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a great loss to the shareholders for the next four or five months, but, we con- fidently predict that the rate will be raised at the commencement of next summer if the new company get scared out of the battle and leave the field in. possession of our présent suppliers.

peared the following paragraph:-"It is

also be seen that a system of "direct" or "through freight" rates will be Edopted and a divergence of trade, that is to say Chinese trade. from the treaty ports, will as a natural sequence, follow, while at the same time the general trade of the country will be increased.

The Syracuse Herald says that the wild agony of a man as he kisses his wife and children good-bye at the depot before they "go to see grandma," is only equalled by his intense exuber ancé as he applauds the singers at the circus a few hours later..

average European can only die with dignity where the steady pressure of opinion and expectation in the class in which he lives supplies a stimulus that enables him to do so and if that pressure is removed by the

THERE was a time when the United States did H.M.S. Cockchafer, Commander Groome, left Mohammedans, who calmly pliched their tents for the celebration of their religious, lestival and hung swings for their children in the very the carrying trade of the world, but it would Amoy on the 13th instant, for Foochow hardly be supposed so from the fact that during

burial ground where the fowls of the arriv the year 1882 not a bushel of grain was shipped Two of the ship building yards at St. Peters ing funerals were heard, hour after hour, pro- from New-York under the American flag This burg have received orders for the construction of chiming the rapid depopulation of the great is the most impressive comment yet made on two ocean cruisers and an ironclad frigate. A city. The Oriental, whatever his faith, day not seem to consider prolonged life as the or the decadence of their commercial marine. gunboat provided with a pneumatic torpedo guns conceivable and intelligible contingency for British vessels carried 25,694,846 bushels, 5,000. on the Engilsh system, is also being built. himself, outside, which all is unmeaning and chaotic-contingencies not even to be approached The subject of China's past and _pre+.000 bushels more than half of all the shipments; sent letter-conveying systems is one Belgian vessels 5,487,457 bushels; Italian ships, CHUN AKAU, an unsophisticated youth under 16, with dignity and presence of mind. On the In our issue of the 8th instant there ap which we need, not enter into, it will 3,000,000 bushels; French, German, Dutch, was sentenced this morning to receive to strokes contrary, he seems to regard life and death.

alike contingencies which he is bound to meet reported that the various high officials suffice to say that the government have Danish, Swedishi aud Spanish vessels carried with a rattan'on the breech and to be kept from with the same inscrutable decrees. But the throughout the Chinese Empire have been nothing at all to do with it. All some, but not a bushel was carried in a vessel the strong rays of the sun, by himself, for the next 14 days for stealing two. sun protectors valued at $3. directed to furnish reports concerning the official despatches or other similar docu-flying" The Fing of the Free” transport of mails to the interior of the ments are forwarded to their destina- "I SAY, Talleyrand," exclaimed Napoleon, as he country from the seaport towns, with the tion by special messengers who take the threw himself back in a Tuilleries rocking chair, view towards the establishment of a postal well beaten tracks very much after the and lifted his boots to the top of the black walnut centre table, "Sire," replied the astute Prince of service throughout the empire. It is also manner of our own Queen's messengers Henevento, 1 am listening." "Talley," con- said that the C.M.S.N, Co.'s steamers are in the days of yore. There is not the tinued the great Emperor, as he knocked the ashes o-receive an extra subsidy for this pur- slightest doubt that this new depar of his five-cent Havana into the spittoon, "I've pose and that all mails will be forwarded ture towards enlightenment on the part got another one. Why is the conductor of a by them both to treaty and non-treaty ports of China will be watched with great street-car who is caught knocking down' like "STOP the press "yelled a country editor to Interest by the whole world. As far as Josephine's new polka dot calico ?" "Your Ma- the consolidated devil, compositor and pressman, we can gather it seems that the manage.jesty, I give it up with the utmost alacrity," who had just started in on his pile of three hua "Because," exclaimed the conqueror of Marengo,dred blank sheets, "here's a man who's come of the statements contained therein, whichment of the proposed postal system will "he is spotted." (Talleyrand swoons, and the a mile and a quarter to subcribe for the paper we have since learned, the above may be be vested in the hands of the native Cus- Emperor jumps to his feet and rings for the and bring his turnips in advance, and I want to taken as an actual fact, and; moreover, in Joms authorites at the Treaty Ports, who camphor bottle.] addition to the above we have since bean will be guided by the foreign. Customs informed that the required reports will have until such time as they can dispense with to be submitted without delay, the officials foreign aid and run the machine on their concerned being required to have in all own account. their reports by the next Chinese new year, as at that time arrangements will be en- It is requested that all communications rela- ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad.tered into for putting the postal scheme into dressedio the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" immediate execution. and not to the Editor

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Editor and not to individual members of the Communications-intended for publication must writers, not necessarily for publication; but as evidence of good faith.

along the coast."

From the accounts as to the authenticity

LOCAL AND GENERAL MAX ASING, was sent by Captain Thomsett this morning to languish for 14 days in “Hayward's

give him a personal,"

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A ST. LOUIS journal, for the information of mar"WHY do young men remain single?" asks a riageable young men, publishes a list of the newspaper writer. An old philosopher once ob heiresses of that city. Their names, family served that if more young men were to marry," conpections, age, height, style of beauty, educa- there would be fewer old bachelors in the land," on and the amount of their expected fortunes and the more we reflect on the subject the more are set out with great attention to details, just it strikes us that the old philosopher hit the as the points of a race-horse might be empha- bull's-eye. Young men remain single because sized in an advertisement of a sale. Nothing is omitted that a suitor would want to know except

they don't marry.

contagion of a general panic, such as is caused. by the rout of an army or by a frightful epidemic, all restraints, vanish at once and the result is general demoralization, and bewilderment, of which flight appears to be the only fixed idea. Mr. Kinglake contrasts with this undignified fight the grave demeanor of the Mohom-. medans. “I did not hear while I was at Cairo that any prayer for a semission of the plague bad- been offered up in the mosques. "I believe disease may be, the Mahommedans refrain from that however frightful the ravages of the approaching heaven with their complaints. until the plague has endured for long Then at last, they pray God, not that the space, i cease, but that it may go to another plague mkrõl kibé baw far this may apply

alty

-China-has-never had any postal_system_Retreat for assaulting a native constable dar-the temper of the ladies, and that not even the THE whole number of Popes, from St. Peter to medans to assume that the purpose of God. In

of her own, and the loose manner in which ing a street now, correspondence has been conveyed from one part of the empire to another has at

A LODGE OF EMERGENCY of United Service, No 1341, will-be-held in Freemasons Hail, Zetland

be accompanied by the name and address of the last called for Interference on the part of Street, on Monday evening next, the 24th inst... ried a few weeks whether the df position of his Asiatics; 3 Africans; 3 Spaniards;,5. Dálma?ber of his companion should die,bile"tae,"

Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele- graph will always be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public interesis, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself res ponsible for opinions thus expressed.

TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisers are requested to forward all notices intended for insertion in that day's issue not later than THREE O'CLOCK #o as not to retard the early-publication of the paper.

the Imperial Chinese Government, with the duplicate view of removing the evil of a suedo postal service and of materially adding to her already rapidly increasing revenue, - But, as-China as a rule is rather slow to adopt reforms, It appears to us that the ulterior view of adding to her revenue is the main object of her present move towards progress, in the welfare of the

country.

It is said by Chinese who appear to be pretty well posted in many matters relating

at 7.30 for 8'o'clock precisely. ·

In France the marines are already armed with the Kroplachek magazine rifle, and the Russian navy carries in large numbers the Evans re- peater, Germany has distributed 2600 Mausers among four regiments and awaits their experi-' ments and reports.

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Axew process for impregnating wood for its. preservation has been patented in Germany. This consists-in-first-treating-the-wood-with a solution of chloride of calcium, so that the pre-

TO SUBSCRIBERS. Arrangements have been made to publish The Hongkong Telegraph-daily-at-4-Pat. Sub-to the internal affairs of China, that theservative coating is formed upon the wood by

scriber in the central districts who do not receive their copies before FIVE O'CLOCK will oblige by at once communicating with the Manager.

Chinese Government, seeing what great success the system of telegraphs in the country has met with, notwithstanding a predicted opposition, alleged to be insur.

the chemical-action-of-both-substances-en-one- another.

elegraphy mountable in itself, have resolved to form nephew who had neatly spent one: "Wales Con

The Hongkong Telegraph

a' Government postal service, which is to be the thin end of the wedge for the in- HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1883 tersection of the whole country with the telegraph system. It is argued that if the

"You can do anything, if you only have patierice," said an old uncle, who had made a fortune, to a be carried in a sieve, if you only can wait." "How long?" asked the petulant spendthrift, who was impatient of the old man's obituary His yncie coolly replied, "Till it freezes.",{/

WAITING.

We met him ere the first faint streak

Of minrise lit the sky ----------

The air was very chill and blank

As we won, by the bys.

Huwa kadrian early, as

That we the dawn might sne, For we made heah we'd have you know

Ly writing poetry.

And here was one of kindred thought,

One after our own heart, Whose soul aspired, with-music-fraught

To play the poet's part,

day, but nothing could express, better the belief to the attitude of Mohammedans of the present that the plague sent to answer some specific purpose of course a purpose of destruction-- but that that purpose will in all probability stop short of the complete destruction of a given depopulation of other cities. According to Mr. city and is likely rather to involve the partial

day before he left, and even' that was not a Kinglake, the deaths in Cairo had reached 1200 point at which it was thought decent for Moham Leo XIII, is 958. Of these, 35 are venerated sending the plague had been suficiently fulfilled most enterprising journalist can pretend to as-Saints; 33 have becu martyred; 104 bave a new place Thus, the average Oriental to make it right to pray that it might pass be to In fact, the husband himself never

been Romans and tog natives of other pais.of evidently faces boldly the possibility that it may certain. finds out for certain till after he has been mar-Italy, 15 Frenchment Greeks, German gabe the purpose of God that hb and great nume spouse is sweet or not. After all, even St. Louis

Average European avèrts his mind altogether journalism can do little to redeem marriage tians; 1 Hebrew; Thracian; Dutchmant from such polnbaity in purely unnatural and bolts from the danger which he perceives, .50° Portuguese; 1 Candiot and i Englishman.

Kattu!" | Boon as he understands" Its" fatal character, from its reproach of being a lottery.

IN accordance with the Spanish law of military fast as without discipline, he would bolt out-of organisation, the army of Spain has an effective the line of fire of a mitralleuse the moment he saw his comrades falling thickly around force of 134,000 men, of which 94,000 men are him. And those words,”

has without discipline," stationed in the Peninsula, 30,000 in Cuba and tell the whole secrect of the average Euro Puerto Rico, and 10,000 in the Philippine pean's strength and weakness. A disciplined Islands. According to the data supplied by force would be kept in its place by the re General Jovellar, in the Spanish Senate, the rect paid to the opinion of those who had been trained to value courage and fidelity French army numbers on a peace footing 470,000 to orders more highly than life itself. An un men, with 300 Generala; that of Germany 437,000 disciplined crowd flew because there-is-no- men, with 182 Generals; that of England, 315, such respect for trained opinion, no know ledge that there is such a body of opinion worth men, with 179 Generals that of Italy, 23,999 respecting, and, finally, because there is no men, with 130 Generals, and that of Spain, 134174 restraining instinct in the Individual strong men, with a60 Generala. These figures show enough to take the place of that social discipline which governs a trained body of men. The that in England there is one General to every Oriental does not fly, because there is in him 1739 men, in France to every 1565 men, in such a restraining instinct an fastinct consisting Germany to every 1451 men, in Italy to every In part, perhaps, of the feeling that life is hardly 1407 men, and in Spain to every 516 men. Spala, worth soignominious retreat from death, partly, consequently, has in proportion three times again, of the feeling that life cannot ultimately gang beiso rescued, but will be shortly. forfeit again, THE capital of Hungary seems to have been many active Generals as the European countries under circumstances of still greater Ignonilny, stricken by an epidemic of suicide quite indis-named. The army of the United States contains even it for the moment, death be delayed la criminate as to class. During a few weeks no 23,000 enlisted men and bur eleven Gerlerde "other words, the value for illo is less veho

Vin, the Oriental, while, the

the value for "life" is overwhelmingly pro- shot themselves. One stated in a letter that he Americans may have more military titles in civil belief, in q had put an end to his life because it had become life than any other nation, but they have the dominant in the Europeas, while the belief action if more theoretic than practical. The clear to him that his long services would not be smallest number of Genemis in the army, in a destiny that in any sense overrules human adequately recognized. The other two sought death because of peculation, and dreading ex- SAYS the Alta California: Our Government Oriental less terrified by the prospect of possibility of escaping it when the time comes. death and more profoundly impressed by the im The European fears premature death as some thing altogether irrational, unnatural and alto gether intolerable, except under the social co

ion of a professional instinct which has becom a second and stronger hature, and, therefore, exe cept when this social coercion is in full force, European multitude is subject to people being graceful panics than an Oriental people, being both more tenacious of life and less tenacious of dignityLondon Spectater

Hem was the man we'd looked for Long,

The very man as cal Whose bosom ww.should thus with song

The vary man of mil. "Good air," said we, "you are not alow

The rising marn to gro

Great souls like us each other know

The moment that they meet,"

His sewer came in time severe, „ And plain without a trope la— "Oh, darn the dawn-d 'm waiting kerr

Until the pads, artofi,"

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the hills into the streets of Tillicoultry, and seri-posure. Two boys shot themselves about a fort is doing something-but no more than it ought

killed himself on a philosophical platform. "From the Minister of State to the day laborer, says he, "from the lover out of luck to the ruined speculator on the Bourse, comes one and the same complaint-life is of no value. Why should I prolong it ?"

ous damage was done by flooding at Dunferm-night ago, one of whom complained of the scold.to supply the Navy with cannon of larger line, where a man was so much frightened by ing tongue of his aunt. The other youngster the lightning that he hanged bimself. THE Band of "The Buffa," under the leadership of Mr. Quinn, will play in the Botanical Gardens, this evening, commencing at 9 pm. As the weather is now really delightful, this enjoy: able entertainment, so kindly, provided by the officers of the regiment, will be appreciated by the,,general community. The following will be the programme:

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THE prospectus issued by the Victoria Ice literati, gentry and common people of the | ALVA, CLACKMANNANSHIRE, kas been swept by fewer than three high public functionaries bave which is less than one General 'to 2000 men.mont and Ronible destiny is stronger Company seems to have raised a storm in nation once perceive the benefits of a well a waterspout which, descending from the Ochil our small, if somewhat select, community, regulated postal service, they will waive Hills, flooded the village to a depth of three feet, The new company's prospectus is not sent opposition to the Introduction of a more causing extensive destruction of property. Several factories will be unable to resume work forth under the wing of the "princely rapid means of communication and a for weeks. Tons of boulders were washed from house," and that fact may have much to do universal system of telegraphs in China with the bitter opposition it is meeting with will, ere long, become an accomplished If the numerous letters which have already fact. However, we are loth to anticipate appeared throwing cold water on the the speedy carrying out of these steps, scheme are not to be taken as the genuine knowing full well the sloth-like action expressions of honest opinion of business which guides Chins in all her movements man who are only writing against what towards any advancement in civilization. they believe to be a "bogus" concern.

The facts coupled with the establishment Weare strongly of opinion that the letters of a postal service under government above alluded to are not quite genuine auspices in China are well worthy of the articles, and are much afraid that "in. deepest consideration on the part of all „terested motives" are to be observed foreign powers, more especially those

sticking out from them in all directions, which have condjunctive interests-in-her-Overtu which says little for those "guides of the prosperity or reverses, either commercial public" who publish wholesale, anything or otherwise. Should the proposed postal | sent to them by supporters whose favor scheme, prove a success, we have no doubt has to be secured even at the sacrifice of that a general opening up of the country honest principles.

will follow provided honesty of purpose prevails, yet this last item will leave a doubt in many minds who know the suborned nature of the Chinese officials In general, the exception to the rule proving very rare indeed.

Marchen.!! Das Harak

Selection

Balaction..

Polonaise

* En Favorita

The Good Old Tirzes Parance" **Siert of Corinth.

God save the Queen.

Willan

THOUGHTS ON POKER.

calibre. Besides two six-inch steel rifled guns now in course of construction at the ordnance machine shops at the Washington Naval Arsenal, there will be two ten-inch breech-loading steel rifes begun shortly, probably next month. The construction of these guns will be an import ant step in the manufacture of ordnance is the American Navy. The Government, bas SEVERAL Continental scientific publications are never made a steel gun, and is in possession at present engaged in criticising-not always of only one gun of this character, á'six-inch riffe, from a friendly point of view-the history of which was made at the South Boston steel works, Janah. One journal points out that if, as the and is kept at the Naval experimental station and Aman akho can fit in his pew in church when sand account may be taken to Imply, the fish swal-Annapolis. When finished the ten-inch gunwill-he collection plate is being passed, with his eyes lowed the prophet in the Mediterranean and be each 27 feet long and 42 incliét in diameter at riveted of the calling and seeming to be engaged acy in silent prayer while his ungers are, in his Southrew him out again hear Nineveh, be must have the breech, and will weigh about a tons each: pockets squeeking a nickel till his finger nails are been carried through the Straits of Gibraltar The tubes and their jackets will be imported from bloodshot, has mistaken bis calling Such a round the Cape of Good Hope, up the Persian England. The jackets; which are heavy cylin⚫ man should rope in suckers to play poker, The Gulf, and into the Tigris The Acerra Philoders of steel, are abtunk on over the breech-most successful poker player we ever

of the guns to increase their strength. The was truly good man who acted as usher đu a' church? He (could disguise his feelings logica suggests, however, a somewhat less un-

Seraike whether he had a reasonable theory. It considers that there is no object of importing the tubes and Jackets of so you couldn't ground for believing that Jonah landed near the guns in the rough is not for the little work equence or a pair of He would draw Nineveh, especially as the voyage thither by way manship on them, but simply to get the metal, to a pair of queens and get mater and then of the Cape would have occupied at least three which cannot be obtained in this country. The he would throw down ble hand in degust, but finally, as he thought it over, he would say that weeks or a month; and it thinks that he was reason for this is because neither the Government he guessed he would simply chip so he wouldn't probably cast ashore on the southern shores of nor anybody else ever wanted such heavy steel lose his blinds and somebody would bet 10 to the Euxine at a point from which, in about a before. It requires tremendously heavy machinery raise him out, and he would see and come back week, he might have travelled overland to his and hammers to manufacture 12 If the con with roll and scare the man out of his boots He was very successful, but finally they brou lit destination. A fish, starting from the neigh-tractors here were sure of getting a large con- charges from him for heresy and how went I now only to be got for the patients by means,bourhood of Joppa, could, no doubt, reach such a tract they would put up the machinery, but West with his savings, and now owns a large of extraordinary prescriptions from the medical point in three days and three nights if it swam as it is, they will not shaked the large outlay bongues jamin, Dakotalis officers under the surveillance of the central ade no faster than a first-rate ocean steamer ordinarily on an uncertainty. The advantage of steel rides inistration. Looking at the havoc done by steams nowadays; and it is well known that over iron guns is their superior strength and and believing in the water-carriage of this rate of speed. disease, that the reason is very apparent why

Bax consumption, says the Lancst, in the hospitals of Paris seems to have increased to such an extent that the beverage has become very serious charge upon the budget. With out warming, the medical staff found the sup ply suddenly cut off by the order of M. Quen tin, the Director-General of the Assistance Publique. He, like many officials in other countries, assumed a knowledge that he did not possess, for he stated in his circular that beer was neither a food nor a medicine. Beer

We shall doubtless have some light thrown on the letters of "Enquirer," "Scrutiny" Genuine Enterprise" and Four Stars," by the promoters of the new Ice Company, and we shall be very pleased to grant them the widest use of We now come to the matter of subsidies our columns so that they can defend their to be granted in connection with the pro- business project, give the lie to those who posed postal system. That subsidies will are trying to crush their enterprise, and be granted there can be no doubt. The set themselves in a clearly defined position China Merchants' Steam Navigation Com. before the public of this colony to whom pany have been promised subsidies for they are looking for support.

each of the different parts to which they We candidly believe that the Victoria will run, and this, coupled with the fact Ice Company, if properly managed, will that they intend running steamers to all typhoid fever in Paris, the Lancet concludes many fish can easily move at a very much greater length. A long gun will büm more powder than played some years ago, was at a card párty a

boer game into such general use that the Di, rectas-General thought fit to style ita enormous use an abuse.

a short one. No powder is blown out of the

THE Sydney Bulletin says: When a Governor mule, as is the case in guns of a shorter pat force. All of these guns will be used in aring leaves his satrapy, he is rarely remembered with terp, and thus the projectile, is driven with greater feelings of veneration. Why this should be so the new steel cruisers unless some other vessel especially the case in the colonies, we hardly

foo pounds.

SANJA PAPLAGUE AND PANIC

The panic which the cholera is apparently exciting in Egypt will hardly increase the re in which the Western World is, held by Grid als who have to submit to its knowledge of life in which the East is partly compensated

Pakes fitbeing played so largely in society that game. Not Jong ago a gentleman,ho

men must be very careful how he tits, inta's

home of a friend and he was invited to sit in with

a

and, being an old bachelor, he thought he would

couple of hides, and a couple of dudesses

could play pok The first hand he got three show them that, though he was no dude, be tons, and girl drew one, card 0.3 bet Bi. pals when he fam

back at him Biobet, and has own his thre believing slid and

As sho the money, she laid down her band and bobiall The Bachelor sild she.

ere, was

turn out a success, as we feel sure that the ports ranging along the coast of China, Introduction of ice amongst the stall treaty and treaty as well as up the keepers in the markets for the better pre- various rivers inland, untouched by ateam servation of their wares is a by no means navigation, possesses more than ordinary distant expectation. "At any rate, if the significance. The China Merchants' Steam #HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENTS" are very good ad- know. Perhaps the Governors we have had will need them ficit. It is estimated that the ten He raised her, 35, thinking she might; bayo two new company pays a fair dividend on the Navigation Company have foreseen that juncts to a newspaper in their way, when edited have been especially undeserving of reverence inch guns will throm, projectiles that will weigh amount of capital invested it is a good they are likely to meet with great op by a woman; but the male journalist who However that may be, they are now telling thing to have in our midst and is position from the new Chinese Steam Nay dabbles with the heaven-inspired mysteries of stories in Victoria about their late Gover worthy of a share of public support, gation Company now started in the north, cooking runs a frightful risk. The editor of the nor, Sir George Bowen, which make the good old as by having an honest opposition in and have in a measure protected them Weekly Petalumna Pravine statted a colau gentleman appear in a somewhat ridiculous light. supplying an article which, during the sum-selves against any probable or possible of that kind recently, and a few days after They say that he could weep at will. His speeches wards a herce-looking female came into the particularly his after-dinner speeches---were all mer months at least, we cannot do without, loss to themselves by securing the co office, carefully concealing some object behind powerfully pathetle. He appears to have been we are pretty certain that the prices operation and support of the most influ- her apron. Are you the then i

(that publishi♥): khận se transmit this gist of tears to his children, as charged will be kept within reasonable entit high officials in the empire who ed that new and apposed, dy to make, when he was leaving Mauritius, the procession limits.

are, known to be very largely pecuniarily qurant cake?" He uld he was You having reached a certain point, he was heard to may and confusion with hich anythi Running new companies out of the trade interested in the company. It is cally said to mix washing soda with the pan haay to some of his family, Cry here. They tell general notice to quit may be a very fine thing for the general seen that, as far as non-treaty sea and and stir in a little, corn meal and sweet oil to give a story of his weeping at a banquet given him at Western races by whom the art managers and interested shareholders, but riverine ports are concerned, the present it consistency-believe so." "And to the Town Hall, previous to his setting out on a been so effectunity studi the same remark does not apply to C. M. S. N. Co. will have an almost ex-add fifteen vere and some molasses, and two visit to Europe. After the affair was over,one of scribed with, even more. consumers. It is a significant fact that. clusive monopoly of trade until such time ounces of gum arable, and set in a cool place to the guests spoke to another in high terms of his city, between forty and Afty years ago. In hit simultaneously with the appearance of as its development is fully established bake think that was it." "Well, take Excellency's tenderness of heart." "Ah, but," "Rothen," the contrast between t

that, then," and the indignant housewife knocked replied the other, he has done that bind of thing the Levant him down with a weapon, that felt like a sand- before. When he left New Zealand he wept shrinking club, but which he felt in his heart must have copiously. But unfortunately the hard-headed been a half-baked hunk of cake, constructed on people down there entirely misconceived the of death-

thing hay thought he was drunk. the Peaving pattem.

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the new company's prospectus, the Hence it would be folly for a non-subel old company has seen fit to make a dised company of steamers to attempt to reduction of twenty-yios per cent. In their compete with one basking under the charge for ice, which will not result in benign influence of official support. It will

would be imm

baby, and be

'before

only

tlist tho

ito cut the cari