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Five coolles, without any regard for decorum or Ture French steamer Minralık undocked at | THE German steamer Welle from Hoihow came the conventionalities of life, were seen bathing | Sam-shui-po this morning, and the Glenfruin | into harbour as our shipping column went to in puris naturalibus at 5.15 p.m. yesterday in will dock there either this evening, or early to- press.
a stream about 20 yards off Kennedy Road, a morrow. The steamship Huntingdon will pro- time when the Hits of the Colony would be re-bably dock at Kowloon to-morrow, turping from their afternoon stroll. The Indian Constable succeeded, unfortunately, in arresting only one of the miscreants, who was brought up this morning at the Police Court and fined a Mexican or three days.
next door, which was locked. Returning to the
The respected Dean of the Cathedral at Shang hai, we remember, used to be very fond, in his A. REUTER'S telegram received this morning Temperance Hall lectures there, of contrasting states that "the suspects have been released the liquor imbibing propensities of the foreign It is further announced that the Premier has frequenters of Races at that port with those of made a statement concerning Ireland; without, the Celestials, much, of course, to the disadvan. however, enunciating any new policy. The Chertage of the former. We wonder what Dean But- cion Act will not be renewed, and Mr. Foster has cher would think if he knew that one Mr. Li Afs declined to be held responsible for the con-
was picked up yesterday in the gutter here, as drunk as the proverbial nobleman of whom we
of two dollars or four days. hear so often? The Magistrate imposed a fine
sequences.
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" CRISPINO E LA COMARE"
This famous comic opera, which for more than 30 years has been the most popolar work of the dug class throughout Italy, was composed by the Brothers Ricci, to whom its great success has given lasting fanie. A brief sketch of the argu tent of this nose ir fe inter pinansinis prove interesting to who the per
Crispino e la Comare" to performance be given by the Italian Open Company, at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening for the benefit of Signor Corti. „The scene of the plot is laid in Venice.
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lion, that immense damage would take place be. fore anything could be done to slay the ravages of the fire king; in fact, if the wings and scenery were to take fire, we are not so sure but the whole | place would be enveloped before assistance could arrive. Water is laid on in various places in the City Hall, and, with the enormous pressure from above, would, if the proper implements were handy, in a very few minutes extinguish a fire in any part of the building, but, there are no coup- lings, nor hose to fit on the plugs, and no nozzles ; AN American lawyer was recently sitting in his are in fact there is nothing whatever in the shape office when a stranger appeared at the door and of a complete fire extinguishing apparatus. That said:-"Deg pardon, but can you tell me where thus is so is a disgrace to those who have the Smith's office is ?" "Yes, sir-next door." The looking after of such important details. At all performances in the City Hall the officials from stranger uttered his thanks and passed to the Gardens, to-morrow afternoon, Friday 5th inst., i the Water and Fire departments are always pre-lawyer he abserved, "Smith seems to be out ?" commencing at 5 pm. the following programme, sent, and an Fire Insurance charge is always in- "Of course he is. If you had asked that ques-ka..........
under the leadership of Bane-master Quinn:~ cluded in the rent of the Hall. Are the Insurancetion in the first place I should have answered it offices in which this fine building is insured aware by telling you so." The viskor had a troubled Selection.... of the facts we have above stated? If not, it is look on his face as he passed out of the building, Gap high time they were, and proper steps taken to
but that look was gone when he returned next ensure, as far as is possible, the safety of life and day and inquired of the lawyer, "How much will property from that terrible tyrant, fire.
you charge me for a verbal opinion in a little "IGKORANGE of the law," the old legat matter ?", "Oh, about five dollars." The case containing 30 sterling stolen by a gunner in the operandi of sub-marine mining, may not careful to look around and note whether she be
was stated and the opinion given, and the maxim holds, “excuseth no man; yet, stranger was moving away when the lawyer said, observes the Tokgraph, if the excuse of im-"My fee, please," "I haven't a cent to pay perfecṭacquaintance with the jurisprudence | you! " You haven't ? " "Of course not. If of a country could ever be allowed, some you had asked me that question in the first place degree of immunity might, perhaps, be ac- I should have answered by telling you so. corded to the Englishman, on the ground Good morning, sir!" that the laws which he is bound to obey | Says the Sportman :-That mysterious store. are often ambiguous and obscure, are house of forgotten treasure, the sea, has just sometimes founded on immemorial but un-yielded up two of her secrets. In 1803 the French written custom, are formulated by statute and often by the mere dictum of a judge. Nor are Acts of Parliament always models of clearness and precision. Witness the celebrated Madder Duties Act, which received the Royal assent in 1813. and to rectify a singular mistake" in which an- other Bill had to be broughtinto Parliament: the singular mistake being the omission of the word "malder" throughout the
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· Crispino and Annetta his wife are a luckless, penniless couple, with a large family. The louer endeavours to earn his bread as a cob bler, the latter tries to realise' a trifle by selling songs and ballads in the streets; but they are both signally unsuccessful. They are threatened by their landlord with a distraint for rent, and Crispino, driven literally wild by despair, resolves to put an end to his woes by throwing himself into a well. He is just about to fubtil his rash intention, when a Fairy rises from the well and bids him take heart, for she will henceforth pro- tect and provide for him. The Fairy proceeds to inform him that, in order to carry out a certain *speculation of her own, she intends forthwith to make an "Illustrious Doctor of him, adding that, whenever he visits a patient, he must be present (invisible to all save Crispino), for in this case the patient will die, but should she not make her appearance, the sufferer will surely recover, Crispins, through the supernatural agency of the Fairy, performs several marvellous cures, and realizes immense weath. He causes a magnificent palace to be erected on the site of his old stall, and drives the entire fraternity of Venice mad with rage at his astonishing success. They ridicule his ignorance as well as his bad miracles which he accomplishes. However, Latin, but are utterly confounded by the apparent Cristine's grandeur renders him haughty and
punishment for his arrogance, the Fairy causes him to sink through the earth to her subterranean insolent to his 'Good Genius, La Comare. As supercilious; be ill-treats his wife, and is even
abode, where she informs him that his last hour is at hand, and insists upon his making his will and bequeathing his property in the manner she dictates to him. Crispine, half dead with terror, complies, and requests, as a last favour, that he may be permitted to embrace his wife and child- ren before he dies. The Fairy, by the medium of an enchanted mirror, reveals to him his family circle, then engaged in offering up a prayer for his safety. He again implores the Fairy to spare him off this time, he will, for the future, become an exemplary husband and father. The Fairy consents: she causes him to fall senseless on a seat, and, on awaking, he finds himself once friends, whose answers soon prove to him that more surrounded by his wife, children and the subterranean cavern and all its terrors were
ing extravaganza sets forth the loves of the Con naught but a feverish dream, the result of a dis- tempered fancy!" The underplot of this amus
tino del Fiore and Lisetta, the ward of an avaricious old Sicilian miser, who, being himself in love with Lisetta, or rather with her marriage portion, pertinaciously frowns' on their suit. However, the sudden death of this highly dis- agreeable individual (being itself a corroboration of one of Crispino's marvellous prophecies), re- moves the only obstacle to the lovers' happiness.
COLONEL IKE AUSTIN.
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Cricket Ground, or to give it its proper name, the
[By cur War Special.]
An ancient party of much learning once wrote
A FAMOUS physician, speaking of his patients, to his own son, who was also a celebrated medico, said, keep 'em alive my boy, dead'uns pay a fees." As by the same reason- ing, dead'uns do not require newspapers to read, we are interested in keeping the en- lightened public who read the Telegraph as nuch alive as possible, and when we scent danger to our constituents from afar, we let them know it without delay, so that means to avert may at once be taken. Being present at the performance of "La Favorita? at the City as its contents are necessarily known to of waste ground at West Point, which might be house, the woman ran after him and again threw Kong Hotel last evening for the purpose of con-him with a visit. The Colonel has been most
By the French mail steamer to-day, a detach ment of five of the Royal Engineers, under the command of Lieutenant Ruck, proceeded to Sin- gapore for a course of sub-marine mining practice with the detachment there, which is also likely to be joined by another detachment of the corps from Trincomalee, as last year. It is expected that the detachment from here will be away about four months. A description of the modes
be uninteresting. The explosive-gun-cotton is caclosed in a somewhat cylindrically shaped iron case which, by means of buoys and sinkers, can be suspended at any distance below the surface of the water that may be considered neces- sary. A cable, the wire of which runs into the case and is attached to the detonator, completes the electric contact with the battery on shore. Several mines are generally laid across the en- trances where ships must pass, and when a ves- "GETTING into hot water" observes a London sel buraps against any of them, the fact is in- stantly communicated to the shore battery, by a contemporary is generally a metaphorical phrase; small shutter on the test table dropping and frigate Tonnerre was sent to the bottom in the but it seems a very literal description of the ex- causing a bell to ring, when the man in the test harbour of Ile de l'Aix by an English man-of-war.perience of Mr. Grogan, the plaintiff in a case key, the result being that a volanie of many tons There she remained with her dead freight, her which was tried the other day. Poor Mr. Grogant, of water is forced up with great momentum, the
room at once explosies the mine by pressing
cargo, and her armaments lost to memory, if not who is sixty years of age, and a hammerman in unlucky ship receiving more or less damage to fame, until the other week, when a humble the employ of the Great Eastern Railway Com- according to her build, &c., but she is generally fisherman dragged up her beil. In November pany, seems, unlike the electors of Northampton, either blown to pieces or seriously crippled. last the steamer Annie Artib foundered in the to have a passion for cleanliness, and last July Lieutenant Ruck has had a special training a North Scas. On Thursday the crew of the smack he invested the sum of threepence in a bath
Chatham in sub-marine mining practice. Nelson arrived at Yarmouth with a leathern bag at the Stratford Mechanics' Institute. Having As inspecter l'erry, accompanied by the Police which they had dredged up from the betion of had his bath and let the water out, he Court Interpreter, was walking yesterday even- the ocean. The bag was found to contain cheques called, according to his custom, for a dashing in Wai Lang Lane, on the alert for anything and documents representing over six thousand of cold water," and lay down in the empty in his own special line that might happen to
on board the sinnie Arbib, and has been handed supplied by the attendant was not cold, but ex-trained tympanum, the agreeable sound (in a over to the authorities. After this who shall say ceedingly hot, so that not only were his back and Police point of view) emanating from the that anything is quite lost when it has sunk to shoulders badly scalded, but in endeavouring to upper floor of No. 4, which the Inspector the bottom of the sea?
escape he both received serious internal injuries knew was unoccupied. Proceeding upstairs along WF stated yesterday that we had been informed and had a trifling tremulousness in his right with the Interpreter, he saw a man sitting on the that Chiarini's Agent in advance had hitherto hand transformed into a "shaking palsy," He window ledge, keeping a sharp look-out for any failed to obtain a suitable piece of ground where. naturally thought himself entitled to some com- being ten or twelve others squatting in a ring, intruders on the little game in progress, there on to erect their mammoth circus, permission to pensation for this too warm treatment, but as the round a mat, a basin standing in the centre of use the Cricket Ground and Parade Ground having jury found that he had not been so careful as he the ring, into which the Inspector saw one man been refused, and that, in consequenre, this in might have been, he had to be resigned to his throw the dice. Perry immediately dropped the trap door, and as he did so, the gamblers rushed teresting exhibition would probably not be opened scalds, his palsy, and his other troubles. pell mell towards the window, out of which one one in question unless he was positively in Hongkong. We trust, however, that this diffi- MR. MARTIN, Usher and process server at the man jumped, falling about 25 feet. The Inspector tried to prevent him from taking the daring leap ordered to do so by the Court. The pesi-culty may be got over in some way or other. The Police Court, informed the Magistrate this morn-
but the fellow was too quick for him. While race course is certainly a long way off; but if no ing that at about 6.10 p.m. yesterday, he served Perry was thus laudably exerting himself at the tive order was thereupon given, the Pre-more suitable place can be obtained we think the a copy of the summons against Thomas Ide window for the benefit of his species, several of sident reiterating a previous declaration of management might do worse than fix their tents. Bowler for unlawfully obstructing him (Mr. Mar- the gamblers made tracks down the staircase and the Court, to the effect that there is no in the Happy-Valley. In these days of improved tin) in the execution of his duty on the and the zealous Inspector, amongst whom, for a very off. A batch of seven, however, fell as spoil to privilege for private documents which pass locomotion the journey to the race-course is re-instant-the particulars of which appeared in great wonder, there was not one professing to he through the Post Office; the privilege is garded as a mere nothing, and during the beau our yesterday's issue-by affixing it to the door of a licensed street obstructionist, hawkers, coolics,Į with much pathos that for documents which, in the opinion of the tiful summer evenings would be regarded by
the defendant's fast place of residence, No. 107tachment. The daring fellow who did the jump Sc., forming the personnel of the gambling de
**Full many a finwer was born 19 Much urzzert, many as an additional inducement for an outing. Queen's Road, East. Mr. Martin was first told from the window, ran off upon reaching terra
And waste its sweetness on the dasart air.““ proper authority, it would be inexpedient still we really cannot see why the use of the by a woman at the house door that Mr. Dowler firma, and has not since been heard of. The above beautiful lines, Colonel Ike Austin who, With the utmost disregard for the author of the in the public interests, to produce." So the gentleman from St. Martin's-le-Grand
was upstairs, but that he could not see him (Mr. seven gamblers arrested were brought up before for a considerable time past has been blushing handed, in, the telegrams.
B.). He then gave her the copy of the summons, Captain Thomsett this morning, one of them, waszen (very much unseen by an enterprising Of course
which she took upstairs, but returned with it and who has been in gaol no fewer than eleven times, public) in the bowling alleys of the United Club, his Lordship's ruling was irrefragable;
said Bir. Bowler had refused to take it. He left nearly all of them for gambling, thus proving his declines to be longer numbered amongst the case to be beyond cure, being fined $25 or three | flowers who waste their sweetness on the desert still, for quieting" the mind of the subject
the house, when the woman threw the summons months; another, whose gambling propensities air, or anywhere else in fact, and in consequence it might surely have been added that
into the street and shut the door against him. He brought him into close relationship with the gaol of his mortal hatred to keeping all hit sweetness "open" private documents only passing
went to No. 2, Police Station for assistance, and onto ar 21 days; the remainder, who had not been over it as a miser gloats over his hoarded trea officials on two previous occasions, being fined to himself, and scifishly chuckling and gloating through the Post Office were unprivileged.
the way met Police Constable Lyons, who accom up before, getting off with a fine of $5 each or 14sures, he has shifted camp and alighted on a A telegram is simply a private letter under
panied him to Mr. Bowler's. After a while, the days.
fresh hunting ground, viz; the bowling alleys at a flying" seal, and it would appear that,
gave the summons. Upon their leaving the same woman opened the door, to whom he again A PRELIMINARY meeting was held at the Hong happy to do the amiable to all who may favour the Hongkong Hotel, where he will be most
Hall, on Tuesday night, and seeing a vast the Post Office officials, they are bound to
sidering the advisability of establishing an unfortunate since his advent amongst us. Owing number of our subscribers amongst the fashion communicate them to a court of justice
tent has often been previously considered, and is, assists him in his entertainment, Wild Ike Mr. Martin then Engineer's Institute in this Colony. The move-
to the continued severe illness of Mrs. Austin who able audience, our thoughts, by sonic won.
But
without doubt, of more than ordinary importance, banking account has suffered considerably in has not been able to give a show," and his derful process of nature wandered into the Whenever they are ordered to do so. subject of fires in theatres; the Inte terrible a postal letter is as much a private docu-
as the engineering interests in, and around, consequence. In fact, the Colonel himself has catastrophe, at the Rink Theatre in Vienna, ment" as a telegram. It is the sual then,
Hongkong are very considerable, engineering been lightly indisposed lately, and altogether standing out in bold and startling relief before or the gummed envelope which constitutes
forming a most important branch of our indus has had rather hard lines. We are glad to say, our mind's eye. Parsuing our train of thought the privilege; for the puzzled subject can
trics. There were about thirty engineers present on the subject of our remarks, as the Colonel la however, that a little sunshine has at last beamed we fancied what the results of a fire in the City hardly be expected to learn that sealed
at the meeting, Mr. Wm. Parlano being voted to now quite well, and Mrs. Austin is also progres Hall would be on the occasion of a crowded and posted letters can be opened and read
the chair. The objects of the Institute are manting favourably towards convalescence. A brief house, and were rudely awakened from our re without a Secretary of State's warrant. It
however, we may mention that it is intended to ing arrangement at the Hongkong Hotel veric by the strains of the instrument over which is useful to be told that for the purposes of
fold, but at this early stage of the proceedings it memoir (not from " Men of the Time !).of the re- is not thought advisable to go into minute detail; markable "rust" who is now running the shoot- Signor Cattaneo so ably presides, announcing
of the Irish character, which renders it impossible
hire convenient premises, in a central position, of interest to some of our readers, and, if it only the commencement of the second set. It was justice the private document called a tele-to regard seriously the stories of a projected rising.
where visiting engineers may meet their profes- gives his "choy" a fillip, as we doubt not it will, no use however; we are not of a very timid gram is not privileged; but, always with a The writer, after describing how three hundred
sional brethern and discuss matters of interest to and causes trade to be brisk in bull's eyes, centres, nature, having on one occasion, to decide a "quieting" Intent, it would be refreshing Irishmen, armed with Enfield rifles, were drawn
exists in Shanghai and also in Singapore, both of shall not altogether have lived in vain. the profession generally. A similar Institution and birds that disappear when hit, &c, &, we wager, administered, a pinch of snuff, to a to be assured that the private document up in a formidable position on a steep hillside,
them having done much good in the engineering Colonel Austin was born at Brooklyn City lively cobra, but the "bogie" would not take its called a letter is privileged; unless its tells the story as follows:"A pig was cooking
interest since they were formed. There can be no New York in 1830. Shooting appears to have departure even with Signora Silini's beautiful privilege be violated by Mr. SECRETARY'S and all was festive and hopeful, when the morn
A provisional committee was formed to pre-showed a fondness for fire-arms that was, doubt that this movement will be widely supported. been bred in Ike, for, at a
a very early age he imply ing displayed car after car of peelers and red
pare rules and arrange for another meet wonderful. We are told that while forming one soldiers below, Swiftly the British line was
ing, which will shortly be held The fol of the squad of "babies on our block" the young lowing form the present board of mange hopeful metamorphosed an old barn door key, of ment; Messrs. John Inglis (chairman), G. Fen extraordinary dimensions, into a shooting from, Kirkwood, and J. K. Rebbeck (secretary). It and fastening the arrangement on the end of
Scott, A. W.
a touch hole at the back end of tube, may not be out of place, at the present time, to stick. With this uncouth and very primitivo publish an extract from an account of a meeting weapon, the young marksman performed some of the Australasian Institution of Marine En- remarkable feats, which so delighted his worthy Institute in Melbourne. It may be of some sor- young hopeful with a proper shooting on. When gineers held on the 23rd of March last, at their progenitor, that the elder Austin provided his vice to the gentlemen who are interesting them quite a young man, Austin went to Ouray, San selves in the local Society, as it gives a sample Juan County, Colorado, and saw some rather of the subjects brought up for discussion. At the mixed life. Returning to Brooklyn, he started meeting in question it was unanimously resolved, Lin business, but, being fond of sport and knowing. "That the steamship owners be informed that more about handling a rifle than posting a ledger, on a certain date all steamships running over 400 he, as many another good man has done, went miles would be required to carry at least three en stone broke" and had to aufs over his estate to gineers." The president, in putting the motion, al. the tender mercies of a pack of cormorants, fuded to the way in which many boats were run
dubbed creditors. Nil Desperandum being arriving inport in the morning, and sailing againin Austin's motto, he now set out for the glorious the evening, giving neither time for rest, or even the west and found himself after a few ups and ordinary inspection necessary, much less for any downs, in the camp of General Crook where repair or alteration that might be required, and open air apartments and empty stomachs formed instanced one or two cases which want of time the best part of the pay. The General finding it at a port caused a trifling job to be left undone necessary to send some important information to for more important work, and on the next run the General Miles, stationed about sixty miles vessel broke down, and was nearly cast ashore. distant in a hostile country, called for volunteers He concluded with the opinion, as expressed in to carry his despatch. As the job was considered the resolution, that it was to the interest of the rather dangerous one, it is not to be wondered should be sufficient hands engaged and proper the despatch and was back to report himself to employer, as much as the employ that there at if Austin was the only volunteer; he carried rest allowed, in order that the engineers should General Crook within forty two hours, which, be able to perform their arduous work in the considering that about 120 miles had to be pa engine-room. The New South Wales district gociated through Indian territory, is somethi had already decided on the 400-mile limit, and to be proud of. For this exploit he was nick-named firm their decision: Fhere were a large number closer than other, ever since Tortometime it only remained for the Victorian district to con- "Wild Ike," and the name has stuck to him, ...”. of members and visitors from other districts pre-afterwards he was engaged in scouting and sent, who took part in the discussion. A ton slaughtering, right and left, until he raised a siderable number of proxy votes were received in troop of independent Rangers which he himself favour of the proposal from members who were commanded, having received a Colonel's Com- at sea. The usual votes of thanks to the chair, mission from the L.S. Government. The most man and visitors closed the meeting.
'memorable events in Colonel Austin's career 004.
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face and charming vocalisation to attract our attention. We did not, as a matter of course permit it to interfere with our enjoyment of the WE are informed by the Agent of the Messageries opera, but, as soon as the curtain fell, back it Maritimes Co., that the French mail steamer came in all its hideouancas. We reasoned, can Anadyr left Saigon for this port at noon, yes. this be a warning; we live in strange times, terday. when plant lore, mud, and other kindred subjects
are considered by newspapers of the Mandler | WE would remind our readers of the performance and Mußu Wrap order, to be of vital interest; af Ricci's celebrated comic opera "Crispino e la we must be up, and doing, to shew that life is real, Comare," which will be given in the Theatre and carnest. We will satisfy ourselves that the Royal, City Hall, this evening, for the benefit of lives of our clients are safe, so far as fire and the Signor Conti. City Hall are concerned, at least; and if there is no cause for alarm, we will softly sigh at the loss of an expected "local" and thank our stars that things are not so bad as we feared.
Public Recreation Ground, should have been re- fused for an exhibition which has so many claims to public consideration. The cricket season is over, and a tent could be erected, and a circus ring carefully cut, without in any way materially injuring the turf. There is besides plenty room in one of the corners of the ground for ile circus without infringing upon the sacred pitch," or lawn tennis. There may possibly be some pieces interfering with the practice of the knights of
utilised for Messrs. Chiarini's purposes; how. ever, if the Cricket Ground cannot be obtained we think the race-course the most suitable spot. Messrs. Chiarini may rest assured that the Hong kong public will patronise his circus and mena. gerie wherever it may be erected. THE following description of the collapse of the last armed rising in Ireland, extracted from a remarkable paper in the current number of the forcibly the mingled cowardice and shrewdness Fortnightly Restetu, is amusing, and illustrates
formed-two companies of foot, a handful of constabulary, and a few country gentlemen on horseback. Up they went; but the Republicans
the summons into the street.
got some gum and pasted the summons on the door. He believed Mr. Bowler was suffering from sore eyes. The case was remanded till the irth instant to enable the defendant to appear.
THE remanded case in which Ting Ahoi, a cook, is charged with unlawfully taking a young girl, under 14 years of age, named Salaha, out of the custody of her lawful guardian, came on again Wotton, who appeared for the prosecution, gave this afternoon before Captain Thomsett. Mr.
an outline of the case, stating what he would be able to prove. It appears from Mr. Wotton's statement that on the night of the 28th April the defendant, who a short time since served as cook in the girl's house, enticed her to go to Canton with him, promising she would see some very nice shows there not to be seen in Hongkong, and that he would take her to his sister's house, and told her to take her clothes, of considerable value, with her. Under her late father's will the girl is entitled to certain property in the Colony when she attains the age of 11, and it would be a question whether defendant knew this, and so induced her to leave her lawful guardian for his own purposes. While on the steamer going to Canton, a half-sister of Salaha's happened to see her on board, and asked her what she was doing there, and how she came to be alone, She answered that Ting Ahoi, the defendant, was with her, but got confused in her statements. Her half-sister, suspecting something wrong, said she would take charge of the girl and take her to her place at Canton, which she did, keeping her there until yesterday, when she brought her back to Hongkong. Mr. Wotton said he would prove that the prisoner not only decayed the girl
were in position fully extended behind their cover, the distances had been marked with flags, and the rifles were loaded and capped. 'Faix,' says Barney Martin to a friend from Brosna, it's little like a rebellion I fect at all. There's the chapel bell ringin' below, and the people goin' to work like Christians, an' the devil a differ (difference) I see THE chimney-sweeps of Liverpool are evidently from yisterday. I'm in the same frieze coat an' unusually shrewd as well as sooty men. They the same old hat, and shure I see no signs of the apparently do not care to have their privileges Irish Republic at all, at all, only the little green interfered with. It appears to have been the flag and the little chap with the sword, and us At an early hour this morning we accord practice in the great western port for impecunious here a lot of wanderin' rabbits waiting for the ingly were on the frail, determined to fix householders to sweep their chimneys with a poliss to shoot us; an' shure here's out of it the thing off at once; being prevented by handful of lighted straw or paper. In other words, The leader eyed the approaching host, and, with- pressure of business from doing it yesterday. when the housewife found her flues getting foul. out looking behind or to the right or to the left Our investigations had not proceeded far before she adopted the simple but efficacious method of of him, began the moming's duties. Steady away from her lawful guardian, but also we began to congratulate ourselves on being setting them on fire. At a recent meeting of the At 300 yards-prepare to ure-Now-300 yards had an intention of marrying her, and that -somewhat different from the veryordinary mortals Liverpool Town Council a memorial was pre--No man fires till I give the word. Aim low-should he succeed in shewing this, there would who rusticate in Wyndham Street. Can it be that sented from a number of chimney-sweeps pray Steady A minute passed; the soldiers be a strong case, which the Magistrate would his Satanic Majesty is so sure of us hereafter and ing the Council to obtain a more vigorous police reached the fatal spot. Fire! Not a bit of it probably see fit to send for trial at the Supreme means, as a sort of "set off" against what is to surveillance and prosecution of persons who al- No sound broke the stillness of the morning air. Court. The girl Salaha was then called, and come, to give us a little satisfaction this side of lowed their chimneys to take fire. The memo-
was giving her evidence when our reporter forment, by communicating to us in a mysterious ralists stated that the practice of householders and he turned wildly to look along his line. had to leave to enable us to go to press. She manner, those peculiar hints which enable us firing their own chimneys was on the increase, Alas! the ditch was empty, and Jim Blake, the is, it appears, a daughter ofthelate Maliomed Arab, to be fost in the field in this Colony on all
and that not only was the atmosphere of the city officer's orderly, amongst the faithless faithful by his wife, a Malay woman, who is also dead, matters of public interest? In all seriousness, thereby fouled, but the sweeps were deprived of only found, responded: it's-firing-yo-mane, and will be entitled to house property in the Colony things are in a condition very little dreamt their earnings, and consequently of the opportu- bedad they're all firin or the bill behint, for worth about $5,000 when she comes of age. The of by the outside public, and it is Indeed nity of bringing up their families "in the way the divil a wan of them's left? It was true, defendant is a respectable looking Chinaman high time for something to be done in the that every honest chimney-cleaner would wish." the battle was over. The peasantry had grasped and rather good-looking, and whilst giving her matter. In case of a fire breaking out in the The latter part of this sentence is simply deli- at facts, recognised the logic of circumstances, evidence, Salaha was required by Mr. Watton to City Hall we say without any fear of contradiccious.
and preserved themselves, if not Ireland” turn her back to the prisoner.
'Fire!' reiterated the 'little man with the sword
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