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CORRESPONDENCE,

[We do not hold comelyemresponsible for the optatons":

expressed by our Correspondenta

the infgnitou verandah Introduoad Yours truly

Hongkong, 16th September, TE

A PROPOSED BICHANGE."

TO TUS BDITOR OF THE "DAILY PREIS.”

to the Colony's budget, are left entirely without any public abode in which to meet and transact business! Often, I taluk, people have thought

of starting som private enterpriss, but found Hinnaterable difficulties in the way.

ment to provide a suitable place, and I am

quite certain that our Governor would earn the

But where shall we put up tuis Temple of Mercury at There is but one ploy suitable and available in the whole Colegy, and that is the spot in Pedder's Stroot which some time sinco was chosen by our abis Sarrayer-General to erect a prominent memorial to himself, a monu- ment which recommanded itself in proferance to all others because it did not only attract the eyes but also the noses of every person in the Colony

I refer to the foot of the Clock Tower, and propose to have a hall built on to this Tower, taking in the lower part or perhaps the whole of this Fory useless structura Sath a ball would in no way interfere with the very insignificant trafic of the exceedingly broad Pelder's Street and it conid ba mado an ornament to the town.

I trust that this iden of mine will fad fovear and producs abier advocates thanYours truly,

SALAAM,

Hongkong, 18th September, 1899.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRERS."

THE MERCHANDISE MARKS AUT TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FRERS.

Hongkong; 13th Septembar, 1888.

SUNDAY WORK IN HARBOUR.

TO THE EDITOR OF. THE “HONGKONG VAÏLY

FEE

NO SUNDAY WORK. Hongkong, 18th Septembar, 1892.

INTERVIEWS ACROSS SOME

NESE WINDOW SILLS.

(NO. I.)

a hard working labourer in Australia for many

WATI TUPPLEMENT TO THE “HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," SEPTEMBER,

I

Mr.

Palled to sham iball in any external manner – With all oft secostarica, including three of a regular dog's lila All Miho rack was evant, steadily, aut this stond me in good atout Marol, Mr. Caldwell explained the position to whatever I migår bare felt. Inside, Wall, my the shabblort end cheapest phok herans that 1. milly ginlted a to ma, millo they astround and now. The firm, whom I had had ornnootions with Mr. Rapp in Mr. Melbye's presénion. Ee sid father gave me a dollar and packed me off to the hore prer seen, we left sydney on foot in marcir lamential, Sibos we aprind, the anger had in business, engaged me as a “mintog dierk," that the notions had been withdawn or discon- Andronache host (day. The bostawain then, of wealth. One of the men knew something never dong anything but ent, and walk about that is a clark who colleste neconate at the tinged, and that the claimants had no valid made me understand my dudes, and by the time about the sanatry, we had to travel through, and with his spears in the Chinese portion of the goldfiskis. I gladly accepted the billst, which onlion against the ship. Mr. Caldwell, however, the Captam, his name was Ewart, joined the a comme was steered for Pawalongana Cross camp, caring, my compatriots out of their lives was one of great trust, and thanked my employer adviset Mr. Eapp to get indepen·lent legal ad- skip, and she was ready for nea, I had established. I about Så miles south-west of our starting pobet, with his Lideons appearance. Ho had indulged for the confident they had reposed in the vice, and Mr. Helmes was retained and sated for myself comfortably in my future homo. The After four days weary trudging in the hot aan, in a new coat of paint since the accident in the Unring tha vext two years I got on very well, him. Before, however, Me. Holmes intervened, Brit,Tho want of an Exchange or a place 818, se in your land of this morning agent to Beiney lasted for sixty-nine days and uncomfortabla" dostas m the bare ground river, but where he got the stuff from I was getting into my dating daiokle, and inunging Mr. Rapp paid $5,000 on the 30th March to Mr. where business we can mest has been felt for a note on the Merolandiso Marks Ast. Bush when we dropped anchor in the floe harbour, in the steny, and unsttitutive country over which never able to ssouriata, gayo carrled none to farther the interests of the firm. Il to Melbyo. fe paid it, he says, on the dacuranos of··

I stood on the deck with my wages, £4, in wy we were travelling, tble laiting place was reached, in camp. My countryson were continually pass take long rides, nosompauled by nigger guidet, Mr. Caldwell that the ship was sold "under the long time, and it seems to me a most extraorare is itch.oredad not only for the Treaty pocket, and as I saw everywhere the signs of and it was there that I received, both this ugly ing me when I was at my work, and I knew to the varians goldfields of the colony and collect bigbest titla, free from all incumbriades, and diary fact that a business centre like Hong. Porte, ne you aeggest, but for fuls colely itsally trade on the turres, I mentally ejacu soar on my forehest, and the greatest fright I that, although very few of them were doing wall, my bills for tonte, mining and cooking utensils, that there corki be no farther trouble" Mr. kong should be without such an institution. But will you allow me to ask how you think latad "This is the plane for my money, I was ever got in my life. We had camped on hanke they were tolerably comfortable, being their own eto, in which we did a big business with the Caldwell denise haring given any suih na The lowest cooling, barbera, fahmongera, it could be onforced We bave no Chaeton right about this. I went schors that night, of the dried up pebbly crack which wound round masters. After a little more of my hard labours, gold woke. By come chance, it happened that suranos, but Mr. Holmos, who saw Ms. Caldwell butchers, greengrocers, &o, &o., have their mar establishment to examine the goods imported suck cross a street fall of my compatriote, sad among a few big bara gum trous, and, after we I decided to leave the brothers and Join a Chi for the whole of the two years, I had zeror on the Gist says that tho understanding was ket place, well protected from the weather, and and the opposition to the Registration of Imports found myself next morning lying in a big public had eaten some time, boiled in an English sauce nese oamp further down the river. This I put had occasion to re-vis Bendigo, but, one day in that there was nothing in the notare of-dri the Colony is this very moment spending large and Exports Bill shows how greatly any system park, minus all my cash, moich I had left in a pan over a “ship and hols" fire, wo lay back into prcotics one night, when the veins of the in-ha beginning of 1878, the heat of the firm gave incombrance on the ship.” Mr. Caldwell sums of money for a grand now market, but the of examination would be resonted. The fro gambling house as payment for about three and began to undke our pages. Dark was con-toxicated diggers had lied away and everything me some big scorants, for calisation of my old very proporly recommended, independent legal dealers in a thousand times more valuable com-dom of the Fort" must be preserved, albeit hours enjoyment,” I had been paid off from ing on very fast, thers being then little or ic ahant the town was still Packing up my little diggings, and I at one set out, with mingled advice, and it basmo Mr. Holmes's duty, to modities, a large section of our community, the the months of many who use the phrase it the ship, and there I man, a pauper, and, a Chl- twilight, and we ware all droway and krooked bundle of clothes, and osrefilly pincing the one feelings at the thinght of posing the place sea to the title Nerastheless Iau of opinion brokers and ammission agents, a clans of simply means freedom en cheat.-I am, yours, sto naman at that, or rather a China boy, in the up with our long and novel train. The talk sovereign I was possessed of in my belt. I stole again. Of my old partner, I had never hined that Mr. Caldwoll was a satisfied about mon numbering amongst them many refined and

A VÍCTIM

centre of a city in a continant where. I did not gradually ensued, ad ons after the other of us away from the place, and ran about half a mile ainos my departure from the fold in 1860, the worthiness of the olaim in Admiralty highly classted persons, and contributing largely Hongkong. 15th September, 188,

know a soal, However, I did not despair, and | dropped off to sleep, and I was the only one of along the course of a creole, till I could soo the | When I arrived I started to do my business, for possession of a foreign ship that he had in a few hours I was lucky paough to drop norow the party not in that condition when I saw the lanterns of China Town shand of me. Then I which I accomplished in about two daye, and expressed himself in bis zeal for his alient WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT WE an English gardener, to whom I immediately shadows of horses, baing led through the trese settled into a walk, and strolled into the camp, then rods down from the town, than half although he forgats it now, in a manner that led

MIGHT BE

applied for help. Thanks to my training among right in front of me by some winty furys, which as if I had just arrived in the district act way of wood and stone, in plans of the old cangas, Mr. Rapy to lolions that the ship was free from TO THE BUITOS OF THE," DAILY PRIES,” the pilote in Hongkong. I could speak rather I knew were men. They came closer, fled their looking for work. I lay, for the rest of that to the spot of my old flad, which was desert-incumbranom and that the title was good, and SIRA few days ago I pointed out the only better pidgin English than the great aber horses up to some bags and then crept up on night with the store for my blanket, and, next ed. The gold was now being discovered about that no farther trouble could urine. I am sure Surely, it should be the duty of the Govern way in which an efficient Fire Brigade dan he of my countrymen, and this was no doubt hands and knees to on, warlle I was too morning I got un, vory hopeful, to look for a two mies sway from the former field, and he quite believed so at the time, for the actions

mized la Hongkong. Will you allow me to refer the principal reason why he told me he would; frightened to do anything but when they got job, which I thought I had only to ask for to get everything in the vicinity of whore I was was in Vio-Admimity admittedly could not be s everlasting gratitude of the whale business to a fire which took place in Shanglici last week give me u trial. He took me out sent a mile closer, and I could discorn flevarms in their hardy Rorever, that night fount mo again in my no-quite still. Our workings on the bot of the tained, and they had been withdrawn.

about a mile from the engine Lens. Not from town to a place called Waolomaoleo, and II shouted out and tried to wake my companies tufal resting place, tired out and unsuccessful creek were. I saw, very deep and had evidently Holmes's testimony condens his view of Mr. community if he would supply this argent want withstanding this the 'Delnge mon had water was housed for the night in a dirty shed. Before I could give the alarm a second time in my quest. I did not like to bresk into my been "baltamed. On addiry about the brothers Caldwell's assurances. The written contract of I do not now advocate the erection of some grand and costly Exchange building. That ploying on the Lewes well within ten minutes damp and redolent of old hay. It was on mas had hold of us by the throat, and throw sovereign and so had eaten no food for tirenty-four I found from some old residents that after work the 29th March was chorafore varied on the 35th. after the bele rang, and their second stroom was 4 heap of this that I lay down and wont to others were binding upahe arms and legs of my hours. Tremenbar that I took out the little ing their claim oat they had gone back to New terms were added, viz, that there was would of sonras, be very destrulis, but is not playing three minutes later." Three other alop, tired out, boy ko, with all the parvons comrades with the stirrup leathers which they gold coin to decide whether I would part with Queensland, each with a very comfortable pile good title to the ship and that she was fres quite so really necessary and urgently required steamers were there a few minutes after the excitement that overcome one on seeing strange bad out from the saddles of their own animals it in the morning, if we help wes. Then, too in his possession, while my informant told me from incautraneas. With the learned ap I think all we are in want of is a place, properly lapa? The houses were partially destroy sights in a range land. My pleasant dreams by teeth ward rattling with fright, and in a drowdy even in retain my bold of a sole pos that the nigger had been killed in a whiskey thor of Smith's contract." I prefer to shaltered from rain and sun, situated in to contro of the town, where you can find and most people. Ind, and in half an hour some of the firemen were ruthlessly disturbed at 5.30 pet rarning moment of desperation, determined to five session of value, I have a vagas rooilection of shanty brawl a few months after I had left, Esopsiler that that arrangement amounted to were on their way home; in Hongkong therby a kick in the ribs, and jumping up suddenly, myself, I sad my large knife which lofting it drop, and falling into a deep slumber. did not fail, either, to tell me that big fortussa now contract rather than do violones to would recommend a spacious open ball; incapan world have been on their way to the fire-Taurs, I was noutronted by a man in a slouch hat and I were in a leather patch on my right When I woke up, it was just getting daylight, were now being made on the new field, and Is well known rule of law, viz., that a parole siva batsolid, andsomewhat ornamental, in fact no-

maloskins, who, after abusing, ne in good old side and planged it quickly to the and I felt the pange of banger to saverely that, beard so much falk about the extraordinary rich variation of a written instrument is innd- thing more than a roof, pillars, and arches. Such

SELF-GOVERNMENT

English vituperation, barats to shovel what had body of my silversicy. He released, his hold of fully decided now about whether I should spead eas of the pince that I want and locked for my missible unless where there is an ambiguity. A u hall need not be highly furnished; there need.

formed my bed into a partition of the stable, my throat with a grom, and sank down on the my money or not, I felt in my port for the self. With the sight of the first nugget, shown - formal agreement, however, via to be drawn up, be nothing in it but a sixple of telephones,

which, for the first time, I saw contained a long ground. Then without waiting to see what was sovereign. It was not there Remembering to me by a man who was making raplu for which was not done, andu bill of sale for the con- three or four small desks for Writing a chit, pari

eared stapid-looking animal with stim legs and being done to my fellow travellers, Imu off as that. I fall asleep with it in my hand on the pre- tune, the gold fever returned to me with its fall myance of the ship was to be deafted. On the haps a newspaper stand, a board announcing the

a very lean body. This was my first sight of an hard an say less could carry me, and took shelter vious evening, I bayan au sagse and auxions foron, and throwing away all considerations about 15th April the Estrell was seized audor a writ arrival of ships as soon as telegraphed, and the

BSB. in Australia, Daring my lens experience behind a large thes about sixty yards off. When search all about me, but could and no trace of it the oxshange of a comfortable life for an arduous of attachment in a sait No. 18 of 1885, st the walls and other available places might be covered with small private letior boxes into which chit's DEAR ME. EDITOR,I have much plesnore in there afterwards I made the acquaintance of I got to this spot of comparative safety. I pat at all. The ground that formed any willow we and bardons ne. Teenided to return to my aid ait of Wm. Maorrogar Smith, one of the plain- nagy mara of the same glass, although, being a my head round the trunk and instantly a report on the bank of the small erpek, and I knew that occupation. Riding by Tastjoarovys to Melbourne tiffs in the abandoned. Tico-Admiralty suit, who gould be dropped and for whieh small apagal informing you, that whilst strolling dawe West stranger and a Celestial, I never ventured to tell rang out, and 1 was knocked to the ground blow the coin might have rollel down to the dried up I was at the office before, the end of the week, brought an netion against Mr. Ortiz and two fee might be charged. Admit should be Point about 10 o'clock on Sunday morning those individuals that to their faces. After a ing and innerable by a large chip of the wee bed. I wont down to make a freel asarch in Or going up in the bead parmer's room, to in there. It was agroad between. Mr. Happ and from to ali respectably drnased pan, in Troe, the looking at the fine steamer Almora, then lying good meat of bread and meat, manue any rion, that had been strack off by a rite ballet. It this plans; and perceived a crack in the goil, form him of my return, and to deliver to him r. Melbye that the scand instalment of the community frequenting the place of business at West Point Wharf. I noticed there was which at first I missed considerably, I begin my must has been five hours after this that Ire evidently cansof by the constant action of the the money I had collected. I told him of my do. pirohase money of the Fairalla should not he would be rather & awiley one, but as we do all cargo bring discharged. Upon making enquiries firet day's work, accompanied throughout by the gained canscloannes, and when I looked and hot sun in the water channel. As I could not vision, which he did his best to dissuade us from. pail ontil the vessel was freed from areal, and our business with any one of this cosmopoliten I found the capt in thought his muss should fears and kicks of any employer, all of which the dreary bush I atarial to my feat in disany flod my lost treasure anywhere I thought. A premise of an increased salary which he held the learned Attorney-General in his argument community we must not be too particular about have their wall deserved Sonday to themselves stood with an extraordinary amount of patience for not only had our borses disappeared from the it might have slipped down the hole, and one to me had no ofset, and he soon recognised nimitted that they had undertaken to free the the creed or colour of our customers.

and was doing no work on that day. I think it duties were torakennd burn all the dead leaves spat on which they had bega tethered on the my joy was great when, on patting my ago that I was determined on going. The firm were easul from it gaizur, whilst devying any would be well if a few more shipmasters were to from under the fruit trees and shrubs in the gar- previous day, but there was no trace of another to the opening, I perceived it about four fest vory kind, and, on paying me my wages in fall, such agreement or liability to fren the vessel follow his example and so secure rest for headun, a plot of ground of about six acres, and to fenk human being anywhero, nad only a few annat-down on a litile ledes. Thong them wha told me that I could obtain all my necessarios from any other person'a olaim. It memz now going men, at least one day in the wook,

after a bat of leftuce and cabbages, which my during ashes and a broken pipe to dissbase my n** difficulty: I could not get it up. I for camp life at east prios from the warehouse. that the claims of Magregor Smith and of "boss" informed we were to be my spesial qure. mind of the kian that the whole thing had to quickly thought of iny piskate, which I had I did this, and the latter and of February, John Henry Smith were of the same natara. The On every alternite day, I abouldered two bashots, dream. It was just getting daylight and I de brought away from the other camp with me, and, 1973 Haw me unge mora, after a laps of plaintiff states that on the 18th May the dofond and tramped barefooted through the streets of termined to lie down again, and indeleo it, a fetching it down to the bad of the greek, I 18 years, & gold miner of Bendigo. I pitohedat (of course by his agent or agents) informed Sydney, telling a fairly largo quantity of green short sleep, before I proceded to try to Bud out startad vigorously to break away the sides of my tent on the new fold, over three miles from him that the Belly was released and that fall C-staff to kitchen maids, and mistresses, at the the meaning of the mystery. I had hurdly sure the hole, so as to get at my money. After work- the old workings, and got to work in a rare searity had bew rives to meet Mxcgregor book gates of the dwelling houses. bis daily my eyes, however, before I became aware of ing for about two hours in the soft godstone and short time. · A little lück at first made me forget | Smith's claims and all other parsons chiming or round, with two meals a day throws in, went on the approach of persons on horseback, and sleu clay. I could head over suficiently to reach myths change, naif the hard rangh lifa, hat, when likely to obim against the vessel, and that the for about five months without any special incid. I looked round I saw two young wes riding up | queat, and, putting in my hand, I drew out, not the good fortuna stopped, I began to repent may plaintiff might safely pay the second inalaiment ent to break the monotony. At the end of that to the title clearing with the most frightful the sorezaigu, bné a bright little lamp of pure return to the work. However, I stack doggedly of $10,000 and complete the purchase and trans- Wrrn & CHINO-ÀUSTRALIAN-M»: I time my master said the garlon to an old man, specimen of humanity that I have ever witness-gold, which I did not want a biok to tell me #19 to the clain, and at last, to my great joy. came far of the vassol. He says that relying on the

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and with the property be came into possession of ad strutting hebind them. He was as hier as nugget. Trembling with excitement. I slipped arose, not a maggot bat a good quarta leader. truth of thaan statements he (the plaintiff) It was in a very comfortably furnished sitting me. With the preoption that my food was given oval efl over his body and walked without ait into my porch, and, heedless of the fact that I Inducing an old and experienced but nearly deyald the second instalment of $10,0' on the room, from a native point of view, that I dis- to me, and not thrown at me, and that is aged particle of clothing Covering his chees and had enter nothing for thirty-six hours, I began titats quartz miner named Clearly to come 23th May, and on the 19th Jane & further sum covered a well known. Chinese compradore and but abrend employer was too weak to indulge in shoulders wornstripes of red and whits, and a blus with renewed vigour to read the stone in all dire in with ere, and takes third share in our "make," of $5,000, and executed all documents recessery Perchat the other day, enjoying a toothsome the pastime of kicking me round the rose plot in proporation was smeared over his flat fee and tions. On gatting down about another fact, I invested sil me cash, about 3300, in a small for the legal transfer of the ship The plain- cup of tea, with a punkah waving over him, and the garden, (an uncousing habit of my first chief, enormons nose. His hair was thietly matted jumped into the hole, which weaver damp, quartz crashing wachloe. This thing was tiff says those statements were antras at the a look of intense extisfaction on his countenases my situation was not altered much by the change, and hang down over his neck, being ornamented and searched up and down the earth that I had ather primitive, but it served our puranas, and defendant at the times be made them well knew I was ushered into the apartment, which was and I contioned steadily to put by my eight suil with a row of some animal's tooth sot in staff, shifted to see if what I had discovered was from the first day of its mes mada manay ra that the vessel was not released til the 18th located on the floor abore the warehouse, by slings a week with commendable regularity, only that looked like mind. He was a mu quite eis only astray for a "boradar." The bottom pidly. The next four years I need not speak Taue, that no security hal han given to meet very dirty and very ragged coolis, whe, with the drawing from my little story, a shilling or two now feet high and came along in a very erect manner, that I was resting on was of coursa in darkness, about, save to say that the claim was further de John Henry Smith's claims, one of the persons PEAR SIR-With surprise I nota in your familiarity so.common among his class, wared and the fur the purchase of some Decessary, ar trailing about sight long spears in his right hand but, determined not to be disheartenait by the veloped during that time, and other leaders is provionsly roferred so a baving claims against the ship. The defendant denies (6) that he to-day's leader that you are apparently quite into the room with a flourish of his band and tiel of attire, or the repairing of my boots, which while in his left he held a curved piece of brown productive look of the walls, I put air two covered. We then took on six men, italading a satiated with the existing pornicious practice then, aftor having drave Lis master's attention pedal appendages were always donned by or wood which I afterwards discovered was a bod hands down to it, and sooped up an armful of son of sid Cleary's whom we runde manager of informed plafotif of the velenas from arrest, of transacting share, archange, and other to my presence by an imperative Hi" scam-every Smday, at the express desira of the oid merang. This was my frat sight of an Austraad and pebbles. This I lambered an to the the onnonra. Then, as oor lack increased, so did but only that he had got an order foc attachment. (b) that important business at the Houghoug Club, its pernd down staira again with a grout clatter man Towards July, the rainy wason ese cu liau aboriginal, and it was only after constant ing with, after some difully, and thei, finging the number of miners we explored-antil we got dissointion of the

contact with him that I overcame my fears of his it down, I lay, regardless of my poor warn out) ir patch down to an 80 feet level with still good he informed plaintiff on the 28th May, or front of the Hotel. Tos Hengkeng Club is a for we had met before and I needed to introdine iarity of arvorad species of vegetables and fruits, terrible presence, 1 explained, in my broken dother, with my body on the bed of the stream pro-pects. In the beginning of 1978 Cleary, mg of any other time that security had been given entrance, and in the public thoroughfare in was immediately invited to take a enp of tea, with a vengeance, and, while bastening the ma zriste and very exalurive institution for the tion, and my host, after being me comfortably entailed my bardships for me. I used to English to the riders what had happened to and my rose early into the little heap. I nestly partner, died of bronchills, brought on by hin to tabat any other claims than these of Mr... self constituted Upper Ten" of thia Colony. provided for, asked me what may business was tramp with my, everlasting baskets for milles me, and, by the meaning glances they turned faint with mingled emotions when I saw rongh way of living, and exposure. He left all Mangragor Smith in it 18 of 1885. and (c) Tree it counts ammogat its members a fow and wanted to know if I would "hare a suneke round the sloppy streets in the min, with no changed with each other, they were aridantly shimmering in front of me, like veritable stars his money and interest in the claim to his son, that he informed plaintiff on the 28th May that brokers, but its doors are closed to a host of Before replying to his query. however, thing to protect me. is big straw coolo Lat had interested in my story. They question me of hops, two more of those golden rens, for the who had proved to be. staady hard working Le might safely pay the 10,000 and complete the others, anil it caaust therefors have any pretence which would have been tas untural saqueras I been discarded, and in its place my knit was now closely about the looks of our assailants, but as I possesion of which nearly thirty thousand men fellow and whom L. gladly welcomed into the transfer, but units that au the 16th June, when whatever to supply the start of the Exchange socepted the cigar, and when I was fairly alight, adorned with a three shilling slonch, worn in the only say them in the dark I could not give a were striving within a mile of mas. It did not partnership. Nets worth after this, our camp security in seit 16. had been given, he stated The few brokers in it have a great advantage at and soothing myself somewhat with the cheap conventional style, tipped over my right ovoid, satisfactory reply. On learning that I wanted take me long to ronfise that I had struck it rich, was one day invaded by soriral gantlames, min that the vessel was than absolutely fren from the present time over all others, but this is but fragrant Manila, I proceeded to feel my way and turned up artistically at the back I used to to continus my way to Bendigo they arid that and my next thought was how I said act so as lag oxpart from Ballarat and Malbourne. ttachment or arrest, and that be the defendant) manifestly nufair and not as it should be. Fair preparatory to making a big attempt to draw come home from these journeys sulky and worn they were bound for the ears piese and offered to bide my find, for I know that, if I showed my They asked to be shown avar aur workings, and was then free to haus ber over sad that the competition is the life and coul of commerce, and my entertainer out I know that he had been out, and my only consolation was in knowing that to take me with them as cook. I eagerly so. nuggets about the camp, the crack would be on permission being given examined the plaintiff was then free to take possession of her, should always be encouraged.

may master had te tramp round the garden is cepted the offer, and a few bouts afterwards I swarmed with searchers in an hour. I don't know leaders and natura of the gasrtz. very sad that this was tras in fact, and except as As to the flab steps" it is simply dis. years, and I was also aware that he made in that the rain every day, and experience a few of was hopefully trudging along by the side of the whether the next step I took in the matter. minnier, taking away with them a few speci- above the defendant gavo o seuraaes or 20- wusting to see the meta whick som de for contigent the foundation of his prasert business the delights that were constantly falling te torrible savage, caring little and knowing loan which proved in the long ran- the mest for- mons. In the following wook, I raosivad a compremtation or guarantee that had any relation tanate noa-ambers have to socsic about in the and fortune.

me. This occspation that my frail old boss about the fate of my previous companions. They tunato I had ever taken in my life, was caused by munication from a capitalist in Melbonas, whatever to J. H. Smith or anyone else except As soon as 1 introduced my subject, I saw underwent in the nasty cold weather, ander were not in my thenrbis, for my mind was fully my own feeling or had some loftier origin, but at offering me £30,000 for the property, on behalf ogregor Smith. The defendant further street, in spo, nad raia, amongst chairs, dogs, and chair coolies, shaved to be noticed by any that I had a willing talker, and Mr. X, without mined his already falling bealth, and, when ocupled in pietaring stone of heaps of gold surate before I knew where I was. I was rushing of a company. I consulted with Cleary, and we denies sking the untrue, statements alleged in one, bat obliged to wait for the appearance of waiting for me to tell him what I really wanted, I had boen, in the garden for about twelve and treasure of which I was, soon to be the off to my obl canip to come to some arrangement at once closed with the offer. When all arrange the petition and he roade gach statements know-- one of the mighty ones on the theshold of launched out into some very stroar expletives months, aut during the very week that any income lucky owner. I was awakened eat of these day with the two brothers, who had tracted me so man's were completed, we were invited by the ing them to be true. He denies that be erar the stored building if they will not lose the about the treatment of many of his conptryanked boon raised by hi to the princely stipend of droomvevory five minute by the guttural "Weh kindly. Nearing their font, I slowed down, us bayers of the property to Sacri's Hatet. Mol-gare or undertook to give any security, ar only chance of wamunicating with him-per- by the Australian Governments during the last ten shillings, he fell sick and died within a few of the savage, a auswer, to questions, from his I remembered the manner of my exit, and my bourne, where I reagired my £26,000, and my stated that he had given any segurily, or any few months I explained to him, as well as I days, 1 wastheninformed by a solemn and strange-masters, and in this way we travelled on for qualms were increased when the nigger, who had partner bis £13,000. In addition to this, we had security that would cover any claim of John Where there is a want, some remedy is gene. could, both sides of the question, but all my se-looking man with a black tie that the garden sore days till rte cave in sight of a msgaidheut ce round from the book the ca, caught of course both large wants to draw from the Boury Smith. The defendant also says that rally at hand, and a very droporate our bas been gument world not convince him that the end was to be sold and built on, so, packing up my stream of water, which the aboriginal grested sight of me Heran at me,nud, catching me by the banks as the result of our working at the mins. Mr. Rapp, the agent for plaintiff know that relor in to The Hotel surget and entrando era instified the means in the catter. He sold worldly goods in a colapist "bluey" which I with a loud yelp of satisfaction, and which the quens, hated mas into the tout with a chout, and, When this was done, I bade Cleary and Mel there was a probability of some adverse claim now all day thronged with the brokering fra- There are two Chinamen in Hongkong now, had slept on since the first few days of my me two young men toll mo was the Rivor-Murray. giving me, a shoe, let me go. I said anthing, bourne good bye sad left for my native land being preferred by J. H. Smith and in teruity and their customers, making thers a who Sve months ago Jeft their grocery business 'ployment. I left the place, and went to lodge st We camped on the banks of the wide and but preserved a dogged silenos till the ra- again in Sydney and Brisbane, Lu Syday I repot of which an attempt might be mada sort of a meeting place. They block on the in Boarke Street Melbourne, to come lions for a countrymen's bons in Lower George Strent, picturesque stream, and with the permission of tren from work of my masters. As for the spent a day, wandering round the streets looking to attach or seize the gaid vessel, and that Barrow sidewall and entrance to the Hotel holiday. They came away lesiring things in I have good cause to remember my Halt to hat my masters, who followed my example, I viclenes of the blackman, I quiotad that by a for old mod marks. They had all disappeared, how app wade special arrangements to have much to the whoogason of passers-by and board charge of a new accountant and three shopmen, haunt of vice, for saut it proved to be. For the quickly plunged into the refreshing water and sight of the smallest of my nargets, which, after ever, and I saw nothing by which to Longare ap the vessel tired out of the waters of the au, ate at was inuent lisble to be disparent by and at the time of the departure had several first time is a whole year, I saw sa opizm pipa, indulged in the luxury of a bath. When we bad mored promise that he would return it, I let any remembrances of the psat, except the beauti-Colony, on the 18th June, when she was the police or the proprietors of the Hotel; are outstanding dubte. Now their holiday is over and, overcome by my inclination, indulged dressed. the Bro was lit, and the nigger, with him fondle in his hands for some minutes. At ful park, then on the ontskirts, now in the sen again seized, The Bret quastion is as to the jasred and insered at by the publin; and, and these men, who have lived in Melbourne When I came to my senses next morning. I was whom I had now become very familiar, told me about 5-g'elock, my henger returned, and the tes of the city, in which I had slept out my representations of 28th May. Its to be xe. leading themselves a sort of pariah; life, for thirtoon yours, are not able to go back, even lying in the street in front of the hongs dazed over our supper (for was at it apart from the black gave me a bit of kalt junk, which, I da first night on the Australian Continent. Womenbered that on or about the 15th April it wa they

The brothers returned anware in Brisbane for one day, and there. I met agreed that no mure money was to be paid until nuisance through their laterference with the They don't know what their manager is doing. I was. After a little while, I revered big cattle station is Quamislaud in order to hour after this tired out und miserable from in the street a tall bronzed and bearded man the vessel was free. Mr. Happ says that on the

have become an intolerable public to wind up thoir business and come away again, and bewildered, and hardly knowing whore bosses that they were brothers, who had sold a voured greedily.

traffic. Many a rainy day have I rep

He could abscond with every peney and thay lightly, and the bustle of the cars and the equip themselves for a journey in search of their ansuccessful labours. They started to whom I recognized at ones sa one of the brothers th May Mr. Holmes wrote to him "I have prosto unable to break through the crowd of be near the wiser, and now sil their money that shouts of the labourers lifting a heavy wight wealth. It was decided, much to my surprise turn me out of the tent, but the algger told. He was delighted if seeing me, and, adjourning seen Mr. Caldwell to der. Er he tells me the nt. the entire sidewalk! And there are zob, com know what to do. How enn-asy-end justify Ho" chores, soon aroused me completely day, bat to lay back for a spell, and thisoccupationbaring a nagget, and they let me stay. I then told saol other how we had fared since wo last arranging about the Bill of ante, and I wey want thoy brought with them is spent and they don't in my vicinity will their perpetual Ye and satisfaction, not to cross the river on the next them in his own language something about my to his rooms at one of the principal hotels, we laahtoset arainst the ship is removed: We are I hardly dareil to look at my little leather purse | 1 willingly indulged in for the next, twenty-four told that the whole start, and they at oronust. He and his brother, I was glad to keen to see yon, to-morrow about the transfer of the men ocolies, but roostly gendemen and xpayers. means like that P

I fail to see way the Government should not' After this crushing statement, I begas to in my belt, bat, nerving myself to do it, I found hours. Very much refreshed by our rest, we proposed to me that they should shift the tent, had sanceeded in buying up several cattle steamer," Mr. Holmes says he had een Mr. Cald give up a wost admirably situated and suitable tblak that I had better leave woll alone, and so, my worst fours realised. My little hosed, can get over the Marray at daybreak next morning food, and all atensils to the spot, peg out claims stations which had trebled their value, and were well and wrote this letter in consequence of that site and an unsightly, quits noused, building for gradually shelting the question, I got him to sisting of twenty-two bright soversigts, had on a tough raff which to my astonishmont, all round the fied, pay for the exclusive pri- independent. Just before I left him, is azieb interview. He says he believes J. H. Smith's Knob a desirable pablic obiect. A hall, like the drop that subject, and explained to hit the vanished, and once more when I stood up and found sat bind boom built by the blackfellow on vilege of working it, and take equal profits of the lamuch that ran down the Brisbane River to name as mentioned but no claini und bean made. one I have projected, would not akue benefit the object of my visit. When he understood, what looked round me. I realised that I was without the pressding night. A long vote, with a the discovery with me. Thie I at once agreed where our stage was snoored, he went to one On the 28th Mayir. Melbye esme to Mr. brokers, but every coramersial man of longitong. I wanted, as lennel bank in his chair, and after money or friends. This calamity. brought about tapering fat and, did daty se saddle, and, at to, and, with me lood their long day'a "graft" of his drawers, and, pulling out a mill box. - Rapp's office and said the Estrell is quite free As to the cast of building the hall, I am sure the looking for some moments intently, and it simply by my own weakness, completely unnerved my request. I was allowed to take the ty just over. they dealdet to shift camp and told me to look inside it.. I opened the cans, and clear now, pay me the $10,000." Mr. Rapp few thousand dollars required would be gladly sened to me very lovingly, at the fine diamond me, but, haring the sease to see that it was use across with it. When I stood at the and all its contents immediately. That might and found, nestling on a bit of wool, an English them said "What have you done with Blackhead voted, if ant they would surely be forthcoming on his feger, he began the following auraties less to make an attempt to recover my money, of the ruft in that early morning, among sich alopt not ton yards from our old resting sovereign I was wondering what he meant by Smithe Malbye replied "He is all right, E by bacriptions.

When my old grandmother, who I still re- sad knowing that I most either get work or strange surroundings, with the maroge with place, but I had a tent, oras my head, showing it to me, when he asked ma to eżammo paid the dollars to Mr. Caldwell and he gave None of the ressors that led to the failure of member very well, and whose caressing way of starve, I started off on my quest without the folded arms intently watching as I could and, for all I knew, & large fortune under it. I did so, and you can guess my astonishment him security. Mr. Rapp then said " I will senil the establishmpat of an expensivo, clumsy, im chastising my erring self was so frequent and least nation of where the search was going to not help thinking of the last time when my fest. Before daylight next morning, we were when I discovered, saratshed on its surface, my rous chiens directly "I have to call on practicable, and exclusive private oxchange (or painful, came to visit the modest samjan led me to, or whether it would be ensuessful or I ased a car in Hongkong harbour, and son- up and, after a hasty consultation as to the best own came in Chinese characters. Ist opere Mr. Homies, and Mr. Bapp and Mr. Melbye left Bercantile Clab), as attempted some pas 190, that constituted my home when I was a ladunt. All that morning I walked around, reog, dering what my respected relatives would say, means of preating publicity being given to membered that it was the sovereign I had lost together. Mr. Bapp cot a note from Melbye can apply against the new prowed institution: tom years of age, the was always, or rather nizing sometimes in fow back gatos, over which I could they see tue is by new life. While musing one find, we decided to cover the hole I had on that menerable night when I went to sleep on the 28th May saying Ferything is all It is to boon su cotirely different plan, bat will, whenever she wasn't hitting or adding me, had often haggled, during the past year, boat in this manner, a log of the reft on which I was made with the larger tent of the two and in this on the hard ground at the diggings, fired vat right now. I suppose you will take her away--- I am sure, load eventually to the formation of filling me with tales of foreign countries and the price of a string of carrots or a cabbage standing tilted up with me, and, I fall over way work not only sheltered from the heat of and hungry. He explained to me that while the Batrelle I mean this week," which couûreas a duly constituted "Brokers' Association, people. I may as well tell you that to my mind When I came to these places I would stop into the water, my feat were jaminied betwees it these but concealed from observation. Ther sifting some aand in a sieve a for months after I his verbal representation es related by Mr. Happ. Stock Exchange," "Exchange, or whatovor she was not adhering strictly to foots, but, de for a few minutes and look back on how and the other logs, and I was held head down started a happy time for ne. At the end of every hind left the soveroika had been discovered among Holmes says, "I recollect sening Mr. Melbye you may call it, within its walls-Tours very what I would after she died, the thought of what times, and find a pleasure in going over dotatis. wards, not able to make an effort to save mysalf day we would lay our pickings together on a beap, beep of rabbish. Knowing, from my story, how and Mr. Rapp on the 28th and advised the pay- truly,

she had told me would harass my mind, and At one place where I had often gone to sell my Before oren the brothers had noticed me usciri- and count them. At the end of the first months it had got there, they decided to keep it se a ment of the $10.000 as all matters word settled create in my youthful und angregious soul an stuff, I stayed like this for a minute, and I an cat, the black sprang forward and, with diftant one of the brothers called me to him, s day or two mamiento. After my begging very hard for it, against the ship: He sais Mr. Caldwell told ardant desire to travel and ace the aders for another fruit vendor, this time a Entopeni, in a ty dislodging my legs from the planks, threw after we had sent the gold to Melbourne by the ho gave it to me, and I then left for the stemor me that he bad anthority to give security for Hongkong, 18th September, 1838.

myselt. From the year 1852 till 1855, when I very mack hattered cart drawn by's very mach me away from under the raft: He then jumped younger brother, and showed me a deposit note That night we had our last sight of the trisad my claim against the ship." Captain Kook was growing from a bay of ten to one of thirteen, battered horse, stop at the gate and yell out in a into the river, and sizing hold of my body on for £700, with the Union Bank of Australis. Se continent where I had lared so well, and in three corroborates Mr. Rapp as to the interview of my father, who had owned a sampan for many load taas. Prosestly the same maid as had the loft side, hurting me considerably by his was then worth £480, and as I rapidly figured weeks I set foot in Bangkong, and soon started air. Melbye on the 19th May. He says Mr. years, made me work very hard with the car, formerly come out to me ran from the house and grip, regained the raft, and after depositing me this up, and converted it mentally into $1,150. I up my present business."

By Welbye avid ♬ Rapp, you can pay me the dollars, sad the only vivid recollections of that period mads her purchases from the man. When torn, limp and wet on its surface dlam bare up him, could hardly restrain my gistaen. My senior And those trinkets you wear on your watch everything is settled The Estrella is perfectly SIR-Tour article appearing in Saturday's of infantile slavery that I can romamber aro ing to go back again she noticed ma, and, in a self, with his long hair dripping, and the bine partner did not attempt to try to restenin bis, ebain P

pisar." He also sad Blockhead Smith is por paper is perfectly true, and it is to be hoped that frequent applications of a bambon to my porson shrill voice, bale me go away, and not load about paint from his face mingling with the stripes on and began to be in hopes of making a comfortable Why, mn't you guess? One of them is the feetly satisfied. This withoss was intended to steps will be taken to reduce the number of for indulging with several other young black she house. I then shifted on fadily, and in this his body in most ludicrous manner. From fortune. Wo worked on in this way with fairly first angget I aver found, and the other is the bu Captain of the ship and was in charge of bar for 10 months afterwards. Mr. Caldwell Government officials, rather than increase thom: guards in a nightly leaf about the Praya during manner continued my souras for some di tange that day forward, I looked up to my preserver successful results, and, after we had pegged ontorty sovereign I ever lost." By this means we may be able to radnos which periods of budding knowledge we need to up and down streeta, fill I got to a chaffoutter's with grout gratitude, although he did not allow a quantity of ground round the claims, took no Thanking my kind host for his narrative, and anfortunately has lost his diary of 1885, the teration, and make some ruzok required amuse ourselves by smoking cigarettes and shop, into which, attracted by the voices of my the least approach to familiarity frose me, on trouble to conceal our discovery. Within a dag efter being pressed to come again soon and have and has not the same means of refreshing his improvsments, both to the healtbend the beauty hogging ten cent places, when we gat a chance, countrymen inside. I walked boldly, and asked out of the incident, on the river. I will we had a small town of tenta about us, but saw another chat. I left his alone with his thoughts memory as Mr. Holmes. He states bowere of the Colony. We must look to our naoficial from the English residents, all of which class we for work. The master of the establishment, after not worry you any longer with the tale of baut taken all precautions beforehand, we were

with reference to the 29th May that be wrote a Aambers of Council, to protect and promote the one and all hated wordiails. I will pass rapidly, u doal of linggling, agreed to give me a drilling our travels, except to say that the country of molested by jumpora" In 1862, our claims

letter to Mr. Holmes on the 27th which is to the interests of the community, as you may be sure over those years, however, without fouthern week and my living, to run the shaft cutting after we pressed the Mezray was and continual had began to yield very poor roturas, and, hus

effect that the vessel would be released on the the officials will take care of themselves and remark than that I bade fair at the machine for him. Isopopted the office, mors for Fernory, bat will take you be to the and of a bot | ing over £4,000 to my credit in the bank, I de-

28th, and he given important evidence and pro- their brethren, sad continue to create posta as time to develop into as fine a specimen shelter than with any ides of permanently staying November day. It had been fearfully warm, and cided to go out of the partnership and make a

duces a letter of Mr. Melbye's of the 17th May long as there are cadete, and so long as the ts of a worthless young scamp as could be found in there, and, after having been drilled into the at about half-past five I hoped that as renal we start in the city of Melbourne, The brothers

to himself, referred to bolow, which beare on the payers will sterul Its or look an with indifferenda. the polony. What saved ine was the decision of working of the machines, I was duly installed would camp for the right. This was'oriduzfly advised me not to take this step, mying that

subject and shows the anxiety of Mr. Melbye to There is an important branch of the marvion my father to sell his sampan, bay un Exglish assistant in thectors of Messrs. Hung Gea & Co Fact the intention of my employers, however, and Mellicus was under a cloud of commercial dr

get the second instalment of $10,000 at that date. which has escaped your hotlee; it is that of the bat with hie earrings and benotze a harbour Civoular Quay. Fer three weeks, things went on the laconio szemer that the nigger gars to my prossion just now, but I adored to my resin-

Although it was arranged that the security fr Afforestation Departricat. Its not long since pilot. This be accomplished, and with delight 1 | smoothly enough, and then, one unlucky day that query was to point with finger ahead of us, and tion, and, after rrosiving £500 from them, and

releasing the ship was to be completed on the that this was under the Surveyor-Gaterale De- | said farewell to the old home, and for two years; I will never forget, when I was affending more sxelsim "plenty whits faller badgerte sit down on my part giving up all interest in the property..

28th May. Mr: Caldwell will not say that he told partment without a head gardener; now we have I lived in a state of bliss, always going with my to a cireus cart that was going by the shop with longs that sL”. At a little after six, the whoop: I bade them & cordial giod bye, and lait for the

vither Mr. Holms or Mr. Rapp that the bond of Ms. Ford, the Superintendent, and Mr. West- father on his piloting journey, and never firing banners wowing and band playing, than to my bo had given on seeing the Murray was repeated, queen oliy of the south. It was a great relief to

that security had not been given. As stated land, who is head gantener. Each requires a of seeing him take a sailing vessel or a steamer work; I had the top of my thumb on the left and on looking ahead. I saw a vast forest of me to get to Melbourne, and I had a month's rest Mr. Francis, 4.0, instrusted by Masyre, above, on the 11th May. Mr. Melbys also wrote house and draws large ealaries. I do not say into the harbour, or out again to give it a start hand severed by contact with the outter on the tents of every description, while carried by the before starting anything, onjoying to the fall Wotton and Deacon, was for the plaintif and to Mr. Rapp for the $10,000 saying "the affair there is not work saflolent in the Colony for on its way to foreign lands. One day, in my machines. My wound was boned up by the men breeze mms a lord buss and marmur that be the gay life that, with plenty of money in my the Attorney-General (Hon, B. L. O'Malley), with Mr. Macgregor Smith is settled as far as both; is is their duty to look after the existing Ofteenth year, after this pleasent life had boon in the shop, and then I was sent to live, out, o tokened a thickly populated town. One of the pookat, 1 warable to lead there: When that pe instructed by Hsus Bhary, Johnson, and you are concerned, and no obalacles of any kind ---- tream and shrubs, protecting and replanting making me altogether a steadier lad, my father the sooident ward of the Sydney Hospital the most brothers held out his hand, which the other riod had elapsed, I started a fancy wore in Burke Stokes, for the defendant.

will be put in the way of the transfer of the ship where nemessary, but it appears to me they do came to me and said he wanted to hars talk, comfortable fortnight of my first thirteen years seized, and a hearty grip was excbanged, while street, where I sold Chinese and Japanese goods. In this euit his Lordship delivered judgment Under the circumstance I think I am justified not half carry out this work. At one time there Now it happened that when he came up I had life in Australia. At the end of that time, I was the aboriginal, prancing about like a lauatre in I invested all my money in this business, and the a follows: This is an setion for damaged wasking you to pay the second instalment," whilst were some beautiful clnups of bamboo studed my arms full of fireworks. It was the seventh dismissed onred, and, on going back to the staff the background, ozols/med" Bendigo; look soo, first few months transactions made to Tory confounded on a breach of warranty in reference to on the same day be wrote to Mr. Caldwell. “I near the road sides; then have disappeared, and quivery of the scossion of Emperor Tik shop, was again employed in my old place. This piggertail, look sen Berdigo!" Well, we get into fident. Drawings fair ingams from large con the sale of the Spanish steamer Estrella and also want Rapp to pay me the $10,000 and he will where these picturesque clamps auta stood may Chou to the Imperial Thrine, and, I was about however, was destined to last for a very short the town at luck, and pitched our tents on a Bitlo nection that I had established for myself, I ran for fraudulent misrepresentation in connection de as you will write in Holmes to say be seen one or two coad bamboo. What to pelebrate the glorious occasion in the teal time.. I had not been book twenty-four hours clearing frosting a place called "Diamond the shop, vary mtisfactorily, for seven years, with that sale. The plaintiff resides at Hong the matter is in order. Of coures it is in I say is that to whatever department the native way. My father, however, exhibiting before everybody in the shop was thrown into a Gully After wandering round smear the bat at the end of that time that pekeng and the defendsat at Maxils, but both were order, the bond merely having to be signed.” protection of ornamental treen and shembe baan uttor disregard of my patriotie purpose state of confusion, in consequence of a lattor that streets of tents, listening to the denakem riod known still in Melbouras as the represented by agents throughout the whois As to the letter of 11th May, Melbye to Eapp, longs, something should be dons to protect the throw the rackers into the water and told had been received by the master from his brother songs of the diggers in the weatherboard 1870 disaster commanded. Whest returned proceedings Mr. Bapp soting for the plaintiff Mr. Caldwell said in Grass-examination, “Wher cuisting rusa by sfery simple strong fence if me in a very concise manner that I had been at the Bendigo gold diggings, in Viatorin. The hotel, losing my way, and being put straight bout two bishals to the scre, instead of its mod is. Melbye for the defendants" On the 29th Mr. Melhyo wrote that he know no security had necessary, and in places fresh ones should be long eacagh a burden open the household purio, letter stated that the writer had arrived at the by a Chinesa digger 1 turned fa and went usual handsome. yield, and the bankruptcy of March, 1885, Mr Melbye and Mr. Rapp served, been given for the Estrella. That letter wo plaated. Just lors at No. 2 Tank. Again, and that he had decided to send me le a forsign diggings three weeks before, and had imdiate to sleep. On the day following our arrival, abant six very large firms led to the segment the former to sell and the latter to buy the misrepresentation of existing facts". It was thea wheea daty is it to keep free from weade the cuntry. He said that he had got me a berthasly started work. He bad already strack two the brothers lost no time in pegging out of hundreds of emalior stores and shops attached steamer Betrella for $29,000, commitazionit pas that he prodnoad the letter to himself set out Government land on sides of the public vomis Captain's boy award the British bargus duor thres: soal unggels, and ho urgently ad- claims and starting work on likely looking bit to them. In this period of calamity, when the cont Bargain money to the amount of $5,000 above, and said he did not write as he was sakod within the immediate neighbourhood of the dronache, owned by Messrs. Leslie & Co., of vised his brothers if he wished to make his for- of land rejoicing in the pleasant name of Dead Insolvaney Courts were full of work, and for- was to be paid at once, $10,000 at the end of to do. I think these letters show at the very town) For health's sake the matter should Sydney, and that she was to suil for that port in tone, not to let the opportunity slip, but to Men's Drop. Eventually our tents were shifted tunes were loat in a single day, zay baxiness, nu April, and the balance at the end of May, but least that Mr. Mellye was capable of reprosent. hare attention.-Yours, &c.,

two days, I bore this news with considerahir sell out of his business, and to join him on to this spot, and the daily routine of our lives luckily for me, did not stand firu. I was a full payment was to be made if the reasel was ing things as zotually done which were intended TAXPAYER. equanimity, and even expressed pleasant surprise, thefeld at ones. I was told of the contents of appointed. For some weeks, plassed with the large creditor of many of the bankrapt houses, delivered before that date. This was redneed to be done, and I am of opinion that he did which manner of action disconcerted my sern the letter, and Immediately became a wild moralty and spurred on by the hope of fortunio, and hed numerous debts, so one morning, with a to writing and signed. It appears from the represent to Bapp on the 26th May that tha parent aut a little. He had come to the fetar-au advocate of the writer's suggestions is any I worked, as did my masters, very hard and au- sorry heart, I gure up the hopeless attempt to evidence that some time before the sale took ship was clear and free from the arrast, when view with a bamboo, and I suppose that he bad body in the place, After a long talk, it was complainingly, but after that time their manner make ends meet, let my creditors have every place, action had been taken against tha vassa "a fast she was not so sad he knee whe expected me le weep and wait when he broke decided that the business should be disposed jet, to me and to each other changed considerably. thing I possessed, and was once more, to all insel in Vios Aduiralty by W Magregor was not so, whaterer he might expect. For he the tidings. I markainly felt like breaking down hoses, cooking utensils frearms, mining tools, They got quaralona at the uneasing drudgery, tants and purposes, & pauper. I immediately Smith, John Benty Smith and others, and bitself was to give a bond and provide money subsequently, when my aged mother began, to pani ste, bought with the proceeds and ths without prospect of their efforts being rewarded, went to an old wablished English goods store, on Mr. Rapp asking how this matter stood, before she could be free. Indeed he wrote hinge, but as my father was also present at whole of the men in the shop Jela Hurg Gee and recoguised after a while that they had thrown and applled for a billot as clerk, fox, during my Mr. Melbye told him that Mr. Caldwell, solioi- again after getting the cheque as if it were so, sion in year valuable paper, may I be allowed to that interview, still armed with the fuevitable speelf in the capecite of cook to the parts, most away the substaque for the whadow. With this seven years shopkeeping. I bad not been idle, tor, who had been acting for Mr. Ordia, world This was a material misrepresentation indening sak why you have not taken up your pen against bamboo, I winały rastrained my grief, sad it tanke for the El Dorado without delay-

Zooling growing up I faced vory badly and led but had stock to my English stadios very explain alfab,ut it. Accordingly on the 30th Mr. Rapp to part with $10,000. Fa Kim of

savally.

wet and misorabla-looking people blocking up

SALAAM.

THE BOTANICAL AND AFFORE. STATION DEPARTMENT,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY POZ:6,"

Hongkong, 18th September, 1888.

THE VERANDAH TAX

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "* DAILY PRESS.”.

Bre. With all deference to your discretion

in selecting topics of pablis interred for fiscus

SUPREME COURT.

14th September..

IN ORIGINAL JURISDFUTTON

BEPODE THE Hon. J. RosseLL, C.M.G

ACTING CRIY Justice.

BHER Cine Chren v. ORTE.

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