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CHURCH SERVICES.

ORDEX OF CHOBAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S. CATHEDRAL,-19TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY". MSDAY, OCE. 8.

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11 a.m.-Matins-losponses,

Venite, Eroy; Psalms, Parcell, and Turlo; Te Deum, Garrett in D; Be nodictus, Barnby in F; Hyuns, 2, 207 and 208.

| porThe publication of this issue commenced

al' 5.00 p.m

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1809.

#alterial Comment.

BELLIGEREST

DOCES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Wo hare sa got no announce mont that war has been

CHUTNEY.

fuctured by the Firm of Irresponsible,

Chatter and Co.)"

CORRES

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1:

CONEET GLE

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE

TRANSVAAL 14

The following, walahi gelutans of the Daily Tele

from the

si one of thost cases in whioly the broadly, humoruus blooded with tho pathetic aspect of alum

The Junior has been sick, soro upa Borry | for the last day or two since the news are rived that the gallant offer of the Hongkong civle defouders could not be accepted by the War ice. We have endeavoured to por. To the Editor of the Caixa Maja declared, notwithstanding

Hongkong, 7th (ktober, Although there are a great mang obvious suade him to accept solice of all sorts, the fact that Router's mos

St-War betweon Great Britain and. ngea for the past two days would seem to imposibilities to carrying out the anjority particiilarly liquid, in vain; the only result

You have, Sly now and again. "indicata that the Boers are belligerent. To of Mr Whitmarch's exhemes for improving neems to be what appears puramentdeep the Transvaal is now inevitable, to all ap life, and which so frequently ocme before

ening of his sorrow.. Gussiere equal to the pearances.

Considerable amummanb was orvated ab 6.45 p.m.-Evensong:-Responses, Ferial;

have seized £500,900 worth of gold on its ocean travel, he makes one, suggestion occasion, and the wors of the Juniorilgo published: certain artician in the Cande naties of a County Court Judvet

best solution of the differences of the two Palms, Goss Blainer and Soaper; Magnificat, Davy in D; Nuno Dimit Was a man oils a spade a spade poople way to British territory, to have annexed which has struck the Firm' as eminently down the stream of time la musical numbers Mail, in which you advocated yard the boreditch County court eaterday, when: Governments, and abine of your core Judge Franch beard the action of Kate tie, Wallace in E. Hymns, 170, 281 say he is ill-ustured. The world hankors 400 railway tracks belonging to the Cape practicablo, nt least so far as concerns the as follows:-

spondents have helped with their pose to Laretv. Elles Dubban. Both of the foster to

noimosity against this Boers Amatics are cisters from Whitecras street

His Honor hat is your claim? section of the community las cren offered Plaiulio Whaben I wasw.coming its cervicos to the Guvorninent at hoïpu bo

shtu the Bris(Britannia Theatre) an go and fight in South Africe. I have no doubt in my raind that all are animated by Saturday night, les cho runs at me, st the love of their counter that the thought she's barmy and before I could so orasis belli appears to them, to be just ok as life my little finger, so help me if cause. Los us look. info, the matter with sup hadn't pulled my brand new hostich fovrar onto my at an tored it up." (Lond the splift of impartiality,

and 236: Voluntaries, Pustluda- Smart: Nocturno -Mendelssohn.

he.

after circumlocution. Therefore, when the Calony Government, and to have advanced Hen. T. H. Whitehead acereed the Gevern- upon the British town of Newcastle in such UNION CHURCH-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8. ment of altempting to anuggle vertain ex-force that the British garrison is preparing to --11—a.m. :--Bytena, 189, 71 nod 137: panditure through the Council undor'a dis-evacate the town and the civil population Psalms, to (Chunt Battishill); Anguiso, he was properly admonished by to surronder without resistance-all thin, them, 32 The Lord in my strenge dignified Governor whoss shocked satellites we say, in very like War. We confess expanse of bes ail navigacion woull be pro- {With my Martini-Enfeld, :303," · Monk; Voluntaries, Batista and and Borba. 6p.nyms, 301, 118, 344, 159 and

824; Voluntarios,

and Smart.

lommens

WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH.—WANCHA SUNDAY, OCT. 8. Morning-10.30. Evening:

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Shipping.

Sydney leaves for Shungimi.

loaked on with amug complaieaney or re- garded the cutapokon Unofficial with be coming disaprobation. It was a pretty picture. But, after all, was Mr Whitehead far from the literal truth? Smuggled in austy word to use Towards a Government set, bus was it not justified? The facts sté worth scanning.

The Government toasod: Beaconsfield from the Hon. E. R. Belilies, himself

member of the Legislative Council. This lease was opposed by curtain Unofficial Members of Council, but was eventually | ratified by the Official Majority, plus Me MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.

Belilios. To adapt the unse to Gerem- Shipping.

ment purposes, certain alterations had to Daylight.-siz Mark leaves for

be rao by Mr Bolilios; the work was A Swatow

p.m.-Lengmoon leaves for Shanghai,supervised by Government servant. When

Meetings.

finished, the cast was greater than Mr Belilius was prepared to hear. Di-olaiming responsibility, he throw it up the Gor

Meeting of the Members of the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society, at the City Hall

p.m.-Meeting of St. John's Lodge.

ernment. The Government was advised by the Hon. II. E. Pollock, Acting-Altor-

9 p.m. -Besting of Chapter St. Andrew.ney General, the Governor's rightful legai

gativiser, to compromiso, but ultimately re- jused liability, the Gorem r electing to he General Memoranda,

gaided by hig. Acting Colonial Secretary, TUESDAY, October 10—

Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of the Mr Sercombe Sinith, who, as His Excel-

China Tradera Imance Co., Ltd.,lenor was careful to point out, was also a at the Company's Oflice.

I've been practising hard at the butte of

late,

They're b

busted our African trip," said Atlantic voyage from England America The Junior smiled a weird had faile, and vice versa. Why should not vesssia

In the land of the diamonds over the con going and returning he forced to keep" I have lost my chance of making » pila

Få have settled a Bour, north or south of a particular parallel of

Prap half a sobra Intitude. so that at any rate over a large oecding in one direction. There is no earthly reason, so far as we can soe, why this should not be insisted upon by the combined wisdom of the nations concerned demanding uniformity in the respect. The only danger of collision then would he for an ocean grayhound on the loose running into the windows ci a térnap,'-but as in nautical parlance a stern chass in a long chase the odds are alot even that it would Loa cass of the hars and the tortoise over again, and the tramp would come in an cosy winner. We should like to sẹo the experiment tried.

I

And I wanted P as a running deer, Bat ay marksaanship was so accurate,

That the gallant Captain replied, No

feur :' was coaching myself up with My Old

Dutch,"

Till an Africander I seemed to be

Of my recently issued .303. Now, on the trigger, I have the touch

Under tresty arrangements made in 1884 laughter.) She then tries to tear fall my Great Britaijs base mosure of control over clothes off my back, so I told her mos to the external affairs of this reveal 16 one it, but as she kept on at 14 1 guyed

off (Laughter.)

Defendant Who gave you paznimbun was agree that in its futuros affairs the Republions to exercise complete indepen-

dence. Now, the development of the gold in he she with my licke, eh (Loud

Plaintif

Oh Jack, you vienn. În

regions brought many thousands of Adroži turers, who were attracted by mining booms, and it happens that the greater part of these Inist got a dozen hangin on such as the

aru British subjects The Geortunene of.

· Defendant: Who do yet think I mean?

wo never thought the Boors would be so foolhardy as to precipitate hostilities. To do so, whilst, theroretically, negotiations are still proceeding, despite the fact that Great Britain was pouring troups into South Africa, was to put the Transvaal Republic in the position of aggressor; and thereby ale may abonato sous who sympathise with her. No one person imagines that with bar resourees she could hope to cope with the fall strength of Great Britain when that strength is directed to crush her, If Newcastle is captured, it will be only a temporary (though a regretablo) victory. We cannot bellove that the British Parlin- ment, when it meets, will take any action that will hamper the Executive in any way, The British Cabinet will doubtless follow the Shakesporean injunction :-

Beware of entrance to a quarrel; but,

boing in, Bear it that the opposer may boward (put themselves forward an they have done. I thought 'twas a shams he were not allowed og rights on a agstem of licenseə, royalties, saya All right,” and we was just brong to

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We have guangus made in Germany. Connestin-utensils of sorts, and cheap goods innumerable, but where the German velua- teurs in the Transvaal were mada'is uncor

tain. It passeth the comprehension of the mero man that these gentry should have

thee.

In avery place where an Englishman exists you will find a Gerano also. The Briton

The first consigament of the

of the new Pedder's Wharf

THE NEW FERDER'S

WHALT.

too.

I dreamt of Sjamboka and Hartebrate

Of galloping over the open vollt, On the boundless plains of the parched

Karon

In placée not so onsily spell't, The flying Boer, at a thousand yards,

Was a sure dead bird, if in front of me, Now, I only sawd him my kind regards, And a packet of Dum Dum .309"

And the the Junior mourned aloud,

Ard his wearied soul rent the air with

sighs,

Tg. reap

the reward of his brave crprise. Oh, hard is the fate of our Volunteers,

Who wanted to room o'er the dark, blus

деп;

the South African Republic has its taxes so you havo. (Loud algbtor.) armnged in such a way that much of the Plain I met Jack in the Kings and revenue comes out of the share that the Keys having a mild and bitter, and he Government takes of the guy fits of the gold says to me. Will you come to the Brit.

Isays What strabt Liza ? and he says mings. Thero could h hardly be fairer source of taxation. The mining companies Oh, she aint no olasu. Tre just bad and their représentations in London having row wir her, so I'm going to see it out en at their head the all-powerful South African own. (nud laughter.) So I says to Company are constantly deola ming goitist him. It course, if you don't think 'Liza II the injusope of the taxes that the Uitlanders be jealous I'll go, but you won't let on are forced to pay, But these assertions are (Laughter.) He says he aint a going to never wholly intere As resports 1 grust have nuk more to do wiv you, so I say, part at least of the god mines of the Traus ero gons, I'll go home for my new at

Wo vand the Government of the Republic was goed into the fist ouse at the Brit the owner both of this land and of the miners and, when it's all over, Jack, he says ti wealth under it, and it parted with its min. Come and have some whelks, and I &o he treasury was entitled to as large are end what up you cores just as though A porcentage of the output of the gold you've been let out for arf an hour. (Lond Defendant: Did yer think I was going fields te is could obtain The English laughter beg nining companies certainly continue to It has also been a part of the taxation palley of the Republic to collect a duty on explosives and dynamite, these being used in mining operations. This is putoly # question of home policy. Amording to the. Intent date the total collection ander their im on Sanday, Loud boghter.)

Defendant: Was yer! You wait til T heading of tax ou dynamite and explosiva amounts to three hundred thousand pounds get at him. I giv him go for walks on sterling or so. It is quite alsurd to pre Sunday with you as to you, if I catch

face for you. (Laughter.) tend that aneh tax constitutes a grievance ether again I'll spoil your pretty

Plaintiff Opportunity's a Gue thing. the part of the British Government against fist of the Transvaal Mal

His Honour Judgment for the plainte. There is still the question of the franchise ance of the L'itlanders. The law as to which is put forward as a legitimate griev foreigners in the Transvaal is that they The America Marn" Fire. may become naturalized citizens after a The Tukyo Marine Insurance Company residence in the country of two years, but had a risk of you 60,000 on the cargo of the this does not make them Burghers of tho

material for the construction! goes ahead, cuts down the forest, bridgYou may see the rust of their salty salt monopolite the greater abaro, to let yer gulivant abaht wiv bioke like that

arrived on Thursday by the Hector, and a start will be made inmediately to the

Gooda per Oanfu undelivare after this tarrister. The case went into Court, and construction of the pier. It is hoped that '

date subject to runt.

was decided against the contractor. The Goods per Tientsin not cleared after 4 wan, having done his work honestly, was

p.m. aubject to rent.

In danger of not receiving payment, and nt lust the Governor deeded to pay. The initial amount in dispute was thus en-

WEDNESDAY, October 11 :--

Goode par Glenshiel undelivered after this

data subject to rent.

Goods for iso undelivered after this

date subject to rent, THURSDAY, October 12:

Nooaeeting of Shareholders of the Union Insurance Society of Chatori, Limited, at Company's Ofice No. 1, Queen' Building, Praya. SATURDAY, October 14

Neon Heeting of Shareholders of the

The

the work will be completed before the advent of the next typhoon "aeason. pier will be of very handsome design, 200 feet in length and 40 foot wide, with four

of double steps landing down to the water. A very strong masonry base has bean erected at Mes shore, upon which it le possible the clock tower may be re erected. During Sir William Robinson's administration, it will be remembered, tho Government approved of the removal of the

the stream, buts the railroad, constructs a

house, and the German takes a ticket by the rail and lives in the house, This is what we call serving everybody sliko, and if the news frain the Transvaal bo trus, and there seems very little reason to doubt it, wo fail to sea where the reciprocity comes

in,

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In India and everywhere else in the East no one would think of taking a servant un- less he were possessed of unimpeachable testimonials. In the Forther Fast, how- ever, nobody ever thinks of asking a Chinu boy for testimonials, and the China boy never asks you to write them. Elenco the present unsalisínatory state of affairs ns

tean

On the breach-bolt-block of each .303,

THE DREADFUL ANNOTATOR.

Every one who has had his wrestle with the posts of antiquity--and there are few who are so lucky as to have escaped this struggle--will recognise the beauty of the Lock scholarship in the theories and uotos upon the following verac from More Beasts for Wome Children':

I had an aunt in Yucatan, Who bought a python from a man,

And kept it for a pet. She died because she never know These simple to males and fee,

-The shake is living yet."

without saying aufink? Lughter.)

Flaintif He said he didn't want cher Defendagt: He don't want yun, that's a cort. (Laughter.),

Plaintiff don't know so much; I was

first elus. The first-alsas. Barghera aromerica mara, and the Imperial Marine, composed of the native Boors, and ng Japan Marine and Nippon Kairiku In- turalized citizens can only be admitted

Canton Instance Olice, Ltd., at the following the time-honcured though empty clock tower from its present position, and that regards our servants, and for a reform of obscurities in this beautiful and affecting try. Hero, again, the question at issue is each. Some of the cargo was so badly

Company's Offices.

THURSDAY, October 19 :---

Auction of very valuable Property, in 6

Lots, by Mr. Geo T. Lammert, Hong Meeting of Members of the

Club, at the Club House. SATURDAY, October 21 :--

3.20 pm-Meeting of Hongkong Jockey

Club, in the City Hall.

banco by legal expensos. His Excellency Sir Henry Bake an official of long ex perience in Colonial administration and well-versed in the regulations of the Co- lonial Offico, paid the little bill, amounting in tens of thousands of dollars, without

formula of asking the sanction of the

the Director of Public Works has the mat- Legislative Council. We do not for a

ter in mind is shown by the appostance single moment Accuso His Excellency of any desire to hide from the public thear after year in the estimates of a sum to he utilize for this purpose. It is believed costly blunder ho made, for (alter Me

chat Me Ormahy in strongly in favour of Whitehend had stuck tenaciously to the subject for several weeks and refused to be re-rection of the clock tower on the

bluffed from his position) the Governor baso at Podder's Wharf, and we understanu strong pelice escort 'supervising him when old Indy, The sucks is living yot' refers | which foreigners may becoras naturalized ranteed. Prico, $350,

gave a fulland explicit explanation, and admitted his mistake in the frankest pos sibly manner. But some may çon- sidur" that

mistake which WAS A

it

the Public Werke Doparment has more than

To explain the obvious and intensify the after many years of residence, in the connurance office risk of about yez 10,000

purely that of domestic policy. Bader the damaged that no marks could be distir which the um populi has long been clamour-passage the following notes are appended.

Somo, Motera Difficulties. What be-treaty of 1894, the British Government, or gained. The goods were sold at publie Ing. We have gene into the matter pretty

rather Mr Chamberlain, who seems to have auction by the Toye Kisen Krish in the deeply, and have come to the cometason

taken the place of the Prime Minister, ha presence of the representatives of the in- no more authority to dictate the toems upon suranog cffices-Kate Chronide. which aliens may become citizens of that the only way to keep the Chius boy stcut wire-notting, and to have a prefly

honest is to confine him inside an extra

he is let out to do his work about the me design for the erection of a tower that house. The only drawback to this plan would be an orntuent to the sea front and is that it would coat more than the avenge of practical value to the shipping in the value of the articles the boy steals, so

came of the sant? Various explanations.

1. View of the Materialistic School-that the aunt died of the males.

2, Unnaturalistic Theories.

(a) That the sunt ate the state. Alleg

the South Africa Repoble, than For RonzSSON Panu Ona own manufacture od improbability of snake wanting to enteident Kroger has to name the terms upon best for this climate and bard wear, Gus.

(SUPPLIED THROUGH HYUTER.)

22 am, adimir, 25 St. Maria. OTWARD :-Forligen, August 18; Ambria, Odaro, 29; Algon, Omba Yangtze, Bopt, I; Becair Puritan, Miles & Diamed, Stberia, 16; Alonsoulshire Breechsage, Lady Joi, 19; Berroirlich, Manten. 22, Bayern, Ensiga, Adria, Anapa, Bam- berg, Ellen Rickmers Vorong, 20 dn nan India Ixion Kintick," Fémbon, Halla Mare, Oct. 3, HOMEWARISithead. Soptember * 18

10, Dardamu, 22 Antenor, D. Bar Maria, Oceanien, Bombay, Tom Mare, dnino 96; Indralema, 28 her, Menelaus, Hitachi Maru, Oo. 3.

to genus, not individual snakes Other citizens of the British Empira. It is not to interpolatious ar mean something else. hay dahip thresstore and ten years ago STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL, seeming fat contradictions in the text are be supposed that the Boors, who at greas (6) That the aunt was an uncla. Groundswithdrew from their homes in the Cape and for this opinion. Body of aunt nover in Natal to get away from the Britiels and found in Yucatan : rent discovery of ske-to govern themselves, should now he will. of an ing to put themselves in the position

political argues a lack of acquniutango with his life's harbour. It is sincerely to be hoped that we have concluded so far as we ara cortleton of anthropoid uncle.

3. The obvious Theory-That the snake effaced minority by placing the business a mistake which is not so easily this project will not be delayed on the ques-cerned to let our boys go on stealing, and

tion of expense, which we have heard in when we find them out suck them on the ses hungry and ate the aunt. Antiquated sovereignty in the hands of a crowd of adventurers who have come from evory cer explained away as His Excellency suppo305.

ner of the globe to seek their fortunes on the gold-bouring costs surrounding Johnn- When it was necessary to approach the hampering the progress of the work. The

a nuisance as the boys, and equally soul-

nesburg These newvamere, or as they are Japanese Steamship Subsidies. Council for the money, it should not have cost of the work has been stated at 230,000 spot, Magistrate's Courts being as much ofpition, supported by few scholars.

despairing.

better known. Uidlanders find some of the A. S. WATSON & CO., ban a diffult coatter to inhalate Besowo are sure that if the Garstument is

The Hokkaide Colonial ce-i co conditions, iranomo, and it isntes dir field, & 0,095.80. Instead of doing so, theto dally over a sum of this amount some

They are having some fun over the Ame-templating the grant of a yearly subsidy of pride to be governed by the Boers. Bat, Government combined this with another of our patlie-op. ited citizens will not allow

kind to disturb the the opportunity to slip of ridding an im-risa Cup qvidently. If there was one point 300,000 yen to the Nippon Yasin Kaisha, in the name of all that is holy, their griev item, and brought it before the Council under the head of Miscellaneous Servicos portant thoroughfare of an obstruction to upon which the Americans felt secure it was on expiry of the present subsidy of 800,000 peace of the world. Their appeals to the the absolute enperiority of the Columbia in which is given by the Central Govern aympathy of mankind as the victims of op-

ment. The local ship-owners of Hakodate, pressing is pure, trumpery. What (Other), and it was only the persistoney provide a thing of bonuty on the Braya.

a light breeze. That was the opinion of Fukuyama, and Otaru aro striving hard to of Mr Whitehend that brought the reaf item to light and rercaled the fact that Mr Belilios, contrary to recognised practice and

LIMITED.

Established A.D. 1841.

WINE

AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

PORTS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

accepted usgo wherever Britishers uit in Notes by the Way. Legislative Council or adminjauative capa city, was voting a sum of money in which

ho was pecuniacily interested. The Gover por'a explanation must be accepted as

Mr G. G, Brady took part in a recent theatrical performatice st Yukulaina.

One of the American cavalry horses

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ances are not of

As mutter stand the British

American yachting exports, but as me. I obtain the subsidy themselves, however, in i want is to rule the Traneva arnment,The M. M. Ca. 6. 88, Sydney, with the body has remarked somewhere, Experte / order to run steamers between the Hokkaido ( has no reason for interfering, but it appears

harp the fatal facilityof being inexport,' and

the safest plan with them is to discount

and the main islands.-Robe Chronicle.

their assertions by about seventy-five per A Record for å Letter. cent, Probably when it comes to the netu

Fagnen Mu, loft Saigon on Thum day, the 5th Oct. at 1 pm, and mug be expected hore to-morrow (Sunday). TK. K. 8 8 Nippon Mara, with the AMERICAN Man left Yokohama on Monday morning, the 2nd Oct, at daylight, and may be expected hôre ur or about Tuesday, line 10th Oct.

(For Invalids and General Use,) frankly as it was off red, but how much landed at Kobe was found to be suffering proved the botter boat in a strong breez not reach here till the 22nd September, Rhodes and Mr Chambariciu are willing to The Imp. Gorman, Muil sa. Sächsen - Taft

Zer daz. L'ALC

better it would be if the affairs of the Co-from an infectious disease, and was accord lony were conducted in a manner that dulingly killed.

B-VINTAGE, superior

quality, Red Capsule $14.40 C.-TRE OLD VINTAGE, superior quality. Black Seal Capsule

D. VERY FINE QLD VIN- TAOL, extra superior. Violet Capsule (Old

Bollle

16.20

ent sends us a record of another sort

Shanghai is Toochow on Friday morning, the 5th Out, and may be oxiertel here on or about Tuesday.

that Mr Chamberlain and the wirs pullers behind the scene are Isading the misguided British people by the uore. This wat which England is about to embark upon will be The The Kote Chronicle says: We recent a stupid war, and a very costly anything to fight about unless it be for test their fears that the Shumrock will boy called attention to the fact that a letter oe to boot. I do not see that there is

posted at Hongkong on the 5th August did the gold-fields of the Transvaal. Mr Ceriluna

and will have it, with all its will be found to be absolutely groundless. owing to being overcarried by the Nipping on a Anyhow, if the present state of affairs keeps on-mart to Ban Francisto. A correspondantly effects

He

I cannot help saying that it is the height en Sir Thomas Lipton and hie friends on states that he posted a letter have on the ot folly for people here to consider that the Erin are going to have a pretty long 26th July for Dublin by the Empress maile there is at present any wich thing as a Thu holiday of it. We hope, however, that the and it was delivered in that city on the Transvaal question. There would be no sitemonn of the 22nd August, while the such thing talked of, if it were not for tho races will be finished before Christinas. reply regrized him on the 27th September. plotting of apetalttivo cining and scone Thas a letter was written and dispatched

are trying to get the British Government The Private Secretary' is a one-man from Japan to Ireland and a reply received nercial conporns of a private căture dist

within practically two calendar mesthe, for behind their posey schemes, comedy, just as Hamlet one-man-it will be remembered that the Empress Would that this war, which is at ones a gedy, and following on the came successful mall on that cccpion was ditched on the crine and its calamity, Cliould not prove to The P&O Casa Pekin, left. Bombay lines, the Hongkong Legislative Council is Thursday (27th) instead of Wednesday (20th) Le to the British Empire the handwriting

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as usual.

on the wall, the beginning of the and Yours Faithfully,

New Japanese Stamp Issue.

E.

not require such hurtlisting explanations ! Contributions are being received by The above are the simple facts. Mr Mr Makuham, of the Sailors Instituto at Whitehead, we venture to maintain, might Kobe, for the entertainment of Americas have been justified in using a stronger soldiers prasing through that port. word that smuggle, but Parliamentary I practico dujoins the gilding of the pill, anu At Paknam, a week ago, whilst bath indoora a member of the Legislative Couning in the creek, a Chinemau was carried cil may net call a spade by, its pro- off by a large alligator, and swallowed in per name. Apart from Mr White-

Rone, man assembly, and that one man là heat's unmasking of the Governor's little sight of a crowd of horrified spectators.

the People's Thomas. He permeates

England in China. bill, Wednesday's proceedings reveal__**

Despite the vary unfavourable circum-everything, makes the soul of the Governor

Dibensaing Mr Francia louter to the "20.40 Etate of chaos in the Colonial cabinet that

stances attending the connnercist prospects gloomy, irritates the arbone Colonial Chias Association suggesting a moveable cannot be conducive to the business

of this year, it is generally expected that Secretary, domiteers the financial Belilios, colum, for defensive work in the Yangtaa

A notification has been issued by the like management of the Colony's affairs. Port after romoval should be Following upon other revelations, it is not the expert of rice from Bangkok will be and generally conducts himsell till the Valley, the Japan Mal says:-As to whe- Japanese Communications Department:

Council peritively roke of Whitehead and ther China would agres to the assumption stating that the colours and design of nothing but Whitehead. The report of the in such a very practical manner, Mr Fran postage stamp of the denoncim rested for a month before use. comforting to the public to loan of the equal to that of the previous year.

The Nagasaki Chamber of Commerce, at meeting, as published in the local cis does not pause to inquire. He leaves 6, 8, 10, 20, 26, and 60 sen Wine required for drinking at grace of the leading official of what is going on in his own department. Granted once should be ordered to be de-that he has been cccupied with the nettleit is reported, will patition the Central Go-press, centais much matter for serious and Chins out of the account altogether as a be altered on and after the out justification, but will Downing Street inspected at various Post takothatviaw? It is true that Hassia has sti-existing stamps will be canted at the Dispensary before ment of the New Territory (and incidental-vernment to continuo the State subsidy to humorous thought, and it would be satis. Sovereign State. The omission is not with nost. Samples of the rew

the glube a body of men supposed to be met palated for and obtained the privilege of pro concurrently with the being sent out. These Wines the Government officiais deserve credit the Nippus Tusen Kaisha, the present sub-factory to know if in any other corner

for the energetis manner in which they are idy to the Company terminating in Septegether for legislative purposes could be

found to calmly sit through the tedium of ris, and it is slap treo that Germany Insgiven are too favourably known to need tackling the difficulties over thers) what

an alternoon listening to the eloquenos of very practical demonstrations of her inten Japanese Trade with America the public hare to look to The work. Who is Mr James Creolmon? This is que inau. But Thomas knows what he is tion to take the law into her own hands in comment

About, wat makes all else is without doubt Shangtung. But then these two Powers have The course of trade between thran and Sample bottles and smaller being paid for, it ought to be done satis. how an American newspaper describes the only man in that virtuous assembly of made their sphous of fueres efficient, the United States has alrey

factorily. The management of the affairs him: James Croelman is the up-to-date quid nuns who has the courage of his con- and between a nominal sphere of influence of much interest. Some germany quantities will be supplied at of the Colony should not depend on the war correspondent who tells the rulers of victions and is not ashamed to express them and an efficient there is just the same the Japan 2, Ar Hubbard openly. Flourish, gentle, Thomas, flourish! difference as between an effective and an on Representative in Tokyo, proportionate wholesale rates. extra occupations of a single individual. tho earth what to think, who chaperoned Long way the oily rotundity of your ineffective blockade of a port or occupation Count Mutsu that the trade

Then again the Government seems to as the American forces all through the Cuban speechifiotion continue to assail the ear of of a territory. The step that the longosoaided, for wheresa 1. same that the Unofficials are antagonists, campaign, and who has an automobile shot yuar sil-too-unwilling listeners at the Coun kung Branch of the Chins Association bought gren dat

proposes would' be much more difficult in panese purchased practice, for, whereas the Russians and Stater. Things ha instead of being joint custodians with them under him in every battle." No mention of public interests. Wo know that some. is made of his wonderful description of the Suno time ago the Firm had occasion to Germane, owing to their constant presence terially, however, ast

on the scene, have something of the know. remarks, and of the so-called public representatives re

express in this column their opipico cop-ledge required for police duties, the British show present their own rather than public

cerning the blatant Boer, and the confidence Eying column in Bengkong could never opinion; but it is mostly tasterial of the Hongkong Hotel

be has expressed of being able to wipe expedition. It is further to be feared that ABSBG RUY auf ere that of a punitive Government's own choosing, and it would. -The Band of the Hongkong Regiment three or four British soldiers. That wa tho Little Englander will gird violently 1879 10 N have the semblance of roposing truut in thew the Government, in public assom will play at the Hongkong Hotel this were not mistakon and spoke frous an sgainst the notion of Great Britain's bly, took them more into their confidence: (Saturday) evoting from 6 p.m. to 9.30 p.mabaolule knowledge of the fact is proved by undertaking to protect foreign life and 1893

to telegram from an Australian exchange property in China for the purpose of Someth of the movements of the Government wa-

wherein a Boer holding au important Go facilitating foreign enterprise. However, vernment position is reported to have said there is a fins imperial spirit in the Jelter

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

tanber, 1900,

Battle of Pingyang !

A. S. WATSON & Co., Incidentally, the public would learn more The following is the programme —

March, Arab's Farewell!...

drifts.

Walter Fil,

cil board.

tecting her own railway buidors in Mancha Cirenica.

chine That, however, would eventually be clodien soudekeremans We have licked the English twice al of Mr Francis. If the duty of building up

to. the benefit of public interests, and the abbetian

*LIMITED.

Queen's Bored Central

· 1601 | doretisndings.

Dávolte....

Governor and his subordinaten world song thereby escape gomitentions and misao-

wady, and will give them such a dogging the empire were entrusted by men like this tree as thoy never got. After this the brawal his fellow cojobars of committee,

1884

Exports

to the Fa

& Co.'s as Coptic, with Maile left San Francisco for this port vis

Honolulu, Yokohama Inbind, Son, Kobe, Nagasaki and Sasnghai, on the 29th September

Steamers Expected

for this port on the morolog of the So 5th Del

The . K. 88. Yade Maru laft Kot

the 29th in Maji for this port

Sept, and is expected to arrivo. as the 4th Oct

The N. Y. Ka, Sanuka Maru k

gapore for this port on the til o and is expected to arrive rats on the Sth Oct.

the 4th

Kit Sho

this port on my ist Con

Teidelberg, From Hom gapore for fina porn on may be expected kore

8th Oct.

Ou's steamer THINGS

Kobe Nagasal and

inspurt, on the th