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Intimations,

A. S. WATSON & CO.

‘AMILY AND

FAMILY DISPENSING

CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEŃ,

PERFUMERS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1883.

possible information. For some years it has been our impression, and gener- ally understood throughout the colony that the Race Funt had only a trifling working balance, to hand, which was carried forward from year to year. We were therefore equally astonished and gratified on discovering the other day that inaddition to a working balance of 8956.96, there was on fixed deposit in one of the local banks the large sum of $9000. Our astonishment and gratification would prob |ably be shared by nine out of every ten sportsmen in the colony. Leaving the several questions discussed at the meeting to be dealt with by "An Old Sportsman," we would now merely suggest to the Stewards WATER, S. of the Race Fund that the publication in the press of this colony of the statement of accounts passed last Thursday would afford Interesting Information and give great satisfaction to numerous subscribers whose only desire is to further the true in- terests of racing.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1883.

ALTHOUGH but thinly attended the purely sporting element of the colony being very inadequately represented the annual meeting of the subscribers to the Hong kong Race Fund, held in the Club last Thursday afternoon, must be considered the most satisfactory gathering of the kind known for years past. For once the pro- ceedings were conducted with something like business regularity; for once the subscribers were enabled to obtain some information respecting the financial position of this most original of our, ancient public institutions.

TELEGRAMS.

SPAIN.

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THE Detroit Free Press tells of a Tennessee "A CHINAMAN'S "letter and "Old Sportsman's "The Articles of Association are fairly drawn up,

man who has brought, 8000 woodcuts, most of them engraved with an axe, and is going, West to start a funny weekly. He expects to secure 80,000 circulation in a year, as the West is just aching for pictures.

APARLIAMENTARY pamphlet has been published giving the results of the census of 1881 in the Tale of Man and the Channel Islands. It appears that in the Isle of Man the population had in creased from 54,042 in 1871 to 54,089 in 1881. In Jersey it had decreased from 56,627 to 52,445, and in Guernsey and adjacent islands it had in- creased from 33,969 to 35,257. ↑

racing gossip will appear in our next issue.

with the exception of the clause relating to the management, the remuneration for which is en- Waktisely concealed...

We are informed by the Age of genes Maritimes see the Company's steamer Pike, with the next outward French mail, left Saigon this morning, at a po'clock, for this port. Tur French cruiser famelin arrived here last night, from Halong Bay to coal and take in a stock of provisions for the Touquin squadron. She will, we understand, leave again for the south on Thursday.

MR. G. W. Aston, Her Majesty's Consul at Kobe, THE Whlichall Review is authority for the has left that port in H.M.S. Sapphire to join Sir statement that Captain Webb never enjoyed Harry Parkes at Cheloo, for the purpose of as robust health after his feats in the Westminsisting His Excellency in negotiating a new treaty ster Aquarium. He contracted an affection of

with Korea.

the lungs, which made it impossible for him to THE German corvette Leipzig and the U.S.S. look forward to a long life; and he therefore Erser were at Nagasaki on the toth inst. The preferred to die a heroic death while still in pos-Leipsig was under orders to leave for Chefoo on the 13th, and the Esser, owing to having sus- session of much of his power.

tained some damage to her machinery, was a probable candidate for the dry dock.

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Show me an actor and I'll show you a low. lived, godless whelp," said a member of the Salvation Army, preaching in the. Grecian

It is proposed to expend, under the direction of Theatre, London. A pugilistic actor strode for ward and announced himself, as he struck a the Government, $5,000,000 to open up the boxing attitude. "Exactly so," said the revival-western districts of Ireland by means of light ist: "I'll be as good as my word. Here is the steam tramways. As these will be Government LONDON, October 15th. actor shown to me. 1 am the low-lived and roads, the fares and freight rates will be very light on them. These roads can be built almost as cheaply as the carriage highways in England. A new Ministry has been formed by M.godless whelp-that is, in the sight of heaven." Herrera and the dispiste with France has been SAYS, Peck's Sun-There is a good deal of talk. They will afford work for the people and do dropped.

in the papers and among citizens because a world of good. comely English woman is the wife of a China- MARQUIS TSENG ON THE FRANCO-

man, and lives with him and helps him to do the CHINESE DISPUTE.

washing. There is nothing about the affair to create talk. If she had married a lazy white man, who would get drunk on the money she earned, and beat her, instead of helping her to earn the money, there would not be much talk about it. Give the woman a chance. A China man is not pretty, but he works like a steam engine, and don't whip his wife!

The Marquis Tseng replying to an address at Folkstone said that he still hoped that mutual coricessions would lead to a peaceful settlement of present difficulties.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE British steamer Nilsen goes round to Aber. deen Deck this afternoon. The Dutch steamer Camorta will leave the Cosmopolitan Dock to- morrow and the Piking will take her place.

By the recent census, it appears that the total population of Egypt is 6,798,200, very equally divided as far as sex, the men numbering 3,393,938, and the women 3,304,352. The pop

WE take the following from the Nagasaki Rising Sun of the 6th inst:-H.B.M.'s gunboat Linnet arrived from Vladimir Bay on Saturday evening last, and was followed by the gunboat Zephyr from Wadivostock on Tuesday night. After coaling and provisioning, the Linnet pro ceeded to Hongkong on Sunday morning, and the Zephyr to Foochow on Thursday morning, Both vessels were despatched post kaste. from the north by Admiral Willes in accordance with instructions received from Sir Harry Parkes, whose despatch fortunately succeeded in finding the Admiral and his fleet, cooling themselves in one of the most out-of-the way

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So far, the Company arcistence a der unusually favorable auspices.

revenue, for one year has fallen short," a system of retrenchment is adopted in the various parts of the Empire, and the de ficit of one year would have to be made up the next. The revenue-1. should rather say the UKUT 107 OCTVCr by me government kým sall" We will now proceed to ascertain how far alone is more than sufficient to pay the yearly the anticipations held out by the directors bave expenses of the Imperial household and leave a been borne out by actual results. To arrive at good surplus. You cannot judge for a moment this some brief reference to the prospectus will of the value of the entire saft revenue of China. be necessary.

There is no necessity to look at the treaty From that document we learn that the Com-ports for a criterion of proportionate revenuse

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pany was formed to acquire from the China think it will suffice to show you as an example Coast Steam Navigation Company of Shanghai, that here in Hongkong, salt is sold at from 4

the Yangtze Company of Shanghai, and Messrs. | cash, for ordinary quality to 7 or 8 cask per Jardine, Matheson, & Co. of London and China, catly for the best qualities of commercial salt, certain steamers, together with the business of while in Cantor the prices range from 24 10 45 running steamers along the coast and up the cash per catty for the saine article which rivers of China, and between China and the can be purchased at the above low rates in Straits Settlements and Calcutta.

Hongkong. It is just the same in all the No information was given cither is to the age rest of the posts, and rates inland increase of these vessels; of their state of repairs, or of rapidly as the far interior towns are reached. their fitness for the trade. The China Coast For example-I was in Hui-chow foo, a pre- Steam Navigation Company was, however, we fectural city in the southern extremity of the are informed, established in 1872, to unite ship province of Anhui, last year, and salt was valued ping interests. This Company sold to the Indo-there at Bo to 85 cash per gatty. for the best, China Steam Navigation Company six out of the which could be got in. Hongkong for 8 cash. twelve vessels forming their fleet. The chances This heavy increase in price is entirely due to are, therefore, that these six are the same as bin for-may, for instance that 200 per cent is those transferred to the China Coast Company added for cost of transportation, there will be in 1872. If this assumption be correct, at least left 800 per cent of its value to be added to the half the fleet have long since passed their salad | Imperial revenue, and you must recollect that days.

it is not alone from Hongkong that we get our We next come to the important pointi the salt. It is not alena salt which is served in this price which the Company, paid the three trans-way-only salt is a government monopoly, ferrors for the privilege of possessing their old but everything else of any description is taxed

In a like manner.” camers and taking over the business.

The price was £140,000 for nine steamers be- Reporter" How is it you do not take the longing to the China Coast Steam Navigation revenues of the foreign customs into considera Company and the Yangtue Steamer Company; tion ?"

“For the reason that they--- 415,000 for delivering these steamers in China;

45000,00 er dormits of 9, 0 per cart and parcel of the actual revenue of China,

part for actual of ferry the revenues not looked upon for the goodwill of the business, making a gross Reporter "How do you make that out?" total of £220,000 of which the vendors.took_MrWhy, you see, China only looke £10,000 in fully-paid shares of the new Com-upon the revenue derived through the medium pany, and the balance in cash. This, we con- of the foreign Customs, as merely an audillary Ceive, was a very good arrangement for the

sellers,

Three boats scheduled as belonging to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., were also taken over at a total valuation of 92,000; and as these vessels were stated to be new, no doubt the original contracts for their building were handed to the Company by that firm.

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revenue, and, looking upon the innovations in troduced by foreigners during the past 20 or 30 years into the country say, for instance, her steam men-of-war, her arsenals, her telegraph and other like innovations which properly have emanated from foreigners as mere auxiliaries to the well-being of the Empire, in a like marmer, she deems it her policy to only devote A charge in these terms of transfer, which the auxiliary revenues, to the maintenance of strikes us as preposterous, is that of £15,co for. these various innovations,which we Chinese supposed to be actually on the spot, in active of the actual Chinese revenues of the country for delivering in China nine steamships, which were term auxiliaries--not spending a single cash out work, at the time of the purchase of the business that purpose. Again you must remember that Any expense of the kind should certainly have the only item of expenditure which really draws been borne by the vendors...

to any amount upon the revenues of China . There is another item also of the comfortable | the maintenance actual cost of the hulks, &e these hulks, &c., were in, and the age thereof, What condition

are matters left to conjecture. We fancy, how ever, that if a private individual, and not a public company, had purchased these accessories, their cost would have been capable of much réduction. The £50,000 cash which the company paid for the goodwill of the business we shall make fur

|-A-MATCH-between teams selected from members Tation of the most important towns is thus places in the extreme north of the station, amount of £15,000, which is thatcharged for the 'lishment of the officials and their estab

of under and over three years residence in China respectively, will be commenced on the Cricket Ground on Friday at a p.m. and continued on Saturday at 11 am. Members willing to play are requested to sign the list either in the Club ante- room or at the Pavilion.

A MOT interesting mateli was commented on the Cricket Ground last Thursday between teams re- presenting "The Buffs" and H.M.S. Cleopatra respectively. "The Buffy" went first to the wickets and gave their opponents a rare after noon's leather hunting, remaining in possession until close on gunfire, the innings closing for the large total of 344 runa. Drummer White headed the list with 139, Lieut. D'Aeth had 88, Private will be resumed on Thursday, Lenahan 43, and Lieut. Jarrett a3. The match

given-Cairo, 366, 108; Alexandria and suburbs, 208,775; Port Said, 16,560; Suez, 10,913; Tantah, 33.725: Damietta, 34,046; Rosetta, 16,671; Maa- sourah, 26,784; Zagazig, 19,045. Although strict accuracy not guaranteed by the authorities, it is believed that this census is a nearer approach to correctness than has previously ever been the

Case.

ACCORDING to their religious creeds, the earth's population of 1,443,000,000 is thus classified by the German statisticians: 212,000,000 Catholics, 124,000,000 Protestants, 84,00,000, Schismatics, 7,000,000, Israelites, 200,000,000 Mohamed

kactly fourteen days after the outbreak at Canton, at which time we presume the telegram was sent as far as the lines extended, as it was to the trouble at Canton and the generally-unsettled-state-of affairs in China that it had reference. We hear that the despatch in question stated that unless the majority of the British fleetther reference to by-and-by. returned to China immediately, the aid of foreign men-of-war would have to be invoked to ensure the better protection of British lives, property and interests at the open ports, a broad bint that the Admiral, as obstinate as he has proved him ans, 163,000,000, Brahmins, 433,000,000 Budd-self to be, will not dare to ignore. The Zephyr, hists, and 230,000,000 Fagans. The number we believe, had orders to anchor as pear to of Christians aggregate, therefore, 420,000,000, the Settlement of Foochow as possible, in the worshippers of one God are less than one stead of at Pagoda Anchorage, where the men-of-war usually lie, which order is fully 818,000,000, are given to idolatry. The fore-accounted for in a paragraph from the corre going statistics reveal the extraordinary fict that spondent of the Hongkong Telegraph, under the Catholic religion has only 4,000,000 worship. date of the 25th ult.. pers more than the other Christian confessions. NOTWITHSTANDING the cramped condition of French finance, the Commission on the Budget has recommended that all the annual subsidies granted to the Paris theatres shall be continued. One member proposed to reduce the Theatre Francaise from $68,000 per annum to $60,000,

THE Hongkong Race Meeting of 1884 has de-half of the inhabitants of the earth, and finitely been fixed for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 20th, 21st, and 22nd February, Gentlemen having suggestions to offer or pre- sentations to make are invited to communicate with the C. C. on or before the 27th inst. The conditions for the Hongkong Derby have been advertised. They are identical with those of last season. Nominations close on December 19th and entries on January 19th, to the Clerk of the Course at the Hongkong Club.

was negatived, on the ground that it would be an evil principle to make the subsidies dependent

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A GROUP of gentlemen were discussing the pro-giving for his reason that the theatre is managed spects of the new Hongkong Steam Laundry with a keen eye to receipts, and has been ex This proposal, however, Company yesterday morning, and commenting tremely prosperous. on a letter, dealing with the subject, published in change of opinions one of the disputants-a upon the gains of the management our morning contemporary. After an inter- prime mover in the new project-significantly remarked Never mind what the Daffy Press says; the public have every confidence, knowing full well that there are no "General Managers" this time. O temporal O mores? In this a libel, we wonder !

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maintenance of officials and their establishments Reporter: How do you make out that this is the only limportant expenditure of China's revenue ?"

No; that comes under the

42°6 la continued)

"DEFENCE NOT DEFIANCE.

The present unsettled state of affairs in China- manding Her Majesty's Squadron, to afford due and apparent indisposition of the Admiral com- protection ports, calls for the effort of foreign. rious Outperts,

Mr. Well, we have the Imperial -household to which all the revenue of the Em

pire is sent. There is an allowance made out of the various provincial revenues to pay the officials, their retinues and the cost of their re- In recommending this concern to the public,sidences.·... the Directors stated as their belief, that the Reporter-What about the Chinese Army? consolidation of the three undertakings would is not that an item of publle expenditure ? render the business of the Company a remunera- Mr. tive investment. An opinion of this kind, when heading of the Imperial Household expend- advanced by gentlemen of such high standing iture. The Emperor is regarded as the "father in the mercantile world these Directors hold, of the soldiers, and it is bis duty to provide for was certainly calculated to carry weight. In them. It may be a curious way of looking at it, those days of decadence however, men of busi- but such la, nevertheless, a fact. I shall show ness prefer to take one another's bond rather you a plan, by and bye, from which you can see than their word, and evince a pagan disbelief in the Chinese mode of maintaining her army. agreements which are merely verbal 'and bear not upon them the Government stamp. Such being the case, it would have been more in ac- of which Mr. Keswick and his colleagues should cordance with those broad-commercial doctrines be exponents, that a few details and figures should have been furnished relating to the of the businesses which they recommended the profits made in past years by each and every one public to purchase. But, as a matter of fact, all general terms, and was meagre in the extreme. information on these points was couched in

"residents to devise, at all events, some temporary Had Messrs. Jardine and Co. been transferring means, for securing their own safety, until the the opium traffic, out of which they accumulated Home Govemment sees fit to extend its a huge fortune in by gone days, we should have surveillance. However much inclined the head understood the necessity for some reticence. officials of the Chinese Govemment may be to af But their shipping business is another affair, and ford protection to foreigners, still we have recently. whether they made a profit or loss out of it is learnt the useful lesson of their utter inefficiency THE INDO CHINESE STEAM NAVIGATION COM-Es work. Anyhow on this essential point the oney upon mere sprinkling of foreigners, to the of control over their own subjects, and depend- prospectus was dumb.

With regard to the earnings of the China quell deturbances. Whilst it is to be deplored Coast Steam Navigation Company and of that China should be dissolving into such a the Yangtze River Service, the Directors state of anarchy, the greater however, is the vouchsafed the information that these busi- necessity for the adoption of some feasible nesses showed good realised profits. The method of self-protection. As the Chinese admir and ample scope for profitabis, enterprise, and are between any foreign: Power and China Board also anticipated that the Company would in their own journals, that in the event of a rup? that the business of the Company was still no distinction would be made between nationala. capable of great development, and of brindag (who would be classed, without discrimination, a in a revenue out of which the Directors reason cheral offenders) it becomes requisite that ably expected profits to pay dividends, besides there should be such unity amongst foreigners forming a reserve fund for the depreciation inegardless of nationalism,as to prevent any power serious consequences attending an outbreak. the value of steamers."

When a full report of recent events in China reaches the Admiral Willes will have his official duties more home Government, it is more than likely that clearly defined, for his future guidance; but the principal consolation for British residents in the East is, that his term of command is fast draw- ing to a close.

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OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.

PANY, LIMITED.-Part I.

Company

So much for anticipations. We now come to We do not wish to be characterised as alarmiste, the question which is of most interest to the but more than one fracas between foreigners shareholders and the public-actual realisations and natives has occurred within the last few which we will consider next week Vantly days, which have displayed an existent feel

Ing of animosity on the part of the natives, which requires immediate checking)" "The pre- Fair

cautionary measures adopted by the Canton CHINESE VIEWS OF CURRENT community for the prevention of a further riot, EVENTS. Gden kid although apparently simple, are so effective as per to recommend them to the consideration of Avertiti communities of other ports, and the only reason, lewende te presume, for Canton not having earlier stud-

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Reporter you have said, M.,

ochow is very differently and pecul

At the meeting of subscribers held some twelve months ago, the Chairman (Mr. ATWELL COXON) disposed of the annual

The year of grace A.D. 1881 was remarkable In one respect, that an epidemic of philanthropy statement of accounts in the following

theatres subsidized are the Odeon, the Grand appears to have seriously infected various great eccentric fashion: Gentlemen," he re-

Opera, and the Opera Conique,

private firms engaged in shipping business."

Certain shipowners who for years and years marked, "the accounts are in the usual

THE Highland settlers of the Clutha district, were reported to have been accumulating large normal condition. There is a balance

New Zealand, resolved, recently, to start a Gaelic fortunes in shipping, suddenly became allve in hand of $40.76." The items in the

society. A meeting accordingly took place, when to the fact that it was not in accord with the fitness of things that they should enjoy these balance sheet were not read, they were

resolutions to that effect were passed and officers special advantages alone. The publle was there- not passed round. for the inspection of As will be seen from a notice in another column, elected. Among other appointments made was fore invited to co-operate and to share with the the subscribers present, they were not Signor Crispini, the celebrated inventor of the that of a bard. The choice of those present fell founders of these great businesses the benefits even put to the meeting for approval and xylophone, and late of Mapleson's Italian Opera on an individual who was then 'absent. When and profits arising therefrom.

Conspicuous amongst the firms who exhibited adoption, nor were they sent to the news. Company, has arranged to give a grand vocal aext meeting took place the bard showed up, this praiseworthy abnegation were those bearing papers to be published for the information and instrumental concert in the St. Andrews and was informed of the honour conferred on-the-then-honoured names of Shaw, Savill & Co., of the general public, who are the principal Hall, City Hall, on Thursday evening, commen- him. On asking for information as to his Money, Wigram, & Sens, F. Green & Co., The supporters of the pastime. The Hongcing at 9 o'clock. The admirably selected duties, he was told that he would be expected Albion Shipping Company of Glasgow, and programme should commend itself alike to to compose original poetry in the Gactic several Liverpool houses. We have on more than one occasion made reference in these columns to kong Race Fund is just as much a public all musicians and all lovers of high class language and recite his compositions to the result of the transformation of these concerns institution as is any trading or public music. The vocal portion of the entertain the society. Thereupon the bard got up and said from private enterprises into limited liability company in the colony, and its affairs are

ment will be supplied by a local amateur, in the language of his forefathers: Gentle companies. That these results have not been so generally satisfactory as the promoters led equally public property. Were the annual a debutant, of whom report speaks highly, We men, I am greatly obliged to you for the high the people to expect is by no means an uacom- We continue our reporter's intervie with cervi Hed the policy: of self defence, was "on account accounts of, say the Dock Company or the trust that Signor Crispini will be gratified by a honour you have this day conferred on me. Ar mon occurrence in joint-stock history. This tain influential and well informed Mandarins, of asially beving asb or more gun-boats in ita, Steamboat Company, to be brought be large attendance. Of one thing we are certain, it happens, however, I am no poet-1 do not last fact is clearly proved by a review of the who have lately been on a visit to His Excellency harbour, and also being so near Hongkong fore a meeting of shareholders in the and that is, that this concert will be one of the know the difference between verse and pross, operations, during the first year of its existence, the Viceroy of Canton, giving Chinese views on to really obtain aby, necessary disistance

of a shipping company also formed to purchase current events of general significance and import or rough and ready manner adopted last best musical entertainments ever given in Hong- and I cannot compose verses for the society, and to work what has unfortunately proved toportance of others arly drunted, hopalone on siccount of the small But if it's all the same to you, there is one thing be only the remnants of a private undertaking. year at the Race Fund meeting, a general

I can do for this association. “As you are aware,

The Indo-China Steam Navigation uproar would be the Inevitable result, and THE News Milllaerische Blasiter, in its last am sccasionally employed as a grave digger, Limited, is the undertaking in question. It that China was, or rather is rich and has very properly so. Now, the public, that is number, approves the new French manual of and hitherto I believe I have given every satis was incorporated in November, 1881, but the plenty of money. How do you couple that was not presented to an undiscrim. act with the current belief that China's fine to say, that portion of the public which firing. "The visible difference which distin faction in that capacity. Now, although I cannot inating public until early in January, 1884. and are hampered by Imperial expendi

guishes the new from the old manual,” remarks subscribes to our hybrid and amusingly this organ, "is the adherence to the separation/compose poetry for this society, I am willing to The capital was fixed at 1,200,co, in Lioture and that the revenue of the foreign Cu shares, hut only half of this sum.was offered for toms, is hypothecated to English bankers Informal Race Club, are clearly entitled marked out between the theoretical and practical

bury you all for nothing!"

subscription, and a moiety of this half was or, to use an explanation which you are to have the utmost possible information as limitations, the confusion of which has been

taken by the vendors.Up to the sth July last more likely to comprehend, the revenues of the to the financial arrangements and position avoided. We cannot ignore the advancement

we find that 49,389 shares have been subscribed, country are already forestalled to pay the Im

perial loans, etc.?para of an institution in which they have what realised by the new regulation. General Billot has

and on which the fall to bave been paid.

The Directors of the Company were, and we Mr.I know that I have add that may be pot Inaptly termed shareholders thus rendered a great service to the French army,"

believe are still: William Keswick, Esq 3China is rich and has plenty of money ad interests. There can be no question that The German organ goes on to examine the pro

Lombard Street, London, of Messrs. Jardine, stiil say so. I shall explain to you a few lacis

connection with China's sources of revenue the statements of accounts year after year position favoured by somemilitary organs of creat

Matheson & Co China and Japan,

James McGregor, Esq., 1 East India Avenue, you foreigners know very little about, and

will be better able to judge for yourselv have been in perfect vorder-the high ing choice markamen. "We quite admit," it re- right to turn his wife out of doom simply on acLondon, of Messrs. McGregor, Gow & Co.” ̈

marks," that there are circumstances in which count of a quarrel. In the case before Mr. Justice. Thomas Reid, Esq., of Messrs. Alexander ther I am right or not la saying that character and well known business capa-firing of picked marksmen at a distance may have Chitty proceedings are pending in the Divorce Reid & Sous, Glasgow,

has plenty of money.” In the fint city of the gentleman who so kindly its advantages; but what head of a company will Court, so that it is probable that temporary Judicial

James Macandrew, 289, 3. Lombard Street, tell you that the duties.

foreign Custom Housen at the devotes his valuable time in fulfilling give up his to best marksmen to form a com- separation effected by the decision only andcipates London, of Merers, Matheson & Co

Willam Strang Steel, Esq, 6, East India porta gu bat ́e very little-way the duties of honorary treasurer is a suffi pany of picked sharpshooters? We prefer

a permanent separation by Sir James Hannen Avenue, London, of Messrs. Steel Bros & Co. augmenting the actual revenue of the commer

These of our renders who have any knopledge In fact, I might safely say that they do not con cient guarantee of that--but the great general instruction equal for all in the highest The order made by Mr. Justice Chitty hardly mistake has been in, doubtless through degree possible. In a case when firing at a dis- amounts to a judicial separation, because, al of commercial life will agree with us that the tribute at all. You need not look astonish mere force of habit and "olo custom,tance is necessary, there is always time to form though the husband may be tumed out of the board was in every way constituted to command what I tell you is a fact The Chincare the confidence of the public, and to warrant the old race of people who have the same routin sections of good marksmen. Finally, concludes wife's house he may compel her to come and belief that a business which they took any part conducting their affairs new as regards thef keeping the details semi-private.

At last Thursday's meeting the state-the German review, "the progress made by the live in his own. Such a right is act of much in administering, would be energetically and welfare of their country, they bad ment of accounts was not read over, but French,these last few years in firing tuition la. ; value, but it exists; 'and in the case in question, successfully conducted. The shareholders are lagode Is not how referring to the treaty, portsTM

considerable. The new regulation denotes a new should the proceedings in the Divorce Court numerous and wealthy. A large number of shall come to them by and by that was probably an oversight, as both step in advance, and without doubt, in; a future break down, it would be quite open to the kushares, however, are held by various firmi China has never been, from time imme

with whom Mensra. "Matheson, one of the the Chairman and Clerk of the Course war we should find before us markamen much band to bring a salt for the restitution of conjugal-vendors, have intimate business relations

The heathen Chinco is also largely interested. seemed perfectly willing to afford all better drilled than those of 1870.”.

Ma, Justice Chilty (says an English paper) has decided that a wife who has quarrelled with her husband has a legal right to turn him out of doors, if the house in which they live happens to belong to her. In this respect a wife has the advantage of the husband, for no mag has a

prospectus

debt. The infernal revenue of the always more than suited follasen If, for instance): through foods or

but also na ref cally," "and", hence experienced in davising a'i greater heme for adequate protection. The idea ban ¡of @ tha" formation, of recently been surger lantear dorps,"

not exactly? com cwn of our new, worthy and *as nothing "would more effectually shef far si numbers and concerned whilst there are numerous other obstacles in the way of this pro Ject which have not, as yet, presented themselves. to the mind of Fogchow's preax chenoller

The Canton policy of selecting one place la a general rendezvous for foreigners in the event off any serious Joccurrence, would, we believe t the present functure; be well suited to Foo

hat are becoming more than posel- bfifties y) have to be regarded," and our exact poultion seriously studied. In the event of any sprèstia prion is that forel he

be mattered on the hillylko chces shepherd," and whilst seeking protec dferent fags, would, to mas poli

be splitting interests. We only requires a conference of our juls and a place of rendervous, here munitions, could be

inding, amongst fore

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