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No. 8417 DECEMBER 31, 1889)

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THE CHINA MAIL

Macao

(From a Correspondent.) Very opportunely with the festive season

s.s. Wingsang, from Caloutts, left 8in. | Or the 22nd gapore on the 29th Dec.; and may be presidency of the at Manila, under the| expected here on or about the thing was held itical Governor, Jentary

pressting the subscribers fsumpition re-

lipinas, and it was respired a coroided an important event for the othar things to despatch immediately Charles I has ended the throne ubiests in the East. King Bong ong a lawyer with dust instructions. Braganzas, and Hasty' repte- Br. Emilie Raminta de Arollado mas oleotod sentatie Macao-the Govern hat Colony and gave an official ball Jası Sunday in honour this new royal master. The invitatione, alth very eclect,

don for this port on the 28th Nov.

for the service...

ite

THE NEW JAPANESE CABINET, Yokohama, 15th Das. The news Cabinet is constituted as fol. Ministor President of

low

Stato and Minister Couns for Home Affairs

Yaungata

for Foreign affairs... Viscount Aoki, of Communications*Cognt 0 ito. "of War

19

Viscount Oyama.

THE LOWEST OF HUMAN BEINGS

The Advertising columns of the London newspapers have recently announced that ninn cannibals from Terra del Fuego would be fed three times a day in view of the Audience at the Aquarium. At 2,6 and 10 o'clock the spectators have enjoyed the

of privilege

specimens of an seeing these extraordinary type of American savage heat their heat and hun over a fire, and then

of Agric Aure and Me Kawamurai-ear the flesh to pieces will their ingots

-31.

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of

obitostí, *Count Baigo. CountMatankala of Education President of the Privy Count Oki

*****Vigoount Enomoto. of Justica Yamada Council..........£.

and devour it practically raw

is desiring. The impoverishment dus to burst over the Colony in the month of | The floods and drought is also a part cause in May. In 63 hours there fell 30 inches of the fetiered demand for this and some water. The lam conduit was broken in other foreign producs. There has been several placed roads and streets all over litter inkovement in the Tea Trade, the Colony who out up. The damage to The Austro-Hung. §. N. Co.'s &. 1. Me- whlob feling more and more the coinpepablic proper alone is estimated at

pomene, left. Singapore for this port on whithe of India and Ceylon. There are $119,000,

Peak TYRE WAY

the 30th December, and is exported titionorever, that the tes guilds and Company and any private residents ·here on or about the šil January.'

alive to the

During the first The O. §. 8. Co. ateamer Diomed, trom Buffered, ousideray, the authorities aro booting

left Bingapore on the 31st Liverpool, necessity of improved cultivation. The months of the uncen

rss condition of the Pulam water, which Governor of

is establishing

inst, and may be expected here on or of Formions

about the 7th Jan. under European direction for the cultiva was more like dilute mud than water,

of the leaf, according to the most ap caused much anxiety. Filter beds, how The P. & 0. Co.'s extra steamer Kashgar,

before next sea left Bombay for this port on the 28thar the meeting of the St. Mary Magdalen proved scientific methods. It is also pos- aver, will likely be rem

taken to pre-

This family of Ong Indians are Decomber. Bilde that before long the Government will in, and meaansen have learn that it is paraving a very uneconomil-vent a recurrence of Lacpllution. The The P. & O. extra s. s.. Shanghai left Lon. Chapter of Savereign Princes, Rosa Croix were numerous, and in the brunt saloons

only representatives of their large tribe that held on Saturday evening, Bro. F. A of His Excellency were united all

have aver boen taken from their homere The thing about the Opas which most stimuć duties on this commodig nie very ques- only a few, owing to the on-arrival of The P&O. extra steamer Bombay left Harcland was installed as MW, S, for the of Mages, with the officials of the Colou eal polloy in maintaining the lekin expert banafits of Tytam water till sbared by

ulates roientißo interest and populat curity aity is the fact that they are regarded by tionable cousaston as been made by water-maine ordered from land, fr

London for this port on the 28th Deeing your, and the following officers wow and just for foreigners who happened to gant Tamagats, who was Minister for authorities as the lowest stratum af She has been in Chadwick has been sent hero Home China to treat Northern Telegraph Government to our of distri-To-Hoxtow bring Now Year's Day, there appointed High Frelate fire, D. Gillies; be closely connected with Macao society.

foreigners

Houls Affairs in the last Cabinet, retains covered, Tim pily now in Londa zoom mciviumanity that has yet been dis- duced by Eastern Extension Compnay bution, and as we may hope for salary will be no issue of the China Mail,

First General, Bro De GP. Jordan The time fixed for the gathering was Premier.ant Acki was Vice-Minis Lists said ho could not that this On

his port while assuming the post of to possess the limited vocabulary. convention by which the tolo difficulties, so we

andapco graplirates to Europe will be of water and a diminution of our

Second General, Bro. J. W. Oroker; Grand 'look, but up to quite an hour later administration and is formerly Japanese hunting and fishing and the fox nature ter for Foreign A in Conut Kuroda's have any words except those dating to the near future. The question of trator MESSE Buiterfield & Swiss inform us that Marshall, Bro. Capk O. E. Reynolds; Ra-gallant officers, whose breasts were covered Ambassador at Brad Yawamura jocks that interest them. Poppar could maintained at the present high.

thes have been no appalling disasters supply and drainage of the Peak wine the on. Diomed, from Liverpool, left Bings phaol, Bro. R. Markwick Captain of the with decorations and tokens of honour, con Michitoshi, who, like Visco Aoki, is never get them to speak, except in range. during 1889. Floods have occurred, but they been agitating the residents in the ars to be looked for yearly. The most actrics. They complain that the new pore for this port this morning.

Guard, Bro. B. Lightwood: Recorder, Bro. sinued to arrive, with ladica lavishly attired, ministration Vico Minister of the dent intolligible. It is probable that their vo

new to Cabinet rank, was in theist nd- rious inundation was the Blooding of half laid down are evil-smelling and dange

syllables, and they seldom made themselves thie

pantry

Between Chi-nan-fu and the to health. As a remedy cannot be provky Messas Siemen and Co. have sent us the Cocks Bro. Major M. Stadholm Brown to celebrate the joyful occasion.

ment over which he now presides, and has sey

Aning to the burating of a part of the until a supply of water is obtained, combined calendar and date-block of the rigg, 32, degrees P.M. W.S., honoured the

In the opening quadrills, which was held rank as Governor of the province of bulary does not embrace more than 200

or um prordu. bank of the

the Yellow River. The much-rene.

scheme was proposed for a reservoir ne rated structure, the Temple of Heaven, was Mountain Lodge; but the Government Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company of Chapter with his sitendance,

danced in the large carpeted saloon, the Hokkaido. Count Oki was President of the

Senato.

Count Geto, Viscount Oyama, sewspapersTM thens visitors beat witnes The l accounts given in the London almost destroyed by fires few months ago. rather in favour of pumping water with flamberg.

Taner coolies were brought before Mr Position of the couples according to rank Count Saigo, Couat Matsukuta, Viscount that they aro ged with wonderful ap The fre was said to have been caused by the help of the engines of the Electric

MIDNIGDT survice, appropriate to the Wadehouse in the Police Court to-day, was determined precisely en vigever, the Enomoto, and Count. Yamada, whoas names petites. The explants, who have deer hemm truction of a part of the Emperor's para fthe miscellaneous subjects that of the year, will be held in the Chapel charged with demandinganey with coatral figures being His Excellency, the 1 pied theirve with an asterisk, occni-hat toms also testify that has food is scares lightning, but, as in the case of the dee Compar thaza are pretty strong suspicions of incen- cecupied our attention, the old vexed: | og raul's Vollege to-night, ermanencing menecer from Yau Tong chairmaker. Govornor, who with the Bra. de Bastos amants for Prince Sapio at the sheep ranch on tho easst, teils & cung

tha, tont respective positiona Cabinet. There are thus only four changes: Fortitude,

CAR endure honger wir remarkable Mr. Stubenrauch, we has w and assaulting him. The complainant, who made a vis tie with Benhor de Bastos-Pre head of affairs, Viscount Acki at the Foreign p cartier on business in Willington Street, aident of the Municipal Council and the Office in place. of Conut Okuma (the victim story of a captivo Oan girl, about sixtoen Chamber of Commerce, will shortly couro, Tukanghai Mercury says that the Kuling, said that about two months ago Mr Bot wife of the Governor. The prugramme of the attempt at aszasnivalion on 18th Oears old, who fall into his hands while beg The question of Sunday labour in the Har the Peersteamer of the Upper Yanytoze, iomley (of Mcara. Donglan Lapraik au certainly Macao cati boast of a large propoz and Commerce, and Count Oki in place of any kind of food for eight

contained sixteen woll-arranged dances, and tobar), Mr Yawamura Michitahi in placa was chasing her frends, who had been steal of Count Inouye as Minister of Agricultureg sheep. He says aho refused to take With regard toChina'semall neighbourand on the Governor is opposed to all legislative has be sold to the Imperial Chinese Ma. Co.) in whose employ the first dotion of the beat; sexe who woll know how to Count Ito as President of the Privy day be placed the esteess

beside her, Breakfast thou Legan, lasted Council.-)

broo hours, and when it was over, as Mr. Stubenreuch asserts with great solemnity, the girl's body was awollen to extraordinary dimensions the

had almost en- tirely disappeared.been had alm

4. duzine - Kpactionary islo are not abore adopting this means of string Heaven's displeasure at the departure from the consecrated traditions of tho past.

emp

·KOREA AND JAPAN.

question of the exceptional privileges of foreign mail steameru. Those, by the ener-o'clock. getic action of the Governor and the

bour has also been engaging attention, but

Do progress.

WAS

fendant was, Lought a chair from hisgrace en entertainment whore dancing s first defendant came to the shop and (sompiainant's) shop, and afterwards the dang tre

Thereve boob the usual crov of rumours much of its energy caused in fig and indiosa fire in the Central District. of the purchase. Complainant refused to hòre some decoration er honorife insignis.

however,

Department.

semi-dependeney, Korea, there is little to restriction in this matter, the movement ritime toms for about The 65,000, sar. Skam in very straightened financial cir. | hos made no

The Sanitary Board cumatapos Most of the foreign officials as yet actory work, but its action is much TEE la bell in the Chick Tower rang

has done some I havebeen

angle to pay their salaries, impeded by its imperfect constitution, and out shortster six o'clock this opening

dismissed, at the Guy fairly satisfactory

main which there about n

wasing

ing the Sur

Surveyor This not much

of !Bulgaria It has,

a temporary sola- The Fire Bde promptly turned out, but found the Far East

way, however, at any motion for dificult problem of how beat,

found; that ment become

source of international to dispose of

of the City refuse. The refuse is

cause of the alarm was sea and deposited merely the bing of some soot in the trouble. Jepas, on the other hand, bas to be taken out to boou making rapid strides in civilisation. smile beyond the colonisi wators. Failways não apreading in alf directions, The Colony has during 1889 been re-

chimney of barber's shop in Chinese bo memorable in her there have been less fires than for some required. improving. 1880 will bo history as the year when the now constitu- years back. The Volunteer Fire Brigade tion gmnting representative governmont wis promulgated. It may be doubted if the people as a

change; but as free fastitutions Colony has as usual been active in its Amateur Diuaticob again last night thin radical ace the heat preparation for self govern sports, but has not been very successful in before a large and thusiastic audience, meat, the concession made by the Emperor its competitions with the neighbouring Indeed, the Panton shows every ap and his Government must in the end bo poris. We were beaten by Shanghai in for the benefit of the

the inter-port cricket match, and in a rifle-pearance of enjoying the country.

demanded 30 cents onmshow an account were in uniform, and of these two-thirds Amongst the mon, about three-fourths

pay the money, as he had already given the houseboy 50 cents on account of the same transaction. On the 28th inst, the first defendant came to the shop with the chair

change the carrying poles, which he

From 1.30 to 30 dancing was suspend- ed, in order to partake of a light supper and other refreshments, of which there was good spread. Bat the spirit of the réunics

a

are marked

they

On the

| NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPENS.

At Ichang silver is cheap, and good cop- por cash, are dear. Most of the cash that Low as these miserable creatures are in pads hands in business there are at present the scale of humanity, it can hardly be said little coins the size of goons-eyes. The that some of the purest of the Shoshone reason of the emreity of copper cash is said tribes in our own latitude, decupy a much shop at Changshaft, Honan, containing lives in Nevads and other parts of the to be the burning down great pawn higher plane. Some of the wretched na. about $300,000 of pawned property. The Great Basin, living in heler dug sa bil- demand

for good cash to compensate the sides, or merely slotared

brush heep, eren at this considerable distance from reject, are unmistakably the poorest speci Changshaft.

mens of mankind in North Amaries. At Nanchangfu, capital of Kiangai, the the Western historian, Bancroft, says, it in 600 catties they pay Tls. 10. At the pre-humanity.-N. Y. Sun. sent exchange the salt thus conto them 45

by

and the commerce of the country is yearly markably free from epidemic disease, and Street, and eir services were not in question and salcod. complainant in bo wise lapsed through this lengthy owners has drained the market of them greedily eating food that most other navages:

for

was disbanded, and the Government Bri- THE Xmas Pantine of Ali Baba and gade was reorganised and put in what_ap-

pauža

note are quite roady for pears to be a very efficient condition. The tho Forty Thieves as performed by the the course el which the first defendant promed na vigorously as ever to the renewau salt-dealers are making huge profits, Forhardly possible to conceive a lower planss of

The Colony has to deplero the loss

tertained.

out

Ounce

24 to the oatly, and thes completely cutting competit ra Lo mors scrupulous only give 18 ounces.-Then Paution in our

will be seen from advertisement abent to-day (20th Decem-

ДЕ

THE Kaiser kissed the Baltan,

And the Sultan kissed him back! But ouch one-knew the other knew "Twas bat a fishing smack. STRANGE-Boy, will you direct me to the nearest bank? Street GaminWill, f ber), Shông Tautai, Director General of 26 couts Stranger Twenty-fivo centa, Telegraphs, already so well known in con- Isn't that high 7 Gamin Bank directors

has issued an always geta big pay, mister. F. Sun. nection with famine relief,

telegraph bureaux

said were bad. A row ensued, in The ingafatigable youth and beanty wore nocked the complainant down, and strafus of rausle, and it was not until a the other two defendants, who had couple of hours before sunrise that all the boas standing at the door, came guests had quitted Governmont House, their castomers at as cast. The sharp oper or 40 cash eatly, an they ratnil it to most successful and helped the first defendent to where they had been so right royally en-are giving the public 20 ounces ar Following on the adoption of th

of this now con.match between Singapore, Shanghai and 'run. The more one of this effort by

beat the complainant. The changing of the stitution, the Japanese Government entered Hongkong, our team had the lowest total our local A. D. V., more surprise carrying poles was merely to give trouble, into negotiations with the Western Powers

revition of I treaties, with a view to the death of a faithful servant, Dr. Frederick is evoked that a access complete could and the first defendant said if complainan! abolition of extraterritoriality and the

the Stewart, Colonisi Becretary, whose experi- have been achieved by company of paid the cumshaw', he would not trouble placing of Japan on

n on the level of the civiljard | ence of the uations

This match, which was fought out on the and Germany and negotiations were rapid- office has buen alled by Mr F. Fleming. The members of the Compathy become to have the poles changed. Inspector Perry, Cricket Ground yesterday and to-day, reorder that the various

His the centre of scenic and thecal supplies the first defendant said his master told him ly progressing with the others, when there Among the aros, a strong opposition in Japan itself to the public series in the higher offices of

who had ingaired into the matter, said he sulted in an easy victory for the Navy. are to the revision. The new treaties involved

oighers, and the conservative party are strongly opposed to this. The sition was so strong that the Government oppo- resigned and a new Government has just

this

Stalca

ability and above.

valuable member of the Government.

basis were arranged with the United Stall, upright, Bude him a most amateurs, eight or ten the miles from about the poles. In reply to his Worahip,

of the world, New treaties on

CRICKET.

ARMY V. NAVY.

When she was dressed to kill,

have been the transfor. more accustomed to their 4 than they found this statement of the first defendant's The Army had a fait batting team but were tolograph the fathers or mothers of the Rich and rare were the gets she wore the opening of the whole country to for appointment in his place of Mr W. H. piece went even more smooth before. i was correct. His Worship bound the do./deficient in bowlers, and their folding was hy thow young gentlemen, who might And torrible were the oatha ha sworo

once of Mr O'Malley to Singapore and the Goodman; the departure of General CATAC- Bevan Edwards; and the departars of Mr ron, whone place was taken by General JBL Price, Surveyor General, to whose

There have been comparatively fow

were on the first night, anthe whole.

her alight nervousness ad pse off, she Morgiana was in much better ve, and sa

be of good behaviour for six weeks. -- fondants over in their own recognisances to not what it might have been. Their op ponents, on the other hand had the advan was even more sprightly and tractive We hear that when H.E. Chang Chi Tong

cadats half of the salary earned. otherwise, in their inexperience of the world and ignorance of the value of money, be tempted to spend it too freely on follies

Pão.

gives a

When her bestand my the bill Norristown Herald,

EX-QUEEN INADELLA has been a good deal Habused about late hours and red-pepper sup

a list Arst year and bets on a bull fight as keenly:

tage of a couple of redoubtable trundle to the neglect of their "dilin? duties. -por, but she is a lively cld lady in học eixiy, been formed. Probably the question will place Mir Samael Brown was appointed. I than on the opening, night, Cassà Baba, was Viceroy at Canton he ordered from whom, in the Army's fires inninga, had 5 of the members of the recently established a sweet aizleen, kan

remain in suspense for a year or two,

HONGKONG.

The Hu Pao of 21st December Haikün Yamen, or Board of Admiralty. This lias comprises 81 parsons, of whom 14 are Manchus, 11 Usiness, onthi Mongola.

The President is the Manchu Prince Chua,"

It heats the deuce how some men preach

Am very pious altake the head

When age pule sin beyond their reach ***And coch desire for wrong is dead!

in Walter and Hatchison, the former of ping disasters in this quarter of the world, though still just a little semi-detach, was England several sets of machinery for or in connection with Far East trade. We come now, last but not least, to our Among the losses were the Glencoe, sunk by more at home than before. All thother salting iron, and we cannons, as well as wickets for 22 runs, while the latter bad en lille Ant in the Banglions llision the Andreak ad

ammunition, amounting to 1000,000 tiels for 19. The military, wickets in the first had rather a ohepkored historyidoking 116 | mongoli e loss or 18 men ; thờ MUCHACACIADS Tere in their ponal: goes in NomosFikslus unirely dad ww inrings all Tell for a feetle 43, and the so commonly called the Seventh Prines; father Whorf sin no longer is delight

lest nearths Philippines; the Baron Blantyre, We have seldom, men aire Casimpok four that the present Viceroy 1. intends wrecked usar Singapore: the Batter more oharming or act better. 4, when the goods arrive and let him pay for to send the whole lot up to Viceroy Cheng Tapley, Jost about 20 miles from Hong works like a Trojan throughout, surps them-Natice Paper. kong the Ny Ghan, wrecked on the

but the "boon was overdone and during the laster ball of the year there

A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

TELEGRAMS.

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Quotations. HONGKONG, December 31. PIUM-New Fatos, cash, 615/512)

cash, 502 New Beaures, cash, 512/516.

cali For Malwa, sash 630 Allowance, Taeir... 32/48 Old Malwa, cash,....... 640 Allowance, Tuela 32/48 Persian, Oly, cab 600/520 Allowance, Tsele... 16/48 Persian, Paper Lied: 620 ** Allowance. Taola...

year that is now cloting. During the first three or four months there was great

were in this hopeless condition for the are the Manobu Prince King, who is alas-Youngstown Telegram, of Neptune followed with 140. Matters of the Emperor. The two Vice Presidenteis exey than to do what's right, innor boom, New companies were being formed

almost

every week, most of

President of the Teangli Yamon, and Li martial team when they went to bat to day Hung chang, Viceroy of Chikli. In the them being or enterprises gutside the Pratas Shoal, near Hongkong, with a loan of fod hinzell, and then became a Harleq REMAIN In the doparture of the U.8.8. They proved a good deal less easy to deal cost rari: colony, such the development of mines in 7 men and the Anadyr sark by the Orus Cogia-well she was Orgia, veryMonerary for Chinn, the Joniza Herald says: with than yesterday, and made quite a gal

Some Chang

Governor of , the cultivation of tobacco in in Adon harbour.

Shantung

and the Marquis Trồng Kitsoh, and the puremt of gold and tie

Such is a short history of the chief Cogis, and Cogia all over-verily, Her departure removes a very familiar lant stand against the onslaught of

the three 6 last named boing Chinese, buried in the Malay Feninsula. There were events of the year 1889, and we close it by graceful creature, who knows what object from, the barbour. She last strived Walter and Hutchison. F. M. Blair put on the Formoen Railway, aloul midway

An Accident occurred on the 17th inst. also many strictly local companies formed, wishing our ceadore such as the Electric Light Company, the

she is about, and does it very well. Gauen are on the 8th April, 1887, and with the Hongkong Land Investment Company,

is always good, and his part of vore she has been over since. During that bowled him, thus making defeat les From the latter place two trains stort daily caption of a trip or two to Yokosuka, together a well-won: 47 before Walter between Sing Chong and Taidan-chun, which rosulted in the death of ono man. (for which alone 23 mill

24 milion dollars were

making and serenading suited him well-e she has been three tice surveyed disastrous than it might have been to Bing Chong and Sikow, and on the day subscribed.) the Marina Company &c. Sr.

ce condemned, and once savertined for Many of these ventures, local and outside,

tus duot with Morgians and bis serenade by auction, but in the end she has The total of 139, however, left me the engineer w walking will doubtless prove remunerative.

being among the best musical morsels in Aggled through her troubles, and is now but little for the Navy to do in their accond aread. The while was souuded, but the

quietly along the track

·ཐ short distince the play. The Donkey, who must have had a she ever was, "brane

innings, and they did all that was neccmary pedestrian took no notics, and before the a warm time of it, was exceedingly funny;

could be pulled the engine strack

up and Ally Sloper, who is a genius born to & O. steamer Venetia ou lies last to make them the victor for a loss of three the man and knocked bin in the cail, make fun for his fellows, was nothing short from Nagasaki to Kobe, while in wickota. The following are the scores ---

the wheels passing over his body, which was chard of a pilot, grounded on Motoyama

out in two."The accident was duly reported of a revelation in the way of continuous Spiker Shimonmcki. The Tukio Morn,

by the engineer (a foreigner) and a pro- clamation has since been issued with a view On comicalities Ally's dance was a marvel of who as half-an-hour behind her, came to het kaistance, which Captass Haselwood

on the line. of preventing people walking on agile absurdities most aleverly arranged, declines he hoped to get, vill when the

The Shanghai Magistrala Peh has in- and his every movement was allye with the tide ru He succeeded in doing this unid

under his jurisdiction arrivod of fun and mirth provoking bottom sandy where the stonmex Kobo in due coures, and as the drollery. The andienes could not possibly grounded, it is nat

likely that she has get enough of it, although his bp-play was recived a serious injury. Mijn kept up unceasingly throughout, in a way Tax Denbighare is gone to Bukata to which must have made it so stalo had it discharge alat 1,000 tons of railway wa beck anything short of what it was.“ Had Bandmaster Hill not lent his

been

pretty severe reaction and. loud complaints of a dearth of money. The ordinary trade of the Colony, even during the boo not very brisk, and the reselio

by no

moare improved matters. However, au are assured that the tide has gain turned and confidence is being gradually

restored.

LONDON, 29th Dec. Emin Pacha has had a colapse. Copious bleeding has taken place from

A new company, financed from London the cars causing much auxiety to the

called the Trust and Loan Company, bsa doctors.

come

forward to lessen the financial straits,

and as there are, with careful manager ant,

imagnae poesibilities of development in may hope that the evil days.

Hongkong

among the believers in the

of the colony must be reckoned

(From El Comercia)

MADRID, Dec. 23, 1880. THE SPANISH CABINET, Tho Chambers are closed for the festive

"cy

the

Governor, who has just selon until the 10th January 1890.

forwarded to the Colonial Office a glowing

It is believed to be almost certain that description of the progrozs of Hongkong and during this intereal, the Cabinet presided the possibilities of its developtrent in the by St. Sagasta wil presunt their resigna. fature. The

The budget forthecoming year showe balrnes of rovintie arer expenditure of tion. more than a million dollars, three fourths

of which it is proposed

expend in much-

xlosaed public urks such as water pipes

balance ill

for defence purposes

oses deraanded by the Im- lost.

perial Government. The

Colony gives this

increase very grudgingly as it has scarooly

loded a large expenditure for forts for

"the Imperial authorities,

supplied guns. Our good balance also is

only oblained by the larying of taxes, which, considering the abnormally

high

rents

charged in the Colony, press very heavily

growlit

on our resources and impede our

The increase in the military contribution, of several of the public works probable gencral rise of about 20

the

urgeney

and

par oz. in the salaries of officials, have

prevented the

• Government from reducing

the taxation.N

Daring

the year a considerable number:

of baw or amended orah

ordinances have been

added to our statute book. Chief among there are the Building Ordinance, which

A THEATRE BURNED,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Passed SUEZ VANAL

Cambodia, 26;

20.

essence

pawer.

ful assistance in the musical department, the Pantomime would have been bereft of one of its grestent attractions: To Mr Hill

Cave

cause

terial The Terionethshire, which is due at Kobe at thand of the month, goes up to

and plant to pantse under. Otaru with a laye

alaga consignment of machinery-

now on its way or two Shure steamers will We, Hyngs News, bear thanbs railway plant which is be landed at ji and not at Hakata as

a crew

the

for Shimbun, it

Roby

belong Ootabip the schonner

..

A-Lot Tamen

EM. Blair, ..,b Walterm

(A, Bramwell, 65th, e Champain, Hutchison General Edwards, a and b Walter Major Milon,.A, Tua out...

8

A. J. Campbell, sist, 1.b... 1.Hutchison......... 0 Capt. Davidson, Rist, not out.

EO. Young, K., M. Dougall 5 Walter.... I.5. Woodcock, 14., Hutchison, Walter Cast Irvine, Stat, b Hutchina... P.C. Fondas, sist, Weiter................... Capt. Collinson, 19th, « Cardi, b Hutchison

Total,

NAVY-1st Irwos. Batcina-Cadwyale, e and b'Campbell...

B, Gorda, Cupbell, ba, 95 R. Bauca, Davides, Cabell........... J. Hutchison, candt Blair,

Ir Moore, a Campbel; 11⁄2 Davidson.

· Exerton, 1 Miles........

F. H. Waller, e Minir, 5 Davidson.......

J. Hough, 1bb Balt.........

8. Hughes, e Núr, Cample).

de 6. Dobrec, e Dardea, bistar Maitland Dougall, not eat..

Total.or

E. M. Hair, 1.6e and & Walter.

A. J. Catupbell, 91st, Lbw, by Hutchison....

G. A. Bramwell, cand & Walter. Major Miles, Husche, Walter Ganel Edwards, c and b Waker.. Capt. Ilvidson, cand b Hatzkisan......

G. Young, *-*., ond d Nutchissa &. Woodcock, 1...

Capt. Chiliazon, 88th, c and h Hatchim

Extrasies

Tute

NAVYA Jers

21. Grude, d Cardell

Zima, & Young, la Blair:

Extanë.

Total

structed all the tipsge und

to make a ccnsus return for their various to make

districts. They a are instructed bo the people all bury their dead. magistrata further Juvites

prominent mem from all the e places in this district to go to yamen to discuss and deviso means to help

so as to ascertain the

The

to his

⠀⠀⠀⠀ Exuhange. Hoxaxoxo, December

London- Bank, Wire,

Crodite

On demand,

30 days' eight,

4 months' night;

Documentary, 4 moul n Paris-

On demand,

Credits, & months' aight,

of On Berlin

On demand,

the Phered in the varie on New York

Kralu

The

Emperor has

has graciously

all taxes for the districts of Hangchow Korching and Wochow, and hos alao ordered

to report where the Da Governor to suffering is lens severe, so that a just pro-

tho

portigate rata may be Bxed.

We hear that II. B. Lin M

On demand,

Credits GO days sight,

bay

On demans,

Chuan | On Caleatio

will proceed against the aborigines on ur

about the 20th of this moon, and every- thing is now in readiness for this ex- pedition.

TBR Emperor of Germany is having a new cruwa mads that weighs nearly four pounds. It will make his head nohe.

Whateter you or your friends do is never wholly wrong; whatever your enemy or his friends do is never wholly right. Ever notice that I

Worxa timid visitor asked Mr. Eiffel if his tower was safo, her answered, Juni soit qui mal y penes." Eiffel be to him who Eiffel thinks, că comar,

P where do you keep ynst sings in the day time 1: What do you mean, Ore- ales. I bave no wings. Well, ma said you were a nighton). —Pladelphia Carlan, May I smoké a pipe in the house after we are married 1” said Augaslus. - * Oor- tainly, replied Bionde, who has some ideas Cop fale

Wire,

On demand,

On

Shanghal

On demand, i

50 days' sight, private,

39,70

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Temperature

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and his able resistanty much of the swing of hith rto,, Moji zone of the special export the piece was dus. And what further nead porta just opened and judging by a tran- ant drainage. The balan

A big conflagration has dostroyed the he said of the Chorus and the stage effects?

Aation from the Cha 1 partly ba swallowed up by an increased enutribation German, theatre at Pesth, but no lives were

is a po

is assured. Only this that wo have seen few groups or Ws are informe

are informed hat news bar.. the stage which for colour, harmony, caired from Wladistock of the wreck of been re- beauty of ordering, and perfect arrange the otter-houting clooner Kere, of Yoko- meat would surpass that of the final score ama, and the wreck of a

a Bussian govern meat schooner, under the following eir they folembly promised to do so, OUTWARD BOURGlenmorven. Nov. 92. and march of the Robbers in the Golden Leumataaver In conscience of the con

Friqua,

But the scenery of the Pantomims tinned poaching on

the Ens lyon, Dec. 3; Humber in:

Fiedlerophon, excels anything which has yet been produced sian authorities despatchel bleuponer, with takes Bengioe, Breconshire, Gleneagica, 10 here or anywhom vise putaklo of the metru-of three naval fcers and twenty FC, Dandas, Hies and't Hutchon. Shanghai, 13 Bentowers, Hesperia,

man, to watch the jaland latest anyone pollten centres. Mr Yockney has gone caught trespassing faz poching purposer. Hector, 17; Shakespeare, 20. NEWARD BOUND-Gluggie, Nov. 20: Home to the Old Country, but he has left About the

Anton, Dee 3; Bellona, 8; Sarpedum, an uncommonly attractirs Xus gift, as a heras, was seized; and size crew of one

Ruse

to Mr R. Carke, of Yuko- 10; Brindisi, 13; Melbourne, Sachsen, sort of soarcuir beblad him, in the effort and the men pat ve hard, with in- structions to preced to ladivostock. The F. M. Co.'s. s. City of Bio de Janeiro, ing scones which he has produced The Russian schoening started first, and ex- with the AMERICAN MALL of Decenter for the AD. C. These represent the pected the Rose to follow close in her wake; 3rd, left Yokohama on Friday, the 27th Seasons, and aided they are by the ad- but as the latter veel was not in sight inst., at daylight, and may be expected mirably arranged mecanories of light and turned to ascertain the cause, and found the next morning the Russian vessel re bera on or about Thursday, 2nd Jan,

driven sabore on Saghalion, coniparative safely from fire. An ordin ance anthorising the reclamation of the

merch cos Russian sailor and seren of the Frays according to the scheme initiated by

a whale Me Chater has also been passed. That

Jan. This day, 2nd

packet bringe ic

remark as to comparison may safely bo mado bost, and were taken on board the Russian theasure contains several objectionable

plies to letters despatched from Hung as to the Hades, with which the per soborner Shortly afterward the vessel kong on Oct. 29.

again stored for Wedveslook clates, dealing harshly with the rights of The Canadian Pacific Co.'s & Absint formance proper y closed. The same ratti- non conssating lot-owner-and sectiona

Failed

fears were entertained. holders,

bez safety, getically entered upon, and sexintelned too well geaueded. New was first res China Shippers Mutual 8. N. Co.'s without cheek, s. Bould be mat with do oucher cholen en lying at door goes out at the back dour: Lurper

Deived that

All the money that gomes In the front sucher off the Baghallen, Frithus, shout Bazar.s stoumihip Danfe, from Glasgow and the best play-bouses at Lowe. Every 300 miles from where the oe was Liverpool, Left

Singapore on the 20th one played his part so that the perfect ant schooner End be wrecked near Cape tenuz the gels married 1st. It is the little, and subsequently Bed, and may

pesin Epported that a It is hot generally the girl with the most be

red on expected

Per B. 3. Pelham, nalled 2418 tary purposes and we are promised laws The P. &0. Ca' extra steamer

or about the fat Jani er Tekerany necessary to strok sessoumis fun was Sony Laporolles Strait, ud all hands stave, lemure girl who sit in the corner or any other reman, crceps at the fo 1,16) rolls Making and 424 pe For New York 2230 lates In the near falure to amend or bank-

easily severed. As a Pantomime, therefore an De body only weg washed with us young teen and haugs un tu kim. that

drowned. toptoy procedure which is too lax for

from Bombay, left Singapore ou the ma 20th intent, and may be expected here no comedy or an opera, as sorun dre a and tat a mess there is evary reason † EL PEREZTí fise writled a book to porez Pupa recently sent some prevents to 17 bales Podium Silk casea Birinaw

and from the depription of the Somireille Journal

Por mbroke hien, salied s worth a million and knowa when sha har Chiarm defaultere, to check emigration

Fie Lesen, 1,315 boxes Tes ou or about the 2nd Jan,

would seek to regard it Ali Baba is a to bollers that the vessel wrecked was the hat Columbos Gorica. We believe

enough, ,- -,

28,284 Ira Liptoux ( 208 bules abrest and to acend the powers of the The D. D. 2. Frigga latt Singapore unqualified succes; and to Captain Clay tub, missing Rusilie schooner, in which case in it for then Tabelle saved blo it, with the Harvard College, and was 3 pund of the Based Blicitate, DU CRC Banitary Board,

on the 20th inst, at a p.m., and may be But perhaps the great outstanding

expected here on or about the 2nd the stage-manager, a large shure of the these unfortunate vessels have brez la cuss by sailing wedly be answered, of Judged funt herend it aloud to soute sarrolla Matting and 400 giga Mare

is more than likely that all hands on both process of her neck roe, he sould get down Latin letter in which they were schowana, da casa Preteives. January, 1800

mtegens la dusi.

Nagasaki Express

For Baumburg, 10 baise Feathers

"Can't you stay a little while longer

it is hoped will improve the sanitary con The Mt. M..stoamer Daledonien, with the of fairy life, they are, for their size, equal Rod fiad been wreckeUpon further asked the criminal; as his kind friend was of equal rights; may I 3. -- 3/ashington

dition of dwelling houses and

Fallo

have

La

ensure their

If, however, liberal spirit pre-

its application, no serious injury to private right may accruo. Ordinators The also been passed for the better protection of women and girls, for the rendition of Engitive criminals

the resumption of crewn lands for for

BAUÍ

pf 1880, was the great rainstorm which

French mail of Nov. 30, left Saigon on to most that will be met with at of the subcomo s The morning of the 20lb Dec., and may larger theatres in Europe: The same re crew of this Koe vera found in a about to fearan Blase be expected here OF about Thurs

as she

No, Fob, I haven't time to-day * Well paid Bob, take some of mine; I've got ten years more than I want here Life Mr wile keeps her housekeeping ac

Jeft Vancouver for Japan aud Hòng - ing fun of the traditional order was onez-Lorivo e sfterwords prored to counts on the double-entry system,?

kong on 14th inst

which

..

course I can,

SWEET GIL-What under the sun are. you going to mury him for ? The. Other Sweet Girl He looks so much like por Fido when he was slive.—Terre Haute Er *pread

HIGHER EDUCATION--- Jack, sas said in genduating motio this your was, Lernte a tender voce, I am really worry, but our

Say No, and this is the first abanos. I've

MADAME NILSSON has not abandoned the

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