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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1883.

MEMORIALS 'praying for the remission of the WO ATSUN, a hawker, faced Captain Thomsett | In fifteen years fifty-libel sulte demanding sentences imposed on Messrs. Foote, Ramay,this moming on a charge of cutting and total of $2,000,000 damages, have been brought and Kemp for blasphemous libel in the Frrounding a fellow countryman on the 19th against the Baltimore American. During th thinker have been forwarded to the Home Se instant. Yu Awo, the wounded party, stated same period the sum paid in damages by that

that he lives in the same house as the paper was $507. .. cretary, bearing many influential signatures.

"ind".

a

thousand pounds while the Grand Prix de

attempt of the French-to open-up-the-Songkol Paris receives just double as much.. To

will infallibly bring about disturbances among the... ati indbes, which, no doubt, in time will neces the English Derby and to the Oaks not a

Joccupation of the basin of the Mekong, penny of public money is added, the prizes

ruling the independent Shan States, as wel as half of the kingdom of Siam lying, south ( these The French, he proceeds,scem being made up solely of the entries and forfeils paid by the nominators of horses RUMOURS have been current le the Colony of defendant. On the evening of the 19th at

between Tonquin and China are of the man e some accident having happened in the steamship 17 o'clock they had a quarrel, when his fellow SU-ASING-a-coolie, was sent to the abode of think that the mountain tribes of the region lying engaged. It may be urged in reply that Ninge, on her passage on here to Yokohama, lodger took an earthenware pot and slung it with bliss" by Mfr. Wodehouse this morning, for physique and character as the Tonquinese, this does not prevent, these two races. It is said that she encountered a typhoon,

might and main at him, striking him on the back period of six weeks hard labor, for the larceny whom they can, no doubt, easily subdue. The from being very largely supported; but suffered so much damage that she and to me and inflicting on him the wound which has kept of a pair of trousers," the property of Cho bistory of China teaches us a different lessor,

however. In 1418 the Chinese too how much larger would be the entry, either for Ningpo or Shanghai. We give then in Hospital ever since, and where he has to Acheung, a hawker. The coolle saw the pants of Tonquin, but found't such a bed of

go back as soon as the case is finished. The hanging out to dry and went for them like a not from the opposition encountered from the and how correspondingly less would be rumour for whatever it may be worthi

Zabala deste per defendant said that owing to the heat of the demon. He was caught-redhanded-in-the-act-inhabitants of the plains, but from the harassing the risk of the "crack" of the year being We are informed by the Agent, Measta, Russell-weather both of them got their "monkeys" up with the cotton overalls-in-his paws and was attacks of the two millions of hill people living. to the west of Tonquin that they withdrew after omitted from the nominations, if these two & Co., that the Union Line steamer Oxfordshire which resulted in a fight. In the struggle an promptly run fit to the police station. The enter

ten years' occupation of that country, and have. races could beast of even a quarter of the left Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon, earthen pot was knocked down and comprising coolie will doubtless be a better man never since attempted to subdue it, but have con- sum given to the Grand Prix de Paris? and may be expected to arrive here on the 27th plainant feil on the broken pieces and hurt him when he once again is allowed to roam undis tented themselves with the tribute annually paid. to China. An important step in the French pro- The Epsom authorities have within the Intant. In our edition of yesterday we gave the self. His Warship sent the fighting member turbed in the shady groves of Tai-ping-shan

ject has already been taken in the commencement jast-two or three-years instituted a race in name of the Yorkshire, by mistake, and now into the "Hotel" for a month's hard labor."

THE Princess Uncle Tom's Cabin Company and of the first section, from Salgon to Prom-Penh, the Imitation of the Paris Prize, bearing the take the earliest opportunity of rectifying the

capital of Cambodia, of the bickong Valley Rall same name, and endowed with a thousand error

A SCENE occurred in the Municipal Court, Milwell known drama "Uncle Tom" at the Theatre quin with French Cochin China. Theoccupation of jubilee singers perfortaed Mrs. Beecher Stowe's way, which is intended to unite Yilngan and Ton- pounds, but the money would have been The Turkestan Gazelle states that the Russowaukee, ion. April 20th, which constituted the Royal, City Hall, last night to a fairly large and Tonquin will be the second move in the game. It seems certain that the French will have not applied to a better purpose if it had taken Chinese fipmier delimitation will be carried out greatest sensation of the day. A Miss Kate very enthusiastic audience. The piece was only an adventure, but one of a character with

young lady lawyer of this city, has rather indifferently mounted owing to the the form of an endowment either for the on behalf of Russia by General Bobkoff on the Kane, a

a very serious side to it. The French will have: Derby or the Oaks. There is no reason cast, starting from Lake Saissan, and by General frequently had business before the Criminal haste with which the piece was produced. As

not only Annam but probably China to contend to doubt the ability of our breeders to pro. Friede from Chibárass to Aruisoidalana. Both Court, and on several occasions has exhausted Eliza, a quadroon slave, Miss Lily De Vere acted duce horses with plenty of stamina, if they the Russian and Chinese Commissioners will the patience of the court by methods of pro- with considerable spirit and ability although her complete the work of delimitation by the end of cedure not in harmony with the rulings of the make-up was hardly so realistic as could have found it answer their purpose to do so;

judge. On the day in question' a petty case been desired.. Mr. R. D. Lewis gave a very but as the 'demand is all for speed, they

came up in which the prisoner had no attor powerful rendering of Uncle Tom and was re- not unnaturally endeavour to suit the genus randers will be glad to learn that the band ney. He announced that he would like to peatedly applauded for the pathos he displayed. —foral-requirements of their customers. of The Buffs will play in the Botanical Gardens, have Miss Kane to defend him, but Judge In the heavy part of Simon Legree Mr. this evening by moonlight,commencing at 9 Mallory, having-lost-patience- with Miss Kane,ector: Lacie was eminently successful and Comation Marchion de Poplite na si Meybeer. assigned another lawyer to the defence. The spoke his lines with due effect. The Topsy same afiemoon, a little before three o'clock, Miss of Mr. J. Moody was probably the best Le Prine Wallicfel. Kane entered the court-room, and took a seat acted character in the drama, the vagaries beside the clerk in front of the judge's of the damsel "wot growed" being funny desk. Miss Kane looked at hina kw minutes and then suddenly rose and seized a large inkstand from, the desk. The inkstand slip ping. from her hands, she next caught up glass of water. The judge's attention was at

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Al Canton, on the 19th inst., EUGENE RIVART, of the Silk Condition flouse..

The Hongkong Telegraph

June.

Given, however, a few such races as the Grand Prix de Paris, owners of horses would set as great a value upon stamina- Valve as they now do upon speed, and breeders elect

Jongkong-Celegraph would rapidly accommodate themselves

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 21,-1883.

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in the extreme. The other characters were fairly well filled, the brothers-Darrow lending valuable aid in the plantation scene by their faultless rendering of a negro jig which elicited vociferous applause. The drama was concluded shortly

with in the first instance; and should they suc ett in the occupation of Tonquin they will have between them artt China a hardy, brave, and unsubdued hill people, who will wage a never- ceasing guerilla warfare upon then."

SIR THOMAS WADE ON HIS

SUCCESSOR."

Sir Thomas Wade sends the following letter p the Pall Mall Gautier

which is three furlongs longer than those is it not possible to do something to cleanse that We have had many proofs, says the Daily over which the French and English Derbys portion of the lowrington Canal in front of the Nads within the last ten or fifteen years are decided, the Grand Prix de Páris may new Chinese Sugar Refinery? This place was tracted by her movements, and, as he turned his after eleven o'clock, the curtain falling amid festly anxious, sir, to deal fairly by all men, that that racehorses of French extraction have be looked upon as the supreme test of once supposed to be a refuge for sampans during head, Miss Kane threw the contents of the glass breathess silence as the closing anthem was been able to hold their own, and something three-year old stamina; and the fate Due the typhoon season-;-but at the present time it is in his face.Judge Mallory, ordered the offender being sung by.the. jubilee singers, whose efforts,letter-in deprecation-of-your-statement of what

The Grand Prix de Paris is preceded by the race which we are accustomed to hear spoken of as the "French Derby," though

a succession of sand banks, perfectly dry all the year round. If the sand were cleared away, as it easily might be, the canal might be capable of being utilised; as things are, the place is neither useful nor ornamental.

INTELLIGENCE received in England from Valps

under arrest, and, after she had been placed in the prisoner's dock, he immediately sentenced her for contempt of court to pay a fine of 1of, and to stand committed to the county gaol until

that sum should be forthcoming-

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were much appreciated,

TE-Army and Navy Guscite says:-Con skiering that the Chinese may have something to say on the Tong King question it would be well if the French Government were to take ac-

Str-In one of your Occasional Notes you observe that there is nothing improbable in the story telegraphed from Paris that the Chinese Government is disinclined to accept Sir Harry Parkes as the new Envoy to Peking, and-you- add that the Chinese can hardly be blamed for desiring to keep as far from them as possible ite official who brought two wars on them a quarter of a century ago. You are always so mani

I shall not apologise for troubling you with you believe to be fart, and of the Inference you base upon your belief. It is no secret, I imagine, that Sir Harry Parkes will succeed me as Minister, and, without any pretension to clairvoyance has offered no objection whatever to bis non more than suspect that the Government of China ination.' As to the hostilities, with, the course of which his name is historically connected,

more, upon English courses. It has in fact MORNY, who evinced a-very-deep in been to superior stamina that the most terest in the breeding of racehorses, was significant triumphs of French horses on well advised when he took steps towards English soll have been mainly due, and the foundation of this international prize, this superior staying power has not been which this year reaches its twentieth an THE age of romance has apparently not yet en the result of chance, much as might be said niversary--The Emperor NAPOLEON dating tirely passed away We read that some water- SHA SHUI CHUN, described as a servant, count of the naval and military forces at the whatever the merits of the quarrel between about the louery of breeding, but of a pre-whose reign. racing reached a marvellously men fishing in the Alster, at Hamburg, discoverd faced Mr. Wodehouse this morning on disposal of the Court of Peking. The Chinese England and China, a question upon which propose to take up your space in discussing the conceived play, by which every inducement high pitch of prosperity, gave the scheme at a secluded spot the dead bodies of a man and charge of stealing postage stamps to the value fiset numbers two, ironclads, one monitor, two opinion is greatly divided, and which I do not is held out to those who rear blood-stock his hearty approbation, and as in the name woman both tightly interlaced in the woman's of $3, on the 17th instant. Wong Yau, frigates, twelve corvettes, thirty gunboats, besides responsibility of those hostilities must be laid to aim at stoutness rather than speed. bestowed upon is the most fertile imagina mantilla. They were in full evening dress, the P.S. No.120, stated that on the day in questiona number of smaller vessels. The gunboats upon broader shoulders. The seizure of the act of war, took place, if I am not mistaken, on Five furlong races, such as those which tion could not find any party allusion, it woman wearing her jewels. She was nineteen at 10.30 a.m., he was standing near the have been built in England. The Ting-Ylorcha Arrow at Canton, which led to the first years old, the daughter of a very wealthy and Hongkong Hotel looking out for the defend constructed at Stettin, is shipping Krupp guns at Oct. 6, 1856. The first gun was fired by the prevailed in the programme of the last has been allowed-to-retain its original ap-respected family. Being definitely forbidden to ant in consequence of instructions he received. Kiel. The Chinese officials in Europa are in- Admiral, Sir Michael Seymour, an Oct. 16. Sir Newmarket Meeting, are unknown upon pellation, much to the relief of those who marry the man of her choice, who was socially. He peeped into Messrs. Morris and Kay's office quiring everywhere for the latest and best models, Harry, then Mr. Parkes, was acting consul at the French Turf-and-it-is very rare to are sorely puzzled by the changes-in-disher inferior, the committed suicide with him.

through a broken pane of glass and there saw in order to imitate them in China; and it is well- Canton-The-bead-quarters of his Minister Sit John Bowring, were at Hong Kong and there Mr.Sha open a drawer, take a sheet of stamps known that the Chinese are masters in the art was even then communication-every-twelve find any event decided over a shorter names of streets, buildings, and even towns course than a mile, except for two-year- which mark the complete success of each raiso states that a treaty of peace between Chili-out, tear a part of it and place it in his pocket, of imitating European inventions. The reckless hours between Canton and the colony. There olds, and they, according to a rule which French revolution.

and Peru has been signed by Senor Novos; re-replacing the other piece in the drawer. There bravery of the pirates in Chinese waters, from was no step taken by the consul which was not ought to be adopted by the English Jockey,

presenting the Chiliau Government, and General was nobody else in the office at the time except Pechili Bay to Tong King Bay, shows that the either dictated or cordially approved by his Minister, whose policy, it is but fair to Sir John Club, are not allowed to run before the 1st

Iglesias, President of the north of Peru. Accord the office boy. Another boy from an adjacent Chinese have the material for forming Intrepid Bowring to remark, was practically, in the end of August. Moreover, handicaps, which

ing to the terms of the agreement, Peru cedes office stood by the door and then left, taking sailors. The Chinese army also is not to be de-adopted by Lord Elgin. No man, I am satisfied. occupy a large place eyen at the best of its official style-and-tile-is-the-Prix du Tacna and Arica_to_Chi_for_a_period of ten the direction of the Hongkong Club. He followed spised, although the French are trusting to the was less an advocate of coercion than Lord -could-bring himself to approve resort to it in English race meetings, are the exception. Jockey Club This race, run for at years, at the expiration of which a plebiscite will the strange boy, thinking him an accomplice, and old-abuses and corruption, which is said to be Elgin, and it was not without a struggle that he rather than the rule in France, and the Chantilly, is only open to animals bredbe held in order to determine to which country searched him, but found nothing on his person. greater than even in the empire of the White China or elsewhere. But it was by his When he returned the prisoner had cleared. Shejk Czar. They say that 609,63) Chinese on paper authority that the city of Canton was captund weights for what few there are are framed in the country, and it is, as its name these provinces shall belong; the State acquiring Elias Bux, clerk in the employ of Messrs. Dorab arc. not even 300,000 soldiers fit for ser- f'in 1857, and, that the forts of Taku werd jee & Co., stated that on the day referred to he vice. That may have been so twenty years taken in 1858. Sir Harry Parken was chosen as with the sergeant on the look aut for the pri- ago, but matters have changed since then, by him after the fall of Cunion to act as

the civilian member of the commission of three" sper, and generally corroborated the statements The levy of from -30,cao to goose men which which was formed for the maintenance of order of the worthy Celestial sergeant. Alfred George each one of the eighteen provinces of China in the city during its occupation; and well he justified the choice. Lord Elgin's treaty signed

I assume is referred to as the two wars, ten colla The second commenced at the mouth of the Pelho in 1859, when Sir Frederick Bruce pre- sented himself with this treaty for ratification. The causes of the collision in question have hern as hotly debated as the lorcha Arrow affair tr self. I refer to it only to be enabled to pointout that Sir Harry Parkes, when it occurred, was still at Canton, 2,000 miles away. The expe dition of 1860 followed, politically under the direction of Lord Elgin, and the troops were in the art of disembarking before Sir Harry arter appeared on the scene. He had been summoned by Lord Elgin, on account of his known ability, from Canton to the Peibo. His capture, six weeks latter, was effected during an armistice as to the negotiation of which there can be no doubt, and which the foreign force had done nothing to violate and what followed in the way of hosti- hity was but the inevitable consequence of its violon

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upon a heavier scale than with us. The would lead one to believe, the race which them to pay an indemnity to the other,

tests the merits of the season's three- A NOVEL experiment, says the Port, is about French Jockey Club has at the same time. made rapid advances in material pros-year-olds. The best of the competitors to be tried in the celebrated racing-cutter Van perity, and in this the fiftieth year of its for the Epsom and Chantilly races ought, duara this season. Electric batteries have been existence it is able to give away about according to theory, to try conclusions with placed on board for the purpose of setting up at Morris stated that he was a ship broker carry furnishes hrej of course, not, very dangerous op at Tientsin in June 1858 closed the first of what 75,000 in prizes to the 'meetings held one another in the Grand Prix de Paris: electric current through the steel plating of the ing on business in the Queen's Road, opposite ponents; but it is still a risky undertaking to

some

:

THE FRENCH AND TONQUIN.

general credited with unfriendly feeling toward You may accept my testimony. I are not in China During a long term of office, an the contrary, I have been pretty constantly accused of a biss in favour of the Chinese. Our inter course with China is nowadays so differently Baned that I recut to the disacconds of formor Conditioned that it is not without rep year, and I have endeavoured to limit my reference to them, to Just as much of explans. the chargery prefered against Six Harry tion, it appears to me required to meet Farker in your paper. People here in Eng- Fland cant marcely picture to themselves, to

vessel, which has been burnished as bright as a the Hongkong Hotel. Somewhere about six commence hostilities with a Power numbering under iis auspices at Longchamps, Chan- and though things do not always happen new knife. This electric current is expected to weeks since his notice was draws to the stamps over 400 million souls and disposing of large tilly, Fontainebleau, and elsewhere. Out of just as they should do, this has sometimes keep the bottom of the yacht from fouling. The which he kept in a drawer as being short means, if they are only properly applied, while it this respectable total only 4,000l. is given been the case. Engfish horses are always strength of the current has not been stated; but in different values. Nothing clac is kept would take France three months to bring rein- in this drawer which is always open. Hay-forcements on to the seat of war. It has been for two-year-old races, and for no other among the competitors, and even when no doubt it will be strong enough to give one a race is the distance less than a mile. So they have failed to achieve success they shock should a hand be incautiously placed on ing a strong; suspicion against the prisoner calculated that China has not 50,000 men umed he took measures to catch him. On Satur with repeating tifles. It is certain, however, that far, therefore, the French Turf is in a very

have brought no discredit upon the land of her sides, their birth, which is more than can be said ADMIRAL. LETHBRIDGE, senler naval officer on day last he ordered the boy to buy $5 worth the Peking Government has bought up-large satisfactory condition, and if the only, race meetings held in the country were those for same of those who go over to see them the Irish coast, is; it is reported, in conjunction of a cent stamps and $5 of 10 cents starups stores of good arms in Europe, though litle is

the drawer, taking seen of them at Peking and in the treaty ports. which receivo. the countenance of the

run. The blatant ruffianism of the foul with the authorities of that country, carrying out and placed them in Jockey Club, there would be nothing to mouthed persons who go over to Paris complete measures to intercept vessels which two or three of them out. He had arranged are reported to be bound for Ireland having on with the sergeant to watch the prisoner after s complain of. Unfortunately, as many of for some of the races is all the more board consignments of explosive substances, and 'clock that afternoon. The boy has been in our readers will be aware, the French painful for their better-conducted com- information has been received to the effect that bis employ for the last three mouths. He heard

Mr. A. R. Colquhoun, writing to the Times, Jockey Club has been brought face to face patriots to bear because it is in such preparations are in progress for making Fenian nothing elsqabout the matter till Monday morn with an evil with which it might easily striking contrast with the order and reprisals upon the extreme penalty of the criming when he opened the drawer and missed from says that should the Frenchinsist upon carrying out the annexation of Tonquin, France must have coped a few years ago, but which quietude of the French racecourse. It is inal law being sarried out against convicted of there 72 two cent stamps and 28 five cent ones has since taken deep root. We are re-

in this respect that the French Turf, fenders, it la. also, understood that the ships. He said nothing to the prisoner who was, is eventually, and within a short time, come into ferring, of course to the suburban fixtures tainted as it has been of late with the and Government establishments at Queenstown usual, in the office. Inspector Quincey stated that collision with China; and he examines the effect on the za just, he went to the China Trader's office which such a war would have upon all foreign which have multiplied to an incredible ex-abuses which have wrought such mischief have been threatened with destruction, neces -tent, and which reproduce all the scandals in England, seems so fair to the outward sitating a careful watch being maintained night and arrested the prisoner on a charge of stealing relations, missionary and social, as well as upon. and day, the harbour being vigilantly patrolled stamps. Prisoner made no remark at the time commerce-especially that of this country. He which Mr. ANDERSON'S Bill in a measure eye. However unprincipled may be

after sunset

and nothing was found on his person. Defen- says: "The annual import and expost trade of dant said his duties there were those of an office China amounts to close upon 103,000,000l. more abated at home. Many of our readers of those who have of late years become must have been struck by the fact that associated with it, the racing at Long-DR. WHITMARSH has fought the Brentford boy, viz to open the office in the morning and than half of which is carried by British vessels. whereas, in former times the telegrams champs, Chantilly, and Deauville is con. Beard of. Guardians fool by foot in a losing have it ready for his employers. He got the The trade of France with the posts of China and battle, and even when conquered he has evidently key from Mr. Ray and retumed it to the Indo-China istriding; indeed, according to a states of French racing rarely came more than ducted so decorously that you will not, it

determined that he will die hard. Soon after the coolic. On the 17th instant he did his ment made at the Academiedes Sciences, it onl once a week, a day scarcely passes now, you keep away from the corner in which Lamentable and mysterious death of Dr. Edwards, usual work and afterwards went outside to get amounted in 1881 to 165,05 tons, while ouxhat an extent, the dificulties of a Minister in a without one or even two "meetings" baing the English betting men are bawling, the and the subsequent inquest in which Dr. Whit- the cool ait. There were an Englishs lad and trade with China alone amounts to 28,000,000 ficus post 10,000 miles from home may be got through, and the possibility of holding odds in a strange medley of the two marah's name figured so prominently, the latter another office boy outside who were talking tons. In Saigon the British tonnage races in the evening, by a liberal use of tongues, hear a word which would bring gentleman was requested by the guardians to about writing the name "George" At about 1 and the French 13,614,'out of a total of 290,440, resign the post of medical officer, as he no longer p.m., he closed the office and gave, the key to excluding the Messageries steamers, which do the-electric-light, has-been-seriously disa blush to the most sensitive cheeks,

held the confidence of the poor people. This is the coolie. He did not steal the stamps. They not affect in any considerable degree the sys cussed. At all these meetings the sport is

flatly refused to do. Au appeal was made to the had supposed him to be stealing the stamps mence of Saigon, From the outery trade as of-the-same-kind-as-at-kindred fixtures in

Local Government Board, and that authority can when he was only cutting extracts from a paper the necessity for the protection and extension firmed the action of the guardians. Still, Dr. Whit-Wong Yau P. S. No. 120, recalled, stated French commerce in Tangun,"dus marsh refused to resign, and at last he was that he saw the prisoner cut the stamps and put so expect in Haiphong, the principal port, a officially deposed from his position. He has them into his jacket pocket. He could see volume of trade and a marked preponderanc now sent parting shot to the member of the plainly as he was quite close to him. Mr. Morris French commerce Statistics "tell Boand in the shape of a missive which he terms

was recalled and stated that the stamps he lost that the value of the trade doe hls" official epitaph," This curfous document on that occasion were worth $2.84, and be remem 800,000, and of this no less is worded as follows:

bered having missed much morethan that amount carried by English.v He bra fost during the last month from $15 tonese (chiefly from $10 worth of soups. He suspects no one else British), and 20 per but the prisoner, although it is his opinion that only 25'5 per cent. somebody might possibly be his accomplice. Ho the percentage of always saw the prisoner talking to other boys and only amounts to 368 it was this that roused his suspicion and made him no French vessels call "One reason why the French-bred horses

Lay the trap for catching him. The window pane in Haiphong, it is improbable

of the have hitherto run so well in England is that LOCAL AND GENERAL, No doubt when the good physician had penned he had broken on purpose. The defendant's wages proportion their owners have so much more encour Tur publication of this issue has been delayed. The shock to the Board was doubtless very more if his boliaviour was good. The drawer the French

this poetical effusion he felt his soul relieved. are $5 a month, but he was giver hopes of getting mentioned agement to keep them in training long, owing to an accident to our printing machinery, great, but the members acem to have survived. was kept open because any of that might want trade cat after their three-year-old season is over,

We are

are informed by the Agents, Messrs. Gibb, No decision has yet born arrived at as to be dir-stamps at any moment. His Worship was satis though the highest endowments are, it

Livingston & Co., that the E and A. S. S. Co'sposal of the remarkable dosament, but it is con- fied that the office boy was a long way from purpose, owing must be admitted, given to the three-year-tsames affenmuir leff Port Darwin for Hong-jectured it will be framed and bung up in the being the "clean" potatoe and sent him in to

of Indo-China. olds. Thus, for instance, to the French kong on the 15th, and is due here on the 25th little children's school, so that they may bear to the Repeat for a spell of six months hand tigh Burmah

sing the verse by heart. Derby the Jockey Club now adds, two instant.

England; the owners of the horses which

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 19th June.

run at them are for the most part un- CHINESE ON THE WAR PATH, ' scrupulous adventurers, recruited in too--The Chinesey Government has been making many instances from among those who extensive purchases of arms and ammunition in have been placed under the ban of the America. racing authorities upon this side of the Channel. The evil has attained such pro- portions that the French Jockey Club re- cognises the necessity-of-more-stringent measures than it has yet taken, and upon the speedy adoption of these measures depends the future of the French Turf,

THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR,“\ The Marquess Tseng has returned to Paris from Moscow.'

NORTH BORNEO. --

The report telegraphed yesterday of the mas sacre of the British North Domco Company's- staff was groundless.

To the money of Michael Whitman M.D. MRGE. was sacrificed on the alger of slander, He departed his parochip life of the oth day of May, 1893, buying moved the Brentfo Union faithfully for twenty-two years: They repaid hint, not with persion, but with induation and wut of fair play, which best

times been their strong polas., 17. Farwell, Boxed 1. I've had enough of thee, And any do whs; thou canst say of mendenga

pot, nor thy Boyne I fear:: Thy us!

Duke'd be to god food so queer, What u voo in zaa taka vara said thun, And look at home, O. Pharisees, they magising to be done.

Labor

ever that, anc

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Shan

Kearlyáked" by the criticisms of your watchful and when these as will sometimes happen,

are, bazed upon imperfect information, it may unanfood how seriously his load must be added to by the apprehension that, while he in unjustly.

Hed, he has no friend on the spot

Bank with the facts

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opposing to you?"

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waites as follows to

telegram from Paris stating that news

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