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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO. WBRUGGISTS,

HOLESALE AND RETAIL

GENERAL CHEMISTS,

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Manufacturers of the following AERATED WATERS,

viz:

SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, asa POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.

fiably or otherwise in an official sense will be proved hereafter-he positively and somewhat offensively declined to further the ends of justice by answering the Coroner's questions, because they were in his opinion

informal.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

If Mr.

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THE master of a fishing junk at stanley, who was found to have convened his junk into an opium shop, where the precious drag was obtainable on payment, no licence, however, being in his pos session, was this morning fined filly dollars or a months' imprisonment by Captain Thomsett.

REUTER wires that severe frost prevails in' Italy causing serious damage to the mulberry trees. It is not stated what effect it has had on the

cabbages.

THE two men, Mollers and Powers, convicted yesterday in the shooting case in a tavern in Queen's-road, were sentenced this morning to ten years' penal servitude each, no distinction being made between the man who fired the shat and his companion who assisted in the attack. The boy Spencer and other prisoners will be

sentenced on Monday at ten o'clock.

Victoria Gaol, summoned Lam Akew, a married KUSEHOLISOLA DA RocuÂ; receiving officer in woman, residing at 25, Bridges-street, for having on the 16th instant, unlawful used abusive and insulting language towards him, whereby a breach

POLICE COURT.--THIS DAY.

EMDEZZLEMENT BY A SHOPMAN,

of the peace might have been occasioned. Com-him $229 on 28th January, and Abdool Kerim $200

superfluous gratitude is not quite apparent. A roon widow, who was found sleeping in the Is this attempt to curry favor with, this verandah of a house in Queen's-road East, she gross flattery of the captains and officers having no visible means of subsistence, was of the Magpi, who have only at the very brought up before Captain Thomsett this morn- utmost done their duty, strictly in accoring, who directed a passage to her native place to dance with official precedent? We think be paid for her from the poor-box. If Mr. HENRY G. THOMSETT is such a not; and if it is, it most certainly ought not SOLOMON REUDEN SOLOMON, described as a stickler for red-tape formalities, it seems a

to be.

scholar, summonel E. F. da Rosa, of 29, Elgin- pity that he cannot show a slight amount What has the Harbour Master of Hong-street, for having on the 18th instant, unlawfully, of consistency in his worship at the shrine kong to do officially with any diplomatic wilfully and wantonly disturbed him, by ringing of official etiquette. The Harbour Master's proceedings between the governments of at his doorbell. Complainant having withdrawn

the imputation the defendant was discharged. annual report, published in last Saturday's | China and the United States? Gazette is not altogether in accordance THONSETT is an advocate of Chinese with the principles which Mr. TuonSETT emigration to America or elsewhere, it preached last week with so much tenacious would be just as well if he would keep effusiveness before his worship, the Coroner.his private opinions-which practically A more informal official report from the cannot be of any material value-out of head of a Government department to the the official documents of his department. Colonial Secretary we never read. Under. The following paragraphs appear to es ordinary circumstances we should scarcely to be strangely out of place in an annual leem it worth our while to notice even statistical return, and it will be noted that glaring blunders in the minor details of the Harbour Master himself is of our opin such an important official report, as that ion, as he observes that the subjects dealt of the Harbour Master; but as Mr. H.-G. with are not matters for discussion in the THOMSETT has chosen to make himself ob- | report:-"It is a strange commentary on structive to the loudly expressed wishes of the recent Convention, entered into be the community, and has ventured to create tween the United States of America and a most deplorable scandal in one of our public courts, justifying himself for so doing by asserting that the course of ex-been introduced into those States than at our recent Hongkong Meeting, has distin-Signora Pinelli. The young prima donna amination pursued by the Coroner was not in accordance with official custom, [7 rule, or etiquette, we feel no compunction whatever in stripping the borrowed plumes NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. from the champion of officialdom, and

Deliveries in Town and Harbour fram

7AM to 7 PM.

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Prompt Attention given to Coast Orders.

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from Manila of the French Opera Bouffe Com pany, who have just terminated a very successful season at that port. They have arranged to give a performance at the City Hall to-morrow night, when Offenbach's "La P'erichole" will be pro- duced. Full particulars as to cast, &C, will be found in our adver.ising columns.

The case, remanded from yesterday, in which Wong Lin, a shopman, is charged with embezzling about $901.17, the money of Fung Ying, master efthe Kwong Fuk Cheung shop, 343, Queen's Road West, came on again this morning before M Wodehouse. The compradore of Messrs. Eesinan and Co., Gage-street, testified to defendant, whom he had known as a bill collector of the Kwong Fuk Cheung for over. a year, presenting an order on the 15th January last from his (the compradore's) master for $187.38, which was paid to him, the stamp of defendant's firm being obtained on the Hajee Bazaan, 38, Lyndhurst Terrace, proved order as a receipt. The accountant of Messrs. having paid the defendant $284.69, pa the 17th January, on an order from his master, the chop of defendant's shop being impressed as a receipt. Abdool Hussem Abdont Alce deposed to paying

making altogether $901.17.

in the paper shewn him, purporting to be receipts by firm, were actually owing to the firm for defendent was not authorized to collect the sold by them to the different witnesses, but that in no case had the firm received the amounts. The

What he did was to take the shop's books containing the entries of things sold to different firms, make out bills, and then use the shop's chop by way of receipt. He suspected the defendant, and upon enquiry of different firms found they had paid him bills to the extent of $901.17, which the witness's firm had never re- Police sergeant Fisher, who arrested ceived. the prisoner in Wellington street, found on him a letter asking for the loan of thirty or forty dollars, and stating he had already lost a thousand in gambling, but did not intend to

plainant said the defendant, his next door neigh-on the 31st January, mak

The Accountant of We note the aval per steamship Diamante bour, was wasting the water of the house, and shop said the sums mention,Fuk Cheong that when he remonstrated with her, she called in filthy names, so he gave her in charge. her water, which led to a dispute, was fined The defendant, who said Eusebio had stopped

twenty-five cents or one day's imprisonment. We would direct attention to the advertisement in another column announcing the performance of Pedrotti's well known comic opera, "Tutti in Maschera" by the Italian Opera Com- pany, on Tuesday next, for the benefit of

has, during her short season in Hongkong proved herself to be a talented and conscientious

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We observe that the well known race-peny llo- China for the purpose of checking emigra-hemian, second in the Canton Cup and winner of tion, to find that 14,127 more Chinese have the stand Plate in Mr. Kerfoot's popular colours

landed there in 1880, and Chinese are still guised himself by winning a couple of races at going over in large numbers, for the pur-Manila. He was, however, unsuccessful in his pose of constructing new Railroads. The third essay. Bohemian was of course conceding Chinese on arrival get high wages and the lumps of weight to the Manila racers. protection of the law, and their condition

THE Band of the Buffs will play in the Public Gardens to-morrow evening Friday, 21st instant, under the direction of band-master Quinn, com- mencing at 5 pm. March....... ‚“alfred and Maria”.

in

America is far superior to what they ex- perience in their native country.

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Chycenite.......

PROGRAMME

"Si Pais Rot"..

Vale..........

" Baliere"

Selection.

Aria.........

The Australian Governments have adopted a more practical means of pulling a stop to the immigration of Chinese into those Colonies, by laws which in their effect almost completely prohibit a China-Galm. man from seeking his living on that Con- tinent. How far this prohibition is in ac- cordance with the existing Treaties, with China, and the expediency of shutting out the most sober and industrious race in the world from a Continent wanting labourers, are not matters for discussion in this re- The Harbour Master's remarks relating

The Harbour Master's annual report is a most complete and exhaustive one. It contains a mass of valuable and interest- ing information and statistics relating to shipping, emigration, and other matters connected with the department, which will well repay careful perusal. We may deal at sotne length with the facts and figures of the report another time; at present, our object is merely to point out where its worthy author fails to reach that high pinnacle of official perfection which he so dogmatically | port."' and triumphantly flaunted in the face of

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"Cherta Conta St. Bonifacio.. "Eart of Chester "...

artiste, especially distinguishing herself in the lighter class of opera-such as "Tutti in Maschera"--and we therefore trust she will receive extensive patronage. Pedrotti's comic sketch is exceedingly amusing, and as signora Pinelli, who appears as Vitoria, will be supported by the full strength of the company, we shall doubtless sec a crowded house.

gamble any amore. The fetter was addressed

To my uncle." The prisoner being duly cau- tioned according to law, asked the witnesses if it was he who sold them the goods, to which they cach replied that it was the firm who sold them, through him. He was then committed for trial, reserving his defence.

CRICKET!

Bereich

THE GARNISON V. THE BUFFS. ..Adam. -"Gantea". ...........HI.R.H. Tieke of Erling THERE will be practice firing at the Kowlcon A match between teams representing the Of Verdi, butts to-morrow afternoon, by the "Buffs" and ficers of the Garrison and Buffs respectively was Police for their match on Saturday next. played on the Cricket Ground yesterday after- Colonel Ike Austin has been invited to roll up | noon. The Garrison, playing one man short, THREE coolies were brought up this morning be fore Captain Thomselt charged with stowing and show his prowess in the open. We underwent first to the wickets, and ran up iza before themselves away on board the steamship Patre-stand that the Colonel, who is very anxious to being all disposed of, of which number Wolseley make a match with some of our marksmen, cfus from Amoy to Hongkong on the 19th in- stant. Captain White, the Master, said defend has signified his intention of being present at the practice to-morrow, and also at the match ants were found on board after the vessel had

on Saturday, prepared for all comers. Brave left Amoy, that they had no passenger tickets, nor permission to be there. Defendants, who and dating will be the shootist who takes up admitted the charge, were sentenced to fourteen the challenge of " Wild Ike the famous prairie scout and sharp-shooter. An angel has just

supernatural, the moon having frequently suffered from his Shooting fron.

contributed 30, Fincham (not out) 20, and Hare 17. Their opponents were still more successful, against extremely feeble bowling and very loose fielding totalling 203 before the last wicket fell, the Buffs thus winning the match by &t runs. For the victors Bunbury hit hard for 40; Jarrett and Holme scoring 30 each, whilst Dauglish pat

than THREE O'CLOCK so as not to retard the the astonished Coroner at the Magistracy to the contemplated Observatory at Kow. days' hard labour cach, unless able to purchase whispered to us that the Colonel's prowess is together.27 in creditable style.

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tickets, in which case they could be released.

YET another illustration of the evils of gambling

ment case reported elsewhere. From a letter the Admiralty by the Hongkong and Whampoa found on the prisoner when arrested, it would ap-Dock Company, Limited, for a new dock at pear that he gambled away all the money em Hunghans, of sufficient capacity to dock the bezzled by him, and it may safely be assured largest vessels in Iler Majesty's Navy, have that the vice of gambling first led him to.approp received their Lordship's approval. The plans of nate his master's money to his own use. The the proposed dock are now being carefully prepar prisoner's intention of not gambling any more

ed in Hongkong, and after some little difficulties, was unhappily formed too late to be of any bene-

which the Company have had underweigh with the fit to him.

Surveyor General's Department for the past twelve months, have been satisfactorily arranged, the work will be commenced at as carly a date ascir- cumstances will allow. Until the difficulties above referred to have been settled, it would obviously be impolitic to make any detailed or extended reference to this important undertaking, there- fore wc-reserve full particulars of the projected

on Friday last. Compilers of official re-loon, and his suggestions with reference ports are supposed to know something of to the necessity for a Time Ball for the Arrangements have been made to publish the rules, and to adhere, to some slight benefit of shipmasters, may or may not be among the Chinese is furnished by the embezzle- We are informed that the proposals submitted to

extent at least, to the principles of English worthy of consideration; but they are grammar. Clever men of the Mr. H. G. assuredly ill-timed and out of place in his THOMSETT type would appear to consider annual report; and we hardly think it that a foudly-expressed belief in red-probable that the Colonial Authorities will tape is of far greater official importance entertain the idea of applying to Admiral than the grammatical compilation of a de- WILLES to arrange for a Time Ball" being partmental report. The Harbour Master's | dropped daily at one o'clock on board annual return is conspicuous for a style of HM.S. Victor Emanuel to please Mr. H. Hoxokosa, Thursday, April 20, 1582.

language which a washer-woman would G. THOMSETT, especially when it is re- be ashamed to own. In paragraph 5 wemembered that the Kowloon Observa- We have all heard of what SHAKESPERE read:The trade in sailing vessels (ex-tory scheme will very shortly receive the terms a vaulting ambition which o'erleaps clusive of junks) has also increased, there itself, and comes an ignominious cropper having been 464 vessels and 253,819 tons on the other side. The latest local victim arrived in 1881, as against 416 vessels and to an overweening sense of self-importance, 219.466 tons arrived in 1880. Of this in- and an insatiable ambition to earn a cheap crease 15 vessels and 13697 tons were notoriety, is Mr. HENRY G. THOMSETT, under the British flag, and 33 vessels with Harbour Master, Marine Magistrate, Emi-20,656 tons were under the flags of Nations gration Officer, Acting Police Magistrate, not Britiska.**

We observe that it is the opinion of the Harbour Master that Captains Napier and Carpenter R.N., in H.M.S. Magpit having completed their survey of the Coast of Hainan, and the Guifof Tonquin, masters of vessels will find the navigation of the

A CELESTIAL tailor was brought up this morning before Captain Thomsett charged with stealing from a rice-pounder living in the same house with him, a box and other articles of the value of nine Mexicans The tailor took advantage of the rice-pounder's absence from the house to annex the property, but was collared the same morning by the landlord with the articles in his possession, save the box.

He admitted the

dock until a more filting time.

SHANGHAI

The China Merchants S.N. Co. have condemned two of their steamers, the paddle wheel Haczan (the old Kauge) and the screw Tung-ting (the | old Pembroke), Moving with the times, they have placed an order on the Clyde for two magni-

over to the

The full scores are as under ----

THE GARRISON. Dr. Crick, A.M.D., c Bembury, & Holme, Lett, Buck, K.A., C and b Capt. Howarthomem 21. Dr. Walsely, AMD. Banbury

D. A. C. G. Tns, & D'Aeth, b. flughes..... Dr. Candil, A.ALD., e D'acth, & Hughes......... Mafur Mouro-Lapo, IL.A., ¢ Dauglish, & Hughes..... • Afr. Fincham, not out

Mr. Sadler, Hobson, b Hughes..... Tieut. Lane, candh Lloyd... Lieut. Allen, A.D.C., meint....

Extr29.

THE BUFFS.

Major Harrison, b Sadler - TEN Lieu Dugab, 1.b.w., h Cylex sumaine am $7 Lieux. Hughes, ma QuEY MAY Liese. Benbury, ¤ Plocham, b Crick Lieut. Jarrest, Fincham, is Hare Lieut. Percer, b Hard

Col, Hobson, & Her

Lau, D'Aath, csubsituta, b Crick. Lieut. Holm, Saille..... fleu. Lloyd, ran out Capt. Howarth, not cuk..............

EXITaa

FOREIGN NEWS,

The following additional items of foreign news are taken from san Francisco papers brought on by the steamship Oceanic:—

LONDON, March 9th, A Paris dispatch says the recent vote in the Chamber of Deputies in favor of the conclusion of the agreement with the railway companies, by which members of the chamber would have the rigist to travel anywhere in France for the pay- ment of one hundred and twenty francs per year, has created I very unfavorable comment,

A pri francs

for

ficent new steel steamers to run on the coast.

The Mutual Telephone Association have en- tered into an arrangement with the Oriental Televate person would have to pay ago phone Compatter from date their interests in the companies expect some legislative favor in con- a similar privilege. It is presumed the railway by virtue of which they hand Telephone business at this port. We hope the sideration of doing this dead-head business. Oriental will Mutual's of the wires on brackets and get rid of the ugly and obstructive posts.

There is a rumour of a revival of the move. ment for increasing the salaries of the members of the Chambers of Deputies to: 12,000 francs per year.

sanction of Her Majesty's Government, or be rejected altogether as useless, and unnecessary. Shipinasters have managed to get along fairly well so far without Mr. TuoMSETT's assistance, or that of the much belauded Time Ball, and doubtless they will continue to do so, until the Go-charge, pleading lie was very poor. The Magis

trate, who declined to recognize that poverty was vernment sees fit to make better provision any excuse for dishonesty, sentenced the tailor- for their requirements. The references to to six months' hard labour. the licenses paid by Chinese junks is "a palpable hit" at a pet theory of Governor Tite annual inspection of the Royal Aroller HENNESSY's, but it is a singularly ineffective and Gun Lascars, under the command of Colone! Crawford, was begun this morning under weather one, besides it is not official.

conditions the reverse of favourable, a drizzling The following passage on the Break-rain prevailing nearly the whole of the time. water is worthy of close attention:The The battery, between forty and fifty strong, and construction of the Breakwater for the two companies of the Lascars, numbering over Harbour of Refuge is progressing, but to ninety, were formed up on the Garison Facade make this Refuge complete it will be no- Ground shortly before seven o'clock, waiting for

Five Malay seamen were charged by Captain cessary to dredge a considerable portion the General, but, the rain increasing in volume, Johnson, of the Argus, with being absent with-

ST. PETERSBURG, March 11th. of the inclosed space. A good dredging neath the trees lining the eastern portion of the roughly to them and called them "coolles." the 17th of March to appeal. It is thought the they were obliged to seek a parilal shelter under-out leave. They said the second mate spoke The Nihilist prisoners have been allowed until machine, if the Colony possessed one, ground, where they had scarcely taken up a posi: They had never complained to the Captain sentences of all will be carried out. A majority would always find employment, as the tion, when the General's Aide-de-camp rode up their ship, but as they refused to do so, he sen

They were ordered by His Worship to return to of the Nihilists condemned to death intend to pre- sent petitions to the Czar for mercy through foreshore is constantly silting up, forming to intimate His Excellency would inspect the tenced each of them to fourteen days' hard counsel. By a decision of Procurator Mouravefi, an érnbankment along the Praya, which, at men at the Barracks. Thither they were marched labour; and to be put on board, on the Captain's counsel will not be allowed to consult their clients alone, but will be permitted to consult them only low water, not only prevents cargo and back, feeling, no doubt, aggrieved that they application, if the ship was to leave sooner.

At 6.15 pm a carriage was driving along the in the presence of a gendarmie. One of the were not afforded an opportunity of show Bund atended by a Jinricksba coolie crying, counsel having complained of Procurator Moura- ing what they could do in the open, and There was no body in the carriage, which was veff's decision, senator Beliastolaky, having juris were formed up in line under the verandah going home. At the Hankow-read the pony was diction over the affairs of criminals, replied that in rear of the Barracks. The Generalsoon arrived, seized by the coolic, and all the native bystanders he is unable to interfere. The mother of schuneif peared that the inricksha man had got his carri Bellastolaky, but he declined to receive it. The accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp, Military came up to assist in the matter. At last it ap..sent-a-petition for the pardon of her son to Secretary, and the Brigade Major, and was received rage damaged by crossing the pony carriage; no condemned prisoners requested their counsel to with a "present" and a general salute on the policeman appeared, but the matter was settled render the last service in their power by being trumpets. His Excellency having inspected the at 6.25 p.m. by the bystanders suggesting that present at their execution.

the coolie should home with the mafoo; he ac ranks, the men were moved on to the battery

cordingly got

Inal parade ground, where they did a march past in very good form, considering there was no Band present to move their warlike souls with its martial strains, and coax their nether man tỏ

&c., of Hongkong. It is only a few days There having been arrived" is an ex- since this high official, when under cross-expression which really requires some official amination by the Coroner in the BERRY explanation; however, there are so many suicide case, attempted to assert his inercentricities of construction in the docu- dependence as the head of a government, ment under notice that we will mercifully department and succeeded in showing believe that the report was originally writ- an amount of petty red-tape officialdom ten in Portuguese and afterwards trans- which even the best friends of the gallant lated into official English. One can imagine gentleman must keenly deplore-by posi Dr. Stewart's changes of countenance when tively declining to answer certain ques- he perused this scholarly (?) effusion; they tions which Mr. Wonnorsz considered | must have been a perfect study, relevant to the Inquiry, on the ground that the information required by the Coroner ought to be elicited by a Commission appointed by His Excellency the Administrator. Mr. H. G. THOSISETT had, so far as we are aware, no earthly reason to fear a searching inquiry into the waters about the dangerous sandbanks other boats from getting close inshore to manner in which he performed certain offi- which almost block the approaches to discharge and load, but the filth deposited cial duties; he must have known quite Hainan much facilitated, and shipmasters by the drains creates such a stench, woll-unloss-ho-is-as-stupid-as-he-has--cannot-bo-too-grateful-to-the-captains and especially in the summer months, that it frequently shown himself to be obstinate, officers of the Magpie for their valuable and only requires one's hours to be spent, as self-opinionated and perverse-that the laborious services."

mino are, in an Office on the Praya, fully public were, under the circumstances, par- What does Mr. H. G. THOSETT know of to appreciate the evil." ticulary anxious to find a remedy for the the valuable and laborious services of Mr. H. G. Trousert is evidently not in much talked of discharged seamen griev- the captains and officers of the Magpie "favour of the drainage system of sanitation.

Nothing has been going on since the close ance, and that the Coroner was to the How is it that the valuable and laborious He says, in effect, that the stench on the

of the entries on the course, owing partly to the best of his ability, and in the most cour-services of the crew of that vessel are so Praya, especially during the summer

weather, and partly to owners letting their ponies down by giving them physic. Can the owners teous manner possible, endeavoring to dis- conspicuously overlooked by the estimable months, is unendurable; and after bearing move in unison with the music. Major Moore books will not be put before to-morrow evening,

who let the ponies down wind them up? The search of the charge a very difficult duty he owed to Harbour Master? Is the worthy ex-com-testimony to his own regular attendance at Late having put the parade through various so little can be said until it is seen where the accompany him. He says Harber will get there the Government and the community. The mander of the Princess Charlotte a believer the Harbour Office, winds up with the evolutions and manual and firing exercise, all of ponies are entered. The most note-worthy pow too late to reach the Lena delta on sleds. Will Coroner's questions were simple, and to in the theory that the crew should do all amusing statement that it requires ore's which were performed with the precision and was one beteen Owasca, the Major's skewbald, you kindly send the necessary permission?"

and Montezuma, in which Owasca finished half secretary Hunt has telegraphed Lieutenant, the point; they cut at the root of the work, and the officers receive all the hours to be spent, (as his are) in an office soldierlike steadiness which have ever distin- length in front of the winner of the Trial Stakes: Danenhauer at Irkutsk to allow Noras, surviver the evil which, after BERRY's suicide, in credit? It seems remarkably like it. the Praya, fully to appreciate the evil. guished the Royal Regiment of Artillery during but we think Montezuma could do butter in a of the Jeannette, to accompany the Herald ex-.

pedition to the mouth of the Lena River. the plainest possible terms cried out However, the references to the gratitude And yet Mr. THOMSETT declined to answer the many years it has been our esteemed pri race

A correspondent writes have been a re-

WINDSOR, March 10th.) for reform; and they were not intended in which shipmasters ought to feel to these the Coroner's questions at the recent In-vilege to enjoy their acquaintance, Company drill

Maclean, the Queen's assailant, has been com- any way to reflect on Mr. TuoxSETT's offi- energetic "captains and officers" for quest, because he considered them irrele- was carried out, in brief, by Captain Hewett and gular attendant at the rails for the last dozen

years or more but have never seen affairs so demitted for trial on a charge of high treason.

LONDON, March 10th. clal conduct or discretion, nor to interfere doing work for which they are specially vant. We await the issue of the dead-lock Lieutenants Lambert and Lane, respectively, the cidedly mixed as they are at present. What

rain preventing any very elaborate display. This does it all mean? Wild Harry is smiling as a There was no new evidence adduced in In the slightest degree with his preroga engaged and sufficiently remunerated by in the Coroner's Court with much anxiety concluded the first part of the programme, the Ge- basket of chips. The Juley oues are unctuous Maclean's examination. He said he would make tives. The Harbour Master practically the country, are exceedingly ill timed, and

no defence, and declined to cross-examine wit neral and his staff immediately sheering off to the tingent are lost in admiration. Pip cockey; with self congratulations. The Bagdad con..

nesses. He had a solicitor. admitted as much when he said that he impertinent, and altogether out of place in We are informed by the Agents, Messrs. Mel- drier comforts of Head Quarter House, and the Poodle bumptious; snip overbearing; Pretty

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 10th. should be very glad as he always had an official report. No doubt Mr. H. G. chers & Co., that the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's men to their hot coffee and rump steaks, supplied Frames satisfied; lago quietly confident; sivel The newspaper Neo Logos having charged the been to give all the information within his THOSETT considers that the community of steamer Orion left singapore this morning, and by that prince of Army contractors, Hing Kee, of alarmingly determined, Fernando & Co. happy, Patriarchate with misapplying money raised power to a Commission appointed by the Hongkong ought to feel grateful

rateful to him may be expected here on or about the 29th inst. Hongkong Hotel notoriety. This afternoon drill Saifler rampant: The Major and bank assistants educational purposes in Macedonia, à mo

Greeks attacked the Nes Logos office. The edi troy a esperando estiverse and Avatar with seven pounter-mountain, and 64 pounder hot out of is while O'Leary fancity Potheca for Wai kiled after wounding several of the g Government. Of course everybody knows, for his "valuable and laborious services"

THE Spanish frigate Dona Maris de Molina, muzzle loading gung, was gone through on the will be first and the rest nowhere. st Andrew sailants. The police arrested the ringleaders of that he would have no alternative, but to as Harbour Master, &c. &c. As how and the American barque Chattanooga undocked battery parade ground in presence of the Gene- never felt more confident, and the Baby is simply the riot, LONDON, March 10th. give all the information in his power whenever he is exceedingly well paid for what at sam-shui-po this morning. The spanish fal, several detachments of the Artillery and Gur beside himself with his Roadster Plate pro- spects, to say nothing of his griffins. Please, ever called upon to do so; however, shicki-ever, valuable and laborious services he steamer Chngruca came out of Kowloon Dock Lascars working the guns. The drill was carried Mr. Editor, get some one to clear the mystery up, ing himself behind official red-tape-justi- may perform, the necessity for all this last night, making room for the Butuan, · · out in a very efficient and satisfactory manner. and oblige. Afercury:

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and had a ride.

why even Dawdle thinks he

WAGHINGTON, March 10th, secretary Hunt has received the following cablo massage from James Gordon Bennett, at Paris; "My correspondent intends to leave Irkutsk at once for the Lena's mouth,' and telegraphs it will be of the

advantage in following up the

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crew, could be ordered to

The Commons have adopted Gladstone's re- solution relative to the Lords' inquiry into works ing the Land Act. 303 to 235-