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SATURDAY, Maruh 24, 1894.

TELEGRAMS.

(HOPPLISE TO THE 'CHINA MAIL"}

(Vic Sothern Line.)

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS,

LONDON, March 21, 1894.

in the Government pregramme,

WEST AFRICA. ; British Sovereignty has hon proclaimed over Pondoland.

Tan delivery of the French Mail was begun at 8.55 p.m., on the 32nd inst TAU. 8. cruiser Concord ardved from Manila yesterday.

CAPTAIN de Souza Horta o Costs, the new Governor of Macho arrived from Portugal "by the Pruncu Thursday night. He left this morning for Masao in the Benga

Mise Barger, Victoris English School, has received intimation that he has passed the London University matriculation examina- on. Miss Berger at in her examination last Junu.

MR GLADSTONE. A cataract has formed on both eyes, but hels otherwise batter. The electors have invited him to retain his sest, His attom dance in Parliament will depend on the Tus Danish steamer dativ reports: Fresh state of his health. He opines that the breeze from East and E.N.E., with heavy conflict between the two Houses of Parliaea, and orercast sky. On the 20th, in Hoi- ment will shortly necessitate a concluaire verdict from the Country.

THE ADMISSION OF CHINESE INTO

THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, March 22. The Foreign Committeo of the United States Senate is discassing the new Chinese

Biator.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. OUTWARD BOUND: Fabworth, Feh &

PASSED BUS CANAL..

how, a passenger aufering from the in- fluence of opium, jumped overbosed, ins tonding to drown himself, but when he dropped into the water, he found it would

THE CHINA MAIL.

That this Oclony has had its fall share of

disappointments in regard to Commi sion, and in former days the appolat- ment of Commission was taken to mean the shelving of the subject under discussion.

PRESENTATION TO EBV, G. E.

BONLFIELD

danif

FOOCHOW NOTES.

the other suburbs of London. The Daily, NEWS BY THE FRENGET Saturday, March 17: News says that "the father of the late How, WA OMAITAW The Loudon mails of the 2nd February C. E. Spurgeon was at one time the ptor," T On Thunday evening last at the usual, per . Namos were delivered here on the weekly meeting of the National Temperance 14th instant. League, the Rev. G. H. and Mrs Boodfeld A fortnight ago wo quoted the price of That the tardy nomination of the Commiers meds the recipients of a handromal loaf at $19 par tael weight. It has

sace fallan 80 cents per tail weight. sion to inquire into the expenditure of the Colony ought not to be present. After on intercaling propemme HE the Viceroy attended by several ne of the useless contraign to pubile had been carried one, the Boy. D. Hamilton taandarins will ascend the hill outside the topinjer, If we study the comet vi se fixo prented), in the caree

od), in the much of Santa lokgang of thứ và thay be upakin, the|hiandé dalag heilmid te juggsreisimmad i pisistiera that it is impulile la content gentlemen forming that body. That at the same time the foot may as well be faced, that resent Commissions asem to have been peculiarly unfortunato That unless the meat radical retnadien are proposed, and the recommendations are carried out by the Colonial Office without regard to the powerful and hard to-die goblin of Patrotege, the chances are that Mr O'Brien'e prophesy about an increase instead of a reduction of of penditure will be fulfilled.

That there can be no question about a sub- stential degrense being possible, if vented rights and use-in-wont held lose away than they do in the management of eur affairs here. That the Colonial Office could do much to meet this difficulty by transferring officers 'now in Hongkong to other Colonies.

Heavens

The provincial Treasurer has discovered that four magistrates in the province have bear helping thatasalves to monies belong ing to the revenue and has dismissed them la consequence,

Dealers in sugar cane have had a very had thus of it for some years past, but have been making large prodts this Basson owing to a good demand from the Northern

and continues The present chapel dates FEETIMES ON THE INDIAN COTTON DUTY, from the middle of the eighteenth century. London, March 2-The Zime, comment In 1860 an Independent chapel was erected ing on Loril. Kimberley's reply to the Leat who, a favourite of Cromwell, was the first that the import duty cotton goods into on the site, and of this Dr. Thomas Good oliester Cotton Trade deputation, moeili pastor. When the Protester became sick India is not to be reimposed owing to pin unto death, Goodwin boldly prophesied his prepare brought to hear by the Esperange recovery, and when the great man found members of the Hours of Commons. The

Thou hast deceived up and We ans de that the ramposition of about

on infringement of Free Trade principlets ceived !.

Mr Vaughan had before him to-day, at

CAVALRY, Bow Street Police Court, Harry Wyndha

London, March 3-The Queen has AP- Carter, a young man, stylishly dressed and aid to belong to a good family in Kant, proved the nomination of Maior, Bum why was charged with writing letters Murdoch, of the Royal Dragoon, an dem to be an escaped Insatio and was remanded TAN-NEW BEURETARY; OS LEGATION AND to hatening to kill the Queen. He insisted mandant of the Egyptian cavalry without bail.

chose remarks, said that he had a very piesssut duty to perform, nathely to present to the Rev. G. H. and Mrs Bondfield, or be half of the members of the Hanging branch of the T. League and a few friends, a set of ivory cheaman and board and a Japanese panel, as a token of esteem and affectionate gratitude, on their depar. take on leave to England, with best wishes for a pleasant boliday, and speedy return, parts.

The Rev. G. H. Bondfield, who replied on The proprietors of native medicine behalf of himself and wife in a touching shops hero hare sabsoribed nearly $1,000 speech, remarked that it was extremely towards the northern famine rolief fund. kind of their co-workers and friends to This benevolent so has been publicly no- make them such a niso and anitable present. tifed by the Provincial Transurer. They all knew of his love for chess, but he

We hear of a tiger, shot by natives in would not promise his heaters to adhere the neighbourhood, having been brought to the stately game, but would rather pre-into the city where the orcase is offered managed that they were able, for the serve them as the choicest of his possessione.

THE NEW COMANDANT OF TEROEPETAD

At the meeting of the London Produce London, March 8. The Pall Mall Ga Clearing Houle, held at Cannon Strostatic states that Mr Rodd succeeda My Hayd Botel, the Chairman and the total sum of inge as Secretary of Legation in Egypt, zu their current contrasts had boon alone upen THE LEAGUE FOR THE ABOLITION OF IRE, 38,000,000, and the profit und actual com minions paid to them on that had been so mod rate that they did not represent more than 8d. in the 100% On the other hand, their business had been so sucessfully

be better to live a little longer, and began That, speaking of Commissions and their not have made the present. As ever, probably but a maligned for it. it is fourteenth yesr'io successfori, to suivonNGA

to howl, when he was picked up again.

Treaty which deals with the Superseding Tas Hongkong Rifle Association opened Exclusions Acts permitting the restricted the Easter Meating at Kowloon yesterday. admission of Chinese into the United All the ranges were utilized. Shooting commenced at 10 o'clock, and was carried on till 5.30 with the usual interval for laneh. The member

of the Hongkong Regiment turned out in large numbers, Windsor, 9 Rutherglen, 16; Strates, and took part in all the competitions. A 29; Glencar, Chazee, Strathlesen, Vin-fair number of civilisen, as well as moldiers dobona, Bardi 2 Achilles, Ningehore, Castizventry, Maple Branch, 6; Pen- lawers, Worlwich, Yarrowdale, Sherzel lie, 9; Glenfrein, Yarra, Angers, jar, 13; Sachsen, Ulysses, Ashdown 20. HOMEWARD BOUND:-Mentor, Mintshire; Marol 27 Canton, 93. Pingrey, Buch- mouth, 16; Occasion, Aylata, 20... The O. & O. s. 5. Oceanis, with the AMERI- OAN MAIL of Feb. 27, left Yokohams and runs be expected here on or about on Tuesday, March 30, at daylight, Sunday, March 25.

is their

At the same time he thunght they should for sale. Ae only 820, in rapasta, it does not seem very clear where they had done ao, be torbed ́lism very

A wild goat, caught by natires in the the advantages of the Signalling Commin very much, but he should have bean equal neighbourhood of Kieng-ning-foo which sion have some.in.

Is pleased with the kind expression of feel has for some time been exhibited in & That the recommendations of that bedying the Chairman had used in his remarks, house over the long bridge at a charge of Word of a mont practical nature, which would have been enough acknowledg cash per head, bas at length been but as everything depended upon their mant for anything he had been able to do, slaughtered and the flesh is being sold at

|26 coats per pound. adoption by the Government, the He was inalined to think that he was t good of all the labour thus expended sp-debtor, rather than they wore to him, as A notice has been ported outside the

of the many mestingo spent had been full of building

benevolent institution pears to have been misert. That the fiasco generally called the Ober- deep pleasures. During the seven years he known as Yik-ong-tong, intimsting that had bean amongst them, he had seen the number of children in the institution vatory Commission was productive of

Le wsa proud to say-through the had lately become as numerous that they nothing save perhaps a sort of triumphant

League, most part with some of the older ones; chuckle from the defiant head of the Ob-geuoy and induanes of the

any many men break loose from the fet-therefore respectable proplo io want of servatory Department.

fare of strong drink, and rise from the young servants would be accommodated. lowest lovale, to positions of honour and in- The charity is of the nature of the London fluence; und auch being the 6900, he wie Foundling hospital.-Echo, very grateful at having had a share in the work. His holiday in England he expected would take about 12 or 13 months, hat they might see him before that time, when he hoped by God's mercy to return and have Before the Recorder, Sir Charles Hill, many years of useful servies amongst them... MP, Chures Walkin, 59, pleaded

Hecondbard by thanking the Chairma

and sailors also took part in the competi-That the typhoon season will be upon us in a month or two, and nothing has been board shout the improvements so largely tions There was a peculiar light and 1 nasty wind from the left which the roa-

spaken of in the modes of obtaining and jority of the marksmen failed to gauge ne- circulating weraings of coming atorvas. curately. In consequence the chooting was That it would be exceedingly difficult to discover anything of a tangible nature not up to the usual average. No possibles:

which has been satmally put through ne- ware made, but at 500 yards' range one or der the prement Administration.

That I am afraid this Administration mast, two 34s were registered.

after all, be dubbed the Regime of Talk

of words, and of nothing more, That the movement sought to be inaugurat

ed by Mr Whitehead to look up the questions which arround our Opin Tevenue here has apparently been check. mated, as I mentioned inat week it would bo.

at the Admirally-Engineer C. Laughton, The following appointment has been murde to the Redpole, to date Feb, 15. ÉRG- The F.&O. . . Thames, with the

ina Man of Feb. 23, left Singapore Tas Centrion battleship rea commisioned on Tutoaday, March 20, at 6 pm., at Portsmouth on 14th February by Cap- be expected here on or about tain E S. Poe with a complement of 620 Monday, March 20, at 5 a.m. This officers and men, packet bring replies to letters de- spatched from Hongkong on Jan. 18,

And

may

The U. P. R... Empress of China, from

Vancouvar, left Nagueaki at 3 p.m. on

PARLIAMENTARY paper has been famed giving the numbers of fatal accidents and of deaths occurring last year in mines in

That the crusual mode of shelving much a question, adopted in this case, may be styled Parlamentary toolies, but a dis cussion of the question would have been. I fanny, the more straightforward policy

“IN THE CITY DAY BY DAY.

London, February &

that they had not made a single bad dobt (hear, bear), or had a single dispute with any client.

February 1307 A lady hoa tried her head at company promotion, but not successfully. The British Moricon Salt Company Limited was promoted by. Mr J. M. Dickey and Miss Jeugie Young, to acquire a salt lake and 24,000 hores of land in Mexics for the manufacture of salt and raising of stool. The purchase pries was £70,000, and farther 26,000 acres were acquired for £20,040. No prospectus was issued to the public. The nominal capital was £100,000. The company went into liquidation in October, 1888, and to-day the summary has been issued under the winding up

order.

HOUSE, OF LORDS. A lin Lendan, March 3 Mr Dadabhak Naoroji's name appeare among the Vice-Pres eidente of the National League for Las Abolition of the House of Lords, of

FURTHER FIGHTING, AT BATHUZALİ, BODE. Loudon, March 5.-Ranjar's borrespón, dent at Bathurat telegraphe that Major Madden, at the bead of a column of Weit: Indian troops, has occupied Boinabala, after a slight resistams. The enempi allee wards attacked the village, in, fores, bat

were repulsed with heavy lows. The lowes on the British side were uine woundedahand

London, March 7.The latest advic from Batburat state that Hafor Maddenį. with bis forna of West Indien; han stormed i and burned the stockades around the villager of Jambur, and that a combined stat on Fodisalah's stronghold no Genjat Is pected to-day, de man con

London, March 6-The death in- Bounced of Lord Tweedmontar a cat friend

London, March 6-The death is nounced of General Sir Montagu MtMards:

Jabez Balfour and his affairs occupy a

GEBAT BRITAIN AND INDIAN BRID London, March 6.-The Timer today, iim - large share of public attention day by day. Tra"_Official_Lagnidsfora reports on that an article ou, India, comtrenta on the premie Leadon, and General Bank; one of the s of the irritation which exists in Jodis: 204 Balfour group, appeared to-day. Three garding the exemption from duty of outing dividends have been paid to creditors bat goods imported into india and dandelion by

sume that may be recovered wherewith Great Britain holdes.

Inditis what the final monat is likely in he de-saying that signs are visible that the N Losing somewhat of its power and thaty frame the other Balfour companies

"Jabos Balfour's lady friend-one paper ever it be altogether.

Brokaing

B

for his kind remarks, stating that they guilty to stealing 63 Bant of England notes were gae in heart and work and cordial of the value of 265, the property of that relations and always existed between them.

The ivery chasesmen were representations Bank, Mr Woodfail prosented and Mr G sayo Balfour's Nieces arrived at Water-could restore our moral WARD. of Chinese figures, while the paul was of an amusing design-(Communicated).

CORRESPONDENCE.

the same train.

Mar. 92, for Hongkong, "via Shanghai the United Kingdom. These wre divided That there are, it is true, a number of in your columns from the Shanghai Oder, the prisoner dyor in 60% to come up for thin veil; showed by har bronzed face that appointed Companious of the Bath

The N. P. Victeria, from Tacoma, Wash., left Yokohama for Kobe and Hongkong on March 20, The P. Ma City of I Rio de Janeirs, with mails, &o., left San Francisco for this pork, vix Yokobanis, on Match 8.

into two sections namely, those clamed. ander the Coal Mines Regulation Act of 1897, and those under the Metalliferous

Mines Regulation Acts of 1872 and 1875, In the coal mines the deaths numbered

nature.

minu

F. Gill defended. The accused had been lou from Buenos Ayros, via Southampton, MK GLADSTONE CONTARS KONGUAs, Da

London, March 6-Mr, Giadstone, before by in the employ of the Bank of England for or Sunday. Two detectives travelled

The Daily Grophe says, rebring, conferred the following hangin 40 years. Mr Gill, in mitigation of on-

Shortly

before two d'alock the Misser Mr. Staart Rondel and Sir Reginsid Estis tance, said that the prisoner had given Freason appeared at the Bankruptoy Willy, Sonretary to the Treasury, are both

Court for the private examination, in a raised to the peerage; Sir Algernon, Wert, ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

way to temptation under pressing tempo-cordance with the summons served upon is appointed Frity Counciller and Mr. muy pecuniary difficulties. On the day on them on behalf of Mr Wreford, Penior Cowan, of Beeslack; Millethian, is érentað. To the Editor of the Oaxna MALL..'

"which he absconded he had 100,000 pass Oficial-Resolver, the trusted Both were a barone. The Hon. G. W Spencer Hongkong, March 24th. 818-My attention has just been drawn through his hands.-The Recorder bound dressed in black, one of them being Lyttleton and Mr. Gourge H. Mate

beavily voiled. The other, who wore a Private Secretaries to Mr. Hadskons, ha to the article on St. Patrick's day reprinted

This is a very she had just returned from foreign parte.

ENGLAND AND FRANCE varied interests involved, and some more cary, and I ara constrained to ask you to judgment if cafeapon.

Paris, March 6-The French Press are They were unrepresented, and bore no less drlísate toes may have been tmd pernaiz me to say a few words in reply. I lenient pantelmut for such a serious appearance of norventes, unless the in-Ligbly gratified at the speech made by the

iaceed that an "abler par

thehofanas, but considering that in two years* apon during an investigation of this wist nndertaken the task, bat the time Mr Watkins might retire and receive feritable buitlo of smelling'salts was evidonge Marqule of Dufferin last night here, i

of the fact. It transpired that which be dwelt on the growing friendly: The O. & U. e. 1. Gaefic, with maile, do./ 1,056 to 1,016 in the preceding year, and That tho Imperial eide of the subject, aspruvacation must be my couse. I will his peosion, and taking other circumstances the ladies were the adopted daughtora of Mr interscurso and deteam between France pas over for the present the gross unfair into account, the act bore something of the Balfour. When they left the Court at the and England, and deprecated paltry gost- embodied in Treatfer, Conventious, and leval Ordinances, is also spt to complicates of the effusion in

teara

and Siam. His Lordship enlogised the walters, and make the working of the point out that while quo and riply character of lew difficult in Hongkong.

almost unknown to the common or garden

A Boquel to the Isle of Man mystery was

On Monday the Rev. J. Carter, M. A. of Ozar's love of police, insisting his Englishman, and its origin founded on developed in the Divorce Court to-day in childish fable, and, while the raison d'être the case of Hant. Hunt and Cooper. Mr Oxford, preached at St. Edmund's, Low-magnanimity at the limon of Iphak Khad's

St. Andrew's day is none to widely Artbur le ffunt, back clerk of Mar took for his text Ephesians 20

bird Street, Commercial Morality' and | rebellion. knowo, St Patrick's day is adresedly chester, applied for a divorce by reason of

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Wherefore putting away lying, speak London, March 6. —Sir Philip Jarris, the gress National Festival, the fagnat the adultery of his wife with Mr George

дал every

his neigh newly-appointed British Ambasad OPRÁNČI saint whe fad a whole nation to Chri James Backes Cooper, who is now under-hour, for a are members one of Constantinople, has had no pudfence of the goire ten posts' penal Bervitude for the another. The Daily Chronicle devotes a Sultan, who, replying to His Excellency, manslaughter of his second wife in the Isle

promised to sanst to ble utmost to strengthon the traditionsl bende of frienta ship between the two couriries. COLLAPSE OF THE LAROUCHERN DIGSENSION,

the accidents 347 against 808. Of the laft San Francisco for this part, via 1,056 deaths, 188 were from fire-damp 8x- Yokohama, on Mar, 20.

plesions, 411 from falls is mines, 103 The D. D. R. a, . Gerda, from Bam-accurred in shafts, 265 from miscellaneous burg, loft Singapore for this port on underground accidents, and 119 ore Mar. 18, and may be expected here oncasioned by machisory accidents on the surface. In the metalliterous miess the or about March 26.

Dryfeudale left Singapore on Mar accidents numbered 39 against 8 in 1892, 20, and may be oxpected hara on orand the death 05 against 6......... about March 20,

The

The 8. 8. Catherine Aptar, from Calcutta, loft Singapore for this port on Mar. 20, and may be expected here on or about March 26. The . Cardiganshire left Singapore on March 21, and may be expected hers on or about March 27.

The 9. S. S. Co.'sna, Polyrasmus loft Sin-

DaLzred's correspondent at anxere states that in the house of a man named Flautelot, who died recently, stacks and bonds to the Talus of 910,000 fra have been dicovered in an old chest in a garret. In addition to this large sum 140,000 fro. were dus la the form of interest the coupons on which it was payable not having been cushed for several

That the action of the Farmer, and the aeg. duct of his Exsisë Ollivers have not tend- ed to make things work very smoothly for the last two or three

yours,

ard

George's day is the view the pity. Possibly that was close of the sitting they both bore traces of rels between the two countries about Africs.

Recorder took.

truth wille

That something what be done, either now

or very on, in connection with this sub-nity. jent, and, in view of past experience, it Axent the expensive Ball etcetera given will make greater domande upon efficial in Shanghai if the Ten Cent Heavy Buffoon of Mat in the autumn of 1892. During a report of the worm. The fiouds which are constantly being reported tact then can well be met.

yclept Pack didn't approve he had the the trial of Cooper for that rims he was shew that it in needful for religious leaders That preparationa being made privilege of staying away, an idea which crugs-examined in regard to his relations to

to speak out on this subject. Mrs Hunt and 'somebody else. I coa- ts avert the water famine whion now did not seam to have struck him. taras up anally as the bugbear of the With regard to the noise made by Irish speica of this getting into the papers Mr men they're evidently not in it with Puch, Bant discovered the whereabouts of his Water Authority.

a witness the length of his jaw, xem missing wife sind other facts concerning her Golomt ef newspaper type which led to the present suit. Evidence offplified in balfa

twenty-four, and the supply the ship- ping and floating population will, it is stated, bo cat off entirely in a day or CO.

February 14th, At Bow Street to-day the adjourned mon against Sir Robert Hay Langham, of Cottosbrooke, Northamptonshire, oberg-

gapore on hier. 22, sud may be expected years. In the celine were diff bottles of That the water apply is now out The N. Y. K., & Hiroshima Mare left Bordeaux of the 1790 vintage which harshore during twenty hours out of the giving advice weeked as to his all the was given of M.-Host esit Me Copper ing him with obtaining by means of falas

here on or about March 29.-

besu handed down in the miser's family and Singapore on March 23, and may be which he had rightly preserved. The house expeated here on or about March 30, The N. G. I. saa. Baagu lalt Singapore

this port on March 32, and may be pected-bere on or about March 31. The P. & O. &. 5. Thibet left Bombay for

this port on March 17.

in which the old man lived was in an ex- fortremely filthy ondition, not having been ox-eleased for about fifty years. The possessor

Matins

of these treasures voluntarily lived as a haggar, and died of cold and hunger in bla eighty-hith your.

That no calaidor, however prominant, sao possibly understand this state of things, save and except for the existence of an astounding waste in rative tenements. That all, this was pointed out long oro, but to all appearance nothing has been done --not even by the doughty Q.O., who won to have stirred up the mud months ago. That, instead of praying for raio, as do the officials in China, the officials of Hong- kong simply cut off the water supply.

The following telegram has been received from Raab by the Secretary of the Ranb Australian Gold Mining Company, Ltd, Singapore 12th March, 4.16 p.m. Rough cleaning up of Battery yielded 625 oa. Amalgam, estimated quantity of stone Hare gone crashed being $10 tous. through leaders carrying gold in That praying for rain in stated diariolu oroascal, Bukit Koman,

ORDER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRALBASTED SUNDAY

Processional Hymn, 184; Easter Anthome, Humphreys; Proper Pealmis, Cooke, Rimbaalt, and Hamphreya: Te Deum, Chipp in D; Benedictus, Barnby Anthem They have taken away my Lord (Stainer);" Kyria, Dykes, No. 45, Nice Grand, Mer

The photo retorn becke Bymui, 127; Offertory Sentences, Barnby Nos. 7, 12, 13 & 17; Choral of staalgam, remarks the Free Press, would Celebration Servim, Merboeke. During roughly indicate, at a normal percentage the celebration Voluntaries will be of gold to amalgeu, somewhere else on played from Hummers and Van 200 anness of gold from the 310 tons crush. Brees' Basses and from the Messiah, ed, or say in dollara at present rate of Psalms, Battlahil, Tonus Perigrinus, up. This of coures does not include the Goodson and Wimisley; Maguifiont gold still on the copper plates, which is & Nuno Dimittis, Burnett in F: An only analed off on the completion of oach

and at spacial times may be a devotionni exercise which is open to question, but, after all, it is perhaps se sensible a pro- ceeding me cutting off your water supply, while nothing is done to increase the supply or to stop waste. ..........

opinion of every fair-minded man will bo that he has an unlimited sty ply.

Hia other references to Irishmen are all in the mountebank style and could easily be replied to were they wurth it. There's one thing cortain; whether washed or a washed, in America ar daswhere, they can all get co without the approval of Fuck or soy other literary clown of the same Keua

With the usual apologies and thanks in advance.-I beg to remain your obedient

servant,

BOGTROTTER.'

trees from the Discount Danking Un pany of England and Wales a cheque for 1,200 was again hoard. The prisoner was committed for trial, his personal recog- nisances to aurrender being accepted.

An extraordinary general meeting of the

Mr F. A. Gillam

having lived together at Derby and. New Brighton, he passing as a Manchester mer- baut. The jury found for the petitioner, and assessed the damages at 6002 His Lordship granted a decres nisi, with coats. Mir Indorwick. Q. C., asked that the amount, what recovered, be paid direct to the peti-Matabeleland Company was held to-they at Lioner. Mr Cooper was a gentleinau of considerable fortune, and was well able to presided, and the necessary queram of tbroo were present. On the motion of the Chairman it was agreed that the capital of the Company should be reduced from £75,000 to £60,000.

pay the amount assessed.”

Winchester, House,

Mark Twain, if Tom Sawyer," rolates that when his nero was upposed to be dead he secrated himself in the gallery, of

The Daily Telegraph says: & small con- his village chapel and listened with inward

signment of tes from the Mount Vernon chackling to his own fautoral ormon Katate, Daylon, was sold on Tuesday by Something similar has cocurred in real life public auction at the Commercial Sale I tako, again from the Telegraph, this Rooms, Mincing Lane, at £8:10s, per 16.

Curious RoCES was witnessed eccount.

done it was pronoureed to be the finest ever yesterday afternoon cuiside Paddington

5*** | grown. The following is the report presented to Station. A respectably

ably drevod young strived at the terminus the Sharabolder at the fourth econal meat-woman who had ing held on the 26th February, ut the from the country was quistly proceeding in aware-nad when a the direction of Ed

THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN AND THE STRAITS, LIMITED.

CIVIS,

THE Potter-Bellow Company Leave Calcutta

Evensong:-Processional, 131 Proper exchange about $7,700 for the rough clear That there must be-a-lethargy which is be. Cannon Street Station Hotel, London young mun, ala respectably dressed, me for Rangoon on 5th Yaroh The Indian

for us; Hyman, 133 & 307. [

Kousan comes to be opened extensively,

UNION CHURCH-SUBDAY, MARCH 25,

11 AH.

capacity by the addition of the hands of stamps out-tura

and the present battery in doubled in

Nos. 92, 86, and 206 Pasion, 120, An- them, Jenus, word of God Incamate."

WESLEYAN METHOPIST CHURCH, WANOHLI,

BUNDAY, MARCH 26TH

10.30 a.m.:-Hymns, 715, 258, 713, 700. G p.m.:-Bymas, 330, 199, 377, 357;

Pasime, XOV, XOVL

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR

That the big (or Imperial) Opium Commis.

sion has now reached a stage when non- sible men can speak freely of its resulte.

ere long in our midet.

ja

INGLAND IND ZU

London, Marab 7-The opposition of Mr. Labouchere and his party to Lord Rosebery has callapsed,

ANGLO-PORTUGUESE KUDROGLIO IN

BOUTH AFRICA. Playing London, March 8:- Latest advices from the Cape state that, in consequence of the Portagnese preventing the building of telegraph line between British Ambas and Tate, the British ganbent Masquito: opened fire on the Portagnent, whereupon the Governor of Quilling sierled for Tete with gunboats.

A FAIR, BEAUTIFUL SKIN-Sulphalias Soup gives the natural liat and peach-like Bloom of perfect Complexion; makes this Bila mmooth, supple, healthy, comfortable. Bulpboltas Bong, id. Tablala. Everywhere

Exchange.

Honusage, March 24, 1884

Ja London

Bank, Wire,

*

On demand,

30 days' sight,

qo 24 months' sight,

&

Credits, 4 Documentary, 4 months'

On demand,

On demand, Credits, 60 days' tight On Bombay-

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On Shangha

The Directors bez to submit to the share hor, tacled, deadly pelo, ua re dead, Daily News writes:It will be very gens- gotten of the Hongkong climate, and which eaten down upon officials from the holdere a Statement of the affairs of the Uh, Helen; we thought you wore West is as marked a manner as it does Back for the year ending 31st December, and world probably have fallen to the rally regretted that the engagement of the On Paris apon otheials of the black-haired man. 1693. The net profit, after dedacting, ali ground in a fajating condition had not the Potter-Bellow Company at the Carlathian i

periance of a theatre-going cabmunity in On Berlin-Demand.... them, Obrist our Passover is sacrificed | crashing When the new mine at that the British Dollar gains so much in expenses at Head Office, Branches and young woman and sympathetig waylaror drawing be a loss. Never before in the e- Credits, 4 moptba, njelas

favour that we may see the bright diaris envies, including interest on Fixed De- rho witnessed the traual occurrenceindia has it been knowa for any company to On New York

posits and other charges, mounta to misled him into a temperance refreshment

house whero restoratives were obtained. hold the boards for so protracted a season at 74. at Raub will dobil oction, the onburg That when the mareantile men of Hongkong Unfortunately, however, net only has acis case proved to be a strange ono, five months, and the Potter-Bellaw Cora and the Straits agres toushing any matter this profit on the Warking Account of the The girl had for some time been a shop: 2807 ander the management of Mr T. V. Twinning bas toured a distinct success in proportionate incrasse.

—they don't dosó very often the particn- your beau absorbed by the untoward sesistant at a village on the outskirts of

this respect. But there is nothing surprising lar thing agreed upon is likely to become souras of exchange, consequent on the South London, and had there be in this, for with so high-class and select a

serious continued

fall in the price engaged the young man. She left her ..a fact, That I hear the Living Chess Tearontest at of cilver, and by decline in the value of place, and returned to her parents in the sehpany, and with such a variety of new East Point promises to be quitas investments and advantes made when the astry for a holiday. Somehow or other senery, exquisite dresser, and a good pretty apeutaele, to judge by the whisper. convert was a Trust and Loan Company report was spread in the gillago that the front, suecase was practically ensured

On demand, 30 daya sighs, private patog inge at dress, of armour, of volcaring, and before it became a Bank, but an addi-girl bad saddenly died from fofluenza, and from the beginting. Baring the season the and of goodly gatheringe at rehearails, oual suma, which brings the total deficiency the news appeared so circumstantial and company have produced a number of Shakar before ita report dan be written and vah That I understand the promoters of the /or loss to £116,753-0. 11d. In the detailed that it obtained general eredanos peurian and other playa, abief among which" | Gold Leaf 100 fine: (per taal);"

figures a fully sufficient sum has been pro- The lover was discanalate, mentioned his maybe mentioned Romeo and Julie, Sauereigns (Bank's buri Inte) Tournament are not praying for rain, but vided to cover depreciation in this concity, grief to the pastor of the lethodist chapel Ax You Like 16, fheodore fron Silver (pr 02, lished, but the weight of evidence can be

for bright, fair weather condition of and to meet ascertained less by exchange on where he and his sweetheart had worship Master, Fransilion Forget-me-Not guessed at, with a reasonable approach to things meteorological which there is every mosty which has been brought home during ped, and the minister next Sunday preach-Zola's Thernes La Tosca,Lady of Lyons, David Garrick Kron From, he appearancs at present they will have on the year; but the Ansola all in the Easted a fanoral sermon, drawing suitable Stoops to Donguer, Johoci fez Scandal, Saturday next g

continue subject to the vicissitudes of silver lemons from the unexpected decease of

Oamille, Andrianne Lecouvreur,' and and withough, all round; the securities held their young friend. All was over. The Charlotte Corday, all of which have been

man way, it appeared, ectually og earn, on the money advanced, a rate of la terest in excess of the rate paid on Deposits, his way to Paddington Nation, en ponte, to well received by appreciative audiences. Kr. Barometer BATTLERS for women's rights have gained and are all of 4 sound character, it would the hogis of the girl with the view of Twinning considers that the company has Temperature

done remarkably well from a monetary ponts dur interference with the froodon of the mall story The French Sensin has read not be possible at this time to realize the visiting the grave, when he met het in the of view, and that the ides which appeare subjcot, but what such a proposal came for the first time a Bill empowering Wome majority of them without submitting to a geah, alive, and looking very well. She

prevail abroad that Calcutia sannot support - from a nation whose revenue from wince, engaged in trade to vote for the election of great sacrifice (which fortunately the liabideclared that he haditen to him once, a first-class company profitably through Judges of the Tribunale of Commerse The lities of the Bank da so render nosessary), and was astonished not to bara get an spirits, and tobacco amounts to over s Lower Chamber has yet to be heard on this and it is haped that by continuing the treat anast. He, on his alde, averred that the prolonged season is an exploded one. third of the entire datles collected, the matter, but in the meantime the ladies whement which has enabled the Bank to largely missive never reached him. It is vo proposal became

prosoaped her funeral oration will soon

THE Silk er Empren of India arrived in That it will perhaps he some time yet New York on the 23rd it.

Tux 0. §. 8. Do'a. Polyphemus left

Singapore on Thursday afternoon, the 22nd inst, and in due here on Thursday morning, the 29th inst

THE Nippon Yusen Kaisha stenmor Hire- shima Maru lett Singapore on Friday, the 23rd inst., and may be azpicted hers about the 30th inst.

THE N. G. L ateamer Bigno, from Bon bay, left Singapors for this port on the 22nd inst., and is dus here on or about the 29th Enak.

To-MORHow morging, between 9 and 10.30

o'clock, the steam-launch Dayspring, carry-

versal hoisting code petinant O., la conteg

men ashore to J1 terrion at St. Peter's

RCOUTACYJ

That the mere proposal to prohibit opium by law in an Empire like India was rem garded by thunking men is a mchetrous

hypocrisyen

BROWNIE.

young

probabis that the Methodist minister who rejoicing at what they consider to be the there will be an ultimate recovery in value

piece of wild have been at the head of the movement are reduce its outstandings during the year,

drat step towards the entranchisement of which will

Os Box or OLLAKE'S B41 PELLS ÉL

HONGKONG REGISTRE.

Direction of

Prevións (On daền köy On date, në felayutë pas 25, 20 USERS

21.89

29.89

$28.90

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Hongkong barratory,

Temperature, EN JOURNA Hanazone, March 24, 1804

„Prencions. Cheden i Roud, 1-

jug ceremony, in which she will be one of Urinary Organs, in either nex (syaired or Key constitutional), Gravel and Pairs in thi That if there be any charity in this probeir sex in a mounity where woman in tears is improve the position of asked to offiolate as a still more intarest-rated to ours all discharges from the Back Guaranteed free from Meggur o adored for her bounty or her wit, but is indicated at the list General Meeting two principal partiosphate 10th: hibition business, from a national or treated legally as wigor or in infant, the Direfore lines and Call of £1 per

Bold in Boxes, 41. 6d. each, by all Chamaika At the Gas Light and Coke Company's and Patent Medicine: Vendoxa ang bent: political point of view, the charity might The pioneer and great organiser of the Bhere, which has a paid siiafovtuzily so

campaign for Women's Rights Madame day a the London Begister in contarned meeting, the chairman Colonel Making, the World Proprietors, Fux Latops As begin at Home.

Haris Dersiames is now stricken down but dieulty be then experienced in pro aid they had nos aufered much from Man Cops DevOp ing the Bethel' flag, with call alongside a That so far as car Indian Dependencies - with linam, but she has a devotek band affeuring payment from cortain. Sharchuldora f'the coal strike, bat what they had suffered |

are concerned, there is quite trouble disciples who has lately Issued a spirited in Chius, agglost when it has been deces from was the fog rike for although in England

To wun Daan. Horban from a public point of slew the absence of enough on hand with deficits and silver address which appears on the wille of sary to institute proceedings,

Paris, and in which they claims for the The Board bare deemed it in the intereste fog was sa intentory, it made Burious of completely radze Gliiton's new system

Naley (Seamen's) Church, returning about 12 30.

dream all forms of Deafness, HART depreciation, without running any mure French woman the right to dispose of the of the Bank to bring Mr Thos. Pays from diference to the shareholders, as the large bodig recommended love Lau Shing, seaman bauling from Bot Foog, aurious rikke like those proposed by the fruit of her labour without mais interfer- India, where he has been in charge of the plint had to be kept only for a Natetrus unsolicited estimonia

Aberuse ciobreda, Tag, of 4, Dekich flank TanEMOMETE1-–9 1„M stand use, o. The person who drafted the Bil mnt branches in that cucury, and to appoint emergencies, ww sharged before Caplain Hastings this anti-opium faddists,

South Lambeth, SW, waited (after being morning with carrying arms without having That the air of Hongkong has been fall of the Emate, and who generally advises him Chief Manager in Landum; and Hit: Os the door of Fethodne t

great ryperionos, despbloed with that of the lignal. Chapal is displayed sufferer for 18 years). I have had mor the members of the Women in HRAU Hoens. He pleaded guilty, and His talk and suting concerning Commissons pistion of legal pujote, je Medusze Jeanne dansgork we have now in charge of busineur Eng tass Lou Google a placard intimna ex poemtions weply fulllied, as I am now able to For the Last Irolve months, and its Chauvin. This lady passed brillantes in Ingin Hongkong and China, lead the in the making, with the Jashogaen heat gaite well, and without the loss ort, kad reat, will be exposed for pubio saloshe terrible noises in hosil bare not appeared Worship Imposed a fine of $15, with the

aminations 10. junipprodance some time ago, Bumil to entertate lingetal feslings regarding

104 the last day of this month. It is daid again" Pamphlet with frill savio post free. cobangs that with the proveeds of the sale new E. Chison, 1, Upper Kennington Law, Lomnia ofer acht 68 Mermative of six monthi Prisca. Thewanderfal how small the outcome of to and doctorens droid Derkismes, the prospects of the Blocks to *****

kas died made thin este was writion: ); quarablons with these soustrire,

Chapel will be erected in Hornesy or one of don, S.E.

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