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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THersday, April 6, 1882.

We extract from Capital ant Labour the following interesting article on "Chinese Progress," and we note, with great satis faction, the increasing attention given in England to Chinese matters. The United States is perhaps still more alive to the advantage of maintaining good relations with China, and one of the reasons given for Li HENG-CHANG's determination in sending back fifty students to America which we chronicled yesterday, is that he also wishes to pay a compliment to that great nation which above all others has treated China with fairness and considera- tion, We welcome this indication of the times, and are glad to see the commerce of the two countries developing rapidly, and extensively:-

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TOMORROW being Good Friday there will be no issue of the Hongkong Telegraph. REUTER telegraphs that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will present the Budget on April 24th. We learn that cholera has again made its appearance in Dangkok, and that several fatal cases have been reported recently.

We are glad to observe from El Comercio that the French Opera Bouffe Company are having

a most successful season in Manila.

We observe from the Japan Mail that Admiral Kawamura, Minister of the Navy, gave an enter tainment to His Excellency Li, Chinese Minister, in the Yentiokwan on March 9th.

REUTER wires from London on the 4th inst. that

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A GERMAN man-of-war, which we believe to be CONCERT AT THE TEMPERANCE the Hertka, arrived in harbour this afternoon, and exchanged the usual-salutes.

Siki Police Constable No. 566 was fined this morning, by Captain Thomsett, four dollars or eight days' imprisonment, for assauking a hawker. The complainant said the Constable arrested hins for being without a licence, and struck him on the leg with his staff three or four times. The Magistrate ordered him yesterday to summon the defendant. The Constable denied the assault, but the Interpreter at the Station said he saw defendant beat a man with his

truncheon.

into their employment in consequence of the loans provided by their friends. As a consequence, the last three years' profits have been very large. The value of the fleet of twenty steamers, with a carrying capacity of 20,000 tons, has been written down to a comparatively fair sum. The liabilities also have been very much reduced. The last report, issued in June last, puts the share capital down at 1,000,000 taels, the borrowed capital at 1.100.000, and the Government loan at a million and a half. The net profit was about 21 per cent. Although the principal operations of the company have been carried on along the coast, two vessels took

a sister of O'Connor, the member for Galway, trips last year to San Francisco, and this

has been sentenced to six months imprisonment year one is journeying to the English for advising persons not to pay rent. metropolis with several Chinese gentlemen

WE learn by telegraph that Dr. Lamson, the passengers, who intend to establish a firm

Wimbledon prisoner, has been respited on the in London for conducting Chinese busi-ground of insanity, at the special request of the ness. The second enterprise in which Government of the United States. the above-named gentlemen are concerned is a coal-mining company at Kaiping, in North China. The capital is stated to be 200,000 taels, in shares of 200 taels cach,

when it will be no uncommon sight to see The prospects are said to be so good that

roasted pigs and other defunct animals suscepti shares are selling at 10 per cent, premium. Fox attempting to pick the pocket of Johnle of culinary adaptation carried about in A gasworks in connection with the concern Dumbleton, a gunner in the Royal Marine Artil-rickshas by the enterprising Chinamen who run has been put up, also a railway from thelery, of $2.24 on the 5th instant, on the Praya, a the two-wheelers. colliery, to Hsii-Ko-Chang. Ponies will, { jinricksha coolie was sent this morning by Capt. however, he employed until the native Thomsett to seven days' hard labour. prejudice to the locomotive is overcome. THE Japan Mail says:-in pursuance of the in- A canal also has been constructed, and atention of the authorities to subutute Japanese staff of English engineers and foremen are at work at the mines, making preliminary arrangements. The best European appli- ances are to be used. The probability is that the output will commence shortly, and that this colliery will supply the whole of the district with coal at low rates.

THE French steamer Saigen, will go over to Kowloon Docks this evening. The Opium steamer Japan, will be towed over to sam-shui- po at daylight to-morrow to undergo some re- pairs to her machinery.

blades for those of foreign manufacture with which

the land anise a forces are now amed, six of the representatives of the old sword-makers are said to have been engaged in the Osaka Arsenal. · ACCORDING to a telegram received late yesterday afternoon serious riots are reported to have oc- curred at Barcelona in spain in connection with the French Treaty of Commerce. Catalonia, which comprises the provinces, of Barcelona, Lerida, and Tarragona, has been declared in a state of seige.

ment.

SHANGHAI.

The A.D.C. are going to co-operate with Mr. and Mrs. Willant in a perforttance for their bene- fit and that of the ladies of the Company, on the

Ticket of Leave Man." 15th inst. The picce selected is Tom Taylor's

The steamer Afeifoo is going to be tinkered at a little inore, we hear. Having been fitted and ventilated for a tea-carrying steanter, and struck Yellow Spectre, she is now, after the conclusion with terror and dismay those haunted by the of her first voyage, going to be fitted up again as a passenger steaner for the Coast of China, and the owners of the Glen, the Castle, and the Blue Funnet line may breathe more freely.

ultimo) in the

A very sudden death occurred to-day (the 30th very thick of business. Mr. W. Wheeler went to the Custom House about 10.30 aim to transact some business in corincction with a permit for some torcha; he went in to Mr. W. C. Howard's office, and, whilst speaking, suddenly commenced to choke, and expired in chair into which he was assisted by Mr. Howard. He was not three minutes in the office before he was dead.

The annual general meeting of shareholders in the Shanghai Gas Company was held at the shanghai Club on the afternoon of the 31st uko. The report and accounts were passed; the Di- rectors were authorized to pay a dividend not ex- ceeding 12 per cent.; Mr. Edward P. Hague was elected Chairman, and Messrs. H. s. Morris and ballot for the election of Auditor resulted in Mr. H. de Courcy Forbes were clected Directors. A Augustus White being elected, the other candi- date being Mr. O. Brandt.

Á STONE-CUTTER, who was sacrilegious enough to walk off yesterday with a quantity of pork, fish, fruit and rice which a devout fisherman had deposited on the ancestral grave at shaukiwan, as a refreshment offering to the manes of the de- parted, and his companion, who annexed the fisherman's purse, containing some dollars, while the latter was worshipping at the grave, were very properly sent to seven days' hard labour cach, this morning, by Captain Thomsett. Wretches who pronunciation of one of the perfonners who had The idea of breaking into Her Britannic Majesty's

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This morning, it was

discovered that some very daring thieves had broken into the compradores room at Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate. They had gained access by breaking a window; and accomplished this quietly by the old trick of putting paper over the glass, with a thick coat- ing of paste to prevent the fall of broken pieces, compradore's room shows considerable audacity and utter disregard for Mixed Court terrors; but the work of the thieves when they got inside docs not reflect credit on them, from a professional" point of view. Aniran box, or safe, about eighteen inches square, was attacked with such success that the hinges were cut, and the lid could easily have been removed with little further trouble; but $600 lay in the box untouched. As far as we have learned, nothing whatever was stolen; but the thieves will no doubt ger it hot-if they are caught.

The Concert at the Temperance Hall last His Excellency Major-General Sargent, C.B.,evening was fairly successful, and, upon the visited the French flag-ship Za Victoireuse, the whole, afforded considerable cujoyment to those. Iron Duke and the Victor Emanned this fore present. Those taking part in it did not, of course,

A meeting of shareholders of the Masonic Club noon, and received the usual salute on leaving come forward to challenge public criticism of was held yesterday evening at the Club-rooms in each.

their respective performances, as is the case on a

the Masonic Hall, Messrs. T. W. Kingsmill, E, anore ambitious stage, but simply gave their ser

P. Laicaca, and M. H. Cook were elected Trus- tees, and a General Committee of twelve was also vices, in a good-natured sort of way, to aid a very elected; after which the Club was formally de- praiseworthy object, and consequently, we con-clared open. There are now 52 shareholders, ceive, do not come under the category of those with a subscribed capital of $3450 ; and about who may be considered fair game for journalistic 100 on the roll of member-ship. long-range shooting. We remember a similar entertainment given at a Temperance Hall at a port not a thousand miles away, a few years ago, at which an ambitious journalist, then lately out from home, burning to distinguish him. self as a critic of hard-hitting, incisive powers, who would not stand any nonsense, attended, and gave several of the perfammers who had the misfortune of being subjected to our friend's scalping knife such a cutting up as we fancy PATRONISERS of the 'ricksha will be delighted to must have inspired them with a wholesome dread hear that a lot of og's entrails were found in one of ever again appearing before the public on a of those elegant vehicles yesterday by Chinese Temperance Hall, or any other stage. The entertainment was a free one, and the performers, Police Constable 305, who summoned the coolic. Captain Thomsett marked his sense of the defile- not the faintest idea that there was a

who got it up simply to amuse their friends, had chicl ment of a public conveyance by fining the jinamang them takin notes" with a hostile intent, ricksha coolic two dollars or four days' imprison- until the scathing criticism appeared in the next The time is evidently not far distant day's paper. Indeed, if we remember rightly, our critic had not even received an invitation to the entertainment, but would appear to have sneaked in, determined on a merciless slaughter of his unsuspecting victims, the rage and profound astonishment of whom, when they saw themselves held up to public ridicule next day, can be better imagined than described. Curses both loud and satisfaction out of his detested carcase being even deep were freely invoked on the critic's head, spoken of, though never, we believe, exacted. A residence of some years in the East has, we have no doubt, somewhat subdued the fire of our friend's critical ardour, and we think it likely that he now looks back upon the occurrence with almost as much astonishment as possessed his unhappy vic. timus on reading his cruel onslaught. With nodesire whatever to tread in the footsteps of our worthy en wat even went so far as to ridicule the disagreeable habit of dropping his h's and picking them up again at the wrong moment, a few remarks, we shall conane ourselves not calculated, we hope, to give offence to any As we have already said, the entertain- ment was fairly successful, by which we mean that it was a tolerably fair average one of its class. It lacked, however, one desirable feature, the absence of which, we think, detracted considerably from its enjoyment, and that was, any vocal effort on the part of our lady residents. A concert from which the dulcet warblings of the fair sex is absent, must always be mare or less in- sipidy, and we hope the management will bear this in mind on the next occasion. Knowing the readiness with which the ladies of Hongkong come foe the dy gond huse, we think there ought to be little difficulty in scouring the services of several accomplished lady vocalists, of whom there are many in Hongkong, for all the Tem perance Hall concerts. We do not, of course, who so very kindly gave their services last even- incan by this to cast any reflection on the ladies

well-played accompaniments, which added much commencing at 9 o'clock. Owing to the dis

the audience are greatly indebted to them for their artistic rendering of the ducts, and their agreeable and unsettled weather, and a counter

we trust he may have a crowded house. attraction in the Temperance Hall concert, the FREEDOM of the press-at least so far as the ness, concerning Mr. Gladstone's refusal to re-entertainment consisted of gless, recitations, a the enjoyment of the evening. The rest of the attendance was not nearly so large as usual; jaumats published in the vernacular of the counceive a deputation from the agitators against the duct, and songs, comic and sentimental, most of however, the published programme was gone try are concerned-would appear to receive scant opium traffic. The fact is that Mr. Gladstone is

which were got through in very fair style. through very creditably under the careful leader-recognition at the hands of the Japanese authori- of opinion that Lord Hartington is the proper a manner as to elicit encores which would not Some of the songs were sung in so appreciative ship of Bandmaster Quinn. The Band of the ties. We receive accounts almost weekly of person to receive a deputation on this subject and be refused. The same may be said of the duet East Kent Regiment is evidently a very good one, newspapers suspended, and Editors imprisoned. so that we can look forward to many pleasant The latest victim, Mr. Tomoda, the Editor cf discover some method of getting back the seven as the secretary for India would be obliged to

"Larboard Watch; and the recitation "Mis adventures at Margate," in which an old, gentle evenings during the ensuing summer.

the flochi shimbun, was sentenced on the 7th millions of revenue of which the abolition of the

man poses as the victim of misplaced confidence The new steam-tug Ewo, which has lately We observe from El Comercia that Chiarini's ult to twenty days' imprisonment for having traffic would deprive India, he is unquestionably place, created much amusement The glees Cu, by Mesars. Boyd and Co. at Pootung, on in a very vulgar boy" at that famous watering been built for Messrs. Jardine Matheson and world renowned circus will open for the season in mentioned a short time ago in his paper that the Minister to whom the deputation should be seemed to fall flat on the audience, not, we are her first journey towed the Britishi batque solidor Manila on the 12th instant. The company is a

some military men had held an assembly and take themselves. The worst of what one may singers to do them justice, but they do not seem, style.

sure, from any want of ability on the part of the down to Woosung, and did her work in splendid large and varied one, and comprises many well resolved to uphold liberalism, and so forth. Mr.

term "sentimental" deputations is that one in- at least those sung last night, to be quite the known acrobats, gymnasts and equestriennes. Tomoda has appealed against the decision.

variably produces another, unless the first is thing for a Temperance Hall stage; at all events, The menagerie would appear to be a very fair NUNEATON is not a town of any great import-sent away sorrowing." They remind me of there was a manifest want of enthusiasm in their one, as in addition to seven Bengal tigers here ance, but it seems to possess politics enough for

favour on the part of the audience last evening are two elephants, a zebra, a black tiger from

There was a very good attendance both of a very big place-that is if pugilistic tendencies

civilians and men-of-war's men, though not so may be taken as an evidence of political vigour.

large as we have seen on other occasions. This We are toki that one night the other, week a

was probably owing to the weather, which was gentleman named Jackson commenced a lecture

not all that could be desired, and sometimes threatened a downpour. The next Concert at on the policy of the present Government. His and as a consequence they were not swallowed

the Hall will doubtless be held under more fa remarks were delivered to a "mixed audience,"

vourable auspices, both as regards weather and with that unaninity with which a lecture should me!"

that very essential requisite in such entertain- be received. As the evening proceeded the JOSEPH WILLIAMS, 21, of Australia, a scaman

ments, the assistance of lady vocalists. audience became still more mixed, for in the unemployed, was brought up on remand this morn course of time a general row ensued. Liberaling, before Mr. Wodehouse, charged with being

We are courteously informed by Captain Lee of the steamship Yangtze, which arrived from Shanghai this morning, that he passed the French mail steamer Saghalien apparently in difficulties We beg to call attention to an important altera- off the island of Hieshan. The Saghalien was tion in the cast of "Il Barbiere di Siviglia," un- going very slowly, and after the Yangtze had derlined for representation by the Italian Opera passed, turned right round and steamed towards Company on Saturday night. The character of the land, there evidently being something wrong" Figaro" will be sustained by signor Ciocci, with her machinery; and it appeared as if she instead of signor Corti as previously announced. intended to anchor in San Moon Bay. On en- This change will materially strengthen the cast. quiring at the Messageries Maritimes Agency this morning, we were informed that no tidings had been received of the Saghalien since she left Hongkong.

THE Band of the Ruffs gave their first musical

could be guilty of such an outrage on the most sacred feelings of a countryman, and even deprive poor spirits of their "chow," deserve no mercy. IT could hardly be expected that our old, tried, and caustic friend the Lancet would allow the German (horseflesh) sausage scare to pass un- noticed. As a "Job's comforter" this journal is perfect, for it adds to the misery of the sausage eating fraternity by saying "German sausages especially ought to be excluded from every table on which only wholesome food is served. Many persons who would not dream of eating London

We would direct attention to the farewell per sausages of the common class, consume without formance to be given in the Theatre Royal, Cityscruple the nastiness compressed into a dark- Hall, this evening, by Professor Ruchwaldy

brown skin and sold as German, eating it un- the celebrated Hungarian wizard, and his four talented children. The programme will intro-

cooked, and therefore take the morbid poison in a state of energy." The idea of morbid poison run

entertainment in the Public Gardens last night duce several new features, and as the Professor, ning riot in our systems in a "state of energy" is ing. at the piano. On the contrary, we consider

Malacca, and other formidable Zoological speci. mens. We should imagine that signor Chiarini would do well for a short season in Hongkong with such an attractive entertainment.

Toxo papers assert positively that the cen- struction of tramways in the capital would be commenced at the end of March; that work will be undertaken along two lines simultaneously one from shinbashi to Asakusa, and another The land of Confucius and Conservatism from Honcho to. Uyeno across the Yorozuyo

existence during the past decade; the latter

and Asakusa will be laid subsequently. The

We are informed that the steamship Benalder;

commanded by Captain Buchanan, a gentleman

entertainment is really deserving of patronage,

THERE has been some malicious gossip, says too dreadfully awidł.

Truth, as well as the usual laborious facetious-

a

story of how sir George Lewis "shut up" a de. putation of bankers during the panic of 1857. One of them finished his remarks by assuring the

Chancellor of the Exchequer that, "if he did not comply with their request, there must be a run upon them." "Yes, gentlemen," was the crush- ing retort, "but if I do comply with your request, worse will ensue, for there will be a run upon

(COMMUNICATED.)

Not much of interest went on this morning, the course was open, but few gallops took place. In fact in spite of the damp and mist, the course was so hard that some trainers preferred the Sikiawei Road, which was in beautiful order. Some gallops for a mile were done. Mr. Kremor's 225-tael white going nicely for a mile in 2.20, and another griffin from the same stable doing the same dis tance in 2.15, but going all to pieces. We hear the small dun that did 1.32 is on sale for Tis. 6oo. The price Mr. Paul paid for the two greys, we heart,

is $1,000 not Tis, 1,000. The letter

said they knew all about it before, except the from a "Griffin" in last night's fasue was the subject of conversation at the rails; some trainers

have our dott. whorls. They know how to buy griffins. We mafoos"? And contingencies? Verbum sat. How about tips from

sa-Mercury.

The United States man-of-war Monocacy left and having experienced very heavy weather, was Yokohama on the zoth instant, bound for Kobe, obliged to put in at sinoda, her engines and machinery having broken down.

The new Masonic Club was inaugurated last evening by a meeting of shareholders, which was numerously attended. The rooms are furnished in a most substantial style, and at the same time everything is done to make the Club suitable to the tastes of the members. We hear that Mr. W. Tweedie has been appointed secretary, and under his management everything will be carried out for the benefit of the shareholders Club is in itself an encouragement to Masons in and members generally. The situation of the shanghai, over-looking the garden, and close to the Band stand. We wish the Club every suc

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Within three weeks, there will be quite a num. ber of notable visitors in shanghai, "As we have before stated Mr. R. Hart, the Inspector General

very slowly, but none the less surely, bridge. It is hoped that they will be completed amote Conservative, and in retum Conservative a rogue and vagabond, and being found lying on ceremony known as "The washing of the feet" was in the service arè anticipated. Sir Thomas Wade This being Maunday Thursday, the interesting of Customs, is expected in shanghai by the 1st of April, and great and perhaps unexpected changes. bringing itself to the level of its Western within three months from the date of the incep paid back the debt with interest, so brisk did the hill side near Kennedy Road on the 31st of carriedout to-day atthe Roman Catholic Cathe-will visit shanghai in about a fortnight, and M. neighbours. The names of Toxo Kixation of the work. A similar line between Uyene necessary to adjourn the meeting. But unfor lying under a tree alongside the read. He told down from the Apostolic times, and is based upon shanghal. The spanish Minister sener Rod. the business become, in fact, that it was found last month. The Constable found the defendant dral in Wellington-street. The practice has come Von Brandt, the German Minister, and the SING and Li HUNG Chase are prominent in

Austrian Minister, will shortly leave Teklo for waggons required will be bulit after the model ortunately this did not end the business, for the f him to move, when he said he had no place to the 13th Chapter of st John:-"He (Christ)rigues, who is at present in Annam, and the connection with this social revolution. The former is the manager of two now flourish shortly-Japan Mail.

some which are expected to arrive from America outside in the street, and tried to drive the argu- Mr. Wodehouse remanded the case on the 1st and having taken a towel, ginded himself. After within a fortnight, M. Von Brandt, she German rival political parties continued the discussion live in. He consequently took him to the station. riseth from supper and layeth aside his garments, Governor of Macao are expected be in shanghai Ing concerns, which commenced their

ments home with their fists and clench them instant, and directed Mr. Parker, First Clerk at that he putteth water into a basin, and began to with their toes.

Minister, after spending a short time in the model In response to a request from the Plymouth Ra- & swire to ascertain if they were willing to give them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

the Magistracy, to write to Messrs. Butterfield wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe to the southern poris.

settlement will proceed on a tour of inspection Is his patron and friend. The China Mer-well known in this Colony for many years as chants' Steam Navigation Company is the captain of the Bengloe and other vessels, whilst town to protest against the action of Parliament this morning that they were unable to take the and taken his garments, being sat down again, this morning, Mr. W. Wheeler, the landlord of

dical Association to attend a meeting in that the defendant a passage. Mr. Parker stated *** Then after he had washed their feet name of the oldest of the two concerns on a voyage from singapore to Iloilo, struck on with which these gentlemen are connected. the south Leuconia on the 27th ulto., sustaining Queensberry has written declining the invitation, weeks' imprisonment with hard labour as a rogue to you? You call me Master and Lord and in excluding Mr. Bradlaugh, the Marquis of prisoner, who was thereupon sentenced to three he said to them--Know you what I have done It was started in 1872 with a nominal such serious damage that she had to put back to on the ground that he avoids public speaking and vagabond. He had previously been com- you say well forse I am. If then I being your capital of 1,000,000 tacls and two small singapore, where she arrived in safety. It was He adds, "I am not prepared at present to enter mitted for 14 days' on a similar charge. It were Lord and Master have washed your feet, you stoamers. The shareholders seem to have found necessary to discharge her cargo, and she

into a crusade against all existing institution devoutly to be wished that the Government or also ought to wash one another's feet. For had very little to say with regard to the

has been placed in the Tanjong Pagar Dock to

I do not see the use of banging my head up some philanthropic residents, took some steps to have given you an example, that as I have done management of the concern, the gentle- the vessel for at least a couple of months. We undergo repairs, which it is estimated will detain

against a brick wall, At the proper time it will rescue these unfortunate men from the life of de- to you, so you do also." In accordance with men aforementioned taking all the respon-understand that the cargo was uninjured. The

come down of its own accord when has been gradation and misery which many of them are sibility off their hands. With Government saddest part of the mishap was the death of Cap enough already. I have declared myself, and

our Lord's command, the ceremony is performed properly undermided. Some of it is rotten leading in the Colony.

-to-day in all Catholic countries by King's and assistance, in the shape of a subsidy procured tain Buchanan, who died shortly after the steamer

Queens,and also at Rome by His Holiness the Pope. by the influence of Li Huse CHANG, the com-struck, owing it is supposed, to the shock sustained

consider that that is all that I am called upon to

His Laniship Bishop Volonteri officiated at the pany increased its number of vessels, and, by his nervous system.

Cathedral to-day in the absence of Bishop Rai- mond. Thirteen poor Chinamen, all very old men, wearing & white robe reaching to their feet, and a white skull cap, were seated in a circle on a carpeted platform, just inside the entrance door

do at present as an honest man. I dislike of make yourself anderstood. We cannot revolu- fending people's prejudices, and it is so hard to

tionize things. As man becomes more adapted This to his circumstances, and becomes more equal, and therefore more perfect, he will gradually alter his own institutions. But if you gave a perfect law to imperfect men, I think we should all be just as badly off as before, I fear that I

&c., published at 6d, may be had gratis from any "THAMES-STREET INDUSTRIES," by Percy Russell. This Illustrated Pamphlet on Perfumery, Chemist or dealer in perfumery in the World, or JoN GOSNELL & Co., London~[ADVT.]

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

Another of those sudden deaths which at times startio communities in the Far East occurred

W. C. Howard, the Chief Tide surveyer in the the "Harp of Erin" had occasion to speak to Mr. bolston in the French Concession, known as

Custom office. He had just exchanged the usual the floor. Assistance was at once called; but it was courtesy, when he coughed, and dropped døad on found the unfortunate man was beyond the reach of human aid. The matter was reported to the proper authorities, and the body was kepti in the Customs House for several hours pending the receipt of information as to what steps should be taken in the matter. The deceased died as at 10 am, and for nearly four hours the officials and others doing business in the Customs had to experience the unpleasant excitement caused by porary morgue. The body was eventually taken of the offices being converted into a tem- to the old cemetery, and Dr. Johnston made a.

one

post mortem examination, with the result of which we are not acquainted. It is surmised however, that death was caused by disease of the heart. The

The O. &. 5. Co,'s steamer Anchiser left sing. of the Church. Bishop Volonteri, in his canoni deceased had been over twenty five years in China

cal robes, and wearing his mitre, first distributed here on or about the 9th instant.

refreshments to each of them, consisting of seventeen years. On leaving the service. he se The steamer Atjen left Batayla on the ist, bread, wine, etc., in commemoration of the cured the gratiuty to which he was entitled and

"public business."-Cousler,

their own language in reference to the cere

about 1877; bought up the Shanghai Steam We are informed that Herr Bandmann the cele Navigation Company for the sum of brated tragedian, supported by a powerful com- 2,200,000taels. Government loans and other pany, will shortly arrive in Hongkong, borrowed money kept the affair in an apwell known actor has recently been "starring" parently prosperous condition. In 1878, in the Colonies, where he was a great favourite, It was found that the company's share and met with much success. The company he proposes to bring to this Colony is the most capital.was only 751,000 taels, whilst its powerful that has ever visited the Far East, there am not much more than a thinker. sometimes and may be expected to arrive here on or about Last Supper, and after "addressing them in after keeping a boarding house, entered into borrowed capital was 3,800,000 taels. The being in addition to Mr. Bandmann, Mesdames I have burst out when I could contain myself no the 11th instant net earnings for the year only aimounted, Louise Beaudet, Clarice Mylford, and Nellie Fer- longer against some glaring falsehood about to about 8 per cent, and as very little had guson; and Messieurs Ogden, Newton, Crete, which no reasonable man could have doubt. signed us, for a hired girl, instead of an editor, ceeded to the washing of their feet, in which he you?" said one of a company of talkative ladies We sometimes wish that nature, had de-mony about to take place, his Lordship pro- A hardened wretch Does our talk disturb been written off for depreciation during Inmann, stark, Arnold, Russell, and Hard. The I know no fear of consequences, as witness my so that we could have been independent. In was assisted by two other priests. A vessel con- to an old gentlemen, sitting in a railroad station: the years the company had been in exis-repertoire of the company includes Hamlet, declaration which had the effect of losing me this country "a hired girl" is only another tance, the concern was in a critical condi- Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and my seat in the House of Lords. You have my name for affluence and stability. It is not an taining water, a jug, and a towel were brought the other afternoon, "No, ma'am," was the

Water from the jug was poured on each one's naive reply. "I've been married nigh on to for tion. Fortunately, however, at this time Juliet, Richard the Third, Narcisse, Dead or Alive warmest sympathy as regards the abolition of work at regular wages two or three years and feet by one of the assisting priests, the Bibliopy piece of muste is caned "Polonaise Brit

uncommon occurrence for a girl to come. West,

years. Lady of Lyons, and oth a strong revival of trade set in, and the this will be the first attempt ever made in Hong. There will be a row, no doubt, but it is sure to go, and settle down. It is a horrible fact that, us they had been wiped dry with the towel, a dollar of music about an article of feminine wearing ap other standard pieces. As the oath. I look upon it as already gone. then, as an heiress, marry a bloated capitalist kriceling down and kissing the feet of each after liante," a solo. A queer notion, to write a piece directors rearranged the management of kong to properly represent shakespere's grand and that Mr. Bradlaugh will take his seat is a

less something is done to prevent the centraliza- hangers on who had been squeezed extensively supported by the community at large. | berry,"

ming, a revolution cannot be avoided-Larainie in each of the poor men's hands as an aims.. A entitled "Fanier Magnificente, or something that march called "Overskirt Gorgeouse," or a duct Boomerang

large number of people witnessed the ceremony Way,Nerrittows Herald

their business, and dispensed with the works, we doubt not that Herr Bandmann will be foregone conclusion. Yours faithfully, Queens-/tion of capital among the servant girls of Wyo-wrapped in paper being at the same time placed Parel-2 brilliant polonaise. Next we'll have a