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Entimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO.

FAMILY

CHEMISTS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1883.

JOHN PORK HENNESSY's action in appointing one of the unofficial members from amongst our Chinese fellow subjects, which scarcely fits in with the assertion in the Daily Press,

THE steamship Bowen went over to the Cosmo. politan Dock this morning. The Italian barque Rasa Afadre will undock from the Aberdeen

Dock to-night.

དྷྭ,

"WHAT is at all about” quèries the Shangbal fercury of the 12th inst.-China, is apparently going to fight all the world. There is France going to settle her matters about Tongking with

as Tseng Hou was told she would, when he went to Paris last autumn. So Li Hung-chang, who |

TRADE WITH CHUNGKING.

Mr. F. A. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs at Ichang, in his report on trade for -

AND DISPENSING that the Chinese representative has re- MR. R. TURNER, and Officer of the Brities apprenticed to a cigar manufacturer. It seerps Annam, without the faintest reference to China, 1882, says: NO PA MAKONDA

algned, and an officer of the Government || barque "Mount Lebanon appeared before Cap WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, been appointed in his place. Our contem-tain Thomsett this morning as complainant

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN,

PERFUMERS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

OF

MÁNILA CIGARS, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

AND MANUFACTURERS

OF

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.

THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, 24, NANKIN ROAD, SHANGHAI,

1NGLESA

BOTICA

14, ESCOLTA, MANILA.

THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON. THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

staff.

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porary most illogically puts it that the against Tin Chan, a coal coolic, whom he Governor has expressed his opinion that charged with stealing an oil skin coat valued, at '$2.50, while working on board his whip there are too few unofficial members, and When Tin was searched the rain preserver at the same moment has still further do-

was found on his person. The Celestial ud creased the number by appointing the Remitted the charge and was relegated to Mr. Hay- glitrar General in the place of Mr. No ward's parental care for the next six weeks. CROY. Could anything be more absurd than this?

I SAW you at the funeral the other day," said one lady to another. "Yes, I saw you too, "How natural the corpse looked !" "Just like marble." "1 never heard a more affecting funeral seron; did you "Never. And just think of it, when everybody was crying I reached for my handkerchief and found, to my horror, that it was a red one I had in my pocket "Goodness | What did you do?" "Why, didn't cry. How could I, when every one elsein church was using white ?"

During the latter part of the year thers has been some talk of a small steamer to ply between this and Chungking, under Government auspices, with passengers and valuables; and the occur rence which gave rise to discussion of the project was the accident to General Pao and his family at the Chi-kuan-shin Rapid in July, which proved fatal to two of his sons and other member of his Party. The sad story, nagiven by the General him- hélt in a memorial which appears in the Peking Garette of gth October, gave rise to much agita- tion on the subject of the dangers experienced in the Yangtszempids; and it has come to my know ledge that the Governor-General of Szechwan did actually make inquiries as to the possibility of a steamer performing the journey to Chungking in safety, his object being to and other travellers

dian* officials

Team of

to which the ordinary method is llable. Whether

in any state of the water, it might be found to suit the river between this post forming

the way to Hankow, passing by a Ichang

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be accompanied by the name and address of the reason why we should not have our full expect the roads in the lower levels of the colony a large bouquet she carried, nearly as big as / It is all the Chinese game of brag. We ex- My own Idea is that the trade with Szechwan ·

herself

IMPECUNIOUSreaders of some statistics published in the Times the other week may, observes a writer in the Overland Mall, wish they had been in their youth, sent to the United States and

that the tobacco of which the best cigars are made is sold on the Wisconsin farms for ten cents per pound; that the highest duty on cigars is six made the mess with France about Tongking, is dollars per 1,000, or less than two thirds of one told to go and put himself at the head of 500 cent cach, and that the price of the manufactured Campa, not in a position at the rear, so as to liave article ranges from five dollars to twenty five per the best place for running away. The Imperial pound. Leaving out of consideration the trifling Commands remind us of the Two Empresses in tax, which is amere bagatelle, this indicates a gross 1850. They asked those members of the Grand profit of from 5,000 to 25,000 per cent. Certainly Council, who thought China was in a position to this does not all go into one pocket, but fight Russia, to 'secure' victory. That means there is enough of it to stand a little subdivision, of course the loss of their heads or degradation and on the whole the Yankee cigar maker, or and banishment in case of defeat. They all be It might not be out of place here to ask

seller, must be declared a lucky man.

came peace-at-any-price men at once. We ex why such an important matter as the re

A MARRIAGE of unusual interest teak place in pay test the ching will, like the opossum, AERATED WATER S. signation of a member of council is not

Brooklyn, New York, on March 7. The bride say he'll come down if Col. Taylor really meant published in the Government Gazette? If Mr.

groom was Mr. Robert Huzza, from Boston, Mas: to shoot. He knows very well that a few thou-transit freed in great measure of the serious risks No Chor has resigned his seat it is surely

sachusetts, commonly known as "Major Little and foreigners did in this province what soo or or not anything will come of it I am unable to advisable to publicly notify the same!

finger." His height is 3 ft. 6 in., be is twenty,co camps could not do. Then we have an predict, but what concerns for the moment those Further we would submit that always

four years of age, and "tips the scale" at 54 lbs. other Japanese war on the indir. We know, interested in lebang is to consider what bearing The bride was Miss Hosmer, who is twenty-five very well that in 1874, when it came to tocing the effective steam communication to Chungking

would have on the fortunes of this port presuming Mr. No Choy has sent in his

years old, 3 & high, and weighs 45 lbs. It was line, the Chinese agreed to pay the Japanese to

That a revolution in the trade of this part of resignation-it would only be consistent

while exhibiting at Hartford that Mr. Huzza met 89 away, and borrowed the money, which is China, would be effected is certain; but it must with recent utterances of the Governor that

WILLIAM CLARK, an unemployed seaman, at the young lady who won his affections. Her not yet quite repaid. They have been fupsing not be too hastily, assumed that the guingat Mr. Chay's successor, chosen from the Chi-peared before Captain Thomset this morning on brother and sister, who were present at the wed-about quarreling with Japan ever since, and portance to Ichang, would be equally, assured, nese community, should be appointed a charge of being drunk and incapable yesterday ding strongly opposed the union; but Miss Japan is just now keeping her powder dry. Such very probably would be the case, because have to be of a peculiar construction (some without loss of time. His Excellency at 5 p.m. Clark was found lying in the gutter in Hosmer asserted her determination to marry Mr. Then we have Tas Tsung-tang, whose generals the steamers running, through the gorges would has stated in effect that there are at Lascar Row, in the near vicinity of "Loafers Slaza, and, being a woman of sun win series rooteet long, broad, and with great propelling present only two unofficial members of Corner," In a speechless condition and was cared her point, notwithstanding the strenuous reals.fight amongst themselves; who seems anxious power), not particularly well, adapted for

natural halting-place; but, on the other hand, -- Council in the Colony, and there can be off to the lock-up. The drunken "tar" admitted fance of her family. The bridegroom had been to provoke a war with Great Britain. We dont on the river lower down than this, their no doubt that the statement may be ac. the charge and stated he had no place of abode previously married. His first wife was a Miss believe Tao Kung-paò has any notion of lighting, fairly large steamers are forthcoming

to buy the cheapest of possible iron-clada in tinglo Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c, be ad- admittedly the case, we would ask, what His Worship fined the homeless one the sum of in June last, leaving one child, who at the pre-order to make a braver show than Li Chung more economical to run the Chungking steamers

It is requested that all communications rela- cepted as practically correct. Such being and that he left an American ship some time ago. Millie Shay-also a very small person who died England; because he has just sent home order

coc dollar, but as Mr. Clark was unable to grapple sent moment weighs 6 ibs. Huzza, it is stated, dressed to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" is there to prevent two other members be successfully with the difficulty he retired into the is, despite his diminutive size, a most fascinating / tang. However, Sir Harry Parkes will set him together and so avoiding a double tranship-

person, and many ladies of ordinary height were right-In the meantime, trade is feeling the Model Establishment for a six days' spell.

anxious to marry him. The bride was attired in effects of all this little play of Bombastes Furioso: DURING the rainy reason we cannot, of course white satin, and was almost hidden from view by Markets are dull and Bank shares are declining

plained on Wednesday what it is all about. We to be kept in perfect condition; still there is a limit even to this nuisance, and we must say that Life in Russia is subjected to many annoyances.cause we are sure the Chinese have not forgotten think the bluff will stop short of fighting, be- we have never seen our thoroughfares in a worse No one is allowed to enter Russia without a plight than they are in at present. When "the passport duly vised, or to leave the country with honourable the Surveyor General" can spare out permission from the authorities. These time to tarn the force of his gigantic intellect passports are, however, of little use for detective THE PRESS AND THE MUNICIPAL the movements of sycee with a view to avert towards such ignoble work as repairing roads, purposes, as they simply contain the name, but. we shall indeed feel grateful. We beard several give no description of the traveler. The hotel

In a place like Shanghai where the influence

Justified. Perhaps steps will be taken shortly to a day the names of all travelers who enter Zetland Street, and certainly they were quite heavy pensities, to report to the police twice

strange that the governing body should close remove these eternal grievances !

its doors to it, Mercantile associations, sport or leave their hotels. Each householder in ing clubs, convivial societies, and any and every

THE CONGO QUESTION. A SYDNEY Contemporary says-There was a the city is compelled by the Government to assembly, "where two or three are gathered The discussion which has recently begun rough time on the steamer Nelson during her have a "dromnick" to watch his premises, together," freely admit the representatives of and which, we take leave to say, will not soon last voyage from Melbourne to Portland; dead- These dvomnicks are men of the peasant class the press, extend to them every courtesy and be ended-presents some remarkable features. lights smashed, cabins flooded, and shrieks of who sit day and night wrapped in their afford them every Information. But the It is not many years since Mr. Stanley's ex- despair. Yet, amid the wreck of matter and the sheepskins at the entrance of the houses, their Municipal Council, who are our chosen ruler ploits brought the Congo very auch into crash and whirl, one sweetly pretty young lady office being apparently that of half watchman, and the elected chancellors of our exchequer, the publle ken; but, excepting perhaps a few

alone have the unenviable reputation of constitut but we'll let her twitter out the tale herself, half spy. An order was issued a short time ago ing themselvei into a kind of modern Star interested traders and me or two Insignifi. Chamber by closing the only legitimate channel cant observant, people nobody seems then to "Oh!" she said, "when the water came in 1 that no one should walk in the streets of St. thought we were all going down, and remem-Petersburg without a passport, but the absurdity of communication between themselves and the have been struck with its vast commercial ratepayers to whom they are strictly responsible importance. Commerce, and particularly Brit- bered that an old woman in Melbourne had made and annoyance of this proceeding were such as

Their

proceedings are to all intents - and me take some brandy with me. I immediately to compel the withdrawal of the order. News purposes secret, as the scanty minutes, which ish commerce, has been steadily growing recollected the brandy, and, having said my paper editors are only allowed to give on certain are published weekly in arrear, scarcely give an since then, however; and this implies prayers, drank it all, quite prepared to go to subjects such views as meet with the approval of outline of what takes place. At the annual meet more energetic activity of Englishmen in the dis

ing of ratepayer * A definite polley is marked hibited discussing. Foreign newspapers are stop the Municipal Council by the ratepayers, and the But, for over forty years, Portugal has been ped at the post-office, often held back altogether, latter have a right to expect to be duly informed and when delivered at all have any objectionable as to how and in what way their duties are paus or paragraphs stamped out and made ille-executed. This is a requirement which has to fulfilled by the publication of such minutes as gible. The London Times frequently appears with be met in some way, but which is certainly not. paragraphs or portions of the columns blocked usually appear in the local papers. out in this manner. A gentleman received his newspaper a short time ago with the whole of it cut away with the exception of the advertise THE Archdeacon of Melbourne is responsible ments. It would take too long to enumerate the many petty and other annoyances which official people and which have to be accepted without public remonstrance or criticism. ACCORDING to the Boston Globe the career of Wiggins calls to mind the punishment which Dean Swift and some of his friends inflicted upon a weather prophesying impostor in Queen Anne's

and not to the Editor.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The ing nominated at once? The community Editor and not to individual members of the has a right under existing regulations to Communications intended for publication must four representatives, and there appears no writers, not necessarily for publication; but as complement at once. The additional two evidence of good faith.

Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele. members recommended by Governor grafik will always be open for the lair discussion Bowen could be appointed after the ap- by correspondents of all questions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that proval of the Secretary of State has the Editor does not in any way hold himself res-been obtained. The anomaly of Mr. ponsible for opinions thas expressed.

J. M. Paice, the Surveyor General of the Colony, and one of the keenest par-

TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisers are requested to forward all notices

the sack of the Summer Palace.

COUNCIL.

Come,

intended for insertion in that day's issue not later tisans of autocratic government ever known complaints the other day about the condition of keepers at St. Petersburg are obliged, under of the press is so widely recognised, it seems

than THREE O'CLOCK so as not to retard the early publication of the paper.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

in Hongkong, being an unofficial member of Council, and in that capacity a repre- sentative of the people and of public in- Arrangements have been made to publish The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 P... Subterests, should no longer be allowed to scribers in the central districts who do not receive exist. If it is deemed necessary that the their copies before FIVE O'CLOCK will oblige by Surveyor General should have a seat at once communicating with the Manager.

at the Council, and in view of the import- ant and responsible character of his duties in a place like, Hongkong we think his claims to that honor are worthy of consideration. It should be as an offi- cial member, and not in his present hybrid capacity. We quite agree with

MARRIAGE.

On March 29th, by the Revd. J. Moore, D.D. WH. GEORGE PEARNE, 2.N.R., commanding S.S. Arabic, of the Occidental and Oriental Company, to ELEANOR, enly daughter of John Fitgibbon Geary, Esq., M.D., of Marathon Park, Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, California.

The Hongkong

Mr. BULERLEY JOHNSON that hitherto the

ngkong Telegraph inuence of the unoficial element in the

| Legislative Council has been practically a dead letter, and are therefore disposed to HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1883-

attach far greater weight to Governor Ove morning contemporary is evidently

Bowey's proposed reforms than under under the impression that the recent im ordinary circumstances their actual im. provements in the working of our Legis-portance would justly warrant,

lative Council proposed by Sir GEORGE Bowen require bolstering up to be made acceptable to the community. The tabu-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

can afford to love. We're so glad she wasn't drowned. Such a determined objection to swal lowing "uncorrected" salt water must command the respect of every man who is not a teetotaller. She said her prayer, and then went straight for Heaven' in a glorious state of brandy and don't care-so-there-now! She reached Portland, how. ever. Portland is a long way from Heaven

ment of goods between Shanghal and Sze- chwan. I do not say such thing is probable, but its possibility, should not be lost sight of The problem must be solved by economic laws. would warrant steamers running through from shipment at Hankow would thus be saved, and Shanghai to Ichang for the expenses of tran import cargoes would be very large Exports also would increase, and to them would be added in time all the Stechwan Opium, while

such crises in the money market at Chungking as that which occurred in the autumn of the 1881 (vide Mr. Spence's Trade Report for that year) would be considerable. H

urging, with more or less pertinacity, a claim to the sovereignty of the territory of the Lower Congo; and, alarmed by the growth preposterous bluster of M. De Brazza, she has of European influence, and perhaps also by the recently myived her claims. At that the Man- - chester people have become alarmed; and Mr. Jacob Bright, by means of a very artfully worded resolution, has brought the subject prominently before Parliament and the country

Why are the Manchester people alarmed, and

lated statement in this morning's Daily We hear from Amoy that it has been proposed great gold fever he had a curate whose duty was real imposes on the ordinary life of the Russian weekly meetings would be attended with The Manchester people are alarmed because

for the following story:-During the epoch of the

to hold a regatta at that port on the 24th Inst.

to officiate at some of the digging." On We are informed by the agent of the Messageries Sunday mornings he preached at one set of Maritimes Co., that the Co.'s steamer Amazone, shantles, and then walked eleven miles to another with the incoming French Mail, left Saigon yes-village for evening service. Halfway across the plain stood a solitary tree, where he used to halt erday at 9 p.m.

and rest, cat his frugal dinner; and then start

unofficial members resident in the Colony down to the Foochow Arsenal on the 9th inst.,

la limited to four, but it is not so cer- tain that this proviso has always been strictly adhered to. However, Governor BOWEN, like his predecessor in office, con-

as Imperial Commissioner to which he was re- cently appointed, THE officers of H.M.S. Chopatra gave a most successful dramatic performance in the Amoy Club Theatre on the gth last. The pieces per

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Our morning contemporary took the matter up in hisissue of yesterday, but in such a halfhearted equivocal manner that it is difficult to know what cial minutes of the Council are leadequate, and what is the significance of Mr. Bright's motion?. he means. He admits that the published off

yet says the admission of reporters to its much inconvenience, and practically fail in they see in the present talented Government accomplishing the desired end" Still he thinks disposition to break the consistent continuity "that some reform should take place to micet which has for half a century distinguished British the wishes of the public is felt by all. This policy in the matter if Fancy the Radicals being trimming the sails with a vengeance.or troubled about the disturbance of a line of action "expressing himself with caution, as he would in foreign afairs (In this care, however, it is no call it. He desires to keep well with the such noble thing as principle which moves them Council and therefore will not go so far as tot self-interest in fact we have the tale of

constituted. But he also desires to be on easy sacrifice of personal digalty and

and

Lord Granville, ahows a disposition to yield to

Manchettes regards row, and tuish Vision)

no

consistency

siders that four unoffical members are in- formed were the comedietta "A Desperate Game," lo and behold, at a depth of about two feet, lay of two centuries, during which time the art of and condemned such decisions have no opportu render. In: maost, MrzJacob Bright's motion sufficient, and proposes to permanently in- and Madison Morton's well known farce Grim crease the number to six. The great mis-shaw, Bagahaw and Bradshaw." The drum and

• take In the past has been not to appoint file band of the Cleopatra was in attendance. acting unofficial members in the place of SAYS the Foochow Herald of the roth inst. — those absent from the Colony, and to There has been an immunity from fires in Foo remedy this, we take it, is one of the ends chow of late, in comparison to what are usually to be attained by His Excellency's recom- of such frequent occurrence. On Monday night mendations to the Secretary of State. We last, however, a large conflagration was ob- have said that the compilation in the servable in the City, and from enquiries made, morning journal is grossly inaccurate, a we find that considerable destruction to property fact which must be apparent to. every- was occasioned. body, even although the misleading dala SNUFFLEBUSTERS do not all appear to be of the bears trace of being inspired by one or more "grab-and-hold-on "sort. We read in a contem of "the able men who administered the porary that a Leichhardt clergyman has lent government" from Governor HENNESSY's too for the building of a new church. When departure to the arrival of Sir. GEORGE testimonial, we shall do it cheerfully. He is the will get there in 1884. The richest woman oathe, sensation, and the sale was great. Instead of the #gines that member mowing bis, words are

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Press, which purports to be a correct com- pllation of the unofficial members of Coun. cil for the past six years, could only have been published in its present most inaccu- rate form, with that purpose in view. The community is perfectly well aware that, THE Foochow Herald states that Chang Ming his other five and a half miles. This was his time, known as Partridge, the almanac-maker. say that the reporters ought to be admitted to the indian cotton duties over again. Manchester under the old regulations, the number of Yuan, the new provincial judge at that city, went rule for more than two years, but one day as heartridge sinrted in life as a shoemaker; but be meetings, "as those meetings are at præsentant food market, and will hesitate at:z and exercising the functions of their office for the purpose of receiving the seal of his office left a parly of three miners, following his example soon left that for the more profitable and less terms with the public and therefore he wou shall be satisfied. The result is that, when? sat down and picnicked on the same spot. When laborious pursuits of quack, prophet, and humbug like something to be done to meet their wishes,abstract, justice: in order that that-want- about to proceed on their way, one of them thought he would just try the soil on which he generally. His pretentions imposed on credulous He admits that members of Council, xe things importunities of the Portuguese Government,

at present done, stand Individually *** had been sitting with his pick. The steel tool People, and his atmanacs were bought by the

in the public estimation. They and to in one of those freaks of com.

oken individually blamed for timbecile benevolenkeuk

"BO Peculiar to flashed in the sunshine and struck deep in the thousands. To show what sorry quacks Wigare, he

timer, the Intelligent Manchester soll under the brawny arms of the miner, and gins and Vennor are, notwithstanding the lapse decisions arrived at in their collective capacity

and those among them who may have opposed stand to their quas at once, and cry ND THE mass of ore not quite pure, but which realised they have not improved in the least on Far about. In our opinion not rouger argument Cabinet; and, in spite of its velves wording it humbugging has been developed immensely, nity of disclaiming their share in bringing them amounts to a strong exercise of pressure on the about 14,000%! That curate pondered deeply tridge's system. He, just as they, foretold storms could be advanced in favour of the admission of can only be constrised as a condemnation of on what might have been.

in March and December, showers la April, hot reporters to Council, meetings, Were they ad Lord Granville's proposed course of action, and THE richest prospective heiress in California is weather in August, and frosts in November, and misted the public would be fully informed how warning that whatever the highmine

decisions were arrived at, and what members anthropy of Ministers may dictate, Miss Hattie Crocker, daughter of the big rail-made as bud boasts, as if a hit was made spoke in favour of er against them, and no and many other centres of Radicalam way speculator. She was wooed but not won Swift became disgusted at Partridge's pre-one could possibly be unfairly blamed for his none of it easie by Lord Beaumont, an English nobleman, but tensions, and determined to put him down share in the debate. All tight not arree Miss Crocker refused to become "My Lady Walking around London one day he noticed with the reasons, advanced by any She is heiress to about £3,000,000. The luckiest byer a smith's shop the sign, "Isaac Bicker member for, but he will to lear

didsions,

* have man in California la Mr. James V. Coleman. A staff. It struck his fancy, and he stored is in portunity of justifying his action: few years ago be was clerk in a Névilða misè at | his memory for future use. In January, 1708, the ratepayers who elected hies to a seat at the says the ad too dollars per month. Some time ago he was Partridge came out with his Blmanac as usual. Board. And yet our contemporary

mission of reporters would practically fait in ac summoned to the dying bed of a long lost uncle A few weeks afterward London was astonished complaining the desired end; but how, or in what who gave "Jimmie" his blessing, and left him pro- by the publication of a small sheet which way it would to so he does not inform us and lo perty valued atnine millions of dollars. The young purported to contain the predictions of Isaac fact we shook be rather surprised if he did, for we man has gone into training for Congress, and Bickerstall, astrologer. It made a profound doubt if he knows himself Ferhaps he

being taken down verbatim, with a view to, BOWEN. Where did our contemporary first minister of the Lord we have come across Pacific coast is Mr. Mark Hopkins, of Califorala, || Vague and indefinite hints at futurity, which

publication, Would feel greater diffidence in obtain the Information that Mr. BELILIOS who has been willing to trust the Lord with a

the widow of one of the Central Pacific Syndicate. Partridge's almanac contained, it foretold foreign speaking under the condition that his speech

ancar dispsite, and the Tran was appointed an oficial member of the loan without the bill being backed.

Her husband's estate proved up to twenty-three and domestic events with the greatest particular would be read and canvassed by everyone ought to be for England an

before twenty-four hours are over 1f such be in African affairajybecauseno Legislative Council in succession Mr. J.

millions of dollars, and each of the two executors,ity, giving even the hour of the day when the case there must be very little sincerity and or understanding is necessary, to THE Mastodons gave an afternoon performances required by the law of Arterica, awore to deaths of famous men, great victories and courage of conviction amongst the Council For English M. PRICE?

nence increasÉTRAG A reference to Governor at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, yesterday, for being worth twice the amount of Mr. Hopkins' defeats should occur. But one statement created our own part we decline to believe that the swell these countrie HENNESSY's statement prior to the appoint the youngsters of the colony. About a hundred leavings. Widow Hopkins, being childless, had the most talk: for at eleven o'clock on the 19th me suggestion of the Daily News,

ter would have any such will acquine de mus ment might prove useful to our enterprising and fifty of the rising generation assembled at preligi, a Miss Crettenden, whom she recently of March, it was predicted that Fartridge, then the latter part of his article, in quite in keeps at present abs colleague. Where did the Daily Prest the show and loadly expressed their delight at gave in mariage to a young. Texan, and pro almanac-maker, would die. Fabridge himself ing with his usual utterances and is about as ab asmu receive authority for stating that Mr. No the treat provided for them. We would direct vided with the dowry of a princess. The bulk stoutly denied its truth; but it was of no use. aurd as anything can well be: Weekly meetings Chor had resigned his seat, and that Dr. attention to the performance to be given this of the Hopkins estate will go to an adopted son. On the 30th of March apother pamphlet came of the several committees and of the Council and STEWART, Registrar General, had been ap evening at nine o'clock, when an entirely new The richest young unmarried woman on the Pacific out; Biyleg drumstantial account of Bis would require more time that men or bushess work could well spare, and would äter all leave thing in us pointed in his place! If the compiler of programme will be presented.

coast is Miss Jenale. Flood, only daughter of the death, after a sincere repentance of his sins and much in the mine position. What we thine won this wonderful, record will turn up the Goz ANNETTA GREEN, a Bolled dove, was up before Bonanza King. When her father's income from a confession of the worthlessness of his almanac meet the cast is this: Let the coralizeel mee: ernment Gaselje, of a few weeks back, he Captain Thomsett this morning charged with the big silver business was at its highest, he Everybody believed he was dead, and Partridge weekly, or as often as may be convenient, mad submit their reports to a monthly meeting of the will find that Dr. SIEWART is an official being drunk and creating a disturbance in the bought three millions of dollars worth of United was never able to convince the public that he Council, such monthly meeting to be open to the member of the Council by virtue of his streets yesterday. The fair Annetta contended States Four per Cents, and gave the bords to was still alive. It broke up his business, and in press and to any ratepayers who might wish to ber as a judge and that the his daughter, outright, having them registered in a few year he really did die. It is a pity that attend. and at which every important quesdon. office' as Registrar General. By recharge was all a mistake; however, as Bergeat her name. He also gave hit son one inllion of the Dean isn't still on earth to deal with Vennor materially frfecting the welfare and pros

the Beulement should be amply ferring to Governor Bowen's reply Fleming said that Annetts was, brought into the the same securities, but as the young man is a and Wiggins. A good dose of ridicule is probe to the deputation from the Hongkong station in a helpless condition and was beastly gilded youth of depraved habits, the bonds ably she most effectpal weapon which can be Chamber of Commere he will also find that drunk His Worship fined the charmer in the sum have gone back to his father's vaulty for sale used against them, and the Dean was a master

(of the nithe His Excellency disinctly supported Sir of $1 which she promptly anted up.

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that she was as sober.

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discussed, Let this be done and there te ever reason to hope that there will be less dissatisfa tion than is expressed at present by a Turgen portion of the ratepayers/Shanghai

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