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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1883.

TELEGRAM'S.

IN a single season an oyster can lay several mil. lion eggs, a fish double that number if it is in any health at all, and even the ordinary house LONDON, June 16th:-- DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL BURNABY.ly, it is said, can acquit itself of 20,000 without Mr. Montague Curzon, a Conservative candi- any great strain. But a hen, whose eggs are date, has been elected Member for North Lei- good for something, gets black in the face trying to lay seven a week, and then goes all over the cestershire, unopposed, in the room of Major neighbourhood, telling about it. Nature has General E. S. Burnaby, deceased.

made a failure of the egg business.

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THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ON THE"

SUEZ CANAL.

It has been decided to establish the electric light on the Suez Canal to allow of day and 'night traffic.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. PERJURY has become so much the normal habit and Public Worship are considering what they of Prussian witnesses that the Ministers of Justice

can do toward stopping it

THEY were boasting about ancestry. "My fore- fathers," said John, came over from England on the Mayflower." "And my ancestry," said -Pat, "kim over from Quanestown on the Sun.

flower. It's asathetic, I am."

THE skill of the Chinese in dwarfing plants as well as ladies' pedal extremities is well known, We see it stated in a recent work on China that the ladies of the "apper ten" in the Celestial Empire wear in their bosoms little fir trees, which by a carefully adjusted system of starvation bave been reduced to the size of button-hole flowers. These remain fresh and evergreen in their dwarf state for a number of years, and are regarded as

We are informed by the agent of the Pacific THE "TELEGRAPH” LIBEL CASE. Mail Steamship Co., that the steamer Cily of Tokia, with mails &c, from San Francisco, hasThe libel-case in which Mr. James Bulgin, arrived at Yokohama and will sail for this port Editor of the China Mafi, sues Mr. R. Fraser-

Smith, the proprietor and publisher of the kong Telegraph for $1,000 as damages for an to-morrow.

alleged libel, was again called in the Summary Jurisdiction Court this morning, Mr. Justice Russell presiding," Mr. Jno. J. Francis, barrister-

THERE are 2,400 miles of railroad in operation in Brazil, and about 2,200 miles more in course of construction. Of this the Government owns

On his Lordship taking his seat Mr. Francis remarked that although he had only received the

symbols of the perpetuity of love, to express 800 miles finished and 800 miles more building. al-law, appeared for the plaintiff.

The Government aids in the construction of pri- vate roads by guaranteeing seven percent interest on the capital.

than

THE Shanghai Courier of the rgth lnst. says:—which they are used by ladies of the highestranke We have received telephonic advices from the Rev. Père Deschevrens, S.J., Director of the Observatory, at Sikiawel, to the effect that a typhoon is raging at present in the South, be tween the islands of Formosa and Loo Choo, and that it is slowly moving northwards in the direction of Japan However, the barometrical minimum and nearest distance of the typhoon. the instruments at Sikiawei. from Shanghai have not yet been observed by

EVERY one knows by repute the splendid long light hair which is one of the chief beauties of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria. It happens that the post of coiffeur at the Austrian Imperial Court is an impollant one, and the lady of rank who fills it never touches the chevelure of the THE New Orleans Presbyterian Synod bas de-Empress, but has some clever women under her cided that marrying a deceased wile's sister is who do the actual work. Some time ago the not an infraction of the Divine law, but it is favourite was a Styrian damsel, who was an adept nevertheless, an attempt to dodge the responsi bility of two marriages by having but one

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mother-in-law.

THE Minneapolis Tribune publishes this under the head of "An Illiterate Mayor's Letter: Sur: "If the Tribune intends to imply that in my offishal capacity! am an aSS, I wish bereby over my most solium manner of wich I am capabal offishal signachure to deny the staitment in the

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NG ABAT, a boatman, charged with assaulting a widow at Shau-ki-wan Harbour, 'was before the court this morning when Captain Thomaett graph will always be open for the fair discussion

wow the coins of the Hongkong Tele fined the intrepid Ngin the sum of $s, and indefault by corespondents of all questions affecting public of payment of the fine the boatman was onfered interests, it must be distinctly understood that

to de 14 days' hard labor in the Model Esta the Editor does not in any way hold himself res-blishment in Arbuthnot Road. ponsible far opinions thus expressed. **

ACCORDING to ari American calculation, there are thirty-six theatres in London, which repre: sent an investment in land of more than 40,000, in buildings of more 25,0,0, and in other properly enoug.10 make up the gross amount of ico,cc,000 These theatres regularly employ 10,000 persons, and give employment indirectly to as many morc. Their aggregate seating capacity is 75,000-the average attendance each night is 51,34, as shown by the Lord Chamberlain's τερολέ The average admission is 15. 7d.

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We beg to direct attention to the performance of the celebrated drama Uncle Tom's Cabin, which will be given in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, to-morrow night. Full particulars of cast, &c, are detailed in the advertisement. Considering the great success achieved by this Company in Mrs. Beecher Stowe's well known play in Melbourne and other great cities, to- morrow's representation should attract a full house. Seats may be booked at Mess. Kelly and Walsh's

THE sobriety of the proposed habiliments of the English soldier will be still further secured by the toning down of everything bright and metallic about his accoutrements. The white belt and haversack, and the shining brass buttons and

The former will, for the future, be of a dingy umber color, and the latter will be of bronze. instead of brass. Altogether the British soldier of the future will, in action, be more like an under- taker which, indeed, in reality he may be unici to be in a commercial sense than a warrior bold,

SIR W. P. ANDREW send to the Times the fol- towing extract from a letter written by a "distin- guished and most reliable traveller" who has recently passed through the Suez Canal The Canal is fast becoming a home for discaso and mischief; and something should be done with at making a chignon and also at plaiting the hair,out delay to change it. The frequent stations she conceived the idea of collecting from the pw contain a good many people, and are grow combs and brushes she used, and also from the Eming in size; they have been constructed for faci-belt arms will have to undergo a funereal change. lity's sake to drain into the Canal, and the con press's peignoir, the long single hairs which always come out during the process of dressing, and in sequence is that the Canal is rapidly becoming a there sewer, If you anchor at a small station ogures of time had enough to make a magnificent for the night the stench in Phetty bad; at a tress, which she sold for several millions of florins to a collector in London. Being impudent, the large one it's horrible and most mischievous. allowed others to know what she had done, and There is a standing joke among the ship doc. tors of persuading the passengers it aripes-from was consequently dismissed; but, with so com-

an unfortunate camel who had just died at each fortable a little fortune as she had acquired, ie station, but the unhappy fact is that diarrhea was rather glad to retire than otherwise.

and sickness at night are common on board the OUR countrymen at home are by no means quite ships, and the evil is daily increasing. It is trot so complacently thankful to Providence for the possible to flush the Canal, and carry off so abundance of Royal babies which has been many--miles of sewage into the sea. But the sewage, properly attended to, and very easily showered on our country. If this-continues too, would be of incalculable benefit to the land much longer, remarks a London paper, there-amund-if-it was laid out upon it, and the ALBERT MARCHMONT, seaman on board the house all the royal flock and a dearth of places to the company,

will soon be a scarcity of palaces, wherein to manured land might bring in a handsome profit Advertisers are requested to forward all notices American ship C.D. Bryant, was charged before wherewith ta render their lives eary and com

Mr. Wodehouse this morning with deserting from than THREE O'CLOCK so as not to retard the his ship yesterday. Captain Butman, stated that another princess certainly cannot under any cis

the prisoner is one of his crew, Last Sunday stcumstance be styled an auspicious event. Only 7 a.m, he left his cabin in charge of the defend a few weeks back the Duchess of Connaught In-Buddhist Mongols. He says Nine-out-of-including the beatise of the arena, the ant. That evening he went on board and went creased the royal family, and at the same time to bed directly, but on getting up next morning the national burdens, at Windsor Castle. She he was told the prisoner had left and from further-made-way for the Duchess of Albany, who ther information he got he want to inspect the shortly afterwards did the same. And now the papers inform us that the Duchess of Edinburgh is on her road home for the purpose of perform; hiding-the-principal part in another of these "happy ought to bet True that in Ireland the blessing events." What a loyal and contented people we of having so prolific a family on the throne seems carcely appreciated. The Irish complain that they want food, but when they sak for bread a fresh baby is all that is forthcoming. That these royal presentations do not bring plenty and gladness to the hearths of many is pretty evident.

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"HONGKONG," "TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1883.

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defendant's answer this morning he made no objection on that score; but he had also received a separate-notice stating the defendant would give evidence at the trial in mitigation of dam- ages that he had offered an apology to the plain- tiff, which plea, he claimed, should be removed off the file, as under the provisions of 8 and 9. Victoria, no such plea could be filed without. payment of money into court, consequently such plea was a nullity.

Mr. Fraser-Smith replied that the notice handed in was in accordance with the provisions of Lord Campbell's Act, 6 and 7 Victoria, chap. 96 sec 1, which states. that it shall be lawful for the defendant (after notied in writing of intention so to do, duly given to the plaintiff at the time of filing or delivering the plez in such action) to give in evidence, in mitigation of damages, that he made or offered an apology to the plaintiff before the commencement of the action or as soon after- wards as possible; that it was not intended as a pics, but simply as notice required by statute.

After some discussion it was found that 8 and 9 Victoria had not been introduced into Hongkong; and Mr. Francis, thereupon withdrew his ob- jection.

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Thedefendant then addressed the Court, demTMAN sing to the plaintiff's pleas, quoting numerous decisions in previous cases in support of his argument that the paragraph complained of was a privileged communication, and that the alleged libels were not capable of the inuendoes ascribed to them, and not, defamatory per se, and sub- mitted that the plaintiff should be non-suited, Mr. J. Francis followed on the other side, and his lordship eventually ruled that the case was one for a jury to decide.

Mr. Francis applied for costs of the demurrer and Mr. Fraser-Smith submitted that costs could. not be allowed unless his lordship considered there were no grounds for demurring. Mr. Justico Russell reserved the question.

It was then arranged that the case be tried by a-special-Jury of three on Monday next the 25th instant at 10.30a.m.

To

The following are the pleas filed

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG, BUMMARY JURISDICTION,

Sult 698 of 1883.

Plaintif-JAMES. BULÓIN,

Defendant, ROBEET FRASER-SMITH, the Honorable JAMES RUSSELL,

-Judge of the 'maid Supreme Court.

The Humble Petition of the

above named Plaintiffs 2

Respectfully Sheweth

The plaintiff is by profession a journalist and is at present in the practise of his said 'pro- fession or business in Hongkong, and he is femployed in Hongkong as the Editor and Busi

ness Manager of the China Mail, a daily news, paper printed and published in Hongkong.

The defendant is the Proprietor, Printer and Publisher of a daily newspaper also printed. in and published in Hongkong and circulating Japan, at the open ports in China, in the Australian Colonies and elsewhere, and known as the Hongkong Telegraph.c

~(FROM OUR OSAKA CORRESPONDENT.} I have not been able to send you any Osaka news lately, as I only returned, here the other day after a month's absence in Awaji. As it may interest your readers to hear about an island so close to Kobe, I will relate some of my experiences there.

3-On the gh day of func instant the defen dant falsely and maliciously wrote, printed and Leaving Kawaguchi in a small steamer gablished in hshid newspaper, The Hongkong o'clock in the forenoon, I arrived at Shisuke, in Telegraph of the plaintiff and in relation to his Awaji, about half-past three o'clock the same business of profession of Journalist and the car evening. Starting inland towards the mountains, trying on and conducting by him thereof the a tramp of an hour and a-half brought me to the words following village of Halanmura, where some native friend

Who it may be asked is the mighty profes

along authority of the Ching Mailf Woanswer,

FROM an announcement in another column it will be seen that out friend Signor Chiarini will soon be amongst us with his gigantic company of acrobats, clowns, equestrians, athletes, skaters, and a variety of talent never previously seen in the Far East. We notice amongst the new additions to the company the names of several artistes with great European reputations in their respectives lines of business. The name of Peny, "the droll has long been associated with the sawdust profession in England so we THE Rev. Jamie Gilmour, the author of the hal look forward with some degree of interest to interesting book "Among the Mongols, gives the button busters and aide-splitters" of this the following account of the prayer-mills of the eminently funny individual. The Onzalo family, every ten Mongols you meet will have rosaries "Three Graces the lovely Annetto, Idalia in their hands, and he rapidly repeating prayers. and Elise, will doubtless electrify the audience The eficacy depends not on the meaning but on with their sorpassing abilities. The old the repetition of the prayer. It is not, properly favorites, the lady with, the Iron Ja secretaire in his cabin from-which he missed

speaking, praying at all, but repeating charms, and that star of the first magnitude, Herr Neils a pair of gold buttons, a gold pin with a stone,

But mouth-repetition is a slow process,and to ex-Lorenz-Johnsen, the tiger fiend, will doubt one gold sovereign,_one_or_

or more United States notes, one of them a ten dollar hote. He

pedite matters a praying-wheel is used, into which less elicit many a "bal-yab" from the native last seen them

on, the 16th instant

is turned round, and, by this simple act, all the a gay old time during the short stay of the are puta large number of printed prayers, thewheel element. Altogether, we will doubtless have the afternoon. The secretaire was kept

prayers contained in the machine are supposed gallant Signer and his splendid stud of highly open. The total value of the goods lost amounts

to be repeated. This is a wonderful acceleration, trained bipeds and quadrupeds. to about 850 of which he has not recovered any

The wheel is fitted us to a handle, which a man WRITING on the attitude of the Pope with thing. Marchmont stated that he had not taken

can easily hold as he walks about; and thus it any of the things and knew nothing about the

comes that men may be met with examining their regard to recent troubles in Ireland, the matter. Captain. Butman was recalled when Alla California, a paper whose opinions on he stated that the prisoner was shipped in New

cattle, or going from one place to another, whirl this question are entitled to some consider York last January. His character, has been

ing their prayer wheels all the time. In some ation observes-Whenever the excite good so far as he knew, and, there was nothing FROM, our Shanghai files received this morning tents there is a stand in which is placed a large we note that a very serious fire broke out on the wheel, bearing about the same relation to the ment in Ireland becomes dangerously rnissed before. His Worship remanded the

French Concession, at about 12.30 p.m. on the hand-wheel as a family bible bears to a great, His Holiness, the Pope, interferes case till the zoth instant at 16 o'clock.

15th inst. The conflagration raged for upwards pocket bible. A thong is fixed to a crank, in behalf of the preservation of order, by JOHN FRANK STEELE, of America, second mate of six hours and immense damage is said to have the inmates take their turn in pulling it. If admonitions addressed, to the clergy.

on board the American bark Robert Porter, been done. The Courier says:-The damage a wrongly timed pull sends the cylinder turn- Within the last five years the voice from faced Mr. Wodehouse this morning on a done is extensive; more so than that at any other ing backwards, according to the Mongol the Vatican has been heard repeatedly, and charge of being suspected of stealing $300 fire since the great conflagration along the City idea it makes sin in place of merit, always raised to calm the tumult and main notes 42 sovereigns, and one shilling. Moat in 1879. On the East Mide of Rue Fetit the one house I saw a wheel placed over the fire and derate the zeal of the ecclesiastics who ven- Captain Nichols of the above bark, stated that shops that fronted the street for a distance of about driven by the upward current of hot air, after the ture into politics. Whatever may be said the prisoner joined the sitip as second mate eighty yards are completely gutted-about 25 now manner of a roasting jack. A common form of about the devotion of the Catholic clergy to

in Hongkong in May last and was discharged lying in a heap of ruins on either side of the Rue the praying-wheel is a windmill set on a lofty the policy of the Church, it is a familiar fact yesterday. On the 16th instant at noon he put du Consulat; the houses for two or three rows pole high above the tent. When a strong north-were expecting me. I was told that ho foreignerson named Bulgin," (meaning thereby the a one hundred dollar note and four fifty dollar behind have suffered considerably, and the pro west gale springs up the machine goes whirring had been there before, and great préparations plaindo James Bulgin) whore Journalistic ck- of history that in past European strug-notes in a trunk which he kept in his cabin. perty on the west side of the street is also badly: round; and the poor Mongol, as he shudders at were made to welcome me. All the people of périences prior to coming to China were confined gles the national feeling has obtained the He locked the trunk and placed the key to damaged by water, while three or four shops on the tempest, in his tent below, is comforted, so the village are related in some way; they are allo Police Court reporting for a low class naper called the Clerkenwell News" (meaning that be mastery with many of the priests, and they his pocket. Yesterday at 1.30 pm. he the west side of Rue Petit, to the north of the far, at least, by the thought that the blast is per- prosperous farmers, and I did not see a single fare coming to China as Editor of the Chine have obeyed that rather than the voice of opened the trunk in order to get some money Rue de Consulat, are also entirely destroyed. forming a lot of prayers for him. Stuingin a tent poor person in the place; nor indeed in any of as aforesaid he, the said James Balgin had authority re-calllng them to their duty, In and found that the five bank notes were missing. These adjoin Tuck-chong's general store, which once, I heard behind me a curious clicking noise, the other villages I vislied, and I went to a great had no experience in any editorial capacity and

was not quallied to take the Editorship of Garibaldi's long contest with the Papacy, The notei were in the top part of the box In stands at the NW. corner, and though it remains and, looking round, found a praying wheel going number.

respectable newspaper and was a man of low he found many priests whose zeal for a side a bandbox. In another part of the trunk intact, through the substantiality of the walls as by machinery. The monster of the house, being a The scenery throughout Awali is very

character and vulgar associations) This genius be had the sovereigns numbering 42, and compared with the other wooden structures, great mechanical genius, had bought an old clock in aful, the bills being covered with a variety of trees, after proving an utter fallaro on the China Mail free Italy overcame their reverence for the commands of the Holy Father, and, half one, and also a shilling. These were placed damage has been done to the goods inside, the Chinese lawn, taken out and rearranged the nearly all of which are evergreens. Every des (meaning it to be understood thereby that he the in the trunk on leaving Australia and he had water pouring through the roof in large quantities spring and wheels, and made them drive a cription of farm produce, and fowls, fish, eggs, said James Bulgin had been formerly connected with the Ching Mall newspaper and had been; In view of his violent denunciation of seen them there about a month back. He found The large store at the opposite corner has cylinder filled with prayers. When he got up in e, are both cheap and plentiful. The pond unable to perform the duties required ofhim in con the priesthood, he has been accused the trunk in its own place and the lock in suffered in a similar way, and it was only the morning he simply took the key, wound up team with carp, and anyone fond of fishing cannection therewith) "successively tried Shanghat of Ingratitude for the really great good condition, so that he does not know through the exertions of a number of gentlemen the clockwork, and then the thing raade prayers pass the time away very pleasantly. Indeed the and Yokohams with equally indifferent results.**** assistance which he owed to members how the thief got to it as he always soon after the fire broke out that it was saved for the whole establishment. He that is too largest carp I ever saw was caught during tay Bulgin (meaning thereby the plaintify of the order. In Ireland the spectacle of had the key in his pocket. The lock is a com- from destruction. A thick beam that was all poor to bay hand-wheel or a windmill gets stay. "It weighed 7 lbs, and proved very good is at present wielding the scissors and paste the head of the Church taking the part of mon one. The prisoner has no access to his ablaze fell against the inflammable orhamental prayer flag piece of common Chinese cotton eating, as I can testify from personal experience. brush for the Fish Wrapper, (meaning thereby a non-Catholic Government is singular, but cabin is the course of his duties. To the pri- wood work of the second storey and Ignited it, cloth printed over with "Tibetan characters There are a great many roads throughout the the said China Mori aruspaper y during the not inexplicable. Above all things, the oper: "You did not sign articles on "board but the application of a few buckets of water was fastens it to a pole, and sets it up near his tent, mountain chain which runs from one end of the temporary absence of Mr. Murray Bain and he Catholic Church is conservative, and civil y ship. recollect the day on which I en sufficient to subdue the names. The removal of believing that every time it flutters in the wind island to the other, but they are so narrow that aheserackessary adjunts of Journalistic success tumult it finds as obnoxious as Socialism aged you at the Sailor's Home" when I said the beam, however, was a difficult matter. The all the prayers on it are repeated. Not only at vehicles cannot traverse them. Conseque

"Goon board. You may not like me or may brave and strong Mih-he-Joongs had not arrived tents, but over stone cairns on hilltops, these all commodities have to be carried by man o or secret political conspiracles. The not like you." There was nothing to prevent and the French Consul, his interpreter, Father flags abound. The doth is coarse, the printing pack horses. The latter are very plentif defence of order is always a leading mo- you from leaving my ship if you chose. I did Tournade, and some French policemen got it rude, wind and rain soon, maka havoc of Awall, and beautiful animals they are, much tive in the policy of the Church. But be--have a conversation with you a few nights after out of the way and saved the block of property its appearance, but there it is and there it flutters, befter looking than the majority of those seda on sides this blas against the violence of the you came on board about the steward styling. Altogether about anty Chinese stores were bleached and tagged, löng after the weather has the mainland. Prices range high, and a part. Irish-agitation-the-Church-bas-other-Lsaid "I think he steals." The gold was put destroyed, and two or three of them ranked removed every trace of Iellers. Large temples.cularly good horse commands up to 130-yes. interests, to defend which would be en-

in the trunk when I left Australia. I cannot say among the best in the Concession The one in have sometimes largepiaying-wheels, broad and Horse racing ia a favourite amusement with the dangered by having the ecclesiastics na a whether any gold was missing when I had my which the fire originated was a large book shop, high, filled with sacred books, shrines, and idols, people, and I attended several meetings during

conversation-with-you I did tell the mine one in connection with which there was a pretty ca--Pilgrims-core-from-long-distances, assemble my visit. Every.event excited fateu body array themselves on the side of the morning that I had lost, fifteen dollars, put tensive library of Chinese books. All these att round the wheel, lay hold of its handles, and, and betting on a small sesle was freely in National party, Catholicism is making the notes in on Saturday the 16th instant destroyed. The owner of the shop could not be with A long pull, a strong pull, and a pill-il-dalged in. important gains in England, as measured I will not swear that the gold was there then. I found by the French police after the fire had together, by their united strength drag the Awali is about 13 11 in length, by by denominational statistics, both among missed the gold yesterday.John Butlin P.S. 51, broken out, and in consequence no reliable in creaking fabric round, and believe that each average width. A splendid jimikah road the people and among the wealthy and in-stated that in consequence of a report made at formation as to its origin has yet been obtained one who has helped has acquired as much along the foot of the mountains, fluential classes. If the Church has ever the Central Station by the last witness he went. The property destroyed on the NE corner of merit as if he had read all the books, roabore the ses, and thus easy access can bet given up the hope of the reconversion of with him on board his ship. He saw the the Rue du Consulat and Rue: Petit belongs to peated all the charms-and-worshipped at from has place to another. Sumoto, the English people. It has not abandoned trunk the lock of which was in good order. Mr. H. Lester, but it is leased to the compradore all the brines contained in the wheel. The has a very dilapidated castle, the local He searched the cook's and the steward's quare of the late Mr. E. M., Smith; while that on the thing would be laughable were it not too pecupying a comer of the crumbling Its design of making the peerage Catholic, ters but found nothing suspicious in them." He opposite side of Rus Petit, to the north of the serious matter by far for laughter. The wor From present appearances › Image and the progress it has made in this work then went on shore and made inquiries. At 7 Rue du Consulat, is owned by a Chinaman. It shippers really believe that this charm-repeating grounds must at one time have been In the last twenty years is very signifi- p.m., the same day he saw the prisoner at the is said that, Mr. Lemaire owned the property and wheel-turning and flag-fluttering makes merit but now they are totally neglect cant. Among the wealthy and titled classes Land we live in tavern, just going out. From destroyed on the SE. comer of Rue Petit and which cancels sin. They live in this belief, and In England the sympathy in the pending what he beat there he followed the defend the Rue du Consulat, and that it now stands in they die with this lie in their right hand. This struggle is all with the Irish landlords and ant and arrested him. At the Station there his name on the register, but we hear-that-its-idea, too, is the cause of much in Believing, against the tenants, and it would be simply were found on him two five dollar notes real owner is the Chinaman known as Paul, as he does, that this merit cancels sin, a Mongol

and some small change. Pilsonier was then compradore. All the property destroyed is said alma notat leaving sin and being holy, but at Inland I heard a great deal about the ruinous to the Catholic cause in England taken to the Sailor's Home to allow his bag and to have been fully insured, and we hear the providing for plenty of merit to counterbalance the people, but my experience has been quite to have the whole Irish Church arrayed box to be searched from which nothing con- Insurance Offices interested are the Hongkong. bis sin, and thinks that the more religious he is different Alous the son coder ther against the Government in this contest nected with, the change was found. After some Fire Insurance Company, the China Fire Insure he can afford to sin the more, just as the man persons in poor circumstances Hence the repeated admonitions and in- further evidence his Worship remanded the case ance Company, and the North British Insurance who has most money can afford to spend the are all well-to-do, happy and structions from Romo,

till to-morrow;

Company.

most."

-31st May, 1883 - Hlore No

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I fancy graper would grow well in the Aw valleys, as the soil seems suitable. far as 1-was able to leam, that is a general complaint...

the

bul“ inland they ntented,

* And again

would be wise to confine himself to the use of

Bugthersby (hat, he the said James Bulgin able to perform his duties as editor of the wspaper, the China Mail and to write or other articles for the columns thereof; entirely dependant upon extracts from.

to fill up the columns of the China

Defend

cannot be the slightest the museling impertinence of we uppy (meaning the the plains

Letrange

BER-SHITH.

Maa: Russell,

aid Suprema Court,

Robert Fraser-Smith, 1

defendant to plaintiff's Petition

defendant: admits thas itatements

Vthat the plaintiff is list and at present practising his profes”. sion in Hongkong as editor of the

ess manager of the skid het

that

whole "third paragraph)