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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1882.

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We note the arrival yesterday, by the Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Patroclus, of Mr. Alfred Lister, Postmaster General.

TO MACAO AND BACK IN THE › HONAMO!

speak with any degree of authority on the for, and the right of free passage through matter, and that can be done, and most the Suez Canal. It is perfectly unim- effectually, in a few words. "We were portant whether the canal is held and recently informed," says the self constituted owned, as it is to-day, by a private com- racing authority of Shanghai, that pany, as a commercial speculation, or by Hualachan did not go to the post, so there Germany, England or any other nation. was no ground for a claim for the forfeit | In the event of war'among, the Powers of styled the Rev. G. F. Dillon, having in contempla | guese Consul at Shanghai, goes home carly in by the Steamboat Company for yesterday, your

This

money from the owner of the Shell. is sheer nonsense. Such an absurdity as a horse walking over for a"forfeit in a match is unknown in the history of modern British racing, as every person who knows any. SEASON'S thing whatever of racing practice must know right well. The only inference we can therefore draw from the assertion in VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. | the Afrcury, and actual facts, is that the writer of the paragraph is absolutely CATALOGUES SUPPLIED OS APPLICATION,

ignorant of even the most rudimentary knowledge of racing law or custom. The VEGETABLE PARCEL OF 50 PACKETS,

laws of the Jockey Club, which are as PRICE

sacred as the famous decrees of the Medes

the owner of Shell was liable; and we think, that the dictum of what has justly been designated the first racing authority in the world, is rather more reliable than the irresponsible chatter of an ignorant and Illiterate outsider who actually knows nothing of the details of the case on which he has the impertinence and presumption to arljudicate.

$7.50.

FLOWER PARCEL, PRICE ..............................$10.00 FLOWER PARCEL HALF SIZE, PRICE $5.00.

SINGLE PACKETS AT PRICES AS PER LIST.

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

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Europe it would be the first point of con-

test.

This has been clearly demonstrated in the little tussle in Egypt. England, hold- -ing that key, left AxABI powerless; and, in the event of war with Turkey or Russia, Port Said, Ismailia and Suez would be the first vantage ground which the belligerents would rush for,

fo-return to Arant. His execution, and that of ten other leaders is demander) by the Khedive's partisans. It is very much

The Gazette of Saturday notifies the return to the Colony on the 21st instant of the Hon. John Macneile Price, and his resumption of the duties of Surveyor General. Wstead in acontemporary that a "safficbuster"

tion a trip to "Yurrup" for the purpose of recruiting his health, which had given way in consequence of his arduous labors amongst the children of satan, was waited on by the members of his congrega tion and presented with an illunsinated address and a bank-draft. The rev. gentleman said that he should treasure the address up as the most

he felt sad he would take it out and read it, and precious thing he had ever possessed; that when the thoughts which it would recall of his dear friends would at orice pour balm upon his wounded spirit. He didn't say much about the draft though, and as the deputation retired, one 'omy anded son of the soil, who did occasional

We learn from the Courier of the 25th inat, that

Mr. E. Toda, Spanish Consul and acting Fortu-

November. He will be replaced by a gentleman from Hongkong.

WE icara from the Mercury that the British man-of-war Champion arrived in Shanghai on the morning of the asth-instant, from-Korea. The German frigate Elisabeth left that port the same morning.

(DV OUR MARINE SPECIAL) Taking advantage of the cheap trip advertised

"Marine Special" determined to avail himself of the glorious opportunity to sniff the sea breeze (on the cheap) and invigorate himself for the" arduous labors of the ensuing week, and, as your. M. S. always combines "biz" with pleasure, so far as that can be conveniently done, he deter mined to take a few rough notes on the way. (to say nothing of a cartload of sandwiches, and something to wash them down) for your Monday's WE are informed by the agents, Messrs. Adam-issue, in the hope that such a course might have a beneficial effect on your good nature in regard son, Bell & Co., that the steamship Gordon

to that little "loan" he submitted to your nolice only a few days ago. Here are the notes:-

I reached the steamer at ten minutes to eight and found passengers arriving fast, and a good many people on the wharf to see the Honam

Castle will leave Singapore for this port to morow, and that the steamer Ainard Castle left

to be doubted after mature reflection whe-jobs in the parson's garden, said to another of London for China on the 18th instant.

and Persians, distinctly lay it down that The first impressions certainly of the writer why it was only last week as I seed him gobble Mr. John Dyer Ball, Interpreter at the Supreme off-We started at eight sharp, with about 100

Our assertion that the writer, in the Shanghai Mercure is ignorant of the details of the case, is based on that person's own

statement. He says: "The gentlemen interested in the match besides being sportsmen, had no desire to prefer any claim. This, as the writer must have known, is a deliberate perversion of the truth. The gentlemen interested in the match were Messrs. KERFOOT and GORDON on the one side, and Mr. Lexxoose on the

ther this course would subserve any good, the crowd, in a stage whisper, "'Aint 'e a 'at 'un; up four quarts of "burgoo" as the fust instalment of is breakfus'. Afem.-This did not happen in China.

were that it would be a good thing to kill off all the leaders of the Egyptian rebellion, who were the primary cause of such horri ble massacres. Second thoughts are often best. Seeing plainly that the military execution of the chief insurgents would only breed a deeper hatred of the English

Court, being in bed on Saturday night at 10.30, shewing that that gentleman keeps carly hours, an example which it would be well for our young

He walked into our office, took a seat, and nodmen generilly to follow, heard a great noise. ding to us in an unconcerned manner, said "Go on with yer writin'-I ain't in no pertickler 'urry for a minit or two." We were in the middle of an exhaustive article on "The Frinciples under- | in Egypt, and considering that the execu-lying the Constitution," but we postponed the tion of the insurgent leaders can do no good, one may reasonably anticipate that they will be kept in confinement until their blood has had time to cool, and then be liberated on parole. The education of the Egyptians is the main point now, and they must first learn the meaning of that little word of two syllables mercy.

TELEGRAMS.

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LONDON, 28th October.

hiccough into a sneeze. "What are you?" we en- quired—" a compositor?" "No, sir," he replied, indignantly; “I'm (hic) an effitor," "Ah, then, you've come to the wrong office," we said. "But you're all right. You're being waited for a bit lower down." And, taking up a slip, we wrote him the address of the Fried Fish Wrapper.

other. Mr. Gonnox preferred his claim immediately the owner of Shell declared forfeit, and that claim was so far recognised any for the gallantry of the troops in Egypt; DURING the tour of the celebrated Mendelsohn

that-it-was agreed between-the-parties-in-

terested that the matter should be left to the decision of a London sporting news- Paper. The London Sportsman decided that the owner of Shell was clearly liable, and no other decision, as any person in the slightest degree acquainted with racing law knew perfectly, could have been given. As a matter of fact, there was no necessity for any discussion or reference in the affair. Had the owner of Shell been.

A VOTE OF THANKS TO THE ARMY,

Parliament has passed a vote of thanks to the

the House then adjourned to November 10th."

A PANIC IN LYONS-FEARS OF A

SOCIALIST RISING. A panic prevails in Lyons, and fears are enter tained of a Socialist rising; the troops are being

reinforced.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The steamship Greyhound goes to Kowloon slip this afternoon.

foreigners on board. A8.15 passed Green Island, when our craft was put full speed, going. splendidly, but steering rather wildly. I presume the Chinese steeraman is not yet up to steam His next door neighbour called him, and said his steering. The weather was splendid, though (Mr. Ball's) servants were having a "shindy," rather · hot, ' Bets were flying around in- He went to the servants' room, and found a chair all directions that we would be off the Macho coolie and another çoolie having a set-to. Mr. wharf in zh. 3om. A few sweeps were also got Ball threw oil upon the troubled waters and up anent the time to be taken over the trip, some fate of nations for a bit, and looked at our visitor | quieted the pugilists, and, from what he was of them being arranged for the time the Honam over our spectacles. He was a tall man, with a told, sent the chair coolie out of the house. His, would be abreast of the lighthouse, which was red nose and a watery eye, and appeared to be antagonist complained of severe pain in the passed, bearing north, at sob. 30m. 305. We attired in a costume composed of black cloth region of the heart. He sent the latter to the arrived at the wharf at roh. 42m. 20s. The times allied by lemonade-wire to yellow flannel and Civil Hospital next morning, where he is at pre-given from wharf to wharf are thoroughly reliable, soogee bag. "What do you want ?" we asked.sent and will be for some time. The chair coolie as your Special took particular care in the "Employment," said he, trying to convert à was up before Captain Thomsett this morning for timing, and allowed no pranks to be played with creating a disturbance in Mr. Ball's house. The his valuable patent double-cased stopwatch and Magistrate, after hearing Mr. Ball's evidence, re-clock chronometer, manufactured by--but that's manded the case until the 6th proximo,

no matter it was won in a raffle got up by Mister Brown, and is, of course,

limer" of the highest class. During the run over, the re- ROBERT WALLACE ANTIVIS, Cook of the British freshments were well patronised and everybody ship Ruthin, was charged this morning before appeared to be enjoying themselves immensely; Captain Thomaett, sitting as Marine Magistrate, in fact, some of the crowd displayed such "form" with assaulting William Vickers, the steward, on amongst the sandwiches, as would well entitle board, on the 27th instant. Vickers said he gave them to be placed at scratch in any “bun the cook some work to do, which he neglected.banquet handicap for which they might enter... Going to the cook house, he found Antivis taking The wharf in Macao was gaily decked with flags, his case in a recumbent position therein, and and a large number of people had congregated to wiling away the time by reading a book. "He see the noble steamer with her new "Joss" on told him to go to his work, when defendant abused the bow, All hands were soon on shore, and him, and so he had to cook some "chow him most of them went for Hing Kee's where the self. Antivis then said he would "do" for him, wants of the inner man were duly attended to. and while complainant was taking a pan out of the A number then took chairs and went sccing the oven, the cook shoyed bis (Vicker's) head into it, sights, such as they are. The Camoens Gardens and put his knee on his back, in order to are in an awful state. The streets, more especially keep the steward's thinking part well in the pan. in front of the Hotel, were crowded with beggars. Defendant also beat him seriously while he Sight-seeing over, the fortress of Hing Kee,

his head about and leaving him almost insen-crowd, who, however, soon had all their little sible. The second mate of the Ruthin de wants attended to by that eminent caterer,. posed to hearing Vickers and Antivis quar although I think he hardly expected such relling, and accing complainant on the Boor of the galley and defendant striking him. He helped the chief mate to separate the Antivis said the steward canie to the galley and interfered with him in the execution of his duly He tried to turn Vickers out, when he took up a bottle and attempted to strike him with it Consequently he knocked complainant down and beat him, as he would not leave the galley. Cap

row, and ordered the master of the Ruthin to be subpccaed. Antivis was allowed out on personal security of Sto.

their copies before FIVE O'CLOCK will oblige by acquainted with racing law and caston Calcutta left Singapore for this port on Saturday where he was a great favorite amongst both men (complainant) was lying on the deck, knocking Esqre., was literally stormed by the hungry

MARRIAGE.

At St. Jolin's Cathedral, Hongkong, on the 30th instant, by the Rev. W. Jennings, Colonial Chaplain, CARI, GEORG WUNDURO, "Marine Sur- veyor, Shanghai, to LAVINIA AGNES BOX.

The Hongkong Telegraph

Hongkong, Monday, October 30, 1882.

Wags will the self-constituted racing oracle of the Shanghai ficary give up writing stupid twaddle, and cease making himself

as he presumedly was not he would have sent a cheque for the amount of his stake when he declared forfeit. It is quite true that Mr. KERROOT-who was Shell's owner's business partner-agreed for rea- sons of his own to abandon his claim, and

We are informed that the opium steamers from

afternoon, the 28th instant.

Quintette Club in Australia, only very recently, the following is said to have occurred. A young nobleman, well, not quite a nobleman, although he may be one at no distant date, of good birth and all the other etceteras, had been sent out from England to live quietly for a few years, you know, in fact to keep out of the way of his creditors and marry the daughter of some rich squatter and thus make up for his carly indiscre- tions on the turf. Well, the letters of introduction from his people, (and the speedy prospect of a title) soon got him "quite at home amongst all the best fantilies in the Maitland district,

and women alike, for though a bit of a "lushing ton" at odd times, he was by no means a bad Oca Portuguese friends intend celebrating the fellow, and was exceedingly handsoms. Harry birthday of His Majesty the King of Portugal,was not one of your dandified cards, though he Luis I, to marrow, by a soirde at the Lusitano could stick on a frill or two when required, but a | Club.

good five feet eleven, thirteen stone, feet, flaxen haired specimen of English humanity, and knew how to use his "props." The Honorable gent was run in to accompany a couple of ladies to the Quintette Club Conceit, and not having a keen appreciation of the music, he found that the liquid melody did not prevent him froin feeling thirsty, so he "went out to see a man."tain Thomsett remanded the case until to-mormy usual luck stood by me and I had not the He returned in time to hear Miss Cora Miller sing, and the beauty of that charming lady, to gether with the measures he had successfully adopted to alleviate his thirst, so affected the susceptible youth that his admiration could only be expressed by standing up, and muttering, "Bai Jove, tha's good, tha's firs-class-do't

A LODGE of Emergency of Zetland, No. 525, will be held at Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, the goth instant, at half-past five for

we have no doubt that Mr. KERFOOT's men tion of this fact to the Shanghai Mury oracle inspired the exceedingly silly ex-6p.m., precisely.'

pression of opinion we have just been re- A REGULAR Lodge of Zetland, No. 515, will be viewing: What Mr. KERFOOT chose to do hek at Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on privately was quite his own affair, but it Friday evening next, the 3rd proximo, at 8.30, could not in any way influence the just for 9 o'clock, precisely. claim of Mr. F. Š. GORDON,

In conclusion, let us assure our sporting

a public laughing-stock? It is really pain-contemporary that there is not one true ful to see this respectable elderly gentle sportsman in this Colony who does not man, who is doubtless a kindly disposed consider that the forfeit incurred by the iese rumours were groundless. The Anton Ar again, Miss."

ant well meaning person in his own way, so ridiculously attempting to pose before sportsmen as a racing Gamalici. Judging from his latest production, we should im agine that nur worthy friend is rapidly qualifying himself for a strait jacket, In the ferry of the 25th-inst., under the heading "Forfeits in Matches, he writes: A correspondent wrote to us some time ago in respect to a forfelt claimed in Hong, kong, which we promised in our issue of 31st July to refer to again. We were re- cently informed that Huatachan did not go to the post, so there was no ground for a claim for the forfeit money from the owner of the Shell. The gentlemen interested in the match besides, b sportsmen, had no desire to prefer

owner of Shell in the match arranged with Huaiachan, should have been paid without demur. Further, let us assure him that it is not unsportsmanlike to re- ceive forfeit in a match. Forfeits are paid and received over matches by the noblemen and gentlemen of England at almost every meeting hold at Newmarket, as a reference to the London sporting press will conclusively provo. Should the Mercury scribe remain unconvinced of his errors after perusing the above, we would suggest, if he is desirous of receiving fuller confirmation of all we have written, that he ask our great local racing light, Mr. Pace, who is at present in Shanghai, what his opinions are on the question át issue.

RUMOURS were abroad in town yesterday that the steamer Anton had come to grief during the heavy weather which has been prevailing outside for some time past. We are glad to say that

rived in Macao yesterday afternoon, and will likely be over here sometime this evening.

IN writing of the origin of the small feet custom in Ching, Progress bays :--"In the Twelfth cen tury, there reigned in China an Emperor called Tchou-Koung. He was a great tyrant, and he had a wife, Jr-Kyo, who was still more severe and despotic than her husband. She was beat- tiful, but she had crippled feet; in order to hide that defect she wrapped them in all sorts of

GRAVE fears are entertained respecting the safety of the steamships Pandit aur Verwerts, both of which are considerably overdue. The Paladin is reported as having been passed a considerable distance to the southward, steaming slowly. It is surmised that she had met with some accident to her machinery and has made one of the coast-bandages and put on little shoes. The ladies of ports for repairs,

her court then hastened to follow her example, and that strange habit has been handed down until now.". We have heard another version of the story which seems much more probable than the above. It is as follows:-A certain Em peror, ever so many centuries ago, was well stocked in the matter of wives having several hundreds of them in the Imperial palace. The Emperors of those days were rather different to the Peking monarchs of our time, and, when any serious outburst took place

EXCURSION TRIP OF THE

"HONAM” ́ TO MACAO.

"run" on bis larder.. I fared sumptuously cold capon, ham and--but why enumerate good things under which the table groaned. In the afternoon 1 lit up my Manila and strolled round. A large proportion of the "boys" were indulging in a dab at "Fan," and if all I heard be true, some of them came off with a haul.. I was induced to risk a few dollars, just for the fan of the thing, you know, and-but, no matter

wherewithal to pay for a drink when I retumed to H. K's. and I found one or two other celebrities in a similar condition to myself, i.c., cleaned out.. We made the best of it, however, and I must say that those who did see the Celestial for a haul, shouted ad infinitum, and 1 joined in the galety, just for good fellowship. We started on the return journey at 5 o'clock, That recent valuable addition to the fleet of the and were nearly leaving one of our legal lights * Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Cant behind. The leading counsel in the late case pany, the Honam, made an excursion trip to B. v. R. F. S. had a near squeak; however, he Macao yesterday, starting from the Company's got on board and off we came. After rounding wharf here at 8.05 a.m., and arriving off Govern the port the Honam was put full speed, going hours and twenty five minutes having been thus after we left, an attempt was ronde to get up a ment House, Macao, at 10.30 a period of two well against a strong north-cast wind. Shortly occupied in a run of 378 knots, or a little over 15 musical entertainment by a combination composed knots an hour. The steamer slowed down from of a iccal Marine Surveyor and an Aucitencer, but Nine Islands on account of the shoal water, or she owing to lack of support the affair was-a-bit- would have arrived somé 3.5 minutes earlier, Theof a frost, although mock-'em-down played THE following Government Notification in re-

distance was accomplished in the time named several selections during the trip back, which lation to the disbanding of the Hongkong Volun-

with the Honam's boilers priming somewhat, were received with great applause. Every. teers," appears in Saturday's Gazelle. Sitran

owing to its being the first time of her using a thing went well till about 7 pm, when we sit gloria mundi: Whereas by Ordinance 2

mixture of fresh and salt water. As the steamer got amongst a fleet of fishing junks, and the of 1862, it is enacted among other things that

passed Government House, crackers were fired steamer had to be stopped owing to a small such and so many of the intrabitants of Hong

from her, and on her approaching the land. fishing boat having got right under her hows; the kong as shall volunteer and offer themselves, and

Ing place crackers were fired from the boat, as is usually the case, was showing, Do the Governor shall approve of, shall be permitted

Company's Wharf, which was neatly adorned lights, so it is a wonder we did not run to form themselves into a Corps for the protection

with festoons of evergreens, and flags, "Wel-, right into her. It was lucky that matters turned As a literary eff the above will favor- THE Pxalinist says, in substance, some of the Colony of Hongkong, and such Corps shall

come" being displayed in large letters on an arch out as they did, the boat sheered off on the star- ably compare with the writer's previous,) where, "Put not your trust in Princes nor

be called the "Hongkong Volunteers," and thall in the distant provinces amongst his turbulent over the gateway. Yesterday, being the birth-board side and dropped astern unhurt. The productions; but he must surely be josting | in the legs of a horse," but we (Alte Call continue so formed during the pleasure of the subjects, the Emperor very often led his troops day of the King of Portugal's father, was mantle of night had now fallen on so, in fact, it when he offirms that any person was so fost forma) would infinitely prefer placing our Governor: And whereas it is deemed expedient in person to set matters right. On returning a gala day in Macao, preparations being was quite dark, so the Honain was slowed down to sense and reason as to apply to the confidence in the crural understandings of that the Corps which was formed in the year 1878 from one of these excursions, his Serenity also in progress for the illuminations to for half an hour, not including the stoppages we Mercury for an opinion on a question of the most aged mustangs that ever hauled in virtue of the Ordinance above referred to

found that a great number of his "beauti. morrow in honor of the birthday of King were compelled to make on account of the racing law! However, to lay badinage a street.car up Sutter-street -hill than on should be disbanded it is hereby notified that ful wives had taken. French leave and left Luiz 1., His Majesty and his father having blooming fishing boats, and it soon became ap, aside, and treat the expression of opinion the SULTAN of Turkey. There seems now to

the Officer Administering the Government has hins; in fact, had gone off with others whom been born within two days of each other as re-parent to all on board that the return trip would we have just quoted from our Shanghai be no doubt of his utter insincerity on the declared his pleasure to be that the said Corps they either cared more fer or feared less. gards the month. The forts had also the national not be accomplished in two hours and forty contemporary in sober earnest, we frankly Egyptian question. The only ground on

should no longer continue so formed."

The "boss" was mightily annoyed at the shabby flag flying; and the Portuguese gunboat fange minutes trick which had been played him during his was gally adorned with flags. We hear that the On nearing Hongkong the moon rose over express our regret that It should have which his falsity can be defended is the A LADY who by some freak of fortune became an absctice from home on "pressing business British gunboat Foxhound is to proceed to Macao the city, disclosing the peak in all its towering fallen to our lot to expose such a deplor- supposition that he is a sincere Manou exceedingly large holder of the gifts of pro- affairs," and, after taking due precautions to keep to be present on the occasion of the celebration of majesty ; the wind died away, and the scene able exhibition of what is either gross MEDAN and supposed that this was a holy vidence in hard cash, lands and houses, set the remainder at home while he made a short the King of Portugal's birthday to-morrow. Start reminded me of Naples, so did the stink. - We ignorante, or a deliberate perversion of war.and that everything is fair in war.

herself up as a woman of fashion, with carriage and journey, started in pursuit of his faithless fair ones ingon the return journey at five o'clock, the Henam passed. Green Island at 8 o'clock, and came truth, and which 'could only have been There is no question in the minds of pair, powdered flunkey and all the other fal de rals and their gay Lotharios. History telleth not how proceeded to Hongkong at a moderate speed, en- alongside the wharf at 8.25, after a very pleasant made for interested purposes or con- those who have followed Turkey's course moving to a city wherein dwelt some of her former Emperor's ire and vindicate his honor, but it is be sampan had a narrow escape of being run into

which are considered the thing in Society. Re many victims were slaughtered to appease the countering a fleet of fishing boats on the way. One trip. I may mention that more than half of the temptible and ignoble motives. Our ob- as. to her intended duplicity, and as to the intimate acquaintances, she gave them the lieved that a good many, both male and female, Had she been actually run into, as stated by our me, as I thought a larger proportion of our own passengers were Portugese, which rather surprised servations, which we trust the Shanghai SULTAN'S partial, if not entire complicity cold shoulder, the "scissors and paste walloper were made shorter by a head. The Emperor, veracions morning contemporary, the sampan people would have availed themselves of such Mercury in the interests of justice and fair with ARAB Fasa. It is impossible to ar- of one of the organs of the people being amongst on his return to the palace, made up his mind would have been simply knocked into smithereens a glorious opportunity for R

for a number one trip play will be honest and independent enough rive at any other conclusion in the light of the cold shouldered ones. The irate editor, com- that if any of the other wives thought of doing The Honam arrived at the wharf here at 8.20 I may mention that a number of white bamboos to reproduce, will be brief, and to the point. past events except that the SULTAN was as menting on the lady in his red-herring wrapper, a bolt" he would make it as difficult for them as p.m., after a very enjoyable trip, the weather be were erected on the Praya Grande, and I was told The forfeit the Mercury writer refers to is anxious to see the English out of Egypt as wrote:Only fancy 1 She is esthetic now, even possible, and accordingly had all their feet bounding all that could be desired. There were about they had been put there to hang the lamps on at that clained in the well-known Hualachan AxADI and the Snexus were.

to the clocks on her stockings-never travels, up, rendering walking u very difficult process, and 130 excursionists on board, one half of whom

the coming festival; there was also a large arch v. Shell match. The subject has already Now comes the serious question of the without a bottle of Frangipani and a platinum running, unless at a snail's pace, an uiter im were Portuguese, and the remainder of other being erected in front of Governmen been discussed in all its bearings in these day. Granting the utter falsity of Turkey, toothpick, and knows nobody under the social possibility. Small feet thus became the fashion, nationalities.

they are evidently going in for a link columns, and there is not a single sports is she to be allowed to continue her tank of a banker, Supreme Court Judge, or highly the mandarins followed the Emperor's example,

burst" And now, as I have nothin paid Government official, Xet it was only the they in hun heing copied by the lower classes, man in Hongkong who is not thoroughly ac suzerainty of Egypt? No one nation wants other day (so to speak) that her husband was and so the custom went on until it is nothing quainted with the pros and cons of the case the control of the Delta. All that they butchering on the Bardekin, and she was known, strange to see some old frag bag of a Chloese

Banfanlike," dry up, and in all their details, so that we need only insist on is peaceable possession of the in the township by the bizarre cognomen of the dame, probably a coolie's wife, dotting about on dispose ofour contemporary's pretensions to lands which they have bought and paid ¦ "Long Handled Shovel”

her compressed understanding.

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