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No. 9667.Ocroren 7, 1898.)

We have received from the Daily Press Offico a copy of the Hongkong Hansard for Session 1892-93.

We are advised by the Secretary of the Punjon Minux Company of the receipt of

Tax Comercio says that a shipment of Cobá coal has reached Iloilo for the use of the steamers of Messrs Iuchaasti & Co.

The well-known French savant, M. Pasteur, had. a short time bank, petitioned the British Government to authorise the

THE CHINA MAIL.

That whether or not the Justicen who voted at laat meating are to be permitted to roconsider their decision, or whether the Justices who observed a masterly ing activity as regards the first hearing are To be the adjudicators of the question, sooms an fat rinsartain,

THE PICNIC LAUNCH, CASE.

ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT,

The hearing of the cross-sunimons, in which Mesars Fraser, Wood and Chaudot charge the master of the launch Rising Star

POLYANDRY,

THE AMERICA CUP. The Vigilant, which will call for the

VISITORS AT HOTELS.

and child.

HONOKONG HOTAL.

a telegram from the Mines, reading: 'Dur- | despatch to India of a scientific mission for that the Smoking Concert Club has dooid- / with boharing in a disbrderly manner on mysterious croature that cries out for sents the center board sloop school of Mr L. Baudou

ing the month mill ran 29 days, crushing 630 tour, yielding 850 ounces of Gold.'

THERE is evidently another storm brewing, and weather prophets are wagging thefi | heads most segaly and predicting more bad weather for the Colony, At 5.46 the Euromelur afood at 29.70. It has been fairly sandy at that since 2.p.1.

H. E. Tau Kwo Yin, the Ex-Minister to the United States of America, arrived in Hongkong by the Pacific Mall steater Ching yesterday. He went up to Canton this morning on a visit to Vicomy Li Han-chang before proceeding to Peking,

As official telegram soovived by the Chinese Mell (Wah Ta Yat Po) "nounces the domino of H.E. Hang Kun, the late Minister to Germany, Russia, Austria and Hofland. After his term of office he was given the title of Senior Vice-President of the Board of War and made a member of the Foreign Office. A short time ago ho was attacked by malarial fever, and was granted sick leave. An Imperisi Edict has boon issed directing the Board of Rites to report to the Throne the necessary post. humous honours to be bestowed on him, and that his son, Hang Lok, a ondst to the

the express purpose of studying the vac eine of anthrax which prevails here to a large extent. The Government has ao copted the proposal, sind has given tho illustrious Frenchman all the power bo wished for.----Ind. Engineering.

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the steady, plodding pessant north of the Tweed, with bonnet palled well over bis brow, will often say, “Ay, its a wízdy day.'

That if the aforesaid pessant had been in

Hongkong lately, he might have bazard. ed the remark that it had been a windy

weilk..

That I have heard many old stagers absorve that they had never seen so much wind during one week for thirty years.

Mr C. Mattil Mr T. Mitchell Mr F. von Pfardten Mra F. W. Phillips Mr Poraignon Mr F. E. She

Mr M. J. D. Stephen.

There are two philosophors: the use of the car is Zangwill, the name of the other honor of Ametics and for the America's that truth may como by her own. They ayndinate, composed of Commodore Mor- in sand. Now they have fallen out, so cup, is the property of the Morgan-Telia Mr and Mrs Alfiston Mr H. B. Macdonald have fallen out about woman, Weman is gan, O. E. Tealia and others. She repre- Mr W. Bardeet ed to give its first 'emoker' on the 4th Saturday, 23rd September, and with incit-weary of working out her cetious under any she shows in her model those general Me W. Buchansti elucidation, and our philosophers are never yechting, and is a Herreshoff boat. Though Mr E. J. Bishop- proximo, when quite a new farcical ele-ing others to commit a breach of the ponco, given ass of impossible conditions. Mr Herreshoff characteristics so well exempli Mine Buchanan mont will be introduced.

Hastag will work it out in one way or at lied in the lines of the Gloriana and Wasp Mr.1. Chepihan

load works it out in another; what of those in many vital particulare, least Mr Stead anya he does-and Mr sha is a doperture from the general model Mr Judell

She is Mr J. Kinghom Zangwill may have to say of le the world a perfcet exemplification of the idea of Mr J. Kirkwood falling is a popular magazine about the are as follows: Length over all, 128 foot; Mr J. J. Lutas yot waite to know. Mr Zangel has been power in beathailding. Her dimensions Mr O. Levy second Mrs Tanqueray, which is a kind of load-waterline. 8 feet; haam, 26 feet; Mr R. Lyall tapia atractive to readers of popular draught, 14 foot. The silent bas passes easily to the sewing of wild ests; stand up under it her large beam is assisted magazines. From its contemplation be tremendous sail plan, and to make her

That the report of the Signalling Cammis was to bave been heart before Capt. aton is believed to have been ont in, but fings at the Magistracy this morning, a to its tenor very little bemy to, be

Upoo the Court assembling, known. That, in that great wreck; the Retronoh- ment Commission, there were evidently 'two sides,' but how they have contrived to agrug upon a report is not quite so age That a wag suggested that the whole thing

would be a signal failero..

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Capt. and Ms Ston-

bate and child

Mr H. A. S. Thomp- Capt. Young

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MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL,

Tobin Mr Cochrane

Madam ImbaultHinart Mr Juok

governcis & children

Mr & Mrs J. Kramer Mr MacConechie

Mrs Van Nierop Mra Olifont & child

Mr Phillippo laid-I am sorry to say that Mr Frager is very ill, and Dr. Gantlle has given a certificate that Mic Fraser is not able to attend to-day. The certificate was sont mo leat night. It states that Mr Fraser there are readers of magazines who never by seventy-five lous of ballast. So great a Mr John Androw enforing from intermittent fever, and is weary of the Platonic discussion of wild combination of heam and depth in an Mr S. S. Benjamin oats. Now Mr Zangwill explains wild oats 85-footer has never befors been attempted. Mr H. E. Bozshall confined to bed. As he is the moal in according to the evolutionary method. Her midship section is rather full, with a portant witness I have, and as it would Just as the human embryo, quoth he, round, any bilge. She is an experiments Me Bart Buck

Commodore Buyer be impossible to carry on the prosecution † 'repeats all the animal stages by which not only in her combination of elements of Dr and Mra Castle Mrs MacRae." without him, I have to ask your Worshin man rose from tho rauke of the ambo, power and apoed, but also in her material, Mr and Mrs Q Q. Mr H. F. Moyeriak before it settles into the human gars, so boing plated with Tobin bronze up to her for an adjournment.

the spiritual man goes through all the top streak, which is of steel. Hie Worship-Could you not go on with, euvaga oxperiences of his race in the bronze, it is declared, will not east end is J. B. Cougatrio Mr von Puttmalar

development from polygamy to monogamy. hard to foul. It is light and strong and Mr A. J. Easton out him?

Our breaking philosopher forgets to add gives a smooth surface such as cannot be Mra Glover that some men then pass on to polyandry, obtained on a steel bort. If the Vigilant is Mr and Mrs E matter for that, he adds the sentence, which she is constructed it is probable that which is a law in the paralogista. "But no anccess in regard to the material of

Hewett compact of Goethe and Hogel and a many futuro ranza will be built of Tobia the self span cobwebs of the Germans, bronze.

stated in the individual. It is a Afty-seven hot and hawapril (outboard W. L. Bars 'marriage is the world-experience re-do- Bor boom is ninety-nine fect long, gaff great saying, and it is a great thing to longth), forty feet,

Much attention has My Guario know about the human embryo. To the heen paid to the soils by her owners. esxila of the other sort of philosopher we They are made of a portionier kind of Mr G. Harian not nord not loud an ear. Ho will say that cotton, which is said to be stronger and

Mr Phillippo--No, your Worship. will see when the case is opened that absolutoly nevossary he should be here give his evidence.

You

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. The annual meeting of this Company was held in the Company's Ufliess, Praya Central, this afternoon. Mr H. Hopping | occupied the chair, and there were prosent : That there is something very inaccurate-Hou. J. I. Keswick, Masara F. L. about the lost typhoon, for it could never Dalrymple, C. J. Holliday, G. B. Dedwell, have travelled four hundred miles in 18A. G. Wood, D. R. Sassoon (Directors), or 20 hours.

N. J. Ede (Secretary). E. Lyall, A. Russ, His Worship-Will an adjournment till A. Denison, C. B. Thomson, J. B.Thursday rent at 2.30 suit you? Coughtrio, A. McConashio, R. C. Wilcox,

Mr Phillippo and Mr Deanye said that G. T. Vietch, H. E. R. Hunter, J. B. would be convenient, and His Worship at Cox, A. J. Easton, F. Henderson. A. G. cordingly fixed the further hearing of the Morris, J. Goosman, and R. B. Baban

ease for that day. The Secretary read the notice calling the meeting.

That it was proved comalusively several years ago by a skilled amateur meteoro- logist-(they do exist bere, although Dr Debarck doesn't believe it and is always roviling thon) that it takes a typhoon of average sedateness and respec- fability about two days and a half to come here from Dolinao,

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

Mrs Farmer

Mr W. Blade A.Mr Smith, Junior

Mr and Mrs H. Smith

Mr H. E. Tonkina

VICTORIA KOTEL

Mr D. McIntosh Professor G. M. Mot

tat

Mr G. J. M. HarmeuMe D. Smith

P. Hermet

Senior Secretary to the Board of Works, That some mistake must have bean made port was issued on the 25th of last month, reguit of the canicate between our men sad nolyger that; if tae spiritual man goes must be decided tuber. One of the Herres- Mr G. E. Biet

will, after the expiration of the term of mourning, be promoted as soon as there is a vacancy in the Board.

Yesterhat afternoon at the Magistraor Capt. Hastings opened an enquiry into the circumstances attending a

fire which occurred on the 30th uit. at No 139. Bonham Strand, Central. The house was occupied by a dealer is birda' nests named Lan Fai Ting, who was not in Hongkong at the time of the fire. The fire brigade wore summoned about 5.15 am, and an ...-reaching the spot found the ficat flour in

flames. Before the fire was subdued the first two floors were completely burnt out

and the rouf well in. The contents were insured for 27,800 in the Hamburg and Brames Firs InsurRUCH Co. (agents. Mussra Carlowitz and Co.) The enquiry was adjourned until Monday.

Rebests in Manila will shortly have cause to congratulate themselves. A public barometer is going to be placed in one of the most crowded streets of that city, The baromoter, which is a prosent of an old resident, is to be suspended on a pillar erected for the purpose.

The question as to whether the Russian Government intend to maintain a per- marant aquadron in the Mediterranean, says a contemporary, has been settled in

ment at St. Petersburg of the appointment

of Admiral Avélon to tho command of the squadron.

SOME 2,585 80men and passengore were

versele all over the world, and to foreign vessels within or near British territory, 585 boing lost on or near the home conste. Those saved under the same circumstances numbered 9,977 and 3,786 respectively.

Mrs Mottet and child

Professor Max Van-

delet

PEAR HOTEL.

Mr W. H. R. Loxley Mr Maairean

Mr Medhurst

the man of to-day is neither an embryo nor lighter than that ordinarily used, and apt, Hildebrand: 1 primitive polygamist; that the primitive they fit perfectly-better than did any of polygamy was ou institution of society like the other can defenders on their first Mr Alb. Labor any owu merriage, and that earriago la the trials. The Vigilant pointa very high, and The tear of the Australian Eleven virtqal. only fruitful parallel of it; that what Mr steers easily, and her work han sbow ber The Chairman said---Gentlemen, cur re-ig ended with the third test match. The Zaagwill delicately calls the polygamy of tu be a very fast boat. How much not-

the monogamote wan was also the oateido vantage the Tubin brease bottom is going Mr R. Murray Adam-Mr V. Kofod

of the polygamers man. A to give her in the reoes against the others son the tower of Eaglich ertelretera has esla- about the time the typhoon passed over and unless sharubaldera desire me tblished the saperiority of England. Once through the maritat experience of the ruse, hoffs is reported as claiming it will give Mr A. Cunning

will allege through the formality of roading it, I will,car champions wore defeated by an innings he will similarly go through its mechanical her Eve to ton mizutes ie a thirty mile Mr F. B. Deacon That, on the other hand, there se besza with your loavo, ennsidor is as real. Our twice the games resulted in a draw, and on

talk of two typhoons, and the shipmaster premium income for 1892 showa, I regret to neither of these secacions can it be claimed experience and pass from the use of race; this is of course assuming the Cibers Mr F. East

that shy advantage lay with the Australiana spiritual Bab-bones to the latest improves to be of equal displacement, similar model, Mr Ab. Fabor

ment of the jack-plane that Birmingham etc., which they are not. refers to the circumstance of Laving essay, a dimination on that of 1891; but, on when live brought the match to a close.

The couter Mr S. Forsythi can devise will assert, in short, Ferienced two in quick succession.

the other baud, it is satisfactory to note We are disposed to accept the scores in these i if Me Zang will in ways the man, he shouted of the Vigilant in mande of thin Capt. and Mrs Hunt Mr Goo. L. Tomlin

brenzo and is hollow. It is 17 matches as a reliable reflex of the strength That the theory has beer advanced by those that the year has been a profitable one. Wenglish and Australian cricket. We race, advances from the unorganised to the fact long and 10 foot deep, The boom of who know something of the subjestnet bavo paid a bonus to contributors amount. think that the men who fought for the organisal, he is talking at commonplace; the Vigilant is Las ons built for the ashoon

Bolines.

Mr W. Ramasy

Mr H. W. Robertson

Mr A.E. Skools

Mr E. Tomlin

WINDSOR HOTEL

belonging to the Observators here-tbating to $266,000, and there is a balance honour of Australia in all three matches if he is saying naything else or nothing, he or Constellation when Caminodoro Morgan Mr W. G, Allou

double-bottomed storm.

That this way account for its anconscionable targis, for five-never yetmet a typhoon which took two days and two nights to

there were two trangba of depression in which suables us to propose a divideod of this typhoon that it was, in fact, a7 per share, absorbing $70,000 and the placing to Pusorve of $83,000, which will bring that fund up to the respectable figure of 8992,000. E card hardly empha- give the vocassity of adding to our reserve in these days of koon competition, and think you will recognise its importance when I tell you that the Rseerves of the China Companion are frequently compared

blow it If out.

That although no serious accidents guem to have occurred, there was a good deal of camage dono one way or another, and much inconvenienco exused, especially on the higher levels.

hecame manifest.

tion will no longer exist.

and knees like a frog, is not

Plauket Gaps.

I

1892, as you are all aware, there x3 à

derstand this, and if

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man makes 100 one

But let that be. Wo are moved rather

i always; but unless a woman be

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| Mr&Mrs Gao, Heimss

Mr R. B, Joyce Rev. J. M. Morton Mr Rellok

63rd Begt, Mr Geo. L. Tomlin Meg Wolma

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAŤ,

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REGISTER.

October Sli-&T & P.M.

Barometer.

From Wasteck- 30.38 67

Nagasaki. 30.19 68

umidity.

Weather.

8577

b

Per F. and O. atennior Massilia, from Shanghai.. 30.74 71 71 NNE

Foochow..

20.61 71

Swatow....

Canton...

Per P. and steamer Australia, from Vict. Peak

Hongkong 20.84 78 61

muan de Stern, Mr W. A. Bromwich, Mr and Meno...2084 78

October 7th.-ár lé &m.

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The lattor figure speaks for the offic.cy of the damage to the Gap Rock Light, although we shall have to wait some peuplo assert that babees, bat when Blough n bis pygang, ho marries, and E. F. Gudgu. To Hongkong: Mrs Hoyes WPostock, B0.37 49, 56)

of the tower.

Swatow

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thought of changing that boat into a sloop. Mr J. C. Altherr were fairly representative of dar present is talking fatalent nonsense, strength. M'Lea may ha a little off just

The sailing master of the Pigilant is now, and possibly doning bua world have by the familiar illogic of his opponent. Mr William Hangan. He is a Norwegian, 40 Mr J. F. Baalton. done better in the last match, but for would Stead's convert vn the snobis theory is years old. He went to sea when 17 years Mr & Mrs Geu. Erklay Air E. B. Stovar eleven of Australia character of the phase in the development of munt's churae the sailing master of the schooner Sachem, Mr. Garata

that what is sunce for the gander le sacco old, and began yachting in America in 1870 Vice-Consul F, Cavan-Capt. 0. IL Welman diepute M'Laod's claim to a plate 18an for the goose. If polygamy is a necessary in the schooner Alice. He was formerly Millen laid on the in-and-out at Australiane play, but with the notable ex. r, why not polyandry in woman's? Mr and in her won any races.

Stend is always saying this, and it is magni. ception of that lamentable failure the first innings of the second test match we cannot dead, be an injustice to his flaunting con- loquent, but it is not argument. It would. see that they have been more inconsistency to deny that on the rouged and

PASSENGERS EXPECTED. very uncertain gume. This is so well known Yet it is the analogy of the inmateur thicker London, Septerabar 1-Tokohama: sistent than home players. Cricket a

Por P. and O. steamer Britannia, from powdered face of it the analogy is just to practical writers on the subject that little who takes a word to be a fact and never r .. Drage. To Kobe Mr J. by some of our kind rivals at home, with notice is taken of an oscariasal collapen of a

dreams that a fact is made up of circum-

Pallant To Shanghai: Miss Hop- fine tatting side. Bat the cxtraordinary those of English Companica, in the hope of commentator whom the presence of the Aus

staroes. Let us admit that polygamy (wed, Rov. John and Mrs Macintyre, thank thee. Mr Zangrill, for lesabing sot, bir and Mrs Pearse ned children, Miss Miases M. and L. Macintyre, Miss Betin That, at the same time, the experience inducing shippers to insure with the latter.tralian Eleven in England has forced into

10 that word) is a nursary stage in the der French, Miss Walaman, Miss Walz, Miss gained by this etern shows that the The wholesome policy of having large accu- the position of a cricket critic does not u-lopment of a masculine character: 48.

mulated funds is uvidouily also the policy s

Simpson, Miss Watkins, Miss Galway, disstrous conreqnelicus generally proof our immediate neighbours in China, ns day he is quite at a loss to conesivo why deed, shorn of the pseudo-science, it cntally Webb ok and child. To Hongkong

Then so it ie in a feminine character, Lieut.-om. H. J. D. Lixton, phesied, as the resuit of a big blow, upon the figures of three of the other principal thet man does not go sed do likewise the

That involves the assump nart time he is sent in to bat. If such says Mr Stead.

is maste properly at this Peak, are not likely to Local Companies show that their Ospita critics turn up the rcoords they will find lion that the masculine character in Bendisi, Sept. 10.-To Hongkong: Mr D. Tokio..... 30.3.) -

and Rearve taken together exceed in ouch

up of the same elements, and is, therefore, Mitchell, case our own. Chur Articles of Association that other good combinations bare

the same as the feminine, Would Bir provide for the making up of the Reserve Amped 0508sional extraordinary collapse Stend tie himself to that statement of his Lopdou, Sep 14-To Yokohama: Bliss That, on the whole, the houses stood much

botter than might have been expected, to one million dollars, and we seem in a fairy are than have our men. Yorkshire,

way of gecomplishing this A4 3000 as that the champion country of 1893, lost & Gospel 1 Bat, unless he subscribes to it, Webb, To Shanghai: bir and Mrs Had. Am0720.736 and the dread of the unknown pusstbill-figure is reached, the dividends will u Nosts, with the celebrated professionals with it all the fabrio of fallacy that the f Grace Brown, iss M. Moore, Miss Dawe.

wiokata for 11 runs against Australia. Ter goes his ratiociuation, and over goes ann Bronhall, Misa Broomhill, Mise Anping

the affirmative, by the official announce That, of course, crawling on one's stomach, naucial crisis in Australis. We had at disposed of for 38 runs in their seundi through all these genre of tab-thame

doubt be much larger. During the year Shrewsbury and Gunn in their ranks, ware emancipators of woman have built ap To Hongkong: Mrs Reid, like a worm, or jumping on one's bards one time on depusit in Backs there about innings against Yorkshire. Surter scored There is a development of woman, and will | London, Sept. 23.To Yokohama: Barot Gap Rock 29.31 dignified £16,000 We were able to withdraw about two brilliant victories against Australia, and how is she to be perfected ons of the same tlugh pensar. To Shanghai: Mr and Mrs Magno... 20.84 mode of desconding from the upper levels. $7,000, which have since been invested to then lot to counties like Sussex and

the extent of 14,200 in Treasury Bude Samersatahire. The whole season ut 1895 and ass there colpes neither a butler mariner, Mrs Gray Owen, Miss Borgaon, a lost during the year by penalties to British That, speaking of crawling, and hanging and £3,000 placed on deposit wish the has been noted for in-and-out form, which a better horsens sitter a butler ass nor Mist Sipiok, Miss Mulles, Miss Pickins, -29.99 75

Mas Hunt, Mr. R. Mackenzie, Mra Shearer Manila..... en by one's toes to the ground or the well known Union Bank of Australin. The probably proves, if it proves anything, that

But give that point sway: not because and child, Misa Nicholas, Rev. and Mrs.S. Jamer 29.82 bank, it would be well to put up a bit remaining of £8,060, 1 regret to say, could the sides are more evenly balanced that they

not be withdrawe before the Banks sus. pecerally are,

The Australis as are blamed it is not cobolusse, but her farther light Watson and threo etildran, Miss A. E of strong railing at the Victoria and Faded; but, accoritug to our latest ad for paying for much attention to a resermers. The polygamous man casts the Miss E. II. Reuti, Mr G. H. Pullam, Me

on the methods of this most rationul of Par

Parker, Miss Mincbin, Miss L Dautal, vic a, all those Banks in which we had. No doubt the mombers of the team huvo deposits are in process of reconstruction, kept a keen eye on the

rente villa in Kensington. What of the and child, Miss Buyos, Miss Louise Ather. Tokio...... and,

by playing six days a is a curious circumstance, and suggests time for the return of our capital, it is an- the Australians have handicapped pulgandras woman? There may be suo ley, Mr L. C. Hopkins.

Nagasaki.. themselvee for big matches by gelag into sacred Mrs Tanqueray-who pass safely London, Oct 13- Yokohama: Miss Amoy.72 8273 siris will not avent

we have hour of faws other than the

Per P and O. steater Oceana, from Focohow.

Shanghai,.0.13|| 71|93| Baigiry into the mode of construction erpated that these have not yeguire what has been the case with regard further shore of albert Gite. But will Nass, To Shanghai: Mr and Mrs C.

ually lose anything.

the field state and worn out, they forget to

through the Jordan of Picadilly to the received particulars of all the reen

reconstrua. tion schemes, but we expect to receive in-

to their opponents. Reading these criti-Stead say that the proportion them will Rickman and child, Mr A. A. Good-Anping... torest at the rate of 4 per oent per mouw visme, one would suppose that the English-

the bulk of our deposits, pending the men were thrown out of play and freakened tour comparison with that of the poly-Miss Wylie, Miss Boulton, Miss Roets, Hongkong 21.82|| 76 | 61 xw innumerable typhoons, and the question repayment of the principal. Turning from up for each contest against the invaders, genicus that go over dry-abad? It is just Mine MoOlonahan, Miss Fryeur, Misa Viet, Paak

because of the monstrous blender of the Turner, Ras. B. Constadion, Rer. naturally arises, Why should Gap Rock this to the subject of our Assata in chera), The best men in England have played six Tanveray's choracter that the play Warren. To Bengkong: Mra Coxon, Minn we have nearly two-thirds of them in Gold days a week just a regularly as the damned, and doubly damned, in the Light get damaged over tits first fair and one-third in Silver, which at present Australians. They may not have had quite

seems to be a very favourable positius, and as must travelling to do as our mez, "ye of all that care one snap of the fingers Clara James,

for the dramatic presentation of realities Per P. and O. steamer Bunie, from Lan. the securities in which our fuede aro in but, otherwise, they have met on the sand

rather than of suborban fictivas. The dun, October 14-From Marseilles.To I mention the be- terus. The more we look calmly into the vested re-first class.

Yokohama Col. and Mra Dowden, Cause we have been Baked some questions feete, the more we are inclined to think that paralel is but one more instance of the in-

Per P. and O. steamer Victoria, from on the subject by some of our constituents the tear has exemplified the true position of Gratia folly that clutches at words and puis in Australia, where the company is not yet Australian and England in the orloket Held. But the hole the face of atacing facto. London, Oct. 27.-To Rabe: Miss Coc

ket Red. But the facts store an unperturbed; it can, Mire Jells, Miss Fugill. To Shang- so well known as it in China and elsewhere. Our mon are better than ay sum of Gentle remains true that man can do and be hai: Rev. A. Busey, Dr R. Smyth. To

University, or even a nembination of As regards the your 1893, the figures given

Bayed what wenst does and in lost. Τι Hongkong: Rev. and Mrs W. very met that can be That as the collapse of the Observatory good. There is nothing else, I think, wo beat England some years back we bous! We think we

solt, but ย to the present the prospects ed it ose pain against four lassen.

of what they call the Social Consciago. Miss 4. M. Jones, Misa A. M. Finney, the dager of both in it. Bee, W. Light, Mrs Light and child, Rev. Commission has not tended to increase which requires comment on my part, and, and one of the most consisten! batsmen trat Nature and conpanties both have made sex L. FL. Star.

and accounts I shall be ptoaned to answer class cricket has ever know. Dar best before moving the adoption of the report

govern a woman's life wholly or in great part when it is but one factor out of many in man. There is no insolence in

Baring any questions that you may wish to ask.

The Chairman moved the adoption of which Murdoch invarishly infused into the than women in to man. She pivots or sex kong Mrs Thona Jackson, two daughters

Spofforth, and we lack the grand strength the hare truth that man is more to woman C. Hodges and Bies Hodges. To Bong.midity of air tasted with welstars beg the report and accounts,

batting on any great occasion. England, and she must walk the more warily. For and threo children. Me A. McConachie Baid-I have very the other bund, has an extraordinary crray few that go unscathed through the fire the initiator of the Commitee of Inquiry, much plassure in seconding the adoption of of batting talent, and the last few seas best of us have reapset for the fewer, donien, from Marsallo, Sept. 17.-To

I'er Messageries Maritimes eater Cale-Scalo, have wildested the springing up of several

13 of sympathy. But looking at the phatred Yokohama: Mr and Mrs St. John, Bir tashed alonde, ddrisaling rain, fox, 9 gloomy, to place before us ste highly entisfactory, do us poesees, and our batsmen face them bodies and souls of the inass we can only | Shedachi. Tu Stanghai: Mr Loumerer khaï, Elightning, o overcast; & prating showeri, That the Chamber of Commerce has; I Secretary, and the staff gruerally upon their deliveries are put familine. When we could ever delude any man into the imagin. Anderson and children. To Hongkong:

and I congratulate the Board, the ablo at & diandvantage from the mere fact that stand sad wonder that the most sharveling Mra and Mino Krerser, Mr Kremser, Junqually, rata, sanew, sthander, rumbllit

experience and the Windent fanaticism Are Hottut, Me O. R. Morling, Mrs W, E. dew (wet). derstand, suggested that a review of auch excellent resully, I am aware there earth mp more Spafforthe and Murdochu i

are ecme shareholders who am of opinion we may again triumph over the British lot with with their para. that a larger dividend abould be paid, and At present he is rather too many for us, qud they are fully entitled to their opinion. I. however, do not abare that opinion, because feats by scousing our representatives of not A FARE, BEAUTIFUL Sxm-Salpboline Soap from Marseilles, Oct. 1.-To Hongkong: I think the strengthening of our position as playing up to their reputations. George gives the natural that and peach-like Bloom of a Mr G. T. Rivers, Mr Chantrey Inchoaid. underwriters of marine riska re of the first Giffen has not been the sigaul sugeres he perfect Complexion; makes the Skis smooth,

Per Massageries Maritimes eteamer Se- Bazoneter Thut I would mitly suggest the drait letter importance for the future continued pro- usually it, nor has Brees played up to the apple, bly variable. Butgholine Saptacie, from Marseilles, Oct. 15.10 Shang-pelo

alroulated by the Director among his co- perity of the Society.

form he was in before held. Tablots.

hai: Mr and Mrs J. C. Johnston and Humidity members of Committee, the porosal of Agreed.

bourne (it may not suit him to go in in the TO OVERCOME W-Pepper's Quinine child. which was the immediate cause of the The saliring Directors, Mosers A. G. middle of an inninge); bat other members of and Iron Tomugives New Life, Appetite, Health, resignation of the nautical members, Wood and G. B. Dodwell, were re-elected the team, like Graham and Trott, Happ is-Sirength, Energy Gures Neuralgia, Indiges must find a pisce amongst the curres on the nation of Mr Euater, seconded by proved upim expectation, and without doubt tion, Nerve Dability. Specially useful in bot, pondenca, otherwise the record will be Mr Cought ris.

the batting and howling averages at the end degressing climates cr aliona districts. Every incomplete.

one should keep up strength by feking Poppers's Mr Morris moved sud Mr Gonegjann of the tour will show that nearly every which is published by Meests Hooves and That this experience should be a warning seaanded the re-election as auditors of enter of the Eleven has ducs quite as well in, warld-known Burka Tardo. Bol

es was anticipated when the tesip Joe Aus-

tes srecy vbete Turber. That iq

to all concerned to employ a secretary or Mesars J, H. Cox and R. Lyall, the of cur English

tralia-Andrian, Agroed.

British life-saving apparatus and life boats, there having been no exceptional Freedom from disaster on the part of the ships them- selves. One tailor in every 187 employed in shipe registered in the United Kingdom died by wreck or casualty, the percentage boing 0:59. It is an ugly fact that in 187 out of 239 formal inquiries the blame of the disaster was laid by the court on the neglect¦ or default of persons on board the vessels, and in seventy-eight cases the certificates of mastere or officers were suspended.

LeurURING on the subject of aburthand, be- for the members of the Midland Institute, Mr. M-Ewan has been amusing his auditors with some examples of the mishaps which sometimes occur through errors of the press or mistakes in transcribing reporters' notes.

Bingle word, the contence' He tendered an apology to his uncle' has been rendered Ee tendered a pledge to his uncle, &c.

That there are many lighthouses on the Cast of ina which have gone through

test?

That sue the Observatory people are toy

ing with another typhoon, and, in the absotce of Manila telegrams, are Reading it firat to the North of Formoss and then

to the Soulb.

on

win,

Bev. R. Stewars and children, Canton

Pozice

In one instance, by the misformation of a That I never heard of a typhoon recurring in the report are, et course, only a sketch, i men or Players, but when onposed to the picks may be the weakborn of her will that for and child. Rev. R. 4. Mines. Hiss Mars

The mere omission of a rewel has turned the maxim⚫ Idoness rests the mind' into Idleness rests the mind; and in a similar manner, the expression Bread cast upon the waters' has been rendered Dread cast

upon the waiters." They were bad payers, and I felt sorry for the company, has been transcribed Thoy wore had players, and I felt sorry for the piano. Ta bo praised is more sweet than praising has been par- verted into To bo pressed in more sweet then pressing. *Do not cast pearls before swine' has in liks-maner been rendered by

carelom write: Dupet oste purloin before sunrise? while the well-known proverb

• Brand east upon the water relarns after mwy days' has been tarved 'Cats buried in the waters return after many days.

Oas a man determine for himmelf the mode of the disposal of his remains after death,

bis excostore? The raising af bis curious queation at a meeting of the Medical Society some time ago à propos of a paper on the of "Cremation, read by Sir Ben- subject jamin Ward Richardanu, has suggested to that eminent surgeon's zon, Mr Aubrey Bisburdion, soliciter, the writing of a little volume entitled "The Law of Cremation,'

law there can be no property in a corpse has been authoritatively decided, and in accordance with this principle the direction

of a teatator to his executors to hand over his body after death to a person named in his will, in order that it might be disposed

of according to

to his directione, has been

hold to be void. This is a griseance of which the Cremation Society' not unnatural- ly complain. In France, Italy, and fer- many it has been removed, as Mr Richard- Bar points out, by direct enactment that all

persons of full age and sound wind shall hare an, absolute right to proverite the mode in which their mortal remains shall

quite in that direction.

the public confidence in the Director of the Observatory, it is absolutely necessa ry that some explanation should be given to the public.

No questions wore neked.

When!

ed the best bowler the world has ever seen,

bowlers now are not to be compared with

That I hear the Governor has addressed a lattor to the Chamber of Caramerce, the asting the Chamber what had better the report and passing of the accounts. I bu dona under the existing painful think the figures which you have been able trei-class fast bowlere, and seemingly hopeless circumstances.

the correspondence would bo necessary to a rational understanding of the case.

That consequently His Excellency intends

to pablish the correspondence which will

explain the birth and premature death of the Nautical Committee of Inquiry.

**

shorthand writer at iba vory outset of any publle Commission of Inquiry,

The Chairman-That is all the busineos. before the meeting; thank you very much

That the Magistrate has not as get taken for your attendance. Dividend ware ate

any action in the mattor of the mandamu will be iarned on Monday. inued by the Supreme Cours to the Licensing Justices.

That this Tramway Bodet hueines has

been a sort of mirror

which some of

WHAT prompted pou to ask Miss Blizzard to become your wife 11 think Mine the manners and customs of Hongkong Blizzard herself prompted me more than have been strongly reflected

anybody sino.".

we think it rather unfair to azotius our de:

Per P. and 0. steamer Arcadia from Loudan, Nor. 10-To Shanghai: Rev. H.

Me and Mrs Pestalocal, Mrs Wickies fr maute-Nafieval Obermen

Millon

Por Messageries Maritimeteamer C

Gap Roos Macas

Hoitow Haiphong. 29.96 70 Boliaso... 29.70 79 Manila.... 0.8.James 23,95

204 F. G. Fico, First Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Out. 7, 1893.

eit, and to the leyst of the az in lashes, fadil-s, 1. BAROMATE, 1sduood to 82 degrane Fahren. and hundredthe

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shed", (8 Fahrenheit.

8. HET, in percentage of astucation, ke

100.

4. DIRECTION OF Wing, to two pelate.

5. For Wxs, socording to Gamalgri

6. STATE OF WRazzaa, a sky, a, den

Barn, in inca, lantha sýnt hundredths,

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Previous on data at On date at: statin.mo 10a.m.

p.m.

99.82

29.773

78

60

bl

59

BlSamer

'Direction of

Wind

*NNW

Weather

Halo.

BIKE

Per Messageries Maritimes Yarra, kom Maradies, Oct. 29.To Burad Shanghai: Mrs Greguan.”

Par Moanageries Maritimes Natal, fram Marseilles, Nur 16 Hongkoug: Mr W. Houd, Are Boad.

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and beautifal Complexim. Salphellus much if moral as of intellectual capacity. example to other Justices, which was but Two little girls were saying their prayers Moreover, he has physical strength, Thomas, Dalah Street, Stilling Batlles.

climates. Made in London Beld everywhere. too generally for¬wed,

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LAVER COMPLAINTS-D King's Dandelion Superintendent of Police are the only the two olimbed on her mother's hues, and i

and Quinine Liver Fils, without Hercury, are two Justices pointed unt by the Chief said, in a confidential but triumphanthistle length. Freally the great playar Justice as disqualified figme taking any whisper, Mother, Clara only asked for abould be young. It is from the go of 25 again. Pamphlet witla fall Advice prat free. Shoulder Pains, Heartburn, Indigestion, Con the terrible noises in head have not appeared Complaints, Biliananes, Headache, Sickness, further part in the consideration of this daily bread" I asked for "bread and to the age of 20 that he reaches the high H. Clifton, 61, Upper Kennington Lane, Los stipation, date only in London. Bold every Tiparving quartin,

jar,

water mark of his chess strength,

in order to

unt

be dealt with. Mr Aubrey Richardson's That Mr Granville Sharp and the Captain When bath had finished, the younger of seness which are AKUA GT INFOT¬ her well, and witlicat the least effort, end poleus remedy; remove all Liror and Stomach

book exhausts the subject, and furnishes

a great deal of aurious information regard-

ing the law scd practive bearing on this

theme both in present and past times, and

st homs and stroad.

Retp in

don, 8.E.

بگاه

where.

Highest open air tenyenture on the el Lowest open air temperature on the fih..............75

F. G. Fred, First Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 7, 1898

Temperature. Hosono, October 7, 1893, (Taken al Mart Falconer & Co.'s

Premises, Queen's Road.)

!! Balines

29.80 29.70

BAROMETES—

...Da.

Do,

1 P.than 4P.....

THERMOMETER-

Do. Do. Do,

1 P.....

80

Du.

4 Y.

Do

(Wet bulb) V 1.1.

1 PM,

78

Do.

4F.M,

Do, Maximum

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