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Intimations.

CHRISTMAS

AND

NEW YEAR CARDS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1882,

THE Bulls, headed by their excellent Band, went out route marching this morning in an easterly direction.

HENNESSY was strictly true; and it therefore follows that it was. Mr. BUL- KELEY JOHNSON, and not His Excellency, who had been misinformed. We purposely OWING to the 18th falling on Monday, the avoid using harsher terms. However, it Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will not seems to us that Mr. Joussos is in honour, be opened till Wednesday the 20th instant, so as bound, now that he has found on what an not to impede the mail work, unstabic basis his accusation of misrepre- THREE shocks of earthquake, at intervals of sentation:against the Governor was found-about a minute, were felt very distinctly about ed, to withdraw and apologise for every 9.55 on Saturday night in the quarters at the A. S. WATSON & CO. one of the unjust insinuations he so publicly Central Police Station, the oscillation being from NSPECTION is Invited of our Collection of made against His Excellency, If the cast to west.

INSP

BEASON 1882-3.

"A FRIEND" sends us $10 on behalf of the fund. for the benefit of the children of the late Captain Kantwell.

AccORDING to the Afercury, Tso Tsung Tang is applying for an extension of his leave to six months, and then he will retire. His bodily health is good, but his brain is wearied out and he cannot attend to business. THE following Government notification, signed by the Acting Colonial Secretary, appears in the Gastle" It is hereby notified that it has been resolved by the Governor in Council to grant

zing persons to boil and prepare and sell Oplum for exportation, and an unlimited number of Licences authorizing persons to boil and prepare conditions to be hereafter determined." As we and retail Opium for local consumption, upon

have already pointed out, it would add greatly to

At a Regular, Lodge of United Service, No. 1341, held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday evening last, the 8th instant, Brother S. Comben, was elected Worshipfhl Master for the ensuing year, Brothers Goulburn and Grimble being elected Treasurer and Tyler respectively. installation of the W.M. by a banquet, and that We understand that the Lodge will celebrate the

in January. the ceremony of installation will take place carly

THE regulations for the Hongkong Fire Brigade made by the Governor in Council under the provisions of Ordinance 4 of 1868, are published in the Government Gazette, of Saturday last. WE (Shanghai Courier) understand that the artists of the Italian Opera Company, after having the Manila sufferers, intend to give a performance given their generous assistance for the benefit of of extraordinary interest in aid of their own visited by a great calamity, a flood without countrymen of Upper Italy, who have been lately precedent in history. The performance will be under the auspices of the Italian Legation, with

opera chosen for the occasion is Favorita, with Signora Silini in the title réfe, and with great musical attractions during the fintervals. The instant, and will be advertised in time. performance will take place on or about the zoth

THE TRIAL TRIP OF THE "ELSE"

The new steamer Else, constructed at the,

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS / honourable gentleman cannot see his way In the case remanded from Saturday in which next year, a limited number of Licences authori- trying to drive them away from appropriating, whom all the net proceeds will be deposited. The

which have been carefully Selected in London

from the Stocks of various makers.

THEY INCLUDE CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS

FROM

MARCUS WARD AND DE LA RUE,,

HAND PAINTINGS

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CAND, IVORY, OAK. AND IVORINE AND

OTHER NOVELTIES.

A. S. WATSON & Co., CHEMISTS, PERFUMERS, &c. HONG KONG DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG,

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,

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to do this act of justice, we shall take it the late chief steward of the steamer Afinard upon ourselves, on behalf of the com-

Castle was charged by the master with ember munity, to have the true version of zing 17 bottles of beer belonging to the ship, the this smuggling business properly re-deferident to pay the cost of six bottles of beer Marine Magistrate this morning sentenced the presented to the Secretary of State, as (6), and to further.pay-a.fine of $5. well as to the Chambers of Commerce in

A HAWKER with three previous convictions Great Britain, which received Mr. JOHNSON's against him for larceny, was sentenced this misleading manisfesto. The good name morning, both Magistrates sitting, to two years of the respectable residents of Hongkong hard labor for picking the pocket of Joseph

the revenue of the Colony if all Government notices of the above description, as well as for tenders, &c., were published in the local news- papers. It must surely be a mistaken policy to

official sheer!

Two private chair coolles, for stealing fruit from Mr. Romano's garden nt Pok-foo-lum yesterday, and assaulting Mr. Romano's gardener for

his master's property, were fined this moming by Mr. Woodchouse, one $to or six weeks hard labour, and the other $5 or three weeks' gardener with a pole, causing his head to bleed The man who was fined $10 struck the

freely. The finer were paid."

His Lordship the Chief Justice sat in Admiralty this afternoon to receive the report of the Regis trar of the expenses incurred by the steamers

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have already been dragged through the Malhem, master gunner of the French flagship confine these matters to the semi-privacy of the Douglas and Halloong during the periods they Rawloon establishment of the Hongkong and

mud too frequently to suit the purposes of unscrupulous partisans, for this latest scandalous attempt at misrepresentation to go to the world uncontradicted.

Pictorieuse, of two dollars last evening. The French Coasil attended in Court.

A Look of Emergency of St. John, No, 618, S.C., for the installation of R. W. M. Elect by the V. W. District Grand Master of Hongkong and South China, E.C., will be held in Free masons' Hall, this evening at 8 for 8.30 precisely, Members of the sister lodges' and visiting brethern are cordially invited to attend. THE steamship Appis undocked at Kowloci this morning, the Easington taking her place in

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WITH regard to the great distress prevailing in Manila, to which we have previously referred, the Shanghai people have set an example which might well be followed by the members of this community. A recent number of the Courier says "We are pleased to be able to state that Shanghai, in the matter of the appeal of the Spanish Consul for assistance to relieve the

putation as a charitable community. Through distress in Manila, has well sustained its re-

the medium of our columns, Mr. E. Osorio,

po, and the steamer. Hainas will dock at Aberested themselves in the matter, as well as the British abip Hallgeria will undock at Sam-bui- the Committee and all those who have inter-

Cosmopolitan Dock to-morrow evening.

Concert on Saturday evening. He informs us

were employed assisting the steamer Yorkshire which got aground on the 4th September last In Hovetow Bay, when making for Amoy, and of the loss of profit to the owners of these steamers by reason of the services so rendered, The Registrar, who was assisted in the assess ment by Messrs. A. Melver and N. A Siebs, reported that the following were the sums to which he considered the respective steamers were entitled :—

Daugias

Insurance in Hongkong Disbursement and portage bills for

September.......

Insurance in Mutual Office........... Wharfage, and moorings

It is requested that all communications rela. state of the contraband trade in Salt and Opium the vacant Dock, The, barque Conquest and the Spanish Consul, desires to publicly thank Insurance in London *****

and not to the Editor.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The from a Police point of view, may have escaped deen to-morrow, The Oceanic will go into the community generally, for their patronage at the

staff

Total for the month

Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, to the order of Captain J. H. Smith of Messrs. Blackhead and Co, ran her trial trip yesterday morning, a journey to Macao being the route selected to test the steaming powers of this latest edition of our local enterprise. The Else was launched little time has been lost in Gtting in her at Kowloon on October 14th, so that very boiler and machinery. She is a very neat little craft, and presented quite a gay appearance when lying of Peddar's Wharf yesterday morning,

Communicatious intended for publication must the considerable business done in these articles THE marine reporter of our morning contempo- that after all expenses have been paid, there will proportion for nine days............................................... $1,313.35 and it is almost superfluous to add that these

TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers are requested to forward all notices intended for insertion in that day's issue not later thas Tuare O'Clock so as not to, retard the carly publication of the paper.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1881.

have

How.

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be a balance of about $1,700 to be forwarded to Manila. This amount includes $8400 given by the Tholai, and other donations collected by different members of the Committee."

THE following letter appears in the Pall Mall, Gazette :-Sir,-The Secretary of the Hongkong. Chamber of Commerce is dissatisfied with the reason assigned by you for the alarm of the Chinese community and the withdrawal of native capital

decked with bright colored bunting from stem $2,335.60 | to stern, and the “Stars and Stripes" and the 1,450.00 German fing flying conspicuously from her fore- 502.16 mast and stern respectively. The principal 100.00 dimensions of the Else are:-- 200.00 Length between perpendiculars..145 feet.

Breadth of beam 22 feet. $4.377.86 Depth of hold feet 4 inches. She has been specially constructed under the rules for an "A 11⁄2 vessel in the German Lloyd's,

of her stern is elliptic. Built of seasoned hard- rules have been strictly adhered to. The form wood and teak, she is probably the strongest vessel ever turned out in this colony, as with the single exception of the White Cloud she is the largest. Her

carrying capacity will probably exceed 6,000 picols; and that on a very moderate draft of water, The main deck is occupied almost its entire length by a row of ind mirably appointed deck houses, providing ex- cellent accommodation for to Europćan -

102.00

40.00

Coal expended for time of deviation

to the 23rd September inclusive...207.90 Passengers transferred to Thales...... Pilotage to Hau Itau bay For interest, depreciation, wear and tear of ship, say 20 per cent. per- ...annum on $214,046.03 for nine

chy's

Halloong

+

Total for the month.......

Proportion for five days.......... Coals consumed For 600 lbs. Manila rope Coolic hire at Amoy........................ For interest, depreciation, wear and tear)

of ship, say 20 per cent, per an nuin on value of ship $60,000 for 5 days.

1,055.56 $2,718,81

бо

and

Chinese passengers. From the level of the top gallant forecastle an awning deck is $2.017.04 carried at the whole length of the vessel, the 600.00 wheel house, chart spora, &c, being conveniently 140.00 placed forward. Strength having been one of the principal objects to be attained, the vessel $2,737.04 has been fitted with water-tight bulk-heads, and

the engine and boiler rooms have been separated. from the holds by water-tight

733.68 164.38

$897.06

The amounts, the report stated, had been al lowed for nine and five days? services respect the steamers were not employed in salvage, ively, but should it be hereafter decided that services during all that time, the sums would be reduced in the proportions above given. The it ofelock on Thursday next. Court, after receiving the report, adjourned till

and

The following is Mr, CREACH's letter: ALTING CAPTAIN SUFERINTENDENT OF POLICE To Acting COLONIAL SECRETARY, No. 109,

VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

'ast June, 1877- 518-As Funderstand that His Excellency the Governor has under consideration the present between this Colony and China, I take the tag to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad-licity of bringing to His Excellency's notice an dressed to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" aspect in this traffic which, although conspicuous the notice of Officers connected with other Editor" and not to individual members of the Departments who have reported on the subject. His Excellency is doabless aware that, beside be accompanied by the name and address of the by the ordinary traders, wholesale smuggling is rary is evidently a person of an enterprising and writers, not necessarily for publication; but as carried on by vessels, constructed and equipped inventive turn of mind. In his description of evidence of good faith..

Whilst the columns of the frongkong Tele-expressly für running the blockade of Revenue the new steamer Else he tells us that the vessel

Cruisers, with Salt and Opium. graph will always be open for the air discussion z. These vessels are built for fast sailing and favours us with the starting information that the has a collision bulk-head forward." He also by correspondents of all questions affecting publicare invariably well armed, and when unable to interests, it must be distinctly understood that escape by flight, they offer a desperate resistance"propeller is four-bladed and of manganese the Editor does not in any way hold himself res-

to Revenue Junks. Naval engagements of this bronze." We don't wish to appear inquisitive, ponsible for opinions thus expressed.

description have been witnessed from the shores still we really should like to see that manganic of this Colony, and smugglers, when worsted in

bronze propeller, and the collision bulk-head the encounter, have been known to fly to our curred in November last outside the Kap Shuir is now said that "the Prince of Wales never waters for protection. A case of this sort oc

forward,

a few months after the return to England of Disbursement and portage bill for Mun pasa, in which three or four junks, after exchanging fire for some time with the steamer

volunteered, as some of the papers have stated, Governor Pope Hennessy. During this gentle-September........ Peng Chino Hini, sought refuge in this harbour, to go to Egypt with the expedition." We are man's administration the Chinese, who had come Insurance................ Arrangements have been made to publia where they lay for several days in order to

in considerable numbers to the colony, bringing Wharfage and moorings............... The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 P.1. Sub recover from the damage which men and boats sorry to hear this lugubrious rumour. scribers in the central districts who do not received sustained in the engagement. No applica for the other Royal warriors prevented the from Canton, felt sure that no exceptional or ever, we suppose the run on danger-preventives with them a large quantity of capital, chiefly their copies hefare Five O'Clock will oblige by tion for the rendition of criminals of this class at once communicating with the Manager.

has ever been made, while, under the protection Prince going to Alexandria to drink lemon-kalityrannical legislation against them would be of the British flag, they take but little palus to in defence, of his bleeding country. This is a allowed; but they had not the same confidence

$459.50 The engines of 45 HP. compartments.

nominal, and 237 disguise their real character. Their boats may pity, as we have reason to believe that His in his locum teneas. This distrust appeared to

96.18 dicated, are on the compound surface-cons be readily distinguished from the ordinary trader

102.00 densing principle, with the condenser, fixed by the physical as well as the numerical strength Royal Highness would have proved himself be justified by Mr. Marsh's very first official

75.00 in the centre of the engine and supported of the crew, and they are invariably well known exceedingly intropid at drinking lemon-kpli.

actions. He removed the acting Colonial Secre

by columnas carried from the b to the boat population in the harboure they WHILE two men of the Buffs were out walking duced in rank the only member of the police tary appointed by Governor Hennessy, and re-

the sake of compactness. The nually frequent.

fitted with direct acting pumpa of the doubleaction From a Police stand-point, the presence of on Saturday forenoon near Kowloon City, one force of Chinese descent who had attained the a fleet of these vessels in the Colonial Water is

type. The H. P. cylinder is 17 inches in diameter with L. P30 Inches, and 74 i inch stroke, of them, a lance corporal, entered a Chinese grade of inspector. Taking these as indications by no means desirable, The construction and

The boiler, which has been tested by hydraulic house in a village close to the city to asof the policy about to be pursued towards them, Tux subjoined letter, addressed on June expensive equipment which prevents them from

pressure up to 760 lbs to the square fnch, is a. 21st, 1877 by Mr. C. V. CREA, the peculiarly fita them for piracy as well as smugg inside, picked it up to

successfully competing in legitimate trade, certain the time, and seeing a

cylindrical tubular one of the best Lowmoor fowling piece it is hardly surprising that the Chinese became

and Staffordshire iron, with two furnace Deputy Superintendent of Police, to Mr. J. ling (when increased competition, or other it. Being informed by a Chinaman, who spoke the atrocious legislation the flogging, the brand-

inch, and the vacuum about 25 ba The a look at alarmed at the prospect of being again subject to

working pressure is 80 lbs. to the squaro separate combustion chambers. The GARDINER AUSTIN, the Colonial Secretary causes, render their ordinary business less pro- English, that, the gun was not loaded, he raised ing, the deportation ordinances, the disabilities

propelier, is a four bladed one of best gun- Stable than usual). A class of men, trained up of Hongkong, on the question of local as these are in the open violation of their own it to his shoulder atthe door and pulled the trigger, which had been swept away by the Governor.

metal. The capstan is worked by steam, and smuggling, clearly shows how much re-laws, can hardly be expected to show much with the result that the piece, which turned out

respect to those of other countries. llance can be placed on the so-called au

to have been charged with snipe shot, discharged, Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, representing Nor is it surprising that the Secretary of the

is the first one constructed in Hongkong gwith I have the honour, to be,

all the modern improvements. The whole of t the thoritative counterblasts of the Hon. F.

the shot wounding three Chinese who happened as he does, to a certain extent, the dominant

fittings of the vessel are of the most complete and Sir, Brikeley Joussox against Governor HEN- Your Inost obedient Servant,

to be in the line of fire in front of the door. They caste in the colony, should endeavour to explain

WRITING on the opium question, the Morning is a credit to the Deck Company, and both Mr. perfect description. Taken as a whole the Else NESSY. In commenting on Mr. Joussos's

C. V. CREAGE,

are, however, only slightly injured. The corporal away the awkward fact that nothing was heard Post says:-That the very best motives underlic.A. Young, under whose immediate superinten. assertions with regard to smuggling, we

Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, was so hortified at the result, that we hear he of this dissatisfaction among the Chinese of want the resolutions passed at a meeting of the So. dence the vessel was constructed, and Mr. W. L The Honourable J. G. AUSTIN, C.M.G. stated that the honorable gentleman evi-

'fainted away. Recovering himself, he and his of confidence in the native banks until the Gov cicly for the Suppression of the Opium Trade Scott, who designed the engines, have reason to Colonial Secretary.

comrade procceded to the police station and emor had left. I believe it is correct to say

no one will deny, But at the same time it is At 7.30 yesterday morning the Eif left hor

be satisfied with their handiwork, dently know nothing whatever about the

gave themselves up, and were handed by the that your correspondent, writing on behalf of perfectly clear that the supporters of the society nioorings off Feddar's Whar, with a large com matter, and, moreover, that he must have

police over to the regiment. We understand "the committee," does not represent a single are very much abroad as to the facts. The case pany on board, between so, and do we should been going about the Colony for years with

the wounded Chinese wish to be "squared" by Chinese merchant, although go per cent. of the they make out against the Oplum trade is plau-magine guests of the owner. The weather wan his eyes closed as 'to 'notorious Incidents

a payment of $60-$20 each, but it is doubtful trade of the colony is in Chinese hands. I am,sible, but it is made so entirely by the exagge was blowing rather fresh, it was decided everything that could be desired, but as it which were almost of weekly occurrence,

if they will get more than a fourth of the sum Sir, your obedient servant,

ration of one set of facts and the suppression of to take the inner passage through the Capaing We did not suggest that the honourable

THE gallant Colonel, H.R.H. Prince Leopold, is,

October 18th,

another. Every one will admit that the habit of moon. At first, the Else, carrying only to lbs, member had been guilty of publishing

opium smoking to excess is extremely hurtful to of steam, made but poor progress, but on reaching THE trial heat for the Ladies' Purse to be com- regards general vigour, but, he has withal, a

the community in which it prevails. But so is 80 lbs. and she then commenced to bowl along the Capsingmoon the dial showed a pressure of statements which he knew to be absolutely without foundation; we proferrod to be.

an excessive consumption of beer or whisky in grand style. The patent log showed on "morbid aversion to be thought ill;" and, there. peted for at the Victoria Regatta on Friday next, lleve that his personal knowledge of what

We constantly read descriptions of Opium several occasions that she was making close fore, the editors of the Society lubricators have was rowed on Saturday afternoon, and proved a is constantly taking place in Hongkong

been, of late, further endangering their chances very hollow affair indeed. It had been arranged dens and the scenes to be witnessed therein upon 10 knots, result, which rous 64 and its vicinity, was of the most super-

of ultimate salvailen by representing that the that a steam faunch for the convenience of the that are of a truly horrifying nature. But connet Carded as most satisfactory Macao light

house was reached at tag, or exactly Prince has become a kind of Goliah, and takes crews and spectators would be ready at four the same be said of the dram shops and the hours and 45 minutes from the starti Althoug fléial description, and that his informants

his Burton beer, and his Roast Beef of Old Eng- o'clock, but it was nearly an hour after the shocking results that flow from alcoholic drunken favored in the matter of ride this must be deemed were equally ignorant as himself. Mr.

and, in gnorphous quantities daily; whereas the advertised time ere a start was made. We are ness! We may rejoice to learn that the taste an excellent passage, and when it is consi Duke can only stand having spooned into hit not aware as to who was to blame for the for opium smoking is diminishing in China just consumption of only 2.tlbs per indicated about half a pint of infant's food daily, and could detention, but must say that it was a sexy as we rejoice at the diminution in the national power per hour, the result is doubly gr

that the rate of speed attained represented not draw his sword of slaughter to save or rather pleasant incident, and should not have occurred. consumption of alcohol in this country. But this The Eli waadwing forward and about let us sadly say, to prolong his martial existence. Messra, Falconer and Kulitau were the lucky is a very different thing from attempting to stamp slechts aft, so she was able to get We read a lot about the Duke of Albany now in drawers of the bys, and consequently did not out that taste by main force. Such an en to the Praia Grande before letting go her

A start was then made to see the sights of the London papers, but we don't read anything require to put in an appearance on Saturday, deavour would be foredoomed to failure. English far, famed Holy City, the principal agar about the Duchess. It seems that the Princess However, we noticed "Mat" amongst the crowd, public opinion would not tolerate the

as usual a short Interview with

fictitioun has disagreed with the Prince, and that he le taking stock of the "form" of the trie of pairs, pression of the drink traffic by the Gavernment. It personage yelept the King of Macao, otherw now with the Queen at Osborne, trying another and from the smile on his expressive phiz, wa are may be said that public feeling in China is in the keeper of the fartan belli, kind of madiging. The general idea is that we that self and pard will be close handy at the trade. We take leave to doubt whether such is calent hostelry of our worthy

the tiger another choloo express inglined to the belief that Mata of opinion favour of the suppression by law, of the oplum hand at faninian adjournment the intrepid Colanel ought to have married is a porous-planter,

finish when the final for the much coveted Ladies' the case, That the better sort of Chinese deplora where Capt. 1, H. Smith had prov

and Mr. Boart as judge. The following crews victims of Oplum intemperance is only natural, which by the way, were equal to the Purse is rowed. Mr. Hynes officiated as starter, that so many of their countrymon should be the tuouson for bity numerou

doing ample justice to the many competed and finished in the order named. and that die Chinese Government would like to of our local caterers, a roll throug

| put a stop to the Importation of Indian Opium is: | Gardens, where the military band

a matter of fact. But there is nothing to show was the next move, and then a that the Chinese people desire to have Opium journey smoking prohibited by law and what the Govand ernment of Feking desire is that Indian Opium harbou should be kept out of the market. onder, to secure an increased sale for

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, December 9tli, FRANCE AND TONQUIN

The French Government will ask an extra-

ordinary credit of ning millions, france for this we regret to hear, considerably "crooked" as expedition to Tonquin.

GREAT FIRE IN LONDON. A tremendous conflagration has taken place in Wood Street, Cheapilde; the damage te cast

mated at £3,000,pna,

LOCAL AND GENERAL BULKELEY JOHNSON, as Chairman of the WALTER MOORE, an unemployed engineer, was Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, in that fined a dollar at the Police Court this morning extraordinary communication of his to for striking a sampan nan across the hand Mr. MAGSIAC, M.P. Chairman of the with a stick because he refused to take him to London Chamber of Commerce, distinctly Kowloon, on the plea of being short-handed, accused Governor HENNESSY of deliberately

IN between stating at Nottingham, in his celebrated an Aptrooperand-teranglientii cer netween speech at the Social Science Congress the latter performed a feat which is often shown with reference to these smuggling opera on the bodies of inoffensive sheep at an assault, tions, what he knew to be untrue. Mr.at-arms, and cut, his antagonist clean in two as CIRAOH's letter clearly shows that the Gove one stroke.” ernor had the most reliable official author A LARGELY attended Lodge of Victoria No. 1oz€, THE Duke of Hamilton recently won £45,000 at rity in the Colony for every word he uttered was held on Saturday night, the business being Goodwood, He is, as is well-known, married to on the smuggling question. The case the installation of Bro. W. Kerfoot Hughes by A daughter of that gay old dog and all-round therefore stands thus: Mr. F. BULKELEY the District Grand Master as W. 3. for the en

kisser of pretty girls, the "Juke" of Manchester, Joussos, an unofficial member of the Hong-suing year. The V. W. D. G. M., who was acy

who, by the way, was once mistaken for a buik kong Legislative Council, in his capacity companied by R. W. Bro. Cooke, a die man! The Duke of Hamilton is, and always of Chairman of the Hongkong Chamber tinguished officer of the Grand Lodge of has been, a terrific gambler, but where he gets of Commerce, has openly accused Sir Jons. England, and attended by the officers of the the bulge on most men is that he can last the District Grand Lodge, arrived shortly before to longest. We have seen him, when wo had just POPE HENNESSY of uttering deliberate un o'clock, and performed the installation ceremony left off wearing little filled trousers, playing truths on the public platform in England in ancient form with his usual impressiveness. roulette at Homberg and Monaco, and he would with regard to Chinese smuggling on these The new W.M. then deputed the 1: P.M. Wor take the "maximum (400) every time, and coasts, and a copy of this accusation has Bro. E. C. Ray to invest the officers for the double if they would let him, One day, he and been formally forwarded to Her Majesty's ensuing year with their badges of office. The a young Farisian named de la Chamearrived at Principal Secretary of State for the following is the list ;— man d

Wiesbaden en route for somewhere, and, sitting Colonies, and to all the Chambers of Com.

down at the tables, said they had just twenty minutes to break the bank. They did it, well merce in Great Britain. By an official

within_lime-winning 10,000 between them, communication from the Deputy Superin-

and went away as quietly as if nothing had hap tendent of Police, published in the Govern

pened, The Duke has a splendid nerve, and meni Gazelle, and reproduced below, it is

used to demoralise the croupiers, and arts had plainly shown where the Governor got his authority for the statements he made at Nouingham. It is, in fact, proved, without the shadow of a doubt, that every word uttered on this subject by Governor

ג' :

:S. W............Bro. W. H, RAY,

T. G. WILLIAMSON. A. E C. HAWKINS. „A, O'D, GOURDIN,

Le C. BALFOUR,"

Treasurer or Secretary

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S. W. WRIGHT, Tyler.......... 1. R. GRIMBLE. to the hall, where a capital supper, had been pro- After closing the lodge the brothern adjourned vided, to which ample justice was done. Success to the newly installed Master was drunk with urcat enthusiasm,

M.

LARK—), COACH——1. 1. Hughes..... stroke. Fisherstroke. Tomkins.........bow. Anjier bow.

Sampson.....cox, < Ayau.cox.

ALPENDRE 3. Denison A

Grimble

Parfite

stroke.

COX:/

.........bow.

On getting the word, the three boats went off Opium. We venture to say that together and a good race resulted for the first portation of Indian Oplum_ 400 yards, after which the affair was a mere pro- stopped to-morrow as much cession, Hughes and Tompkins took a good lead, be acinally consumed in the which they maintained to the finish, eventually, as is any similar previous period. coming in first by about six lengths, Fisher and An-tain result of such a step would be the fercontenting themselves with keeping well in front of a most important source of Indian revenue. of Denison and Parfit. The rate of striking This the state of the Indian finances would not ranged from 30 to 34 strokes per minute, and permit of, even if all other consider from the poor time made, gm. 38s. for a mile, on a favourable to the course advocated fair tide, rowing men will easily be able to cal fore recommend the advocates of culate how much back and leg power was put of the Opium trade, to show, first

to be employed to divert his altention. These into the strokes by the winning crew Parfitt would care to quarrel with a burly man of ac arts were seductive, of course, since few people was out of all form, and was simply a passenger in, The Duke is very kind-hearted, and, it is belle rumoured, was once quite an adopt at mastering lately words of three syllables,“

first 400 yards were covered, owing, to his having been somewhat fadis; We fully expect om, 38, to when the final is rowed on Fri

would entail, and, second,

Crease of On

colony host's very musical.

thanked

and good with the chea

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