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pably, as the present enquiry proves, does VUITED Service Lodge, No. 1341 will meet this not account for all. The next fact which evening at the Freemason's Hall, Zetland-street, at 7.30 for 8 o'clock sharp. Visiting brothern are, strikes us is that a sum of $6940 was actu-
as usual, cordially invited to attend. |ally paid by seamen on being shipped. or
Tits Italian Opera Company perform this even- fee of $1 per head, which amount was paid into the Colonial Treasurying at the City Hall, Verdi's celebrated opera | of "Rigoletto,” for the benefit of Signor Ciocci, Now here was a large fund which we
commencing at 9 o'clock. As the opera is a believe according to Imperial regulation very attractive one, and the prima barytone a is money collected from the sailor specially great favourite, we anticipate a large audience.
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THE Ocean Steamship Company's steamer Jason from London, for this port and shanghai, Jeff singapore last Sunday morning, We are informed that the new Britisk steamer Remus, Captain Watt, from Glasgow, left singa pore on Saturday last the 15th inst. for Hongkong.
Tux Legislative Council will meet on Thursday, Two Pok-fo-lan Celestial tenagaats had a TELEGRAMS for Bangkok can go farwan by the 20th instant, at 2.30 pm.
scratching match there on the 14th, at which one, mail closing at Singapore at 5, p.m. 10-morrow, whose face and anus were badly nailed, would the 19th, and 11 am. on the 20th instant. appear to have come off second best. She sum-
THE Anny Estimates for 1882-83 have been inge moned the other, and upon Captain Thorsett de sued, and show that the net amount is £15,458,105, volved the delicate task of apportioning the blame a9against 415,541,300 for 1880-81 and 16,109,500 between the two. In the face of the ladies' con- for 1881-82, the actual amount expended in the ilicting statements, the Magistrate adopted the two last-mentioned financial years having been sehsibile course of discharging the case,
£15,067,863 and £16,039,143 respectively. As THE Committee of Congress which is auditing compared with: 1881-82, the Estimates of 1887-83 the expenses connected with Geacral Garfield's show a net apparent decrease of £1,131,400, but illness has determined to allow the physicians
a net real decrease of £563,000. The principal and nurses the following amounts:Dr. His decreases are £1,065,500 in the special expendi- $25,000, Dr. Agnew $15,075, Dr. Hamilton
ture in South Africa, and 568,000 in extra re $15,000 Dr. Reyburn $10,00 Dr. Boynton ceipts taken in aid of the votes. The principal increase is £247,000 in adilitional provision for $rox, Mrs. Edson $5,000. Mr. Crump, ste- the other White House employees are to receiveen provided for is 132,905, as against 134,060 ward of the White House, is allowed $3,05, and Baval guns and projectiles. The total mumber of
two months' extra pay. Surgeon-General Rainca inst year, a decrease of 1,155.
THE Major General commantling will make his
WATERS, to provide for such contingencies as the THE Gazelle publishes the average amount of annual inspection of the Royal Artillery and
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one now being investigated, and we have yet to learn that the local ordinance per mits the Colonial Treasury to appropriate the money of poor seamer, and then to allow this unfortunate class to be neglected and to suffer as they undoubtedly do. Another thing which should be put a stop to is that'; this Colony should be made the recipient of all the destitute seamen from the neigh-Tur competition for the handsome silver medal boring. treaty ports. British Consuls,
given by Col. the Austin, at his New American and if we mistake not Consuls of other kitle Range, at the United Club, Staunton street, nationalities. find it a convenient way came to a clust on Saturday last. Yesterday of escaping from their difficulties in this evening the scores were compared, the winner of respect to saddle these poor creatures the medal being Mr. A. M. Apcar, who made the on this Colony. This apparently they can very respectable total of 118 out of a possible do with impunity, and it was only a few 120. The medal, which was manufactured by Mr. John Noble, is a very handsome one, and
As will be noticed from an advertisement in another place, the jurymen and witnesses sum-
moned to attend at the Supreme Court to-day, must be in attendance to-morrow, Wednesday, the 19th at to a.m. sharp. CAPTAIN Hare of the Inniskillings, who has been attached to the Amy Pay Department here some months, proceeds to Singapore by the outgoing mail steamer to rejoin his Regiment. We believe it was Captain Hare's intention to join the Pay Department permanently, but, upon further con sideration, his own corps appeared to hold out better prospects,
is to be proacted to be Major-General on the A FOUR-OARED mee between a naval crew and retired list. Surgeon Woodward is to be pro-a crew of the V. R. C. was pulled yesterday even- moted to be Lieutenant-Colonel. The Coinmitteeing, the course being from the rock busy to the also grant Mrs. Garfiek the remainder of the west end of the bath house, a distance of seven President's salary for the current year.
furlongs. The two boats went off well together and kept bow and bow till within 50 yards of the TH VT Sir Edward Watkin should regard with a winning post when sampson spurted and won by lofty pity the "alannist views" of sir Gamct half a length. The naval crew looked a strong Wolseley about the Channel Tunnel is natural enough. But that he should expect Englishmen one, and rowed well and neatly, but they have to be influenced by the sneer of his American not yet got into the proper swing for Canton friend who telegraphed to him, "What is poor
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| days ago that one of our Shanghai con- no doubt be much prized by the champion | A GUARD of Honor of the Buffs, with the usual temporaries coolly advocated this as the shot of Hongkong. The gallant Colonel has de-ccessories, will be at Murray Pier at seven natural and proper course to adopt to re- cided on offering a handsome silver cup for o'clock to-morrow morning to pay the last official lieve that community of the trouble they competition, so that it is inore than likely that respects here to the late Commander of the troops, suffer from a similar evil. Some pro- vision to prevent this unfair imposition, with the exercise of a more rigid scru- tiny in the discharge of seamen, will tend to lessen the evils which we complain of i tion, many of the competitors getting within fire | A NAYA. Coure.Martial has been held at Devon- Everybody knows that the Tunnel could be Chinawoman, were charged this morning before
The 'hollowness of the pretension that order and enlightenment signalized the different departments of this colony, and only needed Governor HENNESSY's depar-
tur to give them full play, is being
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Lieutenant-General Donovan, who, with Mrs. Mr. Apcar's record may have, ere long, to take a
Donovan, proceeds homeward by to-morrow's "back seat." Mr. Howard, with 117 points to
mnil steamer, We wish the gallant general and his credit, was a good second for the medal, the shooting throughout being of a high class descrip- his lady a safe and pleasant voyage home.
coming contest it has been suggested that any officer of the ganboat Banterer, and Lieut. Carden, points of the highest possible. For the forthport, for the trial of Lieut. Grant, commanding position be allowed. Fuli particulars will shortly navigating officer of that vessel, for negligently be announced.
stranding her on the rocks off the coast of Galway, on December 23rd last. The Court found both Tux Canadian Bloudin gave his fourth perform prisoners, guilty, and adjudged them to be severely
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ald John afraid of now, or by the opinion of like a mill sluice. The Duffs' crew did not turn the République Française, which scouts the idea up The names of the crews are appended:--- of employing the Tunnel for hostile purposes “as the most burlesque military undertaking of an- cient or modern times," is to make too large a demand upon their simplicity. Foreign opinion is worth absolutely nothing on this question.
land does not attempt to compete with no danger to any other country, as Eng her neighbours in military strength. No con- the project; it represents to them some possible tinental nation therefore risks anything by gain, but no possible loss; to us if there is a gain
Comin'cations intended for judication must miserafily exposed, and we can well under, iance on the tight rope last evening. The unabated reprimanded, and dismissed from H.M.S. Ban- it is a gain of some slight convenience, if there
be accompanied by the name and address of the | stand the obstacles which met His Excel- writers, my necessarily for publication; bat as lency in trying to introduce reform into evidence of good faith.
Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele. | such a mass. And it is a bitter reflection graph will always be open for the fair discussion to find that it requires such fearful examples by correspondents of all questions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that
as that disclosed by BERRY's suicide to the Editor does not in any way hold himself res- awaken the Hongkong public from the ponsible for opinions thus expressed.
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fallacious dream they have so persistently indulged in.
to witness independent firing by a portion of the regiment on the rifle range.
interest in the intrepid equilibriest's exhibition which was as large, if not larger, than on any of his powers, was manifested by the attendance,
previous occasion; and we think, although the performance was announced as his farewell one, that the worthy imitator of his great prototype of Niagara Falls celebrity could not do better than
give a few more repetitions of it to an admiring
teret.
Uy Latest telegraphic advices the steamer Jary Tatham which was reported yesterday as strand- ed off the coast of Yesso (Japan), is now re ported to be a total loss. The crew and chinese passengers to the number of 644, are reported to
have been landed in safety, but we think this
is a risk, it is a risk of utter rain. Count von
would be no danger to us if we took all the proper Mokke is represented as saying that the Tannel
precautions-ironclad forts, strong enough to resist siege guns, jo enfilade the entrance, mines to blow up the mouth, and a small body of troops under the strictest discipline permanently at the
A COOLIE, his wife, a boiler-maker, and another
entering the house of Wang Lin, wife of one Captain Thomasett, the men with breaking and
and clothing, valued at $80, on the 17th instant, Tong Asan, living in 68Five-street, first floor, and stealing two boxes containing money, jewellery, and the women with receiving some of the
stolen property. One of the boxes was found
secund box was found on the second floor of the empty in a house in which the male defen-. dants were, who tried to run away, and the
house complainant lived in, in which were the two women charged with receiving, Evi- dence connecting the prisoners with the affair charge of the Western District, applied for a re- having been given, Inspector Thomson, in mand, on the ground that nearly the whole of the property was missing, and he wished to have an opportunity of fading it. The case was remanded till the 25th inst,
yards, tock place yesterday evening on the A VERY interesting match, distance one hundred
Cricket Ground between Mr. F. Hazeland, who won the 100 yards race at the Civilian Amateur sports held in March last, and Captain Newing. ton who won the open hundred and fifty yards at the Antillery sports last saturday. Mr. Hazela. was credited with doing his hundred in 11 1-5th seconds and Captain Newington ran his hundred
mouth of the Tunnel to guard against a su prist. public, upon whose nervous system, relaxed by | does not account for the total number of passen-
If we are not blockheads, we are told, we must be the enervating influence of a tropical climate, thegers she cleared with from this pori, we await fir ̧
able to checkmate an enemy attempting to use the | | continuation of the annual inspection of the sensational feats peito..ned act with a wonder ther particulars.
tuffs yesterday, Major-General sargent, later in fully bracing and salutary effect; at least, we our
tunnel. so we were assured that with the block the day, examined the regimental and company selves have experienced the benefit of it, and REFERUNG to our remarks in the account of the system railway collisions were impassible; yet hacks at the Orderly Room: in Murray Barracks, feel we can dispense with doctors and tonics annual inspection of the Buffs in yesterday's they do occur. And we prefer another saying of 10 SUBSCRIBERS.
and also inspected the buildings, workshops, for the remainder of the hot season. The pre-issue respecting complaints made by soldiers, Count Moltke's which has been recently quoted. we are very glad to be informed that a marked "I have five plans," the great strategist is reported Arrangements have been made to publish barack rooms, cantech, &c.; and this forenoon sence of the Band of the Iron Duke lent an ad-
to have said, "for invading England, but not one The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 PM. Sub-His Excellency and staff proceeded to Kowloonditional attraction to last night's performance, change has come o'er the spirit of military regu
and we really think the able illustrator of the
lations in that respect in recent years, and that,
for getting out of it again." And we do not want laws of equilibrium should repeat it, with the although the power of punishing men for making to furnish an invader with a road, which might Two Celestial tailors, who were found this morn-
added treat. To those who have not yet seen the what may be deemed frivolous or unfounded facilitate at all events his supplies, if not his ing in the pursuit of a dishonest calling, instead daring performer on his tight rope, we would say, complaints has not been altogether withdrawn, escape. We are quite content, however, to wait
there are, practically, but few instances in which
for the result of the Government inquiry. Mean- of being at their work-board surping material into go, if there be yet another chance. garments for their countrymen, were brought up says the Sportsman-Americans seems particu- the arany, we are pleased to know that, if slowly, bored for 1,100 yards, and Dr. siemens has lit up and fifty in a slade inside 19 seconds, winaing
it is now used. As a sincere well-wisher of while the South-Eastern Railway Company has before Captain homsett at the Police Court. A tarly anxious to get to Europe as rapidly as pos- the military service of our country continues to
the "caverns under the sea" with the swan light; salt-trader was walking in Wing Lok-strect, when sible, especially to Paris. Two schemes have advance with moder.enlightenment and progress. and when a mile has been pierced the company,"clocked" by an experienced hand, and are very comfortably. Both performances were HONGKONG.. Tuesday. Arkil 18, 1882. the tailors went up close to him, one of them been proposed to accomplish this end. In the
Sir E. Watkin tells us, will take a larger pipe nearly equal, allowing for the extra distance and picking liis pocket of two dollars, and dividing first place, a bill has been introduced into the
A CONAMAN recently went into a Leadville faro and go on to the middle of the Channel or further the easy win of Captain Newington; consequently, The era of peace and conrord which was the spoils with his companion. The Magistrate American Congress authorising the Postmaster-bank and placed a paper of gold dust on the ace. if necessary. This is only one of two competing a good race ought to have been the result of the so confidently anticipated from Mr. MARS's sent them to six months' hard labour each.
General to establish a weekly mail steamship The ace lost and the dealer, weighing the dust, projects, but supposing Government and Parlia-
match but the contrary was the case, Hazeland administratorship can hardly be said, even SCARCELY had Leung Lin, a shopkeeper living service between Fort Pond Day, Long Island, found that it was worth about fifty dollars. He
inent decide against the scheme, we pity the peo-taking the lead from the beginning and winning by by his mast enthusiastic admirers, to have in Queens Road West, the door of his shop and Milford Haven, capable of doing eighteen was about to throw the paper away when jouple whose money is being put into the big hole.
about five yards, in, we are told, to 2-gth seconds, as yet begun. One of Mr. MARSH's first opened this morning at 5.15, when an enterpris miles an hour. The compensation for the mail asked for it, saying there were some washer THAT the receiver is worse than the thief, and Our contemporaries both agree as to the time, nets-an net eulogized by his adherentsing hawker walked in and walked, or rather ran. service is to be twelve thousand five hundred washee" accounts upon it which he required that there would be no thieves were there no re- and one of them comments on the improvement as condemnatory of his chief, Governor off with his clock. The shopkeeper's cook, hea. dollars a day if the trip is made within six days. The next night he returned and bet a similar ceivers, are sayings which have become trite from made by Hazeland since his appearance at the HENNESSY was the appointment of the ring a cry of "Thief" started in hot pursuit of Number two is a much more ambitious scheme. paper. This time he won, and as the dust weighted constant repetition, but they none the less ex-
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Harbour Master to the civil Magisterial dropped the clock, hoping thereby to escape his the hawker, who finding the chase a keen one, bench to succeed his complacent follower pursuer, but from the frying pan, he would seem Dr. STEWART, but Captain TonseTr's to have dropped into the fire, having rushed right unseemly behaviour towards his col-into the arms of a constable, who incontinently league the Coroner, which we recently walked the walker off with clocks off to the Police chronicled, can hardly be held to estab-station. The Magistrate, who thought he could lish the wisdom of Mr. Marsu's choice. also take a band in the game of walk off, ordered
Victoria Gael,, hard labour to be added as a re- minder.
It is nothing less than a proposal to rus from New York to Paris by rail in five days and a hall, the journey to be broken only by two hours' sea pas- sage. Mr. Gregory, the great railway promoter, is the author of this daring project. His line of route passes through Canada, New Georgia, and Alaska to Cape Prince of Wales, whence the passengers are to be conveyed by steamer to East Cape, on
From East Cape the railway to be constructed will cross Russian territory in Northern Asia until
direct connection, through Moscow and st. Peters-
forty dollars, the dealer proposed to pay him upon that basis. The heathen shook his head. "You payer all I bet." "Certainly," answered the dealer. Then John, carefully unwrapping the paper, showed hidden between its folds a hun- dred dollar bill. He must have it, sighed the look-out man; "he's got us dead." The bank- note was there the night before, but the dealer
press a truth to which it is unfortunately still needful to call attention in the hope that some thing may at last be done to diminish crime by striking directly at its root, instead of continually epping off branches, only to see others spring up in their place. It is a notorious fact that out of the multitude of plate and jewellery robberies which are committed scarcely any are ever brought
that the booty is not many hoursin possession of
from their settings, and the gold or silver is cast
We cannot say that we are surprised at the hawker to be walked off for six months to the opposite Asiatic coast of Behrings Straks. had handed it back. That was his fault, however, home to the perpetrators, for the simple reason
Captain THOMSETT's conduct. In fact, we
not the Chinaman's.
sible to find such a merry company of funeral
Civilian sports. With every deference to all concerned, including of course the official "clocker" of last evening, and our contemporaries sporting authorities, we give the time of the race of last evening as being the slightest shade over to 4-5th seconds. The race was timed by a gentleman who knows more than a triflc about timing races, therefore we give the time as 10 4-5th seconds, which will no doubt satisfy Mr. Hazeland; Athletes in Hongkong who can do 100 yards in 11 seconds are, like angels'
ventured to express an opinion that the LAST evening, at the Temperance Hall, the it joins the Siberian railway system, already in NOWHERE, we venture to affinn, would it be pos- the thief before the precious stones are wrenched visits, extremely scarce. contumacy displayed by the Administrator members of the Royal Naval Temperanceburg, with all the European capitals. Persons gentlemen professors as in London. There is into the melting-pot, so that identification is ren- on his accession to office was a bad, ex- League and others from several ships of the going to Paris by this route would certainly have something humorous in the expression of a humdered impossible. Most people, however, will, Newt writing under date April 3rd observed :—
time they reached the French capital would probably have had enough travelling by the
THE Peking correspondent of the N. C. Daily
ble mute's countenance as he stands at the door we should think, be suprised to learn from Mr. We noticed the death of Mao Chang-hisi. His the advantage of a variety of scenery, though they of the "fashionable funeral," after his libations Bryce Wright that this illicit traffic is mainly in sen is to be raised to the rank of a Yurn-wat round the corner. While the journey to the the hands of "some half-dozen receivers, who are 5th button; his grandson is to be made an M.A. cemetery, too, is being performed, there is a grim as well known to the police as customers are to a | (chijen) and the posthumous honour of Teacher jollity on the face of the coachman as he whips tradesman." How is it, then, they are not ar to the Heir Apparent has been conferred upon his horses into a gallop so as to be in time," rested and punished? Because they are pro- him. His successor is Chang Chih-wan, the while the mournful gentleman hanging on to the terted by law. No matter how strong the aus- elder brother of the present Governor of shansi, coach behind engage in a pleasant chat. Doubt picien may be against them the pollee cannet
-a native of Tientsin and formerly a Provincial less this arises from the fact that the men engaged enter their dens without a search warrant, which Governor, but who retired some time ago on ac- can only be granted by a magistrate within the spend their lives in attending funerals, and do not
count of ill-health. This appointment will bring care a rush whether the party they have to bury be hours of ordinary legal business; so that for about him to the surface again. Many officials when sinner or saint so long as the funeral baked meats eighteen hours out of the twenty-four, that is from dissatisfied with their post, loss of post or want and wine are of the best quality, still, bad as 4 p.m. to 10 a.m., Mr. Engin can carry on his neof rapid promotion, retire on the plea of ill-health; London may be, we hardly gave it credit for pro- farious business and anap his fingers in the face but as soon as they are offered higher appoint. ducing such a marvellous, sample of the funeral of the detectives, who are morally certain of his ments they emerge from their seclusion. In the fraternity as Mr. George Fryer, coachman, aged misdaings, but who are so hampered by the re- Peking six Board, natives of Chibli can hold office, 40. That gentleman made his appearance bestraints of the law that they can do nothing to contrary to the tule that no man can hold 'fore Mr. Lushington at the Thames Police-court wards bringing him to justice. In the great ma- office in his native province. The report the other day on a charge of being drunk and jority of cases of housebreaking and burglary the that the Viceroy L's brother is appointed to incapable. According to the evidence of-ser- the thief gets clear away without being seen, so succeed Mao is therefore without foundation, geant Nathan Lee, he was on duty the pre- that the only chance of proving his guilt is by although he may be called to the capital in some ceding morning, when he saw the defendant tracing the possession of the stolen property, and other capacity. In these days of rumours against in Oxford-street, stepney, driving a pair of this, as we have pointed out, is made impossible his brother's progressive plans, it might be well horses in a hearse. Defendant was singing by the absurd condition of the law. During last for all parties to have a friend at Court. And merrily, and swaying about in his seat, whilst session an attempt to provide a remedy was made although oficially (for neither privately nor the hearse was going from one side of the road in the House of Lords by the Lord Chancellor, publicly is anything known here of the circum- to the other. Witness stopped the horses, and who introduced a Stolen Goods Bill, which, how-stances) it may be known that the Kaiping mines then found that the defendant was very drunk ever, fed through after being read a second time and the railroad may cause the death of the This hilarious mourner was very sorry for what and referred to a select Committee. It is to be Western Empress, nobody seriously entertains that it should not happen again. He added that it, will be brought forward again during the commond excavations and the iron road of thirty // he had been driving twenty-five years, and such ing session, and become the law of the land, des will be left to work out their destiny. Regarding a thing had never occurred before. He had a pite the formidable opposition, which it is said the telegraph line it may probably prove a young "job" at Kensal Green, and afterwards he was will be brought against It by pawnbrokers and expensive affair, in other words a commerna "taking out coffins" to fill up his time, and he other interested persons. It is distinctly in the failure, and in the absence of Russian or European just had a drop "to keep his spirits up." It is interest of the community that we should make complication, its great advantages may not be the disgreet of water grande ne dithayli na tightly acumciated lug China cannot and must bis "job" at Kensal Green, was called upon to sible, and thus by increasing the fabour and not retrograde. Possibly this sun upon the mines, tako out a cargo of coffins, would require a little trouble of the thief, and diminishing His chances the railroad, and the telegraph has some ulterior to "keep up his spirits." Our spirits, we candi- of profit, teach him that the axiom, "Honesty is object in view. It will certainly depreciate shares, diy admit, would, under the circumstances, have the best policy," is something more than a mere and then will be the time for speculators to take
goody-goody copy-book precept/-Graphic
further information on the subject. In the cents as change, not having discovered the in-class ailtrais temps dancers under the same had occurred, and would take the best of eare hoped that this measure, or some modification of any other idea but that both these Black dia..
ample and likely to prove contagious, and Fleet held a farewell meeting, with the object, we leave it to the judgment of the public chiefly, of expressing their gratefulness for the whether or not our opinion has been very many means for their moral and spiritual qulekly verified. The contention between | welfare which Mr. D. R. Crawford had placed at the two Magistrates, which the public their disposal. The gathering was presided over A CORRESPONDENT who sigas himself, "Another. enquiry into the death of an unfortunate by Mr. Cuthbert of HM.S. Curacea. After the Mover in Good Society" writes to Truth on the sailor gave rise to, may be the means of usual opening service, Mr. Capper, of H,M.s. subject of modern dancing as follows:-There Esk, read out 21 appropriate, and well have been several letters lately in various society attracting grave attention to the lax system designed Address to Mr. Crawford, which was which prevails in the colony regarding the feelingly responded to,
papers, criticising the present modes of dancing, A Hymn and a special and I should be much obliged if you would kindly protection of seamen, and more especially prayer closed this touching gathering. Those insert in your paper another opinion on the same regarding the license allowed in the sale present were fully aware that they were about subject. The writer of "Manners of Modern of poisonous ilquors to seamen, which, to lose a friend, and they gave vent to their society" says that the trais temps is considered we fear, is encouraged rather than feelings accordingly. We gather from this the correct step, and that the valse should be checked by the existing state of affairs. meeting that Mr. Crawford's work amongst danced with a slow, even movement. Another The case of the unfortunate man whose "Comfortless Jacke" has not been in vain. He writer, who considers himself or herself competent sad death is now being enquired into
carries with him the grateful wishes of all to lay down the law, contradicts this, and says Communicated.
that in good society deux temps is thought the Is but another phase of the working YESTERDAY evening Mr. C. L. Thevenin, desir-thing, and is the only recognised step; that a of this odious traffic, which is a reproaching to become the temporary occupant of a public treia temps dancer is to be avoided, as chandelier to the Colony and which contributes only chair, called upon two chair coolics to do the dancing is such "bad form;" giving, more or less, too surely towards such catastrophes needful, but the street obstructionists refused to as a reason, that the Prince of Wales always dances as that we are engaged in considering, carry him. He brought them up this morning a rather quick deux temps. Now, why should The Harbour Master's report publish before Captain Themsett on the charge of refusing, the fross temps, which is by far the more quiet ed in last Saturday's Gazette reveals when uncinplayed, to accept a fare. They pleaded and graceful of the two steps, be considered bad one or two facts bearing on this subject, that they find carried Mrs. Thevenin yesterday style because the Prince of Wales and those who which we shall content ourselves to-day from the Hongkong Hotel to Morrison Hill, and ape him choose to adopt that which is jerky and with referring to, in the endeavour to elicit they received only a bad ten-cent piece for inclegant? Chandelier dancing, I cannot but their trouble, for which they returned five goot agree, is very ugly, and to be avoided, but why first place, we notice that during the year trinsic valuelessness of the ten-center until after head? Which is it most pleasant to see 1881 the number of seamen of all nation wards, and that it was for this reason they de- young lady (denx temps dancer) fly round the allties discharged in the Colony amounted clined to carry Mr. Thevenin, The Magistrate, room to finish the dance, panting, heated, and to 72817 while Lose shipped during the Loowing the simplicity and guilelessness of the bruised, with her dress tancatably torn, or to see same peritid, were 6940, thus leaving 341 racter which distinguish the Celestial chair one (a trois temps'dancer) glide round (keeping seamen unaccounted for, which Captain bearers of this Colony, was, of course, dúly im- in the general circle of dancers), ending the dance Thomsett explains by saying "The excess e antjessiless or the tale u tum, with werde indo, and he feared by the title this man than complation called, stated the defendants-did-not-carry-his--Thoro-who have-seen-both, and who possess an- especially when Mr. Thevenin, upon being re- means unpleasantly heated by the exercise wife at the time they mentioncel, and proved the eye for the "poetry of motion," will, I am sure, fact by fining the simple ones a dollar or three agree with me in preferring the much and un- days' imprisonment.
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of discharges over men shipped is caused by the former leaving the 'Colony without notifying their departure," This may ac- count for part of the discrepancy, but pal
been at zero.
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