne accompanied the Tamar, which took away quite a number That the Clerk of the Weather xonat hare
of well-known fos.
engaged a new and inexperienced staff, as all our preconcaired nations of winter weather in Houghing hase becu knocked endwise this scanva.
Jera continue as at present to leave a day and struck the gentleman on the face, but digested at all. In the eeding of domestic That, i une could only find somebody to
in advance, that is on Wednesdays, giving thas with the French maita a regular week ty Bervice. A change, however, takes The P. and place in the month of May. 0. stoumer is scheduled to leave un the 5th, that is Sunday, and from that date tao ateamers will louva every sound Sun- day up till August 25. Probably, as list
bystander who wished to see fair play prevented the would be assistant from in- forforing farther as the two combatants The editor then wero pretty well matched. picked himself up, but sithough repeatedly challenged by his adversity to fight is out, he declined the contest and left the latter tastor of the field.
Tua pobable death of the King of Holland
yoar, the departure will be advanced some 19 very serious matter. His age and
animals this fact should be kept in mind. TE grain sad leguminous' mails are bot crushed or ground, much of the food is often swallowed whole, and the husk, or palliple, resists the solvents of the atomach, causing a considerable loss of nutrinul. Birds, being destitute of teeth, are provid od with a special apparatus for grinding! their Ayed; Damely, the gizzard. The in- digestibility of cortain nuts is partially, due to the brown skins.'
Oliver Wendell Holmes says, ' Each one of us is an omnibus in which rides all our nostors. Unhappy is the man who car rius in his omnibus a drunkard, a glutton, or a tobacco-elave.
Pay the pipor, the right thing to do would de to order a Court of Inquiry to sit as a Court of Survey on the whole business, and adjourn sine die until the thing is thoroughly gutted and examined. That raw weather and the constant run of gnieties are beginuing to tell upon the health of residents, and the doctors and the drug stores are having a merry time. That the Military are in luck, as I hear the punishment to be inflicted on refradory abs and others is, in future, to be basish mont to Stonecutter's during the festive
season.
That this reminds me of the crusty Ad-
mital who ordered his vessels out for Largot-practice during the Race Days.
-fortunate accident that has happened to Guneral Camerun, and hope to see him about and "nectivo ala svực boforu, very r Jong.
That the oficial return of the net proseeds
hours so as to let the steamers go on Sator-pamerons ailments render it impossible to hopu for any lengthy prolonga is of his life. day. During those auumer couths wo will thus have, as last year, the English crown will then descend to the little Princess Wilhelmina, achild only eight years meil leaving on Saturday or Enoday, the old. This does not offer any grond security
In England attention he recently beenThat we are all sucutely sorry ocer the un- to the Dutch people, but to make matters French mail on Thursdays, and then
cailed to the danger of infection with conta indinitely worse, it is now rumored that the genus diseases, from book in circulating break of 10 days. The next English tailgung prize a la alianced to Prince Wil-libraries, Some librarians bara adopted the oftar Aug 25, is on Sept. 12, that is a break lism, the cleat aon and heir of the Duke plan of disinfecting the bucka ny means of
Adolphus of Nagasu. The Prince is new the uses of carbolie acid. of 18 days, who she leaves on the famo
thirty-six years old, so that if the Princess Cobbelt, in his Advice to Young Men, day as the French steaner (Thursdays) mouries when she is eighten her husband asy: Let me beseech to resolve to fre On two occasions in September, the mails, will be forty-six years old. Such a discre- yourselves from the slavery of tea and o. I've as last year, leave on the suus day, and is a small consideration when compur- and every other stop-kattle."
ed with the all-important fact that the there are two breaks of a fortnigist without Duchy of Nassau was sold to Prussin in 1886 a mail. Ja October the winter weekly ser
for 4,000.00 marks. The successor by vice of maila is re-established, the steuners Luxemburg is dated to the House of Ho- marriage to the throne of Hollaud and leaving alternately every Wednesday. The benzollern, has already sold his German German mails are ashodaled to leave every principality to Prussis and would probably He
care still less for the Dutch kingdomu. four wooks, up to May on Mondays (ad.ight therefore be equally willing for vanced to Sueday) and from May to October consideration to hand over Holland and on Fridays, shou the winter arrangement is Luxemburg to the German Empire. How
again reverted to.
RONAL do Souzs and Maximiano da Conba, two Portuguese achuel-boys, were brought before Mr Wodehouse in
the
far the free and bold Dutchmen would staad aach bartoring with their liberties and allow their little kingdom, which has played so great and good a part in the bistory of Europe, to be thus obliterated, still remaina
to be seen.
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EAR-RINGA-The wearing of ear rings is a relic of barbarism which one who has a true sense of beauty will certainly refuse to of fashiou. It is encouraging to see that submit to, even if dictated by the autocrats even France, the home of fashion, has s opponent to this absurd enstom, in Dr. has recently shown that they are not in- Mario, an eminent French physician, who frequcutly a couse of disease.
The Woman's Journal reports a care of sudden death from tight lasing, which ne curred recently in Philadelphia. The young lady fainted in a theatro, and died the following day. It was testified at the cor- ouer's inquest that she had thought ber waist aut slander enough, and had laced
and death.
Falice Goart this morning ori a charge of LCT.-General Cemerɔn is to be succeded very tightly. This occasioned heart failure,
of the Alice Memorial Fate speaks well. for work done and the labour of love accomplished by the ladies, and others engaged at the Al Fresco entertainment, That at the same time I know several gentle men who would just as soon have sub.
scribed to an annual list na have faced
scores :--
CLES-IS INWONGS.
3. Campbell, noble. b Kulght. Bercombe Arith,
Major Jonstou, o Lyne, b Walter E. AL. Hur, Garle, & Koight Major Mila, b Waltermarks, meet
W. H. Grebané b Crickton
R. Bagi, Crichton
7. Barton, Lee, b Crichton'................................
Dr Atkinson, e Knight, b Crichton, .................. G. Xhamwell, not outagereptes segmen W, Taylor, Crichton
Extreme |
Total
WAT-AT Wezian. Crichton, Campbell, & Rantou Lée, & Branwell, Campbel Garde, Campbell Kuight, Barton, T. Screvorbe Smith Byrne, o Eranswell, b Campbell Pecin, Campbell Lyns, e faith, b files, Nuttleweth, e Leu. b De..... Iaz, a Boyil, 5 Miles Dobie, amphet -- Waker, not out. Extr
· CLUB-250 15MINGK,
A. J. Cmpbell, v Layne. b Kazight,
T. Bercombe Smith, Knight, Maior Jolaston, c Garde, b Crislitop..
E. M. Bar, not cat...
Major Miles, alter,
De AthinaryPANOPT
17. Enarewells Knigtet.......
J. Barton Kaight,
E Boyd, Kught,
7. Tasion, not out W. Efirdly. b Lee,
Extra
156
Heuderaon, sad the General Agents have pleasure in requmunding their i-claction.
JARUINE MATHESON & CO., General Agents, Hongkong, 9th February, 1889. BALANCE SHEET-ONE YEAR,-TO-3187
1889
CAPITAL ACCOUNT,
Assets.
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Gittins, portion extending to ten miles inished and the plaua will also he baken home by Mr Ridley. The asoondanbanction, which is ander the charge of Mr Browne assisted by Mr Fourd, is about to be. commented.
Section E, from Moang Preye to Chieng mai. This, the last section of the main DEC.line, is under the charge of Me Skipton esisted by Me Hurst and Mr Burchinson. These gentlemon have been provented from making any finished aurveys owing to the country being under water, but they havo mado preliminary traverse surveys for a distanco of 13 miles, which will save a great deal of time and trouble afterwards in com- pleting the work.
$81,257,624.53
Property Account, consisting of—
East Point Refinery, Bowrington Refinery,. Swator Refinery, Wchal Property (rem'der), Hongkong Distillery, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank,
Chesh
Raw Sugar,
Refined Sugar, &c.,
Spirits and Rum,
Couls, Charcant, Stores, Fire
Insurance, &c., Sundry Debtors, Shipments.
Paid-up Capital.
Liabilities,
Sundry Creditors,
Balance of Pro-
St. and Low, $237,100.07
Leas Interim)
Dividend
Total 972
paid.on 24th Aug., 1888, i a 6%
THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION.
There is nothing like the gospel of pege the numerous 'shits which helped toging away: Perhaps the following letter, swall the handsome total which Mossa. Macdipment and Stewart Larkhart show, addressed to the Ship-owceta snd Directors That there
no reason why this acat use of Steamship Companies of Great Britain, ful and thoroughly charitable institution
which, by the way, I see has got an way become one ragement to those who English Doctor all to itself-should not áre striving to get some improvement mizde now be supported by general subscripin the way of decreasing Sunday labour in tion, as is doun with the Chinese Hospital in Canton.
this port:-
00,000.00
The branch line from Saraburee to Kho- 1,356.99 rat is referred to in the agreement as Sec 3, 88.51 on F. The survey of this branch bas 484.189.85 been cotomenaad by Mr Cuminio, assisted by 256,404,10 Mr Walfer, who have begun working from 4,749.76 Sarabuzee. Another engineer is to pro
ved to Khorat in two or three weeks to 141,248.03 work from that point till he meats Mr
64,997.81 Jamine's party. 347,645.01
The other two branch lines, Sections G.. and B, have not yet boen commented, $2,580,263.69wing to the funded state of the country.
There is no immediate necessity for prib ing on these branches as the periods al- $1,500,000.00 lowed for their construction are three and
933,163.62 four years respectively.
PROFERTY ACUGUNT.", To Balance at Debit on 31st
Decoraber, 1887,
To Paid for Addition to Ma chinery, &c. for East Point Refinery and Distillery,
By Amount appropriated to- warda reduction of this at- count as per Report of 19th March, 1888,
That, speaking of charity, reminds me of
the
strange anomaly that rice cargoes aro coming down from the North of China. while thousunda starving there, and help in beting sout from all quarters for their relief. That I believe in the humanising power of charity and in the blessing it secures for the giver as well as the rooaiver, but large donations and merciful offices contrast nuriously with amoking rains and lusted That, in spite of the fire this week, it ap- peare certain that the fear of the Magi, Bterial inquity bas acted as a check ou the rampings of the fire fend during the Chi. nese New Year time.. That architects and others are not quite
We believe that many hip-owners can sure whether the new Buï ding Ordinance hardly be aware of the exten, to which the is to be a blessing or a curse, and it is today. But apart for the service of God, is thus he hoped the unofficial members will give desecrated, and the seaman deprived of it the most careful atleŭtími.
their day of rest
Gunilumen, ---Wo, the undersigned, who represent very large number of the British publia who are interested in the moral and spiritual welfare of the Merchant Sumpen of Great Britain, beg leave earnest- ly to invite the co-operation of Ship-ownere By Balando at Dobit, and the Managing Directors of Steamship Companies in discouraging and diminishing Sunday labor on board ships in Port far as possible.
otooling fawers of the value of $10 from!
by Major-Genomal James Bevan Edwards, Not ong woman in a thousand cat breathe the Public Gardens. Police Sergeant Wit-
HE, C... in the command of the forces in naturally. The lungs are intended to oper. choll stated that he saw the defendants, Ching and the Straits Settlements. General Rides serving as hamiles. A fashionable ato like bellows, the lower points of the along with a number of other boya, coming Edwards joined the service as second lieut-woman's breathing is like trying to use a from the direction of the Garders yesterday
houses. enunt of the Royal Engineers on Doc. 22nd bellows with the handles tied together. earrying plants. Some of the boys on ree-1952. After passing through the various rost mortem examination of a woodu who A physician of eminence, epon making a ing witness ran in the direction of Govern-steps he became Brevet Lt. Col. on April had wom heavy skirts suspended from her mont Blouse, throwing away the plante aus 11th 1871, being promoted Lieut. Col. and in early childhood, found the liver dragged waist for many years, beginning the practiga they ran. The defendants and another Broves Col. on the same date, Oct. 1st 1877. down into the pelvis, and entirely cut in boy bolted in another direction, and wit-
Frem that he passed at cues to the rank two, the sparito portions being only held A little girl of three years, whose papa and mamma were so wiss and careful of her that they had never allowed her to eat any but to take dinner with guests. Die was expect.. the moat healthful food, was oneday allowed ally interested in the mystery of the pepper- box, an article which she had never before noticed. She watched with close attention while one of the gentlemen peppered some- thing, and then, extending her owa little
ness csiled out to them to stop, threatening Major-General on the 8th Nov, 1887. together by a fibrous cord.
to shoot of they did but do so. Tuy The Army Last gives his wat services as stopped and witness found a number of below:-Major-General Edwards served in plaute in their possousion. Mr A. B. West- the Crimea from 14th Sept. 1855, and was land, head gardener, Botanical and Afforest- ation Department, said the plats produced ployed in the demolition of the Docks of Sohistopul (Metal, and Turkish Medal). exactly corresponded with thuns which had been missed from certain bods in the gar Served in India in 1857-59, and and dens, and consisted of daisies, pandles, lilios ed a Company of the Royal Engineers
boou spoiled for the sensun. Similar de- prodations had been several limos com-under Sir Hugh Roso; present at the siege
The Sanitary Era says that Parla has mitted in the gardens recently. Mr and storming of Chaudaires (comunanded
219,270 houses without any windows All Wilkinson, on behalf of the defendants, do ladder party at the assault, mentioned light and ait enters through a hole in the said that there was no direct evidence in despatchea), siego and storming of to show that the defondanta actually Jhansi (directed the only two suce sufai dour, which must be stopped in wet or cald took the flowers, and their explanation was columns of assault), actions of the Burwah Weather Thirty thousand habitations consist of a single room. Many thousands that they had got then from other boys and Kooich inentined in despatches), live in houses with no means of warming The defendants wore young (10), and erco actions before Calpee from the 18th to the
Mr Golway has gone.up the river to visit the different surveying parties and will be absent for about two montha, He will spend some time at Pechai with Mr Browne, initiating the survey of the sabsection to Muang Prave. Mr Clarke, of Mesara. Windsor Clarke & Co., is the Agent in 147,100.07 Bangkok for the Contractora: AAV
61,304,520.87
From the foregoing atatement it will ha $2,580,963.69 sein that there are atout.70 miles of the survey completed, the plans of which are ready, and will form the basis of the work- ing plans, sections, designs, specifications aid vatimates which will be carefully pre- gated in London under the superintendence of Mr Ridley. Every one who knows any thing about surveying and about the 3,054.10 dficulties which the engineers have had to contend with from the high grass and junglə $1,307,624.59 and the natural features of the country will admit that this is a very good result of only about two months' work. If the survey are proceeded with at the same rate during the dry enon of each year, the work wil 20,000.00 undoubtedly be finished within the stipinla 1,287,624.69 sed periods.
$
$1,307,6:4.53
PROFIT, AND LOSS ADCOUNT.
In the Reports which are received from Chaplains and Scripture Roadera, we find To Commission, continual expressions of regret at the great To Remuneration to Consul intrares of Suuday lab urvu board English ing Committen, ships in Foreign Ports, and the hindrances To Auditors' Bos, which are thus presented to any efforts for the spiritact good of the raen.
$
To Interim Dividend of per cant. paid on 24th Aegua, 1886,
That as the Surveyor General ia mencarily We earnestly hope that your instructions To Net Balance,
the only expert in Council who can advise to the Commandera and Agents of your members touching the details of such a vossela i tend to promote the batter Bill, it would be reasonalde, if it abs-observance of the Lord's Day in all British lutely necessary, to call upon Architects, ships in the Foreign Port are visited surveyora and contractors to ske sug- by your vessels. gestions before a Consiúidated Lay on
We are, gentlemen, youre faithfully, ibis subject is passed.
W. A. GROVE; General Hecretary ocety for Promoting
Christian Knowledge.
and heliotropen. The beda in question had throughout the campaign in Central India Plate, said, with the utmost paliterieer, That it does not at all fallow that the publis
if
* Pleso put a little diet on mine, too,
them. One block of eighteen hundrad
they had taken the flowers themselves 21st May, aution of Goolowlee on 22nd May, people has no water-supply whatever. they probably had not fully realised the in which he supported with his Company a nature of the offence they were scumitting. portion of the 20th Rombay Native Infantry With such a state of things Faria is spokes
of as a model city. His Worship said he found the defendants which had been driven back by over-power- guilty of taking the flowers fruza the garing numbers (specially mentio ed in Sir Mistress (to applicant) Yes; I have dogs. It was all vory Sas to talk about Hugh Rose's depatol for prompiresolution advertised for a worse. Are you competent thair being young, but they perfectly well in charging, minat successfully the very sup to take care of young children.
Applicant. 0, yis, mum.' know what they were doing. It seemed erir Force of the rebols, routing them with
Matress You never give the pare that it was got the first time this kind of loss, and puraning thom till out of reach"), thing had happened. It had been going on capture of Caipeo, action before and capture goris to quiet them?'
Applicant. Niver, um. I allers pre-) for some time, and it would not do to have of Gwalior, Served as Commanding Eagi-
neer with Colonel Liddell's Column la fers ludna, New York Sun. like the defendante wanted to take flowers Bundlekuad in August, September and Oc Everybody here was interested in the op-tober 1838, and aho with Lolonel Meade's
the Public Gardens spuit just because boys
of the Public Gardens great tumor in Oersal India in Febranty, March CHILDREN Starving to death on secount
Pentands of
&
deal of trouble was taken with them, and and April 1869, clearing the jangles and in of their inability to digest food will and a they were not going to be spoiled He was the purenit and capture of Tantis Togae most marvellous food and remedy, in Scott's not going to send the defendants to prison, Medal with Clasp, Baret Majo, and C Emulsion of Pure God Liver Oil with although he had a great mind to do B, and Berved in the Sondan campaign in 1835 na Hypophusplitas. Very palatable and as this was the first case that had come be Colonel on the Staff Commanding Royal easily digested. Read the following. testi. fore him he should be content with inflict Engineer, and was present in the engagemonial have prescribed Sootre a line of >25 on each defendant, with went at Husheen and at the destruction of Emulate in ose of hidren and on the alternative of six wacke in prisonmart Tamai-mentioned in despatches on 'hav. from wasting sud mal-nutrition and onu with hard labour. They would also have log commanded the Royal Engineers in an report most favourably of its good effect ; it to pay 5 anch for the damage done, or auf exceptionally able manner, and for having has been in each case taken most readily fer an additional term of 14 dare hard la- rendered, unfailing assistance in carrying W. Perkins, M.R.O.S., Medical Superin. bour. If any other ensee of this kind came ont the many unglovering operations which tendert, Baileigh Heapital. Any Chemist before him they would not be dealt with so had to bo undertaken. (Medal with Clasp) can supply it-Watsu & Co. (Limited), Jeniently,
and Khedive's Star.)
agents to Hongkong and Chips--ddet,
Aufety need be lessened by the adoption of every suggestion made by parties in terested, but that public conveniendo plus the public safety might be thus secured. * That the Praya Rechtach School is a very great ardoctaking, perhaps quite the biggest job erar attempted in the Colony; And yet we hear no more about its de tails, or the despatch which was promis- ed couceming.it.
That much friction is said to exist cent
BENZY W TEORELL, Secretary by the Socisty for the Propagation
of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
-- OHRSTOFFLIE U. PENN, Steretary to the Church Missionary Society, WILLIAM DAWSON, Commander Secretary to the Missions to Seamen,"
JOHY SCARTIL
Dan Secretary St. Andrew's Watersidis
Church Misson, London,
i.
HRRY BIDABOTHAM,
Hon. Sexstary Gibraltar Mission to
Seamer
6th Octeraer, 1887..
By Balance of Profit and Low,
carried from last year, By Interest, By Not gain on working,
27,652.36
LATE NEWS.
The following are a few additional tele 8 24,662.30 grams from Australian exchanges :-
THE CIVIL WAR IN HAMA 2,500.00
Loudon, Jan. 9-Tite German officials 600.00
in Samos have acceed Mr Hacklock, the United States Consul, and Captain Leady, of the American man-of-war „Napsie, with haring instigated the recent rising in Samoa, by supplying Matanfa with rifles. Prince amarok has made a formal complaint to the United States authorities at Wanning. ton. 147,100.07**** RUMQUES"ADOUW BETH - DRY,
London, Jau-An Arab deserter from 264,752,43
the Mahli's force la arrised at Suskim, and reports that Emin Bey is prisoner in Khartoum(1) He is, however, mid to be well treated
$0.000.00
$ 117,052.36
11,160.48 17,404.23
THE CHARGE AGAINET FROVISOR ONTKEN.
230,087.77 London, Jan. 7.-The Supraise Court of Leipsic has decided that the evidenos $264,752.43aingt Professor Gefken, who was arrest
ed
Hongkong, 9th February, 1989.
JARDINE, MATERBOY & Co.
General Agents.
We have examined, the Books and Yon- i obein of the Company, and certify that the above Statomenis ara in accordancs there with.
Thes. ARNOLD; F. HENDERSON
Auditors.
on a charge of having revealed States accreta by publishing the diary of the late Etoperor Froderick, was not mindent to
sustain a tharga of treason RAT
TIH VOLI IUÁL CRISIS IN Lindon, Jan. 7.-L'he Servian Cabinet having resigned, M. Riution has submittad as King Milan the names of a now Efteral Russophile Ministry, which he has inder- taken to furm,
TER PANAMA DANAL BOXKÉZIA SUPPORTNÍ SY GENERAL. BOULANGER
THE SIAMESE RAILWAY SURVEYS promised to support M. de Las pe rohame Zondon, Jai-General Boulinger has The Stars Goretta maye --All who take for the completion of the Panama Canal, any interest in the development of Siam Ay an extrest of his intention, he has pur and ic ita future prosperity will be glad to shased a number of Patataa bunda learn that the surveys for the proposed rail- A company is being formed by Paris, with ways are now priceding tapidly under the a capital of 25,000,000 frasi (£1,000LO).
of that the grement between the Rimess utsident of the herd of manageaedt con-perintendence of Mr Galwey, the chief to complete the Panama Canal at le resident engineer. It will be remembered Leaps has been ofured the position of Government of the ose parts and Liuk This sttempt to feat the Company has General Sir Andra Clarke, R., and since failai).
C. W GIBRALTAR,✨
the existence of flying: balconies, and the forced introduction of curtain drain pipes. That curtain whisperings have reached me concerning an experiment in dramage on the separate system which has not proved a great success,-the quly point demon- strated being that the sewage was com- pletely separated from the sewage pipe,
Commendatory note from the Right and flowed everywhere except where if Royerend the Bishop of Gibraltar Mast hall-natured people say that this expenderation of Shipowasis and Directors
pernestly I contend this Letter to the riment shows that My Cooper's scheme is Steamship Companies not suited to this Colony, and that the enforced laying of drainpipes before the scheme is sxactinet, arcfore the males
Means Panchard and others, the ContracATION INTO ACCO
INTO AMBRID drains are adapted for receiving the new AN IMPOSTANT DISCUTKEY is senpunged ford for the Surveys of the other part, was London, Jus, 7--The Commitic of the age, is a vexatious and useless expendi- in the Fate Figaro, of a valuable retted signed a Bangkuk on 16th March last, and Americau Hopes of Representatives rea ture of money..
for nervoas dabulley, physical exhaustion, that in June following the first detachment mouda increased stringency, in the That the water mains are being slowly laid and prematare decay. The discovery was of the engineers arrived hers to begin the io a user which immigrants are bre
us as a Castral is passing saved his 1.0 a miserable existence and through which the lines are to run being in
Central
made by s missionary in Old Mexico; lệ work. - Chwing, however, to the country to aineise Tant Queen a
KAPUR FIRM AT EMITSFIELD, through the last and worst stage, ofi su sarly gave,. We learn that the Bay Farrah misasure, under water, little puuld
London, Jau, An extensive flse broke puddleton.
Jeaeph Holmes, Blomsbury Manainus, be done ercent making preliminary travers lex night at Smithfuld. It originsied That a soft-hearted resident who belongs to↑ Bloomsbury Square London, Y). C., whirrere until the end of November: 1
the Society for the Pevention of Cruelty and the prescription, Free of charge, or third part of the work has her father's shop, and before the fire was Textinguished 12 obupa were burned down. tu Animals has put in a plus for the Best receipt of a self addressed stamped are done within the last two months, and the small quantity of frozen meat was does In the Botanië Garden, and says that the Tops
engineera denerve great croult for the ener|troyed,
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