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1888.

INTIMATIONS.

NOW READY.

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1884,

into consideration 5 the purchasera In thoje, biddinge as the land sales. Hitherto land has been sold with an implied right to con strust verandahs over the nidopaths, and this

CHRONICLE DIRECTORY right has operated in enhancing the value of Police.

1888,

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. {TWENTY-SIXTE ANNUAL

the property. In future the tuowa: übienes of the right will reduce values. The only COMPLETE WTEN AFINNDIX PLANS, &o, & cases in which say actual injustice night Brise are in which land has been SMALLER MOTION, EF1.800. pp. 8163.00 bought recals, subject, as the buyer under THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORYstood, to the implied right to erect verandahe,

Royal Bro, pp. 1,200 $5.00

THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1778, 1668.

In view of the state of trade in the Philippines at the present time, the Board having charge of the part works has suggested the temporary suspension of the special duty of one per cent on exports from. Manila levied to defray the cost

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In this avant the competition was anything but keen, and the rads was tante in the extreme, Ite culy feature was the very fine time made by Hundeck, who cenie homo in Bonin. Sleon. 3d Laverns Open to Lanco Corporals and Privaten over 8 years' arcios. 1st prize, $is 2nd pelno, 38; 3rd prize, $1;-(Ten starters.)

A magisterial Inquiry will be held by the Hon. The palant hop par Rode-ga-Ura-Ma'u moanthe | S-- Lzvoras-Opasi to Lamas-Oorpóralagad roma into the bath of Wong Kia Fe, the, gambier Co, Renfrom, for the garpoes of effecting har IL E. Wodehouse at the Magistracy, to-morrow | constructed by Leers William Simons and who, I will be somembered, rae killed last work hour improvements in Japan, has completed hor is a fall from the first floor of No. 242, Queen's trials, with very ustidantory results, and lett. the Hoad West, when trying to escape from the Clyde on the 5th Angost. The construction of the how of this vensal is a novel arrangement ef the builders, and is designed specially to exable the buckets to dredge close to quay walls, and also dredge from the water level to a depth of 20 feet. The dredging is adapted for working elther in hard or soft restarial, and her a bucket lifting capacity of about 300 tons per hour. of the tow harbour. The decision of the Go Steam mooring winches are Stfed at how and

barrels, each working independently. hitherto looked upon sa mare formalitz been oat about the head and faso by a fall from Yesterday afternoon a Chinaman who had 8. WATSON & O., LIMITED has not yet been obtained. If the Govern-scliff at the Peak was taken to the Tung Wah ment endeavoured to enforce the charged in Hospital for trestant. He was wat in to Dr. these cases it would ba little better than Atkinson at the Government Civil Hospital

who, when he went to examine the patient, found robbery. Wo cannot believe that such a that the aspiani medicon the Tang Was bad of smothered him from head to foot in curry powder?

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has been thoroughly revised and brought ag but in which the necessary authorization Forumont is, the Cameroia says, anxiously awaited, stern for head and sida entting, having: treble Jongg | Began adany

to date, and is again, muok increased in bulk.

OUR NEW SEASON'S

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than that I beds fair at the week and my Heing, to run the chaff cutting Frivates over 8 years service. It prius 34, ting develop to as Bos a specimen machine for him. I accepted the offee, more for orthless young seams sa could be found in shelter than with any idea of permanently, staying 2nd prix #2, 3rd prino, $1. (Five startore

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the colony. What saved me was the decision of there, and, after Eating Been drilled into the my father to sell his sampan. by su English working of the xisahines,, I was duly installad beat with his earnings, and before a harbour sasasistant in theatoreof Motirs. Hang Geo & Co. photo. This he accomplished, and with delight I Circular Qupy. For three weeks, things went on unid farewell to the old home, and for two years smoothly enough, and then, one unlucky day that lived in a state of bliss, always going with my I will never forgot, whan I was attending mere father on his piloting journeys, and never tiring to a eixous art that was going by the shop with of seeing bish, take a galling vessel or a steamer banners wating and hand playing, than to my into the harbour, or out again to give it a start work. I had the top of my thumb on the left on its way to foreign lands. One day, in my hand severed by contact with the cult on th fitaeuth year, after this pleasant life had been machines. My wound was baned up by $hd mp making me altogether a atendier led, my father. in the shop, and then I was seat to 15d" dut, i ་་་--བཏí,བཏབ།...པ Yeoman

esmie to me and said he wanted to have a talk the noeldent ward of the Sydney Hospital themes This was about the best race of the afternoon. Now it happened shit the ho came up I had comfortable fortnight of my Drst tatrteen years Mr. Charles Crocker, the railway builder. Everett gotswar stthestart, with Lacasnextend my arms fall of fireworks. It was the seventh life in Australia. At the end of that time, I was whose death is announced from New York, had Rogan and Garside following. This order was anniversary of the session of Emparor Vik dismissed cured, and, on going back to the chaff rearkable sad chequered career. With maintained till the middle of the second length, Choo to the Imperial Thrine, and I was abent shop, was again employed in my old pisco. This, and Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and C. P. Bant when Lucas overhauled Everett, sail Regan mante gelabrate the glorious ocassion in the usual however, was destined in last for a very shart agion he fascished meant for the enemy of a aged to front Gaside. Lucas kept an easy load, native way. My father, however, exhibiting time. I had not been back twenty-four hours allway roata soross the Biners Movads, and on and did not piert himself, while Carsile fall back po utter disregard of my patriotic perpass, before everybody in the shop was thrown inti d the passing of the Union Food Railroad Bill from Regan and baran petraggle for third place threw the orders into the inter and told state of confadez, in dousedueries of d letter that by Congress he was associated with them in con with Teoman. This order was kept to the finish. me in a very concise manner that I had been had been resolved by the master from his brither In the House of Commons on the 10th Auguststructing the Central Pacifle division, the four Timg, Smin. 15.800,-

long enough A barden pon the household purss, at the Hendige gold diggings, in Vistoria. The Sir S. Northcote naked the Chancellor of the applying all the capital beyond the Government Laseras Oped to Noa-Commlestoned and that he had decided to send me to a foreign lester stated that the writer had arrived at the Eachoquor whether the tefme of the contract mbsidy. Mr. Crocker personally built a large for the carvoyance of the mails between Canada portion of the most dificult sections under con

Ospore of and above the rank of Carpocal; 1st country. He said that he had got me a borth as diggings three weeks before, and had immediaté. pries $5, 2nd 23, 3rd $2. (Four startora.)

Captain's boy aboard the British barque Anly started trork. Ho had already strook two and Hongkong had been finally agreed upon root. That was the first railway that ever ruo Corpl. Macarthy

dromache, owned by Messrs. Tests & Co, of or three small waggots, and he urgently ad between Her Majesty's Government and the through from the Atlantic to the Pasife Ocean,

Sydney, and that she was to sail for thst port invised his brothers if he wished to make his for Canadian Pacifio Bailway Company; and, it so, and in carrying out their enterprise its projooters

two days. I here this news with considerable true, not to lat the opportunity alip, but to. when he proposed to lay the contract before the had all the fleancial world in America aggiust A good rave till the last round, when Macarthy squadmity, and even expressed pleasant surprice, soll ont of his business, and to join his on House. The Chancellor of the Exchequer them. In 1871 Mr. Cooker was elected pre-won na he lied. Gomm was some distance away whink maanse of astion disconverted my stern the fold at once. I was told of the contents of parent not a little. He had come to the intert letter, and ivimediately became a wild but the contract cannot he signed in time to be of California, and second vice-president of the ROUND THE END BUOT AND BADK (Handi- view with a bamboo, and I suppose that he had an advocate of the writer's suggestions as day Yes, Sir, the terms are practically agreed upon, aldent of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company for third place. Time, Smin. 13 keo. pressuted to Parlament before the autumn Cantral Pacife, superintending in the former eapOpen to Mambars of the Victoris Re. pected me to woop szid wall when he broke body in the plase: After a long talk, it was Bession..

espacity the constraction of the divisions in creation Clubs. Prize, Cas. (Twalte starts the tidings. I certainly folt like breaking dewa denied that the business should be disposed of, Arizona, New Maxion and Tenai. In 1884 be

J. Stopani....

subsequently, when my aged mother began to horses, cooking utensils, firearms, mining tools affected a consolidation of the propertiss of the Q. 'Brandt.

whimper, but as my father was also present at pans, etc., bought with the proceeds and the two companies, which had a joint acutrol of ea A Lammert.

that interview, still armed with, the inevitable whole of the moa in the shop join Hung Ger less than 9,009 miles of railroad and steamship

E. Tammart.

bamboo, I wisely restrained my grief, and it myself in the capacity of cook to the party, and lines; and soon afterwards he removed to New Fork city. He was virtually one of the founders fairly well handicapped. F. Lammert, who was

A good start was offseted, the entrants being failed to show itself in. any external manger, make for the El Dorado without delay.

whatever I might have felt inside. Well, niy

With all our necessaries, including three of of the Occidental and Oriental Steamatip Com- placed ab sorateh, rapidly overhaled several of father gave me a dollar and packed me off to the the shabbiest and chopsat pack horses that I any trading to Jean and Chins from Ban his opponents, and at the turn of the buoy had dromachs next day. The hoatswain then have ever seen, we left, Sydney on foot in search FrancİKOD.

most of them in hand. Stopnal and Brandt, made me understand my duties, and by the tims of wealth. One of the men usw something However, together with . Lammart wore aim the Captain, his name was Dwart, joined the about the country we had to travel through, and ming excellently, and the two former got home ship, and she was ready for sea, I had established a course was steered for Pawalongada Crook in the order named without being caught.. F. myself comfortably in my futare bouge. The about 84 miles south-west of our starting point. Lammert handed bis brother ne the faish, and voyage out to Sydney lasted for sitty:oins days. After four days weary tradging in the hot sunt, ended a very oralitable race by taking a place, and when we dropped asobor in the fas harbour, and nacomfortable "dosses" on the bare grenad Time, Stopani, 3 min. 35 sec.; Brandt, ?minated on the deck with my wages, 24, in my in the stony and unattractive country over which pocket and as I saw everywhere the signs of we wara travelling, this halting place was reached, Sec. F. Dammett, 7 mia, LA Bed. 6.DITING FOR OMECTS (Open), 1st prize 34, busy trade on the whaven, I mentally eisen- and it was there that I roosived both this ugly

2nd $2, 3rd $1.. (Twelve entrants.)

lated "This is the phase for my money. I was scar on my forhoad, and the greatest fright I Private Holywell Bomp right about that. I went ashore that night, ever got in my life. We had camped on banks Private Murphy

struok asrass a street full of my compatriote, and of the dried up pebbly greek which wound round found myself next morning lying in a big public among a few big bare gum trees, and, after wa park, minue all my each, which I had left ins had eaten some-rios, boiled in an English sance- gambling ouse as payment for about thrda pan over a hip and hole" fre, we lay bask the ship, and there I was, a piper, and a Chi- ing on very fast, there being then little or n hours enjoyment. I had been paid off from and began to smoke our pipes Dark was, h Damon at that, or rather a China Boy, in the twilight, and we were ali drowsy and knocked seatre of a city in a continent where I did not up with our long and novel tramp. The talk ktow a soul However, I did not despair, ail gradually caged, as ons after the other of te in a few hours I was lucky enough to drop across dropped off to sleep, and I was the only one of applied for help. Thanks to my training smong shadows of horses being lod through the trees English gardener, to whom I immediately the party not in thatwondition when I saw tho the pilots in Hourbong, I could speak rather right in front of inn by soma misty forms, which

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LATEST TELEGRAMS.

FROM SINGAPORE FAFERA]

LONDON, CL September. SPEECH BY MR. GLADSTONE. Mr. Gladstons has stated that he le convinced

* LONDON, 76 September. LORD CHARLES BERESFORD ON

it would scarcely be too much to say that he was that the action of Gurerament with regard ta to bring about an outward if not an actual demand attention to their claims. a good later. The Governor has wado overtures | Ireland will mosuraya Écotinad and Wales to raconciliation. He invited the man of law to later apprising him of this re-instatement. oficial dinner party, and wrote a courteous Haring gone so far in a friendly direction, it was time for Mr. Qualow to make gome advance himself. But this is just what he has not done. He would not go to the offimal dinner; he would do nothing

THE NAVY.

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5 do Lance Corporal Gibba............... 4 da Private Bristoa......

...... do 7-RUNNING HEADER FROM SPRING BOARD: 1st prize 34, 2nd 82, 3rd 81. (Trouty entries.)

Private Choppet., Lord Charles Beaford, speaking at a Bar-

Lance Corporal Gibbs. Private Ball.. quet at Shafield, said that the recent manduores This event orasted some amusement caused by of the English feet had proved that the training the wonderful manner in which some of the of the floors and mich was not suited for modern competitors dired. The winnen, howevo, gave ships and the new engineering appliances HiNDICAP langtha (Open) lat prize 85,

very ereditable display.. Lordship also urged the necessity for a large volunteer foros for the defence of the coaste THE EARL OF RUTLAND ON PRESI

proceeding can have received the sanction Sir WILLIAM Das Vada; ito iniquity mastbe apparent to His Excellenes at the first glance. 5.00 Ausaming that no injustice will be done in 7.50 these cases, we may consider impartially the policy of imposing the new charges on land to be sold hereafter. The policy, we think, is a mistaken ono. Its tendeper will be to restrict the building of verandahs, which, in a climate like this, are a great public con- Tapience. The income to the Government will be small, but on the individuals who

The Western Australian Correspondent of have to pay for their verandahs the charge the Singapore Free Prees writes under date of will fall very boarily. Io Victoria the August A attempt has been made to revive the axiosity existing between the Chief charges are to vary from 10 cents to 16 cents Jastics and the Governer. The former is cne foot per annum, according to the width of of the governors of the Forth High Sabool, the encroachments. This is unquestionably having been nominated to that poultion by the Governor. Ilis term af office expired a short Communications on Editorial matters should be heary rental, and quite suficient to cause a time since, and the Governor chose to elect Zdrowo "The Editor," and these on baminees “The person building a bouss to forego having a aether man in his place. This zotion on the Manerer." and not to individuals by mayn,

erandab. In the villages the charge is to part of Sir Frederick Broome arsaeed not a Commspondents and equated to forward thoir am be 10 cents per foot per annum. This will to paint the Governor as a despot sad the Chief little bubbab among those whose purpose it is and addrow with communications adirokked, to the be found to be in many cases more than by Justice as a martyr to his autocratic will. But Editor, not for publication, but as

evidence of gond with

capital value of the land. A number of lots as a matter of fast a good deal of unnecessary sympathy is wanted upon Mr. Onslow. To his All altera for publication should be written on one are at present advertised in the Gazette for sale friends he is the best of men, but to his enemies, side of the paper-only.

st-Mongkok, of which the upset price is 10 cents per font with anonnual rent of 3 cante, If the purchasers desire to build verandaba to their houses, as it is very desirable they abould be encouraged to do, they will be re- |quired to pay 10 cesta a foot per annum for their encroachment. This is obviously ab- surd. What considerations may bave led the Government to adopt the principle of making charges for authorised enoreach at sea sa the question of the potten industry at Mr. Peter Maclean appears to have boon all monte we are not aware, but if any reason Shanghai. He writes to a home paper. as fol. whatever exists by which tho charges can be "Foreigners have no stock interest in the so-called Foreign Cotton Weaving Factory Justitied as good poling, it is evident that at Shanghel (which, knowing of no other is the the scale published in the Gazette will re. Empire, I take to be the one alluded to). More quire very great modification.

over, if it grers a foreign enterprisa, Li Haug- chang having no jariadiation, would not inste sny proclamation against it. You may safely give him aradit for knowing his position batter Department, vandet bare kept his eyes open masenge to the effect that. Lord CAELES The pidgin is purely natire, as were the two during the last ten years if he does not re- BEERSFORD had said that "this recent naval line. But, considering that shops or seale had?

or three preceding abortive attempts in the same cognise bów undeserved his strictares are mandurres proved that both officers and been granted to the projectors in esok care. by Waking up likes Rip Van Winkle from

The American Minister at Poking telegraphs long sleep, he misses the pressace of same Clearly there was some mistake here, bat odd that the present and last effort to hoirt deliberation.

were unsuited for modern ships." the Board in Peking, and that Libimself was that the Chinese Government has postponed & oredited with being a prime mover in aft, it seems decision regarding the Treaty ponding further favourite bamboo be remembers to bar where it lay was not asy to discover. The Lancashire with its own potard should now be seen, and be atraightway rushes into print explanation is furnished by the Singapore with the areaption of one for spinning only, in proclaimed against. Tho previous companies on the subject. The facts that for the last version of the telegram, published in another which foreigners were jointly interested with eight or tin pear trees have been planted column, from which it appears that what the natives, and which it was thought could be rus African Company, and reared at the rate of between fire han speaker really said was that the training of something like suppression-ie, the native ele- ander foreign guidance and control, suffered dred thousand and a million a year, that the officers and man was not suited for moment was squeezed out of it) died deaths not nuɛ. what were formerly bare slopes are now dern ships and the now engineering appli-nstural to China. The vultures were too un. covered with verdure, sad that roada a abortances. His Lordabip's opinion is always ou- time ago exposed to the full glare of the titled to great weight on naval subjects, and On Saturday the second of a series of sailing tropical enn now enjoy grateful shade are on this occasion ho bas laid his finger on as organized by a few members of the Victoris Landed at Saint Nazaira roovived an ardent INTERVIEWS ACROSS BOME CHI. My datiss were torake and burn all the dead leaves for not only had our horses dieappeared from the all overloused. It has become a standing weak spot which will require a good deal of race is a silk fing, and the boat which wing the

Recreation Club took place. The prize for cechavation. source of interest to the community to watch attention daring the most few years. The greatest number of races out of the series of the progreas of the young plantations on the art of naval warfare has been entirely Fair will raceva a prise of more value. The bill sides and to follow the transformation volationised, and officers and men ure now that is being gradually, but rapidly made worki

mpons and appliances which

TELETHONI No. 12.

The Daily Press.

DENT CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE. The Earl of Rutland, in responding to the toast of Her Majesty's Ministers, said that England and Cousas united could afford to traat

HONDRONG, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1889

Our correspondent "Tax-payer," who, in a letter published in another column, makes -su-attack-w the Botanical and Afforestation FEw days ago Router sent us a ridicalovaan to do anything so worthless and, focks, President Cleveland's blaster with equanimity.

men

merous for the carcase."

WARRINGTON, 9th September. AMERICA AND CHINA.

LONDON, 10th September. EAST AFRICA.

2ad 88, 3rd $2. (Eight starters)

Pto. Hancock

Ingban Murphy

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Betenek won this as he liked from the second and third men, who were very close together at the finish. Time, 2min, Slave. 9HURDLS BACE-2 lengths (Open) Bi prize

$4,2d 82, 3rd $1. (Eight starters.)

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10-Lore Ace-Bound Red Boy and 1st prize 87, 4nd $4, 3rd $3, 4th 81.

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Left prise $10,

EAVAS TELEGEAMS.Į |

FARIS, 5th September. FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

Won by right, half after a hard straggle, last ing for some minutes..

better pidgin English than the great number I know, were man. They came closer. tied their of my countrymen, and this was no doubt korea ip to some bustes, and then crept up on the primal pal reason why, be told me he would bands and knees to ear, warlie." I was tos give me u trial. He took ma cat about a mile frightoned to do anything, but when they got from town to a place called Woolomcoloo, and I closer, and I could discern firesons in their bands wee housed for the night 1r.& dirty shed, I shouted out and tried to wake my companions. damp and redolent of old hay. It was on Before I could give salara second time, a a heap of this that I lay down and went to mon had hold of me by the throas, and thre sleep, tired out boy ke, with all the nervous others were binding up the arms and legs of my excitement that overcomes one on sesing strange comrades, with the stirrup tonthera which they sights in a strange land. My pleasant dreams had eat from the saddles of their own animals. were rathlessly dietarbed at 5.30 next morning My teeth were rattling with fright, and in a hy a kick in the ribs, and jumping op unddenly, moment of desperation, determined to freu was confronted by a man in a slouch hat and myself, I sciand mylar knifo. which moleskins, who, after abusing me in good old wore in a leather pouch on

my right English vituperation, began to shovel what had side and plunged it quickly into the formed my bed into a partition of the stable, body of my verry. He released his bold of which, for the Best time, I saw contained a long my throat with a groan, and ask down on the sarad stupid looking animal with alim legs and ground. Then, without waiting to see what was a very lean body. This was my first sight of au being done to my fellow (ravoltora, Im off as as in Australia. During my long experienes hard as my legs could carry me, and took holley there afterwards I made the acquaintance of behind a large tree about sixty yard off. When many more of the same cines, although, being I got to this spot of comparative safety. I put stranger and 's Celestial, I never ventured to tell my head round the trunk and instantly a report. those individuals that to thate faces. After rangoat, and I was knock-d to the ground bloed good meal of bread and meat, mis any rice, ing and insensible by luego chip of the tree which at first I missed considerably, I began my that had been struck of by a rifle ballet. It first day's work, accompanied throughout by the must have been five hours after this that I re jeers and kicka of my employer, all of, which I | guiual ocnsciousness, and, when I lacked round atend with an extraordinary amount of patience. the dreary bash I started to my feet in discony, from under the fruit trees and shrubs in the garapot on which they had been tethered on the den, a plot of ground of about six sores, and to look previous day, hat there was no trace of another after a bed of letters and cabbages, which my human being anywhere, and only a few smoul bas" informed me were to be my special odra. daring ashos and a broken pipe to disabuse my WITH A UNINO AUSTRALIAN-MR. X.

On every alternate day. I shouldered two banketa, mind of the idea that the while thing had boon a [BY HOOH KALYPTUS.]

and tramped barefooted through the streets of dream. It was just getting daylight and I'de- It was in a very comfortably furnished allting staff to kitchen maide, and mistresses, at the short sleep, before I proceeded to try to find out Sydney, solling a fairly large quantity of green termined to lie down again, and indulge in s room, from's native point of view, that I dis-bacle gates of the walling houses. This daily the meaning of the mystery. I had hedly closed covered a well known Chinese compradors and round, with two meals a day thrown in, went on my eyen, however, boforo I bocatas aware of cup of tea, with a pankah waving over him, and eat to broal: the monotony. At the end of that I looked round I saw two young men riding up The Superintendent of the P. & O; Company, merchant the other day, enjoying a toothsome for about five mouths without any special incid- the approach of porous on horseback, and when the most fortunate start, managing to cross the vices have been received stating that the Nepart!, a look of intense satisfaction on his countenance and with the property he came into pissession of spasion of humanity that I have ever witness time my master sold the garden to an old man, to the little olearing with the most frightful starting line just in the nick of time, and went entward bound to China, ran aground in leaving I was mebered fats the apartment, which was me. With the exception that my food was given ed setting behind them. Be was as black as sailing off in capital style, but was quickly over the harbour of Marseilles Shemale some water located on the floor above the warehouse, by takon by the Chamelion (Mr. Lag), which in the forehold, where only 90 tons of cargo were very dirty and very ragged coclie, who, with the maintained its lead throughout the race, and 1.M.S. Audacious arrived at Singapore, on aventually won with a great deal to spare, going towa. Passengers, all well, joju the Bellaarat familiarity so common smaong his class, naved 16th instant, and was to leave again for Ply over the course in two hours and thirty live at Brindisi, and the Surat proceeds from Bom- me into the room with a flourish of his hand, and

oath, vis Batavie, on the 19th.

minutes, which was not good time, but it may bay to Colombo to convey mails and passengers then, after having drayu his master's attention be accounted for by the fact that the whole of from the latter port to China. The latest ad-to my presence by an imperative "Hi," som drawing from my littlestare, a shilling or two now that looked like mad. He was a man quite siz has now bezo. largely reduced. As to keeping Adamson, Beli & Co.) that the Canadian Pasifio toe race. The last race was wou by the Frene vices from Marveilles state that the Nepaulispered down stairs again with 'n crest clatter. and then for the purchase of some necessary arfoot high and came along in a very arnot manner.

the boats were becalmed several times during

A party of officers of the Russian Navy who

THE GOVERNORSHIP OF BILNA O-CHINA, between the red bany situated off the array of a Garetnor of Indo-China tomorrow.

The Governmat will make the appointment starting place was an imaginary line drawn

from thence round Stonecuttere Laland, leaving Pier and the N. W. corner of the Victoris Beorention Cub's Bath-house, The course lay it on the port band and returning to the stat

ing point. There were eight entries for this race, and the start took at 1.45 p.m. The

ACCIDENT TO A P. & O. STEAMER.

in the appearance of the island. Oid as agrare but imperfectir ander residents declare that, not ealy has the ap-stood by them, & more scientific training of pearance of the island been changed, but avary brauch of the Navy has become ah- that there has been a aneible modification solutely necessary, and will have to be pro- or to place and Lori) made Mr. E. L. Woodin, informs as that talegraphis ad of the climate owing to the planting opera-vided. tions that have been carried on, the nights

in summer being now much le oppressive The delivery of the English mail was bogan than they used to be, Formerly the bare at 12.10 p.m. yesterday.

rock of the hill side gare off during the night the immanas heat it had absorbed dure ing the day, but with the grateful shade afforded by the traes this absorption of best,

Mr. Sloan), the Ella (Mr. Melbye) coming in a safe in harbour and will be dry docked. close second. In the next roo, which will take place at the same konz on Saturday, 29th Sop

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a to me, and not thrown at me, and that my aged coal all over his body and walked withont

but shrewd employer was too weak to indulge in particle of clothing. Covering his chest and the pastime of kicking me round the rose plat in shoulders wore stripes of red and white, and a blue..

the garien, (on unceasing habit of my first olief) preparation was smeard over his fat face and

my situation was not altered much by the change, enormous mus. His hair was thinkly mattext and I continued steadily to pat by my night shit and hang down over his neck, being ornamented luge a week with commendable regularity, only with a row of some animal's toath sot in staff

We are informed by the Agents (Messrs the Crown land on the sides of the road clearer Abyssinia, from Vancouver, arrived at

Yokohama on Saturday morning.

I was immediately invited to take a cup of tea, tiels of attire, or the repsizing of my boobs, which trading about eight tong spears in his right hand of weede, that probably is not considered to

for we had mast before and I needed no introduo-pedal appendages were always donned by me while in his left ke hold ≈ cuered piece of brown be any one's business. Unless the land column that the British steamer Cheang Hys

It will be seen from her report in another ||tember, wa expinet to sen a eloss finish.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. tion, and my host, after seeing me domfortably mas. Towards Jaly, the rainy season came on merang. This was my first sight of an Austra evory Sunday, st the express destra of the old wood which I afterwards discovered was a boc laid out for rozmental purpobes or used Teng, which arrived here on Saturday from.

provided for, asked me what ray business was, wila vengeance, and, while hostening the malian aboriginal, and it was only after constant The following items are taken from the Ion- for tree planting it is, we should imagine, Singapore, encountered a severe typhoon en hordon and China Express of the 17th Angust:--

The following are the scores made for the and wanted to know if I would "have a smoko."tarity of several species of vegetables aud fruite, contact with him that I overname my fears of his left to take care of itself. To treat it all away up.

The following appointment has been made at Septeuber, the winner being P.C. J. Wyllie-which would have been the natursi sequence, I round the sloppy streets in the rain, with no-me, and, by the moaning glauces they ox- third spoon at 60 yards on Saturday, the 15th Before replying to bla query, however, ontailed many hardships for me. I used to torrible pressuce. I explained, in my broken On Saturday afternoon the body of an adult the Admiralty-Lieut. Gostavus H. Yongo Pollos Constable.J. Wylle. 33253854

tramp with my everlasting baskets for miles English to the riders what had happened to Chinawar was found floating, about in the hat to the Merlin. in command.

Mr. E. Woodin,

accepted the dgar, and when I was fairly slight; thing to protect me. My big straw coolie hat had changed with each other, they wore evidently bour near the Kowloon Dooke. The ocrpee bas

Mt. H. Twyford. boon taken to the Mortuary, but has not yet been

Folles Coustable McNab......$224494.23 Sergeant Fowler

and soothing myself somewhat with the pheap beu discarded, and in its place my head was er interested in my story. They question ma but fragrant Manila, I proceeded to feel my way adorned with a three shilling slouch, work in the closely about the looks of our assailants, but as I identified.

Folios Constable W. Robertson 2225444.....2 preparatory to making a big attempt to draw conventional style, tipped over my right eyelid, sal mar them in the dark I could not give a Polica Constable B. MeLeman 25385409 my entartuiner out. I knew that he had been come home from these journeys sulky and worn to continue my way to Bendigo they aid that and turned opartistically at the buck. I used to satisfactory reply. On learning that I wanted Colour Sorguut Fricker. 4224523 Mr. Jahr Andrew Mr. C. Ford _ \\ | ... ₺055034...... 19

hard working labourer in Australia for many out, and my only consolation was in knowing that they were bound for the same place and offered Paline Constable Warnock 532800410

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yours, and I was also aware that he made in that my master had to ramp and the garden is to take me with them as cook. I eagerly ac Mr. C. D. Wilkinson

continent he foundation of his present business the rain every day, and experience a few of cepted the offer, and a few hvare afterwards I 2272829

and fortune. Colour-Sergeant Helare235340

the dolighte laat were constantly falling to was hopefully trudging along by the side of the Sergeant Man

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0042009 Proviona winrer handicapped 3 points. Allowed 9 poials for Carbine.

garden would involve the colony in very great expense, for which the return would be quits inadequate. It is unnecessary to refer to the excellent condition of the Public Gardens, which are the admiration of every visitor

tracted with the Japannes Government to build Maesra Thomson, of Clydebank, have con- a large gunboat. The vessel is to be fitted with all the lateat improvements.

A Punjabi fakir, supposed to be concerned in the murder of Mr. Dalglish, has been caught in Yarkand. The obief ariminal is believed to have escaped ipto Russian territory,

Sir Hugh. Low, K.C.M.G. I.B.M. Re to the colony and a source of perennial en.sident of Perak, arrived at Singapore on the joyment to the residents. The record of the 8th instant from Penang, and left the next day acientile work of the department may be Laban, Sarawak, and Brase

in H.M.8. Orion on his diplomatic mission to found in the botanical magazines and re- views, and its practical application in the the Secretary of State for the Colonies has ad by Vira-Admiral Bakeki Kabayama, to visit We (Singapore Free Press) understand that Japen has sent a anber of naval officers, head- colony may be seen in the introduction-of-signified by telegram Her Majesty's consent to the Imperial German wharves at Wilhelmsha new phats in privals gardens. - The total the Pahang Settlement, by which a Britiel ren and Kiel. The gentlemen, on the 11th east of the department to the colony Resident will be stationed at Pekas.

our correspondent in his admiration of the

August, voro shown over the establishments, barracks, fortifications, &o., at Wilhelmshaven

Lieutenant Lee, R.A. J. D. Noble

TAN SWIMMING RACES OF THE REGIMENT.

· (Fo÷ba, coníinusd.)

CORRESPONDENCE,

means we may be abla. to reduce

As soon as I introduosd my subject, saw me. This cooupation that my frail old boss terrible savage, caring little sad knowing less that I had willing talker, and Mr. X without underwent in the nasty cold weather, under about the fate of my previons companions. They waiting for me to tell him what I really wanted, mined bis already failing health, and when were not in my thenghis for my mind was fally. launched out into pome very strong expletives I had been in the garden for about tweite occupied in picturing visions of houps of gold about the treatment of many of ble countryman months, and during the very week that my income and treasure of which I was soon to be the by the Australian Governments during the last had been raised by him to the princely stipend of lucky owner. I was awakened out of these day The Straits Times records the death of a Sikh by two German naval officers, and on the follow year was less than $21,000, which, it must be

far mouths, I explained to him, as well as I ten shillings, he fell sick and died within a fer dreams every five minutes by the guttural Wob in the General Hospital at Singapore from ing day they left for Kiel for a similar round

could, both sides of the qusation, but all my ar days. Iwas then informed by a solemn and strange of the savage, in answer to questions from his admitted, is a very moderate amount for hydrophobia. He had been five months in the

gument would not confines him that the end looking man with a black tio that the garden maters, and in this way w travelled on for the work done. Indeed, we think we are Settlement, and stated that he had never been

Justified the meania in the matter. He Kaid was to be sold and built on, so, packing up my some days till we osise in sight of a meguifiont In connection with the inquiry into the work-

There are two linamen in Hongkong now, worldly goods in a colonial "blaey" which I stream of water, which the aboriginal grested correct in saying that there is no Tote in the bitten by a dog whilst there and had no ring of the Chinese Restriction Act allegations Estimates which the public generally would

The annal Aquatic Sports of the 58th Regi-who so months ago left their grocery business had slept en gives the first low days of my em with a loud yelp of entisfaction and which the collection of being bitten before he came. of the corrupt condition of the Puget Sound

in Boarke Street Melbourne, to come home for a plograont, I lets the place, and went to lodge at two young men told me was the Eirer Murray. A coalie was taken to the Hospital yesterday of the administration at Washington. Not only on Baturday afternoon, in the presence of a large charge of a new accountant and three shopmen, I have good cause to remember my vleit to that

Custome Service has been brought to the notice were held in the Vistoria Recreation Club

holiday. mare willingly see increased, so that the adenffering from injuries received in a fall from an Chinese bat epiam, bross the border. Several number et military and civilians, who watched that at the time of their departare har seral baunt of vice, for such it proved to be. For tho They came away leaving things in countryman's house in Lower George Street. mirable work being carried ou, the results of embankment at the fertilentionnat Stonecutters immigrant Chinaman seeking to pass over to the various evanta with grast interest. Private Han.outstanding debta. Now their holiday is over first time in a whole year, I saw an opium pipe, which are visible on every band, might be the tall was one of 40 feet, but luckily the man United States from British Columbia have beenock again showed periority in the water by for thirteen years, are not able to go back, even When I come to may senses next morning, I wa

landed on a soft place and sustained no serious in-captured in sn hitherto unknown trait armed

and these men, who have lived in Melbourus and, overcome by my inclination, I indulgad. further accelerated. We sympathise with aloe. It is rumoured that be was throws over the head of Lake Whatoos, just over the born-boating all his opponents, and in two of his races to wind up their business and como away again. lying in the street in front of the house "dased We do not hold ourselves reapemable for the opinione the embankment by a gan lascar. The affair is dary lina. They were brought to Seattle and his time was extraordinarily fast. The racing on They don't know what their manager is doing. and bewildered, and hardly knowing where greesfui bamboo, and hope to share with him being investigated by the authorities

searched, with the result that permits of very the whole was fair, although some of the avonta be zone the wiser, and now at their money that slightly, and the bustle of the cars and the He could abscond with every penny and theg 1 waz. After a little while, I recovered

expressed by our Correspondente). A servant boy of Mr. H. Rodrigues hanged him-roount dute, issued by the Canadian authorities, were rofibed of their charm by the oney man they brought with them is spent and they don't shouts of the fabourers lifting a heavy weight the gratification of seeing it more largely planted. efortunately it only lasts for a Street, on Saturday. At about 8 o'clock in the

self at the home of his master No. 18, Fridges were found on each one of the

THE BOTANICAL AND AFFORES

STATION DEPARTMENT. comparatively few years, and on that scoonet evening Mr. Bodriguese wanted the boy, bat on some railway cocolos had been manufactured in

We recently announced that some very hand noticeable that in many instances the bading mesue like that

ner in which they were carried off, it being know what to do. How can say and justify in my viotaity with their perpetual Ye is not a very suitable tree for roadside plant-calling him there was no answer. His son, who France for the Emperor of China. It appears was very far ahead of his field at the Euseb. think that I had better leave, well alone, and so, in my bait, but, nerving myself to do it, I found paper is perfectly true, and it is to be hoped that

Hophorus, 000 aroused me completely.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY. PRESA.” After this crushing statement. I began to I hardly dared to look at my little leather purse Six-Your article appearing in Saturday'■ ing unless there are ancient funds avail. Went to find him, discovered the oculis quite dead they are a present of a complete train to LiAt the senolusion of the racing Major Ellis gradually abolving the quotion, I got him to my worst fears realised. My little board, con- stops wil be taken to reduce the macher of able for frequent renewal. Much as hos by a piece of rope, one end of which was tightly France. It was specially made for the Viceroy chooring were very heartily indulged in by the object of my visit. When he understood what tanished, and once more when I stood up and By this

banging suspended from the kitoben door frame Hung-charg. It has just been shipped from presented the prison, and the usual rounds of drop that subject, and explained to him the slating of twenty-two bright sovereigns, had Government officials, rather than increase them. been done of late years for the beautification knotted round his neck.

ot Pechfli at Lyons, and is composed of six of the colony a great dal more might be From the Tramway Company's advertisement carriages, of which thres are for the Emperor soldiers. The Millfary Band, stationed on a float I wanted, be lauad bank in his chair, and after locked round me I realised that I was without the Zaration, and make some month required Accomplished with the expenditure of more in another colas it will be seen that the trans one for the luggage. This train is to run on the greatly to the pleasures of the gathering. Ua-on bia flugur, he began the following narrativemo, but, having the sense to see that it was use-Members of Council to protect and promote the and his chief Ministers, two for the guards, and bargs just outside the bathhouse, added seemed to me very lovingly, at the fine diamond simply by my own weakness, completely unnerved of the Joleny. We must look to our unofficial looking for some momente intently, and it money or friends. This calamity, brought about improvements, both to the health end the beauty from eight to ten dolook in the morning are to money, s fact on which the Superintendent be reserved for first class passengers only. This short way of six kilometree specially on der Bandmaster Moran the following programme has dwelt, if we remember rightly, in more change has been made in consequence of certaiz | edifiostion of the young Emperor. The carri. Was played:-->

structed near Peking for the instruction and

"When my old grandmother, who I still re-loss to make an attempt to recover my money, interests of the community, as you may be sure than one of his reports

Europeans insisting on travailing at boolis

member very well, and whose caressing way of and knowing that I must either get work or the officials will take care of themselves and chaatining tay erring wolf was so frequent and faces. The disputes that have arisen on this age, it is needless to say, have been prepared in

starve, I started off on my quest without the their brethren, and continue to create` posts a subject have afforded much basement to the luxurious style, and bear the Imperial arms of

painful, samo to visit the modest sampan last nation of where the search was going to long as there are cadets, and so long as the tax- the dragon other passengers the last few mornings. À CORRESPONDENT in another column wants

that constituted my Home when I was a lad lead mo to, or whether it would be successful or payora will stand it, or look sa with indifference. Mary Days.

ten pears of age, she was always, or rather not. All that morning I walked around, resog- Swimming Sports.

There is an important branch of the service to know why wo have not written uppu the The Singapore Free Press of the 8th instant Grave defects are reported to have boon dis-

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alonerer she wasn't hitting or scolding me, plaing sometimes a few bsok gaten, over which I which has escaped your notice it is that of the Walts.

........ Bitter Swact, Bling me with tales of foreign countries and had often haggled, during the past year, about Afforestation Department. It is not long since voy verandah tax, as it is called. The term paya-We hear that the matter of the Cpinmoovered in H.M. Imperions. Letters from

Walts................. Toreador. people. I may sa woll tell you that to my mind the price of ́s string of osmote or a cabbage, that this was under the Surreyor-General's De- is rather misleading. Existing voraushara has at last been arranged today. The Yokohama state that the ends of the tubes

The following formed the Committees

she was not adhering strictly to Inots, but, do | Whem. I came to these places I would stop partment without a head gardenor; now we have Eguro is $184,000 and the farm is taken up by a belonging to the sa foos condensere have been will not be affected by the charges Longue composed of Chia Tok Soon, Les Feng and to be more or loss seriously corroded and Major Chastor, Captain Collinson, Elust. Met she had told me would harass my mind, and timos, and and pleasure in going over details. land, who is head gardoner. Each requires a CommittesColonel Anderson, Major Ellis,what I would after she died; the thought of what for a few minutes and lock back on those MrFord, the Superintendent, and Mr. Wost introduced for nothorised uncroachments Yam, and Chia Cheng Tok. We believe that destroyed where they pass through the tube wife.

create in my youthful and wagresious voul au At one place, where I had often gone to sell my house end drawn large salaries. I do not say the same perous arranged yesterday evening plates. The destructive nation thus revealed is upon or over Crown land. We ace nothing with H. H. the Sultan of Johore to take up the very serious, as it necessitates the removal of the lor-Sergeant Phillips, Colour-Sargeant Everett, myself. From the year 1852 till 1855, when I another feuit vendor, this time a European, in both; is is their duty to look after the existing Sub-Committes-Burgeant Major Hill, Co. andent desire to travel and see the wonders for stuff. I stayed like this for a minute, and I saw there is not work sufficient to the Colony for iniquitous in the larges, though the Optam Farms for Johore, including Maar, at a old tubes and fitting the surface condensers with Corporal Postar, Corporal Gorim,

was growing from a boy of ten to one of thirtson, very much battered cart drawn by a very much trees and shrubs, protecting and replanting an outire ast.of new ones, and this can only be policy of introducing them may be open

accomplished after a'zow set, just ordered Ey

Subjoined is a list of the race, with their re my father, who had owned a sampan for many battered horse, stop at the gate and yell ont in a whore poemary, bat it appears to me they do to question. No one on claim a right each other es mercilessly in the Chinese Recrea is the undertaking a light one, ss 10,500 is the

year, maite me work very hard with the sar, loud tone. Presently the same maid as had not helf carry out this work. At one time there salts:- The two Chinon whoses weeks ago stabbed telegram from England, has been received. Nor 1 TROTS-Open to Tanee-Corporals and sad the only vivid reallctions of that period formerly some out to me ran from the house and were some beautiful clumps of bamboo studed to use land that does not belong toties Ground, and who were subsequently taken in number to be replaced, and sutil this defect is

Privates of & years' sorrise; lat prise 34, 2nd of infantile slivery but I can remember are rande har parthaass from the man. When torn near the road sides; these hare disappeared, and bim, unless it has been acquired by long an apparently dying condition to the Government remedied the machinery of the Imparteuse is

$2, 3rd $). (Five starters.)

frequent applications of a bamboe to my person ing to go back again she motiosd me, and, in a where those picturesqus glumpe once stood may usage. In the case of existing verandahs Civil Hospitel, were discharged from that inati practically useless sroept for a vessel with old-

for indulging with several sther young blsak-shrill voice, bade me go away, and not leaf about | be, wek one or two dead bamboos. Whet Pte. Ingtam... tution on Brinley last, quite cured. We hear fusbited condensers, and, with a considerable

guards in a nightly lef about the Preya, during the horse. I then shifted on family, and in this I say is that to whatever department the this right of long usage has been respected. that the in which the fearful gushes dimination of speed The onuse of the tabe

Pie. Crosbyizanez

which periods of budding knowledge we used to manter continued my coures for joms distance protection of ornamental trees and shrubs be- Pte. Rioks they had in the on each othar during the won thus wasting away is not at present know?,

amuse ourselves by smeking cigarettes and up and down streets, till I got to a chatoutter's longe, something should be done to protect the begging ten-cent pisses, when we got a chance, shop, into which, attracted by the voices of my axisting ones by a very simple strong, fence it

Again,

rate of 856,000.

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Matob Bolcation Waits... Polka Antap....

section.

Boulanger.

...Dorothy. Gondolier.

Holt and Dinkleg wars the other starters.

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In the case of land to be sold in fatures best healed in was little abort of mirnenleus, but in all probability it will be found to be dae to Crosby lad from the start, but after thefirst length, ❘ from the English residents, all of which oleme we countrymen indide, I walked boldly, and asked | necessary, and in places fresh. oues should be which will be subject to the new chinges,it while in hospital they became fast friends, and ) some galvanis notion and the unsuitable proper-, Ingham passed him, and from this out the res one and all hated cardially. I will pass rapidly for work. The master of ibe establishment, after planted. Just look at No. 2 Tank -

they are continued, the Get will, be taken (want away swearing očaral brotherhoods

tions of the masta! composing the taber

was simply a prosomion. Plus, 2min. 49juse.

bror those years, however, without further a deal of haggling; agreed to give no ́s shilling 'whom duty is it to keep free frons, monda” the