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Intimations.

A S. WATSON & CO.

AND DISPENSING FAMILY

CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTs, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN,

PERFUMERS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1883.

convictions recorded against him, was com- mitted for trial at the Supreme Court by Captain Thomsett, this morning, for being concerned with three others, who are not in custody, in attempting to rob a farmer of too taels of silver on the 29th ultimo..

JUST as we were going to press the Russian Sowe land in the city of London was lately sold A COOLIE named Wong Afuk, with four previous frigate Duke of Edinburgh steamed out of the at the rate of $3,300,000 an acre. harbor through the Ly-ec-moon Pass,

COLONEL Montgomery, commanding the expe- THERE are reported to be two-policeman-in-the-dition to Zululand, has succumbed to the cliccs New York force who decline proffered cigars, of a snake bite. While hunting near the Lower Barnum is on his way to the Empire city as fast Tugela on horseback he was bitten above the Colonel Hawlhome has assumed the as steam will take him, and has offered Jumbo boot.

command pending the arrival of Colonel Curtis, for sale.

of the Inniskillings.

CARDINAL Manning is shortly expected at the

besides treating upon certain personalquestions, will discuss with the Vatican the establishment

F. W. Peterson of the "German" Tavern, and Jesse Cook of the "Stag" Hotel, were then considered and granted without opposition.

The application of F. A. Linde of the "Star" Hotel came next in order. Mr. Wodehouse sald the applicant had held a licence 7-years-Do the 11th January last he was fined $ro for keep- ing a disorderly house, and had also been fince a dollar on two occasions for allowing an un muzzled ferocious dog to be at large. He thought WHILE the Parisians are discussing the pos he ought to be cautioned, but there was no ob sibilities of a war with China (says the Paris Jection otherwise.-Dr. Adams said he consi- correspondent of the Standard), they are overlookdered the applicant should not be allowed to ing a very serious and much greater danger have a ferocious dog, especially as he had been objectionable to have such a dog about the house. man and Austrian Emperors, between Prince Mr. Linde was then called, and told by the. Chairman that there was no objection to grant- The applicant replied that he was going to give all his dogs away, having promised them to a ing him a licence except in regard to his dog

German steamer, when she came back here,-

signification as when used in the treaty, and must be held to mean the subjects of the Government of China to whoni the provisions of the treaty relate:It is therefore absurd to pretend that the Act of 1882 can apply to Chinamen who are subjects of the Queen of Eng- land, and yet this is what the Circuit Court of San Francisco had ruled. It KANKAKEE has a justice who beats them all in may, however, be that what the Call-the way of doing up a job of matrimonial spli- fornian Court means to lay down is that cing with neatness and despatch. This is his Vatican, It is understood that his Eminence, nearer home. "The interviews between the Ger- convicted twice-Mr. Horspool said it was very Chinanien must not be manufactured into formula"Have er?" "Yes." Have im ?"

"Yes," "Morried, 2 dols.” British subjects, for the purpose of getting privilege of residence in San Francisco-AT Conway, in Wales, there is a monument that a Chinaman, born in Hong Kong be erected in the church to the memory of a dead fore the place was ceded to the English, worthy, Alderman Hoopes. His cpitaph con or not born there at all, but naturalsists of the following sentence. "He was the IT is believed that at the next Consistory, to be home than China. Roumania, Servia, Italy, which would be probably in 10 or 12 days; heun.. WAT ER S. ised as a British subject, is in a different father of twenty-seven children, and was the

position from, AH SONG as regard'status- that he is, in fact, still within the scope of the Exclusion Act of 1882. That would raise one or two nice points in interna- tional law, and it is not a contention easy to substantiate. But unlike the reported ruling of Judge FIELD of San Francisco, It is not utterly untenable.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, November 5th. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS IN FRANCE. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs has left Paris, and has been replaced by the Presi- dent of the Council of Ministers.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

As WILL be noted from the programme publish ed in another column, the Amoy Race Meeting has been fixed for the 7th and 8th of January next.

THE P. and Q. S. N. Co.'s steamer Nepal, with the next English innil, left Singapore for this post on the 3rd instant, and may be expected to arrive here on the gth.

fony-first child of his father." We read that at Balmoral workmen were busily engaged preparing a foundation for the statue of the late John Brown, which was to be erected by command of the Queen. It was expected that the work would be rendy-early in October. The site is south of Balmoral, and visible from

the windows of the castle.

of a Catholic university in London. He willismarck, Count Kalnoky, and General Man- King, of Italy, ought to have warned them bring to the Pope a considerable amount in teuffel, and between Prince Hohenlohe and the that there was danger at hand far nearer

'Peter's Pence.

held in March 1884, the Pope will appoint three new cardinal namely, Mgr. Golgenbauer, Archbishop of Vienna; Mgr. Bauer, Bishop of Salzburg: and Mgr. Masella, Apostolic Nuncio at Lisbon. It is also probable that Mgr. San Felice, Archbishop of Naples, who made such noble exertions on behalf of the sufferers by the Ischian calamity, will receive a cardinal's hat

shortly,

and Spain have now became members of the Austro-German Alliance, and I have reason to believe that this alliance will very shortly have a practical result. It may not be next week or next month, but it will certainly not be long de- layed when the German Government will take the initiative of a proposal which will have a startling effect throughout Europe. I am as sured by a person whom I know to be in THE tragedy of the Ring Theatre appears to be the confidence of 'Prince Bismarck that Ger- ONCE again the United States is to the fore. A resulting in something practical, and the Builder many has agreed with Austria and the celebrated embryologist has solved the problem describes the precautions against fire now im- other members of the alliance, which now em- of cultivating oysters artificially by means of posed, either wholly or in part, by law, upon all braces the whole of Continental Europe, except. impregnated eggs. In this way he has in forty- the Vienna theatres. The chief dependence is ing France, Russia, Denmark, and the Scar six days grown many millions of oysters three placed upon the fire curtain. Once every even dinavian Kingdoms, to propose a general Con- quarters of an inch in diameter.. By his systeming at least this curtain must be lowered to its gress, with a view to a mutual and general As to the time at which this one oyster can be induced to produce ten million full extent in the presence of the audience. disarmament. eggs in a year. Hoorah!

This is done between the acts, the intention thunderbolt of war is to be launched under THE wife of the ex-King of Portugal, and, there being to render it absolutely certain that the pacific pretences I cannot say. But I am as fore, the stepmother of the present King, was curtain is in working order, and that there may sured it has been assented to by Austria, Spain, Miss Elise Hensler, once the leading singer in be no flaw in the mechanism to be discovered and Italy, and I can hardly suppose that some King's Chapel, Boston. She was appointed at the wrong time. This nightly rehearsal of Inkling of the matter has not reached her Court Singer to the King and Queen of Portugal the fire curtain is said to render people cool when Majesty's Government. Some knowledge of it soon after her appearance ingrand operaat Lisbon, they see it descend, and to prevent their taking has certainly reached Russia, and it would render the coup d'état in Bulgarla intelligible and was morganatically united to the King upon fright at it as a sign of danger. For this reason the death of the Queen.

it is let down åt unexpected inoments, and some enough. On the other hand, a Madrid corres times more than once in the course of the even-pondent telegraphs that public opinion in Spain "So the engagement is broken off?" queried ing. Another precaution now universally em has so strongly pronounced against any German the first young lady as they sat down in the car-ployed is to burn candles as well as gas in all alliance that the official organs have declared riage. "Yes," "And you have sent back all the passages, galleries, and even in the body of that King Alfonso's journey to Berlin and Vienna his letters?" "Every one." "And the locket ?"

the theatre itself, so that if the gas should be is not likely to lead to any treaty or alliance at "Yes." "And the diamond ring?" "Yes,”.

extinguished, or have to be cut off suddenly, the present. "I wouldn't have done it. I'd have kept the people would still be able to find their way out ring anyhow." "Well, I did intend to; but the by candle light. The supplies of water on the

roof are also placed under official control. jeweller said the stones were only glass.””

quite as frail as she is fair, and that's saying

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dertook to get rid of the dogs-Mr. Wodehouse

told the applicant that he would haveto be careful, as he had been fined $to. The licence was granted on condition that he got rid of the dogs. It was remarked casually by Mr. Horspool that the police considered the so-called ferocious dog a

rather quiet sort of creature.

Mr. E. Jones Hughes application for a licence for the Hongkong Hotel, was the next consid- cred. Some enquiries having been made by Dr. Adams as to whether the licence was applied for on behalf of the Directors, Mr. Hughes was -called-in-and-stated they were going to run. the Hotel under a manager. They had got a steward, who was for the present going to look after the bar and take charge. On next trans fer day they would get the licence transferred to the manager. At present he was apply ing to enable them to run the Hotel from the 1st of next month. The application was made on behalf of the Company, so as not to have to close the hotel at the end of the month. It was a question whether the manager could re- mainin Hongkong, or come back by the 1st Dece ember. In reply to Mr. Wodehouse, Mr. Hughes said he was not residing on the premises, but the hotel. The lfeerice was then granted. This that if necessary he would do so to look after concluded the business of the meeting.

CRICKET.

UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS . THE

A. REMAINDER.

A match, twelve aside, between teams repre- senting the above named contingents was commenced on the Cricket Ground on the afternoon of Friday, the zad Instant The weather was everything that could be desired

selected a capital pitch. The non-descripts for enjoyable cricket, and the "olo man" had took first innings and some good play was shown, the Universities and Public Schools being treated to a rare dose of leather hunting, mainly through the exertions of Rice and Hynes, these two seasoned batsmen keeping possession of the wickets throughout the afternoon, and standing to their credit in the score book. At gynre the privately educated ones were still in possession, having amassed the respectable total

of ato runs with three wickets still to fall. witness the match, and proceedings were won- derfully enlivened by the presence of the band of the French flagship, Victorieuse, which, by the kind permission of Admiral, Meyer and the .officers of the vessel, played a choice selection

of music in excellent style.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1883.

Tüz excited controversy which has recently been raging along the Pacific Coast, and in other parts of the United States, in con- sequence of the different judicial decisions lately given as to the scope of the Chinese Exclusion Act passed by Congress a year ago, has doubtless been observed with at tention by our local inerchants and shippers - interested in the traffic between Hongkong

and California. And the further develop- | WILLAM Austin, 30, of England, a marine on ment of this technical difficulty in excluding board the Victor Emanuel, wearing two good the Chinese from the United States, a diffi- conduct badges, was committed for trial at the

ANNUAL GRANTING OF LICENCES. culty as unexpected as it was unforeseen, Supreme Court this morning by Mr. Wodehouse,

A special meeting of Justices of the peace will be closely watched. The London on suspicion of having set fire to some bedding. THE Sydacy Bulletin says that Lillan Russell,-THE-semi-official organ of the Russian Foreign was held at the Magistracy this forenoon, under Daily News, in dealing with the matter from in a room on the and floor of licensed brothel known in America as the "Queen of the Dudes," office, the Nord, contains some interesting com-

the provisions of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, to No. 35, Stanley Street, on the night of the zad and who is now causing a good deal of sensation

ments on Mr. Gladstone's interview with the consider applications for licences for the sale of -a-legal-point-of-view--after remarking_that_

-instant-cappears the prisoner was anxious:te-in-London-by-her-beauty-has-never-been-dise Grar.There-are-it says some people who--spirituous and fermented liquore during the year--eventually writing with 75 and gospectively the much enduring individual picturesquely make his defence at the Police Court, but on the tinguished by any particular moral lustre of would prove that no importance is to be attached commencing on the 1st proximo." There were described by Mr. DAN KEARNEY as the advice of his friends he reserved it.

character; in fact, it is notorious that she is

to the interviews of Fredensborg and the decks present-Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, chairman, leprous-heathen," is causing-the-United- States Law Courts a great deal of annoy- THE following charters have been effected in

of the Pembroke Castle." It, however, contends Dr. Adams, Messrs. A. Seth, H. C. Setna, F. H. ance, very impartially reviews the salient Amoy during the past fortnight :-Guiding Star. good deal. Lovely Lillian's little laches, how that even if Mr. Gladstone's voyage was under Arjanee, H. M. Meta, J. S. Brewer, C. Ford, and There was a large attendance of spectators to

8,000 peculs Newchang and Amoy, 25 lay days, ever, need scarcely be wondered at when her taken without any political design, the visit of D. Ruttorje.

mother's opinions are known. This uncon- the Emperor of Russia to a statesman, who features of the judicial decisions which

The first application brought forward was 18 cents per pecul; Annie, 423 tone register, to have brought about the present deadlock. Samarang and Saurabya, 35 lay days, $1,500, ventional mama "believes strongly in pro- plays so considerable a role in the Govern that of J. Gomes of the "Welcome" Tavern, Our contemporary refers to the late de- Hermine, 7,000 peculs, hence to Bankok, 7 lay pagation on purely scientific principles, and ment of England cannot be a matter of which was granted, there being no police ob jection; the licence had been held for 14 years. cision in the Circuit Court at San Francisco, days,$35; Chateaubriand, 10,000 peculs, Sin that girls should not be subordinate to hus- fectly ridiculous" the reports that have been of the Central Hotel, who had held a licence strongly condemns marriage." She thinks indifference. The Nord characterises as "per-The next application was from John Juster which ruled that Chinese born at Hong-gapore to Shanghat, $3,900; Chateaubriand, bands, but-should-be-self-reliant-and-in-set afloat-about the conclusion of alliances 13 years. Mr. Wodehouse said that the kong claiming to be British subjects have 10,000 peculs, hence to Singapore, to lay days, dependent, entering into social partnerships and adds: "England is no less desirous applicant was fined $5 on the 8th August no-right-to-enter the Linited States in 8450; Brunette, 10,00 peculs, hence to Sing when they desire and terminating them for than Russia for the maintenance of peace, whose kept, a man in his employ who was convicted of laat, for using threatening language, and that he defiance of the Chinese Exclusion Act pore, 10 lay days, $500.

the same easy reasons. As, out of five daughters first condition is the maintenance of the status felony. Chief Inspector Horspool remarked that passed by Congress, and points out that A TOUCHING story of a mother's devotion comes three of them, who are married, are all separated

quo in the Balkan Peninsula. Any understand." man had been robbed in the house, but that this, on the face of it, seems to be a flat from Belgium. The wife of a gateman on the from their husbands; while, on the other handing between these two Powers would have no there was not much against the proprietor.

Dr. Adams enquired how long the man con- contradiction of the decision given the line between Sottegem and Alest was attend. Lillan, without marrying at all, has beca separ other meaning than the strengthening of tran-victed of felony, had been back in the house. other day by Judge Nizsos, of the Circuiting to her husband's duty when her little boy ated twice as often as the other three put together; quillity in the Balkan Peninsula by the peace Mr. Horspool said he did not know, but he Court at Boston in the celebrated case of strayed in front of a fast train Without ait would seem that as far as self-reliance goes, able and normal development of the populations would recommend that he should be got rid of At SONG, but admits that it is just possible moment's hesitation the mother sprang across Lillian's mother's daughters have admirably fal which inhabit it." The Nord asserts that the Mr. Juster was then sent for, and informed by the Chairman that it appeared he kept a man in the rails, and, seizing her child, tossed it into filled their mama's expectations.....

interest of both--England-and-Russia being the his employ who had been convicted of felony, that there may be an explanation forth the bank the very second before she was caught THE Sydney Bulletin compliments the charming preservation of peace, and the Austro-German and that it was not proper to keep such a person. coming of the seeming discrepancy. AH by the locomotive and killed. It is well to know SoNo, it will be remembered, was a ship's, that the brave woman did rios die in rain; the caudet as follows:-"And now a paragraph or alliance having the same aim, the Austrian and There was no objection otherwise, but it was two about the Gaiety. We went to see "Blow German press should, instead of complaining, not proper to keep this man. Mr. Juster replied carpenter, who ran away from service and child escaped with a few bruises.

for Blow" on Saturday night. It was funny to congratulate itself on there being two such pow. that then he would discharge him. The man, came back he had behaved himself very well. He was not a seafaring man-Mr. Wodehouse, was funny, and little Louise funnier than all. If pacific policy of two empires. Miss Beaudet were a mari, instead of being the

after some conversation with Dr. Adams, said it was not necessary to discharge him, since he fairy that she is, we would humbly suggest to

was behaving himself well, and that the licence her that there is such a thing as being too

was granted, tragic. True passion is neither, pyrotechnic nor pompoun. Some actors and actresses are like some singers-they think to make up by volume of voice for what they lack in tone. Rigidity of utterance might become a ghost from the other world, but it does not become being of flesh and blood in this. Miss Beaudet goos to such a tragic pitch that she says the most ordinary things in a hollow, funereal way, Volunteers appear to be doing a good deal of the service for the dead. "John Der-rumond!" FROM what we hear, the Hongkong Artillery which at first makes one imagine she is reciting work in a quiet way. We learn that on Saturday"Milder-red Kertradock!" Why this? We are afternoon next, the squad will parade at Kowloon sadly afraid Miss Beaudet has fallen into an evil and go through various gun drill movements style. But, she is amusing. When she towers with mountain pieces. After the parade the to her full height in a spasm of passion, she Volunteers will be regaled with a spread in looks like an excited canary. We are sorry to Mr. Chater's bungalow, provided by the officers have to say, this "and then the critic lapses of the corps. We also hear that another battery into poetry, which, being slightly Inferior to a Tradition says that Dorothea spiffered will soon be formed, and are very pleased that

settled in Boston. When the authorities THREE seamen of the American ship Wilwood, an extent. Johnny Hall was funny, Jessie Grey ↑ erful auxillaries to ensure the success of the he said, had had nothing to do, and since he } field, causing numerous bowling changes to be

tried to remove him under the provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Act, his counsel argued that as he was born in Hongkong after it was ceded to England, he was not * Chinese labourer la terms of the

Act, because he was not, and never had been a subject of the Emperor of China. This argument convinced the Court, and as the bulk of the immigrants from China are British subjects, or would

named Olson, Murphy, and Stephen, were sen tenced by Captain Thomsett this morning to three months' hard labour cach, at the order of the Captain, for deserting from their ship, They each positively refused to return to duty. This is the second time these men have deserted hete. Upon the last occasion they were sent on board in charge of the police, and then com plained of ill treatment at the hands of the 1st and and mates, and also in respect to their food There would seem to be something rotten in the

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Shortly after two o'clock the two Commisnérist / men, Rice and Hare, assumed the défensive, D'Aeth and Lloyd being deputed to open the first essay, and the score was quickly raised to attack.--Each batsmen made three off Aeth's 14, when Hare, who had totalled half a dozen, sent the second ball of Lloyd's fourth over into. the safe keeping of Jarrett Bunbury had no sooner joined Rice than the left hander opened his shoulders and sent one from D'Aeth clean out of the ground for 5, and as the "Grand Old Buff" played up well, scoring a dozen in five hits, matters were pretty lively for the fielders. Just when Bunbury appeared well set, he was. unlucky enough to send one back to the bowler (D'Aeth) which, it is almost needless to say, w gratefully accepted. Two for 37 Hynes was next man in and the stand of the day was made. Both batsmen hit the bowling to all parts of the resorted to, Porter, Hawkins, and Jarrett all having a turn, but without success. The total THE pupils at the Italian Convent, Caine Road,

was increased to 177-140 having been put on since the fall of the previour wicket when gave an operatic representation in the small

Lloyd clean bawled Rice, the retiring batamau having compiled 75one 5, eleven 3's, &c.-by theatre attached to the establishment yesterday

The application of John Humby of the "Lonasterling display of cricket. Farquhar was now afternoon in the presence of a large and fashion- don Inn, who had held a licence for 12 years, associated with the old fun, but after scoring 3 able audience, which included His Excellency was the next considered, and it was granted he was sent back, and his successor, Greaves, the Governor, who was accompanied by the without any demur.

also failed to stay, D'Aeth shattering his timbers Misses Bowen, the Hon. W. H. Marsh and Mrs. The application of James S, Lucas for a licence after he had contributed a two andes single to Marsh, Bishop Raimondi, Monsieur de De: for the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle Hotel was the sum total. Five for 196. Flümbe jolted the next brought forward Mr. Wodehouse Hynes, and the old Cambridge player. Wiat Jardin, consul for France, and Madame de De said that Lucas held an interim licence for two took the ball from Jarrett, The new comer. jardin, Mr. A. C. Romano, consul for Brazil, months, and that there were strong objections to falled to score and after Major Cochrane. and Hynes had raised, the total to 206, Wise, claim to be such, it was obvious that the state of Denmark.

Mr. J. Loureiro, consul-general for Portugal, a renewal unless he showed that the man traditional coach-and-six had been driven

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fleming, Mr.Jno. J. Francis Robertson, who previously held the licence, bad assisted by Hawkins at square leg, sent the through the Exclusion Act. Californians

and a host of other notables. The piece selected nothing to do with the business. It was believed pair 10 the Pavillon with successive balle, that Lucas was merely a blind for Robertson, the catch which dismissed Hynes belug an were of course indignant, and it is to be

was of course a sacred one, and detailed the a kind of dummy, and it was a question whether excellent bit of cricket, for which Hawkins sceses leading up to the martyrdom of St. a licence should be granted to him. There was was deservedly applauded. Hynes had put to hoped that the judgment of the Circuit

Dorothea. This young Christian Heroine, an unfavourable report of Robertson, who had gether goonete 45, seventeen 38, the Court of San Francisco has not been in

been charged with maliciously destroying pro's and singles by a first class display of hard we are told, was bors of a rich and noble perty, his own-Mr. Horspool said he had bitting Hendry and Dr. Gamble kept their fluenced by their outcry against Judge

family in Caesarea, and after being de been told a falsehood by Lucas, who and wickets intact until gun-fire, when the stumps NELSON.

prived of her parents at an early age was that Robertson had gone to Ceylon, whereas he were drawn for the night the score register There is not the least doubt that Judge

educated by a pious matron named Dru found he was still in the colony. Mr. Horipool showing are runs for the loss of 8 wickets.

Play was resumed on Saturday morning shortly NELSON took the only possible, view of the

in speaking about this matter used the names C Scrabjee and Lucas interchangeably, after 11 o'clock, Hendy and Dr. Gamble, the one point at issue which a lawyer could

Byron at his best, scarcely merits reproduction. martyrdom for her faith in the early part of the whereupon one of the Parsee Justices asked for not outs of last night, continuing theft innings. thing in the Act of 1884 to show that it

CAPTAIN DREVAR, who has been staying at fourth century of the Romish Church, during an explanation. Mr. Horspool explained that A good stand was made, and, as the bowling was Dover with the expressed intention, of crossing the tenth persecution ordered by the cruel Dio. Lucas was known by the name of "Sorablee very weak at the commencement, runs came when he was in the police force, but that he rapidly, Hendry was eventually stamped by was meant to apply to Chinamen nct

the Channel in a boat exhibited by him at the cletian, Emperor of Pagan Rome. The young had since changed his cognomen to "Lucas. Brackenbury off Jarrett for well played 13, subjects of the Chinese Emperor? To men of the colony.

Fisheries Exhibition, launched on Sept. 13, from girls who essayed the leading parts in the repre- It was conceded, however, that the change was and bis paraner had knocked up as before suc- us it seems impossible to say that there

near the Admiralty Pier, a raft, constructed of an sentation had evidently bestowed careful study on perfectly legitimate. Mr. Horapool continu- cumbing to a catch by a sub from the same is. The Act cites as its raison d'être the We are sorry to hear that the Temperance Hall eighteen-gallon cask and a rough wooden frame the tasks allotted them, and worked very hard in- ing, sald that unless Lucas could clearly prove bowler Sadler and Cottell jointly added 23: to is in a bad way so far as funds are concerned work, with the intention of drifting with the tide deed to do justice to themselves and credit to their that he himself was the proprietor, he should the score, when Hawkins bowled the first named,

not be granted a licence. Lucas was then the innings closing for the formidable total fifth and sixth clauses of the once famous With a view to improve the undesirable existing to Folkestone. Mr. Drevar, who advocates the musical instructress. Candour compels us to own called, and in reply to the Chairman, sald he 274 runsas Wiseman's west successful in the Burlinghame Treaty, by which China and state of affairs, it has been resolved to give raft as a means of saving life at sea in case of an that the vocal efforts of the youthful performers would carry on the house in his own name, and bowling department his three wickets only cost- the United States agreed to let each other's monthly concerts, commencing on the 15th inst., emergency, stood in the barrel, took no provi- were not particularly meritorious, still it may be that he was not in any way interested with ing 4 runs

Robertson in the business. He had no interest | 91, D'A subjects come and go in each other's. ter- when a small charge for admission will be made, sions of any kind, and, with the exception of a conceded that under all the circumstances they got with him since the last row. Mr. Wodeliouse ritory on terms of reciprocity. It cites the tocnablethis eminently deserving institution to single oar, cast himself adrift to the mercy through a difficult undertaking fairly well. As asked for a guarantee to this effect, whereupon ceedis "supplementary treaty with China of 17th keep pace with the times. The concerts will be of wind and tide. There was a strong evidence of the cars bestowed in getting up the Lucas banded him some papers, of what nature don November, 1880 by which it was agreed under the management of Mr. James Francis, north-easterly wind during the night, and opera, it may be stated that throughout the we are not aware. The licence is being carried bowlin that this absolute right of her subjects to who has previously conducted these entertainas ng tidings could be had of him, the adven whole three sets not a single hitch occurred, nor on by Lucas till the end of the present month.

satisfy him (Mr. Wodehouse) by the end of the reside in the United States might be mod-ments with much tact and ability. As many of ture, which was regarded as a foolhardly, one, was the prompter's voice heard once. The Mr. Hospool remarked that if Lucas could Hynes took

our talented amateurs have lent their aid in was thought to have cost Mr. Drevar his life. dresses and stage effects were exceedingly pretty month that Robertson has nothing to do with the ified, and it was under this stipulation times past to keep the Temperance Hall going. About midday on the 14th, however, the steam if not altogether appropriate-Dorothen and the business a licence might be granted. It was disastrous, wickets falling for 9 runs. Then Congress gained power to pass the prohit is to be hoped they will readily come forward ship Birthville put into the bay and algnalled Roman Fro-Consul, Apricio, in white kid gloves eventually decided to let the application Whyte and Gordon, get together, and made

determined stand. When our report left at 5 atand over until this day week,

the total had reached 30 with both batsmen bitory measures which were contemplated now that there is more urgent need of help. for a boat, which put off and brought back the were hardly in the fashion. which prevailed o'clock and Lucas, was directed to put himsel

well set in this treaty, and which it passed last We are glad to learn that several talented missing man and his raft. It seems that the during the reign of Diocletian--and the children meanwhile in communication with Chief » year. But all through, it is plain that the ladies and gentlemen have already promised steamer fell in with him in mid-channel near in the choruses did capitally, the final scene spector Honpool, with a view to arrangingThe Uoly Jarrett (Har Dorabjee Nowrojee, the well-known" co-leasee the onslaug purpose of the Exclusion Act is to apply their help, and that some members of the the Varne Lightship, and except that he was wet and the chorus of angels forming a very effective matters. these measures only to the persons to whom Choral Society have expressed their willingness about the lower part of the body and somewhat tableau. We believe that it is the intention of of the Hongkong Hotel, was the next applicant and war

Hendry with the two treaties refer that is, to subjects assist. Such an undertaking as this is worthy exhausted Mr. Drevar, was none the worse for the Lady Superior of the Italian Convent to for a licence for a new Hotel he intends to start

of all support, and as the Temperance Hall his cruise, and his raft was in the same condition sanction another performance of "St. Dorothea" on Praya Central, to be called the Victoria Lloyd (Shri of the Emperor 'of China. Hence, as

concerts have hitherto been of a high class, and as when he left Dover the previous night. He for the especial gratification of the rising genera Hotel This application was granted without wic

The applications of John Olson, of the Ham Hendry afford the youngsters an opportunity of passing burg Tavern, Louis Kirchmann of the Land from

wa ya in," J. R. White of the Bailors. Hemd, a most enjoyable alternoon,

take. That point is this:-Is there any-

such is the case.. The Volunteer movement,

which seems to have hung fire for some time past, would now appear to be receiving that at tention which it justly deserves from the young

The

Judge NELSON, of Massachusetts, said in most excellently conducted, we hope the present states that he drifted past Folkestone, and when tion. This kindly meant arrangement should opposition.CHNENT ducky

his judgment, ''the term Chinese labourers, | compaign will meet with all the success the tide set in to the eastward he was carried as used in the Act, must have the same deserves.

Earther to ses.

had for 67, Lloyd a for

Hawkins one for 7. and Schools made an ex- only Porter (25) and Gor bfferingrády effective resistance to the dry and Hynes The eleventh dally fell with the total of 99. 'hink, Hendry 4 for id-Bunbury "one for

on, their second innings was still more!

smartly Caun

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