To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY BALL.
THE FANGIONABLE EVENING RESORT.
THE WORD SUCCESS
Has become a synonym for prolactions at the Theatre Royal, and it will be to sur priso to the Pable of flovekong to learn THE CONTINUED TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS OF
OPERA
TANLEYS
Business Notices.
TILE CALFNA MAIL
HONGKONG TRADING COMPANY, LD.
A
(LATE THE MALL & HOLTE CO-OPERATIVE CO., LTD.)
JDS T
REO PIVED, SPLENDID NEW ASSORTMENT
Ladies' and Children's Shoes,
For OUT-DOOR AND EVENING WEAR.
0
COMPANY A80 SUEDE, KID AND SILK GLOVES,
For a Sheri Scault only.
Nory, Tho present will, in all proba
bility, be the only opportunity afforded the
all Shades and Lengths; as well as FANCY GOODS of every description for Evening wear.
playgours of Huangsong of wilavesing this HONGKONG TRADING COMPANY, LD.
Drama The Play is a Military one, ant every lover of high-class dramatic literature should enrol in his remembrance tho record of its presentation.
Mr. STANLEY confidently relies upon the liberal support of the residents of longkang to reimburse him for his heavy outlay in carred by introducing so large a company to their notice, every piece being accurately mounted, and no expense spared in or chestra, and new productions, wardrobe,
effect, &c., c.
HELD BY
THE
TONIGHT "FO-NIGHT, Į SATURDAY TO-NIGHT
SATURDAY The real HELD
D-Act THE ENEMY Dram
ENEMY SOMETHING NEW! For raz FIRST TIME IN HOSOKONG, The Grand Military -Act Drain of HELD BY THE ENEMY. ACT I.
Drawing-Rone in the M'Croary Marion,
The Special Guard.
Acr II.
A Casemate in the Fort.
Fort. The Court Martial. ACT III.
Act IV.
Divisional Hoad-Quarters. Under Fire.
The Military grough the Lines.
ACT
Samo on Act 1. Six Months Later.
Held by the Enemy." Everybody should be this Grand Military
Drama.
MONDAY
'PAUL JONES,' Under the instructions of an Aristo who has boon performing in it in Lendon. Efficient Orchestra under the Conductorship
of Mr. . TAMNELL. PRICES AS USUAL-$2.00 ml $1.00 Military and Navy half-price to Back Seats only. Hongkong, December 6, 1890, . 2095
BELTENBAM COLLEGE JUUILEE
-Arrangements are Being anda to Colebrate THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE COLLEGE in JUNE or JULY Next, which will includo an 0. C. Dianer, Cricket Matches and Groak play at the College. Further Notice will appear.
2104
A. QWYNNK-JAMES, Bum. Ser. of Cheliosian Pluciety, 2, Templo Cardens, London, EC.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
37 & 30, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
2001
To-day's Advertisements. To-day's Advertisements.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
The Steamship
Iphigenia,
Cap. L. VOLTMER, Will be despatched for the
In the Matter of the companies above Ports on MONDAY, the 8th Jant., at
Ordinances 185 to 1886, road in 13 pm
the latter of the HONGKONG MARINA, LIMITED, Hoxo.
KONU.
To His BoxgU S JAMES RUSSELL KC.M.G, Cuser JUSTICE OF HONGKONG.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
Agents,
2008 Hanghong, December 6, 1790.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
The Pestion of the BONGKUNG TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED, of Victoria in the FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW. Colony of Hongkong, TRADES.
CHEWETH,
Day light.
The Co.'s Steamship
Namba,
Captain Poovek, will be despatched for the above
THAT on the 13th day of November Ports on TUESDAY, the Uth Instaub, at last, your Petitioners obtained Judgusent in the Supreme Court of Hongkong against the above-named BoNoRose MARINA, LIMITED, for 81,607,70 nud Taxed Costs
864.76.
Your Potitioners therefore hambly
pray that your Lordship way be i lened to order that the said
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, December 6, 1890.
2105
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close
For: SWATOW & SHANGHAL
Fer Yucusang, at 11.30 o.., on Monday.
the 8th inst..
For KOBE & YOKOHAMA
ING.. 8702, DECEMBER 4, 1890,
effective than other methods of treatment Messa David Sassoon, Sona & Co inform Ir is reported that traces of gold have been that have boen tried, just because this very us that the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's 'a disouvered at Birkenhead in a spot, which Wins at one tima vasbod. by an arm of the mervolerences of the rase enables them to Poseidon, from Trieste, left Singapore for Mersey. The neighbourhood has now been
built upon. aupport almost every spcoles of puujahment this port to-day.
the lash (partially excopted-with, a A MAN Court will assemble at the Har Ma M. Higginson in a latter to Le Temps, patient resignation and seening,indifference
Por Oxford, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday which to foreignora is almost incomprehen. hour offico on Monday next, the 8th inst., a Paris daily journal, states that if France
the 8th int For YOKOHAMA & KORE.
For Iphigenia, at 2.30 p.m., on Monday,
the Silist For SHANGHAI→→
Per Pisang, at 3.30 pm, on Monday,
the Eth inst
sible.
It would therefore be
n great.
at 10.80 a.m., to enquire into the circum-rareres in her floris to obtain the New
Habrides she will zaoceed. Ať
prezant, ho mistake to incur a large experdituru for: Lances connected with the stranding of the says, he claims are neutralized by the hos
tile designs of New South Wales. - British ss. Pembrokeshire. the purpose of making an experiment of
Two young Frenchman announce their in-
ment
tention to explore the North Polo in 'a balloon. They purpose to take a series of
the solitary-coulinetent method of treat.- MAK a Cheong (17), who ie charged with stabbing the Portuguese boy Callace, was The beat ouggestion thrown out during again brought before Mr Wodehouse in the photographie viene of it, and conduct a the discussion yesterday was undoubtedly Palico Court to-day, Dr Atkinson, of the series of mistenniogical and aatrounmical the one made by Mr Wodehouse. Let ua Civil Hospital, stated that College was in austeneted so as to protect the explorers observations. The car is to be specially &.sogregate, he says, the municipal offenders critical state for some time in consequence from the intense cold of the Arctic regions. from the real criminals. This is done to of the wound inflinted, and had not got They estimate their expenses at f.560,000, some extent already, but it is very quite recovered from the effects. The and expect to be away six months. They
will not be ready to start before 1892. imperfectly done. There is an essential prisoner was committed for trial at the distinction between the offence of a Criminal Bessions.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW: Shipping. Daylight.-Folien lenses for Swator, Daylight, Phra Nang leaves for Bang
kok, de.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Shipping,
3 pm. Oxford leaves for Japan.
3 p.m.-Iphigenia leaves for Japan.
Amusements,
9 p.m.-Performancn at the City Hall. Miscellaneous. Transfer Books of The Hongkong High
Laval Tramway's Co, Ltd., closed from this date to 20th Instant, inclusivė.
UY APPOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & COM- PANY, LIMITED.
hawker who has not conformed to some Tuz Jelebu Mines sent down another lot municipal by-law and that of a man who of 500 bags of ore by the Bas San to has broken into his neighbour's house and Singapore on the 28th ult
RECENTLY Professor Virchow bad brought to be notice a man who may probably boast of the possession of one of the longcat beards in the world. This remarkable board measured from the chin was alightly under five feet in length, and was of To
thickncas. Professor Virchow
atolon his gouds. The and we make an Song' years ago the late Sir Willarme of the longest hair and
affonder by our specist form of civilisation Siemens obtained some interesting rosulte. to which the Chinese have to be adapted. by growing vegetables and fruit under the found that they wore onch split at the end. continued influence of the clootric light. The other is an ouemy to society. No to the botanical department at Cornell This goes to contradict the general idon figures were quoted at yesterday's mpeting, University some further experiments have that when hair splita at the and it is a sign and the committed had to grope in the buot made in the same direction. The coming baldnes
sof powerful olcstric lamps wore alles dark. The Chairman ought to have been od to fall on the plants day and night, and Mr. Benaiker-Heaton has, according to a able to state, on the basis of information the seedlings fairly shot up. In a few statement in a housu paper, come back from wooks they were several times taller than America fut of ontbindingus for his ocean- obtained either from the reports of the others growing in the natural way. So ponny-postage plan. Ele assures the. Lon- Commission or direct from the Superin-far as foliage went there seemed a decided don correspondent of a Birmingham con- tendent of the Gaol, the average number adrantsgo in the luminous forcing, but in temporary that, if he bad known'a gear ago of real criminals, the average number of the matter of fruit, the plants which had what he has learned in the Sines, the ocean grown as usual were more prolific than penny past would by now have been in ex- prisoners in each cell, and the maximum these which had been forced.
istouce Ono fact which has strengthened the hopes and stiffened the detormination ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
number which making allowance for
of the mumber for Canterbury is
is the stupon- Chinese nature, it is possible to put in a Tor latest detective camere, says the dous increase in the number of le s posted MANUFACTURERS OF
of Jolters ring- coll, having regard to Sailtary conditions. Amatur Photographer, is the Necktie,'
which is the invention of M. Edmond in the United States for the United
In ten years the number for ann dom. In With data of this sort at their disposal the Bloch, of Paris. As the name implies, it is has increased from 8,000,000 to 24,000,000. AERATED WATERS.
Committee would hare been able to appro- a a light and flat metallic came whilt In This 200 per cent., or three-fold increzan, UR Naw Factory has been recently ciate the value of the appeal for gaol exten the leus ferme the pin. It contains six remained stationary During the same po-
concealed endor a large necktio, of which
took place during a period when the postage OUR
refitted with automatic Steam Musion. It is our opinion that if bamboo plates, each about 1 inches square, and rid the letters posted from the United shivery of the intest and most approved chow chow were more frequently admin- the lens is arranged to take portraits at a Kingdom to the United States increased kind, and we are well able to compete in istered-and it is the only form of punial-distance of two or three feat. The charter 100 por cant.
is set by turning the top bation of the quality with the best English Makers.
ment which in many cases is keenly felt-waistcoat, and it is discharged by means of
ser tabing
connected with a bulb which DoMESTIC CHANGES IN is carried in taking
per
Tungry-The
HONGKONG MAKINA, LITER, DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, and the most care and cleanliacan are the present accommodation in the Gaol, in trousers pocket. Portraits Turkish ladies are, according to a home
And your Diay be woUND OF Peitioners will ever pray, &c. Dated thie 2nd day of December, 1890.
BONGKONG TRADING Co., Lo.
A. E. SKEELS, Director, C. L. STEWART, Secretary.
2103
HOLMES & RODYK,
Solicitors o Use Petetioners,
Hongkong. Hongkong, December 6, 1890, THE HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
.
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. [HE Sixth Ordinary General MEETING SHOLDERS in the
above Company will be held in the Hosu- KONO Ho, on SATURDAY, the 20th Inst., at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, and Statement of Accounts for the Year onded 30th November, 1896,
The Transfer BOOKS of the Company
Instant, both days inclusive.
LIMITED,
CHEMIST 8.
DAKIN'S EMULSION OF PURE
COD LIVER OIL TOE Phabinis, Colds, Coughs, Scrofula, Diseases of Children, and General Debility. This Emulsion is prepared on a large quale by mamus of the ninet improved machinery and with the purest ingredients It is guaranteed to contain 50 per cent. of the finest Norwegian Cod Liver Oil
The purest ingredients only are uacd,
nsed in the manufacturo'throughout.
LARGE BOMBAY SODAS.”
with perhaps scro structural improvement,ken
taken while
with
society paper, causing the police, their bus- bands, and the whole of Turkey, a great deal of trouble. Not only have they taken
We continue to supply large bottles Colony and suiticient to allow the scheme thoir knowledge), are quite recognisable Paris fashions, in which they parade the
as heretofore, fire of Betra tharge, to these of our Customers who prefer to hav0 them to the ordinary size.
COAST FORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.
FOR COAST PORTs, Waters aro packed and placed on tourd ship at Hongkong prices, sud the fall amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.
..
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Que's friends, by would be found ample for the needs of the theans of this Necktie camera (aml without This instrument is being perfected, and has of segregation, enggosted by Me Wada-not yet been placed on the market. house, to be carried out. If more rocin is required some adjunct building of an inex pensive character for the confinement of municipal ufonders in what is wanted and Got a brand new expensive gaul. Despite the numerous reports that have appeared on the subject the question is far from ripe,
to
perfectly
or the country
When
streets, but they also insist on going to con certs, theatres, and balls. This is perfectly
longer Datural, as Turkey is no THERE has been correspondence lately car-it was, shut off from the test of Europe, ried on in Calcutta regarding the right of and known only to a few travellers. properly in the points vive, à legal Lady Mary Wortley Montogue wrote her
which a letter is written, unless it is of little
little known to Europeans, and journal says on the point:The very paper experiences, Turkey was the nature of a deed or contract receipt for help being surprised at Vain received, or
or acknowledgment of sbuat i: by many of those who dont the debt, or in some sense legal
author answers to her interesting accounts. dcament, stil!
ter, and, if Now-a-days a very large number of young
un
a land but and one cennet the. ignorance shown
It is sweet and pleasing to the pulete, and; Countertail Order Books supplied on and the Committed were perfectly justided remains the property of the Turka visit foreign countries, and in the
cosity borne by the most delicate stomach, and is eat in coury respect to any similar pre- puration soldi, and at about half the price.
12oz Battles
Per dozen...
..$1.00. $10.00.
DAKIN'S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES. This is the same Emulsion with the addi-
Bottles....
TE 8.8. Arratoon Apear having arrived will be CLOSED from the 8th to 20tion of the Hypophosphites.
from the above Ports, Consiguees
of Cargo are hereby informed that thoir foods are being landed at their risk into the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARE AND GODOWN COMPANY's (lodowns, at West Polat, whenco delivery may be obtained.
Cargo reonining undelivered after the 12th
Instant will be subject le rent, Inentauce has been effecial. Consignors are also hereby informed, that all Claims must be made before the de parture of the Steamer, otherwise they will not he entertained,
Bira
No
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co..
Agents. Hongkong, December 6, 180.
U. S. MAIL LINA.
PACIFIC MAIL STRANIKHUP
COMPANY.
2004
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING
AT YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE V
|
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co., General Managers,
2102 floughong, December 6, 1890.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR SHANGHAI PIA AMOY, (Taking Cargo & Passengers at through rufes for NINGPO, CHEFOO, NEW- CHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and Forts on the YANUTSZE.)
The Co.'s Stearuship
Bellerophon, Captrin GUTHRIE, will be Wake by en meer despatched us above on' TUESDAY, the 9th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, 4 you le Hongkong, December 6, 1890.
2007
12.
Per dozen.....
TELEPHONE No.
application.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address is, 'DISPENSARY, HONGKONG. And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention,
The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stook:- PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
..8 1.00. ..$10,00.
LITEUA WATER
Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
SHIPPING.
NILLA
ARRIVALS.
1924
December 6, 1890:— Fensung, British steamer, from Whan-
[03.
kampon, British steaner. 1,027, T. H. Clegg, Santow Deccaber 5, General.- BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE."
Arrotou Apear, British steamer, 1,332, J. G. Spenco, Calcutta November 19, Pen- General--DAVID BASSOON, SONA & Co.
THE CLLINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP | ang 26, and Singapore 29, Opium and
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY.
The Co'a Stanship
Zafiro, Capt. McCASEEN, will bu despatched for the above
L. Hagen, German barque, 503, O. Busch, Amoy December 4, Beitoral.- WIELER & Co,
DEPARTUREN, December 6-
L RIO DE JANEIRO will be des. Port on WEDNESDAY, tho 10th Inst., Tai Fick, for Kutchinatsu.
Tik
Mail Steamship CITY OF
4 p.. patched for SAN FRANCISCO, YOKOHAMA, on TUESDAY, the 30th Desember, at 1 pm,, taking i'zaiongere and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Burrough Bills of Lading lasted for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan
to San Francisuo, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the Cnited States, vi Overland Radways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Domerera, to ports in Mexico, Central, and South America, by the Como- pany's and connecting Steamers.
Through Fassage Fickets granted to
Franco
and Germany by all -Atlantic lines of SteamGIS. First-class Fates granted as follows
...$225.00 I return,
To San Francisco
To San Francisco and re
available for 6 months
To Liverpool
To
Londo
To other
398.75
MAL
325.00
B
339.00
Kurcpoan points at proportion- ate rates, Special reduced rates granted to Ollicer of the Army, Navy, Civil Service the Imperial Chinese Customs, to bo and the obtained on application.
Passengers by
this Liza bare the option of proceeding Overland by the Southem Pacific and connecting Lines, Central Paci
Forthern Pacific Canadian Pacific
Race, who i
OF
paid full fare, re- enbarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be Allowed a a discount of 10 %. This allocare does not apply to
fares from China.
and Jon to Bun pa board until 4
Freight will be
p. the day previous to sailing, Parcal Bakares Packages will be received at the office until
B p.7 same day; all Fatest Packages ahould be a
zuacked to address in fuli.
of game is required.
Consular Invoices to
Chego sorompery demned to points begund Man Fidacinto, In the United Stater, thould be seus 10 LAG Company's Ulice m Beaioarele, addressed to the Collector of Dhitems at Szn Francisco
and Freight, apply to the Agency for the
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, Dezember 6, 1890. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALUUTTA.
2000
The Steamship,
Arratom Apens, Capt. J. G. SPENCE, will be despatched for the shotu Ports on THURSDAY, the 11th Instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
DAVID BASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong. December 6, 1890.
2101
UOKAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.
Tho Co.'s Steamship | Myrmidon, Captain NELSON, will be tatant above on
THURSDAY, the lith Instant.
For Freight or, Passage, apply to'
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, December 6, 1808.
Chinx, for Saign.
Dorset, for Yokohama. Ning, for Shanghai,
City of Piling, for San Francisco. Bisogne, for Singapore and Bombay. Amphion, British cruiser, for Singapore.
CLEARED.
Nicoya, for Bangkok, -- Alumne, for Fohow. Phra Nang, for Swalow, Folien, for Swntow Baizan, for Saigon. Whampoa for Swatow 8. Julien, for Yokohamu, Sussex, for Karala. Fisher, for Swatow. Alice Mury, for Chefoo.
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIO WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE.
No Credit giveu for bottles that are dirty, or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of con. taining Aorated Waters, as such Lottles are nover used again by us.
A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD. 3201 Hongkong, China, and Manila, *
The publication of this issue commencet af 8.05 pt.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1890.
Tae Finance Committed began yesterday afternoon the discussion of the Extraor dinary Estimates for 1F91. A good deal af information was clicited spout some of the extraordinary public worke, and the Com-. mittee succeeded. in expunging from the
in striking out the item from the list of publie works for 1891.-
TELEGRAMS.
(From Singapore Papers.) CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION. London, 27th November. Mr Glad. stone's bill to permit a Catholic fo be Baglish Chancellor or Viceroy of Ireland, has been read the first timo.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
PASSED SUEZ CANAL;
OCTWARD
FOUND:-Oberon, Oct. 21; Part Fairy, Tetiol, Nov. 7 Lochtel, 11; Puking 14 Hesperia, Ajaz, 18; Laurtes, Palinurus, Sydney, Words
to do
he can
Chris
languages,
it again passes into his possession,
ulled famition of well-to-do Mahomedians refuse to return it and cannot be compelled
$0. It may interest & not inconsider- tian teachers are employed who touch the able proportion of our readers to know that young
ladies wi
mvaie and foreign love letters having reverted to the posses and not only French, as was the case twen sion of the writer, cannot be reclaimed. ty years ago, but also German and English, Not only the ecpyright in letters,, but also The result is that the well-educated Turk their public and ercantile use, the law ish woman of to-day does not care to be has laid down, belongs to the writer, and one of the many wives of one Turk, and so after his death it descends to his heire, exe- there is a serious crisis; for these views are
not compatible with the Turkish religion, cutora, administrators and assigns.
'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
PEOPLE Way Dot be
announced as : тех
not be generally aware that and hair oil ordinary kerosene, or keromarvellous in equal proportions, stimulant to the
changing cases where the hair frapidly into i a healthy
and luxurious
ous regrowth. This fact is constantly being a discovery, but it known to have been very successfully used throughout the past ten years. A correspondent to a Ceylou worth, Mascotte, 26; Lennon, 24. paper refers thus to the latest discoverer -- Houwan BOUND-Glenfatlech, Jason, Agaatleman writes to the London Echo, Diphta, Nov. 18 Carmarthenshire, that he has aucceeded in atrengthening his Northern, 21 Deucation, Polyhymnia, hair by the use of petroleum, which he
What I want to Kohilla, 46; Flintshire, 23.
rubs in every night, is, if he in a married or a single man-
know
remedy
The P. & 0. 5. s. Sutlej, with the Eng- married, how his wife likes the
fish Mail of Nov, 7th, loft Singapore and whether, un postsion, he would be will. on Wednesday, the 3rd December, ating to serve as a night-light. If his wife is i p.m., and may be expected bere a match for him, and ever gola struck an or about Monday, the 8th Dec. bow that odoriferous hair would blaze! This Packot brings replica to, letters despatched from Hongkong on Oct. 2nd.
The O. and 0. Co.'s. 8.3. Oceanic, with the AMERICAN MALL of 13th November, Ick Yokobama on Thursday, December 4th, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, Dec. 10. The P. M. S. 8. Co.'s a. s. City of 140 de Jamiro left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu on the 29th
The
Canadian Pacifo. & Parthis left Vancouver for Japan, de, on the 20th Now!
Dec.
list $10,000 put down as the cost of a new The s... Chasse Left Singapore on Nov. 30, and may be expected here to or about Goal, or of an extension of the old building. The relief is, we fear, only temporary, The The U. 9. 8, Co.'s 8. & Bellerophon, trom Liverpool, eft Singapore on Nov. 30, Colonial Unien, the virtual ruler of the
and may be expected here on or about Colony, has been persuaded by the reports
Dec. 7. of certain commissions that a radical reform
That the idea of a Jubilee road, so con structed as to connect the existing road And thereby make a complete circuit of the Talaud, appears to gain ground., That the desirability of making such a roud has frequently been advocated in thas colama, long before the Jubilee was spoken of, but it is of emali moment who frat suggested that the Jubileo should be commemorated in this waye That it is perhaps too much to expect that
every lady in the Colony will don s Filing habit, or that every resident will ride is a exrriage or on a bicycle, because the Jubileo road is constructed.
That this mode of advocating a schome-or of condemning it, by scoting at the possibility-need not lessen its popula lity, because a road, after it in made, is. Sartain to be used, and must conduce to the benefit of the Colony. 1890 is
Raun shareholder writes to the Editor of the Straits Times as follows:-In one of your leading
articles of of yesterday yun say. that the production of gold at
at Raub during the last three months of the year *likely to be very much in excess of the amount of money expended during the same time. 1 would like to know what the word 'likely qualifies. If it qualifies the that is all right, inae-
to be
be
much is the production daring the last three mouths of 1890 in still merely estimated quantity. But if the word * like
I ata qualifies the money expended, the expended, during that three monthe the statement is a very indefinits one, bocaves the amount of money to to ex- ponded during that time is a sum which an to known, within a small margin. What I wish to be at is this supposing the Glen Lias a.s. Gleniyon, from London, total production of gold during the last quarter of 190 amounts to 1,200 ounces, left Singapore on the 3rd Doo, and would it then be correct to my absolutely, may be expected here on or about the that the value of that gold is * vary much 10th Dec,
in exce
of the money expended during The O. S. S, Co.'s 8. B. Polyphemus, from that time
Liverpool, left Singapore on the 6th The editor appends the following nets i Dec., and Inny be expected here on or
We are informed by those who know that about
the 13th Des.
The
That the only difficulty I can see about the
proposition is, that the Roadmaking department would probably insist upon doing the work according to its 072 idees, and the subscribers might not get the scheme carried out to their liking. That it is
quila A
a now sort of argument to put forward-that, because tequia is a favourite game, therefore a road shou
should be mada round the Island,
Commite That the report of the Select
tea on the Estimates showed that a thorough examination of the Saisties and the had been made question resolutions, which were disallowed at the Bilting of the Select Committee by the Chairman, prove that the oficial mem- bera had studied the whole matter of
whole matter of pay ard allowances.
That it
hat it may be admitted the special resolu
tious as to salaries, simad against personal
must be made in the treatment of prisoners in the Gaol, and that for this purpose much greater accommodation than at present existe is required. Of the necessity of
allowances and ever-changing appoint ments, endeavour to establish a too-rigid reform there can be no doubt, but it is open.
if the prodaction of gold amounts to the
rule.
was to encourage to question whether much improvement Austro-Hung, L. 6. N. Co.'s steamship quantity our correspondent guggests, it That the object perhaps was to
Foacidon, from Trieste, left Singapore would be correct to say absolutely that the will be found in the direction indicated by
for this port on Dec. fith, and may be value of that gold would be very mitch in the Home authorities. Withcat going the
expected here on or about the Dec. 13 excess of the money expended during the whole length that Dr Ho Kai gots, we are The F. &0. Co.'s.. Taheran loft Bombay three months."
for this T
purt on Nov. 27th. convinced that solitary confinement will
The P. & 0. 3.
The
the appointment of men to offices for
which
they were qualised by training
and experience, instead of simply pitch-
for king ran into positions in accordance with the traditional ous
oustoni
a. Brindisi left London for A NEW YORK judge has been making some That the case of the present Chief Justice,
This portion
on the Jah Nav.
Per Wharapan, from Swatow, 6 Chinese, have only partially deterrent, effect. It Per Ariutoon Apear, from Calcutta, Iris a common mistake to suppose that the The P. & C. s. a Ancona loft Nagasaki commenta on women's pocketa. An old and Mrs M. S. Cohen, and Mr Kelly: Chinese nature is uniform. A European from Perang. Mr and Mrs Luh Scow Bia, 5 Indians, 1 European, 445: Chinese, 21
women, and 10 children.
'DEPARTED.
sera a number of coolies aquatted on the
street incessantly chattering, and he comes to the opinion that Chinese are very
B
Per City of Peking, for Yokohama, Capt. communicative people who love each C. F. H. Davidson, and 3.Chinese ; for San other's company. Or, he oleorves a 2095 Francisco, Col. E. Watson, and 2 Erg Chinsman sealed the whole Cay long
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE.
(Calling at PORT DARWIN. & QUEENS" LAND POETS, 'and- taking through Cargo to NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &a)
The Sicamelip
Menmuir,
peaus..
Per Airgo, for Shanghai, 9.Chinese,
Per Chika, for Saigon 150 Chinese.
thought for the roat of the world; and be
for this port on the 4th Dec.
eited so gracefully by the Acting Go.. veruor, is clearly ons in point, and the women was charged with stealing a puree.
A modi. asma remark might be applied in a n and twelve dollars from a lady's pooket in
ded reuse to Mr. Wise. church. To charging the jury, Recorder ORDER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT JOHN'S Smyth said that if the purse was stolen That the neofficial members deserve credit
for thus tiling frum the lady's packet the offence committ MatinsVonito, Elvey Psalms, Henleyed was grand larceny in the second
& Trent Benedicite, Beat in U Be but if the lady, in roplacing, as she thought
CATHEDRAL."——2ND SUNDAY IN ADVENT.
ia high time to awake out of aleep';
[fast
Just
allowed it to
ів.
the
at a manifest defect in system of sick did not
of appointments, and it seeme
a pity Mr
be increased by the attitude new a by the unofficials.
ed
wherein lay bis disapprova not explain perseed picked That the action in regard to the tard apon the floor, and
the Gangster; Hyma, 46 Gffer it up from the floor, intending to steal it,
Contribution was direct and forcible, the danger of what Lord Kastelord de tory, 200
scribed na ʼn constitutional crisis will Fuat gentleman, ing from by himself patiently work- Eversong--Palms, Goas; Manifest, & taro ori, o hore women, the Re Nune Dimittis, Trimne'! in D; Hymo, corder continued, it is, perhaps, fair la Par Bisogno, for Singapure, 500 Chinese.ng at some intricate carving, without a 274, 208 & 54,"
the defendant to say that the pooreta women's dresses, according to tas know. That the discussion on the Pablo Works ledge of ́of
GZE HO all husbands and fetuara,
further proves that the unofficial mem- carefully concealed that the women who wear, the dresses cannot navally find them.
Conclude,
therefore, cha Mts Barrett, being a pany about as much a Europeans, but Taz 0. S. S. Co.'s . .: Polyphemus, from It may le reasonable to
chiat
dressmaker of care to the they are a stolid, nerveless race; and it is verpool, left Bingapore today and may devoted the usual amount of Cant of That the unofficials must have
Per duine, for Hoihow, 150 Chisese.
jumpe to the conclusion that the Chinese HMS. Amphion left to-day for the Medi Per Para Nay, for Swatow, 50 Chinese,aro en mocist people who lovo seclusion, terranean Station. Per Fokien, for Swatow, 5 Europeans, The truth is that the Chinese love com- and 200 Chinese,
Per Sithan, for Swalow, 100 Chinese,
do not purpose again to lay them. selves open to the remark of Mr Fleming, when to thanked them fne the generous and easy manner in which they passed every vate laid before there experienced a wasation when they found them... selves in a majority, through the suicidal dletom of the Chairman, which disen franchised himself.
wowing to the
SHIPPING REPORTS :
Captain CRAIG, will be despatched for the above
The British steamer, Whampoa raports
Had strong .N.E. winde with rain through
port on amount of seclusion which would form will be played at the Race Course of what the supposed to be
But of course that in.. like all other
wwn pocket matter of putting hse this atoliulty which aden them to indefa be expected here on the 18th instant,
therefore have unintention-
may
For instead reash, and tigable workera and enables them to sup▲ 2007BALL match-Club Military ally let her purse fall upon the door
he insferable to a European. We do not under Association Rules, on Monday Dext, tions of fact in the case, a matter for you That this adverse division was
packst.
For further information" sa-to" Paassge Ports on MONDAY, the 22nd Instant, at out the passage. Atretuoi, dptar re-believe that solitary confinement, plus all the 8th instant. Pisy to commence at 4:30 to determine for youmelves The jury fact that Air Deane (who had a seat in:
Company,
“No. 60%, Queen'e toad Central
-UP-DI HARMAN,
dyent.
Hongkong, December 6, 1890.
pi
·2100
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & C
Agents, Hongkong, December 6, 1890.
The British steather. ports Left Calcutta the 19th November: Loft Penang the 26th; left Singapore 29th; the devils and bobgoblins which, according abar. There will be a Tent on the ground, took the Recorder's view as to the mystery arried Hongkong the 6th December. Fine to Mr Mitchell loses, the mind of the usual, Members are requested to be convicted the defondant of picking the enveloping a woman dress pocket, and weather tamughout. Chias Ses moderato Chinaman may eroite, will prove any mure | punctual.
pare up off the floor. 2106 ↑ to fresh steady North-Bast monsoon,
The Council as Capton Gaperintendent of Police) en acting as Colonial Secre tary, and a blank had thas been left in the ranks of the official phalanx.
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