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Entimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO. ·

FAMILY AND

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1883.

the work they undertook to perform. The responsibilities of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. extend thus far-and not one inch further. Whatever else they may DISPENSING choose to do for the Luzon Sugar Refining | Company, must therefore be regarded as

of the shareholders.

CHEMISTS,

debt we would have to incur a very serious affair. Under these frcumstances the General Agents have made the following arrangement - The concerned in, the Weinrich Patents in the East will place at the disposal of the General Agents from the Company for the patent in the a portion of the purchase price they received

Philippines to the extent of the estimates of cost

at Malabon. Such return of the purchase money

A

FOR acting as watchman to a crowd of gamblers who were having a "Mule hand" yesterday "in the vicinity of the Central Markel, Mr. Li Ateng a hawker, was this morning sent to the "Retreat" house. P.C. 603, was on the point of dropping for a six weeks' spell of hard labor by Mr. Wode

down on the "fan-tanners" when Li gave them

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,& generous concession made in the interests now prepared of the erection of charcoalappliances the tip to clear, is the bobby ran the watcher in.

DRUGGISTY SUNDRYMEN,

PERFUMERS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTER'S

OF

MANILA CIGARS,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, .

AND

MANUFACTURERS

OF

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, 24, NANKIN ROAD, SHANGHAI.

BOTICA

INGLESA,

.14, ESCOLTA, MANILA.

to be disposed of at the discretion of the General | Its to be hoped the hawkerwill slick to his legiti-, Early last month Mr. HENRY DICKIE, the Agents, and if they so think fit for the purposemate calling when he again is at liberty, to manager of the China Sugar Refining Co., of erecting such charcoal appliances at the Com frequent the busy haunts of men. pany's works at Malabon, or for

any other im. went over to Manila at the request of Messrs. provement of the Company's property as the JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, to specially report General Agents may consider desirable, Gentle these steps, after further examination into on the Luzon Refinery, and a meeting the state of affairs at Manila by Mr. Macgregor,

Ten, of the shareholders in the last named con- will be carried out, if we find them desirable; and

I hope the shareholders will in that case con

J. FULLAS, chief mate of the American ship "Great Admiral, was brought before Captain Thomaett this morning on a charge of assaulting Charles Hamminga, a seaman of the said ship.

chief mate of his inability to go to work as

PROFESSOR. Fewkes recently said in a lecture on swas unanimous in its lavish encomiums on the Jelly fish that if a cant load of them were evapo- merits of this unique combination of “nigger * rated not more than an ounce of solid substance, talent and as the numerical strength of the would remain. A jelly fish is just like a lending, troupe was, far in excess of any previous niya. | anics in the evening Fish Wrapper.

of professional artists in the Far East, a -the clas of entertainment kanbunced n'startling.

MR. F. G. STEBBINS, who was for twenty years

cern was held in the offices of the Generaler that the General Agents have discharged Complainant stated that yesterday he told the Georgia," repeating the words of the song as the mated by the leading Chinese "who filled

Agents on Wednesday morning to con-all obligations which they can possibly be ex- sider the prepared result of Mr. DICKIE's pested to acknowledge. I shall now be happy to hear any question which any shareholder may have to put regarding the affairs of the Company: If these estimates are correct the shareholders will not have anything to pay for the construc tion of the charcoal works at Malabon. These estimates cover the cost of the alterations of the machinery, the procuring of the new water supply, and material, and will enable the house to turn out refined sugar to the extent of 10,000 piculs or thereabouts per month

A ERA TE D WATER S. practical investigations. As a full report of the proceedings at this "gathering of the clans" has already been published, and doubtless fully considered and digested by those most interested, we need only at present refer to a few salient features: In the first place, we think that the Chairman (Mr. F. BULEELEY Johnson) was ill ad- vised in objecting to Mr. Dickie's report being published in the newspapers, and can only marvel that not a single share holder present had the courage of his opinions sufficiently to protest against a step which can scarcely fail to prove pre- | judicial to the Company's interests. Says Mr. Joussos: In reading. Mr. Dickie's report to the meeting I wish to say that do not propose that that report 'shall be published in the newspapers, and I hope Os the jist of March, 1882, we took the the shareholders will support me in this liberty of briefly reviewing in these columns consider it very inadvisable that we the prospectus issued by Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON, & Co. for the formation of the

THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON,

THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, May 18, 1883.

should publish a statement regarding the details of the Company's business

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he had sore legs. He had seen the doctor who ordered him to bathe his bous with fresh water, although he never said that be should knock off work. Defendant came to the forecastle and told him to go to his work, and struck him on the mouth because he would not turn to. Mr. Fullas said that he had to use a little force with the complainant as he positively

refused to go to work. The doctor bad told him

that Hammings could work, so he gave the ob- streperous seaman a light slap, Captain Thomsett discharged the mate and ordered the

"to go back to his duty.

Nothing could possibly be fairer than this arrangement of the General Agents. The valuable charcoal appliances originally brought out for the old Yengari Refinery are still in Manila and have, we under-LIATAI, a humble mendicant, who found that stand, never even been unpacked from the living on the public charity was not a paying cases. They can, therefore, be erected game, thought he would try hishand at something more lucrative than appealing to kindly feelings. without any delay,' and' as they are the latest inventions, if professional opinions appears that Li was beggingin Graham Street yesterday. He took the liberty of invading the may be relied on, they should quickly pro- upstain portion of a house in that classic duce results which will place the Luzon neighbourhood and whilst filling the air with his Sugar Refining Company on a firmer basis pitiful notes he busily engaged himself in fishing than it has yet occupied.

a wooden basin' from under a bed by means of a hooked bamboo, which, answers the double purpose of a groping and fishing stick. Mrs. Wong Amui, the widow who resides in the house in question, delected the mendacious trick. She

While on the way to the Central, Tan Kan, F.C. No. 191, noticed the prisoner feeling about his waist; the waistband on being searched was found to conceal the hook now in Court. Mr.

Haywards' Hotel for a term of six months' hard labour.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

attended the funeral, and his directions were strictly carried out,

novelty for Hongkong, the opening night in editor of the Cubs (N.T.) Patriot, has been buried in peculiar fashion. Stebbins was what the Theatre Royal City Hall, was looked

forward to with more than usual interest,... Thed mist, and an omnes ality and, pret to Mastoloni had every reason to be gratified with his feath, exacted from his family a promise that their reception; they performed to one of the no minister of any denomination should be most crowded houars ever seen in Hongkong alipwed to hold religious services over his body. He was a member of the Knights of Honour (always excepting, that memorable !! Indignation?" and he desired the knights when following his Meeting in the City Hall a few years back, remains to the grave to sing "Marching through when the foreign clement were so cleverly check- earth fell upon the coffin. On leaving the ceme very Available inch of space hours before the time announced for the commencement of pro- tery they were to sing "Good-bye, my lover, ceedings); the audience was thoroughly ap good-bye." Twenty-eight knights in full regalia precisive one; and, everything was favorable for making a decided hit. However, in spite of all these advantages, only a qualified suc- As we are not above receiving information and cess was achieved; a most eroneous inu instruction we shall be grateful to any person pression as to the professional merits of who will kindly explain the following conundrum, the Company was created, and the result has which appears in last night's Fish Wrappers-been that since the first night, one of the best We have been asked to remind the members of the Volunteer Corps of the practice for the few de joie to come of on Her Majesty's birthday, All who can possibly get there are expected to attend,” so as to mabis the Corps to acquit themselves grèditably on the occasion. What is the feu de joie which is to "come off" on the anniversary of the Queen's birthday? If Maxi O'Leary is still amongst us he might, come out of his shell for once and enlighten our ignorance and immortalise the "Corps at the same time. We trust the police will keep a good look out for Mr. "Feu de Jole on the 24th instant, and take the precaution to have an ambulance ready in case of accident ".

shows" ever seen in this part of the globe has been wasting the fragrance of its undoubted talents on a beggarly array of empty beaches, And for this the gentleman who arranged the opening programme must be held entirely responsible, as his want of tact handicapped the performers so heavily, by the introduction of tedious sketches and a long-drawn out series of unattractive items, that had they been the most versatile and talented artistes in the world, they could not have avoided wearying the audience. The abilities of the principal members of the troupe were hidden, we suppose on the old and very much mistaken notion that it is good policy to give a poor exhibition at the start and gradually about the tastes of the Hongkong public, and increase the attractions. know something

have no hesitation in saying that if last evening's programme had been produced on the opening night, the Mastodons would have had no cause farther, and hazard the opinion that with the Swiss Bellringers, Billy Wilson, Mr. Bowman, and two or three more of the leading men, we could manage to attract good audiences, three

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited, which may be injurious to, it in the WE would remind the members of the Engineers called for assistance and had Mr. Li airested. There is something about Excelsior," the Peak, to complain of thin houses. We will even go

future, but I wish to say that the Institute that a general meeting will be held in report will he at the office of the General the hall of the Institute this evening, at 8 o'clock, Agents and will be open to the perusal of FRED ARCHER, the great jockey, has justified every shareholder who wishes It." In his soubriquet of "The Tinman" by having in

that time he has won 1858 races.

and earned for ourselves a considerable amount of ill will, by expressing grave doubts as to the enterprise proving such a remunerative concern as the promoters so confidently predicted. At various times what manner the publication of an inde- twelve years amassed over £100,000. During Wodehouse sent the enterprising beggar to Mr. Nagaras and a South-west 'monsoon, times a week notwithstanding the hot weather.

A REGULAR Lodge of St. John, No. 618, 5.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8 for 3.30 precisely. Visiting

brethren are cordially invited to attend.

since the Company became an established pendent report, the practical character and Institution, and even when results and impartiality of which are beyond question, prospects of a most brilliant character were would be likely to injure the Company's generally understood to have been ob- business is altogether beyond our compre. tained from the working operations, and hension. Surely the general agents are the shares were quoted at a high rate of not afraid of the true state of affairs be-We are informed by the Agent of the O. & O. S. premium, we have considered it our duty coming public property! This strange S. Co., that the Company's steamer Oceanic, to point out that there was evidently some objection to publicity would appear to with mails, &c, from San Francisco, has arrived grave misapprehension in this Colony as strengthen this view. However, as the Yokohama and will sail for this port to

the actual affairs. report was compiled at the special desire formation of state of allaite, Aromine of the general agents and consulting com- A CHICAGO dally paper contains the following

morrow,

were in a position to state that the Luzon mittee, it was almost imperative that it advertisement:-"Personal-Wanted, a hand Sugar Refinery, on its present basis, was should be published through the ordinary to hold mine own as down life's vale I glide

ments were

The

P. O."

THERE would apppear to be still some hope for those gallant warriors, the National Battalion of

Macao. It will be observed from our Macao

correspondent's letter, published in another column, that Portuguese misgovernment in Timor has created a revolt in that province, and in consequence a detachment of regulars from the garrison of the neighbouring city is said ́to

under

The Mastodons performed läst night under discouraging circumstances. The audience was an appreciative although anything but a remun- erative one. However, a most excellent enter attractions which certainly merited more exten tainment was presented, introducing a series of sive patronage. The overture from Madame, Anget" was spiritedly rendered, the orchestra and corner men working together most harmon fously, Messrs. M. Darrow, N. Young and J. Moody elicited votlicious applause in the comic usual scored a great success, the

loging line, and the immortal Billy Wilson as

THERE is a "leader" in last night's Ching Meil-and such a leader." We are not quite sure what it is all about, but that of course is a mere matter of detail and of no importance. biliousness, Vesuvius, the Attorney-General, our worthy Harbour Master, "pish-flop," pacu matic tubes, the London and Croydon Railway Company, balloons, Max Adeler's books, several

strong leaven of idiotcy, which is evidently a distinguishing characteristic of this particu lar editorial hasher-up, is also a conspic- vous feature in every line of the "leader, We are sadly afraid the organ of the missionaries is fast going to the dogs, The Hongkong public is good natured and long suffering no doubt, but there is a limit even to good nature, and such turgid nonsense as has recently disfigured our contemporary's columns would quickly kill any newspaper. By the way, the Shanghai Mercury says that present editor of our evening "rag" he once extinguished himself in the Model lieu of a mouth-being most dexterously manipul Settlement by publishing that all absorbing

are glad the Mr. Harland sang a plaiative ballad Under the, Snow with good effect, whilst Mr. Mr. Editor of the China Mall, trot out your

altered, “ see her face,sing with

ingly pretty song entitled "When the roses- come again" by Mr. O, T. Jackson was heart. ily and deservedly encored. The first part of

most laughable" sketch: entitled. "The Two Off- uns, in which, as Burns expresses it in Tam D Shanler, the mirth and fun grew fast and furious the curtain eventually falling amidst

by shouts of laughter,

the Tore odrasto proceed to the fertile inlandese a great the potty, de fapanese Cvchi and that which serves, this gifted favorite of nature do

troops the services of the National Battalion will dubtless be found useful in keeping up the which the gem of the Orient carth" could not possibly drag out its miserable existence. An at- tempt has recently been made to extinguish the National Battalion. Ifthe troops are sent to Timer, the hardy warriors, of fair Macao will be in a went. They should strike for higher wages, and proper guarantees that their privileges will be respected. A government that is contented not deserving of consideration, even from its to exist by rapacious and unscrupulous extortion

own subjects.

is

themaborate article on ated in the humourous ditty Early in the mon

japanese dog article, and a few more (a Notes taste and feeling. The rendering of an exced make your renders and us happy

on

is

After the usual interval, a selection was played

ON-

something very like a complete failure;/channels, no matter how unfavorable its wanted, an arm to lean upon for ever by my side. "pride, pomp and circumstance of war" without worthy soul is an authority on something. Picas D., A Bowman, in an old favorite in a slightly that, in fact, the predictions we in tenor might be. The refusal can only be address, Miss Emma H, Handlin, Chicago dulged in at the commencement had been construed into a sign of weakness, and practically fulfilled. Of course our state will most probably defeat, the end evi- We regret to hear that Captain C. Hansen, formerly captain of the German steamer Welle not generally credited; dently aimed at by Mr. BULKELEY JOHNSON died on the way up from Singapore in the Ger- Luzons shares were quoted at a premium,

Without going into detail, Mr. DICKIES man barque H. Printscuderg. The deceased position to checkmate the Portuguese Govern- gress made in the construction of the Panama the programme was brought to a close with a and although they fluctuated in value in report must be accepted as highly unfavor-gentleman had many friends in the colony who a manner strongly suggestive of specula- able to the prospects of the Luzon Sugar will be grieved to learn of his sudden and un- tive manipulation, nothing reliable seemed Refinery, so long as that establishment is expected demise. to be known of the Company's progress or conducted on its original basis. During An inquest was held at the Goverment Civil money earning capacity, and public confi. the months of January and February, the Hospital this afternoon, at 2, 30, on the body of dence could hardly be said to have been business has resulted in a dead loss of $5,000, Cheng King Shek, aged 26 years, who was found shaken to any appreciable extent.

and Mr. Dick1z has further stated "that at dead in his cell at about 4 o'clock this morning. report of the General Agents, presented at the cost of raw sugar as represented to He had been committed for trial at the the meeting of shareholders held a few him, and as it appeared to him to be from Supreme Cout, on the 3rd instant, and from weeks ago, was the first rude awakening the books, and at the price at which what we can learn committed suicide by strang. the holders of Luzon scrip received, and the produce of the house was saleable ling himself. the announcement then made that

had while he was there, the house could not THE American Government has received a grand been considered desirable to secure the be worked at a profit.". Although mat-brand-new suggestion. The grinding tyranny services of an expert to proceed to Manila ters are reported to have improved which compels men and women to bear names for the purpose of carefully examining the slightly during the past few weeks, under not of their own selecting is no longer to be toler Company's business and specially reporting all circumstances it will be the safest planted. For the future American boys and girls aitained the ripe age of fifteen years. Before that prospects were the reverie of rosy.

that all the males are to called M. and all the The almost immediate result of the facts

females N. brought out at the general meeting was a depreciation in the market value of the

JUDO LILLEY, of Queensland, recently declared that the happiest hours of his life were those he stock to the extent of between thirty and is, what alterations, additions or improve pent at the Bat. That's just how the weary tem forty per cent., and as a matter of course,

ments are requisite to make the bustness &porary newspaper man of a local contemporary. those speculators who had been "stuck" remunerative one? Mr. Drexit, it appears, feels when he has survived the latest "leader" of with the depreciated shares, instead of is in favor of the adoption of a system of the "boss" scribbler and gets hold of his weekly blaming their own folly and short sighted charcoal refining, and recommends that the $7.50 It is hardly necessary to state that the bar ness commenced to Impute motives to the Company should immediately set up ap- of the Supreme Court is rather different to that General Agents. For the last three weeks pliances capable of turning out from eight other bar in, its near vicinity. One touch of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON and Co. have to ten thousand piculs of refined sugar per Nature makes the whole world kin. been subjected to a steady torrent of coarse month. Admitting that this can only be THE problem how to dispose of the surple Land and Water says:The old retriever Juno, and virulent abuse from sections of overy regarded in the light of an experiment, population has, says the Overland Mall, been class of share speculators; they have there certainly appear to be good triumphantly solved by a M. Raoult of Paris: earned such undying fame by leading the been blamed for throwing dust in the grounds for believing that refined sugar "Let us," says this social philosopher, con gallant Gordon Highlanders at Tel-el-Kebir, was eyes of the shareholders, censured for would find a ready market in Manila, and Show your hands, and then let all those whose Calro, when the regiment paraded to receive the stitute a tribunal which shall say to all citizens, the admired of all observers the other day at allowing the stock to remain so long in that the Innovation recommended would bands shall not be hard with toll be condemnededals won by its members during the campaign, a false position, and threatened with greatly enhance the Company's prospects. to death. This is a capital idea in the main; Colonel Hammill, C.B., pointed out the distin- direful consequences if they should decline In any case something definite must be but there seems to be this objection to it that gulshed dog to General Sir Archibald and Lady to come forward to the relief of the op. done, and as this latest proposal can be as all childred and nearly all women would be Alison, and we doubt not that among the specta

carried out, thanks to the liberality of the among the condemned, M. Raoult would bring to there was a very general feeling of regret when General Agents, without the shareholders the race to an end in about half a century. The Jung had to content herself with compliments and being called upon for a single dollar, its necessities of the case would, we think, be met

by some measure less extreme than this. adoption would appear a wise measure,

PATRICIO MIMO-said to be Mexican for

AN American contemporary, writing on the pro-

Canal, remarks that M. de Lesseps, a son of the Vicomte, who has just arrived at New York from Panama, states that yooo laboren are now in the them on the sick list. The preparatory work the orchestra and then Mr. Wilson appeared company's employ and less than 3 per cent of

has already occupied two years of the in a characteristic song and dance, entitled seven years in which the great ditch was to Blue eyed Rose," in which he made a decided TONG AFOOK, an unemployed Celestial, was this morning sent to the model Establishment by be completed from ocean to ocean, according hit. The quality of Dilly's voice can scarcely be to the views of De Lesseps in 1881. They tune were faithfully observed, and the step fairly described as "first chop :" but time and Mr. Wodehouse for a spell of 14 days', with hard

allowed two years then for this preparatory dancing was of the highest class. For an en labor, as a $5 fine was not forthcoming. It:

work, which included the practical surveys, Core Mr. Wilson appeared as an amusing carica was stated that Tong had been throwing the mat clearing away trees, brush, rubbish, building ture of well known local apostle, of philan... seats from the gallery to the pit of the Koshing houses for the workmen, securing, tools, provi-low get-up: fiting each other splendidly. Theatre. This sort of nuisance is of very com- sions, dredges, hospitals and medicines. Now, and Warbled a self lauditory love ditty which the tremendous moustachios and rather

mon occurrence in the Chinese theatre and is

at the beginning of the third year, the company solely due to the interference of the Police. It is entering on the work of dredging, digging and appeared to give a vast deal of satisfaction to the

audience. As poor Tom Hood puts it often the case when the constable on duty in blasting, with a fair prospect of completing the whole fob at the end of five years from date. At

bare not ang sad to mirth, that public building stops the show before this time the whole expanses of the core of Past for lea chand in finalandoty a prett

month, orr. Bowman's, plaintive plantation: Song throwing all the available mat teats down, thus 36,600,000 a year. This is causing a disturbance and a pelt mell iush the cost of the dredging

Character, Travelling back to Dixay," was an apart from

example of this. Although scarcely so impres amongst the crowd in the pit. Tong, who might these begin operations at both ends the

expenses Impers will be increased.

At

, there was a great deal of the vay highest, and

merti have been quite innocent of the throwing, was allowing an average of $150,000 a month for In the elab, and the audience showed their ap arrested and in his defence before the magistrate the two years of preparatory operations, the Preciation by insisting on an encore. The Darrow stated that it was the next man to him who company cannot have expended to date more their Silver Clog Dance, and had to repeat the Brothers Tespecially distinguished themselves in started the throwing, in which several joined, but than 13,200,000, probably not $10,000,000 ex last few steps, whilst Mr Morton proved that he actually did not lay his hands on any for future work to be done by the contractors.

clusive of dredging machines and contract himself an expert oldist with the bones, winding that Tong was just as bad as the others who to be any good ground for the damaging with all the skill and address of practised mat last evening. Ilis Worship, however, thought From these cold facts there does not seem Bault from a call, feat which was executed

up a capital.

I performance by throwing a somer

were not arrested, and punished him accordingly, assumption that the canal, fully completed, probably in the hope that such a course would cost anything like the enormous estimates made: Eymnast. Mr. Jackson" ballad - Jessie, dear" be the means of stopping such unseemly conduct rectors. In fact, there is reason to believe that sounding father harsh at times; however it was

by its enemies, the transcontinental railway all. Was somewhat unevenly sung, the singer's in the native temples of Thespir.

it can be done for less than $100,000,000 Core the cure

well recal by the audience, and that, after all, sets of the company amount to $85,000,000,

teat of success, Far and sway, the aturein theevening' progra Bellringers. 1. The performistce Intlemen was simply beyond all $60,000,000, of it capital stock quarly ups bo para ha

$35,000,000 for the Panama Railroad par

thereon, was accepted ́as a safe indication to accept the result of Mr. Dickie's investi. Aro to select their own names, when they have the proper time, for the spectators to begin pany are estimated at wagath Whenique as several others of this' arflite's character

pressed plungers by redeeming the scrip at par. Nothing could be more foolish, more unjust than this. So far as we can see, Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. have incurred no responsibility whatever in regard to retrieving the desperate for tunes of any share speculators.. public embarked in the enterprise with their eyes wide open, doubtless anticipating to reap a rare harvest, but at the same time prepared to bear the risks necessarily associated with all such undertakings, Granting that the views of the General Agents have been proved all wrong; and admitting that their sanguine anticipations

gations as the basis for future calculations. Therefore, the Luzon Refinery having, as at present worked, been proved to be a complete failure, the important question

In the course of other observations Mr. JOHNSON said:

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caresses instead of receiving the honourable decoration she so thoroughly deserved. Owing,

tainly less than $120,000,000. The present as-

and

probably includer (at the amount p chase. When Mr Appleton sys

deal of machinery and materiali future use.

AN EVENING WITH

MASTODONS

(of the capital stock has been

Within the Emit of becoming mith I never spent an hour's talk withal,”

100, to unavoidable circumstances, she could not In his prologue to All for Love" Dryden says be included in either of the photographic groups of sure on the surface th

He who would search for pearts most dive

"whoare"

It is the opinion of the General Agents that "Paddy Miles"-is the richest man in Mexico. of the regiment which were taken by command | This is at present exactly the position?

of the Queen. One of these gave the portrails of The system of charcoat refining, such as that proposed and owns a late of 400,000 acres. He largely by Mr. Dickie, should be set up without any de cultivates cane, com, and grapes, and has a lay, but we have to face the question of cost. splendid house erected on a commanding site in say, involves a serious outlay. The General built of stone and is so richly decorated with gold erect a system of charcoal refining, I need not the midst of his property. It is substantially Agents would be prepared to adhe shareholders silver and precious stones (says a recent visitor) sary sum on very easy terms to the for the purpose of enabling this work to be that "the eye la darried with their splendour carried out; and I think that is the utmost that Patricio's riches have made him a favourite with can be expected of them. We are not responsible the knights of the road, who, in Mexico, flourish trade which has defeated all our calculations.

of last year or for the change in like the green bay tree. He has been several

all who distinguished themselves at Tel-el-Kebir, great body of the Hongkong public towards the and the other was representative, of each rank in talented troupe of coloured minstre the gallant corps. There was mom for Juno in new claiming the suffrages, and first member of the British forces to both, in the former by reason of her being the merit the support and approbation

·44 Frush account of her being the regimental dog par that, folutly owing to a very unwide Arabi's Intrenchments

and in the second on ment loving community. It cann excellence will be a national shame part of the Mastodons in arra and beandal if Juho's likeness i handed down to progranime posterity without something in it to show that agances, excu unde to the table dog. When we first described support which has the English people recognised their debt of grati

we suggested that the Company

mentality wheat rent to such excesses in the onch would form an appropriate decoration, and we now venture to spent the proposal. The ben-

heralded by

case of Jumbo might find a much more deserv- throughouts Celonies tble

have not been realised, we think it will still 1 But there is another consideration that has been times captured by briganda, and has each time. her gallant bearing a table inscription; | salisfactory

be, conceded that up to the present time they have done their best for the interests entrusted to their keeping and have faith fully, according to their lights, carried out

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presented to our inlads; and that is that the had to pay heavy ransoms. To guard against as silver cold abares have passed mainly, or to extent, out of the hands of those who would be his house into a sort of citadel, and it can only very great repetition of these unpleasantries, be has turried into the hands of those who I am afraid, would be reached by a narrow path through anglas quite qualified to bear the burden of this outisy and a depreciation of their property which the gais of enormous size and strength

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The

most at vitions? ever tertainment con/ tiging farce, entitled -Messrs. Moore, great deal of fun todons intend-giving a where we have no doubt tsd://An afternoon. iday next