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INTIMATIONS. WINES AND SPIRITS.

BY APPOINTMENT.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.)

THE DAILY FRE38, ERTJÁT, DHONMAT3 18mm, 1898.

they make probably not lem than $200,000 year. This in a very nice thing for the Banka but it in aleo, a good thing for the trade of the Colony, which would he asverely?

The programme of the amateur concert to crippled were that credit of $4,000,000 with be given to-morrow night at the Club Lasitano drawn, Still, however, we are not matimfed:by pupils of Bignor Castansa will he found on

successful performance. We want morone dollar notes. Thenecessity our front page, and promises to be a pary for these becomes more pressing day by day

* HONGKONG.

In the population and the volume of busi Telavite attention to the following old landedness increase. The tall ienos of there Brude, all of which are excellent quality and noter sanctioned by the late. Bir Aurava gol value for the enoney,

11:6 same being specially selected by our Karant when Governor of the Colony 1. adon House, and bought direct from the most proved an enormous convenience, but that ad Bhippers, are imported in wood and bottled was sixteen or seventeen years ago. The re- by areolvas, thus enabling us to supply the best

quirements have increased many times over graths at moderata prices.

In ordering it is only necessary to state since. thes, but although an increased its the name and quantity of Wine or Epirit vated, has been adronsted by the Chamber of Com. Aumber of residents present as mourners, H. Ejahn knew that I'lind seitled with Brandt bo- '

an initial letter for quality desired.

rders through Loal Post or by Telegram resolve prompt attention. PORTS. For Invalids and general use.)

Per do

Caso. Par Bot. $10 $1.00

That she remains in this qules Jomly state.. Until such time a heaven way upfoll "That you may tank their pricajem obaality" "To you her chazme in 415 sheir midna talcom

U-Ko beard him fúkura thus

He turned away and walked towards the house Whore he was staying. And was much garplaand - By these strange revelations which, to him, Besmed to precies diversosial poverty.

De also why should be be compelled to chrom A fitting wife From smali a lówly grade Bo be war sceny troubled, and he went. Next dày ta noe this woman and the child. “And when he saw thom he drew back and said 3

Gannar Thompson, B. A the sound of the shares The Ohlimmen could not take then "Touler, per child, kord by the Northern Coba

* Fresh gatharið herbe to poorer class of folk ictim of the late gun sonident, diet life on up and Ramishn naked me to get his can:** Standa a amali ahog' whare an old woman lig Wednesday night and was buried pasterday after celled. Brandt, said he Wild not wish

! And ako han new en infant which will be, to from met be would let me of $907) poon with military koman

o that I had to pay bim 1475 for Fem

“In years to come, your food and faithful wife. Jahn's abaren Bramt seked me who the priu- oipal was and told him. He told me not too go to her, and treat the woman wall - tell other people what irrengement bad baenor she is poor and hea ngon her breast?? had also settled with Brandt Wo went to a Will prosper where she la Bồ đó nós try Bredbe Linked him why he had allowed« Ta batter her position, for the wall? made, About is weak later Ramjaha told me he "What most to you is predloge, and the baba

Ramjaku to softle after I had done io. Ho ald If report speaks truly Hongkong is shortly to that he had other transactions, with Ramjahn have fresh musical treat. An Italian Opera Com and that my transactions had nothing to do with any, tha Balsofors Company, now playing in Roujauns. He afterwards said, he would look Manila, is expected to scrive here in about six to the matter sad fix it up.

Cross-Dramined I gave Me Brandt a con- week: The Company consists of nine princi pals and a large sit effective chorus tractote signed for the esteemed. One of the notes I got from Brandt I handed to Bau- The funeral of Mr. W. H. T. Darby took Jahn because it was understood between us that I was not to be answerable to Brandt. Ram- place yesterday afternoon. There was a largo

fare the 9th September.. the Governor being presented by 'blu Privato

Ramasamy Bundant, soboolmaster, sail-I theroe and earnestly called for by the pallic, ocretary, Mr. F. H. Jay. The funeral saras is the plaintiff's offles about the widile of the Treasury authorities have remained otios was performed by the Eer. W. Jennings, Ketomber. Brandt came in afterwards, and I

Colonial Chaplain.

beard Harajabo sek Brandt for some money. durate, and the Colony bas to conduct is

This concluded the osse for the plaintif.

•Me Onldwell' said the deforen was that with args and increasing volume of burizers with very inadegnete currency. We can picture

regard to this $475 no settlement had boun to somely the inconvenience that would at a quarter to six, with the following pro-made. The settlement made by Fukoors had nothing to do with the 25 shares in question. Handel. With regard to the question of brokerage they be experienced in England if there were no

Overture (Mocet.b)',

Bach. ralled on the agreement just produced in whick eniza batwser the sovereign-and-the billing. Forenin

Bash the plaintif stated that no brokerage would be Mendelssohn. charged unless the contracts were carried out It with all your bowela Yet this is approximately the position in carotte

(Mr. N.J. Hobinson.)

and their contention was that even supposing Hongkong. We have the $5 note, which Sonata Pontificate for the purposes of the argument we may Solo "I will sing of thy great mormes" Mendelsoho. ang nettlement had best male with Ho Tim (MENE Winifred Haland.)

which they denied, such settlement was not Doskwithin the spirit of the ngrisement. tako an equivalent to the sovereign-(would.

One Brande mid- I have had several Handel it were so in fact!)-and then we come to Chorns (Organ)

shares transaction with Ramjaho. I sold bir the 20-cent piece, which occupies the plade

We have received from the Agents Moss.75 shares for delivery 30th October through bera that the shilling down in England. B. Adamson, Bell and Co, a copy of the tige Fakers, 25 shares for the same date faronga tween three two we have only the wilser table for the Winter service 1880-90 of 4he Reaben and Samuel, and 25 thness for the 30th The November. 1 mold 50 shares to Fakeers, ba Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, dollar, defaced by chopping and so unreliable commences with the departare of the Parthia, guaranteeing his principal. Fateora did not sa regards uniformity of valus that it is now on the barth, on the 14th inst. for Japan take up the share bat meita arrangements for Laurprising a vivilized Government should Vancouver, and is continued monthly to the the cancelling of the 50 shares. The shares 3rd April. The marrin is to be performed by the were declining rapidly and Mr. Fukeera told me tolerate in ordinary currency. An ade three Canarders, the Farthin, Abyssinia, and that a man called Lip Chas had failed and let quate supply of dollar notes, whether Batavia. The Company also issue a pamphlet, him in. On his representation I agreed to make issued by the Goronment itself or by the taining rates of passage money, conditions, an arrangement. The 125 shares I sold to Ham and all informations for passengers proceeding, jahn and the 50 shares. I sold to Fukcorn wors Bink, would therefore meela very urgent and rough Canada to England. 14 1.25 Per Caes. Per Caseriously felt want. Next to the dollar note we want a half-dollar token. When the pro-

▲ Alla Dodra, good quality

Greed Capsule...

B Vintage, porier quality,

Hod Capsule C--Fine-Old---Vintage, - sup-

erior quality, Black Seal Capenie....

12.

1.10

14 1.25

1.50

D. Very Flaa Old Vintage. extra raperior, Viclot Capsule (Old Bottled) 1

BHERRIES.

A Delinate Palo Dry, diúver

wine, Green Capsule ....... -6 0.60

K Baperior Pale Dry, dinner

wine, Green Beal Capsule... 7.50 0.75 Manzanille, Pale Natural?"

1.00 Sherry, White Capsule 10.

OC Saperiar Did Dry. Pale

Natural Shorry, Red Bal Capoole 10

D Very Buperior Old Pale

Day, choice old Wine. White Seal Capsule..... 12

E Extra Superior Old Pale

Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)

CLARETS.

A Buperior Breakfast Claret,

1,00

1.10

1 d. Quarta..

2 dot.: Pinte

posal tu šiuo such a coin was submitted to the Chamber of Commerce the Committee

7 7.50 11 12.00

of that body reported against it, but gave no reason for their opinion-possibly be-

Ted Capsule.4 34.50

B St. Estephe, Red Capaula... 4.50 5.00

St. Juliett

D La Rose

BRANDY

Por doz.

Mr. Sangster will. give no Organ Recital in

St. John's Cathedral on Monday afternoon next

Bolo......

Ardanbegenm

Токореля

LATEST TELEGRAMS. -

PROX THE "COMERCIO":

MADRI, Brd December,

Cobwod be the late which this old dotard plane Por as though this old barridan who veške Har vasold burbs to any starvuling, And rears this squalid obili, amidẹt the dia

of oaths, and neisome aire that damn thir plass, Te be my restul bride eventually,

✪ may I be convulsed in sponies

Of death and torturs rather than becom "A victim to this freak of dosting.""

At last in desperation and disgust

He felt débermised to frustrats the scheme, And from this trouble be at once relonesă, By hiring som samlo to go there And Ering about the graculous child's damire. And as he passed sinng'n znerow streak A poor amsaníatað lagre ones And begred for avouer tast he might erist, Although in torturs, not by hunger gnawed For bfs will ght in nasound armone long And hold its own through founlenivo and ago Unieka besieged nad driven out at Inst, By cold starvation, through the gate of domik And Vi-Ko faltered as he slowly unið, Are you man who dares to gain a prisa.

distint transnotions: Ixald 175 in the two 26. Ramjohn did not take up his 125 shares, bat made an arrangement with on. He came on the 9th September. At that date there was a hen on the 125 shares of about $9,500. He told me that" By making a bold siroke that carrise death I had been lonient with Faksorn snd wcold I do." To tuo who will grow up to be a TUNIS

the same for him. 7 cancelled the shares and houd bring dishonour to the family gave me promissory notes for $1,900. I do not of her amoted buabead who will be, mult

cause they were unable to do so. Certainl-THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN SPAIN. owe the plaintiff $100 at prosent. I admit the Beared into marrings by some witebery -

edntracts for 200 shares. In the case of the frat

The settlement of the difference in the Min-100 they were seld to He Tim dirent, in the case..I am replied the loper," and I will

of the second 16 the plaintiff did not discover

Cast. For Bot. there can be no reason that will bear seriods istry is delayed, owing to the illness of Senor

uxamination. Whoo Bongkong becomes

A Hannesiy's Old Pale, Red

Capsule

B Superior Vory Old Cognas,

$12 $2.10 the great manfacturing centre it is expect.

Red Capeale................ 14 125 Very Old Liquenr Cagtuo

Red Capsule

ed to become with a cheap' supply of coal trom Tonqnia there will have to be a very

18 1.50 considerable addition to our subsidiary

D- Hennessy's Finest Very Old

Liqueur Cogune, 1872 .. Vintage, Red Capsule

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A Thorns's Blond, White Cap

sule......

B Watson's Glenorchy Mel- low Blend, Blus Capsule,

24 2.00

Goosalen, the Minister of Finance,

The general Municipal election have given the Government an immense imajority.

MADRID, 8th December:-"

Palitios buve entered on a period of calm, which ocinage for wagen purposen aloue, and the will probably pentinus until after Christmas.

half-dollar will become se zonerary here at the half-crown or two-shilling piece in Eag land. That the Chamber of Commerce

8 0.73 should assume au obstructive rôle in the

with Name and Trade Mark, 8 0.75

Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet,

Red Capeale, with Name and Trade Mark

D Watar's HKD Blend of the Finest Bootch Malt Whiskies, Violet Caperle...

E. Watson's Very Old Liquor Sootch Whisky, Goleap.

sula

IRISH WHISKT.

A Joha Jameson's Old, Grant

B John Jameson's Fiae Old,

Grom Capsule

C John Jameson's Very Fine Old, Green Capsule........ GENUINE BOURBON WHISKT, fre old, Bed Capsulo, with

matter is we were going to any surprising,

bat while the Commities continues to dooidr

SUPREME COURT.

12th December..

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

important questions off-hand in weerat-col-Baroza Ma. A. G. Wise, ACTING PUNE

8 0.75 slave, it can hardly be considered surprising

10 1.00

2

1.10

10 100

10. 1.00

that they should, make mistakes sometimes. But if we are not allowed to have dollar Daten or half-dollar pieces, there can be no excuse for not keeping the supply of the | öxisting subsidiary coins up to the require

a premium, ments. They are again at

Jupas.

BANYAK, BBANDE; $575.

Mr. Hastings (of Messas. Wotton and Des con's was for the plaintiff and Mr. Coldwell for the defendant.

Mr. Busting said thir osso arose from a trap- saction in bagar shares between the plaintifand

the name of the principal to me for some weeks" Doanything to ease my poverty. later. To im rapadiated both sontmets. No" For faith, "His bail when nibbled by dinisen settlement whatever has been complated with To have no food or where to las mal día.** reference to these contracts. I remember mak-

ing an arrangement with the plaintiff on 19th Then go!” said Ui-Ko, pointing to the place, Cotaber regarding, the brokerage. The plain"And it to night you do remove frem oneth tiff signed that paper of the 1911 October in That w. man's child which now rests on her kna consideration of my giving him businose to do I will reward you with ten thousand cash,

I explained to him that this arrangement refer ed to all contracts! thật, wero peading. Tim's worn the only ones ponding.

Cross-examined by Mr. Hastings I speculate in shares. I may makes hindeed contracts in the month if the market is suitable. I produce my book showing my coatmote with Ramjahn. I do not owe Ramjahn any money. I have never revelred any lotter from Ramjahn 'asking me lu

and him the $475.

At this stage the case was adjourned,

UI-KO AND LUK-FWA.

HY CHAS. J. E. HALCOMBE,

Author of Shadows of Life, Nena Fers, etc, dė, sin. Amny, November, 1689. This poem is founded

the defendant. In July isst the plaintiff paz-pou at old Chisese logood of the time of the Tang

8 0.75 which represents a serious monetary lax on chased from the defeudant thres lots of seger dinasty. Auther.

those who bare occasion to the large quanti-shares, Orst, seventy-fire through a broker, Mr. Fakeers, second, twenty-ve through Samuel and Reuben, and third, twenty-five through Falcore. On this last socasión Fuksers sign- ed "for the concerned." It was in respect of this last twenty-five that this motion arose. He might first mention to his lordship that the two parts of the claim 3475 and $100, were quite distinot. He would deal with the claim for 8473, the $100 being for brokerage. With regard to thisisat Sugar she es, in Beptem

bau fallen agrest deal and at that time the plaintiff was liable to take up 125 shares, 75 and

ties of them, to say nothing of the incon 12 1.10 venisice of having to collect them from varions quarters instead of being able to obtain all that are wanted direct from the Treasury. We fully recognise the re hef that bas already been given in this re spect. In 1879 the same was only $50,595 ;¦ in 1889 it rose 1o. nver $100,000; in 1884 to be the price of the shares over $200,000; in 1887 to nearly $500,000: last year it was over $900,000: and the is25 on the 30th September, and 25 the for

GIN.

A Fino Old Tom, White Cap

ALIZA

A Fine Uusytoned, White

Fine A. V. H. Genera......

4.50 0.40

4.30 0.40 5.25 0.50

RUM.

Сараите.......

Finest Old Jamaica, Violet

Czparle................ 12 1.0 Good weward Island...$1.50 per Gallon.de for this year up to 23rd October had LIQUEURS.

1-191

Benedictine Maraschino Curaosa Hearing's Cherry Cordial Chartranse Dr. Siegert's Angostura Dikters, &n.

1st October. On the 8th September plaintiff dame to an arrangement to settle his liability. renched $948,500. Still, however, the ou these shaces by the payment of a lap sum. amount is far from wasting the require. The terms of the agreement were that plaintiff mente, and the coins are at a premium in should pay $1,000 in aettlement of bis fiabilly That sum bad been paid. With regard to the the market. This in a state of things "that last twenty-five shares, bought through, Fukeera aught not to be allowed to exist. The rein the beginning of deptemler, Fakeers bingelf male an arrangement for settlement in respect NOT TO CORRESPONDEN IS.

medy here is simple; the Government of thers and this was not known to the Communion on Eritional matters should bui

has to do is to order a suficient supply plaintiff at the time he settled. The terms of aldrowi "Tes Kditor," and thoas on business "The

With reference to the currency generally, this arrangement were that Fukoers should pay Brandt $75. Fakeera afterwards called upon Manager," and not to individuals by nema

Correspondenta are requested to forward their name however, apocially as regards the issue of plaintiff to pay this $478, and he did so. There and address with copananditions widened to the $1 votes and the neserely of halfadollar reat the present time plaintiff bad paid Brandt Editor, not for publication, bat ne ovidence of good pieces, we think His Excellener might een twice over for these twenty five shares, once-

through his agent, and ones himself. With r gard to the $100, that was for brokerage on 200 shares sold by the plaintiff for the defendant Achmet Rajahu, said-I bought from the and was goita distinct from the other claim. defendant on the 17th July, 25 sagar shares through Fakears. On the 19th July, I bought Samuel, and, on the same date, I bought from from him Sugar shares through Kerben aud him twenty-fivo share through Fakeera. I arranged with defendant on the 9th Septembar, being at that time liable for, 125 shares, to pay

faith.

all letters for publication should be written on one ide of the paper only,

Advertisements and Enbeemptions which are not Dedezod for a fixed period will be continued and

counterande.

Orders for extra oppies of the Daily Prar should be sent before 11 sau o the day of publication.

after hat hour the supply is Huited.

TELEFRONTz Ko, 12.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 19TH, 1889,

The returna published monthly in the Government Gazette showing the Bank note)

der a service to the Colony by ordering full and complete inquiry, the result of shieb could be formally placed before the Treasury authorities at bumas. That the currency as it at present existe is very in- adequate to the growing requirements of the Colony, there can be no question,

H. M. S. Rattler scrived at Manila on the 6th $1,900 in seitlement of them. I was to pay him! instant from Singaporn.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be on held at noon to-morrow (Saturday).

The Agents (Mesata. Russell & Co.) inform as that the Union Line steamer Euphrates, from London, left Singapore for this port yesterday

8200 on the 20th September, 21,200 on the 80th Beptember, 8400 on the let October, and $100 the Both November. I paid the whole mount on the 0th September. I bought some houses, sections C. and D. Inland Lot 769 for 36,400. The houses were on a mortgage of $4.500 and I paid the haianes of $1,900 on behalf of the defendant red be returned me the promissory notes that I had given him. I old Faktera

The Agents (Mesars. Adamson, Bell & Crafterwards that I had settled with the defer

PART 1

A summer's evening, and the gates of Sung Were aloned to traffe, and the tlakling balls Of burJanod mulag had slowly led sway, And onestaom with produce of the East. Were drawn side, and roany drivers ant In groups tag ber and with social ana Diseased all toples of ingre foreign parta, Related legenda or, with laminose, Sought to zotriuire their lanzon on the road, While listening to the songs and latê of those- Who told weird atarice when the toils of day Bad ceed and all the joys of rent began.

'An wisjunt anu whces cabalintis art

Had gained high reputation and respuch j Crept from his ill.kept but, along the strest,

And in his wonted plave sat down to miss - - Trising of the moon," which to hỉu vremed Täks unto some great musich of the sky A pregled by the world unrecognizet, Who came to tell of things beyond thet nga, Bevealing mach to this decrepit slaye Who, the inspired; would sit for hours and hotses "By fancy led, and conjura strange érezte Which he wrote down. Until at length the moos Would steal wway and leave him thers alene.

Now Vi-ko vas young and anmoly youth,

· Pasamred withel of ausges and sense, Who at his macie's bouse was then a gaset In Sang, and on thas evening went abroad · To hear all newɛ bronihsin by travellers From other cities many lia NeȚ

And while he passed naar when a temple stood He saw the old men sitting as the atopa

And by the moonlight reading thoughtfally, And sometimes making salties in a book. So Ui-kakka mort yenths of every clims, Was curion to learn from this chi mama The why and wherefore of his beinn Khurran Ail what he found to road and write abont, And why he sought no hozzallar etodín. And for the purpose of divining this He went to him, interrogating thas- {'ray ngèd father, geeing you engaged

May with all doo defcence to your years.... "And to distration in obedience plead Hy ignorance of the benefita derived or pleasure you consire, from this wise course of evening study and of writing by

circulation of the Colony speak eloquently of inform us that the Shire Line steamer Merioneth-dant for these abares and be told me that heIn liry poranite by this misty fight

thire, from. London, left Singapore pesterday had already settled for the same. I had given

The Agent Informes or that the ails ox O.

steamer Gaelis, benes November 8th and Yokohama November 16th, were delivered in New York on the 7th December

the growth of businiem. The following table, morning für Hongkong,

· gives the Bztires for last mouth sad for the corresponding month of the previous sine years --

Notes is Specie in Circulation. Reversa..

$3,134,060

$1,200,000 3,515.90 1,920,000 4,757,055 1,785,000

1,880,000 5,523.228 1,337,019 1.800.000 5,50,54 1,880,000 4,198,417 1,170,000 $,036,056

300,000 5247,604 2,280,000 6,525,897 2,100,000

1860

1821

1683

1884

1885

1968

1988

authority previously to Fukesre to settle with Brandt for me it he could. We then both west to see Brandt. I told Brandt that Fakeers had tready well for the same shares as I had done on the 9th November. He said he would refund the money to me if I paid Fakers thọ $175 and I did so. I have too seked and writ- The Calendars for 1890 are now rousing in ten to. Brandt for this $475 and he told me thick upon us. We received a very tasteful one that he was hard up bus would pay me as yesterday issued by Meears. Dakin Broa, soon as he could. On the 1st August I sz- China Limited, accompanied by a voluminous tured into a contact to buy 100 shares from catalogue.

Brandt, delivery 31st October, for Ho Tiu. On the 2nd Ostober, I entered into auther Fine Arts large and splendid collection of contract with Brand for 160 akaros, delivery 30th Oil Paintings of exceptional valts by well-known November, also for Ho Tim: The cont of"

brokerage due on these contracts is $100. Artists, suitable for Xmas presents, is now sa The note circulation, it will be seat, has more view at the Hall & Bolts C. Co., Limited. This has not been palil. than doubled in the past ten years. The iu- Que's Road-Advt.

Cross-ermined by Mr. Caldwell--I did noi buy any other shares from Brandt besides this cross, but been steadily continuous with the

Homeward bound passengers just now Have 126. will swear I did not buy another lot of exception of a lereni in. 1834, taused by the capital opportunity of tisking the trip under twenty-five. The 75 shares I bought through failure of the oid" Orisht»l, "Bank, which dat the most.comfortable circumstances. We learn Fukerra, I signed for although Fakeera was set- only withdrew the notes of that Bank (near that the White Biar Line steatchip Arabic,ing broker. The 25 shares 1 bought through ly $1,000,000) from circulation, but caused which Messrs Butterfeldandwirose dispatch Sammal and Reuben I also signed for. The last

1889

other lamp than cheeriosa rays of light Shad on this earth by yen ill-fated moon *Which, like him world, kus bied out long ago “And being now devoll of lambert Pomor

Exposes all its nakedziom, and shame By turning from its cold ingoustant light- ** Towards that flashed and best-consuming arb

Which Tures those wayward since to its domain And burrows lustre from troir fallen minte.“*

The old man, for his thoughtful attitude, Did not så Arst beetle kamell to speak Although to this intruder be guys est. At length he slowly raised his aurivalled form And looked to Ui-ko while his answered thus:~ Shin you, my child, presume to quetion me

the notes of the other Banks to be low on the 17th instant, will carry passengers to 15 shares bought through Fakeers. I did not notions which by mostinte azuromarkúð,

ocean

London at the rates now ruling byentalde

wize

sign themtract note for because Fukeers bought

Haase to inquire my pissure, which is lost

vourably looked upon by the Chinese. Con, steams, vis, $275 first class, $200 second olas, 50 shares from Brandt, 25 for me, and 25-fora" And are to strangers of no interest,

and 8125 third elama.” [..

other pritsipal. On the 9th September when II now will place reliance in your wich made the arrangement the shares had gone down is And let you share the unexpected bliss fidence, however, was soon restored, and the

At the time I should have taken up or fourning what the will of fate dearons, present note cirealation of the Colony is Woodywar's Circus shows no diminished somewhat. equal in amount to about one-fortieth that powers of attraction, to judge from the crowd the shares they were very much lower than thon Borrowing, snow you too sagaz ba of Bogid, ireland, and Scotland. With which throngs the spacious marques: every | sonitraat price. Mr. Fakoers may have told me Ta prosecute my wingularity.

evening. The entertainment has been slightly before the 9th September that he bad made su our clumay chopped dollar currency, notes changed and of the present programme we way.arringement with Brandt in respect of these "For 'tis set oft that canal visitor are relatively more necessary here than at my that some of it is new and all of it is good. 25 shares If he did so he did not tell me the To this las city dll commercial fame

Ska still delights his once with his claversmount for which be bad tiled. There was home and are consequently more largely used. jeggling and the Brothers Valaisa attract an agreement in waiting for sale of the proper To all unsanctioned student of the moon. Still, the fact that thin little dot on the large abors of applause for their clever trapetety before the assignment, in which it was pro-

with its two handred thousand performance while-M-I-Falsica deserves.vided that the promissors notes were to be Let me explain what book I now permas

compoot- habitants should require a note cironlation special mention for a decidedly good high turned to me. I signed tha letter dated the 19th ---

Mr. Laverti Leo does Bom October which you have handed to me. In it "That you may leara ́íte value to one forliath a large sa that of the Unitedolarer juggling en horseback and Mr. Sebatate that I would not charge Brandt any bro-This is a record of betrothal which, Kingdom with its thirty-seven millions is dale, borde his smart equestrianism, night kerage on contenote from that date or before Concerns all people who, beneath the vault not caleviated to diminish the bus of our proves that he can hold his own in the sero that date where the contents were not ourried" of yonder her, breathe and know of life.

bate Hoo. Monuku. Harland and Love give us out I make this claim of $100 for brokerage own commercial importance. The conveni- another of their comis sketehas, while the "Myr. because of an arrangement between Ho Tum and inco of the notes is not confined to their setine Monstrosity Act shows nu diminution in Brande in respect to the shares. I believe popularity. The “Jajs" we always sure we arrangement has been carried ost betwee in the ordinary transactions of buying and oard to play, and the breaking ladder par- them. I have heard that in respect to these olling; they mean a sensible addition to the formance gives them a full opportunity for a share there are three culte at present going on available credit of the Colony, The Banka display of talent, while Miss Allow Moore Sude in this Court....

hoite of admirers in her Garland Act. To judge Abdulah Pakoera, skarabroker, asid-Òn the reserve of specie against the note image of eis from the present state of affairs, were it not 19th July I purchased from Brandt 25 Sumare joined together. And when once they're bound, and a balf millions amounts only to two and that the Christmas Besson Belge sash, for Ramaha. The contract is for 60 abaran should they be of familias opposed

plethora of entertainments, there would appear The other 25 were for Chinees principal. 1" Or sations advirus se the unknown Branch ----- half millions, leaving four millions which no reason why the Cuck here should not like went to Brandt on the 2nd Septimber. I went Of Life and Death, no human power can abazge

i to nak him to babeel the contract for this Bity. Their destiny, wbisli bosan the soul of labi, he Banku lend was to borrowers, by and which | Tennyson's brook, "go uti lie wegst

And their engagementa ohrozialed by t

will be falalled at the appointed time, Thonghysts any intava and we divide,

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rine and fall. And in my puskais I have core of red With which I tie the foot of those who shall

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"But be truel, perform your eresad welt, "And they retum bo claim your welcome prise."

And in the silence of the night thoy st

And Ut Ko heard the child bad breathed her in. Then with givingy Ui.Kó wont away, A main dishonoured and slave to crime Bal never did ke go xrain tó con The undicat elby of hlú infamy,

PART 9.

A quick old boma breenth the friendly shade Of aver swaying tolings that the bṛvalh. Of dulootbroeken moved to cadenca awort, Looked set up a clear deep steam that hired The yellow epe which mounted to a door Where cobblestones, WO down by many foot Let through, songs a welktrod ruskio yard, Towards a chamber where grim offic Strange senile figures of the pagan 'gode.. Bat in prevailing gloam, while barning splinte Shed grave light, emitting daling fun Of dalwood and gazoo, which weight up Tu arabe fancine that, awaking, memind To sanctify the aftenon of that pinon. Upon the right & surtained entrance lod • Into a sumillor coum, where frescoed walls, Hang with quaint stoltinga and with tapestry, Astracted-sunbeams through the wizdow, wiżors Fantastic lines painted on the abeet Cost motley shadows on the inlaid floor And upwards to the ceiling, where was teszed Huge dragons and chameleon raping down Upon a righe table, where there not

An old man als bed in plain and homely styla, Whoah leg white beard bespose of life advanced To quiet retirement from the toils of He. His sallow fass with cheeks long (arrowed out, And yes illamboóð by the light of age. ⠀ Boomed silin keeping with his doll mitice Which tionded well with that sadative nook,

Upon the Letti sarred and paneled docz Gave entrance to a vent apartmant, wbare Three latios windows, shaded by green trees, Inhaled awess perfumes of the fruitfül End From gentle breezes se thay voozed and fall To lighter als tast o'er the waters.plwynd, Or sought the shore and there among the teas Conversed in whispers, or in volsen moit, Bang through the house of darkness and repoer. Baraphic songs nurtitled by this world.

And in this room's fair and yamkini girl,

· Whos> blushing honoure cart a halo round Her stateliness and beauty which van eenb That wan would bonpar and respect, Realined amidst the sunshine af har horse.. The pressed, her sãopted father, save To her comfort he anuld well command ↓ And, in relura,ake proved monk worthy of His just affection, and his every wich She addiod with a wommnly resolve To make the days of age paan chorally And close beneath the shadow of her love. Une day the old men called her and he mild: “Lub-bwe, I have book thinking of you much, "And of your future, which concerŻE MA MATE "Than I have cared to mention until now; "For, as you know, I watched you faithfully * And Foncity through the years of infswer And know fall well you do reciprconte "The love that prompta mis early to provide

For your welfare, sinon heaven has bestowed On me the blessing of prosperity, "Andyon, my elbild, the miodeway and genoe "Which so zetnes kind Nature's zizet art "And thus completas & misater-pison of Efe, That I may show, with all paternal prida, *** Prove faithful and unselfish at the last

"By leading you to a straightforward musta

Who Has will guide you thru the fature zekr "When I'mùall be laid by among the rest Of my snowstors on the Watita hille. And with rage, yet plusemre, I bare planned "Your marriage with my good friend's only son !! Ca whom I place zraeli condidence and faith,

*** Bince I have marked bis sotiona owrefally

"And judged his worthiness impartially.

So not one mesaure has been jadi aswaighad “And with integrity Inow conclude

* Thai UiKo is a loyal and hösoet many ** Who has seen his bat soar kis fally tow. *** And as he is most anxious to saree St

"Your hand and heart by darly zuptials *I lay most favourably oozed:fered this And bave consulted all the wisest men "And they who have stated the menu far ** Inabruch imo that the brancher of the scrtă ]»* árið stem of heaven incloste the chalk "As a propitious time for you to wed. "Bote now the time of beardid-grain- "In sister days the Exatar Solaioe me, "Then you thall see your lover and go forth. With may lend blessing, to adorn his home. -And-Di-He married Laå-kww, onil he saw ---

•That she was rare in beauty and in mlad -And was flohmed, with loving onakaner ;

· But'étrange to say his fair one alwayú, ware.

- Upon bar brow su articidal-Zover.

Which looked neomusin, mud her husbašů asked Begatedly het rascal for the obotec

Bat she was most rastro and did koop," The secret of her plume religiously woman At length, however, she unwailed the trafb : And theping slyly to her husband's aids She isíð ber gezonfst-bead syainst hiemem, And reamed, to nestle Mere confidingly And for By na ako looked to him and maki ;- Forgive me Ul.Ke, for I have soncealed ------ "Frete you, my husband, thai which might erass "My beauty and your love, for now behold ← It tiden a sour and shadermy early life. Bat sonderse in moet eesankini wow ** That we are made, by heaven, man and wife, “I am the daughter of a mandarin

* Who kạld high omde in the Total'a mert In Boux, fall fanctora pases ago na 3 mos. And I was bui an infant in these dagur And as my mother died when I was born A faithful neres somatimay attended ma When father was engaged ofBotally.

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"This pater was poor and she, kind woman, kapt

A Bite shop gloss to the Northem late Where she would often take me. And one night`- When I was sitting an her kneu entuide, A robber struck me and the sour zamaİZM “Imprinted yet beneath this floral weal *My father died when I was two youn old And his good brother then adopted me

*** And brought me over to a happy home

In Song Ch's, whets I ever zinon esmaized, And so I'm qailed the Prefect's daughter now** When Us-Kokewed his witą nazraka Įthose faole Ile for a moment abbed in wonderment. Than with a neg of joy ha drów har zone” And, with emotion, spoku imigrantirely: "My towed one, by the Gods; this Sorel sekl

• Conveys a mounge from the slain of fate, Demanding Just repentance for the hort ^ I cansod you, for 'twas I who wishel you dead. *** For mone sizangu vizazil bad predlatad this,

"That we should marry. Has your chililah faos, **Impaired by the ill favoured phase of life **In while it seemed apparent you were horn, 4a Waa na celterion of your baanty now i **Ber of year virtue, for indeed tåsă plece..

Was most náwholesome and the people low. And I, in apprehension of my fate, "Dafted the fast decrees that are fulfilled. "For clooda, tampending, darkened as they mache

* The fancied korrums of futurity.

And I determined to remove from earth *Thanetiled danes of swiftly gathering shame. **And then I hized « villain to renove

You from my path of pistared happisina. "But now, thank heaven, it not performed. "Sa, Lah.bwa, let us close the book if Park,

For this has proved e floral seal of inte "Thib yurdu ont low through Efeutersally."

TE END

MEDISON ON THE DANGERS

ELECTRIC WIRES.

Awwal doctor Eas been bowlling pro- Lessional failure in the columns of a contemporary. 2s attributs it principally to the lack of a-bald head. This wombined with "good bedside manner" should be worth at least five hundred a your to a medical man. There is a good deal of wortons truth in that Baldness unquestionably tospires confidense, especially among the ladies. And when the india once pronounce a doutor "vary clover" his forinse is as good as made...

The Eifel Tower hai pridl the sost of its con- etrection. An official notion has been ixrved. informing the sharabollers of the Eiffel Tower Company that they can claim repayment of the last 5th of the capital invested by them in the undertaking. The fortunate possentirs of the securities will, however, continue to receive vidanda. The concorsion of the tower is for 20 years, after which time it becomes the pro perty of the City of Paris.

Monsieur wanted the picture hong to the right: Madan wanted it on the left. But Muuslear insisted ths! the sortant should hang the picture according to his orders. Consequat. by Joseph struck wait in the wall on the right, bat this done, ha slso went and struck another An on the left. What is that second nail for | His mustée inyaired, in setoaishment→→→→ If's to save me the treabhs of fatobing the ladder to- morrow, when Monsieur has come round ti the views of Madame."

A Vienas correspondant states that one of the largest bridges the world has ever seen'le about to be constructed by the Roumanian Gorerament sores the Dunate, butween Dades and Toborzaroda, thus effecting à junction between Hustenoge Harbour and the Western Railway of Boumanis, which already runs as far is Dudesal As there is a large tract of maruby ground on the left bear of the Danube' where the bridge will be built, this will have to be po lea than twenty miles in length.

Indy Dafferio's book, "Der Vicemgal Life-in india,just published, contains the following tiger story" A Mr B. Living in a bangalow (in Darjeeling), from the confines of which tiger took a man. Mr B. and a friend resolved to watch for the brate, but during the hight both fell asleep on the verandah. The tiger cropt op, and reising MrB. by the band, regularly lad bim across the garden. The friend awoke, and TES ont and what the tiger, who dropped the | band, but was able to rush after the two mon they few to the house. He knocked Mr B. over she reached the door, and fell dord himself as The did it."

The patients of an eminent French physician always noticed that, if they omitted to pay him on their fret visit, the hall-portor invariably de- ferentially remarked, "I think you have forgot ten to pay M. le Docteur;" and they were much paaled as to Low the Cerberus" know what passed, or rather what did not "pase," wilbin' the alosed doors of the consulting-room. The secret was simpls. M. le Docteur always tonoh- od ball to let the servant know when to how, the visitor ont. It be had received no. fee, the ball he touched produced a discordant, hungry, gong-like grosa; but, if, on the other hand, the mansy was in his pocket, be rang an. other bell, which marked the exit of the patient with a melodious, self-satished tinkla.

The number of desibs caused by coafuot with the electric wires in New York alone is said to have been nearly one hundred. All the electric-

It would appear that realistic novel writing is fighting wires are suspended nu poles, and the not a vary remanerative business in Norway. high-tension alternating current is in nao, which, At any rate, the popular writer Hans Jaoger Mr. Edison mys in his recent article in the own hardly think so, for be has been compelled Barth American Review menus instant death by dire.want to engage himself as a SOMBOR when passed through the human body; Mr.ailer, and he had a diffulty about getting the Edison goes on to say "There is no known engagement. It was only because the captain insulation which will confine these high-tension trask with his powerful frame that he was currente for more than a halted period. The elected from a orond applicaute Ho ass dangers of mach circuite are not confined to the been overwerking himself at literature, 50 wires which convey the high tension earrente: perhaps the change will do bim good; at least, but other wires conducting barless currents it might do so if there were no pens or ink on are liable to be rendered as deadly in effect a board; bat he is going to soupy his time with the former. It is evident also that a single finishing a nors). Fortunately it is commona wire carrying a currant at high pressure to, and things like this done by way of experi would be constant menace to the safety ment that from neɔensity,

of all other wires in the same conduit Brea

Wine at £100,000 s battle is a drink that in though these dangerous wires be placed in - parate tabes in the same conduit with other expause would rival the luxurious taste of bar- tubes, the risk is not diminished. Several in bario aplendent, when priceless pearls vers stances are en regard, and one I have partion-thrown into the wine cup to give a rich favour larly in mind, showing the possibility of serious to its contents; gat in the city of Bremen justach Boolant through the crossing of wires. Near costly beverage may be found. In the wonder- the corner of Wallis and Wall streets, in Newtal wins bellar ander the Hotel is Ville, is the Tork, the underground conductors of the Edison Rque apartment, there are 12 cases of holy wine, Illuminating Campany became vroeed, and the andh case inscribed with the nume of one of the ourrent which was passing through them at a Apostles, as an exchange. This ancient wino pressure of only 110 volts, melted not only the was deposited in its presont resting-place in wiras, but several feat of iron tabing in which the your 1624, 265 years ago. One case of this they were encased, and veduort tas paving stones wine, consisting of five oxhorts of 204 bottles. within a radius of throw or four fast tón molten cost 500 rix dollars in 1624. Lucluding the es masa The crossing of wires in this way meene penses of keeping up the cellar, interest on the concentration of several hundred horse-power of original outlay, and interest upon interest, one energyin asmall space. What would have been the of those erholts would to-day cost 655,657,640 effect of such a arousing na I have described had riz-dollars; three single bottles 2,273,819 rir- the pressare been 2,000 instead of 110 volts, and dollars; a glass or the eighth part of a bottle, is what also would be the effect if it were to occur worth 840,475 zir dollars, or about £51,476; or in a conduit in sloss proximity to hundreds of the rate of 540 rix-dollars, or £65 pas drop! telephone wires and those of ether electric light- [... ing system 7 The nurserous accidents which hars.

The Violle standard of light which has been ccurred in New York during the part year show adaptad zuiversally far physical esserments, to a very large extent the operation of time has not been mneb psxl in practical operations,

the insulation material which surrounds there wires When the poles was first greeted the Bush as testing the candio power of lamps. This enrrent was to a certain extent successfully con la owing to a certain difficulty in realising it. find, but the air is doing it work. Abrasion ridently it matt requires a special apparatua of, wen easily mondo, and without the adoption of geprovision to give effect to the standard, which is nuine methods of control, socidents may be look the light emitted from a square, ventimetrs of ed for in larger hambars at time go on, das malted pistimom at the moment of its solidition not only to deterioration of Insulation, but to the tion. A practical means of producing it has, how ever, now been devised. De Wernor Siemens intra- moltiplying of alectric circuits to supply the poduced one a few years ago, in which a squee palar demand for the electric Hght."

OLLA PODEIDA. Scene-Edinburgh Camile. Tourist, to High land sentry on a cold blook morning: “ Bontey are you sold with the kilt-Sentry: "Na but I'm near kilt wi’the oweld"

From the German-"What extraordinary green knickerbockers all the little Millers are wearing You: old Miller cut the chath when he was playing billiards at his club the other days."

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contimates of pistinum foil was heated to the melting point by sa electric currunt; but this plan is discarded in the new apparatus of M. Carpentier. The light is simply produced by heating the platicum in a small ornable of Shaik, and the light given out by its glowing sarison is caught upon a scriven for comparison. with other lights in the ordinary way. The arachle is heated by gaz jeto burning oxygen,

The members of the Baltimore Society of Amateur Astroacuers have received a dispatch From Professor Hitobie, at the Harvard Ober- ratory, announcing a change in the crater Fliny of the moon. This remnant of a volcane is our of the may orage and peaks distinguishabin

Here is a little joke from a Franch coatem porary. It is said to come frog Loudon through sa opers, glass, field glass, or felescope. Question" Where on one find woman's The entire surface of the moon is broken up by head covering socrate and never rarealing walled plaine, to the centre of each of which them Answer Ou postage stamp.”

rises a straight mound. Cister Fliny is one of the best known of these, and is in the north- One of the Istorf Americanlons, it sentou, is wertern quadrant of the moon. & Baltimore the adjective "yenly" as applied to theological satronomer has said that he thought a mistake students and young pastors. The idea apparent had been made in regard to the discovery, so the ly is to imply that the parson to whom the epi- teatellits is believed to be dead, and a hange can thot is applied are young and immature. But it take place on its surface He said it is possible that tha professer, whe thought he had made a cannot be said that the expression is elögant.

discovery, had been misled by the different One of the curiosities of the Paris Exhibition, premimeneas on the surface being laminated at which has just closed, its glass ball nearly bft, different nogtes, and thus presenting different in dimmeter (1.55 metres), and having a capacity appearance. By the most powerful telescopes of 1,950 litres. It was blown by compressed air, everything." said the astronomer, "appears after the process of M Appert, and does not dad, Nothing bub" the"; wildeet dolation ontain a single daw. As a triumph of glass prevail Circular caverns and pite bare their blowing, the ball has been acquired by the Con Boors etrewn with hugs Books and sides atretch- Log aperued thousand feet. Some of the servatoire des Arts et télier

cuntains enclens areas of 40 to 120 miles, in

An attorney named Elba, rather diminutirs is diameter, while the peaks themselves rise often in bis sisters and not particularly respectable to 7,000 fest, and in an instance 18,000 feet in

altitudo.

ja bis sharseter, one met a witty barrister, and idBir, I hear you have called me a petti

During one of the most interesting situationa fogging scoundrel; base-you done so, tir "Sir," replied the barrister, with a look of sun-in Clover," at Palmer's Theatre, New York, tempt, I never said you were a pettifogger or the other, aveaing, a large tiger marked cat, which belongs to the stage-door keeper, says the acoundrel, but I said you were little Kies."

New York Sun, walked on the stage, just insiðn "A curious wateh bua been brought out in the foolights. The cat proceeded leisurely until France The dial in transparent, bad there are 1 it cause to the centre of the stage, and then it no works behind it, and the banda sppear to tarned toward the audience, at the mus time musical, director, Hrow more by magic. The secret les in concealing directly facing the tho works at the edge of the ass, and command Nowak, and began solemnly to streke ̈ita whia- vating the motion to the hands by samana of karm. The house was crowded, and the scene in glém disc, which note as a toothed wheel. The in the opera ateorbing, hot this was too wach Also revolves between the front and back of the for the sadiense, and a ripple of laughter begen. dial, which are both of glass, and honos Iti moto spread Herr Nowak dat sides began to thake with appressed marriment, De Woolf tion is unperceired.

Hopper looked at Engans Ondia if he Don't reid is omnibusen: or other, felting (would have given a thousand dollars for pas vebloke Don't wegloot any opportunity to good shout of laughter. Marion Manola took. enance a variety of food. Don't sat or drink hot refuge in her black lace voll, while plump hitle and cold things Immediately in accesion. Azuis Myers grew rosier and rosier, until she Don't pamper the appetite. with such variety of eymed about to have sa apopleptic stroke. You food that may lead to arcou Don't read, write, Seppe was forgotten; all eyes wers on the cat.. or do any delicate work wiles receiving the Buddealy, with a bang, the kettledrums rattled, light from the left side. Don't direct speelal, the wiolias shrieked in maison, and, with a great muistal, or physical energies to more than sight | stark, Herr Nowak gero a viguronia sweep of his hors' work in each day. Don't keep the parlour (batum, the slagers recovered themselves and the dark unless you value your carpet mães thân your oat, with tall in the air, ind sich individual hair. and your children's health. Don't delude your oo its body standing treat turned, and cleared elf into the belief that you are an exception anthempase to the wings with one leap. Tbs door Ear as sleep is concerned; the nominal average koopar asyr the out in the same that was so great of sleep is eight-hours. Don't enderoar to rest pet of old Vohn Gilbert during the latter days the mlad ky, nheolute inactivity; let it mak it] of the Wallsek Book Company, and that it very... rest in other channels and thus at the tired | often sought the-comedian and the ginge to thei part of the brain