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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1883.

TELEGRAMSTM

LONDON, May 15th.. EXECUTION OF BRADY,

The Phoenix Park murderer. Brady, sentenced to death on the 16th ultimo, was banged this morning at Dublin. The crowd outside the gaol dispersed quietly.

FRANCE AND GERMANY,

A REGULAR Ledge of Perseverance No. 1163,8), will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, to-night at 8.30 for 9 pm, precisely,

YACHT RACE.

One of the most interesting yacht races of the

Hongkongs or any other stage, Mr. Wilson, and his gigantic pal. were bustled off the stage amidst the laughter of the entire audience, who

The endommal in the Weinrich parents will plina as the dis- Smount of the General. Agvicts a passion of the purchase rich they received from the Company to the extent of the estimates of cost

e prepared of the erection of charcost appilances at Malabon. ich recare of the parching money la · disposed of Ka, the thins) cration of the Guaral Agunta, and, if they so thick fix, for the pers

Ir is said that in many parts of Spain farming season was brought to a satisfactory conclusion seemed to thoroughly enjoy the "take in, though own of erecting much charcoal applitrow at the Company's worka “

operations have made little or no progress since

the expulsion of the Moors. The same soit of plough is used now so then, oxen tread out the

com after the ancient Oriental fashion, and wo- men separate the chaff from the corn by tossing the grain up in the air during a breeze of wind,

M. Waddington is empowered with the most LARGE quantities of beef are used in the Lor friendly assurances to Germany.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A REGULAR Lodge of Victoria, No. 1026, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday the 22nd inst, at 8.30 for 9. p.m. precisely.

A HOSPITAL for Mussulman women, presided over exclusively by Russian female doctors, has been established by General Tchernaleff at Tashkend. This is the first time that Russian women have been admitted to separate and in- dependent medical practice.

don hospitals to make beef tea. The beef which is left after the tea is made is a stringy, Indigest- *ble substance, and has, until recently, been sold at a low rate to feed pigs. But the vicar of the little village of High Roding, in Essex, writes to the Guardian saying that the laboring and farming population of that part of the country think it delicious, and are eager to obtain it He has made arrangements to have all such meat sent from the London hospitals to feed the poor creatures who would otherwise never tasię

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An eminent Judge used to say that, in his opinion, the very best thing ever said by a witness to a counsel was the reply given to Mr. Missing, the. A SCOTTISH laird surprised his friends at dinner barrister, at the time leader of his circuít. He was by affirming that the finest grapes he had ever defending a prisoner charged with stealing caten were grown in the open air in Fifeshire. donkey. The prosecutor had left the animal Their surprise was moderated, however, when he tied up to a gate, and when he returned it was returned to the subject and added:-"But I maun gone. Missing was very severe in his examing premise that I prefer them soor."

tion of the witness. Do you mean to say PROFESSOR Huxley said in a recent lecture:-"3f witness, the donkey was stolen from the gatel" a man cannot get literary culture of the highest "I mean to say, sir," giving the Judge and jury kind out of his Bible, and Chaucer, and Shak-aly look, at the same time pointing to the speare, and Milton, and Hobbes, and Bishop counsel," the ass was Missing." Berkeley, to mention only a few of our illustrious writem, he cannot get it out of anything."

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1883.

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A CORRESPONDENT writes to the London Pall Mall Garefle that of the 7,500 members of the bar of England, 13 per cent appear to be in practice, here, and 50 per cent appear not to practice at all Still the 37 per cent who are in practice here amount in all to 2,700, so that, Law Courts could each be provided with a sep- when opened, the nineteen courts in the new arate bar consisting of about 145 practising counsel."

THE Canton-Kowloon Wa Hop Telegraph Com- pany have considered it advisable to fix their

THE Church of St. Peters at Rome provides confessional for nearly every language of Europe for the convenience of penitents who know no language but their own. The English priest having fallen sick the other day, his place was taken by an Italian ecclesiastic, who assured his superior that he was a perfect master of the English tongue. The tender conscience of an English lady, a recent convert to Catholicism, prompted her to confess some such peccadillo as the eating of butter in Lent, but her surprise was intended to be a fine rebuke with the words, great when the priest began what he doubtless

You big scoundrel!"

set for the previous Saturday, but owing to bad weather had to be postponed. The following entries came to the starting point

set forth ast. The event had been originally

AUTOW......

Obasan.......

A good start was effected, all the boats getting off in capital style under a full spread of canvas, and they kept well together to the first turning point, which they rounded in the following order

Sunflower".. Obasan... Marie...... Arrow......

H. M. **34,7

we

strongly advise the Mastodons not to do it

any more. After the interval the second half of the programme was commenced by the orchestra playing a choice selection with admirable taste. .................Mr. R. Cooke, Mr. Wilson then gave his comic eccentricitiesand Sunflower............Dr. Von der Horck. was loudly applauded as the "funny ale gal" Maric...........Mr.. J. H. Smith, which, albeit a trifle curiously dreesed, was

..............Captain Houghton, a most comic piece of business. Judge Bow The course was the usual one, with the excep-man's lecture on "The progress of education" tion that instead of rounding Green Island a was far and away the best stumporation we have ever beard, the lecturer being blessed with a keen Danish barque lying off Stonecutters Island was

sense of wit and a ready tongue.: Lectures of the selected as the tuming point.

above sort are generally of the dryasdust order from their extreme length, but last night Me. Bowman gauged his audience nicely and con- cluded his lecture long before his audience begun to weary. The Mastodon bellringers then made their first appearance and showed great powers of manipulation in handling their initu ments. The first half of their performance was much the best, the second part being merely a display of manual dexterity. The audience There being a moderate breeze from the South evidently enjoyed the bells and loudly applauded the boats went skimming along. On the way at the conclusion of the change ringing The to the Channel rocks, different courses were "Sand Jig" was again well received and had to taken; the Sunflower and Marie keeping more berepeated. Messrs. Bowman and Jackson ware on the Kowloon side while the Obasan and in good voice in the charming duet “Whispering Arrow stood towards the Hongkong share. How Hope, which they sang with cultured taste, ever, after a time they all came together again The performance was brought to a close with the off the Kowloon Docks, the Sunflower still screaming farce of "Mrs. Jenkins Visitors

which was of a most hilarious character. A slightly leading. Afterward she fell astern on account of the topsail halyards suddenly better farce or cas better played has, we venture to say, never been seen in giving away. Nearing the Channel rocks the four competitors drew together in a cluster again Hongkong. From beginning to end it was one and it was an unusual sight to see them round-roar of laughter, and our sides are still ing one close upon the other in almost even line aching with laughing at the somewhat rough as follows:-

fun of the " nigger in the barrel." The farce ter minated with a “birthday party” by the whole company, which gave a fairly good idea of plan lation life. On the whole the performance was the best the company has yet given, and we can only regret that they were not rewarded with a crowded house.

Obasan...... Maric

Sunflower.....

Arrow .....

3.101

HLM. 4.45

.-4.15) ...4.16 ......4.17

Coming home the wind fell away, and the Arrow and Obasan shot away a little ahead, the Moric and Sunflower being completely becalmed. The Arrow was the first to catch the breeze and in her wake. Then the Sunflower commenced assumed the lead with the Obasan following close to move and gave chase, leaving the Afaria far behind. After this the Sunflower steadily

lend and won easily, the boate finishing in the gained, and running ahead in fine style, kept the following order :—

Sunflower....

H.M. ....5.12)

Obasan...........................5.25

Arrow

...5-34.

The race was sailed throughout in good style, the times made being the best so far this season over the same course. The prize won by the Sunflower is a very handsome silver cup on an ebony stand, the cup being artistically decorated leaves and grapes in relief.. with wreaths of laurel and oak, and with vine

party

1 as the General Agents may consider desirables, 953, If the suggestions are found desirable; by Mi Macgregory they will be carried out without delay and the general agents will then consider that they have done all that can be expected of them. If the estimates are correct the shareholders will have nothing to pay for the erection of the char coal appliances, construction of the water supply and such alterations as will enable them to turn out 10,000 plculs refined sugar per month ye por aties:-Mr. Chairman, Mr. Dickie

states that the machinery is not wall arranged and that Mr. McGregor Smith has resigned. I would like to know if any ar- rangements have been made for a new manager as the success of such an establishment generally lies in its having a competent manager, The re- port would appear to imply that the failure to make the concem pay is due to the arrangement of the machineryana kerohONS

labore for day other improvement of the Company a pr

The Chairman in reply stated that Mr. Dickie had said that the Refinery must be con ducted under experienced management, andit was. the intention of the general agents, as soon as the charcoal was introduced, to engage the ser vices of an experienced manager. Before finally taking the decision of the shareholders there would be another meeting held when full particulars would be produced. He would like to mention. that at the last meeting held, the shareholders wen requested to nominate one or two of their number to act on the committee, but none-had-a. been

nominated

Any two; nomigated by they hatcholders would be accepted by the general agents. He felt bound, to say that it reflected little credit on the shareholders if they refused to elect two of their number to assist the general agents and consulting committes in their dell berations

This concluded the business of the meeting,

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UN MANILA

(Translated from El Comercio.) The Spanish brig, Angel, which left Legaspi bound for Dagupan on the 23rd ulto, encountered the recent typhoon which swept over the Philip- pines, and on the 25th after taking in a heavy 801 which disabled her rudder, sank a few minutes afterwards. With the exception of two inler, who succeeded in reaching the shore on planks, LUZON SUGAR REFINING COM all hands are supposed to have gone down with the thig The Captain was last seen by the sur PANY, LIMITED.vivors vainly

to repair the disabled ainly attempting „An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the | The Spanish schooner uffs, which was above named company was held this forenoon at masted in the China Sea, was picked up in 11.30, in the offices of the general agents, helpless condition by the steamer Emay and

Messrs. W. Reiners, F. D. Sassoon, (consulting were present the Hon. F. B. Johnson (chairman) Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co., when there towed into Manila

and

committee) Win. Forrest, J. Macgregor, D. Gilles, L. Flemming, C. P. Chater, W. N. Bain, Ca warjee, A. G., Stokes, H. G. James, J. J. Bell Irving, W. Legge, W. M. Morgan, J. Bell Irving A. Cohen, G. C. Cox, J. Y. Vernon, E. Neid. tart, and H. C. Maclean, secretary,

AN architect in Faris purchased, some time ago, delighted with his bargain until one morning his aat of bedroom furniture for $625. He was wife, while dressing, read on the back of the toilet table." Regrets eternels" engraved in the marble. Further examination of the furniture was proceeded with. The marble top of the bureau was lifted and on the under side the temporary terminus on the mainland at a spot couple read," Bon pere, bon aboux." It was rather nearer Hongkong than the village of Chin evident that the marble had been men from Wan, and from our personal observations made cemetery. The tradesman was requested to take on a recent visit to the last named place we con back his sepulchral furniture, and a suit followed, sider the Company have acted most judiciously in in which the Court decided that the marble was A WRITE in last night's China Mail is good bringing their present headquarters at this end of not less marble because it had once been put to enough to favor the limited clientèle of that the line within easy distance of the city of Victoria. Į funeral uses, and the architect had to pay the effete apology for a newspaper with what After a careful survey, the bay directly opposite account. ha probably considers interesting informa- Stonecutters Island, known as Kow Po Kang, has tion regarding the Hongkong Hotel. We been decided upon as the most suitable spot for the temporary station, and the construction of the are first told that we are likely to have a line from Chin Wan will be at once proceeded hotel worthy of the place at last; but by with. Kow Po Kang can be reached by steam what means this desirable end is to be launch from Hongkong in about a quarter of an attained, the oracle, singularly enough, hour, so that, until the permission of the Earl of does not condescend to explain. He says: Derby has been obtained to lay the cable across

"The present hotel is roomy enough the harbour to Hongkong, the delay in the among which is the original MS of the "Romaunt carried out in an admirable manner. The over by the general agents but always open for, the

transmission of messages has been reduced to a minimum.

THE British Museum has just closed the purchase of the valuable Ashburnham collection, and now it is announced that another collection, equal if not superior to it, will soon be put upon the market, the property of the late Duke of Ossunt, in Spain. The Ossuna collection comprises 35,000 fare books, with 7,000 manuscripts, of the Rose," for which the German Government has repeatedly, offered $20,co, and Las Casas manuscript copy of Columbus' Diary, with a splendid miscellaneous collection of historical and artistic relics and bric-a-brac. The Spanish Government is anxious to retain this valuable collection in Spain, and the people are impor- tunate to their demands to have it bought for the National Museum, but the price, $1,000,000,

causes some hesitation.

THE CITY HALL, '.

Theatre Royal, City Hall, last evening when an The Mastodons gave a performance in the entirely new programme was presented. The audience was rather thin but the programine was

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It has been notified that vessels arriving from Cholers har for the first time made its appear- | Cebu will be subjected to eight days quarantine. ance in Cebu, and deaths are occurring at an alarming rate

A Spanish Insurance Company, with a capital of two millions of dollars, is talked of in our mercantile circles Preliminaries have not yet been finally agreed on,

A correspondent writes

late typhoon has it from Surigao that the that neighbourhood. The new church, which was in course of construction, has been totally, destroyed, and there is scarcely house left standing in the place. The ses swept into the town carrying everything before it.

An Indian who recently gave himself ou man of wondrous medical skill at F come to grief, and-li now in' durance vile it is impostor if summary fashion. It appears that said that the authorities propose dealing with thi the so-called eminent physician prescribed for man suffering from typhus lever a sound thrashing, to cast out the devils from which the poor patient was suffering

SHANGHAI,

Old Sportsman who,

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The

After the secretary had read the notice con- vening the meeting, the chairman said that at the meeting in March last he stated that Mr. Dickie had, with the consent of bis em ployers, promised to go to Manila and prepare for us a special report on the working of the Luzon Sugar Refinery at Malabon. That report was now in his hands and will be laid before you”, THE MASTODON MINSTRELS AT and make comments on the same, and state the for your consideration. He would read the report

views held on it by the consulting committee and

general agents, and also would be glad to an- swer any questions which might be put by any of

that it was not to be published in the pa the shareholders relating to the company's affairs, in reading the report it must be understood pers, as it would be inadvisable to publish any thing that would be deleterious to the company at the present time. The report would be retained ture "Madame Angot" was received with ap- inspection of shareholders In the first place he

AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.) perhaps, but that is about all that can be

plause, being executed in almost faultless style. would mention that their best thanks were due to

9th May, 1881 said in favor of it" and then quotes from

Several times during the past week I have Lady BRASSEY's well known farrago of THE paragraph to the effect that H.M.S. Vig

in his rendering of the comic ditty "Dunville's case he had taken to make it as complete season. The fact is, it has been the Race week, Mr. M. Darrow showed a good deal of humour Mr. Dickie for the promptness be displayed in been on the point of writing to you, and several

this report and | times have 1 put it off until a more convenient. second hand guide-book rubbish a grossly Zane was to leave Shanghai for Japan on the 9th

Whiskey, but was not an entire success as he for the care he had taken to

# exaggerated statement reflecting most un- instant to convey Sir Harry Parkes to China,

did not appear to open his mouth sufficiently here, or anywhere else than Mr. Dickie, Spring, and Autumn Meetings generally have possible. There was no more qualified man and being essentially a sporting community, the fairly on the present management of the which we reproduced from the Shanghai Mer

and rather chopped his words. "Lonely no and he was sure he had conscientiously per the effect of throwing everything in the shape of hotel. Lady BRASSAY's assertion that the cry on Monday, would appear to be without a

More," "The Pinafore" and "Violet from mother's formed his dusty. the site clay free work, to the shade bot being much of a po Hongkong Hotel is dirty and ill kept, and vestige of truth. We have later advices which

grave" were capitally sung by Messrs. Harland, does not agree with the site chosen for the man, you must not expect me to give a full

Refinery. He does not consider it a good port of the events and indeed the tank would" ba the tiffin a "scrambly "sort of meal, (what-state that the Vigilant with Admiral Wijles and

Moody, and Jackson, who were very deservedly one, and states that it is too far from Manila and superflucus as you have three contemporaries ever that may mean) is only a little bit Audacions, was still at Shanghai and likely to his staff on board, also the band of the flag-ship

A MEDICAL, Commission was appointed: some applauder. Te Walding for dat cake Mr. G. also that it suffers from want of water. He might | from whose columns you can procure much fuller nearer the truth than her remarkable state-remain there for about ten days. The report of time ago in Germany to study and investigate H. Carter scored a decided success. Mr. Carter in state that the reports of other people do not agree Information than can supply not to mention with that of Mr. Dickie on the question of site, the genial old gentleman whose writings in the ment about the silken sails of the Chinese the appointment of Sir Harry Parkes as Minister to certain questions relating to the construction of essentially a very funny character and we are glad and Mr. Dickie explains how the water difficulty Mercury have frequently led forth sparks of junks. No doubt the Hongkong Hotel has Peking had been received with considerable doubt school buildings. In the matter of ventilation to be able to say a good word for this comedian, can be met with and a full supply of water pro- humass, not trimited keen satire, from YOUR been but indifferently managed; however, in well informed circles. As Sir Thomas Wade's the Commission states that each pupil in a who has been gone for rather roughly of late cured. The site was selected after a most care-able correspondent). in common fairness to the lessees, ridicul leave does not expire until June, the announce school ought to have 2,120 cubic feet of fresh for his pertinacity in sticking to showing off his ful consideration, and several other sites were I have often been under the imperion,

examined and not one found suitable Mr be in some ous exaggerations of the Lady BRAZY ment that Sir Harry Parkes would shortly, quit air each hour, at the least. It is stated, also, technical skill on the banjo instead of enchant Dickie on being asked as to what site ha would

ofond of riding Lord Charle stamp should not be encouraged. If her Tokio for the Chinese capital is certainly pre that light from the rear is admissible, but is not ing our ears with well known popular aire. Mr. recommend had named Mandalayon, and this and others peoples corns On ladyship expected to get a tiffin for seventy mature and must be taken with a great deal of recommended, and windows facing the pupils Bowman's rendering of "Angel Mother" was could have been bought for a reasonable úgure

reserve. Presuming that the appointment has are prohibited. Walls of neighboring build well received, the singer meeting with warm ap Matheson and Go, and we would only have capital amusers being the property of his firm, Messrs. Jardine and rom msam five cents served in the recherché style of a

been made, which, under all circumstances, canings painted white and reflecting the sunshine brought down the house, the "Wilk de deu" fairly been too glad to sell it, but, in the face of Weather wa360) Bipropilou is hic might first class Parisian hotel where the charge hardly be doubted, it is improbable that the new into the school room are very injurious, and the brought down the house, the audience demanding the disastrous failures connected with it, Its On Monday he did not seeed to would be at least fifteen francs, it is not ambassador to China will proceed to his post owners should be persuaded or obliged to paint an encore to which the owner of the champion being exposed to typhoons and the reports made up his mind whether it was a volunteer

that was going marvellous that such a close observer con- until Inte in the summer.

them of a dark color. The inside face of the "chow trap" replied by repeating the last verse concerning it as a site, we could not do so, and review or a race

ime down with sidered the very substantial repast, pro-

walls of the school room Itself is to be painted, which fairly convulsed his hearers. The grand had it been selected as site for the Ro place. The mali

finery there would not now have-been- any -| all the forenoo vided at such a low figure by the Hongkong T is a moot point which is the bigger blockhead, pale blue or bluish white, and the ceiling pure finale "We parted by the river side" was a com-sugar works there. The report of Mr. Dickle out the day

"Cuttle" or the editor who publishes the stale white. Artificial light should be used without | plete sell, Mr. Jackson commenced to sing this states that the machinery of the Refinery La in, Hotel, "scrambly."

rubbish hashed up by this would-if-he-could-be hesitation on dark and short days. It is more beautiful ditty in such execrable form that the first class order and arrangements could easily be it wa So far as we are aware, and our sources literary antur. In the China Mall of last dangerous to work by insufficient daylight an orchestra and other members of the troupe spoke. Dields, says that at the cost of the eight

made to arrange it more profitably in the work cour of Information are certainly much superior evening there appears over the signature by gaslight. Argand burners are preferablej ka to him rather strongly on the subject. Mr. the time he was there the house could not "37: to those of the anonymous writer for the "Cuttle" about a column of the most milk, giving a steadier light, and ground glass globes Jackson made a second. attempt which was but since he left Manila contracts have been 3 banda evening paper, there is not the slightest pro-and-water twaddle that has ever been are objectionable on account of the large pro- of a more frightful character than the first, made for a supply at such dráto

a rate an would leave bability of an opposition establishment to printed-even by our evening contemporary. portion of light which they absorb.

and met with strong marks of disapproval a small profit. The last letters we have had we have our present principal hotel being organised, Cuttle" "Noodle" would be a far more ap

from the "niggers on the platform." The state that the price of raw sugar has been rethe Re

duced while that of the production has rigjen propriate nom de plume-has been trying to THE eucalyptus is being recognized as the best singer left the stage in high dudgeon, re- The demand, as Mr. "Dickle says, it'n fickle one, and we rather think that the only authority sharpen the dull edge of his wit at the ex-purifier of malarial districts. Adebate took place marking that if they were not pleased with and he recommends the use of charcoal in ro for the statement, is the wonderful imagina-pense of Lady Florence Dixie, and in attempting recently in the Italian Parliament, in which this his rendering of the song they could sing it fining owing to the change in the Spanishades tion of this versatile amateur journalist. to be wonderfully sarcastic and knowing, as usual | subject was brought up. For some years past themselves, and he would be glad to have mand. He(the chairman) does not think fill ju

has been done by themanagement in the purchase It has been perfectly well understood makes an ass of himself. We purposely, treat systematic agricultural operations have been his account settled to enable him to be of raw sugar. Mr. McGregor Smith say by the community at large for some this anonymous literary imposter with scant carried on at the Abbey of the Tre Fontane in off to Melbourne by the first steamer, Mr. ring has been formed in Manila' which ume past, in fact, even before the last courtesy; he has no scruples in shielding himself the Roman Campagna, and the results have Bowman came forward, and apologised for them to buy, at high rates ori gait. meeting of the shareholders of the Hong-bebind his anonymity in. his feeble railings been most satisfactory. At first the monks were the rude behaviour of Mr. Jackson, and stated was happy to be able to mention Macgregor, who had great experience kong Hotel Company, that the Directors against the persons he tries to hold up to cen- obliged to live within the city walls during the that as the song had been placed on the pro- would proceed to, that place thi have determined on the expiration of the sure and ridicule, and we therefore look upon bad season; but since the ground has come under gramme by request, Mr. Harland would sing it make arrangements on behalf of the present lease to have the hotel fitted up cur on whom politeness would be thrown away. globulus has been planted on a large scale in was hooted off the stage by his pals. Things be then accept it as they wished to have the

him, in his journalistic character, as a mangy cultivation, and, above all, since the eucalyptus The gentleman named started on the song and Mr. McGregor Smith had sent in his resign flast nutuma" but the general agents (could and conducted as a really high class er It is really laughable to see this self-appointed the neighborhood, the Abbey has been inlia gan to look very crooked at this juncture, when counts to the end of the year The tablishment, in every way suitable to the critic doctoring up as something new and original bited all the year round, and the fevers from "gentleman Bowman volunteered to sing the agents had now accepted Air requirements, and worthy of this important to the Hongkong public' an extract from Lady which its inmates still sometimes suffer are of a ¦ song "bimself. After two vile attempts, in resignation,) But he was va Colony. Arrangements with this aim in Florence Dixie's poem on the death of the mild character and rarely fatal, whereas, the which the singer tried his hardest to home almost immediately.

been

made without view have been under way for several Prince imperial that poem in which her outset something like a fourth of the little com create most hideous poise, the audience to manage the months, and from the enterprising and ladyship's wonderful dream is so powerfully munity succumbed every year, The debates began to see that the whole affair was a made was the opinion of energetic character of the gentlemen who delineated, and which was reproduced in proved that the health of the 280 convicts en-up concern which was capped by that sweet Mr Dickie's have taken the filter in hand, we feel the columns a week ago. There are several ployed on the works was satisfactory, the are voiced angel of the mouth" Billy Wilson should be cared into

other wonderful paragraphs commenting, in rage annual deaths from malaria, not exceeding coming forward, accompanied by Mr. R. Moore, our perfectly assured three un stone will be left

a fashion, on sundry matters of more or less three. The Goverment has lately.

the worthy couple intim unturned to make the Hongkong Hotel, Interest Those referring to the Hongkong large grant of land in perpetuity to the

for the lack what it certainly ought to be, by far the Hotel are dealt with elsewhere, the others call who have already planted on it no finest establishment of the kind in the Far for no particular notice, as they are merely the 100,000 Eucalyptus trees, which are

childish twaddling of an overgrown: school-boy-

the comp

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agents were prepared

sum on casy terms, ess to |holders to carry out such ar

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