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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 7TH, 1985.

of a Bill ontitled:

1. Tho Celenial Secretary to more the smt reading An Ordinance to apply a am not exceeding nine hundred and forty-nins thousand and sixty-ono dolinra to the public wrvice of Ele year 1835, 2-The Attorney General to mess that the Conze

go into Committee cu the following Bills-

(1.)-A Bill to amend the Stanix. Ordinance, 1884.

Ordinance, 1995.

(.)-A Bill entitled the Bankers Buoka Eridanu 13.1-A BU entitled the Weights and Messures or

"ALETTED, 1384 (4)- Rill entitiad an Oidínanse to amend Ordin-

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A Bill antilled the Caclaimed Balancos Ordin- Anco, 1821,

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THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUART 71, *186"

POLICE COURT.

6th Jurnary. BEFORE MT. A. G. WISE.

ARHAULT.

Wong Atal and Weng Alsa, poolies, were sharyal with having aulted a tailor, named Lok sang, on the 5th inst.

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The defondants aroused complainant of buing gambling informer, and meeting him in on a road West, they and some others eat pou Lim, palled him down, rubbad pupper into is ores, and gave bin a good boating,

The defendants were finod 85 each, or in do- fault ten days hard labour, and in default of finding two suration sach of $25 for their good bahaviour for three months, were committed for another three weeks.

LARCENT.

Ip Akwai, ocolic, was sunteneed to shree weeks' hard labour for piaking the pocket of a chair makor, named Wong Akam, of a silk bandker. chief on the Chinese Recreation Ground, on the 5th instant.

IGNORAFGE ON THE LAVE.

Inspector Thouch said he met the defendant shooting birds at Kowloon, and he produced two rico birds which he had shot.

MEDICAL REWARDS IN THE SERVICES.

Dear

OLLA PODEIDA.

A coffee plantation has been established by a land-owner in the neighbourhood of Rome. It in stated that, he realised a fair profit with this year's harvest, which consisted of 2 lows of coffen per hectare

A NEW DUTCH PORT, =

Lord E. Fitzmaurico remarked that the hon. Fishing Industry is a great soures of wealth melaber always it a motion on the paper with to the Low Countries. It employed last your rogard to foreign affairs when the Hess pro-3,014 brate with crews comprising altogether poseto go into Committen- of Supply, but the 11,200 men: and the Datch Government is a amount of support la received from his own curdingly doing all it man to promota its further

One of the latest recalations intratared in party on those scensions, and orpecially from his development, wither by improving the existing own front bench, was not very encouraging" | portą af Fyllend or by pronting new ones. A Mandalay is that any nativo found drank in tho The prosent occasion was most inopportans for company has been recently formed for the cron-city is to be taken to the jail, and boiling Lot the discussion of this eubjart. A few days ago tion of a port at Scheveningen, The cost of brady, mixed with milk, jarod down his throat." he stated, in aaswer to a question of the hon. the works contemplated is estimated at £357,000; Young man, whatevoren learn in this life yn mumber, that communications had hoon received and ecatribations to the extent of £180,000 will hav got to learn from yure, own experience or from both the Governments of France and be unde by the Dutch Government, the local the experience or others: if yu hay got onny China in regard to the subject of mediation, provincial authorities, and the cance of sunse at all, yu kan tell which ovthese two skools but It was not possible to bring those communi. Haye, of which Scheveningen forms part. Within the cheapest. cations to any proctical result. It was not there remucces it is proposal to construct a port "No," said an actor the other day. “I nan't now possible for him to make any statomat capable of wimitting us is drawing 10 foot of say the erifies have over mid anything unkind in regard to those communications. The same water. Motos are to be built in the sea to a abont may noting; but, to tell you the truth. It i reasons that kapt his mouth closed the other distance of 2,666 foot. The port will bava 20 somewhat monotonous to find myself continually araning kept it closed now. It was not that fout of water on the bar, and the entrance of the included among the rest of the charter who Her Majesty's Government, tesired to keep that outer harbour will be 333 fost in width The do not call fur spreial mention."

A young gentleman paid his addresses to a information from the House, but premature works will be constructed of bidem, and it is anti- disclosaros would only injure the cbinet which elpated that they can be corapleted in four years. young lady by whose nothar he was unfavorably the Government and the hon. momber had at The plana have been prepared by Mr. Hara receivad. "How hard." said he to the young heart-namely, the establielmont of pass be-Sircania; and subject to some radifications, they lady, "to separate those whom love has muited!" tween France and Chisa, which was so desirable have received oficial approval. The now pertVery hard, indeed." replied she, with great in in the interest of the world in general and the will, it is anticipated, extend the commercial re-ascance, at the sains time throwing her arms trade of this country in particular. The hen, lations of Holland with Great Britain-Engi- around his neck, and so mother will find it?" momber had anggested that Her Majesty's Go-neering. vorament should have need strong language in this matter.

Mr. Ashmead. Bartlett denied that ha hari umed

friendly but firm remonstrange.

the words "star lagunga," he had spoken of

BORDRAVA.

BURGUNDY.

CHAMPAONE.

THE POWERS AND EGYPT.

The mailed mon of the Garrison, with their house, she had not given her sozza powder for and put a stop if possible to the prosent lasti- | wives and families, spent an exceedingly pleasant the taks ut renduring her sable countenance fair litios. arasing yesterday at North Barnoke. It has in the eyes of the bridegroom. been castomary with the Bus to have a regi The defendant said a friend named Thompson mental tea and a Christmas tree during the oond rarify his story. He had promise to be festive season, but on this occasion the affair was prosent, bat had failed to put in an appearance. apread out into a celebration for the entire gur- The oase was journed to Friday in order rison, ander the anapicas of Lieut-General aad that Mr. Thompson might be called, Mrs. Sargent, and the ɑlours and ladies of the Garris, aho were very energetically and ably assisted by the Aeting Military Chaplain, tho Rev. J. B. Ost, who acted as Treasurer. Severalof the men teck in hand the work of decorating the Recrution Rooms of the North Barracks, which was made to look very bright and pretty. Facing the entrance was a representation of a blug jacket and a soldier engaged in a hearty haut- shake. with the motto underneath United," and above, worked in white wool, was a large Wel. coum" to the guests. At the west end was the Christinas tree, which was partitioned off from the rest of the zoom with fags, and at the east Sir John Pope Hessy, the Cavernor of oad was a sketch of old Father Christmas, Mauritius, has tolished the dety of 7 cents in Happy New Years" and " Merry Christmassa" the rupee on sugar for Stato purposes, and also met the view on different parts of the room. the 30 cents which the Government has received with other appropriate mottoes, and these, for the last nine years on each 100 kilogrammes with a disping of banting and other do of agar manufactured. Naturally this has corations, made the room look quite Christmsa caused great delight among the planters-Times like. The ten was spread out in this room, and was a 'mos substantial, and anallent repast, the

Two years ago Professor 0. Baza. of Chris- board being loaded with delicacles customary on

tiania, wna given some med taken from the bot- net occasions. Over 160 men, women, and

tom of a lake in Australis by Dr. Lumholtz, a children enjoyed the good things provided, being

Nogrogiem geologist Recently, Nature says, sttraded to by a large number of the ladies, and

that the Austrian Government consented to equacis. and has succeeded in paining from It was at the pressing instigation of Germany | he has made experimenta with the same in aptal! some of the ofloors of the Garrison. Amongst those proent werd His Excellency the Governor,

Lord B. Fitzmaurice said strong language port the application made by that Power and the dried mad quite a fan of Australian fresh- Tjout. General Sargent, Calcral Walker, R.E... Gooasgh Veagean, hairdressor, was summoned would certainly ust have accomplished the object Russia in view of being reprosouted in the inter-water invertebrates

Campbell Foster, was once addressing a jury, Livut. Colmel Graves (Huffs), Liens Colonel by Inspooter Thomson on a charge of killing in viow. The hon. member might rest assured national commission of the Egyptian Fablic Crawford, R.A., and a torgo sumber of the certain wild birds at British Kowloon, contrary that the Government were fally sensible of tho Debt. Both of them had previously refund the and was much annoyed by Soyment surfing on effionre of the Garrison, the fier. J. B. Ost and io Ordinanco 1 of 1870.

restore privilege on the ground that the financial in a conversation meanwhile. Presently lost all Importance of doing all in their power the Rev. O. Chonnutt, the.naw Military Chap-

trioudly relations besten France and Cain, terests of Gerans and Russians in Egypt patience, and in his best brogue, exclaimed, lain. The ten cornered at four o'clock, as

and if any opportunity for mediation occurred, were altogether insignificent. Those interovas Fray, Mr. Saymour, will you baquietMy that opportunity would act be lost.

hare rather diminished than intressed since name is not Saymcart's Seymour: “ where- aftar dua juation had been done to the excellent

The defendant aid he was ignorint that, ko

then, but other giroumstances have arisen. Com-uper Foster joined, “Then, sir ba kind enough cataring. Lieutenant-General Surgeul ul..

moating upon the Bass German dostarche at i to are more arki say less!” drused a few words to those present. He was offending, a wis dismissed with s

Cairo, The Neue Freie-Press makes the follow- During tho disturbanen ja Koros, says the was glad to so many gathered together caution.

THE NEW WINE GROP.

ing significant remarka-"It may oppoer 2 Jiyu Shipban, many of war people were bat. on such an occasion, and he wished them all a

There was on happy new year. He thanked the laties and all

priori to be of small importance, as noitberchered; this news garages as The following are extracts from Messrs. Germany or Russia have any inancial intense of a photographer, his wife and child who who had worked in getting up the feast. At Another of the Quinquennial Tolegraph Con-

Cutler Palmer & Co.'s annual report :-

terasts to speak of in Egypt. But on closer were going to thelegation, when the soldiers forances in abortly to be held at St. Petersburg. the call of Mr. Ost. three chase were given for

The following amusing and instructiva letter, All the important talegraph companies will ha. the Governor, the General, the ladies, the

The buttura proved to be very deficinat investigation that very circumstance tends to killed him before his wife's eyes and then they the conclusion that some far-reaching object disgraced ber--- Again.-two-women would, if not raprencial, and an attempt will be trade, we offcere, and the shearing wound up with one dealing with medical care appears in Truth Jakating, and the wins is not orpooted, to ak lurks banaath the démarche of the two Fowers; saved or the African Minister, have boun

for the rev. gentlamin hiusaf. The room was hear, to reface the number of latters for cod then cleared, and the company provada to Barrel Orgau, let me give you a serap of In the districks of the Bus Medor, the sinas lost Jules Ferry said last Saturday about Franco

Truth."Apropos of your report very high in quality, except in the Ligher grades. and if crusidared in connection with what treated in a-like manner. A words to sight. instead of ten, as it present, At

The most remarkable centenarians weco: 1. the two last International Conferences the come the tarrison Theatre, where a magic lacera atobiography in support of the opinion ex-nearly all their folisgs in September by re panies showed a disposition to cripple the use of entertainment was the next itp of the pressed regarding the risk run by medical monof mildew. Low lying districts on the banks of acting with Europa in Egyptian affairs, it be Countess of Dasunad, killed by falling from a telegraph codes as much as possible. The use of programs. The theatre was filled, and the in the practice of their profession, and how, the Garonne and Dordogno, were exposed to ce-o potty clear what that object must be cherry tree) in her 1466 year. 2. Thoman geographical words was first barred; then proper dissolving view esased genut amusement. compared with military men, their services are casional floodings, the water cloposited some rich forth not erly France and Austria, but Parr, died after a dinner rty at Lord Arendel's also Germany and Russie, must reckoned aged 152 (síc transit gloria miundi). 3 Cardinal names used adjectively, and in some countries, The magic lantern was worked by Mr. Bean wikily ignored, except wher, for shear denaroy's alluvial soil, which no only fertilised the land, with as Powers directly concerned in Egyptian de Salis, who recommendat daily exevisa in all ya believe the use of two words in different charag, and Capt. Somerset, efficiently filled ake, they are recognised as military appendages but has fortunately existed in destroying the affairs, and France thus gaiss fresh support in weathers, aged 110. John Rita of Venice This lasted for about About a quarter of a century ago I enteroa the Phylloxera Garm, and also produced as consider scaring England's recognition of her traditional who chewed citron hark daily, aged 1. having Languages, and finally a double charge was in the post of showmad. troduced for words exceeding ten lettora. Em an hour, and then the company once more pro- foremost service in the world as a medioni offieer- able crop.

claims to infitenes in Egypt. Europe, so far no son of 14 years. Wa note, with much satisfaction, among the hoftened by gaseass, the companies are now about coded to the Recreation Room, whers the Dating the frat year's service, while in the ex

Egypt ia concerned, presents a collectiva whole, i Froof was being giver as to the fact of a Mr. Totes for extraordinary works, passed at the to make an effort to reduce the limit of letters Christmas tree was unveiled. It was a great scution of my duty, I recaived my baptism-t Here again the produce is but small, not more opposed to England. Its representatives are Jones having boer on board an American dem

at the test than me-third of un svernga Tue Jast meeting of the Legislative Council, the the press should make a stand. The listing and spread its branches wide and thickly. Those dangerous weapon net will in medioal warfare new Wins promises good colour and fine, bongzat. from ten to sight. Here the mercantile public fir tree which pressed against the railing, fire-but an ejection vomito nigro, a very

now seated round the green table to discuss the boat when her boiler exploded, Mrs. Jones, who | civilisation of the Congo. sum of $75,000 for drains and Ren-wall at codes have been compiled at great expense, and

They will soon have lost bath Ley husband and trunk, barite leought we all loaded with toys. &c., for thechlidren, sud in tau Wast Indies. During the following your,

Wachter & Co. any that the weather their places in the Egyptian financial commisex Botion for damages. A Gerican witness, on Lap-sp-wan, otherwise Belcher's Bay. As the ovent of a change they would have to be fancy and useful articles for the wives of the whilst struggling with an opidemic of "Yellow was stated in the report of the Qolonial Se-recast and reprinted. Moreover, the reduction soldiers. In fact the supply of these Christ Jack," I fullu victim to that disease, and all but having been most favourable daring the whole sien to consider the fate of the fallah; but be being asked if he had seen Mr. Jones on board, of eppher words to night letters would render mas gifts was so bountiful that the tree, large lost my life, solely owing to exposure to infee of the pear, a graud vintage both in Teeyond that Lere will be a compact coalition replied, "I didn't see him aboard de boat de cretary on the finances of the other laid the constrnetion of an elaborare coda alvocat, if as it was, could not he mails to accommodate tion rashly inflietai upon a whole ship's com pect to quality and quantity was expected. These against England, under the powerful leadership last time. You didn't" ead the company's

of Princo von Bismarck.

lawyer, who thought his case was now unde thy Council table on the 24ltimo, not quite, impossible. The Chambers of Com. the all, and a large number had to be placed pang, but officially due to the so-called "ex sxpectations have not boon fully realized, as the quality is only fair, whilst the quantity is but.

"Whore did you sue Mr. Jones last? Vel," -bcae are works which the Govereat is might fairly be asked to ascertain that ou tables, One of the soldiers was rigged up igences of the service

A short time after, I was imprisoned on a da moderate.

"WINNEES ON THE FRENCH TURF the German, cha de schizoks pipe and ne the telegraph companies really have in view, and most elaborately as Father Christmas, his bout

vas going np. so met Joynu coming dawn." bound to carry out in fulitment of agreements then if it is necessary to take setion-Times of axemble in excellent, and he was posted sert island in the Gulf of Mexico, known as the

SAUNUL

For the second rear in succession the Dac de A very gallant but elf gtieman var in s with purchasefa of land in that district. It India.

A fairly good quality Wine has been made, Castion stands at the head of the winning owners steamship bound from New York for Evrope not, in front of the tree to superintend the distribu-Istund of Saorifices, with he society save a faith- tion of the Christmas gifta Major Cochrane ful crine servant and a for small-pox patients but the quantity is not near abundant. might, however, is the probeure of other

of racehorses in l'rance, but while last year the long ago. During the soyage a lady friend 717- Madge" writes in "Girls' Gossip" in Truth varied the work of giving out these articles with All these little things I bore well, for I thought public works of importanco, bare heen de- We went to Liberty's private view of ancient capital song of a character sppropriate to the they would lead to some professional advanco- The result of this year's vintage is. as a whole, total to his credit was nearly £30,000; he has this curiosor sosick and tas pathon was con

and modern embroideries from Persis, China, onion. The whole of the proceedings stel went. Later on, I was ordered to proceed forth satisfactory. It is true, in some districts the son won only £20,000. Ho pwed his success teously randering her what services to e cided to defer the completion of these recla- Japan, end Turkey. The rooms were artificially about three hours, and those who took part in with to a large, hospital to take charge of the quantity has not come up to expectations. but last year in a great measure to the victories of Wils se engaged he heard the captain of the lighted, and were haug round with lovely them wore satisfied that it was about the most gyaotic words, and receive a number of patients generally speaking there will be. something like his unbeaten colt Frontin in the French Derby Fool all ont to the nem at the wheel. "How Not fooling entirely curtain that coloured silks and hanginga, which Dude a sucessful affair of the kind the Garrison have from an ironclad daily erected to amire in fact, one-half of a full crop. As to quality it is the Grad Prix de Paris, and stor races; bat dose the lay?"

ardor-roof of tidsful grey. We particularly alicious ombraat from the oater day with ite. had.

to clour mat a focer-stricken ship: No use best year since 1974, and no haber the Wines be also secured a great raany valuable prizes the question was addressed to him, the gentleman was not even mentioned."

+ 1884 will turn out equal, if us superior. to

with other horses at the Paris meetings. This did not meager the question: but when the cap- admired a set of blue Chinese temple hanging LATEST TELEGRAMS.

"How is her head?” hu that excellent year.

season he has so won the French Terby and tain called out aquia. embroidered with gold dragons on atin. A

the Grand Prix de Paris with Little Duck, rat felt that ho must acknowledge the courtesy, and

There is a large square for the oiling, a son of room bung with those would look exquisita.

The quantity prodnoad in the Alto Douro is this colt has been twice beaten, though his total so stepping to the companion way, he yelled bark, Lospor. 5th January,

the smallest since the terrible year of 1556, wben winnings exceed £11,000. The Duc de Castries Pretty d bad, think you: he's sick again. pieces for the walls, and a fine for running THE CHANNEL SQUA DEON.

The pedigree of our corset. ligs many another the whole district was devastated by the Oidimus.

bas also woo a considerable proportion of the raons in the South of ranes, most of which are modern absurdity which we are too familiar with Considerable excitezei has in caused

to the Phylloxer, the ravages of which are ex The scarcity in the Alto Douro is dus this your

bat opan to horses brak, mouth, of the river to wonder ut, stretchen Bar back inte auliquity,

of Afrium, near a farge city which existed the formerly famous Quintas of the Deuro are roms W. Lefevre, who has won £19,700, tban feenias of the Creaks and Romans; 2nd, we than listalle has done remarkably well. Next to him its fundamental features: 1st, in the antiquo foundations of the new esa-wall near the I admired the amangement of the which would aku magnidant finny-balk

at that time. I had nothing to do. The now unprodantive, and many others do not pro- Slaughter House. A very large, and vain. | Japanese gloves, which form a convenient and

Foren were atqormally healthy and they, as done sofient to pay the actual expenses of cuniar the Pro do Cuatrics very or Might of handages through a large portion of the Middle Ages, and then diseover the existence of well as the fighting offlcers, were kept pretty cultivation. A few of the more wealthy farmers lefevre, who has also won a rousiderable sum able piaes of land is being thus made avail. easily-rezched pocket. I wish soms humane

basy, as it appeared they were arranging have plantel American Vines, which resist the upon the English turf, owes his success in ea embryuuio coreage: 3rd, the mod of the able for industrial enterprises, of which this retined a Doces muslin, embroidered in gold

device of 240 kind could be adopted for ns Wej

the best methods of destroying some fortifica Phyllozera, but only about une in treaty of the France mainly to the excallanes of Archiduc, Middle Ages and the commonooment of the The frat tie for the Lawn Tennis Champion- tions by firing got them. Theard that there Douro proprietors have the moarte adopt this whom he had the good fortune to secure for Renaissance are marked by the general adoption part of the town promises to become a contre that would make a charming tergown; and ship between G. Mastor at A Have some disputotwear our admiral und ently process to ruovate there vineyards. The 1000-after the death of Count de Lagrange, of tight fitting Laced bodies; and ith, from the The premises of the Hongkong Reps Manu. there was an antique Japanese robe in the land, was lagen off on Monday afternoon on the guatioman named abi, but I could act.auer-quality of the wine made in the Alto Douce this Archiduc having won in Fenner five races worth middle of the sixteenth till the end of the fucturing Company peeupy an extensive site hepidatat the tent that mold handminable former. The score was as follo

softest possible-hade of salmon colour, ou Cricket Ground, resulting in ictory for the staid it, or al concerned in their quare appears to be excellent; the summer was 11,294, and having only been defeated by Little eighteenth century the stist of whaleboned

Fel. Almmel

were rather trynept at the test ever remembered, and the Dack in the Pris da Jockey Club. M. Lafore bolines were worn, disappearing audor the Re- here, and close beside the Rope Works a for a bailar purpo The texture was fine anrif;

SETS. for be

CS OF DAY Dessmates fell in September, also won the Graud Prix de Desuville with relation, but only to be transforget lator on clinging

Aft. I heard afterwards time to bring the grapes to perfection. Jarge Glass Manufactory is rising. Other fo- j

Tristan, and a very wide interval separates him into the under corset.-Good Verde, Hat they

hole lot of pour niggers produce of the Beira and Beiras districts, were veniributed by a number of second class of the Deft, Edisco. Siemens Brush. and Field from Count do Berteux, whose winings of E9,000 It is regrantart from New York that the agents Toigo-owned industries are prejected, and the Under the heading of short length piece-goods, Two more ties were played chyfturðar aftor. | in shore.

which have hitherto not been invaded by thu the Times of Judila says. —Our romus ursiai reato noon, The first was between R.C. Houder and Well, I had y forgotten all about this Phylloxera. is larger than it has been for manyigus. M. Lapin, the oldest owner of horses electric motors have organised a company, with Chinese bave also established similar under-ers will doubtless recollect this correspondence 1. H. Plume, and resulted in a victory for the pleasant morning the only one, by the way, on years, and the quality good, bat the produes of in France, has a total of £8,600 to his crecit, for a capital of one million, half in cash, and the tairings in the locality. Alarge soy manu- which pasvet in our codamus rather ma thu former The contestants were well matched which I did not so a single patient-when these districts is only neful for making wines though he has not been fortunate enough to win balaaso represented by patouts to be distributod factory occupies a considerable area on part we gases age on the subject of short lengths" and showed pay steady play and good rallies, mouths afterwards, I got a message from the of low price.

any of the chief events, his colours, like those of astong the five original companios, in propertion, Count de Terteur, havo bean frequently success to their relative merits, uecording to the judg Two months afterwards, two games, he inane nearly all the others douce. which I found wash reward granted m3 by the The yield of this vintage has proved seful in the second class thees pour old prises.ext of Professors Sie W. Thomson and C. R. ís u place devoted to the preparation of canes thanks to the action of that curgetic body, the Tho score was :---

Government for services (1) on the above what larger than was at first anticipated, bat Andréith a fatal of £7,950, de-ainst Cross and the Presidents of the New York for walking slicka, umbrellas, de. The Native Piece-goods Dealers' Association, a notice

GAMES. SETS. morning; and I modernise about with some ma- the quality is hardly as satisfactory as in 1983; entirely to the success of Trégata in the Central, the Pennsylvania, sad the Northern Hedder "was sent to all the European firms engaged in

8-6 Hop Shing Foundry and machins shops are the traio, informing them that on sad after s

ials and a clasp on My bft breast, the embodied many riayards are falling out of cultivation French Oaks, and of Batory in 14 out of Pacific Railways. These gentleman may oren free o

toward of do-nothing at all-Yours faith now that the demand for Sherry has declined, the 1 rooon in which ho has taken part, hasard the entire half-million to a single motor. also in the vicinity, and there can be no given date no cloth would be purchased by the

fully.

only the localities yielding the better qualities or only £4500, the other winners of suma Owner of everything at presort known to de done better than his associate M. Aumont, who The new company thas becomes the sole doubt that in a very short time the ground

can be cultivated with that care and cust dedea now being reclaimed will be covered with Imay factories. It is most important that the earth cutting and bunding should be completed as a possible, on sanitary grounds, so that the health of thous engaged on the industries pursued here should not safter. In this connection, too, qomething will have to be done with the swarm of squatters on the hill aids, whose crazy ten. enients cluster so thickly behind the Rope Werks. When the reclamations are finished the Government will, we prasume, take steps

inations for a time. We are glad to find that a contrary decision has been taken, and that the money has been voted and that the works will be proceeded with energeti cally. Indeed the reclamation and the non- struction of the Praya-wall and culverta are now being carried out rapidly. The greater portion of the foreshore has beatified is, and along the top. We saw for the first time, na

In course of years I gave up my little ar bition to become a candidate for honours, and. Although norer volunteering, plodded away mechanically through small.poz in China, cholers in Japan, and typhoid in one of our own sen gout had to be tried: se une lovely morning

The say pors; hut promotion still was not.

GERMAN WINE.

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awarma of coolies are at work cutting arthrodered antin boots for Chinese ladies. They the 'bante) Squadron being scddenly ordered (found myself in proximity to the northern coast tending rapidly in the finest vineyards: many of hire, and, having won £50,000 in two seasons, and may be briefly summarised. We recognise blasting a projecting rock, and laging the dants were arrayed in varions splendia johto poneseą to si sa, dochinatian unknowa.

have a wait oncomfortable look. The atten-

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up around the factories.

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SUPREME COURT.

#tb January.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

- BEFORE MR. JUSTICE ERBELL.

HAN V. LEWIS, 340.50.

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RODERICK RANDOM.

PARLIAMENT AND THE FRANCO, CHINESE WAR.

SHERET.

sary to secure a good result: the decline in tos exceeding £4000 heing M. Closmant, £3.260 valuable in connection with electro Tocomo Jemand consists of the lower qualities, and the

M. Michel Ephrussi, B5,075: M. Staub, £5,928; tion. Its promotors are sangaice of being more choice high-priced marks, the medium de la Okamo, £5.917; M. Behnsure, able to produce, within 90 days, agystem sorts being shipped with more gs, and of a 505, Baron de Rothschild, 24,820. M. that shall be applicable throughout the world. Delite, £4,691; and. Mr. H. Jonnings, £1,336; In the House of Coman, on the 21st No higher standard, remain in fair demand, and slippers see that the only means to be slopted Texib

to reinstato Sherry as a popular wine, is to, Provide good value of moderate quotations.

and to the present war paid the action of

MADEIRA.

COIKAC.

WHISKY.

distillations, and wroh sain alcohol diluted by the

that decision has buon held to. We say "in the what out of form. and Bird's volleys ware tes tau." for we fear, from what we hear, that a much for him. The score was

GAMES. parinet state of morality has not yet beau arrived at, and that there is still room for improvement

Thomas Carlyle may have boon, as Mr. Froude this respect. It behoves the Native Assosia

declares, the only thinker of his time, bat la waS tien to was to this and prevent their decision be-

RUSSIA AND KHIVA.

unquestionably, as Goethe declared, "anes morai Mr. Ashmeal-Bartlett, wan had the following

force ja Buropa!' Carlyle's cisime bave beeg coming a dead fetter. We are glad to hear from o'clock.

motior on the puper-To call attention to the

Professor Vambéry, writing to the Times rudely disputed. His merits as a historian, ais be called, at which a patition, zildrossed to Caloutta that a meeting of European firms had ¦

neglect of British interests in the Chinn BUSH

from Bada-Pesth, says that the anuszation of ciginality as a thinker, his sanity as a socio- Again we call attention to the excellent quality Khiva by Russis, to which the papera rrently formar, have all been called in question. But the local Chamber, by the leading native deniera

by Her Majesty's present Ministers; and to is that this case is of opinion that the of this wine: the vintage jnst completed adverted, may not take place so soon as the there is one thing which can never be disputed, on this subject was then discussed. Importers

British Government should, in"ovnjuuction, if

proncancer to be of fair quality and quantity arent rumour assets, but the fact is that and that is his mission as s prophet. Since the on this side of India await the report of thin moeting with some curiosity. That a combing-

possible, with the Governments of Germany and The consumption of the wine is rapidly in Russia is rigorously at work to bring that day of Easkiel there have been fow why so faith- be Luited States, ka proposal to the Franch creasing in the Colonies, and ought to find favour Khanate into such a state of sorfusion and fally reproduced in all its essential elements the tion of European marchants, will be able to do

Republic and China with a view to patting an in India.

anarchy to get a plausible cause for its tinal in-abaracter of a Hebrow soor. He wore Scuteh anything of the worf we mnoh dlouht, unlear thoy

plaid instead of camel's hair, and perrage took are supported by the dealers themselves, not in-

Traume in the China seus at the prosent time wUS This year's gathering of grapes, which pro corporation tato the dominions of the Czar

A European traveller who visited that the place of the locasta and wild horny which not be allowed in the vicinity of s populated

The plaintiff keeps refreshment house in very important quistion, because of the large as an inferior dureription of Brandy, has been Khanate on the Lower Oxus a for mouths ugo, sastained the physical strength of the Baptist; Captain Reeves of the ship Unneté, writes to Fottingos strout, and formarly kept a bakery amount of British tade waich was affected by fairly good, but in the Champagne and Petit and who was the favoured guest of Baid Mehem but that was almost the culs diferees. He was district. At the same time, as these people a Madrus puporn former letter I pre and eating house in Queen's-road East. She that hostile action. Ifwenty-five million pounds Champagne districts there is no piold, the vines med Behin: Khan, has given me a rather sad the prophet of England of the nineteenth cen- bave been allowed to remain in Lap-dieted that the pamics ejected from Krakatoa alleged that in Juno, 1892, the defendant's pre- yeur be believed, as the amount of commerce having been nearly all destroyed by the picture of the state of things that country tury-Pall Mall Gazette.

Mr. Chamberlain's politieal oppoints many for wap-wau unmolested for many years, and would at last rash the skorsa of Africa. want wife, a nalared lady who had just re-in this country whics was affected, or likely to Phylloxers, consequently fine old Brandios baru and of the desperate position in which the present

On the 28th and 20th of September last, seived her discharge from the position of bu seriously affected by the presnt French has changed hands in Coguse at a considerable ad ruler, or more correctly the tax-collector of the a time by aside their bitcornosa and join in the bare built tenements of a kind there, they the sea Iach of Natal, South Best Atries, stewardess on board the Amerion ship Melrose,bilities. The position of affairs, at present, wes race, and in this marker the leading brands Russians, is living. Khive, in generally general congratulations which will be showered have been deait in at higher rates, and are now knows, is bound to pay to Russia nearly two on the Ecosident of the Board of Trade on Lis merit & certain amount of consideration, and was covered by panine, cast shere by the s, and came to her house and naked to be boarded and very unsatisfactory. Legaly, France was in a

was covered by purine, amor baskets of the lodged. Flaintiff agreed to take her in at 30 state of war with Chna, but at the same time it being gradually absorbed. The stock in Boud and a half millions of roubles as the cost of the approaching marriage. The buly is Miss Reso should have good long notice served upou pioniokers spendiarthsir Michaelmas holidays on cents a day for board, and 5iù par month for the was well known that unless these hostilities in London sontizues to decrease.

war of 1873, the annual rate of which amounts Potter, daughter of Mr. P. Potter, of Standish them before Leing evicted. It is to be hoped the beach. This illustrates in a most instruc-roo Ok the 19th of June, whila this were brought to a seedy conclusion, and even

Although this spirit does not legitimately do which is far above the powers of this small and Leonard Courtney Mr. Chamberlain has hear it pressit to 200,000 roables a year, a sam House, Gloucestershire, and sister of Mrs. that the industries springing up in the

there, the defendant. named after they were brought to a speedy conclusion, tive manner the marements of the currents west. Lady as wards. The pumice began its journey some. Simon Lewis, came to the house and pro- their resaits must indict the gravest injury up from the great interest and importance that re

serve to be referred to in a Vintage Report, yet otherwise poor Khanate, and which is naturally a widower nearly ten years. He was first mar- Colony will afford employment for a pro-where about the 29th of August, 1883, and in a

posed marriage to the fair lodgar. He was acau British commere The French were tak

the chief cause of its troubles and disorders ried in 1863, and lost his wife after two years of portion of these very people, and that the period of about 235 days, it had deleted a distance opted in the presence of Mrs. Han, and in the ing no practical measures either to make penos of yours have attached to shipments of this Trado ant industry, are bearly annihilated, or married happiness. His second marriage is or to carry out an effectual attack upon the spirit, wo canno: but make a few observations into the infar of Russian merchandise; and 1868 also proved a Lappy ane. but the lady died wages this earned will enable them to live in round ahhers, of 4,500 miles, or shout 11 fulness of his heart, he undertook to be res in decent houses, which are sare to spring huge in its opponpanoa, oxout that it was bea- The Indy slayed with plaintiff until the 29th bouflers and thereinjuing trans and pract some maturity, and the essential oil produced by our the Yamutsand Tekaadors also suffer greatly of the kindliest and towforest feelings, and ho Dautical trias por day. Thara was very little pensible, for all his future bride's expensas. Chinese Engiro. They were abaply hoveringernug it. Primarily wa may state that it not only is the impoverishment of the settled in 1875, and Mr. Chamberlain felt the heave is altogether wholescine, unless it has attained portion of the inhabitants rapidly progressing, nient most keanly. Persanally he is a gentleman vily weighted with marine growths. But all the July, when she was married, and plaintiff claims ally suevaraging the Chinese to go on its distillation entirely eradicated. The cor- from the recent change, and are quite unable to has a keen relish for social and domestic enjoy- pumice has not drifted in this fair and easyed $2.50 for board, $15 for the rest of the room, Government had berguilty of great negloot in waaner, for there is a very large field of it on the and 33 for lemonade supplied. She had applied this matter. Theg ad cling to the vain hopa mous deand has not in many instances allowed pay the taxes levied upon them by the officers maps. Is has a palatial residence as Edgbaston Ångrace matter for which provision has outside of Madagascar, held trees in bondage to the defendant for payment, but he bad pleader of coming to a satisfetory alliance with France US Distillera to scoumalate and mature their of the Khan. When the European traveller and also a town honso, and it is reasonable to the urpensas of his marriage, and saked for time on other questions, and they had deprived the addition of aqua pura, continually leaves Beths usus gifts of a great, the young Prinesla Another political salons in Tondon The by the eddy currents, and I was greatly sur-

whom I have mentioned presented to the Khan suppose that his marriage will create something priced on my present voyage to India to He never denied his liability outil jaintiff but selves of the invalubie alliance of Gerreny. eil is the steam dredger, about which we and large selds of it as the meridians of $3 and beso àvario Canton for a fatus. She returned and which would bare abled them to settle this land in akowlly got up bottles, the use of which frankly confessed his poverty, regretting with and right hon. gentleman is 43 years of age. Much

34 spec, and the parullets of 10 to 3 south. This endeavoured to recover kor debt, and then the do-question with the great ease much in the same spirit is most deleterious. We would simply kill-concealed shama kis inability to make the usual seater Neats.

way as the Inte Goreument were enabled, atent our friends justitute comparison with such presents in retara. "For the Encaius," ho sual, bas ericoutly got in a place where the current fendant refeed to pay her.

In a pamphlet recently published by Admiral hoped for. This veto, however, of $10.000. winds and 8.

is neutralised by the alternate notion of the N. The defendant denied thist kis wife had been tour or five years ag to settle the attack by showy Brands, and what we know to be the finest take every farthing from me; and if things go on Gougeard some interesting details are given of

trudeu, and will probably with the plaintiff for the time alleged, and be Russia on China. in that occasion the late and most maturo, notably, Carlton," "Napier. means, we presume, the oarly employment of whirl round till it sinks to the Betten over said she airaply gave plaintiff 35, and worked oat Government mado veatures to Germany and Johnstone's" (square bold and that we design this way I shall scarcely be able to provide for the post of French ironcinas hailding on the 1st aats by our own "Heart shaped label.er the mark that the young Prince is ancious te al armored gunboats, the following suus had my own honsehold.' may incidentally ra.of Juuary, 1834. Erelading harbour ironclads weighted by marias growths. Thus in the end the rest for her keep and lodging by making to the United States which resulted in a com

Each of these Whis outer the path of European civilization, and been expended at that date on the 14 battle ships. borself generally useful in the absence of a boy.munication on the pay of the Powers being made past Highland Malt" He alan denied having alertaken to bear the to Easis that the featy ports should not be at kies are genuine and wholesome.

that he even contempistes a visit to Europe, if building or on the paint of completion, før ma- to residents along tho Praya bus frequently

expense of his wife's board and lodging, and tasked Russia, starp by that alatemont that

| his limited maana and the Czár would parmit it. | torial and labour-Poudreyant, 9,4M5,000£ ;, Ter- The Rocki Shimbun, a Japanese popar, za stated that at the time-sba was married sha she was debarred from injaring Chius, did not

Throng's being compelled to apply the screw of cible, 6,431,000£; 'Amiral Baudin, 6,023,000£; bear commented upon, and formed the ferring to the Franco-Chinese difficulty, and the was living at another house. He said Le make the threatened mack. The Goverment,

unheard-of al unsccustomed taxation to his Brennus, 132,000f; Charles Ward, 13000; thems of many complaints. Among the French cecupation of Formosa, saya Formoss met his wife in June, 1882, vataide Mrs however, instead of thing action of a similar The decrees which have been published with subjects, he is very naturally far from being Formidable, 3,798,000L.; Buche, 2,718,000; Mu

may be locked upon as the gato or barrier of the Han's shop, and he had some conversation character on the prosat cosacion, had allowed Eanitary improvemente contemplated the Oriental continuat, and if it is to be cecapied with her there. He went into the shop with this aunir to drift utile state of hostilities regard to the roorgarisation of the Portuguese i beloved. The number of malcontents is increas-yenta, 97,000f.; Neptune, 1,302,000f.; Cairan, dredging of the foreshore is not feast,

footing shall ba, 180,000, the general, staff com- uncultivated, and the end of it will be susrely: 4,000,000£), Raguát (built at a private yard), portant, and the prospect of its speedy se all peaga is at ar and for the peoples inhabiting proposed anarriage before the interview was contrade. In regard to the war between China and prising one deic-marshal general (the King) and rebellion, which will give the best pretext 3,295,000f.; Marceau (alsu privately constructed,

the vast district that extends many thousands of cluded Though the lady who had thus raised France, he must say but aftes mauling as care- complishment will be hailed with pleasure miles south of Korea and north of Kwang-tang. love at first sight iu is susceptible hoart, had fully as possible the repaotive statements with two marshala, xine generals of division, and for interference to the Governor of Fotro 2.200.000 total sum expended, 19.431.000 by those who have endured the effluvia for Should say of the Europoun nations desirs tu been imbibing the same inspiriting beverage, her rogurt to the original lain upon Tonquin wit of infant regimente is raised to thirty-six, for the moment to put him aside entirely.. The 130,000,000 (£5,200,000) will have been ex- twenty-four generals of brigade. The number Alexandravak, who wrests the Klan with (£1,977249. Admiral Gougeard shows at be- unusual levity, and is anxiously waiting fore these ironclads are finished a total sum of so many years. The dredger cau' also he marry out an aggressive policy in the East, it feelinga had not so spandily risen to the popping regard to the affair at angson, and with regard used in Causeway Bay and other places mast us a first stop soepre the accapstion of point, for the remarked that the proposal was in the circumstancas conoceted with the terms of er ret har egiraents have their toate intention of Russia to anner Khira may well ponded. This is at the rate of €371,429 atch,

Formosa It is mid that the revorna of this andden Mr. Lewis could not but feal tfin justion" | agreement come to wib the Fronch and the where soil, rafuse, sand, or mad aceamalates, island reaches three or four million tarts; and if of that observation, and be said he would gira Chinese Flexpotentiars, he thought that right talions of four companies each. There will be strike those who know that the politicians on the and does not include their armament.

"G. A. S" writes as follows in the Zilustrated It will be some years before Mc. CHADWICK's any wealthy or civilized country were to obtii her fourteen days to wake up har mind in. By appeared to be on the de of the Chinese. They of 6,778 men and 3,800 horses. The effeptive of sulage of the ongorod hautes, and that, in London News It was a desperately cold

ten regiments of cavalry with a total effective Neva Lave always given preference to the Tas- extensive scheme of sanitary reform can be possession of it, and bring its waste land, under the expiration of that period he was an ac- were not the aggresar but the party attacked the artillery is to be 10,175 men and 204 field ronideration of the deficit arising from the cost- winter the coldest that had been known for

cultivation, or dacourage other indutzisi sb-cepted fover, their names were posted on the and injured; and, thatjeing the case, the Brit- carried out in anything like its entirety, but torprises, the revenue would no dorbt ts in door of the Supreme Court, and Arrangements ish Governant oughge have to pieces, divided as follows-Three regiments of ly apparatus of Rassisa uduxinistration, the local years; and one morning Bill Somebody found a there are many small instalments of it that reused considerably. The occupation of Formosa were being carried throngh for the marriage termined measures France know that this mounted artillery, one regiment of mountain government has been always chosen as better superb swan in the mashes otherwise, the selillery, and two regicients of fortress artillery austering to the Russian purposes. This was marshes. I am sorry to any that Bill Somebody, can be secured for a comparatively small by freaty for forty or fifty year would be most Before the happy event was consummated the state of hostilities use brought to an early. There is to be ene regiment of sagineers 2,050 the motive which prompted the Court of assisted by Taza Somebody-she killed that swan

vainable to France in the advancement of her fature Birs. Lovis had left the sheltering roof lose. If the Governmet had spoken to France outlay, and the dredger is one of these. It ambitions plane. Whatever is beneficial to the of Birs. Han for another temperary residence, the friendly and depruined way in which strong, including the telegraph corps and the St. Petersbarg in 1873 to set the young Khan I knew not if the foul deed ware excouted with should do more to purify the atmosphere of "ggressor in a fight oust be injurious to his where she lived until she became the bride of Lord Pulmerston wouldhave addressed that Ge- that of army police commissioners, but no shinge connection with the newly acquired position on We did not treat the wicked Bili sa the Ancient railway staff. A now function is also crosted, change of purpose can only be explained in-and brought its body in trip to the village. on the throne of Elivo, and the present a cross-how, as in the celebrated albatroga case varnast on similar occions, those hostilities is made in the system of recruiting. These the Turkonan Steppe, it having become evident Mariner was treated. We did not hang the the marine thoroughfare than any number of siderable profits from the occupatios of Formosa, In answer to Mrs. Hari, the defeudant dented would have long since che to u aatishstory con- drainage improveməuta.

the losses which Chins will sustain in allowing having asked Iser to porchase the wedding dress,clusion. He would rond the roble lord of the changes only apply to the home army, the that the sway over these unruly nousis in the swan around the faster's ucck. No I grieve to the French to occupy that island must be com Mrs. Lewis was also called, and corroborated greatness of British intests at stake in China lonial troops being provided for by the local south of the fronian Desert will only be per- confess that we ate that swan. Westo him baked, The report of the meeting of the Perak Sugar surately large. Unintelligent as the Chiher husband's story of their courtship and marand of the inapartane of maintaining the governments.

fect if it extends also over the domads in the and boiled, and stewed, and in a pie. There was Cultivation Company which appeared in yester-es hoy must perceive that if Formon is. ringe. She said she only lived fourteen days at strength of the Chino Empire in Asis. We

north for otherwise the Akas, Torrker and a smet, of ewan-cooking all over the linge. Wo to fall into the bands of the French, all the Mex. Han's bouss. She had paid her $5, and the had two great rivals fasia-namely, Russia A member of the Society for Prevention of their brothorn around More, as well as the weca all'in it Whether the swag's-beak bora day's issue should have been acknowledged districts of Lilitary importance on their castoru rust she made up with her services. She was at the French dominit in Touquio, which Cruelty to animals was riding on a car the other Yonuts on the Attrak, will always possess a link the Vintners Company's two nicks, or the Royal Loin the N. G. Daily News.

and southera costs will inevitably be exposed married from another house, though Mrs. Han would posibly extend to farmah-nnd Her Mn- day, with a big bundle on his shoulder. On be- of worst communication, and may easily evade fire nicks. I kuvw not: I valy know that the' We understand that M. Saulet will shortly to continual danger? The payment of an in- bed twisted her with her bridal troussedu. Mrs. jesty's Government ough to bear in mind-theing asked why he didn't put the bundle down, be the Russian yoke imposed upon them. This is stably biged, which had probably own away announce a concert for the ad instant, for density produces bat temporary harm, while Lewis treated with silent conteropt a question possibility of Franso and Russia agreeing to replied, with a bonevolent sir, "No, my friend. the reason why the Russians meditate the annex- from the freezing Upper Thauma, was killed and which be has been promised the assistance of the cession of lawl brings an injury that cannot which bles. Hon put to her as to whether, pa divide Chins between the Ho hoped Hur Ma- The poor horses are cough to do to estery me, ation of Khiya, which they will also carry out cooked and devoured. And very strong, tough esveral lady and gentleman amateurs.

-be remedied for many generationa

her wedding corn, and in her (Mr. Hea'si jesty's Government, wen take action in time and so I'll carry the bundle"

at the first giveo opportunity.

xed generally nasty was that awan in the eating."

the dredger on the malodorous foreshore, To nuisance arising from this at low tides

by thousands of miles will separate what was onco, I suppose, a portion of Java."

advormary, and if Franco is able to deriva con Mr. Lowia.

THE PORTUGUESE ARMY.

of 99,504. These